Arrest Udayakumar plea by pro-Koodankulam nuke plant group

Chennai:

Nuclear Energy Generation and Protection Committee on Wednesday demanded the arrest of anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar and urged the government to implement the High Court order to commission units I and II of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tirunelveli.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, R Chandran Jeyapaul, coordinator of the committee said that Udayakumar should be arrested for misinformation and creating fear among the residents of Koodankulam against the nuclear power plant.

Jeyapaul also said when the plant has got green light from all the institutions, including the High Court, then why is Udayakumar misleading the people.

Stressing on the need to tide away the power crisis in the state, the committee said that nuclear power is clean, safe and environmentally benign and cheap and the government should implement the High Court order.

The Madras High Court judges recently observed that units I and II do not suffer from any infirmities either for want of any clearance from authorities, including the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), TN Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and there is absolutely no impediment for the NPCIL to proceed with the project.