EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

SUMMARY

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Introductions The lease area was granted to M/s Shobha Minerals having office at 765/1, Napier, (M.P.) 482001, for 20 years from 19.06.2007 to 18.06.2027. Since the Govt. of amended Mines and Mineral Development Act 1957 now called MMRD 2015 under section 8 A (5), the mining period is now 50 years from lease sanction date i.e. 19.06.2007 to 18.06.2057 in case of subject proposal. The lessee has already obtained the consent letter from State Pollution control board MP for present production capacity of 99892 MT/Y vide letter no. 4973/RO/PCB/MINE/JBP/2009 dated on 18/09/2009.

M/s Shobha Minerals is a Partnership firm registered under company act. List of Partner is given below: 1. Shri Nitin Sharma 2. Shri Ravindra Sharma 3. Shri Manish Kothari 4. Shri Ashish Bothra

Shri Nitin Sharma is declared as nominated owner of the concerned mining lease.

The committee suggested Terms of References (‘ToR’) for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) through its letter no. 1231/PS-MS/ MPPCB/ SEAC- II/M/TOR (041)/ 2016 Bhopal date 04/06/2016, which are incorporated in the EIA/EMP report at their respective places.

Details of the project Table –1 S. No. Particulars Details 1. Locations Village Keolari Tehsil District Jabalpur State MP 2. Latitude 23o22’47.8” to 23o22’53.7” North Longitude 80o03’02.1” to 80o03’11.4”East 3. General ground level 395 mRL 4. Elevation range Highest - 406 m RL Lowest - 395 m RL 5. Nearest National/ State NH-7 - 0.30 km - WNW M/s Shobha Minerals, Jabalpur (MP) Ex. 1

M/s CES, Bhopal

EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

Highway 6. Nearest Railway Station Gosalpur - 0.60 km - E 7. Nearest Airport Jabalpur - 22.0km - S 8. Nearest Tourist Place None within 10km radius. 9. Archaeological Important None Place within 10km radius. 10. Ecological Sensitive Areas (Wild Life Sanctuaries) None within 10km radius. 11. Nearest hill range within None 10km radius 12. Reserved / Protected Borha RF - 4.9 km - SE Forest within 10km radius 13. Nearest major city with Jabalpur 100000 population within 10km radius 14. Nearest Town/City within None 10km radius 15. Nearest Village Keolari - 0.20 km - SE 16. Nearest River with 10km Heron River - 3.50 km - NW radius Barrne river – 7.75 km - ESE 17. Nearest other Surface Budhsagar reservoir – 3.70 km - SW Body Canal - 5.60 km - SE Marel reservoir - 8.80 km - ESE Moheri Reservoir – 9.10 km - S Barene Reservoir –6.60 km - SSE 18. Other mines within 2 km 1. M/s Narayan Metals (running) radius 2. M/s RMG Super Mines Pvt Ltd. 19. Industry within 10 km M/s Sagar Stone, Beneficiation plant, radius Dhamki M/s Rajeev Chhadha, Beneficiation plant, Dhamki M/s Jakodia Minerals , Beneficiation plant, Dhamki 20. Surrounding features East – Agriculture land, Gosalpur within 500m Railway Station South east- Old pit, Keolari village South – Waste land South west – Waste land West- Waste land, Dhamdha village North– Agricultural land, Keolari Turning Source: Field Survey

Mining lease status

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M/s CES, Bhopal

EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

The subject mine lease area is located in village – Keolari, Taluka - Sihora, (M.P.). Land use of the area is defined as Govt. waste land. The lease was granted for period of 20years from 19.06.2007 to 18.06.2027.

Mining Details Table –2 S. No. Particulars Details 1 Type of Mine Open Cast 2 Mining Lease Area 4.03 ha 3. Mineable Area 2.6143 ha 4. Existing Pits & Quarries 1.6886 ha 5. Existing Dumps Nil 6. Existing Infrastructure and Road 0.15 ha 7. Mineral Storage Nil 8. Plantation 0.10 ha 9. Method of mining OTFM 10. Present depth of mining 20m bgl (375 m MSL) 11. Ultimate Depth of Mining 25m bgl (370 m MSL) 12. Ultimate Pit Slope 45o 13. Expected Life of Mines 6 years 14. Lease Period 20 year (19.06.2007 to 18.06.2027) 15. Thickness of lateritic soil Minimum 0.0 m Maximum 0.0 m 16. Stripping Ratio Nil 17. Mode to transportation Road 18. Area to be covered under dumps in Nil conceptual period 19. Area covered under pit in 2.6143 ha conceptual period 20. Area to be reclaimed by conceptual Nil period 21. Area to be covered under plantation 1.85 ha by conceptual period 22. Area to covered under water 1.9969 ha reservoir 23. Area to covered under Infrastructure 0.11 ha 24. Area to covered under road 0.01ha 25. MSL 406-395 AMSL 26. Ground water table Monsoon period 35 m bgl (360m AMSL) Dry month 40 m bgl (355m AMSL) 27. Total production per day 1024 MT 28. Dumper requirement per day 24

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M/s CES, Bhopal

EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

(24tonne capacity) Source: Approved Mining Plan by IBM Mineable Reserves and Life of Mine Mining losses (Loss of mineral during loading, transportation and other handling operation=negligible) Although the proposals are given with OTFM ‘A’ category, keeping mineral importance and past mining activity experience the manual means of working will be on higher side hence the mineral loss will be negligible therefore not considered.

Mine life estimated by taking mineable reserves and maximum yearly production of minerals is 307235 MT per year. Total Mineable Reserve is 1657710 MT Balance reserve = Total Minable reserve – Next two year production of (SOM period) Balance reserve = 1657710 – 664593 Balance reserve = 993117 Life = Balance reserve / Proposed production Life = 3.2324

Mine life = 3.2324 + SOM period production Mine life = 3.2324 + 2 Mine life = 5.23 say 6 years

The life of the mine is worked out on the basis of the production projected presently. This will change depending upon the market conditions as well as the increase in reserves after proposed exploration. Method of Mining As per the exploration data and geological setup of the region, reserves of Manganese ore, Iron ore, Laterite, Manganese ore and yellow ocher are calculated up to 25 m depth from surface RL.

Present mineralization is considered up to 370 mRL and accordingly the workings have been conceptualized. As per present knowledge of the area, the blue dust zone likely to be continued below 370 mRL hence exploration is proposed in ensuring period.

For calculation of reserves, 0 to 35 m of mineral thickness is considered. As per the criteria for selection of method of mining, when deposits are not difficult to reach from the surface (depth, cliffs permitting side access), the opencast mining method is adopted for the mining.

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M/s CES, Bhopal

EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

In present case, minerals are occurring at surface level, excavation of the mineral from the surface will not have difficulties. Thus opencast mining method for the excavation of subject mines is proposed. The mining operations will be mainly carried out by opencast other than fully mechanized method. Presently opencast method of mining (A category, fully mechanized) method is already in operation. Operation of mining is being carried out by manual and deployment of heavy earth moving machineries for excavation, loading and transportation on single shift basis in the iron ore, Mn ore and laterite deposit at the east central part of the quarry. 3 to 4 development cum production benches of 2-6 m height have developed at the South-Eastern side pit-1. The use of rock breaker has been done to loosen the boulder and massive formation. Loading of mineral in trucks and dumper is being done mechanically.

Detail of existing pit available in the lease area is given as follows: Pit no. Broken Pit Surface Pit Benches Over area bottom MSL-m bottom all ha area ha RL Type Bench (AV) (AV) slope no HT-M WIDTH -M 406-400 386 Ore B1 2-6 10-12 PIT-A 1.5020 1.00 zone B2 2-4 6-10 B3 2-6 6-10 600 0.1866 401-400 399 Ore B1 2-3 M 2-3 M Pit-B 0.1860 zone Total 1.6886 1.1860 ------

