PM to lay stone for nuclear power plant in Haryana.

Construction of the 2,800-MWe nuclear power project at Gorakhpur in Haryana will begin soon, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laying the foundation stone on January 13.

An expert panel under the Ministry of Environment and Forests has given the green signal for the project.

In the pipeline since 2009, the project had faced stiff resistance from environmental activists as well as people living in the area.

THE HINDU