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At a time when activists and locals are stridently opposing the proposed atomic power project in Maharashtra's Jaitapur, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has adopted an innovative strategy to allay fears of villagers about atomic energy.
The Government-run nuclear plant operator has come out with a colourful pictorial comic that dwells on the benefits of atomic power and dispels misconceptions.
Titled 'Ek Tha Budhiya: Kahani Ek Khushal Gaon Ki' (The story of a prosperous village), the comic tells the story of Jagdishpur, a village that had been underdeveloped due to ignorance and superstition, but gets transformed for good, all thanks to a nuclear power plant.
The conversations are written in simple Hindi. NPCIL will distribute the comic (in Marathi) to the people in Jaitapur, Ratnagiri district and also those in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana (Hindi) where new nuclear power projects have been proposed.
The move is part of the company's public awareness programme with regard to nuclear power, said Ranjit Kakde, General Manager (Corporate Communications), NPCIL.
Since the comic book is written in simple language and has pictorial expressions, it will be distributed among local people as well as in schools, he said.
All issues of nuclear energy, like its importance, radiation, impact on health and compensation for project-affected people are dealt with in the booklet, Kakde said.
The story starts with Budhiya and other residents ofJagdishpur approaching the village head and expressing concern over an upcoming nuclear power plant.
The village head assures them that there was nothing to be afraid of. His grandson Samir takes the lead in convincing the villagers.
He dispels misconceptions about adverse effects of nuclear plant on the health of people, farms and marine life and lists benefits o clean energy and the need to boost electricity generation for faster economic development.
Samir also cautions the villagers not to get brain washed by those who try to propagate wrong information about nuclear power. Kakde said they have already dispatched comic booklets in Marathi for people of Jaitapur.
The Government-run nuclear plant operator has come out with a colourful pictorial comic that dwells on the benefits of atomic power and dispels misconceptions.
Titled 'Ek Tha Budhiya: Kahani Ek Khushal Gaon Ki' (The story of a prosperous village), the comic tells the story of Jagdishpur, a village that had been underdeveloped due to ignorance and superstition, but gets transformed for good, all thanks to a nuclear power plant.
The conversations are written in simple Hindi. NPCIL will distribute the comic (in Marathi) to the people in Jaitapur, Ratnagiri district and also those in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana (Hindi) where new nuclear power projects have been proposed.
The move is part of the company's public awareness programme with regard to nuclear power, said Ranjit Kakde, General Manager (Corporate Communications), NPCIL.
Since the comic book is written in simple language and has pictorial expressions, it will be distributed among local people as well as in schools, he said.
All issues of nuclear energy, like its importance, radiation, impact on health and compensation for project-affected people are dealt with in the booklet, Kakde said.
The story starts with Budhiya and other residents ofJagdishpur approaching the village head and expressing concern over an upcoming nuclear power plant.
The village head assures them that there was nothing to be afraid of. His grandson Samir takes the lead in convincing the villagers.
He dispels misconceptions about adverse effects of nuclear plant on the health of people, farms and marine life and lists benefits o clean energy and the need to boost electricity generation for faster economic development.
Samir also cautions the villagers not to get brain washed by those who try to propagate wrong information about nuclear power. Kakde said they have already dispatched comic booklets in Marathi for people of Jaitapur.
