DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT TIRUPPUR DISTRICT Chapter Content Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 4 – 5 3. General Profile of the District 5 – 8 4. Geology of Tiruppur District 9 – 12 5. Drainage of Irrigation pattern 12 Land Utilisation Pattern in the District: Forest, Agricultural, 6. 13 – 14 Horticultural, Mining etc., 7. Surface Water and Ground Water scenario of the District 14 – 15 8. Climate and Rainfall of the District 16 9. Details of Mining Leases in the District 17 10. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years 18 11. Details of Production of Minor Mineral in last three years 19 12. Mineral Map of the District 20 List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holder in the District along with 13. 21 its validity 14. Total Mineral Reserve available in the district 21 15. Quality/Grade of Mineral available in the district 22 16. Use of Mineral 22 17. Demand and supply of the Mineral in the last three years 22 18. Mining Leases marked on the map of the district 23 – 24 Details of the area of where there is a cluster of the mining 19. 25 leases 20. Details of Eco-sensitive area 25 21. Impact on the environment due to Mining activity 25 – 26 Remedial measures to mitigate the impact of mining on the 22. 27 – 28 environment 23. Reclamation of the mined out area 29 - 30 24. Risk assessment & Disaster Management Plan 30 – 31 25. Details of Occupational health issue in the District 31 – 32 Plantation and Green belt development in respect of leases 26. 32 already granted in the district 27. Any other information 33 2 | P a g e LIST OF PLATES Plate No. Page No. Plate1. Tiruppur district map showing the Taluks 7 Plate 2. Tiruppur district reserves map 10 Plate 3. Land use map of Tamil Nadu 14 Plate 4. Mineral Map of the District 20 Plate 5-i Mining lease marked in the Palladam Taluk Map 23 Field photograph of Kankar exposed near Plate 6. 24 Mallegoundanpalayam, Palladam taluk Plate 7. Bench Rehabilitation 29 3 | P a g e 1. Introduction In pursuance to the Gazette Notification, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC), the Government of India Notification No. S.O.3611 (E) dated 25.07.2018 laidprocedure for preparation of District Survey Report of minor minerals other than sand mining or river bed mining. The main purpose of preparation of District Survey Report is to identify the mineral resources and developing the mining activities along with other relevant data of the District. This District Survey report guide systematicand scientific utilization of natural resources, so thatpresent and futuregeneration may be benefitted at large. The purpose of District SurveyReport (DSR) is “Identification of areas of aggradations or depositionwhere mining can be allowed; and identification of areas of erosion andproximity to infrastructural structuresand installations where miningshould be prohibited”. The District Survey report (DSR) contain mainly datapublished and endorsed by various Departments and websites aboutGeology of the area, Mineral Wealth details, Details of Lease and Miningactivity in the District along with Revenue of Minerals. This report alsocontains details of Forest, Rivers, Soil, Agriculture, Road, Transportationand Climate etc., 2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District Mining activities carried out in the District is Opencast Semi Mechanized/ Mechanized and Manual method. The Economic important mineral found in Tiruppur District are mainly Gypsum, Kankar, Magnesite, Dunite, Quartz, Feldspar, varieties of colour Granites (Dimensional stones), Rough stone (Aggregates) and Gravel/Earth. Mining activities based on these minerals are very less. However, numerous Rough Stone quarries are under operation for production of construction materials and earth fill (gravel) in Kodangipalayam, Morattupalayam, Madathukulam, Kiranur, Moolanur areas in the 4 | P a g e district. In addition to above, ‘Dimensional Stones’ (Granite) is also available in Avinashi, and Kangeyam Taluks. The office of the Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining is functioning under the control of District Collector, Tiruppur. The Assistant Director, Geology and Mining is assisting the District Collector in the Mineral Administration works. 3. General Profile of the District. Tiruppur District is located in the western part of the state of Tamil Nadu at 11°18 ‟N and 77°25 ‟E. The headquarters of the district is in Tiruppur city. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River. The Tiruppur District bordering the Western Ghats and is surrounded by Coimbatore District in the West, Erode District to the North and northeast and Karur District in the East and Dindigul District in the South East. To the south,a minimum part of the district is bordered with Idukki District of Kerala state. DIVISION TALUKS FIRKA’S VILLAGES Tiruppur North 2 7 Tiruppur South 3 16 Tiruppur Avinashi 4 41 Uthukuli 2 49 Palladam 4 29 Dharapuram 7 71 Dharapuram Kangayam 4 44 Udumalpet 5 75 Udumalpet Madathukulam 2 18 The District is named after the city of Tiruppur. The district is well-developed in textile industry and dyeing and bleaching of raw cotton materials. Tiruppur is well known for the cotton market, Kangeyam bull and the famous Uthukkuli butter. Tiruppur is known for the cluster activity and mostly each activity of garment making is being carried out by outside units say Knitting units, Dyeing & Bleaching 5 | P a g e Units, Fabric Printing, Garmenting, Embroidery, Compacting and Calendaring and other ancillary units. Amaravathi Dam at Amaravathinagar is located in Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Tiruppur District. It was built primarily for irrigation and flood control and now 4 megawatts of Hydal Electric Power Generating unit commissioned. The major horticulture products cultivated in the districts are Fruits (Mango, Amla etc.,) vegetables medical plants etc., In Tiruppur District ,Coconut is grown mainly in Gudimangalam Block (9000 Hec.) followed by Udumalai 5346 Hec., Kundadam 3870 Hec. Pongalur 3508 Hec.and Madathukulam 3041 Hec.. Remaining area of the district contributes to 2200 Hec. In Tiruppur District, Kangayam Taluk plays a major role in procuring copra for oil production. Coconut production play major role in farming the Agro based industries namely production of coconut oil and other by-products of Coconut like coirindustries, Husk production etc., 6 | P a g e PLATE - 1 7 | P a g e Other statistics of the district is given below: 1. Area : 5186.34 Sq.K.M. 2. Population ( as per : 24,79,052 Provisional 2011 Census) Male Female Others Total 12,46,159 12,32,893 0 24,79,052 Rural Urban Total 9,57,941 15,21,111 24,79,052 3. No. of Revenue Divisions : 3, Tiruppur , Dharapuram& Udumalpet 4. No. of Taluks : 9 5. No. of Revenue Villages : 350 6. No. of Panchayat Unions : 13 7. No. of Village Panchayats : 265 8. No. of Town Panchayats : 16 9. No. of Municipalities : 5 10. No. of Corporation : 1 - Tiruppur 11. No. of Parliamentary : 5 - 1)Tiruppur (Part),2)Pollachi(Part),3)The Nilgiries (Part), constituencies 4)Coimbatore(Part) and 5)Erode(Part). 12. No. of Assembly : 8 constituencies 13. Irrigation (Major Ayacut : 1. P.A.P. 120685 Hec. Area) 2. Amaravathi-Dam 10223 Hec. Amaravathi - River 25250 Hec. 3. Lower Bhavani 4082 Hec. Project 14. Road : 1. State Highways 625.516 km 2. Sugarcane Road 103.771 km 3. Other District Roads 1634.661km 4. Major District roads 471.750 km 5. National Highways NH47- 35km; NH67– 68km NH209 – 25km 15. No. of Noon meal centre : 1300 16. No. of Anganwadi Centre : 1509 17. Schools : 1. Primary 864 2. Middle 294 3. Higher 96 4. Higher Sec. 87 5. Matric 141 18. No. of Primary Health : 44 PHCs - 242 sub centres Centre/Sub Centre 19. Total No. of Hospitals/Beds : 8 Hospitals - 948 beds 20. Hostel : SC BC ST 18 24 - 21. No. of Self Help Groups : 13515 Women Self Help Groups & 553 Men Self Help Groups 22. No. of Police Sub Divisions : 7 No. of Police Stations : 34 8 | P a g e 4. Geology of the District:- Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu forms a part of southern Granulitic terrain and is predominantly occupied by crystalline rocks of Archaean to late Proterozoic age. Regionally, the rocks can be grouped under five categories namely i. Charnockite Group represented by Charnockite, Pyroxene Granulite and Magnetite Quartzite, ii. Peninsular Gneissic Complex (II) comprising hornblende-biotite gneiss, iii. Basic intrusive include Pyroxinite/Dunite iv. Younger intrusive comprising, Nepheline-Syenite,Pink Granite, Pegmatite and Quartz veins and v. Quaternary sediments of Kankar and soil. Stratigraphy of the area Age Group Lithology Holocene Block cotton soil/clay±gypsum Cenozoic Kankar/calc-tufa Quartz veins Acid intrusives Pegmatite Neoproterozoic Pink Granite Sivamalai syenite Complex Nepheline-syenite Chalk Hills (Basic Intrusives) Pyroxenite/Dunite Archaean- Peninsular Gneissic Complex Pink Granite Gneiss Palaeoproterozoic (II) Hornblende Biotite gneiss PGC (II) Archaean Charnockite Group Charnockite (Unclassified) Pyroxene Granulite Banded Magnetite Quartzite Source: GSI, Misc. Pub. 30, 2006 Plate – 2 9 | P a g e Plate - 2 10 | P a g e Tiruppur District is predominantly occupied by hornblende Biotite gneisses of PGC (II) with enclaves of Magnetite Quartzite, Pyroxene Granulite and Charnockite. The area exposes several bands of Pyroxene Granulite which is medium grained, medium to dark grey in colour and stand out prominently in the gneissic country generally parallel to regional foliation. Charnockite is coarse grained, massive, many places it is foliated, grey coloured and greasy and exposed as bouldery outcrops and small knolls. It is well exposed in Central, Western and Southern parts of the Tiruppur District. The general strike of foliation varies from ENE-WSW,E-W with dipping towards NW and N respectively. Hornblende-Biotite gneiss is well foliated, medium to coarse grained, pale grey and exposed as sheets and small knolls.