QUARRY OWNED BY SAJITH LAL M, KALPETTA VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK, WAYANAD (Dist), KERALA – 673576, PH - 9447896881 To Member Secretary, SEIAA, Kerala Sir, Sub: Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance for a Stone Mining Project at Survey No. 10/2, 97/4, 97/6, 97/7, Kalpetta Village, Wayanad District Ref: Additional documents sought by SEIAA/SEAC dated 17.02.2020, Proposal No. SIA/KL/MIN/76720/2018 File No:1490/EC2/2019/SEIAA I Sajith Lal M already applied for EC in Parivesh portal before 2019.So, I request you to consider my application for EC at the earliest. Also, I am attaching the additional documents for getting EC such as Biodiversity report, CER proposal and Form 1 with this letter. Yours Faithfully Place: Wayanad Date: 19.02.2020 SAJITH LAL M FORM -1 Basic Information S. Item Details No 1. Name of the Project : Stone Quarry Project of Sajith Lal M 1(a) As per O. M. No. L-11011/47/2011-IA.II (M) dated 2. S. No. in the schedule : 18.05.2012. Proposed Capacity : 41563.9 MTA Proposed capacity/ area/ length/tonnage to be Area : 0.9915 Ha 3. handled /command area/ lease area /number of : Mineable reserves : 207820 MT wells to be drilled Life of Mine About : 5 years 4. New/ Expansion / Modernization : Existing Quarry Project The existing quarry was working with short term 5. Existing capacity/ Area etc. : quarrying permit issued by Mining & Geology Department, Govt. of Kerala 6. Category of project i.e. 'A' or 'B' : B Does it attract the general condition? If yes, 7. : No please specify. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, 8. : No please specify. Mr.Sajith Lal M Malil House, Muttil North Maniyangode PO - 673122 9. Name and address of the applicant Dist.-Wayanad (Kerala)- Pin:673122 [email protected] Mobile No. 9447896881 The geographical location of the mine with respect to the pillar boundary area is given below:- Location : Latitude (N) 11°37'34.78"N to 11°37'39.10"N 10. Longitude (E) 76°03'3.66"E to 76°03'9.63"E Survey No. : Survey Nos. 10/2,97/4,97/6,97/7 Area : Land status : Private own land (0.9915Ha) 1 Village : Kalpetta Tehsil : Vythiri District : Wayanad State : Kerala Particulars Name Distance (From permit) Nearest Railway station/ Airport along with Railway Koyilandy 43 km, W 11. : distance in km. Station Airport Calicut 55 km., SW Airport Particulars Name Distance, Direction Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters 12. : (From permit) along with distance in km. Nearest Town Vengapally 2.08 km, NW Village Office address :- Village Office Kalpetta Village Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Civil Station, Madathumpadi Municipal Corporation, Local body Kalpetta, Kerala 673122 13. : (Complete postal address with telephone no. to be given). Panchayat Office address :- Panchayat Office Vythiri Vythiri Juma Masjid, NH 212, Vythiri, Kerala 673576 Details of alternative sites examined, if any. The proposal is for the mineral specific hence no 14. Location of these sites should be shown on a : alternate site was examined. Toposheet. 15. Interlinked projects : Nil Whether separate application of interlinked 16. : Not applicable project has been submitted? 17. If yes, date of submission : Not applicable 18. If no, reason : Not applicable Whether the proposal involves approval / Clearance under: if yes, details of the same 19. and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Not Applicable 2 Act, (1980)? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, Not Applicable 1972? (c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? Not Applicable The following Govt. Orders / Policies are to be followed:- Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015. Mines Act, 1952 Explosive Rules, 2008 Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Whether there is any Government Central Ground Water Authority 20. Order / Policy relevant / relating to : Water Pollution (Prevention & Control) Act, the site: 1974 Air Pollution (Prevention & Control) Act, 1981 Environment Protection Act, 1986 EIA Notification, 2006 / 2009 The Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non- Forest Areas (Amendment) Act, 2007. 21. Forest land involved (hectare) : No Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? No litigation is pending against the permit area/ applicant 22. (a) Name of the Court : of the proposed permit area in any court of law. (b) Case No. (c) Orders / directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. 23. Expected cost of the project : Rs. 60 lakhs *Capacity corresponding to sectoral activity (such as production capacity for manufacturing, mining permit area and production capacity for mineral production, area for mineral exploration, length for linear transport infrastructure, generation capacity for power generation etc.,) Activity Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which II will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water 3 bodies etc.