Land Acquisition Notification for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Project in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has issued a notification for land acquisition for the proposed 24 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) capacity ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) project in Kendrapara district.

According to reports, the notification was issued by the Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Department under Section-8 (2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act).

The copies of the public notifications were put up in the concerned Panchayat offices for the acquisition of 1281 acres of land.

The land will be acquired by the government-run Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO). It will be later transferred to the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel. The displaced families will be awarded compensation as per the law.

Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel on March 3, 2021 for establishment of this mega steel project.