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Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
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Fresh clashes in Jaitapur over nuclear plant, protesters lathicharged
Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...
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Maharashtra Congress team in Jaitapur as protests intensify
As farmers' protests intensified in Ratnagiri threatening to delay the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, a concerned Maharashtra government sent a Congress team there to review the situation. Villagers in the area claim their lands were forcefully taken away, and that the project has no plans for storage or disposal of nuclear waste."A Congres...
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Impact assessment report criticises Jaitapur nuclear plant
An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region. The report has indicated that the project - which requires about 968 hectares of land panning five villages - will have a huge negative impact on the social as well as environme...
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Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
At Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the protests against a new nuclear power plant - it will be the world's largest when completed - have collided with politics. The area is under siege now with politicians arriving in quick succession to stake their claim.A bandh called by the Shiv Sena in Ratnagiri, a two hour drive away from Jaitapur, saw a hospital att...
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Fresh clashes in Jaitapur over nuclear plant, protesters lathicharged
Fresh protests erupted in Ratnagiri today following the death of a youth in police firing on Monday during demonstrations against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The protests have taken on political colours with the Maharashtra government accusing the Shiv Sena of stoking tension.The police also stopped Sena leaders allegedly moving arou...
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Maharashtra Congress team in Jaitapur as protests intensify
As farmers' protests intensified in Ratnagiri threatening to delay the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, a concerned Maharashtra government sent a Congress team there to review the situation. Villagers in the area claim their lands were forcefully taken away, and that the project has no plans for storage or disposal of nuclear waste."A Congres...
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Impact assessment report criticises Jaitapur nuclear plant
An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region. The report has indicated that the project - which requires about 968 hectares of land panning five villages - will have a huge negative impact on the social as well as environme...
