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GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND DISTRICT DUMKa District Survey Report of Minor Minerals, Dumka. Prepared in accordance with Para 7 (iii) of S.O.141 (E) Dated 15th January 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification. PREPARED BY DEIAA, dumka DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand 2 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand CONTENT Ch.No. Description Page No Forward 5 Preamble 6 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Location and Geographical Area 7 1.2 Administrative Units 10 1.3 Connectivity 10 2 Overview of mining activity in the district 13-15 3 List of Mining leases and other information in the district 16-48 3.1 List of operative stone mines in the district 17-23 3.2 List of non-operative stone mines in the district 23-29 3.3 List of Surrendered Mining Lease 30-40 3.4 Representative location of Existing Mining Leases of District (Working and 41-42 Non-Working) in Google Map 3.5 Some Probable / Future Prospecting Areas for Decorative Stone, Ornamental 43-45 Stone & Stone Chips 3.6 Information available/provided by Different Departments regarding Resources 46-48 3.7 Special Restricted Mining Areas from Tourist Places In Dumka District 49-50 4 Detail of Royalty or Revenue received in last 3 years 51-53 5 Detail of production of minor mineral in last 3 years 53 6 General profile of the District 54-61 6.1 River System 54-56 6.2 Climate 57 6.3 Geomorphology 58 6.4 Soil 59 6.5 Irrigation 60 6.6 Physiography 60 6.7 Demography 60-61 7 Forest 62-67 7.1 Forest Density 62 7.2 Flora 63-63 7.3 Fauna 67 8 Land Utilization Pattern of the District 68 9 Ground Water Scenario 69-75 9.1 Hydrogeology 69-70 9.2 Depth to water level 71-72 3 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand 9.3 Seasonal Fluctuation 72-73 9.4 Long term water level trend 73 9.5 Ground Water Resources 74 9.6 Ground water quality 74-75 10 Ground water management strategy 76-77 10.1 Ground water development 76 10.2 Ground water related issues & problems 76 10.3 Awareness and Training Activities 76 10.4 Area notified by CGWB 76 10.5 Recommendation 77 11 Rainfall: Month Wise 78 12 Geology & Mineral wealth of the area 79-86 13 Brief Disaster Risk Profile 87-88 13.1 Vulnerability of the state 87-88 13.2 Mine Disaster 88 14 Overview Of Impact Of Mining On Environment 89-93 15 Conclusion 94 16 References 95 4 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand FORWARD In pursuance of MOEF&CC Notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15th Jan 2016,District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) has been formed for Category –B2 Minor Minerals having area less than or equal to 5 ha. In line with above guideline Chief Secretary of Government of Jharkhand issued a letter to all Deputy Commissioner’s vide letter No. -1874/Cs dated 01-08-2017 & Notification No. Khani(vivid) - 67/2017/1905 dated 16-08-2017 by Secretary, Department of Industries, Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand, to prepare a District Survey Report for all minor minerals as per guideline of Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines with the assistance of Irrigation Department (Minor), Forest department , District Mining Officer & Geology Departments. The District Survey Report (DSR) for sand had already been prepared and submitted to the Government. Considering the extent of deposit of stone & other minor minerals in Dumka, the effort have been made by the DEIAA committee members with the support from Geology & Mining Department, Forest Department , Executive Engineers from road / Industries , and Irrigation Departments of Dumka to prepare this DSR in a short span is commendable. This is an interim/ preliminary report prepared to provide information regarding the availablity of minor mineral resoureces in the Dumka, used as stone chips, ornamental stone, decorative stone and other industrial purposes to earn the livelihood of the local people & the requirement of infrastructure of the state. The Data bank of “District Survey Report” to be updated at regular interval. It is clear from the report that some of the existing operative mines are having a lease period upto the year 2020 & 2021 and the livelihood of Dumka district is depended on mining and its related industries. Hence, it is recommended to initiate the investigation process to assess the actual avaiblity, quantity, quality and grade of deposits for auction in accordance with the existing rules/laws to meet the requirement of stone for the state and earn the revenue and support the livelihood of Dumka, even after the year 2020. I Wish the DEIAA will make all the efforts to complete the DSR in all respect in near future. With warm regards, Dy Commissioner cum Chairman DEIAA, DUMKA 5 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand PREAMBLE Keeping in view of experience gained in period of one decade, the MOEF&CC came out with Environmental Impact Assessment Notification S.O.