PRE- FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A new amendment in EIA notification were came on dated 15.01.2016 (S.O 141 E), regarding mining of minor minerals. According to this “The ‘B2’ Category projects pertaining to mining of minor mineral of lease area less than or equal to five hectare shall require prior environmental clearance from DEIAA. The DEIAA shall base its decision on the recommendations of DEAC, as constituted for this notification”.The total Brick earth mining area is less than 5.0 ha therefore application for prior Environmental clearance is submitted to DEIAA, Allahabad, UP. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Name of the Project: Soil Excavation for M/s Shanker Int Udyog Name and Address of proponent: Sri Lalji Yadav S/o Sri Prithvipal R/o Village – Bhairopur Machheha, Hardopatti, Tehsil – Kunda, District - Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. (ii) Brief description of the nature of the project This is a new Brick earth mining project. (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and region The production of Brick Earth will benefit to the state in the form of royalty. Apart from this project operation will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people residing in vicinity, thus improving the socio- economic status of the area. (iv) Demands-Supply Gap The availability of mineral is sufficient in the proposed mined area to sustain the supply of brick for construction purpose. (v) Import vs. Indigenous Import does not apply in the present case as Brick is indigenously available at number of mines under operation in Uttar Pradesh. (vi) Export Possibility There is not any demand of brick earth supply. (vii) Domestic/ Export Markets Due to the increased industrial and infrastructural growth of the rural and urban areas demand of Brick is very high. Construction companies and local vendors in the nearby town and cities are the potential market for the brick made up of brick clay. (viii) Employment Generation About 20 local labours shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction and loading of brick earth , handling of mineral in mining area. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) Type of Project Including Interlinked and Independent Projects, If Any There is no interlinked or interdependent project based on manufacturing of bricks. The bricks will be sold directly. Page 1 of 9 (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates The location map of brick kiln and proposed mine sites are showing in table. Table 1: Co-ordinates of Agreement Khasra Gata/nos. Khasra/ Latitude Longitude Gata Nos 1159 25°44'9.30"N 81°48'2.96"E 730 25°44'8.49"N 81°48'2.77"E 764 25°44'6.18"N 81°48'3.12"E 765 25°44'7.10"N 81°48'1.23"E 772 25°44'4.59"N 81°48'1.45"E 1162 25°44'5.34"N 81°48'3.41"E 770 25°44'8.23"N 81°48'1.64"E 1204 25°44'6.36"N 81°48'1.83"E 769 25°44'5.76"N 81°48'2.40"E 1206 25°44'5.94"N 81°48'0.90"E 796 25°44'7.53"N 81°48'2.36"E 1205 25°44'8.62"N 81°48'0.41"E (iii) Details of alternate sites considered No alternative site has been taken into consideration due to availability of mineral resources in this particular area. (iv) Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease agreement M/s Shanker Int Udyog from Khasra/Gata Nos. 1159, 730, 764, 765, 772, 1162, 770, 1204, 769, 1206, 796, 1205, Area – 3.7420 ha (9.2467Acres) at Village – Unchdeeh, Tehsil – Sorao, District - Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. (v) Project Description with Process Detail (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, component of project etc. should be given) The proposed project is to mine Brick Clay from Khasara/Gata (s) under agreement sustainably and scientifically. Mining will be opencast semi-mechanized/ JCB use in the allotted plots keeping the nearby Khasara/Gata (s) unaffected. The width and height of bench will be 1.0 m x 1.0 m. Top Earth upto 6” depth will be preserved to spread it after mining activity is completed to restore the fertility of land. (vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity Proposed method of mining: Mining shall be carried out from top to downward through the formation of benches. The height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0 