Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera, Plot no.8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill.Sukhpur Tal.Vanthali, Dis.Junagadh. Mo. No. 9979756702
To. State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sector-10/A, Gandhinagar.
Sub: Application for Environmental Clearance for the Bldg.Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera, Admeasuring 1.00.00 Hector, Plot No. 8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill.Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali, Dis.Junagadh.
Respected Sir,
We propose to start the operation of the Building lime stone of mine in above mentioned location. As per the moEF circular dated 18/05/2012. We require to obtain the prior environmental clearance.
We herewith apply (in From-1) for environmental clearance with and other supporting documents.
We request your good selves to kindly consider our case in earliest Committee meeting and grant us the recommendation/Environmental Clearance.
Thanking You,
Sincerely Yours,
For,
Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera (LEASE OWNER)
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FORMATE OF CHECKLIST FOR FIRST PRESENTATION BEFORE THE SEAC, GUJARAT
Sr. Particulars Details No.
1. About the Proposal a. Name of Lease Holder Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera b. Location Address Survey No. 8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill. Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali, Dis. Junagadh c. Name of mineral to mine Building Lime Stone d. End use of Mineral For construction Work e. Man power & No. of working days 10 no. of man power will be involved No. of working days will be 270 Days.
2. About the Lease Area a. Lease Area 1.00.00 Hector b. Lease Period 10 Years c. Co ordinates (Latitude & A- 21°26ʹ . "N Latitude Longitude) B- 70°24' . "E Longitude d. Ownership of Lease area (Govt. Private Land Land, Private Land, etc.) e. Satellite Image of the project Satellite Image of the area is attached showing 1 Km & 5 Km radial area. f. Present Land use of Lease Area. Presently is lease area is Pvt. Barren land. No mining activities has been carried out till date there are vegetation mostly bushes are present in the are g. Rate of mining (MT/Annum) 36,000 MT per Annum of Building Lime Stone h. Total reserve of mineral & life of Mineral reserves- 720000 tones mine. Life of mine 20 years
3. Environment setting: a. Whether project involves forest No Forest land involved land? If Yes, status of application for diversion of forest land. b. Aerial Distance of the lease area from nearest: (1)National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary is Girnar Hills 6 km from Site. Biosphere Reserve (2) Reserve Forest/ Protected Forest costal RF – Girnar Hills 6 Km (3) Water Bodies There is no Coastal Zone is around the project site. Madhuvanti River 1.12 Km (4) Human Habitation Village Sukhpur exists at a distance of 1 Km. (5) Nearest Railway Line Bandhda Railway station 9 Km. (6) Nearest Road SH -3 Km (7) Notified/Protected Archaeological Sites Ashokan Rock (Edicts) Junagadh
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Buddhistic Cave Baba Pyare, Khapra Kodia caves
(8) Social Infrastructure Viz. Social Infrastructure like school,hospital,historic school,hospital,historic cultural/religious cultural/religious places at Junagadh 9 Km places,defence establishment etc. c. Hydrology indicating water bodies No surface water body exists in the core zone & ground water depth & quality. d. Wind rose diagram/Predominates Predominant wind direction SW wind direction & wind Speed Wind Speed – Max 15 Km/Hr & Min 04 Km/hr e. Existing dust & Noise level After operation start reported Existing dust level. Average Noise level around site @ 51 dB f. Endemic and endangered species No Endemic & endangered species of flora & fauna for flora and fauna, if any in the found in the core Zone. area
4. About the mining Activities: a. Requirement of power supply and Power supply required is 60 HP at the mine site. water supply and its source About 3.00 KLD water is required for the purpose of drinking, dust suppression & green belt development & water will be made available bore well. b. Method of mining (Manual/Semi Open cast Semi mechanized method of mining. mechanized/mechanized) c. Details of method of working with Semi mechanized open cast method of excavation. phasing of actives (Sequence of The soil cover be remove by use of a JCB. The mining operations). Height and Production is in form of lime stone blocks. The width of benches and side slope limestone block is generated with help of stone cutter. Wet cutting is employed. The blocks are liberated manually and loaded into trucks or Tractor to be sent the construction site. The blocks measure around 15” X 09” X 09” d. Likely impact of mining activities. Dust & Noise will be generated e. Details of drilling, Blasting, No Drilling & Blasting is involved in the mining explosives. Method. f. Storage of explosive and safety No need to store explosive Because there is no measures at the time blasting. proposal for blasting. g. Section plan map showing Section plan that showing OB is enclosed with Form overburden (Average) 1
Environmental Clearance Report Of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera Page 3 h. Details of over barding (OB) About 40 % waste as mineral reject will be removal And Stacking generated in next 5 years which will be used for backfilling by step wise. i. Plan for managing storm water, Yes, Garland drain will be provided around working Details of garland drains to be pit. provided j. Plan for managing dust ,noise ,slit Proper Plantation within and around and other pollution during mining working area. activities Regular water sprinkling to suppress dust Avoid unnecessary & idle running of machine &make its optimum use. Regular maintenance of machineries, vehicals etc and use PPE k. Mode of transportation of mineral Transportation of Building Lime Stone will be done and transportation route with the help of truck from working faces to destination. The area is well connected with Tehsil & District headquarter & other cities. l. Mode for control of fugitive Regular water sprinkling will be done at the haulage emission during transportation road to suppress dust. m. Provision of First aid kit, use of First aid kit will be provided at the mine site. PPEs and other measures proposed Protective equipment like goggles, helmet, face for safety of workers: shield, hand gloves, safety belt, and barricade tape will be provided to the workers. All the precautionary measures, safety rules, regulations and procedures will be followed.
