The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered inquiry into complaints about groundwater pollution caused by the uranium processing project of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) at Tummalapalle in Vemula mandal of Kadapa district.
About:
Background: Uranium Corporation of India Limited was incorporated in 1967 for uranium mining and uranium processing.
Status: It is a Public Sector Enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy.
Functioning:
It operates six underground mines (Bagjata, Jaduguda, Bhatin, Narwapahar, Turamdih and Mohuldih) and one open pit mine (Banduhurang) in Jharkhand. Ore produced from these mines are processed in two process plants at Jaduguda and Turamdih.
It is constructing a new underground mine and process plant at Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh.
It has started pre-project activities to set up new mines and plants in different parts of the country namely – Gogi in Karnatka, Lambapur in Telengana and KP M in Meghalaya.
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