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F" No. - SIA/1(a)17A09/2020 STATE LEVEI, ENVTRONMENT INTPACT,A,SSESSMENT ATITHORITY" BIHAR 2nd Floor, Beltron Bhawn Shastri Nagar Patna - 800 023 E-mail :- seiaabihar@gmail"com seiaa.ms. br@gmai l.com Telephone No":- 0612 - 2281255 Dated:- 7l' 7'1t<fwt To, Gazala Khan, Proprietor, Near Manner Dargah, Char I{azar, Manner, District:- Patna, Bihar" Pin:- 801 108, Em a il- gazala44L2@gmaiL c0 m, Mob. No":- 933441287L. Sub: Proposed Sand Mining Project on Son R.iver at Aurangabad Son 39 Balu Ghat, Mauza:* Shamesher Nagar, Village:- Nanu Bighao P.O.;- Shamsher Nagar, P.S.:- Daudnagar, Block:- Daudnagar, District:- Aurangabad, State:- Bihar; with proposed production Area of 54.0 Ha) - Terms of Reference regarding" Ref: 1. Online Application - SIAIBR/}yIIN/513 1212020" 2" Your application datod 09-06-2A20 @ard eopy submission)" 3" Minutes of the SEAC rneetinE held on II-A6-2A20 and i2-06- 2420" 4" Minutes of the SEIAA meetins held on A7-A7-2020 and 08- 07-2020 Sir/1VIadam, This has reference to your online proposal submitted in the State Level Environrnent Impact Assessment Authority to prescribe the Tenns of Referenee (ToR) for undertaking detailed EIA study for the purpose of obtaining Environmental Clearance in accordance with the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006. For this purpose, you have submitted online information in the prescribed format (Form - I) along with a Pre-feasibility Report. The details of the proposal as described in the application are as follows: l. s rA/BR/N4IN / s | 3 12/2420 2" File No.: SIA/l(a)/100912020 Sand Mining Project on Son River at Aurangabad Son 39 Balu Ghat, IVIauza:- Shamcsher Nagar, Village:- Nanu Bigha, P.O":- 3. Name of the Proposal Shamsher Nagar, P-S.:- Daudnagar, Block:- Daudnagar, District:- Aurangabad, State:- Bihar 4" Mining of Minerals" 5. l(a) N4ining of Minerals" 6. Name of River Son River 7" Area of the Proiect 54"0 IIa Khata No"- 341. 8" Khesra No"- 1456" 9. 27,86,944 TPA 10. Bulk Densitv 2"0 Open Cast Semi-mechanized method {as per Bihar Mineral I l. Method of Mlrline (Concession, Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rule - 2AI9\. 12. No of working days/year 240 days Domestic Water : 1.22 KLD Dust Suppression : 5.0 KLD 13. Water demand Green Belt Development : 1.35 KLD Total Water Requirement : 7 "57 KLD 14. Man Power 122 In this regard, under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 as amended from time to time Sustainable Sand Managernent Guidelines 2016 and Enforeement & klonitoring Guidelines fbr Sand Mlining (Elv{GStvI-2020) for the sand rninin9-2020 the ToR for the puqposc of preparing Environment Impact Assessment report and Environment Management Flan for obtaining prior Environmental Clearanee is preseribed as follows:- 1. Year-wise production details sinee 1994 should lre given, elearly stating the highest production achieved in any one year prior to 1994" It may also be categorically informed whether there had been any increase in production after the EIA Notification 1994 eame into force, w"r"t. the highest production achieved prior to 1994. 2. A copy of the document in support of the fact that the Proponent is the rightful lessee of the niine should be siven" a All documents including approved mine plan, EXA and Public Hearing should be compatible with one another in terms of the mine lease area, production levels, waste generation and its management, mining technology ete. and should be in the name of the lessee" 4" All corner coordinates of the mine lease area, superimposed on a High-Resolution Imagery / toposheet, topographic sheet, geomorphology and geology of the area should be provided" Such an Imagery of the proposed area should clearly showthe land use and other ecological features ofthe study area (core and buffer zone). 5. Information should be provided in Survey of India Toposheet in l:50,000 seale indieating geological map of the area, geomorphology of land forms of the area, existing minerals and mining history of the area, important water bodies, streams and rivers and soil charaeteristics" 6" Details about the land proposed for mining activities should be given with information as to whether mining conforms to the land rise policy of the State; land diversion for mining should have approval from State land use board or the eoncemed authority. It should be clearly stated whether the proponent Company has a well laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board of Directors? If so, it may be spelt out in the EIA Report with description of the prescribed operating process/proeedures to bring into focus any infringement / deviation / violation of the environmentai or forest norms / 3n u qrvtt' conditions? The hierarehical system or administrative order of the Company to deal with the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the EC eonditions nnay also be given" The system of reporting of non-compliances / violations of environmental norrns to the Board of Directors of the Company and/or shareholders or stakeholders at large, may also be detailed in the EL{ Report. 8. The study area will eomprise of i0 km zone around the mine lease f,rom lease periphery and the data eontained in the EIA. 9. Land use of the study area delineating forest area, agrieultural land, grazing land, wildlife sanctuary, national park, migratory routes of fauna, water bodies, human settlements and other eeological features should be indieated" Land use plan of the mine lease area should be prepared to encompass preoperatlonal, operational and post operational phases and submitted. Impact, if any, of change of land use should be given. 10. A Certificate from the Competent Authority in the State Forest Department should be provided, oonfirming the involvement of forest land, if any, in the project area. In the event of any contrary claim by the Project Proponent regarding the status of forests, the site may be inspected by the State Forest Department along with the Regional Office of the Ministry to ascertain the status of forests, based on which, the Certifieate in this as mentioned above be issued" In all such eases" it would be desirable for rcprcsentntivc nf thr" $tq1n F6rn5t DcRaflmr"nt to ariift 1fta Fvpe( Appraisal Cnmmitfcns Status of forestry clearance for the broken up area and virgin forestland involved in the Project including deposition of net present value (NPV) and compensatory afforestation (CA) should be indicated. A copy of the forestry clearance should also be furnished. Implementation status of recognition of forest rights under the Seheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2005 should be 13. The vegetation the RF / PF areas the study area, with necessary details, should be given. A study shall be got done to ascertain the impact of the Vlining Project on wildlife of the study area and details furnished. Impact of the project on the wildlife in the surrounding and any other protected area and accordingly, detailed mitigative measures required, should be worked out with cost implications and submitted. 15. i-oeation oiNationai Parks, Sanotuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Ramsar site Tiger / Elephant Reserves / (existing as well as proposed), if any, within l0 km of the mine lease should be elearly indieated, supported by a location map duly autherrtieated by Chief Wildl;fe Warden. Necessary clearance, as may be applieable to sueh projeets due to proximity of the eeologically sensitive arcas as rnentioned above, should be obtained from the Standing Committee of National Board of Wiidlife and eopy furnished. t6. A detailed biological study of the study area [eore zone and buffer zone (10 krn radius of the periphery of the mine lease)] shall be earricd out. Details of flora and fauna, endangered, endernie and R.are Endangercd and lhreatened (RET) Speeies duly authenticated, separately fcrr oore and buffer zone should lre furnished based on such primary field survey, elearly indicating the Sehedule of the f,aunapresent. In case of any seheduled - tr fauna found in the study area, the neeessary plan along with budgetary provisions for their conservation should be prepared in ccinsultation with State Forest and Wildlife Department and details furnished. Neeessary allocation of funds for implementing the same should be made as part of the project eost. 17 Proximity to Areas declared as 'Critically Polluted' or the Project areas attracting eourt restrictions for mining operations, should also be indicated and where so required, clearance certifications from the preseribed Authorities, such as the SPCB or State Mining Dept. Should be secured and furnished to the effeet that the proposed mining activities could be considered" 18" R&R Plan / eompensation details for tlie Projeet Affeeted People (PAP) should be furnished" While preparing the R&R Plan, the relevant StateA{ationai Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy should be kept in view" In respeet of SCs iSTs and other weaker sections of the society in the study area, a need based sample survey, family-wise, should be undertaken to assess their requirements, and action programmes prepared and submitted accordingly, integrating the sectoral programrnes of line departments of the State Government. It may be cleariy brought out whether the village(s) located in the mine lease area will be shifted or not. The issues relating to shifting of village(s) including their R&R and socio-economic aspects should be discussed in the Report. 19" One season primary baseline data on ambient air quality as per CPCB Notifieation of 2009, water quality, noise level, soil flora and fauna shall be collected and the dAQ and 5 ..!\ other data so compiled presented date-wise in the EIA and EN{P Report. Site specific rneteorological data should also be eollected" The loeation of the monitoring stations should be such as to represent whole of the study area and justified keeping in view the pre-dominant downwind direction and location of sensitive receptors.