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INDEX

1. Introduction

2. Overview of mining activity in the

3. The list of mining leases in the District with location,area and period of validity.

4. Details of royalty or revenue received in last three years

5. Detail of production of sand or bajri or minor mineral in last three years.

6. Proces of deposition of sediments in the rivers of the district.

7. General profile of the district.

8. Land Utilization pattern in the district: Forest, agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc

9. Physiography of the district.

10. Rainfall month wise.

11. Geology and mineral resources.

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Sri Ganganagar district

1. Introduction : district Named after of , was part of . This was a mostly uninhabited region. The history of this district is testimony to the vision and efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who visualised and built the Gang Canal after the Indian famine of 1899-1900. The waters of the River were brought into the region through the 89-mile long Gang Canal in 1927, turning this region into a breadbasket of . It is said by the elders that this area first came under the ersiwhile Bahawalpur but due to the large open area this was unguarded, and Hindu Mai, one of the companions of Maharaja Ganga Singh took advantage of this opportunity and changed the boundaries or the posts along the boundary. He started his journey to change posts from in south till Hindumalkot in north of this district. He informed the Maharaja about his successful invasion of the area when he reached the northern part and thereafter died giving name to the city Hindumalkot.

2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT Gypsum in western Rajasthan accounts for more than 90% production of total country deposits which comes from Bikaner, Barmer, , Shri ganganagar,

\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\New final Ganganagar report update.docx\ and district. In Ganganagar district and Brick earth deposits is in Srigangangar, Suratgarh, Padampur,, , Shrivijaynagar, Srikaranpur, Sadulsahar,Gharsana. Gypsum deposits are Suratgarh, Shrivijaynagar, anupgarh and Gharsana .

3. LIST OF MINING LEASES IN DISTRICT WITH LOCATION, AREA AND PERIOD OF VALIDITY

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LAST THREE YEARS:

REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS

Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years :

Year 2013-14

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In lacs ) 367.71 Gypsum

Brick earth 1153

Year 2014-15

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In lacs) 426.72 Gypsum

Brick earth 1309

Year 2015-16

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In lacs) 568.01 Gypsum

Brick earth 1513

5. DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR BAJRI OR MINOR MINERALS IN LAST THREE YEARS :

PRODUCTION OF SAND/BAJRI/MINOR MINERAL

Year 2013-14

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In Rupees)

\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\New final Ganganagar report update.docx\ 255737.13 Gypsum

Brick earth 6206550

Year 2014-15

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In Rupees) 375599.88 Gypsum

Brick earth 5554500

Year 2015-16

Mineral Production (Metric Ton) Revenue (In Rupees) 434709.57 Gypsum

Brick earth 4588500

There is no production of sand and bajri. Other minor mineral production is listed below

6. PROCESS OF DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN RIVER OF THE DISTRICT The Naali belt: this is a narrow basin of the Ghaggar river. It is the only major river of the district. It is a seasonal river, which flows in the rainy season. It enters the district near Suratgarh and then flows in areas of , Vijaynagar, Anoopgarh and then crosses the Indo-Pakistani border 7. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT (A) Geographical Data

Sri Ganganagar District is located between Latitude 28.4 to 30.6 and Longitude 72.2 to 75.3mThe total area of Sri Ganganagar is 11,154.66 km2 or 1,115,466 hectares. It is surrounded on the east by , (Hanumangarh district was carved out of it on July 12, 1994) on the south by , and on the west by district of the Pakistani and on the north by the Punjab.

(B) Administrative Units i) Sub divisions 09 ii) Tehsils 09 iii) Sub- 6 v) Panchayat Simitis 08

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,\/\ vi)Nagar nigam 01 vii) Nagar Palika 09 viii) Gram Panchayats 320 xi) Revenue 3014 x) Assembly Area 6 (C)Population

In 2011, Ganganagar had population of 1,969,168 of which male and female were 1,043,340 and 925,828 respectively. In 2001 census, Ganganagar had a population of 1,789,423 of which males were 955,378 and remaining 834,045 were females. Ganganagar District population constituted 2.87 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Ganganagar District was at 3.17 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 10.04 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of 2001, Ganganagar District recorded increase of 26.17 percent to its population compared to 1991.

8. LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT

As stated earlier about 73% of working population depends upon agriculture. Smilarly about 72% of the total area of the district is being utilized for cultivation. The land use pattern is given here under. Land use pattern in the District 2014-15 1. Reporting Area [Geographical Area] 1093352 Hectare 2. Forests 60514 Hectare 3. Cultivable waste 121227 Hectare 4. Other Fallow Current fallow 186905 Hectare 5. Net Area Shown 724662 Hectare 6. Double Cropped Area 329286 Hectare 7. Total Cropped Area 873776 8. Net Available for cultivation 911611 Hectare 9. Mining area near about 1745 Hectare The land of the district is fertile and with the availability of canal water and more

9. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT: The district is a part of and is covered by thick layer of alluvium and wind blown sand. Northern part of the district is nearly plain and is underlain by alluvium. South of this alluvial plain are middle sandy plains which are somewhat affected by sand dunes. Central part is characterized by E-W trending longitudinal alluvial belt, the Ghaggar flood plains varying in width from 3 to 12 km. Southern part of the district lies under thick blanket of wind blown sand which at places forms sand dunes varying in height from 5 to 50 m. The district is also characterised by a number of

