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12. TS e o e afvere a1 Gl am wam swfds % arger o Gl w27, 9w, 39, et e, anfe & g ATt T A wv F o wmamer Ay A A # seaew At e AT AT ATE S Rl & fer s wh 13, T frarrer, R wro aeee gy e v et F a4 @ G F = # = G g [T . §=-11013 / 47 / 2018415, 7. 11 ()] froqur ; gt ftrgEET AR F T, S, S L, 9T 3, $9-EE (i) § §. #T. @ 1533 (), av 14 &= 2006 T T it T ot e Reterfea 5. g vemtedt g B - FT. 9. 1949 (), AT 13 T=7, 2006; . @1, 1737 (), AT 11 dFgav, 2007; . 9. 3067 (&), AT 1 fww, 2009; FT. 9. 695 (), AT 4 @i, 2011; FT. 9. 156 (), AT 25 S, 2012; FT. 9. 2896 (), AT 13 fwEw, 2012; T 9. 674 (), AT 13 T, 2013; FT. 5. 2204 (=), AT 19 T, 2013; FT. 4. 2555 (), AT 21 Fe, 2013; FT. 9. 2559 (), AT 22 FE, 2013; T, 9. 2731 (&), AT 9 feraw, 2013; © © N o a0 K~ 0 N = a o 3 o 1HE UALELLE UF INUIA | EALKAUKDINAK Y LFART L—DSEC. 3(11)] 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 F Y y 3611 (a1 562 (&), AT 26 T, 2014; 637 (&), ATErE 28 A, 2014; 1599 (a), AT 25 T, 2014; 2601 (ar), AT 7 sRgET, 2014; 2600 (a7), AT 9 SR, 2014; 3252 (&), AT 22 fra, 2014; 382 (&), AT 3 WA, 2015; 811 (&), T 23 7T, 2015; 996 (&), T 10 s, 2015; 1142 (=), Arfrr 17 @wdrer, 2015; 1141 (=), ATfrer 29 wwier, 2015; ). ). ). ). 2571 (ar), AT 31 e, 2015; 2572 (&), AT 14 fofw, 2015; 141 (=), AT 15 ST, 2016; 648 (&), AT 3 7T, 2016; ). ). . 1834 (=), T 6 T, 2015; ). ). . 2269 (#), ATErE 1 @TE, 2016; ), 2944 (1), arfrm 14 frd=w, 2016; 3518 (1), ATfra 23 %, 2016; 3999 («1), arfm 9 fwaw, 2016; 4241 (=), aT¥ra 30 fiwia, 2016; ), AT 25 FTE, 2018; 3977 («1), ATfIa 14 T, 2018; 5733 (1), AT 14 7%, 2018; 5736 (1), AT 15 =%, 2018; 5845 (1), AT 26 T, 2018; 345 (1), ATfrE 17 S, 2019; 1960 (ar), ATHr 13 S, 2019; 236 (1), ATE 16 S, 2020; 751 (1), ATfrE 17 wTAd, 2020; @ 1223 (ar), 9T 27 7T, 2020 1 LHY u—wavs Suy) HILA oDl LIS S IE K] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th March, 2020 S.0. 1224(E).—WHEREAS, vide the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 (2 of 2020), the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as MMDR Act) has been amended with effect from the 10® day of January, 2020 and, inter alia, new section 8B relating to the provisions for transfer of statutory clearances has been inserted; AND WHEREAS, sub-section (2) of section 8B of the MMDR Act provides that notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, the successful bidder of mining leases expiring under the provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 8A and selected through auction as per the procedure provided under this Act and the rules made thereunder, shall be deemed to have acquired all valid rights, approvals, clearances, licences and the like vested with the previous lessee for a period of two years; AND WHEREAS, sub-section (3) of section 8B of the MMDR Act provides that notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, it shall be lawful for the new lessee to continue mining operations on the land, in which mining operations were being carried out by the previous lessee, for a period of two years from the date of commencement of the new lease; AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of the aforesaid amendment to the MMDR Act, the Central Government deems it necessary to align the relevant provisions of the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.0. 1533 (E), dated the 14% September, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the EIA Notification, 2006); AND WHEREAS, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is in the receipt of representations for waiver of requirement of prior environmental clearance for borrowing of ordinary earth for roads; and manual extraction of lime shells (dead shell), shrines, etc., within inter tidal zone by the traditional community; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government, after having dispensed with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of the rule 5 of the said rules, in public interest, and in supersession of the notification number S.0. 4307(E), dated the 29% November, 2019, hereby makes the following further amendments in the EIA Notification, 2006, namely:- In the said notification,-
(i) in paragraph 11, after sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:- “(3) The successful bidder of the mining leases, expiring under the provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 8A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) and selected through auction as per the procedure provided under that Act and the rules made thereunder, shall be deemed to have acquired valid prior environmental clearance vested with the previous lessee for a period of two years, from the date of commencement of new lease and it shall be lawful for the new lessee to continue mining operations as per the same terms and conditions of environmental clearance granted to the previous lessee on the said lease area for a period of two years from the date of commencement of new lease or till the new lessee obtains a fresh environmental clearance with the terms and conditions mentioned therein, whichever is earlier:
Provided that the successful bidder shall apply and obtain prior environmental clearance from the regulatory authority within a period of two years from the date of grant of new lease.”;
(ii) in the Schedule, against the item 1(a), in the column (5), after clause (2) of the Note, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(3) The evacuation or removal and transportation of already mined out material lying within the mining leases expiring under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), by the previous lessee, after the expiry of the said lease, shall not form the part of the mining capacity so permitted to the successful bidder, selected through auction as per the procedure provided under that Act and the rules made thereunder.”;
(iii) for Appendix-IX, the following Appendix shall be substituted, namely:- 1HE UALELLE UF INUIA | EALKAUKDINAK Y LFART L—DSEC. 3(11)] “APPENDIX-IX EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CASES FROM REQUIREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE The following cases shall not require Prior Environmental Clearance, namely:-
1.
