Home/pokhrannucleartestSearch ResultsPipelines laid but no water; health centre barely functions — official apathy mars Pokhran's nuclear-test-fame villageBy Kuldeep ChhanganiOn May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report. On May 11, 1998 India successfully carried out underground nuclear tests at a site three kilometres away from the Khetolai village in Pokhran. Twenty four years, the village that made India a global leader in nuclear energy, has little drinking water, barely functioning health centres and a problem of drug dealing and gambling. A ground report.
