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Opposition in Indian govt to West Bengal nuclear power plant

No To Haripur Nuclear Power Plant, Says Sisir Adhikar indiaserver.com  2009-12-09

Sisir Adhikari the Union Minister of State for Rural Development said that his party was against the setup of nuclear Power Plant in West Bengal’s Haripur in East Midnapore district. The area is thickly populated and also a fertile region for agriculture.

He mentioned that the state’s Left Front government had misinformed the Central government on the issue of setting up a 6,000MW nuclear power park project at Haripur.

“A delegation of Trinamool Congress will soon meet the Prime Minister and will tell him about the actual situation at Haripur. “

“It (Haripur) is a vastly populated village and a very fertile region in terms of agricultural production. Most of the areas are full of multi-crop lands. We can’t allow any nuclear power plant there,” Adhikari said. The project had faced resistance from the section of people who had protested against the project claiming that it would harm mainly fishing and agriculture in the area.

No To Haripur Nuclear Power Plant, Says Sisir Adhikari

December 10, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive