Online Paradeep: Paradip Town congress committee held a protest meeting at Paradip

Friday, July 30, 2010

Paradip Town congress committee held a protest meeting at Paradip

Paradip Town congress committee held a protest meeting at Paradip and burnt the effigy of Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Pattnaik and Agriculture minister Dr.Damodar Rout protesting against the illegal support to the former Kujanga Block Chairman Miss Safala Sahoo who is now is an employee of Agricultur department, Government of Odisha blessed by Damodar Rout. The congress made this allegation in a meeting before burning the effigies of both BJD leaders in front of the office of the ADM, Paradip on 30th July at 2 PM. Thousands of Congrss members consisting of women, youths organised a huge rally in the Port Town before proceeding to the office of the ADM. Congress leaders Er.Pramod Jena, former MLA of Erasama, Bijay Kumar Nayak, Kedar Jena, Ranjan Kumar Das (Tiki), Ranjan Kumar Parida, Kedarnath Biswal, Manoj Behera, Ayasakanta Ray criticised the BJD government for their minining and coal scams, violationa of constitution by illegal election and apointment of Kujanga Block Chairman, neglecting people of Odisha by high price rise etc. The local Police had made elaborate arrangements for maintaining law and order situation because of the huge rally and meeting.

Report - Prashant Rout

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about paradip

Port of Paradip is the primary seaport in the Indian state of Orissa. Paradip port handled 33,109,000 tonnes of cargo in 2005-2006, out of which 12,529,000 tonnes was thermal coal and 10,273,000 tonnes was iron ore.^[2]Located on the Bay of Bengal at latitude 20° 55.44' N and longitude 86°34.62' E, it is an artificial harbour which accepts sea traffic via man made lagoons. Former Chief Minister of Orissa Biju Patnaik, who was also a famed aviator and freedom fighter, spearheaded the port's establishment.

Paradip is emerging as a major investment in India with several upcoming steel plants including a gigantic $12 billion plant by POSCO, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex. Paradip will become one of the six major petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIRs) planned in India, along the lines of Pudong in China, Rotterdam in Europe and Houston in North America, accelerating the transformation of the state of Orissa into one of the major manufacturing and commercial regions of the world within 10 years. The PCPIR at Paradip is planned with an initial investment of US $68.84 billion, including the setting up of a refinery cum petrochemical complex over 284 km² of land ^[3].

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] Paradip had a population of 73,633. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Paradip has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In 2003, the population of Paradip surpassed 100,000.^{[citation needed]}