BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday asked the South Korean steel major Posco to inform the company’s views on certain issues sought by it to expedite the process for renewal of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishment of the proposed steel plant at Paradip. A team of Posco-India officials on Wednesday met Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik to discuss the progress of the project. “We have told the Posco-India delegation to give us in writing their views on certain issues,” the Chief Secretary told mediapersons. The delegation held discussion for about 30 minutes where issues relating to the provision of iron ore swapping and job reservation for local youths were raised. Optimistic of renewing the MoU with Posco-India, which lapsed on June 21, 2010, the Chief Secretary said the process had reached the final stage for preparing the document. Earlier, Steel and Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty had said though the company had accepted many of the conditions set by the State Government, Posco-India wanted certain modifications. Though the State Government claims to have taken control of about 2,000 acres of land at the proposed plant site villages, the people at Gadakujang village erected a bamboo gate to prevent entry of officials. Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), on the other hand, is continuing its agitation at Gobindpur village since June 2.
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