PRE-FEASIBILITY PROJECT REPORT

OF

ORDINARY MINING PROJECT

ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 0.40 HECTARES)

LOCATED AT

VILLAGE : KAKRALA BHAIKA

TEHSIL : SAMANA

DISTRICT :

STATE : PUNJAB

NAME OF CONTRACTOR

SH. DARSHAN SINGH S/O SH. GURNAM SINGH,

VILLAGE KAKRALA BHAIKA TEHSIL SAMANA, DISTRICT PATIALA

SUBMITTED BY :-

NAME OF FIRM : Sh. Darshan Singh S/o Sh. Gurnam Singh,

VILLAGE KAKRALA BHAIKA TEHSIL SAMANA, DISTRICT PATIALA

1 Chapter-1

INTRODUCTION

Earlier, the mining of Ordinary earth was not covered under environmental laws, since most of the ordinary earth extraction work in the country are having mining activities in area less than 5 hectares and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi had exempted areas less than 5 hectares for obtaining environmental Clearance. Now, as per MoEF Office Memorandum dated 18th May, 2012, all the mining activities irrespective of the mining area are required to get Environmental Clearance from them before starting any mining activity and as per office memorandumdated 24th June, 2013 and No. J- 13012/12/2013-IA-1I (I) Dated 24th December, 2013 the activities of borrowing/excavation of ordinary earth' upto an area less than 5 hectares, comes under category 'B2'. And Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate change in pursuance of amendment dated 15.01.2016 has issued a notification no. S.O. 190 (E) dated 20.01.2016 Annexure 'II' constitutes the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for grant of environmental clearance for Category ‘B2’ Projects for mining of minor minerals, for all the districts in the country.

Keeping in line with the requirements of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of Mining Contractor, Village KAKRALA BHAIKA, Distt Patiala , Punjab, through its partner is applying for the environmental clearance of their proposed mining activity for Ordinary earth.

I. I METHODOLOGY The methodology adopted for the preparation of the detailed feasibility report for the mining activity of the Ordinary earth is based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India. A detailed feasibility report requires sufficient background data on various components through reconnaissance survey, data available with the government departments and promoters etc. The methodology adopted in preparing the detailed feasibility report is described below. 1.1.1 Screening The project is covered under Category B2 - mining of minerals having area less than 5 hectares. The details of the project w.r.t. applicability of general conditions within 10 km. radius of the proposed mining site are below;

2 S. Item Name Aerial Distance No. (in Km) 1. Protected areas notified under the wildlife (Protection) Nil N.A. Act, 1972 2. Critically polluted area as identified by the CPCB Nil N.A. 3. Eco-sensitive areas as notified under section 3 of the Nil N.A. E (P) Act, 1986 4. Inter-state boundaries and international boundaries Nil N.A. Since the project does not fall under any of the above mentioned conditions, so the general condition is not applicable to the project and the project is to he categorized as categorized B2 project. The State Expert Appraisal committee of MoEF has appraise the project 1.2.2 Scope of the report The study was undertaken and report has been prepared to incorporate the environmental and social considerations into the project planning and design process in order to ensure that the proposed mining project under consideration is environmentally sound. The report is based on data collected from site and secondary sources that include:  Collection of information on existing baseline conditions at and around the mining site.  Identification of environmentally sensitive locations (if any) in the impacted area  Assess the adverse impacts on the environment and to avoid the impacts suggest cost effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts.  Preparation of Environment Management Mining Plan.

3 Chapter – 2

PROJECT PROFILE 2.1The Project Mining Contractor, is having an existing Ordinary earth mining at Village, KAKRALA BHAIKA, Tehsil SAMANA, District Patiala, Punjab. This industrial unit is engaged in the production of Ordinary earth mining from Ordinary earth. The average daily production capacity of the ordinary earth mining 5 Trolly per day. The mining contractor is also registered with the industries department for the mining of ordinary earth.

2.1 Details of the Mining site (s)

Mining Contractor, have taken land on 1 Year agreement basis for the mining of Ordinary earth. The details of the mining site where the contractor has to carry out the mining operations for the production of Ordinary earth are as follows;

Site 1:

Name & Address of Lessee- 1) Jaswinder Singh S/o Sadhu Singh, H.No. 60 Ward No. 11, Waraich Colony, Samana, Distt. Patiala.

Mining land Area – 0.40 HECTARES

Address of Mining Site: Village KAKRALA BHAIKA, Tehsil SAMANA, Distt Patiala Status of Lessee & Lease Period – Private Contractor, 12 Month Mining Proposal & Depth of Mining activity to be carried out- New Mining of ordinary earth 2 feet. 2.2 Details of the General Topography

Patiala district is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North- West India. lies between 30°23'3.97"N north latitude 76°22'5.05"E east longitude, in the southeast part of the state.The Patiala district is divided into five sub-divisions (tehsils) namely Patiala, , , and Samana comprising eight-community development blocks viz. Patiala, nabha, , Bhunerheri, rajpura, ghanaur, samana and SAMANA for the pirpose of administration .The district headquarter, Patiala town falls in Patiala Tehsil.Patiala having a population of 2,892,282 is the 2nd most populated district of the Punjab after Ludhiana as per 2011 census. The district has a population density of 596 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.4%.

4 The topographical details of the mining site (s) under consideration is as below;

Site Site 1 Identification

Topographical 1 Sheet No.

Latitude As Per Form 1 M

Longitude As Per Form 1 M

Elevation above - mean sea level

Nature of terrain Plain Land

Existing Nalas, No nalas, water bodies, channels in the lease area from site 1. water bodies, Apart from this there is no water bodies, channels within 500 Channels in the meters radius of the mining area Lease area and nearby

Distance of The mining site is more than 5 kms away form any National mining site from Highway / State Highway/Railway Lines. National Highway/State Highway/Railwa y Lines

2.3 Requirements of Ordinary earth

As stated above, the Ordinary earth mining contractor would produce around 5 Trolly per-day and the production process is done for 180 days in 6 months. Therefore Tipper production would be around 600 Trolly. The size of Trolly produced 15 x 6 x 3 feet.

2.4 Utilities

5 General amenities: The site is located in village KAKRALA BHAIKA and the distance of the mining site from the village population is around 750 meters. There are no places of worship, ancient monuments, wildlife sanctuary etc. within 1000 meters of the site.

Connectivity: The connectivity of the mining site is through village road. The project entrance is not attached with the National highway/State Highway/Major District road. The site is approachable by a tar road from KAKRALA BHAIKA to work site.

Power Requirements: The mining activity would be carried out in one shift (i.e. general shift only, so no lighting arrangement will be required.

Water Requirements: Water requirements during the mining activity would be for the spraying of water on the road. Overall, the water requirements will be less than 3KL/day for all the purposes.

6 Chapter – 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PREDICTION 3.0 In the present study, the most probable impacts on various components of the surrounding environment due to the proposed activity have been predicted. The selection of the factors require due consideration to;

a) The extent to which the action will cause environmental effects in excess of those created by existing uses in the area affected by it. b) The absolute quantitative environmental effects of the action itself, including the cumulative harm that results from its contribution to existing adverse, conditions or uses in the affected area. c) The extent to which the proposed action is consistent with local development plans. 3.1 ENVIRONDENTAL IMPACTS 3.1.1 Construction Activities The mining activity will involve workers moving into the mining area on a daily basis. They will come early morning, work as per shift and move to their respective homes in the evening. Due to daily movement of workers, no construction is required. To meet their domestic requirements of water, 3KL/day is sufficient and will be met with underground water. Regular transportation of Ordinary earth mining to the ordinary earth site will cause minor increase in vehicular traffic in the area.

3.1.2 Local Resource Use

Mining of ordinary earth will require slicing of top soil layer. In Punjab, the land formation is Indo-Gangetic plain and Sutlej sub-basin of Indus basin. Due to sediment formation of land, the whole of the area is having fertile soils up to minimum 10 meters of depth. Digging of 2 feet depth of soil will not have any adverse impact on the local resource use. In most of the cases, the digging of ordinary earth is done for the leveling of land w.r.t. the surrounding areas.

3.1.3 Generation and Disposal Waste

The mining activity will not generate any pollutants which need any treatment. Besides this, some of the agro residues would be generated from the land (local grass, sarkanda etc.) where the Mining activity would be carried out. The agro

7 residues would be regularly clearly and would be burnt in the ordinary earth with other fuels.

3.1.4 Change in Transportation Pattern

The mining site is located on the village road. The road is primarily being used by the local inhabitants for their routine practices. Due to the proposed mining project there is expected to be increase in vehicular movement. It is suggested that the transportation of ordinary mining would be carried out at time which is suitable to the local villagers. Additional suitable measures would be adopted so that the traffic movement during mining activity do not hinder the movement of the villagers of the area.

3.2 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION 3.2.1 Mining Activities

Air quality The mining activity being very light in nature, it will have very minimal effect on atmosphere due to dust from excavation of soil. The affect will be limited to site only and in no case the RSPM in the ambient area will go beyond the applicable norms. Water Quality There will not be any effect on quality of surface water or ground water due to ht mining activity. The water requirement will be less than 2 kl per day, which will be fulfilled using ground water. Natural No significant impact. Hazards geologic effects Biological No Significant Impact. effects Noise effects No Significant Impact. Energy supply Little increase of fossil fuel consumption to supplement energy effects requirements. The affect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site. Hence, it has to be ignored. Social The activity will be a temporary phase and will involve very short environment time period. Therefore, there will be no significant effect. Economic The activity will generate extra job and business opportunities environment contributing to positive economic growth in and around the area. Thus effects are beneficial. Aesthetic No significant effect. environment 3.2.2 Local Resource Use

Air quality Ordinary earth making will put some stress on air quality. But adequate measures will minimize effects well within the prescribed limits.

8 Water quality No significant impact. Natural hazards & The requirements of Ordinary earth will need slicing of top soil geologic effects layer. This will alter lithospheric character of the source area. The effect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site. Hence, it has to be ignored. Biological effects No significant impact. Noise effects No significant impact. Energy supply No significant impact. effects Social environment No significant impact. Economic Generate increased business activity resulting in beneficial environment effects. Aesthetic No significant impact. environment 3.2.3 Transportation

Air quality No Significant Impact. Water quality No significant impact. Natural hazards & No significant impact. geologic effects Biological effects No significant impact. Noise effects No Significant Impact. Energy supply No Significant Impact. effects Social environment No significant impact. Economic Generate increased business activity. environment Aesthetic No significant impact. environment

9 Chapter – 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

4.0 The environmental management plan (EMP) is meant to ensure that the adverse residual environmental impacts, if any, due to the regular operations of the project, are completely checked or, otherwise, minimized. Further, the EMP also warrants compliance with all the statutory requirements applicable to the project, from time to time right from the conception. While evolving an effective and feasible EMP, due consideration has been accorded to the technological as well as the economic aspects. The EMP addresses the following facts;

 The appropriate mitigation measures  Steps to augment environmental capacity building  The house keeping practices  The state of socio economic issues The plan is expected to cater to the environmental and other related issues of the project, comprehensively, and mange its environmental performance. 4.1 MITIGATION MEASURES

As a result of the mining related actions, some activities have significant environmental concerns. Appropriate mitigation measures have been recommended to take care of these concerns and minimize resulting damage to the environment.

Topsoil Management - The top soil of the land containing agro residues would be stored separately and would be reused for leveling of the land after excavation of the Ordinary earth. The depth of the top soil which would be stored separately would be 6 inch deep from its surface: Therefore, each ordinary earth mining operation would require a top soil storage space of around 200 m' for every acre of land.

Overburden Dumps Management – Although there is extreme possibility of any such generation, even then every precaution would be taken to utilizable overburden generated from the mining activity. The overburden of generated any would be stored separately and would be used for the filling of low lying area not being used for agricultural purposes. All the overburden generated during the mining activity

10 would be lifted and utilized for the filling of low lying non-agricultural area before the closure of the mining activity.

Rain Water Runoff Management- Mining activity for Ordinary earth would not be carried out in the rainy season. Natural flow of rain water in its natural path would be maintained and no obstruction would be created by way or unplanned milling activities. Further, to control the rain water runoff during non seasonal rains garland drain around the site would be made and the rain water would be collected in a temporary pit constructed for the storage of rain water. The rain water would then be reused for spraying on Ordinary earth or on roads as has been mentioned earlier.

Fugitive Emissions - To control the fugitive emissions, water would be sprayed on the roads leading from the mining activity to the transportation to suppress the fugitive emissions due to the movement of the vehicles. Water@ less than 5 m3 would be used for the spraying operations. The project proponents would use tractor for the spraying of water on roads.

Noise Control- This mining activity will not generate any noise of its own. Only noise will be from the workers moving in and out of the mining area.

Mine Closure Plan- After the completion of mining activity, the lease holder would level and reuse the land and reuse the top soil for leveling. During closure of the mining operations, it would be strictly checked that the overburden or any other waste is not used for the leveling which may create problems for the agricultural use of the land. Green Area Development- The mining lease holders would plant at least 25 trees on their area of lease/within Ordinary earth area. It would be ensured that the mine owners would report the achievement of the target of tree plantation by way of giving number of plants that survive and not by the number of plants planted by them. Septic tank for domestic treatment- No workers will settle in the mining area temporarily or permanently. If need be, a septic tank would be constructed for the treatment of domestic effluent generated from mining site. The septic tank will provide and effective HRT of at least 48 hours, for maximum daily flow, to biologically stabilize partially, the organic pollution load. A two compartment septic tank will be used for the purpose. The stabilization compartment (first compartment) will have volumetric capacity of 5 m3 day, with aspect ratio (length; width) of at least

11 3. Floor slope at 1:5 will be provided for sludge accumulation. The effective submerged depth of tank will not exceed 2.5 m. Provision will be made for periodic withdrawal (pumping out) of accumulated sludge the actual tank dimensions will be worked out to suit the process and site requirements.

4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

The environmental monitoring is meant to establish the state and quality of environment, the adequacy of environmental mitigation measures, and the performance of environmental management system in place. It helps in establishing trends in the quality of the" environment (its various components), and changes in the same with respect to the baseline reference quality. It may further help in setting overall performance benchmarks. The monitoring data and results will be communicated to the appropriate authorities. The monitoring would be done for a cluster of mine collectively. The monitoring requirements are as under;

Environmental aspect Parameters Frequency 1. Ambient air quality As per CPCB Once in 6 Months 2. Vehicular emissions All parameters as Once in 6 per CPCB Months 3. Sound and noise ( at all source As per CPCB Annually points)

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