Atomic agency to approach Mamata over project site
June 30th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) The Atomic Energy Commission Wednesday expressed its willingness to approach West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has ruled out Haripur in East Midnapore district as the site of a 10,000 mw nuclear power plant.
“We would like to meet the new chief minister,” AEC Chairman Srikumar Banerjee told mediapersons here on the sidelines of a seminar at the Indian Statistical Institute.
Srikumar Banerjee said more than the government’s acceptance of a proposal, public acceptance was needed for the project.
Asked about the current status of the site, he said: “The site has been selected and we are through with a part of geo-technical assessment. The time for procurement of land has not yet arrived.”
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