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Date: 06-Nov-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification under section 10 of the OAMDR Act 2002

Issued by Ministry of Mines · Not Applicable

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What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Ministry of Mines declares specific offshore areas available for grant of composite licenses for mineral exploration and extraction.
  • The notification specifies the geographical coordinates of the boundary points for each block, making them available for licensing under the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002.

Key Changes

  • A total of 13 offshore blocks are declared available for composite licenses.
  • Three blocks are for construction sand mineral off the coast of Kollam, Kerala, with areas of 79, 78 and 85 square kilometers respectively.
  • Three blocks are for limemud mineral off the coast of Porbandar, Gujarat, each with areas of 66.64, 69.81 and 66.64 square kilometers respectively.
  • Seven blocks are for polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral off the coast of Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea, each with an area of 84.63 square kilometers.
  • The notification provides the exact longitude and latitude coordinates for each boundary point of all 13 blocks.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders: Mining Companies

  • Action Item: Conduct geological surveys and feasibility studies to evaluate the potential of these blocks.

Stakeholders: Government

  • Action Item: Develop a robust monitoring and enforcement mechanism to oversee the licensed areas.

Stakeholders: Local Communities

  • Action Item: Conduct thorough environmental impact assessments and engage in consultations with local communities.

Stakeholders: Environment

  • Action Item: Implement stringent environmental safeguards and monitoring programs.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Mines: The ministry responsible for the administration and regulation of mineral resources in India. Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002: The primary legislation governing the development and regulation of mineral resources in offshore areas of India. Administering Authority: The designated authority within the Ministry of Mines responsible for implementing the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002. Kollam Construction Sand Blocks: Offshore blocks located off the coast of Kollam, Kerala, designated for construction sand mineral extraction. Porbandar Limemud Blocks: Offshore blocks located off the coast of Porbandar, Gujarat, designated for limemud mineral extraction. West Sewell Ridge Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Blocks: Offshore blocks located off the coast of Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea, designated for polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral extraction.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-07112024-258488 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D7H1x1x2x0 24-258488 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4438] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, नवम्ब र 6, 2024/कार्तकि 15, 1946 No. 4438] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024/KARTIKA 15, 1946 खान मत्रं ालय (प्रिासजनक प्राजधकरण) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 5 नवम् बर, 2024 का.आ. 4819(अ).—प्रिासजनक प्राजधकरण, अपतटीय क्षत्रे खजनि (जवकास और जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2002 (2003 का 17) की धारा 10 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, घोषणा करता ह ै दक नीच े िी गई ताजलका म ें यथा जवजनर्ििष्ट सीमा बबंिओंु के जनििे ांकों के साथ अपतटीय क्षत्रे के भाग, संयुि अनज्ञु जि अनुित्त करने के जलए उपलब्ध होंगे। ताजलका 1. जनमािण बाल ू खजनि के जलए 79 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का कोल्लम जनमािण बालू ब्लॉक-1, ऑफ-केरल, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर-: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 76°05'40.192''पूवि 09°00'06.406''उत् तर ख 76°07'41.151''पूवि 09°00'06.012''उत् तर 7181 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ग 76°07'41.508''पूवि 09°01'06.241''उत् तर घ 76°08'41.988''पूवि 09°01'06.059''उत् तर ङ 76°08'42.372''पूवि 09°02'06.288''उत् तर च 76°11'43.812''पूवि 09°02'05.711''उत् तर छ 76°11'43.812''पूवि 09°01'05.485''उत् तर ि 76°12'44.291''पूवि 09°01'05.303''उत् तर झ 76°12'43.907''पूवि 08°59'04.849''उत् तर ञ 76°13'44.387''पूवि 08°59'04.632''उत् तर ट 76°13'44.387'' पूव ि 08°58'04.403''उत् तर ठ 76°05'39.835''पूवि 08°58'05.952''उत् तर 2. जनमािण बाल ू खजनि के जलए 78 वगि-दकमी क्षेत्रफल का कोल्लम जनमािण बालू ब्लॉक-2, ऑफ-केरल, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर-: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 76°06'40.314''पूवि 08°58'05.773''उत् तर ख 76°14'44.866''पूवि 08°58'04.225''उत् तर ग 76°14'44.509''पूवि 08°57'03.996''उत् तर घ 76°15'45.374''पूवि 08°57'03.779''उत् तर ङ 76°15'44.989''पूवि 08°56'03.554''उत् तर च 76°13'44.03''पूवि 08°56'03.948''उत् तर छ 76°13'43.672''पूवि 08°55'03.719''उत् तर[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ि 76°09'41.396''पूवि 08°55'04.512''उत् तर झ 76°09'41.396''पूवि 08°54'04.283''उत् तर ञ 76°08'40.56''पूवि 08°54'04.465''उत् तर ट 76°08'40.917''पूवि 08°55'04.691''उत् तर ठ 76°07'40.437''पूवि 08°55'04.873''उत् तर ड 76°07'40.794''पूवि 08°57'05.328''उत् तर ढ 76°06'39.957''पूवि 08°57'05.544''उत् तर 3. जनमािण बाल ू खजनि के जलए 85 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का कोल्लम जनमािण बालू ब्लॉक-3, ऑफ-केरल, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर-: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 76°09'41.396''पूवि 08°55'04.512''उत् तर ख 76°13'43.672''पूवि 08°55'03.719''उत् तर ग 76°13'44.03''पूवि 08°56'03.948''उत् तर घ 76°15'44.989''पूवि 08°56'03.554''उत् तर ङ 76°15'44.632''पूवि 08°55'03.325''उत् तर च 76°16'45.469''पूवि 08°55'03.108''उत् तर छ 76°16'45.112''पूवि 08°54'02.879''उत् तर ि 76°17'45.591''पूवि 08°54'02.701''उत् तर झ 76°17'45.591''पूवि 08°53'02.471''उत् तर ञ 76°15'44.275''पूवि 08°53'02.866''उत् तर4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ट 76°15'44.275''पूवि 08°52'02.641''उत् तर ठ 76°13'42.958''पूवि 08°52'03.035''उत् तर ड 76°13'42.958''पूवि 08°51'02.844''उत् तर ढ 76°10'41.162''पूवि 08°51'03.421''उत् तर ण 76°10'41.519''पूवि 08°53'03.876''उत् तर त 76°09'41.039''पूवि 08°53'04.058''उत् तर 4. चूनाजमट्टी खजनि के जलए 66.64 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का पोरबंिर चूनाजमट्टी ब्लॉक-1, ऑफ-गुिरात, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 68°51'29.88"पूव ि 21°19'25.49"उत् तर ख 68°53'37.97"पूव ि 21°19'25.58"उत् तर ग 68°53'38.01"पूव ि 21°18'29.63"उत् तर घ 68°55'46.1"पूव ि 21°18'29.7"उत् तर ङ 68°55'46.12"पूव ि 21°17'33.76"उत् तर च 68°57'54.19"पूव ि 21°17'33.8"उत् तर छ 68°57'54.22"पूव ि 21°15'41.9"उत् तर ि 68°56'50.2"पूव ि 21°15'41.88"उत् तर झ 68°56'50.24"पूव ि 21°13'49.99"उत् तर ञ 68°55'46.23"पूव ि 21°13'49.97"उत् तर ट 68°55'46.2"पूव ि 21°14'45.91"उत् तर ठ 68°54'42.19"पूव ि 21°14'45.88"उत् तर ड 68°54'42.15"पूव ि 21°15'41.83"उत् तर ढ 68°52'34.11"पूव ि 21°15'41.75"उत् तर[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 ण 68°52'34.06"पूव ि 21°16'37.7"उत् तर त 68°51'30.04"पूव ि 21°16'37.65"उत् तर थ 68°51'29.98"पूव ि 21°17'33.59"उत् तर ि 68°50'25.95"पूव ि 21°17'33.54"उत् तर ध 68°50'25.89" पूवि 21°18'29.48"उत् तर न 68°51'29.93"पूव ि 21°18'29.54"उत् तर 5. चूनाजमट्टी खजनि के जलए 69.81 