13. Extraction of ordinary clay or sand by manual mining, by the Kumhars (Potter) to prepare earthen pots, lamp, toys, etc. as per their customs. Extraction of ordinary clay or sand by manual mining, by earthen tile makers who prepare earthen tiles. Removal of sand deposits on agricultural field after flood by farmers. Customary extraction of sand and ordinary earth from sources situated in Gram Panchayat for personal use or community work in village. Community works, like, de-silting of village ponds or tanks, construction of village roads, ponds or bunds undertaken in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment and Guarantee Schemes, other Government sponsored schemes and community efforts. Extraction or sourcing or borrowing of ordinary earth for the linear projects such as roads, pipelines, etc. Dredging and de-silting of dams, reservoirs, weirs, barrages, river and canals for the purpose of their maintenance, upkeep and disaster management. Traditional occupational work of sand by Vanjara and Oads in Gujarat vide notification number GU/90(16)/MCR-2189(68)/5-CHH, dated the 14th February, 1990 of the Government of Gujarat. Manual extraction of lime shells (dead shell), shrines, etc., within inter tidal zone by the traditional community. Digging of wells for irrigation or drinking water purpose. Digging of foundation for buildings, not requiring prior environmental clearance, as the case may be. Excavation of ordinary earth or clay for plugging of any breach caused in canal, nallah, drain, water body, etc., to deal with any disaster or flood like situation upon orders of the District Collector or District Magistrate or any other Competent Authority. Activities declared by the State Government under legislations or rules as non-mining activity.” [F. No. Z-11013/47/2018-TA.II (M)] GEETA MENON, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.0. 1533 (E). dated the 14™ September, 2006 and subsequently amended vide the following numbers:- S.0. 1949 (E), dated the 13™ November, 2006; S.0. 1737 (E), dated the 11 October, 2007; S.0. 3067 (E), dated the 1* December, 2009; S.0. 695 (E), dated the 4™ April, 2011; S.0. 156 (E), dated the 25% January, 2012; S.0. 2896 (E), dated the 13™ December, 2012; S.0. 674 (E), dated the 13% March, 2013; S.0. 2204 (E), dated the 19% July, 2013; S.0. 2555 (E), dated the 21" August, 2013; S.0. 2559 (E), dated the 22™ August, 2013; S.0. 2731 (E), dated the o September, 2013; S.0. 562 (E), dated the 26® February, 2014; S.0. 637 (E), dated the 28% February, 2014; LHY u—wavs Suy) HILA oDl LIS S IE
14. S.0.1599 (E), dated the 25" June, 2014;
15. S.0.2601 (E), dated the 7% October, 2014;
16. S.0.2600 (E), dated the 9® October, 2014;
17. S.0. 3252 (E), dated the 22" December, 2014;
18. S.0.382 (E), dated the 3™ February, 2015;
19. S.0. 811 (E), dated the 23" March, 2015;
20. S.0. 996 (E), dated the 10® April, 2015;
21. S.0.1142 (), dated the 17" April, 2015; 22, S.0. 1141 (E), dated the 29 April, 2015;
23. S.0. 1834 (), dated the 6® July, 2015;
24. S.0.2571 (E), dated the 31" August, 2015;
25. S.0.2572 (E), dated the 14% September, 2015;
26. S.0. 141 (E), dated the 15 January, 2016;
27. S.0. 648 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2016;
28. S.0.2269(E), dated the 1st July, 2016;
29. S.0.2944(E), dated the 14% September, 2016;
30. S.0.3518 (E), dated 23" November 2016;
31. S.0.3999 (E), dated the 9% December, 2016; 32, S.0.4241(E), dated the 30™ December, 2016;
33. S.0.3611(E), dated the 25" July, 2018;
34. S.0.3977 (E), dated the 14 August, 2018;
35. S.0.5733 (E), dated the 14th November, 2018;
36. S.0.5736 (E), dated the 15th November, 2018;
37. S.0.5845(E), dated the 26th November, 2018;
38. S.0.345(E), dated the 17th January, 2019;
39. S.0. 1960(E), dated the 13th June, 2019;
40. S.0. 236(E), dated the 16th January, 2020;
41. S.0.751(E), dated the 17th February, 2020; and
42. S.0.1223(E), dated the 27th March, 2020. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.