PANAJI: Even as an all-party delegation is desperately trying to make sure the continuation of mining operations in Goa, the state directorate of mines and geology on Tuesday directed mining firms to stop iron ore extraction through 6pm on March 13, and transportation of such ore through 6pm on March 14. The route follows the Supreme Court’s order to stop all mining task within the state through March 15.
The motion of e-auctioned shipment from working rentals will be additionally stopped from Wednesday (March 7) up until March 16 no less than. Resumption of such motion will be allowed best after the necessary safeguards are put in place, the mines directorate stated.
“A separate order directing all leaseholders to stop extraction of ore from March 13 has been issued. Only transportation of ore lying at stockyards, jetties or processing plants, for which royalty has been paid, would possibly proceed beyond March 14,” mines director Prasanna Acharya, mentioned. He clarified that no transportation of ore from rentals which were granted second renewals will be allowed after 6pm on March 14.
Acharya additionally mentioned all leaseholders had been urged to take all movable equipment out in their respective leasehold spaces through 1pm on March 15, until another way directed through the workplace of the regional controller of mines, or the regional workplace of the ministry of environment, woodland and local weather change (MoEFCC), Bengaluru, either one of that are the final authorities relating to mining operations according to provisions of the MMDR Act 1957 and Rules.
The rentals shall therefore be inspected through technical team of workers of the state mines directorate independently or along side officials of the Indian Bureau of Mines, directorate of mines protection, woodland department, MoEFCC, Goa State State Pollution Control Board and different our bodies from 1pm on March 15, the mines director mentioned.
The mines department has, meanwhile, constituted 4 teams to investigate cross-check working and non-working rentals that have been granted second renewals. Acharya mentioned the inspections, which began on Tuesday, will first focal point on identifying stacks of ore within the working rentals/mines. “The teams will collect main points of such stacks to spot whether or not they are freshly extracted minerals, or e-auction shipment, or old dumps,” he mentioned. Each stack can also be photographed, he mentioned.
Mining leaseholders who have been granted second renewals had been directed to show a board detailing whether or not the stacks inside of their rentals are freshly extracted ore, e-auction shipment or waste dumps. “The exercise shall be completed earlier than March 10,” Acharya mentioned.
The inspection teams will cover non-working mines from Wednesday onwards. This is in addition to the daily monitoring and law of production, dispatch, transportation and business of ore this is undertaken one after the other.
The motion of e-auctioned shipment from working rentals will be additionally stopped from Wednesday (March 7) up until March 16 no less than. Resumption of such motion will be allowed best after the necessary safeguards are put in place, the mines directorate stated.
“A separate order directing all leaseholders to stop extraction of ore from March 13 has been issued. Only transportation of ore lying at stockyards, jetties or processing plants, for which royalty has been paid, would possibly proceed beyond March 14,” mines director Prasanna Acharya, mentioned. He clarified that no transportation of ore from rentals which were granted second renewals will be allowed after 6pm on March 14.
Acharya additionally mentioned all leaseholders had been urged to take all movable equipment out in their respective leasehold spaces through 1pm on March 15, until another way directed through the workplace of the regional controller of mines, or the regional workplace of the ministry of environment, woodland and local weather change (MoEFCC), Bengaluru, either one of that are the final authorities relating to mining operations according to provisions of the MMDR Act 1957 and Rules.
The rentals shall therefore be inspected through technical team of workers of the state mines directorate independently or along side officials of the Indian Bureau of Mines, directorate of mines protection, woodland department, MoEFCC, Goa State State Pollution Control Board and different our bodies from 1pm on March 15, the mines director mentioned.
The mines department has, meanwhile, constituted 4 teams to investigate cross-check working and non-working rentals that have been granted second renewals. Acharya mentioned the inspections, which began on Tuesday, will first focal point on identifying stacks of ore within the working rentals/mines. “The teams will collect main points of such stacks to spot whether or not they are freshly extracted minerals, or e-auction shipment, or old dumps,” he mentioned. Each stack can also be photographed, he mentioned.
Mining leaseholders who have been granted second renewals had been directed to show a board detailing whether or not the stacks inside of their rentals are freshly extracted ore, e-auction shipment or waste dumps. “The exercise shall be completed earlier than March 10,” Acharya mentioned.
The inspection teams will cover non-working mines from Wednesday onwards. This is in addition to the daily monitoring and law of production, dispatch, transportation and business of ore this is undertaken one after the other.
Mines department orders leaseholders to stop extraction
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