Granite (Building Stone) Quarry Owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala

Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

PRE-FEASIBILTY REPORT

1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY

A.Mohammed Basheer for M/s Basheer Quarry is proposing a (Building Stone) Quarry with Lease at Survey No.91/2-2 &91/3(block 22) of Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala in an extent area of 1.2146 hectares. The proposed quarry area is hill rock. This is an operational quarry with lease.

The proposed quarry area is located at Pullampara and lies towards East of Venjaramood at a distance of 5.00 Kms apprx. And also lies towards NE of Nedumangad town at a distance of 10.00Kms apprx.Nedumangad is Taluk headquarters is at a distance of 10kms and Thiruvananthapuram is the district and state head quarter which is at a distance of 22km apprx, where all the infrastructural facilities are available.

The highest elevation of the lease area is 135 m. MSL and lowest is 100 m MSL. The part of the lease area is broken up and there is no any vegetation within broken up area and there a moderate vegetation balance part of the lease area and also the surrounding of the lease area. There are no any perennial water courses/ water bodies within the lease hold. The storm water passes through the minor water courses and get confluence with the adjacent nallah.

The geological resources of granite( building stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 8,54,000 tonnes. The Blocked Reserves and Mineable Reserve of granite building stone in mining lease area are estimated to be 4,12,000 tonnes and 4,42,000 tonnes respectively. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. after modifying the bench design in next five year period. Kerala experiences rainfall on duration of 3 to 4 months in a year and the quarry operations will be affected because of the rainy days. The anticipated life of the quarry is 7 years expected.

1.1LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

The proposed quarry area is located at Pullampara and lies towards East of Venjaramood at a distance of 5.00 Kms apprx .And also lies towards NE of Nedumangad town at a distance of 10.00Kms apprx. Nedumangad is Taluk headquarters is at a distance of 10kms and Thiruvananthapuram is the district and state head quarter which is at a distance of 22km apprx, where all the infrastructural facilities are available.

The geographical location with respect to boundary pillars of the proposed mine lease are:-

Latitude (N) N8°40'56.40" to N8°41'01.04" Longitude(E) E76°57'18.35" to E76°57'20.44"

The GPS Reading of the applied area boundary

Pillar No Latitude Longitude 1 08 41’02.36” 76 57’19.18”

2 08⁰40’59.89” 76⁰57’23.15” 3 08⁰40’58.38” 76⁰57’22.37” 4 08⁰40’58.50” 76⁰57’20.40” 5 08⁰40’56.40” 76⁰57’20.44” 6 08⁰40’56.74” 76⁰57’19.84” 7 08⁰40’58.63” 76⁰57’19.03” 8 08⁰40’59.97” 76⁰57’18.96” 9 08⁰41’01.04” 76⁰57’18.35” ⁰ ⁰ Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Figure 1.1 Location Map The Location Map of the lease area is given below

Figure 1.2 Google Map with site superimposing The Google Map with site superimposing of the lease area is given below Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

1.2PROJECT PROPONENT INFORMATION

Name and : Mr. A.Mohammed Basheer address of the Thempakala,Venjaramoodu (po) , Thiruvananthapuram Applicant Kerala-695607 Mobile no: 9846705490 Email:[email protected] [email protected]

1.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

The major essentiality of building stone is based on its extraordinary compressive strength and durability (among the hardest, dimensional & structural stones) and it is having high tolerance towards the vagaries of nature. In construction activities these are being used because of its hardness & density, durability and strength craft. The proposed mining project will accomplish its requirement for the construction of buildings, bridges, paving, monuments and many other exterior projects. Polished slabs and tiles are usually used in countertops, flooring, retaining walls and landscaping around a center fountain/ pond, staircase and many other design elements (residential and commercial applications). It is also known as the maintenance-free stone. The employment opportunities are being created in connection with the quarrying activities and the local people are being employed for the non technical activities under the direction of mining engineers and supervisors. For the quarry operations, 30 employees are being deployed which generates ample opportunities for those peoples indirectly. Applicant will pay royalty for the mineral produced from the mine, direct and indirect taxes will be paid thereby contributing to the regional revenue. The public revenue will further be put for infrastructural development and other sectors like health, education and social welfare.

1.4 END USE (DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKET) The rock produced from the quarry is transported to the MK Crusher unit, Irinjium. The aggregate produced is sold to the contractors and to the consumers which is finally consumed locally for road (State Highway & National Highway) & building construction works. Fine Material is also sold for the utilization for the hollow block/ solid block manufactures.

