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Community protest has prevented uranium mining in Balpakram

Uranium Mining Project in Balpakram, PRAGOTI, 15 June 2010, KPM uranium project in West Khasi Hills district is not the only source of uranium related controversy in Meghalaya as UCIL plans to explore uranium in Rongcheng Plateau of Balpakram National Park in South Garo Hills district of the state. However, the Environment Ministry’s National Board on Wildlife (NBWL) has rejected the uranium mining project in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya after stiff opposition from various quarters. The decision to reject the proposal of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was taken in New Delhi at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the NBWL headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (PTI, May 13, 2010).

KPM Uranium Mining in Meghalaya: A Controversial Project | PRAGOTI

June 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, radiation, reactors, uranium