ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR 12.15 HA BELPAHARI STONE MINING PROJECT OF M/S MAA DURGA STONE WORKS LOCATED NEAR MOUZA– BELPAHARI, BELDIHA, P.S.–HIRANPUR, DISTRICT–, STATE–

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

Sl. Item Details No. 1. Name of the Project/s : Belpahari Stone Mine Project 2. Sl. No. of the Schedule : Category ‘B’ of Activity 1(a) [<50 ha of Mining Lease area in respect of non-coal mine lease] 3. Proposed capacity / area / length / : a. Mine Lease Area : 12.15 hectare tonnage to be handled / command b. Production Capacity area / lease area / lease area / number of wells to be drilled Stone : 378408 TPA 4. New / Expansion / Modernization : New 5. Existing Capacity / Area etc. : Area: 12.15 Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B Category 7. Does it attract the general condition? No If yes please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? No If yes please specify. 9. Location : Points Latitude Longitude P1 24 42’ 04.78” N 87 44’ 53.15” E P2 24 42’ 10.92” N 87 45’ 03.25” E P3 24 42’ 17.75” N 87 44’ 52.46” E P4 24 42’ 21.59” N 87 44’ 48.39” E P5 24 42’ 16.16” N 87 44’ 45.64” E P6 24 42’ 10.49” N 87 44’ 45.51” E i. Plot/Survey/Khata No. : 123, 124, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 722, 723, 724, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 676, 679, 677, 682, 678, 680, 681, 683, 684, 685, 686, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695 ii. Village : Belpahari & Beldiha iii. P.O. & P.S. : Hiranpur iv. District : Pakur v. State : Jharkhand 10. Nearest Railway Station / Airport : Facility Name Aerial Distance along with distance in kms. Airport Netaji Subhash 250 km Chandra Bose International Airport, Jessore Rd, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700052 Railway Pakur 12 km Station Railway Station 11. Nearest Town, city, District : Town Hiranpur 6 km Headquarters along with distance in

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Sl. Item Details No. kms. 12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, : Village: Belpahari 1 km in West direction. Municipal Corporation, Local body Zila Parisad : Pakur 12 km in SSE direction. (complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given) 13. Name of the Applicant Mr. Soumitro Ghosh 14. Registered Address M/s Maa Durga Stone Works Raj High School Road, - Pakur, Jharkhand 15. Address for correspondence M/s Maa Durga Stone Works At- Raj High School Road, Pakur District- Pakur, Jharkhand Name M/s Maa Durga Stone Works Designation (Owner / Partner / CEO) The lessee is a private Proprietorship Address M/s Maa Durga Stone Works Raj High School Road, Pakur District- Pakur, Jharkhand Pin Code 816107 E-mail Telephone No. 16. Details of alternative Sites examined, Specific mine block is allotted to M/s Maa Durga Stone if any Location of these sites should Works. So, no alternative sites are considered. be shown on a topo sheet. 17. Interlinked Projects There is no Interlink Project involve to the site. 18. Whether separate application of Not Applicable interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20. If no, reason Not Applicable 21. Whether the proposal involves Act. Approval Status approval / clearance under: if yes, Required details of the same and their status to be given. (i) The Forest No Within the mine lease (i) The Forest (Conservation) Act, (Conservation) area no forest land is 1980. Act, 1980 coming. Number of (ii) The wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 RF and PF are (iii) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991 coming within the study area.

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Sl. Item Details No. (ii) The wildlife No No wildlife sanctuary (Protection) Act, is coming with the 1972 study area (iii) The C.R.Z. No The mine lease area Notification, is not coming under 1991 Costal Regulation Zone 22. Whether there is any Government There is no Government order /policy relevant relating to Order / Policy relevant / relating to this site till date. the site? Letter of Intent No. : D.M.O. Letter No.: 974 dated on 11/07/2016 D.F.O. Letter No.: 1198 dated on 01/08/2016 23. Forest Land involved (hectares) There is no forest land (Revenue/Reserve/Protected Forest) in the mine lease area of 12.15 hectare. 24. Whether there is any litigation There is no litigation pending against this project. pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Orders / directions of Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project.

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II. ACTIVITY

1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation /No wherever possible) with source of information data. 1.1 Permanent or temporary Yes Type of land Existing During At the end change in land use, land cover use Land Use Plan of life of (In acre) Period mines or topography including (In acre) (In acre) increase in intensity of land Quarry 0.005 7.77 0.00 use (with respect to local land Overburden 0.00 1.05 0.00 use plan) dump Mineral Storage 0.00 0.30 0.00 Infrastructure 0.00 0.50 0.00 Approach roads 0.45 0.45 0.83 Backfield Area 0.00 0.00 7.73 Green Belt 0.00 2.38 3.52 Water Reservoir 0.00 0.00 17.94 Unutilized Land 29.565 17.57 0.00 Total 30.02 30.02 30.02 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No Existing Land Government Waste Land vegetation and buildings? Vegetation Permanent vegetation is less prominent Buildings Mine lease area is free from construction activity. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes The mining activity will result in pits; therefore land use of ML area change. 1.4 Pre-Construction Yes Geological investigation completed. investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No Rest shelter will be constructed 1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition activities are proposed. 1.7 Temporary sites used for Yes Only rest shelter will be constructed in the lease area. construction or housing of construction works? 1.8 Above ground buildings, Yes One small labor shed is proposed in the area. structures, cut or fill or

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Sl. Information / Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation /No wherever possible) with source of information data. excavations 1.9 Underground works including No Proposed mining activity will be done in open cast method. mining or tunneling? No underground works are proposed. 1.10 Reclamation works? No No reclamation work will be done in the proposed plan period. In the conceptual stage some part of the mined out area will be backfilled and remaining area will be converted to the water reservoir. Plantation will be done on the backfilled area. 1.11 Dredging? No No dredging will be done. 1.12 Offshore Structures? No As the mine lease area is not falling under coastal zone thus no offshore structure will be proposed. 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The development of the area will be done in the mechanized processes? manner. In the hard rock, drilling will be done by Jack hammer drills & control blasting. After control blasting the blasted material will be loaded in the manual way. Proposed rate of production is 1513 Tonnes Per Day. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods Yes No plan of mineral storage will be done. or materials? 1.15 Facilities for treatment or Yes Solid wastes: The Quantity of Over Burden and top soil disposal of solid waste or generated is 23576 m3. liquid effluents? Liquid Effluent: Septic tank and soak pit will be used for workers during the operation phase. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing No No housing facility will be provided to the workers as mining of operational workers? operation will only be done during day hours and workers will be hired from nearby villages 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic yes Construction Phase As this is a mining project so, no during construction or construction activity is involved. operation? Operational Phase In the operational phase traffic density will be increased but existing road is sufficient to take care of the increased traffic. 1.18 New road, rail, air, waterborne No Existing road is well connected to the project and are or other transport adequate. infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc.?

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Sl. Information / Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation /No wherever possible) with source of information data. 1.19 Closure or diversion of No There will be no closure or diversion of existing routes or existing transport routes or infrastructure for the proposed project. infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission No There are no new or diverted transmission lines or lines or pipelines? pipelines in the project site. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, No There will no adverse changes to hydrology of culverting, realignment or watercourses or aquifers due to mining activity. So, no other changes to the impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other hydrology of neither changes will be done. To improve the hydrology of aquifer watercourses nor aquifers? most of the mined out area will be converted to water reservoir. 1.22 Stream crossings? No There is no stream crossing in the mine lease area. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of No Only source of water is tube-well & dug well. Besides water from ground or surface above, rain water will be collected in the working pit. As water? water requirement will be very low and water table will not be encountered during the mining, hence the proposed mining of mineral does not have any adverse effect on the ground water table also. The break-up of water requirement is as follows: Sl. No. Purpose Water requirement (KLD) 1 Drinking & 1.5 domestic 2 Afforestation/ 1.2 Greenbelt 3 Dust a. On Haul Roads 0.5 Suppression b. On Dump area 0.40

c. Minerals 0.10 Loading & Stacking

Total 3.70 1.24 Changes in water bodies or No No streamline is intersecting the mine lease area. the land surface affecting drainage or run off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or Yes The mined materials will be transported via materials for construction, trippers/covered trucks of suitable capacity.

