PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT of Stone Quarry (Area –1.26 HaR) Survey No. – 97, Village –Ranmala, Taluka – Dhule, Dist- Dhule (M.S.) Owner & Lessee Shri. Shitalkumar Mohan Nawle Prepared by Accredited EIA Consultant EARTHCARE LABS PVT. LTD., C-11, Amar Enclave Commercial Wing, Jog Layout, Prashant Nagar, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur – 440 015 Email-
[email protected] December - 2016 Prefeasibility Report (PFR) (as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010) 1. Executive Summary Dhule district, formerly known as west Khandesh is located in northern part of Maharashtra State. It is bounded between north latitude 20°38' to 21°61' and east longitude 73°50' to 75°11'. The district is bounded by Nandurbar district in the North West, Nashik district in south and Jalgaon district in east. The district headquarters is located at Dhule town. For administrative convenience, the district is divided in 4 talukas viz, Dhule, Sakri, Shirpur, Sindkhede. The district has a geographical area of 8061 sq. km. out of which 2090 sq.km. is covered by forest, whereas cultivable area is 3092 sq. km. and net sown area is 1930 sq. km. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. The major part of the district comes under Tapi basin. The population of Dhule district is 20,50,862 persons and the population density is 285 persons/sq.km. as per the 2011 census. No minerals of economic significance are found in Dhule district. The quality of the lime available in Dhule district is not suitable for cement manufacture.