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(IV). B2 Category Project. Environmental Management Plan, with the following chapters is being enclosed along with: Chapter-1 - Introduction This chapter provides background information of the project, brief description of the area, significance of the project and format of the report.

Chapter-2: Project Details This chapter deals with the proposed quarry location, machinery used for quarrying, infrastructure requirements etc.

Chapter-3: Environmental Conditions In this chapter, the climatological conditions of the proposed area are presented.

Chapter-4: Environment Management Plan (EMP) This chapter provides environment management plan aimed at minimizing the adverse environmental impacts due to proposed activity. The impacts along with the mitigative/control measures are elaborated. The Monitoring programme of various environmental attributes has also been included.

Chapter-5: Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan This chapter deals with possible hazards associated with the proposed activity. This also includes occupational health and safety plan.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

BUILDING STONE QUARRYING IN NON-FOREST GOVT. LAND OF 2.00 ACRE

Sy. No.20 Hanumanthapuraa Village, Chikkaballapur Taluk & District, Karnataka

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa S/o Muni Shamappa Navarathna, Agrahara Sadahalli Post Bangalore North Karnataka

C O N T E N T S

Chapter Chapter Title Page No. No. 1 Introduction E-01

2 Project Details E-05

3 Environmental Condition E-08

4 Environmental Management Plan E-09

5 Disaster Management Plan E-19

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District CHAPTER – 1

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Sri. Chikka Anjanappais proposing a Building Stone quarry, in an area of 2.00 acres Non-Forest Govt. Land bearing Sy. No. 20 of Hanumanthapura Village in Chikkaballapur Taluk & District, in the state of Karnataka. The said quarry is an operating and it is proposed to quarry about 5197 Tons /annum of Building Stone from the quarry.

In accordance with the Office Memorandum No. L-11011/47/2011-IA.II(M) dated 18th May 2012, issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India and the EIA Notification 2006, Sri. Chikka Anjanappa is submitting the Form-I (Revised) along with Pre-Feasibility Report of the proposed activity, Approved Modified Mining Plan (by Dept. of Mines & Geology, Govt. of Karnataka), Land Documents, Environmental Management Plan (Revised) etc. to State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Karnataka for issuing Environmental Clearance for the proposed quarrying activity.

1.2 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT The proposed Building Stone quarry, will be from a Govt. Land bearing Sy. No. 20, in an extent of 2.00 Acre. The chosen land, belongs to Hanumanthapura Village, Chikkaballapur Taluk & District. 1.3 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT The present project of Building Stone quarrying in a Non-Forest Govt. Land having an extent of 2.00 Acres with a capacity of 5,197 Tons per Annum, has the main advantage of availability of the rocky terrain. The location of the quarry is near to Hanumanthapura Village in Chikkaballapur Taluk & District. It has got a good connectivity to the National Highway connecting with Chikkaballapur. Further the Proposed Project has chosen to adopt “OPEN CAST” Method by Semi-mechanized quarrying, an already proven environment friendly process, which will be a safe bet on the investment as well as returns on investment, & for environmental protection & pollution prevention.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

1.4 ADMINISTRATIVE & LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND As per the latest Office Memorandum No. L-11011/47/2011-IA.II(M) dated 18th May 2012 issued by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India and the EIA Notification of the MoEF dated 14.09.2006 (amended in 2009), any new Mining or Quarrying activity shall not be undertaken in any part of India unless it is accorded environmental clearance by the concerned State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), in accordance with the procedures specified in this Notification. As per the procedure, all quarries or mining of minor minerals proposals with an extent of less than 5 Hectares of activity area, in any part of India or expansion or modernization of any existing mine/ quarry, shall apply in prescribed Form, along with necessary documentation like Pre-Feasibility Report, Approved Mining Plan, Location Map, Land documents, Mine Notification Copy, Environmental Management Plan (EMP) etc.. Accordingly, this EMP for the proposed quarrying activities of M/s Platinum Granites has been prepared for the perusal of SEIAA/ SEAC.

1.5 EMP FORMAT The present report is based on compilation of the secondary data available for the proposed project site & its surroundings, a description of the production process, preparation of environment management plan and disaster management plan. The contents of the report have been organized in following Five (05) chapters:

Chapter-1 - Introduction This chapter provides background information of the project, brief description of the area, significance of the project and format of the report.

