Application for Prior Environmental Clearance (Form – 1 & From-2) For Proposed Gravel Mine over an Extent of 16.222 Hectares, in Sy. No. 33 Theepanur Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. Submitted To Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, A.P. Submitted By ________________________________________________________________________________ Sri B. Madhusudhan Reddy Kapu Street, Vindur Village, Gudur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. FORM 1 (I) Basic Information Sl.No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s 16.222 Ha. of Gravel Mine of Sri B.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY 2. S.No. in the schedule 1 (a) 3. Proposed capacity /area/length/tonnage to be 16.222 Ha. of Gravel Mine with a handled/command area/lease area/number of wells to proposed rate of production of 119574 be drilled. Cum/Year 4. New/Expansion/Modernization New 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 16.222 Ha.-New 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B2 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please No specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please No specify. 9. Location Sy.No.33 Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Theepanur Village, Village Chillakur Mandal, Tehsil S.P.S.R Nellore District. District Andhra Pradesh. 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with distance in The nearest Railway station is located kms. at Gudur at a distance of 06 km from the applied area. 11. Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters along with Gudur town is the nearest town distance in kms. located at a distance of 06 km from ML area. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal B. Madhusudhan Reddy Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses Lessee with telephone nos. to be given) S/o Late Boomi Reddy, Kapu Street, Vindur Village, Gudur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. Cell: 9502797137 13. Name of the applicant SRI B.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY 14. Registered Address B. Madhusudhan Reddy Lessee S/o Late Boomi Reddy, Kapu Street, Vindur Village, Gudur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. Cell: 9502797137 15. Address for correspondence: B. Madhusudhan Reddy Name Lessee Designation (Owner/Partner /CEO) S/o Late Boomi Reddy, Pin code Kapu Street, Vindur Village, E-mail Gudur Mandal, Telephone No. SPSR Nellore District. Fax No. Cell: 9502797137 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Alternative sites available but lease Location of these sites should be shown on a topo granted in applied area. sheet. 17. Interlinked Projects Nil 18. Whether separate application of interlinked project Not Applicable has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Nil 20. If no, reason This a mining project and not having any interlinked projects 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance Not Applicable under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. i. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? Nil ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? Nil iii. The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? Nil 22. Whether there is any Government Order/Policy Cluster within 500 mtrs existing. relevant /relating to the site? Cluster order applicable. 23. Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the No litigation about the project project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? a) Name of the Court b) Case No. c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 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.) Details thereof (with approximate S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, Yes Mine operations will be carried out by land cover or topography including increase simple open cast method by using in intensity of land use (with respect to excavators and tippers without drilling local land use plan) and blasting. The entire applied area is un diluting raised about 8 mts above ground level within the quarry applied area. The lowest contour is RL 99 M and highest contour is RL 107 M. Topographically the area is a small mound with a conspicuous of 8mts from the ground level height. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and Yes There will be clearance of existing Buildings? vegetation wherever required. Preparatory works to be done. Around 50-60 medium sized plans will be cleared and remaining area is bushy and grassy There are no existing buildings in the lease area and hence no proposal of clearance of existing buildings is made 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes Present land use will be changes with commencement of mining activities. After completion of mining activities, the land will be reused for forest growth. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore Yes The lessee conducted preliminary houses, soil testing? exploration work and after satisfying quality and quantity of the mineral available in the area they have applied for mining lease. 1.5 Construction works? Yes There will be no major civil works, other than the following: Office Building; Dispensary; Rest house etc. 1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition works involved 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works No Nil or housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No Nil earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining or No Nil Tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes Phase-wise reclamation of mined out blocks will be practiced 1.11 Dredging? No Nil 1.12 Offshore structures? No Nil 1.13 Production and manufacturing processes? Yes About 119574 Cum/Year of Gravel from this opencast Mining However, no beneficiation including manufacturing is done in the lease area. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? Yes Facilities will be provided for storage of excavated mineral in designated areas. There will no other major storage facilities in the lease area. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid Yes Back filled in the lease area waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational No No separate township is proposed for workers? the mining project. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes Haul roads will be constructed in the construction or operation? lease area. No new rail network or sea route is proposed for the mining project. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other Yes Approach road for the mine lease from transport infrastructure including new or the foothill will be constructed. altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? No other major road, rail, air or waterborne transport network is envisaged for the mining project. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport No No such diversions are envisaged. routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or No No such diversions are envisaged. pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No --. realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No No streams exist 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form ground No Part of the water required for the or surface waters? mining activities will be sourced from nearby villages. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface No The rainwater constitutes the drainage affecting drainage or run-off? system of the area. Except this no other perennial watercourses exist in this area. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for Yes The mined out minerals will be construction, operation or decommissioning? transported to consumers by tippers directly manually. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning No No dismantling works are envisaged. or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning Yes Temporary change in land use pattern which could have an impact on the occurs. The existing scanty vegetative environment? land will be converted into lush green cover. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No No major influx is envisaged due to temporarily or permanently? the mining project, as the total manpower required during operational stage will be only 12 including labour & will be met from the local area only. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not envisaged 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? No Not envisaged 1.31 Any other actions? No --- 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Yes/No possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes Present lease area is undeveloped agricultural land (ha) Govt. Land (16.222 Hect) 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Total water requirement of the users) unit: KLD mining operations including dust suppression is about 10 KLD and majority of this is proposed to be met from the bore well. 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Nil 2.4 Construction material – stone, aggregates, No Nil sand / soil (expected source – MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Nil 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels Yes This is manual open cast mining (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), And no blasting is involved. Hence, energy (MW) approximately 4.0 KLD of Diesel is required. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No -- appropriate standard units) 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.