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Law students give online voice to Jaitapur struggle

On Wednesday, a website (www.jaitapurspeaks.com) aimed at bringing greater visibility to the struggle of the people of Jaitapur against the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) was launched on Wednesday at St Xavier’s College.

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On Wednesday, a website (www.jaitapurspeaks.com) aimed at bringing greater visibility to the struggle of the people of Jaitapur against the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) was launched on Wednesday at St Xavier’s College. The website has been developed by a group of law students under the direction of the India Center for Human Rights and Law (ICHRL).

“Our aim is to take the struggle of the people of Jaitapur on the international level. We want the entire world to know what is happening there, since the real picture is not coming out. This website will also connect various anti-nuclear groups of the country and worldwide. There are plans to start an online campaign against nuclear energy through this website,” said Nayantara Bhatkal, a law student and a member of the students’ group that has developed the website.

On the occasion of the launch, the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS) called for a strengthening of political pressure on the government to cancel the project.

“Most of the questions raised on the scientific side of the project have gone unanswered. There is no scientific approach, but political motivation is forcing the government to go ahead with this project. If this is going to be the case, then the people of India need to answer the government in that manner. When there is political resistance to the project, the government will start losing its political ground,” said Dr Vivek Monteiro of KBS.

Monteiro stressed on the need for a critical interrogation of the project, both in the media and at the government level. “At a time when the entire world is stopping its nuclear programmes, Manmohan Singh is not even ready to think twice,” he said. The reason, Monteiro added, is the political compulsion to purchase 10,000MW power reactors from France since the government has already signed a deal with the country.

Lashing out at the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared for the JNPP, Monteiro pointed out that the report hasn’t even touched on the issue of radioactivity. “The project was given environmental clearance, despite considering the radioactivity aspect. The spent fuel question is unanswered,” he said.

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