The much-debated Civil Nuclear Liability Bill is to be tabled in the Lok Sabha,on wenesday. The Bill, crucial for operationalising the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, envisages a cap on the liability of a private operator in the civil nuclear energy sector in case of any accident or disaster. It also seeks to provide for civil liability for nuclear damage, appointment of claims Commissioner and establishment of Nuclear Damage Claims Commission. It pegs the maximum amount of liability in case of each nuclear accident at 300 crore rupees to be paid by the operator of the nuclear plant. The draft bill also has provisions that would enable the government to either increase or decrease the amount of liability of any operator.Our correspondent reports, it would be a tough task for the government to get the bill passed as BJP and Left parties have already indicated opposition to the Bill in its present form which they allege, is in favour of foreign operators. Our correspondent said thatThough the celebrations in Congress on the passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha is hardly over, the re-energised Opposition is now all set to intervene decisively in Prime Minister’s policy menu and its first impact could be felt, when the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill is tabled in the Lok Sabha today. Dr Manmohan Singh, who is hoping to get it passed before he travels to Washington next month to attend nuclear security summit, extended olive branch to the left and right but the unrelenting opposition refuses to give in.With opposition leaders having serious reservations on the liability clause,the rebellion by the Yadav chieftains has made the government critically dependent for support on BSP supremo Mayawati, independent Madhu Koda , expelled SP member Jaya Prada, apart from its own but angry ally Mamata Banerjee.The Bill is critical for the US companies to start nuclear business in India and if delayed,is sure to impact India's quest for clean energy.In a related development the United States has expressed delight over government's decision to go ahead with Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the parliament. In an interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake said that he is happy to learn it and Washington will be following the progress of that legislation very.