Kudankulam Nuclear plant safe: Kalam

[satishkumarcsc]

Lets see who has the last laugh...As I said the power should be diverted to the Northern and Western parts of TN which depserately need the power and let the people protesting generate their own 'very clean' electricity..Sheeples..

For him Thermal energy is the cleanest....so do you think he has something on his top floor?

 

[Bhairava]

DUDE THE PEOPLE THERE ARE PAKKA AIADMK SUPPORTERS.
DMK DOESN'T HAVE A STRONG POST THERE!!!!!!!!![

Does that justify the idiots' inaction all the way till the plant is few month from commissioning ? who will pay for the billions that have already been spent on the plant ?

If anybody had a problem they should have come up when the plan to build a plant was finalized and work started and NOT when the plant is about to go critical.

As I said this movement is NOT a common man's and is promoted by certain vested interests and their followers. Hope the common man wake up soon to their mal-intentions

 

[SpArK]

Who is fishing in troubled KKNPP waters?

The villages around Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu have their own reasons for wanting the nuclear power plant closed down: Idinthakarai villagers, living less than 2 km from the Koodankulam nuclear power plant (KKNPP), are worried about a nuclear disaster like in Fukushima and want to protect their lives and their progeny; those living in fishing villages like Perumanal, about 6 km from Koodankulam, feel that the nuclear power plant would affect the marine life, and, in turn, their livelihood. As one goes further away from the power plant, the reasons for the protest against it become nebulous.

While the leaders claim that their fierce protest is homegrown, people inland surmise it could be due to the influence of the mining lobby active in the region.

According to government order M.S. No. 822 dated 29-04-1991, an area of 5 km surrounding the Koodankulam nuclear power station is a sterilised zone where no industrial or mining activity is permitted.

There is a sand mining unit of a multi-crore mineral extraction firm close to the power plant. The effluents released by the unit turns the clear blue waters of the scenic Perumanal hamlet, where just a dozen families live, into crimson red for most part of the day.

“After all, the only folks who would lose crores of rupees if the nuclear plant becomes operational are the sand-mining folks. It is anybody’s guess here in Valliyoor (nearest town) that the mining lobby is behind the anti-nuclear plant protests spearheaded by the church,” said a former MLA and senior politician from Valliyoor.

From dawn to dusk, the protesters sit under a thatched roof outside St. Anthony’s church in Idinthakarai, the hamlet closest to Koodankulam nuclear power plant, demanding that the Rs 13,000 crore nuclear power project, ready to go live with a capacity to generate around 2,000 MW of electricity, be shut down.

Anti-nuclear activist and schoolteacher S.P. Udayakumar, who has now become the face of these protests, claims that while his NGO People’s Movement against Nuclear Energy, has been campaigning against the plant for over a decade now, the most recent agitation and its massive success in grabbing the nation’s attention was the people’s uprising out of a genuine fear for the safety and well-being of around two lakh people who live in and around Koodankulam.

“Following the Fukushima nuclear accident that took place in March 2011, the fishermen have awake ving near a nuclear facility and are now demanding their right to live peacefully,” he says.


“The most recent trigger was the announcement of a mock drill when the public were asked to cover their face and mouth and run for cover following an alarm. The long list of do’s and don’ts released by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has finally enlightened them of the perilous situation.”

In the Perumanal fishing hamlet, where around 5,000 people live, the residents also seek closure of the nuclear power station fearing it could affect the marine life and, hence, their livelihood. “The operation of the plant will affect our livelihood and we don’t want it here,” says Father Kishore, parish priest of Perumanal.

The sudden surge in protests has perplexed those managing the Koodankulam power plant. Site director at the power station, Mr Kashinath Balaji, sports a worried look these days.

“We have been spreading awareness about the plant and campaigning against the unfounded fears of some people for around a decade now. The sudden uprising is perplexing and inexplicable,” he says.

No foreign link, says strongman behind stir

As one of the most vociferous protests against nuclear power in the country during recent times enters its third month in Koodankulam, the leader of the protests S.P. Udayakumar, a 52-year-old schoolteacher turned anti-nuclear activist, remains as enigmatic as the force that propels the stir.

