M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. PROPOSAL FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

I Check list for Mining Projects

II Form- 1 III Questionnaire for mining Projects IV Pre – Feasibility Report. V Environment Management Plan

PROPOSED by : M/s.Edayan Rocks , Malampara, Kulathoor(P.o), Kottangal, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala -689 588 . PROJECT SITE : KOTTANGAL VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. Area : 1.00.00 Hectares

Sy.No : 63/1-1 (Part), 63/1-2 (Part), 63/1 (Part). Project Cost : Rs. 75 lakhs Production capacity: 24,000TPA. APPLICANT: M/s.EDAYAN ROCKS, MALAMPARA, T. MATHEW ABRAHAM, (Managing Partner), KULATHOOR (P.O), KOTTANGAL, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, KERALA. Email: [email protected] No: 09446754468

PREPARED BY: M/s.Edayan Rocks. June – 2016.

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. APPENDIX - 1

FORM -1

(I) Basic Information

Serial Item Details Number 1. Name of the project. Building stone - open cast quarry M/s.Edayan Rocks . 2. Sy.No. in the schedule Village : Kottangal Sy.No:63/1-1(Part), 63/1-2(Part) & 63/1 (Part) 3. Proposed Proposed 24,000TPA capacity/area/length/tonnage to be Capacity handled/ command area/lease Area 1.00.00.Hectares area/number of wells to be drilled 4. New/Expansion/Modernization New

5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 1.00.00 hectares.

6. Category of Project i.e.‟A‟ or „B‟ “B” further categorized as B2 as Lease area less than 25 Hect.

As per Office memorandum MOEF letter J- 13012/12/2013/1A-II (I) dated 24.12.2013. 7. Does it attract the general No condition? If yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific No condition? If yes, please specify 9. Location The proposed rough Stone Quarry is situated in the Kottangal ..village Sy.No: 63/1-1(Part), 63/1-2(Part) & 63/1 (Part). Total extent of 1.00.00 Hectares. The Project site falls in the Survey of India Topo sheet No :58/C 11 The geographical location of the mine is Latitude : 09°27‟13.3” N To 09°27‟18.3” N Longitude : 76°43‟34.3”N To 76°43‟38.8”E Plot / Survey/ Khasra No. Applying for quarry lease in Sy.No:63/1-1(Part), 63/1- 2(Part) & 63/1 (Part) (Patta lands) Extent; 1.00.00 hectares .Copies of Land Tax , Possession certificate enclosed. Village KOTTANGAL Tehsil MALLAPPALLY District PATHANAMTHITTA 9

M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. State Kerala 10. Nearest railway station/airport Nearest Railway Station- Thiruvalla 30 km along with distance in km Nearest airport – Thiruvananthapuram 150 km. 11. Nearest Town, city, District Town- Mallappally – 15.0 km Headquarters along with distance in km. Taluk - Mallappally District Headquarters – Pathanamthitta .

12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Village : Kottangal Parishad., Municipal Corporation, Taluk : Mallappally Local body (complete postal Project site : addresses with telephone nos. to M/s.Edayan Rocks, Malampara, be given Kulathoor(P.o), Kottangal, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala -689 588 Phone No :09446754468 Email:[email protected]. 13. Name of the applicant M/s.Edayan Rocks Shri .T.Mathew Abraham ( Managing Partner). 14. Registered address Shri .T.Mathew Abraham ( Managing Partner), M/s.Edayan Rocks, Malampara, Kulathoor(P.o), Kottangal, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala -689 588 Phone No :09446754468 Email:[email protected]. 15. Address for correspondence: Shri .T.Mathew Abraham ( Managing Partner), M/s.Edayan Rocks, Malampara, Kulathoor(P.o), Kottangal, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala -689 588 Phone No :09446754468 Email:[email protected]. Name Shri .T.Mathew Abraham ( Managing Partner), Designation(Partner/Partner/CEO) Managing Partner Address Shri .T.Mathew Abraham ( Managing Partner), M/s.Edayan Rocks, Malampara, Kulathoor(P.o), Kottangal, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala -689 588 Phone No :09446754468 Email:[email protected]. Pin Code 689 588 E-mail [email protected]. Telephone No. 09446754468 Fax No. ------16. Details of Alternative Sites No alternate site was examined as the project is mineral examined, if any. Location of specific quarrying of granite- building stone and the these sites should be shown on a Project site is ideal for granite quarry open cast topo sheet. operations , The Lease Area falls in the Survey of India

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. Topo Sheet No:58/C 11 Latitude 09°27‟13.3” N To 09°27‟18.3” N Longitude 76°43‟34.3”N To 76°43‟38.8”E

17. Interlinked Projects No 18. Whether separate application of No interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission No 20. If no, reason No 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given Not Applicable The Forest (Conservation) Act,1980 The Wild life act. Not applicable The C.R.Z.Notification,1991 22. Whether there is any Government Order/Policy relevant/relating to Not Applicable the site? 23. Forest land involved (hectares) No Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and / or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court Nil (b) Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project

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Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever

Information/Checklist confirmation possible) with source of S.No. Yes/No information data

1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, Mining to be carried out within land cover or topography including increase 0.70.00 hectares. Due to quarrying in intensity of land use (with respect to local there will be change in the general land use plan) ground profile in the form of Pit , which will have localized impact and create physical change in the Yes existing environmental attributes due to the change in the existing land use. After mine closure, the proponent proposes the abandoned pit to be converted for high intensity agriculture and rain water harvesting.

