Proposed Limestone Slabs Quarry By Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy Ogipur (V), Tandur (M), (D) Environment Management Plan

1. INTRODUCTION

In a developmental activity like Limestone Slabs mining, all the exercises must co-exist satisfactorily with its surrounding condition so as to minimize the adverse impact on the environment. To control the likely adverse impacts and to achieve this goal, it is necessary to prepare an Environmental Management Plan, which has to be implemented by the proponents, in order to achieve environmental protection along with production profits.

Hence, Environmental Management Plan has been prepared for submission to State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority / State Expert Appraisal committee as per EIA notification 2006 and the amendments thereof for clearance of the proposed mining area.

Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy has filed an application for quarry lease for Limestone Slabs over an extent of 0.606 Ha.in Sy. No: 49 of Ogipur Village, Tandur Mandal, , and the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad has granted the quarry lease in favor of Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy for a period of 10 years vide notice No. 2010/QL/VKB/2018, Dated 04.08.2018.

Quarry Plan was approved by Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad region vide letter No: 3656/QP/VKBD/2018, Dated 24-12-2018.

2. PROJECT PROPONENT

Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy, is a Quarry Contractor and mineral trader. He is doing the business of mineral trading for the past few years and is one of the key suppliers of Limestone Slabs to the industries from this region.

Having significant experience in the mineral trading and Quarry of Lime Stone Slabs, to expand his business activities, applied Quarry Lease for Lime Stone Slabs over an extent of 0.606 Ha. In Sy. No: 49, Ogipur Village, Tandur Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana.

2.1 Project Location and Accessibility

Limestone Slabs Quarry is proposed at Ogipur Village, Vikarabad District, Telangana. The quarry lease area is located at a distance of 1.2 km due ESE from Ogipur Village. The location of the mine area falls under, Survey of , Topo-sheet number 56G/07 and bounded by North Latitude 170 17’ 50.94” - 170 17’ 54.18” N and Longitude 770 26’ 36.59” - 770 26’ 38.97” E. Features in the immediate mine lease boundary surroundings are given below:

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Lease Boundaries North - Barren lands East - Slabs Quarry West - Barren Lands South - Slabs Quarry The salient features of the project are given in Table: 1

Table-1: Salient Features of the Quarry Lease Area Limestone Slabs Quarry Of Project Name Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy Mining Lease Area 0.606 Ha Location Sy. No. 49 of Ogipur Village, Tandur Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana Toposheet No. 56G/07 Topography Plain ground with gentle sloping ground towards Southeast of the Q.L area. Minerals of mine Limestone Slabs Proposed production of mine 1200 Tonnes/ Annum Method of mining Open cast, Other than fully mechanized method No. of working days 250 days Water demand 2.5 KLD Sources of water From nearby villages through tankers Ultimate depth of Mining 6.0 m below the overburden Man power 10 Nearest railway station Tandur Railway Station – 15.9 km (ESE) Nearest state highway/ NH-9 from Hyderabad to Pune – 43.7m (N) national highway Nearest Port Krishnapatnam port – 442 km (SE) Nearest Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – 105.0 Km (E) Project Cost Rs. 15 Lakhs

2.2 Infrastructure and communication:

The quarry lease area is situated at a distance of 48.6 km west from the district headquarters Vikarabad. The nearest Town Tandur is situated at 15.0 km in ESE direction from the lease area.

Amenities like post & telegraph office, police station, primary health centre etc are available in all the villages. Water is available at the nearby villages and in nearby agricultural bore wells from Q.L applied area. Power connection is available at nearby villages. Agriculture is important occupation of the local people.

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Salient features of the Project Details Measurement Nearest village & Habitation Ogipur Village – 1.2 km (E) Road access Approach Road, 250 m, South Chatarsal to Tandur road – 0.6 km (S) Nearest town Tandur – 15.0 km (ESE) Rail network Tandur Railway Station – 15.9km (ESE) Nearest water source Borewells and Tankers from outside River/Stream Mullamari River – 1.2 km (S) Kagna River – 3.2 km (S) Dindi Vagu – 6.3 km (N) Forest boundary NA Interstate Boundary Telangana – Karnataka Boundary – 0.3 km (W)

Topographical map showing 10 km radius is shown in Figure – 1.1.

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FIGURE – 1.1: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP SHOWING 10 KM RADIUS AROUND THE MINE LEASE AREA

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3. GEOLOGY

3.1 Topography:

The entire Quarry lease applied area is a plain ground with a gentle slopes towards east. The assumed bench is taken at Boundary Point No.4 with reduced M.S.L of 435.5m. The minimum R.L of 435m is observed at the eastern side of the applied area. The applied area is a barren land and the rest sides being barren lands with working quarry of Limestone Slabs on north, west and south sides of the applied Q.L area. The lands to the east are open lands. There are approach roads from the applied area connecting to the road going to Chatrasala from Ogipur on northern and southern side.

3.2 Regional Geology:

The limestone deposits occurring in the area belong to man Bhima Basin group of Upper Proterozoic period. The rocks of Bhima basin rests over the rocks of Archean basement with a marked unconformity comprise of conglomerate and grit in the granitic terrain. They are considered equivalent of Vindhya systems.

The following Stratigraphic sequence has been identified in the region:

Geological Age Formations Recent Soil, Alluvium Bhima Group Upper Bhirnas(Flaggy Limestones) Middle Bhimas(Massive Limestones) Lower Bhimas (Shale & Sand stones)

3.3 Local Geology

The limestone deposits occurring in Vikarabad district belong to a group of rocks known as Bhima series. The main Bhima basin is in the Bijapur and Gulbarga districts of Karnataka. Only a small eastern extension of the basin is exposed in Telangana in Vikarabad district.

Within the quarry lease applied area the limestone occurs as grey to dark grey limestone and pink shale. Most of the area within the quarry lease applied is covered by black soil (ranges 1.0m to 1.25m) with outcrops of limestone here and there the geology of the area has been constructed based on surface geological mapping and sub-surface data of the adjacent working quarries .The general strike of the formation is NW-SE with beds usually dipping west and south west at low angles of 20 to 30, as observed from the outcrops exposed in the western side of the applied quarry lease area. The general geological succession in the area is given below:

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Litho unit Thickness Soil 1.00m to 1.25m Massive limestone 0-25.5m Pink Shale Not known

In the subject applied Q.L area the massive thick bedded limestone occurs over a thickness up to 5.0 m followed by the moderate to thin bedded limestone over a thickness of max. 6m and followed variegated limestone of reddish colour and followed by pink shale.

4. EXPLORATION/PROSPECTING:

No trial pits have been made in the subject Q.L applied area. No boreholes of any type have been carried out in the subject area and have been proposed in the Quarry Plan.

5. RESERVES

The ore body of Limestone Slabs is occurring as massive flat body below the black soil/thick bedded Limestone beds. The area spreads over an average length of 97.5 m and width of 62.5m.The thickness of the ore body not uniform and is varying with thickness ranging from 5.8m to 6.0m beds. The Limestone Slabs is occurring as a massive body below the general ground level below the black soil of 1.0m-1.25 m thick and thick bedded limestone of 4.60m to 5.0m thick. The quality of Limestone Slabs ore changes with depths. The bottom 6.0m thick light grey coloured Limestone Slabs (Parchi) is of low grade.

Summary of Geological & Mineable Reserves are given in table below:

TABLE 5.1: Geological Reserves Category Quantity (M3) A. Total Geological Reserves 28145 B. Reserves Blocked under 7.5 m Buffer Zone 10023 Reserves available for Exploration 18122 @ 60% Recovery (Proved) 1200 Life of the Mine 18122 / 1200 = 15.10 say 15 Years

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6.0 MINING METHODOLOGY

6.1 Type of mining:

The method of quarry shall be opencast, other than fully mechanized for overburden waste removal using excavator and tipper combination .The limestone slabs shall be quarried using cutting machines and labourers. Excavations shall be carried out by simple excavators. Bench height will be maintained at 10m maximum with overall slope at 80° and maintaining of bench width does not arise in the subject area. Excavation and loading of the over burden waste shall be carried out with simple excavators of capacity 0.9 to 1.1 cu .m bucket capacity and 10 tonnes tippers .Cutting machines of manually operated of robotic shall be deployed for cutting of the slabs A five year working plan with sectional view showing the production and development blocks.

• Capacity of Limestone Slabs production = 1200 tonnes per annum. • No of Working Days considered = 250 of quarry operations. • Total required quantity per annum = 1200 tonnes. • Total required quantity per day = 4.8 tonnes per day.

Quarrying Programme for the first five years It is proposed to commence the quarry operations from the eastern side of the applied Q.L area. The top soil and waste limestone rock (Bazaad) is removed to get a clear solid area by making a ramp from the northern side. Then the removal of the useful limestone slabs shall be done using cutting machines, cutting machines shall be deployed and commence cutting of the available layers vertically to the required size. Thus, the quarry operations shall go down layer by layer till the useful material exhausts from the demarcated area. The annual productions 1200 tonnes or 15,000 sq. m per annum is achieved.

Plan of Five Years Production Details Year R.Ls in Total OB/SB/IB ROM in 60% Mineral ‘m’ Tentative M3 tonns recovery Reject Excavations tonns In tonns Tonns I 436-429 2000 7546 2000 1200 800 II 429-428 2000 -- 2000 1200 800 III 428-427 2000 -- 2000 1200 800 IV 427-426 2000 -- 2000 1200 800 V 426-425 2000 -- 2000 1200 800 (Source: Approved Quarry plan)

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b) Beneficiation: The main processing operations for the limestone slabs is cutting the available beds to the sizes and can be supplied to the buyers requirement .The waste material while cutting, loosening and handling of the limestone Slabs shall be removed with the help of labourers .No other processing or beneficiation is required. No beneficiation is involved and the excavation is a dry process. Water is used as a coolant to the cutting blades.

Drilling and Blasting:

The lime stone Slabs available is bedded material and the overburden is in the form of black soil and thick bedded fractured limestone these materials shall be quarried opencast method, other than fully mechanized using excavators and are loaded into vehicles are loaded into vehicles. Drilling and Blasting may be required the overburden waste rock.

The overburden rock is quarried by opencast method, other than fully mechanized with Jack Hammer Drilling, blasting, loading and transporting vehicles.

The overburden waste rock is removed by the open cast method compromising the following parameters:

Bench height 10 m Bench width Does not arise as a single bench Bench face 800 inclination Overall pit slope 800 Ramp Length 30 m Ramp Width 4 m

e) Manpower & Machinery Man Power : Manager 1 Mines Supervisor 1 Skilled Workers 4 Un skilled 4

Details of machinery proposed for deployment Machinery Capacity HP No’s Excavator 0.9m3-1.10m3 180 1

Tipper 10/17 tons 2 Cutting machine --- 1 4 (Source: Approved Quarry plan)

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6.5 Water Requirement

Water is required only for drinking purposes, green belt development and dust suppression. The number of working people is around 10. So the total water requirement will be around 2.5 KLD. Source of water is tankers from nearby villages. The details of water requirement is given in table below:

S. Description Water Requirement No. KLD 1. Dust Suppression 1.2 2. Green Belt 0.8 3. Domestic 0.5 Total 2.5

6.6 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal

6.7 Solid Waste Generation Limestone Slabs deposit in this area is covered by Black soil and thick beded fractured limestone rock to a thickness ranging from 5.8m to 6.25m over the Limestone slabs mineral and shall be quarried first. about 7546 cu. m of overburden waste, 1694 cu. m of top soil and 4000 tonnes of mineral rejects shall be generated during the ensuring five years plan period. The waste generation is as follows:

Year Top Soil in Cu. Overburden/ Minerals rejects m. Waste in cu.m in Tonns I 1694 7546 800 II - - 800 III - - 800 IV - - 800 V - - 800 Total 1694 7546 4000

Existing Dumps: There are no existing dumps in the applied Q.L area.

There is no proposal of permanent dumps. Initially the waste in the form of black soil over an area of 1540 sq.m and average thickness of 1.1m shall be removed from the pit proposed and shall be dumped at the western and northern part of the applied Q.L area along the 7.5m buffer zone to an extent of 850 sq. m to an height of 2m. The overburden waste rock and mineral rejects shall be dumped initially in the abandoned quarry pits and thereafter in the worked out pit1 to reduce the degradation of the area from the environment point of view.

