Pre Feasibility Report

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The building stone quarry (Minor Mineral) project of Mr. Sudheesh A T is situated at Survey No. 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 of Vengappally Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala for an area of 2.7513 hectares.

The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Wayanad. Vide Letter No. DOW/M-475/2018 dated 19.12.2018. A copy of approved letter is attached as an additional document. The Letter of Intent issued by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Wayanad. Vide Letter No.5534/M3/2018 dated 28.09.2018. A copy of LOI is enclosed as Annexure- 1(Mining Plan).

Project Details (The location map of the lease area has been given in Plate No. 1(Mining plan))

Sl Particulars Details no Latitude (N) : 11037’37.81”to 11037’48.36” N 1 Geographical Location Longitude (E) : 7602’38.36” to 7602’45.42” E 2 Elevation of lease area 750-780 m MSL 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 3 Re Survey No.& Villages Vengappally 4 Taluk & District Vythiri, Wayanad 5 Extent area 2.7513 hectare 6 Type of Land Private owned land Semi mechanized method of open cast 7 Method of Quarrying quarrying(category-B2) 8 Nearest habitation Nearest habitation is at 52.7 m towards SE side 7.5m quarry approach road connecting with the 9 Accessibility Padinjarethara – Kalpetta road.

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

10 Nearest town Vengappally-1.17 km NW 11 Nearest Airport Calicut International Airport -54.9km SW 12 Nearest Highway / Roads SH 54(Kozhikode-Kalpetta)-1.27km-SW 13 Nearest Railway Station Koyilandy railway station -43.4 km -SW 14 Power supply KSEB, Kalpetta,5.04 km SE 15 Water and its Source Well – 52.7m 16 Nearest Hospital / dispensary Fathima Mata Mission Hospital – 3.94 km SE 17 Education facility W.O.H.S.S Pinangode –2.88km W 18 Police Station Kalpetta Police Station, 5.0 km SE 19 Fire Station Kalpetta Fire Station ,4.89 km,SE 20 Ambulance Fathima Mata Mission Hospital – 3.94 km SE St. Mary’s Church,Puzhamudi, 1.9 km SE 21 Church / temple / mosque Chooriyatta Juma Masjid , 0.48 km NW Bhagavathi Temple, Thekkumthara, 2.05 km NW Mavoor Wetlands- 42.2 km- SW Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve-27.6km-NE Ecological sensitive zone Bandipur Tiger Reserve & National Park-45.6km- (National Park, Sanctuary, 22 NE Habitat for Migratory Birds, Nagarhole National Park & Tiger Reserve-45.2km- Tiger Reserve) NE Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-35.5km-NE 23 Interstate Boundary None within the study area Critically Polluted Area as 24 None within the study area identified by CPCB 25 Defense installations None within the study area 26 Archeological Features None within the study area Muthanga Forest-36.1km-E 27 Nearest Forests Wayanad Forest-30.5km-N

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Padiri Reserve Forest-19.5km-NE Kuruva Reserve Forest--21.9km-NE Chaliyar River-33.6km- SW Thalur Pond-23.1km-SE Nearest streams/ rivers/ water Karlad Lake-7.2km-NW 28 bodies(from mine boundary) Pookode Lake-9.56km-SW Hridaya Saras Lake -9.74km-SE Kozhippara Lake-29.6km-SE 29 HLWG Report status Not Fall in ESA 30 CRZ Not Applicable

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACK GROUND INFORMATION The project is for obtaining Environment clearance for building stone mining project (Minor Mineral Quarry). The project is proposed by Mr. Sudheesh A T, which is situated at Survey No. 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 of Vengappally Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala for an area of 2.7513 hectares.

