FORM-I AND PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT
Mining of “Sand” (Minor mineral) PRODUCTION CAPACITY – 12,67,200 MTPA (AREA- 35.00 ha) Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Tehsil - Sonipat DISTRICT - SONIPAT (HARYANA)
(The Project Falls in Category ‘A’ due to Interstate boundary of Haryana & U.P. at distance of 1 Km)
APPLICANT: M/s Ultimate Group SCO 2 & 3, Service Road Near Ranveer Hooda Park, Mungal Kanal Karnal, Haryana Mail ID: [email protected]
Environment Consultant Vardan Environet
(QCI and NABET/EIA/1316/IA001)
D-142, Sushant Lok-III, Sector 57 Gurgaon (Haryana) Mail ID: [email protected] Contact No. 0124-4291036, 09899651342
Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
CONTENTS
S. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO. 1. FORM-1 1-20 2. PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 21-35 ANNEXURES 3. ANNEXURE-I (LETTER OF INTENT) 36-42 4. ANNEXURE II (KHASRA No. OF LAND) 43 5. ANNEXURE III (KEY PLAN) 44 6. ANNEXURE-IV (NABET CERTIFICATE) 45 7. ANNEXURE-V PARTNERSHIP DEED 46-48
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
APPENDIX –I
FORM – I (I) BASIC INFORMATION
S. NO. ITEMS DETAILS
1 Name of the Project: River Sand Mining (minor mineral) Project of proposed production capacity of 12,67,200 MTPA over an area of 35.00 Ha. by M/s Ultimate Group (Interstate boundary at distance of 1 km.) 2 Serial no. in schedule As per EIA Notification dated 14.09.2006, as amended on 24.12.2013, the project activity falls under Category ‘A’ (Interstate boundary of 1 km of Haryana & U.P.), Project or Activity 1(a). 3 Proposed capacity Mining Lease Area – 35.00 Ha. Production Capacity = 12,67,200 MTPA
4 New/Expansion/Modernization New Contract 5 Existing capacity/Area (Mining) Existing Capacity: Nil Land area = 35.00 Ha. 6 Category of project Project activity falls under Category ‘A’, Project or Activity 1(a). 7 Does it attract the general Yes, it attracts general condition. Interstate Boundary at 1 km. condition 8 Does it attract the specific No, it doesn’t attract any specific condition. condition? 9 i) Location of unit Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit SOI Topo sheet No. - H43R4.
ii) Plot/Survey No,/Khasra No. Village wise khasra numbers are enclosed in a separate sheet at Annexure-II
iii) District Sonipat
iv) State Haryana
10 a) Nearest Railway station Sonipat – 19.5 km SW b) Air Port IGI Airport – 59.5 km, S 11 Nearest City Sonipat – 19.5 km, SW Distt. Head Quarter Sonipat – 19.5 km, SW 12 Village Panchayat, Zila Parishad Gyaspur-Rasulpur (Village wise khasra numbers are enclosed in a separate sheet at Annexure-II) 13 Name of Applicant M/s Ultimate Group
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
14 Regd. Address M/s Ultimate Group SCO 2 & 3, Service Road Near Ranveer Hooda Park, Mungal Kanal Karnal, Haryana 15 Address for correspondence: SCO 2 & 3, Service Road Near Ranveer Hooda Park, Mungal Kanal Karnal, Haryana
Name Sh. Amrinder Singh
Designation Authorized Signatory
Address SCO 2 & 3, Service Road Near Ranveer Hooda Park, Mungal Kanal Karnal, Haryana
Pin Code 132001
E mail [email protected]
9813980002, 9896014167. Telephone 16 Detail of alternative site, if any Project is mineral specific, hence no alternative site is proposed. 17 Interlinked Project None
18 Whether separate application for Not Applicable interlinked project has been submitted 19 If, Yes Date of Submission Not Applicable 20 If no, reason Not Applicable 21 Whether proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes,
details of same and status to given a) Forest (conservation) 1980 No. The Project area is free from forest.
b) Wild life protection Act No. The Project area is not falling under wild life. 1972 c) CRZ notification 1991 No. The Project area is not falling under CRZ notification.
22 Whether there is any Govt. The LOI of Mining contract was granted to M/s Ultimate Group order/policy relevant/relating by Director Mines & Geology department, Chandigarh, Haryana site on 21/04/2015, vide memo No. DMG/Hy/Cont/Gyaspur- Rasulpur/2015/2128 (Copy of LOI is attached as Annexure-I). 23 Forest land involved The Project site is free from forest.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
24 Whether there is any litigation There is a court case in the matter of Mr. Rajbir Singh v/s State of pending against the project and / Haryana and others [CWP No. 27700 of 2013] wherein the or land in which is project is petitioner had challenged the conditions of the auction notice proposed to be setup: and the rules relating to payment of rent and compensation to a) Name of the Court the land owners. The State Government (Dept. of Mines and b) Case No. Geology) has issued LoI subject to the outcome of this case. The Order/direction of court if any above mentioned case is still pending before Hon’ble Punjab and and its relevance with proposed Haryana High Court for adjudication. project The Project Proponent has not filed any court case against any department neither he is a party in this case.
(II) Activity: 1. Construction, Operation or Decommissioning of the Project Involving Actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)
S.No. Information/Checklist Details Thereof (With Approximate Quantities/ Confirmation Yes/No Rates, Wherever Possible) With Source Of Information Data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in No Land Use - As per revenue record the kind of land is land use, land cover or topography Gair Mumkin Nadi-Nallah, Private Agricultural land. including increase in intensity of land etc. use(with respect to local land use Land Cover - The contract area lies on the bed plan) Yamuna riverbed and Private Agricultural land. The sand mining is restricted to 3 m depth in the riverbed and 9 m in the land other than riverbed (Private Agricultural land).
Mineral sand is replenished during monsoon to almost equal to extracted level hence the ultimate land use of the mine contract area will not change after systematic and scientific mining closure.
Topography- The mine contract lies in the river plain and is part of Haryana Plains. No change in topography shall take place due to systematic & scientific mining. Only topsoil is available in the Private Agricultural field which will be scrapped separately and utilized in plantation. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation No Clearance of existing land is not required, as it is and building? devoid of vegetation and buildings however some thorny bushes/grass will be removed for facilitating mining. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The mining activity will be confined to the contract area, which will be replenished again with the sediments. So no new land use will be created.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. No Proposed project is for mining of sand already lying bore house, soil testing? in the river bed section and clearly visible and being replenished on yearly basis. 1.5 Construction works? No The opencast semi-mechanized working in the river bed and open cast mechanized method in agricultural bed and it does not involve any construction work. 1.6 Demolition works? No Not Applicable during mining operation phase. However, the demolition of temporary structures like mine office; stores, workshops, rest-shelters etc. shall take place after the expiry of the contract period. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No Temporary sites located on the bank within the construction works or Housing of contract area shall be used for rejection of temporary construction workers? structures like mine office, stores, workshops, rest- shelters. As the local labour shall be employed, there is no proposal for making housing arrangements. 1.8 Above ground building , structures or No Extraction of minor minerals shall be restricted in the Earthworks including linear riverbed/Private agricultural field within the structures, cut and fill or excavations sanctioned limit. 1.9 Underground works including mining No This is opencast Riverbed sand mining (minor or tunneling? mineral), so there will be no underground mining or tunnelling is required. 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Trees will be planted on the part of mine contract area at upper elevation i.e. river bank and along approach road to mine as per approved mining plan. Mining pits area will be replenished during monsoon on yearly basis. 1.11 Dredging? No Open cast mining doesn’t require any dredging operation. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No. 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The minor mineral (sand) shall be extracted from the processes? Riverbed section by adopting semi-mechanized open cast mining method and in Private Agricultural field by adopting mechanized open cast mining method, by deploying earthmovers like excavator/Poclain, Back hoe and loaders for loading into trucks, tippers and tractor/trolleys. No manufacturing process is implicated and the excreted mineral shall be transported directly to the market. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or No No storage facility is required as mineral will be materials? transported simultaneously to the market. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes No solid waste generation is envisaged. The liquid solid waste or liquid effluents? effluent shall be generated from the utility (urinal/wash room) and shall be treated through septic tank and soak pits.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Workers will be hired/employed locally from the operational workers? nearby villages, for the mining activity. Thus no housing facility will be developed near mine site. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes The existing road facility provided through National construction of operation? Highway (NH) and State Highway (SH) is sufficient for meeting additional traffic intensity during operational phase of the mine. However, approach road shall be proposed/ maintained to connect the nearby link roads to the nearest river bank in mining block. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or Yes There are already approach roads connecting mining other transport infrastructure contract area. However, approach road shall be including new or altered routes and proposed/ maintained to connect the nearby link stations, ports, airport etc? roads to the nearest river bank in each mining block. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No There would be no closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure routes, which would change the traffic movements. leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines No As there will be no electricity or large scale water or pipelines? requirement for the project, therefore no transmission lines or pipelines are involved. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No In view of neither any Impoundment through realignment or other changes to the damming or realignment of the stream/river is hydrology of watercourses or envisaged in the mine contract area, there will not aquifers? be any changed in surface hydrology. Mining will be done above ground water table entirely in the Riverbed/ Private Agricultural field. Water table will not intersect during mining. Thus there will be no change of water course of river. At some places check dams are proposed for protection of river banks. 1.22 Stream crossings? No Neither any surface drain nor any water course (minor) passes through the mine contract area. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water No About 2 KLD of water will be required for domestic from ground or surface waters? use and 13 KLD for dust suppression and 7 KLD for plantations. This water will be supplied from the nearby tube wells through tankers, with proper permission. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No Surface run-off in mine contract area will flow surface affecting drainage or run-off? conforming to the general slope of the river bed. 1.25 Transport of personnel or Yes During the operational phase, required mining materials for construction, machinery and personnel will be transported to the operation or decommissioning? mine contract area and on decommissioning mining equipment shall be shifted.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or decommissioning or restoration restoration works are not involved. works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Not applicable. decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No The work will be carried out during day time by temporarily or permanently? deploying local labour, which will come to the work in the lease area and return to their home. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No No such introduction of alien species is foreseen.
1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No No loss of native species or genetic diversity is diversity? expected.
1.31 Any other actions? No Not applicable.
2. Use of Natural Resources for Construction or Operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any Resources which are Non-renewable or in short supply): Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ S. No. confirmation rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes The activity will be done in the proposed mine agricultural land (ha) contract area which lies on the Riverbed/Private Agricultural field.
2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes About 2 KLD of water will be required for domestic users) unit: KLD use and 13 KLD for dust suppression and 7 KLD for plantations. This water will be supplied from the nearby tube wells through tankers, with proper permission. 2.3 Mineral (MT) No Sand will be excavated from Riverbed/Private Agricultural field mining but not utilized in this project. 2.4 Construction material – stone, No No construction material is required for this project. aggregates, and/soil (expected source Only temporary office, rest shelters will be provided. – MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Not required for this project.
2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels Yes No electricity is required. All mining machinery will (source, competing users) Unit: fuel be diesel driven. Approximately, 3.5 KLD HSD oil (MT), energy (MW) shall be required for running the machinery.
2.7 Any other natural resources (use No No other natural resources will be used. appropriate standard units)
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) Form-I Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.
S. No Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate confirmation quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 3.1 Use of substance or materials, which No No Hazardous, toxic, semi toxic or any other are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) material is used or generated. to human health or the environment (flora, fauna and water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No No change in occurrence of diseases, due to affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or mining of Sand. water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by Yes Project will encourage the economy of the local changing living conditions? people by direct and indirect employment opportunity. Besides this, social welfare measures shall be undertaken as CSR/EMP activity which will ameliorate the economic status of the people around the project area. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No No hospital, school exists nearby the mine lease could be affected by the project e.g. area. hospital patients, children, the No Vulnerable groups of people will be affected elderly etc by the project. 3.5 Any other causes No -
4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month)
S. No. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate confirmation quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No There will be No Overburden or solid-waste generation. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or Yes No municipal waste other than domestic commercial wastes) sewage shall be generated, which shall be disposed into septic tank/soak pits. 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous No No hazardous wastes are envisaged. Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No No industrial process waste is envisaged. 4.5 Surplus product No No surplus products are expected. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from No No Sewage treatment plant involved, however effluent treatment domestic sewage shall be generated, which shall be disposed into septic tank/soak pits.
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4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No No construction or demolition wastes are expected. 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No Any machinery or equipment, if found redundant, shall be shifted from the mining contract area. 4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials No No contaminated soil or other materials are envisaged as it is open cast mining. However, the contamination of the soil due to scanty incidence of spillage of Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) from the machinery cannot be ruled out. Utilization of tray (generator set, other machinery) or paving of area will minimize the impact. 4.10 Agricultural wastes No No agricultural wastes are produced. 4.11 Other solid wastes Nil No other solid wastes are generated.
5. Release for pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)
S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil Yes There will be some emissions from combustion fuels from stationary or mobile of fossil fuel will be from vehicle used for sources transportation of minerals. Proper mitigation measures will be taken up for machineries and vehicles through timely over hauling and maintenance, which will be out sourced.
5.2 Emissions from production processes No Dust will not be generated as activities such as drilling and blasting are not involved. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling Yes Fugitive dust emission will be generated from including storage or transport material handling and transportation in dumpers. 5.4 Emissions from construction activities No No construction will be done at the mining site. including plant and equipment Hence, no emissions are anticipated.
5.5 Dust or odors from handling of Yes Fugitive dust emission is expected during materials including construction handling of minerals i.e. during loading of materials, sewage and waste minerals.
5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No No incineration of waste will be done.
5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No No burning of waste is done, hence no emission is open air (e.g. slash materials, expected. construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No None
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6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:
S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes Mining operations will require equipment such engines, ventilation plant, crushers as loader (JCB), dumpers etc. all the equipments will be of highest standard of reputed make. This manufacturer itself will take significant care of noise pollution control. Further, a vegetative barrier is also proposed for the purpose. All the equipments will be regularly maintained to keep noise level within the prescribed limit of 65 dB (A).
6.2 From industrial or similar processes No No industrial process is involved at mine lease area. 6.3 From construction or demolition No No construction or demolition is proposed. 6.4 From blasting or piling No No Blasting and piling is envisaged for the mining process.
6.5 From construction or operational traffic Yes Some noise will be generated during mining operation and transportation of minerals. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems Yes Mining will be carried from sun rise to sun set in the open area. During night adequate lightening arrangement will be made if at all required. 6.7 From any other sources No None
7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground of into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of No Since no hazardous material will be used or hazardous materials produced at the site, no risk of contamination of land or water envisaged. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other Yes Domestic sewage will be generated and effluents to water or the land (expected disposed into septic tank /soak pits. mode and place of discharge)
7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air No The ground level concentration of PM10 and into the land or into water PM2.5 will be predicted and the cumulative impact will be mentioned at the time of the final submission of EIA/EMP Report. 7.4 From any other sources No None
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7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of No The mine shall be worked up for 8 years in pollutants in the environment from scientific manner and complying all the norms these sources? and regulation along with adopting all preventive and mitigative measures, thus, no incidence of long term build-up of pollutants is expected.
8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment
S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data
8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc from No No hazardous substance will be used or storage, handling, use or production of produced during the proposed mining hazardous substances operations. Portable fire extinguisher shall be provided during mining operations.
8.2 From any other causes Yes Risk of accidents are expected: 1. During loading of minerals into truck/tractors-trolley. 2. During transportation. Accidents can be avoided by taking good safety practices. 8.3 Could the project be affected by natural No The topography of the contract area, lying in disasters causing environmental damage river plain, is such that it can be affected due to (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, disaster in the form of flash flood during cloudburst etc)? monsoon period. However, during monsoon period no mining activities have been envisaged, thus the attendant risk to the mine workers is non-existent. The contract area lies within Seismic Zone-IV as per seismic zoning map of India (IS: 1893: 2002). The mine contract area does not house any structure.
9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality.
S. No. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate confirmation quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data
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9.1 Lead to development of supporting facilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.
- Supporting infrastructure (roads, Yes New approach road shall be proposed to power supply, waster or wastewater connect the nearby link roads to the nearest treatment, etc.) river bank in each mining block-if required.
- housing development No -
- extractive industries No -
- supply industries Yes The supply of minor mineral (sand) shall increases due mechanized mining. The increase in quantity of extracted mineral for supply shall in turn lead to increase in transportation.
- other No -
9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could Yes Mineral sand is replenished during monsoon to have an impact on the environment. almost equal to extracted level hence the ultimate land use of the mine contract area will
not change after systematic and scientific mining. 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments Yes Riverbed mining will channelize the river flow and the present depositions are of good quality which can be used for building industries. 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to Yes Other contracts for sand mining in the other proximity to other existing or planned reaches of the river in the district have been projects with similar effects allotted. There will be increased road traffic for material transport/ dispatch.
(III) ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Name/ Identity Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1. Areas protected under international None Apparently no, but shall be conventions, national or local determined at the time of legislation for their ecological, conducting EIA study. landscape, cultural or other related value.
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2. Areas which are important or sensitive None Apparently no, but shall be for ecological reasons – Wetlands, determined at the time of
watercourses or other water bodies, conducting EIA study.
coastal zone, biospheres, mountains &
forests
3. Areas used by protected, important or None Apparently no, but shall be sensitive species of flora or fauna for determined at the time of breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, conducting EIA study. over wintering, migration
4. Inland, coastal, marine or underground None - waters 5. State, National boundaries Yes Inter-state boundary (Haryana & Uttar Pradesh)-1 Km E 6. Routes or facilities used by the public Yes Sonipat Railway station – 19.5 km, for access to recreation or other tourist, SW pilgrim areas. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi – 59.5 Km, S 7. Defense installations None - 8. Densely populated or built-up area No - 9. Areas occupied by sensitive manmade Hospital land uses (hospitals, schools, places of Yes Bhatia Hospital, Ganuar - 7.5 Km worship, community facilities) N.W
School
Nandu Senior Secondary School, GAnur – 8.5 Km W
Community Facilities Post Office, Patikalyana – 10.5 Km N.W
Police-station, Ganuar – 9.5 Km, 10. Areas containing important, high None Apparently no, but shall be quality or scarce resources (ground determined at the time of water resources, surface resources, conducting EIA study. forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11. Areas already subjected to pollution or None Apparently no, but shall be environmental damage. (Those where determined at the time of existing legal environmental standards conducting EIA study. are exceeded)
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12. Areas susceptible to natural hazard No The study area lies in Seismic Zone which could cause the project to IV. However natural hazards due to present environmental problems earthquakes are not anticipated to (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, be a major environmental issue erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse owing to the shallow mining climatic conditions) depths. Also no major structures are part of the proposed development. Hence environmental impacts due to the proposed development are ruled out.
Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies Terms of Reference (TOR) for preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan for “Mining of Minerals” as per the EIA Notification, 2006 has been devised to improve the quality of the reports and facilitate decision-making transparent and easy. TOR will help the project proponents and consultants to prepare report with relevant project specific data and easily interpretable information. ToR for mining of minerals is expected to cover all environmental related features. Following ToR is proposed: 1. Year-wise production details since 1994 should be given, clearly stating the highest production achieved in any one year prior to 1994. It may also be categorically informed whether there had been any increase in production after the EIA Notification 1994 came into force, w.r.t. the highest production achieved prior to 1994. 2. A copy of the document in support of the fact that the Proponent is the rightful lessee of the mine should be given. 3. All documents including approved mine plan, EIA and Public Hearing should compatible with one another in terms of the mine lease area, production levels, waste generation and its management, mining technology etc. and should be in the name of the lessee. 4. All corner coordinates of the mine lease area, superimposed on a High Resolution Imagery/ toposheet, topographic sheet, geomorphology and geology of the areashould be provided. Such an Imagery of the proposed area should clearly show the land use and other ecological features of the study area (core and buffer zone). 5. Information should be provided in Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating geological map of the area, geomorphology of land forms of the area, existing minerals and mining history of the area, important water bodies, streams and rivers and soil characteristics. 6. Details about the land proposed for mining activities should be givenwith information as to whether mining conforms to the land use policy of the State; land diversion for mining should have approval from State land use board or the concerned authority. 7. It should be clearly stated whether the proponent Company has a well laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board of Directors? If so, it may be spelt out in the EIA Report with description of the
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prescribed operating process/procedures to bring into focus any infringement/deviation/violation of the environmental or forest norms/ conditions? The hierarchical system or administrative order of the Company to deal with the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the EC conditions may also be given. The system of reporting of non-compliances / violations of environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the Company and/or shareholders or stakeholders at large,may also be detailed in the EIA Report. 8. Issues relating to Mine Safety, including subsidence study in case of underground mining and slope study in case of open cast mining, blasting study etc. should be detailed. The proposed safeguard measures in each case should also be provided. 9. The study rea will comprise of 10 km zone around the mine lease from lease periphery and the data contained in the EIA such as waste generation etc. should be for the life of the mine / lease period. 10. Land use of the study rea delineating forest area, agricultural land, grazing land, wildlife sanctuary, national park, migratory routes of fauna, water bodies, human settlements and other ecological features should be indicated. Land use plan of the mine lease area should be prepared to encompass preoperational, operational and post operational phases and submitted. Impact, if any, of change of land use should be given. 11. Details of the land for any Over Burden Dumps outside the mine lease, such as extent of land area, distance from mine lease, its land use, R&R issues, if any, should be given. 12. A Certificate from the Competent Authority in the State Forest Department should be provided, confirming the involvement of forest land, if any, in the project area. In the event of any contrary claim by the Project Proponent regarding the status of forests, the site may be inspected by the State Forest Department along with the Regional Office of the Ministry to ascertain the status of forests, based on which, the Certificate in this regard as mentioned above be issued. In all such cases, it would be desirable for representative of the State Forest Department to assist the Expert Appraisal Committees. 13. Status of forestry clearance for the broken up area and virgin forestland involved in the Project including deposition of net present value (NPV) and compensatory afforestation (CA) should be indicated. A copy of the forestry clearance should also be furnished. 14. Implementation status of recognition of forest rights under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 should be indicated. 15. The vegetation in the RF / PF areas in the study area, with necessary details, should be given. 16. A study shall be got done to ascertain the impact of the Mining Project on wildlife of the study are and details furnished. Impact of the project on the wildlife in the surrounding and any other protected area and accordingly, detailed mitigative measures required, should be worked out with cost implications and submitted. 17. Location of National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Ramsar site Tiger/Elephant Reserves/(existing as well as proposed), if any, within 10 km of the mine lease should be clearly indicated,
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supported by a location map duly authenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden. Necessary clearance, as may be applicable to such projects due to proximity of the ecologically sensitive areas as mentioned above, should be obtained from the Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife and copy furnished. 18. A detailed biological study of the study area [core zone and buffer zone (10 km radius of the periphery of the mine lease)] shall be carried out. Details of flora and fauna, endangered, endemic and RET Species duly authenticated, separately for core and buffer zone should be furnished based on such primary field survey, clearly indicating the Schedule of the fauna present. In case of any scheduled-I fauna found in the study area, the necessary plan alongwith budgetary provisions for their conservation should be prepared in consultation with State Forest and Wildlife Department and details furnished. Necessary allocation of funds for implementing the same should be made as part of the project cost. 19. Proximity to Areas declared as 'Critically Polluted' or the Project areas likely to come under the 'Aravali Range', (attracting court restrictions for mining operations), should also be indicated and where so required, clearance certifications from the prescribed Authorities, such as the SPCB or State Mining Department should be secured and furnished to the effect that the proposed mining activities could be considered. 20. Similarly, for coastal Projects, A CRZ map duly authenticated by one of the authorized agencies demarcating LTL. HTL, CRZ area, location of the mine lease w.r.t CRZ, coastal features such as mangroves, if any, should be furnished. (Note: The Mining Projects falling under CRZ would also need to obtain approval of the concerned Coastal Zone Management Authority). 21. R&R Plan/compensation details for the Project Affected People (PAP) should be furnished. While preparing the R&R Plan, the relevant State/National Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy should be kept in view. In respect of SCs /STs and other weaker sections of the society in the study area, a need based sample survey, family-wise, should be undertaken to assess their requirements, and action programmes prepared and submitted accordingly, integrating the sectoral programmes of line departments of the State Government. It may be clearly brought out whether the village(s) located in the mine lease area will be shifted or not. The issues relating to shifting of village(s) including their R&R and socio-economic aspects should be discussed in the Report. 22. One season (non-monsoon) [i.e. March-May (Summer Season); October-December (post monsoon season) ; December-February (winter season)]primary baseline data on ambient air quality as per CPCB Notification of 2009, water quality, noise level, soil and flora and fauna shall be collected and the AAQ and other data so compiled presented date-wise in the EIA and EMP Report. Site-specific meteorological data should also be collected. The location of the monitoring stations should be such as to represent whole of the study area and justified keeping in view the pre-dominant downwind direction and location of sensitive receptors. There should be at least one monitoring station within 500 m of the mine lease in the pre-dominant downwind direction. The mineralogical composition of PM10, particularly for free silica, should be given. 23. Air quality modeling should be carried out for prediction of impact of the project on the air quality of the
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area. It should also take into account the impact of movement of vehicles for transportation of mineral. The details of the model used and input parameters used for modeling should be provided. The air quality contours may be shown on a location map clearly indicating the location of the site, location of sensitive receptors, if any, and the habitation. The wind roses showing pre-dominant wind direction may also be indicated on the map. 24. The water requirement for the Project, its availability and source should be furnished. A detailed water balance should also be provided. Fresh water requirement for the Project should be indicated. 25. Necessary clearance from the Competent Authority for drawl of requisite quantity of water for the Project should be provided. 26. Description of water conservation measures proposed to be adopted in the Project should be given. Details of rainwater harvesting proposed in the Project, if any, should be provided. 27. Impact of the Project on the water quality, both surface and groundwater, should be assessed and necessary safeguard measures, if any required, should be provided. 28. Based on actual monitored data, it may clearly be shown whether working will intersect groundwater. Necessary data and documentation in this regard may be provided. In case the working will intersect groundwater table, a detailed Hydro Geological Study should be undertaken and Report furnished. The Report inter-alia, shall include details of the aquifers present and impact of mining activities on these aquifers. Necessary permission from Central Ground Water Authority for working below ground water and for pumping of ground water should also be obtained and copy furnished. 29. Details of any stream, seasonal or otherwise, passing through the lease area and modification /diversion proposed, if any, and the impact of the same on the hydrology should be brought out. 30. Information on site elevation, working depth, groundwater table etc. Should be provided both in AMSL and bgl. A schematic diagram may also be provided for the same. 31. A time bound Progressive Greenbelt Development Plan shall be prepared in a tabular form (indicating the linear and quantitative coverage, plant species and time frame) and submitted, keeping in mind, the same will have to be executed up front on commencement of the Project. Phase-wise plan of plantation and compensatory afforestation should be charted clearly indicating the area to be covered under plantation and the species to be planted. The details of plantation already done should be given. The plant species selected for green belt should have greater ecological value and should be of good utility value to the local population with emphasis on local and native species and the species which are tolerant to pollution. 32. Impact on local transport infrastructure due to the Project should be indicated. Projected increase in truck traffic as a result of the Project in the present road network (including those outside the Project area) should be worked out, indicating whether it is capable of handling the incremental load. Arrangement for improving the infrastructure, if contemplated (including action to be taken by other agencies such as State Government) should be covered. Project Proponent shall conduct Impact of Transportation study as per Indian Road Congress Guidelines.
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33. Details of the onsite shelter and facilities to be provided to the mine workers should be included in the EIA Report. 34. Conceptual post mining land use and Reclamation and Restoration of mined out areas (with plans and with adequate number of sections) should be given in the EIA report. 35. Occupational Health impacts of the Project should be anticipated and the proposed preventive measures spelt out in detail. Details of pre-placement medical examination and periodical medical examination schedules should be incorporated in the EMP. The project specific occupational health mitigation measures with required facilities proposed in the mining area may be detailed. 36. Public health implications of the Project and related activities for the population in the impact zone should be systematically evaluated and the proposed remedial measures should be detailed along with budgetary allocations. 37. Measures of socio economic significance and influence to the local community proposed to be provided by the Project Proponent should be indicated. As far as possible, quantitative dimensions may be given with time frames for implementation. 38. Detailed environmental management plan (EMP) to mitigate the environmental impacts which, should inter-alia include the impacts of change of land use, loss of agricultural and grazing land, if any, occupational health impacts besides other impacts specific to the proposed Project. 39. 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. 40. Details of litigation pending against the project, if any, with direction /order passed by any Court of Law against the Project should be given. 41. The cost of the Project (capital cost and recurring cost) as well as the cost towards implementation of EMP should be clearly spelt out. 42. A Disaster management Plan shall be prepared and included in the EIA/EMP Report. 43. Benefits of the Project if the Project is implemented should be spelt out. The benefits of the Project shall clearly indicate environmental, social, economic, employment potential, etc. 44. Besides the above, the below mentioned general points are also to be followed:- a. Executive Summary of the EIA/EMP Report b. All documents to be properly referenced with index and continuous page numbering. c. Where data are presented in the Report especially in Tables, the period in which the data were collected and the sources should be indicated. d. Project Proponent shall enclose all the analysis/testing reports of water, air, soil, noise etc.using the MoEF&CC/NABL accredited laboratories. All the original analysis/testing reports should be available during appraisal of the Project. e. Where the documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
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should be provided. f. The Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of mining projects as devised earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted. g. While preparing the EIA report, the instructions for the Proponents and instructions for the Consultants issued by MoEF&CC vide O.M. No. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 4th August, 2009, which are available on the website of this Ministry, should be followed. h. Changes, if any made in the basic scope and project parameters (as submitted in Form-I and the PFR for securing the TOR) should be brought to the attention of MoEF&CC with reasons for such changes and permission should be sought, as the TOR may also have to be altered. Post Public Hearing changes in structure and content of the draft EIA/EMP (other than modifications arising out of the P.H. process) will entail conducting the PH again with the revised documentation. i. As per the circular no. J-11011/618/2010-IA.II(I) dated 30.5.2012, certified report of the status of compliance of the conditions stipulated in the environment clearance for the existing operations of the project, should be obtained from the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as may be applicable. j. The EIA report should also include (i) surface plan of the area indicating contours of main topographic features, drainage and mining area, (ii) geological maps and sections and (iii) sections of the mine pit and external dumps, if any, clearly showing the land features of the adjoining area. ****
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Letter of Intent (LOI) for mining contract Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Sonipat for minor mineral sand over an area of 35.00 ha has been granted from Director Mines & Geology department, Chandigarh, Haryana, Memo No. DMG/Hy/Cont/Gyaspur-Rasulpur/2015/2128 dated 21/04/2015, for the period of 8 year to M/s Ultimate Group (Copy enclosed as Annexure-I). The proposed production capacity of sand is 12,67,200 MTPA. The contract area lies on Yamuna riverbed/Private Agricultural land. The total mine contract area is 35.00 Ha which is a non-forest land. The proposed mining contract project covered the riverbed/Private agriculture land. 1. Gyaspur-Rasulpur River bed Block (area of 23.60 Ha.) 2. Gyaspur-Rasulpur Outside River bed Block (area of 11.40 Ha.) The period of contract shall be 8 years and same shall commence with effect from date of grant of Environmental Clearance by the competent authority or on expiry of 12 months from the date of issuance of Letter of Intent, whichever is earlier. The following special conditions shall be applicable for the excavation of minor mineral from river beds in order to ensure safety of river-beds, structures and the adjoining areas: a. No mining would be permissible in a river-bed up to a distance of five times of the span of a bridge on up-stream side and ten times the span of such bridge on down-stream side, subject to a minimum of 250 meters on the up-stream side and 500 meters on the down-stream side. b. There shall be maintained an un-mined block of 50 meters width after every block of 1000 meters over which mining is undertaken or at such distance as may be directed by the Director or any officer authorized by him. c. The maximum depth of mining in the river-bed shall not exceed three meters measured from the un-mined bed level at any point in time with proper bench formation. d. Mining shall be restricted within the central 3/4th width of the river/ rivulet. e. No mining shall be permissible in an area up to a width of 500 meters from the active edges of embankments in case of river Yamuna, 250 meters in case of Tangri, Markanda and Ghaggar and 100 meters on either side of all other rivers/rivulets. f. Any other condition(s), as may be required by the Irrigation Department of the State from time to time for river-bed mining in consultation with the Mines & Geology Department, may be made applicable to the mining operations in riverbeds. A safety margin of two meters (2m) shall be maintained above the ground water table while undertaking mining and no mining operations shall be permissible below this level unless a specific permission is obtained from the competent authority in this behalf. Further, the depth of excavation of mineral shall not exceed nine meters (9m) at any point of time.
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The contractor shall be under obligation to carry out mining in accordance with all other provisions as applicable under the Mine Act, 1952, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Indian Explosive Act, 1884, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Environment (Protection Act), 1986 and the rules made there under, wild life (Protection) Act 1972, water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
1.1 Salient features of the project
Project name River Sand Mining (minor mineral) Project of proposed production capacity of 12,67,200 MTPA over an area of 35.00 Ha. by M/s Ultimate Group (Interstate boundary at distance of 1 km.) Mining Contract Area 35.00 Hect. Location of mine Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Sonipat (area 35.00 ha) Khasra no. Village wise khasra numbers are enclosed in a separate sheet at Annexure-II Coordinates:- 1). River Bed Block Latitude : 29° 05’ 59’’ to 29°06’11’’ Latitude : 77° 06’43’’ to 77°06’56’’ 2). Outside River Bed Block Latitude : 29° 06’ 27’’ to 29°08’11’’ Latitude : 77° 08’ 14’’ to 77°08’32’’ Toposheet number H43R4. River/Nalla/Nadi/Khad Yamuna River/Private Agricultural land Minerals of mine Sand
Geological Reserve:- 1). River Bed Block 1,13,28,000 MTPA 2). Outside River Bed Block 18,24,000 MTPA Proposed production 12,67,200 MTPA
Method of mining Open cast semi-mechanized in river-bed and Open cast mechanized in out-side river-bed No of working days 300 days Water demand Domestic Water: 2 KLD Dust Suppression: 13KLD
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Plantation: 7 KLD Total Water Requirement: 22 KLD Man power 45 Nearest railway station Sonipat Railway station –19.5 Km, S.W
Nearest state highway/national NH -1 ( 12.5 km, W) & SH-11 (10.5 Km, S) highway Nearest air port Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi- 59.5 km, S
2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent Letter of Intent (LOI) for mining contract for minor mineral sand over an area of 35.00 Ha has been granted to M/s Ultimate Group , from Director of Mines and Geology Department, Govt. of Haryana vide Memo No. DMG/Hy/Cont/ Gyaspur-Rasulpur/2015/2128 dated 21/04/2015.
The details of the project proponent and project are given below:
Name of the applicant M/s Ultimate Group M/s Ultimate Group Name & Address of Applicant SCO 2 & 3, Service Road Near Ranveer Hooda Park, Mungal Kanal Karnal, Haryana Name of Mine Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Sonipat Mineral Sand Area (ha) 35.00 Hect. Status of Project New contract
2.2 Brief description of nature of the project The proposed mining contract area is 35.00 Hect. of Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Sonipat , Haryana is located on 12.5 km of NH 1 in West Direction and SH-11 (10.5 Km, S). It has been proposed to excavate approximately 12,67,200 MTPA of sand from the bed of the Yamuna River/Private Agricultural field. The Sand material will be replenished during monsoon season every year, as the mining will be undertaken on a rotation basis, in such a way that excavated areas of previous years of mining will act as depository for the post monsoon season. 2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region Building huge infrastructure as envisaged by Government of India/Haryana Government particularly in road and housing sector requires basic building and construction raw materials. The sand is one of primary building material required for the purpose. The mining activities as proposed are the
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backbone of all construction and infrastructure projects as the raw material for construction is made available only from such mining. The sand to be excavated is in high demand at the local market for real estate and infrastructure industry. This project will also provide employment to local people helping them earn livelihood. In addition to this, it will further prevent widening of the Yamuna river bed due to the deposition of sediments which if not mined out will result in raising of the river bed causing flooding, damage to the adjoining areas, destruction of life and property. 2.4 Demands-Supply Gap The demand for Sand is ever growing with the growth of the infrastructure sector in our country. The mineral is used mainly in the construction activities like roads, buildings, bridges etc specially in NCR. The requirement for the mineral is always high in the nearby cities and towns. Therefore there is always a good demand of the mineral in the domestic market. 2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production The demand in the domestic market is high sand mineral is available in abundant quantity in the contracted area and can be excavated indigenously. Import does not apply in the present case of sand mining. 2.6 Export Possibility There is no proposal to export the sand. 2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets Domestic Market The sand excavated will be directly sold in the market. Export Market The proposed mining activity is for indigenous consumption only for real estate and infrastructure sector etc. No possibility of export of sand from this contract. 2.8 Employment Generation (Direct and indirect) due to the project This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity and indirectly by the development of supporting infrastructure.
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. The proposed project of 35.00 Hect area is of Sand mining project. The mineral excavated will be directly transported to the real estate, construction and infrastructure projects. 3.2 Location The mining contract area is linearly stretched in 2 Blocks/Quarries located on Yamuna at Gyaspur- Rasulpur, Sonipat, Haryana.
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The project falls in SOI Toposheet No. H43R4.
River Bed Block - Latitude : 29° 05’ 59’’ to 29°06’11’’ Latitude : 77° 06’43’’ to 77°06’56’’ Outside River Bed Block - Latitude : 29° 06’ 27’’ to 29°08’11’’ Latitude : 77° 08’ 14’’ to 77°08’32’’
The contract area lie on 19.5 km Southwest direction fom Sonipat town. The site is approachable from 12.5 km NH 1 in west direction SH-11 (10.5 Km, S).
Figure-1 Location map of the Project site
Key plan is attached as Annexure-III
3.3 Details of Alternate Sites Rivers and streams by far have been the most lucrative and attractive source for extracting large volume of building materials such as boulders, stone, pebbles, sand and gravel for a variety of
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construction activities. Following are some advantages of using river sediments as compared to the crushing of rock-mass from rock-in-situ quarries.
• Due to attrition, the material is already granulated and rounded, well sorted and generally clean • Sediments can easily be collected / extracted by digging less deep pits in active channel or dry river beds of upper terraces • Invariably free from weak materials and interstitial loose / fine material. • Not far from cities or market as the civilization has developed near the bank of rivers • Require comparatively less processing. • Natural replenishment takes place annually due to transportation of sediments from upper course/reaches during high stage of river, which is achieved a number of times during monsoon In plain reaches, where the bed slope is gentle, the river bed is overlaid with matrix mainly comprising of sand of different gradation along with silt and clay. In the present case, the Government of Haryana has issued LOI for riverbed mining to the project proponent for carrying out extraction of sand in Riverbed and Private Agricultural land falling within the territory of Gyaspur-RasulpurSand unit, Sonipat. Thus, the mining site has been specified by the government and thus, there is no case for alternate site studies. Besides this any other alternative other than river bed mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental impacts.
3.3.1 Size or Magnitude of Operation The mine contract area is land in the river section and the project is contemplated to mine the mineral sand by fully mechanized open cast method of mining without blasting. The daily production has been contemplated as 4224 MT.
3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has contract over an area of 35.00 Hect. The maximum rated capacity of the project will be 12,67,200 MT Per annum which will be excavated out in layers upto a depth of 3 m in Riverbed & 9 m in Agricultural field.
3.5 Project description with process details Method of Mining The method of mining is open cast mechanized method in out-side Riverbed and open cast semi- mechanized in river bed. Mining will be done by deploying earthmovers like excavator/Poclain, Backhoe and loaders for loading of mineral into trucks, tippers and tractor/trolleys and directly
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transported into market. Mining Machinary and transporting vehicles may be deployed on contractual basis. No mineral beneficiation will be carried out at the site
3.6 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/s, mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product
No raw material will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the excavation of sand in its existing form and transported to the endusers. The Mineral production (in MT) for the Next Five years is given below: Year Sand First Year 12,67,200 MTPA Second Year 12,67,200 MTPA Third Year 12,67,200 MTPA Fourth Year 12,67,200 MTPA Fifth Year 12,67,200 MTPA
3.7 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse Minerals are generally depleting asset once mined; but minerals like sand will be replenished naturally. Thus a scientific approach will be taken up for excavation of mineral with systematic method. There will be no Overburden or solid-waste generation.
3.8 Availability of Water, its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source 3.8.1 Water Requirement
Total Water Requirement (22 KLD)
Dust Suppression Domestic Plantation (13 KLD) (2 KLD) (7 KLD)
Thus total water requirement will be 22 KLD. This water will be supplied from the pre-existing sources from nearby villages through tankers.
3.8.2 Power The method of mining is open cast mechanized method in out-side Riverbed and opren cast semi- mechanized in river bed. 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
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sun set. So there is no power requirement for the mining activity.
3.8.3 Liquid Effulent No liquid effulent will be generated at the mine site due to the mineral excavation.
3.9 Schematic Representations of the Feasibility Drawing which give information Of EIA Process
4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 Connectivity 4.1.1 Nearest Railway Station- Sonipat Railway station – 19.5 km, SW 4.1.2 Nearest Airport- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi – 59.5 km, S 4.1.3 Nearest Highway- NH -1, (12.5 km, W) & SH-11 (10.5 Km, S)
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4.2 Landform, Landuse and Land ownership The contracted block is a part of Yamuna riverbed/Agricultura field. The proposed activity is to take place in the stream bed and hence there will be no change in land use. 4.3 Topography The district of Sonipat is bounded by 28048’15” to 29017’10” north latitude and 76028’40” to 77012’45” east longitude. It falls in the survey of India topo sheets no.53C, 53D, 53G & 53H covering an area of 2260.53 sq.km. Sonipat is one of the smallest districts in Haryana State and covers 5.11 % area of the state. The district is surrounded by Panipat district in the north, Jind district in the west, Rohtak district in the S.W direction and Delhi in the South. 4.4 Existing land use pattern and shortest distances from Forests, Water bodies, Eco sensitive areas, etc. The mine contract area is an undulating River bed/Agricultural field. There is no forest land in the mine contract area. The entire mining contract lies within the bed of Yamuna River/Private Agricultural land. No Protected & Reserve Forest areas present within 10 km of the project site. 4.5 Existing Infrastructure The site being on YamunaRiver bed has no existing infrastructure, except for connecting road for transportation. 4.6 Environmental Settings (Secondary Sources) Physiography & Drainage: The River Yamuna, which borders the district in the East, is the main river in the district. The district is drained by drain no.8, which was constructed to take out excess monsoon runoff from uplands to River Yamuna. The areas east of upland plains are more prone to flooding because of its low-lying nature. Depth to water level during pre-monsoon varies from 1.41– 23.22m while during post-monsoon it varies from 0.99 – 24.46m. The depth to water level lies within 10m below the land surface in most parts of the district. It rests between 2 to 25m deep in the eastern side and 2 to 10m in the north western parts of the district. An only in small patch in the Rai block, water table is deeper having range of 20m to 40m. Geography: The area forms a part of the Indo-Gangetic plains and exhibit flat terrain with general slope from north to south. The maximum elevation of the plain is 230m above msl. Topographically the district can be divided into the following units. 1. Active flood plains along the present day course of the river Yamuna in eastern part of the district. 2. Abandoned flood plains of recent past. These are generally bordering the active flood plains and are wider, low lying flat tracts. 3. Upland plains representing the relatively older river deposits. The western Yamuna canal has been
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roughly aligned along the ridge formed by upland Plains. Climatic condition The climate of the district is characterized by the dryness of the air with an intensely hot summer and a cold winter. The cold season starts by late November and extends to about the middle of March. It is followed by hot season, which continues to about the end of June when the southwest monsoon arrives over the district. The period from July to September is the southwest monsoon season. January is the coldest month with mean daily maximum temperature 21.3oC and mean daily minimum temp 7.3oC. May is the hottest month with mean daily maximum temp 26.6oC. In May and June, the maximum temperature sometimes reaches about 47oC. Rainfall: The normal annual rainfall of the district, based on the record for the period 1901-1980 is 567 mm recorded in 30 rainy days in a year. About 76% of the annual rainfall is recorded during the southwest monsoon from June-September. July is the wettest month of the year with 7.5 rainy days and 169 mm rainfall. During the period 1901-80, deficient to scanty rainfall was recorded in 18 years. The probability of occurrence of rainfall in the range 400-700 mm is 0.65. Administrative set-up The district comes under Rohtak division administratively. It has the following administrative subdivisions: Sub-Division Tehsil Block Area of block (sq.km) Sonipat Sonipat Ganaur 388.90 Gohana Gohana Kharkhoda 299.44 Ganour Rai 280.49 Sonipat 397.89 Ganour Mundalana 305.73 Kharkhoda Kathura 205.77 Gohana 290.32
Economy Industrial development in the city started in the 1950s with Atlas Cycle. Since then, many small and big industries has been established. Sonipat has four industrial areas (Sonipat, Kundli, Rai, Barhi) which contain numerous small- and medium-scale industries. Sonipat is the major industrial area in Haryana, the Old Sonipat Industrial Area has now gone into a limbo of sorts. The area is no longer under the District Industries Centre (DIC) and its current monitoring authority the Haryana Industries and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) is yet to complete the handover formalities.
Due to this, the 100 operational units in the industrial area spread across 140 acres are in a fix. These units do not know to whom they should consult and where should they go for redressal of
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
infrastructure problems. Geophyical Status About 28% area is adversely affected with shallow ground water salinity. Such areas include few localities in Mundlana, Gohana, Kathurah and Kharkhauda blocks. Ground water is saline within 20m depth over half of the Sonepat district particularly in the areas lying in west, northwest, and south of the district. However, the impact of ground water salinity is less in the vicinity of river and canals. Part of the study area over northern eastern, northeastern, central and southeastern direction has fresh quality of ground water within a depth of 40 to 80 m b.g.l. Such areas include blocks of Sonepat, Rai, & Ganaur. Major area has saline quality of ground water in the depth range of 40 to 80m depth b.g.l. The prominent localities where considerable thickness of aquifer bearing fresh ground water has been inferred are Kheora, Ganaur, Chirasmi, Quamaspur, Kheri-gujar, Rajpura, Ghasauli, Murthal, Majri- mawai and Ahulana. Part of the area over southeast and small pockets in extreme north and northeast of Sonepat district has been identified bearing fresh ground water within a depth of 100 to 150m b.g.l. The prominent localities where fresh water available within 100 to 150m depth are around Simbalgarh and Jagdishpur lying in extreme northeast and southeast of the district adjacent to Yamuna river. Part of the district over northwest, west and south is water logged which is also one of the reason for ground water salinity. Preventive measures are suggested to stop water logging. The salient features of the study are shown in figure . Infrastructure In a bid to strengthen infrastructure support to the local industries, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 205.7 crore for 25 road projects in nine districts of Haryana, including Sonipat and Karnal. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) falling in the area of these 25 road projects have welcomed the initiative and reverberated in unison that it would help the industries grow once the proposed roads become operational. Earmarked as a priority town in the Delhi Metropolitan Area (DMA), Kundli’s development is of prime importance to the government. The biggest infrastructural project in the area is the 135 km long Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, the largest highway project in the country, to be implemented on a build operate-transfer (BOT) basis. Also known as the Western Peripheral Expressway, KMP will connect four National Highways, namely, NH-1, 2, 8, and 10 Also, there is a proposal for a 100-metre-wide road between the IGI airport and Narela, which passes through Kundli and is in close proximity to Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway and KMP. Other mega developmental projects include the forthcoming 5,000-acre Rajiv Gandhi Education City, IT parks, and the expansion of Kundli Industrial Zone-which will all help generate huge employment and spur economic activity.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
Demography Total population of the region as per 2011 census is 1450001 out of which 781299 are male and 668702 are female.
