APPENDIXVIII
{see paEsraph 6) Form lM
Name ofthe M n'nB Le:ses te MA EIIORA STONE A66RFGATES Door No V /25 Meenkunnam, ,Moovatupurha ^rakkuzha LoGr onAre (6Psco odfate) 1,') 01 N:09'54'53.03' E:J6'35 70 5r" N:oe'ia;5a.51; r io:is uls t , fit zc17.s3" 04 N, or sn-3.t7; E,76" 3t 16J0"
szeor e M nmg tease(fedzres) c.p{ ryorM niis teaseirPA) 1.) The qu yhs oem r s App Ed lorl yead peiod. E peded.o+ofuhe prcled M/S FILORA 5TONE ACGRFGATEg Door No vllzs Meenklnnam, Ar:kkuzha ,Moov*tupuzha
Envnonhental sensitiuiv
Dist:i.e r omiitudrudurd ho(er
NN 4e * Moosnupu:ha 5\dslAtui, Dnan.el
Mrncedru {M. c)Road 0s5th Moovattrpuzha Ahluzha Pandappllly Road.170(mlE) c Road s coinectins Mc Road' Pandappilly i5
tledriclransmission liie pore orlower Koothamaigalam-Koorhattulu am K
P""d.pp'Ily tMP c k* "rll
Area5 wh ch are mpo*atrtorsensitvefo, ecological.esotrewelland., watercou6€s or o(her water bodies, (oastal ,one, rhodupuzha River k at 2 sKms INE)
biospherer, mounkift , torens.
llora or Fauna for brceding, desing, fomBins, r€n nc, Ns
rnland, coana, Marine or underground
Dcneely oooolared or b(ld up area, Koorhrrrr am :naenardn..ceol 6s lm
Are oaup ed by ind u$sluospitak,nhool,places of Maryt schoor.A.akurha worehip, communny hci itiet 2 st Hghersecond:ry 3.Govr Model tligh schoolPa ku,ha
2.Vereinary Hospiral AGkozha. 3 Pan.hay.th Homeo D spen$ry.Arakuzrra 4.DdaMdha Hospita (oothattukuhm
1 5t:loseph chur.h M€.nakunnan
3 Sr:rohi Brpristcatholc church vadar:c Aroar.onbinim nponant, htgh qualty of s6m eoue3(3round ktd resources, rorenry, asdcukuE, nsher.s toulism, mlneEkI AGas ati$dy .ubje.t€d ro @flutioi or env,rcnmeitar &mge(those wheE er dins resa envtr6nmentatnanda.ds are
arca3 sukep be io nduDthaard whrh No, le6e .ea i3 not akepab e b mtJE||lfudF projed ro present therc 6 n6hkioryofsu.h rn.td.ns.
sub5id.n.e, landstides, e63toi, trooding or .rtlen. or adv.Be d mt . @ndnion4
E propord minihr s re to..ted ftr or n.ar Not Apprtibre.no geolq Gr dErurbanF3 arc obsetu.d, fi sure/rEdurc rof grcund waref recharse. rhe quary wn act as a.a€Notr &rhal hetp tn ground
c.'En.e under the fofiofrn! rcsutauons
.rrh. Fore( (c.n..4anonlAd,1e3o b)rhe wldtif.(p6t d on)h,rs7r;
Nonncaiion,2o11,if yer d.taik of roron Dnd nvdruedlNed.Gt !d App icabt€-No fore* js inrcrv?d .ny iiiga0on p.ndhs agahn the prcled and /or and in whi.h rhe prcled 3 proposed tob.setup? rhere is no titisauon/es€ agahn rhe prcted. d orneE or dtedronj ot the cryr, tr 3ny, wrth the pbpo$d h.Eby gt .n undenikins that the data and hfomattor given in tne .ppticatton and end6!r6 .r. true to the be5t of my knowledSe and berrse .nd I am aME that ff any part of the d.r. and infomatlon slbmttted 15 found to be fitc or mlsteadlng at any daEE, the polect ll b...lccted and cl.aEnce glven, lf.nyto the poi*t wlrr be reked ar our rrsr
vM- M/5trl(tRAtlo EAGGi6AES'
Door No vlhs Meenkun.am/ Aratklu ha
Moor€ttupuzha Taluh
Ern.kulah Dkr, Ker6la Statq PtE Tf,ASIAIIJTY SEPORT
1, O(ECTIIIVE SUMMARY
M/s "ELLORA SrONE AGGREGATES'is the pa.tne.ship lirm and having ollice at Door No
Vll25 Meenkunnam, A.akkuzha,Moovattupuzha Tatuk, Ernakutao Dist, Kerata Srate, Ihe firm opefaring Granite buildingnone qoarry on yea.ty reneMbte permns. fte exining pemitquarryareaof93.64areskSituatedlnsurvevnumber35/2R1,35/282,&3s/3-7
ata6kku2ha vi lage ,Moovattupuzha Taluk, Ernakutam Dtni xera a state. rhe auarrying pe.mir k % id upto23/1/2017.
M/s "ELIORA STONE AGGREGATES" firm is intend to renewpermit for furrhef periods, to er-rad buildinS none in their private land measuring 0.9539 Ha and Situated id sutuey number 35/282 at arakkuzha vlllage ,Moovaftupuzha Ta uk, E nakutam Din, Kerala siate. They submln€d the applicalroi to, GeoLoeisi Depr. of MininB &Geoto8y Ernakulam. In view ol the above sri K.T.Ramachandra Geoogist &RQP tnspecred the proposed BoildlnS Stone Granite Pemit quarryarea on 5.02.2017, and Prepared the Eco-Friendty Mining Plan ai perthe requirement of Rute55 of,'KERALA M|NoR M NERALCONCES5IoN RUll5 2015", and Submined for approval. During permit p€riod 1,66,a75 MT olGranitefor butlding srone has been excavsled. The abov€raidproposedquarryPermitareahprivatelandsand5omeoflhetandsisbetoncs to hls Parrn.u ofthe lirm and theygiven consenl M( Pau lacob Managng partnet of M/5 "EILORA STONE AGGREGATES", to op.Ete quarry operations.
utent ofquarry: Area 0.95a9 Ha Typ€ of mine ease ar€a: private patta Land, plan quarry Approved by D6trict Geologist Department of M nes and Geology 07 | 0 4 / 2AI7.l V id e teft et D OE | 413/ a2 / 20 r7 ) 2. INIRODUCTION OF THT PROIFCT/SACK GNOUND INFORMATION
The propoied qua(ying pemitaea G applied for EnvironmenralCteafance issiruated ii Survev No 35/282 atArakkuzhaVittage, Moovattupozha Tatuk, Ernakutam Di{,
pfivate The subject land is Patta Llnd and does not belon8to sovernment or reseryedfor any othe. purpose, The subject a.ea G ako not ffi lor agriculture and is away irom publicpropertes andtherei5 no objection orthe public or anylitEat on.
The Quarrying plan is beng prepared under rule 55 of Kemta Minor MineEt Conce$ion Rule2015'&the same is approved byrhe Disrrid Geoto3Gt, Department otMinine.nd Geotogy, Fnrkuam. Ihe appllcant has 1o obtaln Envnonmenral clearance in accordance with EtA Notificaiion 2006 and it5 amendfients thereafter, from DE|AA, consriruted in accordance wnh th€ notifrcation datedlanuary 15'2016 byMinisrry of Envnonment &Foren, Govr. oitndia.
Tne subject Peftit area ir an existing worldng Quarry with Vearty renewabte eua(v perdits
.Mosr ofrhe area is covercd by chalnockite, (confiercialty known as G6nite). charnoctate 15 well, exposed in the existinS Quarry pit whtch is located on rhe southern side of the proposed quaiivarea. The Top soiland Weathefed Cha.no.kiteir havinga Depth peukience varying from
n vi€w orthe proposal for developnenr and producrion of buidlngstone Jhe apptica intends lo produce with a maxmum capacity oi 45,000 TPA by carrytng out mediun scate quarying by ehCag n€ seml mechanized Open can method of quaryin€. The quarrying plan is pr€pared for an e)ar€nt of 0.9539 Ha and the applcation for Envtonmentalclearance alons with thk report is herewith submittedto DEIM connituied bv MoEFior obtaining Envtonmental clearance.
Ihe presenl proposa h submitted to rhe Diirirr Levet Envkonmentat tmpact as3essment Authorlty, notified by ministry ol Envkonm€nt & Forest underthe EtA Notitication 2006 as per the ordec of the Nonorable Suprede Court dated 27.02.2012 directing lhat teases of Minor M nerals includin8lheir renewalfor an area ofle$thar 5.0 ha be granted/renewed aftereening EnvnonmentalClearanceliom MOEF and r€.€nt Norifcation ofuanuafr 15.2015 ofMoEF. Go!,t.
