APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM – IM & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR BUILDING STONE QUARRY OF Mr. THOMAS ABRAHAM (Category – B2) AT BALAL VILLAGE, VELLARIKKUND TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT, KERALA STATE Lease Area: 1.8596 Ha Proposed maximum production: 69,813 MT Proponent Mr. Thomas abraham Mannuramparambil House, Parakalayi P.O, Kanhangad, Kasaragod District, Kerala State. Prepared By K.T Ramachandra, Msc. Geology ,RQP RQP/BNG/040/1988/A ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy and Laboratory [Lab Gazetted By MoEF - Govt. of India] Door No. 27/2957 A1, Vaniampilly K.P Vallon Road, Kadavanthra, Eranakulam-682020 Ph: 0484-4011173 0 APPENDIX VIII (See paragraph 6) Form 1M APPLICATION FOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FOR LESS THAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE (II)Basic information 1. Name of the Mining Lease site Granite Building stone quarry of “Mr. THOMAS ABRAHAM” at Sy.No: 146/4A5 at Balal Village, Vellarikkund Taluk, Kasaragod Dist, Kerala State 2. Location/site (GPS Co- B. P. No. Latitude Longitude ordinates) 01 N : 12° 24’ 07.63’’ E : 75° 17’ 56.09’’ 02 N : 12° 24’ 08.60’’ E : 75° 17’ 57.64’’ 03 N : 12° 24’ 08.86’’ E : 75° 17’ 59.89’’ 04 N : 12° 24’ 07.85’’ E : 75° 18’00.60’’ 05 N : 12° 24’ 07.10’’ E : 75° 18’01.91’’ 06 N : 12° 24’ 06.81’’ E : 75° 17’ 04.73’’ 07 N : 12° 24’ 05.04’’ E : 75° 17’ 04.56’’ 08 N : 12° 24’05.42’’ E : 75° 18’ 00.55’’ 09 N : 12° 24’ 05.78’’ E : 75° 17’ 57.67’’ 10 N : 12° 24’ 05.73’’ E : 75° 17’ 56.30’’ 3. Size of the Mining 1.8596 Ha Lease(Hectares) 4. Capacity of Mining Lease 69,813 TPA (TPA) 5. Period of Mining Lease Applied for 12 years 6. Expected cost of the project Rs.32 lakhs 7. Contact information Mr. Thomas abraham Mannuaramparambil House, Parakalayi P.O, Kanhangad Kasaragod District, Kerala State Mob: +91 9447352885 Email ID: [email protected] Form 1M is prepared by K.T Ramachandra, RQP 1 Environmental Sensitivity SI.No Areas Distance in Kilometer (aerial distance)/Details 1. Distance of project site from nearest Bridge cross near Odayanchal - Cherupuzha Road rail or road bridge over the concerned at a distance of 4.27 km River,Rivulet,Nallah etc. 2. Distance from infrastructural Canal (SW)- 2.7 km facilities Canal (N)- 2.6 km Railway Line The nearest rail line is Shornur- Mangalore- 25 km Kanhangad Railway Station- 25 km National Highway National Highway NH66 (Panavel – Kanykumari Hwy)- 24.3 km State Highway SH 56 (Panavel – Kanykumari Highway)- 4.4 km SH 59 (Hill Highway)- 1.4 km Major District Road Kanhangad- Rajapuram-Malom Road- 0.98 km Rajapuram-Balal Road- 1.9 km Balal-Vellarikundu Road- 2.5 km Any other Road Pathikara- Chully Road- 2.8 km Odayanchal-Cherupuzha Road- 3.5 km Electric Transmission line pole or None within the quarry premises. tower Canal or check dam or reservoirs or Canal (SW)- 2.7 km lake or ponds Canal (N)- 2.6 km Check dam (N)- 6.1 km Check dam (N)- 6.7 km Check dam (NE)- 8 km Kudumbur River (N)- 6.1 km Thejaswini River(SW)- 13.5 km In take for Drinking water pump None within 5 km radius house Intake for irrigation canal pumps None within 5 km radius 3. Areas protected under international None within 5 km radius conventions, National or Local 2 legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value. 4. Areas which are important or Canal (SW)- 2.7 km sensitive for ecological reasons- Canal (N)- 2.6 km wetlands, watercourses or other water Kudumbur River (N)- 6.1 km bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, Thejaswini River(SW)- 13.5 km mountains, forests. Maruthom Forest -1.4 km Ranipuram Peak- 6.1 km Bheemanadi Reserve Forest- 7.1 km 5. Areas used by protected, important or None within 10 Km radius sensitive species of flora or Fauna for There are no areas protected, important or sensitive breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, over wintering, migration. foraging, resting, over wintering, migration is involved for quarry area. 6. Inland, Coastal, Marine or Kudumbur River (N)- 6.1 km underground waters. Thejaswini River(SW)- 13.5 km 7. State, National boundaries. Kerala-Karnataka state boundary- 7.5 km 8. Routes of facilities used by the public Ranipuram Peak- 6.1 km for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas. 9. Defense installations None within 10 km radius No defense installations near the project site. 10. Densely populated or build up area, Kanhangad at an aerial distance of 23 km distance from nearest human habitation 3 11. Areas occupied by sensitive man- Sl. Name Aerial made land No. Distance (in uses(Hospitals,school,places of km) worship, community facilities- in Schools and Colleges 1. Govt. HSS, Balal - 2.22 aerial distance) 2. GWLPS, Adottukaya - 2.36 3. St. Elizabeth Englih - 4.24 Medium School 4. St. Elizabeth Convent - 4.24 School 5. St. Jude Higher - 4.26 Secondary School 6. St. Judes Arts & Science - 4.41 College, Vellarikundu 7. Boon Public School, - 4.53 Kallar 8. St. Pius X College - 5.08 9. St. Marys College - 5.43 10. Tagore Public School, - 6.13 Rajapuram 11. Eleri College - 6.20 12. Holy Family Jude Higher - 6.24 Secondary School 13. Tagore Public School, - 6.25 Rajapuram 14. St. Marys Senior Higher - 6.67 Secondary School 15. St. Savio English - 6.96 Medium School 16. Govt. HSS, Parappara - 6.96 17. GHSS Maloth, Kasaba - 7.36 18. EK Nayanar Memorial - 7.95 Government College 19. St. Annes English - 8.20 Medium School Temples 1. Sree Ayyappa Temple - 1.06 2. Balal Sree Bhagavathi - 2.39 Temple 3. Mahavishnu Temple, - 4.66 Kallar 4. Thali Temple, Parappa - 6.11 5. Mayathi Temple - 6.81 6. Kandakukkam - 9.05 Vanasastha-Vanadurga Temple Churches 4 1. St. Antonys Church, - 1.92 Balal 1. St. Marys Church, Chully - 3.14 2. St. Thomas Church, Kallar - 4.67 3. Our Lady of Lourdes - 5.37 Church 4. St. Jude’s Chuch - 5.41 5. Holy Family Forane - 6.27 Church, Rajapuram 6. Rajapuram Church - 6.28 7. St. Marys Church,Parappa - 7.19 8. St. Marys Church, - 7.20 Rannipuram 9. St. Thomas Orthodox - 7.47 Church 10. St. Marys Church, Panathur - 8.41 11. St. Annes Knanaya Catholic - 8.61 Church 12. St. Marys Church, - 8.86 Konnakkad 13. St. Sebastians Church, - 9.02 Padimaruth 14. Christ the King Church, - 9.24 Bheemanady 15. St. Marys Church, - 9.62 Chathamala Mosques 1. Sirajul Islam Juma Masjid - 4.92 2. Badariya Juma Masjid, - 6.77 Balanthode 3. Mosque, Chullikara - 7.39 4. Kammadam Darga - 7.48 5. Kottody Juma Masjid, - 8.76 Kottody 6. Mosque, Kasargod - 8.95 7. Hayathul Islam Madrassa, - 9.01 Konnakkad 8. Badariya Juma Masjid, - 9.41 Chemberi Hospitals 1. Panathady Govt. Homeo - 5.24 Dispensary 2. Govt. Ayurveda Dispensary - 6.05 3. CHC, Panathady - 6.67 4. Govt. Homeo Hospital, - 6.80 Balanthode 5 12. Areas containing important, high Kudumbur River (N)- 6.1 km quality of scarce resources(ground Thejaswini River(SW)- 13.5 km water resources, surface resources, Maruthom Forest -1.4 km forestry, agriculture, fisheries Ranipuram Peak- 6.1 km tourism, minerals) Bheemanadi Reserve Forest- 7.1 km Chullithattu Waterfalls- 1.9 km 13. Areas already subjected to pollution None or environmental damage(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 14. Areas susceptible to natural hazard No, lease area is not susceptible to natural hazard, which could cause the project to as there is no history of such incidents. present environmental problems(earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) 15. Is proposed mining site located over or Not Applicable-no geological disturbances are near fissure/fracture for ground water observed, The quarry will act as a reservoir &shall recharge. help in ground water recharging 16. Whether the proposed involves Not Applicable. approval or clearance under the following 17. Forest land involved(Hectares) 18. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and /or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? There is no litigation/Case against the project. a)Name of the Court b)Case No. c) Orders of directions of the court, if any, and its relevance with the proposed project. 6 7 PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mr. Thomas abraham is residing at “Mannuramparambil House”, Parakalayi P.O, Kanhangad, Kasaragod District, Kerala State. He is having vast experience in Granite quarry mining, trading and he is having his Granite Quarry at Balal Village, Vellarikkund Taluk of Kasaragod District. Mr. Thomas abraham was granted Granite quarrying lease over an area of 1.8596 Ha of Private land in Sy. No 146/4A5 of Balal Village, Vellarikkund Taluk of Kasaragod District, Kerala State under 3(1) and 9 of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule 2015. • Mr. Thomas abraham is the Proprietor of the quarry Lease area. • Mr. Thomas abraham is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation. • Prefeasibility report prepared by Mr. K.T Ramachandra, RQP Quarry Lease details: • Extent of Quarry: 1.8596 ha • Type of mine Lease area: Private Land. • Mining Plan Approved by Department of Mining and Geology, Kasaragod on 22/01/2018. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACK GROUND INFORMATION The Quarry Lease for building stone applied by Mr. Thomas abraham is situated in Sy.No: 146/4A5 of Balal Village, Vellarikkund Taluk of Kasaragod District , Kerala State. The subject area is granted by the Department of Mining &Geology, Government of Kerala as Quarry lease for Building stone, over an extent of 1.8596 ha.