89. Prohibition against working of quarry near public roads.
(1)No person shall work a quarry in or remove stones, earth or other material from any place within twenty meters of a public road or of other immovable property vesting in or belonging to the Gram Panchayat except under a license issued by a Gram Panchayat. The Gram Panchayat may either grant or refuse to grant a license within a period of fifteen days by giving reasons.(2)If, in the opinion of the Gram Panchayat, the working of any quarry or the removal of stone, earth or other material from any place is dangerous to any person residing in or having legal access to the neighbourhood thereof or creates or is likely to create a nuisance as defined in section 268 of IPC, the Gram Panchayat may require the owner or person having control of the said quarry or place to discontinue working the same or to discontinue removing stone, earth or other material from such place or to take such action in respect of such quarry or place as it shall deem necessary for the purpose of preventing danger or of abating the nuisance arising or likely to arise therefrom.
