Draft DSR Report for Gondia DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING Prepared by District Mining Officer Collector Office, Gondia Prepared Under A] Appendix –X Of MoEFCC, GoI. Notification S.O. 141(E) Dated 15.1.2016 B] Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines C] MoEFCC, GoI. Notification S.O. 3611(E) Dated 25.07.2018 DISTRICT-GONDIA MAHARASHTRA PREFACE With reference to the gazette notification dated 15th January 2016, ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the State environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Environment Assessment Committee (SEAC) are to be constituted by the divisional commissioner for prior environmental clearance of quarry for minor minerals. The SEIAA and SEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of ministry of minor minerals on the basis of district survey report. The main purpose of preparation of District Survey Report is to identify the mineral resources and mining activities along with other relevant data of district. This report contains details of Lease, Sand mining and Revenue which comes from minerals in the district. This report is prepared on the basis of data collected from different concern departments. A survey is carried out by the members of DEIAA with the assistance of Geology Department or Irrigation Department or Forest Department or Public Works Department or Ground Water Boards or Remote Sensing Department or Mining Department etc. in the district. Minerals are classified into two groups, namely (i) Major minerals and (ii) Minor minerals. Amongst these two groups minor mineral have been defined under section 3(e) of Mines and Minerals (Regulation and development) Act, 1957. The minor minerals are further governed by ―The Maharashtra Minor Minerals Rule MMME(D&R)rules2013‖.TheMinormineralsinclude building stones, Gravel, ordinary clay, ordinary sand, limestone used for lime burning, boulders, , murrum, brick earth, bentonite, road metal, slate, marble, stones used for making household utensils etc. and other minerals not defined as minor minerals in the said Act are treated as major minerals. They include coal, kyanite, sillimanite, barites, chromite, fluorite, quartz, sand used for stowing Purposes in coal mines and many other minerals used for industrial purposes. Based on the amendments made by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 notified or amendment on 15 January 2016, the Survey document of the district Gondia. The district survey document has been prepared in accordance with the Appendix-X of the said notification. The Minerals/ rivers/streams were studied based on the following parameters excluding the hill slope mining. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (as per the Sustainable Sand Mining Guideline) is to ensure the following – Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed; and Identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area. Identification of mineral wealth in the district. TABLE OF INDEX S.N. TITLE PAGE NO. DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING (Part-A) 1. Introduction 1-6 2. Overview of mining activity in the district 7 3. The list of mining leases in the district with location ,area and period of validity 8-13 4. Details of royalty or revenue received in last three years 14 5. Details of production of sand or minor mineral in last three years 14 6. Process of deposition of sediments in the Rivers of the district & river 15-36 replenishment study ( by Dandy-Bolton Equation) 7. General profile of the district 37 8. Land Utilization Pattern in the district: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, 38-40 Mining etc 9. Physiography of the district 41 10. Rainfall: month-wise & Climate 41-43 11. Geology and mineral wealth 44-46 12. Drainage system with description of main rivers 47 13. Salient features of important rivers and streams 47 14. Methodology adopted for calculating of mineral potential 48 15. Annual deposition 49 16. Mineral potential 49 17. Proposed sand ghat leases in Gondia district for year 2019-2020 to 2021- 50-54 2022 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING (PART-B) 1. Introduction 55-58 2. Overview of Mining Activity In The District 59 3. General Profile of The District 60 4. Geology of The District 61-62 5. Drainage & Irrigation Pattern 63-65 6. Land Utilization Pattern In The District: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, 66-67 Mining etc. 7. Surface Water And Ground Water Scenario Of The District 68 8. Rainfall: Month-Wise & Climate 69-70 9. List of The Valid Minor Mineral/Stone Mining 71-75 10. List of Details of Royalty Or Revenue Received In Last Three Years 76 11. The detail of production of minor minerals in last 3 years 76 12. Mineralogical / Geological map of district 77 13. List of letter of intent holders in the district along with its validity 78 14. Quality/ Grade of minerals 79 15. Use of Minerals 80 16. Mineral Potential/Reserve 81 17. The Details of Royalty Collection In Last Six Years 81-82 18. Mining leases mark on map of district 19. Detail of Eco-sensitive Area In The District 83 20. Impact on The Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, Land 84-94 Use, Agriculture, Forest Etc.) Due To Mining Activity: 21. Reference 95 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR GONDIA DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING (Part-A) 1. INTRODUCTION: BRIEF PROFILE OF THE GONDIA DISTRICT : For the purpose of administrative conveyance, the district is divided into 8 Tehsil and 8 Panchayat Samities. According to the 2011 Census, there was 556 Gram Panchayat for the purpose of Rural Development. The main crop grown in the district is paddy. Gondia district stretches over an area of 5641 Sq. Km. In the terms of area; Gondia district constitutes 1.83% of the total area of the Maharashtra State. Total population of the district according to 2011 census was 1322507 out of which 661554 were males and 660953 were females. Of the total population, 83% is residing in rural area and 17% is residing in Urban area. The density of the population according to the 2011 census was 253 persons/Sq.Km. The district comes under Vidarbha region in Maharashtra State. Gondia district as well as its parent district are unique in Maharashtra and differ from the rest of the State in the following three ways: i. The entire area of the district is occupied by crystalline rocks while rest of the State is covered by Deccan Basalt. ii. Paddy is the staple food crop of the district while wheat is the main agriculture produce in the rest of the State. iii. It is endowed with the presence of Malguzari Tanks. Gondia district is situated on north-eastern side of Maharashtra State and shares the state borders with Madhya Pradesh on north and Chattisgarh in east. It covers an area of about 5859 sq. km and lies between 20° 39’ and 21° 38’ north latitudes and 79° 52’ to 80° 42’ east longitudes. The adjoining districts to Gondia are on northern side Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh State and on eastern side Rajnandgaon district of Chhatisgarh State. To the south and west are Chandrapur district and Bhandara district of Maharashtra respectively. Basically district is divided into eight talukas namely Gondia, Goregaon, Tiroda, Arjuni Morgaon, Deori, Amgaon, Salekasa, Sadak Arjuni and eight Panchayat Samiti. Only two Municipalities exist at Gondia and Tiroda. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT: In ancient days Gondiya was a territory of King Gond. The Gond of Chandrapur seems to have made their rise as a political power. In those days it was a very dense forest region and Gond tribe was the main residence of this region. Gathering of gondh (gum) and lakh in the forest and selling it in nearby villages was their main business that is why this region was known as Gondiya, it is stated. The district is bifurcated from Bhandara district. Bhandara district was under regency administration from 1818 to 1830. Prior to 1820, the district was administered from Lanji, there after the headquarters of the district was shifted from Lanji to Bhandara in 1820-21. The area became British territory in 1853. In 1867, a few tracts were transferred from Bhandara district to form the new district of Balaghat. In the same year the headquarters of one of the tahsils were shifted from Sangarhi to Sakoli. There were no major changes in the boundaries of the district or its talukas between 1911 and 1955, except that the District Survey Report Gondia 1 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR GONDIA headquarters of Tirora tahsil was shifted to Gondiya and name of the tahsil was changed to Gondiya Tehsil in 1914. From 1947 to 1956, the district Bhandara, along with other districts of Vidarbha region continued to form a part of the central provinces. With the re-organisation of states in 1956, Bhandara district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay State, which came in to existence in the same year. In 1960, with the formation of state of Maharashtra it formed a part of the newly created state. With effect from 1st May 1999, Bhandara district is divided in to two-district viz. Bhandara and Gondia for the administrative purpose and industrial/agricultural development. District Survey Report Gondia 2 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR GONDIA FIGURE 1. LOCATION MAP OF GONDIA DISTRICT District Survey Report Gondia 3 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR GONDIA FIGURE -2. GONDIA DISTRICT MAP District Survey Report Gondia 4 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR GONDIA GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT: Regionally, Gondia district covers the north eastern part of the Sakoli triangle of older formation of Archaen Age.