Three decades after the discovery of high-grade uranium ore deposits in Meghalaya, the state government has paved the way for India’s quest to be an atomic energy powerhouse. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) will carry out their pre-development activities.
The proposed Kylleng-Pyndengsohiong Uranium Project at Mawthabah in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district has been hanging fire ever since the Atomic Minerals Divison found 9,500 tons of uranium oxide deposits in 9.22 million (…)