Rapid indurftializarion andErowlh in tnfiasrrucrure has mad€ Btobatas wettas domesricdemand lor building *one. 50 numb€r ol buttdtnE stoie naiL.facturtry quafrcs & dEhing units wirh manuraciur€diaid Units (indusinet a.e comins up in this sector, Buildins srone hthe chierraw malerlal in ihis sector, for buildiry construdions & road formdions. rne tze &qualrty parameiersforsupplyofthe nheralwlllbeas perthe requnements olthe user industry,
Based on the demand, rhe appli.:nt intends to prodoce the requked quantum ofbuilding stone forthe developmentalprojects, As per EIA noillication 2005 p@jedt proponent i5 submittin8the proposarto 8et clearance ror producuon capaclty of 4s,000 (max) tons /annum riom Di5trid Level Envnonmental App6isal committee/District level Environmental rmpa.t Assessmeni Adhority of Kerala constituted by MOEF, GOrfor the purpose ot €rair quarry lease for which notifrcation for grant is issued. The extent of rhe area is small and 5hall be worked by senj
The proposed Manporer is around 25 inctuding techntcat & profe5tonat competeni 5i:ff expeienc€d in quarrying &allied a.diviries. Tne empovees will be asi$ed job relalin8 to drllling, the handliq ofrhe buildlng stone and waste &other routine mrkr in the quarry, rhe quarry shall provid€ dtect employment to 25 people. Thewo*inAhou6 a the qua y willb.3 hou6/day for 3oodays^ear
3. PRO]ECT DESCRIPTION
The slte ir Seographically locared beiween Norrh Latii!de N: (J9.54,50.21,to N:09.54,55,33,' and East longitude E:76'35,16.30" to E : 75. 35' 20.51".1h€ proiect5ite and buffer zone fatk tn thesutoey of India Toposheet No.sa/c/g The Permirquarrylng area i5 a doppvteiiain. Most of the area covered under quarry pit. & there is scanty ot ve€erarion. Th€ hlghesr el€vation is aboui 110 AMSLlowards Noarhern pan ofrhe Permir area aid the lowest etevauoi k 35 AMSL towards southern part of the lease, rhe proposed permit area is gen€rallv sloppy from Norih- East to South-Wesl and is noderate, The proposed Permlt area & suriounding area is having moderale vegetation, mainly rubber estates. There are no perennlal water course / water bodi€s withinthe plot, Thestorm water pa5ses throu8hthe miiorwater counes. The other detalL.re Siven betow:
ou y Pan sppbval aua..y Plan APpoved by DGtct and 6eo osy on 0zo4l2o17.{ vtde
N:09" 54 50.21'to N:09'54 55,33"
E; : 76' 15' 16.30" to E 76"35 20.5I '
suaey No3s/232at aEkluzhavl lase,
MC Rcd PaidapprrlY b pa$hc
Kmhination 5 at33 KtulaeriarD *'n€)
emi m€.h,nrzed merhodof open.*tqGrv'ng(aFsory.B4
Tne propos€d permitquarry area is an Exisln8Quarry, Quarrying wil bedonewith Yearty
rene@ble Permiisand Mostolihearea is cover€d bvCharnockite, (commerctatty known as Grante)a sman patch oftopsoilis noriced in rhe poposed permtarea.
rne Seologlcalparameteu /fealures of th€ or€ body as obtained irom the fietd mappingand exploration srudi€s revealthe fo owine.
N S with ora vanat'on of1O0 r5r on eitherside,
OIP : 50- 7o'dipplng NW.
Leqthoftheorebodv : 10e110 m
wldth ot the ote body : 30{5m DePthoftheorebody: 50,00m
The pfopos€d pernit quarry ar€a is an existing workingQuarry wirh yearty renembb quarry Pernii and Most of the area is covered by Charnocktte, (comoerciatty known as Granhe).
Rockyoutcrops wlth soilcover Charnockite is wellexposed in the workimQuarry pit which is located on the 5outhern side olthe propos€d quarrv. No exptorarions tn the form ol bore holes are caiiied out as t is in the propos€d af€a. Moreove., Charnockite k a Ptutonc lSneous Rockwhich isdeep seated, aid hen.e no€xploration is requred.
The Granite Building Sione Reservei are Estimated three ditt€r€nr Caregory rhey are 1,Geo ogical reserues, ie, total resefles available in the ennre area
2. Mlnable reserues available with the urifiate pit imiiaft€r evetiBthe bench width and
3. Slo.ked reseto$, resefles are bo.ked due to bench formrion and boundary .onstraints and in butrerzone area.In minable reseryes 90%hsaleable and rest 10%willbe waste.
