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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Of Stone Quarry (Area – 1.64 ha.) Survey No: - 5/1 (Part), Village –Bhiwapur(Uti), Taluka –Umred, Dist - Nagpur (M.S). Owner & Lessee Shr. Omkar Pradeep Palandurkar November - 2018 Prefeasibility Report (PFR) (as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nagpur district is rich in mineral resources. Apart from the important minerals such as coal and manganese, the district possesses abundant supplies of minerals like limestone, clay, and wolfram and building stones. District is well endowed with various kinds of rocks suitable for building construction, roads, etc. The Deccan Trap Basalt Rock is being extensively quarried roundabout Nagpur for road construction and building purposes. The basalts are usually dark grey to grey in color and are hard compact and tough and fine to medium grained structure. It is completely impervious to percolation and causing an accuse shortage of water in summer. Basalt rock/stone quarrying is a important activity in the District. Basalt stone material is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is used as main construction material in the district in the form of rubble, murum, metal, aggregate etc. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects. Crushed basalt is required for road base, concrete aggregate, and asphalt pavement aggregate, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields and many other purposes. The scientific development of stone quarry can lead to use of basalt rock for infrastructure and construction development activities and also rain water harvesting can be maximized by developing water storage ponds at the closure of quarry.` During stone quarrying, it is necessary to strike a balance between the development and ecology. The impacts on the environment during stone quarrying can be minimized by implementing a well-planned mitigation measures & Environment Management Plan. The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operations at quarry will be manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors. The drilling will be carried out by compressed air operated jack hammer drill. Emulsion explosive/Gelatin cartridges and electric detonator will be the charged in hole. All the holes will be connected in series and by giving optimized electric charge to the circuit through experienced blaster the scientific blasting will be carried out such that there will be minimum vibration, noise & dust generation. The rubble will be shifted to crusher. The output as various grades will be supplied to consumers. The scientific development of stone quarry leads to use of basalt rock for developmental projects viz. infrastructure and housing/building construction activities. During stone quarrying, it is necessary to strike a balance between the development and ecology. The impacts on the environment during stone quarrying can be minimized by implementing a well-planned mitigation measures as suggested in Environment Management Plan (EMP). The stone quarry owner is well experienced in operation of stone quarry and about implementation of various environmental measures. The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operation at quarry is manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors. The various aspects of the Pre-Feasibility Report as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J- 11013 /41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010 is given in the subsequent sections. 2. Introduction of the Project/Background Information (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Stone quarry of (Owner & Lessee) Shri. Omkar Pradeep Palandurkar is existing on Pvt. land {Area – 1.64 ha (Part) out of 2.80 ha originally granted EC & Lease}. The stone quarry is located near Bhiwapur (Uti) village of Taluka – Umred Dist- Nagpur (M.S). The location maps of the stone quarry are enclosed as Enclosure - 1. The lease application is submitted to District Collector, Nagpur. The copy of the Lease Application , NOC from Grampanchayat, 7/12 documents etc are enclosed as Enclosure - 2. The project proponent Shri. Omkar Pradeep Palandurkar is in the business of stone quarrying since last several years. The project proponent has office at Prashant Construction Company, Tilak Putla, Subhedar Line, Gadikhana Road, Mahal, Nagpur. The project proponent has wide experience in the field of stone quarrying & crushing. He will take all precautionary measures for environmental conservation. The stone material will be supplied for infrastructure development, construction activities etc. (ii) Brief description of nature of the project The stone quarry is basically a very small scale project in which quarrying of minor mineral stone is carried out. The stone material will be excavated out from the rocky land area during day time. The stone quarry under consideration is existing on Pvt. land at Survey No. 5/1 (Part), Village –Bhivapur(Uti) , Taluka– Umred, Dist- Nagpur (M.S.) . As per EIA Notification 2006 and amendment dtd 15-01-2016, the stone quarrying activity falls under Schedule in serial No. 1(a) (i) Mining of Minerals. Based on lease area and general conditions mentioned in the amendments of EIA Notification, the project is categorized as Category B 2. (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The Stone (Rubble, Murum, Metal etc.) is the basic material required for infrastructure development and construction activities. The rapid development of the country is directly related to stone quarrying. Though the capacity of each stone quarry is very small, there local existence (shortest distance from developmental activity) is very important in view of low transportation cost and comparatively smaller investment in environmental conservation. The existence of stone quarry at each village and taluka level plays important role in getting the regular employment to the locals also. In the Nagpur District many developmental activities are going on. There is huge demand to stone material and its regular supply can keep the prices in control. The occurrence of Deccan trap is proved a beneficial factor. The stone quarry under consideration is need of the region. (iv) Demand Supply Gap Nagpur district has Nagpur City in which many housing construction are going on and there is regular demand of stone material. The taluka and village level building construction is also at good level. Road network of the district is also very good. National highway No. 6 which connects Mumbai and Kolkata and NH No.7 which connects Varanasi to Kanyakumari cuts through the district which provides link with commercial and industrial centers of the of the country. A good network of 982 km of state highway connects the interior parts of the district with the major marketing centers and district headquarters. Besides the above, a network of major district roads, village roads and other roads facilitates smooth transportation. In the Nagpur District, National Highways are of 319 km length, State Highway are of 982 km length, District Road (Major) are of 1028 km length, Other district roads are of 1458 km length, Village roads are of 3419 km length in the district. There are 12 MIDC Industrial Estate in Nagpur. Butibori Industrial Area is one of the biggest industrial areas in Maharashtra. There are many large, medium and small-scale industries in the District. Five major Thermal Power Plants existing in the district and construction/expansion of some of them is going on. Gosikhurd dam near adjacent district is under construction has huge requirement of stone material. There are many ready mixed concrete plants in the District and they require sized stone metal regularly. In general there is huge demand of stone material in the district and its demand is increasing day by day due to developmental activities. The supply of stone material solely depends on the stone quarries & crushers of the District. This quarry area is the major source of supply of this stone material supply in the district. The Stone quarry under consideration is part of it and it can be helpful in fulfilling the demand on regular basis. (v) Imports Vs. Indigenous Production The stone materials cannot be imported as it is abundantly available indigenously in the District. The transportation cost and distance criteria for immediate supply are the major factors of these small scale enterprises/units. Deccan trap basalt deposits of Nagpur are good in quality and indigenous production is only better option in view of its economy, fuel conservation, environmental conservation etc. (vi) Export Possibility At present, the stone materials are not exported out. (vii) Domestic/Export Markets The market in the district for stone materials is well established and regular demand is fulfilled to the possible extent by the stone quarries. The local associations of the stone quarries are active in the District. Association regularly monitors market requirement, production targets and other activities for environmental conservation. (viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project The stone quarry under consideration employS about 15 persons