Social Infrastructure available: Road Connectivity NH -1, (12.5 km, W) & SH-11 (10.5 Km, S) Nearest Railway Station Sonipat Railway station – 19.5 Km, SW Nearest Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi – 59.5 km, S Airport Haryana – 59.5 km Nearest Police Station Police Station Ganuar – 9 Km, W Nearest Hospital Bhatia Hospital, Ganuar- 7.5 Km N.W Nearest school Nandu Senior Secondary School, Gannaur – 8.5 Km W 4 Nearest Post office Post Office, Patikalyana – 10.5 Km N.W
Biological Environment The natural vegetation in the study area is sparse. Various kinds of trees and shrubs are found growing indigenously. On account of the pressure of population and extensive cultivation, very little land has been left under natural forest cover. Strip forests along the roads and canals and block forests of Babool (Kikar) are on the forest record. Most of the area is occupied by agriculture fields. Whereever the forests are present, they are of open evergreen scrub or thorn type comprising mainly of: Butea Monosperma (Dhak), Prosopis Cineraria (Jand) , Capparis Deciduas (Kaur) , Capparis Separia (Hins), also trees are Acacia Nilotica (Babul) , Albizzia Lebbek (Siris) , Azadirachta Indica (Nim) , Bauhinia Variegate (Kachnar), Butea Monsperma (Dhak) , Cassia Fistula (Amaltash) , Crataeva Nurvala (Barna), Dalbergia Sissoo (Shisham), Moringa Oleifera (Sohanjna) , Morus Alba (Sahtoot), Saraca Indica (Ashok) The majority domestic animals are Cow, Buffalo, Horse, Donkey, Goat, Pig, Dog. The main Birds are Pintail, Coot, House Sparrow, Myna, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Pond Heron, Indian Ring Dove, Blue Rock Pigeon, etc
5 PLANNING BRIEF 5.1 Planning Concept Open cast mechanized mining method will be adopted for sand mining. Project will annually produce 12,67,200 MT sand Per Year, which will be used for meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material for construction and maintenance of roads / highway; in National Capital Region (NCR).
5.2 ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (PHYSICAL & SOCIAL) Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine contract area and due to the
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required except for the creation of approach road from riverbed to link roads from different blocks of mining. 5.3 Amenities/Facilities Mines Office, Workshop etc. Proper site services such as First Aid, Rest Shelter, and Drinking Water will be provided to the mine workers. Rest Shelter Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be provided by the project proponent. Water Supply Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for plantation. Power Supply The mine will work in day time only, so no lighting arrangement will be required. Transport of Men and Material Employee will report to the duty on own means. The material from the mine will be transported by trucks / tippers / tractor trollies. Communication Mobile phones shall be used for communication. Security Arrangements Appropriate security arrangement shall be made. 5.4 Population projection The project will employ most of the workers from nearby villages except for supervisory staff. Thus there will no increase in population due to the project. However, few people from other areas may migrate in this area for employment and business opportunities. 5.5 Land use The mining contract area 35.00 hect is part of Yamuna river bed/Private Agricultural field falling in Gyaspur-Rasulpur Sand Unit, Sonipat, Haryana. Entire land of the contract area is Goverment/Agricultural Land. There is no forest land in the contract area. The area so excavated will get filled up due to sediment inflow during monsoon in the river bed. The ultimate land use of the mine contract area will not change after systemetic and scientific mining closure. 6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) No industrial area is proposed. 6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area) As the local people will be given employment, no residential area/ housing is proposed.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
6.3 Green Belt The green belt shall be developed as per approved eco-friendly mine contract plan and as per CPCB guidelines. The project proponent shall also develop greenbelt in the premises of the schools, hospitals and also carry out the avenue plantation in the vacant areas along roads. The greenbelt shall be developed by planting saplings per year. Indigenous species with the consultation of the State Forest Department shall be planted and maintained 6.4 Social infrastructure Road facility (existing roads will be maintained regularly) Employment opportunity Medical camps Social awareness camps, Donations to schools Secondary employment opportunities Formation of self help groups for the women in nearby villages 6.5 Connectivity From the contract area, an unmetalled road joins a metalled road which further joins the NH -1 (12.5 km, W) & SH-11 (10.5 km, S). 6.6 Drinking Water Management Water required for drinking purpose will be obtained through tankers from the nearby available sources. 6.7 Sewerage System No sewerage system is proposed. However for sanitation purpose portable toilets will be made available. 6.8 Industrial Waste Management Not applicable 6.9 Solid Waste management Negligible quantities of silt /clay mixture will be generated, most of which will be left on stream bed for back filling and and remaining will be used for plantation. 6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/Source. All the activities will be carried out in a mechanized manner with diesel operated machinery. The operation will be done only from sun rise to sun set hence there is no power requirement for the proposed activity.
7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN There is no human settlement within the mine contract area. No human settlement will be disturbed
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Project Name- Mining of Sand (Minor Mineral) PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Gyaspur-Rasulpur, District- Sonipat, Haryana M/s Ultimate Group
due to the mining activity. So, no Rehabilitation and resettlement is proposed.
8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 8.1 Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion. The project will commence once Environmental Clearance and other necessary certificates are obtained from the respective departments. 8.2 Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the Project The Estimated cost of the proposed Project is approximately Rs. 8.5 Crores. 8.3 Viability of the Project 1. Per Annum Production = 12,67,200 MT 2. Production Cost of Mineral = Rs. 112.50 per MT or Rs. 4.50 per cu. ft. 3. Sale Value of Mineral = Rs. 117.50 per MT or Rs. 4.70 per cu. ft. 4. Profit = Sale Value – production Cost = Rs. 117.50 – Rs. 112.50 per MT = Rs. 5.00 per MT 5. Estimated Profit per annum = Rs. 5.00 X 12,67,200 = Rs. 63,36,000 As stated above, there is possibility that the project maybe viable.
9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) The Project will bring economical benefits to the state by way of royalty on the mineral excavated and despatched . Achieving a huge infrastructure as being envisaged by Government of India particularly in road and housing sector requires basic building materials. Sand is one of primary building material required for the purpose. The mining activities as proposed are the backbone of all construction and infrastructure projects as the raw material for construction is available only from such mining. Sand excavated is in high demand at the local market for real estate industry. This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society/economically backward population and tribals 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. Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area.
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Gyaspur-Rasulpur Khasra Details
Name of Name of Name of Village and Tentative Tentative Reserve Period of Sand Block/No. Khasra No. Block Area of Price Contract Mining Area Unit Unit Gyaspur- Gyaspur- Gyaspur Rasulpur Rasulpur Sand River bed- 16//25/1, 25/2. Unit block 17//3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21. 18//1, 10, 11, 20, 21. 19//4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25. 34//2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/1, 8, 9, 12/1, 12/2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23.60 Ha 23/1, 23/2, 24, 25. 35//1, 10, 11, 20, 21, 36//1. 37//5.
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1//23, 24. 3//10, 11, 20. 4//2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/1, 35.00 Ha 8.11 Crore 8 Years 8/2, 14, 15. Gyaspur- Gyaspur Rasulpur Out- side River 24//21, 22, 23, 24. bed-block 25//25. 28//5, 6/1, 6/2, 15, 16, 25. 29//1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10/1, 10/2, 11/1, 11/2, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18/1, 18/2. 11.40 Ha 29//19/1, 19/2, 20, 21/1, 21/2, 22, 23/1, 23/2, 24.
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