SHILLONG: Uranium mining in the State still appears to be a distant reality with prominent NGOs either not favouring or undecided over the project even as the visiting Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) officials claimed "fruitful and productive talks" with the State Government and anti-mining bodies. After a meeting with DAE officials led by its Principal Adviser VP Raja, KSU president Samuel Jyrwa on Tuesday told reporters the student body would continue to oppose uranium mining in the State. Demanding scrapping of the proposed project, the KSU leader said, "The Centre should forget about uranium mining in Meghalaya." Langrin Youth Welfare Association (LYWA) and MPHRC also wanted the Centre to abandon the project while FKJGP maintained a neutral stand. The DAE officials accompanied by high-level State Government officials met representatives of each organisations separately. The anti-mining bodies have been expressing concern over health hazard due to possible radiation effect and displacement of indigenous people on a large scale. FKJGP justified its neutral stand by stating that it was not expert to comment on the radiation effect. "We will wait for the report of All-Party Committee on Uranium Mining before making our stand clear," FKJGP president Emlang Lytan said. Kylleng Pyndeng-Sohiong Uranium Project Mawthabah Land Owners' Association, members of which will be the worst hit if the mining caused any health hazard, however, extended support to the project saying it would bring fast development to the backward areas. The implementing agency UCIL has already released crores of funds for infrastructure development of the areas around the project site. Besides, the Government of India promised a package of Rs 800 crore for development of the areas if the State gives a go head to the project. Meanwhile, KHNAM, one of the staunch opponents of uranium mining, also maintained a neutral stand. After his meeting with VP Raja here on Tuesday, the KHNAM president and Urban Affairs Minister Paul Lyngdoh said his party's stand would be based on the report of All Party Committee on Uranium Mining. "Issues like size of the project, number of people likely to be displaced and the extent of radiation came up for discussion during the meeting," Mr Lyngdoh said. Earlier, HS Lyngdoh, president of HSPDP, another anti-mining party, said he was "not satisfied with the points raised by the DAE officials" who met him at his office chamber on Monday.