Prefeasibility Report Of
M/s Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd.
Sy. No. 1891, Chennur village, Gudur mandal, Nellore district
Andhra Pradesh
Minerals to be mined: Mica, Quartz and Feldspar Area: 67.40 Ha.
Prepared By:
M/s Pragathi Labs and Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Recognized by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India) Plot No. B15 & 16, Industrial Estate Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad – 500 018
M/s. Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd. Pre-Feasibility Report
1.0 Executive Summary
M/s Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd. proposes to conduct Semi-mechanized open-cast method quarrying of Mica, Quartz and Feldspar extraction in an area of 67.40 ha. in Sy. No. 1891, Chennur village, Gudur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The mining lease was issued by Department of mines and geology through the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur dated 23.07.2016 for the period of 20 years.
The mining area which is marked on the Survey of India Topo sheet No. 57N/16 is located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The mine is well connected with roads passing through Chennur village. The Mica ore is mainly used for insulation and coating for welding rods, Quartz is used in Steel industry, Glass industry and Electronic appliances. Feldspar is used by Ceramic industries. Thus the extracted ores will be supplied to the respective industries.
Table No. 1 Details of the Mine Lease area
Description Details
Project Name M/s Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd.
Total reserves (T) 309278
Production Mica – 1235 TPA Quartz – 3088 TPA Feldspar – 37066 TPA Lease Area (hectares) 67.40
State Andhra Pradesh
District Nellore
Mandal Gudur
Village Chennur
Survey No. Sy. No. 1891
Present status Lease for 20 year, Mining Plan Approved.
Applicant address M/s Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd, Plot No. 195, Sriramnagar colony, Champapet, Hyderabad – 500 079
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2.0 Brief Description of Nature of the Project The proposed mining lease area 67.40 Ha of M/s Srinivasa Mining Company Ltd. is located in the Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. It has been proposed to excavate approximately 1235 tonnes of Mica, 3088 tonnes of Quartz and 37066 tonnes of Feldspar from the proposed mine area. The entire lease area is undulating elevated with very gentle slope towards north- east. The topographic plan has been prepared with 1m contour interval, its highest elevation is 30m RL. The proponent has proposed to produce the Feldspar and Quartz by using drilling and blasting for progressing benches and for handling of ore/ waste material.
3.0 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The products from the mining as proposed are the backbone of all commercial products which is used in daily life by humans. Raw material for various commercial products is made available only from such mining. The Mica ore to be excavated is in high demand at the local market for insulation and coating for welding rods. Quartz will be supplied to steel industries, glass industries and electronic appliances companies. Feldspar will be supplied to Ceramic industries. This project will also provide employment to local people from the nearby villages by helping them earn livelihood. In addition to this, due to proposed production, the government will also be benefited financially through revenues amounting to lakhs of rupees by way of royalty, sales taxes, road tax etc.
4.0 Location of Project The mining lease area is located at Sy. No: 1891, Chennur village, Gudur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The project falls in SOI Toposheet No. - 57 N/12 & N/16 and falls on Latitude 14º 07'57" N and Longitude 79º 47' 45" E. The nearest village is Chennur located at a distance of 1.6 km from the QL area in North direction. The quarry lease area is accessible through a good motorable asphalted road from Chennur which is further connected to Venkatagiri – Gudur road leading to NH-5 in East direction. The nearest Railway Station is at Gudur which is at a distance of 5.4 km in North East direction from the mine. Location map and Key plan of the Project site is presented in Fig. No. 1 & 2 respectively.
