H.N.THIPPESWAMY Via-504, -3, Taluk & District-577519 Ph No. : +91 9448155004

Date: 21.09.2015

To,

Member Secretary SEIAA Department of Environment & Ecology Government Secretariat Room No. 710, 7 th Floor, 4 th Gate M.S. Buildings BANGALORE

Respected Sir,

Sub: Submission of documents for obtaining Environmental Clearance for “Building Stone Quarry” over an extent of 6.00 Acres at Survey No.297 in Village, Taluk, Chitradurga Dist. Karnataka State.

We are herewith submitting the following documents for obtaining the environmental clearance for “Building Stone Quarry” over an extent of 6.00 Acres at Survey No.297 in Nannivala Village, Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga Dist. Karnataka State.

‹ Form – 1 ‹ Pre-feasibility report ‹ Environmental Management Plan ‹ Processing fee (DD No. 012985 dated 21.07.2015 The Karnataka Bank Ltd) ‹ Data in soft copy

In this regards we kindly request you to grant us the environmental clearance for the stone quarry at the earliest.

Regards,

H.N.THIPPESWAMY H.N. Thippeswamy Stone Quarry Project report PROJECT REPORT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

1.0 INTRODUCTION

H.N.Thippeswamy stone quarry over an extent of 6.00 Acres is situated in Survey No. 297 at Nannivala village, Challakere Taluka & , Karnataka for mining of granite stone. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1. The said quarry is having an approved quarry plan approved vide DD(MA)/DMG/QLN-15/2013-14/2015-16/1342 dated 24.06.2015 for the maximum production of 42250 tonnes per annum approved by Dy. Director, Dept of Mines & Geology Govt of Karnataka, Chitradurga. The quarry plan is approved for the period of 5 years. The quarrying operation in the approved quarry plan is proposed by jack hammer drilling and blasting, loading by front end loader and tippers for transportation.

2.0 LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY

The said quarry area is located at about 32 Kms from Chitradurga District head quarter via Challakere. Nannivala village is at about 3 kms from the quarry, where as

Ramajogihalli is located at 7 Kms from the quarry. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA

Details of The Area: District & State Chitradurga , Karnataka

Taluka Challakere

Village Nannivala

Khasra No. / Plot No./ Block Survey No. 297

Mine Lease Area 6.00 Acres

Type of the Area Govt. Revenue land

Survey of Toposheet No 57 B/11 0 0 Latitude N 14 20’ 30.0” to N 14 20’ 37.9”

Longitude E 76 0 33’ 47.6” to E 76 0 33’ 53.3”

3.0 GEOLOGY & EXPLORATION

3.1 TOPOGRAPHY :

[ This stone quarry area is located at the slope of the hillock . The highest RL In the area 668.0m and minimum RL is 642.0m. There is no nallah or ground water source within the lease area. A surface plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 3.

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3.2 REGIONAL & Local Geology : The geology of this area corresponds to the regional geology of Dharwar group. The granites are of the batholic nature.

The Dharwar Supergroup include Phyllites, slate, Greywackes, slate and tuffs, Epideorite flows, pillow lavas, Ferrgineous and manganese phyllites Massive Bands of Iron formations & Granites. A geological plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 3 and geological sections are enclosed vide

Plate No.4 . 3.4 GEOLOGICAL RESERVES The geological reserves are estimated and given below. Category Granite ( tons) UNFC code Geological Resources 1108276 322 Total 1108276 322

Mineable reserves of Granite Category Quantity in tonnes Mineable Reserves 767943

The resources / reserves in this area are estimated by cross sectional method. The mineralized area on cross section is measured and multiplied by the sectional influence to calculate the volume. The volume is multiplied by the Bulk density 2.6T/m3 to estimate the tonnage. The mineral reserves of granites are estimated out of indicated resources after deleting the rock blocked in the 7.5m safety barrier.

4.0 M I N I N G A small part of this area was mined earlier in these five years of the quarrying plan period it is proposed to work in entire area of lease except 7.5m safety barrier area. A jack hammer drilling & blasting, front end loader and tippers shall be adopted for quarrying. A team of 20 labours shall be deployed for the miscellaneous, environmental and plant work.

It is proposed to produce maximum 42250 tonnes materials from this quarry in II-year of plan period. The excavated material shall be transported to the crusher located outside the lease area. The sized product shall be supplied to the consumer mainly for building construction and infrastructure development. The quarry shall be developed with the bench parameters 6m height (with slices of 1.5m each) and 6m width. The bench slope shall be 80 0 where as the ultimate pit slope shall be maintained to 45 0.

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4.1.1 DEVELOPMENT:

No waste is expected to generate during this plan period. 4.1.2 PRODUCTION:

The proposed quantities of production expected year wise are given below. Production scheme for 5 years (Tons)

Proposed Scheme Production Period (tons) I - Year 40300 II - Year 40950 III - Year 40625 IV - Year 41600 V - Year 42250 Total 205725

A pit position at the end of the scheme period is enclosed vide Plate No. 5.

4.1.3 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF THE MINE:

The total reserves in this quarry area are 767943 tonnes. It is proposed to produce 205725 during these five years of the plan period. The leftover quantity shall be produced in next 12 years. Hence the life of the quarry is 17 years.

4.1.4 DRILLING:

The drilling and blasting in this area is 100%. It is proposed to drill with 33mm dia bit jack hammer.

4.1.5 BLASTING:

In case of jack hammer the blasting pattern shall be individual. An explosive to be used is Explosives Slurry. There shall not be any explosive magazine in this area. The blasting shall be done by the authorised agency.

Precautions to be observed during drilling and blasting: Drilling precautions :

‹ Drilling with dust extractors. ‹ Use of sharp drill bits, delivery of compressed air at optimal pressure and proper maintenance of compressor and drilling machine. ‹ Provision of ear plugs/ear muffs to drillers.

Blasting precautions : ‹ Proper charge per delay shall be regulated ‹ Millisecond delay detonators or sequential blasting exclusively used. ‹ Stemming column shall be more than the burden to avoid blown out shots. ‹ Each blast would be is carefully planned, supervised, executed and observed by expert staff.

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4.1.6 LIST OF MINING EQUIPMENTS:

The list of the mining machineries required for mining is given in the table shown below:

Sl Equipment / No of Normal Make Motive No. Machinery Units handling Power capacity Pneumatic Jack 1 2 33 mm dia Atlas capco Diesel Hammer Drill 2 Front end loader 1 30tonnes/hour Atlas capco Diesel 3 Tipper 1 10 tonnes Tata Diesel 4 Tipper with tanker 1 8000 lit Tata Diesel 5 Jeep 1 1+6 Mahendra Diesel

The machinery shall be hired from the reputated contractors. 4.1.7 CONCEPTUAL MINING

At the end of conceptual period there shall be single pit of 4.47 acres. The length of the pit shall be about 225m where as the width shall be about 86m. The entire pit at conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. A psiculture shall be developed in the pit. No waste is expected to generate during the plan period in this quarry. A green belt shall be developed all along the haulage road and foot of the hillock.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN :-

The Environment Management Plan (EMP) is required to ensure sustainable development in the quarry area and buffer zone area. The proposed mitigating measures are required for meeting the prevailing statutory requirements of gaseous emissions, water discharge characteristics, noise levels etc for environmental management purpose in connection with the quarrying & quarrying related activities in the study area.

For attaining the desired objective of good environmental quality in the area, several management strategies in different phases are proposed and evaluated.

‹ Planned improvements including additional control measures ‹ Fugitive dust reduction on roads ‹ Measures to alleviate problems affecting villages near quarrying area ‹ Planning for the progressive closure of the quarry

This section discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to quarrying. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been designed within the framework of various Indian legislative and regulatory requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.

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5.0 Baseline Environment

5.1 Temperature Temperature data of the year 2014 reveals that the highest temperature is 39 0C and the lowest temperature is 10 0C. Thus it has a steep temperature gradient. During the winter the night temperature falls down to below 10 0C. The Summary of Monthly Max, Min and Average Temperatures for the study period of 2014 & 2015 are given in Table 1.1 & Table 1.2 . The month wise Min, Max and average temperatures of the year 2014 & 2015 are graphically shown in Fig 1-A to 1-B.

