PREFEASIBILITY REPORT

OF DANGORLI RIVER BED SAND MINE / SAND Area: 4.00 Ha (Non Forest / River Bed); River: ; Nearest Survey / Gat. No.: 838, 840, 143; Mouza: Dangorli; Tahsil: Gondia; District: Gondia, (M.S.)

1.0 INTRODUCTION: Sand is naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles between 150 micron to 4.75 mm in diameter. Sand is formed due to weathering of rocks due to mechanical forces. In the process the weathered rocks forms gravel and then sand. Sand and gravel together known as aggregate, represent the highest volume of raw material used on earth after water. The mining of aggregate and sand have been continuing for many years. The sand and gravel are one of the most important construction materials. Ensuring their availability is vital for the development of the infrastructure in the country. There are different sources of sand and gravel, the most important among them is the river. River Bed Sand Mining is a common practice as habitation concentrates along the rivers and the mining locations are preferred near the markets or along the transportation route, for reducing the transportation cost. Dangorli Sand Mine Lease area is situated in Mauza- Dangorli, Tahsil- Gondia, District- Gondia, State. As the requirement of these construction materials is on rise and Mining Plan is a statutory requirement including Mine Closure Plan showing the systematic development of the mine for the year 2018 to 2019 and to address the mining related issues till conceptual stage. Therefore, the District Collector has directed the applicant to prepare a mining plan for an area of 4.00 Ha and get the same approved from the Directorate of Geology and Mining. The proposed Mining Plan has been prepared and submitted under Rule 23 of MMME (D&R) Rule 2013; MoEF & CC Notification S.O. 141 (E) dated 15th January 2016, MoEF & CC Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines 2016 and Govt. of Maharashtra Sand Policy dated 03.01.2018 for the approval.

2.0 GENERAL: 2.1 Name and Address of the Applicant / Nominated Owner: The Tahsildar/ Successful Bidder / Project Proponent, Tahsil Office, Gondia. 2.2 Status of Applicant / Nominated Owner: At present ownership of this Sand Mine Lease area is in the hand of Govt. of Maharashtra, after approval of Mining Plan and Environment Clearance Mine Lease will transfer to Successful Sand Ghat Bidder after auction. 2.3 Type of Mineral / Minerals, Which Applicant Intends To Mine: Sand (Minor Mineral) 2.4 Usage of Mined Out Material: Sand is mostly used as Infrastructures Construction and Development like Buildings, Roads, bridges, Dams and other construction purposes. 2.5 Period of Lease, Reference No. and Date of Grant from the State Govt.: Period of Mine Lease will be One Year 2018-2019 or up to 30.09.2019 or exhaustion of Quantity of sand 14134 Brass proposed during the auction of sand whichever is earlier.

2.6 Infrastructure: Water Drinking water is available through dug wells, bore well Nearest Railway Gondia, 17.75 km away towards SW from ML. Station Nearest Airport Gondia, 19.75 km away towards ESE from ML. Labour Unskilled local labours will be deployed and skilled labours will be deployed from local region or from outside Road The area is approachable by an all weather road up to Dangurli to Sawari and up to the mine Medical Facility Primary Health Centre is at Dangorli, 2.39 km away towards ESE from ML. School at Dangorli, 2.39 km away towards ESE from ML.

2.7 Name of the Prospecting Agency: The Joint Committee of Groundwater Survey and Development Authority (GSDA), Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Government of Maharashtra, Gondia jointly with the District Mining officer, Gondia. The GSDA, Govt. of Maharashtra explored the Sand Ghat and allowed mining of ordinary Sand up to the depth of 1.00 meter for Mine Lease area of 4.00 Ha for Quantity of Sand of 14134 Brass.

2.8 LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY: (a) Details of the Sand Ghat Mine Lease Area: Name of the Project River Bed Sand Mine (Sand Ghat) Name of the Mine Dangorli River Bed Sand Mine / Sand Ghat River / Nallah Wainganga River Nearest Survey / Gat / Khasara No. 838, 840, 143 Sand Ghat Mining Lease Area (Ha) 4.00 Ha Mineral Sand Village / Mouza Dangorli Tahsil Gondia State Maharashtra State Toposheet No NF 43 - 10 Ownership / Occupancy/ Land use Government Land Type of Land River Bed (Sand)

(b) Whether the area is recorded in forest: The area is not recorded in the forest. It is a River Bed Mine / Sand Ghat in the Wainganga River. (c) Existence of Public road / Railway Line: The River Bed Sand Mining Lease area is situated in Dangorli village and about 2.39 km away from Township of village Dangorli The Dangorli River Bed Sand Mine/ Sand Ghat is about 17.75 km in SW direction of Gondia Township & is just outskirt of this Town. It can be reached by motorable road Gondia – Rawanwadi Highway (SH11) to Rawanwadi to village to Sand Ghat Mine. Area has well communication and transport facility. It is located near Gondia road. Nearest railway, station is Gondia, which is near about 17.75 km away from ML. Cadastral Map (Khasara Map) & Location Map shown in Plate No. – I & II respectively. (d) Geographical Co-ordinates: The lease area is bounded by following latitude and longitude. Pillar No. Latitude Longitude BP - 1 N 21 36' 36.76" E 80⁰ 07' 17.66" BP - 2 N 21 36' 25.57" E 80⁰ 07' 05.07" ⁰ BP - 3 N 21 36' 27.50" E 80⁰ 07' 03.19" ⁰ BP - 4 N 21 36' 38.69" E 80⁰ 07' 15.77" ⁰

⁰ 2.10 Topography and Drainage: Survey of the proposed lease area conducted by using a Leica Total Station and surface plan is prepared. Latitude and Longitude readings have taken by using G.P.S. instrument. All the levels have taken with respect to Mean Sea Level. It is flat in nature. ML area is 40000 m². Temporary Bench Mark is on Survey Station No. 1, which is 271.00 MRL.

3. GEOLOGY AND ROCK CHARACTERISTICS: 3.1 PHYSIOGRAPHIC & GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES: The district comes under region in Maharashtra State. Gondia district as well as its parent district are unique in Maharashtra and differ from the rest of the State in the following three ways: i. The entire area of the district is occupied by crystalline rocks while rest of the State is covered by Deccan Basalt. ii. Paddy is the staple food crop of the district while wheat is the main agriculture produce in the rest of the State; and iii. It is endowed with the presence of Malguzari Tanks.

Gondia district is situated on north-eastern side of Maharashtra State and shares the state borders with on north and Chattisgarh in east. It covers an area of about 5859 sq. km and lies between 20° 39’ and 21° 38’ north latitudes and 79° 52’ to 80° 42’ east longitudes. The adjoining districts to Gondia are on northern side Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh State and on eastern side of Chhatisgarh State. To the south and west are and of Maharashtra respectively. Basically district is divided into eight talukas namely Gondia, Goregaon, Tiroda, Arjuni Moregaon, Deori, , Salekasa, Sadak Arjuni and eight Panchayat Samiti. Only two Municipalities exist at Gondia and Tiroda. Important places in the district:  Navegaon Bandh: 65 Km south of Gondia in Arjuni Moregaon Taluka is a National Park.  Nagzira: 30 Km south of Gondia in Sadak Arjuni Taluka is a National Park.  Birsi Airport: 12 Km North from Gondia.  Adani Power Plant: 30 Km from Gondia at Tiroda taluka. The district falls under the Wainganga basin with rivers like Bagh, Chulbandh, Gadhavi and Bavanthadi as the tributaries of river Wainganga.

3.4 Mineable Reserves of Sand in the proposed Mine Lease Area as per the GSDA: The proposed Sand Ghat/ River Bed Sand Mine of 4.00 Ha is covered with sand. The entire area is occupied by single litho unit sand deposit with flat configuration. Estimation of sand is done by the GSDA, Gondia and mineable reserves are proposed for sand mining for year 2018-2019 as follows:

Av. Av. Proposed Volume of Deposit Quantity of sand for Length Width Depth for Mining Excavation (m) (m) (m) (m³) (Brass) L W D V = L*W * D Qt = V / 2.83 500 80 1 40000 14134 . 4.0 Mode Of Mining And Equipment Required: As indicated above, the proposed mode of mining will be opencast manual method of mining. As mentioned in earlier paragraph monthly production is computed based on six working days per week. Equipment and machinery required for Sand Mining is as follows: No Machinery will be utilized. The numbers of working days can be considered as 120 non rainy days excluding the monsoon and post monsoon season. Considering each tractor carries 1 brass of sand. 1. No. of Tractors required per day: Total No. of tractors trips to carry targeted (14134 Brass) sand = 14134/1 = 14134 tractor trips So requirement of tractors trips per day = 14134/120 = 117.78 = 118 approximately The working shall be carried out in a single shift of 12 Hours from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm. Suppose 1 trip of tractor complete in 1 hour, So one tractor can make approximately 10 (2 hours is Lunch Time) trips per day. From Sand Mine to Stack Yard. So total Nos. of Tractor required per day = 118/10 = 11.8 tractors + 2 Stand by = 13.8 = 14 tractors per day. S. Machinery HP Capacity Motive Power Quantity N. (No.) 01 Tractor Trolley 90 1 Brass/Trip Diesel Engine 14 02 Spade (Pawada) ------Manually Operated 20 03 Ghamela ------Manually Operated 20 04 Iron rod (Sabbal) ------Manually Operated 05

2. No. of Labours required per day: About 5 Labours are required to load 1 tractor in 30 minutes i.e. 2 Tractors/Hour. So one team of 5 labours can load in 10 hours (2 hr is Lunch Time) = 10/0.5 = 20 tractors. Nos. of teams (5 Labous) required = 14/20 = 0.7 = 1 team Hence no. of Labours required per day = 1 x 5 = 5 labours = 5 labours In addition to this 5 persons will be required for maintenance of Ramp, Haul Road, Dust Control system etc. work. Hence Total No. of Labours required per day = 5 + 5 = 10 Labours 5.0 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL: The Statutory manpower requirement is a part of total manpower which includes Mine mate. Apart from the Mine Mate, skilled and unskilled laborers will be required for doing Sand Mining and transportation etc. Following will be the manpower requirements:

Grade of staff Designation Nos. Supervisory and Technical Mine mate / Mine Supervisor 01 staff Clerical staff Clerk/ Time keeper 01 Safety/Security Officer Security Guard 02 Skilled workers Tractor Trolley Driver 14 Skilled workers Tractor trolley Helper 14 Semiskilled workers Labours Supervisor (Mukadam) 01 Unskilled workers Labours 10 Total Manpower 43

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) To mitigate the adverse impacts which are likely to be caused due to the mining operation and overall scientific development of local habitat, environmental management plan (EMP) has been formulated and integrated with the mine planning.. The EMP has therefore been made considering implementation and monitoring of environmental protection measures during and after mining operations. To minimize the adverse impact, certain additional EMP are enumerated below for implementation. Proper environmental management plan are proposed for “Sand” mining project to mitigate the impact during the mining operation. • Care will be taken that no labour camps will be allowed on river bed. • Care will be taken that no cooking, or burning of woods will be allowed in the • Adjoining area. • Prior to mining, short awareness program will be conducted for labours to make them aware to way of working. • If some causality or injury to animal occurs, it will be informed to forest department and proper treatment will be given. • No tree cutting, chopping, lumbering, uprooting of shrubs and herbs will be allowed. • Corridor movement of wild mammals (If exists) will be avoided. • Care will be taken that noise produced during vehicles movement for carrying sand are within the permissible noise level. • No pilling of RBM material will be in adjoining area. • If wild animals are noticed crossing the river bed, it will not be disturbed or chased away, instead the labours will move away from their path.

6.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP: Environmental Management Plan serves no purpose if it is not implemented with true spirit. Some loopholes in the EMP can also be detected afterwards when it is implanted and monitored. Thus, an implementation and monitoring programmed has to be prepared. Implementation of proposed control measures and monitoring programmed has an implication on the surrounding area as well as for the region. Therefore, sand mining management should be strengthen the existing control measures as elaborated earlier in this report and monitor the efficacy of the control measures implemented within the sand mining area relating to the following specific areas:  Coordinate with environment monitoring laboratory for collecting and analyzing air, water, soil & noise quality of the area.  Implementing the control and protective measures.  Co-coordinating the environment related activities within the project as well as with outside agencies.  Separate Budget has been allocated for the EMP.  Collecting statistics of health of workers and population of surrounding villages.  Monitoring the progress of implementation of environmental management program. 6.2 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT:  The implementation for development of green belt will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink.  The species to be grown in the area should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that permanent green belt is created.  To stabilize the river bank erosion the plantation of native species of that area along the river bank.  Apart from the green belt and aesthetic plantation for elimination fugitive of emission and noise control, all other plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local community. Proposed Program for Plantation For Green Belt Development: A forestation will be carried out to increase the green cover and create harmony with nature. The area will be afforested with variety of local sapling. This will help to have polyculture. The details of a forestation program are given below. This will be done on the statutory barrier to be left and on the general surface of the lease. along the access road at sand mining site.(List of trees is given): S.N. Scientific Name Name Number 1 Azadirachta indica Nim 30 2 Tectona grandis Teak 30 3 Terminalia arjuna Arjun 30 4 Tuti Tut 30 5 Syzygium cumini Jamun 30 6 Ficus religiosaa Pipal 30 7 Bambusa vulgaris Bamboo 30 8 Neolamarckia cadamba Kadamb 30 9 Dalbergia sissoo Shisham 30 10 Madhuca longifolia Mahua 30 Total 300

6.3 Cost of Environment Management Cost:

S. N. Description Cost Rs. (in Lakhs) 1 Dust suppression 1.0 2 Haul road maintenance 1.0 3 Green belt & Maintenance 1.0 4 Monitoring cost 1.5

7.0 Land use pattern: The anticipated land use pattern as envisaged after one year and at the end of conceptual period would be as tabulated below,

S. Particulars As on Today After 1 N. in Ha Years in Ha 1) Area of top soil spread for a forestation - - 2) Storage for top soil - - 3) Green Belt 0.000 0.000 4) Over burden Dump - - 5) Mineral Storage - - 6) Infrastructure (Workshop, Admin. Building etc.) 0.000 0.000 7) Mine road in Mine lease area 0.000 0.000 8) Utilized area for Sand Mining 0.000 4.000 9) Virgin lease area for Sand Mine & Other Uses 4.000 0.000 10) Road - - 11) Railway - - 12) Tailing Pond - - 13) Effluent Treatment Plant - - 14) Mineral separation plant - - 15) Township Area - - 16) Others to specify - - 17) Ownership Government Government River River Total 4.000 4.000

8.0 MINE CLOSURE PLAN: 8.1 Mined Out Land Describe the proposals to be implemented for reclamation and rehabilitation of mined out land including the manner in which the actual site of the pit will be restores for future use. The Proposals should be supported with relevant plans and sections depicting the method of land restoration/ reclamation/ rehabilitation. This is proposed sand mining at the end of allotment period. Land use pattern will be as follows: Land Use Area in Ha Area under pit 4.000 Area under Dumps 0.000 Area under mine Road 0.000 Area under Soil 0.000 Area under office etc. 0.000 Area under Plantation 0.000 Area under Ore storage 0.000

9.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCE: The Financial assurance can be submitted in different forms as stated I Rule 23 (F) of mineral conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules 2003. In the Mine Closure Plan, the manner in which financial assurance has been submitted and its particulars have to be indicated. S. Head Area put on Additional Total Area considered Net area N. use at the requirement (in Ha) as fully considered start of Plan During the reclaimed and for (in Ha) plan period. Rehabilitated calculation (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) A B C D E (C+D) F G = (E-F) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Area to be 0.000 4.000 4.000 - 4.000 Disturbed 2 Storage For top - - - - - soil 3 Overburden/ dump - - - - - 4 Mineral storage - - - - - 5 Infrastructure 0.000 0.000 0.000 - 0.000 (Workshop Admin. Building etc.) 6 Mine Road in 0.000 0.000 0.000 - 0.000 Mine Lease area 7 Road, Railways - - - - - 8 Green belt 0.000 - 0.000 - 0.000 9 Tailing pond - - - - - 10 Effluent treatment - - - - - 11 Mineral separation - - - - - Plant 12 Township area - - - - - Total 0.000 4.000 4.000 - 4.000 13 Unused area after - - - - 0.000 plan period & Others use Grand total 4.000 Please Note: Plantation and Infrastructure Development will be done outside of the Lease area because M.L. Area is on the River Bed. Plantation will be done on the both banks of River and Infrastructure will be done on free place but out of the M.L. Boundary. Financial Assurance for 1.0 Ha is Rs. 50,000/- Area used in the present period is 1.00 Ha Hence 4.00 x Rs. 50000 = Rs. 200000/- (Calculated Financial Assurance amount or Minimum amount of Rs.100000 i.e. Rupees One Lakh whichever is more). So The Copy of Financial Assurance of Rs. 200000/- will be submitted at the district Collectorate office before execution of mine lease.