INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS DEVELOPMEMT AND REGULATION DIVISION MCDR INSPECTION REPORT regional office

Mine file No : AP/NLG/LAT&LST-36/HYD Mine code : 38APR14050 (i) Name of the Inspecting : PR09( ) M.Pratap.Reddy Officer and ID No. (ii) Designation : Assistant Mining Geologis (iii) Accompaning mine : R.VENKATESWARA RAO Official with Designation (iv) Date of Inspection : 09/03/2017 (v) Prev.inspection date : 30/08/2012

PART-I : GENERAL INFORMATION 1. (a) Mine Name : DONDAPADU(4.21 HA) (b) Registration NO. : (c) Category : B Tiny (d) Type of Working : Opencast (e) Postal address State : District : Village : Taluka : Post office : Pin Code : FAX No. : E-mail : Phone : 9704234530 (f) Police Station : MELLACHERVU (g) First opening date : 27/01/2006 (h) Weekly day of rest : SUN 2. Address for : DONDAPADU VILLAGE correspondance MELLACHERVU MANDAL NALGONDA DISTRICT

3. (a) Lease Number : APR2906 (b) Lease area : 4.21 (c) Period of lease : 20 (d) Date of Expiry : 26/01/2026

4. Mineral worked : LATERITE Associated LIMESTONE Main PAGE : 2

5. Name and Address of the Lessee : SMT. R.RAMA DEVI H.NO.1-21/1 RAMAPURAM NALGONDA TELANGANA Phone: FAX :

Owner : SMT R.RAMA DEVI H.NO.1-21/1 RAMAPURAM NALGONDA NALGONDA TELANGANA Phone: FAX : 6. Date of approval of Mining : Mining Scheme rule 12 MCDR1988 28/08/2013 Plan/Scheme of Mining PAGE : 3

PART - II : OBSERVATION/COMMENTS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS

Exploration :

Sl.No. Item Proposals Actual work Remarks

1a Backlog of It was No exploration work was Violation of Rule previous year proposed to undertaken 11(1) MCDR 2017 drill 7 Core was pointed out bore holes. vide lr.noAP/NLG/lat- Lst-36/Hyd on 28.3.2017. 1b Exploration over G1 No exploration work was lease area for undertaken. geological axis 1 or 2 1c Exploration Lessee him No such work was Agencies and self under undertaken by the Expenditure in the lessee. lakh rupees supervision during the year of geologist was proposed to undertake the exploration. No expenditure details have been furnished. 1d Balance area to Total extent Nothing has been done. be explored to (4.10 ha) is bring Geological proposed axis in 1 or 2 1e Balance reserve 1,73,375 T 1,86,312 T No depletion could as on 01/04/20 be done as no production of Limestone is done since for the last three years. 1f General remarks It is a The Limestone deposit is of inspecting simple interspersed with Red officers on sedimentary morrum called laterite geology, bedded along the Joint exploration etc deposit. G1 planes.It is a simple scale of sedimetary bedded exploration deposit. is proposed.

Development :

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 4

2a Location of The No such develoment for development development Limestone is done. w.r.t.lease area was proposed betweeen grid lines S-175- S125 and W175- E130 2b Separate benches No top soil - No top soil and OB in topsoil, and OB benches exists in the ML overburden and have been area. minerals (Rule proposed. 15) 2c Stripping ratio Nil - or ore to OB ratio 2d Quantity of Nil - topsoil generation in m3 2e Quantity of Nil - overburden generation in m3

2f General remarks The No development has been of inspecting development carried out except officers on was proposed removal of Laterite development of on the along the Joint planes pit w.r.t. type southern side of Limestone. of deposit etc of the ML area.

