Addressing a press conference here, BJD senior general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar claimed that the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Odisha would pose a serious threat to the health and safety of the people. According to the BJD leader, a private company has proposed to establish a 3,000 MW nuclear power plant in Odisha. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (in Ukraine) suffered a catastrophic explosion, and in 2011, a similar disaster occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (in Japan),” she said. Acting on the directions of the central government, the state is determined to establish a nuclear power plant in Odisha by compromising the interests of the people,” she alleged. The BJD urged the BJP government to refrain from establishing a nuclear power plant that would put the lives of the people of Odisha at risk.