Pre-Feasibility Report Environmental Clearance
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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE Project Dongargaon Sand Mining Proposal In Tiru River At Village – Dongargaon, Taluka – Jalkot, Latur district Proponent/Applicant District Collector-Latur Latur Collector Office, Latur Consultant M/s ABC Techno Labs (India) Pvt Ltd Anna Nagar, West Chennai Pre-feasibility Report · District Collector Latur vides his right to auction Sand as a minor mineral intends to auction the Sand in Latur district. · District Collector/Additional District Collector appointed M/s ABC Techno Labs (India) Pvt Ltd for preparation of Mining Plan and grant of environmental clearance. · Applicant proposed to auction the said Sand Ghat over an area of 0.3400 ha area and identified for preparation of mining plan and for grant of Environmental Clearance. · Mining Plans are prepared by Recognized Qualified Person and approved by Directorate of Geology & Mining Govt. of Maharashtra. · About 601 brass sand is proposed to auction from proposed sand ghat listed at Annexure-1 · Proposed site is located at the river bank of Tiru river. Physiography The project site falls under the district of Latur. The district Latur is in south eastern Maharashtra State in western India. The area of the district is 7157 km² falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheets 56-B, 56-C and 56-F. The district is bounded by Osmanabad district on the west, Karnataka State on the south and Beed and Parbhani District on North and Nanded District on east and north east. The normal annual rainfall over the district varies from 650 to 800mm and it increases from southwest to northeast. The district forms part of Godavari basin. Manjra River is the main river flowing through the district. The precipitation, falling in the term of drops on an uplifted land mass, constitutes the main source of the hydrologic cycle. The principal rivers flowing through the district are Manjara, Tawarja, Terna, Rena, Gharni, Dev, Minar and Tiru. The South West part of the district is made up of Manjara basin – within the district the length of Manjara is 130 kms, Terna –91.25 kms, Tiru –52.8 kms, Tawarja –50kms, Manar –50 kms, Gherna –38 kms and Dev –35 kms. Manjara forms the major river basin in the district which includes Terna, Tawarja, Rena, Gherni and Dev as tributaries. The big towns such as Latur, Ausa and Udagir are situated on the raised plateau while Ahmedpur and Nilanga lies on sloping ground of these plateau. Local geology: The lease area has been topographically surveyed and geologically mapped. The local Geology as could be observed & studied in River bed of Tiru River and its surroundings area. The River bed of Tiru contains Sand, pebbles and gravels of various size i.e. it mixture of Sand, pebbles and gravels. The thickness of Sand occurred is 2-3 meter depth as per GSDA report. A copy of GSDA report is enclosed as annexure 2. Details of Exploration The proposed sand mining ghat is demarcated on the ground by Revenue authorities/GSDA authorities with reference to village map. The sand is at a depth of 2-3m. The surface plan is prepared on the specified scale. The exploration of sand is carried out by GSDA, Latur using probing rods for delineating the depth of sand at above sand ghat. Introduction of the project/ background information District Collector, Latur proposes to auction Sand ghat in Tiru river basin for scooping of Sand by manual method. The Sand Ghat is identified jointly by District Collector, Latur & G.S.D.A. Authorities of Latur district as per Sand Mining Guidelines of Maharashtra State dated 12th March 2013 & amendments thereof. The details of sand reaches with their mining capacities are annexed at Annexure-1. The proposed sand ghat is situated in Dongargaon villages. i) Brief description of project Mining of sand deposits in the subject lease area is proposed to be worked by opencast manual method. Extraction of sand will be done within proposed period. The work will be started once the river bed is exposed in the lease area. The operations involved in mining Building Grade sand are scooping the sand using spades and mortar pans & loading it onto the hired tractors/trucks manually using ghamelas. The depth of the working will be upto 0.5m. There will be 100% recovery. iii) Need for the project: The Sand quarry area under reference is aimed at excavating Sand in various sizes i.e. fine to Coarse grain which is Transported to consumer site in outside lease area, for the Infrastructure development i.e. Construction activity to produce Concrete for putting in the Floor, roof- slabs, Column, Pillars, Bridges & Dam construction. Sand is available in the raw form for the above projects Sand Mining of such shallow depth and of low level does not much affect environmental constituents adversely. Thus this project is economically viable. Sand mining is ecological sensitive issue from the point of view of river flow pattern, flood levels, agricultural land along river bed etc 3. Project description: i) This mining project is an independent project and not an interlinked project. ii) Location: Dongargaon Sand Quarry area is situated in Tehsil - Jalkot District-Latur, and State Maharashtra located on Tiru river bed. It is located of south of village Dongargaon at khasra No.-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 22. The Quarry area is located on the Tiru river bed is about 0.31km towards south of village Dongargaon. The area is approachable from Jalkot through SH - 222 the distance is about 3.38 km (W). iii) Alternate sites: No alternate site is proposed. iv) Magnitude of operation: Period of Proposed mining of sand is only upto September 2018. 601brass (1700 cu.m.) will be excavated during the period. Proposed production is enclosed as annexure -1 (v) Project description-mining details: Mining of sand deposits in the subject lease area is proposed to be worked by opencast manual method. Extraction of sand will be done within proposed period. The work will be started once the river bed is exposed in the lease area. The operations involved in mining Building Grade sand are scooping the sand using spades and mortar pans & loading it onto the hired tractors/trucks manually using ghamelas. The depth of the working will be upto 0.5m. There will be 100% recovery. (vi) Raw material, marketing and transport of ore: The proposed sand ghat will be auctioned and successful bidder will be responsible for carrying out mining operations as per environmental terms and conditions, approved mining method as per approved mining plan and other terms and conditions. (vii) Resource optimization, recycle, reuse: Production of sand will be decided by the factors like replenishable nature of sand, ecological sensitivity and various features existing in buffer zone. The decision regarding auctioning of sand will be on yearly basis and the above factors will be studied before decision is taken. (viii) Water and energy requirement: It is a manual mining proposal using spade & Ghamelas. Transport of sand will be done in truck/ tractor which are powered by diesel fuel. About 20-50L of diesel will be required daily depending upon destination. Drinking water will be provided in earthen pots at the site. (ix) Quantity of wastes & scheme for management: No waste will be generated. (x) Schematic representations: It is a proposal of opencast manual sand mining from river bed. Mining plan is approved by competent authority. 4. Site analysis: i) Connectivity – The Quarry area is located on the Tiru river bed is about 0.31km towards south of village Dongargaon. The area is approachable from Jalkot through SH - 222 the distance is about 3.38 km (W). ii) Land use, form & ownership The ultimate land use pattern for the lease area of 0.3400 Ha will be consisting of 1. Mining Area : 0.34 Ha 2. Construction of Temporary Roads within the river bed: -:0.00 ha. Total -:0.34 Ha. At present ownership of this sand quarry area is in the hand of Govt. of Maharashtra, after approval of mining plan and EC quarry area will be transfer to sand ghat bidder after auction. iii) Geology The River bed of Tiru contains Sand, pebbles and gravels of various size i.e. it mixture of Sand, pebbles and gravels. Sand Ghat is an exposed river bed with sand deposition upto 2-3m depth as per GSDA report. Existing land use pattern Existing Sand Ghat is a river bed having 2-3 m of sand. Presently, there is no infrastructure within the river bed nor are proposed Social structure of the area is given below. Dongargaon is a medium size village located in Jalkot Taluka of Latur district, Maharashtra with total 243 families residing. The Dongargaon village has population of 1253 of which 663 are males while 590 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Dongargaon village out of total population, 396 were engaged in work activities. 97.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 396 workers engaged in Main Work, 140 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourers. About 28 local people will be required at the sand ghat for carrying out direct sand scooping and allied operations. Most villages have been provided with water supply from hand pump or well or are covered under rural water supply scheme. Electricity is available. Medical facilities exist in the form of primary health centers. 5. Planning Brief This project is for manual scooping of Sand from exposed river bed it is imperative to follow the plan so as to be able to extract sand in an environmental compatible manner.