DECCAN CEMENTS LTD Mahankaligudem, Neredcherla Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana

PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

BHAVANIPURAM LIMESTONE MINE – 3 (Area: 183.11 Ha) Neredcherla Mandal, Nalgonda district. Telangana.

For

INCREASE OF LIMESTONE PRODUCTION FROM 0.3 TO 2.3 MTPA

DECCAN CEMENTS LTD Mahankaligudem, Neredcherla Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana. Table of Contents

1. Executive summary 2. Introduction of the project/ Background information 3 Project Description. 4 Site Analysis 5. Planning Brief. 6 Proposed Infrastructure 7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan. 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates 9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations). CHAPTER – 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 Executive Summary

DECCAN CEMENT LIMITED., DCL is one of the cement producing business houses having installed production capacity of about 1.5 MTPA Cement Production in the state of Telangana.

The limestone requirement of the cement plant is met from Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 2 (ML-2) at rated production of 2.0 MTPA and from Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 3 (ML-3) at rated production of 0.3 MTPA. Both the mining leases are adjacent to each other.

DCL now proposes to enhance Limestone production of Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 3 from 0.3 to 2.3 MTPA to meet the limestone requirement of Cement Plant due to exhaust of reserves at Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 2

BHAVANIPURAM limestone mine – 3 is spread over an area of 183.11 Ha. with about proved mineral reserves of 80.62 Million Tonnes which will last for 35 years with proposed production capacity of 2.3 MTPA.

Fully Mechanized method of mining is adopted. The benches are 6 m height. The limestone produced from the mine transported from the mines to the crusher inside the plant by dumpers of 19 t capacity.

183.11 Ha is part of Saidulnama Reserved Forest (Compartment No. 26 & 27). Forest Clearance was obtained vide letter No. Rc.No.31015/2007/F2, dated 13.08.2013.

No top soil or waste is envisaged from the mine. The soil as and when generated from the mining will be used for greenbelt development. Hence stocking of top soil/waste in the form of dumps is not envisaged.

Water requirement for the mine at 2.3 MTPA limestone production is about 120 m3/day for dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This requirement is sourced from River Krishna.

The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs 2.0crores. CHAPTER – 2 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given.

PROJECT: DECCAN CEMENT LIMITED proposes to Increase limestone production from 0.30 to 2.3 MTPA from Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 3 mine located at jurisdiction of Saidulnama Reserved Forest (Compartment No. 26 & 27), Mahankaligudem Village, Nereducherla mandal, of Nalgonda District Telangana.

DCL has earlier obtained EC (vide Letter No: J-11015/642/2007-IA.II (M) Dated October 18 2007) for 0.3 MTPA of Limestone production.

Mine was opened on 23rd March 2015.

The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance for Increase of limestone production from 0.3 to 2.3 MTPA from Ministry of Environment & Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) under 1(a) category of EIA notification SO1533 dated 14th Sep. 2006 and subsequent amendments dated 01.12.2009 & 04.04.2011.

A copy of the mining lease letter is enclosed as Annexure – 1

PROJECT PROPONENT:

DECCAN CEMENT LIMITED., DCL is one of the cement producing business houses having installed production capacity of about 1.5 MTPA Cement Production in the state of Telangana.

DCL was promoted by Sri M.B.Raju and associates in 1979 to set up a mini cement plant with an installed capacity of 66000 tonnes per annum in Nalgonda District of Telangana. The company commenced it’s commercial production in the year 1982.

DCL was the first mini cement plant in the country to adopt the dry process Rotary Kiln Pre-calcinatory technology for the manufacture of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) in technical collaboration with Onoda Engineering of Japan.

DCL also diversified into manufacturing ‘special grade cements’ like Sulphate Resistant Cement, Low Heat Cement, Low Alkali Cement, Pozzolona Portland cement and other customized cements for use in various projects such as Thermal Power Plants, Bridges, Fertilizer Plants, Hydro Power Plants, etc. DCL is presently manufacturing 0.3 MTPA of these cements.

DCL has also been manufacturing and marketing Slag cement, with various compositions of clinker and slag, as per market requirements, for which purpose it has setup a separate unit for production of slag cement up to 0.3 MTPA

As a part of its corporate diversification plans, DCL ventured into power generation. DCL has put up a Hydro Power project of 3.75 MW installed capacity on the Guntur Branch Canal near Narsaraopet, Guntur District and Wind Farm Power project of 2.025 MW capacities at Ramagiri, Ananthapur District, both in Andhra Pradesh. These projects were the first of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh and also the first to enter into Wheeling Agreements with the erthswhile APSEB for captive utilization of energy at its cement plant. These power plants have been successfully operating and have generated over 23 million units per annum during the last ten years.

