Indian Rare Earth Limited (IREL), a government of India (department of atomic energy) run company is involved in monazite mining in and around Manavalakurichi (Kanyakumari district) in Tamilnadu, south India. Activists and scientists fear that the mining causes cancer and other radiation induced diseases along the coast here. The film enquires the stories.
Radiation Stories Part I: Manavalakurichi is part of trilogy on the radiation experiences in Tamilnadu. The part 2 is on Kalpakkam. The part 3 is on Koodangulam.
Produced and directed by Amudhan R.P.; 54 min; documentary; 2010
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