CLUSTER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR M/S Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, Prop: Smt V. Sakunthala-Lessee Road Metal and Building Stone Mineral Mine

: Road Metal and Building Stone Production 49,888M3 per Annum Land Details : Government Land Extent : 2.496 Ha. SY. NO. : 125 VILLAGE : Jalumuru MANDAL : Jalumuru DISTRICT : STATE

Prepared For

M/s. Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, Prop: Smt V. Sakunthala, W/o. Sri V. Chinni Krishnaiah, Plot No.1, Visakha “B” Colony, Srikakulam - 532001.

SUBMITTED TO STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, ANDHRA PRADESH, GOVERNMENT OF

Prepared by COASTAL MINING CONSULTANCY Reg.No.AP-01-011-0159192, Dr. P.Vijaya Kumar M.S.c., Ph.D, Consultant Geologist & RQP, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam & Rajamahendravaram, Contact: 9912182528, 7013818674, 9491930499, Office No: 0883 – 2442528.

Cluster Environment Management Plan

Cluster Environment Management Plan 1.0 Executive Summary: 1.1 Introduction: The Propose Applied area of M/s Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, Prop: Smt .V.Sakunthala Road Metal & Building Stone, over an extent of 2.496 Ha. Which is located at Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru Village, Jalumuru Mandal, , Andhra Pradesh.

The Proposed area is a Plain Land its not fit for Agriculture.

1.2 Brief Description of Mining Project:

The Propose Applied area of M/s Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, over an extent of 2.496Ha. Which is located at Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru Village, Jalumuru Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. Open cast method using with small Machinery Mining is followed and it has been proposed to produce Gravel 2,37,568m3 of per Annum.

1.3 Cluster Details:

The MoEF & CC through its Legislation has issued a notification No. SO 141(E) dated 15.1.2016 through which it issued Cluster Guidelines for the Purpose of Obtaining Prior Environmental Clearance for the Mines. As Per that So every Mine shall obtain prior EC for its operations and also EC for the entire Cluster in case it falls in the definition of Cluster. Accordingly the present Cluster falls under purview of definition of Cluster as per the SO. Hence the Present EMP for the Whole Cluster is Being Prepared.

As Per ADM&G Letter, following Mines are Present within 500 M Distance from the Mine Lease area. The details of Cluster Projects as per Mining plan are given in Table-1.

Table - 1 Details of the Leases of the Cluster

S.No Name of Lessee Extend in Ha. Location Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru M/s Adilakshmi Stone 1. 2.496 Village, Jalumuru Crusher Mandal, Srikakulam Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru M/s Adilakshmi Stone 2. 1.889 Village, Jalumuru Crusher Mandal, Srikakulam

2.0 Project Description:

The Process in the Gravel Quarry starts with Site Preparation for enabling the operation take place. The Contour Drawing is the important Component in the entire Process. After Decision on Starting Point is taken the area is prepared for excavator to Stand on. The Operation Starts from Bottom to Top. The Bench is formed with a Height which is pre – determined depending on the Production Requirements. The Digged Material is excavated and Loaded into the Trucks. The Quantity of Waste is Nil in this Mine. Because it is Gravel Mine.

The Location Map Showing all the Mines in the Cluster

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Salient features of the Project are given in Table .1.0 & 2.0 Table .1.0 Project Location and Quarry details

Project Name M/s. Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, Prop: Smt V. Sakunthala, Road Metal & Building Stone. Area 2.496 Ha. Location of Quarry Sy . No. 125, Jalumuru Village & Mandal, Srikakulam District , Andhra Pradesh. Project Cost Rs.20 lakhs Mineral of Mine Road Metal & Building Stone Proposed Production 2,37,568 M3. Method of Mining Open cast method No. of Working days 250 Water requirement 4.0 KLD Source of Water Tankers from outside Man Power 16

Table 2.0 Salient features of the Project

Details Measurement Nearest Village & Habitation The Applied area is located at a Distance

of 1 Km of Jalumuru. The Applied area is located at a Distance of 1.5km Northesat side of Challavanipeta, towards 4km

Northeast side of Thotada, It is located 25km towards North West from District Head Quarter Srikakulam . Road access Thotada Village to Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. Nearest Major Road Highway Road. Nearest Town Meliaputti, are Major Towns.

