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Introduction 7

1 General 8

2 Location and accessibility 9

3 Geology, Exploration & Reserves 11

4 Mining 18

5 Blasting 19

6 Mines Drainage 21

7 Stacking of Mineral Rejects and Disposal of waste 21

8 Use of Mineral 21

9 Site services and Employment potential 21

10 Mineral Processing and Beneficiation 22

11 Environmental Management Plan 23

12 Environment Impact Assessment 24

13 Progressive Mine Closure Plan 28

L I S T O F A N N E X U R E S

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ANNEXURE NO.

1 Land Consent

2 Land Documents

3 Copy of Possession and Enjoyment Certificate

4 Copy of I D of Permit holder

5 Copy of PANCARD `of Permit holder

6 Air quality Monitoring Reports

7 Noise Monitoring Reports

8 Water quality Monitoring Reports

9 Laboratory Recognition Certificate

10 Area survey map approved by the Village Officer

11 Bank Guarantee

12 RQP Certificate

L I S T O F PLATES

Sl. No CONTENTS PLATES NO.

1 Key / Location Plan I

2 Digital Permit Sketch II

3 Surface Plan III

4 Local Geological Plan IV

5 Geological cross sections V

6 Production and development plan VI

7 Production cross section plan VII

8 Longitudinal Section VIII

9 Environmental Management Plan/Drainage plan IX A

10 Environmental Plan IX B

11 Conceptual Mine Closure plan X

12 Google image showing super imposed Permit area XI

INTRODUCTION

ShriAby Paul,Veliyathu House, MudavoorP.O,Muvattupuzha,Ernakulam the proponent has applied for a quarrying permit with a permit area of 0.9998Ha for the extraction of building stone at survey no.491/1/1,491/1/2,491/1/3,491/1/5,491/1/8in Velloorkunnam village, MuvattupuzhaTaluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala. The location plan is enclosed (Plate No: I). The quarrying permit is valid for one permit.

The quarrying permit area is at a distance of 5 Km from Muvattupuzha and32 Km from Cochin Air port.

Mining plan with progressive mining plan is prepared for a period of two permits as a statutory requirement and is submitted at District Office of the Department of Mining and Geology for approval and the area applied is 0.9998hectare.

The area is characterized by geological formation of Precambrian crystalline rocks such as Charnockite, Biotite gneiss which are intruded by acid and basic rocks such as pegmatites and quartz veins. The Granite exposed in the area is course grained plutonic rock which consists of quartz, Feldspar Biotite and other Ferro-magnesium minerals in traces. Granite is used in the state as building stone due to its high hardness .Due to the abundance of availability and growing demand for developmental activities like roads and buildings, the applicant has applied for a quarrying Permit.

It is proposed to carry out opencast semi-mechanized mining operations in the building stone quarry, by developing benches of five meter height and 5m width .The quarrying operations is done by jack hammer drilling machine, blasting, rock breakers and excavators. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing unit located near to the area and local usage as per demand.

CHAPTER – I

G E N E R A L

a)Name and address of Permit Holder :Shri. Aby Paul Veliyathu House,Mudavoor P.O Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam District, Kerala Mob No:9995473242 b)Registered office : Velloorkunnam Village, MuvattupuzhaTaluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala.

c) Status of Permit : Individual

d) Mineral/ rock which are occurring Granite/ Charnockite (Building stone)

e) Period for which Quarrying Permit is applied: Two permits

f) Name and address of RQP C.BALARAMAN

Paliyam,

Peoli Road, Kacheripadi,

Kochi – 682018

E-mail: [email protected]

Mobile: +91 9446404140

g) Name of prospecting agency No prospecting agency was engaged. The applicant identified the area by out crop observation

CHAPTER II 2.1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a) DETAILS OF AREA (WITH LOCATION PLAN): The location plan of the permit area has been given in Plate No.1. The quarrying permit area is located at about 3 Km. from Nellad. The permit area is easily accessible from Muvattupuzha by motorable road and the distance is about 5 Km.The nearest town is Muvattupuzha which is at a distance of 5 Km. The details of the land covered in the Permit area are as below: State : Kerala District : Ernakulam Taluk : Muvattupuzha Village : Velloorkunnam Ownership/occupancy : Private A Google imagery indicating the location of the proposed quarry Permit area is enclosed Plate No.I b) INFRASTRUCTURE Following infrastructure facilities are available:-

S. NO Name Distance from Permit Boundary

1 Nearest Highway- NH-47 5 KM

2 Nearest Railway Station- Aluva 24 KM

3 Nearest Airport- Cochin International Airport 24 KM

4 Electric Line near Site 0.2KM

5 Telephone near Site 0.4KM

6 Water –River 05KM

7 Hospital- Muvattupuzha Government Hospital 05 KM

8 Post office- Mudavoor 3 KM

9 Government School- Vettoor 2 KM

c) BASIC AMENITIES • Power Quarry operations are done only with diesel operated mining machineries and hence electricity is not needed. Power requirement for administrative building and other utilities are met from the KSEB power grid. • Communication facilities Mobile networks are available in and around Permit area, in addition to BSNL land lines and the area and surroundings are well connected to all routes. • Nearest Hospital and dispensary – Muvattupuzha Government Hospital

WATER The water for domestic, sanitary, dust suppression and afforestation is being met from the open well and tube well. The abandoned quarry pits are used for rain water harvesting d) LAND USE PATTERN The entire quarrying permit area is a private dry land. The details of the land are given in the table below (Table 2-1). Land survey sketch issued by Village officer is enclosed as (Annexure No: I0) Table 2-1 Land Details of Permit Area Survey Numbers Area in Ha 491/1/1,491/1/2,491/1/3,491/1/5,491/1/8 0.9998Ha Present land use pattern of Mine Permit area : Table 2-2 Sr. Particulars Area in Ha. No

1 Undisturbed Area (covered with Plantation) 0.5586Ha

2 Quarry Area 0.4412Ha.

Total 0.9998Ha

Site plan/Survey Map is enclosed as Annexture no. 10.

Table 2-3GPS Readings of the Quarrying Permit Boundary:

Pillar No. Latitude(N) Longitude (E)

1 10°0'18.7"N 76°32'41.8"E

2 10°0'17.6"N 76°32'40.7"E

3 10°0'14.8"N 76°32'43.4"E

4 10°0'14.9"N 76°32'44.3"E

5 10°0'16.7"N 76°32'45.5"E

6 10°0'18.4"N 76°32'43.8"E

e) IF FOREST AREA, WHETHER FOREST CLEARANCE OBTAINED: ( Attach copy of forest clearance) The proposed QP area does not fall under forest area.

CHAPTER-3

GEOLOGY AND RESERVES 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY The Quarrying permit area has a rugged topography with small hillock ranges. The area is located on the southern side of the hillock. The area is covered with Granite building stone capped by Lateritic soil. The highest elevation in the area is 65 m RL and lowest elevation is 29 m RL. Ground water occurs under water table conditions in Laterite and semi - confined to confined conditions in fractured crystalline rocks. It is observed that water is suitable for drinking and domestic uses in respect of all constituents except total hardness and nitrate 3.2 GEOLOGY I) Regional Geology Geologically, Kerala State forms part of the Peninsular Shield bounded by Western Ghats on the east and the Lakshadweep Sea on the west. The State is mainly occupied by four major rock units. They are: (1) Pre-Cambrian crystallines, (2) Tertiary sedimentaries, (3) Laterites developed over Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentary rocks and (4) Recent to Sub-Recent sediments. Pre-Cambrian Crystallines: The Pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks occupy a considerable area of Kerala which includes charnockites, garnet-biotite gneisses, hornblende gneisses, khondalites, leptinites, cordierites and other unclassified gneisses. A large part of these crystalline rocks have undergone polymetamorphic and poly deformational activities. High grade schists and gneisses of Wynad and Surgurs cover some regions of North Kerala. The Pre-Cambrian crystallines are traversed by several acidic (granite and pegmatite) and basic (gabbro and dolerite) intrusions. The salient features of the major rock types are given below. a) Khondalites: A major part of Periyar and Thodupuzha river basins is occupied by Khondalite group of rocks. The group includes quartzite, calcgranulite, garnetiferous gneiss and patchy charnockite. b) Charnockites: Charnockites constitute the major part of the hinderland geology. They show wide variations in composition from acidic to basic. Charnockites are massive in appearence but on close examination, yield well developed foliation or deformational banding. Apart from this, patchy type of charnockite is also recorded (Ravindrakumar et al., 1985). They are characterized by hypersthene, feldspar, quartz, hornblende and garnet. c) Acid intrusives: Granites, pegmatites and quartz veins are the common acid intrusives observed in Kerala.

d) Basic instrusives: Gabbros and· dolerites constitute the most common basic intrusives emplaced within the Pre-Cambrian crystallines. Two distinctive systems of basic dykes are recognised. They are (1) The NNW - SSE trending leucogabbros which are exposed intermittently for over a length of 100 Km and (2) The NW - SE trending doleritic dykes. Tertiary sedimentaries: The Tertiary sedimentary formation of Kerala unconformably overlies the Pre-Cambrians (PouJose and Narayanaswami, 1968). It extends as a narrow belt along the major part of Kerala coast and comprises two facies of sediments: (1) The continental fades, the Warkalli beds, comprises carbonaceous clays with lignified tissues/coal seams, china clays and friable sandstones and (2) the marine facies, the Quilon beds, composes of sandstones and carbonaceous clays with thin bands of fossiliferouslimestones depicting the transgressive episodes occured during Burdigalian (Upper part of Lower Miocene) time. Laterites: Laterites of Recent to Sub-Recent age form the third lithounit and they cap over both Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentaries. It is mainly composed of hydrated oxides of Fe and Al together with minor amounts of Mn, Ti, V, and Zr. These sedantary rocks are considered to be the primary source of black minerals in the beach sands of Kerala (Gilson, 1959). These rock types cover nearly 60% of the surface area of Kerala. Recent to Sub-Recent sediments: The Recent to Sub-Recent sediments stretch from Kasaragod in the north to Cape Comorin in the south. They include fringes of parallel sand bars, sandy flats, alluvial sands and lacustrine deposits. These are separated from the Tertiary sedimentaries by a polymict pebble bed. From economic point of view, this zone is the most important one due to its abundant occurrence of valuable placer mineral deposits.

