MOTHE SAND REACH GODAVARI RIVER, MOTHE VILLAGE, BURGAMPAHAD MANDAL, BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE BY TELANGANA STATE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA PROPOSED SAND MINING AT GODAVARI RIVER SUBMITTED BY STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION BY M/s. Telangana State Mineral Development TEAM Labs and Consultants Corporation Limited B-115, 116, 117 & 509, Annapurna Block, H. No. 6-2-915,4th Floor, Rear block, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, HMWSSB Premises, Khairathabad, Hyderabad-500 038 Hyderabad – 500 004 Phone: 040-23748 555/616, Telefax: 040-23748666 Email: [email protected] SUBMITTED TO STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, TELANGANA STATE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited Form-1 APPENDIX I (See paragraph – 6) FORM 1 (I) Basic Information S. No. Item Details 1 Name of the Project/s Mothe Sand Reach, Godavari River by M/s. Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Government of Telangana 2 S. No in the Schedule 1(a) 3 Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to Lease area is 23.30 Ha. be handled/command area/lease (Sand mining – 233000 m3/annum). area/number of wells to be drilled Estimated cost of project Rs. 35 Lakhs 4 New/Expansion/Modernization New 5 Existing Capacity/Area etc. -NA- 6 Category of Project i.e 'A' or 'B' B1 7 Does it attract the general condition? If yes, No please specify. 8 Does it attract the Specific condition? If yes, No please specify. 9 Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. North Latitude East Longitude 17°42'01.45"N 80°53'24.66"E 17°42'40.38"N 80°53'25.79"E 17°42'26.59"N 80°53'33.30"E 17°42'00.76"N 80°53'32.54"E Village Mothe Village, Burgampahad Mandal, Tehsil Bhadradri Kothagudem District, Telangana District State State 10 Nearest railway station/airport along with Railway Station : Pandurangapura Railway distance in kms. Station – 13.3 Km- West Airport : Rajahmundry – 118 Km – SE. 11 Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters Town: Bhadrachalam – 3.1km -SE along with distance in kms. District headquarter: Kothagudem-32km- SW 12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Village Panchayat: Mothe Village Corporation, Local body (complete postal Zilla Parishad: Bhadradri Kothagudem address with telephone nos. to be given) 13 Name of the Applicant M/s. Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited 14 Registered Address H. No. 6-2-915, 4th Floor, Rear block, HMWSSB Premises, Khairathabad, Hyderabad - 500004 F-1 Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited Form-1 15 Address for Correspondence: Name Smt. G. Deepthi Designation(Owner/Partner/CEO) General Manager (Sales & Marketing) Address M/s. Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited H. No. 6-2-915,4th Floor, Rear block, HMWSSB Premises, Khairathabad, Hyderabad – 500 004 Pin Code 500 004 E-mail Email: [email protected] Telephone Number Phone: 040-23393184 Fax No. Fax: 040-23393184 16 Details of alternative Sites examined, if any. Village-District-State – Location of these sites should be shown on a -NA- Mining of mineral i.e. site specific. topo sheet. 17 Interlinked Projects -NA- 18 Whether separate application of interlinked No project has been submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission 20 If no, reason 21 Whether the proposal involves No approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991? 22 Whether there is any Government Yes – G. O. Ms. No. 38, Industries and Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? Commerce (M.I) Department, dated 12.12.2014. G. O. Ms. No. 3, Industries and Commerce (M.I) Department, dated 08.01.2015. In principle of sand reaches allotment order to M/s. TSMDC Ltd., by The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Bhadradri Kothagudem vide letter no. 1298/SAND/2016, dt. 16.08.2018. Mining Plan was approved by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Warangal region vide lr. No. 118/MP- 2/KMM/2019, dt. 03.05.2019. 23 Forest land involved (hectares) No 24 Whether there is any litigation pending No against the project and /or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No F-2 Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited Form-1 (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 confirmation Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in NO The applied quarry lease area is 23.30 Ha land use, land cover or topography part of river bed covered with sand including increase in intensity of reaches. The quarrying shall be carried out land use (with respect to local land by suitable mechanized open excavation use plan) with manual method. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation YES The area applied for quarry lease is a sand and buildings? reach of river bed. Clearance from Ground water department is obtained. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? NO 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. NO The applied area is sand reach part of river bore houses, soil testing? bed, no major construction involves. 1.5 Construction works? NO 1.6 Demolition works? NO 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction NO No major construction involves. works or housing of construction Temporary toilets, rest shelters shall be workers? provided to the workers. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or NO The proposed mining is for Ordinary Sand, earthworks including linear Reclamation of the excavated sand is a structures, cut and fill or excavations natural process as the flowing water during rainy days will fill the mined out pits. 1.9 Underground works including mining NO The quarrying shall be carried out by or tunneling? suitable mechanized open excavation manual method. 1.10 Reclamation works? NO The reclamation of the excavated sand will be a natural process as the flowing water during rainy days will fill the mined out pits. 1.11 Dredging? NO 1.12 Offshore structures? NO 1.13 Production and manufacturing YES Mining will be by manual opencast processes? method using suitable machinery. (Annexure I). 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or No The mined out mineral will be transported materials? after mining. Hence, no storage of goods/material will be necessary. F-3 Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited Form-1 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of NO Proposed mining shall be carried out by solid waste or liquid effluents? suitable manual open excavation method. Ordinary Sand produced from the mine will be transported through tractors no solid waste is generated. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of NO Local villagers shall be employed. operational workers? 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during NO The Ordinary Sand scooped from the sand construction or operation? reach will be transported through tractors by road to the user agency. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or NO other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing NO transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or NO pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, NO realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? NO The proposed sand reach in part of Godavari River. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form NO Water shall be drawn from local villages ground or surface waters? for the purpose of domestic use. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land NO surface affecting drainage or run-off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials YES Local villagers shall be employed for for construction, operation or mining. No Construction material/workers decommissioning? required. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or NO decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during NO decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either NO temporarily or permanently? 1.29 Introduction of alien species? NO 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic NO diversity? F-4 Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited Form-1 1.31 Any other actions? NO 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): S.No. Information/checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate Confirmation quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or NO The applied area is a sand reach agricultural land (ha) located in the Godavari River. 2.2 Water (expected source & YES Total water required for the proposed competing users) unit: KLD quarry will be 11.7 KLD, which shall be drawn from local villages through tankers. (Annexure). 2.3 Minerals (MT) NO 2.4 Construction material– stone, NA aggregates, sand/soil(expected source- MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) NO 2.6 Energy including electricity and NO The quarrying shall be carried out by fuels (source, competing users) suitable mechanized open excavation Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) manual method, energy like electricity and fuel is not required. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use NO appropriate standard units) 3. Use, storage, transport handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.