Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha.
MINING PLAN FOR MINING OF RIVER SAND IN SUBARNAREKHA RIVER BED AT MOUZA CHORMUNDI, J.L. No.207, PLOT No.298(P) P.S.GOPIBALLAVPUR, DISTRICT PASCHIM MIDNAPORE, WEST BENGAL. BY SRI. SARFUDDIN SAHA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Demand for river sand is enormously increased in building construction, good transport road formation and in infrastructural developments. The river sand is stated vanishing from the river beds besides causing natural and environmental hazards in surrounding areas due to illegal and unsystematic way of mining without Proper Mining plan.
Systematic, Scientific and “Eco-Friendly “Mining/ Desilting of river sand will helping in to avoid flood and also meet the sand requirement in building construction, good transport road formation and in infrastructural developments. Hence west Bengal Govt. is sanctioning the sand mining lease.
The river Subarnarekha is originating from Chhotonagpur plateau near Ranchi in Jharkhand and enters the district at the north west from Dhalbhum and passing through Gopiballvpur-I and II, Sankrail, Keshiary, Dantan-I and also in Balasore district in Odisha and finally falls into the Bay of Bengal. Sandy bed is seen along its flow. Dulongis the tributary of the river. Excessive discharge of water from the Chandil reservoir sometime causes flood in the catchment area. The river carries a large amount of silt causing silting up the channel.
Sri. Sarfuddin Saha is residing at Village Barhmunib Garh, P.O. Janarddanpur, P.S.Gopiballavpur, Midnapore. District west Bengal State. Sri. Sarfuddin Saha is mining river sand from last one decade and he is having vast experience in River sand Mining and Trading.
Sri. Surfuddin Saha was applied for grant of Long Term Mining Lease in SubarnaRekha river bed over an extent of 17.0 acres at Mouza Chormundi, Plot no298(p), J.L.No,207 P.S. Gopiballavpur, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal State.
In View of the above the “No objection certificate”(NOC)from executive engineer, (I&W Dept.)West Midnapore Division, Midnapore, Paschim Midnapore.. The copy of the “No objection certificate”(NOC)is enclosed as Annexure No.4.
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As per the orders of National green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi, dated 05AUG 2013, the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) had issued an office Memorandum vide no. J- 13012/12/2013-IA.II (I) dated 24 th Dec.2013, stipulating that river sand mining shall obtain the Environmental Clearance from MoEF or concerned State Environmental impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). As the case may be. To get Environmental Clearance from Competent Authority, it is very much necessary to prepare Mining plan, which is the base document also.
In view of the above Sri. Sarfuddin Saha contacted, Ultra-Tech Environmental consultancy & Laboratory services is having his registered (HO) office at Khopat. Thane West & having a Branch office at CG 229, Salt Lake, Sector-2, Kolkata-700091. Sri K.T. Ramachandra Geologist & RQP and Sri. Debasish Senguptha, Environmental Engineer. Visited the site on 10/09/2016.The Mining Plan is duly prepared and certified by RQP and Submitted for approval.
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1.0. General Information about the applicant:-
SL No PARTICULARS DESCRIPTION 1. Name of the Lessee, Sri. Sarfuddin Saha Address Village Barhmunib Garh, P.O. Janarddanpur, P.S.Gopiballavpur,, District Paschim Midnapore State West Bengal. Phone
2.0 General Information about the Mining Lease
SL No PARTICULARS DESCRIPTION a. Mineral(s) that the applicant intends Ordinary River Sand to mine b. Detail of the mining lease (lease B. P. No. Latitude Longitude period, description of the area, 0 0 A 22 12’59.44’’ 86 54’30.05” mentioning Latitude & Longitude of 0 0 the boundary points and mentioning B 22 13’06.86’’ 86 54’22.53” 0 0 the name of the rivers). C 22 13’14.98’’ 86 54’33.43” D 220 13’14.20’’ 860 54’34.74” Lease Area : 17.0Acres OR 6.88 Ha Name of the River: SubarnaRekha
3.0 Particulars of the RQP /Accredited Consultant, who has prepared the mining plan Name: K. T. RAMACHANDRA. Address: ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy& Laboratory CG229, Salt Lake, Sector-2, Kolkata-700091 Phone / Fax No.: 033 40089145 Mob. No.: + 91 9686808415 E – mail: [email protected] Registration No.: RQP / BNG / 040 / 1988 / A A copy of the certificates of R Q P Enclosed as Annexure No.8.
