Panaji: With a view to evolve a consensus on the proposed Jaitapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra, the Union government has promised to take the civil rights groups, NGOs and activists into confidence.
"It will be our attempt to engage all the civil society groups, NGOs and people, who have raised concerns (over the plant), so that their issues are addressed," Union Minister of State for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Ashwani Kumar said on Sunday.
Talking to reporters in Goa, Kumar said that Maharashtra government and the Centre would do their best to address the issues raised by the protesters.
He said that the Centre is going ahead with the Jaitapur plant with all the additional safeguards necessary in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan after the earthquake there.
Kumar stated that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also reviewed the additional security measures put in place for the plant.
"No stone would be left unturned to ensure that people's lives are not put at risk," the minister said.
On the apprehensions raised over the safety of Kaiga nuclear plant in Karnataka, the minister said, "As far as Kaiga plant is concerned, it s very safe."
People from the Konkan region are protesting against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project at Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.
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