Pre Feasibility Report

PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

FOR

CHITTI OCHRE, WHITE EARTH & BAUXITE MINE M. L. AREA – 32.0 ACRE

IN VILLAGE – CHITTI-JAGGIR TEHSIL – SEMARIA, DISTRICT- REWA STATE - MADHYA PRADESH

PROPOSED CAPACITY – 23,780 TPA

LESSEE –M/S RAKESH AGENCIES

P.O. - JAITWARA DISTT.- SATNA (M.P.) PIN CODE – 485221 PHONE NO-07671(274270), 09425173330 E MAIL – [email protected]

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The mining lease was granted for 20 years period w.e.f 08.11.1982 to 07.11.2002. The 1st Renewal of Mining Lease was granted for 20 years period w.e.f. 8.11.2002 to 07.11.2022. The same has been extended to 50 years in accordance with the MM (D&R) Amendment Act 2015. Copy of Mining Lease Deed is appended as Annexure. About 23,780 TPA will be produced. Cost of the proposed project is Rs. 1 Crore.

1.1 SALIENT FEATURESOFTHE PROJECT

Particulars Details

Project Name Chitti, Ochre, White Earth & Bauxite Mine LOCATION

Village Chitti-Jaggir

Tehsil Semaria

District Rewa

State Madhya pradesh

Mining Lease Area &Type of Land 32.0 Acre & Waste Land

Name of Mineral to be mined out Ochre, Bauxite & White earth

Latitude 24051’ 16.2” to 24051’ 35.0” North

Longitude 81007’16.8” to 81007’ 32.3” East

Toposheet No. 63H/1

Mineable Reserve Proved Mineral Reserve Bauxite = 1,13,050 Tonne. Ochre = 2,96,568 Tonne

Pre-Feasibility Mineral Resource Bauxite = 12,786 Tonne Ochre = 2,52,180 Tonne

Capacity 23,780 TPA

Estimated Project Cost 1 Crore

Highest and Lowest Elevation Highest elevation – 365 m R.L. towards west Lowest elevation - 335m R.L. in south west.

Ultimate Depth of Mining 20 m at top of hill and 3 mt bgl at slope

Nearest Habitation/Town Town : Semariya at 7.2 Km in SW

Nearest Airport Khajuraho Airport 120 Km

Nearest Highway SH-9, 20.5 Km

Nearest Railway Station Rewa Railway Station 40 Kms

SOM Approval by IBM Scheme of Mining Approved by IBM on 25/04/2014.

2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

(i) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT

MINE OWNER ADDRESS

M/s Rakesh Agencies P.O. Jatiwara, Distt. Satna(M.P), Pin Code-485221

The project is for mining of mineral Ochre, White Earth & Bauxite by opencast other than fully mechanized method. The mining lease deed has appended as Annexure.

(ii) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF THE PROJECT

Opencast other than fully mechanized method of mining will be adopted in the lease area in future. All operation of mining such as development, loading and transport will be carried out by mechanized means. Winning of ore, loading of mineral, sorting and sizing of ore will be done by manual means. No drilling and blasting will be carried out. (iii) NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION The mineral Bauxite a notified mineral is found localized and a major raw material for production of Alum, Cement and Aluminum plants. The occurrence is site specific. The project will be a source of supply of Bauxite to various Alum plants, Hindalco and Vedanta etc. The Ochre will be used in the paint industry and for colour washing. It will not only provide employment to local populace but also benefit to the State in the form of Royalty and fund in district mineral foundation for use in CSR activity and development of the project located district.

(iv) DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP

The region is a major hub for cement Plants. The minerals of the region are major source of supply to cement, Alum and Aluminium plants in the country. The ML area full fills the requirements and hence the demand is always adequate and more than supply.

(v) IMPORTS VS. INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION

Indigenous production of mineral will be use for cement and Alum and Aluminum sector in our country. No export is envisaged of the mineral presently and in future also.

(vi) EXPORT POSSIBILITY - No export is proposed.

(vii) DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKETS

The Ochre, Bauxite & White earth has a good potential market in the country. No export market exists of the available grade.

(viii) EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) DUE TO THE PROJECT - The requirement of various technical and non-technical personnel is determined while adopting the following norms:- 1. The mine will be worked in a single shift in day light hours. 2. In estimating the requirement of competent person, mates, etc. due consideration has been given to the statutory provisions. Man power requirement and its distribution. The total manpower requirement in this project is 40 persons. The man power proposed is as under:-

Mining Engineer 1 Supervisor 1 Mine Foreman 1 Skilled 5 Semi Skilled 10 Unskilled 22 Total 40

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) TYPE OF PROJECT INCLUDING INTERLINKED & INTERDEPENDENT PROJECTS, IF ANY. The proposed project is an independent project that involves mining of mineral Ochre, Bauxite & White earth (ii) LOCATION (MAP SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION, SPECIFIC LOCATION, PROJECT BOUNDARY & PROJECT SITE LAYOUT) WITH COORDINATES Location - District and State : Rewa(M.P.) Taluka : Semaria Village : Chitti-Jaggir

Khasra No. – Area Ownership/ Occupancy 1P 32 Acres Government Land

The geographical location of the mine is:- Coordinates of Pillar –

Pillar No. Latitude Longitude Pillar No. Latitude Longitude 1 24°51'19.4" 81°07'30.6" 2 24°51'21.8" 81°07'32.3" 3 24°51'22.5" 81°07'31.6" 4 24°51'21.9" 81°07'29.4" 5 24°51'25.9" 81°07'24.5" 6 24°51'27.8" 81°07'26.8" 7 24°51'29.7" 81°07'24.3" 8 24°51'32.8" 81°07'21.8" 9 24°51'33.1" 81°07'21.9" 10 24°51'35.0" 81°07'19.6" 11 24°51'34.4" 81°07'18.5" 12 24°51'31.4" 81°07'18.1" 13 24°51'29.1" 81°07'17.8" 14 24°51'25.9" 81°07'17.3" 15 24°51'22.7" 81°07'16.8" 16 24°51'17.4" 81°07'17.0" 17 24°51'18.3" 81°07'17.7" 18 24°51'16.8" 81°07'21.2" 19 24°51'16.2" 81°07'23.9" 20 24°51'16.5" 81°07'28.0"

Location map

ML Area

(iii) DETAILS OF ALTERNATE SITES CONSIDERED AND THE BASIS OF SELECTING THE PROPOSED SITE, PARTICULARLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS GONE INTO SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED

The mining is a site specific activity and the mineralization is located on hills/mound of the region. The ML area confirms to the location. The mining lease has been granted for 50 years period at the proposed site. No major industry is located within the buffer zone.

(iv) SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION - Area – 32 Acres. Proposed capacity = 23,780 TPA (Bauxite – 8780 TPA, Ochre- 15000 TPA)

(v) PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS (A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM /FLOW CHART SHOWING THE PROJECT LAYOUT, COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT ETC. SHOULD BE GIVEN) - Opencast other than fully mechanized method of mining will be adopted in the lease area in future. All operation of mining such as development, loading and transport will be carried out by mechanized means. Winning of ore, loading of mineral, sorting and sizing of ore will be done by manual means. No drilling and blasting will be carried out. The transport of men is not applicable and they will come from nearby villages on their own. No tubs, haulage rope, conveyor or locomotive will be used. The OB and mineral will be excavated and loaded manually on dumpers.

(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 will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the mining of Mineral. (vii) RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION/ RECYCLING AND REUSE ENVISAGED IN THE PROJECT, IF ANY, SHOULD BE BRIEFLY OUTLINED Not envisaged. (viii) AVAILABILITY OF WATER, ITS SOURCE, ENERGY/ POWER REQUIREMENT AND SOURCE SHOULD BE GIVEN - The ground water is available from old hand pump and bore well for domestic purpose. The water from mine sump will be sourced for dust suppression and afforestation purpose. Around 10.00 KLD water will be required under following heads: Activity Water requirement, KLD Dust suppression /allied mining activity 4.0 Plantation 4.0

Domestic 2.0 Total 10.00 Power - Electrical power is available for site office by MPEB.

(ix) QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL - Solid Waste - About 600 MT/month of overburden and mine waste will be generated from the mine. It will be backfilled in the mined out area and reclamation will be carried out in the mined out pits in the lease area. Plantation will be carried out on the backfilled area. Liquid Effluent - No liquid effluent from the mine lease area will be discharged.

(x) Schematic representations of EIA

Adopted from EIA Guidance Manual- Mining of Minerals, 2010.

4.0 SITE ANALYSIS (i) CONNECTIVITY The lease area is about 40 kms from Rewa. The ML area can be approached from Rewa via Semariya. Rewa is the nearest railway station about 40 km in SE direction from the lease area.

(ii) LAND FORM, LAND - USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP Landform - The area is hilly. It is waste land. Land–use –The land use of the area is occupied by mining activity. No agriculture or grazing land exist. Ownership –

Khasra No. Area Ownership/ Occupancy 1 P 32 Acre Govt. Land

(iii) TOPOGRAPHY (ALONG WITH MAP) The lease area is hilly having gentle slope towards south-west direction. The highest elevation of the lease area is 365 m AMSL towards west and lowest elevation is 335 m AMSL towards south-west. The drainage is through natural seasonal nallas/water courses leading to Jhala Nalla in south which merges in to Khurwal Nalla which ultimately merges in Tons river. (iv) EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN (AGRICULTURE, NON-AGRICULTURE, FOREST, WATER BODIES (INCLUDING AREA UNDER CRZ), SHORTEST DISTANCES FROM THE PERIPHERY OF THE PROJECT TO PERIPHERY OF THE FORESTS, NATIONAL PARK, WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, ECO-SENSITIVE AREAS, WATER BODIES (DISTANCE FROM THE HFL OF THE RIVER), CRZ. IN CASE OF NOTIFIED INDUSTRIAL AREA, A COPYOF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE GIVEN. land-use pattern of the lease area The ML area is waste land. There is no agriculture land, forest land or any water body in the lease area. No national park any eco sensitive area exists within 10 kms radius except Ranipur wildlife sanctuary boundary at about 3.5 Km in North-East. The nearest water bodies are Jagmohra Nalla-5.8 in NE, Jhala Nalla – 1.7 km SW and Khurwa Nalla – 6.9 K in South. (v) Existing infrastructure There are contiguous seven mining leases. A centralized office and site services have been constructed in ML area. Site services comprises of office, stores, drinking water facility and first aid. Rest shelters are provided at the mine site. The PWD road connecting Rewa exists in south. The nearest rail head is at 40 km distance in Rewa. The nearest airport is at Khajuraho. Post office is at Kumhra, Police station is at Sirmour, Rest House/ Dak Bunglow is at Sirmour. Hospital and education facility up to PG level is at Rewa. (vi) Soil classification - The soil in Rewa District is lateritic in nature.

(vii) CLIMATIC DATAFROM SECONDARY SOURCES

Rewa has a humid subtropical climate, with cold, misty winters, a hot summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March and go on till mid-June, the average temperature being around 30 °C (86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly exceed 40 °C (104 °F). The monsoon starts in late June and ends in late September. These months see about 34 inches (860 mm) of precipitation. The average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high. Temperatures rise again up to late October when winter starts, which lasts up to early March. Winters in Rewa are cold and misty with average temperatures around 15 °C (58 °F) and little rain. The winter peaks in January when temperatures may drop close to freezing on some nights. The total annual rainfall is about 980 mm (39 inches).

[hide]Climate data for Rewa

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

21 24 31 37 39 37 32 31 31 31 27 22 30.3 Average high °C (°F) (70) (75) (88) (99) (102) (99) (90) (88) (88) (88) (81) (72) (86.7) 8 10 18 25 28 29 27 27 26 22 14 9 20.3 Average low °C (°F) (46) (50) (64) (77) (82) (84) (81) (81) (79) (72) (57) (48) (68.4) Average precipitation mm 18 15 8 5 8 97 300 295 175 46 8 5 980 (inches) (0.71) (0.59) (0.31) (0.2) (0.31) (3.82) (11.81) (11.61) (6.89) (1.81) (0.31) (0.2) (38.57)

(Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewa,_Madhya_Pradesh) (viii) Social infrastructure Available Existing : All social infrastructure facility is available near the area at Sirmour and Rewa. Water Supply: There is no water tank or nalla or reservoir in the applied area. The main source of water supply is through dug well & tube wells situated near office/site services and nearby villages.

5.0 PLANNING BRIEF - (i) PLANNING CONCEPT (TYPE OF INDUSTRIES, FACILITIES, AND TRANSPORTATION ETC.) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING/ DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CLASSIFICATION Mining by open-cast other than fully mechanized mining method will be practiced. The targeted production of the Ochre, White Earth & Bauxite will be 23,780 TPA. The mining operation will be done in systematic and scientific manner by formation of benches as per MMR 1961. (ii) POPULATION PROJECTION The project will employ most of the workers from nearby villages. There will not be any increase in population due to the project. However, few people from other area may migrate in this area for business opportunities. (iii) Land use planning (Break up along with green belt, etc.) The proposed land use is given in table below:

Break-Up of Land Utilization Pattern (Area in Ha)

Sl.No. Particular Existing 5th Year end Mine life end 1 Total area excavated (broken) 2.10 3.13 8.0 2 Area fully mined out (out of 1) 0.10 1.0 8.0 3 Area fully reclaimed (Backfilled out of 2) Nil 0.49 8.0 Area rehabilitated out of 3 by Nil 4 0.20 8.0 afforestation 5 Area reclaimed by water harvesting Nil Nil Nil 6 Area under mineral stack Nil 0.10 Nil 7 Area under Road 0.30 0.30 Nil 8 Area under Green belt 0.50 2.0 2.0 9 Area under infrastructure Nil 0.01 Nil

(iv) ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (PHYSICAL & SOCIAL) The following facilities will be extended to the nearby villages by the mine management. Proposed facilities:  Assistance in green belt development in the 2 Km buffer zone.  Direct Employment to required number of persons from nearby villages.  Indirect employment opportunities to about 20 persons from the nearby villages.  Arrangements for safe and healthy working conditions  Provision of Drinking water to nearby villages through tankers in dry period.  Medical facilities and Health check-up camps for the workers  Conducting medical camps in nearby villages at regular interval.  Assistance in Sanitation and Hygiene. (v) AMENITIES/ FACILITIES - The requisite site facilities are proposed as follows:  Site - Office- A site - office will proposed for technical & clerical staff and keeping the records.  First - Aid - First aid - facility in the office for giving first -aid to the injured persons.  Water - Hut - Water - hut is proposed for drinking water for employees. The water is proposed to be stored in water pitchers and tanks.  Rest - Shelter - A rest - shelter is proposed for workers for lunch and taking rest during interval.  Lavatory– Portable toilets will be used.

6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTURECTURE (i) Industrial Area (Processing area) – Not applicable

(ii) Residential area (Non Processing area) There is no residential area in the mine lease. Only Site office and rest shelter will be provided. Only local labours are employed . (iii) Green Belt It is proposed to plant trees along the mine lease boundary as well as on the backfilled area. The details of the proposed plantation are given in table below: Progressive Afforestation during lease period: Year Total Area covered during the year Survival Plantation BF Area Green belt rate % Nos. /Area (sqm) Nos. / Area (sqm) 1st 5 years 4400 400/2000 4000/20,000 80 During Lease 15600 15600/78000 Nil 80 Period Total 20000 16000/80000 4000/23,780

The species of various fire-wood and fruit trees viz Neem, Gulmohar, Mango, Shisham, Kachnar, Karanj, Bauhinia, Gamhar, Jamun, Agaves etc will be planted every year. Fencing will be done to protect the plants. (iv) SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE  Road facility (existing roads will be maintained regularly)  Employment opportunity  Medical camps  Social awareness camps,  Donations to schools  Secondary employment opportunities  Sanitation and Hygiene (v) CONNECTIVITY (TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ROAD/ RAIL/ METRO/ WATER WAYS ETC.) The lease area is about 40 kms from Rewa. The ML area can be approached from Rewa via Semariya . Rewa is the nearest railway station about 40 km in SE direction from the lease area. (vi) DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT (SOURCE & SUPPLY OF WATER) There is a bore well at the office for drinking water supply. (vii) SEWERAGE SYSTEM The domestic effluent from the site office and rest shelter will be discharged in septic tank and soak pit system. (viii) INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT There will not be any industrial waste generation. (ix) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT About 600MT/month of overburden and mine waste will be generated from the mine. It will be simultaneously backfilled in the mined out area from 1st year onwards. The reclamation and

rehabilitation will be carried out in the mined out pits in the lease area. Plantation will be carried out on the backfilled area whereas rest will be converted to water reservoir. (x) POWER REQUIREMENT & SUPPLY/ SOURCES. Electrical power will be required only for site office and will be obtained from MPEB and Solar energy.

7.0 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN (i) POLICY TO BE ADOPTED (CENTRAL/STATE) IN RESPECT OF THE PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS INCLUDING HOME OUSTEES, LAND OUSTEES AND LANDLESS LABORERS (A BRIEF OUTLINE TO BE GIVEN) There is no human settlement within the mine lease area. No human settlement will be disturbed due to the mining activity. So, no Rehabilitation and resettlement is proposed.

8.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES (i) LIKELY DATE OF START OF CONSTRUCTION AND LIKELY DATE OF COMPLETION (TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT TO BE GIVEN) The project will commence after grant of environmental clearance. (ii) ESTIMATED PROJECT COST ALONG WITH ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT The estimated project cost will be Rs 1 Crore. Sr. Description Cost in Rs. no. 1 Land cost expenditure Nil 2 Cost of infrastructure, Equipment, 90,00,000/- vehicles, Manpower etc. 3 Environnemental protection (Drain etc) 6,00,000/- 4 Socio-economic development 4,00,000/- TOTAL 1,00,00,000/-

9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) (i) FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE INCLUDING TRIBAL POPULATION, IF ANY, IN THE AREA. All workers will be subjected to medical examination as per Mines Rule 1955 both at times of appointment and at least once in five years. Medical camps will be organized for this activity. Insurance of all employees as per the rules will be provided. The proposed mine will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of Royalty for mineral and to the local people by way of direct and secondary employment opportunities. The mine management will also help the nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups, etc. especially keeping in view the tribal and economically backward population in the area. Thus the project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area. ***************** 12