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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 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 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 1 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 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 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 3 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 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 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 Image (2D) Showing topography around Lease area (Courtesy- Google Earth) Image Showing Location the Lease (Courtesy- SOI ) 5 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 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 ar 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.