Gravel Quarry

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

GRAVEL QUARRY

For

Sri G. Hari Prasad 1.00 HA GRAVEL QUARRY SY. NO. 458 (P), Mallavalli (V), Bapulapadu (M), Krishna (DT), ANDHRA PRADESH

Submitted by P.V.SATYANARAYANA & PAMPANNA GOUD Consultant Geologist & RQP Regn.No. RQP / DMG/ AP/ 34/ 2017 Lattice Bommasani Sadhan, 2nd Floor, Near One Center,Gollapudi, Vijayawada -521225 Ph No-8610692941

INTRODUCTION

Sri G. Hari Prasad has filed an application for grant of quarry lease for Gravel, over an extent of 2.47 acres (1.00 Hects) in Sy. No. 458(P) of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, for a period of 5 years was received by the Asst. Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada on 01.09.2017.

The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada has made proposals to the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology Kakinada on the field application by Sri G. Hari Prasad duly recommending for grant of Quarry lease for Gravel an extent of 1.000 Hectares in Sy. No 458(P) of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, for a period of 03 years.

After careful examination of the proposals of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada, The Deputy Director Of Mines & Geology, Kakinada has agreed in principal to grant of Quarry Lease for Gravel over an extent of 1.000 Hectares in Sy. No 458(P) of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, for a period of 03 years in favour of Sri G. Hari Prasad subject to submission of approved mining Plan as required under Rule 7A (i) of APMMC Rules, 1966. Along with Environment Clearance as per the procedure mentioned in the Notification S.No 1533 (E) Dt: 14.02.2006 and subsequent amendments issued there from time to time and also S.O.N141 (E), Dt.15.01.2016 of the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change and CEF from APPCB.

The mining plan is prepared under G.O.Ms.56, I&C (Mines-II), Dt: 30.04.2016 of AP for obtaining the Environmental Clearance (EC) from State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) & annual production plan under semi mechanized open cast method of mining under Rule 7(A) of APMMCR 1966. The Mining Plan was approved by the Deputy Director Of Mines & Geology, Kakinada vide letter No. 3484/Q3/2018, Dated: 06.12.2018

The mine lease area falls under the Toposheet No. 65D/14 bearing following Toposheet details:

B.P No. LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1 N16°39'54.68" E080°52'1.77" 2 N16°39'59.96" E080°52'3.98" 3 N16°40'0.54" E080°52'1.80" 4 N16°39'56.02" E080°52'0.36"

LOCATION OF THE MINE The applied area falls in the Toposheet No. 65D/14. The quarry lease area is spread over in Survey No. 458 (P), of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. State Transport bus services ply from Vijayawada-Nuzivid towns frequently. Private transport is also available on this road network. Primary & Upper primary school education is available at Mallavalli & Vijayawada. Higher education is available at Vijayawada .

Introduction of the Project Land The Quarry Lease for Gravel over an extent of 1.00 Hectares in Sy. No. 458 (P), of Malavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

Location 1.00 Hectares of Gravel Quarry, Sy.No.458 (P), Malavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna Dt, Andhra Pradesh.

The present mining lease area falls in the Government land from Mallavalli village at a distance of 3.4 Kms from the Quarry Lease Area.

Boundaries: North Agricultural Lands South Canal & Agricultural Lands East Agricultural lands West Agricultural lands

The Salient Features of the proposed project

Nature of the project Sri G. Hari Prasad Mining of Gravel Quarry

Size of the Project 1.00 Ha Production 10,505.6 M3 /annum. LOCATION OF PROJECT District & State Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Village & Mandal Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal Land Availability 1.00 Ha. Nearest Village Malavalli village at a distance of 3.4 Km Ownership Government Land Toposheet No. 65D/14 GENERAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS Annual rainfall 1,000 mm Min and max temp. 250 C and 480 C Avg. relative humidity 75% Predominant wind direction SW&NE and SE to NW HISTORICAL / IMPORTANT PLACES Nearest human settlement The Nearest Village Mallavalli is situted 3.4 km due SW. Nearest town Bapulapadu at a distance of 16.2 Kms Nearest railway station Veeravalli is the Nearest Railway Station is about to 8.6km from this Q.L.applied area. Archaeological /Historically None within 10 km radius of the site Important Site

Sensitive Places Hospitals, schools and community facilities are available at Mallavalli village& Bapulapadu Mandal

Sanctuaries / National parks None within 10 km radius of the site.

GOOGLE MAP AROUND 10 KM RADIUS

TOPO MAP AROUND 05 KM RADIUS

DETAILS OF THE MINE Mine Area This mine lease (ML) area is located in government land and the Quarry Lease for Gravel over an extent of 1.00 Hectares in Sy. No. 458 (P), of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna Dt, Andhra Pradesh. The quarry lease applied area is located southern part of plain land, over the gravel outcrop with a maximum elevation of 7 M above ground level. The lowest & highest contours is 74 M and 81M.

Regional Geology The subject area is physiographical flat area. The area is constituted of naturally occurring which is gravel. The area constitutes southernmost part of Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt (EGMB), where the belt is tapering to less than 20 km width. EGMB is trending in NNE – SSW in the area.

They consist of Gollanapally sandstone, fluvial geological formation, quartz, k-feldspar, garnet, silliminite, graphite ,with or without corundum. In the Northeastern part, a number of calc granulite and quartzite bands are present, within khondalite.

Rocks of Upper Gondwana Group of the Gondwana Super group, comprising Tirupati Sandstone, Gollapalle/Chintalapudi Sandstone and Kamthi Sandstone are exposed north, northwest and east of Nuzivid. These rocks trend NE-SW with 200 dip towards SE

Unconformably overlaying the Gondwana rocks is a small patch of Rajahmundry Sandstone, occurring NE OF Nuzividu. The sandstone is brick red in colour and contains nodules of clay.

Major part of the district in the southern part is represented by the alluvial plains forming the Krishna delta. The river Krishna and its tributaries have contributed to the formation of this alluvial plain. There is no significant surface drainage in these alluvial plains. The delta is relatively a flat area. The alluvial plains along the major course of rivers form the flood plain deposits.

The coastal and deltaic alluvial plain extends from Challapalli on the west to Kolleti Kota on the east and up to the coast line on the south. The main geomorphic units exist in these plains are palaeo-channels, beach ridges, lagoons, sand spits and sand barriers. The predominant soils in the district are black cotton soils/deltaic soils, red loamy soils and sandy soils. Red clayey soils with sandy loam to clayey loam in texture and occur in the northern part of the district. The deltaic alluvium is grey brown to black in colour with fine to medium texture and poorly permeable. They are fertile soils. The coastal sandy soils occur all along the coast, highly porous and lack of binding material.

The rocks of Archean age are overlain by Proterozoic cover sequence of cuddapah super group and Kurnool group. The contacts between older crystalline and the younger sediment is marked by pronounced unconformity known as Eparchaean Unconformity.

Detailed Description of geology of applied area:

Physiographically the applied area is an undulating land overlaid by gravel with boulder formation of Khondalite group of rocks of Eastern ghat super group of rocks with an age Archean Period. Geologically gravel may be formed by Insitu weathering of khondalite group of rocks which is useful for formation of kaccha roads of filling purpose.

Reserves and Average Production The deposit is found to be more or less flat terrain. Hence cross sectional method adopted for Estimation of Geological Reserves. 4 Sections A-A1 to D-D1 were drawn at equal distance perpendicular to the trend direction of the deposit to estimate the reserves (Plate – IV).

In this method, the ore body is divided into blocks by constructing geologic sections at intervals along the transverse lines. The interval between sections may be constant or may vary to suit the geological setting and mining methodology. As the applied area is uneven shape we use the formula

V= ((s1+s2)/2)*L1+ ((s2+s3)/2)*L2+ ((s3+s4)/2)*L3+_ _ _+ ((sn1+sn)/2)*Ln Where V= Volume L1, L2, L3,_ _ _, LN are perpendicular distances between the adjoining sections with areas S1, S2, S3,_ _ _, SN.

CROSS- CROSS SECTIONAL AVG. CROSS SECTIONAL VOLUME (CU.M) SECTIONS AREA (sq.m) AVERAGE AREA (sq.m) Distance B/W

TOP SOIL DETAILS TOP SOIL Sections TOP SOIL BOULDERS (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL) 80% 20%

S1 A-A' 907 (S1+S2)/2 931.5 31 23,101 5,775 28,876

S2 B’-B’’ 956

(S2+S3)/2 984 31 24,403 6,101 30,504 S3 D-D’ 1012 SUB TOTAL 47,504 11,876 59,380

RESERVES BLOCKED UNDER SAFETY BENCHES CROSS- CROSS SECTIONAL AVG. CROSS SECTIONAL VOLUME (CU.M) TOTAL VOLUME SECTIONS AREA (sq.m) AVERAGE AREA (sq.m) Distance B/W (CU.M) TOP SOIL DETAILS TOP SOIL Sections TOP SOIL BOULDERS (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL)80% 20%

S1 A-A' 18 (S1+S2)/2 18 31 446 112 558

S2 B’-B’’ 18

(S2+S3)/2 17.5 31 434 108.5 542.5 S3 D-D’ 17 SUB TOTAL 880 220.5 1,100.5

RESERVES BLOCKED UNDER 7.5 BUFFER ZONE CROSS- CROSS SECTIONAL AVG. CROSS SECTIONAL AREA VOLUME (CU.M) TOTAL VOLUME SECTIONS AREA (sq.m) AVERAGE (sq.m) Distance B/W (CU.M) TOP SOIL DETAILS TOP SOIL Sections TOP SOIL BOULDERS (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL) (GRAVEL)80% 20%

S1 A-A' 90 (S1+S2)/2 90 31 2,232 558 2,790 S2 B’-B’’ 90

(S2+S3)/2 87.5 31 2,170 542 2,712.5 S3 D-D’ 85 SUB TOTAL 4,402 1,100 5,502.5 9

Total Geological Reserves Proved Reserves 59,380 M3 Reserves Blocked Under Safety Slopes 1,100.5M3 Reserves Blocked Under 7.5 Buffer Zone 5,502.5M3 Total Reserves Blocked 6,603 M3 Reserves Available For Mining 52,777.5 M3 Extraction of Market Grade Reserves Gravel 80% 42,222 M3 Boulders 20% 10,555.5 M3 Production Per Annum (Gravel) 10,505.6 M3

Life of the Mine = Total of Mineable Proved Reserves

Average Annual Production

= 52777.5 m3/ 10,505.6 m3

= 5.02 Years (Say 5 Years)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION MINING a) Open Cast Mining a. Description of existing The existence of quarry will be from south of the Quarry lease area and from there ramps will be connected further, between the quarry working pit to the ground level with convenient direction.

Proposed method for excavation with all design parameters indicating on plans / sections The Gravel in the applied area is exposed on the surface with sheet. Hence, it is proposed to quarry the sheet by scooping by using Poclain and jcb. b) Drilling

No drilling and blasting is required as the mineral can be scooped with excavator. Loading The gravel will be loaded by excavator directly into tippers. Hauling The gravel will be transported through tippers of 17 T capacities. Water sprinkling on haul road will be done with water tanker provided with sprinkler arrangement to suppress the air borne dust during transportation.

YEAR WISE PRODUCTION:

YEAR WISE PRODUCTION FOR 3 YEARS Surface Gravel Boulders depth Volume Year Sections Area (80%) (20%) (M2) (M) (M3) (M3) (M3) 1st A-A’ 2,173 6 13,038 10,430.4 2,607.6 (Year) 2nd B-B’ 2,133 6 12,798 10,238.4 2,559.6 (Year) 3rd C-C’ 2,260 6 13,560 10,848 2,712.0 (Year) TOTAL 39,396 31,516.8 7,879.2 AVERAGE 13,132 10,505.6 2,626.4

Waste Dump Management:

The Boulders waste generated will be dumped in the South of the quarry lease applied area (within the quarry lease applied area) between the grids N 00-30 & E 40-50 covering an area of 1,029 M2 with an average height of 6 M with 45o slope angle will be formed. The waste will be re-handled for backfilling during the Conceptual Plan period (Plate – V).

