EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction the Proposed Mining

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction

The proposed mining lease of Colour granite over an extent of 9.0 hects, in Sy.No. Gap Area of Ramakrishnapuram Village, Palasamudram Mandal, Chittoor District was granted to Sri. A. Hari Krishna, proprietor for a period of 20 years by Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad.

The proposed project is Colour Granite mining having lease area of 9.0 ha and falls under Category- “A” as per EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi due to the applicability of general condition. The Interstate boundary of Andhra Pradesh – Tamilnadu State boundary 0.4 km from the lease area.

The mining lease is located in Sy.No. Gap Area of Ramakrishnapuram Village, Palasamudram Mandal, Chittoor District., Andhra Pradesh.

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1.2 Salient features of the project Table 1.0 Environmental setting Project name Proposed Colour Granite Mine Of Sri. A. Hari Krishna Mining Lease Area The area of the proposed mine is 9.0 ha. Location of mine Sy.No. Gap Area of Ramakrishnapuram (V), Palasamudram (M), Chittoor (Dist), Andhra Pradesh. Latitude 13 0 06’ 54.1”N Longitude 79 0 18’ 14.0” E Toposheet number 57 O/8 Minerals of mine Colour Granite Mining Proposed production of mine 3742 m3/ annum Method of mining Opencast semi mechanized mining Drill-Hole patterns for primary and Drilling/Blasting secondary smooth blasting No of working days 300 days Water demand 5 KLD Sources of water Water will be supplied from bore wells of the nearby area and also tankers Man power 26

Solid Waste 13055.8 m3/annum

Nearest railway station Chitoor railway station is about 25.2 km due NW from the lease area. Nearest airport Tirupati Airport is about 65.89 km due NE from lease area.

Proposed planning Mining method - Open Cast - Semi mechanized Project cost - Rs. 80 lakh Production - 3742 m3/Year 2

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2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

The project is proposed by Sri. A. Hari Krishna, Proprietor. The lease documents of mine are attached as Annexure II. The details of the project are given below: Table 2.0: Details of Project

Name of the applicant Sri. A. Hari Krishna Name & Address of S/o. A. Muni Siddam, Applicant 9/8-2 Amaravathi Nagar, Tirupathi-517501, Chittoor District,A.P Mineral Colour Granite Area (ha) 9.0 ha Postal Address S/o. A. Muni Siddam, 9/8-2 Amaravathi Nagar, Tirupathi-517501, Chittoor District,A.P Status of Mine Fresh application for Environmental Clearance

2.2 Brief Information about the Project

The mining lease area of 9.0 ha is located in Government land, Sy.No. Gap Area of Ramakrishnapuram Village, Palasamudram Mandal, Chittoor District., Andhra Pradesh.

It has been proposed to produce approximately 3742 m3/ annum of Colour granite.

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Mining:

Open cast method of mining is carried out in this mine by manually and semi mechanization by using compressor operated jack hammer drills, excavators, and dumper etc., Transportation will be made by trucks to dispatching point.

2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region

Indian granite has a good market value in the world. Granite is an igneous, magma-formed rock that is generally made up of quartz, feldspar and mica. These minerals combine in varying percentages that account for the color, veining and crystallization patterns that make each granite deposit unique.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap

The demand and supply for the color granite is growing which makes a lot of scope for revenue generation.

The earth crust is filled with different types of rock which ranges from igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Granite is an igneous rock formed from the cooling of magma in an exothermic process. Granite popularly known as chippings /gravel is a very hard stone good for building and construction works globally. It is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive felsic, igneous rock. It has a medium to coarse texture occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as porphyry. It can be pink to dark gray or even black depending on their chemistry and mineralogy. Granite is a hard, usually grey, stone used for building and the most common rock type on the continental land masses. It is widely distributed throughout the continental crust of the earth and is the most 4

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abundant basement rock that underlies the relatively thin sedimentary veneer of the continents.

Its hard nature made it a very suitable and durable material for most Civil Engineering and Construction works. It is used in various ways as in;

 Road Construction and Dimensional stones  Building of Houses, Bridges and Drainages  Manufacture of Marbles and Flooring Tiles  Production of cement blocks  Interior Decorations  Art works (Antiquities) etc.

India is amongst the leading exporter countries of stones in the world. The major importers of Indian stones are USA, China, UK, Italy, Belgium, Germany, UAE, Hong Kong, Spain, Taiwan, Netherlands, Canada, Turkey, France, Russia and CIS countries. The growth is continuing and the demand for marble, granite, sandstone and other dimensional stones and stone products is anticipated to grow at around 15% CAGR.

