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Project Name: Fatehpur (plot no-228/P)Stone Mining Project PFR

Proponent Name: M/S Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.

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Project Name: Fatehpur (plot no-228/P) Stone Mining Project PFR


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary

Mouza-Fatehpur (Plot No.: 228/P) Stone Mining Project is situated in village

Fatehpur; Thana: Hiranpur, District Pakur, State Jharkhand over an area of

5.62 Ha (13.88 acre).

The mining lease granted in favour of M/S Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.

L.O. Shri Prabir Kumar Bishnu, R/o- 9, Saiyed Amir Ali Avenue, P.O.- Park

Circus, Thana-Beniapukur, Kolkata(W.B.)-700017 vide lease deed no-

3277/3217 on date 08-07-2010 & registered in sub-registry office, Pakur on

24-07-2010 for a period of 10 year from 08-07-2010 to 07-07-2020.

The proposed rate of production is 2, 50,000 TPA of Stone. The estimated

project cost is Rs. 50 lakhs. The expected life of mine is 12.1 years. The life of

mine may change depending upon the prospecting results, rate of production

and the extent of mechanization done by the lessee in future.

This mining project falls under Category “B2” Project or activity 1(a) as

per EIA Notifications 2006, Amendment 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 &

2016.

Salient features of the project

Project Name Fatehpur (Plot No.: 228/P) Stone Mining Project

Location of Mine Site Near Village –Fatehpur Thana - Hiranpur District - Pakur

State - Jharkhand

Latitude & Longitude Latitude : N 24° 45’ 1.08” toN 24° 45’ 14.66”

Longitude: E 87° 47’ 10.30” to E 87° 47’ 23.04”

Topo-sheet number 72 P/13 &14

Minerals of mine Stone

Life of mine 12.1 years

Proposed production of mine

2,50,000 TPA

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Method of mining Semi-Mechanized Opencast Method

No of working days 300 days

Water demand Total water requirement is about 5.3 KLD = 1.0 KLD

(Drinking & Domestic Uses) + 1 (Plantation) KLD + 3.3

KLD (Dust Suppression).

Total water requirement of the mine workers and staffs

will meet by well and tubewells from the nearby area and

the mine water harvested in rainy season will be used for

the purpose of water spraying on haulage roads, cleaning

& plantation.

Sources of water Water for dust suppression and plantation will be

collected from nearby villages. Water tanker will provide

the drinking water. During monsoon period, rain water

accumulated on the pit will be used for dust suppression

and plantation.

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Nearest railway station Kotalpokhar Railway Station is about 4 km in SE

Direction.

Nearest State Highway/ National

highway

NH-80 : About 9 Km from Lease Area in N direction.

Nearest airport Kolkata Airport is about 250 km about 4km in S direction. Seismic zone The area comes under Seismic Zone III

Proposed Planning

Mining method - Open cast, Semi-Mechanized

Opencast Estimated Project Cost - Rs. 50 Lakhs

Production - Stone 2,50,000 TPA

Conclusion

The production of mineral will be benefited to the State in the form of

Royalty. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect

employment opportunities to the tune of about 22 persons from the nearby

villages. Also, the mine management will conduct medical camps at regular

interval in the nearby villages and will help the nearby villages by

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providing infrastructure like school furniture, water tankers, etc.

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Identification of Project and Project Proponent

Mouza-Fatehpur (Plot No.: 228/P; Survey no. 110) Stone Mining Project is

situated in village Fatehpur; Police Station Hiranpur, District Pakur, State

Jharkhand over an area of 5.62 Ha (13.88 acre).

The mining lease granted in favour of M/S Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.

L.O. Shri Prabir Kumar Bishnu, R/o- 9, Saiyed Amir Ali Avenue, P.O.- Park

Circus, Thana-Beniapukur, Kolkata(W.B.)-700017 vide lease deed no-

3277/3217 on date 08-07-2010 & registered in sub-registry office, Pakur on

24-07-2010 for a period of 10 year from 08-07-2010 to 07-07-2020.

The proposed rate of production is 2, 50,000 TPA of Stone. The estimated

project cost is Rs. 50 lakhs. The expected life of mine is 12.1 years. The life of

mine may change depending upon the prospecting results, rate of production

and the extent of mechanization done by the lessee in future.

Brief Information about the Project

The project has been proposed for mining of 2, 50,000 TPA of Stone by

opencast Semi-Mechanized method. The mine lease area is 5.62 ha (13.88

acre). The expected life of the mine is 12.1 years.

Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region

The mining project falls in the village- Fatehpur Thana: Hiranpur, District

Pakur, State: Jharkhand, and the area is devoid of industrial growth. The

earning sources of the region are limited. Most of the people are dependent on

agriculture. Mineral wealth of the state provides the employment opportunity

to the people of the state as well as region also. Mining is one of the major

core sector industries which play a crucial role in the process of country

economic development. The mineral Stone finds extensive use in the

construction and infrastructural works.

The basic objective of the project is the effective utilization of material in the

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country or region. Stone is the world's most commonly used material used in

making of road, railway track construction etc. Stone will help in the

economic growth of the country or region.

Stone is commonly used for the construction of walls of buildings, retaining

walls and Roadways. Concrete block are the most common types of which is

used in industrialized nations and may be either weight-bearing or a veneer.

Concrete blocks, especially those with hollow cores, offer various possibilities

in construction/roadways. They generally provide great compressive strength,

and are best suited to structures with light transverse loading when the cores

remain unfilled. Filling some or all of the cores with concrete or concrete with

steel reinforcement (typically rebar) offers much greater tensile and lateral

strength to structures.

Advantages:

The use of material such as stones can increase the thermal mass of a

building and can protect the building from fire.

Most types of stone typically will not require painting and so it can

provide a structure with reduced life-cycle costs.

stone is non-combustible product.

Stone walls are more resistant to projectiles, such as debris from

hurricanes or tornadoes.

Stony structures built in compression preferably with lime mortar can

have a useful life of more than 500 years as compared to 30 to 100 for

structures of steel or reinforced concrete.

Demands-Supply Gap

There is large demand of stone for road, railway track, building construction

etc.

Imports vs. Indigenous Production

Development needs will be met only through indigenous produced Masonary

stone against the high cost of imported material.

Export Possibility

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Project Proponent would like to sale out the mineral in domestic market

only.

Domestic/ Export Markets

Project Proponent would like to sale out in domestic market as per

requirement. No export is proposed.

Employment Generation

About 22 persons will be employed along with Mine Manager, Mining Mate,

Store Keeper and Chowkidar.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If

Any.

The mine is over an area of 5.62 hectares (13.88 acre). The proposed

production is 2, 50,000 Tonnes per annum. This is an independent mining

project and there are no interlinked projects involved.

The project falls under Category “B” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA

Notifications 2006, Amendment 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016.

Location

Fatehpur Stone Mining Project is situated near village Fatehpur Police Station

Hiranpur, District Pakur, State Jharkhand kotapokhar Railway Station is about 4 Km

in SE direction from Lease Area.and SH-80 About 9 Km from Lease Area. The study of

mining lease area falls in Topo-sheet numbers 72 P/13 & 14. The pillar co-ordinates of

the mining lease area are:

Latitude : N 24° 45’ 1.08” toN 24° 45’ 14.66”

Longitude: E 87° 47’ 10.30” to E 87° 47’ 23.04”

3.2 Details of Alternate Sites

Mining is site specific so no alternative site is proposed.

3.4.1 Size or magnitude of operation

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The mining lease is over an area of 5.62 ha. The proposed production is

2,50,000 Tonnes per annum. The average number of working days in the year

would be 300.

3.5 Physiogrpahy

The area falls in G.T. sheet No. 72 P/13 & 14. The major part of the region is

covered with continuous chain of hills, which are made up of a no. of lava flows

displaying in the shape of step like terraces. The hills extending for kilometers

together rise steeply for more than 100m. Slopes of the hills are drained by

small gullies which join the nalas. These nalas become dry during summer.

The major river in the area is Ganga which passes at a distance of about 20km

east of the lease area. The other rivers of the district are Gumani, Torai,

Bansloi and Brahmni. All the rivers flow from west to east direction except river

Gumani which flows from SW to NE direction. The drainage pattern of the

district is dendritic.All the rivers are tributaries of river Ganga and are seasonal

in nature. The lower altitude in the area is 43mRL at the northern part of the

area whereas the highest altitude attended by the area is 50 mRL in south-

eastern part forming an even topography.

The entire area is rocky and barren.

Vegetation: The mining lease area is free from any type of vegetation only few

bushes are present nearby mining lease area. But no tree is reported within the

Lease area.

3.5.1 Regional Geology:

During the Cretaceous period the Eastern Gondwana has witnessed two

prominent volcanic episodes, one in the early cretaceous (Rajmahal –Bengal,

Sylhet volcanism at 115 -118 Ma). There were other volcanic provinces during

this time in other parts of the world as well. The Sylhet volcanism could be

polycentred, coeval, extending between Sylhet and Rajmahal, like that of

Satpura – Narmada – Tapti province of Deccan volcanism. Moreover in the

Cretaceous stratigraphic sequence of Bangladesh (South of Meghalaya) volcanic

tuff and conglomerates are recorded at many levels.

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Rajmahal Basin

The Rajmahal Hills, situated in the north eastern part of the Jharkhand State,

preserves Gondwana formations comprising Talchir, Barakar and Dubrajpur

Formations. These are overlain by the Rajmahal Formation made up of a series

of basaltic lava flows and associated intertrappen beds. The Durgapur beds

correlateble to the Dubrajpur Formation shows wide aerial extent in Damuda

basin in the western part of Burdwan district, West Bengal and consists of

feldspathic sandstone with occasional red and green shales, carbonaceous

sandstone, carbonaceous shales and lenses of dull coal. The Durgapur bed is

correlatable with Supra- Panchet in the Rajmahal coalfield. The fossil plant-

beds (inter-trappens) at Katangi hill are essentially cycadophytes and

pteridophytes belonging to onychiopsis sp., ctensis sp., Taenopteris sp. and

pagiophyllum sp. along with Upper Jurassic marker culcites sp.

Rajmahal Volcanics

(a) These rocks overlie Dubrajpur Fomation (Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic)

and emplaces overstep on to the Barakar Formation (Permian) and

Precambrian basement. These Basalts are known to continue towards east and

south– Bengal basin and Mahanadi basin. The Rajmahal trap in the eastern

part of India extends over an area of about 4300 km². The eruption took place

in a sub- aerial environment. In the Rajmahal hills Basaltic lava formed more

than 95% of the total exposure and the western margin; the Basalts

unconformably overlie the rocks of the Gondwana supergroup. The Rajmahal

Basalts indicate an age of around 116 Ma.

(b) The lava flows show gently dips towards the east and north, following the

basement topography at the time of eruption. There are at least 15 flows above

the ground and 28 flows beneath it. Numerous bentonitic deposits, occurring

mostly as pockets or thin beds, have been noted in the northeastern and

central sectors of the basalt outcrop, signifying that minor explosive volcanic

activity centred on these regions. The presence of current bedding, mud cracks

and large boulders of the basement rocks in the intertrappean beds east of

Bagmara suggest that the basin in which they were deposited was shallow.

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(c) Rajmahal basalts generally range from quartz-tholeiitic basalt to dacite and

pitchstone. The flows vary in thickness from <1 to70 m. Significant volcanic

feature observed include vent sites, market by volcanic braccia, welded

agglomerate, tuff and lapilli-tuff (including volcanic bombs).Alkali basalts

olivine tholeiites have been intercepted in some boreholes in the Bengal basin.

(Source: Mine plan)

Local Geology

(i)The ML applied area for which mining plan is being prepared clearly indicates

the type of formation and local geology. The topography of the lease area is

almost flat. The lava flows show gently dips towards the south west to north

east, following the basement topography at the time of eruption. The presence

of columnar joints, mud cracks and large boulders of the basement rocks in

the inter trappean beds east of the area suggest that the basin in which they

were deposited was shallow. Columnar joints well exposed in the different

places of the area ML applied for lease.

(ii) Rajmahal basalts generally range from Quartz-Tholeiitic Basalt to Dacite

and Pitchstone. The flows vary in thickness. Significant volcanic feature

observed include vent sites, market by volcanic braccia, welded agglomerate,

tuff and lapilli-tuff (including volcanic bombs).Basalt has been covered by

alluvium soil, derived from weathering of the basalt.

ROCK TYPE THICKNESS IN MTRS.

TRAPPEAN ROCKS 40

BASEMENT NOT CONFIRMED

The Local Geology of Metal stone deposit in and around the area and the

regional geology the rock formations which have been grouped under

Chhotanagpur Granite Gneiss and forms a part of the North and North-eastern

flanks of Jharkhand state. (Source: Mine plan)

Soil cover - The soil cover wherever it is present in the area consists of silty to

sandy type black in colour which are the products of physical and chemical

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weathering of the Trappean rocks . The clayey soil in general is absent in the

area. However, the clayey soil is reported on the south western part of the lease

area. No organic matter has been reported from these clayey soils. The small

bushes and shrubs are prevalent at the top of the hillock.

3.6 Project description with process details

3.6.1 Method of Mining

Taking into consideration the massive nature of the stone deposits and

availability of the deposit at shallow depth in the present area, it is proposed to

use the open cast semi-mechanized mining only. The operations like drilling of

shot hole , sorting of ore and breaking at the required sizes will be done

manually so as to deploy the 100 mm dia wagon drilling machine to drill and

blast holes having burden and spacing of 3m x 3.5 m in stagger grid pattern.

Muffle blasting will be adopted as precautionary measure. Drilling and blasting

carried out by engaging authorized explosive agency under competent

supervision. However, regular blasting is not required at initial stage.

Secondary rock breaking will be done-using hydraulic rock breaking to produce

boulders of required size for the crushing plant.

The quarry benches will be of dimension of 3mX 6m and it will start from the

existing quarry initially and it will continue towards south of the lease area

along with suitable ramp and haulage system. The provisions of Metalliferous

Mines Regulations Act, 1961 will be complied by adopting the 3m x 5m

benching system. The mining will be done with the help of tools such as drills,

jacks-hammer, compressors, hand shovel, picks, excavator etc. (Source: Mine

plan)

Drilling:

Drilling will be done with the help of Jack-hammer. In the mine the diameter of

hole is kept at 32 mm diameter hole or 110 mm hole diameter of wagon drill

m/c. The lease shall mine by slice method of each 1.5m with jack hammer

drilling.

