PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT of for 0.6 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM

PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

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Erragudi-Hussainapuram-Yanakandla Limestone Block (LEASE AREA: 131.586 Ha) Erragudi, Hussainapuram, and Yanakandla Villages, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

For

0.6 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM OF

LIMESTONE PRODUCTION

CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE

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SREE JAYAJOTHI CEMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED Yanakandla Village, Banaganapalle Mandal Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

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).

CHAPTER – 1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

M/s. Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited (SJCPL) located at Yanakandla Village, Banaganapalle Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh was acquired by M/s. My Home Industries Private Limited, Hyderabad in 2013. SJCPL present clinker and cement production capacity is 2.2 MTPA and 3.2 MTPA respectively. SJCPL cement plant is supported by two captive limestone mines viz, Yanakandla Limestone Mine and Palkur Limestone Mine located in Banaganapalle Mandal, Kurnool District.

The subject new Mining Lease (Erragudi- Hussainapuram-Yanakandla Limestone Block) over an area of 131.586 Ha is located in villages Erragudi, Hussainapuram & Yanakandla, Mandal Banaganapalli, District Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The subject mining lease area of 131.586 ha. is USHB and Govt land. No forest land involved.

The method of mining will be open cast mechanized method and proposed production capacity is 0.6 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). The salient features of the project are given Table 1.

Limestone resources in the ML area are about 9.037 million tonnes. It is proposed to excavate 0.60 million TPA limestone maximum from this mine every year. It is planned to extract mineral from this mine upto 6th five year mining plan period i.e. about 30 years. After detailed exploration the resources will be reassessed. The limestone produced from this mine will be transported to the existing crusher by tippers and mainly used for blending of sub-grade limestone produced from existing Yanakandla Limestone Mine & Palkur Limestone Mine to meet the quality requirements of cement plant and increase life of existing mines and also continuous resources availability to the cement plant.

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil and over burden generation is envisaged during the life of the mine.

Peak water requirement for the proposed mine is about 47 m3/day for dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This requirement will be supplied by existing mine pits of captive Limestone Mine i.e., Yanakandla Limestone Mine initially and after formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will be used.

The capital cost of the project is estimated as Rs. 10.0 crores.

TABLE - 1 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINE SITE Feature Details Mining lease area 131.586 ha Altitude 300 m above msl (average) Longitude Between 78° 09' 25.43278" E - 78° 11' 35.43709" E Latitude Between 15° 22' 33.83583" N -15° 22' 59.21049" N Erragudi, Hussainapuram, and Yanakandla Villages, Village, Tehsil, District, State Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Sy. No. USHB of Erragudi Village, Sy.No 20 of Location / Sy.Nos. Hussainapuram Village Sy.No 390 of Yanakandla Village, Banaganapalli Mandal Max. Temp. oC 45.6 Min. Temp. oC 6.7 Relative Humidity, % 25-77 Annual rainfall 725.9 mm IMD Station Kurnool - 51.0 km - NNW Jurreru River – 6.0 km - S Nearby water bodies Lotu Vagu – 8.0 km – WSW National Highway (NH-18) - Kurnool – Kadapa - 21.0 km - NE Nearest Highway National Highway (NH-7) - Kurnool – Anantapur - 34.0 km - W, Nearest Railway station Betamcherla RS - 7.5km - NW Nearest Industries Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited – 3.0 km - SE Erragudi – 0.2 km – N Nearby Villages Hussainpuram – 1.2 km – NE Yannakondla – 2.5 km – SE District Head Quarter Kurnool - 51.0 km – NNW

Nearest Port Area Krishnapatnam Port – 240.0km – SE National Parks/Bird Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary – 44.0 km – NE Sanctuaries Inter State Boundary Karnataka - Andhra Pradesh - 97.0 km – NW

Nearest Air port YSR Kadapa – 114.0 km – SE Nearest Forest Rangapuram Block BRF – 3.5 km – N Panyam RF – 6.0 km – N Ramatirtham Extension Block II RF – 4.7 km –NNE Ramavaram RF – 6.8 km - S Historical places None within 10 km radius

*all distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances CHAPTER – 2

INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUNDINFORMATION

i. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT. IN CASE OF MINING PROJECT, A COPY OF MINING LEASE / LETTER OF INTENT SHOULD BE GIVEN.

The proposed Mining Lease (Erragudi- Hussainapuram-Yanakandla Limestone Block) over an area of 131.586 Ha is USHB and Govt land located in villages Erragudi, Hussainapuram & Yanakandla, Mandal Banaganapalli, District Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Letter of intent for grant of Mining lease issued by Govt of AP is enclosed as Exhibit -1.

The method of mining will be open cast mechanized method and proposed production capacity is 0.6 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).

Limestone resources in the ML area are about 9.037 million tonnes. It is proposed to excavate 0.60 mtpa limestone maximum from this mine every year. Accordingly the available established limestone resources estimated under G3 category exempted by the Government and converted into G2 Level of exploration and the limestone resources after convertion of the entire area into G1 Level of exploration. It is planned to extract from this mine upto 6th five year mining plan period i.e. about 30 years. After detailed exploration the resources will be reassessed. The limestone produced from this mine will be transported to the existing crusher by tippers and mainly used for blending of sub-grade limestone produced from existing Yanakandla Limestone Mine & Palkur Limestone Mine to meet the quality requirements of cement plant and increase life of existing mines and also continuous resources availability to the cement plant.

PROJECT PROPONENT

M/s. Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited (SJCPL) located at Yanakandla Village, Banaganapalle Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh was acquired by M/s. My Home Industries Private Limited on 27th September 2013. My Home Industries Private Limited is part of a leading 4000cr business conglomerate- “My Home Group”.

M/s. Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited, continues to be separate entity under Companies Act 2013 with its registered office at 9th Floor,

Block-3, My Home Hub, Madhapur, Hyderabad. The Company’s cement is marketed under the brand “MAHA”. ii. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF THE PROJECT

The method of mining will be mechanized open cast mining method with deep hole drilling & blasting and proposed production capacity is 0.6 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).

The subject applied area is a hilly terrain, the Erragudi-Hussainapuram- Yanakandla (EHY) Limestone block comprise of a chain of hillocks separated by a wide stretch of flat and rocky land. In general, the elevation of EHY Block ranges from 255 m AMSL to 330m AMSL. The base contour (in the EHY Block) is 255Mts above MSL. The highest point is 330Mts above MSL.

The benches shall be of 8 m height with a width of 20 m. The benches shall be sloped at 75o-80o to the horizontal. Since, the formations are very hard and near horizontal with dip angle between 15 o – 20o, there will not be risk of any slope failures.

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil and over burden generation is envisaged during the life of the mine.

The total area, which will be broken for mining by the end of 30 years, is 80.9353 ha out of 131.568 Ha. After complete extraction of Mineral,

80.9353 Ha. of area will be levelled to surrounding ground level and used for development of grazing land/ cultivation Further about 12.00 Ha. of non- mineralized area will be used for afforestation development. iii. NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND OR REGION.

The main raw material - limestone for cement plant is presently supplied from the existing captive limestone Mine viz, Yanakandla Limestone Mine and also planned to supply from Palkur Limestone Mine. Both these mine are having sub grade / low grade limestone. Hence, it is proposed to blend limestone from the subject mine, with the limestone produced from existing mines to meet the quality requirements of cement plant and increase life of both mines and also continuous resources availability to the cement plant.

DEMAND– SUPPLY GAP

Limestone is the main raw material for cement production, the demand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, the subject mine produces good grade limestone leading to conservation of mineral resources.

iv. IMPORTS VS INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION.

The limestone produced from this Erragudi-Hussainapuram-Yanakandla Limestone Block is meant for the captive consumption in the cement plant of M/s. Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited (SJCPL) located at Yanakandla Village, Banaganapalle Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh.

v. EXPORT POSSIBILITY.

No exports of limestone are proposed.

vi. DOMESTIC / EXPORT MARKETS

This project operation will provide livelihood to the local villager at different levels. It will provide indirect employment to the people residing in vicinity by the development of supporting infrastructure. Overall 25 people will be

employed under Managerial, Supervisory and Skilled, Semi-skilled and Unskilled labor as per requirement.

CHAPTER – 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.

The proposed project is a new mining project covering an area of 131.586 ha. Limestone from the subject mine will be blended with the limestone produced from existing mines to meet the quality requirements of cement plant and increase life of both mines and also continuous resources availability to the cement plant. ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The proposed project is a limestone mine spread over an area of 131.586 Ha and is USHB of Erragudi and Govt land in Sy.No.20 of Hussainapuram & Sy.No.390 of Yanakandla, Mandal Banaganapalli, District Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh..

