PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

for “BUILDING STONE QUARRY” of SRI. SATHISH KALLAPPA MAGENNAVAR at Sy. No. 210/1A (P) & 211/1 of Nandikurali Village, Tq , Belagavi Dist. Extent – 5.00 Ac

1.00 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sri. Sathish K Magennavar is one of the quarry operator experienced in the field of Building stones extraction in and Supply of building stone/raw materials to local peoples. Govt. of has permitted under rule 32 of KMMCR1994 for an area of 5.00 Ac at Sy. No. 210/1A (P) & 211/1 of Nandikurali Village, Raibag Tq , Belagavi Dist

As per EIA notification 2006 & in accordance with the statuary obligation, this project needs Environmental Clearance from authorities to start/continue quarry operation. Therefore the following pre requisite documents are submitted for environment clearance viz.

a) Form-1M:-Dully filled application of mining for minor minerals under category ‘B2’ for less than and equal to five hectare. b) Pre-Feasibility Report – covering project details, baseline data, and environmental management plan. c) Approved quarry Plan – covering geology of the area, reserve estimation, method of quarry, production capacity, PMCP etc. d) Connected maps:- Key map, Google map, geological map, development map, conceptual plan & EMP. The project comes under existing B2 category, the area is Patta land, and mineral extraction is Building stone. Sathish K Magennavar has obtained the following required documents from the concerned authorities & submitted for permission for extraction of Building stone material.

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Status Of area:- The Sy. No. 210/1A (P) & 211/1 of Nandikurali village covering an area of 5.00 Ac belongs to Sri. Sathish K Magennavar. In view of the above, application has been made by Sri. Sathish K Magennavar to the government for permission to extract Building Stone under rule 32 of KMMCR 1994 over an area of 5.00Ac at Sy.No.210/1A (P) & 211 of Nandikurali Village, Raibag Tq , Belagavi Dist. The copy of the application along with sketch is enclosed as Annexure-1.

NOC from Forest Department :- The copy of the NoC issued by Forest Department is enclosed as Annexure-2.

NOC from Revenue Department :- The copy of the NoC issued by Revenue Department is enclosed as Annexure-3.

Conversion for Non Agriculture purpose:- The copy of Non-Agriculture purpose challan will be submitted before starting of quarry operation.

1.01 Need for the project:

Demand for Building stones is increasing by many folds with more & more constructions in the country. Belagavi dist. is one of the important for rich Building stones deposit in the state. Quarrying for Building stones production is an important economic activity contributing significantly to the state revenue. This is also generating lot of employment to the local people and help improving socio-economic status of the people around the quarry lease. The region is economically backward mostly depends on seasonal forming. The per capita income of the villagers is much below the national average. As a result of this project, various facilities like educational medical social benefits will get augmented in the area.

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1.02 Location & Accessibility Location of the project site marked on the topo sheet No. E43 U10 & E43 U11 & enclosed as Plate. No-1. In addition to the topo sheet, Google map is enclosed as Plate. No-1A. The GPS Coordinates of the Quarry Area are tabulate below. Map Datum:- WGS84

Points Longitude Latitude A 740 43’ 09.2” 160 30’ 13.4” B 740 43’ 11.0” 160 30’ 05.2” C 740 43’ 13.9” 160 30’ 05.7” D 740 43’ 13.7” 160 30’ 08.8” E 740 43’ 12.8” 160 30’ 08.8” F 740 43’ 11.6” 160 30’ 13.2”

The quarry area falls in Sy.no-210/1A (P) & 211/1of Nandikurali Village, Raibag Taluk, Belagavi Dist. Karnataka. The digitized cadastral map along with the ground control points along with GPS readings & adjacent revenue boundaries are drawn & enclosed as Plate No.2. Accessibility: The quarry area is located towards N-W at a distance of 2.00Km from Nandikurali Village. The Nandikurali Village is located on to Nandikurali road. The road connecting from quarry area to main road can be approached in all seasons. The Raibag is the Taluk Head Quarter and nearest town at a distance of 7.00Kms. The nearest railway station is at a distance of 4.00 kms. Nearest forest boundary (Raibag reserve forest) at a distance of 1.55kms. The nearest inter-state boundary (Karnataka-Maharastra) is at a distance of 14.50kms.

2.00 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 2.01 Identification of project and project proponent. The project is about extraction of Building stone through open cast semi- mechanized quarry method. Sri Sathish K Magennavar is experienced in the PR3 field of Building stones and road material extraction. The ID proof of the project proponent is enclosed as Annexure-5

2.02 Brief description of the nature of the project The nature of the project involves extraction of 85000 TPA Building stones from an area of 5.00Acres (2.02Ha) at Sy. No. 210/1A (P) and 211/1 of Nandikurali village, Raibag taluk, BelagavI Dist. It is a very small project based on the following grounds. . The proposed project covering an area of 5.00 Ac (2.02 Ha) is a bare minimum. . The reserve available is sufficient for production. . The bench height & width will be 5 mtrs&7mtrs respectively. . The method of quarrying is open cast semi mechanized/manual. . There is no deep hole drilling involved. . Daily production is only 285 TPD. . There is no major impact on environment.

Salient feature of the quarry activities

Sl.No Particulars units Proposed

1 Geological reserves tones 1300996

2 Quarry able reserves tones 897640 3 Method of quarry CM Open pit quarrying 4 Building stone TPA 85000 Production 5 Waste TPA 1735 6 Total handling TPA 86735 7 Block and waste ratio - 1:0.02 8 Cost of the project in Rs in Lakhs 100 lakhs 9 Life of the quarry years 11

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2.03 Demand and supply gap As the population increases, the infrastructure such as construction of buildings are also increasing which are all essential requirement. Therefore, there is a lot of demand for the building materials increases by many fold also there is a good demand in the local market. The present production is lesser than the demand in the local. However, some of the quantity could be able to supply to fulfill the requirement of the locals.

2.04 Imports vs. Indigenous production. There is no need of any material by importing for this project.

2.05 Export Possibility. There are no possibilities for export the material as it is being used in domestic purpose.

2.06 Domestic / export Markets. There is a good demand for domestic/local market.

2.07 Employment Generation (Direct & indirect due to the project) The proposed man power for the Building stone quarry operation for extraction of 85000 TPA is given below.

Sl.No Designation in Existing Proposed Total No’s in No’s in No’s 1 Quarry mate - 1 1

2 Supervisor - 1 1

3 Office clerk - 1 1

4 Labor (unskilled) - 6 6

5 Labor (skilled) - 5 5

6 Watch ward - 2 2 7 Operators/Drivers - 4 4 Total - 20 20

From the above chart it is clear that total 20 No direct employment for the project, whereas indirect employment will be

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3.00 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.01 Details of alternative site. Mineral occurrence is a site specific, non-renewable resource. Quarrying has to be carried out where the building stones are available. Therefore, alternative site selection cannot be possible for the building stones or mining projects.

3.02 Size or magnitude of operation. The project covers an area of 5.00 Ac (2.02 Ha) only. All the quarry activities are confined within this area. The production of building stones proposed to be 85000 TPA and over burden handling will be around 1735 TPA. The operation will be carried out by semi-mechanised/manual method. But there is no deep hole drilling and blasting. The total no. of employment will be 20 people for the proposed production and associated activities. From the above it could be summarized that the quarry operations and connected activities are in the micro level and there is no impact on environmental parameters.

3.03 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

Development and extraction of building stones is planned from this quarry. Plain quarrying with single/high bench/low bench/multiple high bench/low bench.

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Though the above quarrying methods are adopted as per the site condition, but the general procedure’s to be adopted in development and extraction of building stones is  Clearing of bushes, removal of topsoil and overburden weathered rock to expose the sheet rock or boulder.  The building stones which recovered will be directly supplied to the buyer.

3.04 Geology & Reserves The details of geology of the area, Geological reserve, mineable reserve and method of estimation etc., are given in approved quarry plan PART-A chapter-3. Its abstracts are given below.

