(Building Stone) Mine Near Village

STUDY PERIOD - DECEMBER, 13 TO FEBRUARY, 14 NON FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PIPAKHERI LIMESTONE (BUILDING STONE) MINE NEAR VILLAGE – PIPAKHERI, TEHSIL – RAMGANJ MANDI, DISTRICT – KOTA,(RAJASTHAN) LEASE AREA – 72.8234 HECT. M.L.No. 26/2011 PROJECT COST – 5.50 Cr., PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT OF LIMESTONE (BUILDING STONE) (FROM 1,00,000 TPA to 6,00,000 TPA) LESSEE EIA CONSULTANT SHRI ATIKUR RAHMAN S/O. HAZI ABDUL GAFOOR, M/S UDAIPUR MIN – TECH PVT. LTD. AT & POST – SUKET, 206, APEKSHA COMPLEX, TEHSIL RAMGANJ MANDI, SECTOR –11, HIRAN MAGRI, DISTT – KOTA, (RAJASTHAN) UDAIPUR – 313002 (RAJASTHAN) PH. No. +91-2832 240495/ 96/97/98 PH- 91-294-2489672 (OFF.), Mob. 09829039193 Mob. 09414167672 E mail :- [email protected] E mail :- [email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET CATEGORY ‘A’ FOR SECTOR 1 (S.NO. 157) Prepared by M/s. Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS PARTICULAR PAGE NO. ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE OF NABET 3 INDEX 5 – 11 COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE 12 – 31 (TOR) ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT & 32 – 201 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE 202 – 244 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. Atikur Rahaman 2 Prepared by M/s. Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. Atikur Rahaman 3 Prepared by M/s. Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Minutes of 86th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Surveillance Assessment held on August 13, 2014 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. Atikur Rahaman 4 Prepared by M/s. Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 33 – 43 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 33 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT 34 PROPONENT 1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 34 1.4 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 37 1.5 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL 38 MANAGEMENT PLAN 1.6 MARKET POTENTIAL 38 1.7 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 39 1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 39 1.9 TERMS OF REFERENCE 43 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 44 – 55 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT 44 2.2 NEED OF THE PROJECT 44 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 44 2.4 REGIONAL & LOCAL GEOLOGY 45 2.5 RESERVE ESTIMATION 46 2.6 METHOD OF MINING 49 2.7 EXTENT OF MECHANIZATION 51 2.8 USE OF MINERALS 54 2.9 UTILITIES AND SITE SERVICES 54 CHAPTER - III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 56 – 139 3.1 GENERAL 56 3.2 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 57 3.3 TOPOGRAPHY 58 3.4 CLIMATIC CONDITION 62 3.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY 62 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 64 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 64 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 65 3.9 METEOROLOGY 66 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 69 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 77 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 83 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 87 3.14 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 95 3.15 LAND ENVIRONMENT 117 3.16 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 123 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. 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CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 140 – 161 MEASURES 4.1 GENERAL ASPECTS 140 4.2 IMPACT ON TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE 141 4.3 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 142 4.4 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY 142 4.5 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL 152 4.6 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 154 4.7 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 155 4.8 IMPACT ON SOIL 157 4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA & FAUNA 157 4.10 SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 158 4.11 DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR 160 WORKERS 4.12 STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 160 ACTION PLAN CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE ) 162 5.1 SITE ALTERNATIVES 162 5.2 TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE 162 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 163 – 166 6.1 INTRODUCTION 163 6.2 EXISTING SET UP 163 6.3 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 165 6.4 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 166 MANAGEMENT CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 167 – 174 7.1 INTRODUCTION 167 7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 167 7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT 170 7.4 POSSIBLE DISASTERS TOGETHER WITH 171 CORRECTIVE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES 7.5 CARE AND MAINTENANCE DURING TEMPORARY 172 DISCONTINUANCE 7.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, R&R ACTION 173 PLAN 7.7 DISASTER PREVENTION MEASURES 173 CHAPTER - VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 175 – 177 8.1 INTRODUCTION 175 8.2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL 175 INFRASTRUCTURE Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. 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Ltd. 8.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL 175 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.4 HEALTH & SAFETY 176 8.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 176 8.6 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 177 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 178 – 191 9.1 INTRODUCTION 178 9.2 LAND RECLAMATION 178 9.3 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 179 9.4 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 181 9.5 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES 181 9.6 TREATMENT & DISPOSAL OF WATER FROM MINE 183 9.7 MEASURES FOR SOIL POLLUTION 183 9.8 PROGRAM OF AFFORESTATION 183 9.9 MEASURES FOR PROTECTING HISTORICAL 187 MONUMENTS AND REHABILITATION 9.10 MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF FLORA & 187 FAUNA 9.11 MEASURES TO IMPROVE SOCIO ECONOMIC 188 CONDITIONS 9.12 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 189 9.13 TRAINING & HUMAN RESOURCES 190 DEVELOPMENT 9.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 190 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 192 – 195 10.1 INTRODUCTION 192 10.