FORM – I For TERMS OF REFERENCE of M/s GPA MINERALS MINING OF QUARTZ Lease Area: 16.512 Ha., Sy No: 322 (P) of Narrawada Village & Sy. No. 475/1, 475/2, 476,478 & 480 of Duttaluru Village, Duttaluru Mandal, S.P.S.R.Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh Production Capacity (Max): Quartz - 30119 MTPA, Prepared & Submitted by SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR -12 VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH QCI No. NABET/EIA/1720/RA 0097 Dt: 26.07.2018 1 FORM- 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s M/s GPA Minerals Mining of Quartz 2. S. No. in the schedule 1(a) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to Mining of Quartz in 16.512 Ha., be handled/command area/lease Maximum Production: area/number of wells to be drilled. Quartz - 30119 MTPA, 4. New/Expansion/Modernization The proposed lease area is Government land and new for mining activity. 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 16.512 Ha., 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category – B2 at par with B 1 7. Does it attract the general condition? If The project doesn’t attract general conditions yes, please specify. as per EIA notification, 2006. As the mine area is not located in whole or in part within 10 km from the boundary of: (i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board, (iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) Inter-state and international boundaries 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If This mining activity doesn’t attract specific yes, please specify. condition as the mining area is not located in Industrial Estate/SEZ as mentioned in specific conditions of EIA Notification, 2006 9. Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Sy No: 332/P of Narrawada village & Village Sy.No.475/1, 475/2, 476, 478 & 480 off Tehsil Duttaluru Village, District Duttaluru Mandal, State S.P.S.R.Nellore District, 2 Andhra Pradesh 10. Nearest railway station/airport along Railway Station : Sri Venkateswarapalem with distance in km. Railway Station at 55.66 km Airport: Kadapa Airport at 84.51 km 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters Town :Duttaluru Mandal at a distance of 6.57 along with distance in km. km. City/District head quarters : Nellore at 73.11 km in South East Direction. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat - Narrawada Gram Panchayat Municipal Corporation, Local body Duttaluru Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, (complete postal addresses with Andhra Pradesh-524222 telephone nos. to be given) Zilla Panchayat - Podalakur Road , Dargamitta, S.P.S.R. Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh-524 003 13. Name of the lease applicant Smt.Katamreddy Prasuna, Proprietrix 14. Registered Address M/s GPA Minerals, Smt.Katamreddy Prasuna, Proprietrix D.No.27/4/242, Flat No.404, Sai Ahalya Homes, Near Children Park, Ramji Nagar, Nellore-524002 15. Address for correspondence: M/s GPA Minerals Name Smt.Katamreddy Prasuna Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Proprietrix D.No.27/4/242, Flat No.404, Sai Ahalya Homes, Near Children Park, Ramji Nagar, Nellore Pin code 524002 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 9989367070 Fax No. -- 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if No alternative sites were examined as the any. Location of these sites should be mineral is site specific. Due to the availability 3 shown on a topo sheet. of Quartz deposits in the lease area, this area is selected for mining. 17. Interlinked Projects No Interlinked Projects 18. Whether separate application of NA interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission NA 20. If no, reason NA 21. Whether the proposal involves i. The present mine area is a Government approval/clearance under: if yes, details land, no forest area is present within the of the same and their status to be given. mine lease area. Nearest Reserve forest is i. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? Yerukollu Gundemadakala Reserve ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? Forest at a distance of 1.58 kms. iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? ii. The area is not located within CRZ zone. Thus, there is no need for CRZ clearance 22. Whether there is any Government The DM&G, Ibrahimpatnam has decided in Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? principle to grant a quarry lease for Quartz over an extent of 16.512 Hectares which is located in Sy.No:322(P) Narrawada Village (Ac.11.50 cents), 475/1 (Ac.6.58 cents), 475/2 (Ac.7.64 cents), 476 (Ac.5.25 cents), 478 (Ac.3.20 Cents) and 480 (Ac.6.63 cents) of Duttaluru Village, Duttaluru Mandal, S.P.S.R.Nellore District, A.P vide Notice No: 2868/R3-1/2019, dated: 05.07.2019. Mining plan was approved vide Letter No: 546/MP/Quartz/NLR/2019, dated: 27.09.2019 23. Forest land involved (hectares) N.A 24. Whether there is any litigation pending No litigations or court cases pending against against the project and/or land in which the proposed project the project is propose to be set up? a) Name of the Court b) Case No. c) Orders/directions of the Court, if 4 any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activities 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.) S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) Yes/ with source of information data No 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land Yes The entire applied area is an almost use, land cover or topography including plain land with very gentle slope increase in intensity of land use (with towards west. The topographic plan respect to local land use plan) has been prepared with 1 m contour interval its highest elevation is 134 m RL and lowest elevation is 128 m RL. The general trend of the drainage towards south-west is by ground slope and the general drain pattern is dendritic to sub-dendritic in nature. The formed pits will be utilized for water storage and as rain water harvesting structure and plain areas will be developed with green belt at the end of mine life. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation No The applied area is plain land with and buildings? sparse vegetation. Vegetation clearance will be minimal, wherever required. However, green belt will be developed with native species in buffer zone. There are no existing buildings in the lease area and hence no proposal of clearance is made. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes A pit shall be formed in the process of 5 mining for Quartz, which will be reclaimed as water harvesting structure during mine closure. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore Yes Site is surveyed for estimation of houses, soil testing? reserves. 1.5 Construction works? Yes No permanent structures will be constructed. Site services like temporary office, restrooms, firstaids room will be provided within in quarry lease applied area. 1.6 Demolition works? No The mine does not contain any temporary / permanent structures. Therefore there is no need for demolition works. During decommissioning, the established temporary sheds will be removed. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction Yes Temporary structures will be works or housing of construction established in mine lease area. workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or Yes The project does not involve any earthworks including linear structures, construction activity. cut and fill or excavations Mineral will be excavated through Open cast mining method. 1.9 Underground works including mining or No Opencast method by developing tunneling? benches. Therefore, no underground mining or tunneling is envisaged. 1.10 Reclamation works? No No reclamation works are proposed during this ensuing mining plan. But after completion of mining activity the formed pits will be used as water harvesting structures and green belt will be developed on plain surfaces and buffer zone. The top benches will 6 be applied with fertile soil and plantations works along with grass species development will be carried out. 1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The proposed mining project is for processes? production of Quartz with a maximum capacity of 30119 MTPA. It is proposed to operate the mine by semi mechanized method of open cast mining with systematic & scientific method of mining. Bench height will be maintained at 3m and width will be maintained more than bench height as per the statutory requirements and slope of benches will be maintained at 60 0.The applicant proposes to produce Quartz by drilling and blasting for progressing benches and for handling of ore/waste material. However, Drilling & blasting techniques will be used for hard formations only. The ore body is blasted to the end users and dump yards. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Temporary stocks will be maintained materials? on day to day basis. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes The waste material during plan period solid waste or liquid effluents? from pegmatite vein and OB will be 144615 m 3 (278106 MT) only, dumping of the waste material is done on the south-west side in the applied area without affecting the surface water course. The proposed waste will 7 be dumped at an area 1.5 Ha it will reach at a height of 30 mts. No liquid effluent shall be generated except domestic effluent of 1.2 KLD which will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.