CRZ parameters of Kudankulam project to be reviewed: Jairam
PTI | 08:04 PM,Apr 28,2011New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) A day after a Government panel held back approval for four nuclear reactors to be set up in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said all the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) parameters of the project will be reviewed. "All CRZ parameters of the Kudankulam project will be reviewed," Ramesh said reacting to a question on the media reports that the Ministry panel has held back the approval saying disposing of water into the sea may affect marine life. According to the reports, the panel's decision was also influenced by the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan where the nuclear reactors have been affected due to an unprecedented tsunami preceded by high magnitude earthquake. The environment clearance to the four reactors of 1,000 MWs each, being constructed jointly by Indian and Russian governments was given in 2009. The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) on coastal zone regulation put it on hold when the clearance under CRZ 1991 was sought by the project proponents Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
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