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Special bribes, no, I mean benefits, for living near nuclear reactor

DAE Secy moots cheap power sop for people near n-plants, The Indian Express, 22 March 12,   In a bid to prevent Koodankulam-like protests against nuclear power plants, the Department of Atomic Energy is pushing the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply at cheaper rates to people living near the sites.

DAE secretary Srikumar Banerjee told The Indian Express that local people needed to be given “preferential treatment” and special benefits so that they become stakeholders in the nuclear power plant…. We can get into providing healthcare services or education to the local populations. … http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dae-secy-moots-cheap-power-sop-for-people-near-nplants/926720/

March 22, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics