Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa regarding the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant after meeting an all-party delegation from the state.
The text of the Prime Minister's letter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minster is as follows:
"I write in continuation of my letter of 4 October, 2011 regarding the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
As requested by you, I met the delegation from Tamil Nadu led by Thiru O. Panneerselvam, Minister of Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu on 7 October, 2011 which included some persons from the local area around Kudankulam. The delegation presented a Memorandum signed by you and others.
I conveyed to the delegation that:
(i) The Central Government attaches the highest importance to ensuring that the use of nuclear energy in the country meets the highest safety standards;
(ii) The Government fully shares the concerns of the people of the area and will take all steps to allay their fears;
(iii) The Government will not compromise on safety in the pursuit of our nuclear energy programme, be it is in terms of technology, regulation, skilled manpower or emergency preparedness;
(iv) Nothing will be done that would threaten the safety
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