NON FOREST LAND Khasra No.- 1884/131 & 1956/1926/1886/131/2006/145 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT/ ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BOHAR LIMESTONE MINE AREA–4.15Hect CATEGORY – “A” Total lease area is more than 5.0 ha within the 500 mtr. Radius of applied lease area & interstate boundary falls at a distance of 1.7 Km from lease area towards NE PURPOSE: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROJECT COST – 2.60Crore Production Capacity – Lime Stone 95,800TPA (ROM) At: Village-Bohar, Tehsil- Paonta Sahib, Dist. - Sirmour (H.P.). APPLICANT EIA CONSULTANT M/s JAI SINGH THAKUR & SONS M/s UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD. 119/10, DEVI NAGAR, PAONTA SAHIB APEKSHA COMPLEX. SEC-11. DIST.- SIRMAUR-173025 (H.P.) HIRAN MAGRI, UDAIPUR (Raj.) – MOB.-+919418023344, 08894711004 313002. Email:[email protected] PH: 91-294-2489672 (Off.), 91- 9414167672. Email:[email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET CATEGORY “A” FOR MINING PROJECT Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. 2 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. ACCREDITED CONSULTANT LIST OF NABET 3 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AMSL Above Mean Sea Level AAQ Ambient Air Quality bgl Below Ground Level BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand COD Chemical Oxygen Demand TDS Total Dissolve Solid CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CSR Corporate Social Responsibility dB Decibel DO Dissolved Oxygen EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMC Environmental Management Cell EMP Environment Management Plan EPA The Environment Protection Act GLC Ground Level Concentration Ha Hectare HFL High Flood Level JIR Joint Inspection Report KLD Kilo litre Per Day Km Kilo Meter Leq Equivalent Noise Level LFL Low Flood Level LOS Level of Service LoI Letter of Intent MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest NABET National Accreditation Board for Education and Training NH National Highway NOC No Objection Certificate OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCU Passenger Car Unit PFR Pre- feasibility Report PM Particulate Matter PUC Pollution Under Control QCI Quality Council of India RBM River Bed Material RL Reduced Level SH State Highway SPCB State Pollution Control Board 4 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. ToR Terms of Reference TPA Tonnes Per Annum USEPA United State Environmental Protection Agency MT Metric tone PF/RF Protected Forest/Reserve Forest PM10/2.5 Particulate Matter PP Project Proponent PPE Personal Protective Equipment R & R Plan Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan ToR Terms of Reference 5 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX Table Of Contents Sr. No. Particular Page No. Chapter – 1 Introduction 11-31 1.1 Purpose of Report 1.2 Identification of Project & Project Proponent 1.3 Brief Description Of Nature, Size And Location Of The Project 1.4 Scope Of The Study Chapter – 2 Description of Key Aspects of The Project 32-48 2.1 Type of the project 2.2 Need of the project 2.3 Location 2.4 Geology of the area 2.5 Size or Magnitude of operation 2.6 Technology and process description 2.7 Proposed schedule for approval and implementation Chapter – 3 Description Of The Environment 3.1 Study Area at glance 49-95 3.2 Land Environment 3.3 Air Environment 3.4 Noise Environment 3.5 Water Environment 3.6 Biological Environment 3.7 Socio-Economic Environment Chapter – 4 Environmental Impacts Assessment & Mitigation Measures 4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment 96-112 4.2 Impact on Air Environment & Mitigation Measures 4.3 Impact of Noise / Vibrations & Mitigation Measures 4.4 Impact on Water Environment & Mitigation Measures 4.5 Impact on Biological Environment & Mitigation Measures 4.6 Impact on Land Environment & Mitigation Measures 4.7 Impact on Socio – Economic Environment 4.8 Impact on Occupational Health & Safety 4.9 Impact on Traffic density Chapter – 5 6 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. Analysis of Alternatives 5.1 Site Alternatives 113 5.2 Technology Alternatives Chapter – 6 Environment Monitoring Programme 6.1 Introduction 114-117 6.2 Environment monitoring cell 6.3 Function of the monitoring cell 6.4 Environment Policy 6.5 Environment monitoring schedule & parameter Chapter – 7 Additional Studies 7.1 Introduction 118-125 7.2 Public consultation 7.3 Risk Assessment 7.4 Disaster management plan 7.5 Social impact Assessment, R&R action plan