Sad & Shameful … Minerals From Odisha To Be Sent For Mega Steel Plant In Andhra, Claims BJD MP

Sad & Shameful … Minerals From Odisha To Be Sent For Mega Steel Plant In Andhra, Claims BJD MP

Bhubaneswar: After the foundation stone of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) was laid for a mega steel plant in Andhra Pradesh, opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday claimed that Odisha’s mineral resources would be sent for the project. The regional party’s reaction came two days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the project on Monday. Voicing concern over the fate of the p…

It is wrong for Steel Plants to be established in other States while using Odisha’s Resources instead of Developing them here, says BJD MP Dr Sasmit Patra

By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI:BJD MP Dr Sasmit Patra says, “It is a very sad and shameful development that the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel plants, which were originally planned for Odisha, are now being shifted to Andhra Pradesh. When Naveen Patnaik was the Chief Minister of Odisha, he travelled to Japan and signed an MoU with Nippon Steel. Consequently, Nippon Steel was set to build its own steel plant in Odisha.The second most critical issue i…