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Jaitapur is a small port situated in Rajapur Tehsil of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra State, India. Jaitapur lies on the Arabian sea coast ^[1]

History

Jaitapur was one of the important ports in ancient and early medieval times.^[2]

Geography

Jaitapur is located at 16°35′N 73°21′E / 16.59°N 73.35°E / 16.59; 73.35. It has an average elevation of 80 metres. Jaitapur is on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India.

Nuclear Power Project

Jaitapur came into limelight due to the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project‎‎ by Nuclear Power Corporation of India. It is proposed to construct 6 reactors each 1650 megawatts, thus totaling to 9900 megawatts. French multinational Areva has been awarded the contract to construct these reactors. The actual plant site is situated at Madban, a village besides Jaitapur. However the project has been named after Jaitapur, as it the port for the project.

References

^ Jaitapur Location on wikimapia
^ Hebalkar, Sharad (2001). Ancient Indian ports: with special reference to Maharashtra (illustrated ed.). Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 175. ISBN 8121508584, 9788121508582. Retrieved December 3, 2010. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

[jaitapurmap-1] Jaitapur Location on wikimapia

[Jaitapur-_important_ports_in_ancient_and_early_medieval_times-2] Hebalkar, Sharad (2001). Ancient Indian ports: with special reference to Maharashtra (illustrated ed.). Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 175. ISBN 8121508584, 9788121508582. Retrieved December 3, 2010. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

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     |isbn=8121508584, 9788121508582|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=3ontAAAAMAAJ&q=Jaitapur&dq=Jaitapur&hl=en&ei=aOr3TJ_RNM3nrAfRp9HvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAg
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 == Geography ==
 Jaitapur is  located at {{Coord|16.59|N|73.35|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 80&nbsp;metres. Jaitapur is on the [[Arabian Sea]] coast in [[Ratnagiri district]] in the southwestern part of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].
 == Nuclear Power Project ==
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 == References ==
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-{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}
 [[Category:Ports and harbours of Maharashtra]]