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Mining of Uranium in Andhra’s Nallamala Forest opposed
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- Members of the Revolutionary Writers’ Association (Virasam) and the Patriotic Democratic Movement (PDM) have said that the government should immediately drop the plan to mine uranium in the Nallamala forest area. At a meeting, Virasam executive body member P. Varalakshmi and environmental analyst Tummala Srikumar spoke about the proposed mining of uranium by the Central government.
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- Extraction of uranium
(1) Would cause damage to the environment
(2) Adversely impact the health of people living in the vicinity of mining site.
(3) Agriculture and animal husbandry sectors would also be damaged over a period of time.
(4) Wildlife would become extinct.
- Government should give priority to the people and forests and stop the attempts to mine uranium.
Sources
The Hindu