Jayalalithaa expects Kudankulam to commence production in 2-months

29 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Nearly two decades after signing the treaty by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kudankulam nuclear power plant is expected to begin production in coming two months. On March 19, 2012, Tamil Nadu state government had given “go-ahead” for the remaining construction of plant which was halted due to the protest by locals over safety concerns.

The state chief minister Jayalalithaa said the project expected to commence production in two months and elaborated steps to increase energy availability to the power crisis hit state. The Jayalalithaa led government had kept mum on its stance over the safety issues raised for several months despite central government approving the project. The protest forefront People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy has although withdrawn its nine-day fast, will continue the agitation.

Kudankulam Nuclear power plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, owned by Nuclear Power Corporation of India, and began construction in 1997. However, due to various hurdles the plant is still under construction. Although, the port to receive barges carrying over sized light water reactor equipment from ships anchored at a distance of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) has been established. Further, work on the first two units, each capable of producing 1000 MW, is almost complete.

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