Pre Feasibility Report of Dolomite Quarry, Village Mohbhatha Area- 2.26 Ha. District – (C.G.)

PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. SUMMARY Project Dolomite Quarry Name of Company / Mine Owner M/s Shubham Minerals Pro. Mr. B. L. Rammani Location Village Mohbhatha Taluka Berla District Bemetara State

1 Mining Lease Area & Type The area is Private land and area is 2.26 Ha. of land It is non forest, non agriculture area 2 Geographical Boundary Latitude Longitude co-ordinates point A 21°37'0.24"N 81°23'38.55"E B 21°37'0.15"N 81°23'44.40"E C 21°36'57.19"N 81°23'42.88"E D 21°36'57.13"N 81°23'45.21"E E 21°36'55.37"N 81°23'44.77"E F 21°36'55.64"N 81°23'40.98"E G 21°36'57.47"N 81°23'41.30"E H 21°36'57.79"N 81°23'35.91"E 3 Name of Shivnath river is situated at a distance of about Rivers/Nallahs/Tanks/ 2.7km in east of the lease area Spring/Lakes etc Canal is situated at a distance of about 0.10km in east direction Small pond is situated at a distance of about 0.40km in north east of the lease area Anicut is present at a distance of about 5km in east of the lease area over Shivnath river 4 Name of Reserve Forest(s), Not present within 10km. Wild life Sanctuary/ National parks etc. 5 Topography of the area The proposed area is a flat ground. The maximum elevation is about 275 meters from M.S.L. The area is devoid of vegetation. The climate is tropical. It is fairly hot during summer. 6 Project Proposal Maximum 4698.3 tons per year 7 Name of Mineral mined Dolomite

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8 Rate of Production (in tons) Rate of production of Dolomite is about 15.66 tons per day 9 Mineral Reserve in Million The estimated geological reserve in the area is Tons 292304.55 Tons Mineable reserve –177060.52 Tons 10 Life of mine More than 30 years 11 Drilling/ Blasting Drilling and blasting techniques will be used for hard formations. 12 Mining method Open cast, semi mechanized method. 13 Ground water table No ground water pollution will be there as the intersection rock or waste/soil dump of this deposit does not contain any harmful ingredients, which could leach down to the water table that is much below the lowest quarrying bench level. 14 Drainage pattern/ water Shivnath river is situated at a distance of about courses 2.7km in east of the lease area Canal is situated at a distance of about 0.10km in east direction The drainage pattern is dendritic to sub dendritic. 15 Break-up of Land Utilization The Total area is 2.26 Ha Pattern This is Private land Area under excavation – 0.266 ha Area for soil dumping –0.602 ha (along lease boundary) Plantation - 0.602 ha (along lease boundary) 16 Water requirement & As much as about 10 KLPD water will be required Source for quarrying operations including dust suppression along haul road / mine faces, cleaning, washing, drinking as well as plantation. 17 Solid waste/Tailings Only about 10% waste materials will be generated. 18 IBM approval : Date Not applicable 19 Cost of project Cost of the project: (Rs. Lakhs] About 20 lakhs/- 20 Any Other (specify) Not required.

Name and address of the M/s Shubham Minerals company Pro. Mr. B. L. Rammani Address:- Shri Bhaktu Lal Rammani S/o T.D. Rammani , Station Road Durg (Chhattisgarh)

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Mobile No:- +919300696291 Mine office Village - Mohbhatha Tehsil – Berla Dist. – Bemetara (C.G.) Email - Prospecting Agency Prospecting is not required as the area is less than 5 ha. Type of Activity Opencast, semi mechanized quarry. Utilities (Power, water No. water, power required for quarry purpose. Requirement) Manpower Requirement Skilled person - 04 Unskilled labour -10

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Name of the Project: Dolomite Quarry at Village Mohbhatha, Tehsil - Berla and District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh –491993.

Project Proponent

Collector, Bemetara granted Dolomite Quarry of Village Mohbhatha District- Bemetara to M/s Shubham Minerals, Pro. Mr. B. L. Rammani for the quarrying of Dolomite for 20 years from 26.05.1992 to 25.05.2012. (Deemed to extended).

As per Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 (as amended) requires mining projects (new projects, expansion or modernization of existing projects as also at the stage of renewal of quarry lease) all the mining projects (new projects, expansion or modernization of existing projects as also at the stage of renewal of mine lease) irrespective of the lease area requires to be obtained prior environment clearance under the provisions thereof. Mining projects with lease area up to 50 ha are categorized as category ‘B’. Category ‘B’ projects are considered by the respective State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, notified by MoEF under the EIA Notification, 2006. Supreme Court of in Special leave petition (C) dated 27th February 2012 directs that “leases of minor mineral" including their renewal for an area up to 25 ha or less be granted by the states/UTs only after getting

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environment clearance from the MoEF. Further Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest issued guidelines dated 24th Dec 2013 and amendments are made regarding categorization of ‘B’ category projects as “B1” and “B2”. Further Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest constituted district level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) as per their notification dated 15. 01. 2016 to issue clearness for mining of Minor Minerals of 5 hectares and less under category “B2”. Further Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest constituted district level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) as per their notification dated 15. 01. 2016 to issue clearness for mining of Minor Minerals of 5 hectares and less under category “B2”.

(ii) Brief Description of Nature of the Project This is a small quarrying project for exploiting Dolomite. The method of quarrying will be opencast, semi mechanized by deploying equipments for excavation of Dolomite and loading for transportation.

(iii) Need for the Project and its importance to the country and or region Dolomite is useful in many Industries. Its uses in different Industries depend upon its chemical constituent. It is used in Iron and Steel Industries, Refractory Industries, Ferro alloys, chemical glass Industries, fertilizers, paint and rubber Industries.

In Chhattisgarh Dolomite is mostly used in Iron and Steel Industries. Most of the dolomite is used in Steel plant, Raurkela and Sponge Iron Plants.

(iv) Demand Supply Gap To meet the demand of existing Steel Industries and other industries which are yet to come in future, it becomes essential to locate and explore in details new potential area of Dolomite.

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(v) Demand Supply Analysis In order to have the great demand for Dolomite the supply is limited. To fulfill the demand of market the mined out Dolomite will be supplied in the market.

(vi) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project

Unskilled 10 labors will be required for loading the mined out Dolomite on trucks etc and skilled 4 people will be required for supervision purpose, maintain the record of production and shipment etc.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) Type of Project (including interlinked and interdependent project, if any)

This project is a small quarrying project.

Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site-specific layout) with coordinates

The Dolomite quarry lease area is situated near village Mohbhatha in Tehsil Berla and District Bemetara of Chhattisgarh State. The area falls in survey of India Toposheet No. 64 G/6.

The detail of the area is as under: District : Bemetara

Tehsil : Berla

Village : Mohbhatha

Area (ha) : 2.26 Ha.

The coordinates of the area are:

Corners Latitude Longitude A 21°37'0.24"N 81°23'38.55"E B 21°37'0.15"N 81°23'44.40"E C 21°36'57.19"N 81°23'42.88"E

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D 21°36'57.13"N 81°23'45.21"E E 21°36'55.37"N 81°23'44.77"E F 21°36'55.64"N 81°23'40.98"E G 21°36'57.47"N 81°23'41.30"E H 21°36'57.79"N 81°23'35.91"E

Location Map and Google Map showing coordinates of the lease area is attached herewith.

(ii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted No alternate site is considered as the quarry lease is a site specific activity. In the present case, the collector has granted the quarry lease to the owner for the quarry of Dolomite. As for as the environmental considerations are concerned the area is away from the human habitation, in the Private land, free from forest. This quarry activity does not affect the water table of the area. Limited machinery will be required for mining of Dolomite and limited transport vehicles are needed for shipment of produced material.

(iii) Size or Magnitude of operation

The quarry lease area 2.26 Ha. in which the working area is 0.266 ha and the average rate of production of Dolomite is about 15.66 tons per day that too with blasting etc. Hence the size or magnitude of operation is very small.

Project Description with Process details (a schematic diagram/ Flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given

The Dolomite quarrying will be carried out mainly by semi mechanized with the use of quarrying equipments and finally transported through trucks, tippers etc. to the end users.

Drilling: Drilling techniques will be used for hard formations.

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Blasting: Blasting will be done by licensed contractor hence magazine is not required in the mining site.

Type of explosives used / to be used Not applicable.

Storage of explosive (like capacity and type of explosive magazine) As blasting will be done by licensed contractor, hence magazine is not required in quarry area.

(iv) Raw Material/ Consumables Required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product, mode of transport of raw material and finished product No any raw material/ consumables are required. The Dolomite produced from the mine and transported through trucks, tippers etc. to the end users.

(v) Availability of water, its source, Energy/power requirement and source should be given As much as about 10 KLPD water will be required for mining operations including dust suppression along haul road/mine faces, cleaning, washing, and drinking as well as plantation. Energy/power is not required as the mining activities are carried out in day time only.

(vi) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal About 10% sub grade materials will be generated. This sub grade material is nothing but the crushed and broken pieces of Dolomite. Hence it is proposed to stack this sub grade material in a suitable place.

(vii) Selection of Dumping Site The stacking of the sub grade material generated during mining is proposed in the mine area itself at a suitable place.

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SITE ANALYSIS Connectivity Bemetara district H.Q. about 20.0 km. Durg railway station is about 60 km, Airport about 80 km.

(i) Land Form, and Land Ownership The land on which this quarry lease sanctioned is 2.26 Ha on Private land in Khasra No 1299,1301,1302,1303,1304,1305.

(ii) Topography along with maps The proposed area is a flat ground. The maximum elevation is about 275 meters from M.S.L. The area is devoid of vegetation. The climate is tropical. It is fairly hot during summer.

(iii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources The climate of this region is extreme, temperature rising as 45 degree C during summers and dropping as low as 10 degree C during winters.

(iv) Social infrastructure available It is expected that the project will lead to much needed employment opportunities in the villages which will contribute to the socio-economic development of this area.

5) PLANNING IN BRIEF Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country Planning / Development authority classification: The Dolomite quarrying activity has no other concept except quarrying and transportation of mined out material to end-users.

(i) Population Projection:

Since there will be hardly any influx of people from outside in the region, hence there will not by any impact on the population projection of the region accept the normal increase in population.

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(ii) Land Use Planning

Area of Dolomite quarrying 2.26 Ha. The area under excavation will be only 0.266 Ha while for plantation the required area will be 0.602 ha along lease boundary.

It is non forest; Private land situated near village Mohbhatha thinly populated village.

(iii) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social): Since there will not be any major influx of people from outside, in this region because of the project, no adverse effect on physical and social infrastructure like roads, electricity, water supplies etc are anticipated.

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area) There is no proposal for any infrastructure development.

(ii) Residential

There is no plan for development of residential area in the region.

(iii) Green Belt Afforestation will be carried out in 7.5 meter lease boundary of 0.602 ha area during 1st year. Yearly approx 750 saplings of the local species will be planted in the proposed area in 1st & 2nd year and 755 trees.

(iv) Social Infrastructure It is expected that the project will lead to much needed employment opportunities in the villages which will contribute to the socio-economic development of this area.

(v) Drinking Water Management (Source and Supply of Water) The drinking water requirement for personnel working at the site will be met from the dug wells and bore wells.

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(vi) Sewerage System In view of the personals engaged in the project the movable type of sewerage system may be installed /deployed nearby the mine area. This may avoid polluting the land / water / air of the area.

(vii) Industrial Waste Management No industrial waste will be generated hence management not required.

(viii) Power Requirement & Supply / Source Not required.

7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan Not required as the area is away from village and free from habilitation.

8. Project Schedule and Cost Estimates Total expenses estimated about 20 lakhs.

Recommendations The quarry of Dolomite and allied activities has no impacts on the surrounding environment. Moreover based on development of this project certain positive impact will be there on the nearby village population in terms of employment generation etc. Hence this project may be cleared and clearances accorded.

Signature of the Project Proponent

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