Pre-Feasibility Study Report Of Hard Mohram Quarry Lease Area (Lease Area: 3-12-37 Hect.) Location: At Survey No.: 183/P, Village: Vasvel, Taluka: Waghodia, District: Vadodara Category – “B2” [As per the EIA Notification-2006 Amended on 31.05.2012] Project Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Village: Vasvel, Taluka: Waghodia, District Vadodara. April, 2018 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel Index Section Details Page No. 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Introduction of the Project/ Background 1 Information 3. Project Description 4 4. Site Analysis 10 5. Planning Brief (Planning Concepts) 12 6. Proposed Infrastructure 12 7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) 13 Plan 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates 14 9. Analysis of Proposals 15 List of Annexure No. Title 1. Order of lease grant from district office 2. Lease Agreement 3. Lease Location Map List of Plates No. Title 1. Location Plan 2. Satellite Image Plan/ Key Plan (15 km Radius 2 Project No. 205 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel 1. Executive Summary The existing lease area Hard Mohram Quarry Lease Area of Shri Divyant T. Patel (Survey No. 183/P) is located near village: Vasvel, Taluka: Waghodia, District: Vadodara of Gujarat state. The lease had been granted by district office order no. No. GV/QL/HARDMORUM/3975/1865 dated 9/4/2012 for 10 years. The lease area (3-12- 37 Ha) comprises Govt waste Land type. This is an existing quarry which is worked upon by Open Cast semi-mechanized method. The present rate of production is100000 MTPA, whereas the proposed rate of production is 167000MT/ Year. The estimated project cost is Rs. 70,00,000. The expected life of mine is 14.13 Years. Hard Mohram deposits are source for demand in construction work in all sectors. Chandpura basalt deposits are huge source for demand in construction work in Vadodara and surrounding districts. Shri Divyant T. Patel is experienced in Hard Mohram mining and involved in the quarry operation since 2012. As per the statutory obligation this project needs Environment Clearance (E.C.) from department of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Gujarat for grant of lease and to start quarry operations. Thus accordingly project proponent has submitted Form-1, PFR, and copy of approval letter from department of mines and Geology Gujarat to the state level environmental assessment authority (SEIAA) of Gujarat constituted by MOEF, GOI for issuing environmental clearance as per EIA, September 14th 2006 notification. 2. Introduction of the Project/ Background Information 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent: The existing lease area of Hard Mohram Quarry of Shri Divyant T. Patel (Survey No. 183/P) is located near village: Vasvel, Taluka: Waghodia, District: Vadodara of Gujarat state. The lease had been granted by district office order no. GV/QL/HARDMORUM/3975/1865 dated 9/4/2012 for for 10 years. The lease area (3- 12-37 Ha) comprises Govt waste Land type. The project was identified by the Department of Mines and Geology of Gujarat during exploration. This is an existing quarry which is worked upon by Open Cast semi-mechanized method. The present rate of production is 100000 MTPA, whereas the proposed rate of production is 167000 MT/ Year. The estimated project cost is Rs. 70,00,000. The expected life of mine is 14.13 Years. Shri Divyant T. Patel is experienced in Hard Mohram and involved in the quarry operation since 2012. 2.2 Brief description of nature of the project: This is an existing Hard Mohram mining project. As per EIA Notification dated 14th Sep, 2006 and as amended till date, the project falls under, Category “B2” by considering the area of project is 3-12-37 Ha only. A location map of the project is shown in the next section. It has been proposed to excavate approximately 167000 MTPA of Hard Mohram mineral from the S. No. 183/P by open - cast semi mechanized method. The lease area is 1 ha. Total app. mineable reserves are 2119742.82 MT. The expected life of mine will be 14.13 years. The mineral Hard Mohram will be transported by hired trucks. At the end of lease period, the total excavated area will be 0.565 ha. The entire excavated area will be used as a water reservoir. Water reservoir will ultimately help in recharging the water table and also help in cultivation and irrigation purpose for nearby area. Water requirement of 1.0 KLD for the proposed project activity will be met 3 Project No. 205 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel by water tankers supply from nearby village source. The depth of water table is 50 m (Pre-Monsoon) to 40 m (Post-Monsoon) below