Kovvada town in Andhra Pradesh was in news recently as………….

Options

A. a nuclear plant is being developed there
B. Maruti has decided to build a small car plant there
C. RBI is going to establish a New Note Printing Press there .
D. an earthquake hit the town in which lot of people died

Answer

A

Explanation

Andhra Pradesh has decided to speed up the 9,564 MW Kovvada Nuclear Power Park (KNP) project in Ranasthalam block of the north coastal district of Srikakulam. The state issued an order on 27 December to acquire 1,000 hectare (ha) of land from farmers and fishers of the region, ignoring widespread public protests.