The four member committee set up by Ministry of Environment and Forest under former Union environment secretary Meena Gupta to look into issues of violation of forest right act and other statutory clearances relating to the Posco’s mega steel project in Orissa will submit its report to the MoEF on October 18.
This will be followed by a meeting of the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) on October 25 where the findings of the Meena Gupta panel will be discussed and a final view will be taken on the fate of the project.
“The Meena Gupta committee will submit its report on October 18 and FAC will meet on October 25 to discuss the report. Orissa government will also be given an opportunity to put its side before FAC”, said Union environment and forest minister, Jairam Ramesh.
The four member panel, set up on July 28, had visited Orissa twice in August and September during which it had made field surveys at the Posco site and held discussions with the locals and government officials on various issues related to the project and its captive port at Jatadhari near Paradip.
