There is no displacement of people due to Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) project, government today said.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, V Narayanasamy, Minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said, "There is no displacement involved in the Jaitapur project.
"There are 2336 land title holders whose land has been acquired for the project constituting the Project Affected People (PAP). As of January 31, 1608 PAPs have been accepted the ex-gratia (additional compensation) as per the rehabilitation package."
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is building 9900 MW of JNPP with 6 EPR reactors of 1650 MW each. French company Areva is building the reactors for the nuclear plant.
