SHILLONG: The Executive Committee (EC) of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) will visit Mawthabah on August 2 to see the nature of activities in Mawthabah-Wahkaji area days after AMD officials were assaulted and property damaged in the area.
KHADC CEM HS Shylla on Monday termed the activities of the Atomic Mineral Division (AMD) as illegal.
As per the Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo, she had spoken to the regional director of AMD Shillong to inquire about the activities of in the area and the regional director had stated that survey of minerals was taking place at Wahkaji-Mawthabah and permission has been taken from the land-owners. However, no mining has taken place
Shylla stated that the KHADC had also written to DoNER Minister, Jitendra Singh to stop any activity in the area pertaining to uranium mining and it was assured that no mining activity would take place in the area
“Then why they are continuing with the activity,” Shylla said while adding that even the previous Mukul Sangma-led State Government had asked UCIL not to carry out any activity in the area
He also alleged that the AMD was bypassing the State Government, KHADC Government by carrying out such activities in the area.