National Mineral Policy 2006 - Department of Mines
National Mineral Policy 2006 - Department of Mines National Mineral Policy 2006 - Department of Mines
• As in the past, no environmental clearance is required for grant of RP. For prospectingthere are ambiguities in the latest notification. The Committee feels that the level ofwaste-generation is very minimal at the prospecting stage as well and that there is nobasis for requiring environmental clearance. It, therefore, recommends thatprospecting should be exempted from such clearance. [3.44]• The following suggestions in respect of public hearings need to be considered by theMOEF before finalising the draft notification.o Public hearings were earlier not required for mining operations below 25hectares. Now even a 5-hectare ML may require a public hearing, which is aretrogressive step since small miners do not have such large impacts on theenvironment as to warrant public hearings. Public consultations should bedispensed with for areas less than 50 hectares and also for renewal of leases.[3.46]o Public hearing should be strictly limited to issues arising out of the EIA report.The proposed notification should specifically spell this out, as unrelated issuestend to delay the processing of applications. Furthermore, public hearingshould be limited only to the people living in the area or to the legislatorsrepresenting the area or NGOs registered in that area, and outsiders should notbe allowed to participate. Contributions and suggestions of outsiders should berestricted to written comments from ‘other concerned persons’, which arealready contemplated in the procedures as a part of ‘public consultations’.[3.46]• An EMP has to be prepared under the MCDR and got approved by IBM. However,this EMP is not acceptable to the MOEF. The miner has to prepare two EMPsseparately—one for IBM and another for MOEF. The Committee suggests that IBMand MOEF should prepare guidelines for a composite EMP so that IBM can approvethe same in consultation with MOEF’s field offices. This will eliminate anomaloussituations where increase of even a few tonnes in production requires projectauthorities to get a fresh EMP approved from the MOEF although the IBM allows a208
grace of ±10 per cent, keeping in view the fluctuations in the market situation andprocess complexities. If a single EMP is accepted in principle such anomalies can beresolved in advance. The Committee feels the MOEF should also have a cushion of±10 per cent in production while giving EIA clearance. [3.47]• The country has gained considerable experience in matters relating to protecting theenvironment and there is much awareness of the need to work towards a clean andpollution-free environment. It is, therefore, necessary that the environmental standardsare codified by the government after taking into account the ground realities and ifsome deviation becomes essential in view of the topography of the area and natureand behaviour of the deposits, there should be an appropriate mechanism to assist themine owner to take corrective steps. In this regard, the ICMM’s SDF, the GRI system,and the Supplement should be the basis on which such codification can be undertaken.Preparing such a code may be one of the main TORs of the joint working groupproposed in paragraph 3.11. [3.48]INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND FINANCINGTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: ROADS, RAILWAYS, AND PORTS• A number of NHs and one SH were identified in the presentations before theCommittee as being of critical importance to the mining sector. Most of the identifiedroads are already under improvement under various NH projects. The identified roadsnot yet taken up are NH-33 and a small segment of NH-6 falling in Jharkhand as wellas NH-75E. The Committee recommends that these sections of the route fromJaintgarh via Chaibasa and Jamshedpur to Haldia that have not yet been taken up forimprovement should be taken up under the NHDP Phase-III project. [4.15, 4.19]• The projects related to roads, railways, and ports proposed in paragraphs 4.15–4.24should be implemented most expeditiously as they would address the immediateproblems of exporters and lead to reduction of freight costs and make Indian iron oremore competitive vis-à-vis Australian and Brazilian iron ore. The infrastructureprojects identified in future should be taken in PPP mode wherever possible. Thedeficiencies at the ports, the long linkage from the mining area to the port through209
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grace <strong>of</strong> ±10 per cent, keeping in view the fluctuations in the market situation andprocess complexities. If a single EMP is accepted in principle such anomalies can beresolved in advance. The Committee feels the MOEF should also have a cushion <strong>of</strong>±10 per cent in production while giving EIA clearance. [3.47]• The country has gained considerable experience in matters relating to protecting theenvironment and there is much awareness <strong>of</strong> the need to work towards a clean andpollution-free environment. It is, therefore, necessary that the environmental standardsare codified by the government after taking into account the ground realities and ifsome deviation becomes essential in view <strong>of</strong> the topography <strong>of</strong> the area and natureand behaviour <strong>of</strong> the deposits, there should be an appropriate mechanism to assist themine owner to take corrective steps. In this regard, the ICMM’s SDF, the GRI system,and the Supplement should be the basis on which such codification can be undertaken.Preparing such a code may be one <strong>of</strong> the main TORs <strong>of</strong> the joint working groupproposed in paragraph 3.11. [3.48]INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND FINANCINGTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: ROADS, RAILWAYS, AND PORTS• A number <strong>of</strong> NHs and one SH were identified in the presentations before theCommittee as being <strong>of</strong> critical importance to the mining sector. Most <strong>of</strong> the identifiedroads are already under improvement under various NH projects. The identified roadsnot yet taken up are NH-33 and a small segment <strong>of</strong> NH-6 falling in Jharkhand as wellas NH-75E. The Committee recommends that these sections <strong>of</strong> the route fromJaintgarh via Chaibasa and Jamshedpur to Haldia that have not yet been taken up forimprovement should be taken up under the NHDP Phase-III project. [4.15, 4.19]• The projects related to roads, railways, and ports proposed in paragraphs 4.15–4.24should be implemented most expeditiously as they would address the immediateproblems <strong>of</strong> exporters and lead to reduction <strong>of</strong> freight costs and make Indian iron oremore competitive vis-à-vis Australian and Brazilian iron ore. The infrastructureprojects identified in future should be taken in PPP mode wherever possible. Thedeficiencies at the ports, the long linkage from the mining area to the port through209
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