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Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. STUDY PERIOD – DEC. 2013 TO FEB 2014 NON FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN NAME OF THE MINE – NEW UMRANGSHU LIMESTONE AREA NEAR VILLAGE – NEW UMRANGSHU, TEHSIL- UMRAMGSHU DISTT – DIMA HASAO (N.C. HILLS), ASSAM APPLIED LEASE AREA – 31.00 HECT, PROJECT COST – 262 LAC CATEGORY - “A” (*As per notification no. S.O. 1533 dated 14.09.2006, Item no 4 (iii) “In the absence of duly constituted SEIAA or SEAC, a category ‘B’ project shall be treated as a category ‘A’ project”) PURPOSE : 1. Fresh Grant 2. Proposed Production -4,44,500 tonnes/annum (ROM) LESSEE EIA CONSULTANT M/s ASSAM MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD M/s UDAIPUR MINTECH PVT. LTD. KHANIJ BHAWAN, BEHIND SAHJAHAN MARKET, 206, APEKSHA COMPLEX. SEC.-11 NEAR GANESH MANDIR, R.P. ROAD, DISPUR HIRAN MAGRI, UDAIPUR (RAJ.) – 313002 GUWAHATI- 781001, ASSAM Ph. 91-294-2489672 (Off.),+919414167672 (M) Ph. 91-361-2384078 (Off.) Email- [email protected] Email- [email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET UNDER “A” CATEGORY FOR OPEN CAST MINES S.NO. 154 DATED 05.05.2014 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 1 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULARS PAGE NO. NO. COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE (TOR) 11-20 I INTRODUCTION 22-33 II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 34-50 III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 51-116 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IV 117-128 & MITIGATION MEASURES V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) 129 VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 130-134 VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 135-140 VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 141-143 IX ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 144-167 X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 168-171 XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 172-176 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S. NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER – I INTRODUCTION 22-33 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 22 1.2 PROJECT PROPONENT 23 1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 25 1.4 PRODUCTION DETAILS 26 1.5 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 27 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 28 PLAN 1.7 MARKET POTENTIAL 28 1.8 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 29 1.9 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 29 1.10 TERMS OF REFERENCE 33 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 34-50 2.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION & NATURE OF PROJECT 34 2.2 NEED OF THE PROJECT 34 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 34 2.4 TOPOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE PATTERN 34 2.5 DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP 35 2.6 DOMESTIC/EXPORT MARKET 36 2.7 REGIONAL GEOLOGY 36 2.8 ESTIMATION OF RESERVES & MINEABLE 40 RESERVES 2.9 PROPOSED METHOD OF MINING 43 2.10 EXTENT OF MECHANIZATION 43 2.11 QUANTUM OF DEVELOPMENT & TONNAGE OF 47 PRODUCTION 2.12 USE OF MINERALS 47 2.13 UTILITIES AND PROPOSED SITE FACILITIES 48 CHAPTER – III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 51-116 3.1 GENERAL 51 3.2 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 52 3.3 TOPOGRAPHY 53 3.4 CLIMATIC CONDITION 56 3.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY 56 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 59 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 59 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 60 3.9 METEOROLOGY 60 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.10 AMBIENT AIR ENVIRONMENT 63 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 71 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 76 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 79 3.14 BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS 84 3.15 LAND ENVIRONMENT 100 3.16 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 105 3.17 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY 114 CHAPTER – IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 117-128 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 117 4.2 TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE 118 4.3 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 118 4.4 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT 119 4.5 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL 121 4.6 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 121 4.7 IMPACT ON FLORA 123 4.8 IMPACT ON FAUNA 123 4.9 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 124 4.10 IMPACT ON SOIL 125 4.11 IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 126 4.12 STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 127 ACTION PLAN CHAPTER –V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE ) 129 5.1 SITE ALTERNATIVES 129 5.2 TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE 129 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 130-134 6.1 INTRODUCTION 130 6.2 PROPOSED SET UP 130 6.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 131 6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 131 6.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 133 6.6 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 133 MANAGEMENT CHAPTER – VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 135-140 7.1 INTRODUCTION 135 7.2 POSSIBLE DISASTERS TOGETHER WITH 135 CORRECTIVE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES 7.3 CARE AND MAINTENANCE DURING TEMPORARY 137 DISCONTINUANCE M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 7.4 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT , R&R ACTION PLAN 139 7.5 DISASTER PREVENTION MEASURES 139 CHAPTER – VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 141-143 8.1 INTRODUCTION 141 8.2 IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 141 8.3 IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 141 8.4 HEALTH AND SAFETY 142 8.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 142 8.6 CONCLUSION 143 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 144-170 9.1 INTRODUCTION 144 9.2 LAND RECLAMATION 145 9.3 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 148 9.4 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 150 9.5 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 152 9.6 CONTROL MEASURES OF ECOLOGICAL FACTOR 153 9.7 STABILIZATION & VEGETATION OF DUMPS 154 9.8 TREATMENT & DISPOSAL OF WATER FROM MINE 155 9.9 SOIL CONSERVATION MEASURES 155 9.10 PROGRAMME OF AFFORESTATION 156 9.11 MEASURES FOR PROTECTING HISTORICAL 162 MONUMENTS & REHABILITATION 9.12 MEASURES TO IMPROVE SOCIAL – ECONOMIC 162 CONDITION 9.13 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 164 9.14 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 164 9.15 TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCES 165 DEVELOPMENT 9.16 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 166 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 168-171 10.1 INTRODUCTION 168 10.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 168 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 10.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 169 10.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 169 10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 170 MANAGEMENT 10.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 171 10.7 RECOMMENDATION 171 CHAPTER-XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 172-176 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 24 1.2 PROJECT DETAILS 26 1.3 DATA GENERATION 29 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 34 2.2 REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE 36 2.3 LOCAL STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE 38 2.4 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION 40 2.5 MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCES 41 2.6 DETAILED BREAK-UP OF RESOURCES IN UNFC 41 2.7 PRESENTATION OF MINERAL LIMESTONE 42 RESOURCES 2.8 MINEABLE RESERVES 42 2.9 OPERATING PARAMETERS 44 2.10 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 45 2.11 BLASTING PARAMETERS 45 2.12 PRODUCTION & WASTE GENERATION 47 2.13 CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS 48 2.14 PEAK WATER REQUIREMENT 48 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 52 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 RECORDS FROM IMD STATION 3.2A TEMPERATURE RECORDS AND RELATIVE 61 HUMIDITY AT MINE SITE 3.3 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 64 STATIONS 3.4 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS 66 AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.5 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (PM10 24- HR CONC.) 67 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (SOX 24- HR CONC.) 68 3.7 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (NOX 24- HR CONC.) 69 3.8 COMPARISON OF AIR MONITORING RESULTS 70 3.9 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATIONS 72 3.10 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 74 3.11 CPCB NOISE STANDARDS 74 3.12 TRAFFIC DENSITY 75 3.13 LOCATION OF SOIL MONITORING STATIONS 76 3.14 SOIL SAMPLE ANALYSIS 79 3.15 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 81 LOCATION 3.16 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 83 SAMPLE 3.17 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER 84 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. SAMPLE 3.18 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES RECORDED IN THE 92 STUDY AREA 3.19 LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS SPECIES 95 OBSERVED IN THE STUDY AREA 3.20 LIST OF FAUNA SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE 96 STUDY AREA 3.21 LIST OF BIRD SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE 98 STUDY AREA 3.22 LAND USE PATTERN ON SATELLITE IMAGE 103 3.23 LAND USE PATTERN – PRE OPERATIONAL, 105 OPERATIONAL & POST OPERATIONAL PHASE 3.24 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE 108 3.25 LITERATE AND ILLITERATE POPULATION 109 DETAILS 3.26 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 111 3.27 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 112 4.1 LAND USE PATTERN – PRE OPERATIONAL, 125 OPERATIONAL & POST OPERATIONAL PHASE 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MATRIX 127 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 133 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION 134 MEASURES 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 142 9.1 LAND USE OF ML AT THE END OF LEASE 146 PERIOD 9.2 POST MINING LAND USE OF CORE ZONE 146 9.3 RECLAIMED LAND IN DIFFERENT STAGES 147 9.4 WASTE GENERATION DURING PLAN PERIOD 154 9.5 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRAMME 157 9.6 SCHEDULE OF PLANTATION 157 9.7 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRRAME 159 10.1 PROJECT DETAILS 169 10.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 170 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 10.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 170 MEASURES M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES FIG NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. 2.1 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 49 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 55 3.2 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 58 3.3 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 63 3.4 AIR MONITORING SAMPLING LOCATION MAP 65 3.5 NOISE AND TRAFFIC DENSITY MONITORING 73 SAMPLING LOCATION MAP 3.6 SOIL MONITORING SAMPLING LOCATION MAP 78 3.7 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE ELEVATION, ULTIMATE DEPTH & GROUND 80 WATER 3.8 WATER SAMPLING LOCATION MAP 82 3.9 PHOTOGRAPH OF MINE LEASE AREA 86 3.10 VEGETATION OBSERVED IN THE LEASE AREA 91 3.11 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 103 3.12 SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE STUDY AREA 104 3.13 POPULATION DETAILS IN THE STUDY AREA 110 3.14 SEX RATIO IN THE STUDY AREA 110 3.15 LITERATE & ILLITERATE POPULATION IN THE 110 STUDY AREA 3.16 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN IN THE STUDY AREA 113 3.17 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN IN 113 THE STUDY AREA 4.1 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 120 6.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 131 M/s Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd New Umrangshu Limestone Area 9 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt.
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