(Draft) DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT For SAND MINING INCLUDING OTHER MINOR MINERAL GADCHIROLI DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA As per Notification No. S.O. 3611 (E) New Delhi, the 25th July, 2018 of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India Prepared by: District Mining Officer March 2020 PREFACE Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.12-13 of 2011 in Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has made mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease. Accordingly, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF & CC) had issued Office Memorandum No. LllOll/47/2011-IA.II(M) dated 18th May 2013. As per this O.M. all mining projects of minor minerals would henceforth require prior Environmental Clearance irrespective of the lease area. The stone quarry and sand quarrying projects need environmental clearance as per the MoEF guidelines and such pg. 47 projects are treated as Category ‘B' even if the lease area is less than 5 Ha. Subsequently, various amendments were made as regards to obtain environmental clearance of the minor minerals. The Hon'ble National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor minerals. As per the latest amendment S.O. 141 (E) & S.O.190(E) dated 15th January 2016 & 20th January in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of notification of Ministry of Environment and Forest number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 the Central Government had constituted the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for grant of Environmental Clearance for Category „B2' Projects for mining of minor minerals, for all the districts in the country. But later on Hon. NGT, vide its order dated 13th Sept.2018, stated that for 0-5 Ha areas also recommendation of grant EC by SEIAA instead of DEAC/DEIAA. The MoEF&CC in its Notification dated 15th January 2016 has prescribed Preparation of District Survey Report for Sand Mining or River Bed Mining and Mining of other Minor Minerals. A detailed procedure and format for preparation of District Survey Report is provided in the said Notification. Further the procedure for preparation of DSR and format is amended vide MoEF&CC Notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018. The DSR is defined at “Appendix -X (See Paragraph 7(iii)(a)" of the notification S.O.141(E)dated 15.01.2016 and S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (As per the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016) is to ensure the following – . Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed; and . Identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area. Identification of mineral wealth in the district. INDEX CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO. Chapter – 1 Introduction 1-7 Chapter – 2 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 8-9 Chapter – 3 The List of Mining Leases in the District 10-27 with Location, Area and Period of Validity Chapter – 4 Details of Royalty or Revenue Received in 28 Last Three Years Chapter – 5 Details of Production of Sand or Bajri or 29 Minor Mineral in Last Three Years Chapter – 6 Process of Deposition of Sediments in the 30-34 Rivers of the District Chapter – 7 General Profile of the District 35-42 Chapter – 8 Land Utilization Pattern in the District: 43-46 Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc. Chapter – 9 Physiography of the District 47-48 Chapter – 10 Rainfall: Month-Wise 49-50 Chapter – 11 Geology and Mineral Wealth 51-64 Drainage System with description of main rivers Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams References 65 Annexure @@@@@ DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT / GADCHIROLI i DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT: GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) CHPATER -1 INTRODUCTION As per Gazette Notification of 15th January, 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change a survey shall be carried out by the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) with assistance of Irrigation department, Ground Water Surveys and Development Agency, Forest department, Mining department and Revenue department in district of preparation of District Survey Report as per the sustainable sand mining guidelines, 2016 to ensure identification of area of aggradations or deposition where mining can be allowed, and identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installation where mining should be prohibited and calculation of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after mining in that area. Every effort has been made to cover sand mining locations, areas and overviews of mining activity in the district with all the relevant features pertaining to geology and mineral wealth in replenish-able and non-replenish-able areas of rivers, stream and other sources. The mineral potential is calculated based on field investigation taking coordinates of the area and gather all relevant information and geology of the catchment area