Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha PRE-FEASIBILTY REPORT 1.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY Manzoor is proposing an existing Granite (Building Stone) Quarry with Lease at Survey No. 343/5(PART), 344/15(PART) & 347/2(PART) of Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala in an extent area of 1.10 hectares. The proposed quarry area is privately owned rocky land. The proposed quarry area is located at Madavoor village, 8 km from Navaikulam and 34 km from Thiruvananthapuram. Part of the proposed land is mostly covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 90 m MSL. As the proposed area is hill rock, the drainage of the lease area is towards west direction. No habitants are located in the lease area. The geological resources of G ranite (Building Stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 345448 MT. In the first five years of plan period total 1,25,000 MT Granite (Building Stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period . Kerala experiences rainfall in duration of 3 to 4 months in a year and that is why the quarry operations will be affected by these rainy days. The average annual rainfall of the district is 3000 mm. The anticipated life of the quarry is 10 years expected. 1.1 LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed quarry area is located at Madavoor village, 8 km from Navaikulam and 34 km from Thiruvananthapuram. Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The remaining land in the proposed land is mostly covered with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 90 m MSL. As the proposed area is hill rock, the drainage of the lease area is towards west direction. No habitants are located in the lease area. Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha The geographical location with respect to boundary pillars of the proposed mine lease are: GPS READINGS BP NO LATITUDE(N) LONGITUDE(E) BP 1 8˚48‟57.96”N 76˚50‟54.11”E BP 2 8˚48‟58.24”N 76˚50‟55.09”E BP 3 8˚49‟0.44”N 76˚50‟54.40”E BP 4 8˚49‟2.07”N 76˚50‟52.94”E BP 5 8˚49‟3.32”N 76˚50‟53.79”E BP 6 8˚49‟4.32”N 76˚50‟51.82”E BP 7 8˚49‟2.67”N 76˚50‟49.80”E BP 8 8˚49‟0.78”N 76˚50‟51.30”E BP 9 8˚49‟1.86”N 76˚50‟52.45”E BP 10 8˚48‟58.46”N 76˚50‟53.50”E The Location map of the lease area is given below:- Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha The Google map showing location of the lease area is given below: - Figure 1.3 Google Map with Site Superimposing 1.2PROJECT PROPONENT INFORMATION Name and address : Manzoor of the Applicant Thekkethodiyil Padinjattathil, Mylakkad (P.O), Kottiyam, Kollam District, Kerala. Mobile no : 9961420673 Email: [email protected] 1.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION The major essentiality of building stone is based on its extraordinary compressive strength and durability (among the hardest, dimensional & structural stones) and it is having high Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha tolerance towards the vagaries of nature. The quarry paves way of providing material for construction industry which forms a core infrastructural growth component. The employment opportunities are being created in connecting with the quarrying activities and the local people are being employed for the non technical activities under the direction of mining engineers and supervisors. For the quarry operations, more than 18 employees are being deployed which generates ample opportunities for those people directly and indirectly.Besides,CSR activities of the project proponent will bring about improvement in infrastructure, living conditions of local community etc. Applicant will pay royalty for the mineral produced from the mine, direct and indirect taxes will be paid thereby contributing to the regional revenue. The public revenue will further be put for infrastructural development and other sectors like health, education and social welfare. 1.4 END USE (DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKET) The material produced from the quarry is sold to the contractors and to the consumers which is finally consumed for road (State Highway & National Highway) & building construction works. Fine Material is also sold for the utilization of the hollow block/solid block manufactures. The quarry output, i.e. Granite (Building Stone) from the proposed quarry owned by Manzoor will transported to the consuming centers for various needs such as construction of roads, bridges, buildings etc., in the nearby areas . 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 SALIENT FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROJECT Particulars Details Total Mine Lease area 1.10 hectares Total area owned by the Privately owned and lease land proponent Current status of the Operational Quarry quarry Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha Local name of the project Panappamkunnu area (Name of the hill) Production The geological resources of Granite (Building Stone) in mining lease area are estimated to be 345448 MT and production / mineable reserves are 238706MT. In the first year of plan period total 25,000 MT Granite (Building Stone) shall be quarried/mined. The balance mineral reserves and part of blocked resources shall be quarried after modifying the bench design in next five year period Life of Mine 10 Years Estimated project cost Rs 50 lakhs Man Power 18 persons (on permanent / contract basis) Highest and lowest 110 m MSL & 90m MSL elevation Land use Private Rocky Land Nearest habitation 141 m Nearest town Nilamel – 5 km Stone Crusher & M Sand Nil Width of access road to Thumpode-Kaithode , 7 m the quarry site Nearest Airport Trivandrum International Airport – 47 km. Nearest Highway NH-17, Kilimanoor – Kottarakkara,10 km Nearest Railway Station Varkala Railway station, 20 km Details of nearby quarry / Nil crusher Power supply Nil Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha Water and its Source The entire water for industrial activities such as Dust suppression, greenbelt plantations will be sourced from open well and Tanker water supply. Domestic consumption : 0.5 KLD Dust suppression : 1 KLD Plantation : 1 KLD TOTAL : 2.5 KLD Nearest Govt. Hospital / Nilamel Govt Hospital, 5 km dispensary Education facility L P School, Panappamkunnu,4 km Fire Station Attingal Fire Station, 20 km Ambulance Thumpode, 4 km Police Station Pallikkal Police Station, 5 km Church / temple / mosque None within 500 m radius Electrical installation like Thankakkal,6 km transformer /HT line or LT line Mobile Towers None within 500 m radius Defense installations None within 500 m radius Archeological Features None within 500 m radius Ecological sensitive zones None within 500 m radius Nearest Forests None within 500 m radius Nearest streams/ rivers/ Kulathupuzha River ,30 km water bodies (from mine boundary) Seismic zone Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone as par BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha India IS: 1893-2002. Categorization as per As per WGEEP classification, the project site is WGEEP Report not located in the vicinity of protected area 2.2 PHYSIOGRAPHY / TOPOGRAPHY / DRAINAGE PATTERN The physiography of the quarry area is a part of elevated terrain. The topography of the lease area is hilly terrain with Granite (Building S tone) deposit. The highest elevation of the lease area is 110 m MSL and lowest is 90 m MSL. The topographic / surface plan on 1:1500 scales incorporates all the existing details like topography, surface exposures, structures etc. and is enclosed in the Mining plan. 2.3 LEASEHOLD AREA The quarry site covers the mining area of 1.10 Ha which is a private rocky land. The lease area does not comprise of any protected or reserved forest lands. Ecologically sensitive features like national parks, biospheres, sanctuaries, elephant corridors, Tiger reserves, flight paths of migrating fauna, etc., are also not visible in this vicinity of core zone. 2.4 GEOLOGY 2.4.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY Based on the study of different section available in the area a tentative stratigraphy has been arrived at which is given below: - Age Thickness (in m) Lithounits QUATERNARY 1-15 Soil and Alluvium 1-10 Beach sand and sand bars 1-2 Black sticky clay and mud with sheel 4-5 Teri sands and laterite pebble bed Granite (Building Stone) Quarry of Manzoor at Madavoor Village, Varkala Taluk & Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Extent 1.10 Ha 8-10 Polymitic pebble bed with grit and clay -----------Unconformity------------- TERTIARY WARKALLI 1-2 Sandstones with clay beds clay mine 2-3 Lignite associated with beds of pluish green clay kalnadu clay mine -----------Unconformity------------- PRECAMBRIAN Crystalline Rock Intrusive Pegmatite and quartz viens Dolerit – gabbro Dharwars Charnockite -Khondalite Soils The soil types occurring in Thiruvananthapuram district can be broadly grouped into four types on the basis of their physio-chemical properties and morphological features.