FORM-I, PRE-FEASIBILITY & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
of
BUILDING STONE QUARRY Survey No. 14 /P1
at
Echalanagenahalli Village, Chitradurga Taluk, Chitradurga District, Karnataka.
Of
M/s. MYLARESHWARA STONE CRUSHERS
E.VASANTH KUMAR Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga - 577502
Government Revenue Land
Existing Stone Quarry
Prepared By
GLOBAL Environment & Mining Services (Consulting Engineers, Mine Designers, Geologists & Surveyors)
3rd Main Road, Basaveswara Badavane HOSPET – 583201 , Bellary Dist. (Karnataka) Tel/Fax : +918394 651111/229433 e-mail : [email protected] Website : globalmining.in FORM – I (As per EIA Notification S-O-1533, dated – 14th Sept 2006) Type of Project : Existing Stone Quarry Product/Activity : Granite Building Stone Quarry Proposed Capacity : 11700 tonnes
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State : Karnataka District : Chitradurga Taluk : Chitradurga Village : Echalanagenahalli Sy No. : 14/P1 Extent : 1.00 Acres Ownership : Government Revenue Land Lease Period : 5 Years Quarry lease No. : CTA-440
for Proposal for Grant of Environmental Clearance for Building Stone Quarry
of M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers
E. Vasanth Kumar Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga Taluk, Chitradurga Dist-577502 Karnataka
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REVISED APPLICATION FORM – I [AS PER EIA NOTIFICATION 2006 & 2009] I. Basic Information S. No Item Details 1 Name of the project Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s.Mylareshwara Stone Crushers, Echalanagenahalli Village, Chitradurga Taluk, Chitradurga Dist., State: Karnataka. 2 S. No in the schedule Schedule -II 3 Proposed capacity/ area About 49920 tons of Bu ilding Stone shall be /length/tonnage to be produced from this quarry during the plan handled/command area/lease period. It is proposed to produce maximum area/number of well to be drilled quantity of 11700 Tons per annum 4 New / Expansion / Modernization Existing Stone Quarry 5 Existing Capacity /Area etc. 1.00 Acres 6 Category of the project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category : ‘ B2 ’ 7 Does it attract the general condition? No If yes, please specify. It‘s granite building stone quarry. 8 Does it attract the specific condition? No If yes, please specify. It‘s granite building stone quarry. 9 Location The lease is located at 1. 5 Kms from the Echalanagenahalli village. • Latitude N 1 40 14’ 51.50 ” to N 1 40 14’ 54.2 ” • Longitude E 76 0 21 ’ 02.6 ” to E 76 0 21 ’ 06.0 ” Plot/Survey/Khasara No. 14 /P1 Village Echalanagenahalli Tehsil Chi tradurga District Chitradurga State Karnataka 10 Nearest railway station / airport Nearest railway station is at Chitradurga at along with distance in kms about 6 kms by road from applied quarry area. 11 Nearest Town, city, District The distance of the said quarry is about 6 Kms Headquarters along with distance in from Chitradurga District head quarter. kms. Echalanagenahalli village is located at 1.5 Km at South West. 12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Village Echalanagenahalli village Municipal corporation, Local body Panchayat Chitradurga Taluk, (complete postal addresses with Chitradurga Dist., telephone nos. to be given) Zilla The zilla parish ad Parishad Chitradurga Chitradurga Dist.,
13 Name of the applicant M/s. Mylar eshwara Stone Crushers
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14 Registered address M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers E. Vasanth Kumar Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga-577502 , Karnataka Mobile No: +91 9449820018, 08971375557. 15 Address of correspondence: M/s. Mylareshwara St one Crushers E. Vasanth Kumar Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga -577502 , Karnataka Mobile No: +91 9449820018, 08971375557. Name E. Vasantha Kumar Designation (owner/partner/CEO) Owner Address M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers E. Vasanth Kumar Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga -577502 , Karnataka Mobile No: +91 9449820018, 08971375557. Pin code 577502 e-mail -- Telephone No. 9449820018 Fax No. -- 16 Details of alternative sites examined, Granite mining leases are site -specific. The if any. Location of these sites should applied Stone Quarry is located away from the be shown on topo sheet. Village limits and it is in safer zone of Chitradurga District. The location of the Stone Quarry is Shown in Toposheet and enclosed vide Plate No.1. 17 Interlinked projects Nil 18 Weather separate application of interlinked project has been Not Applicable submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20 If no, reason This is independent quarry Project. The granite Produced is mainly used for construction & infrastructure activities of Chitradurga District. 21 Weather the proposal involves approval / clearance under: If yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (conservation) Act, (a) No 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, (b) No 1972? (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991? (c) No
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22 Weather there is any government Yes, order/policy relevant/ relating to the The Department of Mines & Geology, site? Government of Karnataka has granted the Quarry vide QL No. CTA-440 for the period of 5 years w.e.f 26.05.2009. Subsequently it is applied for renewal for further period of 5 years. 23 Forest land involved (hectares) No 24 Weather there is any litigation No pending against the project and /or landing which the project is proposed to be set up? (a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Order/direction of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project
II Activity 1. 0 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 Information/Checklist Yes quantities /rates, wherever S. No confirmation / No possible) with source of information data 1.1 Per manent or temporary change in It is a Working Quarry lease area. land use, land cover or topography During the five years plan period it is including increase in intensity of proposed to work entire area leaving land use (with respect to local land 7.5m as a safety barrier. At the end of use plan) plan period entire 0.60 acres area shall Yes be under quarrying and quarrying related activities. The balance area of 0.40 Acres shall be utilized for safety barrier and statutory Buildings. The change in the land use is restricted to core zone. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation There will be clearance of existining and buildings? vegetation in the un-broken area. There are no exiting buildings or Yes structures in the lease area and hence, no clearances of vegetation are required. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Quarry lease area will be utilized mainly for quarrying and quarry Yes related activities. Statutory buildings and safety barrier.
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1.4 Pre -construction investigations e.g. The granite is very well exposed in bore holes, soil testing? entire lease area & also in the existing Yes pits in the lease areas. It is exposed upto 20 mts. There is big pit in the lease area. 1.5 Construction works? There is no proposal for any permanent statutory building No construction inside the lease area. However, a temporary structures shall be constructed. 1.6 Demolition works? There is no proposal for any No permanent statutory building construction inside the lease area. 1.7 Temporary sites used for Mines office, stores and canteen will be construction works or housing of constructed of temporary nature this Yes construction workers? shall be located inside the lease area in safety barrier zone. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures Quarrying activities like excavations of or earthworks including linear Yes granite & development of safety structures, cut and fill or excavations barrier will be involved. 1.9 Underground works including Not applicable No mining or tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Reclama tion works in the form of water recharging pit at the end of conceptual mining period shall be undertaken. Afforestation works shall be done simultaneously. Thick massive plantation shall be undertaken all along the approach road. A two rows plantation shall be undertaken on both sides of the road. Nearly 100 saplings shall be planted every year during the plan period. 1.11 Dredging? No No dredging is involved. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No off shore structure are involved. 1.13 Production and manufacturing It is proposed for the production of Yes processes? max 11700 tons per annum of granite. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or The produced granite shall be materials? transported to crushing & screening Yes plant for sizing from where it shall be transported to enduser. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of No waste is expected to generate in the No solid waste or liquid effluents? area during this 5year plan. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of Operational workers will be employed operational workers? mainly from near villages; This is the existing stone quarry presently all the No workers are from the n earby villagers and Chitradurga. H ence no long term housing facility shall be made available.
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1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No n ew roads from Quarry to main construction or operation? Yes roads shall be constructed from the lease area for granite transportation. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or Existing net work of roads will be used. other transport infrastructure No The existing roads shall be strengthen including new or altered routes and and make use of it. stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic No No such diversions are envisaged movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines No No such diversions are envisaged . or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the No Not envisaged hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No Nil 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water Around 55 KLD of ground water shall from ground or surface waters? be used for the dust suppression, Yes domestic and drinking purpose at quarry site. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the lan d No - surface affecting drainage or run-off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or No - decommissioning? 1.26 Long -term dismantling or The 0.60 acres area under quarrying decommissioning or restoration shall be converted into rain water Yes works? pond and 0.40 acres area shall be utilized for safety barrier. 1.27 Ongoing activity during There shall not be any impact on decommissioning which could have Yes environment due to small scale an impact on the environment? operations. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No - temporarily or permanently? 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No - 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic There is no plant or trees with in the diversity? lease area. The plantation shall be undertaken all along the approach road Yes and around the foot of the hillock. Around 100 Plants shall be planted every year during the plan period. 1.31 Any other actions? No -
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2. 0 Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non- renewable or in short supply): 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or No No agricultural land (ha) Its rocky area 2.2 Water (expected source & Ground water is the source of water. competing users) unit: KLD Total water requirement is about 55 KLD. 5 KLD for drinking water & Yes domestic purpose, 10 KLD for afforestation & 40 KLD for dust suppression). 2.3 Minerals (MT) Granite Yes It is proposed to produce maxi mum 11700 tonnes of Granite per annum 2.4 Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected No source – MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No - 2.6 Energy including electricity and Small generator shall be used for office fuels (source, competing users) Yes work it shall be utilized as and when Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) required. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No - appropriate standard units)
3.0 Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials , which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health: 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the No - environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or No - water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by The local people will get employment changing living conditions? opportunities, better medical and educational facilities etc., mainly due to the quarrying operation from this No project. In addition to this the literacy rate and better living standards shall increase due to the enhanced earning capacity of villagers. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. No - hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No -
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4. 0 Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month): 4.1 Soil, overburden or mine wastes No No waste is expected to generate during the 5 year lease period. Municipal waste (domestic and or No 4.2 - commercial wastes) Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous No 4.3 - Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No - 4.5 Surplus product No - Sewage sludge or other sludge from No 4.6 - effluent treatment 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No - 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No - Contaminated soils or other No 4.9 - materials 4.10 Agricultural wastes No - 4.11 Other solid wastes No -
5. 0 Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr): 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil Yes Emission of gaseous pollutants such as fuels from stationary or mobile NO X, SO 2 will be due to equipments used sources in quarry & transportation. However, gases pollutants and fugitive dust shall be reduced by spraying water on haul roads. 5.2 Emissions from production No Fugitive dust shall be generated from processes the mining and transpo rtation. However adequate control measures shall be undertaken to minimize the fugitive emissions. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling Yes Emission of gaseous pollutants such as including storage or transport NO X, SO2 will be due to equipments used for Quarrying and transportation. Whereas fugitive dust is expected du e to handling of Granite & transportation of ore. 5.4 Emissions from construction No activities including plant and - equipment 5.5 Dust or odors from handling of Dust is mainly from quarrying and allied materials including construction Yes activities. materials, sewage and waste 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No - 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No open air (e.g. slash materials, - construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No -
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6. 0 Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes Noise wil l be generated during engines, ventilation plant, crushers operation of drilling machineries and loading activities are intermittent in nature. 6.2 From industrial or similar processes No - 6.3 From construction or demolition No - 6.4 From blasting or piling Yes Drilling shall be done by jack hammer & blasting by conventional method which generate the noise. From construction or operational No 6.5 - traffic 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No - 6.7 From any other sources Yes The noise will be generated from quarrying equipments and transportation vehicles.
7. 0 Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: 7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage No There shall not be storage of any of hazardous materials hazardous materials in the quarry head. Hence, there are no risks of contamination of land or water. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No The rain water shall be diverted away effluents to water or the land (expected from the lease area to natural course by mode and place of discharge) making garland drain. 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to Yes Silt arrested in the gully checks and air into the land or into water check dams shall be de-silted before monsoon. 7.4 From any other sources No - 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of No pollutants in the environment from - these sources?
8. 0 Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment: 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc No No explosives shall be stored in the from storage, handling, use or quarry area. Drilling & blasting shall be production of hazardous substances done by the authorized approved agency as and when required. 8.2 From any other causes No The quarrying machinery may als o causes accidents. However, a strict supervision shall be undertaken during the course of quarrying to avoid the risk of accidents at Quarry head. A mining engineer will supervise the day to day activities. 8.3 Could the project be affected by No natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, - earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)?
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9.0 Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality: 9.1 Lead to development of supporting . No facilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: • Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste - water treatment, etc.) • Housing development • Extractive industries • Supply industries • Other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could No The working pit after quarrying shall have an impact on the environment be converted as rain water pond & afforestation shall be done around foot the hillock and all along the haulage road. The road connecting from quarry to the national high way shall be afforested with tall trees. 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments No - 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to No There may not be any cumulative proximity to other existing or planned effect, as there are no industries or projects with similar effects industry related activities around the lease area.
III Environmental Sensitivity: Aerial distance (within 15 Name/ S. No Areas km.) Proposed project Identity location boundary 1 Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation No Nil for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 2 Areas which are important or sensitive Agricultural lands are located for ecological reasons - Wetlands, in buffer zone area. These are watercourses or other water bodies, the seasonal corps. There are coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, village water tanks in the forests buffer zone area. These water tanks are situated more than - 2.0 kms away from the Quarry area. There are no biospheres, mountains, etc. However, the forest land is located in the buffer zone area.
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3 Areas used by protected, important or There is no sensitive flora & sensitive species of flora or fauna for fauna in this area for breeding, - breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over nesting, foraging resting over wintering, migration wintering migration. 4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground No - waters 5 State, National boundaries No - 6 Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, No - pilgrim areas. 7 Defense installations No - 8 Densely populated or bui lt -up area The village Echalanagenahalli is at a distance of 1.5 km away from the quarry area. It is a small village. The district head Yes quarters Chitradurga is at a distance of 6.0 kms away from the quarry area. There are no densely populated town/cities near to the quarry. 9 Areas occupied by sensitive man -made Primary Schools are located at land uses (hospitals, schools, places of Echalanagenahalli village. The worship, community facilities) hospitals, colleges, places of worship community facilities Yes etc., are located at Chitradurga town which is at a distance of 6.0 kms by road from the lease area. 10 Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water The entire hill range is rich in Yes resources, surface resources, forestry, granite. agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11 Areas already subjected to pollution or No environmental damage. (those where - existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard No which could cause the project to present environmental problems ( earthquakes, - subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions )
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IV Proposed Terms Of reference for EIA studies
Not applicable, it is a B2 category project.
(b) The following shall be inserted at the end, namely:-
"I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application & enclosures & true to the best of my knowledge & belief & I am aware that if any part of the data & information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected & clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk & cost”.
Date : 25.12.2015 Place: Chitradurga
Signature of the applicant With Name and Full Address (Project proponent/ Authorised Signatory)
M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers E. Vasanth Kumar , Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga-577502 , Karnataka Mobile No: +91 9449820018, 08971375557.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers had made an application for granite quarrying located in Survey No 14/P1 in Echalanagenahalli village, Chitradurga Taluka and District, Karnataka over an extent of 1.00 Acres. The said area is granted to M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers of E. Vasanth Kumar vide Quarry Lease No CTA-440 for the period of 5 years w.e.f 25.06.2009. A copy of the Lease Deed is enclosed as Annexure –1. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1. The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2. Subsequently the lease is applied for renewal of the quarry lease. The said quarrying lease is having an approved quarrying plan by Senior Geologist Dept of Mining & Geology, Govt of Karnataka, Chitradurga. The quarry plan approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-2.
