PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR

Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry

In 1.383 Hectares of Govt. Land Sy No.: 87 of Gundarajakuppam Village Nagari (M) &

By

Smt. B. Hemasundhari W/o Sri B. Guravaiah D.No. 1-69, Parameswaramangalam (V), Puttur (M), Chittoor (D), Andhra Pradesh

Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report

C O N T E N T S

Sl. Description Page No. No. 1 Executive Summary P-02 2 Introduction P-03 3 Project Description P-06 4 Site Analysis P-08 5 Planning P-11 6 Proposed Infrastructure P-13 7 Rehabilitation & Resettlement Plan P-15 8 Project Schedule & Cost Estimates P-16 9 Analysis of Proposal & Conclusions P-17

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1.0 Executive Summary

Proponent’s Name : Smt.B.Hemasundhari Total Extent of the Mine : 1.383 Hectares of Govt. Land Type of Mining : Semi-Mechanized Open-Cast Mining Material : Road Metal & Building Stone Survey No./ Plot No. : Sy Nos. 87 Village : Gundarajakuppam

Taluk/ Tehsil : Nagari Mandal District : Chittoor District State : Andhra Pradesh Status of lease : Operating, since 14th Sept. 2009 Valid until: 13th Sept. 2019 Estimated Reserves (Tons) : Total Geological Reserves: 13,97,354 Tons Total Mineable Reserves: 6,98,916 Tons

Proposed Production : Year Saleable Road metal Waste (Tons) (Tons) First 38285 2015 Second 38367 2019 Total 76653 4034 Avg. 38,326 2,017

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 2.0 Introduction

2.1 General: Building Stone is one of the major materials being used in infrastructural projects, mainly as an aggregate in concreting. In addition, it also finds its applications in stone masonry constructions, as railway ballast, filler material, water treatment plants as filter media etc. etc. Dependingon the size of the material, building stones are being classified as size stones, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate etc. Even the fine powder, which is the resultant of crushing of building stone, finds its usage as finishing coat for black top roads. As per EIA notification 2006, and its amendments from time to time, the Project Proponent was supposed to obtain the Environmental Clearance (EC) from State Level Expert Appraisal Committee/ State level Impact Assessment Authority of Andhra Pradesh, constituted by MOEF, GOI for the purpose of operating the existing mine lease. As per the order dated 13th Jan 2015, of the Honourable National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, all the existing/ operating mines and the mines due for renewal of all Minor Minerals, were supposed to obtain the EC from their respective SEIAAs, before 13th July 2016 (i.e. six months from the date of NGT order). Further, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Govt. of had issued a Gazette Notification No. S.O. 36 (E), dated 14th March 2017, declaring all the operating units (incl. mines), which have not obtained the EC, as per EIA Notification 2006, as of date, as Violation Cases and directed them to apply for EC only from MoEFCC, before 13th Sept. 2017 (i.e. Six Months from the date of said Notification).

Considering the abundantly available building stone source and the growing demand in the market, Smt. Hemasdundari has been operating a Building Stone Quarry in Govt. land of 1.383 Ha. area, in Sy. No.87 of Gundarajakuppam Village, Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. Copy of the Notification & Govt. Order are enclosed in the Mining Plan. Now, the proponents are submitting the proposal to get Environmental Clearance for saleable building stone production of 76,653 Tons, for a period of Two (02) Years

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report block and one year effective production period. The extent of the area is small and falls under B2 Category, as per MoEF&CC. The Mining Plan has been submitted for the approval of the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, on Copy of the acknowledgement enclsoed. 2.2 Identification of project and project proponent (in case of mining project a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given) Identification of Project Lessee/Project Proponent Road Metal & Building Stone Smt.B.Hemasundhari Quarry W/o Sri B. Guravaiah Extent: 1.383 Ha. D.No. 1-69, Sy. No. 87, Gundarajukuppam Parameswaramangalam (V), Village Puttur (M), Chittoor (D), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh

2.3 Brief description of nature of the project: The lease area falls within Gundarajakuppam Village. The mining lease area lies falls on Latitude 13°21'18.11"N to 13°21'12.74"N and Longitude 79°34'07.69"E, to 79°34'01.17"E. covered in part of survey of India Topo-sheet No. 57 O/11. 2.4 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region: The above has very good mineral resources, of adequate strength and hardness. Also, it is available at ground level and even above ground level at certain places. The material extracted will be useful to the construction industry, that has been shaping-up in the surrounding villages and towns. 2.5 Demand- Supply Gap: There is a good demand for building stone, from construction industry and infrastructure projects. 2.6 Imports vs. Indigenous Production: Not applicable. 2.7 Export Possibility: Not envisaged at this stage, as there is enough demand in the local market.