Chapter-2 - Project Details This chapter deals with the proposed quarry location, machinery used for quarrying, infrastructure requirements etc.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

Chapter-3 : Environmental Conditions In this chapter, the climatological conditions of the proposed area, present environmental conditions etc. are presented. Chapter-4: Environment Management Plan (EMP) This chapter provides environment management plan aimed at minimizing the adverse environmental impacts due to proposed activity. The impacts along with the mitigative/ control measures are elaborated. The Monitoring programme of various environmental attributes has also been included. Chapter-5 : Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan This chapter deals with possible hazards associated with the proposed activity. This also includes the proposed mitigation measures for the identified hazards.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District CHAPTER – 2

PROJECT DETAILS 2.0 INTRODUCTION M/s Platinum Granites is operating Building Stone quarry for extraction of Building Stone Blocks of various sizes to cater to the demands of the domestic as well as export market. The said Quarry is an new quarry and is spread over an extent of 2.00 Acres in a Non-Forest Govt. Land bearing Survey No.20, Hanumanthapura Village, Chikkaballapur Taluk & District, in the state of Karnataka.

2.1 PROJECT SITE DETAILS v Sri Chikka Anjanappa is operating Building Stone quarry, in an area of 2.00 Acre of Non-Forest Govt. Revenue Land. v The geographical details of the quarry site are as under:

Point No. Latitude Longitude A 13°35’01.82” 77°45’18.07” B 13°35’02.65” 77°45’15.05” C 13°35’00.31” 77°45’14.87” D 13°35’58.33” 77°45’17.78”

v Details of the surrounding environmental features are given under Chapter-3

2.2 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT 2.2.1 Cost of the Project: The total cost of the proposed Building Stone quarrying activity is estimated as Rs 10.0 Lakhs, of which approx. Rs. 1.0 Lakhs is towards the pollution control. Most of the mechanical equipment will be outsourced.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

2.2.2 Raw Materials Requirement The proposed activity itself is quarrying of Building Stone, which will be the raw material for subsequent activities. Hence, there is no requirement of any other raw materials. 2.2.3 Description of the Process: In the above mentioned Govt. Revenue Land (Sy. No. 20 of Hanumanthapura, Chikkaballapur Taluk & District, Karnataka State), quarrying of Building Stone will be carried-out by open cast mining and semi-mechanization method by using Drilling machine, Blasting, excavators, dumpers and water tanker. As the rock is exposed to open sky, open cast quarrying will be sufficient.

To achieve the required level of Building Stone production, it requires Tractor1 Molded compressor 2 Air Compressor, 2 JCB, 2 jack hammer & 3 Tippers. Transportation of quarried material will be made through hired trucks to the dispatching points. The flow diagram of various activities involved in the quarrying of Building Stone is shown below:

DRILLING DISLODGING QUARRY & BLASTING

TRANSPORT LOADING

Drilling: Drilling for development and production is largely by pneumatic as well as by hydraulic means supplied by compressor of different capacities are used. 32mm diameter holes are drilled ranging from 60 Cm. to 6.00 m with the number of holes depending on the spacing and burden. Drilling is also done while dressing the block to their final form.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District Loading: the Building Stone dimensional stone blocks, which produced from the quarry, are loaded on the trucks by 20 tones crane at the stockyards. Whereas the waste generated is mucked by hydraulic excavator and loaded on to 25 tones dumpers.

Transport: Transportation of the product within the quarry area will be done by using excavators, cranes, tippers etc. The quarry waste and other over burden will be transported to the waste dumping yard by using trucks/ tippers. The finished blocks will be stored at the stock yards earmarked. The material will be transported to its designated place, by hired trucks.

2.2.4 Water requirement Water will not be utilized for any of the quarrying and related activities. Water will only be required to meet the drinking and sanitation needs of employees and visitors. The estimated water requirement for the proposed quarry will be about 210 liters/ day, for drinking and sanitation requirements and about 2,900 liters/day for other purposes like drilling, dust suppression etc., which will be met from tankers purchased locally.

2.2.5 Power The power required for the operation of the proposed unit has been estimated as 15 KW and will be drawn from the nearest Substation. In addition, provision has been made for a 15 KVA D G Set for meeting emergency power requirements.