5. About the post mine plans: a. Plan for green belt development We are attached Environmental Clearance Report. ,area of green belt , no &type of Proper plantation on mined out benches. Proper species to be planted and budgetary plantation of saplings, suitable for the region will be for the same carried out in consultation with forest department. b. Layout Plan showing demarcation Yes, attached with form1 of green belt: c. Mine closure plan: demolition of Implementation of progressive mine closure plan structure, removal of Deleterious includes development of green belt within lease material and restoration area, along boundary as well backfilled mine out /reclamation of land: area. d. Plan for post mining Reclamation works in way of backfilling & convert use/reclamation/fencing of pits. land for forestry and agriculture will be done. e. Plan for periodic monitoring of Yes, Periodic monitoring of Environmental quality Environmental quality and will be done as per the CPCB norms. management:
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6. Environment Management Plan a. A details EMP including the Yes, Detailed EMP will be prepared which includes Protection and mitigation measures protection and mitigation measures for impact on for impact on Human health & Human health & Environment. Environment as well as detailed monitoring plan and environmental management cell proposed for implementation and monitoring of EMP
7. About the social obligations: a. Mitigation measure to reduce No, Hazardous substance will be used. hazardous conditions and hardship to local inhabitants. b. Concerns of local inhabitants like: Project will provide employment opportunity to the health ,water, employment, local people .we will arrange the medical check-up resettlement/rehabilitation, etc. camps for mine workers & proposed effected villager. No R/R plan is applicable. c. Specific activities proposed to be Development activities like hand pump for drinking carried out under the corporate water; maintenance of road, common toilet will be social Responsibility addressing the taken up. concerns of local inhabitants along Total fund for Socio Economic development is about with budgetary. 2 % total income.
Date: / /2015 Signature and Stamp of
Place: Junagadh Mining and Geological Department
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APPENDIX –I
FROM 1
Basic Information
Name of the project: Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera
Location : Plot No. 8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill.Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali, Dis.Junagadh.
Size of the Project: 1.00.00 Hector.
Expected cost of the project: 15 lakh
Contact Information: Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera At. Sukhpur, Tal. Vanthali , Dis.Junagadh Mo. 9979756702
Screening Category: “B2”
• Capacity corresponding to sectoral activity (such as production capacity for manufacturing,mining lease area and production capacity for mineral production, area for mineral exploration, length for linear transport infrastructure, generation capacity for power generation etc.,)
Activity
• Construction operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)
S.N Information/Checklist confirmation Yes Details thereof (with approximate o /No quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land Yes Change in the land use of Mining Lease use, land cover or topography including area is envisaged as the existing land use increase in intensity of land use (with category is barren land which shall respect to local land use plan) continue to be so even after mining operations cease. Present topography is having flat terrain. Please refer layout plan and short view is attached as per Annexure -6 & 7 respectively.
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1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and No Clearance of some weeds/grasses may building? take place. No vegetation exists within the lease area. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Not Applicable
1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore No Not Applicable house, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No Office and store house set up temporary basis so no new construction work is required.
1.6 Demolition works? No NA 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No Most of the workers are from nearby works or housing of construction workers? village and they return to their homes after their work only rest shelter will be made on temporary.
1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or NO NA earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations. 1.9 Underground works including mining or No NA tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes After completion of mining period, pit will be reclaimed as agriculture and cultivation purpose.
1.11 Dredging? NO NA 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing processes? Yes Semi mechanizes open cast method of excavation. The soil cover will be removed by use of a JCB. The Production is in from of limestone blocks. The limestone blocks are generated with help of stone cutters. Wet cutting is employed. The blocks are liberated manually and loaded on to trucks or tractor trolleys to be sent to the client. The blocks measure around 15”X9” X9”
1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? No No Facilities for storage of goods or materials. Mineral will be kept at the working faces and directly sold to the local suppliers. The top soil will be stacked at separate site and the same will be used for the plantation purpose.
1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid yes About 40 % waste will be generated. This waste or liquid effluents? waste will be used for the backfilling.
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1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Enough construction workers available in operational workers? nearby area.
1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No No new road, rail will be constructed. construction or operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other No Existing road network will be used. transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport No No closure or diversion of transportation routes or infrastructure leading to changes Routes. in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No No pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culver ting, No In view of neither any surface realignment or other changes to the drain/stream nor any water course (minor) hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? passing through the mining lease area, there will not be any changed in surface hydrology.
1.22 Stream crossings? No None 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from No No Abstraction of ground water proposed. ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No NA surface affecting drainage or run-off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Yes During the operational phase, required construction, operation or materials and personnel will be Decommissioning transported to the mine lease area. The existing road network will be used.
1.26 Long-term dismantling or No NA Decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning No Mining shall be done as per guidelines of which could have an impact on the Geology and Mining department. environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either Yes 10 personals shall be employed for the temporarily or permanently? project. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not Applicable 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? No Not Applicable 1.31 Any other actions? No Not Applicable
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• Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply)
S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes A copy of 7-12 and NA is attached as per agricultural land (ha) Annexure -9 2.2 Water (expected source & Yes Water consumption will be 3 KL/Day. Out of competing users unit: KLD this 1.00 KL/Day will be used for Domestic purpose and 1 KL/Day will be use for sprinkling purpose. 1.0 KL/Day Source of water will be Bore well 2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Building Lime stone 36,000 MT per Year. 2.4 Construction material –stone, No Not Applicable aggregates, and/soil (expected source-MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source MT) No Not Applicable 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels Yes Electricity used 60 HP connection (source, competing users) Unit: fuel Electricity provided by PGVCL No other (MT), energy (MW) energy is required 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No Not Applicable appropriate standard units)
Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, No Not applicable which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No Not Applicable affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g.by Yes Local Persons will get direct & indirect changing living conditions? employment and enhance the skill of the local people of nearby village. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No The proposed project shall not affect any could be affected by the project e.g. vulnerable groups of people in the near hospital patients, children, the vicinity. elderly etc.
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3.5 Any other causes No Not Applicable
• Production of solid waste during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month).
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes Yes Total 40 % of the ROM WILL BE GENERATED AS A WASTE, WHICH WILL BE FURTHER USED FOR BACKFILLING. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or No Not Applicable commercial waste) 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous No Not Applicable Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No Not Applicable
4.5 Surplus product No Not Applicable
4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from No Not Applicable effluent treatment 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No Not Applicable
4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No Not Applicable
4.9 Contaminated soils or other No Not Applicable materials 4.10 Agricultural wastes No Not Applicable
4.11 Other solid wastes No Not Applicable
• Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air(Kg/hr)
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil No NO fuels from stationary or mobile sources 5.2 Emissions from production Yes Dust will be generated during activities such processes as cutting, sizing, handling and transportation of minerals. A think green belt shall be developed around the periphery of the mine to attenuate the noise levels. Additionally, daily sprinkling of water will carry the dust suppression.
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5.3 Emissions from materials handling Yes NA including storage or equipment 5.4 Emissions from construction No Not Application activities including plant and equipment 5.5 Dust or odors from handling of No NA materials including construction materials, sewage and waste. 5.6 Emission from incineration of waste No Not Application
5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No Not Application open air (e.g. slash material s, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No Not Application
• Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 6.1 From Operation of equipment e.g. Yes The mining operation will be open cast engines, ventilation plant, crushers manual method. Noise will be generated from operation of cutting and sizing only. However, earmuff will be provided to be the personals/Operators at the time of operation. 6.2 From industrial or similar processes No No industrial process will be involved at mine lease area. 6.3 From construction or demolition No Not Applicable 6.4 From blasting or piling No No blasting is proposed. 6.5 From construction or operational No NA traffic 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No Not Applicable 6.7 From any other sources No Not Applicable
• Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:
S Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate .No. quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No Not Applicable spillage of hazardous materials 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No Not Applicable effluents to water or the land
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(expected mode and place of discharge) 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted NO NA to air into the land or into water 7.4 From any other sources No Not Applicable 7.5 Is there a risk of long term up of No There is no such risk. pollutants in the environment from these sources?
Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the project which could affect human health or the environment.
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/N Details thereof (with approximate No. o quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc from No Hazardous substance will be in very storage handling use or production of negligible quantity as drilling and hazardous substances blasting is not proposed.
8.2 From any other causes No From use of stone cutter.
8.3 Could the project be affected by natural No Area is susceptible to earthquake. disasters causing environmental damage Project area falls in zone III. (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc.)?
Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality.
S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/N Details thereof (with approximate No. o quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of No NA supporting. lities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g. Yes Only temporary rest shelter would be Supporting infrastructure made. (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) No NA housing development No NA extractive industries No NA supply industries No NA
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other 9.2 Lead to after –use of the site, which No Part of the excavated Mine will be could haven impact on the environment backfilled & will be developed as green belt. & Rest will be used for rain water storage and which will have a positive impact on nearby agricultural lands. 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments No NA 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to No As the area being rich with building lime proximity to other existing or planned stone mineral, number of mines in projects with similar effects surrounding area, may either restart or increase production which will lead to increase combined environmental impacts, particularly due to increased road traffic for materials transport/dispatch
Environmental Sensitivity S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/N Details thereof (with approximate No. o quantities/rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 1. Areas protected under international No Not Applicable conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value
2. Areas which are important or sensitive Yes There is no nearest coastal zone around for ecological reasons – Wetlands, Site. watercourses or other water bodies, - Water bodies Madhuvanti River coastal zone, biospheres, mountains About 1.12 km. forests. 3. Areas used protected, important or No Not Applicable sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 4. Inland, coastal, marine or underground No NA waters 5. State, National boundaries No Not Applicable 6. Routes or facilities used by the public No Not Applicable for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas. 7. Defense installations No Not Applicable 8. Densely populated or built-up area Sukhp @ 1 km in direction ur village
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9. Areas occupied by sensitive man-made Sukhp @ 1 km in direction uses (hospitals, schools, places of ur worship, community facilities) Prima ry school 10. Areas containing important, high quality No Not Applicable or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11. Areas already subjected to pollution or No Not Applicable environmental damage.( those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12. Areas susceptible to natural hazard No Area is susceptible to Earthquake. which could cause the project to Projects are falls in Zone III. present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, folding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)
(I) Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies
“ I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage , the project will be rejected and clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.
Date: ……………………… Place: …………………….
Signature of the applicant With Name and Full Address (Project Proponent/ Authorized Signatory)
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FROM –I, pRE FEASIBILITY REpORT
&
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT pLAN
FOR
M/s. BUILDING LIME STONE MINE OF PARBATBHAI HAJABHAI NAGHERA
AREA-1.00.00
(SURVEY NO. 8 p 1, 8 p 2, VILL.SUKHpUR, TAL.VANTHALI, DIS.JUNAGADH) pROpOSED pRODUCTION:-36,000 TpA
pROJECT COST: - 15 LACS
Details of Area Applicant
Total Area -1.00.00 ha, Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera
Near Village-Sukhpur, Vill. Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali,
Taluka- Vanthali, Dis.Junagadh
District-Junagadh (Gujarat) Mob.9979756702.
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CONTENT
S. NO. DETAILS PAGE
NO.
1 Executive summary
2 Introduction of the project/ back ground information
3 Project Description
4 Site Analysis
5 Planning Brief
6 Existing Infrastructure
7 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R & R Plan)
8 Project schedule and cost estimates
9 Analysis of proposal (final recommendation)
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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:- Particulars Details M/s.Building Lime stone mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Project Name Naghera Location Survey No:8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill.Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali, Dis.Junagadh. Latitude 21°26' . "N Longitude 70°23' . "E Topo Sheet No. - Total Area 1.00.00 Hect. Mineable Reserves 720000 Tonnes Capacity 36000 TPA Life of Mine 20 years Estimated Cost Project 15 Lacs Ultimate Pit Limit 6 meter Power Requirement 60 HP Fuel Requirement NA DG set NA Highest and Lowest Elevation NA Land use Private land (Non Agricuture land) Nearest Habitation/Town Sukhpur 1 km Nearest Air port Porbandar Airport 104 km Nearest Highway SH – 3 Km Nearest Railway Station Bandhda Railway station 9 KM Power supply 60 HP By PGVCL Nearest Dispensary And Govt. Junagadh civil Hospital -10 Km Hospital Educational Facility Junagadh Various Education Institus 10 KM Water Demand and supply 3.00 KLD and supply nearest farm well Nearest Tourist place Junagadh- Bhavnath Temple,Upparkot fort which 13 KM Defense installation NA Archeological Features NA Ecological Sensitive Zones NA Nearest Streams/Rivers/water Madhuvanti River- 1.12 km bodies(From mine boundary) Seismic zone III
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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE pROJECT The proposed M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera Area at near Village-Sukhpur, Taluka- Vanthali, Dist. Junagadh,(Gujarat) has been granted to Shree Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera, resident of At.Sukhpur Tal. Vanthali , Dis. Junagadh. Applied Area- 1.00.00 Ha. Proposed Production-36,000 TPA.
2.1. Copy of Mining Lease/ Letter of Intent.
A letter of intent has been issued in Favor of Shree Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera, for extraction of Building Lime Stone, Near Village-Sukhpur, Taluka- Vanthali, Dist. Junagadh (Guj.)., For The Period of 10 years Vide Letter no. GJ/QL/6467/1642 Dated- 26/03/2009 (Annexure 1) 2.2 Nature of the project:
Mining of Building Limestone is proposed in the applied area 1.00.00 Ha. (Private. Near land), Village-Sukhpur, Taluka- Vanthali, Dist.- Junagadh, (Gujarat).Mining will be carried out by Semi-Mechanized Opencast Method. Proposed Production 36000 TPA.
The Building Limestone Area near Sukhpur is a hub for building limestone Extraction. There are various projects for production of limestone blocks in the mine. The building limestone industry is a thriving industry because of prolific use of limestone in building industry. The project is aimed at producing building limestone slabs from the applied area.
TABLE 2.1 SHOWS THE ML AREA ALONG WITH ITS DIMENSIONS.
SI No. Near Village Area 1. Sukhpur 1.00.00 Ha.
1.1. Need For The Project and its importance to the country: Building Limestone is an important mineral for the building Construction. It is naturally available in sample quantities and thus is important for construction of buildings due to its toughness. It is being used as bricks and khandas.
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2.4. Demand - Supply gap
The demand of building stone depends on the level of development and the rate of growth of the economy. However, there is a persistent demand for this commodity. 2.5. Imports vs. Indigenous Production
There is no Import of building Limestone. All production of building Stone is earmarked for the indigenous demand/ local market. 2.6. Export Possibility
There is no proposal to export the production. 2.7. Domestic/Export Markets
The limestone (Building) will be only for domestic market/local Suppliers. 2.8. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) Due to the Project
The proposed Sukhpur Lime stone (Building) making activity is envisaged to improve the socio-economic condition on a micro-economic scale by generating local employment 10 direct and 3 indirect.
TABLE NO. 2.2 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL
S.No. Particulars Numbers 1 Permit Manager 1 2 Forman 1 3 Others 8 Total 10
For the plantation, security, or any type of general labour shall be kept on contract basis.
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3. pROJECT DESCRIpTION:
3.1. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.
The limestone (Building) Area is a fresh application for environmental clearance and not interlinked or interdependent.
3.2. Location (Map Showing general location, Specific location, and Project site layout) with co-ordinates.
The Buillding Lime Stone mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera Area is located at near Village - Sukhpur, Taluka- Vanthali, Dist. Junagadh. Gujarat.
Refer Fig. 1: Location Plan of Sukhpur (M/s. building lime stone mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera) Area.
Refer Fig. 2: Google image showing the Area.
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Fig.1: LOCATION PLAN OF M/s. BUILDING LIME STONE MINE OF PARBATBHAI HAJABHAI NAGHERA
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Fig.2:GOOGLE IMAGE OF THE M/s. BUILDING LIME STONE MINE OF PARBATBHAI HAJABHAI NAGHERA
3.3. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration done into should be highlighted.
The site is suitable because of its location and availability of resources. The topography is flat along with scanty overburden to remove. The site is also away From major habitation centers.
