chapter - 1 introduction - Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board

Hills Cement Co. Limited.
Measures to improve Socio-Economic Environment
Socio Demographic Profile
The socio-demographic profile of the area shall improve, as the mining
activities will create additional employment facilities for the habitats of the
nearby villages.
Occupational Health and Safety Measures
The mining operations will be carried after observing the safety measures
laid down in mines regulations and Mines Act. The workers shall be
provided footwear and safety helmets during working hours. Regular
medical checkup of workers will be done to check occupational diseases.
The following schedule for medical checkup is recommended-
1. Persons working in the mining operations: once in a year
2. Residents of nearby villages: Once in 2 years.
Abatement measures to improve water regime
a. Surface water-No surface water will get affected due to mining.
However water would get accumulated at the lowest level of the
pits during monsoon will be pumped out and stored in a artificial
pond where it remain stored for sometime. All the suspended
particles get settled at the bottom of the pond and fresh water is
utilized for irrigation purposes and watering of the trees. The water
thus pumped out does not have any toxic effect because mineral
limestone is inert type of rock. It will only increase little percentage
of Cao, which act as a cleaning agent of water instead of polluting
it.
The rainwater is collected in pits and from where it is recharged to
the ground through cracks in the rocks created by blasting actions.
Work is suspended during rainy season and all the rainwater is
collected in the large pits. This collected rain water is used in
different purposes in the plant and irrigation purposes etc.
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