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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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