Minister for Mineral Resources, Pradeep Jaiswal, said that now, New Sand Policy will bring transparency in sand trade and illegal sand mining will be completely curbed. Jaiswal was addressing the programme held in Bhopal to distribute sanction letters to the successful bidders of 37 districts.
The Minister Jaiswal said that sand mining will now be done only under fair and environmental rules. He said that 200 sand mines will start immediately.
The remaining mines will start in the coming one and half month to ensure prescribed standards by following the rules. The Mineral Resources Minister informed that the state government will get revenue of about Rs 1,400 crore under the new sand policy. He further said that along with the focus on environment, full attention has been paid on the interests of citizens under the new sand mining policy.
The Chairman of SEIAA, Rakesh Shrivastava assured the successful bidders that after submission of application, environmental certificates will be issued soon and proceedings for transfer will be carried out. Chief Scientist Sanjeev Sachdeva briefed the bidders about the rules and regulation. Secretary Mining Narendra Singh Parmar and Executive Director of Mineral Development Corporation Dilip Kumar informed the bidders about the process.
The Director Geology and Mining Vineet Austin was also present at the programme.