ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NEW UMRANGSHU LIMESTONE AREA Near Village – Umrangshu, M.L. Area–430.00 ha., Tehsil – Umrangshu, District – Dima Hasao (N. C. Hills) (Assam) Purpose –EC for fresh grant Proposed production- 2.0 Million TPA(ROM) PROJECT COST – 13.00 Crores/- CATEGORY- ΄A΄ TOR LETTER No.J-1105/397/2014-IA.II (M) ON DATED 4/02/2015. Study Period- December 2014 to February 2015 LESSEE EIA CONSULTANT ASSAM MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD. KHANIJ BHAWAN SAHJAHAN MARKET, 206, APEKSHA COMPLEX, SEC. -11 NEAR GANESH MANDIR, R.P. ROAD, DISPUR HIRAN MAGRI, UDAIPUR (RAJ.)-313002 GUWAHATI-781001, ASSAM PH. 91-294-2489672(OFF.) +91 9414167672 PH. 91-361-2384078 (Off.) EMAIL: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ACCREDITED BY NABET CATEGORY “A” FOR MINING SECTOR (S. No. 137) . 1 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assaam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) ACCREDITATION BY NABET 2 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AMSL Above Mean Sea Level AAQ Ambient Air Quality bgl Below Ground Level BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand COD Chemical Oxygen Demand TDS Total Dissolve Solid CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CSR Corporate Social Responsibility dB Decibel DO Dissolved Oxygen EAC Expert Appraisal Committee EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMC Environmental Management Cell EMP Environment Management Plan EPA The Environment Protection Act GLC Ground Level Concentration Ha Hectare HFL High Flood Level JIR Joint Inspection Report KLD Kilo litre Per Day Km Kilo Meter Leq Equivalent Noise Level LFL Low Flood Level LOS Level of Service LoI Letter of Intent MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest NABET National Accreditation Board for Education and Training NH National Highway NOC No Objection Certificate OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCU Passenger Car Unit PFR Pre- feasibility Report PM Particulate Matter PUC Pollution Under Control QCI Quality Council of India RBM River Bed Material RL Reduced Level SH State Highway SPCB State Pollution Control Board ToR Terms of Reference TPA Tonnes Per Annum USEPA United State Environmental Protection Agency MT Metric tone 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) PF/RF Protected Forest/Reserve Forest PM10/2.5 Particulate Matter PP Project Proponent PPE Personal Protective Equipment R & R Plan Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan ToR Terms of Reference S South E East W West N North 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 10 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT 10 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE 11 PROJECT 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 12 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT 26 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT & ITS IMPORTANCE TO COUNTRY 26 2.3 LOCATION OF APPLIED AREA 26 2.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION 30 2.5 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION 36 CHAPTER – III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3.1 STUDY AREA 40 3.2 LAND ENVIRONMENT 40 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 51 3.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT 56 3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 64 3.6 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 68 3.7 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 83 CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 93 4.2 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES: 93 4.3 IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION 94 MEASURES 4.4 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 95 4.5 IMPACT OF NOISE / VIBRATIONS & MITIGATION MEASURES 103 4.6 IMPACT ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT & MITIGATION 104 MEASURES 4.7 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 105 4.8 IMPACT ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY 107 4.9 IMPACT ON TRAFFIC DENSITY 109 CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE ) 5.1 SITE ALTERNATIVES 110 5.2 TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE 110 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 6.1 INTRODUCTION 111 6.2 PROPOSED SET UP 111 6.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 112 6.4 ENVIRONMENT POLICY 112 6.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETER 113 6.6 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 114 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 7.1 INTRODUCTION 115 7.2 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARD 115 7.3 SCENARIO CONSIDERED FOR RISK ASSESSMENT 115 7.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 118 7.5 OUTLINE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 118 7.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, R&R ACTION PLAN 119 CHAPTER - VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 8.1 INTRODUCTION 120 8.2 IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 120 8.3 IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 120 8.4 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 120 8.5 CONCLUSION 121 CHAPTER – IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.1 INTRODUCTION 122 9.2 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT 126 9.3 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: 128 9.4 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 128 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 10.1 INTRODUCTION 131 10.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT 131 10.3 LOCATION OF PROJECT 132 10.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION 132 10.5 MINING METHOD 135 10.6 EMPLOYMENT DETAIL 135 10.7 MACHINERIES DEPLOYED 135 10.8 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 136 10.9 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING CELL 138 10.10 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 138 CHAPTER - XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 140 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 2.1 TENTATIVE EXCAVATION DURING FIRST FIVE YEAR 37 2.2 MACHINERY DEPLOYED 37 2.3 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 39 3.1 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGE 42 3.2 LAND USE PLAN FOR PRE- OPERATIONAL, OPERATIONAL & POST 46 -OPERATIONAL PHASES (IN HECT.) 3.3 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA 49 3.4 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SOIL SAMPLES 51 3.5 DAILY WATER REQUIREMENTS 52 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) 3.6 LOCATION OF WATER SAMPLING IN THE STUDY AREA 53 3.7 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES 55 3.8 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY (FROM NEAREST 56 IMD STATION DABOK) 3.9 SITE SPECIFIC METEOROLOGICAL DATA 57 3.10 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING STATIONS 57 3.11 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS AIR QUALITY 61 PARAMETERS 3.12 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY RESULT 62 3.13 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATIONS 65 3.14 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA (UNIT – DBA) 67 3.15 CPCB NOISE STANDARD 67 3.16 LIST OF FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN CORE ZONE 75 3.17 LIST OF FLORAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN BUFFER ZONE 79 3.18 LIST OF FAUNA SPECIES OBSERVED IN THE CORE ZONE 80 3.19 LIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES OBSERVED IN BUFFER ZONE 81 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY CONCENTRATIONS IN 102 OPERATION PHASE CUMULATIVE CONCENTRATIONS (BASELINE + INCREMENTAL) FOR PM10 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 114 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 114 (INVESTMENT AND RECURRING COST) 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 121 9.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 122 9.2 COST ESTIMATES OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION 126 9.3 STAGE WISE PLANTATION 127 9.4 SCHEDULE OF PLANTATION (STAGE WISE) 127 9.5 PLANTATION SPECIES 128 9.6 COST OF CSR ACTIVITIES 128 9.7 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR WORKERS 130 LIST OF FIGURES FIG. NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. 2.1 LOCATION MAP 27 2.2 KEY PLAN OF THE APPLIED AREA 28 2.3 GOOGLE IMAGE SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION OF THE APPLIED AREA 29 3.1 LAND USE / LAND COVER MAP PATTERN OF THE STUDY 43 3.2 SATELLITE IMAGE OF 10 KM RADIUS OF THE STUDY AREA 44 3.3 TOPOGRAPHY MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 47 3.4 DRAINAGE MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 48 3.5 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA 50 3.6 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE ELEVATION, WORKING 52 DEPTH & GROUND WATER 3.7 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 52 3.8 GROUND WATER SAMPLING LOCATION IN STUDY AREA 54 3.9 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 58 3.10 AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 60 3.11 MAP FOR NOISE MONITORING 67 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Assam Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Environment Impact Assessment & Environment Management Plan for New Umrangshu limestone area Near Village & Tehsil – Umrangshu, District- Dima Hasao (Assam), Area- 430.0 hectare, Proposed Production – 2.0 Million TPA (ROM.) 3.12 PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 69 3.13 BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING LOCATION MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 74 3.14 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR SOCIO ECONOMICS STUDY 92 LIST OF PLATES 1 LOCATION PLAN 2 KEY PLAN 3 SURFACE PLAN 4 SURFACE LAYOUT PLAN AND SECTION 5 SURFACE GEOLOGICAL PLAN 6 GEOLOGICAL SECTION 7 CONCEPTUAL PLAN LIST OF ANNEXURE I Copy of Certificate of Incorporation of the company II Copy of mining Lease application III Letter of grant of lease from state govt.
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