Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur June, 2019 Bi-Monthly Vol

Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur June, 2019 Bi-Monthly Vol. 19 No. 3

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE National President MEAI : Shri A.K. Kothari MINISTRY OF MINES Mob. : 9414155413 The new Central Minister of Coal & Mines is Shri Prahlad Joshi. MEAI congratulates him for this. Email : [email protected] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE Patron : Shri R. P. Gupta Patron : Shri Akhilesh Joshi The GOI has issued notification that public hearing would not be necessary for giving EC for an area Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Rathore up to 5 hect for Sand. Mob : 98290 41632 STATE OF RAJASTHAN E mail : [email protected] 1. The State Govt have issued written directions vide circular dt. 27.6.19 that all Govt officers should Vice-Chairman : Shri L.S. Shekhawat give their name and designation below their signature in all communications and also at the bottom Mob : 9001294907 office address, Fax no. e mail ID etc be given. E mail : [email protected] 2. By order No. F 14(6)Khan/ Gr-2/2015-Part dt. 30.5.19, the State Govt has increased compensation Secretary : Shri M.S. Paliwal to be paid to the persons suffering from silicosis from Rs. One lac to two lacs. This amount is paid Mob : 9414264334 from DMFT fund. E mail : [email protected] CBI BEGINS PROBE IN GRANT OF LICENSES TO EXPLORE ATOMIC MINERALS – HC stalls probe Joint Secretary : Dr. S.C. Jain but SC overturns order. Six years after it reported serious procedural irregularities in the process of Mob : 94137 63980 allocating blocks for mineral exploration, the CBI will begin a Preliminary Enquiry into the granting of E mail : [email protected] licenses to private parties in 2010, to explore and mine atomic minerals. Alleging a major scam in the Treasurer : Shri H.K. Vyas process of granting licenses, as only government or government companies are allowed to mine Mob : 94141 63353 atomic minerals in view of their strategic significance, the CBI is probing various senior government E mail : [email protected] officers involved in the grant of licenses without due diligence. A Geological Survey of India report EXECUTIVE MEMBERS indicates that the mineral resources in the area, where licenses were granted for offshore blocks, include monazite, an rare-earth containing mineral prescribed in the schedule to the Atomic Energy Sarveshri A. K. Porwal, O.P. Soni, Act. "Officers practiced a pick-and-choose formula in granting 50 mining leases for atomic minerals M. K. Mehta, A. M. Ansari & S. K. Vashisth to companies within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area... most of the mining activities have PERMANENT INVITEES : been stopped since 2013," a source in CBI said. The CBI source said that officers allegedly took Sarveshri T.K.Rath, Narayan Rajak, R.L. Udai, advantage of lack of provisions governing handling of monazite, which is usually found along with Mangi Lal Lunawat, Dr. Anupam Bhatnagar, atomic minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, etc., R.D. Saxena, P.R. Prajapat & P. Padar The government had enacted the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 2002 in COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN 2003 to develop, regulate, and exploit the mineral resources available in the territorial waters, News Letter : Y. C. Gupta continental shelf and other maritime zones of India. In 2006, the Offshore Areas Mineral Concession Mob : 94142 34746 Rules were framed. Both the act and the rules came into force in 2010 and 62 blocks were notified for E mail : [email protected] grant of exploration licenses. In a first for the country, blocks were notified for grant of exploration Student Chapter: Dr. S.C.Jain licenses. Earlier, no activity related to exploration and consequently mining in offshore areas had Environment & Plantaon: Sh. A.K. Nandwana been ever undertaken. But after the CRZ notification was issued by Ministry of Environment and Social Relaons : Shri N.C.Bansal Forest in 2011, all blocks fell under the CRZ areas and attracted restrictions, the source said, adding Resource Generaon : Shri N.K. Kothari that only the mining of rare minerals not found outside the CRZ was permitted. Training & Placement : Shri V.P. Joshi In March 2011, 16 applicants for allocation of blocks were short-listed as per the approved guidelines Technical Talk & Seminar: Shri R.C.Kumawat for 62 exploration blocks. "A committee found out that block numbers 3 and 32 in the Arabian Sea Fellowship: Shri P.C.Kachhara were the same, more than one block was applied for by applicants, many of the blocks notified Oﬃce Management & Membership : overlapped with onshore areas, and associated companies of the same group applied for the same Shri Mohan Lal Paliwal block. Despite this, the then Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) went ahead with Published by : issuance of order for grant of exploration licences," an internal document noted. In July 2011, the MEAI- Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur Chief Vigilance Officer conducted preliminary enquiry and submitted a report highlighting various 110-111, Indraprasth Complex, lapses in the whole process. "Due diligence was not made while scrutinizing the applications; that 4th Floor, Delhigate- Shastri Circle Road, the document submitted with the applications were very preliminary in nature... for technical Udaipur - 313 001 (Raj.) collaboration, a very preliminary e-mail has been taken as evidence by the screening committee," Ph. : 0294- 2410709 the document noted. Email : [email protected]

