Minutes of the 664 Meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee Held on 17/06/2020 Through Video Conference at Vidyo, N
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Minutes of the 664thmeeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 17/06/2020 through video conference at Vidyo, NIC. Agenda of following proposals were circulated through e-mail for video conference meeting on 17/06/2020. This agenda was considered by following members and decisions were taken. 1. Dr. Dinesh Misra, Chairman, SEAC 2. Shri Satish Srivastav, Vice Chairman, SEAC 3. Shri V. N. Patel, Member, SEAC 4 Shri R.J.Shah, Member, SEAC 5. Shri R.I.Shah, Member, SEAC 6. Shri A.K.Muley, Member, SEAC 7. Dr. V. K. Jain, Member, SEAC 8. A.V.Shah, Secretary,SEAC Following proposals are considered for appraisal and scoping. 1. LATERITE AND BAUXITE MINING, DIST : PORBANDAR Environmental Clearance for Expansion of Mining activity by M/s Saurashtra Minerals Pvt Ltd, With Production capacity of 76,520 TPA(ROM) of Laterite and 1,78,794 TPA(ROM) ofBauxiteat Village Palakhada, Taluka and District Porbandar, Gujarat ( Proposal No. SIA/GJ/MIN/50772/2017), (Palakhada Laterite Mine Area 90.5279 Ha& Palakhada Bauxite mine: Area 65.3971 Ha). Applica Name of Project S.No. Vill Tal Dist Leas ROM End Invest Date of tion No age uka e Use ment in Application Area Rs Received by SEAC SIA/GJ Expansion of 184, 185, Pal Por Porba 90.52 76,520 Emery 245 18/03/2020 /MIN/ Mining activity of 286, 290, akh ban ndar 79 TPA for and Lacs 50772/ Laterite and 299, & ada dar hecta Laterite Alum 2017 Bauxite minerals 300 for res mine manufa in village Laterite and and 1, cturers Palakhada, Taluka mine 65.39 78,794 as well and District 185, 286, 71 TPA of as to Porbandar, State 290 & Ha Bauxite the local Gujarat. 299 for cement Saurashtra Bauxite plants Minerals Pvt. Ltd. mine 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 1 of 51 Category of Projects: 1(a) category B SMPL has originally submitted two individual and separate applications for grant of EC for Laterite and Bauxite mining leases under violation category. These applications were considered during the 9th EAC Meeting of the Violation Committee held on 27th June 2018. During the above meeting, EAC has suggested to submit a combined application for both the minerals Laterite and Bauxite for assessment of remediation plan and community and resource augmentation plan The committee also solicited additional information which was mentioned in the MoM of the 9thEAC Meeting. MOEF&CC recommended the ToR for the project vide its letter no. 23- 155/2018-IA. III (V) dated 16thJanuary 2020 and Project is transferred to SEAC, Gujarat as project is falls under B category as per the amended EIA notification 2006 dtd 14.08/2018. Online EIA report submitted to SEAC Gujarat on 13th Feb 2020 covering compliance of ToR points given by MoEF&CC and SEAC Gujarat As per the ToR issued by MoEF& CC,it was noted that Public Hearing (PH) was Conducted on 20th November 2015 covering all Issues,hence EAC exempted public hearing. Public Hearing for Bauxite mine was conducted on 20/11/2015 Public Hearing for Laterite mine was conducted on 28/01/2016 Status of the Project: New (Violation) Project Details: The lease area of 90.5279 Ha is located in Survey Nos. 184, 185, 286, 290, 299 & 300 and lease area 65.3971 Ha Survey Nos. 185, 286, 290, & 299 in village Palakhada of Porbandar Taluka, District Porbandar, Gujarat. Laterite lease was granted Order No. MCR/1571/S-126/7931-CHH/1331 dated 15.10.1980 issued by the Govt of Gujarat and the lease deed was executed on 11.02.1981 for a period of 20 years i.e. from 1981 to 2001 and renewed vide Order No. MCR-1501-2734-CHH dated 12.07.2004 for a period of twenty years from 10.02.2001 to 09.02.2021.Govt of Gujarat has further extended the validity upto 31.03.2030 vide Gujarat Minor Mineral Concession Rules, as per Rule 12, sub rule (1) (a), which relate to the extension of the lease period for minor mineral leases on government land. Bauxite lease was vide Order No. MCR/1581/S-211/5576 (iii)-CHH dated 29/08/1981 issued by the Govt of Gujarat and the lease deed was by executed on 16/11/1981 for a period of 20 years i.e. from 1981 to 2001 and renewed vide Order No. MCR-1580-2734-CHH dated 12.07.2004 for a period of twenty years i.e. from 16.11.2001 to 15.11.2021.As per MMDR Amendment Act 2015 sub sections 5 and 6 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 2 of 51 of section 8A the mining lease is deemed to have been granted for 50 years and the lease validity is now up to the year 2031. The proposed project is for 76,520 TPA ROM of Laterite &1,78,794 TPA ROM of Bauxite Mining As per the approved mining plan, mining will be carried out without the use of drilling and blasting. Laterite and Bauxite are present at the surface and are soft in nature. There is not much overburden and therefore there is no plan for drilling and blasting. It is a basic truck and shovel mining operation