VP CEMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT-I, Chinnakomerla Lime Stone Mine, Chinnakomerla Village, Mandal, Y.S.R kadapa District, .

PRE - FEASIBILITY REPORT OPEN CAST LIME STONE MINE – 384 ha

Submitted by: M/s. VP cements private Limited., 7/347-15B, Simhapuri Colony, Y.S.R Kadapa mandal & Dist, Andhra Pradesh – 516 001. Phone : 08562-243312, Fax : 08562-243959 Email: - [email protected]

Submitted To MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS, GOVERNMENT OF PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, Pre – Feasibility Report

VP Cements Private Limited, Unit-I, Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, Chinnakomerla village, Mylavaram mandal, Y.S.R kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh

1. Executive Summary

M/s. VP Cements Private Limited, Unit-I, proposes to establish Chinnakomerla Lime Stone Mine using mechanized open cast mining method in an area of 384 ha with production capacity of 4.2 MMTPA at sy no 426 - 441, 449 - 450, 457/a, 457/B, 458 - 469, 471 - 506, 508 - 555, 559 - 594, 1450 - 1452, 1473/1, 1473/2, 1474/1, 1474/2, 1474/3, 1475/1, 1475/2, 1494/1, 1494/2, 1494/3, 1494/4, 1495, 1496/1, 1496/2, 1496/3, 1496/4, 1496/5, 1496/6, 1497-1504 and 1506-1511 of Chinnakomerla village, Mylavaram mandal, Y.S.R kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The mine lease area of 384.0 ha. The site location falls in survey of India Top sheet no. 57 J/5 at the intersection of 78o 22.7’ 45”longitude and 14o 55’ 32” latitude. The site elevation above Mean sea Level (MSL) is 192 m. The plant site is surrounded by open lands in all directions. Penneru River is at a distance of 9.5 km in south direction. The nearest railway station is Uppalapadu at a distance of 5.4 km in southeast direction. There are no national parks and or wild life sanctuaries within 10 km radius. There are no reserve forests within 15 km radius

2. Introduction of the Project / Background Information: i) Identification of Project and project Proponent

M/s. VP Cements Private Limited, Unit-I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine mining for lime stone over an extent of 384.0 ha in Chinnakomerla village, Mylavaram mandal, Y.S.R kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The mine is envisaged to cater to lime stone requirement of the proposed cement plant of 4.2 MMTPA capacity to be established at a distance of 1 km from the ML area.

1 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, The core promoters of VPCL are Mr. R. Veera Reddy, Mrs. R.Padmaja. Brief profiles of the promoters are given below:

Mr. R.Veera Reddy

He is having over 16 years experience in Industry. He is a mechanical engineer, operating a sponge iron plants and educational institutions. He is the Managing Director of Sri Sai Sindhu Industries Limited and also Managing Director of SSP Sponge Iron Private Limited.

Mrs. R.Padmaja

Mrs R.PAdmaja is a gradutate in commerce. She has managerial & administrative experience. She is also Director in Sai sindhu sponge Iron (P) Ltd. ii) Brief description of nature of the project

Mining of Lime Stone by open cast mechanized method by drilling, blasting, and loading. The lime stone is for captive consumption in the proposed 4.2 MMTPA cement plant. iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region

Lime stone is raw material for manufacturing of cement. Cement is used for construction purpose. iv) Demand - Supply Gap

The requirement of lime stone for the cement plant is 4.2 MMTPA. v) Imports Vs. Indigenous Production

Lime stone is used for cement plant. vi) Export possibility

The finished products shall be exported to the domestic and international market. vii) Domestic/export Markets:

Lime stone is used for cement plant.

2 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project:

The following employees are required for the proposed mining project/activity.

S. No Employee Quantity 1 Mines manager 1 2 Compressor operator 5 3 Drillers 15 4 Excavator Operator 10 5 Excavator helper 10 6 Tipper drivers 20 7 Helpers 3 8 Watchman 2 9 Water carriers 4 10 Accountant 5 11 Store keeper 5 12 Supervisors 5 Total 85

Additionally unskilled employees of 100 numbers are required for the project. The rest shelter cum office, first aid room and toilets will be constructed in the area. Protected drinking water will be provided.

3. Project Description i) Type of Project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any:

The proposed project is mechanized open cast mining of lime stone to be used in the proposed 4.2 MMTPA cement plant of the company. ii) Location (maps showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout with coordinates).

The proposed mine over an extent of 384.0 ha in Sy. No: 426 - 441, 449 - 450, 457/a, 457/B, 458 - 469, 471 - 506, 508 - 555, 559 - 594, 1450 - 1452, 1473/1, 1473/2, 1474/1, 1474/2, 1474/3, 1475/1, 1475/2, 1494/1, 1494/2, 1494/3, 1494/4, 1495, 1496/1, 1496/2, 1496/3, 1496/4, 1496/5, 1496/6, 1497-1504 and 1506-1511 of Chinnakomerla village, Mylavaram mandal, Y.S.R kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The mine lease area of 384.0 ha. The site location falls in survey of India Top sheet no. 57 J/5 at the intersection of 78o 22.7’ 45”longitude and 14o 55’ 32” latitude. The site elevation

3 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, above Mean sea Level (MSL) is 192 m. The plant site is surrounded by open lands in all directions. Penneru River is at a distance of 9.5 km in south direction. The nearest railway station is Uppalapadu at a distance of 5.4 km in southeast direction. There are no national parks and or wild life sanctuaries within 10 km radius. There are no reserve forests within 15 km radius. Location map and layout of the mine lease area is presented in Figure 1 and figure 2 respectively. iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

No alternative sites considered, the proposal is mining project and it is site specific. iv) Size or magnitude of operation:

It is proposed to produce Lime Stone average production of 4.2 MMTPA by mechanized open cast method mining. v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

Mechanised open cast mining involves includes drilling, blasting, loading, and transportation of material to nearby plant. vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished product

No raw material is required. Project is for mining lime stone. The extracted lime stone is used in captive consumption.

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Figure – 1 Quarry lease location map

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vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined.

The waste material such as calc gneiss, biotitic gneiss and pegmatite to be removed and backfilled in the mined out pit. The precautionary measures like afforestation in dumps, periodical stabilization etc will be carried out in phased manner.

Availability of water its source, energy/power requirement and source should be given

Water Requirement

Water is required for domestic purposes, dust suppression, wetting the drill surfaces and green belt. The water requirement is presented in the following table;

6 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, Water Requirement for Mining Activity

S.No. Purpose Total KLD 1 Dust suppression 65 2 Wetting drill surface 20 3 Green belt 10 4 Domestic 15 Total 110

Electricity:

The power requirement is meant mainly for domestic use, and captive crusher. The power requirement is approximately 0.8 MW and the same is drawn from the proposed Captive power plant or APTRANSCO. viii) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal

Top soil will be stacked at non mineralized area and will be utilized in green belt development. Over burden (OB) waste generated during mining operation will be backfilled in the mined out area. There will be no OB dump at the end of life of mine.

Solid waste generation

S. No Description Quantity Disposal 1. Over Burden 23.04 MMT/45 Reclaiming in the mining area years for green belt development. 2. Waste Oil 10 KL /Year Secondary fuel in the Kiln 3. Used lead acid 50 No’s/year Sent to authorized recyclers

4. Site Analysis

4.1 Plant Location

The plant site is surrounded by open lands in all directions. Penneru River is at a distance of 9.5 km in south direction. The nearest railway station is Uppalapadu at a distance of 5.4 km in southeast direction. There are no national parks and or wild life sanctuaries within 10 km radius. There are no reserve forests within 15 km radius. The details of the mine lease area are presented in Table Below.

7 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, 5. Planning Brief

The project is envisaged to be put in production/mining by April 2016, and the production shall be initiated thereon. Geologists and Mining engineer are identified for preparing the Mine plan.

6. Proposed Infrastructure

Infrastructure facilities are in the form of office, store room, first aid room, drinking water are proposed. The buildings are semi-permanent nature and there will not be any problem in dismantling them during the closure of mine. The mine roads are also semi-permanent nature and hence will not have any impact after the closure of mine.

6.2 Utilities

Site services like supply of water, medical facilities and training programs for the employees will be provided. The mining is open cast mechanized mine, the following machinery is required.

S.No Type of Machine Capacity No. of Units 1 Compressor 445 cfm 4 2 Drill Machine Atlas copco BBR 25 3 3 Hydraulic Excavator 450 T / Hr 2 4 Dumper 35 T 10 5 Explosive Van - 2 6 Water Tanker 10 Kl 3 7 Jeep - 2

6.3 Waste management

Liquid Effluents

Provision of oil and grease traps and settling tanks are provided at mine maintenance work shop. The water separated from the separator will be used for adjacent plantation area. The oil collected will be disposed to factory kiln for combustion.

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Air Pollution

Periodically air samples are collected and tested in the laboratory. Control measures like suppression of dust by water sprinkling and developing green belt along the periphery of the pit are carried out for controlling the dust. The dust anticipated at drilling place will be suppressed by wetting the drill surface. Regular water spraying on haulage road during transportation is proposed to mitigate fugitive dust.

Solid waste

Top soil will be stacked at non mineralized area and will be utilized in green belt development. Over burden (OB) waste generated during mining operation will be backfilled in the mined out area. There will be no OB dump at the end of life of mine.

7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

No Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) as the proposed mine lease area does not have any habitation.

8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given)

Construction activity involves mine office cum rest shelter and toilets. The roof will be of asbestos sheets covered by hay to keep it cool in summer. A first aid certificate holder will be the in-charge of the first aid room. Protected drinking water will be provided and stored in earthen pots. It will start after obtaining all statutory clearances, estimated date of construction is April 2016and completion by May 2016.

9 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project

The estimated cost of the project is approximately Rs. 13.87 Crores.

Purpose Cost Rs. In Lakhs Land 921.6 Civil buildings 5 Plant& machinery 445 Occupational health and Safety equipments 3 Contingencies & pre-operative expenses 5 Salaries and wages 8 Total Project cost 1387.6

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VP CEMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT-I, Chinnakomerla Lime Stone Mine, Chinnakomerla Village, Mylavaram Mandal, Y.S.R kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh.