Building Stone) Quarry Owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha`
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Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` PRE-FEASIBILTY REPORT 1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY Mohammed.K is proposing an existing Granite (Building Stone) Quarry with Lease at Re-Survey Nos. 36/2, 37 & 38/1 of Vazhakkad Village, Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala in an extent area of 2.2092 hectares. The proposed quarry area is privately owned rocky land. The proposed quarry area is located at Vazhakkad, 13 km from Feroke and 28 km from Malappuram. The topography of the surrounding lease area is an elevated terrain with quarry land covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. Small Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 35 m MSL. As the proposed area is hillock, the drainage of the lease area is towards North-West direction. No habitants are located in the lease area. The geological resources of G ranite (Building Stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 1673474 MT. In the first five years of plan period total 3,30,000 MT Granite (Building Stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period .The average annual rainfall of the district is 2952 mm. Out of this, major rainfall contribution is from SW monsoon followed by the NE.The anticipated life of the quarry is 12 years expected. 1.1 LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed quarry area is located at Vazhakkad, 13 km from Feroke and 28 km from Malappuram.The topography of the surrounding lease area is an elevated terrain with quarry land covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. Small Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area .The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 35 m MSL. As the Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` proposed area is hillock, the drainage of the lease area is towards North- West direction. No habitants are located in the lease area. The geographical location with respect to boundary pillars of the proposed mine lease are: GPS READINGS BP NO LATITUDE(N) LONGITUDE(E) BP 1 11°13'27.94"N 75°55'10.63"E BP 2 11°13'29.93"N 75°55'10.51"E BP 3 11°13'30.53"N 75°55'11.78"E BP 4 11°13'30.49"N 75°55'14.71"E BP 5 11°13'28.55"N 75°55'15.54"E BP 6 11°13'26.89"N 75°55'16.48"E BP 7 11°13'25.82"N 75°55'14.89"E BP 8 11°13'24.75"N 75°55'12.80"E BP 9 11°13'26.48"N 75°55'11.37"E Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` The route map and vicinity map showing location of the lease area is given below:- The Google map showing location of the lease area is given below: - Figure 1.3 Google Map with Site Superimposing Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` 1.2 PROJECT PROPONENT INFORMATION Name and address : Mohammed. K of the Applicant Koorikkattil House, Kannamvettikkavu P.O, Pulikkal (via), Malappuram District – 673 637, Kerala. Mobile no: 9847157538 Email: [email protected] 1.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION The major essentiality of building stone is based on its extraordinary compressive strength and durability (among the hardest, dimensional & structural stones) and it is having high tolerance towards the vagaries of nature. In construction activities these are being used because of its hardness & density, durability and strength craft The employment opportunities are being created in connecting with the quarrying activities and the local people are being employed for the non technical activities under the direction of mining engineers and supervisors. For the quarry operations, more than 12 employees are being deployed which generates ample opportunities for those people directly and indirectly. Besides,CSR activities of the project proponent will bring about improvement in infrastructure, living conditions of local community etc. Applicant will pay royalty for the mineral produced from the mine, direct and indirect taxes will be paid thereby contributing to the regional revenue. The public revenue will further be put for infrastructural development and other sectors like health, education and social welfare. 1.4 END USE (DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKET) The material produced from the quarry is sold to the contractors and to the consumers which is finally consumed locally for road (State Highway & National Highway) & building construction works. Fine Material is also sold to the hollow block/ solid block manufactu res. The quarry output, i.e. Granite Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` (Building Stone) from the proposed quarry owned by Mohammed.K will transported to the crusher unit for the production of different sizes of granite aggregates outside the quarry lease area and also to the consuming centers for various needs such as construction of roads, bridges, buildings etc., in the nearby areas. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 SALIENT FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROJECT Particulars Details Total Mine Lease area 2.2092 hectares Total area owned by the Privately owned and lease land proponent Current status of the Operational Quarry quarry Local name of the project Akkode area (Name of the hill) Production The geological reserves of Granite (Building Stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 1673474 MT and production / mineable reserves are 793357 MT. In the first year of plan period total 66,000 MT Granite (Building Stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period Life of Mine 12 Years Estimated project cost Rs. 30 lakhs Man Power 12 persons (on permanent / contract basis) Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` Highest and lowest 110 m MSL & 35 m MSL elevation Land use Private Rocky Land Nearest habitation 112.1 m Nearest town Akkode, 2 km Stone Crusher & M Sand Nil Width of access road to the Akkode-Aroor Road, 6 m quarry site Nearest Airport Calicut International Airport – 20 km. Nearest Highway Kozhikode – Palakkad (NH – 213), 10 km Nearest Railway Station Feroke Railway Station, 12 km Details of nearby quarry / High Grip Granites,Vazhayoor crusher Power supply Nil Water and its Source The entire water for industrial activities such as Dust suppression, greenbelt plantations will be sourced from open well. Domestic consumption : 0.5 KLD Dust suppression : 1 KLD Plantation : 1 KLD TOTAL : 2.5KLD Nearest Govt. Hospital / General Hospital, Vazhakkad, 6 km dispensary Education facility Shafi College, Vazhayur, 3 km Fire Station Meenchantha-Calicut Fire Station, 20 km Ambulance Vazhakkad,6 km Police Station Vazhakkad Police Station, 7 km Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` Church / temple / mosque None within 500 m radius Electrical installation like Akkode, 150 m transformer /HT line or LT line Mobile Towers None within 500 m radius Defense installations None within 500 m radius Archeological Features None within 500 m radius Ecological sensitive zones None within 500 m radius Nearest Forests None within 500 m radius Nearest streams/ rivers/ Nil water bodies (from mine boundary) Seismic zone Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone as par BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of India IS: 1893-2002. Categorization as per As per WGEEP classification, the project site is WGEEP Report not located in the vicinity of protected area 2.2 PHYSIOGRAPHY / TOPOGRAPHY / DRAINAGE PATTERN The physiography of the quarry area is a part of elevated terrain. The topography of the lease area is hilly terrain with Granite (Building S tone) deposit. The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 35 m MSL. The topographic / surface plan on 1:1500 scale incorporates all the existing details like topography, surface exposures, structures etc. and is enclosed in the Mining plan. 2.3 LEASEHOLD AREA The quarry site covers the mining area of 2.2092 Ha which is a private rocky land. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Mohammed.K, at Vazhzkkad Village, Kondotty Taluk & Malappuram District – Extent 2.2092 Ha` The lease area does not comprise of any protected or reserved forest lands. Ecologically sensitive features like national parks, biospheres, sanctuaries, elephant corridors, Tiger reserves, flight paths of migrating fauna, etc., are also not visible in this vicinity of core zone. 2.4 GEOLOGY 2.4.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY Based on the study of different section available in the area a tentative stratigraphy has been arrived at which is given below: - Age Thickness (in m) Lithounits QUATERNARY 1-15 Soil and Alluvium 1-10 Beach sand and sand bars 1-2 Black sticky clay and mud with sheel 4-5 Teri sands and laterite pebble bed 8-10 Polymitic pebble bed with grit and clay -----------Unconformity------------- TERTIARY WARKALLI 1-2 Sandstones with clay beds clay mine 2-3 Lignite associated with beds of pluish green clay kalnadu clay mine -----------Unconformity------------- PRECAMBRIAN Crystalline Rock Intrusive Pegmatite and quartz viens Dolerit – gabbro Dharwars Charnockite -Khondalite Soils The soil types occurring in Malappuram district can be broadly grouped into four types on the basis of their physio-chemical properties and morphological features.