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From Mineral Resources to Human Resources in Orissa – Part 2 (Work in progress)

Continuing on our previous article at https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3103 following is a table of the mega projects that are stuck. The delay costs the companies 100s of crores per year. If the various companies sincerely contribute to the human resource development of the state something similar to what is suggested by Kalahandi MP Bhakta Das (Expressbuzz Oct 17) in the context of Vedanta and the activists/opposers in the various places take a sensible approach then  that will be a win-win situation for every body.

(However, one has to be careful in what they demand and how they demand. For example, laws should not be broken when demanding. Also, what is demanded should pass the common-sense test as making outrageous demands does not help. Nor does it help when it is not clear who the company is dealing with. The demands should be in tune with the size of the mineral resources to be used by the company and the environmental impact of the company.)

Company Location Land Required (acres)

Investment (in crores)

Current major Contributions by the company CSR arm or by its promoters in their individual capacity
Other contributions of the group;  HRD contributions they should do
Vedanta Lanjigarh, Kalahandi 2279 8400

Planned 15,000 crores Vedanta University in Puri with a personal donation of 5000 crores by Mr. Anil Agarwal;

DAV international school in Lanjigarh and supporting students in DAV Puri.

Burn and Trauma care center in Bhubaneswar has been announced.

MP Bhakta Das asks: 5 KVs, 5 tech colleges like Medical college, Engg College, Polytech, and ITI.
Vedanta Jharsuguda 3350 (included above)

100 bed hospital at Jharsuguda has been announced.

Supporting students in DAV Jharsuguda.

 
Vedanta (Sterlite Iron & Steel) Keonjhar 3400 12,500 Ditto  
Tata Steel Kalinganagar 3500 18,700

NTTF Gopalpur; NTTF Kalinganagar, Cost of Building of Inst of Math and applications (14 crores) , and small peanuts here and there.

Contributed 1 Crore to new XIM academic block.

200 bed hospital in Kalinganagar at the cost of 30 crores has just been announced.

50-50 partner with L & T in Dhamara port;

Planning an SEZ in Gopalpur.

POSCO Paradip 6000 51,000 not much  
Arcelor Mittal Keonjhar 8000 40,000 not much  
Jindal Thermal Angul 1100 5940 not much  
Jindal Steel & Power Kalinganagar 5750 13135    
Bhusan  Power & Steel Kalinganagar 1800 3500    
Uttam Galva Steel Keonjhar 2150 8987    
Welspun Power & Steel Bhadrakh 2200 6103.8    
Aditya Aluminum Rayagada 5209 14,000    
Aditya Aluminum Sambalpur (included above) (included above)    
Essar Steel Paradip 2500 10721    
Essel Energy   1600 7667    

Public Sector companies that use Orissa’s mines and/or pollute Orissa otherwise:

Companies Locations Latest profit figures Current major contributions HRD contributions they should do
NALCO Angul, Damanjodi (Koraput)      
NTPC Talcher      
SAIL Rourkela      
MCL Sambalpur, Talcher   Promised a medical college in Talcher  

Big Miners from Orissa:

Companies Locations Mines details Latest Profit figures Current major contributions HRD contributions they should do
Essel Mining (Aditya Birla group) Joda – Barbil Iron ore; Will last another 24 years. 892 crores in 2007-08 Not much  
Tata Steel

Iron ore – Joda

Chromite – Sukinda

Mnaganese and Dolomite

   

See the first table in this article.

See also this letter; and list.

 
           

 

 

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