Environmental clearance for Jaitapur Site

For the proposed ambitious power projects which are being planed at Jaitapur, Maharashtra to generate around 33,000 MW of power mix (nuclear share is 9,900 MW), green nod has come from the Ministry of Environment, Indian government. The ministry has stipulated conditions to ensure preservation of the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats. All other new power plants coming up in the coastal area coal-based and burning of the fusil fuel is going to generate Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Locally, the temperatures in the water body is also going to rise unless a good heat/hot water recycling system is thought about, and discharges from the plants are well-controlled by the authorities.

It is stated that the nuclear power plants are environmental friendly and with enforcement of strict regulation can be the ideal choice for production of “clean” electricity. In view of this, why not the Jaitapur site is kept reserved for only nuclear power rather than mixing the coal-based plants with nuclear plants at the same site?