Prefeasibility Report for Savudu Quarry of Thiru.S.Durai, Kamuthi Taluk, Project Proposal forRamanathapuram Environmental District, TN Clearance for Quarrying Earth (SAVUDU) Category B2 Project Details
Extent : 2.27.0 Ha S.F.No : 166/2F,166/2J,168/2R,167/2I,165/1A23 & 120/1J Village : Periyanaikulam Taluk : Kamuthi District : Ramanathapuram
APPLICANT
THIRU.S.DURAI S/o Shanmugam, Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code: 623-512. PH: 98439-34938
CONSULTANT
SURIYA MINING SERVICES (AN ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified and QCI/NABET Accredited Organization) 3/216, K.S.V, Nagar, Narasothipatti, Alagapuram, Salem – 636004
SEPTEMBER 2015
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02.09.2015
From
Thiru.S.Durai S/o Shanmugam, Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code: 623-512. PH: 98439-34938. To The Member Secretary, SEIAA, 3rd Floor, Panagal Maaligai, No.1, Jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-15.
Dear Sir,
Sub: Proposal seeking Environmental Clearance for Category B2 project – Savudu quarry from over an extent of 2.27.0Hec in S.F.No.166/2F,166/2J,168/2R,167/2I,165/1A23 & 120/1J in Periyanaikulam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, TN.
Ref. 1) District collector Letter No. Roc No: 1221/G&M-1/2014 dated 24.09.2014 2) Approved Mining Plan letter: Roc No: 1221/G&M-1/2014 dated 22.07.2015
With reference to the above letter from Dept. of Geology and Mining, Ramanathapuram We are submitting the following documents for obtaining Environmental Clearance from your office.
1) Check List 2) Form-I duly filled 3) Prefeasibility Report 4) Approved Mining Plan As all the above reports and documents are submitted along with soft copy. I request you to grant EC as early as possible. Thanking You, Yours faithfully,
(S.Durai)
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CHECKLIST FOR MINING OF MINOR MINERAL IN <5 HA.MINE LEASE AREA
Page S.No Contents Description No 1 Name of the Owner/Firm Thiru.S.Durai S/o Shanmugam 1,9,30
Correspondence Address with PIN Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, 2 1,9,24 CODE Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code : 623-512.
3 Email address Nil -
4 Mobile Number PH : 98439-34938. 1,9,30 Type of quarrying (Savudu/Rough 5 Stone/Sand/Granite) Savudu 1,24,27 S.F.No : S.F.No. of the quarry site with area 6 166/2F,166/2J,168/2R,167/2I,165/1A23 & 1,9,24 break-up 120/1J = 2.27.0Hec Village, Town Panchayat/Panchayat 7 Periyanaikulam 1,9,24 Union in which situated 8 Taluk in which situated Kamuthi 1,9,24 9 District in which situated Ramanathapuram 1,9,24
10 Extent of quarry(in ha.) 2.27.0Hec 1,9,24
11 New or existing quarry It is a new Quarry 1,9,24 If in case of existing Rough Stone/Blue Metal/Granite Quarry, the length, width and depth to which 12 Not Applicable - quarrying has already been done (below the Ground Level/above the ground level) If quarrying had been done above 13 the Ground level, the height of Not Applicable - quarrying already done Name of the Owner who had earlier undertaken the quarrying & a copy 14 of mining lease issued with date, if No previous Lease . Applied for fresh grant 29,60 he is different from the present applicant Proof of land ownership. If owned Patta copy. If not own patta land It is a consent patta land, lease agreement copy 29,38,4 15 agreement/lease copy entered with is enclosed. 9 the owner (to be enclosed)details 16 Period of quarrying proposed One year 8,11
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Total Production of Block-I 16986 M3& Block- 17 3 8,15,27 Production (Quantity in m3) II 2420M at a depth of 1.0m Open Cast Mining -Semi mechanised with Method of mining (Manual or 27,28,3 18 0.25m3 bucket capacity like JCB and Mechanised) 9 tractors/tipper 19 Top soil/Overburden in case of It is proposed of Savudu quarry. 1,24,27 Rough Stone/ Blue Metal Quantity of rejects in m3 in case of 20 Do not arise - Granite mining BLOCK-I SECTION LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH VOLUME (m) (m) (m) (m) (M3) AB-X1Y1 85 43 1.0 3655
CD-X2Y2 76 36 1.0 2736
EF-X3Y3 27 77 1.0 2079
EF-X4Y4 64 74 1.0 4736 Length, Width & Depth of the 21 GH-X5Y5 60 63 1.0 3780 73 proposed quarry in meters TOTAL 16986
BLOCK-II SECTION LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH VOLUME (m) (m) (m) (m) (M3) AB-X1Y1 55 44 1.0 2420 TOTAL 2420 Land use pattern for a radius of 1 Periyanaikulam village is located about 2Kms on 22,28,4 22 km. around the quarry site such as the Northern side population of 1725 peoples as 8 Agriculture, habitation etc., per 2011 census.
23 Details of other quarries for a radius No other quarry is found around 500m radius. 21 of 1 km. around the quarry site Aerial distance from periphery of No structure, temples or any other habitation 24 the site to the nearest habitaton, 28,74 located around 500m radius. structures, Temples etc., Aerial distance to the inter-state borders, in case of Rough Stone/Blue Metal/Granite quarry of the proposed site is situated in the Interstate boundary is located >100 kms away 28,43, 25 border taluk of the border district on the western side 59 with neighbouring states/Union Territories to be obtained from IRS, Anna University
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In case of Rough Stone/Blue Metal/Granite quarry No objection Certificate from the concerned District Forest Officer/ Wild Life Warden regarding the location& No Wild life Sanctuaries/National Parks with in 28,43,5 26 activity with respect to Reserve 15kms radius 9 Forest/Wild Life Sanctuaries/ National Parks/ HACA/Western Ghats region if the quarry site is within 10 kms. of these areas Aerial distance to the nearest eco There is no forest around 15 kms radius. sensitive areas, CRZ, Forests, 10,21,2 27 The quarry is located about 64Kms away from Monuments etc., within 10kms. Of 7 sea coast on the east. these areas
BLOCK – I
BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE B 9o31’30.69”N 78o27’16.51”E C 9o31’30.51”N 78o27’19.26”E G 9o31’27.01”N 78o27’16.89”E F 9o31’27.10”N 78o27’19.32”E
BLOCK – II BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE I 9o31’21.61”N 78o27’07.86”E J 9o31’23.50”N 78o27’08.12”E L 9o31’23.46”N 78o27’12.10”E o o M 9 31’20.99”N 78 27’12.22”E 8,31,34 28 BLOCK – III BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE N 9o31’20.55”N 78o27’23.17”E Lattitude & Longtitude of all corners o o O 9 31’22.18”N 78 27’23.48”E of the quarry site P 9o31’22.10”N 78o27’25.38”E Q 9o31’20.34”N 78o27’25.04”E
BLOCK – IV
BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 9o31’55.53”N 78o27’48.37”E B 9o31’57.38”N 78o27’48.48”E C 9o31’57.33”N 78o27’49.96”E D 9o31’55.43”N 78o27’49.87”E 29 Topo Sheet No. 56 K/6
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Copy of Explosive license and a consent letter/agreement of competent licensed person who has 14,19,2 30 No blasting. It is a loose material. agreed to handle explosive for the 9 blasting, in case of Rough Stone/Blue Metal/Granite quarry Brief details of APC measures Wetting of land at loading and hauling point to 31 proposed to be implemented 51 suppress dust shall be done by spraying water.
Mine Closure Plan to be furnished in Yes, Mine Closure Plan is given in the Mining 110,11 32 Mining Plan Plan 6
Mining Plan prepared by (Xerox Prepared by Shri S.Suriyakumar, RQP. Copy of 33 101 copy of Certificate to be attached) RQP certificate is enclosed.