Name of the Applicant Mr.Sudheesh A T

S/o Thankachan Adakkathottathil House Rattakundu Address Kumbleri P O Wayanad Pin: 673591 Mobile No. 9946099088

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GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Need for the project: The objective of the project is the effective utilization of minor minerals in public and private projects coming in this region. Granite (Building Stone) is the most commonly used metal in road, railway track construction etc. Rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure has made global as well as domestic demand for building stone. Being a construction material, the mineral will be used in local market. The excavated mineral will be crushed into required sizes and made ready for use. The mining project will fulfill its end uses in construction purposes. The mining and associated activities in the mineral bearing areas will add to the revenue of the state through royalty on the mineral. Employment potential: The quarry shall provide direct employment to 13 people including technical & professional competent staff experienced in quarrying &allied activities. The working hours at the quarry will be 8hours/day for 300days/year. The employees will be assigned job relating to drilling, the handling of the building stone and waste &other routine works in the quarry. Table 1: List of Employees and their Designations Sl No Employees Category No of employees required

1 Mines Manager / Lease Manager 01

2 Mining Mate 01

3 Blasting Helper 01

4 Driller 01

5 Supervisor 02

6 Tipper Driver 02

7 Excavator Operator 01

8 Cook + Helper 01

9 Unskilled Labour 02

10 Administrative staff 01

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Topography The topography of the surrounding lease area is an elevated terrain with quarry land covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The highest elevation of the lease area is 780 m MSL and lowest is 750 m MSL. The proposed area is hillock and the drainage of the lease area is towards N- W. No habitants are located in the lease area. Exposed rocks in the lease area are marked on geological plan.

Regional geology The area can be broadly divided into four geological domains viz., the Peninsula Gneissic Complex in the north and central part, ii) the Migmatite Complex in the southcentral part, (iii) the Charnockite Group in the south and (iv) the Wayanad Group in the north. Wayanad Group of supracrustal rocks include garnet-sillimanite-biotite gneiss with or without graphite, kyanite-fuchsite-muscovite-quarts schist, hornblende-biotite schist and gneiss+garnet, amphibolite bands, quartz-sericite schist/quartz-mica schist and meta ultramafites, representing upper amphibolite to lower granulite facies metamorphism. These rocks are found as linear bands in the north. The main member of this group garnet-sillimanite- biotite gneiss+graphite occurs as large bodies north of Kabani river. Peninsular Gneissic Complex represented by hornblende-biotite gneiss and pink granite gneiss occupies a major part of the district. Charnockite Group comprises charnockite forming the hilly terrain in the south and southeast. Pyroxene Granulite and banded Magnetite Quartzite occur as narrow bands within charnockite. Migmatite Complex is represented by biotite-hornblende gneiss, occurring over a large area in the south-central part. The other members of this group, namely garnetiferous quarto-feldspathic gneiss+sillimanite occur are narrow bands within the older charnockite. In the east, large bodies of intrusive pink granite occur near Kalpetta and Sultan Battery. Pegmatite veins are also associated with the granites. Dolerite and gabbro are intrusive into the older rocks. Large lenticular bodies of gabbro/anorthosites occur northeast of Manantody and a large body of diorite occurs near the northern boundary of the district. (Source: District Survey Report, Department of Mining & Geology)

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Local geology The local geology belongs to the regional geology. Main rock type in the study area is charnockite. At places where they are exposed, the charnockite is medium to coarse grained with dark grey quartz. The soil & over burden thickness is varies from avg. 1.2 m. to 0.6 m. Topographically, the area is undulating.

Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects This is a semi mechanized open cast mining project. Mineral will be used in the construction works. Building construction and other infrastructural facilities are the areas, where the material will be consumed. The fine mineral is sold to the vendors who manufacture hollow block / solid block and hence they are interdependent projects attached to the mining project.

Location (Map showing general location, specific location, project boundary and project site layout) with coordinates The proposed quarry site is in private own land with rocky area at Survey No. 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 of Vengappally Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala for an area of 2.7513 hectares. The geographical location of the mine with respect to the boundary pillars of the lease area (extreme most points) is given below:-

The site is geographically located between

Latitude (N) : 11037’37.81”to 11037’48.36” N

Longitude (E) : 7602’38.36” to 7602’45.42” E

The google map superimposed with project boundary showing location of the lease area is provided in Plate 10 (Mining Plan). The Key map of the project site showing the location of quarry site is shown in Plate 1 (Mining Plan). The project site with boundary pillars and GPS Coordinates of the boundary pillars are provided in Contour drawing attached in Plate 2 (Mining Plan).

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations

Quarrying activities are carried out based on local geology and availability of granite building stone. The proposed site is a building stone quarry and mineral specific hence no alternate site was examined. Moreover, the land is private own land with rocky area and hence no alternate site considered.

Size or Magnitude of operation

The size and magnitude of the lease area is as given below:-

Table 2: Size or Magnitude of operation

Sr. No. Particulars Details

1 Lease Area 2.7513Ha

2 Mineable Reserve 1201181 MT

3 Annual Production 120118.1MTA

4 Mine Waste 23244.1cu.m (Top Soil) & 10565.5cu.m (OB)

5 Life of Mine About 10 Years

6 Total Man Power (Nos.) About 13 Persons

Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/Flow chart showing the project layout, components of the Project etc.).

The proposed mining operations will be carried out by open cast semi-mechanized method. The process flow diagram given below depicts the mining process:-

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Removal of Top soil/ Overburden

Excavation by Drilling and Blasting

Rock Breaking & Transportaion

Crushing

Stacking

Dispatch

Method of Quarrying Geological parameters of the ore body and the geo- technical field, observations made opted to work by mechanical mode and the method is of by opencast with a bench system is adopted to work the deposit. The top of the bench having thin cap of soil cover and weathered genesis on slope. Topsoil cover will be removed ahead of rock is by using excavators/JCB. The excavated topsoil is stacked separately and same will be used for avenue plantation purpose. It is only a medium scale building stone quarrying. The quarrying is being done by mechanization mode of operation by using excavators; jack hammers drills and tippers etc. It is proposed jack hammers drill is using for drilling purpose hence initially it is proposed sub level bench method keeping a sub bench height of 2.50m and the final stage all the sub benches will merged. The maximum bench height is kept 5.00 meters width at ultimate stage by maintaining 65 degree (since granite is hard rock). Drilling & Blasting Since the bench height needs to be maintained 5.0 m, blast hole will be by jack hammer where the diameter is normally 32 mm and the depth of the hole is 2.5 to 2.6 m. Blasting pattern is generally square or staggered with burden ranging from 0.75 to 1.00 meters and spacing of 1.0 to1.2 meters.

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Usually single / double row of holes is blasted along free face to achieve optimum power factor, best fragmentation and minimized adverse impacts on account of blasting. Maximum holes blasted per day are 30 to 40 with normal delay detonators to mitigate adverse impacts such as air blast, throw and the ground vibration.

Holes are electrically detonated using electric detonators. Nitrate Mixture types of explosives are used for blasting with 20 to 25 percent, proportion of primer/booster cartridges and rest as column charge. About 2 to 3 kgs of explosives are loaded in 32 mm diameter holes and power factor ranging between 7 to 8 tons per kgs of explosives is achieved. Lessee is having the Explosive license.

 Type of explosive to be used Only class 2 and class 6 explosive is proposed for use as given below:

Booster (20%) Slurry explosive Nitrate Fuel oil (NFO). Explosive The NFO mixture can be readily produced at a site by (Column charge) (80%) mixing nitrate (94.5 %) with diesel oil (5.5 %). Initiator Electric detonators

 Storage of Explosive Considering low consumption, a 250 kg magazine is exists for storing the explosive. The controlled blasting is proposed by adopting all the safety measures as per “MMR 1961” and with the permission of DGMS. Blasting will be performed as per requirement on the face. The explosive by authorized blasting party himself and the blasting will be carried out by registered blasting contractor as per present practices.  Loading and Hauling: Loading of the building stone blocks will be done mechanically to tippers of 10 tons capacity and transported from the quarry to the stockyard and mineral rejection/waste will also be handled mechanically. In the quarry the road will be maintained with 1 in 16 gradients. Sufficient number of

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 bunds and parapet walls will be made all along the quarry haulage roads wherever necessary in order to maintain safe working conditions by using the waste generated during the course of quarry operations. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished product No raw material will be required for mining of Masonry / building stone. The final product will be sent to consumer based on their demand. The mode of transportation of raw material and finished product will be by road only. Tippers/ trucks will be used for transportation to the end users. Summary of Geological & Mineable Reserves In this area the building stone exposures are bordering to the lease boundary. The mineable reserves are arrived after deducting the reserves locked in mines safety slope along with boundary in compliance with mineral concession rules. The quantity of such kind of reserves is arrived as following:-

