Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. STUDY PERIOD-DEC, 2013 TO FEB , 2014 NON-FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RIVER BED MINING PROJECT OF MINOR MINERAL ORDINARY SAND(BAJRI) IN Tehsil: Bilara, District: Jodhpur, Rajasthan NAME OF RIVER – LUNI & MITRI RIVER AND ITS CONNECTED FLOW NALLAHS Purpose – Fresh Grant, Proposed Production – 40,00,000 MTPA APPLIED LEASE AREA– 2439Hect. PROJECT COST – 2.5 CRORE. CATEGORY- ΄A΄ APPLICANT EIA CONSULTANT Sh. Himmat Singh Sekhawat M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD 98, Rooprajat Township 206-APEKSHA COMPLEX Phase-II,Pal Road, SECTOR NO.-11 Jodhpur, Rajasthan HIRAN MAGARI, UDAIPUR-313002 (RAJ.) Mobs. 09799955444 PH- 91-294-2489672 (OFF.) E mail:- yagyapratap@gmailcom E mail :- [email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET (S.NO. 159) CATEGORY “A” FOR SECTOR 1 & ‘B’ CATEGORY FOR SECTOR 22 & 38 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 1 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 0 ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE OF NABET 3 0 COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE 32 (TOR) I INTRODUCTION 34-41 II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 42-54 III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 55-157 IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 158-172 & MITIGATION MEASURES V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 173-174 VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 175-178 PROGRAMME VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 179-192 VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 193-195 IX ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 196-205 X SUMMARY &CONCLUSION 206-209 XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 210-212 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Minutes of 86th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Surveillance Assessment held on August 13, 2014 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER – I INTRODUCTION 34-41 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 34 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT 34 PROPONENT 1.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK RELATED TO SAND MINING 35 1.4 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 36 1.5 LEASE STATUS 36 1.6 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 37 1.7 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 38 PLAN 1.8 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 38 1.9 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 38 1.10 TERMS OF REFERENCE 41 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 42-53 2.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE 42 PROJECT 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE 42 TO THE COUNTRY AND REGION 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 42 2.4 DEMAND SUPPLY GAP 43 2.5 GENERAL GEOLOGY & LOCAL GEOLOGY 43 2.6 MINEABLE AREA AND RESERVE 45 2.7 METHOD OF MINING 45 2.8 REPLENISHMENT IN MINING AREA 46 2.9 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 49 2.10 WASTE GENERATION 49 2.11 TRANSPORTATION 49 2.12 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF MINE 51 2.13 THE QUANTUM OF DEVELOPMENT AND TONNAGE 51 IN PRODUCTION 2.14 USE OF MINERALS 51 2.15 UTILITIES 52 CHAPTER – III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 54-157 3.1 GENERAL 54 3.2 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 55 3.3 TOPOGRAPHY 56 3.4 CLIMATIC CONDITION 61 3.5 REPLENISHMENT OF THE AREA 61 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 61 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 62 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 64 3.9 METEOROLOGY 64 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 68 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 76 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 83 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 89 3.14 TRAFFIC STUDY 98 3.15 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 100 3.16 LAND ENVIRONMENT 128 3.17 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 133 CHAPTER – IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 158-172 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 158 4.2 TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE 158 4.3 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 159 4.4 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT 161 4.5 IMPACT ON NOISELEVEL 168 4.6 IMPACT ON HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION 168 4.7 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 169 4.8 IMPACT ON FLORA (Core & Buffer Zone) 169 4.9 IMPACT ON FAUNA (Core & Buffer Zone) 169 4.10 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 170 4.11 IMPACT ON SOIL 171 4.12 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 171 CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS of ALTERNATIVES 173-174 5.1 INTRODUCTION 173 5.2 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROJECT 173 SITE 5.3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE SITE 173 5.4 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROPOSED 173 TECHNOLOGY 5.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY 174 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 175-178 6.1 INTRODUCTION 175 6.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 175 6.3 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 177 MANAGEMENT TEAM (ETM) 6.4 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 177 6.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 177 MANAGEMENT CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 179-192 7.1 INTRODUCTION 179 7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 179 7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MGT. PLAN 188 7.4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS 190 7.5 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, R&R ACTION PLAN 192 CHAPTER – VIII M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. PROJECT BENEFITS 193-195 8.1 INTRODUCTION 193 8.2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL 193 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL 193 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.4 HEALTH & SAFETY 194 8.