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Opposition to uranium mining in national park [1]

A proposal for an exploratory drilling at a newly-surveyed uranium site inside the Balpakram National Park (BNP), in South Garo hills of Meghalaya, has raised the hackles of wildlife and conservation groups in the State.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Uranium [4], Nuclear Fuel [5], Wildlife [6], National Parks [7], Meghalaya [8], South Garo Hills [9], West Khasi Hills [10], Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE) [11]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/opposition-uranium-mining-national-park

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/opposition-uranium-mining-national-park
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-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-fuel
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-garo-hills
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-khasi-hills
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/department-atomic-energy-dae