Mr. T. Mathimaran, Multicolour Granite Quarry, District, Brief Summary of the Project

The Proponent, Mr. T.Mathimaran, residing at Virugambakkam, is the Proponent of multi color granite quarry which is located in Mela Ambasamudram Village, , , Tamil Nadu. He has been granted Quarry lease from the State Government over an extent of 1.12.0 Hectares in S.F.No. 524/19(P) and 525/1(P), vide G.O 3(D) No. 49 Industries (MME2) Dept. dated 21.03.2007, and the lease deed was executed on 07.05.2007 for a period of 20 years till 06.05.2027.

The mining plan was approved by the Dept. of Geology and Mining, Guindy, Chennai vide letter No.7141/MM2/2006 dated 06.03.2007 and Scheme of mining was approved vide letter No. 7431/MM2/2013 dt 29.08.2013 and valid up to 31.03.2017. Production scheduled for the first three years from 2012-15 is only 6,000m3 but it was enhanced to 23,074.756m3, which four times the scheduled production. It is, therefore, modified scheme of mining for the proposed production is revised for the balance two years from 2015-17 and submitted to the Dept. of. Geology and Mining, Chennai for approval. EC was granted with approved quantity of 17,801m3 for the period 2015-17 by State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Chennai vide letter no: SEIAA-TN/ F.No.5372/l (a)/EC.No:3475/2016 dated 29.07.2016.

Now, the second scheme of mining is prepared for the period from 2017-2018 to 2021-2022. The State Government of any person authorized in this behalf by that government shall convey its or his approval or refusal to the Scheme of Mining within 90 days of the date of its receipt vide Rule18(4) of GCDR 1999. If approval or refusal of the scheme of mining is not convey to the holder of the letter within the stipulated period the scheme of mining shall be deemed to have been approved and such approval shall be subjected to final decision whenever communicated vide Rule 18(5) of GCDR 1999. Thus it implies that the Scheme of mining in respect of the subjected area have been deemed approved as per above said Rule.The applicant had worked the quarry properly and systematically to extract the rough blocks for exports.

In view of NGT Order dated 13.09.2018, the proponent applying for Environment Clearance to SEIAA/SEAC, Tamil Nadu. There is no other quarry found around 500m radius and the lease area does not fall under cluster situation.

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Mr. T. Mathimaran, Multicolour Granite Quarry, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu

Table 1.0: Salient features of the Project Proponent Mr. T. Mathimaran S/o Mr. Thondiappan, No.277, 7th Cross Street,2nd Main Road, Natesa Nagar, Virugambakkam, Chennai -600092 Project Proposal S.F.No. 524/1(P) and 525/1(P), over an extent of 1.12.0 Ha, Patta Land, Mela Ambasamudram Village, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. Quarry Lease area Survey of Toposheet No. 58H/06 Latitude 08°41'06.15” N - 08°41'09.44”N Longitude 77°25'35.57" E - 77°25'40.58”E Mining Plan Approval Letter No: 7141/MM2/2006 dated 06.03.2007 G.O G.O 3(D) No. 49 Industries (MME2) Dept, dated 21.03.2007 Period of Lease 20 years (07.05.2007 – 06.05.2027) 1st Scheme of Mining 2012 – 2017 2nd Scheme of Mining 2017-2018 to 2021-2022 submitted for approval Project Cost & EMP Cost Rs 192.75 lakhs and Rs 6.75 lakhs Accessibility Nearest Village Aladiyur – 400m – South – 1247 (Population) Nearest Town Ambasamudram– 2.5km – NE Nearest Road i. Road - 140m - South ii. Aladiyur Village Road – 50m – West iii. SH 40- Tirunelveli – Shenkottai Road - 3.7km - E iv. NH-7- 30km- South West Nearest Railway Station Ambasamudram –2.8 km (NE) Nearest Airport Tiruvanthapuram – 59.77 km (W) Mining Details Method of Mining Line drilling, smooth blasting, block lifting using cranes and waste and rejects removal using Hydraulic excavators and tippers combination Geological resources 55,913 m3 Mineable reserves 39,569 m3 Production (60% rec) 39,569 m3 (5 years) Average production 7,914 m3/annum Granite Rejects (40%) 26,379 m3 (5 years)

Topsoil Nil Overburden Nil Overall Granite to O/B Ratio 1: 0.66 Existing Depth 111m (L) x 51m (W) x 40m (D) Depth of Mining 56m (Proposed)

Water Table 44m bgl

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Mr. T. Mathimaran, Multicolour Granite Quarry, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu Overall Pit Slope 60° Dump dimension (Proposed) 76m x 27m x 12.855m

Infrastructure Toilet 1 First Aid Station 1 Rest Shelter 1 Canteen Nil Water Requirement Drinking and Domestic 2.0 KLD Green Belt & Dust 3.0 KLD suppression Total 5.0 KLD Source Water Vendors Environmental Settings Coastal Zone Indian Ocean – 66km - South Nearest Water bodies Manimutharu Dam – 4.0km - SE – 0.26km – South Ambasamudram Lake – 3.7km – NE Pond – 65m - North Interstate Boundary Tamil Nadu- Kerala Interstate Boundary-23.59 km of SW Forest/Wildlife Sanctuary The granite quarry is located 3.5kms from Papanasam Reserve Forest which fall under Kalakadu Tiger Sanctuary as notified under the wild life (Protection) Act, 1972. Wildlife Proposal No FP/TN/QRY/1981/2017 dated 19/12/2017 Seismic zone Zone-II, Low damage risk zone (MSK VI) as per BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of IS: 1893-2002. Quarries around 500m radius There is no quarry found around 500m radius

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