Rail network Srikakulam Road Railway Station Is about to

18 km from the Applied area.

Nearest Water sources Drinking Water is available from bore well in the nearby Agriculture field of surrounding areas. River /Stream There is no River Sources in the Lease hold. Forest boundary There are no Reserved and Protected

Forests. Area observed in 10km radius. Interstate Boundary There is no Interstate Boundary available

Nearest Mines if any No Mines are nearest to this Quarry.

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1.0 Introduction of the Project/ Back Ground Information:

2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

The Present Project Area is Found Deposits of Road Metal and Building Stone, over an extent of 2.496 Ha. Which is located at Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru Village, Jalumuru Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh.

2.2 Brief description of nature of the project

The Applied area of 2.496Ha. Which is located at Sy.No.125 of Jalumuru Village, Jalumuru Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. Open cast method using with small machinery Mining is followed and it has been proposed to produce Road Metal and Building Stone 49,888 M3 of per annum.

M/s Adilakshmi Stone Crusher, Prop: Smt .V.Sakunthala ,the Lessee of the applied area. He is a businessman dealing in various activities at Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. ADM&G, Srikakulam has recommended for grant of Applied area over an extent of 2.496 Ha. Sy. No. 125 and requested the application to submit the approved Mining Plan and EC & Pollution for the Mining Lease area.

The Mining plan approved from Letter No: 1092/MP-SKL/2019, Dated : 08-04-2019.The Quarry Lease area is below 5 Ha. Which is considered as "B2" category as per SEIAA notification , hence it is come under jurisdiction of State Level Environment impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Andhra Pradesh for obtaining the Environment Clearance.

2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The demand for Road Metal & Building Stone good growth in Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining. Hence Road Metal & Building Stone Production is rapidly increasing in Andhra Pradesh and surrounding areas. Based on the demand of Miner, the Lessee intends to produces the required quantity of Road Metal & Building Stone for various markets Buildings, Bridges, Monuments and Tiles etc.

As Per SEIAA notification 2006 the project falls under Category – "B2" the proponent is submitting the proposal to get clearance for production capacity of Road Metal & Building Stone 2,37,568 M3 from SEAC & SEIAA, Andhra Pradesh for the purpose of Grant of Environment Clearance of the Applied area.

2.4 Demand – Supply The Demands and supply for the Road Metal & Building Stone is growing which makes a lot of scope for Revenue generation.

2.5 Important vs. Indigenous production: N/A 2.6 Domestic / Export markets.

Road Metal & Building Stone is a Minor, it is Major contributor in domestic market Buildings, Bridges, Monuments, Tiles etc.

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2.7 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. Proposed Mining is Open Cast Mining it will be provide direct employment of 16 indirect employment will also be provided like Machinery Operators, drivers & helpers.

2.0 Project Description

3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent project, if any. N/A

3.2 Location (Map showing general location, specific location, and project Boundary & project site layout) with coordinates. Location details of the Project area: Topo Sheet No: 74 B/2

Geo Coordinates of the Quarry Lease area

Map Datum WGS-84 GEOCOORDINATES OF THE APPLIED AREA BP.NO LATITUDE LONGITUDE P1 18°30'18.55"N 84° 2'56.81"E P2 18°30'17.70"N 84° 3'5.78"E P3 18°30'16.81"N 84° 3'7.25"E P4 18°30'15.59"N 84° 3'6.72"E P5 18°30'14.74"N 84° 3'1.98"E P6 18°30'16.11"N 84° 3'1.66"E P7 18°30'15.34"N 84° 2'55.69"E

3.3 Details of alternative sites, considered and the basis of selecting the Proposed site particularly the Environment considerations gone into Should be highlighted. N/A

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3.4 Size & Magnitude of operation The proposed project envisages producing of Road Metal & Building Stone 49,888M3 Maximum Production Per annum.

