FORM – I For ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE Of M/s. M.L.N.S.R.MINERALS MINING OF QUARTZITE & GRAVEL OVER AN EXTENT: 18.80 HA., Mine Address: Sy.No.55 Ardhanapalem (V), Kothavalasa (M) Vizianagaram (Dt.), Andhra Pradesh Prepared & Submitted by SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR -12 VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH QCI No. 147 1 FORM- 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s M/s M.L.N.S.R.Minerals Mining of Quartzite & Gravel 2. S. No. in the schedule 1(a) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to Mining of Quartzite & Gravel in 18.80 Ha., be handled/command area/lease Maximum Production: area/number of wells to be drilled. Quartzite-499044 MTPA, Gravel-213876 MTPA 4. New/Expansion/Modernization New 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 18.80 Ha., 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category – B 7. Does it attract the general condition? If No yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If No yes, please specify. 9. Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Sy.No.55 Village Ardhanapalem Village, Tehsil Kothavalasa Mandal, District Vizianagaram District, State Andhra Pradesh. 10. Nearest railway station/airport along Kantakapalle Railway Station at 3.48 kms with distance in kms. Visakhapatnam International Airport-21.46 kms 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters Kothavalasa at a distance of 4.55 kms along with distance in kms. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Ardhanapaelm Village, Municipal Corporation, Local body Kothavasas Mandal, (complete postal addresses with Vizianagaram District, telephone nos. to be given) Andhra Pradesh. 13. Name of the lease applicant Smt M.Naga Sarala 2 14. Registered Address M/s M.L.N.S.R. Minerals Mg.Ptr: Smt.M.Naga Sarala D.No.4-96-33/3, A-Zone, Bazar Road, Sujatha Nagar, Chinnamusidivada Pendurthy, Visakhapatnam District 15. Address for correspondence: M/s. M.L.N.S.R.Minerals Name Smt M.Naga Sarala Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Managing Partner, D.No.4-96-33/3, A-Zone, Bazar Road, Sujatha Nagar, Chinnamusidivada Pendurthy, Visakhapatnam District Pin code 531173 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 9908558999 Fax No. -- 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if NA any. Location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet. 17. Interlinked Projects No Interlinked Projects 18. Whether separate application of NA interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission NA 20. If no, reason NA 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. i. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? NA ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? NA iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? NA 22. Whether there is any Government M/s M.L.N.S.R.Minerals, Mg.Ptr: Smt Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? M.Naga Sarala has applied for quarry lease over an extent of 18.80 Ha., for Quartzite & 3 Gravel in Sy.No.55, Ardhanapalem Village, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh the Director of Mines & Geology, Ibrahimpatnam, Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to grant the quarry lease over an extent of 18.80 Ha., for a period of 20 years and issued Notice No.24633/R1-2/2017 Dt.09.10.2018 in favour of M/s M.L.N.S.R. Minerals, Mg.Ptr:Smt M.Naga Sarala subject to submission of Approved Mining Plan. 23. Forest land involved (hectares) No forest land is involved 24. Whether there is any litigation pending No litigations or court cases pending against against the project and/or land in which the proposed project. the project is propose to be set up? a) Name of the Court b) Case No. c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. 4 (II) Activities 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 confirmation Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) Yes/ with source of information data No 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land Yes Mining operations will be carried out use, land cover or topography including by developing benches. increase in intensity of land use (with There will be change in land cover due respect to local land use plan) to the proposed activity. Greenbelt will be developed all along the approach roads of mining lease area. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation No The existing land is barren and and buildings? undeveloped land. No vegetation is existing. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No No extra new land will be used. The facility having 18.80 ha of land. Within this land premises only the proposed activity will be taken up. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore Yes Site survey was carried out. houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No No structures will be constructed. Only temporary sheds will be provided during the excavation works for workmen resting. 1.6 Demolition works? No The mine does not contain any temporary / permanent structures. Therefore no demolition work will be carried. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No Not envisaged works Or housing of construction workers? 5 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No Opencast mining earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining or No Opencast method by developing tunneling? benches. Therefore, no underground mining or tunneling is envisaged. 1.10 Reclamation works? No No reclamation work 1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The proposed method of working is by processes? semi mechanized method of opencast quarrying. The operations will involve drilling, controlled blasting, if necessary and excavation by excavators and directly loads into tippers/tractors. The excavation will be carried with bench height 6 meters and width 6 meters minimum. Haul roads gradient will be 1:16. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Stock yard and waste dump yard materials? facilities are identified for storage of goods and materials in the mine lease area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of No 100% of produced Quartzite will be solid waste or liquid effluents? useful, hence no need of waste dump management. The top soil will be preserved within the lease area for using reclamation of the pit at the time of closure. The only waste water generation is from domestic usage i.e. 1.2 KLD. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Majority of manpower will be Operational workers? recruited from local people only. 6 Therefore no housing scheme is proposed. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No The site is well connected to roadway. Construction or operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other No Not Applicable. transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport No Not Applicable. routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No No transmission & pipeline existing. pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No Not applicable realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No No perennial streams in the mining area. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form Yes Water will be supplied through water ground or surface waters? tankers for sprinkling and domestic purpose in the mine. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No No drains or water bodies present in surface affecting drainage or run-off? the mine lease area. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Yes There is no construction work in the construction, operation or proposed site. decommissioning? During operation lorries, trucks etc will be used. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No No dismantling work will be carried in decommissioning or restoration works? the project. 1.27 Ongoing activity during No No decommissioning activity decommissioning which could have an proposed. impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No No influx of people into this area Temporarily or permanently? either temporarily or permanently. 7 Most of the employees will be from local area only. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No -- 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No -- diversity? 1.31 Any other actions? No -- 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): Details thereof (with S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or No The mine lease area is Government agricultural land (ha) land. No cultivation is being carried out in mine lease area and will be used for mining operations only. 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Total water requirement of the users) unit: KLD mining operations is about 22.5 KLD. Dust suppression – 8.0 KLD Green belt – 7.0 KLD Domestic activity – 1.5 KLD Wet drilling – 6.0 KLD Source of Water : Water Tankers 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Mining of Quartzite & Gravel: Maximum production per annum: Quartzite – 499044 MTPA Gravel – 213876 MTPA. 2.4 Construction material – stone, Yes Requirement of small quantities of aggregates, sand / soil (expected source - construction materials are sourced MT) from nearby areas for construction of office and rest shelter.