2016

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT M P

AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GOVT. OF

Directorate of Geology and Mining Mineral Resources Department, GOVT. OF 16-Mar-16

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JABALPUR

With reference to Gazette notification of 15th January 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment Committee (DEAC) are to be constituted by the Divisional Commissioner for prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites.

1. Introduction:

Jabalpur is one of the central districts of Madhya Pradesh. The tropic of cancer passes through the northern boundary of the district with Katni. The district is stretched in NE-SW direction with maximum length being 120Km along NE-SW direction and the maximum width is about 100 Km along E-W to ENE-WSW direction. It lies between latitudes 22°49′- 23.45°N and longitudes 2 79.20°- 80°37′E. The area of the district is about 5211Km . The district falls in Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 55 M, 64 A and 55 N on 1:250,000 scale. It has an average elevation of 411 M (1348 ft). It is bounded by in North and NE, in East, Damoh district in the West, district in the North West, in the South West, district in the South and Dindori district in the South East. Administratively it is divided into 4 sub division 7 tahsils and 7 blocks with the district HQ is at Jabalpur city. The city is also having Divisional HQ of (Commissioner) comparison of 8 districts namely: Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori, Narsinghpur, , and Seoni. The principal bench of Madhya Pradesh high court is also at Jabalpur. It also signals H.Q. (Ministry of Defense) of fine states. Besides these, many of the important institutes of Govt. M P and Govt. of India also have these HQ in the district. It is also the station of 5 factories of Ordinance Factory Board (Govt. of India, Ministry of Defense). The city is also an educational hub as there are 5 universities, namely: Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Agriculture University, Medical University, Veterinary University and Maharshi Mahesh Yogi University. The district is well connected with other cities of the state and India. The district is traversed by National Highways; NH 7, NH12 and NH 12A.There is a good network of state highways, major and minor district roads and forest roads for the inter district connectivity. The district headquarter is situated on the Itarasi – Allahabad section Broad Guage Line of West Central Railway. Air connectivity is furnished by Dumna Airport and is at about 20 km from the city. The general information of : No. N o . No. of % No of Village s Populatio of of Gram L i t e r a c n as per Block Tahsil Panchay Habitate Unhabitate y 2011 s s at d d 24,60,71 07 07 542 542 64 82.5 4

Block wise Statistical Profile (as per Census 2011)

Block Area (Sq.km.) Villages Gram Panchayat

Sihora 492.68 151 60 604.84 210 84 Patan 607.33 220 78 Shahpura 815.49 224 84 464.58 210 80 Jabalpur 1170.22 240 88 Kundam 1042.43 189 68 5197.57 1444 542

District Population & Literacy in 2011

Total Population Male Female Rural Urban 2460714 1278448 1182266 1021937 1438777 Total Literacy 82.5 89.1 75.3 73.7 88.5

LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION MAP JABALPUR

2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District:

Jabalpur district holds a distinct place in the state with respect to strategic geographical position in the state and the availability of mineral resources. The presence of iron ore and dolomite suitable for cutting and polishing is unique. The district possesses sizeable iron ore resources and no. of mining leases are working in . Panagar and Majholi tahsils and 5 no. of beneficiation units are installed to upgrade the iron ore. Further, dolomite suitable for cutting and polishing are also mined in the district. 172 no. of stone crsher plants are also installed. Many small units are installed for decorative and furnishing products, based on talc, soapstone and marble resources. The pig iron /sponge iron ore plant can be set up based on the iron ore resources, magnesia/magnesium extraction plant can be set up on the dolomite resources, soapstone can be utilized in cosmetics, stone polishing units can be set up on the basis of vast resources of granite and dolomite. Moreso, many small stone crusher units can be installed for road metal, based on vast resources of granite, basalt and sandstone. The table exhibits the mineral based industries in the district:

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