1 In March 2013, the CBI made preliminary enquiry into the matter From Editor's Desk With Best Compliments and submitted its report highlighting serious procedural In Rajasthan I learnt for the first time that any irregularities. In 2016, the administering authority annulled the court has given jail sentence to a Mining notification issued on June 7, 2010 and all consequential actions Engineer or Mine owner in relation to mine n;kyky n;k jkgqy n;k for grant of exploration licenses were withdrawn. However, in accident. This time a court has awarded 2 yrs 9413318482 9829510888 November 2017, a government counsel made a submission in the jail term and a fine of Rs. 4500 to former 4 Delhi High Court based on "incorrect interpretation" of the officials of Dariba mines in the accident which October 6, 2017 amendment to the CRZ notifications on the took place 25 yrs. ago. Every week or other, news appears in local instructions of an officer in the Mines Ministry, according to the media that either Police taking money or illegal excavators document, adding that these instructions were never examined assaulting or firing on the checking party when they go to check nor approved by a competent authority. The counsel informed illegal excavation of river sand. A stock was taken as to what is the court that there has been material change in CRZ regulations the news all over India in this respect. The Rajasthan Director and now there is no impediment for the order dated April 5, 2011 General of Police, admitted, before the CM in one of the for grant of exploration license to be processed further in meeting, that corruption has increased in Police since ban on accordance with law, said the document. excavation of river sand was imposed The Chapter in association pkjHkqtk Øs'kj The court set aside the notification issued in 2016 and a direction with Dept. of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan was given to the appellants to take further steps to process the organized National Seminar on the theme “Digitalization and e- grant of exploration license pursuant as per order April 5, 2011. Governance in Mining Industry” during June 22-23, 2019 in ¼Øs'kj fxV~Vh ,oa jsrh ds fuekZrk ,oa foØsrk½ As a consequence, two deeds for exploration licenses were Udaipur. Report on this and the recommendations which have executed in a hasty manner, the document added. The CBI had emerged from this seminar are also given. charge sheeted the officer concerned. In April 2019, the Centre I hope the reader would find all these and other news interesting. wrote to the CBI for initiating a preliminary enquiry regarding Y C Gupta certain irregularities noted by the Mines Ministry related to the ILLEGAL SAND MINING VIOLENCE 2018: AT LEAST 28 allocation of exploration licenses and the subsequent signing of PEOPLE DIED ACROSS INDIA }kjk fufeZr the deed of exploration licenses in favour of certain companies. The Centre filed an additional affidavit bringing on the record its Across the country, many government officials were killed while VSI taking action against illegal sand extraction in 2018. So were the policy decision of banning all the mining activity of atomic and lethal attacks on reporters and citizens for exposing illegalities and rare minerals through the private parties. A former senior objecting to illegal mining activities. Many innocent people lost government officer challenged the CBI's enquiry in the Delhi High jsrh ds vuq:i yscksjsVªh VsLVsM lives in accidents related to illegal sand mining related incidents. IS 383 Court, which, on May 31, stayed it. The Centre challenged the This compilation of sand mining related incidents also highlights decision in the Supreme Court, within few minutes which stayed how illegal sand mining was damaging the infrastructure providing the high court order, paving the way for the CBI to begin its probe. essential services. Shri Ranjan Sahai went to the Delhi HC. He had said that he was According to available media reports 11 people were murdered being made to pay for being whistle blower (Source: TOI dt. including government officials, police personnel, reporters and 2.6.19 & internet) citizens in 2018 for opposing illegal sand mining, while 18 people DEPTT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, RAJASTHAN died in related activities. Also 22 people faced attacks by sand mafia The Deptt is engaged in continuous auctioning of minor mineral while 12 were threatened of grim consequences. At least 4 bridges, blocks for various minerals in large number during last 2.5 years in 1 barrage across India collapsed and there were significant whole of Rajasthan. The details are: damages to other essential infrastructures including Narmada canal aqueduct in Gujarat, Western Yamuna Canal, in Haryana and Year ML auctioned QL auctioned potable water supply schemes in Andhra Pradesh. These numerous 2017-18 198 6 incidents of deaths, violence, threats and damages show how fearless is sand mafia in India and why there is need to take strict 2018-19 458 21 actions against illegal sand mining cases. Most of these deaths and Only during last 4 months, around 20 mining lease plots were losses could have been avoided. auctioned and further, following auction is in process: In respect of Rajasthan, the Director General of Police, admitted,

ML auction under process QL auction under process before the CM in one of the meeting, that corruption has increased in Police since ban on excavation of river sand was 262 28 imposed (Source: Dainik Bhaskar dt. 12.6.19) Every week one DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MINES SAFETY news or other appears in local media either Police taking money IykaV % xkao lsyq] rg- cM+xkao] ftyk&mn;iqj ¼jkt-½ In Udaipur regional office, present regulatory authorities are: or illegal excavators assaulting or firing on the checking party

(Sample: Dainik Bhaskar dt. 29.4.19, 18.5.19 & 20.5.19). The vkWfQl % IykWV ua- 04] lcflVh lsUVj] esujksM] lsDVj&8] mn;iqj ¼jkt-½ Designation Name Mob No. editor of this newsletter tried to collect news from internet as to Director, Mines Safety Shri P K Maheshwari 94141 55725 what is happening in India in relation to illegal excavation of sand. Email : [email protected] Dy. Director, Mines Safety Shri Narayan Sinha 94711 92304 Some news which was picked up is reproduced below :

2 3 In March 2013, the CBI made preliminary enquiry into the matter From Editor's Desk With Best Compliments and submitted its report highlighting serious procedural In Rajasthan I learnt for the first time that any irregularities. In 2016, the administering authority annulled the court has given jail sentence to a Mining notification issued on June 7, 2010 and all consequential actions Engineer or Mine owner in relation to mine n;kyky n;k jkgqy n;k for grant of exploration licenses were withdrawn. However, in accident. This time a court has awarded 2 yrs 9413318482 9829510888 November 2017, a government counsel made a submission in the jail term and a fine of Rs. 4500 to former 4 Delhi High Court based on "incorrect interpretation" of the officials of Dariba mines in the accident which October 6, 2017 amendment to the CRZ notifications on the took place 25 yrs. ago. Every week or other, news appears in local instructions of an officer in the Mines Ministry, according to the media that either Police taking money or illegal excavators document, adding that these instructions were never examined assaulting or firing on the checking party when they go to check nor approved by a competent authority. The counsel informed illegal excavation of river sand. A stock was taken as to what is the court that there has been material change in CRZ regulations the news all over India in this respect. The Rajasthan Director and now there is no impediment for the order dated April 5, 2011 General of Police, admitted, before the CM in one of the for grant of exploration license to be processed further in meeting, that corruption has increased in Police since ban on accordance with law, said the document. excavation of river sand was imposed The Chapter in association pkjHkqtk Øs'kj The court set aside the notification issued in 2016 and a direction with Dept. of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan was given to the appellants to take further steps to process the organized National Seminar on the theme “Digitalization and e- grant of exploration license pursuant as per order April 5, 2011. Governance in Mining Industry” during June 22-23, 2019 in ¼Øs'kj fxV~Vh ,oa jsrh ds fuekZrk ,oa foØsrk½ As a consequence, two deeds for exploration licenses were Udaipur. Report on this and the recommendations which have executed in a hasty manner, the document added. The CBI had emerged from this seminar are also given. charge sheeted the officer concerned. In April 2019, the Centre I hope the reader would find all these and other news interesting. wrote to the CBI for initiating a preliminary enquiry regarding Y C Gupta certain irregularities noted by the Mines Ministry related to the ILLEGAL SAND MINING VIOLENCE 2018: AT LEAST 28 allocation of exploration licenses and the subsequent signing of PEOPLE DIED ACROSS INDIA }kjk fufeZr the deed of exploration licenses in favour of certain companies. The Centre filed an additional affidavit bringing on the record its Across the country, many government officials were killed while VSI taking action against illegal sand extraction in 2018. So were the policy decision of banning all the mining activity of atomic and lethal attacks on reporters and citizens for exposing illegalities and rare minerals through the private parties. A former senior objecting to illegal mining activities. Many innocent people lost government officer challenged the CBI's enquiry in the Delhi High jsrh ds vuq:i yscksjsVªh VsLVsM lives in accidents related to illegal sand mining related incidents. IS 383 Court, which, on May 31, stayed it. The Centre challenged the This compilation of sand mining related incidents also highlights decision in the Supreme Court, within few minutes which stayed how illegal sand mining was damaging the infrastructure providing the high court order, paving the way for the CBI to begin its probe. essential services. Shri Ranjan Sahai went to the Delhi HC. He had said that he was According to available media reports 11 people were murdered being made to pay for being whistle blower (Source: TOI dt. including government officials, police personnel, reporters and 2.6.19 & internet) citizens in 2018 for opposing illegal sand mining, while 18 people DEPTT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, RAJASTHAN died in related activities. Also 22 people faced attacks by sand mafia The Deptt is engaged in continuous auctioning of minor mineral while 12 were threatened of grim consequences. At least 4 bridges, blocks for various minerals in large number during last 2.5 years in 1 barrage across India collapsed and there were significant whole of Rajasthan. The details are: damages to other essential infrastructures including Narmada canal aqueduct in Gujarat, Western Yamuna Canal, in Haryana and Year ML auctioned QL auctioned potable water supply schemes in Andhra Pradesh. These numerous 2017-18 198 6 incidents of deaths, violence, threats and damages show how fearless is sand mafia in India and why there is need to take strict 2018-19 458 21 actions against illegal sand mining cases. Most of these deaths and Only during last 4 months, around 20 mining lease plots were losses could have been avoided. auctioned and further, following auction is in process: In respect of Rajasthan, the Director General of Police, admitted,

