EIA/EMP of Mining of 110022 TPA Bauxite ROM in Lease Area 110.07 Ha at Survey No
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EIA/EMP of Mining of 110022 TPA Bauxite ROM in Lease Area 110.07 Ha at Survey No. 275/P, Mota Balachod Village, Abdasa Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat NOVEMBER 2015 Kadam Environmental Consultants www.kadamenviro.com Environment f or Development M/S. ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED EIA/EMP of Mining of 110022 TPA Bauxite ROM in Lease Area 110.07 Ha at Survey No. 275/P, Mota Balachod Village, Abdasa Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat © Kadam Environmental Consultants (‘Kadam’) November, 2015 This report is released for the use of the M/s. Orient Abrasives Limited, Regulators and relevant stakeholders solely as part of the subject project’s Environmental Clearance process. Information provided (unless attributed to referenced third parties) is otherwise copyrighted and shall not be used for any other purpose without the written consent of Kadam. QUALITY CONTROL Name of EIA/EMP of Mining of 110022 TPA Bauxite ROM in Lease Area 110.07 Ha at Survey No. Publication 275/P, Mota Balachod Village, Abdasa Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat November Project Number 1520930106 Report No. 1.0 Version 1.0 Released 2015 DISCLAIMER Kadam has taken all reasonable precautions in the preparation of this report as per its auditable quality plan. Kadam also believes that the facts presented in the report are accurate as on the date it was written. However, it is impossible to dismiss absolutely, the possibility of errors or omissions. Kadam therefore specifically disclaims any liability resulting from the use or application of the information contained in this report. The information is not intended to serve as legal advice related to the individual situation. DECLARATION BY EXPERTS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS REPORT “I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed this Report”. EIA Sector Number Name of Sector Mining of Minerals including opencast / underground 1 as per NABET as per NABET mining EIA COORDINATOR Name Dr. Dibyendu Banerjee Period of involvement From: February 2015- September 2015 Address: 871/B/3, GIDC Makarpura, Mobile No: +91 7698099111 Contact Information Vadodara, Gujarat - 390010 Landline No.: +91-265-3001-000 Team Member (Assisting Jayesh Makwana , Mitali Khuman EIA Coordinator) FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERTS Name of the Functional Areas Involvement (Period & Task**) Expert Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Air Pollution Tasks: Monitoring & Site visit, finalization of monitoring locations, checking air quality Dr. Dibeyendu Control (AP), Air data, evaluation of results of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Banerjee (FAE) Quality Modeling (AAQM), supervision of air quality modeling and prediction, and Prediction (AQ) identification of impacts, suggestion and finalization of mitigation measures with client, and contribution to EIA documentation, Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Jessia Karia Site visit, Development of landuse maps of study area using GIS / Landuse (LU) (FAE) related tools, site visit for ground truth survey, finalization of landuse maps, contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Tasks: Site Visit, Finalization of sampling locations for surface water Water Pollution Sameer Kadam sampling, water balance for the project, evaluation of water (WP) (FAE) pollution control management, identification of impacts, suggestion and finalization of mitigation measures, contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Solid and Hazardous Tasks: Dr. Dibeyendu Waste Management Identification of waste generated from the industry, studying Banerjee (FAE) (SHW) adequacy of mitigation measures for management of hazardous waste, contribution to the EIA documentation Name of the Functional Areas Involvement (Period & Task**) Expert Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Risk and Hazards Jitixa Upadhyay Tasks: (RH) (FAE) Coordinating safety studies Developing & interpreting consequence contours Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Tasks: Hydrogeology and Pradeep Pofali Understanding and representing groundwater conditions, Water Conservation (FAE) finalization of groundwater sampling locations, finalization of (HG) survey findings, identification of impacts, suggestion of mitigation measures and contribution to the EIA documentation Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Tasks: Pradeep Pofali Geology (GEO) Geology and geomorphologic analysis based on secondary data (FAE) Finalization of soil sampling locations, analysis of the data collected, contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Soil Conservation Dr. B K Patel Site Visit, Finalization of Soil Sampling Location, Finalization of (SE) (FAE) Survey findings, identification of impacts, suggestion of mitigation measures and contribution to the EIA documentation Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Dr. Dushiyant Socio-Economics Tasks: Mishra (SE) Site Visit/ Field Survey, Assessment of the possible changes to (FAE) socio-economic issues arising out of the proposed project activity Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Ecology and Bio Tasks: Dr. Manoj Pardeshi diversity (EB) Site visit, Field survey, Assessment of impacts of proposed project on biological environment, preparation of FAE report Period of Involvement: February 2015 – Ongoing Tasks: Dr. Dibeyendu Noise and Vibration Site visit, Cheking of Noise sampling results and analysis of data, Banerjee (FAE) identification of impact and mitigation measures and preparation of FAE report EIA/EMP OF MINING OF 110022 TPA BAUXITE ROM IN LEASE AREA 110.07 HA AT SURVEY NO. 275/P, MOTA BALACHOD VILLAGE, ABDASA TALUKA, M/S. ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED DISTRICT KUTCH, GUJARAT QUALITY CONTROL Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization: I, Sangram A. Kadam, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the “EIA/EMP of Mining of 110022 TPA Bauxite ROM in Lease Area 110.07 Ha at Survey No. 275/P, Mota Balachod Village, Abdasa Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat”. I also confirm that I shall be fully accountable for any mis-leading information mentioned in this statement. Name : Sangram A. Kadam Designation : Director Name of the EIA Consultant Organization : Kadam Environmental Consultants, Vadodara KADAM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS | NOVEMBER 2015 1 EIA/EMP OF MINING OF 110022 TPA BAUXITE ROM IN LEASE AREA 110.07 HA AT SURVEY NO. 275/P, MOTA BALACHOD VILLAGE, ABDASA TALUKA, M/S. ORIENT ABRASIVES LIMITED DISTRICT KUTCH, GUJARAT QUALITY CONTROL CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 16 1.1 ABOUT THE CLIENT ................................................................................... 16 1.2 THE RATA TALAB BAUXITE MINE ...................................................................... 16 1.3 ABOUT THE EIA REPORT .............................................................................. 16 1.3.1 Purpose ......................................................................................... 16 1.3.2 Objectives of the Studies .................................................................... 17 1.3.3 Methodology ................................................................................... 18 1.4 DETAILS OF MINING LEASE AREA ..................................................................... 22 1.5 APPROACH AND CONNECTIVITY TO THE MINING LEASE ............................................... 23 1.5.1 Road Connection .............................................................................. 23 1.5.2 Rail Connection ................................................................................ 23 1.5.3 Air Connection ................................................................................. 23 1.5.4 Sea Port ........................................................................................ 23 1.6 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND SIZE OF PROJECT ............................................... 23 1.7 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT FOR COUNTRY OR REGION ............................................ 24 1.8 SCOPE OF STUDY ...................................................................................... 24 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................ 34 2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................. 34 2.1.1 Project Profile .................................................................................. 34 2.1.2 Need for the Project .......................................................................... 34 2.1.3 Topography .................................................................................... 34 2.1.4 Existing Landuse, General Topography and Break-up of the Lease ................... 36 2.1.5 Geology ......................................................................................... 36 2.2 REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE POSITION ................................................................... 37 2.2.1 Mining Development and Exploration ...................................................... 37 2.2.2 Exploration ..................................................................................... 37 2.2.3 Waste Management .......................................................................... 37 2.2.4 Afforestation ................................................................................... 37 2.3 RESERVES ............................................................................................