Table 1.1: Monthly Average, Maximum & Minimum Temperatures of the Year-2014 Temperature in 0C Month Average Max. Min. Janurary-14 23 32 14 February-14 24 34 14 March-14 28 38 17 April-14 29 39 19 May-14 28 37 18 June-14 27 34 19 July-14 26 32 19 August-14 26 32 19 September-14 26 32 19 October-14 24 33 14 November-14 22 30 13 December-14 21 31 10

Fig 1-A

MONTHLY AVERAGE, MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR 2014 45 40 35 30 Average 25 Max. 20 Min. TEMPERATURE °C 15 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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Table 1.2: Monthly Average, Maximum & Minimum Temperatures of Jan – Aug 2015

Temperature in 0C Month Average Max. Min. Janurary -15 20 31 9 February -15 25 35 14 March -15 26 37 14 April-15 29 38 19 May-15 29 37 20 June-15 27 33 20 July-15 26 32 19 August -15 27 34 20

Fig 1-B

MONTHLY AVERAGE, MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR 2015 40 35 30 25 Average 20 Max. 15 Min. 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug

The perusal of mean monthly temperature data shows that lowest and highest temperature of 9 0C and 38 0C respectively were observed in the month of Jan 15 to Aug 15.

5.2 Relative Humidity

The morning and evening relative humidity data collected shows that the lowest values of hourly humidity is 27 % and highest is 94 % in the year 2014 and for the year 2015 the lowest hourly humidity is 25 % and the highest hourly humidity is 93 %. In winter season invari ably lower humidity is observed compared to other seasons. The average values of different months for the study period are given in Table 1.3 & 1.4 for the year 2014 & 2015. The daily Minimum, Maximum and Avg. relative humidity of the year 2014 & 2015 are shown graphically in Fig 1-C to 1-D.

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Table 1.3: Monthly Average Maximum & Minimum Relative Humidity of the Year-2014

Relative Humidity % Month Min. Max. Average

Janurary-14 43 67 55

February-14 28 72 50 March-14 27 74 51 April-14 32 70 51 May-14 46 89 68 June-14 67 87 77

July-14 67 94 81

August-14 76 92 84 September-14 74 90 82 October-14 63 91 77 November-14 52 93 73 December-14 59 86 73

Fig 1-C

MONTHLY AVERAGE, MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF THE 300 YEAR 2014

250

200 Relative Humidity % 150 Min. Relative Humidity % 100 Max. RELATIVE HUMIDITY % HUMIDITY RELATIVE 50 Relative Humidity % Average 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Table: 1.4 Monthly Maximum, Minimum & Average Relative Humidity of the Year-2015

Relative Humidity % Month Min. Max. Average Janurary-15 51 74 63

February-15 25 60 43 March-15 26 79 53 April-15 40 80 60 May-15 55 85 70 June-15 70 93 82 July-15 71 88 80 August-15 75 91 83

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Fig 1-D

MONTHLY AVERAGE, MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF THE YEAR 2015

300 250 200 Relative Humidity % Min. 150 Relative Humidity % Max. 100 Relative Humidity %

RELATIVE HUMIDITY % HUMIDITY RELATIVE 50 Average 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug

WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION

The wind rose is showed in Figure 1- E. The average high speed is 10.3 km/hr during the Year-2014. For the month of April to August flow vector is predominantly towards SW.

The results of Study period reveal that the maximum and minimum wind speeds are 10.3 & 3.2 km/hr to calm. The summary of the year 2014 & 2015 is given below Table 1.5 & 1.6 .

Table 1.5: Summary of Average Wind Velocity and Wind Direction of the Year-2014

Month Average Predominant Wind Wind Velocity in Direction Km/hr Jan – 2014 5.4 E Feb – 2014 3.9 E Mar – 2014 4.3 E April – 2014 4.3 SW May – 2014 6.8 SW June – 2014 9.9 SW July - 2014 10.3 SW Aug – 2014 7.7 SW Sep – 2014 6.9 SW Oct – 2014 3.2 E Nov – 2014 2.9 NE Dec - 2014 3.4 E

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Table 1.6: Summary Of Average Wind Velocity And Wind Direction of the Year-2015 Month Average Wind Predominant Wind Velocity in Km/hr Direction Jan – 2015 3.2 E Feb – 2015 3.7 E Mar – 2015 4.2 E April – 2015 4.3 SW May – 2015 6.5 SW June – 2015 8.5 SW July - 2015 10.2 SW Aug – 2015 8.8 SW

Fig 1-E

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5.3 Rainfall

The avg. monthly rainfall for the year 2014 is given in Table 1.7 and its graphical presentation of variation is shown in Fig 1-F.

