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PFR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The State Government willing to grant mining lease to Sh of Sh. Dharmendra Singh S/o Shri Manvar Singh, Village-Udaypur, Ward No.2, Tehshil- Ukhimath, District- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand for Mining/extraction of Minor Minerals (RBM) viz. Sand/Bajri/Boulder mining lease, measuring 0.490 Hectares, at a part of Village- Gabnigaon, Tehsil- Ukhimath, District- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand,on Private lease land lies in Khasara No. 10, 236 Total area is 0.490 Hac., vide competent authority Letter of Intent No. 1582/VII-1/2017/31kha/17, dated 31 October 2017 for a period of five (05) Year (Copy of LOI is attached as per Annexure-I). In accordance with the Schedule of EIA Notification, September 14, 2006 and its amendment from time to time (latest 15 January 2016), the proposed Project of Minor Mineral Mine is categorized under Category – “B2” 1 (a) (mining lease area < 5 ha) - {Mining of Minerals} as the lease area is 0.300 Ha.; for the purpose of granting prior Environmental Clearance to start extraction of minor minerals i.e. sand, bajari & boulders. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT Sr. No. Particular Details 1 Nature of the Project RBM Mining Project. 2 ML Area 0.490 Hectare 3 Proposed Production Capacity Total Recoverable Quantity of RBM: (As per approved Mining Pan) 12,320 Tonnes 4 Proposed Lease Period of Mine Five year 5 Method of Mining Open Cast Manual Mining/picking of RBM 6 Life of the Mine Continuous, replenished yearly 7 No. of working day in a year 245 8 Blasting / Drilling Not required 9 Project Location a) Village Gabnigaon b) Tahsil/Pattisetra Ukhimath c) District Rudraprayag d) State Uttrakhand e) Geographical Coordinates of the Latitude- 30°25' 6.670"N Longitude- 79° 03' 48.650"E Lease Area (Pillar No.1) 10 Water Demands a) Requirement 4.2 KLD approx. for Drinking & 1 PFR Dust Suppression / Plantation b) Source of water Nearby villages & natural springs. 11 Man Power Requirement 21 Nos. 12 Landuse Private lease land in the river bed 13 Nearest Railway Station Rishikesh Railway station about 220 Km, West direction 14 Nearest Airport Jolly Grand Airport (approx. 250 Km North) 15 Ecological Sensitive Areas Separate table given below (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves etc.) within 10kms radius 16 Archaeological important Place None within 10 km radius of mine site 17 Seismic Zone Zone – V (As per 1893:2002) Source: Site visit and Approve Mining Plan LOCATION, GENERAL AND ACCESSIBILITY LOCATION (a) Details of Area Location Map is attached as Plate No. 1 (b) District and State Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand (c) Tehsil Ukhimath (d) Village Gabnigaon (e) Khasra No./ Plot No./ Block Khata No.16, Khasara No. 10, 236 Range / (f) Felling Series etc. None (g) Area ( hectares) 0.490 Ha. (h) Whether the area is in forest No, area does not fall under forest area (please specify whether protected, reserved etc.) (i) Ownership/ Occupancy Letter of Intent GO released No. 3043/VII-1/2019/02(136)/18, dated 29 January 2019 as per Notification No. 2 PFR 1582/VII-1/2017/31(kha)/17, dated 31 October 2017 under Uttarakhand Minor Mineral Rules (Revised) 2017 for mining of minor minerals by Department of Industrial Development Department, State Govt. (Attached as Annexure I) (j) Geographical Coordinates 1- Latitude- 30°25' 6.878"N Longitude- 79° 03' 48.187"E 2- Latitude- 30°25' 6.670"N Longitude- 79° 03' 48.650"E 3- Latitude- 30°25'8.413"N Longitude- 79° 03'49.545"E 4- Latitude- 30°25'11.361"N Longitude- 79° 03'55.696"E 5- Latitude- 30°25'14.178"N Longitude- 79° 03'58.763"E 6- Latitude- 30°25'14.463"N Longitude- 79° 03'58.398"E 7- Latitude- 30°25' 11.722"N Longitude- 79° 03' 55.404"E 8- Latitude- 30°25' 8.676"N Longitude- 79° 03' 49.131"E RFP Latitude- 30°25' 13.745"N Longitude- 79° 04'0.553"E GENERAL (a) Mineral proposed to mine Sand, Bajri and Boulder etc Letter of Intent was granted for proposed (b) Period of mining Lease mining upto five (5) years. LoI attached as Annexure I. (c) Category of land use Revenue land (Non forest land) (d) Elevation Range of River Bed 864.924 to 861.094 m 3 PFR ABOUT THE DISTRICT- Rudraprayag district covering an area of about 2439 sq. km lies between latitude 30019'00" and 30049' North and longitude 78049' and 79021'13" East, falling in surveys of India Toposheet Nos. 53J and 53N. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi in the north, Chamoli in the east, Tehri Garhwal in the west and Pauri Garhwal on the south. The district with its head quarter at Rudraprayag town comprises of three tehsils viz. Okhimath, Rudraprayag and Jakholi and three development blocks viz. Okhimath, Augustmuni and Jakholi. It is approachable from Rishikesh and Dehradun through motorable metalled road. Rail links are not available in the district. The district has network of roads of 1372 kms which connects its major towns to its head quarter. The only national highway is from Rishikesh to Badrinath, which runs parallel to river Ganga and Alaknanda. The road bifurcates from Rudraprayag and goes up to Gauri Kund all along river Mandakini. Pathways, Katccha road and tracks play an important role in providing movement facility and communication in the difficult hilly terrain of rural area of the district. ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PROPOSED LEASE AREA- The proposed lease area is a part of a Village- Gabnigaon, District- Rudraprayag of Uttarakhand. The village is approachable through via NH-109. The proposed mine lease is connected to NH through a none-damar/none bitumen road of about 70m. NEAREST AVAILABLE FACILITIES Nearest approachable NH/SH NH-109, about 70m Nearest Railway transportation facility At Rishikesh, about 80kms areal, driving distance about 150kms Nearest Air facility/Helipad etc Agastmuni, about 6kms Nearest bank facility Chandrapuri, about 1kms Nearest upstream bridge Jhula Bridge, about 1.2kms (Aerial) Nearest downstream bridge Agastmuni- Basukedar road Bridge, About 2.8 kms downstream (Aerial) Nearest Post office Chandrapuri, about 1kms Nearest Public Health Centre (PHC) Agastmuni, about 6kms Nearest Community Health Centre (CHC) Agastmuni, about 6kms Nearest Primary School Chandrapuri, about 1km Nearest High School/Intermediate Collage Vijaynagar, about 4 km Nearest Degree & Post Degree Collage Agastmuni, about 6kms Nearest Vocational Educational Center/ITI Ratuda, about 55kms Nearest Small market Chandrapuri, about 1kms Nearest Major market Agastmuni, about 6kms 4 PFR ABOUT THE PROPOSED LEASE AREA- Letter of Intent (LoI) for RBM mining was granted via No. 3043/VII-1/2019/02(136)18, dated 29 January 2019, in the Village- Gabnigaon, Tehsil- Ukhimath & District- Rudraprayag. CHAPTER-5 GEOLOGY & EXPLORATION GEOLOGY- Geologically, Rudraprayag district comprises of diverse rock types ranging in age from Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic in age. The rock succession exposed in the district mainly falls in two groups namely, 1. The rock sequences exposed between Main Boundary Fault (MBF) and Main Central Thrust (MCT) – Constituting the Lesser Himalaya 2. The rock sequences exposed to the north of Main Central Thrust (MCT) – Constituting the Higher Himalaya The rock sequences exposed between Main Boundary Fault (MBF) and Main Central Thrust (MCT) in Rudraprayag district are of Mesoproterozoic Period and are exposed at different structural levels and individually occupy very small areas. Regionally metamorphosed rocks, along with granitoids occur as Klippen, over the sedimentary sequence, towards south of Main Central Thrust (MCT) in the district. The Central or Higher Himalayas in Rudraprayag district consists of metamorphosed rock sequences of Palaeoproterozoic age and are of green schist to amphibolite facies. The rock sequences of Higher Himalaya and most of the Lesser Himalaya are mainly of Proterozoic age. Lithologically these sequences are regionally metamorphosed rocks emplaced by granitoids of various ages and weakly metamorphosed to unmetamorphosed sedimentaries comprising of quartzites with interbedded volcanics, carbonate rocks associated with slate, quartzite and shale. The ages of regionally metamorphosed sequence is not well known and has been inferred by the ages of intrusive granitoids. Rocks of Palaeoproterozoic (2500 – 1600 Ma) Period: The metamorphic rocks associated with granites, gneisses and migmatites have been referred as Central Crystallines in the Himalayan Region. Generally, these Crystallines occurs as thrust sheets over metasedimentaries of Lesser Himalaya in varied tectonic setting. South of Main Central Thrust (MCT), the crystalline rocks occur in two settings – 1) bounded by the Main Central Thrust (MCT) on the north and thrust over the sedimentaries of Garhwal Group and 2) As a Klippe occurring over the rocks of Garhwal Group. 5 PFR Rocks of Mesoproterozoic (1600 – 1000 Ma) Period: The Period is characterized by extensive development of quartzite with penecontemperaneous volcanic flows and carbonates. The section is well exposed in the inner part of the Lesser Himalayas – the belt bounded by North Almora Thrust in the south and Main Central Thrust in the north. The basal quartzite metavolcanic group is known as Rudraprayag Formation locally in Rudraprayag area and consists of Garhwal Group of Volcanics. Granitoids of Mesoproterozoic Period: The granitoids of Rudraprayag district occur at different tectonic levels. Granitoids emplaced in the regionally metamorphosed rocks commonly known as Crystallines of Proterozoic age occur as Klippe in the Lesser Himalayan Zone locally known as Volcanics of Garhwal Group. Granitoids also occur associated with volcanic sedimentary sequences, emplaced in the rocks of Garhwal Group such as Chandrapuri Granite of age 1595 Ma (Pandey, 1981). Proposed mining area belongs to a Fluvial Deposit, geologically Recent Deposit, carried by River Mandakini. EXPLORATION Adequate amount of sand, bajri and boulder reserve is available for meeting consumer demand. Moreover mining will be carried out by batch rotation manner and the mined out area is annually replenishable.