Starred Questions

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH JULY, 2014

ILLEGAL MINING OF BAUXITE

*93. SHRI RAJU SHETTI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a) the number of bauxite mining companies along with details of companies reportedly involved in illegal mining of bauxite; (b) whether the Government has assessed the adverse impact of illegal mining on surrounding environment; (c) if so, the action taken/being taken against the mining companies involved in illegal mining; (d) whether the Government has granted environmental clearance for mining of bauxite in various districts of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to prevent illegal mining in the country?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR MINES, STEEL AND LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *** STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.93 FOR REPLY ON 14.7.2014 REGARDING ILLEGAL MINING OF BAUXITE ASKED BY SHRI RAJU SHETTI

(a) to (c): As per section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957, State Governments are empowered to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals. State Governments deal with cases of illegal mining; specific details in this regard are not centrally maintained. However, based on the quarterly returns on illegal mining submitted by various State Governments to Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) (a subordinate office under the Ministry), details of instances of illegal mining reported in various parts of the country for last three years and the current year and state- wise is given in ANNEXURE-I. Since information in these returns is not mineral and company specific, separate information for bauxite mining companies is not available. Any assessment, of adverse impact of illegal mining on surrounding environment, that may have been undertaken by the State Governments is not maintained centrally.

(d): The details of number of Environment Clearances issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for Bauxite Mining Projects in Maharashtra from 2006 till date are given in ANNEXURE-II.

(e): The Central Government in co-ordination with State Governments has taken the following steps to curb and check illegal mining in the Country:

(i) Regular monitoring of framing of rules by the State Governments to control illegal mining as per Section 23C of MMDR Act (so far 20 States have framed the rules under section 23C of MMDR Act, 1957 to curb illegal mining); (ii) Regular monitoring of setting up of Task Forces at State and District level to control illegal mining since the year 2005 (so far 23 States have reported to have constituted the Task Forces); (iii) Regular monitoring of setting up State Coordination-cum-Empowered Committee (SCEC) to coordinate efforts to control illegal mining by including representatives of Railways, Customs and Port authorities (13 State Governments have set up a Coordination-cum-Empowered Committee); (iv) Regular follow up with State Governments to adopt an Action Plan with specific measures to detect and control illegal mining including, use of remote sensing, control on traffic, gather market intelligence, registration of end-users and setting up of special cells etc; (v) A Central Coordination-cum-Empowered Committee set up under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Mines) on 4.3.2009 and reconstituted on 20.10.2011 holds quarterly meetings to consider all mining related issues, including matters relating to coordination of activities to combat illegal mining; (vi) Ministry of Railways have instituted a mechanism on 16.4.2010 to allow transportation of iron ore only against permits issued rake-wise and verified by State Government, apart from taking measures to fence and set up check post at the railway sidings; (vii) Department of Revenue (Customs) has issued instructions to all its field units to share information on iron ore exports with the State Governments; (viii) Ministry of Shipping has directed all major Ports in the country to streamline the verification procedures for movement of iron ore, and to check whether royalty has been paid for the consignment; (ix) Government has notified amendment in Rule 45 of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988, on 9.2.2011 making it mandatory for all miners, traders, stockists, exporters and end-users to register with IBM and report their transaction in minerals on monthly basis for a proper end-to-end accounting of minerals; (x) Indian Bureau Mines has constituted Special Task Forces for inspection of mines in endemic areas by taking the help of Satellite imageries; (xi) The Central Government has set up the Justice M. B. Shah Commission of Inquiry (COI) to inquire into large scale illegal mining of iron ore and manganese ore in the country; (xii) First Interim Report submitted by COI, alongwith the Action Taken Report (ATR), was laid in the Lok Sabha on 20.12.2011 and in the Rajya Sabha on 30.04.2012. Further, an ‘Updated Memorandum of Action Taken’ on this Report was laid in the Lok Sabha on 07.2.2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 10.2.2014; (xiii) Reports on the State of Goa (Part I & II) submitted by COI, alongwith ATR were laid before both the Houses of Parliament on 07.09.2012. Further, ‘Updated Memorandum of Action Taken’ on these Reports was laid in the Lok Sabha on 07.2.2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 10.2.2014; and (xiv) First Report on the State of Odisha submitted by COI, alongwith ATR thereon was laid in the Lok Sabha on 11.2.2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 10.2.2014 (English version) and 12.2.2014 (Hindi version).

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ANNEXURE-I MENTIONED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.93 FOR REPLY ON 14.7.2014 REGARDING ILLEGAL MINING OF BAUXITE ASKED BY SHRI RAJU SHETTI

STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR WISE AND STATE WISE CASES OF ILLEGAL MINING FOR BOTH MAJOR & MINOR MINERALS (COMBINED) Action taken from 2010-11 to 2013-14 ( Quarter Illegal mining cases ending December, 13)

2013 – 14 Court Fine ( Quarter Vehicle Sr. 2010- 2011- 2012- Cases realized by State ending FIR Lodged (Nos.) Seized No. 11 12 13 Filed State Govt. December (No.) (Nos.) (Rs. Lakh) 13)

1 Andaman & Nicobar 0 3 0 n.r. 0 0 0 0.05 2 Andhra Pradesh 13939 19913 16592 5137 2 1 2 10409.969 3 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Chhattisgarh 2017 2946 3238 3089 87 11214 1 2737.6547 5 Goa 13 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.91 6 Gujarat 2184 3485 6023 3217 251 23 6433 45984.15 7 Haryana 3446 2022 3517 2218 565 0 0 1637.59 8 Himachal Pradesh 1213 1289 0 n.r. 186 700 0 71.46 9 Jharkhand 199 364 663 688 877 31 576 256.37 10 Karnataka 6476 6691 6677 6291 466 469 13765 6731.25

11 Kerala 2028 3175 3166 0 0 0 1529.89 4550 12 Madhya Pradesh 4245 7147 7169 4471 2737 22765 0 10431.45 13 Maharashtra 34265 40642 42918 23217 0 0 124961 15768.58 14 Mizoram 0 2 16 15 0 0 0 1.056

15 Odisha 420 309 76 8 8 691 3411.85 314 16 Punjab 754 314 19 n.r. 86 0 61 144.88 17 Rajasthan 1833 1201 2861 1991 1857 67 267 2761.848 18 Tamilnadu 277 123 295 1041 3302 13 32572 5196.18 19 Uttar Pradesh 4641 4708 3266 4504 0 0 0 4262.51 20 West Bengal 239 269 479 n.r. 929 93 815 0 Grand Total 78189 94604 98597 59122 11353 35384 180145 111338.6477 ANNEXURE -II MENTIONED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.93 FOR REPLY ON 14.7.2014 REGARDING ILLEGAL MINING OF BAUXITE ASKED BY SHRI RAJU SHETTI

DETAILS OF ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCES GRANTED BY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE FOR MINING PROJECTS OF BAUXITE IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA FOR THE PERIOD 2006-2014

2006 1. Umbershet Bauxite Mining Project of M/s Ashapura Mine 29.12.2006 Chem. Ltd. In Dapoli taluk, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 2. Rowale Bauxite Mines project of M/s Ashapura Minechem 29.12.2006 Ltd. In Dapoli Taluk, Ratnagiri Distt., Maharashtra 3. Udgiri Bauxite Mine of M/s Prakash Anandrao Gaikwad, 20.12.2006 District Kolhapur 2007 4. Bauxite Mine of M/s Bhartash Construction Co. Ltd. at 12.01.2007 village Girgaon, Distt. Kolhapur 5. Ringewade Bauxite Mine of M/s Shiv Ram Minerals 01.02.2007 6. Durgmanwadi bauxite mine of M/s HINDALCO Industries, 02.02.2007 Kolhapur District 7. Durgamwadi Bauxite Mine of M/s HINDALCO Industries, 05.02.2007 Kolhapur District 8. Kasarsada Bauxite Mine of M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd. at 01.03.2007 village Bhogoli and Pilani, Tehsil Chandgad in Distt. Kolhapur 9. Harvit-Moolvelas Bauxte Mine of M/s Bharatesh 18.04.2007 Construction Company in District Raigarh 10. Dhangarwadi Bauxite Mine of M/s HINDALCO., Dist. 13.4.2007 Kolhapur 11. Danda –Bagmandla bauxite mine of M/s Altage Stone 18.4.2007 Crushing Industries in

