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2 Dec 2015

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www.newkerala.com

India: Jaitapur n-project's eco-clearance lapses

The partial and conditional environmental clearance granted to the upcoming Jaitapur nuclear power project (JNPP) on November 26, 2010, which was valid for five years, lapsed on November 26 this year, an activists' group...Despite repeated attempts, top officials of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) -- which is constructing the 9,900-MW JNPP with six plants of 1,650 MW each -- were not available for comments...However, according to official sources, the process to get extension of the environmental clearance has already been initiated, but its current status is not known from the centre...The Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS), which is spearheading the anti-JNPP drive since the past few years, has warned of a fresh agitation if attempts are made to extend the lapsed environmental clearance without following the due processes.

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