(a) the places in the country besides Rajasthan where nuclear tests could be carried out; and
(b) the prerequisites for selection of sites?
(a) the places in the country besides Rajasthan where nuclear tests could be carried out; and
(b) the prerequisites for selection of sites?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE
INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE
IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) & (b) Any site which meets the requisite criteria with respect to properties
of rock strata, geohydrology, isolation of the area from populated areas etc.
could be considered suitable for underground nuclear tests. The Rajasthan
site met these attributes.