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Fig. 1 –Location of Proposed Mine
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Fig. No. 2 Key Plan of the proposed mine
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5.0 Method of Mining
It is proposed to operate the mine by semi mechanized method of open cast mining with systematic & scientific methods adopted. Bench height of 3m and width shall be maintained more than 3m as per the statutory requirements and slope of benches will be maintained at 60o. During the proposed period the work will start from north and advance towards southern direction. The quartz and feldspar is proposed to produce by using drilling and blasting for progressing benches and for handling ore/waste material. However drilling and blasting will be used for hard formations only. The ore body is blasted and loaded y excavator in to tippers of 10 ton capacity and transported to the end users and dump yards. As the formation is semi hard in nature, the mining will be carried out with jackhammer drilling, blasting, excavator etc. The drilling and blasting will be used for breaking the material. The drilling will be done to a depth of 3m with the follow up of different length of rods as 0.9 m, 1.2 m, 1.8 m, 2.4 m, 3.0 m as the length of the rod is shorter the diameter of the bit will be more so that the follow up of drilling will be easy to drill and the loading will be done by excavator. The ores will be transported directly to the consumers. Ground water is found 30 m below ground level in the surrounding areas and the mining activities will be carried out at the maximum depth of 22 m so, no ground water is likely to be encountered throughout the life of mine. Table No. 2 Production Details
Year Production Mica @ 2 Quartz @ 5 Feldspar @ 60 Sub grade material @ (Tons) % in tons % in tons % in tons 33% in tons I 61313 1226 3065 36787 20233 II 61625 1232 3081 36975 20336 III 61500 1230 3075 36900 20295 IV 62463 1249 3123 37477 20612 V 61990 1239 3099 37194 20456 Total 308891 6176 15443 185333 101932
5.1 Drilling
Drilling will be carried out as per established criteria decided by proponent. The details of drilling is given below
Depth of hole 3.0 m Spacing 1.0 m Burden 1.0 m Bench height 3.0 m Bulk density 2.5 T/m2 Each hole 7.5 T Yearly production = 61500 MT/ 300 (Working days) = 205 T/day Daily production per day = 205 T The requirement of holes per day = 205 T(per day) / 7.5 T (per hole) = 27 holes/day
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5.2 Blasting
The blast design may have the average burden and spacing of 1.0 m and 1.0 m respectively. The charge per hole shall be about0.375 kg slurry explosive. At a time 27 holes shall be blasted and the maximum charge per day shall be about 10 kg. However, the blast design would be optimized for minimum vibration, noise and reject. Slurry explosives with delay detonators will be used for blasting. 5.3 Water Requirement
The total water requirement will be 21.3 KLD. Out of this 17 KLD will be used for Dust suppression on haul roads and 1.3 KLD for proposed green belt and rest of the quantity will be required for domestic purpose. This water will be sourced from the nearby villages through tankers.
5.4 Power Requirement
All the activities will be carried out in a semi-mechanized manner. The material will be excavated and loaded directly into, dumpers, tractors-trolley etc. by the diesel run excavator cum loaders. The operation will be done only from sun rise to sun set. So the power requirement for the mining activity is limited. The power supply for the required mining activities will be sourced from the nearby village (Chennur) and apart from this 125 kVA DG set will be used in case of any emergency. 6.0 General geology
The main geological formation in this belt is of Archean age. The major rock types of the Nellore schist belt are strati graphically grouped as Alluvium, Cuddalore sand stone, Rajmahal plant beds, Granite (associated veins and lenses of Pegmatite and Quartz), Granite (inclusion of basic rocks, Quartz, Schist, Gneisses etc.). In the proposed mine area the pegmatite are very common. Feldspar and Quartz can be seen in pit. The feldspar contains symptoms of Mica also. 6.1 Geological Reserves
The estimation of ore reserves is made by using the cross sectional method. The geological cross sections are prepared at an interval of 30 m, across the strike of the ore body. The area of individual litho units in each cross section is measured and multiplying sectional interval and tonnage is arrived by multiplying with its bulk density. The bulk density is considered as 2.5t/m3. Recovery is taken as 60% for Feldspar and 5% for Quartz and 2% for Mica remaining 33% for sub grade mineral. Proved reserves are the reserves established based on the two working pits and available measures field data, the actual depth proved by working pits are considered. The detailed summary of geological reserve is tabulated below
Table No. 3 Detailed Mineral Reserves UNFC Category Mineable Feldspar @ 60 Quartz @ 5 Mica @ 2 Sub grade Code reserves of % in tons % in tons % in tons material @ Pegmatite (T) 33% in tons 111 Proved 309278 185566 15463 6185 102061
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7.0 Stacking of mineral rejects and disposal of waste
It is proposed to handle top soil of about 5000 tonnes is likely generated in this plan period, which is use in afforestation work on the dumps and green belt. For this mine, the rejects include intercalated waste. For the plan period the quantity of waste/sub grade mineral to be handled will be 101932 tonnes. The details of year wise waste generation are given below. Table No. 4 Waste generation details
Year Waste (T) Sub grade mineral (T) I 2600 20233 II 7500 20336 III 7525 20295 IV 12688 20612 V 15000 20456 Total 45313 101932
The land chosen for disposal of waste material is selected inside the lease boundary on existing dumps. Waste generated at the mine will be transported to dump site by 10 tonnes capacity dumpers. Water will regularly be sprinkled in rounds over the dumps to control the blowing dust. Thus end tipping and consolidation dump will be built up in stages. While building up dumps are properly graded and terraced. Terracing is subsequently accompanied by afforestation for stabilization of terraced slopes. The bottom of dump will be provided with retaining/toe wall of 80 m length and trench of 86m length. One silt settling tank will also be made. Dump slopes will be suitably protected from any environmental damages, by providing all the protective measures. The overall ore and overburden/waste ratio for the plan period is estimated and is about 1:0.11 therefore to produce about 15443 tonnes of Quartz and 185333 tonnes of Feldspar, 20000 tonnes of top soil is to be handled during the next five years. No sewerage system is proposed. However for sanitation purpose portable toilets will be made available. Domestic waste water will be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.
