A few months ago protests against a nuclear plant in Jaitapur, Maharashtra grabbed national headlines. Now a repeat story.
Over 3000 villagers are on the roads, protesting against a nuclear power plant in Kudankulam. Located in Tirunelveli South Tamilnadu, the plant is gearing up to commission its first 2 reactors. The 1,000 MW VVER type reactors have been announced in the final stages of an ambitious project that has been touted as the answer to the severe power shortage in Tamil Nadu. But villagers in and around the nuclear plant are on an indefinite strike demanding the complete shut down of the project. About one hundred of them have been fasting since Monday.
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