APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM –1M & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR GRANITEBUILDINGSTONEQUARRY OF Shri.JACOB PAUL(Category -B2) AT MALAYATTOOR VILLAGE ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAMDISTRICT KERALA STATE. MiningArea: 0.7194Ha Proposed Production:33,210TPA Proponent Shri.JACOB PAUL, Madassery House, Neeleeswaram P.O,Kalady Ernakulam District, Kerala PREPARED BY C. B A L A R A M A N Paliam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, Kochi- 682018. RQP/BNG/369/2016/A APPENDIXVIII (See paragraph 6) Form1 M APPLICATION FORMINERALS UNDER CATEGORY‘B 2’ FOR LESSTHAN ONE HECTARE (II)Basic information (i) Name of the Mining Permit site Granite Building stone quarry of “Shri. JACOB PAUL, At Sy.No:93/2(P),93/3(P) & 93/4(P).in Malayattoor Village, Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala State. (ii) Location/site(GPS Co-ordinates) B.P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 10°12'23.5"N 76°31'21.2"E 2 10°12'25.5"N 76°31'22.2"E 3 10°12'27.4"N 76°31'22.1"E 4 10°12'28.7"N 76°31'23.8"E 5 10°12'24.1"N 76°31'23.9"E (iii Size of the Mining 0.7194Ha ) Permit(Hectares) (iv) Capacity of Mining Permit (TPA) 33,210TPA (v) Period of Mining Permit The quarrying Permitis granted for Two Year. (vi) Expected cost of the project 30 Lakhs (vii) Contact information Shri. JACOB PAUL , Madassery House, Neeleeswaram P.O, Kalady Ernakulam District, Kerala. Environmental Sensitivity SI.No. Areas Distance in Kilometer/ Details 1. Distance of projectsfrom nearest Angamaly Railway Station ,17 Km rail or road bridge over the 2. Distance from infrastructural Kalady, 10 Km Ra Nearest Airport Cochin Nedumbassery, 15 Km International Airport State Highway SH 16(Aluva- Munnar), 11 Km MajorDistrictRoad NH 47(Selam- Kanyakumai), 17 Km AnyotherRoad Kadappara- Mulankuzhy Road , 4Km ElectricTransmissionlinepole 250 m Canalorcheckdamorreservoirsorlak Edamalayar Irrigation Project, 600 m e InOrpon taked fors. Drinking water Drinking Water ,100 m Intake for irrigation Edamalayar Irrigation Project, 600 m 3. Areas protected under international None within 15 kmradius conventions, National or Local 4. Areaswhichareimportantorsensitivlegislation for their ecological, e For ecological reasons-wetlands, watercourses or other water None 5. Areas used by protected, important or None within 15 kmradius Sensitive species of flora or Fauna 6. fInland,Coastal,or breeding, neMarinesting, orf oraging, None within 15 kmradius underground 7. State, National boundaries. None within 15 kmradius 8. Routes of facilities used by the Malayattoor 4 Km public for 9. DefenceAccessto installationsrecreation or other None within 15 kmradius 10. Densely populated or build up Malayattoor,4Km 11. Areas occupied by sensitive man- Schools &Colleges made L. Temple –Illithode ,1 Km land uses(Hospitals, school, Mosque- Illithode , 1 Km places of worship, community facilities) P School – Illithode St. Thomas Church- Malayattoor, 1 Km Hospitals Govt. Dispensary, Illithode, 1Km Govt. Hospital, Kalady, 10Km 12 Areas containing important, high quality of scarcer sources(ground water NIL resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries tourism, minerals) 13. Areas already subjected to pollution or Quarrying for building stone is being conducted since environmental damage(those where So many years. existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which Earth Quake Zone-III, Moderate damage risk zone as could cause the project to present 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. PRE FEASIBILITYREPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shri.JACOB PAUL is the Owner residing at Madassery House, Neeleeswaram P.O, Ernakulam District, Kerala. Shri.JACOB PAUL was granted Letter of Intent over an area of 0.7194Ha of Private land in Sy. 93/2(P),93/3(P) & 93/4(P) of Malayattoor Village, Aluva Taluk of Ernakulam District, Kerala State under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015. • Shri. JACOB PAULis the owner of the quarry Permit area. • Shri.JACOB PAUL is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation. Quarry Permit Details • Extent of quarry: Area 0.7194Ha • Type of mine Permit area :Assigned Patta Land.. • Letter of Intent issued by Mining and Geology on 06.06.2017,(Vide Letter DOE/3582/E2/16) 2. INTRODUCTION OFTHEPROJECT/BACK GROUND INFORMATION The Environmental Clearance application for quarrying of Granite building stone applied by Shri. JACOB PAUL is situated in 93/2(P),93/3(P) & 93/4(P) at Malayattoor Village, Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam 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 subjectareaisalsonotfitforagricultureandisawayfrompublicproperties and there is no objection of the public or any litigation. The Quarrying plan is being prepared under3(1)and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule2015” & the same is approved by the office of the Department of Mining and Geology, Ernakulam. The applicant that to obtain Environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments thereafter, from DEIAA, constituted in accordance with th the notification dated January15 2016 by Ministry of Environment &Forest, Govt. Of India. The area is found to have prominent exposure of building stone covering most of Permit 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 33,210 TPA by carrying out medium scale quarrying by engaging semi-mechanized. Opencast method of quarrying. The quarrying plan is prepared for an extent of 0.7194Ha 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 undertheEIANotification2006asper the orders of the honourable Supreme Court dated 27.02.2012 directing that Permits of Minor Mineralsincludingtheirrenewalforanareaoflessthan5.0habegranted/renewedaftergetting Environmental Clearance from MOEF and recent Notification of January15, 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 33,210 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. The extent of the area is small and shall be worked by semi- mechanized method. Employment potential: The proposed Man power is around 12 including technical & professional competent staff experienced in quarrying &allied activities. The employees will be assigned job relating to drilling, the handling of the building stone and waste & other routine works in the quarry .The quarry shall provide direct employment to 14 people. The working hours at the quarry will be 8 hours/day for 300 days/year. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The site is geographically located between North Latitude 10°12'23.5"Nto 10°12'24.1"N and East longitude 76°31'21.2"EtoE76°31'23.9"E .In the field studies it is observed that the quarry Permit are falling in uncultivable waste lands, non- forest. The area is essence consists of stone/rocky ridges and slope/gradient in all directions. The highest elevation is 85 m and lowest elevation is 39m above MSL. The other details are given below: Letter of Intent issued 06.06.2017,VideLetterDOE/3582/E2/16) Latitudes 10°12'23.5"N to 10°12'24.1"N Longitudes 76°31'21.2"E to E 76°31'23.9"E Elevation of Permit area The highest elevation is85 m and lowest elevation is 39 m above MSL. Survey No. &Villages 93/2(P),93/3(P) & 93/4(P)at MALAYATTOOR Village Taluk & District Aluva – Taluk & Ernakulam District Extent Area 0.7194Ha Type of Land Private Land Road Connectivity The site is 17 km far from Angamaly, 38 km from Ernakulam, the district HQ and 12 km from Perumbavoor Nearest Railway Station Angamaly, 17 km Method of Quarrying Semi mechanized method of opencast quarrying(category-B2) 4.GEOLOGY OF THE AREA The quarry area is located E-W direction of trending hill which is sloping towards Western side. The quarry is under mining operation having one open pit with dimension 45m x 27m x 12m, where granite building stone are very well exposed. The observation of rock formations and megascopic study in quarry area shows medium to coarse grained halo–crystalline texture which consist of Quartz, Feldspar, Mica and Amphibole minerals which forms an interlocking some what equi-granular matrix of quartz with scattered darker biotite mica.Thin vegetation is seen towards the north eastern portion where top soil exist of 0.2-0.5m thickness.