2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

2.1 SALIENT FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROJECT

Particulars Details Total quarry Lease area 1.2146 hectares Maximum Production 1,01,000 TPA Life of Mine 7 Years Local name of the project Vengamala near Pullampara area (Name of the hill)

Production The geological resources of granite building stone in mining lease area are estimate to be 8,54,000 tonnes and production / mineable reserves are 4,42,000 tonnes. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period

Life of Mine 7 Years

Estimated project cost Rs. 3 Crore

Man Power 30 (on permanent / contract basis)

Highest and lowest 135 m. RL & 100 m. RL elevation

Land use Private own Land

Nearest habitation beyond 250 m Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Nearest town Thempammood, 1.60km

Stone Crusher & M Sand MK Crusher unit, Irinjium

Width of access road to 7 m, access road the quarry site

Nearest Airport Thiruvananthapuram Airport ,23 Km

Nearest Highway Thempammoodu to Panavoor,0.250Km Nearest Railway Station Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station, 22Km

Details of nearby quarry MK Crusher Unit Irinjium, CS Rocks Katta / crusher

Power supply Nil

Water and its Source The entire water for industrial activities such as Dust suppression, greenbelt plantations etc will be obtained from a bore well situated inside the site.

Domestic consumption : 2.5 KLD Dust suppression : 8 KLD Plantation : 1.5 KLD TOTAL : 12 KLD Nearest Govt. Hospital / Thempammoodu, 2km dispensary Education facility Janatha HSS, Thempammoodu,1.60km

Fire Station Nedumangad,11km

Ambulance Thempammoodu,2km Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Police Station Venjaramood,7km

Church / temple / None within 500 m radius mosque Electrical installation Nil like transformer /HT line or LT line

Mobile Towers None within 500 m radius

Defense installations None within 500 m radius

Archeological Features None within 500 m radius

Ecological sensitive None within 500 m radius zones Nearest Forests Nil

Nearest streams/ rivers/ Nil water bodies (from mine boundary)

Seismic zone Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone as par BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of India IS: 1893-2002.

Categorization as per As per WGEEP classification, the project site WGEEP Report is located not in the vicinity of protected area

PHYSIOGRAPHY / TOPOGRAPHY / DRAINAGE PATTERN

The physiography of the quarry area is a part of elevated terrain. The topography of the lease area is hilly terrain with granite (building Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. stone) deposit . The highest elevation of the lease area is 135 m. MSL and lowest is 100 m MSL.

2.3 LEASEHOLD AREA The quarry site covers the mining area of 1.2146 Ha is a Private own land. The part of the lease area is broken up and there is no any vegetation within broken up area and there a moderate vegetation balance part of the lease area and also the surrounding of the lease area. There are no any perennial water courses/ water bodies within the lease hold. The storm water passes through the minor water courses and gets confluence with the adjacent nallah.

1.4 GEOLOGY The climate of the area is typical of Western Ghats and Malnad. It receives high rainfall and exhibits temperature variations with moderate summer and moderate winter. 1. Temperature – the temperature normally ranges from 280c to 320c on the plains but drops to about 200c in the high lands. The high lands of the Kerala, enjoys a cool and integrating climate the year around. Owing to its diversity in geographical features, the climate condition in Kerala is diverse. 2. Relative Humidity – In general the relative humidity in the area is observed to be high due to its proximity to the sea. 3. Rainfall – The average rainfall for the last ten years is around 3000-4000mm annually.

2.4.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY Based on the study of different section available in the area a tentative stratigraphy has been arrived at which is given below:-

Age Thickness (in m) Lithounits QUATERNARY 1-15 Soil and Alluvium 1-10 Beach sand and sand bars 1-2 Black sticky clay and mud with sheel 4-5 Teri sands and laterite pebble bed Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

8-10 Polymitic pebble bed with grit and clay

------Unconformity------TERTIARY WARKALLI 1-2 Sandstones with clay beds clay mine 2-3 Lignite associated with beds of pluish green clay kalnadu clay mine

------Unconformity------

PRECAMBRIAN Crystalline Rock Intrusive Pegmatite and quartz viens Dolerit – gabbro Dharwars Charnockite -Khondalite

2.4.2 LOCAL GEOLOGY

Entire area is covered by Granite, where 2-3 mts from top it is weathered, At places granite is covered by soil and towards hanging wall side it is occupied by shale & phyllite. The geological parameters/features of the ore body is obtained from the field mapping and exploration studies reveal the following.

General Strike : E –W with local variation of 10 0 – 15 0 on either side.

Dip : 70 0 -80 0 dipping northerly.

Length of the ore body : 150.00mts

Width of the ore body : 70 mts

Depth of the ore body : 50.00 mts Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Overburden: The overburden is mainly Shales and phyllite both on the hanging and footwall.

2.5 MINEABLE RESERVES

Insitu Reserves Unit : tonnes CATEGORY ROM WASTE ROCK Mineable 1,21,720 6,410 Blocked 2,06,000 10,800 TOTAL (GEOLOGICAL) 3,27,720 17,210

The geological resources of Granite (Building Stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 8,54,000 tonnes, only 4,42,000 tonnes of reserve can be exploited/ mineable, while the balance of 4,12,000 tonnes of reserve is getting blocked which cannot be mined due to the boundary constraints. Hence for all practical purpose (for production and future planning) only Mineable reserve are considered. Insitu Reserves – Section Wise Unit : Tonnes SECTION AREA SECTION VOLUME SP. GR/ TONNAGE MINEABLE WASTE BETWEE IN M2 INTERV IN M3 BULK IN TONNES RESERVES ROCK N AL (IN DENSIT @ 95% M) Y N:050/N 432.50 50 21,625.00 2.50 54,062.50 51,360.00 2,705.00 :100 N:100/N 472.00 50 23,625.00 2.50 59,062.00 56,110.00 2,955.00 :150 N:150/N 120.00 50 6,000.00 2.50 15,000.00 14,250.00 750.00 :200 TOTAL 1,025.00 50 51,250.00 2.50 1,28,125.00 1,21,720.00 6,410.00 Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Table shows the Section Wise Reserves Insitu Reserves – Section Wise Unit : Tonnes SECTION AREA SECTION VOLUME SP. GR/ TONNAGE MINEABLE WASTE BETWEE IN M 2 INTERV IN M 3 BULK IN TONNES RESERVES ROCK N AL (IN DENSIT @ 95% M) Y 130 15.00 50 750.00 2.50 1,875.00 1,782.00 94.00 125 75.00 50 3,750.00 2.50 9,375.00 8,906.00 470.00 120 175.00 50 8,750.00 2.50 21,875.00 20,782.00 1,094.00 115 225.00 50 11,250.00 2.50 28,125.00 26,718.00 1,408.00 110 115.00 50 5,750.00 2.50 14,375.00 13,657.00 719.00 105 360.00 50 18,000.00 2.50 45,000.00 42,750.00 2,250.00 100 60.00 50 3,000.00 2.50 7,500.00 7,125.00 375.00 TOTAL 1,025.00 50 51,250.00 2.50 1,28,125.00 1,21,720.00 6,410.00 Table shows the Bench Wise Reserves

Method Of Estimation: The estimation of ore reserves is made by conventional parallel cross section method using geological cross section. The geological cross sections are prepared at a regular interval of 50 mts across the strike of ore body. The area of individual litho units in each and every cross section is calculated separately. The volume between in the cross section is arrived on the basis of average the area of parallel cross section i.e, (S1+S2) / 2 and multiplying sectional interval. And tonnage is arrived by multiplying by its bulk density.

2.6 DETAILS OF MINING Presently the said quarry is working with conventional open cast with bench system method with mechanized mode of operation. Based on the mode and metal Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. so adopted and taking into the consideration of geological parameters of the charnockite body, the quarry pit is so designed such that the height of the bench is kept about 5m maximum and the width is also kept 5m, maintaining 45 0 pit slope. And the same mode and method of the quarry operation will be continued.

2.6.1 YEAR WISE PRODUCTION DETAILS Below table shows the proposed year wise production and development quantities with its respective strip ratio.

YEAR ROM WASTE STRIP RATIO

1st Year 18,000 0 1:0.00 2014-15 2nd Year 84,000 6,000 1:0.07 2015-16 3rd Year 1,01,000 6,000 1:0.06 2016-17 4th Year 20,000 2,000 1:0.10 2017-18** TOTAL 1,21,720 6,410 1:0.05

2.6.2 PROPOSED METHOD OF MINING It is proposed to undertake Open Cast Semi-Mechanized Mining Method. 2.6.2.1 Open Cast mining Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

The mining will be done by open cast semi-mechanized method of mining. The excavation of mineral is proposed by excavators. The mineral is fractured and easily exploitable by rock and excavators. The hard strata are proposed to excavate after drilling and blasting. The bench height and width will be maintained 5m. Excavated material is transported to the crusher located within land owned by the project proponent for further processing. The Mining will be done with the help of tools such as rock breakers, jack-hammer, compressors, drills, excavators etc. The targeted annual production of Stone is about 1,01,000 tons/annum.

