Shillong, Oct 28: The conglomeration of pressure groups from Chokpot in South Garo Hills has strongly condemned the statement made by the South Garo Hills district administration that, during a recent site visit to the suspected uranium and coal mining areas near Pharomgre and Asakgre, no complaints were made by the groups or the public regarding illegal mining activities.

“This claim is completely false and misleading. We, the undersigned NGOs and local residents, were present during the visit and can firmly state that we had raised serious concerns over the illegal mining activities and the potential extraction of radioactive materials in the area,” the pressure groups said in a joint statement.

According to them, during the site inspection, several government officials including the

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