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Liability cap in N-accidents to be hiked to Rs 1,200 cr [1]

Nistula Hebbar

New Delhi: With the controversial verdict on Bhopal gas tragedy exposing inadequacies of the Nuclear Liability Bill, the government is likely to raise the cap on compensation a nuclear operator will have to cough up in case of accident, to Rs 1,200 crore from Rs 500 crore proposed at present.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Compensation [3], Hazardous Waste [4], Nuclear Safety [5], Nuclear Accidents [6]
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