New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday steered clear of the controversial Jaitapur nuclear plant, saying the project is not an environmental concern.
Ramesh said that land acquisition was not linked to Environment Ministry and blamed people without taking any names for using environment to further their causes.
The Environment Minister asked "interest groups" not to use environment as a shield to fire at governments.
Jairam also said nuclear energy was cleaner than coal-based power project.
"As far as environment clearance is concerned, we have done all that is required and all different interest groups should not use environment as a shield behind which they start firing their guns at government," Ramesh said in New Delhi.
Noting that "many people have different agenda" in Jaitapur, Ramesh asked those opposing the environmental clearance not to "make mockery" of the process.
"On November 28, the Environment clearance for Jaitapur nuclear power project was accorded. The 35 conditions associated with the clearance have also been made public," he said.
The Jaitapur nuclear power complex is located in the ecologically sensitive coastal Maharashtra region which includes Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts.
(With inputs from PTI)
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