December 02, 2008

Anti POSCO block road and clash with Pro faction

SNS reported that tension prevailed at the Balitutha area in Orissa following a clash between the anti and the pro POSCO activists. The violent incident took place when some people raised a protest on the visit of the district collector to the Jatadhari river mouth, where 6 persons were injured.

Mr PK Meherda district collector was at the river mouth to study the cause of water logging and clogging of the mouth, which has resulted in inundation of several areas and many villages have been waterlogged due to non release of rainwater of the Hansua River through the Jatadahri River mouth.

Anti POSCO activists blocked the road at Balithutha and other points leading to the Jatadhari river mouth. Hundreds of anti POSCO activist sat dharna at Balithutha for preventing the entry of district collector.

Mr Abhaya Shaoo anti POSCO leader said that district collector is coming to POSCO site to motivate public opinion for POSCO steel project and not to study about the non release of rain water as was being claimed.

The road blockade later led to a clash between the anti and the pro POSCO activists.