"Tata Steel has come to understand that a forged statement has been issued to newswire PTI stating that the company is planning to halt work at its Dhamra Port project. The company would like to clarify that this statement is false and has been done with a deliberate intention to malign the company's reputation and hinder the project work. Tata Steel strongly condemns this malicious attempt to stall development initiative at Orissa.

Tata Steel would like to reiterate that we are committed to the socioeconomic prosperity and sustainable development of Orissa and will continue to work with civil society and the government towards the same.