PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
OF
ORDINARY MINING PROJECT
ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 0.40 HECTARES)
LOCATED AT
VILLAGE : CHUHARPUR MARASIAN
TEHSIL : PATIALA
DISTRICT : PATIALA
STATE : PUNJAB
SUBMITTED BY :-
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
SH. DALWINDER SINGH S/O HARDHMAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE MALOMAJRA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT PATIALA
SUBMITTED BY :-
NAME OF FIRM : SH. DALWINDER SINGH S/O HARDHMAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE MALOMAJRA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT PATIALA
1 APPENDIX VIII
Form 1 M
APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FORLESS THAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE
(I) Basic Information
S.No. Particulates Details 1 Name of the Mining Lease site VILLAGE CHUHARPUR MARASIAN
2 Location/ site (GPS Co-ordinates) Latitude 30.2954° N, Longitude 76.2787° E 3 Size of the Mining Lease (Hectare) 0.40 Ha 4 Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) 2200 TPA(ROM) 5 Period of Mining Lease 5-04-2018 to 5-04-2019 6 Expected cost of the project Rs 2 Lacs 7 Contact Information Dalwinder Singh
(II) Environmental Sensitivity
Sr Areas Distance in kilometer/ Details No . 1 Distance of project site from nearest rail No rail or road bridge over the or road bridge over the concerned concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah River, Rivulet, Nallah Near Mining Site etc. 2 Distance from infrastructural facilities:- Railway line NA National Highway No State Highway No Major District Road 1200 Meter Patiala so Sangrur Road Any Other Road Village Road Chuharpur Marasian Electric transmission line pole or Tower No Electric transmission line pole or Tower Near Mining Site
Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake Bhakhra Canal 4 KM or ponds
In-take for drinking water pump house No In-take for drinking water pump house Near Mining Site
Intake for Irrigation canal pumps No Intake for Irrigation canal pumps Near Mining Site 3 Areas protected under international No such area is located within the 15 conventions, national or legislation KM radius of the mining lease for their ecological, landcaps, cultural area. or other related value.
2 4 Areas which are important or sensitive Wetland NA for ecological reasons- Wetlands, Forest NA watercourses or other water bodies, Mountains NA coastal zone,biospheres, mountains, forests.
5 Areas used by protected, important or None sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, over wintering, migration.
6 Inland, coastal, marine or underground No such area is located within the 15 waters KM radius of the Mining lease area. 7 State, National boundaries - 38 KM (Haryana )
8 Routes or facilities used by the public for None access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas
9 Defense installations None 10 Densely populated or built- up area, 1300 Meter distance from nearest human habitation 11 Areas occupied by sensitive manmade No hospitals, schools, places of lands uses (hospitals, schools, worship, community facilities Near places of worship, community Mining Site facilities)
12 Areas containing important, high quality Same as item No 4 or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)
13 Areas already subjected to pollution or The area is not subjected to the environmental damage.(those where pollution or environmental existing legal environmental damage standards are exceeded)
14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard Seismic Zone -II which could cause the project to present environmental standards problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)
15 Is proposed mining site located cover or No near fissure / fracture for ground water recharge
16 Whether the proposal involves approval All three are not applicable or clearance under the following
3 Regulation or Acts, namely:- (a) The Forest (Conservation)Act, 1980; (b) The Wildlife (Protection)Act,1972; (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. If yes, details of the same and their status to be given.
17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 18 Whether there is any litigation pending No litigation pending against the against the project and/or land in project. which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the Court, if any, and its relevance with the proposed project.
(Signature of Project Proponent Along with name and address)
4 FORM 1
(I) Basic Information
S. No. Item Details 1. Name Of the Project VILLAGE CHUHAPUR MARASIAN 2. S. No. in the Schedule 1(a) Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage Mining of Ordinary earth in area of 3. to be handled/command area/lease 0.40 hectares of land area/ number of well to be drilled 4. New/Expansion/Modernization New Project New mining activity in an area of 0.40 5. Existing capacity/ Area etc. hectares of land 6. Category of Project i.e. `A’ or `B’ B2 Expected Cost of Project 2 Lac Does it attract the general Condition? If 7. NO yes, please specify Does it attract the specific condition? If 8. No yes, please specify Location VILLAGE CHUHARPUR MARASIAN HADBAST NO 44 KHEWAT NO 64/64,100 Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. KHASRA NO 13//21 9. Total 8 Kanal 0 Marle Village Chuharpur Marasian Tehsil Patiala District Patiala State Punjab Nearest Railway Station/ Airport along Railway Station –13.2 10. with distance in Kms. Airport Patiala 8.2 Nearest Town, City, District Nearest Town- Patiala 13 kms) 11. Headquarter along with distance in Nearest city-Patiala (13 Kms) Kms. Distt. Headquarter-Patiala Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Village Panchayat Chuharpur Municipal Corporation, Local Body 12. Marasian (Complete Postal Addresses with Telephone nos. to be given) 13. Name of the Applicant Dalwinder Singh 14. Registered Address R/o Malo Majra Tehsil and Distt Patiala Address for correspondence: As above Name - Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) contractor Address As above 15. Pin Code 147001 E-mail - Telephone No. 9815301090 Fax No. - Details of alternate sites examined, if 16. N.A any. Location of these sites should be
5 shown on a topo sheet. 17. Interlinked Projects No Whether separate application of 18. No interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission N.A. 20. If no, reason N.A. Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 21. No 1980? (b) The Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? Whether there is any Government 22. Order/ Policy Relevent? Relating to the No site? 23. Forest Land Involved (Hectares) N.A. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? (a) Name of the Court No litigation is pending against the 24. (b) Case No. project (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.)
Details thereof (with approximate Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever S.No. confirmation possible) with source of information data Permanent or temporary change in No The site is used for agricultural land use, land cover or topography purposes. The owner of the land is 1.1 including increase in intensity of giving land on lease for excavation land use (with respect to local land of ordinary earth for leveling of land as per surrounding area. use plan) Clearance of existing land, There would not be any clearance 1.2 No vegetation and Buildings? of land, vegetation and buildings. Creation of new land uses? No The land would be used for 1.3 agricultural purposes only. Pre-construction investigations No No deep foundations for the project are required. So, bore holes and 1.4 e.g. bore houses, soil testing? soil testing is not required. Construction works? No After getting the clearance from 1.5 DEIAA, the promoters would start
6 excavation of Ordinary earth up to 1 feet depth only Demolition works? No There would not be any demolition 1.6 works. Temporary sites used for No No temporary sites would be 1.7 construction works or housing of constructed for housing of construction workers? construction workers. Above ground buildings, structures No There would not be any above or earthworks including linear ground buildings, structures or structures, cut and fill or earth works. Only digging of 1.8 excavations ordinary earth up to 1 feet would be done for the mining of Ordinary earth Underground works including Yes Mining of ordinary earth up to 1 feet 1.9 mining or Tunneling? would be done for the extraction of Ordinary earth. There would not be any reclamation 1.10 Reclamation works? No works. 1.11 Dredging? No There would not be any dredging. Offshore structures? No There would not be any offshore 1.12 structures Production and manufacturing No There would not be any production 1.13 process. Only mining operation processes? would be carried out. Facilities for treatment or disposal No solid or liquid wastes would be 1.14 No of solid waste or liquid effluents? generated from the project. Facilities for long term housing of No There would not be any long term 1.15 operational workers? housing of operational workers.
New road, rail or sea traffic during No There would not be any new road , 1.16 rail or sea traffic during construction construction or operation? or operation. New road, rail air waterborne or No There would not be any new road, rail air waterborne or other other transport infrastructure 1.17 transport infrastructure including including new or altered routes new or altered routes and stations, and stations, ports , airports etc? ports, airports etc Closure or diversion of existing No There would not be any Closure or diversion of existing transport transport routes or infrastructure 1.18 routes or infrastructure leading to leading to changes in traffic changes in traffic movements movements? New or diverted transmission lines No There would not be any new or 1.19 or pipelines? transmission lines or Pipelines Impoundment, damming, No There would not be any culverting realignment or other Impoundment, damming, culver ting 1.20 changes to the hydrology of realignment or other changes to the watercourses or aquifers? hydrology of watercourses or aquifers 1.21 Stream crossings? No There is no stream crossing at/near
7 the site. Abstraction or transfers of water Yes Ground water would be extracted @ around 2 KL/day for domestic, 1.22 form ground or surface waters? process consumption and spraying use at the mining site. Changes in water bodies or the No There would be no changes in land surface affecting drainage or water bodies or the land surface 1.23 run-off? affecting drainage or run-off.
Transport of personnel or No Transportation of mineral in raw 1.24 materials for construction, form is not required. operation or decommissioning? Long-term dismantling or No There is no long-term dismantling 1.25 decommissioning or decommissioning or restoration or restoration works? works Ongoing activity during Yes During decommissioning, machines decommissioning which could will be placed in service for leveling 1.26 have an impact on the the left over land. environment? Influx of people to an area in either Yes The molders will move temporarily 1.27 temporarily or permanently? to the site for undertaking molding of ordinary earth Introduction of alien species? Nil There are no alien species in and 1.28 around the industrial unit. Loss of native species or genetic Nil There would not be any loss of 1.29 diversity? native species or genetic diversity.
1.30 Any other actions? Nil
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):
Details thereof (with Information/checklist approximate quantities /rates, Yes/No S.No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data Land especially undeveloped or Yes Around 0.40 hectares of land is 2.1 agricultural land (ha) to be mined for generation of Ordinary earth. Ground water extraction for Water (expected source & competing Yes 2.2 domestic and spraying use users) unit: KLD would be around 2 KL per day. Minerals (MT) Yes Ordinary earth from the land 2.3 would be recovered up to a depth of 1 feet. Construction material – stone, No construction material is 2.4 No aggregates, sand / soil (expected required for the mining activity.
8 source – MT) Forests and timber (source – MT) No No forest/timber is required for 2.5 the unit. Energy including electricity and fuels No Mining work to be carried out in 2.6 (source, competing users) Unit: fuel day shift, manually and in open. (MT), energy (MW) So no energy required. Any other natural resources (use 2.7 No appropriate standard units)
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.
Details thereof (with S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No approximate quantities/ rates, confirmation Yes/Nowhateverquantities/rates, possible) with wherever source of data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, No There would not be any Use of which are hazardous (as per MSIHC substances or materials, which rules) to human health or the are hazardous (as per MSIHC environment (flora, fauna, and water rules) to human health or the supplies) environment.
3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No There would not be any change affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or in occurrence of disease or water borne diseases) affect disease vectors. 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by No The project would not affect the welfare of people changing living conditions? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No No vulnerable groups of people could be affected by the project e.g. would be affected by the project hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No
4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month)
Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities/ rates, whatever confirmation Yes/Nopossible)quantities/rates, with source of data wherever
4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No No such wastes will be generated.
4.2 No There would not be any Municipal Municipal waste (domestic and or Waste. commercial wastes) 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per No No hazardous wastes would be generated.
9 Hazardous Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No There would not be any other industrial process wastes. 4.5 Surplus product No There would not be any surplus product. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge No No sewage produced in the mining activity. from effluent treatment
4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No No generation of any construction or demolition wastes. 4.8 No There would not be any redundant Redundant machinery or machinery or equipment. equipment
4.9 No There would not be any Contaminated soils or other contaminated soils or other materials materials. 4.10 Agricultural wastes No There would not be any agricultural wastes generation. 4.11 No There would not be any other solid Other solid wastes wastes.
5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)
Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities/ rates, whatever possible) confirmation withYes/No source ofquantities/rates, data wherever
Emissions from combustion of Yes There would be a generation of emissions from the combustion of fossil fossil fuels from stationary or fuels from the operation of vehicles 5.1 mobile sources during the excavation of the Ordinary earth. The emissions generations would be minimal and needs to be ignored. Yes Air emissions would be generated from Emissions from production 5.2 the mining Ordinary earth which would processes be suppressed by spraying of water. Emissions from material Yes Air emissions would be generated from handling including storage or the mining of Ordinary earth would be 5.3 transport generated. Air emissions would be suppressed by spraying of water. Emissions from construction No No construction activity involved. 5.4 activities including plant and equipment Dust or odors from handling of No No such emissions involved. 5.5 materials including construction materials,
10 sewage and waste
Emissions from incineration of No No incineration of waste required. 5.6 waste
Emissions from burning of No There would not be any Emissions from waste in open air (e.g. slash burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash 5.7 materials, construction debris) materials, construction debris)
Emissions from any other No 5.8 sources
6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:
Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities/ rates, whatever confirmation Yes/Nopossible) quantities/rates,with source of data wherever
From operation of equipment e.g. No As whole mining process will be carried out manually, no noise will 6.1 engines, ventilation plant, crushers be generated.
No No noise pollution would be there From industrial or similar from the operation of industrial 6.2 processes process.
No There would not be any noise and 6.3 From construction or demolition vibration from construction or demolition within the industry. From blasting or piling No Noise/vibrations would be there from 6.4 the mining activity From construction or operational No There would not be any noise and 6.5 traffic vibration from construction or operational traffic.
From lighting or cooling systems No There would not be any noise and 6.6 vibration from lighting or cooling systems. 6.7 From any other sources No
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:
Information/Checklist Details thereof (with approximate S.No. confirmation Yes/NoYes/Noquantities/quantities/rates, rates, whatever wherever possible) with source of data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No No pollutants will be generated.
11 spillage of hazardous materials From discharge of sewage or other No No discharge of sewage, as whole process will be manual and effluents to water or the land 7.2 workers will move into the mining (expected mode and place of site on daily basis. discharge) No No pollutants emitted in air, land or By deposition of pollutants emitted 7.3 water. to air into the land or into water 7.4 From any other sources No No other sources. Is there a risk of long term build up No 7.5 of pollutants in the environment from these sources?
8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment Details thereof (with approximate Information/Checklist quantities/ rates, whatever S.No. confirmation Yes/No Yes/No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of data From explosions, spillages, fires No Only opencast mining without drilling and use of explosives. etc from storage, handling, use or 8.1 production of hazardous substances From any other causes No 8.2 Could the project be affected by No The project cannot be affected by natural disasters causing natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, 8.3 environmental damage (e.g. earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst floods, earthquakes, landslides, etc) 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
Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities/ rates, whatever confirmation Yes/Nopossible)quantities/rates, with source of datawherever
Lead to development of supporting No Not Applicable utilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the 9.1 project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: • Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or
12 waste water treatment, etc.) • housing development • extractive industries • supply industries • other Lead to after-use of the site, which No Not Applicable 9.2 could have an impact on the environment Set a precedent for later No Not Applicable 9.3 developments Have cumulative effects due to No Not Applicable 9.4 proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects
Environmental Sensitivity
Name/ Ariel Distance (within 15km.) S.No Areas Identity Proposed project location Boundary Areas protected under international NA The area is not protected under 1. conventions, national or local international conventions, national legislation for their ecological, or local legislation for their landscape, cultural or other related ecological, landscape, cultural or value other related value Areas which are important or NA The area is not important or sensitive for ecological reasons - sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other Wetlands, watercourses or other 2. water bodies, coastal zone, water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests biospheres, mountains, forests
Areas used by protected, important NA The area in and around 10 km. or sensitive species of flora or radius is not used by protected, fauna for breeding, nesting, important or sensitive species of 3. foraging, resting, over wintering, flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, migration foraging, resting, over wintering, migration Inland, coastal, marine or NA There are no inland, coastal, underground waters marine or underground waters 4. which would be affected area in and around 1 km. radius of the site. State, National boundaries NA There is no International 5. boundaries within a radius of 250 kms Routes or facilities used by the NA There are no recreation or other public for access to recreation or tourist, pilgrim areas within 1 kms 6. radius of the mining site. other tourist, pilgrim areas
7. Defense installations NA No defense installations within 1
13 kms.
Densely populated or built-up area NA No densely populated town within 8. 1 kms from site. Areas occupied by sensitive man- NA Hospitals, schools, place of worship, community facilities etc. made land uses(hospitals, schools, are located more than 1 km. away 9. places of worship, community from the site. facilities) NA There is no important area Areas containing important, high containing high quality or scarce quality or scarce resources (ground resources such as ground water resources, surface resources, 10. water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and minerals within 5 km forestry, agriculture, fisheries, radius of the mining area. tourism, minerals) Areas already subjected to NA No, the area is not subjected to pollution or environmental pollution or environmental damage. 11. damage.(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) Areas susceptible to natural hazard NA The surrounding 10 km radius area which could cause the project to is not susceptible to natural hazard present environmental problems which could cause the project to 12. (earthquakes, subsidence, present environmental problems. landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) ``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 given, if any, to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.
Date: Place: Patiala Punjab Signature of the applicant With Name and Full Address (Project Proponent/ Authorized Signatory)
14 PRE-FEASIBILITY PROJECT REPORT
OF
ORDINARY MINING PROJECT
ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 0.40 HECTARES)
LOCATED AT
VILLAGE : CHUHARPUR MARASIAN
TEHSIL : PATIALA
DISTRICT : PATIALA
STATE : PUNJAB
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
SH. DALWINDER SINGH S/O HARDHMAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE MALOMAJRA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT PATIALA
SUBMITTED BY :-
NAME OF FIRM : SH. DALWINDER SINGH S/O HARDHMAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE MALOMAJRA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT PATIALA
15 Chapter-1
INTRODUCTION
Earlier, the mining of Ordinary earth was not covered under environmental laws, since most of the ordinary earth extraction work in the country are having mining activities in area less than 5 hectares and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi had exempted areas less than 5 hectares for obtaining environmental Clearance. Now, as per MoEF Office Memorandum dated 18th May, 2012, all the mining activities irrespective of the mining area are required to get Environmental Clearance from them before starting any mining activity and as per office memorandumdated 24th June, 2013 and No. J- 13012/12/2013-IA-1I (I) Dated 24th December, 2013 the activities of borrowing/excavation of ordinary earth' upto an area less than 5 hectares, comes under category 'B2'. And Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate change in pursuance of amendment dated 15.01.2016 has issued a notification no. S.O. 190 (E) dated 20.01.2016 Annexure 'II' constitutes the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for grant of environmental clearance for Category ‘B2’ Projects for mining of minor minerals, for all the districts in the country.
Keeping in line with the requirements of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India Mining Contractor, Village Chuharpur Marasian Distt Patiala , Punjab, through its partner is applying for the environmental clearance of their proposed mining activity for Ordinary earth.
I. I METHODOLOGY The methodology adopted for the preparation of the detailed feasibility report for the mining activity of the Ordinary earth is based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India. A detailed feasibility report requires sufficient background data on various components through reconnaissance survey, data available with the government departments and promoters etc. The methodology adopted in preparing the detailed feasibility report is described below. 1.1.1 Screening The project is covered under Category B2 - mining of minerals having area less than 5 hectares. The details of the project w.r.t. applicability of general conditions within 10 km. radius of the proposed mining site are below; S. Item Name Aerial Distance No. (in Km)
16 1. Protected areas notified under the wildlife (Protection) Nil N.A. Act, 1972 2. Critically polluted area as identified by the CPCB Nil N.A. 3. Eco-sensitive areas as notified under section 3 of the Nil N.A. E (P) Act, 1986 4. Inter-state boundaries and international boundaries Nil N.A. Since the project does not fall under any of the above mentioned conditions, so the general condition is not applicable to the project and the project is to he categorized as categorized B2 project. The State Expert Appraisal committee of MoEF has appraise the project 1.2.2 Scope of the report The study was undertaken and report has been prepared to incorporate the environmental and social considerations into the project planning and design process in order to ensure that the proposed mining project under consideration is environmentally sound. The report is based on data collected from site and secondary sources that include: Collection of information on existing baseline conditions at and around the mining site. Identification of environmentally sensitive locations (if any) in the impacted area Assess the adverse impacts on the environment and to avoid the impacts suggest cost effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts. Preparation of Environment Management Mining Plan.
17 Chapter – 2
PROJECT PROFILE 2.0The Project Mining Contractor, is having an existing Ordinary earth mining at Village, Chuharpur Marasian ,District Patiala, Punjab. This industrial unit is engaged in the production of Ordinary earth mining from Ordinary earth. The average daily production capacity of the ordinary earth mining 2 Trolly per day. The mining contractor is also registered with the industries department for the mining of ordinary earth.
2.1 Details of the Mining site (s)
Mining Contractor, have taken land on 12 months agreement basis for the mining of Ordinary earth. The details of the mining site where the contractor has to carry out the mining operations for the production of Ordinary earth are as follows;
Site 1:
Name & Address of Lessee- 1) SH. DALWINDER SINGH S/O HARDHMAN SINGH R/O VILLAGE MALOMAJRA TEHSIL AND DISTRICT PATIALA
Mining land Area – 0.40 HECTARES Address of Mining Site: Village Chuharpur MarasianTehsil and Distt Patiala Status of Lessee & Lease Period – Private Contractor, 12 Month Mining Proposal & Depth of Mining activity to be carried out- New Mining of ordinary earth 1 feet. 2.2 Details of the General Topography
Patiala district is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North- West India. Patiala District lies between 30°23'3.97"N north latitude 76°22'5.05"E east longitude, in the southeast part of the state.The Patiala district is divided into five sub-divisions (tehsils) namely Patiala, Nabha, Ghanaur, Rajpura and Samana comprising eight-community development blocks viz. Patiala, nabha, Sanaur, Bhunerheri, rajpura, ghanaur, samana and Patran for the pirpose of administration .The district headquarter, Patiala town falls in Patiala Tehsil.Patiala having a population of 2,892,282 is the 2nd most populated district of the Punjab after Ludhiana as per 2011 census. The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.4%.
18 The topographical details of the mining site (s) under consideration is as below;
Site Site 1 Identification
Topographical 1 Sheet No.
Latitude As Per Form 1 M
Longitude As Per Form 1 M
Elevation above - mean sea level
Nature of terrain Plain Land
Existing Nalas, No nalas, water bodies, channels in the lease area from site 1. water bodies, Apart from this there is no water bodies, channels within 500 Channels in the meters radius of the mining area Lease area and nearby
Distance of The mining site is more than 5 kms away form any National mining site from Highway / State Highway/Railway Lines. National Highway/State Highway/Railway Lines
2.3 Requirements of Ordinary earth
As stated above, the Ordinary earth mining contractor would produce around 2 Trolly per-day and the production process is done for 240 days in 8 months. Therefore Tipper production would be around 250 Trolly. The size of Trolly produced 15 x 6 x 3 feet. 2.4 Utilities
19 General amenities: The site is located in village Chuharpur Marasian and the distance of the mining site from the village population is around 750 meters. There are no places of worship, ancient monuments, wildlife sanctuary etc. within 1000 meters of the site.
Connectivity: The connectivity of the mining site is through village road. The project entrance is not attached with the National highway/State Highway/Major District road. The site is approachable by a tar road from Chuharpur Marasian to work site.
Power Requirements: The mining activity would be carried out in one shift (i.e. general shift only, so no lighting arrangement will be required.
Water Requirements: Water requirements during the mining activity would be for the spraying of water on the road. Overall, the water requirements will be less than 2KL/day for all the purposes.
20 Chapter – 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PREDICTION 3.0 In the present study, the most probable impacts on various components of the surrounding environment due to the proposed activity have been predicted. The selection of the factors require due consideration to;
a) The extent to which the action will cause environmental effects in excess of those created by existing uses in the area affected by it. b) The absolute quantitative environmental effects of the action itself, including the cumulative harm that results from its contribution to existing adverse, conditions or uses in the affected area. c) The extent to which the proposed action is consistent with local development plans. 3.1 ENVIRONDENTAL IMPACTS 3.1.1 Construction Activities The mining activity will involve workers moving into the mining area on a daily basis. They will come early morning, work as per shift and move to their respective homes in the evening. Due to daily movement of workers, no construction is required. To meet their domestic requirements of water, 2KL/day is sufficient and will be met with underground water. Regular transportation of Ordinary earth mining to the ordinary earth site will cause minor increase in vehicular traffic in the area.
3.1.2 Local Resource Use
Mining of ordinary earth will require slicing of top soil layer. In Punjab, the land formation is Indo-Gangetic plain and Sutlej sub-basin of Indus basin. Due to sediment formation of land, the whole of the area is having fertile soils up to minimum 10 meters of depth. Digging of 3 feet depth of soil will not have any adverse impact on the local resource use. In most of the cases, the digging of ordinary earth is done for the leveling of land w.r.t. the surrounding areas.
3.1.3 Generation and Disposal Waste
The mining activity will not generate any pollutants which need any treatment. Besides this, some of the agro residues would be generated from the land (local grass, sarkanda etc.) where the Mining activity would be carried out. The agro residues would be regularly clearly and would be burnt in the ordinary earth with other fuels.
21 3.1.4 Change in Transportation Pattern
The mining site is located on the village road. The road is primarily being used by the local inhabitants for their routine practices. Due to the proposed mining project there is expected to be increase in vehicular movement. It is suggested that the transportation of ordinary mining would be carried out at time which is suitable to the local villagers. Additional suitable measures would be adopted so that the traffic movement during mining activity do not hinder the movement of the villagers of the area.
3.2 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION 3.2.1 Mining Activities Air quality The mining activity being very light in nature, it will have very minimal effect on atmosphere due to dust from excavation of soil. The affect will be limited to site only and in no case the RSPM in the ambient area will go beyond the applicable norms. Water Quality There will not be any effect on quality of surface water or ground water due to ht mining activity. The water requirement will be less than 5 kl per day, which will be fulfilled using ground water. Natural No significant impact. Hazards geologic effects Biological No Significant Impact. effects Noise effects No Significant Impact. Energy supply Little increase of fossil fuel consumption to supplement energy effects requirements. The affect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site. Hence, it has to be ignored. Social The activity will be a temporary phase and will involve very short environment time period. Therefore, there will be no significant effect. Economic The activity will generate extra job and business opportunities environment contributing to positive economic growth in and around the area. Thus effects are beneficial. Aesthetic No significant effect. environment
3.2.2 Local Resource Use
Air quality Ordinary earth making will put some stress on air quality. But adequate measures will minimize effects well within the prescribed limits. Water quality No significant impact.
22 Natural hazards & The requirements of Ordinary earth will need slicing of top soil geologic effects layer. This will alter lithospheric character of the source area. The effect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site. Hence, it has to be ignored. Biological effects No significant impact. Noise effects No significant impact. Energy supply No significant impact. effects Social environment No significant impact. Economic Generate increased business activity resulting in beneficial environment effects. Aesthetic No significant impact. environment 3.2.3 Transportation
Air quality No Significant Impact. Water quality No significant impact. Natural hazards & No significant impact. geologic effects Biological effects No significant impact. Noise effects No Significant Impact. Energy supply No Significant Impact. effects Social environment No significant impact. Economic Generate increased business activity. environment Aesthetic No significant impact. environment
23 Chapter – 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
4.0 The environmental management plan (EMP) is meant to ensure that the adverse residual environmental impacts, if any, due to the regular operations of the project, are completely checked or, otherwise, minimized. Further, the EMP also warrants compliance with all the statutory requirements applicable to the project, from time to time right from the conception. While evolving an effective and feasible EMP, due consideration has been accorded to the technological as well as the economic aspects. The EMP addresses the following facts;
The appropriate mitigation measures Steps to augment environmental capacity building The house keeping practices The state of socio economic issues The plan is expected to cater to the environmental and other related issues of the project, comprehensively, and mange its environmental performance. 4.1 MITIGATION MEASURES
As a result of the mining related actions, some activities have significant environmental concerns. Appropriate mitigation measures have been recommended to take care of these concerns and minimize resulting damage to the environment.
Topsoil Management - The top soil of the land containing agro residues would be stored separately and would be reused for leveling of the land after excavation of the Ordinary earth. The depth of the top soil which would be stored separately would be 6 inch deep from its surface: Therefore, each ordinary earth mining operation would require a top soil storage space of around 200 m' for every acre of land.
Overburden Dumps Management – Although there is extreme possibility of any such generation, even then every precaution would be taken to utilizable overburden generated from the mining activity. The overburden of generated any would be stored separately and would be used for the filling of low lying area not being used for agricultural purposes. All the overburden generated during the mining activity would be
24 lifted and utilized for the filling of low lying non-agricultural area before the closure of the mining activity.
Rain Water Runoff Management- Mining activity for Ordinary earth would not be carried out in the rainy season. Natural flow of rain water in its natural path would be maintained and no obstruction would be created by way or unplanned milling activities. Further, to control the rain water runoff during non seasonal rains garland drain around the site would be made and the rain water would be collected in a temporary pit constructed for the storage of rain water. The rain water would then be reused for spraying on Ordinary earth or on roads as has been mentioned earlier.
Fugitive Emissions - To control the fugitive emissions, water would be sprayed on the roads leading from the mining activity to the transportation to suppress the fugitive emissions due to the movement of the vehicles. Water@ less than 5 m3 would be used for the spraying operations. The project proponents would use tractor for the spraying of water on roads.
Noise Control- This mining activity will not generate any noise of its own. Only noise will be from the workers moving in and out of the mining area.
Mine Closure Plan- After the completion of mining activity, the lease holder would level and reuse the land and reuse the top soil for leveling. During closure of the mining operations, it would be strictly checked that the overburden or any other waste is not used for the leveling which may create problems for the agricultural use of the land. Green Area Development- The mining lease holders would plant at least 25 trees on their area of lease/within Ordinary earth area. It would be ensured that the mine owners would report the achievement of the target of tree plantation by way of giving number of plants that survive and not by the number of plants planted by them. Septic tank for domestic treatment- No workers will settle in the mining area temporarily or permanently. If need be, a septic tank would be constructed for the treatment of domestic effluent generated from mining site. The septic tank will provide and effective HRT of at least 48 hours, for maximum daily flow, to biologically stabilize partially, the organic pollution load. A two compartment septic tank will be used for the purpose. The stabilization compartment (first compartment) will have volumetric capacity of 5 m3 day, with aspect ratio (length; width) of at least 3. Floor slope at 1:5 will be provided for sludge accumulation. The effective submerged depth of tank will not exceed 2.5 m.
25 Provision will be made for periodic withdrawal (pumping out) of accumulated sludge the actual tank dimensions will be worked out to suit the process and site requirements.
4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
The environmental monitoring is meant to establish the state and quality of environment, the adequacy of environmental mitigation measures, and the performance of environmental management system in place. It helps in establishing trends in the quality of the" environment (its various components), and changes in the same with respect to the baseline reference quality. It may further help in setting overall performance benchmarks. The monitoring data and results will be communicated to the appropriate authorities. The monitoring would be done for a cluster of mine collectively. The monitoring requirements are as under;
Environmental aspect Parameters Frequency 1. Ambient air quality As per CPCB Once in 6 Months 2. Vehicular emissions All parameters as Once in 6 Months per CPCB 3. Sound and noise ( at all source As per CPCB Annually points)
26 MINING PLAN
INTRODUCTORY NOTES Very small B'2' category mines: All B2 Category mines excluding very small B2 category mines i.e. manual opencast mines not using explosives and where the average daily employment does not exceed 4. 1 GENERAL a Name of the applicant DALWINDER SINGH Address VILLAGE MALO MAJRA
District Patiala State Punjab Pin Code 147001 Phone 9815201090 Status of Applicant Contractor Mineral (s) Which the applicant intends Ordinary Earth to mine. Period for which the mining lease is 12 month required or granted/renewed 2 LOCATION Detail of Location (with location map) CHUHARPUR MARASIAN District & State Patiala Punjab Tehsil Patiala Village Chuparpur Marasian Khasra No. As Per Agreement Area 0.40 Hectare Whether the area is in the forest (please No specify whether protected, reserved etc.) Ownership/Occupancy The land has been taken on lease for mining of Ordinary earth from the following;
Site 1 Land use pattern Agriculture use only b Attach a location map showing N.A. boundaries of the mining lease, adjoining areas roadways, railways, natural drainage system and any other surface features, if any. It is preferred that the area be marked on a Survey of India topographical map or a cadastral map or forest map as the case may be. However, if none of these are available, the area should be marked on a plan prepared especially for the purpose on a scale of 1: 5000 linking it with any important reference point available in and around the area. 3 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION Describe briefly the general topography The area falls under the Indo-Gangetic
27 explaining whether it is a plain land or a alluvial plains. The geological formations hilly area and local geology of the met within the district comprise alluvium mineral deposit within the leasehold. of quaternary age. It consists of alternating beds of sand, silt and clay. In the southwestern part, the alluvium is over laid by thin layer unstrained loam.
4 RESERVES Give details of the reserves using The lease holders would mine the standard methods of estimation. ordinary earth upto 1 feet depth. 5 DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PROGRAM a Outline briefly, year wise, development The lease holders are having the mining and production program for five years. lease of 12 month for the excavation of Also indicate the precautions to be ordinary earth. During this period, the observed to prevent hap-hazard lease holders would excavate around excavation of pits, scattering of wastes 637m3 of ordinary earth at their site. and avoidable loss of mineral in ground From there, the ordinary earth would be used for the ordinary work. To prevent the effect of excavation of the surrounding area, the lease holders would leave 2.5 ft. land around the boundary so that there is no negative impact on the surrounding lands. The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored at the mining i.e. and would be reused for leveling after the mining operations are complete. b State average daily employment for the Less than 8 persons mining activity 6 WASTE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENTS Describe briefly the arrangements made The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored at for the top soil, mineral reject and waste the mining site and would be reused for disposal including precautions to be leveling after the mining operations are taken in the selection of disposal site(s) complete. along with their respective quantity likely to be generated for the five years There would not be any mineral reject from the mining. 7 RECLAMATION PLAN Describe briefly the year wise After the excavation of the ordinary earth, reclamation plan the top soil stored at the site would be used for the leveling of the land. a Rivers Courses No river courses within 500 meters of the mining area b Nalas No nalas within 500 meters of the mining area c Water Tanks No water tanks within 500 meters of the mining area d Villages/Houses/Hutments, agriculture No Villages/houses/hutments within 500 land meters of the mining area. Only agricultural land is surrounded by the mining site.
28 e Important Monuments No monuments within 500 meters of the mining area ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Land Owner through its contractor would be responsible for the implementation of the environmental Management Plan of the Ordinary earth mining project. The EMP would be implemented within 4 and 8 months from the date of grant of environmental clearance.
EMP FUND A sum of Rs. 10,000/- has been proposed as separate fund for building the infrastructure required for the management of EMP such as Sprinkler, Pipes, Medical
Aids etc. however annual Rs 1,000/- has also been earmarked towards the recurring cost.