Requirements for the project Land Requirement Total mining lease area is 4.03 Ha. The status of the land is given below: Table -3 District/ State Tehsil Village Khasara No Area Ownership Jabalpur (MP) Sihora Keolari Part 99 4.03 ha Govt. revenue land Source: Approved Mining Plan by IBM & P-II form Water Requirement The total water requirement is about 18.50 KL per day. In which, dust suppression consumes 14.0 KL/D, in Domestic activity 1.50 KL/D and for green belt 3.0 Kl/D water will be required. Some quantity of water for dust suppuration and green belt will be taken from the existing mine pit, hand pump and settling tank. Manpower Requirement Estimated requirement of manpower for this project will be about 80-90. Details has been given in chapter -2 Power Requirement

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

No power will be required for mining process and for beneficiation plant, site services, power may be obtained from electricity board. Extent of Mechanization Opencast OTFM mining method will be adopted with deployment of JCB, excavator cum loader shovel, Loader etc.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT Baseline details During the study period, ambient air quality and noise level monitoring was done at 10 locations whereas, surface & ground water sampling was carried out at 5 & 6 locations respectively and soil sampling was done at 8 locations. Results for the same are summarized below:

Table –4 Baseline Data: 1st December 2016 to 28th Feb. - 2017 Particulars Details Standards Ambient air quality NAAQS 3 PM10 Max. 88.65 & Min. 40.55 100 g/m 3 SO2 Max. 14.24 & Min. <6.00 80 g/m 3 NO2 Max. 25.90 & Min. <8.00 80 g/m Noise level CPCB Standard Day time (6:00 am Max. 86.2 & Min. 36.9 75 Leq. dB (A) to 10:00 pm) Night time (10:00 Max. 40.3 & Min. 32.3 70 Leq. dB (A) pm to 06:00 am) Water quality IS 10500:1991 (Desirable limits) Surface water pH Max. 7.98 & Min. 7.45 6.5-8.5 TDS Max. 118.00 & Min. 61.00 500 mg/l Total Hardness Max. 102.00 & Min. 42.00 300 mg/l Ground water pH Max. 7.22 & Min. 6.05 6.5-8.5 TDS Max. 554.00 & Min. 125.00 500 mg/l Total Hardness Max. 342.00 & Min.75.00 300 mg/l

Biological environment Since there are no notified endangered species in the area, which may be affected due to the mining activities, therefore the biological environment will not have significant impact due to proposed activity. The impact on the biological environment due to amount of dust generation is minimised by well- developed green belt in and around mining lease area. Mitigation measure

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

Extensive plantation is proposed around the mine site, which will serve not only as a sink for pollutant but also as a noise barrier. Afforestation on 1.85 ha area with 3590 numbers of trees is proposed. It is expected that with the adoption of these mitigative measures, the impact due to operation of the mine will be minimal on the terrestrial ecosystem.  Proper control measures for less noise generation, control of silt containing discharge, safe mining practices shall be adopted.  Afforestation with 3590 numbers of trees within the lease area, will increase aesthetic of the area.  Proper handling of mineral and overburden will reduce fugitive emissions and hence minimal impact is expected on surrounding flora and fauna inclusive of agricultural species due to deposition of dust.  No transportation route should be selected which goes through wild life sanctuaries/parks.  Aerial light and horning activities should not be allowed in the night to create disturbance even for the domestic and non scheduled faunal elements.  Individual tree guard will be erected for the protection of plants.  Regular watering will be done throughout the year, expect in monsoon season.  Plants of large sized tree species will be planted at a spacing of 10m and between any two plants of large sized tree species, three (03) plants of small sized tree/shrub species, shrubs will be planted. The selection of species will depend on the availability of quality planting material. Following species will be planted both side of road: Large tree species: Mango, Neem, Jamun, Imli, Mahua, Gulmohar etc. Small tree species: Karanj, Aonla, Amaltas, Bael, Sissoo, Kachnar etc.

3.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES Impact on Air Environment Excavations of mineral, transportation of OB, handlings of dumps, movement over haul roads, transportation of mineral and crushing of mineral in the vicinity are source of air pollution. Following air pollution control measures are proposed to be taken by the PP:  Spraying of water has been observed on the haulage roads, services road & dump area and frequency of the spraying over haulage road is required to increase. Same practice need to be adopted in future after capacity expansion.  Dumping has been done in north and south direction, and away from the habitation. To prevent the fugitive emission during windy days, the process of stabilization need to be fastens. Regular water spraying over the dumps (once in a day) is suggested at this stage.  Dust mask have been provided to all workers, but use shall be made compulsory.  Regular maintenance of vehicles and machines has been carried out in order to control emissions. After the capacity expansion, frequency of maintenance M/s Shobha Minerals, Jabalpur (MP) Ex. 7

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

need to be re-scheduled, hence log book and prior maintenance is required for smooth functioning.  Haulage roads 6-7 m wide will be developed from east to west of the proposal and at required places, it will be laid at maximum 1:16 gradient from surface stack yard RL of 402 m to pit bottom at 370 mrl within by roads to faces of individual benches.  At the conceptual period about 1.85 ha area will be developed by afforestation with 3590 no of plants. The selection of species will depend on the availability of quality planting material. Following species will be planted both side of road:

Large tree species: Mango, Neem, Jamun, Imli, Mahua, Gulmohar etc. Small tree species: Karanj, Aonla, Amaltas, Bael, Sissoo, Kachnar etc.  Water shall be sprayed over the muck pile and dumps to reduce the dust generation;  Mobile crusher has been for crushing of mineral with all supporting pollution control measures i.e. water spraying arrangement on all transfer point and crushing point.  Plantation has already been carried out in west barrier zone to arrest fugitive emission. Further plantation shall be taken up on priority basis with provision of sampling of at least 3 ft height.

Impact on Water Environment There is no water course in the lease area. The main drainage of the area is through local Nalla. The water table in the lease area varies from 35 m to 40 m, whereas mining will be done up to avg. 25 m depth thus ground water table will not be intersect during lease period. Hence ground water will not have any significant impact. Surface water source will not be affected in the lease area. The pumped out mine water will be dropped in settling tank from where it will be utilized for irrigation purpose. Per day water requirement of the mining project is estimated about 18.50 kl which will be met from the hand pump, settling tank and accumulated water in water reservoir. Following measures will be taken to mitigate the water pollution:

1. Pump having required capacity will be installed to lift accumulated rain water from working pit. 2. The area of 1.9969 ha shall be developed as water body during the further period of working, which will help to recharge the water table and shall also be used for agricultural purposes. 3. Garland drain along the waste dumps has been observed which is having length of 400 mt & depth of 0.25m.

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

4. Garland drain has also been observed along the foot of hillock, which is having length of 400mt & depth of 0.25m. 5. It is proposed to make 7 number of settling pits within the garland drain and proposed to connect drains to large settling tanks through these pits to avoid silt discharge from open ended drains

Impact on Noise Major noise generating sources may be considered as excavation, crushing, vibrating screen and loading and dumper movement used for transportation of minerals. In order to control the noise levels in the work zone following measures are proposed:  Row of trees shall be planted all around mine premises to reduce propagation of noise and dust due to blast outside the lease;  The workforce working at the mining face, where high noise level is expected, shall be provided with protective device for occupational safety, however it’s wearing should be made compulsory to them.  Inspection and maintenance scheduled need to be nicely formulated and strictly adhered to.  Noise generating machinery, should strictly be in compliance with the recommendations of the manufacturers. This would ensure an installation free from vibration and exhaust leaks which are also major contributors to increased noise levels  Ground vibration study is recommended at least once in year to avoid in complication and conflict with the villagers.  Maintenance of machines and vehicles has been carried out regularly. The scheduling of frequency is need attraction.  Use of physical barriers and green belt development around the mine to restrict the noise from going outside the mine boundary during operation All the necessary precautions such as hoisting of red flag at a safe distance, alarming the people by whistling and shouting will be taken before blasting.

Impact on Land & Soil Environment It is proposed to leave the part of excavated pit as water reservoir structure, which may give positive impact to the area and portion of the excavated pit will be backfilled. The mining lease area does not possess threat to any forest growth as existing land use of the site is a barren waste land. One waste dumps will be proposed in lease area as bund around the water body because backfilling will not be proposed. Following measures shall be taken to avoid/minimize the adverse effects of proposed mining activity:  Vegetation shall be removed only from the specific site on which extraction of mineral to be taken place, if any.

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M/s CES, Bhopal

EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

 The soil will be used for afforestation purpose and will not be kept active for longer period.  Re handling of dump shall be taken carefully to avoid spillage towards agricultural field.  Proper slope and benches with retaining wall for the dumps is suggested to prevent spillage of waste to agricultural land.  The water reservoir of 1.9969 ha shall be provided fencing and proper steps.  Plantation along Barrier zone and water reservoir shall be carried out.

Reclamation plan In the conceptual period, about 3.0388 ha area will be developed up to 25 m below the ground level while surface RL will be around 20 m. presently there is about 1.6886 ha. area is mined out. No backfilling is proposed.

4.0 POST PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME Table –5 POST PROJECT MONITORING PROGRAMME S. Environmental Locations Parameters Period and No. Attributes Frequency 1 Ambient Air quality  Mine Office PM10, PM2.5 SO2, 24 hr. average  Near Haul road NOx, CO samples monthly  Keolari and as directed during mining  Dhamdha by MPPCB phase  Bela 2 Ground water Dhamki, Bela, Drinking Water Pre Monsoon and Keolari, Dhamdha, parameters as per Post Monsoon IS 10500 3 Surface water Mine pit, Haren river, pH, conductivity, Pre Monsoon and Barne river, Maral Alkalinity, TS, TDS, Post Monsoon reservoir and TSS, Total Budhsagar reservoir. hardness, Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, K, Na, F, PO4, Fe, Pb, Mn, Zn, Ni 4 Ambient Noise Keolari village, dB (A) levels Hourly day and Keolari Near School, night time Leq Dhamdha, Bela, levels every quarter Mine site 5 Mines discharge Settling tank, settling pH, conductivity, Pre and Post pits, tailing storage Alkalinity, TS, TDS, Monsoon tanks & garland TSS, Total drain of lease area hardness, Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, K, Na, F, PO4, Fe, Pb, Mn,

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

S. Environmental Locations Parameters Period and No. Attributes Frequency Zn, Ni 6 Soil Quality In and around the Organic matter, Annual site C, H, N, alkalinity, Acidity, heavy metal 7 Ground water table Core and buffer - Annual monitoring zone  At Mine site  Keolari  Goslapur  Dharampura  Dhamdha  Bela

5.0 ADDITIONAL STUDIES The Additional Studies conducted as per the Terms of Reference (ToR) issued by SEIAA/SEAC vide letter no. 1231/PS-MS/ MPPCB/ SEAC-II/M/ TOR (041)/ 2016 Bhopal date 04/06/2016 with regard to Public hearing & subsequent CSR plan.

6.0 PROJECT BENEFITS Socio-economic benefits The following activities will be implemented in each of these areas: Medical Assistance  Providing better medical care to local people by extending them the first aid facilities;  Regular immunization programs;  Periodic specialist medical camps

Education  Institution of scholarship and prizes;  Supporting adult education programs.  Vocational course and training to local Youth

Socio-economic benefits M/s Shobha Minerals will provide the employment to local people in the proposed mine and shall provide employment opportunity as per the qualification and skill.

7.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN LAND USE PATTERN

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

The original topography of the ML area will be affected mainly due to the mining operation. Table –6 Existing and Conceptual land use plan of core zone Items Existing Conceptual period Total lease area 4.03 ha Ultimate depth of mining 20m bgl (375m AMSL) 25m bgl (370 m AMSL) o o Ultimate pit slope 45 45 Area under dumps Nil Nil Area under pits 1.6886 ha 2.6143ha Area to be reclaimed by Nil Nil Backfilling Infrastructure & Road 0.15ha 0.11 ha Mineral storage Nil Nil Plantation 0.1ha 1.85ha Water body 0.15ha 1.9969ha

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The impacts on the different components viz employment, housing, educational, medical and transport facilities, fuel availability, economics, status, health agriculture is not significant because size of project is very small. However, it would definitely increase the employment opportunity (primary as well as secondary) in the project area. Some of these impacts would be beneficial. It is not out of place to mention that another two mines, which in the vicinity and both are operational at small level. The expectation of the people of the area is concerned towards employment, education, and health facilities. The literacy rate of the study area is medium. The literacy rate may be increased with the economic benefits may arises from the mining activities. Further the villagers and workers may also get benefitted by medical camps and primary medical facilities, which will be provided by the management.

GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANTATION PROGRAMME However the afforestation should always be carried out in a systematic and scientific manner. It is proposed to carry the plantation along the 7.5mt barrier zone, both side of roads, village side and non-mineralised area by considering 80% rate of survival. Trees like Karanj, Sheesham, Mango, Neem and some other varieties will be planted in consultant with forest department. Trees will be planted in 3x3 m2 area and sapling will be planted in 30 cm deep hole covered with soil and manure. The details of year wise area and nos. of sapling planted area as under: Table no. 7 Afforestation plan M/s Shobha Minerals, Jabalpur (MP) Ex. 12

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

ENVIRONMENT IMPACT & MANAGEMENT Ecology: Stage Wise Cumulative Plantation REQUIREMENTS OF PLANTS FOR AFFORESTATION/RECLAMATION Year Unworked area Bench/slope Backfilled Inside dump Total green belt afforestation area area Area Trees Area Trees Area Trees Area Trees Area No. of (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) Trees At present 0.1 100 ------0.1 100 At the end of 5 Yrs 1.0 2000 ------1.0 2000 At the end of 0.3174 630 0.4326 860 - - - - 0.75 1490 conceptual period Total 1.4174 2730 0.4326 860 - - - - 1.85 3590

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES Measure to control and minimize the risks at workplace, SIS will implement Health & Safety with the following objectives:  To prevent hazards may be due to slope failure  To provide safe and healthy environment to all the employees. Fugitive dust, noise and fines may affect the health of workers. Safety of employee during operation will be taken care of as per mine regulations act 1961. To avoid any adverse affects on the health of workers due to dust & noise, sufficient measures have been provided in the mining project. These may include:  Provision of rest shelters for mine workers with amenities like drinking water, fans, toilets etc.  Provision of personal protection devices to the workers;  Dust suppression of haul road.  First-aid facilities within lease area.  Height, slope and width of dump shall be developed as per the approved mining plan.  Regular medical examination shall be conducted for the employees.  Working benches and dump benches shall be developed as per approved mining plan.

8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF MITIGATION MEASURES The mitigation measures which given in chapter-10 at EMP, suggested above shall be implemented so as to reduce the impact on environment due to the operations of the proposed capacity expansion project. In order to facilitate easy implementation of mitigation measures, these are phased as per the priority implementation as given in Table-8. Table No. 8 Implementation Schedule Activity Action Plan

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EIA Report for 4.03 ha Keolari manganese ore, Summary laterite, iron ore and yellow ocher mine

Water spraying over on the haulage roads & During development and operation of mine services road develop green belt around periphery and Started from coming monsoon along the road Cleaning and maintenance of Garland drain Before and during monsoon Maintenance and Construction of retaining During development and operation of mine wall along the dumps Provision and compulsory use of Dust mask, During development and operation of mine ear plugs, safety shoes and other PPE to all workers Regular health monitoring (ones in a year) of During development and operation of mine workers Provision of rest shelters for mine workers with During development and operation of mine amenities like drinking water, fans, toilets etc. Socio economic measures During development and operation of mine Air pollution control measures Immediate and progressive Water pollution control measures Immediate continual Noise control measures Immediate continual Ecological preservation and upgradation Immediate & Progressive

9. CONCLUSION As discussed, it is safe to say that the project is not likely to cause significant impact on the ecology and environment of the area, as adequate preventive measures will be adopted to contain the pollutants within permissible limits. Green belt development around the area would also be taken up as an effective pollution mitigative technique, as well as to control the pollutants released due to mining.

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M/s CES, Bhopal