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STUDY PERIOD-DECEMBER, 2013 TO FEBRUARY – 2014 NON-FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RIVER BED MINING PROJECT OF MINOR MINERAL ORDINARY SAND (BAJRI) AT Luni River in Tehsil – Parbatsar, District – Nagaur, State – Rajasthan NAME OF RIVER – LUNI RIVER & THEIR CONNECTED FLOW NALLAHS Purpose – Fresh Grant, Proposed Production – 25,00,000 TPA APPLIED LEASE AREA – 415.07 Hect. PROJECT COST – 1 CRORE. CATEGORY- ΄A΄ APPLICANT January,2015 EIA CONSULTANT SHER SINGH M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD. 13, SHIV NAGAR 206-APEKSHA COMPLEX, SECTOR NO.-11, AJMER ROAD HIRAN MAGARI, UDAIPUR-313002 (RAJ.). DIST. – JAIPUR (RAJ.) PH- 91-294-2489672 (OFF.) Mob. +919414193514 (M) Mob. 9414167672 E mail:- [email protected] E mail :- [email protected], ACCREDITED BY NABET (S.NO. 158) CATEGORY “A” FOR SECTOR 1 & ‘B’ CATEGORY FOR SECTOR 22 & 38 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 0 ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE OF NABET 3-4 0 COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE 11-22 (TOR) I INTRODUCTION 24-33 II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 34-36 III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 47-112 IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 122-140 & MITIGATION MEASURES V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 142-143 VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 144-147 PROGRAMME VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 149-154 VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 155-158 IX ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 159-167 X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 169-173 XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 174-177 QUESTIONNAIRE ANNEXURES Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Minutes of 86th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Surveillance Assessment held on August 13, 2014 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 24-33 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 24 1.2 PROJECT PROPONENT 25 1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 25 1.4 LEASE STATUS 26 1.5 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 27 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL 28 MANAGEMENT PLAN 1.7 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 29 1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 29 1.9 TERMS OF REFERENCE 33 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 34-46 2.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE 34 PROJECT 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE 34 TO THE COUNTRY 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 34 2.4 DEMAND SUPPLY GAP 35 2.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY 35 2.6 DRAINAGE 35 2.7 LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 36 2.8 GENERAL GEOLOGY & LOCAL GEOLOGY 36 2.9 MINEABLE AREA AND RESERVE 39 2.10 METHOD OF MINING 40 2.11 REPLENISHMENT IN MINING AREA 41 2.12 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 42 2.13 WASTE GENERATION 42 2.14 TRANSPORTATION 42 2.15 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF MINE 44 2.16 THE QUANTUM OF DEVELOPMENT AND 44 TONNAGE IN PRODUCTION 2.17 USE OF MINERALS 45 2.18 UTILITIES 45 2.19 PROPOSED SITE FACILITIES 46 CHAPTER - III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 47-112 3.1 GENERAL 47 3.2 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 48 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY 50 3.3 CLIMATIC CONDITION 52 3.4 PHYSIOGRAPHY 52 3.5 REPLENISHMENT OF THE AREA 54 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 54 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 54 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 57 3.9 METEOROLOGY 57 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 61 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 67 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 71 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 76 3.14 TRAFFIC STUDY 86 3.14 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 86 3.15 LAND ENVIRONMENT 107 3.16 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 112 CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 122-140 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 122 4.2 TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE 123 4.4 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 124 4.5 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT 124 4.6 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL 134 4.7 IMPACT ON HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION 135 4.8 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 135 4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA 135 4.10 IMPACT ON FAUNA 136 4.11 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 136 4.12 IMPACT ON SOIL 138 4.13 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 138 4.14 DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR 140 WORKERS 4.15 STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 140 ACTION PLAN CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS of ALTERNATIVES 142-143 5.1 INTRODUCTION 142 5.2 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROJECT 142 SITE 5.3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE SITE 143 5.4 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROPOSED 143 TECHNOLOGY 5.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY 143 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 144-147 6.1 INTRODUCTION 144 6.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 144 6.3 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 146 MANAGEMENT TEAM 6.4 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 147 6.