DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE This District Survey Report (DSR) of North Tripura District, Tripura, has been prepared by RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd., Howrah, West Bengal, India. Any reproduction, direct or indirect other than for the specific purpose for which the report has been prepared, should not be carried out, without prior written consent of RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd. and Govt. of Tripura. Prepared by RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.Howrah,West Bengal DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Last but not the least, RSP Green Development and Pvt. Ltd. Record their sincere thanks and gratefulness to the Government functionaries of Tripura and prominent citizens of North Tripura district and also the villagers in and around the villages who have offered their fullest cooperation unhesitatingly but for which the execution of the work would have not become as smooth as it has been. Prepared by RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.Howrah,West Bengal DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) With Thanks ………………. Depertment Respected Person(s) Designation Forest Respected Dr. Alind Rastogi, IFS, PCCF & HoFF “ Dr. Naresh Babu, IFS, DFO “ Shri Atanu Saha SDFO “ Shri Abhijit De SDFO “ All Officers Forest Dept (H.O) District Administration Respected Shri Raval Hamendra Kumar, IAS District Magistrate (DM) “ All Officers Senior District Magistrate & Others Officers DSTE Respected Shri Shivanand S. Talawar IFS Director “ All Officers Science, Technology & Environment Deptt TSPCB Respected Sri Manas Mukherjee Member Secretary “ Dr. Mihir Kumar Das Scientist-C & HoO All Officers Tripura State Pollution Control Board Rural Development Respected Swapan Das Chief Engineers “ All Officers RD Depertment Prepared by RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.Howrah,West Bengal DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) Contents Sl NO Chapter Page No 01 Preface 04-05 02 Introduction 06-07 03 General Profile of the District 08-26 04 Physio graphy of the District 27-27 05 Land use Pattern of the District 28-30 06 Geology 31-41 07 Mineral Wealth 42-48 08 Over view of Mining Activity in the 49-49 District 09 Details of Revenue Generated from 50-50 Mineral Sector During last three years 10 Transport 51-51 11 Executive Summary 52-52 Prepared by RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.Howrah,West Bengal DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA DISTRICT, TRIPURA) "Landaus patterns are an expression of deep political economic and cultural structure; they do not change when an ecologist or forester sounds the alarm that a country is losing its resource base". Anonymous Prepared by RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.Howrah,West Bengal DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) 1. PREFACE On 15 January 2016, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India issued a notification and in which Para 7(iii) (a) and Annexure (x) purpose and structure of District Survey Report has been discussed. District Survey report (DSR) will be prepared in every district for each minor mineral. The District Survey Report will guide systematic and scientific utilization of natural resources, so that present and future generation may be benefited at large. The guidelines of MoEF will support that fundamental concept, promoting environmental protection, limiting negative physiological, hydrological and social impacts under pinning sustainable economic growth. Sand is naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles between 115 µ to 4.75 mm in diameter (IS 383-1970). Sand is formed due to weathering of rocks due to mechanical forces. In the process the weathered rocks form gravel at first and then sand. It is also felt that the grater use of substitute material (manufactured sand, artificial sand etc.) and construction technology and sustainable use of the resource could drastically reduce adverse impact of mining on the environment. The broad principal on which any sustainable sand mining guidelines or policy can be based is that river or natural resources must be utilized for the benefit of the preset and future generation, so river resources should be prudently managed and developed. The purpose of District Survey report (DSR) has been described as"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". The District Survey report (DSR) will contain mainly data published and endorsed by various departments and websites about Geology of the area, Mineral wealth details of rivers, Details of Lease and Mining activity in the District along with Sand mining and revenue of minerals. This report also contains details of Forest, Rivers, Soil, Agriculture, Road, Transportation and climate etc. 4 | Prepared by: RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah,W:B DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) In the North-Eastern part of Tripura, the district covers an area of about 1422.19 sq. Km.There is only one north south striking hill range (Jampui hills) is located along the eastern boundary of the district . About 70% area is hilly andforest and river course covered. The terrain is mostly undulating and hilly with small water streams, rivers and fertile valleys intervening. Major rivers originating from Jampui hill are Deo(132km), Longai(98km), Juri(79km). Geologically the hill tracks of Tripura in general and North Tripura district in particular consists of tertiary rocks, which has been later covered by the alluvial deposits. Disclaimer: - The data may vary due to flood, heavy rains and other natural calamities. Therefore, it is recommended that DEIAA may take into consideration all its relevant aspects / data while scrutinizing and recommending the application for EC to the concerned Authority. 5 | Prepared by: RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah,W:B DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) 2. INTRODUCTION Tripura, initially a one district state, was trifurcated into three Districts w.e.f. 01.09.1970. The North Tripura District started functioning in the office of the Sub-divisional officer at Kailashahar and partly at Kumarghat, later the whole office was shifted to Kailashahar. The Collectorate was shifted to the newly constructed complex at Gournagar on 13.11.1987, subsequently North Tripura District has been bifurcated and a new District namely "Dhalai district " has been inaugurated on 14.04.1995 with district head quarter at Ambassa. On 21.01.2012 the decision to further bifurcate North Tripura District was accepted and the district "Unakoti district" has been created with its headquarter at Kailashahar & North Tripura district headquarter shifted to Dharmanagar. .North Tripuradistrict of Tripura (Fig. 1) is located between 23°39′ N to 24°31′ N latitude and between 92°10′ E to 92°20′ E longitude from (google earth). The district are bordered by Bangladesh on both the north and the south, by Assam and Mizoram on the east, by Unokoti and Dhalai districts of Tripura on the west. It shares a total international boundary of about 45 kilometers with Bangladesh (measured in Google earth). The district is accessible with rest of Tripura including the capital city Agartala through National Highway 44. The Headquarter of the district is located at Dharmanagar. In Tripura, the mineral resources are mainly glass sands, limestone, plastic clay and hard rock; all of these materials are being used to a variable degree. However, the single most important resources in the state is oil and natural gas. ONGC has initiated massive exploration programme in the state. 6 | Prepared by: RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah,W:B DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) Map 1: Administrative map of North Tripura District Source : North Tripura District Profile 7 | Prepared by: RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah,W:B DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) 3. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT a) GENERAL INFORMATION Geographical Area: -Located in the North-eastern part of Tripura, the District covers an area of about 1422.19 sq km. Jampui hills is located along the eastern boundary of the district and Dharmanagar-Panisagar valley located at the north western part. More than 70% area is hilly and forest covered. The terrain is mostly undulating & hilly with small water streams (chharas) , rivers and fertile valleys intervening. Geographical Position: -The District headquarters at Dharmanagar.is located at a distance of about 105 km NE from the State capital Agartala. Dharmanagar railway station is the main railway station in North Tripura district, as well as Tripura state also. It is the oldest railway station in the state. It serves Dharmanagar and nearby cities of the district. The District is bordered by Bangladesh on the Northern & Southern sides. Dharmanagar connected with Agartala via railway stations viz., Agartala- Jogendra nagar- Jirania- Talianura- Mungi akami- Ambassa- Jawaharnagar- S k. para- Manu- Kumarghat- Pecharthal- Panisagar. 8 | Prepared by: RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt.Ltd.Howrah,W:B DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (NORTH TRIPURA, TRIPURA) Map 2: Location Map of North Tripura District Source