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12 May 2004 The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the hazardous impact of the uranium waste disposal by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) at Jadugoda, East Singbhum District of Jharkhand, on 15th April 2004. Uranium waste disposal by the UCIL at Jadugoda has been causing health hazards to the local tribal people of Jadugoda and surrounding areas as result of radiation emissions. This has been happening since several decades and as a result local tribal people have become of victims of deadly cancer disease. This has been confirmed by the independent survey conducted by Anumukthi magazine. To overcome these problems and to take proper measures, the PIL made a prayer to the Honorable Supreme Court to take cognizance of the matter and intervene to direct the UCIL, the Atomic Energy Commission and other concerned authorities to take all possible steps under a time bound programme to ensure that the radioactive effluents generated by the mining and allied activities of the Jadugoda uranium mines are controlled and treated properly so that the same do not cause serious hazards to the health and lives of those working or living in or around the Jadugoda uranium mines. However, the Supreme Court held that in view of affidavit filed by the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, that adequate steps have been taken to check and control radiation arising out of uranium waste, the Court do not see any merit in the petition and accordingly it has been dismissed. The fact of the matter is that no such measures have been taken and the local tribal people are continuously becoming victims. The dismissal of the petition once again shows the Supreme Courtís reluctant attitude towards actual problems faced by the tribal people of Jadugoda. This can be said as latest case of denial of tribal peoples rights to health and life, in the name of the 'national interest', 'development' and all other big things. Though the JOAR was not a party to the petition, it feels concerned about the judgment as it is concerned with the tribal people of Jadugoda with whom the JOAR has been working. The JOAR considers that since the Courts are reluctant to the issues, the only alternate is to educate and organize the people to deal with their rights by themselves. An organized peoples' movement in Judugoda will certainly bring pressure on the authorities roll back hazardous uranium mining activities. This is only the solution to the problems faced by the tribal people of Jadugoda. ----Jharkhandi Organisation Against Radiation, Jadugoda [Jharkhand, India] _________________________________ SOUTH ASIANS AGAINST NUKES (SAAN): An informal information platform for activists and scholars concerned about Nuclearisation in South Asia. SAAN Web site URL: www.s-asians-against-nukes.org South Asians Against Nukes Mailing List: To subscribe send a blank message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in materials carried in the posts do not necessarily reflect the views of SAAN compilers SOUTH ASIANS AGAINST NUKES (SAAN): An informal information platform for activists &amp; scholars concerned about the dangers of Nuclearisation in South Asia SAAN Mailing List: To subscribe send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SAAN Website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sacw/saan [OLD URL: http://www.mnet.fr/aiindex/NoNukes.html ] SAAN Mailing List Archive : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAAN_/ ________________________________ DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in materials carried in the posts do not necessarily reflect the views of SAAN compilers. aterials carried in the posts do not necessarily reflect the views of SAAN compilers. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAAN_/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
