Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Women of Gorakhpur also came to voice their protest against the proposed nuclear power plant Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Farmers of Gorakhpur village made it clear they would not part with their land whatever may be the compensation Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Prashant Sharma, son of a farmer from Gorakhpur and an activist, addresses the crowd. He alleges that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report was not made public for review. This is in violation of the provisions of EIA notifcation of 2006 Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Hansraj Siwach, president of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, protests against the public hearing saying it is a farce Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Public hearing commences amid strong protests by local people. Sahib Gotarar, district information officer, tries to pacify the crowd as officials speak Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

July 17, 10:30 a.m.: People gather for public hearing in Gorakhpur village in Haryana for the proposed four nuclear power plants of 700 MW each Photographs by: Srestha Banerjee Read also: Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

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Business in Khatia village on the border of Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh starts as early as 2.30 am. Tour operators crowd the yet-to-open ticket counter at the entry gate. Gypsies carrying drowsy tourists start queuing up, jostling to be ahead of each other. Restaurants and shops open to serve the tourists. As soon as dawn breaks, Khatia resembles a crowded marketplace.

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Ram Singh’s neighbours tease him by calling him Crorepati Singh. The 40-year-old Gond tribal from Parsada village in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh has hardly any landholding and depends on the government’s employment guarantee schemes to feed his family. But according to official documents, Singh has recently purchased land worth Rs 1.5 crore from a dozen of tribals in Pusaur tehsil of Raigarh district, 250 km away.