Six betel vines were dismantled and 78 trees were cut by the Jagatsinghpur district administration in a peaceful manner to acquire land for the proposed Posco steel plant near here on Thursday.
Cheques worth Rs7.33 lakh were distributed to the vine and tree owners of the villages.
Significantly, members of the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), the CPI and the Congress have limited their protests in Govindpur and Dhinkia villages.
The district Collector said the administration has already acquired 1,700 acres land and the land acquisition would continue till the balance 1,000 acres are acquired for the Posco project.