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Minutes of 190 th SEAC Meeting Date: 12/09/2014 The 190 th meeting of SEAC was held in Directorate of Environment, U.P. on 12/09/2014. Following members were present in the meeting along with Secretary, SEAC: 1. Dr. M. S. Khan, Chairman 2. Dr. S. N. Singh, Member 3. Shri S. C. Brahmachari, Member 4. Dr. D. C. Gupta, Member 5. Dr. S.K. Upadhyay, Member 6. Dr. R.K. Sardana, Secretary The Chairman welcomed the members to the 190 th SEAC meeting. The Members of SEAC unanimously taken following decisions on the agenda points discussed: 1- Sand Mining Project Vill-Sivane, Tehsil-Maudaha, Distt-Hamirpur U.P. (Leased Area-4.04 Ha.) Sri ChandraBhan Soni, Kotbazar Rath, Distt-Hamirpur, U.P. File No. 2144/DD-DS A presentation was made by the Shri Vashisht Kumar, authorized representative of project proponent alongwith their consultant M/s Eko Pro Engineers Pvt. Ltd. The proponent, through the documents submitted and presentation made, informed the committee that: 1. The environmental clearance is sought for proposed Sand/morum Mining at Khasra No-1 Village-Sivane, Tehsil-Maudaha, District-Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Leased Area 4.04 Ha). 2. As per the form-1 the collection of 40,000 TPA Sand is proposed from 4.04 Ha mining lease area. 3. The mining is proposed from the river bed of river Berma. 4. The mining plan has been prepared by Shri UPS Chauhan (RQP No.-RQP/DDN/165/2005/A). 5. Lease for the project was applied by Shri Chandrabhan Soni on 03/12/2009 for a period of 03 years. Renewal has been applied. 6. 225 days are proposed for mining. 7. Mining will be opencast type and manual. No drilling and blasting is proposed. 8. This project does not attract any of the general conditions applicable on mining projects specified in EIA Notification 14-09-2006. 9. During operation the maximum number of workers is 43. 10. The water requirement will be limited to 3.5 KLD (Drinking- 2.0 KLD and dust suppression- 1.0 KLD & Green belt 0.5 KLD). 11. The ultimate depth of mining will be restricted to 03 meter/water table, whichever is less. The mining would be restricted to unsaturated zone only above the phreatic water table and will not intersect the ground water table at any point of time. 12. The mining operation will not be carried out in safety zone of any bridge or embankment or in eco-fragile zone such as habitat of any wild fauna. th Minutes of 190 SEAC Meeting Dated 12/09/2014 13. This project does not attract any of the general conditions applicable on mining projects specified in EIA Notification 14/09/2006 as per affidavit dated 04/08/2014 submitted by the project proponent. 14. The project proposal fall under category – 1(a) of EIA Notification, 2006 (as amended). 15. There is no litigation pending in any court regarding the project. The committee discussed the proposals and observed that production capacity is given as 40,000 TPA in form-1 whereas it is being presented as 2,19,225 TPA in the presentation/mining plan. The project proponent was directed to submit a calculation sheet for proposed production. The project proponent should also submit revised form-1 as per correct production capacity. The committee also directed that RQP, who has prepared the mining plan should also be present in the meeting for clarifications. The committee deliberated to defer the matter till submission of information as above. 2- Stone Mining Project at Vill-Makarbai (Survey No-989/17) -Mahoba. (Leased Area-4.04 Hac) Sri Dilip Kr Singh, Kalookuaon, Distt-Banda, U.P. File No. 2150/AD-H A presentation was made by Shri Rahul Singh, authorized representative of project proponent alongwith their consultant M/s GRC India Pvt. Ltd. The proponent, through the documents submitted and the presentation made, informed the committee that: 1. The environmental clearance is sought for Khanda, Gitti and Boulder (Granite) Stone Mining project at Survey No- 989/17, Village-Makarbai, Tehsil & District-Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh (Leased area- 4.04 Ha). 2. Mining Lease area was granted to the applicant Shri Dilip Kumar Singh from 12/05/2011 to 11/05/2021. 3. 78,000 MTPA Khanda, Gitti and Boulder Stone collections are proposed. 4. The mining plan has been prepared by Shri UPS Chauhan (RQP No.-RQP/DDN/165/2005/A). 5. The water requirement will be limited to 0.96 KLD from borewell. 6. During operation the maximum no. of workers will not be more than 48. 7. The topsoil will be scrapped and stacked separately to use for plantation. 