EIA/EMP REPORT River Sand/Bajri Mine (ML Area 889.925 ha) Tehsil Piplu, District Tonk, Rajasthan JANUARY, 2015 Project Proponent: M/s Shekhawat Associate, R/o 226, Jaswant nagar, Khatipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan EIA Consultant: EQMS INDIA PVT. LTD. INDIA 304-305, 3rd Floor, Plot No. 16, Rishabh Corporate Tower, Community Centre, Karkardooma, Delhi – 110092 Phone: 011-30003200, 30003219; Fax: 011-22374775 Website: www.eqmsindia.com ; E-mail – [email protected] EIA/EMP report of River Sand/Bajri Mine (ML Area 889.925 ha) Tehsil Piplu, District Tonk, Rajasthan Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... I - X Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 9 1.1. Preamble .......................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. Purpose of the Report .................................................................................................... 10 1.3. Identification of Project & Project Proponent ................................................................... 10 1.4. Brief description of nature, size and location of the project ............................................. 11 1.5. Salient Features of the Project ....................................................................................... 11 1.6. Need for the project and its importance to the country or region ..................................... 14 1.7. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework .................................................................. 14 1.8. Scoping Of the Project .................................................................................................... 16 1.9. Environmental Framework of the State ........................................................................... 16 1.10. Rajasthan State Forest Policy ........................................................................................ 18 1.11. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) ......................................................... 18 1.12. Public Hearing ................................................................................................................ 18 1.13. Compliance of ToR ......................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 2. : Project Description ................................................................................................ 25 2.1. General .......................................................................................................................... 25 2.2. Type of Project ............................................................................................................... 25 2.3. Need for the Project ....................................................................................................... 25 2.4. Location, Project Boundary and Project Site Layout ....................................................... 26 2.5. Size or magnitude of Operation ...................................................................................... 26 2.6. Proposed Schedule for Implementation .......................................................................... 26 2.7. Technology and Process Description ............................................................................. 27 2.8. Project Description ......................................................................................................... 29 2.9. Site Elevation, Working Depth and Groundwater Table .................................................. 35 2.10. Terms and conditions imposed by Director of Mines and Geology, Rajasthan. ............... 36 2.11. Statutory / Necessary Approvals. ................................................................................... 38 Chapter 3. : Description of the Environment ............................................................................. 39 3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 39 3.2. Physiography, Topography and Drainage....................................................................... 43 3.3. Geology and Hydrogeology ............................................................................................ 57 3.4. Meteorology ................................................................................................................... 66 3.5. Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 76 3.6. Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 80 3.7. Soil ................................................................................................................................. 85 3.8. Noise Environment ......................................................................................................... 91 3.9. Biological Environment ................................................................................................... 92 3.10. Socio-Economic Environment ....................................................................................... 107 Chapter 4. : Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures.............................. 122 4.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 122 4.2. Impacts on Topography and Drainage .......................................................................... 122 4.3. Land Environment ........................................................................................................ 123 4.4. Impacts on Climate ....................................................................................................... 123 4.5. Water Environment ....................................................................................................... 124 4.6. Noise and Vibration ...................................................................................................... 128 4.7. Impacts on Air Environment.......................................................................................... 132 4.8. Biological Environment ................................................................................................. 143 4.9. Impact on Socio-Economic Environment ...................................................................... 145 4.10. Impact due to Transportation of Mined out material on environment ............................. 146 4.11. Impact Due To Vehicular Emission ............................................................................... 151 Chapter 5. : Analysis of Alternatives ....................................................................................... 154 5.1. General ........................................................................................................................ 154 5.2. Alternative Sites ........................................................................................................... 154 EQMS INDIA PVT. LTD. 2 EIA/EMP report of River Sand/Bajri Mine (ML Area 889.925 ha) Tehsil Piplu, District Tonk, Rajasthan 5.3. Alternative Technology ................................................................................................. 156 Chapter 6. : Environmental Monitoring Programme ................................................................ 158 6.1. General ........................................................................................................................ 158 6.2. Areas of concern .......................................................................................................... 158 6.3. Environmental Monitoring ............................................................................................. 158 6.4. Environmental Monitoring Programme ......................................................................... 158 6.5. Environment Management Group ................................................................................. 162 6.6. Environment Policy/Violations of Environment Norms/ Hierarchal System .................... 163 6.7. Cost of Environment Monitoring Plan ........................................................................... 164 Chapter 7. Additional Studies ................................................................................................. 165 7.1. General ........................................................................................................................ 165 7.2. Replenishment Studies ................................................................................................. 165 7.3. Risk Assessment .......................................................................................................... 179 7.4. Inundation Studies ........................................................................................................ 179 7.5. Disaster Due to Failure of Pit Slope .............................................................................. 180 7.6. Disaster Due to Failure of Mine Waste Dump ............................................................... 181 7.7. Disaster Due to Surface Fire ........................................................................................ 181 7.8. Disaster Management