2 3 NORTH INDIA Uttrakhand A 115 years old British era bridge on Tons river in Birpur, Dehradun collapsed on Dec. 28 reportedly due to overloaded sand trucks. Two people were killed in the accident. The single lane bridge was damaged during 2013 floods and opened for public after repair. As per reports sand laden trucks and other heavy vehicles were using the single lane bridge on daily basis. Punjab In Nov. 2017, Tehal Singh Sekhon, the General Manager (GM) with the Mohali and Patiala mining department, was beaten up by members of the mining mafia. In his police complaint GM also accused Kulwinder Singh SHO, to be involved in illegal mining and manhandling him including keeping him and his family under unlawful detention. The GM also accused the mining mafia men of trying to run the truck over him. The official said it was not possible to carry out his duties under such circumstances, adding that he was being pressured to strike compromise with both mining mafia and the SHO. As per another report, in Jan. 2018, even after two months of the attack on GM, no action was taken against the attackers or the erring SHO. On the worse side, it was learnt that the allegations by the mining officer were being verified by the same SHO whom he had accused of being hand in glove with the mafia. In a similar incident in March 2018, an audio clip released by the sarpanch of village Boothgarh of Ludhiana, of a purported telephonic conversation between him and Inspector Jarnail Singh (ex-SHO Meharban police station who was suspended in another case), in which the police officer can be heard threatening the sarpanch when he complained about illegal sand mining in his village. Then on June 20, 2018 the MLA in Roopnagar, was allegedly attacked by members of the sand mafia near Nurpur Bedi in Ropar district and admitted to a hospital in Chandigarh. The MLA and two of his security personnel were reportedly attacked when he went to check if illegal mining was going on in the area. This incident occurred 3 days after five to seven assailants, suspected to be members of the sand mafia, attacked employees of the state forest department with sticks and sharp-edged weapons near Seonk village in Mohali. On July 30, 2018, two journalists were injured after being allegedly attacked by the sand mafia in Jalalabad sub-division Ferozepur, while reporting on illegal mining. As they reached the site and began recording, a group of unidentified people thrashed them and broke their video camera. Bleeding profusely, the journalists managed to escape the spot and got themselves admitted to a private hospital for treatment. Journalists Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali of News18 TV were attacked in Jalalabad in Punjab, India on July 30 while reporting on the illegal sand mining. Haryana On Aug. 19, sand mafia threatened two guards who seized vehicles found doing illegal mining at Belwali village in Panchkula's Chandimandir. The mafia gang members freed their seized vehicles from the mining guards forcefully. On Jan. 1, 2019, a farmer of Jalouli village in Panchkula was threatened by sand mafia for objecting to illegal sand mining. The farmer alleged that the accused threatened to kill him after brandishing weapons including pistol and gun. The report also mentioned that earlier on Sept. 30, 2018, mining officer Panchkula received a threatening call from the sand mafia to stop doing checking in his area. Illegal sand mining was cited as main reason behind breach in Western Yamuna Canal embankment at Karnal on Sept. 2 submerging about 2000 acre crop land belonging to adjoining 8 villages. Similarly in May 2018, a whistle blower who exposed illegal sand mining on Air Force land along Yamuna in Faridabad district reported of facing threat to his life and appealed HC Delhi for his relocation to Delhi from Haryana where the case was going on. Uttar Pradesh On March 29, 2018, a sand trader was tied to a cot and set on fire allegedly by sand smugglers after he objected to the illegal mining in Trans-Ganga area under Handia police station limits during the early hours. The trader in a critical condition was admitted at a private hospital. In June 2018, sand mafia at Kosi river in Rampur attacked the police team and tried to throw them into the river. The article also detailed such attacks by mafia in 2018. A BJP worker was brutally murdered by the sand mafia in Sitapur district on Oct. 20, 2018. Bundelkhand (UP) The Dec. 2018, Khabar Lahriya report, republished by First Post details the violence and murder cases occurred due to illegal sand mining in UP. On Feb. 7, 2018, the sand mafia tried to kill Abhishek Tomar, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in Chhattarpur district. The attacker first tried to run over tractor on him, when he escaped they fired at him.This was another of many such violent incidents in Ken Betwa area. Only a week earlier, in Chhatarpur, sand mafia tried to kill a tehsildar who stopped them from carrying out illegal mining in Urmil river. In Dec. 2017, sand mining gangsters fired over 100 rounds at a task force. In 2016, a forest guard was crushed to death under a sand-laden tractor in Gwalior. Similarly, a constable was run over by a dumper and killed in April 2015. CENTRAL INDIA Madhya Pradesh On March 26, 2018, a journalist Sandeep Sharma investigating illegal sand mining cases in Bhind was run over by a truck. In June 2018, Narmada Bachao Andolan activists were attacked when they tried to stop 3 tractors filled with sand, allegedly being smuggled from the Narmada river near Rajghat. As per NBA activists, the police, even as registering an FIR with "mild" clauses, refused to act, even though they had submitted all photographs and videos of the incident to police officers, and also identified many of those involved in stone pelting. On September 7, 2018, a Deputy ranger Subedar Singh Kushwaha was crushed to death when he tried to stop a tractor laden with illegally-mined sand in Morena district. In 2017, IAS officer Sonia Meena was threatened at gun point by illegal miners when, as SDM in Chhattarpur district, she made a bid to check illegal mining in Betwa river. Later, she faced a death threat and complained to chief secretary BP Singh. In 2016, Narender Sharma, a forest guard who had tried to stop a tractor trolley, was run over by the vehicle. In 2015, a constable Dharmendra Chauhan was run over by another vehicle carrying illegally mined sand when he tried to stop it. The sand mafia ferrying illegally mined stones in Gwalior shot at two forest guards on Sept. 12, 2018 evening. In a critical condition, the victims, identified as Harivallabh Chaturvedi and Harishchandra Chouhan, were admitted to a private hospital in Gwalior. Chhattisgarh Video report over Illegal sand mining in Prangal river highlighted how it was causing huge loss to govt's revenue. When a man raised his voice against illegal sand mining in his area he received a threat letter[28] from the mafias. When he showed the letter to Police they asked him to keep quiet if he wanted to save his life. The report also said that illegal mining had led to collapse of a bridge in the area. WEST INDIA M/S Charbhuja Crushing Plant Rajasthan A 50-year-old sarpanch died after he was attacked by suspects involved in illegal sand mining at Bowli village in Sawai Madhopur 95, Laxmi Nagar, Sec.-8, Udaipur (Raj.) Contact No. 98290 42108 district on Feb. 14, 2018. Raghuveer Singh Meena, a sarpanch of Hathdoli village, had gone to Bowli after he learned that several trucks

