India's Department of Atomic Energy has unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant that will increase the country's capacity to meet its energy needs.
Science and Technology Minister and Atomic Energy and Space Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced to the Indian media on Saturday evening that the government has given the green light for the installation of ten nuclear reactors.
The new nuclear plant will be set up through joint ventures with Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for resources.
India's nuclear plants, earlier confined to southern states including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, will now expand to northern states and Dr Singh claimed that this was one of the major achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
