DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT

Minor mineral – Quartzite

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(As per Notification No SO 141(E) New , 15th January 2016) & (SO 3611(E) New Delhi, 25th July 2018) (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Prepared by DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER CONTENTS PAGE NO Preamble 1 Introduction 01 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 05 3 General Profile of the District 06 A. Location & Accessibility B. Demography C. Geomorphology D. Rivers E. Topography F. Soil G. Land use H. Flora & Fauna I. Physiology of 4 Geology of the district 14 5 Drainage of Irrigation Pattern 17

6 Land Utilisation Pattern in the District: Forest, Agricultural, 19 Horticultural, Mining etc 7 Surface Water & Ground Water Scenario of Bokaro district 22 8 Rainfall of the district and climatic condition 27 9 Details of the mining leases in the District as per the following format 29 10 Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three 32 11 Details of Production of Minor Mineral in Last Three Years 33 12 Mineral Map of the district 34 13 List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holders in the District along with its 36 validity as per the following format:- 14 Total Mineral Reserve available in the District 37 15 Quality /Grade of Mineral available in the Bokaro District; 38 16 Use of Mineral 39 17 Demand and Supply of the Mineral in the last three years: 40

18 Mining leases marked on the map of the district: 41 19 Details of the area of where there is a cluster of mining leases 43 viz. number of mining leases, location (latitude and longitude); 20 Details of Eco-Sensitive Area, if any, in the District; 44 21 Impact on the Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, 45 land Use, agriculture, forest etc.) Due to mining activity 22 Remedial Measures to mitigate the impact of mining on the 47 Environment 23 Reclamation of Mined out area (best practice already implemented in 49 the district, requirement as per rules and regulation, proposed reclamation plan); 24 Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan; 50 25 Details of the Occupational Health issues in the Bokaro District (Last 52 five-year data of number of patients of Silicosis & Tuberculosis is also needs to be submitted); 26 Plantation and Green Belt development in respect of leases already 54 granted in the District; 27 Any other information 55 28 References 55 29 Certificate 68 30 Some Quartzite sites for block preparation in Bokaro district 69

TABLES

Page Table Description No 1 1.01 Bokaro – District at a Glance 11111 11 2.01 Minor Mineral Leases in Bokaro district 5 3.01 Distance of Bokaro from some important place 6

3-02 Administrative divisions with population of Bokaro district 7

3-03 Basic Indicators, Source Census of (Year 2011) 7

3.04 Geographical Profile of Bokaro district 8

3-05 Major soil types in Bokaro district 12

3-06 Cropping pattern of Bokaro district 13

4-01 Generalized stratigraphic succession of the Bokaro district 16

5.01 Agriculture Profile of Bokaro district 18

6.01 Land use /Land cover area in Bokaro district 19

6.02 Forest area in Bokaro district 20

6.03 The Agriculture Profile of Bokaro district 20

6.04 Production of Minerals in Bokaro district 21

7.01 Surface water resource in Bokaro district 22

7.02 Pre & Post Monsoon Water Level Data of Bokaro district 24

7.03 Trend of Ground Water level Period 2002 - 2011 24

7.04 Block wise Ground water Resources of Bokaro district as on 31 March 2009 25

7.05 Chemical analysis data of Ground Water of Bokaro district (May 2011) 26

9.1A Details of the mining leases in the District - A 29

9.01B Details of the mining leases in the District - B 30

10.01 Royalty or Revenue received in Bokaro district 32

11.01 Details of Production of Minor Mineral (Quartzite) in last three years 33

13.01 As per Bokaro district mining office record the LOI holder in the district 36

18.01 Location of Mining Lease in the Bokaro district 42

FIGURES

Figure Description Page No

1.1 Location & Approach Map of Bokaro district 3

1.2 Administrative division map of the Bokaro district 4

3.1 Drainage of Bokaro district 9

3.2 Soil Map of Jharkhand 10

4.1 Geological Map of Jharkhand State 14

4.2 Geological Map of Bokaro 15

5.1 Detailed Drainage Map of Bokaro district 17

6.1 Land Utilization figure of Bokaro district 19

7.1 Hydro-geological map of Bokaro district 23

7.2 Ground water Development in different blocks of Bokaro district 25

12.1 Mineral Map of Jharkhand 35

18.1 Location of Quartzite Mining Lease in the Map of Bokaro district 41

PREFACE

In Compliance to the Notification Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, SO No 141(E), Dated 15.01.2016 and format given by SO NO 3611(E), New Delhi, dated 25 July 2018 regarding the preparation of District survey report of River bed Sand mining and other minor minerals (Stone, Quartzite etc...) is in accordance appendix 10 of the notification. The District Survey Report will guide systematic and scientific utilization of natural resources, so that present and future generation may be benefitted at large. It is also mentioned here that the procedure of preparation of District Survey Report is as per notification guidelines. Every effort has been made to cover Quartzite/stone/ other miner mineral mining locations, areas & overview of Mining activity in the district with all its relevant features pertaining to geology & mineral wealth. This report will be a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the District and is based on data of various departments, published reports and websites, Details of Leases and Mining activity in the District along with mining and revenue of minerals is also incorporated. This report also contains details of Forest, Rivers, Soil, Agriculture, Road, Transportation and climate etc of the Bokaro district. Further, in line with above guideline Chief Secretary of Government of Jharkhand issued a letter to all Deputy Commissioner’s vide letter No. -1874/Cs dated 01-08-2017 & Notification No. 4 District Survey Report of Bokaro, Jharkhand Khani(vivid) -67/2017/1905 dated 16-08- 2017 by Secretary Government Department of Industries, Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand, to prepare a District Survey Report as per guideline of sustainable Sand Mining & Miner Minerals guidelines with the assistance of Irrigation department (Minor), Forest department , Mining & Geology Departments. The District Survey report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. This District Survey Reports are to be reviewed once in every five year.

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{1} Introduction:

Bokaro as a district, established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from District and six blocks from District. is the district headquarters of Bokaro. Bokaro district covers a geographical area of 2883 km². The district is currently a part of the . Bokaro district is bounded on the east by Dhanbad and Purulia, on the west by Ramgarh and , on the north by Giridih and on the south by . It is accessible through National Highway NH 143 & NH-18. Bokaro town is located about 100 km from Ranchi.

The district is situated between 230 26’’ and 230 57” North, latitude and 85034” and 86026” East longitude. The district is covering Survey of India toposheet nos. 73 E/9, 73 E/10, 73 E/13 and 73 E/14 & 73I/1, 73I/2, 73I/5 and 73I/6. It has two sub divisions i.e. and sub – division. Further, the sub – division is divided into nine blocks namely – Chas, Bermo, ,Peterwar, , Nawadi, Jaringdih, and . Figure 1.1 Showing Location & Approach Map of Bokaro district. As per census of 2011, the total population of the district is 20, 62,330 persons. The district is located at an elevation of 200 to 546 m from mean sea level.The Bokaro district at a glance is given in Table – 1.1 Table – 1.1: Bokaro – District at a Glance

S.No Items Statistics Remarks 1 Geographical Area (Sq km.) 2883 Sq. km 13th in state

2 Administrative Divisions Number of Blocks 09 Number of Panchayat 249 Number of Village 635 3 Population (As on 2011 Census) 20, 62,330 persons 5 th in State

4 Population per Sq Km 715 person Per Sq. Km. 2nd densely populated district against the state’s 414 5 Sex Ratio 922 22nd, against the state’s 949.

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6 Climate Humid & Sub-tropical climate

7 Temperature varies from(C) 60 to 450

8 Predominant Geological Formations Chotanagpur Granite and Gneiss, Gondwana formations 9 Important Minerals Coal, CBM, Limestone, Stone, Quartzite, Sand, Bricks Clay etc. 10 Major Soils Lateritic & Sandy 11 Major Drainages Damodar, Garga, Bokaro, Kunar, Parga, Khusa, Uri 12 Hydrogeology A. Major Water bearing formation Granite gneiss, Quartzite B. (Pre-monsoon Depth to water level during 2012) 5.30 – 12.65 mbgl C. Post-monsoon Depth to water level during 2012) 1.70 – 8.0 mbgl D. Long term water level trend in 10 yrs ( 1992-2012) in m / yr Rise: 0.091- 0.15 m/yr Fall: 0.02 – 0.17m/yr 13 Average Annual Rainfall (mm) 1291.2 mm

14 Schedule Tribes Population 218600

15 Literacy (2011 census) 72.01%

16 Forest 640 sq Km of the area is under forest cover.

17 Major Physiographic units Hilly and undulating

18 Tourist Places Biological Park is a zoological park in Bokaro Steel City, Luguburu Ghantabari, Garga Dam, City Park 19 Bokaro Steal City is the fourth integrated plant in the Public Sector established in 1965. Bokaro Steel Plant is one of the largest steel producing units in the country under public undertaking

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Figure – 1.1: Location & Approach Map of Bokaro district

INDIA JHARKHAND

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Bokaro district was formed on 1st April 1991 from for the administrative facilities for the people of this area. The district had Two Sub-Divisions namely Chas and Bermo. Chas Sub-Division comprises of 2 blocks namely Chas and Chandankiyari. Bermo Sub-Division has seven blocks namely Bermo, Jharidih, Chandanpura, Kasmar, Peterwar, and Gomia. The district has 692 Census villages spread over 251 panchayats. The district has two Nagar Palika namely Chas and Bermo. The administrative division of Bokaro district are shown in Figure 1.2.