2.6.2.2 Salient features of mining method The mining will be done open cast Semi mechanized. The working will be done by forming benches of 5.0m (Average) height. The proposals of mining for the next five year workings are given in the table. The Stone production will be started from the first year by the systematic working of open cast mines, the main development work will be the forming of systematic benching. The height of bench will not be kept more than 5.0m at a time and the width of the benches will be always kept safe according to provisions. The Mining will be done with the help of tools such as drills, rock breakers, jack-hammer, compressors, drills, excavators etc. Subsequent to the drilling and blasting, the materials so dislodged from the rock mass, the big boulders are subjected to secondary blasting with the help of jack hammer. There after the material is loaded into trucks or tippers of 10T capacity with the help of excavator. The loaded material is transported to the crushing and screening unit for further process.

 The cost of the Stone is directly dependent on the size of the material mined. First Stone bench will be opened by removal of Soil / OB then Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Stone will be mined out either by labor or with the help of JCB / Hitachi.  135m to 100m MSL in conceptual phase.  Considering the stability of rocks the final slope or say ultimate pit slope is proposed 45° from vertical.  Haul road will be developed up to point of loading.  Transportation of the mineral from pit-mouth to destination will be by tippers/trucks (10T capacity).

2.6.3 EXTENT OF MECHANIZATION The details of equipments proposed to be used in mining operation are listed below:-

Sr. Equipment/Machine No. of units Engine HP Bucket Capacity No. 1. Excavator 2 266 1.84 M3 2. Excavator/rock 2 165 0.92 M3 Breaker 3. Rock breaker 1 165 F22 4. Tippers 20 220 10 tonnes 5. Compressor 3 169 600CFM 6. Jackhammers drills 6 --` 7. Crushing unit 1 200TPH Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

2.6.4 CONCEPTUAL MINING PLAN

For any quarry, preparation of conceptual plan amounts to, fore-seeing in totality and planning for quarrying and relative activities throughout its life span, till such time all the usable minerals are exhausted to the economical limits and lease area is reclaimed to the extent possible. The norms laid down by the government agencies from time to time do play important roles. Therefore preparations of ideal conceptual quarry plan for any quarry is difficult and such plan prepared remains acceptable only under given circumstances. It cannot be over looked that any such plan undergoes amendments and revisions in the course of progressive stages of exploitation.

2.6.4.1 Land Use Pattern The land use for mining and allied purposes is given below:-

Description As on date Plan period Area under Quarrying 0.2662 0.8710 Area under dumping -- -- Area under roads 0.0742 -- Green belt -- 0.3436 Area for future 0.8742 use/undisturbed Total 1.2146 1.2146

2.6.5 DRILLING The excavation of mineral is proposed by excavators. The mineral is fractured and easily exploitable by rock breakers and excavators. The hard strata are proposed to excavate after drilling and blasting. The cross-sectional view of drilling operations is shown below:- Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

2.6.5.1 Salient features of drilling/ blasting  The top soil shall be recovered and used for afforestation / green belt development / safety barrier development along the periphery of the lease area.  After exposing the granites, drilling shall be done by jack hammer.  The blasting shall be carried out by Cartridge Slurry explosives.

 The rock breakers shall be used to break the oversize boulders left after blasting.

 The blasted material and the broken material by rock breakers shall be loaded to the tippers by excavator and transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the lease area. The crushing and screening shall be carried out by using primary and secondary crushers and the screens of 20mm, 12mm, 10mm & 6mm opening.  The finished product shall be stacked in the crushing and screening plant area from where it shall be dispatched to the consumer directly.

2.6.6 BLASTING Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

The blasting design system is properly planned with ideal spacing and burden patterns, ensuring appropriate stemming column and reduced optimized explosive charge, so that ground vibratory effects are less, fly rocks, etc are properly regulated and controlled. The blasting pattern depends on the strata conditions of the rocks. Since the material in the site is Charnokite which is medium hard to full hard in nature, it requires drilling and blasting to exploit the same. Since conventional semi mechanized open cast method of quarrying/mining is done using drilling and blasting, the same is adopted in this mine/quarry. The drilling and blasting parameters are as given below.

Depth of each hole : 2.5 to 2.75

Diameter of the hole : 32 mm

App. Spacing between hole : 1m to 1.5m

App. Burden : 0 .6 m to 1m

Hole pattern : Multi row staggered pattern

Explosives to be used : Cartridged Slurry / electric delay detonators

2.6.6.1 Blasting Safeguard  Blasting in the open cast pit will be done only during day time at designated hours.

 Maintaining safety distance all around the magazine as per statutory requirement  Only competent blasters will be appointed to handle explosives.  Proper, safe and careful handling and use of explosives by competent blasters having Blaster's Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

 Proper security system to prevent theft/ pilferage, unauthorized entry into Magazine area.