Accordinglythe res€fles have been estimated andihe d€tai s oflhesameare given below
2,94,175 3)Resefles Slo.ked in Senches 56,250 C)Resetoes Slocled in bdfferzone Mlneable Reseryes= A-(3+c) r,5r.750 !,55,475.. Nor.:0NowaneCene6tionwaste{Minedalready),onlysmattquanrttyoftopsoi i5avaitabte.
li) " Mined oui Re5etues are not included in Geotogicat resedes. The estjdation ofore reserues is made by convenrionat paralet cross secrion method usin8 georoSicarcr4s section. Tie Geotogicatcross sectio.r are prepared at a .egutar interuatof 50fr acrcss the strike ol th. ore body. fte area of indMduat titho unill in ea.h and every .ro$ secrion is ciculated separatelv. Thevolume bdween the (oss s€crion is arived on the basi5 of the aveEse area ofpa.alet.ro$ secdon i,e. {(s1+ 52) / 2)and muttipryinc sectionar inteRalvolume in cubic neter is arnved, And ronna8e ir arjved bV muhjptyins by hs butk
Itote : Followlnt are rhe plrareteB @nsidered ior re*@ estimaflon:
2.50 r@%
2.00
Production &D.velopnent
Belowtable shows the proposed year wise p.oduciion & Devetopmenr quantities.
53,?50
46,250
1,51,7s0 4,t50
Statement showinS rhe progEm fo. leas€ p€iod i5 enclosed Anneere No-3 lAnnered taklng inio consideration geolog.al parameters ot the ore body and the geotechnicat netd obsetuations made tbereof it k opred ro work by mechaiica mode and the method 6 of by opel(art wirt a bel(h lvsram.( adodred ro wo.t r1e oepo{n.
t i5 oily a medium scale Auilding Gtanite qlarrying. The quarrying is bein3 done by semi mechanization mode of operation by uslng €xcavatoG,jack hammer dritts and tippers erc. h i5 proporedjack hammer dril15 for drilling and it h nol posrible to dri 5 m depth, hence anitia y ir G proposed sub leve bench method keepingasub bench height of2.5m and atthe fina stage au the sub ben.h€s wi I be merged and finalbench wtttbe maintatned hetshl oi S m,Ihe maximum ben.h he ght G kepr s.00 m and width 5.00 m ar uhimate staee by matniaininc45 de3ree.
since the quarry k proposedto work by mechanized means and ihe benches are kept at5.o n hei8ht and the Charno.kite i5 the materialwhich is hard to medtum ha.d and about 350tonnes olmat€talrequned ro bo drilled and btast daity. The broad btasung parameters are determined forthe blasting patrern add btastingdesign, which are asfottows;
Driling willbe by jack hamner where the diamerer k normatty 32 nm and the depth of
Blasting panern is Beieraltysquare or sraggered wth burden Gnging from 0.75 io 1.OO meteG and spacing of 1.01o1,2 meters.
Usually singe / double row of holes k baried aong fiee tace to achieve optimum powder tacror, b.st tagmentation and mlnimized advetse impacts on account ot
Maximum numbers oi holes blasted at a time in a round are Senera y timitedto 40to 45 with nofial delay d€tonatoB to dit gate adve6€ impactssuch as an btasr throw and rhe €round vibGtion. loles are €ledically detonated uslng el€drt. deronators
Nn6te Mixture types of explosives are used for blastim with 20 ro 25 percent, proportion of primer/boos:er canridces and .est as.olumn .harce. About 2 to 3 kgs of exprosives are loaded in 32 mm diameter holes and power factor rai8ing berweei 7ro 3 lons perk35 ofexplosiv€s is a.hleled Loading ofthe building slone btocks wi be done me.hanicalytorippers ot lOrons capaciq and tiatuported lromthe quarry ro the nockyard and mineratr€jection/wane wil atso be handted mechanically,In ihe quarrvthe road wtitbe matntained with 1m rb gGdieils. sufiicieft number or bunds and parapet watt5 wittbe nade a[ a]oigrhe quarry hautage,oads wherev€f necessary h order to maintain safe working conditions by usin8lhe este generated duim the course of
Solid @n€ Management:
More o.le$ th€ eitir€ area is exposed by Gran i€ out crops onty at ptaces, ropsoil is vsualized which is spaBety dislrjbuted, howev€r du.ing rhe course of quar.yins ofthis area, the topsoil so oaurs incid€ntat to qua..ying wil be removed 5eparar€ty and stocked separately in transit srock yard and wi be Bed tor ptantatioi purpose as and when they
Thetotal quanthyolropsoit generarin8torthe ptan period!,7S0 MT
Nowasia willbeeenerared because at waste has been remov€d at.eadv.
The waterrabt€ eeneratground tn thk ar€a is 10 15 m beiow the SeneGlground tevelduing thesumner and around 3, $ n during monroon. Since the quarrylalls on the hittock, and the Sround walerrable k 10-15 m betowrhe generalground leve / none of ihe quarry workings witl touchrhe walertable, Th€ $o*jncs are verymuch above
nere arc no perenniarwater courses / bodies wirhinthe qua(y area. aparr hom this the water source in this area is mainty storm and ground water. Enrn€ storm water,lows throuph the nilor *dterou'!p\ joinsrne and ddjor,ng red\onat qa'a\. tFe d.a,.ase pa {n,a rh\ ;rea u parallelto sub paraltetin naiur€. 4, SITEAI{ALYsIs
The propGed Bu ldin35tone Granite quarry permn aEa falls underrhe in survey number 35/282 atArakkuzha vrllage, Moovatrupuzha Taluk, €rnaku am Oist, and Kerata Siat€. The proposed Permit quany area ls lies toMrds Solth Wen of AEkkuzha Vittag. ar a dinance of 2.0 Kfrs (aerial dktance) and Soulh East of Meenakunnam at a dinance oi
Public Road is connecting MC Road, Pandappttty is passingabour0.3 km rothesouth the
The near€3i Railhead on Sroad Ga€e is kochiStaiion, whtch is at a dinance of3B (Aerial
Koothattukulam ToM is Locared at 6.5 km (aerialdisrance) south ofrhe permit Qua(y, where all the lnfrasftuctuE faciiries are availabe. The nearest arpon caticur lnternational ai. Pon E at (ondottywhlch h ar a distance of25(ms (approximarety).
The core zone consists of proposed 0,9539 Ha sheer roct, non foresr tands, agicutturatand grazins rands marks the seneral topoS6phy oi the resion. rhe proposed tand use pattern ot the co.e zone i5 given below:
Pr..ise are. equired atth. e.dofptan period:
Subsequentlothe Conceptua ttage,this mine wtttpit wittbe used fofvarious acriviri€s su.h ar water pond, ba.kfilline and etc.,the detailsofthe land use ofpo5t mine ctosure is Eiven betow:
Quarryarea.etained a5 warer pond Pad ol the mine pit wlll retained as stom watei pond
Quafy area remains a5 pit 0.s683 Sack fill€d with waste & top soil fin.lly planred with
0.2906 wirl b,. plaited wirh 5uirable
0,9539 TOPOGRAPHY
A vlew at Topo sheer No s8/c/9fottowinsropo8Gphiciearu.es can be observed.
Th€ lease area isa Private Pa$a land.
Theterain is a Moderate noppv area.
There6re no major roads passthroughthe tease area.
No human settlemer*s withln or inrhe viciniiy ofthe apptied area. proposed permir arca ls located io@rds South-Wen oi Arakkuzha ViIaEe at a disrance of 2.0 Xns (aerial
distance) andsouth-East ofMeenakunnam atadistance of2,2Kms (aeriat disrance).
Th€ dElnage panern ofthe buller zone i5 dendriticro sub-dendriti. in nature. No perennial nallahs orsrr€ams areseen within the ar€a.
The highest elevation is abour ll0AMSLtowards NE sid€ ofthe easeare.andthe
bwen erevatioi is 35 AMSLtowards 5w part oirhe teaselhe proposed pemitarea i5
Senerallysloppyiiom North*outh and it is moderaie. Thearea suroundingrhe tea5e i5
moderate to thick in vegetation, mainlv rubber estates.