II) Local Geology

The present permit area of the site is covered with building stone (massive charnockite/ charnockitic gneiss) which is very well exposed in most part of the working pit in the proposed site. Apart from the major outcrops of Charnockites/ charnockitic gneisses (about 95%), hornblende-biotite gneisses and other unclassified gneisses form a minor portion of the quarry site. They are seen with minor intrusions of acid (granite, pegmatite and quartz vein) . The crystallines forming the high lands are polyphasedly deformed. The surface soil cover in the area is having 0.5 to 2.5 meter thickness where as the Charnockite building stone is having more than 100 meters thickness Massive charnockite/ charnockitic gneisses of the quarry are medium to coarse grained, which belongs to Charnockite – Khondalite group of Kerala and consists of hyperstene, quartz, plagioclase, microcline, biotite and garnet with magnetite, ilmenite, apatite and zircon as accessory minerals. Charnockitic gneisses shows the poorly developed foliation with its regional strike in NW-SE to WNW-ESE with steep foliation dip of 50 to 85 degree to almost vertical, dominantly towards SW and SSW direction. A geological plan showing the Granite/Charnockite and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared in 1:1000 scale. Table 3.1 Local Geology

Soil Cover 0.5-2.5m Granite/ Charnockite 100m

III) Geological Sections The geological cross sections are prepared for every 25 m interval based on the Geological plan prepared on 1:1000 scales. The section line along which the geological sections have been prepared has been shown in plate no.5 and the sections have been drawn across the strike of the host rock. Geological plan and sections are enclosed as Plate No 4 & 5.

3.3 Exploration Since quarrying of building stone in the area has already been done for the last few years, the pit is very well exposed and overburden has already been removed. The RQP and his survey team along with applicant had carried out survey and all surface features were captured and levels were determined with Total Station. The out crop of building stone is exposed and the highest elevation is 65 m R L and the lowest elevation is 29 m R L. A surface plan with all existing surface features and present workings has been prepared on 1:1000 scale with 2m contour interval and is enclosed as Plate No 3 The surface plan has formed the base for demarcating the geological details of Granite /Charnockite and the existing small pits in the area were mapped. A surface geological map has been prepared on 1:1000 scale. For the reserve assessment the map has been utilized and geological cross-sections were prepared (Plate No: 5) .

Estimation of Reserve

The geological reserves are estimated by cross sectional method. Geological map prepared on 1:1000 scale is utilized for reserve estimation and mine planning. For the estimation of reserves three geological sections viz. A-A’B-B’ and C-C’ have been constructed on geological map for estimation of reserves. A bulk density of 2.5 has been considered for hard rock to estimate the reserves in volume and tonnage while in the case of waste/ overburden the volume in cu.m. has been estimated. The reserve is estimated after reducing the Granite blocked in the 7.5 m buffer zone and benches. The magazine is seen constructed outside the Permit hold. GEOLOGICAL ORE RESERVE (Refer Plate No 5):-

A-A' B-B' SP. SP. LEVEL AREA INF TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G G 65/60 0 0 65/60 0 0 60/55 0 2.5 0 60/55 22 4.824561 2.5 1375 55/50 37 23.45946 2.50 2170 55/50 454 22.03883 2.50 28375

50/45 435 25.11264 2.50 27310 50/45 537 25 2.50 33563 45/40 459 23.60566 2.50 27088 45/40 576 25 2.50 36000 40/35 460 19.19565 2.50 22075 40/35 573 24.7644 2.50 35475 35/30 464 16.93966 2.50 19650 35/30 563 25 2.50 35188 30/25 158 16 2.50 6320 30/25 563 22.42451 2.50 31563 25/20 0 2.50 0 25/20 217 20 2.50 10850 TOTAL 2013 20.78738 2.50 104613 TOTAL 3505 23.22444 2.50 212388

C-C' TOTAL SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 65/60 264 39.38636 2.5 25995 65/60 264 39.38636 2.5 25995 60/55 449 36.79955 2.5 41308 60/55 471 30.32504 2.50 42683 55/50 534 32.61236 2.50 43538 55/50 1025 27.28637 2.50 74083 50/45 535 29.64112 2.50 39645 50/45 1507 26.68016 2.50 100518 45/40 565 26.91858 2.50 38023 45/40 1600 25.2775 2.50 101110 40/35 564 24.9805 2.50 35223 40/35 1597 23.23669 2.50 92773 35/30 563 21.19538 2.50 29833 35/30 1590 21.30063 2.50 84670 30/25 600 18.68 2.50 28020 30/25 1321 19.95534 2.50 65903 25/20 177 16 2.50 7080 25/20 394 18.20305 2.50 17930 TOTAL 4251 27.16 2.50 288663 TOTAL 9769 24.42 2.50 605663