8.0 Details of Manpower and Machinery
List of mining machineries that are proposed during plan period to achieve the targeted development and production, transport from mine-head to destination is given below.
Table No. 5 List of Machineries
S.No. Machinery No. of units Normal handling capacity Make 1 Excavator 1 0.9 m3 L&T 135 2 Tippers 2 10 T Tata 3 Jack hammers 1 32 mm Diameter Atlas copco 4 Water tankers 1 10000 litres Tata
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The local people employed will be about 29. Apart from these, the people, who are employed indirectly, will be redeployed by their respective employers. Those who are directly employed are basically from agriculture background and local community, they will be put back to their original occupation. Necessary counseling will be extended. Details of manpower is furnished in the below table.
Table No. 6 Details of Manpower
S.No. Qualification Total No. 1 Mines Manager 1 2 Geologist 1 3 Mining Engineer 1 4 Foreman 1 5 Skilled labour 10 6 Semi-skilled labour 10 7 Clerk 1 8 Supervisor 1 9 Un-skilled labour 1 Total 29
9.0 Environment Management Plan Environmental protection is an issue that no organization can neglect and hope to survive. The byproducts of civilization are being dumped upon the environment to a degree that the environment finds difficult to assimilate. The key to the success of the integrated approach to pollution prevention and control is the management and operation of the organization. Effective committed management delivers a successful operation. As total commitment to the environment, not just for compliance with legal or regulatory compliance will be the essence of environment management. Many companies have recognized the benefits of implementing an effective environmental management system. The impact of mine on the environment depends to a large extent on its location with respect to Human settlements, meteorological conditions, ambient air quality, water bodies, agricultural and forest land etc. Most of the adverse impacts of mines are amenable to technological control by providing necessary preventive and control measures and finally through effective environmental management of the operating mines. The detailed EMP is made and attached with application. Environmental management plan can be effectively implemented to mitigate the pollution levels by observing the following: a. Pollution will be prevented or reduced at the source. b. Pollution that cannot be prevented will be recycled in an environmentally safe manner. c. Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled will be treated in environmentally safe manner. d. Disposal and other releases into the environment will be used only as a last resort and will be conducted in an environmentally safe manner. The proposed project is of Mica, Quartz and Feldspar mine. The mine owners are aware of the adverse impacts due to the mining activity and propose to initiate a number of measures
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for the environment protection within the mine area and in the surrounding areas. The company has a stated environmental policy of ensuring regulatory compliance with respect to the statutory laws and regulations and those periodically issued by the Ministry of Environment, GOI, New Delhi.
9.1 Air Pollution Control Measures Mine Site Dust suppression (water spraying) will be adopted at Mine Faces/sites before and after blasting and also while loading. Use of sharp drill bits for drilling holes and drill with water flushing system (wet drilling). Dust from drill hole will be suppressed by putting cloth of 1m around the drill hole. Over charging of blast hole will be avoided to reduce dust. Personal protective equipment’s like nose masks and goggles will be provided. The drilling and excavation area should be surrounded by tarpaulin across their boundaries. The mining activities will be stopped at the time of high wind speeds.
