District Survey Report
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District Survey Report Prepared in accordance with Para 7 (iii) of S.O.3611 (A) Dated 25th July,2018 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification. Prepared Under Guidance of – DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, KHUNTI, JHARKHAND & DISTRICT MINING OFFICER - KHUNTI DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY & MINING. JHARKHAND Content Preface 1. Introduction 2. General Profile of the district a.Climate Condition b.Topography & Terrain c.Demography d.Cropping Pattern e.Land Form and Seismicity f.Flora and Fauna 3. Geology 4. Drainage System 5. Land use pattern of the district 6. Water Course & Hydrology 7. Rainfall and humidity 8. Details of Mining lease area in the district 9. Details of royalty or revenue received in last three years 10. Detail Of Production Of Sand / Bajri Or Minor Mineral In Last Three Years In Distt. 11. Details of Eco sensitive zone in District 12. Method for mining 13. Blasting and explosive 14. Mine rejects 15. Dumping of waste 16. Impact of Pollution from mining 17. Reclamation of mined out area 18. Remedial measures 1 19. Restoration 20. Disposal of mining machinery 21. Disaster And Risk Assessment 22. Occupational health hazard and remedial measures 23. Mine safety 24. Importance of mine manager 25. Facilities to labors 26. Positive aspects of mining 27. Summary 28. References 2 List of Tables Table 1. General profile of the district Table 2. Rainfall (mm) in the Khunti District Table 3. Drainage system of Khunti District Table 4. Silent features of important rivers and streams Table 5. Cropping pattern of Khunti District Table 6. Lease list of stone for Karra Circle (minor mineral) Table 7. Lease list of stone in Khunti Circle (minor mineral) Table 8. Lease list of stone at Murthu Circle (minor mineral) Table9. Closed Lease List Table10. The regional stratigraphy of Jharkhand State Table 11. Detail Of Production of Sand / Bajri Or Minor Mineral In Last Three Years In District Table 12. Details Of Royalty Or Revenue Received In Last Three Years 3 List of Figures Fig 1. Location map of Khunti District Fig 2. Block map of Khunti district Fig 3. Regional connectivity of Khunti town Fig 4. Temperature graph of Khunti district Fig 5. Physiographic map of Jharkhand Fig 6. Drainage map of Khunti District Fig 7. Hydrological map of Khunti, District (source CGWB, 2013) Fig 8. Seismicity map of India Fig 9. Singhbhum Shear zone Fig 10. Geological map of Jharkhand state Fig 11. Mineral resource map of Jharkhand state 4 List of Plates Plate 1. Location of Mine Lease Areas on SOI toposheet. Plate 2. Location of Mine Lease Areas on Googla Earth Location of minerals in District -Khunti Plate 3. Location of potential areas for occurance of Hornblend in Khunti Plate 4. Location of potential areas for occurance of Hornblend metabasalt in Khunti Plate 5. Location of potential areas for occurance of Metabasic in Khunti Plate 6. Location of potential areas for occurance of Mica schist epidiorite in Khunti Plate 7. Location of potential areas for occurance of Mica schist phyllite in Khunti Plate 8. Location of potential areas for occurance of Phyllite in Khunti Plate 9. Location of potential areas for occurance of Porphyritic in Khunti Plate 10. Location of potential areas for occurance of Quartzite in Khunti Plate 11. Location of potential areas for occurance of Granite Gneiss in Khunti Plate 12. Location of potential areas for occurance of Tuff in Khunti 5 List of Annexures Annex-1 List of the minerals occurred in Khunti District. Annex-2 List of coordinates of probable areas of mineral occurance. Annex-3 List of Rules and policies applicable for mining activities. Annex-4 Jharkhand SEIAA guidelines for Sustainable Mining Annex-5 Photographs taken during survey 6 Preface On January 15th 2016, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India issued a notification and in which Para 7(iii) (a) and Annexure X purpose and structure of District Survey Report has been discussed. District Survey report (DSR) will be prepared in every district for each minor mineral. On July 25th 2018, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India again issued a notification inserted point II in Para 7(iii) (a) and Annexure X which is “ PROCEDURE FOR PREPARATION OF DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT OF MINOR MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING: and in which format for prepataion of the District Survey Report of minor minerals other than sand mining or river bed mining will guide systematic and scientific utilization of natural resources, so that present and future generation may be benefitted at large. The purpose of District Survey report (DSR) “Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed; and identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited”.The District Survey report (DSR) will contain mainly data published and endorsed by various departments and websites about Geology of the area, Mineral wealth details of rivers, Details of Lease and Mining activity in the District along with Sand mining and revenue of minerals. This report also contains details of Forest, Rivers, Soil, Agriculture, Road, Transportation and climate etc. Disclaimer: - All precautions are being taken while typing this report but the data may vary due to misprinting or typographical mistake. Therefore, it is recommended that EAC/SEIAA/DEIAA may take into consideration all its relevant aspects / data while scrutinizing and granting EC to the concerned Authority as applicable. 