DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT OF SAND

GOGODDADA

JHHAARKHAHAND

Content Table

Sl. Content Page No. No. 1. Introduction 2-3 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 3 3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with 4-9 location, area and period of validity 4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three 9 years 5. Detail of Production of Sand or Bajari or minor 9 mineral in last three years 6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the rivers of 9-10 the District 7. General Profile of the District 10 8. Land Utilization Pattern in the district: Forest, 10 Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. 9. Physiography of the District 11-12 10. Rainfall: month-wise 13 11. Geology and Mineral Wealth 13-16 12. General Recommendations 17-18 12. Annexure- I 19-22 13. Annexure- II 23-24 14. Annexure- III 25

INTRODUCTION:

As per the guidelines issued in Para 7 (iii) of Part-II- Section-3-Sub Section (ii) of

Extraordinary Gazette of MoEF&CC, Government of , New Delhi dated 15.01.2016 and in concurrence to directives issued by the Chief Secretary to Government,

Government of vide letter no. 1874/C.S. dated 01/08/17 a District Survey

Report (DSR) is to be prepared for each district in Jharkhand.

The main spirit of preparing this report is to encourage Sustainable

Mining and development. In this direction a team comprising of Mines and Geology,

Irrigation, or Remote Sensing departments were given the task for preparing this report.

An extensive field work was carried on 28/08/2017 and 29/08/2017 by the members of the committee to assess the possibilities of sand mining in the district. Due to time constraint and continuing monsoon season remote sensing was also utilized during the survey.

-1- GENERAL INFORMATION OF

1. Introduction :

Godda district is one of the twenty-four district of the Jharkhand state in eastern India. It lies in the north-eastern part of the Jharkhand state. Godda is 350 KM’s away from . It is surrounded by and district in the East, and of State in West, of Bihar State in North and district in South. It is situated between 24o55’20” to 25o22’67” Northern Latitude and between 87o04’80” to 87o50’96”. The geographical area that now comprises Godda district used to be part of the erstwhile Santhal Pragana. Godda town is the headquarters of Godda district. The area of the district is 2110 km², with a population of around 1,311,382. The literacy rate of the district is 57.62% and the sex ratio is 933 (2011 Census). The district is without any rail link, the nearest railway station being , . The main economic activity of the people is agriculture, and major crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Godda is the land of a tribe called Santhal. Godda is not only a land of tribes, the local inhabitants also include the non-tribal and urban people.

Economy : Godda is mostly famous for the coalfield in Lalmatia. It is an integral part of Jharkhand and is known for its hills and small forests. The mine present here is an integral part of ECL coalfields and is among the biggest in whole Asia.

-2- Until the late 1980s Godda was full of forests and was a remote place far from science and technology and was living in a dark age as other districts of Jharkhand. The entire scenario changed after coal was first discovered in abundance under the Rajmahal Hills by a team of the Geological Survey of India. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. conducted a detailed survey of the area. The Rajmahal Opencast Coal mine project was conceived in early 1980s, initially to supply coal to Farakka Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC, with an initial annual capacity of 5 million tonne. For expansion of this coal mine project to 10.5 million tonne per annum, an agreement was signed between Limited and Canadian Commercial Corporation in January 1989 where MET-CHEM Canada Inc. was designated as the Canadian Executing Agency for implementing the project. The Project was completed in July 1994 and is being run by Eastern Coalfileds Limited personnel. This mine is producing 11.5 million tonne coal per annum. This is being expanded further to 17 million tonne. Two more opencast coal mine of Limited are coming in Godda district, Chuperbhita opencast coal mine project (capacity - 4 million tonne) and Hurra 'C' opencast coal mine project (capacity - 3 million tonne). Coal is mined extensively across the entire district with Lalmatia Colliery having the reputation for the largest open pit coal mine in Asia. There are some artificial irrigation facilities like dams, tunnel, tube wells. Several floods and droughts have occurred during the last decade. Adani Power is going to set up a thermal power plant in the Godda Poreyahat region of Godda. The central government has allotted coal blocks for this thermal power plant to be set up.

2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District : During 1980’s after the successful exploration by GSI and CMPDI the district is well known for its coal mining. The centre of mining activity is therefore located in Lalmatia area of Godda district. Other mining activity includes basic rocks which is mainly located in block and block, mining activity of granite is not very common. Sand mining is mainly practiced in Godda, , and Basantarai blocks of Godda district. At places mining of quartz and feldspar was also prevalent during the past but no working mines are there in present.

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Sl. Mineral Leasee Name & Address Lease Location Lease Period of Validity No. Area 1. Coal M/s Eastern Coal Field Ltd, Circle- Sundarpahari 3.92 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Sangtoriya, PO- Disargarh, Mouza- Bargo Dist.- Bardhwan (W.B.) 2. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 20.42 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Haripur 3. Coal Do Circle- Sundarpahari 4.33 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Churipahar 4. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 54.70 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Paharpur 5. Coal Do Circle- Sundarpahari 45.57 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Jilberiya 6. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 40.00 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza-Hurra Block- IA 7. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 5.30 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Hurra Block- IB 8. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 30.88 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Fulberiya 9. Coal Do Circle- Boarijore 39.20 Hec. 01.05.73 to 30.04.03 Mouza- Lalmatia

B. (i) Minor Minerals (LEASE)

Sl. Mineral Leasee Name & Address Lease Location Lease Period of No. Area Validity 1. Stone Rajkumar Bhagat, Circle- Poraiyahat 2.80 Acr. 22.12.09 S/o- Sri Badri Pd. Bhagat, Mouza- Bhatondha to At.+PO- Poraiyahat, Godda Plot No.5942 & 5767 21.12.19 2. Stone Smt. Anita Bhagat, Circle- Poraiyahat 3.00 Acr. 30.04.10 W/o- Shayamji Bhagat, Mouza-Bargacha Hariyari to Nahar Chowk Godda Plot No. 3542 29.04.20 3. Stone Smt. Anita Bhagat, Circle- Poraiyahat 3.50 Acr. 23.09.11 W/o- Shayamji Bhagat, Mouza- Hathi Hariyari to Nahar Chowk Godda Plot No. 3150 22.09.21 4. Stone Karma Soren, Circle- Poraiyahat 2.50 Acr. 20.07.15 S/o Girish Soren Mouza- Madhukuppi to Vill- Harla, PO- Chatra, Plot No. 401 P 19.07.25 PS- Poraiyahat, Dist. Godda 5. Stone Surendra Marandi, Circle- Poraiyahat 1.00 Acr. 27.05.11 S/o Late Mohanlal Marandi Mouza- Sampur to At.+PO+PS- Poraiyahat, Plot No. 226 P & 229 P 26.05.11 Dist.- Godda 6. Stone Prabhakar Kumar Bhagat, Circle- Poraiyahat 2.00 Acr. 07.07.11 S/o Late Manohar Bhagat Mouza- Gundhasa to At.+PO+PS- Poraiyahat, Plot No. 858P 06.07.21 Dist.- Godda

-4- Sl. Mineral Leasee Name & Address Lease Location Lease Period of No. Area Validity 7. Stone Bam Basuki Stone Works, Circle- Godda 4.00 Acr. 03.05.11 Pro. Shrawan Kr. Agrawal Mouza- Siyarkatia to At.- Rautara Chowk, Godda Plot No. 1057 P 02.05.21 PO+Dist.- Godda 8. Stone Maa Durga Stone Works, Circle- Boarijore 1.50 Acr. 07.11.05 Pro. Ritesh Raman Mouza- Ramkol to At.- Meharma, PO- Isipur, Plot No. 847 P 06.11.15 Dist.- Godda 9. Stone Sri Krishna Pd Ram & Ors. Circle- Boarijore 1.67 Acr. 27.12.13 S/o- Late Hiralal Bhagat, Mouza- Ramkol to At.- Bada Dhamni, Plot No. 847 P 26.12.23 PO- Dhamni Bazar, Dist.- Godda 10. Stone Maa Tara Stone Works, Circle- Boarijore 3.03 Acr. 15.06.15 Pro.- Deepnarayan Sah Mouza- Lohatamba to At.+PO+PS- Pathergama, Plot No. 867 P 14.06.25 Dist.- Godda 11. Stone Sri Jagdish Sah, Circle- Boarijore 4.20 Acr. 20.07.05 S/o Sri Saryu Pd. Sah, Mouza- Raharbariya to At.+PO- Amdand, Plot No. 01 19.07.15 Dist.- Godda 12. Stone M/s M. N. Enterprise, Circle- Boarijore 2.50 Acr. 23.03.16 Pro.- Hriday Narayan Singh Mouza- Lohatamba to NG- 259, Urjanagar, Plot No. 867 P 22.03.26 Mahagama, Godda 13. Stone Sri Rakesh Kumar. Circle- Boarijore 5.00 Acr. 07.07.11 S/o- Sudama Pd. Singh, Mouza- Ramkol to At.- Khapura, PO- Paliganj Plot No. 847 P 06.07.21 Dist.- Patna (Bihar) 14. Stone Sri Manish Kumar. Circle- Boarijore 1.90 Acr. 07.07.11 S/o- Late Shiv Sankar Roy, Mouza- Ramkol to At.- Purandaha, Plot No. 847 P 06.07.21 PO+Dist.- Deoghar 15. Stone Sri Jaikant Sah, Circle- Boarijore 2.15 Acr. 07.07.11 S/o- Sri Ratan Sah, Mouza- Deodand to At.+PO+PS- Lalmatia, Plot No. 847 P 06.07.21 Dist.- Godda 16. Granite Sri Ramesh Kumar. Circle- Poraiyahat 7.05 Acr. 20.06.02 S/o- Sri Rishal Singh, Mouza- Kathon to At.- 4 Houze Khash, Plot No. 2259 P 19.06.12 New Delhi, Dist.- Godda 17. Stone Basss Infra Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Boarijore 19.82 Acr. 08.03.16 Director- Sri Bimal Kumar Mouza- Dumariya 30 to Singh & Ors. Plot No. 256 & 263 07.03.26 8-Basti Radha Nagar Road, PO- Santa, PS- Barnpura, Dist.- Bardhwan (WB)

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B. (ii) Minor Minerals (AUCTIONED)

Sl. Mineral Alloty Name & Address Sand Ghat Location Area Period of No. Validity 1. Sand M/s Swastik Traders Circle- Godda 8.77 Acr. Three Years Pro.- Munazerul Hassan, Mouza- Jamni Paharpur from Vill- Lakhi Kundi, River- Kajhiya 09.09.2015 PO- Asansol, Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 1063 2. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Godda 11.37 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza-Pandaha from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Kajhiya 17.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 434 (Rajsthan) 3. Sand Amarnath Tekriwal, Circle- Godda 23.50 Acr. Three Years S/o- Late Sitaram Tekriwal Mouza- Laxmi from At.- Jamua, PO+Dist.- River- Kajhiya 09.09.2015 Godda Plot No. 1231 4. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Godda 8.93 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Sarotiya from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Kajhiya 19.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 97 (Rajsthan) 5. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Godda 9.50 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Nonamati from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Kajhiya 16.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 574 (Rajsthan) 6. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Godda 10.08 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Dargatti from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Chir 17.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 01 (Rajsthan) 7. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Godda 13.65 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Kanhwara from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Kajhiya 17.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 772 (Rajsthan) 8. Sand Amarnath Tekriwal, Circle- Godda 11.25 Acr. Three Years S/o- Late Sitaram Tekriwal Mouza- Dhadachak from At.- Jamua, PO+Dist.- River- Harna 09.09.2015 Godda Plot No. 28, 362 9. Sand M/s Paal Traders, Circle- Godda 21.37 Acr. Pending in Pro- Ramesh Kumar Paal, Mouza- Dhodhari MoEF for EC Wine Shop, Near Bus Stand, River- Chir PO+Dist.- Pakur Plot No. 77 10. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 22.72 Acr. Pending in Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Narrotampur MoEF for EC B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Sundar Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 604, 612 (Rajsthan) 11. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 12.68 Acr. Pending in Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Sangrampur MoEF for EC B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Sundar Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 797, 805 (Rajsthan)

-6- Sl. Mineral Alloty Name & Address Sand Ghat Location Area Period of No. Validity 12. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 7.52 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Khurd Dumariya from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Sundar 19.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 797 (Rajsthan) 13. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 4.16 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Lahthi from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Sundar 19.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 01 (Rajsthan) 14. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- 10.42 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Kaithpura from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Khatti 17.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 390 (Rajsthan) 15. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Basantrai 8.25 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Parsiya from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Khatti 17.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 220 (Rajsthan) 16. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Basantrai 7.75 Acr. Three Years Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Rupni from B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Khatti 19.09.2015 Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 32 (Rajsthan) 17. Sand M/s Swastik Traders Circle- Pathergama 9.75 Acr. Agreement Pro.- Munazerul Hassan, Mouza- Bishaha Deed not Vill- Lakhi Kundi, River- Sundar Submitted PO- Asansol, Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 1565 18. Sand M/s Gupta Traders, Circle- Basantrai 3.79 Acr. Three Years Pro- Birendra Kumar Gupta, Mouza- Sanchpur Sankhi from Wine Shop, Sindhi Chowk, River- Sundar 09.09.2015 PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 41 19. Sand M/s Prasant Traders, Circle- Pathergama 8.17 Acr. Three Years Pro- Prashant Kumar Singh, Mouza- Rupuchak from Wine Shop, Near Gandhi River- Harna 09.09.2015 Maidan, PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 448, 414 20. Sand M/s Paal Wine Circle- Godda 5.33 Acr. Three Years Pro.- Akhilesh Singh, Mouza- Nilkanthpur from Wine Shop, Thana Road, River- Harna 29.07.2016 Dumka, PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 01 21. Sand Amarnath Tekriwal, Circle- Poraiyahat 7.75 Acr. Three Years S/o- Late Sitaram Tekriwal Mouza- Pindra from At.- Jamua, PO+Dist.- River- Basne 09.09.2015 Godda Plot No. 2045P 22. Sand M/s Sharma Traders, Circle- Basantrai 6.07 Acr. This Sand Ghat Pro.- Pawan Kumar Sharma, Mouza- Manjar Khurd has been Wine Shop, Near Tata Show River- Gerua Cancelled Room, PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 23. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 14.14 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 241, 242 (Rajsthan)

-7- Sl. Mineral Alloty Name & Address Sand Ghat Location Area Period of No. Validity 24. Sand M/s Rajmahal Traders, Circle- Mahagama 15.35 Acr. This Sand Ghat Pro- Rajkumar Singh, Mouza- Bishwashkhani is Cancelled Wine Shop, Dudhani, River- Gerua PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No. 25. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 6.90 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Kala Dumariya is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 1, 9, 10, 12, 33, (Rajsthan) 34, 35 26. Sand M/s Mandal Traders, Circle- Mahagama 5.12 Acr. This Sand Ghat Pro- Sameer Mandal, Mouza- Narrotampur is Cancelled Wine Shop, Near Tata Show River- Gerua room, PO+Dist.- Dumka Plot No.

27. Sand M/s Swastik Traders Circle- Mahagama 11.57 Acr. This Sand Ghat Pro.- Munazerul Hassan, Mouza- Narayanpur is Cancelled Vill- Lakhi Kundi, Doyampatti PO- Asansol, Dist.- Dumka River- Gerua Plot No. 28. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 13.66 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Ramkol is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 01 (Rajsthan) 29. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Mahagama 5.74 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Shahikitta is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 37 (Rajsthan) 30. Sand Sanjeev Kumar, Circle- Mahagama 8.67 Acr. This Sand Ghat S/o Late Madholal Mandal, Mouza- Khurd Dumariya is Cancelled Vill- Jamgawn, PO- River- Gerua Baluachak Plot No. 964 Dist.- Bhagalpur (Bihar) 31. Sand Sanjeev Kumar, Circle- Basantrai 6.43 Acr. This Sand Ghat S/o Late Madholal Mandal, Mouza- Raha is Cancelled Vill- Jamgawn, PO- River- Gerua Baluachak Plot No. 188 Dist.- Bhagalpur (Bihar) 32. Sand Md. Siddique Alam, Circle- Basantrai 9.36 Acr. This Sand Ghat S/o Nezamuddin, Mouza- Koriyana is Cancelled Vill+PO- Khiribandh, River- Gerua Dist.- Bhagalpur (Bihar) Plot No. 01, 191 33. Sand Sanjeev Kumar, Circle- Basantrai 7.83 Acr. This Sand Ghat S/o Late Madholal Mandal, Mouza- Gorgamma is Cancelled Vill- Jamgawn, PO- River- Gerua Baluachak Plot No. 01 Dist.- Bhagalpur (Bihar) 34. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Basantrai 10.27 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Bade is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 78 (Rajsthan)

-8- Sl. Mineral Alloty Name & Address Sand Ghat Location Area Period of No. Validity 35. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Basantrai 2.02 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Maheshtikri is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 79 (Rajsthan) 36. Sand Mahadev Enclave Pvt. Ltd. Circle- Basantrai 25.61 Acr. This Sand Ghat Director- Manoj Pachisiya Mouza- Sanour is Cancelled B-37 Ayodhya Marg, River- Gerua Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur Plot No. 132, 604 (Rajsthan) 37. Sand Md. Siddique Alam, Circle- Basantrai 11.12 Acr. This Sand Ghat S/o Nezamuddin, Mouza- Chanaichak is Cancelled Vill+PO- Khiribandh, River- Gerua Dist.- Bhagalpur (Bihar) Plot No. 01, 529 38. Sand M/s Wines Circle- Pathergama 16.18 Acr. This Sand Ghat Pro.- Shankar Singh, Mouza- Sanathan is Cancelled Flat No.- 402, Fourth Floor, River- Gerua Kaushik Radhika Regency Plot No. 184 Apartment, PO- Jharudih, Dist.- Dhanbad

4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years :

Sl. No. Financial Year Royalty or Revenue received 1. 2014-15 20,226.68 Lakhs 2. 2015-16 21,588.94 Lakhs 3. 2016-17 36,596.74 Lakhs

5. Detail of Production of Sand or Bajari or minor mineral in last three years :

Sl. No. Financial Year Production of Sand or Bajari 1. 2014-15 Nil 2. 2015-16 2,25,669 Tonnes 3. 2016-17 5,92,770 Tonnes

6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the rivers of the District :

The sand deposition in the river channels are replenished every year during the monsoon season. The stream generally originates in the highlands where due to immense force of the river. Owing to very high gradient and heavy precipitation the process of erosion is accelerated. These eroded materials are then transported along the river channel and during their transportation the eroded material is further reduced in size by various processes such as abrasion, traction. These materials are then deposited in the

-9- river channels where the gradient is low and thus, forms the part of the river channels. This process is repeated every year during the monsoon season or during heavy precipitation. The process of sand deposition may be hindered due to low rainfall or due to human activities such as building check dams and other construction on the river to store water. These human interference has a catastrophic effect on the formation of sediments as the base level is adjusted it slows down the process of erosion upstream.

7. General Profile of the District :

The Godda district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand. The district is geographically placed in the north-east of Jharkhand. The district generally enjoys sub-tropical climate. Rice, wheat and maize are the main crops grown in the district, along with vegetables, linseed and khesari.Fruits like mango, banana, jack fruit, plum grow in this district. In general, the district experiences humid and sub humid tropical monsoon in sub zone IV. There are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Poreyahat, Godda and Mahagama. All of these are part of Godda ( constituency)

Since the area lies near humid west Bengal and consist of uneven land surfaces, climatic condition slightly vary from neighbouring area. The average annual rainfall is 1,500 mm. During winter month’s temperature come down and cold condition prevails. Average temperature ranges between 150 to 250C but during summer hot condition develop and temperature rise up to 430C.

8. Land Utilization Pattern in the district: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. :

Sl. Land Utilization Area (in Acres) No. 1. Forest 58,492.88 2. Agriculture 1,60,468.82 3. Horticulture -- 4. Mining 5,688.93 5. Other 2,45,961.48

-10- 9. Physiography of the District :

Broadly Godda district could be divided into three parts viz. the eastern part which consists of highlands, which gives rise to many rivers & streams. It also creates a water divide due to varying slow in both west and east directions. The southern and central portion of the district consists of Chotanagpur pleatue and thus, few ridges are observed in the area. The northern and western portion of the district consists of pene-plain areas having very low relief. The drainage of the area is controlled by rivers such as Triveni and tributaries such as Sakari river, Dhibri river which flows in the north-west direction in Poraiyahat Circle. The central portion is drained by Daradhar river and Kajhiya river. Both this rivers flow in the north-west direction in Godda Circle. The central portion is drained by Sunder river flowing through Mahagama and Basantrai Cirlce. The drained system of north-west area of the District is drained by Gerua river and its distributaries. Most of the rivers are flowing in north-west direction thus showing the general slope of the area to be in the north-west direction. Mostly the above mentioned rivers are non-perennial and goes dry during summer season. The elevation of the Godda district varies from 150m to 225m.

Drainage Map showing higher order rivers of Godda district

-11- Drainage Map showing higher and lower order streams/rivers of Godda district

-12- 10. Rainfall: month-wise :

Sl. No. Month Rainfall (in mm) 1. January 16.46 2. February 1.70 3. March 14.63 4. April 22.53 5. May 66.88 6. June 76.23 7. July 286.38 8. August 281.65 9. September 172.30 10. October 13.90 11. November 0.00 12. December 0.00 Total : 952.66

11. Geology and Mineral Wealth :

The geology of the area mainly comprises of Chotanagpur Gneissic complex in the southern portion of the district which covers the most of the district and forms the basement rock of Proterozoic age. Chotanagpur Gneissic complex consists mainly of granitic gneiss, also patches of amphibolites can be seen at places in pockets. The chotanagpur gneissic complex is overlain by patches of Gondwana formations in north- central portion of the district exposed in Lalmatia area. In the eastern part of the district basic rocks of Rajmahal raps are found which gives the area an undulating pattern. At places these formations are traversed by pegmatite and dolerite dykes. In north-western portion the area is covered with quarternary sand and alluvium.

Age Formation Lithology Quarternary - Sand and Alluvium Cretaceous Rajmahal Traps Olivine tholeiite, Tholeiitic basalt, Jurassic quartz tholeiite, alkali basalt.

Alternating layers of sandstone, Triassic Gondwana Formation shale,coal and siltstone. Permian UNCONFORMITY

Chotanagpur Gneissic Granite Gneiss, Amphibolite and Precambrian Complex older metamorphics. General Stratigraphic sequence of Godda district

-13- Geological map of Godda District (Courtesy: Geological Survey of India)

Drainage system with description of main rivers :

Sl. Name of the River Area drained %Area drained No. (Sq. KM) in the District 1 2 3 4 1. Gerua River 1.357 0.064 2. Kajhiya River 1.721 0.082 3. Daradhar (Harna) River 0.080 0.004 4. North Harna River 0.068 0.003 5. Triveni (Chir) River 0.600 0.028 6. Dhibri (Chir) River 0.415 0.020 7. Sakri (Chir) River 0.349 0.017

Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams :

Sl. Name of the River or Total Length Place of origin Altitude at No. Stream in the District Origin (in KM) 1 2 3 4 5 1. Gerua River 24.447 Confluence at Kaithpura 76m 2. Kajhiya River 22.027 Beltuppa 204m 3. Daradhar (Harna) River 14.000 Confuence at Rampur 83m 4. North Harna River 17.000 Chatra 126m 5. Triveni (Chir) River 3.500 Confluence at Dare 115m 6. Dhibri (Chir) River 10.969 Beltuppa 190m 7. Sakri (Chir) River 14.695 Jamua 212m

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Portion of the River or Length of area Average width of Area Mineable Stream Recommended for recommended for area recommended mineral potential Mineral Concession mineral recommended for for mineral (in metric tonne) concession (in mineral concession (60% of total KM) concession (in square mineral (in Meters) meter) potential) 6 7 8 9 10 i. Sanathan to Simariya 0.80 80 64,000 72,576.00 ii. Simariya to Pakariya 2.32 80 1,85,600 2,10,470.40 (Urkushiya) iii. Pakariya (Urkusiya) to 5.24 80 4,19,200 4,75,372.80 Sanor iv. Sanor to Gorgamma 5.50 70 3,53,500 4,00,869.00 v. Bishwashkhani to Kala 2.03 100 2,03,000 2,30,202.00 Dumariya vi. Khurd Dumari to 3.30 40 1,32,000 1,49,688.00 Ramkol i. Confluence (Banka 4.00 150 6,00,000 6,80,400.00 Ghat) to Ghat Jhilwa(P) ii. Belari to Nonamati 1.80 150 2,70,000 3,06,180.00 iii. Dubrajpur to Confluence 4.73 180 8,51,400 9,65,487.60 (Kaithpura) i. Mal Gorsanda to Chapri 2.00 40 80,000 90,720.00 i. Ratanpur to Kalyanikitta 1.52 45 68,400 77,565.60 i. Mohani to Asari- 3.00 200 6,00,000 6,80,400.00 Madhuri i. Borachapar to Lata 2.25 50 1,12,500 1,27,575.00 Dikwari ii. Lata Dikwari to Taratikar 3.25 70 2,27,500 2,57,985.00 iii. Taratikar to Dare 1.00 75 75,000 85,050.00 Confluence i. Dropad to Pasai 3.5 70 2,45,000 2,77,830.00 ii. Pasai Water Tank to 1.30 80 1,04,000 1,17,936.00 Dare confluence

Mineral Potential :

Boulder (MT) Bajari (MT) Sand (MT) Total Mineable Mineral Potential (MT)

Nil Nil 52,06,307.00 52,06,307.00

Annual Deposition :

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Note:(i)The above calculations are made by considering the density of riverbed materialsto be 1.89 gram/cm3. (ii)The above figures are tentative as the field work was carried out during the monsoon season.

-16- GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

As the Godda district is a low lying area and has peneplain surface therefore the district has numerous rivers and nalas having sand deposit. During the traverse taken most of the major rivers such as Gerua river, Harna river, Daradhar river, Triveni river, Kajhiya river, North Harna river, Dhibri river, Sakri river has been considered during the first phase of investigation. The rivers which has been considered presently are of Category- 2 as per Jharkhand State Sand Mining Policy, 2017 and shall be managed by Jharkhand State Government through Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (JSMDC).

However, there are many nalas which are of 3rdand 4th order and not fit for mineral concession due to their narrowness and non-replishment annually or proximity to the forest: Area/Mouza/ Stream Co-ordinates Remarks Block Order Y X Lawadih to 3rd order 24050’06.88’’ 87006’14.43’’ The nalla contains low Confluence To To quality of sand and is (Circle- Godda) 24050’32.09’’ 87007’14.82’’ not fit for granting mineral concession Gorharajpur to 3rd order 24040’50.59’’ 87007’12.97’’ The nalla is not wide Garhi (confluence) To To enough and annual (Circle- 24042’51.57’’ 87007’19.90’’ replishment doesn’t Poraiyahat) seems to be too high. Bheria nala (part)/ 3rd/4th 24053’34.60’’ 87014’12.45’’ The nalla is not wide (Circle- Godda) order To To enough. 24053’08.74’’ 87014’28.54’’ Luti Bahiyar to 4th order 24058’35.65’’ 87021’49.46’’ The nalla is not wide Confluence at To To enough and annual sundar nadi 24058’14.26’’ 87021’11.19’’ replishment doesn’t (Circle- Mahagama) seems to be too high. Kuruki Nala 4th order 24042’30.00’’ 87023’22.92’’ The nalla is not wide (Circle- To To enough and annual Sundarpahari) 24044’00.00’’ 87023’22.92’’ replishment doesn’t seems to be too high. Jalhara 4th order 24042’01.07’’ 87021’39.55’’ The part of the nala Nala/Chandna To To flows through PF and is (Circle- 24042’31.22’’ 87021’13.66’’ not fit for mineral Surndarpahari) concession.

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Sl. River or Portion of the river or stream Stream/ Category No. Stream recommended for mineral River concession order 1 2 3 4 5 1. Gerua River i. Sanathan to Simariya 6th Order II ii. Simariya to Pakariya (Urkushiya) 6th Order II iii. Pakariya (Urkusiya) to Sanor 6th Order II iv. Sanor to Gorgamma 6th Order II v. Bishwashkhani to Kala Dumariya 6th Order II vi. Khurd Dumari to Ramkol 6th Order II 2. Kajhiya River i. Confluence (Banka Ghat) to Ghat 6th Order II Jhilwa ii. Belari to Nonamati 6th Order II iii. Dubrajpur to Confluence (Kaithpura) 6th Order II 3. Daradhar i. Mal Gorsanda to Chapri 5th Order II (Harna) River 4. North Harna i. Ratanpur to Kalyanikitta 4th Order II River 5. Triveni (Chir) i. Mohani to Asari-Madhuri 6th Order II River 6. Dhibri (Chir) i. Borachapar to Lata Dikwari 5th Order II River ii. Lata Dikwari to Taratikar 5th Order II iii. Taratikar to Dare Confluence 5th Order II 7. Sakri (Chir) i. Dropad to Pasai 4th Order II River ii. Pasai Water Tank to Dare confluence 5th Order II

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