Rs 13.7 cr for Uranium Corpn: Cabinet

New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) The government today approved Rs 13.7 crore for acquisition of land from Andhra Pradesh government for the Tummalapalle Mining and Milling Project being set up by the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL).

The approval of the project will meet the uranium fuel requirements of the nuclear power programme, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

Besides developing the area, the project will also provide direct employment to about 934 persons, including the project affected, in various categories, he said.

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