Synopsis: The article states that Orissa government is hopeful that POSCO's proposed steel project at Paradip would come up soon. The Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) appointed by Supreme Court said that POSCO's entire project plan should be taken as a single project for its ecological significance and rehabilitation plans. POSCO's spokesperson Mr. Shashank Patnaik said that the committee has given its recommendations however, the Supreme Court has not given its judgment on forest clearance. POSCO has already invested Rs 130 crore on this project. It has acquired only 438 acres out of 4,040 acres of total land. POSCO authorities are waiting for the Supreme court's permission.