No power to Collector under MCDR – Information Commission conirmed
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No information available regarding powers delegated to District Collector to take action about mining plans approved by AMD
No powers have been delegated to district Collector or the District Level Committee or the Deputy Director of Geology and Mining of the District to initiate action for the violations of mining plans approved by AMD under provisions of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 or MCDR, 2017 with respect to Garnet, Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon, Silimanite and Leucoxene minerals – Such informations are not available with AMD. They replied vide their letter dated 13.10.2017. This for the members kind information.
Complaint of export of monazite by Private Beach Mineral Companies all are false – Tuticorin Customs confirmed this.
Tuticorin Customs Commissionerate is the In-Charge for export and Import through Tuticorin Port. The Customs Commissioner confirm that, no export of Monazite, Uranium and Thorium for the last 10 years. This will establish that, there is vested interest to make false complaint against Beach Mineral Industries.
Tuticorin Port Trust has Scanner to find out Radioactive materials Uranium, Thorium, Monazite or other unwanted materials used for Export. Until now no Such materials found in the Export Cargo. Tuticorin Customs Office Confirm the Same.
The Commissioner of Customs Office, Tuticorin vide their letter dated 22.06.15, reply to our application dated 28.05.2015, replied that no unwanted materials are detected in the container, while the Export Cargo process through the scanner and no radioactive materials were detected by the scanner in the Export Cargo. He further replied that no Thoirum or Uranium or Monazite are detected by the scanner, while trying to export illegally by any of the exporter. This will confirm that, the complaint against Beach Mineral industries are false. Copy of our application and replied received from Tuticorin Customs office is given below.
Monazite will not create any Health problem Cancel or Kidney failure – AERB
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) vide its letter No. AERB/ITSD/RTI/2008/9104 dated 19.09.2008 informed that “Naturally occurring beach sands along the Southern Coast contain the Radioactive Monazite. Epidemiological studies on the cancer incidence rate carried out in these areas indicate no cases of health problems, cancer or kidney failure in these area which can be attributed to the background radiation levels”.
They have further replied that “Monazite mineral by itself cannot be used as fuel in a Nuclear Reactor”.
For one More question AERB replied that “Epidemiological studies carried out in the Naturally high background radiation areas indicate no cases of cancer or any other abnormalities that can be attributed to the background radiation levels”.
This will establish that the allegation made against Rare Mineral Sand Industry is not true.
இந்தியன் ரேர் எர்த் நிறுவனம், மணவாளக்குறிச்சியின் சட்ட விரோதமான சுரங்க பணி கோப்பு மறைக்கப் பட்டது பற்றி மத்திய புலனாய்வு துறை விசாரணை வேண்டாமா?
சட்ட விரோதமான சுரங்க பணி செய்து மாவட்ட வருவாய் அதிகாரியால் கையும் களவுமாக பிடிக்கப் பட்டும் இதர மாவட்ட அதிகாரிகள் ஆய்வு செய்யும் போது சட்ட விரோத கையிருப்பை கண்டுபிடித்த இனத்திலும் இந்தியன் ரேர் எர்த் நிறுவனத்தின் மீது சுமார் 15 வருடங்கள் கடந்தும் நடவடிக்கை இல்லை. இந்த இரண்டு கோப்புகளும் இந்தியன் ரேர் எர்த் நிறுவன அதிகாரிகளால் திருடப்பட்டு விட்டது என கூறப்படுகிறது. இது பற்றி மத்திய புலனாய்வு துறை விசாரணை நடத்த வேண்டாமா?
