S.RAMA DEVI H.No:87-1403-38,Maruthi Mega City, Near Nandyal Check Post ,Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District
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Application for Prior Environmental Clearance (Form – 1) For 9.795 Hectares of Silica Sand Mine in Sy.No. 548/ B of Kalva Village, Orvakal Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh ____________________________________________________________ Submitted To State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority. Submitted By ________________________________________________________________________________ S.RAMA DEVI H.No:87-1403-38,Maruthi Mega City, Near Nandyal Check Post ,Kallur Mandal, Kurnool District. FORM 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s 9.795 Ha. of Silica Sand Mine of S.RAMA DEVI 2. S.No. in the schedule 1 (b) 3. Proposed capacity /area/length/tonnage to be 9.795 Ha. Of Silica Sand Mine with a handled/command area/lease area/number of proposed production is 50317 TPA of Silica wells to be drilled. Sand. 4. New/Expansion/Modernization Existing 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 9.795 Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B2 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, No please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, No please specify. 9. Location Sy.No.548/ B Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Kalva village, Village Orvakal Mandal, Tehsil Kurnool District District Andhra Pradesh State 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with The nearest Railway station is located at distance in kms. Kurnool at a distance of 35 km from the applied area. 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters along Kalava is the nearest village located at a with distance in kms. distance of 1.4 km from the applied area. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal S.Rama Devi Corporation, Local body (complete postal Lessee addresses with telephone nos. to be given) H.No:87-1403-38, Maruthi Mega City, Near Nandyal Checkpost, Kurnool Cell: 9959616246 13. Name of the applicant S.RAMA DEVI 14. Registered Address S.Rama Devi Lessee H.No:87-1403-38, Maruthi Mega City, Near Nandyal Checkpost, Kurnool Cell: 9959616246 15. Address for correspondence: S.Rama Devi Name Lessee Designation (Owner/Partner /CEO) H.No:87-1403-38, Pin code Maruthi Mega City, E-mail Near Nandyal Checkpost, Telephone No. Kurnool Fax No. Cell: 9959616246 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Village-District-State Location of these sites should be shown on a topo 1 Not Applicable sheet. 2 3 17. Interlinked Projects Nil 18. Whether separate application of interlinked Not Applicable project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Nil 20. If no, reason This a mining project and not having any interlinked projects 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 G.O. Copy submitted along with Mining relevant /relating to the site? scheme 23. Forest land involved (hectares) NO 24. Whether there is any litigation pending against No litigation about the project the project and/or land in which the project is propose to 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.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land Yes Proposed mining will be done in the use, land cover or topography including lease area by Opencast manual method increase in intensity of land use (with without drilling and blasting. respect to local land use plan) The present topography of the area is a part of 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 and Yes There will be clearance of existing buildings? vegetation wherever required. However, as the existing 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. bore Yea The lessee conducted preliminary houses, soil testing? exploration work 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 Building; Dispensary; Rest house 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 works or housing of construction workers? workers is envisages at the mines 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or Yes No tall buildings are proposed in the earthworks including linear structures, cut site. and fill or excavations Open cast mining without drilling & blasting method will be done in the lease area. 1.9 Open cast works including mining or No Not Applicable tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Phase-wise reclamation of mined out blocks will be practiced 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing processes? Yes Production is 50317 TPA of Silica Sand. However, no beneficiation including manufacturing is done in the lease area. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? Yes Facilities will be provided for storage of excavated overburden in designated areas. There will no other major storage facilities in the lease area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid Yes Back filled in the lease area waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No No separate township is proposed for operational workers? the mining project. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes Haul roads will be constructed in the construction or operation? lease area. No new rail network or sea route is proposed for the mining project. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other Yes Approach road for the mine lease from transport infrastructure including new or the foothill will be constructed. altered routes and stations, ports, airports No other major road, rail, air or etc? waterborne transport network is envisaged for the mining project. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport No No such diversions are envisaged. 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 are envisaged. realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No No streams exist on the hillock 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form No Part of the water required for the ground or surface waters? mining activities will be sourced from groundwater resources. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface No The rainwater constitutes the drainage affecting drainage or run-off? system of 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 construction, operation or transported to consumers by trucks decommissioning? directly manually. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning No No dismantling works are envisaged. or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning Yes Temporary change in land use pattern which could have an impact on the occurs. The existing scanty vegetative environment? land will be converted into lush green cover. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No No major influx is envisaged due to temporarily or permanently? the mining project, as the total manpower required during operational stage will be only 19 including labour & will be met from the local area only. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not envisaged 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? No Not envisaged 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): Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Yes/No possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes 9.795 Ha agricultural land (ha) 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Total water requirement of the users) unit: KLD mining operations 8.0 KLD and majority of this is proposed to be met from the bore well. 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Not applicable 2.4 Construction material – stone, aggregates, Yes The construction material and / soil (expected source – MT) required for the project shall be Sourced locally. However, no major constructional material requirement is envisaged 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Not applicable 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels No This is an open cast mining without (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), using drilling & blasting. Hence, energy (MW) energy and fuels consumption is not required. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use -- appropriate standard units) 3.