by DiaNuke.org |
DiaNuke.org Correspondent
The public hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in Fatehabad, Haryana came to an end within 40 minutes of its start yesterday after the local people's fierce opposition. Irked by the farcical and undemocratic manner in which the EIA hearing was bei8ng conducted, at least 8,000 people from Gorakhpur, Kajal Heri, Khajuri, Badopal and other villages started protesting as the event started. Hansraj Singh Siwach, the President of the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (Farmers' Struggle Committee), raised objection on the undemocratic manner in which the hearing was being conducted: the enabling document - the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report which was supposed to be provided to the villagers one month in advance, in local language, was not given.
Public consultation under gun point?
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