Odisha to file amended forest diversion plan covering 1,253 ha for JSW site

Environment ministry had cleared diversion of forest land for Posco plant, which JSW wanted to take up after the South Korean firm opted out

The Odisha government is likely to file an amended forest diversion proposal shortly for 1,253 hectares (around 3,000 acres) of forest land near Paradip with the Ministry of environment, forest & climate change (MoEFCC). The ministry had accorded approval to divert forest land for a mega steel project proposed by South Korean multinational Posco.

However, after Posco offered to cede the land, JSW Steel has proposed to install its 12 million tonne steel plant at the same location. Since the Stage-II forest clearance granted to Posco was project specific, the state government needed to file the proposal again for the Sajjan