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{{short description|Nuclear Power Plant in Haripur, West Bengal}}
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'''Haripur Nuclear Power Plant''' (or '''Haripur NPP''') is a proposed nuclear power station by [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]] (NPCIL), that is intended to be constructed at Haripur village in [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Midnapore district]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - মেদিনীপুর |url=https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1110818/18med4.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=archives.anandabazar.com |archive-date=2024-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202151131/https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1110818/18med4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History ==
Against the backdrop of the [[India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement|Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal]], the [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]] (NPCIL) proposed the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Haripur, West Bengal. The then state government, under Chief Minister [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee|Buddhadev Bhattacharya]], granted initial approval for project planning and land acquisition. However, the proposal faced strong opposition from opposition parties, as well as from environmentalists, farmers, and activists.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2017-04-08 |title=In Bengal, a village and its nuclear power plans |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/in-bengal-a-village-and-its-nuclear-power-plans/article17894347.ece |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Protests over nuclear land in West Bengal |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/protests-over-nuclear-land-in-west-bengal-8888 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |language=en}}</ref>

The project was revived in 2009 during a visit by then-Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] to [[Russia]]. India signed a civil nuclear agreement with Russia, under which Russia committed to supplying 20 nuclear reactors to India, including six [[VVER|VVER-1000]] type reactors to be installed in [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant|Kundankulam]] and another six in Haripur, West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-12-07 |title=India and Russia sign civil nuclear agreement |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-and-Russia-sign-civil-nuclear-agreement/article16852050.ece |access-date=2024-04-11 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Nevertheless, this move was met with significant resistance from various political parties, activists, and NGOs, who argued that constructing a nuclear power plant in West Bengal's prime agricultural and fishery areas would severely impact the local economy, endangering livelihoods and posing radiation hazards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monamie |first=Bhadra |date=2012-11-13 |title=Land-grabbing turns India's nuclear fight into a struggle for democracy |url=https://chinadialogue.net/en/energy/5330-land-grabbing-turns-india-s-nuclear-fight-into-a-struggle-for-democracy/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=China Dialogue |language=en}}</ref> Consequently, due to intense opposition and a change in government in 2011, the [[Trinamool Congress]]-led state government of West Bengal shelved the project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-17 |title=Bengal scraps Haripur nuke power project |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/bengal-scraps-haripur-nuke-power-project/article20324043.ece1 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - মেদিনীপুর |url=https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1110818/18med4.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=archives.anandabazar.com |archive-date=2024-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202151131/https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1110818/18med4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

However, the project resurfaced in 2018 when the [[Department of Atomic Energy]] (DAE) granted preliminary approval and financial sanction for the construction of six 1000 MW capacity nuclear reactors in Haripur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proposal for Nuclear Power Plants in States |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177519 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> As of now, there has been no official confirmation from either the Central Government or the State Government regarding the current status of the project.

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Nuclear technology|Energy}}
* [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]]
* [[Nuclear power in India]]
* [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant|Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant]]

==References==
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[[Category:Nuclear power stations with proposed reactors]]
[[Category:India–Russia relations]]
[[Category:Anti-nuclear movement in India]]

Haripur Nuclear Power Plant - Revision history

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