Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) INDEX S. No. CONTENTS Page No. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 TYPE OF PROJECT 4 1.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT 4 1.3 LOCATION DETAILS 4 1.4 MINING LEASE AREA 4 2.0 PHYSIOGRAPHY OF AREA 7 2.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY 7 2.2 GEOLOGY OF LEASE AREA 9 3 CLIMATE 9 4 MINING 10 5 STONE CRUSHER 12 6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT 12 7 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 13 1 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Una district came in to existence on 1 September 1972 and is situated in the southwestern part of the State of Himachal Pradesh. The district, with its headquarter at Una town, has a geographical area of 1542 sq km and covers 2.8 % area of the State. It lies between North latitude 31°18’00” & 31°55’00” and East longitude 75°55’00” & 76°28’00” and is covered in survey of India degree sheet No.53A & 44M. Towards north it is bounded Kangra district, towards north- & east by Hamirpur & Bilaspur districts and towards south-west by State of Punjab. Administratively, the district has been divided into three sub-divisions (Una ,Haroli,Bangana & Haroli) and comprises of 4 tehsils [Una, Haroli, Bangana, Haroli] & 03 sub-tehsil (Jol,Bharwain & Ispur ). Further, there are 5 CD blocks [Una, Haroli, Gagret, Dhundla (Bangana) & Haroli]. There are 5 towns (Una, Mehtpur Badshera, Gagret, Santhokhgarh and Daulatpur), 758 inhabited villages, 56 uninhabited and 235 Gram Panchayats in the district. Una district is well developed in the industrial sector due to close proximity to Punjab state with Mehatpur, Gagret, Tahliwal & Haroli as main industrial centers. The district is well connected by rail and road network. The nearest airport is at Chandigarh. As per 2001 census, district has a population of 448,237 with 290 persons /sq km density of population. The male/female sex ratio is 997. Rural population is about 91% indicating thereby that the district has a agricultural economy. Scheduled caste population constitutes about 22% of the total population. Agriculture is the major occupation of the people of the district with more than 70% population engaged in the agriculture and allied sector. Major crops like maize, wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses are grown apart from the vegetables in the district. Total cultivable area is 443 sq km and net area sown is 388 sq km. Net area irrigated in the district is about 85 sq km. 2 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) 3 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) 1.1 TYPE OF PROJECT The project is proposed for the collection of Sand,Stone & Bajri from the Hill Slope to be used in Stone Crusher Unit under name & style M/s OM Stone Crusher The proposed project is opencast mining project where the entire activity will be done mechanically & manually. 1.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT The project site lies in Hill Slope ,the hill slope where the mining lease is proposed is covered with old deposits of river .It comprises of cobbles, pebbles & boulders mixed with sand ,silt & clay .No hard rock is available in leased out area ,The land forms ,the terrace deposits which comprise Boulders ,cobbles, pebbles & mixture of silt & clays .The mining lease area in comprises mainly of boulders ,cobbles, pebbles & sand mixed with silt & clay deposits .The mining activities provide raw material for construction and infrastructure projects. The Stone & Bajri would be used for feeding a captive crusher & clay from the lease area will be sold to construction industry depending on the market demand This project will also provide employment to local people helping them earn livelihood. 1.3 LOCATION DETAILS The Boulder, Sand & Bajri Mining Project is located in Village: Kuthar Beet Tehsil: Haroli, District: Una, Himachal Pradesh. The lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet 53 A/3. The lease co-ordinates and connectivity details are listed below: Latitude 310 23’13.48” N Longitude 760 10’24 .80” E The area is situated in village Kuthar Beet of Haroli of district Una .The lease area is connected through an unmetalled road of distance 3000 m which joins the Una –Polian – Janni Road near Sanjoie Khadd . 4 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) . 1.4 MINING LEASE AREA The lease area of 02-17-83 Ha is a hill slope . The Lease will apply to the department of Industries in accordance with the Himachal Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2015 Table 2.1 Details of the area applied for mining lease S. Khasra Area Status Owner of the Kism Mauza No. No. (ha) land 1 395/2 01-62-58 Kast & Kabja Private Banjar Kadeem Kutharbeet swaim 2 389 0-28-30 Kast & Kabja Private Banjar Kadeem Kutharbeet swaim 3 404 0-26-95 Kast & Kabja Private Banjar Kadeem Kutharbeet swaim Total Lease Area 02-17-83 ha 5 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) The general location & Project site layout is shown below: Project site Fig 2.1 Location of the Project site 6 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) 2. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF AREA General Una district lies in the south –western of Himachal Pradesh ,nestles between Siwalik ranges and forms part of the lesser Himalaya. It has a diverse landscape made of the hills, valleys with piedmont zone, terraces. The elevations of the land surface in the district vary from 340 m in south-eastern part to 1041 m above sea level (ASL) in eastern part of the district. There are three hill ranges i.e. Chamukha Dhar with maximum elevation of 1041 m amsl which borders with district Hamirpur, Dhionsar Dhar with maximum elevation of 950 m amsl and Ramgarh Dhar with maximum elevation of 997m amsl. In the southwest border with Punjab, Siwalik hill ranges from hilly upland or plateau area with elevation up to 666 m above mean sea level. The vast area between the northwesterly & southeasterly hill ranges, on both sides of river Soan is the UNA valley. The undulating to plain fertile Una valley has an area of about 455 sq km and it extends from Daulatpur in the north west to Santokhgarh in the south east. The proposed area situated in village Kuthar Beet , which is undulating. The lease area is surrounded mostly by open barren hill slopes . 2.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY The Shiwalik group mainly represents the rocks of the district. In addition to this at few places the newer alluvium of Quaternary age are also present. The Shiwalik deposits comprises of mudstones, sandstones and coarsely bedded conglomerates laid down when the region was a vast basin during middle Miocene, to upper Pleistocene times. The sediments were deposited by rivers flowing southwards from the Greater Himalayas, resulting in extensive multi-ordered drainage systems. Following this deposition, the sediments were uplifted through intense tectonic regimes (commencing in Upper Miocene times), subsequently resulting in a unique topographical entity- the Shiwalik hills. The Shiwaliks are divided stratigraphically into three major sub- groups- Lower, Middle, and Upper. These sub-groups are further divided into individual formations that are all laterally and vertically exposed today in varying linear and random patterns. Ongoing erosion and tectonic activity has greatly affected the topography of the Shiwaliks. Their present–day morphology is comprised of hogback ridges, consequent, subsequent, obsequent and resquent valleys of various orders, gullies, choes (seasonal 7 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) streams), earth- pillars, rilled earth buttresses of conglomerate formation, semi-circular choe-divides, talus cones, colluvial cones, water gaps, and choe terraces. Associated badlands features include the lack of vegetation, steep slopes, high drainage density, and rapid erosion rates. Figure Showing general stratigraphy of the district 8 Page Prefeasibility report of the Mining Project of Stone , Sand and Bajri (Hill Slope )for OM Stone Crusher Village Kuthar Beet Tehsil Haroli District Una (02-17-83 ha) 2.2 GEOLOGY OF LEASE AREA - The project site lies in Hill Slope ,the hill slope where the mining lease is proposed is covered with old deposits of river .It comprises of cobbles, pebbles & boulders mixed with sand ,silt & clay .No hard rock is available in leased out area ,The land forms ,the terrace deposits which comprise Boulders ,cobbles, pebbles & mixture of silt & clays .The mining lease area in comprises mainly of boulders ,cobbles, pebbles & sand mixed with silt & clay deposits. The area with gentle slope angle is occupied with residual soil which is formed due to weathering of upper mantle of rocks .The thickness of this soil is shallow & it varies from few cm to 50 cm particularly in the low lying area & towads S-W Side.The soil is sandy in nature & only growth of Shrubs & grass is sustainable .For calculation of quantity of top soil 40 cm thickness is considered with specific gravity of 1.6 3 CLIMATE Climate of the district is tropical to temperate in nature as the terrain varies from plains to high hills.