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Kudankulam plant not to draw water from Pechipaarai dam, Tamirabharani [1]

Fresh water for ensuring unhindered operation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) will not be drawn from the Pechipaarai dam or the Tamirabharani, the outgoing Site Director, M. Kasinath Balaji, has said.

“Since we've installed two desalination plants to meet the drinking water requirements of Anu Vijay township (where KKNPP personnel reside) and also the KKNPP site, we will never draw water from the Pechipaarai dam in Kanyakumari district or the Tamirabharani, lifeline of southern districts, at any point of time in future.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2012
P. Sudhakar [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
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Tirunelveli (D) [4], Koodunkulam APS [5], Nuclear Power Plants [6], Dams [7], Drinking Water [8], Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL) [9], Panchayats [10], Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) [11], Desalination [12], Nuclear Power [13], Energy [14], Tamil Nadu [15]
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