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 …
Thiruvananthapuram faces high risk from Kudankulam nuclear plant and people of the city will have to be evacuated if an explosion occurs at Kudankulam nuclear plant, T. Shivaji Rao, Director, Environmental Studies, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, has said. If the wind flows from South East during an accident, Thiruvanathapuram district would …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has built into its design a multi-layered safety mechanism along with additional protocols to safeguard against systemic or human error at the 2000-MW station, nuclear experts said on Sunday. The incorporation of broad-ranging safety features makes the plant completely safe and insulated from a …
Locals’ Rental Business Falls As Migrants Who Worked At Site Leave After Losing Jobs Kudankulam: It was once a sleepy hamlet with rolling stretches of barren land, little agricultural activity and hardly any economy to boast of. But the nuclear power project transformed Kudankulam drastically. There was a minor real …
The Centre on Thursday set up a 15-member experts group for interaction with the local people in and around the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project as part of an exercise to allay their apprehensions about the project. The panel consists of experts from a range of disciplines, including radiation safety, …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the Centre will announce the setting up of a high-level group on the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue “today or tomorrow.” Dr. Singh had offered to set up a group to assuage the fears of the local population and the State government in a letter …
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, has reiterated the Government's stand that work on the Kudankulam nuclear power project should resume only after the Centre allays the fears of the people on safety issues. In a statement released to the media, the Chief Minister said that the Centre …
NPCIL told to submit evidence to back safety claims If the commissioning of the first two units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) has been stalled by protests from locals backed by the State government, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is sweating it out with the Union …
A conference of the Paristhiti Samrakshana Ekopana Samithi (environment protection coordination committee) here on Monday called upon the Union government to take steps to address the fears of people about the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project. A statement in this connection said the fears should be seen in the backdrop …
The anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) agitation was temporarily called off by the activists on Sunday to enable people to vote in the local body elections, a representative of the protesters said, amid reports of villagers harassing employees of the plant. "We have decided to call off the agitation temporarily …
The Centre on Saturday termed the action of anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists in preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit as “unfortunate” and appealed to them to join negotiations on the issue. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office, V Narayanasamy told reporters in …
The Centre today termed as “unfortunate” anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit and appealed to them to come to the negotiating table. “It is unfortunate — the kind of stopping people (from proceeding to work)... My request is let us …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday assured the people living in the vicinity of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that her government would act in such a manner as to respect their views on the issue. “I will be one among you on this issue,” she said, addressing a …
Anti-nuclear power activists protesting against the 2,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear power project on Thursday put up a road block, stopping scientists and engineers from reaching the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC). The protesters also stopped about 6,000 contract workers to enter the plant. An NPC official at the Kudankulam plant told …
Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex. The protest hitherto confined to fast took a new turn even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa assured the …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said there would be no compromise on safety in the pursuit of the nuclear programme and decided to set up a group of experts to satisfy the legitimate concerns of those opposed to the Kudankulam atomic power plant. "Nothing will be done that would …
Chennai/New Delhi In an unusual move, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated his determination to push ahead with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu, despite opposition from state chief minister J Jayalalithaa. For the second time in 10 days, Singh wrote to Jayalalithaa on Wednesday reminding her of …
Anti-nuke outfit condemns PM’s letter to Jaya; second round of fast completes 4 days Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent another letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa which said that commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam was in her state’s interest. His statement came in response …
Why can't action be initiated for breach of public peace: RDO Fifteen individuals from Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli district have moved the Madras High Court Bench here challenging a show cause notice issued to them by Cheranmahadevi Revenue Divisional Officer on September 5 seeking explanation as to why action should not …
Hundreds of anti-Kudankulam nuclear power project agitators on Wednesday took out a rally from near the site to Idinthakarai village, where about 160 people are on an indefinite fast since the last four days, demanding closure of the plant. A special prayer meeting and a pooja was also held at …
As protestors stepped up anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant agitation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cautioned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the state’s development plans would be hit in absence of power from it. The Prime Minister also said that he looked forward to Ms. Jayalalithaa’s continuing support for the …
