Jagatsinghpur, August 9 (Odisha.in) Administration Thursday clamped section 144 at Balitutha bazar in the district of Jagatsinghpur to stop meetings by both protestors and supporters of Posco- the south Korea steel major which is building a mega steel plant in the area.
While Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti which observed Thursday as black day and wanted to hold a meeting, Posco supporters under the banner of Purbanchala Bikash Parishad and Posco Jansampark Bikash Parisha had announced to hold a public meeting in the same place same day.
Anticipating trouble the administration imposed prohibitory order and deployed armed policemen in the area, district superintendent of police Y.K.Jethwa told Odisha.in.
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