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The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
E-pass permit system for transport of construction materials from quarries to take effect in Tiruppur district from June 9
The Tiruppur administration has directed quarries mining construction materials to comply with electronic (e-pass) system for transport of the load from the storage points, from June 9. Till now, the lessee was entitled to obtain transport permit and despatch slips from the District Collector concerned or any officer authorised by him for removal of the minerals from the leasehold area. The new electronic system will take effect under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage of Minerals and Mineral Dealers Rules, 2011, District Collector T. Christuraj said in a press release. 'The system of transport of construction materials using the transit passes with hologram will be stopped. Only the electronic passes downloaded from the website: will be valid. Vehicles flouting the directive will be confiscated,' he said. During 2023, the Geology and Mines Department had started working on bringing in Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), Mineral Management System (MMS), e-permit, vehicle tracking system, and drone survey, in response to the directive of NGT, Southern Zone, following a case filed a year earlier by Tiruppur-based Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Association. The NGT had flagged 'misuse of the transit permits' and also 'illegal transportation' of the quarried material. For the DGPS technique entailing fixing of boundary of the quarry/mining lease area to ascertain whether the lessees were operating the quarries within the permitted area, 23 agencies were empanelled for erecting boundary pillars using geo-coordinates. The online MMS for minor minerals is designed to have a tab on the processes right from the stage of application till the grant of lease. The department had favoured e-permit system combined with installation of weigh bridge at quarry sites as it will help control illegal transportation of minerals and also assess the quantity of minerals quarried and transported from the lease premises. The electronic system required all the vehicles transporting minerals to be registered with the department and to instal AIS-140 or higher standard of GPS instrument. The software was developed for the Mineral Management System (MiMaS) by Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency. With the objective of removing the scope for illegal quarrying resulting in revenue loss to the Government, e-permit system for obtaining bulk permits was initially launched on a trial basis in Chengaplattu and Kancheepuram districts, and subsequently extended to Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri disticts. According to the policy note of the department, out of ₹1835.93 crore, revenue generated from the mineral resources during 2023-24, minor minerals constituted 28% accounting for ₹513.43 crore. As per the official data, 5,245 vehicles transporting minerals without valid transport permits were seized, and penalty of ₹17.43 crore was collected, in addition to registration of 3,891 criminal cases/FIRs.
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Mock rehearsal on safety measures during floods to be held in Tiruppur district
: Under the instructions of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority, mock rehearsals on safeguarding lives and minimising property loss will take place in Tiruppur district on Thursday at two villages prone to flooding from dams during heavy rainfall during the monsoon months. District Collector T. Christuraj said in a press release that Jallipatti and Kozhuman revenue villages, which are prone to flooding due to the release of water from Thirumoorthy and Amaravathy dams, will witness the Civil Defence Mock Rehearsal from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Revenue department initiates action on excess quarrying, farmers' association shelves protest plan
The Tamil Nadu Farmers' Protection Association shelved a protest it had planned on Wednesday over excessive mining of stones by a private quarry at Kondangipalayam following a directive issued by the district administration to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruppur, to take necessary action. Citing the report submitted by the taluk-level task force based on an inspection it had carried out on March 25, District Collector T. Christuraj had asked to submit a report on the action taken. The report of the task force stated that the private quarry had mined 2,81,162 metres of ordinary stones, and 44,068 metres of gravel, during two phases of its permit period: Dec 12, 2008 to Dec. 11, 2013, and from Oct 24, 2011 to Oct 23, 2016. The committee had carried out the survey utilising DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) equipment for determining the extent of excess quarrying. The RDO has been asked to initiate action under 1959 Tamil Nadu Minor mineral Concession Rules, and the Government Order 170 issued by the Industries Department on August 5, 2020. Under, rule 36-A of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, penal action is initiated for excess quarrying within a lease area. Penalty is imposed for contravention of rules. The Government Order 170 pertains to action to be taken on vehicles transporting mineral without transport permit.