of the river or stream. Also as per the site condition and location depth of mineable mineral is defined. The area of removal of mineral in the river and stream is decided on geomorphology and other factors, it can be 50% to 60% of the area of a particular river or stream. This District Survey Report shall form the basis of application for environmental, preparation of reports and appraisal of projects. Historical Perspective: Gadchiroli district was carved out on the 26th of August 1982 by the division of erstwhile Chandrapur district. Earlier, it was a part of Chandrapur District and only two places namely Gadchiroli and Sironcha were Tehsils of Chandrapur District before the formation of Gadchiroli District. Gadchiroli Tehsil was created in 1905 by transfer of Zamindari Estate from Brahmapuri and Chandrapur Tehsil. Gadchiroli district was created on August 26, 1982 by bifurcating the Chandrapur district in the place of Brahmapuri, which is part of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In ancient times the region was ruled by the Rashtrakutas, the Chalukyas, the Yadavas of Deogiri and later the Gonds of Gadchiroli. In the 13th century Khandkya Ballal Shah founded Chandrapur. He shifted his capital from Sirpur to Chandrapur. Chandrapur subsequently came under Maratha rule. In 1853, Berar, of which Chandrapur (then called Chanda until 1964) was part, was ceded to the British East India Company. In 1854, Chandrapur became an independent district of Berar. In 1905, the British created the Tehsil of Gadchiroli by transfer of Zamindari DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT / GADCHIROLI 1 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT: GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) Estate from Chandrapur and Brahmapuri. It was part of the Central Provinces till 1956, when with the reorganisation of the states; Chandrapur was transferred to Bombay state. In 1960, when the new state of Maharashtra was created, Chandrapur became a district of the state. In 1982 Chandrapur was divided, with Gadchiroli becoming an independent district in the place of Brahmapuri. Gadchiroli district is situated on the North-Eastern side of Maharashtra State & district is situated on the North-Eastern side of Maharashtra State; have State borders of Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Naxalism is highly prevalent in Gadchiroli district and subsequently has been highlighted as part of the Red Corridor, used to describe areas in India that are plagued by Naxalites. They took the shelter in the dense forest & hills of this district. Location and Geographical Data: Gadchiroli district lies between 19 to 21 degree North Latitude and 80 to 81 degree East longitudes. It has a common boarder on North with Bhandara & Gondia Districts, Chandrapur district on the west, Rajnandgaon and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh to the East and Karimnagar, Bhopalpalli and Adilabad districts of Telangana to the south. It falls in parts of the Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 56N/13, 65B/02, 56/15, 56M/09, 55I/16, 56M/13, 55P/16, 64D/04, 64D/04, 64D/07, 55P/15, 55P/14, 64D/02, 64D/03 etc. Gadchiroli is situated at 91 to 667 meters above the mean sea level. River Godavari, Pranhita, Wainganga, Gadhavi, Khobragadhi, Sati, Kathani, Pohar are the major river of Gadchiroli district which provides adequate quantity of river sand. The total area of the district is 14,412 Sq. Kms. which is about 4.68% of the total area of Maharashtra State. Source: www.mapofindia.com DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT / GADCHIROLI 2 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT: GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) Location of Gadchiroli District in the Map of Maharashtra: Source: www.mapofindia.com DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT / GADCHIROLI 3 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT: GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) Administrative: Gadchiroli district comes under Nagpur Administrative Division. The Gadchiroli district is divided into 6 sub divisions, i.e. Gadchiroli, Aheri, Desaiganj, Kurkhera, Charmorshi and Etapalli, which are further divided into 12 Tehsils. The district is divided into 6 subdivisions and 12 Tehsils which are as under: - S. No. Sub-divisions Tehsils 1. Gadchiroli Gadchiroli and Dhanora, 2. Aheri Aheri and Sironcha, 3. Desaiganj (Wadsa) Desaiganj (Wadsa) and Armori 4. Kurkherda Kurkherda and Korchi 5. Chamorshi Chamorshi and Mulchera 6. Etapalli Etapalli and Bhamragad Source: www.mapofindia.com DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT / GADCHIROLI 4 DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT: GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) Topography: Gadchiroli district has a largely undulating topography except a narrow strip along the Godavari River and the Pranhita River. The major physiographic features of the district are Sirkonda, Bhamragad, Aheri and Dandkaranya hill ranges with high to moderate relief.