Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 Project Category: B1 Location: Near Village: Upleta Taluka: Upleta, District: Rajkot, State: Gujarat
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DRAFT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT OF UPLETA ORDINARY SAND BLOCK – C.2 PROJECT CATEGORY: B1 LOCATION: NEAR VILLAGE: UPLETA TALUKA: UPLETA, DISTRICT: RAJKOT, STATE: GUJARAT TOTAL LEASE AREA – 4 Ha PROPOSED PRODUCTION: 43,360 MTPA BASELINE MONITORING PERIOD OCTOBER 2020 – NOVEMBER 2020 – DECEMBER 2020 PROJECT PROPONENT SHRI DHRUVRAJSINH ASHOKSINH JADEJA Reg Office: 2/4, Paras Society, Opp – Panchvati Post Office, Bedi Bandar Road, Jamnagar, Gujarat EIA CONSULTANT GEOGREEN ENVIRO HOUSE PVT. LTD. QCI/NABET Accredited & ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company NABET Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1720/IA0023 To, The Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sector 10 A, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382010 Subject: Submission of Draft EIA report along with Executive Summary for public hearing proceeding to be conducted as per EIA Notification 2006 for Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 (Area: 4 Ha, production capacity: 43,360 MTPA) near Village – Upleta, Taluka – Upleta, District – Rajkot, Gujarat Reference: 1. Proposal No. SIA/GJ/MIN/43348/2020 2. ToR No. SEIAA/GUJ/TOR/1(a)/853/2020 Dear Sir, With reference to above subject, online application for environmental clearance was submitted to SEIAA, Gujarat dated 25.11.2019 along with Form 1, PFR and Approved Mine Plan. The proposal is covered in Sector 1(a) and is of Category B as per EIA Notification dated 14.09.2006 and its subsequent amendments. As per approved ToR point no. 34, “Public Hearing points raised and commitment of the Project Proponent on the same along with time bound Action Plan with budgetary provisions to implement the same should be provided and also incorporated in the final EIA/EMP Report of the Project.” As per Appendix IV of EIA Notification of 14.09.2006, procedure for conduct of public hearing, hard copies and an equivalent number of soft (electronic) copies with Executive Summary of EIA report in English and in local language, prepared strictly in accordance with the ToR reference communicated from SEIAA, Gujarat, enclosed with this letter of request. Please find below mentioned items – 1. Hard copy of EIA Report 2. Soft copy of EIA Report 3. Executive Summary in English 4. Executive Summary in Gujarati Therefore, we hereby request you to please consider our application for public hearing so that Final EIA report can be submitted to SEIAA, Gujarat for Environmental Clearance. Thanking You, Dhruvrajsinh Ashoksinh Jadeja UNDERTAKING This EIA Report is prepared for obtaining Environment Clearance (EC) of Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 located near Village – Upleta, Taluka – Upleta, District – Rajkot, Gujarat with a mine lease area of 4 Ha for mining of River Bed Sand mineral with production capacity of 43,360MTPA (ROM) has been prepared as per the conditions laid down in Terms of Reference (ToR) prescribed by SEIAA, Gujarat vide letter no. File No.SEIAA/GUJ/TOR/1(a)/853/2020 dated 7th July 2020. I, Dhruvrajsinh Ashoksinh Jadeja affirm that all the data submitted and the information presented in this report are factually correct to the best of my knowledge. Thanking You, Dhruvrajsinh Ashoksinh Jadeja Date:24.02.2021 Place: Gujarat UNDERTAKING I, Dr. Vijay Kumar Mishra, of M/s Geogreen Enviro House Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, do hereby give undertaking that we have prepared the Draft EIA/EMP Report for Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 located near Village – Upleta, Taluka – Upleta, District – Rajkot, Gujarat as per Terms of Reference (ToR) prescribed vide File No. SEIAA/GUJ/TOR/1(a)/853/2020 dated 7th July 2020. The stated ToR has been complied with and the data mentioned in the DraftEIA/EMP Report are factually correct to the best of my knowledge. Date:24.02.2021 Place:Gujarat Dr. Vijay Kumar Mishra Geogreen Enviro House Pvt. Ltd., ENVIRONMENT POLICY The integrated EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) policy ensures that I am committed to zero harm to my people and there is minimal adverse impact on the environment due to the project operations. The environment, health and safety remains core to all the project functions and operations and I commit to the following – 1. Adopt best mining and process technology for prevention, control and mitigation of emissions, effluents and waste. 2. Conserve energy, water and natural resources with absolute responsibility and ownership. 3. Manage environmental risk on a site-specific basis to achieve planned environmental outcomes. 4. Contribute to the social and economic welfare of the communities living in and around our operations and ensure environment protection. Complying with applicable legal and other requirements. 5. Identifying, assessing and managing the risks to employees, contractors and communities. 6. Providing relevant EHS training for employees, contractors and our host community. 7. Auditing our EHS management system and taking measures to rectify any lacunae. 8. The EHS policy will be reviewed periodically for its continuing applicability and relevance to our operations and it will be ensured that everyone is responsible for and must be involved in implementation of the EHS policy. Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 Draft EIA/EMP TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Preamble ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 General Information on Mining of Minerals ......................................................................... 1 1.3 Purpose of The Report........................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Identification of The Project and The Project Proponent ...................................................... 1 1.5 Brief Description of Nature, Size, Location of The Project and Its Importance to Country, Region ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5.1 Nature of Project ............................................................................................................. 2 1.5.2 Environment Clearance .................................................................................................. 2 1.5.3 Size of the Project ........................................................................................................... 2 1.5.4 Location of the Project ................................................................................................... 2 1.5.5 Importance of the Project ............................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 2 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................ 13 2.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 13 2.2 Type of Project .................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Need of The Project............................................................................................................. 13 2.4 Location of The Project ....................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Magnitude of Operation ...................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Technology and Process Description .................................................................................. 17 2.6.1 Mine Development ....................................................................................................... 18 2.6.2 Mining Equipments ...................................................................................................... 19 2.7 Project Description .............................................................................................................. 19 2.7.1 Geology ........................................................................................................................ 20 2.7.2 Land Use Pattern of the Proposed Project .................................................................... 21 2.7.3 Drainage Pattern ........................................................................................................... 21 2.7.4 Climate & Vegetation ................................................................................................... 22 Shri Dhruvrajsinh Ashoksinh Jadeja Upleta Ordinary Sand Block – C.2 Draft EIA/EMP 2.7.5 Reclamation and Rehabilitation of Mined Out Area .................................................... 23 2.7.6 Post Mining Land Use Conceptualized ........................................................................ 23 2.7.7 Overburden/Waste Management .................................................................................. 23 2.7.8 Beneficiation/ Processing ............................................................................................. 23 2.7.9 Employment Generation/Manpower Requirement ....................................................... 23 2.7.10 Water Requirement ..................................................................................................... 24 2.7.11 Power Supply .............................................................................................................. 24 CHAPTER 3 – DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT .......................................................... 25 3.1 General