Geological Reserve Estimation Volume of Level Secti Strike Sectional Building % of Bulk Waste upto Category on length Area Stone Reco Dens Reserves in in Mts & UNFC in Mts in SqMtr Zone M3 very ity in Tonnes Tonnes 5x0.98x2.6 5x0.02x 1 2 3 4 3x4=5 6 7 =8 2.6=9 A - A' 560-585 60 1605 96300 98 2.6 245372 5008 Proved B - B' 560-585 85 1630 138550 98 2.6 353025 7205 (111) C - C' 560-585 85 2143 182155 98 2.6 464131 9472 Total 1062529 21684 A - A' 555-560 60 350 21000 98 2.6 53508 1092 Probable B - B' 555-560 85 370 31450 98 2.6 80135 1635 (121) C - C' 555-560 85 484 41140 98 2.6 104825 2139 Total 238467 4867 Grand Total 1300996 26551

Mineable Reserve Estimation Volume of Level Categor Secti Strike Sectional Building % of Bulk Waste upto y & on length Area Stone Reco Den Reserves in in Mts UNFC in Mts in SqMtr Zone M3 very sity in Tonnes Tonnes 5x0.98x2.6 5x0.02x 1 2 3 4 3x4=5 6 7 =8 2.6=9 A - A' 560-585 60 1096 65760 98 2.6 167556 3420 Proved B - B' 560-585 85 1175 99875 98 2.6 254482 5194 (111) C - C' 560-585 77 1686 129822 98 2.6 330786 6751

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Total 752824 15364 Probab A - A' 555-560 60 195 11700 98 2.6 29812 608 le B - B' 555-560 85 223 18955 98 2.6 48297 986 (121) C - C' 555-560 77 340 26180 98 2.6 66707 1361 Total 144816 2955 Grand Total 897640 18319

3.06 Quarrying method The details of quarry method, machinery requirement, man power requirement etc, are given in approved quarry plan PART-A chapter-4.

3.07 Quarrying technique: Development work will be carried out on the sheet rock is exposed. Now free face will be created which will be accomplished through the conventional drill and blast for recovery of building stone. The following quarry techniques will be adopted for safe quarrying.  Separation from sheet rock.  Sizing a secondary block to the marketable size.  Loading the material by using Shovel or manual method.

3.08 Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, Mode of transport of raw Material and Finished Product. There is no raw material required for this project.

3.09 Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined.  As explained in the earlier chapter, the resources availability is 8.97 Lakhs tonnes under UNFC classification 111& 121and the average utilization will be 0.85 LTPA. PR8

 In this operation, about 2% of Building stones below the required specification will be generated from the quarry operation. This will works out to be 1735 TPA. This below specification material will be used for road purpose and also agriculture.

3.10 Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal. In the plan period about 8676 tones waste likely to be generated. The average waste likely to be generated in a year will be about 1735 TPA only. Out of this quantity about 50% (867TPA) waste is proposed to be used for local road maintenance and agriculture bund. The remaining 50% (868TPA) waste proposed to be stocked in dump yard designated for the purpose. At the outset, about 868 TPA Waste is generating for storing in every year. For this purpose an area of 0.09Ha is identified. Its accommodation capacity is 9800 tonnes. Considering the rate of waste generated and accommodation capacity the dump yard is sufficient to accommodate dump about 11 years.

3.11 Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. Schematic representations for quarrying

Lease Area 5.00 Ac (2.02Ha)

Other over burden removal Tipper, TMC

Mother rock cutting Channel cut by drill & blast

Loading Using skilled man power

Crushing Yard For required size storing

Transport to destination Using lorry

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4.00 SITE ANALYSIS

4.01 Connectivity. The quarry area is located towards N-W at a distance of 2.00Km from Nandikurali Village. The Nandikurali Village is located on Yadrav to Nandikurali road. The road connecting from quarry area to main road can be approached in all seasons. The Raibag is the Taluk Head Quarter and nearest town at a distance of 7.00Kms. The nearest railway station is kempatti at a distance of 4.00 kms. Nearest forest boundary (Raibag reserve forest) at a distance of 1.55kms. The nearest inter-state boundary(Karnataka-Maharastra) is at a distance of 14.50kms.

4.02 Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The entire area is covered with Building stones deposit. There is no infrastructure in the area. The Sy. No. 210/1A (P) and 211/1 of Nandikurali is agriculture patta land which belongs to Sathish K Magennavar.

4.03 Topography The quarry lease is sloping towards NE. The maximum & minimum elevation is 585 mtrs and 580 mtrs above MSL respectively. The area is characterized with flat showing elevation around 5 mtrs from general ground level. The basalt deposit is trending in E-W direction. The drainage pattern is dendritic and the drainage density is moderate formed by network of several third order streams originating from the elevated area. There is no Forest, Buildings & Electric Line etc in the area. The granted area covered with a rocky exposure and devoid of tree growth.

4.04 Existing Infrastructure. At present there is no existing infrastructure. 4.05 Soil classification In the proposal quarry area, about 1200 tonnes top soil is expected. This entire quantity of 1200 tonnes will be recovered in the 1st year alone

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5.00 PLANNING BRIEF This is a quarry operation, which involves removal of overburden and extraction of Building stones from mother rock by using required machineries. The Building stones extracted will be transported to local constructions activities.

5.01 Population Projection The project involves only 20 man powers, who are all engaged from the local peoples. There will not be any variation in population projection.

5.02 Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc).

Present & proposed land use pattern of core zone Present Proposed Total % Particulars in Ha in 5 yrs in Ha Quarrying 0.25 1.21 1.46 72.28 Dumping 0.03 0.06 0.09 04.45 Green Belt - 0.47 0.47 23.27 Road Covered in quarrying & green belt area Infrastructure Covered In Green Belt Area Stock yard Covered in quarrying area Unused Area 1.74 - - Total 2.02 1.74 2.02 100.0

The total broken up area is 0.43Ha including 0.10Ha falls in Green Belt From the above chart it is clear that an area of 1.55 Ha is proposed to be utilized for quarrying and connected activities in the Plan period. Out of which, an area of 1.46 Ha Land will be utilized for quarry activities and

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0.09 Ha will be used for dumping. Besides, an area of 0.47Ha is proposed for Green belt development, all along the quarry area boundary.

5.03 Post Mining land use Plan The Reclamation has not been proposed because of the fact that the mineable reserves are still persisting below the Proved level. Hence, back filling is not advisable. The present Exploration, UPL drawn for development of Quarry reveals that an area of 1.46 Ha required for quarry alone which works out to be 72.28% of the total area which may be change after complete exploration. Based on the present data and exploration, the post quarry land proposed for afforestation, Water Pond, public use. This post quarry land use will be implemented only after Final Quarry Closure Plan approved by the Authority.

5.04 Amenities/Facilities. The required Amenities/Facilities for the employees will be provided as per the mines act & rules and directive from the respective authorities.

6.00 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.01 Industrial Area (Processing Area). Building Stone Quarry area is 5.00 Ac only. There is no proposal for additional area for the project. 6.02 Residential Area (Non Processing Area).

There is no any proposal for residential area connected to this Project.

6.03 Social Infrastructure.

The CSR works proposed for this Project along with budgetary provisions are given below.

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Social Infrastructure Proposed. Sl.No CSR Activities Proposed Budget in Lakhs. 1 Providing furniture’s to the local 0.40 school 2 Medical facilities for the local 0.30 villages 3 Local road maintenance 0.40 4Temple development (surrounding 0.30 4 villages) Total 1.40 6.04 Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/Metro/Water ways etc). The quarry area is located towards N-W at a distance of 2.00Km from Nandikurali Village. The Nandikurali Village is located on Yadrav to Nandikurali road. The road connecting from quarry area to main road can be approached in all seasons. The Raibag is the Taluk Head Quarter and nearest town at a distance of 7.00Kms. The nearest railway station is kempatti at a distance of 4.00 kms. Nearest forest boundary(Raibag reserve forest) at a distance of 1.55kms. The nearest inter-state boundary(Karnataka-Maharastra) is at a distance of 14.50kms.

