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Geomysore Services (India) Pv1~.Ltd 41 Cm) KOfnool, " GEOMYSORE SERVICES (INDIA) PV1~.LTD. GMSl-ML-Jonnagiri_ Six Monthly Report _ Let-MoEF _dt25.1 0.20 17 Mine Code: 27APRIIOOl Sub: Submission of Six Monthly Report of Compliance of Environmental Management at Jonnagiri Gold Project of M/s.Geomysore Services (India) Pvt.Ltd. in Tuggali Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Sir, We append herewith the Six Monthly Report of Compliance Status as mentioned as per Conditions Specified in 3. A. (xiii) of EC clearance vide letter no.F.No.J-11015/393/2008-IA.II (M) dt. 2.8.2010. This is for your kind perusal and records. Thank you, Yours faithfully for Geornysore Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. .J.,,_____ Chief Operating Officer Enclosure: Six Monthly Report in prescribed format. Copy to : 1) The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (SZ), Kendriya Sadan 4th Floor, E&F wings, 17thMain Road, 1st block Koramangala, Bangalore _ 560034 2) The Chairman, Central Pollution Board, Parivesh Bhawan CBD-Cum-office Complex, yst Arjun Nagar, New Delhi ~ The Joint Director, MoEF, Regional Office, South Eastern Zone, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. 4) The Member Secretary Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Paryavarana Bhavan, A-III, Industrial Estate, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad _ 500 018. 5) The Environmental Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, 1st Floor, Shankar Shopping Complex, Krishna Nagar Main Road, Kurnool _ 518 002 REGISTERED OFFICE & CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS #627, Trinity,3rd Cross, 3rd Block,Koramangala, Bongalore:560034 Tel: +91 8040428400 Fax: +91 8040428401 Email: [email protected] (CIN: U74899KA1994PTC044275) • JONNAGIRI GOLD MINE COMPLIANCE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SIX MONTHLY REPORT FROM APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 A. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE i) The environmental clearance is subject to We will be approaching the concerned approval of the State Land use departments after either purchasing the Department, Government of Andhra land or long-term leasing of Private Lands Pradesh for diversion of agricultural land for Mining. Currently we have annual for non-agricultural use. surface rights for carrying on preparatory works for actual mining. We are currently discussing with the farmers. ii) The project proponent shall obtain Consent for Establishment vide Order Consent to Establish and Consent to No.163/ APPCB/CFE/RO-KNL/HO/2010 Operate from the Andhra Pradesh dt.27.2.2016 till 29.3.2021. Pollution Control Board and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated Consent for Operation for Exploratory therein. Mining Operation vide Order No.APPCB/KNL/KNL/163/CFO/HO/2016, d. 1.7.2017/3.7.2017 till 30.6.2018. iii) International cyanide code shall be Geomysore shall adhere to the requirement adopted and all necessary safeguard of International cyanide code with all measures shall be taken to avoid any necessary safeguard measures at incidence of cyanide poisoning of this appropriate time. We will ensure all safety project. measures to prevent cyanide poisoning including detoxification of tailings at discharge and Geomembrane lining of tailing dam. iv) Necessary occupational health and safety measure for the workers against arsenic Will be complied with once production is poisoning and ground water commenced. contamination shall be undertaken. The Company shall engage a full time qualified doctor who is trained m occupational health. Periodic monitoring for exposure to chemicals (particularly cyanide) and respirable mineral dust on the workers shall be conducted and records maintained including health records of the workers. The proponent shall also maintain cyanide kit at the project site and provide necessary training for its usage to the workers involved in handling of cyanide. Review of impact of various health measures undertaken shall be conducted followed by followup action wherever required. v) Necessary safeguard measures including Will be complied with. provision of de-fluoridization shall be made m the project to ensure that fluoride content in the water is well below the prescribed standards. vi) The tailing storage area shall be lined Will be complied once the Tailing Storage is with LDPE lining on all sides including constructed. bottom to ensure that there is no Page 1 of 9 leaching into groundwater. Masonry wall all along the tailing dump site shall be made. Four leachate pits in the four corners of the tailing pit shall also be made. vii) Monitoring groundwater shall be carried Will be complied once the Tailing Storage is out regularly around the tailing storage constructed. area and records maintained. In case, any leaching is observed at any point of time necessary corrective measures shall be taken immediately and matter shall be reported to the competent authority. viii) Necessary safeguard measures shall be taken to ensure that the resultant Will be