Mellacheruvu & Yepalamadhavaram Villages, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Suryapet District, Telangana State
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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT of PROPOSED LIMESTONE MINE Mining lease area: 252.407 Ha At Mellacheruvu & Yepalamadhavaram Villages, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Suryapet District, Telangana State. For 1.0 MTPA LIMESTONE PRODUCTION of MY HOME INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED 9th Floor, Block-III, My Home Hub, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500 081 Phone : 040-66929696; Fax : 040 – 6692 9797/98 www.myhomeindustries.com Page 1 of 28 Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction of the project/ Background information 3 Project Description 4 Site Analysis 5. Planning Brief 6 Proposed Infrastructure 7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates 9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations) Page 2 of 28 CHAPTER – 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Executive Summary My Home Industries Private Limited (MHIPL), part of a leading business conglomerate- My Home Group headquartered at Hyderabad. MHIPL is one of the largest producers of cement in the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana States. The unflinching commitment to be world-class in every sphere of its endeavors has been driving MHIPL, since inception. Under the inspiring leadership of Dr. J. Rameswar Rao, Chairman, the organisation has grown from strength to strength, securing the reputation of an organization excelling for quality and reliability. Over the past decade, MHIPL has been one of fastest growing cement companies in India. MHIPL has grown from an annual capacity of 0.2 million tonnes to a staggering 10 million tonnes within a short span of 15 years. The company is planning to increase its annual capacity to 15 million tonnes in the near future. Presently, MHIPL is operating integrated cement plants with 3.3 MTPA cement manufacturing capacity located at Suryapet district in Telangana State and 3.2 MTPA capacity (Sree Jayajothi Cements) at Kurnool district, AP and Grinding Units of capacity 2.0 MTPA at Visakhapatnam District, AP and 1.5 MTPA at Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu. The following types of blended cement products are being manufactured by the company viz., Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC), Portland Slag Cement (PSC) and Composite Cement. The cement manufacturing Unit – I, Unit-II and Unit-III located at Mellacheruvu village, Suryapet district (earlier Nalgonda) were commissioned in 1998, 2002 and 2007 respectively. Relevant particulars of the existing cement plant are given in the Table below. Page 3 of 28 Particulars of the Cement Plants Cement Commissioned Present installed Clinkerisation Plant year capacity (MTPA) Unit –I 1998 0.66 Unit –II 2002 1.183 Unit –III 2007 1.20 MHIPL has a joint venture with CRH Plc Ireland, the international leader in building materials. The growth and success of CRH is founded on its exceptional commitment and capabilities. Sharing the common vision of excellence, MHIPL and CRH as one entity, is fast emerging as a leading force in the Indian cement industry. At MHIPL, Mellacheruvu 3 kilns are set-up with state-of–the-art technology from KHD Germany and FL Smidth, Denmark, the world’s leading suppliers of cement manufacturing equipment. MHIPL Mellacheruvu MHIPL have implemented Quality Management System as per ISO 9001:2000 during 2005 and re-certified in 2009, to the requirements of ISO 9001:2008. MHIPL has also been certified for Environmental Management Systems, under ISO 14001:2004 in June 2011. The cement produced is sold under the brand name “MAHA CEMENT”. Maha Cement is marketed through a wide network of 5000+ dealers. The company is spread all over the country with 20 regional offices and 170+ depots. Maha Cement has achieved phenomenal success in South India and part of Eastern India. The main raw material - limestone for Mellacheruvu Units is supplied from the existing three captive limestone Mines located in the vicinity of Cement Plant, viz, My Home (Mellacheruvu) Limestone Mine, Yepalamadhavaram Limestone Mine and Choutapalli Limestone Mine. Particulars of the same are presented in Table below. Details of Captive Mining Lease Captive Limestone Mine Commissioned Lease area Production year (Ha.) Capacity Mellacheruvu 1998 141.644 1.95 Yepalamadhavaram 2004 121.408 0.66 Choutapalli 2006 262.247 1.82 Page 4 of 28 Mellacheruvu & Yepalamadhavaram mines are catering limestone to Cement Plant Unit-I&II of capacity 0.66 and 1.183 million TPA respectively and Choutapalli limestone mine is catering limestone to Unit-III of capacity 1.2 million TPA. Mineral resources from Mellacheruvu mine is almost exhausted and expected to last another few years only. Presently new mine is proposed to increase the life of mine and continuous resources availability to the cement plant. The subject mine is spread over an area of 252.407 Ha out of