Table .3.0 Year Wise Production Details of Road Metal & Building Stone Sectional Sectional VOLUME YEAR CATEGORY OF MINERAL/MATERIAL AREA Influence (M2) (M) (M3)

I YEAR ROAD METAL/ BUILDING STONE 1510 32 48,320

IIYEAR ROAD METAL/ BUILDING STONE 1559 32 49,888

III YEAR ROAD METAL/ BUILDING STONE 1446 32 46,272

IV YEAR ROAD METAL/ BUILDING STONE 1434 32 45,888

V YEAR ROAD METAL/ BUILDING STONE 1475 32 47,200

TOTAL RESERVES FOR FIVE YEARS 2,37,568

3.4.1 Topography The Applied area is part of a Plain Land raising up to 193 M. from the Ground Level. Slope is from E - W of the Lease area. Maximum RL 134 in the NW portion. The Minimum RL of 57 M is observed in the SW portion of the Lease area. Therefore the relief of the Hill is 77 Mts. Srikakulam and its surrounding areas Exposed a variety of Rock forming a part of Migmatite Zone of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt. Prominent among them area Charnockite (Acidic, Basic and Intermediate varieties) Leptynites, Granitoid Gnesis etc. These Charnockites are being Quarried in these Charnockite Rocks are Grey, Ash, Buff, occasionally White Green and White with Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxenes, Garnet, Sillamanite Gneiss, Biotite and Iron Oxides as associated Minerals. These Charnockites are best suited for Building stone and Road Metal as they have low Permeability, Medium to High load bearing capacity and Good foundation characteristics. The Road Metal and Building Stone produced in the area cater to the needs of Civil Construction in and around Srikakulam for infrastructure works, Civil construction work projects etc.

3.4.2 Regional Geology The District forms a part of Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt exposing all the characteristics litho units consisting of Charnokites, Khondalite and Migmatites. Granitoids is a variety of hybrid Rock, formed by the interaction of Intrusive Granite into the Khondalite. The Khondalite group is represented by Khondalite (Quartz – Feldspar – Garnet – Sillmanite – Graphite Gneiss), Calc Granulites and Quartzite which occur as impersistent bands within the Khondalite. The Charnockite Group consists of acid, intermediate and basic varieties. The Migmatite group consists of various Rock types including Leptynite, Porphyroblastic Granitoid Gneiss, Garnet – Biotite – Hyperthene Gneiss and other associated hybrid Rocks. The structural Grains of the Lithounits are defined by Foliation which is considered to have developed because of first phase of folding which shows parallelism with the primary layer. The strike of the foliation 7

varies from NE – SW to NW – SE with moderate to steep dips. With presence of Garnet and Silliminite. The Charnockite shows intrusive relation toward Khondalite and has itself under gone Post Magmatic Changes. Felspathic bands are common Direction due to Granitisation.. 4.3 Reserves

Table No.4.0 Geological Reserves TOTAL GEOLOGICAL RESERVES

Reserves Sectional Sectional Area Volume Influence Sections TF 100%

(M2) (M) (M3) (MT)

A - A1 14,799.00 40.00 5,91,960.00 2.50 14,79,900.00

B - B1 12,797.00 45.00 5,75,865.00 2.50 14,39,662.50

TOTAL GEOLOGICAL RESERVES 11,67,825.00 29,19,562.50

The Mineable Reserves under proposed Road Metal & Building stone of Applied area is Recoverable 100 % 29,19,562.50 M3.

This Mine when commences it is planned about nearly Road metal & Building stone 11,67,825 M3. At this rate of production the proved Reserves of Road Metal & Building Stone Tons 49,888 M3 Per annum, shall provide a 5 years period approximately.

Life of the Mine: 14.54 Years.

3.5 Project description with process details The Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Lease area is exposed on the surface. Hence, it is proposed to Mine the by open cast using mechanized methods, by developing the Benches of 6 M Height and 3 M Width. The development of Benches will be maintained @ 45-600 safety slopes as per the Safety Requirement.The Road Metal & Building stone excavation is using small machinery of JCB, Proclains, Small Trucks / Tractors for Transportation.

Table 5.0 Extent of Mechanization S.No Machinery No.s 1 Compressor 4 2 JCB 2 3 Brakers 1 4 Tippers/Tractors 8 Total 15

3.6 Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of transport of Raw material and finished products. No Raw Material will be Required in the Proposed Project. 3.7 Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined.

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N/A 3.8 Availability of Water its source, Energy/ power requirement and sources should be given. Water required for Drinking, Green belt, Development Dust suppression. This Water will be supplied from tankers / bore wells of nearby area. Table 6.0 Water Requirement S.No Water Usage Quantity (KLD) 1 Water sprinkling on haul Roads 2.0 2 Domestic 1.4 3 Green Belt 0.6 Total 4.0

Waste Water Generation: The Only Wastewater Generation from the Mine is from Domestic use. Spectic tank followed by soak Pit will be Provided for treating the Domestic Wastewater Approximately about Sanitary Wastewater Generation from Proposed Quarry will be 1.0 KLD.

3.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal 3.9.1 Solid waste There is 100% Recoverable from the Quarry area. Finally the applicant can re – utilize land for Agriculture purpose handover to Government. 3.9.2 Liquid effluent No liquid effluent will be generated at the Mine site. The domestic Waste Water generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.

3.0 Site Analysis 4.1 Connectivity 4.1.1 Nearest Railway Station is Srikakulam Road Railway Station is about to with 18 Km.

4.1.2 Nearest Airport Visakhapatnam Airport is 111 Km far away from the Applied area.

4.1.3 Landform, Land use and Land ownership : Govt.land

Table 7.0 Land use pattern During At the beginning of At the end of the Type of land use Conceptual the Plan Period (Ha.) Plan Period (Ha.) Period (Ha.)

Mining 0.2101 1.0169 1.9025

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Roads (0.02) - (0.02)

Green Belt Area - 0.0750 0.150

Temporary Dump - 0.00 0.00

Total Land - 1.0919 2.0525 Degradation

Area which will Remain 2.2859 0.7291 0.4435 Untouched

4.4 Topography: The Applied area is part of a Plain Land raising up to 193 M. from the Ground Level. Slope is from E - W of the Lease area. Maximum RL 134 in the NW portion. The Minimum RL of 57 M is observed in the SW portion of the Lease area. Therefore the relief of the Hill is 77 Mts. Srikakulam and its surrounding areas Exposed a variety of Rock forming a part of Migmatite Zone of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt. Prominent among them area Charnockite (Acidic, Basic and Intermediate varieties) Leptynites, Granitoid Gnesis etc. These Charnockites are being Quarried in these Charnockite Rocks are Grey, Ash, Buff, occasionally White Green and White with Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxenes, Garnet, Sillamanite Gneiss, Biotite and Iron Oxides as associated Minerals. These Charnockites are best suited for Building stone and Road Metal as they have low Permeability, Medium to High load bearing capacity and Good foundation characteristics. The Road Metal and Building Stone produced in the area cater to the needs of Civil Construction in and around Srikakulam for infrastructure works, Civil construction work projects etc.

4.0 Planning Brief

5.1 Planning Concept

It is proposed to produce Road Metal & Building Stone 2,37,568 M3 of Mineral from the Applied area.

5.2 Population Projection

The project will use Employes mostly from nearby village. There will not be any increase in population due to this project.

Office, Rest shelter, first aid room, workshop will be constructed by the applicant.