While the intelligence agencies and rival groups are busy probing his connections with foreign agents and the flow of funds to channel the protests, Udayakumar dismisses the claims as official propaganda.

“I am a simple school teacher and a peace activist. I have been campaigning for peace and disarmament since my early youth. This movement is a public uprising of which I am a part. It is unfortunate that I am seen as the one pushing it forward,” Udayakumar says.

Born in a small time political family in Nagercoil, Udayakumar completed his post graduation in English Literature and moved to Ethiopia 1981-87 to teach English. “In 1989, I went to the US to do another PG in Peace Studies followed by a Ph D in political science from university of Hawaii,” he said.

“For the last 10 years, my wife has been running SACCER Matriculation School where I also teach. Besides, I am also a visiting faculty in several institutions based in the US and UK and make frequent visits abroad,” he says.

Although several local politicians including former Radhapuram MLA have been fighting for two decades for banning the power project, none could gather the kind of support Udayakumar has mustered.

“I have been fighting for these people for decades but locals in Koodankulam have only scorned me,” said former DMK MLA M. Appavu. “Udayakumar and his team approached me a few years ago to lead the protests against the power plant. But, I refused,” he said.

“We are not prepared for any negotiations,” Kumar says. “Our demand to the state and central government is to stop work on the Koodankulam nuclear plant and instead look towards renewable sources of energy. The government is making a false claim that nuclear power can fill the energy gap in the country.”

However, intelligence agencies suspect the role of foreign agencies behind the activist’s involvement in the protests.

“For instance, Udayakumar and some of his associates have been on atleast a few trips to Fukushima in Japan. It is uncertain as to how he could manage the funds. We are also probing the role of a retired scientist from Nagercoil in sourcing foreign funds,” a police source said.


Who is fishing in troubled KKNPP waters? | Deccan Chronicle

 

[tjpf]

anda map paathale theriyathu konjam thaan rehabilitation venam nnu.. aana politically these poor folks have been told , intha plant vandaal japan maathiri yetho aavumaa .. meenellam sethu povumaa ..appdi ippdi nnu...

try stopping the malayalis coming and joining with us to safeguard their livelihood.

 

[Bhairava]

oh my mentality is bad huh!!!!!!!
You guys are worried about the nuclear plant and don't care about the people there and i am the bad guy!!!!!!
Weren't you the one who talked about massacre against my people!!!!!!!!

would love to see something like that without the problems of those people settled

In the world's second largest populated country an one of the most densely populated every developmen project will come at the cost of something..so does that warrant stopping all developmental warks ?

Will you have power to type these words if the people in Neyveli start protesting against the NLC ?

I some times hope the Chinese way of constructing developmental worls is the best way to go about in a developing country.

The Indian Gov should crack hard on these protests which have no locus standi and are controlled by certain vested interests in keeping the people under-developed. Especially the Church as many reports have come as to how the church is stoking up the protests.

 

[tjpf]

Does that justify the idiot's inaction all the way till the plant is few month from commissioning ? who will pay for the billions that have already been spent on the plant ?

If anybody had a problem they should have come up when the plan to build a plant was finalized and work started and NOT when the plant is about to go critical.

As I said this movement is NOT a common man's and is promoted by certain vested interests and their followers. Hope the common man wake up soon to their mal-intentions

dude whats the use arguing or for that matter bad mouthing those villagers.
All i am saying is that try starting those plants without solving all issues of the fisher folks.
You kongu guys are welcomed to try

 

[SpArK]

try stopping the malayalis coming and joining with us to safeguard their livelihood.

Why should i , its a free world.. you get many protesters if u pay them well..

Malayali fishermen has no issues on the fishes in there. As i told its just a few area where the plant is situated and some vested interests are paying them for the protests, possibly the mining mafia.

 

[westtowel]

When Italian sonia maino Govt fights with church sponsored by USA.
Its time for the popcorn.

 

[tjpf]

In the world's second largest populated country an one of the most densely populated every developmen project will come at the cost of something..so does that warrant stopping all developmental warks ?

Will you have power to type these words if the people in Neyveli start protesting against the NLC ?

I some times hope the Chinese way of constructing developmental worls is the best way to go about in a developing country.

Are those people asking to stop the plant!!!!!!
They are asking govt. to compensate for the loss of livelihood or provide alternatives for their problem. Is that too much to ask.

 

[Alchemy]

Where were this people when the reactors were being built. Now when its close to commissioning, they want it shut down. Who will repay the billions spent on this reactors?

Fukishawa Japan incident had not occurred when the reactors were still in its nascent stage !

Natuaral disasters like Earthquake can wreak havoc on a nuclear facility and the people living close to the facility have the right to protest ! it is for the govt and authorities concerned to reassure the ppl that the facility is safe !!!

 

[tjpf]

Why should i , its a free world.. you get many protesters if u pay them well..

Malayali fishermen has no issues on the fishes in there. As i told its just a few area where the plant is situated and some vested interests are paying them for the protests, possibly the mining mafia.

keep telling that to yourself and if possible go there and see the reality.
As many here have no idea about the reality there and arguing based on reports who so vehemently want the plant to start without any worries of what-so ever happens to those people.

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Fukishawa Japan incident had not occurred when the reactors were still in its nascent stage !

Natuaral disasters like Earthquake can wreak havoc on a nuclear facility and the people living close to the facility have the right to protest ! it is for the govt and authorities concerned to reassure the ppl that the facility is safe !!!

absolutely and instead of that here people are bad mouthing those villagers and care a damn about those villagers livelihood.

 

[SpArK]

keep telling that to yourself and if possible go there and see the reality.
As many here have no idea about the reality there and arguing based on reports who so vehemently want the plant to start without any worries of what-so ever happens to those people.

Whats more worse than what we have read.?

What is the basic need of the agitation?

Safety reason? marine life? what is it?

If its rehabilitation government is more than willing to do it.

Its not the first time people have been relocated for the betterment of the nation. Some agree to it some dont , but for a better future some sacrifices are to be done and the people affected will get the good of it by more job opportunities due to new businesses coming and better homes from rehabilitation schemes and they still can go fishing .

 

[tjpf]

Whats more worse than what we have read.?

What is the basic need of the agitation?

Safety reason? marine life? what is it?

If its rehabilitation government is more than willing to do it.

Its not the first time people have been relocated for the betterment of the nation. Some agree to it some dont , but for a better future some sacrifices are to be done and the people affected will get the good of it by more job opportunities due to new businesses coming and better homes from rehabilitation schemes and they still can go fishing .

please elaborate and enlighten me and my countrymen here.
Please prove me wrong.

When Medha Patkar can do for Narmadan Bachao andolan can't they do it for their livelihood.
Or is it that fisherfolks are cheap to you all!!!!!!!

 

[Bhairava]

dude whats the use arguing or for that matter bad mouthing those villagers.
All i am saying is that try starting those plants without solving all issues of the fisher folks.
You kongu guys are welcomed to try

Why should we try ?

The Govt will do it once you guys cross a line and I am waiting for that day.

Are those people asking to stop the plant!!!!!!
They are asking govt. to compensate for the loss of livelihood or provide alternatives for their problem. Is that too much to ask.

Now you are clearly bullshitting me.

The organizers have made it crystal clear that their only demand is permanen closure of the Kudankulam plant.

Either you know nothing about the protests or you are deliberately lying to me.

BTW again where were these concern all these years ? the Kudankulam plant has been in construction for a minimum of 5 years and why suddenly these protests ? Something is not adding up.

 

[SpArK]

please elaborate and enlighten me and my countrymen here.
Please prove me wrong

Provision of amenities in villages that have provided land, annuities to families that have given their land and rehabilitation grants for jobless labourers have been proposed

In the past, the projections for nuclear power generation in the country have been unreal. And now, the danger from an operating nuclear power plant of current designs is being vastly exaggerated. Resort to such exaggeration is contributing to fear psychosis among the public

get urself enlightned.


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