Press Conference by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Environment & Forest On November 28, 2010

(Media Coverage Report)

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU GOVERNMENT OF

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU 1st Floor, Pratishtha Bhawan Annex, M K Road, Churchgate, 400 020 e-mail : [email protected] / www.pibmumbai.gov.in +91-22-2206 9413/ Fax – 2206 2989 /

Mumbai, November 29, 2010.

Union Environment and Forest Minister announced the environment clearance to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power project at a function on 28 th November, 2010 in Mumbai, attended by Chief Minister , Dy. Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other Maharashtra ministers along with officials from NPCIL and AEC. Later he addressed a press conference along with Maharashtra Chief Minister.

The function and the press conference have been extensively covered by print and the electronic media from English and language categories. The news was disseminated through the press release in English on PIB Mumbai’s website www.pibmumbai.gov.in , which clocks nearly 1500 hits every day from media persons across the State.

The headlines of various news items, which appeared in English and language dailies in Mumbai, are given below.

English Media _ Jaitapur N-unit gets green nod ( Times of India ) _ Green Nod for Jaitapur Plant ( Hindustan Times ) _ Will hear Lavasa’s side and then decide ( Hindustan Times ) _ Jaitapur Nuclear Plant gets Jairam thumbs-up, but with 35 riders ( The Indian Express ) _ Will act as per law after lavasa reply- Jairam ( The Indian Express ) _ Jaitapur N-Plant gets a green nod ( Free Press Journal ) _ Ratnagiri N-Plant gets Centre’s nod ( The Asian Age ) _ Moef okays Jaitapur Project with 35 riders ( Business Standard ) _ `No bias in showcause notice to Lavasa’ ( The Economic Times ) _ Chavan effect? Green nod for Jaitapur nuclear plant ( DNA ) _ Lavasa unsure about equity plans ( DNA ) _ Will Chavan join Ramesh against Lavasa? ( DNA )

Hindi Media _ Jaitapur N-plant project gets environmental clearance (Yashobhumi) _ Enivornmental clearance clears path for Jaitapur N-plant energy project (Mahanagar) _ Green flag for Jaitapur N-plant project ( Hamara Mahanagar) _ Green flag for Jaitapur N-plant energy project (Navbharat) _ Power game of “Prithvi” ( Dophar ka Samana) _ Chavan shines with the network in Delhi ( Dophar ka Samana)

Marathi Media _ Environment clearance to Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project (Loksatta) _ Lavasa, Adarsh have broken Law – Jairam ( Loksatta ) _ Environment Clearance to Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project ( Maharashtra Times ) _ Villagers will be taken into confidence for Nuclear Project ( Maharashtra Times ) _ Green Signal to Jaitapur Nuclear Reacter ( Lokmat ) _ Why only Jaitapur ( Lokmat ) _ Clearance in 80 days for Jaitapur Project ( Pudhari ) _ On way to zero load shedding ( Pudhari ) _ Green Signal for Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project ( Apla Mahanagar ) _ Environment Clearance for Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project ( Punya Nagari ) _ Green Signal for Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project! Environment destruction in Konkan ( Vartahar ) _ Green Signal to Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project (Sakal ) _ `Power Play’ of Prithviraj ( Navshakti ) _ Green Signal to Jaitapur Nuclear Energy Project (Prahar ) _ Clearance to Energy Projects only after study ( Prahar ) _ Green Signal to Jaitapur from Environment Ministry ( Mumbai Choufer ) _ Environment Clearance to Jaitapur Project ( Samana )

Alok Mishra, IIS Dy. Director (Media) To,

Ms. Kalpana Palkhiwala, Dy. Director (M&C), Ministry of Environment & Forests, PIB, Delhi