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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JABALPUR M P
AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GOVT. OF INDIA
2016
Directorate of Geology and Mining Mineral Resources Department, GOVT. OF MADHYA PRADESH
16-Mar-16
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D ISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JAB ALPUR
With reference to Gazette notification of 15th January 2016 of Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the District Environment Impact
Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment
Committee (DEAC) are to be constituted by the Divisional Commissioner for
prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals. The DEIAA and
DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of
mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a
model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral
resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the
district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various
departments, published reports, journals and websites.
1. Introduction:
Jabalpur is one of the central districts of Madhya Pradesh. The tropic of
cancer passes through the northern boundary of the district with Katni. The
district is stretched in NE-SW direction with maximum length being 120Km
along NE-SW direction and the maximum width is about 100 Km along E-W to
ENE-WSW direction. It lies between latitudes 22°49′- 23.45°N and longitudes
79.20°- 80°37′E. The area of the district is about 5211Km2. The district falls in
Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 55 M, 64 A and 55 N on 1:250,000 scale. It
has an average elevation of 411 M (1348 ft). It is bounded by Katni district in
North and NE, Umaria district in East, Damoh district in the West, Narsinghpur
district in the North West, Seoni district in the South West, Mandla district in
the South and Dindori district in the South East. Administratively it is divided
into 4 sub division 7 tahsils and 7 blocks with the district HQ is at Jabalpur
city. The city is also having Divisional HQ of Jabalpur Division (Commissioner)
comparison of 8 districts namely: Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori,
Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Chhindwara and Seoni. The principal bench of
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Madhya Pradesh high court is also at Jabalpur. It also signals H.Q. (Ministry
of Defense) of fine states. Besides these, many of the important institutes of
Govt. M P and Govt. of India also have these HQ in the district. It is also the
station of 5 factories of Ordinance Factory Board (Govt. of India, Ministry of
Defense). The city is also an educational hub as there are 5 universities,
namely: Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Agriculture University, Medical
University, Veterinary University and Maharshi Mahesh Yogi University.
The district is well connected with other cities of the state and India.
The district is traversed by National Highways; NH 7, NH12 and NH
12A.There is a good network of state highways, major and minor district roads
and forest roads for the inter district connectivity. The district headquarter is
situated on the Itarasi – Allahabad section Broad Guage Line of West Central
Railway. Air connectivity is furnished by Dumna Airport and is at about 20 km
from the city.
The general information of Jabalpur district:
No. of Blocks
N o . o f Tahsils
No. of Gram Panchayat
No of V i l lages Population as per 2011
% L i t e r a cy Habitate
d Unhabitated
07 0 7 542 542 64 24,60,714
82.5
Block wise Statistical Profile (as per Census 2011)
Block Area (Sq.km.) Villages Gram Panchayat
Sihora 492.68 151 60
Majholi 604.84 210 84
Patan 607.33 220 78
Shahpura 815.49 224 84
Panagar 464.58 210 80
Jabalpur 1170.22 240 88
Kundam 1042.43 189 68
5197.57 1444 542
District Population & Literacy in 2011
Total Population Male Female Rural Urban
2460714 1278448 1182266 1021937 1438777
Total Literacy
82.5 89.1 75.3 73.7 88.5
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LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION MAP JABALPUR
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2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District:
Jabalpur district holds a distinct place in the state with respect to
strategic geographical position in the state and the availability of mineral
resources. The presence of iron ore and dolomite suitable for cutting and
polishing is unique. The district possesses sizeable iron ore resources and no.
of mining leases are working in Sihora. Panagar and Majholi tahsils and 5 no.
of beneficiation units are installed to upgrade the iron ore. Further, dolomite
suitable for cutting and polishing are also mined in the district. 172 no. of
stone crsher plants are also installed. Many small units are installed for
decorative and furnishing products, based on talc, soapstone and marble
resources. The pig iron /sponge iron ore plant can be set up based on the
iron ore resources, magnesia/magnesium extraction plant can be set up on
the dolomite resources, soapstone can be utilized in cosmetics, stone
polishing units can be set up on the basis of vast resources of granite and
dolomite. Moreso, many small stone crusher units can be installed for road
metal, based on vast resources of granite, basalt and sandstone. The table
exhibits the mineral based industries in the district:
1. 05
2. 16
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3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, area and period of validity
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4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years and production:
Major Mineral
Financial Year 2012-13
1. 1857000.00 29476.00
2. 125198996.00 2054442.00
3. 293000.00 24417.00
4. 795025.00 6360.20
Financial Year 2013-14
1. 2187000.00 34417.00
2. 177557201.00 3350135.86
3. 304171.00 17892.41
4. 60000.00 3529.41
Financial Year 2014-15
1. 2532500 3376.75
2. 305879729 3515858.95
3. 338000 19882.35
4. 125000 6250.00
5. 340000 3238.09
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Minor Minerals
Financial Year 2012-13
20290201.00 47504.56
41445750.00 781995.28 4221704.00 156359.40
7708968.00 220256.22
17326812.00 24752.58
Financial Year 2013-14
21631582 491626.86
37380340 705289.43
2159008 79963.25
9900127 282860.77
12874292 18391.84
Financial Year 2014-15
0
33794806 768063.77
52243705 985730.28
1286000 47629.62
220000 628.57
0
0
12540800 17915.42
0
51018363
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5. Details of Production of Sand or Bajri or Minor Minerals in last three years:
Name of Mineral
Production in M3
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Sand or bajri
781995.28 705289.43 985730.28
Road Metal( )
47504.56 79963.25 47629.62
Marble 24752.58 18391.84 17915.42
Other stones
220256.22 282860.77 628.57
6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers of the District:
The water action is perhaps the only agency responsible for erosion,
transportation and deposition of sand and aggregates in the subcontinental
trpoical conditions. The rivers are the most important source of sand in the
district. Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers are the source of sand and
associated aggregates in the district.Narmadais in the juvenile stage in the
district, whereasHiran and Gaurriverssmall riverswhich attain mature stage
before submerging in Narmada. The passage of these rivers is initially through
basaltic terrain, where erosion of country rocks and transportation may be
high but may not result in the sand formation.it is the Gondwana and
Vindhyan terrains and the areas of alluvial plains which produces bulk quantity
of sand and associated aggregates. Thus, geology plays a major role. This,
coupled with mineral composition (e.g. Gondwana sandstone; being arkosic
sandstone and Vindhyan sandstone and shales being ferruginous and
argillaceous and the recent subcompact to loose formations comprising of
sandy matter) greatly influence the process of sand formation.Moreover,
climatic conditions, waterload and velocity of river and rainfall have a vital role
in the entire process of transportation and deposition of sand and associated
aggregates. Here gradient of land is an another important factor. The river
usually erodes the river base and the banks by hydrualic action and abrasion
(corrosion). Heretoo, abrasion is the most important action which involves
wearing away of the bank and the bedrock by stream water with the help of
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sand grains (floating, dragging pebbles and gravels and all such small
particles) that are being carried in it. The floating, dragging and rolling
depends upon the size and shape. Cavitation is another method of erosion.
Air bubbles trapped in the water get compressed into small spaces like cracks
in the river’s banks. These bubbles eventually implode creating a small
shockwave that weakens the rocks. The shockwaves are very weak but over
time the rock will be weakened to the point at which it falls apart.
Energy, environment and time are the three factors which determine
the process of deposition by streams. Thus, when energy decreases to
transport the load ( by reduction in velocity or volume of water), a part of
material can no longer be transported and hence deposited. Similarly, the
factors of environment influences the deposition through configuration or
shape of the channel. Uneven surface of the channel check the velocity and
hence cause deposition. The Time factoractually operates through the above
two factors. Thus, when a stream would perform the act of deposition may be
explained by a statement like “whenever and wherever its velocity is
appreciably checked. The deposits that are laid down by running water are
called alluvial, fluvial or fluviatile deposits. They all vary greatly in size, shape
and mode of origin. Amongst these is first is Alluvial fans and Cones: these
are cone shaped accumulations of stream debris that come down from hills or
mountains meet a larger streams or valley floor. These are common in hilly
terrains and second most important oner in the present context is Flood Plain
Deposits which are resultant of some periods of high water levels or flood in a
stream during which it overflows its banks and overflows on its sides. These
flood waters are invariably heavily loaded with sediments of all typeswhich
are eventually deposited over innundated areas. Thus a thick layer of such
loads is left after every flood. Another type of flood plain deposits are Natural
levees; which are broad, low ridges formed along the banks of the streams
during floods. They generally slope away from stream edge. They form
because of deposition of part of flood water load along the banks during
floods. As rivers enters into plains, the gradient decreases suddenly and flow
in increasingly wide, gentle sided valleys. The channel increases in size to
hold the extra water which the river has to receive from its tributaries. As the
river gets bigger it can carry larger amounts of material. This material will be
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small in size, as larger rocks will have broken up on their way from the
mountains. Much of the material will be carried in suspension and will erode
the river banks by abrasion. When rivers flow over flatter land, they develop
large bends called meanders. As a river goes around a bend most of the
water is pushed towards the outside causing increased erosion. The river is
now eroding sideways into its banks rather than downwards into its bed, a
process called lateral erosion. On the inside of the bend, in contrast, there is
much less water. The river will therefore be shallow and slow-flowing. It
cannot carry as much material and so sand and shingle will be deposited. This
is called a point bar or slip off slope. Due to erosion on the outside of a bend
and deposition on the inside, the shape of a meander will change over a
period of time. Notice how erosion narrows the neck of the land within the
meander. In time, and usually during a flood, the river will cut right through the
neck. The river will then take the new, shorter route. The fastest current,
called the thalweg, will now tend to be in the centre of the river, and so
deposition is likely to occur in gentler water next to the banks. Eventually
deposition will block off the old meander to leave an oxbow lake. The oxbow
lake will slowly dry up , only refilling after heavy rain or during a flood.
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7. General profile of the District:
Items Statistics
General Information
i) Geographical Area 5211 Km2 ii) Administrative Division/
Number of Tehsil 4/7
Number of Panchayat/ Villages 542/1458 iii) Population 2460714 iv) Average Annual Rainfall 1279.50 mm
Geomorphology Major Physiographic Units i) Vindhyan tract
ii) South eastern plateau
iii) Bhitri Garh range Major Drainage i) Narmada river and its
tributaries
Land use (Km2) a) Forest Area 777
2738 3718
b) Net area sown c) Gross croped area
Major Soil Types 1. Loamy to sandy loamy
2. medium black and deep black
Principal Crops Paddy,Maize,wheat,Mustard,Arhar
Irrigation By Different Sources No. Area irrigated Km2 Dug Wells 8010 261 Tube wells/Bore wells 8832 815 Tanks/Ponds 36 1 Canals 56 940 Other sources 853 161 Net Irrigation Area 1174
Gross Irrigated Area 1332
Number of Ground Water Monitoring Wells of CGWB (As on 31.03.2013) Number of Dug Wells 19
No. Piezometers 07
Predominant Geological Formations Recent : Alluium, Gondwana,
Vidhyan.
Hydrogeology
Major Water Bearing Formation Alluvium joint & fractured
Granite and Sand stone
Pre monsoon depth to water level during 2012
0.37 to 10.20 mbgl
Post monsoon depth to water level during 2012
2.30 to 16.80 mbgl
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8. Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, Agriculure, Horticulture, Mining etc.:
Total Area and Classification of Area in Jabalpur District of MADHYAPRADESH State for the year ending 2013- 14 (in Hectares)
Land Use Classification Map of Jabalpur District
(Courtsey International Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2012, 26-31)
Reporting Area For
Land
Utilization Statistics
Area
Under
Mining activities
Forests
Not Available For Cultivation Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow
Land Fallow Land
Net Area Sown
Total Cropped
Area
Area Sown More than Once
Area
Under
Non
Agricultural
Uses
Barren and
Un-Cultivable
Land
Total
Permanent
Pastures
and Other
Grazing
Lands
Land Under
Misc Tree
Crops and
Groves not
Included in
Net Area
Cultivable
Waste
Land
Total
Fallow
Lands
Other
than
Current
Fallows
Current
Fallow Total
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)
519757 1496.801 76677 41470 36919 78389 39948 106 24580 64364 12705 8644 21349 278708 424268 145560
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9. Physiography of the district:
The district consists of long narrow plain running from SW to NE and
flanked by Bhandrer and Kaimur ranges of vindhyan supergroup on the west
and the various hills and spurs of Mahadev and Maikal range. Bhitrigarh range
and a few subsidiary hills intrude upon in the north of the district and
practically join Vindhyans and Satpura system which together form the Great
Central Waershed of India. Jabalpur district can broadly be divided in to three
physiographic units.
1. The Vindhyan Tract
2. The South eastern plateaus of the Satpura
3. The Bhitright Range & the associated hill area.
The Bhander & Kaimur ranges of Vindhyan System attains & altitude of
530 mamsl & form the western boundary of the district. The Bhander range is
in the form of very abrupt & steep scarp & at the foot of this escarpment flows
the Hiran river.
