Renowned nuclear scientist and Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr Anil Kakodkar expressed that development projects should not be lingered in the name of environmental clearances.
He was of the view that sustainable development projects which could bring net improvement in nature should be introduced. He was talking with reports after the conclusion of International Conference on Humanitarian logistics organised by IIM Raipur on Tuesday.
Dr Kakodkar defining development said “development is improvement of quality of life. Good quality of life is consistence with good environment around us. If we don’t have development program my preposition is environment will actually going to degrade,” he said. He further explained “we are going to exist and we will have needs which will lead to consumption and wastage. “Unfortunately population pressure in our country is increasing. So without development environment quality will degrade. So we should look towards projects that could helps in improving environment rather than blocking them in activist kind of mindset,” Dr Kakodkar remarked.
Over the question of concerns expressed over nuclear reactors being established in India Dr Kakodkar said, reactors that we are building in the country they are safest among the current generation reactors. Above that there is a new development we in reactor design where the impact on public domain will be minimum. “In case the plant deviates from normal function and no one acts for several days the reactor would take care of its own such features are being introduced,” Dr Kakodark told reporters.