8. A 7.5 wide strip will be left at periphery of the lease area which will be used to store overburden generated and later will be converted into green belt. 9. The mining will be opencast type and carried out semi mechanized. The mining machinery shall include spades, hammer, crowbar, chisel etc. 10. Mining will be done from top to bottom by making benches having height of 3 m and width of 3 m. 11. The ultimate depth of mining will be restricted to 18 m. 12. This project does not attract any of the general conditions applicable on mining projects specified in EIA Notification 14/09/2006. 13. The mining operation will not be carried out in safety zone of any bridge or embankment or in eco- fragile zone such as habitat of any wild fauna. 14. Regarding the project, no litigation is pending in any court. 15. The Project proposal falls under category – 1(a) of EIA Notification, 2006 (as amended). Page 2 of 27 th Minutes of 190 SEAC Meeting Dated 12/09/2014 The committee examined the proposals alongwith mining plan related to the project. The committee observed that in the presentation made before committee the project proponent has mentioned that the lease has been granted in the name of Shri Dilip Kumar Singh dated 12/05/2011 for the term of 10 years from 12/05/2011 to 11/05/2021 whereas in the mining plan it is mentioned that the lease deed was executed on 05/04/2010 and the area was valid till 04/04/2020. The committee directed to clarify this mismatch and to submit the correct information. The committee also observed that Vijay Sagar Wild List Sanctuary has been mentioned to be at a distance of 08 K.M. from the project site. The committee directed that an affidavit mentioning status of the project site with reference to general conditions as given in EIA notification, 2006 should be submitted. Also, an affidavit mentioning the information about existing operating mines within 500 m of the project site should also be submitted. The committee deliberated to defer the matter till submission of information as above. 3- Stone Mining Project at Vill-Makarbai (Survey No-1076/3) Mahoba. (Leased Area-2.89 Ha.) Sri Dilip Kr Singh, Vill- Kalookuaon, Distt-Banda, U.P. File No. 2156/DD-Sh. A presentation was made by Shri Dilip Kumar Singh, project proponent alongwith their consultant M/s GRC India Pvt. Ltd. The proponent, through the documents submitted and the presentation made, informed the committee that: 1. The environmental clearance is sought for Khanda, Gitti and Boulder (Granite) Stone Mining project at Survey No- 1076/3, Village-Makarbai, Tehsil & District-Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh (Leased area- 2.89 Ha). 2. Mining Lease area was granted to the applicant Shri Dilip Kumar Singh from 28/08/2009 to 27/08/2019. 3. 2,08,000 TPA Khanda, Gitti and Boulder Stone collections are proposed as per mining plan. 4. 300 working days is proposed for mining activity. 5. The mining plan has been prepared by Shri UPS Chauhan (RQP No.-RQP/DDN/165/2005/A). 6. The water requirement will be limited to 3.36 KLD from borewell. 7. During operation the maximum no. of workers will not be more than 48. 8. The topsoil will be scrapped and stacked separately to use for plantation. 9. A 7.5 wide strip will be left at periphery of the lease area which will be used to store overburden generated and later will be converted into green belt. 10. The mining will be opencast type and carried out semi mechanized. The mining machinery shall include spades, hammer, crowbar, chisel etc. 11. Mining will be done from top to bottom by making benches having height of 3 m and width of 3 m. 12. The ultimate depth of mining will be restricted to 18 m. 13. This project does not attract any of the general conditions applicable on mining projects specified in EIA Notification 14/09/2006. 14. The mining operation will not be carried out in safety zone of any bridge or embankment or in eco- fragile zone such as habitat of any wild fauna. 15. Regarding the project, no litigation is pending in any court. 16. The Project proposal falls under category – 1(a) of EIA Notification, 2006 (as amended). Page 3 of 27 th Minutes of 190 SEAC Meeting Dated 12/09/2014 The committee examined the proposals alongwith mining plan related to the project. The committee observed that in the presentation made before committee the project proponent has mentioned the production capacity as 2,08,000 TPA/80,000 cum whereas in form-1 dated 11/03/2014 submitted to the Authority, production capacity has been given as 62,400 TPA. The project proponent was directed to submit a calculation sheet for proposed production. The project proponent should also submit revised form-1 as per correct production capacity.