Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Project Category: a (Expansion) Location: Near Village: Aniali Taluka: Ranavav, District: Porbandar, State: Gujarat
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FINAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN OF EXPANSION OF ANIALI LIMESTONE MINING PROJECT PROJECT CATEGORY: A (EXPANSION) LOCATION: NEAR VILLAGE: ANIALI TALUKA: RANAVAV, DISTRICT: PORBANDAR, STATE: GUJARAT TOTAL LEASE AREA-21.04 (Ha) PROPOSED PRODUCTION: 1,75,000 TONS PER ANNUM BASELINE MONITORING PERIOD DECEMBER 2018- JANUARY 2019- FEBRUARY 2019 PROJECT PROPONENT M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Reg office: Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Mumbai-400001, Site office: P.O.-Mithapur, Tehsil- Okhamandal, District-Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat EIA CONSULTANT IN SITU ENVIRO CARE PVT. LTD. QCI/NABET Accredited & ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company NABET Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1821/RA0070 To, Date 09.06.2021 The Member Secretary Expert Appraisal Committee Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road New Delhi-110003 Sub: Submission of final EIA/EMP report for grant of Environmental Clearance for Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project over an area of 21.04 Ha. near village-Aniali, Tehsil- Ranavav, District- Porbandar, State- Gujarat. Ref: Terms of Reference (ToR) by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with vide letter no. J-11015/42/2020-IA.II (M) dated 13thNovember 2020 Dear Sir, This is with above reference and mentioned subject that the Final EIA/EMP report has been prepared as per the generic structure prescribed in MoEF&CC notification S.O.1533(E) dated 14th September 2006. The report is submitted for your kind perusal and onwards needful action for grant of Environment Clearance. Thanking you, Paresh C. Tank General Manager-Corporate Affairs TATA Chemicals Limited Gujarat c TI'^-\ Trn Date 1110912017 Authority Letter This is to state that Sh. Paresh Tank will be the official correspondent from our side for carrying our Environmental clearance work of Limestone Mines. He also holds the authority to present himself before the appraisal committee at the time of presentations. He may sign the documents on behalf of Tata Chemicals Limited. Name - Sh. Paresh Tank Designation- General Manager- Corporate Affairs Phone number- 079-614061 05 Fax- 02892-223361 E, Mail - [email protected] Authorised by /7* (B B Kathpalia) VP- Manufacturing Tata Chemicals Limited Mithapur (Gujarat) IATA CHEMICALS UM]TED Mhhapur :16I :l4S Disrrid Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat Tel + 9l (02892) 665991 t 2I I I 4 Fax + 9l (028921 223361 www.ratachemica*com nrgirrctld Ofhcc Eomby tloure 24 tlomi Mody Stre€r Forr Mumbai lloo oor CtN : Uta2i9MHt939ptCOO2B93 tu I Scanned by CamScanner UNDERTAKING This EIA/EMP Report is prepared for obtaining Environment Clearance (EC) of Expansion of AnialiLimestone Mining Project near village-Aniali, Tehsil- Ranavav, District- Porbandar, State- Gujarat with a mine lease area of 21.04 Ha for mining of Limestone mineral has been prepared as per the conditions laid down in Terms of Reference (ToR) prescribed by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, vide letter no. J-11015/42/2020-IA.II (M) dated 13th November 2020. I, Paresh C. Tank, authorised signatory for M/s TATA Chemicals Limited, affirm that all the data submitted and the information presented in this report are factually correct to the best of my knowledge. Thanking You, Paresh C. Tank General Manager-Corporate Affairs TATA Chemicals Limited Gujarat Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP INDEX Cover Letter Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Annexure List of Abbreviations Executive Summary in English Questionnaire S NO TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble 1 1.2 General Information on Mining of Minerals 1 1.3 Description of lease area 1 1.4 Identification of Project & Project Proponent 2 1.4.1 Name of the Project 2 1.4.2 Identification of Project Proponents 2 1.4.3 Location of mine lease and study area 3 1.5 Brief Description of the Project 7 1.6 Mine Connectivity 8 1.7 Importance of Project 9 1.8 Scope of the Study 11 1.9 Compliance of TOR 11 CHAPTER-2: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2.0 General 28 2.1 Description of the project 28 2.1.1 Lease hold area 29 2.1.2 Location details 32 M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP 2.1.3 Need for the Project 39 2.1.4 Salient features of the project 39 2.1.5 Size/Magnitude of Operation 42 2.2 Geology 42 2.2.1 Topography 42 2.2.2 Regional Geology 43 2.2.3 Local Geology 44 2.2.4 Description of the rocks units within the lease area 44 2.3 General Features 45 2.3.1 Surface Drainage Pattern 45 2.3.2 Vegetation 46 2.3.3 Climate 46 2.3.4 Rainfall 46 2.4 Quality of Reserves 49 2.4.1 Method of Estimation of Reserve 49 2.5 Method