The south eastern plateans of satpura are cut across by the Namada
its south of Jabalpur & Deccan carps farming flat topped hills cover the whole
area of satpuras in south east. The general height of table land is 460 mamgl
south of Narmada & about 535 mamgl east of Jabalpur.
The Bhitrigarh range & associated hill area run across the northern part
of the district from south west to north east. It consists of metamorphic rocks &
meets the spur of satpuras at almost right angle. These have general
elevation of 460 to 550 mamgl.
The range forms the watershed between the catchments of Hiran in the
south & Katni in the north. Between the high lands of vindhyans in the west &
Satpuras in east is low lying alluvial plain farmed due to Narmada & Hiran
rivers & is called as the ‘Haveli’.
Drainage System: the district lies at the junction of Vindhyan and Satpura
ranges and act as part of Mighty Central Watershed of India. The important
rivers of the district are Narmada, Hiran, Gaur and Pariyat. The southern part
is drained by Narmada, whereas the central and northern parts are drained by
Hiran and Gaur and their small tributaries. The general slp[oe of Narmada is
towards west and that of Hiran and Gaur towards SW. The river system ids
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characteristic of monsoon lands with a long dry season and rainy period of
about 3 to 4 months. The rivers and their feeder streams and streamlets swell
during monsoon and are otherwise mostly dry. The drainage pattern in the
district is in general dendritic except in the valley of Narmada, along the right
bank of Hiran below Katangi, wherein it is of straight trunk and trellis pattern
due to intense tectonic activities in the geological past.
Physiographic Map of Jabalpur District
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10. Rainfall: month-wise:
Y e a r 2 0 1 2 - 1 3
वर्षा मििी. कें द्र कष नषि
जनू 12 जलुषई 12 अगस्त 12 मितम्बर 12 अक्टूबर 12 नवम्बर 12 दििम्बर 12 जनवरी 13 फरवरी 13 िषर्ा 13 अप्रलै 13 िई 13 अन्य योग
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपरु 168.0 626.3 435.9 129.7 12.8 01.2 06.2 00.0 54.7 37.5 26.1 00.0 1498.4 2 कुण्डम 104.3 528.2 517.2 119.4 04.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 88.0 23.0 11.0 00.0 1395.1 3 पाटन 110.6 466.5 437.6 114.0 03.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 90.5 23.5 60.8 00.0 1306.5 4 सिहोरा 77.6 638.6 262.0 97.0 23.8 00.0 05.2 00.0 17.5 34.8 19.8 00.0 1136.3 5 मझौली 52.8 373.6 331.6 113.7 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 57.4 04.0 03.0 00.0 936.1
कुल योग 513.3 2633.2 1984.3 573.8 43.6 01.2 11.4 00.0 308.1 122.8 120.7 00.0 6312.4 औित वर्षा 102.6 526.6 396.9 114.8 08.7 0.2 02.3 00.0 61.7 24.5 24.2 00.0 1262.5
Y e a r 2 0 1 3 - 1 4
वर्षा मििी. कें द्र कष नषि
जनू 13 जलुषई 13 अगस्त 13 मितम्बर 13 अक्टूबर 13 नवम्बर 13 दििम्बर 13 जनवरी 14 फरवरी 14 िषर्ा 14 अप्रलै 14 िई 14 अन्य योग
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपरु 452.7 497.0 884.6 123.2 90.3 00.0 00.0 27.6 61.1 27.3 01.9 09.5 2175.3 2 कुण्डम 302.0 539.0 827.0 50.0 117.0 00.0 00.0 25.0 65.0 07.0 00.0 00.0 1932.0 3 पाटन 411.1 647.5 709.4 97.8 84.2 00.0 00.0 32.6 55.2 12.7 00.0 00.0 2080.5 4 सिहोरा 312.6 500.6 531.2 58.0 82.6 00.0 00.0 41.4 61.8 19.2 02.0 00.0 1609.4 5 मझौली 366.0 510.3 656.2 42.2 42.0 00.0 00.0 21.0 48.0 07.0 11.0 00.0 1703.7
कुल योग 1874 2694.4 3608.4 371.3 416.1 00.0 00.0 147.6 291.1 73.2 14.9 09.5 9500.9 औित वर्षा 374.9 538.9 724.7 74.3 83.2 00.0 00.0 29.5 58.2 14.6 02.9 01.9 1900.1
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Y e a r 2 0 1 4 - 1 5
वर्ाा सममी. कें द्र का नाम
