Shillong: The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved a draft resolution against the Mining of uranium and related activities in the state, Informing this, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said, the draft resolution against the Mining in Meghalaya will be placed before the Assembly during the upcoming Autumn Session beginning August 24. The move reinforces the state government’s long-standing opposition to uranium mining and seeks to put on record Meghalaya’s appeal to the Centre against permitting any form of uranium-related mining activity in the state.
Sangma said the Cabinet approved the draft resolution on Thursday and made it clear that Meghalaya’s position was against uranium mining in any form. The resolution, he said, will be moved during the Autumn Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and will appeal to the Government of India to refrain from allowing mining or any related activity involving uranium in the state.
“The resolution is very clear that we are appealing to government of India that any form of mining or any kind of activities should not be done in the state of Meghalaya,” Sangma said.
The Cabinet’s decision comes as the state government seeks to formally reiterate its position on uranium mining through the legislative process. Once placed before the Assembly, the resolution is expected to provide a clear political and institutional expression of Meghalaya’s opposition to any move to undertake uranium mining or associated activities within the state.
