Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s S.N.S Brick Report Field at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- ,

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Application of mining for soil used in Brick Kiln, M/s S.N.S Brick Field Sri Shailesh Singh S/o Sri Veerendra Pratap Singh , R/o Village- Kuwandeeh,Sarai Inaryat, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The project has been proposed for an annual production of 7879 cubic meter soil by open cast manual mining from allotted Khasra/Gata Nos. 186, Area- 2.072 hectare at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

.In accordance with the schedule of EIA notification, September 14, 2006 and its amendment from time to time, the mining activity in area less than 5ha have not been categorized into any class for the purpose of seeking prior environmental clearance, yet, in view of the order dated 27- 02-2012, passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court, New , in I.A. Nos. 12-13 of 2011 in special leave petition (C) NO. 19628 - 19629 of 2009 Deepak Kumar etc Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others etc. Respondents with SLP (C) Nos. 729-731/2011, 21833/2009, 12498- 499/2010, SLP (C) CC. 16157/2011 & CC 18235/2011 and whereas, the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor minerals.

The OM dated 15/01/2016; the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in consultation with State Governments has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand Mining detailing the provisions on environmental clearance for cluster, creation of District Environment Impact Assessment Authority. The applicant is seeking prior environmental clearance from DEIAA, Uttar Pradesh.

Table1: Salient Feature of Project

Items Details Project name M/s S.N.S Brick Field

Sri Shailesh Singh S/o Sri Veerendra Pratap Singh , R/o Village- Kuwandeeh,Sarai Inaryat, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Location of mine Khasra/Gata Nos. 186 Land Use Uncultivated Land Land Ownership Private Land Life of mine 4.24 Years

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Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s S.N.S Brick Report Field at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Proposed production Proposed Capacity: 8333 cum/Annum (10000 TPA) of mine Table: Available Minable Reserve Area Latitude Gata No Top Minable Area excluding Longitude &Area soil Reserve (sqm) bund wall (ha) Bench (cum) (cum) (sqm) (m) Depth 25°23'37.64"N 186 I 19477 1.00 2968 16509 20720 81°58'42.03"E (2.0720) II 18855 1.00 - 18855 Total 2.0720 20720.0 2968 35364

As per brick kiln capacity (19 paya), yearly production of bricks are 27.5 Lac/season for that the required volume of brick clay will be 8333 cum/ annum @330 bricks in one cubic meter .The total mineable reserves of soil of area is 35364 m3 or 42436 ton with proposed rate of production 8333 m3 the expected life of mine comes out 4.24 years. . Table: Year wise production Soil Soil Brick Year Reserve Reserve prepared (cum/yr) (Ton/yr) (lakh/yr) Ist 8333 10000 27.5 IInd 8333 10000 27.5 IIIrd 8333 10000 27.5 IVth 8333 10000 27.5 Vth 2032 2438 6.7 Total 35364 42436 116.7 Method of mining Open-cast Manual mining River Ganga River : 3.8 K m (SW) Topography Undeveloped flat with gentle slope Minerals of mine Brick Earth Estimated cost Rs. 36.0 Lac Water demand 5.0 KLD Sources of water Drinking water supply will be met by nearby dugwell/ borewells or private tankers. Ultimate depth of 2.0 m Mining Man power Not More than 20 Labours Nearest Ramnathpur Railway Station - 4.65 Km (NE) railway station

Nearest highway NH- 2: 3.56Km (N)

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Nearest Airport Allahabad : 14.0 Km (NW)

Allahabad : 14.0 Km (NW) Nearest Town /city

Seismic zone Zone-III (As per 1893:2002)

* Approximate aerial distances 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

Application of mining for soil used in Brick kiln of Brick Earth Mining project – M/s S.N.S Brick Field from Khasra/Gata Nos. 186, Area- 2.072 hectare at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. of Sri Shailesh Singh S/o Sri Veerendra Pratap Singh , R/o Village- Kuwandeeh,Sarai Inaryat, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

2.2 Brief description of the nature of the project

Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in cottage sector. Clay brick industry in uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as fuel. As per brick kiln capacity, yearly production of bricks are 27.5 Lac/season for that the required volume of brick clay will be 8333 cum/ annum @330 bricks in one cubic meter .The total mineable reserves of soil of area is 35364 m3 or 42436.5 ton with proposed rate of production 8333 m3 the expected life of mine comes out 4.24 years.

2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region

The production of Brick Earth will benefit to the state in the form of royalty. Apart from this project operation will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people residing in vicinity, thus improving the Socio-economic status of the area.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap

Bricks are produced in India in small or cottage scale brick kilns and Clamps, operates seasonally. The raw materials in the brick kilns include soil, coal, paddy husk, fly ash, wood & locally available agro wastes to some extent. There are large variations in quality of soils available in different parts of the country and also in brick manufacturing process.

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Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s S.N.S Brick Report Field at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Brick are good building material for construction activities but quality of brick differs place to place. There are large variations in quality of soil available in different part of the country and also brick manufacturing process. Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in cottage sector. Clay brick industry in India uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as fuel.

2.5 Import vs. Indigenous:

Import does not apply in the present case as Brick is indigenously available at number of mines under operation in Uttar Pradesh.

2.6 Export Possibility:

Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand.

2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets

Due to the increased industrial and infrastructural growth of the rural and urban areas demand of Brick is very high. Construction companies and local vendors in the nearby town and cities are the potential market for the brick made up of brick clay.

2.8 Employment Generation

About 30 local labors shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction of soil, molding and loading of brick and handling of mineral in mining area, besides, watch and ward and plantation activity with proper maintenance.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Type of project including, interlinked and interdependent projects, if any

This is a mining project for Brick Earth Excavation and the project shall not involve any interlinked and interdependent projects.

3.2 Location (map showing general location and project boundary and project site) with coordinates. Soil miming area is located at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.,which is connected to NH- 2 at an aerial distance of 3.56 Km in North and Ramnathpur Railway Station aerial distance about 4.65 Km in North East from the Area and nearest Airport is Allahabad Airport: 26 km (NW) away from the area.

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Table: Site Co-ordinates

Gata No. Latitude Longitude 186 25°23'37.64"N 81°58'42.03"E

Site

Figure: - District Map 3.3 Details of alternate sites considered Besides this any other alternative other than Brick Earth mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental impacts.

3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease agreement over an area of Area- 2.072 hectare. The project has been proposed for an annual production of 8333 cum/ annum soil by open cast manual mining from allotted Khasra/Gata Nos. 186, Area- 2.072 hectare at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

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3.5 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, component of project etc. should be given)

The proposed project is to mine Brick Clay from plot (s) under agreement sustainably and scientifically. Mining will be opencast and manual using hand tools only in the allotted plots keeping the nearby plot (s) unaffected. Following geo-scientific methods are proposed to carry out the activity. Mining will be confined to extraction of Brick Clay in its existing form from the allotted plot(s) only. Mining of Brick Clay from the allotted plot(s) will be restricted to a maximum depth of 2.0 m from the surface in proper bench form as per MCR-1960 and MMR 1961. The width and height of bench will be 1.0 m x 1.0 m. Topsoil upto 6” depth will be preserved to spread it after mining activity is completed to restore the fertility of land.

