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M/s. New India Minerals Industries Mining of Silica Sand in Lease with Area 2 0.00 ha, Survey No. 168/P at Amod Village, Jhagadia Taluka & District Bharuch , Gujarat NOVEMBER 2015 Kadam Environmental Consultants www.kadamenviro.com Environment f or Development M INING OF S ILICA SAND IN LEASE WITH AREA 20 H A , S. N O . 168/P AT VILLAGE A MOD , J HAGADIA M/ S N EW I NDIA M INERAL I NDUSTRIES T ALUKA , D ISTRICT B HARUCH , G UJARAT S COPING 1 SCOPING The scoping for the project has been carried out based on FORM 1 , as per EIA Notification, dated Septem ber 14, 2006 amended as on date. All distances provided are aerial distances, unless otherwise specified. The scoping details are as follows: I. Basic Information S. Item Details No. Mining of Silica sand in lease with area of 20 Ha in S. No. 1 Name of the Project/s 168/P at Village Amod, J hagadia Taluka, District Bharuch, Gujarat 2 S. No. in the Schedule 1 (a) Proposed capacity / area / length / tonnage to be handled/ command Proposed Production Capacity: 201948 MT 3 area / lease area / no. of wells to Lease area: 20 Ha be drilled 4 New / Expansion / Modernization Expansion Area of mining is 2 0Ha with maximum capacity of 201948 5 Existing Capacity / Area etc. MT 6 Category of Project (A or B) B 2 No, lease does not attract any general conditions, as it does not fall within 10 km of: Protected areas notified under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (such as any National Park Does it attract the general 7 (NP) or Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS)), conditions? If yes, please specify. Critically polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollut ion Control Board (CPCB), Notified Eco - sensitive Areas or Inter - state / international boundaries Does it attract specific condition? 8 No, Not Applicable If yes, please specify Location Plot Survey / Khasra No. 168/P Village Amod 9 Tehsil / Taluka / Mandal Jhagadia District Bharuch State Gujarat Nearest railway station / airport / Railway Station: Bharuch at the distance of ̴ 27 Km 10 along with distance in km. Airport: Vadodara Airport at the distance of ̴ 71 Km Nearest Town and City (population > 20 ,000) Nearest town, city, district Jhagadia, distance ~11km in W direction 11 headquarters along with distances Nearest District Headquarters: in kms District Headquarters; Bharuch, distance ~26km in W direction K ADAM E NVIRONMENTAL C ONSULTANTS M ONTH & Y EAR P AGE 2 M INING OF S ILICA SAND IN LEASE WITH AREA 20 H A , S. N O . 168/P AT VILLAGE A MOD , J HAGADIA M/ S N EW I NDIA M INERAL I NDUSTRIES T ALUKA , D ISTRICT B HARUCH , G UJARAT S COPING S. Item Details No. Village Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Local Body Amod Village Panchayat 12 (complete postal address with Village Amod, Taluka Jhagadia, District Bharuch telephone nos. to be given) 13 Name of the applicant M/s. New India Minerals Industri es At FF 16, Samruddhi Complex Nyay Mandir , Post Himatnagar, 14 Registered address Taluka Himatnagar, District Sabarkantha, Gujarat, Pin No. 383001 At FF 16, Samruddhi Complex Nyay Mandir , Post Address for correspondence Himatnagar, Taluka Himatnagar, District Sabarkantha, Gujarat, Pin No. 383001 Name Shri A. I. Saiyad Designation Partner At FF 16, Samruddhi Complex Nyay Mandir , Post Himatnagar, 15 Address Taluka Himatnagar, District Sabarkantha, Gujarat, Pin No. 383001, Pin Code 383001 E - mail [email protected] Telephone no. 098 25065062 Fax no. 02772 - 244692 Details of alternative sites examined, if any. Location of these No alternative site mine were examined since it is an 16 sites should be shown on the Topo existing mine since 1984. sheet There is no interlinked project with proposed silica sand 17 Interlinked Projects mining project Whether separate application of 18 interlinked project has been Not applicable submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20 If no, reason Not applicable As per the commissioner of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat approved mining plan, Whether the proposal involves the site is designated as Government waste land approval / clearance under: if yes, in which no forest land is involved thus no details of the s ame and their clearance is required from forest department, status to be given: 21 Mining lease is not falling within 10 km of any The Forest (Conservation) Act, National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary, thus no 1980 clearance from Chief Wildlife Warden is required The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 L ease does not fall in Coastal Regulation Zone The C.R.Z Notification, 1991 thus it does not require any clearance as per the CRZ Notification 1991 Whether there is any Government 22 - order / policy, relevant / relating to K ADAM E NVIRONMENTAL C ONSULTANTS M ONTH & Y EAR P AGE 3 M INING OF S ILICA SAND IN LEASE WITH AREA 20 H A , S. N O . 168/P AT VILLAGE A MOD , J HAGADIA M/ S N EW I NDIA M INERAL I NDUSTRIES T ALUKA , D ISTRICT B HARUCH , G UJARAT S COPING S. Item Details No. the site Nil, no forest land i s involved within the lease area, however it may be present within the study area 23 Forest land involved (ha.) (comprises 10km radius from lease boundary), which will be analyzed and reported during detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study Whether there is any litigati on pending against the project and / or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? 24 Name of the Court No Case No. Order / 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.) Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities S. Information/Checklist / / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. Confirmation No? information data Land Use: The land use pattern indicate that the Permanent or temporary change in area is government waste land comprises sand soil land use, land cover or topography underline by weathered ferruginous silica 1.1 including increase in intensity of land No sandstone. The area is waste land and not suitable use (with respect to local land use for the farming. The area is façade terrain gently plan) sloping toward south. The deposit is friable a loose, easily excavated through machines. There is no vegetation present on the area confined for mining in five year plan period except Clearance of existing land, 1.2 Yes Prosopis juliflora , a rampantly growing shrubs also vegetation, and buildings? known as ‘ganda bawal’ and it will be removed at the time of mining. Mine lease is designated as Government waste 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No land, and the same status continues. Pre - construction investigations e.g. 1.4 No Not Applicable bore houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No Not Applicable 1.6 Demolition works? No Not Applicable Temporary sites used for construction Temporary rest shelter for workers will be 1.7 works or housing of construction No prepared during mining operation workers? K ADAM E NVIRONMENTAL C ONSULTANTS M ONTH & Y EAR P AGE 4 M INING OF S ILICA SAND IN LEASE WITH AREA 20 H A , S. N O . 168/P AT VILLAGE A MOD , J HAGADIA M/ S N EW I NDIA M INERAL I NDUSTRIES T ALUKA , D ISTRICT B HARUCH , G UJARAT S COPING Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities S. Information/Checklist / / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. Confirmation No? information data Temporary rest shelter is proposed to be changed and a permanent building will be constructed in Above ground buildings, structures or near future, 1.8 earthworks including linear Yes Excavation will be done as mining will be carried structures, cut and fill or excavations out by semi - mechanized open cast method without the use of drilling and blasting Underground works including mining Since the proposal is for O pen cast mining, no 1.9 No or tunneling? underground working will be engaged As discussed, the mined out area will be backfilled 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes and plantation will be carried out on it. Rest of the mined out area will be used as water reservoir. 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore Structure? No Not Applicable Only sorting of silica sand is proposed at site no Production and manufacturing other beneficiation is proposed at site and none is 1.13 No processes? needed ; however mining by open cast method will be carried out. Mining will be carried out without the drilling & explosives, so no such material will be stored at Facilities for storage of goods or 1.14 No site, materials? An office - cum - storage room already present at site will be used for storing other mining equipment . There is no over burden during mining activity. The mineral reject consist of clay, silica sand and pebbles. The maximum reject produced in I year to V year will be 20194MT/ y ear. The mineral rejects will be dumped in the boundary barrier. Liquid Waste: Facilities for treatment or disposal of 1.15 Yes Domestic sewage shall be disposed into soak pits solid waste or liquid effluents? and septic tanks As there is no possibility of stacking of waste material hence, there is very less possibilities of stacked m aterial getting washed out with rain water and polluting water bodies/water course in nearby areas. Facilities for long term housing of As local workers will be employed for mining hence 1.16 No operational workers? there is no need of providing housing facilities.