the general ground level. Thus, water table will not encounter during working of the mine. 2.3 Need of the Project and It’s Importance to the Country/ Region Hard Mohram is base of all types of Building works, Construction of Road, Construction of Cement Concrete road, The need of Stone in all fields are very essential as it is a compulsory material for all types of construction, and Industries fields. Stone Mines are providing employments to the local Labour in Rural area, as the labour of rural area have no any work for labour, They are Unemployed, Thus this existing mine is providing work to many labours and it is a good employment. The Quartzite is treated as minor minerals. The operations of the quarries include blasting. 2.4 Demand – Supply Gap Hard Mohram is one of the important component in infrastructural development in building construction projects in flooring & wall furnishing as well as construction of monuments, temples, mosques etc. It has high demand in the market due to increased domestic, industrial and other infrastructural activities. 2.5 Imports Vs Indigenous Production In the current market scenario, import of Hard Mohram is not envisaged, it is for indigenous use only. 2.6 Export Possibility Not applicable as proposed mine is for domestic use. 2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets Domestic demand is one of the main reason for the rapid growth of Hard Mohram business in India. Thus, domestic market for Quartzite as road material is well established. Hard Mohram produced from the proposed quarry will be used to fulfill the domestic demand. No export is proposed at this stage. 2.8 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project Direct Employment: Manager:- 01 Mine Workers:- 10 Indirect Employment: Truck driver for transportation, helpers and other ancillary activities of tea stall, workshop to repair trucks for the region which amount to employment of about 20 persons. 4 Project No. 205 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel 3. Project Description: 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any: The project is a small scale semi mechanized mining project. This project does not have any interlink or interdependency on any other projects. 3.2 Location (Map Showing General Location, Specific Location, and Project Boundary & Project Site Layout) With Coordinates The Hard Mohram Quarry Project of lease area 3-12-37 hectare is located at Survey No.: 41P, Village: : Vasvel, Taluka: Waghodia, District: Vadodara having geographical location Northing 22°17'15.2"& Easting 73°27'57.21" and falls on Topo Sheet No. F43H7 of Survey of India. (Refer Plate No. 1) A. General Location Map: Village map of Waghodia Taluka of Vadodara district 5 Project No. 205 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel B. Satellite Image (Satellite Image (Bird’s Eye View): C. Plan View (Satellite Image) 6 Project No. 205 Proponent: Shri Divyant T. Patel Mineral: Hard Mohram Lease Area (Ha): 3-12-37 At: Vasvel 3.3 Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations given into should be highlighted. No alternative site has been taken into consideration as the mineral (Hard Mohram ) is available at this site. 3.4 Size of magnitude of Operation: The quarry area of existing Quartzite mine is 3-12-37 hectare and proposed production capacity is 167000 MTPA. 3.4.1 Regional Geology: The region is famous for miliolitic limestone deposit which belongs to Pleistocene age. Barda hills consisting of Basalts and its derivatives and running from Porbandar to Gopnath via Bhanwad, has played a great role in the formation of the mineral deposit in the region. The regional strati-graphical sequence is given below: Regional Geology: - Alluvium Limestone Arenaceous Limestone & Calcareous sand stone Gypsyferous clay & Foraminiferal limestone (Dwarka) Clay (Gaj bed) 3.4.2 Local Geology: Maximum part of the area is covered under milliolitic limestone deposit on low lying area and the top of the hummock or ridge portion is black trap rock. The chemical grade limestone is also outcropping over the area. The exploration have shown the chemical grade limestone mineral bed from surface to 12.5m and thereafter cement grade limestone. 3.5 Project description with Process detail: The mine will be worked by means of opencast semi-mechanized method which includes drilling, blasting, loading and transportation. 3.5.1 Open Cast Mining: • The proposed operations will be carried out by open cast semi-mechanized method. • The salient features of proposed mining method are: • The excavation will be carried out by blasting, loading and transportation. • The proposed bench height will be kept up to the depth of the mine.