Employment Potential: The human resources deployed are as follows:

S.No. Category No. of Persons 1. Mines Manager 1 2. Mine Supervisor 1 3. Hitachi Operators 1 + 1 No. 4. Tipper Operators 4 No’s 5. Skilled Workers 4 6. Semi Skilled Workers 6 7. Un-skilled 11

FRESH WATER REQUIREMENT & WASTE WATER GENERATION

S.No Description Fresh Waste water Disposal water 1 Domestic 1.0 KLD 0.8 KLD Septic tank followed by Green belt 3.0 KLD -- soak pit Dust suppression 4.0 KLD --

List of Machinery:

S.No. Machinery No's 1. Excavator 1 2. Tipper 2 3. Tractor with Trailers 3

Environmental Management Plan

The Environmental Management Plan envisage for this Mining Project is described here under with a strong commitment to follow the best Environmental Practices to reduce the negative implication to make this Project a sustainable development endeavor.

The management action plan aims at controlling pollution at the source level to the possible extent with the available and affordable technology followed by treatment measures before they are discharge.

Provided hutments in the southpart of the lease area for mine workers accommodation purpose.

Air Environment and control measures: Dust emissions and particulate emissions mitigation measures will be through water spraying at all the sources of dust formation and these measures are further elaborated as follows:  Regular water sprinkling at dust emanating sources viz., transportation through haulage roads, etc will be carried out.  Regular grading of haul roads and service roads will be taken up to clear accumulation of loose material.  Periodic maintenance of transport vehicles and equipment will be carried out to check emission levels.  Greenbelt will be developed with avenue plantation all along the haulage roads and peripheral plantation all around the mine in order to control dust.  Overloading of trucks will be avoided and carrying the mineral in covered trucks will be taken-up to minimize pollution levels.

Water Pollution Management: No rivers and other perennial water courses flow through the ML area. However, during rains the water flows through the slopes of the ML area and across the mine lease boundary and joins a natural drainage. The rainwater that collects in the mine pit bottom during the rainy season will be utilized for water spraying on the haul roads and mining area. This water will also be used for the plantation in and around the Mine Lease area. The total water requirement will be 8.0 KLD which will be utilized from nearby water tankers and treated water from septic tank. The usage will be as follows:

 The following that flows in the core zone will be routed adequately through channels to avoid any erosion and contamination.  The mine pit water collected due to rains will be utilized for water spraying on the haul roads and for watering plantation. The waste water generated from the domestic usage will be fed to septic tank followed by soak pit.

Noise Environment:

The observed noise level for various activities is as under, where the noise levels cross the limits specified, the relevant PPE is being provide to the workmen.  The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce the noise levels.  The protective noise reducing gear like earmuffs, the company will provide earplugs.  Proper maintenance of equipment.  Machinery will be fitted with properly designed noise generating acoustic silencers.  Providing noise insulation/padding wherever practicable.  Proper maintenance and periodic lubrication of noise generating parts of the machines  Provision of thick plantation in and around the mine is planned in order to reduce the noise and prevent it from reaching to surrounding habitation areas. Solid Waste

Generation of Sub-Grade or reject material and waste it nill.100% of material will be utilized including dust or soil.

GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT The development of greenbelt in the peripheral buffer zone of the mine lease area will be undertaken well before the starting of the mining activity.

Green Belt has been recommended as one of the major component of Environmental Management Plan, which will improve ecology, environment and quality of the surrounding area.

Plantation will be done along the haulage roads and the unused area in the ML area will be developed with green cover. Suitable advice on this plantation activity will be consulted.

Concepts of Green Belt Development The concepts of Green Belt Plantation scheme are 1. Nature of Pollutants 2. Emission Levels 3. Maximum Impact zone

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF SPECIES Species to be selected should fulfill the following specific requirements of the area - Availability of seed material - Tolerance to specific conditions or alternatively wide adapts ability to eco- physiological conditions. - Rapid growth - Capacity to endure water stress and climatic extremes after initial establishment - Differences in height, growth habits - Pleasing appearance - Providing shade - Ability of fixing atmospheric Nitrogen - Improving waste lands.

DESIGN OF GREEN DEVELOPMENT The greenbelt shall be developed around the plant to act as a sink for pollutants, attenuation of noise levels and improvement in aesthetic quality of the plant. The following criteria shall be adopted in the design of greenbelt: 1. Generally fast growing trees should be planted as otherwise it will take many years for other types of trees to attain their full height. 2. Trees will be planted along the road side in such a way that there is no direct line of sight when viewed from appoint outside the foliage perimeter. 3. Trees growing up to 10 m or more in height with thick perennial foliage should be planted around the plant. 4. Sensitive species such as magnifier indica should be planted in patches along the entire greenbelt to work as an indicator of pollution. 5. Trees shall be planted staggeredly in each row (minimum three rows encircling the perimeter of the plant). 6. Tree trunk being free foliage up to a height of 2 to 3 m, it is advisable to grow shrubs in front of trees to give coverage to the open portion. 7. Greenbelt will be developed all around the plant area with a width of 10 m. 8. Greenbelt will be developed around the plant except wherever buildings and other structures.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Agriculture and sheep breeding are important professions of these people living in the village besides involving themselves in quarrying activity. There is no adverse socio economic impact on the persons in the villages, due to the quarrying operations There is a positive impact of the quarry operations on the socio economic standards of the villagers. The persons from the villages are being given employment in the quarry suiting to their education level and experience. The management is also participating actively in the “Corporate Responsibility” schemes by grouping with other quarry managements or individually, depending on the merits of the service.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT In addition a safety committee will be formed and manned by equal participants from Management and Workers. Personal protection equipment (PPE) will be issued to each worker. Other safety equipments shall be used according to the nature of job involved.  The management firmly believes in the concept of safety and environmentally sustainable growth. The authorities and staff are very much concern in Environment issues.  The management is going to develop scientifically designed green belt around the premises to mitigate air and noise pollution impacts on the surroundings.  The management proposed to monitor ambient air as per APPCB guidelines.  All the employees are provided with personal protective equipment such as helmets, hand gloves, safety shoes, goggles and apron as per their place of work.  The management will provide safety training to all employees periodically and regularly.

POST PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME In order to maintain the environmental quality within the standards, regular monitoring of various environmental components is necessary. The mines manager will take care of Environmental Management activities with objectives as  To implement control/mitigation measures  To monitor this implementation process  To determine and improve the efficiency of the implemented measures  To identify any other unforeseen effect on environment not covered hereby and  To inspect and maintain the plantation survival rate, regular cleaning drains, channels and water logged ponds and improve the drainage system and retaining walls over certain timelines.

Regular monitoring of various environmental parameters shall be carried out to ascertain the following points:  Status of air, noise, water, land pollution within the plant and in its vicinity;  Generate data for predictive or corrective purpose in respect of pollution; and  To assess and monitor environmental impacts periodically.

Project Schedule and Cost Estimates: The envisaged maximum annual production of gravel is estimated to be 10,505.6 m3/Annum The cost of the project: 15.0 Lakhs The annual cost estimated for Environmental Monitoring is 5.0 Lakhs.

CONCLUSION: The land that is going to be disturbed cannot be reclaimed during the lease period, as the gravel quarry is persisting at further depth and it will take a very long time to exhaust. There is no other significant negative impacts are anticipated as the involved mining activities are very small. All possible measures shall be adopted to control pollution emissions to the minimum and kept below CPCB/MoEF/SPCB standard norms (Air, water, noise standard limits).