SHILLONG, July 19: The Langrin Youth Welfare Association (LYWA) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to KHADC CEM P N Syiem to strongly oppose the tender notice floated by Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) which according to them is an expressing of interest by the company to mine uranium from the state.
In a statement issued here by B. S. Lyngdoh president and A. S. Lyngdoh secretary of the association it stated, “Year in and year out we have been demanding that the company should forget about uranium mining at PhotKylleng, Pyndensohiong and Mawthabah in the state of Meghalaya.”
“We have been saying “No to Uranium mining in our state”. The Association along with the people firmly stand together to oppose tooth and nail against the company in allotting tender for the two-lane road project,” he added.
He felt that if the District Council does not intervene into the matter, there will emerge various unwanted circumstances and the result will be an unpleasant state of affair within Langrin areas in particular and in the state in general.
“We urged upon the Council to intervene and not to allow the UCIL to do whatever it feels like,” he said adding that the association requests the KHADC to take strong action against UCIL by not allowing the company to carry out its propose work to mine the Uranium from Phodkylleng Pyndensohiong – Mawthabah within South West Khasi Hills District.
The association has also demanded that the KHADC should not issue any NOC to Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL). That the KHADC should take strong action against the Chairman and the Managing Director of the UCIL for floating a tender notice, to immediately scrap the two lane road project etc..
The Association also urge KHADC to intervene and take strict action against the UCIL so to ensure that the rights of the indigenous people are not affected and as to ensure normal situation exist within the area and in the state.
