Prefeasibility Report, Mining Plan for Rough Stone, S.F.No: 790/1B & 792/ 1(P), Sokkanur Village, Kinathukadavu Taluk, Coimbatore District Tamil Nadu of Thiru

FORM-1, PREFEASIBILITY REPORT, MINING PLAN FOR ROUGH STONE, S.F.NO: 790/1B & 792/ 1(P), SOKKANUR VILLAGE, KINATHUKADAVU TALUK, COIMBATORE DISTRICT TAMIL NADU OF THIRU. N. GOPAL.

PREFEASIBILITY REPORT

CHAPTER -1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

THIRU. N. GOPAL, has applied for grant quarrying lease to quarry Rough Stone deposit over an extent of 1.16.5Ha in S.F.No. 790/1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu for 5 years.

The District Collector, COIMBATORE vide their letter no. Rc. No. 833/MINES/2016 dated 13.07.2017 have conveyed its decision to grant lease over an extent of 1.16.5 Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu and requested THIRU. N. GOPAL to submit the approved mining plan through the Department of Geology and Mining , COIMBATORE and also obtain Environmental Clearance from DEIAA.

Department of Geology and Mining, COIMBATORE vide their Rc. No. 833/MINES/2016 dated 25.09.2017 have approved the Mining Plan over an extent of 1.16.5 Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu. (Copy of Mining plan approval letter enclosed).

THIRU. N. GOPAL, Propose to quarry Rough Stone for 13771m3 /year from this lease applied area by open cast semi- mechanized mining technique. This feasibility report is prepared towards obtaining the Environmental Clearance.

As per MOEF O.M. No. L - 11011/47/2011 –A.II (M) dated 18th May, 2012, leases of minor minerals also require environmental clearance. For getting environmental clearance, depending on the nature magnitude and capacity, the projects are categorized as “A” Category & “B” Category. “A” Category projects have to be cleared by MOEF while “B” Category by the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA). This being a small quarry of just 1.16.5Ha (< 25 Ha) it can be treated as B-2 category.

1.2 DETAILS OF THE AREA: Consent Patta land in S.F.Nos. 790/1B & 792/1(P) stands registered in the name of Mr.Nagamanikkam, S/o. Maiyilsamy Gounder & Mr.Sakthivel, S/o. Subbae Gounder vide Patta Nos. 375. the pattadars given consent to the applicant THIRU. N. GOPAL hence, the applicant has got surface right over the area. 2.1. PROJECT DETAILS: 2.1.1SITE DESCRIPTION: Salient details of the site &its environs are as follows: SALIENT ASPECTS OF SITE AND ITS ENVIRONS

1. Name of the Project Rough stone quarry

2. Project Proponent THIRU. N. GOPAL

3. ML area 1.16.5Ha

4. Land use

Present Area in use Sl. Area during the Land Use No. (Hect) quarrying period (Hect)

1. Quarrying Pit 0.22.50 0.77.00 2. Infrastructure 0.01.00 Nil 3. Dumps Nil 0.11.00 4. Roads 0.01.00 0.02.00 5. Green Belt Nil 0.26.50 6. Unutilized 0.92.00 Nil Total = 1.16.50Ha 1.16.50Ha

5. Nearest Railway station PODANUR 20.0km 6. Nearest Airport PEELAMEDU -32.0 kms 7. Nearest major water bodies There is no major water bodies. Apart from the above mentioned small water bodies there are no other river, lake, Odai and channel is located within in the radius of 500 m to the proposed quarry site. 8. Nearest Town / city COIMBATORE – 33.0kms 9. Nearest Village Direction Village Distance Populati in Kms on North Karumbukadai 3.0km 1200

East Sattakkal pudur 1.5km 1000

South Veerappagoundanur 1.5km 850 West Kumittipathi 3.6km 1000

10. Notified Archaeologically important places, Nil within 10 km radius Monuments 11. Local Places of Historical and Tourism Nil within 10km radius interest 12. Environmental sensitive area , Protected area Nil within 10km radius (Tiger reserve, elephant reserve, Biospj Heres, National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Community reserves and conservation reserves) 13. Reserved / Protected Forests Nil

14. Defence installations Nil within 10km radius

15. Seismic Zone Nil

16. Other Industries in the area Nil

2.1.2 PROJECT DESCIPTION Salient of the project are as follows: 1. Production Capacity 13771m³ / Year for Rough Stone, 2160 m³ / Year for Gravel 2. Geological reserves 291261m³ for Rough stone 3. Total waste The wastes are generated during the mining period is 7650m3 shall be proposed to Dumping the West & Southern side of the 7.5m boundary barrier of the lease area. Proposed Dump Dimensions: 150.0m(L) X 7.5m(W) X 6.8m(H)

4. Method of Mining: Opencast Shallow mining with drilling & blasting. 5. Main mining equipment Hydraulic excavator, jack hammers, Tippers, 6. Bench height & Slope Bench height of 6m and bench width of 5m is proposed for Rough Stone. 7. Life of mine 13771m³ /Year for Rough stone. Total Mineable reserves are 76506m³. Life of the Mine = 76506m3 / 13771m³ = 5.5 years. 8. Man power 18 including managerial staff 9. Water Requirement & source 2.5 KLD will be met from the bore well within the ML area or through tankers. Drinking & Domestic 0.750 KLD Purposes (in KLD) Dust Suppression (in KLD) 1.500 KLD Green belt (in KLD) 0.250 KLD Total 2.500 KLD

10. Infrastructure Mine office, store room, toilet, first-aid room and, magazine will be provided on semi- permanent structures with the lease area. Portable drinking water can be transported to the work site in tippers or can be at from bore well. 11. Use of Rough Stone & Gravel Rough stone are used mainly in construction industries. 12. Environmental status Being a small mine, impact of mining on environment will be negligible. The mining operation will provide more employment to the rural people and environment friendly operations.

DISPOSAL OF WASTE: The wastes (10%) are generated during the mining period is 7650m3 shall be proposed to Dumping the West & Southern side of 7.5m boundary barrier of the lease area.

Year Waste I 2029 II 1210 554 134 III 972 IV 972 V 1128 514 137 TOTAL 7650

2.3 LAND USE PATTERN: The area is a rural area. Rough Stone exposes in the lease area and it is strewn with boulders of various sizes ranging from a few cm to one to half meter in diameter. The terrain is almost flat and it is cover with charnackite. Except some small bushes there are no other trees in the applied area. Depth of mining is taken as 26m from the surface. Leaving the Topsoil and weather rock, the thickness of Rough Stone considered now for economical extraction is 24m. Since there is mineral occurrence below this depth also, mining activity may continue in future below this depth. As such no backfilling of mined out void is suggested now. The post mining land use plan/ Conceptual plan along with cross section is shown as mining plan.

3.1. SITE ANALYSIS:ee 3.2. CONNECTIVITY: COIMBATORE– KINATHUKADAVU= 22.0km KINATHUKADAVU – SOKKANUR = 8.0Km Quarry site is located in Southern side at a distance of 3.0Km.

3.3. PROJECT LATOUT IN RELATION TO PRIME NATURAL FEATURES: There is no declared biosphere, wild life Sanctuaries, or tiger Sanctuary or migrating corridor or Coastal Zone in the Zone and 10km suffer zone. As already mentioned, the entire mine lease area is Consent Patta Land is some others possession and all other Owners are given consent .There are no habitation or other structures like HT electric lines in the lease area. No Water bodies around 500m radius. 4.1. PLANNING CONCEPT: Rough Stone mined from this quarry will meet the domestic and export demands. The production and method of mining is planned considering the geological factors, availability of proven technology, demand for the material etc. Safety barriers as per State Government order is left in the planning stage itself.

4.2. GREENBELT: Green belt will be developed in the safety zone area etc, and at all possible places. Local species will be used for plantation. 5.1 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN: The Consent Patta Land S.F.No. 790/1B & 792/1(P). There are no human habitations also. As such no rehabilitation and resettlement plan is involved. 6.1. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES: As soon as environmental clearance and other statutory clearance are obtained, the mining operations will be commenced

The project cost would be around Rs. 29,50,000/- for deployment of machinery and creation of infrastructural facilities like approach road, Mine Office / Workers Shed, first Aid Room etc., Including electrifications and water supply.

