EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GURADIA DEDA LATERITE MINE 10.28 HECTARES [PLOT NO. 8 (SURVEY NO. 635)] NEAR VILLAGE GURADIA DEDA, TEHSIL & DISTRICT MANDSAUR (M.P.). LESSEE: SHRI SHAKIL AHMED KHAN, S/O SHRI ABDUL AZIZ KHAN, R/O MITHA RAMJI KA KHERA, POST OFFICE COLONY, PRATAP NAGAR, CHITTORGARH (RAJASTHAN) PREPARED BY: APEX MINTECH CONSULTANTS 21,RAVINDRA NAGAR, UDAIPUR – 313 001 (RAJASTHAN). PHONE (0294) 2490760 (O) ******** **** * 1. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICANT: A prospecting licence for mineral Laterite near village Guradia Deda, Tehsil & Distt. Mandsaur over an area of 10.28 Hect. in Survey No. 635 was granted to Shri Shakil Ahmed Khan S/o Shri Abdul Aziz Khan R/o Mitha Ram Ji Ka Kheda, near Post Office Colony, Pratapnagar, Chittorgarh (Raj.) by Ministry of Mineral Resource Deptt., Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal vide letter No.F- 2/2/43/06/12/1 dated 30.3.2007 for a period of 2 years, effective from date of execution i.e. 3.5.2007 (copy of P.L. agreement attached) Annexure No.1. 2. There exists no mining lease of prospecting licensee in the name of applicant any where in the State of Madhya Pradesh or in the country. 3. The area does not exceed the limit stipulated in the act. 4. As the area was granted under prospecting licence, therefore, only prospecting has been carried out by the applicant. 5. Prospecting carried out in the area, indicated enough evidence of mineralisation in the area. Prospecting report was submitted to Madhya Pradesh Govt. and Ministry of Mineral Resource Deptt., Govt. of Madhya Pradesh vide letter No. 3-57/2008/12/1, dated 3.10.2008 gave consent to grant mining lease to the applicant. Mining lease was executed & registered only after approval of mining plan. 2. LOCATION OF THE MINE: The mining lease is located near village Guradia Deda, Tehsil & Distict Mandsaur in the State of madhya Pradesh. Mine is situated Mandsaur-Neemuch tar road. The shortest distance from the District Headquarter Mandsaur is 8 km. 3. PHYSIOGRAPHY: The concerned area is in irregular in shape & bounded between Latitude 24°07’37” to 24°07’49”& Longitude 75°02’27” to 75°02’36” in G.T. Sheet No. 45 P/4.The entire lease area has been surveyed with the help of theodolite and prismatic compass. A surface feature plan on a scale of 1:1000 showing physiographic features such as drainage pattern, pits, natural water courses alongwith contour intervals of 0.5 metres has been prepared. The area is well represented by plain & moderate hills. Some part of the area is covered with alluvium, and is devoid of vegetation. The relief variation is 5 mts. from ground level. The highest contour top 492 mRL lies in Northern (( 2 )) side of the area & lowest is 486.5 mRL and lies in the Southern side of the area). The area is marked by alluvium & laterite. Rain water follows the natural slope as we move down from higher elevation to low lying area. There is no public road passing through the area. No public building exists and, no protected & reserve forest exist in the area. The region is characterized by sub-humid climate condition with an average annual rainfall of about 600 mm. 4. MINEABLE RESERVE & LIFE OF THE MINE: Category of Reserves Laterite in M.T. Proved 514000.000 Probable 154200.000 Total 668200.000 5. LIFE OF MINE: Projected production of Laterite is 60750 M.T. Therefore the mine life on the basis of the above estimated reserves comes to be 31 years. 6. MINING: Guradia Deda Laterite applied mining lease is to be developed by an opencast mine method by making benches of 3 m. width & 3 m. height. It is evident that the mineral in this area is near the surface and therefore opencast mining is the obvious and cost effective method of choice. The method of working will be open cast by deployment of J.C.B. & Dumper. The mining in the area for the ensuing five years span (2008-2013) have been proposed at two places as shown in the Development Plan, Sections & Surface Layout Plan. The height of the bench will be as per safety & statutory provisions of the prevailing acts & rules and width of the bench would in no case be less than the height of the bench. The provision of MMR, 1961 will be followed benches will be formed as per M.M.R. 1961. (( 3 )) The mining operation shall be carried out in such a manner so as to ensure systematic development & conservation of mineral deposits and protection of environment. All safety measures will be taken as per Mines Acts, Metalliferous Mines Regulation, 1961. Environment protection will be done by following the mitigation measures proposed in the EMP. The workers will be provided with the required personal protective equipments. The top of the working will be properly fenced as per rules. The health & sanitation provision will be done as per Mines Rules. Keeping the mining status in view and available details of the existing pit, nature of mineralisation planning has been done. The working of Laterite will be done in Northern & Central portion of the area. 7. STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE: The study has been done all around 10 km. from the mining lease. General Particulars: Latitude : 24° 07’ 37" to 24° 07’ 49" Longitude : 75° 02’ 27" to 75° 02’ 36" Study Area : 10 km. radius Tehsil : Mandsaur District : Mandsaur Nearest village : Guradia Deda Climatology (study period): Average Rainfall : 46 mm. Temp. max. : 42.1° C Temp. min. : 4.9° C Relative humidity : 55% (( 4 )) Topography: Highest elevation : 492 mRL Lowest elevation : 486.5 mRL Impacts: Climate : No significant impact. Water : No significant impact. Noise : No significant impact. Soil : No significant impact. Air : No significant impact. Biological env. : No endangered species in the buffer zone, lease area does not fall in any kind of forest land. 8. MINE DRAINAGE: Surface Water: There are no water bodies in the area and only rain water from the local area flows through. Otherwise it remain dry through out the year. Hence, the chances of percolation of water from outside are ruled out. The topography of the area is plain & moderate hilly terrain, water flows in the natural direction only. The workings proposed during five years will be carried out from surface R.L. of 489.7 mRL and will go upto 485.50 mRL. Garland drain will be made around the pits in order to arrest rain water going in the pit. The Laterite is not toxic and will not cause any pollution in surface water. Ground Water: Water level generally is 478 mRL, 10 mts. below the ground level (488 mRL), whereas the workings will remain much above the water level. Quality of Water: The quality of ground water as found from the well is soft, sweet and potable. In this mine the level of the water is not high. Some rain water gets accumulated in rainy season, which will be drained by ordinary diesel pump maintained in mine. Topographically general slope of the area is towards SE to South. (( 5 )) 9. METEOROLOGY: Meteorology plays a vital role in affecting the dispersion of pollutants. Since meteorological factors show wide fluctuations with time, meaningful interpretation can be drawn only from long term reliable data. Such source of data is the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which maintains a network of meteorological stations at several important locations. The nearest IMD station is at Ujjain. 10. ENVIRONMENT: (i) Existing Land use pattern: Land Use Pattern (In hectares) S.No. Particulars Present After 5th year (a) Pits and quarries 0.470 3.60 (b) Dumps of ores, waste and O/B 0.00 0.40 (c) Infrastructure inclusive of office, - - workshop and plants (d) Township - - Total used area 10.28 (e) Afforestation 0.00 0.500 Total lease area 10.28 10.28 Small shrubs and bushes are also present in the area. (ii) Water Regime: Natural water course is existing in the area which have been turned into gullies due to flowing of uncontrolled run off water. These gullies are serving the purpose of conveying rain water. Water table is about 478 mRL in the area. The quality of water is normal and free from salinity. (iii) Flora and Fauna: As far as fauna is concerned some common animal like rabbits, jackals etc. are seen. Sometimes, common birds are also seen. Reptiles are seen during rainy season. However, there are no endangered and protected flora or fauna in and around the lease area. (( 6 )) (iv) Climatic Conditions: The area is characterized as sub-humid with an average annual rainfall of about 600 mm. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 42 °C & 4.9 °C, respectively. Wind velocity in the area is not very high which may cause erosion. (v) Human settlement & demographic profile: There are no habitants within the lease area, so no rehabilitation is required. On the contrary near by villagers earn their livelihood by working in mine. (vi) Public Building, Places and Monuments: There is no existence of either natural park, wildlife sanctuary, national monuments or , any important places of worship or place of tourist interest or any public or private building in the vicinity of mines. 11. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STATEMENT: Under the above conditions there is no remarkable impact of mining on environment in this area. The mining will be done by opencast method and the ROM does not undergo require any processing. (i) Land Environment: The only impact of mining is the land degradation due to pits, roads, dumps of waste rocks, site services etc.