5.0 Proposed Infrastructure

6.1 Industrial area (Processing area) No infrastructure is proposed.

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5.3 Land use planning

The project is located in 1.30 Ha. of consent holder of Govt. land. The Recovery Factor of Road Metal & Building Stone of the total Reserve can be 100 % Recoverable.

5.4 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the villages was assessed on the basis of need and priority. The assessment will be made in the socio economic survey & will be submitted at the time of final presentation regarding EC.

6.2 Residential Area (Non – Processing Area) As the local persons will be getting employment, no residential area / housing is proposed within the applied area.

6.3 Green Belt 6.4 Sewerage System

The Waste Water generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits. 6.5 Industrial waste management: N/A

6.6 Solid waste management There is 100 % Recoverable from the proposed Applied area.

6.0 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

There will be no displacement of houses. Hence Rehabilitation and Resettlement is not envisaged. 7.0 Analysis of Proposal (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

8.1 Financial and Social Benefits with special Emphasis on the Benefit to the local people including tribal population, If Any, in the area. This project will also provide employment to local people helping them earn livelihood and improve their socio economical status.

Environment Management Plan

8.0 Anticipated impacts & Mitigation Measures due to proposed project

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The Environment management plan is prepared with a view to facilities effective Environmental management of the project in general and implementation of the mitigation measures in particular The EMP provides a delivery mechanism to address potential adverse impacts and to introduce standards of good practice to be adopted for all project works. The anticipated impacts due to Mining and allied activates are Air, Noise Land, Water and Socio – Economic along with the mitigations to the extent possible are described in the following paragraphs.

9.1 Sources of Pollution and Control measures The major sources for pollution are air and noise due to proposed Mine from loading operation and transportation of material to the places. However, as the Quarrying area is very limited hence dust generated is very little though the applicant is taking all the precautionary steps for protecting the air pollution by greater extent of Water sprinkling system out the applied area.

9.1.1 Air Pollution and its Mitigation Anticipated Sources of Air Pollution

 Digging & Excavation (Dust, Non – fugitive)  Loading & unloading and Transportation by vehicles (fugitive and line sources)

Air Quality Management Road – Regular repair (every 6 months) and Grading

 Regular Water sprinkling on haulage Roads during dry conditions Trucks - Avoid overloading of trucks and Unnecessary idling of vehicles. Movement – Trucks to be covered with tarpaulin / plastic Enforcing for dust limit (<25 kmph) Plantations – Green Belt development and avenue plantation Precautionary measures by providing the protective nose mask for dust.

9.1.2 Noise Pollution and its mitigation Sources of Noise The Road Metal and Building Stone breaking, haulage may be generating noise, however, the probable noise level will be within permissible limits. The noise produced due to the machinery operations and transport vehicles. However, all the vehicles are regularly repaired and checking the maintenance. 1. Loaded trucks movement generates 80-84 dB (A) (2-3 trucks short time stay at Mine area) 2. Digging and excavation activities -70 dB(A) (Only during day time) 3. (if required Blasting operation only for few minutes) 4. Normal values when Mining is not in operation (40-45dB(A))

Control Measures  The protective noise reducing gear like earmuffs, the company will provide earplugs. All the machines are used acoustic enclosures to avoid the noise.

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 Mining operations will be carried out during day time only and avoid inconvenience to the nearby habitations.  The noise propagation values found to be less than the prescribed noise limits  Ear plugs will be provided to the noise prone areas  Vehicular maintenance will ensure less noise.

9.1.3 Water Quality

The Mine Lease area is Hillock elevated type deposition. It usable Road Metal and Building Stone Quarry operations extent below Ground Level maximum. There is a possibility of accumulation of rain Water in the Mine pits during monsoon. The Mining operations during monsoon. Whatever were accumulated in the Mine during monsoon will be seeps the below Ground Level. Therefore, there is no Ground Water contamination. 9.1.4 Occupational Safety and Health  Safety precautions as per Metalliferrous Mines Regulations and Mine Rules and Act shall be taken.  Minimum distance of 7.5 M will be left all along the Mine Lease boundary. The Mined out area will be kept out of bounds for public by providing fencing.  Occupational Safety and Health to Control Exposure to Noise o Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise Levels o Smooth blasting techniques, special explosive and silent non - explosive demolishing agent will be used.

