PTI | 10:08 PM,Aug 07,2011
Kadapa(AP), Aug 7 (PTI) Developed nations are taking up uranium mining in third world countries despite themselves being endowed with rich deposits of the mineral to avoid possible environmental pollution, a Spanish researcher said.
"Despite having rich uranium mines, developed nations are focusing on mines in developing countries for fulfilling their 'Nuclear weapons' requirement," Marta Conde, a researcher on uranium mining, expansion and its impact on public life, from the Barcelona University in Spain, said here yesterday.
The researcher was interacting with people of Bhumayagaripalli, a village affected due to uranium mining at Thummalapalli in Pulivendula Assembly constituency. Conde said people of Namibia, Malawi, and many African countries were suffering from problems related to weather, water pollution and radiation as a result of uranium mining there.
"The biggest problem of uranium mining is slow and constant emission of radiation which leads people to suffer from cancer, kidney problems, and other respiratory diseases.
Future generations would be the worst sufferers," she said.
Due to uranium mining, groundwater level goes down, while water, used for agriculture and drinking, is polluted.
"People should agitate against uranium mining to safeguard their interests and protect their future generations."
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