Mithi Virdi on warpath against nuclear plant

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Mithi Virdi on warpath against nuclear plant [1]

An angry protest is gathering momentum in Mithi Virdi, a picturesque village in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. Four villages have united forces to oppose a nuclear plant coming up in their vicinity. Mithi Virdi is likely to become as famous as Jaitapur and Kudankulam. In 2008, Mithi Virdi was placed on India’s nuclear map when the Indo-US deal was signed. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) endorsed a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with Westinghouse, a nuclear major in Pennsylvania, to build a power plant on land acquired from four villages here. External Affairs S.M.

Publication Date:

01/08/2012

Author(s): Tanushree Gangopadhyay [2]

Source: Civil Society [3]

Vol:

9

Issue:

10

Tags:

Nuclear Power Plants [4], Conflicts [5], Gujarat [6], Bhavnagar (D) [7], Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL) [8], India [9], United States Of America (US) [10], International Cooperation [11], Farmers [12], Agriculture [13], Horticulture [14], Earthquakes [15], Geology [16], Nuclear Safety [17], Uranium [18], Land Acquisition [19]

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