Orissa Post reported that despite Supreme Court's order of September 2019, the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation has reportedly failed to reclaim 15-acre land owned by Mesco Steels Ltd at Kalinganagar Industrial Estate in Jakhapura area. As per reports, the IDCO has sent at least six letters to Mesco authorities and Kalinganagar ADM between July 2020 and February 2022 in this connection but the land is yet to be reclaimed.Locals suspect that some officials of IDCO are hand in glove with Mesco for which they are intentionally delaying the reclaiming of the 15-acre land on which a hotel cum-guest house has been built.Kalinganagar industrial complex was established in 1990s. Mesco was the first private industrial unit which had set up its plant in the industrial estate. Later, the industrial house obtained two iron mines under Joda mining division. Following the hearing of a case on gross irregularities by Mesco in iron or mining, the Supreme Court had imposed a penalty of INR 924.75 crore on the company. The company had to shut down as it could not pay the penalty.
Orissa Post reported that despite Supreme Court's order of September 2019, the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation has reportedly failed to reclaim 15-acre land owned by Mesco Steels Ltd at Kalinganagar Industrial Estate in Jakhapura area. As per reports, the IDCO has sent at least six letters to Mesco authorities and Kalinganagar ADM between July 2020 and February 2022 in this connection but the land is yet to be reclaimed.Locals suspect that some officials of IDCO are hand in glove with Mesco for which they are intentionally delaying the reclaiming of the 15-acre land on which a hotel cum-guest house has been built.Kalinganagar industrial complex was established in 1990s. Mesco was the first private industrial unit which had set up its plant in the industrial estate. Later, the industrial house obtained two iron mines under Joda mining division. Following the hearing of a case on gross irregularities by Mesco in iron or mining, the Supreme Court had imposed a penalty of INR 924.75 crore on the company. The company had to shut down as it could not pay the penalty.
