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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 17, Puducherry, dated 20th November 2020)

ORDER

In order to permit the traditional communities of Yanam for removal of sand bars by manual methods,

the following procedure shall be followed in consonance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment

and Forests, and (1) The Puducherry Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1977 and (2) The Office Memorandum

No. 1l-83/2005-IA-III (Vol,III) dated 24-02-2011, 09-06-2011 and 08-11-2011 of the Ministry of Environment

and Forests (IA-III Division).

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Identification of sand bar

As per the Office Memorandum dated 09-06-2011 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests,

sand bars which pose danger to navigation of fishing boats and vessels shall be identified by the Public

Works Department, Yanam and Fisheries Department, Yanam. For identification of bars, estimation

of quantity of sand available for removal shall be done with the assistance of relevant expert

organization with the help of suitable imagery techniques, GPS or other technologies in vogue.

Approval from statutory bodies

As per the Office Memorandum dated 24-02-2011 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the

proposal shall be examined by any of the six Institutions namely, (a) Central Water and Power Research Station,

Pune (b) IIT, Chennai, IIT, Bombay (c) Department of Erosion Directorate, Ministry of Water Resources

(d) Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management, Chennai (e) National Centre for Sustainable Coastal

Management, Chennai and (f) National Institute of Technology, Suratkal.

Based on the technical opinion, the proposal shall be examined by the Seven Member Committee, headed

by the District Collector, Puducherry, as per the directions of the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide

Memorandum dated 08-11-2011. Accordingly, the Committee with the following Members are constituted for

removal of sand bars/collection of sand by traditional coastal communities only by manual methods,

i.e., collection of sand by human beings in non-mechanized dinghies or sand boats by using baskets/buckets

in Yanam region:

The District Collector, Puducherry.

Chairman

The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam.

Member-Secretary

The Member-Secretary,Coastal Zone Management Authority or his

Member

representative.

The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Yanam.

Member

The Scientific Officer, Department of Science, Technology and

Member

Environment.

Thiru M.V. Satyanarayana Murthy, Valuer of Banks.

Member

Thiru Seru Krishna, President, Agnikula Kshatriya Seva Sangam.

Member.

The term of the non-official Member shall be for a period of one year and same person shall not be

nominated for more than two terms. The District Collector-cum-Chairman shall replace the non-official Members

after expiry of their term.

Based on the suggestions/recommendations received from the Technical Institution and Seven Member

Committee, the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall obtain necessary clearance from the Statutory Bodies

namely, Puducherry Coastal Zone Management Authority (PCZMA) and State Level Impact Assessment

Authority (SEIAA), Puducherry.

Short-term permit to the traditional community

The sand bars in river Gowthami-Godavari duly approved by the Statutory Bodies as said above shall

alone be utilized for collection of sand by the traditional community. The boat holders (non-mechanized)

registered with the Fisheries Department, Yanam, Puducherry, only are eligible to submit the prescribed

application in Form MM.8 in triplicate to the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, along with required application

fee of ` 25, which will be considered/rejected after scrutiny.

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The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall issue permits with a validity period of not more than

six months to the registered boat owners with the condition that the permit holder should remove the sand in

the notified area and unload them in the notified ramp for sales.

Manner of Removal of Sand from sand bar

The permit holders shall use only non-mechanized boats, dinghies and shall not use any machinery for

removal of sand. They shall travel to the notified area and remove the sand by standing in waist deep water,

scoop the sand from the river using buckets and load it in the boats. Sand shall be removed only day time

(06.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m.). In order to safeguard the river banks and roads, sand removing/transportation along

the river banks should be prohibited in monsoon season, i.e., June to September.

After loading the boats with river sand, they shall return to the notified ramp at Kursampeta and berth

their boats only in the places allotted to them. The yard for unloading of sand from boats and loading in the

trucks will be maintained by the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam.

Fixation of market value and manner of disposal of sand from storage point

Depending up on the prevailing conditions of demand for sand, the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam,

in consultation with the Public Works Department, Yanam, shall fix the market value for sale of sand in

consonance with rule 21 of the Puducherry Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1977.

The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall collect the royalty at the rate of 12 ½ % of the market

value of sand from the Yanam boat owners who are issued with permit to remove sand from the Gowthami -

Godavari river. The royalty amount so collected shall be deposited on the same day into the Revenue

Department's Head of Account. The Head of Account for depositing royalty collected is given below:-

“00 - 0853 Non-ferrous mining and metallurgical industries -

-00 - 102 - Mineral Concession fees, rents/royalty”

Sale and transportation of sand to end users and monitoring mechanism

The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall set up a check post on the river bank near the notified

Kursampeta ramp to monitor loading and transportation of sand. The officials shall be deployed roster duty

basis and Closed Circuit TVs (CCTVs) will be installed. All unauthorized entry to the ramp shall be restricted

and the ramp area shall be properly fenced.

The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall maintain registers on movement of boats, movement of

laden trucks from Kursampeta ramp and other relevant registers, records, books, etc., to maintain proper

accounts of the sand unloaded and loaded amounts received and paid, etc. The Deputy Collector (Revenue),

Yanam, shall issue pass in Form MM.11 for sale of sand and the sale shall be carried out by him in coordination

with Yanam Municipality based on the records maintained and payment shall be made to the concerned fisherman

proportionate to the sand removed by them. The Yanam Municipality shall meet out the operational cost for

storage, monitoring and disposal of sand. Pass in Form MM11 shall be issued by mentioning–

Ø The name of the purchaser with address of destination

Ø Quantity of sand purchased

Ø The name of the Driver of the vehicle

Ø The number and make of the vehicle

Ø Entry time of the vehicle

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The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall maintain register regarding sale/purchase at the ramp

facility. The priority in sale of sand shall be for Government Schemes, domestic purpose, commercial purpose

and other purpose in that order. The sale of sand shall be within Yanam region only.

The Revenue, Public Works Department and Municipality Officials will conduct surprise checks. The

Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall be responsible to ensure that the sand is collected only from the

notified areas and that the conditions of permit are not violated.

The sand transported without valid permit/transit pass shall be seized along with the vehicle and the

same shall be handed over to the Station House Officer, for registering case or compounding the offence on

the orders of the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam.

The conditions laid down by the Ministry of Environment and Forests such as submission of report

by the Environmental Officer, uploading of the agenda and minutes of the Committee, permits issued by

the Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, monitoring reports of removal of sand by Public Works Department/

Department of Science, Technology and Environment, etc., shall be duly complied with. The Deputy Collector (Revenue),

Yanam, shall submit a report on the removal/disposal of sand, royalty collected, etc., to the District Collector,

Puducherry, on monthly basis.

The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam, shall ensure compliance or Rules/Law applicable including

this Order, personally or through officers authorised by him.

(By order)

Dr. ARUN, T., I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Revenue).

ANNEXURE

PROJECT FLOW CHART

Identification of sand bar

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Approval from Statutory Bodies (Seven Member Committee, PCZMA, SEIAA)

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Short-term permit to the traditional community

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Removal of sand from sand bar

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Fixation of market value and disposal of sand from storage point

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Sale and transportation of sand to end users and Monitoring Mechanism

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