Precise area communication The District Collector letter, Ramanathapuram 34 approved by the District Collector 87 Roc.No.1221/G&M-1/2014 dated 24.09.2014 with date Mining Plan approved by the The Deputy Director Geology and Mining, 35 Deputy/ Assistant Director of the Ramanathapuram 118 District with date Roc.No.1221/G&M-1/2014 dated 22.07.2015 Water requirement: a) Drinking & Total Water requirement is 6.0KLD.In that, domestic purposes(in KLD) b) i) Drinking and utilities shall be 2.0KLD, 15,41,7 36 Dust suppression (in KLD) ii)Water for Dust suppression and green belt 5 c) Green Belt(in KLD) shall be 4.0KLD
Source of water with details of Drinking water is obtained by Mineral water 27,41,5 37 permission obtained industries by water canes. 1
38 Ground water table: 8-10m below the ground level 76
39 Project Cost (excluding EMP cost) The Project Cost is = Rs 29.75 lakhs 54,82
40 EMP cost with break-up details Expenditure Cost = Rs 70,000 54,82
41 Disclosure by RQP The RQP Certificate is Valid is 08.11.2021 101 Soft copy of the Form-I, Pre- Yes, Soft copy, Form-1, Pre-feasibility Report 42 feasibility Report & Mining Plan in - and Mining Plan are attached CD Village map showing the approach roads to the site to be attested by the 43 Deputy/Assistant Director of Yes, Village Map is 500m radius are enclosed - Geology & Mining of the concerned District
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Key map with S.Nos. & salient features such as vegetation , 44 Yes, The Key Map is attached. - habitations etc., for a radius of 500mt. around the quarry site Section map for mining to be attested by the Deputy/ Assistant Yes, Section Map attested by Deputy Director of 45 - Director of Geology & Mining of Geology, Ramanathapuram in the Mining Plan the concerned District Photograph of the proposed mining Yes, Photograph of the proposed mining site is 46 - site with S.Nos. and break-up details attested in the Mining Plan by The DD Mines. attested by VAO or a senior official 47 Form-I to be signed by Applicant Yes -
48 Pre-feasibility Report to be signed Yes - by both applicant & RQP First and last page and the page at which quantity of mining has been worked out to be signed by the 49 Yes - Deputy / Assistant Director of Geology & Mining of the concerned District Affidavit from the applicant that 50 Child Labour is not being employed Yes - in the mining activity Affidavit from the applicant regarding planting of trees around 51 Yes - the quarry site in fulfilment of the Green Belt Commitment furnished. Details (PoD) regarding 52 communicating the proposal to the Yes - members of the Committee
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN CASE OF SAND MINING
53 R.L.up Stream Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - 54 RL downstream Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - Starting km., in the river with 55 reference to the proposed mining Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - site Ending km., in the river with 56 reference to the proposed mining Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - site Contour map showing structures 50 57 mts., up & downstream of the quarry Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - site
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58 Any shoals proposed? If yes, details Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - Depth of sand available in the quarry 59 site and depth of mining proposed Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - Key map showing the habitations, 60 structures Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - Key map showing the safety distance of 50 mts., between the 61 Not Applicable, being a Savudu Quarry - boundary of the mining site and the banks of the river
Signature of RQP/EIA coordinator (Mining) Suriya Mining Service, Salem
(Accrediated EIA consultant Organisation)
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APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO MINE MINOR MINERALS IN EXTENTS LESS THAN 5 HECTARES. FORM -I
(I) Basic Information
S.No Item Details 1 Name of the project Savudu quarry 2 S.No.in the Schedule 1 (a) Proposed capacity / area / length Total Production shall be Block-I 16986M3 & /tonnage to be Handled/ command Block-II 2420M3 in One year (or) 65M3 or 11 loads 3 area/lease area/number of wells to be per day. drilled 4 New/Expansion/Modernization New 5 Existing capacity/ Area etc., Extent of 2.27.0Hec 6 Category of project i.e.’A’ or ‘B’ B2 Does it attract the general condition? If No. Doesn’t attract any items mentioned in the 7 yes, please specify. general conditions. Does it attract the specific condition? 8 No. Doesn’t attract the specific conditions If yes, please specify. TopoSheet No. : 56 K/6 BLOCK – I
BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE B 9o31’30.69”N 78o27’16.51”E C 9o31’30.51”N 78o27’19.26”E G 9o31’27.01”N 78o27’16.89”E F 9o31’27.10”N 78o27’19.32”E
BLOCK – II BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE 9 Location I 9o31’21.61”N 78o27’07.86”E J 9o31’23.50”N 78o27’08.12”E L 9o31’23.46”N 78o27’12.10”E M 9o31’20.99”N 78o27’12.22”E BLOCK – III BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE N 9o31’20.55”N 78o27’23.17”E O 9o31’22.18”N 78o27’23.48”E P 9o31’22.10”N 78o27’25.38”E Q 9o31’20.34”N 78o27’25.04”E
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BLOCK – IV
BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 9o31’55.53”N 78o27’48.37”E B 9o31’57.38”N 78o27’48.48”E C 9o31’57.33”N 78o27’49.96”E D 9o31’55.43”N 78o27’49.87”E S.F.No : 166/2F,166/2J,168/2R,167/2I,165/1A23 & Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 120/1J = 2.27.0Hec Village Periyanaikulam Tehsil Kamuthi District Ramanathapuram State Tamilnadu Nearest railway station/airport along Paramakudi Railway Station - 26kms from quarry 10 with distance in Kms. site. Airport is Madurai - 75kms. Nearest Town, City, District Town - Kamuthi - 15kms 11 Headquarters along with distance in City - Kamuthi - 15kms Kms. District - Ramanathapuram - 59kms Village - Periyanaikulam, Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Union - Kamuthi 12 Municipal Zilla - Ramanathapuram Municipal - Ramanathapuram 13 Name of the applicant Thiru.S.Durai S/o Shanmugam, 14 Registered Address Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code: 623-512. PH: 98439-34938 Address for correspondence: Thiru.S.Durai S/o Shanmugam, Name Owner Designation(Owner/Partner/CEO) Alangarapattinam Village, 15 Address Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pincode Pin Code: 623-512. E-Mail PH: 98439-34938 Telephone No. Fax No. Details of Alternative Sites examined, This is a mining project, which is site specific due to 16 if any. availability of Savudu. 17 Interlinked Projects Does not Arise Whether separate application of 18 Interlinked project has been Does not Arise submitted? 19 If Yes , Date of submission Does not Arise
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Since the project involves Savudu mining operation 20 If no, Reason only, there is no interlinked project. 21 Whether the proposal involves i) The area does not attract the Forest approval/ clearance under: if yes, (Conservation) Act 1980 as there is no forest details of the same and their status to around 15kms radius be given. ii) Interstate boundary is located about >100kms (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, away on the western side. 1980? iii) There is no wild animal sanctuary within (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act 15Kms radius from the project site area under 1972? the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. (c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? iv) The quarry is located about 64Kms away from sea coast on the east side. Therefore the project seeks clearance only from SEIAA, under B2 Category. 22 Whether there is any Government There is no G.O or Policy made to this site with order/ Policy relevant/relating to the respect to Environmental or eco sensitiveness. site? 23 Forest land involved(hectares) No. The proposed site is patta land. There is no forest land is involved. 24 Whether there is any litigation pending There is no litigation pending against this project. against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project
(II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)
S. Information/Checklist Details thereof (with approximate quantities Yes No. confirmation /rates, wherever possible) with source of /No information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in The proposed project is made for excavation land use, land cover or topography of Savudu soil. No major excavation or quarry including increase in intensity of or any land damage involved in this project land use (with respect to local land Yes except removal of a thin layer of 1.0m thick use plan) earth savudu. There is no permanent or temporary change in land use.
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1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation There is no necessity for clearance of existing and buildings? No lands like pumping schemes, bridges, buildings and Vegetation etc., 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes The land shall be reuse as agricultural purpose. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. Not applicable, being a no Pre- construction No bore houses, soil testing? investigations. 1.5 Construction works? No, the scope of any construction work does No not arise in this project. 1.6 Demolition works? No, the scope of demolition work does not No arise in this project. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No housing facility will be provided for the works or housing of construction No labourers as people in the nearby villages will workers? be employed. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or The project does not involve any ground earthworks including linear structures, No Buildings, structures or earthworks including cut and fill or excavations linear structures, cut and fill or excavations. 1.9 Underground works including mining It is an open pit Quarrying. There is no tunnel No or tunneling? or underground Mining 1.10 Reclamation works? No reclamation work is involved. This proposed No land is become suitable for agricultural use only. 1.11 Dredging? No No Dredging. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No Offshore structures. 1.13 Production and manufacturing 1) Temporary approach roads will be formed processes? connecting the existing road. 2) There is no Top soil shall be removed 3) The over burden is in loose form, which can be excavated by loading, and transported by tippers directed by the consumer point. 4) The Savudu containing quartz pebbles and wedge shape with red soil will be transported to the private \ public uses. Yes Totally 19406M3 is permitted by the Dept.of.Geology and Mining, Ramanathapuram for a period of One year from the date of execution. 5) One JCB Hydraulic excavator of 0.25m3 bucket capacity will be used to load the earth into the tippers/ tractor. The tippers/ tractor shall carry the excavated material to the user point. 6) The excavated area shall be leveled for
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agricultural purposes. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or The material will be loaded directly to the materials? consumer vehicles\tippers. No storage of goods No or materials shall be stored with in this mining area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of There is no waste material or no liquid solid waste or liquid effluents? No effluents and no process waste water will be generated from the quarrying process. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No housing facility will be provided, as operational workers? No labourers from the nearby villages will be employed for the mining operation. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Temporary approach roads will be formed construction or operation? Yes connecting the existing road and quarry site by using overburden. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or The existing transport facilities in the project other transport infrastructure area will be utilized. There is no interlinked No including new or altered routes and rail, air water bone or any other transport stations, ports, airports etc? facilities are will be utilized. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing The project will not cause any changes in transport routes or infrastructure Closure or diversion of existing transport No leading to changes in traffic routes or infrastructure leading to changes in movements? traffic movements. 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines The project does not involve diversion of No or pipelines? transmission / pipe lines. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, converting, There is no Impoundment, damming, realignment or other changes to the converting, and realignment needed and there No hydrology of watercourses or are no changes in hydrology of water courses aquifers? or aquifers. 1.22 Storm water crossings? Depth of water table is reported at 8-10m No during rainy season and draw down up to 12m during summer. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from It is a shallow of quarrying of 1.0m depth. No ground or surface waters? No change in ground water / surface water flow direction. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land There won’t be any changes in the water bodies No surface affecting drainage or run-off? or the surface water. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials The workers will be using their own for construction, operation or conveyance for commuting to the quarry decommissioning? during operation. Since there is no construction Yes or decommissioning involved in this project, there is no need of transport of personnel or materials.
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1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Long-term dismantling or decommissioning decommissioning or restoration No is involved in this project. works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommiss The open pit will be used as agricultural to ioning which could have an impact on Yes augment ground water level which gives the environment? positive impact on the environment. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either Only the labourers working in the site and the temporarily or permanently? drivers of the consumer vehicles will be No entering the site on temporary basis during the quarry operating time.(7.00 am to 5.00 pm) 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No There is no introduction of alien species. 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No loss of native species or genetic diversity No diversity? will occur.
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1.31 Any other actions? Environmental measures to be adopted shall be,
A portable container for office, stores, canteen and rest shed has to be arranged at site with septic tank provisions.
Steps should be taken to control dust at source while loading and transport roads. While transporting loose soil on main road tarpaulin should be covered over the material to control fly of dust,
To avoid undue land degradation, the Savudu should be removed in a uniform layer.
Emission test of vehicles should be in tack to maintain minimum emission level of flue gases,
Noise level should not exceed 75dB and the Yes vehicles should use only permitted Air Horn while on road near residential areas,
Quarrying operation should be restricted during day hours only otherwise prescribed illumination level as per Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 and DGMS circulars for illumination at loading, transport and dumping points have to be maintained.
Plantation along lease boundary should be done to control dust and noise.
Any other conditions as stipulated by the concerned safety and environmental authorities, related to quarry operation.
No blasting, No inflammable material used for quarrying.
Mines Safety precautions should be followed while operating excavator.
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2. Use of Natural resources for Construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Details there of (with approximate quantities Yes/ /rates, wherever possible) with source of No information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or It is a dry patta land. The open pit shall be used agricultural land (ha) for agricultural use. Block- I: The Reclaimed area is calculated as 1.69.86Ha and Safety zone Yes 0.28.64Ha. Block- II: The Reclaimed area is calculated as 0.24.2Ha and Safety zone 0.04.3Ha. 2.2 Water (expected source & Total Water requirement is 6.0KLD.In that, competing users) i) Drinking and utilities shall be 2.0KLD, Yes ii)Water for Dust suppression and green belt unit: KLD shall be 4.0KLD
2.3 Minerals (MT) Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 to a depth Yes 1.0m of Savudu 2.4 The proposed project is for removal of Savudu Construction material – stone, only; it does not involve any usage of aggregates,/and/soil (expected source – No MT) construction materials. 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No There is no forest and timber is used. 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels 60litres of HSD for one Excavator and 240 of (source, competing users) Unit: fuel HSD for all tippers. Totally 200litres of diesel (MT), energy (MW) Yes required per day. Being a day work in a general shift, no electricity is required even for lighting load. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use Nil appropriate standard units) No
3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health. S.No. Information/Checklist Details thereof (with approximate Yes confirmation quantities/rates, wherever possible) with /No source of information data
3.1 Use of substances or materials, which The savudu is a loose soil. No hazardous are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to materials used in this project. No human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies)
3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No There is no change in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or affect disease vectors due to Savudu removal
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water borne diseases) only.
3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by The project will provide direct and indirect changing living conditions? employment and thereby improve the economic standard of people in the surrounding village. Besides that nearly 10% of the revenue from quarrying operation is given to local panchayat for its development.
The proposed activity provides boom to local inhabitant for employment in such unfertile land Yes leading to ultimate Socio Economic Development in Non Agricultural lands. Likewise it also provides gainful employment to unskilled agricultural workers in lean season of Agriculture in rural area, thereby improving rural economy. It provides employment where it is most needed with minimum investment. It also helps in preventing migration of rural labour to nearby Urban centres avoiding socio-economic problems.