29 1. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT
The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change has made certain amendments in, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification No. S.O.1533(E) dated 14.09.2006 issued by the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest., vide notification no. S.O.141(E) dated 15.01.2016 and notification no. S.O. 190(E) dated 20.01.2016. These amendments led to the constitution of the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) at district level for grant of environmental clearances for category B2 projects ( B2 category projects pertaining to mining of minor minerals of lease area less than or equal to 5 hectares) for mining of minor minerals, for all the districts in the country. DEIAA comprises of following members:
1 District Magistrate or District Collector of the district Chairperson
2 Senior most Divisional Forest Officer in the district Member
3 An expert member to be nominated by the Divisional Member
Commissioner or Chief Conservator of the Forest
4 Sub-Divisional Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer Member Secretary
of the district head quarter
Ordinary sand other than sand use for prescribed purposes and some other minerals have been specified as minor mineral in Sec 3(E) of The Mines and Minerals ( Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Central Government in addition to some other minor minerals have also declared the ordinary earth (used for filling or leveling purposes in construction or embankments, roads, railways and buildings) and brick earth as the minor minerals. The Government of Punjab vide notification no. S.O.22/P.A.9/1996/S.3/2008 dated 28.03.2008 have acquired the rights of ordinary clay, ordinary sand other than sand use for prescribed purposes, brick earth and ordinary earth (used for filling or leveling purposes in construction or embankments, roads, railways and buildings) in addition to some other minor minerals.. The DEIAA shall base its decisions on the recommendations of District Level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC). It comprises of following members
1. Senior most Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Chairperson
2. Senior most Sub-Divisional Officer (Forest) Member
3. A representative of Remote Sensing Department or Geology Department Member
30 or State Ground Water Department to be nominated by the District
Magistrate or District Collector
4. Occupational health expert or Medical Officer to be nominated by the Member
District Magistrate or District Collector
5. Engineer from Zila Parishad Member
6. A representative of State Pollution Control Board or Committee Member
7. An expert to be nominated by the Divisional Commissioner or Chief Member
Conservator of Forest
8. An expert to be nominated by the Divisional Commissioner or Chief Member
Conservator of Forest
9. An expert to be nominated by the Divisional Commissioner or Chief Member
Conservator of Forest
10. Senior most Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department Member
11. Assistant Director or Deputy Director or District Mines Officer or Member-
Geologist in the district in that order Secretary
District Survey Report (DSR) is required to identify the areas of aggradations or depositions where mining can be allowed and identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area. The District Survey Report (DSR) shall form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. The Report shall be updated once every five years.
2. BRIEF HISTORYOF THE DISTRICT
Punjab is divided geographically into three regions, known as Malwa (a region of Punjab south of the river Sutlej) , Majha (comprising districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.) and Doaba (the region of Indian Punjab between the rivers Beas and Sutlej) . Patiala district falls in the Malwa region. Patiala was one of the famous erstwhile princely states of Punjab. After independence of India, the Patiala became the capital of erstwhile Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). It was created by
31 combining eight princely states of Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotla and
Nalagarh. Following the States Reorganisation Act 1956, the PEPSU was merged into Punjab State on 1st November 1956. 3. PHYSIOGRAPHY
Patiala district forms the south-eastern part of the state, it lies between 290 49’ and 300 47’ north latitude, 750 58’ and 760 54’ east longitude. Elevation above sea level is 258 m = 846 ft . It is surrounded by the districts of Fatehgarh Sahib and S.A.S Nagar Mohali in the
North, Sangrur district in the west, Ambala and Kuruksetra districts of neighbouring state of Haryana in the east and Kaithal district of Haryana in the south.
Connectivity to District Patiala: Patiala district is well connected by road and rail network. Patiala is about 250 kms from National capital New Delhi and 70 kms from State capital Chandigarh. The nearest railway junction is at Rajpura town and the nearest airports are at Mohali ( 70 kms), Amritsar (235 kms) and New Delhi ( 250 kms).
4. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Patiala district is spread over an area of 3325 sq. kms and it is fifth largest District of Punjab in terms of area.
32 Description 2011 2001
Actual Population 1,895,686 1,584,780
Male 1,002,522 845,230
Female 893,164 739,550
Population Growth 19.62% 17.84%
Area Sq. Km 3,325 3,325
Density/km2 570 499
Proportion to Punjab Population 6.83% 6.51%
Sex Ratio (Per 1000) 891 875
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) 837 776
Average Literacy 75.28 69.30
Male Literacy 80.20 75.30
Female Literacy 69.80 62.50
Total Child Population (0-6 Age) 212,892 0
Male Population (0-6 Age) 115,917 0
Female Population (0-6 Age) 96,975 0
Literates 1,266,791 0
Male Literates 711,052 0
Female Literates 555,739 0
Child Proportion (0-6 Age) 11.23% 0.00%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) 11.56% 0.00%
33 Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) 10.86% 0.00%
5. ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
No. of Sub Divisions 5 Patiala
Nabha
Rajpura
Samana
Patran
No. of Tehsils 5 Patiala
Nabha
Rajpura
Samana
Patran
No. of Sub-Tehsils 3 Bhadson
Dudan Sadan
Ghanour
Development Blocks 8 Patiala
Nabha
Rajpura
Samana
Patran
Ghanour
Sanour
34 Bhunerheri
Panchayats 1012
8. RAINFALL & CLIMATE
The climate of Patiala district can be classified as tropical steppe, Semi-arid and hot which is mainly dry with very hot summer and cold winter except during monsoon. There are four seasons in a year. The hot weather season starts from mid March to last week of the June followed by the south west monsoon which lasts upto September. The transition period from September to October forms the post monsoon season. The winter season starts late in November and remains upto first week of March. The normal monsoon and annual rainfall of the district is 547 mm and 677 mm , respectively which is unevenly distributed over the area. The south west monsoon, sets in from last week of June and withdraws in end of September, contributing about 81% of annual rainfall. July and August are the wettest months. Rest 19% rainfall is received during non-monsoon period in the wake of western disturbances and thunderstorms. Generally rainfall in the district increases from southwest to northeast. The mean minimum and maximum temperature in the area ranges from 7.1o C to 40.4o C during January and May or June respectively.
Temperature & Rainfall in Patiala:
Month Average Temperature Centigrade Average Rainfall Millimeters
January 14 36
February 14 35
March 16 40
April 19 48
May 22 0
June 26 89
July 28 117
August 28 96
September 26 40
October 23 41
November 20 40
35 December 19 40
9. GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL TYPES
The district area is occupied by Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain and consists of three types of region viz. the Upland plain, the Cho-infested Foothill Plain and the Floodplain of the Ghaggar river. The elevation of land ranges from 240 to 278 m amsl. Due to arid climate, the soils are light coloured. Tropical arid brown soils exist in the major parts of the district. Here soils are deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In Patran and Samana blocks, soils are arid brown soils occur. These are calcareous in nature and in most cases kankar layers occur.
Information on Soil for the District (Area in Hectares)
Sr. Name of Alluvial Salt Deficient
No. Block in Micro
Loamy Sandy Loam Silt Clay Affected nutrient
Sand Loam Loam Loam Zn, Mn,
Fe, etc.
1 Patiala 420 25225 8452 8030 0 219 4261
2 Nabha 0 56760 4936 0 0 746 15611
3 Samana 1990 33837 3981 0 0 3 11943
4 Patran 0 4155 33239 0 2077 3 10388
5 Bhunerheri 24692 0 0 6350 4233 1044 328
6 Sanour 0 12963 7408 11110 5554 714 3825
7 Rajpura 2051 2032 408 30609 6123 219 398
8 Ghanour 0 0 10937 12262 9942 197 6113
29153 134972 69361 68361 27929 3145
10. LAND USE PATTERN ( Area in Hectares)
36 Sub Villa Geogra Under Barr Unclu Perma Cultur Under More Total
divisio ge phical Forest en tivate nent able cultiva than cultivat
n area Area Lan d land Pasture waste tion one ed area
d s land area time
cultiva
ted
area
Patiala 374 114540 4790 1925 16325 0 1507 89993 87880 177873
Nabha 175 62442 4468 739 5842 12 473 50908 50607 101515
Rajpura 270 62164 1462 896 7757 0 1415 50634 48925 99559
Patran 97 46306 318 246 6061 0 1159 38522 34857 73379
Samana 96 36847 1376 198 3190 0 1987 30096 29734 59830
Total 1012 322299 12414 3884 39175 12 6541 260153 252003 512156
11. GROUND WATER SCENARIO Hydrogeology : The district is occupied by Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain of Quaternary age, and falls in Ghaggar basin. The ground water occurs in alluvium formations comprising fine to coarse sand, which forms the potential aquifers. In the shallow aquifer ( up to 50m) ground water occurs under unconfined/water table conditions, where as in deeper aquifer, semi-confined/confined conditions exist. The traditional dugwells tapping the shallow aquifer are not in use and most of them have been abandoned, however, this aquifer is being tapped by the hand pumps and shallow tube wells, which are widely used for domestic purposes. The permeable granular zones comprising fine to mediumgrained sand and occasionally coarse sand and gravel.Their lateral and vertical extent is limited. The borehole data reveals that clay group of formations dominate over the sand group in the district area. Ground water in the district occurs in the alluvium under water table and semi confined to confined conditions.
Water level behavior: The depth to water level ranges from 4.43 to 20.62 m bgl during pre monsoon period and 6.99 to 24.28 m bgl during post monsoon period. The seasonal fluctuation varies from 0.03 to (-) 3.66 m in the area. The long-term water level trend indicates average fall of 0.50 m/year.The long term water level trend is also showing little rise being 0.24 m/year around majauli, which is insignificant with respect to entire area.
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Ground water flow: The elevation of the water table in the district varies from 230 m to 300 m above mean sea level. The highest elevation is in the northeastern part and the lowest in the southwestern part and reflects the topographic gradients. The hydraulic gradient in the northern eastern part is steep, whereas, in the southwestern part, it is gentle. The overall flow of ground water is from northeast to south-west direction.
Notified blocks of the district by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) : In Patiala district- Patiala, Patran and Sanour blocks have been notified for control and regulation of ground water.
Block wise Ground Water Balance of District Patiala (Study Period 1995-97)
Sr. No. Block Geographical Depth of tube- Water Table
Area ( ha) wells (mtr) (mtr)
1 Patiala 42261 40-60 13.50-19.55
2 Nabha 62442 40-60 15.26-21.54
3 Samana 39811 45-60 19.18-20.65
4 Patran 41552 45-75 25
5 Bhunerheri 36319 45-75 19.6-26.56
6 Sanour 37750 45-60 15.20-20.10
7 Rajpura 41031 40-60 9.60-18.94
8 Ghanour 33338 40-60 3.71-14.42
12. FOREST
The forests play a vital role in shaping the characteristic conditions of an area. Besides , these also influence the economic and social life of the people considerably. The forests provide valuable timber, medicinal herbs and raw material for industries and also provide employment and play a vital role in conserving the soil and ensure timely rains.
38 Description of Land and Forest areas: The track forms a part of indo-Gangetic alluvial plain and is more or less flat terrain having general slope from north-east to south-west. Some of the Birs have streams , choes and nallah course passing through them namely Ghaggar, Markanda, Tangri, Patiala nadi, Sirhind Choe etc. These streams cause occasional floods, especially during the rainy season. The most affected forest areas by such flash floods include Bir Miranpur Ghogpur, Bir Moti Bagh and Bir Gurdialpura. All these streams merge with Ghaggar river in Patiala District except Sirhind Choe. In some of the Forest like Bir Bhunerheri, Bir Miranpur Ghogpur and Bir Gurdialpura, the floodwater receded after 1-3 months. Sirhind choe enters Patiala district near Bhadson and after flowing through Bir Agol enters Sangrur District towards the South-West.
Various landforms found in the district are alluvial plain, flood plain and palaeo channels. Alluvial plains constitute major portion of the district. Part of the alluvial plain is susceptible to local flooding and thus has good moisture. At place, it has salt encrustations. Flood plain is a sloping tract along the Ghaggar river and other small rivulets.
Distribution of Forest: The Patiala district is divided into four major categories namely Birs or the Block forests, roadside , rail side, canal side and drain side. The distribution of areas is as follows:
Sr. No. Category Area (Ha)
1 Birs 2655.41
2 Road 3992.65
3 Rail 510.60
4 Canals 3958.31
5 Drains 200.00
11316.97
The Birs / Block Forests: The original vegetation in the Bir areas were of the dry tropical thorn and scrub forests which fall under the Sub-group 5-B ( Northern Tropical Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests). The forest occurring in Patiala, Nabha ,
39 Samana and Bhadson forest ranges fall under the main forest type Saline and Alkaline Scrub Savannah sub- type E8 of Group 5-B.
Strip Forest: It runs along roads, railways, canal and drains. Eucalypts exists in pure stands and in gaps of middle aged to mature. Kikar is slowly depleting on the roadsides because of unfavourable conditions. Natural regeneration of all species is scarce. Of late, apart from Shisham new species like Arjun, White Siris, Burma Neem, dek, Ailanthus, Jamoa, Jaman, Australian Kikar etc. have been introduced. This is done mainly to have mixtures of plantations and divergence.
The condition of the crop at most of the places is quite good, only the crops along the railways and drains have yielded poor results.
12.1 BLOCK FORESTS
In District Patiala, there are 12 birs / Block Forests:-
Sr.No. Name of Village / Forest Hadbast No.
1 Bir Kule Majra Hadbast No. 143
2 Bir Majal Khurd Hadbast No. 207
(New Hadbast No. 205)
3 Bir Kheri Gujjran Hadbast No. 34
4 Bir Sanaur Hadbast No. 121
5 Bir Kartarpura Hadbast No. 119
6 Bir Miranpur Hadbast No. 267
7 Bir Ghogpur Hadbast No. 263
(New Hadbast No. 267)
40 8 Bir Bhunerheri Hadbast No. 154
9 Bir Bhorey Agoul Hadbast No. 167
10 Bir Gurdialpura Hadbast No.
11 Bir Mallah Kheri Hadbast No. 76
12 Bir Anniah Dherian Hadbast No. 204
12.2 WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES
There are six wildlife sanctuaries in the district namely:
Sr.No. Name Area in Ha
1 Bir Moti Bagh 524.48 ha
2 Bir Dosanjh 540.68 ha
3 Bir Mehans 123.43 ha
4 Bir Bhadson 1064.80 ha
5 Bir Bhunerheri 661.66 ha
6 Bir Gurdialpura 620.53 ha
41 13. FAUNA AND FLORA
Fauna: The district is rich in animals and birds and the following are mainly found in
the district:-
Sr. No. Animals Birds
1 Blue Bull Pigeon
2 Hog deer Sparrow
3 Wild Boar Parrot
4 Jackal Wood Pecker
5 Common Mangoose Peacock
6 Common Indian Hare House Crow
7 Rhesus Monkey Common Babbler
8 Jungle Cat Kingfisher
Flora: The district is rich in Flora. The following various species of plants and forest
trees are mainly found in Patiala district:-
42 1 Khair 9 Karir 17 Drek
2 Reru 10 Tun 18 Burma Drek
3 Kikar 11 Lasura 19 Toot
4 Bel 12 Shisham 20 Khajoor
5 Neem 13 Safeda 21 Poplar
6 Kachnar 14 Bohar 22 Jamun
7 Dhak 15 Pipal 23 Ber
8 Amaltas 16 Amb 24 Bakain
14. HORTICULTURE
The topography and agro-climatic conditions of the district are quite suitable for the
productions of various fruits and vegetables.
HORTICULUTURE PROFILE OF DISTRICT PATIALA
(YEAR 2014-15) (Area in Hectares)
Sr.No. Descriptions
1 Geographical Area 322190
2 Forest Area 12410
3 Barren Land 4240
4 Non-Agriculture use 36600
43 5 Net Area Sown 261400
6 Cropping Intensity (%) 198.52
7 Net Irrigated Area 261280
8 Area under Fruits 2337 Hac.
Kinnow 83 Guava 941 Ber 156
Sweet Orange 25 Pear 114 Amla 1
Lemon 77 Peach 150 Banana 1
Mango 376 Plum 14 Others 386
Litchi 8 Grapes 5
9 Area under Vegetables 15771 Hac
Potato 4313 Cauliflower 1012 Water Melon 41
Onion 1985 Okra 344 Vine Crops 796
Garlic 417 Cabbage 872 Roots Crop 964
Tomato 1252 Peas 1654 Others 226
Brinjal 590 Musk Melon 483
10 Area under Flowers
1. Loose Flowers 80 Hac. 2. Cut Flower 41.6 Hac
3 . Flower Seed 82 Hac.
11 Govt. Garden & Nursery, Mall Road, Patiala 2 Acre
Govt. Garden & Nursery, Wazidpur, Patiala 22 Acre
Govt. Garden & Nursery, Circular Road, Nabha, Patiala 2 Acre
Baradari Garden, Patiala -
12 No. of Poly House / Net House 69 Area 2.40 Lakh
Sq. Mt.
13 No. of Processing units 13 Capacity 39 Mt. Ton
14 No. of cold Store 28 Capacity 116800 Mt.
Ton
15 Mushroom Growers 20 Unit Capacity 508 Mt. Ton
16 No. of Bee Keeper 173 No of Boxes 27000
44 15. AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the District, having different types of soil and agro-climate conditions which are quite suitable for the growing of various types of cereals, vegetables, fruits and other crops . The major crops grown in the district are Wheat, Paddy, Maize, Sugarcane, Oil seeds, sunflower and barley. Crop wise area is given below:
CROPS 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
Area Yield Prod Area Yield Prod Area Yield Prod
(in (in (in
Ha) Ha) Ha)
Wheat 234 4798 1123 232 4968 1153 233 4396 1024
Paddy(Rice) 233 3956 922 231 4153 959 230 3930 904
Maize 1 4149 4 1 4867 5 1 5447 5
Sugarcane 2 7613 15 3 7747 23 3 7476 22
(Gur)
Oilseeds 1 1434 2 1 1431 1.4 1 1685 1.7
Sunflower 1 1631 1.6 1.3 1918 2.5 1 1946 2
Barely 1 3548 3 1 4458 4233 1 4069 4.1
Information on Rain-fed and Irrigated Area ( in Ha)
45 Sr. Name of Rainfed % Irrigated Area ( Source Wise)
No. Block Area
Canal % Tubewell % Any %
Area other
area
1 Patiala - - 816 3 29349 97.2 - -
2 Nabha - - 1262 3 49369 97.5 - -
3 Samana - - - - 32997 100 - -
4 Patran - - - - 36049 100 - -
5 Bhunerheri -- - 1600 5 33594 95.5 - -
6 Sanour - - 990 3 27854 96.6 - -
7 Rajpura 2503 8.7 550 2 25540 89.3 - -
8 Ghanour 1496 5.8 822 3 23392 90.9 - -
16. CROP DIVERSIFICATION
Crop Diversification refers to a shift from the regional dominance of one crop to regional production of a number of crops, to meet ever increasing demand of cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits, oilseeds, fibres, fodder, grasses etc. It aims to improve soil health and to maintain dynamic equilibrium of the agro-ecosystem. In the instant case, crop diversification is intended to promote technological innovations for sustainable agriculture and enable farmers to choose crop alternatives for increased productivity and income.
The concerns relating to diversification of rice-wheat cropping systems area in the country came to fore when yield levels of these two most important food crops experienced stagnancy and net profit accruals showed diminishing trend. The problem got further aggravated due to depletion of water table in North-West plains zone comprising Punjab, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh. Thus, dwindling ground water resource in these States due to excessive withdrawal of water for irrigation led to impurities in the water-a cause of attendant crop health effects.
The continuous cultivation of water guzzling crops like paddy due to frequent flood irrigation has resulted into depletion of ground water in the original Green revolution States namely; Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. The continuous
46 cultivation of rice wheat cropping system has witnessed the stagnancy in crop yield, infestation of weeds, contamination of ground water, incidence of pests-diseases and deterioration of soil health. Therefore, it is essential to diversify the area from paddy to alternate crops not only to improve soil fertility and arrest depletion of ground water but also to enhance the farm income.
The notified over-exploited and critical blocks based on recommendation of Central Ground Water Board of major paddy growing districts of each state. Three blocks namely Patiala, Patran and Sanour of Patiala district have been notified as over-exploited and critical blocks. At least 5% of area under paddy in notified blocks would be diverted towards alternate crops during 2016-17. In order to divert area to other alternate crops, it is proposed to motivate the farmers for cultivation of maize, kharif pulses ( arhar, mungbean, uradbean, cluster bean) , oilseeds ( soybean, til) poplar based agro-forestry system (cultivation of rabi and kharif inter crops). It is also proposed to provide the assistance to the farmers for land development, farm mechanization, establishment of agro-based food processing units for value addition and marketing support to generate additional income and restore soil fertility.
17. LIVE STOCKS
The livestock is the main wealth next to agriculture of the predominant population of the district.
The district ranks third in the state in the population of cows and buffaloes. The important livestock of the district as per 19th Live stock census 2012(Tentative) was as under
1 Cattle 115637
2 Horse/Ponies 1197
3 Donkeys 161
4 Buffaloes 335167
5 Sheep(13268),Goat(15196),Piggery (3241) 31705
6 Mules 292
47 18. TOPOGRAPHY
The district forms a part of the Indo-Gangetic plain and consists of three types of region:-
a. The Upland Plain
b. The Cho-infested Foothill Plain
c. The Floodplain of the Ghaggar River
Apart from this, the district has a complex drainage system consisting of canals and rivers.
18.1 Rivers:
The river Ghaghar is the most important water channel of the district. It is essentially a seasonal stream, remaining dry during most part of the year. However, during the rainy season, it remains in spate, often flooding the adjoining villages, causing damage to crops, livestock and at times to houses and human lives. A number of subsidiary rivulets join the Ghaggar River, the most important ones being the Tangri Nadi, Patiala-Wali-Nadi, Sirhind Choe and the Jhambowali Choe.
18.2 Canals:
Apart from the natural drainage line, the district also has three important canals- The Bhakra Main Line Canal, the Nawana Branch and the Ghaggar Link. These canals provide much needed irrigation water to the District. Before these canals were constructed, Patiala district was a water scarce area. These irrigation canals have helped to transform the parched fields into fertile, double-crop lands
48 19. THE GHAGGAR RIVER
The Ghaggar is an intermittent river in India, flowing during the monsoon season. It originates in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 1927 Mtrs above mean sea level and flows through Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh. In Haryana, it flows through south-west of Sirsa and by-the-side of Talwara Jheel in Rajasthan. This seasonal river feeds two irrigation canals that extend into Rajasthan. The present-day Saraswati River originates in a submontane region (Ambala district) and joins Ghaggar near Shatrana in Punjab. A dried out channel of the Sutlej, joins the river Ghaggar near Sadulgarh (Hanumangarh), the Naiwal channel. The Ghaggar then joins with the dried up Drishadvati (Chautang) river. The wide river-bed (paleo-channel) of the Ghaggar suggests that the river once flows full of water, through the entire region, in the presently dried channel of the Hakra River, possibly emptying into the Rann-of- Kutch. It supposedly dried up due to the capture of its tributaries by the Indus and Yamuna rivers and the loss of rainfall in much of its catchment area due to deforestation and overgrazing
The Ghaggar-Hakra and the Sutlej: Many settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization era have been found along the Ghaggar and Hakra rivers. It has been shown by satellite imagery that at Ropar, the Sutlej River suddenly flows away from the Ghaggar in a sharp turn. The beforehand narrow Ghaggar river-bed itself suddenly becomes wider at the conjunction where the Sutlej should have met the Ghaggar river. And, there is a major paleo channel between the point where the Sutlej takes a sharp turn and the Ghaggar river bed widens.
The Ghaggar-Hakra and the Yamuna: There are no Harappan sites on the present Yamuna River. However, painted Gray Ware sites excavated on the Yamuna channel, indicate that the river must have flown in that channel during 1000 - 600 BC. The distribution of the painted Gray Ware sites in the Ghaggar river valley indicates that during the ancient period, the Ghaggar River had already dried up partly.
Subsidiary Rivulets :
Dhakansu Drain, Jacob Drain, Patiala Ki Rao, Jharmal Choe, Miranpur Choe, Bhagna Nadi, Marcanda River and Momian Drain joins Ghaggar River.
49 Historical Observations of quality of Ghaggar River:
The quality of Ghaggar River has been monitored by the CPCB under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme and provided for the period starting from 2004-2008. The results of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) parameter monitored during the above stated period at Mubarakpur (Punjab), Tiwana Village (Punjab), Chandarpur Siphon (Haryana), Sardulagarh (Punjab), Dabwali Road (Haryana), Ottu Weir (Haryana) and Ghaggar River entering in Rajasthan. . In addition, the industrial and domestic wastewater discharges from the towns located along Ghaggar or its tributaries deteriorate the water quality of the river
Dhakansu Drain (PS8): BOD concentration at Dhakansu Drain was 57 mg/l.
Jacob Drain: BOD concentration at Jacob Drain is 76 mg/l and TSS level is four times above the prescribed standard. The Jacob Drain directly meets the Patiala River.
Patiala River: A number of subsidiary rivulets join the Ghaggar River, the most important one being Patiala River. Patiala River meets the Ghaggar River at the upstream of Jharmal choe. This River also falls in the category of semi-arid region. At Patiala River, high BOD load was observed i.e. 32,228.26 kg/day.
Jharmal Choe (PS13): Jharmal Choe received industrial and domestic sewage of Derabasi, Lalru and Zirakpur. BOD concentration at Jharmal Choe was 17 mg/l which is within the prescribed norms.
20 METHODOLOGY AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The trace of each and every river/ stream was covered and studied on the following principles of Geology/River bed mining:
The general geology of the area;
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The presence of any major geological structure;
Origin of river;
Pattern of primary / secondary/ tertiary streams;
Total catchments;
General profile of river/streams;
Meandering Pattern;
Bank stability;
Total potential of river bed in reference to minor mineral;
General slope of the river / stream;
Morphogenetic regions.
In Addition to above, presence of the following objects were also studied:-
The presence of any WSS Schemes
Bridges
Agriculture fields
Bank protection works
Plantation etc.
Following are the important guiding principles considered while recommending the river / stream bed or part of the river / stream bed for collection for minor minerals:-
51 The production of aggregate area is a function of the availability of natural resources, the size of population, the economy of the area and various developmental and infrastructural works being undertaken in the area like road construction, hydro-electric projects etc. Further, being a low- value, high- volume mineral commodity, the prices are dramatically affected by transportation distances. If the distance increases, the transportation cost may increase much more than the cost of the aggregates. A stable river is able to consistently transport the flow of sediments produced by watershed such that its dimension ( width and depth) pattern and vertical profile are maintained without aggrading ( building up) or degrading ( scouring down)
The amount of boulders, cobbles, pebbles and sand deposited in riverbed equals to the amount delivered to the river from watershed and from bank erosion minus amount transported downstream each year.
It is compulsive nature for river to meander in their belts and therefore they will have to be provided with adequate corridor for meandering without hindrance. Any attempt to diminish the width of this corridor (floodway) and curb their freedom to meander would prove counterproductive.
Erosion and deposition is law of nature. The river/stream has to complete its geomorphological cycle from youth, mature to old age.
River capturing is unavoidable.
Erosion in upstream and deposition in downstream.
Tendency of the river / stream toward grade.
Fundamentally, the lowest point of any stream is fixed by Sea Level.
The ratio between the width of meander belt and width of the stream decreases as the width of the stream increases.
Formation, Bank erosion and Replenishment of any specific riverbed depends Primarily upon:
The Geology of the area;
River Profile;
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Rainfall in catchments;
Morphogenetic region;
Catchments geomorphology;
Efficiency of River / Stream ( i.e erosive power);
The competency of the river / Stream ( i.e transport heaviest stone);
The capacity of the River/Stream ( i.e volume of transportation);
Hydraulic radius of the River / Stream (ratio between cross sectional area and length of wetted perimeter)
- Secondarily upon
Geological structures;
Porosity of formation;
Run off in the catchments;
Forest cover;
Type of agriculture;
Encroachment on flood plain leaving least space for meandering;
Any barrier on river / stream bed i.e bands , dams and bridge foundations etc;
Throwing of debris into the river/stream course;
53 Drying up of river courses due to construction of dams, thereby reducing the efficiency and capacity of the river / stream.
The total potential of the river / stream bed is calculated up to the depth of one meter and in the workable span. Total potential or annual replenishment is not necessarily mineable. Mine ability depends upon the availability of approachable roads, distance from the general conditions of policy viz distances from WSS Schemes, bridges etc and overall on the market demand etc. Thus keeping these factors into consideration 60% of the total potential has been taken for the purpose of exploitation of minor minerals.
Method For calculation of Reserves:
For the calculation of total reserves of minor minerals available in the river bed, length, average width and depth of the river bed for which the exploitation is to be carried out / allowed under rule / prevailing instructions of the Govt. was taken into consideration. The volume thus obtained is multiplied with the bulk density which has been assumed as 2.2 for all types of minor minerals. Thus reserves up to particular datum line i.e one meter below the surface have been calculated.
Total reserves of minor minerals ( M.T.)= Length x Width x Height i.e Depth x Density.
For the annual replenishment of minor mineral reserves, the average annual mean depth up to which the replenishment of minor mineral takes place annually, has been taken into consideration which depends upon the annual rainfall factor and geology of the catchments area
21. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE
DISTRICT
Mainly three types of minor minerals constituents such as sand, stone and bajri are required for any type of construction apart from other material like cement and steel. In earlier times, the houses / buildings were constructed in form of
54 small dwellings with walls made up of mud plaster, stone and interlocking provided with wooden frames and there were negligible commercial as well as developmental activities resulting in less demand of building material. However with the passage of time, new vistas of developmental activities were started. The quantity of minor minerals consumption in a particular area is a thermometer to assess the development of the area. Thus with the pace of development activities, the consumption of minor minerals also increased. As such the demand of minor minerals in the district has started an increasing trend. In order to meet the requirement of raw material for construction, the extraction of sand is being carried out exclusively from the river beds. In Patiala district, the demand of sand ( river borne collection) and of bajri / grit ( river borne collection or through manufactured grit by stone crushers) is mainly met by the supply from other districts of Punjab. In district brick earth and ordinary earth mining is carried out with prior Environment Clearance (EC) to met the requirements of bricklines and for filling / leveling purposes respectively.
22ORDINARY EARTH MINING
Ordinary earth is used for filling or leveling purposes in construction or embankments, roads, railways and buildings. In Patran block, there are sand dunes in villages like Butta Singh Wala, Kalvanu, Dedhna, Nanhera, Drauli, Tambu Wala, Ban Wala situated on left side of the Samana-Patran road. There are also sand dunes on the right side of this road i.e. village Dhuhar, Rampur Pandtan, Dugal kalan, Dugal Khurd, Jainpur. There are also
some sand dunes on Jhakkal road at Shelwala village. The remaining land is useful for brick earth.
In Samana Block, Village Dhanheta, Saundewala, Asmanpur, Fatehpur, Rajla, Kakra, Sehajpur Kalan, Sehajpur Khurd, Gajjewaz and Mavikalan have sand dunes. The land of block Sanour, Patiala and Nabha has mixed soil i.e. sandy and brick earth.
25.1 Recommendations:
The sandy land is less fertile and after excavation of top layer of sandy soil upto 3-4feet depth, fertile layer will come up and in this way crop production will rise and this will also save groundwater as the top sandy layer does not hold the water. This has no adverse effect on the environment. Any project or activity specified in Category ‘B’ will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in part within 10 km
55 from the boundary of: (i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, { There are six Wildlife sanctuaries in the district and are mentioned at page no. 12 of District Survey Report} (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time,
(iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries. Specific Condition (SC): If any Industrial Estate/Complex / Export processing Zones. A Mineral Concession holder has to abide by the provisions of The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and The Punjab Minor Mineral Rules 2013 made thereunder.
25 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MINING
The mining will generate direct and indirect employment during mining operations and most of the unskilled labour will be used for mining purposes and they will be paid more than minimum wages prescribed by State Govt. In general, there will be no adverse effect on human health as no blasting or handling of toxic material is involved. All the safety measures will be strictly followed to prevent occupational risk during excavation, loading and transportation. This will be a good source of revenue generation for the government as after getting the Environment Clearance, the minor concessioner will have to pay the Royalty, Price, Environment Management Fund and TCS which will enhance the revenue of the Central and State Government.
56 UNDERTAKING 1
I. Dalwinder singh s/o hardhman singh r/o village malomajra tehsil and district Patiala do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That the periphery of any other area of borrowing/excavation does not falls within a radius of 500m from the periphery of proposed area of borrowing/excavation
Place: Date: ...... Signature
VERIFICATION:- I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that the statement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.
Place: Date: ...... Signature
57 UNDERTAKING 2 I. Dalwinder singh s/o hardhman singh r/o village malomajra tehsil and district Patiala do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: I. That the activity associated with borrowing/excavation of 'ordinary earth' and ordinary earth' for purpose of general work, construction of roads, embankments etc shall not involve blasting. II. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to a maximum depth of 2m below general ground level at the site. III. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to 2m above the ground water table at the site. IV. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall not be alter the natural drainage pattern of the area V. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restored by the project proponent for useful purpose(s). VI. that appropriate fencing all around the borrowed/excavated pit shall be made to prevent any mishap. VII. That measures shall be taken to prevent dust emission by covering of borrowed/excavated earth during transportation. VIII. That safeguards shall be adopted against health risks on account of breeding of vectors in the water bodies created due to borrowing/excavation of earth IX. That workers/labourers shall be provided with facilities for drinking water and sanitation X. That a berm shall be left from the boundary of adjoining fiels having a width equal o at least half the depth of proposed excavation XI. That a mnimum distance of 15 m from any civil structure shall be kept from the periphery of any excavation area. XII. That the concerned DEIAA while considering granting environmental clearance for such activity for ordinary earth will prescribe the guidelines as stated at (i) to (xi) above and specify that the clearance so granted shall be liable to be cancelled in case of any violation of above guidelines
Place: Date: ...... (Signature) Verification: I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that the statement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein. Place: Date: ...... (Signature)
58 UNDERTAKING 3
I. Dalwinder singh s/o hardhman singh r/o village malomajra tehsil and district Patiala do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am Prop. in the firm and have applied environmental clearance before DEIAA for mining related activity of our Ordinary earth mining. 2. That I give an undertaking that there is no boundary of National Park of Wild Life within a distance of 1 Km radius from our mining site and no protected area notified under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or Notified eco-sensitive area as notified under section 3 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 exists within 10 Km radius from the project site.
(Signature)
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