Category of Reserve The deposit has been proved up to 20 m R L and since no drilling work has been done in the area the reserves are placed under probable category and the reserve will fall under 222 (U N F C Classification) Mineable Reserve The total insitu reserves available in the applied area are 1,99,783Tonnes of Building stone (Granite / Charnockite).The details of total geological reserve and mineable reserve is given below . Mineable Reserves:

A-A' B-B' SP. SP. LEVEL AREA INF TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G G

60/55 2.5 60/55 2.5 55/50 15 20 2.50 750 55/50 148 25 2.50 9250 50/45 192 28 2.50 13440 50/45 178 25 2.50 11125 45/40 239 25 2.50 14938 45/40 159 25 2.50 9938 40/35 183 20 2.50 9150 40/35 278 25 2.50 17375 35/30 126 18 2.50 5670 35/30 239 25 2.50 14938

30/25 66 16 2.50 2640 30/25 182 25 2.50 11375 25/20 2.50 0 25/20 126 20 2.50 6300 2.50 0 2.50 0 TOTAL 821 22.69793 2.50 46588 TOTAL 1310 24.51908 2.50 80300

C-C' TOTAL SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 65/60 105 36 2.5 9450 65/60 105 36 2.5 9450 60/55 85 33 2.5 7013 60/55 85 33 2.50 7013 55/50 149 29 2.50 10803 55/50 312 26.66987 2.50 20803 50/45 149 26 2.50 9685 50/45 519 26.39692 2.50 34250 45/40 150 23 2.50 8625 45/40 548 24.45255 2.50 33500 40/35 126 23 2.50 7245 40/35 587 23.01193 2.50 33770 35/30 126 21 2.50 6615 35/30 491 22.17719 2.50 27223 30/25 180 22 2.50 9900 30/25 428 22.35047 2.50 23915 25/20 89 16 2.50 3560 25/20 215 18.34419 2.50 9860 2.50 0 0 2.50 0 TOTAL 1054 27.66 2.50 72895 TOTAL 3185 25.09 2.50 199783 Reserves blocked in benches are shown in the following table;

A-A' B-B' SP. SP. LEVEL AREA INF TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G G 60/55 2.5 60/55 2.5 55/50 20 2.50 55/50 22 25 2.50 1375 50/45 16 28 2.50 1120 50/45 48 25 2.50 3000 45/40 72 25 2.50 4500 45/40 79 25 2.50 4938 40/35 128 20 2.50 6400 40/35 149 25 2.50 9313 35/30 185 18 2.50 8325 35/30 177 25 2.50 11063 30/25 246 16 2.50 9840 30/25 233 25 2.50 14563 25/20 2.50 0 25/20 290 20 2.50 14500 2.50 0 2.50 0 TOTAL 647 18.66151 2.50 30185 TOTAL 998 23.54709 2.50 58750

C-C' TOTAL SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 60/55 33 2.5 60/55 0 2.50 0 55/50 25 29 2.50 1813 55/50 47 27.12766 2.50 3188 50/45 50 26 2.50 3250 50/45 114 25.85965 2.50 7370 45/40 76 23 2.50 4370 45/40 227 24.3304 2.50 13808 40/35 131 23 2.50 7533 40/35 408 22.78922 2.50 23245 35/30 187 21 2.50 9818 35/30 549 21.27869 2.50 29205

30/25 241 22 2.50 13255 30/25 720 20.92083 2.50 37658 25/20 332 16 2.50 13280 25/20 622 17.86495 2.50 27780 2.50 0 0 2.50 0 TOTAL 1042 20.47 2.50 53318 TOTAL 2687 21.18 2.50 142253 Reserves blocked in buffer zone are shown in the following Table;

A-A' B-B' SP. SP. LEVEL AREA INF TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G G

60/55 2.5 60/55 2.5 55/50 6 20 2.50 300 55/50 60 25 2.50 3750 50/45 91 28 2.50 6370 50/45 53 25 2.50 3313 45/40 92 25 2.50 5750 45/40 59 25 2.50 3688 40/35 92 20 2.50 4600 40/35 91 25 2.50 5688 35/30 92 18 2.50 4140 35/30 91 25 2.50 5688 30/25 92 16 2.50 3680 30/25 91 25 2.50 5688 25/20 2.50 25/20 91 20 2.50 4550 2.50 2.50 0 TOTAL 465 21.36774 2.50 24840 TOTAL 536 24.15112 2.50 32363 C-C' TOTAL SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 65/60 10 36 2.5 900 10 36 2.5 900 60/55 38 33 2.5 3135 60/55 38 250.8 2.50 3135 55/50 38 29 2.50 2755 55/50 104 26.17308 2.50 6805 50/45 38 26 2.50 2470 50/45 182 26.70879 2.50 12153 45/40 38 23 2.50 2185 45/40 189 24.59788 2.50 11623 40/35 38 23 2.50 2185 40/35 221 22.57466 2.50 12473 35/30 65 21 2.50 3413 35/30 248 21.35484 2.50 13240 30/25 88 22 2.50 4840 30/25 271 20.97048 2.50 14208 25/20 88 16 2.50 3520 25/20 179 18.03352 2.50 8070 2.50 0 0 2.50 0 TOTAL 431 23.58 2.50 25403 TOTAL 1432 23.07 2.50 82605