District Raigad. 12. Moolvelas-Kudgaon-Hawit Bauxite Mine of M/s Bhartesh 18.04.2007 Corporation Commision at village Moolvelas, Distt. Raigad 13. Dandguni-Khujre Bauxite mining project of M/s Bhartesh 18.4.2007 Construction Co. District Raigarh 14. Harvit-Moolvelas bauxite Mine of M/s Bharatesh 18.4.2007 Construction Company in District Raigarh 15. Maghare Bauxite Mine of M/s Manohar Parigani at village 24.07.2007 Meghare-Raigarh 16. Meghare Bauxite Mine of M/s Shri Manohar V. 25.7.2007 Daryanani, Distt Raigad. 17. Shekhadi Bauxite Mine of M/s Alatge Stone Crushing 20.7.2007 Industries Ltd., District Kolhapur, Maharashtra 18. Vasnol Bauxite Mining Project of M/s Daulat Mines and 8.8.2007 Minerals, District Kolhapur 19. Udgiri Bauxite Mine of M/s Swati Minerals, Distt. 20.12.2007 Kolhapur No.J-11015/84/2006-IA.II(M)

2008

20. Bauxite Ore Mine (ML area 206.37 ha) of M/s 21.04.2008 Puntambekar Minerals. at villages Talagaon & Baveli, in Radhanagari & Gaganbawda Taluks, in Kolhapur Distt., in Maharashtra

21. Expansion of Rowale Bauxite Mine ( ML area 218.825 31.10.2008 ha) of M/s Ashapura Minechem Ltd.at village Rowale, in Dapoli Taluk 22. Expansion of Umbershet Bauxite Mine ( ML area 99.86 31.10.2008 ha) of M/s Ashapura Minechem Ltd. at village Umbershet, in Dapoli Taluk, in Distt Ratnagiri 2010 23. Gudeghar Bauxite Ore Mine of M/s Infrastructure Logistics 26.03.2010 Private Limited at Village Gudeghar in District Ratnagiri in Maharashtra (ML area 91.58 ha) 2011 24. Mahal Mirya Bauxite Mine( ML area 79.981 ha; Capacity 24.11.2011 1,50,000 TPA) of M/s Vyaghreshwar Mineral Industrial Producer’s located at village Mahal-Mirya and Panchgani, Taluka Pen, District Raigad, Maharashtra 2013 25. Proposed Bauxite Mine, M/s Nilesh Mines Corporation, 11.04.2013 Karivane,Raigad,Maharashtra 26. Bauxite mining, M/s Prachi Mines, Adi M Khadi, Karivane 11.04.2013 and Dhariwali, Raigarh(Maharashtra), Maharashtra 2014 27. Mogalgad Bauxite Mining Project, M/s Hindalco Industries 06.01.2014 Ltd., Mogalgad, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

ANNEXURE-I MENTIONED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.93 FOR REPLY ON 14.7.2014 REGARDING ILLEGAL MINING OF BAUXITE ASKED BY SHRI RAJU SHETTI

STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR WISE AND STATE WISE CASES OF ILLEGAL MINING FOR BOTH MAJOR & MINOR MINERALS (COMBINED) Action taken from 2010-11 to 2013-14 Illegal mining cases (Quarter ending December, 13)

2013 – 14 Court Fine ( Quarter FIR Vehicle Sr. 2010- 2011- 2012- Cases realized by State ending Lodged Seized No. 11 12 13 Filed State Govt. December (Nos.) (No.) (Nos.) (Rs. Lakh) 13)

11 Kerala 2028 3175 3166 0 0 0 1529.89 4550 12 Madhya Pradesh 4245 7147 7169 4471 2737 22765 0 10431.45 13 Maharashtra 34265 40642 42918 23217 0 0 124961 15768.58 14 Mizoram 0 2 16 15 0 0 0 1.056