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4.0 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY:
The river sand mining lease area falls in SubarnaRekha river bed at Mouza Chormundi, Plot no298(p), J.L.No,207 P.S. Gopiballavpur, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal State. The said lease lies towards North Benedi distance of 0.75 Kms (aerial distance) & North West of Barashukjora Village at a distance of 0.9 Kms (aerial distance).
Public Road connecting Pheko-Gopiballabhpur-Nayagram passing about 1.0 km to the West of the lease area. Gopiballabhpur Town is Located at 4.5 km SW of the lease area. The nearest rail head on Broad Gauge is Jhargram Station, which is at a distance of 45 km approximately.
Gopiballabhpur Town is Located at 4 km SW of the lease area. Where all the infrastructural facilities are available. The nearest airport is at Kolkata which is at a distance of 170.km
5.0 PHYSIOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE & CLIMATE:
Topographically,PaschimMidnapore (Subarnarekha River Basin) mainly divided in to three zones:
1) The higher erosional plateau. 2)The connecting undulating plain in the middle and 3) The lower alluvial plains to the east.
In Paschim Midnapore the alluvial flats merge with the undulating terrain to the west where some isolated peaks and short low ranges exist.
General slope is noticed in this area is from NW-SE a sloppy undulating terrain. The flow of the water is SE direction. Most of the River bed area covered fine grain to coarse grain sand with rocky pebbles at places& there is no vegetation except grass at places.
The district is characterized by tropical day climate with a hot summer. The daily maximum temperature in the hot summer is about 400C and annual rain fall is ranging from 1400-1800mm.
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6.0. GEOLOGY OF THE AREA:
a) General Geology: The geographical evolution started from the Archaen sand continued to the recent. Anthracite Gabbro-Granophyre complex. Ultra basics Schist and Gneisses, pyrite, Quartzite, Epidioriite etc. is some remarkable rocks.
The district is divisible geologically into three North - South trending wide belts. The western most one comprises metamorphic of Archaean age and Chhotanagpur Gneissic complex, Singhbhum group of rocks and anthracites belonging to Proterozoic age. In the northern part occurs Gondwana Super Group of rock with commercial coal seams as an extension of the famous Raniganj Coalfield. The central part is occupied by lateriteand older alluvium of Pleistocene age. Whereas the easternmost part is made up of Quaternary sediments and recent alluvium. The diverse litho-units along with geological formation age and physical characters are presented in the legend. A prominent limonitised east-west shear zone occurs in porapahar area. Number of lineaments (N-S, NE-SW, NW-SE) of INDEFINITE identities have been picked up from satellite imageries.
c) Local Geology: Most of the area is covered by ordinary river sand deposited decade back. The other rock formation in area is alluvial rocky upland and undulating lateritic upland these formations undergo series of metamorphic cycles, like weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of sand material. The geological parameters / features of the ore body as obtained from the field mapping and exploration studies reveal the following. General strike : NW- SE with local variation of 100 - 150 on either side. Length of the Deposit (Lease Area.) : 410-450m Width of the Deposit (Lease Area.) : 100-310m Depth of the ore body : 1.5m-2 m.
A Surface Geological Map showing the different litho units is mapped and the cross-section showing the disposition of the different litho units are marked and enclosed as Plate No. 4.
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C ) Replenishment Study.
i) Origin and Control of mineralization Sediment dispersal and accumulation patterns are governed by three basic effluent forces and by tide- or wave-induced processes. Neglecting modifications by tides or waves, effluent behavior and consequent depositional patterns depend on the relative dominance of (1) outflow inertia, (2) turbulent bed friction seaward of the mouth, and (3) outflow buoyancy.
The final source to be discussed is the alluvium of the Plains. Sheet and rill erosion of the low gradient surface of the Plains is surprisingly high; between 500 and 1000 t km–2 yr–1 , with ravine (gully) lands yielding ~ 3000 t km–2 yr–1 along river terrace margins 14,36. But there are no estimates of the Sediment Delivery Ratio for these parts of the Ganga Basin.
iii )Geomorphology Geo-morphologically, the area represents flat topography with regional slope. The district lies in the Ganges delta Plain. The Ganges delta consists of the whole of Murshidabad district, Nadia, Kolkata, Hooghly, and Howrah and the northern part of North and South 24 Parganas. River Ganges passes through this vast area and divides into three distinct parts – the old delta, the mature delta and the active delta.
iv) Climate Zone, Rainfall, Drainage Pattern
A) Climate Zone
The climate of the area is mainly dry and bracing. The year can be divided in to three main seasons. The cold seasons from November to March, the hot season from March to May and the monsoon season from June to September, October is a transitional month between monsoon and winter seasons. Climatically, the area falls under subtropical zone.
