DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR WARDHA DISTRICT FOR A. SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING B. MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Prepared under A] Appendix –X of MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15.1.2016 B] Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines C] MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018 Index Sr. Description Page No. No. 1 District Survey Report for Sand Mining Or River 1-56 Bed Mining 2 District Survey Report for Minerals Other Than 57-104 Sand Mining Or River Bed Mining DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR WARDHA DISTRICT PART –A FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Prepared under A] Appendix –X of MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 141(E) dated 15.1.2016 B] Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines C] MoEFCC, GoI notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018 1 1.0 Introduction : Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide its judgement dated February 27,2012 and further relief amendment dated April 16,2012 directed all state, union territories and ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New Delhi to screen mining of minor minerals leases within the purview of EIA notification 2006 and made requirement of environmental clearance to minor minerals less than 5 ha compulsory. Ministry of Environment & Forest , GoI vide its office Memorandum L-11011/47/2011.IA.II(M) dated 18.05.2012 directed mass to comply Ho’ble Supreme Court decision. Further streamlining of environmental clearance procedures, MOEFCC, GoI amended EIA notification 2006 vide S.O. 141(E) dated 15.01.2016 where procedure for preparation of District Survey Report (DSR) for minor minerals has been prescribed. Further the procedure for preparation of DSR and format is amended vide MOEFCC notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018. The subjected DSR is defined at “ Appendix -X (See Paragraph 7(iii)(a)” of the notification S.O.141(E)dated 15.01.2016 and S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018 Accordingly this document is prepared by DEIAA, Wardha, Maharashtra State. Wardha district has constituted District Environmental Impact Assessment Authority vide Aka/GauKha/Kavi-115/16 Dated 03.08.2016 and comprised as Sr. No. Name of the Member/Expert Designation Role 1 Shri. Shailesh Nawal District Collector, Chairman Wardha 2 Shri. Sunil Sharma D.F.O., Wardha Member 3 Shri. Mohan Rahangdale Expert Member Member (Non Govt. Official) 4 Shri. Uttam Dighe S.D.O. Wardha Member Secretary Wardha district has constituted District Expert Appraisal Committee Authority vide letter Aka/GauKha/Kavi-115/16 Dated 03.08.2016 and comprised as Sr.No. Name of the Designation Role Member/Expert 1 Shri. S. B. Kale Executive Engineer, Chairperson Irrigation Dept. Wardha 2 Shri. Suhas Badhekar ACF (Forest), Wardha Member 2 3 Shri. Vijay R. Bhusari Senior Geologist, Member GSDA Wardha 4 Dr. Ajay Dawle District Health Officer, Wardha Member 5 Shri. Anil Telang Executive Engineer, Member Zilla Parishad, Wardha 6 Shri. Kiran Hasabnis SRO, State Pollution Control Board, Member Nagpur 7 Mr. T. A. Shouque Expert Member Member 8 Dr. Namdeo Meshram Expert Member Member 9 Shri. Sachin Jain Expert Member Member 10 Shri. A.K. Chavhan Assistant Engineer, Member Public Works Department 11 Dr. Imran Sheikh District Mining Officer, Member Secretary Wardha Brief Introduction of Wardha district : Wardha District is located in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state and is named after its most important river, the Wardha. The district is bounded on the west and north by Amravati District, on the south by Yavatmal District, on the southeast by Chandrapur District and on the east by Nagpur District. The boundaries with Amravati and Yavatmal districts are identified by the river Wardha. The district covers 6,310 sqkm Wardha District Administrative head quarter is Wardha. It is is Located 738 KM west towards State capital Mumbai . Wardha District population is 1296157. It is 29th Largest District in the State by population. There are three sub divisions namely Wardha, Hinganghat & Arvi and eight taluka namely Wardha, Deoli, Selu, Arvi, Ashti, Karanja, Samudrapur & Hinganghat in the district and the taluks of Karanja, Ashti, and Smudrapur are entirely rural with no settlement being classified as urban. The district receives its rainfall essentially from the south–west monsoon. Average rainfall is in between 1100 mm to 1150 mm Wardha District summer highest day temperature is in between 31 °C to 49 °C . Average temperatures of January is 20 °C , February is 25 °C , March is 30 °C , April is 34 °C , May is 38 °C. 3 Marathi is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Gujarati, Sindhi And Punjabi . Wardha District is divided into 8 Talukas , 558 Panchayats , 1010 Villages. Ashti Taluka is the Smallest Taluka by population with 73594 population. Wardha Taluka