New Delhi: A six-member committee appointed by the Maharashtra government will be visiting Jaitapur on Wednesday to assess the situation on the upcoming nuclear plant.
The fact finding team will review Maharashtra's controversial Jaitapur nuclear plant site after an impact assessment said that the plant will be a social disaster.
Commenting on the issue, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said, "People whose land is being acquired should get maximum possible compensation from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) , that is our stand. Apart from this there are some misconceptions about the project which we are looking to clear. In the future we are planning a discussion with project affected people, atomic energy experts and media to correct any misconceptions. It is a Congress Committee that has gone there on Wednesday, not a state committee."
An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region.
The findings suggest that the government subverted facts and called fertile agricultural land barren.
It also says that the Jaitapur project is sitting on a high to moderate severity earthquake zone.
Farmers have been up in arms against the project which will take land spread over 5 villages. Farmers and activists have been protesting against the use of their land for the for the 9,900 mega watt project.
Earlier this month, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India inked deals with the French nuclear designing firm, Areva.
The project has already been given the go ahead by the Environment Ministry.
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