DETAILS OF THE SITE
The lease is marked on Key plan / enclosed a) Details of area (with location map) : vide Plate No.1A.
i) District and state : Chitradurga, Karnataka ii) Taluk / Mandal : Chitradurga iii) Village : Echalanagenahalli Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / iv) : 14/P1 Licence No etc v) Lease Area (Hectares) : 1.00 Acres Whether the area is recorded to be in vi) forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) vii) Ownership / Occupancy : Govt. Revenue Department The nearest railway station Chitradurga is at Existence of public road/railway line, a distance of 6 kms and Bangalore airport is viii) if any, nearby and approximate : located at a distance of 256 kms from Stone distance Nearest Port / Airport Quarry. ix) Topo sheet No. : 57B/8 Latitude N 14 0 14’ 51.50” to N 14 0 14’ 54.2” Longitude E 76 0 21’ 02.6” to E 76 0 21’ 06.0”
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Accessibility: - The said quarry area is located at about 6.0 Kms from Chitradurga District head quarter via Echalanagenahalli village. Matadakurubarahati village is located at 4.5km from Quarry area Chitradurga on Davangiri road (NH-4). From where the lease is located at 1.5km northeast. The Quarry can be reached through National highway (NH4) via Matadakurubarahatti village over a distance of 4.5 kms and take direction towards South and travel a distance of 1.5 kms to reach Quarry.
Topography: This stone quarry area is located at the slope of the hillock. The highest elevation in this quarry lease area is 755.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 730.9mRL. The area has moderate climate with maximum temperature of 44.9 0. The area receives average rain fall of more than 616.4mm.A Surface Plan showing the topography of the said area is enclosed vides Plate No - 3.
Drainage : There is no nallah exist in the area except few water course in the buffer zone. The water table in the quarry is about 40 below the general ground level of the area.
Environmental Setup : The area is surrounded by the agricultural lands & few stone quarries. The agriculture is carried out to grow mainly Jawar, Maize & Ragi. The climate is dry and medium hot during the summer months. The temperature varies from a minimum of 90C to a maximum of 380C during the twelve months of the year. The total rainfall is about 616.4mm per annum in the year 2014. The nearest village is Echalanagenahalli located at 1.5 km from the quarry. No public buildings, monuments exist, in the lease area or adjacent to the lease area.
Beneficiation plant process : - A crushing and screening plant shall be located outside the lease area. The feed to crushing & screening plant shall be 250mm & the products shall be 40mm, 20mm, 10mm, 6mm & -6mm.
Power Supply: - A generator shall be used for the office work as and when required.
Man Power & Site Services: - About 30 persons shall be employed in the company to run the quarry and equivalent persons shall be indirectly employed in allied activities. The statutory and administrative facilities like Rest Shelter, First Aid Station, Latrines/Urinals, Canteen, and Water supply for drinking purposes shall be made available in the quarry site.
Cost of the project: - Total cost of the project is Rs.0.29 crores.
Conclusion: The Project is economical & Viable with Social Economic up-liftmen of local people of the buffer zone. The nearest villagers will get employment from the quarry.
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1. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
I. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of Mining project, a copy of mining lease/ letter of intent should be given. M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers is having a Building Stone Quarry is located in Survey No. 14/P1 in Echalanagenahalli village, Chitradurga Taluka and District, Karnataka over an extent of 1.00 Acres.The said area is granted to E. Vasantha Kumar vide Govt of Karnataka has granted the Quarry vide QL No. CTA-440 for the period of 5 years w.e.f 25.06.2009.
Name & address of lessee : M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers & E.Vasanth Kumar Registered Office Behind KGID Office, Holalkere Road, Chitradurga Taluk , Chitradurga Dist – 577502, Karnataka state Mobile No: - +91 9449820018, 08971375557. II. Brief description of nature of the project The proposal is made for the open cast quarrying. Drilling & blasting shall be done by jack hammer. Front end loader & tippers are used for loading & transportation.
The maximum production from this area shall be 11700 tonnes of granite (Building Stone). There shall not be any waste generation during this five year lease period. The crushing & screening shall be located outside the lease area & the finished product of various size shall be dispatched from there itself to consumers.
III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. The granite stone, jelly and powder are the basic filling material for infrastructure development and construction activities. Quarrying for extraction of granite is one of the important economic activities contribute to the State Revenue of Karnataka. The quarrying activities shall provide socio-economic benefits to the local populace with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The regional benefits to the state in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes etc.
IV. Demand-Supply Gap . The demand for granite is increasing along with the increase in infrastructure and construction activities in Karnataka. This quarry can produce max 11700 tons of granite annually for the infrastructure & construction industry in and around Chitradurga.
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V. Imports vs Indigenous production The requirement of granite stone in infrastructure industry is huge where as the prices of granite are low and due to heavy transportation cost. The import or export of the same is not feasible. The generated granite shall be sold in the local market for infrastructure development.
VI. Export possibility.
The price of the granite is very low & the transportation cost is very high. Hence there are no export possibilities of the same. However, there no demand for export of granite stone (Building Stone). VII. Domestic/Export markets.
The generated material shall be sold for the building construction & infrastructure development within State. There is very good demand for Building stone material in domestic market in Chitradurga Dist, for development of Infrastructure development.
VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project.
As per the requirement of Mines Act and MCDR 1980, Mining Engineer shall be appointed to supervise the operation. The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the Quarry is given below.
1 Highly Skilled 2
2 Skilled 4
3 Semi skilled 4
4 Un skilled 20
TOTAL 30
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2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. The granite shall be produced by drilling and blasting and after loading that shall be transported to the crushing & screening plant proposed to be located outside the lease area for sizing. The products shall be sold to consumer from the stockyard at crushing & screening plant.
[ (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with Co-ordinates. The Building Stone Quarry over an area of 1.00 Acres is located in Survey No. 14/P1 in Echalanagenahalli village, Chitradurga Taluka and District, Karnataka. The location of the same is shown in Plate No.1. The latitude & longitude of the area is given below.
Latitude N 14 0 14’ 51.50” to N 14 0 14’ 54.2” Longitude E 76 0 21’ 02.6” to E 76 0 21’ 06.0”
(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.
Granite quarry leases are site specific. Hence there is no alternative suitable area available for quarrying. However the area is located in Safer Zone area of Chitradurga District. (iv) Size or magnitude of operation.
Low scale operation. (v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given).
The granite quarrying in this area shall be done by drilling & blasting by jack hammer. Front end loader & tipper shall be used for loading. A team of 30 labours shall be deployed in the quarry for maintenance, environmental works and miscellaneous work.
The granite shall be transported to the crushing & screening plant proposed to be located outside the lease area. Totally maximum of 11700 tonnes per annum of granite shall be mined in this area. (vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of transports of raw Material and finished product. Not applicable, No raw materials are required.
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(vii) Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. There is no generation of waste during the plan period. (viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Ground water is the major source of water. Around 55KLD of water is required for dust suppression, domestic and afforestation, which shall be drawn from nearby borewells.
(ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/ disposal. There is no generation of waste. (x) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose
Quarrying Operations
Granite Quarry Drilling & Blasting
Transportation to Crusher Excavation
Crushing & Screening at Plant Stockyard
Consumers
3. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity. The distance of the said quarry is about 6 Kms from Chitradurga District head quarter. The lease is located at 1.5Kms from the Echalanagenahalli village on Davangere road.
Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The granted Quarry area is hillock and fully exposed with granite (Building Stone). The present land use and the ultimate land use till the conceptual stage and the land use for various Quarrying activities for the ensuing Quarrying plan period is given in the Table shown below. The entire land belongs to the Revenue Department.
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Present land use, land use at the end of 5th year and the ultimate land use pattern.
Land use Land use pattern pattern Particulars (At the end of five years) present Acres Acres Area under Quarry / quarrying 0.40 0.60 activities Area for Safety Barrier 0 0.40 (Including statutory buildings) Virgin area 0.60 - Total Lease area 1.00 1.00
(ii) Topography (along with map). This stone quarry area is located at the slope of the hillock. The highest elevation in this quarry lease area is 755.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 730.9mRL. The area has moderate climate with maximum temperature of 44.9 0. The area receives average rain fall of more than 616.4mm. A Surface Plan showing the topography of the said area is enclosed vides Plate No - 3.
(iii) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river). CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy the Gazette notification should be given.
The buffer zone area is mainly covered by agricultural lands. A small part of the area is also covered by Forest, Waste lands and villages. Water Tanks (pond) are also situated in Buffer Zone area. A key plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 1 . There is no reservoir /dam, sanctuaries, National Parks, Mangroves etc. with in the vicinity.
(iv) Existing Infrastructure. Hospital, Post Office, basic Educational and Transportation facilities are available at Chitradurga. (v) Soil Classification: The soil is red in color and clay with loamy nature.
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(vi) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: MAXIMUM & MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: The Maximum temperature around 380C during summer, while the minimum temperature is around 90C during winter. RELATIVE HUMIDITY: Moderate Relative Humidity is observed 25% to 93%. RAINFALL: An annual rainfall of 616.4mm in the year 2015. WIND VELOCITY & DIRECTION: During the Predominant wind direction during the Post- Monsoon is towards South-West.
(vii) Social Infrastructure available:
Electricity is available in nearest villages. Water supply to nearby villages is also being carried out by Panchayats. Communication system through Posts, Mobile Phone, Telephone services is available at Chitradurga. The road network is well connected to the quarry. The Hospitals, Colleges, Post office, Railway station etc are available at Chitradurga. The Quarry is well approached through National highway.
4. PLANNING BRIEF: i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country planning/ Development authority Classification: It is proposed to produce maximum quantity of 11700 tons granite per annum. The generated material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant proposed to be located outside the lease area and from there it shall be transported to the consumer. Effective Environment Management will be carried out to control the pollution of Air, Water and Noise.
ii. Population Projection : There will not be any increase in population due to the project because The man power required shall employed from the local areas. The drivers / truck operators also shall be engaged from local areas. Hence influx of population from outside is not anticipated. iii. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc): Out of 1.00 acres quarry area 0.60 acres shall be utilized for quarrying and 0.40 acres for safety barrier. iv. Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social): The increase in population due to influx of people because of this project is not expected. Hence, infrastructure demand both inform of physical and social in terms of Amenities / Facilities will be negligible.
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5. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area): Existing road shall be strengthened & made use for the transportation. Requirement of power to office outside the lease area supply will be met through generator. The man power requirement shall be employed from local area, no additional infrastructure is required. (ii) Residential Area (Non Processing Area): No additional residential area is required as the manpower for this project shall be employed from the nearby villages and Chitradurga Town. (iii) Green Belt: Green belt shall be developed around the hillock (foot of the hillock and near to the Quarry) and all along the haulage road to control the pollution due to handling and transportation of granite. (iv) Social Infrastructure: No additional social infrastructure is required. (v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) No additional social infrastructure is required for traffic and transportation. Existing infrastructure will be made use by strengthening & maintaining the existing roads.
(vi) Drinking water Management (Source & Supply of Water): Drinking water shall be made available at Quarry. The water will be supplied through Water Tanker from the nearby bore wells. The drinking water shall be stored in the Tank near to the office, it will be well maintained. (vii) Sewerage system: Not applicable, as no human settlement is proposed in the lease area.
(viii) Industrial Waste Management: No industrial waste is going to generate at this quarry. (ix) Solid waste Management: No waste generation is expected. 5.1. Power Requirement & Supply / Source: Small generator shall be used for office work. This will be operated as and when required.
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6. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R*R) PLAN (i) Policy to be adopted (Central/ State) in respect of the project affected persons including home ousters, land ousters and land less laborers (a brief outline to be given): Not applicable since there is no rehabilitation and resettlement involved in this project.
7. Project schedule & Cost Estimates i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given): The Quarry will be commenced immediately after getting the statutory approvals from Government authorities. Total cost of the project is about 29 lakhs.
ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of Economic viability of the project.
Considering the present domestic market conditions of the products, the appx. Cost of the project estimated is around 29 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below.Mining machinery will be hired through contractors.
Sl Capital investment DESCRIPTION No. Cost in lakh Rs. 1 Water tanker 12.00 2 Development of Quarry 2.00 3 Strengthen of approach road 3.00 4 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 2.00 5 Environmental control measures 5.00 6 Environmental Monitoring 1.00 Development of green belt all along the 7 2.00 approach road 8 Miscellaneous 2.00 Total 29.00
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8. Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations) It is a remote area and in buffer zone villages, this project will be one of the major economic activities resulting in generation of revenues to the state and central governments, by way of royalties, taxes, central excise etc., and the living condition of the persons shall improve, thus contributing to the overall up gradation of living standards.
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The socio-economic parameters of the area undergo change due to: • Changes in the employment pattern of the area. • Changes in the pattern of facilities available, both in respect of the increase in infrastructure facilities as well as other services. • Improvements in money supply in the area through better earning capacity of population. • Better health care for the locality, as facilities available with the mine can become available to the community including special camps to be arranged.
Conclusion: This upcoming project will meet the development needs of the state without causing any negative influence on the environment. It can be summarized that the development of Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers will have a positive impact on the socio- economics of the area and lead to overall sustainable development of the region. 10.0 Pre-feasibility report:
PARAMETERS General Deposit Name : Granite Building Stone Quarry Mine site Area (Ha.) : 1.00 Acres Mine Type : -- Ownership : M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers Region : Echalanagenahalli village District : Chitradurga State : Karnataka Status of lease : Existing Stone Quarry Reserves : Reported Reserves(MT) : 49920 T Mineable Reserves Reported Grade (%Fe) : -- Life of Mine (Yrs) : 5 years. Saleable Ore Product (SOP) : Max production 11700Tons Product Split in ROM : Lumpy 40mm/20mm/6mm/-6mm
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Sales:
Names of key Buyer : Sold to the local infrastructure & construction industry Past prices (Avg. prices over last 2 yrs) : Domestic – Appx. Rs. 800-900/- per ton at stockyard. Operating costs (Per ton of SOP) : By facility (Cost Per Ton in Rs.) Drilling, blasting & excavation : 120.00 Labour cost : 50.00 G & A cost : 10.00 Loading to trucks : 25.00 Transportation to Crushing & screening plant : 75.00 Crushing charges : 100.00 Handling & Loading : 50.00 Miscellaneous & afforestation : 50.00 : 480.00 Royalty charges : 60.00 : 540.00 Interest & depreciation : 10.00 Total production cost : 550.00
Average Granite sales cost - Rs. 800.00 – 900.00 Avg. 850/- Total expenditure - Rs. 550.00 Net realization for domestic supply - Rs. 300.00
Net realization per ton of Granite produced is Rs.300.00/ton. Therefore the proposed project is financially viable. However, increase in prices of Granite in domestic market is further expected.
‹ The maximum production is 11700 tons/annum ‹ Profit per ton Rs.300/- ‹ Total profit from the project = 11700 x 300 = Rs. 35, 10,000/- , Say 40 Lakhs.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
M/s. Mylareshwara Stone Crushers stone quarry over an extent of 1.00 Acres is situated in Survey No. 14 /P1 at Echalanagenahalli village, Chitradurga Taluka and Chitradurga District, Karnataka for mining of granite (Building stone).
