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Mithivirdi Anti-Nuke Movement: Where Villagers Defeated A Mighty Corporation Like Westinghouse

Mithivirdi Anti-Nuke Movement: Where Villagers Defeated A Mighty Corporation Like Westinghouse

Antinuclear Movement, Mithivirdi July 1, 2017 at 6:24 pm 0 comments

The proposed 6000 MegaWatt (MWe) nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat has now been officially slated for Kovada, Andhra Pradesh. A decade long struggle to save their land has ended in victory for the villagers of the region.

Bhavnagar: Farmers attend a protest against the proposed the 6000-MW capacity nuclear power plant scheduled to come up Mithivirdi village, at Jaspara village in Bhavnagar, Gujarat on Friday. PTI Photo  (PTI5_27_2011_000226B)

Green clearance for nuclear project in Gujarat withdrawn by NGT, but Govt shifts it to Andhra!

In a humiliating verdict, the National Green Tribunal has withdrawn the environmental clearance awarded to the proposed nuclear plants in Gujarat’s Mithivirdi. This victory would not have been possible without sustained people’s protest and their legal interventions.

Westinghouse shifts nuclear project from Gujarat: Should Andhra Pradesh be Dumping Ground?

Westinghouse shifts nuclear project from Gujarat: Should Andhra Pradesh be Dumping Ground?

Latest June 2, 2016 at 2:04 pm 0 comments

Dr. EAS Sarma | While the people of Gujarat deserve commendation for forcing Westinghouse to shift its project away from their State, this move implies that Andhra Pradesh will soon get converted into a potential nuclear disaster zone without any tangible benefits to the people.

Bad Choice: the Risks Costs and Viability of Proposed US Nuclear Reactors in India

Bad Choice: the Risks Costs and Viability of Proposed US Nuclear Reactors in India

Kovvada, Reports April 2, 2016 at 8:48 am 0 comments

Report by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, March 2016