1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and The Area is mostly covered with buildings? Yes bushes, shrubs and in the adjacent company lands coconut Plantation

1.3 Creation of new land uses? After mine closure, the proponent proposes the abandoned pit to be Yes converted for high intensity agriculture, rain water harvesting.

Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore 1.4 No Not Applicable houses, soil testing?

1.5 Construction works? No Not Applicable

1.6 Demolition works? No Not Applicable

Temporary sites used for construction works or 1.7 No Not Applicable housing of construction workers?

1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and No Not Applicable

fill or excavations

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. Underground works including mining or 1.9 No Open cast Mining tunneling?

1.10 Reclamation works? Reclamation will be done at the mine closure stages. The proposed

project activity involves about 80 % of the pit area for exploiting granite Yes building stone. At the end of life of mine pit, the reclaimed area will be suitably planted and the void remaining at lower levels of the pit will utilized as water storage area.

1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable

1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable

1.13 Production and manufacturing processes? Granite rubble will be quarried through drilling, blasting, sized by

secondary breaking using rock Yes breakers, excavated and transported to the nearby crusher through trucks / dumpers.

1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? Not applicable since the quarried No material from the mine face will be

directly transported to the crusher

Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid 1.15 No Nil waste or liquid effluents?

Facilities for long term housing of operational Most of the workers are from nearby 1.16 No workers? villages.

1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during The existing well maintained construction or operation? No approach road is adequate for this operation.

1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or No Not Applicable altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc?

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in No Not Applicable traffic movements?

1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No Not Applicable pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culver ting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology No Not Applicable of watercourses or aquifers?

1.22 Stream crossings? No Not Applicable

Abstraction or transfers of water form ground 1.23 No Not envisaged or surface waters?

Changes in water bodies or the land surface 1.24 No None affecting drainage or run-off?

1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Vehicles will be engaged for mineral construction, operation or decommissioning? Yes transportation. About 2 trips of 20 T capacities will be utilized daily.

Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or 1.26 No Not Applicable restoration works?

1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the No Not Applicable environment?

1.28 Influx of people to an area in either Impact will be insignificant as the temporarily or permanently? No local people will be provided employment

1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Nil

1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? The species in the proposed project area are widely distributed in the No country and elsewhere, and not restricted to certain pockets.

1.31 Any other actions? Green belt will be developed in all Yes possible places along quarry periphery.

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2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Yes/No with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural The entire mine lease area of land (ha) 1.00.00 Ha are barren private Yes rocky waste lands owned by

the lessee.

2.2 Water (expected source & competing About 5 KLD water required users) unit: KLD for dust suppression, green belt Yes & domestic sanitary needs. Will be drawn from the mine pit water

2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Granite rubbles-24,000 TPA.

2.4 Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand No Not applicable as no further / soil (expected source – MT) construction is involved 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Not applicable 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels No electricity is needed for (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), quarry operations etc as only energy (MW) diesel operated mining machinery are used for

quarrying. However, the power requirement of the Yes administrative buildings, roads etc are met from state grid. Besides, standby generators available in the crusher are used. .

2.7 Any other natural resources (use No Not applicable appropriate standard units)

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No information data

3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are No hazardous substances hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health are used. or the environment (flora, fauna, and No

water supplies)

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) No Not applicable

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing The project provides direct living conditions? employment to 15 persons No and indirectly to about 50 persons.

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the No Not applicable elderly etc.,

3.5 Any other causes No Not applicable

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4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month)

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No of information data

4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes Generation of about 16390 t of Top Soil and 20020 t weathered gneiss is estimated. Top soil will Yes be stored separately and will be utilized for Plantation. Over Burden will be used for refilling.

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or None No commercial wastes)

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) No None

4.4 Other industrial process wastes Nil No

4.5 Surplus product No Nil

4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from Nil effluent treatment No

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No Nil

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment Redundant machinery will be No disposed as scrap

4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials No Nil

4.10 Agricultural wastes No Nil

4.11 Other solid wastes No Nil

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 5.0 Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No information data

5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from This being a small quarry stationary or mobile sources operation, only insignificant quantities of gaseous pollutants are expected, due to operation of diesel operated machineries complying CPCB like hydraulic Yes excavators, hydraulic rock breakers, compressors, transport vehicles, etc.,. These will be controlled through proper effective remedial measures and proper environmental management plan.