4 5 NORTH INDIA Uttrakhand A 115 years old British era bridge on Tons river in Birpur, Dehradun collapsed on Dec. 28 reportedly due to overloaded sand trucks. Two people were killed in the accident. The single lane bridge was damaged during 2013 floods and opened for public after repair. As per reports sand laden trucks and other heavy vehicles were using the single lane bridge on daily basis. Punjab In Nov. 2017, Tehal Singh Sekhon, the General Manager (GM) with the Mohali and Patiala mining department, was beaten up by members of the mining mafia. In his police complaint GM also accused Kulwinder Singh SHO, to be involved in illegal mining and manhandling him including keeping him and his family under unlawful detention. The GM also accused the mining mafia men of trying to run the truck over him. The official said it was not possible to carry out his duties under such circumstances, adding that he was being pressured to strike compromise with both mining mafia and the SHO. As per another report, in Jan. 2018, even after two months of the attack on GM, no action was taken against the attackers or the erring SHO. On the worse side, it was learnt that the allegations by the mining officer were being verified by the same SHO whom he had accused of being hand in glove with the mafia. In a similar incident in March 2018, an audio clip released by the sarpanch of village Boothgarh of Ludhiana, of a purported telephonic conversation between him and Inspector Jarnail Singh (ex-SHO Meharban police station who was suspended in another case), in which the police officer can be heard threatening the sarpanch when he complained about illegal sand mining in his village. Then on June 20, 2018 the MLA in Roopnagar, was allegedly attacked by members of the sand mafia near Nurpur Bedi in Ropar district and admitted to a hospital in Chandigarh. The MLA and two of his security personnel were reportedly attacked when he went to check if illegal mining was going on in the area. This incident occurred 3 days after five to seven assailants, suspected to be members of the sand mafia, attacked employees of the state forest department with sticks and sharp-edged weapons near Seonk village in Mohali. On July 30, 2018, two journalists were injured after being allegedly attacked by the sand mafia in Jalalabad sub-division Ferozepur, while reporting on illegal mining. As they reached the site and began recording, a group of unidentified people thrashed them and broke their video camera. Bleeding profusely, the journalists managed to escape the spot and got themselves admitted to a private hospital for treatment. Journalists Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali of News18 TV were attacked in Jalalabad in Punjab, India on July 30 while reporting on the illegal sand mining. Haryana On Aug. 19, sand mafia threatened two guards who seized vehicles found doing illegal mining at Belwali village in Panchkula's Chandimandir. The mafia gang members freed their seized vehicles from the mining guards forcefully. On Jan. 1, 2019, a farmer of Jalouli village in Panchkula was threatened by sand mafia for objecting to illegal sand mining. The farmer alleged that the accused threatened to kill him after brandishing weapons including pistol and gun. The report also mentioned that earlier on Sept. 30, 2018, mining officer Panchkula received a threatening call from the sand mafia to stop doing checking in his area. Illegal sand mining was cited as main reason behind breach in Western Yamuna Canal embankment at Karnal on Sept. 2 submerging about 2000 acre crop land belonging to adjoining 8 villages. Similarly in May 2018, a whistle blower who exposed illegal sand mining on Air Force land along Yamuna in Faridabad district reported of facing threat to his life and appealed HC Delhi for his relocation to Delhi from Haryana where the case was going on. Uttar Pradesh On March 29, 2018, a sand trader was tied to a cot and set on fire allegedly by sand smugglers after he objected to the illegal mining in Trans-Ganga area under Handia police station limits during the early hours. The trader in a critical condition was admitted at a private hospital. In June 2018, sand mafia at Kosi river in Rampur attacked the police team and tried to throw them into the river. The article also detailed such attacks by mafia in 2018. A BJP worker was brutally murdered by the sand mafia in Sitapur district on Oct. 20, 2018. Bundelkhand (UP) The Dec. 2018, Khabar Lahriya report, republished by First Post details the violence and murder cases occurred due to illegal sand mining in UP. On Feb. 7, 2018, the sand mafia tried to kill Abhishek Tomar, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in Chhattarpur district. The attacker first tried to run over tractor on him, when he escaped they fired at him.This was another of many such violent incidents in Ken Betwa area. Only a week earlier, in Chhatarpur, sand mafia tried to kill a tehsildar who stopped them from carrying out illegal mining in Urmil river. In Dec. 2017, sand mining gangsters fired over 100 rounds at a task force. In 2016, a forest guard was crushed to death under a sand-laden tractor in Gwalior. Similarly, a constable was run over by a dumper and killed in April 2015. CENTRAL INDIA Madhya Pradesh On March 26, 2018, a journalist Sandeep Sharma investigating illegal sand mining cases in Bhind was run over by a truck. In June 2018, Narmada Bachao Andolan activists were attacked when they tried to stop 3 tractors filled with sand, allegedly being smuggled from the Narmada river near Rajghat. As per NBA activists, the police, even as registering an FIR with "mild" clauses, refused to act, even though they had submitted all photographs and videos of the incident to police officers, and also identified many of those involved in stone pelting. On September 7, 2018, a Deputy ranger Subedar Singh Kushwaha was crushed to death when he tried to stop a tractor laden with illegally-mined sand in Morena district. In 2017, IAS officer Sonia Meena was threatened at gun point by illegal miners when, as SDM in Chhattarpur district, she made a bid to check illegal mining in Betwa river. Later, she faced a death threat and complained to chief secretary BP Singh. In 2016, Narender Sharma, a forest guard who had tried to stop a tractor trolley, was run over by the vehicle. In 2015, a constable Dharmendra Chauhan was run over by another vehicle carrying illegally mined sand when he tried to stop it. The sand mafia ferrying illegally mined stones in Gwalior shot at two forest guards on Sept. 12, 2018 evening. In a critical condition, the victims, identified as Harivallabh Chaturvedi and Harishchandra Chouhan, were admitted to a private hospital in Gwalior. Chhattisgarh Video report over Illegal sand mining in Prangal river highlighted how it was causing huge loss to govt's revenue. When a man raised his voice against illegal sand mining in his area he received a threat letter[28] from the mafias. When he showed the letter to Police they asked him to keep quiet if he wanted to save his life. The report also said that illegal mining had led to collapse of a bridge in the area. WEST INDIA M/S Charbhuja Crushing Plant Rajasthan A 50-year-old sarpanch died after he was attacked by suspects involved in illegal sand mining at Bowli village in Sawai Madhopur 95, Laxmi Nagar, Sec.-8, Udaipur (Raj.) Contact No. 98290 42108 district on Feb. 14, 2018. Raghuveer Singh Meena, a sarpanch of Hathdoli village, had gone to Bowli after he learned that several trucks

