PREFACE The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, made Environmental Clearance (EC) for mining of minerals mandatory through its Notification of 27th January, 1994 under the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986. Keeping in view the experience gained in environmental clearance process over a period of one decade, the MoEF&CC came out with Environmental Impact Notification, SO 1533 (E), dated 14th September 2006. Now again Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India amended the notification S.O. 141(E) Dated 15th January, 2016 vide S.O. 3611(E) Dated 25th July, 2018 It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Appendix-X of the Notification. Further, in pursuance to the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.12- 13 of 2011 in Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease; And also in view of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor Minerals, The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in consultation with State governments has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand Mining detailing the provisions on environmental clearance for cluster, creation of District Environment Impact Assessment Authority and proper monitoring of minor mineral mining using information technology and information technology enabled services to track the mined out material from source to destination. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites. The District Survey Report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. The Report will be updated once every five years. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT I STONE MINING I AURANGABAD I BIHAR Page 1 OBJECTIVES The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report is to ensure the following – Identification of mineral wealth in the district. Identification of areas of Minor Mineral having the potential mineral where mining can be allowed. And Identification of areas of proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT I STONE MINING I AURANGABAD I BIHAR Page 2 Sl. No. Chapters Page No. 1 Introduction 4 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 6 3 General Profile of the District 8 4 Geology of the District 12 5 Drainage of Irrigation pattern 14 6 Land Utilization Pattern in the District : Forest, Agricultural, Horticulture, 16 Mining etc.; 7 Surface Water and Ground Water scenario of the district; 18 8 Rainfall of the district and climatic condition 22 9 Details of the mining leases in the District 23 10 Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years 24 11 Details of Production of Minor Minerals in last three years 25 12 Mineral Map of the District 26 13 List of letter of Intent (LOI) Holders in the District along with its validity 27 14 Total Mineral Reserve available in the District 28 15 Quality/ Grade of Mineral available in the district 29 16 Use of Mineral 30 17 Demand and supply of the Mineral in last three years 31 18 Mining Lease marked on the map of the district 32 19 Details of cluster of mining lease viz. number of mining lease location (Latitude 35 and longitude) 20 Eco Sensitive area in the district 36 21 Impact on the Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, Land use, 37 Agriculture, forest etc.) due to mining activity 22 Remedial measure to mitigate the impact of mining on the environment 40 23 Reclamation on mined out area in the district 42 24 Risk assessment and disaster management plan 43 25 Details of occupational health ( Last five year Data of number of patient of 47 Silicosis & Tuberculosis) 26 Plantation and Green Belt Development in respect of lease already granted 48 27 References 49 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT I STONE MINING I AURANGABAD I BIHAR Page 3 1. INTRODUCTION Historical Perspective: Aurangabad district is one of the districts of Bihar, and Aurangabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Aurangabad district is a part of Magadh division. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road. Aurangabad features in traditional records. The Saint Chyawan spent his life in this district, and gives his name to a product of the area, called Chyawanprash. According to Hindu mythology, a deity named a small town in the area Surya Devta. In modern times, the town's name is Deo, and is the location of a popular religious festival called Chhat puja Location, Area and Administrative Details: Aurangabad is one of the 38 districts in Bihar. It is one of the 5 districts of Magadh division. The head quarter of the district is Aurangabad. The district with a geographical area of 3389 Km2 between the longitudes of 840 00’- 840 45’ E and latitudes of 240 30’ -25 015’ N is located in the South Bihar Plains (SBP) and constitute a part of the marginal alluvial plains of Ganga Basin. The Sone River forms the western boundary of the district and at the southern boundary lays the Chhotanagpur Granitic Gneissic Complex (CGGC) of Jharkhnad state, which forms a part of the peninsular India. The district is bounded in the north and the east by the Arwal district and the Gaya district respectively. The district has two sub-divisions namely Aurangabad and Daudnagar and 11 blocks, namely Madanpur, Kutumbba, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Barun, Obra, Deo, Nabinagar, Haspura, Goh and Rafiganj. There is total 224 Gram Panchayats covering 1712 villages in the district. Topography The District can be divided into two regions namely hard core rock region and Jalodhak region. The district consists of flat alluvial plain. The northern portion of the district is mostly a plain formed an alluvial soil and is extremely fertile. In a few portion of Aurangabad, fertile alluvium is found. This is locally known as Kewal and is very suitable for paddy, wheat and sugar-cane. In the southwestern part of this district, below the hills, sandy loam is found. The only important and principal river of the district is the Sone which rises near the sources of Narbada and Mahanadi in the elevated plateau of Central India near Maikal Hills. It treverses a course of 520 kilometres through a hilly tract until it enters the gangetic valley opposite Akbarpur in Rohtas district. It then passes Barun and Daudnagar and then leaves the district. The Sone receives no tributary of any importance from the point where it enters the district until it joins the Ganges. The river, as a matter of fact, does not enter the district and after passing Barun and Daudanagar, leaves the district. At Barun there is a massive masonry dam on the river Sone DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT I STONE MINING I AURANGABAD I BIHAR Page 4 Connectivity Aurangabad town is located in north east India on the national highway 02 (Grand Trunk Road) at its crossing with national highway 98. It’s nearest large town is Bodh Gaya 70 kilometers (43 miles) to the west. The capital of Bihar, Patna is 140 kilometers (87 mi) to the north east. Aurangabad is connected with NH-139 (Old NH-98) and NH-19 (Old NH-02) are the Major Highways Connects Aurangabad to Patna, Daltonganj, New Delhi and Kolkata. Gaya airport is nearest airport aroung 85 Km in east direction and Lok Nayak Jayaprakash International Airport is around 140 km in north direction from Aurangabad. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT I STONE MINING I AURANGABAD I BIHAR Page 5 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District Topography The District can be divided into two regions namely hard core rock region and Jalodhak region. The district consists of flat alluvial plain. The northern portion of the district is mostly a plain formed an alluvial soil and is extremely fertile. In a few portion of Aurangabad, fertile alluvium is found. This is locally known as Kewal and is very suitable for paddy, wheat and sugar-cane. In the southwestern part of this district, below the hills, sandy loam is found. The only important and principal river of the district is the Sone which rises near the sources of Narbada and Mahanadi in the elevated plateau of Central India near Maikal Hills. It traverses a course of 520 kilometers through a hilly tract until it enters the gangetic valley opposite Akbarpur in Rohtas district. It then passes Barun and Daudnagar and then leaves the district. The Sone receives no tributary of any importance from the point where it enters the district until it joins the Ganges. The river, as a matter of fact, does not enter the district and after passing Barun and Daudanagar, leaves the district. At Barun there is a massive masonry dam on the river Sone. General Geology The general geology of Aurangabad district is Stretches hard/crystalline rocks exists along the southern parts of the district covering the parts of Nabinagar, Deo, Kutumba, Rafiganj and Madanpur blocks.