The Punjab State Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on September 27, 2024, issued a notification regarding the grant of consent to establish new stone crushers.
The following has been stated: -
•The instructions to the field officers/ offices while processing CTE/CTO applications of stone crushers/screening/washing units are as follows -
a)Verify the quantity of mining material assigned/allotted to the various stone crushers by the Department of Mines & Geology.
b)Obtain the carrying capacity certificate of the area/stone crusher from the Department of Mines & Geology, and Department of Water Resources, and act based on such certificates.
c)Accordingly, modify the conditions of consent by issuing notice u/s 27(2) of the Water Act, 1974 and section 21(6) of the Air Act., 1981 and shall mention the quantity of mining material in the consent certificate.
d)Impose additional conditions to the effect that the stone crushers shall maintain a stock register to justify the legitimate source of mining material, its availability, usage, and sale, etc. shall also be imposed in the consent certificate.
e)No new stone crusher shall be given consent without obtaining credible & effective data for the carrying capacity of the area, to ensure that raw material is not sourced by illegal mining.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No. SEE(HQ-2)/F.no.203/2024]
