Jaitapur nuclear plant still far from being accepted

, by Tehelka

Lock-ups, prisons and court cases have become an integral part of the lives of Jaitapur’s residents. The scenic village in Maharashtra, which is to be home to the world’s biggest nuclear plant, has virtually turned into a state of dystopia. The people of the five villages that would be affected by the 9,900MW n-plant, Madban, Karel, Mithgavane, Sakhari Nate and Niveli, are experiencing the aftershocks of a ‘diplomatic alliance’ of a negative kind. Read more