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N,,-,- _ 01 Introduction - . - -- ._- - 1.1 Accessibility I .- - - . ,,- I 1.2 Administrative Details - -- _.---- _. 0 1.3 Agriculture ~ - - - - ---- 1.4 Drainage 3 - --- 1.5 Climate 4 .--- 1.6 Temperature, Relative Humidity and Wind 4 1.7 Rainfall 4 . 1.8 Geomorphology and Soil Types 5 1.9 geology 6 - - 02 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 7 -- 2.1 Geology of the District Bageshwar ---_.7 2.2 Stratigraphy 8 • - - ---- 2.3 Lithostratigral'hic descril'tions 9 2.4 Structural analysis of the area I I ---- 2.5 Mineralogical Aspects in the region I I 2.6 Topography 13 ~--- . - , 2.7 Resources - - -_13 . _- 03 The List of Mining Leases In the District with 14 . location, area and reriod of validiti' ----- 04 Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three 21 I years and production (in Rs) -- OS Details of Dispatch of Soapstone in last three years 30 I (in tons) .--- 06 Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers of 38 the District . - - 07 General Information about the District - - ---42 7. I General information 42 7.2 Temperture, Relative Humidity and Wind 43 7.3 Rainfall --.44 - . 7.4 Geomorphology and soil types 44 7.5 Geology 45 08 Land Utilization Pattern In the District: Forest, 46 Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. , 8.1 Land use 46 ..J ,- -- 8.2 Agriculture and horticulture 46 09 Physiography of the district 48 Rainfall Data: Month wise 50 1911 Geology and Mineral wealth 52 )_1.1 Geology 52 ! 1.2 Regional Geology 53 (a) District Wise detail of Soapstone bearing 53 Magnesite (b) District wise availability of soapstone bearing 53 with Magnesite (c) District wise detail of existing mining leases of 54 s oa.Estone - -- - • .... Preface District Survey lteport With reference to Gazette notification of 15 th January 2016, of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment Committee (DEAC) are to be constituted by the Divisional Commissioner for prior environmental dearance of mining of minor minerals. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will be a model and guiding ~ocument which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites . .' Chapter I Introduction Bageshw ar is one of the mountainous districts of Uttarakhand State. Prior to its tbrmation as a separate district, fiageshwar constituted a part of Almora district. The di stri ct was included in Ullarakhand State after the state was carved out of th Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000. The district lies between latitudes 29°40' and 30°20' N and longitudes 79°25' and 80°10' E (Survey aflndia Degree Sheet Nos. 53N and 530). The district is bounded by Almara district in the south, Chamoli district in the north and northwest and Pithoragarh di$lrict in the east. " . 2 The geographical area of the district is 1687.8 km (Census,200\). , (Sollrce: Central Ground Water Board) 1.1 Accessibility The district is well connected with Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand State: by a network of metalled roads via Hardwar-Kashipur-Haldwani-Almora (NH- 72, 74 and 87) and also via Rudraprayag-Gwaldam-G.rur (N1~ - 58). Bageshwar town is well. connected by road with Almara (90 km), Nainital (137 km), Chaukori (47 km) and Baijnath (26 km). A number of motor.ble roads, unm etalled roads and cart tracks connect different villages with prominen~ places of the district. The total length of met.lled roads in the district (Period • 2002-03) was 488 km. The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation Limited provides bus facilities to most of the important routes. The nearest airport is at Pantnagar (206 km from Bageshwar) and the nearest railway station is at' Kathgodam (180 km from I3agehswar). 1.2 Administrative Details For the administrative convenience Bageshwar district, a part of Kumaon Division has been divided into six tehsils and One Sub-tehsil viz., Bageshwar, Kapkot, Kanda, Garur, Kafligair, Dugnakuri, Sub-tehsil Shama and three blocks viz., Bagcshwar, Garuc and Kapkot. There ~re 910 villages on record; there is two Municipal Board Bagcshwar and Kapko!. Nyay Panchayats and Gram Panchayats arc 35 and 416 respectively during the year 2016. Land Use~ The salient features o(land use data for Bageshwar-di~t;i c t as given below: I~:.=c...::.::.;::..::..:~,--~-------~~c~---------- . Land under Cultivation 42089 h,"'a'-_ _ ____ _ _ Forest Area~~~ __~ ~ _____-I--'I -,I "0 "16,,,0~ h,,,a"-. ____ _ ___ Agric1uturable Barren Land _ _ ___I-'I"'6 ,,87,,4'-"h"-a _ ___________ Total Fallow Laod 2813 ha Non-cultivable Land 6847 ha Land under non-agricultural Use 4705 ha • A study of the figure reveals that majority of the district (58%) in under fo rest coYcr followed by pasture land (15%) and area under gardens; bushes and groves (11%). The total fallow land (current fallow and other fallow) accounts 'for only 1%, which indicates that maximum are is utilised for agricultural use or for some other purpose. 1.3 Agriculture Agriculture is the main 9ccupation orthe people. However, intensive cultivation is not ~ possible as major part of the district is mountainous. Agricultural activities are corrtmon on gentle hill slopes and in relatively plain. broad river valleys of Gomti and Saryu Rivers. Rice, wheat, mandua. barley, maize and sawan are the principal cops grown in the district. Garur valley has the maximum cultivated area. Due to high production of rice. the area is known as "Rice Bowl of Kumaun" . The salient features of agricultural statistics in the district arc given below: 2 , ~i Gross Sown Area 43260 ha , > . --~ ---- -----.•-~ -~--.- -. --- ---- .- 2 Net Sown Area 24024 ha 3 Percentage of Gross Sown Area against Net Sown Area 180.07% (Cro~~ing Intensity) I, 4 Gross Sown Area under Rabi Crops 19236 ha 24024 ha - ---5 -, _GrQ~~ Sown _Area . ~~_der Kha~~.fC~Q1!~ __ 6 Production of Food Grains 63851 Mt ~-.- 1.4 Drainage Drainage of the area is mainly controlled by Saryu, Gomti and Pindar Rivers and their tributaries (locally called Nadi, Gad or Gadhera) viz, PungarNadi, Khir Ganga Nadi, BhadrapatiNadi, Revti Ganga, Kanal :aad, Lah6rNadi, Jagtana Gad, Kulur Gad, and Sukunda Gad etc, Sub-trellis, sub-rectangiilar and sub-dendritic are the most common drainage patterns in the area. The Central and North-Central parts of the district are dramed by Saryu River. Gomti River drains the western and south eastern parts whereas Pindar River drains the northern part. These rivers are primarily fed by snowmelt with relatively smaller contribution from ground water. However, during the lean period, the rivers are fed by ground water occurring as base flow. ' I"--~~. ~~----"-""---~~~~~-".•,,,,-~~--~ ~~.,,,.. ~~~~~~----"iu- lA• • U , .... - - , .. ~ , , " --- , " • , , , "Q Ol"d~''''~.''', ~h'_ ' ''' .""" l.. ..J "' .. -,.......... .. ,.,',...... '....... , . '"~.,~., ........., "• , . 7. " ~, " (Source http:/Fcgwb.gov.in/DiSlric, _ProjileIVllamkhandlBageshl'lar.pdj) 3 1.5 Climate The climate in Bageshwar district is tempcI'9tc to sub-humid. The northern part of the district experiences sub-zero temperature almost throughout the year whereas the central and southern parts arc comparatively warm and humid. Severe winter is the chief climatic feature in the district. In general, the district experiences a tropical to sub-tropical and sub-humid climate except fo r the northern part where a cold temperate climate prevails. 1.6 Temperature, Relative Humidity and Wind . January is the coldest month with mean maximum temperature of IOoe, the mean minimum temperature being about 2°C. Temperature drops down to.-6°C during January and February in the northern part of the district. June is the wannest month with the mean maximum and the mean minimum temperatures of 2S'C and 15'C respectively. The maximum temperature recorded in the district was 43°C (May 2003) whereas the minimum temperature recorded was 4'C (January 2003).