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Indigenous peoples cop the uranium pollution by rich corporations

“The biggest problem of uranium mining is slow and constant emission of radiation which leads people to suffer from cancer, kidney problems, and other respiratory diseases.Future generations would be the worst sufferers,” she said. Due to uranium mining, groundwater level goes down, while water, used for agriculture and drinking, is polluted. 

”Rich countries encourage uranium mining in poor nations”, IBN Live,,Aug 07,2011, Kadapa(AP), Aug 7 (PTI) Developed nations are taking up uranium mining in third world countries despite themselves being endowed with rich deposits of the mineral to avoid possible environmental pollution, a Spanish researcher said. “Despite having rich uranium mines, developed nations are focusing on mines in developing countries for fulfilling their ‘Nuclear weapons’ requirement,”

Marta Conde, a researcher on uranium mining, expansion and its impact on public life, from the Barcelona University in Spain, said here yesterday. Civil society in developed countries is more empowered to protect public interests, while their counter-parts in the developing countries are divided on many factors. Keeping this in view, the first world countries are concentrating on the poor countries to get their share of uranium, she said.

The researcher was interacting with people of Bhumayagaripalli, a village affected due to uranium mining at Thummalapalli in Pulivendula Assembly constituency. Conde said people of Namibia, Malawi, and many African countries were suffering from problems related to weather, water pollution and radiation as a result of uranium mining there. “The biggest problem of uranium mining is slow and constant emission of radiation which leads people to suffer from cancer, kidney problems, and other respiratory diseases.Future generations would be the worst sufferers,” she said. Due to uranium mining, groundwater level goes down, while water, used for agriculture and drinking, is polluted. With regard to weather, one cannot say as it pollutes the atmosphere like slow poison, she said adding, “People should agitate against uranium mining to safeguard their interests and protect their future generations.” Meanwhile, Bhumayagaripalli villagers informed her that following the commencement of mining at Thummalapalli, 240 borewells had dried up. The villagers further said that they had to sell their milch animals due to lack of fodder and many people in the village were suffering with joint pains since the past one year.http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/rich-countries-encourage-uranium-mining-in-poor-nations/779701.html

August 9, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues