Jaitapur N-project: Chavan to meet villagers on Saturday

Mumbai, February 24: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will on February 26 meet villagers opposing the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in Ratnagiri district.

Apart from interacting with the locals, he will also pay a visit to the site where the proposed project will come up.

The project is being opposed by the locals and supported by Shiv Sena.

Tomorrow, Chavan will tour Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts, the parliamentary constituency of Industries Minister Narayan Rane’s son Nilesh.

He will address public meetings and discuss the prevailing political situation and organisational matters with local leaders, State Congress General Secretary Sanjay Dutt said.

-Agencies