7.1 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION) The proposed Rough Stone of THIRU. N. GOPAL Rough Stone will bring prosperity and improvements in physical and social infrastructures in the area like  Direct employment to about 18 persons  Indirect employment to more than 100 persons  Financial gains for the state and central governments, through collection of various taxes like Royalty, cess, etc.  Increase in General Awareness of the People  Improvement of the General Living Standard of the people in the vicinity  Overall Improvement in HDI (Human Development Index)  Growth of Allied Industries in the Area.  Reduction in migration of local people and at the same time increase in Inflow from outside.  Improvement in Per Capital Income.  Providing certain faculties‟ for the local schools and panchayats In short, the working mining project will region in the fields of potential employment opportunities, improved per capita for local people , improved social welfare facilities like infrastructural build – up , etc.

A meticulously well planned Environmental Management Plan, with various programme schedules and timely execution objectives will ensure that the future environmental quality in the area will be maintained within statutory limits. With proper environmental management strategy, it is possible that industrial growth, if properly planned with all environmental concerns and appropriate remedial measures can go a long way to improve life pattern and living conditions of the local community around the project.

In view of above factors, the proposed project is worthy of approval for improving the social, physical and financial status of the region, the state and the country as a whole.

CHAPTER-II INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACK GROUND INFORMATION 2.1. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT: THIRU. N. GOPAL, has applied for grant quarrying lease to quarry Rough Stone deposit over an extent of 1.16.5 Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu for 5 years.

The District Collector, COIMBATORE vide their letter no Rc. No. 833/MINES/2016 dated 13.07.2017have conveyed its decision to grant lease over an extent of 1.16.5 Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu and requested THIRU. N. GOPAL to submit the approved mining plan through the Department of Geology and Mining , COIMBATORE and also obtain Environmental Clearance from DEIAA. Department of Geology and Mining, COIMBATORE vide their Rc. No. 833/MINES/2016 dated 25.09.2017 have approved the Mining Plan over an extent of 1.16.5 Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village, KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamil Nadu. (Copy of Mining plan approval letter enclosed).

1.2 DETAILS OF THE AREA: It is a Consent Patta land in S.F.Nos. 790/1B & 792/1(P) stands registered in the name of Mr.Nagamanikkam, S/o. Maiyilsamy Gounder & Mr.Sakthivel, S/o. Subbae Gounder vide Patta Nos. 375. the pattadars given consent to the applicant THIRU. N. GOPAL hence, the applicant has got surface right over the area. 2.1.2. PROJECT PROPONENT: Name : THIRU. N. GOPAL, Address : S/o. NARAYANASAMY GOUNDER, KANDHASAMY GOUNDER MARUTHATHAL THOTTAM MAIN ROAD, SINGAIYANUR, KINATHUKADAVU TALUK, COIMBATORE DISTRICT.

2.2MINING LEASE: State District Panchat / union Taluk Village S.F.Nos Extent in hectares Tamil COIMB SOKKANUR / KINATHUKAD SOKKANUR 790/1B 0.36.5 Nadu ATORE KINATHUKADA AVU VU 792/1(P) 0.80.0

Total = 1.16.5Ha The period of mining lease is 5 years. The Quarry lease area is shown in Mine lease plan (Plate – IV in the Mining Plan). 2.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT &ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND OR REGION: Rough stone is used in the constructions industries and road projects. The smaller domestic sales will also bring good returns financially to state governmental and central governmental in the form of taxes, cesses, duties, etc. As the Rough stone mining operations in the proposed mine will employ about 18 persons directly and about 100 persons on indirect basis through allied opportunities in logistics, trading, repining works etc good employment potential will arise in this internal rural backward area, which will provide a great fillip for raising income levels and standards of living in the area. CHAPTER-III PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1. TYPE OF PROJECT: This will be an Open cast ,semi-mechanized mine to mine about 76506m³, out of which is about 6885m³ will be the recoverable reserves of Rough stone .

3.2. LOCATION: This project is for Quarrying of Rough stone over an extent of 1.16.5Ha in S.F.No. 790/ 1B & 792/ 1(P) in SOKKANUR Village of KINATHUKADAVU Taluk, COIMBATORE District, Tamilnadu .The area Lies in the North Latitude N 10˚ 48’ 55.97” And East Longitude of E 76˚54’ 56.82” falls in the survey of India Toposheet No. 58 B/13 3.3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 3.3.1. GEOLOGY: REGIONAL GEOLOGY: COIMBATORE District is underlain by the wide range of metamorphic rocks of peninsular gneissic complex. These rocks are extensively weathered and overlain by the recent valley fills and alluvium at places. The geological formations found in the district are Archaean rocks like Gneisses, Granites, Charnockites basic granulites and calc-gneisses. The younger formations are Quartz veins and pegmatite. The generalized stratigraphic succession of the geological formations met within this District is as follows. Age Rock Formation 1. Recent to Sub recent Soil, Alluvium 2. Archaean Granites, basic granulites, Peninsular Gneiss, Calc Gneiss and Charnockites

