Under the thick canopy of a peepal tree, beside the road that winds to Pallur Ooru in Attapady in the Western Ghats, is a small tribal burial ground.

Pleas for divine intervention sound ludicrous when mouthed by technical experts appearing on television debates.

The Project
Location: Koodankulam is located in Tirunelveli district, on Tamil Nadu’s southern tip
Number of reactors in Phase 1: Two reactors, of 1,000 MW each