(a) whether the Tata Steel had acquired more than 3800 acres of land near Gopalpur port
in Orissa for its proposed mega steel project;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the proposed steel plant has since been shelved; and
(d) if so, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL(SHRI A. SAI PRATHAP)
(a)to(d): As per the available information in the Ministry of Steel, no Memorandum of
Understanding has been signed between Government of Orissa and Tata Steel Ltd. for setting
up of steel plant at Gopalpur port in Orissa. However, Tata Steel has informed that the
company has received in principle approval from Government of India for setting up of a
‘Multi Product SEZ’ for the Gopalpur (Orissa) project, for which approximately 2768 acres
of land has been acquired by the company.