6.05 Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of water) Water Requirement Flow Chart for Proposed Mining Activities

S Bore well near Mines sour o ce u r c e 10KLD m3/d

Cons 6KLD 1 KLD 3KLD umer Domestic Dust Suppression Green Belt Development

W A S T E Septic Tank & Soak Pit W A T E R PR13 Zero Effluent to Environment From the above chat it is clear that there is no effluent generation in the project.

6.06 Solid Waste Management. In the plan period, about 8675 tonnes waste likely to be generated. The average waste likely to be generated in a year will be about 1735 TPA only. The details year wise waste generation is given below. Year Total waste in tones

1st Year 1776 2nd Year 1801 3rd Year 1684 4th Year 1708 5th Year 1707 Total 8676 In the plan period about 8675 tones waste likely to be generated. The average waste likely to be generated in a year will be about 1735 TPA only. Out of this quantity about 50% (867TPA) waste is proposed to be used for local road maintenance and agriculture bund. The remaining 50% (868TPA) waste proposed to be stocked in dump yard designated for the purpose. At the outset, about 868 TPA Waste is generating for storing in every year. For this purpose an area of 0.09 Ha identified. Its accommodation capacity is 9800 tonnes. Considering the rate of waste generated and accommodation capacity the dump yard is sufficient to accommodate dump about 11 years.

6.07 Power Requirement & Supply / source. There is no proposal for electricity power for this project.

7.00 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

The project is located in the patta. Land, covered with building stones. There is no any displacement of people, monuments, and residences. Therefore, rehabilitation and resettlement does not arise.

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8.00 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

a)Project Schedule As per the building stones reserve available the life of the project will be about 11 years at the rate of 85000 TPA. The cost of the Building stones will be about Rs.300/tonnes, which work out to be Rs. 255.0 lakhs turn over. The expected net profit will be about Rs. 50/tonne. b) Cost Estimates

Sl. No Parameters Items 1 Production in TPA 85000 2 Sale price /tonne 300.0 3 Cost Production/tonne in Rs 250.0 4 Net profit/tonne in Rs 50.0 Total Turnover in lakhs rupees 255.0 Total Net Profit in lakhs rupees 42.50 From the above a) & b) it is clear that the project is economically viable for long term sustainable of the project.

9.00 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

Building stone quarry activity of Sathish K Magennavar will help in improvement of the economic status of the people around the area.  Building stones activities will benefit the local people and boost up the

local market.

 The building stones reserves of this area are economically viable.

 The building stones activities will provide socio-economic benefits to the

local peoples with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The regional

benefits to the state in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes etc.,

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10.00 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (REIA) &

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP).

10.01 Base line environmental data: In order to determine the impact of mining activities on environmental status, base line data generation is very essential which helps to evaluate the predicted impact on various environmental attributes by using scientifically developed and widely accepted impact assessment methodologies and also helps in preparing EMP for improving the environmental quality.

Therefore this chapter illustrates the description of existing environmental status of the study area with reference to the prominent environmental attributes such as climate, atmospheric condition, water quality, soil quality, vegetation pattern, land use pattern, ecology, archeological places, socio economic aspect etc.

The studies were carried out within the radius of 5 km around the permitted area. This zone is further classified as core zone and buffer zone for better understanding of base line status.

The environmental screening was done based on the available data supplemented by primary and secondary data as well as field data were collected to describe the existing environmental setup.

