Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which has a mandate to identify and evaluate mineral resources of uranium, has so far established 2,73,956 tonne in situ U3O8 (2,32,315 tonne U) as on November, 2017. State-wise details of the uranium resources are given below:
State | Uranium resource | |
U3O8 (t) | U (t) | |
Andhra Pradesh | 1,44,541 | 1,22,570 |
Telangana | 18,550 | 15,731 |
Jharkhand | 67,712 | 57,420 |
Meghalaya | 23,040 | 19,538 |
Rajasthan | 9,421 | 7,989 |
Karnataka | 4,682 | 3,970 |
Chhattisgarh | 3,986 | 3,380 |
Uttar Pradesh | 785 | 666 |
Uttarakhand | 100 | 85 |
Himachal Pradesh | 784 | 665 |
Maharashtra | 355 | 301 |
Total | 2,73,956 | 2,32,315 |
This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
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