Blasting:

Control blasting will be done with the help of high density explosive for

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loosening the hard rocks. Each compress air drill holes will be harge with 25

kg of explosive considering powder factor of 2.07m^3/kg of explosive. The

total requirement of explosive will be 140 x 25 = 3500 kgper month.

Blasting will be carried out on strictly as per the provision of MMR,1961

under the strict supervision of qualified persons and all safety precaution

i.e. marking the danger zone with red flag, use of warning signals and

providing blasting shelter will be taken. The following explosives are used:-

Nitrate Mixture

Ordinary detonator

Safety Fuse

The lessee possess valid license for use of explosive and has well

constructed magazine with storage capacity of about 100kg of

conventional explosive and about 1000 no.s of electric

detonators and 2000 mts of safety fuse.

The magazine is as per design laid down in Indian Explosive

Rules and Safety fistances are maintained as per the rule.

Loading and Transportation:

The stone rock shall be loaded by single excavator into dumpers of 10 ton

capacity for its transportation to the crushing plant.

Extent of mechanization

The following Table gives the List of equipment and Machinery to be used

with Salient Features:

S.no. Type of

Machine

No. Diameter of

hole in mm

Size/ Capacity Motive

Power

01. Wagon Dril 1 100 25m/hour Diesel

02. Hydraulic Excavators

1 0.9 cu m Diesel

03. Hydraulic Tractors

3 6 tonnes Diesel

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04. Tipper 4 10 tonnes Diesel

05. Tractor Sprinkler

1 12000 litres Diesel

Production details

The Proposed Production of Stone in the proposed five year:

Details showing production, Intercalated waste for the five years of the

mine plan period.

Year

ROM Ore

(Mt)

Saleable Orew (95% of ROM)

Overburden Mineral

Rejects

(5% of

ROM)

1st Year 246788 234449 1490 12339

2nd Year 250298 237783 1685 12515

3rd Year 250102 237597 2828 12505

4th Year 250055 237553 1382 12503

5th Year 247203 234843 2883 12360

Total 1244446 1182225 10268 62222

Total stone will be excavated during five year is 1244446 MT. The

proposed production is 250000 Tonnes/Year. This is an independent

mining project and there are no interlinked projects involved.

Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source,

Marketing Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material

and Finished Product

No raw material will be required for production of Stone. Loading of Stone

will be done with the help of excavators at face and at stock yard as well.

stone will be loaded in dumper with the help of excavator.

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Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse

Only water will be used as resource optimization /recycling at mine site.

Availability of Water Its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and

Source

Water Requirement

Water for domestic, dust suppression and plantation is required to be 5.3

KLD. Drinking water will be provided by water tanker. Water for dust

suppression and plantation will be collected from nearby villages & nearby

water reservoir.

Power

The operation will be done only in day time hence there is no power

requirement for the project at site. The 11000 volts/33 KV power line does

not exist near the Mine Site. Only diesel operated equipment will be used.

Quantity of wastes to be generated (Liquid and solid) and Scheme for

their Management/Disposal

Nature of Waste

Stone is exposed in the quarry face and there is a thin layer morrum soil in

this area. The morrum will be dump in the lease area with suitable

precaution in the plan period & will be used for backfilling in the

conceptual period. As there is no huge soil, so there is no question of

permanent dump. Entire extraction of stone will be sent to the crusher or

will be sold so no question for waste dump. The rock fragments of small

size are also resulted after mining. The waste/overburden/intercalated

waste in the area is only intermixed soil. The waste rock produced shall be

loaded by excavator and dumped by dumper for its transportation to the

reject dump yard & when required for making road, the waste material

shall be used. It is also proposed to stack the top soil of the area where

development of green belt is proposed. A retaining wall also is erected to

protect washout of the top soil layer of 0.5 m thickness shall be spread

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over the backfilled area for a forestation. The total waste rock to be handled

in five years is 10268 cum and detail is stated in the below table.

Year Overburden Mineral Rejects (5%

of ROM)

1st Year 1490 12339

2nd Year 1685 12515

3rd Year 2828 12505

4th Year 1382 12503

5th Year 2883 12360

Total 10268 62222

Liquid Effluent

Not applicable

4. SITE ANALYSIS

Connectivity Fatehpur Stone Mining Project is situated near village Fatehpur Police Station

Hiranpur, District Pakur, State Jharkhand kotapokhar Railway Station is about 4 Km

in SE direction from Lease Area.and SH-80 About 9 Km from Lease Area. The study of

mining lease area falls in Topo-sheet numbers 72 P/13 & 14. The pillar co-ordinates of

the mining lease area are:

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Landform, Land use and Land ownership

Landform

The area falls in G.T. sheet No. 72 P/13&14. Area mainly consists of Masonary

Stone. The mining lease area is free from any type of vegetation only few bushes

are present nearby mining lease area.

Land Ownership

The entire proposed lease area is under revenue category (industrial land).

Topography

The area falls in G.T. sheet No. 72 P/13&14. The entire area has topography with

small ridges and undulating terrain with rocky outgrowths.

Vegetation: The mining lease area is free from any type of vegetation only few

bushes are present nearby mining lease area.

Land Use Pattern

Fatehpur stone deposit represents an area with small ridges and undulating

terrain with rocky outgrowths. Stone and soil are mostly occupying the mining

lease area. There is no agriculture land exist in the area. The existing and

proposed land use pattern is given in the format.

Existing and Proposed Land Use Pattern

Type of Land Use Existing land use After Plan Period After Life of mine

Mining 1.93 6.74 --

Overburden dump 0.29 0.96 0.0

Mineral Storage 0.00 0.02 0.0

Infrastructure 0.00 0.03 0.0

Approach Road 0.25 0.79 0.98

Green Belt Development

- 1.85 2.70

Back Fill Area - 2.80

Water Reservoire - 7.70

Total 2.47 10.93 13.88

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Existing Infrastructure

There is no existing infrastructure facility is available in the area but in the

first five years as per the approved mining plan for effective and proper working

of the mine, it has been proposed to construct and provide site services like

office, first aid, rest shelter; urinals etc. as per the statutory requirements.

Soil Classification The soil cover wherever it is present in the area consists of silty to sandy type black in

colour which are the products of physical and chemical weathering of the Trappean

rocks. The clayey soil in general is absent in the area. However,the clayey soil is

reported on the south western part of the lease area. No organic matter has been

reported from these clayey soils. The small bushes and shrubs are prevalent at the top

of the hillock.

(Source: Mine Plan) Meteorology

Separate statistical data for the area is not available.

The climate of the area is tropical with hot summer season and cold winter

season. May is the hottest month. The oppressive dry summer is the

characteristic of the district. The temperature may rise to 47 °c in May and June

though normally it ranges from 25.5° to 39.4°The rainy season, also hot and

highly humid, starts from mid of June and in general lasts up to September.

Most of the rainfall occurs in July & August. Average Rainfall recorded in the

area is 1500 mm. Winter starts for November and is very pleasant. It lasts up to

February. Temperature varies from 4.8° to 24.3° c. (Source: Mine plan)

Social Infrastructure available:

Medical facilities, Primary Health Centers are there in the area, imparting

services, for advance medical facilities.