2.5 Domestic/ Export Markets

Although granite is a minor mineral, it is a major contributor in foreign exchange earnings. India is the second largest exporter of raw granite after China and ahead of Brazil and South Africa.

2.6 Employment Generation

Proposed mining is semi -mechanized method and this project operation will provide livelihood to the 26 workers. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity.

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3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any.

The proposed Colour Granite mine is of 9.0 ha. No interlinked projects were associated with this project.

This mining project falls under Category “A” Project or activity 1(a) mining of minerals as per EIA Notification 2006, 2009 and 2011 as the mine lease area is < 50 ha and it has general condition of Mine lease area, i.e. interstate boundary between Andhra Pradesh – Tamilnadu State boundary 0.4 km from the proposed Mining Lease area.

3.2 Location

9.0 Hectares in in Sy.No. Gap Area of Ramakrishnapuram Village, Palasamudram Mandal, Chittoor District., Andhra Pradesh. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India

Toposheet No. : 57 O/8 Latitude : 13° 06’ 54.1”N Longitude : 79° 18’ 14.0”E

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Location of the mining lease in Chittoor District is shown in Fig – 1.

LOCATION MAP

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Topographical Map Showing 10 km Radius of Mine lease area is enclosed as Fig-II.

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3.3 Details of Alternate Sites

No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific and site specific.

3.4 Size or magnitude of operation

The proposed mine has lease over an area of 9.0 ha and the production rate is 3742 m3/year.

Production parameters

The mine plan is prepared for first five years. The Mineral production target for five years is given below:

Table 3.1 Showing Year wise Production Programme

Table 3.1: Details of Five Years wise Production

AverageVolume Volume of Volume of Height in granite intercalated RL's Area in Year in Cu.m reserves @ wastage @ Position m2 ‘m’ 20% in 80% in Cu.m Cu.m I 378 — 366 1736 6 10416 2083 8333 II 378 — 366 2887 6 17322 3464 13858 III 378 — 366 2450 7 17150 3430 13720 IV 366 —360 3254 5.75 18710 3742 14968 V 366 — 360 3000 6 18000 3600 14400

81,59816,319 65,279

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3.5 Geology and Reserves

3.5.1 Topography

Topographically the applied area is a steep rising hill, rising at the center of the Q.L area from east, west and northern side. A pillar to the southwest end corne of the Quarry Lease area is taken as assumed bench mark of 315m.

3.5.2 Local Geology

The Quarry Lease applied area comprises of Granite boulder rock formation of 1m to 2m followed by sheet rock. The type of granite exposed in the area is porphyritic granite consisting of phenocrysts of feldspar surrounded by fine ground mass of quartz and other accessory minerals. The feldspar phenocrysts is grayish in colour and therefore impart a general grey colour to the granite. At places the feldspar is pink in colour and is therefore light in colour.

3.5.3 Regional Geology

The regional geology of the applied area covering southern part of State is belonging to Peninsular Gneiss of Archaen group. The area located along the Dharwar craton which is the easterly convex, north-south trending, long, linear pluton of k-rich granite, named the Closepet Granite. Granite of this variety occurs as discrete plutons in the southern part of the State within the Peninsular Gneiss and intrudes the greenstones. They are usually described as Younger Granites, because they constitute the youngest plutonic activity in the craton.

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3.5.4 Exploration:

a) Present Status:

(a) Preliminary study of the visual examination of granite texture, design and pattern.

(b) In this area the colour granite are exposed to surface with high elevation. The rock is stretching to a length of 480m and an average width of 188m only. The Quarry Lease holders nearby the subject area are excavating the blocks and are marketing. The area is a proven area and the subject area is an extrapolated of the same hill ranges. However, the applicant has to carry out detailed prospecting operations to study the economic viability of the dimensional blocks.

(c) The applicant, to study the feasibility of the applied area, has collected 2 nos of sample and examined for their structural details, fabric, texture and mineral grains distribution and polish surface. The percentage of recovery is arrived to be about 20%. However, the percentage of recovery is anticipated to be increased with respect to the depth and the technology to be used.

The Q.L applied area does not contain any forest cover. The area does not consist any wild life. b) Future Programme:-

Since, the deposit is exposed of big boulders and the preliminary collections of samples and study of the rock proved to be of marketable grade, and also the presence of existing quarry adjacent to the subject area. No further exploration of the deposit is envisaged. The applicant wishes to carry out excavations and conduct regular quarrying operations in systematic manner.