3.4. Size and Magnitude of operation
The maximum rated capacity of the project will be 36000 TPA productions and the area is spread over 1.00.00 Ha. The bricks formation is in form of 15”X 9” X 9”. 3.5. Project Description with process details
The soil cover is firstly stacked with use of an hired JCB/excavator and piled for backfilling and plantation later on. The surface to be mined is scrapped to a level and 3-4 stone cutters are put into use. The standard saleable limestone block measures 15”x9”x9”. Depth is kept constant at 9 to 10 inches for a cutter and cuts are made by wet cutting. The blocks are carefully liberated manually thereafter and are ready for sale.
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3.6. Raw material Required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area o final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.
No raw materials are required in preparation of final products. 3.7. Resource Optimization/ Recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any.
NA.
3.8. Availability of water and its source, Energy/ Power requirement and source should be Given.
Water will be brought from nearby Villages through water tankers
TABLE NO. 3.1. WATER DEMAND Purpose Requirement (KLD) Drinking Purpose 0.3 Domestic use 0.7 Dust Suppression/Stone cutting 1.0 Plantation 1.0 Total 3.00
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3.9. Quantity of wastes to be generated (Liquid and Solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal.
About 40% wastes will be generated & waste will be used for the backfilling.
TABLE NO. 3.2. PROPOSED PRODUCTION & WASTE
Year Proposed Waste Production (Top soil & in MT Screnning in Cum) 1st 14400 21600 2nd 14400 21600 3rd 18000 18000 4th 18000 18000 5th 21600 14400 6th 21600 14400 7th 25200 10800 8th 25200 10800 9th 28800 7200 10th 28800 7200 TOTA = 360,000 216000 144000
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4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1. Connectivity TABLE-4.1: CONNECTIVITY DETAILS FROM SITE: Sr. Particulars Details No. 1. Road The village Sukhpur, nearest population center is 1.00 km Connectivity away from the lease area & it is connected with other important towns and cities through a good network of roads with regular public transport services. The District Headquarter Junagadh is 10 km connected by tar road. 2. Nearest SH -3 Km Highway 3. Nearest The nearest railhead is at Bandhda Railway station 9 km Railway lease area. Station 4. Nearest The nearest civilian airport for regular commercial flights is Airport at Porbandar Airport the road distance from the lease area is around 104 km.
4.2. Land form, land use and land ownership Applied Area 1.00.00 State Gujarat District Junagadh Taluka Vanthali Village Sukhpur
Land ownership The land is of private land and the LoI has been granted in favor of Shree Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera for the period of 5 years.
4.3. Topography The topography of the lease area is almost flat. The mine has a thin veneer of soil having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters. The applied area forms a part of survey No. 8 p 1, 8 p 2.
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Latitude: 21˚26ˈ43.24̎ N - Longitude: 70°24'24.69"E
4.4. Existing land use Pattern TABLE-4.2: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA S. Particular Existing No. Land Use Pattern in Hect. 1 Pits 0.00 2 Road 0.00 3 Backfill 0.00 4 Mineral Stack 0.00 5 Plantation 0.00 6 Water Reservoirs 0.00 7 Remaining Virgin 1.00.00 Area 1.00.00
4.5. Existing Infrastructure Commensurate with the scale of mining operations, the Requisite support facilities are Proposed to be Provided, which are adequate to meet the functional requirement of the mine. In the next coming years it is proposed to construct and provide site services as mine office cum rest shelter, first aid box, toilet etc. The drinking water is made available through water tankers. 4.6. Soil / Rock Formation Around Morvi and Wankaner area Sandstone & Shale of Jura- Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The Sandstone belongs to Sedimentary group of Rocks. It occupies most of the area of NE part of Rajkot district, in particular Wankaner. The Sandstone is pinkish white to violet in colour and Serves As a very good aquifer. The thickness Sandstone exceeds 400 mts at some places and has a medium to coarse grained texture. The Sandstones here are available in red, grey and black shades with occasional thin coal strings. The variation in colour reflects deposition from various geological provenances and hence variation in composition. Stratigraphic Sequence of the Formations with their geological age are given as below:
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Group System Rock type Localities Age in Millions of years Quaternar Recent and Alluvium, blown Alluvial plains of Y Sub- Sand, Silts of Rann Gujarat, Ran, Banni 0.01 Recent and Banni, Tidal & Coastal deposites. Flats And Raised beaches Pleistocene Milliolites Saurastra Coast from Gopnath Northwards 1 extending beyond Porbandar. Kutch area Tertiary Pilliocene Dwarka beds, Dwarka,Okha, Piram or Manchhar beds, island, Kutch 12 Kainozoic Gypsiferous clays and sandy Foraminiferallimesto- nes. Miocene Gaj beds-highly Saurashtra Coast, fossiliferous clays Kutch 25 and limestones. Agate bearing Conglomerates. Kand Formations Oligocene Tarkeshwar clays Tarkeshwar (District Surat) And Kutch 40 Eocene Nummulitic Tarkeshwar area and limestones and clays Kutch 60 Paleocene Madh series- Kutch Supratrapean
Secondary Cretaceous Deccan traps with Parts of Sabarkantha, or Eocene inter Trappeans Panchmahals,
Mesozoic. Baroda, Broach, Surat and Major part of Saurashtra and Small part of Kutch
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Cretaceous Himatnagar sand- Himatnagar, Stones, Kapadvanj, 110 Lameta(Limestone). Balasinor, Parabia, Bagh beds Dahod, Gabat, Narmada Valley.
Land / Soil Characteristic The Soils are generally developed from sandstone formation and are coarse in texture with satisfactory internal drainage. The sub soil condition below the Existing ground level is almost uniform in nature. Sub soil is Composed of clay mixed with little fine grained silty sand, Moram and Kankar with Low Resistivity due to clay and soil moisture. The area is covered with recent to Sub Recent alluvial deposits comprising of brownish clay mixed with little fine grained Sand, silty Sand. The soil below ground level consist of top silty low plastic soil layer having no swelling nature. Blackish Brown to yellowish brown clayey silt or sand silt layer extends to the depth of 2 to 3 mts.
Extend of Mechanization & Mining Machinery Deployed: The only Machinery deployed are the stone cutter for cutting the blocks and JCB.
ORE BODY DIMENSION BODY LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH MINERAL REMARKS LIMESTONE 145.88 54.98 6.0 LIMESTONE -
TONNE LOSSES ALONG 720000 LEASE BOUNDARY - MT TOTAL 720000
REMAINING RESERVE 720000 LIFE OF MINE@ RATE OF 36000 MT 10 YRS
Recovery Factor: 60% of building Limestone & remaining 40% is rejected.
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4.7. Climate date From Secondary Sources M/s Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera area is situated in district Junagadh. Junagadh has semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid- June and the wet monsoon season from mid-june to oct., when the city receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity. During summer time, the temperature ranges between 24 °C and 42 °C. In the months of winter, Junagadh temperature varies between 10 °C and 22 °C but on a whole winters are pleasant.
4.8. Social infrastructure available.
The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. is proposed at mine site. The nearest village is Junagadh, health & educational facilities (in the form of Primary and secondary schools) are available there. Medical facilities, Primary Health centre are therein the mine, imparting services, for advance medical facilities. In each village one health worker has been appointed by the Govt. to Provide primary health facilities. Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the hand pump, open well and tube well. The water supply is also supplied through tanker in few villages. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby village. Some of the villagers are having mobile phones. An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures will be adopted: Pre & Periodical Medical checkup program for all the workers. Compulsory medical checkup program and first –aid box with necessary equipment will be provided. Training for workers Regarding occupational hazards. Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc.
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5. pLANNING BRIEF
5.1. Planning concept
It is a mining project of mineral building limestone. The proposed production of is 36,000 TPA. Opencast, Semi- Mechanized method of mining will be adopted and transportation of minerals shall be done through road by trucks.
5.2. Man Power Requirement Man Power requirement for mining is estimated to be 10 Nos. Most of the employees will be recruited from neighboring village. The laborers are provided along with tractor trolley by contractor or from nearby villages. So there will no permanently migration of people, hence there will be no population projection.
5.3. Land use Planting
TABLE-5.1: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA S.No. Land use Pre Operational Operational Post Category Phase Phase Operational Phase 1 Pits 0.00 0.6461 0.4316 2 Dumps 0.00 0.000 0.000 3 Plantation 0.00 0.2872 0.2872 4 Road 0.00 0.0300 0.00 5 Mineral Stack 0.00 0.0100 0.00 6 Black Filled mine 0.00 0.0000 0.2812 out mine 7 Remaining Virgin 1.00.00 0.02670 0.000 land Total 1.00.00 1.00.00 1.00.00 Total 1.00.00 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes 0.2872 hect. Area will be used for plantation on statutory barrier, 0.2812 hect. Area will be used for backfilling along with plantation and 0.0650 hect. Area will be used for plantation on mined out benches.
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5.4. Facilities Provided
5.4.1. Infrastructure The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. is proposed at mine site. For drinking, water will be brought from water tanker outside the applied mine. A first aid box will also be constructed and maintained. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby villages. Medical facilities are also provided.
5.4.2. Landscaping and Green belt development It is proposed to plant total 290 Saplings, covering an area of 0.2872 hect. During the post- Operational Stage.
TABLE-5.2: PLANTATION PROGRAM Year Along the lease boundary Mine(ha.) Plants 1 0.02872 29 2 0.02872 29 3 0.02872 29 4 0.02872 29 5 0.02872 29 6 0.02872 29 7 0.02872 29 8 0.02872 29 9 0.02872 29 10 0.02872 29 Total 0.2872 290
Total 1.00.00 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes 0.2872 hect. Area will be used for plantation onstatutory barrier, 0.2812 hect. Area will be used for backfilling along with plantation and 0.0650 hect. Area will be for plantation on mined out benches. A number of species will be planted suitable to this area of climate conditions like coconut, neem, mango, Jungle Jalebi, Jamun etc.
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5.4.3. Health And Safety System
During the opencast working, and allied activities, all the precautionary measures shall be taken into account as per GMMR 1961 and GMCDR 1988 for safety and security. Following Safety & security measures will be enforced;
Moving front of the quary shall have temporary fencing. Permanent fencing will be provided where quarry has reached the ultimate pit limit. Mine entrance will have a permanent check post and record shall be maintained of all persons/vehicles entering the mine area. Round the clock security arrangement shall be provided to prevent inadvertent entry of persons.
5.4.4 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment
Inspite of following all the precautionary measures and following all safety rules, regulations and Procedures, in mining accidents cannot be ruled out completely. The project proponent will formulate a disaster Management plan with the approval of DGMS. Following are the accidents which can take place in mechanised opencast mining and measures proposed to be taken. Fall of human beings or fall of machines from benches/ dumps/ haul roads. Fire & Explosion in machinery Emergency situation due to social reason such as public unrest, terrorism etc.
