Pre Feasibility Report On STONE QUARRY Survey No. : 214, Village : Dhadhade, Tehsil: Vikramgad, District Palghar, Maharashtra Area (2.00 Ha) Submitted to DISTRICT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY DISTRICT THANE, MAHARASHTRA * Project Proponent Smt Weni Dharma Bartade Village: Dhadhade, Tehsil: Vikramgad, District: Palghar. * EIA Consultant Pollution & Ecology Control Services Near Dhantoli Police Station, Dhantoli, Nagpur-440012 (Maharashtra) 0712-253263 Email – [email protected] Provisional Acreditad by NABET: No.- NABET/SA/133 Dated 05/12/2014 PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Pre Feasibility Report has been prepared for the stone quarry over the area of 2.00 Ha. (Survey No. 214 ) in Village Dhadhade, Tahsil Vikramgad, District Palghar, Maharashtra, in accordance with the Notification of MoEF S.O. 1533 dated 14th September 2006. Developmental activities like industries or quarry project may cause temporary damage to land, forest and induce changes in the quality of air, water, flora and fauna of the area. But, there are has favourable effect of industrialization on social development and progress of the Nation. For overall gain, it is necessary to strike a balance between the two aspects of economy and ecology and ensure that impacts on the environment are minimized with improvement in socio-economic conditions. This is better achieved through a well-planned approach of EMP relevant to the area under consideration. Stone is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects. Crushed Stone is required for road base, concrete aggregate, asphalt pavement aggregate, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields and many other purposes. Stone is also cut into dimension stone. Thin slabs of Stone are cut and sometimes polished for use as floor tiles, building veneer, monuments and other stone objects. In order to obtain environmental clearance for the stone quarry the prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application Form 1M for the project under consideration. The quarry will be continued to be developed as opencast for the production of stone metal of various sizes @ 30000 Tonnes/annum. Mining Plan for this quarry is approved for capacity of 30000 tonnes/annum. The area under consideration has exposures of Stone. This stone is excellent building stone as it possess most of the required characteristic. The compact black stone are quite strong. The applicant has received a Quarry permission from District Collector, Thane District, Thane. 1 PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION. i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Smt. Weni Dharma Bartade, is an owner and have applied for quarry lease for stone metal and stone dust. The applicant has quarry permit for other leases in Maharashtra and is engaged in supplying various building material. Communication details of the project proponent are as under; Shri Weni Dharma Bartade, 214 , Dhadhade, Taluka: Vikramgarh, District: Palghar ii) Brief description of nature of the project The present Pre Feasibility Report has been prepared for the Stone Quarry over the area of 2.00 Ha (Survey No. 214 ) in Village Dhadhade, Tahsil Vikramgad, District Palghar, Maharashtra. In order to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA Notification 2006 the prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application Form I for the project under consideration. The project is categorized as Category B. iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. Building material stone metal is an essential requirement as one of the minor mineral deposits occurring in the majority portion of Maharashtra. It has played a great role in development of civilization and industrialization. The occurrence of Stone in the area is proved by the way of exposures and its production has important role in the local infrastructural development. iv) Demand Supply Gap. It is an essential constituent infrastructural development projects like road, dams, bridges and building. Its demand in industrial area of Thane, Mumbai and nearby areas is increasing very fast. v) Imports vs. Indigenous production. Maharashtra is one of the major producers of building stone in the country. Deccan trap Basalt deposits of Maharashtra are one of the most remarkable in the country. vi) Export Possibility. Not explored vii)Domestic / export Markets. Domestic market for basalt as building material is well established.. 2 PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. It is proposed to employ the local population wherever possible in the proposed project activities. Direct employment will be about 10-15 Persons and the indirect employment generation shall be approximately 10-12. 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION i) Type of project including interlinked and Interdependent project, if any. The proposed project is quarry by opencast method. There is no interlinked and interdependent project ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates. The proposed area is covered in parts of Survey of India Toposheet no. 47 E/1 within latitude 19°49'31.9”N and longitude 73°02’50.8”E. The land is forestland. The area is a hilly terrain. The location of proposed site is shown in the Figure-1. Location of the quarry PALGHAR THANE MAHARASHTRA FIGURE-1: LOCATION OF QUARRY iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted. PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. The project is a site specific and has to be undertaken at the place of the occurrence of the mineral and hence no alternative sites explored. iv) Size or magnitude of operation. The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production of stone metal and stone dust of various sizes @ 30000 tones/annum. v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The area has exposures of Deccan trap basalt. This stone is excellent building stone as it possess most of the required characteristic. The compact black stone are quite strong. The applicant has received a Quarry permission from District Collector, Palghar District, Palghar. The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production of Gitti of various size @ stone metal and stone dust of various sizes @ 30000 tones/annum. The quarried material is being dispatched by road through trucks. vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and Finished product. There is no requirement of any Raw Material in this project. Mode of transport of extracted building material is surface transport by existing roads. vii) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. There is no waste material generation. viii) Availability of water its source, Energy / power requirement and source should be given. Existing borewell/ dugwell near the premises is adequate to meet the water requirement. The power supply is available from the State Electricity Board. ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management /disposal. Solid Waste: During initial development of quarry the overburden in form of eroded basalt has been removed and stored within the premises. 4 PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. Liquid Effluent: There is no effluent generation. The quarry does not intercept the water table hence only rain water is accumulated in the pit during monsoon. This may contains silt which is treated at sedimentation sump. The treated water is used for plantation & dust suppression etc. x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. Not require. 4 SITE ANALYSIS i) Connectivity. The area is approachable from NH -8 at distance about 10.5 km. ii) Land use and Land ownership. The current use of land is waste land with following details the proposed area is Private Land and it is marked on the Khasara Map as Map-2 in Form-1 S.No. SurveyNo. Area in Ha. Type of land 1. 214 2.00 Private Land Village: Dhadhade Tehsil : Vikramgarh District : Palghar iii) Topography (along with map). The average MSL considered is 40-70 m. iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given. 5 PFR for Survey. No. 214, Dhadhade, Vikramgad, Palghar. Significant features in 10 Km radius (aerial distance) of the project are tabulated below; Sr.No. FEATURES DETAILS DISTANCE Village (Nearest) Dhadhade 1.0 KM (N) 1. No. of villages 25 Within 10 km. 2. River Vetarna River 2.5 km Nala None - Pond Dhamini Dam -8.0 km Reservoir None - Reserved Forest None - 3. Protected Forest None - 4. National Highway None - 5. Major Industries Yes - 6. Thermal Power Plant None - Mines Various small Adjacent 7. stone quarries 8. Railway Line none - 9. Archeological Monument None - 10. National Park None - 11. Wildlife Sanctuary None - 12. Interstate Boundary None - There is no nearest National Park, Wild life Sanctuary in 15 Km radius of the project. v) Existing Infrastructure. There are quarrying activities carried out in the surrounding. There is well established road connection from the quarry to the National Highway /village road. vi) Soil classification. The area is barren with basalt exposures and murrum cover. vii) Climatic data from secondary sources. Sub–tropical climatic condition prevails in the area. Maximum temperature recorded during summer is 33.40C and the minimum temperature recorded during winter is 100C.