Chennai: They can only own the land, but can’t sell them – this has become the predicament of residents of at least 14 villages in the vicinity of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam.
The registration freeze on all kinds of properties located within a radius of 7km around the IGCAR in Kalpakkam, about 70km south of Chennai, was made public last week when the local registration office began implementing the move on directions from the Kalpakkam Nuclear Installation Local Authority (NILA).
As a result, land registration has been frozen completely in five villages, and partially in another nine villages in the region.
Express News Service
CHENNAI: The state government has recently started allowing sale of land within the 5 km radius of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam located about 80 km south of Chennai.
This has caused concern among the nuclear plant officials. They are worried that any urban growth in the vicinity could hamper evacuation in case of emergencies.
The one-kilometer radius around the nuclear plants is the Exclusion Zone where no development is allowed. The next four-kilometer radius was until last year was termed a sterile zone . The nomenclature was changed last year from sterile zone to natural growth zone by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. It was after this the sales of land in this zone were being allowed and the nuclear power plant officials were concerned as this may lead to urban growth in the area.
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