4 5 were being loaded with sand (bajri). The suspects armed with sticks and stones attacked Meena and others. As Meena ran, he fell to the ground and was beaten up. In March 2018, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Dholpur district had a close shave when suspects involved in illegal sand mining opened fire at his patrolling vehicle and pelted stones at him. The officials said that it was a third attack on Yadav in ten months. He had faced similar attacks on his life In May 2017 and in Jan. 2018 for trying to stop their illegal business. As per the report Tonk, Sawai Madhopur and Dholpur parts had witnessed multiple incidents of violence by sand mining mafia in recent past. In a similar attack in April 2018, another DSP and his driver were critically injured after they were attacked by the mining mafia in Dholpur on April 22 morning. The DSP's car was rammed near Bijollia by tractor-trolleys illegally transporting banned sand (bajri). Injured severely, the officials were rushed to the nearest hospital. In May 2018, sand mafia tried to kidnap two inspectors of mining department and three constables of Rajasthan Armoured Constabulary on their way back to the police station. The two dumpers were carrying sand. As per July 2018, electronic media report there was one more attack by sand mafia on police personnel in Dholpur district during a raid by government officials. As per Dungarpur SP, besides causing environmental damage by dredging the river, the people involved in the illegal business were also responsible for some road accidents. "They press on the gas when they see police. In 2018 alone, 50 people were killed in road accidents involving vehicles carrying illegal river sand," he said. Gujarat The farmers' protest against sand mining from Ojat River near Vanthli in Junagadh district turned violent on June 4, 2018 after their leader Nayan Kalola was abducted, brutally thrashed and dumped by the roadside. At least 3 policemen were injured in stone-pelting even as 7 teargas shells were lobbed as the situation spiralled out of control. The mining activities was posing danger to the aqueduct of Narmada main canal that crosses over the Osrang river in Bodeli. As per the report, the ongoing sand mining had increased the depth of the river bed, exposing the foundation piles of the aqueduct. The depth of riverbed had increased due to which some of the foundation pillars were even damaged in 2018. It was surprising that instead of curbing illegal sand mining, Govt planned building weir in Osrang river to protect Narmada canal. EAST INDIA Jharkhand Detailed report on brutal murder of 3 villagers by sand mafia in Jatpura village, Garwha district Jharkhand in May 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/30/india-sand-mining-conflict-deaths-building-boom-environmental-damage (30 Dec. 2017) SOUTH INDIA Telangana On Jan. 4, 2018, a Village Revenue Assistant (VRA) was allegedly killed by sand mafia in Kamareddy district. The VRA identified as Boyini Sailoo was working at Kambapoor village of Pitlam Mandal. He had recently made a raid after receiving information about illegal sand mining which is rampant in district. He informed his higher officer too before leaving to the Kakivagu stream where the sand mafia was present. Karnataka A bridge built across the Phalguni river at Mullarapatna connecting Mangaluru and Bantwal collapsed[43] on July 2, 2018 due to rampant sand mining. As per local people sand mining is being carried out since several years close to the bridge. The bridge was instrumental in connecting Bantwal to various places. The media had in Aug. 2017 reported that pillars of the bridge at Mullarapatna were visible from their base because of unchecked sand mining. Though mechanised extraction of sand was banned in the district, miners were deploying excavators and other machineries to remove sand in both Nethravati and Phalguni rivers, considered the lifelines of the people. As per the report, over the past 6 months there have been more than 6 incidents of citizens being murdered for raising their voices against illegal sand mining. Residents of greater Bengaluru's Sarjapur locality who planned to organise an awareness march for the community on Oct. 29, 2018 regarding the illegal sand mining in the region alleged of death threats from sand extractors. Over the past month, the rampant sand mining in the lakes in the region, including the largest water body in the Bellandur-Sarjapur region - Doddakere Lake, was exposed by concerned residents. In Dec. 2018, a village official was killed in broad daylight while he was conducting a raid against the same in a village in the Raichur district. The accountant was conducting a survey when he suspected a lorry to be carrying illegal sand from Tungabadra River. He tried to stop the vehicle when he was run over by the driver. Sand Mafia kills village official in Raichur district of #Karnataka while conducting raid. District administration advised officers to go in groups during raids. In the recent past, there had been multiple cases of illegal sand mining near the Krishna and Tungabadra rivers and officials had often been attacked on duty. In 2017, the Deputy Commissioner and the then Assistant Commissioner were assaulted by a gang of people while they were raiding illegal sand mining activities in Kandlur village. In 2016, the sand mafia was suspected to be involved the incident where 13 crest gates of the Hingani barrage were broken and a large amount of water saved for irrigation and drinking had gone to waste. Tamil Nadu On May 7, 2018 S. Jegadish Durai (33) a police constable with special branch of Chinthamani was brutally murdered by illicit sand miners near Nanguneri in the Tirunelveli district in the early hours of May 7, 2018 after he tried to arrest them for illegally lifting sand from the Nambiyar riverbed near Puducherry. Rampant sand mining along Nambiyar river bed came to a halt in 2003 after the then MLA of Radhapuram M. Appavu approached the Madras HC. According to him, Dhas of Kannanallur in 2000, Kumar of Mittadharkulam in 2012, Chellappa of Karunkulam in 2017 and Viyagappan of Perunkulam in April 2018 had been run over by vehicles and cases of accidents were subsequently registered to bury those "murders". A village youth was crushed to death[51] while trying to stop lorry ferrying illegally mined sand from Nambiyar river affecting supply of water to in the Kottaikarunkulam village panchayat in Tiruneveli. In July farmers blamed indiscriminate sand mining a reason behind the collapse of 182 year old Mukkombu regulator. Environmentalist A Ganapathi also said that sand mining was the reason for the weakening and damage of Mukkombu Barrage and British era Kollidam steel bridge in Trichy. On Nov. 29, 2018, Murugan Marudhavanan, a 50 year old man of Sathangudi was murdered by three men near Manalmedu in Nagapattinam district after they came to know that he had been informing police about their illegal sand mining activities on the Kollidam riverbanks.