2.8 Domestic/ Export Markets: Not applicable, as the quantity and extent of mining, are very marginal.

2.9 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. About 14 Nos. including Technical staff.

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3.1 General Quarrying of building stone is not very cumbersome unlike other stone materials. Generally, with simple machines, it can be excavated and can be crushed to required size and specification, at specialized stone crushers. In some cases, even the sized stones are cut to the required size, for usage in stone masonry works.

3.2 Type of project incl. interlinked and interdependent project, if any: It is an existing building stone mine and have no interlinked and inter- dependent projects.

3.3 Location (Map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout) without coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude A 13° 21' 18.11" N 79° 34' 07.69" E B 13° 21' 16.49" N 79° 34' 09.13" E C 13° 21' 12.66" N 79° 34' 04.79" E D 13° 21' 13.34" N 79° 34' 04.72" E E 13° 21' 12.74" N 79° 34' 01.17" E Location of the project issued by the survey of India Topo-sheet No. 57 O/11 on 1:50000 RF is enclosed.

3.4 Details of alternate sites, considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted No alternate sites considered.

3.5 Size or magnitude of operation: Quarrying shall be done by using semi mechanized methods in Govt. Land. The quarry has the approach roads, drivable in all seasons of the year. Production & development shall be carried with systematic and scientific approach. The details of the proposed production, are as under:

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report Year Saleable Road Waste metal (Tons) (Tons) First 38285 2015 Second 38367 2019 Total 76653 4034 Avg. 38,326 2,017

3.6 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given): As per approved Mining Plan: Copy enclosed.

3.7 Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, Mode of transport of raw material and finished products: Transportation of finished material i.e. Building stone by covered Trucks.

3.8 Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project. If any, should be briefly outlined: No recycling and reuse of material envisaged.

3.9 Availability of water its source, Energy/power requirement and source should be given: Water will be available from nearby bore wells, No energy/power is required.

3.10 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal: 4,034 Tons of waste generation is expected during the 2years plan period.

3.11 Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose Extract of the location showing in Topo-sheet No. 57 O/11 (1:50000) scale has been enclosed along with.

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 4.0 Site Analysis

4.1 Location of Site

The location details of “Building Stone Quarry” are as under:

Site Details

District & State Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh

Mandal Nagari Mandal

Village Gundarajakuppam Village

Sy No. / Plot No / Block 87

Mine Lease Area 1.383 Hectares

Type of the Area Non-Forest Govt. Land

Survey of India Toposheet No. 57 O/11

4.2 Connectivity The nearest road is Puttur to Chennai Road (NH-716), 600 meters east of applied Quarry Lease area. The nearest railway station is Nagari Railway station at a distance of 4.0 kms. Reniguntla airport is at a Distance of 31 kms from the applied area and the nearest port is Chennai at a distance of 85 kms form the applied area.

4.3 Land Form, Land use and Land Ownership: The entire land is non-agriculture Govt. land

4.4 Topography (along with map) The mine lease area with 15km radial distance marked on the Survey of India Topo-Sheet (1:50,000 scale) has been enclosed.

