APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR GRANITE BUILDING STONE QUARRY PROJECT (As per EIA Notification 2006 and amendments thereof) Form-IM, PFR & EMP Proponent/Applicant SRI. K. SUKUMARAN President OTTAPPALAM TALUK KARINKAL QUARRY OPERATORS INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Vadanamkurussi Palakkad District (D), Kerala – 679121 Email ID: [email protected] Phone No: 9846 883 731, 9846 959 618 Site at Re. Survey No. : 35/1 Vallapuzha Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala Quarry Area: 0.7099 Ha (70.99 Ares) Non Forest - Private Land Prepared by Hareesh G. Thampy 905-D, Sankarnagar, Kaimanam P. O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala RQP/BNG/296/2013/A Mobile : 9387 838 782 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sl. No. DESCRIPTION Page No. I FORM – IM 4-7 II CHECKLIST FOR MINING PROJECTS 8-19 III QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MINING PROJECTS 20-22 IV PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 23-41 1. Executive Summary 24 2. Introduction of the Project 26 3. Project Description 29 4. Site Analysis 34 5. Planning Brief 36 6. Proposed Infrastructures 38 7. Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R & R) Plan 40 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates 40 9. Analysis of the Proposal (Final Recommentation) 41 V ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN & CSR 42-65 1. Introduction of the Project/Proponent 43 2. Details of the Project 43 3. Baseline Environment 47 4. Environmental Management Plan 50 5. Safety in Blasting 56 6. Mine Closure Plan 56 7. Risk Assessment 58 8. Disaster Management Plan 59 9. Occupational Health & Safety 60 10. Environmental Monitoring Program 61 11. Social (Corporate) Responsibilty 64 12. Conslusion 65 2 Sl. No. DESCRIPTION Page No. ANNEXURE 1. Letter of Intent - copy 67 2. Bye – Law of the Society - copy 69 3. Photo ID of Authorized person 80 4. Consent Letter - copy 81 5. Possession Certificate & Tax - Copy 84 6. Village Affidavit 87 7. NABL Certificate - Copy 89 8. Monitoring & Analysis Reports (Air/Water/Noise) 90 9. Site Photographs 96 10. RQP certificate copy 97 11. Mining Plan Approval Letter 98 12. 500 m Radius Certificate (other quarry details) 100 13. Income Tax Clearance & Pan Card 101 14. Land Documents (Title Deed) – Copy 104 15. Survey Sketch approved by village officer 116 16. Cadastral Map 118 17. Palakkad District Survey Report 119 REFERENCE (Following are attached in Mining Plan file) 1. All Drawings/Plates are attached in Mining Plan 3 FORM 1 M Basic Information Sl No Item Details Sukumaran, President OTTAPPALAM TALUK KARINKAL QUARRY OPERATORS INDUSTRIAL CO- Name and Address of the OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD No. SIND (P) Proponent 176, Vadanamkurussi, Palakkad District – 679 121, Kerala 9846837444/9846959618/9846883731 [email protected] Re.Survey No. 35/1 Vallappuzha Village, Location & other details Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District, Extent of 0.7099 Ha Local body Name (Panchayath/ Vallapuzha Grama Panchayath Municipality/Corporation etc) Nearest Railway Station/Airport Vallapuzha Station : 6.2 km along with distance in kms. Pattambi Station : 7.3 km Vallapuzha Town – 5 km Nearest Town, City, District Pattambi Town – 5.5 km Headquarters along with distance. Palakkad Headquarters – 60 km Status of the Applicant/Lessee President / Cooperative Society Toposheet No. 58B/1 10°49'39.99" N - 10°49'44.62" N GPS coordinates 76°13'40.37" E - 76°13'43.05" E New/Expansion/Modernization New Existing Capacity/Area etc. New project Proposed Size of the Mining/Quarry area 0.7099 Ha (70.99 Ares) Production Capacity of 28,000 TPA Mine/Quarry Period of Mining Lease Applying for 5 years (Mine Life 5 years) Expected cost of the Project Rs. 20 lakhs Category of project B2 since less than 5Ha 4 Environmental Sensitivity: Sl. No. Areas Distance in kilometers (Aerial)/ details 1 Distance of project site from nearest Nearest road bridge at Pattambi in rail or road bridge over the Perumpilavu-– Perinthalmanna- Nilambur Road concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. over Bharathapuzha, located at 6.0 km SW-W 2 Distance to nearest facilities Nearest Infrastucture (village) Choorakkode-Pallippadi: 0.50 Km SW Railway line Shornur Nilambur Railway Line – 2.75 E National Highway NH66 Kuttipuram Kozhikode – 18.25 Km NW State Highway SH 23 Pattambi Palakkad Road: 2.8 Km S Major District Road Pattambi Cherpulasseri Road : 0.20 Km S Any Other Road SH 39 Perumpilavu Nilambur Road : 4.4 W Electric line pole or tower No Major electric (HT) line in 300m radius Canal or check dam or reservoirs Nothing in 500m radius or lake or ponds In-take for drinking water pump Nothing in 500m radius house Intake for Irrigation canal pumps Nothing in 500m radius 3 Areas protected under international Nothing in 5 km Radius conventions, national