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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE This District Survey Report (DSR) of Sipahijala District, Tripura, has been prepared by RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd., Howrah, West Bengal, India. Any reproduction, direct or indirect other than for the specific purpose for which the report has been prepared, should not be carried out, without prior written consent of RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd. and Govt. of Tripura. Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 1 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Last but not the least, RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd. Record their sincere thanks and gratefulness to the Government functionaries of Tripura and prominent citizens of Sipahijala district and also the villagers in and around the villages who have offered their fullest cooperation unhesitatingly but for which the execution of the work would have not become as smooth as it has been. Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 2 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) With Thanks ………………. Depertment Respected Person(s) Designation Forest Respected Dr. Alind Rastogi, IFS, PCCF & HoFF “ Shri Jayakrishnan V .K, IFS , DFO “ Shri Suman Das , TFS, SDFO “ Shri Kush Roy, TFS, SDFO “ Shri Anjan Kr. Sen Wild Life Wander “ Shri Naresh Jamatia Zoo Director “ All Officers Forest Dept (H.O) District Administration Respected Dr. Brahmneet Kaur, IAS District Magistrate (DM) “ All Officers Senior District Magistrate & Others Officers DSTE Respected Shri Shivanand S. Talawar IFS Director “ All Officers Science, Technology & Environment Deptt TSPCB Respected Sri Manas Mukherjee Member Secretary “ Dr. Mihir Kumar Das Scientist -C & HoO All Officers Tripura State Pollution Control Board Rural Development Respected Swapan Das Chief Engineers “ All Officers RD Depertment Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 3 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) Contents Sl NO Chapter Page No 01 Preface 06-07 02 Introduction 08-09 03 General Profile of the District 10-26 04 Physio graph of the District 27-28 05 Land use Pattern of the District 29-32 06 Geology 33-39 07 Mineral Wealth 40-44 08 Over view of Mining Activity in the 45-45 District 09 Details of Revenue Generated from 46-46 Mineral Sector During last three years 10 Transport 47-47 11 Executive Summary 48-4 Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 4 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) "Landaus patterns are an expression of deep political economic and cultural structure; they do not change when an ecologist or forester sounds the alarm that a country is losing its resource base ". Anonymous Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 5 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) 1. PREFACE On 15 January 2016, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India issued a notification and in which Para 7(iii) (a) and Annexure (x), purpose and structure of District Survey Report has been discussed. District Survey report (DSR) will be prepared in every district for each minor mineral. The District Survey Report will guide systematic and scientific utilization of natural resources, so that present and future generation may be benefited at large. The purpose of District Survey report (DSR) "identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed; and identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area".The main ensuing problems are river bank erosion,river bed degradation, deterioration of river bed quality and drying up of rivers. Over mining is jeopardizing the health of the river and the environment. This DSR will provide criteria for sustainable sand mining both in stream and off-channel extraction of sand, the theory of sediment transport in rivers, an important factors determining sand replenishment rate together with a discussion of the impacts of river sand mining. The District Survey report (DSR) will contain mainly data published and endorsed by various departments and websites about Geology of the area, Mineral wealth details of rivers, Details of Lease and Mining activity in the District along with Sand mining and revenue of minerals. This report also contains details of Forest, Rivers, Soil, Agriculture, Road, Transportation and climate etc. Sipahijala District is one of the 8 districts of the State of Tripura. It locates to 23 degree latitude (north) ,91 degree longitude (east). Total area of the District is 1043.58 square Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 6 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) kilomitres and total population is 483687 as per census 2011. There are 03 Sub Divisions, 07 R.D.Blocks, 02 Municipal Councils, 01 Nagar Panchayat (ULBs). Surma Group of rocksare present most of the western part of the district. The Surma Group of rocks are well-exposed here. Litho stratigraphically, the Bhuban formation consists of alternation yellow to yellowish grey, medium tofine grained sandstone with black shale and siltstone. Disclaimer: - The data may vary due to flood, heavy rains and other natural calamities. Therefore, it is recommended that DEIAA may take into consideration all its relevant aspects / data while scrutinizing and recommending the application for EC to the concerned Authority. Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 7 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) 2. INTRODUCTION Sipahijala District is a district of Tripura, India. This district was created in January 2012 when four new districts were established in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. Part of the district was formed from the former district of West Tripura. The principal towns in the district are Bishalgarh, Bishramganj, Melaghar and Sonamura. Carved out of West Tripura District, Sipahijala District is one of the newly created Districts of Tripura with a total geographical area of 1043.58 Sq. Km. It has been functioning since 13/01/2012. Only about 12% of the District is occupied by small hilly ranges of the Baramura, which is mostly situated in the Jampuijala Sub-Division. The remaining 88% of the area is almost plain, bordering Bangladesh on the west and the south. The District has the International Boundary with Bangladesh for a length of 99.286 Km, out of which 9.2 km is unfenced. The population of Sipahijala District is 4,84,233, comprising2,48,033 males and 2,36,200 females as per the Census 2011. The projected population of the 9 (Nine) ACs spreading within the district, including areas extending into West Tripura District, isexpected to be 5,58,581, with breakup males – 2,87,734 and females – 2,70,847. The projected population of Sipahijala District alone is 5,33,126, with break-up of males – 2,75,945 and females -2,57,181. Literacy rate of the District is 97.76%. In the District, there are 9 Police Stations and 30 BSF outposts. Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 8 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) Map 1: Administrative Map of Sipahijala District Source : Sepahijala District Profile Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 9 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) 3. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT a)a)a) GENERAL INFORMATION Geographical Area & Geographical Position: -The Sipahijala has a geographical area of 1043.58 sq km and it was inaugurated on 9.1.2012. The district is divided into 3 Sub Divisions, 7 blocks, 2 Nagar Panchayats, 9 Assembly seats & 3 ADC seats, fallen within West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency. The total population of the district is 517429. The Sipahijala Wildlife Sanctuary is an important place in the district to visit. Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 10 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) Map 2: Location map of Sipahijala district Source : Sepahijala District Profile Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 11 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) Administrative Divisions (Sub-Divisions, Blocks): - SUB DIVISION/ REVENEU CIRCLE TEHSIL MAHAKUMA BISHALGARH BISHALGARH NEHAL CHANDRA NAGAR, GOLAGHATI, MADHUPUR, DEBIPUR, GHANIAMARA, BISHALGARH, DAKSHIN CHAMPAMURA BISHRAMGANJ UTTAR CHARILAM, RANGAPANIA, RONGMALA, AAMTALI, BRAJAPUR SONAMURA SONAMURA SONAMURA, BHELUARCHAR, BOXNAGAR, MOTINAGAR, KHEDABARI MELAGHAR MELAGHAR, URMAI, TELKAJOLA, DURLAV NARAYAN, CHAMUHANI, NALCHAR, KAMRANGATALI, TAIBANDAL DHANPUR DHANPUR, KATHALIA, NIDOA, SOBHAPUR JAMPUIJALA TAKAJOLA PATHALIAGHAT, AMARENDRANAGAR, PRABHAPUR, PASCHIM TAKARJOLA, PEKUARJOLA, PURBO TAKAJOLA, SANGKUMABARI, THELAKUM Prepared by : RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah, West Bengal. Page 12 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (SIPAHIJALA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) (Ref: DISTRICT PROFILE SIPAHIJALA, 2017, GOVT. OF TRIPURA) Population (As per Census 2011):- The projected population of Sipahijala District alone is 483687, with break-up of males – 247829 and females 235858.