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 147 MANAGEMENT CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 149-154 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 7.1 INTRODUCTION 149 7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 149 7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MGT. PLAN 151 7.4 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT , R&R ACTION 154 PLAN CHAPTER – VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 155-158 8.1 INTRODUCTION 155 8.2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL 155 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL 186 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.4 HEALTH & SAFETY 186 8.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 186 8.6 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 158 CHAPTER - IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 159-167 9.1 INTRODUCTION 159 9.2 RIVER COURSE ENVIRONMENT 159 9.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 160 9.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 161 9.5 WATER MANAGEMENT 162 9.6 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 163 9.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 163 9.8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 165 9.9 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 166 9.10 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 167 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 169-173 10.1 INTRODUCTION 169 10.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 169 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 10.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 170 10.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 171 10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 171 MANAGEMENT 10.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 172 10.7 RECOMMENDATION 173 CHAPTER - XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 174-177 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 PROJECT DETAILS 26 1.2 DATA GENERATION 30 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 35 2.2 LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 36 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 2.3 PEAK WATER REQUIREMENT 45 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 48 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 RECORDS FROM IMD STATIONS 3.3 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 RECORDS FROM SITE 3.4 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 61 STATIONS 3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS 63 AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (LEVEL- PM10, SO2, 64 NOX) 3.8 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATION 68 3.9 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 70 3.10 STANDARDS OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL 71 3.11 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY 72 AREA 3.12 SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS 74 3.13 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 77 LOCATION 3.14 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 80 3.15 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER 84 3.18 FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE STUDY 93 AREA 3.19 MEDICINAL PLANTS IN STUDY AREA 96 3.20 FAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE STUDY 99 AREA 3.21 AVIFAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE 98 STUDY AREA 3.22 PLANT SPECIES FOR GREEN BELT 101 DEVELOPMENT 3.23 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE 109 IMAGES 3.24 LAND USE PATTERN OF PRE-OPERATIONAL, 111 OPERATIONAL PHASE OF CORE ZONE 3.25 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY 113 AREA 3.26 LITERACY DETAILS 113 3.27 DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY OF THE STUDY 114 AREA 3.28 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 116 3.29 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 117 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 131 CONCENTRATION IN OPERATIONAL PHASE 4.2 LAND USE PATTERN OF PRE OPERATIONAL, 138 OPERATIONAL PHASE OF CORE ZONE 4.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MATRIX 140 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 147 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 148 MEASURES 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 157 9.1 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRRAME 164 10.1 PROJECT DETAILS 170 10.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 171 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 10.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 172 MEASURES LIST OF FIGURES PAGE FIG.NO. PARTICULAR NO. PROPOSED MINING BLOCKS FOR 2.1 43 EXCAVATION IN THE OPERATIONAL PHASE 2.2 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 46 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY AREA 51 3.2 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 53 3.3 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 60 SAMPLING LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR 3.4 62 QUALITY MONITORING 3.5 NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 69 3.6 SOIL SAMPLING IN THE STUDY AREA 73 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE 3.7 ELEVATION, ULTIMATE WORKING DEPTH & 77 GROUND WATER GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 3.8 79 LOCATION MAP IN THE STUDY AREA 3.9 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 110 3.10 POPULATION DETAILS IN THE STUDY AREA 114 LITERATE AND ILLITERATE POPULATION IN THE 3.11 STUDY AREA 115 3.12 SEX RATIO OF THE STUDY AREA 116 3.13 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 118 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN OF 3.14 118 THE STUDY AREA GROUND LEVEL CONCENTRATION OF 4.1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY IN OPERATIONAL 132 PHASE FOR PM10 6.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 145 Applicant - Sher Singh River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 9 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt.