TNN reported that anti land acquisition villagers detained the deputy GM of POSCO India Mr SN Singh and eight others for five hours on Monday at Nuagaon in Jagatasinghpur district when they had entered the seaside village to cut trees.

A police officer said “The official and the others had gone there without informing police. They had gone there to cut trees and for other work. This angered the villagers, who detained them. We persuaded the villagers to release them.”

Mr Bhaskar Swain the sarpanch of Nuagaon said “We had earlier warned officials of POSCO and the district administration umpteen times not to enter the proposed steel plant site in three Gram Panchayats of Dhinkia, Gadakujang and Nuagan . But, they dared to enter the area for which we detained them. We released them after they assured us not to enter these villages again.”

The anti POSCO villagers constructed wooden gates and barricades in all the village entry points to prevent the entry of officials and pro project persons.

(Sourced from ToI)