3.6 Raw material required along with estimated quantity

Table: Available Minable Reserve

Area Latitude Gata No Top Minable Area excluding Longitude &Area soil Reserve (sqm) bund wall (ha) Bench (cum) (cum) (sqm) (m) Depth 25°23'37.64"N 186 I 19477 1.00 2968 16509 20720 81°58'42.03"E (2.0720) II 18855 1.00 - 18855 Total 2.0720 20720.0 2968 35364

Proposed method of mining:

Mining shall be carried out from top to downward through the formation of benches. The height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0 m & 1.0 m with face slope 450.It shall be opencast manual mine involves scooping the mineral through use of hand implements like spade, pick axe, shovel and crowbar etc. In future top soil shall be scrapped by means manually and shall be used for the purpose of plantation and rehabilitation. Indicate quantum of development & tonnage & production expected in table below:

Table: Year wise production

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Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s S.N.S Brick Report Field at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Soil Soil Brick Year Reserve Reserve prepared (cum/yr) (Ton/yr) (lakh/yr) Ist 8333 10000 27.5 IInd 8333 10000 27.5 IIIrd 8333 10000 27.5 IVth 8333 10000 27.5 Vth 2032 2438 6.7 Total 35364 42436 116.7

3.7 Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly described.

Not applicable

3.8 Availability of water its source, energy/ power requirement and source

 Water Requirement: Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 5.0 KLD, which shall be met from ground water resource from the nearby village.

 Power: No electrical power shall be required for operations. 3.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal. Solid waste generation & its disposal: No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation

Liquid Effluent: There will be no waste water generation from mining activities.

4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 Connectivity: Soil miming area is located at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.which is connected to NH- 2 at an aerial distance of 3.56 Km in North and Ramnathpur Railway Station aerial distance about 4.65 Km in North East from the Area and nearest Airport is Allahabad Airport: 26 km (NW) away from the area.

4.2 Land form, land use and land ownership: The mine agreement area is agricultural private land.

4.3 Topography (along with map): Agricultural plain

4.5 Existing infrastructure: The existing land use of mine lease area belongs to landuse

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category “Uncultivated land” and shall continue to be so even after the current mining project is over. 4.6 Geology:

Regional Geology:

The Ganga basin has been dominated by transvers river system since Pliocene due to erosion during uplift that is symmetric subsidence of foreland. Large plio-Pleistocene sediment combines with less asymmetric subsidence and uplift of the proximal fore land let to the pro gradation of the drainage system that displaced the Yamuna River and after Allahabad Ganga River to edge of the foreland basin. The Present river system consistent with erosion driven uplift adjacent Himalayan. The regional geological setup is very well depicted in the map below;

Source: Singh I B 1996

Local Geology:

Geology map of Allahabad city shows the existence of Terrace Alluvium and Alluvium as geologic unit. The Varanasi Older Alluvium, a polycyclic sequence of yellowish brown clay- silt and fine sand with dissemination of kankar, is exposed in the north of Yamuna. The Newer Alluvium is characterized by unoxidised khaki and grey coloured sediments which consists predominantly of micaceous sand, silt and clay. It has been divided into Terrace and Channel

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Pre- Feasibility Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/s S.N.S Brick Report Field at Village- Rithaiya, Tehsil- Phoolpur, District- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Alluvium. The Terrace Alluvium of both Ganga and Yamuna are developed on a cut and eroded platform of Varanasi Older Alluvium. The Terrace Alluvium of Ganga consists of multiple fill sequence of grayish sand, silt and clay while that of Yamuna consists of medium to fine grained quartzo- feldspathic and grey

micaceous sand. Geology of the area is characterized by a thick pile of quaternary Alluvium consisting of sand, graveland clay with occasional presence of thin to thick kankar intercalation.

4.8 Climatic conditions:

The study area is Allahabad Plateau zone and is subjected to vagaries of weather. The climate of the project area is characterized by cool and dry climate. The year can be divided into three distinct seasons; winters last from October to March followed by summers from April to June.

Temperature

In the plains during the summer season, the maximum temperature is of the order of 41.7°C and minimum temperature of the order of 7.7 °C. With the onset of the southwest monsoon by about the end of June day temperatures decrease while night temperatures remain as in the summer season. During the post-monsoon season, mid-September to November, both day and night temperatures begin to drop appreciably. January is the coldest month. In the plains during this month the mean daily minimum temperature is of the order of 18.91°C and the daily maximum temperature of the order of 32.47°C.

