Geological Wing Department of Industries Udyog Bhawan, Shimla-1
Geological Wing Department of Industries Udyog Bhawan, Shimla-1
Geological Wing Department of Industries Udyog Bhawan, Shimla-1
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES
UDYOG BHAWAN, SHIMLA-1
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1.1 In order to ensure legal and regular supply of minor minerals, every owner
of stone crusher, shall have a valid mining lease for this purpose.
1.2 In respect of River/Stream Bed Mining leases over larger area of ten
hectare or above shall be given priority for setting up of stone crushers.
• For Hill Slope mining, lease area shall depend upon the size of crusher,
availability of mineral and annual requirement of mineral in relation to
scientific mining. In any case, the area shall not be less than 15 Bighas.
• If the area is less than 15 Bighas and in no case less than 5 Bighas, the
period of lease shall be determined, based on reserves calculated and
annual requirement as per the proposals given in the Working-cum-
Environmental Management Plan, which every lease holder shall have to
prepare.
2.1 No person shall install or run any stone crusher in any area within the State
of Himachal Pradesh unless he obtains a Provisional Registration from the
Geological Wing, Department of Industries. For this an application in
Form”A” shall be submitted and it shall be accompanied by:-
(d) An application for mining lease from where the minor mineral shall be
used as raw material for feeding/running the stone crusher. This area
should be within 5 Kms. radius of the stone crusher.
3. Joint Inspection of the areas applied for mining lease and for setting up of
stone crusher.
The site for setting up the stone crusher shall be appraised and approved by
a Joint Inspection Committee, consisting of the following members( as per
Notification of Deptt. of Science & Technology dated 29-4-03)
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6. Representative of the Deptt. of Tourism Member
7. Representive of HPSEB –Local SDO(E) Member
7. Geologist or Mining Officer Member Secretary
(b) Joint Inspection shall be conducted by atleast three members viz. Chairman,
Assistant Conservator Forest/Range Officer and Mining Officer on the
prescribed check list. Other members may issue separate NOC’s as per the
check list.
3.3 The grant of Mining lease and approval of stone crusher site by the
Committee shall be the basis for issuance of permanent registration.
4. Permanent Registration.
(a) Based on the approval of sites for setting up of the stone crusher grant of
mining lease and after obtaining consent to operate from the Pollution
Control Board. permanent registration shall be issued to the owner of the
stone crusher by the Geological Wing, Department of Industries, which
shall be valid for a period of two years (Form-B).
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Rules and clearance of all dues including clearance from Pollution
Control Board.
(c) In case the Geological Wing, Department of Industries is of the opinion
that it is not expedient to grant a permanent registration taking into
consideration the various factors as per the recommendations of the
Joint Inspection Committee, Geological Wing, Department of Industries
may after giving an opportunity of being heard and for reasons to be
recorded in writing and communicated to the applicant, refuse to grant
the permanent registration.
(d) In case of renewal of the registration, the owner of the Stone Crusher
shall apply for the renewal at least six month’s before the expiry of the
registration in ‘Form-A’.
(e) In case, the application for renewal submitted is not disposed off before
the expiry of the period of registration, it shall be deemed to have been
extended by a further period till the Geological Wing, Department of
Industries passes order thereon.
5. Other conditions for running of stone crushers.
(a) The owner of the stone crusher shall observe the provisions of;
i) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act, 1981 and
rules framed thereunder.
ii) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and
rules framed thereunder.
iii) The Environment(Protection) 1986 and rules framed
thereunder.
iv) The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) rules 2000.
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6. Conditions for mining leases:
a) As per strategy No. 9.6 of River/Stream Bed Mining Policy Guidelines and
Rule 21 (4)(i) of H.P. Minor Mineral (Concession) Revised Rules, 1971
(as amended on 10-6-04) every applicant shall submit Working-cum-
Environment Management Plan for carrying out systematic and scientific
mining.
I. Environmental Considerations:
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ii) No mining lease shall be granted where the ore to overburden
ratio is not economical i.e. 1:0.2 that is the waste generation
should not be more than 20%.
iii) Proper appraisal of the deposit for its qualitative and
quantitative assessment shall be made in the form of
Geological and topographical plans.
i) Mining site shall only be handed over to the lease holder, after
it is duly demarcated by permanent boundary pillars and
certified by concerned Mining Officer.
ii) Junction at take off point of approach road with main road
shall be developed with proper width and geometrics required
for safe movement of traffic by crusher owner at his own cost
in consultation with Executive Engineer, H.P. PWD.
iii) No lease holder shall store/stack any material in the acquired
width of PWD road without the specific permission of the
competent authority.
iv) In addition to above the mining operation shall be subject to
provisions of various Acts and Rules in force.
v) Dumping of waste shall be done in earmarked places as per
the Working Plans.