Temperature: The cold season starts from November and continues till as out the middle of February December and January are the coolest month, in association with cold waves which occasionally pass over the area in the wake of western disturbances. In the southern part of the district in the high Plateau, frost occurs in December of January by
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March temperature begins to rise steadily. In May and early point of June the maximum temperature can be as high as 47 °C on individual days. The effect of the extreme summer heat is somewhat alleviated by dryness of air and strong breezes that blow in afternoons. In general daily range of temperature is of the order of 4 to 23 °C during the winter season.
B) Rain fall
The average annual rainfall occurs in the area is 1525.5 mm which is very much variable in nature from place to place. Most of it occurs during monsoonal period. At least 74.0 percent of the total annual rainfall occurs in monsoonal period. The average annual range of temperature varies from 25.5 °C to 38.6°C in Purba Medinipur whereas in Paschim Medinipur it varies from 39.0°C to 10.0°C. The average annual rainfall occurs in Purba Medinipur is 1697.0 mm whereas in Paschim Medinipur it is 1550.0 mm.
c ) Drainage Pattren The entire drainage system in general flows from the west to east according to the slope of the area. The entire river system consists of river Hooghly and its tidal tributaries – the Rupnarayan, Haldi and Rasulpur. Apart from this, the river Subarnarekha is an important one that flows into the southern part of Paschim Medinipur district and enters into Balasor and Singbhum district of Odisha and falls into Bay of Bengal.
iv) Sedimentation study.
The catchment of the combined Ganga–Brahmaputra rivers is 1.656 ´ 106 km2 in area, yields ~ 1000 ´ 106 tonnes/yr of suspended sediment at a point ~ 200 km from the ocean in Bangladesh2,3 (~ 8% of the total sediment load reaching the global oceans), and appears to be the highest suspended sediment load of any river system in the world. The Ganga–Brahmaputra rivers contribute almost all of the sediment making up the Bengal Delta and Submarine Fan, a vast structure that extends from Bangladesh to south of the Equator, is up to 16.5 km thick, and contains at least 1.13 ´ 1016 tonnes of sediment4 accumulating over the last 17 ´ 106 years at an average rate of 665 ´ 106 t/yr. From about 0.9 ´ 106 years ago, the Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page7
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rate of accumulation in the Bengal Fan has increased by a factor of 4.5 from the previous 6 ´ 106 years, coincident with global cooling and drying. The Fan has buried organic C at a rate since the early Miocene of ~ 1.1 ´ 1012 mol/yr, representing between 10 and 25% of the total global burial flux of organic carbon during this period.
Silt sediment in the River during the month of May to June 2016, a daily reading showed 0.8 cm increase in the deposit of silt inside the reservoir connected to the river. The sediment level is higher and the same does not get washed away with low tide as the water in the reservoir does not have current therefore allowing the sediment to settle down. The reading was carried out during low tide. The river water was allowed to enter in to private land. The study measuring sediment level is ongoing; the same shall be concluded by October, 2016.
a) Estimation of Geological Reserve & Grade The parameters considered for estimation of reserves. a) The total Sanctioned area for Mining of River Sand 17,0 Acre 0R 6.88 Ha b) The total area proposed for Mining of Brick earth/river silt is 6.2Ha or 62,000 M2 c) Depth of the Mining allowed is 5 feet( 1.5m )from the ground level.
Geological Reserves of river sand are tabulated below.
Total area in M2 Total area in Sq Feet Depth of pit In Feet Volume in cft 62000 6,63,400 5.0’ 33,17,000
Note: Every year silt will be removed and allow excavated pit for sedimentation. The sedimentation study reveals that every day 0.8cms of silt will be filling in the proposed area, hence mining activity only for four months rest 8 months allowed for sedimentation of silts.
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7.0. METHOD OF MINING IN DETAIL:- a) Category of mine (A/B1/B2)- B2 : The proposed River Silt is b) Year wise development plan. The sedimentation in every year is about 6,00,000.cft Year wise production for plan period is tabulated below. Year Area Total area in Depth Total Volume in in M2 Sq Feet in Feet cubic Feet 1st Year 11,215 1,20,000 5 6,00,000 2nd Year 11,215 1,20,000 5 6,00,000 3rd Year 11,215 1,20,000 5 6,00,000 4th Year 11,215 1,20,000 5 6,00,000 5th Year 11,215 1,20,000 5 6,00,000 c) Extraction methods:- Presently the ordinary River sand mining is working with conventional open cast with bench system method with manual mode of operation. It is only a small-scales and mining. The extraction of sand is being done by manually with simple hand tools such as shovel pans and crowbars & some place Slurry pumps will be used to extract sand. This activity followed by sorting of pebbles by manually or by screening device. Initially it is proposed to sub level bench method keeping a sub bench height of 0.5 m and Pit Slope will be maintaining 65 degree at ultimate stage. Proposed Project will lift River sand i.e. 6,00,000 cft /annum from the lease area of 17.0 acres or 6,88 ha, river sand is having huge demand in construction projects, infrastructure development in the state. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page9 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. d) Drilling& Blasting No Drilling & Blasting is required since it is river sand extraction manual only. e) Excavation and Transportation of Materials: Subsequent to the extraction of sand is being done by manually, and sorting of pebbles by manually or by screening device, will be lode manually or by small loading Machinery (small Capacity Excavator) into trucks Tippers of 10 tones capacity. The loaded material is transported to the various places for Building construction, road construction place f) Details of employment Since it is only small scale River sand mining, and the Mining is being done by scooping of sand manually. Local labors shall be engaged from the nearby villages, districts and neighboring states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Odessa for digging / desilting of and loading / handling of river sand. The mining project shall provide direct employment to the population nearby. Total No of labors Skilled ,Semi-Skilled un Skilled required is 15 members, 8.0. STACKING OF MINERALS AND WASTE: No solid waste is generation other than negligible quantity of screening debris / soil material will collected and same will be used for Internal and external roads formation purpose, hence The unit generates zero solid waste during production. 9.0. LOADING & TRANSPORTATION OF MINERALS AND WASTE: It is only a small-scales and mining. The extraction of sand is being done by manually with simple hand tools such as shovel pans and crowbars & some place Slurry pumps will be used to extract sand. This activity followed by sorting of pebbles by manually or by screening device River sand mining and loading will be done manually/JCB and the same is transported to the adjacent high land by overhead load. or by engaging transportation vehicles on contractual Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page10 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. 10.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN: The mining operations in the study area need to be intertwining with judicious utilization of natural resources within the limits of permissible assimilative capacity. The assimilative capacity of the study area is the maximum amount of pollution load that can be discharged in the environment without affecting the designated use and is governed by dilution, dispersion and removal due to natural physio-chemical and biological processes. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is required to ensure sustainable development in the study area. This chapter covers the genesis of pollution, the principal sources of pollution, the nature of pollution, the proposed measures required for meeting the prevailing statutory requirements of gaseous emissions, wastewater discharge characteristics, noise levels etc. for environmental management purpose in connection with the mining and its related activities in the study area. This section discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to mining. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been designed within the framework of various Indian legislative and regulatory requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects. Environmental Management Plan giving the environmental protection measures at mining to meet the stipulated norms, are as detailed. a) Air Environment As the proposed mining involves only scooping of River sand from the Delta (surface) of the river bed, the quality of the air will not be altered by this. As it is a manual mining using simple instruments / tools, there will not be emissions into the atmosphere. The surrounding area will not have any change in the air quality due to the proposed mining activity. The change in air quality will only be due to vehicles used for transportation of River sand the no. of vehicles per day will be about 12 to 15 considering River sand Desilting/ excavation in general shift 8 hrs duration. All the vehicles used for transport of River silt will be “environmentally compliant” and the emissions of vehicles will be in accordance with the MOEF norms. Existing roads are adequate for the handling of this additional traffic. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page11 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. The following measures will be adopted in mining to eliminate the fugitive dust emission. Proposed Mitigating Measures: The dust generated during the vehicular movement will be controlled by spraying of water on roads for which water tanker fitted with sprayer are proposed. Over loading of trucks and consequent spillage on the roads will be avoided. Measures such as covering with tarpaulins over the loaded material will prevent spreading of River sand from the trucks. b) Water Requirement: The proposed Mining activity requires 3.0 KLD of water. This includes water for domestic purpose, plantation and dust suppression. Water required will be sourced from wells available in surrounding area and adjacent river. The depth of River sand mining will be limited to 2 m. Hence there will not be any significant impact on hydrology of the river. Fluctuation of Water Table: The River sand mining will be limited to 1.0 to 1.5 m (5feet) depth which is in accordance with MoEF stipulations; hence the ground water depletion will not occur due to the proposed River sand mining. Hydrology of River: It is open cast River sand mining only. Shallow pit will be formed due to excavation. The depth of mining will be limited to 1.0 to 1.5 m (5feet).Hence there will not be any significant change in hydrology of the river. Waste Water: Sanitary waste water generated will be treated in septic tank followed soak pit outside the Mining block. Hence there will not be any impact due to the waste on the water environment. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page12 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. Anticipated Impacts: There will not be any water pollution due to the following reasons in this proposed Mining activity. As the proposed activity is a process involving manual scooping/ mining of sand from the River bed for a depth of 1.0 to 1.5 m (5feet) only. c) Solid Waste: The mining does not involve any processes such as overburden removal, drilling, blasting and beneficiation. The mining will involve extraction of river sand by simple hand tool, sorting, manual picking and loading into trucks / tractor / trolley for transporting. Hence there will not be any waste disposal yards proposed. d) Impact on Vehicular Traffic: The vehicles using this road are very few. The excavated sand will transported to the various places for Building construction, road construction places. River sand will be transported in tarpaulin covered trucks. Number of trucks per day to transport brick will be 12-15 The existing roads can handle this additional vehicular traffic. Hence there will not be any significant impact on vehicular traffic. e) Noise Environment: The Mining/ Desilting of river sand will not have any adverse effect in Noise levels as the operations are totally manual in nature. No mechanical methods will be used in the sand excavation. The excavated sand will be transported in tarpaulin covered trucks. Number of trucks per day to transport brick will be 12 to 15 The existing roads can handle this additional vehicular traffic. Hence there will not be any significant impact on vehicular traffic. Hence noise pollution is very minimal. f) Land Environment In the proposed Mining activity there will not be much impact on the land environment due to the following reasons. 1. There is no removal of vegetation such as plants, bushes in the reach area. 2. The proposed Mining/ Desilting of sand block area are situated on the delta /surface of river bed. Alter extraction / mining, the land is not utilized for any other purposes. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page13 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. 3. No effluent generation as any further processing of mineral is proposed. Hence, no ground water contamination due to the proposed mining activity. 4. The extraction / mining excavated pit will be allowed for resedimentation in rainy season. g) Biological Environment: As the area is devoid of any vegetation, river sand mining is not going to cause any damage to any plant species. Hence the anticipated negative impacts if any are only minor, temporary and easily reversible. h) Occupational Health Management: If the workers are continuously exposed for dust it may affect their respiratory systems depending upon the resistance of the individuals. However to overcome this problem, all the workers who work in the mining will be provided with special masks to prevent the same and also provided with PPE. Project Benefits: River sand Mining is to help to flow river water and also help in avoiding flood situation . The Govt, will get revenue in the form of royalty due to sand mining. This project will lead to indirect employment opportunity. Employment is expected during silt excavation, sand transportation, in trade and other ancillary services. Employment in these sectors will be temporary or contractual and involvement of unskilled labor will be more. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page14 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. 11.0. Mine Closure Plan & Financial Assurance Preparation of mine closure plan at this stage is not possible because of replenishment / resedimentation of silt during rainy season of every year. Since it is continous process ,i.e desilting and allow the area for resedimentation every year eventhough the following activites are proposed to reclaim the mined out area at the end. Proposals are made for plantation all along the 3.0m buffer/safty zone by planting local plants. All the temporary building / infrastructures will be removed and area will be reclaimed for plantation purpose. a) Disaster Management and Risk Assessment. Since the mining operation is small scale in nature and is in gently sloping ground with opencast workings. The anticipated mining depth is up to 1.0 to 1.5 m (5feet). The chance for disaster due to land sliding of bench slopes is not envisaged. However Cell /Mobile Phones are provided to the Supervisor for easy communication during any emergency. b) Care and Maintenance during Temporary Discontinuance. The requisite care and maintenance procedures shall be followed during temporary discontinuance of the mine. However due to unforeseen situation if mines happens to be a temporary discontinuance due to strike, lockout & any order passed by the government, court and etc, lessee takes the care of mines by providing the fencing the pit deploying the security guards for watch and ward of the mine. Payment will be made to all the employees as per the statute and providing medical and other facilities. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page15 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in SubarnaRekha River at Mouza Chormundi-JLNo.207, Plot No 298 (P) of Sri. Sarfuddin Saha. 12.0. PLANS AND SECTIONS: Plate No Name of the Plan/section 1.0. Key plan (scale: 1 in 25000) 2.0. Location plan (scale: 1 in 5000) 3.0. Google Image 4.0. Mining lease plan on mouza sheet (scale: 1 in 3960) 5.0. Surface topographic plan, geological plan and sections (scale: 1 in 1000) 6.0. Year wise development plan and section 7.0. Mine Closure / Conceptual mining plan 8.0. Enviornmental Plan (scale: 1 in 4000) Note: The required plans and sections are enclosed and the specific references are made in the relevant chapter as applicable. RAMACHANDRA K. T. RQP / BNG / 040 / 1988 / A Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. 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