There are tube wells in the nearby area. The water is also supplied

through tankers in few villages.

Communication services like post office and telephones are available in

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the nearby village. Villagers are also having mobile phones.

Cities are connected with electricity facilities. But the mine site is not

presently connected with electric facility.

5 PLANNING BRIEF Planning Concept

The proposed method of mining will be opencast Mechanized mining. The mining

will be started from fresh pit. The stone is laying on the sub surface therefore

open cast mining has been obvious choice. Bench parameters shall be prepared in

four slice height 1.5m Bench parameter shall be

1. Height 5 m

2. Width 3.5 m

Land use Planning

At the end of the life of mine entire area will be converted into water reservoir.

Assessment of Infrastructure demand (Physical & Social)

On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the village

was assessed on the basis of need and priority.

Physical Infrastructure

The road facility is already available which shall be used and maintained. Other

infrastructure facilities required such as transport etc. for mine labors will be

available by way of jeep, two wheelers etc. Medical facility is available in the

nearby village.

Social Infrastructure

An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures will be

adopted:

1. Periodical Medical Checkup program for all the workers and first-aid box

with necessary equipment will be provided.

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2. The workers will also be provided with facilities like medical care, money

swing scheme as Provident Fund, Bonus etc.

3. Training for workers regarding occupational hazards.

4. Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc. will be made

available.

Amenities/Facilities

In the next five years as per the approved mining plan, it has been proposed to

construct and provide Site services like office, first aid, rest shelter, urinals and

maintenance workshops etc. as per the statutory requirements.

Budget allocated for facilities provided to labors at site

S. No Description Capital

Cost

Recurring

Cost

1. Drinking water facility -- 10000

2. Shelter 50000 --

3. Health facility 40000 20000

Total 90000 30000

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1Industrial Area (Processing Area)

No infrastructure is proposed.

Residential Area (Non Processing Area)

As local workers from nearby areas will be engaged for the mining activity, no

residential area/ housing are proposed.

Green Belt

It is proposed to develop greenbelt on 33% of mine lease area as entire mine

area will be converted in to water reservoir at conceptual stage, green belt will

be developed in surrounding area. The following plant species will be proffered

for plantation considering mine area. It is proposed to plant 1050 plants in plan

period (Source: Mine Plan), thus, 210 trees per year. Each year an area of

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1.85 ha will be used outside plantation work.

Mango Mahua

sagwan Teak

Jamun Akashmani Guava Neem

Table showing Proposed Plantation Programme during the Plan Period

Year

Location

Target of

Plantation

Area to

be

Covered

(Ha)

Expected

Survival

Rate (%)

1st Within 7.5 m in

Safety Zone Area

210 0.37

45 to 50%

2nd Within 7.5 m in 210 0.37

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Year

Location

Target of

Plantation

Area to

be

Covered

(Ha)

Expected

Survival

Rate (%)

Safety Zone Area

3rd Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

4th Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

5th Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

Place for Plantation

1. At the boundary of the Lease or reclaimed land near by leases.

2. Both side of the nearby road.

3. At the govt. waste land provided by the govt.

4. Avenue plantation in and around the quarry, dump site and crusher

areas are to be raised.

Post plantation care

1. Protection from grazing: Protection from grazing will be done by erecting

suitable boundary in the plantation area.

2. Watering: Watering will be done regularly as per requirement of the

plant species.

3. Manuring: Manuring will be done while plantation work is taken up.

Social Infrastructure

The applicant shall spend a part of the profit for the development of the area

i.e. in the treatment of poor, schools, temples and other social work.

Budget for CSR

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S.No ACTIVITY 1ST YEAR 2ND YEAR 3RD YEAR 4TH YEAR 5TH YEAR

1 Provide drinking

water facility in surrounding

villages and schools by hand pump

50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

2 Health camp and free

medicine

25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

3 Washroom 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000

4 Educational

Support for poor specially

girls

30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000

Total 1,25,000 1,25,000 1,25,000 1,25,000 1,25,000

Drinking Water Management

Water for domestic, dust suppression and plantation is required to be 5.3

KLD. Drinking water will be provided by water tanker. Water for dust

suppression and plantation will be collected from nearby villages & nearby

water reservoir.

Sewerage System

Domestic waste water will be treated into septic tank followed by soak pit.

Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable.

Solid Waste management

Entire waste generated if any will be used in backfilling.

Power Requirement & Supply/Source

The operation will be done only in day time hence there is no power requirement

for the project at site. The electricity is not available at mining lease area. Only

diesel operated equipment will be used.

Environment Management Plan

Budget allocated for EMP

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S no Measures Capital cost

1 i)Pollution Control i) Dust Suppression ii) Parapet wall & ground dump

1,00,000

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Pollution Monitoring i) Air pollution ii) Water pollution

1,20,000

3 Plantation & Green Belt Development

1,60,000

4 CSR activities --

4 Others (Fencing etc) 20,000

Total 4,00,000

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

As no personnel are expected to be migrated due to mining in the lease area

and the adjoining region is also having a good mineral potential, the

rehabilitation of the employees is not going to be a problem. The workers and

other staff can get job in the neighboring areas after the end of life of mine.

R&R not applicable as the proposed land is govt. waste land.

8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

Likely Date of Start of Construction and Likely Date of Completion

No construction activities are proposed. The mining activity will commence

only after receiving environmental clearance and other statutory clearance.

Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms of Economic

Viability of the Project

Estimated project cost is Rs. 25 Lakhs. The lessee has all the mining

equipments required for the scientific mining. The mine will be Eco-Friendly.

Economically the ore is mineable as compared to overburden thickness.

ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

The proposed mine will bring about economic benefits to the state in the form of

Royalty of mineral and to the local people by getting direct and secondary

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employment opportunities. The material is in high demand at the local market

for real estate industry. Stone is commonly used for the construction of walls of

buildings, retaining walls and buildings. Brick and concrete block are the most

common types of stone which is used in industrialized nations and may be

either weight-bearing or a veneer. Concrete blocks, especially those with hollow

cores, offer various possibilities in stone construction. They generally provide

great compressive strength, and are best suited structures with light transverse

loading when the cores remain unfilled. Filling some or all of the cores with

concrete or concrete with steel reinforcement (typically rebar) offers much

greater tensile and lateral strength to structures.

Advantages:

The use of material such as bricks and stones can increase the thermal

mass of a building and can protect the building from fire.

Most types of stone will not require painting and so it can provide a

structure with reduced life-cycle costs.

Stone is non-combustible product.

Stony walls are more resistant to projectiles, such as debris from

hurricanes or tornadoes.

Stony structures built in compression preferably with lime mortar can

have a useful life of more than 500 years as compared to 30 to 100 for

structures of steel or reinforced concrete.

This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the

society/economically backward population in the area. It provides employment

to the people residing in vicinity directly or indirectly. The mine management

will also help nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical

and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self-help groups, etc.

Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and

will prove beneficial to the area.

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ENVIRONMENT

MANAGEMENT PLAN

PROJECT: FATEHPUR STONE DEPOSIT EMP

APPLICANT: M/S Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.

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0. INTRODUCTION

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

The environmental management plan consists of the set of mitigation,

management, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during the

implementation and operation of the project, to eliminate adverse

environmental impacts or reduce them to acceptable levels. Environment

management plan details the quality control measures which are proposed for

this project to achieve the production of near about 2,50,000 TPA of stone.

The present environmental management plan addresses the components of

environment, which are likely to be affected by the different operations in a

mine area.

The aims of EMP are:

• Overall conservation of environment.

• Minimization of waste generation and pollution.

• Proper use of natural resources and water.

• Safety, welfare and good health of the work force and populace.

• Ensure effective operation of all control measures.

• Monitoring of cumulative and long time impacts.

Ensure effective operation of all control measures

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been formulated and

integrated with the mine planning to mitigate the adverse impacts which are

likely to be caused due to the mining operation and for overall scientific

development of local habitat. The EMP has, therefore, been developed

considering its implementation and monitoring of environmental protection

measures during mining operations.

1. AIR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT



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Mitigative measures suggested for air emission control will be based on the

baseline ambient air quality monitoring data. From the point of view of

maintenance of an acceptable ambient air quality in the region, it is desirable

that the air quality needs to be monitored on a regular basis to check it vis-à-

vis the NAAQS prescribed by MoEF & CC and in cases of non-compliance,

appropriate mitigative measures will be adopted. In order to minimize impacts

of mining on air and to maintain it within the prescribed limits of CPCB/

SPCB, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been prepared. This will

help in resolving all environmental and ecological issues likely to cause due to

mining in the area. During the course of mining no toxic substances are

released into the atmosphere as such there seems to be no potential threat to

health of human beings. In the mining activities, the source of gaseous

emissions is engines of vehicles, Operation of mining machinery/ loading

operations, drilling and blasting. The reasons may be quality of fuel, improper

operation of the engine, etc; proper maintenance of engines will improve

combustion process and brings reduction in pollution.

1.1 Control of Gaseous Pollution

In mining activities, the only source of gaseous emissions is from blasting and

the engines of Heavy earth moving machines (HEMM). Blasting of explosive

results in increase of nitrogen oxides, which are dispersed by the wind.

Controlled blasting and optimization of use of explosive energy will help in

reducing the above emissions. The emissions from the diesel engines of the

machinery can be controlled by proper maintenance and monitoring of

machines.

1.2 Control of Dust Pollution

The main pollutant in air is PM10, which is generated due to various mining

activities. Information on air quality studied by line source modeling

techniques predicted that the mining activity will not affect the air quality in a



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significant manner. In mining operations, loading, transportation and

unloading operations may cause deterioration in air quality due to handling

dry materials. There is no other source of air pollution as there is no boiler, DG

Set or furnace. Only source of air pollution is re-suspension dust from the

movement of tripper/dumper/trucks to and from the mining site.

Study on emission sources and quantification of pollutant concentration by

means of dispersion modeling is required to access the environmental impact of

a mine. On the basis of the predicted increments to air pollutant

concentrations, an effective mitigation and environmental plan can be devised

for sensitive areas. As there are no blasting and drilling activities, the impacts

may only be caused by material handling, stockpiles and transportation

activities.

1.2.1 Fugitive Dust- Modeling

Air quality modeling was done using line source model as published by USEPA

“Emission Factor Documentation for AP-42”, in section 13.2.2, for

transportation though unpaved roads. Emission factors to be used in Line

source dispersion equation is adopted from formula as given below:

E=k * (s/12)a * (W/3)b /(M/0.2c) ……………………………………….…………(1)

Where

E = Emission Rate (lb/VMT)

s = Surface material Silt Content (%) = 10%

W=Mean Vehicle Weight (tonnes) = 10 tonnes

M= Surface material moisture content (%) = 2.5%

K, a, b & c are empirical constants with values given as below:



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Constant PM10

k 2.6

a 0.8

b 0.4

c 0.3

Proposed Capacity of mine/annum : 2, 50,000 TPA

No. of working days : 300 days

Proposed Capacity of mine/day : 833 TPD

Trucks/Trippers Capacity : 10 tonnes

No. of tractor trolleys deployed/day : 83.3 trippers/trucks

No. of tractor trolleys deployed/hour : 8 trippers/trucks

Thus for vehicles of 10 tonners, the Emission Rate using equation (1) is:

E = 1.06873 lb/VMT

E = 0.000670 g/s/m

Concentration of the fugitive dust was calculated using the formula given in

“Workbook of Dispersion Modeling” by Turner. The Concentration of the

fugitive Dust is given below:

C = (2/π) 1/2 (E / σz υ) Exp- [(h2) / (2 σz2)] x 106 ------------------- (2)

Where

C = Hourly Concentration in microgram/ m3

E = Emission Rate = 0.000670 g/s/m

υ = Wind Speed = 4.1 m/s



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h = 0 m

Modeling was done for an infinite line source assuming unpaved road. For

conservative calculation wind was assumed to blow at a velocity of 4.1 m/s

perpendicular to the road. The results for 24 hourly concentration values are

given in the Fig 4.1:

It is observed that the ground level concentration (GLC) decreases from 10.78

µg/m3 at 25 m from the centre line of the road to 1.02 µg/m3 at 500 m from

the centre line of the road. These values have been predicted for a dry unpaved

road. In controlled way by water sprinkling ground level concentration (GLC)

decreases from 2.80 µg/m3 at 25 m from the centre line of the road to 0.26

µg/m3 at 500 m from the centre line of the road.

However to reduce the impact of dust pollution the following steps have been

taken during various mining activities.



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1.3 During drilling operations

I. Sharp drill bits will be used for drilling and regrinding is done periodically to

reduce generation of dust.

II. The drill machines will be kept leakage free and equipped with wet drilling

arrangements.

III. Drill operator and his helper will be equipped with personal protective

equipment (ear plugs/ear muffs).

1.4 During blasting operation

All essential steps will be taken to prevent any person entering in the mine site

during blasting operations. The drill holes will be charged by certified blaster

and in supervision of Mining Engineer/ Mines Manager. The holes will be

blasted by certified blaster. Before blasting the warning siren will be blown and

men and machinery will be taken out from the safety zone. During blasting all

the statutory requirements as per MMR- 1961 will be strictly followed.

I. The use of ‘water ampoules’ will be done to arrest dust.

II. Blasting will be done in controlled manner with the use of latest technology

like use of millisecond delay detonators, cord relay to control and prevent the

dust to get air borne and to limit the fly rocks within 50–60 m.

III. Over charging of blast holes will be avoided.

IV. Rock Breakers will be used to avoid secondary blasting.

V. With the good blasting system, dozing of broken rocks will be less and hence

dust due to dozing will be less.

VI. Competent persons carry out blasting and all the precautions lay under

MMR, 1961 Act are followed. Time to time scientific studies regarding ground

vibration, noise level, flying rocks and other blasting hazards will be conducted

through experts of the subjects.

1.5 During loading operation



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I) Latest loading equipment like hydraulic excavators will be used with

dumpers. This reduces the number of buckets to fill from height and thus have

comparatively less dust generation. The propagation of this dust is confined to

loading point only and does not affect any person both the

Operators of excavator and dumpers who will sit in closed chamber and will be

equipped with dust mask.

II) Skilled operators will operate excavators.

III) Avoid overloading of dumpers and consequent spillage on the roads.

IV) The operator’s cabin in the drills, dumpers will be provided with dust free

enclosure and persons working at high dust prone areas will be provided with

dust mask.

1.6 During Transport operation

Transportation

Traffic analysis is carried out by understanding the existing carrying capacity

of the connecting main roads in the area. Then depending on the capacity of

the mine, the number of trippers that will be added to the present scenario will

be compared to the carrying capacity.

During Mine operation

Proposed Capacity of mine/annum : 2, 50,000 TPA

No. of working days : 300 days

Proposed Capacity of mine/day : 833 TPD

Trucks/Trippers Capacity : 10 tonnes

No. of tractor trolleys deployed/day : 83.3 trippers/trucks

Existing and Modified Traffic Scenario & LOS

Road V C Existing V/C

Ratio LOS

Existing near SH-80

intersection 450 15,000 0.03 A



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Modified near NH-75

intersection 533.3 15,000 0.035 A

Source: IRC 64-1990

V= Volume of Vehicles in PCU’s/day & C= Capacity of Highway in

PCU’s/ day

V/C LOS Performance

0.0 - 0.2 A Excellent

0.2 - 0.4 B Very Good

0.4 - 0.6 C Good / Average / Fair

0.6 - 0.8 D Poor

0.8 - 1.0 E Very Poor

Reference: ENVIS Technical Report, IISc, Bangalore

Results

From the above analysis it can be seen that the V/C ratio is likely to change to

0.03 & 0.035 with LOS being “A” which is ‘excellent, as per classification. So

the additional load on the carrying capacity of the concerned roads is not likely

to have any adverse affect.

Mitigation measures:

I) All the haulage roads including the main ramp be kept wide, leveled,

compacted and properly Maintained and watered regularly during the shift

operation to prevent generation of dust due to Movement of dumpers, and

other vehicles.

II) Mineral carrying trucks will be effectively covered by Tarpaulin to avoid

escape of fines to Atmosphere.

III) Regular Compaction and grading of haul roads to clear accumulation of

loose material.

IV) Air quality will be regularly monitored both in the core zone and the buffer

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V) Plantation work carried out:

In order to reduce air pollution in the surroundings, green belt will be

developed around mines office, mine approach road. The plantation will be

done around the lease boundary.

1.7 Monitoring of air pollution

Periodic air quality survey will be carried out to monitor the changes

consequent upon mining activities as per the norms of Jharkhand State

Pollution Control Board.

2. WATER ENVIRONMENT

Topographically, the area represents small hillock trending is SE-NW ranging

from 725m to 701 m above from MSL. The highest elevation of RL 725m above

MSL was observed in the top of the hill, whereas the lowest elevation

encountered is of RL 701 m above MSL, which was observed in the base part of

the hill. During the field study of the area, the surrounding wells and tube

wells of the area are also studied and it was observed that the ground water

body is found at about 20m below the base i.e. at about 681mRL. Since, the

proposed working of stone deposit during this plan period has been planned up

to depth of 683mRL, so there is no chance of intervene the water body.

2.1 Rain Water:

The applied area is located in the Pakur district of Jharkhand State and the

area in general, receives appreciable amount of rainfall, which is in the range of

1000 mm to 2100mm per year. Most of the precipitation goes on surface run

off and finally discharges into the subarnarekha River which controls the

overall drainage system /pattern of the area, are not going to be

changed/redirected due to the proposed mining activities. Since the proposed



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pits will be above the surface level, there will be no accumulation of water even

during heavy rain.

2.2 Ground Water:

During the rainy season, some of the rainwater goes below the sub-surface in

the applied area. The rainwater, which goes into the sub surface in the flat

land, finds its way through cracks, joints and fissures and finally reaches to

valley or plain land. During the field study of the area, the surrounding wells

and tube wells of the area are also studied and it was observed that the ground

water body is found at about 20m below the base i.e. at about 681mRL.

Mining of stone does not have any significant impact on the water quality, as

the neither mining nor intercept with the ground water level neither there is

any surface water body near the site. The contractor will adhere to all

guidelines and rules for proper and scientific method of mining during the

period of excavating the stone.

2.3 Impact on Water Quality:

Surface and ground water is not affected due to mining activity of this mine.

There is no perennial source within the leasehold. There is no cause of

contamination of water, as no industrial effluent is discharged and there is also

no quarry discharge water from mine. The proposed working RL of the quarry

by the end of this plan period will be at much higher level from the water table,

as such, there will be no impact on ground water body due to this mining.

2.4 Measures for minimizing adverse effects on water regime:

As stated earlier, surface water and ground water sources are not affected due

to this project. Since mining will be restricted in the top region and slopes away

from the nala, there is very little chance of polluting water. Water quality of

surface as well as ground water is not affected due to mining activities. There

will be no quarry discharge water from the proposed pit. But during rainy

season, there may be a chance of surface water pollution due to contamination



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of suspended and dissolved solids those are mostly expected from the outer

slopes during monsoon. Construction of channel to guide the rain water from

higher to lower contour will serve the purpose.

2.5 Mitigation measures

Surface Water Management

I. As such no surface water body exists within the lease area; no adverse

impacts are envisaged on the same.

II. Proper mitigative measures will be taken up to control the pollutants within

prescribed standards and limiting the emissions to site only.

III. Garland drains will be provided to prevent the entry of rainwater into the

mining pit.

Ground Water Management

I. Mining will not intersect the ground water table of the area. So it will not

disturb water environment.

II. Natural pits will be used for rainwater conservation and harvesting.

III. Rain water harvesting practices shall be done which will lead to ground

water recharge.

IV. At the end of the life of mine artificial water reservoir has been proposed in

mining plan

Waste Water Management

No waste water is generated from the mining activity of minor minerals as the

project only involves lifting/excavation of Stone and transportation directly to

the consumers.

Water Conservation



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The project do not consume any process water except for drinking, dust

suppression and plantation. Plantation is proposed, which will increase the

water holding capacity and help in recharging of ground water. Artificial

rainwater harvesting is proposed for the present project

An ambient water quality monitoring network will be designed for assessment

of the baseline status of ambient water quality. The parameters to be

monitored are given as below:

(1) PH—

(2) E.C. ---

(3) Ca- Concentration

(4) Mg-Concentration

(5) Na- Concentration

(6) K- Concentration

(7) HCO3—Concentration of bi-carbonate

(8) Cl- Concentration of Chloride

(9) Total hardness as CaCo3

3. NOISE ENVIRONMENT

3.1 Impact on environment

Noise generated at the mine is due to Mechanized mining operations, trippers

transportation activities, drilling and blasting (if required). The noise generated

by the mining activity dissipates within the mine. There is no major impact of

the mining activity on the nearby villages. However, pronounced effect of above

noise levels will be felt only near the active working area if blasting will be done.

Noise at lower levels (sound pressure) is quite acceptable and does not have any

bad effect on human beings, but when it is abnormally high- it incurs some

maleficent effects.

In this case the impact of noise on the nearby settlements is negligible. Since

there is no involvement of major machinery, the impact of noise levels will be

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3.2 Noise and Vibration Environment Management

There is drilling and blasting for mineral extraction. Noise pollution due to

drilling, blasting & transportation will cause some problem to the inhabitants

of this area because there is human settlement in close proximity to the link

roads in lease area. Effective steps will be taken to keep the noise level well

below the DGMS prescribed limit of 85 dBA.

3.3 Noise Abatement and Control

I. All the machineries including transport vehicles will be properly maintained

to minimize generation of noise.

II. Silencers in the machineries will be provided to reduce generation of noise.

III. Drilling with sharp edges bits will minimize generation of noise.

IV. Control blasting will be done with proper charge of explosive to minimize

noise during blasting.

V. Attenuation between source and receive points will be incased.

VI. Dense plantation in mining area will also reduce propagation of noise

outside the core zone.

VII. Optimal blast hole geometry charge will be reused.

VIII. Rock breakers will be used instead of secondary blasting.

IX. Blasting will be avoided under unfavorable atmospheric conditions

X. Periodical monitoring of noise will be done to adopt corrective actions

wherever needed.

XI. Plantation will be taken up along the approach roads. The plantation

minimizes propagation of noise and also arrests dust.

3.4 Vibration Abatement

The blasting operations in the proposed mine will be carried out by deep hole

drilling and blasting using delay detonators, which reduce the ground

vibrations. Further, the ground vibrations will be controlled by using shock



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tubes with nonelectric delay detonators. The measures that are generally

followed and currently proposed for abatement of ground vibration, air blast

and fly rocks are detailed below:

I. Blasting will be performed strictly as per the guidelines specified under

MMR,1961;

II. Proper design of blast with correct spacing, burden and optimum

charge/delay;

III. Supervision of drilling and blasting operations to ensure blast design

geometry as per planning;

IV. Sub-drilling will be kept adequate to eliminate toe formation;

V Blasting operations will be carried out only during day time as per DGMS

guidelines;

VI. Proper warning signals will be used;

VII. Adequate safe distance from habitation as per standards from centre of

blasting will be maintained;

VIII. Drilling parameters like burden, depth, diameter and spacing will be

properly designed to ensure proper blast;

IX. Effective stemming of the explosives will be done in the drill holes

3.5 Mitigation measures

The impact on ambient noise levels will only be due to transportation and

excavation of material and following mitigation measures will be taken for the

same.

i. On-site

a) Well maintained vehicle will be used which will be a check on noise level.

b) Plantation of trees along the barrier zone of 7.5m wide will be done to

dampen the noise.

c) Blasting only if required will be done by licensed vendors.



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d) All the miners will be provided with Personal Protective Equipments such as

ear-muffs etc.

ii. Off-site

The off-site receptors are not significantly affected as noise generated by such

small mining activities are insignificant but some disturbances due to vehicle

movement may not be avoidable. However the following measures have been

envisaged:

a) The vehicles will be maintained in good running condition so that noise will

be reduced to minimum possible level.

b) Awareness will be imparted prior to mining operations that smoke silencers

remain in a good conditions not to generate noise.

c) In addition, drivers will be instructed to make minimum use of horns at the

village area.

d) To the extent feasible, route heavy truck supporting mining activities away

from residences and other sensitive receptors.

4. SOLID WASTE AND TOP SOIL MANAGEMENT

4.1 Nature of waste:

The waste will be of quartzite and other rocks as intrusive and as inter burden

and side burden. The waste is siliceous in nature thus not toxic. During the

period of the mining plan the waste generation will be around 88311 cum. The

waste generated will be used for backfilling purpose. The generation of waste

will be not so high and the area will get degraded by waste dumping activities.

To increase the aesthetic value of the area it is proposed to backfill waste time

to time,

4.2 Waste Management

Top Soil Management

The top soil occurs in the form of patches with thickness of 0.10 m to 0.20 m.

will be first removed by dozer and it will be transported to a separate top soil

stack yard at the statutory barrier of 7.5 m. of the lease area. As per the year



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wise development plan, all the top soil that have been extracted from the mine

area in first year, will be used in plantation in the second year onwards. And

all the top soil that has been extracted during the second year will be stacked

in the same stack yard and will be used for plantation in the third year

4.3 Land Reclamation

At the conceptual stage, out of the total mining lease area (i.e. 13.88 ha), out of

total mined-out area 2.80 ha area shall be reclaimed by backfilling and 7.70 ha

area shall be left as water reservoir.

Type of Land Use Existing land use After Plan Period After Life of mine

Mining 1.93 6.74 --

Overburden dump 0.29 0.96 0.0

Mineral Storage 0.00 0.02 0.0

Infrastructure 0.00 0.03 0.0

Approach Road 0.25 0.79 0.98

Green Belt

Development

- 1.85 2.70

Back Fill Area - 2.80

Water Reservoire - 7.70

Total 2.47 10.93 13.88

5. BIOLOGICAL STUDY:

The core zone comprises of barren stony waste land, where mining operation is

proposed. The trees on the mining site are naturally occurring but are very few

in number. Most among them are weeds. No ecologically sensitive plant species

has been reported from this area. The faunal variety is rather poor. Mammalian

fauna is almost restricted to domestic species like cattle, dogs, cats etc. Bird



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species also do not exhibit much diversity. Local birds are noticed crossing over

the banks in search of food. No fixed pattern in migratory behavior is noticed.

5.1 Flora

A. In Buffer Zone of ML Area

FLORA

S.No. Botanical Name Family Common Name

Trees

1. Lagerstroemia parviflora Lythraceae Jarul

2. Acacia catechu Fabaceae Khair

3. Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Babool

4. Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae Vilayati Babool

5. Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae Shisham

Shrubs & Climbers

6. Blepharis repens Acanthaceae Napper

7. Crotalaria sp Fabaceae Bansi

8. Zizyphus numularia Rhamnaceae Ber

Herbs & Grasses

9. Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Asthma Weed

10. Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae Crowfoot Grass

11. Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Doob

12. Alysicarpus monilifer Fabaceae Amera

Weeds

13. Cenchrus cilitaris Poaceae Buffel grass

14. Heteropogon contortus Poaceae Tusk grass

15. Parthenium hysterosporus Asteraceae Santa Maria

B. In core Zone of ML Area

The core zone of proposed mining project comprises barren stony. Most of

the areas nearby the project site are waste land. No major trees were

recorded from the mining lease area except some grasses after monsoon

along with some others vegetation which are listed in Table.

FLORA

S.No. Botanical Name Family Common Name



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Trees

1 Acacia catechu Fabaceae Khair

2 Acacia nilotica Fabaceae Babool

Shrubs & Climbers

3 Blepharis repens Acanthaceae Napper

4 Zizyphus numularia Rhamnaceae Ber

5 Carissa opaca Apocynaceae Karounda

Herbs & Grasses

6 Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Asthma Weed

7 Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae Crowfoot Grass

8 Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Doob

9 Digitaria ciliaris Poaceae Crab Grass

Weeds

10 Heteropogon contortus Poaceae Tusk grass

1. Parthenium hysterosporus Asteraceae Santa Maria

5.2 Fauna

A. In Buffer Zone of ML Area

FAUNA

S.No. Zoological Name Common Name

Mammals

1. Rattus rattus Rat

2. Macaca mulatta Monkey

3. Canis aureus Jackal

4. Capra aegagrus hircus Goat

5. Canis lupus familiaris Dog

6. Felis Catus Cat

7. Bos Taurus Cow

8. Bubalus arnee Buffalo

Birds

9. Anas crecca Common teal

10. Halcyon smyrnensis White throated kingfisher

11. Corvus splendens House crow

12. Passer domesticus House sparrow

Reptiles

13. Calotes versicolor Garden lizard



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Amphibians

14. Bufo melanostictus common Indian tod

15. Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis Indian skipper frog

16. Hoplobatrachus

tigerinus Indian bull frog

B. In core Zone of ML Area

FAUNA

S.No. Zoological Name Common Name

Mammals

1. Funambulus palmarum Indian palm squirrel

2. Apodemus sylvaticus field mouse

3. Rattus rattus Rat

4. Canis aureus Jackal

Birds

5. Anas crecca Common teal

6. Passer domesticus House sparrow

Reptiles

7. Calotes versicolor Garden lizard

8. Ptyas mucosus Rat snakes

Management Scheme/Plan (point wise) of flora and fauna of the buffer

zone & core zone of the mine area.

There is no species of schedule I & II is found in buffer zone for which

Management/Conservation plan is required.

6. GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT

The proposed green belt in the lease area is to be developed taking into

consideration the availability of area as the efficiency of green belt in pollution

control mainly depends on tree species, its width, distance from pollution

sources, side of the habitat from working place and tree height. The proposed

green belt has been designed to control PM10, gaseous pollutants, noise,



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surface run off and soil erosion etc. While considering the above aspects due

care will be taken for selecting the suitable characteristics plant species such

as fast growing, locally suitable plant species, resistant to specific pollutant

and those which would maintain the regional ecological balance, soil and

hydrological conditions.

Greenbelt development programme will be designed within the natural

constraints of the site and in particular species selection reflects flora known to

be resistant to the local conditions. A Greenbelt development is necessary for:

1. Landscaping and providing shelter

2. Improvement in site conditions

3. Surface air purification by providing oxygen and letting SPM to settle on the

leaves.

4. To attenuate noise generated by movement of vehicles and other machinery.

Lessee will provide the plantation all along the pit boundary, mine office and all

along the roads.

6.1 Plantation Program

Under the afforestation plan, plantation in nearby villages and connecting

roads will be undertaken. The implementation for development of greenbelt will

be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature

but will also act as a pollution sink. The species to be grown in the areas

should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that a permanent greenbelt

is created. Plantation in the barrier zone and roads is necessary as these areas

will contain fine particulates resulting from mining operation and vehicle

movement Plantation will also be carried out as social forestry programme in

village, school and the areas allocated by the Panchayat/State authorities.

Native plants like Neem, Peepal, Mango and other local species will be planted.

A suitable combination of trees that can grow fast and also have good leaf cover



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shall be adopted to develop the greenbelt. It is proposed to plant 10575 number

of native species along with some fruit bearing and medicinal trees during the

plan period.

Plantation Details along with financial allocation has been given in below table.

Year

Location

Target of

Plantation

Area to

be

Covered

(Ha)

Expected

Survival

Rate (%)

1st Within 7.5 m in

Safety Zone Area

210 0.37

45 to 50%

2nd Within 7.5 m in Safety Zone Area

210 0.37

3rd Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

4th Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

5th Within 7.5 m

Safety Zone Area

in 210 0.37

SPECIES FOR PLANTATION

S.No Plant Name Species

1 Neem Azadirachta indica

2 Jamun Syzygium cumini

3 Sisam Dalbergia Sissoo

4 Peepal Ficus religiosa

5 Amaltas Cassia fistula

6 Kadam Neolamarckia cadamba

7 Karanj Millettia pinnata

8 Gulmohar Delonix regia

The following characteristics will be taken into consideration while selecting

plant species for green belt development and tree plantation.



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I. They will be local indigenous and drought resistant species.

II. They will be fast growing and tall trees.

III. They will be perennial and evergreen.

IV. They will should have thick canopy cover.

V. The planting will be around the site to prevent lateral pollution dispersion.

VI. The trees will maintain regional ecological balance and conform to soil and

hydrological conditions. Indigenous species will be preferred.

VII. Species will be planted as per CPCB guidelines and native species will be

selected.

6.2 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT

i. Trees growing up to 5 m or more in height will be planted all around the mine

boundary.

ii. Plantation of trees will be done along road side and lease boundary.

iii. Trees will be planted along roadsides, to arrest auto-exhaust and noise

pollution, and in such a way that there is no direct line of sight to the

installation when viewed from a point outside the foliage perimeter.

iv. Since tree trunks are normally devoid of foliage (upto 3 m), it will be

appropriate to have shrubbery in form of such trees to give coverage to trunk

portion of these trees.

v. Fast growing trees with thick perennial foliage will be grown, as it will take

many years for trees to grow to their full height.

In order to facilitate the proper growth of vegetation, limited measures involving

preparation of seedbed with suitable amount of fertilizers and treatment with

mulches will be taken. The topsoil will be used for green belt development &

revegetation. Vegetation covers in and around the mine workings generally

helps in:

Stabilizing erodible slopes to minimize pollution

Control of dust.

Enhancement of aesthetic value.



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Reducing noise.

For revegetation, the plants and saplings suitable for the existing soils and site

conditions may be considered. Fast growing local plant species will be planted,

which can adapt to the local climate.

This has to be done in consultation with local forest department.

7. MONITORING SCHEDULE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION

Sl. No. Attributes Parameters Frequency

1 Ambient Air

Quality PM2.5, SO2 , NO2

24 hourly samples twice a

week for three months at 6

locations

2 Meteorology

Wind speed, Wind

direction,

Temperature, Relative

humidity and Rainfall

Non-instrumental

observation Cloud

cover, visibility and

dust storms etc will be

recorded.

Near proposed project site

continuous for one season

with hourly recording and

secondary data also collected

from the nearest IMD station.

3 Water

quality

Physical, Chemical

and Bacteriological

parameters at 2

ground water and 2

surface water

locations.

Grab samples will be collected

once during study period.

4 Soil quality

Soil samples will be

collected at 8

locations.

Grab samples will be collected

once during study period.

5 Ecology

Existing terrestrial

and aquatic flora and

fauna in 10-Km

radius.

Through field studies once

during study period.

Secondary data will also be

collected.

6 Noise levels Noise levels in dB (A)

at 10 locations will be

Noise levels in and around the

project area will be monitored



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Sl. No. Attributes Parameters Frequency

monitored. every hour for 24 hours at

each location once during

study period.

7 Land use

Trend of land use

change for different

categories

Based on data collected from

secondary sources like census

abstracts of census of India

2001 and satellite imagery.

8 Geology Geological history Data will be collected from

secondary sources

9 Hydrogeolo

gy

Drainage area and

pattern, nature of

streams, aquifer

characteristics,

recharge and

discharge areas

Hydro-geological data based

on primary and secondary

sources

10

Socio-

Economic

aspects

Socio-economic

characteristics: i.e.

demographic

structures, population

dynamics,

infrastructure

resources, health

status, economic

resources.

The data on demographic

profile in the study area will be

collected from primary and

secondary sources like census

abstracts of census of India

2001

8. COST OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION

A yearly cost of implementation of mitigation measures envisaged as mentioned

below for the project works out to be:

S no Measures Capital cost

1 i)Pollution Control i) Dust Suppression

ii) Parapet wall & ground dump

1,00,000

2

Pollution Monitoring i) Air pollution ii) Water pollution

1,20,000

3 Plantation & Green Belt Development

1,60,000

4 CSR activities --



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4 Others (Fencing etc) 20,000

Total 4,00,000

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