The Telangana State Sand Mining Rules, 2015 – Amendments

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT

MINES & MINERALS – The Telangana State Sand Mining Rules, 2015 –
Amendments – Orders - Issued.

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INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE (MINES.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 30      Dated:06.05.2015
     Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.38, Ind.&Com.(Mines.I)Dept., dated 12-12-2014.
2. G.O.Ms.No.3, Ind.&Com.(Mines.I)Dept., dated 08-01-2015.
3. G.O.Ms.No.15, Ind.&Com.(Mines.I)Dept., dated 19-02-2015.
4. From the Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad Letter
       No.87/P/2014, Dt.13.04.2015

ORDER:

The following Notification shall be published in an Extraordinary Issue of the Telangana State Gazette, dated the 6th May, 2015

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 15(1) of Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) At, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Telangana hereby issues the following amendments to the Telangana State Sand Mining Rules, 2015 issued in G.O.Ms.No.3, Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 08-01-2015 and same published in the Telangana Gazetee, dated:08.01.2015 and subsequently amended from time to time.

AMENDMENT
In the said Rules,

1. In rule 4(1)(v)(f), after the word “weighment” the word  “or Volumetric”  shall be added.

2. In rule-5 (1)(f), after the word “weighment slip” the word  “or Volumetric slip”  shall be added.

3. In rule 7
(a) in sub-rule (1)(b) after sub clause (1), the following shall be inserted namely-
“(vi).The project officer/nominee of TSMDC shall also be part of joint  inspection team for the patta land where the pattadar is giving        willingness/consent for de-casting sand to TSMDC.”

(b) for sub-rule (2) the following shall be substituted, namely-:
“After receipt of joint inspection report, the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology concerned shall stipulate the period of de-casting and place the proposals for de-casting sand before the District Level Sand Committee.”

(c) for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substituted, namely-
“The District Level Sand Committee (DLSC) shall examine the proposals on de-casting sand from patta lands and accord its approval.”

(d) In sub-rule (4)
(i) in clause (a), for the word ‘Government’ the words “District Level Sand Committee” shall be substituted.
(ii) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:
(c) Any pattadar giving willingness/consent to entrust de-casting sand from his pattaland through Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation shall enter into an agreement/understanding with Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation.  After the approval of de-casting by the District Level Sand Committee and on production of willingness/consent, the District Level Sand Committee shall authorize the Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation to de-cast sand from that pattaland.  Depending upon the extent of pattaland or quantity of sand to be de-casted, the Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation shall make arrangements on its own or appoint a raising contractor under strict competitive bidding process.  The sand so de-casted shall either be moved to stockyards managed by the Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation or disposed directly from the pattaland.      

(d)   Upon according permission by the District Level Sand Committee being State PSU, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation is exempted from payment of refundable security deposit equivalent to 25% of seigniorage fee on the entire assessed quantity of sand. M/s.Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation shall enter into an agreement in amended Form-S4(a) as appended to this order with the Asst. Director of Mines & Geology concerned, remit seigniorage fee on the quantity of sand proposed for de-cast in advance before issue of dispatch permit in transit form in amended Form-S3(a).
           
(e) in sub-rule (5), after clause (d), the following clauses shall be inserted namely;:
(e) Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation shall de-cast sand from the pattaland and dispose alongwith amended transit Form-S3(a) issued by Assistant Director of Mines & Geology concerned duly indicating the quantity, destination, date & time.  Every vehicle carrying de-casted sand from pattaland shall either carry amended Form-S3(a) at all times from source to end consumption point or Form-E transit pass if the de-caste sand is to be disposed from the stockyards managed by Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation.

(f) M/s.Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation shall dispose de-casted sand from the pattaland as per the sale price fixed by the Government from time to time.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

ARVIND KUMAR
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT & CIP