Koodankulam Nuclear Power

• Blog: Sister Act with Jayalalithaa forgiving Sasikala

  'A Power Crisis' may mean more than just electricity shortage in politically volatile terrain! And there hangs a tale of two decisions in Tamil Nadu today. On the one hand, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is pitching for help from the Centre to solve the critical power scenario in the State. And on the other, she is firm on ensuring that there no paral...

• Thanjavur industry bodies hold demonstration against power cut

  Thanjavur District Small and Tiny Industries Association and the Federaton of industries and traders associations held a demonstration demanding reduction in the existing power cut and steps to commission the Koodankulam nuclear power plant.

• Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant gets clean chit over safety aspect

  The four-member committee set up by Tamil Nadu Government virtually gave a clean chit to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying it was well-equipped to withstand natural calamities, be it earthquake or tsunami.

• Narayanasamy welcomes Tamil Nadu panel on Koodankulam issue

  The Centre today welcomed constitution of an expert committee by Tamil Nadu Government to look into the safety aspects of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant and allay the fears of locals which would help its commissioning.

• Anti-KNPP activist to file defamation case against MoS in PMO

  Amid the logjam over Koodankulam nuclear power project, a senior anti-KNPP functionary today threatened to file a criminal defamation case against MoS in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy for allegedly charging him with receiving money from foreign sources.

• Kudankulam row: Funds to NGOs being probed, says Chidambaram

  Strongly batting for early commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power project, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Centre was probing the flow of funds allegedly received by the anti-project activists and would take strong action if the money came in a "wrong way".

• Minister alleges receiving of foreign funds

  A special Home Ministry team has found that some organisations involved in the protests against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant had received funds to the tune of over Rs 55 crore from "foreign sources ".

• KNPP staff call on Collector; seek steps to break impasse

  As the work at Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant remains stalled, a delegation of KNPP employees today met the Tirunelveli district authorities requesting them to take expeditious steps to break the prolonged logjam.

• Koodankulam citizens to appeal to Japan Prime Minister

  Senior citizens of Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district will be sending an appeal to the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda not to revive civil nuclear cooperation with India, said an anti-nuclear energy activist.

• Fully satisfied with Kudankulam nuclear plant safety aspects: Kalam

  Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who visited the upcoming nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam today, has said he is fully satisfied with the safety aspects of the plant.

• Tamil Nadu's N-plant anger: Koodankulam protesters resume fast

  Villagers in Tamil Nadu's Koodankulam district have resumed their hunger strike. They are protesting against setting up of a nuclear power plant in the area.

• Tamil Nadu's N-plant anger: Minister meets residents

  The Prime Minister has sent a senior minister to Tamil Nadu to talk to villagers who live near the new nuclear plant that's being set up at 318 kms from Chennai.

• Prime Minister phones Jayalalithaa, addresses concerns about N-plant

  After Jayalalithaa sent a strong letter to the Prime Minister this morning, she received a phone call from Dr Manmohan Sigh and an assurance that a senior minister will be deputed to address the concerns of villagers who live near the new Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

• Entire letter written by Jayalalithaa to PM

  "You are aware that the Nuclear Power Plant at Koodankulam is ready to be commissioned very soon. The last few days have been very agonizing for the people of Koodankulam as they are under great apprehension in the wake of the Fukushima disaster and other similar calamities reported in the press. It is only natural that the people living here fear ...

• Jayalalithaa sends strong letter to Prime Minister against nuclear plant

  Jayalaltihaa has written to the Prime Minister asking that work be stopped at the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. She has accused the centre of "abdicating" its responsibilities.