Form–1, Pre-Feasibility Report & Environment Management
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FORM – 1, PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SOAPSTONE MINE FROM UNEVEN AGRICULTURAL LAND TOTAL ML AREA – 1.98 HA PROPOSED CAPACITY - 6000.00 TONNES / ANNUM AT VILLAGE – DHAPOLASHERA, TEHSIL & P.O. KANDA, DISTRICT BAGESHWAR, UTTARAKHAND APPLICANT SHER SINGH DHAPOLA S/O SHRI BACCHI SINGH DHAPOLA R/O VILLAGE DHAPOLASHERA, TEHSIL & P.O. KANDA DISTRICT BAGESHWAR, UTTARAKHAND PREPARED BY: ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION M/S INDIA GLYCOLS LIMITED A – 1, INDUSTRIAL AREA, BAZPUR ROAD, KASHIPUR, U.S. NAGAR, UTTARAKHAND Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. APPENDIX I (See paragraph - 6) FORM 1 (I) Basic Information S. N. Contents Detail 1. Name of Project Soapstone mining from Uneven Agricultural land at Village – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. 2. S No. in Schedule 1(a) 3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ tonnage Estimated Quantity of Soapstone - to be handled/ command area/ lease area/ 6314.00 Tonnes/ Annum number of wells to be drilled Area Approved of Mining : 1.98 Ha Proposed Production: 6000.00 T/Annum (Saleable). Anticipated Life of Mine: 25 Years Consent of Mining Lease – Vide G. O. No. 1612/Ind. Deptt. /73 - KHA/2001, dated 29 October, 2001 (Annexure - I) Lease deed was executed on 18.02.2003 for a Period of 20 Years. 4. New/ Expansion/ Modernization Existing Mine 5. Existing Capacity/ Area etc. 1.98 Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ ‘B’ 7. Does it attract the general condition? If The Project does not attract any General yes, please specify Condition. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If The Project does not attract any yes, please specify Specific Condition. 9. Location Topo Sheet No. : 53O/13 Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. Kh. / Khet No. (submitted already) Village Dhapolashera Tehsil Kanda District Bageshwar State Uttarakhand 10. Nearest Railway station/ airport along with Railway Station : distance in KM Kathgodam – 200.0 Km SW (by Road) – 71.00 Km SW (Aerial) Nearest Airport : Pant Nagar – 253.0 Km (By Road) – 97.5 Km SW (Aerial) Pithoragarh (Naini Saini Airport) – 39.5 Km SE (Aerial) F- 1 Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. 11. Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters Town: along with distance in Kms. Kanda – 18.0 Km (by Road) - 8.40 Km NW (Aerial) City : Bageshwar – 33.0 Km (by Road) – 13.85 Km W (Aerial) Dist. Headquarter: Bageshwar – 40.0 Km SW (by Road) 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat : Dhapolashera Municipal Corporation, Local body Zilla Parishad: Bageshwar (complete postal addresses with telephone Municipal Corporation : Kanda nos. to be given) 13. Name of the Applicant Sher Singh Dhapola 14. Registered Address Sher Singh Dhapola S/o Shri Bacchi Singh Dhapola R/o Village Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand 15. Address for Correspondence Name Sher Singh Dhapola Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) (Owner) Address S/o Shri Bacchi Singh Dhapola R/o Village Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand Pin Code 263631 16. Details of Alternative sites examined, if No alternative sites have been any. Location of these sites should be examined as Mining is a site specific shown on a topo sheet activity. 17. Interlinked Projects There is no any interlinked Project. 18. Whether separate application of interlinked Not applicable project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20. If no, reason Not applicable 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: If yes, details of their status to be given No a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? No b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? No c) The CRZ Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Govt. Order / Policy The mining lease for Soapstone was relevant/ relating to the site? granted vide G.O. No. 1612/Ind. Deptt. F - 2 Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. /73 - KHA/2001, dated 29 October, 2001, issued by Uttarakhand Government. 23. Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 24. Whether there is any litigation pending No against project and / or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? a) Name of Court b) Case No. c) Orders/ directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 1. 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.) S. No. Information/Checklist Yes / Details thereof (with approximate confirmation No quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data. 