BLOCKED MINEABLE

A- BENCH M2 M DENSITY TON BENCH M2 M DENSITY TON A 770 150 94.3 2.5 35362.5 770 101.7 86.8 2.5 22068.9 765 75 94.3 2.5 17681.3 765 182.7 86.8 2.5 39645.9 760 0 94.3 2.5 0 760 107.7 86.8 2.5 23370.9 53043.8 85085.7 775 221.55 67.4 2.5 37331.2 B-B 775 19.5 67.4 2.5 3285.75 770 150 67.4 2.5 25275 770 96.46 67.4 2.5 16253.5 765 75 67.4 2.5 12637.5 765 137.88 67.4 2.5 23232.8 760 0 67.4 2.5 0 760 75 67.4 2.5 12637.5 75243.7 55409.5 765 300 152.7 2.5 114525 C-C 765 1752 145.2 2.5 635976 760 200 152.7 2.5 76350 760 490 145.2 2.5 177870 755 100 152.7 2.5 38175 755 390 145.2 2.5 141570 750 0 152.7 2.5 0 750 290 145.2 2.5 105270 229050 1060686

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

BLOCKED RESERVE MINEABLE RESERVE GEOLOGICAL SECTION (MT) (MT) RESERVE (MT) 53043.75 85086 138129 A-A 75243.675 55410 130653 B-B 229050 1060686 1289736 C-C 357337 1201181 1558519 Total

Year wise production details The applicant is proposed to produce building stone working for period of about 10 years with a production of 120118.1 MTA. The details of year wise production of the project is given in Table below.- Table 3 : Year wise production of building stone Year Bench Minerals (MT) I 775-765 120118.1 II 765 120118.1 III 765 120118.1 IV 765 120118.1

V 765 120118.1

VI 765 120118.1

VII 765 120118.1

VIII 760 120118.1

IX 760-755 120118.1

X 750 120118.1

TOTAL 1201181

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project

Mineral will be utilized and sent for use to different end users for road and building construction works. A total quantity of 23244.1 cu. m. of topsoil is proposed to be removed during the mining operations. The topsoil excavated from the quarry will be dumped / stacked separately at pre-determined place and subsequently will be utilized in spreading over reclaimed areas for plantation as part of eco-restoration. About 10565.5 cu. m. of overburden (OB) will be generated throughout the mine life. This waste will be utilized within the pit for lying of haul roads. At the end use, OB can be reutilized as soil base for plantation. Availability of water its source, energy / power requirement and it source

WATER: The total water requirement for the proposed mining activity is 4 KLD. The detailed breakup of the same is given below:-

S. No. Particulars Quantity (KLD) Source 1 Domestic purpose (mine and ancillary) 1 Tanker Water supply 2 Dust Suppression / Water sprinkling at mine 2 on Contract basis 3 Green belt / Plantation 1 Total 4

POWER: The total power requirement will be 75 kW for compressors which will be operated by Diesel Engine. The source of electricity for domestic consumption within the quarry site is from the supply of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management / disposal. SOLID WASTE: It is estimated that around 23244.1 cu. m. of top soil and 10565.5 cu. m. of over burden (OB) will be generated from the proposed mining operation and which will be properly stacked.

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

LIQUID WASTE: Domestic Sewage: The sewage to a tune of 0.80 KLD generated from the mine office. Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give Information of EIA purpose Not Applicable 4. SITE ANALYSIS The Site is situated at Survey No. 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 of Vengappally Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala for an area of 2.7513 hectares in favor of Mr. Sudheesh A T. The site is geographically located between Latitude 11037’37.81”to 11037’48.36” N and Longitude 7602’38.36” to 7602’45.42” E

Connectivity

Sl Particulars Distance and Direction No 1 Nearest town Vengappally-1.17 km NW

2 Connecting Road Padinjarethara – Kalpetta road-1.8km-S

3 Nearest Airport Calicut International Airport -54.9km SW

4 Nearest Highway / Roads SH 54(Kozhikode-Kalpetta)-1.27km-SW

5 Nearest Railway Station Koyilandy railway station -43.4 km -SW

 Land Form, Land Use and Land ownership The lease Area does not involve any forest, agriculture or grazing land. The land is Private patta, the land is not viable for agricultural purpose.

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Table 4: Land Use Details of project area S. Pre-Operational Operational Post-Operational Land Use Category No. (Ha.) (Ha.) (Ha.)

