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Form-1 (As per EIA Notification 2006) For the Proposed Gravel Quarry Project- 0.31.5Ha S.F.No: 266/2, Uriyur Village, Arakkonam Taluk, Vellore District, Tamilnadu Proposed by A.Vijayakumar Application Form for Obtaining Environmental Clearance from State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Tamilnadu FORM I (I) Basic information S. No Item Details 1 Name of the project/s Uriyur Gravel Quarry project 2 S. No. in the schedule 1 (a) The proposed quantity of reserves is 1560m3 of Gravel for a period of One year only. Area = 0.31.5Ha Dimensions of the area 3 Description L (m) W (m) D (m) XY-AB 40 39 1 Proposed capacity/area/length/ It is Open cast method of shallow quarrying. The tonnage to be handled / command Gravel is clearly visible right from the surface hence no area/lease area/number of wells to wells are proposed not drilled. be drilled New/ Expansion/ Modernization It is a New Proposal Gravel Quarry Project in Uriyur 4 Village. Existing capacity / Area etc. The proposed quantity of reserves is 1560m3 (or) 260 Lorry Loads of Gravel up to a depth 1m below the ground level for a period of One year only. 5 Description Gravel in m3 Geological Resources 3150 Available Mineable reserves 1560 One year plan period 1560 As in the approved mining plan 6 Category of project i.e. `A’ or ‘B’ Category-B (B2) Does it attract the general 7.5m safety distance from the adjacent lands in the lease 7 condition? If yes, please specify. area. Does it attract the specific The quarry lease area does not attract any specific 8 condition? If yes, please specify. condition. Location Topo Sheet No. 57 – O/16 13°01’20.34’’N to 13°01’18.17’’N 79°45’25.79’’E to 79°45’23.80’’E Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. 266/2 9 Village Uriyur Taluk Arakkonam District Vellore State Tamilnadu Nearest railway station/ airport Mosur Railway station - 8km - NW 10 along with distance in kms Chennai Airport - 44km - SE Nearest Town, city, District Nearest Town : Arakkonam - 12km - NW 11 Headquarters along with distance in Nearest City : Vellore - 68km - SW kms. District : Vellore - 68km - SW Village Panchayats, ZilaParis had, Village - Uriyur Municipal Corporation, Local body Panchyat Union - Arakkonam 12 (Complete postal addresses with Taluk - Arakkonam telephone nos. to be given) District - Vellore 13 Name of the applicant A.Vijayakumar, Registered Address S/o.Annadurai, Arigalapadi Village, 14 Arrakkonam Taluk, Vellore District Address for correspondence Name A.Vijayakumar, Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Proprietor/Owner S/o.Annadurai, Arigalapadi Village, 15 Address Arrakkonam Taluk, Vellore District Pin code E-mail [email protected] Mobile No. 95783 38191 Fax No. - Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of these There are no alternative sites examined. The project is 16 sites should be shown on a Topo site specific. sheet 17 Interlinked Projects There is no interlinked projects Whether separate application of As there is no interlinked project, no application has 18 interlinked project has been been submitted submitted? If yes, date of submission As there is no interlinked project hence no application 19 has been submitted. 20 If no, reason The project involves Gravel Quarry Project only. Whether the proposal involves (a) The project does not attract the Forest approval/ clearance under: if yes, (Conservation) Act 1980. There is no Forestland details of the same and their status involved within the quarry lease-applied area. to be given. (b) There is no wild life within the 15km radius from 21 (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, applied area and does not fall under the Wildlife 1980? (protection) Act 1972. (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, (C) The project doesn’t attract the C.R.Z. Notification, 1972? 1991. (c) The C. R. Z. Notification, 1991? The precise area communication letter was issued by the District collector Vellore vide Rc.No.537/ 2016 / Whether there is any Government (Mines) Dated: 07.02.2017. 22 Order/ Policy relevant/ relating to the site? The Mining plan was approved by the Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining Vellore vide Rc.No.537/ 2016 / (Mines) Dated: 03.03.2017. 23 Forest land involved (hectares) There is no forest land involved in the lease area. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/ or land in which the project is propose to be set up? There is no court case pending, litigations relating to the 24 (a) Name of the Court project directly and indirectly. (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 Information/Checklist Yes/ S. No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with confirmation No sources of information data The Lease applied area almost plain terrain Permanent or temporary change will be slightly changed after the quarrying of in land use, land cover or Gravel as per the Mining plan, 1.1 topography including increase in Yes Gravel formation is seen right from the surface to intensity of land use (with respect a depth of 1m below the ground level for a period to local land use plan) of One year only. Clearance of existing land, The quarry lease applied area is devoid of 1.2 vegetation and building? No vegetation’s, Human settlement and buildings hence clearance is redundant. The quarrying activity is proposed to carry out within the quarry lease applied area. Temporary 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No approach road within the area will be form for the easy access of men and machinery which will be well maintained. The Gravel deposits are clearly visible right from Pre-construction investigations the surface hence pre-construction investigation 1.4 No e.g. bore houses, soil testing? and soil testing is not proposed before quarrying operation. There will be no major civil work in this project involved. The infrastructure facilities are 1.5 Construction works? Yes proposed in the quarry site on semi-permanent structures. There is no existing building within the quarry 1.6 Demolition works? No lease applied area; hence no demolition work is involved. Temporary sites used for Sites service on semi-permanent structure will be 1.7 construction works or housing of Yes constructed only after grant of quarry lease. construction workers? There are no tall buildings or linear structure Above ground buildings, found in and around the quarry site. There is no structures or Savudu works requirement of cutting and filling in the site. The 1.8 No including linear structures, cut proposed quarry is to exploit Gravel from and fill or excavations. unconsolidated sediments for 1m below the ground level only. Conventional open cast semi mechanized Underground works including 1.9 No quarrying will be adopted. No underground mining or tunneling? mining or tunneling is proposed. The quarry operation is restricted up to a depth of 1m below the ground level for a period of One Reclamation works? year only, after removing the Gravel there is no 1.10 No proposal for backfilling or reclamation. The quarried out lands will be leveled and used for agriculture purpose. There is no such type of activities involved in this 1.11 Dredging? No opencast quarrying operation. There is no such type of activities involved; It is 1.12 Offshore structures? No an inland quarrying project. Production and manufacturing No production and manufacturing is involved in 1.13 No processes? the Gravel Quarrying. There is no proposal for storage of material within the quarry lease applied area. The 1.14 Excavated Gravel is used for filling and leveling Facilities for storage of goods or No of low lying areas for public projects for a period materials? of One year. There is no wastage encountered during the quarrying operation, The Excavated Gravel is Facilities for treatment or used for filling and leveling of low lying areas for 1.15 disposal of solid waste or liquid No public projects for a period of One year. The effluents? Gravel will not produce toxic effluence in the form of solid, liquid or gas. The proposed project is 0.31.5Ha for a period of One year only. The required employees (7 Nos) Facilities for long term housing are available in the nearby villages, hence long 1.16 No of operational workers? term housing of operational workers are not proposed. No new roads, rail or sea traffic is proposed during operation, the existing road will be utilized for New road, rail or sea traffic transportation of the Gravel. 1.17 during construction or operation? No However, internal roads within the quarry lease applied area will be developed and maintained. New road, rail, air waterborne or There is no such type of activities involved in this other transport infrastructure project. 1.18 No including new or altered routes Existing road will be utilized for the and stations, ports, airports etc.? transportation of Gravel to the needy sites. Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure The project will not cause any changes and 1.19 No leading to changes in traffic hindrance in the existing traffic movements. movements? New or diverted transmission The project does not involve diversion of 1.20 No lines or pipelines? transmission/pipe lines. Impoundment, damming, culver The quarrying operation is restricted up to a 1.21 ting, realignment or other No depth of 1m. The Ground water occurrence in changes to the hydrology of this area is at 20mts depth from ground profile.