6.00.0Ha Pasumathur Village, Gudiyatham Taluk, Vellore District
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Form-1 (As per EIA Notification 2006) FOR THE PROPOSED SAND QUARRY PROJECT- 6.00.0Ha S.F.NO: 958/2 (P) Pasumathur Village, Gudiyatham Taluk, Vellore District, Tamilnadu Proposed by The Executive Engineer, Application Form for Obtaining Environmental Clearance from State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Tamilnadu FORM -1 I. BASIC INFORMATION S.No Item Details 1 Name of the project/s Pasumathur Sand Quarry project 2 S.No. in the schedule 1 (a) The Proposed quantity of reserves is 60000m3 of Sand Proposed capacity/area/length/ for a period of One year. tonnage to be handled / command Area = 6.00.0Ha 3 area/lease area/number of wells to be drilled It is shallow manual open cast quarrying the Sand is clearly visible right from the surface as shoals hence no wells are proposed not drilled. 4 New/ Expansion/ Modernization It is a Sand quarry project in Pasumathur Village Existing capacity / Area etc. The Proposed quantity of reserves is 60000m3 (or) 10000 Lorry Loads of Sand up to a depth for 1m below the river bed for a period of One year. 5 Description Sand in m3 Geological Resources 180000 Available Mineable reserves 60000 Proposed quantity of reserves 60000 6 Category of project i.e. `A’ or ‘B’ Category-B2 Does it attract the general condition? 7 50m safety distance on both sides of the bank. If yes, please specify. Does it attract the specific condition? 8 If yes, please specify. The project does not attract the any specific condition. Location Topo Sheet No. 57-L/13 12°55'30.15"N to 12°55'41.19"N 78°57'30.46"E to 78°57'39.30"E Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. 958/2 (P) 9 Village Pasumathur Taluk Gudiyatham District Vellore State Tamilnadu Nearest railway station/ airport along Kavanur Railway station - 3km –NE 10 with distance in kms Chennai Airport - 131km- E Nearest Town, city, District Nearest Town : Gudiyatham - 10km - NW 11 Headquarters along with distance in Nearest City : Vellore - 19km -E kms. District : Vellore - 19km -E Village Panchayats, ZilaParis had, Village - Pasumathur Municipal Corporation, Local body Panchyat union - K.V.Kuppur 12 (Complete postal addresses with Taluk - Gudiyatham telephone nos. to be given) District - Vellore 13 Name of the applicant The Executive Engineer The Executive Engineer, Registered Address Public Works Department, 14 Water Resource Department, Upper Palar Basin Division, Vellore District Address for correspondence Name The Executive Engineer Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) (Executive Engineer) The Executive Engineer, Address Public Works Department, Water Resource Department, 15 Upper Palar Basin Division, Vellore District Pin code 632006 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 0416 -2247375 Fax No. - Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of these There is no alternative site examined. The project is site 16 sites should be shown on a Topo specific. sheet 17 Interlinked Projects There is no interlinked project. Whether separate application of As there is no interlinked project, no application has 18 interlinked project has been been submitted. submitted? If yes, date of submission As there is no interlinked project hence no application 19 has been submitted. 20 If no, reason The project involved for Sand Quarry only. Whether the proposal involves (a) The project does not attract the Forest approval/ clearance under: if yes, (Conservation) Act 1980. There is no Forest land details of the same and their status to involved within the quarry lease-applied area. be given. (b) There is no wild life within the 15km radius from 21 (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, applied area and does not fall under the Wildlife 1980? (protection) Act 1972. (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, (C) The project doesn’t attract the C.R.Z. Notification, 1972? 1991. (c) The C. R. Z. Notification, 1991? The Precise area communication letter was received Whether there is any Government from the District Collector, Vellore Vide Rc. No. 22 Order/ Policy relevant/ relating to the 418/2016/Mines Dated: 18.11.2016. site? The mining plan was got approval by the Assistant Director, Vellore vide Rc. No. 418/2016/Mines Dated: 28.11.2016. (Annexure No: I) 23 Forest land involved (hectares) There is no forest land involved. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/ or land in which the project is propose to be set up? There is no court case pending, litigations relating to 24 (a) Name of the Court the project directly and indirectly. (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 S. Information/Checklist Yes/ quantities/rates, wherever possible) with No confirmation No sources of information data The topography will be slightly changed after the Permanent or temporary change in quarrying of Sand as per the Mining plan, land use, land cover or topography Sand formation is seen right from the surface up 1.1 including increase in intensity of Yes to a depth of 1m below the river bed. During land use (with respect to local land Eastern monsoon when the water flows repletion use plan) of sand will take place. Clearance of existing land, The quarry lease applied area is devoid of 1.2 vegetation and building? No vegetation’s, Human settlement and buildings hence clearance is redundant. The total quarrying activity is proposed to carry out within the quarry lease applied area. Hence, 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No there is no proposal for creating of new land uses. The Sand is clearly visible right from the surface Pre-construction investigations e.g. hence pre-construction investigation and soil 1.4 No bore houses, soil testing? testing is not proposed before quarrying operation. The area applied for lease is palar river basin. 1.5 Construction works? No There is no any construction works in around the lease area. There are no existing buildings within the 1.6 Demolition works? No quarry lease applied area; hence no demolition work is involved. Temporary sites used for The area applied for lease is palar river basin. 1.7 construction works or housing of No There is no any construction works in around construction workers? the lease area. There are no tall buildings or linear structure Above ground buildings, structures found in and around the quarry site. There is no or earth works including linear requirement of cutting and filling in the site. The 1.8 No structures, cut and fill or proposed quarry is to exploit Sand from excavations. consolidated sediments for depth of 1m below the river bed. Conventional open cast semi mechanized Underground works including 1.9 No quarrying will be adopted. No underground mining or tunneling? mining or tunneling is proposed. The quarry operation is restricted up to a depth of 1m below the river bed, after removing the Reclamation works? Sand there is no proposal for backfilling or 1.10 No reclamation. The quarried out land will be facilitate the free flowing of water during rainy season. There is no such type of activities involved in 1.11 Dredging? No this opencast quarrying operation. 1.12 Offshore structures? No There is no such type of activities involved Production and manufacturing No production and manufacturing is involved in 1.13 No processes? the Sand quarrying. There is no proposal for storage of material within the quarry lease applied area. The excavated sand is transported to the proponent would like to sell out of the entire sand to the nearby district towns and villages. The sand is Facilities for storage of goods or 1.14 specifically used for construction purpose materials? No besides the Removal of the sand may also called as desilting will increase the functional efficiencies of the river during the flood season because protecting the Dwellers and vegetation on the bank of the river. There is no wastage encountered during the Facilities for treatment or disposal of quarrying operation. The Sand will not produce 1.15 No solid waste or liquid effluents? toxic effluence in the form of solid, liquid or gas. The proposed project is 6.00.0Ha for a period of One year. The required employees (11 nos) are Facilities for long term housing of 1.16 No available in the nearby villages, hence long term operational workers? housing of operational workers are not proposed. New road is proposed along the bank with width of 5m and road connecting from quarry to bank New road, rail or sea traffic during will be made with gravel and sugarcane leaves. 1.17 construction or operation? No During operation, and transportation of the Sand. However, internal roads within the quarry lease applied area will be developed and maintained. New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure There is no such type of activities involved in 1.18 No including new or altered routes and this project. stations, ports, airports etc.? Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure The project will not cause any changes and 1.19 No leading to changes in traffic hindrance in the existing traffic movements. movements? New or diverted transmission lines The project does not involve diversion of 1.20 No or pipelines? transmission/pipe lines. Impoundment, damming, culver ting, The quarrying operation is restricted up to a 1.21 realignment or other changes to the No depth of 1m below the river bed. Ground water hydrology of watercourses or occurrence in this area is at 8mt (Avg) depth aquifers? from ground profile.