Chapter-8 8.1 Introduction 126-127 8.2 Improvement in Social infrastructure 8.3 Improvement in Physical infrastructure 8.4 Health & Safety 8.5 Employment potential 8.6 Conclusion Environment Management Plan 9.1 Introduction 128-134 9.2 Environment management plan implementation 9.3 Green belt development Chapter – 10 Summary & Conclusion 135-141 Chapter- 11 Consultants Engagement 142-143 Questionnaire 144-184 Annexure 185-384 7 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 Salient features of the project 13 2.1 Year wise production detail 41 2.2 Machinery in use in present 46 2.3 Machinery to be deployed 46 2.4 Employment potential 46 3.1 Land use based on satellite image(Study area) 53 3.2 Land use of lease area 56 3.3 Soil sampling analysis result 60 3.4 Location of Ambient air and noise monitoring station 64 3.5 Ambient Air monitoring result 68 3.5.1 Analysis result of free Silica 70 3.6 Result of noise monitoring 71 3.7 Result of ground water monitoring 75 3.8 Result of surface water monitoring 77 3.9 Flora in buffer zone 82 3.10 Key fauna in core zone 82 3.11 Key fauna in buffer zone 83 3.12 List of present RF/PF 87 3.13 List of flora in RF/PF 87 4.1 Predicted ambient air quality 98 4.2 Land use of lease area 106 4.3 Existing traffic scenario 110 4.4 Modified traffic scenario 111 6.1 Monitoring schedule for environmental parameter 114 7.1 Minutes of Public hearing with action plan 118 9.1 Environment management plan 129 9.2 Schedule of plantation 131 9.3 Stage wise plantation 132 9.4 Species already planted & to be planted 132 9.5 Cost estimate for CSR implementation 133 9.6 Cost estimate for EMP implementation 133 9.7 Proposal of garland drain, parapet wall& stone wall 134 8 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES FIG. NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. 2.1 Location map 33 2.2 Google image showing general location of the lease area 34 2.3 Key plan of the lease area 35 2.4 Surface plan 36 2.5 Geological plan of lease area 39 2.6 Surface layout plan 42-45 3.1 Topography map of study area. 51 3.2 Land use map of study area. 54 3.3 Satellite image of 10 km radius of the study area 55 3.4 Hydro-Geological Map 57 3.5 Physiography Map 58 3.6 Drainage map of study area 59 3.7 Soil sampling location map 61 3.8 Wind rose 66 3.9 Air sampling location map 67 3.10 Data Comparison of October, November, December 2015 for 69 PM10 3.11 Data Comparison of October, November, December 2015 for 69 Gases 3.12 Noise monitoring location map 72 3.13 Data Comparison Oct-Dec. 2015 73 3.14 Water monitoring location map 79 3.15 Sampling station for Biological study 89 3.16 Sampling location for Socio economic study 95 4.1 Maximum value of PM10 and PM2.5 levels 97 4.2 Ground level Concentration of AAQ during Operation Phase in 10 99 Km 4.3 Ground level Concentration of AAQ during Operation phase in 99 1Km 4.4 Wind rose for October ,November, December 100 4.5 Schematic diagramme 103 4.6 Transportation route map 112 6.1 Environmental Management Cell Organization Chart 115 9 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF ANNEXURES S.N. ANNEXURES I Copy of Mining lease deed in form K II Copy of Application for renewal of mining lease deed III Copy of Lease period extension order IV Copy of NOC from Land owner & Compensation detail V Copy of Partnership lease deed VI Copy of Supplementary lease deed VII Copy of Approval letter of mining plan VIII Copy of Composite certificate IX Copy of TOR Letter X Copy of Authenticated production figure XI Copy of Soil analysis report XII Copy of Air monitoring report XIII Copy of Free silica in PM10 XIV Copy of Noise monitoring report XV Copy of Water analysis report XVI Copy of Authenticated list of flora Fauna XVII Copy of minutes of public hearing XVIII Copy of climatology table XIX Copy of ID proof XX Copy of Approved conservation plan XXI Copy of NOC from forest department XXII Copy of certificate regarding no wild life sanctuary is present within 10 km radius of mine. XXIII Copy of earlier CSR detail. 10 M/S Jai Singh Thakur & Sons Bohar Limestone Mine Prepared by: Udaipur MinTech Pvt. Ltd. CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT The Environment Impact Assessment has been prepared to assess the current environment scenario of the area and then based on the activities of mining proposed, The environment Management plan will identify impacts where these area adverse in nature, and there after design mitigate measure to manage such impact in a manner as to conserve environment and ecology of the area.