Plan to augment uranium mining

  • 09/08/2008

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

Special Correspondent CCEA approves mining of an additional 75,000 tonnes NEW DELHI: The government has decided to increase indigenous uranium mining by an additional 75,000 tonnes. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved a Rs. 200-crore project "Prospecting and Exploration of Potential Areas for Augmentation of Uranium Resources' at a meeting here. The project cost will be met with a 11th Plan outlay of Rs. 120 crore and 12th Plan outlay of Rs. 80 crore, Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal told newspersons after the CCEA meeting. The CCEA also approved a related project,