Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. PRE-FEASIBILTY REPORT 1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY Mr Alex Thomas for M/s NJT Granites Quarry is proposing a (Building Stone) Quarry with Permit at Re-Survey No. 16 of West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk, Kasargod District, Kerala in an extent area of 2.8855 hectares. The proposed quarry area is hill rock. This is an operational quarry with Permit. In most parts of the quarry lease area the rock are exposed and also the granite (building stone) exposures are present / bordering to the lease boundary proving the occurrence of the granite building stone. The proposed quarry area is located at West Eleri, 65km from Kasargod and 4km from Malom. Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The remaining land in the proposed land is mostly covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The highest elevation of the lease area is 155 m. MSL and lowest is 90 m MSL. As the proposed area is hill rock, the drainage of the lease area is towards N & E. No habitants are located in the lease area. The geological resources of granite (building stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 1382407 MT. The Blocked Reserves and Mineable Reserve of granite (building stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 631562MT and 750845 MT respectively. In the first five years of plan period total 3,00,000 Tons granite (building stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period. Kerala experiences rainfall on duration of 3 to 4 months in a Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. year and the quarry operations will be affected because of the rainy days. The anticipated life of the quarry is 12 years expected. 1.1 LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed quarry area is located at West Eleri, 65km from Kasargod and 4km from Malom. Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The remaining land lease area is an elevated terrain with quarry land is mostly covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The highest elevation of the lease area is 155 m. MSL and lowest is 90 m MSL. As the proposed area is hill rock, the drainage of the lease area is towards N & E. No habitants are located in the lease area. Exposed rocks in the lease area are marked on geological plan. The geographical location with respect to boundary pillars of the proposed mine lease are:- BP NO LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1 12°21’11.86”N 75°19’21.40”E 2 12°21’9.19”N 75°19’23.82”E 3 12°21’9.48”N 75°19’24.68”E 4 12°21’10.10”N 75°19’24.31”E 5 12°21’11.01”N 75°19’26.10”E 6 12°21’10.07”N 75°19’27.10”E 7 12°21’9.77”N 75°19’27.23”E 8 12°21’9.71”N 75°19’27.82”E 9 12°21’8.44”N 75°19’27.52”E Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. 10 12°21’8.31”N 75°19’27.92”E 11 12°21’8.57”N 75°19’28.58”E 12 12°21’8.89”N 75°19’28.78”E 13 12°21’8.83”N 75°19’29.94”E 14 12°21’9.28”N 75°19’29.74”E 15 12°21’9.84”N 75°19’30.24”E 16 12°21’11.14”N 75°19’29.15”E 17 12°21’12.70”N 75°19’28.13”E 18 12°21’12.22”N 75°19’27.50”E 19 12°21’16.32”N 75°19’23.99”E Figure 1.1 Route Map The Route Map of the lease area is given below Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. Figure 1.2 Google Map with site superimposing The Google Map with site superimposing of the lease area is given below 1.2 PROJECT PROPONENT INFORMATION Name and : Alex Thomas address of the Nedumchira House, Gandhi Nagar (P.O), Applicant Perumbayikode Village, Kottayam District, Kerala. Mobile no: 9995162728 [email protected] 1.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION The major essentiality of building stone is based on its extraordinary compressive Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. strength and durability (among the hardest, dimensional & structural stones) and it has high tolerance towards the vagaries of nature. In construction activities these are being used because of its hardness & density, durability and strength craft. The proposed mining project will accomplish its requirement for the construction of buildings, bridges, paving, monuments and many other exterior projects. Polished slabs and tiles are usually used in countertops, flooring, retaining walls and landscaping around a center fountain/ pond, staircase and many other design elements (residential and commercial applications). It is also known as the maintenance-free stone. The employment opportunities are being created in connection with the quarrying activities and the local people are being employed for the non technical activities under the direction of mining engineers and supervisors. For the quarry operations, more than 23 employees are being deployed which generates ample opportunities for those peoples indirectly. Applicant will pay royalty for the mineral produced from the mine, direct and indirect taxes will be paid thereby contributing to the regional revenue. The public revenue will further be put for infrastructural development and other sectors like health, education and social welfare. 1.4 END USE (DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKET) The rock produced from the quarry is transported to the Crusher unit. The aggregate produced is sold to the contractors and to the consumers which is finally consumed locally for road (State Highway & National Highway) & building construction works. Fine Material is also sold for the utilization for the hollow block/ solid block manufactures. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 SALIENT FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROJECT Particulars Details Total Mine Lease area 2.8855 hectares Total area owned by the Private own land & lease land by the Project proponent Proponent Current status of the Operational Quarry quarry Local name of the project West Eleri near Malom area (Name of the hill) Production The geological resources of granite (building stone) in mining lease area are estimate to be 13,82,407 MT and production / mineable reserves are 75,08,45 MT. In the first five years of plan period 3,00,000 Tons granite (building stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period Life of Mine 12 Years Estimated project cost Rs. 75 Lakhs Man Power 23 (on permanent / contract basis) Highest and lowest 155 m. RL & 90 m. RL elevation Land use Private own Land Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. Nearest habitation beyond 100 m Nearest town 1. Nileshwaram (35km) 2. Cheruvathur (35km) Stone Crusher & M Sand Within the land owned by the project proponent Width of access road to 7 m, tarred access road the quarry site Nearest Airport Mangalore Airport ,150 Km Nearest Highway NH 17 at a distance of 35Km SH 57 at a distance of 26Km (Kannur – Kasargod) Nearest Railway Station Nileshwaram Railway Station 35Km Details of nearby quarry Nil / crusher Power supply The total power requirement will be 1600 KVA. Water and its Source The entire water for industrial activities such as Dust suppression, greenbelt plantations etc will be met from Rain water harvesting in the unused pits outside the quarry lease area. For domestic use water will be availed from Tube well / open well. Domestic consumption : 2.00 KLD Dust suppression : 5.00 KLD Plantation : 3.00 KLD TOTAL : 10.00 KLD Nearest Govt. Hospital / Sanjivani Hospital, Vellarikundu 7Km dispensary Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala. Education facility Govt. EKN Govt Memorial College , Elerithattu 4Km Fire Station Trikkaripur (40km) Ambulance Vellarikundu (8km) Police Station Chittarikadu, 7 km Church / temple / None within 500 m radius mosque Electrical installation Malom,4Km like transformer /HT line or LT line Mobile Towers None within 500 m radius Defense installations None within 500 m radius Archeological Features None within 500 m radius Ecological sensitive None within 500 m radius zones Nearest Forests Kottancheri (15km) Konnakkad (10km) Nearest streams/ rivers/ Chaithra Vahini (400mtr) water bodies (from mine Thejaswini (15Km) boundary) Seismic zone Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone as par BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of India IS: 1893-2002. Categorization as per As per WGEEP classification, the project site WGEEP Report is located not in the vicinity of protected area Granite (Building Stone) Quarry owned by Alex Thomas (NJT Granites) at West Eleri Village, Vellarikundu Taluk & Kasargod District, Kerala.