without the use of explosives. Machinery required for Laterite and Bauxite mining is an excavator and tipper and one pump for dewatering during rainy season. Details of surrounding location with reference to the study area is as below Sensitive S. Ecological Details Distance (km) No. Area National 1. Not present - Park Wildlife 2. Not Present - Sanctuary BardaSagar Dam ~ 2.95 km (aerial distance) in ENE direction Water 3. The sea ~ 3.05 km (aerial distance) in SW direction Bodies Village pond ~ 0.73 km (aerial distance) in ESE direction 4. CRZ Zone Not Applicable ~ 3.05 km (aerial distance) in SW direction Nearest 5. Railway Porbandar ~18.0 km (aerial distance) in SE direction Station 6. Airport Porbandar ~ 20 km (aerial distance) in ENE direction 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 3 of 51 National Highway 8E 7. Highways ~0.55 km (aerial distance) in SW direction (NH – 8E) Details of the mine for existing and Proposed Land use of Laterite and Bauxite are as below: Area Additional Net area Area put on Total area considered as area considered use at start (Ha.) fully S.No. Head requirement for of plan reclaimed during plan calculation (Ha.) &rehabilated period (Ha.) (Ha.) (Ha.) Area under 1 11.7264 1.4529 13.1793 - 13.1793 mining Storage of 2 - - - - - Topsoil 3 OB/dump - - - - - 4 Mineral Storage 2.8034 - 2.8034 - 2.8034 5 Infrastructure 0.0174 - 0.0174 - 0.0174 6 Green belt - - - - - 7 Roads 0.1620 - 0.1620 - 0.1620 8 ETP - - - - - Mineral 9 - - - - - Separation Plant 10 Township area - - - - - 11 Others 0.1200 0.2500 0.3700 - 0.3700 Total 14.8292 1.7029 16.5321 - 16.5321 Land use pattern of Bauxite 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 4 of 51 Area Additional Net area Area put on Total area considered as area considered use at start (Ha.) fully S.No. Head requirement for of plan reclaimed during plan calculation (Ha.) &rehabilated period (Ha.) (Ha.) (Ha.) Area under 1 8.1742 6.8850 15.0592 - 15.0592 mining Storage of 2 Topsoil 3 OB/dump 4 Mineral Storage 1.5816 1.0275 2.6091 - 2.6091 5 Infrastructure 0.0200 - 0.0200 - 0.0200 6 Green belt 7 Roads 0.8000 0.5000 1.3000 1.3000 8 ETP - - - - - Mineral 9 - - - - - Separation Plant 10 Township area - - - - - 11 Others 0.92000 0.2500 1.1700 - 1.1700 Total 11.4958 8.6625 20.1583 - 20.1583 The Baseline Monitoring was carried out In 2015 So MoEF&CC has asked In the ToR to carry out for one-month baseline data to be collected for validation of earlier baseline data already collected in 2015.Total 8 monitoring station decided for studying the ambient air quality. Study conducted during the month October 2018. Average reading indicate that, at all the stations, PM10, SO2, Nox are within limits of CPCB for respective category. CPCB Norms Station code Location (CPCB Parameters & Results 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 5 of 51 Designation) Note: All units are in µg/Nm3. Figures in brackets indicate CPCB limits. Minimum Reportable Readings are 8 µg/Nm3 for SO2, 10 µg/Nm3 for NOX PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) At Site [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 69 30 8 10.2 AA1 Minimum 49 15 4.5 7.8 Average 60.3 24.1 6.3 9.0 98%tile 68.9 29.7 7.9 10.2 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) Palkhada [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 68 25 54 9.2 AA2 Minimum 48 14 3.9 3.9 Average 57.0 18.8 11.9 7.0 98%tile 67.9 24.6 47.5 9.1 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) Visavada [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 60 24 7.2 10.5 AA3 Minimum 43 14 3.9 6.8 Average 50.8 18.8 5.4 8.6 98%tile 59.7 23.7 7.1 10.3 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) Keshav [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] AA4 Maximum 58 20 6.5 10.2 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 6 of 51 Minimum 49 12 4.8 5.6 Average 53.4 16.3 5.4 8.3 98%tile 58.0 19.9 6.5 10.1 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) NrBardaSagar [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 67 22 8.5 11.5 AA5 Minimum 48 12 4.8 7.8 Average 58.6 18.1 6.4 9.2 98%tile 66.7 21.9 8.4 11.3 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) Shrinagar [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 67 25 8.5 9.5 AA6 Minimum 48 14 5.8 6.8 Average 57.9 20.5 6.7 8.1 98%tile 66.3 24.9 8.3 9.5 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) NrRatdi [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] Maximum 65 25 8.6 10.5 AA7 Minimum 49 14 3.9 6.8 Average 57.9 20.3 5.7 8.3 98%tile 64.6 24.9 8.4 10.3 PM10(100) PM2.5 (60) SO2(80) NOX(80) AA8 TukdaMiyani [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] [24 Hours] 664thSEAC meeting through Video Conference dated 17.06.2020 Page 7 of 51 Maximum 65 25 7.2 8.6 Minimum 50 12 3.8 4.9 Average 58.5 18.9 5.5 7.1 98%tile 64.6 24.7 7.2 8.6 According to the CER office memorandum dated 01st May, 2018 of MoEF&CC the CER budget for 5 years comes to INR 4.9 lakhs i.e.