which 42.3 ha. is Govt. land & De-Forest land and 210.107 ha. is Patta land under the jurisdiction of Mellacheruvu & Yepalamadhavaram Villages, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Suryapet District, Telangana State. Mining Lease wes granted by Government of Telangana State, Industries & Commerce (M-II) Department, issued Order vide Memo No. 5863/M.II(1)/2016-1, dated: 24.09.2016. The copy of the same is enclosed as Annexure - I. The subject limestone mine will be a captive of MHIPL Cement plant located at 1.0 km distance. The mine has about 138.95 Million Tonnes of mineable reserves (approx.) which will last for about 138 years with proposed production capacity of 1.0 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). The mine operation will be by Opencast Mechanized method of mining. Limestone produced from this mine will be transported initially to the existing crusher located at cement plant through haul roads. Later crusher is proposed to be installed in the subject mine. No over burden waste material generation is envisaged during the life of the mine. The entire estimated/generated quantity of limestone is planned to be consumed in the process, no waste would be generated during mining operations. Hence no waste dumps would be formed. Top soil generated during mine operation is proposed to be used for greenbelt development. Other than this, no over burden/waste rock generation is anticipated. Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 100 m3/day. Drinking water facilities will be provided from Cement plant and water Page 5 of 28 required for Dust suppression and greenbelt development will be sourced from existing Mine pits of MHIPL. There is no wildlife sanctuary, national park, Tiger Reserve, Elephant Corridor, eco-sensitive area within the 10 km radius of the project site. Initially, all infrastructure facilities will be common with MHIPL Cement Plant and existing mines. It is proposed to install crusher in the subject mine at later stage. The capital Investment Cost for Environment Management is estimated as Rs. 1.0 crores. The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs 10.0 crores. Page 6 of 28 CHAPTER – 2 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.0 Introduction of the Project / Background information i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given. The subject area will be a captive Limestone mine of MHIPL Cement plant located at 1.0 km distance. The mine has about 138.95 Million Tonnes of mineable reserves (approx.) which will last for about 138 years with proposed production capacity of 1.0 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance for new Limestone Mine (252.407 Ha) from Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) as per EIA notification SO1533 dated 14th Sep. 2006 and subsequent amendments. Project proponent Presently, MHIPL is operating integrated cement plants with 3.3 MTPA cement manufacturing capacity located at Suryapet district in Telangana State and 3.2 MTPA capacity (Sree Jayajothi Cements) at Kurnool district, AP and Grinding Units of capacity 2.0 MTPA at Visakhapatnam District, AP and 1.5 MTPA at Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu. ii. Brief description of nature of the project The limestone mine is spread over 252.407 Ha with 138.95 Million Tonne of limestone. It is proposed to produce 1.0 MTPA of Limestone from subject mine located at Mellacheruvu & Yepalamadhavaram Villages, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Suryapet District, Telangana State. Mining Lease was granted by Government of Telangana State. The method of working is opencast mechanized mining with deep hole drilling & blasting. It is proposed to work this deposit by maintaining maximum bench height of 9.0 m and with an ultimate pit slope of 45 0. Page 7 of 28 The width of working bench will be not be less than the height of the bench. The mine approach ramp gradient will be kept at a minimum of 1 in 16. It is proposed to stack the generated top soil in temporary dump yard within the mining lease area. This stacked top soil will be utilized for greenbelt development. No overburden is anticipated during life of the mine. The afforestation will be taken up all along 7.5 m barrier zone and non-mineable are covering an area of 14.23 Ha. iii. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. Cement industry is one of the main beneficiaries of the infrastructure boom. While on the one hand several big and small cement companies are actively considering expansion plans in anticipation of further growth in demand for cement, on the other, a phase of acquisitions and mergers among the existing players is also going on. In India, the South consumes maximum of 30% followed by East at 17%, North at 19%, central at 16%, and West 18%. Also, there is an increase in the consumption of PPC cement from 48% to 50%. Weaker section’s housing, construction of public toilets, schools in rural area apart from several private and public infrastructure projects will also give tremendous boost to the cement consumption in the state.