Stock-Piles Water Spraying will be provided at appropriate places to prevent dust pollution during handling and stock piling of minerals. Wind reduction will be controlled by developing plantation around the lease area and around the dump area. It is proposed in the area of 0.10 ha. for the plan period. Waste dump will be covered with soil and grass will be developed when it reaches maximum height. Dumping of waste shall be done from an optimum height so as to reduce the dust blow.
Haulage
Regular water spraying on haulage roads during transportation of minerals and waste material will reduce dust generation. Rain water will be collected in the pits and will be used for water spraying, conserving the water in the process. The roads will be maintained in good condition throughout the plan period. Over loading of mineral will be avoided to prevent spillage. Loaded trucks are covered with tarpaulin while transportation to prevent spreading of dust particles. Avoid overfilling of tippers and consequent spillage on roads. Transport vehicles are limited to <25 kmph speed while entering and leaving into the site. Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles will be conducted. Only PUC certified trucks are used for transportation.
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9.2 Noise Pollution Control Measures
. Blasting operations are carried out during daytime to avoid high noise intensity during night time. . Blasting operations are carefully planned and executed under the qualified officer to avoid accidents. . 7.5m width of plantation will be developed around the lease area wherever possible to mitigate propagation of noise [approx. 10 dB (A)] for the plan period. . Saplings will be planted along the approach road and around working pit to the maximum possibility to act as noise barriers to attenuate the noise levels. . Locating office and other infrastructure away from the noise source with probability of sound waves being directed towards employees being least. . Protective devices like ear muffs/ear plugs will be provided to workers, mainly machine operators. . Reducing exposure time of workers to higher noise levels by shift management from one area to another area in the lease area. . Muffled blasting and use of Milli-second detonators will help in reducing the air & noise pollution. . Noise barriers, silencers and enclosures shall be incorporated for equipments, which emit high noise levels. . Training will be provided to mine workers to generate awareness about damaging effect of noise. . Transport activity shall be restricted to day time to reduce impact on habitation. . Transport vehicles are limited to <25 kmph speed while entering and leaving into the site. . The engines of the tractors will be kept in switch off mode during loading and unused machineries are also kept in switch off mode. . Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles will be conducted.
9.3 Vibration and Fly Rock Control
Controlled and Cushion blasting to reduce waste generation, ensuring the burden is one- third to one-half of the depth of hole. It is proposed to use low explosives and less quantity (100g) to minimize vibration. Muffed blasting by using mat or mesh made with steel ropes is used and sand bags are kept over the mesh. Blasting will not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited areas. Maximum permissible charge per delay should be decided on the basis of the distance of structure to be protected from the blasting, proposed to use 100g for each hole. The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation and ground vibration is reduced. The dampers or springs will be provided on the vehicles which are used for mining activities to reduce vibration. The Peak particle velocity or ground vibration for safety of nearby structures and
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residential buildings will be maintained below 100 mm/sec from the proposed mining activities.
9.4 Water Pollution Control Measures
To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling area will be kept effectively impervious. Ground water level in this area is 30 m BGL and the maximum depth of mine will be 22 m from top of terrain. Proposed mining is semi mechanized opencast method with occasional drilling and blasting. Hence ground water will not intersect. There is no perennial surface water course or surface water body within the leasehold area due to scanty and unpredictable rainfall. Digging of trenches around the working pit will be conducted to drain off rainwater and prevent surface runoff entering and flooding the working pit during rainy days. The water will be pumped from the pits by deploying suitable pumps. Garland drain (86m x 1m x 1m) will be constructed around the dump area and mine’s top bench. Siltation pond will be constructed to arrest silt and sediment flows from the topsoil and mineral dump. The water so collected will be used for dust suppression and plantation development and silt will be collected and reused as manure. It shall be ensured that quality of drinking water for the worker is hygienic and good sanitation system is available. Domestic effluent will be send to septic tank followed by soak pit. There is no wastewater generation from the production process.