Reserves excavated are shown in the following table;

A-A' B-B' SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 55/50 2.50 55/50 198 25 2.50 12375 50/45 80 15 2.50 3000 50/45 227 25 2.50 14188 45/40 2.50 45/40 209 25 2.50 13063 40/35 2.50 40/35 27 20 2.50 1350 TOTAL 80 15 2.50 3000 TOTAL 661 20.13514 2.50 40975

C-C' TOTAL SP. LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF TONNES G 65/60 149 42 2.5 15645 149 42 2.5 15645 60/55 301 39 2.5 29347 60/55 301 29.87023 2.50 29347 55/50 297 36 2.50 26730 55/50 495 28.13309 2.50 39105 50/45 272 34 2.50 23120 50/45 579 27.84629 2.50 40308 45/40 246 32 2.50 19680 45/40 455 28.78462 2.50 32743 40/35 213 30 2.50 15975 40/35 240 28.875 2.50 17325 35/30 131 20 2.50 6550 35/30 131 20 2.50 6550 TOTAL 1609 34.07 2.50 137047 TOTAL 2350 28.93 2.50 181023

SUMMARY

SECTION RESERVES RESERVES RESERVES RESERVES GEOLOGICAL MINED- BLOCKED IN BLOCKED MINEABLE RESERVES OUT (MT) BENCHES(MT) IN BUFFER (MT) (MT) ZONE (MT)

A-A’ 3,000 30,185 24,840 46,588 1,04613

B-B’ 40,975 58,750 32,363 80,300 2,12,388

C-C’ 1,37,047 53,318 25,402 72,895 2,88,662

TOTAL 1,81,022 1,42,253 82,605 1,99,783 6,05,663

To carry out mining for the extraction of reserves the following mining statutory provisions are to be observed. 1 * A statutory boundary of 7.5 m all along the applied Quarrying Permit boundary has to be maintained and the reserves locked in this area are not exploited 2 * A bench slope of 450 has been considered for working the pit 3 * A bench width of 5 m has been considered. 4 Ramps for reaching different benches.

No further exploration is required and proposed in this mining plan.

CHAPTER- 4 MINING The said area is proposed to work with conventional open cast method with bench system and mode of operation will be mechanized. Based on the mode and method so adopted and taking geological parameters of the ore body into consideration, the quarry pit is designed in such a way that the height of the bench is kept about 5.00 m max., and the width at 5.00 m min., maintaining a slope of 450 from the horizontal. The Mining will be done with the help of machineries like rock drills, jack hammer, compressors, hydraulic excavators, breakers, etc. Charnockite / building stone is well exposed in the area and the highest elevation is 65 m RL and the lowest elevation is 29 m. RL. It is proposed to work on the sections A-A’B-B’and C- C’ duringthe permit end period . It is proposed to produce 1,99,783 MT of Granite / Charnockite building stone upto permit end periodof two years from this quarry by open cast semi mechanized method. A jack hammer drill blasting shall be adopted for quarrying along with rock breaker. For excavating and loading the material to the tippers a Hydraulic excavator shall be used. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the Permit hold. The feed size of the crusher is 400 mm and the size of the products is 20mm, 12mm, 10mm, 6mm and the 6mm sized aggregate shall be processed for the production of M-Sand. The aggregates are supplied mainly for road and building construction and also for infrastructure development. Production and Development Plan The production for the Quarrying plan period is given below

YEAR BENCH MINERAL (MT)

I Road/dev./prodn.65/40(A-B) 1,05,015

II 40/20 94,768

TOTAL 1,99,783

The production and development at the end of permit period is given on the production and development plan and the production and development sections are enclosed vide Plate no 6&7.

CHAPTER-5 BLASTING Broad blasting parameters To fragment the bed rock conventional 32 mm dia blast holes are drilled perfectly parallel to each other are 20 – 25 cm interval without any hole deviation using hand held Jack hammer. Electric type blasting will be carried out with 25 mm small dia class 2 type explosives with electric detonator (ED). To avoid misfires ED may be properly checked for continuity using

ohm meter before and after the connections. Explosives shall be handled by statutory persons having valid license. The drilling and blasting parameters are as given below

Depth of each hole 1.2 to 1.5 m Diameter of hole 30-33 mm App. Spacing between hole 1m – 1.5m Hole pattern Multi row staggered Pattern Explosives to be used Cartridged slurry / electric delay detonators 1 Type of explosives used Class 2 Nitrate mixture/ cartridged slurry/ electric delay detonators explosives shall be used for blasting 2 Storage of explosives The explosives are stored in the magazine which is located outside the permit area. The explosives will be handled as per the provisions of Indian Explosive Act -1884 and Indian Explosive Rules – 2008 3Monthly Consumption of explosive : The consumptions of explosives are as follows.

