PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPACT OF URANIUM MINING ON HEALTH

The Health Physics Unit of BARC monitors the environment around uranium mining sites operated by UCIL. Monitoring is overseen by AERB, with inspections by AERB, DGMS and the State Pollution Control Board. Continuous radiological monitoring shows worker and public exposure remains within AERB limits. A health survey in Jharkhand villages found disease patterns typical of rural areas and not attributable to radiation. UCIL, together with BARC and regulators, conducts long‑term health monitoring, environmental surveillance, and community welfare programmes, including safe drinking water, healthcare, sanitation, education, skill development and radiation‑safety awareness activities. The information was provided by Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh in a Rajya Sabha reply.