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'''Jaitapur''' is a small port situated in [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]] Tehsil of [[Ratnagiri]] district, [[Maharashtra]] State, [[India]]. Jaitapur lies on the [[Arabian Sea|Arabian sea]] coast<ref name="jaitapurmap">{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1712345/NPCL-Jaitapur-Project|title=NPCL Jaitapur Project - Wikimapia|publisher=}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Jaitapur Bridge.jpg|thumb]]
Jaitapur was one of the important ports in ancient and early [[medieval]] times.
<ref name="Jaitapur- important ports in ancient and early medieval times">
{{cite book
|last=Hebalkar
|first=Sharad
|title=Ancient Indian ports: with special reference to Maharashtra
|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
|year=2001
|edition=illustrated
|pages=175
|isbn= 9788121508582|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ontAAAAMAAJ&q=Jaitapur
|access-date=3 December 2010
}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Jaitapur is located at {{Coord|16.59|N|73.35|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 80 metres. Jaitapur is on the [[Arabian Sea]] coast in [[Ratnagiri district]] in the southwestern part of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].

== Nuclear Power Project ==
Jaitapur came into limelight due to the proposed [[Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project]] by [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]]. The Nuclear Power Plant was approved during [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s trip to India in December 2010 thus giving French multinational [[Areva]] the contract to construct 6 reactors, each of 1650 MW capacity totaling to 9,900 MW. The actual plant site is situated at Madban, a village besides Jaitapur. However, the project has been named after Jaitapur, as it is the port for the project.

If commissioned, the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Station will be the largest in the world, overtaking the current largest 8,200 MW [[Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.in.com/article/on-assignment/a-perspective-on-the-nuclear-uproar-in-india/23582/0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403045429/http://business.in.com/article/on-assignment/a-perspective-on-the-nuclear-uproar-in-india/23582/0|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-04-03|title=Forbes India Magazine - A Perspective on the Nuclear Uproar in India|publisher=}}</ref>

==Opposition of the power plant==
Jaitapur is considered to be prone to seismic activity. According to a leading Daily it falls under the Zone 3 category. Data collected by the [[Geological Survey of India]] has suggested that there have been over 92 quakes in 20 years, the biggest of them being 6.2 on the Richter scale. Keeping this in view and the recent [[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]] in [[Japan]], massive protests are being organized by the locals and the tribes in this area who do not trust the Indian Government of providing them with adequate safeguards and preserving the Biodiversity of the region.<ref>{{citation
|url = http://www.zeenews.com/news693597.html
|title = 92 Quakes in 20 years : Is Jaitapur Safe?
|date = 16 March 2011
|publisher = [[Zee News]]}}</ref>

On 18 April 2011, one person was killed and at least seven others were injured on Monday when police opened fire on a mob protesting the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project. A youth was killed when police attempted to control the protesters who were on a rampage, attacking the Nate police station, a few kilometers from Jaitapur.<ref>{{citation
|url = http://www.starnews.in/india/34-more/7895-eight-officers-hurt-in-jaitapur-n-protest
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120330234644/http://www.starnews.in/india/34-more/7895-eight-officers-hurt-in-jaitapur-n-protest
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 30 March 2012
|title = Anti-Jaitapur protests turn violent - STAR News
|date = 18 April 2011
|publisher = [[STAR News]]
|access-date = 20 April 2011
}}</ref>

On 19 April 2011, in an act of pursuing economic development via nuclear energy colliding with politics, [[Shiv Sena]], a prominent political Party in [[Maharashtra]], declared a bandh (strike) in [[Ratnagiri]], about two hours away from Jaitapur. In the ensuing strike, a hospital was attacked and buses were set on fire. There was no word from the party high command regarding this destruction of public Property.<ref>{{citation
|url = http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/politics-add-danger-to-jaitapur-nuclear-plant-protests-99937
|title = Politics add danger to Jaitapur nuclear plant protests
|date = 19 April 2011
|publisher = [[NDTV]]}}</ref>

[[Greenpeace India]] has been vehemently supporting the people of Jaitapur against the construction of the Nuclear Power Plant.<ref>{{citation
|url = http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/What-We-Do/Nuclear-Unsafe/show-your-support-for-the-people-of-jaitapur/
|publisher = Greenpeace India
|title = Support the people of Jaitapur | Greenpeace India
}}</ref>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Ports and harbours of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Ratnagiri district]]

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