New Delhi, April 26: Refusing to give in to protests against Jaitapur nuclear plant, government today decided to go ahead with the project but made it clear that safety aspects would be given top priority in a transparent manner and a bill will be moved to set up an independent regulator.
The decision to push the project in Maharashtra, to be built by France, was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which considered the apprehensions and concerns arising from the radiation leak scare in Japan and the steps needed to address these.
At the meeting attended by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee it was underlined that Jaitapur plant was crucial as part of India’s aspirations to raise the proportion of nuclear power in the energy mix.
Agencies