3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who There is no hutment in the lease area. No human could be affected by the project e.g. being will be displaced from the project area so hospital patients, children, the elderly no person will be affected contrary local people etc., will get job opportunities and better facilities. No There is no rehabilitation & resettlement of people is required. The excavated boulder is properly covered by using tarpaulins; leading roads to the quarries are wetted frequently to avoid dust.
3.5 Any other causes No NIL
4. Production of solid wastes during operation or decommissioning (MT/month)
S.No. Information/Checklist Details thereof (with approximate Yes confirmation quantities/rates, wherever possible) with /No source of information data
4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No No spoil overburden or mine waste material.
4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or No There is no municipal or domestic waste
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commercial wastes) material.
4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous The proposed of Savudu quarry will not produce No Waste Management Rules) any hazardous any waste Materials.
4.4 Other industrial process wastes No Other industrial process wastes not generated.
4.5 Surplus product No There is no surplus product.
4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from Either effluent generated or treated in this quarry. No effluent treatment
4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No There is no Construction or demolition waste.
4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment There is no redundant machinery or equipment No storage in the project site.
4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials One JCB hydraulic excavator will be used to load the earth into the vehicles. The repair and service works of these machineries are done No outside. There is no possibility of oil spillage. Even though there is any sudden leakage that waste will be disposed properly into the outside approved sites.
4.10 Agricultural wastes No There is no agricultural wastes
4.11 Other solid wastes No solid waste disposal except some top soil sludge while scraping the area before excavating No the earth. Any such solid waste shall be dumped along bank of the pond for plantation purposes for developing greeneries.
5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)
S.No. Information/Checklist Details thereof (with approximate Yes/ confirmation quantities/rates, wherever possible) with No source of information data
Emissions from combustion of fossil All tippers and excavators shall be maintained as fuels from stationary or mobile per Mines safety provisions and environmental 5.1 sources standards Metalliferous Mines Regulations, Yes 1961 with amended circulars issued by DGMS, Dhanbad. About 65M3 of Savudu shall be transported
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per day from the project site. The emission from the excavator shall be very less due to hydraulic type of excavation. Diesel Engine flue gases like
S02 from excavator and tippers shall be monitored as prescribed by the RTO of the Ramanathapuram Region and Mines safety Inspectors of DGMS. Also, the Emission from transport vehicles shall be minimum since it is dispersed and diluted while moving out of quarry and insignificant affect on Ambient Air Quality. 5.2 Emissions from production processes Low emission of gases from the Hydraulic Yes excavators.
5.3 Emissions from materials handling Normal standard Emission of gases from the including storage or transport vehicles while transporting the materials as Yes certified by the Regional Transport officer while on Road.
5.4 Emissions from Construction There is a loose soil. Won’t be no drilling and activities including plant and blasting involved while removing the Savudu. equipment. No
5.5 Dust or odours from handling of The project will not have any odours, since it is materials including mining materials, removal of Savudu only. sewage and waste There will be dust emission with in permissible Yes limit during handling of overburden and transport by excavator and tippers.
5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste. No There is no incineration of waste.
Emissions from burning of waste in No incineration of solid waste or materials open air (e.g. slash materials, 5.7 construction debris) No
5.8 Emissions from any other sources Nil No
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6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:
S.No. Information/Checklist Yes Details of (with approximate quantities /rates, confirmation /No wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes 1) Noise generation will be from excavator and engines, ventilation plant, crushers tippers. It should be maintained less than 75dB as prescribed by DGMS. 2) No drilling and blasting and therefore Vibration shall be Nil. 6.2 From industrial or similar processes Yes Noise and smoke of vehicles shall be controlled within the prescribed limits. 6.3 From construction or demolition No There is no construction and demolition activity 6.4 From blasting or piling Yes No drilling and Blasting. No compressor or any other equipments creating noise or vibration. 6.5 From construction or operational Yes 11 trips of lorry/truck movement per traffic Day generate operation traffic noise. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No There is no lighting or cooling systems. 6.7 From any other sources No No other sources
7.Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:
S.No. Information/Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate confirmation /No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No Only one mini Hydraulic excavator shall be used spillage of hazardous materials to load the Savudu into the tippers. The repair and service works of these machineries shall be done outside. There is no possibility of oil spillage. Even though there is any sudden leakage that waste will be disposed properly into the outside approved area or incinerated properly. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No It is a Shallow quarrying of Savudu from depth effluents to water or the land of 1.0m. No sewage or disposal of effluents or (expected mode and place of waste by dispersion trench. discharge)
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7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to No No emission except flue gases from the moving air or into the land or into water vehicles. 7.4 From any other sources No No other sources 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up No There is no risk of long term build up of of pollutants in the environment from pollutants in the environment, since it is only these sources? open pit mine.
8.Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment
S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data From explosions, spillages, fires etc No blasting. No inflammable material used for 8.1 from storage, handling, use or No quarrying. production of hazardous substances From any other causes Mines safety precautions should be followed 8.2 Yes while operating excavator. No person shall be allowed within the swing area of excavator while loading. No person or unauthorized persons shall be allowed to travel in the transport vehicle carrying Savudu load. \Could the project be affected by Quarry operation\ removal of Savudu will be 8.3 natural disasters causing Yes stopped during the flood season, if any. environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)?
9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality
S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of supporting. No Removal of Savudu in a Patta land for Utilities, ancillary development or agricultural purposes. There will not be any development stimulated by the project impact on Environment. No housing which could have impact on the development or extractive industries or supply environment e.g.Supporting industries involved in this project. infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) • housing development
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• extractive industries • supply industries • other Lead to after-use of the site, which The Savudu is removed to reuse the land for 9.2 could have an impact on the No agricultural purposes. environment 9.3 Set a precedent for later No Not arise. development 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to No No other quarry is found around 500m radius. proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects
(II) Environmental Sensitivity
Name/ Aerial distance (within 15 km.) S.No. Areas Identity Proposed project location boundary
1 Areas protected under international There is no Ecological landscape, cultural conventions, national or local or other related value areas within 15kms legislation for their ecological, radius. No landscape, cultural or other related value 2 Areas which are important or There are no biospheres, national parks, sensitive for ecological reasons - sanctuaries, forests in 15kms radius from Wetlands, watercourses or other proposed project site. Interstate boundary water bodies, coastal zone, between Tamil Nadu is located about biospheres, mountains, forests No more than 100Kms and Coastal zone is located about 64kms away on the east side, the bay of Bengal, as per Goggle image measurements and toposheet No. 56 K/6. 3 Areas used by protected, important This area is not used by protected, or sensitive species of flora or important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, foraging, resting, over wintering, No resting, over wintering and migration. migration There is no Endangered Species.
4 Inland, coastal, marine or There is no Inland, but coastal or marine or underground waters underground water is located nearby. Bay No of Bengal is situated about 64kms away from the site. 5 State, National boundaries The project site is located for about more
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No than 100kms away from the interstate boundary. 6 Routes or facilities used by the There are no routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or public for access to recreation or other No other tourist, pilgrim areas tourist in the proposed project site 7 Defense installations No There is no Defense installation nearby;
8 Densely populated or built-up area Periyanaikulam village is located about Yes 2Kms on the Northern side population of 1725 peoples as per 2011 census. 9 Areas occupied by sensitive man- There is no hospital or Primary school, made land uses village temples and primary health centers (hospitals, schools, places of within 500m radius of the quarry. Village worship, community facilities) is located about 2Kms on the Northern side No of the project site. This Savudu removal will not affect any persons or structure or communities or place of worships. Areas containing important, high There is no high quality or scarce resources 10 quality or scarce resources such as ground water resources, surface (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, No resources, forestry, agriculture, tourism and rare minerals near the site. fisheries, tourism, minerals) Areas already subjected to pollution This area is not already subjected to any 11 or environmental damage. (those pollution or environmental damages. where existing legal environmental No standards are exceeded) Areas susceptible to natural hazard It is not an earth quake prone area or any 12 which could cause the project to other natural disasters. Adequate measures present environmental problems will be adopted to prevent flooding in the (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, No project site during rainy seasons. erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)
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“I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.”
Date : 02.09.2015 Place: Chennai
Signature of RQP/ EIA Coordinator (Mining) Suriya Mining Service, Salem (Accredited EIA consultant Organisation)
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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR QUARRYING EARTH (SAVUDU) IN SF.No.166/2F, 1662J, 168/2R, 167/2I, 165/1A23 &120/1J, in Periyanaikulam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu
Extent : 2.27.0Hec Category : B2
PROJECT PROPONENT \ LESSEE
THIRU S.DURAI, S/o Shanmugam, Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code: 623-512. Ph: 99439-34938
Prepared by S.SURIYAKUMAR,
M.Phil.(Geology),F.C.C.(Mining), PGDBA, RQP & NABET/QCI Accredited EIA Consultant, PGDIPC (Industrial Pollution Control)
Reg. No. RQP\MAS\013\87\A 3/216, K.S.V.Nagar, Narasothipatti, SALEM-4. Phone (0427) 2440446, Cell: 09842729655 www.suriyamining.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. PREAMBLE 27
2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION 29
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 33
4. SITE ANALYSIS 42
5. PLANNING BRIEF 48
6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCUTRE 49
7. REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN (R&R Plan) 53
8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 53
9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS 55
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Fig.1: LOCATION MAP 30 Fig.2: SURFACE FEATURES AROUND 500M FROM THE BLOCK-IV OF THE PROPOSED SITES 36 Fig.3: SURFACE FEATURES AROUND 500M FROM THE BLOCK-I, II, III LEASE AREA 37 Fig.4: GOOGLE IMAGE SHOWS LEASE BOUNDARY OF BLOCK-I, BLOCK-II, BLOCK-III AND BLOCK-IV 38 Fig.5: SEQUENCE OF MINING OPERATION 39 Fig.6: WATER BALANCE CHART 41 Fig.7: SHOWING GENERAL VIEW OF THE SITE 57 Fig.8: VIEW OF THE EARTH (SAVUDU) 57
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FOR QUARRYING EARTH (SAVUDU)
in S.F.NO.166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R,167/2I, 165/1A23 &120/1J IN PERIYANAIKULAM VILLAGE,KAMUTHI TALUK, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU.
1. PREAMPLE 1.1 Environmental High lights: a) This project is made for quarrying of Earth (Savudu), a Minor minerals, in S.F.No. 166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R,167/2I, 165/1A23 &120/1J , Periyanaikulam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District over an area of 2.27.0Hec applied by Thiru S.Durai S/o Shanmugam residing at Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District for a period of One Year. b) The proposed quarry area lies between Latitude 9o31’56.48”N and longitude of 78o27’49.18”E at the centre in Toposheet No. 56 K/6 c) No forest land is involved. No sensitive area, biospheres, National park, sanctuaries are located within 15kms radius. d) A Kanmoi is found about 50m away on southern side. e) Coastal Zone: The quarry is located about 64Kms away from sea coast on the east. f) No villages or infrastructures or any other habitations located around 500m ( Plate-IX) g) Mine working is proposed up to a depth of 1.0m by semi mechanised method of open cast quarrying. h) Production shall be Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 over a period of One Year. i) Whole some drinking water shall be provided as per the Mines Rules, 1955. Quantity for Drinking and utilities shall be 2.0KLD. Requirement of water for dust suppression and Green belt shall be 4.0KLD.Minimum quantity of 6KLD has to be maintained as per the Rule. Drinking water is obtained by Mineral water industries by water canes. j) The District Collector, Ramanathapuram has issued precise area communication letter No. Rc 1221/G & M-1/2014 Dated 24.09.2014 k) The proponent has submitted the mining plan and approved by the Dy. Director of Dept of Geology and Mining, Ramanathapuram vide letter No. 1221/G&M.1/2014 dated 22.07.2015.
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l) Interstate boundary is located >100kms away on the western side or No wild life sanctuaries located within 15kms m) The Project cost is Rs 29.75lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 70,000. 1.2 Mining Plan high lights: a) Geological reserves is estimated as Block-I 18052M3 & Block-II 2594M3and recoverable reserve is estimated at Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 totally 19406M3 a depth of 1.0m. b) Production shall be Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 over a period of One Year to a maximum depth of 1m from the ground level c) Semi mechanized open cast quarrying d) Ground water table is located at 8-10mbgl e) Village population 1725 peoples as per 2011 census, f) Surface features around 500m radius like habitations, water bodies, infrastructure etc are shown as under, Distance from Quarry site (m) S.No. Description Direction
1 Approach Road ------
2. Open well 155 South
3. Cattle huts 250m North east
4. Odai 95m East
5. Kanmai 45m South g) No quarry is found around 500m radius. h) Mine Closure Plan is given in Plate-V of Mining Plan 1.3 EMP High lights : a) A portable container for office, stores, canteen and rest shed has to be arranged at site with septic tank provisions. b) Steps should be taken to control dust at source while loading and transport roads. While transporting loose soil on main road tarpaulin should be covered over the material to control fly of dust, c) To avoid undue land degradation, the Earth (Savudu) should be removed in a uniform layer.
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d) Emission test of vehicles should be in tack to maintain minimum emission level of flue gases, e) Noise level should not exceed 75dB and the vehicles should use only permitted Air Horn while on road near residential areas, f) Quarrying operation should be restricted during day hours only otherwise prescribed illumination level as per Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 and DGMS circulars for illumination at loading, transport and dumping points have to be maintained. g) Plantation along lease boundary should be done to control dust and noise
h) No blasting. No inflammable material used for quarrying.
i) About 11 loads have to transported per day, regular sprinkler arrangements is become necessary to control rise of dust. j) Any other conditions as stipulated by the concerned safety and environmental authorities, related to quarry operation. Therefore the project seeks clearance only from SEIAA, under B2 Category.
2) INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification dated 14th September, 2006 and its subsequent amendments and supreme court order of February 27, 2012 the proposed quarry project fall under category B2 which required Environmental Clearance from the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Chennai region. The lease area is a Consent Patta Land owned by the applicant and removal of Earth (Savudu) containing red soil with fine sand to a depth of 1.0m. No organic rich top soil is observed. This project is more beneficial to the public for filling low lying area and road forming purposes. Thiru S.Durai S/o Shanmugam residing at Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District is an individual having vast experience and skill on quarrying of Earth (Savudu). He has applied for fresh grant of Quarrying lease was granted was issued to him by the District Collector, Ramanathapuram and further seeking Environmental clearance from SEIAA, Chennai for grant of fresh Quarry Lease.
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(i) Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/letter of intent should be given. Thiru.S.Durai is an individual project. Owner name and address (address for correspondence): THIRU S.DURAI, S/o Shanmugam, Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. Pin Code: 623-512. Ph: 98439-34938
A copy of Mining plan approved letter issued by the Dy. Director on behalf of District Collector (Roc. No 1221/G & M-1/2014 Dated 24.09.2014 is enclosed in Annexure –III
Fig.1: Location of the proposed quarry
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167/2F 0.39.0 Kamuthi Periyanaikulam Ramanathapuram 166/2J 0.29.5
168/2R 0.32.5
167/2I 0.57.0
165/1A23 0.40.5
120/1J 0.28.5
TOTAL 2.27.0Ha
Coordinates of boundary Pillars BLOCK-I BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE B 9o31’30.69”N 78o27’16.51”E C 9o31’30.51”N 78o27’19.26”E G 9o31’27.01”N 78o27’16.89”E F 9o31’27.10”N 78o27’19.32”E
BLOCK-II BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE I 9o31’21.61”N 78o27’07.86”E J 9o31’23.50”N 78o27’08.12”E L 9o31’23.46”N 78o27’12.10”E M 9o31’20.99”N 78o27’12.22”E
BLOCK-III BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE N 9o31’20.55”N 78o27’23.17”E O 9o31’22.18”N 78o27’23.48”E P 9o31’22.10”N 78o27’25.38”E Q 9o31’20.34”N 78o27’25.04”E
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BLOCK-IV BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 9o31’55.53”N 78o27’48.37”E B 9o31’57.38”N 78o27’48.48”E C 9o31’57.33”N 78o27’49.96”E D 9o31’55.43”N 78o27’49.87”E
The name of the mineral intends to quarry is Earth (Savudu), containing red soil with fine sand. No toxic elements or hazardous materials are reported from this tank. The applicant has received necessary clearance from all concerned authorities for removal of such earth from Consent Patta Land. The proposed area for quarry lease is not a forest land of any category. Type of Mining: Opencast, loose earth shall be excavated to a depth of 1.0m and loaded directly into the lorry \tipper for road purposes etc. Period of Mining: Only One Year from the date of operation to quarry Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 to a depth of 1.0m. (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region: i) Earth (Savudu) is a non-sticky soil, an essential material for road formation and filling the civil buildings and structures to level the basements. ii) The existing land is not useful for cultivation of crops and Earth (Savudu) containing fine sand with clay become unsuitable for agriculture and the land after removal of Earth (Savudu) shall be reused by land reformation by adding a layer of clay mixed soil and make it suitable for agriculture and plantations. Therefore this project is beneficial to the society as well as to the applicant to get some income out of this work. iii) This project shall increase percentage of cultivable land in this state. Damage of land by quarrying shall be substantiated by reclamation. iv) Pollution out of this project is absolutely negligible. (iv) Demand-Supply Gap Demand of Earth (Savudu) required for road, filling of low lying areas, leveling of foundation work of civil structure is very high in nearby city. (v) Export Possibility It is a low cost product and therefore the Lessee would like to sale out the earth in domestic market only. (vi) Domestic Export / Markets Lease will like to sale out in domestic market as per requirement. No export is proposed.
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(vii) Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project. The managerial supervisory staff will be employed on the merit basis and other workers will be employed by experience. About 1 staff members and 13 labours about 14 persons will be engaged for proposed mining project. The tentative man power required for the proposed mining project shall be as follows: - S.No. Category Qualifications Type No. of Members 1. Manager Certificate or Executive 1 Diploma Holder 2. Supervisor Certificate or Staff - Diploma Holder 3. Excavator Heavy vehicle Skilled 1 Operator License holder with experience to operate excavators 4. Tippers Heavy vehicle Semi skilled 2 License holder with experience to drive lorry\tippers
5. Mechanic Experienced person Skilled 1
6. Mine Labours Trained Unskilled 9
Total 14 Considering 5 people in a family, total minimum 14 x 5 = 70 persons will be benefited and depend on the quarry activities of this mining lease area.
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (i) Type of project interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. This project is located in Periyanaikulam Village, Kamuthi Taluk and Ramanathapuram District. It is mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for all mining project irrespective of mining area as per the order of the Honorable Supreme Court of India in I.A.No. 12-/13/2011 in S.L.P.No. 19628-19629 of 2009 etc., dated: 27.02.2012, the Ministry of Environmental and Forest Office Memorandum dated: 15.03.2013 clearance has to be obtained for Minor Minerals from the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu. As per above order all projects less than 5 hectares falls in ‘B2’ Category of Schedule 1 (a). The extent of this lease area is 2.27.0Hec and falls in ‘B2’ Category of Schedule 1 (a). (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.
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The proposed mining lease area falls under Survey of India Topo sheet No.56 K/6. The applied area lies at latitude and longitude are given in the table below: Coordinates of boundary Pillars BLOCK-I BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE B 9o31’30.69”N 78o27’16.51”E C 9o31’30.51”N 78o27’19.26”E G 9o31’27.01”N 78o27’16.89”E F 9o31’27.10”N 78o27’19.32”E
BLOCK-II BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE I 9o31’21.61”N 78o27’07.86”E J 9o31’23.50”N 78o27’08.12”E L 9o31’23.46”N 78o27’12.10”E M 9o31’20.99”N 78o27’12.22”E
BLOCK-III BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE N 9o31’20.55”N 78o27’23.17”E O 9o31’22.18”N 78o27’23.48”E P 9o31’22.10”N 78o27’25.38”E Q 9o31’20.34”N 78o27’25.04”E
BLOCK-IV BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 9o31’55.53”N 78o27’48.37”E B 9o31’57.38”N 78o27’48.48”E C 9o31’57.33”N 78o27’49.96”E D 9o31’55.43”N 78o27’49.87”E
The area is located about 2Kms away from a Periyanaikulam Village on the Northern side. The NH-47 Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site.
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ROUTE:
Ramanathapuram49KmsParthipanoor 7Kms K.bangalow 15Kms Kamuthi 1Kms
Site
2Kms Periyanaikulam
Details of infrastructures and communication are given in the Table below,
S.No. Description Place Distance (Kms) 1 Railway Paramakudi 26 2 Post office Seyamangalam 2 3 Airport Madurai 75 4 Police station Abiramam 8 5 Fire service Kamuthi 15 6 Primary Health Parthipanoor 8 Centre 7 School Abiramam 8 8 DSP office Kamuthi 15 9 Villages i) North K.bangalow 1 ii) South Seyamangalm 2 iii) East Pallatteruvu 2 iv) West Kattuyemaneswaram 2
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Fig.2: Surface features around 500m from the Block-IV of the Proposed sites
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Fig.3: Surface features around 500m from the Block-I, II, III lease area
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Fig.4: Google image shows lease boundary of block-I, block-II, block-III and block-IV
The project site boundary is surrounded by Consent Patta Land. Interstate boundary is located >100kms away on the western side. The quarry is located about 64Kms away from sea coast on the east.
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(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site. This is a mining project, which is site specific due to availability of mineral. Hence the site cannot be shifted. The opencast mining is proposed in the area for excavation of minerals and overburden. (iv)Size or magnitude of operation Targeted production of Earth (Savudu) removal will be Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 up to a depth of 1.0m by open cast mining. (v) Project description with Process Details Mining Process Details 1) Fixing boundaries of lease area covering an extent of 2.27.0Hec 2) Scraping the area by dozing with dozer or with the same excavator to be used for loading to remove the surface bushes. 3) Loading of Earth Savudu into tippers with aid of JCB hydraulic excavator or manual 4) Transport of Earth (Savudu) to the brick unit (Sequence is mentioned in below Flow Chart). 5) Mined out land shall be reused for agriculture. Sequence of Mining process is shown diagrammatically as below,
Fig. 5: Sequence of Mining Operation
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Proposed method of mining: Being loose and soft soil, it is proposed to remove the materials with mechanical means by a system of JCB excavator\loader and tipper\tractor combination.The Earth (Savudu), a mixture of recent red soil with rounded fine sand with clay. It shall be loaded directly into the tipper\tractor and transported to the respective users, road etc. Mine working benches with 1.0m height and 45° slope shall be maintained as per MMR, 1961. The working area shall be connected by proper approach roads. The Layout of infrastructure such as workings and its sections are shown in the approve Mining Plan. Removal of over burden There is no proposal for overburden removal except earth savudu. In this process temporary labours from neighbouring villages are engaged for the purpose of maintaining the approaches, regulating the vehicle movements, assisting in quarry operations, billing etc., in a scientific and systematic manner. Extent of Mining a) Mining Removal of Earth (Savudu) involves machinery method for loading and transport by JCB hydraulic excavator and tipper\tractor combination. As the Earth (Savudu) is loose gritty material and it does not require any drilling. b) Loading equipment: Loading of Earth (Savudu) shall be done by JCB hydraulic excavators. c) Transportation: Haulage of minerals will be done by trucks \ tipper\Tractors directly carry from mining area to consumer area. Year wise approximate production as per demand during the lease period.
Year Production in m3 One Year Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 up to a depth of 1.0m.
(vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished products
This is a mining project for removal of Earth (Savudu) and therefore no need of raw material except utility items like fuel and lubricants Diesel, oil and water for drinking and utilities. The Product will be natural Earth, a Earth (Savudu) soil. It will be transported to the consuming points directly. No stocking is proposed any where either inside the lease area or outside the area of lease.
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(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project. Removal of Earth (Savudu) is made for the purpose of brick making and reformation of land for agricultural use. (viii)Availability of water, its source, energy/power requirement and source. Whole some drinking water shall be provided as per the Mines Rules, 1955. Quantity for Drinking and utilities shall be 2.0KLD. Requirement of water for dust suppression and Green belt shall be 4.0KLD.Minimum quantity of 6KLD has to be maintained as per the Rule. Drinking water is obtained by Mineral water industries by water canes. Water balance chart: Water balance chart on per day basis is given as under:
Water (6.0 KLD)
Drinking water Green belt (1.00 KLD) development (2.0 KLD)
Utilities Dust suppression (2.0 KLD) (1.00 KLD)
Fig. 6: Water Balance Chart (ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal. No waste material shall be mined out from this area. (x) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. As per the order of the Honorable Supreme Court of India in I.A.No. 12-/13/2011 in S.L.P.No.19628-19629 of 2009 etc., dated: 27.02.2012, the Ministry of Environmental and Forest Office Memorandum dated: 18.05.2012 clearance has to be obtained for Minor Minerals from the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu. Form I and Pre-Feasibility report is required to get Environmental Clearance for the project from SEAC. EIA Report
SURIYA MINING SERVICES, SALEM, T N QCI/NABET Accredited Consultant Organization Page 41 Prefeasibility Report for Savudu Quarry of Thiru.S.Durai, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, TN identifies all of the issues and technical requirements of a proposed operation, with particular attention to potential Environmental, Health and Safety, Social and Economic Impacts. The purpose of EIA is to ensure the protection and conservation of the environment and natural resources including human health aspects against uncontrolled development. The long- term objective is to ensure a sustainable economic development that meets present needs without compromising future generation ability to meet their own needs. EIA is an important tool in the integrated environmental management approach. The aim of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to enable the approving authority, the public, local and central government and the developer to properly consider the potential environmental consequences of a proposal, and to make recommendations to reduce the environmental consequences if necessary. It is important to provide sufficient information for the approving authority to make a decision on whether to approve a proposal and if so, under what conditions. The EIA provides the basis for sound ongoing environmental management.
4. SITE ANALYSIS (i) The area is located about 2Kms away from a Periyanaikulam Village on the Northern side. The NH-47 Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site. (ii) Land form, land use and land ownership. The land covers under the mining lease area as under. District Taluk Village S.F.No Area (Ha)
167/2F 0.39.0 Kamuthi Periyanaikulam Ramanathapuram 166/2J 0.29.5
168/2R 0.32.5
167/2I 0.57.0
165/1A23 0.40.5
120/1J 0.28.5
TOTAL 2.27.0Ha
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(iii) Topography (along with map): The area applied for mining lease is a flat ground, with an elevation of 51meters above MSL. It is represented in the Survey of India Topo sheet 58 K/6 and lies between 9o31’56.48”N and longitude 78o27’49.18”E. The land is dry and no crops at even monsoon time also. The area receives only scanty rainfall mostly during the northeast monsoon period of October to December. The ground water level is found at a depth of 8-10 meters below the ground level. There is no reserve forest, wild life sanctuary, National monument etc nearer to the area around 15Kms. (iv)Existing land use pattern ( agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies ( including area under CRZ ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies( distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the gazette notification should be given. The land is classified as dry Patta-Rythwari land. It receives rain only during the monsoon period of October to December. It is used for cultivation of dry crops. General Land use pattern for the next planned period is given as under, Land Use (Ha.) S. No. Description at the end of One Year Block-I Block-II
1. Reclaimed area 1.69.86 0.24.20
2. Safety zone & Plantation 0.28.64
0.04.30
3. Recharge pond ------
4. Labour shed and office ------
Total 1.98.50Ha 0.28.5Ha
(v) Existing infrastructure: There is no existing infrastructure is available in the site. The entire requisite infrastructure required for mine shall be constructed. An office room and rest room is going to be built in a portable structure in a container. A well equipped first aid facility as per the third schedule as
SURIYA MINING SERVICES, SALEM, T N QCI/NABET Accredited Consultant Organization Page 43 Prefeasibility Report for Savudu Quarry of Thiru.S.Durai, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, TN prescribed. Qualified First Aid personnel should be appointed or nominated to attend emergency first aid treatment. Extent of Mechanization No drilling and blasting. The Earth (Savudu) soil shall be loaded directly into the tipper with aid of JCB hydraulic excavator. No other machineries shall be engaged for this quarry. (vi) Soil classification: It is a type of sandy clay with ferruginous content with fine sand and clayey matters. The plasticity of this material is less and non sticky and therefore it is used for filling and road purposes. (vii) Climatic Conditions . The area is dry and receives rainfall only during the Northeast monsoon. Temperature and rain fall data of Ramanathapuram is given as under, Temperature Throughout the month of August daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 36°C that's about 96°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 26°C, that's 78°F.
In recent times the highest recorded temperature in August has been 39°C that's 102°F, with the lowest recorded temperature 21°C, about 69°F.
Relative Humidity
The average daily relative humidity for August is around 60%.
Heat Index
The heat index is a measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is added to actual air temperature. From this a comfort level is calculated providing categories on how heat conditions might adversely affect someone.
Comfort Levels:
Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels you can expect dangerous heat conditions. Sunstroke, muscle cramps and heat exhaustion are likely. Heatstroke is possible with prolonged exposure and/or physical activity (see heat index for more information).
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Precipitation
The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 73 mm, that's 3 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 7 days of the month.
Wind The average daily wind speed in August has been around 22 km/h, that’s the equivalent to about 14 mph, or 12 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 76 km/h, that’s the equivalent of around 47 mph, or 41 knots.
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(vii) Social infrastructure: Population of Periyanaikulam Village is reported as 1725 peoples as per 2011 census. Other Village hamlets like K.Bangalow (559), Aanaikulam (1681), Seyamangalm(1988), Kattuyemaneswaram (256) etc. 5.0 PLANNING BRIEF (i) Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country planning/development authority classification. It is opencast mining project. The mine is proposed to run for a period of One Year only. The proposed working is by opencast mining method. The mining will be carried out by removing and transporting the Earth (Savudu) soil found in the project area. Mining will be done by open cast method to a depth of 1.0m after scrapping the sludge materials containing bushes. Being a shallow mining with single bench no much planning required for slope stability issues. However the proponent shall maintain 45° slope as per safety practices. (ii) Population Projection Population of Periyanaikulam Village is reported as 1725 peoples as per 2011 census. Other Village hamlets like K.Bangalow (559), Aanaikulam (1681), Seyamangalm(1988), Kattuyemaneswaram (256) etc. (iii) Present land use planning (break up along with green belt etc) Land Use (Ha.) S. No. Description at the end of One Year Block-I Block-II
1. Reclaimed area 1.69.86 0.24.20
2. Safety zone & Plantation 0.28.64 0.04.30
3. Recharge pond ------
4. Labour shed and office ------
Total 1.98.50Ha 0.28.5Ha
(iv) Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social): Physical Infrastructure The road facility is already available which shall be used and maintained. The labour requirement is taken from the nearest villages like Periyanaikulam. Other requisite infrastructure as transport of mine labours is arranged by way of jeep and two-wheeler. Medical facility is available for first aid at project site. Government Dispensary is available nearest to ML area in Periyanaikulam in
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addition facilities in Ramanathapuram. Rest room to meet the demand of shelter and Office room for project management will be built in the project area. The tippers/lorries/trucks will convey the excavated Earth (Savudu) outside the quarry site to the end users. The following measures may be taken for temporary soil erosion: Initiate stabilization measures as soon as practicable by dumping humus rich top soil by back filling over the excavated area afforestation purposes. General safety precaution shall be taken as per mining practices. Access Roads The approach road is located nearby the site on the southern side for transport of materials. Access roads will be restored to pre-quarry conditions or better condition. Usage of public road for transport shall be done as per approved practices and any damage it will be intimated to the Panchayat or concerned authorities for immediate remedies. Social Infrastructure The area is located about 2Kms away from a Periyanaikulam Village on the Northern side. The NH-47 Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site. (v) Amenities/facilities: As the workers are from nearby villages, the shelter room with toilet facilities & the first aid room will be built in a portable container since the project area itself as water tank and therefore all sanitary provisions shall be made outside the Consent Patta Land or in a portable container with disposal system. An office-cum-store shall be constructed. The water is required for drinking purpose as well as Drinking water is available by the water tankers from nearby area. Power is available at proximity. First aid box with all necessary materials will be kept all time in the office building for use as and when required. 6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCUTRE (i) Industrial area (processing area): No processing unit is required, the earth material can be directly consumed for the brick making and road filling purposes. An office-cum-store will be constructed at mine site. A shelter room with toilet facilities & the first aid facilities will be built in a portable container. (ii) Residential area (non processing area): Not applicable, local personnel will be employed and therefore no residential area is proposed.
