Dhule, Dist- Dhule (M.S.)
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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT of Stone Quarry (Area –1.26 HaR) Survey No. – 97, Village –Ranmala, Taluka – Dhule, 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 Dhule district, formerly known as west Khandesh is located in northern part of Maharashtra 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, Shirpur, 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.