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PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 0 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed project of 23.32 ha area for Sand mining and falls under Category- “A” as per EIA Notification 2006 and amended thereof of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi due to presence of Interstate boundary between Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and New Delhi. The mining lease area is located in Village Pachayara, Tehsil Ghaziabad, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The project was submitted in EAC on 29.3.2011. Tor presentation of the project was held in on 25.5.2011. However Terms of Reference were not granted for the project till date. A letter From Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate change was received on 19.6.2014 stating that the project should be submitted again as a fresh proposal for appraisal (letter is attached as annexure IV) Mining Lease Area 23.32 ha Latitude : 28°48'30.69"N to 28°47'42.96"N Location of mine (Centre) Longitude : 77°12'35.44"E to 77°12'20.94"E Toposheet No. 53H 01 River/Nalla/Tanks/Lakes etc Yamuna River Minerals of mine Sand Proposed production of mine 10,73,393 Tonnes per annum Method of mining Manual 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 52, 53, 54, Khasra No. 55, 290, 301, 304, 313, 314 Dust Suppression 2 KLD Domestic Use 9.6 KLD Water demand Plantation 1 KLD Total 12.6 KLD Sources of water From available sources of Nearby village. 1 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. Ultimate depth of Mining 3 m Man power 215 Solid Waste No over burden will be generated Nearest railway station Badli Railway Station about 9 km in SW direction Nearest state highway/national State Highway 57 (about 6 km in E direction) highway Indira Gandhi International Airport about 29 km in Nearest Airport SW direction 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent The project is proposed by M/S Maroon Engineers & Consultants (P) Ltd. Mining lease over an area of 23.32 ha was granted to Shri Satveer Singh, M/S Maroon Engineers & Consultants (P) Ltd. for a period of 3 years on 11.2.2008. (Lease deed attached as Annexure I). Renewal was applied and lease was granted for another 3 years on 28.2.2011 i.e. from 28.2.2011 to 27.2.2014. (Renewal application and lease attached as Annexure II & III respectively). However, mining was stopped from 30.6.2011 as per the order of District Magistrate, Ghaziabad. Lessee has applied for the lapse period i.e. 2 years and 8 months from the discontinuation of mining. The details of the project are given below: Name of the Lessees M/S Maroon Engineers & Consultants (P) Ltd. Name & Address of POA Holder Mr. Satver Singh S/o Shri Banwarilal R/o Village Juaon, tehsil ad District Sonipat, 2 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. Haryana. C/o M/S Maroon Engineers & Consultants (P) Ltd. 536, Modern Apartment, Sector 15, Rohini, New Delhi 110085 Name of Mine Pachayar Sand Mining Project Mineral Sand Area (ha) 23.32 ha Postal Address Mr. Satver Singh S/o Shri Banwarilal R/o Village Juaon, tehsil ad District Sonipat, Haryana. C/o M/S Maroon Engineers & Consultants (P) Ltd. 536, Modern Apartment, Sector 15, Rohini, New Delhi 110085 Status of Mine Fresh application for Environmental Clearance. 2.2 Brief Information about the Project the proposed project is situated on the bed of River Yamuna near village Pachayara, Tehsil & District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The lease area is extended over an area of 23.32 ha. the mining is proposed to be carried out by opencast manual method and 10,73,393 tonnes of Sand will be generated per annum. 2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region The project involves collection of river bed material. This is very essential to prevent widening of the riverbed due to the deposition of sediments which if not mined out will cause flooding and damage to the adjoining areas. This can only be prevented by maintaining the existing width and course of the river. If riverbed sand is not mined, the widening of river banks will 3 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. result in excessive erosion; causing further damage to flora, agricultural land and settlements situated in close proximity. Apart from that the production of mineral will benefit to the State in the form of Royalty. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities for the people in nearby villages. Also the mine management will conduct various socioeconomic developments in nearby village from time to improve the socio- economic status of the area. 2.4 Demands-Supply Gap Building huge infrastructure as being envisaged by Government of India particularly in road and housing sector requires basic building raw materials. Thus the demand for Sand is ever growing with the growth of the infrastructure sector in our country. The requirement for the mineral is always high in the nearby cities and towns. Therefore there is always a good demand of the mineral in the domestic market. 2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production Sand is the basic raw material used in the Sand is the basic raw material used in the building and construction activities. As the boom in industrialization and infrastructure the material excavated has high demand in the country. 2.6 Export Possibility There is no proposal to export the mineral. 2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets DOMESTIC MARKET Sand will be directly sold to the end markets. There is ample market for the mineral as there is huge demand of material in construction and real estate. 4 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. EXPORT MARKET The proposed mining activity is for indigenous consumption. 2.8 Employment Generation The proposed mining activity will provide employment to about 215 workers. The workers will be hired mostly from the nearby villages. 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.0 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any. This is an opencast manual mining project. There is no interlinked project associated with the proposed project. 3.1 Location Mining lease is situated near village Pachayara, Tehsil Ghaziabad, District Ghaziabad. The Lease is falling in Toposheet No. 53H 01. Buffer Map is attached as Map No.1 Coordinates Latitude : 28°48'30.69"N to 28°47'42.96"N Longitude : 77°12'35.44"E to 77°12'20.94"E Location Map is shown: 5 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. Location Map 6 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites Mineral is site specific so there is no other site selected for this purpose 3.4 Topography Topography is plain and has abundance of good quality of groundwater. Besides the nature's generosity, the District has a tremendous locational advantage being in proximity to Delhi. Originally established on the eastern side of river hindon, present sprawling development of Ghaziabad can be observed on both sides of river hindon. Hindon River is an important tributary of Yamuna River & flows between Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Flowing north south, Hindon river passes through middle of the city and meets Yamuna about 35 KM south of Ghaziabad. District Ghaziabad is bounded by Meerut district on the north, Bulandshahar and Gautam budh Nagar districts on the south, Hapur on the east while Faridabad (Haryana) and National Capital Delhi State lies on the South West. The total area of the district was 2590 sq. km. But after dividing the district to form a new district namely Gautam Budh Nagar, it becomes 1148 sq. km. 3.5 Regional Geology: The entire district of Ghaziabad forms the part of Ganga-Yamuna doab, eastern boundary is marked by Ganga river and the river Yamuna defines the western boundaries. The area represents almost a monotonous flat plain dissected by drainage of different order. Ghaziabad town is situated almost in the old flood plain of river Hindon. Morphologically, the area can be divided into 3 morpho units viz a viz (i) older Alluvial Plain (ii) Older Flood Plain and (iii) Active Flood Plain. The banks of rivers are steep and ravinous. The older alluvium occupies the entire upland and interfluve area occurring between major drainage ways i.e. Yamuna and Hindon and Hindon and Ganga. 7 PROJECT: PACHAYARA SAND MINING PROJECT PFR APPLICANT: M/SMAROON ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS (P) LTD. Rainfall & Climate The rainfall in the area is mainly due to southwest monsoon and nearly 80 to 85% of the annual rains occur between July and September. Remaining 15% to 20% rain is distributed unevenly, sometimes rain also occurs between January and March. The normal Annual rainfall of the district has been reported to be 731 mm based on data from 1901 to 1970. There is a large variation in rainfall in space and time. The district is endowed with typical climate with extremes in summer as in winters. The mercury shoots up to 400 C or even more during peak summer and dips to less than 500 C during the month of January. Winter spans from mid of November to mid of February. Summer months are April to middle of June which ends with onset of monsoon.