Description of explosive Class Division Qty.

Nitrate mixture 2 0 1387kgs.

Ordinary detonators 6 3 3051 nos.

Safety fuse 6 1 3661mts.

4. Precautions The following precautionary measures shall be undertaken during blasting ∑ Proper safe and careful handling and use of explosives by competent blasters having Blasters certificate of competency issued by DGMS ∑ Proper and safe storage of explosives at approved locations and licensed Magazine. ∑ Maintaining safety distance all around the magazine as per statutory requirement. ∑ Proper security system to prevent theft/pilferage, unauthorized entry into the magazine area ∑ Controlled blasting technique will be adopted by varying burden, spacing and charge per hole depending upon the field condition. ∑ Holes will be located beyond the weak zone after proper inspection of the site. ∑ No loose pieces will be kept on the bench slopes during blasting ∑ Stemming materials and stemming length will be chosen suitably

∑ Posting guards at boundaries of the Permit area and giving warning signal by way of whistle or siren blowing before blasting, to prevent unauthorized entry and to prevent mishaps. ∑ Carrying out blasting ∑ Avoid blasting during lightening and high wind period. ∑ The holes which have been charged with explosives will not be left unattended till blasting is completed.

CHAPTER-6 MINE DRAINAGE There are no streams or water bodies within 1 Km radius of the Quarrying permit area. The quarry is located at a high elevation (65m. RL) and the deepest quarry operation level in the permit end period of operations shall be 20m. RL which will be much above the ground water table and hence no ground water is going to encounter during quarrying. Aggregate mines or the associate dump have no pollutants or toxic substances and hence no contamination is expected. The average total rainfall of the district is around 2793 mm.

CHAPTER-7 STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS The entire area in the Permit area is exposed by Charnockite and covered by top soil of about 7500m³ approx. and waste/Overburden about 2400m³approx. will be generated.The waste shall be stacked and utilized for road construction/repair and soft spot fillings while the top soil shall be stacked at a designated location and used for green belt development. Refer plate IXA. Controlled and cushion blasting would lead to less generation of waste.

CHAPTER-8 USE OF MINERALS The Granite/ Charnockite quarried from the permit area is mainly used as building material in construction, infrastructure development and construction of roads. The quarry output is sent to the crusher unit located outside the permit area for production of Granite aggregates of different size and manufactured sand. The crushed material is sold in the local market which play vital role in the construction industry. Yearly quantities to be dispatched

Year For Domestic For Export Consumption, Quantity (Tonnes) I 1,05,015 Nil

II 94,768 Nil

CHAPTER- 9

9.1 SITE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL / MANPOWER The organization chart of the proposed quarry operations in the site is as follows

a)Supervisory

Mines Manager : 1

Mines foreman : 1 b) Non-supervisory (Skilled, Semi-skilled & unskilled) workers: 18

In the quarry direct employment is given to 20 personals like Mines Manager, Mines foreman etc. and more than 10 people get indirect employment in various projects like logistics, green belt creation and miscellaneous services.

CHAPTER-10

MINERAL PROCESSING AND BENIFICIATION 10.1 No mineral beneficiation is carried out in the permit area. The quarry output is transported to the crushing unit located outside the permit area. The size of ROM material from the quarry is 100 to 150 mm in size. The granite aggregates products from the crusher after screening are of the size 20mm 12mm 10mm 6mm and power/ Manufactured sand. There is no generation of waste in the processing plant/crusher unit as all products are saleable. The requirement of water for the purpose of drinking, dust suppression and afforestation is given in the table below

Table No. 10.1 Requirement of water

Purpose Quantity required Cubic meter/Day Domestic and drinking water 1 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 5 Total 14

The water shall be brought from borehole located outside the permit area

P A R T - II CHAPTER-11 11. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Environment Management Plan is a systematic programme which includes environment impact assessment, planning for offsetting the ill effects of development, implementing the program for resource management, development, planning, and close control over day-to- day operations, regular monitoring and auditing of environmental performance, collection of base line information is essential which serve as a guide to determine how the future development will affect the environment compared to the present base line status. (A) BASE LINE INFORMATION

Most of the useful base line information has been collected in the field which is very helpful in preparation of this mining plan and are given below:

11.1 a) Baseline information

The Quarrying permit area is partly an agricultural land with Rubber Plantation and Granite/Charnockite is exposed which is being quarried by the Permit. The highest elevation in the area is 65m. RL and lowest elevation is 29 m. RL. There area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature of 32ºC. The average rain fall received in the area is 2793 mm.

In the surrounding land of the Permit hold cash crops like Rubber, coconut, Mango and other mixed crops are cultivated. The nearest town is Muvattupuzha located at 5 Km. from the quarry and there are no residential buildings within 100 meter radius. The nearest habitation is more than 100 m. from the permit area. In the buffer zone there is no inter-state boundary and forest. The area does not come under the CRZ category. b) Water regime:

The area receives average rainfall of 2793 mm. The rain starts in the month of June and may continue up to October. Nallahs does not exist in the permit area. The bottom most working of the quarry is 20 m above Mean sea level and no quarrying operation is likely to touch ground water. Hence there is no impact on ground water.

