APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

FORM –1M & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR GRANITE BUILDING STONE QUARRY OF

Mr. P J JOSE

(Category -B2)

AT VILLAGE TALUK, DISTRICT

KERALA STATE. MiningArea: 0.9990Ha Proposed Production: 18,277 TPA Proponent

Mr.P J JOSE POTHANIKKATTU HOUSE NADUKANI P.O, MALAYINKEEZHU, KOTHAMANGALAM , PREPARED BY C. B A L A R A M A N Paliam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, - 682018. RQP/BNG/369/2016/A

Form1M

APPLICATION FORMINERALS UNDER CATEGORY‘B 2’ FOR LESSTHAN ONE HECTARE

(I)Basic information

(i) Name of the Mining Permit Granite Building stone quarry of “Mr.P J JOSE Pothanikattu House, Nadukani P.O,Malayinkeezhu, site Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District At Sy.No: 492/4/1, 574/1A/9/9 in Pindimana Village, MuvattupuzhaTaluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala State. (ii) Location/site(GPS Co- B.P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 10°7'47.35"N 76°38'40.01"E ordinates) 2 10°7'48.69"N 76°38'42.10"E 3 10°7'48.85"N 76°38'42.66"E 4 10°7'49.24"N 76°38'42.67"E 5 10°7'50.80"N 76°38'40.61"E 6 10°7'47.20"N 76°38'37.80"E 7 10°7'45.94"N 76°38'36.75"E 8 10°7'45.97"N 76°38'38.61"E (iii) Size of the Mining 0.9990 Ha Permit(Hectares) (iv) Capacity ofMining Permit 18,277 TPA (v) Period of Mining Permit The quarrying Permit is applied for two permits. (vi) Expected cost of the project 1.5 Crores (vii) Contact information Mr. P J JOSE Pothanikattu House Nadukani P.O Malayinkeezhu,Kothamangalam Ernakulam District, Kerala Environmental Sensitivity

SI.No Areas Distance inKilometer/ Details 1. Distance of projectsfrom nearest rail River, 2 Km or road bridge over the concerned River,Rivulet, Nallahetc. 2. Distance from infrastructural Kothamangalam 11 Km Nearest Airport 35 Km, Cochin International Airport National Highway NH 49, 8Km Major District Road - Road, 11 Km

Any other Road Chelad,-Malippara-Vettampara –Koottickal Road,280 m Electric Transmission line pole or High Tension Power Line,145 m tower Canal or check dam or reservoirs or Dam – -2KM lake Or ponds. In take for Drinking water Open Well, 100 m

Intake for irrigation Bhoothathankettu -2 KM

3. Areas protected under international None within Study Area conventions, National or Local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value. 4. Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons-wetlands, Periyar River, 2 Km watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests. 5. Areas used by protected, important None within Study Area or Sensitive species of flora or Fauna

for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration.

6. Inland, Coastal, Marine or None within Study Area underground waters. 7. State, National boundaries. None within Study Area

8. Routes of facilities used by the public for None within Study Area Access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas. 9 Defense installations None within Study Area . 10 Densely populated or build Kothamangalam , 11 Km . up area, distance from nearest human habitation 11 Areas occupied by sensitive man- Schools &Colleges . made 1.L.P School ,Malippara- 1km land uses(Hospitals, school, places of worship, community 3.St.Stephens HSS for Boys School- facilities) Oonjappara,3.5 Km Hospital

1.Dharmagiri Hospital, Kothamangalam – 11km

2.Mar Beselious Medical Mission Hospital- 11 Km

3.Government Hospital-Kothamangalam-12 Km

WORSHIP

Church-St. Mary’s Church, Malippara,1Km

Temple-Bhoothathankettu -2 Km

Mosque-Kolangattukuzhu-1.5 Km

12 Areas containing important, high . quality of scarcer sources(ground water resources, surface resources, NIL forestry, agriculture, fisheries ,tourism, minerals) 13 Areas already subjected to Quarrying for building stone is being . pollution or environmental damage conducted since many years. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded)

14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard Earth Quake Zone-III, Moderate damage risk which could cause the project to zone as per BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas present environmental problems Seismic zone of IS: 1893-2002 (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions).

15 Is proposed Mining Site located over No or near fissure/ fracture for ground water recharge.

16 Whether the proposal involves Not Applicable approval or Clearance under the following Regulations or Acts namely:- (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, (1980); (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. If Yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 18. Whether there is any litigation No litigation is pending against the Permit pending against the project and/ or area/ applicant of this Permit area in any court land in which the project is proposed of law to the best of knowledge. to be set up?

(a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project.

PRE FEASIBILITYREPORT

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Shri.P J JOSE is the Owner residing at Pothanikattu(H), Nadukani P.O Malayinkeezhu, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District, Kerala. Shri.P J JOSE was granted Letter of Intent over an area of 0.9990Ha of Private land in Sy.No.492/4/1, 574/1A/9/9 of Pindimana Village, Kothamangalam–Taluk of Ernakulam District, Kerala State under 3(1) and9of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule2015.

• Shri. P J JOSE is the owner of the quarry Permit area.

• Shri.P J JOSE is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation.

Quarry Permit details:

• Extent of quarry: Area 0.9990Ha

• Type of mine Permit area: Patta Land.

• Letter of Intent issued by Department of Mining and Geology on 19/04/2017- DOE /578/E2/17

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACK GROUND INFORMATION

The Environmental Clearance application for quarrying of Granite building stone applied by Shri.P J JOSE is situated in Sy.No- 492/4/1, 574/1A/9/9 at Pindimana Village, Kothamangalam Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala State. The subject area is owned by the proponent.

The subject and is Private Land and does not belong to government or reserved for any other purpose. The subject area is also not fit for agriculture and is away from public properties and there is no objection of the public or any litigation.

The Quarrying plan is being prepared under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015” & the same is approved by the office of the Department of Mining and Geology, Ernakulam. The applicant that to obtain Environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments thereafter, from DEIAA, constituted in accordance with the notification dated January15th 2016 by Ministry of Environment &Forest, Govt. Of India.

The area is found to have prominent exposure of building stone covering most of Permit area. Detailed study of the area has been done by the applicant by sampling exposed blocks of building stone and depth of the surrounding working pit. In view of the proposal for development and production of building stone , the applicant end stop produce with a maximum capacity of 18,277 TPA by carrying out medium scale quarrying by engaging semi-mechanized. Open cast method of quarrying. The quarryingplan is prepared for an extent of 0.9990Ha and the application for Environmental clearance along with this report is here with submitted to DEIAA constituted by MOEF for obtaining Environmental clearance.

Present Proposal:

The present proposal is submitted to the District Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, notified by ministry of Environment & Forest under the EIA Notification 2006 as per the orders of the honorable Supreme Court dated2 7.02.2012 directing that lesse of Minor Minerals including their renewal for an area of lessthan5.0 ha be granted /renewed after getting Environmental Clearance from MOEF and recent Notification of January15, 2016 of MoEF, Govt of India.

Need for the project:

Rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure has made global as wellas domestic demand for building stone. So number of building stone manufacturing quarries & crushing units with manufactured-sand Units (industries) are coming up in this sector. Building stone is the chief raw material in this sector, for building constructions & road formations. The size & quality parameters for supply of the mineral will be as per the requirements of the user industry.

Based on the demand, the applicant intend produce the required quantum of building stone for the developmental projects. As per EIA notification 2006 project proponent is submitting the proposal to get clearance for production capacity of 66,151tons/annum from District Level Environmental Appraisal committee/ District level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority of Kerala constituted by MOEF,GOI for the purpose of grant quarry Permit for which notification for grant is issued. The extent of the area is small and shall be worked by semi-mechanized method.

Employment potential:

The proposed Man power is around 18 including technical & professional competent staff experienced in quarrying &allied activities. The employees will be assigned job relating to drilling, the handling of the building stone and waste & other routine works in the quarry. The quarry shall provide direct employment to 12people.The working hours at the quarry will be 8 hours/day for 300 days /year.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The site is geographically located between North Latitude 10°7'47.35"N to10°7'45.97"N and East longitude 76°38'40.01"Eto76°38'38.61"E.In the field studies it is observed that the quarry Permit are falling in uncultivable waste lands, non-forest .The area is essence consists of stone/rocky ridges and slope/gradient in all directions. The highest elevation is 148m and lowest elevation is 129m above MSL.

The other details are given below:

Letter of issued by 13.07.2017-DOE/1058/E2/2017 Mining & Geology Latitudes 10°7'47.35"N to 10°7'45.97"N Longitudes 76°38'40.01"E to76°38'38.61"E Elevation of Permit area The highest elevation is 120m and lowest elevation is 87m above MSL. Survey No.& Villages 492/4/1, 574/1A/9/9 Pindimana Village Taluk & District Kothamangalam – Taluk & Ernakulam District Extent Area 0.9990Ha Type of Land Patta Land Road Connectivity The site is 1 km far from Malippara , 11 km from Kothamangalam

Nearest Railway Station , 35 km Method of Quarrying Semi mechanized method of opencast quarrying(category- B2)

4.GEOLOGY OF THE AREA

The quarry area is located E-W direction of trending hill which is sloping towards

Western side. The quarry is under mining operation , where granite building stone are very well exposed. The observation of rock formations and megascopic study in quarry area shows medium to coarse grained halo–crystalline texture which consist of

Quartz, Feldspar, Mica and Amphibole minerals which forms an interlocking some what equi - granular matrix of quartz with scattered darker biotitemica.Thin vegetation is seen towards the north eastern portion where top soil exist of 0.2-0.5m thickness.

A geological plan showing the surface geology and the geological cross-sections is prepared on 1:1000 scale.

5.MINING METHOD

The proposed method of mining will be semi mechanized opencast mining. The basic mining techniques adopted will be use of machines .For systematic working of opencast mines, the main development work will be the forming of systematic benching. The height of the bench will not be kept more than 5.0m and the width of the benches will always be kept safe according to the provisions of MMR 1961.The

Mining will be done with the help of tools such as drills, jackhammer, compressors, hand shovels ,picks, excavators etc. The targeted annual production is about 18,277

MTA Table: Production of building stone for permit period

Sr No. PERMIT TONNES

I I 18,273

2 II 18,280

TOTAL 36,553

Working pit plan and working sections for three permits are shown in plate no.VI and VII respectively.

6.LAND USE PATTERN:-

Sr. At the end of the Particulars No mine

1 Area Excavated 0.4412

2 Reclamation/ Plantation Nil

3 Green Belt 0.1947Ha

4 Water storage Nil

Infrastructure( workshop Administrative 5 Nil Building)

6 Road 0.0820Ha

7 Mineral Separation plant/ Crusher Nil

8 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.2811Ha

9 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil

Total: 0.9990Ha.

Drilling :-

Drilling of hole is done by hand held Jackhammer powered by tractor or Mobile compressor. The depth of the hole drilled up to 1.5to 1.8metres and its diameter is 32 mm. Holes are adequately spaced following the optimum drilling parameters adapting control blasting technique.

Blasting:-

The controlled blasting is proposed in compliance of all the safety measures as per the “MMR 1961” and with the permission of DGMS. In this area for fragmentation of granite the blasting will be out as per requirement at specified time of the day. Multiple blast holes of 1.2 to 1.5m depth will be drilled with the help of 32mm drill rod. Jack hammer and Air Compressor of 100cfm capacity.

A licensed magazine is provided at the site and blasting is carried out under personal supervision of blaster/mate. The quarrying operation will be in medium scale and average monthly production will be 5513 tons.

Blasting parameters are as given below.

Depth of the hole : 1.20 to 1.5metres.

Diameter of hole : 30 -33 mm

Blasting pattern : Multi row blasting and depends entirely on the

Situation of the joints present in the rocks . Drilling

Is done as per the requirement of the rock fragmentation with desired production of mineral.

Space between holes :1 - 1.50 metres.

Charge per hole : 375gram of nitrate mixture along with ordinary detonator. and adequate lengths of safety fuse.

Type of explosive Used : Only class 2 and class 6 explosives is proposed for use ,

Booster (20%)------Slurry Explosive

Explosive (column Charge -80%)----- Nitrate Fuel Oil (NFO) NFO mixture can be readily produced at the site by mixing

Nitrate (94.5%) with diesel oil (5.5%).

Initiator------Ordinary Detonators.

Storage of Explosives : Considering the low consumption, a 100kg magazine is provided

For storing the explosive. The magazines are located within the and blasting will be performed as per the requirement of the face. Controlled blasting is proposed by adopting all the safety precautions as per MMR 1961 and with the permission of DGMS.

Monthly Consumption of explosive : The consumptions of explosives are as follows.

Description of Class Division Qty. explosive

Nitrate mixture 2 0 508kgs.

Ordinary detonators 6 3 1118nos.

Safety fuse 6 1 1342mts.

Loading:-

The loading operations of the blasted materials will be carried by the excavator and will be sent to the destination.

Haulage and transport:-

It is small mine and transportation of granite will be carried out by tractors/trucks/tippers from the mine site on daily basis. On an average about 12-15 trips will be required to transport on a daily basis and the movement of trucks per hour on the road will be 1-2 only. Thus the impact due to movement of trucks from the mine will be marginal and well within the capacity of the roads. Medium size tippers are used for final dispatch to the customers.

7.LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a) Details of Area ( with Location Map)

The Location Map of the Permit area has been given in plate no.II.

The details of the land covered in the Permit area are as follows;

1- District : Ernakulam 2- State : Kerala 3- Taluk : Kothamangalam 4- Village : Pindimana 5- Survey no : 492/4/1,574/1A/9/9 6- Permit Area :0.9990Ha. 7- Whether the area is recorded to be in forest: No 8- Ownership/Occupancy : Private Land with Rocky land & wild trees/bushes. Mined-out Land: At the end of Mining plan period about 0.9990ha of area will be disturbed in form of pit. road and infrastructure. Life of the mine is three years and the proposal for reclamation of mined out land with manner in which the actual site of the pit will be restored for future is given below; Sr. At the end of the Particulars No mine

1 Area Excavated 0.4412

2 Reclamation/ Plantation Nil

3 Green Belt 0.1947Ha

4 Water storage Nil

Infrastructure( workshop Administrative 5 Nil Building)

6 Road 0.0820Ha

7 Mineral Separation plant/ Crusher Nil

8 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.2811Ha

9 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil

Total: 0.9990Ha.

8.TOPOGRAPHY

Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is little vegetation in the area. The remaining land in the proposed land is with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass. Bushes etc. The highest elevation of the Permit area is120 m MSL and lowest is 87m above MSL and the area being hill rock, the drainage of the Permit area is towards West to east. No habitants are located in the Permit area.

Normally the mine will be closed during rainy season, however in case of necessity, accumulated rainy water (free from suspended solid material) from the pit bottom may be pumped out and may spilled over adjoining area,which may be used by native plants such as rubber/coconut and the same shall be used for watering saplings /trees in the plantation side. Existing Land Use Pattern:-

Existing Land use pattern has been described for land use in Permit area, core zone and buffer zone separately.

Land Use in Permit Area:-

The land in the Permit area is private owned land. Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The remaining land in the proposed land is mostly covered with grass, herbs, bushes etc.

Land Use in Core Zone:-

The land in core zone i.e. 500m around is generally hillock and rubber, and coconut plantation. The other rocky area is used for mining. In addition to above

,there are several houses within 500m radius from the proposed quarry and the nearest house is located at outside the 100m of the mine boundary. Area is covered with different types of grass, bushes and forest trees. The density of vegetation is about

30%

Land Use in Buffer Zone:-

Area around the Permit area within a radius of 10km is dominated by hillocks and valleys and more coconut/rubber & mixed plantation and water body is flowing far away from the mine boundary .

In addition to the above ,there are villages, Panchayat roads, perennial water body, power transmission lines and telephone lines etc. & Development plan. The future proposed reclamation is by suitably sloping the quarry benches at the end of quarry ermit period of the quarry and byway of afforestation on the dumps and open places outside the working and Permit areas Present Land Use Pattern:-

Sr.No Particulars Areain Ha.

1 Quarry Area 0.6410 Ha

2 Undisturbed Area 0.3580 Ha

Total 0.9990Ha

9. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:-

An environment protection cum afforestation cell has been proposed . It will be responsible for implementing the proposed measures and monitor the progress of the implementation and reinforce them wherever necessary.

Land Use Management:-

Top Soil Management

The entire area in the Permit area is exposed by Charnockite and hence no top soil will be generated in the quarry.

Overburden Management

The Marginal overburden removed during the mining operation will be utilized in management of roads and low spot fillings. At the end use overburden if any shall be reutilized as soil base for plantation.

End Land Use Plan

As a result of phase wise working of the pit, area will be reclaimed at the end of mining operation leaving no void.

Management of Mining Environment Degradation( General):-

Control measures will be taken to abate the deteriorating impact on environment and improving the same. For effective management of this , a few persons will be exclusively provided who will be responsible for implementing the control measures and to monitor the progress of implementation of these measures in order to minimize environmental degradation.

Solid Waste Management:-

The mine waste and other are proposed to be stacked in the dump area specially provided for the purpose. Care has been taken in selecting the site for the stacking yards for the stacking purpose. It is located in a secure place and having solid base and on a non-used zone.

Monitoring of Air Borne Dust:-

Silica dust in very fine form is harmful to human beings. It is also known that dust between 0.2 to 5 microns is harmful to the lungs. Prolonged inhalation of fine dust leads to the decease of the lungs known as silicosis. Thus it is very important to know the dust concentration in the air where there is mining activity.

Vegetation cover will restrict the spread of dust in surrounding area. The bushes and scrubs will also act as barriers for arresting spread of dust .In the mine ,dust is generated mostly due to plying of trucks/tractor .Air borne dust generated by plying of trucks and work area can be considerably reduced by sprinkling water on the roads and work area to suppress the dust. A tanker of 1000 litres capacity shall be deployed for this purpose on hire or on contract basis.

Management of Noise Problem:-

Source of noise pollution have already been dealt.

To reduce the noise caused by machineries and equipments at the mine, mufflers of adequate size and capacity shall be provided with equipments at the mine. Vehicles are the chief sources of noise pollution in the mine.

Based on the ILO practice ,in Directorate General of Mines Safety circularno-158

(Tech.)of 1975, noise standards have been recommended. According to this, there is a warning limit value of 85db(A)by which the danger of hearing impairment and deafness may result from unprotected ear.

Personal protective equipment have to be used if there are single isolated out bursts of noise which can go above 130db(A) impulse or 120 db (A). Noise from trucks can be reduced by using mufflers of adequate size and strength and better maintenance of the equipments.

Noise will not be the problem as the mining has been proposed by semi-mechanized open cast method.

Management of Ground Vibrations:-

Controlled blasting shall be carried out during mining operations to reduce the noise and vibrations. Muffle blasting technology also shall be adopted and blasting will be carried in odd and defined hours.

There are no human settlements or structure in the core zone or in the vicinity of the buffer zone. The above measures should be enough to achieve result.