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का पोरबंिर चूनाजमट्टी ब्लॉक-2, ऑफ-गुिरात, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 68°49'21.92"पूव ि 21°17'33.48"उत् तर ख 68°51'29.99"पूव ि 21°17'33.60"उत् तर ग 68°51'30.04"पूव ि 21°16'37.65"उत् तर घ 68°52'34.07"पूव ि 21°16'37.70"उत् तर ङ 68°52'34.12"पूव ि 21°15'41.76"उत् तर च 68°54'42.16"पूव ि 21°15'41.84"उत् तर छ 68°54'42.19"पूव ि 21°14'45.89"उत् तर ि 68°55'46.21"पूव ि 21°14'45.92"उत् तर झ 68°55'46.29"पूव ि 21°11'58.08"उत् तर ञ 68°53'38.30"पूव ि 21°11'58.01"उत् तर ट 68°53'38.26"पूव ि 21°12'53.96"उत् तर ठ 68°52'34.26"पूव ि 21°12'53.91"उत् तर6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ड 68°52'34.21"पूव ि 21°13'49.86"उत् तर ढ 68°50'26.19"पूव ि 21°13'49.75"उत् तर ण 68°50'26.13"पूव ि 21°14'45.70"उत् तर त 68°48'18.11"पूव ि 21°14'45.57"उत् तर थ 68°48'17.96" पूवि 21°16'37.46" उत् तर ि 68°49'21.99"पूव ि 21°16'37.53"उत् तर 6. चूनाजमट्टी खजनि के जलए 66.64 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का पोरबंिर चूनाजमट्टी ब्लॉक-3, ऑफ-गुिरात, पजिमी तट, अरब सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 68°47'14.09"पूव ि 21°14'45.49"उत् तर ख 68°50'26.13"पूव ि 21°14'45.69"उत् तर ग 68°50'26.20"पूव ि 21°13'49.76"उत् तर घ 68°52'34.21"पूव ि 21°13'49.86"उत् तर ङ 68°52'34.26"पूव ि 21°12'53.71"उत् तर च 68°53'38.26"पूव ि 21°12'53.96"उत् तर छ 68°53'38.53"पूव ि 21°11'58.11"उत् तर ि 68°54'42.29"पूव ि 21°11'58.26"उत् तर झ 68°54'42.15"पूव ि 21°11'01.10"उत् तर ञ 68°48'18.40"पूव ि 21°11'01.10"उत् तर ट 68°48'18.32"पूव ि 21°11'57.72"उत् तर[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 ठ 68°47'14.40"पूव ि 21°11'57.70"उत् तर ड 68°47'14.20"पूव ि 21°12'53.50"उत् तर ढ 68°46'10.48"पूव ि 21°12'53.50"उत् तर ण 68°46'10.45"पूव ि 21°13'49.45"उत् तर त 68°47'14.12"पूव ि 21°13'49.51"उत् तर 7. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-1, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°02'54.035"पूव ि 07°36'23.673"उत् तर ख 94°07'53.757"पूव ि 07°36'22.920"उत् तर ग 94°02'52.975"पूव ि 07°31'22.896"उत् तर घ 94°02'53.311"पूव ि 07°31'23.640"उत् तर 8. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-2, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°03'26.494"पूव ि 07°31'21.848"उत् तर ख 94°08'26.157"पूव ि 07°31'21.097"उत् तर ग 94°08'25.377"पूव ि 07°26'21.072"उत् तर घ 94°03'25.771"पूव ि 07°26'21.815"उत् तर 9. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवले ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-3, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर:8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°03'28.279"पूव ि 07°26'19.533"उत् तर ख 94°08'27.884"पूव ि 07°26'18.790"उत् तर ग 94°08'27.113"पूव ि 07°21'18.765"उत् तर घ 94°03'27.564"पूव ि 07°21'19.499"उत् तर 10. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यूल और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वग ि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-4, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°03'49.728"पूव ि 07°21'18.337"उत् तर ख 94°08'49.276"पूव ि 07°21'17.598"उत् तर ग 94°08'48.510"पूव ि 07°16'17.572"उत् तर घ 94°03'49.018"पूव ि 07°16'18.302"उत् तर 11. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यूल और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वग ि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-5, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°02'51.203"पूव ि 07°16'18.071"उत् तर ख 94°07'50.698"पूव ि 07°16'17.351"उत् तर ग 94°07'49.951"पूव ि 07°11'17.322"उत् तर घ 94°02'50.512"पूव ि 07°11'18.033"उत् तर[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9 12. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यूल और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वग ि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-6, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°10'24.322"पूव ि 07°13'16.833"उत् तर ख 94°15'23.770"पूव ि 07°13'16.035"उत् तर ग 94°15'22.947"पूव ि 07°08'16.020"उत् तर घ 94°10'23.553"पूव ि 07°08'16.808"उत् तर 13. पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि के जलए 84.63 वगि दकमी-क्षेत्रफल का वेस्ट्ट सेवेल ररि, पॉलीमेटेजलक नोड्यलू और क्रस्ट्ट खजनि ब्लॉक-7, ऑफ-ग्रेट जनकोबार द्वीप, अडं मान सागर: ब्लॉक अंजतम बबंि ु िेिान्तर अक्षांि (1) (2) (3) क 94°10'53.919"पूव ि 07°08'14.165"उत् तर ख 94°15'53.311"पूव ि 07°08'13.372"उत् तर ग 94°15'52.492"पूव ि 07°03'13.356"उत् तर घ 94°10'53.154"पूव ि 07°03'14.140"उत् तर [फा. सं. एए/6/2024-खान VI] जववेक कुमार बािपेयी, प्रिासजनक प्राजधकारी MINISTRY OF MINES (Administering Authority) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th November, 2024 S.O. 4819(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (17 of 2003), the administering authority hereby declares that parts of the offshore area along with the coordinates of the boundary points as specified in the Table below, shall be available for grant of composite licence.10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] TABLE 1. Kollam Construction Sand Block-1, Off-Kerala, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area - 79 square kilometre for construction sand mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 76°05'40.192''E 09°00'06.406''N B 76°07'41.151''E 09°00'06.012''N C 76°07'41.508''E 09°01'06.241''N D 76°08'41.988''E 09°01'06.059''N E 76°08'42.372''E 09°02'06.288''N F 76°11'43.812''E 09°02'05.711''N G 76°11'43.812''E 09°01'05.485''N H 76°12'44.291''E 09°01'05.303''N I 76°12'43.907''E 08°59'04.849''N J 76°13'44.387''E 08°59'04.632''N K 76°13'44.387'' E 08°58'04.403''N L 76°05'39.835''E 08°58'05.952''N 2. Kollam Construction Sand Block-2, Off-Kerala, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area - 78 square kilometre for construction sand mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 76°06'40.314''E 08°58'05.773''N B 76°14'44.866''E 08°58'04.225''N C 76°14'44.509''E 08°57'03.996''N D 76°15'45.374''E 08°57'03.779''N E 76°15'44.989''E 08°56'03.554''N F 76°13'44.03''E 08°56'03.948''N G 76°13'43.672''E 08°55'03.719''N H 76°09'41.396''E 08°55'04.512''N I 76°09'41.396''E 08°54'04.283''N J 76°08'40.56''E 08°54'04.465''N K 76°08'40.917''E 08°55'04.691''N L 76°07'40.437''E 08°55'04.873''N M 76°07'40.794''E 08°57'05.328''N N 76°06'39.957''E 08°57'05.544''N[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 11 3. Kollam Construction Sand Block-3, Off-Kerala, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area – 85 square kilometre for construction sand mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 76°09'41.396''E 08°55'04.512''N B 76°13'43.672''E 08°55'03.719''N C 76°13'44.03''E 08°56'03.948''N D 76°15'44.989''E 08°56'03.554''N E 76°15'44.632''E 08°55'03.325''N F 76°16'45.469''E 08°55'03.108''N G 76°16'45.112''E 08°54'02.879''N H 76°17'45.591''E 08°54'02.701''N I 76°17'45.591''E 08°53'02.471''N J 76°15'44.275''E 08°53'02.866''N K 76°15'44.275''E 08°52'02.641''N L 76°13'42.958''E 08°52'03.035''N M 76°13'42.958''E 08°51'02.844''N N 76°10'41.162''E 08°51'03.421''N O 76°10'41.519''E 08°53'03.876''N P 76°09'41.039''E 08°53'04.058''N 4. Porbandar Limemud Block-1, Off-Gujarat, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area – 66.64 square kilometre for Limemud mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 68°51'29.88"E 21°19'25.49"N B 68°53'37.97"E 21°19'25.58"N C 68°53'38.01"E 21°18'29.63"N D 68°55'46.1"E 21°18'29.7"N E 68°55'46.12"E 21°17'33.76"N F 68°57'54.19"E 21°17'33.8"N G 68°57'54.22"E 21°15'41.9"N H 68°56'50.2"E 21°15'41.88"N I 68°56'50.24"E 21°13'49.99"N J 68°55'46.23"E 21°13'49.97"N K 68°55'46.2"E 21°14'45.91"N L 68°54'42.19"E 21°14'45.88"N M 68°54'42.15"E 