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SAND /B OULDER /B AJRI MINING PROJECT OF YAMUNA NADI BAYA KINARA RIVER DHAULA KATCH NO.1, TIMLI FOREST RANGE (A REA 40.00 HA)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ______3 1.1. Salient Features Of The Project ______3 1.2. Proposed Planning ______4 2.0. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION ______4 2.1. Identification of Project Proponent ______4 2.2. Brief Description Of Nature Of The Project ______5 2.3. Need For The Project And Its Importance To The Country And/or Region ______6 2.4. Demand-Supply Gap ______6 2.5. Imports vs. Indigenous production ______6 2.6. Export Possibility ______6 2.7. Domestic/ Export Markets ______7 2.8. Employment Generation ______7 3.0. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ______7 3.1. Type Of Project Including Interlinked And Interdependent Projects, If Any ______7 3.2. Location (Map showing general location, specific Location, and project Boundary & Project Site Layout) with Coordinates ______7 3.3. Details Of Alternate Sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted ______8 3.4. Size or Magnitude of Operation ______8 3.4.1. Mineral Reserves During the Lease Period ______8 3.4.2. Production Parameters ______9 3.5. Project Description With Process Details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc.) ______9 3.5.1. method of mining ______11 3.5.2. Blasting ______12 3.6. Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area Of Final Product/S, Mode Of Transport Of Raw Material And Finished Product ______12 3.7. Resource Optimization/ Recycling And Reuse ______12 3.8. Availability Of Water Its Source, Energy / Power Requirement & Source ______12 3.8.1. Water Requirement ______12 3.8.2. Power ______12 3.9. Quantity Of Wastes To Be Generated (Liquid And Solid) And Scheme For Their Management/ Disposal ______12 3.9.1. Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal ______13 3.9.2. Liquid Effluent ______13 3.10. SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FEASIBILITY DRAWING WHICH GIVE INFORMATION OF EIA PURPOSE ______13 4.0. SITE ANALYSIS ______14 4.1. Connectivity ______14 4.2. Landform, Landuse And Land Ownership ______15 4.2.1. Landform ______15 4.2.2. Land Use ______15 4.2.3. Land Ownership ______15

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4.3. Topography ______15 4.4. Existing Land Use Pattern ______16 4.4.1. Environmental Sensitivity ______16 4.5. Existing Infrastructure ______17 4.6. Soil Classification ______17 4.7. Climatic Data From Secondary Sources ______18 4.8. Social Infrastructure ______19 5.0. PLANNING BRIEF ______19 5.1. Planning Concept ______19 5.2. Assessment Of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) ______19 5.3. Amenities/Facilities ______19 5.3.1. Mines Office, Workshop etc. ______19 5.3.2. Rest Shelter ______19 5.3.3. Water Supply ______20 5.3.4. Power Supply ______20 5.3.5. Transport of Men and Material ______20 5.3.6. Communication ______20 5.3.7. Security Arrangements ______20 6.0. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE ______20 6.1. Industrial Area (Processing Area) ______20 6.2. Residential Area (Non Processing Area) ______20 6.3. Green Belt ______20 6.4. Social Infrastructure ______21 6.5. Connectivity ______21 6.6. Drinking Water Management ______21 6.7. Sewerage System ______21 6.8. Industrial Waste Management ______21 6.9. Solid Waste Management ______21 6.10. Power Requirement & Supply/ Source ______22 7.0. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN ______22 8.0. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES ______22 8.1. Likely Date Of Start Of Construction And Likely Date Of Completion ______22 8.2. Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms Of Economic Viability Of The Project 22 9.0. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)______23 9.1. Financial And Social Benefits With Special Emphasis On The Benefit To The Local People Including Tribal Population, If Any, In The Area ______23

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1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed project is for mining of Minor Minerals (sand, boulder and bajri) in an area of 40.00 ha from the river bed of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara Dhaula Katch No.1, Timli range forest range, located near village- Kulhan Matak Majri, Tehsil- Vikasnagar, District-Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The project site comes in Timli Range under Dehradun Forest Division of, Dehradun. The river along its course brings huge quantity of material consisting of sand, boulder & bajri during every monsoon. This material has to be removed every year in order to channelize the river course to the middle and to prevent it from widening & thus causing cutting of nearby agriculture & forest land.

Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UKFDC) is a statutory body constituted by the Uttarakhand State Government, involved in collection and disposal of minor minerals from the rivers situated inside reserved forest areas. A combined joint inspection was carried out for estimating the total mineable area by a Joint Inspection Committee and an area of 32 ha was sanctioned for mining by Geology & Mining Unit vide letter no. 584/BHU. KHANI.I./2012-13 dated 19 th January, 2013. Copy enclosed as Annexure-I.

As the mine lease area falls under reserved forest range for the same forest clearance is required, this is under process.

Proposed project will also required NBWL clearance due to presence of Rajaji National park within 10 km radius of study area. Wild life clearance is under process.

1.1. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

Project name Sand, Bajri ,Boulder mining from River Bed of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara River Dhaula Katch No.1,Timli range forest range Dehradun Mine lease area- 40 ha. Location of mine Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara river bed Village- Kulhan Matak Majri Tehsil : Vikasnagar District : Dehradun State : Uttarakhand Latitude 30°24'4.30"N to 30°24'57.80"N Longitude 77°34'40.20"E to 77°34'48.50"E Topo sheet number 53 F/4 Land use Forest land Minerals of mine Sand/Bajri/Boulder Life of mine Continuous, being replenished yearly

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Proposed annual production of mine 3,60,000 tonnes Method of mining Open-cast Manual No of working days in a year 270 Water demand 20 KLD Sources of water Tanker water supply Man power 400 Nearest railway station Dehradun (44.85 km) SE Nearest state highway/national highway NH-72 -4.62Km NE Nearest air port Jolly Grant (62.66 km ) SE Seismic zone Zone-IV (As per 1893:2002) 1.2. PROPOSED PLANNING Mining method : Open Cast Manual mining method Project cost : Capital cost of Rs. 8 lacs Production : Sand/Bajri/Boulder- 3,60,000 TPA

2.0. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION The minor mineral mining lease, measuring 40.00 hectare (ha) is a forest land that falls in Dhaula Katch No.1,Timli range forest range Timli Forest Range of Dehradun Forest Division near village- Kulhan Matak Majri, Tehsil- Vikasnagar, District-Dehradun, Uttarakhand. As per EIA notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments later, the project activity has been categorized as Category- A due to presence of Rajaji National Park & Kalesar National Park within 10 km radius. Proposed capacity of mine for production of sand, bajri & boulder will be 3,60,000TPA.

2.1. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT

Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UKFDC) is a statutory body constituted by the State Government of Uttarakhand. The Corporation was formed for the better preservation, supervision and development of forest also for better exploitation of forest produce within the State and for matters connected there with. The Corporation has been progressing forward not only in its financial aspect but also has taken a big leap in the direction of diversification of its activities. The Corporation has added the collection and disposal of minor minerals from the rivers situated inside reserved forest areas, collection and marketing of medicinal plants and Eco tourism in its works apart from the removal of dead, dying and uprooted trees as allotted by the Forest department. Collection and marketing of sand, boulder and Bajri from the river beds of reserved forest areas has been undertaken in order to protect the forest lands, agricultural crops,

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SAND /B OULDER /B AJRI MINING PROJECT OF YAMUNA NADI BAYA KINARA RIVER DHAULA KATCH NO.1, TIMLI FOREST RANGE (A REA 40.00 HA) inhabitations from the havoc of floods. The collection and marketing system is being converted from volume base to weight basis for the disposal of minor minerals, in the Gaula, Sharda, Nandhaur, Kosi, Dabka, Ganga, Yamuna, Song and Gunna rivers of the State. The implementation of advanced computerized technique of minor mineral weighing system is a step towards advancement and use of new technology.

2.2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF THE PROJECT

The project has been proposed for an annual production of 2, 16,000 tonnes of Sand/Bajri/Boulder by open cast manual extraction method in river bed. The lease area is totally under the forest land. The total lease area is 40 ha is mineable as per approved Site inspection committee report comprising of officer from UKFDC, SDM Dehradun Regional officer Dehradun, Tehsil office Vikasnagar Dehradun, Forest Ranger Jhajra Forest Range of Dehradun dated 29.04.2013. Site inspection report attached as Annexure II.

