Activists submit memorandum opposing nuclear plant in Malnad region
Activists in Shivamogga district have submitted a memorandum to oppose the proposed nuclear power plant in the ecologically sensitive Malnad region. The Malenadu Anti-Nuclear Plant Struggle Forum expressed concerns over potential health risks and environmental damage associated with the project. They highlighted the historical struggles of the local community and urged that they should not endure further harm in the name of development.
- ▪Environmentalists submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti.
- ▪The memorandum opposes the proposed nuclear power plant at Besur due to ecological concerns.
- ▪Activists warned that radiation leaks could have severe health consequences for people within a 40-kilometre radius.
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Environmentalists and representatives of several organisations in Shivamogga district met Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum urging him not to permit any project that could harm the ecologically sensitive Malnad region, with particular concern over the proposed nuclear power plant at Besur in Sagar taluk.The delegation gathered under the banner of the Malenadu Anti-Nuclear Plant Struggle Forum, a collective formed specifically in opposition to the nuclear plant proposal.In their memorandum, the activists expressed deep concern over the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) proposal to establish a nuclear plant at Besur, saying it had already set off widespread anxiety among local communities.
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