4.5 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 forests, 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

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Distance from the Nearest Sensitive Area Name Project within 15 kms Reserve Forest SurendranagaramRF : 10.5KmNW Karvetnagar PF : 12.6KmNW NisankadurgamRF : 4.6KmNW NarayanavanamPF : 9.0KmNE Nagari RF : 2.3KmNE National Park -- None within 15 km Wild life Sanctuary -- None within 15 km Eco sensitive areas -- None within 15 km Water source NakkalaCheruvu pond: 4.9KmN Gundrajukuppampond: 1.8KmSSW Nagaripetapond: 3.0KmSE Kottapeta pond: 2.8KmS Kumaramangalam: 3.81KmSW Idigapettai pond: 10.33KmWSW Pandravedupond: 9.89KmSW Venkatapurampond: 11.4KmSE Elakatturupond: 11.62KmENE Marukandakrindakandiga Tank : 1.5KmSE Gollakandriga : 2.7KmSW Nagari River : 4.6KmS Cherlopalle Tank : 9.7KmNW Arani River : 7.3KmNE CRZ -- None within 15 km

4.6 Existing infrastructures: Since the above mine has been operating since 2009, necessary site infrastructural facilities like rest shelter, small office, etc. have been developed at the mine site.

4.7 Soil classification: The Quarry lease area is hillock and it is devoid of any forest or tree cover. It comprises shrubs only. There are no prominent natural drainage channels in the area. The topographical features are depicted in the surface Geological plan, which is enclosed as part of the Mining Plan. 4.8 Climatic data from secondary sources: The temperature in the western parts of Chittoor District, like , , Horsely Hills etc. are relatively lower than the eastern parts of the Chittoor District. This is because of the higher altitude of the western parts compared to the eastern parts. The summer temperatures touches 46 °C in the 1.383 Ha. Sy. No. 87 Gundarajakuppam, Nagari (M), Chittoor Dist., A.P. P-8

Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report eastern parts whereas in the western parts it ranges around 36° to 38 °C. Similarly the winter temperatures of the western parts are relatively low ranging around 12 °C to 14 °C and in eastern parts it is 16 °C to 18 °C. Chittoor district receives an annual rainfall of 918.1 mm. The South- West Monsoon and North East Monsoon are the major sources of rainfall for the district. On average the district receives 438.0 mm of rainfall through the South West Monsoon (From June to September) and 396.0 mm from North East Monsoon (From October to December). The rainfall received by the district in the years 2002 and 2003 are 984.2 mm and 934 mm respectively.

4.9 Social Infrastructure available: The area is part of Chittoor district, and is well connected to Gundarajakuppam village and Nagari villages, where all basic infrastructural facilities like school, primary health centre etc. are existing.

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5.0 Planning

5.1 General

Mining shall be carried out in a descending order from top to bottom. The mining operations were being carried out all along the strike length of the mining lease area. The area is found to have prominent exposures of granitic gneiss deposit in the entire area.

5.2 Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc.) Town and country Planning Development Authority classification: No Villages or human dwellings are within the area and within 500mtrs of lease hold. The lease area covered under village limits of Gundarajakuppam. There are 5 villages located within 5Kms radius.

5.3 Population Projection: As per 2011 census, there are about 2633 people living in the nearby Gundarajakuppam village and the population of all the villages within 5 km radius, is about the Nagari Mandal is about 35,500.

5.4 Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.): The proposed quarry area is Non-Forest Govt. Land. It is barren and the building stone sheet is exposed at places, in the area and also at the sub-surface level. As per the scheme of mining submitted to Dept. of Mines & Geology, for approval, the landuse planning is as under: # Details Land use at the end of the plan period (Ha.) 1 Area under mining 0.5778 2 Storage for top soil -- 3 Overburden dump 0.0455 4 Mineral storage/ 0.0314 5 Infrastructure 0.0090 6 Roads 0.0268 SUB- TOTAL 0.6905 7 Green belt 0.0733 8 Virgin Area 0.6192 TOTAL 1.3830

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 5.5 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) As the extent of mining and the proposed production are marginal, there will not be any additional requirement of any infrastructural facilities. The existing infrastructural facilities can accommodate the above production levels.

5.6 Amenities/ Facilities: Only mining is carried out in the area. The infrastructure buildings like office building, rest shelter, first aid etc. are constructed in a semi-permanent construction using brick walls & thin sheet roofing. Drinking water is being provided in a well maintained water tank close to the rest shelter are established within the lease area and the same will be utilized for this purpose.