1 Top Soil Dump - 0.04 - 2 Over burden -

3 Excavation (Voids Only) - 1.97 -

4 Road 0.05 0.1 0.1 5 Built Up Area - - - Reclamation 6 - - 1.44 (Backfilled) 7 Pond - - 0.57 8 Drainage - 0.2 0.2 9 Green belt - 0.44 0.44 10 Undisturbed Area 2.7013 - - Total Area 2.7513 2.7513 2.7513

 Land use The land use pattern of the proposed mining project is given below: Distances from the periphery of the project to the periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies, notified industrial areas, crz area etc. Sl Particulars Distance and Directions No Mavoor Wetlands- 42.2 km- SW Ecological sensitive zone (National Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve-27.6km-NE 1 Park, Sanctuary, Habitat for Migratory Bandipur Tiger Reserve & National Park-45.6km- Birds, Tiger Reserve) NE

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Nagarhole National Park & Tiger Reserve- 45.2km-NE Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary-35.5km-NE 2 Interstate Boundary None within the study area Critically Polluted Area as identified 3 None within the study area by CPCB 4 Defense installations None within the study area 5 Archeological Features None within the study area

Muthanga Forest-36.1km-E Wayanad Forest-30.5km-N 6 Nearest Forests Padiri Reserve Forest-19.5km-NE Kuruva Reserve Forest--21.9km-NE

Chaliyar River-33.6km- SW Thalur Pond-23.1km-SE Nearest streams/ rivers/ water Karlad Lake-7.2km-NW 7 bodies(from mine boundary) Pookode Lake-9.56km-SW Hridaya Saras Lake -9.74km-SE Kozhippara Lake-29.6km-SE 8 HLWG Report status Not Fall in ESA 9 CRZ Not Applicable

Existing infrastructure The existing infrastructure around the project site includes tarred roads, electricity supply from Kerala Electricity Board, water supply from Kerala Water Authority / Panchayat supply, storm water drains along the roads.

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

Soil Classification In the study area there are four types of soil viz. laterite soil, brown hydromorphic soil, forest loam and riverine alluvium. Laterite soil seen in some areas of Wayanad is reddish brown in colour, formed under tropical monsoonal climate with alternate wet and dry seasons. The organic matter in the soil is very less with moderate nitrogen, phosphorous and potash. The pH of soil ranges between 5.5 and 6.5 and texture is clayey loam to silty loam with 5 to 20 % coarse fragments. Laterites on high grounds are more compact when compared to the low-lying areas. Forest soil is found in Mananthawady, Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery blocks. They are rich in organic matter, nitrogen and humus. Forest loam is dark reddish brown in colour formed by weathering under forest cover with loamy to silty loam texture. The pH of the soil ranges between 5.3 and 6.3 and is slightly acidic in nature. Brown hydromorphic soil (BHS) is mainly seen between undulating topography in Wayanad district. The BHS is very deep brownish in colour with sandy loam to clayey texture. The BHS is formed by transportation and sedimentation of material from hill slopes. The pH of this soil ranges between 5.2 and 6.3 and is slightly acidic in nature. Alluvial soils are found along the banks of Kabani, Chaliyar and its tributaries. Riverine alluvium is very deep with sandy loam to clayey loam texture. Majority of the area under riverine alluvium was once occupied by paddy. Those areas are now utilized for the cultivation of various crops especially plantain. The riverine alluvium contains moderate organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorous and potash. (Source: District Survey Report, Department of Mining & Geology) Climatic Data Wayanad experiences salubrious climate with mean rainfall of 2786 mm. Lakkidi, Vythiri and Meppady are the high rainfall experiencing areas. It is seen that southern, southwestern and northeastern areas of the district receive more than 3000 mm of annual normal rainfall. Eastern and northeastern areas receive lesser rainfall of less than 1500 mm. Some areas bordering Karnataka state experience still lower rainfall with some areas falling under rain shadow region. An increase in rainfall is observed towards south, southwest and northeast. The SW and NE monsoons contribute rainfall in the area with 80 % of the rainfall from SW monsoon. The month of

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4

June experiences abundant rainfall and is the wettest month. The months of July, August and October also receive heavy rainfall. The climate is generally hot and humid. March and April months are the hottest and January and February months are the coldest. The maximum temperatures ranges from 28.9 to 36.2°C and the minimum temperatures range from 17.0 to 23.4°C. The temperature starts rising from January and reaches the peak in the month of March and April and then decreases during the monsoon month and again rising from September onwards. (Source: District Survey Report, Department of Mining & Geology)

Biological environment Study of biological environment is one of the important aspects in Environmental Impact Assessment in view of the need for conservation of Environmental quality. A detailed enumeration of species was carried out. Occurrences of flora at various locations were observed and typical plant species were collected. The visual observations of plants were recorded with a view to obtain some idea about the relative density of certain species and their predominance. Floral aspects The proposed land is an elevated hilly area. Analysis of the flora revealed that there are 5 species of plants distributed in the project site which include trees, saplings, shrubs, herbs. Table 05: List of Trees, shurbs and herbs found in site

Sl Vernacular Scientific name Family no name

1 Areca catechu Kavungu Arecaceae

2 Theobroma cacao Cocao Malvaceae

3 Cocos nucifera Coconut tree Arecaceae

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4 Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit tree Moraceae

5 Mangifera indica Mango Tree Anacardiaceae

The project construction will involve cutting and removal of trees belonging to different species from the project site. Species wise and girth wise classification of trees to be removed from the project site is given in Table-05. These species are commonly found in the region, and none of them figure in the rare category plants of IUCN. Moreover, the project development envisages landscaping and development of greenery in the buffer zone during operation phase and shall reclaim in post mining phase, considering the engineering (noise attenuation, filtering of airborne dust, etc.) and aesthetic needs of the premises.

Faunal aspects The following lists of faunal elements were observed from the site:

Table 6 :List of Mammals (Inside project site ) IW(P)A Sl no Common Name Scientific Name IUCN Status (Schedule) 1 Indian grey mongoose Herpestesedwardsii Least Concern III 2 Jungle Cat Felischaus Least Concern II Paradoxurus 3 Palm civet/Toddy Cat Least Concern II hermaphrodites Greater Short-nosed 4 Cynopterus sphinx Least Concern V Fruit Bat 5 Pig Rat Bandicotaindica Least Concern V 6 Common House Rat Rattusrattus Least Concern V 7 Black-naped Hare Lepusnigricollis Least Concern IV

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Table 7 :List of Amphibians Sl no Common Name Scientific Name IUCN Status 1 Indian common toad Duttaphrynusmelanostictus Least Concern 2 Tree Frog Polypedates sp. Least Concern 3 Burrowing Frog Sphaerotheca sp. Least Concern 4 Malabar gliding frog Rhacophorusmalabaricus Least Concern

Table 8 :List of Birds Sl no Common Name Scientific Name IUCN Status 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornischeela Least Concern 2 Indian Jungle Crow Corvusculminatus Least Concern 3 Shikra Accipiter badius Least Concern 4 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Least Concern 5 Golden Oriole Oriolusoriolus Least Concern 6 Greater coucal Centropussinensis Least Concern 7 Pale billed Flowerpecker Dicaeumerythrorhynchos Least Concern 8 Indian Treepie Dendrocittavagabunda Least Concern 9 Jungle Owlet Glaucidiumradiatum Least Concern 10 Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyxvarius Least Concern 11 Racket tailed Drongo Dicrurusparadiseus Least Concern 12 Jungle Babbler Turdoidesstriatus Least Concern 13 Paradise fly catcher Terpsiphoneparadise Least Concern 14 Terpsiphoneparadise Orthotomussutorius Least Concern 15 Common Myna Acridotherestristis Least Concern

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Table 9 :List of Reptiles sl no Common Name Scientific Name IUCN Status 1 Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa Least Concern 2 Common Indian monitor Varanusbengalensis Least Concern 3 Common Wolf Snake Lycodonaulicus Least Concern 4 Common Krait Bungaruscaeruleus Least Concern 5 Oriental Garden Lizard Calotesversicolor Least Concern 6 Southern Flying Lizard Dracodussumieri Least Concern

Table 10 : List of Other Insects Sl No. Common Name Scientific Name 1 House fly Muscadomestica 2 Grass hopper Mecopoda elongate 3 Mole Cricket Meconema sp.