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Sl. Information / Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation /No wherever possible) with source of information data. operation or decommissioning? Mineral Per Day Capacity No of Trucks Production of Truck required (In Tones) (In Tones) Stone 1513 16 94

1.26 Long-term dismantling or Yes After completion of mining operations, the mined out area decommissioning or will be converted into a small water reservoir and restoration works? afforestation which shall be useful to the society post mining scenario. 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Decommissioning is not involved in the mining project. decommissioning, which could have impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in No The required workers shall be recruited from the nearby either temporarily or villages. Due to direct or indirect employment at the mining, permanently? the income of local workers will be increased, resulting improvement in living conditions. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No There would be no introduction of any alien species since local species will be planted. 1.30 Loss of native species or No There will be no loss of native species or genetic diversity genetic diversity? due to proposed project activities. 1.31 Any other actions? No No other actions would be involved for the excavation of the mineral.

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply).

Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities / No. confirmation No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or No The mine lease area is a non-irrigated piece of agricultural (ha) barren land. 2.2 Water (expected source & Yes Total water requirement will be 3.70 KLD. Only competing users) unit: KLD source of water is tube-well and dug well. The break- up of water requirement is mentioned.

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Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities / No. confirmation No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.3 Minerals (MT) No No raw minerals are required for mining operation. 2.4 Construction material- stone, Yes One small labor shed will be constructed in the mine aggregates, and/ soil (expected lease area as per Mine Act 1952. Required material source- MT) will be collected from the local building material dealers. 2.5 Forest and Timber (source –MT) No No forest and timber products involved in the proposed project. 2.6 Energy including electricity and Yes Electricity connection will be taken from the nearby fuels (source, competing users) villages to meet the basic electricity demand of the Unit: fuel (MT), Energy(MW) project area. Apart of that, diesel will be used for mining machineries and transportation of vehicles. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No No other natural resources will be used. appropriate standard units)

3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data. 3.1 Use of substances or materials, No No hazardous substance or material shall be used which are hazardous (as per during the mining. MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, Fauna, and water supplies)? 3.2 Changes in occurrence of Yes In future disease may arise. To reduce that proper diseases or affect disease vectors hygienic environment will be maintained. (e.g. insect or waterborne diseases)? 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. Yes This project will provide livelihood to the workforce by changing living condition? during the operation which will help in improving their living conditions. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No As human settlement is not coming under the mine could be affected by the project lease area so no vulnerable groups of people will be e.g. hospital patients, children, the directly affected by this project. elderly etc. 3.5 Any other causes No There will be no effect due to other causes.

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4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT / month)

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or Yes Insignificant amount of domestic waste will be commercial wastes) generated by the laborers at site which will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. 4.3 Hazardous waste (as per No The vehicle used for transportation shall be Hazardous Waste Management maintained in good condition, so that no oil leaks will Rules ) take place during transportation. No Hazardous waste (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) will be generated. 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No There is no industrial process involved in the project. 4.5 Surplus product No The entire mined out product will be sold to the consumer. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge No There is no effluent treatment plant in the proposed from effluent treatment project. 4.7 Construction or demolition No No construction or demolition work involved. wastes 4.8 Redundant machinery or No The machineries/equipments will be on hire basis or equipment in-house depending upon requirement. The required machineries/equipments are as follows: Sl. Type Nos. Size/Capacity No. 1 JCB 02 1.2 m3 2 Tractor 06 6 tonne 3 Compressor 02 75 L/s 4 Wagon Drill 02 34 to 42 mm dia 5 Dumper 06 10 tonne 6 Water Tanker 02 12000 liters 4.9 Contaminated soils or other No No contamination of soil or other material will be materials involved. 4.10 Agricultural wastes No There is no agricultural waste involved. 4.11 Other solid wastes No No other solid waste is generated.

