The land acquisition process for the 9900 MW nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, about 600 kilometres from Mumbai, has been completed, Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.

In a written reply to a question by Congress MLC Anant Gadgil in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Thursday, Bawankule added that the state government was assisting the Centre in acquiring the land for the project. "The land acquisition process is complete," Bawankule stated in his written reply.