Pre*nt land ote p.ttern: the present land useand teratn patterns of the study area can be obseryed asto os:
_ rype or r,id u5€ *art or th€ pla. 0.6683 Area ror ov€rburden dumps
0.2905 Area forturure use / undisturbed.
0,9539 Ihe proposed area to be worked durim the pernit pe.iods is shoM tn the yerr wis€ Production & Oevelopment plan. Enctosed as Ptare No. a. {Refer Mining ptan) Th€ future proposed reclam6tion k by suitably sloping the quarry benches at the end of quarry permit
The constu.tion of remponry strucrures Jor quarry officei Re5t sheheri Fir$ aid sralion, saniialion &elc., are proposedtobe provid€d in the non mineratired_.
lre details are @llected lor lh€ core and buffe. zone ofthe quarryarea. The drinkin8wat€ri electflcity and primary education facilities ar€ avaitabte in atmosr a the vilages. th€ police station, pon officesi dispensary lacilities, phonesi college and raitway stauon are present in dislrici head quarteB of Eanakulm. ftere k good approa.habte weaih€r roads pfesent ii rhe buffer zone of the area. State hiehway is pa$jng throueh ffajor towns and nearbv villages. There are no sensirlle areas fof eco oeical reasons. Necessary precautionary mesores in the torm ofinfmstructure shattbe provided durlng the cou*e of quarrv operanons. A padF€Vretainin8 wattas a fence sha be constructed a[ aton8 rhe hase boundary to avdid trespa5sing oi men &animats.
r. PtANIIII{GBRICF
fte Permn period ofihe Butlding stone/M-Sand quarrv wtttexpire at the end ofrhk plan perlod. As per guidelln.5, the conceptualplan period k to be prepared only upro the end ol rease period in case of 32 cateeory quarry,
Tbe man power of quary includes quary mana8er/Forenan, Mine mate supeNisoE, skitted and unskilled labou6 and other staff etc. As far ihe socto economic k.on.erned from the quarry activity nearby cofrmuiity shall gei 25 dir€ct enploymenrs. The propos€d quarry aclivities also 5hall bring rhe positive change in the vilage5 as the quarry shaI provide socio- economrc activitiei in the.egion. The land use and land cover for the ensuingpemir period co nceprua I period.
0.6643 0.6633
0.2906 0_2906
Area f or future use / und'nurbed
0.9539 o9549
Subseqlenl to the Conceptuat stage, thi5 ntne witlpit wi be used tor various activtties such as pond, warer backfillingand etc.,the details ofthe tand use ofpotl minectosure is €iven betow:
quary area reta'ned ar water pond Pan oithe mine pit will retained as ston water pond
Quarry area refralns a5 p't 0.5683 Back filled wtth wasre & top soil inal y planted with suitable
0.2906 Will be planted with 5uitable
0.9s89
A post minjng closure plai and Conceptuatp an ts enclored as ptate No,10,(tn Mtntng pt.n) Green Belt Develo bne nt
It is proposed to develop a creen belr oursidethe lease area.In addition, the 0tace around the hall road outsid€ the lease area aiter obtaintng nece$a.v permissions from .oncerned authorilies. Plantation willbe caiited oL.r on the lease periphery, near olice, hautage roadr coverine at lhe rale of0,06 Ha yearly by sapling about 150 nos per vear. tt is proposed to carry olt atforestarion by planring 1500-2000 saplin3s per hecrare. Propercare wltbetaken for proj€.tion &croMh ofthesesap inss,
The afforestationto betaken up provides rhe requistte ftoratbiodiversity. Ai th€ end ofthe plan period non roclq area It any will be atlorened aid whe.evef posribte and aton8 roadsid€s atfoEstation wrll be proposed of area is earnarked tof atforetation dlrin8 lhe
Durlng the afforestation @i! the combinauon of dtfierenr soecies shal be don€. this selection shall be made on rhe bash ofthe local plant gro{4h in ihrs 5uiioundinc area, tt s always betterto plant mixed species roSether. Gutdance lrom th€ o.a forest depanment shal be taken in ihe selection ot species and ther daintenance. th€ ptaniation wo requires considerable quanthies ofseeds, seedlings and saplings ofdillerenr sp€cids: Nor5ery nock forthis plantation willbeavailable fron the tocatfdre5t and Horricutturedepaftmenr.
Pantation oops like, fruit bearing t.ees tike Mango, other plants such as Mahagoni, Rain ftee, Bougainvlllea, Red Palm and locat species wih thi.k foliage to arest dust dispersion due to novemenr ofvehicleswillbe planred
Assesmeni ot Infrastrud!@ Dedand:
The exlttingroad nerworkwittbe sufficientto m€er the proposed capa.iiy; however reqlred lniraslructufe ior transpon within rhe Pe.mit hotd a.ea witt be fu.ther strengthened and lfrproved. No new.outes o.alternanons a.e required inrhis regards.
