Farmers in Haryana have stepped up their campaign against the setting up of the Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in the Fatehabad district of the state.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has earmarked over 628 hectares of land to set up a 2,800-MW power plant which will use pressurised heavy water reactors at a cost of `13,000 crores. The villages earmarked for site selection include Gorakhpur, Kumaharia and Kajalhedi.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/protest-against-haryana-nuke-plant-intensifies
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashme-sehgal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fatehabad-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power-corporation-india-npcil
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gorakhpur-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaitapur
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/koodunkulam-aps
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