Humidity

During the southwest monsoon season the relative humidity is high and after the withdrawal of the monsoon humidity decreases. The mean monthly maximum relative humidity in the morning of August month is 84% and mean monthly minimum relative humidity measured in the morning of May is 41%.

Cloudiness

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In the winter season the sky is generally clear or lightly clouded except for brief spells of a day or two each time when in association with the passage of western disturbances particularly in the northern parts of the district sky become cloudy. Sky is clear or lightly clouded in the summer and post-monsoon seasons. Heavily clouded to overcast sky prevail in the monsoon seas

Winds

Wind direction and speed are the most critical metrological parameters, as they govern the dispersion of pollutants. Wind direction is reported as the direction from which the wind blows and is based on surface observations. Over the course of a year, wind usually blows in all directions, with varying frequencies. Certain directions occur more frequently than others, which are known as the prevailing wind directions. Winds are generally light to moderate in this area. It can be seen that the annual mean wind speed varies from 0.8 to 14.2 km/h. The prominent wind direction is East and South east.

Rainfall

The main rainy season is the southwest monsoon season, from about the last week of June to September-mid, some rainfall much less in amount occurs in the cold season from December to February in association with the passage of western disturbances, District receives annual rainfall is about 489 mm. The maximum rainfall received during monsoon period was June to mid September. The maximum rainfall varies from 400 mm. to 550 mm. The lowest rainfall was received during the month of November-December. In the same fifty year period the annual rainfall was less than 80% of the normal in ten years. There were three occasions when two consecutive years had rainfall less than 80% of the normal

4.9 Social Infrastructure

The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary schools, degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public transportation and hospitals are by and large are available in the study area.

5. PLANNING BRIEF

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5.1 Planning Concept

The proposed project is to mine brick clay from plot(s) sustainably and scientifically. The minor mineral (clay) will be excavated from the plot(s) as per mining rules and casting of raw bricks will be done which will be transported to the kiln through horse cart, trolleys etc. through village chak roads. Mining will be opencast Manual keeping nearby plot(s) unaffected. Maximum depth of mining will be only upto 2.0 m as per agreement.

5.2 Population Projection

There is no projection of population as the mining activity will be carried out during day time only.

5.3 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine lease area and due to the mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required.

5.4 Amenities/Facilities

 Rest Shelter: Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area

 Water Supply: Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for plantation.

 Transport of Man and Material: The material from the mine will be transported by trucks / tippers / tractor trolleys.

 Security Arrangements: Appropriate security arrangement shall be made.

6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1 Industrial area (Processing Area): Temporary arrangements like site office, rest shelters & approach roads etc shall be provided. No permanent infrastructure is proposed.

6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area): As the local person shall be employed, no residential building / housing are proposed.

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6.3 Green Belt: Plantation of soil binding grasses like Agave nector, Saccharum officinarum (Munja), Cassia tora (Charata), Opuntia ficus indica, Aloe vera (Gheekwar), Argemone maxicana, Euphorbia hirta across the benches.

6.4 Connectivity: The lease area is connected to which are connected to rail and road

6.5 Social Infrastructure: In-line with the Social Responsibility Activities at other operational sites, relevant developmental assistance shall be rendered depending on the local needs identified through studies.

6.6 Drinking Water Management: Water requirement for drinking and operations will be 5.0 KLD, which will be met from underground water resource.

6.7 Sewerage System: No sewerage system is required as there is no domestic waste water will be disposed.

6.8 Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable, as the mining activity will not be generating any overburden or waste materials.

6.9 Solid Waste management: No solid waste generation is expected from the mining operation.

6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source: No electrical power requirement for mining activities.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

The existing mine lease area is designated as private land and has no human settlements and hence, no R & R is envisaged.

COST ESTIMATES

The capital cost of proposed project is estimated as Rs. 36.0 Lac.

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ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION) The proposed project is expected to provide employment to local people in different activities such as Mining, sizing (sieving), transportation and plantation activities. The project activity will not have any major impact on the environment.

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