6.9 Site Amenities:

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An office and rest shelter is proposed at the southwest comer of the applied Quarry Lease area for the workers. Apart from that no other infrastructure facilities are proposed.

6.10 Climatic Conditions The climate of the area is tropical. The area experiences extreme climate conditions with during summer and mid winter seasons. The area enjoys warm climate from middle of February and gradually temperature rises rapidly till may, the hottest month with maximum temperature rising up to 450C during day time. The coldest month is December. The onset of south west monsoon is in the month of June which continues up to September with annual rainfall of 700 to 750 mm. Tropical climate of the region is manifested in hot humid summer moderately good monsoon and the area falls in moderate rainfall zone-8 as per records. The average annual rainfall in the area is 735 mm. Majority of the rainfall occur during the months of June to September through south west monsoon.

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

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The activities at the QL area shall have both positive and negative impacts. In order to reduce the negative impacts owing to activities in the QL area under consideration, measures have been integrated in the process at the planning stage itself. Environmental management approach includes actions to protect environment by using various means at different stages of the project. The measures result in reduction of the impacts at the sources itself. Some of the measures result in the change in technology / process thereby reducing and or eliminating some of the adverse impacts. In a few inevitable cases the remedial solutions are provided to counter / minimize the negative impacts.

7.1 Air Pollution & Control Measures

Sources of Air Pollution

The Quarry lease area is proposed to operate with open cast semi mechanized method. Dust is the main air pollutant which will occur from quarry operations like excavation, loading and transportation.

Control Measures

The area is surrounded by agricultural lands and there are no industries nearby. Hence natural air is available in this area. However to control the pollution from the quarry operations, the following air pollution control measures will be implemented in the Quarry lease area.

• Regular spraying of water by water tanker • Length of Approach road – 250 M. • Water for sprinkling – 1.2 KLD • Regular maintenance of vehicles and machinery • Providing dust Masks to workers. • Plantation along haul roads and lease area.

7.2 Noise Pollution & Control Measures

Sources of Noise 1. Loaded trucks movement generates 80- 84 dB (A) (2-3 trucks short time stay at mine area) 2. Digging and excavation activities - 70 dB(A) (Only during day time) 3. Normal values when mining is not in operation (40-45 dB(A))

Control Measures

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. Mining operations will be carried out during day time only and avoid inconvenience to the nearby habitations . The noise propagation values found to be less than the prescribed noise limits . Ear plugs will be provided to the noise prone areas . Vehicular maintenance will ensure less noise. . Usage of sharp teeth on the JCB will reduce noise during loading operations . Regular maintenance of vehicles and machinery . Reducing unnecessary usage of horns . Limiting the speed of vehicles entering and leaving the quarry to 25 kmph.

7.3 Water Pollution Control Measures

There are no chances for changes in quality of surface water or ground water the quarry operations will be carried out on slopes of the rocky terrain. Hence neither the ground water table nor the general surface drainage pattern is affected. No water will be discharged from the quarry. No waste generation from the quarry lease area. Hence no siltation is envisaged from the quarry lease area. Only domestic waste water to the tune of 0.8 KLD will be generated from the Q.L. Area

Following measures shall be taken:  The domestic wastewater will be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.  Pumps of adequate capacity shall be installed to lift the accumulated rain water.  It shall be ensured that good quality potable water is provided for drinking purposes. Good sanitation facilities (toilets with septic tank followed by soak pits) shall be provided and maintained for good hygienic conditions.  The spillages form fuelling of machinery shall be avoided and in case of any spillage the same shall be handled properly. Likewise the spent lubricating oils etc. shall be safely collected and properly disposed off.

7.4 Land Environment

The following table shows the Land Breakup for the First Five years of mining.

