MUMBAI: (AMN) Union Environment Ministry has given final clearance to the 9900 megawatt Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant project in Maharashtra. Talking to media here on Sunday, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said, his ministry has finally given its approval with 35 conditions and safeguards. He said, economic growth, fuel mix diversification, global diplomacy and environmental protection were the key objectives while giving the go-ahead. State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said, the one lakh crore rupees project is the first of its kind where such a huge quantity of power would be generated. He said, there would be six units of 1,650 MW, each producing about 10,000 megawatts of electricity. He said that that Nuclear Power Corporation of India-NPCIL would be collaborating with French company Areva for executing the project.
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