Land buy: Protests hit Jindal Steel & Power project in Odisha
Construction work at Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's (JSPL) steel and power
project in Odisha was partially hit on Monday as many workers kept away
from work and demanded more compensation for loss of land.
IANS- Bhubaneswar,
- Updated Jul 23, 2012 4:31 PM IST
Construction work at
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's (JSPL) steel and power project in Odisha was partially hit on Monday as many workers kept away from work and villagers demanded more
compensation for loss of land.
Hundreds staged a demonstration in two places near the plant site in Nisha village near Angul town, about 160 km from in Bhubaneswar, and shouted slogans against the company.
The
protesters vowed to continue the agitation until their demands were met.
INDIA'S BEST CEOs: Naveen Jindal "Security has been beefed up around the plant site to avoid any untoward incidents", police officer S.N. Muduli told
IANS.
The villagers alleged that the company paid them less compensation compared to other companies.
JSPL official Prashanta Hota told
IANS: "The construction work has been hit. We are hopeful it will get resolved soon."
LEADERSPEAK WITH: Naveen Jindal JSPL has been building a six-million tonne per annum steel plant along with an 810 MW captive power generation facility in the area. In January this year, construction activities were also disrupted when villagers held demonstrations demanding more compensation.
Published on: Jul 23, 2012 4:26 PM IST
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