SC gives green signal to Kudankulam N-Plant

May 06, 2013 11:02

The Supreme Court will has pronounced its verdict on a plea seeking stay on commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant and its scrapping. The SC has given its nod to the commissioning of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power plant this month. The SC says the plant has been set up for the welfare and sustainable growth of the people.

A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, which had reserved the verdict following marathon arguments in the last three months, delivered the judgement today.

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.

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