Figure – 1.2: Administrative division Map of Bokaro district

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{2} Overview of Mining Activity in the Bokaro District:

The state stretches over 79,714 square kilometres geographical areas with 29.61% forest area and owns about 40% of total mineral resources of India. The State Occupies 1st position in coal reserves, 2nd position in Iron, 3rd position in Copper ore reserve and 7th position in Baxuite reserve and is the sole producer of prime coking coal. Limestone, Dolomite, Manganese, Mica, China Clay, Graphite, Soap stone, Fire Clay, Coal Bed Methane, Uranium, Phosphorite, Apatite, Quartz, Feldspar, Gold and Pyroxenite are the other important minerals available in huge quantities in State.

Bokaro came into existence as a district on 1st April, 1991. Prior to this it formed part of Dhanbad & .Bokaro district is famous for steal manufacturing unit. The Bokaro district is rich in coal minerals and other major mineral is Limestone, Coal Bed Methen (CBM). Other mineral like stone, sand, limestone, quartz, Soil/Clay etc are also available in the district

Jharkhand is known for its rich mineral resources. The main mineral resources found in Bokaro district are Coal, limestone, CBM and stone chips, building & road construction Stones, Quartzite, Soil/Clay etc. Altogether, there are 175 leases both major and minor minerals are found in Bokaro district. These mines are Coal, limestone, Quartzite, Stones, Sands and Bricks clay etc, which have been granted to the Bokaro district. The mining in all these leases is regulated as per different minerals concession rules of Jharkhand. A total 40 Brick Making Units are also granted in the district. In Coal, Limestone & CBM are some major minerals found in the Bokaro district. At present 23 leases of major mineral like Coal, Limestone & CBM and 99 leases of minor minerals like sand, stone, and bricks clay are operational in the Bokaro district. Table 2.1 is showing minor minerals leases in Bokaro district.

Table 2.1 Minor Mineral Leases in Bokaro district

S. No Name of Mineral Total Number of Leases in Bokaro district 1 Stone 60 (Working Leases: 27 No) 2 River Sand 31 3 Quartzite 07 4 Bricks Clay Units 40

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{3} General Profile of the Bokaro District:

(A) Location & Accessibility:

Bokaro District is situated in the eastern part of the state of Jharkhand. Bokaro district is bounded on the east by Dhanbad district and some portion of State, on the west by , on the south by of West Bengal and on the north by parts of Giridih, Hazaribag and Dhanbad districts. Bokaro district is well connected by road, rail and air communication system from other parts of the country.

(i) Railway Station: Bokaro Steal City is a railway station. Chandrapura is another important station in Bokoro district. Bokaro is well connected by Train/Rail route also. The Bokaro Steel city is connected to Grand cord line at Gomo Railway station. Important Trains Like Satabdi Express between Bokaro and Howrah, Express. Alleppy Express and Jharkhand Swarn Jayanti Express between Hatia to Delhi (Bi-weekly) run through this station. For other places trains can be boarded at Dhanbad Railway Station, which is at a distance of only 45 Km from Bokaro and grand cord line passing through it.

(ii) Road: With regular bus services, travelers can directly reach the city of Bokaro, as various state government operated and private buses help in making the journey comfortable for the tourists. A bus ride can leave a person amazed as the natural beauty of the region is worth exploring. Passenger buses and Non Stop buses run regularly from Ranchi, Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Purlia (WB), Patna () etc(Table 3.1).

Table: 3.1 Distance of Bokaro from some important place

Name Of Place Distance In Kilometres Ramgarh 80 km Ranchi(Via Ramgarh) 130 km Ranchi(via Jhalda) 165 km Dhanbad 45 km Giridih 110 km 135 km Patna(Via Ramgarh) 370 km Peterwar 35 Km

(iii) Airport: Nearest airport is Bokaro and Ranchi. The total distance between Ranchi to Bokaro HO is around 122 Km. Bokaro airport is another nearby airport.

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(B) Demography:

The district comprises of two sub divisions i.e. Chas and Bermo with eight blocks, 251 Gram Panchayat and 744 villages. Ninth block Chandrapura was carved out from . According to 2011 census the total population of district is 20, 62,330 and population density 720/km2. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.99%. Bokaro has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.48%.It has 8 developed blocks namely (1) Chas, (2) Gomia, (3) Nawadih (4) Bermo, (5) Peterwar (6) Kasmar, (7) Jaridih and (8) Chandankiyari.(Table 3.2)

Table: 3.2 Administrative divisions with population of Bokaro district

The basic indicators of Bokaro district as Census of India is given in Table- 3.3

Table- 3.3: Basic Indicators, Source Census of India (Year 2011)

S No Indicator Bokaro Jharkhand

1 Population(Person) 2062330 32988134 2 Male(Person) 1072802 16930315 3 Female(Person) 989523 16057819 4 Rural 983644 25055073 5 Urban 1078696 7933061 6 SC Population 236472 3985644 7 ST Population 218600 8645042 8 % of Literacy 72.01 66.41 9 Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 males) 922 949 10 Density of Population 72.01 414

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(C)Geomorphology

The Bokaro district is part of Chotanagpur Plateau. It is highly undulating and hilly all over the district. The regional slope of the district is towards east and controlled by the alignment of the tributaries of . The hill ranges trending WNW – ESE. The average elevation of the undulating pediplain ranges from 200 – 350 m above MSL. The highest hill prominent block is Gomia. The northern and western part of the district is having hilly ranges. Chas and Chandankiyari are low upland where cultivation is practiced.

Table 3.4: Geographical Profile of Bokaro district

(D)Rivers

The Damodar river is the most important river in the district which flows from West to East in the Central part of the district. The major tributaries of Damodar are Konar and Jamuniya. The minor tributaries of the Damodar river are Isri, Gobai, Tasharkhan, Kadwa, Khanju etc. The drainage system is mainly confined to weak zones viz. Joints, fractures and faults. Drainage map is presented in Figure – 3.1

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Table 3.1 Drainage Map of Bokaro district

(E)Topography & Terrain

Topographically it is a lower plateau having relatively little undulations. The district consists of two district physical units. Northern area is hilly with forest while southern area provides appearance of plain. The average altitude of the land is 210 m from mean sea level.. The general slope is from North West to south east. Geologically the area is comprised with Archean granites and gneisses. In southern part Gondwana rock formation occurs in patches. The important rivers, flowing in the district are Damodar , Garga.

(F)Soil

The soils occurring in different landforms have been characterised during soil resource mapping of the state on 1:250,000 scale (Haldar et al. 1996) and three soil orders namely Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols were observed in Bokaro district (table 1). Alfisols were the dominant soils covering 62.0 percent of TGA followed by Inceptisols (21.4 %) and Entisols (12.7 %).(Figure 3.2)

The soils of Bokaro district can be broadly grouped into the soil developed in different formation lik Granite or Granite Gneiss of Archean Age, Sand Stone and shale’s of Gondwana Foundation and Alluvial Plain

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Figure 3.2: Soil Map of Bokaro district

Texturally the soils of Bokaro district have been classified into four classes as:-

a) Stony and Gravelly: These are low grade soils having a large admixture of cobbles, pebbles and gravels generally found at the base of the hills. b) Sandy Soils: It is found near the stream beds containing 60% sand and is easily drained. These are poor in respect of fertility and require heavy manuring. c) Loamy Soils: These consist mostly of detritus of decomposed rocks and vegetables matter. It is suitable for cultivation. Normally these are found in valleys near the hills. d) Clayey Soils: These soils are found near tank beds. It is sticky soils. Their water bearing capacity is very high. The area is very fertile but yielding capacity improved with addition of sand, lime and organic manures etc.

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Soil Fertility Status

Soil fertility status of Bokaro district has been studied by National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, in association with Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. Soil fertility status of Bokaro district is summarized herewith.(Table 3.5) The soil pH ranges from 4.4 to 7.2. Soils of strongly acid reaction covers 41.2% area fallowed by moderately acid (27.1%), very strongly acid (16.3%), slightly acid (6.0 %) and extremely acid (2.5 %). Soils of 2.2% area of the district are neutral in reaction. The organic carbon content in the district ranges from 0.09 to 3.9%. Soils of majority area (83.4%) have high in organic carbon content. Medium and low organic carbon content constitutes 7.4 and 4.5% area, respectively.

Available nitrogen content in the surface soils of the district ranges between 58 and 785 kg/ha. Majority soils (74.2% of total area) of the district are medium in available nitrogen (280-560 kg/ha). Soils of 17.0 and 4.2% area have high (>560 kg/ha) and low (<280 kg/ha) available nitrogen content, respectively. Available phosphorus content in these soils ranges between 1.0 and15.6 kg/ha. Majority of the soils (68.8%) are low whereas 26.5%soils are medium in available phosphorous content. Available potassium content in these soils ranges between 49 and 952 kg/ha. Most of the soils (48.4% of total area) have low available potassium content (below 108 kg/ha). Soils of 37.9% area are medium (108-280 kg/ha) and 9.0% area are high (above 280 kg/ha) in available potassium content. The available sulphur content in the soils ranges from 0.34 to 43.43 mg/kg and soils of 13.9% of the area are low (<10mg/kg) in available sulphur content, respectively.

All the soils of district are sufficient in available iron and manganese whereas soils of 2.1 and 0.3% area are deficient in available zinc and copper, respectively. Available boron content in the soils ranges between 0.22 to 5.90 mg/kg and 9.1% area of district are deficient (<0.50 mg/kg).

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Table 3.5: Major soil types in Bokaro district

(Source: NBSS&LUP, BAU)

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(G) Land Use & Cropping Pattern

A large area about 25% of the district is under forest. The Cultivable land are divided into two categories - Low lands and uplands. Block wise statistical data reveals that only 29% of the total geographical area is cultivable. The highest percentage of cultivable area is found in ChandanKiyari and Lowest being in . The gross irrigated area is 14543 ha.’

The forest is full of variety of material plants, kendu leaves, bamboo, sal, teak and other timber species. The district has considerable flat land which provide suitable site for agricultural use. The hilly area is mostly under forest with patches of cultivation on scrap areas. Major crops grown in the district are rice, wheat and pulses. The area depends mainly on rain and major source of irrigation are wells and canals. (Table 3.6)

Table 3.6: Cropping pattern of Bokaro district Crop Kharif Rabi Cereals Paddy, Maize, Pigeonpea Wheat Pulses Arhar, Urad, Moong Gram, Linseed Oilseed Groundnut, Niger Mustard, Sunflower Vegetables Bhindi, Chilli Potato, Onion, Brinjal, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Okra

(H)Flora & Fauna Flora Proposed lease hold area is barren and rock is exposed upto the surface. There is no rare or endangered species found in core and buffer zones of the area. Forest area located far away from the mining site has different tree species, namely, Sal (Shorea robusta), Khair (Acacia catechu), Asan (Terminalia tomentosa), (Adina cordifolia), Sidha (Lagerstroemia parviflora), Gamhar (Gmelina arborea), Semal (Bombax malabaricum), Medh (Litsaea semifera). Bel (Aeglemarmelos), Kedar (Garuga pinnata), Galgal (Cochlospetmum gosaypium), Kend (Diospyros tomentosa), Kusum (Schlfichera trijuga), Sissam (Dalbergia latifolia), Siris (Boswellia serrata), Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) etc.

Fauna Animals and birds found within the adjacent area are of very general type reported in the locality consisting of rabbits, wild pigs, monkeys and jackals. Birds include pigeons, parrots, wild fowls and owls etc. There is no rare and endangered species found in core and buffer zone.

(I)Physiographic of the Bokaro District The Damoder River flows west to east in central parts of the districts. The region lies on the eastern part of Chotanagpur plateau and has an undulating topography with three distinct geomorphic features from north to south, (a) the hill ranges in north western part, (b) the coalfield in southern and eastern part, and (c) the undulating upland and intervening alluvial fill low valleys with isolated bare ridges between them in number.

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{4} Geology of the District

Geologically the area of Bokaro district is comprises with Archean rocks of meta- sediments, limestone, Phyllites, Chotanagpur granite gneisses. In eastern, northern and western part has Gondwana rock formation of occur in patches. Major part of the area covers granite gneiss and Gondwana rocks. Ground water is occurs in unconfined in the weathered zone of the granitic gneiss and semi-confined to unconfined in the shale, sand and coal bearing area of Gondwana rocks formations. Geological map of the Jharkhand in general and Bokaro district area is particular as shown in figure 4.1 & 4.2.

Figure 4.1: Geological Map of Jharkhand

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Figure 4.2: Geological Map of Bokaro district

The geological set up of the area governs occurrence and movement of ground water in the area. Influent seepages from canal, streams and other surface water bodies, contributes to the Ground water in the study area. The hydro geological condition of the district is very complicated due to wide variability of geology, topography, drainage and mining activity. Based on the degree of consolidation the fissured formation can be further sub divided into two groups:-

A} Consolidated Formation: Ground water occurs in the study area under confined to semi confined conditions. The fractured lineaments are found to be an effective factor in facilitating Ground Water movement and storage.

B}Semi Consolidated Formation: Ground water occurs in this formation under confined to Semi Confined condition. These are found in the Central part of the district.

The whole area is occupied by consolidated formations comprising granite-gneisses and quartzite’s of Chotanagpur series and some unclassified rocks such as mica- schists, phyllites and amphibolites etc belonging to Precambrian age. These rocks are very hard and compact and lack primary porosity. Ground water is stored mainly in the secondary porosity resulting from weathering and fracturing of the rocks. The aquifer materials are highly heterogeneous in character showing both vertical and lateral variations .The weathered residuum form the main repository of ground water, which occurs under water table conditions and circulates through deeper fractures and fissures. Ground Water occurs under unconfined condition in phreatic aquifers and semi confined to confined conditions in the deeper fractures zones. The water yielding capacity of fractured rocks largely depend on the extent of fracturing, openness and size of fractures and extent of their interconnections into the near surface weathered zone .These interconnected joints and fractures in the underlying hard rock’s facilitate circulation of ground water and in turn form deeper aquifers.

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Bokaro district has the oldest geological formations are a group of crystalline metamorphic of Archean (Dharwar) age which forms the basement. The lower Gondwana groups of sedimentary strata including the coal bearing beds were deposited over Archean rocks in slowly sinking faulted trough (basins).

Table 4.1: Generalized stratigraphic succession of the Bokaro district is as follows:-

Quaternary Soil/Alluvium Triassic Lower Raniganj sub-group or upper coal measures To Gondwana ironstone shales subgroup or Barren measures Lower. Carboniferous group Barakar sub-group or lower coal measures Talchirs

Later post-Dharwar injection Complex Streaky, injection, augen and sillimanite gneisses. Rapakiwi textured gneisses and epidiorites. Earlier post-Dharwar Intrusive Granites, pegmatites, aplites and some quartz veins. Meta-dolerites and meta-norites with or without olivine Dharwar Gneisses, amphibolites, epidiprites and Hornblendes – schist’s. Quartzite’s (granulite and schistose), granulites and calc gneisses. Micaceous schists

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{5} Drainage of Irrigation pattern

Drainage The Damodar River is the most important river in the district which flows from West to East in the Central part of the district. The major tributaries of Damodar are Konar and Jamuniya. The minor tributaries of the Damodar River are Isri, Gobai, Tasharkhan, Kadwa, Khanju etc. The drainage system is mainly confined to weak zones viz. Joints, fractures and faults. Drainage map is presented in figure 5.1

Figure 5.1 Drainage Map of Bokaro district

Irrigation: Irrigation is a critical input in agriculture. The need for increased food-grain production in the district relates to development of water resources and its management. Ground water resources are more sustainable even under period of moisture stress and therefore, greater emphasis is being laid on the optimum development and efficient management of these resources on scientific lines. Most importantly, irrigation acts as a buffer under drought conditions, whereby the protective irrigation can prevent crop loss.

Agriculture and forestry are the two main occupations of the local population in the Bokaro district. But the land available for the cultivation is limited because of the hilly and rigged topography. The absence of proper and the assured source of the irrigation have impeded the growth of agriculture. Undulating topographic features characterize the district. The agricultural activity of the district is solely dependent upon the monsoon rainfall and the kharif crops mainly paddy is grown extensively.

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Irrigational facilities are not adequate in the district. Well is the most common source of irrigation, but this is not very dependable source. The major part of the district being rocky, it is difficult to dig deep dug wells. Where there exists facility for irrigation during Rabi season from the ponds and store water in small nalas, vegetable is the major crop grown in that area. The summer padi is grown in low lying areas in few places. Paddy and maize are important crops grown in the district.