(a) Micro-Meteorology

The historical data on meteorological parameters has been collected from nearest Indian Meteorological Department. The same data is used as they will have similar climatological conditions as that of project area. The following climatological parameters have been recorded.  Temperature  Wind velocity and direction  Rainfall

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Daily Max, Min &Avg temperature, relative humidity and Avg Rainfall for the year 2015 is given below Average Daily Avg relative Month High 0 C Low 0 C rainfall in mm mean 0C humidity in %

Jan 2015 29.2 14.0 21.6 46 2.0 Feb 2015 32.1 16.6 24.3 40 3.0 Mar 2015 35.7 20.4 28.0 40 22.0 Apr 2015 38.2 24.6 31.4 52 27.0 May 2015 40.2 27.2 33.7 63 23.0 Jun 2015 35.8 25.9 30.8 82 171.0 Jul 2015 29.9 23.6 26.7 87 450.0 Aug 2015 29.5 23.4 26.4 88 451.0 Sep 2015 30.5 23.4 26.9 83 251.0 Oct 2015 30.7 21.4 26.0 69 96.0 Nov 2015 29.1 16.3 22.7 57 10.0 Dec 2015 28.4 13.5 20.9 52 4 Avg 32.44 20.85 26.61 63.25 125.83

From the above data, it could be concluded that maximum rainfall during the month of July &August & minimum rainfall will be during January & February. Wind speed & direction: The wind speed in the study area was 15.5 km/hr and average is 5.2km/hr the direction is north-west to south-east. Summary of micro-meteorological data

Parameters Units Data

Maximum Average Temperature 0C 32.44 Minimum Average Temperature 0C 20.84 Average annual rainfall mm 125.83

(b) Existing land use:

The existing land is rocky exposure having no tree growth or any other infrastructure in the area. The present land use pattern is given below.

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Present Proposed Total % Particulars in Ha in 5 yrs in Ha Quarrying 0.25 1.21 1.46 72.28 Dumping 0.03 0.06 0.09 04.45 Green Belt - 0.47 0.47 23.27 Road Covered in quarrying & green belt area Infrastructure Covered In Green Belt Area Stock yard Covered in quarrying area Unused Area 1.74 - - Total 2.02 1.74 2.02 100.0

(c) Air Environment As per the CPCP guidelines the following limits are prescribed. Places Parameters Unit:(µg/m³) PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Industrial, Residential 100 60 80 80 and other places The secondary source of information collected for the area the parameters of air pollutants are far below the prescribed limit.

(d) Noise Environment Ambient Noise Standards are given below Location Noise Level (Leq in db(A)) Day Night Industrial area 75 70 Commercial area 65 55 Residential area 55 45 Silence Zone 50 40 From the secondary source of information the ambient noise level are far below the prescribed limit.

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(e) Socio Economic Environment Socio economic study is an important integral part of environmental study. Existing as well as upcoming projects will have some impact (adverse or beneficial) on the environment. The impact may alter the socio economic status of the society in dual ways. Hence, it is important to conduct socio- economic studies and assess the existing status and also the impacts envisaged by upcoming projects on the socioeconomic conditions of the study area.

The information on socio-economic aspects has been compiled from various secondary sources including government and semi-government offices.

Study involved following phases: . To collect baseline information on socio-economic status of the surrounding villages. . To draw suggestion on the kind of schemes/ community development . Understand the people perception on the initiatives taken up by mining companies. . Broaden the scope of the company’s involvement with the local community.

10.02 Environmental Impact Assessment: Considering the lease area, extent of mechanization, production, manpower etc. the project is micro level. Other activities are more beneficial to the local people and the raw materials are very essential for the growth of construction activities Therefore, it could be summarized that there is no impact on environment due to this proposed quarry operation. However the individual parameters impact assessments are given below.

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Land:-From the proposed quarry activity it is expected to broken about 1.55 Ha land in the life of the quarry. As result slight change will be expected on land degradation.

Air quality:-The main source of Air pollution is from drilling and blasting, movement of machineries. The impact on air quality due to proposed mining activity would be negligible from the quarry operation.

Water quality:-They are no toxic or poisonous discharges into the drains from mining operations. So, the quality of water shall not be affected. But in the surface water some suspended silt particles may find their way. Therefore, it could be concluded that there is micro impact on water quality due to this proposed mining activity.

Noise level:-The main source of noise pollution is from drilling & blasting and also mining machineries. Noise can be considered as an integral part of the quarry activity. The magnitude of impact depends on the methodology of quarry, machinery deployed and allied activities. The activities are very minimal; hence there is no impact on noise level.

