Bhavnagar: The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has recently informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to shift the proposed 6,000 megaWatt (MW) Mithivirdi nuclear plant — the first under the Indo-US civil nuclear pact of 2008 — from the coastal district of Gujarat to Kavvada in Andhra Pradesh “on account of delay in land acquisition at Chhaya-Mithivirdi site”. The plant was to be set up by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) with technical support...Read More

Bhavnagar, 27 April 2013 Former BJP MLA Dr. Kanu Kalsaria is back after his defeat in assembly election last year. This time he has chosen to lead a movement against Mithi Virdi Nuclear power station. Kalsaria organized a gathering of villagers at town hall in Bhavnagar and also led a protest rally to Collector office opposing proposed nuclear power station in district. Kalsaria was BJP MLA in last term. He opposed Nirma cement plant through Congress and NSUI camps, bu...Read More

By our correspondent, Bhavnagar, 1 February 2013 Nuclear Corporation of India Limited will hold public hearing for setting up Mithivirdi nuclear power station in Bhavnagar district on 5 March at Ghogha taluka's Navagam (nana). The public hearing programme will be held in connection with an Environment Impact Assessment prepared by Engineers India Limited(EIL). The report is about setting up of 1000 MW project that involves six reactors. To give an opportunity of any rep...Read More

GoI-GoG in process to work out an attractive R&R package for Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Plant New Delhi, 11 August, 2011 An attractive Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R&R) package is being worked out in consultation with the Gujarat government for Chhaya Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant in Bhavnagar district. Mr. V. Narayansamy, the union minister of state for personal, public grievances & Pensions and in the Prime Minister's office informed rajya sabha today in response to a qu...Read More