SC may quiz govt on 1989 clearance

The plant had received a vague environmental clearance in 1989 from the MoEF with meaningless conditions,except that the change in sea temperature must not exceed 5 degree celsius since it affects marine life. But the only categorical condition regarding the temperature change has been unilaterally changed by the plant operator to a 40 per cent higher figure,7 degrees celsius. Violation of an essential condition would ipso facto make the 1989 clearance void, said advocate Bhushan.

The court will hear the matter on Thursday.

Protesters invite Mamata to village

Desperately in search of mass leaders who can back their struggle against the Kudankulam plant,the Peoples Movement Against Nuclear Energy has written a letter to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee,inviting her to visit Idinthakarai,the protest epicentre. The letter noted her stand against Haripur nuclear project in Bengal.