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5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (kg/hr)

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil Yes There will be emission of SOx, NOx and CO due to fuels from stationary or mobile fuel consumption in various vehicles during mining sources activities. The Automotive Research Association of (ARAI, Pune) finalized the standard emission factor in respect of different types of vehicles. Due to the sand mining project, only Heavy Commercial Vehicle (HCV) Diesel Truck will be used. The emissions from the vehicles for PM, NOx and CO will be as below; PM:- 1.24 gm/km NOx: 9.3 gm/km CO: 6.0 gm/km However, proper mitigation measures will be taken to reduce impacts from such emissions. It will be managed by the following methods:-  Proper maintenance of vehicles and machines.  PUC certified vehicles will be allowed for transportation purposes. 5.2 Emission from production Process Yes There will be dust emission from loading process in tippers for dispatch as well as fugitive emission during loading and transportation. However, mitigation measures such as water sprinkling and plantation would be done to control dust pollution 5.3 Emission from materials handling Yes Fugitive emission during material handling and including storage or transport particulates/gaseous emission from transport vehicles will occur. 5.4 Emission from construction activities No As it is a sand mining project thus the construction including plant and Equipment activity will not be proposed. 5.5 Dust or odours from handling of No As it is a sand mining project thus the construction materials including construction activity will not be proposed. materials, Sewage and waste 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No No such waste will be generated, which needs to be incinerated. 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No No waste of any kind will be burnt in the open air.

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Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris). 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No There is no other source of emission.

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and emissions of light and heat

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes The noise generating equipment proposed to be engines, ventilation plant, crushers used in the mining activity are as under: Sl. Equipments Noise range [dB(A)] No. 1 Excavator 110 (approx.) 2 Tractors 40-50 6.2 From industrial or similar processes No There will not be any industrial process involved. 6.3 From construction or demolition No No construction or demolition is involved. 6.4 From blasting or piling Yes Blasting is proposed with controlled blasting technique. 6.5 From construction or operational Yes Noise & vibration will be generated from vehicular traffic movement during transportation, drilling and blasting which will be within prescribed limit. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No No lighting or cooling systems are involved. 6.7 From any other sources No No other source generates noise & vibration, heat etc.

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from release of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No There will be no handling, storage, use or spillage spillage of hazardous materials of hazardous materials is envisaged. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No No effluent except for rain water accumulated in effluents to water or the land the quarry pit is envisaged. The accumulated (expected mode and place of water, in case of pumping out, will be settled in

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Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation No wherever possible) with the source of information. discharge) settling pond before discharging to nearest natural drain. The minimum sewage generated will be provided with soak pits thus no discharge of sewage is expected from the proposed project operations. 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted No There will no such significant depositions occur. to air into the land or into the water 7.4 From any other sources No There is no other source from which risk of contamination is anticipated. 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up No Risk of long term build up of pollutants in the of pollutants in the environment from environment from the proposed project operations these sources? is not anticipated.

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment:

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with the source of information. 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc Yes Blasting will be taking place in the project site but from storage, handling, use or possibility of accident due to handling/use of production of hazardous substances explosive materials is not anticipated because an authorized vendor will take care of whole blasting activity and explosive materials will not be stored in mines site. The vehicles which will be used for transportation will be maintained in good conditions as per PUC certified so that no oil leakages will take place during transportation. 8.2 From any other causes Yes Risk of accidents is envisaged due to miss- handling of machinery equipments and falling from height, slips etc during work. However, proper communication facilities will be given to all supervisory staff. To deal with minor accidents, first aid facility will be provided at site. 8.3 Could the project be affected by Yes Due to natural disaster like earthquakes may hit natural disaster causing the project site. Project site is coming under Zone environmental damage (e.g. floods, III according to seismic zone i.e. moderately earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst affected due to earthquake. etc)?

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9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality:

Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with the source of information. 9.1 Lead to development of supporting utilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g. i. Supporting infrastructure (roads, Yes The project will indirectly develop the area by power supply, waste or waste providing employment opportunities. The already water treatment, etc.) existing approach roads to the site will be further strengthened by the proponent. There is no provision for waste water treatment other than settling pond due to minimum water requirement. ii. Housing development No The workers shall be employed from the nearby villages. Hence no housing development plan envisaged. iii. Extractive industries No No industries envisaged. iv. Supply industries No No installation/creation of new supply industries envisaged for the project. v. Others No Not envisaged 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which Yes There is likely to be positive impact on the could have an impact on the environment as mining pit will be converted into a environment water reservoir. 9.3 Set up precedent for later Yes A better after use scenario, which is likely to developments increase aesthetic beauty of the area by converting the excavated region into water reservoir. 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to Yes There may be cumulative positive impact due to proximity to other existing or planed proximity to other existing or planned projects with projects which similar effects similar effects.

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III. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

Sl. Areas Name/ Identity Aerial distance (within 15 km.) No. Proposed project location boundary 1 Areas protected under international No Not Applicable conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological landscape, cultural or other related value 2 Areas which are important or PF/RF Distance (KM) Direction sensitive for ecological reasons – PF Near Dahari 7 NE Wetlands, watercourses or other Santali water bodies, coastal zone, Gohal Bari PF 11.2 NE PF Guti jharna 10.5 NE biospheres, mountains, forests 3 Areas used by protected, important Nil No such schedule I flora fauna or sensitive species of flora and are found in the project site. fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 4 Inland, coastal, marine or None No Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters underground waters nearby the project site. ML area is not coming in these zones. 5 State, National boundaries Yes Jharkhand – West Bengal interstate boundary is present at 15 km distance in E direction. 6 Routes or facilities used by the SH-18 Approx. 13 km in West direction. public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 7 Defense installations None No such defence area present 8 Densely populated or built-up area None No metropolitan city is there within the study area 9 Areas occupied by sensitive man- School, college and Primary and Secondary School made land uses (hospitals, hospital present ,Near Beldiha village at a distance schools, places of worship, nearby of 1.5 km in NE direction community facilities) Ambik Memorial Hospital, Hiranpur at about 6 km in West

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Sl. Areas Name/ Identity Aerial distance (within 15 km.) No. Proposed project location boundary direction

Masjid at about 3.5 Km in North direction 10 Areas containing important, high None No such things present quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11 Areas already subjected to None No Such conditions are there for pollution or environmental damage. the proposed area (Those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard None Area falls under Seismic Zone-III, which cause the project to present i.e. moderately damage risk zone. environmental problems Other natural hazard is also not (earthquakes, subsidence, expected because of the location landslides, erosion, flooding or of the project. extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

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UNDERTAKING BY PROJECT PROPONENT I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.

Date : / / 1 6

Place :

Name of Authorized Signatory : Shri Maa Durga Stone Works

Soumitro Ghosh Raj High School Road, pakur Full Address : District- Pakur, Jharkhand.

Note: 1. The projects involving clearance under Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 shall submit with the application a C.R.Z map duly demarcated by one of the authorized agencies, showing the project activities, w.r.t. C.R.Z (at the stage of TOR) and the recommendations of the State Coastal Zone Management Authority (at the stage of EC). Simultaneous action shall also be taken to obtain the requisite clearance under the provisions of the CRZ notifications, 1991 for the activities to be located in the CRZ. 2. The Projects to be located within 10km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory Corridors of Wild Animals, the project proponent shall submit the map duly authenticated by Chief wildlife Warden showing these features vis-a-vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden thereon (at the stage of EC). 3. All correspondence with Ministry of Environment & Forests including submission of application for the TOR/Environment Clearance, subsequent clarifications, as may be required from time to time, participation in the EAC Meeting on behalf of the project proponent shall be made by the authorized signatory only. The authorized signatory should also submit a document in support of his claim of being an authorized signatory for the specific project.

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