APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM –1M & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR GRANITE BUILDING STONE QUARRY OF Mr. BINUMON . J Managing Partner M/s. City Stone Quarry. (Category -B2) AT KOODAL VILLAGE KONNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT KERALA STATE. Mining Area: 2.4375 Ha Proposed Production : 25,222 TPA Proponent Mr. BINUMON.J, Managing Partner, M/s. City Stone Quarry, Sooranadu North P.O ,Kollam District, Kerala PREPARED BY C. B A L A R A M A N Paliam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, Kochi- 682018. Form 1M APPLICATION FOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B 2’ FOR LESS THAN ONE HECTARE (I)Basic information (i) Name of the Mining Lease t site Granite Building stone quarry of “Shri.BINUMON.J At Sy.No: 351/1,351/2,351/3,,351/3-1 in Koodal Village, Konni Taluk, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State. (ii) Location/site(GPS Co-ordinates) B.P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 9°09'5.34"N 76°52'30.20"E 2 9°09'4.77"N 76°52'28.61"E 3 9°09'4.52"N 76°52'28.20"E 4 9°09'5.17"N 76°52'27.80"E 5 9°09'5.78"N 76°52'27.73"E 6 9°09'6.96"N 76°52'27.79"E 7 9°09'7.48"N 76°52'28.00"E 8 9°09'8.14"N 76°52'28.57"E 9 9°09'8.35"N 76°52'29.04"E 10 9°09'7.91"N 76°52'29.80"E 11 9°09'8.60"N 76°52'29.58"E 12 9°09'8.95"N 76°52'29.05"E 13 9°09'9.53"N 76°52'29.30"E 14 9°09'8.62"N 76°52'31.15"E 15 9°09'8.00"N 76°52'32.75"E 16 9°09'8.24"N 76°52'35.31"E 17 9°09'4.68"N 76°52'33.98"E (iii) Size of the Mining Lease(Hectares) 2.4375Ha (iv) Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) 25,222 TPA (v) Period of Mining Lease The quarrying lease is applied for twelve years. (vi) Expected cost of the project 120 Lakhs (vii) Contact information Mr. BINUMON,J Managing Partner, M/s City Stone Quarry Sooranadu North P.O ,Kollam District, Kerala Environmental Sensitivity . SI.No Areas Distance in Kilometer / Details 1. Distance of projects from nearest rail Punalur , 16 km or road bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. 2. Distance from infrastructural facilities Nearest Airport 70 Km, Trivandram International Airport National Highway NH-183A ,14 km Major District Road Adoor-Anandapally Road- 14 Km Any other Road Koodal ,3 Km Electric Transmission line pole or tower Electric Line ,0.5K m. Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake Canal-Achankovil – 6Km Or ponds. In take for Drinking water 3 Km, Portable Water Cans Intake for irrigation Quarry pond 100m 3. Areas protected under international conventions, National or Local legislation for their ecological, None within 500 m radius landscape, cultural or other related value. 4. Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons-wetlands, water None within 500 m radius courses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests. 5. Areas used by protected, important or Sensitive species of flora or Fauna for breeding, nesting, for aging, resting, None within 500 m radius over wintering, migration. 6. Inland, Coastal, Marine or underground None within 500 m radius 7. State, Nationalboundaries. None within 500 m radius 8. Routes of facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas. None within 500 m radius 9. Defense installations None within 500 m radius 10. Densely populated or build up area, distance from nearest human Koodal,3Km habitation 11. Areasoccupiedby sensitiveman-made Church – St.Mary’s Orthdox Church Chappel, 2 km, W Temple – Achan Kovil Temple, 2.5 km., W land Mosque - Juma Masjid, Koodal at 3 Km, SW uses(Hospitals,school,placesofworship, communityfacilities) 12. Areas containing important, high quality of scarcer sources(ground water resources, surface resources, NIL forestry, agriculture, fisheries ,tourism, minerals) 13. Areas already subjected to pollution Quarrying for building stone is being conducted or environmental damage (those since many years. where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard Earth Quake Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone which could cause the project to present as per BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of environmental problems (earthquakes, India IS: 1893-2002 subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions). 15 Is proposed Mining Site located over or No near fissure/ fracture for ground water recharge. 16 Whether the proposal involves approval Not Applicable or Clearance under the following Regulations or Acts namely:- (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, (1980); (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. If Yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 18. Whether there is any litigation pending No litigation is pending against the Permit area/ against the project and/ or land in which applicant of this Permit area in any court of law to the project is proposed to be set up? the best of knowledge. (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. I hereby give an undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and believe and I am aware that if any part of the dataand information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given ,if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. Place: Pathanamthitta Date:23.01.2018 Signature of Applicant PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shri. BINUMON.J is the Owner residing at Udaya Bhavan, Sooranadu North P.O, Kollam District, Kerala. Shri. BINUMON.J has applied for an area of 2.4375 Ha of Private land in Sy.No. 351/1,351/2,351/3,351/3-1 of Koodal Village, Konni – Taluk of Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015. • Shri. BINUMON.J is the owner of the quarry Lease area. • Shri. BINUMON.J is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation. Quarry Permit details : • Extent of quarry: Area 2.4375Ha • Type of mine Lease area : Private Land. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACK GROUND INFORMATION The Environmental Clearance application for quarrying of Granite building stone applied by Shri. BINUMON.J is situated in Sy.No-351/1,351/2,351/3,351/3-1 at Koodal Village, Konni Taluk, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State.The subject area is owned by the proponent. The subject and is Private Land and does not belong to government or reserved for any other purpose.The subject area is also not fit for agriculture and is away from public properties and there is no objection of the public or any litigation. The Quarrying plan is being prepared under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015”& the same is approved by the office of the Department of Mining and Geology, Pathanamthitta.The applicant that to obtain Environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments thereafter, from DEIAA, constituted inaccordance with the notification dated January 15th 2016 by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. Of India. The area is found to have prominent exposure of building stone covering most of Lease area. Detailed study of the area has been done by the applicant by sampling exposed blocks of building stone and depth of the surrounding working pit. In view of the proposal for development and production of building stone, the applicant end stop produce with a maximum capacity of 25,222 TPA by carrying out medium scale quarrying by engaging semi-mechanized. Opencast method of quarrying. The quarrying plan is prepared for an extent of 0.7767 Ha and the application for Environmental clearance along with this report is here with submitted to DEIAA constituted by MOEF for obtaining Environmental clearance. Present Proposal: The present proposal is submitted to the District Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, notified by ministry of Environment & Forest under the EIA Notification 2006 as per the order soft he honorable Supreme Court dated 27.02.2012 directing that lesse of Minor Minerals including their renewal for an area of less than 5.0 ha be granted/renewed after getting Environmental Clearance from MOEF and recent Notification of January 15, 2016 of MoEF, Govt of India. Need for the project: Rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure has made global as well as domestic demand for building stone.So number of building stone manufacturing quarries & crushing units with manufactured-sand Units (industries) are coming up in this sector. Building stone is the chief raw material in this sector, for building constructions & road formations. The size & quality parameters for supply of the mineral will be as per the requirements of the user industry. Based on the demand, the applicant intend produce the required quantum of building stone for the developmental projects. As per EIA notification 2006 project proponent is submitting the proposal to get clearance for production capacity of 57,076 tons/ annum from District Level Environmental Appraisal committee /District level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority of Kerala constituted by MOEF, GOI for the purpose of grant quarry Permit for which notification for grant is issued.