 Controlled blasting technique will be adopted by varying burden, spacing & 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.

 Proper compaction of the stemming material will be undertaken before blasting.

 Carrying out blasting during designated time only that too day time only and displaying a board in the mine entrance specifying the blasting time.

 Posting guards at boundaries of the lease area and giving warning signal by way of whistle or siren blowing before blasting, to prevent unauthorized entry and to prevent mishaps.

 Avoiding blasting during lightening and high wind period.

 The holes which have been charged with explosives will not be left unattended till blasting is completed

2.6.6.2 Types of Explosive Used Only class 2 and class 6 explosive is proposed for use as given below:- SUB- NAME AND CLASS & SL.NO DIVISION DESCRIPTION DIVISION (IF ANY) 1 Nitrate Mixture 2,0 0 Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

2 Safety Fuse 6,1 0 3 Detonating Fuse 6,2 0 Electric and/ or 4 6,3 0 Ordinary Detonators

2.6.6.3 Storage of Explosive The magazines are located within the complex. The controlled blasting is proposed by adopting all the safety measures as per “MMR 1961” and with the permission of DGMS. Blasting will be performed as per requirement on the face. The explosive by authorized blasting party himself and the blasting will be carried out by registered blasting contractor as per present practices.

2.7 MINERAL TRANSPORTATION Subsequent to the drilling and blasting, the materials so dislodged from the rock mass, the big boulders are subjected to secondary blasting with the help of jack hammer. There after the material is loaded into trucks or tippers of 10T capacity with the help of excavator. The loaded material is transported to the crushing and screening unit for further process. 2.6 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL

The total number of employees including skilled and un-skilled workers is 30 which include workers for mine and ancillary unit. The details of the staff and workmen employed in the mine are given below:-

TOTAL TEAM OF QUARRY OPERATION Sr. NAME OF THE POST NOS. No. 1 HIGHLY SKILLED 5 2 SKILLED 10 Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

3 SEMI-SKILLED 10 4 UN- SKILLED 5 TOTAL 30

2.9 WATER REQUIREMENT & SOURCE The total water requirement for the proposed activity is 12 KLD. The detailed breakup of the same is given below:-

SL. Particulars Quantity No. (KLD) 1. Domestic purpose 2.5 2. Dust Suppression 8 3. Plantation 1.5 Total 12

The water required will be obtained from a bore well situated inside the site.

2.10 POWER No power supply is required as the HEMMs will be operated by HSD. The power supply which will be required for office and work shop will be 400KVAand the same is met through Kerala State Electricity Board supply and also DG set of 400KVA capacity is installed as a power backup. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

BASELINE ENVIRONMENT The baseline environment quality represents the background environmental scenario of various environmental components such as air, noise, land, ecological and socio-economic status of the study area. Field monitoring studies was carried out by Environmental & Industrial Research Laboratory M/s METAMORPHOSIS SM , Karnataka (both approved by NABET and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board) to evaluate the base line status of the project site in compliance with District DEIAA guidelines.

3.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT

The prime objective of the baseline air monitoring was to evaluate the existing air quality of the area. This will also be useful for assessing the conformity to standards of the ambient air quality during the operation of the proposed mine. Quality of present ambient air is within permissible limit. There is no industrial activity in and around the lease area. The mining has been proposed by semi-mechanized open cast method. Water spraying will be done on haul/service roads, mining area, loading and unloading places etc. There will not be any significant impact on ambient air quality.

Field monitoring studies for 24 hourly frequencies was carried out to evaluate the base line status of the project site in compliance with District DEIAA guidelines. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Locations: SL.NO LOCATIONS DIRECTION & DISTANCE 1 Quarry area - 2 Crushing Plant - 3 Vengamala Temple 120mts-SW 4 Panavoor-Venjaramood 0.65Kms-W 5 Panavoor 3.85-SE

LOCATION PM 1 0 PM 2 . 5 NO x SO 2 (µg/M3) (µg/M3) (µg/M3) (µg/M3) Quarry area 51.8 2.07 13.1 10.3 52.0 21.7 12.4 11.1 Crushing Plant 47.5 19.0 12.8 11.7 43.5 17.4 14.5 12.6 Vengamala Temple 37.1 14.8 13.2 10.7 34.2 13.6 12.9 11.4 Panavoor – 49.1 19.6 13.9 11.6 Venjaramood Road Jn. 50.1 20.0 12.0 10.7 Panavoor 36.1 14.4 14.2 11.4 33.3 13.2 13.5 11.3

Results & Conclusions: The results obtained are given in Mining Plan It is seen that the ambient air monitoring results obtained are well within the prescribed standards (NAAQS) with respect to PM 1 0 , PM 2 . 5 , NO 2 and SO x . Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

3.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT There are very few bore wells located near the project site and most of the ground water source is the open wells, which are mainly used for drinking and agricultural purposes, however the water samples from the open well at the project site and nearby villages was collected to study the physio-chemical and biological parameters.