5.7 Man-Power Required for Operation of the Quarry: The following man-power will be required for operating the mine, to achieve the required production level(s):

Description No. of Posts

Highly Skilled 2

Skilled & Semi-Skilled 12 Total 14

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 6.0 Proposed Infrastructure

6.1 General To carry-out mining of building stone, various infrastructural facilities are required for the main activity as well as for environmental protection & pollution prevention. The basic infrastructural facilities that are required for the proposed quantity of quarrying are described below.

6.2 Industrial Area (processing Area): Presently the mineral is sold to the local construction purposes.

6.3 Residential Area (Non Processing Area): As the mine is located within 1.0 km by road from Gundrajakuppam village, no residential facilities have been envisaged near the mine location.

6.4 Green Belt: There is no forest area falling around the mining lease area. Besides common trees natural vegetation grows during monsoon & fades away with the onset of summer like grasses & thorny bushes.

6.5 Social Infrastructure: There are few villages & hamlets within 5 kms radius zone. Presently the people of these villages are engaged in seasonal agricultural activities & thus are not employed fully. Some persons will be directly working in the mine while some shall be on contractual role depending upon the nature and period of the requirement of the mining activities.

6.6 Connectivity (Traffic & Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc)]: The nearest road is Puttur to Chennai Road (NH-716), 600 meters east of applied Quarry Lease area. The nearest railway station is Nagari Railway station at a distance of 4.0 kms. Reniguntla airport is at a Distance of 31 kms from the applied area and the nearest port is Chennai at a distance of 85 kms form the applied area.

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6.7 Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of water): Bore well water will be used from nearby village, 5.5 KLD

6.8 Sewerage system: Not envisaged as the extent of mining and the proposed production levels are very marginal.

6.9 Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable.

6.10 Solid Waste Management: 4,034 Tons of waste needs to be handled during the 2 years plan period.

6.11 Power Requirement & Supply / Source: Not required, as the machines will be operated using diesel.

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 7.0 Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R & R) Plan

7.1 General The proposed road metal & building stone quarry is located in Gundarajakuppam Village of Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. In the core area, there are no houses/ hutments etc. Hence the R & R Plan for the proposed mine is limited to the environmental protection and other social measures planned, as part of the proposed activity.

7.2 Human Settlements

There is no human settlement in the core zone.

7.3 Socio-Economic Benefits Spurt in industrialization and mining activities have invariably brought a drastic change in the environment including the society connected with region. Mostly remote areas tucked away from urbanization and influence of modern civilization fall within the limits of mine development.

A natural corollary to this the socio economic aspects of the local inhabitants who have dwelling this region for generations, get suddenly and probably a radical change, consequent to their abrupt exposure to the mining.

The local people will get employment opportunities, better medical and educational facilities etc., mainly due to the mining operation from this project. In addition to this the literacy rate and better living standards shall increase due to the enhanced earning capacity of villagers.

7.4 Storage and Preservation of Topsoil There is NO top soil cover occurring, above the building stone deposits. If encountered, it shall be collected and stacked separately for use in afforestation.

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Smt.B.Hemasundhari Road Metal & Building Stone Quarry Pre-Feasibility Report 8.0 Project Schedule & Cost Estimates

8.1 General Any developmental activity needs to have adequate resources, be in the form of man-power or machinery. Careful planning and timely deployment adequate funds to have the required resources, is of paramount importance for any successful project implementation. In the following paras, it is explained about the mobilization schedule of resources and the capital expenditure estimates.

8.2 Mobilization Schedule The proposed mine, being an operating mine, doesn’t need elaborative planning for mobilization of man-power, machinery & equipment etc.

8.3 Cost of the Project: Considering the fluctuating export market scenario and present domestic market conditions of the products, the cost of the project estimated to be Rs. 15 Lakhs, with the concept of outsourcing some of the machineries.

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9.0 Analysis of Proposal & Conclusions:

This mining project will meet the development needs of the surrounding community without causing any significant negative influence on the surrounding environment. It can be summarized that the development of ’Road Metal & Building Stone Quarrying‘ will have a positive impact on the socio- economics of the area and lead to overall sustainable development of the region.

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