APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM –1M & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR GRANITEBUILDINGSTONEQUARRY OF Mr.JANARDHANAN NAIR (Category -B2) AT PALLARIMANGALAM VILLAGE KOTHAMANGALAMTALUK,ERNAKULAMDISTRICT KERALA STATE. MiningArea: 0.9998Ha Proposed Production: 88,516TPA Proponent Mr.JANARDHANAN NAIR, Vadakkeputhenpura House Varapetty P.O, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District, Kerala PREPARED BY C. B A L A R A M A N Paliam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, Kochi- 682018. RQP/BNG/369/2016/A Form1M APPLICATION FORMINERALS UNDER CATEGORY‘B 2’ FOR LESSTHAN ONE HECTARE (I)Basic information (i) Name of the Mining Permit site GraniteBuilding stone quarry of“Shri.JANARDHANAN NAIR At Sy.No:487/1/3 B in PallarimangalamVillage, (i Location/site(GPS Co-ordinates) KothamangalamB.P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 10°2'2.1"N 76°39'7.5"E i) 2 10°2'5.3"N 76°39'8.4"E 3 10°2'6.9"N 76°39'5.7"E 4 10°2'4.2"N 76°39'4.8"E 5 10°2'3.4"N 76°39'5.8"E 6 10°2'2.2"N 76°39'5.7"E (iii) Size of the Mining 0.9998Ha (i Capacity of Mining Permit 88,516TPA (v) Period of Mining Permit The quarrying Permit is applied for three permits. (vi) Expected cost oftheproject 40 Lakhs (vii) Contact information Mr.JANARDHANAN NAIR, Vadakkeputhenpura House Varapetty P.O , Kothamangalam , Ernakulam District, Kerala Environmental Sensitivity SI.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/ Details 1. Distance of projects from nearest rail Kozhippilly Bridge ,5km or road bridge over the concerned River,Rivulet,Nallahetc. 2. Distance from infrastructural Kothamangalam , 8 Km Nearest Airport Cochin international Airport, 35km National Highway NH 49, 6 Km Major District Road Kozhippilly-Vazhakkulam Road, 5km Anyothe rRoad Kozhippilly-Adivad Road, 500m Electric Transmission linepole or 500m Canal o rcheck dam or reservoirs or Pidavoor Canal, 800m lake In take for Drinking water Well, 500m Intake for irrigation Pidavoor Canal, 800m 3. Areas protected under international None within 15 km radius conventions, National or Local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related 4. Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons-wetlands, None within 15 km radius watercourses or other water bodies, 5. Areas used by protected, important or None within 15 km radius Sensitive species of flora or Fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration. 6. Inland, Coastal, Marine or None within 15 km radius underground 7. State, National boundaries. None within 15 km radius 8. Routes of facilities used by the public for None within 15 km radius Access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas. 9. Defense installations None within 15 km radius 10. Densely populated or build up Kothamangalam , 8 Km area,distance from nearest human habitation 11. Areas occupied by sensitive man- Schools&Colleges made Govt. Higher Secondary School, land uses (Hospitals, school,placesofworship, community Adivad-3 Km facilities) Hospitals 1.St. Joseph Hospital –Kothamangalam , 8 Km 2. Mar Beselious Hospitl – Kothamangalam, 8km Worship Marthoma Cheriya Palli- Kothamangalam ,8Km Pidavoor Temple – 1 Km Mosque - Pidavoor Juma Masjid , 1Km 12. Areas containing important, high quality of scarcer sources(ground water resources, surface resources, NIL forestry, agriculture, fisheries ,tourism, minerals) 13. Areas already subjected to Quarrying for building stone is being conducted pollution or environmental since many years. damage (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) PRE FEASIBILITYREPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shri.JANARDHANAN NAIR is the Owne rresiding at Payyappilly House, Kalady P.O,Ernakulam District, Kerala. Shri.JANARDHANAN NAIR was granted Letter of Intent over an area of 0.9998Ha of Privateland in Sy.No.487/1/3B of Pallarimangalam Village, Kothamangalam–Taluk of Ernakulam District, Kerala State under 3(1) and9of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule2015. • Shri. JANARDHANAN NAIR is the owner of the quarry Permit area. • Shri.JANARDHANAN NAIR is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation. Quarry Permit details: • Extent of quarry: Area 0.9998Ha • Type of mine Permit area:Private Land. • Letter of Intent issued by Department of Mining and Geology on16.02.2017- DOE/71/E2/17 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /BACK GROUND INFORMATION The Environmental Clearance application for quarrying of Granite building stone applied by Shri.JANARDHANAN NAIR is situated in Sy.No-487/1/3 B at Pallarimangalam Village, Kothamangalam Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala State. The subject area is owned by the proponent. The subject and is Private Land and does not belong to government or reserved for any other purpose. The subject area is also not fit for agriculture and is away from public properties and there is no objection of the public or any litigation. The Quarrying plan is being prepared under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015”& the