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The area has been surveyed by Total Station and a Surface Geological Plan was prepared on the scale of 1:1000 with 3 m contour interval for an extent of 9.00 hectares and is enclosed as

3.5.5 Reserves

Geological Reserves: Table – 3.2: Category Sectio Influenc Section Volume in Reserves Rock n e Area in M3 @ 20% wastage @ 2 3 Reserves Distanc(A) (B)M (A*B) (A*13)0.20Rec. in m (A*B80% )0.80in m Proved A-A’ 97 1396 135412 27082 108330 B-B’ B-B’ 100 6284 628400 125680 C-C’ 100 9592 959200 191840 767360 D-D’ 100 5630 563000 112600 450400 E-E’ 83 ------Total 2286012 457202 1828810 Resource Probable A-A’ 97 657 63729 12746 50983 B-B’ 100 863 86300 17260 69040 C-C’ 100 945 94500 18900 75600 D-D’ 100 1096 109600 21920 87680 E-E’ 83 74 6142 1228 4914 Possible A-A" 97 764 74108 14822 59286 B-B' 100 863 86300 17260 69040 C-C’ 100 945 94500 18900 75600 D-D’ 100 109 10960 21920 87680 E-E’ 83 472 39176 7835 31341 Tot 76395 15279 61116

Life of the Mine: Mineable Reserves / Annual production =431697/3600=119.91 say 120 years life of mine.

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3.5.6 Production for the First Five Years Plan period:-

During the first five years operations a total production of 16319 m3 and 3742 m3 /annum of granite production and remaining material of about 65279 m3 for five years will go as mineral waste.

Year wise Granite Production: Table – 3.3

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3.6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS

3.6.1 Method of Mining

Type of Mining:

a) Type of Mining: Open Cast — Semi-mechanized. by developing multiple benches with 6 mts height.

b) Method of Working: To minimize the cost of production and to achieve annual target production. The quarrying operation are planned to carry out pag manually and partly deploying machinery. The applicant proposed to deploy the equipments as follows: The details of machinery proposed to utilize at quarry are as follows:-

Lengt Gangsa Cut h w sizes ter Widt 190 to siz h 380 cm es Heig 140 to 90 Minor Tools Crowbars, heavy duty sledge hammers, pick axes, Spades etc., will be used.

The removal of side burden consisting of soil, weathered rocks and fractured rocks is the general practice of the opening of the quarry. The fractured rock is having 5% of recovery. The side burden of soil will be removed with the help of excavators. The weathered material further loosened using blasting by utilizing gun powder as explosive. During blasting adequate care will be taken to protect the dimensional granite. The loosed soil and weathered granite will be loaded in tippers and lifted to dumping yard. The dumping yard is located southeast of the Quarry Lease area, which is used as dump yard.

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Separation of Primary rocks from Mother Rocks :-

The primary cuts i.e. the lateral and horizontal cuts by diamond wire saw cuts through slaughter holes (A 50m wire saw run gets around 600 sqm. Cut) and if situation permits by use of detonating cords a close spaced blast is performed (To leverage natural Joint). 10 Mts in length and 8 Mts in width and 6 Mts hei Sizes are produced. The wire for Granite is made of the steel wire, sintered with plastics injected on the steel wire and between diamond beds in safeguard the steel wire from the abrasive components of granite (i.e Feldspar,etc).

The stationary diamond wire machines were born for three main purposes:-

 Squaring and dressing of irregularly shaped blocks, preparing them final processing in slabs and tiles.  Making thickness of stone of certain width in order to utilize the best gangsaws and blocks cutter having maximum productions and profit from the processing machines.  Perform automatic cuts of block into slabs of different thickness. The block can so be programmed to have a certain number of slabs each of prescribed thickness.

Sub Division Of Large (Primary) Block Into Secondary Block (Secondary Cuts) i. Once the primary blocks are dislodged from sheet rock, depending upon the dislodged material secondary blocks are cut, fractures, black lines and penetrative cracks are all carefully trimmed and penetrative cracks are all carefully trimmed and removed by this way. ii. The commercial blocks will be trimmed so as that the sides form right angles to each other. iii. The size of blocks could be formed from the ROM of this property will be in the following dimension ranges.

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Production of Commercial Blocks:- To give a regular shape, the removed blocks are dressed with cutting and polishing face. and the other direction perpendicular to it. For this purpose also Jack Hammer drills and feather wedges are widely used. Below sizes were produced in the ratio of 1:3 and also depending upon the recovery.

Machinery Deployed Table – 3.3

SI.No. Type of Machinery Capacity Unit 01 Excavators 1.1 m3 02 Tippers 200 sft 2 03 Jack Hammer Drills - 10 04 Air Compressors 190 Cfm 2 05 Water Pump 5 HP 1 06 Tamrock - 1 07 Wire-saw cutting machines - 1

Number of Employees of the quarry Table – 3.4

SI.No. Employees No. 01 Manager 1 02 Mines Supervisor 2 03 Skilled Workers 10 04 Unskilled Workers 10 05 Machine Operators 2 06 Watch Man 1

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3.7 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product

No raw material will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the extraction of color granite and dumping in stock yard. The dressed dimensional will be transported through hired trucks to the granite market or sea port.

