Andhra Pradesh has stopped the Uranium-exploration and mining operations in Kappatralla Reserve Forest in Kurnool district, officials said on Tuesday. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu issued orders to this effect.
Hence, the residents of the area need not worry about uranium operations anymore, Kurnool District Collector P Ranjit Basha said.
“Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to stop uranium exploration and borewell digging in Kappatralla Reserve Forest,” Basha said in a press release.