Uranium project under consideration: Minister

SHILLONG, July 13: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh, on Monday avoided giving a clear indication on the Centre’s present stand regarding the proposed uranium project in Meghalaya, saying only that the matter was still under consideration. “We are working on it,” Singh said when asked about the issue. He added that the Centre had enacted the SHANTI Act 2025 and was moving towards opening the sector to private players as well. SHANTI expands to Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India. “We will come up with rules and then decide,” the ministe…