IT was 1996 and Tata Steel had set in motion a strategy for long-term growth with plans for a new integrated steel plant in Gopalpur, near Behrampur in Odisha. The site was selected as the most suitable coastal location after evaluating 18 different sites in coastal India. About 3,000 acres were required.
Behrampur was excellent as a site, it came with its own challenges — six villages with 638 households of 3. . .