Results & Conclusions: -

Ground water sample were collected in four location including 1 at the project site. The analysis result of ground water samples at all locations revealed that, all the parameters are well within the acceptable limits of BIS standards excepting Total coliform.

3.2.1 HYDROLOGY Based on the observations made in and around the area it was found that general ground level in this area is 80m above MSL, and the general ground water table in this area is 15mts below the general ground level (i.e 65 MSL) during summer and around 10 mts(i.e 70MSL)during monsoon. Since the quarry falls on the hillock,and the quarry operation are restricted up to 75MSL.During the monsoon the quarry operation are restricted.Hence No quarry operation is going to touch the general ground water table.

There are no any perennial water bodies within the leasehold area. Apart from this the water source in this area is mainly storm and ground water. Entire storm water flows through the minor watercourses and joins the adjoining seasonal nallah. The drainage pattern in this area is dendritic in nature.

3.3 NOISE ENVIRONMENT The main objective of noise monitoring in the study area is to establish the baseline noise levels and assess the impact of the total noise expected to be Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

generated during the project operations in the project site. Further noise survey is also conducted during blasting and after blasting.

Noise (Sound) Measuring Instrument Instrument Make Model Instrument Detection No. Identification Limit

Integrated Sound Level Lutro SL-4001 SAL/NOISE/IN Lo 30-80dB Measurement Instrument n T/01 Hi 80-130dB Standard Accessories

SL.NO LOCATION MIN MAX dB(A) dB(A) 1 Quarry area 48.7 54.8 2 Crushing Plant 41.4 51.4 3 Vengamala Temple 44.2 48.7 4 Panavoor-Venjaramood 46.7 58.9 Rd.Jn. 5 Panavoor 43.1 47.2

Vibration levels (due to blasting)

The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33mm dia. The blasting shall be done individually. Due to very small diameter hole blasting the vibration in this area shall be very minor. Results and conclusion:- Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

It is seen from the obtained results that the Noise levels are well within the prescribed national standards is enclosed in the Mining Plan.

3.4 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

Plantation will be carried out on the lease periphery, near office, workshop and haulage roads covering overall 0.17 Ha by sapling about 350 no:s per year over all during the plan period 0.3433ha will be covered by plantation.

YEAR AREA OF NO OF TYPE OF SPECIES PLANTATION PLANTS

1 0.0687 350 Rubber, bougainvillea, rain tree, red palm, mahogany 2 0.0687 350

3 0.0687 350

4 0.0687 350

5 0.0687 350

TOTAL 0.3542 750

3.4.1FLORA Existing flora in the Project Area:- TREES

Vernacular Sr. Name of Name / No Family Species English . Habitat Distribution Name 1. Bambusa Thorny Poaceae Raised in South and Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

bambos(L.)V Bamboo plantations South East oss Asia Native of Brazil; Caryota Choondapa 2. Palmaceae Cultivated introduced in urens L. na the tropics elsewhere Evergreen and semi- evergreen Cryplocarya Indian 3. Jackwood Lauraceae forests and glaucescens continent also widely cultivated Evergreen Widely and semi- cultivated in Artocarpus Plavu evergreen the tropics, 4. heterophyllu Moraceae forests, (Jack fruit origin is s also tree) probably widely South India cultivated Widely in Cocos Coconut Indian 5. Arecaceae tropical nucifera tree continent areas Tectona Raised in Indian 6. Thekku Lamiaceae Grandis plantations continent

3.4.2 FAUNA FAUNA: Observed in the area

1. Avian Fauna

Common Name Scientific name Habitat IUCN Status Crow Corvus splendens Plantation, Least Concern Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

habitation

SOCIO-ECONOMICS Social and demographic profile: Thiruvananthapuram district is characteristically tropical. Heavy rainfall combined with moderate temperature and fertile soil support luxuriant vegetation in the district. Major agricultural crops are rice, pepper, ginger, cardamom, rubber and coconut. The quarrying activity will benefit local villages both directly and indirectly. Direct beneficiary will be those who get employed in quarry as skilled and unskilled workers. The indirect beneficiaries are those who are open for small business, comparatively in long run backward inhabitants will send their children to school. The state government also will earn revenue in terms of royalty.

