Lok Sabha Question No. 4453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Rehabilitation of Project affected People
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## REHABILITATION OF PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE

4453.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has accorded in principle approval of newlocations of  nuclear  power  plants  for  their  installation  in  future  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the  updated  status  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Ministry,  in  coordination  with concerned State Governments and other agencies to sort out issues like land acquisition etc. so as to facilitate early installation of new nuclear plants; and
- (c) whether the Government is also contemplating to offer better  rehabilitation and resettlement package for Project Affected Persons and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  The  details  of  sites  accorded  in  principle  approval  are  as follows:

| Site                        | Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| Indigenous Reactors         |                 |
| Gorakhpur, Haryana          | 4 X 700 #       |
| Chutka, Madhya Pradesh      | 2 X 700         |
| Bhimpur, Madhya Pradesh     | 4 X 700         |
| Kaiga, Karnataka            | 2 X 700         |
| Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan    | 4 X 700         |
| With Foreign Cooperation    |                 |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu      | 2 X 1000 $      |
| Jaitapur, Maharashtra       | 6 X 1650        |
| Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat | 6 X 1000*       |
| Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh     | 6 X 1208        |
| Haripur, West Bengal        | 6 X 1000*       |

- (b) The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)/Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)is constantly engaged with State Governments for expeditious acquisition of land and early formulation and implementation  of  Resettlement  &  Rehabilitation  (R&R)  packages  at Greenfield sites identified for location of nuclear power plants. Land has been  acquired  in the new  sites at Jaitapur  in  Maharashtra  and Gorakhpur  in  Haryana.  Significant  progress  has  been  made  in  land acquisition at Chutka, Madhya Pradesh, Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan and Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh. The process of obtaining statutory environmental  clearance  from  Ministry  of  Environment  &  Forests  has also been initiated.
- (c) The Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R)  packages  for Project Affected Persons are formulated by the respective state governments in line with the prevailing central and state laws and policies. NPCIL funds the implementation of the packages. In addition, as part of its Neighbourhood  Development  Programme  (NDP),  NPCIL  takes  up neigbourhood  welfare  activities  in  the  vicinity  of  the  sites,  in  areas  of Infrastructure,  Healthcare,  Education  &  Skill  Development,  Sanitation and Sustainable development.

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