Exploitation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

3a Number of pit One One proposed for production 3b Quantity of ROM 5004 T of No ROM mineral mineral Limstone. production of Limestone production is done. proposed 3c Recovery of 71% - No production is sailable/usable done. mineral from ROM production 3d Quantity of Nil - mineral reject generation PAGE : 5

3e Grade of mineral There is no - rejects mineral generation and rejection. The threshold value theshold value declared. of Cao for Limestone is 35% 3f Quantity of sub There is no - grade mineral proposals of generation. generation of subgrade mineral. 3g Grade of sub No such - grade mineral proposals generation exists. 3h Manual / manual method - Mechanised method adopted for segregating from ROM 3i Any analysis or No such - beneficiation proposals have study proposed been made. and carried out for sub grade mineral and rejects. 3j Provision of No such - Manual method of drilling and proposals have mining operations blasting in been made. have been mineral benches proposed. 3k Provision of No such - mining proposals have machineries in been made. mineral benches 3l Whether height No such - There exists no of benches in proposals have overburden. overburden and been made. mineral suitable for method of mining proposed in MP/SOM 3m Total area 0.39 ha No excavtion for Laterite is covered under Limestone is done. removed from excavation/pits voids/Joint planes. 3n Ore to OB ratio No such - As said there for the pit/mine proposals have exists no during the year. been made. overburden and thus there is no ratio of Ore to OB. PAGE : 6

3o Total area put 3.863 ha 0 Except removal of in use under laterite different heads fromvoids/Joint at the end of planes, no other year excavation is done. 3p Production of 2011- 2011-12=0 T, 2012-13=0 `Except Laterite ROM mineral 12=12000T, T, 2013-14=0 T,2014-15=0 no production of during the last 2012-13=lapsed T and 2015-16=0 T- Limestone is done. five year period period, 2013- Limestone as applicable 14=2929 T,2014-15=5004 T and 2015- 16=5004 T- Limestone 3q General remarks Manual open During the last five of inspecting cast method of years period, the lessee officers on mining is could mine only laterite method of mining proposed. which is caught up in etc. voids and joint Planes which has been removed manually.

Solid Waste Management - Dumping:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

4a Separate dumping No such - of topsoil, OB proposals and mineral exists rejects (Rule 32,33) 4b Location of No such - topsoil, OB and proposals mineral reject exists. dumps 4c Number of dumps No such - within lease proposals area and outside exists. of lease area 4d Location of No such - dumps w.r.t. proposals ultimate pit exists. limit (Rule 16) 4e Number of active No such - and alive dumps. proposals exists. 4f Number of dead No such - dumps. proposals exists. 4g Number of dumps No such - established. proposals exists. PAGE : 7

4h Whether No such - Retaining wall proposals or garland drain exists. all along dumps are there. 4i Length of No such - Retaining wall proposals or garland drain exists. all along dumps 4j Number of No such - settling ponds proposals exists. 4k Specific No such There is no generation comments of proposals of top soil, waste inspecting exists. material and Mineral officer on waste rejection.. Therefore dump management management of waste dump does not arise.

Solid Waste Management - Backfilling:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

5a Status of part No such - The Limestone is or full proposals have yet to be extraction of been made. exhausted mineral from therefore mined out area backfilling at before starting this stage does backfilling. not arise. 5b Area under No such - backfilling of proposals mined out area exists. 5c Concurrent use No such - No top soil exists of topsoil for proposals in the ML area. restoration or exists. rehabilitation of mineral out area (Rule 32) 5d Total area No such Nil fully reclaimed proposals and exists. rehabilitated 5e General remarks No such The Limestone mineral is of inspecting proposals yet to exhaust and officers on exists. therefore the back backfilling and filling reclamation at reclamation etc. this stage does not arise.

Progressive Mine Clousre Plan:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks PAGE : 8

6a Whether Annual No such - report on PMCP proposals have submitted on been made. time and correctly. Rule 23 E(2). 6b Area available Nil - for rehabilitation (ha) . 6c afforestation Afforestation Aforesation is done by done (ha). is proposed. planting of 70 saplings. 6d No. of saplings 50 saplings 70 saplings have been planted during done. the year 6e Cumulative no 150 20 .of plants 6f Any other method No such - of proposals rehabilitation exists. 6g Cost incurred on No such No watch and ward has watch and care proposals been done. during the year exists. 6h Compliance on No such - reclamation and proposals rehabilitation exists. by backfilling (i) Voids available for backfilling ( Lx B x D 6i Compliance on No such - reclamation and proposals rehabilitation exists. by backfilling (ii) Voids filled by waste / tailings 6j Compliance on No such - reclamation and proposals rehabilitation exists. by backfilling (iii)Afforestati on on backfilled area 6k Compliance on No such - reclamation and proposals rehabilitation exists. by backfilling (iv) Rehabilitation by making water reservoir PAGE : 9

