FORM – I, PRE- FEASIBILITY REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE (EC) Under Clause 6 of S.O.1533 of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 FOR ANKOLALI LIMESTONE MINING LEASE AREA MINING LEASE AREA – 4.56 Ha. AT VILLAGE - ANKOLALI TALUKA - GIR- GADHADA DISTRICT - GIR- SOMNATH (GUJARAT) CATEGORY - 1(a)-B2 APPLICANT M/s NIRMA LIMITED, NIRMA HOUSE, ASHRAM ROAD-AHMEDABAD (GUJ.) PHONE – 079-27546565 –74. FAX – 079-27546999 APPENDIX I (See paragraph - 6) FORM - I (I) Basic Information S. Item Details No. 1. Name of project/s Ankolali Limestone Mining Lease Area Mineral – Limestone (Chemical Grade) 2. S. No. in the Schedule 1(a) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to Proposed production capacity : 37,500 TPA be handled/command area/lease area/ ROM number of wells to be drilled Mining Lease Area : 4.56 Ha 4. New/Expansion/Modernization New Application 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. Existing Production Capacity: 37,500 TPA Limestone (Chemical Grade) ROM Mining Lease Area : 4.56 Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category “B2” 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, No, It does not attract general condition please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, It does not attract specific condition please specify. 9. Location Latitude: 20°52'13.50"N & 20°52'41.90"N Longitude: 70°55'30.25"E & 70°55'29.63"E Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 1P Village Ankolali Taluka Gir-Gadhada District Gir-Somnath State Gujarat 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with Nearest Railway Station: Vadviyala Railway distance in km Station- 9 km Nearest Airport: Diu Airport- 28 km 11. Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters Nearest Town: Gir-Gadhada, 9 km alongwith distance in km Nearest City: Gir-Gadhada, 9 km District Headquarter: Gir-Somnath, 35 km 12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Municipal Gram Panchayat: Ankolali Gram Panchayat Corporation, Local body (complete postal AT & PO Ankolali, Taluka: Gir-Gadhada District: addresses with telephone nos. to be given) Gir-Somnath, State: Gujarat Pin code: 362530 Phone No.: 9924511649 13. Name of the applicant M/s Nirma Limited 14. Registered Address M/s Nirma Limited, Nirma House, Ashram Road Ahmedabad – 380 009, Gujarat 15. Address for correspondence: Name Shri Ashish Desai Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Project Co-Ordinator Address M/s Nirma Limited, Nirma House, Ashram Road Ahmedabad , Gujarat Pin Code 380009 E-mail [email protected], [email protected] Telephone No. 079-2754 9319 +91 9825320090 Fax No. 079 – 27546999 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Limestone mining lease is a site specific, hence Location of these sites should be shown on a no alternative site has been considered. toposheet. 17. Interlinked Projects No interlinked projects 18. Whether separate application of interlinked Not applicable. project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not applicable. 20. If no, reason Not applicable. 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? Not Applicable (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? Not Applicable (C) The C.R.Z. Notification 1991? Not Applicable 1 22. Whether there is any Government The State Govt. has granted limestone mining Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? lease vide order no. MCR-152000-1493- CHH dated 25.06.2003. The State Govt. has revived the aforesaid lease vide govt. order no. MCR-1105-2080-CHH.1 dated 23.04. 2008. 23. Forest land involved (hectare) Nil 24. Whether there is any litigation pending Nil till date against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (C) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) slope. S. Information/Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities No. confirmation /No /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in Yes The project area will be utilized for mining land use, land cover or topography operation. The permanent change in land use including increase in intensity of land within the applied area will be due to mining. use (with respect to local land use Detail of land use up to post-operational phase is plan) given in tabular form. Sr. Land Use Existing Operati At the No. onal End of Mine Life 1 Pit & 0.3000 1.8752 3.2000 quarries 2 Mineral 0.1000 0.3000 -- Stack 3 Infra., Office 0.1100 0.2100 0.0200 building, workshop, road, etc. 4 Plantation 0.2000 0.2800 0.7400 2 Proposed 5 Others 3.8500 1.8948 0.6000 Total 4.5600 4.5600 4.5600 Since no backfilling is proposed, mined out area will be used for rain water storage and surface run off. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation No Proposed project is for the existing mine where no and buildings? vegetation occurs. However, clearance of some weeds/grasses may take place. No vegetation exists within the mining lease area. The mining lease area falls in Govt. wasteland. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No There will be no creation of new land use. However development of green belt, road etc. will create a new land use as described in point 1.1 earlier. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. No It is an existing mine hence no pre-construction bore houses, soil testing? investigation is required. 1.5 Construction works? No It is an existing mine and does not require any construction. 1.6 Demolition works? No Not applicable 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No It is an existing mine hence no construction is works or housing of construction required. workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No It is an existing mine and hence it does not require earthworks including linear above ground buildings, structures or earthworks. structures, cut and fill or excavations Mine excavation will be in the form of pits. 1.9 Underground works including mining No Adopted mining method will be Opencast semi- or tunneling? mechanized mining only. 1.10 Reclamation works? No No land reclamation. However, plantation will be done and mining pit area of 3.2 ha. will be converted into rain water collection pond during rains and recharge the ground water table. Thus Post mining land use will be in form of plantation over 0.74 Ha and reservoir over 3.20 Ha. area. 1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 3 1.13 Production & manufacturing Yes The Limestone mineral will be mined out by semi- processes? mechanized opencast mining method by drilling, blasting, manual sizing & bench formation each of up to 4 meters with the help of drill machine & jack hammer with Air Compressor. The slurry gel cartridge explosive is used with detonating cord, ordinary detonators and safety fuse will be used for blasting. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Limestone will be Temporary stacked at pithead in materials? lease area and subsequently dispatched to lessee’s soda ash plant for captive use 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of No There will be no overburden/other waste solid waste or liquid effluents? generation from the mining activity. Also no process effluent will be generated. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Local workers will be hired and hence no housing operational workers? is proposed. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No The existing road and rail facility is adequate for construction or operation? meeting additional traffic intensity during operational phase of the mine. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or No The existing rail facility is adequate for meeting other transport infrastructure additional traffic intensity during operational including new or altered routes and phase of the mine. stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No No closure or diversion of existing transport transport routes or infrastructure routes or infrastructure will take place. leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No There will be no new or diverted transmission pipelines? lines or pipelines. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, Yes The seasonal drainage passing through the realignment or other changes to the upstream shall have to be diverted to downstream hydrology of watercourses or using garland drains around the mine pits. aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? Yes As explained in point 1.21 above. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from No No water table shall be encounter. Water 4 ground or surface waters? requirement has been made through tankers. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land Yes There are no ponds or reservoirs in the mining surface affecting drainage or run-off? lease. The run-off water during monsoon season flows through natural seasonal water courses. The surface water entering into the mines during the rainy season would be diverted through a suitable drain to reduce wash off of topsoil. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials Yes During the operational phase, the labor/personnel for construction, operation or shall arrange for their own means of transport decommissioning? either on foot or by bicycle etc. to reach to the mine site. However excavated mineral shall be transported by tippers & tractors with trolley hired on contractual basis. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Not applicable. decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Not applicable.