PM mulling Jaya demand on full Koodankulam power

CHENNAI: The Union government is looking into Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s demand for allocation of entire power to be generated from the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP)  to Tamil Nadu, Minister of State in the PMO, V Narayanasamy, said here on Friday.Speaking to reporters, Narayanasamy said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is considering the representation and added that he would also take up the issue with him. “I am aware of the power shortage in Tamil Nadu,” he said. However, he did not say when a decision could be expected.Reiterating that the first unit of KKNPP, scheduled to generate 1,000 MW, will be commissioned in two months, he said the next unit would be operational two months after the first unit. “The commissioning of both of these units would generate 2,000 MW in the next four months,” he noted.Recently, in a letter to the PM, Jayalalithaa had pointed out that of the 2,000 MW to be generated by the KKNPP, Tamil Nadu had been allocated only 925 MW. She demanded that the entire power be given to the state due to the severe power shortage.  Narayanasamy said tough action will be taken against those who spread rumours of ‘troop mobilization’.