Application for Prior Environmental Clearance (Form – 1) For Proposed Colour Granite Mine Over An Extent Of 7.580Hectares, in Sy. No. 129,130,131 of Mendora village, Bheemgal Mandal, Nizambad District, Telangana State ____________________________________________________________ Submitted To State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Hyderabad Submitted By ________________________________________________________________________________ M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE H.No:16-105/4/C,Behind TVS showroom, Morthad (V) & (M),Nizamabad District-503225. FORM 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s 7.580Ha. of Colour Granite Mine of M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE 2. S.No. in the schedule 1 (a) 3. Proposed capacity /area/length/tonnage to be 7.580Ha. of colour granite Mine with handled/command area/lease area/number of wells to a proposed rate of production of 5,400 be drilled. Cum/year 4. New/Expansion/Modernization Existing 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 7.580Ha 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B2 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please No specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please No specify. 9. Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Sy. No’s. 129,130,131 Village Mendora village, Tehsil Bheemgal Mandal, District Nizambad District State Andhra Pradesh. 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with distance in The nearest Railway station is located kms. at Nizamabad, at a distance of 55 km from the applied area. 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters along with Mendora Village is located at a distance in kms. distance of 0.8 km from the applied area. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Smt.G.GAJALATHA Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses Managing Partner with telephone nos. to be given) M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE H.No:16-105/4/C, Behind TVS showroom, Morthad (V) & (M), Nizamabad District-503225. T.S. Ph: 9989766645 13. Name of the applicant M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE 14. Registered Address Smt.G.GAJALATHA Managing Partner M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE H.No:16-105/4/C, Behind TVS showroom, Morthad (V) & (M), Nizamabad District-503225. T.S. Ph: 9989766645 15. Address for correspondence: Smt.G.GAJALATHA Name Managing Partner Designation (Owner/Partner /CEO) M/s. SUN BRIGHT GRANITE Pin code H.No:16-105/4/C, E-mail Behind TVS showroom, Telephone No. Morthad (V) & (M), Fax No. Nizamabad District-503225. T.S. Ph: 9989766645 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Village-District-State Location of these sites should be shown on a topo 1 Not Applicable sheet. 2 3 17. Interlinked Projects Nil 18. Whether separate application of interlinked project Not Applicable has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Nil 20. If no, reason This a mining project and not having any interlinked projects 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance Not Applicable under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. i. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government Order/Policy Govt. Proceedings copy is submitted relevant /relating to the site? along with EMP report 23. Forest land involved (hectares) NO 24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the No litigation about the project 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. (II) 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.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/N with source of information data o 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, Yes The Quarry operations envisaged for land cover or topography including increase the proposed plan period & during the in intensity of land use (with respect to tenure of the lease period involves local land use plan) change in land use/topography covering an extent 7.580Ha. The subject area and surroundings consist of several granite quarries. The proposed permanent/temporary change in land use or land cover for the ensuing Plan period is given in Mining Plan. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and No There will be clearance of existing buildings? vegetation wherever required. However, as the existing vegetation density in the mine lease is only about 0.4, no heavy clearance of vegetation will be required. There are no existing buildings in the lease area and hence no proposal of clearance of existing buildings is made 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes The proposed Quarry activities will result in change/creation of new land use. The waste lands in this part of the region will be judiciously & scientifically explored & systematically worked so as to create a good Quarry methodology for proper utilization of the granite deposits in view of Granite Conservation and Development Rules apart from proper reclamation of the subject area for creation of new land use to suit the local requirement i.e. Afforestation of the Quarry lease area, development of infrastructure, roads & pits for storage of rain water & rain water harvesting measures. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore Yeas The area has been studied for houses, soil testing? estimation of colour granite reserves by Geological Mapping. Accordingly reserves have been calculated & Mine Plan Prepared & submitted to Department of Mines & Geology. 1.5 Construction works? No Since this is a Existing quarry, construction/erection of temporary structures for mines office, rest shelter, first aid station, sanitation etc., are proposed on non-mineralized areas of Quarry lease. 1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition works involved 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works No No major housing for construction or housing of construction workers? workers is envisages at the mines 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No Not applicable earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining or No Not applicable tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes As the Quarry activities are expected to continue further & only a small portion of the lease area is exposed for Quarry, proposed reclamation programme involves only Afforestation works and other Environmental Protection measures like, retaining walls, and toe drains etc., during the first plan period. 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing processes? Yes About 5,400 Cum/Year of Colour Granite will be extraction by operations such as drilling, Wire Saw Cutting, loading and unloading 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? No Not applicable – The colour Granite is transported directly to requirements of the user industry/buyers for shipment. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid Yes There will be no liquid effluent waste or liquid effluents? generated from the proposed Quarry activities. Hence no treatment is proposed. Externally dumps are to be stabilized with afforestation. The quarry pit shall also help in storage/ collection of rain water. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational No No separate township is proposed for workers? the mining project. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes Haul roads will be constructed in the construction or operation? lease area. No new rail network or sea route is proposed for the mining project. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other Yes Approach road for the mine lease from transport infrastructure including new or the foothill will be constructed. altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? No other major road, rail, air or waterborne transport network is envisaged for the mining project. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport No No such diversions are envisaged. routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No No such diversions are envisaged. pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No No such diversions are envisaged. realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No No streams exist 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form ground No Part of the water required for the or surface waters? mining activities will be sourced from groundwater resources. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface No The rainwater constitutes the drainage affecting drainage or run-off? system of the area. Except this no other perennial watercourses exist in this area. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Yes The mined out minerals will be construction, operation or decommissioning? transported to consumers by trucks directly manually. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning No No dismantling works are envisaged. or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning Yes Temporary change in land use pattern which could have an impact on the occurs. The existing scanty vegetative environment? land will be converted into lush green cover. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No No major influx is envisaged due to temporarily or permanently? the mining project, as the total manpower required during operational stage will be only 35 including labour & will be met from the local area only. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not envisaged 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? No Not envisaged 1.31 Any other actions? No --- 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non- renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever S.No.