Shillong: In response to purported letters urging the Union Government to proceed with uranium mining in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has underscored the state government's commitment to prioritizing public welfare and scientific evaluation before making any decisions regarding mining activities.
Uranium Rich Meghalaya Tells Mining PSU", Down to Earth, 31 July 2003. 3 Quoted in "Uranium Mining in National Interests: CEM", The Shillong Times, 2 March 2006. 4 Cited in "KHADC Clears Uranium Mining Proposal", …
The state accounts for 16 per cent of India's uranium reserves, with deposits estimated to be around 9500 tonnes and 4000 tonnes at Domiasiat and Wakhaji respectively. The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has proposed to set up an open-cast uranium mining and processing plant at Meghalaya's Mawthabah.
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has planned to develop large deposits of uranium found in Meghalaya to tap its potential to generate substantial nuclear fuel for atomic power plants in the country. It was announced by Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), which looks after DAE, in a written ...
On May 16, 2017, anti-mining groups in Meghalaya told the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) officials that they would not allow the company to mine uranium in the state.
This has left them to look for illegal mining options that are at an even greater danger of violating human rights because they are not supposed to happen in the first place, hence regulations and safety guidelines are not even imagined. ... lead, limestone, magnesite, nickel, phosphate, oil, shale, rock salt, tin,uranium and molbedium. Any ...
dents Union (KSU) in Meghalaya has been engaged in an anti-uranium mining agitation against the Uranium Corporation of India Limited's (UCIL) proposed plan to start mining in Domiasiat in the West Khasi Hills. The KSU is in opposition to the Meghalaya govern-ment's decision to lease 422 hectares of land to UCIL for 30 years.
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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. The public debate has justifiably focused on the health ...
In the process of mining uranium naturally occurring radioactive substances, which are among the most harmful materials known to science are liberated. ... It is on this crucial point that the people of Meghalaya must resist the Central Government's attempts through UCIL to revive the uranium mining project here. Previous article.
Elaborating on the uranium mining in Meghalaya, Hopingstone Lyngdoh said, "The history of uranium in Meghalaya goes back to the 1950s when the atomic energy mining division came for the first preliminary explorations. New explorations followed in the 1970s and 1980s, eventually leading to the discovery of uranium deposits in a number of ...
Ready to die but will not allow project to restart: KSU SHILLONG, March 8: The uranium mining issue has resurfaced in Meghalaya after the North East Sunshine Trust (NEST), an NGO, petitioned Union Minister of State in charge of Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh seeking the resumption of uranium mining operations in the state. […]
If some people in Meghalaya find this a reasonable proposition, there nonetheless remains a vocal and influential opposition to the uranium mining project in the state. Discover the world's ...
Thabah cited the suffering of people in Jadugoda, Jharkhand, as an example of the harmful impacts of uranium mining. The KSU also reiterated its commitment to upholding the stance of the late Spility Lyngdoh Langrin, known as the 'Iron Lady' of Meghalaya, who staunchly opposed uranium mining in Domiasiat until her passing.
KSU asks KHADC not to issue NOC for uranium mining, railway line. June 29, 2023 ... Meghalaya HC says it is necessary to call in CAPF to stop illegal coal mining in Meghalaya. February 8, 2023 ... SHILLONG, JAN 16: Four out of seventeen miners are all set to be granted with licenses to start scientific mining of coal in Meghalaya after ...
Natural treasures of Meghalaya region threatened from uranium mining project, India - Description of the conflict case Kyelleng-Pyndengsohiong, Mawthabah (KPM) uranium mining project is located in the West Khasi Hills …
Mining of uranium in Meghalaya has got a global attention. Even for the developed countries in the world, it came as a surprise for them because they did not expect that this mineral is present in Meghalaya, a remote and poor state of India. ... It is illegal and unscientific method of disposal of wastes and waste materials. No proper ...
He informed us that the government of India has decided not to go for uranium mining as the Meghalaya government had on August 1, 2016, revoked the lease of 422 hectares at Domiasiat or Nongbah Jynrin for pre-mining activity and withdrew the order to allow UCIL to explore the area," HSPDP president, KP Pangniang said.
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 …
Plans to develop a uranium deposit within the Balphakran National Park in Meghalaya state, India, have been rejected by a federal ministry because local authorities had failed to prevent illegal coal mining in the area.; ... Mining and processing of uranium is carried out by Uranium Corporation of India Ltd, a subsidiary of the DAE, at Jaduguda ...
The issue of uranium mining in Meghalaya is fraught with the resistance 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 …
Unbridled illegal coal mining in Meghalaya despite court ban. Despite a ban on rat-hole mining of coal in Meghalaya by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014, illegal coal continues to be extracted and moved across borders of Meghalaya. Illegal coal mining has not only been a nemesis to the environment but also a threat to human lives.
Anti-mining groups in Meghalaya on Thursday (Mar. 16) told Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) officials that they would not allow the company to mine uranium in the state.
In its conclusion, the author has said that there was a violation of the Article 19 (1) (d) and (e) and Article 21 in the Jaduguda mining project and non-compliance with the procedures mentioned under the various environmental laws in the uranium mining projects in Nalgonda like Environment Protection Strategy (EPS) 2002, Wildlife (Protection ...
dents Union (ksu) in Meghalaya has been engaged in an anti uranium mining agitation against the Uranium Corporation of India Limited's (ucil) proposed plan to start mining in Domiasiat in the West Khasi Hills. The ksu is in opposition to the Meghalaya govern ment's decision to lease 422 hectares of land to ucil for 30 years. The pre-project
SHILLONG: Deputy Chief Minister, Meghalaya, BM Lanong also in charge of Mining and Geology etc., has said that the company Maheswari Mining Pvt. Ltd., a West Bengal based boring and drilling firm, which is allegedly involved in illegal drilling of uranium at Porkut-Nongjri situated opposite Domiasiat is doing so on behalf of the …
By Ankita Anand In 1991, the Uranium Council of India Limited (UCIL) first started drilling in the state of Meghalaya, after the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) found uranium in the Domiasiat area. But in a couple of year's opposition to the project started mounting up. Hoping Stone Lyngdoh, a legislator in the Hill State People's […]
Mining uranium in the mountains. In Domiasat, in the West Khasi hills of northeast India there is trouble brewing. The story dates back to 1976, when the Atomic Minerals Division (AMD) of the A ... "We have seen the negative impact of coal mining in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya. The environmental hazards have affected all the water bodies, land ...
Plans to develop a uranium deposit within the Balphakran National Park in Meghalaya state, India, have been rejected by a federal ministry because local authorities had failed to prevent illegal coal mining in the area.
The plan to mine uranium in Meghalaya to address the needs of the nuclear industry in India has run into opposition and protests in the state. Among others, Khasi Students Union emerges as one of the main opponent. The students opposing the project fear that uranium mining would affect the environment and open floodgates of infiltration in the ...
Meghalaya, a small state in North Eastern region of India is abundantly blessed with coal and limestone. About 9% of the country's total limestone reserves are distributed in the state.
The Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) found uranium in Domiasiat, Meghalaya in 1984, and in 1991, the Uranium Council of India Limited (UCIL) first started drilling in the area. But during the next couple of years, the …
