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Meghalaya not to allow UCIL to take up pre-developmental projects

Shillong, Jul 22 (UNI) Meghalaya will not allow Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) to take up any preliminary activities or pre-mining developmental activities in the uranium deposit areas in South West Khasi Hills district unless it can convince the people of the State on the safety aspects or how it can insulate the people from the ramifications of uranium mining, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said today.
Dr Sangma made this stand clear at a meeting between the State Government and various NGOs opposing the uranium mining, including the representatives of some villages in South West Khasi Hills at the conference room of the State Secretariat, here this afternoon.
Various organisations have opposed the construction of Nongstoin-Pambriew-Wahkaji-Mawthabah road under SARDP-NE on the ground that government's intention of constructing the road was to facilitate uranium mining in the area.
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