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Monitoring of Baseline Environmental Parameters MONITORING OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS FOR JILLING LANGALOTA IRON AND MANGANESE MINES Area of the mine: 456.1 Ha Jajang Village, Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha SIX MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2012 – MARCH 2013 OF ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD. AN ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007 CERITIFIED MINES prepared By B.S. ENVI-TECH PVT.LTD. Hyderabad – 500 057 Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 1.0 INTRODUCTION Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. (EMIL), a company of Aditya Birla Group is operating Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines (JLIM) spreading over an area of 456.100 ha falling under the jurisdiction of Jurudi, Jajanga, Banspani, Jalahuri, Khuntupani and Bholebeda villages of Barbil Taluka, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha. Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. (EMIL) as part of statutory requirement is monitoring various environmental parameters in an around the Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines on continuous basis. EMIL has retained M/s. B S Envi-Tech Pvt Ltd. to carry out the Environmental monitoring in and around the Mine. This report presents the Half-yearly Environmental monitoring data of for the period October, 2012 – March, 2013. 1.1 LOCATION OF THE MINE The Mining lease area is a part of Survey of India Toposheet No 73 G/5 and lies between North latitude 210 55’ 00” to 210 59’ 00” & East longitude 850 25’ 10” to 850 27’ 00” with the highest altitude of 620 m above MSL. Fig – 1 shows the Location Map of the mine. The mine is bounded on the 4 sides in the immediate vicinity by the following: Â NORTH: The northern part of lease lies in Baitarani Reserve Forest. Â EAST: Common boundary with M/s H G Pandya and M/s OSIL iron ore mines and Bholberha village. Baitarani River flows at about 1.0 km from south to north direction. 1 B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 FIG - 1 LOCATION MAP Sundargarh Mayurbhanj Jharsuguda Deogarh Sambalpur Keonjhar Baleshwar Bargarh Bhadrak Sonapur Angul Jajpur Dhenkanal Bauda Nuaparha Balangir Cuttack Kendrapara Nayagarh Jagatsinghpur Phubani Khorda Puri Kalahandi Ganjam Nabarangapur Rayagada Koraput Gajapati Malkangiri Murga Mahadeva Bada Barbil Champua Joda Banapani Parsora Khandadhar Palasponga Phuljhor Rajnagar Singpur Kendujhargarh Sana Ghagara Patna Barha Ghagara Sitabinji Kuanr Gonasika Dhenkikot Gonasika Janghira Tarini Ghatgan Telkoi Similia Nondora Aanandapur Bimbala Palaspal Nogaon Deogan Ramachandrapur 2 B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 Â WEST: Jalahuri village and mines of Odisha Mining Corporation and Kalinga Mining Corporation are located on adjoining hill range. State Express Highway-2 and the DKB railway line passes through the mine. Â SOUTH: Mines of M/s. T B Lal and Rungta Mining. Fig – 2 shows the Key Map of the mining lease area. The mining lease area is located 8 km South of Joda town, 4 km South of Banspani railway siding and 1 km East of Joruli railway station. The nearest cities are Rourkela and Jamshedpur at 150 and 170 km respectively. Keonjhar, the District headquarters is at 52 km to the South, accessible by State Express Highway No 2. The nearest railway station is Barbil at 25 km and is connected to the metropolis of Kolkata by South Eastern railway line. Fig – 3 shows the 10 km radius of the study area. 3 B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 N la a Joda N ra d R n I u N K A Jaganjijaran R A T BAITARANI R.F R I A E B i d S BAITARANI R.F a Gugudari N a n u Baashapani S Bichhakhundi Khuntapani Sargitalle Kenth Hating Dalpahatn Kuaapi BAITARANI R.F Chilkapata Darhka Jalhar Bholberha CHAMAKPUR R.F Jururhi Jilling MINING LEASE AREA Khandabandh Langalata Tap aikiri Nala Mahakurthpati Stuilipati Jajangi Lohanpari Jarhibabal Monument Bandhuaberha Kamalpur Jarhibahal Gurda Causewa SCALE LEGEND 0 1 2km ROADS STREAMS / TANKS FIG -2 PROJECT : RIVER JILLING LANGALOTA IRON & Mn MINES SETTLEMENTS M/s. ESSEL MINING & INDUSTRIES LIMITED FOREST BOUNDARY CHAMPUA SUBDIVISION, JODA BLOCK, KEONJHAR DT., ODISHA RAILWAY LINE TITLE : MINE SITE KEYMAP PREPARED BY B.S.ENVI-TECH (P) LTD., HYDERABAD 4 B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd SubDivision, Champua Tehsil, Barbil Mines Manganese and Iron Langalota Jilling To Noamudi 85° 25' 13km To Noamudi 20km Balit 0 6 Raikara 4 