5.2 Emissions from production processes Fugitive dust emissions Yes from quarrying operations like drilling, movement of , transport operation etc.,

5.3 Emissions from materials handling including Transport of quarried storage or transport rubble from the mine face to the crusher may cause some fugitive emission which will be controlled to insignificant levels by Yes water sprinkling on roads, black topping of roads wherever possible, good maintenance practices, green belt development, etc.

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 5.4 Emissions from construction activities including Not applicable No plant and equipment

5.5 Dust or odor from handling of materials including Not applicable No construction materials, sewage and waste

5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No Not applicable

5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. Not applicable No slash materials, construction debris)

5.8 Emissions from any other sources No Not applicable

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat : 7. Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with Yes/No source of information data with source of information S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation data

6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, Yes. Few types of machinery ventilation plant, crushers used in quarrying operation may generate noise. But this Yes will be insignificant and will be felt near the active work area only.

6.2 From industrial or similar processes No No processing involved

6.3 From construction or demolition Not applicable No

6.4 From blasting or piling Blasting operations are conducted only during noon interval time. Well-designed charging and stemming processes as well as effective Yes blast hole design with proper spacing and burden parameters, will be adopted to minimize noise levels and vibration levels.

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 6.5 From construction or operational traffic As the quarry lease area is away from any human settlement area, the noise level emanation from the transport No operations through well maintained access roads is not affecting any human population .. Besides the transport machineries are well kept with proper preventive maintenance etc, to reduce noise levels.

6.6 From lighting or cooling systems NO Not applicable

6.7 From any other sources NO Not applicable

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:

Details there of (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No information data

7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous Handling and storage of materials hazardous materials like spent oil, old batteries etc shall be strictly followed as No per Hazardous Waste (management and Handling) Rules, 1989and amendment thereof. So no risk in this regard.

7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to Not applicable, as domestic water or the land (expected mode and place of effluents will be negligible and it will be properly discharge) No discharged in to septic tanks with soak pit.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the Even the negligible land or into water quantity of emissions from the operations of transport

vehicles and other mining No operations will be controlled and will be in compliance with the CPCB / SPCB norms.

7.4 From any other sources No Not Applicable

7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in No Not Applicable the environment from these sources

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No information data

8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, The Explosive will be handling, use or production of hazardous stored in the licensed substances NO magazine Qualified Blasters will do the Blasting operation under the supervision of Mines manager.

8.2 From any other causes The risk of accidents is envisaged during operations of transport vehicles. Failure of mine pit slopes, improper storage or handling of fuel Yes oil, Transport operations, blasting etc. However proper risk control measures are and will be put in place, besides training the people involved in the above mentioned activities.

8.3 Could the project be affected by natural disasters Zone III. Moderate damage causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, risk zone as per BMTPC, No earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)? volnuer ability Atlas, Seismic zone of India IS : 1893 – 2002.

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation possible) with source of Yes/No information data

9.1 Lead to development of supporting. Supporting infrastructures facilities, ancillary development or development like roads in the area will stimulated by the project which could have impact be improved. Besides, the on the environment e.g.: socio- economic status of nearly villages population will be improved due to • Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, direct and indirect waste or waste water treatment, etc.) employment opportunities. Local production of blue metal jelly will be reduced • housing development Yes the cost of housing.

• extractive industries

• supply industries

• other

9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an After the quarrying impact on the environment operations end, the quarry area will be converted into a water body from rain Yes water harvesting. The remaining benches will be used for high intensity horticulture.

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M/s.Edayan Rocks- Pathanamthitta District. 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments The project will set a precedence in the area for Yes environmental preservation and socio- economic improvement

9.4 Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects No Not Applicable

(II) Environmental Sensitivity

Aerial distance

(within 15 km.) Name/ S.No. Areas Proposed project location Identity boundary

Areas protected under international conventions, 1 national or local legislation for their ecological, No No landscape, cultural or other related value

Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological 2 reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water No No bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests

Areas used by protected, important or sensitive 3 species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, No Nil foraging, resting, over wintering, migration

Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters 4 No Nil

State, National boundaries 5 No Nil

Routes or facilities used by the public for access 6 No Nil to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas

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7 Defense installations No Nil

Densely populated or built-up area The nearest densely populated village in 8 Yes Kottangal – 2km Population – 700

Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses Vaipur - 6 km (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) Hosiptal – Kottangal - 2.0km, yes 9 Tourist - Athikayam - 20.0km, Archeology-Trivandrum- 150.0 km

Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources Tourist - Athikayam - 10 yes 20.0km, (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry,

agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)

Areas already subjected to pollution or 11 environmental damage. (those where existing legal No Nil environmental standards are exceeded)

Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems None. Area is not prone to 12 No earthquakes, floods etc. (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding

or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

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(IV). Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies

“I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application

and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any

part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage,

the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our

risk and cost.

Date: 11.08.16 Shri .T.MATHEW ABRAHAM

Place: Kottangal (Managing Partner)

M/s.Edayan Rocks, Kottangal village, Mallappally Taluk, Pathanamthitta District.

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