P.UMA MAHESWARI Gogonenipuram ,Nellatur Post, Gudur Mandalam,SPSR Nellore District
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Application for Prior Environmental Clearance (Form – 1) For Proposed 14.77 Hect of Mica,Quartz & Feldspar Mine Sy. No: 28/P of Nandivai Village, Podalakur Mandal, S.P.S.R Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. ________________________________________________________________________ Submitted To State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, A.P. Submitted By ________________________________________________________________________________ P.UMA MAHESWARI Gogonenipuram ,Nellatur Post, Gudur Mandalam,SPSR Nellore District. 524101 FORM 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project 14.77 Ha of Mica, Quartz, & Feldspar mine of P.UMA MAHESWARI 2. S.No. in the schedule 1 (a) 3. Proposed capacity / tonnage to be handled /lease Proposed production is 8730 TPA of area Feldspar and 9930 TPA of Quartz over an extent of 14.77 Ha. 4. New/Expansion/Modernization Existing 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 14.77 Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B2 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please No specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please No specify. 9. Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Sy. No: 28/P Village Nandivai Village, Tehsil Podalakur Mandal , District SPSR Nellore District, State Andhra Pradesh 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with distance in The nearest Railway station is located at kms. Gudur at a distance of 45 km from the applied area. 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters along with Podalakur (Mandal Head Quarter) is at distance in kms. a distance of 7 km from the applied area. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal P.Uma Maheswari Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses Lessee with telephone nos. to be given) H.No:15/329-10 Varada Nagar, Gudur-524101 SPSR Nellore District Cell: 9866101801 13. Name of the applicant P.UMA MAHESWARI 14. Registered Address P.Uma Maheswari Lessee H.No:15/329-10 Varada Nagar, Gudur-524101 SPSR Nellore District Cell: 9866101801 15. Address for correspondence: P.Uma Maheswari Name Lessee Designation (Owner/Partner /CEO) H.No:15/329-10 Pin code Varada Nagar, E-mail Gudur-524101 Telephone No. SPSR Nellore District Fax No. Cell: 9866101801 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. The occurrence of Mica,Quartz,Feldspar Location of these sites should be shown on a topo is site specific like any other mineral sheet. and hence alternate sites are not examined 17. Interlinked Projects Nil 18. Whether separate application of interlinked project Not Applicable has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Nil 20. If no, reason This a proposed mining project and not having any proposed interlinked projects at present. 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance Not Applicable under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. i. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government Order/Policy Copy of Memo issued by the Go.AP is relevant /relating to the site? enclosed. 23. Forest land involved (hectares) NO 24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the No litigation is pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to project 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. (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 Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities confirmation /No /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in Yes Proposed mining will be done in the lease area land use, land cover or topography by open cast manual mining and without using including increase in intensity of any machinery. land use (with respect to local land The present topography of the area is a part of use plan) rocky and barren rugged uneven land with high gradient slope. Because of mining except degradation of height from existing level, no land use and land cover will be changed. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation Yes There will be clearance of existing vegetation and wherever required. However, as the existing buildings? vegetation density in the mine lease is only about 0.4, no heavy clearance of vegetation will be required. There are no existing buildings in the lease area and hence no proposal of clearance of existing buildings is made 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes Present land use will be changes with commencement of mining activities. After completion of mining activities, the land will be reused for forest growth. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. Yes The Proprietor has carried out preliminary bore houses, soil testing? exploration and after satisfying quality and quantity of the mineral available in the area, they have applied for mining lease. 1.5 Construction works? Yes There will be no major civil works, other than the following: Office & Store rooms, First Aid Station, Rest Shelters for Workers, Toilets etc. 1.6 Demolition works? No There are no existing buildings in the lease area. Hence, no demolition works involved 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No No major housing for construction workers is works or housing of construction envisages at the mines workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or Yes No tall buildings are proposed in the site. earthworks including linear structures, Excavation of mineral by Opencast mining will cut and fill or excavations be carried out in the lease area. 1.9 Underground works including mining No There will be no Tunneling or Underground or tunneling? mining works. 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Phase-wise reclamation of mined out blocks will be practiced as specified in the Progressive mine Closure Plan. 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes About 8730 TPA of Feldspar and 9930 TPA of processes? Quartz from the MLA by Opencast Mining Method. No mechanised beneficiation of the mineral is proposed for the present. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Facilities like Explosive Magazine for storage of materials? explosives as well as excavated Minerals shall be provided by the Proprietor as detailed in the mining plan. There will no other major storage facilities in the lease area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes No liquid effluent is generated from the mining solid waste or liquid effluents? operations. The Solid waste is minimal and shall be Back filled in the lease area after the excavation is completed. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No No separate township or long term housing is operational workers? proposed for the mining project as most of the workers shall be from the nearby villages. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes Internal roads will be formed in the lease area. construction or operation? No new rail network or sea route is required for the mining project. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or Yes Approach road for the mine lease from the other transport infrastructure including foothill will be constructed. new or altered routes and stations, No other major road, rail, air or waterborne ports, airports etc? transport network is envisaged for the mining project. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No No such diversions are envisaged. transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No No such diversions are envisaged. pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No No such diversions or realignments are realignment or other changes to the envisaged. hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No No streams exist in the MLA 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form No Part of the water required for the mining ground or surface waters? activities will be sourced from groundwater resources. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No The rainwater constitutes the drainage system of surface affecting drainage or run-off? the area. Except this, no other perennial watercourses exist in this area. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Yes The mined out Minerals will be transported to construction, operation or consumers by trucks directly manually. decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No No dismantling works in the near future are decommissioning or restoration envisaged. works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during Yes Temporary change in land use pattern occurs. decommissioning which could have an The existing scanty vegetative land will be impact on the environment? converted into lush green cover. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No No major influx is envisaged due to the mining temporarily or permanently? project, as the total manpower require 29 including laborers & will be met from the nearby villages only. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not envisaged 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No Not envisaged 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): S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of /No information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes 14.77 Ha., of Waste land with very scarce agricultural land (ha) vegetation. 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Total water requirement of the mining users) unit: KLD operations including dust suppression is about 9.0 KLD and majority of this is proposed to be met from the bore well.