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: 9847 225 195, 9846 959 618 Site at Re.Survey No. : 188/1 Vellinezhi Village, Ottapalam Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala Quarry Area: 0.6073 Ha (60.73 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 35 5. Planning Brief 37 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. Tax & Possession Certificate - Copy 84 6. Village Affidavit 86 7. NABL Certificate - Copy 88 8. Monitoring & Analysis Reports (Air/Water/Noise) 89 9. Site Photographs 93 10. RQP certificate copy 94 11. Mining Plan Approval Letter 95 12. 500 m Radius Certificate (other quarry details) 97 13. Income Tax Clearance & Pan Card 98 14. Land Documents (Title Deed) – Copy 101 15. Survey Sketch approved by village officer 109 16. Cadastral Map 110 17. Palakkad District Survey Report 111 REFERENCE (Following are attached in Mining Plan file) 1. All Drawings/Plates are attached in Mining Plan pages 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 9847 225 195 / 9846 959 618 [email protected] Resurvey No. 188/1 Vellinezhi Village Location & other details Ottapalam Taluk, Palakkad District Kerala State 0.6073 Hectares (60.73 Ares) Local body Name (Panchayath/ Vellinezhi Grama Panchayath Municipality/Corporation etc) Nearest Railway Station/Airport Vallapuzha Railway Station 18.5 Km Road along with distance in kms. Vellinezhi Town – 2.5 km Nearest Town, City, District Cherpulassery Town – 9 km Headquarters along with distance. Palakkad Headquarters – 43.5 km Status of the Applicant/Lessee President / Cooperative Society Toposheet No. 58B/5 10°54'41.46" N - 10°54'45.43" N GPS coordinates 76°20'55.62" E - 76°20'57.94" E New/Expansion/Modernization New Existing Capacity/Area etc. New project Proposed Size of the Mining/Quarry area 0.6073 Ha (60.73 Ares) Production Capacity of 12,500 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 is Muriyankanni Bridge rail or road bridge over the over Muriyankanni Kadavu - Kuttanassery Road concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. over Kunthipuzha, located at 1.92 km NE 2 Distance to nearest facilities Nearest Infrastucture (village) Malliyoor colony: 300 m E Railway line Shornur Nilambur Railway Line – 13.2 W National Highway NH213 Palakkad Kozhikode – 5.3 Km N State Highway SH 53 Cherpulasseri Perinthalmanna Road: 4.4 Km W Major District Road Cherpulasseri Palakkad Road : 2.6 Km S Any Other Road Vellinezhi Karumanamkurussi Rd:1.16 SW Electric line pole or tower No Major electric (HT) line in 300m radius Canal or check dam or reservoirs Kanjirpuzha Irrigation Canal : 0.0748 km 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 8.13 km S legislation for their ecological, Nelliyampathy 62.2 km SE landscape, cultural or other related value 4 Areas which are important or Nothing in 5 km Radius sensitive for ecological reasons - Attapady Reserve forest : 36 km NE-E Wetlands, watercourses or other Peechi Reserve forest : 29 km S 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 : 25.1 Km SE for breeding, nesting, foraging, Silent Valley : 26.3 Km NE resting, over wintering, migration Peechi Vazhani Wildlife Sanctury : 48.2 km S 6 Inland, coastal, marine or Arabian Sea: 25.10 Km W underground waters Kunthipuzha River: 0.75 Km N 7 State, National boundaries Tamil Nadu state boundary: 32.5 Km E 5 Sl. No. Areas Distance in kilometers (Aerial)/ details 8 Routes or facilities used by the Palakkad Kozhikode – 5.3 Km N public for access to recreation or Cherpulassery Perinthalmanna Road : 4.4 Km W other tourist, pilgrim areas Cherpulassery Palakkad Road : 2.6 Km S 9 Defense installations None within 5 km radius area 10 Densely populated or built-up area, Nearest house is about 105.8 m SW. distance from nearest human Nearest village habitation is Malliyoor colony: 300 m E habitation Nearest major habitation (town) is Cherpulassery Town – 4.3 km SW 11 Areas occupied by sensitive man- Cherpulassery Cooperative Hospital : 10 km made land uses (hospitals, schools, PHC,Vadakkan Vellinezhi :1.5km places of worship, community Anganavadi, Charakkulam : 0.750 Km SE ESTM ALP School,Chaamakkunnu: 0.70 Km SE facilities) Saraswathi Vidyanikethan School, Vellinezhi : 1.14 km SW Govt HSS Vellinezhi : 2.92 km S VNNSK School, Vellinezhi: 2.2 km E Alpha School, Karumanamkurussi:3.46 km SW Sabary Trust High Secondary School, Adakkaputhur : 4.5 km S (7.7 km Rd) Mangod Masjid : 2.8 km S (4.6 km Rd) Shri Kattil Ayyappa Kshethram : 0.63 km N Shrikrishnapuram ShriKrishna Temple: .51 NE Narasimha Moorthi Temple : 0.44 S Ayyappa temple : 0.30 km W 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.