Jadugoda mines in Jharkhand can be India's Chernobyl
Jadugoda mines in the Purbi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are India's first Uranium mines Credits: DiaNuke.org As fascinating the name is, Jadugoda mines maintained by the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.(UCIL) have contributed to the destruction of the livelihood of the nearby villages. These mines which contribute up to 25% of the raw materials to fuel India’s nuclear reactors are the havoc makers in the closeby areas. What is the controversy around the Jadugoda mines? Jadugoda mines were first found out in the mid-1950s and since the 1960s have been under the control of the UCIL. In the coming years, as more Uranium supplies were dug out, the waste which was produced in the process was dumped in the man-made Tailing Ponds. Read: Sacred Grove Of Adivasis Drowning In Nuclear Waste Tailing Ponds were built near the already existing villages. The residue which was liquid, solid, and sometimes gaseous was disposed of in these ponds. These ponds are within 20-30 meters...