The Russian built Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu is at the centre of controversy since October 2011. Thousands of villagers living around the site are blocking highways and staging protest, preventing further construction work at the nuclear plant citing safety as the reason for demanding the closure of this nuclear power plant.
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