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(iii) Greenbelt: There are no trees except some bushes in the Consent Patta Land. However, 100 saplings will be planted in a year around the ML area along lease boundary and reclaimed area. Suggested plant species for Greenbelt development around the project: S.No. Botanical Name Tamil Name Characteristics 1. Azadirachta Veppa or Semi ever-green, 5-8m indica Neem height and spreading type 2. Thespesia Poovarasam Quick growing populnea evergreen tree of 18m 3. Samanea saman Thoongu 15-20m tall spreading moonji tree 4. Pongamia pinnata Pongam 15-20m evergreen tree 5. Albizzia lebbak Vagai 15-20m tall tree 6. Prosofis juliflora Neer A bushy thorny tree Karuvai (iv)Social infrastructure: The area is located about 2Kms away from a Periyanaikulam Village on the Northern side. The NH-47 Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site. Positive community relationship proposed will be adopted by following methods: Care will be taken to ensure Mining Industrial Traffic not degrading public roads or jeopardize public safety Consulting with local people in a sincere manner Protecting drinking water and all water sources Minimize visual impacts to the landscape Minimize disruption of local footpaths and public areas Mine Supervisor and Workers will be aware and at all times meet the following requirements: Usage of Personal Protective equipments Necessary signage at mine access point First Aid Kits
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Gates, Fences, Signs (Or) Other barriers to ensure the mine site is secured against unauthorized and / or accidental entry Ensure the mine site is not used for any other purpose other than mining (v) Connectivity: Both the area are well connected to the nearest villages and district roads as given above. (vi) Drinking water management (source & supply of water): The requirement of water will be of drinking water need for the labours, which will be around 1 KLD. Drinking water is obtained by Mineral water industries by water canes. (vii) Sewerage system: There is no Sewerage System available in the Mining proposed area. No sewage will be generated from this project.
(viii) Industrial waste management: Sources of Air Pollution S.No. Activities in Mines Air Pollutants 1. Drilling Nil 2. Blasting Nil 3. Loading & Unloading SPM 4. Haul Road SPM 5. Transportation PM, SO2, NOx 6. Waste / Top soil handling Nil
Air Pollution Control Measures
Some of the air pollution control measures are mentioned below. The APC system requirement should be assessed based on the mining activity and location aspects.
Potential Magnitude of air Control measures sources of air pollution pollution Drilling High Dust No drilling Generation. Risk of occupational hazard Blasting Air emission No blasting Loading of Air emission Closed Air conditioned cabin material on for loading operator and dumper provide mask and ear muffles in addition to helmet for persons working nearby.
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Transportation High dust potential • Water spraying over haul road using sprinklers. • Development of Green belt with the native species of trees having leaves and dense growth to control spreading of dust to villages and minimize noise level from vehicles operation. Storage High dust emission No storage applicable for this project
Mine Drainage The natural flow of water will not be affected any way and drainage will improve by proper gradient and storage of rain water in excavated area. Noise Levels In this project, the machinery operations like excavators and tippers will generate sound pollution and less air pollution at loading area because of using low capacity excavator like JCB and tractor. However, to minimize this sound pollution within the permissible limits, the machinery shall be maintained with proper periodical\preventive maintenance schedule to monitor flue gas emission and noise level. Furthermore, person working in high noise area will be provided and also advised to mandatorily us ear muffs/plugs. The permissible limits of noise are given below. Permissible noise exposure for different period of time is given below: Duration per day (Hrs) Sound level dBA
Day Time (6AM TO 9PM) 80
Night Time (9PM TO 6AM) 70
However as per MMR, 1961 of the Mines Act, 1952 and amendments the noise level should not exceed 85 dB for more than 8 hours in a day. Vibration Levels The vibration shall not arise as there is no drilling and blasting Measures for Ground Vibrations Due to Blasting: Not applicable (ix) Solid waste management: Solid Waste Generated: No Overburden will be generated. The entire Earth (Savudu) shall be loaded as it is into the transport vehicle.
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Disposal of waste\ Overburden waste management: No overburden or top soil shall be removed from this area. The top soil contains more of rounded grains of sand with little red soil. Top soil management: No top soil removal Other wastes: Only one JCB excavator shall be used to load the Earth (Savudu) into the tipper\tractor. The repair and service works of these machineries are done outside. There is no possibility of oil spillage. Even though there is any sudden leakage that waste will be disposed properly into the outside approved landfill. (x) Power requirement & supply/source. Diesel will be used for about 90 liters per day. No electricity shall be used. 7. REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN (R&R Plan) (i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected persons including home ousters, land ousters, and landless labours. a) PAP There is no hutment in the lease area. No human being will be displaced from the project area so no person will be affected contrary local people will get job opportunities and better facilities. There is no rehabilitation & resettlement of people is required. b) Mine Closure Once the process of economical extraction of a mine is complete there is need for scientific mine closure which will not only restore ecology and regenerate bio mass but also take into account the socio-economic aspects of such closure. When mining activities carries out, mining communities get established and closure of the mine means not only loss of jobs but also disruption of community life. At the mine closure, it will be orderly and systematic and so planned as to help the workers and the dependent community to rehabilitate them without undue hardship. But in this case the excavation is made for 1.0m depth only and land shall be reclaimed for reuse to develop agriculture. Therefore Mine closure plan should have proper leveling of the area before closing is advisable for this project and reform the land for reuse as well as to grow plantations around lease boundary and over the back filled area. 8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES (i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion The proposed mining operation will commence from July, 2015 and completed in June, 2016 as approved by the competent authority.
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(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project. Rs. 29.75lakhs as investment for Machineries, however being a short term project the proponent is advised to hire machineries instead of buying or he may apply for additional area for continuity and provide work for the men and machineries. a) Project cost i) Land Cost : Rs 20,00,000 ii) Machinery to be used : Rs 8,00,000 iii) Refilling / Fencing : Rs 50,000 iv) Labourers Shed : Rs 50,000 v) Sanitary facility : Rs 25,000 vi) Other items : Rs 50,000 Total Rs 29.75lakhs b) EMP Cost i) Drinking water facility for the labourers = Rs 20,000 ii) Sanitary arrangement = Rs 20,000 iii) Safety kits, = Rs 10,000 iv) Water sprinkling (if necessary) = Rs 10,000 v) Afforestation etc. = Rs 10,000 Total Rs 70,000 C) Revenue of the Project Cost of Earth (Savudu) per load for current financial year = Rs.1500/- (2units ie. 200 Cubic feet) Value added tax for current financial year @ 5% = Rs. 100/- Price of Earth (Savudu) per load for current financial year = Rs.1600/- Expenditures for the Project Loading charges per load for current financial year = Rs.100 Forming approaches to project site using earth = Rs.100 Overburden scraping and removal = Rs 200 Transport from site to the user = Rs 600 Recurring maintenance cost for approaches @ 30% of initial cost = Rs. 75 Providing temporary shed and all contingencies @ 25% = Rs. 50
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VAT & Royalty to Dept of Geology and Mining = Rs 200 Total = Rs. 1325/ lorry load Margin = Rs 1600 – 1325 = Rs 375 per load 9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS (i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any in the area. Social Benefits: Mining in the project area will provide employment to nearby villagers. This employment will help in raising the standard of living on the people in the area. The mining activity in this belt will benefit the locals both directly and indirectly. The direct beneficiaries will be those who get employed in the mines as skilled and un-skilled workers, of about 14 persons. The indirect beneficiaries will be those who open small business to sell goods required by the residents, of about 70 persons, whose “Per Capita income will be enhanced by the mining activity, and thereby their purchasing power. In the long run a lot of social goods are expected in the comparatively backward area when the inhabitants will be able to send their children to school, the change, though slow, is bound to be perceptible. Financial Benefits: It is clear from the objectives of the project that it will have significant positive impacts since it will: Provide filling material to the society. Give a boost to economic development in the region. Make a significant contribution to the construction and infrastructure sector of India. The Management will ensure good production and in turn there will be good revenue to the Government of Tamil Nadu and Government of India through taxes. The industry is an asset to the nation.
This project is planned keeping in view the above mentioned advantages. The quarrying operations will be carried out scientifically and systematically with an integrated mining plan and mine design may not disturb the environment and ecology of the area.
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AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE S.Suriyakumar. M.Sc. (Applied Geo),M.Phil. (Mine Planning), First Class Mine Manager& DIPC (Ind. Pollution control)
Signature of RQP/ EIA Coordinator (Mining) Suriya Mining Service, Salem ( Accredited EIA consultant Organisation)
Date : 02.09.2015 Place : Chennai
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ANNEXURE - I: PROJECT SITE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION
Fig.7: Showing General view of the site
Fig.8: View of the earth (Savudu) Extent : 2.27.0Hectares S.F.No. : 166/2F,1662J,etc
Village : Periyanaikulam Taluk : Kamuthi
District : Ramanathapuram State : Tamil Nadu
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INCLUDING ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR EARTH (SAVUDU)QUARRY OVER AN EXTENT OF 2.27.0HA IN SF.NO.166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R, 167/2I, 165/1A23 & 120/1J IN PERIYANAIKULAM VILLAGE, KAMUTHI TALUK, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU ABSTRACT:
1. The Applicant, Thiru S.Durai S/o Shanmugam, residing at Alangarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District has applied for grant of permission from Dept. of Geology and Mining, Ramanathapuram District for removal of Earth (Savudu) from S.F. No. 166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R, 167/2I, 165/1A23 & 120/1J, Patta Land over an extent of 2.27.0 Hectares in in Periyanaikulam Village of Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu.
2. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram in his precise area communication letter No. Rc 1221/G & M-1/2014 Dated 24.09.2014 has directed the applicant Thiru S.Durai S/o Shanmugam to get Approved Mining plan and Environmental Clearance from the state Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for grant of Earth (Savudu) removal from S.F. No. 166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R, 167/2I, 165/1A23 & 120/1J,over an extent of 2.27.0 Hectares, Patta Land, Periyanaikulam Village of Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu for a period of One Year.
3. Accordingly, Mining Plan is prepared under the provisions of Tamil Nadu Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1959 and amended provisions of Minor Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2010 for removal of Earth (Savudu) with due consideration of environmental parameters so as to obtain Environmental clearance (EC) form State EIA Authority (SEIAA), Chennai region as per the Memorandum dated. 18.5.2012 from MOEF.
4. Geological reserves is estimated as Block-I 18052M3 & Block-II 2594M3and recoverable reserve is estimated at Block-I 16986M3 & Block-II 2420M3 totally 19406M3 a depth of 1.0m. Production shall be 65M3 or 11 loads (Each of 6M3) per day for the 300 working in a year by open cast mining.
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5. Safety measures under mechanized loading as per the provisions of Reg. 106 (2) (b) Metalliferous Mines Regulation,1961 and other labour welfare Amenities as per the Mines Rules, 1955 and amended DGMS circulars to be incorporated in the Mining plan.
6. General Conditions which attracts “A” category clearance:
i) Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 : No forest is found within 15 kms ii) Interstate boundary is located > 100Kms away on the Western side. iii) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972: There is no wild animal sanctuary within 15Kms radius from the project site. iv) Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ): The quarry is located about 64Kms away from sea
coast on the east. Hence, the project doesn’t attract the C.R.Z. Notification, 1991.
Therefore the project seeks clearance only from SEIAA, under B2 Category.
v) Infrastructure and quarries around 500 meter radius
Distance from S.No. Description Quarry site (m) Direction 1 Approach Road ------2. Open well 155 South 3. Cattle huts 250m North east 4. Odai 95m East 5. Kanmai 45m South
7. Environmental Management Plan, i) Portable containers for office, stores, canteen and rest shed have to be arranged at site with septic tank provisions. ii) Steps should be taken to control dust at source while loading and transport roads. While transporting loose soil on main road tarpaulin should be covered over the material to control fly of dust, iii) To avoid undue land degradation, the Earth (Savudu) should be removed in an uniform layer, iv) Emission test of vehicles should be in tack to maintain minimum emission level of flue gases,
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INTRODUCTION
The EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) Notification, 2006, requires mining projects, including new projects, expansion, modernization, or renewal of mine leases of minor minerals less than 5 Ha also has to obtain Environmental Clearance from the state level EIA Authorities. To ensure compliance of Supreme Court order of February 27, 2012, it had now been decided that all mining projects of minor minerals \irrespective of the size of the lease would henceforth require prior environment clearance. Accordingly the mining plan is prepared for systematic and scientific mining and obtain Environmental Clearance under state level EIA Authority. The applicant, Thiru S.Durai S/o Shanmugam, residing at Alagarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District is an individual having vast experience and skill on quarrying of Earth (Savudu). He has applied for fresh grant of Quarry lease to the State Government over an extent of 2.27.0Ha in S.F.No. 166/2F, 166/2J, 168/2R, 167/2I, 165/1A23 & 120/1J, from a Patta Land in Periyanaikulam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. Under the provisions of EIA Notification, 2006 and introduction of Minor Mineral conservation and development Rules, 2010 and other circulars and amendments, the mining plan is prepared for approval from district authorities of Dept. of geology and Mining, Ramanathapuram.
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1. a) Name of the Applicant : Thiru S.Durai b)Address : S/o Shanmugam, Alagarapattinam Village, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram -623 512, TamilNadu. c) Contact No : 99439-34938. d) Status of the Applicant : Individual 1.2. a) Mineral Which the applicant intends to mine: Earth (Savudu) 1.2. b) Precise Area Communication letter details received from the competent authority of the Government : Letter No. RC No. 1221/ G & M-1/2014 dated 24.09.2014. Enclosed in Annexure -I 1.2. c) Period of permission / lease to be granted. One Year 1.2. d) Name and address of the RQP / Authorized person preparing the mining plan : Name : S.SURIYAKUMAR M.Sc., M.Phil (Geology). F.C.C. (Mining), PGDBA, DIPC (Industrial Pollution Control). Address : Suriya Mining Services, 3/216, K.S.V. Nagar, Narasothipatti, Alagapuram Post, Salem – 636 004. Web site : www.suriyamining.com E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] Phone : 0427 – 2440446 Fax : 0427 – 2444297 Mobile : +91 9842729655 Reg. No.(IBM) : RQP/MAS/013/87/A. Validity : Valid up to 08.11.2021.
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2. LOCATION a) Details of the area: The area is represented by Survey of India Topo sheet No.58 K/6 the location map is given in plate No.1. The applied area lies between latitude of 9o31’56.48”N and longitude of 78o27’49.18”E. Coordinates of boundary Pillars BLOCK-I BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE B 9o31’30.69”N 78o27’16.51”E C 9o31’30.51”N 78o27’19.26”E G 9o31’27.01”N 78o27’16.89”E F 9o31’27.10”N 78o27’19.32”E
BLOCK-II BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE I 9o31’21.61”N 78o27’07.86”E J 9o31’23.50”N 78o27’08.12”E L 9o31’23.46”N 78o27’12.10”E M 9o31’20.99”N 78o27’12.22”E
BLOCK-III BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE N 9o31’20.55”N 78o27’23.17”E O 9o31’22.18”N 78o27’23.48”E P 9o31’22.10”N 78o27’25.38”E Q 9o31’20.34”N 78o27’25.04”E
BLOCK-IV BLOCK LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 9o31’55.53”N 78o27’48.37”E B 9o31’57.38”N 78o27’48.48”E C 9o31’57.33”N 78o27’49.96”E D 9o31’55.43”N 78o27’49.87”E
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District Taluk Village S.F.No Area (Ha)
167/2F 0.39.0 Ramanathapuram Kamuthi Periyanaikulam 166/2J 0.29.5
168/2R 0.32.5
167/2I 0.57.0
165/1A23 0.40.5
120/1J 0.28.5
TOTAL 2.27.0Ha b) Classification of the Area: Non-agri Patta, Ryotwari land c) Ownership / Occupancy of the applied area: Consent Patta Land d) Existence of Public Road / Railway line, if any nearby and approximate distance The area is located about 2Kms away from a Periyanaikulam Village on the Northern side. The NH-47 Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site.
ROUTE :
Ramanathapuram49Kms Parthipanoor 7Kms K.bangalow 15Kms Kamuthi 1Kms
Site
2Kms Periyanaikulam
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Fig.1: Location of the proposed quarry
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Details of infrastructures and communication are given in the Table below,
Distance S.No. Description Place (Kms) 1 Railway Paramakudi 26 2 Post office Seyamangalam 2 3 Airport Madurai 75 4 Police station Abiramam 8 5 Fire service Kamuthi 15 6 Primary Health Parthipanoor 8 Centre 7 School Abiramam 8 8 DSP office Kamuthi 15 9 Villages i) North K.bangalow 1 ii) South Seyamangalm 2 iii) East Pallatteruvu 2 iv) West Kattuyemaneswaram 2
PART-A
3. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESERVES 3.1 Brief Description of the Topography and general geology of the area Topography: The area applied for mining lease is a flat ground, with an elevation of 51meters above MSL. It is represented in the Survey of India Topo sheet 58 K/6 and lies between 9o31’56.48”N and longitude 78o27’49.18”E. The land is dry and no crops at even monsoon time also. The area receives only scanty rainfall mostly during the northeast monsoon period of October to December. The ground water level is found at a depth of 8-10 meters below the ground level. There is no reserve forest, wild life sanctuary, National monument etc nearer to the area around 15Kms. GEOLOGY i) Regional geology Most of the area is covered by the unconsolidated sediments of Quaternary age except in the north western part, where isolated patches of Achaean Crystalline and Tertiary sandstone are exposed. No hard rock is found in this area except sand and fine sandy clay formations.
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The Tertiary sandstone (Cuddalore Formation) comprise pinkish, yellowish, reddish (variegated colours) medium to coarse grained sandstone and clay stone. It is overlain by thin alluvium and exposed towards north of Vaigai River. A major part of the district is covered with the fluvial, fuvio-marine, Aeolian and marine sediments of Quaternary age. The fluvial deposits which are made up of sand, silt and clay in varying degree of admixture occur along the active channels of Vaigai, Gundar, Kumaraiya Pillaimuthar and Pambar rivers. They have been categorized into levee, flood basin, channel bar/ point bar and Paleo-channel deposits. The paleo channel deposits comprise brown coloured, fine to medium sands with well preserved cross-beddings. The fluvio-marine deposits are exposed in the Vaigai delta as deltaic plain, paleo-tidal and dune flat deposits. The deltaic plain and dune flats comprise medium, Grey brown sands. The paleo tidal flat deposits include black silt clay, black clay and mud. In Rameswaram Island, the fluvio-marine deposits include indurated sand and dune sands. The Aeolian deposits comprise red sands which are in nature of ancient dunes and occur over a 3.2Kms wide and 8Kms long stretch and lie parallel to the sea coast. These are separated by marshy deposits of black clays. The sands are underlain by calcareous hardpan. In Rameswaram Island also brown sand deposits occur around Sambaimadam on either side of NH 49 west of the town. The country rock in this area is not seen. Most of the area is covered by quaternary and recent sedimentary formations like sand and sandy clay formations (Savudu). The above photograph illustrates that Earth (Savudu) composed of fine sand with recent soil. It appears that the soil is a product of transportation from the continental areas.
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Fig.2: Showing General view of the site
Fig :3. View of the earth (Savudu) Extent : 2.27.0Hectares S.F.No. : 166/2F,1662J,etc
Village : Periyanaikulam Taluk : Kamuthi
District : Ramanathapuram State : Tamil Nadu
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Fig.4: Surface features around 500m from the Block-IV of the Proposed sites
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Fig.5: Surface features around 500m from the Block-I, II, III lease area
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Fig.6: Google image shows lease boundary of block-I, block-II, block-III and block-IV
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3.2 Detail of Exploration already carried out if any Already carried out: Regional study and mapping of east coast belt was done by GSI. The area is composed of Earth (Savudu) found over a large area with little greeneries. Vegetation is represented by Acacia bushes spread over the entire area. No dip is found being a sedimentary deposit. From the field observation, the top layer soil is composed of clay soil with gritty sand. 3.3 Estimation of Reserves a) Geological Reserves with Geological Sections on a scale of 1:2000: The geological reserve is estimated as 20646M3 up to a depth of 1.0m from the surface within the permissible area for quarrying. Reserves are calculated by Area method. Please refer Plate -III for details of calculation. b) Recoverable Reserves : Recoverable reserve is estimated as 19406M3 leaving berm width of 1.0m from the along lease boundary. 4. MINING 4.1 Method of Mining: Mining shall be carried out by opencast method by semi mechanized means using Hydraulic excavators (JCB) and tippers combination. 4.2 Mode of Working: Being loose and soft soil, it is proposed to remove the materials by a system of hydraulic excavator and tipper\tractor combination. No top soil or any overburden shall be removed. The Earth (Savudu) shall be loaded directly into the tipper and transported to the respective users, road etc. 4.3 Proposed Bench Height & Width Mine working benches shall be formed as per Reg. 106 (2) of MMR, 1961 for soft soil \ float deposit with 45° slope from the horizontal and bench height shall be 1.0m and width shall be not less than 1.0m. 4.4. Indicate the overburden / mineral production expected pit wise as detailed below The following are the production and developmental works to be carried out for One Year is as given in the table below
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BLOCK-I Year Pit Nos. ROM Saleable Sub Mineral Ore to ore / ore / grade Rejects overburd minera mineral ore / en ratio l (M3) mineral (M3) One AB-X1Y1 3655 3655 0.00 0.00 1: 0 Year CD-X2Y2 2736 2736 0.00 0.00 1: 0
EF-X3Y3 2079 2079 0.00 0.00 1: 0
EF-X4Y4 4736 4736 0.00 0.00 1: 0
GH-X5Y5 3780 3780 0.00 0.00 1: 0
BLOCK-II
Year Pit Nos. ROM ore / Saleable Sub Mineral Ore to mineral ore / grade Rejects overburd
3 mineral ore / en ratio (M ) mineral (M3)
One AB-X1Y1 2420 2420 0.00 0.00 1: 0 Year
Total production for One Year : 19406M3 to depth of 1.0m 4.5 Machineries used a) Mining Earth (Savudu) quarry operation involves semi mechinsed method for loading and transport by JCB excavator and tipper /tractor combination. As the Earth (Savudu) is loose granular material it does not require any drilling. b) Loading equipment Loading of Earth (Savudu) shall be done by mini hydraulic excavator like JCB and tractor c) Transportation Haulage of minerals will be done by trucks \ tractor tippers directly carry from mining area to consumer area.
