Suggestions on the Draft Sand Mining Recommendations
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DRAFT Sand Mining Recommendations Ministry of Mines, Government of India GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES NEW DELHI February 2018 Abbreviations Acronym Full Form AP Andhra Pradesh ADMG Assistant Director, Mines and Geology CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate CCTV Close Circuit Television C&F Agent Carry and Forwarding Agent CFE Consent for Establishment CFO Consent for Operation CG Chhattisgarh CGST Central Goods and Services Tax CGM Commissioner of Geology & Mines CTO Consent to Operate DEAC District Environment Appraisal Committee DEIAA District Environment Impact Assessment Authority DFO District Forest Officer DGM Department of Geology & Mining DLSC District Level Sand Committee DMG Department of Mines and Geology DSR District Survey Report EC Environment Clearance EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMD Earnest Money Deposit 2 Acronym Full Form EMP Environment Management Plan FY Financial Year GJ Gujarat GPS Global Positioning System GR Geological Report GST Goods and Services Tax GVA Gross Value Added GWSDA Ground Water Survey and Development Agency Ha. Hectare HC High Court HR Haryana I&C Industries and Commerce IBA Indian Banks' Association IBM Indian Bureau of Mines ISO International Organization for Standardization IT Information Technology KTK Karnataka MCR Mineral Concession Rules MH Maharashtra ML Mining Lease MMDR Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 MMT Million Metric Tonnes MMTPA Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum 3 Acronym Full Form MoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoM Ministry of Mines MP Mining Plan/ Mine Plan MP Madhya Pradesh MPSMC Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation M-sand Manufactured Sand MSS Mining Surveillance System NA Information Not Available NAC National Academy of Construction NCCBM National Council for Cement & Building Materials NGT National Green Tribunal NIT Notice Inviting Tender OB Overburden PB Punjab PCB Pollution Control Board PWD Public Works Department QL Quarry Lease QP Quarry Permit RBI Reserve Bank of India RJ Rajasthan RLO Reach Level Officer RQP Recognised Qualified Person RTG Real Time Governance 4 Acronym Full Form SC Hon’ble Supreme Court SEAC State Environment Assessment Committee SEIAA State Environment Impact Assessment Authority SGST State Goods and Services Tax SHG Self Help Group SMC State Mining Corporation TP Transport Permit/ Temporary Permit TSMDC Telangana State Mining Development Corporation TSP Technical Staff Person TN Tamil Nadu USGS United States Geological Survey UK Uttarakhand UP Uttar Pradesh VAT Value Added Tax WALTA Andhra Pradesh’s Water Land and Tree Act, 2002 WCL Western Coalfields Limited 5 Contents 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Overall approach for preparing the guidelines........................................................................................ 14 1.3 Key findings from state visits .................................................................................................................. 15 1.3.1 Business Models ....................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Best practices across the value chain .................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Recommendations .................................................................................................................................. 20 1.5.1 Identification............................................................................................................................... 20 1.5.2 Clearances and approvals ......................................................................................................... 23 1.5.3 Allocation ................................................................................................................................... 24 1.5.4 Operations ................................................................................................................................. 25 1.5.5 Sale of sand ............................................................................................................................... 25 1.5.6 Transportation............................................................................................................................ 27 1.5.7 Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 29 1.6 Demand estimation ................................................................................................................................. 30 1.6.1 Cement consumption based methodology ................................................................................ 30 1.6.2 RBI Index based methodology .................................................................................................. 31 1.6.3 Direct method based on government projects ........................................................................... 31 1.7 Alternate options for sand ....................................................................................................................... 32 1.7.1 M-Sand ...................................................................................................................................... 32 1.7.2 Overburden from coal mines ..................................................................................................... 34 1.7.3 Import of sand from other countries........................................................................................... 35 2. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 36 2.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 36 2.2 Formation of committee for sand mining guidelines ............................................................................... 39 2.2.1 Meeting held on 2nd June, 2017................................................................................................. 39 2.2.2 Meeting held on 22nd August, 2017 ........................................................................................... 39 2.3 Understanding the objectives of the guidelines ...................................................................................... 40 2.3.1 Sustainable sand mining ........................................................................................................... 41 2.3.2 Availability of sand ..................................................................................................................... 42 2.3.3 Affordability ................................................................................................................................ 42 6 2.3.4 Transparency ............................................................................................................................. 42 2.4 Approach and Methodology .................................................................................................................... 42 2.4.1 Detailed approach and methodology ......................................................................................... 43 3. State-wise policy and process analysis ......................................................................................................... 52 3.1 Andhra Pradesh ...................................................................................................................................... 52 3.2 Assam ..................................................................................................................................................... 54 3.3 Chhattisgarh ........................................................................................................................................... 57 3.4 Gujarat .................................................................................................................................................... 59 3.5 Haryana .................................................................................................................................................. 62 3.6 Karnataka................................................................................................................................................ 64 3.7 Madhya Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................... 67 3.8 Maharashtra ............................................................................................................................................ 70 3.9 Punjab ..................................................................................................................................................... 73 3.10 Rajasthan ................................................................................................................................................ 76 3.11 Tamil Nadu.............................................................................................................................................. 79 3.12 Telangana ..............................................................................................................................................