PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

of

Stone Quarry (Area –1.26 HaR) Survey No. – 97, Village –Ranmala, Taluka – , Dist- Dhule (M.S.)

Owner & Lessee Shri. Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle

Prepared by Accredited EIA Consultant

EARTHCARE LABS PVT. LTD.,

C-11, Amar Enclave Commercial Wing, Jog Layout, Prashant Nagar, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur – 440 015 Email- [email protected]

December - 2016

Prefeasibility Report (PFR) (as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010)

1. Executive Summary , formerly known as west is located in northern part of State. It is bounded between north latitude 20°38' to 21°61' and east longitude 73°50' to 75°11'. The district is bounded by Nandurbar district in the North West, Nashik district in south and Jalgaon district in east. The district headquarters is located at Dhule town. For administrative convenience, the district is divided in 4 talukas viz, Dhule, Sakri, , Sindkhede. The district has a geographical area of 8061 sq. km. out of which 2090 sq.km. is covered by forest, whereas cultivable area is 3092 sq. km. and net sown area is 1930 sq. km. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. The major part of the district comes under Tapi basin.

The population of Dhule district is 20,50,862 persons and the population density is 285 persons/sq.km. as per the 2011 census. No minerals of economic significance are found in Dhule district. The quality of the lime available in Dhule district is not suitable for cement manufacture. However, many limekiln units can come up to exploit this mineral resource. In addition, Sand, Murum, Stone etc. are available in abundance, which can be suitably used for construction of roads and building.

The district can be broadly divided into 2 physiographic units namely Tapi valley proper and the region of the dykes and residual hills of the Sahyadri Spurs with eastward trending streams in between. The Tapi River valley is observed on both sides of River Tapi in parts of Shirpur and Sindkhede talukas, whereas the region of dykes and residual hills of the Sahyadri Spurs comprises southern part of Sindkhede and entire Sakri and Dhule talukas. The district is drained by Tapi River and its tributaries. Tapi River flows westward through the central part of the district. Panjra and Aner rivers are the main tributaries of Tapi flowing northward and southward respectively to join River Tapi.

In the Tapi valley proper, the soils are deep black and extremely fertile except in some portions near the main river and its tributaries, which have cut down the land very badly and removed the top soil. Otherwise, the soils grade from the deep fertile soils to coarse shallow to

stony soils away from the river northwards either towards the Satpudas or towards south ward towards the residual hills and dykes. The Deccan Trap includes several flows of Basalt, which are supposed to have extruded from fissure volcanoes. Large number of dykes of doleritic composition has intruded the flows. The dykes are aligned in an ENE-WSW direction and a few gave N-S or WNE-ESE trends. Basalt includes the “pahoehoe” and the “aa” types of flows, the former being very common.

The scientific development of stone quarry leads to use of basalt rock for infrastructure and construction development activities.

During stone quarrying, it is necessary to strike a balance between the development and ecology. The impacts on the environment during stone quarrying can be minimized by implementing a well-planned mitigation measures as suggested in Environment Management Plan.

The stone quarry owner is well experienced in operation of stone quarry and about implementation of various environmental measures.

The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operation at quarry is manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors.

The various aspects of the Pre-Feasibility Report as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J- 11013 /41/2006-IA.II(I) dtd. 30-12-2010 are given in the subsequent sections.

2. Introduction of the Project/Background Information (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Stone quarry (Owner & Lessee –Shri. Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle exists on private land (Area – 1.26 HaR). The stone quarry is located near Ranmala village of Taluka – Dhule, Dist- Dhule (M.S). The location maps of the stone quarry are enclosed as Enclosure - 1.

The copy of the Mining Order, NOC from Grampanchayat, 7/12 documents etc are enclosed as Enclosure - 2.

The project proponent Shri. Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle is in the business of stone quarrying since last several years. The project proponent has office at Ranmala, post Dhule

Taluka-Dhule, Dist- Dhule. The project proponent has wide experience in the field of stone quarrying & crushing. He is operating the stone quarry with all precautionary measures and taking measures for environmental conservation. The stone material is supplied for infrastructure development, construction activities etc.

(ii) Brief description of nature of the project The stone quarry is a very small scale project in which quarrying of minor mineral stone is carried out. The stone quarries exist in clusters as it depends on availability of stone in the particular area. The murum and stone is excavated out from the rocky land/area during daytime.

The stone quarry under consideration exists on Private land at Survey No. – 97 Village - Ranmala, Taluka – Dhule, Dist- Dhule (M.S) and its production rate is low.

The lease area of the stone quarry under consideration is Area – 1.26 HaR and as per recent Hon. Supreme Court Order, the stone quarry below 5 Ha lease area are directed to MoEF for Environmental Clearance in accordance with law.

As per EIA Notification 2006, the stone quarrying falls under Schedule in serial No. 1(a) (i) Mining of Minerals. Based on lease area and general conditions mentioned in the schedule of EIA Notification, the project is categorized as Category B2.

(iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The Stone (Rubble, Murum, Metal etc) is the basic material required for infrastructure development and construction activities. The rapid development the country is directly related to stone quarry. Though the capacity of each stone quarry is very small, there local existence (shortest distance from developmental activity) is very important in view of low transportation cost and comparatively smaller investment in environmental conservation. The existence of stone quarry at each village and taluka level plays important role in getting the regular employment to the locals also. In the Dhule District, many developmental activities are going on. There is good demand to stone material and its regular supply can keep the prices in control. The occurrence of Deccan trap is proved a beneficial factor. The stone quarry under consideration is need of the region.

(iv) Demand Supply Gap Building construction & developmental activities in Dhule District are good. Dhule city is significantly developed. The small towns are rapidly developing at all taluka headquarters. The

village level building construction activities are also on significant level. These towns and villages are going to develop simultaneously with enhanced pace in future and hence, the demand of the stone materials for building construction in Dhule District is rapidly increasing.

Road network of the District is quite good. National highway No. 6 passes through the District in a stretch of 52.8 km. A network of 91.1 kms of state highway connects the interior parts of the District with the major marketing centers and District headquarters. Besides the above, good network of major District roads, village roads and other roads helps is existing in the District.

There are three industrial areas & one growth centre of MIDC are existing District Dhule. In these MIDC areas, regular constructions of industries and road development continue and have regular demand of stone materials.

Six irrigation dams are existing/under construction in the District and they require stone materials regularly.

In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities.

The supply of stone material solely depends on the stone quarries and crushers of the District. The proposed quarry area is the major source of supply of this stone material and hence the stone quarry under consideration will prove to be helpful in fulfilling the demand on regular basis, provided the quarry operation is continued.

(v) Imports vs. Indigenous Production The stone materials cannot be imported, as it is abundantly available indigenously in the District. The transportation cost and distance criteria for immediate supply are the major factor of these small-scale enterprises/units. Deccan trap basalt deposits of Dhule are good in quality and indigenous production is only better option in view of its economy, fuel conservation, environmental conservation etc.

(vi) Export Possibility At present, the stone materials are not exported out.

(vii) Domestic/Export Markets

The market in the district for stone materials is well established and regular demand is fulfilled to the possible extent by the stone quarries. The local associations of the stone quarries are active in the District. Association regularly monitors market requirement, production targets and other activities for environmental conservation.

(viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project The stone quarry under consideration has about 8-10 persons on regular basis.

3. Project Description (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent project, if any In this stone quarry, mining of minor minerals (stone) is carried out by opencast method in one shift only. The crushing of stone in crusher is an interlinked and interdependent project.

(ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates The stone quarry lease area is covered in Survey of Toposheet No. 46 L/13. The location maps viz. topographic location map are attached herewith Enclosure -I.

(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted

The stone quarry is a site specific activity and it is in operation since last several years. The site is selected mainly due to availability of basalt stone in plenty. The site is well connected by road to city and distance is also within the range. There was no tree cutting involved. The site land is completely barren with no vegetation. The rights of the site are with mine owner and agricultural activities were not possible on the selected land.

(iv) Size or magnitude of operation The stone quarry is small-scale activity and magnitude of operation is also low. The activity is carried out during daytime only. The operations are also not carried out simultaneously and all are scattered. The production rates are very dependent on market demand and there is no point in maintaining stock of the material, as it is very low margin product.

(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

The stone quarry operation involves site clearing, drilling, blasting, loading/unloading, crushing, screening, loading of finished stone materials etc. Initially site is cleared for any

unwanted objects/dust. As per plan, the internal roads are earmarked. For the development of benches, the drilling site is selected. In a stretch, drilling is carried out by compressed air operated jack hammer drill. The depth of holes is kept to 1.5 m. Burden & spacing is kept to 1.0 x 1.0 m. The diameter of hole is 32 mm. In each hole, two emulsion explosive cartridge of size 25 mm dia x 150 mm length are inserted. In one of the cartridge, electric detonator is inserted and its wire is taken out of the hole. The hole is then completely filled by dust and stone bags are kept for muffling. All the holes are connected in series by additional wire to all detonators. The circuit of the all detonators is completed and wire ends are then connected to charge box. The charge to circuit is given as per requirement by experienced & licensed blaster in terms of charge rotations required. Once the circuit is completely charged, the light in the box blows and by pressing the knob, blasting is carried out. All the precautionary measures during blasting are taken out. Due to blasting the compact stone material became loose in the form of rubble. The rubble is removed by JCB/manually and taken to suitable place for sorting. The rubble pieces are then sized to 8 to 10 inch and shifted by tractor trolley to crusher. In the feeding pocket of crusher, all sized stone material is unloaded. The material moves downward in to crusher. The crushed stone through conveyor is taken to screens. At screens, various sizes of material are separated out including dust and oversized material. The sized material is conveyed through conveyor to different places and oversized material is again charged to feeding hopper of crusher. The sized material as various grades of metal are loaded by loader to trucks / trolley and transported to the construction sites as per order.

(vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product

In the stone quarry, as such no raw material is required. For 3.0 T of stone material excavation, 0.25 kg of emulsion explosive cartridges are consumed with one electric detonator. There is less consumption of diesel in the tractor mounted compressor, JCB, loader, tractor trolley, trucks etc as applicable.

The major market to the stone material is building construction, road construction sites, industrial areas, dam under construction etc. Stone material is transported by existing roads through covered trucks.

(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined

In stone quarry, waste material does not generate. All the materials are salable as rubble, boulder, murum, metal, dust etc. Hence, there is total resource optimization. (viii) Availability of water its source, energy/power requirement and source should be given

In the stone quarry, due to compact nature of basalt rock, ground water does not exist at shallow depths. The seam of the basalt rock goes deep. The ground water exists below this rock. At this quarry, ground water is below 100 m. The intersection of total seam of stone is not feasible and it is not carried out in any stone quarry. The rainwater collected in pit also remains in the pit, as it is difficult to percolate through impermeable layer of the stone. The rain water collected in the pits is the source of water for various purposes of stone quarry such as sprinkling of water on haulage roads, dust suppression during crushing, sprinkling on conveyor belts, fixed sprinklers installed in the quarry, green belt development etc. Drinking water is normally brought from the dug wells existing away from the quarry area as there are no dug well or bore well exist in quarry area.

The power supply is required to crusher and it is available from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.

(ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal

In stone quarry, there is no industrial effluent generation as such. The water table is not intercepted in the stone quarry due to basalt rock deepness. The rainwater accumulated in the pit during monsoon is uncontaminated. The silt is settled down under gravity. Normally in the mine, deepening of one of the corner of the pit is carried out and rainwater is collected throughout the year in it. The excess rainwater collected in the pit is pumped out during non-monsoon season and this mine discharge water becomes the source of water for agricultural purposes in the nearby area.

In stone quarry, there is no solid waste generation. All the forms of stones are salable in the market.

(x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose

The stone quarry is small-scale activity and operations have very less negative impacts on environment as there are no contaminations of chemicals or similar substances addition to the environment, the fugitive dust generated is inert and inorganic in nature. Protocol observed in opencast stone mining is appended in Enclosure- 1.

4. Site Analysis (i) Connectivity The stone quarry has very well connectivity to city.

(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership The landform of the stone quarry area is rocky and it is a wasteland. The land is barren and it is under the control of mine owner. The area of 1.26 HaR of Survey No. 97. Village – Ranmala, Tah -Dhule, Dist - Dhule is in use for stone quarrying as per NOC and permission from Concerned Authorities (Enclosure- 2). This private land is owned by Shri. Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle.

(iii) Topography (along with map) The stone quarry area is in general plain at an altitude of about 318 m above mean sea level (msl). The topographic map of the stone quarry area and surrounding area is enclosed in Enclosure -1.

(iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given

The existing land use of the stone quarry area is non-agriculture. The land is barren, wasteland, rocky and without vegetation. Surface area is murmad type and unsuitable for agricultural purposes. In the 15 km radius area from the boundary of the stone quarry, notified forests, national park, notified wild life sanctuary, notified eco sensitive areas, notified water bodies, notified CRZ areas do not exist.

(v) Existing Infrastructure There are other stone quarries adjacent to each other forming cluster of stone quarries in the area. Road infrastructure to the cluster area is developed. Power distribution network is also developed.

(vi) Soil classification The stone quarry area is barren with wasteland. The pit in the stone quarry area is existing. The soil cover is thin in balance area of stone quarry.

(vii) Climatic data from secondary sources The Climate of the district is characterized by a hot summer and general dryness throughout the year except during the south-west monsoon season, i.e., June to September. The daily mean minimum temperature was 16°C and mean maximum temperature was 45°C. The normal annual rainfall over the district ranges from about 500 mm to 655 mm. It is the minimum in the central parts of the district around Dhule and Sakri (576 mm) and Sindkhede (566 mm) and increases northwards and westwards. The study of negative departures of the annual rainfall over normal reveals that western and southern parts of the district experienced moderate and severe drought conditions for more than 20% of years. Hence, these parts occupying parts of Sakri and Dhule talukas can be categorized as drought area.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available In 2011, Dhule had population of 2,050,862 of which male and female were 1,054,031 and 996,831 respectively. In 2001 census, Dhule had a population of 1,707,947 of which males were 878,372 and remaining 829,575 were females. Dhule District population constituted 1.83 percent of total Maharashtra population.

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Dhule district for 2011 is 285 people per sq. km.

Average literacy rate of Dhule in 2011 were 72.80 compared to 71.65 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 79.50 and 65.77 respectively.

Out of the total Dhule population for 2011 census, 27.84 percent lives in urban regions of district.

Due to the lack of minerals, cheap power and indifferent attitude of the past Governments, Dhule district has been industrially backward.

Taking an overall picture of the economic structure of Dhule district, it seems probable that prospects of the agrarian economy are bright. There is also scope for industries, mainly requiring agricultural commodities as raw materials.

The general life as such in villages is very quiet, but it has many petty relaxations in the way of weekly markets and small fairs and festivals-public and domestic-and is perhaps most suitable to the character of the people.

5. Planning Brief (i) Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation, etc.) Town and country planning/development authority classification

Stone quarries & stone crusher dominantly cover the area. The ancillary activities as transport, engineering workshops, fabrication shops etc. are also developed. The area will be further developed in the quarrying activities. At the closure of quarry, the pits will be converted to ponds or sloppy area will be covered by green belt. The district authority has issued lease with conditions for safe operation and environmental conservation.

(ii) Population Projection In the stone quarry, local villagers are employed and direct employment is very low. The local manpower is already trained in quarry and crusher operation. There is direct and indirect employment in terms of drivers, mechanics, contract labourers etc. The manpower from the nearby village(s) is already engaged and trained in these jobs. Hence, additional population increase in the area is not anticipated.

(iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.) The quarry and crusher activities are carried out in the leased area. At the closure of quarry, the pit land will be converted to pond or sloppy land will be covered by plantation.

(iv) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (physical & social) The road infrastructure is already developed in the area, which requires for the transport of the stone material to the consumers. The manpower is local and their social infrastructure is also developed. The inflow of money in terms of taxes to grampanchyat and salaries to the manpower will further improve the physical and social infrastructure.

(v) Amenities/Facilities

At the stone quarry under consideration have facilities as drinking water, first aid box, communication facilities, emergency vehicle for shifting the workers during accident etc are available. 6. Proposed Infrastructure (i) Industrial Area (processing area) The infrastructural facilities are already developed in the area for the unit operations as required in stone quarrying.

(ii) Residential Area (non processing area) The local villagers are employed in the stone quarrying activities and the development of residential area is not needed.

(iii) Green belt At present a few trees are existing. At the closure of mine about 7.5 m or more of the lease area will be converted to green belt. (iv) Social Infrastructure The social infrastructure in the cluster area has been improved due to activities of stone quarries. (v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc) The connectivity in terms of traffic, transportation road is already developed and good. There are well connected roads in the area.

(vi) Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of Water) The dugwell / borewell water existing in the nearby areas is brought to the site for drinking purposes through tankers.

(vii) Sewerage System The manpower requirement at the stone quarry is very less and hence sewerage system is not existing.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management Industrial waste generation from the stone quarry under consideration is nil.

(ix) Solid Waste Management

Except insignificant amount of municipal solid wastes, no solid waste is generated from the stone quarry under consideration.

(x) Power Requirement & Supply/Source The power requirement is fulfilled by MSEDCL and its network is well developed. Power supply to the area is also regular.

7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan (i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected person including home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given) The rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) is not required for the stone quarry under consideration as it is located in the notified mining zone.

8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates (i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given) The lessee has vast experience of stone quarrying and crushing operations. All the plant, machinery and infrastructural facilities are provided. Lessee takes all necessary statutory permissions. Adequate reserves are available. Market is well established. Manpower is available with lessee. The operation can be continued subject to the grant of Environmental Clearance and renewal of mining lease.

(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project

The gross capital investment of the stone quarry is about Rs. 20 lakhs and recurring expenditure including crusher activity is about 1.5 lakh / month. Though there is less margin in the business due to competition, the economic viability is still good due to availability of stone materials, market and infrastructural facilities.

9. Analysis of Proposal Final Recommendations (i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area

The stone quarry area development has widened financial transaction in the area. The land prizes are increased for wasteland and it has benefited locals to great extent. Some of them have started their own stone queries as well as allied business. Overall, the socio-economic status of the local population has been improved in many ways including direct and indirect employment due to stone quarries existing in the area.

Enclosure - I

Location of Quarry

Location Details of Stone Quarry Under Study

Enclosure – II

Overall view of Stone Quarry of Shri Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle, At- Ranmala, Tah- Dhule , Dist- Dhule