Occupational health and safety hazards:

Since the activity of the project involves drilling, rock breaking, loading and transportation, the primary safety for the workers is the main concern of the project. Generally personal protective equipments shall be provided to all individuals inside the quarry lease area. The secondary safety of workers health shall be also very important for safe working of the quarry. Sanitation of the quarry area, provision of standard drinking water, clean system of toilet etc are the first steps to protect spreading of communicable diseases. As per the guidelines of DGMS and MMR 1961, it is mandatory to maintain the first aid room, first aid kit and also the experts of first aiders. Accordingly shall be maintained and also the list of first aiders is displaced at quarry site. Following measures will be implemented.

 Periodical medical checkup programs for all workers.  Compulsory medical checkup program for risk group.  Training for workers regarding occupational hazards.  Lung function test for workers exposed to dust. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Historical monuments etc. There are no historical monuments in the core or buffer zone.

Topsoil & Overburden Management: More or less entire area is exposed by building stone material only at places, topsoil is visualized which is sparsely distributed. Amount of topsoil exist to the thickness is just 1mtrs (average). However during the course of quarrying of this area, the topsoil so occurs will be removed separately and will be used for plantation purpose. During the entire life of the quarry about 3500 tonnes of topsoil is likely to be generated.

The land use pattern is given below with all details. The road will have width of at least 7m. The details of land area indicating the area likely to be degraded due to mining will be as under:-

Year wise Proposal for reclamation of land.

As the mining will progress, the areas where ultimate pit depth is reached, backfilling will be started. This will be reducing the transportation of OB and waste outside the pit area. There is proposal of backfilling and re-contouring during the next three years of this mining plan. The reclaimed area may also be considered for plantation to develop green belts. Abandoned pits will be utilized for water storage Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. during rainy season. This water will be utilized for irrigation and plantation etc. It will also help in recharging the ground water.

Since the granite rocks are exposed no waste will be generated in the area and as such no external waste dumping is required. In the mine closure stage, the entire mined out area of 1.2146 Ha will be reclaimed back with bench plantation / plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around.

It is also suggested to construct a retaining wall where all required and also a garland drain for collection of rain water at the bottom. Silted water if any will be collected in the garland drain which in turn will flow into settling pond. Supernatant clear water will be let out of the area after passing through silt traps. Afforestation Programme

Plantation will be carried out on the lease periphery, near office, workshop and haulage roads covering overall 0.17 Ha by sapling about 350 nos per year over all during the plan period 0.3433ha will be covered by plantation.

First Six months -- Herbs & grass Next Six months -- Shrubs Next Six months onwards -- Trees Selection of species is based on High Dust Capturing, Soil Holding Capacity, ground water recharge capacity etc. More focus is given for medicinal plants. Plantation along the boundary of the lease area i.e. within 7.5 m barrier of the lease area boundary has been proposed which will help to improve the environment and ecology. Plantation will be done around offices, road side and fencing boundary etc.

Treatment and disposal of water from mine: Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Except during monsoon months, no water shall be discharged from mine. A garland drain shall be made all around the quarry to divert the water away from the pit through silt settling tank. The rain water shall be diverted to its natural course. Measures for minimizing adverse effects on water regime:

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 this zone shall not be even noticeable. The nearest Village Pullampara is situated at about 0.2km away from the mine. However the measures like monitoring every blast and use of minimum explosives shall be taken.

Measures for protecting historical monuments and for rehabilitation of habitat, settlements, disturbed due to mining activity:

There are no historical monuments in the core or buffer zone.

Socio-economic benefits arising out of mining:

It is expected that mining can boost the gross economic production of the area other than the industrial activities. It provides new avenues of direct/indirect employment and business. These coupled with growth in infrastructural facilities results in improving socio-economic prospects. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

The mining in the region will open the gates for Socio-economic upliftment of the area. People will be getting better facilities of communication and amenities due to mining activities in the region.

Monitoring schedules for different environmental components after the commencement of mining operations and related activities

For this quarrying project a quarterly monitoring mechanism for various environmental parameters shall be evolved if needed as per the guidelines issued by District Environment Committee.

Waste Management:

Over all about 25,000 tons of solid waste will be generated till the life of quarry .And about 4,000 tonnes of waste is likely to generate every year.This waste will be used for road development,filling and civil works.

