December 2012

The Supreme Court directed to the center that if the safety measures are not found satisfactory than

it would not hesitate from stopping the commissioning of the Kudankulam project in spite of the huge investments made on its installation. The bench of Justices K. S. Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra stated that safety of the people residing around the plant is a serious concern and in case any of the safety measures have not been followed during the execution of the plant. Earlier the central Government formed a special task force that recommended 17 measures in relation to the safety concerns of the power plant but they have not been taken care of nor fully implemented. The installation of the plant also suffered several changes ever since 1989, when the environment clearance was offered to the plant.

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