India police fire at nuclear protesters, killing 1
Source: Associated Press
State officials say Indian police have fired at protesters near a nuclear power plant being constructed in southern India, killing one person.
The Tamil Nadu state government says police fired Monday to disperse about 2,000 people who were demonstrating against the loading of nuclear fuel in the Russian-built reactor. It says the protesters threw stones and sticks at police near the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, and five officers were injured.
Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests in the past year by residents and anti-nuclear groups concerned about safety following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan last year.
The government says the plant, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, the state capital, will meet safety standards.
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At least one person was killed as police drove people protesting against the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project into the sea
By M.c. Rajan
PUBLISHED: 15:39 EST, 10 September 2012 | UPDATED: 15:39 EST, 10 September 2012
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The police said a 44-year-old fisherman was killed when they fired at a mob that clashed with them in Manapad village, as the protest spilled over to the neighbouring Tuticorin district.
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The Catholic Church has voiced its concern over the 'brutal use of force' on unarmed peaceful protesters, 'whose apprehensions about the safety of the nuclear plant are genuine'.
Bishop of Tuticorin Yvon Ambrosie sought the intervention of Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa and the National Human Rights Commission to put an end to the attack on the freedom of the people.
'A large number of locals in Kudankulam have been slapped with sedition cases. The protesters were lathicharged, though they were more than a km away from the plant.
This shows the intolerant and fascist face of the government,' Supreme Court lawyer and anti-corruption activist Prashant Bhushan said.
It has been estimated from geological, geochemical, shallow geophysical and shallow drilling data it is estimated that India has about 10,000 MWe of geothermal power potential that can be harnessed for various purposes.
- India, stopped shooting your people and start digging!