There is practically no soil cover on top profile of river bed section proposed for mining, however, if some soil is available it will be removed and carefully stored for use in plantation purpose.

Hardly any vegetation is present in the river bed. But the vegetation is present at both the river banks with a Vegetation Density of 0 to 10 with predominantly species of trees like Pine, Lantana, Burans, Kafal, and Tuna Ciliata etc.

No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and carefully stored for depositing into the mine pits in the river bed or for plantation purpose. During monsoon season, when the river reaches high stage, Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara River has significant catchment area and it transports bed load material and sediments which gets aggraded at such stretch which has wider river width and has concave banks. The mined out area gets replenished annually after monsoon, thus it does not require any backfilling. The rehabilitation/reclamation of such lease area which has been secluded for mining being closure to the bank in the form of upper terraces will be done by way of tree plantation along lease boundary. Green barriers will be created by plantation as per CPCB Guidelines.

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2.3. NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND /OR REGION During monsoon due to heavy rainfall & flooding annually in the recent past years, a large amount of minor minerals (sand, bajri, boulder) has been deposited in the bed of river Swarna which has widened the course of river and in-turn is responsible for cutting of nearby agricultural and forest land causing heavy degradation in the form of soil erosion and loss of vegetation along the river course. Keeping in view the environmental consideration for the ecosystem of the river it is essential to remove sand, Bajri, Boulder from the river bed.

Therefore, in order to avoid widening of river, channelize the river course, prevention of floods and land cutting from nearby agricultural fields & forests; this project has been proposed to collect minor minerals from an area of 40 ha. It will not only benefit in meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction & infrastructure works, road material for construction & maintenance of roads/highway, elastic ballast material for rail tracks in the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh as minor minerals of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara river at river bed quarry site has been found suitable from techno- economic consideration, but also provide direct employment to about 400 persons including skilled, semi-skilled & unskilled laborers. Additional jobs are created by way of transportation.

2.4. DEMAND -SUPPLY GAP

Due to ban on illegal mining and with increase in infrastructure industries demand of sand bajri & boulder (construction material) has as increase by almost 50 % hence the excavation of river bed material will not only help in saving the river from diversion and viding of its course but will also cater increased demand of river bed material in construction activities like building, infrastructure facilities, construction and expansion of existing road and highways etc

2.5. IMPORTS VS . INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION Import does not apply in the present case as minor mineral is indigenously available at number of mines under operation in Uttarakhand .

2.6. EXPORT POSSIBILITY Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand.

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2.7. DOMESTIC / EXPORT MARKETS The proposed mining activity is for obtaining Sand/Bajri/Boulder for indigenous consumption and also for sale to nearby cities and towns located in the state of Uttarakhand as well as Uttar Pradesh.

2.8. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION About 300 workers including skilled, semi-skilled & unskilled labors shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction of minor mineral and loading and handling of mineral in mining area, besides, watch and ward and plantation activity with proper maintenance. Breakup of manpower is given as follows:

Table 1 : Manpower requirement S. No. Type of Manpower Number 1 Skilled 10 2 Semi-skilled 40 3 Unskilled Labourers 350 Total 400

3.0. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1. TYPE OF PROJECT INCLUDING INTERLINKED AND INTERDEPENDENT PROJECTS , IF ANY The project has been proposed for an annual production of 3,60,000 TPA of sand, boulder & bajri by open cast manual extraction method in river bed. The lease area (40.00 ha) is a forest land. The project has no other interlinked project. Minor minerals form the site will be transported to different vendors of crusher units for further activities.

3.2. LOCATION (M AP SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION , SPECIFIC LOCATION , AND PROJECT BOUNDARY &

PROJECT SITE LAYOUT ) WITH COORDINATES The minor mineral mining lease, measuring 40.00 ha is a forest land and falls in Timli Forest Range of Dehradun Forest Division under, Dehradun. Mine site is located near village–Kulhan Matak Majri, Tehsil-Vikasnagar, District-Dehradun Uttarakhand. Geographical location of mine stretch is given below:

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Latitude 30°24'4.30"N to 30°24'57.80"N Longitude 77°34'40.20"E to 77°34'48.50"E

Project boundary with site layout and geographical corner coordinates along the mine site is shown in satellite image attached as Annexure-III.

