Aditya Birla group confronted for lack of progress in Kashipur
Aluminium, Birlas, Rayagada May 23rd. 2008, 1:25amSee details at http://tathya.in/story.asp?sno=1866. Following is an excerpt.
The meeting with the Chief Minister of Orissa on Thursday turned sour, when his company Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) was blamed for the delay.
A senior mandarin in charge of a crucial regulatory department charged Mr.Birla of creating hurdle for him self.
“I take strong exception to it”, retorted Mr.Kumar Mmangalam.
But the no nonsense officer was clearly in no mood to relent.
He said that "the fact is fact and some body should call spade a spade".
The senior mandarin charged UAIL of turning pro-industry people as anti-industry in the area.
He said after 2004, UAIL take over by A V Birla Group, it has only erected a boundary wall and now asking for moon without doing any thing.
A V Birla Group is asking for more bauxite mines and coal linkage for their group.
… UAIL’s Managing Director Debu Bhattacharya was seen fuming over the allegations hurled against them in front of the Chief Minister.
But they were undone and agreed to go for value addition by setting up a smelter plant to use the alumina.