-1533(E) dated 14th Sept.2006. It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Scheduled -1 of notification. Further, pursuance of the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court Petition (C) No. 19628-19629 of 2009, dated 27th Feb.2012 In the matter of Deepak Kumar etc., Vs State of Haryana and others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for Mining of Minor Minerals irrespective of the area of Mining Lease. In pursuance MOEF&CC Notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15th Jan.2016,District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) has been formed for Category –B2 Minor Minerals having area less than or equal to 5 ha. MOEF&CC in consultation with State Government has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand & other Minor minerals mining detailing the provisions on Environmental Clearance for cluster. Creation of District Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & proper monitoring of Minor Minerals Mining using Information Technology to track the mineral out material from source to destination. This is a preliminary description regarding availability of mineral resources, geographical setup, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, Journal and websites. There after formation of District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) & District level Expert Appraisal Committee (DEAC) according to MOEF&CC Notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15th Jan 2016, for Category –B2 Minor Minerals having area less than or equal to 5 Hectare took place and soon Chief Secretary of Government of Jharkhand issued a letter to all Deputy Commissioners Vide letter No. -1874/Cs dated 01-08-2017 & Notification No. Khani(vivid) -67/2017/1905 dated 16-08-2017 by Secretary, Department of Industries, Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand, to prepare a “District Survey Report” for all minor minerals as per Sustainable Sand Mining guidelines with the assistance of Irrigation Department (Minor), Forest Department , Mining & Geology Departments. The main Objective of District Survey Report includes :- i. Preliminary information regarding Mineral Resources in the district. ii. Description of the area and proximity to infrastructure and installations where mining should be prohibited as per statutory requiremnt and DEIAA decision from time to time. District Survey Reports are to be reviewed time to time as per status; however this is a preliminary report, which will be updated at regular intervals 6 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Location and Geographical Area Dumka district is the part of Santhal Paragana Commisionery and is located in the north eastern part of the Jharkhand state, lies between North Latitude 23°58’48” & 24°38’57” and East Longitude 86°53’13” & 87°42’7” and is covered under the Survey of India Toposheet nos. 72 P/2, 3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12,16; 72 L/12, 14, 16; 73 M/1, 5 and 73 I/9, 13. It is bounded by Godda and Banka district (Bihar) in the north, Pakur in the east, West Bengal in the south and Jamtara and Deoghar in the west. The District has an area of 3716.02 Sq.KM and the total population of Dumka District is 1321442 with 12.31 lakh rural population and 0.90 lakh of urban population. The district comprises only one sub-division, Dumka and it consists 10 blocks: viz. Saraiyahat, Jarmundi, Jama, Ramgarh, Dumka, Gopikander, Kathikund, Shikaripara, Raneshwar and Masalia and 2944 villages. Dumka District is enjoying the status of sub-capital of Jharkhand since 2000. Dumka District has many popular temples like Basukinath, Sirshanath and Dharamsthana. Baba Basukinath & Baba Sumeshwarnath is famous temple of Lord Shiva. Besides of above Masanjore Dam, Tatloi, Water Park, Shrishti Hill Park and Malooti are the famous tourist place in Dumka district having beautiful, attractive & greenish natural atmosphere. Malooti is a historical, archaelogical and religious place which is situated in Sikaripara Block on Dumka. 7 DSR. Dumka, Jharkhand DUMKA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE Sl. No. ITEMS Statistics 1. GENERAL INFORMATION i) Geographical area (SqKm) 3716.02 Sq. Km. Administrative Division (As on 2011) i) Number of Tehsil/ Block 10 ii) Number of Panchayat/Villages 256/2944 iii) Population (As on 2011 Census) 1321442 iv) Average Annual Rainfall (mm) 1422.5 v) Maximum Temperature 46° vi) Minimum Temperature 4° vii) Relative Humidity 50-60 2. GEOMORPHOLOGY Major physiographic unit: Hills, Plateau and narrow valleys Major Drainages: Brahmani, Balso and Mayurakshi 3. LAND USE (Sq. Km) a) Net Cultivated Area 2503.13 b) Net Area Sown 2359.28 c) Net Area Irrigated 167.57 d) Percentage of Area Irrigated 7.10% e) Forest 517.76 4.