BRIEF WRITE UP OF THE PROJECT M/s KGP GRANITES

M/s KGP GRANITES have a building stone quarry project with a production capacity of 1,75,000 MTA. The building stone quarry project is situated at Survey Nos. 16/2/1 pt., 16/2/2 pt., 17/4 pt., 20/1, 20/2, 20/3, 17/5 pt., 17/7, Village, Vadakarapathy Panchayat, , District, in an area of 4.4081 hectares. The proposed quarry site is private land. The targeted production of mine will be 1,75,000 MTA. The estimated project cost will be about Rs. 1.09 crores. The expected life of mine will be 8 years. The total water requirement is about 5 KLD in which 1 KLD is for domestic which would be sourced from open well, 2 KLD for dust suppression system in mine and 2 KLD for plantation purposes and will be sourced from storm water pond. The total man power will be 9 persons. The total power requirement will be 75 kW, which will be operated by diesel engine. The mining will be done by open cast semi-mechanized method of mining. The height and width of the bench will be maintained at 5-6 m. The exploitation of mineral will be done from 230 m. MSL to 210 m MSL in conceptual phase. Excavated material is transported by 15T trucks/tippers to the crusher unit located at within the complex for further processing. The top soil of 2,204 cu. m. will be generated from the mining operations, which shall be properly stacked and will be utilized for plantation over the reclaimed areas. About 8,816 cu.m. of overburden will be generated throughout the mine life. These wastes shall be utilized within the pit for laying of haul roads. At the end use, OB can be reutilized as soil base for plantation. At the end of life of mine, the reclaimed area (3.8081 ha.) will be suitably planted (about 4,000 trees will be planted in the lease area) leaving no void. The main aim of the green belt development is to restore the ecosystem to its original form to a maximum possible extent by designing the green cover with the same native species. The sewage to a tune of 0.8 KLD generated from the mine office will be diverted to the septic tank followed by soak pit. To avoid the dust generation from the drilling operations, wet drilling methods will be adopted. Periodical monitoring of ambient air, noise, water & waste water quality in and around the lease area will be carried out. The workers will be provided with personal protective equipments i.e., earmuffs, earplugs and dusk masks. Periodic health/medical checkups for all the workers as per Factories Act will be done to ascertain good health and safety. As a part of corporate social responsibility, it is proposed to spent minimum of about Rs. 12.53 Lakhs for various local development activities in consultation with local village authorities. About Rs. 9 lacs per annum is proposed to be spent for the environment protection programme / measures. Due to the proposed project the surrounding environment will not face any problem related to pollution. The living standard of the local people will improve. The Environmental Action Plan (EAP) will be strictly followed for abating the pollution.

ENKAY ENVIRO SERVICES PVT. LTD., JAIPUR