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Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016.

País/Territorio
India
Tipo de documento
Miscelanea
Fecha
2016
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Recursos minerales, Agua
Palabra clave
Recopilación de datos/informes Peligros Gobernanza Ordenación/conservación Área marina Minerales Minería Monitoreo Política/planificación Control de la contaminación Desarrollo sostenible EIA Drenaje/bonificación Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora Infiltración de aguas salinas/sedimentación Aguas continentales
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional
Resumen

The main objectives of these Guidelines include environmentally sustainable and socially responsible mining; conservation of the river equilibrium and its natural environment by protection and restoration of the ecological system; avoiding pollution of river water; and prevention of depletion of ground water reserves. The Guidelines explain the deleterious impacts of indiscrete mining and provides the guidelines for sustainable sand and gravel mining. It lays down the structure of district survey report and provides recommendations for river bed mining, off-channel or floodplain extraction, extraction methods and reclamation plans. It highlights the impact of marine sand mining on marine biodiversity. It also discusses the legal regime relating to mining of minor minerals. The Guidelines talk about management of mining in cluster and post-flood sand deposits on agricultural field of farmers. It lays down the standard environmental conditions for sand mining and the procedure for monitoring system for sustainable sand mining.

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