7 Introduction The newly created Khunti district, earlier a sub-division of Ranchi district was carved out of Ranchi district and created on 12th September 2007 as the 23 rd district of Jharkhand. Geographically Jharkhand is located in the north eastern part of India and it is bounded by West Bengal in the east, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh in west, Bihar in north and Orissa in south. The state of Jharkhand is known for its rich natural resources like forest, rivers, lakes, water fall, dams and rich deposition of minerals. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the Kanke area of the Ranchi city. According to a local legend it is told that at old time Munda people tradition, King of Chhotangapur Maharaja Madra Munda's son Setea had eight sons. Of these eight greatgrandsons of Madra Munda, the eldest went southwards of Ranchi. He established a Khuntkatti village which he named Khunti. Fig 1. Loction map of Khunti district 8 Part of the South Chotanapur Commissionary, Khunti is a very new district. Established on 12th September 2007, Khunti is a district with 6 Blocks, and is 40 Km south of the state capital, Ranchi. Khunti is surrounded by Ranchi on the northern side, Gumla and Simdega on the western side and by Saralkela and Chaibasa on the southern side. District Khunti has a total area of about 2,611 square kilometers and sixteenth rank in comparison to other districts in terms of area in state, is possesses one Khunti subdivision and subdivision is further 9 divided into blocks, panchayats and villages. Under Khunti Sub-Division, there are 6 C.D. Blocks blocks. It has also 2 towns (1 statutory and 1 Census Town) as detailed below: Subdivisions: 1. Khunti C.D. Blocks under Khunti Subdivision:- Karra, Torpa, Rania, Murhu, Khunti, Erki (Tamar II) Fig. 2 Block map of Khunti district 9 Statutory Towns: Khunti C.D. Block-Khunti (Nagar Panchayat) Census Towns: Torpa C.D. Block- Torpa (CT) The district falls within Toposheet No. F45H5, F45B8 and 73F/1. The district administration is looked after by Deputy Commissioner (D.C.) who belongs to I.A.S. cadre. The D.C. is in charge of the civil revenue and criminal administration of the district. He is also the chief pilot of all development and welfare activities in the district. The commissioner, South Chotanagpur division having his headquarters at Ranchi, exercises general supervision and control over him. He is assisted by a number of experienced officers recruited through Jharkhand Public Service Commission. The Subdivisional Magistrates assists him at the subdivision level and the C.D. Block level he is assisted by Block Development Officers and Circle Officers. These officers are also assisted by a good number of subordinate officers and staff. Police administration is looked after by Superintendent of Police (S.P.). He has his headquarters at Khunti and works under the Deputy Inspector General of Police. He is assisted by a number of Deputy or Assistant Superintendents of Police, Police Inspectors, Sergeant Majors, etc. There is also elaborate system of judiciary at district level. As the seat of district is state capital the High Court is also functioning there. There are altogether 756 villages including 2 un-inhabited villages in the district and there are 86 Panchayats in the district. The district is bounded on the north by Ranchi district, on the south by the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, on the east by Seraikella-Kharsawan district and Pashchimi Singhbhum district and on the west by the districts of Gumla, and Simdega. History of Khunti District: As per 2011 census, Khunti had population of 5.31 lakh out of which 91.49% of population of Khunti district lives in rural areas of villages and 74% of the population being tribal. As implied the population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, the level of farming is subsistance with major share under mono-cropping.. Agriculture is mostly rain fed as irrigation is not well developed in the district. Significant percentage of population depends upon forest produce. Paddy is the major crop as it contributes to a great extent to the district economy. As against a target of cultivation of paddy in 76000 ha.