ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUBMISSION
Additional details are sought by concerned Member Secretary ([email protected]) after consideration of proposal in EAC Meeting through mail on 12th Aug 2018.
(Minutes of 11th meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee for the proposal involving violation of EIA Notification, 2006 held on 31st July-2nd August 2018 at Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan Bhavan, New Delhi. Proposal No. IA/TN/MIN/67985/2017 dated 6th Sept 2017)
For Mahimandalam Black Granite Quarry
At S.F.No.917 (Part) &921(Part) of Mahimandalam Village, Katpadi Taluk, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu State Quarry over an Extent of 166.92 Ha,
By
M/s. TAMIL NADU MINERALS LIMITED No. 31, Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005
EIA Consultant
HUBERT ENVIRO CARE SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED, CHENNAI (NABET Accredited vide Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1619/RA0083)
OCTOBER 2018 INDEX
S. No Description of Document Page No.
1 Additional Details Compliance Report 1-2
2 List of Annexure 3-93
Annexure No. Description of Annexure Page No.
I EIA Coordinator- Site visit report 3-9
II DGMS Permission for S.F.No 917 of Mahimandalam Black Granite Quarry 10-21
III Undertaking letter from M/s Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd(TAMIN) 22-24
Production(Permit) Details obtained from Assistant Director Mines IV 25 &Geology Vellore District
V Quarry/Mine Lease document 26-89
VI Certificate from revenue authorities 90
Acknowledgment of Scheme of Mining –III submission to Commissioner of VII 91-93 Geology & Mining ADDITIONAL DETAILS COMPLIANCE REPORT
S. No Additional details Compliance 1 Site Visit Report by EIA As part of the environmental clearance for TAMIN Black granite Co-ordinator quarry project, Mr. N. Vamsee Krishna-EIA Co-ordinator for Mining (Hubert Enviro Care Systems (P)Ltd ) has visited the site on 18th Aug 2018 along with TAMIN officials Mr. Ganesan-Dy Manager and Mr. Ramesh Babu - Manager. Site visit report is enclosed as Annexure -I 2 DGMS Permission for 1. DGMS Permission for blasting is obtained vide letter blasting at project site as No.CR/Granite/Permit/2005/469-70.dated 21st Feb 2006 for S.F. there is large No. 917 only (another S.F.No 921(part) is not mentioned in DGMS habitation/temple at the permission) of Mahimandalam Black Granite quarry is enclosed as distance of 56 m Annexure-II. However, TAMIN has provided Undertaking letter (Annexure III ) to confirm that TAMIN will not carry out any mining activities towards SE direction up to 800 meter from their working pit. ( as the habitation area Bodinatham village is located about 56 meter along with the shrine temple.) TAMIN Undertaking letter is enclosed as Annexure III. 3 Submission of production Production (permit) details from 1998-99 to 2016-17 obtained from details to be certified by Assistant Director Mines& Geology Vellore district on 14.09.2018 is Director Mines and enclosed as Annexure-IV Geology of State Government 4 Documents related to valid 1. Mine Lease obtained for mahimandalam black granite quarry (S.F. mine lease and mine plan 917&921) vide G.O. 3D No. 45 dated: 20.11.2002 for 20 years. approved by India Bureau Lease document is enclosed as Annexure V. of Mines 2. Mining Plan was approved by the Department of Geology and Mining vide letter No.14624/MM2/2001, dated.16.11.2001. Subsequently, TAMIN submitted the Scheme of Mining-III vide this office letter No.366/ML3/2012, dated. 21.02.2012. As per the Rule
Page 1 of 93 18(5) of Granite Conservation and Development Rules 1999, it is deemed to have been approved. However, as the mandatory of 90 days has lapsed. So, It is a deemed approval. Acknowledgment of Scheme of Mining –III submission to Commissioner of Geology & Mining vide Rc. No. 862/2000(mines) dated: 25.05.2016 is enclosed as Annexure-VII. 5 Certificate from revenue Certificate from revenue authorities is enclosed as Annexure-VI authorities that any road is not passing through mine lease area
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Page 2 of 93 EIA CO-ORDINATOR SITE VISIT REPORT For MAHIMANDALAM BLACK GRANITE QUARRY
1 Project Introduction Black granite Quarry at Survey No.917 &921, Mahimandalam Village, Katpadi Taluk, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu State. Project Summary details are given in Table2-1.
Table 1-1: Project details S. Description Details No
1 Name of the Quarry Mahimandalam Black Granite Quarry
2 Name of the Mineral Black Granite
3 Total Geological Reserves 86, 14,000 m3
4 Total Mineable Reserves 84, 19,563 m3
Updated mineable reserves after deleting before mine plan period, 5 79,96,679 m3 during mine plan period and Scheme of mining period I and II 6 Saleable Reserves @ 3 % recovery 2,39,901 m3 Scheme of mining II and III is 329439 m3. (Scheme II – 7 Waste generation tonnes/day 108201 + Scheme III - 2, 21,238 m3).
8 Method of mining Opencast Semi- Mechanized Method
9 Depth of Mining 25 m (Above Ground-Top of the Hill)
Page 3 of 93 300mts radius line AP-TN Interstate Boundary
Sriramar Temple 187.8 mts (SE)
Sri Muneswara kovil 265.90mts (SE)
Figure 1-1 Google image of the 300m radius map.
Page 4 of 93 500mts radius line AP-TN Interstate Boundary
Lease area boundary
Kandigal village 440.9mts (SW) Bodinattam village 56 mts (SE)
Figure 1-2 Google image of the 500 m radius map
Page 5 of 93 2 Site Reconnaissance Survey &Observations As part of the environmental clearance for TAMIN Black granite quarry project, Mr. N. Vamsee Krishna of HECS visited the site on 18th Aug 2018 along with TAMIN officials Mr. Ganesan-Dy Manager and Mr. Ramesh Babu - Manager. TAMIN has already created basic infrastructure at site which includes formation of internal roads, temporary shed.
Details are given below:
Topography of the terrain at the project site is hill terrain. The site is well connected by road. NH-124 is located at a distance of 4 Km from project site in East direction. Ramapuram railway station is the nearest from project site, located at a distance of 4.6Km in West. Bodinatham village is the nearest from quarry, located in 242 m in East direction. The total population of the village is 200 nos. As informed by villagers there is no problem due to TAMIN mining activities. Nearest town is Ponnai at a distance of 4.09 Km, located in North East. Currently the mine is not operational. Few granite industries are located in the study area. Ponnai river is the only major water source within the 10Km study area, however few rains fed water bodies located in the study area. Interstate boundary is located adjacent to TAMIN quarry, located in west direction. There are no notified ecologically sensitive areas within the study area. 4 reserved forests are located in the study area. Main occupation of the people in the study area is Agriculture. Water supply to the villages is through panchayat and bore well. Ground water is available at a depth of 200 to 300 ft. The quality of water is good. TSTC is operating few buses. Sharing autos are major source for transportation. Most of the villages are having CC, BT roads, which are in good condition. Few shrines & temples also located in the study area. Agriculture is the basic livelihood of villagers. Major crops grown in this area are Paddy, Sugar Cane, Vegetables etc., Single crop cultivation is done by most of the farmers. Very few people have Latrines at their houses. Most of the villagers will go for open defecation in agriculture fields. Government is encouraging villagers to have latrines at their houses to avoid open defecation but villagers are not coming forward because the amount given by Govt. is not sufficient to construct a latrine. No major health issues are noticed in the study area.
Page 6 of 93 SITE VISIT PHOTOGRAPHS 18.08.2018
Exhibit 1: Shrine temple near project site Exhibit 2: Consultation with locals
Exhibit 3: Rain fed water tank near project site Exhibit 4: Road connecting to TN-AP border
Exhibit 5: Connecting road to quarry Exhibit 6: Approaching road to Quarry
Page 7 of 93 Exhibit 7: Paddy cultivation within the study area Exhibit 8: Inside the quarry
Exhibit 9: Borewell near the project site Exhibit 10: TN-AP border end point
Exhibit 11: Bus Shelter near TN-AP border Exhibit 12: Overhead tank near Ramapuram
Page 8 of 93 Exhibit 13: Granite Industry near project site Exhibit 14: Ponnai town bus stand
Exhibit 15: TN-AP Border Stone Exhibit 16: A Herd of goat grazing
Exhibit 17: Breaking mechanism of Granite stones with Ca Exhibit 18: Drilled hole for feeding Ca (OH)2 at site (Existing) (OH)2 powder at site (Existing)
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500mts radius line AP-TN Interstate Boundary
Lease area boundary
Distance from Quarry pit to Bodinattam village ~800m towards (SE)
Kandigal village 440.9mts (SW) Bodinattam village 56 mts (SE)
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