DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT for SAND MINING INCLUDING OTHER MINOR MINERAL CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT For SAND MINING INCLUDING OTHER MINOR MINERAL CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA As per Notification No. S.O. 3611 (E) New Delhi, the 25th July, 2018 of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India Prepared by: District Mining Officer Collector Office, Chandrapur 2019 - 2020 .. ;:- CERTIFICATE The District Survey Report preparation has been undertaken in compliance as per Notification No. S.O. 3611 (E) New Delhi, the 25th July, 2018 of Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, Government of India. Every effort have been made to cover sand mining location, area and overview of mining activity in the district with all its relevant features pertaining to geology and mineral wealth in replenishable and non-replenishable areas of rivers, stream and other sand sources. This report will be a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and is based on data of various departments, published reports, and websites. The District Survey Report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. Prepared by: Approved by: ~ District Collector, Chandrapur PREFACE The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, made Environmental Clearance (EC) for mining of minerals mandatory through its Notification of 27th January, 1994 under the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986. Keeping in view the experience gained in environmental clearance process over a period of one decade, the MoEF&CC came out with Environmental Impact Notification, SO 1533 (E), dated 14th September 2006. Now again Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India amended the notification S.O. 141(E) Dated 15th January, 2016 vide S.O. 3611(E) Dated 25th July, 2018. It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Appendix-X of the Notification. Further, In pursuance to the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.12- 13 of 2011 in Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease; And also in view of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor Minerals, The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in consultation with State governments has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand Mining detailing the provisions on environmental clearance for cluster, creation of District Environment Impact Assessment Authority and proper monitoring of minor mineral mining using information technology and information technology enabled services to track the mined out material from source to destination. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites. The District Survey Report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (as per the Sustainable Sand Mining Guideline) is to ensure the following – ° Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition 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. ° Identification of mineral wealth in the district. District Survey Report – Chandrapur DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT PART –A: FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING PART –B: MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Prepared under Appendix –X of MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15.1.2016 Sustainable Sand Mining GuidelineS MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018 District Survey Report -2020 District Survey Report – Chandrapur INDEX CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO. PART –A FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Chapter – 1 Introduction 2 Chapter – 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 9 Chapter – 3 The List of Mining Leases in the District 11 with Location, Area and Period of Validity Chapter – 4 Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three Years 17 Chapter – 5 Details of Production of Sand or Minor Mineral in Last Three Years 18 Chapter – 6 Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers of the District 19 Chapter – 7 General Profile of the District 40 Chapter – 8 Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, 44 Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. Chapter – 9 Physiography of the District 48 Chapter – 10 Rainfall: Month-Wise 50 Chapter – 11 Geology and Mineral Wealth Drainage System With Description of Main 51 Rivers PART –B FOR Sa MINORlient Fea tMINERALSures of Import OTHERant Rivers THAN and St rSANDeams MINING OR Chapter – 1 Introduction 62 Chapter – 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 65 Chapter – 3 General Profile of the District 66 Chapter – 4 Geology of the District 67 Chapter – 5 Drainage of Irrigation Pattern 68 Chapter – 6 Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, 72 Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. Chapter – 7 Surface Water and Ground Water Scenario of the District 73 Chapter – 8 Rainfall of the District and Climatic Condition 77 Chapter – 9 Details of the Mining Leases in the District 78 Chapter – 10 Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three 92 Chapter – 11 Details of Production of Minor Mineral in Last Three years 93 Chapter – 12 Mineral Map of the District 94 Chapter – 13 List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holders in the District Along 95 With Its Validity as per the Following Format District Survey Report -2020 District Survey Report – Chandrapur Chapter – 14 Total Mineral Reserve Available in the District 96 Chapter – 15 Quality/Grade of Mineral Available in the District 97 Chapter – 16 Use of Mineral 98 Chapter – 17 Demand and Supply of the mineral in the Last Three Years 100 Chapter – 18 Mining Leases Marked on the Map of the District 101 Chapter – 19 Details of the Area of Where There is a Cluster of Mining Leases viz. Number of Mining Leases, Location (latitude 102 and longitude) Chapter – 20 Details of Eco-Sensitive Area, if any, in the District 113 Chapter – 21 Impact on the environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, Land use, Agriculture, Forest 114 etc.) Due to Mining Activity Chapter – 22 Remedial Measures to Mitigate the Impact of 116 Mining on the Environment Chapter – 23 Reclamation on Mined Out Area in the District (Best practice already implemented in the district, requirement as 118 per rules and regulation,proposed reclamation plan) Chapter – 24 Risk Assessment & Disaster Management 119 Plan Chapter – 25 Details of Occupational Health 121 Chapter – 26 Plantation and Green Belt Development in 122 Respect of Lease already Granted References 123 District Survey Report -2020 District Survey Report – Chandrapur DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT PART –A FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Prepared under Appendix –X of MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15.1.2016 Sustainable Sand Mining GuidelineS MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018 District Survey Report -2020 1 District Survey Report – Chandrapur CHPATER -1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 General The Chandrapur district is located in central India lies in the Eastern part of the state of Maharastra. The Chandrapur city (main city of headquarters also known as black gold city) Geographically, Chandrapur district is surrounded by districts Nagpur, Bhandara & Gondia to the North, Yawatmal to the West, Gadchiroli district to the East and Adilabad districts of Telangana to the south towards South. Chandrapur district is known for its super thermal power station, and its vast reserves of coal in Wardha Valley Coalfield. Chandrapur also has large reservoirs of limestone which is a raw material for cement manufacturing in the district. Tadoba National Park in the district is one of India's twenty-eight Project Tiger reserves. The 2015 census of tigers found that 120 of Maharashtra's 170 tigers were located in Chandrapur district. 1.2 Historical Perspective The district earlier known as Chanda and now Chandrapur is shrouded in mystery. Tradition and legends tell that the name of this place was Lokapura, which was first changed to Indapur and subsequently to Chandrapur. During the period of the British Raj, Chandrapur came to be called as Chanda, which was again changed to its original name Chandrapur around 1964. Other places of the region in ancient times include Wairagad, Kosala, Bhadravati and Markanda. Hindu and Buddhist kings are said to have ruled the area for a long time. Later on, Mana chiefs who ruled the Chandrapur were overtaken by Gonds around 9th century. Gond kings ruled the area till 1751 when Maratha period started. Raghuji Bhosale, the last king of the dynasty, died heirless in 1853 and Nagpur province together with Chandrapur was declared annexed to the British Empire. In 1854, Chandrapur formed an independent district. In 1874, however, upper Godavari district of Madras was abolished and four tahsils were added to Chandrapur District to form one tahsil with Sironcha as its headquarters. In 1895, the headquarters of the tahsil was transferred from village Mul to Chandrapur.