PNS | Bhubaneswar , 4th January 2009
The ongoing financial recession in the global market would not affect the projects in Orissa, said Vedanta Chief Anil Agarwal on Saturday. "I am coming to Orissa to reassure Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the global meltdown will not hamper the growth of any ongoing project," he said.Talking to reporters after meeting the Chief Minister at the State Secretariat, Agarwal said the company has already earmarked Rs 50,000 crore for the projects in the State, including the aluminium smelter plant at Jharsuguda and alumina plant at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi. "I came here to invite Naveen to inaugurate the smelter plant," he said.He further said the company has so far not made any loss due to the global economic crisis. "We will not divert our resources from the Orissa projects," he said.He also said Vedanta would soon go for mining. However, he did not mention any deadline. On the Vedanta's proposed world-class university project at Puri, he said the company has so far acquired half of the land required for the purpose.
On the issue of sustained opposition to the university project, Agarwal said India is a democratic country and each person has the right to raise his voice. "However, Oisssa has to come up," he said, adding that the company would address the local problems and give the best rehabilitation package. He further announced that a modern hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds would soon be established at Puri.
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I feel there is no need to have that much land for any world class university and the land will be misused and commercially exploited. Given the senseless MOUs signed by the government of Orissa,Everybody should oppose the project.
We need more Vedanta like universities in Orissa. When industries are coming forward to fulfill their social responsibilities and to set up hospitals and universities, it is quite irresponsible to oppose such positive developments.
Universities after all are not primary schools and cann't run like road side 'dhabas'. They need land and goverment must make every effort to get the land Vedanta has asked for.
Orissa is on a path of development and a small number of pessimists cann't stop it.
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