Granite Building Stone Quarry EXTENT: 2.23.92 Ha In S.Y.No: 340/1/99-1, 340/1/99-2, 340/1/102/2-1, 340/1/100/3, 340/1/100-4, 340/1/100-1, 340/1/100-2, 340/1/102-2, 340/1/103-1 At Enadimangalam Village, Adoor Taluk, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala Of Mr. Mathew Daniel Mangalathu Padijatathil, Adoor, Peringanadu (part), Parakoottam, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State, Pin code-691 551 Contact Number: 09846214351 Email: [email protected] Consultant AADHI BOOMI MINING AND ENVIRO TECH (P) LTD., (NABET Accredited EIA Consultant “A” Category) Accreditation No. NABET/EIA/1518/SA-034. No. 3/216, K.S.V. Nagar, Narasothipatti, Alagapuram -Post, Salem – 636 004. Tamil Nadu. Mobile: 98427 29655 Email:[email protected]. Website: www.abmenvirotech.com Chapter Chapter name Page No. No. 1 Executive summary 2 2 Introduction 4 3 Project description 6 4 Site analysis 11 5 Planning brief 20 6 Proposed infrastructure 24 7 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) plan 26 8 Project schedule and cost estimates 27 9 Analysis of proposal 28 1 Chapter 1: Executive Summary The proponent, Mr. Mathew Daniel, applied for grant of lease for removing Granite Building Stone (Khondalite), over an extent of 2.23.92 Ha in S.Y.No 340/1/99-1etc., in Enadimangalam Village, Adoor Taluk, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala state. For this quarrying project, Mining Plan was prepared under Rule 66 of Kerala Minor Minerals Concession Rules, (Amended 2015) and Minor Mineral conservation and Development rule 2010 (Draft) for quarrying the building stone with due consideration of environmental parameters so as to obtain Environment clearance (EC). Permission requested to this quarry is for a period of Five years. The mining plan is approved by the Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Pathanamthitta, Kerala vide Approval of Eco friendly Mining Plan Letter No. 1079/DOPTA/M/18 dated 02.05.2018. As per the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments and as per S.O. 141 (E) – amendment notification dated 15.01.2016, the project area lesser than 25 Hectares are classified under B2 category for the purpose of Environment Clearance. Hence, this project falls under B2 Category and require Environment Clearance (EC) from DEIAA/DEAC, Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Salient features of the project are as follows: Table 1.1: Salient Features FEATURES DETAILS Proponent details Mr. Mathew Daniel Mangalathu Padijatathil, Adoor, Peringanadu (part), Parakoottam, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala - 691 551 Mobile: 9846214351 Existing/New Quarry New Survey number 340/1/99-1,340/1/99-2,340/1/102/2-1,340/1/100/3, 340/1/100- 4, 340/1/100-1, 340/1/100-2,340/1/102-2, 340/1/103-1. Geographical features Latitude: 9° 06' 24.14" N” to 9° 06' 30.29" N Longitude: 76° 44' 6.89" E to 76° 44' 16.16" E Elevation: 80-120m above Mean Sea level (MSL) (Toposheet No. 58C/16 Site Location Enadimangalam Village, Adoor Taluk, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala state Type of Project Granite Building Stone (Khondalite) Mining lease area 2.23.92 Hectares Geological Resources 899304 MT Mineable Reserves 791122.5 MT 2 Production 120036 MT per annum Depth of Mining 52m depth from hill top or 22m bgl Water Table 20m bgl Method of Mining Open cast semi mechanized mining Category B2 Mining plan approval District Geologist, Dept. Of Mining & Geology, Govt. Of Kerala, Vide Letter No: 1079/DOPTA/M/18 dated 02.05.2018 Quarry Permit 1 Year General conditions of EIA None notification, 2006 Man Power 40 persons Water requirement Drinking and Utilities 2.0 KLD, Dust suppression and Green Belt 2.5 KLD. Total water requirement – 4.5 KLD Source: Mineral water industries by water canes. EMP Cost Rs. 4.40 lakhs Project Cost Rs. 66.50 lakhs Nearest habitation Maroor – 0.5km Nearest Town Pathanapuram – 4km (E) Nearest Railway station Kura Railway Station – 8.3km - S Nearest Airport Trivandrum International Airport – 70km (S) Nearest Hospital Janatha Hospital – 3.8km (E) Land use pattern of the core Area put on Total % of zone use at start of Area used at Use S.No Head plan (Ha) the end of (Present) plan (Ha) Area under i) --- 1.66.89 75 mining ii) Roads --- 0.03.00 1 Green belt & iii) --- 0.53.78 23.9 Safety area iv) Labour shed --- 0.00.25 0.1 V) Virgin 2.23.92 --- --- Total 2.23.92 2.23.92 100 3 Chapter 2: Introduction of the Project 2.1. PROJECT PROPONENT Name : Mr. Mathew Daniel Address : Mangalathu Padijatathil, Adoor, Peringanadu (part), Parakoottam, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala - 691 551 Contact : +91 9846214351 Email : [email protected] 2.2. LEASE AREA Survey No. : 340/1/99-1 etc., Village : Enadimangalam Taluk : Adoor District : Pathanamthitta State : Kerala 2.3. NATURE OF PROJECT Mining would be carried out by opencast method by semi mechanized machinery and using Hydraulic excavator and tippers combination. The bench slope is maintained not more than 60° from horizontal. But the overall pit slope shall be <45°. The plan period is for 5 years at a depth of 52m from the hill top or 22m from the ground level. The reserves below this level shall increase the life substantially. 