chapter - 1 introduction - Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board

Hills Cement Co. Limited.
There are 4 points where the dust will be generated:
• .Drilling
• .Blastng
• .Transportation
• .Waste dumping places
Although these are on so minor scale that they will not generate much
dust. Air pollution is anticipated during blasting and movement of trucks.
Regular water spray over the transportation road as well as wet drilling is
proposed to minimize the dust generated during drilling and blasting. This
water spraying over the road is to be done twice a day during summer and
once a day during winter. The following monitoring schedule is
recommended for regular check to ensure the SPM level and Ambient Air
Quality-
Ambient Air Monitoring :Once in six Months in the mine area.
Ambient Air Monitoring :Once in a year in the surrounding area.
Noise Nuisance Abatement-
Proper maintenance of machineries and transport vehicles should be done
to reduce the noise and keep the same within permissible limits. Noise
level measurements in the mine area should be carried out once in every
six months.
Measures to improve natural resources-
The project will lead to permanent depletion of non –renewable mineral
resources. While this adverse impact is inevitable in case of all mining
activities, the damage can be ameliorated to an appreciable extent by
reclamation of mined area in the shape of back filling of the exhausted pits
and plantation on maximum area of back filled pits and dumps.
Pollution Control Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd. 111