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      "A.       Status of Stone Crushing Units

      (i)       A report mentioning the consent and operating status of the

stone crushing units in the District Mahendergarh was filed before the Hon'ble NGT, vide dated 23.07.2019.

(ii) The status of the stone crushing units has further been modified as on date (at the time of reporting), wherein the consent to establish and consent to operate were revoked by the Board and the same is enclosed. (Annexure- I).

(iii) The stone crushing units which were found using ground water without obtaining requisite permission from Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) have also issued Show Cause Notice for imposing Environmental Compensation (Annexure- II).

(iv) The stone crushing units are mainly operating in different clusters and the detail of the same is given below:

Table- I Tehsil Name of the Clusters/ No. of Stone Villages Crushing Units 
C.      Assessment of Carrying Capacity
(i)     This refers to the Table 1, mentioned at Para No. A (iv) and

which identifies the three clusters of stone crushing units in the District Mahendergarh. The minimum distance between two clusters is found approx. 5 km and the maximum distance is approx. 40 km.

(ii) The maximum stone crushing units are operating in the Tehsil of Nangal Chaudhary and considered to be within the area of 15 Sq. km. Further, the maximum number of stone crushing units operating in Villages Bakhrija (17), Begopur (24) and Dholera (15) and therefore becomes the prominent source of air pollution.

a No new stone crushing units of any capacity shall further be allowed to establish & operate in the region including any expansion of the existing units. b. The stone crushing units which were reported not confirming to the notified siting criteria shall remain close and be shifted as per the Notification dated 11.05.2016 and amended 04.04.2019.

c. The stone crushing units shall provide water sprinkling system and cover the conveyer the belt to ensure minimum dust generation from their operation for further improvement of air quality. It is also recommended that the units shall provide telescoping chute at the level of loading/un-loading of the finished crushed material to avoid any suspension of the same.