Top Soil Management

A total quantity of 3,750 tons of topsoil is proposed to be removed during the mining operations. The topsoil excavated from the quarry will be dumped separately at pre-determined place and subsequently will be utilized in spreading over reclaimed areas for plantation. Precautions will be taken to limit the height of the topsoil dump to 5 to 6 meters in order to preserve its fertility and shelf life. It will be suitably protected from soil erosion and infertility by planting fodder grass and leguminous plants during temporary storage. Safety & Security:

For safety the lease hold areas shall be fenced with proper gates which shall be guarded by security personals. Disaster Management & Risk Assessment: Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Disasters might occur only due to natural calamities like earth quake, excessive rains and flooding etc. To overcome such risks, help/aid would be sought from emergency services providers like police station, fire station, hospital, ambulance services from the authorities in the vicinity of the mine site. Their contact telephone numbers and communication facilities are provided and displayed on the board at the mine office as well as mine site. Responsibility of coordinating rescue activities is entrusted to quarry – in – charge at the quarry site in addition to quarry – in charge is also looking after statutory obligations under Mines Act, 1952.

Table No. 12.3: Location of Stations during Emergency from Quarry

Stations Location of Stations Distance Hospital Thempammoodu 2Km Police station Venjaramood 7km Fire Brigade Nedumangad 11Km

In case of any eventuality the following person will be available for contact.

Mr. A.Mohammed Basheer Thempakala, Venjaramoodu (po), Thiruvananthapuram Kerala-695607 Mobile no: 9846705490 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

Care and maintenance during temporary discontinuance:

Lessee proposes to work continuously, till the conceptual stage as such there is no temporary discontinuance of the mine. All required actions are timely taken and therefore, we do not foreseen such discontinuation to occur, however, management is fully equipped up to overcome any such eventually. However due to unforeseen situation, if mines happen to discontinue temporarily due to strike, lockout & any order passed by the government, court and etc, lessee shall take care of mine by fencing the pit/ quarry deploying the security guards for watch and ward of the mine.

4.0 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM

The awareness of environment has led to the development of Environment Management Plan including minor development projects, wherein anticipated impact are assessed and the management plan to mitigate these impacts has been stipulated in advance. The quarry operations disturb the landscape involving drilling, blasting, transportation and operation of HEMMs. Therefore Environmental management of the environment attributes that may arise due to the quarry project during its operation is very essential and plays a vital role in mitigating the environmental issues.

The main objectives of environmental monitoring are:-

 To assess the changes in environmental conditions,  To monitor the effective implementation of mitigation measures,  Warn significant deteriorations in environmental quality for further Prevention action. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.

4.1REPORTING & DOCUMENTATION

All the necessary reports and documents shall be prepared to comply the statutory rules & regulations. Proper and due care shall be taken to adhere to the laid down rules and regulations by the government. Regular and periodic record shall be kept in order to ensure easier, comparable and brisk review and projection of past, present and future performances. Also, the management shall ensure to prepare separate records for water, wastewater, solid waste, air, emission, soil & manure regularly and periodically in order to provide better and smooth vigilance. The management shall look into the fact that as soon as the report is prepared, it shall be forwarded to the concerned authority with due care for the purpose of reviewing. Adhering to the rules and regulations the management shall ensure that the outcome of the reports and the conclusions drawn shall be prepared as per the laid down regulations and procedures. No breach of any convention shall be availed. These reports/documents shall be regularly and periodically reviewed and any changes/discrepancies found in mitigation measures/ operation/ management/ shall be brought into notice instantaneously and all possible corrective actions shall be taken. 5.0 CONCLUSION It is anticipated that socio-economic impact due to this project will positively enhance the raw materials for the developmental concerns and also may provide ample chances of more employment opportunities for local inhabitants. There are no Resettlement and Rehabilitation issues and litigations in any courts of law pending involved in this project. The project infrastructures can be utilized for the benefit of the local people of the area. The revenue of the State Govt. will be definitely increasing due to the proposed activity by means of CRP as well as the processing fee for Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by A.Mohammed Basheer at Pullampara Village, Nedumangad Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. appropriate statutory clearances involved in the procedures. The entire project area is devoid of any endangered flora and fauna as specified in the IUCN records and the area is totally far from any other protected areas under the Wildlife Protection Act as well as the Forest Act. It is proposed to reclaim the land and develop green cover for eco-restoration with native species to a maximum extent as far as possible. Thus the proposed project is not having any possibility in generating untoward changes which is capable for altering the equilibrium status of the environment or adjacent ecosystem adversely.