M/s Orient Abrasives Limited Environmental Impact Assessment and Envi- ronment Management Plan of 25.8798 Ha Mine (Varada-II) for production of 96, 030 TPA of RoM Bauxite Location: Survey No. 330/P, Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Jamnagar, Gujarat Form-1 APRIL 2010 Prepared by: Kadam Environmental Consultants M/ S ORIENT VARADA-II BAUXITE MINE AT SURVEY NO 330/P (AREA 25.8798 HA), FORM 1 ABRASIVES LIMITED VILLAGE MEWASA, TALUKA KALYANPUR, DISTRICT JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT FORM-1 Basic information Sr. Item Details No. Varada-II, Bauxite mine at Survey no 330/P (Area 1 Name of the Project 25.8798 ha), Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, District Jamnagar, Gujarat State. 2 S. No in schedule 1(a) Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage Mine lease area 25.8798 ha, mining of 96,030 TPA 3 to be handled/command bauxite ROM area/lease area/number of well to be drilled 4 New/expansion/modernization Expansion of quantity Mine lease area 25.8798 ha, mining capacity is 5 Existing capacity/area etc. 9514.9 TPA (Pre 1994) bauxite RoM Screening Category: A Category of project i.e. “A” or 6 (Project Category 1(a) as per EIA Notification, “B” 2006). Does it attract the general Yes, Lease area is within 10 km of Marine National 7 condition? If yes please Park (Area notified by Govt. of Gujarat) specify Does it attract the specific 8 condition? If yes please No specify Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No 330/P Village Mewasa 9 Tehsil Kalyanpur District Jamnagar State Gujarat Nearest railway station is at Bhatia in SSW Nearest railway station/airport direction about 16.30km from lease area 10 along with distance in Kms. Nearest airport is at Jamnagar in NE direction about 80km from lease Nearest town is Bhatia in SSW direction about Nearest town, city, district 16.30km from lease area 11 headquarter along with District headquarter is Jamnagar at a distance distance in Kms. of 80 km in NE direction from lease Mewasa Village Panchayat, Village Panchayat, Zila Village Mewasa, Taluka Kalyanpur, Parishad, Municipal District Jamnagar 12 Corporation, local body Pincode-361315 (Complete postal address with (m) Sarpanch-09978911100 telephone nos to be given) (m) Talati-09898446810 13 Name of the applicant M/s Orient Abrasive Limited 1307, Chiranjiv Towers, 43 Nehru Place, 14 Registered address New Delhi – 110019 KADAM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 1 APRIL 2010 M/ S ORIENT VARADA-II BAUXITE MINE AT SURVEY NO 330/P (AREA 25.8798 HA), FORM 1 ABRASIVES LIMITED VILLAGE MEWASA, TALUKA KALYANPUR, DISTRICT JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT Sr. Item Details No. Address for correspondence 15 Name Mr. Vinod Saraswat Designation Deputy General Manager-Mines “Orient House”, Dattani Nagar, Near Yogeshwar Address Nagar, Jam Khambhalia Pin code 361305 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (O):02833-234756, (M):09925221002 Fax No 02833-234756 Details of alternative sites examined, if any. Location of Existing (operating) mine. No alternatives 16 these sites should be shown considered, since the lease is with OAL since 1985. on a topo sheet Yes (Captive mine for OAL’s manufacturing unit at 17 Interlinked Project Porbandar) Whether separate application 18 for interlinked project has No been submitted? 19 If yes date of submission - There is no plan for expansion of existing capacity 20 If no reason of manufacturing unit. Site is at 3725 meter away from Marine National Park (distance certificate issued by Whether the proposal involves Deputy Conservator of Forest, MNP-Jamnagar approval/ clearance under: if attached as annex 6, serial no 5 in certificate) yes, details of the same and As per Department of Forest & Environment, their status to be given Govt. of Gujarat resolution attached as annex 7 21 The Forest (Conservation) NOC from Forest Department for Act, 1980 mining/industry is required if it is located The Wildlife (Protection) within 5 km of Sanctuary/National Act, 1972 Park/Conservation Reserves other than The CRZ Notification 1991 Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary for which limit is 10 km, Hence clearance is required from CWW, GoG Whether there is any Yes, as per Govt. policy NOC is required from 22 Government order/policy forest department for mining within 5km of Marine relevant/ relating to site National Park. 23 Forest Land involved? No, Status of lease area is Govt. Wasteland Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and / or land in which the project is propose to be set up 24 Name of court No litigation pending Case no Order/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. KADAM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 2 APRIL 2010 M/ S ORIENT VARADA-II BAUXITE MINE AT SURVEY NO 330/P (AREA 25.8798 HA), FORM 1 ABRASIVES LIMITED VILLAGE MEWASA, TALUKA KALYANPUR, DISTRICT JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT 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.) Yes/ Details there of with approximate Sr. Information/Checklist quantity/rate wherever possible No. confirmation No? with source of information of data Land cover & topography: Will change marginally, at the end of the proposed mining, due to digging of shallow pits (of up to average depth 5.5m) followed by execution of the environment plan as prescribed in Permanent or temporary change in the IBM approved mining plan, which land use, land cover or topography entails backfilling of part of mined 1.1 including increase in intensity of Yes out area and conversion of backfilled land use (with respect to local land area as greenbelt. use plan) Landuse: No change (lease area is officially declared as Government Wasteland & this will remain unchanged). The lease area Location Map is shown in Annex 1. Some spices of Prosopis juliflora will Clearance of existing land, 1.2 Yes be removed from site. Site vegetation and buildings? photographs shown as Annex 2. The lease area is located in an area designated as a Government 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Wasteland of Mewasa Village. This status continues. Pre-construction investigations e.g. 1.4 No - bore holes, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No - 1.6 Demolition works? No - Temporary sites used for 1.7 construction works or housing of No - construction workers? Above ground buildings, structures Mining will be carried out by open or earthworks including linear cast mining method (quantity of 1.8 Yes structures, cut and fill or material to be excavated & backfilled excavations is given in Annex 3). There is no underground working Underground works including since the proposal is for opencast 1.9 No mining or tunneling? mining activities only. OB and waste generated during 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes mining will be backfilled in voids generated due to mining 1.11 Dredging? No - 1.12 Offshore Structures? No - KADAM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 3 APRIL 2010 M/ S ORIENT VARADA-II BAUXITE MINE AT SURVEY NO 330/P (AREA 25.8798 HA), FORM 1 ABRASIVES LIMITED VILLAGE MEWASA, TALUKA KALYANPUR, DISTRICT JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT Yes/ Details there of with approximate Sr. Information/Checklist quantity/rate wherever possible No. confirmation No? with source of information of data There is no production and manufacturing at site, however Production and manufacturing 1.13 Yes mining of bauxite will be carried out processes? at site, quantity to be mined is given in Annex 3. All the consumables & explosive material to operate mining shall be supplied from existing central facility at existing mine (OBM 1) Survey No Facilities for storage of goods or 1.14 No 215, Village Mewasa, Taluka materials? Kalyanpur, District Jamnagar. License issued by competent authority for storage & use of explosive is attached vide Annex 4. Over burden and waste generated during mining operation will be Facilities for treatment or disposal 1.15 Yes backfilled in the voids generated due of solid waste or liquid effluents? to mining; Domestic sewage shall be disposed into soak pits. Local workers will be employed for Facilities for long term housing of 1.16 No mining; hence there is no need to operational workers? provide housing facilities. During the mining operation mined out (plant grade) material will be New road, rail or sea traffic during transported by road to company’s 1.17 Yes construction or operation? manufacturing unit at Porbandar. This will lead to increase existing traffic. New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure Access is available right upto the 1.18 No including new or altered routes mine. and stations, ports, airports etc? Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure 1.19 No - leading to changes in traffic movements? New or diverted transmission lines 1.20 No - or pipelines? Impoundment, damming, Opencast mining will be carried out, culverting, realignment or other so the pit generated due to digging 1.21 No changes to the hydrology of will accumulate water during rainy watercourses or aquifers? season. 1.22 Stream crossings? No - During mining, water will be supplied through tanker for domestic purpose Abstraction or transfers of water 1.23 No only, rain water collected in old pit form ground or surface waters? will be used for plantation & sprinkling 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the Yes Generation of pit will lead to KADAM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 4 APRIL 2010 M/ S ORIENT VARADA-II BAUXITE MINE AT SURVEY NO 330/P (AREA 25.8798 HA), FORM 1 ABRASIVES LIMITED VILLAGE MEWASA, TALUKA KALYANPUR, DISTRICT JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT Yes/ Details there of with approximate Sr. Information/Checklist quantity/rate wherever possible No. confirmation No? with source of information of data land surface affecting drainage or accumulate water during rainy run-off? season During operation phase, mined Transport of personnel or material (plant grade) will be 1.25 materials for construction, Yes transported by road to company’s operation or decommissioning? manufacturing unit at Porbandar Long-term dismantling or 1.26 decommissioning or restoration No - works? The area is designated as Govt.