2.4. NEED / IMPORTANCE Building stones play a vital role in roads, concrete and building products & Aesthetic Works. They are used in walls and paving slabs as it is weather resistant and for its aesthetic appeal. The aggregates of the stone is crushed and sorted into various sizes for use in concrete, coated with bitumen to make asphalt or used dry as bulk fill in construction because of its strong physical properties. Thus mining of Building stones supports the country in improving the infrastructure as well as the economy. 2.5. DEMAND As Building stone is a significant raw material in the construction sector, the demand exists in the market throughout the year. Thus quarrying of the mineral finds consumer easily in the local market. 2.6. IMPORT VS INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION Building stone exists in the proposed site and does not require any raw material to be imported for the production process. The extracted blocks are broken into required size for selling. 4 2.7. EXPORT POSSIBILITY Not applicable since the project meets local demand only. 2.8. EMPLOYMENT The following manpower is proposed to look after and carry out the day today quarrying activities at the proposed production and also to comply with statutory provisions of MMR 1961. Management and supervisory personal: Mining Engineer/Mines Manager - 1 Person (First\ Second class Mines Manager Competency certificate holder) Mines Foreman (Foreman competency - 1 Person Certificate holder) Mining Mate (Mine Mate competency - 1 Person Certificate holder) Register keeper (Workman cadre) - 1 Person The Mining Engineer so appointed should supervise day to day workings assisted by a Foreman. Wherever the workers are employed more than 10, a qualified Mining Mate should be appointed to supervise and control the workers. A register keeper shall also be appointed to keep and maintain the registers and records. Skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled Lobours. Skilled Operator : 1 Person Semi-skilled Driver : 9 Persons Un-skilled Musdoors\ Labours : 17 Persons Cleaners : 7 Persons Register Keeper : 2 Person ------------------- Management & Supervisory staffs : 36 ------------------- Total 40 Persons ------------------- 5 Chapter 3: Project Description 3.1. TYPE OF PROJECT The project involves quarrying of granite building stones from the proposed area by adopting eco-friendly and safer techniques. 3.2. LOCATION The area is represented by Survey of India Toposheet No. 58C/7, the location map is given in Plate 1 and figure 3.1. Figure 3.1.: Location of the quarry The Said Quarry area falls between the northern latitude of 9° 06' 24.14" N” to 9° 06' 30.29" N and eastern longitude of 76° 44' 6.89" E to 76° 44' 16.16" E. All the pillar co-ordinates are shown on Google Earth Image with lease boundary in figure 3.2. 6 Figure 3.2.: Google Earth image showing Lease boundary and pillars 3.3. ALTERNATIVE SITE Since the project is site specific due to the availability of the minerals, no alternative sites proposed for this project. 3.4. COMPUTATION OF YEAR WISE PRODUCTION Table 3.1: Production proposed Production Waste/ Mineral ROM Topsoil @ 95% Weathered Rejects @ Year (MT) (MT) rock 5% (MT) I 46860 106235 100923 ---- 5312 II 21240 129537.5 123061 ---- 6477 III 20520 131887.5 125293 ---- 6594 IV -- 132487.5 125863 ---- 6624 V -- 131625 125044 ---- 6581 TOTAL 88620 631772.5 600184 ---- 31589 7 3.5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Open cast, semi-mechanized mining will be adopted to extract granite building stones of required size from the area for which lease applied for. Before opening a mine, several aspects should be considered like construction of semi-permanent structures, planning for the development/production works, formation of faces, lying of approach road to various benches for movement of dumpers, recruitment of man power, deployment of machinery, selection of dump sites, stacking yards etc. Top soil/overburden, weathered materials shall be removed prior to development of working benches. Bench slope of each bench shall not be more than 60° and over all pit slope shall be less than 45°. Height of each bench as designed as 5m and width not less than the height. The following machinery is proposed to be exclusively for the development and production work at this mine. The machinery is proposed to be purchased or engaged on hire basis. 3.5.1. Drilling Equipment Drilling of shot-holes will be carried out using portable compressor with Jack Hammers. Depth of holes shall be 1-2m.The spacing shall be 0.75m and burden shall be 0.60m from the preface.