FORM 1M Basic Information
S. No. Item Details 1. Name of the Mining Lease site: M/S Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society, for Road Metal Quarry of Sri. K. Satyanarayana 2. Location / site (GPS Co - Sy. No. 207/1 ordinates): Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District District, Andhra Pradesh State.
GPS Co-ordinates : S. No. Latitude Longitude 1. 17 0 19’ 35.07’’ N 82 0 7’ 11.46’’ E 2. 17 0 19’ 39.76’’ N 82 0 7’ 16.07’’ E 3. 17 0 19’ 44.94 N 82 0 7’ 11.93’’ E 4. 17 0 19’ 40. 01’’ N 82 0 7’ 7.51’’ E
3. Size of the Mining Lease 3.87 Ha (Hectare): 4. Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA): 72,840 Cu. m. of Stone & Me tal Quarry 5. Period of Mining Lease: 15 years 6. Expected cost of the Project: 10 .00 Lakhs 7. Contact Information: M/S Girijan a Quarry Labour Cooperative Society President:- Sri. K. Satyanarayana Yeleswaram Village & Mandal East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh
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Environmental Sensitivity S. Areas Distance in kilometer/Details No. Distance of project site from nearest rail or road Rajahmundry , 65 Km 1. bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. Distance from infrastructural facilities - Railway line Rajahmundry, 65 Km National Highway
State Highway
Major District Road State Transport Bus service from Rajahmundry to Visakhapatnam.
The quarry lease can be approached from Rajahmundry – Diwancheruvu – Jagannadhapuram Agraharam – 2. Any Other Road Rajanagaram – East Gonagudem – Murari – Gandepalli – Yerravaram – Ramanayyapeta.
Electric transmission line pole or tower There are no electric power lines Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake or ponds which are passing from the mine. In-take for drinking water pump house There is no check dam is available Intake for Irrigation canal pumps near the mine lease area. However, the Yeluru reservoir is located at 3.5 Km at NW side of the mine lease area. Required water for drinking purpose is being provided form the bore well drilled at least area. Area s protected under international conventions, There is no reserved forest near by 3. national or local legislation for their ecological, the mine lease area. landscape, cultural or other related value Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological Water Bodies: reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water There are no water bodies presented bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests in the mine lease area. However, the Yeluru reservoir is located at 3.5 Km 4. at NW side of the mine lease area.
Forests : There are no reserved forest near by the mine lease area. Areas used by protected, important or sensitive --- 5. species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 6. Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters - 7. State, National boundaries No Inter State Boundary within 15 km Routes or facilities used by the public for access to --- 8. recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 9. Defence installations --- 10. Densely populated or built -up area, distance from Gantuv anipalem Village , 3.0 Km
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nearest human habitation Areas occupied by sensitive man -made land uses Schools & registered medical (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community practioner is available at 11. facilities) Gontuvanipalem Village. Rajahmundry Town is well placed for Doctors, Nursing Homes & Hospitals. Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface No river / nala is flowing through the 12. resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, lease. Hence no impact is anticipated. minerals) Areas already subjected to pollution or 13. environmental damage. (those where existing legal None environmental standards are exceeded) Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental 14. problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, No erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) Is proposed mining site located over or near fissure/ 15. None fracture for ground water recharge Whether the proposal involves approval o r Act Name Approval Status clearance under the following Regulations required or Acts, namely:- (Yes/No) (i) The Forest No No forest land is (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; (Conservation involved in the (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; ) Act, 1980 proposed quarry area. 16. (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. (ii)The No No wildlife sanctuary is If yes, details of the same and their status to be Wildlife coming within the given. (Protection) study area Act, 1972 (iii) The No The mine lease area is C.R.Z. not coming under CRZ Notification, 1991
17. Forest land involved (hectares) No Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? There is no litigation pending against 18. (a) Name of the Court the project. (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the Court, if any, and its relevance with the proposed project.
Lessee:
M/S Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society Sri. K. Satyanarayana (President) Gontuvanipalem Village & Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
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1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Introduction M/S Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society for Road Metal Quarry, Sri K. Satyanarayana, the lessee is a private individual, residing at East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. The applicant is well known in Mining Industry and is having Stone & Metal Quarries in East Godavari District with crushing units attached.
The proposed Quarry lease area located at Sy.No.207/1, Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State over an extent of 3.87 ha was granted to M/S. Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society for Road Metal Quarry of Sri K. Satyanarayana for a period of 15 years.
The salient features of the project are given Table 1.1.
Table - 1.1: Salient features of the project M/S. Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society Project Name Road Metal Quarry of Sri. K. Satyanarayana Mining Lease Area 3.87 Ha Sy No: 207/1, Gontuvanipalem Village, Location of mine Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State Stone & Metal Quarry Minerals of mine Proposed production 72, 840 m3/Annum of mine Method of mining Open cast Semi Mechanised method. Drilling & Blasting is required in production of stone & Drilling/Blasting metal No. of working days 300 days Water demand 3.0 KLD Sources of water Water will be supplied throughwater tankers. Man power Total: 26 Solid Waste There is no waste in the quarry lease applied area. Nearest railway Rajahmundry is the nearest Railway Station –65 km from station the Quarry lease area. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – (Shamshabad) Airports Nearest airport 499 km from the lease area. Project Cost Rs. 10.00Lakhs
2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent The proposed project area is found to have good deposits of Road Metal. Stone & metal is used as a construction material.
2.2 Brief Information about the Project The mining lease area of 3.87 Ha .is located in Non-forest, Govt land. Open cast mining is followed and it has been proposed to produce approximately 72,840 m3/annum of Stone & Metal. The nearest habitation is Gontuvanipalem Village at 3.00 km, NW from the applied Quarry Lease.
Stone & Road Metal Industry has been granted a quarry lease for Stone & Metal over an extent of 3.87 Ha., in Sy.No. 207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State. by the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Visakhapatnam for a period of 15 years vide Proceedings No. 1037/Q1/ 2015 dated 13.03.2015.
2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The demand for Stone & Metal is increased due to rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure. So the number Stone & Metal producing quarries is increasing in India. Stone & Metal is used for building construction, Railways & Road construction. Based on the demand of Stone & Metal, the lessee intends to produce the required quantity of Stone & Metal for domestic market.
As per EIA notification 2006 the project falls under Category ‐ B, the proponent is submitting the proposal to get Clearance for production capacity of 72,840 Cu.m of Stone & Metal from DEAC, DEIAA, East Godavari District for the purpose of grant of Environment Clearance of the quarry.
2.4 Demands-Supply Gap There is huge demand since the material is used extensively in Construction, Railways, Roadways and many other sectors. This project will help in reducing the Demand-Supply gap in the area.
2.5 Domestic/ Export Markets The material is used in the domestic market and in there is no scope for exporting the material.
2.6 Employment Generation Proposed mining is semi-mechanized method and this project operation will provide livelihood to the 26 workers. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity.
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3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any.
The proposed Stone &Metal Quarry is of 3.87 Ha. No interlinked projects were associated with this project.
3.2 Location
The Quarry lease area is located inSy.No.207/1, Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Telangana. The mining lease area falls in Survey of Indiatoposheet No. 65 L/3.
The latitude & longitudes of the Quarry lease area are:
S. No. Latitude Longitude
1. 17 0 19’ 35.07’’ N 82 0 7’ 11.46’’ E
2. 17 0 19’ 39.76’’ N 82 0 7’ 16.07’’ E
3. 17 0 19’ 44.94 N 82 0 7’ 11.93’’ E
4. 17 0 19’ 40.01’’ N 82 0 7’ 7.51’’ E
Location of the mining lease in East Godavari District is shown in Figure – 1. Google Image of Mine lease area is enclosed as Figure-2. 10 km radius map around the quarry lease area is shown in Figure -3.
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FIGURE – 1 LOCATION MAP
Quarry Lease Area
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FIGURE – 2 `
GOOGLE IMAGE OF MINE LEASE AREA 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific and site specific. 3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease over an area of 3.87 Ha and the production rate is 72,840 m3/Annum. The applicant follows open cast semi mechanized mining.
Production parameters The Mineral production target for five years is given in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1 :Year wise Production Programme Year Quantity in Recovery in Waste in ROM/Waste Cu. m. Cu. m. Cu. m. Ratio. Fourth Year 44,280 44,280 Nil No Waste (2017-18) Fifth Year 72,840 72,840 Nil (2018-19 upto end of lease period i.e 03.06.2018) Total 1,17,120 1,17,120 -- * Source: Quarry plan
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FIGURE – 3 : 10 KM RADIUS MAP
3.5 Geology and Reserves
3.5.1 Regional Geological setup Sedimentary rocks comprising sandstone, conglomerate, imestone and marl occur as thin beds between the lowest lava flow and the baked granite / gneiss basement. Marine fossils such as Turritella, Cordita Beaumonti, Rostellaria / gneiss basement. Marine fossils such Turritella, Cordita Beaumonti, Rostellaria, Ostrea etc., of Upper Cretaceous age are recovered from these beds. Successive sheets of lava are sometimes separated by thin partings of as, breccias and green earth. At places typical sedimentary beds made up of shell bearing chert or gritty sandstone occur which are called inter trappean beds. They are generally less than 3 m in thickness.
The flows at the top are intensely lateritised with the development of 5 to 15m thick laterite. In the Kateru-Pangidi area of coastal tract, two inter-trappean beds occur separted by a laa flow of about 15m thickness. The lower inter trappean bed is about 3 to m thick and consists of limestone and marl, portions of which abound in fossils. The upper bed is made up of thin unfossiliferious calcareous shale. The founa of the inter trappean bed is indicative of estuarine conditions of deposition. The presence of charophyta indicated a lower Teritary age for these lavas. Similarly, algal remains in the inter trappeans have Lower Tertiary affinities. More recently detailed work has been carried out on the foraminifera of the inter trappean beds intersected in deep boreholes.
3.5.2 Local Geology The entire quarry lease area is covered with Road Metal which is rising up to 50m above ground level trending NW, the length of the exposed body measured 200 m in the area with an average width of 195m.
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The road metal can be extracted from the rock available in the quarry lease area which is useful in civil construction purposes.
3.5.3 Exploration 1) Present Status: M/S. Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Socety, for Road Metal over an extent of 1.00 ha, 2.16 Acres & 2.00 Ha in Sy. No. 2017/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State is here by amalgamated into one lease for the total extent of 3.87 Ha in Sy. No. 207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State. The 1 st, 2nd & 3 rd years of this plan period i.e. 2014-15 to 2016-17 are already completed. Hence, proposals are made for ensuing balance 2 years period i.e 2017-18 & 2018-19 upt end of lease period i.e. 03.06.2018 and submitted to Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kakinada for scrutiny. The percentage of recovery is about 100%. No boreholes of any type have been carried out in the subject area and not have been proposed in the quarry plan. 2) Future Programme: No further exploration of the deposit is envisaged. The applicant wishes to carry out excavations and conduct regular quarrying operations in systematic manner.
3.5.4 Reserves Geological traverses in the quarry and the study exposures in the vicinity of quarries facilitated to access the shape and size of the deposit in the area. It is a part of hillock rising 50M above ground level within the quarry lease area (the lowest contour is 92M and highest contour is 142M). the surface of sheet rock is wavy and irregular. The deposit upto RL 75M i.e. 17M below the surface is considered as Proved Reserves. The Ultimate Pit Limit is varying between RL 75m i.e 17m below the surface. However, The deposit upto RL 75M i.e. 17M below the surface is considered as Proved Reserves. The geological sections are considered to arrive the depth and height of the ore body. Summary of reserves are given in the below table:
TABLE 5.1: Geological Reserves Category Quantity (Cu. m) Proved (111) 12,69,630 Probable (121) --- Possible (333) --- Total 12,69,630
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Life of the Quarry Geological Reserves = 15,55,860 m3 Reserves Blocked in 7.5 m buffer zone (A) = 1,23,240 m3 Reserves Blocked under benches (B) = 1,62,990 m3 Total Reserves Blocked (A+B) = 2,86,230m3 Mineable Reserves = 12,69,630 m3 Life of Mine = 12,69,630 m3/ 58,560 m3 = 21.68 years or say 22 Years
3.6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS
3.6.1 Method of Mining a) Type of Mining: The method of Quarry shall be opencast, semi-mechanized on single shift basis. Excavations shall be carried out by simple excavators. Bench height and width will be maintained at 6m and 6m each respectively, with overall slope at 60°. Excavation and loading shall be carried out with simple excavators of capacity 0.9 to 1.1 cu.m bucket capacity. This shall be utilized for developmental work, excavation and loading into the trucks. Tippers of 10T or Tractors of 5 T capacity shall be utilized for all transportation purposes.
Production of Road Metal & Building Stone= 72,840 cu.m. per annum No. of working days considered = 300 of mine operation Total required quantity per annum = 72,840 cu.m. Total required quantity per day = 432 cu.m. per day b) Brief Description: The Stone &Metal is quarried by opencast method, semi- mechanized with drilling and blasting operations. Excavations and loading shall be carried with excavators and transported by Dumpers/Tippers. The pit is developed by the open cast method comprising the following parameters: Bench height 6 m Bench width 6 m (min.) Bench face 600 inclination Overall pit slope 70 0 Ramp length 180 m Ramp width 6 m The opencast Quarry operations consist of four major operations viz. drilling & blasting, excavating, loading and transport.
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The main processing operation for Stone & Metal is crushing various sizes which can be supplied to the buyers requirement. The sized boulders removed shall be directly put to the hopper of the proposed crushing unit within QL area.
b) Removal / Excavation of O.B. and other Quarry Waste: There is no generation of sub-grade material or mineral rejects. Therefore, there shall not be any non-saleable stock. The stone & metal deposit in the quarry lease area is massive and with minimum weathered rock with top soil. The waste generated shall be utilized for the formation of the ramp and rock bund around the QL area to prevent the trespassers and animal.
3.7 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 will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the extraction of Stone & Metal and dumping in stock yard.
3.7.1 Use of Mineral Stone & metal is having good demand in civil construction and development of infrastructure. It’s hard nature made it a very suitable and durable material for Road construction metal.
3.7.2 Processing No stockyard shall be maintained. The stone & metal is excavated directly and located into the tippers/dumpers for further transportation to the crusher.
3.8 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse Not envisaged.
3.9 Availability of Water Its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source
3.9.1 Water Requirement Water is required only for drinking purposes, green belt and dust suppression. The number of working people is around 08 so the total water requirement will be around 0.5KLD. This water will be supplied through tankers from nearbyarea.
Table 3.3: Water Requirement
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Water Requirement S. No. Description (KLD) 1. Domestic 0.5 2. Dust suppression 2.0 3. Greenbelt 0.5 Total 3.0
3.10 QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL
3.10.1 Solid Waste Generation& its Disposal The stone & metal deposition this area is directly exposed and devoid of top soil. The thin veneer of soil interlocked up in the joints and factures will be quarried initially in the top bench. Negligible quantity of waste is anticipated during the plan period. The waste generated shall be utilized for the strengthening of the roads and ramp to the crusher. Therefore, no waste generation is anticipated from the QL area.
3.10.2 Liquid Effluent No liquid effluent will be generated at the mine site. The domestic wastewater generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.
4.0 SITE ANALYSIS
4.1 Connectivity 4.1.1 Nearest Railway Station Rajahmundry Railway Station – 65 km from the Quarry lease area.
4.1.2 Nearest Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – (Shamshabad) Airport 499 km from the quarry lease area.
4.2 LANDFORM, LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP The mining lease is in Non-Forest, Govt Land.It is not being used for any other use except for grazing.
4.3Topography The quarry lease area is located on a hillock with a maximum elevation of
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50m above ground level within the quarry lease area with topo relief in SE direction. The lowest contour is 92M and hihest contour is 142M in topo plan.
5.0 PLANNING BRIEF 5.1 Planning Concept It is proposed to produce 72,840 m3/annum of Road Metal from the proposed Quarry lease.
5.2 Population projection The project will employ mostly workers from nearby villages. There will not be any increase in population due to the project.
5.3 Land use planning The project is located in 3.87 Ha.of Non-Forest, Govt Land. There will be change in landuse as the road metal and building material will be excavated. After the exhaustion of materials, the pit willbe used for storing the rain water.
5.4 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the villages was assessed on the basis of need and priority. The assessment will be made in the socio economic survey &will be submitted at the time of final presentation regarding EC.
5.5 Amenities/Facilities Mines Office, Rest shelter, first aid stationand drinking water facilities will be constructed.
6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) No infrastructure is proposed.
6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area) As the local persons will be given employment, no residential area/housing is proposed within the mining lease area.
6.3 Green Belt
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Green belt will be developed along the boundaries of mine lease area.Being the barren lands with massive sheet rock within the soil, the survival rate will be poor. It was observed that, the general terrain of the site is rolling with stony exposures, supporting outcrops. The major tree species which have been observed in the adjoining area include Felloform, Kanuga, Neem, Ganneru, Mandara and Kondavepa.
It is proposed to plant 200 saplings in an area of 0.030 ha. over the 5 years period at the QL area towards public road. Year-wise proposal is as follows:-
Year Area in Sq. m. Spacing No. of plants Type of plants First Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Second Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Third Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Fourth Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Fifth Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species
6.4Water Management About 2.0 KLD will be required dust suppression,0.5 KLD for greenbelt purpose, and about 0.5 KLD for domestic therefore total water requirement is 3.00 KLD.This water will be supplied through tankers from nearby villages.
6.5 Sewerage System The domestic wastewater generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.
6.6 Industrial Waste Management Not applicable.
6.7 Solid Waste management The stone & metal deposition this area is directly exposed and devoid of top soil. The thin veneer of soil interlocked up in the joints and factures will be quarried initially in the top bench. Negligible quantity of waste is anticipated during the plan period. The waste generated shall be utilized for the strengthening of the roads and ramp to the crusher. Therefore, no waste generation is anticipated from the QL area.
7.0 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN There will be no displacement of houses. Hence rehabilitation and resettlement is not envisaged.
8.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
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8.1 Financial and Social Benefits with Special Emphasis on the Benefit to the Local People Including Tribal Population, If Any, In the Area. This project will help in providing employment to local people and help them to earn livelihood. It also increases state revenue in by paying royalty and taxes.
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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT : M/S Vijaya Girijana Quarry Labour Cooperative Society for Road Metal Quarry, Prop. Of Sri. K. Satyanarayana LOCATION : Sy. No. 207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegla Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State.
Environmental Management Measures specific to the above subject Quarry are detailed under the following heads;
1. Air Environment 2. Noise Environment 3. Water Environment 4. Land Environment 5. Socio Welfare Measures 6. Occupation Safety and Health Measures 7. Budget for Environmental Protection/management Measures
1. AIR ENVIRONMENT
a) Sources of Air Pollution Main pollution from the subject Mine is Dust/ Particulate Matter/ Fugitive dust. The following are the identified sources of emission of dust during Quarrying activity:
Drilling Excavation Loading and Transportation Crushing Dumping
Production per annum: 72, 840 Cu.m/Annum Solid waste generation : NIL (during first five years) (* Source Quarry Plan)
b) Air Pollution Control Measures The measures proposed for implementation are listed below
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1. Water sprinkling will be done for dust suppression using Water Tankers having provision of sprinkling on dumps, while unloading stone & metal into crusher hopper and haul roads will be used. 2. Dust Masks will be provided for the workers based on work area. 3. Curtains will be provided to cover the hopper so as to minimize the dust exposure away from the hopper. 4. In order to minimize dust pollution, greenbelt will be developed along approach road.
2. NOISE ENVIRONMENT i) Sources of Noise Noise produced from Quarrying operations is not continuous. The levels of noise are different based on the activity workers are exposed to.
Identified sources of noise from the mine are listed below.
Source of Noise Drilling Operations Crushing operations Machinery operation i.e. Compressor, Tipper movement and Proclain set. The Quarrying operations will be carried out for Single shift.
ii) Noise Protection Measures Hearing protection devices (Ear plugs and ear muffs) will be provided to the drill machine operations and dumper drivers. Development of greenbelt is not possible in the quarry. Hence greenbelt is suggested along approach road.
3. WATER ENVIRONMENT
No water pollution
i) Water Consumption Water consumption in the quarry is mainly in the following areas and is estimated to be 3.0 KLD. Water will be sourced from local villages. Water balance is given below;
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Water Requirement Total water Requirement (KLD) Domestic 0.5 Dust suppression 2.0 Greenbelt 0.5 Total Water Requirement(KLD) 3.0
3.1 Water Pollution control Measures The following water pollution control measures will be implemented to minimize impacts due to the above listed issues.
Waste Water generation The only wastewater generation from the Mine is from domestic use. Septic tank followed by soak pit will be provided for treating the domestic wastewater
4. LAND ENVIRONMENT I) Areas of Considered The Identified aspects which can cause impact due to Quarrying operations are listed below;
Land Use Solid waste generation Transportation Green belt Land Use: The present land environment is mostly unbroken in the quarry lease area. There is no forest land either in the core zone or in the buffer zone. The entire drainage system of the region is controlled by the seasonal nalas. Being waste land in the surroundings the vegetation is mostly scanty and occupied by bushes. The land use pattern of the lease area is under. Conceptually the land use pattern of the lease will be as follows.
Land use Pattern S. Pattern of utilization Area put on use at Area degrades No. start of Plan period during Plan period (ha.) (ha.) 1 Quarrying 1.004 0.215 2 Dumping Nil Nil 3 Mineral storage Nil Nil 4 Construction of buildings, 0.016 0.016
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workshop, etc. 5 Township/housing Nil Nil 6 Construction of road, rope Nil 0.023 way, rail lines, etc. 7 Green belt/Plantation Nil 0.030 8 Tailing pond Nil Nil 9 Screening & Washing Nil Nil Total 1.242 1.242
Solid Waste generation: The stone & metal deposition this area is directly exposed and devoid of top soil. The thin veneer of soil interlocked up in the joints and factures will be quarried initially in the top bench. Negligible quantity of waste is anticipated during the plan period. The waste generated shall be utilized for the strengthening of the roads and ramp to the crusher. Therefore, no waste generation is anticipated from the QL area.
Transportation Tippers of 10T or Tractors of 5 T capacity shall be utilized for all transportation purposes.
I) Land management Measures
A) Reclamation of mined out area and conceptionual plan. Mined out area will be left as water reservoir during life of mine.
C) Green Belt Development programme Green belt will be developed along the boundaries of mine lease area. Being the barren lands with massive sheet rock within the soil, the survival rate will be poor. It was observed that, the general terrain of the site is rolling with stony exposures, supporting outcrops. The major tree species which have been observed in the adjoining area include Felloform, Kanuga, Neem, Ganneru, Mandara and Kondavepa.
It is proposed to plant 200 saplings in an area of 0.030 ha. over the 5 years period at the QL area towards public road. Year-wise proposal is as follows:-
Year Area in Spacing No. of Type of Sq. m. plants plants First Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Second Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Third Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species Fourth Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plan ts Native species Fifth Year 150 3m x 3m 50 plants Native species
D) SOCIAL WELFARE MEASURES The mine will provide employment to 26 persons. Local persons will be given preference. 4
E) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEASURES Fugitive dust, noise and fines may affect the health of workers. Safety of employees during operation will be taken care as per mine regulations act 1961. To avoid any adverse effects on the health of workers due to dust & noise, the following measures will be implemented:
Helmets once in three years as needed under Mines Act. Safety shoe to all the employees twice a year as per the same statute. Safety goggles to the Drill operators and Crusher operators which is a site specific requirement. Nose masks once two months (Actually these are the cotton thin towels). Other step to improve safety floconditions is to inculcate the safety culture among the persons working.
F) BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Total cost for the proposed project is 10.00 lakhs. Budget allocated for EMP is 1.01 lakhs (Capital Cost) and 0.70 Lakhs (Recurring Cost).
Budget for Environmental Management Plan (Rs.) Total Unit Cost Recurring S. No. Work Name Fixed Cost Rs. Cost Rs. 1 Safety shoes 500 0 0 2 Helmet 100 0 0 3 Hand gloves 30 0 360 4 Ear plugs 10 0 0 5 Cloth for protection from dust 20 0 800 6 Gunny bags for drill hole Coverage Lump sum 0 0 7 Dust Masks 300 0 3,600 8 Construction of Retaining Wall 0 0
Construction of garland drain 9 0 0 (Hard ground) 10 Check Dam 0 0
11 Water Sprinkling 1,00,000 30,000
12 Green belt Establishment 1,000 10,000
13 Medical Examination 0 800
14 Environmental Monitoring 0 15,000
15 Social welfare Measures 0 10,000
Total (Rs.) 1,01,000 70,200
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