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 194 8.6 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 195 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 196-205 9.1 INTRODUCTION 196 9.2 RIVER COURSE ENVIRONMENT 196 9.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 197 9.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 197 9.5 WATER MANAGEMENT 198 9.6 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 198 9.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 198 9.8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 200 9.9 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 202 9.10 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY 204 9.11 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 204 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 206-209 10.1 INTRODUCTION 206 10.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 206 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 10.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 206 10.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 207 10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 208 MANAGEMENT 10.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 209 10.7 RECOMMENDATION 209 CHAPTER – XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 210-213 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 PROJECT DETAILS 36 1.2 DATA GENERATION 39 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 42 2.2 PEAK WATER REQUIREMENT 52 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 55 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 RECORDS FROM IMD STATIONS 3.3 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 RECORDS FROM SITE 3.4 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 69 STATIONS 3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS 72 AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (LEVEL- PM10, SO2, NOX) 73 3.7 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATION 79 3.8 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 82 3.9 CPCB NOISE STANDERD 83 3.10 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY 84 AREA 3.11 SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS 87 3.12 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 91 LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA 3.13 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 94 3.14 EXISTING TRAFFIC SCENARIO & LOS 98 3.15 MODIFIED TRAFFIC SCENARIO & LOS 100 3.16 LIST OF FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE 107 STUDY AREA 3.17 LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN STUDY AREA 110 3.18 LIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE 113 STUDY AREA 3.19 LIST OF AVIFAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN 113 THE STUDY AREA 3.20 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES FOR GREEN BELT 116 DEVELOPMENT 3.21 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE 130 IMAGE 3.22 LAND USE PATTERN-EXISTING& UP TO END OF 132 LEASE PERIOD (5 YEAR) 3.23 DISTRICT AND SUB-DISTRICT WISE 135 DISTRIBUTION OF HABITATION IN THE STUDY AREA 3.24 BROAD LAND-USE PATTERN IN THE STUDY 136 M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. AREA 3.25 DEMOGRAPHIC PARTICULARS OF THE STUDY 138 AREA 3.26 AMENITIES AVAILABLE IN THE STUDY AREA 147 3.27 CATEGORY WISE DITRIBUTION OF MANPOWER 150 TO BE DEPLOYED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE MINE 3.28 YEAR WISE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE 152 VARIOUS ACTIVITIES PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP BY THE MINE OWNER 4.1 LAND USE PATTERN PRE – EXISTING & UP TO 171 END OF LEASE PERIOD (5 YEARS) (IN HECTARE) 4.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MATRIX 172 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 194 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 178 MEASURES 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 194 9.1 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRRAME 199 9.2 YEAR WISE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE 202 VARIOUS ACTIVITIES PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP BY THE MINE OWNER 9.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IMPACTS AND 202 MEASURES 10.1 PROJECT DETAILS 207 10.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 207 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 10.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 208 MEASURES M/s Himmat Singh Shekhawat River Bed Mining 9 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES PAGE FIG.NO. PARTICULAR NO. 2.1 TRANSPORTATION ROUTE MAP 52 2.2 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 55 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY AREA 61 3.2 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 62 3.3 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 68 AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE 3.4 72 STUDY AREA PHOTOGRAPHS OF AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING IN THE 3.5 STUDY AREA 73 3.6 NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 82 PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOISE MONITORING IN THE 3.7 83 STUDY AREA 3.8 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 87 PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOIL SAMPLING IN THE 3.9 88 STUDY AREA 3.9 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE 3.10 92 ELEVATION, WORKING DEPTH & GROUND WATER GROUND WATER SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE 3.11 STUDY AREA 94 PHOTOGRAPHS OF WATER SAMPLING IN THE 3.12 95 STUDY AREA 3.13 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA.