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It provides to enumerate the list of all project affected people and project displaced families with
individual profiles covering the entitlements extensively. The compensation paid to each beneficiary is
also enumerated and disbursed in a transparent manner. Web application is developed for Creation of
users like Enumerators & Officers, Data Entry, Payment to the Beneficiaries etc., URL for this Web
Portal is http://punarvas.ap.gov.in/NPP

Situation before the Initiative

Nuclear Power Park at Kovvada in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh is on the slate from the year
1991. Owing to the long coast line of 197 KM, the District has ample opportunities to set up shore based
units like Nuclear Power Park, Port et.al. After many spot studies on environmental impacts, technical
feasibility, 16- point site selection criteria etc. Kovvada is shortlisted as the ideal site to set up the
6*1024 MW Light water reactors based Nuclear Power Park.

However, the required Land Acquisition (LA) and Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Act to set up
the Unit couldn?t take off, owing to agitations from the public with apprehensions on the safety with
usage of nuclear power. People; predominantly from fishermen community from six project- affected
villages had many apprehensions about fair compensation.

Background:
? Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), Department of Atomic Energy, Government
of India after having shortlisted on the site has filed requisition for LA in late 90s.
? Too many agitations from the public and the connected court litigations have ended up in lapse
of the LA notifications issued under the old LA Act (the LA Act, 1984)
? Indo – US nuclear pact 2008 and the 123 agreement, gave impetus to safe, uninterrupted supply
of technology and assistance from US. Government of India and the Department of Atomic
Energy proposed Kovvada to setup these reactors. But the local conditions did not allow any
progress in land acquisition.
? The land records, though computerized in 2009-10, were not reflecting the ground realities to
considerable extent. Especially, the occupation on government lands [approximately 1400 acres]
were not maintained properly making the acquisition tricky and complicated.

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