2.0 LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY
Location:
The stone quarrying area over an extent of 1.00 acre of Govt. Revenue land is located in Survey No. 14/P1 of Echalanagenahalli Village, Chitradurga Taluk, Chitradurga District Karnataka.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA
Details of The Area: District & State Chitradurga, Karnataka Taluka Chitradurga Village Echalanagenahalli Khasra No. / Plot No./ Block Survey No. 14/P1 Mine Lease Area 1.00 Acres Type of the Area Govt. Revenue land Survey of India Toposheet No 57B/8 Latitude N 14 0 14’ 51.50” to N 14 0 14’ 54.2” Longitude E 76 0 21’ 02.6” to E 76 0 21’ 06.0”
3.0 GEOLOGY & EXPLORATION
3.1 TOPOGRAPHY :
[ This stone quarry area is located at the slope of the hillock. The highest elevation in this quarry lease area is 755.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 730.9mRL. The area has moderate climate with maximum temperature of 44.9 0. The area receives average rain fall of more than 616.4mm.
A surface plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 3 .
3.2 Regional & Local Geology :
The geology of this area corresponds to the regional geology of Dharwar group. The granites are of the batholic nature. The Dharwar Supergroup include Phyllites, slate, Greywackes, slate and tuffs, Epideorite flows, pillow lavas, Ferrgineous and manganese phyllites Massive Bands of Iron formations & Granites.
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Local Geology: The entire lease area is well exposed by granite. There are no major structural deformations such as fault zone has been observed in and around quarry area. Irregular fractures & joints were observed within the exposes of granite in lease area. The rock is exhibiting medium grained hypidimorphic granular texture. A geological plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 3 and geological sections are enclosed vide Plate No.4 .
3.4 GEOLOGICAL RESERVES The geological reserves are estimated and given below. Category Granite ( tons) UNFC code Geological Resources 135135 322 Total 135135 322
Mineable reserves of Granite Category Quantity in tonnes Mineable Reserves 49920
The resources / reserves in this area are estimated by cross sectional method. The mineralized area on cross section is measured and multiplied by the sectional influence to calculate the volume. The volume is multiplied by the Bulk density 2.6T/m 3 to estimate the tonnage. The mineral reserves of granites are estimated out of indicated resources after deleting the rock blocked in the 7.5m safety barrier.
4.0 M I N I N G A part of this area was mined earlier in these five years of the quarrying plan period it is proposed to work in entire area of lease except 7.5m safety barrier area. A jack hammer drilling & blasting, front end loader and tippers shall be adopted for quarrying. A team of 20 persons shall be deployed for the Quarrying, miscellaneous, environmental works.
It is proposed to produce maximum 11700 tonnes materials from this quarry in V-year of plan period. The excavated material shall be transported to the crusher located outside the lease area. The sized product shall be supplied to the consumer mainly for building construction and infrastructure development. The quarry shall be developed with the bench parameters 6m height (with slices of 1.5m each) and 6m width. The bench slope shall be 80 0 where as the ultimate pit slope shall be maintained to 45 0.
4.1.1 DEVELOPMENT:
No waste is expected to generate during this plan period.
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4.1.2 PRODUCTION:
The proposed quantities of production expected year wise are given below. Production scheme for 5 years (Tons)
Proposed Scheme Production Period (tons) I - Year 8710 II - Year 10140 III - Year 8320 IV - Year 11050 V - Year 11700 Total 49920
4.1.3 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF THE MINE:
The total reserves in this quarry area are 49920 tonnes. It is proposed to produce 49920 tonnes during these five years of the plan period. Hence the life of the quarry is 5 years.
4.1.4 DRILLING:
The drilling and blasting in this area is 100%. It is proposed to drill with 33mm dia bit jack hammer.
4.1.5 BLASTING:
In case of jack hammer the blasting pattern shall be individual. An explosive to be used is Slurry Explosives. There will not be any explosive magazine in this area. The blasting shall be done by the authorised agency.
Precautions to be observed during drilling and blasting: Drilling precautions :
‹ Drilling with dust extractors. ‹ Use of sharp drill bits, delivery of compressed air at optimal pressure and proper maintenance of compressor and drilling machine. ‹ Provision of ear plugs/ear muffs to drillers.
Blasting precautions :
‹ Proper charge per delay shall be regulated ‹ Millisecond delay detonators or sequential blasting exclusively used. ‹ Stemming column shall be more than the burden to avoid blown out shots. ‹ Each blast would be is carefully planned, supervised, executed and observed by expert staff.
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4.1.6 LIST OF MINING EQUIPMENTS:
The list of the mining machineries required for mining is given in the table shown below:
Sl Equipment / No of Normal Make Motive No. Machinery Units handling Power capacity Pneumatic Jack 1 1 33 mm dia Atlas capco Diesel Hammer Drill 2 Front end loader 1 30tonnes/hour Atlas capco Diesel 3 Tipper 3 10 tonnes Tata Diesel 4 Water with tanker 1 8000 lit Tata Diesel 5 Jeep 1 1+4 Mahendra Diesel
4.1.7 CONCEPTUAL MINING
At the conceptual stage there shall be single pit of 0.61 acres. The length of the pit shall be about 76m where as the width shall be about 30m. The entire pit at conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond.The bottom most level of the pit shall be 720mRL. Ultimately 3 benches shall be formed with the height of 7.5m. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. A psiculture shall be developed in the pit. No waste is expected
to generate during the plan period in this quarry. 4.2 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL: The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the mine is given in organization chart.
Sl. No Particulars No’s
1 Highly Skilled 2
2 Skilled 4
3 Semi-skilled 4
4 Un-skilled 20
Total 30
4.3 SITE SERVICES:
The statutory and administrative facilities like Rest Shelter, First Aid Station, Latrines/Urinals, Canteen, and Water supply for drinking purposes shall be made available at the quarry site.
4.4 DISPOSAL OF WASTE:
There is no generation of waste during this plan period.
4.5 LAND USE:
The ultimate land use plan (the land proposed to be degraded due to mining and other allied activities till the end of mine) is given below.
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Ultimate Land use Land use pattern Particulars (end of 1st five years of quarrying plan period) (acres) Area for quarrying / quarrying 0.60 activities Area for Safety Barrier 0.40 Total 1.00 Unused area 0.00 Total 1.00
4.7 NATIONAL SANCTUARY/ ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE SITES/ INTERSTATE BOUNDARY WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS?
There is no National parks, wild life Sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, Tiger reserves, Elephant corridor heritage site, Archaeological importance sites, interstate boundaries, Hebetate etc., within 10 Kms radius.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN :-
The Environment Management Plan (EMP) is required to ensure sustainable development in the quarry area and buffer zone area. The proposed mitigating measures are required for meeting the prevailing statutory requirements of gaseous emissions, water discharge characteristics, noise levels etc for environmental management purpose in connection with the quarrying & quarrying related activities in the study area.
For attaining the desired objective of good environmental quality in the area, several management strategies in different phases are proposed and evaluated.
‹ Planned improvements including additional control measures ‹ Fugitive dust reduction on roads ‹ Measures to alleviate problems affecting villages near quarrying area ‹ Planning for the progressive closure of the quarry This section discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to quarrying. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been designed within the framework of various Indian legislative and regulatory requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.
5.0 Baseline Environment
5.1 Temperature
Temperature data of year 2015 reveals that the highest temperature is 38 0C and the lowest temperature is 90C. Thus it has a steep temperature gradient. During the winter the night temperature falls down to below 90C. The Summary of Monthly Max & Min Temperatures for the study period of 2015 are given in Table 1.1 . The month wise Max & Min temperatures of the year 2015 are graphically shown in Fig 1-A.
Table 1.1: Monthly Maximum & Minimum Temperatures of the Year- 2015 Temperature in 0C Month Max. Min. January 31 9 February 35 14 March 37 14 April 38 19 May 37 20 June 33 20 July 32 19 August 34 20 September 34 19 October 33 17 November 31 15 December 37 16
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Fig 1-A
MONTHLY AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 2015 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 RELATIVE HUMIDITY % HUMIDITY RELATIVE Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. 31 35 37 38 37 33 32 34 34 33 31 37 Min. 9 14 14 19 20 20 19 20 19 17 15 16
5.2 Relative Humidity
The morning and evening relative humidity data collected shows the lowest hourly humidity is 25 % and the highest hourly humidity is 93 %. In winter season invariably lower humidity is observed compared to other seasons. The average values of different months for the study period are given in Table 1.2 for the year 2015. The daily Minimum & Maximum relative humidity of the year 2015 are shown graphically in Fig 1-B.
