Kong Spelity became the face of Meghalaya’s anti-uranium movement

Spelity Lyngdoh Langrin, the face of the decades-long anti-uranium mining movement in Meghalaya, had passed away at her home in Domiasiat area of South West Khasi Hills district the night before. She was 95.

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She was considered an icon in Meghalaya for turning down a multi-crore offer from the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), a Public Sector enterprise that wanted to mine her land.

“Money cannot buy me freedom,” Langrin had famously said, rejecting the offer.

Over the years, Langrin’s name has become synonymous to the anti-uranium mining movement — her face often plastered over banners during anti-uranium protests in the state.

India’s largest and richest uranium deposits are located in Domiasiat and Wahkyn areas of Meghalaya.

The Domiasiat uranium deposit, also known as “Kyelleng-Pyndengsohiong-Mawtahbah” region, was discovered in 1984 and has approximately 9.22 million tonnes of high-grade uranium ore deposits.