District Survey Report of Minor Mineral of Paschim Medinipur District DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT Paschim Medinipur District Prepared As Per Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Change Notification S. O. 3611 (E), Dated 25th July 2018 And Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, January 2020 PREPARED BY: Global Management And Engineering Consultants International An ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007 Certified QCI-NABET Accredited EIA Consultant Organization Saharan Tower | 308, Officers Campus Extension | Near Sanskar School Sirsi Road, Katipura | Jaipur – 302012 | Rajasthan | India UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: West Bengal Mineral Development And Trading Corporation Limited A Govt. of West Bengal Undertaking Regd. Office: 13, Nellie Sengupta Sarani (Lindsay Street), 2nd Floor Kolkata – 700 087, West Bengal District Survey Report of Minor Mineral of Paschim Medinipur District Content Chapter Description Page No. No. 1 Introduction 3 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 8 3 The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, area 13 and period of validity 4 Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years 83 5 Detail of Production of Sand or Bajri or minor mineral in last 83 three years 6 Process of Deposition of Sediments in the rivers of the 84 District 7 General Profile of the District 94 8 Land Utilization Pattern in the district: Forest, Agriculture, 112 Horticulture, Mining etc. 9 Physiography of the District 119 10 Rainfall: Month-Wise and Climatic Condition 120 11 Geology and Mineral Wealth 121 12 Additional Information 124 i. District wise detail of river or stream and other sand source ii. District wise availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources 13 Mineral Map of the District 126 14 Details of Eco-Sensitive Area, if any, in the District 127 15 Impact on the Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & 128 Fauna, land use, agriculture, forest etc.) due to mining activity 16 Remedial Measures to mitigate the impact of mining on the 133 Environment 17 Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan 134 Prepared As Per MoEF&CC Notification S. O. 3611 (E), 25th July 2018 And Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, January 2020 1 District Survey Report of Minor Mineral of Paschim Medinipur District PREAMBLE Keeping in view of experience gained in period of one decade, the MOEF&CC came out with Environmental Impact Assessment Notification S.O.-1533(E) dated 14th Sept.2006. It has been made mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for different kinds of development projects as listed in Scheduled -1 of notification. Further, pursuance of the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court Petition (C) No. 19628-19629 of 2009, dated 27th Feb.2012 In the matter of Deepak Kumar etc., Vs State of Haryana and others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for Mining of Minor Minerals irrespective of the area of Mining Lease. And also in view of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, order dated the 13th Jan.2015 the matter regarding Sand, Brick earth, & burrowed earth cutting for Road Construction has to take prior E.C. For Mining Lease irrespective of the fact that whether the area involved is more or less than 5 hectares. They also suggested to make a policy on E.C. for sand including other minor minerals mining lease in cluster. MOEF & CC notification S.O.- 141 (E) dated 15th January 2016, Under 7(iii)(a) it was also suggested to prepare the District survey report for sand mining or river bed mining and mining of other mineral as prescribed in appendix X. This has been modified vide S.O. No. - 3611(E) dated 25th July 2018. MOEF&CC in consultation with State Government has prepared Guidelines on Sustainable Sand & other Minor minerals mining detailing the provisions on Environmental Clearance for cluster. This report has been prepared considering the above guidelines as well as the procedures mentioned in Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, January 2020. Appraisal Committee will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of Mining of Minor Mineral on the basis of District Survey report. This will model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical setup, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, Journal and websites. The District Survey report will form the basis for application for environmental clearance, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. District Survey Reports are to be reviewed once in every five years as per statue, however the data bank of DSR can be updated, if required. The Main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report is to ensure the following:- 1. Identification of River Bed Sand with geo references. 2. Identification of deposition of silt with geo reference, which is being used for filling purposes and brick manufacturing. 3. Identification of other mineral resources if available. Prepared As Per MoEF&CC Notification S. O. 3611 (E), 25th July 2018 And Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, January 2020 2 District Survey Report of Minor Mineral of Paschim Medinipur District Chapter - 1 Introduction District At A Glance:- Paschim Medinipur, located in the south-western part of West Bengal, was created with the partition of the erstwhile Midnapore district, then the largest district of India, on 1 January 2002. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was converted into a district. Paschim Medinipur district ranks second in terms of geographical area amongst the districts of the state, next to South 24-Parganas. It ranks third in terms of rural population (4.58 million) following South 24-Parganas (5.82 million) and Murshidabad (5.13 million). It ranked fourth in terms of percentage of tribal population (14.87) following Jalpaiguri (18.87), Purulia (18.27) and Dakshin Dinajpur (16.12) in 2011 The soil structure of the district is found light and medium and in some places heavy types. North and North-Western part of this district is a part of Chotonagpur Plateau and covered with hard laterite stone. In the western and eastern part, laterite Alluvial soil persists. Broadly speaking, there are two natural divisions of the district. NH 14 and NH 16 (old numbering NH 60) from Bankura to Balasore, cuts across the district and roughly is the dividing line between the two natural divisions. To the east of this road, the soil is fertile alluvial and the area is flat. To the west, the Chota Nagpur Plateau gradually slopes down creating an undulating area with infertile laterite rocks and soil. The landscape changes from dense dry deciduous forests in the west to marshy wetlands in the east. The alluvial portion may be further subdivided into two divisions. First, it is a strip of purely deltaic country nearer to the Hooghly and the Rupnarayan, intersected by numerous rivers and watercourses subject to tidal influences. Second, it is rest of the eastern half of the district. It is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged Rivers water is an important source for agriculture in district. The rivers flow from North to South or South-East direction. The major rivers are Kangsabati, Shilabati, Kolaghai, Haldi, Rasoolpur, Subernarekha, Tamal, Parang and Dulang. Table 1.1: Salient Features of the district S. No. Items Statistics Geography 1. Area 9368 Sq. Km. 2. Coverage (Latitude and 220 57’10” N Longitude) 800 12’04” E 3. Average Elevation ------- 4. Major Rivers Rupnarayan, Keleghai, 5. Soil Type Alluvium and coastal Demography as per Census 2011 6. Population 7. Male Population 3,007,885 8. Female Population 2,905,572 9. Sex Ratio 966/1000 10. Population Density 631 per sq.km 11. Literacy 78 % Prepared As Per MoEF&CC Notification S. O. 3611 (E), 25th July 2018 And Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, January 2020 3 District Survey Report of Minor Mineral of Paschim Medinipur District 12. No. of Villages -- Agriculture 13. Total Area 928.58 Thousand Hectare 14. Major Product Tea, Timber 15. Non Agriculture Land 156.588 Thousand Hectare Administrative Structure 16. No. of Block 29 17. No. of Sub Divisions 4 18. No. of Municipality 8 19. Panchayat Smiti 28 20. Gram Panchayats -- Climatology 22. Rainfall 1550 mm 23. Temperature 8 to 36 0 C 24. Annual Humidity 55-65 % Socio-Economic 25. Language Official- Bengali, English Regional- Hindi, Nepali, Bodo 26. Tribe Boro, Mech, Toto, Santhal. 27. Livelihood Collecting Tea leaf and forest product, wood industry, Agriculture. Public Health 28. b). Primary Health 102 Centers 29. c). Private Hospitals 123 Source: Brief Industrial Profile of Paschim Medinapur District West Bengal Location of the District This district falls under Survey of India Topo Sheet No. 73N/1, 73N/2, 73N/3, 73N/4, 73N/5, 73N/6, 73N/7, 73N/8, 73N/9, 73N/10, 73N/11, 73N/12, 73N/14, 73N/15, 73 O/1, 73 O/5. Boundary:- The district of Paschim Midnapore lies in the South Western corner of the State of West Bengal. It is bounded by Jhargram district in the West and by the Mayurbhanj and Balasore District of Orissa in the south. To its eastrn side is the Purba Midnapore, while the district Bankura lies to its North. The district‟s Head quarter is at Midnapore. Administration Division:- The district comprises two subdivisions: Medinipur Sadar and Ghatal. Medinipur Sadar subdivision consists of Midnapore municipality and six community development blocks: Medinipur Sadar, Garhbeta–I, Garhbeta–II, Garhbeta–III, Keshpur and Shalboni. Ghatal subdivision consists of five municipalities (Ramjibanpur, Chandrakona, Khirpai, Kharar and Ghatal) and five community development blocks: Chandrakona–I, Chandrakona–II, Daspur–I, Daspur–II and Ghatal.