is the Biggest Taluka by population with 314537 population. District Headquarters Wardha is well connected by road . Pulgaon ,Hinganghat & Wardha are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Wardha is about 738 KM by road to Mumbai( Capital of Maharashtra ) Wardha has the major rail way station Wardha Jn connecting to most of the Important Cities and rail way station in India. Some of the rail way stations in district are Sevagram , Pulgaon Jn , Hinganghat , Sindi , Tuljapur ,Dahegaon , Nagari , Kaotha which connects most of the towns and villages in the District. Wardha is known for stay of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Sevagram and for karmabhoomi of his follower Shri. Vinoba Bhave at Pavnar. Wardha is also having a single Internationa Hindi University named after Mahatma Gandhiji. All the rivers of the district originate from the various mountain peaks of the Satpura hill range from the northern side. The Wardha is the most important river in the district. It rises in the Multai plateau of the Satpura mountain ranges and flows all along the northern and western boundaries of the district. The other important river in the district is the Vena River, which flows from adjoining Nagpur district to the Hinganghat tahsil to merge with the Wardha River at village Sawangi. Yashoda river, Vena and Bakli are the main tributaries of the Wardha River. Other rivers in the district are Pothra, Bor river, Dham and Kar, which remain generally dry during the summer but turn into furious torrents during the rainy season and pose a threat of flood to the nearby villages. Bor and Dham rivers originate from the Arvi Tahasil and merge with the Vena River at Mandgaon of Samudrapur Tahasil, whereas the river Yashoda originates from Arvi, also flows in Deoli Tahasil and further merges into the Wardha River. 4 The District is divided in to Three Subdivisions and now Eight talukas. There are Three Subdivisions and now Eight talukas listed as Name of Sub division Taluka 1. Wardha Wardha Deoli Selu 2. Arvi Arvi Ashti Karanja 3. HInganghat Samudrapur Hinganghat Salient Features of Wardha District : Details of the Area District & State Wardha & Maharashtra Subdivision & Taluka 03 & 08 Nos. Villages 1010 villages Area of district 6310 Sq. Km Minerals in district Basalt, River Sand Category ‘B’ LATITUDE LONGITUDE [E] Geographical Co-ordinates [N] N 20° 15’-N 21° 21’ E 78°30’-E 79°15’ Accessibility Road Connectivity The lease area is situated at a distance of about Rail Connectivity Railway Station at Wardha (Connecting Nagpur- 5 Mumbai via Wardha,Akola) Airport Nagpur General Climatic Conditions Wind Pattern over the year South East toNorth West Summer : 43 – 45 0C Temperature Winter : 09 – 12 0C Average Annual Rainfall (mm) 1150 mm Details of the Project Elevation 300m-500 m above sea level Historical / Important Places Sr. Name of Location No Archeological/Historical Site 1 No Archeological site is notified in the district Archaeological/Historical/Ancient State Protected Monuments : No State Protected Monument is protected Monuments within district for the district Historic Places : 1] Bapu Kuti, Sevagram 2] Acharya Vinoba Bhave Ashram, Pavnar Names of the national park, There is a forest cover in patches in taluka Wardha, Selu,Hinganghat, Arvi, Samudrapur sanctuary Biosphere reserve, Forest cover is about 8-9% of overall district area. Tiger Reserve, Elephant reserve, Bor have been declared as Sanctuaries covering 61.10 Sq. Km area under Ecosensitive Forest (RF/PF/Unclassified) zone prohibiting various activities as per Gazatte notification issued by Govt. of Maharashtra vide Govt. G.R. dated 02.12.1970. Further vvide letter dated 16.08.2014, Govt of Maharashtra increased area and renotified and declared as Tiger Reserve and New Bor Wildlife Sanctuary for area 138.12 Sq. Km area covering some part of Hingana Tahsil of Nagpur district. Wildlife in these forests includes birds like peacock, pigeon, partridge, quail and animals like tiger, bear, sambar, Deer 6 species, wild boar. High quality teakwood is abundant in these forests, while Indian Laurel, Wood Apple, Indian Gum Tree, Red-Flowered Silk- Cotton Tree, Bamboo and East Indian Ebony trees are also plentiful. Furniture wood, bamboo, gum and tendu leaves are the main forest produce. 2.0 Overview of Mining Activity in the district : Wardha district is rich in minor mineral reserves. Mining activity is one of the main revenue source for the district. Wardha district has minerals minor minerals like Basalt,Murrum ,Ordinary clay and River bed sand . There are no industrial mineral available in the district except infrastructure and building required minerals like basalt, river bed sand. District has 66 stone quarry leases covering area 117.86 ha. (Source info. District Mining Office, Wardha/Oct.2018) There are 134 locations of sand ghats over Wardha, Pothra, Vena, Yashoda rivers and Khanapur Nallah where sand deposition are allowed from replenishment and other safety point of view in the district.