complied with. particulate level in the area is well within the prescribed limits. ix) The project affected people shall be rehabilitated and compensated as per Geomysore will take all the necessary steps the National Rehabilitation and in this regard. Resettlement Policy, 2007 in consultation with the State Government. Detailed Plan may be prepared in this regard within 3 months and a copy submitted to Regional Office of this Ministry at Bangalore. x) Only Gold ore will be extracted from the Agreed. The Company has submitted a Mine and processing of Gold only will be letter dated 16.08.2010 to the MOEFin this done in the processing plant. No other regard. Mineral will be extracted / produced/ generated by any way from this mine and processing plant project. If any mineral is to be extracted from mine and/or OB dumps then fresh reference shall be made to this Ministry as per procedure prescribed in the EIA Notification 2006. xi) Land use pattern of the nearby villages Land use pattern is being continuously shall be studied, including common studied by a 3 Member inhouse Team of property resources available for Botanists / Agricultural Scientists. conversion into productive land. Action Compensation is being given where agri plan for abatement and compensation for crops are damaged. There is no complaint damage to agriculture land/ common from any farmer. property land (if any) in the nearby villages, due to mining activity shall be prepared and implemented. xii) The top soil shall temporarily be stored at Will be complied with. earmarked site (s) only and it should not be kept unutilized for long. The topsoil shall be used for land reclamation and plantation. xiii) The over burden (OB)generated shall be concurrently backfilled. There shall be Geomysore will comply with this no external over burden dump. The requirement as per the Approved Mining entire backfilled area shall be Plan. progressively afforested. Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas should continue until the vegetation Page 2 of 9 becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located at Bangalore on six monthly basis. xiv) Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed around the mine working, soil and Garland drains, settling tanks and check mineral dumps to prevent run off of dams of appropriate size, gradient and water and flow of sediments directly into length will be constructed around the mine the water bodies. The water so collected pit, topsoil dumps and the mineral dumps shall be utilized for watering the mine during mine construction stage to prevent area, roads, green belt development etc. run off of water and flow of sediments the drains shall be regularly desilted, directly into the water bodies. particularly after the monsoon, and maintained properly. Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradient and length shall be constructed around the mine pit, topsoil dumps and the mineral dumps to prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into the water bodies and sump capacity shall be designed keeping 50% safety margin over and above peak sudden rainfall (based on 50 years data) and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mine site. Sump capacity shall also provide adequate retention period to allow proper settling of silt material. Sedimentation pits shall be constructed at the corners of the garland drains and de-silted at regular intervals. xv) The project proponent shall develop a 7.5m wide green belt in the safety zone all around the mining lease. In addition, plantation shall be raised in Planted saplings for developing a green belt the backfilled and the reclaimed area, in the Gold Mining area which covers lands around void, roads etc. by planting the belonging to Pagadrayi, Jonnagiri and native species in consultation with the Bollavanipalle villages. Planting of saplings local DFO/ Agriculture Department. The is in progress. density of the trees should be around 2500 plants per ha. xvi) Regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollution and having high levels of PMlO and PM2.5such as around crushing and screening plant, loading and unloading point and all transfer points. Extensive Willbe complied with. water sprinkling shall be carried out on haul roads. It shall be ensured that the Ambient Air Quality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in this regard. xvii)The project authority shall implement Will be complied with. suitable conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. Page3 of9 xviii) Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out in The monitoring of ground water level and and around the mine lease by quality is being carried out periodically. establishing a network of existing wells Copies of the monitoring reports have been and constructing new piezometers appended along with this report. during the mmmg operation. The monitoring shall be carried out four times in a year, pre-monsoon (April• Topographic survey through DGPS has May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon been completed.
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