The most common source of irrigation is the dug well, but this is not a very dependable source of irrigation. The major part of the district being rocky in nature, it is difficult to dig wells. The undulating nature of land makes it possible to store rain water by bunding. Apart from being dependent upon rains, these are by no means adequate. The result is that failure of rains invariably involves failure of crops except in small pockets.

The important particulars about the district in perspective of agriculture are listed below: (Table 5.1)

Table: 5.1: Agriculture Profile of Bokaro district

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{6} Land Utilisation Pattern in the District: Forest, Agricultural, Horticultural, Mining etc:

A total of 24 LU/LC categories have been recorded in Bokaro district as per report JSAC on Land Use /Land Cover mapping of Jharkhand. The Percent areal distribution of different LU/LC classes has been displayed in Figure 6.1. The percentage area among major classified land categories is illustrated below :( Table 6.1)

Figure 6.1 Land Utilization figure in Bokaro district

Table 6.1: Land use /Land cover area in Bokaro district

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Forest:

The total forest area is around 784.89 Sq. km (27.22% of total geographical area comprising mainly of deciduous forests. The details are listed below:

Table 6.2: Forest area in Bokaro district

The total wet land area is around 9610 Ha.

Agriculture Bokaro district is largely characterised as a rural district as most of the population resides in villages. Agriculture is the predominant activity in the district and is the means for livelihood for about 80% of the district population. The pattern of agriculture practices in the district is mono crop because of rain fed farming. The dependency on rainfall for agriculture purposes is evident from the fact that almost 85% area is dependent on rain for agriculture purpose. The major crops grown in the district are paddy, wheat, pulses like gram, peas, arhar, moong, urad and oilseeds etc. (Table 6.3) Dairy farming, sheep and goat rearing, poultry production, pig farming rabbit rearing are the alternate sources of mix farming.

Table 6.3: The Agriculture Profile of Bokaro district

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Horticulture

As the area is highly dissected and has rough terrain, horticultural lands are found in large areas, but the data regarding horticultural lands details are not found. Horticulture crops in the district are guava, papaya, mango and jackfruit. Due to long gestation period and shortage of quality planting stock, people are not very enthusiastic towards horticulture crops.

Mining

The Bokaro district is rich in coal minerals. Other mineral like stone, sand, limestone, quartz etc are also available in the district.

The following table gives the details of production of major and minor minerals produced during 2017-2018 :( Table 6.4)

Table 6.4 Production of Minerals in Bokaro district

S. No NAME OF MINERALS PRODUCTION 2017-18 MAJOR MINERALS 1 Coal 11721424.00 tonne(Approx) 2 Limestone ------3 CBM ------MINOR MINIRALS 4 Stone 300379.73 cu m 5 Sand 22250.00 m3 6 Bricks Clay ------

Source: Dist. Mining Officer, Bokaro, Deptt. of Mines & Geology, Govt. of Jharkhand

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{7} Surface Water & Ground Water Scenario of Bokaro district

Surface Water Table 7.1: Showing Surface water resource in Bokaro district

S Irrigation By Different Sources (Areas and Number of No Nos. Area Structures)

1 Dug well 5003 2 Tube well/Bore well 27 3 Surface Flow Schemes 1687 4 Surface lift Schemes 285 5 Net Irrigated area ----- 6 Gross irrigated area 14543 Ha Source: CGWB Report, 2013

Ground Water

Hydrogeology: Ground water in the district is mainly replenished by the atmospheric precipitation. In fluent seepages from canal, streams and other surface water bodies, also contributes to the Ground water in the district. The hydro geological condition of the district is very complicated due to vide variability of geology, topography, drainage and mining activity. Hydro geological map is presented in Figure- 7.1. The district of Bokaro can be sub divided broadly into two hydro geological units:-

a) Fissured Formation b) Porous Formation or Unconsolidated Formation

Based on the degree of consolidation the fissured formation can be further sub divided into two namely :-

(i) Consolidated Formation: Ground water occurs in the area under confined to semi confined conditions. The fractured lineaments are found to be an effective factor in facilitating Ground Water movement and storage.

(ii) Semi Consolidated Formation : Ground water occur in this formation under confined to Semi Confined condition. These are found in the Central part of the district.

(iii) Unconsolidated Formation : It occupies the low laying area covered with recent alluvium deposited mainly by Damodar, Konar and Jamunia rivers. The ground water occurs in these areas under water table condition.

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Figure 7.1 Hydro geological Map of Bokaro district

Depth to Water Level :- CGWB has established 12 no. of network of observation wells for monitoring of ground water level to know the behaviour of ground water regime in the district. These wells are monitored every year in January, May, August mand November. It has been shown in Table 7.2.

During Pre – Monsoon season in the district the minimum and maximum water level were observed as 5.3 mbgl (Pindrajoria) and 15.0 mbgl () respectively. The water level in northern part of the district shows more than 10 mbgl. The water level in Chas area is more than 10 mbgl. Water level varies from 5 to 8 mbgl in the central and eastern part of the district.

The water level during the Post Monsoon season of the district ranges 1.70 to 8. 0 mbgl. The water level in northern,western and eastern part is within 5.0 mbgl. The water level in Chas area is 8 mbgl. Water level in the central and southern part of the district varies between 5 to 10 mbgl.Pre & Post monsoon water level map is presented in Fig-4 & Fig-5 respectively.

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Table: 7.2 Pre & Post Monsoon Water Level Data of Bokaro district

Water Level Trend :- Rainy season is only recharge period in the Bokaro district. The maximum observations wells show rising trend in the district. These are the localized rising patches in the area. The pre and post monsoon observations at Jaina More, Chas are showing falling trend > 0.2m/yr. The trend of Ground Water Level is tabulated in Table 7.3 Table: 7.3 Trend of Ground Water level Period 2002 - 2011

Ground Water Resources: Ground Water Resources assessment has been carried out based on the recommendations of Central Water Estimation Committee Report 1997 (GEF, 1997). The assessment has been evaluated for all the blocks. All blocks of the districts falling under “Safe” Category except Chas which falls under semi critical category. The stage of Ground water development varies from 13.56% to 75.52 %.( Table – 7.4 & Fig 7.2)

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Table: 7.4 Block wise Ground water Resources of Bokaro district as on 31 March 2009

Figure 7.2 Ground water developments in different blocks of Bokaro district

Ground Water Quality: To evaluate the quality of Ground Water samples have been collected from 5 NHNS in the district. These samples have been considered to assess the chemical quality of ground water and its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes. The analysed results are given in the Table – 7.5.

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The results of the Ground Water samples were evaluated in accordance with the standard (ISI – 1993) for drinking purpose. The samples represent the quality of phreatic zone or shallow zone. The EC value varies from 455 – 1421 micro siemans / cm. The constituents are under permissible limit as per the Indian Standard of Drinking Water (BIS-10500 – 91). The PHvalue of Ground Water indicates its alkaline nature. The total CaCO3 value varies from 170 – 420 mg/l. Although all the constituents are within tolerance limit as per the drinking water norms. Table: 7.5 Chemical analysis data of Ground Water of Bokaro district (May 2011)

Ground Water Development: - The shallow and medium dug wells are suitable for extraction structures in the district. It is necessary for drinking as well as irrigation purpose. The stage of ground water development in the district is 31.31% only. Thus there is sufficient scope for development through dugwell, shallow and medium bore wells. Construction of dug cum bore wells structure is also suitable for enhance the yield of dug well in respect of cost beneficial and economical. The Ground Water development varies in different places depending on the availability of favourable locations. Potential availability for the Ground Water Development considering the Ground Water draft has been worked out as per norms of Ground Water Estimation Committee 1997 (GEC – 1997). The details of Ground Water recharge, estimation of annual Ground water availability, annual draft net Ground water balance and stage of Ground water development has been evaluated. The total ground water draft for irrigation in the district is 5203.99 ham. The net annual ground water availability and the existing ground water draft for all uses is 25408.41ham and 7956.10 ham respectively.

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{8} Rainfall of the district and climatic condition of the Bokaro district

Rainfall: An average rainfall of the district is 1363.57mm. Each block has a rain gauge station. The maximum rainfall is 1669.58mm in Chandan Kiyari Block and minimum in Bermo block 1093.70mm. The normal rain fall of the district is 1185 mm. The maximum rainfall occurs during the monsoon month viz middle June to middle of October.

Climatic condition Bokaro district experience humid and sub-tropical climate, which is characterized by hot summer from March to May and well distributed rainfall during southwest monsoon from June to September. Winter season in the area is marked by dry and cold weather with intermittent showers during the month of December to February. Bokaro area is climatically different from neighbouring regions. The important climatic elements such as temperature, precipitation, pressure, and wind velocity show great variation. Three broad climatic seasons are found:

(i) Winter season lasts from November to February. The months of December and January are the coldest. (ii) (ii) Summer season begins from March and lasts till May. During April the wind blows from the west. It remains relatively hot and temperature rises around 46°C. (iii) (iii) Rainy season begins from the middle of June, when the monsoon winds bring moisture-laden clouds from the Bay of Bengal.

