Nuclear accident occurred in Chernobyl Nuclear plant on 26th?April 1986. The effect of this accident was felt in almost 20 countries in Europe. According to UN report, the rays of this nuclear plant crossed almost 1000 kilometers and passed Atlantic Ocean to reach Canada and Pacific Ocean to reach Japan. Within few years after this dreaded nuclear accident thousands of people lost their lives because of nuclear radiation. On the occasion of 20th?anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, Mr. Kofi Annan in his speech stated that ?Even today around 70, 00,000 people are affected by nuclear rays. Out of which around 30, 00, 000 are children and there is a dreaded possibility that most of this children die in their childhood.
People that were living within 30 kilometer radius of the Chernobyl power plant have been shifted permanently to safe places.?Pripiyat?, a city where the workers working in the power plant used to reside also fall within this radius. This 50000 odd population city has now become a ghost city with hardly anyone living there. ?Kyshtym? a city in Russia is also facing a similar situation. Chernobyl nuclear accident has made this city into a mere barren land with no signs of life or vegetation.??So Jaitapur power plant proposal is not only dangerous for Mumbai, Maharashtra but for whole of India.
Life on earth is really very beautiful. Money, Technology is nothing when compared with nature. Unfortunately by running after nuclear power, nuclear energy we are not making right use of the unlimited abilities of our mind. Nuclear power plant produces Plutonium which is an important ingredient for making nuclear bombs. 1000 mega watts capacity nuclear power plant produces around 300 to 500 kilos of Plutonium in a year which is sufficient for making around 50 nuclear bombs. So in the name of generating electricity, nuclear power plant has helped in development of nuclear bombs which is a major threat to this world.
On 26th?April 2011, Chernobyl nuclear disaster completed 25 years. Millions lost their lives in this nuclear accident and even today most of the children are born with some physical disabilities.??The whole world knows about the nuclear disaster which occurred in Fukushima city in Japan on 11th?of March 2011. Both these incidents have taken place on eve of agitation against the Jaitapur power plant. By supporting the nuclear power plant why is government not ready to point out the devastating effects of Jaitapur power plant?? The Konkan region which has been continuously ignored by government has been surprisingly favored for construction of nuclear power plant.
?AREVA?, a company in France has been handed over the responsibility for the construction of Jaitapur power plant. This company is one of the black listed companies in entire Europe and its construction of Uranium pressurized reactor in Finland is still creating lots of problems for the people of Finland and government as whole. People of Europe and America are against the use of nuclear power, so to keep the companies in this region running India has been made a mere scapegoat. Europe after the Chernobyl disaster and America after the Three mile disaster in 1979 have not undertaken any nuclear development programe till date.
The construction cost of around six nuclear plants in Jaitapur comes in the range of 180000 crores. Government has to raise this money in the form of loan from organizations like World Bank i.e. America. If India is not able to repay such a huge loan, then America and other western countries will take complete control over India?s natural resources. The compensation of Chernobyl disaster came to around 25 lakh crore rupees so Insurance companies are not ready to take down Insurance of nuclear power plants. Construction of Jaitapur power plant will be like sleeping with nuclear bombs for the people of Konkan region. So everyone should unanimously oppose the proposed Jaitapur power plant as it is a big threat to the green paradise of Konkan and also for Maharashtra and entire India.
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