Amendment of section 6

For section 6 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "6. Conditions for declaring Safer Zone.- The declaration of safer zone for stone crushers under this Act, shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(1) The safer zone shall not be located within,- (a) Two hundred meter from the limits of the National Highways or State Highways; (b) One hundred meter from the limits of major district roads or other roads; (c) Five hundred meter from revenue village, temples, schools; (d) The boundary of Municipal Corporations, City Municipal Corporation, Town Municipal Council; (4) Each stone crusher unit shall be located in a minimum area of one acre of land. (5) The licensing Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of receiving application, verify the above conditions through joint inspection from the concerned officers of Mines and Geology, Revenue, Forest department and Environmental officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and declare safer zone within their jurisdiction by notification, specifying the area and its limits. Provided that the Licensing Authority shall declare the safer zone for existing stone crusher within one month in any case not later than three months from the date of receipt of application.

6A. Conditions for grant of License. – (1) No License shall be issued for stone crushers outside the safer zone. (2) The Licensing Authority on production of Consent for Operation (CFO) certificate issued by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board shall grant license to the applicant in such form as may be prescribed. The licensee shall adhere to the following conditions, namely:- (6) each unit shall abide by the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and rules made there under as prescribed by KSPCB from time to time. (7) each unit shall conform to the Noise (Regulations and Control) Rules, 2000. (8) an individual or cluster of stone crushers shall provide 15 to 20 feet wall/GI sheet protection on all the three sides (parallel to National highway or State highway or major district road or village habitation or temple or school as the case may be) in addition to the air pollution control measures. (9) The applicant has to,- (k) adopt necessary dust containment system like building enclosures to the major dust emission sources to prevent dust going out of the place. (l) construct enclosures of G.I.sheets (1.66 mm and 1.25 mm thick) and supported by angle structures to withstand strong wind. (m) give the roof a gradual slope/curvature so as to prevent accumulation of water. (n) Provide material transfer point such as hopper bottom/product unloading conveyor to be covered suitably to prevent dust release into the atmosphere." “(a) Two hundred meter from the limits of the National Highways or State Highways; (b) One hundred meter from the limits of major district roads or other roads;” (c) Five hundred meter from revenue village, temples, schools; (d) The boundary of Municipal Corporations, City Municipal Corporation, Town Municipal Council; (4) Each stone crusher unit shall be located in a minimum area of one acre of land. (5) The licensing Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of receiving application, verify the above conditions through joint inspection from the concerned officers of Mines and Geology, Revenue, Forest department and Environmental officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and declare safer zone within their jurisdiction by notification, specifying the area and its limits. Provided that the Licensing Authority shall declare the safer zone for existing stone crusher within one month in any case not later than three months from the date of receipt of application.