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ Sl Information/Checklist Yes rates, wherever possible) with source of No. confirmation /No information data Land use: - The project site is private owned land. Permanent or temporary change on There is expected to be change in the land use as mining land use, land cover or topography area in the core zone. The highest elevation of the 1.1 including increase in intensity of land Yes permit area is 785 m MSL and lowest is 765 m MSL. As use (with respect to local land use the proposed area is hilly, the drainage is towards East. plan) However, any other significant impact will be confined within the permit area. The part of proposed rocky area has native trees, Clearance of existing land, vegetation 1.2 Yes climbers, grass, shrubs, herbs etc. There are some area and buildings? was under gone quarrying The present land use as per the revenue record is private owned land. The new land use pattern will be as follows 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes as per post operational use :- 1. Excavated Pit : 0.56 ha. 2. Green belt : 0.367 ha. Pre-construction investigations 1.4 No Not applicable e.g.bore holes, soil testing? Facilities like site office, labour quarters and magazine 1.5 Construction works? Yes area will be developed. 1.6 Demolition works? No Not applicable Temporary sites used for construction 1.7 works or housing of construction No Not applicable workers? The proposed project activity involves about 70% of the Above ground buildings, structures pit area for exploiting the building stone up to the 1.8 or earthworks including linear Yes conceptual phase. The production will have in 0.56 ha. structures, cut and fill or excavations. area as pit at the conceptual stage. The extent of impact will however be confined to permit area only. Underground works including mining There will be no underground mining activities. The 1.9 No or tunneling? mining will be done by open cast semi mechanized 4 method of mining. At the end of life of mine, the total excavated area will 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes be 0.56ha. and the same will be reclaimed by plantation with a water body. 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable The mining will be done by semi – mechanized opencast method as per approved Mining Plan. It includes blasting, loading, transport and excavation activities. The working will be done by forming benches of 5.0m (average) height. Mining will be started from the first year with systematic working. Production and manufacturing 1.13 Yes The height & width of the bench will not be kept processes? more than 5 m to 6 m respectively. The mining will be done with the help of tools such as drills, jack – hammer, compressors, picks, excavators etc. The impact on physical environment will be significant and confined to permit area. There will be change in land cover, topography & vegetal cover as depicted in point no. 1.3. Facilities will be developed for :- 1. Mineral will be transported to designated place. Facilities for storage of goods or 2. Top soil and OB shall be stored in designated area 1.14 Yes materials? and shall be used for earth filling of the site itself at the end of the excavation and plantation shall be done over that. Solid Waste A total quantity of 4958 cu. m. of topsoil and 4670 cu. Facilities for treatment or disposal of 1.15 Yes m. over burden will be removed during the mining solid waste or liquid effluents? operations period. Liquid Effluent 5 The sewage to a tune of 0.80 KLD generated, from the mine office will be diverted to the septic tank followed by soak pit. Majority of the labours are from the surrounding areas, Facilities for long term housing of Minimum number of labour quarters will be provided 1.16 Yes operational workers? within the complex but outside the proposed mining area. For the purposes of mining activities, existing roads are New road, rail or sea traffic during 1.17 Yes sufficient. However, haul road will be suitably construction or operation? developed within the proposed area. New road, rail, air waterborne or For the purposes of mining activities, existing roads are other transport infrastructure 1.18 Yes sufficient. However, haul road will be suitably including new or altered routes and developed within the proposed area. stations, ports, airports etc? Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure 1.19 No Not Applicable leading to changes in traffic movements? New or diverted transmission lines or 1.20 No Not Applicable pipelines? The run-off from the permit area will be suitably Impoundment, damming, culverting, collected through channels and will be stored in storm realignment or other changes to the 1.21 Yes water pond for further utilization in Mine/Crusher units.