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Indian villagers resist nuclear power plant

Kovvada villagers stage protest against nuclear expert team – Hyderabad – City – The Times of India, 31 Aug 2010, RANASTALAM (SRIKAKULAM): The experts team of nuclear energy and oceanography faced the ire of the local fishermen when they visited the proposed nuclear power plant site at Kovvada Matyalesam here on Tuesday.About ten members team accompanied by plant chief engineer and liaison officer G Venkata Ramesh were asked to go back by the local fishermen.The central government proposed a 10,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kovvada Matsyalesam villa ge in the mandal with technical support from GE and Westing House companies of America.The plant is one of the six nuclear plants proposed in the country…… The district authorities had planned to organize an awareness meeting with the people, mostly fisherfolk, on Wednesday to discuss the feasibility of the nuclear plant. But it was cancelled following the revolt from the people of the area, sources said.Kovvada villagers stage protest against nuclear expert team – Hyderabad – City – The Times of India

September 1, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, opposition to nuclear | antinuclear, nuclear, reactor