BUILDING STONE QUARRY PROJECT AT KILLANNUR, DISTRICT-,

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Stone Quarry Mine is situated at Village- Killannur, Tehsil & District-Thrissur, and State- Kerala over an area of 2.2038 ha. Mine lease has been proposed in favor of M/s. Kunnath Granites (Quarry permit has attached as Annexure-I). The proposed rate of production is 25,000 MTA. The lease area comprises of private land.

This mining project falls under Category “B2” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

Project name Building stone quarry project at Killannur, Tehsil & District- Thrissur, Kerala Location of mine Survey No. 1416/3, 1417/5, 1419/2 Village-Killannur, P.O.- Mulamkunnathu kavu Taluka & District- Thrissur, Kerala-680581 Latitude 10°34’44.95” to 10°’34’54.63” N Longitude 76°14’2.68” to 76°14’11.89” E Land use Private & Own Land-2.2038 ha Road/village tracks- 0.09

Minerals of mine Stone Mine Proposed annual production of 25,000 MTA mine Life of mine 10 years Method of mining Semi-Mechanized Opencast Mining Method Water demand 11 KLD

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BUILDING STONE QUARRY PROJECT AT KILLANNUR, DISTRICT-THRISSUR, KERALA

Sources of water Tanker supply Man power 15 Nearest railway station 11 km, S Nearest state highway Thrissur-Shornur State Highway, 4 /national highway km, W Nearest air port International Airport, 70 Km, S Seismic zone Zone-III as per IS 1893:2002

PROPOSED PLANNING

Mining is proposed to be carried out by semi-mechanized method of opencast mining. Drilling and blasting is involved. Excavation of mineral will basically involve removal of overburden by scraper plough tractor attachment. Proposed mining shall be carried out for a target production of the 75,000 MT in 3 years. The excavated pits at the conceptual stage shall be backfilled with the overburden generated during overburden removal.

Mining method: Open Cast SemiMechanized Mining Method

Production: Stone- 25,000 TPA

Total Project Cost: Rs. 1,32,65,000/-

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