Anti POSCO agitators on June 22nd 2010 observed a black day and took out rallies here demanding scrapping of the INR 52,000 crore project.

The POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti brought out separate rallies from Dhinkia, Gobindpur and Nuagaon villages which culminated at a public meeting at Patana village.

Wearing black badges and carrying placards and flags with anti POSCO slogans, the agitators said though they have allowed socio economic and forest land survey at the project site, establishment of the plant by the South Korean steel major would be opposed vehemently.

A senior leader of PPSS said that “Our consent for undertaking survey work does not mean we favor setting up of the steel plant.”

They added that the project should be scrapped for the interest of the people who depend on the fertile land for their livelihood.

(Sourced from PTI)