m x 1.0 m with face slope 450. It shall be opencast semi-mechanized mine involves scooping the mineral through use of JCB/ hand implements like spade, pick axe, shovel and crowbar etc (as per approved mine plan) . In future top Earth shall be scrapped by means manually and shall be used for the purpose of plantation and rehabilitation. Indicate quantum of development & tonnage & production expected in table below: Page 2 of 9 Table No 2 Land Details Consent Consent Consent given for given for Gata Area Name of Land District Village of the the the depth No (ha) owner owner Period of mining (Year) (m) 1159 0.2090 5 2.00 730 0.1730 5 2.00 764 0.6860 Santosh Kumar, 5 2.00 765 0.0300 Ashok Kumar 5 2.00 772 0.1810 5 2.00 1162 0.1000 Sri 5 2.00 Allahabad Unchdeeh 770 0.9100 Shyam Lal, Lalji 5 2.00 Madhav Prasad, Yadav 1204 0.4180 Smt Chaura Devi 5 2.00 769 0.0910 5 2.00 Maharanideeen 1206 0.4360 5 2.00 796 0.0910 5 2.00 Chhangu 1205 0.4170 5 2.00 Total Area 3.7420 Table No 3 Geological Reserves depth of Geological Gata No Area(ha) Area(m2) mining Reserve (cum) 1159 0.209 2090 2.0 4180 730 0.173 1730 2.0 3460 764 0.686 6860 2.0 13720 765 0.030 300 2.0 600 772 0.181 1810 2.0 3620 1162 0.100 1000 2.0 2000 770 0.910 9100 2.0 18200 1204 0.418 4180 2.0 8360 769 0.091 910 2.0 1820 1206 0.436 4360 2.0 8720 796 0.091 910 2.0 1820 1205 0.417 4170 2.0 8340 Total 3.742 37420 74840 Table No 4 Minable Reserves Volume of top Area of Volume left Thickness soil(Total area- Minable Gata No Geological berm in berm of top area in berm) * Reserves Reserve left (m2) (m3) soil (m3) thickness of top (m3) soil (cum) 1159 4180 105 209 0.15 298 3673 730 3460 87 173 0.15 247 3040 764 13720 343 686 0.15 978 12056 765 600 15 30 0.15 43 527 772 3620 91 181 0.15 258 3181 1162 2000 50 100 0.15 143 1758 770 18200 455 910 0.15 1297 15993 Page 3 of 9 1204 8360 209 418 0.15 596 7346 769 1820 46 91 0.15 130 1599 1206 8720 218 436 0.15 621 7663 796 1820 46 91 0.15 130 1599 1205 8340 209 417 0.15 594 7329 Total 74840 1871 3742 5332 65766 DETAILS OF EXPLORATION: Year Wise Production Production Production Year (Cum) (Tonnes) First 8333 10000 Second 8333 10000 Third 8333 10000 Fourth 8333 10000 Fifth 8333 10000 Total 41667 50000 As per Brick Kiln capacity yearly production of bricks are 27.50 lacs bricks/ season for that the required volume of brick clay will be 8333 cum/annum @ 330 brick in one cubic meter . (vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly described. Not applicable (viii) Availability of water its source, energy/ power requirement and source Water Requirement: Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 2.45 KLD approx, which shall be met from ground water resource from the nearby village. Power: No electrical power shall be required for operations. (ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal. Solid waste generation & its disposal: No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation Liquid Effluent: There will be no waste water generation from mining activities. 4. SITE ANALYSIS (i) Connectivity Soil miming area is located at Village – Unchdeeh, Tehsil – Sorao, District - Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Which is connected to SH-9 about 11.61K m (SE) by local village Road from excavation site and nearest Airport is Allahabad Airport – 33.0 km (S) away from the area. Location Map on Plate No 1. (ii) Land form, land use and land ownership The mine agreement area is agricultural private land. (iii) Topography Allahabad city, also known as Prayag, is an ancient holy city of India. The city of Allahabad is situated at the confluence of two sacred rivers, the Yamuna and the Ganges. The confluence is known as Sangam and is visited by thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Allahabad is among the largest cities of Uttar Pradesh in Page 4 of 9 terms of population and area. The geographical area of Allahabad is about 62 sq km (under Municipal Corporation). Its spatial extension falls at 25° 28’ N latitude and 81°54’ E longitude. The district of Allahabad is surrounded by the Pratapgarh districts in the North, district Jaunpur in the Northeast, Sant Ravidas Nagar and Mirjapur in the east, Kaushambi and Chitrakoot in the west and the state of Madhya Pradesh in the South.