Vibration:-Only 33-100 mm drilling proposed for quarry operation, there is no deep hole drilling and blasting in the plan period. Hence the vibration due to quarry operation is negligible and there is no impact due to drilling and blasting.

Socio economics:-People residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect employment opportunity created by the quarry activity. The mine has employed 20 persons directly. There will be increase in per capita income, better life style, demand for the local goods / products, employment opportunities etc., are benefitted to the local people. Hence, there is a positive impact on socio-economic field due to this quarry activity.

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Occupational health:-Main occupation of the people is agriculture, quarrying related activities etc., and lately many of them have found more rewarding jobs in the quarrying sector. Further safety shoes, helmets, goggles, leather gloves, earmuffs, breathing mask etc will be provided to eligible workers as pert the prescribed norms of DGMS. Historical monument:-There is no historical monuments, important places, temples, within 5 km radius. At the outset there is no impact due to these quarry operations. However in order to maintain Eco-friendly quarry operations the environmental management plan has been drawn and proposed for implementation.

10.03 Environmental management plan: In order to attain the desired objective of environmental quantity and sustainable quarry operations in and around the Sy. No. 210/1A (P) and 211/1 (Patta. Land) of Nandikurali Village, Raibag Tq & Belagavi Dist. environmental management is must. The principal environmental parameters such as land, air, water &noise are considered for impact assessment and management.

(a) Land Management: From the proposed quarry activity it is expected to broken about 1.55 Ha land in the life of the quarry. As result slight change will be expected on land use. Which could be managed better way as it was in the post quarry land use plan. It is proposed to use the excavated land for water pond, agriculture, afforestation and public use purpose at the post mining stage. This post quarrying land use will be taken up only at the end of the life period.

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(b) Waste management In the plan period about 8675 tones waste likely to be generated. The average waste likely to be generated in a year will be about 1735 TPA only. Out of this quantity about 50% (867TPA) waste proposed to be used for local road maintenance and agriculture bund. The remaining 50% (868TPA) waste proposed to be stocked in dump yard designated for the purpose. Adequate retaining wall and garland drains will be constructed.

(c) Temporary storage and preservation of top-soil: In the proposal quarry area, about 1200 tonnes top soil is expected. This entire quantity of 1200 tonnes will be recovered in the 1st year alone and stored in the Green belt area temporarily. This top soil will be protected from erosion / siltation. During the monsoon, the entire quantity will be used for afforestation / agriculture. Therefore, a separate yard has not been earmarked for the purpose.

(d) Proposal for reclamation of land affected by abandoned quarries and other quarry activities during first five years: There is no proposal for reclamation of quarry and other quarry activities in the quarry area. Since, the ore body is still persisting below the existing level, there is no proposal for reclamation and rehabilitation of the worked out pits / area proposed in this plan period.

(e) Programs of year wise afforestation for the initial five years: In order to compensate for the purpose of afforestation, an area of 0.45 Ha identified within the lease area (Green Belt). Its location, area, no. of plants & type of species etc are given below.

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Proposed afforestation programme Year Location Area Spacing No: of Apprx Types of in Ha in mtrs plants Cost in species Lakhs 1st Year Safety zone 0.094 2.0 X 2.0 235 0.20 Honge, Arali, Aala, Anjan, nd 2 Year Safety zone 0.094 2.0 X 2.0 235 0.20 Neem, Mango 3rd Year Safety zone 0.094 2.0 X 2.0 235 0.20 etc., species in 4th Year Safety zone 0.094 2.0 X 2.0 235 0.20 consultation with local 5th Year Safety zone 0.094 2.0 X 2.0 235 0.20 forest dept. Total 0.47 1175 1.00

The corresponding location of afforestation proposed for the five years period. The locations of afforestation are shown in the EMP plan Plate.No.07. Maintenance of plantation work will be carried out throughout the year.

(f) Stabilization and vegetation of dumps along with waste dump management year-wise for the first five years:

There is no dump yard identified in the leased area. Therefore the stabilization and vegetation of dump has not been proposed in this plan period.