Table 1.7 Monthly Average Rainfalls - 2014

Year Rainfall (mm) Janurary-14 0 February-14 11 March-14 14 April-14 59 May-14 271 June-14 85 July-14 82 August-14 174 September-14 130 October-14 216 November-14 74 December-14 11 Total 1127

On perusal of the 2014 rainfall data, the average monthly highest rainfall in the region is 271

mm. The total rrainfall in the Year 2014 is 1127mm. Fig 1-F

Rainfall (mm) Of The Year 2014 300

250

200

150

100 Rainfall in mm Rainfall

50

0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Rainfall (mm) 0 11 14 59 271 85 82 174 130 216 74 11

The rainfall data for the period of Jan – Aug 2015 is given in Table 1.8 and its graphical presentation of variation is shown in Fig. 1–G.

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Table 1.8 Rainfall Data For The Period of Jan – Aug 2015

Year Rainfall (mm) Janurary-15 0 February-15 0

March-15 20

April-15 41

May-15 142

June-15 56

July-15 51

August-15 91

Fig 1-G

Rainfall (mm) Of The Year 2015 160 140 120 100 80 60

Rainfall in mm Rainfall 40 20 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Rainfall (mm) 0 0 20 41 142 56 51 91

5.4 Ambient Air Quality Data The Ambient Air Quality with respect to the study zone of 10 km radius around beneficiation plant site forms the baseline information. The scenario of the existing Ambient Air Quality in the study region has been assessed through a network of 5 Ambient Air Quality locations. The design of monitoring network in the air quality surveillance program was based on the following considerations.

‹ Topography / Terrain of the study area ‹ Human Settlements ‹ Wind pattern ‹ Health status ‹ Representation of Regional Background levels ‹ Accessibility of monitoring site ‹ Resource Availability

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Concentrate values have been computed from the raw data collected at all individual sampling stations to represent the Ambient Air Quality Status. The Ambient Air Quality studies were carried out at five locations in project site & buffer zone data for study period. The results are given in the below table. Mg/m 3

Sl. No Sample Location PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NOx 1 Core Zone Area 64 32 10.2 11.8 2 Varanarahatti Village 52 23 9.2 10.6 3 Goudarahatti Villlage 42 26 9.4 11.1 4 Ratnagiri village 50 25 7.6 9.4

Table 1.9 National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Time Construction in Ambient Air Weighted Industrial Area Ecologically Pollutant average Residential, Rural sensitive area Method of Measurement & other Areas (Notified by Central Govt) Particulate matter Annual 60 µg/m 3 60 µg/m 3 -Gravimetric (size less than Average** 100µg/m 3 100 µg/m 3 -TOEM 10µm) 24 Hours** -Beta attenuation Particulate matter Annual* 40 µg/m 3 40 µg/m 3 -Gravimetric (size less than 2.5 Average** 60µg/m 3 60 µg/m 3 -TOEM µm 24 Hours** -Beta attenuation Oxide of Nitrogen as Annual* 40 µg/m 3 30 µg/m 3 Jacob & Hochheiser modified NO2 Average** 80 µg/m 3 80 µg/m 3 (Na-Arsenite) method Gas pulse 24 Hours** Chemiluminescence Sulphur dioxide as Annual* 50 µg/m 3 20 µg/m 3 Improved west & Gacke method SO2 Average** 80 µg/m 3 80 µg/m 3 ultraviolet 24 Hours** Noise level Core & buffer Leq day & night One set of data per Noise level meter zone week Water quality Core & buffer Samples from One set of data per Standard methods for sampling zone surface & ground week at least for w.r.t. pH temp turbidity TDS water one month TSS total hardness alkalinity, chloride, fluoride etrc. Soil Core & buffer Representative One surface sample Collected and analyzed with zone samples(s) from each station standard methods for pH permeability, soil fertility, etc. Socio Economic & Buffer zone Socio economic Before during & Primary & secondary data to be Helath survey random after project colleted. sampling method activity

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

A) MINES

‹ Dust suppression systems (water spraying) would be adopted at Quarry working & loading points. ‹ Grading of haul roads, service roads from time to time and removal of the accumulated dust materials. ‹ Drills shall be equipped with dust extractors to reduce dust generation. ‹ Wetting the face prior to blasting.