6 7 were being loaded with sand (bajri). The suspects armed with sticks and stones attacked Meena and others. As Meena ran, he fell to the ground and was beaten up. In March 2018, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Dholpur district had a close shave when suspects involved in illegal sand mining opened fire at his patrolling vehicle and pelted stones at him. The officials said that it was a third attack on Yadav in ten months. He had faced similar attacks on his life In May 2017 and in Jan. 2018 for trying to stop their illegal business. As per the report Tonk, Sawai Madhopur and Dholpur parts had witnessed multiple incidents of violence by sand mining mafia in recent past. In a similar attack in April 2018, another DSP and his driver were critically injured after they were attacked by the mining mafia in Dholpur on April 22 morning. The DSP's car was rammed near Bijollia by tractor-trolleys illegally transporting banned sand (bajri). Injured severely, the officials were rushed to the nearest hospital. In May 2018, sand mafia tried to kidnap two inspectors of mining department and three constables of Rajasthan Armoured Constabulary on their way back to the police station. The two dumpers were carrying sand. As per July 2018, electronic media report there was one more attack by sand mafia on police personnel in Dholpur district during a raid by government officials. As per Dungarpur SP, besides causing environmental damage by dredging the river, the people involved in the illegal business were also responsible for some road accidents. "They press on the gas when they see police. In 2018 alone, 50 people were killed in road accidents involving vehicles carrying illegal river sand," he said. Gujarat The farmers' protest against sand mining from Ojat River near Vanthli in Junagadh district turned violent on June 4, 2018 after their leader Nayan Kalola was abducted, brutally thrashed and dumped by the roadside. At least 3 policemen were injured in stone-pelting even as 7 teargas shells were lobbed as the situation spiralled out of control. The mining activities was posing danger to the aqueduct of Narmada main canal that crosses over the Osrang river in Bodeli. As per the report, the ongoing sand mining had increased the depth of the river bed, exposing the foundation piles of the aqueduct. The depth of riverbed had increased due to which some of the foundation pillars were even damaged in 2018. It was surprising that instead of curbing illegal sand mining, Govt planned building weir in Osrang river to protect Narmada canal. EAST INDIA Jharkhand Detailed report on brutal murder of 3 villagers by sand mafia in Jatpura village, Garwha district Jharkhand in May 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/30/india-sand-mining-conflict-deaths-building-boom-environmental-damage (30 Dec. 2017) SOUTH INDIA Telangana On Jan. 4, 2018, a Village Revenue Assistant (VRA) was allegedly killed by sand mafia in Kamareddy district. The VRA identified as Boyini Sailoo was working at Kambapoor village of Pitlam Mandal. He had recently made a raid after receiving information about illegal sand mining which is rampant in district. He informed his higher officer too before leaving to the Kakivagu stream where the sand mafia was present. Karnataka A bridge built across the Phalguni river at Mullarapatna connecting Mangaluru and Bantwal collapsed[43] on July 2, 2018 due to rampant sand mining. As per local people sand mining is being carried out since several years close to the bridge. The bridge was instrumental in connecting Bantwal to various places. The media had in Aug. 2017 reported that pillars of the bridge at Mullarapatna were visible from their base because of unchecked sand mining. Though mechanised extraction of sand was banned in the district, miners were deploying excavators and other machineries to remove sand in both Nethravati and Phalguni rivers, considered the lifelines of the people. As per the report, over the past 6 months there have been more than 6 incidents of citizens being murdered for raising their voices against illegal sand mining. Residents of greater Bengaluru's Sarjapur locality who planned to organise an awareness march for the community on Oct. 29, 2018 regarding the illegal sand mining in the region alleged of death threats from sand extractors. Over the past month, the rampant sand mining in the lakes in the region, including the largest water body in the Bellandur-Sarjapur region - Doddakere Lake, was exposed by concerned residents. In Dec. 2018, a village official was killed in broad daylight while he was conducting a raid against the same in a village in the Raichur district. The accountant was conducting a survey when he suspected a lorry to be carrying illegal sand from Tungabadra River. He tried to stop the vehicle when he was run over by the driver. Sand Mafia kills village official in Raichur district of #Karnataka while conducting raid. District administration advised officers to go in groups during raids. In the recent past, there had been multiple cases of illegal sand mining near the Krishna and Tungabadra rivers and officials had often been attacked on duty. In 2017, the Deputy Commissioner and the then Assistant Commissioner were assaulted by a gang of people while they were raiding illegal sand mining activities in Kandlur village. In 2016, the sand mafia was suspected to be involved the incident where 13 crest gates of the Hingani barrage were broken and a large amount of water saved for irrigation and drinking had gone to waste. Tamil Nadu On May 7, 2018 S. Jegadish Durai (33) a police constable with special branch of Chinthamani was brutally murdered by illicit sand miners near Nanguneri in the Tirunelveli district in the early hours of May 7, 2018 after he tried to arrest them for illegally lifting sand from the Nambiyar riverbed near Puducherry. Rampant sand mining along Nambiyar river bed came to a halt in 2003 after the then MLA of Radhapuram M. Appavu approached the Madras HC. According to him, Dhas of Kannanallur in 2000, Kumar of Mittadharkulam in 2012, Chellappa of Karunkulam in 2017 and Viyagappan of Perunkulam in April 2018 had been run over by vehicles and cases of accidents were subsequently registered to bury those "murders". A village youth was crushed to death[51] while trying to stop lorry ferrying illegally mined sand from Nambiyar river affecting supply of water to in the Kottaikarunkulam village panchayat in Tiruneveli. In July farmers blamed indiscriminate sand mining a reason behind the collapse of 182 year old Mukkombu regulator. Environmentalist A Ganapathi also said that sand mining was the reason for the weakening and damage of Mukkombu Barrage and British era Kollidam steel bridge in Trichy. On Nov. 29, 2018, Murugan Marudhavanan, a 50 year old man of Sathangudi was murdered by three men near Manalmedu in Nagapattinam district after they came to know that he had been informing police about their illegal sand mining activities on the Kollidam riverbanks.

6 7 MINING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA MEAI now has new council with president as Shri S.K. Pattnaik. Shri O. P.Gupta would be new National Vice President -III. Shri Mahim Kachhawah and Shri L.S.Shekhawat have been elected as Council Member in National Council for the term 2019-21. They are from Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur. This chapter congratulates new National Council and all the awardees. MEAI Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur and members have received this year's following awards from the National Council in the AGM held on dt. 29.6.19: 1. Best Chapter Award 2. Best Plantation Award 3. Shri Syed Maqbool Ahmed have been selected for MEAI - Simminds National Award for the year 2018 4. Shri Kansingh Choudhary have been selected for MEAI - Smt. Gullapalli Sarala Devi Memorial Award (Lifetime achievement by a Best Chapter award being received by the members of the chapter

Sh. S.M. Ahmed receiving National Award Sh. Sunil Vashisth receiving Service Excellence Award Sh. Kansingh Choudhary receiving award Award recipient-Sh.M.S.Paliwal

Mining Engineer) for the year 2018. 5. Shri Madhusudan Paliwal selected for Service Excellence Award. 6. Shri Sunil Vashisth have been selected for Service Excellence Award. MINING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, RAJASTHAN CHAPTER, UDAIPUR The Chapter in association with Dept. of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan organized National Seminar on the theme "Digitalization and e-Governance in Mining Industry" during June 22-23, 2019 in Udaipur. In the inaugural session held on 22nd June, 2019, Dr. J.P. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, MPUAT (as Chief Guest), Sh. Bhawani Singh Detha, IAS, Divisional Commissioner & Managing Director RSMML, Sh. Arun Kothari, MEAI, National President (presided over the function), Dr. S.S. Rathore, Chapter Chairman, Udaipur, Sh. N.K. Kothari, ADM, Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Sh. Yash Malik, Ex. Executive Director, ONGC (as Keynote speaker), Sh. M.S. Paliwal, Secretary, MEAI, Udaipur Chapter and Dr. S.C. Jain, organizing Secretary were on the dias. After floral welcome of the guests and lighting of the lamp in front of Maa Saraswati by the guests, Chapter Chairman Dr. S.S. Rathore delivered welcome speech. He informed that 86 types of minerals are available in the country out of which 82 types are available in Rajasthan and 57 types of mineral are exploited in the state. He told that for increased transparency in the mineral industry, we have chosen this topic for the seminar Dr. S.C. Jain, Org. Secretary of the seminar elaborated about the objectives & benefits of the above seminar. He mentioned that participations from Jharkhand, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and many others states are attending this seminar from all over the country. Around 250 delegates are participating & about 22 papers shall be presented during the seminar. Mr. N.K. Kothari, Addl. Director Mines, Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Govt. of Rajasthan, Udaipur narrated about the activities going on in the Deptt. of Mines & Geology towards Digitalization & e-Governance. He mentioned that about 10 yrs back, deptt. started e-Governance program. In Feb. 2018, e-Transit system was put into place. On line application, e-Procurement, e-Tendering etc. are also implemented. To curb illegal mining, help through e-Governance has been achieved to good extent. National President Mr. Arun Kothari explained about the activities of MEAI Country wide and also the journey of MEAI since inception. There are 26 chapters of Association country wide & taking care of mineral industry in country. MEAI country wide is organizing about 100 International, National and Local level conference, seminars, workshops, lecture meeting etc. Shri Yash Malik, Ex E.D., ONGC as keynote speaker delivered his talk & elaborated what is going on in ONGC towards 'Digitalization and e-Governance'. He also emphasized that in the changing scenario of industrial activities and environment, adoption of digitalization & e-Governance is must if we have to stand in world competition. He also mentioned that with use of digitalization & e-Governance, the efficiency & transparency in ONGC has increased. The souvenir (which printed messages, various committees, ads, 7 papers and 13 abstract of papers) with 100 pages & CD prepared during this seminar were released by the guests on this occasion. Chief Guest Prof. J.P. Sharma, VC, MPUAT in his address expressed that the philosophy of digitalization & e-Governance came during industrial revolution but Agriculture & Mineral Industry adopted this only few years back. For human body the requirement of mineral is essential. Revenue related legal cases are increasing day by day. If those can be minimized with digitalization & e-Governance, then the objectives of this seminar will be helpful to mineral industry. He also expressed that digitalization & e-Governance should be skilful and should be minimum time taking for operation. The B. S. Detha, MD, RSMML expressed that these representatives of 12 states who are participating in this seminar from different parts of country & states will have good interaction and learn towards digitalization & e- Governance. The complete information and policy synergy will give the benefit of digitalization & e-Governance. Whatever changes are required, if implemented then seminar will be a success. In the end Mr. M.S. Paliwal delivered vote of thanks.

8 9 MINING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA MEAI now has new council with president as Shri S.K. Pattnaik. Shri O. P.Gupta would be new National Vice President -III. Shri Mahim Kachhawah and Shri L.S.Shekhawat have been elected as Council Member in National Council for the term 2019-21. They are from Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur. This chapter congratulates new National Council and all the awardees. MEAI Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur and members have received this year's following awards from the National Council in the AGM held on dt. 29.6.19: 1. Best Chapter Award 2. Best Plantation Award 3. Shri Syed Maqbool Ahmed have been selected for MEAI - Simminds National Award for the year 2018 4. Shri Kansingh Choudhary have been selected for MEAI - Smt. Gullapalli Sarala Devi Memorial Award (Lifetime achievement by a Best Chapter award being received by the members of the chapter

Sh. S.M. Ahmed receiving National Award Sh. Sunil Vashisth receiving Service Excellence Award Sh. Kansingh Choudhary receiving award Award recipient-Sh.M.S.Paliwal

8 9 Sh.K. Laxmi Narayan, GM Srirampur Area A Case study of Application of Software in Singareni SCCL, Sh. M Srinivasa Rao, Dy, GM(IT) Collieries Co. Ltd. Sh Arif Mohd. Sheikh e - Solution to Curb Illegal Mining & Lakshminarayan Sh. H.K. Vyas of RSMML ‘Digitalization needs & experience’ th After Tea Break, 4 Technical Session was organised This session was presided by Mr . Praveen Sharma, VP, HZL and Mr. K. Lakshmi Narayan, GM, SCCL and following persons presented technical papers. Author Subject of the paper Sh.Mohd Azim Khan Role of digitalization and software in RSMML Inaugural function Release of Souvenir and CD during inaugural function Valedictory function Miss Sweta Singhal, Mine Excellence, Technology Enabling digitalized and Optimized Blasting Jodhpur Operations Sh. Probal Majumdar, SM (System) Some considerations for adopting application software in mining RSMML and mineral industry Sh. S.C. Joshi, Dy Chief Labour ‘Digitalization and e-governance in labour administration’ commissioner, GOI, Ahmedabad Mr. Chand Chandna “Accepted regulation on e-governance’

Address by Shri A K Kothari Address by Sh Dr. J.P. Sharma Address by Dr. S.S. Rathore Address by Sh. Yash Malik Address by Sh. Bhawani Singh Detha Address by Dr. S.C. Jain All the above papers were of good quality & informative to the listeners. After lunch valedictory function took place. On dias were Sh. S.C. Joshi, Dy. Chief Labour 1st Technical Session after lunch break – details there of Commissioner, GOI, Ahmedabad (as Chief Guest), Sh. A.K. Porwal, Director, Mines Safety, Udaipur, Mr. R.K. Nalwaya, Addl. Director Mines, Deptt of Mines & Geology, Sh. This session was presided by Sh. N.K. Kothari, Addl. Director, Mines, Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Udaipur Arun Kothari, National President, MEAI, Sh. A.K. Nandwana, Supdt. Mining Engineer, and Sh. A.K. Jaiswal, Dy. GM, RSMML and following persons presented technical papers. Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Udaipur and Sh. Sunil Vashisth, of HZL (Joint Org. Secretary, Author Subject of the paper of the seminar). Sh. A.K. Porwal, Director Mines Safety, welcomed the guest / audience. Mr. Pankaj Satiza, Area General Manager, ‘Digitalization : The Future of Mining’ Sh. A.K. Nandwana, Supdt. Mining Engineer, Department of Mines and Geology gave a from TATA Steel brief account of proceedings of two days seminar. Sh. R.K. Nalwaya, Addl. Director A view of delegates during inaugural function Mr. A.K. Porwal, Directror, Mines Safety, Udaipur ‘Digitalization and e-Governance in DGMS’ Mines, Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Jaipur expressed that in future digitalization & e-governance is going to be adopted in the mining Mr. Praveen Sharma / Mr. L.S. Shekhawat from HZL ‘Advancement in Automation in Mining’ deptt. of the State more vigorously. Sh. A.K. Kothari, National President, MEAI, presented recommendations of the seminar on the Mr. D.D. Bhardwaj, Sr. Assistant Controller of Mines ‘Mining Surveillance System to Stop Illegal basis of the technical papers presented in the seminar (recommendations on page 12). Chief Guest Mr. S.C. Joshi in his address from IBM Mining’. emphasized that the labour related information's should be truly and correctly filled up by the entrepreneurs, and then only the After tea break 2nd technical session was organized govt. would be able to plan correctly the real welfare schemes for the industrial workers towards safety, health and other related

issues. Mr. R.P. Gupta presided over the function & expressed his well wishes in adoption of digitalization & e-Governance This session was presided by Mr. R.P. Gupta, Former President, MEAI and Mr. Anil Mathur, Ex. DGM, techniques. Mr. Sunil Vashisth, delivered vote of thanks in the end. RSMML and following persons presented technical papers. Author Subject of the paper TIN 03743901340 9829042917, 9414167917 Mr. M.S. paliwal, Nitin Chhajerh and Sh. A.M. ‘e-TP & e -Rawana: Changing Scenario for Mineral Ansari from Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Udaipur Transportation in Rajasthan Mr. O.P. Sharma, DGM Mines from Shree ‘Digital Elevation Modelling & Mapping of Mine Area by Cement, Beawar Drone: A Case Study of Karhi Chandi Lime Stone Block