(g) Treatment and disposal of water from the Quarry: No mineral beneficiation will be conducted using water. Hence, question of treating water before discharge does not arise.

(h) Measures for protecting historical monuments and for rehabilitation of human settlement, likely to be disturbed due to quarry activity: No historical monuments exist with-in the vicinity of the quarry area, there is no habitation the area.

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No villages are situated with-in the area. Workmen and staff come from the nearby villages.

(i) Socio-Economic benefits arising out of quarry operation: People residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect employment opportunity created by the quarry activity. The Quarry has employed 20 persons directly. There will be increase in per capita income, better life style, demand for the local goods / products, employment opportunities etc., are benefitted to the local people. Hence, there is a positive impact on socio-economic field due to this quarry activity.

(j) Monitoring schedules for different environmental components:

In order to detect any changes from the baseline status all the environmental parameters viz. air, water, noise, soil will be monitored regularly. Monitoring program will be followed till the quarry operations continue every year as per the schedule below.

(i) Air Pollution Control Measures:  Water sprinkling on haulage roads to suppress dust.  Maintenance of haulage road slopes.  Removal of accumulated dusty material on road regularly.  Regular maintenance of earthmoving equipment’s and vehicles.  Restriction on speed of vehicles.  Periodical monitoring of air quality.  Loaded vehicle will be covered with tarpaulin.

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(ii)Noise pollution Control Measures  Regular maintenance of machinery and vehicles.  Greenbelt development along the roads.  Providing ear muffles to the workers.  Proper road gradient maintenance

(iii) Water pollution control measures  Ground water recharging and rain water harvesting systems proposed to be adopted outside the quarry area where ever necessary.  Drains proposed to be constructed to collect storm water and divert the same to the nearby nullahs.  Adequate retention wall proposed to be constructed all along the toe of the dump.  Afforestation proposed to be carried out in consultation with local forest authority for selection of species, in the barren area, all along the road side and inactive dump areas.

k) Budget for environmental productive & CSR works: In order to maintain good environment the proposed environmental protective works and CSR works along with budget are given below.

(a) Environmental Works. Protective Unit Propos Specifica Appr. Total in measures ed tion Rate/unit Rs.Lakhs Air quality Ls/5yr Regul Water Rs. 0.25 1.25 management ar spray Lakh/Yr Garland drains Rmts/5yr 150 On site Rs.500/ M³ 0.75 Check Dam Ls 2 On site 4.00 Retaining Wall Rmts/5yr 150 On Site Rs. 1.12

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750/mtrs Environmental Per 5year Ls Regular Rs.0.25Lakh 1.25 Monitoring /yr Fencing Wall Mtr/5 50 On Site Rs. 0.25 Yrs 500/mtrs Afforestation Ha/5yr 0.47 On road Rs.1.00 1.00 Lakh/Ha Total 9.62

(b) CSR Works Sl.No CSR Activities Proposed Budget in Lakhs. 1 Providing furniture’s to the local 0.40 school 2 Medical facilities for the local 0.30 villages 3 Local road maintenance 0.40 4Temple development 0.30 4 (surrounding villages) Total 1.40

For implementation of Environment Management Plan a small unit called Environment Management Cell will be formed under the control of the Manager. The job of this cell will be:  Implementation of pollution control measure.  Monitoring program implementation.  Post-plantation care.  To estimate the efficiency of pollution control measures taken.  To bring out any other unforeseen effect on environment not covered under report.  Seeking expert’s advice when needed.

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11.00 CONCULSION :

Building stone quarry activity of Sathish K Magennavar will help  In Improvement of the economic status of the people around the area.  Boost up the local market, which will invite people from different places to install their ancillary units.  Direct & indirect employment opportunities.  Benefits to the state in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes etc.,  Provide medical facility to all the employees and medical checkup camps to the local villagers.  Hence, it could be summarized that there is no impact on environment and will be an overall positive impact on socio-economics of people living in the villages.

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