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‹ The blasting shall be carried out during day hours, it shall be avoided during strong wind and temperature inversion condition. ‹ Excavation operations shall be suspended during very strong wind condition. ‹ Trees and shrubs will be grown along the permanent haul roads. ‹ Plantation of wide leaf trees, creepers and tall grass along approach roads, and on around hillock will help in to suppress the dust. ‹ All workers shall be provided with personal protective devises Eg. Dust Mask. ‹ Air quality shall be regularly monitored both in the core zone and buffer zone.

B) HAULAGE

‹ Regular water spraying on haulage roads during granite transportation by water sprinklers. ‹ Avoiding over filling of tippers and consequent spillage on the roads. ‹ Ore carrying trucks will be effectively covered by tarpaulin to avoid escape of fines to the atmosphere.

5.5 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURE

All the above precautions would be adopted to prevent dust generation at site and to be dispersed in the outside environment. However, for the safety of workers at site, engaged at strategic locations/dust generation points like loading and unloading points, dust masks would be provided. Dust masks would prevent inhalation of RPM thereby reducing the risk of lung diseases and other respiratory diseases. All employees shall be medically examined as per the mines Act 1952 and shall undergo Spirometry, Pulseoxymetry, and lungs function test

etc. The statutory norms shall be followed during the course of quarrying to ensure the proper health and safety of workers. Apart from this there is no other factor envisaged during the quarrying operations. The health status of workers in the mine shall be regularly monitored under an occupational surveillance programme. Under this programme, all the employees’ shall be subjected to a detailed medical examination at the time of employment. The medical histories of all the employees shall be maintained in a standard format. Thereafter, the employees shall undergo medical examination on annual bases.

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The examinations are proposed to be conducted in specialized area are given in the table below.

Sl.No. Disease Tests to be conducted

1 Heart Disease Electro Cardio Gram (ECG) blood for lipid profile, stress test, 2d Echo and other tests as required. 2 Lung Disease Total count (WBC) Differential count, sputum examination, x-ray chest, culture & sensitivity (COS) 3 Lung Function As per DGMS regulations Test 4 Test for Silicosis As per DGMS regulations 5 Asthma Differential count ESR, x-ray chest, and sputum examination provoke test if required. 6 Diabetes Random blood sugar, urine sugar if positive BSL fasting/PP diabetic profile. 7 Hypertension BP reading, if required renal profile + ECG and stress test. 8 Abdomen pain. Routine urine for albumin, sugar bile salts + bile pigments stool examination, USGG Ba0meal liver function test (serum, biliribic etc) as per requirement.

The tests conducted and the results will be recorded in the database of medical history of the employees. These medical histories over a period will show if there is any occupation related deterioration in the employee’s health. 5.6 Noise Level Monitoring Data Excessive noise levels will cause adverse effects on human beings and associated environment including domestic animals, wild life, natural ecosystem and structures. To know the ambient noise levels in the study area one location at core zone and four locations at buffer zone have been selected and the results are given in the below table.

Sl. Noise levels dB(A) Sample Location No Min. Max. Leq 1 Core Zone Area 51.3 63.8 60.46 2 Varanarahatti Village 45.1 54.1 52.30 3 Goudarahatti Village 42.8 53.6 51.22 4 Ratnagiri Village 43.8 54.2 50.24

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NOISE : (A MBIENT STANDARDS ) Limit in dB (A) Area code Category of Area Day Time Night Time A Industrial Area 75 70 B Commercial Area 65 55 C Residential Area 55 45 D Silence Area 50 40 Day time is reckoned in between 6 am and 9 pm Night time is reckoned in between 9 pm and 6 am Silence zone is defined as areas upto 100 meters around such premises as hospitals, educational institutions and courts. The silence zones are to be Note declared by the Competent Authority Mixed categories of areas should be declared as ''one of the four above mentioned categories by the Competent Authority and the corresponding standard shall apply

The observed data in project site and buffer zone shows that the Ambient noise level range between min 40.2 dB (A) to max 56.4 (A) & Avg Leq 53.79 The plant site and buffer zone noise level values are well within the Ambient Noise Standards.

NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL

In an operational beneficiation plant major noise sources are operation of machineries and equipment, screening units, operations. Noise generation may be for an instant, intermittent or continuous periods, with low to high decibels.

As there are no villages within 1.0 km range, noise level will be insignificant as the operations are of intermittent nature. Although the ambient noise level monitoring carried out in and around the proposed plant shows that ambient noise levels are well within the stipulated limits of CPCB.

Periodic inspection and checks of the risk prone areas and equipment shall be conducted towards noise control. Acoustic enclosures, hoods, laggings and screens shall be provided in noise generating areas to the extent possible so that the sound pressure levels in working areas are restricted below 85 dB (A) for 8 hours duty. This shall be regulated before engaging the equipment or purchase of the same.

Provisions of rotation of workers to minimize exposure time as well as provision of earmuffs to workers exposed to high noise areas are also envisaged. In addition to it, green belt development shall be undertaken around the lease area to minimize propagation of noise. Regular monitoring of noise pressure level shall be done inside and outside the plant area.

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The equipments and machines should be maintained properly. Particular attention should be given to the silencers and mufflers. Ear muffs or other protective devices should be provided to the staff working in high noise prone areas.

Sharp drill pits shall be used to reduce the noise levels. The rotating equipment shall be selected for lower operating speeds and will be statically and dynamically balanced. The equipment shall be provided with silencers wherever required, and shall be designed to operate with a total noise level of not exceeding to 85db (A) at 1m distance as per stipulations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards.

5.7 Ground Water Quality Data WATER RESOURCES Assessment of baseline data on water resources includes

• Identification of surface water sources • Identification of ground water sources • Collection of water samples • Analyzing water samples collected for physico-chemical and biological parameters

There are seasonal water courses in the buffer zone area. During rains water from the core zone area will join in to the seasonal water courses. Ultimately joins in to the Nannivala village pond located at a distance of 4 kms in South direction. The overall daily requirement of water for this mining project is estimated as under

Drinking and domestic - 2 m3/day Dust suppression - 30 m 3/day Green belt / afforestation - 5 m3/day Total - 37 m3/day

GROUND WATER QUALITY

Three Ground Water samples were collected from the bore wells for analysis. The results are given in the below table. Heavy metal concentrations in all the samples were found to be well within the limits.

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Goudarahatti Ratnagiri Varnarahatti Sl.No Parameters Unit Village Village Village

1 pH - 7.624 8.064 7.824 0 2 Temperature c 28.6 27.2 27.6 3 µmhos/cm Conductivity 840 760 920 in NTU 4 Turbidity 0.72 0.86 0.62

5 T. Dissolved Solids mg/l 504 440 556 6 T. Alkalinity as CaCo 3 mg/l 262 184 208 7 T. Hardness as CaCo 3 mg/l 232 238 278

8 Calcium as Ca mg/l 56 42 68 9 Magnesium as Mg mg/l 22 32 26 10 Iron as Fe mg/l 0.24 0.20 0.22 11 Sodium as Na mg/l 42 54 28 12 Potassium as K mg/l 1.2 0.86 1.4 13 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l 184 104 224 14 mg/l Sulphates as SO 4 22 54 36 15 mg/l Nitrates as NO 3 10 18 12 16 Fluorides as F mg/l 1.18 0.92 1.12

No ground water is going to encounter during the quarrying operations and there shall not be any discharge of water from quarrying to the adjacent area. Hence there shall not be any impact on water quality. The only source of water pollution from the Quarry is wash – off from the active Quarrying area. The wash off would contain heavy colloidal suspension in the form of turbidity. The following mitigative measures shall be adopted to prevent wash off of Quarry silt and uncontrolled runoff water during monsoon.

From the natural slopes the rainwater drains into the stream. The ground water table is +40m below the surface. The proposed quarrying operations are much above the ground water table. Therefore, these quarrying operations on hill top may not have any adverse impact on either the yield or movement of ground water. The following control measures shall be undertaken.

