M/s. Narayan gajanan bhoir PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 1.0. Executive Summary M/s. Narayan Gajanan Bhoir to implement mining activity at Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Uran, District Raigad, and State Maharashtra. The proposed project shall produce or mined 114840 T of Stones per annum and shall be sold in the nearby areas for different uses. During mining operation, stone is obtained by digging, blasting, or cutting operation. Occasionally drilling and channelling is also done using hand chisels and hammers. However, due to industrialization and technological advancement, presently, quarrying of minerals is being undertaken with the help of different types of mining machinery to speed up the work and to secure required quantities in time. The proposed site is located within the co-ordinates of 18°56'14.50"N and 73°2'4.20"E, 18°56'20.40"N and 73°2'4.60"E, 18°56'20.70"N and 73°2'7.10"E, 18°56'15.30"N and 73°2'6.80"E. The nearest road JNPT (NH4B) is at a distance of 0.3 km to North and Shirur-Funde State highway (SH 54) is at a distance of 1.1 km in West. The nearest village Jasai is in the South- west direction at a distance of 2 km and taluka place of Uran is at 13.3 km in the South-west direction. All these shows good connectivity of the area by the road to the nearby villages and towns for easy supply of mined material. This project is expected to meet the demand supply gap of the area for the different uses in the domestic market. The demand for the material will be on increasing scale because of population growth and to meet their demand for housing and other infrastructural facilities. Similarly, government projects need the material on delivery basis at the work site. Apart from the fulfilling the requirement of material, this project will add into the income of the locals and thereby will help increase the standard of living and livelihood. The proposed project is in the possession of various permissions from statutory authorities as per the requirement to start the mining activities. The list of all these required documents shall be enclosed in the subsequent paras of the prefeasibility report. The project proponent also undertakes all the responsibilities to safeguard the environment and personal health of the workers those will be working at the site in the future. Some of the control measures shall include plantation of trees at the periphery of the project and periodical medical check- up for the employees to assess the impact of mining activity if any on their health. In-addition to these Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, State Maharashtra M/s. Narayan gajanan bhoir control measures, fogging system or water spraying during mining and crushing operation shall be followed strictly. 1.1. Introduction India possesses a wide spectrum of stones such as granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, slate and quartzite which are spread all over the country. India is amongst the largest producer of raw stone material and is quite developed and vibrant in the South India, as well as in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The Indian stone industry has evolved into the production and manufacturing of blocks, flooring slabs, structural slabs, calibrated and ready to fix tiles, monuments, tomb stones, sculptures, artefacts, cobbles, cubes, kerbs, pebbles, and landscape garden stones. During the India's history, dating back to 3200 BC has been influenced considerably by the disposition, development and use of stones and other construction materials. Dimension stones have also left deep imprints on the architectural heritage of the country. Innumerable temples, forts and palaces of Ancient Indian Civilisation have been carved out of locally available stones. The Taj Mahal at Agra was constructed from Indian marble. Some of the rock-cut structures include Khajuraho Temple, Elephanta Caves, and Konark Temple. Besides, all major archeological excavations have revealed exquisitely carved statuettes and carvings in stone. Ancient Buddhist monuments like the Sanchi Stupa of III century BC have also been carved out of stone. This tradition of Stone Architecture has continued to the present era, with most of the important modern buildings in India like the Presidential House, Parliament House, and Supreme Court made of high quality sandstone from Rajasthan. Stones are still the mainstays of civil construction in India, with stones being used extensively in public buildings, hotels, and temples. India is pioneer in the exploration, mining of commercial rock deposits and in establishing a firm base for stone industry. India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cu m, comprising over 160 shades of Dimension Stone Granites (DSG), accounts for about 205 of the world resources. Of the 300 varieties being traded in the world market, nearly half of them are from India. Commercially viable granite and other rock deposits are available from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnatka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, State Maharashtra M/s. Narayan gajanan bhoir Looking into the importance of stones mining, M/s. N. G. Bhoir will be engaged in Stone quarrying at Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Uran, District Raigad, and Maharashtra with an area of 1.20 ha. Initially, mining of minor minerals with the area of less than 5 ha was not covered under the EC as per the notification of 2006. However, due to various initiatives by the Government of India to protect the environment and health of the workers as well as of public, all the mining activities involving minor minerals irrespective of area, now need to secure prior environmental clearance from the District Authorities (DEAC / DEIAA). To make the process of mining environment friendly, government has published notification of 15th January 2016 with respect to minor minerals including Stone quarry and categorized them into Category B2 project. And made it mandatory to all these B2 category projects to secure Environment Clearance from the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) before starting any activity at the site. Table 1: Salient Features Sr. No. Information Details 1 Project Name Jasai Stone Quarry 2 Name of Project Proponent Shri. Narayan Gajanan Bhoir 3 Address / Location Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Uran, District Raigad, State Maharashtra 4 Area 1.20 hectare 18°56'14.50"N 73°2'4.20"E 18°56'20.40"N 73°2'4.60"E 5 Geocodes 18°56'20.70"N 73°2'7.10"E 18°56'15.30"N 73°2'6.80"E 6 AMSL 50 m 7 Topography Non-forest, Hilly, rocky and barren land 8 Name of Mineral to be Mined Basalt Stone 9 Production Capacity / Annum 127600 T Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, State Maharashtra M/s. Narayan gajanan bhoir On small scale and electrical control blasting for 10 Drilling and blasting loosening rock will be done 11 Land use Private non-agriculture and non-forest land 12 Water Requirement and source 9 CMD 13 Solid Waste No Solid Waste generation 14 Manpower 09 15 Type of Land Private non-agricultural land 1.2. About the Project According to Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), India is one of the top ten nations having various types of mineral and resources. It produces more than 80 different mineral commodities from the various states. It has abundant reserves of barite, bauxite, chromites, coal, and iron and manganese ore. As per the report of 2007, mining activities contributed 4.4% in the India’s economic growth. In Maharashtra, the stone quarrying process has become very important due to increasing requirement of quarried material for different types of infrastructural projects. The growing population and its requirement of housing, increased the demand of construction. The requirement of stone in bigger construction like building towers, roads, railway tracks and dams have increased many fold. Under the policy of Government for mining, “stone’ is categorized as “Minor Mineral”. The location of stone Quarrying and Crushing are permitted away from the human habitation to avoid the exposure to dust pollution to avoid the silicosis. The said project shall produce variety of stones required for different uses in construction industry. It shall produce around 114840 T of stones per annum and shall be sold to nearby areas to cater the needs of construction. As per the requirement, Mining plan along with Mine closure plan showing the systematic development of the mine for next five years has been prepared and approved by the Dy. Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Maharashtra. Survey No. 131/8 Part & 131/9, Village Jasai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, State Maharashtra M/s. Narayan gajanan bhoir Table 2: Year wise production plan Saleable Ore (T) Sr. No Year Overburden Tons ROM Ore (Tonnes) @90% recovery 1 2017-2018 11530 127600 114840 2 2018-2019 9419 127600 114840 3 2019-2020 9094 127600 114840 4 2020-2021 5196 127600 114840 5 2021-2022 - 127600 114840 Total 35239 638000 574200 1.3. Stone Quarry A quarry is a type of opencast mine from where stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate are being extracted. The Stone Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials as mentioned above. Stone quarries have different shapes and sizes. Some are, like gravel pits are relatively easy to reclaim. Many disused quarries, once they have been made safe, can be used for leisure areas such as camp sites or motor vehicle racing tracks but the reclamation is more difficult.