LEGEND Bhagalpar 85° 30' 6 Bhaugda 0 Bhadrasadhi 0 Bitel pada ROADS Kashia Colony Karantai R E Jharngan S Ghagekadar STREAMS / TANKS Lahanda 0 4 Birkala 5 5 Damupur Taato RIVER Kond Kondra ra N 0 ala 41 6 Taato Baneikula 0 0 SETTLEMENTS Gobindapur 441 6 0 0 SIDDHAMATH R.F 440 Basudebpur DISTRICT BOUNDARY BAITARANI R.F 0 District, Keonjhar Odisha Dadydh 45 FOREST BOUNDARY 808 la Joda R Basudebpur a IChamakpur Murusuan N N a A Rairha r R d A Murusuan 0 RAILWAY LINE n IT 45 u A K B Jaganjijaran Rugudi 0 85° 20' 70 CONTOURS BAITARANI R.F Hariharpur Shankarpur Gugudari 22° 0' i 22° 0' 805 d Lunagatham To a MINING LEASE AREA Landaukar N Dhabakochura Kadodihi Baashapani a Jagannathpur 17.4km n Bichhakhundi Khuntapani u Dhabakochura Goja Huri S 0 0 5 0 0 Sargitalle 6 0 Kenth Hating Balabhadrapur 0 la Index to 7 a Kundurupani N ru Dalpahatn du Survey of India Toposheets un Kuaapi K Gugudari Dhabakochura BAITARANI R.F Dwitiva SIDDHAMATH R.F 0 500 73F/3 73F/7 73F/11 50 0 0 Chilkapata 6 Darhka 0 0 Jalhar Bholberha Kadamdihi 6 Jhanopra 73F/4 73F/8 73F/12 CHAMAKPUR R.F Binadabiharipur Environmental Environmental –Monitoring October2012– March , 2013 Chormalda Jururhi Jilling Khandabandh Langalata MININIG LEASE AREA Gura Kankana 73G/1 73G/5 73G/9 Malda K 0 a 60 0 Ta 0 Mahakurthpati paikiri k 7 Nala a Harirajori r Stuilipati a Jajangi Lohanpari Harirajori 85° 20' Mulukuduru p 54 a Jarhibabal Monument 0 n Doijori i SCALE Pataberlu N 597 a Bandhuaberha Kamalpur la 36 km 0 0 1 0 0 Jarhibahal 5 0 0 0 Kenamenta Causewa 6 Paishad Surrapasi Deoghar Gurda Gurutuan B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd (P) B.S.Envi-Tech 0 21° 55' 0 21° 55' 5 Ganua 0 Paishad Jajang 50 Jamiri 0 4 FIG - 3 5 Mananjarha 0 Gurda Camp R 6 5 E PROJECT : V 0 I 4 Bamabari Camp 5 5 R JILLING LANGALOTA IRON & Mn MINES Ltd. Industries & Mining Essel Bhandaridihi 2 0 I Namira N Mautani M/s. ESSEL MINING & INDUSTRIES LIMITED Kunapasi K A Siljora Belda 6 as Jamunapasi 0 h R 0 i N Belda A CHAMPUA SUBDIVISION, JODA BLOCK, a T Jagannathpur la I Dallta 5 0 H KEONJHAR DT., ODISHA Belda 0 B 6 Balda 0 Unchabali TITLE : Najarhi 0 Unchabali Champadhi Japur TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP Hattadori Gayalamura Sahi Puruhapati Shrijerha 85° 30' SHOWING 10 KM RADIUS 0 0 0 6 5 Kalimati 5 0 PREPARED BY 2 Unthabali 6 0 0 Japapasi 5 B.S.ENVI-TECH (P) LTD., 85° 25' HYDERABAD Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 2.0 SCOPE AND MONITORING LOCATIONS The schedule, duration and parameters which are monitored are given below. 2.1 Air Monitoring: Air quality levels were monitored and carried out for significant parameters like, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX & CO as per the methods prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board. Frequency of sampling and methodology adopted is detailed below 2.1.1 Duration period & Frequency of Sampling Duration period & frequency of sampling adopted was mentioned below. Details of the same are given below: Period : October 2012 –March 2013 Duration : 2 days in a Week for 4 weeks only. The existing Ambient Air Quality status (AAQ) has been monitored for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX & CO. Pre-calibrated Respirable dust samplers have been used for the monitoring of the existing AAQ status. Methodologies adopted for sampling and analysis were, as per the approved Methods of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) & Indian Standard (IS) 5182. The locations of ambient air quality monitoring stations in and around the mines are given in Fig-4 and Table -2.1 6 B.S. Envi-Tech (P) Ltd, Hyd Jilling Langalota Iron and Manganese Mines Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. Barbil Tehsil, Champua Sub Division, Keonjhar District, Odisha Environmental Monitoring – October 2012– March , 2013 Table-2.1 Monitoring locations of Ambient Air Quality Code Location Name Direction Distance w.r.t. w.r.t. Mine Mine [Km] Core Zone --- --- A-1 Langalota Quarry --- --- A-2 Gangaigora Quarry --- --- A-3 OCU-5 Up wind --- --- A-4 OCU-1 Down wind --- --- A-5 OCU-2 UP Wind --- --- A-6 OCU-2 Down Wind --- --- A-7 Inpit Crusher --- --- A-8 OCU-3 Up wind --- --- A-9 OCU-3 Down Wind --- --- A-10 Railway Siding --- --- A-11 Aphatu Quarry --- --- A-12 Residential Colony --- --- Buffer Zone A-13 Gurubeda Village ENE 1.1 A-14 Jurudhi Village W 0.4 A-15 Jalhari Village W 0.7 A-16 Khuntpani Village N 0.9 2.2 Ground Water Quality Monitoring Seven water samples were collected from various locations around the mines.
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