The site falls between between 15° 22' 33.83583" -15° 22' 59.21049" N Latitude and between 78° 09' 25.43278" - 78° 11' 35.43709"E Longitude and part of study area falls within the Survey of India Toposheet No. 57 I/3 (Scale : 1:50000).

The location map of the Mining Lease area is shown in Fig – 1.

Nearest railway line connecting Nandyal – Guntakal of South Central Railway line is located at 6.6 km in NW direction. Key map showing the location of various features around the Mine is shown in Fig – 2. Kurnool is major town located at 51.0 km in NNW direction.

National Highway (NH-18) connecting Kurnool – Kadapa is located at 21.0 km in NE direction, National Highway (NH-7) connecting Kurnool – Anantapur is located at 34.0 km in W direction. The Nearest Main Road connecting Kalvabugga – Banaganapalli is at 1.6 km in ENE direction. The nearest railway station is Betamcherla RS located at 7.5km in NW direction.

There are no wild life sanctuaries, national parks, elephant/tiger reserves within 10-km radius of the study area.

Nearby Settlements from the Mining Lease area

 Erragudi – 0.2 km – N  Hussainpuram – 1.2 km – NE  Yannakondla – 2.5 km - SE

Nearby Reserved Forests from the Mining Lease area

 Rangapuram Block BRF – 3.5 km – N  Panyam RF – 6.0 km – NE  Ramatirtham Extension Block II RF – 4.7 km – NNE  Ramavaram RF – 6.8 km - S

Salient features of Mining Lease area are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3 shows the study area of 10 km radius around the Mining Lease area. iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

No alternate sites were considered as the project is mineral specific. iv. Size or magnitude of operation.

Mining lease area is about 131.586 ha. The proposed rate of production of limestone is 0.6 MTPA. The mining will be carried out in the mine lease area by adopting mechanized open cast mining method. No waste generation envisaged. v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout , components of the project etc. should be given)

The method of mining will mechanized open cast mining method with deep hole drilling & blasting. Blasted mineral will be loaded into the tippers using hydraulic excavator and transported to the crusher located in existing mining lease area by tippers. After crushing to the desired size, limestone will be transported from the crusher to cement plant by a covered belt conveyor.

Drilling

Latest hydraulic drills will be used in combination with the diesel- operated compressors. The diameter of drill hole will be of 115 mm diameter.

Primary Drilling

Bench Height

As per the deposit characteristics the bench height will be kept at 8.0 m.

Burden

30% to 40% of the bench height i.e. 3.5 m depending on the height of the bench and also depends upon the thickness of individual litho unit.

Spacing

A spacing of 7.5 m shall be maintained based on nature and stratigraphic sequence of the rock.

Angular Holes

The blast hole shall be sloped at angle of 150 to 200 from vertical.

Depth of Holes

The depth of the hole shall be kept at 8.5 m equal to bench height with sub grade drilling.

Secondary drilling

No secondary drilling will be carried out. The boulders will be broken by deploying rock breaker or by using secondary blasting if required. However with the precise method of blasting and adopting the method of decking in between the fractured zone, shall try to avoid the boulder formation. ii) Blasting

Blast holes of 115 mm will be drilled and primary blasting will be done by using 83 mm slurry explosives 15-20 % and ANFO mixture in which 75- 80% will be the usage of ANFO mixture. The base booster will be slurry explosive. The blast will be initiated by using Milli Seconds delay detonators and cordtex fuse. The blasting will be carried out using sequential blasting machine/nonel to reduce ground vibration and to control the fly rock.

iii) Loading

Loading of limestone will be carried out with the help of hydraulic excavators of 1.0 m3 bucket capacity. iv) Hauling

Tippers of 25 tonnes capacity will be used for transport of limestone from pit to crusher. v) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.

No raw material is required. vi) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined.

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil and over burden generation is envisaged during the life of the mine. vii) Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement

Peak water requirement for the proposed mine is about 47 m3/day for dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This requirement will be supplied by existing pits of other captive mine initially and after formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will be used.

The power required for illumination will be supplied from grid. vi. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management / disposal.

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil and over burden generation is envisaged during the life of the mine.

Wastewater generated from domestic use will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.

vii. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose.

CHAPTER – 4

SITE ANALYSIS

4.0 Site Analysis

i. Connectivity.

The nearest railway station is Betamcherla RS located at 7.5km in NW direction. ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.

The Mining Lease area of 131.586 Ha is USHB & Govt. land

Topography (along with map)

The mine area is sloping terrain. Surface Plan showing the topography is enclosed as Figure - 4 iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ, in case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given.

The Mining Lease area of 131.586 Ha is USHB & Govt. land

The Jurreru river flows at a Distance of 6.0 km in S direction with the flow from SW to SE.

No sensitive areas or National parks are located within 10 km of the mine area. iv. Existing infrastructure.

None

E198700

DTH-12/1 D:4.50 M SRL: 259.00M

E198600

OR : 1/2000

SCALE : 1cm 20m = R.F

E198500

FIG - 4 - FIG

E198400

SURFACEPLAN

(EHY) LIMESTONE BLOCK - (131.586 Ha) - (131.586 BLOCK (EHY) LIMESTONE

Erragudi,Hussainapuram, and Yanakandla Villages,

DTH-10/1 D:45.00 M SRL: 300.29M

ERRAGUDI - HUSSAINAPURAMYANAKANDLA -

Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh Pradesh Andhra District, Kurnool Mandal, Banaganapalli

E198300

M/s. SREE JAYAJOTHI CEMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED

BM(MSL): 302.5880M

TITLE:

CLIENT: PROJECT:

E198200

DTH-9/1 D:21.00 M SRL: 300.94M

E198100

E198000

E197900

E197800

BM(MSL): 269.1144M

E197700

E197600

E197500 26

270

E197400

G29

BM(MSL): 287.991M

G28

E197300

E197200

311.1978M

BM(MSL):

SRL: 314.57M

DTH-6/1 D:45.00 M

DTH-6/2 D:45.00 M SRL: 310.68M

E197100

E197000

E196900

E196800



E196700

285



E196600

DTH-4/1 D:3.00 M SRL: 285.00M

7.5M BARRIERZONE EXISTINGPITS EXISTINGDUMPS DTHBOREHOLE R&BROAD NALA STATION SURVEY

MINING LEASEBOUNDARY Ultimate PitLimit CONTOURLINE BENCH MARK(MSL)

DTH-4/2 D:3.00 M SRL: 280.00M

INDEX

 311.1978M

BM(MSL):

E196500 300.00



E196400

E196300

SRL: 301.00M

DTH-3/1 D:3.00 M

E196200

E196100

400

E196000 300

320

325

E195900

SRL: 329.70M

DTH-2/1 D:30.00 M

200



8 E195800

SCALE:- 1:2000

100

325 E195700

ERRAGUDIVILLAGE 20

330

E195600 100

320

E195500

E195400 E195300

DAKSHINA MURTHI

MINING LEASE AREA

E195200

E195100

E195000

DTH-1/1 D:4.50 M SRL: 314.00M

E194900

E194800

E194700

N1703000 N1702900 N1702800 N1702700 N1702600 N1702500 N1702400 N1702300 N1702200 N1702100 N1702000 N1701900 N1701800

v. Soil classification

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil generation is envisaged during the life of the mine.

vi. Climatic data from secondary sources

The tropical climate of the region is manifested in hot and humid summer, moderately monsoon and mild winter seasons. May is the hottest month in the year. The maximum temperature during May was recorded as 45.6 0C and December the coldest with the temperature falling down to about 6.70C. The months of December, January & February are considered to have pleasant climate. vii. Social infrastructure available.

Most of the villages are dependent on the ground water sources such as bore well and Tube wells for drinking water purposes. Srisailam Right Bank canal connecting Srisailam dam and Owk reservoir also serve as a major drinking water source.

 Due to adequate ground water availability and better soil conditions in some villages namely part of Venkatapuram, Kaipa, Nandavaram, Yagantipalle, Pandlepuram etc agriculture by ground water irrigation is carried out commonly.

 Educational facilities upto primary school only are available in many villages, namely Yanakandla, Hussainpuram, Erragudi, Venkatapuram, Yagantipalle etc.

 Secondary school is at Nandavaram village. Better educational facilities like Secondary schools, ITI, Arts & science college are available in Banaganapalli.

 Almost all the villages are electrified. Electricity is used for domestic as well as for agricultural purposes. However, quality of power is poor and there is frequent power fluctuation in this region.

 There is Primary Health Centers (PHC) in almost all the major rural villages like Yanakandla, Hussainpuram, Erragudi, Venkatapuram, Yagantipalle etc.

 Government Hospital and private clinics are available in Banaganapalli.

CHAPTER – 5 PLANINIG BRIEF

5.0 Planning Brief i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc.) Town and country planning / development authority classification.

Not applicable.

The subjected mine is the captive limestone mine of over an area of 131.586 Ha falls under Jurisdiction of Erragudi, Hussainapuram, and Yanakandla Villages, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The proposal is for 0.6 MTPA limestone production. ii. Population projection

About 25 workers will be deployed. iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)

The total area, which will be broken for mining by the end of 30 years, is 80.9353 ha out of 131.568 Ha. After complete extraction of Mineral, 80.9353 Ha. of area will be levelled to surrounding ground level and used for development of grazing land/ cultivation. Infrastructure will be developed in 5.09 ha and about 12.00 Ha. of non- mineralized area will be used for afforestation development. 33.5427 ha will be un-used / un- disturbed during life of mine. iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social )

The mining operations would aid in the overall social and economic development of the region. The mine will give employment to about 25 people, in addition there will be indirect employment to many more people, in the form of contractual jobs, business opportunities, service facilities etc. This will enhance the economic status. v. Amenities / Facilities.

Mine office with First Aid Room, Rest Shelter/ Toilets , tool room etc will be provided in the Mines Office.

CHAPTER – 6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.0 Proposed infrastructure

i. Industrial area (processing area)

No processing is involved. Mining will be carried out in the mine lease area by mechanized open cast mining method with deep hole drilling & blasting. Blasted mineral will be loaded into the tippers using hydraulic excavator and transported to the crusher located in existing mining lease area by tippers. After crushing to the desired size, limestone will be transported to the cement plant by a covered belt conveyor.

ii. Residential area (non-processing area)

No residential area is proposed at mine.

iii. Green belt.

Afforestation will be done covering an area of 12.0 ha with 10,000 sapling in non-mineralised area.

iv. Social infrastructure.

The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive socio- economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as indirect employment potential is created due to mining and allied activities in the area. Apart from these, the company promotes health and education awareness in the area time to time by organizing health and education camps.

v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/ water ways etc.,)

The nearest railway station is Betamcherla RS located at 7.5km in NW direction.

vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)

Peak water requirement for the proposed mine is about 47 m3/day. This requirement will be supplied by existing pits of other captive mine initially and after formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will be used. vii. Sewerage system

Domestic waste water from mines office will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. viii. Industrial waste management

Not Applicable

ix. Solid waste management.

The entire area under EHY block comprise outcrops of Limestone. No topsoil and over burden generation is envisaged during the life of the mine.

x. Power requirement & supply / source.

The power required for illumination will be supplied from Grid

CHAPTER – 7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

7.0 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R & R) Plan

i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the project affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and landless labourers (a brief out line to be given).

The proposed project is a limestone mine spread over an area of 131.586 Ha is USHB and Govt land located in villages Erragudi, Hussainapuram &Yanakandla, Mandal Banaganapalli, District Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. There is no human settlement within the mine lease area. Hence the mining activities do not involve any displacement of human settlement. No public buildings, places, monuments etc., exist within the lease area or in the vicinity. No human settlement will be disturbed due to the mining activity. Hence, no Rehabilitation and Resettlement issues envisaged for the project.

CHAPTER – 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.0 Project schedule & Cost Estimates

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given).

Mine will be started after getting EC, CFE, CFO and all other regulatory clearances. It is proposed to excavate 0.60 million TPA limestone maximum from this mine every year. Accordingly the established limestone resources estimated under G3 category exempted by the Government and converted into G2 Level of exploration and the limestone resources after convertion of the entire area into G1 Level of exploration. It is planned to extract from this mine upto 6th five year mining plan period i.e. about 30 years. After detailed exploration the resources will be reassessed.

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.

The estimated project cost for the limestone production will be about Rs.10.0 Crores.

CHAPTER – 9 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

9.0 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)

i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.

Economic development of the region depends largely upon the nature of activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporate development invariably contributes towards acceleration of the process of socio- economic upliftment of the rural society by means of employment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.,

Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employment based on qualifications & requirement.

Medical facilities: Medical facilities will be provided for employee as well as people of nearby villages.

Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilities will be provided for the children of employees as well as nearby villages.

Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads will be developed at par with mine roads.

Additional: The establishment of factory will facilitate additional auxiliary facilities like banking, post office & recreation facilities.