.C) Flora and Fauna The common flora in the area is Coconut, Rubber, and jackfruit.

Fauna found in the area are , Malabar squirrel, Owl and snakes. There are no endangered or rare species of animals in the area. d) Noise Environment Noise sources within the Permit area are due to operations of 1) Blasting 2) Drilling 3) Loading 4) Vehicle movement etc. Maximum noise levels would be between 45 -50 dB (A). Currently there is no activity of intolerable noise pollution. e) Climatic conditions The area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature in the summer season which is 35 C and minimum 20 C. The winter season has a maximum average of 26 C and minimum of 20 C. The area receives average rainfall of more than 2793 mm. f) Human settlement There is no human settlement in the permit area. The nearest human settlement is more than 100m away from the permit area. g) Public buildings, Places of worship and monuments There is a Temple located about 105m away from the Permit/applied area.There are no monuments of either historical or archeological importance in the core or buffer zone. h) Quality of Air Ambient Noise Level and Water 1 Ambient Air Quality The air quality in the area mainly depends on the nature and concentration of emissions and meteorological conditions. The major air pollutants include a) Particulate matter (dust) of various sizes. b) Gases such as Sulphur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide etc. from vehicular exhaust. 2. Ambient Noise Level The noise level within the core near west side boundary is 45 – 50dbA during day time. The generation of noise in the quarry is mainly by drilling, blasting machineries and movement of trucks. The impact of quarrying on the ambient noise level would be hardly noticeable in near by villages as the nearest Village Velloorkunnam is 4 Kms.away from the permit area. 3 Water Quality There is no water regime of any importance in the Quarry area. Drinking water is made available through bore well. To know the present water quality baseline studies were carried out in and around the quarry area.

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ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT

12.1Due to the quarrying operations there shall be an impact on the environment and there will be change in the ground profile in the form of pits and dumps. The detail of the land use , during the ensuing plan period and till permit area is shown below in tabular form.

Sr. Particulars At the end of the mine No

1 Area Excavated. 0.0166 Ha

2 Reclamation/ Backfilling 0.3990Ha

3 Green Belt 0.2104 Ha

4 Infrastructure(workshop Administrative Building). Nil

5 Road. 0.0430Ha

6 Mineral Separation plant/Crusher. Nil

7 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.3308Ha

8 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil

Total: 0.9998Ha.

AIR Quality

Quarrying activity contributes to pollution of air due to drilling blasting and movement of vehicles. The existing air quality in core zone is not likely to have considerable impact due to small scale quarrying. The environmental measures to control air pollution shall be undertaken so that pollution scenario shall be marginal and insignificant. Ambient air quality tested at the quarry and surroundings and test reports.

WATER QUALITY

There are no perennial water courses or water bodies with in the permit area. The quarry is located at a hillock at higher elevation. In the surrounding of the quarry area ground water level is 20 m below the general surface. Charnockite is an inert material and hence there is no impact on ground water.

NOISE LEVELS

The ambient noise levels will be higher due to drilling, blasting and hauling equipment and these probable noise levels within the permissible limits and will not cause much harm to the persons at working site by adopting the following.

* The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce noise

* The protective earmuffs, earplugs will be provided to the operators

* Proper maintenance of equipments

Ambient noise quality tested at the mines and surroundings and test reports enclosed as Annexure No:

VIBRATION LEVELS

The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33m. dia using low explosives and the depth will not be more than 2.75 meters. Due to the drilling and blasting there will be vibration within the earth and the vibration so generated will be very minimal.

SOCIO ECONOMICS

Due to the proposed quarrying activity, no significant adverse changes are visualized in the traditional way of life of people residing in the nearby villages in the buffer zone. Further people residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the quarry activities.

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

There is a Temple at a distance of about 105m from the Permit/applied area.There is no historical monument in the vicinity of the Permit area (Core or buffer zone).

12-2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Temporary storage and Utilization of topsoil

The entire area in the Permit area is exposed by Charnockite and covered by top soil of about 7500m³ approx. and waste/Overburden about 2400m³ approx. will be generated.The waste shall be stacked and utilized for road construction/repair and soft spot fillings while the top soil shall be stacked at a designated location and used for green belt development.Refer plate IXA.

Year wise proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining activities

Since the quarry will be active, reclamation measures are not possible in the mined out areas, however this aspect will be taken care in progressively closing the quarry after exhausting the Charnockite to the proposed depth. The quarry operations during these two years of the plan are planned upto 20m. RL.At conceptual stage, the pit will be having the area 0.9998 Ha. During the mine closure stage, the mined out area of 0.3990Ha.will be reclaimedback and 0.3308 Ha will be retained as rain water harvesting pond as shown in the table below. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The mine closure is depicted in the Post Mine closure plan (Conceptual Plan) shown in Plate No 10.

