As per the records available with Indian Bureau of Mines, a subordinate office of Ministry of Mines, the State-wise information related to number of beneficiation plants, tailing ponds and tailing dams is as under:
|
S No
|
Name of the State
|
Number of beneficiation plants
|
Number of tailing ponds
|
Number of tailing dams
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
01
|
01
|
00
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
05
|
02
|
00
|
|
3
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
14
|
12
|
02
|
|
4
|
Odisha
|
09
|
04
|
10
|
|
5
|
Rajasthan
|
07
|
00
|
07
|
As per the information provided by the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour and Employment, the information is NIL.
The regulation and monitoring of tailing dams including its design and safety aspects is carried out by the DGMS under Ministry of Labour and Employment as per the Regulation 130 of the Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961.
The operating standards and the design of the tailing dam are framed by the mine managements in consultation with the scientific agency / institution on site specific basis. The operating standards are updated by the Mining companies.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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