Why No To Jaitapur Power Plant – Part 3

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World famous doctors and scientists have made their observations about the adverse effects of the nuclear rays. Dr. Gofman and Dr. Taplin conducted a study in association with American Government which proved that the rays generated by Nuclear Power Plant are responsible for the deaths of lots of new born babies. According to Dr.Manfuso the causes of deaths of most of the workers working in Hanford Power Plant is because of the radiation generated in the Power Plant. Dr. Edward Garden in association with the Canadian government conducted a study which highlighted the adverse effects of Radiation on human life.

Apart from these examples there are lots of other studies and reports which prove that Radiation caused by Nuclear Energy effect the human life in many ways. Following novels and books also show the devastating effects of Nuclear energy:-

(1)   Dr. Helen Caldicott’s Nuclear Madness and Nuclear Power is not the Answer and other books. 

(2)   Dr. Rosalie Bertell’s Immediate Danger and other books.

(3)   Dr. Arjun Makhijani’s Carbon- Free and Nuclear Free.  

(4)   Peter Pringle and James Spigelman’s The Nuclear Barons. 

(5)   Dr.Dhirendra Sharma’s India’s Nuclear Estate.

(6)   kenzaburo Oe’s 1994 Nobel Prize winner novel The Hiroshima Notes.

Organizations like Green Peace have also conducted an in-depth study about each and every aspect of Nuclear Energy. In 2009 the group of renowned radiation specialists conducted a conference in Lesvos city of Greece. The bulletin published indicated that there is no security level for radiation and it is harmful in many ways. 

Effects of Tarapur power plant on nearby villages of Ghivali, Ucheli and Dandi 

-          Symptoms of Cancer.

-          Feeling of dizziness, weakness early in the morning. 

-          Body pain, tiredness. 

-          Large number of deaths of infants. 

-          Loss of mental balance. 

-          Kidney failure. 

-          Fishes in nearby lakes and ponds are taken for studies but the reports are never out. 

-          Long working hours in radiation related projects. 

-          Sea life in this region is on the verge of extinction and villagers here feel that they are completely destroyed. Diseases mentioned above prove the effects of radiation in the villages of Palghar, Dahanu and Thane region. Apart from this, the villagers in this region are facing problems of livelihood, rehabilitation and lack of facilities.  

Effects of nuclear power plant are long term and continuous because when this power plant is functioning silently it continuously emits rays. The effect is felt most in the areas which are in the radius of 35 km from the Nuclear Plant. As mentioned earlier rays from nuclear plant are the causes of dangerous disease like cancer. “Helen Caldicott” the famous Australian physician has mentioned in one of her books that if the current flow of nuclear energy goes on then the air we breathe food we eat and the water we drink will be polluted by nuclear rays and will have serious effects on human life. 

The workers working in nuclear plants are never given any information about the amount of nuclear rays entered in their bodies. Lots of times these workers are kept under the false information that there is only a negligible amount of nuclear rays which enter their bodies while working in Nuclear power plant. That’s the reason most of the workers are appointed to work on contract basis in high intensity nuclear power plants. Nuclear rays pollute fruits, fishes, crops, meat.etc. Consumption of these polluted foods damage human body. Various fruits like mangoes, cashews, fishes, meat, crops etc are produced in Konkan region. Construction of Jaitapur power plant will pollute these food items which will result in decline of export of these food items. 

-To be Continued