\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\New final Ganganagar report update.docx\ natural depressions bounded by sand dunes of variable geometry. There is only one marked surface drainage feature viz. Ghaggar river, which traverses from northeast to southwest and finally enters . It is an ephemeral river which flows in response to rainfall. Sometimes, the river is flooded during monsoon period. As a flood control measure, excess water during from Ghaggar riveris diverted through a diversion channel into the natural depressions in the southeast of Suratgarh.The district is drained by canals of (1) Bhakra canal system, (2) Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana and (3) Gang canal system. Bhakra canal system: Bhakra canal draws water from Govind Sagar which is fed by Sutlej and Beas rivers. Rajasthan's share in Sutlej water is 2096 million cubic metres (mcm)/year. It provides irrigation to 372,000 hectares (ha) area through a total of 1,949 km of canal network. Branches of Bhakra canal irrigate northern and northeastern parts of Ganganagar district. Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyopjana: Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana is a multidisciplinary irrigation project conceived to use 10.69 billion cubic metres (bcm) of water available from Ravi and Beas rivers annually to cultivate 1087 million hectares (mha) of land in Thar desert of western Rajasthan. The IGNP Stage I includes Anupgarh and Suratgarh branches/ distributaries in Ganganagar district. Gang Canal System: Gang canal begins at Hussainiwala head works in Punjab. The upper section of this canal is lined and is known as Bikaner canal. It enters Rajasthan from the north, and is known by the name Gang canal. It is unlined and irrigates a significant part of Ganganagar district. The area consist mainly of an extensive former flood plain with remnants of numerous silted up water courses.this plain is buried under Aeolian sand at some places forming small and large dunes.The area is more or less flat with a fine sand overburden.

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Rainfall Month wise June 2012 to June 2013

Month June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Apr May June 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 Rainfall 10.10 57.0 67.2 99.9 10.5 0.0 2.5 3.8 49.5 1.7 7.3 0.0 18.1 in mm

Arid type of climate prevails in major part of the district. It is characterized by hot summer and cold winter. Mean daily minimum temperature is 4.7oC and mean daily maximum temperature is 42.1oC. Southwest monsoon season prevails during June to mid of September, which is followed by post monsoon period till the end of November. The winter season sets by the middle of November. January is the coldest month with mean daily maximum as well as minimum being the lowest at 20.5oC and 4.7oC respectively. In the end of February temperature starts rising till June, is the hottest month with mean daily maximum tempeisture of 42.1 oC. Mean daily minimum temperature is highest (28.1oC)( during the month of July. The

\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\New final Ganganagar report update.docx\ district on an average receives 293.2 mm of rainfall. The Normal Annual Rainfall of the district during the period 1901-2008 has been 228.1 mm. The Average Annual Rainfall of the district during the last eleven years (2001 to 2011) was 255.09 mm and varied from 191.27 mm at Raisinghnagarto 361.91 mm at .

10. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH: Sriganganagar has plain topography covered with a thick layer of alluvium and wind blown sand. It displays a general slope towards west with the gradient of about 4-5 metre per kilometer. The sand dunes are generally 4 to 5 metres high except in the south western part where they are more intensely developed, being sometimes 10 to 15 metres in height. Geology is marked by a thick cover of blown sand and alluvium except for a few isolated patches of Recent calcareous and sandy sediments associated with gypsite/ gypsum. However, the geological column, built up with the help of sub-surface data obtained from dugwells reveal that the oldest rocks in the area belong to the Aravalli Super group which includes phyllite, shale and quartz veins. These are overlain by the rocks of upper Vindhyans which are entirely made up of bright to pale red, fine and medium grained, compact sandstone and siltstone The wind blown sand of Recent to sub-Recent periods is mainly consists of quartz with minor biotite and magnetite. Gypsite rich beds are found in shallow depression surrounded by sand dunes. Apart from this, scattered occurrences of saltpetre are seen in number of intradunal basins. Stratigraphical succession of the rock formations occurrng in both these is shown below: Geological Succession

Age Formation

Recent to sub-Rrecent Blown sand, alluvium, isolated

calcareous and sandy sediments

associated with gypsite.

Upper Vindhyan Supergroup Bright to pale red, fine and

medium grained, compact

sandstone and siltstone Aravalli Supergroup Phyllite, shale and quartz veins.

3. Mineral Resources of Sri Ganganagar Districts:

\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\New final Ganganagar report update.docx\ Ganganagar district occupy fairly good position in minerals like gypsum and brick earth. Mineral wise details are as follows:

1. Gypsum: It is hydrated calcium sulphate CaSO4.2H20. The gypsum/gypsile deposits of the area occur in a shallow basin and belong to sub-Recent formation, deposited in inland saline lakes and lagoons as a result of evaporation. F.C.I, has indicated so many localities of gypsum occurrences i.e , Hardaswali, , Karanisar, Mankiawali, Padampura, Suratgarh, Kishanpura, Kupali etc.

Gypsum is an important industrial mineral. It is used as a retarder in cement, as a fertilizer, as a filler in various materials, such as paper, crayons, paints, rubber etc. and in manufacture of plaster of . Calcined gypsum is extensively employed in the building trade for the production of various types of plastrs, sheets and boards and stucco work.

2. Brick Earth : A large number of brick kilns are running in Sri Ganganagar district. Top layer of soil which is admixture of clay, is used for makiry bricks. 5 to 7 metre thick column of clayey soil is found at different places in the district is used for this purpose. There is no stone quarry in the district so only bricks are used in construction.

,>', ANU MINERALS ;:,(juie t: 1,250,000

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5a!t Petre

Sources: (1 ) Geological Survey of India. (25 Directorate of Mines & Geology,! Uaaipur, Govt of Rojasthan.

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\\Main-pc\e\Norang\DEAC\Newfinal Ganganagar report update.docx\10 • (a) District wise detail of river or stream and other sand source No river or stream found in the District. (b) District wise availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources Not available— (c) District wise detail of existing mining lease of sand and aggregates -Nil--

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