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Meghalaya: BJP member advocates recommencement of uranium mining

Shillong, Mar 8 (UNI) A member of the National Executive Committee of BJP’s Minority Wing, Elizabeth Nongbri has written to India's Minister of State for Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, advocating for the recommencement of uranium miningeghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district.
In a letter addressed to Dr. Singh, Nongbri, who also heads the North East Sunshine Trust (NEST), a registered non-governmental organisation in Shillong, highlighted their “grassroots connections and expertise” to facilitate a successful“grassroots connections and expertise” to facilitate a successful venture.
“We have the necessary wherewithal in terms of engagement with local people; ability to convince them of the vast benefit accruing to the region; and the prospects of a vastly improved lifestyle in case of relocation,” Nongbri stated in the letter.
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