Lok Sabha Question No. 2632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Nuclear Power Plant in Banswara District
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2632

ANSWERED ON 11/12/2024

## NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN BANSWARA DISTRICT

## 2632.  SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether a nuclear power plant is proposed to be set up in the Parliamentary Constituency of Banswara;
- (b)  if so, the date on which notification was issued for the acquisition of land and the number of people who were awarded contract for the said purpose along with the details related to notification issued and the contracts awarded thereunder;
- (c)  the  total  area  of  land  required  for  the  construction  of  the  said  nuclear  power  plant  in Banswara district along with the details of the said project;
- (d) whether any Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been carried out in this regard and if so, the outcomes thereof along with the terms laid down regarding the safety of the said project;
- (e)  the quantum of electricity likely to be generated from the said project along with the names of the areas where the said generated electricity is likely to be distributed indicating the level of electricity distribution; and
- (f)  the details of the time span in years upto which the said Nuclear plant is likely to remain operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes.
- (b) The notification for the acquisition of land for Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project was issued on September 03, 2012 in the Rajasthan Government Gazette (Extraordinary). A total compensation of about Rs. 284.41 crore was awarded to a total of 3044 title holders, joint title holders and asset holders against land & landed assets.
- (c) A  total  of  660.15  Ha  of  land  is  acquired  for  the  project  (including  the  residential complex). The Government has accorded approval for setting up four units of indigenous 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (4 X 700 MW PHWRs).
- (d) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies were conducted in line with Terms of References (ToR) approved by MoEF&CC and Public Hearing has been held. The accord of Environmental Clearance (EC) is under consideration of MoEF&CC.
- (e) 2800 MW electricity will be produced from the said power project which will benefit Banswara district as well as entire Rajasthan state. The power generated by central sector power generating stations will be allocated to the beneficiary states and union territories in the electricity region by the Ministry of Power (MoP) as per laid down norms.
- (f) The design economic life of nuclear power reactors is around 40 years. Based on systemic life assessment studies and life extension measures, the nuclear power plants can be safely operated  for  another  20  years  or  more.  The  reactors  whose  life  is  extended  are  also upgraded in terms of safety and brought to state-of-the-art level. They are then operated for such extended period as licensed by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).

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