Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council Protests Centre's Move to Cancel Public Hearing for Uranium Mining

Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council protests Centre's move to cancel public hearing for uranium mining

Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source Shillong, Oct 23 (IANS) The Khasi Hills Autonomous District... The post Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council protests Centre’s move to cancel public hearing for uranium mining appeared first on thelocalreport.in.

Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council opposes Centre’s move to scrap public hearings for uranium mining

Shillong, Oct 23 (IANS) The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has opposed a recent Central government directive that removes the requirement for public consultations before uranium mining projects can… Continue reading Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council opposes Centre’s move to scrap public hearings for uranium mining The post Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council opposes Centre’s move to scrap public hearings for uranium mining first appeared …

KHADC passes resolution for public hearing before uranium mining

Shillong,Oct 22: Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has passed a resolution to oppose the Centre’s exemption from public hearings before carrying out uranium mining. The resolution moved by KHADC Chief Executive Member Winston Tony Lyngdoh on Wednesday urged the Centre to exclude the tribal areas under its jurisdiction from the Office Memorandum (OM) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), exempting publi…