9.5 Occupational Safety and Health
1. The mining operation shall be carried out under the qualified mines manager/supervisor. 2. Personnel Protective Equipment will be provided to all employees as per law. 3. First Aid facility and rest shelter will be provided in the office and potable drinking water will be provided as per the WHO guidelines. 4. Training and awareness programs as per statue to inform about their task, associated risk and safe working practices. 5. Training also includes information on accident prevention, proper control and maintenance of equipment and safe material (explosive) handling practices. 6. All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine Regulation 1961, DGMS guidelines and World Bank guidelines. 7. Pre medical checkup will be conducted and periodical medical checkup will be conducted through a qualified physician once in a year. 8. Shifting of employees from one place to another place of work will also conducted to reduce impact. 9. Sign boards will be displayed at sensitive areas to reduce visual impact.
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10. Blasting sites should be checked before blast and post-blast by qualified personnel for malfunctions and unexploded blasting agents, prior to resumption of work.
9.6 Water Quality Management
In this mine area water table is at a depth of 30m BGL. There are no wells or springs in the area. The surface rainwater flows through the slope of the area and join the seasonal nalla. The drainage pattern of area is sub-dendritic in nature. During Monsoon the rain water is drained through the drain on the southern slope. Mine workings are proposed to a maximum depth of 22 m, hence there will not be adverse effect on ground water due to mining.
Following measures will be adopted to mitigate the impact on the water resources:
The blasting activities will have to take care on the sinkholes, cracks and fissures in the site activities. During excavation and drilling activities effort must be taken to avoid face collapse at these cracks and fissures. To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling area will be kept effectively impervious. Rain water will be stored in the pits for water spraying purpose. The ground water in the buffer zone area is tapped for irrigation and drinking water purposes. To prevent degradation and maintain the water quality during rainy season, adequate control measures should be adopted to check the mine run-off into the natural streams.
9.7 Dump Stabilization
* Native species of plants will be planted on redundant dump.
* Side burden soil will be used to spread on backfill area or dump and develop plantation.
* Garland drain will be provided around the dumps and siltation will be arrested.
* Siltation pond will be regularly cleaned. Water will be reused for dust suppression.
9.8 Waste Management Plan The waste includes intercalated waste and clay which is non-toxic. The overall ore to overburden/waste ratio for the plan period is estimated about 1:0.11. Therefore to produce about 15443 tonnes of quartz and 185333 tonnes of feldspar, 20000 tonnes of top soil is to be handled during the next proposed five years. Waste generated at the mine will be transported to dump site by 10 tonnes capacity dumpers.
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Water will regularly be sprinkled in rounds over the dumps to control the blowing dust, end tipping and consolidation, dump will be built up in stages. While building up dumps are properly graded and terraced slopes. The bottom of the dump will be provided with retaining/ toe wall of 80 m and garland drain of 86 m length and one silt settling tank will be made. Dump slopes will be suitably protected from any environmental damages, by providing all the protective measures.
9.9 Land Management
Land degradation is one of the major adverse impacts of opencast mining in the form of excavated voids and also in the form of waste dumps. Land reclamation plan must, therefore, be implemented simultaneously with the mining activities.
It is a semi-mechanized open cast mining. However, due to open quarry some land surface may be disturbed. The material will be mined out up to ultimate pit limit maintaining required bench height and width with due consideration for slope stability. Reclamation and rehabilitation of the lands affected by quarrying will be done by soil amelioration and afforestation. Drainage will be developed along the slopes of the stock.
Topsoil will not be used for refilling, but may be sparingly used for plantation purpose. Topsoil shall be reused during afforestation time. The generated top soil ensuing plan period will be utilized partly for afforestation purpose and remaining quantity will distribute to the nearby agricultural lands.
Top soil, if any will be properly stacked at earmarked dump site with adequate measures and the same will be used for reclamation and rehabilitation of the mined out areas. To prevent soil erosion and wash-off of dump-fines from freshly excavated benches and dumps following measures shall be adopted:
Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any soil from the mine area being carried away by the rain water; Toe drains with suitable baffles will be provided all along the toe of the soil dumps to arrest any soil from the dump slopes being carried away by the rain water; Loose material slopes will be covered by mine station by making contour trenches at 5 m interval to check soil erosion both due to wind and rain; Retaining walls (concrete or local stone) will be provided, around the stockpile or wherever required, to support the benches or any loose material as well as to arrest sliding of loose debris. The top soil will be restored to its original status after the life of mine so that it can be used for future agricultural activities.
