Sanctuary boundary. The mining
leases are allotted on non-forest land (revenue land). These 157
mines are spread in 08 mine clusters situated in South ... SEIAA/DEIAA. 86 marble mines & 05 scattered mines of
Masonry mines were granted EC. Out of these, 91 mines lease, 84
were granted consent
approved framework
of mining plan which should provide for reclamation and
rehabilitation of mine areas. For smaller mine lease areas a cluster
approach was recommended ... minor
mineral mining on environment it is proposed that all
mining activity including river sand mining (above 5
hectare individual or cluster) will need
procedure of the mining plan. Notices have been
issued to such mining lease holders.
Almost all of the mining leases have provided wire
fencing/permanent ... adjacently located mining
leases so as to restrict illegal mining activities. It has also
been advised to provide GPS locations of all mining leases
with
indirectly promote illegal mining.
k) Cluster situation shall be examined. A cluster is
formed when one mining lease of homogenous
mineral is within 500 meters ... ascertained. Contiguous cluster is formed when one
cluster is at a distance of 2.5 Km from the other
cluster.
m) The mining outside the riverbed
cross verification,
and the Mining Departments mostly indicates operational
mine (if any) in the surrounding for issuing the cluster
certificate. As such the mine areas ... between the mine lease
area is not available and thus EC issued to individual mine
instead of considering the case of cluster mine
aforesaid leases form part of one
cluster for which a cluster certificate was issued by the
District Mining Officer, Banda ... leases in
the Cluster
EC Proposal of Sand Mining and other Minor Mineral Mining in cluster situation
Cluster 'B2' Form
resources available in
existing adjacent mine. The 49.8454 ha. mine is surrounded by
two major limestone mines owned by UltraTech Cement, so
there ... appraise compliance
/grant EC
EC Proposal of Sand Mining and other Minor Mineral Mining in cluster situation
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Cluster area 'B2' Form
meant to be an area affected by mining or mining related operations
from a mine or cluster of mines within the district. As per Rule ... Affected Areas" means areas affected by
mining or mining related operations from a mine or cluster
of mines within the District
process/grant Environmental Clearances to mining leases
within 500 meters of existing mining leases without following
the cluster norms as given in Appendix ... without
following cluster approach and mandatory adherence to
public consultations and Cluster EIA-EMP reports:
Cluster No. Name of Mining leases Annexure
rate of Sand Mining
Sources which is mandatory to arrest over exploitation
and illegal sand mining.
vii. Only Mahamadnagar Patna Cluster is having more
than ... mining leases and not clusters.
6. With regard to the allegation of the Applicants that
between two clusters the mining distance of 2.5
kilometers
