ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF ROAD METAL M/s.The Perecherla Tella Quarry Vaddera Quarry Workers L.C.Co-op.Society Ltd. 0.971 Ha (Non Forest) Sy. No.155/A1, Plot No.8 (P) Chinapalakalur Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. FOR 80957 m3/Annum OF ROAD METAL PRODUCTION Road Metal Quarry, Sy. No 155/A1, Chinapalakalru (V), Guntur Rural (M), Guntur District, A.P. EMP Report 1.0 INTRODUCTION M/s.The Perecherla Tella Quarry Vaddera Quarry Workers L.C.Co- op.Society Ltd,. Possess mining lease for production of Road Metal over an extent of 0.971 Hectares in Sy. No. 155/A1, Plot No. 8 (P) of Chinapalakalur Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. The subject mine as per Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 vide Notification No’s: 141(E), dated: 15.01.2016 & 190(E), dated: 20.01.2016 necessitates obtaining Environmental Clearance from District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) for final Approval. Subject report presents the Environmental Management Plan detailing the measures proposed to be implemented by the Quarry Owners. Brief Description of the Nature of the Project. Project is Road Metal Quarry located in an area of 0.971 Ha. Road Metal of 80957m3/Annum is produced by means of conventional method of opencast mining through drilling, blasting, loading and shifting through dumpers/tippers before crushed. 2.0 LOCATION OF THE QUARRY AREA: M/s.The Perecherla Tella Quarry vaddera, Q.W.L.C Co - Operative Society Ltd, – 0.971 Ha is located at Sy. No.155/A1, Plot No. 10(P) Chinapalakalur Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, A.P. The Quarry Lease Area is a part of the Survey of India Toposheet No. 65/D/7. average altitude of 60-70 m above MSL. Latitude & Longitude A) 16°19'20.80"N - 80°21'39.30"E B) 16°19'16.30"N - 80°21'42.50"E C) 16°19'20.90"N - 80°21'41.80"E D) 16°19'17.10"N - 80°21'39.20"E B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd., Sec. Road Metal Quarry, Sy. No 155/A1, Chinapalakalru (V), Guntur Rural (M), Guntur District, A.P. EMP Report The location map of the Quarry Lease Area is shown in Fig – 1. Nearest railway line connecting Guntur - Narasaraopet of South Central Railway line, at a distance of 0.5 km to Southern direction from the Quarry Lease Area. Key map showing the location of various features around the Quarry Lease Area is shown in Fig – 2. Guntur is major town at a distance of 8.1 km in ESE direction. The National Highway (NH-5) (Renamed to NH-16) connecting Guntur – Ongole at a distance of about 5.2 km in SE direction, The State Highway (SH-2) connecting from Guntur – Sattenapalle is at distance of 1.9 km in SW direction. The State Highway (SH-50) connecting from Guntur – Narasaraopet is at distance of 0.9 km in S direction. The nearest railway station is Perecharla RS at 2.4 km in WSW direction. There are no wild life sanctuaries, national parks, elephant/tiger reserves within 10km radius of the study area. Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary – 16.5 km – E Nearest Settlements from the Quarry Lease Area Perecharla – 1.1 km – NW Chinnapalakaluru – 0.5 km –NE Nearest Reserved Forests from the Quarry Lease Area Kondavidu RF – 0.6 km – S Salient features of Quarry Lease Area are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3 shows the study area of 10 km radius around the Quarry Lease Area 2.1 Topography: The topography of the ML area varies from 140 m to 110 m AMSL with surface relief of 30 m. The general slope of the terrain is towards South East. B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd., Sec. Road Metal Quarry, Sy. No 155/A1, Chinapalakalru (V), Guntur Rural (M), Guntur District, A.P. EMP Report TABLE - 1 SALIENT LOCATIONAL FEATURES OF THE MINE Feature Details Altitude 75-145 m above MSL A) 16°19'20.80"N - 80°21'39.30"E B) 16°19'16.30"N - 80°21'42.50"E Latitude & Longitude C) 16°19'20.90"N - 80°21'41.80"E D) 16°19'17.10"N - 80°21'39.20"E Village, Tehsil, District, State Sy. No.155/A1, Plot No. 13(P) Chinapalakalur Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, A.P. Area 0.971 Ha District Head Quarters Guntur – 9.0 km - ESE IMD Station Khammam – 104.00 – NNW Max. Temp., oC 47.2 Min. Temp., oC 9.4 Relative Humidity,% 35-83 Annual rainfall, 1031.6 mm Topography Plain Soil Type Hilly Terrain Vankayala Padu Minor – 0.6 km – S Nearest Water Bodies Bandar Upalli Major Canal – 2.3 km - NW Kondavidu Vagu – 5.5 km - WNW Nearest Highway National Highway (NH-5) connecting Guntur – Ongole – 6.2 km in SE direction. The State Highway (SH-2) connecting from Guntur – Sattenapalle is at distance of 2.2 km in SW direction. The State Highway (SH-50) connecting from Guntur – Narasaraopet is at distance of 1.2 km in S direction Nearest Railway Station Perecharla RS at 2.4 km - WSW Nearest Industries None within 10 km radius Nearest Village Perecharla – 0.9 km – NW Chinnapalakaluru – 0.2 km –NE Nearest Town Guntur – 9.0 km – ESE Inter State Boundary Andhra Pradesh – Telangana – 45.1 km – N Nearest Air port Gannavaram ( Vijayawada ) – 52.0 km - ENE Bird Sanctuary/National Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary – 16.5 km – E Parks Nearest Forest Kondavidu RF – 1.2 km – S Historical places None within 10 km radius * All distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances. B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd., Sec. Road Metal Quarry, Sy. No 155/A1, Chinapalakalru (V), Guntur Rural (M), Guntur District, A.P. EMP Report The standard bench mark at the Perecherla station which is marked at 50.2m AMSL was taken as the standard and with its basis, a reference bench mark was set up at the temple nearby, which is at 70m AMSL. This was again transferred and tied up with the Outside station (benchmark which was already fixed on the ground. The outside point is at 73 m AMSL. Now, the outside point altitude is taken as the reference for arriving at the GPS coordinates of all the four corners of the lease area. 2.2 Geology and Exploration a. Brief description of Regional Geology with reference to location of lease/applied area The area is underlain by various geological formations of different age groups ranging from Archaean to Recent. The Archaean basement complex comprising the granite-gneisses, Schists, Khondalites, Charnockites and basic dykes of dolerites form the predominant rock types in the central part. The fringe of the Archaeans in the central part is represented by Cuddapah basin, namely Nallamalai group of Upper Cuddapahs. In a sequential order, the younger Kurnools occurring in the Cuddapahs and those in the western parts of the district are thrust over by the Cuddapahs and these in turn by the Archaean granite-gneisses. The Upper Gondwana group of sandstones and shales out crop are seen at places between Guntur and Tenali. The youngest rock types of the district appear to be of Mio- Pliocene age followed by the Alluvial deposits of Recent to Sub-Recent age b. Detailed description of geology of lease area Local Geology: The gravel occurs as the sloping hillock. It contains granite- gneisses, and Schists. The generalized lithological succession of the area is · Soil Recent · granite-gneisses } · Schists, Khondalites, Charnockites } Archaen · Basement rock Not encountered B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd., Sec. Road Metal Quarry, Sy. No 155/A1, Chinapalakalru (V), Guntur Rural (M), Guntur District, A.P. EMP Report One distinct litho-stratographic unit constitute the subject area which is Road Metal. No other minerals or rock units are seen in this area. The Schist is predominantly distributed in the most of the mine lease area. road metal is exposed along the mine working in the quarry. Mineral Road Metal occurring in this area is grey in colour on the surface. 2.3 RESERVES Total Volume of rock available , 484574 m3 Bulk Density 1.6 t/cum Total Mineable Reserves 1775318 Tonnes Annual Production 80957cu.m UNFC Proven(111)-above 484574 m3 Classification ground level Total 111 484574 m3 3.0 Mining Methodology Road metal in the quarry area is excavated by conventional method of opencast mining. The material in the quarry area is excavated by conventional method of opencast mining through drilling. Blasting, loading and shifting through dumpers/tippers before crushed. Benches are not formed at present, as is the practice in this area. The workings are planned as per the present practice of slicing and chopping. However, it is suggested that the benches shall be formed immediately and once it starts, the Scheme can be modified accordingly. Benches formation shall be continued below ground level also. Pneumatically operated Jack hammers are employed for drilling 25 mm dia. holes. The holes are decked with Gelatine sticks and blasted. The gelatine sticks are stemmed with saw dust and blasted. The top surface of the bench and surrounding surfaces are kept clean. To offer resistance to the air pressure, the holes are covered with sandbags. About 1m3 boulders are extracted with the blasting. These are reduced to one cu.ft stones by Rock breaker. The stones are loaded into the dumper/tipper by a 0.9 m3 capacity bucket loaders. The stones so B.S.