M/S. KISHORE GRANITES PVT. LTD., Extent of 4.10 Ha., (Clubbing of 2.999 Ha&0.696 Ha&0.405Ha Mines) BLACK GRANITE MINING SY

FORM – I ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

for

MINING OF BLACK GRANITE (4.10 Ha)

M/s. KISHORE GRANITES PVT. LTD., Extent of 4.10 Ha., (Clubbing of 2.999 Ha&0.696 Ha&0.405Ha Mines) BLACK GRANITE MINING SY. No.107/1, 108/P, 95/P, 112/2P, 113/2P & 113/3P GURIJEPALLI (V), SANTHAMAGULURU (M) PRAKASAM (Dt), ANDHRA PRADESH

Prepared & Submitted by

SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR -12 VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH QCI No. 151

1 FORM- 1

(I) Basic Information

Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s M/s. Kishore Granites Private Limited Mining of Black Granite

2. S.No. in the schedule Item-1(a) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage Mine Lease Area of 4.10 Ha to be handled/command area/lease (Clubbing of 2.999 Ha, 0.696 Ha, 0.405 Ha) area/number of wells to be drilled. Max. Production: 17700 m3/Annum of Black Granite. 4. New/Expansion/Modernization NEW for EC Production capacity 17700 m3/Annum 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 4.10 Ha (Clubbing of 0.696 Ha, 0.405 Ha , 2.999 Ha)

6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category – B2 as is below 25 Ha. 7. Does it attract the general condition? If No yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If No yes, please specify. 9. Location Latitude & Longitude: 16° 6'18.60"N & 80° 2'29.40"E Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Sy.No. Village 107/1, 108/P, 95/P, 112/2P, 113/2P & 113/3P Gurijepalli (V), Tehsil Santhamaguluru M), District Prakasam District - 523302 State Andhra Pradesh 10. Nearest railway station/airport along Narasaraopet Railway station at 13.7 kms with distance in kms. Gannavaram International Airport 93 kms 11. Nearest Town, city, district Gurijepalli Village 0.3 kms Headquarters along with distance in Chilakaluripet town at 9.3 kms, kms. Ongole District Head Quarters at 67 kms distance from the QL. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Gurijepalli Village , Municipal Corporation, Local body Santhamaguluru Mandal,

2 (complete postal addresses with Prakasam district telephone nos. to be given) Andhra Pradesh - 523302 13. Name of the applicant Smt. Gottipati Radhika Of M/s.Kishore Granites Pvt. Ltd. 14. Registered Address Smt. Gottipati Radhika, D.No. 6-179-1, G.T.Road, Ganapavaram Village, Chilakaluripeta Mandal, Guntur District-522619 15. Address for correspondence: M/s. Kishore Granites Pvt. Ltd., Name Smt. Gottipati Radhika, Designation (Owner/Partner /CEO) D.No. 6-179-1, G.T.Road,

Ganapavaram Village,

Chilakaluripeta Mandal,

Guntur District Pin code 522619 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 8885362789 Fax No. -- 16. Detils of Alternative Sites examined, if NA any. Location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet. 17. Interlinked Projects Nil 18. Whether separate application of NA interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission NA 20. If no, reason NA 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. i. The Forest (Conservation) NA Act, 1980? ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, NA 1972?

3 iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, NA 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government This is a clubbing mine. Individual EC, CFE, CFO obtained from Order/Policy relevant /relating to the Board. site? Mining Plan for the Clubbing Lease: Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad Vide Proceedings No: 2129/MP/OGL/2014 Dt:24.03.2015 23. Forest land involved (hectares) Nil

24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? Nil a) Name of the Court b) Case No. c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project.

(II) Activities 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 Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) Yes/No with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land Yes The land is earmarked for mining of use, land cover or topography Black Granite. It will be taken up in a including increase in intensity of land total of 4.10 Ha of land in phased use (with respect to local land use manner. The mining will be done by plan) open cast semi mechanized method.

1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation No The lease area is interposed without and buildings? crops and there are no buildings. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The mining activity will result in the formation of pit, therefore land use of mine lease area will be changed. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. Yes Preliminary investigations have been bore houses, soil testing? carried out at the proposed mine lease area and the reserve were estimated. 4 1.5 Construction works? No No major construction activities are proposed during plan period. Only temporary office rooms, Rest shelter, Drinking water facilities, First Aid Rood are provided in the mine lease area. 1.6 Demolition works? No The site is working quarry and do not contain any temporary/permanent structures. Therefore no demolition work will be carried. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No No need for construction of housing for works Or housing of construction workers. The labourers come from workers? nearby villages and go back at the end of shift. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No Above ground there are no structures or earthworks and do not require major earthworks including linear structures, civil works or cut/fill also.. cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining No Mining of Black Granite or tunneling? Open cast only, No tunneling 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not applicable in this scheme period.

1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable

1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable

1.13 Production and manufacturing No The land is earmarked for mining of processes? Black Granite only. There will not involve any and manufacturing processes. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Stock yard and waste dump yard materials? facilities are identified for storage of goods and materials in the mine lease area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes Solid waste quantity that may be solid waste or liquid effluents? generated over the entire period shall be 892897 m3 and during present plan

5 period it will be upto 192535 m3 which is dump in 1.28 Ha.of land. The dumping site is located on the southwestern side within the Q.L Area. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Workers will be hired/ employed from operational workers? the nearby villages for mining activity. Thus no housing facility will be developed near mine area. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No Existing facilities are sufficient to cater Construction or operation? the increase in traffic during the mining operation. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other No Not applicable. transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No There is no closure or diversion of transport routes or infrastructure existing routes or infrastructure for the leading to changes in traffic proposed project. movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No There are no new or diverted pipelines? transmission lines or pipelines in the project site. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No Not applicable realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No There are no stream crossing in the mine lease area. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from Yes Total water required is about 9.0 KLD. ground or surface waters? Water will be brought from nearby villages through tankers and will be used for Drinking, Dust Suppression, Wire Saw Cutting and Plantation. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No There is no water bodies present in the surface affecting drainage or run-off? proposed site. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for No There is no transport of personnel or

6 construction, operation or materials for construction, operation decommissioning? for decommissioning in the mine lease area. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or Yes During mining operations, the mined decommissioning or restoration works? out area will be converted into small reservoir. 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? 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):

Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities / rates, wherever possible) confirmation with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or No The applied area is Private Land and not agricultural land (ha) to put any other use. 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Total of 10 KLD water is required for this mining site. users) unit: KLD Dust suppression:1.8 m3/day Wire saw cutting cooling water: 5.0 m3/day Green belt:1.2 m3/day Domestic activity:1.0 m3/day Sourcing from outside. 2.3 Minerals (MT) No No raw materials are required for mining operations. 2.4 Construction material – stone, No There is no construction needed in lease 7 aggregates, sand / soil (expected area hence no construction material is source – MT) used. 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No No forests and timber products involved in the proposed project. 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels Yes Diesel will be used in transportations, (source, competing users) Unit: fuel Proclainer, Compressors & D.G Set. (MT), energy (MW) 2.7 Any other natural resources (use N0 -- 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. Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever possible) confirmation with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which No No hazardous chemicals will be used. are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) Negligible quantity of explosives may to human health or the environment use for blasting activity. This mining (flora, fauna, and water supplies) majorly requires drilling and excavation. 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No -- affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g., by Yes The proposed activity will provide changing living conditions? Employment, thereby improving their living conditions. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No -- could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes? No --

8 4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or commissioning (MT/month)

S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever confirmation possible) with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes Yes Solid waste quantity that may be generated over the entire period shall be 892897 m3 and during present plan period it will be upto 192535 m3 which is dump in 1.28 Ha.of land. The dumping site is located on the southwestern side within the Q.L Area. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or Yes Insignificant amounts of domestic commercial wastes) waste water will be generated by workers, which will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous No -- Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No -- 4.5 Surplus product No -- 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from No -- effluent treatment 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No -- 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No -- 4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials No -- 4.10 Agricultural wastes No -- 4.11 Other solid wastes No --

9 5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr) Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No with source of information data confirmation 5.1 Emissions from combustion of Yes The diesel fuel will be used for fossil fuels from stationary or operation of machinery. The estimated mobile sources noxious substances (vehicular emissions) released in air is 1.55 kg/hr 5.2 Emissions from production Yes Fugitive dust will be generated from processes mining activities. Adequate control measures like water sprinkling will be taken to control fugitive dust. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling No Negligible quantities of dust emissions including storage or transport generated while drilling and transporting the granite. 5.4 Emissions from construction No -- activities including mine and equipment 5.5 Dust or odours from handling of Yes Dust arises during drilling activity, materials including construction and transportation. Proper care will be materials, sewage and waste taken during handling of material. During unloading of granite, water will be sprayed. However, there is no possibility of any odor generation. 5.6 Emissions from incineration of No -- waste 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No -- open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No --

10 6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No with source of information data confirmation 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes Noise will be generated from engines, ventilation mine, transportation of vehicles, machinery crushers drilling & blasting activity is within limits. 6.2 From industrial or similar No -- processes 6.3 From construction or demolition No -- 6.4 From blasting or piling Yes Noise generated during mining operations is within limits only. 6.5 From construction or operational No -- traffic 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No -- 6.7 From any other sources No --

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:

Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever possible) confirmation with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No -- spillage of hazardous materials 7.2 From discharge of sewage or No -- other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) 7.3 By deposition of pollutants No -- emitted to air into the land or into water 7.4 From any other sources? No -- 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build No -- up of pollutants in the environment from these sources?

11 8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever possible) confirmation with source of information data

8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires No -- etc from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances 8.2 From any other causes No --

8.3 Could the project be affected by No -- natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)?

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality

Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever confirmation possible) with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of Yes The material produced is useful in supporting. Facilities, ancillary Housing decorative purpose. There is development or development no scope of any ancillary industries. stimulated by the project which Generation of employment and could have impact on the improved standard of living environment e.g.: increased revenue to the state by • Supporting infrastructure (roads, way of Royalty, Taxes and Duties. power supply, Waste or waste water treatment, etc.) • Housing development • Extractive industries • Supply industries

12 • Other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, Yes There would be minor impact on the which could have an impact on environment as mining pit will be the environment converted into water reservoir. 9.3 Set a precedent for later Yes A better after use scenario, which is developments likely to increase aesthetic beauty of the area by converting the excavated region into water reservoir. 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to No -- proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects

(III) Environmental Sensitivity

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) S.No. Area Name/ Proposed project location Identity boundary 1 Areas protected under No None within 15 km radius from the international conventions, proposed mine area. national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 2 Areas which are important or No None within 15 km radius. sensitive for ecological reasons - However, Uppumaguluru Reserved Wetlands, watercourses or other Forest at 3.1 kms & Vogaru Vagu water bodies, coastal zone, canal at a distance of 1.04 kms & biospheres, mountains, forests Nagarjuna Sagar right bank canal at a distance of 1.8 kms from the mine site. 3 Areas used by protected, No None within 15 km radius from the important or sensitive species of mine area. flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 13 4 Inland, coastal, marine or No None within 15 km radius from the underground waters mine area. 5 State, National boundaries No None within 15 km radius from the mine area. Guntur-Chennai NH5 at a distance of 12.40 kms from the mine site. State Highway at 7.3 kms from the mine site. 6 Routes or facilities used by the Yes The Q.L area is connected by B.T. public for access to recreation or road with internal earthen road. other tourist, pilgrim areas 7 Defense installations No None within 15 km radius from the proposed mine site. 8 Densely populated or built-up Yes Chilakaluripet is at a distance of 9.3 area kms from mine site. 9 Areas occupied by sensitive man- Yes Hospitals, schools and community made land uses facilities like telegraph office, police (Hospitals, schools, places of station and public health centre etc. worship, community facilities) are available at Gurijepalli village. 10 Areas containing important, high No None within 15 km radius from the mine site. quality or scarce resources (Ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11 Areas already subjected to No None within 15 km radius from the mine site. pollution or environmental damage. (Those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural No None within 15 km radius from the mine site. hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (Earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding for extreme or adverse climatic conditions) 14

16 STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR EVALUATION OF ALL PROJECTS/ ACTIVITIES:-

S.No Information required Information to be furnished by the proponents 1 Name of the project or activity M/s. Kishore Granites Private Limited Mining of Black Granite 2 Name of the organization/owner. Smt. Gottipalli Radhika, Proprietor 3 Address for communication Smt. Gottipati Radhika, D.No. 6-179-1, G.T.Road, Ganapavaram Village, Chilakaluripeta Mandal, Guntur District-522619 4 Telephone numbers 8885362789 5 Email ID of the organization or contact [email protected] person 6 Location of the Proposed project or activity Latitude & Longitude: 16° 6'18.60"N & 80° 2'29.40"E Sy.No. 107/1, 108/P, 95/P, 112/2P, 113/2P & 113/3P Gurijepalli (V), Santhamaguluru M), Prakasam District - 523302 Andhra Pradesh 7 Appraisal Category (B2 or B1) B2-Category

8 Nearest habitation and distance from the Gurijepalli village at 0.3 kms project or activity 9 Installed capacity / Production Capacities Mining of Black Granite Max. Production: 17700 m3/Annum of Black Granite. 10 Specify the Fuel (Coal / CNG / Diesel biomass/Others) and quantity required 11 Details of Land use/Land Cover Enclosed 12 Occupancy, ownership of the land in which Private land the activity is proposed: (Government land / Private land / Forest land /Revenue land /Temple land /leased land/ land belongs to other Department)

17 13 If it is a Forest land, the following details No forest area covers under the proposed shall be furnished: site area (Whether it is a Reserved forest / Protected forest/Demarcated forest/ National Parks/Sanctuaries/any land in possession of Forest Department.)

(The village map with Sy. No. indicating nearest forest boundary line from the site shall be enclosed) 14 Total investment of the project/activity. Rs. 1.5 Crores a. Funds allocated for EMP (capital cost Rs. 15 Lakhs and recurring cost per annum) 15 Brief description of the project with special Enclosed reference to specific pollution and its control measures. 16 Compliance report on the following i. Status of compliance of the conditions Half yearly compliance reports have been and environmental safeguards submitting regularly. stipulated in the earlier clearance letters. ii. Details of the court cases, if any, Nil pending in any Court of Law against the project as well as any directions passed by the Court relating to the project directly or indirectly. iii. Details of the notices, if any, given to Nil the project under Section 5 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Section 18 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

17 Whether the project attracts the provisions No laid under the OM dt. 16.11.2012 issued by the MoE&F, GOI, w.r.t. violation of EIA Notification, 2006 and its amendments thereof? (Yes/No) Present stage and status of the project:  It is the lease which is proposed to club 3 mines over an extent of 0.696 Ha. with production of 1237 CBM/Year; 0.405 Ha with production of 1009 CBM/Year; 2.999 Ha with production of 4466 CBM/Year into a single quarry 4.10 Ha.

18  Existing Consent Orders. 1. Existing EC Order No : SEIAA/AP/PKM-28/2012 Dt: 22.12.2012 – Production capacity – 1009 m3/Annum. Existing CFE Order No: P-166/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFE/2013-1096 Dt. 13.09.2013 Existing CFO Order No: P-148/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFO/W&A/2013-1740 Dt: 08.12.2014 2. Existing EC Order No: SEIAA/AP/PKM-161/2013- 4003 Dt: 03.10.2013 – Production capacity – 4466 m3/Annum. Existing CFE Order No: P-155/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFE/2013-990 Dt:26.08.2013 Existing CFO Order No: P-148/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFO/W&A/2013-1741 Dt: 08.12.2014 3. Existing EC Order No: SEIAA/AP/PKM-25/2012- 4364 Dt: 22.12.2012 – Production capacity – 1237 m3/Annum. Existing CFE Order No: P-250/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFE/2013-1811

19 Dt:12.12.2013 Existing CFO Order No: P-173/PCB/ZO- VJA/CFO/W&A/2014-2317 Dt: 20.02.2014  Now proposing to club these 3 mines into one mine (i.e. 4.10 Ha) and produce max of 17700 m3/Annum.  Lease period vide Proceedings No. 10611/R2-2/2014 dated 15.10.2014 till 17.04.2028  The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole, executed vide amalgamation lease deed on 19.11.2014 vide Procs No. 2112/Q/2005 Dated : 19.11.2014  This is working mine with existing capacity only. 18 Name of the Consultant: SV Enviro Labs & Consultants, Visakhapatnam.