Eia/Emp Report

EIA/EMP REPORT River Sand/Bajri Mine (ML Area of 4280.00 ha) Tehsil – Marwar Jn., District - Pali Rajasthan January 2015 Project Proponent: M/s Kuber Associates R/o C-57, Hanumaan Nagar, Khatipura, Jaipur, Rajasthan. EIA Consultant: EQMS INDIA PVT. LTD. INDIA 304-305, 3rd Floor, Plot No. 16, Rishabh Corporate Tower, Community Centre, Karkardooma, Delhi – 110092 Phone: 011-30003200, 30003219; Fax: 011-22374775 Website: www.eqmsindia.com ; E-mail – [email protected] EIA/EMP report of Sand/Bajri Mine (With ML Area of 4280.0 ha) Tehsil Marwar Jn., District Pali, Rajasthan Table of Contents Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................I - X Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 8 1.1. Preamble ............................................................................................................................ 8 1.2. Purpose of the Report ........................................................................................................ 9 1.3. Identification of Project & Project Proponent ....................................................................... 9 1.4. Brief description of nature, size and location of the project ............................................... 10 1.5. Salient Features of the Project ......................................................................................... 10 1.6. Need for the project and its importance to the country or region ....................................... 15 1.7. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework .................................................................... 15 1.8. Scoping Of the Project ...................................................................................................... 18 1.9. Environmental Framework of the State ............................................................................. 18 1.10. Rajasthan State Forest Policy .......................................................................................... 20 1.11. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) ........................................................... 20 1.12. Public Hearing .................................................................................................................. 20 1.13. Compliance of ToR ........................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 2. : Project Description .................................................................................................. 28 2.1. General ............................................................................................................................ 28 2.2. Type of Project ................................................................................................................. 28 2.3. Need for the Project ......................................................................................................... 29 2.4. Location, Project Boundary and Project Site Layout ......................................................... 29 2.5. Size or magnitude of Operation ........................................................................................ 29 2.6. Proposed Schedule for Implementation ............................................................................ 29 2.7. Technology and Process Description ............................................................................... 30 2.8. Project Description ........................................................................................................... 32 2.9. Site Elevation, Working Depth and Groundwater Table .................................................... 39 2.10. Terms and conditions imposed by Director of Mines and Geology, Rajasthan. ................. 44 2.11. Statutory / Necessary Approvals. ..................................................................................... 45 Chapter 3. : Description of the Environment ............................................................................... 48 3.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 48 3.2. Physiography, Topography and Drainage......................................................................... 52 3.3. Geology and Hydrogeology .............................................................................................. 65 3.4. Meteorology ..................................................................................................................... 74 3.5. Air Quality ......................................................................................................................... 84 3.6. Water Quality ................................................................................................................... 89 3.7. Soil 94 3.8. Noise Environment ......................................................................................................... 100 3.9. Biological Environment ................................................................................................... 102 3.10. Socio-Economic Environment ......................................................................................... 121 Chapter 4. : Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures................................ 142 4.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 142 4.2. Impacts on Topography and Drainage ............................................................................ 142 4.3. Land Environment .......................................................................................................... 143 4.4. Impacts on Climate ......................................................................................................... 143 4.5. Water Environment ......................................................................................................... 144 4.6. Noise and Vibration ........................................................................................................ 148 4.7. Impacts on Air Environment............................................................................................ 153 4.8. Biological Environment ................................................................................................... 161 4.9. Impact on Socio-Economic Environment ........................................................................ 164 4.10. Impact due to Transportation of Mined out material on environment ............................... 165 EQMS INDIA PVT. LTD. 2 EIA/EMP report of Sand/Bajri Mine (With ML Area of 4280.0 ha) Tehsil Marwar Jn., District Pali, Rajasthan 4.11. Impact on the carrying capacity of SH and NH due to proposed transport activities ....... 165 4.12. Impact Due To Vehicular Emission ................................................................................. 170 Chapter 5. : Analysis of Alternatives ......................................................................................... 173 5.1. General .......................................................................................................................... 173 5.2. Alternative Sites ............................................................................................................. 173 5.3. Alternative Technology ................................................................................................... 175 Chapter 6. : Environmental Monitoring Programme .................................................................. 177 6.1. General .......................................................................................................................... 177 6.2. Areas of concern ............................................................................................................ 177 6.3. Environmental Monitoring ............................................................................................... 177 6.4. Environmental Monitoring Programme ........................................................................... 177 6.5. Environment Management Group ................................................................................... 182 6.6. Environment Policy/Violations of Environment Norms/ Hierarchal System ...................... 182 6.7. Cost of Environment Monitoring Plan ............................................................................. 183 Chapter 7. : Additional Studies ................................................................................................. 185 7.1. General .......................................................................................................................... 185 7.2. Replenishment Studies ................................................................................................... 185 7.3. Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................ 202 7.4. Inundation ...................................................................................................................... 203 7.5. Disaster Due to Failure of Pit Slope ................................................................................ 204 7.6. Disaster Due to Failure of Mine Waste Dump ................................................................. 205 7.7. Disaster

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