Mr. Cyriac Joseph, Partner & Mr. Ninshin ‘3D Reality Modeling with drones; Simply Flying the Moidu, Geologist & GIS Analyst Mining Business’ Mr. Amit Sharma/ Mr. Rahul Jain / Mr. Nikhil ‘Application of Drone in Mining’ Saini Dr. Rajesh Rai from Deptt. of Mining - IIT ‘Application Machine Learning in Mining’. SONI MARBLES Banars (BHU) Office : 202, Aakruti, 4, New Fatehpura, Udaipur-313004 On 2nd day dt. 23.06.19, 3rd Technical Session was organized Mines : Village - Morwad, Distt - Rajsmand - 3132224 This session was presided by Mr. Pankaj Satiza, Area General Manager, Tata Steel and Dr. Rajesh Rai, Associate Professor, IIT-BHU and following persons presented technical papers.

Author Subject of the paper MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS OF MARBLE

Sh. Sunil Vashisth of HZL, A Hub of pioneering Smarty Working Through Digitalization & Automation In Exploration To Mining Value Chain BLOCKS, SLABS & TILES OF ALL QUALITIES

10 11 Sh.K. Laxmi Narayan, GM Srirampur Area A Case study of Application of Software in Singareni SCCL, Sh. M Srinivasa Rao, Dy, GM(IT) Collieries Co. Ltd. Sh Arif Mohd. Sheikh e - Solution to Curb Illegal Mining & Lakshminarayan Sh. H.K. Vyas of RSMML ‘Digitalization needs & experience’ th After Tea Break, 4 Technical Session was organised This session was presided by Mr . Praveen Sharma, VP, HZL and Mr. K. Lakshmi Narayan, GM, SCCL and following persons presented technical papers. Author Subject of the paper Sh.Mohd Azim Khan Role of digitalization and software in RSMML Inaugural function Release of Souvenir and CD during inaugural function Valedictory function Miss Sweta Singhal, Mine Excellence, Technology Enabling digitalized and Optimized Blasting Jodhpur Operations Sh. Probal Majumdar, SM (System) Some considerations for adopting application software in mining RSMML and mineral industry Sh. S.C. Joshi, Dy Chief Labour ‘Digitalization and e-governance in labour administration’ commissioner, GOI, Ahmedabad Mr. Chand Chandna “Accepted regulation on e-governance’

Author Subject of the paper MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS OF MARBLE

Sh. Sunil Vashisth of HZL, A Hub of pioneering Smarty Working Through Digitalization & Automation In Exploration To Mining Value Chain BLOCKS, SLABS & TILES OF ALL QUALITIES

10 11 NOTICE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF MEAI RAJASTHAN 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2019-20 and CHAPTER, UDAIPUR family get-together of MEAI Rajasthan Chapter-Udaipur being MEAI Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur has received this year's following organized on 21st July, 2019 (Sunday). awards from the National Council in the AGM held on dt. 29.6.19: ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO KINDLY ATTEND. Programme shall start at 11:30 AM 1. Best Chapter Award 2. Best Plantation Award AGM time: 03:00 PM The President of India in his address to Parliament on dt. 20.6.19 Venue: Opera Garden, Behind Mahila Police Thana, Bye Pass said that Govt would attempt to come in the list of top 50 in Ease Pratap Nagar Road, Udaipur. of doing business.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL SEMINAR 8.T he E-transit pass required for mineral powder should be Based on the deliberations/Question- Answers on the papers dispensed with as it is creating lot of difficulties in dispatch of mineral presented and also from the issues raised during Seminar following powder or the software module is to be provided with the functions recommendations were drawn to be sent to concerning Govt. like: departments of State and Central Govt. a. If a powder is prepared by grinding two or more than two minerals, 1.In frastructure for data connectivity in remote areas and especially there should be a provision in such cases for accounting. in mining areas need be developed so that lessees can use this facility b. If someone wants to dispatch two types of mineral powders in in their mining areas without interruption. same vehicle, there should be provision of such dispatches. 2. There should be a system of correction / amendment in the software 9. There should be a provision of mutation / transfer / inclusion of module for E-Rawana / Transition Pass/ Returns, before accepting it to be final. The lessee or the person filling the details should be given other mineral in lease in software module. a chance to make corrections if there is any typing mistake. 10.No one should be called for personal hearing for any matter 3. MCR and MCDR returns to be merged in to one and all other related with mining lease and reply should be asked by e-mail only. departments, may be DMG, DGMS, IBM, Labour should be allowed Law would require change. to access the site and procure required details from this single return. 11. These should be no necessity of yearly returns and also 4. Different charges such as Royalty / DMFT / NMET / TCS etc. being assessment returns when lessee is filing monthly returns in the paid by lessee must be subsumed and made into one charge and required format. distributed to different agencies automatically by software module. 12. We must create a separate cell in DMG which can guide the If legally it is not possible then royalty may be kept separate but other lessees to adopt digitalization in their mines and also use of drone levies can be subsumed. technology in mining operations. 4.Upda ting of data at month end is delayed by more than 12 hours creating problems to lessees for further dispatches of mineral. JAIL TERM GIVEN TO 4 MINE OFFICIALS – ACCIDENT Remedial action is required. OCCURRED 25 YRS BACK 5.C all center need be established by DMG, to facilitate giving clarification on procedure and provisions under the law. . 13 workers died in mine accident which occurred 25 yrs back at 6.Softw are module should be user friendly and can be used by a non Dariba lead zinc mine of HZL while mine level plugging operation technocrat also easily. was on. The court has awarded 2 yrs jail term and a fine of Rs. 4500. 7.The mine plan should be such, which can be uploaded on Govt. The officials include GM and other senior officials (Source: Dainik portal in digital format. Bhaskar dt. 27.5.19) MEAI Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur Executive Committee Members

Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur dt. 3.4.02

A. K. Kothari R. P. Gupta Akhilesh Joshi S. S. Rathore President MEAI Patron Patron Chairman

, Rajasthan Chapter, Udaipur L. S. Shekhawat M. S. Paliwal Dr S.C. Jain H.K. Vyas 110-111 Vice-Chairman Secretary Joint Secretary Treasurer