जून 14 जुलाई 14 अगस्त 14 सितम्बर 14
अक्टूबर 14
नवम्बर 14
दििम्बर 14
जनवरी 15
फरवरी 15
मार्ा 15 अप्रैल 15 मई 15 अन्य योग
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपुर 164.3 340.1 178.2 228.6 42.4 00.0 05.3 53.3 12.2 95.7 14.8 02.0 1136.9 2 कुण्डम 56.0 429.1 243.3 144.7 53.0 00.0 13.0 50.0 09.0 61.0 06.0 00.0 1063.1 3 पाटन 60.1 312.7 280.3 91.4 09.2 00.0 13.0 50.4 21.4 83.8 32.8 00.0 955.1 4 सिहोरा 60.0 295.2 501.8 165.4 20.0 00.0 05.0 49.8 12.2 67.2 36.2 00.0 1212.8 5 मझौली 90.3 140.7 336.2 136.4 28.4 00.0 08.7 59.5 07.3 71.2 17.4 00.0 895.6 कुल योग 430.7 1517.8 1539.8 766.5 153.0 00.0 44.5 263.0 60.1 378.9 107.2 02.0 5263.5 औित वर्षा 86.1 303.6 307.9 153.3 30.6 00.0 08.9 52.6 12.0 75.8 21.5 00.4 1052.7
Y e a r 2 0 1 5 - 1 6
वर्ाा सममी. कें द्र का नाम
जून 15 जुलाई 15 अगस्त 15 सितम्बर 15
अक्टूबर 15
नवम्बर 15
दििम्बर 15
जनवरी 16
फरवरी 16 मार्ा 16 अप्रैल 16 मई 16 अन्य योग
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपुर 80.8 369.8 284.6 74.5 35.8 00.0 00.0 11..4 00.0 2 कुण्डम 79.5 267.0 397.0 76.0 46.0 00.0 00.0 07.0 00.0 3 पाटन 149.3 331.0 246.3 87.0 11.2 00.0 00.0 13.1 00.0 4 सिहोरा 141.2 163.6 168.0 108.4 33.8 00.0 00.0 29.6 00.0 5 मझौली 962 268.2 296.9 56.1 37.5 00.0 00.0 28.0 00.0 कुल योग 547.0 1399.6 1392.8 402.0 164.3 00.0 00.0 89.1 00.0 औित वर्षा 109.4 179.8 278.6 80.4 32.9 00.0 00.0 17.8 00.0
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11. Geology and Mineral wealth:
The district is often called as the Museum of Geology. It exhibits very
widespectrum of rocks, ranging in age from Archaean to Pleistocene and
recent period. The older metamorphic rocks comprising of granite gneiss with
enclaves of amphibolite and schist, are exposed in the central part of the
district. The volcano-sedimentary seqyence of Mahkoshal group, trending in
ENE-WSW direction, is exposed in the central and SW parts of the district. It
comprises metavolcanic rocks, chemical precipitation and turbidites. Dolerite
dykes, amphibolites, granites and quartz veins intrude these rocks. These
intrusives exhibit a peculiar ENE-WSW trend. The intrusive MadanMahal
granite occurs in the form of inselberg and conical hills near Jabalpur.
Vindhyan supergroup is represented by Kaimur, Rewa and Bhander groups
which consist of sandstone, shale and glauconitic partings occur in the
northern plateau and form of steep escarpments. Gondwana supergroup is
represented by Jabalpur group and comprises of alternate beds of course and
pebbly sandstone and clay and are exposed in the east, central and SW parts
of the district. The plant fossils are found within them. Lameta group
comprises of green glauconitic sandstone, grit, nodular siliceous limestone
and clay in the SC parts of the district. Remains of Dinasaur fossils are
encountered within it. Deccan trap Basalt form extensive plateau in the
southern part and comprises of 14 to 22 flows. The quarternary sediments
comprise mainly of clay and cacareous concretions.
Tight isoclinal folding of Mahakoshals, intense deformation of
Vindhyans along its contact with Mahakoshals and general broad shallow
synclinal uctures of Vindhyans are highlights of the structural features. The
region is a part of Cruamansonata zone and exhibit a regional trend of ENE-
WSW. The contact between Mahakoshals is faulted all along. It is intersected
and interveined by no. of minor faults and microlineaments which trend in
NNW-SSE to NW-SE direction. For A detailed geological set up and
geological map of Jabalpur, please refer District Resource Map of Jabalpur
district, published by Geological Survey of India A concise account of
geological set up of the district is given below.
