Villagers fighting back against land grab for world's biggest nuclear power plant site

Villagers of the Jaitapur in Maharashtra are angry with the government over forcible acquisition of their land to build a nuclear power plant. Many have rejected the compensation cheques offered by the state. French company areva and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (npcil) intend to set up the plant on 938 hectares (ha) at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district. The project will be the first in India after the Nuclear Suppliers Group gave the country access to civilian nuclear technology in September 2008. Read more on the No Nuke Kokan website.