Bundel khand one of the backward areas of the country instead of being provided with electricity generated from the atomic reactors has been chosen as the dumping ground for the disposal of the poisonous radioactive wastes from these reactors.
In these atomic wastes nuclear fission continues silently and in about 300 years their atoms get transformed into highly radioactive plutonium atoms.
Unfortunately nothing is being done for the development of an area which is very rich in minerals end natural resources. On the contrary it is being forced to take poison and that too stealthily keeping the local populace in complete dark in order to produce atomic energy the fission of atoms is required. Fission releases such enormous energy that an endless chain reaction of atomic Fission sets in of which has already become a serious problem before the world. _ the developed countries have a large number of atomic reactors which releases lakhs or tons of sad active wastes. They dispose them of secretly along the sea coasts of the developing nations ‘The Government of India instead of fighting this criminal practice of developed nations has chosen to imitate them and that too on its own soil Bundel khand has become the target of this servile attitude
Two arguments are advanced to justify the choice of Bundel khand as site for atomic waste disposal. First this area lies outside the Himalayan Genetic and Indus basin zones and the deserts affecting excessive rain floods and earthquakes. The ground water level is not very high and even the population density is low. Besides the area is rocky like those or Kamataka and Andhra Pradesh. Second under20 to 50 feet deep alluvial soil the entire area has granite rocks. These impregnable rocks are more than 250 feet deep and have many kilometers of Stretches without any fissures This topography is spread across Sagar Damoh Tikamgarh Chhattarpur Panna Shivour and Dalia districts of Madhya Pradesh and Jhansi
These hard rocks which are 250 crore years old are capable of holding back the effects of radiation. These arguments advanced by the scientist are correct but only partially. In September 1992 the flood in the Ken River flowing across Bundel khand had caused have even the rainfall during those days was not above average. Besides according to a well-known geologist Dr Avinash Khare the granite rock of Bundel khand are divided into basins sub basins and micro-basins ‘on the basis of the flow of rivers and streams. As a result the radiation by means of the flow of water cannot be stopped. Another important fact to note is that the mineral uranium is found in abundance in Lalit pur district and Chattar pur and Panna district is abound in iodine. Both are good conductors of atomic radiation. Over and above the temperatures rise up to 49 degrees Celsius in this torrid zone. When these factors get together the danger of radiation cannot be checked
The radiation from the atomic wastes is not visible. It cannot be touched or felt but even though hidden from the eyes the radiation brings about changes in the proteins enzymes and the genet factors of the human body. Once affected the human body can never get of it. I stop the growth of other live tissues.
The power of the blood cells to fight diseases decreases. The blood gets polluted owing to an increase in the nitrate content of the ground water. The results that follow are arthritis abortion allergy heart diseases diabetes cancer birth of undeveloped children etc. These consequences can be observed in the villages in the neighborhood of the atomic reactors obviously the entire Bundel khand is unwittingly moving towards the same fate.
The Atomic Energy Dept. docs not consider this amount of radiation dangerous According to a circular of the department radiation is always a part of the environment Cosmic rays soil bricks concrete houses etc. continuously ‘emit 15 to 100 milirium of radiation annually. But according to a Survey the radiation from the atomic soil is several hundred times more than this normal radiation
Article extracted from this publication >> June 17, 1994
