(To Be Published in the Gazette of India, Part-II, and Section 3, Sub-Section (Ii) MINISTRY of ENVIRONMENT and FORESTS
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FORM – I SUBMISSION TO STATE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, ANDHRA PRADESH. BY Asst.Director of Mines and Geology, Rajamahendravaram Ordinary Sand Land Details : Govt Land Extent : 3.9634 Ha. VILLAGE : Thotada Village MANDAL : Atreyapuram DISTRICT : East Godavari STATE : Andhra Pradesh. Prepared For Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Govt.Of Andhra Pradesh, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari Dist. Ph No:9100688824, Email:[email protected] SUBMITTED TO STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, ANDHRA PRADESH, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Prepared by Coastal Mining Consultancy Reg.No.RQP/DMG/AP/14/2015 Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram B.O: Lalacheruvu, 4 Road Junction, Rajahmundry-53310. BASIC INFORMATION S.NO. Item Details 1 Name of the Project Ordinary Sand 2 S.No. in the schedule 1(a) 3 Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ tonnage Maximum Production of Ordinary to be handled/ command area/ Lease Sand: 39,364 M3/ Year. area/ number of wells to be drilled 4 New/ expansion/ modernization New 5 Existing capacity/ Area etc. 3.9634 Ha. 6 Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ The Project Comes Under Category B2. 7 Does it attract the general condition? If No yes please specify. 8 Does it attract the specific condition? If No yes please specify. 9 Location Plot/ Survey No. Village Ankampalem Village Tehsil Atreyapuram Mandal District East Godavari District. State Andhra Pradesh. 10 Nearest railway station/ airport along with Rajamahendravaram Railway distance in kms. Station 25 Km. - NE. 11 Nearest town, city, district headquarters Ravulapalem - 9Km. along with distance in kms. 12 Village panchayaths, Zilla parishad, Anakampalem Village, Municipal Corporation, Local body (Complete postal address with telephone Atreyapuram Mandal, no’s to be given) East Godavari District. 13 Name of the applicant Assistant Director Of Mines and Geology, Rajamahendravaram 14 Registered address Assistant Director Of Mines and Geology, Rajamahendravaram, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. Ph No:9100688824. 15 Address for Correspondence Same as Above Name Assistant Director Of Mines And Geology, Rajamahendravaram Designation/Owner/Partner/CEO) AD mines & Geology Address Same As Above. 2 Pin code 533101 e-mail Telephone no. 9100688824 Fax no. 16 Details of Alternative sites examined, if Not Applicable, as it is a Site any location of these sites should be Specific Project. shown on a toposheet. 65H/13 17 Interlinked projects None 18 Whether separate application of Not Applicable interlinked project has been submitted? If yes, date of submission Not Applicable If no, reason Not Yet Planned. 19 Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. Not Applicable (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (b) The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (c) The CRZ Notification, 1991 20 Whether there is any Government Order/ Memo No: Policy relevant/ relating to the site? 28594/RQP/2001.Dated:21-03- 2016. Issued by Govt.of Andhra Pradesh, Dept of Mines and Geology.Hyderabad. 21 Forest Land Involved (Hectare) Nill. 22 Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and / or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the court None (b) Case No. (c) Orders/ directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (I) ACTIVITY 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No wherever possible) with source confirmation of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary Yes This is Government land. change in land use, land cover or topography including Proposed mine is a part of river increase in intensity of land bed with sand reaches. Sand use (with respect to local mining will be done upto a depth land use plan) of 1m in water. 3 The activity will take place on the river bed. The excavated sand from mine lease area will be naturally reclaimed with the flow of water during rainy season, hence no change in land use. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No Not Applicable. vegetation and buildings? 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Not Applicable. 1.4 Pre-construction No Not Applicable. investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No Not Applicable. 1.6 Demolition works? No None. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No Local villagers shall be employed construction works or housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, No Not Applicable. structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works No Ordinary Sand by Open – Cast including Mining or Semi Mechanized Method. tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not Applicable. 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and Yes Maximum Production of Ordinary manufacturing processes? Sand 39,364 M3/ Year. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods No Not Applicable or materials? 1.15 Facilities for treatment or No Not Applicable. disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term No Not required, local villagers shall housing of operational be employed. workers? 1.17 New Road, Rail or sea traffic No Existing Temporary Ramp Roads during construction or are sufficient for the Quarrying operation? activities. No rail line is required. Sea traffic is not applicable. 4 1.18 New Road, rail, air No Existing Ramp are sufficient for waterborne or other transport the Quarrying activities. No rail infrastructure including new line is required. or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of No Not required existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission No Not required lines or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, No Nil culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? Yes Vasishta Godavari River Bed. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of No Purchased Locally. water form ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or No Not Applicable. the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or Yes Mined Products will be materials for construction, Transported through Covered operation or Trucks. decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No NA decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Positive Impact on Environment, decommissioning which Due to tree Plantation. Plantation could have an impact on the will be planted near by Villages. environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in No NA either temporarily or permanently? 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No No alien species will be introduced. 1.30 Loss of native species or No No native species or generic genetic diversity? diversity is lost. The proposed Q.L area is slightly elevated and covered with Rock mass, shrubs, bushes and small trees. 1.31 Any other actions? No None 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are 5 non-renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with S.No. Information/Checklist approximate quantities /rates, confirmation Yes/No wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped NO Govt.Land or Agricultural Land (Ha) 2.2 Water (expected source & Yes Water requirement will be meet competing users) unit: KLD through tankers from the nearby villages. Requirement of Water in the Mine is about 400 L/day for Domestic Purpose. 2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes 39,364 M3/Annum 2.4 Construction material – No major construction work is stone, aggregates, sand / soil Yes involved. A site service building (expected source – MT) will be constructed. 2.5 Forests and timber (source – No No timber is used. MT) 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing No Only Diesel for the Manchineries. users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) 2.7 Any other natural resources No other natural resources will be (use appropriate standard No used. units) 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health. Details thereof (with Information/Checklist approximate quantities /rates, S.No. confirmation Yes/No wherever possible) with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are There are no Hazardous hazardous (as per MSIHC substances or material is to No rules) to human health or the human health or the environment (flora, fauna, environment. and water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease No Not Applicable vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) The Mining operations will bring 3.3 Yes improvement in the socio- 6 Affect the welfare of people economic levels in the study area. e.g. by changing living conditions? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the No Not Applicable. project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No None 4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month). Details thereof (with Information/Checklist approximate quantities /rates, S.No. Yes/No confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data Spoil, overburden or Mine There is 100% Recovery. 4.1 No wastes Municipal waste (domestic No municipal waste will be 4.2 and or commercial No generated. wastes) Hazardous wastes (as per No Hazardous waste is 4.3 Hazardous Waste No anticipated. Management Rules) Other industrial process No process wastes are anticipated. 4.4 No wastes Surplus product No Surplus products are 4.5 No envisaged.