PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

Submitted to EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (Non Coal Mining) Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

New Delhi

OF MALEGAON DOLOMITE MINES

Village-Malegaon, Tehsil-Sausar, Dist-,

(Area 8.094 Ha; Production Capacity @ 99,000 TPA Dolomite)

PROJECT PROPONENT M/S VASUDHA MINERALS & CHEMICALS 173 Pooja residency, D.G. 4, Opposite Vishal Subhagruha, Koradi Road, Mankapur, (MS)

EIA CONSULTANT Pollution & Ecology Control Services

NABET Accredited EIA Consultant

No.: NABET/EIA/127/SA02/0613 Dated 26.06.2013

May 2016

Pre Feasibility Report : Malegaon Dolomite Mines

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... … 3-4

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ...... 5-6 i Identification of project & project proponent

ii Brief description of nature of the project

iii Need for the project and its important to the country and or

iv region.Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project

3. vvvvvPROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 7-13 vvvvv i Type of project v ii Location vvvvv iii Alternate site vvvvv iv Size of magnitude of operation vv v Process description

vi Raw materials sources & transportation vii Resource recycling.

viii Water requirement & supply

ix Waste generation and waste management

x Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. 4. SITE ANALYSIS ...... 14-17 i Connectivity

ii Land use and Land ownership.

iii Topography (along with map).

iv Existing land use pattern

v Existing infrastructure

vi Soil classification

vii Climate data from secondary sources.

viii Social infrastructure

5. PLANNING BRIEF ...... 18-18 i Planning concept

ii Population projection

iii Green belt breakup

iv Infrastructure demand

v Amenities/Facilities.

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 19-19

i Industrial area ii Residential area iii Green belt iv Social infrastructure v Connectivity

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vi Drinking water vii Sewerage system viii Industrial waste management ix Solid waste management x Power requirement & supply

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ...... 20 8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATION ...... 21 9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 22

MAPS

1. SURFACE PLAN 2. GEOLOGICAL PLAN 3. GEOLOGICAL SECTION 4. EMP PLAN 4. CONCEPTUAL PLAN 5. CONCEPTUAL SECTION

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 This summary presents a brief summary of the Dolomite Mine located at village:Malegaon, Tehsil: Sausar, Dist: Chhindwara, Madhya pradesh.  M/s Vasudha Minerals & Chemicals , Nagpur, M.S. is holding mining lease over an area of 8.094 Ha in village Malegaon of , M.P. from a period of 20 years with effect from 26 January 2006 to 26 January 2026.  It is proposed to produce 99,000 TPA Dolomite.  The Mining Plan was prepared under Rule 22 of MCR 1960 over an area of 8.094 Ha in village Malegaon of Sausar Tahsil of Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh and approved by the Controller of Mines, (Central Zone) Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur vide letter No. CNW/DOL/MPLM-251/NGP dt 15/05/2012.  The region has good deposits of Dolomite of area is SMS grade and is being dispatched to steel plants like Bhilai, NECO, Smelters in Drug, Nagpur, and such other small steel units in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra which are about 300 km from min head.  Looking at the market demand for Dolomite modified mining with a rated capacity of 99000 TPA has been submitted to IBM for approval.  The applied M.L. area over 8.094 hectares is covered within the Survey of Toposheet No. 55 K/14 & 55 K/15 on a scale of 1:50,000 and it lies latitude and longitude of the center is 21030’3.79”N and 78055’5.82”E.  M/s Vasudha Minerals & Chemicals has initiated all the necessary steps for increase in the production of Dolomite from Malegaon Dolomite Mines.  The lease area as a high relief on eastern boundary pillars and slopping towards NE and North. The highest RL/contour is 361 m and lowest contour is 322m.  There is a proposal to carry out 6 drill holes vertical for 30 m depth at 200 m. interval from the present pit bottom. The reserves calculated are large enough to sustain the production @ 1,00,000 tonnes/year for 3 blocks of 5 years as conceptual mining. However, the lessee will carry out exploration during 2017-18 to know and confirm the depth of persistence of dolomite. The total production which would be (exploited) will be about 15,00,000 tonnes which will leave large balance of reserves.  The sequence of unit operations in open cast semi mechanized mining consists of removal of soil and waste material i.e. overburden and dumping at suitable site, fragmentation of mineral from in-situ formation, excavation, sizing and sorting, loading

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and hauling and some other miscellaneous work. Drilling of shot holes and blasting would be carried out by engaging private licensed agency.  The Dolomite mine will be developed as Opencast semi- Mechanized Mine for the production of Dolomite @ 99,000 TPA. It is also proposed to obtain recovery of mineral from old dumps. Commercially exploitable Dolomite deposits occur in this proposed mining lease.  It was proposed to develop social forestry by planting 100 trees per year on the waste dumps.  The water requirement of the project is estimated to be 25 m3/day of the water is required for drinking/domestic purpose. Water requirement for dust suppression (within the lease and outside the lease in nearby villages), plantation will be met from mine water and from rainwater collected in mining pit.  The power requirement will be met from adjoining from State electricity board.  Ground water table is expected to be at more than 20-25 m depth from surface level.  The mining will be carried out as per the approved mining plan. During Mining Plan period, the mining operation will be done by development of semi-mechanized opencast method. The plantation program will be taken up in the areas in future in a systematic manner and plantation will be carried out, starting with soil binding grasses and shrubs followed by larger trees species. Local varieties of plants shall be given predominance along with introduction of some exotic species.  Uncontaminated topsoil, will be meticulously removed and transported to the non mineralized zone for future plantation.  Estimated project cost is Rs. 60 Lacs. The capital budget for environmental protection measure is estimated to be Rs 3.0 Lacs.  In addition there are various places of worship/ tourist place and historical places exists in 15 Km radius of the project, but these are located more than 10 km radius  There is no National Park, Wildlife sanctuary, defense installation or sensitive area located within 15 km radius of the mine.  The enhance production shall be carried out after obtaining all statutory permissions and shall be carried out as per approved modified mining scheme.

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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent

 M/s Vasudha Minerals & Chemicals , Nagpur, M.S. is holding mining lease over an area of 8.094 hectares in village Malegaon of Chhindwara district