PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. is situated near village Mouja- Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District Pakur, State Jharkhand over an area of 2.35 Ha. The mining lease granted in favour of M/s Harijan Adiwashi Suwar Palan Sahyog Samiti, Village: Mouja-Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District: Pakur, Jharkhand. The Mining Lease Deed has been executed vide letter no. 1332 on date 27.12.2009.The lease deed was registered in sub-registry office, Pakur vide letter no. 1308 on same date for the period of 10 years. The proposed rate of production is 33000 Tonnes per annum. The estimated project cost is Rs. 25 lakhs. The life of mine may change depending upon the prospecting results, rate of production and the extent of mechanization done by the lessee in future. This mining project falls under Category “B2” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006, Amendment 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016. Salient features of the project Project Name Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Location of Mine Site Near Village –Mouja Sunder Pahari Thana -Maheshpur District - Pakur State - Jharkhand Latitude & Longitude Latitude : 240 22’ 0.10” N to 240 22’ 10.66” N Longitude : 870 44’ 48.96” E to 870 44’ 58.08” E Topo-sheet number 72 P/14 Minerals of mine Stone Life of mine 10 years Proposed production 33000 Tonnes per annum of mine 2 Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report Method of mining Mechanized Opencast Method No of working days 300 days Water demand Total water requirement is about 4.54 KLD= 1.44 KLD (Drinking & Domestic Uses) + 2.1 KLD (Dust Suppression) + 1.00 KLD (Green Belt) this water will be supplied from the nearby village. Sources of water Water for dust suppression and plantation will be collected from nearby villages. Water tanker will provide the drinking water. During monsoon period, rain water accumulated on the pit will be used for dust suppression and plantation. Man power 32 Nearest railway station Chatra Railway Station is about 10 km Nearest State NH-80: 28 Km Highway/ National SH-18- 2 KM highway Nearest airport Kolkata Airport (Netaji Subhash Chand Airport) is about 250 Seismic zone The area comes Seismic Zone III Moderate Damage Risk Zone (MSK VII) Proposed Planning Mining method - Open cast, Mechanized Opencast Estimated Project Cost - Rs. 25 Lakhs Production - Stone 33000 Tonnes per annum Conclusion The production of mineral will be benefited to the State in the form of Royalty. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities to the tune of about 32 persons from the nearby villages. Also, the mine management will conduct medical camps at regular interval in the nearby villages and will help the nearby villages by providing infrastructure like school furniture, water tankers, etc. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION Identification of Project and Project Proponent M/s Harijan Adiwashi Suwar Palan Sahyog Samiti Ltd. is situated near village Mouja-Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District Pakur, State Jharkhand over an area of 2.35 Ha. 3 Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report The mining lease granted in favour of M/s Harijan Adiwashi Suwar Palan Sahyog Samiti, Village: Mouja-Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District: Pakur, Jharkhand. The Mining Lease Deed has been executed vide letter no. 1332 on date 27.12.2009.The lease deed was registered in sub-registry office, Pakur vide letter no. 1308 on same date for the period of 10 years. The proposed rate of production is 33000 Tonnes per annum. The estimated project cost is Rs. 25 lakhs. The life of mine may change depending upon the prospecting results, rate of production and the extent of mechanization done by the lessee in future. Brief Information about the Project The project has been proposed for mining of 33000 Tonnes of Stone by opencast Mechanized method. The mine lease area is 2.35 ha. The expected life of the mine is 10 years. Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The mining project falls in the village-Mouja-Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District: Pakur, Jharkhand and the area is devoid of industrial growth. The earning sources of the region are limited. Most of the people are dependent on agriculture. Mineral wealth of the state provides the employment opportunity to the people of the state as well as region also. Mining is one of the major core sector industries which play a crucial role in the process of country economic development. The mineral Stone finds extensive use in the construction and infrastructural works. The basic objective of the project is the effective utilization of material in the country or region. Stone is the world's most commonly used material used in making of road, railway track construction etc. Stone will help in the economic growth of the country or region. Stone is commonly used for the construction of walls of buildings, retaining walls and buildings. Brick and concrete block are the most common 4 Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report types of stone which is used in industrialized nations and may be either weight-bearing or a veneer. Concrete blocks, especially those with hollow cores, offer various possibilities in stony construction. They generally provide great compressive strength, and are best suited to structures with light transverse loading when the cores remain unfilled. Filling some or all of the cores with concrete or concrete with steel reinforcement (typically rebar) offers much greater tensile and lateral strength to structures. Advantages: • The use of material such as bricks and stones can increase the thermal mass of a building and can protect the building from fire. • Most types of stone typically will not require painting and so it can provide a structure with reduced life-cycle costs. • Stone is non-combustible product. • Stony walls are more resistant to projectiles, such as debris from hurricanes or tornadoes. • Stony structures built in compression preferably with lime mortar can have a useful life of more than 19 years as compared to 30 to 100 for structures of steel or reinforced concrete. Demands-Supply Gap There is large demand of stone for road, railway track, building construction etc. Imports vs. Indigenous Production Development needs will be met only through indigenous produced stone against the high cost of imported material. Export Possibility Project Proponent would like to sale out the mineral in domestic market only. Domestic/ Export Markets Project Proponent would like to sale out in domestic market as per requirement. No export is proposed. Employment Generation 5 Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report About 32 persons will be employed along with Mine Manager, Mining Mate, Store Keeper and Chowkidar. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. The mine is over an area of 2.35 hectares. The proposed production is 33000 Tonnes per annum. This is an independent mining project and there are no interlinked projects involved. The project falls under Category “B2” Project or activity 1(a) as per EIA Notifications 2006, Amendment 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016. Location M/s Harijan Adiwashi Suwar Palan Sahyog Samiti Ltd. is situated near village Mouja-Sunder Pahari, Thana: Maheshpur, District Pakur Latitude : 240 22’ 0.10” N to 240 22’ 10.66” N Longitude : 870 44’ 48.96” E to 870 44’ 58.08” E 3.2 Details of Alternate Sites Mining is site specific so no alternative site is proposed. 3.4.1 Size or magnitude of operation The mining lease is over an area of 2.35 ha. The proposed production is 33000/- Tonnes per annum. The average number of working days in the year would be 300. 3.5 Physiogrpahy The area falls in G.T. sheet No. 72 P/14. The topography of the area is predominantly undulating with hard rocks. The entire area has topography with small ridges and undulating terrain with rocky outgrowths. The fertility of 6 Sunder Pahadi (plot no-382) Stone Deposit. Pre-feasibility Report soil is poor due to extensive erosion, Basic character and low retaining capacity with granular textured stone distributed all over the region. Hilly areas consist mainly hard rock i.e. Rajmahal Traps. It is having undulating topography and slope from east to west. The entire lease area is under revenue category (industrial land). A part of the area is under mining operation. No seasonal stream or water regime is seen in this area and presence of faults and major fractures are seen in regional area. In the area joints are well exposed. The climate is tropical and is fairly hot during summer. Vegetation: The mining lease area is free from any type of vegetation only few bushes are present nearby mining lease area. But no tree is reported within the Lease area. 3.5.1 Regional Geology: During the Cretaceous period the Eastern Gondwana has witnessed two prominent volcanic episodes, one in the early cretaceous (Rajmahal –Bengal, Sylhet volcanism at 115 -118 Ma). There were other volcanic provinces during this time in other parts of the world as well. The Sylhet volcanism could be polycentred, coeval, extending between Sylhet and Rajmahal, like that of Satpura – Narmada – Tapti province of Deccan volcanism. Moreover in the Cretaceous stratigraphic sequence of Bangladesh (South of Meghalaya) volcanic tuff and conglomerates are recorded at many levels. Rajmahal Basin The Rajmahal Hills, situated in the north eastern part of the Jharkhand State, preserves Gondwana formations comprising Talchir, Barakar and Dubrajpur Formations.