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Government anxious to push Jaitapur Nuclear plant through

the government is leaving no stone unturned to make it a success, and the chief minister is said to be personally keen to see it through.

Prithviraj Chavan to host ‘open house’ on Jaitapur nuclear project on January 18 – Mumbai – DNA,  8 Jan 2011, With the ambitious Jaitapur atomic power project getting mired in a controversy, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today said he has called an ‘open house’ on the subject on January 18 to clear doubts on the issue.

“I have called a meeting of all MLAs, Leaders of the Opposition, top scientists from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), green activists, social scientists from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences on January 18,” he said.The chief minister said the meeting, to be held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium in Mumbai, would be his attempt to clear all doubts related to the 9900 MW nuclear power project being developed by the DAE in collaboration with French company Areva.

Social scientists have raised a red flag on the project contending that it would lead to massive displacement of the local population.

Chavan said it would be his earnest effort to ensure that the locals get maximum compensation during the land acquisition process.

Spread over 900 hectares, the Jaitapur project is expected to affect lives of more than 2,500 villagers.

Being the first nuclear power project after the lifting of the global nuclear trade embargo against India, the government is leaving no stone unturned to make it a success, and the chief minister is said to be personally keen to see it through.

Prithviraj Chavan to host ‘open house’ on Jaitapur nuclear project on January 18 – Mumbai – DNA

January 10, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, spinbuster