Fig 1-B
Table: 1.2 Monthly Maximum & Minimum Relative Humidity of the Year-2015
Month Relative Humidity % Min. Max.
January 51 74
February 25 60 March 26 79 April 40 80 May 55 85 June 70 93 July 71 88 August 75 91 September 67 88 October 54 75
November 59 93
December 50 72
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Fig 1-B
MONTHLY AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 2015 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Marc RELATIVE HUMIDITY % HUMIDITY RELATIVE Jan Feb April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec h Max. 74 60 79 80 85 93 88 91 88 75 93 72 Min. 51 25 26 40 55 70 71 75 67 54 59 50
WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION
The wind rose is showed in Figure 1- C. The average high wind speed is 10.2 km/hr during the Year-2015. For the month of April to September flow vector is predominantly towards SW. The results of Study period reveal that the maximum and minimum wind speeds are 10.2 & 2.6 km/hr to calm. The summary of the year 2015 is given below Table 1.3.
Table 1.3: Summary of Average Wind Velocity and Wind Direction of the Year-2015
Month Average Wind Predominant Wind Velocity in Km/hr Direction January 3.2 E February 3.7 E March 4.2 E April 4.3 SW May 6.5 SW June 8.5 SW July 10.2 SW August 8.8 SW September 6.1 SW October 2.6 NE November 4.0 E December 3.7 E
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Fig 1-C 09/06/2015 – 07/09/2015
5.3 Rainfall The rainfall data for the period of Jan – Dec 2015 is given in Table 1.4 and its graphical presentation of variation is shown in Fig. 1–D. Table 1.4 Rainfall Data for the Period of the Year- 2015
Year Rainfall (mm) January 0 February 0 March 20.1 April 34.4 May 141.9 June 43.6 July 45.4 August 89.8 September 137.2 October 56.2
November 42.8
December 5.0 Total 616.4 Therefore total rainfall for the year 2015 is 616.4mm was recorded.
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Fig 1-D
Rainfall (mm) in the year 2015 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Rainfall Rainfall mm in 20 0 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Rainfall (mm) 0 0 20.1 34.4 141.9 43.6 45.4 89.8 137.2 56.2 42.8 5
5.4 Ambient Air Quality Data The Ambient Air Quality with respect to the study zone of 10 km radius around beneficiation plant site forms the baseline information. The scenario of the existing Ambient Air Quality in the study region has been assessed through a network of 4 Ambient Air Quality locations. The design of monitoring network in the air quality surveillance program was based on the following considerations.
‹ Topography / Terrain of the study area ‹ Human Settlements ‹ Wind pattern ‹ Health status ‹ Representation of Regional Background levels ‹ Accessibility of monitoring site ‹ Resource Availability Concentrate values have been computed from the raw data collected at all individual sampling stations to represent the Ambient Air Quality Status. The Ambient Air Quality studies were carried out at four locations in project site & buffer zone data for study period. The results are given in the below table. µg/m 3 Sl. No Sample Location PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx 1 Core Zone Area 42.0 22.0 6.6 7.8 2 Guttinadu Village 46.0 26.0 7.8 8.4 3 Echalanagenahalli Village 48.0 26.0 7.6 9.4 4 Chikkapura Village 40.0 28.0 8.4 9.8 Standard (µg/m 3) 100 60 80 80
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Table 1.9 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Time Construction in Ambient Air Weighted Industrial Area Ecologically Pollutant average Residential, sensitive area Method of Measurement Rural & other (Notified by Areas Central Govt) Particulate matter Annual 60 µg/m 3 60 µg/m 3 -Gravimetric (size less than Average** 100µg/m 3 100 µg/m 3 -TOEM 10µm) 24 Hours** -Beta attenuation Particulate matter Annual* 40 µg/m 3 40 µg/m 3 -Gravimetric (size less than 2.5 Average** 60µg/m 3 60 µg/m 3 -TOEM µm 24 Hours** -Beta attenuation Oxide of Nitrogen Annual* 40 µg/m 3 30 µg/m 3 Jacob & Hochheiser modified as NO2 Average** 80 µg/m 3 80 µg/m 3 (Na-Arsenite) method Gas 24 Hours** pulse Chemiluminescence Sulphur dioxide as Annual* 50 µg/m 3 20 µg/m 3 Improved west & Gacke SO2 Average** 80 µg/m 3 80 µg/m 3 method ultraviolet 24 Hours** Noise level Core & buffer Leq day & One set of data Noise level meter zone night per week Water quality Core & buffer Samples from One set of data Standard methods for zone surface & per week at least sampling w.r.t. pH temp ground water for one month turbidity TDS TSS total hardness alkalinity, chloride, fluoride etc. Soil Core & buffer Representative One surface Collected and analyzed with zone samples(s) sample from each standard methods for pH station permeability, soil fertility, etc. Socio Economic & Buffer zone Socio economic Before during & Primary & secondary data to Helath survey random after project be collected. sampling activity method
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT: A) MINES
‹ Dust suppression systems (water spraying) would be adopted at mine working & loading points. ‹ Grading of haul roads, service roads from time to time and removal of the accumulated dust materials. ‹ Drills shall be equipped with dust extractors to reduce dust generation. ‹ The blasting shall be carried out during day hours, it shall be avoided during strong wind and temperature inversion condition. ‹ Excavation operations shall be suspended during very strong wind condition. ‹ Plantation of wide leaf trees along approach roads, and on around hillock will help in to suppress the dust. ‹ All workers shall be provided with personal protective devises Eg. Dust Mask. ‹ Air quality shall be regularly monitored both in the core zone and buffer zone.
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B) HAULAGE
‹ Regular water spraying on haulage roads during granite transportation by water sprinklers. ‹ Avoiding over filling of tippers and consequent spillage on the roads. ‹ Ore carrying trucks will be effectively covered by tarpaulin to avoid escape of fines to the atmosphere. ‹ Maintenance of existing approach road.
5.6 Noise Level Monitoring Data Excessive noise levels will cause adverse effects on human beings and associated environment including domestic animals, wild life, natural ecosystem and structures. To know the ambient noise levels in the study area one location at core zone and three locations at buffer zone have been selected and the results are given in the below table.
Sl. Noise levels dB(A) Sample Location No Min. Max. Leq 1 Core Zone Area 40.4 45.8 42.97 2 Guttinadu Village 45.8 56.8 52.03 3 Echalanagenahalli Village 42.4 54.2 51.80 4 Matadakurubarahatti Village 42.2 55.8 52.71
NOISE : (A MBIENT STANDARDS ) Limit in dB (A) Area code Category of Area Day Time Night Time A Industrial Area 75 70 B Commercial Area 65 55 C Residential Area 55 45 D Silence Area 50 40 Day time is reckoned in between 6.00 am and 10.00 pm Night time is reckoned in between 10.00 pm and 6.00 am Silence zone is defined as areas upto 100 meters around such premises as hospitals, educational institutions and courts. The silence zones are to be Note declared by the Competent Authority Mixed categories of areas should be declared as ''one of the four above mentioned categories by the Competent Authority and the corresponding standard shall apply
The observed data in project site and buffer zone shows that the Ambient noise level range between min 42.2 dB (A) to max 56.8 (A) & Avg Leq 52.71. The plant site and buffer zone noise level values are well within the Ambient Noise Standards.
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NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL
In an operational beneficiation plant major noise sources are operation of machineries and equipment, screening units, operations. Noise generation may be for an instant, intermittent or continuous periods, with low to high decibels.