Appicant proposes to employ about 25 pe6ons. This enpoyment has a positive impact on the socio-e.onomic conditions of the suiiounding as most ofthe work force emptoved witl be from the nearbyafeas. Lo6 peGons witlbe hned for neelinsrhe requkemeni ofrfuck loading, plantalion, construction of check dams, retaining wattsetc. fie beients due to quaftyto the tocatpoputarion wiltbe inthetorm of Dir€d and lndir€cr emploYnent opportunities.
5. PnOPOSED I,|FRT5TRUCTURE lte extent of Permit area 0.9589 Ha ot Private Pana and k recommended forghnr and is unde. proce* at the Depanfrent oi Mines & 6eology. rne proposed method oiquarry operation witl be semi mechanized merhod of op€ncasr qlany with jackhammer dr tins &btanin3 wtth lippet/tractors tor internal raisporl, The lease area do€s not have anv pubtic roads, raiLwav lines,telephone lines, pubUc buidin8s dc.
Presenl lnfrasructure willmeetthe requireded ofthe project. The conditions ofthe roads in the bufferzone are uilikelyto be tnpacted due to the proposed mediun scate exp6nsion. The projed authorities in asso.ianoi with the adiacenr quar.vowners & dktrici administration w l ar50 contribLte to develoomenr &maintenance of roads.
The BuildingStone Cranil€ Parmit quafy area litG underthe sutoey number 35/282 at Arakkuuha Village, Moovattupuzha Taluk, Ernakulam Din, Kerata Stare. . The prop05ed Permit qu64 area i5 lie5 towards South-west of Arakkuzha viltage at a distance of 2.0 (ms {ae al dinance) and south Ea* of Meeiakunnam al a dinance of 2.2Kds (aerial
the Mai. centra (MC) Road irod Moovaitupuzha- koolhattukutam k passin€ about 550m to the wen ol the P..mir quary area. Koothattukutam Town is Located at 6.5 km
(aerialdktance)souih orthe Permit Quarry area, The near.5t raithead on Broad Gauge is at Kochj starion, whi.h is at a dktance ol33 km (aeriat dinaice). Koothattukulan Town is Locaed ar 6.s kn (aeriatdistance)south ot the pe.mit quafty area. where a lthe infraitructural l"ci iues are avaiab e. The iearest airport ts at Xochi which G ar a disrance of 38 kn (aerialdktance).
Drinking Water Management
Th€r. are no Water couEes wnhin or adjacent to th. quarry area and hence there h no po$ibility of disturbance & rairwater witt continue to flow in the same direcrion as ir is in exBien.e. si.ceth€ wate. s not withdEwi (fiom anyrcurce outsid€ the tease area)forquarry purposes ror qua.rying operarions no adve6e ihpad k foreseen on rhe exisling water regime, The ralnwaterstor€d ii the pirssha tbe uritized tor miri8atine dusrand otheracitiries.
The surface water in th€ buffer zone k tn rhe fom ol seasonat rainiaf and th€ ground water bodies encountered below 2G25 depth tn rhe area troh the slrhce evet. The area isrmal; so rar no repo.t on hydrolqi.al st!dies has bee..aiiied our inth€ area underquestion. th€f€ i5 no potential of acld mine drainage. The dr.ktng water k avaitabte from neady bore we s and warer can be sror€d iilo sintex tanks. Du.ing the cou6e of qua.ry operation no divenion ot water cou6e rs coi3idered as it doesn,r exists.
The existin8qatercou6e5 shat noi be distu.bed and rain walerwitconrinueto fow in rhe same drection. check dams sha bo connructed in the na ahs of th€ buffer lone and.etain wats construded by the side ofthe O.8.Dumpj, warer witpercotate in th€ premtses ofthe quarry ar€a,There k no geieration ofdomest csewage.
Indust.ial w5st. M.naSenent ftere k no generation of afiluenvroxic slbstancej hence treatment of quarry ete. doesnl
Solid warte manaaenent
No wanegeneration durns excavalron oibuild n3 stone/ because wearhered rock (waste)has oeen already removed. !€nce no generation of wa$e rs envisaged.