2.2.6 Manpower The total manpower requirement during the operational phase of the above quarry will be personnel including personnel at all levels. Local people will be employed to the maximum extent possible for skilled and unskilled categories.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District CHAPTER-3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION 3.1 General: The Building Stone quarry site is a part of the Non-Forest Govt. Revenue Land, bearing Sy. No. 20 of Hanumanthapura Village, Chikkaballapur Taluk & District, Karnataka State. The total extent of the quarry is about 2.00 acres.

3.2 Meteorological Information: The temperatures starts rising from January to peak in April, the hottest month with a maximum temperature of 38o C. Thereafter it declines during the monsoon period. December is the coldest month with the temperature dipping down to 180 C. The average Rainfall is about 751mm. The climate history of Chikkaballapur is summarized in the table below: Climatological Conditions

Oct Jan Apr Feb Mar Dec Nov May July Sept June August Temperature (in oC) Record 34 37 39 43 40 39 35 36 38 34 39 39 High Average 30 32 34 36 34 27 25 25 27 29 28 28 High Average 14 15 18 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 16 15 Low Record 7 9 10 13 16 14 12 11 8 11 9 8 Low

Precipi- tation 0 1 6 48 72 165 207 141 123 110 27 6 (in mm) Average Rainy 0 0 1 3 4 16 22 21 12 7 2 1 Days Humidity 50 44 45 52 63 81 87 89 83 74 61 54 Source: www.mywhether.com

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

3.3 Surrounding Environmental Features:

Sl. Particulars Details No. 1 Climatic Conditions • Annual Max. Temp: 38°C • Annual Min. Temp: 18°C • Annual total rainfall: 751 mm (Chikkaballapur District) 2 Present land use at the Hard Rock Mountain proposed plant site 3 Nearest railway station Chikkaballapur Railway Station- 17.0Km 4 Nearest Town Chikkaballapur – 17.0 Km 5 Nearest Water Body Jamalakunte Kere -3.98 Km N Adegarahalli Kere -1.37 Km N-NE Dommaragudesalu Kere -3.51 Km E-NE Kamaganapalli Kere -2.2 Km E-NE Kolgundlahalli Kere -2.87 Km SE Bandahalli Kere -2.44 Km S Addagal Kere -2.76 Km S-SW Mandikal Kere -2.24 km W-NW Hosahalli Kere -2.9 Km NW Jiganahalli Kere -4.6 Km NW Bodimarenahalli Kere -4.63 Km N-NW Bommanahalli Kere -5.90 N Appireddihalli Kere -7.34 Km N Polamhalli Kere -6.62 Km N-NE Sadasivanahalli Kere -7.63 Km N-NE Chokkanahalli Kere -5.29 Km NE Lakshmisagara Kere -7.95 Km NE Chikkamakanahalli Kere -5.61 Km E-NE Timmanahalli Kere -8.34 Km E-NE Ramasandra Tank -7.53 Km E Venkatapura Kere -6.87 Km E-SE Govdanahalli Kere -6.44 Km E-SE Samasenahalli Kere -6.16 Km SE Yalgere Kere -6.62 Km S-SE Yalakalarallahalli Kere -7.4 Km NW Bairasagara Kere -8.12 Km NW 6 Forest Haristhala R.F -3.34 Km SE Narasimhadevarabetta R.F -3.61 Km SW 7 Other Features Rocky boulders, rocky knobs, sheet rocks etc. 8 Ecologically sensitive zones None within 10 km 9 Historical places None within 10 km 10 Defense Installations None within 10 km 11 Critically Polluted Areas None within 10 km 12 State/Interstate Boundary None within 10 km 8

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

4.0 General: Extracting stone from the earth is an arduous endeavor that affects the local ecosystem and community on a number of levels. In particular, quarry operations modify the landscape and topography, and require significant quantities of water and energy. Additionally, potential occupational health and safety risks exist for quarry employees and local residents may experience noise and vibrations. The building stone quarrying activities, can have several environmental impacts such as effects of blasts, vibrations, stone missiles, loosening of earth thereby increasing the chances of landslides and siltation rates, aesthetics etc. Also, activities like blasting, cutting, and truck traffic contribute to noise, vibration, and dust problems for local residents. Responsible site maintenance, however, can make a remarkable difference in the magnitude of these impacts as well as the financial burdens that may be attached to them.

The mining development in the study area needs to be intertwined with judicious utilization of natural resources within the limits of permissible assimilative capacity. The assimilative capacity of the study area is the maximum amount of pollution load that can be discharged in the environment without affecting the designated use and is governed by dilution, dispersion and removal due to natural physico-chemical and biological processes. The Environment Management Plan (EMP) is required to ensure sustainable development in the study area.

For attaining the desired objective of good environmental quality in the quarry area, several management strategies in different phases are proposed and evaluated. Ø Planned improvements including additional control measures Ø Measures to alleviate problems affecting villages near mining area Ø Planning for the closure of mines

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

This section discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement of impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to mining. The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been designed within the framework of various Indian legislative and regulatory requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.

Environmental problems in building stone quarrying are similar to any opencast mining operations. The general degradation of land due to unscientific and selective mining is a common feature. Environmental Management Plan giving the protection measures at mine to meet the stipulated norms are detailed below: 4.1 Air Quality Management Generally building stone quarrying is expected to cause air pollution leading to breathing problems. Also activities like blasting and movement of vehicles generate dust and aggravate air pollution in addition to noise pollution. Since the proposed building stone quarrying activity is semi-mechanized with the usage of air compressors, jack hammers etc., and controlled blasting, the air pollution is minimized to acceptable limits by strictly following the guidelines promulgated like using wet drilling, proper maintenance schedules, wrapping the drills with mufflers etc.. However, movement of heavy machinery and trucks using diesel are expected to cause air pollution and noise pollution. The following measures are proposed to reduce the impact of these, to the extent possible: Ø Frequent watering of the haulage road to prevent dust emission due to the movement of machinery and vehicles Ø All haulage roads shall be maintained regularly. Ø Vehicles moving in the activity area shall comply with the prescribed emission norms to reduce the CO & NOx concentrations Ø Proper preventive maintenance to reduce emissions Ø Unnecessary idling of the vehicles and machinery will be completely avoided. In addition to the above, from the point of view of maintenance of an acceptable ambient air quality in the region, it is desirable that air quality should be monitored on a regular basis to check the compliance with the standards prescribed by CPCB and in cases of non-compliance, appropriate Mitigative measures shall be adopted.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

4.2 Noise Pollution Control In an operational mine, major noise sources are operation of mine machineries and equipment, and movement of vehicles, DG Sets etc. Noise generation may be for an instant, intermittent or continuous periods, with low to high decibels. The ambient noise level monitoring shall be carried out in and around the proposed mine, at regular intervals. Periodic inspection and checks of the risk prone areas and equipment have to be conducted. The following measures shall be undertaken: Ø Acoustic enclosures, hoods, laggings and screens shall be provided in noise generating areas to the extent possible so that the sound levels in working areas are restricted below 85 dB (A) for 8 hours duty. This shall be regulated before engaging the equipment or purchase of the same. Ø Provisions of rotation of workers to minimize exposure time as well as provision of earmuffs to workers exposed to high noise areas are also envisaged. In addition to it, green belt development shall be undertaken around the lease area to minimize propagation of noise. Ø Use of sharp drilling bits, delivery of compressed air at optimal pressure and proper maintenance of compressor, drilling machine, jackhammers and tipper trucks. Ø Regular monitoring of noise pressure level shall be done inside and outside the mine lease area. Ø The equipments and machines should be maintained properly. Particular attention should be given to the silencers and mufflers. Ear muffs or other protective devices should be provided to the staff working in high noise prone areas. Ø Proper charge per delay regulated. Ø Unnecessary idling of vehicles and mining equipment shall be avoided.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

4.3 Water Pollution Control Measures Generally, Building Stone quarrying activities are not expected to cause any major water pollution, unlike other mining activities. However, as a proactive measure, the following activities will be initiated: Ø The rainwater accumulating in the work area will be collected and will be drained-out to the downstream properly with guide drains, so that it can be used by the downstream fields for their agriculture and allied purposes. Ø To avoid soil erosion, rain water entering into the mine pit, carry-over of the material with rain water, suitable garland drains will be provided all along the active mine area.

4.4 Solid Waste Management The solid waste that is likely to be generated from the proposed activity will be mainly from the drilling process. This will be in the form of flakes of irregular shape and quarry dust. This will be collected and broken into pieces and can be sold as aggregates for civil works, because of its hard nature. Quarry dust can be used for road construction and filling of low-lying areas etc.

4.5 Plantation Programme Under plantation programme, it is suggested to develop green belt all along the boundary of mine lease area and in the vacant spots, to the extent possible. The implementation of the development of green belt around the activity area will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink. But space limitation will be a major constraint, because of the fact that major portion of the area will be hard rock, where tree plantation is not possible. However, the following facts shall be considered for greenbelt development, in the vacant spots, wherever it is possible to take-up the plantation works: Ø The species to be grown in the areas should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that a permanent green belt is created.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

Ø Apart from the green belts and aesthetic plantation for eliminating fugitive emissions and noise control, all other massive plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local community. Ø The plantation of any of the above or combination of the above will be decided in consultation with the local forest authorities and community. In this area regular watering is required to improve the survival rate. Ø However, the practice of afforestation programme and other control measures shall bring greenery to the area and also the vegetation of mixed species and availability of green cover shall prompt the migration of birds and wild life from surrounding places. Plants Species to be planted in the Surrounding Areas: 1. Azadirachta indica (NEEM) 2. Ficus benghalensis (ALADA MARA) 3. Albizia lebbeck (SIRIS) 4. Dalbergia sisso (SISSO) 5. Pongamia pinnata (HONGE) 6. Cassia fistula (AMALTAS) 7. Inca dulcea (JUNGLE JALEBI) & other local timber and bio-fuel yielding species.

4.6 Storage and Preservation of Topsoil There is little soil cover occurring, as the area is exposed with Black Building Stone. Wherever the topsoil generated, shall be collected and stacked separately for use in afforestation.

4.7 Reclamation of land Land restoration or reclamation of the area is very essential in any mining industry. Proper measures adopted during restoration will control most of the adverse environmental impacts of mining and also improve the aesthetic beauty of the area. Due to the Mining activities in this area, the profile of the ground will change due to formation of pits. At the end of the mining operations, all solid wastes generated will be used in back filling of quarry pits in order to bring back original contour of the terrain as for as possible. The separately stacked top soil will be used to spread over on the compacted back filled area in order to facilitate the re-vegetation process, which in turn controls silt flow towards the downstream.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

4.8 Environmental Aspects: Conceptually, there shall be only two pits formed. The pit shall have fencing all along the periphery. This shall be properly secured and stabilized by afforestation of suitable tree species. After the completion of the mining, the pit shall be designed to facilitate the storage of rain water. This will help in recharging the ground water

A green belt shall be developed all along the ultimate pit limit using fast growing tree species with dense canopy in tune with the local biodiversity. The mined out and dumping areas shall be planted with NEEM, HONGE, SIRIS, AMALTAS, SISSO, JUNGLE JALEBI, ALADA MARA & other local timber and bio-fuel yielding species. Simultaneously, the dump slopes shall be afforested using agave, grasses and legumes.

At the end of the mining the rain water shall be stored in the pits. The rain water could be utilized for afforestation purposes. The neighboring villagers can also use this for domestic and agricultural purpose. This will improve the aesthetic beauty of the Environment of this area and surroundings.

4.9 Human Settlements There is no human settlement in the core zone

4.10 Socio-economic benefits Spurt in industrialization and mining activities have invariably brought a drastic change in the environment including the society connected with region. Mostly remote areas tucked away from urbanization and influence of modern civilization fall within the limits of mine development. A natural corollary to this the socio economic aspects of the local inhabitants who have dwelling this region for generations, get suddenly and probably a radical change, consequent to their abrupt exposure to the mining. The local people will get employment opportunities due to the mining operation from this project.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

4.11 Implementation of EMP & Monitoring Programme The environment management plan is detailed on the basis of impact assessment. Control and mitigation measures for the adverse impacts envisaged. The mitigation measures suggested above will be implemented so as to reduce the impact on environment due to the operations of the proposed plant. In order to facilitate easy implementation, mitigation measures are phased as per the priority implementation. The priority of the implementation schedule is given below: Implementation Schedule

Sl. Recommendations Time Requirement Implementation schedule No Immediate Progressive 1. Air pollution control On-going work along √ - measures with Quarrying 2. Water pollution control Before commencing the √ - measures Quarrying Activity 3. Noise control measures On-going work along √ - with Quarrying 4. Ecological preservation and Stage wise - √ up gradation implementation

Monitoring Strategy As the major environmental attributes have been confined to the project area alone, implementations of the proposed control measures and monitoring thereof will be undertaken on the regional basis. The Building Stone will ensure the implementation of the measures within the mine area and carryout efficient monitoring. Also, the monitoring of various environmental parameters is necessary, which is a part and parcel of the environmental protection measures. The proponent Sri. Chikka Anjanappa committed to implement the monitoring programme, as per the recommendations of the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)/ Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). In order to implement the measures suggested for mitigating the adverse impacts on the environment, it is suggested to monitor the environmental parameters regularly.

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

4.12 Miscellaneous Environmental Measures: 4.12.1 Green Belt Development Greenbelt in and around the quarry area, wherever feasible, will be developed. This will be done with the help of local forest/ horticulture department. Species to be selected will fulfill the following specific requirements: Ø Availability of seed material; Ø Tolerance to specific conditions or alternatively wide adaptability to eco- physiological conditions; Ø Rapid growth; Ø Capacity to endure water stress and climatic extremes after initial establishment; Ø Differences in height, growth habits and bole shapes; Ø Pleasing appearance; Ø Capacity to selectively concentrate some materials from the surroundings; Ø Providing shades; Ø Large bio-mass and leave numbers to provide fodder and fuel; Ø Ability of fixing atmospheric Nitrogen; and Ø Improving waste lands.

Local plant species will be used for plantation. In order to have a ground cover, some fast growing species which do not require watering have been recommended for plantation.

4.12.2 Infrastructure for Environmental Protection The proposed activity will be under Administrative Control of Quarry Manager, who will be the overall in-charge for the safety and environmental issues of the activity. It is proposed to outsource the following activities to specialized agencies: Ø Collect the information from regular monitoring and create data-base. Ø Prepare monthly statement Ø Greenbelt development and it’s maintenance. Ø Monitoring of various environmental parameters (by any MoEF approved lab).

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District CHAPTER – 5 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

5.0 INTRODUCTION Any of the industrial or mining activities have their associated hazards. If these are handled properly, there will not be any unwanted damage to life and property. However, the proposed activity doesn’t involve any hazardous operations and the magnitude of the operations is also very small. The proposed project is an opencast mining project. The hazards associated with the proposed activity along with the mitigation measures, are summarized below: Hazards Identified Applicability/ Mitigation Measures Roof fall inside the mine v Not applicable for open cast mining Flooding of Rain Water v Escape Routes will be provided to prevent inundation of storm water v Garland drains with check dam will be provided Surface Fire v Fire Extinguishers v Sand Buckets v Fire check line v Fire watchers during summer Explosives/ Blasting v NO Blasting will be carried-out. Radioactive hazard v Not Anticipated Failure of Pit Slopes v Proper design of bench width and height restrictions. Failure of waste dumps v Restriction of dump height v Proper slope with plantation Failure of mine benches v Not anticipated, due to the fact that building stone is a hard rocky mineral Dust v Using water during the drilling operation v Proper PPE to the workers in the drilling area v Water Sprinkling on Haulage Roads Noise v Regular maintenance of all equipment v Unnecessary idling of vehicles/ eqpt. not allowed Transport vehicles v Loading according to the vehicle capacity v All vehicles shall have rear view mirrors v Regular checking of brakes to avoid failures General Safety Measures v No entry for any unauthorized persons v Quarrying as per Approved Plans only v All statutory requirements will be complied with

Sri. Chikka Anjanappa Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed Building Stone Quarry in Chikkaballapur District

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): The following minimum PPE will be provided to the persons working in the quarry area: v Steel-Shoed Industrial Safety Shoes v Safety Helmets

Disaster Management Plan The complete mining operation is carried out under the management control and direction of a qualified manager. The DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders, model standing orders and circulars to be followed by the mine management in case of disaster, if any. However, following natural/industrial hazards may occur during normal operation. v Inundation of mine pit due to flood/excessive rains; v Slope failures of pit & dump and v Accident due to transport & other equipment

To take care of these hazard, the control measures proposed are given above. The management is able to deal with the situation efficiently to reduce confusion keeping in view of the likely sources of danger in the mine.

Health and Safety Monitoring Plan: All the potential occupational hazardous work places would be monitored regularly. The health of employees working in these areas would be monitored once in two years for early detection of any ailment due to exposure to plant operation.

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