"We hope that the land issues will be resolved soon. We hope to start work on the project by December," Binay Kumar Singh, vice-president of the Orissa project, Tata Steel told reporters here.It should be noted that Tata Steel, has proposed to set up a Rs.21,000-crore plant in Orissa's Kalinganagar,
Tata has been facing stiff resistance from local residents against acquiring land for the six-million-tonne per annum project. The mega project suffered a major setback Jan 2, 2006, when 13 tribals were killed in a police firing.
"But let me tell you, we don't want any confrontation keeping in view of the sensitive nature of the issue. We want to forget the past and start the project in an amicable way with the cooperation of local people," Kumar said.
"The rehabilitation work is going on. The state government has also come forward."
The official, however, did not give any definite date for commencing the project.
"I don't give a definite date, but we hope things would be resolved by December and we will start work soon," Singh said.
The steel major needed 3,500 acres for the project and the government has allotted 3,040 acres. But the company is yet to take physical possession of the land due to resistance from the local residents.
Tata has been facing stiff resistance from local residents against acquiring land for the six-million-tonne per annum project. The mega project suffered a major setback Jan 2, 2006, when 13 tribals were killed in a police firing.
"But let me tell you, we don't want any confrontation keeping in view of the sensitive nature of the issue. We want to forget the past and start the project in an amicable way with the cooperation of local people," Kumar said.
"The rehabilitation work is going on. The state government has also come forward."
The official, however, did not give any definite date for commencing the project.
"I don't give a definite date, but we hope things would be resolved by December and we will start work soon," Singh said.
The steel major needed 3,500 acres for the project and the government has allotted 3,040 acres. But the company is yet to take physical possession of the land due to resistance from the local residents.
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