21°15'41.83"N N 68°52'34.11"E 21°15'41.75"N12 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] O 68°52'34.06"E 21°16'37.7"N P 68°51'30.04"E 21°16'37.65"N Q 68°51'29.98"E 21°17'33.59"N R 68°50'25.95"E 21°17'33.54"N S 68°50'25.89" E 21°18'29.48"N T 68°51'29.93"E 21°18'29.54"N 5. Porbandar Limemud Block-2, Off-Gujarat, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area –69.81 square kilometre for Limemud mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 68°49'21.92"E 21°17'33.48"N B 68°51'29.99"E 21°17'33.60"N C 68°51'30.04"E 21°16'37.65"N D 68°52'34.07"E 21°16'37.70"N E 68°52'34.12"E 21°15'41.76"N F 68°54'42.16"E 21°15'41.84"N G 68°54'42.19"E 21°14'45.89"N H 68°55'46.21"E 21°14'45.92"N I 68°55'46.29"E 21°11'58.08"N J 68°53'38.30"E 21°11'58.01"N K 68°53'38.26"E 21°12'53.96"N L 68°52'34.26"E 21°12'53.91"N M 68°52'34.21"E 21°13'49.86"N N 68°50'26.19"E 21°13'49.75"N O 68°50'26.13"E 21°14'45.70"N P 68°48'18.11"E 21°14'45.57"N Q 68°48'17.96" E 21°16'37.46" N R 68°49'21.99"E 21°16'37.53"N 6. Porbandar Limemud Block-3, Off-Gujarat, West Coast, Arabian Sea of Area – 66.64 square kilometre for Limemud mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 68°47'14.09"E 21°14'45.49"N B 68°50'26.13"E 21°14'45.69"N C 68°50'26.20"E 21°13'49.76"N D 68°52'34.21"E 21°13'49.86"N E 68°52'34.26"E 21°12'53.71"N[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 13 F 68°53'38.26"E 21°12'53.96"N G 68°53'38.53"E 21°11'58.11"N H 68°54'42.29"E 21°11'58.26"N I 68°54'42.15"E 21°11'01.10"N J 68°48'18.40"E 21°11'01.10"N K 68°48'18.32"E 21°11'57.72"N L 68°47'14.40"E 21°11'57.70"N M 68°47'14.20"E 21°12'53.50"N N 68°46'10.48"E 21°12'53.50"N O 68°46'10.45"E 21°13'49.45"N P 68°47'14.12"E 21°13'49.51"N 7. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-1, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°02'54.035"E 07°36'23.673"N B 94°07'53.757"E 07°36'22.920"N C 94°02'52.975"E 07°31'22.896"N D 94°02'53.311"E 07°31'23.640"N 8. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-2, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°03'26.494"E 07°31'21.848"N B 94°08'26.157"E 07°31'21.097"N C 94°08'25.377"E 07°26'21.072"N D 94°03'25.771"E 07°26'21.815"N 9. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-3, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°03'28.279"E 07°26'19.533"N B 94°08'27.884"E 07°26'18.790"N C 94°08'27.113"E 07°21'18.765"N D 94°03'27.564"E 07°21'19.499"N14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 10. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-4, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°03'49.728"E 07°21'18.337"N B 94°08'49.276"E 07°21'17.598"N C 94°08'48.510"E 07°16'17.572"N D 94°03'49.018"E 07°16'18.302"N 11. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-5, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°02'51.203"E 07°16'18.071"N B 94°07'50.698"E 07°16'17.351"N C 94°07'49.951"E 07°11'17.322"N D 94°02'50.512"E 07°11'18.033"N 12. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-6, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°10'24.322"E 07°13'16.833"N B 94°15'23.770"E 07°13'16.035"N C 94°15'22.947"E 07°08'16.020"N D 94°10'23.553"E 07°08'16.808"N 13. West Sewell Ridge, Polymetallic Nodules and Crusts Mineral Block-7, Off-Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea of Area – 84.63 square kilometre for Polymetallic nodules and crusts mineral: Block End Point Longitude Latitude (1) (2) (3) A 94°10'53.919"E 07°08'14.165"N B 94°15'53.311"E 07°08'13.372"N C 94°15'52.492"E 07°03'13.356"N D 94°10'53.154"E 07°03'14.140"N [F. No. AA/6/2024-Mines VI] VIVEK KUMAR BAJPAI, Administering Authority . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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