PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:-
Particulars Details
M/s.Building Lime stone mine of
Project Name Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama
Survey no. 113 /paiki 1/paiki 3 , Village- Indroi ,Tal. Patan- Location Veraval , Dist. – Gir- Somnath.
Latitude 20°56'57.00"N
Longitude 70°27'30.21"E
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Total Area 00.80.94 Hect.
Mineable Reserves 225000 Tonnes
Capacity 21500 TPA
Life of Mine 10 years
Estimated Cost Project 8.78Lacs
Ultimate Pit Limit 6 meter
Power Requirement 60 HP
Fuel Requirement NA
DG set NA
Highest and Lowest Elevation NA
Land use Private land (Non Agricuture land)
Nearest Habitation/Town Savan village Habitation is 205.25 meters From site
Nearest Air port Diu Airport 54.72 km, Keshod Airport 45.11 km from Site
Nearest Highway NH 8D - 5.95 Km ( Junagadh – Veraval- Una Highway )
Nearest Railway Station Somnath Railway Station is 7.76 Km From Site.
Seismic zone III
Power supply 60 HP By PGVCL
Nearest Dispensary And Govt. Veraval - General Hospital – 10.20 Km
Hospital
Veraval - college Various Education is 10.90 km From Educational Facility Site.
Water Demand and supply 3.00 KLD and supply nearest farm well
Nearest Tourist place Gir-Somnath Tempal – 9.00 km From Site.
Defense installation NA
Archeological Features NA
Ecological Sensitive Zones NA
Nearest Streams/Rivers/water Hiran River – 71.25 meters From Site. bodies(From mine boundary)
2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT The proposed M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama Area at near Village- Indroi , Applied Area- 00.80.94 Ha.,S. No. 113/ paiki 1/ paiki 3, Proposed Production- 21,500 TPA , Taluka- Patan-Veraval, Dist. Gir-Somnath,(Gujarat) has been granted to Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama, resident of At. Indroi , Tal. Patan- Veraval, Dist. Gir-Somnath ..
2.1. Copy of Mining Lease/ Letter of Intent.
A letter of intent has been issued in Favor of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama, for extraction of Building Lime Stone, Near Village- Indroi , Taluka- Patan-Veraval, Dist. Gir-Somnath,(Gujarat)., For The Period of years Vide Letter no. …………………………………………………….. Dated-……………..
2.2 Nature of the project:
Mining of Building Limestone is proposed in the applied area 00.80.94 Ha. (Private. Near land), Village- Indroi, Tal. Patan- Veraval, Dist. Gir- Somnath,(Gujarat). Mining will be carried out by Semi-Mechanized Opencast Method. Proposed Production 21,500 TPA.
The Building Limestone Area near Patan- Veraval is a hub for building limestone Extraction. There are various projects for production of limestone blocks in the mine. The building limestone industry is a thriving industry because of prolific use of limestone in building industry. The project is aimed at producing building limestone slabs from the applied area.
TABLE 2.1 SHOWS THE ML AREA ALONG WITH ITS DIMENSIONS.
SI No. Near Village Area 1. Indroi 00.80.94 Hectare.
2.3 Need For The Project and its importance to the country:
Building Limestone is an important mineral for the building Construction. It is naturally available in sample quantities and thus is important for construction of buildings due to its toughness. It is being used as bricks.
2.4. Demand - Supply gap
The demand of building stone depends on the level of development and the rate of growth of the economy. However, there is a persistent demand for this commodity.
2.5. Imports vs. Indigenous Production
There is no Import of building Limestone. All production of building Stone is earmarked for the indigenous demand/ local market.
2.6. Export Possibility
There is no proposal to export the production.
2.7. Domestic/Export Markets
The limestone (Building) will be only for domestic market/local Suppliers.
2.8. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) Due to the Project
The proposed Chanchakvad Lime stone (Building) making activity is envisaged to improve the socio-economic condition on a micro-economic scale by generating local employment 7 direct and 3 indirect.
TABLE NO. 2.2 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL
S.No. Particulars Numbers 1 Permit Manager 2 2 Forman 1 3 Others 5 Total 8 For the plantation, security, or any type of general labour shall be kept on contract basis.
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
3.1. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.
The limestone (Building) Area is a fresh application for environmental clearance and not interlinked or interdependent.
3.2. Location (Map Showing general location, Specific location, and Project site layout) with co-ordinates.
The Buillding Lime Stone mine of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama Area is located at near Village- Indroi, Tal. Patan- Veraval, Dist. Gir-Somnath, Gujarat.
Refer Fig. 1. :-
Location Plan of Indroi (M/s. building lime stone mine of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama ) Area.
