(1) For installation of stone crusher a minimum working area between 2 to 5 Bighas shall be required, for raising machinery/plant and its ancillary activities like stacking of raw material/finished product, parking of vehicles, office, labour huts, etc. As far as possible, this area may be compact area at a single location.
Provided that in case the required land is not available at one location, the total land requirement can be met at different locations subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(i) the main component of the stone crusher i.e. machinery/plant and provision for stacking of finished product may be at one location from where the siting parameters are to be measured in terms of Notification number STE- E(3)-17/2012 dated 29.05.2014 or as amended from time to time, by the Department of Environment, Science and Technology;
(ii) for other ancillary activities, like stacking raw material, parking of vehicles, office, labour huts etc., the land requirement at different locations may be considered; provided the distance of such location from the proposed stone crusher site under sub-clause(i) above is within 500 metres; and
(iii) 1[the area of mineral concession shall be within 5 kilometres radius of the stone crusher:
Provided that the condition of five kms of distance shall not apply, in case the Site Appraisal Committee recommends the feasibility of using the material beyond five kilometers radius considering and examining site specific conditions subject to maximum ten kms distance;
Provided further that in case of Hydro Electric Project, Road Projects etc.
the distance limit shall not apply if such user agency possesses own fleet of vehicles.]
(2) For installing a stone crusher in any area within the State, an application shall be submitted by the applicant in Form-„O‟ with requisite fee as specified in the First Schedule.
(3) After the submission of application under sub-rule (2) the case shall be sent to the Joint Inspection Committee constituted vide Notification No. STE-E(3)-17/2012 dated 29.05.2014 by the Department of Science & Technology and the joint inspection of the site of stone crusher will be conducted as per the provision of aforesaid Notification.
(4) The Provisional Registration‟ shall be issued on Form-„P‟ by the Geological Wing, Department of Industries after the site is approved by the Joint Inspection Committee and mining lease deed is executed. The Provisional Registration shall form the basis for obtaining the Consent to establish for the Stone Crusher from the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, to get electric connection from the State Electricity Board and pre-production clearance from other Government Departments.
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1. Substituted by Amendment Rules, 2017 vide Notification No. Ind-II(F)6-14/2014-Vol-I dated 04.05.2017.
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