- No mining area shall ordinarily be less than 5 hectares. Each such area shall be called a 'Mining Plot'.Provided that the State Government may decide to have a Mining Plot of less than 5 hectares or more than 5 hectares in terms of the Notification No. SO141E dated 15.01.2016 issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and their guidelines as issued from time to time.
