District Survey Report of Minor Minerals Hazaribag District
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District Survey Report Prepared in accordance with Para 7 (iii) of S.O.141 (E) Dated 15th January 2016 of of Minor Minerals Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification. Hazaribag District Government of Jharkhand Prepared by DEIAA, Hazaribag GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand 1 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand CONTENT Ch.No. Description Page No Preamble 4 1 Introduction 6-8 1.1 Location and Geographical Area 6 1.2 Administrative Units 6 1.3 Connectivity 6 2 Overview of mining activity in the district 9-10 3 List of Mining lease in the district 11-23 3.1 List of operative stone mines in the district 11 3.2 List of non-operative stone mines in the district 14 3.3 List of Brick Kilns in the district 19 3.4 Polential Area of the District 27 4 Detail of Royalty or Revenue received in last 3 years 31 5 Detail of production of minor mineral in last 3 years 33 6 General profile of the District 34-44 6.1 River System 34 6.2 Climate 37 6.3 Geomorphology 38 6.4 Soil 39 6.5 Irrigation 40 6.6 Physiography 40 6.7 Demography 41 6.8 Forest (Flora & Fauna) 42 7 Land Utilization Pattern of the District 43 2 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand 8 Ground Water Scenario 45-52 8.1 Hydrogeology 45 8.2 Depth to water level 47 8.3 Ground Water Resources 50 8.4 Ground water quality 50 8.5 Stage of ground water development 52 9 Ground water managemet strategy 53 9.1 Ground water development 53 9.2 Ground water management strategy 53 9.3 Water conservation & artificial recharge 53 9.4 Area notified by CGWB 53 9.5 Recommendation 53 10 Rainfall: Month Wise 54 11 Geology & Mineral wealth of the area 55-60 12 Brief Disaster Risk Profile 61-62 12.1 Vulnerability of the state 61 12.2 Mine Disaster 62 13 Overview Of Impact Of Mining On Environment 63 Conclusion & References 68 3 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand PREAMBLE Prior to the formation of Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2004, the mining operation for minor mineral were carried out in unscientific manner in. Identifying this fact in exercise of power, Conferred by Section 15 by Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the industry Mines & Geology Department, Govt. of Jharkhand framed the aforementioned rule, and it has been amended with period of times in the year 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2017. Keeping in view of experience gained in period of one decade, the MOEF&CC came out with Environmental Impact Assessment Notification S.O.-1533(E) dated 14th Sept.2006. It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Scheduled -1 of notification. Further, pursuance of the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court Petition (C) No. 19628-19629 of 2009, dated 27th Feb.2012 In the matter of Deepak Kumar etc., Vs State of Haryana and others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for Mining of Minor Minerals irrespective of the area of Mining Lease. And also in view of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, order dated the 13th Jan.2015 the matter regarding Sand, Brick earth, & burrowed earth cutting for Road Construction has to take prior E.C. For Mining Lease irrespective of the fact that whether the area involved is more or less than 5 hectares. They also suggested to make a policy on E.C for sand including other minor minerals mining lease in cluster. In pursuance MOEF&CC Notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15th Jan.2016,District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) has been formed for Category –B2 Minor Minerals having area less than or equal to 5 ha. MOEF&CC in consultation with State Government has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand & other Minor minerals mining detailing the provisions on Environmental Clearance for cluster. Creation of District Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & proper monitoring of Minor Minerals Mining using Information Technology to track the mineral out material from source to destination. DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of Mining of Minor Mineral to DEIAA on basis of District Survey report. This will model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical setup, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, Journal and websites. The District Survey report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. District Survey Reports are to be reviewedonce in every five years as per statue, however this is an interim report, which will be updated at regular intervals. In line with above guideline Chief Secretary of Government of Jharkhand issued a letter to all Deputy Commissioner’s Vide letter No. -1874/Cs dated 01-08-2017 & Notification No. Khani(vivid) -67/2017/1905 dated 16-08-2017 by Secretary Government Department of 4 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand Industries, Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand, to prepare a District Survey Report as per guideline of sustainable Sand Mining guidelines with the assistance of Irrigation department (Minor), Forest department , Mining & Geology Departments. The Main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report is to ensure the following:- 1. Identification of Mineral Resources in the district. 2. Identification of areas of minor minerals having the potential where mining can be allowed and 3. Identification of area and proximity to infrastructure and installations where mining should be prohibited. 5 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand 1. INTRODUCTION HAZARIBAG AT A GLANCE:- 1.1 Location and Geographical Area The district of Hazaribag is situated in the central part of North Chotanagpur Division. The boundary of this district consists of districts of Gaya and Koderma in the north, Giridih and Bokaro in the east, Ranchi and Ramgarh in the south and Chatra in the west. The districts of Ramgarh, Koderma, Chatra and Giridih have been bifurcated from this district. The district is situated between 2402’ 26” North and 24056’ 49”North latitude and 85018’ 24”East and 85° 25' 25" East longitude, having an area of 4,313 km2. The district falls in Survey of India topo sheets nos.72H/4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16 and 73E/1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15. 1.2 Administrative Units:- The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribag. It consists of two Sub-Divisions – Hazaribag Sadar and Barhi. There are sixteen blocks in the district, out of which, Hazaribag, Katkamsandi, Bishnugarh, Barkagaon, Keredari, Ichak, Churchu, Daru, Tati Jhariya, Katkamdag and Dadifall under Hazaribag sub-division andPadma, Barhi, Chauparan, Barkatha and Chalkushafall under Barhi sub-division.There are 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Mandu and Hazaribagh. All of these are part of Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency. 1.3Connectivity facilities in Hazaribag District:- Map showing the major roads and railway network of Hazaribag 6 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand Major highways, such as NH2, NH33, NH100 pass through the district, which provides a dependable mode of communication to get connected with other important cities of the state. The district is directly connected with Barkakana, Koderma through railway connectivity. The nearest airport is Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, (91 km). Since, several highways pass through Hazaribag, thus regular bus service connect it to other important cities, such as Dhanbad, Bokaro, Gaya, Patna, Daltonganj, Kolkata etc. Map (1) Showing Jharkhand State in India Map (2) Jharkhand State Map 7 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand Representative Map of Hazaribag District (Source: Geological Survey of India) 8 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District Coal is the major mineral found in this district. This significant coal deposit reserves of this district include Charhi, Kuju, and Barkagaon of North Karanpura Coalfield. The coal mines are the main source of livelihood for the residents of this district. Apart from this, there are 22 operational and 29 non-operational stone mines as per departmental record. The district is rich in Biotite granite gneiss. Presence of Quartz/pegmatite vein is observed in some part of Barkatha and Chalkusa block. Quartzite deposite zone can be observed in the southern part of Barhi and Barkatha block, though Chauparan and Barkagaon is also having quartzite deposit. As per the “Brief Industrial Profile of Hazaribag District”, carried out by MSME Development Institute, Ranchi, the district has approximately 115 Mineral based industries, which involve around8619.25 Lakhs of investment and provide employment to around 3000 workers. Picture showing mining of Coal in Hazaribag District 9 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand Resource Map of Hazaribag District (Source: Geological Survey of India) 3. List of Mining Lease in the District 10 District Survey Report of Hazaribag, Jharkhand 3.1List of StoneMines in operation in the district – Sl. Name & Address of the Lease Mouza Plot No. Khata Area Coordinates No Lessee Period No. (Acre) Latitude, Longitude . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 Circle – Tati Jharia 1 110] 29] 5-87 M/s Ganapati Stone 10 Muruma 1160 to N - 24000'51.6" N - 1170] 1172 125] 78] 0 Industries Years tu 24 00'59.0" 1176] 108] 86] 0 Kayleswar Prasad Mehta From to 21] 62] E - 85 38'31.2" E - 20-05- 1179 0 to 61] 50] 85 38'39.3" S/o Sri Kamal Ram 2016 1187] 1191 08] 122] (2) Sri Mukesh Kumar a 1193 S/o Sri Mahendra Prasad & to 111] 34] 1196 30] 43] Mehta 106 & (3) Sri Arvind Kumar 90 S/o Sri Bateswar Mehta Vil.