Kalam May Play Kudankulam Pacifier
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 00:05 IST   |    2 Comments
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Kalam May Play Kudankulam Pacifier
Bangalore: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, play a role in resolving the argument over the Kudankulam nuclear plant with the respected scientist's goodwill and credibility expected to bridge the trust deficit between the government and agitating fisher folk. A P J has already said that he plans a survey of coastal nuclear installations and his involvement with the Christian fishing community that has opposed the plant could narrow differences and indentify areas of concern and solutions. His personal credibility could bring the two sides together and help develop guarantees or assurances that the fishermen and their families find convincing. Safety and security of livelihood and worries over whether the plant could go the Fukushima way in the event of a natural calamity are troubling the community. The government seems determined to negotiate its way out of the deadlock and is looking to engage a church convention in Trichy this week. The Centre is pulling out all stops to ensure the deadlock ends peacefully. After an apparent miscommunication between the Centre and state government over a letter written by Manmohan Singh to Jayalalithaa, the state is being kept in the loop at every step. Senior figures from the Department of Atomic Energy might meet Jayalalithaa soon to brief her on efforts to soothe local sentiments and the plant's safety features. But apart from the environmental arguments the government says it means more jobs for locals, there is worry over whether traditional social patterns will be disrupted.