3.7.1 Use of Mineral

Colour granite will be used domestic and international market. Its hard nature made it a very suitable and durable material for most Civil Engineering and Construction works. It is used in various ways as in;

3.7.2 Processing

Processing of colour granite is not involved

3.8 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse

Not envisaged.

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3.9 Availability of Water Its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source

Water Requirement

Water is required only for drinking purposes and dust suppression. The number of working people is around 33 so the total water requirement will be around 5 KLD. About 3 KLD will be required for dust suppression,1 KLD for drinking purpose and 1 KLD for Green Building. This water will be supplied from bore wells of nearby area.

3.10 QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL

3.10.1 Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal

Solid waste generated for next 5 years will be dumped at a northwestern side of i.e Q.L. applied area with a size of 2500sq.m and width to a height of 10mts. The waste generated during the mining will also be used for back filling of the mine pit after completion of mining.

Granite waste forms nearly 80% of ROM and the total quantity of waste in the first five years will be around 65279 m3 . This waste will be will be backfilled into the minedout pit at the end of the mining.

3.10.2 Liquid Effluent

No liquid effluent will be generated at the mine site. The domestic wastewater generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.

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3.11 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FEASIBILITY DRAWING WHICH GIVEN INFORMATION OF EIA PURPOSE

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4. SITE ANALYSIS

4.1 Connectivity

4.1.1 Nearest Railway Station

Chotoor railway station is about 25.2 km due NW from the lease area.

4.1.2 Nearest Airport

Tirupati Airport is about 65.89 km due NE from lease area.

4.2 LANDFORM, LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP

The mining lease is located in Government Land and the entire area is covered with granite exposures.

4.3 Topography

Ponai river Channel is flowing at a distance of 11.5 km due West from the lease area.

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4.4 Climatic data from secondary sources

The peak summer will be in the month of May, Highest temperature of 41.6˚C is recorded in the area during the month of May and the lowest temperature 17.60˚ C is recorded in the month of January, 2009.Normal rain fall is 909mm, during 2008-2009 the rainfall of the area was of about 1026mm.

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5.0 PLANNING BRIEF

5.1 Planning Concept

Lease Area has been approved by Department of Mines & Geology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh vide letter no. No. 05880/R5-1/2013-1 dt: 18/03/2013. Approved Mine plan: Proceeding No: 4343/MP-CTR/2013 dated 13/11/2013.

It is proposed to produce 3742 m3/annum of Colour granite from the proposed mining lease.

5.2 Population projection

The project will employ mostly workers from nearby villages. There will not be any increase in population due to the project.

5.3 Land use planning

During the present 5 years there wi 11 be degradation over an area of about 8820 sq.m. with hill height reduced by 18 mtrs from the top of the hill.

5.4 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the villages was assessed on the basis of need and priority. The assessment will be made in the socio economic survey, after the grant of TOR and will be submitted at the time of final presentation regarding EC.

5.5 Amenities/Facilities Site Services like office cum rest shelter is already constructed in the lease area

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6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area)

No infrastructure is proposed.

6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area)

As the local persons will be given employment, no residential area/ housing is proposed within the mining lease area.

6.3 Green Belt

Green belt will be developed in 7.5 buffer zone and on the backfilled area within the mine lease area.

6.4 Water Management

About 3 KLD will be required dust suppression purpose and greenbelt and about 1 KLD Green Belt and 1 KLD for drinking therefore total water requirement is 5 KLD. This water will be supplied from bore wells of the nearby area.

6.5 Sewerage System

The domestic wastewater generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.

6.6 Industrial Waste Management

Not applicable.

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6.7 Solid Waste management

About 80% of the material from granite production is going to be generated as solid waste.

The waste will be dumped in dump yard of the mining lease area and will be backfilled into the minedout pit at the end of the mining.

7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

Not Applicable.

8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

The Total cost of project would be around Rs. 80 lakhs.

Environmental Management Plan budget

S. No Component Amount in Lakhs 1 Dust suppression 1.0 2 Green Belt 0.5 3 Reclamation 0.5 Total 2.0 Recurring cost 0.5

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9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

9.1 Financial and Social Benefits with Special Emphasis on the Benefit to the Local People Including Tribal Population, If Any, In the Area.

Although granite is a minor mineral, it is a major contributor in foreign exchange earnings. India is the second largest exporter of raw granite after China and ahead of Brazil and South Africa.

This project will also provide employment to local people helping them earn livelihood.

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