Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Hunger-Strike-against-Nuclear-Power-Plant-27MZIFI99BBR.htmlConceptually similarHunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I3WCompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I44Completed★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I4ACompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I4CCompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I4ECompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I3ZCompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I41Completed★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I4HCompleted★★★★Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantGP02I3YCompleted★★★★View AllGP02I4DHunger Strike against Nuclear Power PlantPeople participate in an indefinite fast, which enters its sixth day today in Idinthakarai Village, 2kms from the Koodankulam Nuclear Power plant. They demand the closing down of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power plants, 720kms from Chennai. People from surrounding villages like Koodankulam, Idinthakarai and other neighboring villages decide to withdraw from the ongoing peace process and resume their peaceful, nonviolent Gandhian Satyagraha by holding a massive hunger strike starting on 11 September 2011.Locations:Asia-India-Tamil NaduDate:16 Sep, 2011Credit:© Nathan G / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3872px X 2592pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Crowds-Day-High angle view-Hunger strike-KWCI (GPI)-Large group of people-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear energy-Nuclear power stationsShoot:Hunger Strike against Nuclear Power Plant in IndiaVillagers take part in an indefinite fasting as they demand the closing of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, in Idinthakarai village, Tamil Nadu, India.About 127 villagers have been on a hunger strike for the past 8 days and around 15,000 people have been reported to have participated in the protest which began on the 11th of September, 2011. Two Russian VVER reactors of 1000MWe capacity are in its final testing phase. A report prepared by Russian State Council, chaired by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, claims the reactors to be “under-prepared for both natural and man-made disasters ranging from floods to fires to earthquakes or plain negligence”.