• To avoid soil erosion, rain water entering into the Quarry pit, carryover of the material with rain water, suitable garland drains all along the active Quarry area shall be provided. • Plantation and fast growing deep rooted plant species.

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• Providing sufficient gully checks & check dams to check any silt flowing along with the surface run-off in the valleys. • For arresting the solids escaping along with these run-offs in small streams, small check dam shall be constructed all along the small streams before they join any surface water bodies. 5.8 Soil Data: The normal mineral composition of quarry is altered by alteration in soil condition. Soil could well represent the topsoil cover, which is rich in nutrient content. Four locations were selected as below for analyzing the soil quality status in the study. The locations and the results are given the below table. SOIL QUALITY DATA

Location Code Sl. Parameter No Varnarahatti Goudarahatti Ratnagiri Village Village Village 1 pH 6.84 6.66 6.04 2 EC (µmho/cm) 420 560 380 3 Texture Clay Loam Clay Loam Clay Loam 4 Particle Size Distribution: (i) Sand(%) 22 34 26 (ii) Silt & Clay (%) 78 66 74 5 Organic Carbon (%) 1.16 0.94 1.02 6 Exchangeable Sodium (meq/100g) 0.48 0.34 0.26 7 Sulphates (%) Trace Trace Trace 8 Available nitrogen in (kg/ha) 64.2 58.6 72.8 9 Available Pottasium (kg/ha) 2.12 1.08 1.24 10 Available Phosphorous (kg/ha) 0.36 0.54 0.62

6.0 LAND ENVIRONMENT

6.1 CORE ZONE

The core zone completely falls in Govt. Revenue land on hill top. Most of the area covered with soil/rock formations over which some vegetation exists. The core zone is partly disturbed to a small extent due to Quarrying, transport roads, which are worked earlier. The ultimate land use plan is given in the Table No.2.

Table No.2 Ultimate Land use Ultimate land use in Type of Activity Acres. Area for mining 3.58 Safety Barrier 1.23 Total 4.81 Unused Area 1.19 Total Lease Area 6.00 A ultimate land use plan is enclosed vide Plate No.7

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6.2 HANDLING OF WASTE AND SUB-GRADE MINERAL

No waste is expected to generate during this plan period.

6.3 PROPOSED MITIGATIVE MEASURE. ° Green belt development around the foot of the hillock and near to the Quarry and haulage roads shall be taken up simultaneously as this helps in afforestation but also prevent erosion and consequent silting of local water streams.

° Use of good root bearing and hardy species like Honge, Neem etc., shall be planted.

6.4 RECLAMATION OF LAND

The mined out quarry pit shall be converted into rain water pond to recharge the ground water.

6.5 PLANTATION PROGRAMME

Under plantation programme, it is suggested to develop 180 plants per annum around foot of the hillock area & also along the road & cluster boundary of quarry lease area. The implementation of the development of green belt around the hillock will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink.

The species to be grown in the areas should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that a permanent green belt is created.

Apart from the green belts and aesthetic plantation, other massive plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local forest department to benefit the community and to reduce the effects of fugitive emissions and noise pollution. FLORA AND FAUNA

The core zone is partly broken and does not support much vegetation. There are no endangered and endemic plant species. There are no reports of wild animals.

FLORA IN CORE ZONE: The core zone is broken and does not support much vegetation. There are no endangered and endemic plant species. There are no reports of wild animals . FLORA in Core Zone :-

Survival rate Year Type of plant No. of plants Location % I Neem, Honge, 180 II Casurina, Matti, 180 All along the III 180 approach road Basavanapada, 80% IV 180 and around the Dindalu, Nelli V 180 foot of the hillock Total 900

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There is no human settlement in the core zone.

6.7 SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS

Spurt in industrialization and Quarrying activities have invariably brought a drastic change in the environment including the society connected with region. Mostly remote areas tucked away from urbanization and influence of modern civilization fall within the limits of mine development. A natural corollary to this the socio economic aspects of the local inhabitants who have dwelling this region for generations, get suddenly and probably a radical change, consequent to their abrupt exposure to the mining activities.

The impact of this mining project will be positive. The subject-mining project provides employment for about 30 persons and also creates in the service sector for an equivalent number of persons will be indirectly employed in the other allied activities. Thus a population of about 150 persons can sustain their lively hood on this project. Majority of the work force shall be local people coming from and within the district.

The local people will get employment opportunities, better medical and educational facilities etc., mainly due to the mining operation from this project. In addition to this the literacy rate and better living standards shall increase due to the enhanced earning capacity of villagers. This area will also have better Medical, Educational, Transportation and communication facilities, which are also directly, linked with the establishment of the mining project.

In the buffer zone villages, this project will be one of the major economic activities resulting in generation of revenues to the state and central governments, by way of royalties, taxes, central excise etc., and the living condition of the persons shall improve, thus contributing to the overall up gradation of living standards. There would tremendous earning of foreign exchange due to export of value added products instead of raw material alone from this region.

The socio-economic parameters of the area undergo change due to:

‹ Changes in the employment pattern of the area.

‹ Changes in the pattern of facilities available, both in respect of the infrastructure facilities as well as other services.

‹ Improvements in money supply in the area through better earning capacity of population.

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS:

As per 2011 census, the study area consisted of 14842 persons inhabited in 06 villages. The statistics regarding the list of villages, number of households and human population is given in Table No.3.

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Table: 3 Demography in Study Area

Village Name No. of House Total Holds Population Jennenahalli 225 1121 Nannivala 1089 6380 Lambadihatti 182 961 Varanarahatti 1089 6380 Total 2585 14842

It proposes to takenup the following CSR activities listed below during the Quarrying activities.:

• To arrange study tour to primary and high school children. • Assistance to Educational institutions located in the Taluk by way of providing “Teaching aids, Books & Periodicals”. • Scholarships for the best outstanding students. • Health care camps arrangements and distribution of medicines freely. organising occupational health camps through trained doctors. • Employment oriented training to youth. • Providing sanitation/sewage facilities to villages. etc. and educating on health of hygiene matters. • Distribution of fruit bearing trees, Bio-fuel yielding plants to nearby villagers on Vanamahotsava day. • Providing solar lights to villages and schools, as there is scarcity of electricity. • Providing transport for nearby school children to go to come from school. • And any other requirements of the people in the surrounding area found to be essential when communicating with them.

IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP & MONITORING PROGRAMME:

The environment management plan is detailed on the basis of impact assessment. Control and mitigation measures for the adverse impacts envisaged. As the major environmental attributes have been confined to the project area alone, implementations of the proposed control measures and monitoring thereof will be undertaken on the regional basis. The Lessee will ensure the implementation of the measures within the Quarry area and carryout efficient monitoring.

In order to implement the measures suggested for mitigating the adverse impacts on the environment, it is suggested to monitor the environmental parameters regularly.

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6.10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL

[ The Quarry manager will be the incharge for enrichment of works along with the labours for supervision and preventive maintenance.

Following shall be the proposed environmental organization chart for this mine. Mines Manager shall be in charge of the cell.

6.11 BUDGET PROVISION FOR EMP

It is necessary to include the environmental cost as a part of the budgetary cost component.

It is proposed to take up protective measures like construction of check dams across the nallah. The haul roads both within the lease and outside the mining lease including roads leading to the crushing plant are being watered and good drainage system would be maintained. The project authorities propose to undertake the following environmental works to achieve the environmental quality as desired.

The Lessee for execution of Environment Management Plan has made adequate budgetary provision. Annual cost of monitoring and implementation of control measures is given below: Environment Management Schedule

YEAR I-Year II-Year III-Year IV-Year V-Year Plantation

Environmental Monitoring

Water spraying on haul roads

Construction of Garland Drain

Construction of Gully Plugs

Recurring Annual Cost for Environmental Protection Cost Sl. No. Particulars No. (Lakh Rs.) I Pollution Control 1.1 Water spraying on Haul roads 1.50 1.2 Green belt development/plantation 180 plants 1.00 1.3 Personal protective equipment 30 0.30 1.4 Community Development Works 2.00 1.5 Environmental Monitoring 0.50 1.6 Maintenance of roads 0.50 1.7 Engineering Measures 2.00 Total 7.80

6.12 CONCLUSION

This new project will meet the development needs of the state without causing any negative influence on the environment. It can be summarized that the development of Granite Building Stone Quarry have a positive impact on the socio-economics of the area and lead to overall sustainable development of the region.

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