Land Use Details

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Area put on use Area degrades S. Pattern of utilization at the start plan during First Five No. (in Ha.) Years period (ha.) 1 Quarrying Nil 0.154 2 Dumping Nil 0.085 3 Mineral storage Nil Nil 4 Construction of building, Nil 0.002 workshop, etc. 5 Township/housing Nil Nil 6 Construction of road, Nil 0.030 ropeway, rail lines, etc. 7 Green belt/Plantation Nil 0.050 8 Tailing pond Nil Nil 9 Screening & Washing Nil Nil 10 Undisturbed Area 0.606 0.285 Total 0.606 0.606

7.3 Greenbelt Development

Being the Plain lands with black soil cover all over the Q.L area, the survival rate of the plants will be very good. It was observed that, the terrain of the quarry lease area is with black soil cover, supporting plant growth. The major tree species which have been observed in the quarry lease and adjoining area include Kanuga, Neem, Modhuga and Ganda babool.

The grass cover is sparse as there is heavy grazing intensity by local cattle on the ground vegetation. Many exotic species such as gulrnohar (Delonix regia), White gulrnohar (Delonix Sp), Peltophorum ferrugenuim & Millingtonia hortensis have been planted as ad venue plantation along the road side. In habitation areas, the Neem were commonly planted. The proposed summary details are as under:

Details of Plantation Year Area (m2) No. of Plants 1st Year 100 20 2nd Year 100 20 3rd Year 100 20 4th year 100 20 5th year 100 20 Total 500 100

SPECIES RECOMMENDED FOR GREENBELT

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S. No. Botanical Name Height (m) Color of the flower Flowering time 1 Acacia Arabica 8.0 - 10.0 Yellow March-May 2 Aegle marmelos 8.0 - 10.0 Greenish white March-April 3 Albizia lebbeck (A.procera) 10.0 - 15.0 Greenish yellow April-May 4 Artocarpus integrifolia 6.0 - 8.0 Feb.-March 5 Anogeissus latifolia 10.0 - 15.0 Greenish Sept.-Jan. 6 Anacardium occidentale 3.0 - 4.0 Cream Jan.-Feb. 7 Anthocephalus cadamba 10.0 - 15.0 Yellow Oct.-Dec. 8 Bauhinia variegate 7.0 - 8.0 Purple & white Feb.-April 9 Cassia fistula 9.0 - 13.0 Yellow March-May 10 Cassia nodosa 12.0 - 14.0 Rose pink April-May 11 Casuarina equisetifolia 10.0 - 15.0 Inconspicuous March-May 12 Delonix regia 8.0 - 12.0 white-orange/ red April- June 13 Nyctanthes arbortristic 2.0 - 3.0 White Oct.-Nov. 14 Lagerstroemia floreginae 7.0 - 10.0 Liliac May-June 15 Mangifera indica 7.0 - 8.0 White Feb.-March 16 Mimusops elengi 4.0 - 5.0 White Nov.-Dec. 17 Nerium odorum 2.0 - 4.0 Red, white Feb.-March 18 Peltophorum ferruginium 10.0 - 15.0 Golden-yellow May-Oct. 19 Pithecolobium dulce 8.0 - 10.0 White March-April 20 Putranjiva roxburghii 8.0 - 10.0 Inconspicuous March-April 21 Polyalthea longifolia 15 Foliage March-June

7.5 Solid Waste management The Limestone Slabs deposit in this area is occurring beneath top soil and thick bedded fractured limestone rock of having 5.8m – 6.25m thickness. The black soil shall be dumped at 7.5m buffer zone within applied Q.L area and waste rock and mineral rejects generated during first year of quarry operations shall be dumped in the already worked out and abandoned pit. After removal of the mineral, the worked out pit 1 shall be reclaimed with mineral rejects. Therefore, no waste management is anticipated from the quarry lease area. There are no chances of generation of toxic and hazardous elements from this quarry.

7.6 Socio-economic Environment The main occupation of villagers is agriculture and sheep raring. The commencement of quarrying activity in this area improved the socio-economic status of the local people by creation of employment and paying taxes to gram panchayath.

