Heavy security arrangements were made in view of the rally organised by the newly formed Associations of Meghalaya for Development and Advancement (AMDA).
A conglomerate of NGOs from various districts, mostly from West Khasi Hills, the AMDA supports the government move to go ahead with the Rs 209-crore first-phase development by Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in mineral-rich West Khasi Hills district.
"We have learnt from health institutions that there is no adverse affects on the health due to uranium mining," AMDA chairman Wonder Marthong said.