Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri. Selim Saha MINING PLAN FOR MINING OF RIVER SAND OF SRI. SELIM SAHA S/O LATE KARIM SAHA IN KANGSABATI RIVER BED AT MOUZA KENDUAPAL,J.L. No.106,PLOT No.150(P) 151(P)&153(P) MIDNAPORE.P.S., PASCHIM MIDNAPORE, WEST BENGAL. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Demand for river sand is enormously increased in building construction, good transport road formation and in infrastructural developments. The river sand is stated vanishing from the river beds besides causing natural and environmental hazards in surrounding areas due to illegal and unsystematic way of mining without Proper Mining plan. Systematic, Scientific and “Eco-Friendly “Mining/ Desilting of river sand will helping in to avoid flood and also meet the sand requirement in building construction, good transport road formation and in infrastructural developments. Hence west Bengal Govt. is sanctioning the sand mining lease. The Kangsabati or Kasai River is a major river system in the study area. It originates from Chhotonagpur plateau and flows in the district Paschim Medinipur and conjoined with Keleghai and falls into the Haldi River near Mahishadal. The river is navigable during rainy season. River Kumari in Bankura and Cossye from Kapastikri in Paschim Medinipur are the main tributaries of Kasai River. The river carries a large amount of silt causing silting up the channel. Sri.Selim Saha is residing Village Barmumibgarh, P.O. Janardanpur, P.S. Kharapur, Paschim Midnapore. District west Bengal State. Sri. Selim Saha is mining river sand from last one d and half decade and is having Vast experience in River sand Mining and Trading and he was Sanctioned 19.07 acres Long Term Mining Lease in Kangsabati river bed at Mouza Kenduapal J.L.No.106, plot No.150(p) 151(p)&153(p). Khargapur .P.S. Paschim Midnapore District, West Bengal. The copy of the Long term lease Sensation letter (Writ Possession) is enclosed as Annexure No.1. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page1 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri. Selim Saha The copy of the Land Lease document is enclosed as Annexure No.2. As per the orders of National green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi, dated 05AUG 2013, the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) had issued an office Memorandum vide no. J-13012/12/2013-IA.II (I) dated 24 th Dec.2013, stipulating that river sand mining shall obtain the Environmental Clearance from MoEF or concerned State Environmental impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). As the case may be. To get Environmental Clearance from Competent Authority, it is very much necessary to prepare Mining plan, which is the base document also. In view of the above Sri.Selim Saha contacted, Ultra-Tech Environmental consultancy & Laboratoryservices is having his registered (HO) office at Khopat. Thane West & having a Branch office at CG 229, Salt Lake, Sector-2, Kolkata-700091.Sri K.T. Ramachandra Geologist & RQP and Sri. Debasish Sengutha, Environmental Engineer. Visited the site on 10/09/2016.The Mining Plan is duly prepared and certified by RQP and Submitted for approval. 1.0. General Information about the applicant:- SL No PARTICULARS DESCRIPTION 1. Name of the Lessee, Sri. Selim Saha Address Barmunibgarh Village, Janardanpur.P.O. Kharagpur P.S. PaschimMidnapore. District PaschimMidnapore State West Bengal. Phone 9051513950 Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page2 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri. Selim Saha 2.0 General Information about the Mining Lease SL No PARTICULARS DESCRIPTION a. Mineral(s) that the applicant intends Ordinary River Sand to mine b. Detail of the mining lease (lease B. P. No. Latitude Longitude period, description of the area, A 220 24’34.60’’ 870 16’44.06” mentioning Latitude & Longitude of B 220 24’28.69’’ 870 16’44.07” the boundary points and mentioning C 220 24’27.19’’ 870 16’27.86” the name of the rivers). D 220 24’32.48’’ 870 16’28.33” Lease Area : 19.07Acres OR 7.717Ha. Name of the River: Kangsabati or Kasai 3.0 Particulars of the RQP /Accredited Consultant, who has prepared the mining plan Name: K. T. RAMACHANDRA. Address: ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy& Laboratory CG229, Salt Lake, Sector-2, Kolkata-700091 Phone / Fax No.: 033 40089145 Mob. No.: + 91 9686808415 E – mail: [email protected] Registration No.: RQP / BNG / 040 / 1988 / A A copy of the certificates of R Q P Enclosed as Annexure No.3. 4.0 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: The river sand mining lease area falls in Kangsabati river bed at Mouza Kenduapal J.L.No.106, plot No.150 (p) 151(p) &153(p). Khargapur .P.S. Paschim Midnapore District, West Bengal. The said lease lies towards North Londuapal distance of 0.5 Kms (aerial distance) & North East of Kalayanpur Village at a distance of 0.6 Kms (aerial distance). Road connecting Gopalpur-Londuyapal-Kalayanpur passing about 0.8 km to the South West of the lease area. The Railway Station is situated at Koossay Halt R.S. is at a distance of 1.2kmsfrom lease area. The nearest airport is at Kolkata which is at a distance of 150.km No part or whole of the proposed lease area falls under Forest. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page3 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri. Selim Saha 5.0 PHYSIOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE & CLIMATE: On the basic of the characteristics of the districts, the entire Midnapore district (Purba and Paschim) has broadly been divided into two natural divisions –the western upland including undulating lateritic Rarh plain and the eastern Gangetic alluvial plain along with southern maritime tract. It is assumed that a metalled road passing from Raniganj to Cuttack through undivided Midnapore district that cut across the district north to south is the approximate boundary line of these two natural divisions. Physiographically, the region has been sub-divided into three macro-regions and five micro-regions. The macro-regions are: a) The Western Upland b) The Rarh. c) The Plain (Deltaic and Coastal). The micro-regions lies within these macro-regions are: i. Medinipurupland ii. Silaiplain iii. Lower Kasai plain iv. Contaiplain v. Digha coastal plain Lower Kasai plain: Kasai is the main river in this region. The region extends over both the side of the Kasai River. Being the largest plain area of undivided Midnapore district, the upper eastern part is experienced with the deltaic nature while the lower northern part experiencing the tidal influences; ebb and flow is very much active in this region. It is a long depressed area characterized by low laying tract of alluvium. This is formed due to the assimilation of the deltas of Kasai and Silai in the north-west portion which is triangular in nature. The rate of alluvial deposition is very high as for the river bed of Kasai is totally lost her navigability. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page4 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri. Selim Saha General slope is noticed in this area is from NW-SE a sloppy undulating terrain. The flow of the water is SE direction. Most of the River bed area covered fine grain to coarse grain sand with rocky pebbles at places & there is no vegetation except grass at places. The district is characterized by tropical day climate with a hot summer. The daily maximum temperature in the hot summer is about 40 0cand annual rain fall is ranging fron1400 -1800mm. 6.0. GEOLOGY OF THE AREA: a) Regional Geology: The terrain characteristic of the district (undivided Midnapore) is lateritic in the western and north-western part while in southern and south-eastern part it is gradually changing with alluvium deposit of Gangetic delta. In north-west and western portion is hilly upland and several ridges are formed where micaceous schist carved out from the beneath of lateritic outcrop. Grey and bluish-grey micaceous schists are found in the ridges. The hills are separated by valley in an irregular manner. The hills are composed of hard grey and grayish-white gritty quartzite whereas blue slater and traps are found in the valleys. The lateritic rocks are present in the undulating plain surface and it covers a large area. The lateritic rocks area is slightly elevated from the adjoining alluvial plain. The gravelly structure is found in most of the areas. The lateritic gravel and laterite covering areas are characterized by dry, parched and stony soil which is not suitable for crop cultivation. The upper laterite often enrooted by conglomeratic and pebbles of quartz or somewhere it rests upon grayish white and reddish clay, soft soapy and felspathic rocks. The clay beneath down the lateritic gravels is slightly saturated with iron. Most aberrant phenomenal feature of geology of the district is the long and vast lateritic sheet found into the dip of adjoining Gangetic plain and also the dip of western upland. Prepared By K.T.Ramachandra. RQP, ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy & Laboratory Page5 Mining plan for Mining of River Sand in Kangsabati River at Mouza Kenduapal -JLNo.106, Plot No 150(p) 151(p) &153(P) of Sri.