Kalam bats for nuclear energy
PTI | 10:01 PM,Jan 18,2012Vadodara, Jan 18 (PTI) Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today strongly advocated the importance of nuclear energy in power-starved India. Interacting with the students of Prince Ashok Raje Gaekwad School here this evening, Kalam said, "There is no alternative to nuclear energy. Power-starved India needs to switch over from its tremendous dependence on fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy like nuclear, solar, hydro power generation, bio-energy. "The nuclear power plants in the country are safe and no mishap or any incident is reported from any of our plants," he said. Dr Kalam also justified expenditure on `Chandrayan Mission'. "Moon or Mars can become a new habitat in future," he said, adding that the over-populated world may need to look for new habitats in the years to come.
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