Lok Sabha Question No. 4139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Stone Crusher Plants in North-Eastern States
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4139

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Stone Crusher Plants in North-Eastern States

## 4139. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Stone Crusher mills/plants in North-eastern States, plant-wise;
- (b) the number of Stone Crusher mills set up in various districts of Assam, including the Bodoland Territory, district-wise and plant-wise; and
- (c) whether the stone Crusher mills have been permitted to dig the area along rivers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to  (c  )  More  than  800    Stone  Crushing    mills    are  established  in  North-eastern  states. Details of Stone Crusher in North-eastern States are being obtained.

List  of  Stone  Crushing  mills  established  in  various  districts  of  Assam  is  at Annexure .

Stand-alone  stone  crushers  are  established  for  sizing  of  stones,  therefore  no digging is required. No Environment Clearance is to be obtained for establishing stand-alone stone crushers.  However, permission needs to be obtained as per Stone Crushing policy from State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).

Wherever Stone Crushers are established along with mining activity Environment  Clearance  is  required  to  be  obtained  for  the  mining  activity  and  Consent  to Establish / Consent to Operate are required to be taken from concern SPCBs/ PCCs under the Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974.  No  mining  activity  is  permitted within 500 meters along the river.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4139 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2021 REGARDING 'STONE CRUSHER  PLANTS  IN  NORTH-EASTERN  STATES"  RAISED  BY  SHRI  NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## District-wise distribution of  Stone Crushers in Assam

| S. No.   | District      |   Number of Stone Crusher |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Kamrup Metro  |                        19 |
| 2.       | Kamrup Rural  |                        58 |
| 3.       | Barpeta       |                        13 |
| 4.       | Dhubri        |                        26 |
| 5.       | Goalpara      |                        33 |
| 6.       | Kokrajhar     |                        14 |
| 7.       | Darrang       |                        10 |
| 8.       | Udalguri      |                        40 |
| 9.       | Lakhimpur     |                        17 |
| 10.      | Nagaon        |                        41 |
| 11.      | Morigaon      |                        25 |
| 12.      | Hojai         |                        22 |
| 13.      | Karbi Anglong |                        12 |
| 14.      | Jorhat        |                        72 |
| 15.      | Sivasagar     |                        85 |
| 16.      | Charaideo     |                        13 |
| 17.      | Sonitpur      |                        57 |
| 18.      | Biswanath     |                         6 |
| 19.      | Dibrugarh     |                        65 |
| 20.      | Tinsukia      |                        48 |
| 21.      | Dhemaji       |                         2 |
| 22.      | Cachar        |                        44 |
| 23.      | Hailakandi    |                         6 |
| 24.      | Karimganj     |                        17 |
| 25.      | Dima Hasao    |                         7 |
| 26.      | Golaghat      |                        21 |
|          | Total         |                       777 |