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An open letter to the Atomic Energy Commission by Shri Shankar Sharma, an independent power policy analyst – “I am astounded by the absence of any commitment by the DAE to make such seminars inclusive, and to effectively involve those who have a decent knowledge of the associated issues and have serious concerns on certain aspects of nuclear power. “

Poovulagin Nanbaragal, a Chennai-based environmentalist group that has been at he forefront of the Koodankulam people’s struggle against nuclear plant, has opposed the pouring of concrete for Reactor No. 3 and 4, calling it an act against the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board(AERB)’s own norms.

S P Udayakumar | The entire state of Tamil Nadu has been hit very heavily by massive cloudbursts and floods. The city of Chennai has been marooned and the national military has been pushed into rescue actions there. The Chennai international airport has been closed and all flights cancelled. There train services have paralyzed almost entirely and the Chennaiites are suffering from hunger and thirst without power, water and internet.

The growing opposition to nuclear projects in India is linked as much to the livelihood issues of rural people as to the changed realities of a post-Fukushima world. On both counts, a criminal denial seems to be the preferred option of the establishment