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Article

28 Oct 2013

Author:
Niranjan Takle, The Week

New clear chemistry [India]

…The small port region of Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, which had become a rallying point for anti-nuclear activists, seems to have accepted a fait accompli…Nearly 75 per cent of the project-affected families have accepted the compensation and rehab package,” Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane told… However, fishermen of Jaitapur still oppose the project. “Monetary compensations have been given to those who are losing land, but our livelihood will also get affected,” says Amjad Borkar, a fishermen's leader. “We will continue to protest.”