2016 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT RUPNAGAR PUNJAB AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVT. OF INDIA ECO LABORATORIES & CONSULTANTS PVT.LTD. E - 2 0 7 , INDUSTRIAL AREA, PHASE - VIIIB (SECTOR - 7 4 ) , MOHALI PUNJAB 1 6 0 0 5 9 INDIA Website: www.ecoparyavaran.org 1 Email: [email protected] Tel: 0172 4616225, Mobile: +91 88720 43185 CONTENTS Pages Table of Contents List of Mining sites, Hadbast Number, Khasra Number, Area and Annual Production (tonne) of District Rupnagar. ............................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4 History of the District........................................................................................................................... 4 Location and Geographical area ........................................................................................................... 4 Population ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Climate, Rainfall and Soil ..................................................................................................................... 8 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District ....................................................................................... 8 List of Mining Locations Operational from 2010 to 2011 ...................................................................... 9 3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, Area and Period of Validity (2016- 2021) .... 14 List of new Mining Locations .............................................................................................................. 16 4. Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three Years (In Rs) ................................................. 22 5. Details of Production of Sand or Bajari in last Three Years (In tonnes) ............................................ 22 6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the rivers of the District ...................................................... 22 7. General profile of the district ......................................................................................................... 25 8. Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. ..................... 27 9. Physiography of the District ........................................................................................................... 29 10. Rainfall Data: Year Wise ............................................................................................................. 31 Maximum Rainfall data for the year 2010 to 2015 ............................................................................. 31 11. Geology and Mineral Wealth ..................................................................................................... 32 Hydrogeology .................................................................................................................................... 33 Drainage system with description of main Rivers ............................................................................... 33 Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams: ............................................................................. 34 Maximum Discharge for the period of 2010 to 2015 .......................................................................... 35 List of Mining sites, Hadbast Number, Khasra Number, Area and Annual Production (tonne) of District Rupnagar. .......................................................................................................................................... 37 Mineral Potential................................................................................................................................... 42 2 Table of Tables Table 1 List of Mining Locations Operational from 2010 to 2011 Table 2 List of Mining Leases in District Rupnagar Table 3 List of Quarry under process for getting the Environment Clearance Table 4 List of New Mining Locations Table 5 Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three Years (In Rs) Table 6 Detail of Production of Sand or Bajari in last Three Years (In tonnes) Table 7 Geological Reserves / Mineral potential of Quarry in Rupnagar District Table 8 General profile of the District Table 9 Total Area and Classification of Area in Rupnagar District of Punjab State Table 10 Classification of Area in District Rupnagar Table 11 Maximum Rainfall data for the year 2010 to 2015 Table 12 Drainage system with description of main Rivers Table 13 Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams Table 14 Maximum Discharge for the period of 2010 to 2015 Table 15 Calculation of Mineable mineral potential Table 16 List of Mining sites, Hadbast Number, Khasra Number, Area and Annual Production (tonne) of District Rupnagar. Table 17 Mineral Potential Table 18 Annual Deposition Table of Maps Figure 1 Geomorphological Map of District Rupnagar Punjab Figure 2 Location Map of District Rupnagar Punjab Figure 3 Mining Area Location Map of District Rupnagar Punjab Figure 4 Land Use Land Cover Map of District Rupnagar Punjab Annexure Annexure I Drainage map of the district Rupnagar Annexure II Land utilization pattern of district Rupnagar Annexure III Land utilization pattern of district Rupnagar Annexure IV Block wise ground water details of district Rupnagar 3 District Survey Report The present report is prepared in the light of notification no. S.O. 141(E) New Delhi, the 15th January, 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The report has been prepared to fulfill the requirement of above notification and filled as per the formats provided in the notification. It is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the Rupnagar district and replenishment of minerals. 1. Introduction History of the District Rupnagar also spelled Ropar or Rupar, is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. The town of Rupnagar (formerly known as Rupar or Ropar) is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of an ancient town of the Indus Valley Civilization. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth "Divisional Headquarters" of Punjab comprising Rupnagar, Mohali, and its adjoining districts. Rupnagar is a 21 meter high ancient mound overlaying the Shiwalik (also spelt as Sivalik or Shivalik) deposition on the left bank of the river Sutlej where it emerges into the lains. Sutlej river passes close (2 to 5 km) to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar and Anandpur Sahib. Location and Geographical area Rupnagar district, included in the Rupnagar Division of Punjab falls between north latitude 30°- 32' and 31°-24' and east longitude 76°-18' and 76°-55'. It has an average elevation of 260 metres (853 ft). Town lies on bank of Sutlej River and Shivalik hill range spreads along the opposite bank of the river. The geographical extent of the area is 1440 sq.km. The district headquarters is 42 km from Chandigarh, the state capital. The area is bounded by Himachal Pradesh in the north and north east, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Ludhiana district in the west, Fatehgarh Sahib district in the South and Mohali district in the south east. Administratively the new Ropar district is divided into four tehsils –Rupnagar, Chamkaur Sahib, Anandpur Sahib and Nangal comprise of five development blocks. Includes, 617 villages and 6 towns: Rupnagar, Chamkaur 4 Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Morinda, Kiratpur Sahib and Nangal. All the towns except Chamkaur Sahib have railway connections. The Sutlej River passes close to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar and Anandpur Sahib. Population The total population of the district is 684627 (as per census 2011). The decennial growth of the population is 00.00%. Majority of the total population resides in rural area. The percentage of rural and urban population to total population is 72.71% and 27.29 % respectively. As per Ropar district data, there are 617 villages and 11 towns. The total number of uninhabited villages is 19. 5 Source: SOI Toposheet No. H43E7,H43E8,H43E11,H43K5,H43K6,H43K9 (Scale 1:50,000) Fig 1 Geomorphological Map of District Rupnagar Punjab 6 Fig 2 Location Map of District Rupnagar Punjab 7 Climate, Rainfall and Soil The climate of Rupnagar District is characterized by its general dryness (except in the south- west monsoon season), a hot summer and a bracing cold winter. The year may be divided into four seasons. The period from about middle of November to February is the cold season. This is followed by the summer season from March to about the end of June. The south-west monsoon season commences late in June and continues up to about middle of September. The period from mid September to the middle of November constitute the post-monsoon or transition season. The temperature ranges from minimum of 4° C in winter to 45° C in summer. May and June are generally hottest months and December and January are the coldest months. Relative humidity is high, averaging about 70 percent during monsoon. The average annual rainfall in district is 775.6 mm. About 78 percent of the annual