<p>The fate of the multi-crore Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra continues to hang in the balance.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The proposed 9,900-MW project is coming up at Jaitapur in the Rajapur taluka of Ratnagiri district of the coastal Konkan region.<br /><br />Once complete, it will be the largest nuclear power project in the world, but it has seen stiff opposition by locals in the past . The Shiv Sena has backed the locals.<br /><br />“People are talking about the project during the polls. The Shiv Sena has reiterated its opposition to the project,” said anti-nuclear activist and Konkan Anti-Nuclear Power Project Committee member Pradeep Indulkar.<br /><br />Of late, Amjad Borkar, the fishermen's leader who was opposed to project, has aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party, while Pravin Gawankar, the founder of the Janhit Seva Samiti-Madban, has passed away.<br /><br />Other organisations opposing the project are the Konkan Bachao Samiti, Konkan Vinashkari Prakalpavirodhi Samiti, Maharashtra Machchhimar Kruti Samiti-Ratnagiri, Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch and the Madban-Mithgavne-Jaitapur Panchkrosh Sangharsh Samiti.<br /><br />The Jaitapur project was one of the key initiatives of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, headed by former prime minister Manmohan Singh. <br /><br />Before becoming chief minister, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan was the minister of state in the PMO, handling the Department of Atomic Energy. He was keen on the project. <br /><br />Konkan strongman Narayan Rane, too, had taken it upon himself to ensure that the project saw the light of the day.<br /><br />In April 2011, a youth died in police firing during protests. But later, thanks to Rane, the government opened a channel of dialogue with the people, and many of them have agreed to accept compensation for their land.<br /></p>
<p>The fate of the multi-crore Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra continues to hang in the balance.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The proposed 9,900-MW project is coming up at Jaitapur in the Rajapur taluka of Ratnagiri district of the coastal Konkan region.<br /><br />Once complete, it will be the largest nuclear power project in the world, but it has seen stiff opposition by locals in the past . The Shiv Sena has backed the locals.<br /><br />“People are talking about the project during the polls. The Shiv Sena has reiterated its opposition to the project,” said anti-nuclear activist and Konkan Anti-Nuclear Power Project Committee member Pradeep Indulkar.<br /><br />Of late, Amjad Borkar, the fishermen's leader who was opposed to project, has aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party, while Pravin Gawankar, the founder of the Janhit Seva Samiti-Madban, has passed away.<br /><br />Other organisations opposing the project are the Konkan Bachao Samiti, Konkan Vinashkari Prakalpavirodhi Samiti, Maharashtra Machchhimar Kruti Samiti-Ratnagiri, Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch and the Madban-Mithgavne-Jaitapur Panchkrosh Sangharsh Samiti.<br /><br />The Jaitapur project was one of the key initiatives of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, headed by former prime minister Manmohan Singh. <br /><br />Before becoming chief minister, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan was the minister of state in the PMO, handling the Department of Atomic Energy. He was keen on the project. <br /><br />Konkan strongman Narayan Rane, too, had taken it upon himself to ensure that the project saw the light of the day.<br /><br />In April 2011, a youth died in police firing during protests. But later, thanks to Rane, the government opened a channel of dialogue with the people, and many of them have agreed to accept compensation for their land.<br /></p>