Regarding the conservation status of the fauna, none of the animal species identified from the site belonged to the threatened categories identified by the International Union for Conservation of the Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Most of them are common and widely distributed and the range of occurrence extended to wide geographical area.

Social Infrastructure Available The project area is easily accessible in all seasonal conditions. The quarry lease area is around 1.27 kms aerial distance from State highway 54. Site has a good access (7.5 m wide) from Road, around 1 km distance. The nearest rail head on Broad Gauge is Koyilandy railway station which is at a distance of 43.4 kms approximately and the nearest Air port is Calicut airport about 54.9kms.

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Table 11: Social Infrastructures Details Sl No Particulars Distance and Direction 1 Power supply KSEB, Kalpetta,5.04 km SE 2 Water and its Source Well – 52.7m 3 Nearest Hospital / dispensary Fathima Mata Mission Hospital – 3.94 km SE 4 Education facility W.O.H.S.S Pinangode –2.88km W 5 Police Station Kalpetta Police Station, 5.04 km SE 6 Fire Station Kalpetta Fire Station ,4.94 km,SE 7 Ambulance Fathima Mata Mission Hospital – 3.94 km SE St. Mary’s Church,Puzhamudi, 1.9 km SE 8 Church / temple / mosque Chooriyatta Juma Masjid , 0.48 km NW Bhagavathi Temple, Thekkumthara, 2.05 km NW

5. PLANNING BRIEF Planning concept The mining will be done by open cast semi-mechanized method of mining. The bench height and width will be maintained 5 m. Excavated material is transported for construction activity or to further processing units like crusher units or M-sand units. The proposed mine will have capacity to produce 120118.1 MTA of building stone. It will be used for construction of buildings& roads. Mineral will be transported by trucks / tippers to the end users.

Population projection About 13 persons of employees proposed for the quarrying operation. Most of the person will be sourced from neighboring villages. Thus there will be no increase in population due to the project.

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Land use planning

S. Pre-Operational Operational Post-Operational Land Use Category No. (Ha.) (Ha.) (Ha.) 1 Top Soil Dump - 0.04 - 2 Over burden -

3 Excavation (Voids Only) - 1.97 -

Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical and social) The mine site has its own approach road and well connected to the nearest public road / highway, which will help in commutation of workers and transportation of minerals. As such there is no major infrastructure facilities planned in this project and does not call for importance. The main mining site and secondary access road will be kept in a sufficient condition to allow access. On the basis of the site visit, the infrastructure demand in the nearby villages will be assessed on the basis of need and priority. Job opportunities are limited and newer avenues of skill development for income generation are required.

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Amenities/ Facilities Following facilities are provided for the smooth working of the mine:-  Mine office / Site office  Magazine area for storage of explosive  Parking area for vehicles  Storm water collection pond  Well  Canteen / Mess for workers  Accommodation for workers  First aid room  Store facility  Toilet facility  Drinking water facilities  Rest shelters: Rest shelter room is provided to take lunch and rest for the mine workers. Proposed infrastructure The extent of lease area 2.7513 Ha of Private Patta land is recommended for grant and is under process at the Department of Mining &Geology. The proposed method of quarry operation will be semi mechanized opencast method with jackhammer drilling & blasting with tipper/tractors for internal transport. The lease area does not have any public roads, railway lines, telephone lines, public buildings etc.

Present infrastructure will meet the requirement of the project. The conditions of the roads in the buffer zone are unlikely to be impacted due to the proposed medium scale expansion. The project authorities in association with the adjacent quarry owners &district administration will also contribute to development &maintenance of roads.

