[1]New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave an unconditional go ahead to the controversial nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
A bench of justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, which had reserved the verdict following marathon arguments during the last three months, deliveredr its judgement saying that the plant had gone through safety procedures and would benefit millions of people.
Activists against the power plant termed the judgment `unfortunate.’
A batch of petitions was filed by anti-nuclear activists challenging the project on the ground that safety measures recommended for the plant by an expert body have not been put in place.
They also raised various questions pertaining to the disposal of nuclear waste, the plant’s impact on the environment and the safety of people living nearby, besides other issues linked to the controversial plant. The petitioners had pleaded that the commissioning of the plant be stayed and the entire project be scrapped.
The Centre, Tamil Nadu government and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates the plant, had refuted all the allegations on safety and security aspects. They had told the court that the plant is completely safe and can withstand any kind of natural disaster and external terrorist attack.
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