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How a Village In Meghalaya Fought Against Uranium Mining | The Quint
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14 minutes
6 months ago
How a Village In Meghalaya Fought Against Uranium Mining | The Quint
This is the story of Domiasiat, a Uranium-rich village in Meghalaya and its matriarch Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin and how she took on the Uranium mining lobby. She was offered Rs 45 crores. The price for her consent, to allow Uranium mining on her land, but she refused. ‘Money can’t buy me freedom’, this is what Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin said back then. But she and her village Domiasiat paid a heavy price for her refusal.
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The Quint's Documentaries
Hard-hitting documentaries on issues of national and social importance. Developed over months, often from remote regions, they combine fearless reporting with innovative storytelling.