3.3. DETAILS OF ALTERNATE SITES CONSIDERED AND THE BASIS OF SELECTING THE PROPOSED SITE ,

PARTICULARLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS GONE INTO SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED The proposed site shall be mined for the purpose of preventing land cutting during heavy rainfall and floods and also to channelize the river course to the middle. Examination for alternative sites was not required as it is mandated for the above mentioned purpose only. Besides this any other alternative other than river bed mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental impacts.

3.4. SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION Total available area of the river is 40.00 ha, which falls under Dehradun Forest Division, Uttarakhand. The collection of minor minerals will be carried out from the 50% of the total area i.e. approximately 20 ha, leaving 25% area on either side of the river bank for better channelization of the water during monsoon. Hence, Total capacity of mine is estimated as 3,60,000 tonnes per annum.

3.4.1. MINERAL RESERVES DURING THE LEASE PERIOD Taking into consideration the annual replenishment after recession of floods the total & mineable reserves considered up to the depth of 1.5 m during the lease period has been assessed as under.

Table 2 : Estimation of reserves (considered at a depth of 1.5 m)

PARTICULARS DETAILS Area 40 Area (m 2) 400000 Average depth of extraction (m) 1.5 Volume (m 3) 600000 Bulk density (g/cc) 1.8 Total Reserves (tonnes) for 1 year 108 000 0 Total reserves available for next ten years 1080000

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3.4.2. PRODUCTION PARAMETERS

Leaving 25% area on both the banks of the river along with 200 feet each upstream and downstream for any road /bridge crossing the river, thereby collecting the minor mineral in almost 50% of the total area along the centre of river channel; yearly production of mine is estimated as 50% of the total reserve available per year i.e . @3,60,000 tonnes per year.

The mine will be worked in the day shift only. The average number of working days in the year would be 270. The proposed annual target production has been worked out on the basis of mineable area with maximum mining depth of 1m. On the basis of the nature of RBM (River Borne Material) in the boulder reach of the river, the matrix comprises of the bed load, mainly comprising of boulder, pebble, cobble, bajri and sand. The river originates from non- glaciated areas of Inner Himalayas and is basically spring fed river with discharges throughout the year. During monsoon season, the high intensity and duration of rain fall result into high floods and sometime the flash flood also. The banks of the river in the upper reaches are made-up of friable material, which is easily eroded. The river bed material and the suspended solids material mainly constitutes of stone, bajri and sand, which gets settled into the beds with depressed elevation and into such pockets formed during the mining in pre-monsoon season. Viewing the competence of the river and the traction force generated during period of high discharges the bed load material, viz. boulder, shingle and sand gets aggraded annually and it is essential that the silviculture purposes and to save the nearby habitation, the removal of sand is essential, so that, the river course is not diverted. The annual target production is likely to be achieved during the year of normal rainfall in the catchment of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara River.

3.5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS (A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM / FLOW CHART

SHOWING THE PROJECT LAYOUT , COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT ETC .) As per Environmental Impact Assessment Guidance Manual for - Mining of Minerals released by MoEF - the project is a surface mining. The typical operations involved in a surface mining is shown in the figure given below:

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Site Preparation

Extraction of minor mineral (by manual opencast method)

Loading of mineral

Haulage & Transportation

Transportation of mineral to the destined places

Figure 2: Schematic flowchart of minor mi neral mining process
The project will be accomplished by fully manual open cast method of mining that does not involve any processes such as overburden removal, drilling, blasting and beneficiation.

The extraction of river bed material from the bed of the river will be made by leaving 25% width on either side of river

The mining process involves collection of material by simple hand tool such as shovel, pans and sieves.

This is followed by sorting a nd manual picking, stacking and loading into trucks/ tractor–trolley for transporting.

The pits from where the material is picked are not deeper than 1.5 meter and shall follow the normal channel direction of the river. These get replenished during monsoon.

The only waste is silt/clay which is added back to the pits.

The material is transported through tipper (9.0 -10.2 MT Capacity), Tractor trolley small (3MT capacity) Tractor trolley big (6 MT capacity) to the destined users/places outside mining lease

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SAND /B OULDER /B AJRI MINING PROJECT OF YAMUNA NADI BAYA KINARA RIVER DHAULA KATCH NO.1, TIMLI FOREST RANGE (A REA 40.00 HA) Mining will be carried out only during the day time. Extraction of sand, stone and bajri material will be completely stopped during the monsoon season.

The water required is only for drinking purpose and toilet needs of workers for which toilet with septic tank is provided at site. The water is further required for sprinkling on haulage road which is done twice a day in morning and evening using water tanker supply. The drinking water demand has been calculated as 6 KLD.

The implements for mining are arranged by project proponent who are also responsible for administrative control of labours as well as for carrying out mining operations in the sanctioned/demarcated lease area within the ambit of the conditions set-forth in the order for execution of mine by the competent authority and also the instructions/guideline issued by the Khanan Vibhag, Uttarakhand

3.5.1. METHOD OF MINING

Taking into consideration the matrix of deposit in the river bed and the targeted production, the mine will be worked by fully manual opencast method of mining without blasting. The extraction/removal of the deposited RBM from these rivers may be made leaving 25% width of the river on either side of the river bank. The recommendation to restrict the flow to the middle of river is to ensure the stability of the river bank. This would help in channelization and centralization of the river which is very much relevant from river trailing point of view. In absence of the periodic channelization/centralization of the river material deposited in the foothills of river, the tendency of periodical flooding of the adjoining area on the river bank exists. It further accelerates the stream bank cutting also. The opencast mining process for extraction of stone, sand and bajri primarily involves scooping the mineral through use of implements like spade, pick axe and shovel etc. The loading of mineral shall be done manually and transported by tipper (9.0 to 10.2 metric tonnes), tractor trolley small (3 metric tonnes), tractor trolley big (6 metric tonnes) to the storage points located outside the mining lease. The project proponent engages local labours available from the concerned revenue villages and also outside labour, if the local labour is not readily available. The implements for mining are arranged by project proponent who are also responsible for administrative control of labours as well as for carrying out mining operations in the sanctioned / demarcated lease area within the ambit of the conditions set-forth in the order for execution of mine by the competent

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SAND /B OULDER /B AJRI MINING PROJECT OF YAMUNA NADI BAYA KINARA RIVER DHAULA KATCH NO.1, TIMLI FOREST RANGE (A REA 40.00 HA) authority and also the instructions / guideline issued by the Khanan Vibhag, Uttarakhand

3.5.2. BLASTING No blasting is proposed to be done.

3.6. 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 is required for extraction of minerals.

3.7. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION / RECYCLING AND REUSE Not applicable in the present case as all size of minerals will be extracted and transported to various crasher unit outside the mine lease area for sorting & grading proposes.

3.8. AVAILABILITY OF WATER ITS SOURCE , ENERGY / POWER REQUIREMENT & SOURCE

3.8.1. WATER REQUIREMENT

Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 20KLD, which shall be met from tanker supply. Breakup of water requirements is as given below:

Table 3 : Water Requirement with source of supply S. No. Description of requirement Water requirement (KLD) Source 1. Drinking 6.00 Tanker water supply 3. Dust Suppression 4.00 4. Green Belt Development 10.00 TOTAL REQUIREMENT 20.00

3.8.2. POWER No electrical power shall be required for operations as the mining will be worked out during day time only minimal power required for office shall be taken from general electric supply of area.

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3.9. QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (L IQUID AND SOLID ) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR

MANAGEMENT / DISPOSAL

3.9.1. SOLID WASTE GENERATION & ITS DISPOSAL No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation.

3.9.2. LIQUID EFFLUENT

There will be no waste water generation from mining activities.

