Section 22 in The Granite Conservation And Development Rules, 1999
22. Separate stacking of non-saleable granite.
(1)The non-saleable granite rejects at quarry bottom should regularly be collected and transported to the surface and the quarry floor kept reasonably clear of debris.(2)Small granite blocks from such non-saleable granite suitable for possible use in manufacture of bricks as well as flooring or wall tiles by small scale industries sector shall not be used as road metal or stone aggregate and such material shall be segregated from the dumps of granite rejects and stored separately for future use as far as possible, whenever such dumps are worked for recovery of stone aggregate or used as quarry backfill.(3)The ground selected for dumping of top soil, overburden, waste material or non-saleable granite shall be away from working quarry.(4)Before starting mining or quarrying operations, conceptual ultimate limits of the quarry shall be determined and dumping ground shall be so selected that dumping is not carried out within the limits of the ultimate size of the quarry except where simultaneous back filling is proposed.
