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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR PROPOSED RAJARWARA LIME STONE MINE AT VILLAGE-RAJARWARA, KATNI DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH Area: 2.902 Ha Production: 32000 TPA DRAFT REPORT PROJECT PROPONENT : SMT. URMILA CHATURVEDI M.M. Chaoubey Ward, Behind Chaturvedi Complex DISTRICT- KATNI MADHYA PRADESH Environment Consultant : COGNIZANCE RESEARCH INDIA PVT LTD ( Accredited by QCI/NABET) Gt-20, Sector-117, Noida, U.P Website: http://www.cognizanceindia.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Mining lease was granted in favour of Mr. Umesh Nath Chaturvedi, Madan Mohan Choubey Ward, Katni (M.P) in village Rjarwara, Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh, District Katni over an area of 2.902 ha. In survey no 76 by Mineral Resource Department Bhopal, Government of Madhya Pradesh vide letter no 3-144-107-12-2, dated 07/12/1993 for a period of 20 years and after agreement lease period is form 07/12/1993 to 06/12/2013, later on after the death of Mr. Umesh Nath Chaturvedi in the year 2006 the legal heir applied for substitution in her name and the lease was substituted in the year 2011, in the name of his wife Smt. Urmila Chaturvedi R/o M. M. Choubey Ward, Katni (M.P.). As per EIA notification 2006 and its subsequent amendment thereof proposed project fall in category B1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Location: The mining lease area is in Village- Rajarwara, Tehsil- Vijayraghavgarh, District- Katni, Madhya Pradesh Latitude: - 23°59'52.5" to 24°00'00.2" N Longitude: - 80°30'24.2" to 80°30'35.0" E Area & production: The total ML area is 2.902 Ha. Proposed production of 32,000 TPA of Lime stone. Estimated cost of the project is Rs. 80 Lakhs. Connectivity: The nearest railway station is Jukehi at a distance of about 10 km in West. The nearest airport is Jabalpur is around 113 km from the mine. The area is well connected with NH-7 & NH-78 by an all weather road. Salient Features of Project Name of the applicant Smt. Urmila Chaturvedi Address of Lessee R/o M. M. Choubey Ward, Katni (M.P.)-483501 Name of Mine Rajarwara Limestone Mine Village Rajarwara Tehsil Katni District & State Katni, Madhya Pradesh Latitude 23°59'52.5" to 24°00'00.2" N Longitude 80°30'24.2" to 80°30'35.0" E 1 | Pag e Toposheet Number 63D/8, 63D/12, 64A/5, 64A/9 Mineral Limestone Area (ha) 2.902 Postal Address R/o M. M. Choubey Ward, Katni (M.P.)-483501483501 Period of Lease 50 Years Basic Requirements for the Project S. No. Requirements Quantity Source 1 Land 2.902 Ha. It’s a Existing mine 2 Water 8 KLD 2.25 KLD will be for drinking/domestic purpose which will be abstracted from old ground water source. For other purpose water will be taken from mine sump. 3 Manpower 50 From nearby villages Details of Mining Method of mining Opencast other than fully mechanized mining Bench Height and Width Height:3m Width:3 m Ultimate pit depth 31 m bgl Ground water Depth 40-45 m bgl Life of the Mine 7 Years Drilling Drilling: Overburden shale and mineral will require drilling and blasting, The limestone will be drilled by 35 mm diameter holes by Jack hammer. Blasting Spacing - 1.2 m Burden - 1.0 m Depth of hole - 1.5m Dia of hole - 35 mm 2 | Pag e The Limestone will be used as SMS and BF grade in steel plants and in lime kilns for manufacture of industrial lime. The low grade Limestone above threshold value and fines generated during mining will be used in cement plants. 2.8 Mineral Beneficiation No processing of mineral will be done in the mine. Only simple sizing and sorting will be done manually. 2.7 Land Use Pattern Sl.No. Particular Existing At the end End of Life of 5 year of Mine 1 Total area excavated (broken) 0.2452 1.0848 1.47 2 Area fully mined out (out of 1) 0.0397 0.0397 1.47 Area fully reclaimed (Backfilled 0.0397 3 Nil - out of 2) Area rehabilitated out of 3 by - 4 Nil - afforestation Area reclaimed by water - 5 Nil 1.47 harvesting 6 Total area under dumps 0.6669 1.1731 1.42 7 Area under dead dumps - 1.1731 1.42 Dump area fully rehabilitated 0.28 8 1.42 (out of 7) 9 Total area under mineral stacks 0.0620 - - 10 Area under Road (outside pit) 0.0573 0.0149 0.003 11 Area under Plantation Nil - - 12 Site Services Nil 0.009 0.009 13 Undisturbed 1.8706 0.6202 - 14 Total 2.902 2.902 2.902 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT The baseline environment study was carried out over an area with radial distance of 10 km around the mining lease area during pre -monsoon season of March 2016 to May 2016. Meteorology The Summarized Meteorological Data for the Monitoring Period (Mar-May 2016) is given below: Wind Speed (km/h) Temperature (°C) Rainfall (mm) No. of Month Max Min Calm% Max Min Avg Avg. rainy Days Mar 2016 15 1 12.90 39 15 33 0.7 5 Apr 2016 11 1 10 44 21 40 0.0 0 May 2016 18 2 6.45 45 31 22 0.9 7 3 | Pag e Ambient Air Quality To assess the ambient air quality level, 6 monitoring stations were set up. Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out twice a week with a frequency of 24 hours for 12 weeks. The results when compared with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for "Industrial, Residential, Rural and Other Areas" show that the average values of ambient air quality parameters are well within the stipulated limit. The minimum and maximum concentration of PM2.5 recorded within the study area was 26.21 µg/m3 to 42.02 µg/m3 . The minimum and maximum level of PM10 recorded within the study area was in the range of 56.4 to 73.5 µg/m3. The minimum and maximum concentration of SO2 recorded within the study area was 7.6 to 16.4 µg/m3 The minimum and maximum level of NO2 recorded within the study area was in the range of was 10.8 µg/m3 to 21.6 µg/m3 . Noise Levels The baseline noise levels have been monitored at 5 locations within the study zone, using a sound level meter and noise level measurement locations were identified for assessment of The values of noise observed in some of the areas are primarily owing to vehicular traffic. Assessment of hourly night time Leq (Ln) varies from 33.3 to 38.5 dB (A) and the hourly daytime Leq (Ld) varies from 45.3 to 47.4 dB (A) within the study area. Water Quality Selected water quality parameters for water resource of the study area have been used for describing the water environment and assessing the impacts four ground water samples were collected in the study area to assess the water quality. Water samples were also drawn from the hand pumps and open wells and two surface water samples were drawn from the Koilari Nadi area and Tons/Tamasha River. For surface water quality, comparing the values of pH, DO, BOD and total coliforms with ‘Use based classification of surface waters’ published by Central Pollution Control Board; it can be seen that all the analyzed surface waters can be compared with class ‘C’ and can be used as drinking water sources after conventional treatment and disinfection. Soil Characteristics The soil samples were collected in the month of April 2016. Soil samples were collected from 5 locations to assess the existing soil conditions representing various land use conditions and geological features and each of these locations were identified randomly from where soil was collected from 30 cm below the surface. In the study area, variations in the pH of the soil were found to be slightly alkaline (6.41 to 7.21). Electrical conductivity (EC) is a measure of the soluble salts and ionic activity in the soil. In the collected soil samples the conductivity ranged from 198-285 µmhos/cm. Socioeconomic Scenario 4 | Pag e According to 2011 Population Census the study area has a total population of 59360 persons. About 51.4 percent of population is male and the remaining 48.6 percent is female. Further 16.05 percent of the total population is in the age group of 0-6 years. The overall sex ratio in the study area has been worked out to 944 females per 1000 males, which is higher than the national average of 933 females per 1000 males. The sex ratio of the population of age group 0-6 years in the study area has been worked out to 949 females per 1000 males, which is very much higher than the national average of 927 females per 1000 males in this age group Biological Environment Flora Core Zone:- Trees are planted as green belt and found in the south side of the mining pit. Main trees are Acacia arabica, Palash (Butea monosperma),Calotropis sp.Karanj, Karam, Ziziphus sp. Agave, Lantana, Malva, Lantana, Ricinus, are commonly observed around the Pit. And the shrubs observed are Calotropis sp., Lantana camara, etc. Buffer Zone:- Buffer zone of the proposed project is mainly forest land, agricultural land, and lower land of the plateau. The flora of buffer zone comprises of Shorea robusta (Sal/Sakhua), Mango, Diospyrosmelanoxylon (Tendu), Madhuca latifolia (Mahua), Pterocarpusmarsupium (Bia/Paisar), Anogeissus latifolia (Dhautha) etc. Agricultural land The main crops of the district are Wheat followed by millets (Marua, Gondli and Maize), pulses, wheat oilseed (sarguja and groundnut), Rice and vegetables etc.