River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I APPENDIX I (See paragraph – 6) FORM 1 (I) Basic Information: S. No. Item Details 1. Name of Project River Sand (Minor Mineral) Mining Project for Rohinibhan (Dihari) Ghat. In Baxur District of Bihar 2. S. No. in the schedule Project falls in schedule 1(a ) of the EIA Notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments, 3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ Proposed production capacity of tonnage to be handled/ command Production of River : 295447.5 TPA area/ lease area/number of wells to Sand be drilled. Lease Area : 14.59 ha 4. New/ Expansion/ Moderni zation New 5. Existing Capacity/Area Etc. It is a new project 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category ‘B2 ’ 7. Does it attract the general No, it does not attract the general Condition . condition? If yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific No, it does not attract the Specific Condition . condition? If yes, please specify. 9. Location: The lease area is situated in District - Buxar (Bihar ) and falls in the Survey of India Toposheet No. – 63 O/14, 63 O/15 Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Survey Toposheet No. – 63 O/14, 63 O/15 Village Rohinibhan (D ihari) , Tehsil /Block Chausa, District Buxar State Bihar 10. Nearest Railway station/ Airport Nearest Railway : Bhada ura Railway Station at a along with distance in Km. Station distance of ~10.0 km in W direction from Rohinibhan (Dihari) Ghat, Nearest Airport : Jayaprakas Narayan International Airport, Patna at a distance of around ~138.0 km in NE Direction 1 River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I from Kiratpura Ghat 11. Nearest Town, City, District Nearest city & : Buxar at a distance of ~21.0 km in Headquarters along with distance district NE direction from Rohinibhan in Km. headquarter (Dihari) Ghat, 12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Village : Village (Ghats) - Sikraul, Rohinibhan Municipal Corporation, Local body Panchayat (Dihari), District- Buxar (complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given) 13. Name of the Applicant M/s . Katyayni Contractors Pvt. Ltd. 14. Registered Address R/o: 144 -Parero, P.O Bihta, Patna (Bihar) 15. Address for correspondence: M/s. Katyayni Contract ors Pvt. Ltd. Name Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Owner Address R/o: 144 -Parero, P.O Bihta, Patna (Bihar) Pin Code 244001 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 9128979768 Fax No. Details of Alternative Sites No alternative site has been examined since it is a site 16. Examined, if any. Location of these specific mining project based on availability of mineral in sites should be shown on a the area. toposheet. 17. Interlinked Proje cts No Interlinked Projects 18. Whether separate application of Not Applicable as no interlinked project proposed. interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20. If no, reason Not Applicable 21. Whether the p roposal involves Not Applicable as there is no Reserved for est withi n 10 Km approval/clearance under: If yes, of the ML area. details of the same and their status Not Applicable as there is no protected area or wildlife to be given. sanctuary within 10 Km of the proposed ML area. (a) The forest (Conservation) Act, Not Applicable as the ML is land locked and the sea is at a 1980? distance of 800 Km from the ML area. 2 River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Gove rnment No there is no Government order/Policy relevant/relating order/ Policy relevant/ relating to to this site. this site? 23. Forest Land involved (Hectares) No forest land involved 24. Whether there is any litigation No litigation pending against the project and/or land in any pending against the project and/or court. land in which the project is proposed to be set up? (a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/ Directions of the Not Applicable court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) S. Information/ Checklist confirmation Yes/ No Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land No The allotted lease area of mining is almost use, land cover or topography including flat river bed and river banks. There is no increase in intensity of land use (with forest or agriculture land in the allotted respect to local land use plan). lease area. The entire allotted lease lies within river beds of Rohinibhan (Dihari) Ghat, river sand there will be no change in land use after operation. The river sand will be replenished every year during the monsoon season. The ultimate land use of the allotted lease area will not change. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and No The mine lease area is flat river bed and river 3 River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I buildings? banks . There is no building & structure which need to be demolished/ removed from mining lease area except some vegetations existing on the lease area which will be cleared when required. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes New land use will be created in form of scrapped river bed, which will not permanent; there will be continuous deposition of new sand in the river beds, transported through the river water. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore No Not required. This is a river sand mining project. houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? No No construction work will be done in lease area 1.6 Demolition works? No There will be no demolition work. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction No No need for construction of housing of works or housing of construction workers. The laborers will be sourced from workers? the nearby villages. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or No Not applicable as this is a river bed mining project. Only work related to river sand earthworks including linear structures, mining will be carried out. cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining or No No underground work will be done. tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not applicable as this is a river bed mining project, this is self-reclaimed by continuous deposition of sand transported through river, every year during rains. 1.11 Dredging? No No dredging work is proposed. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No offshore structures. 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The river sand deposited as river bed processes? material will be exploited in its natural form by semi- mechanized open cast method. The river sand is a loose material so no blasting is required for its mining. The proposed 4 River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I produ ction is 295447.5 TPA. The salient features of proposed mining method are:- • Mining will be confined within central 3/4th width of the river. This will prevent collapse of bank and erosion. • It will be done leaving a safety zone of total of 1/4th of the width of the river from the banks for bank protection. • Excavated area will be replenished naturally due to sediment inflow from the catchment area. • The maximum depth of sand quarrying in the river bed shall not exceed 1 (three) meters measured from the un-mined bed level at any point of time or the water table whichever is less. There is no waste or mineral rejects generation in the proposed mining of river sand. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or No No facility for storage of goods or mate rials is required as the mineral will directly be materials? loaded into trucks and transported to the end users. Sometimes extra loads which are not booked by the buyers are unloaded at the Stack yard made for temporary storage of sand for a day or two. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of No No solid waste or liquid effluent will be . solid waste or liquid effluents? generated 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No No housing will be provided within the operational workers? proposed Mining area as the local people of nearby villages will be employed. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No No major construction required . Hence no construction or operation? new road, rail or sea traffic during construction is envisaged, material will be 5 River San d (Minor Mineral ) Mining Project for Rohinibhan ( Dihari ) Ghat (295447.5 TPA), ML Area 14.59 ha, District- Buxar (Bihar) Form - 1 / Appendix – I transporte d through trucks traffic movement will increase during operation phase. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other No No new road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, altered routes and stations, ports, airports airports etc? etc are proposed.