Shillong, Oct 28: A conglomeration of NGOs from Chokpot today strongly condemned the recent statement made by the South Garo Hills district administration regarding uranium and illegal mining issues in Chokpot.

The joint statement issued by the Garo Students’ Union (GSU), A·chik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), Garo Land State Movement Committee (GSMC), A·chik Youth Welfare Organisation (AYWO), Chokpot Area Vigilance Committee (CAVC), and Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) stated that the district administration's claim that no complaints were made by NGOs or the public during a site visit to suspected uranium and coal mining areas is completely false and misleading.

The NGOs asserted that they had raised serious concerns over illegal mining activities and the potenti

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