BRIEF NOTE

ON CHOUTAPALLI LIMESTONE MINE

1.82 MTPA LIMESTONE PRODUCTION From 262.247 Ha AMALGAMATED MINING LEASE AREA (Amalgamated Leases : ML-1 & ML-2)

ML Area Limestone Production EC status (Ha) (MTPA) ML1 46.08 1.0 EC obtained as per 1994 ML-2 216.167 0.82 EC obtained as per 2006 Amalgamated 262.247 1.82 Lease

Submitted to MoEFCC for Environmental Clearance (EC) for 262.247 Ha Amalgamated Choutapalli Limestone Mine for 1.82 MTPA production as per MoEFCC Notification, S. O. 1530(E) dated 6th April 2018.

At Choutapalli Village Of Mattampalli Mandal and Mellacheruvu Village Of Mellacheruvu Mandal, District, State.

Of

MY HOME INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED Mellacheruvu (V&M), Suryapert District, Telangana State

CHOUTAPALLI LIMESTONE MINE (AMALGAMATED AREA: 262.247 HA) M/s. MY HOME INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED

CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE OF MY HOME INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED LOCATED AT CHOUTAPALLI VILLAGE OF MATTAMPALLI MANDAL, MELLACHERUVU VILLAGE OF MELLACHERUVU MANDAL, , TELANGANA STATE

My Home Industries Private Limited (MHIPL) flagship Company of My Home Group. Over the past decade, MHIPL has been one of fastest growing cement companies in . It has its operation in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu States with overall cement manufacturing capacity of 10.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Mellacharuvu Unit is located at Mellacheruvu village, Suryapet District, Telanagna State with overall present production capacity of Clinker 3.043 MTPA and Cement 3.3 MTPA.

The limestone requirement of the Cement Plant is being met from existing Captive Mines of the company i.e., Mellacheruvu Limestone Mine, Yepalamadhavaram Limestone Mine and Choutapalli Limestone Mine. These Mines are located within 5km radius of the Cement Plant.

PRESENT PROPOSAL

My Home Industries Private Limited (MHIPL) has obtained EC vide Lr. J- 11015/25/2006-IA.II (M) dated 26th May 2006 for its captive Limestone mine i.e., Choutapalli Limestone Mine [ML area 46.08 Ha & 1.00 million TPA production] located at Choutapalli Village, Mattampalli Mandal, Suryapet District, Telangana State, under the provisions of EIA notification, 1994.

Further, MHIPL has also obtained EC vide Lr. J-11015/5762007-IA.II (M) dated 31st July 2008 for its captive Limestone mines i.e., Choutapalli Limestone Mine - 2 [ML area 216.167 Ha & 0.82 million TPA production] located at Choutapalli village of Mattampalli & Mellacheruvu Village of Mellacheruvu Mandal, Suryapet District (earlier ), Telangana State, under the provisions of EIA notification, 2006.

Choutapalli Limestone Mine 1 & 2 were having common boundary. As per specific condition No.iii of EC dated 31st July 2008, mining leases shall be amalgamated.

The State Government accorded order for amalgamation vide G.O. Ms. No. 328 dated 12th December 2008 for these two mining leases, which expires on 31.07.2055. Now both leases are being operated in single mode for overall production capacity of 1.82 million TPA (1.00 MTPA + 0.82 MTPA). Further, Approval of Modified mining plan for amalgamated mining area i.e 262.247 ha and limestone production 1.82 million TPA was obtained from IBM dated 20.10.2015. Consent is also obtained from Telangana State Pollution Control Board for overall amalgamated area of 262.247 ha and production capacity of 1.82 million TPA.

Present proposal pertains to obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) for “Choutapalli Limestone Mine”, Captive Limestone Mine of MHIPL spread over an area of 262.247 Ha at Choutapalli village of Mattampalli mandal, Mellacheruvu village of Mellacheruvu mandal, Suryapet district, Telangana state with 1.82 MTPA limestone production as per MoEFCC Notification, S. O. 1530(E) dated 6th April 2018.

As per the Notification, Mining projects, which were granted Environmental Clearance under the EIA Notification, 1994, and but not obtained environmental clearance for expansion / modernisation / amendment under the EIA Notification, 2006 are required to obtain Environmental Clearance in order to bring under the regulatory framework of the EIA Notification, 2006.

In this context MHIPL proposes to obtain Environmental Clearance for Choutapalli Limestone Mine spread over an area of 262.247 Ha with the present production of 1.82 MTPA limestone production under the EIA Notification, 2006 and amendments there off.