April 05, 2008
A coalition of Indian conservationists, comprising Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) and Greenpeace India, has called on TATAs to reconsider their Dhamra Deepwater Port [1] in Orissa, citing the threat it poses to endangered sea turtles and two important Protected Areas. Construction on the Port is proceeding in the absence of a comprehensive Environment Impact Analysis and with disregard to the Precautionary Principle, which TATA Steel professes to adhere to as a member of The Global Compact [2].