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India not prepared to cope with nuclear and radiation issues

‘The radiation mishap has exposed the unpreparedness and ill preparedness of the nation.

Government on defensive on Delhi radiation exposure | CalcuttaTube New Delhi, April 20 While asserting that adequate safeguards would  be put in place to prevent a recurrence, the government Tuesday found itself on the defensive in the Rajya Sabha as members across the spectrum questioned how people had been exposed to radiation in Delhi.

The government also admitted to the need for tightening registration procedures for scrap dealers and for a law to compensate victims in an incident of the kind that occurred in the capital’s Mayapuri scrap market that has left seven people battling for their lives….. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was present in the house, sat silently through the hour-long discussion….
‘The minister’s statement is not convincing,’ Raja said, adding: ‘The radiation mishap has exposed the unpreparedness and ill preparedness of the nation. There has been a regulatory failure and lack of professional competence.’ Government on defensive on Delhi radiation exposure | CalcuttaTube

April 23, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation