INDEX S. No. CONTENTS Page No. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 TYPE of PROJECT 4 1.2 NEED for the PROJECT 4 1.3 LOCATION DETAILS 4 1.4 MI

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S. No. CONTENTS Page No.

1.0 INTRODUCTION 2

1.1 TYPE OF PROJECT 4

1.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT 4

1.3 LOCATION DETAILS 4

1.4 MINING LEASE AREA 4

2.0 PHYSIOGRAPHY OF AREA 7

2.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY 7

2.2 GEOLOGY OF LEASE AREA 9

3 CLIMATE 9

4 SURFACE DRAINAGE PATTERN 10

5 MINING 10

6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT 15

7 MINE WASTE DISPOSAL 16

8 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 17-18

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1.0 INTRODUCTION: Una district came in to existence on 1 September 1972 and is situated in the southwestern part of the State of Himachal Pradesh. The district, with its headquarter at Una town, has a geographical area of 1542 sq km and covers 2.8 % area of the State. It lies between North latitude 31°18’00” & 31°55’00” and East longitude 75°55’00” & 76°28’00” and is covered in survey of India degree sheet No.53A & 44M. Towards north it is bounded Kangra district, towards north- & east by Hamirpur & Bilaspur districts and towards south-west by State of Punjab. Administratively, the district has been divided into three sub-divisions (Una ,Haroli,Bangana & Amb) and comprises of 4 tehsils [Una, Amb, Bangana, Haroli] & 03 sub-tehsil (Jol,Bharwain & Ispur ). Further, there are 5 CD blocks [Una, Amb, Gagret, Dhundla (Bangana) & Haroli]. There are 5 towns (Una, Mehtpur Badshera, Gagret, Santhokhgarh and Daulatpur), 758 inhabited villages, 56 uninhabited and 235 Gram Panchayats in the district. Una district is well developed in the industrial sector due to close proximity to Punjab state with Mehatpur, Gagret, Tahliwal & Amb as main industrial centers. The district is well connected by rail and road network. The nearest airport is at Chandigarh. As per 2001 census, district has a population of 448,237 with 290 persons /sq km density of population. The male/female sex ratio is 997. Rural population is about 91% indicating thereby that the district has a agricultural economy. Scheduled caste population constitutes about 22% of the total population. Agriculture is the major occupation of the people of the district with more than 70% population engaged in the agriculture and allied sector. Major crops like maize, wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses are grown apart from the vegetables in the district. Total cultivable area is 443 sq km and net area sown is 388 sq km. Net area irrigated in the district is about 85 sq km. NAME & ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT Sh Sanjeev Gupta S/o Sh Om Prakash Village & Post office Gagret , Tehsil Ghanari , Distt. Una

PIN 177201

Mobile No 98162241326 2

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1.1 TYPE OF PROJECT The project is proposed for the collection of Sand,Stone & Bajri from the bed of Swan River for open sale. The proposed project is opencast mining project where the entire activity will be done manually.

1.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT The project site lies on Swan River is a Primary tributary of Satluj River. The river get recharged by the rain water and carries sediment consisting of sand, bajri, silt, clay, etc during monsoon season, generally. The sand and bajri is one of primary building material required for the purpose. The mining activities provide raw material for construction and infrastructure projects.

The river also has boulders in it. The Sand ,Stone & Bajri. will be sold to construction industry depending on the market demand This project will also provide employment to local people helping them earn livelihood.

1.3 LOCATION DETAILS

The Boulder, Sand & Bajri Mining Project is located in Village: Ramnagar Tehsil: Ghanari, District: Una, Himachal Pradesh. The lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet (H43E2) . The lease co-ordinates and connectivity details are listed below:

Latitude 310 40' 56”. ”N Longitude 760 04' 27" E

The leased block is a part of river bed of Swan river ,a Tributary of River Satluj .It lies at a distance of about 10 km from Amb and is approachable from Mubarakpur-Hosiyarpur NH 70 diverting LHS from Bane di hatti industrial area road to Luminous Industry and situated in river bed of swan river near Atul glass factory ..(Location plan is enclosed as Annexure-I) 4

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Image (2D) Showing topography around Lease area (Courtesy- Google Earth)

Image Showing Location the Lease (Courtesy- SOI )

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1.4 MINING LEASE AREA

The lease area of 1-49-57.26 Ha lies in the bed of Swan River , a primary tributary of Satluj River. The Lease will apply to the department of Industries in accordance with the Himachal Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2015

Table 2.1 Details of the area applied for mining lease

Khasra Name of Kism Mauza/ Area in Hect. Name of Nos. the Owner the Upmohal Panchyat

1921 Private Gair Mumkin Gagret 0-19-06.38 Gagret land Khadd /Ramnag Upper ar

1922 Private Gair Mumkin Gagret 0-10-10.50 Gagret land Khadd /Ramnag Upper ar

1923/1 Private Gair Mumkin Gagret 0-11-78.88 Gagret land Khadd /Ramnag Upper ar

1924 Private Gair Mumkin Gagret 0-35-08.50 Gagret land Khadd /Ramnag Upper

1925/1 Private Gair Mumkin Gagret 0-73-57.00 Gagret land Khadd /Ramnag Upper ar

TOTAL 1-49-57.26

2. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF AREA General Una district lies in the south –western of Himachal Pradesh ,nestles between Siwalik 6 ranges and forms part of the lesser Himalaya. It has a diverse landscape made of the hills, Page

Prefeasibility Report Of The Mining Project Applied By Shri Sanjeev Gupta VPO Gagret Tehsil Ghanari For Collection/ Extraction Of Stone ,Sand And Bajri For Open Sale Situated In Khasra Nos. 1921,1922, 1923/1, 1924 & 1925/1 Measuring 1-49-57.26 (Private Land) In Mauja Gagret Upmuhal Ramnagar Tehsil Ghanari ,District Una H.P Himachal Pradesh)Private Land River Bed valleys with piedmont zone, terraces. The elevations of the land surface in the district vary from 340 m in south-eastern part to 1041 m above sea level (ASL) in eastern part of the district. There are three hill ranges i.e. Chamukha Dhar with maximum elevation of 1041 m amsl which borders with district Hamirpur, Dhionsar Dhar with maximum elevation of 950 m amsl and Ramgarh Dhar with maximum elevation of 997m amsl. In the southwest border with Punjab, Siwalik hill ranges from hilly upland or plateau area with elevation up to 666 m above mean sea level. The vast area between the northwesterly & southeasterly hill ranges, on both sides of river Soan is the UNA valley. The undulating to plain fertile Una valley has an area of about 455 sq km and it extends from Daulatpur in the north west to Santokhgarh in the south east. The proposed area situated in the Swan River , which is undulating. The difference of the highest (972 m)at village Dangoh & the lowest (303 m) elevation of the area with total length of the river 97.1 km . The lease area is at an El 380 surrounded mostly by open barren river bed . 2.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY The Shiwalik group mainly represents the rocks of the district. In addition to this at few places the newer alluvium of Quaternary age are also present. The Shiwalik deposits comprises of mudstones, sandstones and coarsely bedded conglomerates laid down when the region was a vast basin during middle Miocene, to upper Pleistocene times. The sediments were deposited by rivers flowing southwards from the Greater Himalayas, resulting in extensive multi-ordered drainage systems. Following this deposition, the sediments were uplifted through intense tectonic regimes (commencing in Upper Miocene times), subsequently resulting in a unique topographical entity- the Shiwalik hills. The Shiwaliks are divided stratigraphically into three major sub- groups- Lower, Middle, and Upper. These sub-groups are further divided into individual formations that are all laterally and vertically exposed today in varying linear and random patterns. Ongoing erosion and tectonic activity has greatly affected the topography of the Shiwaliks. Their present–day morphology is comprised of hogback ridges, consequent, subsequent, obsequent and resquent valleys of various orders, gullies, choes (seasonal streams), earth- pillars, rilled earth buttresses of conglomerate formation, semi-circular 7 choe-divides, talus cones, colluvial cones, water gaps, and choe terraces. Associated Page

Lithostratigraphy of District Una

Group Lithology Age Approx. Thickness

Newer Alluvium Sand, silt, gravel and Pebbles Quatenary Variable

Predominantly massive conglomerate with red and B orange clay as matrix and minor sandstone and earthy Upper buff and brown calystone 2300 meter Siwalik

A Sandstone, clay and conglomerate alternation

Massive Sandstone with minor

Siwalik Group B conglomerate and local variegated claystone Neogene

Middle Predominantly medium to 1400 to

Siwalik coarse- grained sandstone and 2000 meter red clay alternation, soft A pebbly with subordinate claystone, locally thick prism of conglomerate

Alternation of fine to medium- grained sporadically pebbly sandstone, calcareous cement B and prominent chocolate and Lower medium maroon claystone in 1600 meter Siwalik the middle part

Red and mauve claystone with A thin intercalations of medium to fine grained sandstone

Figure Showing general stratigraphy of the district

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Geological map of Una district

2.2 GEOLOGY OF LEASE AREA - The proposed area lies within the regular course of Swan river .The stream bed is covered with stone,bajri & sand brought down during the floods in stream .the area is a part of mature stage of the river course & comprises predominantly the stone ,sand & Bajri .the river bed has been channelized with bunds on both sides.

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Table Showing Catchment area of the various rivers catchments in District Una MAJOR CATCHMENT AREA IN Km2

TOTAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT 1724.9

Swan River Catchment 1400

Lunkhar River Catchment 71.3

SATLUJ RIVER Govind Sagar 32.3 CATCHMENT Catchment draining in 85.0 Govind Sagar

River flowing into Satluj 25.7 between Bahkra Dam & Nangal

Pajoienwala River 16.3 Catchment (Jaijon Khadd)

Other Rivers flowing 7.0 towards Punjab

TOTAL 1637.6

Sohan Nadi Catchment 74.3

Man Khadd Catchment 5.7 10 BEAS RIVER Maseh Khad Catchment 4.6 Page

CATCHMENT Tipri,Bal di Khad and 2.7 Suana Catchment

TOTAL 87.4

3 CLIMATE Climate of the district is tropical to temperate in nature as the terrain varies from plains to high hills. Temperature varies from minimum of 4°C in winter to the maximum of 46°C in summer. The area receives rainfall during monsoon period extending from June to September and also non-monsoon period (winter). The annual average rainfall in the area is about 1040 mm with about 55 average rainy days. The winter season starts from the November and continues till the middle of March. Thereafter the mercury continues rising till the set of Monsoon which starts from the last weak of June and continues till the middle of September. Mean Maximum Temperature : 46C Mean Minimum Temperature : 40C Average Annual Rainfall : 1040 mm

4 SURFACE DRAINAGE PATTERN The project site is situated in the Swan Khad, a primary tributary of Satluj River . Area of the catchments = 1215 Sq. Km It originate near village Dangoh at an altitude of 972 above MSL. The general flow is as NW to SE & drainage pattern is dendritic.

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The altitude at confluence with Swan River with Satluj is 303 Meters above Mean sea Level. The total length is about 97.1 km

5. MINING

Mining will be done as per the guidelines of the Himachal Pradesh mineral concession & Mineral (Prevention of illegal mining ,Transportation and Storage )Rules,2015 . The mining is confined to extraction of boulder, sand & bajri from the proposed mine site. Mining will be carried out manually. During the entire lease period, the deposit will 12 be worked from the top surface to about 1m bgl or above ground water level, whichever Page

 Mining will be carried out only up to a depth of 1 meters bgl whichever comes first, using hand tools like shovel, pan, sieve etc only during the day time.  No blasting will be resorted to.  The lease area having gentle slope with the gradient of 1:40, tracks for the movement of trucks and tractors can be made and maintained in any part of the lease area.  Excavation for the mining purposes will be made in such a way so that these are not deeper than one meter and follow the general / normal channel direction of the khad.  With the replenishment of the excavated area during the high floods the process of controlled mining can continue year after year. The erosion and weathering of Siwalik boulder beds in the catchments have inexhaustible supply of required minerals.  The mining activity will be undertaken during the dry seasons.  The construction of check dam wherever required has been suggested along the banks, would ensure protection of banks and adjoining land.  The complete area of one block is proposed for mining which will get replenished during rainy seasons The categories of river bed material in the proposed lease area and their end use are shown below:

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S. No. Category/ Size (mm) End use Mineral/Material 1 Boulder More than 64 mm To be sold in open market as per demand and less than 24 mm

2 River born Bajri 64 mm to 12 mm To be sold in open market after screening, depending on demand in local construction activity. 3 Sand 12 mm to 1/16 To be sold in open market after screening, mm depending on demand in local market. 4 Silt/sand-Clay Mixture 1/16 mm to 1/256 To be used for backfilling mm 5 Clay Less than 1/256 To be used for rehabilitation work at the mm bank.

The reserves of all the constituent of swan khad bed have been calculated for the mineable area of 12800 m2 and considering the specific gravity as 2.25. The reserve has been calculated considering the existing deposit up to permissible quarry depth of one meter. 6. MINERAL POTENTIAL: The mineable reserve for first year has been estimated to be 67183 tonnes.

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7. SOCIO -ECONOMIC IMPACT  No adverse impact on the socio –economic condition of the area is envisaged  The population breakup for literacy and employment is as follows

  The induction of mining sector development in & around predominantly agricultural area is bound to create its impact on socio economic life of the local inhabitants .The impact is generally positive .The mining activity though with small direct employment potential but would create jobs for atleast 15 persons directly & indirectly.

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 The afforestation programme is the most important programme to improve the environment and ecological balance of the area. Grasses and bushes which have fibrous roots are at the first instance grown which give the binding property to the soil. After growing grasses and bushes, other tree species in consultation with the experts will be raised, based on the characteristics of soil, topography and climatic conditions. The site for plantation shall be decided in consultation with local Gram Panchayat. The year wise area proposed for plantation is as under:-

Sr No Year Area in Sq Mts. No Of Plants 1 1St Year 100 10 2 2nd year 100 10 3 3rd year 100 10 4 4th Year 100 10 5 5th Year 100 10 Total 500 50 The total cost of plantation and its protection by engaging a part time Gardner shall cost 6,000 per year and in five years, the expenditure shall amount to Rs 30,000. The

estimated survival rate proposed to be achieved shall be 80% 8. MINE WASTE DISPOSAL 16 (a) Year wise generation of mine waste Page

(b) The silt & clay mixture is which can be regarded as waste from river bed mining of sand are generally inseparable from sand & sold along with it ,the silt & clay are hardly 5 % of the total available mineral in river bed ,it will not be commercially viable to separate it ,in order to purify the sand it is required to be washed with water ,the water used will pollute the river water ,it is therefore ,in interest of clean environment sand in its natural form as it is in river bed will be sold c) Cost of Mine Waste Disposal Since the sand in its natural form as it is in river bed will be sold hence no additional cost is required for waste disposal . Preventive Retaining Structures Since the applied lease area lies between the Channelization embankments hence no retailing structures will be required. The manpower requirement for the proposed project is given below along with the breakup, who will be utilized for excavation & loading of minerals into trucks or tractor-trolleys.

S. Category Numbers No. 1. Administrator 1 2. Supervisor/foreman 1 3. Mining workers 10 4. Additional workers* 3 TOTAL 15 *Additional workers include workers for dust suppression purpose, providing water for drinking & domestic purpose, for maintenance of roads, etc. 9. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS It is accepted that effective resource management cannot be done in isolation. The proponent therefore vigorously pursues approaches towards coordination and integration

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Various acts dealing with matters relating to the conservation and protection of the environment and which a holder of a mining authorization must also take cognizance of include inter alia, the following:  The Mines Act, 1952  The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957  Mines Rules, 1955  Mineral Concession Rules, 1960  Himachal Pradesh Mineral (Concession) and Minerals (Prevention of illegal mining ,Transportation And Storage ) Rules, 2015  Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988  The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974  The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981  The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986  The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980  The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

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