STOP RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF NAGARJUNASAGAR

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Namaskar,

The people of Andhra Pradesh, dependent on the River Krishna, request you to stop attempts by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited, (UCIL) to start its Uranium Mining Projects at Peddagattu-Lambapur villages within close vicinity (less than 2 kms) of the Nagarjunasagar Reservoir.

As you are aware, these waters are a lifeline for over 200million people.

The Uranium mining project is bound to contaminate the surface and ground waters in and around Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir, with radioactive materials, due to contaminated storm water runoff and seepage.

As Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir waters are used for irrigation in five districts, besides being a major source of drinking water for the Hi-Tech city of Hyderabad. The Radio Active and Toxic materials are likely to get into food-chain, having long term adverse impacts on human life-cycle and environment.

We have already seen the effects of radioactive pollution from UCIL's mines on the people living in Jadugoda, Jharkhand - cancers, children with mutated limbs, genetic mutations in plants, fish, animals and humans, still births and multiple abortions among women to name a few.

If the UCIL project near Nagarjunasagar is allowed these could be the affects to be faced by millions of people who drink the waters of Krishna River. Not just in the present but for many generations to come.

World over people have said NO to Uranium Mining.

Even in Andhra Pradesh, people have unanimously said NO to the Project.

Against people's verdict, UCIL is trying to use coercive methods to force the innocent tribal people of Peddagattu and Lambapur, to accept the project. These twice displaced people are living in fear constantly. That a Government Corporation is resorting to such tactics is of extreme concern for a democratic nation like INDIA.

As Leader of the Opposition, Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy stood by people's decision in 2003. In his own words - allowing UCIL to mine uranium near Nagarjunasagar is a criminal act - (Refer his article in Times of India, August,21, 2003)

While in Opposition, the Congress Party has supported the people of the state in stopping the UCIL from starting its project.

Now, since you are the people in power, we request you to take action and protect the people of the state from Radioactive Contamination. STOP UCIL's efforts to start its Mining Project near Nagarjunasagar Reservoir.

Our Vote is for those who will stop the UCIL's Projects in Andhra Pradesh.

Hoping that you value people's opinion in this matter.

And that you care for the people who voted you to power,




521 Signatures

  • saraswati kavula
  • Capt.J.Rama Rao I.N.(Retd)
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    • We are the first generation to create climatic problems and are the last generation to escape the consequences.
  • Abdul Mujeeb Khan
  • samvidha
  • MV Ramachandrudu
    • Comments
    • please give us safe drinking water and energy
  • Aniket Alam
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    • Nuclear Power is not clean! It is a death warrant for us and our future generations.
  • Abhijit K
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    • Stop Nuclear Energy
  • Ajit Penter
  • c p roy
  • S. Usha Seethalakshmi
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    • Build Pressure on the UCIL to STOP destroying people's lives and livelihoods and STOP poisoning air, water and soil by spreading the "myth of nuclear energy security" at a huge negative cost.
  • Dr. S. Jeevananda Reddy
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  • B. S. Sarvabhouma
  • DVSSR Murthy
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    • This is a very important public initiative and I would like to support it fully
  • balaji
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    • please stop this
  • Shriprakash
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    • Jharkhandi Organisation against Radiation- Jadugoda
  • vikas verma
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    • I fully support the demand for stopping UACL from contaminating the Nagarjunasagar by mining in the nearby villages.
  • Sarvamangala
  • Sukla Sen
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    • The UCIL must not be allowed to bulldoze clearly expressed popular opposition.
  • KAVITHA KURUGANTI
  • S Vasu Krishna
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    • Let us take a decision which is good for the people of this country
  • Joseph Thomas
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    • Nuclear technology is inferior technology
  • Sreedevi Lakshmikutty
  • R.SElvam
  • mrs kumar
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    • environmental safety
  • R.Ravi
  • Lakshmi Kavula
  • G.Srinivas/Samata/Visakhapatnam
  • Ananthapadmanabhan
  • Anuradha Munshi
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    • its high time that we start respecting life and environment, and stop the capitalistic forces from destroying the life on planet earth
  • Anirudh Bizzul
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    • As it effect the very existence of a health society consisting of about 5 million people, the project needs to be shelved without any further delay.
  • Murali K.Murthy
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    • the petition has been most aptly worded and deserves all credit to the author
  • rahul
  • Satya Lakshmi
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    • The cardinal principle to any intervention is 'Primum no nocere', i.e. 'first do no harm'.
  • Ramya
  • mohan
  • K.R.RAMANA
  • Chaturvedula Udaya Shankar
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    • Infact,Nagarjuna Sagar Dam should not have been constructed in the vicinity of rocks comtaining Uranium. Probably,no one had the knowledge about the occurrence of Uranium at such close distance. This case merits detaled investigations on the possible connectivity between the rocks containing Uranium and the rocks cut for forming the reservoir and possible impact on the quality of impounded water. Is there any report on this aspect?
  • Rishi Tirupari
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    • Save the Environment
  • Gokul Kolipaka
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    • I sincerely oppose the mining project in Peddagattu and Lambapur
  • Ch Venkteswara Rao
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    • Contamination of one of the largest water body, Nagarjuna Sagar, the life line for Hyderabad drinknking water and irrigation water to lakhs of acres of irrigation land, and subsequent food contamination is not to be treated lightly,The future generations will not pardon such a reckless Political decision.
  • Indrani Roy
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    • Stop ruining our climate, our environment, our water, our earth in the name of development.
  • Yogita
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    • An ecological disaster would occur with the continuation of this project. Not only humans, but surrounding ecosystems would also get affected in the process.
  • p v satheesh
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    • This obsession with nuclear energy at any cost, at any risk will consume us all. Stop this insanity
  • Omim Maneckshaw Debara
  • jasveen jairath
  • Vasu N
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    • Please let us save what ever few resources that are surviving.
  • rafi mohammad
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    • pls stop contanimation
  • Muruganandan
  • Venkat Reddy
  • sajaya
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