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 192 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 10.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 193 10.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 193 10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 194 MANAGEMENT 10.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 195 CHAPTER - XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 196 – 201 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. Atikur Rahaman 7 Prepared by M/s. Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 LAND USE PATTERN OF ML AREA 36 1.2 PRODUCTION DETAILS 36 1.3 DATA GENERATION 40 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 44 2.2 DETAILED BREAK-UP OF RESOURCE 48 2.3 PRESENTATION OF MINERAL RESOURCE AS UNFC 49 2.4 OPENING AND CLOSING RESERVES OF 50 LIMESTONE 2.5 MACHINERY DETAILS 51 2.6 PRODUCTION OF LIMESTONE, WASTE & SOIL 51 2.7 BROAD BLASTING PARAMETERS 52 2.8 EXPLOSIVE REQUIREMENTS 53 2.9 WATER REQUIREMENT 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 57 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 RECORDS FROM IMD STATIONS 3.3 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 RECORDS OF PROJECT SITE 3.4 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 69 STATIONS 3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS AIR 72 QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVEL (PM10) 73 3.7 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVEL (SO2) 74 3.8 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVEL (NOX) 75 3.9A & COMPARISON OF AIR MONITORING RESULT & 76 3.9B RESULTS OF FREE SILICA IN PM10 3.10 MONITORING METHODOLOGY OF NOISE 78 3.11 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATION 78 3.12 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 81 3.13 STANDARDS OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL 81 3.14 TRAFFIC DENSITY 82 3.15 EXISTING TRAFFIC SCENARIO & LOS 82 3.16 DUMPER REQUIREMENT DURING MINE 83 OPERATION 3.17 MODIFIED TRAFFIC SCENARIO & LOS 83 3.18 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 84 3.19 SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS 87 3.20 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 89 LOCATIONS Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. 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Ltd. 3.21 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 93 3.22 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER 94 3.23 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDY 97 3.24 LIST OF FOREST IN THE STUDY AREA 100 3.25 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE CORE ZONE 105 3.26 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES RECORDED IN THE 105 BUFFER ZONE 3.27 LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE STUDY AREA 107 3.28A & LIST OF FAUNA RECORDED IN THE CORE & 111 & B BUFFER ZONE 112 3.29 LIST OF BIRD SPECIES RECORDED IN THE STUDY 113 AREA 3.30 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES FOR GREEN BELT 116 DEVELOPMENT 3.31 LAND USE PATTERN OF PRE-OPERATIONAL, 117 OPERATIONAL & POST OPERATIONAL PHASE OF CORE ZONE 3.32 POST MINING LAND USE PATTERN WITH 117 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 3.33 AGRICULTURAL YIELD IN THE STUDY AREA 119 3.34 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 120 3.35 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR SOCIO STUDY 124 3.36 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE STUDY AREA 126 3.37 LITERACY DETAILS 129 3.38 DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY OF THE STUDY AREA 131 3.39 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 139 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 149 CONCENTRATIONS 4.2 LAND USE PATTERN OF PRE OPERATIONAL, 155 OPERATIONAL & POST OPERATIONAL PHASE OF CORE ZONE 4.3 POST MINING LAND USE PATTERN WITH 156 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 4.4 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MATRIX 161 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 166 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES 166 7.1 MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING 167 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 177 9.1 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRAM 184 9.2 SCHEDULE OF PLANTATION 184 9.3 CSR ACTIVITIES 188 10.1 PROJECT DETAILS 193 10.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 194 10.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES 194 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s. 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NO. 2.1 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 55 3.1 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TOPOGRAPHY OF THE 59 LEASE AREA 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 60 3.3 PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIELD VISIT BY TEAM 61 3.4 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 63 3.5 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 68 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING LOCATION MAP 70 3.7 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 71 3.8 NOISE & TRAFFIC DENSITY MONITORING LOCATION 79 MAP 3.9 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING NOISE MONITORING 80 3.10 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 85 3.11 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING SOIL SAMPLING IN THE 86 STUDY AREA 3.12 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE ELEVATION, 88 WORKING DEPTH & GROUND WATER 3.13 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING LOCATION 90 MAP 3.14 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING WATER SAMPLING 91 3.15 SAMPLING LOCATION MAP FOR BIOLOGICAL 98 ENVIRONMENT 3.16 MINE LEASE AREA 99 3.17 VEGETATION OBSERVED IN THE LEASE AREA 103 3.18 AGRICULTURE FIELD AROUND MINE LEASE AREA 104 3.19 FIELD SURVEY BY FAE 111 3.20 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 121 3.21 SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE STUDY AREA 122 3.22 SURVEY LOCATION MAP FOR SOCIO ECONOMIC 125 STUDY 3.23 POPULATION DETAILS IN THE STUDY AREA 131 3.24 LITERACY RATE OF THE STUDY AREA 132 3.25 SEX RATIO OF THE STUDY AREA 132 3.26 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 133 3.27 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN IN THE 133 STUDY AREA 4.1 CONCENTRATION OF PM10 DUE TO EMISSIONS FROM 149 MINING ACTIVITIES (1 KM) 4.2 CONCENTRATION OF PM10 DUE TO EMISSIONS FROM 150 MINING ACTIVITIES (10 KM) 6.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 164 Pipakheri Limestone (Building Stone) Mine, M/s.

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