Climate of Bokaro district is very pleasant especially in the winter from November to February. Fog is not so common except in the industrial coal belts where heavy coal burning smoke hangs over the area. Forests are rare and not yet recorded. Usually there are few winter showers.

Temperature:

Long-term data of temperature shows that temperature decreases progressively after October. The winter season starts from November and last still February. January is the coldest month with the mean daily maximum temperature at 30°C and the mean daily minimum temperature at 14.9°C. In summer the temperature rises 42°C to 46°C

Rainfall:

Bokaro area receives more rainfall which attracts clouds and brings rainfall to the area. Rainfall is the principal method of groundwater recharge to ground water. Southwest monsoon brings rainfall to this area during the months of June to October mainly. Normal data of the Bokaro IMD observatory indicates average 1363.57 mm of rainfall and maximum rain fall is 1669.58 mm.

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Humidity:

Relative humidity is generally lower in the afternoons than in the mornings, except in the monsoon months when there are little differences. The winter months are the driest with humidity as low as 10 to 20% in the afternoon. The mean annual humidity is nearby 60 %.

Cloudiness:

During summer and winter month’s sky is generally clear or slightly clouded. In April and May, cloudiness increases particularly in the afternoon. During monsoon months sky is heavily clouded to overcast.

Winds:

Winds are light to moderate during the winter and summer months, the speed being higher in the afternoons. In association with thunder storms during March to May and during the monsoon season when depressions pass west word across the central parts of the country, the area experiences strong gusty winds. The directions from which winds blow are variable especially during the monsoon season. Predominant wind direction is from south-west.

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{9} Details of the mining leases in the District as per the following format:

Table 9.1: A

Sl Address & Mining Area of Period of Period of . Contact No. lease Mining Mining Mining

N of Lessee Grant lease lease lease st nd

o. Order (ha) (Initial) (1 /2 …rene No. wal & date

Name of the Mineral Name of the Lessee Fro To From To m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 M/s N R S/o Sri Sudama Yadav, IN- 2.85 Acre ------Enterprise , Secter - 02C, Street 4, Qrt JH07840 (1.15 Ha0 Prop Sri No 2-124, BSC, Dist Bokaro 1695040

Quartzite Rajendra M:9431737493 07P Yadav 08/01/20 08/01/2018 07/01/2023 18

2 Sri Rakesh S/o Sri Arun Kumar , Ram IN- 5.00 Acre ------Kumar Nagar Colony, PO & PS Chas, JH08504 (2.02 Ha) Dist Bokaro 3708357

Quartzite M: 9835656086 33Q/Dat e 21/03/2018 20/03/2023 21/03/20 10

3 Sri Pankaj S/o Sri Kashi Nath Singh, 404 0.76 ------Kumar HnO 24A, Village & PO Date Acre(0.137 Bhaski, PS Jaridih, Dist 06/11/20 Ha0

Quartzite Boakro 13 M: 9334458944 04/07/2014 03/07/2024 4 Sri Jit Ram S/o Sri Tippu Manjhi, Village 159/201 2.48 Acre ------Manjhi & PO Arjuwa, PS Peterwar, 3A (1.00 Ha0 Dist Bokaro Date

Quartzite M: 7739553151 13/08/20 18 03/08/2015 02/08/2020

5 Sri Jitendra Sol late Gyanchandra Jai, Date 0.63 5 0 ------Kumar Jain Village, PO & PS Petrwar, 04/09/20 Acre(0.25 Dist Boakro 15 Ha)

Quartzite M:9431187926 04/09/201 03/09/202

6 M/s Arihant S/o late Gyanchandra Jai, 123 2.25 Acre ------Enterprise, Village, PO & PS Petrwar, Date (0.991 Ha) Prop. Sri Ajay Dist Boakro 09/01/20

Quartzite Kumar Jain M: 9431152851 16 11/01/2017 10/01/2022

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7 M/s Jai Mata Sri Nam Kishor Manjhi, S/o IN- 4.16 Acre ------Di Enterprises, Sri Lakhi Charan Manjhi, Vill JH07341 (1.68 Ha) Part 1 Sri Nam Mayapur, PO Rohar, Dist 8570148

Quartzite Kishor Manjhi, Bokaro 86P 2. Sri Binod 2. Sri Binod Nayak S/o late Date 26/11/2017 25/11/2022 Manjhi Dhaneshwar Nayak, Vill & 08/12/20 PO , PS 17 Peterwar, Dist Boakro M: 8002312740

Table 9.1: B

S No

Date of commencement of Mining Operation Status (Working/Non Working/Temp. Working for Dispatch etc.) Captive/ Non Captive Obtained Environmental Clearance (Yes/No), If Yes Letter No with date of Grant of EC. Location of the Mining lease (Latitude & Longitude) Method of Mining (Opencast/ Underground) 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 Yes 23°33′16.38″ to 23°33′22.30″ N Open

EC/DEIAA/2016- 86°17′11.47″ to 86°17′08.90″ E Cast 17/01/2016/4599 M

Working 12/12/2016 08/01/2018 Non captive

2 Yes 23°38′9.85″ to 23°38′17.63″ N Open EC/DEIAA/2016- 86°15′2.36″ to 86°15′09.02″ E Cast 17/1/2016/4600/M 22/12/2016 Working 21/03/2018 Non captive

3 Yes 23°50′92″ N Open

EC/SEIAA/2013- 84°57′79″ E Cast

captive 14/245/2013 29/03/2014 06/11/2013 Non Working

4 Yes 23°54′12″ N Open EC/SEIAA/2014- 85°48′34″ E Cast

captive 15/628/2015/884 01/05/2015 Working 13/08/2015 Non

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5 Yes 23°41′62″ N Open

EC/SEIAA/2014- 85°51′37″ E Cast

captive 15/420/2014/123 07/08/2015 04/09/2015 Non Working

6 Yes 23°40′58.1″ to 23°40′53.8″ N Open

EC/DEIAA/2016- 85°53′36.6″ to 85°53′32.1″ E Cast

captive 17/1/2016/4210/M

01/09/2016 09/01/2016 Non Working

7 Yes 23°46′35.1″ to 23°46′37.7″ N Open EC/DEIAA/2016- 85°53′27.3″ to 85°55′46.60″ E Cast captive

17/01/2016/307/,B0ka

ro’ 08/12/2017 Non

Working Date 23/03/2017

* Source: Approved Mining Plans

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{X} Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years:

Table 10.1: Royalty or Revenue received in Bokaro district from Quartzite

S No Year Royalty or Revenue received (Lac) 1 2015- 16 2.80 2 2016-17 10.42 3 2017-18 8.80 Source: DMO office, Bokaro

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{11} Details of Production of Minor Mineral (Quartzite) in last three years:

Table 11.1: Production of Quartzite in Bokaro district

S No Year Production in three years (in MT) 1 2015- 16 6300 2 2016-17 20320 3 2017-18 16750 Source: DMO office, Bokaro

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{12} Mineral Map of the District

Mineral Wealth

The Jharkhand state is known for its rich mineral resources. Bokaro district is a part of Chotanagpur Plateau. It is highly undulating and hilly all over the district. The regional slope of the district is towards east and controlled by the alignment of the tributaries of Damodar River. The hill ranges trending WNW – ESE. The average elevation of the undulating pediplain ranges from 200 – 350 m above MSL. The highest hill prominent block is Gomia. The northern and western part of the district are having hilly ranges. Chas and Chandankiyari are low upland where cultivation is practiced. Geologically the area is comprised with Archean Granites and Gneisses. In the uplands considerable thickness of laterite of Pleistocene age is found in the granite and gneisses tracts. Alluvium of recent to sub-recent age is found in the river valley. The main mineral resources found in the Bokaro district are Coal, Limestone, Coal Bed Methen (CBM), Quartzite, General Stones, Brick Clays & River sand. A generalized mineral map of Jharkhand is given in Figure No 12.1

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Figure 12.1 Mineral Map of Jharkhand

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{13} List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holders in the District along with its validity as per the following format:-

Table 13.1: As per Bokaro district mining office record, these are some valid LOI holder in the district:

Sl Validity

N of LoI

) o

Name of the Mineral Name of the Lessee Address & Contact No. of Letter of Intent Holder Letter of Intent Grant Order No. Area of Mining lease to be Use (Captive/ Non Captive) Location of the Mining lease (Latitude & Longitude 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 M/s Kirti Vill & PO 583, 2.505 21/02/2 23°48′58.7″ to

Enterprises Telo, PS Date acre 018 Non 23°49′00.7″ N Stone 86°06′31.4″ to

, Prop Sri Chnadrapura 28/02/2 Captive Yogendra , Dist Bokaro, 018 86°06′32.6″ E Prasad, Sri M Suresh 7004278019 Prasad, Sri Arjun Prasad 2 M/s Bhole Prop Sri 1387 5.57 09/04/2 23°35′47.3″ to

Minerals Rajesh Date acre 018 Non 23°35′40.9″ N Stone 86°03′28.5″ to

Kumar Singh, 09/04/2 Captive Qrt No 2134, 018 86°03′22.3″ E Street 4, Sector 4/A, Bokaro Steal City, Dist Bokaro , M 9973862206 /995555836 9

8 M/s Jai Sri Om 1389 3.00 09/04/2 23°41′5.7″ to

Maa Prakash acre 018 Non 23°41′7.70″ N Stone 86°15′54.50″ to

Enterprises Singh S/o Sri 09/04/2 Captive Crusher Ram 018 86°15′58.90″ E and Quarry Sihashan Singh, Qrt No 262, Sector 1B, BSC. Dist Bokaro

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{14} Total Mineral Reserve available in the District

At present, based on existing mining lease and available mining plans (07 mines) a total of 1902102 tonnes of Prove Mineable reserves are found in the Bokaro district.

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{15) Quality /Grade of Mineral available in the Bokaro District

The deposit in Bokaro district is quite good in respect of quality and quantity with a considerable width and continuing in depth. These deposits are planned to develop with the maximum production, but due to small scattered patches and limitations of rules manual sorting method is preferred. The Quartzite sorting, picking and stacking shall be done manually. Normally for manual worker a minimum of 5m width spaces is required on the bench for working freely with his tools and movement of the load from the bench. In this case, the bench parameter is considered as 3 m height and 5 m width. The face width will vary as per the working. For scientific mining, the development has been proposed to start from the top of the area and simultaneously advance in depth in subsequent year of working by way of benching & slice cutting method. The spade and shovel will be used for excavation & production of Quartzite deposits.

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{16) Use of Mineral The Quartzite/Quartz is geologically known as “Quartzite deposit”. It is one of the common mineral characterized by hard metamorphic rock. Quartzite is the source of silicon which is of great industrial importance and is utilized in the manufacturing of abrasives like Silicon-Carbides, Silica-gel, the silicones, ferro-silicon and of refractory type silica bricks. Quartzite is used in various industries like Steel, Jewellery, Electronic goods, Watches, Ceramics, and Glass etc. The quartzite produced from the area shall be transported and consumed by the regular consumers to cater their demands.

The chemical specification stipulated by buyers is +95% SiO2. The sample of quartzite from the quarry will analyze for its marketing. All the materials produced from the Bokaro district will be transported to the consumers for their various purposes like Refractory’s, Grinding Plant, Glass Industries and Blast Furnace etc. Marketing of all the finished product can be easily done in the radius of 50 km from the proposal mining site.

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{17) Demand and Supply of the Mineral in the last three years:

In the present scenario, the Quartzite/Quart has good market in all regions of the country for Refractory’s, Grinding Plant, Glass Industries and Blast Furnace purposes. As such there are huge infrastructural activities such as road, building, railways are coming up by Govt. of India & PSUs under “Make In India” programme. The production of Quartzite/Quartz are the main raw minerals for the above activities and considering the last three years’ actual production of Bokaro with respect to the requirement of the state has a huge gap. It is proposed to start the Quartzite production from larger areas to at least double the production of the district which will enhance the revenue of the district and also support the livelihood of the local people.

The mining project will also bring economic benefits to the state by the ways of royalty of Quartzite as well as benefit to the lessee. It will help in general of employment in rural areas in Jharkhand state where tribal people are starving due to unemployment. A single mining project shall be providing employment to approximately 10 to 20 people of the poorest section of the society and benefitting more than 50 to 60 people indirectly. Further, infrastructure development will help in development of nation. Socio-economic condition of the area will be improved as mining activity will create additional employment for the local habitants for raising their socio-economic status. Significant contribution will be made by lessee towards societal development of the surrounding area in the form of CSR fund.

There is a huge demand of Quartzite for industrial sector. Only a few Quartzite mines have environmental clearance for extraction of Quartzite. There is limited supply of Quartzite and there is huge gap. There are no statistical data, regarding demand and supply of minerals in Bokaro district. Due to increase of industrial sectors in surroundings of Bokaro district a large number of Quartzite mines are required. This will meet only by granting new leases in the district.

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{18) Mining leases marked on the map of the district: As per record of Bokaro district mining office, there are 60 stone/Quartzite mines leases are registered and in these only 07 Quartzite mine lease have in operation in current period. The location of mining leases is given in table 18.1 & figure 18.1. Figure: 18.1 Location of Mining Lease in the Map of Bokaro district

1. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Pundru) as per KML data 23°33′16.38”N, 86°17′11.47″ E) 2. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Pirtarn) as per KML data 23°38′9.85″ N, 86°15′2.36″ E) 3.(Image show the political area (MOUZA= Pirtarn) as per KML data 23°51′5.33″ N, 84°58′1.31″ E) 4. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Arjuwa) as per KML data 23°54′12″ N, 85°48′34″ E) 5. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Phutukadih,) as per KML data 23°42′0.2″ N, 85°51′37″ E) 6. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Mayapur) as per KML data 23°40′58.1″ N, 85°53′36.6″ E) 7. (Image show the political area (MOUZA= Mayapur) as per KML data 23°46′35.1″ N, 85°53′27.3″ E)

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Table 18.1 Location of Mining Lease in the Bokaro district

Sl. Name of the Address & Mouza/ Location of the Mining lease Working No. Lessee Contact No. Block (Latitude & Longitude) / of Lessee Non Working 1 M/s N R S/o Sri Sudama Yadav, Mouza 23°33′16.38″ to 23°33′22.30″ N

Enterprise , Secter - 02C, Street 4, Qrt Pundru, PS 86°17′11.47″ to 86°17′08.90″ E Prop Sri No 2-124, BSC, Dist Bokaro / Rajendra Yadav M:9431737493 Chas

Working 2 Sri Rakesh S/o Sri Arun Kumar , Ram Mouza 23°38′9.85″ to 23°38′17.63″ N Kumar Nagar Colony, PO & PS Pirtarn, PS 86°15′2.36″ to 86°15′09.02″ E Chas, Dist Bokaro / M: 9835656086 Chas Working 3 Sri Pankaj S/o Sri Kashi Nath Singh, Mouza 23°50′92″ N

Kumar HnO 24A, Village & PO Barai, PS 84°57′79″ E Bhaski, PS Jaridih, Dist Nawadih/ Boakro Nawadih

M: 9334458944 Working 4 Sri Jitram S/o Sri Tippu Manjhi, Mouza 23°54′12″ N Manjhi Village & PO Arjuwa, PS Arjuwa, PS & 85°48′34″ E Peterwar, Dist Bokaro Block M: 7739553151 Peterwar Working 5 Sri Jitendra Sol late Gyanchandra Jai, Mouza 23°41′62″ N Kumar Jain Village, PO & PS Petrwar, Phutukadih, 85°51′37″ E Dist Boakro PS & Block M:9431187926 Peterwar Working 6 M/s Arihant S/o late Gyanchandra Jai, Mouza 23°40′58.1″ to 23°40′53.8″ N Enterprise, Village, PO & PS Petrwar, Mayapur, PS 85°53′36.6″ to 85°53′32.1″ E Prop. Sri Ajay Dist Boakro & Block Kumar Jain M: 9431152851 Peterwar Working

7 M/s Jai Mata Di Sri Nam Kishor Manjhi, S/o Mouza 23°46′35.1″ to 23°46′37.7″ N Enterprises, Sri Lakhi Charan Manjhi, Mayapur, PS 85°53′27.3″ to 85°55′46.60″ E Part 1 Sri Nam Vill Mayapur, PO Rohar, & Block Kishor Manjhi, Dist Bokaro Peterwar Working 2. Sri Binod 2. Sri Binod Nayak S/o late Manjhi Dhaneshwar Nayak, Vill & PO Chalkari Basti, PS Peterwar, Dist Boakro M: 8002312740

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{19) Details of the area of where there is a cluster of mining leases viz. Number of mining leases, location (latitude and longitude):

There is no such cluster of mining lease found in Bokaro district. However, it is proposed to consider the cluster of mining lease while planning for new lease area in coming years.

