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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NEW UMRANGSHU LIMESTONE AREA Near Village – Umrangshu, M.L. Area–200.00 ha., Tehsil – Umrangshu, District – Dima Hasao(N.C. HILLS)(Assam) Purpose –EC for fresh grant Proposed production- 1.5 Million TPA(ROM) PROJECT COST – 6.25 Crores/- CATEGORY- ΄A΄ TOR LETTER No.J-11015/414/2015-IA.II (M) ON DATED 8/01/2016. Study Period- December 2014 to February 2015 LESSEE EIA CONSULTANT ASSAM MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD. KHANIJ BHAWAN, R.P. ROAD, DISPUR 206, APEKSHA COMPLEX, SEC. -11 GUWAHATI-781001, ASSAM HIRAN MAGRI, UDAIPUR (RAJ.)-313002 PH. 91-361-2384078 (Off.) PH. 91-294-2489672(OFF.) +91 9414167672 Email: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET CATEGORY “A” FOR MINING SECTOR (S. No. 137) . 1 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assaam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) ACCREDITATION BY NABET 2 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AMSL Above Mean Sea Level AAQ Ambient Air Quality bgl Below Ground Level BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand COD Chemical Oxygen Demand TDS Total Dissolve Solid CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CSR Corporate Social Responsibility dB Decibel DO Dissolved Oxygen EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMC Environmental Management Cell EMP Environment Management Plan EPA The Environment Protection Act GLC Ground Level Concentration Ha Hectare HFL High Flood Level JIR Joint Inspection Report KLD Kilo litre Per Day Km Kilo Meter Leq Equivalent Noise Level LFL Low Flood Level LOS Level of Service LoI Letter of Intent MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest NABET National Accreditation Board for Education and Training NH National Highway NOC No Objection Certificate OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCU Passenger Car Unit PFR Pre- feasibility Report PM Particulate Matter PUC Pollution Under Control QCI Quality Council of India RBM River Bed Material RL Reduced Level SH State Highway SPCB State Pollution Control Board ToR Terms of Reference TPA Tonnes Per Annum USEPA United State Environmental Protection Agency 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) MT Metric tone PF/RF Protected Forest/Reserve Forest PM10/2.5 Particulate Matter PP Project Proponent PPE Personal Protective Equipment R & R Plan Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan ToR Terms of Reference S South E East W West N North 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 10 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT 10 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE 11 PROJECT 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 12 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT 26 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT & ITS IMPORTANCE TO COUNTRY 26 2.3 LOCATION OF APPLIED AREA 26 2.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION 30 2.5 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION 35 CHAPTER – III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3.1 STUDY AREA 39 3.2 LAND ENVIRONMENT 39 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 50 3.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT 55 3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 63 3.6 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 67 3.7 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 82 CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 92 4.2 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES: 92 4.3 IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION 93 MEASURES 4.4 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 94 4.5 IMPACT OF NOISE / VIBRATIONS & MITIGATION MEASURES 103 4.6 IMPACT ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT & MITIGATION 103 MEASURES 4.7 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 104 4.8 IMPACT ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY 106 4.9 IMPACT ON TRAFFIC DENSITY 108 CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE ) 5.1 SITE ALTERNATIVES 109 5.2 TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE 109 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 6.1 INTRODUCTION 110 6.2 PROPOSED SET UP 110 6.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 111 6.4 ENVIRONMENT POLICY 111 6.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETER 112 6.6 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 113 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 7.1 INTRODUCTION 114 7.2 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARD 114 7.3 SCENARIO CONSIDERED FOR RISK ASSESSMENT 114 7.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 117 7.5 OUTLINE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 118 7.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, R&R ACTION PLAN 119 CHAPTER - VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 8.1 INTRODUCTION 120 8.2 IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 120 8.3 IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 120 8.4 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 120 8.5 CONCLUSION 121 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.1 INTRODUCTION 122 9.2 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT 126 9.3 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: 128 9.4 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 128 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 10.1 INTRODUCTION 131 10.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT 131 10.3 LOCATION OF PROJECT 132 10.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION 132 10.5 MINING METHOD 135 10.6 EMPLOYMENT DETAIL 135 10.7 MACHINERIES DEPLOYED 135 10.8 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 136 10.9 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING CELL 138 10.10 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 138 CHAPTER - XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 140 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 2.1 TENTATIVE EXCAVATION DURING FIRST FIVE YEAR 36 2.2 MACHINERY DEPLOYED 37 2.3 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 38 3.1 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGE 41 3.2 LAND USE PLAN FOR PRE- OPERATIONAL, OPERATIONAL & POST 45 -OPERATIONAL PHASES (IN HECT.) 3.3 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA 48 3.4 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SOIL SAMPLES 50 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) 3.5 DAILY WATER REQUIREMENTS 51 3.6 LOCATION OF WATER SAMPLING IN THE STUDY AREA 52 3.7 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES 54 3.8 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY (FROM NEAREST 55 IMD STATION DABOK) 3.9 SITE SPECIFIC METEOROLOGICAL DATA 56 3.10 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING STATIONS 58 3.11 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS AIR QUALITY 60 PARAMETERS 3.12 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY RESULT 61 3.13 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATIONS 64 3.14 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA (UNIT – DBA) 66 3.15 CPCB NOISE STANDARD 66 3.16 LIST OF FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN CORE ZONE 74 3.17 LIST OF FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN BUFFER ZONE 78 3.18 LIST OF FAUNA SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE CORE ZONE 79 3.19 LIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN BUFFER ZONE 80 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY CONCENTRATIONS IN 101 OPERATION PHASE CUMULATIVE CONCENTRATIONS (BASELINE + INCREMENTAL) FOR PM10 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 113 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 113 (INVESTMENT AND RECURRING COST) 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 121 9.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 122 9.2 COST ESTIMATES OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION 126 9.3 STAGE WISE PLANTATION 127 9.4 SCHEDULE OF PLANTATION (STAGE WISE) 127 9.5 PLANTATION SPECIES 128 9.6 COST OF CSR ACTIVITIES 128 9.7 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR WORKERS 130 LIST OF FIGURES FIG. NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. 2.1 LOCATION MAP 27 2.2 KEY PLAN OF THE APPLIED AREA 28 2.3 GOOGLE IMAGE SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION OF THE APPLIED AREA 29 3.1 LAND USE / LAND COVER MAP PATTERN OF THE STUDY 42 3.2 SATELLITE IMAGE OF 10 KM RADIUS OF THE STUDY AREA 43 3.3 TOPOGRAPHY MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 46 3.4 DRAINAGE MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 47 3.5 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA 49 3.6 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE ELEVATION, WORKING 51 DEPTH & GROUND WATER 3.7 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 51 3.8 GROUND WATER SAMPLING LOCATION IN STUDY AREA 53 3.9 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 57 3.10 AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 59 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 200.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 1.5 Million TPA (ROM.) 3.11 MAP FOR NOISE MONITORING 65 3.12 PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 68 3.13 BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING LOCATION MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 73 3.14 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR SOCIO ECONOMICS STUDY 91 LIST OF PLATES 1 LOCATION PLAN 2 KEY PLAN 3 SURFACE PLAN 4 SURFACE LAYOUT PLAN AND SECTION 5 SURFACE GEOLOGICAL PLAN 6 GEOLOGICAL SECTION 7 CONCEPTUAL PLAN LIST OF ANNEXURE I Board Resolution for nominated owner II Photo ID card with address proof of the Nominated Owner III Copy of mining lease application in Form ‘I’ of MCR 1960.