Protest Against Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant
There have been protests by a section of the local people against setting up of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant.
The preparation for disbursement of the enhanced compensation to the land title holders has been started. However, certain groups ideologically opposed to nuclear power are continuing their opposition to the project.
The cost of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power project will be arrived only after conclusion of the on-going techno-commercial discussions between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and the French side. The effort is to arrive at a viable tariff regime comparable to that of contemporary thermal and hydel power projects in the region.
The Minister of State in the ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office Shri V. Narayanasamy Gave this information in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today.
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