6l Compliance on No such - reclamation and proposals rehabilitation exists. by backfilling (v)any other specific means. 6m Compliance of No such - rehabilitation proposals of waste land exists. within lease (i)afforestation 6n Compliance of No such - rehabilitation proposals of waste land exists. within lease (ii)Area rehabilitation (ha) 6o Compliance of No such - rehabilitation proposals of waste land exists. within lease (iii)Method of rehabilitation 6p Compliance of No such - environmental proposals monitoring (core exists. zone and buffer zone) 6q General remarks Except In the ML area as such of inspecting complimentary the Limestone has not officers on PMCP afforeation, yet been mined and only compliance and no other laterite ahs been mined progressive proposals have and which is a closure been made. superficial mining. No operations etc. mined out area in the ML area at present prevails.

Mineral Conservation:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

7a ROM Mineral Proposed with Done with in the ML dispatch or in ML area. area. grade-wise sorting within lease area 7b Method of grade- Manual Done manually. wise mineral sorting i.e. manual or mechanical. PAGE : 10

7c Different grade No such No grade wise sorting is of mineral proposals done. sorted out at exists. mines. 7d Any No such - beneficiation proposals process at mines exists. . 7e General remarks Production of Production of Laterite of inspecting Laterite and is only done. No officer on Limestone is Limestone is produced. Mineral simultaneously conservation and envisaged. No beneficiation beneficiation issues proposals are made.

Environment:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

8a Separate removal No such - No top soil exists and utilization proposals is in the ML area. of topsoil (Rule made 32) 8b Concurrent use No such - or storage of proposals is topsoil made 8c Separate dumps No such - No overburden, for overburden, proposals is waste rock and waste rock, made Mineral rejects rejects and etc exists in the fines (Rule 33) ML area. 8d Use of No such - overburden, proposals is waste rock, made. rejects and fines dumps for restoring the land to its original use 8e Phased No such - restoration, proposals is reclamation and made rehabilitation of lands affected by mining operations (Pits, dumps etc) PAGE : 11

8f Baseline Thorny bushes Complimentary information on exists. afforestation is done, existence of Complimentary plantation and afforestation additional is proposed. plantation done (Rule 41) 8g Survival rate 80% 20% The survival rate is very poor due to lack of watch and ward. 8h Water sprinkling No such - on roads to proposals is control airborne made. dust 8i General remarks Complimantary Since the survival rate of inspecting afforestation saplings is poor and it officer on proposed which did not contribute much aesthetic beauty ads aesthitic to the aesthitic beauty. in and around beauty. mines area

Compliance of Rule 45:

Sl.No. Item Propasals Actual work Remarks

9a Status of Monthly return No returns have been Violation Rule submission of shall be submitted since October 45(5)(b)(i) and Monthly and submitted 2014. 45(5)(C)9i) of Annual returns before the MCDR 2017 has been 10th of every ponted vide lr.no. month in AP/NLG/Lat-Lst- respect of 46/Hyd dated preceding 28.6.2017 month. and annual return which shall be submitted before the 1st July each year for the preceding Financial year.

9b Scrutiny of To be No information was made Annual return furnished. available since no for information returns as said have on Mining been submitted. Engineer, Geologist and Manager PAGE : 12

9c Scrutiny of To be No information was made Annual return on furnished. available since no land use pattern returns as said have for area under been submitted. pits, reclaimed area, dumps etc. 9d Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns afforestation have been submitted. 9e Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns mineral reject have been submitted. generation (Grade and quantity) 9f Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns ROM stock and/or have been submitted. graded ore 9g Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns sale value, Ex. have been submitted. Mine price and production cost 9h Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns fixed assets have been submitted. 9k Scrutiny of To be No scrutiny could be Annual return on furnished. done since no returns mining have been submitted. machineries PAGE : 13

Details of violations observed during current inspection and compliance position of violation pointed out

Violation observed Show couse position Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on Rule NO. Issued on Compliance on

Date : (M.Pratap.Reddy)

Indian Bureau of Mines