DCL has also installed and successfully commissioned a 1.650 MW Wind Mill Project at Surandai, in Tirunelveli District of Tamilnadu, in September, 2006, at a total project cost of Rs. 10.40 crores. This unit is now operational and will generate about 5 million units per annum.

DCL has setup a new cement plant of 1.50 MTPA at Mahankaligudem village, Neredcherla Mandal of Nalgonda district in Telangana adjacent to the existing cement plant. ii. Brief description of nature of the project

The limestone mine is spread over 183.11 Ha with about proved mineral reserve of 80.62 Million Tonnes to produce 2.3 MTPA of Limestone from Mahankaligudem Village, Nereducherla mandal, Huzur Nagar Taluk of Nalgonda District Telangana.

The mining of the deposit is worked by deep hole drilling & blasting with fully mechanized open cast mining method.

The benches are 6 m height. The limestone produced from the mine is transported from the mines to the crusher inside the plant by dumpers of 19 t capacity.

Cement industry is one of the main beneficiaries of the infrastructure boom. While on the one hand several big and small cement companies are actively considering expansion plans in anticipation of further growth in demand for cement, on the other, a phase of acquisitions and mergers among the existing players is also going on.

In India, the south consumes maximum of 30% followed by East at 17%, North at 19%, central at 16%, and West 18%. Also, there is an increase in the consumption of PPC cement from 48% to 50%.

Weaker sections’ housing, construction of public toilets, schools in rural area apart from several private and public infrastructure projects will also give tremendous boost to the cement consumption in the state

As per the industry sources, demand has mainly come from the construction sector with the three main cities in the South - Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad - witnessing hectic construction activity, be it for the information technology sector, shopping malls or integrated townships. The construction of AP new capital coming up in the vicinity raised the demand for more cement in the region. The growth in demand has prompted many cement industries to consider expanding their capacities, both in present locations and in Greenfield locations.

To meet the limestone requirement of the plant, DCL proposes for increase of limestone production from 0.3 to 2.3 MTPA from this mine.

Demand– supply Gap

Since Limestone is the main raw material for cement production, the demand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, the subject mine produces good grade limestone leading to conservation of mineral resources. The cement market has growth due to the central government liberalization policies and new schemes for housing, road projects. iv. Imports Vs Indigenous production.

The limestone produced from the Deccan Cements Limited is meant for the captive consumption in the cement plant.

v. Export possibility.

No exports of limestone are proposed. vi. Domestic / export markets

The limestone produced from the Deccan Cements Limited is meant for the captive consumption in the cement plant. vii. Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project.

Mechanized method of mining is adopted.

Manpower Requirement 39 CHAPTER – 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.

The project is for Increase of 0.30 MTPA to 2.3 MTPA from Bhavanipuram Limestone Mine – 3 spread over an area of 183.11 Ha. With about proved mineral reserve of 80.62 Million will last for 33 years. The limestone produced from the mine is of good grade limestone and is directly utilized for the cement production

It is categorized as Category ‘A’ Project under Schedule 1(a) as the mining lease area is more than 50 Ha hence it necessitates obtaining Environment Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF). ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The mining lease area comprising 183.11 Ha is situated at Neredcherla Mandal, Huzur Nagar Taluk, Nalgonda district. Telangana.

The mine area is a part of the Survey of India Toposheet No 56P/10. The mine area falls between 16°42'27.00" N - 16°43'17.00" N Latitude and 79°42'37.00" E - 79°44'13.00" E Longitude, with an average altitude of 74 m above MSL.

The location map of the mine site is shown in Fig – 1. FIG - 1 LOCATION MAP

INDIA Note : Not to scale

TELANGANA Adilabad

Nizambad Karimnagar

Medak Warangal Khammam Rangareddi Nalgonda

Mahabubnagar

LEGEND Aler NALGONDA DISTRICT BOUNDARY Turkapally Yadagirigutta RIVER Ramawaram

STREAMS Bibinagar Bhongir Gundal Tirmalgiri STATE HIGHWAY Atmakur Motkur NH 9 NATIONAL HIGHWAY Tungaturti Pochampalli Valigond Musi Nutankal ROAD Jajireddigudem RAILWAY TRACK Ramannapeta Shali gourawaram Chautuppal Musi Reservoir Chityal Atmakur DISTRICT HEADQUARTER Narkatpalli Ketthepalli NH 9 Nakrekal Chiwemla TALUK HEADQUARTER Narayanpur NH 9 Moteh Katangur TOWN Suryapet Nadigudem NALGONDA ML-3 MINING LEASE AREA Munugod Penpahad Munagala NH 9 Tipparti Chandur Kodad Vemalpalli Chilkuru Kongal Niradcherla Marrigudem Huzurnagar Nampalli Gardepalli Gurrampod Nidamanur Mirialguda Mellacheruvu Chintapalli Tripurawaram Anmola Mathampalli Damaracherla Peddavur Devarakonda Adsarlapalli Adavi devulapalli

Vijayapuri north Chandampet Gundlapalli Nagarjuna Sagar ML-3 MINING LEASE AREA Nearest railway line connecting Motamarri – Vishnupuram of South Central Railway line, at a distance of 0.7 km to NW direction from the Mining Lease Area. Key map showing the location of various features around the Mining Lease Area is shown in Fig – 2.

Nalgonda is major town at a distance of 60.3 km in NW direction.

The National Highway (NH-9) connecting Hyderabad - Vijayawada at about 36.8 km in NE direction and State High way No.2, Narketpally to Mederametla is at a distance of 15km.

The nearest railway station is Vishnupuram RS at 0.7 km in NW direction.

Nearest Settlements from the Mine site

 Ravipahad – 0.6 km – SE

Nearest Reserved Forests from the Mining Lease Area

 Pasupulabodu RF – 0.8 km – WNW  Ravipahad RF – Adjacent  Mangalabodu RF – 2.7km – NNW  Saidulnam RF – Adjacent

Inter state boundary Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is at a distance of 1.5 km – E

Salient features of Mine site are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3 shows the study area of 10 km radius around the Mine site.

TABLE - 1 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINE SITE

Feature Details Altitude 74 m above MSL Longitude Between 79°42'37.00" E - 79°44'13.00" E, Latitude Between 16°42'27.00" N - 16°43'17.00" N Bhavanipuram, Janpahad (PO), Village, Mandal, District, State Nereducherla Mandal, Nalgonda Dist, Telangana State. Max. Temp. 47.2oC Min. Temp. 9.4oC Relative Humidity 35-83 % Annual rainfall 1031.6 mm Land availability 183 ha Topography Plain Soil Type Black Cotton Musi River – 3.4 km – W Vemuleri River – 5.9 km – ENE Nearest River Krishna River – 0.9 km – SE Bay of Bengal Sea – 127.7 km - SE National Highway (NH-9) connecting Hyderabad - Vijayawada at about 65 km Nearest Highway in NE State High way No.2, Narketpally to Mederametla is at a distance of 15km Nearest Railway station Vishnupuram RS - 7.3 km - W Nearest Industries None within 10 km radius Nearest Village Ravipahad – 0.6 km – SE Nearest City Nalgonda - 60.3 km - NW. Hyderabad ( Shamshabad ) – 147.3 km - Nearest Air port WNW Pasupulabodu RF – 0.8 km – WNW Ravipahad RF – Adjacent Nearest Forest Madinapadu – RF – 1.5 km – SE Saidulnam RF - Adjacent Historical places None within 10 km radius *All distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances

iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

No alternate sites were considered as the project is site specific. iv. Size or magnitude of operation.

Mine area is 183.11 Ha. It is proposed to increase limestone production from 0.3 to 2.3 MTPA. v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

The mining is by opencast mechanized mining, employing DTH drilling for blast holes, after blasting the mineral is loaded into the tippers using hydraulic excavator. The limestone is hauled to the factory.

i) Drilling

Drilling is accomplished by Wagon drill machine capable of drilling blast hole of 115 mm dia.

Primary Drilling

Bench Height

As per the deposit characteristics the bench height is kept at 6.0 m.

Burden

55% to 60% of the bench height i.e. 3.5 m depending on the height of the bench and also depends upon the thickness of individual litho unit.

Spacing

A spacing of 5.0 m is maintained based on nature and stratigraphic sequence of the rock.

Angular Holes

The blast hole is vertical only.

Depth of Holes

The depth of the hole is kept at 6.7 m equal to bench height with sub grade drilling. Secondary drilling

No secondary drilling will be carried out. The boulders are broken by deploying Rock – Breaker or by using secondary blasting if required. ii) Blasting

Blasting is one of the most important operations in the production cycle of a mine. Open cast mining adopting deep hole blasting technique & deploying HEMM.

Type of explosives used / to be used

The explosives will be stored in the licensed explosive magazine. The explosive will be brought to the site in the explosive van.

Explosive magazine (Type - A) License No. E / HQ / TG / 22 / 418 (E 34636) Dt: 27.06.2002 valid up to 31.03.2019. The capacity of the magazine is 1ton.

iii) Loading

Loading of limestone will be carried out with the help of two excavators with bucket capacity of 2.1cu.m capacity.

iv) Hauling

Tippers of 19 tonne capacity will be used for transport of limestone from pit to crusher.

v) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.

No raw material is required.

vi) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined.

The area is devoid of top soil.

vii) Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement Water requirement for enhanced production is 120 m3/day for dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. Water requirement of the mine is met from River Krishna.

The power required for illumination will be met from grid.

viii) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management / disposal.

Waste water generated from domestic uses will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. ix) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. CHAPTER – 4 SITE ANALYSIS

i. Connectivity.

The mine area under reference extends over an area of 183.11 Ha in Mahankaligudem Village, Nereducherla Mandal, of Nalgonda District Telangana.

Nearest railway junction Nadikudi at a distance of 13.2 km . Key map showing the location of various features around the Mining Lease Area is shown in Fig – 2. Hyderabad is major city at 178 km.

State highway-SH-02 connecting Narketpally to Mederametla is at a distance of 15km.

Infrastructural facilities like Post, Telephone, Police Station and Primary Health Center etc., are available in the nearby villages. The nearest airport is Hyderabad at 147.3 km.

ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.

Land use:

Total area of 183.11Ha is part of Saidulnama Reserve Forest.

The Mining will be continued up to 33 years @ 2.3 million tonnes of limestone per year. The land use pattern is furnished in the following table.

LANDUSE PATTERN OF THE MINE AREA (Ha.) Land Use Area in Ha. Mine pit 151.17 7.5m wide barrier all along UPL/lease 5.35 boundary Infrastructure (work shop,Mine office, crusher, 3.37 roads etc.) with surroundings Remaining area including (Blocked under 23.22 Public Road & Electrical line) Total 183.11

Topography (along with map)

The topography is Plain terrain. The surface elevation range from 80 m above MSL. Fig – 4 shows the survey map/surface layout of the mining lease area.

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R F AREA

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SCALE : 1cm = 20 m 20 = : 1cm SCALE

DATE OF SURVEY: 27.10.2014 SURVEY: OF DATE

PREPARED BY: PREPARED

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SAFETY ZONE(ROAD, POWER SAFETY LINE)

M.L. M.L. BOUNDARY 7.5mZONE BUFFER PIT ULTIMATE LIMIT m IN CONTOUR, VALUE ROAD PROPOSEDROAD HAULAGE SEASONAL STREAM POWERLINE BENCHMARK

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MODIFICATION IN THE APPROVED MINING PLAN MINING APPROVED THE IN MODIFICATION

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E 362100 E iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ, in case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given.

Total area of 183.11 Ha is part of Saidulnama Reserve Forest.

No sensitive areas or National parks are located within 10 km of the mine area.

The following are the Nearest Reserved Forests from the Mining Lease Area

 Pasupulabodu RF – 0.8 km – WNW  Ravipahad RF – Adjacent  Saidulnam RF – Adjacent

iv. Existing infrastructure.

None

v. Soil classification

Area is devoid of any top soil.

vi. Climatic data from secondary sources

In general, the study area experiences subtropical climate with cold winter nights with a minimum temperature of 9.2oC and hot summer days with a peak temperature of 47.2oC. Monsoon starts in the month of July with peak precipitation in the months of August and September. The annual rainfall is 627 mm. vii. Social infrastructure available.

DCL has provided employment to local population and it will give preference to the local people whenever there is requirement of man power. The company also encourages and provides the required space for setting up small shops to local population.

DCL maintains roads to the project site from nearest state roads. DCL has established a public relation office to maintain a good line of communication between the management and the public on matters of environmental concern. All public grievances are redressed.

The impacts of mining on the economic aspects are clearly observed. The existing mining activities provided employment to persons of different skills and trades. The local population is the largest plausibility among these employees. The employment potential ameliorated economic conditions of these families directly and provided employment to many other families indirectly who are involved in business and service oriented activities. This in-turn will improve the socio-economic conditions of the area.

DCL has spent an amount of Rs. 2.0 crores for providing various social infrastructure/measures towards Health Care, Education, Drinking Water / Sanitation / Infrastructure Religious Sports / Cultural / Social / Plantation Water Supply for Agriculture Fields and Flood Relief Activities for the past 11 years. CHAPTER – 5 PLANINIG BRIEF

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc.) town and country planning / development authority classification.

The subjected mine is the captive limestone mine of Deccan Cements Limited at Mahankaligudem Village, Nereducherla mandal, of Nalgonda District Telangana with mine extent of 183.11 Ha. The proposal is for increase of limestone production from 0.3 to 2.3 MTPA.

ii. Population projection

Man power is 39. No increase in manpower is proposed.

iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)

At the end of mining operations, about 151.17 Ha of mined-out area will be developed into water reservoir and 5.35 Ha along the mine lease boundary (7.5m barrier zone) will be afforested under Green Belt development. 3.37 Ha will be developed under work shop, Mine office, crusher, road etc., 23.22 Ha area remaining including (Blocked under Public Road & Electrical line).

iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social )

After this Increase, the mine will provide employment to about 39 people in the form of contractual jobs, business opportunities, service facilities etc. This will enhance the economic status of the area.

Apart from the jobs, the company will provide medical and educational facilities to the employees which can also be availed by the people in nearby villages.

v. Amenities / Facilities.

Infrastructural facilities like Post Office, Telephone and Primary Health Centre etc., will be provided at cement plant of The Deccan Cements Limited. The mine office with first aid rooms, rest shelters, toilets, tool/store room, etc., are proposed in cement plant. CHAPTER – 6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURES

i. Industrial area (processing area)

No processing is involved

The mine is operated by means of opencast fully mechanised method of mining which includes deep drilling and blasting, loading the broken material by heavy machinery like two excavators with bucket capacity of 2.1 m3 capacity.

ii. Residential area (non-processing area)

No residential area is proposed at mine. iii. Greenbelt.

DCL has proposed to develop an area of 16.06 ha under greenbelt DCL has taken up massive planting in the leased area and outside the leased area also.

Survival rate in the area is found to be about 60 %. Apart from the plantation in the proposed mine area, DCL has taken up afforestation outside the mine area (at cement plant and colony). iv. Social infrastructure.

The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive socio- economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as indirect employment potential is created due to mining and allied activities in the area. Apart from these, the company promotes health and education awareness in the area time to time by organizing health camps and educational infrastructure.

In addition Deccan Cements Limited will take various social welfare programmes in the surrounding villages. The focus areas include:

 Drinking Water  Sanitation  Health & Hygiene  Education v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/ water ways etc.,)

Nearest railway line connecting Miryalaguda - Guntur of South Central Railway line, at a distance of 6.6 km to SW direction from the Mining Lease Area. Key map showing the location of various features around the Mining Lease Area is shown in Fig – 2.

Nalgonda is major town at a distance of 60.3 km in NW direction.

The National Highway (NH-9) connecting Hyderabad - Vijayawada at a distance of about 36.8 km in NE,

The nearest railway station is Vishnupuram RS at 7.3 km in W direction.The nearest international airport is at Hyderabad – 147.3 km- WNW.

vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)

Water requirement for the mine is about 120 m3/day. For dust suppression the water is supplied to the mine site from Krishna River.

vii. Sewerage system

Domestic waste water from mines office is treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. viii. Industrial waste management

Not Applicable

ix. Solid waste management.

Area is devoid of any topsoil.

x. Power requirement & supply / source.

The power required for illumination will be supplied from grid. CHAPTER – 7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the project affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and landless labourers (a brief outline to be given).

The mine area does not cover any habitation. Hence the mining activities does not involve any displacement of human settlement. No public buildings, places, monuments etc exist within the lease area or in the vicinity. The mining operations will not disturb/relocate any village or need resettlement. Thus no adverse impact is anticipated. CHAPTER – 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given).

Enhanced production will be commenced after getting EC, CFE, CFO and all other regulatory clearances. Life of the mine @ 2.3 million tonnes per annum for the proved mineral reserve of 80.62 million tonnes would be 33 years.

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.

The estimated project cost for the limestone production will be about Rs. 2.0 Crores.

CHAPTER–9 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.

Economic development of the region depends largely upon the nature of activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporate development invariably contributes towards acceleration of the process of socio-economic upliftment of the rural society by means of employment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.

Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employment based on qualifications & requirement

Medical facilities: Medical facilities will be provided for employee as well as people of nearby villages.

Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilities will be provided to the children of employees as well as nearby villages.

Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads were already developed.