Date | Sept 05, 2017:

Department of Geology and Mining (G&M) has informed all stakeholder departments, quarry operators, government registered contractors and supplier, construction companies, engineers and architects that the department would henceforth regulate, control, administer all minor minerals in the state such as sand, gravels, boulders, stone chips, bricks, clay, sand stone, limestone, marble etc. as listed in schedule-II of the NMMCR, 2004.

In a notification, G&M director, Wanthang Rengma, also requested all stake holders, quarry operators, brick kiln operators, stone crushers units, sand supplier & stockiest etc. to register with the G&M directorate and obtain quarry permits, mining lease etc. with immediate effect.

All licensees, operators, transporters, traders, government registered contractors & suppliers have been directed to pay royalty on all minor minerals being used for construction materials such as sand, gravels, boulders, stone chips, bricks, clay, sand stone, limestone, marble etc. to the government through the nodal department, G&M directorate as per the rate of royalty prescribed in schedule-I of the NMMCR, 2004.

The stakeholder government departments both the central and the state agencies involving in civil construction works such as CPWD, border roads, PWD, power, irrigation, RD etc. and those departments having civil engineering wings have been requested to deduct royalty on sand, boulders, stone chips in all the bills and pay to the revenue head of account of the nodal department, directorate of G&M.

It stated that revenue may be deposited under the revenue Head of account – 0853- Non ferrous Mines and Metallurgical Industries, payable to the Director, DGM and furnish a copy of such Treasury Challan/Demand Draft to the Director, Directorate of Geology and Mining, Dimapur.

The detail information regarding registration, grant of quarry permit, and Mining Lease could be obtained from the Project Director (MM), Minor Mineral Cell, Directorate of Geology and Mining Dimapur,
E-mail: geomining2030@gmail.com, Contact No. +91-8974052488, +91-9774209525.

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