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Jan 15, 2018#0183;#32;Uranium reserves in Meghalaya . Meghalaya is the third uranium rich state in the country after Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. The state accounts for 16 per cent of Indias uranium reserves, with deposits estimated to be around 9,500 tones and 4,000 tones respectively at Domiasiat and Wakhyn, both in West Khasi hills region.
UCIL shuts Meghalaya offices, but continues efforts to obtain state permissions for uranium mining in the state: The stateowned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has said it has been quot;compelledquot; to shut down its offices in Meghalaya and terminate the services of all contract workers employed in two of its offices here. The company has around 10 contract workers at its offices in Shillong and uraniumrich
The proposal for a uranium mining project in Meghalaya has been the subject of a raging debate ever since the idea was first mooted. Over the years, the project has attracted strong opposition from the indigenous people of the state, student bodies, activists, and environmentalists.
Aug 17, 2017#0183;#32;In Meghalaya too, the issue of uranium mining is fraught with the apprehensions of student bodies and NGOs; the tensions between the State, the district council and the tribal chiefs; and the concerns of the people about land ownership and displacement, health, environment, the true purpose of nuclear energy, and whether mining is the mandatory cost they have to pay in order to be
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The Meghalaya governments move for an inquiry into the alleged leakage of radiation in uranium rich South West Khasi Hills district bordering Bangladesh has been rejected by the Khasi Students Union (KSU). The inquiry into the alleged leakage was proposed to be carried out by IIT Guwati and North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) both of which are centrally funded universities.
In 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a government body that handles environmental issues in India, issued an order banning mining in Meghalaya, specifically banning mining
Several groups, including influential pressure groups, have been opposing the idea of uranium mining in the state. The mineral is abundantly present in the West Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya. Mooshary, while terming mining as a controversial subject, said, in mining, there are usually two groups green brigade and greed brigade. Those who oppose mining belongs to the green brigade whereas greed
Dec 15, 2020#0183;#32;Bindo Lanong. SHILLONG, Dec 14: Putting the kibosh on the speculations and claims of uranium leakage, senior UDP leader Bindo Lanong, on Monday, said that there has been no mining of uranium anywhere in Meghalaya so far. In a statement, Lanong reaffirmed that the Department of Mining and Geology has also verified the same.
Dec 14, 2020#0183;#32;Former Deputy Chief Minister and present member of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), Bindo M. Lanong has said that
Spelity Lyngdoh Langrin the face of the decadeslong antiuranium mining movement in Meghalaya had passed away at her home in Domiasiat area of South West Khasi Hills district the night
Dec 17, 2020#0183;#32;The Meghalaya Government had engaged the two agencies to carry out an indepth study into the allegations of uranium waste leakages and the radiation level in the area. Regarding the delay on the part of IIT Guwati to carry out the study, the chief secretary said the state government cannot question but only request the institute.
Nov 06, 2020#0183;#32;Meghalayas resistance to uranium mining The countrys largest and richest uranium deposits are located in Domiasiat and Wkyn areas of Meghalaya. As per the AMD website, Exploration for atomic minerals in this part of the country began way back in the 1950s; initially, in Meghalaya and later extended to other states of Northeast India.
What prominent voices against uranium mining in state have to say about recent reports of cracks in uranium effluent tanks
With the Central government planning to revive uranium mining in Meghalaya, the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has taken the side of the student organisations and NGOs opposing Centres plans. According to Chief Executive Member of KHADC, P N Syiem, the council has unanimously approved the decision to not grant No Objection Certificate to uranium mining in
Dec 31, 2018#0183;#32;Guwati: The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rathole mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 has sharpened focus on illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban clamped by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014 which is said to have contributed to the Congress defeat in the recent assembly election.
Dec 16, 2020#0183;#32;The NorthEastern Hill University (NEHU) is expected to submit its report within this month on the alleged leakages of toxic waste from the Uranium storage tanks
So the travails of the Uranium Corporation too are part of the pattern adopted by illegal miners across India. Remember how the Posco and Vedanta mining plans in Odisha got derailed? In Meghalaya, much of illegal mining involves making small pitholes commonly known as rathole mines. The mouth opening of the pit is hardly one metre wide.
Nov 02, 2020#0183;#32;Uranium nightmare returns to haunt residents of Meghalaya. Toxic waste from effluent tanks built in South West Khasi Hills district in 1990s after exploratory mining in area, contaminates streams and rivers; causes miscarriages, deformities in newborn children and cancer
Nov 04, 2020#0183;#32;During the meeting, the speakers expressed concerns over the impending dangers of uranium mining and asked the government to appoint an independent agency to probe into the reported uranium leakages.
Nov 05, 2020#0183;#32;: An autonomous council in Meghalaya has decided to investigate a suspected leakage from a tank reportedly containing radioactive remnants of exploratory uranium mining in 1993.
Oct 29, 2020#0183;#32;Exploratory drilling had been carried out in many places of South West Khasi Hills district many years back. Various antiuranium groups led by the Khasi StudentsUnion (KSU) have strongly opposed exploratory drilling activities as well as any move to mine uranium from Meghalaya. There was a proposal by the Centre and the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) to mine uranium from
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