3.10. SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FEASIBILITY DRAWING WHICH GIVE

INFORMATION OF EIA PURPOSE No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation:

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Figure 1 : Schematic flowchart of EIA process 4.0. SITE ANALYSIS

4.1. CONNECTIVITY

The mining site is well connected through rail & road network.
Mine site at Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara River Timli Range is approachable by

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Dehradun railway station is located at a distance of 44.85 km.
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant around 62.66 km away from the mining area.

4.2. LANDFORM , LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP

4.2.1. LANDFORM

The mine lease area is in river bed of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara River, Timli Forest Range of Dehradun Forest Division.

4.2.2. LAND USE

The land use of the mine lease area is river body classified as forest land.

4.2.3. LAND OWNERSHIP

The designated mine area is forest land and belongs to Timli Forest range of Dehradun forest division and has been allotted to UKFDC for the purpose of mining.

4.3. TOPOGRAPHY The mine lease area lies in the river bed and is a part of foothills of Siwalik range region of Uttarakhand. Highest and lowest elevation in the ML area is 367 m AMSL and 363 m AMSL creating a level difference of 4 m.

The residual hills are mostly formed by erosion and are the remnants of post Upper Siwalik deposits. These are called Older Doon Gravels or Timli Boulder Beds. Boulder beds, shales and red clay represent this unit. The residual hills are present in Doiwala and Vikasnagar blocks. Dehradun can be divided into 2 distinct tracts i.e. the montrane tract and the sub- montrane tract. The mine lease area lies in the sub-montrane tract which is the famous Doon Valley, surrounded by Siwalik Hills in the South and outer scrap of Himalayas in the North.

Topography will not change during running of mine and on its abandonment at the end of the proposed mining, due to digging of shallow pits and consequent annual deposition during high floods. Map showing study area with 10 km radius around the mine lease boundary is attached as Annexure- IV .

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4.4. EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN

The existing land use pattern of mine lease area belongs to landuse category “ River body ” in reserved forest area and shall continue to be so even after the current mining project is over.

4.4.1. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

S.No. Sensitive Ecological Features Name Aerial Distance (in km.) from Mine Lease boundary 1. National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary Kalesar National Park 7.43 Km Kalesar Wild Life 13.19 km Sanctuary Rajaji National Park Adjacent to Site 2. Tiger Reserve/Elephant Reserve Asan Barrage(Bird 8.50 km E / Turtle Nesting Ground Sanctuary) 3. Core Zone of Biosphere Reserve None - 4. Habitat for migratory birds None - 5. Lakes/Reservoir/Dams Asab Barrage 8.47 km Dhalipur Lake 8.54 km 6. Stream/Rivers Mine is located in the - bed of Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara river 7. Estuary/Sea None - 8. Mangroves None - 9. Mountains/Hills Project lies in the - foothills of Siwalik range 10. Notified Archaeological sites None - 11. Industries/Thermal Power Plants None - 12. Defense Installation No None 13. Airports Jolly Grant 44.85 km SE 14. Railway Lines Dehradun 62.66 km SE 15. National / State Highways NH-72 4.62 km NE 16. Important worship place Gurudwara Shri Paonta Sahib Sacred Grave Baba Bhuresha

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4.5. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

The mine lease area is a forest land which lies in the Yamuna Nadi Baya Kinara river basin and gets deposition of sand, bajri & boulder carried along the river course with the flow of river during monsoon. There is no existing infrastructure, however during mining temporary rest shelters for workers will be provided.

4.6. SOIL CLASSIFICATION The nature and soil type play an important role in agriculture and have direct relation with groundwater recharge. Physiography, climate, drainage and geology of the area are the factors responsible for the nature and type of soil and soil cover. The soil type also depends upon the slope and rate of erosion. The soil types of district Dehradun are given in Table 3:

Table 3: Soil types, district Dehradun Physioraphy Characteristics Taxonomic Classification Mountains Moderately deep, well-drained, thermic Loamy skeletal. Dystric coarse loamy soils on steep slopes, strong, Eutrochrepts. Fine loamy stoniness, associated with shallow lithic and typic Hapludolls- excessively drained, loamy skeletal soil. Loamy skeletal typic Udrothants Soils on Upper Deep, well-drained, coarse loamy cover, Udifiuventic piedmont plains fragmental soils on heavy gentle slope with Ustochrepts loamy surface and slight erosion. Associated with excessively cairned soils Typic Usipsammens with loamy surface and slight to moderate erosion. Deep, well-drained, fine to coarse loamy Udic Ustorchrepts surface and slight to moderate erosion. Soils on Lower Deep, well-drained, coarse loamy cover over Udifluventic piedmont plains fragmental soils on nearly level plains with Ustochreps loamy surface. Associated with deep, well drained, fine Udic Ustochrepts loamy soil with loamy surface. Deep well drained, fine silty soil on very Udic Haplustolls gentle slopes with loamy surface and slight erosion. Deep well drained fine to coarse loamy Udic Ustochrepts surface and slight to moderate erosion, silty soil with loamy surface. *(source: CGWB 2011 report on Dehradun)

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4.7. CLIMATIC DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES The district has within its limits lofty peaks of the Outer Himalayas as well as the Dun Valley with climatic conditions nearly similar to those in the plains.

Climate: The climate of the district, in general, is temperate. The temperature depends on the elevation. In the Doon Valley, the heat is often intense. The temperature drops below freezing point during the winters. The summer starts by March and lasts up to mid of June when the monsoon sets in. Generally, the month of May and early part of June is hottest. Winter starts from November and continue upto February.
Temperature: The temperature depends on the elevation. Mean temperature shoots upto 36.2 0c at Dehradun during summers and the maximum temperature rises to over 42 0C. The mean daily maximum temperature during winter is 19.1 0C and the mean daily minimum temperature in January is 6.1 0C. The highest maximum temperature recorded at Dehradun was 43.9 0C on June 4, 1902 and 0 the lowest minimum temperature during winter was - 1.1 C, on February 1st , 1905 and January 1945.

Rainfall: The district receives an average annual rainfall of 2073.3 mm. Most of the rainfall is received during the period from June to September, July and August being the wettest months. The region around Raipur gets the maximum rainfall, while the southern part receives the least rainfall in the district. About 87% of the annual rainfall is received during the period June to September. The climatic data of Doon Valley is summarized in Table 4

Table 4: Climatic data of district Dehradun

Normal Relative 0 Temperature ( C) Rainfall(mm Humidity Maximu Month Minimum Average ) % m January 57.9 91 19.3 3.6 10.9 February 66.8 83 22.4 5.6 13.3 March 37.9 69 26.2 91. 17.5 April 19.6 53 32 13.3 22.7 May 35.8 49 35.3 16.8 25.4 June 184.4 65 34.4 29.4 27.1 July 655.6 86 40.00 22.6 25.1 August 713.0 89 29.7 22.3 25.3 September 40.00 83 29.8 19.7 24.2 October 41.9 74 28.5 13.3 20.5 November 7.6 82 24 .8 7.6 15 .7

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December 24.9 89 21.9 4.0 12.0 2149.9 76 27.8 13.3 20.0 Annual Normal Average

*(source: CGWB 2011 report on Dehradun)

4.8. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary schools, degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public transportation and hospitals are by and large are available in the study area. 5.0. PLANNING BRIEF

5.1. PLANNING CONCEPT

Open cast manual mining method will be adopted for Sand/Bajri/Boulder mining. Project will annually produce Sand/Bajri/Boulder @ 4,32,000 tonnes, which will be used for meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material for construction and maintenance of roads/highway; elastic ballast material for rail tracks in the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh.

5.2. ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (P HYSICAL & SOCIAL )

Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine lease area and due to the mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required.

5.3. AMENITIES /F ACILITIES

Proper site services such as First Aid, Rest Shelter and Drinking Water will be provided to the mine workers.

5.3.1. MINES OFFICE , WORKSHOP ETC . Provision of mine office, workshop along with weighbridge facility is proposed during mining operation

5.3.2. REST SHELTER

Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area

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5.3.3. WATER SUPPLY

A total of 20 KLD Water will be required for the purpose of human consumption, dust suppression and plantation. Water shall be supplied by tanker supply from authorized vendor.

