VP CEMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT-I, Chinnakomerla Lime Stone Mine, Chinnakomerla Village, Mylavaram Mandal, Y.S.R Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh
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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. 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 INDIA 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. 4 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, Figure – 1 Quarry lease location map 5 | Page Pre‐Feasibility Report VP Cements Private Limited, Unit‐I Chinnakomerla Lime stone mine, 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.