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About Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)

Company Overview

Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is a Public Sector Enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. Established in 1967, we are responsible for uranium mining and processing to support India's nuclear power program.

Our Mission

To achieve self-sufficiency in uranium production through sustainable mining practices, technological innovation, and commitment to safety and environmental protection.

Key Operations

Uranium mining operations in Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh
Ore processing and uranium concentrate production
Exploration of new uranium reserves

Environmental-Health Impacts

WATER CONTAMINATION

12.5 ppm

8.2% Since last month

RADIATION EXPOSURE

4.3 mSv

-2.1% Since last week

AIR POLLUTION

156 AQI

5.7% Since yesterday

CHEMICAL TOXICITY

8.9 TUI

3.4% Since last month

LAND DEGRADATION

23.7%

1.2% Since last month

RADON LEVEL

3.1 pCi/L

-1.5% Since last week

Uranium Mining Impact Statistics

Key Statistics

Major Mining Sites

Jaduguda
India's first uranium mine, operational since 1967
Narwapahar
Highly productive underground mine operational since 1995
Bhatin
Smaller satellite mine near Jaduguda
Turamdih
Includes an underground mine and processing plant

Affected Population

•Over 50,000 people living within 5km radius of mines
•30+ villages directly impacted
•Indigenous communities disproportionately affected

Health Impacts

•Increased rates of congenital deformities (3-4x higher than national average)
•Elevated cancer rates in mining areas
•Higher incidence of respiratory diseases
•Reports of sterility and miscarriages
•Radiation levels in some villages 3-5x safe limits

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Environmental & Forest Rights

Comprehensive overview of legal rights under various environmental protection, forest conservation, and resettlement acts in India.

Recognizes rights of forest-dwelling communities to land and other resources
Provides for individual forest rights (IFR) and community forest rights (CFR)
Ensures right to hold and live in forest land for habitation or self-cultivation
Grants rights to ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce

Right to a clean and healthy environment
Right to information about environmental hazards
Right to participate in environmental decision-making processes
Right to seek compensation for environmental damage

Right to protection of wildlife and their habitats
Restrictions on hunting with exceptions for certain communities
Right to be consulted in declaration of protected areas
Provisions for compensation in case of wildlife damage to crops/livestock

Right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition
Right to rehabilitation and resettlement for displaced persons
Right to hearing objections to the acquisition
Right to social impact assessment before acquisition

Right to protect, regenerate or conserve community forest resource
Right to intellectual property and traditional knowledge
Right to in situ rehabilitation including alternative land
Right to development facilities in case of displacement

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