Locals oppose Posco’s plan to draw water

Farmers from Nab Nirman Krushak Sangathan oppose the move to allow Posco to draw water from Hansua river.

With Orissa government mulling supply of water to Posco’s proposed mega steel mill near Paradip from an alternative place,local people and some outfits demanded a fresh public hearing.

Faced with stiff opposition from farmers and different political parties,the state government had asked Posco to consider a proposal of drawing water from Hansua river instead of getting it from Jobra barrage near Cuttack.

Farmers under the banner of Nab Nirman Krushak Sangathan also held a meeting near Paradip to unitedly oppose the state government’s move to allow Posco to draw water from Hansua river.

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Though Hansua was basically a drainage channel whose catchment area was spread over 278 square miles in both Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts.

“Majority of farmers in Jagatsinghpur district meet their water requirement from Hansua. Farmers often use pump sets to lift water from Hansua,” Zilla Parishad president Sarada Jena said.

Water resources secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra,however,said the state government had asked Posco to consider a proposal of lifting water from Hansua river after building a barrage on it.

“Posco will be allowed to preserve water of Hansua river and use it,” he said.

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