EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION the Mine Lease Is Granted in Favor of Smt. Neetu Singh W/O Sh. Vikram Singh for a Period of 3
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Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Mine lease is granted in favor of Smt. Neetu Singh W/o Sh. Vikram Singh for a period of 30 years by State Govt vide letter No.3-18/2011/12-1 dated 29/07/2011 over an area of 19.002 Ha. The project is categorized as category ‘A’ project under 1(a) activity of EIA Notification in view of Inter State Boundary of Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh within 10 km in NE Direction. The draft EIA-EMP is prepared as per the TOR granted vide letter No. J-11015/74/2013-IA.II (M) dated 20 -05-13 by Expert Appraisal Committee. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Location: The mining lease area is in village Bitma, Tehsil Birsinghpur, District Satna. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 63 H/1. Toposheet Details Latitude: - 24 050’45.2” to 24 051’00” North Longitude: - 81 003’30” to 81 003’56.7” East Area & production: The total ML area is 19.002Ha. This is a case of proposed production of 1, 00,000 TPA of Laterite & Ochre mining. Estimated cost of the project is Rs. 1 Crore. Connectivity: The applied area is about 52 kms from Distt. Headquarter Satna (M.P.) via Kotar & Semaria. The nearest railway station is Jaitwara at 36 kms distance and Satna at a distance of about 52km.on Jabalpur - Allahabad BG section of Western Central Railway. 1 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1 Salient Features of Project Name of the applicant Smt. Neetu Singh Address of POA Holder Smt. Neetu Singh Mayur Vihar Colony, Bharhut Nagar P.O. & Distt - Satna (M.P) Pin Code-485001 Name of Mine Bitma Laterite & Ochre Deposit Village Bitma Tehsil Birsinghpur District & State Satna, Madhya Pradesh Latitude 24 050’45.2” to 24 051’00” North Longitude 81 003’30” to 81 003’56.7” East Toposheet Number 63 H/1 Number of Leases held by the lessee Single Mineral Laterite & Ochre Area (ha) 19.002 ha Postal Address Mayur Vihar Colony, Bharhut Nagar P.O. & Distt - Satna (M.P) Pin Code-485001 Period of Lease 30 Years 2.2 Basic Requirements for the Project S. No. Requirements Quantity Source 1 Land 19.002 Ha. It is a new Mine 2 Water 29 KLD Pond, Well & Hand Pump, spring near the lease area & nearby villages. 3 Manpower 145 From nearby villages 2 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.3 Details of Mining Method of mining Opencast other than fully mechanized mining Bench Height and Width Height:3m Width:3m Ultimate pit depth 5 m Mineable Reserve 10,05,942 tones Life of the Mine 13 Years Ground water depth 339 m to 334 m RL (20 m to 25 m BGL) 2.5 Use of Mineral The Laterite will be used in cement plants . 2.7 Land Use Pattern Present land 5th year End Mine Life End S.NO LAND USE use(ha) (ha) (ha) Total area 1 excavated 0.02 2.734 17.712 (broken) Area fully mined 2 Nil 2.734 17.712 out (out of 1) Area fully reclaimed 3 Nil 2.0 17.712 (Backfilled out of 2) Area rehabilitated out 4 NA 1.40 17.712 of 3 by afforestation Area 5 rehabilitated by Nil Nil Nil water harvesting Total area under 6 0.05 Nil Nil dumps Area under 7 Nil Nil Nil active dumps Area under 8 Nil 0.50 Nil mineral stack 3 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 Area under Road Nil 0.10 Nil Area under 10 Nil 1.29 1.29 Green belt Area under 11 Nil 0.01 Nil infrastructure Garland Drain & 12 Nil 0.10 - Bund 13 Undisturbed area 18.932 14.268 Nil TOTAL 19.002 19.002 19.002 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT The baseline environment study was carried out over an area with radial distance of 10 km around the mining lease area during post -monsoon season of October 2013 to December 2013. 3.1 Meteorology The Summarized Meteorological Data for the Monitoring Period (Oct-Dec 2013) is given below: Wind Speed (km/h) Temperature (°C) Rainfall (mm) Month Min No. of rainy Max Avg Max Min Avg Total Days October 11 1 0 33 16 26 149.60 10 2013 November 6 0 0 32 10 20 0 0 2013 December 7 0 0 28 8 18 0 0 2013 3.2 Ambient Air Quality To assess the ambient air quality level, 8 monitoring stations were set up. Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out twice a week with a frequency of 24 hours for 12 weeks. The results when compared with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for "Industrial, Residential, Rural and Other Areas" show that the average values of ambient air quality parameters are well within the stipulated limit. The minimum and maximum concentration of PM 2.5 recorded within the study area was 29.3 3 3 th 3 3 µg/m to 50.3 µg/m with the 98 percentile ranging between 34.8 µg/m to 48.4 µg/m . PM 10 recorded within the study area was in the range of 62.2 µg/m 3 to 89.9 µg/m 3 with the 98th 4 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY percentile ranging between 72.4 µg/m3 to 87.5µg/m 3. The minimum and maximum concentration of SO 2 recorded within the study area was in the range of BDL to 6.9 µg/m 3 with the 98th percentile ranging between 5.8 µg/m 3 to 6.7 µg/m 3. The minimum and maximum level of NO 2 recorded within the study area was in the range of 10.6 µg/m 3 to 25.5 µg/m 3 with the 98th percentile ranging between 16.7 µg/m 3 to 24.7 µg/m 3. 3.3 Noise Levels The baseline noise levels have been monitored at 5 locations within the study zone, using a sound level meter and noise level measurement locations were identified for assessment of existing noise level status, keeping in view the land use pattern, industrial area, Silence Zone, residential areas in villages etc., if available within 10 km radius of the study area. Assessment of hourly night time Leq (Ln) varies from 39.1 to 42.7 dB (A) and the hourly daytime Leq (Ld) varies 47.2 to 52.4 dB (A). 3.4 Water Quality Selected water quality parameters for water resource of the study area have been used for describing the water environment and assessing the impacts. Three ground water samples were collected in the study area to assess the water quality. Water samples were also drawn from the hand pumps and open wells and two surface water samples were drawn from upstream and downstream of Jhala Nala near chaura village. For surface water quality, comparing the values of pH, DO, BOD and total coliforms with ‘Use based classification of surface waters’ published by Central Pollution Control Board; it can be seen that all the analyzed surface waters can be compared with class ‘D’. 3.5 Soil Characteristics The soil samples were collected in the month of November 2013. Soil samples were collected from 5 locations to assess the existing soil conditions representing various land use conditions and geological features and each of these locations were identified randomly from where soil was collected from 30 cm below the surface. In the study area, variations in the pH of the soil 5 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY were found to be slightly basic (7.15-7.71). Electrical conductivity (EC) is a measure of the soluble salts and ionic activity in the soil. In the collected soil samples the conductivity ranged from 124-161 µmhos/cm. 3.6 Socioeconomic Scenario According to Census 2001 & 2011, the total population of the study area is 1, 08,405. The overall sex ratio has been worked out to 928 females per 1000 males, which is lower than the national average of 940 females per 1000 males. Of the total population 21 percent belong to Schedule Caste Community and another 14.5 percent belong to Schedule Tribes. 3.7 Biological Environment Flora Core Zone:- Main trees in core zone are Acacia arabica , Palash ( Butea monosperma ), Calotropis sp. Karanj , Karam , Ziziphus sp. Agave, Lantana, Malva, Lantana, Ricinus, are commonly observed around the Pit and the shrubs observed are Calotropis sp., Lantana camara , etc. Buffer Zone:- The flora of buffer zone comprises of Shorea robusta (Sal/Sakhua), Mango, Diospyrosmelanoxylon (Tendu), Madhuca latifolia (Mahua), Pterocarpusmarsupium (Bia/Paisar), Anogeissus latifolia (Dhautha) etc. Agricultural land There is scarcity of sufficient and dependable source of irrigation because of the district being hilly. The main sources of irrigation in the district are river canal, pond and wells. One fourth of the area is under forest cover with majority of Sal, Mahua, Jamun and Neem vegetation. Vegetation in and around human settlement Vegetation pattern in villages and surrounding areas are slightly different from the rest of the areas. The common species grown near villages are mostly edible or useful plants such as Mangifera indica, Madhuca indica, Arotocarpusintegrifolia (Kathal) , Tamarindus indica ( Imli ) etc. 6 | P a g e Bitma Laterite & Ochre Mine EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fauna Core zone: Some mammalian species reported in the study area are from the buffer zone.