The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and Nuclear Power Corporation of India on a plea questioning the environmental clearance to expansion and enhancement plans of the Kaiga Atomic Power Project (KAPP) at Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka allegedly in disregard to ‘catastrophic risk’ and adverse impact on the eco-sensitive Western Ghats.
An NGT bench of Southern Zone at Chennai sought a response from the Union government and the NPCIL on a joint appeal by Kaiga Anuvidyut Sthawarad Ghataka Virodhi Horata Samiti, Kadra Anekattina Nirashrtar Sangha, and Kaiga Kali Santrastara Sangha. It put the matter for further consideration on January 28, 2020.