Preventive Measures:
Creating berm on the side of benches/ haul roads of hight greater than or equal to ½ tyre radius. Minimum height of berm shall be 1.2 m and slop 45°. Minimum clearance of 1.5 m will be maintained between outer tyre and berm. Fire fighting equipment in the machinery / workshop/ office will be maintained. Persons will be trained in the use of fire fighting equipment and mock rehearsal will be conducted.
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Training of security personnel. Procedures as laid down in disaster management plan to be followed.
Training
Persons will be trained in the following: Knowledge of chemicals and use of protective equipment Procedure for reporting emergencies Location and use of fire fighting equipment Knowledge of alarm system and siren Evacuation procedures. Training in first aid as per mines rules 1955
Emergency Equipment & Facilities:
Mobiles Fire fighting equipment’s Emergency medical supplies Other protective equipment’s i.e. goggles, helmet, face shield, hand gloves, safety belts, barricade tape. First aid station as per the provisions of mines rules 1955.
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6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE S. No. Particulars Details 1 Mining area 1.00.00 Ha. 2 Residential Area Not applicable 3 Green belt It is proposed to plant total 290 samplings, covering an area of 0.2872 ha. During the – Operational stage. 4 Social infrastructure NA 5 Connectivity Sr No. Particulars Details 1 Nearest SH -3 Km Highway 2 Nearest Bandhda Railway Railway station 9 KM station 3 Nearest Porbandar Airport airport 104 km
6 Drinking Water 0.3 Management 7 Sewerage system 0.5 8 Industrial 0.7 waste/domestic management 9 Solid waste management 0 10 Power Requirement and 60 HP supply/ source
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7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) pLAN Since the project is private land, there is no reserves forest or protected forest land within the applied area. There is no human settlements within the area so, no resettlement and rehabilitation is required.
8. pROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 8.1. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given)
The project activity will be taken up in parallel along with the opening of mine, after the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO is granted. The production will commence within two months of the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO.
8.2. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project The project proponent will incur a total cost of Rs. 15 lakh and may vary from place to place and with magnitude of the limestone mining. This will include the rent/lease for land, cost of labor, cost of transportation, fuel charges etc.
9. ANALYSIS OF pROpOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) The project will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of royalty for mineral and people by the way of direct(10 persons) and secondary employment (3 persons) opportunities. Management will be helping nearby village by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups etc. especially keeping in the view the tribal and economically backward population in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility.
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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT pLAN LIMESTONE (BUILDING)
1.0. INTRODUCTION: The proposed M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera Area at near village – Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali , District- Junagadh, (Gujarat) has been granted to Shree Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera resident of Sukhpur applied area -1.00.00 ha. Proposed production – 36,000 TPA
The building lime stone mine near Sukhpur is a hub for building lime stone extraction. The building lime stone industry is a thriving industry because of profile use of lime stone in building industry. The project is aimed at producing building lime stone slabs from the lease mine.
The mining methodology consists of carving up blocks of dimensions 15’’x9’’x9’’ with help of a stone cutter, in this method there is a reject of 40% of the production and about 60% of the yield is usable.
Topography of the Area
The topography of the lease area is almost flat. The mine has a thin veneer of soil having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters. The applied area forms a part of survey of India topo-sheet no.
Climate date From Secondary Sources The M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera area is situated in district Junagadh. Junagadh has semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid- June and the wet monsoon season from mid- june to oct., when the city receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity. During summer time, the temperature ranges between 24 °C and 42 °C. In the months of winter, Junagadh temperature varies between 10 °C and 22 °C but on a whole winters are pleasant.
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Flora & Fauna
No forests land the area. It is entirely a private Ag. Land. No endangered Species found in the core zone, so no adverse impact on the flora & Fauna. Since, there are no endangered spices of flora & fauna observed in core zone.
The environmental Management plan has been developed with a view to bring down the levels of impacts as discussed in the last chapter within limits. In each of the areas of impact, measures have to be taken to reduce potentially significant adverse impacts are to be enhanced/ augmented so that the overall adverse impacts are reduced to as low level as possible. The mining in the area has been proposed with time bound management plan so that impacts on different environmental parameters are minimized at every stage of mining. Measures to be taken for each of the impact areas are detailed in the following para: Land Environment Air Environment Water Environment Noise Environment Reclamation & Rehabilitation of lands Discharge of Effluents Afforestation & Green belt development programme Corporate Social Responsibilities Risk assessment & Disaster Management Plan
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2.0. ENVIRONMENT IMPACT & MEASURES
2.1. AIR ENVIRONMENT
2.1.1 Anticipated impacts The opencast mining operations are generally prone to generation of high levels of PM and to a limited extent SO2, NOx due to fossil fual based vehicles and machines etc. Air pollution due to SO2 , NOx and PM may result in irritation and inflammation of eyes and congestion of throat and infection in lungs.
2.1.2 Mitigation Measures:
In addition to the above the following measures will be adopted:- 1. Water spraying on the roads for suppression of dust. 2. Development of green belt. 3. Water sprinklers will be sprayed at all loading / transfer points. 4. Wet cutting will be adopted. 5. PPE will be provided to the workers. 6. To control the emissions regular preventative maintenance of equipment will be carried out.
2.2. WATER ENVIRONMENT
2.2.1 Anticipated impacts No impact on the surface water resources is envisaged. The rain water accululates in the area, which will be used for dust suppression and plantation purpose. The ground water table in this region range from 30-40 m from the surface level. Due to mining , ground water will not intersect in this project. Since no chemicals or explosives are used for mining of building Limestone, there is no source of contaminants that can contaminate surface waters or the ground waters.
2.2.2 Mitigation Measures There is not the case with this lease, as mineral or soil does not contain any harmful ingredients that could leach to the water table. Thus the area working shall not affect the ground water quality.
The impact of mining on ground water is not anticipated ; therefore measures are not required.
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2.3. LAND ENVIRONMENT
2.3.1 Anticipated impacts In open cast mining, the top crust of earth i.e. top soil/sub soil is completely removed below which are mineral deposits. The earth rock and other strata, called O/B are completely removed to provide access to the mineral deposit. In this manner land use pattern of an area always changes in the form of voids formed due to excavation of mineral. Topography of the surrounding area will remain unchanged. The drainage pattern due to proposed mining will not be disturbed within core zone as well as buffer zone. The thickness of the top soil is 1.0 m , it shall be scrapped and stack at separate place and will be used for plantation.
2.3.2 Mitigation measures
The mining area will be affected to the land environment. The excavated area will be backfilled for aesthetic purpose at the life of area. The top soil will be stack at separate earmarked site and use for the plantation. 2.4. NOISE ENVIRONMENT
2.4.1 Anticipated impacts As far as noise pollution is concerned, Limestone mining does not contribute much to noise pollution, except the noise generated from stone cutter. Noise level in the working environment is compared with the standards prescribed by central pollution control board which will be adopted and enforced by the govt. of india through the noise pollution (Regulation and control) Rules, 2000 The exposures to excessive noise levels can lead to: Prevention of sleep, insomnia & fatigue. Decrease in speech reception, communication, disturbance and diminished concentration thus adversely affecting job performance efficiency. Irreparable psychological disturbance including impaired hearing.
2.4.2 Mitigation measures
Mitigate the noise level following control measures will be adopted:-
1. Periodical monitoring of noise will be done.
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2. Regular and proper maintenance of noise generating machinery. 3. Proper PPE in form of earplugs and safety eye wear shall be provided to workers working with the stone cutter and those in immediate vicinity of it. 4. Plantation in applied area will – also reduce propagation of noise outside the core zone. 5. Green belt shall provide at the lease periphery, within the applied area.
2.5. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
No forests land the area. It is entirely a private Ag. Land. No endangered species found in the applied area, so no adverse impact on the flora & fauna. Since, there are no endangered spices of flora & fauna observed in core zone as well as buffer zone. Therefore, measures are not required.
2.5.1 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT The implementation for development of green belt will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink. The species to be grown in the area should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that permanent green belt is created. Apart from the green belt and aesthetic plantation for elimination fugivitive of emission and noise control, all other plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local community.
Trees proposed for green belt development SI. Scientific name Common No. Name 1. Azadirachtaindica Neem 2. Pithecolibiumducle Jungle Jalebi 3. Mangiferaindica Aam 4. Scigiumcumuni Jamun 2.6. Socio-Economic The impact of mining on social demographic profile is positive because displacements of habitat are not involved in this project. Mangrol project will generate rural employment. The mining activities in the area will raise economic status of the mine workers.
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3.0. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Environmental Management plan serves no purpose if it is not implemented with true spirit. Thus, an implementation and monitoring programme has to be prepared. Implementation of proposed control measures and monitoring programmed has an implementation on the surrounding area as well as for the region. Therefore mining management should be strengthen the existing control measures implemented within the sandstone mining area relating to the following specific areas. Collection of air and water samples at strategic location with frequency suggested and by analyzing thereof. If the parameters exceed the permissible tolerance limits, corrective regulation measure should be taken. Collection of soil samples at strategic locations once in a year and analysis thereof with regard to deleterious constituents, if any. Regular visual examination will be carried out to look for possibilities of erosion. Any abnormal condition, if observed should be taken care of. Measurement of noise levels at mine site, stationary and mobile sources, and adjacent villages will be done. Plantation will be done as per program i.e. along the boundary.
3.1. ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER
Environmental professional/ officer should be appointed/ hired to implement the environment management plan. The officer shall ensure the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the environment management programme:-
Environmental officer will be responsible for proper maintenance and operation of the programme and it will oversee the following aspect: Conduct environmental awareness program to the workers, supervisory staff and contract leborers during the mining and operation period. Regularly monitor the environmental parameters and prepare reports as required by the GPCB. Recommend necessary measures to improve environmental conditions. Conduct safety program to create safety awareness among workers/staff. Train the staff and other workers on safety measures and conduct safety drills to educate them.
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Environmental officer will be in regular touch with state pollution control board and state mining department and send them annual progress report. Any new regulations considered by state/central pollution control board for the building stone mining would be taken care of.
3.2. PROPOSED SET UP The Environmental professional/ officer will be responsible for: Liasion with environment monitoring laboratory for collecting and analyzing water and air samples from surrounding area and work zone monitoring for pollutants. Implementing the control and protective measures. Co-coordinating the environment related activities within the project as well as with outside agencies. Collecting statistics of health of workers and population of surrounding villages. Monitoring the progress of implementation of environmental management program. Greenbelt development along the area.
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AREAL VEIW A SETELITE IMAGE OF 1 & 5 KM REDIUS OF STUDY
a. Name of Lease Holder Parbatbhai Hajabhai Naghera b. Location Address Survey No. 8 p 1, 8 p 2, Vill. Sukhpur, Tal.Vanthali, Dis. Junagadh c. Name of mineral to mine Building Lime Stone
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