Kudankulam
Encyclopedia
Kudankulam is a place in the Tirunelveli
district
in Tamil Nadu
, India
. It is situated 25 km north-east of Kanyakumari and 35 km from Nagercoil
.
The place is notable as the construction site of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. It is also the location of hundreds of windmill
s used for power generation, eight of which are located inside the grounds of the nuclear plant.
Since the beginning of 2011, this place has been embroiled in a nuclear plant controversy over its safety by its people.Recently former supreme court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer also has written to the chief minister about this aspect.
recently there have been several struggles by local people against the project.local people are afraid that in case of an natural disaster the reactor may blast.it was also planned to increase the power to 2000mw
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...
district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated 25 km north-east of Kanyakumari and 35 km from Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
.
The place is notable as the construction site of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. It is also the location of hundreds of windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
s used for power generation, eight of which are located inside the grounds of the nuclear plant.
Since the beginning of 2011, this place has been embroiled in a nuclear plant controversy over its safety by its people.Recently former supreme court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer also has written to the chief minister about this aspect.
recently there have been several struggles by local people against the project.local people are afraid that in case of an natural disaster the reactor may blast.it was also planned to increase the power to 2000mw