Sl. Extent Post mining land use of Extent Type of activities No. in Ha. degraded land in Ha. 1. Part of the quarry area Undisturbed Area (covered 0.3308 1 0.5586 converted as water pond. with Plantation) 2. Back filling & Reclamation 0.3990 Area under Quarry pit as on Area under Quarry after the 2 0.4412 0.2700 date plan period Total 0.9998 Total 0.9998

Afforestation Programme

As the entire permit area is rocky and after the excavation it may not support any vegetation. 0.2104Ha. Area earmarked for safety barrier shall be used for green belt development by planting 600 local species sapling where topsoil is present.

Stabilization and vegetation dump management

The waste material generated will be partly used for road construction and repair work. A total 600 sapling shall be planted to develop green belt over 0.2104Ha. earmarked. During the post mine closure the entire dump material will be back filled in the quarry pit and it will used for the base for reclamation works.

Treatment and disposal of water from mine

No water shall be discharged from the quarry except during monsoon months. A garland drain shall be made all around the quarry to divert the water away from the pit. Granite building stone is not toxic and hence there shall not be any chemical hazardous effect.

Protective measures for ground vibrations /air blast caused by blasting

The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33mm dia. Due to small diameter hole blasting the vibration in the zone shall be feeble and less intensive

Measures for protecting historical monuments and rehabilitation of human settlements likely to be disturbed due to mining activity

There is no historical monument in the core or buffer zone of the quarry. Human settlements are far from the permit area.

Socio –Economic benefits arising from the mining

The main occupation of the people is farming. There are no major industries in the area. The quarrying operations in such remote places would provide 20 direct and 10 number of indirect employment to local people. Hence quarrying operation will help in improving socio- economic status of the area.

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13.1 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN

The worked out quarry at the end of the conceptual plan will be properly fenced using concrete/iron pillars and iron ropes as required under Rule77 (f). Standard procedure is proposed to be followed in the construction of fences. At the top of the working quarry S3 / G1 type as per DGMS Circular under MMR 177 as described below shall be followed:

Rigid steel fencing, vertical members being not more than 3.00 meters apart and the gap between adjacent horizontal members not more than 0.25 meter, the bottom-most member being not more than 0.15 meter and the top most member not less than 1.00 meter from ground level.

The vertical members of the fencing should consist of girders, channels or angle irons not less than 5x5 cm in cross-section or rails not less than 10 kg, weight per meter, steel pipes not less than 7.6 cm in diameter; or reinforced concrete posts not less than 15x15 cm section.

The horizontal members of the fencing should consist of expanded metal sheets with holes not greater than 10 cm size, of steel pipes not less than 2.5 cm diameter, of solid rods not less than 2 cm. diameter, of strap iron not less than 2.5: 0.6 cm in size type of Barbed wire fencing, with specifications similar to ground level except that the horizontal member should consist of barbed wire.

The worked out area of the mine shall be backfilled and top soil spread over it. Native saplings will be planted and the mined out area shall be reclaimed with marginal lowering of topography with proper formation of levels / slopes.

Development of Mines during conceptual period is proposed to be extended to peripheries of the Permit boundaries as and when such extension of quarry permit is possible with purchase of land or consent of adjoining land owners. The Competent Authority shall be approached in advance for Mining Permit over additional area as required in the interest of mineral conservation & development.

The following specific measures shall be taken during temporary discontinuance.

1. Pit shall be fenced

2. Proper and adequate security at the entrance to the mine to prevent entry of unauthorized person with proper gate and lock.

3. All the above will be examined by manager once in a week to ensure that they are in order.

Economic repercussions of closure of mine and manpower retrenchments.

In case of the closure of the mine the company shall plan for voluntary retirement scheme.

13.2 Environment Management Schedule

Green belt End of Permit Period

Garland drain End of Permit Period

Afforestation End of Permit Period

Environmental Monitoring End of Permit Period

Water spraying on haul roads During and End of Permit Period

Abandonment Cost

As on now the environment management cost includes:

The initial and capital cost is given in the table below.

Initial /Capital investment for Environmental protection.

13.3 Recurring annual cost for environmental protection

Sl.No. Particulars No. Cost (Lakh Rs)

1 Pollution Control

1.1 Water spraying 4.00

1.2 Green belt development 1.00

1.3 Personal protective 1.00 equipments

1.4 Quarterly monitoring Nil

Sub total 6.00

2 Corporate social 2.00 Responsibility

TOTAL 8.00

The annual cost for environment protection/ environmental improvement is Rs. 8 lakh and the specific environmental protection cost per year is nearly Rs. 8/- per tone of granite stone produced.

13.4 Financial Guarantee for the Environment Management Protective Measures:-

An amount of One Lakh rupees has been kept as guarantee towards environment protective measures as shown in Annexure XI. The said amount shall be utilized, upon failing to restore the environment as mentioned in the Environment Management Plan and Conceptual mine closure plan by the permit holder. The details of the Financial Guarantee is as follows;

Amount : Rs.1,00,000 (One Lakh Rupees)

Issued By: The Federal Bank Limited,Muvattupuzha Branch

Issued Date :27.04.2017

Validity :26.04.2021