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Pleistocene to Recent
Recent Alluvial soil Laterite
Upper Cretaceous to Eocene
Amarkantak group Sills and dykes and flows of Deccan Trap Basalt and intertrappeans
Upper Cretaceous Lameta group Sandstone, clay, siliceous
limestone and grit
Cretaceous to Carboniferous
Jabalpur group (Up. Gondwana)
Sndstone, clay, shales with thin coal seams
Neo to Meso Proterozoic
Vindhyan supergroup
Bhander
Sandstone, shales, siltstones Rewa
Kaimur
Palaeo-Proterozoic
Intrusives Quartz vein, Basic dykes, granite
Mahkoshal group Quartzite, BHQ/BHJ, conglomerate, chert breccia, phyllite, dolomite
Archaean Granite gneiss with enclaves of amphibolites and schists
Geological Map of Jabalpur District
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Mineral wealth:
The district is endowed with variety of major and minor minerals,
building stones, road metal and other construction materials. Some of the
important mineral entities are briefed below-
I Iron Ore: the iron ore is in form of stinges, fringes and pockets within the
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) of Mahakoshal group. Some of the important
localities are: Bijori, JHiti, Dharampura, Gosalpur, Saroli, Agaria, Tikaria,
Pratappur, Dubiyara, Banderkola, Sindursi, Sihora, Jouli, Majholi, Kodamukur,
Koda etc. Many of these localities are under active mining operations In
Hargarh area, beneficiation plants are working to upgrade the ore and most of
the mined ore is exportred. In the last fiscal, about 3.5 million tonnes of iron
ore was produced.
2. Manganese ore: it occurs as stringes, veins and streaks within BIF of
Mahakoshal group, near Sakri, Gosalpur and Dharampura. The ore is of low
grade. Last year, about 3238 tonnes of ore was produced.
3. Marble and Soapstone: the occurrence of talkose schist and steatite and
marble is within dolomites of Mahakoshals. They are mostly used for
decorative and furnishing purposes. The occurrence is near Lalpur,
Bhedaghat etc. the mining activity is banned here, as per the orders of the
H’ble court of M. P.
4. Dolomite: it has recently been included in the list of minor minerals. It has
two distinct uses; 1 as B.F., SMS and refractory grade,and found near
Nanakheda, Seonitola, Bhedaghat and Lalpur ( about 40 million tonnes) and
Rithori (5.04 million tonnes) and 2. As building stone (commercially known as
marble), takes good polish and the block mining is done. In the last fiscal,
about 17915 M3 marble and 3376 tonnes dolomite was produced in the
district.
5. Clay: it occurs near Chhui Hills, Baghraji and Lalpur. It was actively mined
for fire bricks and pottery industry. In the financial year, about 19882 tonnes of
fire clay and 6250 tonnes of white clay was produced.
6. Glass sands: It is available near Lametaghat, near the banks of Narmada.
Besides these, occurrences of coal and precious and base metals have
also been reported but most of these are of academic interest only.
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7. Road Metal: Many of the rocks occur in the district are suitable for road
metal. Amongst them, basalt is the most important. About 20 to 25% of the
disrict is covered by Deccan Trap Basalt. Thus, almost whole of Kundam and
Bargi tahsils and parts of Sihora, Panagar and Jabalpur tahsils are
encompassed with flows of basalt. Most of thesupply of road metal comes
from these areas. Still a large area is still available for road metal. Besides
basalt, granite, gneiss, low grade dolomite and high silica Lameta limestone
are also available for road metal. In the last fiscal, about 47630M3 road metal
was produced.
(a) District wise detail of river or streams and other sand sources:
The district is very fortunate in the sense that it is drained by
Narmada in the SW part and its tributaries Hiran, Gaur, and Pariyat in the
central and northern parts of the district. The whole area is a part of Great
Narmada basin. The important rivers and streams of the district are briefed
here-
Narmada River: it is the principal river of the district. It originates from
Amarkantak (Lat. 22o 40’ N and Long. 81o 46’E) in Anuppur district and enters
the district through Mandla from the south at the trijunction of Jabalpur,
Mandla and Seoni districts. A large size capacity “Bargi Dam” is constructed
on this river for irrigation and electrification. In the district, the river persues a
northerly course for 50 km across Satpuras and turns westerly near its
confluence with Gaur (one of the right bank tributary). It forms a gorgeous
“Dhuandhar Fall” of 30’. Thereafter, the river passes through the famous
gorge of marble rocks of Bhadeghat. Beyond this, the river enters a plain and
traverses the southern part the district and leaves the district atSankal after
the confluence with Hiran river and also forms boundary with Narsinghpur
district. The total length of river in the district is about 120 km. it enters the
district through basaltic terrain and flows through Vindhyans and Gondwanas.
Thus, in the upstreams, it carries huge load of sand (originates after
weathering of sedimentary rocks and recent formations). But initially, the
sandy matter is less. Thus, in the SC part near the confluence with Gaur and
then westerly with Hiran, the deposits of sand and associated aggregates are
huge. Moreover, lack of sudden gradient and flow of river through plains, the
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probability of other associated aggregates like Bajri, pebbles is not very
common. Moreso, lack of good sorting and presence of silt and soil makes the
sand deposits a mixed one.
Hiran river: it is the 2nd most important river of the district and the principal
right bank tributary of Narmada river in the district. It originates near Kundam
(23o 19’N-80 o21’E) near the SE boundary of the district. It takes a northerlyu
course for about 50 km through basaltic terrain and turns towards west and
flows to KAtangi through a zigzag course crossing from south of Sihora and
Patan. From this point, it takes a SW direction and merges with Narmada
between Sankal and Hirapur. Its main feeder streams are Belkund, Sohar,
Kair nala (from the north) and Kadri and Pariyat (from the south). Amongst
them, Pariyat is the principal affluent one. The river is about 190 km long. It is
a rich source of sands and other associated aggregates as after entering into
Narmada basin and sedimentary rocks of Vindhyans and Gondwanas, carries
and deposits a good load. Moreover, due to lithology of the course, the quality
of sand is also good one. A large tract of this river is utmost suitable for sand
mining e.g near Sihora, Patan and Katangi. Many of the sand quarries
operated by the M P State Mining Corporations Ltd. are in this tract.
Gaur River: it originates near Niwas in Mandla district and forms the boundary
with Mandla district for some distance. It runs towards north initially and then
turns SW and join river Narmada in the right bank at about 12 south of
Jabalpur. The total length of river is about 80 km of which about 50 km is in
the district.
Thus, summing up, these three rivers are the principal source of sands
and their aggregates in the district. Besides these, near the banks of these
rivers, buried and palaeo-channels and ox bow lake, may also be potential
locii for sands but mostly these structures might be under restricted zone as
per MCR and MMDR provisions.
(b) District wise availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources:
This has already been briefed in the preceeding paras. The resources
are on the banks of Hiran, Narmada and Gaur rivers. There are about 39
areas available for sand mining in the district. The important localities in
Patan tahsils are: kakrehata, Dhanoli, Sakra, Chhiturha, Thana, Manda,
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Mahuakheda,Konikalan, Gardhaghat, Aamakheda; in Sihora thasil:Khirahni
and Devrikanhai; in Panagar tahsil: Imalia, andhua and singledeep; and in
Shahpura tahsil: neemkheda, new Chargawan, barbati, PAvla, jugpura, Kulon,
Dharampura, Maalkachhar, Bhadpura, Ramkhiriya, Khairi, Kusli, Kudokalan
and Belkhedi. Here these areas are operated by The M P State Mining
Corporation Ltd for mining of sand and aggregates. In the last fincial year,
about 902607 M3 sand was sold and about 5.92 Crore Rs of royalty was
earned by the exchequer.
(c) District wise detail of existing mining leases of sand and aaggregates:
There are no mining lease for sand and aggregates in the district but
there are 39 no. of auction quarries of sand and aggregates, which are run by
the M P State Mining Corporation Ltd. As per the information received from
them, they fetched a royalty of Rs. 5.92 Crore in the financial year 2014-15.
River Map of Jabalpur District
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Drainage system with description of main rivers
S. NO. NAME OF THE RIVER
AREA DRAINED(KM2)
% AREA DRAINED IN THE DISTRICT
1 Narmada River 98,796 km2 About 10
2 Hiran River 9.5 km2 100
3 Gaur River 4 km2 62.5
Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams
Name of the River or Stream
Total length in theE District (in km)
Place of Origin Altitude at origin
1 Narmada River 120 km Amarkantak 800-1000 M
2 Hiran River 190 km Kundam 600 -800 M
3 Gaur River 50 km Niwas 600 – 800 M
Name of River or Stream recommended for mineral concession
Portion of the River or Stream Recommended for Mineral Concession
Area recommended for mineral concession (in M
2)
Mineable mineral potential (in M
3
(60 % of total mineral potential)
Narmada
Jabalpur -02: Sagda jhapni (Kh no. 1/1/), NArayanpur (Kh no. 1), Charhgat (Kh no. 1/3), Saliwada (Kh no. 464),
115000 207000 M3
Hiran and Gaur Rivers
Patan-03: Kakrehata (Kh no. 326,175,01), Kakrehata (Kh no. 87), Dhanoli (Kh no. 110), Sakra (Kh no.138), Chhiturha (Kh no. 1), Thana (Kh no. 77), Mada (Kh no.1) Patan-04: Mahuakheda (Kh no. 42,1), Konikalan (Kh no. 180,166), Gaadaghat (Kh no. 1), Aamakheda (Kh no. 1), Sihora-05: Khirahni (Kh no. 271), Devri Kanhai (Kh no. 782), Panagar-06: Imalia (Kh no. 1), Andhua (Kh no. 62), Singledeep (Kh no. 1), Shahpur: Neemkheda (Kh no. 326), New Chargawan (Kh no. 414), Barbati (Kh no. 484), Pawla (Kh no. 397), Jugpura (Kh no. 124), Kulon (Kh no. 238), Dharampura (Kh no. 415), Maal Kachhar (Kh no. 152), Bhadpura (Kh no. 483), Ramkhiriya (Kh no. 300), Khairi (Kh no. 151), Kusli (Kh no. 481), Kuda Kalan (Kh no. 558), Belkhedi (Kh no. 339)
3046600 5483880 M3
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MINERAL POTENTIAL
Boulder(MT)
Bajri(MT) Sand (MT) Total Mineable mineral potential(MT)
Huge as about 25 to 30% of the district is occupied by the minor minerals i.e. basalt, granite and sandstone, but as per figures received from District Mining Section 768063.77 M3 was produced in 2014-15
It is associated with river sand
It is found mainly in Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers, though the resources as per their area in the district is huge, the production of sand and bajri is 985730.28 M 3 in 2014-15
Huge, immense as 25 to 30% of the district is occupied by minor minerals which include basalt and granite and other stones as road metal and soil. Thus mineral potentials are immense.
The efforts are on to identify and locate the new areas for sand mining.
Moreover, the potential loci for deposits of sand and associated aggregates
are within river bed or close to river banks or the areas of flood plain and the
resources are dependent upon the amount of rainfall and the waterload
carried by the river or stream.
Annual deposition
Sr. no.
River or stream
Portion of the district or stream recommended for mineral concession
Area recommended for mineral concession (in Sq. meter)
Mineable mineral potential(in metric tone) (60% of total mineral potential
1 Narmada Along the River banks of Narmda, in the southern part of the district
115000 207000 M3
2 Hiran and Gaur
Along the river banks, in the central and northern parts of the district (Katangi, Patan tahsils)
3046600 54838800 M3
The process of sand reclaimation is highly dependent upon the rainfall
received in the catchment areas of rivers and their tributaries and the velocity
of river. It is a dynamic process. Thus it is difficult to predict, what quantity of
sand may be reclaimed/redeposited by river. Because, in case of less rain,
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less water in the river, there may be less erosion and transportation may also
be minimal and as a result deposition too will be less. Moreover, in case of
floods, the sudden gush of water may force the change in the river course,
thus old sites of sand deposition may not be relevant. Thus, the above figures
may just be a mere prediction, based on the production in the preceeding
years. Moreso, practically, it is not possible that in such a short period, single
person can visit each spot within the district and determine how much quantity
of sand may be replenished every year. The data narrated in the report,
regarding annual deposition of sand and associated aggregates and mineable
mineral potential is concerned, is only estimation based on the data provided
by the district mining office. Thus, the figures may vary from area to area and
year on year basis. Therefore, this document is not static one but has to be a
dynamic one, the figures of which may vary with respect to time. The DEAC
committee is at liberty to make the spot inspection of the area under question
for which the prior environmental clearance will be sought.