Power requnenem and supptV
There willnol be any requirement ot powersupptyto the poject sire. The quarryacriviues a.e env6agedtobe carned out onlV during day rime for dattine, toadjng, untoadjng by excavators & wlth tippem forrranspon & al the equipment shal be operated wiih diesetas motive power. For operarion ofthe quafry no power supptv i5 required as the HEMMe wil be operared by HsD. The power suppy whrch will be requ?ed for olfice and work shop w tbe met through Kerata Srare
7. R€HABITITAIION AND RESEITLEMENT PLAI'I
Surface Quarrywillma[e ateration in the area by way ofercavation and surface dumps. This w]tl read to waterpollution, sihin€ ofagri.uhural ands;air po utjon etc itproper.are ts noltaken. The pfimary objectives ol r€clamarion are to restore the affecied area to the oieinat nate as
Ihe various reclanation proposals planned duriry ihe plan period as wett resr ol ihe quarry periodssuchar roadwo*jng bench€swiihsat€ angleofslope, iistatlation of eftecrive drainage systefr, preventlon of erosion and excesslve run ofl&r€-vegetation oraffo.estation.
As far as quarry area is conern€d, so far none of the proposed qua.ry area h marucs or complelely exhau5ted as this h a new leasd in the pro.ess of grant, ttence, the measures tike retention waih, draina8e system and afforenation works etc.,shallbetaken up.
fNVNO MENIAI PROTECTIVE MEASUiES
2016-2017 0.06 150 Mango neem, Bougainvlll€a, Red 2017 2013 150 Palm, Mahoganyetc however local 2013-2019 r50 forest advice willbetakei while 0.06 150 telectingthe species for plantation. 2020 zazt 150 0,30
3 .PiOJECI SCHEDULE AiID COST ESTIMAIT
The estinated totalcost of th€ projecr 6 Rs.1.0 Cores. The tand is P vate patta and inctuding the cosr of th€ machinery and additionat pr€timinary worG and working capita{ i.e, fo. the appllcation and p.o.e$in8iee, etc.,
The retum on the lnvenmeni is by way of saLe of mtnera! (BuitdinS stone/M-sand).Att the ninerak shallbe marketed, The machineryls ofth€.ompanvand additionatrequired ifany shall be oi hire bask as oerthe reouirementfororoduction.
Ihe proposed pf od!ction ol Buildine Ston€s 44,7s0 MT
Cost of the pf oject: Rs.1,0crores EMP BUDCET/COST
Affor€nalion workr wirhin 100-150 L5q000 & outslde rhe lease
42,000
25,0m 25,000)
Dust Suppression, Green s00/kLD)
6 Envronnentdl Monitonng
60,000
3
50,000
2,00,000rr
2,38,000 400,00t1 Proosed cln acttlh der.ik .8. fo ows,
1. A.Ihe prcject proponent.an suppon the institutionsfor destitute eomen/chitdr€n/senior ciii:en by providingfood provi5ions.
2. In association wirh G6m panchayari the projed can pr@id€ supponto improverh€ hcitities or Blds school Ischoot for inte ectuaty unabted {menlalrv retard)l or the famiti€s or intellectually unabled oe6on.
65,0m 5t000
3. To reducewaterscarciy in the communit, the project cai provide waterto50tnmities n€ar tolhe project sne fordomestic purpo5e. fiij witlbe.ontinued durina5unnerseason.
4. lssue ofschoolktto nearby schootchildrensfiom econonicalv backwardfamiliee.
35,000 Tle (o+ o.the p'odud'on inctudps the f olowing Lompon.nrs
Production Buildtng stone {Aver6ge/ ye.rl
Nit caphalcott R3,10o trkh (tor1,53,?50to.t
Total pit head realhaiion per ton of Buiding Stone/M Sand tn head'edlizatron per ron ot Bu'ldinC stone/M-Sand
Gro$ profvannuntor4sooo MT : RS22,SO,OOO/-
Net proftaftertaxanon@3s% : R5.14,6zsool
P.ofit/ron : RJ.32.so /_ 9, AMLYSIS OF PROP,O6AI IFIITAL R€COMMEI{DATIOI{I the Bulldlng Stone quarry Pl.n Approved by Dktrict Geologist ,Deparrmenr of Mtnes and Geology on 0204/2017,( vide Len t DOE/4731E2/2o7nfor propded naxinun annlal ptoduction of 45,000 IPA of Building Stone. lie frnanciat entmates reat very high 6te of 'Ihe retums. Ihe project is econofrically viable. esitmates hde atso taken lnto constdeBflon the occupatlonal health €xpenset envnonmental protecttue ne.sures: roclat @tfare.ctMtj6 etc., the Fom-1M, PE-Feasibility r€pon and qu.rying plan are prepared .nd annexed wnh 1his
blY M/3 'ELLORA STOI{E AGGREGAIES"
Door NoVr/25 Me€nkunnam,Arakkuzha
Moovatdpuzharaluk,
Ernakulam Dkt,, Kerala State,