As there are no villages within 1.0 km range, noise level will be insignificant as the operations are of intermittent nature. Although the ambient noise level monitoring carried out in and around the proposed quarry shows that ambient noise levels are well within the stipulated limits of CPCB.
Periodic inspection and checks of the risk prone areas and equipment shall be conducted towards noise control. Acoustic enclosures, hoods, laggings and screens shall be provided in noise generating areas to the extent possible so that the sound pressure levels in working areas are restricted below 85 dB (A) for 8 hours duty. This shall be regulated before engaging the equipment or purchase of the same. Provisions of rotation of workers to minimize exposure time as well as provision of earmuffs to workers exposed to high noise areas are also envisaged. In addition to it, green belt development shall be undertaken around the lease area to minimize propagation of noise. Regular monitoring of noise pressure level shall be done inside and outside the quarry area. The equipments and machines should be maintained properly. Particular attention should be given to the silencers and mufflers. Ear muffs or other protective devices should be provided to the staff working in high noise prone areas. Sharp drill pits shall be used to reduce the noise levels. The rotating equipment shall be selected for lower operating speeds and will be statically and dynamically balanced. The equipment shall be provided with silencers wherever required, and shall be designed to operate with a total noise level of not exceeding to 85db (A) at 1m distance as per stipulations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards. 5.7 Ground Water Quality Data WATER RESOURCES Assessment of baseline data on water resources includes
• Identification of surface water sources • Identification of ground water sources • Collection of water samples • Analyzing water samples collected for physico-chemical and biological parameters
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There are seasonal water courses in the buffer zone area. During rains water from the core zone area will join in to the seasonal water courses. Ultimately joins in to the Chikkapura kere village pond located at a distance of 2.5 kms in Southwest direction. The overall daily requirement of water for this mining project is estimated as under
Drinking and domestic - 5 m3/day Dust suppression - 10 m3/day Green belt / afforestation - 40 m 3/day Total - 55 m3/day
GROUND WATER QUALITY
Three Ground Water samples were collected from the bore wells for analysis. The results are given in the below table. Heavy metal concentrations in all the samples were found to be well within the limits.
Echalanagenahalli Guttinadu Matadakurubarahatti Sl.No Parameters Unit Village Village Village 1 pH - 7.380 7.424 7.326 2 Temperature 29.1 29.6 29.4
3 Conductivity µmhos/cm 910 1020 980 4 Turbidity in NTU BDL BDL 0.24 5 T. Dissolved Solids mg/l 546 612 588
6 T. Alkalinity as CaCo 3 mg/l 466 384 466
7 T. Hardness as CaCo 3 mg/l 330.0 341.0 298.0 8 Calcium as Ca mg/l 58.8 72.46 69.84 9 Magnesium as Mg mg/l 28.06 32.18 30.12 10 Iron as Fe mg/l 0.24 0.26 0.22 11 Sodium as Na mg/l 50.4 54.8 72.6 12 Potassium as K mg/l 1.06 2.14 118 13 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l 80.98 122.0 106.0
14 Sulphates as SO 4 mg/l 42.6 34 42
15 Nitrates as NO 3 mg/l 04 10 08 16 Fluorides as F mg/l 0.92 1.16 0.68
No ground water is going to encounter during the quarrying and there shall not be any discharge of water from quarrying to the adjacent area. Hence there shall not be any impact on water quality. The only source of water pollution from the Quarry is wash – off from the active Quarrying area. The wash off would contain heavy colloidal suspension in the form of turbidity. The following mitigative measures shall be adopted to prevent wash off of Quarry silt and uncontrolled runoff water during monsoon.
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From the natural slopes the rainwater drains into the stream. The ground water table is 40m below the surface. The proposed Quarrying operations are much above the ground water table. Therefore, these mining operations on hill top may not have any adverse impact on either the yield or movement of ground water. The following control measures shall be undertaken.
• To avoid soil erosion, rain water entering into the Quarry pit, carryover of the material with rain water, suitable garland drains all along the active Quarry area shall be provided. • All along the higher contour garland channels shall be undertaken. • Plantation and fast growing deep rooted plant species. • Providing sufficient gully checks & checks dams to check any silt flowing along with the surface run-off in the valleys. • For arresting the solids escaping along with these run-offs in small streams, small check dam shall be constructed all along the small streams before they join any surface water bodies. 5.8 Soil Data: The normal mineral composition of quarry is altered by alteration in soil condition. Soil could well represent the topsoil cover, which is rich in nutrient content. Three locations were selected as below for analyzing the soil quality status in the study. The locations and the results are given the below table.
Location Code Sl. Parameter No Echalanagenahalli Guttinadu Matadakurubarahatti Village Village Village 1 pH 5.740 5.984 6.248 2 EC (µmho/cm) 120 140 120 3 Texture Clay Loam Clay Loam Clay Loam 4 Particle Size Distribution: (i) Sand (%) 20 24 28 (ii) Silt & Clay (%) 80 86 72 5 Organic Carbon (%) 0.44 0.26 0.22 6 Exchangeable Sodium (meq/100g) 0.86 0.52 0.48 7 Sulphates (%) Trace Trace Trace 8 Available nitrogen in (kg/ha) 96 108 114 9 Available Pottasium (kg/ha) 74 80 96 10 Available Phosphorous (kg/ha) 58 62 84
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURE
All the above precautions would be adopted to prevent dust generation at site and to be dispersed in the outside environment. However, for the safety of workers at site, engaged at strategic locations/dust generation points like loading and unloading points, dust masks would be provided. Dust masks would prevent inhalation of RPM thereby reducing the risk of lung diseases and other respiratory diseases. All employees shall be medically examined as per the mines Act 1952 and shall undergo Spirometry, Pulseoxymetry, and lungs function test
etc.
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The statutory norms shall be followed during the course of quarrying to ensure the proper health and safety of workers. Apart from this there is no other factor envisaged during the quarrying operations. The health status of workers in the mine shall be regularly monitored under an occupational surveillance programme. Under this programme, all the employees’ shall be subjected to a detailed medical examination at the time of employment. The medical histories of all the employees shall be maintained in a standard format. Thereafter, the employees shall undergo medical examination on annual bases. The examinations are proposed to be conducted in specialized area are given in the table below. Apart time doctor shall be appointed for Quarterly medical checkups and to conduct the health care camps in the nearby villages.
Sl.No. Disease Tests to be conducted 1 Heart Disease Electro Cardio Gram (ECG) blood for lipid profile, stress test, 2d Echo and other tests as required. 2 Lung Disease Total count (WBC) Differential count, sputum examination, x-ray chest, culture & sensitivity (COS) 3 Lung Function As per DGMS regulations Test 4 Test for Silicosis As per DGMS regulations 5 Asthma Differential count ESR, x-ray chest, and sputum examination provoke test if required. 6 Diabetes Random blood sugar, urine sugar if positive BSL fasting/PP diabetic profile. 7 Hypertension BP reading, if required renal profile + ECG and stress test. 8 Abdomen pain. Routine urine for albumin, sugar bile salts + bile pigments stool examination, USGG Ba0meal liver function test (serum, biliribic etc) as per requirement.
The tests conducted and the results will be recorded in the database of medical history of the employees. These medical histories over a period will show if there is any occupation related deterioration in the employee’s health.
6.0 LAND ENVIRONMENT 6.1 CORE ZONE
The core zone completely falls in Govt. Revenue land on hill slope. Most of the area covered with soil/rock formations over which some vegetation exists. The core zone is partly disturbed to a very small extent due to mining, transport roads, which are worked earlier. The ultimate land use plan is given in the Table No.2.
Table No.2 Ultimate Land use
Type of Activity Ultimate land use in Acres. Area for mining 0.60 Safety Barrier 0.40 (Including office rest shelter etc) Total 1.00
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6.2 HANDLING OF WASTE AND SUB-GRADE MINERAL
No waste is expected to generate during this plan period.