Fugitive Dust, Noise and fines may affect the health of Workers. Safety of Employee during Operation will be taken care as Per Mine Regulations act 1961. To avoid any adverse effects on the health of workers due to Dust and Noise, the following Measures will be implemented.

 Provision of Rest Shelters for mine workers with amenities like drinking water, fans, Toilets etc.,  Dust Suppression of Haul Road.  First - Aid Facilities within Lease area.  Height, Slope and Width of Dump development as per the Approved Mining Plan.  Regular Medical examination for the Employees.  Dust Masks will be provided for Control of Dust.  Ear Plugs will be provided to Employees to Reduce the Noise Impact.  Health Check- up will be carried out for all Employees in an external Hospital Yearly once and medical records will be maintained.  Rs 1000/- Per Person/ Year will be allocated employee occupation health. Periodically of Health Checkups done for yearly for Workers working in Quarry.

 Blood Test(Once in a Year)  Urine Test (Once in a Year)  Complete Physical Examination (Once in a Year)  X- ray of Chest(Once in a Year)

9.0 House keeping

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Proper housekeeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities. Wet mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the work areas and the Road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects.

10.0 Transport Systems

The finished product is transported by Road using trucks. The applicant will deploy proclaims and tippers to transport the Road Metal and Building Stone Mineral, unfinished (waste) Material to the destination area. The materials while transporting do not pose any Hazard Sufficient parking facilities will be provided for vehicles loading and unloading of material. Safety sign will be displayed inside and outside the Mine to avoid Road accidents.

11.0 Afforestation Programme and Flora - Fauna

Flora and Fauna

 Due to water stress conditions and Edaphic factor the biomass cover is less. Tree coverage is less and mostly herbs and shrubs are dominating.  The vegetation is very scarce. No plant species is found that is ecologically Important (Rare, endangered threatened etc.) restricted to the area.  The loss of biomass cab be compensated by providing ideal conditions (proper supervision, water, fertilizer etc.) for the proposed green belt.  Other than domestic animals no ecologically important animals are reported in this area

13.1 Proposed Afforestation

The Soil scraped from the surface will be stored temporarily along the edges of the Mine till the complete extraction. This ensures proper preservation and utilization of the Soil.

13.2 Proposal for reclamation of land affected by Mining

The proposed Mining will result in reducing the Height of the area and exposing the parent Rock. To the Ground Level, the applicant can reutilize for Agriculture purpose after completion of the Quarrying.

13.3 Environmental Greening Program

Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for any major industrial activity, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of Indian Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity and the site conditions area presented. Each year some of the part of the barrier zone will be subjected to Afforestation and care will be taken to protect the saplings. Fruit growing trees are proposed to be planted.

13.4 Plantation programme

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The Applied area is not suitable for plantation as entire area is Hillock. There are absolutely chances of any tree can growing in the Applied area. However it is proposed to plant a few trees in the same place or nearby village. The details of proposed plantation. Viz, Neem, Sarugudu, Mango etc which is envisaged of good survival rate.

12.0 Socio – economic Environment  For the functioning of the Mine approx. 18 manpower will be utilized and it will not have any significant impact on economy of the local people  It will have indirect benefit to the people of Andhra Pradesh in the form of collection of tax.  Land allocated for Road will be laid with avenue plantation along with lights which will be useful for the local people  No impact due to influx of population /labour because the Mine is very small.

13.0 Disaster Planning

The Mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of a qualified Mines manager holding a second class managers certificate of competency to manage a metalliferous Mine granted by Director General of Mines safety (DGMS) .DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the Mine management in case of Disaster, if any. Moreover Mining staff would be sent to refresher courses from time to keep them abreast of the Regulations. However following natural/ industrial Hazards may occur during normal operation.

 Slope failure at the faces.  Accident due to explosives.  Accident due to heavy equipment / machinery.  Sabotage in case of magazine.  Accident due to try Rocks and Boulder.

In order to take care of above Hazards / Disasters, the following control shall be adopted.

 All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are strictly followed during all Mining operations  Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any inflow of surface water into Mining area  Entry of Unauthorized persons shall be prohibited  Firefighting and first aid provisions in the Mines office and Mining Area.  Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to ensure the use.  Training and refreshed courses for all employees working in the Hazards premises  Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory Provisions.  Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement.  Suppression of dust on the haulage Roads by providing water sprinkling.

14.0 Environment Management Cell 15

A cell for Environmental Management within Mine Lease area at the project Level, will take the overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for Environment management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions to be taken for the project. The cell will be under the overall supervision of the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified in the EMP.

The cell will be headed by Mine manager and the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist and 1 no. of supervisor. The EMC will prepare a formal report on Environmental management and mitigation for the Environmental Engineer at the Mine, at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed above, the EMC will be the have the responsibility of the following:

 Collection of Water and air samples within and outside the work zone  Analyzing the Water and air samples  Implementation of the control and protective measures  Land reclamation and vegetation  Co-ordination of the Environment related activities  Collection of the statistics of health of workers  Green belt development  Awareness and implement safety programmes  Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP

15.0 Post Project Monitoring

The survey of air pollution comprises of the following monitoring aspects.

a. Ambient air quality Monitoring b. Noise Level Monitoring

Ambient air quality and noise Level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum three stations, one station within Mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the Mine .Parameters like suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and lead will be monitored. The frequency of monitoring is preferably once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with the procedures given by CPCB.

16.0 Other Management Aspects Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality and noise Levels. These records are not only required for the perusal of the pollution control Board authorities. The management will maintain the records as per the Hazardous waste Regulations and EPA Regulations and for the annual consents for air and Water, and renewal of authorization for the storage of Hazardous waste as per the Hazardous waste (Handling & Management ) Rules,1989).The records of Hazardous waste manifest will be maintained. The format of the same is enclosed in appendix.

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The Mine shall obtain the consent for operation (CFO) as required under section 25/26 of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act, 1981 before trail production and commission from the state pollution control Board .The CFO will be renewed each year by the management. The Mine will submit Environmental statement every year before September 30. The management ensure that it will comply with all the direction and Regulations issued by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate, New Delhi and Central Pollution Control Boards.

The Consent for Establishment, consent for operation will be displayed in a conspicuous location for the information of the inspecting authorities of different departments.

17.0 Cost proposed for Environment Management Plan Total Cost for the Proposed Project is 30.00 Lakhs. Budget allocated for EMP is 6.0 Lakhs as Capital Cost and 1.20 Lakhs for Recurring Cost Per Annum.

Total Unit Cost Recurring S.No Work Name Fixed RS Cost Cost Rs 1 Safety Shoes 500 10,000 10,000 2 Helmet 100 30,000 10,000 3 Hand Gloves 30 10,000 5,000 4 Ear Plugs 10 10,000 5,000 5 Cloth for Protection from Dust 20 30,000 5,000 6 Gunny Bags for Drill Hole Coverage Lump Sum 10,000 5,000 7 Dust Masks 300 20,000 5,000 8 Construction of Retaining Wall 1,00,000 -

9 Construction of Garland Drain 50,000 -

10 Check Dam 70,000 -

11 Water Sprinkling 50,000 20,000

12 Green Belt Establishment 30,000 10,000

13 Medical Examination 30,000 5,000

14 Environmental Monitoring 50,000 20,000

15 Social Welfare Measures 1,00,000 20,000

TOTAL (RUPEES) 6,00,000 1,20,000

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