of Mining 49 2.5.1 Existing method of mining 49 2.5.2 Proposed Method of Mining 49 2.5.3 Mining Equipment 51 2.5.4 Sorting of limestone 58 2.5.5 Proposed Rate of Production 58 2.6 Life of Mine 58 2.7 Details of Mining Process 58 2.7.1 Conceptual Mining Plan 58 2.7.2 Ultimate Pit Depth Limit 59 2.8 Waste Management 59 2.8.1 Overburden/Waste Management 60 2.9 Beneficiation/Processing 60 2.10 Site Facility 62 2.10.1 Mining Office 62 M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP 2.10.2 Rest Shelter 62 2.10.3 Blasting Shelter 62 2.11 Utilities required 62 2.11.1 Power Supply 62 2.11.2 Workshop and Stores 62 2.11.3 Fuel Detail 62 2.11.4 Water Requirement 62 2.12 Waste Water generation 63 2.13 Mine Drainage 63 2.14 Storm Water 64 2.15 Employment Generation 64 2.16 Land Use Pattern (Present Vs Conceptual) 65 2.17 Break-up of areas in the mining lease 66 2.18 Reclamation and Rehabilitation of mined out area 70 CHAPTER-3: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3.0 General 71 3.1 Study Area & Study period 71 3.1.1 Methodology 71 3.2 Land Environment of the Study area 74 3.2.1 Land Use in Core Zone 74 3.2.2 Land Use in Buffer Zone 75 3.2.3 Seismicity of the area 78 3.2.4 Major environmental features in Study Area 78 3.3 Water Environment 79 3.3.1 Sampling frequency 79 3.3.2 Ground water 80 3.3.2.1 Ground water quality results and conclusion 84 3.3.3 Surface water 85 3.3.3.1 Surface water results and conclusion 88 3.4 Air Environment 88 M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP 3.4.1 Site specific meteorological data 88 3.4.2 Secondary Data Collected from IMD 90 3.4.3 Wind Pattern 90 3.4.4 Temperature 94 3.4.5 Relative Humidity 95 3.4.6 Ambient Air Quality 96 3.4.6.1 Selection Criteria for Monitoring Location 96 3.4.6.2 Baseline Scenario 105 3.4.6.3 Mineralogical composition of PM10 109 3.5 Noise Environment 110 3.5.1 Noise Level in the Study Area 110 3.5.2 Sources of Noise 110 3.5.3 Ambient Noise Standards 113 3.5.4 Baseline Scenario 113 3.6 Soil Characteristics 114 3.6.1 Methodology 116 3.6.2 Results of analysis of the soil 118 3.7 Biological Environment 119 3.7.1 Objectives of Ecological Studies 119 3.7.2 Biogeography and Physiographic of the study area 119 3.7.3 Sampling Methodology of Study 119 3.7.4 Terrestrial Environment 120 3.7.4.1 Core Zone 120 3.7.4.2 Buffer Zone 120 3.7.5 Aquatic Environment 123 3.7.6 Rare, endangered and threatened species (RET) of the Study Area 125 3.7.7 Ecologically Sensitive Areas 125 3.7.8 Biological Environment of Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 126 3.7.8.0 General 126 3.7.8.1 Location of Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 126 M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP 3.7.8.2 Physiography 126 3.7.8.3 Forest type of this sanctuary 126 3.7.8.4 Floral species in the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 127 3.7.8.5 Medicinal Plants found in the sanctuary 127 3.7.8.6 Faunal species present in the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 128 3.7.8.7 Importance of Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 135 3.8 Socio-Economic Environment 135 3.8.1 Objectives 136 3.8.2 Methodology adopted for the study 136 3.8.3 Concepts & Definition 136 3.8.4(a) Description of the District 137 3.8.4(b) Description of the Study Area 138 3.8.4.1 Core Zone 138 3.8.4.2 Buffer Zone 138 3.8.5 Demographic Profile of the study area based on 2011 Census data 140 3.8.5.1 Population of the study area 141 3.8.5.2 Social Structure 141 3.8.5.3 Literacy 142 3.8.5.4 Illiteracy 143 3.8.6 Occupational structure 147 3.8.6.1 Total workers 147 3.8.6.1.1 Cultivators 147 3.8.6.1.2 Agricultural Laborers 147 3.8.6.1.3 Household Industry Laborers 147 3.8.6.1.4 Other Workers 148 3.8.6.2 Non workers 148 3.8.7 Infrastructural Facilities and Amenities in the Study Area 153 3.8.8 Conclusion 160 3.8.9 Measures adopted by M/s TATA Chemicals Limited for the development of 160 the social structure CHAPTER-4: ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES M/s TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED Expansion of Aniali Limestone Mining Project Final EIA/EMP 4.0 General 161 4.0.1 Impact Assessment Methodology 161 4.1 Land Environment 162 4.1.1 Change in Land use Pattern 162 4.1.2 Impact on Soil Environment 163 4.1.3 Conceptual Reclamation and Rehabilitation of the mined-out area 164 4.2 Water Environment 165 4.2.1 Wastewater Generation, Treatment & Disposal 165 4.2.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures for Water Resources 166 4.3 Impact on Air Quality 166 4.3.1 Emissions Details 167 4.3.2 Meteorological Data 167 4.3.3 Frame work of Computation & Model details 170 4.3.4 Model Results 170 4.3.4.1 Results of PM10GLC concentration 171 4.3.4.2 Result of PM2.5GLC concentration 173 4.3.4.3 Result of NO2GLC concentration 175 4.3.4.4 Result of SO2GLC concentration 177 4.3.4.5 Result of CO GLC concentration 179 4.3.5 Proposed Mitigation Measures For Dust Suppression 181 4.4 Noise Environment 181 4.4.1 Noise Impact