Antinuclear

Jaitapur: Villagers snub Maharashtra CM Chavan – India News  Yogita Limaye , CNN-IBN Jan 19, 2011 Mumbai: The sustained protests against the Jaitapur nuclear power plant in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra pushed the State government into holding an open meet in Mumbai where nuclear energy and radiation experts were brought in to address any concerns raised by project affected villagers.Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister, Maharashtra said, “There are concerns, and we are trying to address them. It has changed the face of the area with the huge amount of investment in the area”.

Many protesting villagers and activists though boycotted the meet. In a letter to the CM, they demanded that the use of police force against protesters be stopped and cases against them withdrawn and the government changes its firm stand on the project …….Jaitapur: Villagers snub Maharashtra CM Chavan – India News – IBNLive