Name of village Direction Distance (km) Population Ogipur E 1.25 1197 CCI Cement factory NE 3.55 Factory EEN 3.05 8706 Jattur S 2.80 1609 Chatrasala NW 2.30 1007 Karchakhed NW 2.85 1871 Burgupalli NW 4.90 869

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S. No. Activity Amount (Lakhs) 1 Sanitation and drinking water facilities 0.7 2 Providing school uniforms, Books & 0.5 scholarships to the nearby village school merit students 3 Medical Health check-up and Infrastructure Reported in development is already mentioned in EMP EMP Cost Total 1.2

7.7 Occupational Safety & Health Management

• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) of all workers before recruitment and during mining operations. • Total workers in the mine – 10 • Mine operators were provided with personal protective equipments (PPEs) include safety helmets and footwear, in addition to ear and hand protection devices. • Dust masks were provided for workers. • Potable drinking water & shelter for mine workers will be provided.

7.8 Monitoring during Project Phase (active mining)

Pollution monitoring program includes periodic analysis of air, noise levels and groundwater samples. Groundwater samples at representative locations within and nearby the lease area shall be periodically analyzed to detect contamination if any. In the event of any contamination, concerned authorities shall be notified immediately and appropriate corrective measures shall also be initiated. The monitoring shall also help in knowing the effectiveness of abatement measures and also be a guide for further steps to be taken, if required.

7.8.1 Monitoring Strategy

The monitoring of various environmental parameters is necessary and is a part of environmental protection measures. Monitoring is as important as that of control of pollution since the efficiency of control measures can only be determined by monitoring. A well- defined environmental monitoring program would be employed with trained and qualified staff to monitor the ambient air quality to check whether the quality of emissions/effluents is maintained within the permissible limits. Environmental attributes should be monitored as given below: • Ambient Air quality • Water quality • Noise levels

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• Soil characteristics Locations and frequency of monitoring should be as per the guidelines of TSPCB

7.8.2 Ambient Air Monitoring

As per MoEF there is a need to identify 3 ambient air stations at 120o angle keeping the main source in the center. The ground level concentrations of suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the ambient air within the project boundaries will be monitored at regular intervals.

7.8.3 Noise Monitoring

Noise levels in the workspace environment will be monitored periodically. If any deviation is observed necessary corrective measures will be taken. Monitoring noise levels is essential to assess the efficacy of maintenance of schedules undertaken to reduce noise levels and noise protection measures. A good quality sound pressure level meter is essential for this purpose. This work can be handled by plant authorities themselves or by hiring services of an external agency. Noise surveillance is for the benefit of the workers wellbeing and to keep track of machinery wear and tear.

7.8.4 Water Quality Monitoring

Groundwater near the project site will be routinely tested for its quality. No contamination of groundwater is expected. Groundwater is recommended to be monitored in at least other wells/ bores in the area adjacent to the QL area in the direction of ground water flow to keep surveillance on the groundwater quality.

7.8.6 Machine and Equipment Safety

To prevent and control hazards related to machine and equipment use, measures for the enhancement of visibility should be applied throughout the mine. Specific visibility management practices may include the following:

• Use of reflective markings on structures, traffic junctions, and other areas with a potential for accidents. • Use of contrast Colouring on equipment / machinery, including the provision of reflective markings to enhance visibility. • Use of moving equipment / machinery equipped with improved operator sight lines. • Installing safety barriers in high-risk locations of internal roads / transport corridors. Barriers may be constructed with refuse or other materials capable to stopping vehicles

7.9 Budgets for Environmental Protection Measures

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The proponent has allocated budget of 1.8 Lakhs (Capital Cost) and 1.2 Lakhs (Recurring Cost per annum) for the environmental protection measures. The component wise budget break-up for environmental management plan is given in table below.

EMP budget for the Mines S. Work Name Total fixed Maintenance/ No. cost (Rs.) recurring cost with periodicity (Rs.) 1 Safety shoe 0 23000 2 Helmet 0 1100 3 Hand gloves 0 1980 4 Ear plugs 0 3200 5 Cloth for protection from dust 0 6500 6 Dust Masks 0 24600 7 Water sprinkling 100000 14000 8 Green belt establishment 80000 20000 10 Medical examination 0 6400 11 Environmental Monitoring 0 10000 12 Social welfare measures 0 10000 Total 180000 120780

In addition to the above, out of total project cost of Rs. 15.0 Lakhs, 2% will be incurred as CER Budget.

7.11 Progressive Mine Closure Plan

a. Mined out land

The quarried out land in the ensuring plan period attaining a depth of an average 12 m from the surface will be 1540 Sq. m (0.154 ha.).the quarrying operations shall be continued going further depth in the next scheme period from the the working pit, and therefore no proposals to reclaim the area. b. Water Quality Management

a) Surface Water: There are no rivers, tanks and other perennial water sources in the quarry lease area. since the area is a plain ground with gentle slopes, during rains the water takes its course along the natural drains. Due to removal of mineral in ensuing plan period and as part of the area is reclaimed, a shallow pit will be left at the western side and the rain water accumulates in the pit. There will not be change in this water due to Quarry operations.

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b) Ground Water: There are bore wells outside the quarry lease area. It is noticed that the ground water table (at present, due to recent heavy rains) is available at depth of 35m from the surface. But normally, the water table is available below 40m. Since the quarry workings are confined to a depth of maximum 12m from the surface and far above the general ground level there are no chances of accumulation of ground water in working pit.

c) Air Quality Management: At present the air in this area is fresh and unpolluted because the lease is away from industries and villages. Due to Quarry the air will be polluted slightly at the time of quarrying and mineral transportation in dry seasons. The air pollution will be controlled within the ambient air quality standards by sprinkling water on the quarry haul roads, green belt development around the quarry lease area.

d) Solid Waste Management

The Limestone Slabs deposit in this area is occurring beneath top soil and thick bedded fractured limestone rock of having 5.8m – 6.25m thickness. The black soil shall be dumped at 7.5m buffer zone within applied Q.L area and waste rock and mineral rejects generated during first year of quarry operations shall be dumped in the already worked out and abandoned pit. After removal of the mineral, the worked out pit 1 shall be reclaimed with mineral rejects. Therefore, no waste management is anticipated from the quarry lease area. There are no chances of generation of toxic and hazardous elements from this quarry.

e) Top Soil Management

There is top soil generation. Entire top soil (black soil) excavated shall be dumped at the 7.5m buffer zone at the east and NE part of Quarry lease area over an area of 850 sq.m and height of 2m and shall be utilized for afforestation purposes.

f) Safety and Security

he applicant will leave a barrier 7 .5 m width all along the Quarry lease boundary as buffer zone as per MMR Rules. The bench height of max. 10m with slopes shall always be maintained for safe quarry operations and the movement of vehicles. Since, the quarry operations are being carried out by cutting machines below the general ground level and after closure of quarry operations, the pit of max 14m deep is developed. The pit shall be fenced with 2m height waste rock bund, to avoid public or animals from the fall into the worked pit.

g) Disaster Management and Risk Assessment

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Disaster and risk due to land slides, subsidence, inundation in underground mines, fire, seismic activities, tailing dam failures, etc. are not anticipated in the present context.

Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy, Proprietor will be the responsible in case of any emergency or disaster in the Quarry. The primary health center is in the Ogipur, which is 0.9 kms from the quarry area, for speedy evacuation of the casualty to the hospital. The hospital and police station is situated in the Tandur which is 18 kms away from the quarry site. Workmen will be trained in the first aid to deal situations.

8. CONCLUSION

The mining activities of the applicant Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy in Sy. No: 49 of Ogipur (V), Tandur (M), Vikarabad District, Telangana will be environmentally compatible to the surrounding with the proposed environmental control measures implemented during quarry operations. The study identified the environmental issues viz., dust generation, noise levels due to material transportation, haulage of roads etc. Management of ambient air quality at quarry lease area is important at all stages of the mine cycle. Fugitive dust emissions from stockpiles and other exposed areas should be minimized by using dust suppression techniques for roads and work areas, optimization of traffic patterns, and reduction of travel speeds. Protective measures shall be followed to protect human health, safety and the environment. Thus it can be stated that the quarry operations will not have any adverse effect on the surrounding environment and habitation, if the proposed environmental management plan is adopted.

Annexure – I

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Proposed Limestone Slabs Quarry By Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy Ogipur (V), Tandur (M), Vikarabad (D) Environment Management Plan

AD Mines Letter showing details of surrounding leases

Annexure – II

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Proposed Limestone Slabs Quarry By Sri V. Venkata Krishna Reddy Ogipur (V), Tandur (M), Vikarabad (D) Environment Management Plan

Photographs of Project Site

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