DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT Minor mineral – Quartzite (JHARKHAND) (As per Notification No SO 141(E) New Delhi, 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 BOKARO 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 Bokaro district 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 India (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. DSR (QUARTZITE) - BOKARO {1} Introduction: Bokaro as a district, established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters of Bokaro. Bokaro district covers a geographical area of 2883 km². The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Bokaro district is bounded on the east by Dhanbad and Purulia, on the west by Ramgarh and Hazaribagh, on the north by Giridih and on the south by Ranchi. 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. Chas and Bermo sub – division. Further, the sub – division is divided into nine blocks namely – Chas, Bermo, Gomia,Peterwar, Kasmar, Nawadi, Jaringdih, Chandankiyari and Chandrapura. 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. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (QUARTZITE) – BOKARO 1 DSR (QUARTZITE) - BOKARO 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.