Andhra Pradesh government is in the process of allocating land for the Kovvada nuclear power plant of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) planned in Srikakulam district of the State.
State Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao, who held a meeting with officials of the NPCIL and District administration on Thursday wanted all the arrangements made to expedite the allocation of the land for the nuclear power project.
The Government proposes to take the consent of land owners as per the rules of existing law and procedures, the Chief Secretary said in a statement.
During the meeting held with the officials of Atomic Energy, NPCIL, State Energy Departments and through video conference with the Srikakulam District Collector, P. Lakshmi Narasimham, the Chief Secretary suggested handing over the land after taking the necessary amount for the land.
The Central Government approved the proposal of NPCIL for the Nuclear project duly obtaining necessary clearances from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued orders for land acquisition in Srikakulam district for the Nuclear Project.
The Chief Secretary suggested the NPCIL deposit 80 per cent of the total cost of the land required for the project to the State Government as indicated by the Collector and enable him to handover the land within stipulated period by fulfilling the formalities.
The District Collector said that land will be handed over to NPCIL by offering the best package to the land owners as per the present Government’s new land policy.