Special Correspondent
CCEA approves mining of an additional 75,000 tonnes
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to increase indigenous uranium mining by an additional 75,000 tonnes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved a Rs. 200-crore project "Prospecting and Exploration of Potential Areas for Augmentation of Uranium Resources' at a meeting here.
The project cost will be met with a 11th Plan outlay of Rs. 120 crore and 12th Plan outlay of Rs. 80 crore, Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal told newspersons after the CCEA meeting.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plan-augment-uranium-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uranium
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-minerals