GEOLOGY OF THE AREA 1. The area is mainly composed of Archaean crystalline metamorphic complex. 2. The rock type noticed in the area for lease is Charnockite which contains mostly Quartz and Feldspar with some ferromagnesian minerals. 3. The Charnockite is part of peninsular Gneisses, a high grade metamorphic rock. 4. The general trend of formation is NE – SW and dips steeply. 5. The general geological succession of the area is given as under.

Age Rock Formation 1. Recent to Sub recent Soil, Alluvium 2. Archaean Charnockites 3. Archaean Peninsular Gneiss, and Calc Gneiss

3.3.2. RESERVES: 3.3.2.1 EXPLORATION: The lease applied area is a New Quarry.

3.3.2.2 METHOD OF ESTIMATION OF RESERVES: The geological and mineable reserves are estimated by cross-sectional method.

3.3.3 GEOLOGICAL RESERVES & MINEALE RESERVES: The geological reserve is estimated for the area by the Cross-Sectional method is as 291261m³ upto the estimated depth. The reserves details are as follows:

ESTIMATION OF MINEALE RESERVES FOR ROUGH STONE The mineable reserves and the recoverable reserves are 76506m3 and 68855m3 respectively,

3.3.3.1. SELECTION OF MINE BOUNDARY: The mine boundary is demarcated in line with the following conditions / stipulations laid down by the District Collector in their precise area letter on 13.07.2017. 3.3.4. MINING METHOD: Open cast method of semi –mechanized mining will be adopted to quarry the Rough stone. 3.4.1 BENCH DESIGN PARAMETERS: Rough stone benches will be formed to a height of 6m and width not less than 5m for movement of machineries and slope shall not be more than 60º for waste bench and therefore the working face is designed to a height of 6m and the width not less than 5 - 10m and the working slope will be vertical, however the final slope will be 45º while abutting the ultimate pit limit. Construction of parapet as a fencing around such ultimate pit limit on top of opencast workings will be arranged to safeguard the mine from inadvertent entry and hazards.

3.3.5 PRODUCTION RATE AND LIFE OF MINE: The mineable reserves is estimated by cross-sectional method having considered the recovery factor, depth of mining, safety barriers etc., The mineable reserves is estimated 76506m³ and the recoverable reserves is 68855m³.The year wise production plan for the proposed project is shown in PLATE NO:VI. The life of the mine is computed as 5 years at a production rate of 13771m³ per annum. The wastes are generated during the mining period is 7056m3 shall be proposed to Dumping the West & Southern side of 7.5m boundary barrier of the lease area. The annual production is proposed as 13771m³ for the proposed five years and generation of rejects are shown as under,

3.3.6 PROPOSED MECHINERIES: The following machineries are proposed exclusively for the development for the development and production works at this mine: S.No Machineries Numbers Unit Size/Capacity Make 1 Jack hammer with 6 Mm Hand held Atlas Copco 2 Hydraulic excavator 1 M3 1.2 L& T or Ex 200 3 Tipper 3 MT 10 Ashok Leyland The above machineries are adequate to meet out the simultaneous development and production schedule.

3.3.7. BLASTING: The massive formation shall be broken into pieces of portable size by drilling and blasting using jack hammers and shot hole blasting. Powder factor of explosives for breaking such hard rock shall be in the order of 6 to 7 tonnes per K.g of explosives. Blasting parameters are as follows. Diameter of the hole : 32-36 mm Spacing : 60 Cms Depth : 1 to 1.5m Charge / Hole : D.Cord with water or 70 gms of gun powder or Gelatine. Pattern of hole : Zig Zag

Inclination of hole : 700 from the horizontal. Quantity of rock broken : 0.45 MT x 2.6 = 1.17 MT Blasting efficiency @ 90% : 1.17 x 90% = 1.05MT / hole Charge per hole : 140 gms of 25mm dia cartridge Quantity of rock broken per day : 45.9m³

3.3.8. DISPOSAL OF WASTE: The wastes (10%) are generated during the mining period is 7650m3 shall be proposed to Dumping the West & Southern side of 7.5m boundary barrier of the lease area. Year wise production Wastes generates are tabulated as under, Year Waste I 2029 II 1210 554 134 III 972 IV 972 V 1128 514 137 TOTAL 7650

3.4. USES OF PRODUCTS FROM QUARRY: Rough Stone are mainly used in construction industries. 3.5 LAND USE PATTERN: 1. The area applied for quarry lease is almost Hilly terrain with gentle elevation of 238m and above the ground level and sloping towards South Eastern covered with Rough Stone/Gravel which does not sustain any type of vegetation. 2. No major river is found nearby the applied area. 3. Water table is noticed at a depth of 48m from the below surface in the adjacent open wells of the area. 4. Temperature of the area is reported to be 180C to a maximum of 380C during summer. 5. Rainfall of this area is about 800mm to 900 mm during the monsoons in a year.

3.6 REQUIREMENTS: 3.6.1 Man Power: Total manpower required will be 18 on direct basis. Indirectly more than 100 persons can derive benefits in allied services like logistics, polishing, loading/ unloading repair works trading etc.

3.6.2 Water: About 2.5 KLD water will be used for dust suppression, green belt and domestic sanitary needs. Drinking & Domestic Purposes (in KLD) 0.750 KLD Dust Suppression (in KLD) 1.500 KLD Green belt (in KLD) 0.250 KLD Total 2.500 KLD

3.6.3 Effluent System: The only effluent arising from project consists of domestic water, to the tune of about .5 KLD which is discharged into septic tanks with soak pits.

3.6.4 Electricity requirement: No electricity is needed for quarry operations etc as only diesel operated mining machinery are used for quarrying. The mining work is restricted to one general shift during daytime only. However, the power requirement of the administrative buildings, roads etc are met from state grid. Besides, standby generators can be used to meet the negligible power requirement of the mines.

3.7. SITE SERVICES: The simple methods adopted and the limited scale of activities involved in Rough stone dimensional stone quarrying does not require huge worship facilities. Major Machinery repair works are attended at COIMBATORE town (33Km) and minor repairs are carried out by the company‟s staff at the quarry site itself. Mine office, store room, toilet, first – aid room and, magazine will be provided on semi- permanent structures within the lease area.

3.8 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION FOR MINING AND PROCESSING OF ROUGH STONE AND ITS FEASIBILITY: The line diagram of Mining Operation is given below: Drilling by Jack Hammers

Blasting

Segregation

Loading by tipper /trucks to the crushing units

CHAPTER-IV SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 CONNECTIVITY: COIMBATORE– KINATHUKADAVU= 22.0km KINATHUKADAVU – SOKKANUR = 8.0Km Quarry site is located in Southern side at a distance of 3.0Km.

4.2 LAND FORM, LAND USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP: Consent Patta land in S.F.Nos. 790/1B & 792/1(P) stands registered in the name of Mr.Nagamanikkam, S/o. Maiyilsamy Gounder & Mr.Sakthivel, S/o. Subbae Gounder vide Patta Nos. 375. the pattadars given consent to the applicant THIRU. N. GOPAL hence, the applicant has got surface right over the area.

4.3 TOPOGRAPHY: The area applied for quarry lease is almost Hilly terrain with gentle elevation of 238m and above the ground level and sloping towards South Eastern covered with Rough Stone/Gravel which does not sustain any type of vegetation. No major river is found nearby the applied area. Water table is noticed at a depth of 48m from the below surface in the adjacent open wells of the area. Temperature of the area is reported to be 180C to a maximum of 380C during summer.Rainfall of this area is about 800mm to 900 mm during the monsoons in a year. 4.4 PROJECT LAYOUT IN RELATION TO IMPORTANT NATURALFEATURES: There are No declared biosphere, wild life Sanctuaries, or tiger Sanctuary or migrating corridor or Coastal Zone and 10km buffer Zone.As already mentioned, the entire mine lease area is Consent Patta Land is in lessees possession .There no habitation in the lease area. There is no power lines located within the safety distance prescribed under Tamil Nadu Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1959. 1 Nearest villages Direction Village Distance Populatio in Kms n North Karumbukadai 3.0km 1200

East Sattakkal pudur 1.5km 1000

South Veerappagoundanur 1.5km 850

West Kumittipathi 3.6km 1000

2 Nearest Major Water bodies There is no major water bodies. Apart from the above mentioned small water bodies there are no other river, lake, Odai and channel is located within in the radius of 500 m to the proposed quarry site. 3 Notified Archaeologically important Nil within 10km radius places ,monuments 4 Local Places of Historical and Tourism Nil within 10km radius Interest 5 Environmental sensitive areas , Protected Nil within 10km radius areas as per Wild life Protection Act,1972 (Tiger reserve ,Elephant reserve , iospheres ,National Parks ,Wild life Sanctuaries ,community reserves and conservation reserves ) 6 Reserved /Protected Forests Nil within 10 Km radius 7 Defence Installations Nil within 10km radius 8 Seismic Zone Zone –II (lease active) 9 Other Industries in the area No other industries in this area. Index plan showing the features within 10km radius is given as Figure No.7

4.5 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: The area is well accessible by road .The mining work is restricted to one general shift during daytime only .Major Machinery repair Works are attended at COIMBATORE town (33 km) and minor repairs are carried out by the company‟s staff at the quarry site itself .Mine office ,store room ,toilet ,first –aid room and , magazine will e provided on semi –permanent structures within the lease area .

4.6 CLIMATIC SCENARIO: The area receives rainfall about 800 mm/per annum and the rainy season is mainly from Oct –Dec. The summer is hot with maximum temperature of 18°C and winter records a minimum temperature of 38°C.

4.7 SOIL STATUS: The Topsoil is in red colour and thickness of the soil is nil and area is covered 2.0m Gravel in this mine area is about 10798m3 and followed by weathered pediments. The Rough stone is overlain by Weathered Formation.

4.8 SOIL INFRASTRUCTURE: The Project area and its immediate surroundings do not contain any human habitations, Infrastructures nearby the applied area. 1. Post Office : KINATHUKADAVU – 11.0km 2. Police Station : KINATHUKADAVU – 11.0km 3. G.H : KINATHUKADAVU – 11.0km 4. Fire service : KINATHUKADAVU – 11.0km 5. Railway Station : PODANUR– 20.0 km 6. School : MUTHUR – 5.0 km 7. Airport : PEELAMEDU – 32.0km 8. Seaport : COCHIN -130.0km

CHAPTER – V PLANNING BRIEF

5.1 PLANNING CONCEPT: Rough stone mined from this quarry will meet the domestic demands. The production and method of mining is planned considering the geological factors, availability of proven technology, demand for the material etc. Safety barriers as per State Government order is left in the planning stage itself.

5.2 POPULATION PROJECTIONS: The project will give employment opportunities to about 18 persons directly. Indirectly about 100 persons will find employment prospects in allied service sectors such as Rough stone crushing units, logistics, trading, etc.

While skilled persons for the project may have to be brought from outside initially, till local persons attain proficiency in skilled operations, ultimately the nearby villagers may upgrade their operational skills for finding good source of employment in the project late on.

5.3 LAND USE PLANNING: The land use plan is given below:

Area in use Present Sl. during the Land Use Area (Hect) No. quarrying

period (Hect) 1. Quarrying Pit 0.22.50 0.77.00 2. Infrastructure 0.01.00 Nil 3. Dumps Nil 0.11.00 4. Roads 0.01.00 0.02.00 5. Green Belt Nil 0.26.50 6. Unutilized 0.92.00 Nil Total = 1.16.50Ha 1.16.50Ha

5.4 GREEN BELT PROPOSALS: Green belt will be developed in the safety zone area etc, and at all possible places. Local trees like Casuarinas , Eucalyptus , Neem, acacia, Tamarind etc will be planted along the all side lease boundary and avenues as well as over Non- active dumps at a rate of 15 trees per annum with interval 5m in between. The rate of survival expected to be 80% in this area. Land use and Afforestation plan is given Figure No.6

5.5 ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND: COIMBATORE– KINATHUKADAVU= 22.0km KINATHUKADAVU – SOKKANUR = 8.0Km Quarry site is located in Southern side at a distance of 3.0Km.

The logistics details of the product area as follows: • Rough stone produced : 13771 per annum • No of transport days in a year : 300 days • No of trips per transport day : 45.9 M³ The existing pucca roads are adequate to meet this negligible transport need.

