Project Details - Riverbed Sand Mining Project Sr. No. Details Particulars PROPOSAL 1. Name of Lease Holder Mr. Rameshbhai Thakorbhai Patel. (Proprietor) 2. Location address M/s. Rameshbhai Thakorbhai Patel. At Opp. Survey No: 275, 276 On River bed ”Tapi” Vill: Kala Vyara , Tal: Vyara, Dist: Tapi 3. Applicability of the CRZ Notification, The Project is not fall in CRZ notified area. The 2011 project is located at 6.49 km distance from dam in upstream. 4. Lease Area (Hectares) Sand Lease Area: 4.90 Hectors 5. Co-ordinates of the lease area Sr.No. Latitude Longitude 1 21°16 '26 .27 "N 73° 23 '19 .50 "E 2 21°16'23.42"N 73°23'20.81"E 3 21°16'88.86 "N 73°23'4.36 "E 4 21°16'15.92"N 73°23'5.76"E 6. Ownership of Land (Govt. / Private The lease area is river bed of Tapi owned by Govt. Land) 7. Status of Operation (New project OR New Projects. Existing project operating since ____) 8. Status of Lease (Lease no., date of issue, Existing Lease lease period, date of application for Order No.:AGT/QL/6816/05/259 lease renewal, etc.) Area: 4.90Ha. (At Opp. Survey No: 275, 276 On River bed ”Tapi” Vill: Kala Vyara , Tal: Vyara, Dist: Tapi) Lease Issue Date: 05/02/2014 Lease Period: Three years from issue date. 9. Sand Reserve (MT) --- 10. Rate of Mining of Sand (MT/Month) 190 ,000 MT/year ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS 11. If located within 15 Km, aerial distance Name Distance (Km) of the lease area from the nearest: i. National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary / Waghai National Park @ 62 km in SE direction Biosphere Reserve: Purna Wild Life @ 51 km in SE direction Sanctuary ii. Reserve Forest / Protected Forest: None --- iii. Human Habitation : Kala Vyara Village @ 1.55 km in E direction iv. Railway Line : Vyara Railway Station @ 17 km in S direction Vyara- Surat Railway @ 17.17 km in SW line: direction v. Road : NH -56 @ 2.5 km in SW NH-6 direction @ 17.65 km in S 1 direction vi. Notified / Protected Archaeological None --- sites : vii. Social infrastructures, e.g. school, Nalanda High School, @ 6.0 kmin S direction hospital, historic / cultural / Moticher @ 8.1 km in S direction religious places, defence KAPS Hospital establishments, etc. : Jalaram mandir, @ 5.9 km in SW Moticher direction 12. Width of riverbed (Meters) 480 meters 13. Average depth of water at lease area 6.5 m to 7.0 m (Meters) 14. Average thickness of sand deposit at 3.5 meter. lease area (Meters) 15. Details on Riparian vegetation, The floral diversity of the study area includes including endemic and endangered variety of trees & shrubs. Plants that offer rich species of fauna, if any timber such as Teak, Babul etc., plants with medicinal values such as Neem, Nilgiri, Tulsi, etc., and plants that offers fruits and vegetables are observed. The faunal diversity includes a wide range of birds, mammals, reptiles & insects. There is no national park/Sanctuary; Elephant/Tiger reserve area within 25 km from the project site. The No endemic or endangered species of flora and fauna species have been available within 5 km area. 16. Geo-hydrology of the river, flow Please refer Environmental Study Report (perennial, seasonal, etc.), sediment transport characteristics / replenishment potential, etc. 17. Width and condition of access road (kutcha / pucca) to the lease area. Status of Type Width of road Access road (Meter) Project site to kachha 7.0 kachha road Road Pacca road to pakka 6.5 NH -56 road DETAILS ON MINING / EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES 18. Type of mining (Manual / Semi- Semi-mechanized. (By scraping/dredging the mechanized / Mechanised). mineral) 19. Equipments to be used (bulldozers, Sand Dredger with pump hydraulic excavators, JCB, scrapers, Truck loaders, Diesel Pump, etc.) 20. Minimum setback distance from river 40 meters bank (Meters) 2 21. Minimum buffer distance from bridge Ukai Dam: 23 km in E direction piers / water intake wells / irrigation structures 22. Minimum distance of stockpiles / 30 meters vehicle loading place from the river bank 23. Maximum depth of sand removal (3 m 3 meters (from top of the of the sand deposition) or water depth whichever is less) 24. Man power requirement 15 -20 workers . 25. No. of working days in a year 200 days 26. Time of working hours in a day 8.00 am to 6.00 pm ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 27. Measures proposed for protection of Please refer Environmental Study Report. environmental attributes like riverbed, riparian vegetation, water, air, human health, etc. 28. Details on transportation route & measures proposed for control of Status of Type Width of road fugitive emission during transportation Access road (Meter) Project site kachha Road 7.0 to Pacca Road Pacca Road pakka road 6.5 to NH 6 For measures proposed for control of fugitive emission during transportation. Please refer Environmental Study Report. 29. Types of plants No. of plants Plan for tree plantation in riparian area I II III / road sides in at least 20% of lease Year Year Year area, numbers & types of species and budgetary outlay for the same Nilgiri, Neem, Tamarind, 70 65 60 Banyan, etc. local species Total 195 30. Plan for restoration / reclamation None 3 ENVIRONMENT STUDY REPORT (RIVERBED SAND MINING PROJECT) PROPOSAL • I, Mr. Rameshbhai Thakorbhai Patel have applied for the sand mining lease (minor mineral) Infront of At Opp. Survey No: 275, 276 On River bed ”Tapi” Vill: Kala Vyara , Tal: Vyara, Dist: Tapi dated 05/02/2014. Lease area is river bed of tapi owned by Government. We hold the lease on the name of Rameshbhai Thakorbhai Patel. The mining area of the unit is 4-90-00 ha that is less than 5 ha. Our sand lease area is not falling under CRZ area. Therefore, Project falls under category B (B2) of schedule 1(a), as per the EIA Notification, September 2006. Therefore, it requires prior Environment Clearance. • Status of operation & Status of Lease are summarized as under…. New Project Lease Order No: AGT/QL/6816/05/259 Lease Area: 4-90-00 ha (At Opp. Survey No: 275, 276 On River bed ”Tapi” Vill: Kala Vyara , Tal: Vyara, Dist: Tapi) Lease Issue: 05/02/2014 Lease Period: Three Years from issue date. 4 • Co-ordinates of the corners of lease area(Latitude and Longitude) Sr. No. Latitude Longitude A 21°16'26.27"N 73°23'19.50"E B 21°16'23.42"N 73°23'20.81"E C 21°16'18.86"N 73°23'4.36"E D 21°16'15.92"N 73°23'5.76"E There is no forest, Wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area present within 10 km area from the project site. Unit does not require electricity during the mining activity. In sand mining activity, water required for domestic, dust suppression & tree plantation only. The requirement is met by surface water & bore well water (nearby village). No hazardous waste is generated during mining activity. Municipal Solid Waste generation during activity is of minor quantity. One dustbin has been provided at the identified place to store all domestic waste & disposed to nearby Gram Panchayat site. • Size/ Magnitude Of Operation Production capacity (Mining area/Mining Rate) Extraction of the sand @ 190,000 MT/YEAR (Approx .) from an area of 4-90-00 ha (At Opp. Survey No: 275, 276 On River bed ”Tapi” Vill: Kala Vyara , Tal: Vyara, Dist: Tapi Mining Details Sr. Details Explantion No. 1. Lease Area 4-90 -00 ha 2. Rate of Production 190,000 MT/Yr 3. Method of mining Semi Mechanized (By scraping/ dredging the mineral) 4. Extent of mechanization Suction Dredger(Extractor),Truck and Tractors Trolley DETAIL OF ENVIRONMENT SETTING The lease is on riverbed of Tapi. There is no forest, Wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area within 10 km from the project site. The details of water bodies and nearwst park are mentioned below: Sr. If located within 15 km, aerial Name Distance (Km) No. distance of the lease area from the nearest: i. National park/Wildlife Vansda National Park @ 62 km in SE direction 5 Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve: Purna Wild Life @ 51 km in SE direction Sanctuary ii. Reserve Forest/Projected Forest: None --- iii. Human Habitation: Kala Vyara Village @ 1.55 km in E direction iv. Railway Line Vyara Railway Station @ 17. km in S direction Vyara- Surat Railway @ 17.17 km in SW line: direction v. Road: NH 56 @ 12.5 km in SW direction NH 6 @ 17.65 km in S direction vi. Notified/Protected None --- Archaeological sites: vii Social infrastructures, e.g. school, Nalanda High School, @ 6.0 kmin S direction hospital, historic/ Moticher @ 8.1 km in S direction KAPS HospitalJalaram @ 5.9 km in SW direction mandir, Moticher • Width of Riverbed Width of Riverbed: 480 meter 6 • Geo-hydrological Detail of River Tapi The river Tapi originates near Multal in Betul district in Madhya Paradesh at an elevation of 752m above msl. The Total Length of this West flowing river from its origin to its out fall into the sea is 724 km. For the first 282km the river flows in Madhya Pradesh, Out of which 54km forms the common boundary with Maharashtra state. It flows for 228 km in Maharashtra before entering Gujarat. Traversing a length of 214 km in Gujarat, the Tapi River joins Arabian Sea in the Gulf of Cambay after flowing past the Surat city. The river receives tidal influence for a length of about 25 km upstream from the mouth. • Lower Tapi Zone Brief description: Lower Tapi Basin consist main Tapi stream from Ukai Reservoir to its mouth in the Gulf of Cambay.