The Nuclear Power Corporation of India's (NPCIL) 6,000 MW nuclear power plant which was proposed to come up in the villages of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat is facing social hurdles.
The Rs 60,000 crore power plant was supposed to come up in villages like Jasapara, Mithivirdi, Mandva, Khadarpar and Paniyali. The locals and the gram sabhas have made a firm resolution not to allow these plants to be set up in these villages and have declared the Mithivirdi-Jasapara area as a 'nuclear-free zone'.
A total land area of 777 ha has been proposed to be acquired for the project, which had received approval from the Gujarat Coastal Regulation Zone Authority in 2013.
The approval granted to the land has come under criticism since it was given on the basis of questionable environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports.
Earlier in 2009, the land was selected for the project, due to its suitability since it was identified as barren in the initial EIA reports.
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