A meeting convened by the Prime Minister’s Office last month had decided that Posco would make direct contact with villages in the project area to acquire land for the project. After this, company officials had tried to approach some people in the area to work out a solution, sources said. The PPSS had warned Posco representatives against entering the area.
They had held a rally on April 28 against any move towards land acquisition. It is learnt that the protesters are demanding an assurance that Posco officials would not come to the area again. The PPSS is also reported to have asked for an undertaking that the plant would not be set up in the area.
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