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in No Land Use & Land Cover: The land use, land cover or topography existing land use is a private uneven including increase in intensity of Agricultural land (1.98 ha). The lease land use (with respect to local land area has a mild slope towards west use plan) direction. Present proposal is meant for by opencast manual mining method/mining of Soapstone & eventually reclaim / restore the land by back filling the pits for agriculture purpose. A layer of brownish colour of soil exists in the whole area. The thickness of soil varies 1.0m to 1.8m having an average thickness of 1.50m. The entire lease hold comprises of agriculture fields, backfilling will be adopted by the Land Owner & land gets returned back. Hence no detrimental impact in regard to soil and land use pattern of mine lease area is envisaged. Topography: Physiographically, the F - 3 Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. area represents a rugged topography. The area has mild slope towards west directions. The seasonal drainage in the surrounding area flows from north east to south west & meets the perennial nalla which is the main catchment of the area. The rain water drains down the slope & meet the local drainages. The highest level of the area is 1069.50 m RL occurring on eastern side whereas the lowest level at 1019.80 m RL is found towards western side. The mining plan envisages a reclamation plan by back filling. The mining has been proposed in such a way that land will be reclaimed concurrently. The reclaimed land will be used in agriculture purpose. The ultimate depression with respect to its original ground level after back filling will be 0.5 m to 0.8 m. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No The lease area of 1.98 Hectare is a vegetation and buildings? non-forest land. The lease area comprises of private agriculture land only. The area boundary is zigzag. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No All the mined out land shall be reclaimed by backfilling. Plantation & Agricultural activities will be taken up on the mined out reclaimed land. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. No -- bore houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No Site Office, Store, Drinking Water Shed & Rest Shelter are already provided. Although the opencast working mined fields does not entail any construction work. 1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition work will be involved. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No Local labour will be deployed for construction works or Housing of mining work. construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures No Site Office, Rest shelter etc. have or earthworks including linear been constructed. Mining of F - 4 Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. structures, cut and fill or excavations Soapstone shall be restricted in the private Agricultural land within the safety limit prescribed under the sanction. During the mining period the excavated waste material and soil will be used for back filling and restoration. Waste material will require space for dumping. The mined out area will be concurrently backfilled and reclaimed. No dumps will be left. Mining will be done according to the approved Mining Plan. 1.9 Underground works including No The proposed activity will be Open mining or tunneling. Cast manual Mining hence no underground or tunneling work will be involved. 1.10 Reclamation works. Yes Worked out pits and benches will be backfilled with the waste material & the mined out area would be suitably terraced and prepared for cultivation. 1.11 Dredging? No N.A. 1.12 Offshore structures? No -- 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes Estimated Quantity of Soapstone - processes? 6314.00 Tonnes/ Annum Area Approved of Mining : 1.98 Ha Proposed Production: 6000.00 T/Annum (Saleable) The opencast mining process for extraction of Soapstone primarily involves overburden handling and Soapstone handling by manual means. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Infrastructure for storage of materials? Soapstone and dump is adequately available near the mined field. Dump will be used and land reclaimed eventually. Storage for consumables like spares will be adequately managed. F - 5 Extraction / Collection of Soapstone from Lease Area (Uneven Agricultural Land) of Village FORM - 1 – Dhapolashera, Tehsil & P.O. Kanda, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of No The Top Soil will be collected & solid waste or liquid effluents? stored at safe location. Overburden generated by mining will be backfilled concurrently in the mined out pit. After completion of backfilling, the top soil will be spread on the mined out backfilled land. The reclaimed pits and benches will be made suitable for Agriculture purposes. Domestic effluent will be disposed through eco-friendly Mobile Toilet.