Government of Rajaasthan Department Of Mines and Geology, Barmer DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT BARMER, RAJASTHAN AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GOVT. OF INDIA Year 2016 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT, DISTRICT BARMER The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, made Environmental Clearance (EC) for mining of minerals mandatory through its Notification of 27th January, 1994 under the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986.Keeping in view the experience gained in environmental clearance process over a period of one decade, the MoEFCC came out with Environmental Impact Notification, SO 1533 (E), dated 14th September 2006. It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Schedule-1 of the Notification. Further, In pursuance to the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.12- 13 of 2011 in Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease; And also in view of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor Minerals, The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in consultation with State governments has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand Mining detailing the provisions on environmental clearance for cluster, creation of District Environment Impact Assessment Authority and proper monitoring of minor mineral mining using information technology and enabled services to track the mined out material from source to destination. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites. The District Survey Report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. The Report will be updated once every five years. The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (as per the Sustainable Sand Mining Guideline) is to ensure the following – (i) Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed; (ii) Identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area (iii) Identification of mineral wealth in the district. Page S.No Contents No. 1. Introduction 1 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 3 The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, area and period of 3. 4 validity 4. Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in Last Three Years 32 5. Detail of Production of Sand or Bajari in last Three Years 33 6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the rivers of the District 34 7. General Profile of the District 36 8. Land Utilization Pattern in the district: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining 40 9. Physiography of the District 41 10. Rainfall 43 Geology and Mineral Wealth 43 a. Details of river or stream and other sand source of the district 51 11. b. Availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources of the district 52 c. District wise detail of existing mining leases of sand and aggregates 52 13. Conclusion 54 14. References 54 1. INTRODUCTION: Barmer district is situated between 24° 58’ 00” & 26° 32’ 00” North latitudes and 70°05’ 00” & 72° 52’ 00”. The district falls in Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 40 I, J, K, N, O 45 B, C on 1:250,000 scale. The Barmer district covers geographical area of 28,387 sq km. It is the second largest district in the State covering about 8.29% of its total area. The district as a whole forms part of the Great Indian Thar Desert. The district is divided in to eleven sub-divisions. There are seventeen blocks in the district namely Baytu, Balotra, Barmer, Chohtan, Dhorimanna, Siwana, Sheo, Sindhari, Dhanau, Gadrarod, Gida, Gudamalani, Kalyanpur, Patodi, Ramsar, Samdari, Sedwa. The district has 2 Municipalities, and 2712 Revenue Villages. It is surrounded by Jaisalmer in the north, Jalore in the south, Pali and Jodhpur in the east and Pakistan in the west. Total population (as per 2011 census) of the district is 2,603,751 out of which 2,421,914 is rural population and 181,837 is urban population. Decadal populationgrowth rate of the district during 2001 to 2011 has been 35.06. Population density of the district is 92 persons/sq km. The district is known for its bentonite, Fuller’s earth, Siliceous earth, silica sand, Gypsum, Selenite, China clay, Ball clay, Granite, lignite and petroleum mineral wealth. A map showing the blocks of the district is presented as Figure-1. Fig 1: A map showing the blocks of the district 1 Rajasthan high court is at Jodhpur and also at Jaipur bench. It also ARMY and BSF battalion (Ministry of Defense) of fine states. One medical collage allotted to Barmer district head quarter. The district is well connected with other cities of the state and India. The district is traversed by National Highways; NH 15, NH 25 A.There is a good network of state highways, major and minor district roads for the inter district connectivity. The district headquarter is situated on the Munabao – Jodhpur section Broad Gauge Line of NW Railway. Air connectivity is furnished by Jodhpur Airport and is at about 210 km from the Barmer city. The General Information of Barmer district No. of No. of No. of Population Gram No of Villages % Literacy Blocks Tahsils as per 2011 Panchayat 17 14 489 2712 2603751 56.53% Tehsil wise villages, Patwar Boards, follows the position of inspector circles Total Population No. Circles S.No. Tehsil Name Total area (Hect.) No. of Village No. of Patwar No. of Jury 2011 Inspector 1 Barmer 289387 370721 347 40 10 39 2 Ramsar 147335 108001 177 21 5 18 3 Baitu 140703 125130 184 22 6 22 4 Gida 155036 118930 162 22 5 22 5 Shiv 270342 128370 167 22 5 22 6 Gadraroad 391290 108710 164 23 6 23 7 Gudhamalani 128254 153728 207 23 6 23 8 Sindhari 162984 167057 193 22 5 22 9 Dhorimanna 115146 142416 212 20 5 20 10 Chohtan 207599 203797 261 34 9 33 11 Sedwa 258914 281547 223 42 10 42 12 Siwana 120828 169380 69 23 6 23 13 Samdhari 83687 103180 62 22 5 17 14 Pachpdra 345827 422784 284 61 15 54 Total 2817332 2603751 2712 397 98 380 2 Tehsil wise Statistical Profile (as per Census 2011) Tehsil Male Female Total Population Sheo 127247 109833 237080 Baytu 132783 120567 253350 Pachpadra 220029 202755 422784 Siwana 122442 130118 27560 Gudamalani 237113 216798 453911 Barmer 197280 173441 370721 Ramsar 56709 51292 108001 Chohtan 255419 229225 485344 2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT: Barmer district holds a distinct place in the state with respect to strategic geographical position in the state and the availability of mineral resources. The presence of Granite suitable for cutting and polishing is unique. Granite suitable for cutting and polishing are also mined in the district and no. of mining leases is working in tehsil of Sheo, Chohtan, Sindhari, Siwana and Samdari. More than 60 number of stone crusher plants are also installed. Many small units are installed for processing, grinding and furnishing products, based on Gypsum, selenite, bentonite, siliceous earth, silica sand resources. The table exhibits the mineral based industries in the district: Sr. Mineral based industries Numbers of plants Established* No. 1. Gypsum based industries 88 grinding and dehydrated plants 2. Selenite based industries 01 washing plant 3. Granite based industries 02 cutting and polishing 4. Bentonite and siliceous based industries 14 grinding units 5. Silica sand based industries 01 scanning plant 6. Rhyolite based industries 62 Stone gitty crusher units 7. Sand stone and yellow flour stone based industries 30-35 stone cutter for elevation 06 thermal power plans 8. Lignite based thermal power plant (2X125MW Giral,4X135MW Bhadres) Total Industrial units by Industrial deptt. 1427 *Approximate data Siwana included 3 3. THE LIST OF MINING LEASES IN THE DISTRICT WITH LOCATION, AREA AND PERIOD OF VALIDITY : 3.1 Leases of Barmer district except Siwana and Samdari tehsils: Lessee Mineral Total Registrat Expiry S.No. LEASE NO Address (Office) Village Tehsil District name Name Area ion Date Date pankaj singh s/o shishu Minor/ML/26/ Pankaj 1 pal singh 182 Vardman Bajri Barmer Barmer Barmer 24.82 LOI LOI 2012 singh nager Hidonsicity Karoli paras sethi s/o pradeep Minor/ML/25/ 2 Paras sethi kumar sethi A-189 Bajri Chouhtan Chouhtan Barmer 54.68 LOI LOI 2012 Newfriend colony Dehli Bharat Singh Shekhawat s/o shiv dayal singh Bharat Minor/ML/24/ shekhawat 336 mohan Gudamalan 5151.68 3 singh Bajri Gudamalani Barmer LOI LOI 2012 nagar -B ,BJS colony i 28 shekhawat jodhpur (Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan ) raman sethi s/o Minor/ML/23/ Raman somprakash sethi (New 3056.61 4 Bajri Pachpadra Pachpadra Barmer LOI LOI 2012 sethi Delhi, Newdelhi, 81 Newdelhi ) Part.Ganpat Dan S/O Devidan Charan, Near Ballclay, Minor(B)/ML/ Hindustan 14-Mar- 13- 5 Water Tank Court Road China Gunga Sheo Barmer 5 4/2000 mineral 02 Mar-52 (Abu Road, Sirohi, Clay Rajasthan ) W/O Mohanlal, Minor/ML/139 Devi Gurudwara Road, 6-Dec- 6 Bentonite Aakli Sheo Barmer 2.24 7-Dec-07 /2006 agarwal Barmer (Barmer, 27 Barmer, Rajasthan ) W/O Mohanlal, Minor/ML/261 Devi Gurudwara Road, 14-Feb- 13-Feb- 7 Bentonite Aakli Sheo Barmer 2.25 /1989 agarwal Barmer (Barmer, 90 20 Barmer, Rajasthan ) Ridhi sidhi Industrial Area Barmer Minor/ML/14/ 30-Aug- 29- 8 mineral (Barmer, Barmer, Bentonite Aakli Sheo Barmer 2 2001 01 Aug-21 industries Rajasthan ) Himta Ram Mali V/P Minor/ML/16/ Gordhan Kawas Teh.