District Survey Report Kanker

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT KANKER

MINERAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENTDIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY & MINING CHHATTISGARH

PREFACE

District Survey Report has been prepared as per the guidelines of the Gazette of India Notification No. S.O.141(E) New Delhi, Dated 15th January 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate mentioned in Appendix-X. District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment Committee (DEAC) has been constituted to scrutinize and sanction the environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals of lease area less than five hectares. . Dated 25th July 2018 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change mentioned in Appendix-X. This report updated by the regional head DGM, Jagdalpur instructions issued by the Dirctor , Geology & Mining(CG) Raipur by its letter no.-1605-07/Khani-2/Rait(mool)/F. No. 38/1996, ated 01/04/2019 Any correspondence in this regard may kindly be sent in MS-Office word file and should be emailed to [email protected] or may be sent by post to Member Secretary District level Expert Appraisal Committee Mining Section CollectorateBuilding, District North BastarKanker 494334

CONTENTS Page No. 1. Introduction 04 Kanker District – An Overview 05 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 06 3. List of Leases (i) List of Mining Leases (Major minerals) with 07 details (ii) List of Quarry Leases with details 08 4. Details of Royalty or revenue received in last 3 09 years. 5. Details of production of Sand in last 3 years. 10 6. Details of Sand Mines. 11 7. Process of Deposition of sediments in the 13 rivers 8. Land use pattern in the district 15 9 Physiography of the district 27 10 Rainfall of the district 29 11 Pre Monsoon Data 45 11(A). Detail Of River Or Stream And Other Sand Source 66 12 Geology and Mineral wealth 69

1.INTRODUCTION

Kanker District is situated in south eastern part of the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. The District is surrounded by District Rajnandgaon andBolod on the North, Gadchiroli district of Maharastra on the west,District Dhamtari in North East, District Kondagaon and Narayanpur on the South.It falls in Survey ofIndia, toposheet Nos.64 D, H and 65 A, E and bounded between 19°41’48” to 20°33’25” North latitude and 80°24’28” to 81°49” East longitudes. Kanker is the District Headquarter. Kanker district is divided into Seven Tahsil namely Kanker,Charama, Narayanpur, Bhanupratappur, Durgkondal, Koyalibeda, Antagarh. The District headquarter Kanker is situated on National Highway NH-30(earlier known as NH-43) connecting Raipur and Jagdalpur. Kanker District has an area of 5285.01 km2. The population is 651,333. Kanker District has a sex ratio of 1007 females for every 1000 males. Apart from Kanker,some of the major town/Villages of the District are Charama, Bhanupratapur, Durgkondal, Antagarh, Sonadei etc.

2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT

Mineral of economic importance found in Kanker district is mainly Iron ore, Bauxite, Gold, Nickel and Soapstone etc. materials like sand, murrum, ordinary stone and brick clay also found in good quantity. 13 mining lease, 16quarry leases and 2 temporary permits have been sanctioned. 50 Nos Sand Quarry on the bank of different rivers have been leased out at different villages for sand mining and 8 nos of sand quarry have been working out of 50 nos. of sand quarry. Rest of sand quarries have been short listed which requires environment permission.

The mining activity in the district is mainly concentrated in Kanker, Charama, Naraharpur, Bhanupratappur tahsil. Thirty six sand quarries have been leased out on the river bed of Mahanadi, Doodh, Bande, Hatkel, Sodure, Khandi and Kotri River at different villages for sand mining. Approximately 74.98 crore rupees royalty is earned from major minerals and 1.57 crore rupees royalty is earned from miner minerals in the district in 2018-19.

3. (I) LIST OF MINING LEASES IN THE DISTRICT WITH AREA & PERIOD OF VALIDITY

3. (II) LIST OF QUARRY LEASES IN THE DISTRICT

4. DETAILS OF ROYALTY / REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST 3 YEARS

5. DETAIL OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR BAJRI IN LAST THREE YEARS

Mostly the sand is mined from the bank of river Mahanadi, Doodh, Chinar, Kotri, Hatkul, Khandi, Sendhur at villages Bhiroud,Girhola, Saradhunawagaon, Mahud, Tarasgaon, Kariha, Babusalhetola, Kodabhat,Charama etc. S.No Financial Total sand Production (in m3) Year 1 2016-17 114384.00 2 2017-18 231146.00 3 2018-19 186060.00

5. DETAIL OF SAND MINES

6. PROCESS OF DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN THE RIVERS OF THE DISTRICT

Some important factors which play major role in the process of sedimentation in river basin are the stages of river development ( the infant, youth, mature or old stage), lithology and structures of the upstream region or provenance from where sediments eroded / migrated / travelled, geomorphology and gradient of provenance, other external activities such as mining, industrialization and mega engineering projects such as Dam also affects the process of sedimentation and the thickness of the sequence is determined by the depth of the stream channel during flood stage and is related to the size of the river itself. The major river, in the north eastern part of the district forms a part of Mahanadi. It is the largest river in the district. Kotri river along with its tributaries and Bande River constitutes the surface drainage system in the western and central part of the district with a general gradient with towards south west direction. It is vert shallow in depth but sometimes it creates havoc during rain. Other rivers of the district are Chinar and mendaki etc. The most suitable place for accumulation of sand is the curve of meandering of river where the river current’s flow diminishes and centrifugal force creates conducive atmosphere for deposition of sediments.

8. LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT

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9. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT

Physiographically, the district exhibits mostly structural plains with pediments /pediplains with structural denudational hills and valleys. The south eastern part of the district exposed denudational plateaux whereas the northern part of the district expose denudational slopes and pediments /pediplains with few structural plains .The western and central part of the district form a part of Indrawati sub basin of the Godavari basin where as the north eastern part of district forms a part of Mahanadi basin. Kotri river along with its tributaries and Bande river constitute the surfacedrainage system in the western and central part of the district with a general gradient towards south west direction,while Mahanadi river and constitute the drainage system in north eastern part of thedistrict with a general gradient towards east.The maximum elevation in the area is 834m above meansea level as recorded at 17 km east of Antagarh in the north eastern part while the minimum elevation of 300m above mean sea level is noted in the south western part of the district. Kanker District is situated in south eastern part of the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. The District is surrounded by District Rajnandgaon and Bolod on the North ,Gadchiroli district of Maharastra on the west ,District Dhamtari in North East, District Kondagaon and Narayanpur on the South. It falls in Survey of India, toposheet Nos.64 D, H and 65 A, E and bounded between 19°41’48” to 20°33’25” North latitude and 80°24’28” to 81°49” East longitudes. Kanker is the District Headquarter. Kanker district is divided into Seven Tahsil namely Kanker, Charama, Narayanpur, Bhanupratappur, Durgkondal, Kpoyalibeda, Antagarh. The District headquarter Kanker is situated on National Highway NH-30(earlier known as NH-43) connecting Raipur and Jagdalpur.

10.RAIN DATA:

11.PREMONSOONDATA 46

11 (a). DETAILS OF RIVER OR STREAM AND OTHER SAND SOURCE

12. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH

GEOLOGY

Rock formations ranging in age from Archaean to Cainozoic are exposed inthe District. The oldest rocks in the area are represented by Bengpal Group ofArchaean age and are exposed in central and western part of district. They also occur as remnant inliers in the Dongargarh granite. Bengpal group comprises various types of gneisses and schists, amphibolites, meta- basic,meta-ultramafic, quartzo-feldspathic granulite, charnockite and different varietiesof quartzite like pyroxene quartzite, cherty quartzite, banded magnetite quartziteand grunerite magnetite quartzite. Bailadila Group of Paleo Proterozoic age exposed in the southern andwestern parts of District comprises of chlorite schist,phylite, talk-trimolite schist,ortoquartzite , banded haematite jasper ,ferruginous shale with iron ore ,ultrmafic,meta volcanic , meta tuff and meta conglomerate. Nandgaon Group of Palaeo to Meso Proterozoic age comprises meta-rhyolite, porphyritic at places, rhyolitic meta-tuff, rhyolitic conglomerate, acid tuff, meta basalt, shale, sandstone, conglomerate, arkosic wacke, gabbro and ultramafic rocks. It is exposed in the western part of district. The Bengpal and Nandgaon Group of rock are intruded by Dongargarh Granite, which is exposed in the eastern and western parts of distrit. Dongarghar ganite varies in composition from biotie granite, hornblende-biotite granite, to leucogranite. Abujmar Group of Palaeo to Meso Proterozoic age is exposed in the southern part of district. It is further divided into Gundal and Maspur formation . Gundal formation is a sedimentary sequence and comprises conglomerate, sandstone and shale, while Maspur formationis a meta- volcanic suite-represented by meta-basalt. Bengpal, Nandgaon and Abujmar group of rocks and Dongarghar granite are profusely intruded by basic dykes quartz, pegmatite and aplite reefs/veins. Sandstone belonging to tirathghar formation of Indravati Group of Meso to Neo Proterozoic age is exposed in the south eastern part of district. Sandstone and

69 conglomerate of Chandarpur Group of Chhattisghar Supergroup are exposed in the north eastern part of district. Laterite of cainozoic age forms an extensive capping over the Nandgaon and Abujmar Group of rocks. The laterite capping is also marked over Tirathgarh sandstone, bailadila and Bengpal group of rocks. Iron ore bearing laterite developed over the banded haematite jasper, ferruginous shale and conglomerate of Bailadila Group is reported in the south eastern part of district.

MINERAL WEALTH The important economic mineral deposits/occurrences reported in the district are bauxite, gold,iron ore, nickel and steatite. Bauxite occurrences in the form of irregular tabular and lensoid bodies of various sizes associated with laterite are reported at Rawghat Range (small deposite of high grade), Budhiarmari, Pat Dongri, Marmokonari and north and north east of Tarandul. Gold occurrences in sheared rhyolite and meta-tuff are reported at Sonadai,Kolar and Pratappur. Large deposite of haematite iron ore in Bailadila Group are reported from Rawghat Range and Ari Dongari area. Nickel occurrences are reported in ultramafic rocks at Marbera, Kanhargaon, south of Chhote Bethia and east of Benar. Steatite is reported near Naghau.