Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Of 17 recommendations of AERB, only six have been complied with, he says The safety measures recommended by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) are crucial and the Kudankulam nuclear power plant should not be allowed to be commissioned without implementing these measures, argued counsel Prashant Bhushan in the Supreme …
A new system of surveying, using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Electronic Total Stations, is in progress in districts including Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and The Nilgiris, according to Revenue Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam. Addressing a conference of State Revenue Ministers in New Delhi on Thursday, Mr. Venkatachalam [the text of …
Tamil Nadu has started using global positioning system and electronic total stations to survey land. Speaking at the state revenue ministers conference in New Delhi today, Thoppu N D Venkatachalam said the survey using the global positioning system and electronic total station was conducted on a pilot basis in one …
S P Udayakumar, coordinator of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), who had gone underground on September 11, resurfaced in Koothankuli village in Tamil Nadu today and addressed the media where he declared the people of Idinthakarai would lay siege to the nuclear power plant in Kudankulam. Udayakumar, who …
Days after the Supreme Court was moved for disbanding the controversial Koodankulam nuclear power project, a new plea was filed in the top court on Monday seeking direction that the Russian company involved in setting up of the plant in Tamil Nadu pay damages in the event of an accident. …
Petition says plant should be governed by principle of ‘absolute liability, polluter pays’ A fresh writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, contending that the Kudankulam nuclear power plant could not be commissioned without resolving the issue of Russia’s liability in case of an accident. The public interest …
TPDK, VHP members stage demonstrations The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) will help improve power supply in Tamil Nadu, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, V. Narayanasamy, said here on Monday. Inaugurating a conference organised by the Southern India Mills Association, he said …
The Kerala-Kudankulam march led by writers and social activists on Sunday to express solidarity with the anti-nuclear protests in Kudankulam was blocked by the police near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border at Inchivila. Kerala Anti-Nuclear Support Group, which organised the march, then tried to bus the activists to the protest site. …
But agrees to examine risk associated with project, saying safety of people living in its vicinity is of prime concern The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the loading of fuel for the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, but agreed to examine the risk associated to the project, saying …
Based on ground-level report of the 7-member AERB teams carrying scrutiny at the plant The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Thursday said the fuel loading at the first 1000 MWe unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) had not yet begun owing to last minute checks. The AERB …
Some suggestions were for a short term and would be completed in six months, while some were long-term The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) said the safety measures it had recommended to enhance safety at the Kudankulam nuclear plant would be implemented through the next two years. Last year, following …
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay loading of fuel for the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam but agreed to examine the risk associated to the project, saying safety of people living in its vicinity is of prime concern. “Public safety is of prime importance. There are poor people …
The row over setting up the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a petition, which sought its directions to restrain the Union government and other authorities from commissioning the controversial project. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) by social activist G. Sundarrajan against …
‘It Got Nod Without Safety Measures’ New Delhi: An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Madras high court order dismissing a writ petition seeking implementation of critical safety measures before commissioning the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP). The appeal filed by a Chennai resident, G Sundarrajan, …
Situation continues to be tense, violence spreads to villages of Uvari, Tiruchendur and parts of Tuticorin The anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) agitation is now spreading to other parts of the Southern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. While, the protesters (the local fishing community) have started the 48 hrs fasting …
Over 1,000 anti nuclear protesters made a vain bid to lay a siege at the controversial Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, protesting against the proposed loading of fuel. Protesters led by the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) convener Mr S P Udayakumar were prevented from proceeding further by Rapid Action …
Tension prevailed here for about five hours on Sunday as the police thwarted a bid by about 3,000 agitators to lay siege to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site to protest fuel-loading in the reactor. Earlier in the day, the protesters, led by the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy …
If the Central and the State governments are for the welfare of the people, they, like the developed nations that are closing down the nuclear power programmes in a phased manner, should have chosen to give up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has said. …
The Madras High Court today gave its go-ahead for the commissioning and fuel loading of the unit 1 of the two 1,000 Mw Russian reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, coming up at Tirunelveli district in Chennai. The green signal is a boost to the Nuclear Power Corporation of …