Management of Land Slide :-

The final pit slope is kept at not steeper than 45 degrees which is not likely to cause any problem in respect of slope stability and also the strata being hard .Thus there is no likelyhood of any land slide at any stage in future.

Management of Human Settlement Problem:-

The mining activity will be confined to remote area away from the villages. No population will be affected by such mining activities . As such the question of rehabilitation of the people displaced by mining operations does not arise. Management of Wild Life Habitate:-

No specific management is proposed because there is no wildlife , sanctuary etc. within and around the mining area.

Management of Flora:-

Existing Flora shall be improved by plantation of trees.

Management of overburden:-

Top overburden if any will be stored in the non used zone and shall be sold out as per the market and local demand.

Management of Cropping pattern:-

No management is specifically being proposed because of no apparent adverse impact on cropping pattern due to mining operation.

Management of Places of Tourist Importance:-

Since there is no place of tourist interest in the area, therefore no management has been proposed and hence not applicable.

Management of Water Course s , springs Etc .

There are no water body and springs in and around the the area ,therefore is not applicable.

Management of Socio-Economic Problems:-

There will be positive impact on socio-economic conditions of the area due to mining . Locals will be given preference in the matters of employment. Management for Climate Improvement:-

Proposed Plantation will improve present climatic conditions. This will be continuously monitored by environment management cell.

10.PROGRAMME FOR AFFORESTATION:-

The year wise programme of eco-restoration for the life of the mine,about550 trees will be planted in an area of 0.9990Ha.

Biological reclamation/ecological restoration of the mined area by plantation of the species as per the time schedule is suggested .Selection of species is based on the high

Dust capturing, soil holding capacity, ground water recharge capacity etc.

Afforestation will be carried out along the boundary of the Permit to improve the environment and the ecology and to increase the green cover and create harmony with nature. The area will be afforested with variety of local sapling. This will help to have polyculture. The details of afforestation programme are given below.

Year Area and Extent in Species Number Hectare (in Green Belt Area)

General Surface Mango, Rubber, Teak and I 0.0850Ha. Tamarind. 210

General Surface Mango Rubber, Teak and II 0.1097Ha. Tamarind. 340

11.ABANDONMENT COST

Abandonment is not proposed during three years of Mining operation. But implementation of waste management like retaining wall and afforestation is proposed as continuous process. The details of the cost involved is as follows;

Sl.No. Particulars No. Cost (Lakh Rs)

1 Pollution Control

1.1 Water spraying 2.00

1.2 Green belt development 0.50

1.3 Personal protective 0.50 equipments

1.4 Quarterly monitoring Nil

Sub total 3.00

2 Corporate social 2.00 Responsibility

TOTAL 5.00

The annual cost for environment protection/ environmental improvement as Rs.5lakh and the specific environmental protection cost per year is nearly Rs. 13/- per tone of granite stone produced.

At the end of the two permit of the quarrying plan period totally 0.9990Ha.area shall be used for quarrying and green belt development activities.

Identified Corporate Social Responsibility

The Socio - Economic expert conducted need assessment study in Pindimana Gram Panchayat and identified Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the project proponent. The identified CSR activities are given below.

1. EDUCATION ‹ A. The project can support in Study Materials & Financial Support for 8 Childrens from economically backward class recommended by Grama Panchayat . Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Study Material& Financial support (8x5000) 40,000 Recurring Total 40,000

2. HEALTH

A. The project can provide Medical aid from economically backward Family recommended by Grama Panchayat . Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Medical aid 40,000 Recurring

Total 40,000

3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A. The project can provide Lumpsum amount for the maintenance of roads in the Panchayat. Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Road Maintanance 10,000 Recurring

Total 10,000

B. The project can install 4 LED street lights Gram Panchayat roads.

Particulars Amount (in Rs.) Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense LED Lights 2500 x 4 10,000 Recurring Total 10,000