DRAFT REPORT Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan for Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Lamba Bauxite Mine, Survey No
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DRAFT REPORT Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan For Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite At Lamba Bauxite Mine, Survey No. 415/P (Old), 1883/P (New), Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat Land/Plot Area: 196780 m2 (19.6780 Ha) Production Capacity: 60,000 TPA (ROM) [ToR Letter No: SEIAA/GUJ/TOR/1(a)/610/2017 Dated: 30/04/2017] [Study Period: October 2017 to December 2017] [Schedule 1 (a) Category–“B” as per EIA Notification 2006] APPLICANT CONSULTANT M/s Industrial Minerals Eco Chem Sales & Services Registered Office Office floor, Ashoka Pavilion ’A’ Opposite Kamla Nehru Park, New Civil Road, Surat, 395001 Porbandar, (NABET Accredited-NABET/EIA/1720/ RA 051) Gujarat-360575 (In-house NABL approved Lab- License No.) E-mail: : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] February – 2018 Doc. No: 2017_ECSS_EIAMI_1700013 Draft EIA-EMP Report for Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P (Old), 1883/P (New), Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat DECLARATION Declaration by experts contributing to the EIA Report for “Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P, Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat” by “M/s Industrial Minerals, Opp. Kamla Naheru Park, Porbandar, Gujarat.” “I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed this Report”. EIA COORDINATOR Name : Dr. Ashok Kumar Rathoure Signature & : Date Sector No. : 1 Period of : May, 2017 to till date involvement Contact : Eco Chem Sales & Services, Office Floor, Ashoka Pavilion- Information A, Opp. Kapadia Health Club, New Civil Road, Surat, India- 395 001 Landline No.: +91-261-2231630 FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERTS Name of Functional the Involvement (Period & Task) Signature & Date Areas Expert Period of Involvement: Maay-Nov., 2017 Tasks: Land Use Joshua Supervision in development of land use maps of (LU) Anand study area using GIS / related tools, site visit for ground truth survey, finalization of landuse maps, contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Sept.-2017 – Jan, 2018 Air Pollution Tasks: Prevention, Dhaval Monitoring & Selection of monitoring locations, Supervision of Zhaveri Control air quality monitoring, Identification of impacts on Air quality, suggesting mitigation measures and (AP) contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Sept.-2017 – Jan, 2018 Meteorology, Tasks: Air Quality Dhaval Modeling & Evaluation of meteorological data with collected Zhaveri Prediction secondary data, modeling and prediction, identification of impacts, finalization of mitigation (AQ) measures and contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Oct. – Dec, 2017 Water Tasks: Pollution Prevention, Dr. Ashok Site visit & supervision & checking of sampling Control & Kumar locations for surface water samples & their Prediction of Rathoure analysis results, identification of impacts, Impacts evaluation of water pollution control management, finalization of mitigation measures and contribution (WP) to EIA documentation Eco Chem Sales & Services Doc. No: 2017_ECSS_EIAMI_1700013 Declaration Page ii Draft EIA-EMP Report for Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P (Old), 1883/P (New), Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat Name of Functional the Involvement (Period & Task) Signature & Date Areas Expert Period of Involvement: Oct. – Dec, 2017 Ecology and Tasks: Dr. Ashok Bio-diversity Kumar Site visit and conduct of ecological survey, Conservation Rathoure assessment of the impacts of proposed project (EB) activities on the biological environment and contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Oct.-Nov., 2017 Tasks: Noise & Dipti Patel Vibration (NV) Checking of noise sampling results, analysis of data, identification of impacts and mitigation measures, and contribution to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Oct.-Dec, 2017 Tasks: Socio- Ghanshyam economic Site visit and collection of secondary and primary Patel (SE) from the surrounding area/villages of the proposed project. for impact identification and mitigation measures for incorporating to EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Sept.-Nov., 2017 Tasks: Hydrology, Ground Water Site visit, Understanding and representing Mehul and Water groundwater conditions, supervision of Petkar Conservation groundwater sampling, well inventory survey, (HG) identification of impacts, suggestion of mitigation measures and contribution to the EIA documentation Period of Involvement: Oct-Nov., 2017 Tasks: Geology Mehul Site visit, Geology and geomorphologic analysis (GEO) Petkar based on secondary data, analysis of the data collected, contribution to EIA documentation Soil Period of Involvement: Jan. 2018 Dr. B. K. Conservation Report on Soil analysis results, contribution to EIA Patel (SC) documentation Risk Period of Involvement: March- June, 2017 Assessment Tasks: Amol & Hazard Vadnere Identification of impacts & mitigation measures, Management safety during construction and operational phase (RH) and contribution to EIA documentation Solid waste Period of Involvement: April- June, 2017 and Tasks: Hazardous J. A. Rathi Identification of waste generated from the site, Waste studying adequacy of mitigation measures for Management management of hazardous waste and contribution (SHW) to EIA documentation Eco Chem Sales & Services Doc. No: 2017_ECSS_EIAMI_1700013 Declaration Page iii Draft EIA-EMP Report for Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P (Old), 1883/P (New), Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization: I, Rekha Shah, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the “Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P, Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat” by “M/s Industrial Minerals, Opp. Kamla Naheru Park, Porbandar, Gujarat.” I also confirm that ECSS shall be fully accountable for any misleading information mentioned in this statement. Signature : Name : Rekha Shah Designation : CEO Name of the EIA Consultant Organization : Eco Chem Sales & Services, Surat NABET Certificate Number : NABET/EIA/1720/RA 051 Eco Chem Sales & Services Doc. No: 2017_ECSS_EIAMI_1700013 Declaration Page iv Draft EIA-EMP Report for Mining of 60,000 TPA (ROM) Bauxite at Survey No. 415/P (Old), 1883/P (New), Village Lamba, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT .................................................................................. 1 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT ................................ 1 1.2.1 Identification of Project ...................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Project Proponent .............................................................................................. 1 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY & REGION ........................................................................................................ 2 1.3.1 Brief Description of the Project .......................................................................... 2 1.3.2 Importance to the Country and the Region ....................................................... 2 1.4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 2 1.4.1 Statutory Clearance as Other Permissions ....................................................... 2 1.4.2 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................ 3 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE EIA REPORT .................................................................... 11 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 13 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT .............................................................................................. 13 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................... 13 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................. 13 2.3.1 General Location of the Site ............................................................................ 13 2.3.2 Approach to the Project Site ............................................................................ 15 2.3.3 Environmental Sensitivity details ..................................................................... 16 2.4 SITE DETAILS ........................................................................................................ 16 2.4.1 Topography ..................................................................................................... 16 2.4.2 Regional Geology ............................................................................................ 16 2.5 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION............................................................... 19 2.5.1 Production Capacity ........................................................................................ 19 2.5.2 Cost of the Project ........................................................................................... 19 2.6 ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES REQUIRES BY OR FOR THE PROJECT ................. 19 2.6.1 Utilities ............................................................................................................