File No.PRR05-11028/55/2018-SLNA-GIS-CORD

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRAPRADESH OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, PR & RD & ADMINISTRATOR, APWALTA D.NO.12-47, PVS Empire, Pathuru Road, Beside Reliance Digitals, Tadepalle , District -522501. Mail: [email protected]

From: To, The Commissioner, M/s Sree Kalyana Rama Company, PR & RD Dept, & Palace, Town, Administrator, APWALTA SPSR District - 524132, Tadepalli, (email: sreekalyanaramamicamine - @gmail.com 522501 Lr.No. PRR05-11028/55/2018-SLNA-GIS-CORD dated 06/07/2019 Sir, Sub: AP – RD – APWALTA – Grant of Permission (NOC) to M/s Sree Kalyana - Rama Company for with drawl of 20 KLD of mine pit water (surface water) for carrying out mining operations in their Sree Kalyana Rama Mica Mine located in an area of 116.43 Ha in S.Nos.153, 160/P, 161 & 165 of Kalichedu village, Mandal, SPSR - Orders - Issued – Reg. Ref:- 1. Your Lr.no. Nil dated 27.09.2018 2. Lr. no. 2983/Hg-II/2018 dated 25.01.2019 of the Director, A.P. Ground Water Department,

3. Lr. no. 2983/Hg-II/2018 dated 10.05.2019 of the Director, A.P. Ground Water Department, Vijayawada

4.Note orders of the CPR&RD, Vijayawada vide 647149 dt 30-06-19

Adverting to the subject references cited and based on the recommendations of the Director, A.P. Ground Water Department, Vijayawada, the Grant of Permission (NOC) is hereby accorded to M/s Sree Kalyana Rama Company for with drawl of 20 KLD of mine pit water (surface water) for carrying out mining operations in their Sree Kalyana Rama Mica Mine located in an area of 116.43 Ha in S.Nos.153, 160/P, 161 & 165 of Kalichedu village, Sydapuram Mandal, SPSR Nellore District.

The Grant of Permission (NOC) is issued subject to the implementation of the following conditions: File No.PRR05-11028/55/2018-SLNA-GIS-CORD

• Permission is accorded to with draw mine pit water from the existing four mine pits only. • The permitted quantity of mine pit water with drawl is 20 KLD only. • To monitor Ground water levels & quality, one Piezometer should be constructed in the mine premises. The water levels should be collected twice in a month and water samples should be collected once during pre and post monsoons for quality analysis. The data should be produced regularly or whenever demanded to the o/o the Deputy Director, Ground Water & Water Audit dept, Nellore. • Water samples should be collected twice in a year (May and November of every year) from the piezometer, which will be subjected to water quality analysis. The analyzed chemical quality data should be sent to Deputy Director, Ground Water and Water Audit Department, Nellore. • The effluents must be treated properly and must be free from all toxic minerals, colour, odour and turbidity, which are harmful to human beings, plants and animals. • The effluents before and after treatment must not be let out into any surface or ground water bodies. As far as possible, they must be recycled. • Don’t let out the stagnated water of mine into streams / streamlets before ensure of the quality. • Rain gauge station should be established in the premises of mine area and data should be collected and record daily. • Rainwater harvesting shall be undertaken to recharge groundwater source with suitable artificial recharge to reduce groundwater utilization. Every year status of implementation of recharge activities report shall be submitted to the agencies concerned (CGWA, CGWB and SCWD). • Storm runoff must also be harvested through suitable artificial recharge structures like check dams, percolation tanks, farm ponds, gabion structures etc. for Ground water augmentation and the same shall be maintained properly. • The concept of 4Rs for the sake of Groundwater regime shall be File No.PRR05-11028/55/2018-SLNA-GIS-CORD

adopted. • Officers of the Ground Water Department must be allowed to inspect the plant area, recharge structures, groundwater abstraction structures, Piezometers and data whenever found necessary. • It is mandatory to implement the germane guidelines of the Central Ground Water Authority constituted under sub-section (3) of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. • The permission accorded is liable to be cancelled in case of non- compliance of any of the conditions as mentioned above. • This NOC is subject to prevailing Central / State Government rules / laws or Court orders related to Dewater from mines / Construction of recharge or conservation or conservation structures / discharge of effluents or any such matter as applicable. • This NOC does not absolve the applicant / proponent of his obligation / Requirement to obtain other statutory and administrative clearances from other statutory and administrative authorities. • The NOC does not imply that other statutory / administrative clearances shall be granted to the project by the concerned authorities. Such authorities would consider the project on merits and be taking decisions independently of the NOC. • Government of Andhra Pradesh/Ground water and Water Audit department/ CGWA reserves the right to stop the Plant from using Ground water during emergencies or whenever the plant deviated from the relevant terms and conditions. • This NOC is valid for two years from the date of issue of this letter.

(These orders are issued with the approval of Commissioner, PR&RD & Administrator, APWALTA) Yours faithfully, N.POLAPPA JOINT COMMISSIONER 06/07/2019 For Commissioner, PR & RD & Administrator, APWALTA .

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1. The Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests (I. A. Division), Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi–110 003. 2. The Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region, . 3. The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Board, Bhujal Bhawan, Faridabad. 4. The Director, A.P. Ground Water Department, AP, Vijayawada. 5. The District Collector, SPSR Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. 6. The Project Director, DWMA, SPSR Nellore District. 7. The peshi/Commissioner, RD.