5.3.4. POWER SUPPLY

The mine will work in day time only, so no lighting arrangement will be required. Hence, this project does not need any power supply.

5.3.5. TRANSPORT OF MEN AND MATERIAL By and large only local personnel shall be deployed for mining. Either by foot or with the help of bicycle, they will reach the site. During operation phase, trucks/tractors shall be used for the transportation of river bed material from the site to destined locations.

5.3.6. COMMUNICATION

Mobile phones & walky talky shall be used for communication.

5.3.7. SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS

Appropriate security arrangement shall be made.

6.0. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1. INDUSTRIAL AREA (P ROCESSING AREA )

Temporary arrangements like site office, rest shelters & approach roads etc shall be provided. No permanent infrastructure is proposed.

6.2. RESIDENTIAL AREA (N ON PROCESSING AREA )

As the local person shall be employed, no residential building/housing are proposed.

6.3. GREEN BELT The proposed mine site is a part of river bed lying in the forest land. Clearance under section 2 of Forest (conservation) Act, 1980 has under process of approval from the

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Apart from compensatory afforestation as per the prescribed condition of forest clearance, green belt shall also be developed along the road side after consultation with concerned authority and village panchaya.

6.4. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

In-line with the Social Responsibility Activities at other operational sites, relevant developmental assistance shall be rendered depending on the local needs identified through studies.

6.5. CONNECTIVITY

Site is well connected to existing road and rail network. There is no proposal to develop new road and rail links.

6.6. DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT

Water requirement for drinking and other operations will be 20.0 KLD, which will be met from nearby underground water source and tanker supply.

6.7. SEWERAGE SYSTEM

No sewerage system is required as there is no domestic waste water will be disposed.

6.8. INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Not applicable, as the mining activity will not be generating any overburden or waste water.

6.9. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and carefully stored for depositing into the mine pits in the river bed or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation purpose.

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6.10. POWER REQUIREMENT & SUPPLY / SOURCE

The mining shall be carried out manually with the help of hand implements during day time hence, power requirement is not needed.

7.0. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

As per the primary site survey & latest census data available, the mine lease area is designated as river bed in reserve forest has no habitation & therefore displacement of population is not applicable therefore no Rehabilitation & Resettlement is envisaged. However a detailed analysis on socio-economic aspects of the study area is proposed to be carried out during EIA study of the proposed mine.

8.0. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.1. LIKELY DATE OF START OF CONSTRUCTION AND LIKELY DATE OF COMPLETION

No construction activity is involved under the project activity. The mining shall be started after getting environmental clearances.

8.2. ESTIMATED PROJECT COST ALONG WITH ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE

PROJECT

The Proposed project is a new mine and capital cost of the project includes cost of machinery and equipments. Breakup of operational cost calculated on the basis of per tonne of mineral produced is as given below:

S. No. Particulars Cost per tonne (Rs.) 1. Mining cost (inclusive of salaries & wages of 4720 employees & workmen, Stores consumables, machineries Repairing & maintenance depreciation & over expenditures) 2. Socioeconomic developments 310 3. Occupational Health & safety 200 4. Environmental management 1818 Total cost per tonne 7048

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Selling rate of Sand, Bajri & Boulder varies and the average comes out to be Rs. 13450 per tonne approximately. Hence the project is economically feasible.

9.0. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (F INAL 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 The proposed project is found to have both financial and social benefits as listed below: • The project will provide direct & indirect employment to local people in different activities such as mining, sizing (sieving) transportation and plantation activities. • This project will provide protection to the nearby habitation from submergence which is cause due to flood in monsoon season. • The revenue generated from the production and sale of mineral will also add to the exchequer of government, which in turn will help in the growth of state economy. • As the proposed mine area lies in the flood plain, hence the removal of extracted material will minimize the chances of flood disaster in the area. • With the emergence of fast growing construction industry of Uttarakhand and other nearby states Excavated material will also cater the huge increasing demand of mineral to be used as raw material for construction. The project is not expected to have any major adverse impact on the environment and whatever impacts are anticipated during the EIA study will be minimized with the help of suitable mitigation measures. Hence it is concluded that the project is economically feasible and financially beneficial to the local people as well as to the country.

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