Bajpe, November 29, 2007: The public consultation on environmental impact of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) project chaired by Deputy Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao here had to be ended abruptly. Representatives of some NGOs and villagers demanded postponement of the meeting as authorities had not given Environmental Assessment Impact (EAI) report in Kannada, the local language. Continue reading ‘M’lore SEZ meet cut short amid protests’
Monthly Archive for November, 2007
Mangalore, November 28, 2007: It proved to be a long-drawn-out wait for members of the Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samiti outside the gates of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday. While the members wanted Deputy Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao to come and accept their memorandum urging him to postpone the environmental public hearing on the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone, the official was nowhere to be found. Continue reading ‘People wait for hours to submit memorandum to official’
Bhiwani, November 28, 2007: ednesday lauded the decision by the party-led government in Haryana to give “adequate compensation” to farmers whose lands were acquired for Special Economic Zones and said this should set an example for the entire country. Continue reading ‘Sonia lauds Hooda’s move to compensate farmers’
November 28, 2007 (IANS): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said the compensation model followed by the Haryana government to acquire farm land for special economic zones (SEZ) should be emulated across the country. Continue reading ‘Sonia wants Haryana SEZ model for India’
New Delhi, November 28, 2007: The Board of Approval for special economic zones will meet here on December 12 to consider 36 proposals, including those by state-run steel firm SAIL, real estate firm DLF and drug maker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. Continue reading ‘BoA meeting postponed to Dec 12; 36 SEZ projects listed’
Anil Urs
Bangalore, November 28, 2007: IT firms located in Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) locations are now preferring Special Economic Zones (SEZs) backed by favourable fiscal benefits. Of the 366 formally approved SEZs in the country, 62 per cent are solely dedicated to the IT/ITeS sector. Continue reading ‘IT, ITeS firms prefer SEZs to STPI locations’
Kakinada, November 27, 2007: Noted social activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey said that the Nandigram fiasco should be a lesson for all governments which might try to snatch agricultural lands from farmers purportedly for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZ). Continue reading ‘Exploitation in the name of SEZ: Pandey’
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