Posco can resume work on acquired land: Govt

Kolkata : The Orissa government on Thursday said, the South Korean steel major Posco can resume work on its proposed 12 million tonne steel plant near Paradip using over 2000 acres of government land already acquired for the project.

The government, however, was non-committal on time line for renewal of MoU with the company which has expired since June, 2010.

The issue of renewal of MoU with Posco is being vetted by the law department, said Chief Secretary B K Patnaik.

“We have already acquired around 2,000 acres of land for the Posco project. If the company wants to start work on this acquired patch of land, it can do so," he said.