QUARRYING PLAN AND PROGRESSIVE CLOSURE PLAN FOR ORDINARY RIVER SAND AT NUZIBALTHILA BLOCK-9 Granted to M/s. LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED Over an area of 5.00 Ha. in Sy. No. 72/1 Of Nujibalthila Village, Puttur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District (Government Land) Prepared by: DR. P. VIRUPAKSHI and SRI. SUBBAN H.V., M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D., RQP/BNG/284/2011/ A Valid up to 04.12.2021 1 2 3 4 Contents Sl. No. Particulars Page No. Introduction 1 1.0 General 3 2.0 Location and Accessibility 4 PART-A 3.0 Geology and Exploration 7 4.0 Quarrying 10 5.0 Blasting 15 6.0 Mine Drainage 16 7.0 Stoking of Mineral rejects and Disposal of Waste 17 8.0 Use of Mineral 18 9.0 Others 18 10.0 Mineral Processing 19 Part –B 11.0 Environment Management Plan 20 5 LIST OF PLATES Plate No. Details Scale 1 KEY PLAN & LOCATION IN DISTRICT 1: 50,000 2 CADASTRAL PLAN 1”: 330 3 SAND BAR LCATION & RIVERS IN D.K. DISTRICT 1:150,000 4 GEOLOGICAL CROSS SECTIONS & CONCEPTUAL 1Cm : 10 PLAN 5 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 1:50,000 LIST OF ANNEXURES Sl. Particulars Annexure No. No. 1 Notification of Karnataka Gazetter by Department of 1 Mines & Geology Notification No. DSC/DKD/R- Sand/Work-01/2016-17 (No. GM/DK/DMG/ /-01- 2016-17 dated 16-03-2017. 2 Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association 2 of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. And Power of Attorney, VAT registration Certificate 3 Authorization from the Company 3 4 Address Proof ID of L & T Ltd. representative 4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LEASE AREA 6 PART– I QUARRYING PLAN FOR RIVER SAND BLOCK GRANTED TO M/s. LARSEN & TOURBO LIMITED OVER AN EXTENT OF 10.00 Ha. IN SURVEY NO. 72/1 OF NUJIBALTHILA BLOCK-9 AT NUJIBALTHILA VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT (Government Land) 1. INTRODUCTION: M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited. Dakshina Kannada District represented by Sri. Vadiraj B. Katti S/o. Balacharya A. Katti, Chief General Manager, having Office at Govinda Residency, 6-81-1-2, Jacribettu, Bantwal Kasaba, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District-574211 has allotted construction of Four Lane Cement Concrete Road of 63 Km. Road from Gundya to BC Road by National Highway Authority of India Limited. The M/s. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. approached The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Dakshina Kannada and District Sand Monitoring Committee for allotment of demarcated River sand blocks to extract the sand for construction of Cement Concrete Road. The Deputy Director, Dept. of Mines & Geology has allocated five River Sand Blocks to M/s. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. vide Notification No. No. DSC/DKD/R-Sand/Work-01/2016-17 (No. GM/DK/DMG/ /-01-2016-17 dated 16-03-2017 in Dakshina Kannada District for a period of 3 years. The Department of Mines & Geology along with Revenue Department has identified the blocks in non CRZ Zone along Netravathi River bed and allotted to M/s. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. for the extraction of sand to proceed with road construction. All the five blocks are located at different location along Netravathi river bed in Puttur, Belthangadi and Bantwal taluks of Dakshina Kannada District are as follows. 7 Sl. Name of the Location of Block Sy. Exte Sand Tenure No. Sand Block No. nt in Availia of the Ha. ble in Lease MT 1 Ilanthila Block Ilantila village 29 & 5.00 87000 3 Years No.1 42 Belthangadi Tq. Netravathi River 2 B Muda Block- B Mooda village 207/2 5.00 101000 3 Years 2 /A1 Bantwal Tq. Netravathi River 3 Nujibalthila Noojibalthila village 72/1 5.00 58000 3 Years Block-9 Puttur Tq. Gundya Hole 4 Kadeshvalya Kadeshvalya village 1 5.00 70000 3 Years Block-12 Bantwal Tq. Netravathi River 5 Kadeshvalya Kadeshvalya village 1 5.00 73000 3 Years Block-15 Bantwal Tq. Netravathi River Since the river sand is annually replenishable resource in coastal district of Karnataka, the above blocks were allocated for extraction of sand to M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited for a period of 3 years. The applicant is submitting quarrying plan for Nujibalthila Block-9 seeking approval of quarrying plan and Environmental clearance to start the quarrying activity for road construction for a period of 3 years. The Gazette Notification from Deputy Director, Department of Mines & Geology, Dakshina Kannada District, memorandum of Association & Article of Association of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., authorization from the company, address proof and ID is enclosed in Annexure 1- 4. 8 The applicant has approached the RQP for preparation of quarrying Plan for first three years; The applicant is intended to extract river sand for construction of cement concrete National Highway Road from Gundya to B.C. Road. The area is found to have deposit of river sand covering the lease area. Detailed study of the area has been done by the RQP along with applicant to assess the quality and quantity of the river sand available in the area. The deposits of river sand material perish shallow depth. In view of the proposed development, the applicant intends to go for production of 6120 Tons for 3 years by manual extraction of river sand. The applicant is submitting quarrying plan for a period of first three years to extract the river sand as pre-requisite to getting approval from the Department of Mines & Geology and Environmental Clearance from DEIAA as per the provisions Rule 8(1A), 8C,D,F and 8H and Karnataka Minor Concession (Amendment) Rules 2013 In line with the Gazette of India S.O. No. 141 (E) dated 15th January, 2016, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change, Government of India to proceed with Sand extraction. The Gundya Hole is flowing at Nujibalthila Village north east to south west with shallow sand bars/ deposits all along the river course. The quarry plan is prepared with specific aims as given below: 1. Systematic, scientific and safe sand quarrying with a view to protect environment and minimize environmental degradation to ensure security of the people living around. 2. Conserve and maximum utilization of reserves by minimizing the wastage. 3. Planned dumping and storage of waste thereby protecting soil cover and maintenance of clean and hygienic environment. 4. The quarrying operations will be conducted by manual method. 9 1. GENERAL: The applicant intends to extract river sand for construction of National Highway from Gundya to B.C. road and having good business experience. a. Name and address of : M/s. LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED. the applicant Represented by SRI. VADIRAJ B. KATTI Chief General Manager M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited. Govinda Residency, 6-81-1-2 Jacribettu, Bantwal Kasaba Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District-574211 Ph: 91 9480690200 b. Status of the applicant : Company c. Minerals/ Which are occurring in the area and which intends to mine: : River Sand d. Period for which the quarry lease is proposed to be applied: 3 Years. e. Name and address of DR. P. VIRUPAKSHI, M.Sc. M.Phil., Ph.D. RQP No. 273, 8th Main, BCC Layout Chandra Layout, Vijaya Nagara Bengaluru-560 040 Ph: 9986749095 and Sri. Subban H.V. RQP/BNG/284/2011/A # 58, 26th Main, Behind BHEL Colony Nandini Layout Bengaluru- 560 096 Phone: +91 916137429 f. Reference No. and Date of consent letter from the State Govt. : The Deputy Director, Department of Mines & Geology, Dakshina Kannada notified the area over an extent of 5.00 Ha. vide Notification No. DSC/DKD/R-Sand/Work-01/2016-17 (No. GM/DK/DMG/ /-01-2016-17 10 dated 16-03-2017. (Annexure-1) 2.0 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: Details of the Area (with Location Map) Details of the Area (with location map) a. District and State : Dakshina Kannada District Karnataka State Taluk : Puttur Village : Nujibalthila Survey. No : 72/1 Lease Area (Acres) : 5.00 Ha. (12.35 Acres) b. Whether the area is recorded to be in the forest (Please specify whether protected, reserved etc.) : No c. Ownership occupancy : Government Land d. Existence of public road/ railway line, if any nearby & approximate distance: The lease area is located at Sy. No. 72/1 in Nujibalthila village limits about 1.60 Km. North East of Nujibalthila village, about 1.30 Km. south West of Ichlampadi Village, about 3.31 Km. South East of Renjaladi village, about 4.90 Km. North of Kutrapadi village, about 4.7 Km. south west of Balya village and 2.27 Km. South East of Rekya Village and 4.90 Km. south west of Mannagundi Village, about 22.00 Km. East of Uppinangadi and 28.00 Km. North East of Puttur Town which is taluk headquarter and about 72.00 Km. east of Mangalore City where all the welfare amenities are available. The proposed sand block is connected by village road to Mannagandi village to Kutrapadi Village. Mannagandi is on National Highway 75. The nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur at a distance of 25.00 Km south of the lease area. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport which is 90.00 Kms. The sand blocks/ lease area can be reached 11 through private road to Mannagani-Icalampadi village Road. The lease area is surrounded by moderate to dense vegetation along the river banks and sand deposits along the river bed. Power connections are available at Nujibaltila Village, Telecommunication facility is available at above habitation, Dispensary is located at Mannagandi & Uppinangadi Towns to the lease area. e. Toposheet No. with Latitude and Longitude: The quarry area falls part of Survey of India Toposheet No. 48 P / 5 of 1:50, 000 Scale (Plate No.1).