6.4 RECLAMATION OF LAND
The mined out quarry pit shall be converted into rain water pond. 6.3 PROPOSED MITIGATIVE MEASURE. ° Green belt development around the foot of the hillock and near to the Quarry and haulage roads shall be taken up simultaneously as this helps in afforestation but also prevent erosion and consequent silting of local water streams.
° Use of good root bearing and hardy species shall be planted.
6.5 PLANTATION PROGRAMME
Under plantation programme, it is suggested to develop minimum of 1000 plants per annum all along the road & cluster boundary of quarry lease area. The implementation of the development of green belt around the hillock will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink.
The species to be grown in the areas should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that a permanent green belt is created.
Apart from the green belts and aesthetic plantation, other massive plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local forest department to benefit the community and to reduce the effects of fugitive emissions and noise pollution.
YEARWISE PLANTATION
Year Location No. of Common name Botanical Name plants I 100 Honge Pongamia pinnata Neem Azadiracta indica II 100 Arali Ficus religiosa Anjana Hardwickeia binata Around the lease area III 100 Custard apple Annona squamosa and Haul roads at the IV foot of the hillock 100 Banni Acacia Perruginea
Aaladamara Ficus benghalensis V 100 Hippe Madhuca indica Muthuga Butea monospema Badam Butea monosperma
FLORA AND FAUNA
The part of the core zone is broken and does not support vegetation. There are no endangered and endemic plant species. There are no reports of wild animals.
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FLORA IN CORE ZONE: The core zone is broken and does not support vegetation. There are no endangered and endemic plant species. There are no reports of wild animals .
FLORA IN BUFFER ZONE :- 1. Anogeisus latifolia (Dindalu) 2. Albizzia odoratissima 3. Accacia Intia (Kadu Seege) 4. Albizzia amara (Tuggali) 5. Bassia latifolia (Hippe) 6. Carissa carandus (Kavali) 7. Chloroxylon swietenia (Mashiwal) 8. Dalbergia paniculata (Pachori) 9. Diospyros malanoxylon (Tumbri) 10. Grewia tiliaefolia (Jane) 11. Emblica officinalis (Nelli) 12. Terminalia tomentosa (Matti) 13. Prospis Juliflora (Bellary Jali) 14. Zozyphus oenoplea (Bare) Note: Local names are given in brackets. FAUNA OF BUFFER ZONE:-
Sl. No. Zoological Name Local Name A MAMMALS 1. Macaca mulatta Monkey 2. Presoytis entellus Langur 3. Lepsus nigricollis Hares 4. Vulpes bengalensis Fox 5. Felis bengalesis Cat 6. Harpetsis edwardsi Mangoose 7. Heroestes sp Kaberbijju 8. Rattus rattus Mouse
B REPTILES 1. Hemidactylus sp Hourse lizard 2. Calotes sp Gahden Iizard 3. Bungarussp Krait 4. Naja naja Indian Cobra 5. Chamilion sp Chameleon
C AMPHIBIANS 1. Rana tigrina Frog 2. Bufo sp Toad
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6.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
There is no human settlement in the core zone. 6.7 DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS:
As per 2011 census, the study area consisted of 5010 persons inhabited in 03 villages in buffer zone area. The statistics regarding the list of villages, number of households and human population is given in Table No.3. Table: 3 Demography in Study Area
No. of House Total Male Female Village Name Holds Population Population Population Echalanagenahalli Village 239 1197 623 574 Guttinadu Village 93 682 440 242 Matada Kurubarahatti 659 3131 1462 1669 Village Total 991 5010 2525 2485
6.7 SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Spurt in industrialization and quarrying activities have invariably brought a drastic change in the environment including the society connected with region. Mostly remote areas tucked away from urbanization and influence of modern civilization fall within the limits of quarry development. A natural corollary to this the socio economic aspects of the local inhabitants who have dwelling this region for generations, get suddenly and probably a radical change, consequent to their abrupt exposure to the mining activities.
The impact of this mining project will be positive. The subject-mining project provides employment for about 30 persons and also creates in the service sector for an equivalent number of persons will be indirectly employed in the other allied activities. Thus a population of about 150 persons can sustain their lively hood on this project. Majority of the work force shall be local people coming from and within the district.
The local people will get employment opportunities, better medical and educational facilities etc., mainly due to the quarrying operation from this project. In addition to this the literacy rate and better living standards shall increase due to the enhanced earning capacity of villagers. This area will also have better Medical, Educational, Transportation and communication facilities, which are also directly, linked with the establishment of the quarrying project.
In the buffer zone villages, this project will be one of the major economic activities resulting in generation of revenues to the state and central governments, by way of royalties, taxes, central excise etc., and the living condition of the persons shall improve, thus contributing to the overall up gradation of living standards. There would tremendous earning of foreign exchange due to export of value added products instead of raw material alone from this region.
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The socio-economic parameters of the area undergo change due to: ‹ Changes in the employment pattern of the area. ‹ Changes in the pattern of facilities available, both in respect of the infrastructure facilities as well as other services. ‹ Improvements in money supply in the area through better earning capacity of population. It proposes to taken up the following CSR activities listed below:
• To arrange study tour to primary and high school children. • Assistance to Educational institutions located in the Taluk by way of providing “Teaching aids, Books & Periodicals”. • Scholarships for the best outstanding students. • Organizing occupational health camps through trained doctors to the near by villages. • Employment oriented training to youth. • Development of Anganawadi kitchens in nearby villages. • Providing solar lights to villages and schools, as there is scarcity of electricity. • Providing transport for nearby school children to go to come from school.
IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP & MONITORING PROGRAMME: The environment management plan is detailed on the basis of impact assessment. Control and mitigation measures for the adverse impacts envisaged. As the major environmental attributes have been confined to the project area alone, implementations of the proposed control measures and monitoring thereof will be undertaken on the regional basis. The Lessee will ensure the implementation of the measures within the plant area and carryout efficient monitoring. In order to implement the measures suggested for mitigating the adverse impacts on the environment, it is suggested to monitor the environmental parameters regularly.
6.10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL
[ The Quarry manager will be the incharge for enrichment of works along with the labours for supervision and preventive maintenance.
Following shall be the proposed environmental organization chart for this mine. Mines Manager shall be in charge of the cell.
6.11 BUDGET PROVISION FOR EMP
It is necessary to include the environmental cost as a part of the budgetary cost component.
It is proposed to take up protective measures like construction of check dams across the nallah. The haul roads both within the lease and outside the mining lease including roads leading to the crushing plant are being watered and good drainage system would be maintained. The
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project authorities propose to undertake the following environmental works to achieve the environmental quality as desired.
The Lessee for execution of Environment Management Plan has made adequate budgetary provision. Annual cost of monitoring and implementation of control measures is given below: Environment Management Schedule
YEAR Year- I Year- II Year- III Year- IV Year- V Plantation
Environmental Monitoring
Water spraying on haul roads
Gully Checks
Table No. 12.5: Recurring Annual Cost for Environmental Protection
Cost Sl. No. Particulars No. (Lakh Rs.) I Pollution Control 1.1 Water spraying on Haul roads 2.00 1.2 Green belt development/plantation 100 plants 0.80 1.3 Personal protective equipment 30 0.30 1.4 Community Development Works 2.00 1.5 Environmental Monitoring 0.50 1.6 Maintenance of roads 0.50 1.7 Construction of gully checks 10 Nos 1.00 Total 7.10
6.12 CONCLUSION
This new project will meet the development needs of the state without causing any negative influence on the environment. It can be summarized that the development of Granite Building Stone Quarry of E. Vasanth Kumar have a positive impact on the socio-economics of the area and lead to overall sustainable development of the region.
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