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How a forest clearance to Posco could save JSW's Rs 550 bn plant much grief

Odisha govt mulls seeking Centre's nod for transfer of forest clearance granted to jinxed Posco project at same location to JSW

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Dillip Satapathy Bhubaneswar
JSW's Rs 550 billion mega steel project in Odisha might escape the scrutiny of gram sabha required for diversion of forest land with the Odisha government contemplating to seek Centre’s nod for transfer of the forest clearance (FC) granted to the jinxed Posco project at the same location, to JSW.

The move would come as a major relief to JSW, as seeking a fresh FC for the project would have called for holding of gram sabhas to vet the company’s plan, a procedural necessity seen as a stumbling block, given the resistance shown by the local people to the Posco