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Notice

“District Survey Report, ” has prepared as par the terms and conditions of appendix-10 of Notification No. S.o. 141 (A) New Delhi 15 junuary 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, introduced through the Environment (Protection) Act. 1986. The draft of District Survey Report, Dantewada is placed on the website of the NIC, Dantewada as will notice board of DEAC, Dantewada for inviting comments/suggestions from the general public, persons and entities concerned. The last date for receipt of the comments/suggestions is 21 day from the publication of this Reprot i.e. 08th Aug 2016. The comments/suggestions may be sent by e-mail to the following ID: [email protected] It my kindly be ensured that the comments are sent on MS-Office Word file. Alterntively, comments/suggestions may also be sent by post to the following address:

Member Secretary District Environment Impact Assessment Authority Mining Section, Office of the Collectorate Dantewada Pin 494449

The envelop may kindly be super scribed on the top with: - “comments/suggestions on the District Survey Report”.

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MINERAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY AND MINING

CHHATTISGARH

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DANTEWADA

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INTRODUCTION

Dantewada district is one of the Twenty Seven districts of State and Dantewada town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The Dantewada district occupies the southern part of Chhattisgarh state. Major part of the district falls in the Survey of Degree Sheet No.65 F and is bounded between latitudes 17˚48’32”:19˚24’33”N and longitudes 80˚14’46”:82˚15’35”E. The total area of the district is approximately 3410.50 km2.

Dantewada is connected with Jagadalpur the nearest town, by National Highway No.16. Dantewada is also connected by road with Hyderabad, the capital city of the neighboring state Andhra Pradesh. Apart From Hyderabad Bus Connectivity is also available from two more major cities of Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada & Vishaka Pattanam.

South East Railway is running a regular train (Passenger) from Vishakha Pattanam to Bailadila which passes through the beautiful Araku Vally, and stops a while at Dantewada before reaching its destination Bailadila. The nearest Air terminal is .

District survey report has been prepared as per the guidelines mentioned in appendix-10 of the notification No. S.O. 141 (E) New Delhi, 15 January, 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. This report has prepared by the Regional head, DGM as per instructions issued by the Director, Geology & Mining (C.G.), Raipur by its letter no.5103-05/ geology-1/f.no.11/2015- 16, dated 22/04/2016.

The report primarily is focused on the Geological Details i.e. minerals its occurrence, deposit and mining. Along with the mineral data, geographical and infrastructure information is also included.

District Environment Impact Assessment Authority and District Environment Assessment Committee will utilize this report in favour of the environment concerned activities and act accordingly.

Also this report will act as reference for the lease holders of minerals and those willing to apply for lease.

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OVERVIEV OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT

Minerals of economic importance are found in Dantewada district mainly Iron ore and Tin ore etc. Building materials like aggregate, sand, murrom, ordinary stone, brick clay are also found in enough quantity.

Five mines of Iron ore has been allotted to National Mineral Development Corporation Limited and eight mines of Tin ore