Arbitrage Compliant Mineral Supply via Strategic Borrow Pit Monopoly
- Organization
- MPWD procurement constraint requiring environmental clearances for all materials
- Sector
- RBB road contractors needing guaranteed compliant mineral supply
- Location
- North Garo Hills, Meghalaya
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Executive summary
Current state
Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board has mandated new environmental clearance requirements for mineral borrowing effective March 2025, creating an immediate compliance gap for contractors on the World Bank-funded RBB road project who must secure clearances or face project stoppage and funding suspension.
Market catalyst
Absolute procurement constraint ('No material shall be procured without mining permit, EC, and CTO') creates immediate scarcity of compliant materials. Contractors need guaranteed supply to meet project timelines but lack time to secure individual clearances before March 2025 deadline.
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