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 …
The Russain government will provide soft-term credit at four per cent interest for phases III to VI of the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu, identical to that extended for phases I and II. The terms of reference were discussed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit. Nuclear Power Corporation …
Over 5,000 protesters demand scrapping of Kudankulam project The anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protesters took out a massive rally from Kudankulam to neighbouring Radhapuram on Sunday in protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement at Moscow that the work at KKNPP would commence within a couple of weeks. Condemning the …
Manmohan confident of going ahead with Unit I in a couple of weeks India and Russia have resolved their differences over the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and highly placed Russian government sources. In fact, Dr. Singh was confident of “going ahead'' with …
Anti-nuke activists demand action against CODISSIA for preventing them from attending meeting Engineers from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant interacted with members of Coimbatore District Small Industries' Association (CODISSIA) here on Friday to explain how safe the plant is. But, even as the interaction was in progress, a group of …
Within hours of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreeing on an early commissioning of the nuclear power project in Kudankulam in south Tamil Nadu, protesting villagers vowed they would not agree to the plant’s commissioning. The protests against the project have surged across the three southern …
Much heat was generated when anti-nuclear protestors raised concerns over the safety of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) at an interactive session on “Safety of Kudankulam Reactors – The Real Facts” here on Thursday with former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission M.R. Srinivasan. At the session organised by Kural, …
500 women, a few men and representatives from 64 organisations observe fast When there are so many options to tap alternative sources of energy from, why is so much importance being given to nuclear energy? This is when only 2.7 per cent of electricity is from nuclear sources. Why are …
Next round of talks only if the Centre provides copies of all these documents” The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which is spearheading the ongoing anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project struggle has demanded Central Experts Team to provide the copies of following documents. 1. The Site Evaluation Study, Safety Analysis …
Anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project panel makes a plea The anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) struggle committee has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to pass another resolution in the Assembly or by the State Cabinet in favour of scrapping the upcoming nuclear power programme. A memorandum containing this demand was handed over …
The agitation against the Koodankulam nuclear project in Tamil Nadu could soon settle down as most of the safety issues raised by the agitators have been addressed by the expert committee, said Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Secretary to the Department of Atomic Energy. He was talking on the sidelines of a …
Citing “acute” power shortage in Tamil Nadu, Congress MPs from the state on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to operationalise the agitation-hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant at the earliest so as to meet increasing demands. A delegation of seven MPs also apprised him of the events …
The Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association will hold a protest at Tirunelveli on December 20 in favour of commissioning the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. Currently, the tiny and small industry sector is severely affected because of the on-going power cut for four-five hours daily in the State. Production …
The relay fast against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) set up in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu continued for the 50th day on Tuesday, with former naval chief L. Ramdas present at the venue, an activist said. In their third phase of the struggle against the KNPP, villagers in Tirunelveli …
The anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project struggle committee has urged Collector R. Selvaraj to form a joint monitoring panel to ensure that work at the project site had stopped completely in compliance with the State cabinet's resolution. Leading the team that met Mr. Selvaraj at the Collectorate on Monday, committee convener …
For the many hoping for improvement in the dismal power scene in Tamil Nadu, there is now light at the end of a long tunnel of resistance against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant near here. The crowd under the protest-shamiana at Idinthakarai, close to the plant, is thinning. Local fishermen …
A Peace Mission Team from Madurai inspects facilities at Kudankulam A Peace Mission Team from Madurai, led by secretary Synod of Pentecostal Churches, J.J.Y. Arul, that inspected the facilities at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has expressed satisfaction with the safety measures being adopted at the plant. Addressing newsmen here on …
The Centre is in regular touch with Tamil Nadu government to solve the stalemate at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Union Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said here on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, he said top scientists are pursuing the issues with the Tamil …
Rebuttal by People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy soon The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Sunday slammed the report of the Government-appointed expert committee on Kudankulam as being extremely flawed, premised on obsolete demographic data and opaque on the risks from sub-volcanic activity near the site or health impact …
CHENNAI: The anti-nuclear protest that has stalled the commissioning of the multi-crore nuclear plant at Kudankulam entered the 100th day on Thursday. The protestors from Tamil Nadu's southern-most districts, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, held an inter-religious prayer meeting at the plant site. The plant staff, including the engineers from Russia, …
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy on Wednesday briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the situation in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, where an agitation is on against the commissioning of the nuclear power plant. Later speaking to journalists, Mr. Narayanasamy expressed hope that the stalemate would …