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4.6 Disposal of overburden / waste No additional overburden shall be removed from this area. The top soil contains of clay soil with fine sand (Savudu). 4.7 Brief note on conceptual mining plan: The ultimate extent and size of the pit: The anticipated life of the mine is One year. The size of the ultimate pit boundary shall be as follows: BLOCK-I SECTION LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH VOLUME (m) (m) (m) (m) (M3) AB-X1Y1 85 43 1.0 3655 CD-X2Y2 76 36 1.0 2736 EF-X3Y3 27 77 1.0 2079 EF-X4Y4 64 74 1.0 4736 GH-X5Y5 60 63 1.0 3780 TOTAL 16986 BLOCK-II SECTION LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH VOLUME (m) (m) (m) (m) (M3) AB-X1Y1 55 44 1.0 2420 TOTAL 2420
Area to be covered by the Open pit is estimated as 1.69.86Ha and Safety/Plantation is 0.28.64Ha for Block –I. The area covered by pit in Block-II is 0.24.20Ha & Safety/Plantation is 0.04.30Ha. 5. BLASTING As the Earth (Savudu) is highly disintegrated and loose soil, there won’t be any necessity of any blasting or drilling. 6. MINE DRAINAGE 6.1 Depth of water table Depth of water table is reported at 8-10m during rainy season and draw down up to 12m during summer. 6.2 Arrangements and places where the mine water is finally proposed to be discharged As the proposed mining is for maximum depth of 1.0m, there would not be any seepage of ground water in the pits. Discharge of water may not rise regularly.
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7. OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURES 7.1 Habitations / Village: Population of Periyanaikulam Village is reported as 1725 peoples as per 2011 census. Other Village hamlets like K.Bangalow(559), Aanaikulam (1681), Seyamangalm(1988), Kattuyemaneswaram (256) etc. 7.2 Power Lines (HT / LT): There is no HT or LT Line found nearby. 7.3 Water bodies: A Kanmoi is found about 50m away on southern side. Depth of water table is reported at 8- 10m during rainy season and draw down up to 12m during summer. 7.4 Archaeological / historical monuments: There is no archaeological or historical monuments is found around 500m radius. 7.5 Road (NH, SH etc): NH-47Road is situated about 1.65Km away on Parthipanur – Abiramam road on the western side. There is no railway line is found nearby the site. 7.6 Places of worship: There is no place of worships found around 500m radius. 7.7 Reserved forest / Forest / Social forest / wild life sanctuary etc., : No RF, Social Forest and wild life sanctuary found around 15 kms. 7.8 Any other structures : Nil. 8. EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL & WELFARE MEASURES
8.1 Employment Potential
Management and supervisory personal For the purpose of Mines safety under the provisions of MMR, 1961 under the Mines Act, 1952 the workers are employed more than 10, it is preferred to have a qualified Mining Mate to keep all the production workers directly under his control and supervision. A mines clerk shall also be appointed to keep the registers and record of the mine and make necessary entries for the persons employed in the mines.
Labor skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled.
i) Skilled Operators : 1 No. Mechanic : 1 No. ii) Semi-skilled
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Driver : 2 Nos. iii) Unskilled Musdoors\ Labours : 6 Nos. Cleaners : 2 Nos. Office Asst : 1 No. ------Total Labours = 13 Management and supervisory staffs 1 ------Total Employees = 14 ------An average 19406M3 of materials would be handled for One Year. Considering 300 working days in a year, about 65M3 or 11 loads of materials would be handled per day.
8.2 Welfare Measures a) Drinking Water :
Whole some drinking water shall be provided as per the Mines Rules, 1955. Quantity for Drinking and utilities is 2.0KLD. Dust suppression and Green belt of water is 4.0KLD.Minimum quantity of 6.0KLD has to be maintained as per the Rule. Drinking water is obtained by Mineral water industries by water canes. Dust suppression and green belt is obtained from the open wells of proponent site. b) Sanitary facilities: Surface latrines and urinals shall be constructed at convenient places for use of labours as per the provisions of Rule (33) of the Mines Rules, 1955 separately for males and female. The scale of latrine shall be one for every 50 employees for the purpose of calculating the number of latrines. Washing facilities shall also be arranged as per the Rule (36) of the MR, 1955. c)First Aid facility : Being a small mine First Aid station as per provisions under Rule (44) of the Mines Rules 1955 will be provided with facilities as prescribed in third schedule. Qualified First Aid personnel should be appointed or nominated to attend emergency first aid treatment.
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d) Labour Health: Periodic medical examination has to be arranged for occupational health once in a year in addition to attending medical treatment of occupational injuries under the Rule 45 (A) of MR,1955. e) Precautionary safety measures to the Labourers Safety provisions like helmet, goggles, safety belt, safety shoes etc have to be provided as per the circulars and amendments made for Mine labours under the guidance of DGMS. f) Child Labour Employment : As per the Mines Act, 1952, no child labour below 18 years of old ashall be engaged for any work in the quarry. PART – B 9.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.1 Existing Land Use Pattern The land is classified as dry Patta-Rythwari land. It receives rain only during the monsoon period of October to December. It is used for cultivation of dry crops. General Land use pattern for the next planned period is given as under, Land Use (Ha.) S. No. Description at the end of One Year Block-I Block-II
1. Reclaimed area 1.69.86 0.24.20 2. Safety zone & Plantation 0.28.64 0.04.30
3. Recharge pond ------
4. Labour shed and office ------Total 1.98.50Ha 0.28.5Ha 9.2 Water Regime As the water table is noticed at a depth of 8-10m below ground level, as the mining is proposed up to 1.0m depth it may not affect the ground water table. 9.3 Flora and Fauna There is no tree except few thorny shrubs and acacia trees found along the land boundaries of the area.
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There are no indications of living animals; it may be found small animals like mouse, chameleon, scorpion and lizard.
Fig.7 . Acacia buses trees 9.4 Climatic Conditions The area is dry and receives rainfall only during the Northeast monsoon. Temperature and rain fall data of Ramanathapuram is given as under, Temperature Throughout the month of August daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 36°C that's about 96°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 26°C, that's 78°F.
In recent times the highest recorded temperature in August has been 39°C that's 102°F, with the lowest recorded temperature 21°C, about 69°F.
Relative Humidity
The average daily relative humidity for August is around 60%.
Heat Index
The heat index is a measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is added to actual air temperature. From this a comfort level is calculated providing categories on how heat conditions might adversely affect someone.
Comfort Levels:
Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels you can expect dangerous heat conditions. Sunstroke, muscle cramps and heat exhaustion are likely. Heatstroke is possible with prolonged exposure and/or physical activity (see heat index for more information).
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Precipitation
The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 73 mm, that's 3 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 7 days of the month.
Wind The average daily wind speed in August has been around 22 km/h, that’s the equivalent to about 14 mph, or 12 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 76 km/h, that’s the equivalent of around 47 mph, or 41 knots.
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9.5 Human Settlement Population of Periyanaikulam Village is reported as 1725 peoples as per 2011 census. Other Village hamlets like K.Bangalow (559), Aanaikulam (1681), Seyamangalm(1988), Kattuyemaneswaram (256) etc.
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9.6 Plan for air, dust suppression Dust expected to be generated from hauling roads, place of excavation etc will be suppressed by periodical wetting of land by spraying. 9.7 Plan for noise level control There is no blasting and noise of hydraulic exactor is less than 75 db. It is less than the standard as proposed for mining industry. 9.8 Environmental Impact Assessment Statement describing impact of mining on the next five years There would not be any adverse impact in the existing environment arising from the mining activities. To protect the environment, the Applicant Company would do adequate a forestation program, if not inside the lease area but he can do even along village roads outside the lease area. 9.9 Proposal of Waste Management Storage and preservation of top soil: No proposal for storage of top soil. It shall be used directly transported to the filling site/consumer area. 9.10 Proposal for Reclamation of Land affected during mining activities and at the end of mining The mining is proposed to an average depth of 1.0meter. Due consideration is also taken to provide a suitable angle of repose of materials to maintain slope stability. 9.11 Programme of Afforestation There would not be any adverse impact in the existing environment arising from the mining activities. To protect the environment, the Applicant Company would do adequate a forestation program with 10 trees per Month. As the area is dry and unfertile for the growth of hybrid varieties of plants it is proposed to plant tamarind and need for which the maximum survival rate would be 70%. The phased programmed of afforestation for the whole lease period of One Year is given below: Year Trees Area
One Year 100 Along boundary
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9.12 Proposed financial estimate / budget for (EMP) Environment Management c) Project cost vii) Land Cost : Rs 20,00,000 viii) Machinery to be used : Rs 8,00,000 ix) Refilling / Fencing : Rs 50,000 x) Labourers Shed : Rs 50,000 xi) Sanitary facility : Rs 25,000 xii) Other items : Rs 50,000 Total Rs 29.75 lakhs d) EMP Cost vi) Drinking water facility for the labourers = Rs 20,000 vii) Sanitary arrangement = Rs 20,000 viii) Safety kits, = Rs 10,000 ix) Water sprinkling (if necessary) = Rs 10,000 x) Afforestation etc. = Rs 10,000 Total Rs 70,000 10. MINE CLOSURE PLAN 10.1 Steps proposed for phased restoration, reclamation of already mined out areas The mined out area shall be used for agricultural purposes. 10.2 Measures to be under taken on mine closure as per Act & Rules Fencing shall be made around open cast working as per DGMS circulars with S1 type fencing. 10.3 Mitigation measures to be undertaken for safety and restoration / reclamation of the already mined out area Shallow mining for 1.0m depth. No major damage of land. The pit shall be used for agricultural use. 11. Any other details intend to furnish by the applicant: Break up details of land use of the area at end of mine life is given in page 21. Adequate steps shall be taken to protect the eco system and environment.
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CONTENTS
S. No. Description Page No.
i) List of Annexure (a)
ii) List of Plates (b)
PART - A
1.0 General 61
2.0 Location 62
3.0 Geology and Mineable Reserves 65
4.0 Mining 71
5.0 Blasting 73
6.0 Mine Drainage 73
7.0 Other Permanent Structures 74
8.0 Employment Potential and Welfare measures 74
PART – B
9.0 Environment Management Plan 76
10.0 Mine Closure Plan 82
11.0 Any Other Information 83
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(a) LIST OF ANNEXURES
S. No. Description Page No.
I Precise Area Letter of State Govt. 87
II Copy of FMB Certificate 89
III Copy of Chitta Adangal 93
IV Consent Letter 95
V A1 Copy 97
VI Copy of RQP Certificate 101
VII Mining Plan Approval Letter 118
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(b) LIST OF PLATES
S. No. Description Page No.
01. Location Plan I
BLOCK-I
02. Lease Plan II
03. Geological Plan III
04. Geological sections IV
05. Production and Development Plan V
06. Sections of Production and Development Plan VI
07. Final Mine Closure Plan VII
08. Sections of Final Mine Closure Plan VIII
09. Key map IX
BLOCK-II
02. Lease Plan II
03. Geological Plan and sections III
04. Production and Development Plan & sections IV
05. Final Mine Closure Plan and sections V
06. Key map VI
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