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Kudankulam nuclear waste now a political issue in India

 “The people of Karnataka and the ruling BJP will not allow dumping of spent fuel from Kudankulam nuclear power plant in deep mines of KGF, as proposed by the Centre.”

BJP opposes nuclear waste dump at KGF The Pioneer, 25 NOVEMBER 2012     KESTUR VASUKI | BANGALORE The submission by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to the Supreme Court to bury the spent fuel from Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu at the now defunct Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), has become a major political issue.

The ruling BJP has opposed the idea and Karnataka Chief Minister
Jagadish Shettar made it clear that his Government will not allow KGF
to become another more dumpyard. Shettar expressed strong objections
to the Centre’s decision and blamed the Union Government for not
sharing any information.

Meanwhile, a delegation led by Bangalore south MP and senior BJP
leader Ananth Kumar met the Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj, on
Saturday and submitted a memorandum to stop dumping of nuclear fuel
waste at KGF. He said, “ar power plant in deep mines of KGF, as proposed by the Centre.” The Centre “The people of Karnataka and the ruling BJP will not allow dumping of spent fuel from Kudankulam nuclear power plant in deep mines of KGF, as proposed by the Centre.”  The Centre has
filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court that the nuclear waste

will be dumped at KGF. This can be dangerous and hazardous to the
people and livestock in the area,” he added. He said the BJP urged
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to categorically assure that KGF was not
used as a ‘dumping ground’.

“We will raise the issue in Parliament on Monday and prevail upon the
Union Government. It is unfortunate that Union Ministers from
Karnataka except KH Muniyappa had not bothered to react to the issue,”
he remarked. …..
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November 26, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, wastes