PREFEASIBILITY REPORT FOR PROPOSED GRANITE QUARRY Capacity: 1.7765 Ha BY M/s. Devadaru Agro-Land Ventures Pvt. Ltd., Admin office: Door No. IX -301, Industrial Development Plot, Anathapuram, Kannur P.O., Kasaragod Dist - 671321 E-mail: [email protected] Phone : 9740311448, 9746721180 Prefeasibility Report for Granite Quarry Mining <5 Ha Contents Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 PROJECT SITE LOCATION ..................................................................................... 5 1.3 PROJECT PROPONENT ........................................................................................... 6 1.4 THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 7 1.5 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE PROJECT SITE ............................ 7 1.6 DISTANCE OF THE SITE FROM SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ............................... 9 1.7 ACCESS ROAD ......................................................................................................... 9 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 10 2.1 TYPE AND NEED FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................ 10 2.2 MINE LEASE AREA ............................................................................................... 10 2.3 PROPOSED METHOD OF MINING ...................................................................... 11 2.4 METHOD OF QUARRYING / MINING ................................................................. 12 2.4.1 Method of Reserve Estimation........................................................................... 12 2.4.2 Exploration of Mineral Reserves ....................................................................... 12 2.4.3 Types of Reserves .............................................................................................. 13 2.4.4 Insitu Reserves of Proposed Quarrying Area..................................................... 13 2.5 MINING .................................................................................................................... 13 2.5.1 Mineable reserves .............................................................................................. 13 2.5.2 Year wise Production ......................................................................................... 14 2.5.3 Conceptual Mining Plan .................................................................................... 15 2.5.4 Mode of Mining and Equipment Required ........................................................ 15 2.5.5 Drilling and Blasting: ......................................................................................... 15 2.5.6 Loading .............................................................................................................. 16 2.5.7 Storage of explosives ......................................................................................... 16 2.5.8 Mining Drainage ................................................................................................ 17 2.5.9 Storage of granite ............................................................................................... 17 2.6 FIRE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................... 17 2.7 FIRST AID STATION .............................................................................................. 18 2.8 ACCESS ROAD AND WIDTH TO THE PLOT ..................................................... 18 2.10 POWER REQUIREMENT ....................................................................................... 18 2.11 WORK FORCE REQUIREMENT ........................................................................... 18 2.12 WATER BALANCE ................................................................................................. 18 2.13 PROJECT COST ....................................................................................................... 18 3. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO ............................................................. 19 3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA DESCRIPTION ..................................... 19 3.2 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 19 3.2.1 Rainfall ............................................................................................................... 19 3.2.2 Temperature ....................................................................................................... 20 3.2.3 Relative Humidity .............................................................................................. 20 3.2.4 Wind ................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL TYPES .............................................................. 20 3.3.1 Geomorphology ................................................................................................. 20 3.3.2 Soil ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Seismicity of the area ......................................................................................... 21 3.4 GEOLOGY................................................................................................................ 22 3.4.1 Physiography...................................................................................................... 22 Prefeasibility Report for Granite Quarry Mining <5 Ha Contents 3.4.2 Regional Geology .............................................................................................. 22 3.4.3 Geology of the Lease Area ................................................................................ 22 3.5 RIVERS ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.6 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ........................................................................... 24 Source: Ground water Information booklet September 2008 .................................................. 24 3.6.1 Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge ..................................................... 25 3.7 HYDROLOGY.......................................................................................................... 25 3.8 Land use .................................................................................................................... 28 3.9 BIODIVERSITY ....................................................................................................... 29 3.9.1 Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................... 30 3.9.2 Methodology Adopted for the survey ..................................................................... 30 3.9.3 Flora ................................................................................................................... 31 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STATUS ...................................................................... 36 3.11 Water environment .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.12 Noise level data ......................................................................................................... 38 3.13 Soil analysis............................................................................................................... 38 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 39 4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 39 4.1 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 39 4.1.1 Controlling Dust Levels ..................................................................................... 40 4.1.2 Controlling CO Levels ....................................................................................... 40 4.1.3 Controlling NOx Levels ..................................................................................... 40 4.1.4 Occupational Health & Safety Measure to Control Dust Inhalation ................. 40 4.2 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL ............................................................................ 40 4.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 41 4.4 LAND ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................... 41 4.4.1 Rocks for landscaping ........................................................................................ 41 4.4.2 Laying of the top soil ......................................................................................... 42 4.5 WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 42 4.6 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................ 42 4.6.1 Criteria for selection of species.......................................................................... 42 4.6.2 Design of Green Development........................................................................... 42 4.6.3 Programme for Afforestation ............................................................................