POSCO vs The People
South Korean steel giant Posco gets clearance to build its Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha, but what of the plight of the people of Jagatsinghpur? Courtesy: Video Volunteers.
Courtesy: Video Volunteers
Why have the people of Jagatsinghpur been resisting the POSCO project for eight years? This film is a collection of testimonies from the people themselves stating how their livelihoods will be adversely affected should the POSCO project come through.Over 20,000 people will be affected by the project which will affect a thriving economy dependent on betel leaf cultivation, cashew plantations, fisheries etc.
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