5.6 AMENITIES AND FACILITIES: Good site services will be set up in project area by establishing mine office, rest shelter, first aid room, toilets etc. Drinking water facilities will be on bore well supply basis to all operational personnel. Toilet facilities will also be created through sewage pit and dispersion trench installations. Medical help on part time basis will also be created to treat injured persons etc. Besides, occupational health problems will also be minimised through proper pre-entry medical inspections and regular check – up the rafters during operational phase.

CHAPTER VI PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 6.1 INFRASTRUCTURAL LAYOUT IN MINING PROJECT AREA: All necessary infrastructural facilities like mine office, rest shelter, first aid room, toilets etc will be created for this project. 6.2 RESIDENTIAL AREA: For the present limited scale of Mining operations, no residential areas are envisaged. 6.3 GREEN BELT: As mentioned earlier in V- chapter, green belt will be raised along the inner boundary of ML area and in all possible places. 6.4 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: The proposed project will give following employment prospects. Direct basis - 18 persons Indirect basis – More than 100 persons The former category will be of skilled pattern and initially outside sources will be tapped. Later on, through skill up-gradation, local community will also be benefitted. The advent of the project will improve the social infrastructure through skills up-gradation, better drinking water facilities, improvement in medical and educational services etc. As a result, the social infrastructure in the area will improve considerably. Consequently the human development index of the area will also go up. 6.5 CONNECTIVITY: COIMBATORE– KINATHUKADAVU= 22.0km KINATHUKADAVU – SOKKANUR = 8.0Km Quarry site is located in Southern side at a distance of 3.0Km.

6.6 DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT: Drinking water facilities will be arranged from bore well within the lease or through tankers, as the demand will be meagre at about 2.5 KLD. 6.7 SEWERAGE SYSTEM: As there will be only about 18 persons during operational phase of project, the only effluent arising from project consists of domestic waste, to the tune of about 2.5 KLD which is discharged into septic tanks with soak pits. 6.8 INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: No industrial effluents or waste will arise from the project, except for solid waste, description of which is given in para 3.3.8, Chapter – III. F.R. 6.9 POWER REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND SOURCE: As already mentioned the simple methods adopted and the limited scale of activities involved in Rough stone dimensional stone mining does not require high- tension electric power. The mining work is restricted to one general shift during daytime only. No electricity is needed for quarry operations etc as mainly diesel operated mining machinery are used for quarrying However, the power

requirement of the administrative buildings, roads etc can be met from state grid. Besides, standby generator will be available to meet the emergency power requirement of the mines. CHAPTER VII REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

7.1 The entire quarry lease area of 1.16.5Ha. in Consent Patta Land. There are no human habitations also. As such no rehabilitation and resettlement plan is involved.

CHAPTER VIII PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES

8.1 TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT: As soon as environmental clearance and other statutory clearances are obtained the mining operations will be commenced.

8.2 PROJECT COST AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT 8.2.1 PROJECT COST: The project cost would be around Rs. 29,50,000/- for deployment of machinery and creation of infrastructural facilities like approach road, Mine office / Workers Shed, First Aid Room etc.., including electrifications and water supply.

8.2.2 ECONOMIC VIABILITY: In fact there will be a great demand for Rough stone for construction industries. Hence, the economic viability of the project will be greatly sustainable. CHAPTER IX ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION) 9.1 CONCLUSION: The proposed Rough stone quarry of THIRU. N. GOPAL, will bring prosperity and improvements in physical and social infrastructures in the area like:  Direct employment to about 18 persons  Indirect employment to about 100 persons  Financial gains for the state and central governments, through collection of various taxes like royalty , cess, etc  Increase in General Awareness of the People.  Improvement of the General Living Standard of the People in the vicinity  Overall Improvement in HDI (Human Development Index)  Growth of Allied Industries in the Area.  Reduction in migration of local people and at the same time increase in Inflow from Outside.  Improvement in Per Capita Income.  Providing certain facilities for the local schools and panchayat.

In short, the working mining project will benefit this region in the fields of potential employment opportunities, improved per capita income for local people, improved social welfare facilities like infrastructural build – up, etc.

With proper environmental management strategy, it is possible that industrial growth, if properly planned with all environmental concerns and appropriate remedial measures can go a long way to improve life pattern and living conditions of the local community around the project.

In view of above factors, the proposed project is worthy of approval for improving the social, physical and financial status of the region, the state and the country as a whole.

N. GOPAL

Signature of Project Proponent\Applicant. Date:

Place: COIMBATORE