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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (QUARRYING AND BLASTING OPERATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2013

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (QUARRYING AND BLASTING  OPERATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2013

[PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS  ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007]

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS:

Part I-GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.       Application

2.       Objectives.

3.       Principles.

4.       Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit.

5.       Inventory of Quarries.

PART II—QUARRYING OPERATION PLAN

6.       Quarrying Operation Plan.

7.       Scope of the Plan.

8.       Mitigation Measures.

Part III—GUIDELINES FOR QUARRYING OPERATION

9.       Compensation for Ecological Destruction.

10.     Ecological Sensitive Areas.

11.     Health and Safety.

12.     Air Pollution.

13.     Noise Pollution.

14.     Spill and Leak Control.

15.     Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

16.     Vehicular Emissions Plan for Quarry Operation.

Part IV-BLASTING OPERATION PLAN

17.     Blasting Operations Plan.

18.     Blasting Below Ground Level.

Part V-OPERATING MECHANISMS AND GUIDELINES FOR BLASTING

19.     Registration with the Agency.

20.     Minimum Safe Distance from Residence.

21.     Prohibition of Blasting or Felling of Rock.

22.     Act of Blasting or Felling.

23.     Blasting Guidelines.

Part VI—Post-QUARRYING PLAN

24.     Post-Quarrying Plan.

25.     Post-Closure Ecological Management Plan.

26.     Decommissioning Plan.

27.     Perimeter Fencing of Closed Quarry.

28.     Closure and Restoration Plan.

29.     Control of Stagnant Water Pools.

30.     Rehabilitation Plan.

31.     Socio-Economic and Ecological Responsibilities.

32.     Restoration.

33.     Reclamation.

34.     Specific Action for Reclamation and Rehabilitation.

PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS RULES

35.     Permit.

36.     Enforcement Notice.

37.     Enforcement Notice Reminder.

38.     Mode of Delivery.

39.     Suspension of Permit.

40.     Equity.

41.     Contravention.

42.     Penalties.

PART VIII INTERPRETATION

43.     Interpretation.

44.     Citation.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE I –Application Form for Registration of Quarrying Operations.

SCHEDULE II —Permit to Discharge Effluents, other Wastes and Biodiversity Disturbances.

SCHEDULE III — Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs).

SCHEDULE IV –Specific Action for Reclamation and Rehabilitation.

SCHEDULE V -Ecological Management Plan.

SCHEDULE VI -Guidelines for Blasting Plan.

SCHEDULE VII —Mitigation Measures for Quarrying Plan.

S.I. No. 33 of 2013

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (QUARRYING AND BLASTING  OPERATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2013

[Commencement.]                                                          [29th October, 2013]

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