Government of Jammu and Kashmir •• .I&K - J&K Pollution Control Committee Winter office: November~Aptll Jammu PariveshBhawan, GJadni, Transport Nagar, Narwal, pee Jammu, (J&K) 180006. SUmmer Office: May-October Ph./Fax, 0191-2476925 Sheikh-ul-Alam Campus, Behind Govt. Silk Factory I RaJbagh,Srinagar(J&K) 190008 Ph./Fax.0194-2311165. " mail. com Public Notice Sub.: Public Hearing for Minor Mineral (River Bed Mineral) Blocks scheduled on 08.09.2021 for i) Block-14 and ii) Block-20 of District Shopian (J&K).

As per EIA Notification Rule7(1) Section (III) issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India vide S.0.1533 dated 14th September, 2006 (as amended till date), Public Hearing of the below mentioned mining blocks for minor mineral extraction is to be carried out. The Public Hearing is being conducted by J&K POllution Control Committee as per requirement of EIA notification. The ToRs (Terms of Reference) have been forwarded by JKEIAA vide nos. i) JKEIAA/20211377/230_34 dt. 12.02.202 I, and ii) JKEIAA/20211377/225_29 dt. 12.02.2021 for the said Public manner:Hearing along with draft EIAs/EMPs, which is scheduled to be conducted as per below mentioned details in staggered Name of Agency Area Location of minor mineral area I Name of Villagel Coordinates Location of Tehsil I District public hearing Shri Umesh Kumar Sharma, Block -14, having an area 8.65 Venue (Date and time) S/o Shiv Narayan Sharma, 8.65 Vill. : Arhama ha. Mini Secretariat Shopian Date: 08.09.2021. Rio 8-33/568 Near Hect. Teh. & Distt. : Time: Downstream Rambiara Nallah IO.OOAM 10 11.30AM Gurudwara Saroop Nagar, Shopian (.J&K) District- Shopian, Coordinates: Venue: Cow. Middle School District Ludhina, Punjab. A 33°44'43.99" -N Kani Para (Salpora) 74°50'01.26" -E to Tehsil Shop ian D 33°44'51.79" -N Distt. Shopian 74°49'48.67" (.I&K) Shri Karanvir Singh -E Blocl, 20, having an area 7.95 ha vni : Dumwani S/o Shri Surinder Singh 7.95 Date: 08-09-2021. Govt. MIS Dumwani downstream Teh. & Distt. : Rio Lane No. 03, Shaheed Rambiara Time: 11.30 AM Hect. nallah, District- Shopian (J&K) to 01.00 PM Udham Singh Nagar, Shopian, Coordinates: Venue: Cow. Middle School Pathankot, Punjab. A 33°45'55.24" -N Kani Para (Salpora) 74°5J'J6.36" -E to Tehsil Shopian G 33°45'48.85" -N Distt. Shopian (J&K) 74°51'44.43" -E

The Executive Summary of EIAs and draft EMPs in English and Urdu of the above proposed mining blocks are available in the website of JKPCC i.e., www.jkspcb.nic.in as well as in the tollowing otlices:- i) The Commissioner I Secretary to Govt. Forests, Ecology & Environment Department. Civil Secretariat. Jammu. ii) Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India Northern, Regional Office. Chandigarh. iii)NaDiregarc,torNa, rEwacoil,ogJyammuEnv.ironment & Remote Sensing I Member Secretary, JKEIAA Paryavaran Bhawan, Transport iv) Member Secretary, J&K Pollution Control Committee. Transport Nagar, Narwal, Jammu. v) Deputy Commissioner, District Shopian.

vi) SRerigniagaonar.l KDirectashmir.or, Pollution Control Committee. Sheikh-ul-Alam Campus. Behind Govt. Silk Factory. Rajbagh vii) Divisional Officer, Pollution Control Committee, Shopian. viii) District Mineral Officer: Depaliment of Geology and Mining Department, Shopian. All concerned are hereby informed through this notice to send their suggestions I written objections or comments on or before 8th of September, 2021 addressed to Member Secretary, J&K Pollution Control Committee, Parivesh Bhawan, Gladni, Transport Nagar, Narwal, Jammu (09.30 AM to 05.30 PM) on any working day or by email [email protected] The panel for conducting Public Hearing shall be as under:- i) District Magistrate, Shopian, J&K or his representative not below the rank of Addl. District Magistrate. ii) Regional Director, Pollution Control Committee, Rajbagh Srinagar. or his authorized representative. iii) District Mineral Officer, Department of Geology and Mining, Shopian. iv) Divisional Officer, Pollution Control Committee, Shopian All interested persons/organizations/groupslstake_holders are invited to participate in the above mentioned Public Hearing on the aforementioned date strictly observing all SOPs and guidelines of COVlD-2019 issued in this behalf, at Publithe vcenuHeeariandng. time and give their suggestions, views/comments and objections. if any. to the authorities conducting the Any person having interest in this public hearing can also have access to the Executive Summary of EIA from Office of District Pollution Control Committee, Shopian.

Member Secretary. .IKPCC, Jammu.