Refer Fig. 2: Google image showing the Area.
Fig.1: LOCATION PLAN OF INDROI M/s. BILUDING LIME STONE MINE OF LAKHAMANBHAI UKABHAI CHUDASAMA.
Fig.2 IMAGE OF THE INDROI M/s. BILUDING LIME STONE MINE OF LAKHAMANBHAI UKABHAI CHUDASAMA
Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration done into should be highlighted. The maximum rated capacity of the project will be 36,000 TPA productions and the area is spread over 00.80.94 Ha. The bricks formation is in form of 15”X 9” X 9”. 3.4. Project Description with process details
The soil cover is firstly stacked with use of an hired JCB/excavator and piled for backfilling and plantation later on. The surface to be mined is scrapped to a level and 3-4 stone cutters are put into use. The standard saleable limestone block measures 15”x9”x9”. Depth is kept constant at 9 to 10 inches for a cutter and cuts are made by wet cutting. The blocks are carefully liberated manually thereafter and are ready for sale.
3.5. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area o final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product. No raw materials are required in preparation of final products.
3.6. Resource Optimization/ Recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any. NA. 3.7. Availability of water and its source, Energy/ Power requirement and source should be given. Water will be brought from nearby Villages through water tankers TABLE NO. 3.1. WATER DEMAND Purpose Requirement (KLD) Drinking Purpose 0.3
Domestic use 0.7
Dust Suppression/Stone cutting 1.0
Plantation 1.0
Total 3.00
3.8. Quantity of wastes to be generated (Liquid and Solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal. About 40% wastes will be generated & waste will be used for the backfilling. TABLE NO. 3.2. PROPOSED PRODUCTION & WASTE Year Proposed Waste Production (Top soil & in MT Screnning in Cum) 1st 9000 13500 2nd 9000 13500 3rd 11250 11250 4th 11250 11250 5th 13500 9000 6th 13500 9000 7th 15750 6750 8th 15750 6750 9th 18000 4500 th 10 18000 4500 TOTA = 225000 135000 90000
4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1. Connectivity TABLE-4.1: CONNECTIVITY DETAILS FROM SITE: Sr. Particulars Details No. 1. Road The Savani village, nearest population center is 205.25 mt. Connectivity away from the lease area & it is connected with other important towns and cities through a good network of roads with regular public transport services. The District quarter Gir-Somnath is 5.95 km connected by tar road ( NH 8D ) ( Junagadh – Veraval - Una Highway). 2. Nearest NH 8E – 5.95 km (Junagadh – Veraval - Una Highway ) Highway 3. Nearest The nearest is at Railway Station Somnath @ 7.76 Km Railway lease area. Station 4. Nearest The nearest civilian airport for regular commercial flights is Airport at Keshod Airport the road distance from the lease area is around 45.1 km.
4.2. Land form, land use and land ownership Applied Area 00.80.94 State Gujarat District Gir-Somnath Taluka Patan Veraval Village Indroi
Land ownership The land is of private land and the LoI has been granted in favor of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama for the period of 5 years.
4.3. Topography The topography of the lease area is almost flat. The mine has a thin veneer of soil having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters. The applied area forms a part of survey No. Survey no. 113 / paiki 1/paiki 3
4.4. Existing land use Pattern TABLE-4.2: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA
S. Particular Existing No. Land Use
Pattern in
Hect.
1 Pits 0.00
2 Road 0.00
3 Backfill 0.00
4 Mineral Stack 0.00
5 Plantation 0.00
6 Water Reservoirs 0.00
7 Remaining Virgin 00.80.94 Area
Total 00.80.94
4.5. Existing Infrastructure
Commensurate with the scale of mining operations, the Requisite support facilities are Proposed to be Provided, which are adequate to meet the functional requirement of the mine. In the next coming years it is proposed to construct and provide site services as mine office cum rest shelter, first aid box, toilet etc. The drinking water is made available through water tankers.
4.6. Soil / Rock Formation
Around Morvi and Wankaner area Sandstone & Shale of Jura- Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The Sandstone belongs to Sedimentary group of Rocks. It occupies most of the area of NE part of Rajkot district, in particular Wankaner. The Sandstone is pinkish white to violet in colour and Serves As a very good aquifer. The thickness Sandstone exceeds 400 mts at some places and has a medium to coarse grained texture. The Sandstones here are available in red, grey and black shades with occasional thin coal strings. The variation in colour reflects deposition from various geological provenances and hence variation in composition. Stratigraphic Sequence of the Formations with their geological age are given as below:
Group System Rock type Localities Age in Millions
of years
Quaternar Recent and Alluvium, blown Alluvial plains of Y Sub- Sand, Silts of Rann Gujarat, Ran, Banni
0.01
Recent and Banni, Tidal & Coastal deposites.
Flats And Raised
beaches
Pleistocene Milliolites Saurastra Coast from Gopnath Northwards
1
extending beyond
Porbandar.
Kutch area
Tertiary Pilliocene Dwarka beds, Dwarka,Okha, Piram or Manchhar beds, island, Kutch
12
Kainozoic Gypsiferous clays
and sandy
Foraminiferallimesto-
nes.
Miocene Gaj beds-highly Saurashtra Coast, fossiliferous clays Kutch
25
and limestones.
Agate bearing
Conglomerates. Kand
Formations
Oligocene Tarkeshwar clays Tarkeshwar (District Surat) And Kutch
40
Eocene Nummulitic Tarkeshwar area and limestones and clays Kutch
60
Paleocene Madh series- Kutch Supratrapean
Secondary Cretaceous Deccan traps with Parts of Sabarkantha, or Eocene inter Trappeans Panchmahals,
Mesozoic. Baroda, Broach,
Surat and Major part
of Saurashtra and
Small part of Kutch
Cretaceous Himatnagar sand- Himatnagar, Stones, Kapadvanj,
110
Lameta(Limestone). Balasinor, Parabia,
Bagh beds Dahod, Gabat,
Narmada Valley.
Land / Soil Characteristic The Soils are generally developed from sandstone formation and are coarse in texture with satisfactory internal drainage. The sub soil condition below the Existing ground level is almost uniform in nature. Sub soil is Composed of clay mixed with little fine grained silty sand, Moram and Kankar with Low Resistivity due to clay and soil moisture. The area is covered with recent to Sub Recent alluvial deposits comprising of brownish clay mixed with little fine grained Sand, silty Sand. The soil below ground level consist of top silty low plastic soil layer having no swelling nature. Blackish Brown to yellowish brown clayey silt or sand silt layer extends to the depth of 2 to 3 mts.
Extend of Mechanization & Mining Machinery Deployed: The only Machinery deployed are the stone cutter for cutting the blocks and JCB.
ORE BODY DIMENSION BODY LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH MINERAL REMARKS
LIMESTONE AS PAR AS PAR 6.0 LIMESTONE - LAY OUT LAY OUT
PLAN PLAN
TONNE
LOSSES ALONG 225000 LEASE BOUNDARY -
MT
TOTAL 225000 Approx.
REMAINING RESERVE 225000 Approx.
LIFE OF MINE@ RATE OF 21500 MT 10 YRS Approx.
Recovery Factor: 60% of building Limestone & remaining 40% is rejected. 4.7. Climate date From Secondary Sources M/s Building Lime Stone Mine of Shree Lakhamanbhai Ukabhai Chudasama area is situated in district Gir-Somnath. Gir-Somnath has semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid- June and the wet monsoon season from mid- june to oct., when the city receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity. During summer time, the temperature ranges between 24 °C and 42 °C. In the months of winter, Gir-Somnath temperature varies between 10 °C and 22 °C but on a whole winters are pleasant.
4.8. Social infrastructure available.
The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. is proposed at mine site. The nearest village is Patan -Veraval , health & educational facilities (in the form of Primary and secondary schools) are available there. Medical facilities, Primary Health centre are therein the mine, imparting services, for advance medical facilities. In each village one health worker has been appointed by the Govt. to Provide primary health facilities. Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the hand pump, open well and tube well. The water supply is also supplied through tanker in few villages. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby village. Some of the villagers are having mobile phones. An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures will be adopted: Pre & Periodical Medical checkup program for all the workers. Compulsory medical checkup program and first –aid box with necessary equipment will be provided. Training for workers Regarding occupational hazards. Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc. 5. PLANNING BRIEF
5.1. Planning concept
It is a mining project of mineral building limestone. The proposed production of is 21,500 TPA. Opencast, Semi- Mechanized method of mining will be adopted and transportation of minerals shall be done through road by trucks.
5.2. Man Power Requirement Man Power requirement for mining is estimated to be 8 Nos. Most of the employees will be recruited from neighboring village. The laborers are provided along with tractor trolley by contractor or from nearby villages. So there will no permanently migration of people, hence there will be no population projection.
5.3. Land use Planting
TABLE-5.1: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA S.No. Land use Pre Operational Operational Post Category Phase Phase Operational Phase 1 Pits 0.00 0.4555 0.2410 2 Dumps 0.00 0.0000 0.0000 3 Plantation 0.00 0.2872 0.2872 4 Road 0.00 0.0300 0.0000 5 Mineral Stack 0.00 0.0100 0.0000 6 Black Filled mine 0.00 0.0000 0.2812 out mine 7 Remaining Virgin 0.80.94 0.02670 0.0000 land Total 0.80.94 0.80.94 0.80.94
Total 0.80.94 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes 0.2872 hect. Area will be used for plantation on statutory barrier, 0.2812 hect.
