Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s Chaudhary Brick Field at Village- Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- , District- Report Siddharth Nagar, .

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Application of mining for soil used in Brick Kiln- M/s Chaudhary Brick Field of Sri Izhar Ahmad S/o Sri Yaar Mohammad R/o Village – Teuwa Grant, Tehsil- , District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The project has been proposed for an annual production of 8258 cubic meter soil by opencast semi-mechanized mine involves scooping the mineral through use of JCB/ hand implements like spade, pick axe, shovel and crowbar from allotted Khasra/ Gata No. 224, Area- 3.705 Hectare (9.15 Acre) at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The land details are as below in table.

Table-1: Land Details

Consent Area in Consent of Consent given given for District Village Gata No. Name of land owner Hectare the owner for the period the depth of mining

Naval Kishor, Siddharth Pramanand, Sitapati, Parsohiya 224 3.705 Izhar Ahmad 4.0 Years 1.5 m Nagar Suryamuni, Sansar Muni etc.

The order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.1213 of 2011 in Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease. And whereas, the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor minerals.

As per Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, MoEF & CC making certain amendments in EIA Notification, 2006 vide number S.O. 2588(E), dated 15th Jan, 2016, the applicant is seeking prior environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals under category ‘B2’ for less than and equal to five hectare area.

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Page 1 Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s Chaudhary Brick Field at Village- Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Report Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Table-2: Salient Feature of Project

Items Details Project name M/s Chaudhary Brick Field at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Location of mine Khasra/ Gata No. 224, Area- 3.705 Hectare (9.15 Acre) at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Location of Brick Kiln Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Size of the Mining Area- 3.705 Hectare (9.15 Acre) Lease (Hectare) Land Use Uncultivated Land Land Ownership Private Land Life of mine Mining agreement period is 4.0 years Mine period- 4.0 Years Proposed production Proposed Capacity: 8258 cum/Annum (9910 TPA) of mine Geological Reserve: 55575 Cum (66690 Tonne) Mineable Reserve: 33033 Cum (39640 Tonne) Table-3: Available Minable Reserve

Volume of Top Volume Geological Area of Thickness Soil (Total Area- Mineable Area in Depth of Left in Gata No. Reserve Berm left of top Soil Area in Berm) X Reserve Hectare Mine (m) Berm (Cum) (Sqm) (m) Thickness of (Cum) (Cum) Top Soil (Cum)

224 3.705 1.50 55575 3705 5558 0.15 5082 44936

Total 3.705 1.50 55575 3705 5558 0.15 5082 44936

As per brick kiln capacity, yearly production of bricks is 27.5 Lac/season for that the required volume of brick clay will be 8258 cum/ annum. The total mineable reserves of soil of area is 44936 m3 with proposed rate of production 8258 m3 the expected life of mine approx 5.4 years.

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Table-4: Year wise production Soil Soil Brick Year Reserve Reserve prepared (cum/yr) (Ton/yr) (lakh/yr) Ist 8258 9910 27.5 IInd 8258 9910 27.5 IIIrd 8258 9910 27.5 IVth 8258 9910 27.5 Total 33033 39640 110.0

Method of mining Open-cast Manual/ semi mechanized mining River Charnahwa River : 1.75 Km (W) Topography Undeveloped flat with gentle slope Minerals of mine Brick Earth Estimated cost Rs. 32.0 Lac Water demand 5.0 KLD Sources of water Drinking water supply will be met by nearby dugwell/ borewells or private tankers. Ultimate depth of 1.5 m Mining Man power Not More than 20 Labors Nearest Barhni Railway Station: 4.50 Km (N) railway station Nearest highway/ Itwa- Barhni Road: 2.0 Km (E) Roads Sonsari Road: 150 m (S) Nearest Airport Airport : 105 Km in South East direction Barhani Bazar: 4.50 Km (N) Nearest Town /city Dheburua Bazar:2.0 Km (E)

Seismic zone Zone-IV (As per 1893:2002)

* Approximate aerial distances

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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

Application of mining for soil used in Brick kiln of Brick Earth Mining project- M/s Chaudhary Brick Field from 224, Area- 3.705 Hectare (9.15 Acre) at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh of Sri Izhar Ahmad S/o Sri Yaar Mohammad R/o Village – Teuwa Grant, Tehsil- Itwa, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

2.2 Brief description of the nature of the project

Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in cottage sector. Clay brick industry in uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as fuel. Estimate of total mineable reserve quantity comes to be 44936 Cum up to permissible depth of 1.5 m. As per Brick Kiln capacity yearly production of bricks are 27.5 Lac bricks/ season for that the required volume of brick clay will be 8258 cum/Annum. .

2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region

The production of Brick Earth will benefit to the state in the form of royalty. Apart from this project operation will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people residing in vicinity, thus improving the Socio-economic status of the area.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap

Bricks are produced in India in small or cottage scale brick kilns and Clamps, operates seasonally. The raw materials in the brick kilns include soil, coal, paddy husk, wood & locally available agro wastes to some extent. There are large variations in quality of soils available in different parts of the country and also in brick manufacturing process.

Brick are good building material for construction activities but quality of brick differs place to place. There are large variations in quality of soil available in different part of the country and also brick manufacturing process. Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in cottage sector. Clay brick industry in India uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as fuel.

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2.5 Import vs. Indigenous:

Import does not apply in the present case as Brick is indigenously available at number of mines under operation in Uttar Pradesh.

2.6 Export Possibility:

Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand.

2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets

Due to the increased industrial and infrastructural growth of the rural and urban areas demand of Brick is very high. Construction companies and local vendors in the nearby town and cities are the potential market for the brick made up of brick clay.

2.8 Employment Generation

About 20 local labors shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction of soil, molding and loading of brick and handling of mineral in mining area, besides, watch and ward and plantation activity with proper maintenance.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Type of project including, interlinked and interdependent projects, if any

This is a mining project for Brick Earth Excavation and the project shall not involve any interlinked and interdependent projects.

3.2 Location (map showing general location and project boundary and project site) with coordinates. Soil miming area is located at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, which is connected to Itwa- Barhni Road at a distance of approx 2.0 km in the East direction. Nearest Railway Station is Barhani Railway Station at a distance of 4.50 Km (N) from the Area and nearest Airport is Gorakhpur Airport 105 Km in South East direction from the area.

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Table: Site Co-ordinates

Gata No. Latitude Longitude 224 27°27'22.37"N 82°46'51.74"E

3.3 Details of alternate sites considered Besides this any other alternative other than Brick Earth mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental impacts.

3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease agreement over an Area- 3.705 hectare. The project has been proposed for an annual production of 8258 cum soil by opencast semi-mechanized mining from the Khasra/ Gata No. 224, Area- 3.705 Hectare (9.15 Acre) at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

3.5 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, component of project etc. should be given).

The proposed project is to mine Brick Clay from plot (s) under agreement sustainably and scientifically. Mining will be opencast and manual using hand tools only in the allotted plots keeping the nearby plot (s) unaffected. Following geo-scientific methods are proposed to carry out the activity. Mining will be confined to extraction of Brick Clay in its existing form from the allotted plot(s) only. Mining of Brick Clay from the allotted plot(s) will be restricted to a maximum depth of 1.5 m from the surface in proper bench form as per MCR-1960 and MMR 1961. The width and height of bench will be 0.75 m x 0.75 m. Topsoil upto 6” depth will be preserved to spread it after mining activity is completed to restore the fertility of land.

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3.6 Raw material required along with estimated quantity:-

Table: Available Mineable Reserve:-

Volume of Top Volume Geological Area of Thickness Soil (Total Area- Mineable Area in Depth of Left in Gata No. Reserve Berm left of top Soil Area in Berm) X Reserve Hectare Mine (m) Berm (Cum) (Sqm) (m) Thickness of (Cum) (Cum) Top Soil (Cum)

224 3.705 1.50 55575 3705 5558 0.15 5082 44936

Total 3.705 1.50 55575 3705 5558 0.15 5082 44936

Proposed method of mining:

Mining shall be carried out from top to downward through the formation of benches. The height & width of benches shall be kept 0.75 m x 0.75 m with face slope 450.It shall be opencast semi-mechanized mine involves scooping the mineral through use of JCB/ hand implements like spade, pick axe, shovel and crowbar. In future top soil shall be scrapped by means manually and shall be used for the purpose of plantation and rehabilitation. Indicate quantum of development & tonnage & production expected in table below:

Table: Year wise production Soil Soil Brick Year Reserve Reserve prepared (cum/yr) (Ton/yr) (lakh/yr) Ist 8258 9910 27.5 IInd 8258 9910 27.5 IIIrd 8258 9910 27.5 IVth 8258 9910 27.5 Total 33033 39640 110.0

3.7 Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly described.

Not applicable

3.8 Availability of water its source, energy/ power requirement and source

 Water Requirement: Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 5.0 KLD, which shall be met from ground water resource from the nearby village.

 Power: No electrical power shall be required for operations.

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3.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal. Solid waste generation & its disposal: No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation

Liquid Effluent: There will be no waste water generation from mining activities.

4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 Connectivity: Soil miming area is located at Village – Parsohiya, Tappa- Dhebarua, Tehsil- Shohratgarh, District- Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, which is connected to Itwa- Barhni Road at a distance of approx 2.0 km in the East direction. Nearest Railway Station is Barhani Railway Station at a distance of 4.50 Km (N) from the Area and nearest Airport is Gorakhpur Airport 105 Km in South East direction from the area.