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Social Infrastructure The Social Infrastructure facility available around the site is provided at Table No. 11. Drinking Water Management There are no Water courses within or adjacent to the quarry lease and hence there is no possibility of disturbance &rainwater will continue to flow in the same direction as it is in existence. Since the water is not withdrawn (from any source outside the lease area) for any quarry purposes no adverse impact is foreseen on the existing water regime. The rainwater stored in the pits shall be utilized for mitigating dust and other activities. The surface water in the buffer zone is in the form of seasonal rainfall and the ground water bodies encountered below 20-25 depth in the area from the surface level. The area is small; so far no report on hydrological studies has been carried out in the area under question. There is no potential of acid mine drainage. The drinking water is available from nearby natural stream; water can be stored into sintex tanks. During the course of quarry operation no diversion of water course is considered as it doesn’t exists. Sewage System 0.80 KL per day will be generated daily from the mine office will be diverted to the septic tank followed by soak pit. Industrial Waste Management There is no generation of affluent/toxic substance; hence treatment of quarry water doesn’t arise. Solid Waste management A total quantity of 23244.1 cu. m. of topsoil is proposed to be removed during the mining operations. The topsoil excavated from the quarry will be dumped / stacked separately at pre-determined place and subsequently will be utilized in spreading over reclaimed areas for plantation as part of eco-restoration. Precautions will be taken to limit the height of the topsoil dump / stacked to 5 to 6 meters in order to preserve its fertility and shelf life. It will be suitably protected from soil erosion and infertility by planting fodder grass and leguminous plants during temporary storage.

Over burden and Intercalated waste is to be handled during the quarrying operations is less as the entire area is almost a rocky terrain. An estimated quantity of around 10565.5 cu.m is required to be handled

GRANITE STONE QUARRY OWNED BY SUDHEESH A T VENGAPPALLY VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK WAYANAD DISTRICT, KERALA. EXTENT: 2.7513 HA, SY NO: 257/2/1,257/2/3,257/2/4,257/3/1,257/3/2,258/4 during the proposed plan period to temporarily accommodate this waste material, same will be utilized for formation of safety bunds all along the 7.5m safety zone, internal road maintenance &green belt works. Power requirement and supply There will not be any requirement of power supply to the project site. The quarry activities are envisaged to be carried out only during day time. For drilling, loading, unloading by excavators & with tippers for transport & all the equipment shall be operated with diesel as motive power. The power supply which will be required for office and work shop will be met through Kerala State Electricity Board. 7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R PLAN) The proposed site is private own land and hence there is no rehabilitation and resettlement. It is a fresh granite quarry and there is no habitation in the lease area, therefore rehabilitation & resettlement plan is not required / applicable for this project.

8. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES Likely date of start of production and likely date of completion Sl Time Schedule (in Month) Particulars of Remark No 1-3 4th 5th Environmental Clearance 1 from DEIAA Consent To Establish from Project Establishment 2 Statutory bodies Period Consent To operate from Production Start Period 3 statutory bodies *schedule plan may vary; subjected to rules & regulation / & other unforeseen circumstances

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Project cost The estimated total cost of the project is Rs.85 Lakhs.  Cost land including  Land Cost  Cost of the machinery  Additional preliminary works  Working capital i.e. for the Application and processing fee,etc.

The return on the investment is by way of sale of mineral (Building stone/M-sand).All the minerals shall be marketed. The machinery is of the company and additional requirement if any shall be on hire basis as per the requirement for production. The proposed production of Building Stones during the Plan Period: 1201181MT

Table 13: Capital Cost of the Project Capital investment Cost Sl.No DESCRIPTION in lakh Rs. Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper etc., 1 10.0 (Mobilization Charges) 2 Strengthening of Roads 3.0 3 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 5.0 4 Environmental Control Measures 10.0 5 D.G. Set 10.0 6 Mine Development 12.0 7 Land Expenses 15.0 8 Miscellaneous 20.0 Total 85.0

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EMP budget/cost

Sl Recurring Initial cost in No Activity Cost/ Yr in Rupees Rupees

Afforestation works within& outside the lease area 1 50,000/- 50,000/- (Proposed)

2 Air Pollution Control - Water sprinkling on haul road 50,000/- 50,000/- & in plantation area (pumps, pipes, manpower, etc)

3 Water Pollution Control (Garland drains & Settling 1,50,000/- - tanks, check dam/gully plugs, etc)

4 Environmental management and Monitoring - 75,000/-

5 Fencing 1,00,000/- - 6 Fire Protection 1,00,000/- 50,000/- 7 CSR Program 3,00,000 1,00,000/- Total 7,50,000 3,25,000

9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL  Project will create direct & indirect employment opportunities within the surrounding region.  Unit will use good faith efforts to employ local people from the nearby villages depending upon the availability of skilled & semi-skilled man-power surrounding the project site.  The project will benefit marginally to the state revenue through royalty on the stone and other taxes.  The mine owner will carry out various socio-economic welfare activities in the nearby villages.

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