or local Ananganmala Eco Tourism : 13.25 km E legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 4 Areas which are important or Nothing in 5 km Radius sensitive for ecological reasons - Attapady Reserve forest : 52.4 km NE Wetlands, watercourses or other Nelliyampathy Reserve forest : 61 km SE water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests 5 Areas used by protected, important Nothing in 5 km Radius or sensitive species of flora or fauna Chulanur Peafowl Sanctuary : 30 Km SE for breeding, nesting, foraging, Silent Valley : 42 Km NE resting, over wintering, migration Peechi Vazhani Wildlife Sanctury : 44 km S 6 Inland, coastal, marine or Arabian Sea: 34.7 Km W underground waters Bharathapuzha River: 5.0 Km S 7 State, National boundaries Tamil Nadu state boundary: 47.3 Km E 5 Sl. No. Areas Distance in kilometers (Aerial)/ details 8 Routes or facilities used by the NH66 Kuttipuram Kozhikode – 18.25 Km NW public for access to recreation or SH 23 Pattambi Palakkad Road: 2.8 Km S other tourist, pilgrim areas Pattambi Cherpulasseri Road : 0.20 Km S 9 Defense installations None within 5 km radius area 10 Densely populated or built-up area, Nearest house is about 140.1 m W. distance from nearest human Nearest village habitation is Choorakkode- habitation Pallippadi: 0.50 Km SW Nearest major habitation (town) is Cherpulassery Town – 2.8 km NE-E 11 Areas occupied by sensitive man- Sevana Hospital, Pattambi : 3.86 Km SW made land uses (hospitals, schools, PHC Appamkandam, Vallapzha : 2.0 km E places of worship, community Vallapuzha Care Hospital : 2.66 Km NE-E facilities) Govt LP School, Choorakkode : 1.7 Km NE Chorakode Athani Vallappuzha School : 1.1 Km E GHS Vallapuzha Choorakkode School : 1.7 Km E Maruthur LP School, Choorakkode : 1.7 Km SW Choorakkood Juma Masjid : 0.65 km N Appamkanadam Masjid, Vallapuzha : 2.2 Km NE Thondiyannur Unnikrishna Temple:1.2 km W Punnasseri Temple, Choorakkode : 1.5 km SW Pengottu Kavu Shiva Sheytram, : 1.7 km SE St. Paul’s Church, Pattambi : 4.2 km SW 12 Areas containing important, high The applied area consists of good reserves of quality or scarce resources (ground granite building stone. There are no scarce water resources, surface resources, resources such as water resource, forest, fishery forestry, agriculture, fisheries, or tourism spot in the applied mining area or in tourism, minerals) the vicinity of the site. 13 Areas already subjected to pollution There is no such area within 5 km radius of the or environmental damage. (those project site. where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard The applied area falls in Seismic Zone III, which which could cause the project to is moderate risk area. Systematic mining will be present environmental problems carried out in the applied mining area. (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) 6 Sl. No. Areas Distance in kilometers (Aerial)/ details 15 Is proposed mining site located over No. The applied mining area is in a slope of a or near fissure / fracture for ground hilly terrain. water recharge 16 Whether the proposal involves approval or clearance under the following Regulations or Acts, namely:- (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, No, no forest in 100m radius 1980; (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, No, nothing in 5 km radius 1972; (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone The area does not fall under CRZ. Notification, 2011. If yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil. It is non forest private land. 18 Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? None. (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the Court, if any, and its relevance with the proposed project. (Signature of Project Proponent Along with name and address) For OTTAPPALAM TALUK KARINKAL QUARRY OPERATORS INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED No. SIND (P) 176, Vadanamkurussi, Palakkad District – 679 121 7 CHECKLIST FOR MINING PROJECTS Sl.No Page ITEM DESCRIPTION . No. “B2” Category [Sr. No. 1(a)(i) of 1. Category / Sub Category & Schedule EIA Notification 2006 amendment dated 15.01.2016] Form IM Attached 4-7 Questionnaire for Mining Projects Attached 20-22 2. Pre-Feasibility report Attached 23-41 Environmental Management Plan Attached 42-65 Whether the project site falls within No, The project site does not falls 3. ESZ-1 of WGEEP report or ESA of within ESZ-1 of WGEEP report or HLWG ESA of HLWG Copy of last sale/title deed attached as annexure-14 and possession certificate(s) for all 4. Proof of ownership of land survey numbers mentioned in the proposal are attached as annexure 5 in PFR Bye Law of Cooperative society 5. Proof of authorized signatory attached as annexure-2 in PFR Cadastral map duly signed by 6. Attached as annexure-16 in PFR Village officer Recent Photographs of the project 7. Attached as annexure-9 in PFR site Area survey plan approved by 8.