5.4. Facilities Provided
5.4.1. Infrastructure
The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. is proposed at mine site. For drinking, water will be brought from water tanker outside the applied mine. A first aid box will also be constructed and maintained. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby villages. Medical facilities are also provided.
5.4.2. Landscaping and Green belt development
It is proposed to plant total 290 Saplings, covering an area of 0.2872 hect. During the post- Operational Stage.
TABLE-5.2: PLANTATION PROGRAM Year Along the lease boundary Mine(ha.) Plants 1 0.0359 36 2 0.0359 36 3 0.0359 36 4 0.0359 36 5 0.0359 36 6 0.0359 36 7 0.0359 37 8 0.0359 37 Total 0.2872 290
Total 00.80.94 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes hect. Area will be used for plantation on statutory barrier, 0.2872 hect. Area will be used for backfilling along with plantation and hect. Area will be for plantation on mined out benches. A number of species will be planted suitable to this area of climate conditions like coconut tree, neem, mango, Jungle, etc.
5.4.3. Health And Safety System During the opencast working, and allied activities, all the precautionary measures shall be taken into account as per GMMR 1961 and GMCDR 1988 for safety and security. Following Safety & security measures will be enforced; Moving front of the query shall have temporary fencing. Permanent fencing will be provided where quarry has reached the ultimate pit limit. Mine entrance will have a permanent check post and record shall be maintained of all persons/vehicles entering the mine area. Round the clock security arrangement shall be provided to prevent inadvertent entry of persons. 5.4.4 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment
Inspire of following all the precautionary measures and following all safety rules, regulations and Procedures, in mining accidents cannot be ruled out completely. The project proponent will formulate a disaster Management plan with the approval of DGMS. Following are the accidents which can take place in mechanized opencast mining and measures proposed to be taken. Fall of human beings or fall of machines from benches/ dumps/ haul roads. Fire & Explosion in machinery Emergency situation due to social reason such as public unrest, terrorism etc.
Preventive Measures:
Creating beam on the side of benches/ haul roads of height greater than or equal to ½ tyre radius. Minimum height of beam shall be 1.2 m and slop 45°. Minimum clearance of 1.5 m will be maintained between outer tyre and beam. Fire fighting equipment in the machinery / workshop/ office will be maintained. Persons will be trained in the use of fire fighting equipment and mock rehearsal will be conducted. Training of security personnel. Procedures as laid down in disaster management plan to be followed.
Training
Persons will be trained in the following: Knowledge of chemicals and use of protective equipment Procedure for reporting emergencies Location and use of fire fighting equipment Knowledge of alarm system and siren Evacuation procedures. Training in first aid as per mines rules 1955
Emergency Equipment & Facilities:
Mobiles Fire fighting equipment’s Emergency medical supplies
Other protective equipment’s i.e. goggles, helmet, face shield, hand gloves, safety belts, barricade tape. First aid station as per the provisions of mines rules 1955.
6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE S. No. Particulars Details
1 Mining area 00.80.94 Ha.
2 Residential Area Not applicable
3 Green belt It is proposed to plant total 290 samplings, covering an area of 0.2865 ha. During the –
Operational stage.
4 Social infrastructure NA
5 Connectivity Sr Particulars Details No.
1 Nearest NH 8D – 5.95 km Highway SH 26 – 4.64 km
2 Nearest Railway Somnath Railway Station 7.76 Km station
From Site.
3 Nearest Keshod Airport airport 45.11 Km From Site
6 Drinking Water 0.3 Management 7 Sewerage system 0.5 8 Industrial 0.7 waste/domestic management 9 Solid waste management 0 10 Power Requirement and 60 HP supply/ source 7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN Since the project is private land, there is no reserves forest or protected forest land within the applied area. There is no human settlements within the area so, no resettlement and rehabilitation is required.
8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 8.1. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given)
The project activity will be taken up in parallel along with the opening of mine, after the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO is granted. The production will commence within two months of the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO.
8.2. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project
The project proponent will incur a total cost of Rs. 8.78 lakh and may vary from place to place and with magnitude of the limestone mining. This will include the rent/lease for land, cost of labor, cost of transportation, fuel charges etc.
9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) The project will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of royalty for mineral and people by the way of direct( 5 persons) and secondary employment (3 persons) opportunities. Management will be helping nearby village by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups etc. especially keeping in the view the tribal and economically backward population in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility.