Tigers in a southern reserve are victims of India’s aggressive push towards nuclear energy

Tigers in a southern reserve are victims of India’s aggressive push towards nuclear energy

The quest for uranium deposits to meet India’s nuclear power goals has now reached a tiger reserve in Telangana. An expert panel on forests of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has recommended in-principle approval for a proposal by the central government’s department of atomic energy (DAE) for survey and exploration of uranium over 83 square kilometres in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve.