Stone Quarry of M/S Prathyam Ventures Pvt. Ltd

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Stone Quarry of M/s Prathyam Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Executive summary M/s Prathyam Ventures Pvt. Ltd. has applied for environmental clearance for obtaining quarrying lease over an area 4.5 Ha. at Khasra No. 68/2, in Village- Shirange, Taluka-Dodamarg, District: Sindhudurg, State: Maharashtra with average production capacity of 3,00,000 Tonnes per year.

The major highlights of the project are:  The project comes under non agriculture land.

 Ideally located along Village-Shirange, Taluka-Dodamarg, District: Sindhudurg, State: Maharashtra. The ML area is situated about 2.5 km NW of Village: Khanyale, and can be reached by motorable road.

 No displacements of settlement are required.

 The activity is categorized under Schedule – 1 (a), B-2 Category project and is appraised at District level.

Project Description

Location: The site is located Khasra No. 68/2, in Village- Shirange, Taluka-Dodamarg, District:

Sindhudurg, State: Maharashtra. Land: The lease area is undulating hilly terrain. The proposed lease area is on district quarry zone. Some quarries are operating around the lease area. There is no agricultural activity in and near the area. Being the barren land, the vegetation is very spares. Only small bushes and few trees are present in the area. The proponent has applied for a mining lease of 4.50 Ha.

Co-ordinate: The coordinates of the plant site are as follows Points Latitude Longitude BP-1 N-15043’07.95” E-74003’58.16” BP-2 N-15043’15.38” E-74004’13.14” BP-3 N-150 43’11.43” E-74004’13.89” BP-4 N-15043’06.01” E-74004’02.43”

Water: Water requirement of the project will be met through the tanker. The water requirement is estimated to be maximum of 12 CMD.

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Electric Supply: The estimated power requirement for the project will be 700 KVA.

Project Cost: The total cost of the project including all facilities is estimated to be INR 750 Lakhs.

Topography: The area under consideration comprises of undulating hilly land with gentle slope. All the topographical features are marked on the Surface Topographical Plan. The area granted under quarry lease is a private land with slight hilly undulating and flat topped topography. It has a mean altitude of 206 above mean sea level. Co-ordinated of the mining lease is latitude 150 43’11”N & Longitude 74004’13”E and fall in Survey of India toposheet No. 48 I/2.

Soil Quality: The soil present in the proposed mining lease area is laterite soil embedded with weathered basalt. Further it is observed that the soil cover is not uniform in the area and at places the surface is completely devoide of any soil due to outcropping of compact basalt.

Meteorology: The average annual rainfall in the district is 1750 mm. the rainfall generally increases from the west to the east in the district. The rainfall during the period June to September constitutes about90% of the annual total, July being the month with the highest rainfall. The cold weather commences towards the end of November and December is usually the coldest month with maximum temperature at about 280C and the minimum temperature at about 130C. During the southwest monsoon season the humidity is about 70-80% and during the summer season the relative humidity is between 20-25%. The maximum atmospheric pressure is recorded in the winter season. During the monsoon season winds are mostly from directions between southwest and northwest. In the period from October to December the winds are mainly northerly to northwesterly in the mornings and northeasterly to easterly in the afternoons. The sky is heavily clouded to overcast during southwest and southeast monsoon and moderately clouded in post monsoon. During rest of the year the sky is clear or lightly clouded.

Water: Water needed for operation requirement shall be drawn from tanker.

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Ecology: The flora and fauna are the integral parts of the ecosystem. Therefore, their studies are most important parts to know the ecological impacts of anthropogenic activities. The Mining Lease area is characterized by presence of lateritic soil and taps basalt and therefore is almost devoid of any vegetation. Only shrubs and bushes are observed in the area. Due to absence of vegetation, presence of fauna in the area is very less. Presence of only common birds like sparrows, crows are observed in the area. Natural fauna like mice, rabbits, lizards etc find during survey. No endangered or rare fauna species is reported in the area. No wildlife Sanctuary or National Park is present in the study area.

Socio-economic: Due to mining activity there will be generation of employment for the local people which will increase their earning. Due to this there will be improvement in the living condition of people employed in the area. As mentioned earlier the statutory norms will be followed during the course of mining to ensure the proper health and safety of workers. Apart from this, there is no other factor envisaged during the mining operation though the local population is well settled in the nearby villages, there is a possibility of migration of laborers from the surrounding areas, due to increased revenue earning in the area. There will development of infrastructural facilities due to mining activity. Due to improved earning there will be improvement in the entertainment facilities and marketing.

Risk assessment plan Operation of Jack Hammer/LM 100 is a skilled work and if not done properly may result in accident. Overcharging also creates ground vibrations which may lead to displacement of adjoining areas. Dust and noise are also problems commonly encountered during drilling and blasting operations. Further, improper handling and storage of explosives may also results in an accident. However, explosive storage is not envisaged in this project. Measures to avoid accidents due to Drilling & Blasting Operations:  Drilling shall be done only by experienced Drill Machine Operator and Blasting shall be done only by a licensed Blaster.  Shots shall not be fired except during the hours of day light.  Holes charged on a particular day shall be fired on the same day.

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 Care shall be taken to prevent flying of projectiles beyond a distance of 10 m form the place of blasting;  Adequate shelters or other protective structures shall be provided to the workers at all times.  Sufficient warning by effective signal over the entire area falling within a radius of 500m shall be provided.  During the approach and progress of any natural lightening storm either the blasting shall not be done or adequate precaution shall be taken. Measures to avoid accidents due to Loading & Transportation Operations:  The loading machines shall be maintained in good conditions and checked thoroughly at least once a week by a competent person to prevent accidents due to mechanical failure.  Relevant signs shall be provided at each and every turning point for the guidance of the drivers.  To avoid dangers while reversing the machine, provision of sound device to indicate reversing of trucks shall be done.  Education and Training of operators shall be taken on regular basis to prevent incidence of such accidents. Conclusion The minor mineral project of stone mining will not have any adverse impact on the environment. Altogether the project will have a positive impact on social environment by providing employment opportunity for the skilled and unskilled labors living in the surrounding villages. Also the infrastructure around the site will be improved due to the project. The project proponent will help in building a green environment by providing plantation around the site.

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PREFEASIBILITY REPORT

1. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT

1.1 Identification of the project proponent M/s Prathyam Ventures Pvt. Ltd. has applied for environmental clearance for obtaining quarrying lease over an area 4.5 Ha. at Khasra No. 68/2, in Village- Shirange, Taluka-Dodamarg, District: Sindhudurg, State: Maharashtra with average production capacity of 3,00,000 Tonnes per year.

The major highlights of the project are:  The project comes under non agriculture land.

 No displacements of settlement are required.

 The activity is categorized.

Crushing Activity The mining operation shall consist of removal of morramic soil, weathered basalt wherever present, followed by extraction of the black hard basalt subject to the following conditions being strictly complied with:  Top morramic soil if present will be stacked separately and used for plantation, roads, making bunds along the roads etc.  Quarrying operation shall be conducted from top to bottom level.  Benches of 6 m height and 6 m width will be formed depending upon the digging height of excavator and to facilitate free movement of the trucks on the haul roads.  The ultimate pit slope will be maintained at 55 deg. Space will be kept for preparation of haul road and ramps.

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 The haul roads shall be provided with safety bund in order to prevent any vehicle going off the road.  A barrier of 7.5m will be maintained all along the lease boundary for plantation and plying of vehicles for horticulture purpose.  At surface all along the lease boundary vegetation growth will be generated to isolate mining operations from the rest of the area.  The garland drains will be made along the periphery of the top bench to divert the water away from the mine workings and prevent flooding of the pit during monsoon.  Pumping arrangement will be made in case of accumulation of rain water during monsoon and the same will be used for horticulture and dust suppression purpose.

1.2 Description of Nature of the Project Over the last 10 years, the Construction sector has been registering strong growth rates in the range of 7-8%. Housing and construction is one of the major drivers of growth in more than 40 allied industries including laterite stone construction. Several projects are in progress and are being commenced shortly which will have high demand of laterite Stone all over the Sindhudurg District and nearby Goa State. In order to make up the backlog and meet the projected requirements for the next 20 years, overall housing construction has to raise 50,000 housing units per annum. This process leads to construction of new houses, markets etc resultantly gear up construction activities and more use of laterite stones. The aforementioned facts and statistics provide enough evidences, assuring a steep and continuous growth vis a vis investment opportunity in the stone extraction business.

1.3 Need of the Project The project proponent has proposed inclusion of Stone Crushing in the mining lease as explorations have shown that these deposits occur in the subject lease area. The proposed mining production is covered under the Ministry of Environment & Forests Notification 2006. This report of Prefeasibility & Environmental Management Plan is given here as a part of the information to be furnished to the MoEF, Govt of India for obtaining Environmental Clearance as per office Memorandum No. L-11000/47/2011/IA-II(M) dated 18.05.2012 .To meet the ever-increasing local Sadekar Enviro Engineer Pvt Ltd Page 7

Stone Quarry of M/s Prathyam Ventures Pvt. Ltd. demand for Crushed stone by the building industry and construction quarry the project proponent intends to produce the following quantities of crushed stones by Manual method of quarry activity. The year wise production and development details for the five years plan period are summarized in the table below. Table No. 1 Production Plan for Five years Year Annual Production Capacity Tons I 298936 II 300686 III 300440 IV 299250 V 268926 Total 1468239

1.4 Demand Supply Gap Since it is an allied industry of the construction sector, growth in construction sector may be considered as proxy for the growth in stone crushing sector, i.e. around 7-8%. Crushed stone has a very minor share among the exports of non-metallic mineral products of India. It is observed that total export volume of the crushed stone has been very low, whereas, Marble has the highest share and remained at the top. The market scope for crushed stone is found to be encouraging in local market with the increased demand from building industry & construction fields. There is also a sufficient demand from Govt. Contractors for laying of roads and construction of industries etc. The entry in the target market is easy and there is a narrow gap in the supply and demand, which is expected to grow in the coming years. The business opportunity to fill the demand and supply gap would be quite profitable.

1.5 Employment Generation

The statutory manpower requirement is a part of total manpower which includes Second Class Mines Manager, Mine Foreman, mine mate/ Blasters etc. Apart from the above, skilled and unskilled laborers will be required for drilling & blasting, manual breaking & loading, and transportation etc. following will be the manpower requirements:

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Mining Engineer/Foreman/Mine Mate 2 Nos. Supervisor/Clerk 2 Nos. Skilled workers 10 Nos. Unskilled workers 10 Nos. Total 24 Nos

The above manpower is considered assuming 300 days work in a year. There will not be any extra manpower for development and other associated jobs.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Location:

The project is located on a plot of land measuring 4.5 Hectare at Khasra No. 68/2 in Village- Shirange, Taluka-Dodamarg, District: Sidhudurg, State: Maharashtra. The land is declared as a revenue waste land by the government authority. Stone quarry of the capacity 300000 TPA.

Table No.2 SALIENT FEATURES OF LOCATION Project Site Khasra No. 68/2, Village: Shirange, Taluka:Dodamarg, District: Sindhudurg, State: Maharashtra Co-ordinates Points Latitude Longitude BP-1 N-15043’07.95” E-74003’58.16” BP-2 N-15043’15.38” E-74004’13.14” BP-3 N-150 43’11.43” E-74004’13.89” BP-4 N-15043’06.01” E-74004’02.43”

Nearest Highway Kasai dodamarg road at distance 13.0 Km from project site Nearest City Dodamarg city is located at an aerial distance of 16.5 kms from the project site . Nearest Railway station Thivin Railway Station is located at an aerial distance of 27.3 kms from the project site. Water bodies There are no water tanks/reservoir in the lease area. Tilari Dam is there on NEE of quarry lease(back water area) and also there is no perennial river in the lease area. Average rainfall Average annual rainfall in the district 1750mm.

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Average temperature 13.7 °C – 28 °C Average humidity During Southwest monsoon season humidity is 70-80% & during summer months relative humidity in the afternoons is between 20 and 25 % Archaeological monument There are no public or monuments of any important in the nearby which might be affected due to mining active Human settlement There is no public/human settlement within the lease area and the area is surrounded by non- agricultural land. Shed Provided Temporary shed for the workers will be provided. Crusher Location Crusher is located within the lease area.

Method of mining: Quarry will be worked by open cast manual method. Mine Life: The anticipated life of the quarry would be about 10 years minimum @ 300000 TPA.

Geological Reserve Table No - 4

Total Geological Reserve (Tonnes) Mineable Reserve (Tonnes)

3150000 2350544

Details of Deposits: Table No - 5 Depth of over burden Grade of ore Stripping ratio The burden will be 3.0 m, the The applied lease area is capped depth of the holes will be 6m Not applicable as it is basalt by basalt only. and the diameter of holes will be

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80-100 mm

Fig 1: Google Earth Image of the project site

2.2 Land Distribution around Site The project site is having quarry area, crushing area, office area and shelter provided for the workers. The land is a privately owned area. Area Pits sq.m Area under pits 34771 Area under dumps 00 Area under crusher 4000 Area under Roads 570 Area under Plantation (Safety zone area) 5659

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2.3 Size and Magnitude of Operation The estimated cost of the project is going to be INR 750 Lakhs., including a capital expenditure of INR 2.5 lakhs on environmental matters. It is expected that the recurring costs on environmental matters would be INR 2.00 lakhs. The project capacity is 3,00,000 Tonnes/Annum.

2.4 Present mining technology Open pit mining is done for the said quarry. The overburden (top soil) if any, from the quarry site is removed manually to the expose the underneath rock. Controlled Blasting is done for developing initial cracks inside the rock by a blasting license holder. The stone is then drilled out from the exposed cracks. The excavated stone is then crushed as per the desired size and then dispatched off.

2.5 Water Sources Water is required in the project site for various purposes like spraying to control the dust generation. Water is also used during the drilling process. The water requirement will be around 12 CMD. The source of the water will be tanker. Consumption Details

Sr. No. Activities Demand (CMD) 1 Domestic Purpose 1 2 Mine a. Drilling b. Dust Suppression 2 c. Equipment/Vehicle washing 3 Screening Dust suppression 4.5 4 Green Belt 4.5 Total 12 CMD

2.6 Power Sources The power requirement of the project will be 700 KVA.

2.7 Waste Generated The possible waste generated by the mining process will be some rejection which can be used for leveling of the land. No solid or liquid waste will be generated from the mining process.

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2.8 Explosive Storage Project proponent conducts explosions at site through help of licensed practioner. Hence there is no storage of explosives on the quarry site.

2. 9 Manpower The total manpower is 24 nos of people at the project site. Both the skilled and the unskilled labors are included. Table No. 5 Organization Table Sr. No Category Operative Phase 1 Mining Engineer/Foreman/Mine Mate 2 Nos. 2 Supervisor/Clerk 2 Nos. 3 Skilled workers 10 Nos. 4 Unskilled workers 10 Nos.

Conclusion Based on the foregoing study as summarized above, it is observed that there will be marginal increase in the dust pollution, which will be controlled by sprinkling of water and transportation of stones in closed/tarpaulin covered trucks. There will be no major impact on the ambient environment & ecology due to the mining activities moreover the mining operation will lead to direct and indirect employment generation in the area Shirange village, Dodamarg Taluka, Sindhudurg District will have a positive impact on the Socio Economics of the area and lead to sustainable development of the region. The applicant will ensure the implementation of the environmental protective measures within the mine area & surroundings and will comply with the terms & conditions to be laid down by the Ministry of Environment & Forests as required under the Environmental Protection Act-1986 and its amendments.

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