PREFEASIBILITY REPORT FOR PROPOSED GRANITE QUARRY OF NILA SANDROCK GRANITES PVT LTD Minor Mineral Village : Ongallur II Taluka : Pattambi District: Palakkad State: Kerala Resurvey no: 361/1 Lease area: 1.3514 Ha Working proposed: Semi-Mechanized Open cast Land: Private Patta Land Proponent: NILA SANDROCK GRANITES PVT LTD Authorized Signatory: Suresh Babu S., Managing Director Regd. office: x/110a, Vadanamkurussi P.O., Shornur-679121. Palakkad Dist Kerala State Email: [email protected] Phone: 8111954008 Prefeasibility Report for Granite Quarry Mining <5 Ha Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT SITE LOCATION ..................................................................................... 1 1.3 PROJECT PROPONENT ........................................................................................... 2 1.4 THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 2 1.5 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE PROJECT SITE ............................ 3 1.6 DISTANCE OF THE SITE FROM SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ............................... 5 1.7 ACCESS ROAD ......................................................................................................... 5 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 6 2.1 TYPE AND NEED FOR THE PROJECT .................................................................. 6 2.2 MINE LEASE AREA ................................................................................................. 6 2.3 PROPOSED METHOD OF MINING ........................................................................ 7 2.4 METHOD OF QUARRYING / MINING ................................................................... 8 2.4.1 Method of Reserve Estimation............................................................................. 8 2.4.2 Exploration of Mineral Reserves ......................................................................... 8 2.4.3 Types of Reserves ................................................................................................ 9 2.4.4 Insitu Reserves of Proposed Quarrying Area....................................................... 9 2.5 MINING ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.5.1 Mineable reserves ................................................................................................ 9 2.5.2 Year wise Production ......................................................................................... 10 2.5.3 Conceptual Mining Plan .................................................................................... 11 2.5.4 Mode of Mining and Equipment Required ........................................................ 11 2.5.5 Drilling and Blasting: ......................................................................................... 11 2.5.6 Loading .............................................................................................................. 12 2.5.7 Storage of explosives ......................................................................................... 13 2.5.8 Mining Drainage ................................................................................................ 14 2.5.9 Storage of granite ............................................................................................... 14 2.6 FIRE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................... 14 2.7 FIRST AID STATION .............................................................................................. 14 2.8 ACCESS ROAD AND WIDTH TO THE PLOT ..................................................... 15 2.10 POWER REQUIREMENT ....................................................................................... 15 2.11 WORK FORCE REQUIREMENT ........................................................................... 15 2.12 WATER BALANCE ................................................................................................. 16 2.13 PROJECT COST ....................................................................................................... 17 3. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO ............................................................. 17 3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA DESCRIPTION ..................................... 17 3.2 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 Rainfall ............................................................................................................... 18 3.2.2 Temperature ....................................................................................................... 18 3.2.3 Relative Humidity .............................................................................................. 19 3.2.4 Wind ................................................................................................................... 19 3.3 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL TYPES .............................................................. 19 3.3.1 Geomorphology ................................................................................................. 19 3.3.2 Soil ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Seismicity of the area ......................................................................................... 20 3.4 GEOLOGY................................................................................................................ 21 3.4.1 Physiography...................................................................................................... 21 Prefeasibility Report for Granite Quarry Mining <5 Ha 3.4.2 Regional Geology .............................................................................................. 21 3.4.3 Geology of the Lease Area ................................................................................ 22 3.5 RIVERS ..................................................................................................................... 25 3.6 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ........................................................................... 25 Source: Ground water Information booklet September 2008 .................................................. 26 3.6.1 Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge ..................................................... 26 3.7 HYDROLOGY.......................................................................................................... 26 3.8 Land use .................................................................................................................... 29 3.9 BIODIVERSITY ....................................................................................................... 30 3.9.1 Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................... 31 3.9.2 Methodology Adopted for the survey ..................................................................... 31 3.9.3 Flora ................................................................................................................... 33 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STATUS ...................................................................... 39 3.11 Water environment .................................................................................................... 39 3.12 Noise level data ......................................................................................................... 41 3.13 Soil analysis............................................................................................................... 41 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 43 4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 43 4.1 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 44 4.1.1 Controlling Dust Levels ..................................................................................... 44 4.1.2 Controlling CO Levels ....................................................................................... 45 4.1.3 Controlling NOx Levels ..................................................................................... 45 4.1.4 Occupational Health & Safety Measure to Control Dust Inhalation ................. 45 4.2 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL ............................................................................ 46 4.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 47 4.4 LAND ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................... 47 4.4.1 Rocks for landscaping ........................................................................................ 48 4.4.2 Laying of the top soil ......................................................................................... 48 4.5 WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 48 4.6 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................ 48 4.6.1 Criteria for selection of species.........................................................................