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{20) Details of Eco-Sensitive Area, if any, in the District

There is no any Eco Sensitive area fall in Bokaro district. Major part of Bokaro district cover with lust green forest and climate is very pleasant. The landscape of Bokaro District is formed of hills and undulating plateau. About 640 sq. km areas of the district are covered under the forest. However, Jawahar Lal Nehru Park is situated in Bokaro town.

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{21) Impact on the Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, land Use, agriculture, forest etc.) Due to mining activity:

Impact on Air Environment The mine sites of Bokaro district are located in barren small hilly area and located in remote village where limited agriculture is practiced during rainy season only. In some lease surroundings only a few household are living in the area and population density of village is very less. The area does not have any industrial activity in the core/ buffer zone and hence the ambient air quality of the area is good. Mining will be carried out in a limited area with OTFM mining method. Hence, impact on air quality due to mining will not be significant.

Impact on Water Environment Surface Water

There is no any surface water body in and around the lease area of Bokaro district. Hence, effect on surface water quality will be negligible. In order to arrest rain water flowing from the lease boundary to surrounding area, a garland drain will be recommended & constructed in the lower side of the all the leasehold area and runoff water will be accumulated in the settling pond/water harvesting pit. Rainwater accumulated in the mine pit will be pumped to the settling pond before discharging into the agricultural field during heavy rainfall. Many rivers are flowing in and around the mine site, but all are far away from the mine leases and effect on water quality of the river is not expected as no water is allowed to flow directly from the mine site.

Ground Water

Mining operation will be carried out in limited scale on a small hilly area above groundwater level in Bokaro district. The mineral formation does not contain any harmful elements; hence no contamination will take place into ground water. Moreover, settling pond/pit sump will be constructed for rain water harvesting and ground water recharge. Finally all the mine pits will be converted into pond after mine closure, which will further help in ground water recharge and utilization of pond water for irrigation and other domestic uses.

Impact on Noise Level

Noise will be created by the movement of the tractors/dumpers/heavy machines etc. However, noise generated by these will be occurring at the very low level and ambient noise level in the buffer zone shall be within permissible limit of CPCB. Noise level in the core zone shall be maintained as per DGMS standard for continuous noise exposure level. Controlled blasting is proposed, hence effect of ground vibration and blasting generated noise shall be within in the DGMS standard.

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Impact on Land Environment

Mining operation in Bokaro district will be carried out in limited scale on a small barren hilly area only. Very little amount of soil is present in small patches. Soil within the leasehold area will be used for plantation purpose. In order to arrest siltation during rainy season, runoff water will be accumulated in the settling pond/water harvesting pit. Further, plantation/green belt shall be developed along transport road. The open pit will be converted into pond after mine closure, which will further help in use of water for agriculture for local people. Hence, no negative impact on land environment is expected.

Impact on Biological Environment

All the leasehold area in Bokaro district is barren. Hence, impact on biological environment in not expected. As mentioned earlier, it is proposed to develop a green belt around along both sides of transport road. This will help in improving biological environment of the area.

Impact of Socio-economic Environment

There is no habitat in the lease hold area as well as within 500 m from lease boundary. There will be no adverse impact of mining but up to some extent socio-economic environment of the area will improve as, the mining activity and green belt development will create new job opportunities for the local people. The pit pond after mine closure shall be used for agricultural purpose, growing of fish, drinking water for animal and other domestic uses. Further applicant will provide the occupational health and safety by providing regular medical check-up and medicine distribution. Mining operation will improve the financial status of the local people.

Impact of Agriculture

Some form of agricultural use may be possible in sites that are adjacent to farmland provided the soil and topography are favourable. Agricultural and horticultural crops can be grown in a variety of materials. The range of possibilities include arable cropping, grazing in either productive low land or over upland pasture. The only constraint apart from the site is that there must be some integration into the local rural agricultural pattern. But it would be inappropriate to establish pasture in an area of arable cropping, even though the grazed pasture would recreate the soil structure more rapidly.

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{22) Remedial Measures to mitigate the impact of mining on the Environment:

Management of Air

(i) Wet drilling shall be practiced in all leases. (ii) Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources shall be controlled. Water spraying arrangement on transportation roads shall be made. (iii) Transportation road from the mine to main road shall be constructed properly with broken stone material of the mine. It shall be cleaned and maintained regularly. Transportation of material shall be limited to day time only and speed limit shall be maintained. No overloading of minerals for transportation shall be practiced. Covered transportation shall be practiced. (iv) Maintenance of nearby local roads through which transportation of minerals shall be carried out by the mine management regularly at its own expenses. (v) Green belt along lease boundary and both sides of transportation road shall be developed. The mine management shall involve local people for plantation program.

Management of Water and Waste Water

(i) Arrangement shall be made for rainwater harvesting by constructing rainwater harvesting pit/sump/siltation pond. (ii) The used mobile from dumpers shall be sold to registered recycler. There shall not be any waste water from the mine. (iii) Mining shall be carried out above the groundwater table. Hence, effect on ground water body due to mining is negligible. Siltation pond/ mine sump/ pond after mining would help in recharge of ground water. (iv) Water body proposed at the end of mining shall be developed as designed in the mine closure plan. A layer soil layer shall be placed on bottom of the pond for growing fish.

Management of Dump and Waste Land

(i) Dumps are made in waste land and waste land shall be converted in to green belt. (ii) The amount of waste material available within the lease hold area shall be used for construction transportation road from the mine to main road. Overburden material shall not be dumped. (iii) If required, the minerals shall be store in stock yard in the mine site. (iv) Maximum numbers plants shall be planted in each year around the lease boundary and both sides of transportation road in every mine site. (v) After care and watering of plants shall be continued until the vegetation becomes self-sustaining.

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Management of Noise and Vibration

(i) Measures shall be taken for controlling noise levels below 85 dB(A) in the work environment as per the DGMS standard. Green belt shall be developed around lease boundary and along both sides of transport road to minimize noise level. (ii) Tractors/dumpers shall be maintained in good conditions. (iii) Worker engaged in operations shall be provided with ear plugs / muffs. (iv) Controlled blasting shall be practiced using millisecond delay detonators.

Health and Safety

(i) Occupational health check-up for the workers shall be carried out periodically and records shall be maintained. First-aid facility shall be provided at the mine site. (ii) Awareness program for workers regarding impact of mining on their health and precautionary measures, like use of helmet shall be carried out periodically. Necessary funds for this also shall be earmarked. (iii) Mine workers shall be provided with helmet and mining shoes, and they shall also be imparted adequate training and information on safety and health aspects. (iv) Lease boundary shall be fenced with barbet wire to avoid accidents. (v) Various amenities like drinking water, rest shelter, toilet etc. shall be provided to the workers. Further, a large numbers of bore well shall be constructed.

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{23) Reclamation of Mined out area (best practice already implemented in the district, requirement as per rules and regulation, proposed reclamation plan): Reclamation of mined out area

Importance It is necessary to reclaim the land affected by mining due to following reasons:  To put the land into productive use like agriculture, forestry or recreational purposes.  To check soil erosion from dump leading to destruction of watersheds and siltation of river.  Accumulation of huge quantity of water in worked out pits may pose threat to life and property.  To combat adverse visual impact This requires two stage planning i.e. pre mining planning and post mining land use and monitoring. First stage considers all necessary measures to be taken for making second stage effective. This requires Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be prepared. This should clearly bring out the likely impact of mining on environment, both biotic and a biotic and the likely extent of degradation, which may occur to the environment in the absence of any abatement measures. And to prepare this statement baseline information are required which includes geology/ geomorphology, climate, hydrology / hydrogeology, hydro geochemistry and soil. Generation of information may also be required on quality of water, air and noise level, topography, land use pattern, demography of the area etc. Components For successful reclamation following points are to be considered  Listing inventory of pre mining condition  Monitoring flexibility of mining programme in the light of efficient land reclamation  Evaluation of the post mining requirements of the region and to decide on the needs and desire of the affected ground  To make reclamation planning suitable to techno-economical and socio political environment.  To assess the physico-chemical characteristics of overburden.  Extra cost of preservation, re-handling, spreading and levelling of subsoil and topsoil.  Knowledge of hydro geological / geo morphological conditions. Aesthetic and /or historic value of land.

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{24) Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan:

The area is hilly area. No possibility to flooding the area. Since the pits are developed on the hard compact and medium grain rocks hence, there are no possibilities of slope failure. The Risk Assessment & Risk Management Plan will be prepared for safety of man & machinery deployed in the mining activities as per Mining Act, Rules, and Regulations & DGMS circulars.

Mining activity because of the very nature of the operation, complexity of the systems, procedures and methods always involves some amount of hazards. Hazard identification and risk analysis is carried for identification of undesirable events that can leads to a hazard, the analysis of hazard mechanism by which this undesirable event could occur and usually the estimation of extent, magnitude and likelihood of harmful effects. The activities which can cause high risk related to face stability and the person blasting the shots. It was observed that on a working face of the mine, there were large cracks and unsupported rocks were present, which can lead to a serious hazard and injure workers engaged in loading operation and machineries because of rock falls or slides. This type of condition turn out because improper dressing of the bench and improper supervision. To avoid the hazards due to fall of rocks the face must be examined, made suitable for working and the remedial measures must be taken to make it safe if there is any doubt that a collapse could take place. Working of the face should be in the direction taking into account the geology of the area such that face and quarry side remain stable. Another major risk identified in mines is due to the firing of explosive by an unqualified person. In the mines there is problem of fly rocks and the village is located close to the mine and so it is rated high as it can affect may people.] Explosives by nature have the potential for the most serious and catastrophic accident. Planning of round of shots, holes correctly drilled, direction logged, weight of explosive suitable for good fragmentation are the few of the steps necessary to ensure its safe use and if the shots are not properly designed can result in misfires, early ignition and flying rocks. No person is allowed to use explosives without being properly trained in its handling. In the mine a large numbers of heavy vehicles were in operation and the roads were not proper for haulage purpose. The haulage roads were not even and were not wide enough for the crossing purpose and hence the chances of hazards are very high. The main hazards arising from the use large earth moving vehicles are incompetent drivers, brake failure, lack of all-around visibility from the driver position, vehicle movements particularly reversing, roll over, and maintenance. Those most at risk are the driver and pedestrians likely to be struck by the vehicle, and drivers of smaller vehicles, which cannot be seen from the cabs of large vehicles. Edge protection is always necessary to prevent inadvertent movement over the edge of roadway or a bench. Seatbelt will protect driver in case of roll. Good maintenance and regular testing are necessary to reduce the possibility of brake failure. Access to the vehicles should always be restricted to those people necessary for the work in hand. The use of personal protective equipment and proper arrangements to check if the person is wearing a personal

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{25) Details of the Occupational Health issues in the Bokaro District:

(Last five-year data of number of patients of Silicosis & Tuberculosis is also needs to be submitted);

Occupational safety and health To avoid any adverse effect on the health of workers due to dust, noise and vibration etc. following measures are proposed to be implemented:  Provision of rest shelters for mine workers with drinking water etc.  More numbers of safety measures like use of safety appliances, safety training, safety awards, posters, slogans related to safety etc.  Continuing with training of employees for use of safety appliances, and first aid.  Extensive publicity for awareness related to safety.  Regular maintenance and testing of dumpers etc. as per the instructions stipulated in the owner’s manual.  Periodic examination of workers by registered medical practitioner, at least once in a year. A record of every such examination shall be maintained in a bound paged book.  Measures to reduce dust and noise shall be taken. For this Plantation shall be carried out in a time bound manner as proposed. This will suppress the dust, and to an extent will work as a shield against noise and vibration

Occupational Health Hazard and Remedial Measures

The persons employed in the mines are exposed to a number of hazards at work which adversely affect their health. Some of the important ones are dust, noise, heat, humidity, vibration etc. In recent times, there has been increasing awareness among mining industry and the workers about occupational diseases such as Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis, Silicosis, Manganese Poisoning, Hearing Impairment etc. caused by exposure to health hazards at work. Almost all occupational diseases are known to cause permanent disablement and there is no effective treatment. However, most of the occupational diseases can be prevented by adopting proper occupational health measures and engineering control on airborne dust at workplace. Following diseases have been notified as the diseases connected with mining operations for the purpose of sub-section (1) of Section 25 of the Mines Act, 1952:

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S.R.O. 1306 dated the 21st July, 1952 1. Silicosis 2. Pneumoconiosis S.R. O. 2521 dated the 26th June, 1986 Cancer of lung or the stomach or the pleura and peritoneum (i.e. mesothelioma) 25 S.O. 399(E) dated 21st February, 2011 1. Noise Induced Hearing Loss 2. Contact Dermatitis caused by direct contact with chemical. 3. Pathological manifestations due to radium or radioactive substances

System of Detection of Occupational Diseases in Mines In order to detect occupational diseases the industry is required to conduct medical examinations and health surveillance of workers as per the provisions of Mines Act. The present efforts of mines management are concentrated on detection of silicosis, Pneumoconiosis and other notified diseases. Very little attention is paid to other occupational diseases. The essential features of health surveillance programme required to be carried out in mines are:

(a) Initial Medical Examination of persons to be employed in mines.

(b) Periodic Medical Examination once every five years. General physical examination, chest radiographs, lung function tests and audiometric.

(c) Classification of chest radiographs of workers as per ILO Classification.

(d) Medical examination within one year of superannuation.

(e) Evaluation of all cases of suspected pneumoconiosis by Pneumoconiosis Medical Board.

(f) Maintenance of medical records till the person is in service and 10 years thereafter. The cases of silicosis detected during health surveillance programme are referred to Pneumoconiosis Medical Board of the mining companies for evaluation and certification. If certified, the case is notified to the enforcement authority and evaluated for disability and payment of compensation. Many cases of silicosis and other pneumoconiosis go undetected and a large number of cases of silicosis are misdiagnosed due to lack of training of medical professionals.

As discussion with Bokaro district civil Surgeon office, there are not any cases of Silicosis & Tuberculos, due to stone mining activity in last five-years in Bokaro district and further the data of number of patients of Silicosis & Tuberculos, due to stone mining activity are not found.

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{26) Plantation and Green Belt development in respect of leases already granted in the District:

Green belt along lease boundary and both sides of transportation road shall be developed in almost all the existing leases in the district. Maximum numbers of plants shall be planted in each year around the lease boundary and both sides of transportation road as mentioned in mining plan. Some mine owner also planted a large number of plants outside the lease area to develop green belt in the district. Neem, Shisham, Aam, Sal, Arjun, Teak, Mahua, , Jamun, Pipal, Banyan etc are some important plants commonly planted in mine site of Bokaro district. It is proposed to have a detailed record of plantation to be kept by the respective owner/agent/manager of the mine every year, which has been planted in the safety zone area and transport rout, which is statutorily required. As per the norms of the forest department, the plantation has to be carried out at the rate of 2000 to 2500 local plants per hectare and along the road side, at an interval of 5 metres in the zig-zag manner in both sides.

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{27) Any other information: Some important Potential Sites of Quartzite block found in Bokaro district are given in last pages of this report with figures.

S.No Latitude & Longitude Page No 1 23°35'9.02"N 86°16'53.95"E 69 2 23°35'43.74"N 86°16'48.66"E 69 3 23°42'44.15"N 85°53'34.22"E 70

{28) References:

 www.bokaro.nic.in  District Mining Office – Bokaro  District Forest Office – Bokaro  CGWN Report of Bokaro  Geology of Bihar and Jharkhand by T. M. Mahadevan  National Institute of Disaster Management Report  Report of Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources – State Unit Office, Ranchi, September 2013.  D. S. R. of Sand– Bokaro  http://www.jharkhandminerals.gov.in  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Bokaro  https://sameti.org/Soil_Inventory/ BokaroSoil_Analysis.pdf  JSMDC site

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DECLARATION

This is to certify that the District Survey Report (DSR) for Bokaro District, Jharkhand in respect to Mining Unit – Minor Mineral (Quartzite) for exploitations/ collection of Quartzite (Minor Mineral) has been prepared under the provision of notification of MoEF and Climate Change dated 15th January 2016 & 25 July 2018, where in certain amendment made in the original EIA Notification, 2006. I, Dr Amarjeet Kumar Singh, Regd No RQP/RNC/143/2009/A, an authorised person to prepare the District Survey Report (Quartzite) of Bokaro District, State Jharkhand.

The various data and write up enclosed have been compiled and verified by me. The provisions of the Mines Act, Rules and Regulations made there under have been observed in preparation of the District Survey Report (Quartzite) of Bokaro District and also all precautions outlined by the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS). It is further certified that the information furnished in the DSR are on the basis of field data as well as office records.

The information provided in this report is correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Dr. Amarjeet Kumar Singh) At - Lal Bangla, Near Shiv Mandir, Govindpur Road PO - KG Ashram, District - Dhanbad, Jharkhand – 828109 RQP/RNC/143/2009/A (valid upto 20.04.2020) Registered RQP by Department of Mines and Geology, Govt. of Jharkhand Mob: 9431508228 /9973704020 E-mail: [email protected]

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1. Quartzite Bearing area suitable for block preparation of new Quartzite Mine site

1- 23°35'9.02"N 86°16'53.95"E

2. Quartzite Bearing area suitable for block preparation of new Quartzite Mine site 2-23°35'43.74"N 86°16'48.66"E

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3. Quartzite Bearing area suitable for block preparation of new Quartzite Mine site

3 -23°42'44.15"N 85°53'34.22"E

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