Final District Survey Report for Minor Minerals
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FINAL DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING -2017 PREPARED BY- DISTRICT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (DEIAA) KUSHINAGAR (U.P) DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh CONTENT Sl. No. Contents Page No. 1 Introduction 3 2 The Brief History of the District 5 3 The Administrative Set up of the District 5 4 Map of Kushinagar District 7 5 Administrative Map of Kushinagar District 8 6 Physiography of the Distrct 9 7 Geology 9 8 Geological Map of Kushinagar 10 9 Geohydrology 10 10 Water Level Data of Kushinagar District 11 11 Soil 14 12 Drainage Patten 15 13 River System In Kushinagar District 16 14 Climate and Rain Fall 17 15 Bio Diversity 18 16 Methodology and Guiding Principles 18 17 Method For Calculation of Reserves 20 18 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 21 19 Reserve of Minor Minerals 21 20 Overview Of Mining Activity In The District Kushinagart 22 21 Revenue From Last Three Years 23 2 | P a g e DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has made certain amendments vide notification no. S.O.141(E) dated 15.01.2016 and notification no. S.O. 190 (E) dated 20.01.2016 in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification No. S.O.1533 (E) dated 14.09.2006 issued by the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). These amendments led to the constitution of the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) at district level for grant of environmental clearances for category B2 projects ( B2 category projects pertaining to mining of minor minerals of lease area less than or equal to 5 hectares) for mining of minor minerals, for all the districts in the country. DEIAA comprises of following members: 1 District Magistrate or District Collector of the District Chairperson 2 Senior Most Divisional Forest Officer in the District Member 3 An expert member to be nominated by the Divisional Member Commissioner or Chief Conservator of the Forest 4 Sub-Divisional Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer Member Secretary of the district head quarter Ordinary sand other than sand use for prescribed purposes and some other minerals have been specified as minor mineral in Sec 3(E) of The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Central Government in addition to some other minor minerals has also declared the ordinary earth (used for filling or leveling purposes in construction or embankments, roads, railways and buildings) and brick earth as the minor minerals. The Government of Uttar Pradesh vide Under Rule (s) 34 of U.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rule 1963 and MoEF&CC’s Gazette Notification dated 15/01/2016 have acquired the rights of ordinary clay, ordinary sand other than in construction or embankments, roads, railways and buildings) in addition to some sand use for prescribed purposes, brick earth and ordinary earth (used for filling or leveling purposes other minor minerals. The DEIAA shall base its decisions on the recommendations of District Level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC). It comprises of following members as per the guidelines of the MoEF&CC Gazette Notification dated 20/01/2016:- 3 | P a g e DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh 1. Senior most Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Chairperson 2. Senior most Sub-Divisional Officer (Forest) Member 3. A representative of Remote Sensing Department or Geology Department Member or State Ground Water Department to be nominated by the District Magistrate or District Collector 4. Occupational Health Expert or Medical Officer to be nominated by the Member District Magistrate or District Collector 5. Engineer from Zila Parishad Member 6. A representative of State Pollution Control Board or Committee Member An expert to be nominated by the Divisional Commissioner or Chief Member 7. Conservator of Forest 8. Senior most Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department Member 9. Assistant Director or Deputy Director or District Mines Officer or Member- Geologist in the district in that order Secretary 10. Engineer-District Panchayat Parishad Member 11. Executive Engineer, Jal Nigam Member In the light of above, the District Collector-Kushinagar in consultation with the Mines Officer, Kushinagar have constituted the DEAC which is in force till date. District Survey Report (DSR) is required to identify the areas of aggradations or depositions where mining can be allowed and identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area. Every efforts have been made to cover sand mining locations, areas and overview of Mining activity in the district with all it's relevant features pertaining to geology and mineral wealth in replenishable and non- replenishable areas of rivers, stream and other sand sources. This report will be a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the District and is based on data of various departments, published reports, and websites. The data may vary due to flood, heavy rains and other natural calamities. Therefore, it is recommended that Sub Divisional Level Committee may take into consideration all its relevant aspects / data while scrutinizing and recommending the application for EC to the concerned Authority. The District Survey Report (DSR) shall form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. The report shall be updated once every five years. 4 | P a g e DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh 2.0 THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT Before coming up as a new district, Kushinagar was an important part of the district Deoria. By separating from Deoria district Kushinagar existence on 13 May 1994 (Earlier known as Padarauna and thereafter renamed Kushinagar since 19th June 1997). During the reign of British, this area was included in Banaras division. But now it is in Gorakhpur division. The district has remained the centre of civilization and culture from earlier times. This place has been a shelter of Rishis, Monks and Ascetics. After the death of Shuja-ud-daula in 1775, Asif-ud-daula assumed the reign of sway. In 1778 Hannary an officer in the British army, was lent to the Avadh Government and was entrusted with the command of the Nawab's soldier for the collection of revenue in this tract. He clearly put in practice supreme power and enacted it with cruelty and calamity. His aim was only to make clear ground for the entry of the British. The mutiny of 1857-58 came after by the transfer of power from East India Company to the British Crown. The town area of Padrauna was established in 1871. In 1873-74 the region was affected by severe famine. The region was again influenced by famine in 1877 and 1896 and in 1906 serious flood affected this region. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous non-co-operation movement in 1920 which was whole heartedly supported by the people of this region. When the Second World War came to an end, the British Crown made up his mind to give complete independence to India. In 1946, the Deoria region was detached from the district of Gorakhpur and was made a separate district. On August15, 1947 India was liberated from British rule and became independent. The map of the Kushinagar District is shown in Exhibit 2.1. Kushinagar, district of the eastern Uttar Pradesh, is known for its cultural heritage all over the world. It is one of the four holiest places for the Buddhists. At Kushinagar, Great Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, delivered his last sermon. Outside India, it is an International Buddhist Pilgrimage Centre. The followers of the Buddhism, especially from Asian Countries, wish to visit this place at least once in their lifetime. It constitutes a district of Gorakhpur division occupying the extreme north-eastern corner of Uttar Pradesh with Padrauna as it’s district headquarter. It is bounded by the district Mharajganj on the west as is partly the northern apex which is also flanked on the east by the Betia district of Bihar which along with Gopalganj district (Bihar) forms its eastern boundary . The dividing line is marked by the Gandak and Little Gandak rivers. In the south of this district lies Deoria District. 3.0 THE ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP OF THE DISTRICT District administration comprises of Revenue, Development, Police (Law and Order), Judiciary, and Local self-government. District Magistrate is In-charge of revenue and administration. He is assisted by Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) i.e., ADM (F&R). At the tahsil level Sub Divisional Magistrate is In-charge, who is now 5 | P a g e DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS- SAND MINING District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh redesignated as Up-Jila Adhikari. He is assisted by Tahsildars in each tahsil and for revenue collection each tehsil is further entrusted to Naib Tahsildars and Kanongos's circles respectively. For each revenue village, Lekhpal is In-charge. To provide efficient administration, the district Kushinagar is administratively divided into 6 tahsils namely, Padrauna, Hata, Khadda Kaptangaj, Kasya and Tamkuhi Raj. For implementation and monitoring of development scheme the district is divided into 14 Development Blocks namely Khadda, Nebua Naurangiya, Vishunpura, Padrauna, Kaptanganj, Ramkola, Motichak, Sukrauli, Hata, Kasiya, Fazilnagar, Tamkuhi Raj, Dudhahi and Sevarhi. Total area of the district is 2905.0 Sq. Km. The rural area covers 2840.3 Sq.