PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Of Stone Quarry (Area – 1.07ha) Survey No: - 148 Village – Longadaga, Taluka – Warora, Dist - Chandrapur (M.S). Owner & Lessee M/s. Krishna Construction Company through Shri. Shrichand B. Chachra Prepared by NABET Accredited EIA Consultant EARTHCARE LABS PVT. LTD, C-11, Amar Enclave Commercial Wing, Jog Layout, Prashant Nagar, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur – 440 015 email- [email protected] March-2017 Prefeasibility Report (PFR) (as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Executive Summary Chandrapur is located in the easternmost region of Maharashtra. Nagpur & Bhandara lies to its north, Gondia lies to its north-west, Telangana lies to its south, Gadchiroli lies to its east, Yavatmal lies to its west. This district is divided into 15 talukas (tehsils). The talukas are Chandrapur, Badravati, Warora, Chimur, Nagbhid, Brahamapuri, Pobhurna, Sindewahi, Mool, Saoli, Gondpipari, Rajura, Korepana, Ballarasha and Jivati. Chandrapur lies between 18° 41' and 20°50' north latitudes and 78°48’ and 80° 55' east longitudes falls in p arts of Survey of India degree sheets 55 P , 56 M, 55L and 56 I. In 2011, Chandrapur had population of 22,04,307 out of which 51 % is male population. The average literacy rate of Chandrapur was 80.01 %. The district has a geographical area of 11,443 sq. km. in which forest covers 3810 sq.km. area and 4870 sq.km. of land is covered by agriculture land. Wardha, Wainganga and Penganga are the important rivers in Chandrapur district. The Wardha river flows into the district from the western boundary and then flows along the boundaries of Warora, Chandrapur, Korapna, Rajura, Ballarpur and Gondpipri Talukas. The Wainganga flows along the eastern boundary of the district. This river flows from north to south. Chandrapur district is the richest district in the State in respect of forest wealth. The forests range from well known valuable teak of Allapalli to low quality miscellaneous ones of Warora and are spread over an area of 3810 km2 which makes 69.99 % of the total geographical area of the district. Geologically Chandrapur District comprises various lithologic formations starting age wise from Archeans to the Recent i.e. from Granite Gneiss, Quartz Magnetite, Amphibolites, Phyllite (Sakoli Group) Overlain by Late Pre-Cambrian System include Cuddapah and Vindhyan System, this overlain by Upper Carboniferous to Upper Triassic include Gondwana System , this is also overlain by cretaceous Lametas, Beds Followed by major Hot-Spot activities in Creataceous-Eocene Deccan trap with Intertrappeans, which is also overlain by Laterite (Pleistocene-Recent) and Alluvium Soil of Recent age. In the Chandrapur-Wardha valley several coal mines are being worked. The coal from this area has high moisture (10.3 to 11.3%) and is of grade II. The collieries are raising about 35,560 tonnes of coal per month. The occurrence of malachite has been recorded at Thanwasana in stray traces in quartz veins, traversing phyllitic quartzites and argillaceons sandstones. The stone quarry owner is well experienced in operation of stone quarry and about implementation of various environmental measures. Granite, Vindhyan sand-stone and quartzite, limestone, Gondwana sandstone and basalts of Creataceous age can yield substantial supplies of material for being used in buildings and roads. The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operation at quarry is manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors. The various aspects of the Pre-Feasibility Report as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J- 11013 /41/2006-IA.II(I) dtd. 30-12-2010 are given in the subsequent sections. 2. Introduction of the Project/Background Information (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Stone quarry (Owner & Lessee – M/s. Krishna Construction Company through Shri. Shrichand B. Chachra) is existing on Pvt. land (Area – 1.07HaR). The stone quarry is located near Longadaga village of Taluka – Warora, Dist- Chandrapur (M.S). The location maps of the stone quarry are enclosed as Enclosure - 1. The District Collector, Chandrapur has granted lease to this stone quarry regularly in view of compliances including environmental mitigation measures. The copy of the Mining Order, NOC from Grampanchayat , 7/12 documents etc are enclosed as Enclosure - 2. The project proponent M/s. Krishna Construction Company through Shri. Shrichand B. Chachra is in the business of stone quarrying since last several years. The project proponent has office at Longadaga village of Taluka – Warora, Dist- Chandrapur (M.S). The project proponent has wide experience in the field of stone quarrying & crushing. He is operating the stone quarry with all precautionary measures and taking measures for environmental conservation. The stone material is supplied for infrastructure development, construction activities etc. (ii) Brief description of nature of the project The stone quarry is basically a very small scale project in which quarrying of minor mineral stone is carried out. The stone quarries exist in clusters, as it depends on availability of stone in the particular area. The murum and stone is excavated out from the rocky land area during day time. As per EIA Notification 2006, the stone quarrying falls under Schedule in serial No. 1(a) (i) Mining of Minerals. Based on lease area and general conditions mentioned in the amendments of EIA Notification, the project is categorized as Category B 2 (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The Stone (Rubble, Murum, Metal etc.) is the basic material required for infrastructure development and construction activities. The rapid development of the country is directly related to stone quarrying. Though the capacity of each stone quarry is very small, there local existence (shortest distance from developmental activity) is very important in view of low transportation cost and comparatively smaller investment in environmental conservation. The existence of stone quarry at each village and taluka level plays important role in getting the regular employment to the locals also. In the Nagpur District many developmental activities are going on. There is huge demand to stone material and its regular supply can keep the prices in control. The occurrence of Deccan trap is proved a beneficial factor. The stone quarry under consideration is need of the region. (iv) Demand Supply Gap Building construction & developmental activities in Chandrapur District are good. Chandrapur city is under development. The village level building construction activities are also on significant level. These towns and villages are going to develop simultaneously with enhanced pace in future and hence, the demand of the stone materials for building construction in Chandrapur District is rapidly increasing. Chandrapur Industrial Area is one of the best Industrial Area in Nagpur region. This Industrial Area is the best Black Gold city of Maharashtra in the region. MIDC has been set-up with the main objective to promote industrial growth and attract foreign direct investment in Maharashtra. MIDC has made efforts to promote the resource based industrial growth of this region and many corporate have set up industries in this backward district. Addl. Chandrapur Industrial Area spans a total area of 70.23 hectares. Besides, MIDC has acquired 214.40 ha of lands and developed 46 plots at Padolee and 154.62 ha of lands at Korpana, Bhoyegaon, Nandgaon, Ekodi and Kawthala villages to promote the industrial growth in Chandrapur district. It is planned to utilize these areas for setting up of cement manufacture, power plant and lime mining activities. Tadali has been identified as a growth center for sponge iron manufacturing industries considering the ample availability of the iron ore and coal in this region. The industrial development will also attract foreign direct investments in the region. MIDC has provided the best possible infrastructure to facilitate industrial development and every assistance is provided for their growth. Road network of the District is Average. Chandrapur is well connected by road and rail to the nearby cities like Nagpur, Yavatmal & Wardha. The nearest airport is in Nagpur (130 km) which serves as a common airport for Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal, Bhandara & Gondia. The district having 9637.71 Km long Road network as on 31-09-2013 as per 2001-2013 Road development plan. The density of road per 100 Km is 61 Km and length of road per 10,000 population is 45.2 Km. There is a state highway connecting Nagpur, Yavatmal & Gadchiroli. The biggest railway station near Chandrapur is Chandrapur Railway Station which is connected to Nagpur, Mumbai, Banglore, and Hyderabad by direct trains. An excellent network of kms of state highway connects the interior parts of the District with the major marketing centers and District headquarters. Besides the above, good network of major District roads; village roads and other roads are exisiting in the District. In these MIDC areas, regular construction of industries and road development continues and has regular demand of stone materials. There are total of 17 Major Dams (Height from foundation 10 meters or more) in Chandrapur District. Several small scale irrigation KT dams are under construction in the District and they also require stone materials regularly. In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities. The supply of stone material is solely depends on the existing stone quarries and crushers of the District. The capacity of stone quarries of the District is lower than the demand and there is a supply-demand gap in the District. In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities.