2022.10.31 Latest News View All Only 15 sand and gravel mines operational in Punjab There is an annual demand of around 4 crore metric tonnes of sand and gravel in
Read More2017.5.16 Notably, the mineral concessions of sand gravel mines in the Punjab State have been awarded through e-Auction to the various concessionaires in
Read More2021.11.12 1. (1) This policy may be called the Punjab State Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2021. (2) This policy shall come into force with immediate effect. 2. As the
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Read More2023.8.27 Auction of Mining Rights - Mining rights of concession quantity of Sand and gravel in Mining Blocks identified by the process explained above shall be put to bidding
Read MorePTC News Dec 19, 2018 21:59 IST Follow Us The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday stayed the auction for sand and gravel mining in Punjab which was slated to
Read MoreThe short term leases for Minor Minerals i-e. Ordinary sand, sandstone, siltstone, slate stone, tuff, basalt gravel etc, are granted through open auction and are regulated under
Read More2018.7.23 The integrated extraction and processing project with a total capacity of 300,000 MT per annum for producing Agro Gypsum, Gypsum Plaster and Plaster of Paris is proposed to be located at Daud Khel, 30 miles from Minawali, Punjab. Stage 1 – Extraction. Gypsum is found in massive forms in the outcropped/exposed rocks.
Read More2022.1.2 The Punjab government had recently come up with the new sand and gravel mining policy 2021, which states that landowners can dispose of ordinary earth extracted or removed during the leveling of
Read More2023.8.27 With objectives stated below Punjab State Sand and Gravel Mining Policy , 2018 is hereby notified under Punjab Minor Mineral Rules, 2013 framed under Section 15 and ... 4. e-auction for the sake of transparency in process and confidentiality among participants. 1. Annexure I gives details of estimated available sand and gravel in the
Read More2021.11.9 Notably, the mineral concessions of sand gravel mines in the Punjab State have been awarded through e-Auction to the various concessionaires in accordance with the Punjab Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2018. Quantities to be mined were fixed at 350 lakh metric tonnes per annum. With this policy, the Government has fixed the pit
Read MoreEarlier, sand was available for Rs. 14-18 per cubic-feet but after the AAP government took over, there has been an over three fold jump in its prices, which is troubling real estate developers and ...
Read MoreThe mining policy of 2018 has a provision to cap the mining of sand and gravel at ₹ 9 per cubic feet. However, it was not implemented since the mining auction of 2019. However, it was not ...
Read More2021.11.9 As per new policy, the sand and gravel shall be provided to the public at Rs 5.5/cft at mining sites including loading charges. Further, the royalty rate of ordinary clay and ordinary earth will ...
Read More2021.11.25 1. (1) This policy may be called the Punjab State Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2021. (2) This policy shall come into force with immediate effect. 2. As the Government intends to bring down the price of sand and gravel to give relief to end consumer, it is proposed to be achieved as per table below, which shall be publicized in
Read MoreThe Punjab cabinet on Thursday amended the sand and gravel mining policy-2021, revising the sand rate to ₹ 9 per cubic feet from ₹ 5.5 per cubic feet fixed by the previous government and fixed ...
Read More2021.11.10 The mineral concessions of sand and gravel mines in Punjab have been awarded through e-auction to the various concessionaires in accordance with the Punjab Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2018.
Read More2021.11.12 the price of sand and gravel in the State of Punjab, the Punjab State Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2021 is hereby notified under Punjab Minor Mineral Rules, 2013 framed under section 15 and section 23C of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, as under:- 1. (1) This policy may be called the Punjab State Sand
Read MorePunjab government has decided to take environmental clearances for all the mines to be auctioned for digging sand and gravel in its name and transfer it to the contractors operating these mines to ...
Read MoreThe SEIAA had also received a complaint from a resident of Ropar that illegal sand and gravel mining is being carried out under the shadow of desilting in the Sutlej river in Ropar. ‘Desilting ...
Read More2018.6.19 Prices of sand and gravel have skyrocketed over the last few months. As per the Directorate of Sand Mining, Punjab has an average annual demand of four crore tonnes of sand and gravel. The yield of the 23 functioning mines would be less than 50 lakh tonnes, or less than one eighth the demand, according to estimates by the department.
Read More2021.11.10 Further, the royalty rate of ordinary clay and ordinary earth shall be decreased from Rs 10 per tonne to Rs 2.50 per tonne. Notably, the mineral concessions of sand and gravel mines in Punjab have been awarded through e-auction to the various concessionaires in accordance with the Punjab Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2018.
Read MoreAam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the sand mafia in Punjab was running an illegal business of sand and gravel mining worth over ...
Read More2019.5.30 Sand is a critical ingredient for many of the materials that we take for granted: concrete, glass and asphalt. Sand and coarse aggregates form the backbone of the modern world and also, through land reclamation, the ground on which we live. A growing global population increasingly living in cities has led to a spiralling rise in the extraction of
Read More2022.5.28 CHANDIGARH: Punjab Mines and Geology Minister Harjot Singh Bains Saturday claimed his department has ended illegal sand mining in the state. He also said the daily extraction of sand and gravel in ...
Read More2022.8.12 Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments in the Sand and Gravel Mining Policy-2021, to revise the rates of sand to Rs nine per cubic feet and fixing maximum retail price (MRP) of gravel at ...
Read More2023.6.7 The Punjab government has set a target to operationalise 100 commercial clusters across the state. The minister said rates at commercial mining clusters would be capped at Rs 5.5 per cubic foot.
Read More2024.1.20 Punjab New Sand and Gravel Policy – Online Sand Portal to be Launched. As per the reports, it was earlier decided that a new policy would come into force in 2 months after cabinet approval for Punjab State Sand and Gravel Policy 2018 and amendment to Punjab Minor Mineral Rules 2013.
Read MoreThe digital platform of Department of Mines Geology, Punjab. is developed with the following objectives: 1. To provide easy and affordable access to Sand/Gravel to consumers/trade. 2. To provide the service offered by the Department in online mode.
Read More2017.6.8 While Punjab's three-monthold Congress government is trying to fight its way out of a sandstorm with minister Rana Gurjit Singh mired in a mining scam, an India Today TV investigation has found that nearly a dozen MLAs of the party are in a similar tangle. Of 89 mine auctions conducted on May 19 in the state, 17 were won by single
Read More2022.12.20 However, the state government after arranging sand and gravel from outside of the state has been daily supplying 90,000 MT of construction material in Punjab, Bains added. An officer of the mining department told The Indian Express that they received around 300 calls, mostly from other districts, from people looking to buy sand and gravel.
Read MoreThe Mining Leases for Minor Minerals (ordinary sand, sandstone, silt stone, slate stone, tuff, basalt gravel) are granted through open auction. Government of the Punjab (Secretary Mines Minerals Department) has constituted a committee under PMC Rules 2002 including Executive District Officer (Revenue) concerned act as Chairman whereas ...
Read More2022.12.19 Currently, people procure sand and gravel from the open market. The Punjab government in August amended the 2021 sand and gravel mining policy to fix the rates of sand at Rs 9 per cubic feet and the maximum retail price of gravel at Rs 20 per cubic feet, excluding transportation charges. Hence, Rs 28 per foot and gravel will be
Read More2018.10.17 To bring further transparency in sand mining sector, the Punjab Cabinet Wednesday approved major policy changes to enable the government to grant contracts by auction of mining blocks in strategically established clusters through progressive bidding instead of the earlier process of auction by individual mines. The decision came during
Read More2019.6.1 CHANDIGARH: There could finally be some relief for those constructing houses/buildings in Punjab. With the state government ready to auction seven blocks (as 196 sand and gravel quarries) within a ...
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Read More2019.4.24 The mining auction was to be held on December 27, 2018, for sand and gravel. But the HC made it clear that any proceedings in furtherance of the auction notice dated October 31 and the policy ...
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