same is approved by the office of the Department of Mining and Geology, Ernakulam. The applicant that to obtain Environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments thereafter, from DEIAA, th constituted in accordance with the notification dated January 15 2016 by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. Of India. The area is found to have prominent exposure of building stone covering most of Permit area. Detailed study of the area has been done by the applicant by sampling exposed blocks of building stone and depth of the surrounding working pit. In view of the proposal for development and production of building stone, the applicant end stop produce with a maximum capacity of 88,516 TPA by carrying out medium scale quarrying by engaging semi-mechanized. Opencast method of quarrying. The quarrying plan is prepared for an extent of 0.9998Ha and the application for Environmental clearance along with this report is herewith submitted to DEIAA constituted by MOEF for obtaining Environmental clearance. Present Proposal: The present proposal is submitted to the District Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, notified byministry of Environment & Forest under the EIA Notification 2006 as per the orders of the honorable Supreme Courtdated 27.02.2012 directing that lesse of Minor Minerals including their renewal for an area of lessthan 5.0ha be granted / renewed after getting Environmental Clearance from MOEF and recent Notification of January15, 2016 of MoEF, Govt of India. Need for the project: Rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure has made global as well as domestic demand for building stone. So number of building stone manufacturing quarries& crushing units with manufactured-sand Units(industries) are coming up in this sector. Building stone is the chief raw material in this sector, for building constructions & .The size& quality parameters for supply of the mineral will be as per the requirements of the user industry. Based on the demand, the applicant intend produce the required quantum of building stone for the developmental projects. As per EIA notification 2006 project proponent is submitting the proposal to get clearance for production capacity of 88,516 tons /annum from District Level Environmental Appraisal committee/District level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority of Kerala constituted by MOEF, GOI for the purpose of grant quarry Permit for which notification for grant is issued. The extent of the area is small and shall be worked by semi-mechanized method. Employment potential: The proposed Man power is around 18 including technical & professional competent staff experienced in quarrying & allied activities. The employees will be assigned job relating to drilling, the handling of the building stone and waste & other routine works in the quarry. The quarry shall provide direct employment to 20 people. The working hours at the quarry will be 8 hours/day for 300days/year. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The site is geographically located between North Latitude 10°2'2.1"N to10°2'2.2"N and East longitude 76°39'7.5"E to 76°39'5.7"E.In the field studies it is observed that the quarry Permit are falling in uncultivable waste lands, non-forest .The area is essence consists of stone/rocky ridges and slope/gradient in all directions. The highest elevation is 87m and lowest elevation is 67m above MSL. The other details are given below: Letter of issued by 16.02.2017-DOE/71/E2/17 Mining & Geology Latitudes 10°2'2.1"Nto10°2'2.2"N Longitudes 76°39'7.5"E to76°39'5.7"E Elevation of Permit area The highest elevation is 87 m and lowest elevation is 67 m above MSL. Survey No.& Villages 487/1/3 B Pallarimangalam Village Taluk &District Kothamangalam – Taluk & Ernakulam District Extent Area 0.9998Ha Type of Land Private Land Road Connectivity The site is 8 km far from Kothamangalam 35 km from ERNAKULAM, the district HQ and 18 km from Perumbavoor Nearest Railway Station Aluva Method of Quarrying Semi mechanized method of opencast quarrying (category- B2) 4.GEOLOGY OF THE AREA The quarry area is located E-W direction of trending hill which is sloping towards Western side. The quarry is under mining operation , where granite building stone are very well exposed. The observation of rock formations and megascopic study in quarry area shows medium to coarse grained halo–crystalline texture which consist of Quartz, Feldspar, Mica and Amphibole minerals which forms an interlocking some what equi - granular matrix of quartz with scattered darker biotitemica. Thin vegetation is seen towards the north eastern portion where top soil exist of 0.2-0.5m thickness. A geological plan showing the surface geology and the geological cross-sections is prepared on 1:1000 scale. 5. MINING METHOD The proposed method of mining will be semi mechanized opencast mining. The basic mining techniques adopted will be use of machines .For systematic working of opencast mines, the main development work will be the forming of systematic benching.