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B. District Collector-cum-Chairman, DEIAA, Balasore
may allow further quarry operation in the area only
after obtaining specific clearance by SEIAA, Odisha
as per order dated 11.12.2018 of the Hon'ble NGT
in the Executive Application No. 55/2018 in O.A No.
520/2016, Vikrant Tongad Versus. Union of India,
directing that the notification dated 15.01.2016 of
MoEFF& CC will stand suspended till a fresh
notification issued by the MoEFF& CC, New Delhi.
C. There is every likelihood in future of further higher
ingress of quarries in the Eco Sensitive Zone,
considering the close vicinity of these quarries to
the ESZ. In order to avoid any further future
ingress within the limit of ESZ, DGPS (Differential
Global Positioning System) mapping should be
immediately taken up for all the 97 quarries with
permanent pillar posting. The vector polygon of the
quarries may be shared with all concerned
departments. The intactness of all the ESZ pillars
for demarcation of ESZ must be ensured by the
Revenue Department as some of the pillars during
field visit were found missing. The Environment
Management Plan for cluster of the quarries is yet
to be finalized with ensuring its strict adherence.
Further, implementation of Comprehensive Wildlife
Management Plan by immediate deposit of
Environment Cost by the District Administration
needs to be ensured. A "Monitoring Committee" as
recommended by NBWL & NTCA may be constituted
immediately at the district level to look into the
wildlife & environment issues on bi-monthly basis.