Withdrawal of the proposal of JSW Utkal Steel Limited’s proposed project site near the Paradip port in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha based on the inadequate and fraudulent EIA report.

New Delhi: On 27th January 2022, an online press conference was held by Delhi Solidarity Group and Friends of the Earth India, to present the study analysis on the Environmental Impact Assessment procedures for JSW Utkal Steels proposed project site at Dhinkia, Odisha.  The study by the Centre for Research on Energy & Clean Air titled “Health impacts Assessment and Assessment of the EIA report of Integrated Steel Plant, JSW Utkal Steel Limited, Odisha, India highlights the  fraudulent representation of actual environmental as well as serious health impacts. Findings show that the emission load of the proposed plant will be 2 times the emissions for the entire cluster at Paradip for PM and 2/3rd for SO2, which means that the air quality will deteriorate further, resulting in severe health impacts and extension of the intensity and geographical reach of already existing CEPI area in the Jagatsinghpur district. Click here to read more. Listen to the recording of the Press Conference here.