4.2 Land form, land use and land ownership: The mine agreement area is agricultural private land.

4.3 Topography (along with map): Agricultural plain

4.5 Existing infrastructure: The existing land use of mine lease area belongs to landuse category “Uncultivated land” and shall continue to be so even after the current mining project is over. 4.6 Geology: The district is underlain by Quaternary alluvium comprising and of various grades, gravel, kankar and clay. The Alluvium can be classified into two groups, the Older alluvium and the Newer alluvium.

Older alluvium:-It is of middle Pleistocene age and generally occupies high ground which is not affected by floods during the rainy season.

The Newer alluvium: - It covers the lower height and is mainly conferred to the flood plains along the river channels and belongs to the upper Pleistocene to the recent age.

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4.7 Geographical Structure

Location and Boundaries

Siddharth Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India. Naugarh town is the district headquarters. Siddharth Nagar district is a part of Basti division. district lies between 27°N to 27°28'N and 82°45'E to 83°10'E. It is part of Purvanchal. The district borders 's Kapilvastu district on the north and Rupandehi district on the northeast. Otherwise it is surrounded by other districts of Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj on the east, Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar on the south, and Balrampur on the west. Siddarth Nagar's area is 2,752 km2 (Source: http://siddharthnagar.nic.in)

4.8 Climatic conditions:

The climate of Siddharth Nagar district is of marshy in nature, commonly called as Tarai region. The climate is markedly periodic and can be divided into 3 vegetation session.

1. The summer session-15 March to 15 June.

2. The Rainy session-15 June to 30 September.

3. The Winter session– October to 15 March.

Temperature

During the winter seasons the mean minimum temperature is about 9 degree Celsius and means maximum 23 degree Celsius while during the summer seasons the minimum is about 25 degree Celsius and mean maximum is about 44 degree Celsius.

Humidity

In the south-west monsoon and the post monsoon seasons the relative humidity is high, being above 70 percent. Thereafter the humidity decreases and in the summer air is very dry.

Cloudiness

During the monsoon season, and for brief spells of a day or two in association with passing disturbances in winter, heavily clouded or overcast skies prevail. In the rest of the year the skies are mostly clear or lightly clouded.

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Winds

Winds are in general very light with a slight increase in force the late summer and monsoon seasons. The average annual wind blow in the district is ranging from 2 to 7.1 km/hrs.

Rainfall

Siddharth Nagar (Naugarh)'s climate is classified as warm and temperate. In winter, there is much more rainfall in Siddharth Nagar (Naugarh) than in summer. This climate is considered to be Csa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The temperature here averages 24.6 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1372 mm.

4.9 Social Infrastructure

The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary schools, degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public transportation and hospitals are by and large are available in the study area.

5. PLANNING BRIEF

5.1 Planning Concept

The proposed project is to mine brick clay from plot(s) sustainably and scientifically. The minor mineral (clay) will be excavated from the plot(s) as per mining rules and casting of raw bricks will be done which will be transported to the kiln through horse cart, trolleys etc. through village chak roads. Mining will be opencast Manual keeping nearby plot(s) unaffected. Maximum depth of mining will be only up to 1.5 m as per agreement.

5.2 Population Projection

There is no projection of population as the mining activity will be carried out during day time only.

5.3 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine lease area and due to the mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required.

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5.4 Amenities/Facilities

 Rest Shelter: Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area

 Water Supply: Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for plantation.

 Transport of Man and Material: The material from the mine will be transported by trucks / tippers / tractor trolleys.

 Security Arrangements: Appropriate security arrangement shall be made.

6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE:-

6.1 Industrial area (Processing Area): Temporary arrangements like site office, rest shelters & approach roads etc shall be provided. No permanent infrastructure is proposed.

6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area): As the local person shall be employed, no residential building / housing are proposed.

6.3 Green Belt: Plantation of soil binding grasses like Agave nector, Saccharum officinarum (Munja), Cassia tora (Charata), Opuntia ficus indica, Aloe vera (Gheekwar), Euphorbia hirta across the benches.

6.4 Connectivity: The lease area is connected to which are connected to rail and road

6.5 Social Infrastructure: In-line with the Social Responsibility Activities at other operational sites, relevant developmental assistance shall be rendered depending on the local needs identified through studies.

6.6 Drinking Water Management: Water requirement for drinking and operations will be 5.0 KLD, which will be met from underground water resource.

6.7 Sewerage System: No sewerage system is required as there is no domestic waste water will be disposed.

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6.8 Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable, as the mining activity will not be generating any overburden or waste materials.

6.9 Solid Waste management: No solid waste generation is expected from the mining operation.

6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source: No electrical power requirement for mining activities.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

The existing mine lease area is designated as private land and has no human settlements and hence, no R & R is envisaged.

COST ESTIMATES

The capital cost of proposed project is estimated as Rs. 32.0 Lac.

CSR Cost- 2% of the project cost.

ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION) The proposed project is expected to provide employment to local people in different activities such as Mining, sizing (sieving), transportation and plantation activities. The project activity will not have any major impact on the environment.

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