9.10 Environmental Greening Program
Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for any major industrial activity, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India. Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into account
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the specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions are presented. Each year some of the part of the barrier zone will be subjected to afforestation and care will be taken to protect the sapling. Fruit growing trees are proposed to be planted.
In five years period of this approved mining plan nearly 75 sampling species will be planted in the 7.5 m barrier zone at the proposed green belt area. Every year 30 saplings consists of Neem, Mango, Eucalyptus, Baadam and etc., at 2m interval in proposed plantation area. A thorny fencing shall be provided to guard the trees from the cows and goats. The shelterbelt will contain species, which act as wind breakers so that the environment within the mine is contained. Diseased and dead plants should be uprooted and replaced by fresh saplings. Regular monitoring on survival rate and remedial action should be done in an organized and planned manner.
9.11 Socio-economic Environment The project provides an opportunity for the local people to get employment directly or indirectly and helps in the upliftment of the socioeconomic status of the area. The proposed project would generate an employment of 29. Project will provide indirect job opportunities and better economic standards to the local population by transportation, small shops and etc. Panchayat and State Government will get revenue through royalty and sales tax due to mining and selling of granite. Infrastructure development for the mine haul roads will improve connectivity. Support the local peoples for drinking water supply through tanker in lean season. Development of greenbelt in the surrounding schools and Panchayat under CSR. Construction of toilets to school children’s separately for male and female students (approximately 1 no. for boys and 1 no. for girls).
9.12 Disaster Planning The mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of a qualified mines manager holding a Second class manager’s certificate of competency to manage a metalliferrous mine granted by Director General of mines safety (DGMS). DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the mine management in case of disaster, if any. Moreover mining staff would be sent to refresher courses from time to time to keep them abreast of the regulations. However following natural/ industrial hazards may occur during normal operation
Slope failure at the mine faces; Accident due to explosives; Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery; Sabotage in case of magazine; and Accidents due to fly rocks and boulders.
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In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted:
All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are strictly followed during all mining operations; Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any inflow of surface water into mining area; Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited; Firefighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area; Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to ensure the use; Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous premises; Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory provisions; Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly; Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by competent persons only; Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement; Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling.
9.13 Environment Management Cell A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will take the overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for environmental management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the overall supervision of the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified in the EMP. The Cell will be headed by Mine Manager and the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist and 1 no. of supervisor. The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for the Environmental Engineer at the Mine, at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the following: Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone; Analyzing the water and air samples; Implementation of the control and protective measures; Land reclamation and vegetation; Co-ordination of the environment related activities; Collection of the statistics of health of workers; Green belt development; Awareness and implementing safety programs; and Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP.
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Table No. 7.0 Proposed Green Belt
S. No. Botanical Name Common Name Importance
1 Azadirachta indica Vepa or Neem Neem oil and neem products 2 Tectona grandis Teak Timber wood 3 Terminalia catappa Baadam Edible seed 4 Calotropis gigantea Jilledu Ayurvedic use 5 Mangifera indica Mango Edible fruit 6 Eucalyptus Globu Eucalyptus Oil, Dyes
9.14 Post Project Monitoring The survey of air pollution comprises of the following monitoring aspects;
a. Ambient air quality survey b. Noise Level Monitoring c. Water quality d. Soil quality Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at eight stations, one station within mine site and rest of the stations in nearby residential areas outside the mine. Parameters like suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and lead will be monitored. The frequency of monitoring is preferably once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with the procedures given by Indian Standards. The water quality and soil quality will be monitored once in a month by the analyzing specific parameters from the sample collected.
10.0 Analysis of Proposal (Recommendations) The Project will bring economic benefits to the state by way of royalty on the mineral excavated and dispatched. This project aims in achieving huge profit in commercial market and industrial business. Mica, Quartz and Feldspar are being used as raw material for the production of daily products in human life. The minerals excavated are in high demand at the local market for various industries as per requirement. This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society/economically backward population in the area. It provides employment to the people residing in vicinity directly or indirectly. The mine management will also help nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self-help groups, etc. Proper housekeeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities. Wet mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the work areas and the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects. Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area.
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