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Anti-uranium groups in India boycott uranium mining meeting

KSU boycotts uranium meet The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) Shillong, March 2: The first meeting of the joint committee on uranium mining was today boycotted by groups opposing the quarrying of the radioactive mineral in Meghalaya.The boycott by Khasi Students Union (KSU) and Co-ordination Committee of Social Organisations (CCSO) was prompted by the inclusion of a pro-mining group, the Associations of Meghalaya for Development and Advancement (AMDA), in the joint committee.

The Meghalaya government had notified the 33-member joint committee on uranium mining, comprising NGOs, ministers and experts, last month to examine issues relating to health, environment and public safety before carrying out the actual mining in West Khasi Hills.

The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | KSU boycotts uranium meet

March 3, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear