India to set up nuclear plants in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana

New Delhi .The central government is looking at possible sites in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up new atomic power plants, a minister said on Tuesday.
 
"We are exploring the possibility of having such establishments in other places, for example near Dehradun in Utarakhand and near Patiala in Punjab. We are also looking for a place in Bhiwani in Haryana," Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s Office Jitendra Singh said while addressing a conference here on nuclear power organised by industry chamber Assocham.

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