FINAL EIA/EMP REPORT For PROPOSED LIMESTONE MINING IN KARIGATTA LIMESTONE AREA OF 119.64 HECTARES WITH PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 1.0 MTPA IN NEAR VILLAGE INJEPALLI & SEDAM, SEDAM TALUKA, KALBURAGI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA Project Proponent: Environment Consultant: INTERNATIONAL CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED GMEC INTERNATIONAL (A Govt. of India Enterprise) (QCI-NABET Accredited EIA Consultant Organization & NABL Accredited Laboratory) Tandur Cement Factory, CCI Tandur, Saharan Tower, 308, Officers Campus RR District - 501158 Extension, Khatipura, Jaipur-302012 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.cciltd.com URL: www.gmecinternational.com October, 2020 Final EIA/EMP for Limestone Mining in Karigatta Limestone Area of 119.64 Hectares with Production Capacity of 1.0 MTPA in Near Village Injepalli & Sedam, Sedam Taluka, Kalaburagi District, Karnataka EIA Coordinator Dr. Alok Kumar Pandey Prepared for: Cement Corporation of India Limited, Tandur, Telangana Prepared by: Global Management And Engineering Consultants International Saharan Tower, 308, Officers Campus Extension, Sirsi Road, Khatipura, Jaipur – 302012 October, 2020 FOREWORD Cement is the second most consumed material on earth after water. The world demand of cement is projected to rise 4.5% per year to 5.2 billion metric tonnes by 2019. Similarly, India’s Cement demand is expected to reach 550-600Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) by the year 2025. The average consumption of cement worldwide is 513 Kgs vis a vis 191 Kgs for India. In line with their focus on cement manufacturing, CCI has proposed Limestone Mining in Karigatta Limestone Area of 119.64 Hectares with Production Capacity of 1.0 MTPA in Near Village Injepalli & Sedam, Sedam Taluka, Kalburagi District, Karnataka (India) This EIA report for proposed project Limestone mining is evaluated by M/s Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur (GMEC), Jaipur as per the Terms of Reference (TOR) issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change vide letter no. J-11015/112/2018-IA.II (M) dated 30th August, 2019. This EIA report presents the baseline data covering period from March – May’2019 for air, noise, water, land, biological and socio-economic components of environment, with a view to identifying, predicting, and evaluating potential environmental impacts due to proposed activities. An appropriate and cost effective Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been delineated. The baseline studies were carried out by the M/s GMEC International Test House And Research Centre a NABL Certified Lab located at Khatipura, Jaipur. The co-operation and assistance rendered by officers of CCI Ltd. in providing desired inputs are gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks are due to Mr. P.K. Sinha, HOD, Tandur Cement Plant for his valuable inputs during the course of preparation of this report. Jaipur (Vinod Saharan) October, 2020 Chief Executive Officer GMEC International CERTIFICATE This is to certify that M/s Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur (GMEC) has carried out EIA evaluation studies for the proposed Limestone Mining in Karigatta Limestone Area of 119.64 Hectares with Production Capacity of 1.0 MTPA in Near Village Injepalli & Sedam, Sedam Taluka, Kalburagi District, Karnataka (India). The primary baseline data collected by M/s GMEC International Test House And Research Centre a NABL Certified Lab located at Khatipura, Jaipur over a period of 3 months (March – May’2019) during summer season around the study area (10km radius) supported by the secondary data collected from the Government Agenesis, e.g. Census office, Forest Department, Fishery Department and meteorological Department were used for the prediction of impacts for air, noise, water, land, biology/ecology and socio-economic environments. It was observed that the project does not have any major negative impacts on the environment of the study area. M/s Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur (GMEC) is associated with the industries in highly diversified activities like environmental impact assessment, engineering and consultancy services. GMEC is Accredited under “EIA consultant Organizations Accreditation Scheme” of Quality Council of India. The Company has ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007 Certified Organizations. Tandur (Sharad Kumar) October, 2020 Add. GM CCI, Tandur DISCLAIMER The information contained in the report is based on the scientific analysis of data / information / drawings provided by the project proponent and also collected from other sources during the time of the study. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy of information in the report, M/s Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur (GMEC) is not own, in any manner, any legal, financial or consequential responsibility for any event of occurrence of any accident / hazard or direct or indirect damage / loss to any third party or sponsor due to the use or inability to use the information contained in the report. The sponsor shall exercise due diligence and make their own decision to implement the contents of the report. The report shall not be constructed as any guarantee or warranty from M/S Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The process of environmental impact assessment involves close co-ordination with the unit’s management and employees at every visit. Without the support and co-operation of the management, many inconveniences are faced by the assessment agency while conducting the assessment, for data collection, data verification, site visits etc. We, the members of the assessment team of M/s Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur (GMEC), acknowledge the coordination received from the management representatives of CCI Ltd; Tandur for carrying out the EIA study. The management has shown full involvement and interest in the assessment procedures and made the experience of the study, a joint effort. Team GMEC Quality Council of India National Accreditation Board for Education & Training Certificate OF Accreditation Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur Saharan Tower, 308, Officers Campus Extension, Sirsi Road, Khatipura, Jaipur-302012 Accredited as Category - A organization under the QCI-NABET Scheme for Accreditation of EIA Consultant Organizations: Version 3 for preparing EIA-EMP reports in the following Sectors: Sl. Sector (as per) Sector Description Cat. No. NABET MoEFCC 1 Mining of minerals including Opencast/ Underground mining 1 1 (a) (i) A Offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration, development A 2 2 1 (b) & production 3 Thermal power plants 4 1 (d) B 4 Mineral beneficiation including Pelletisation 7 2 (b) A Metallurgical industries (ferrous and non-ferrous) – both B 5 8 3 (a) primary and secondary 6 Chemical Fertilizers 16 5 (a) A Oil & gas transportation pipeline (crude and refinery/ A petrochemical products), passing through national parks/ 7 27 6 (a) sanctuaries/coral reefs /ecologically sensitive Areas including LNG terminal 8 Ports, harbours, break waters and dredging 33 5 (g) A 9 Highways 34 7 (f) A 10 Building and construction projects 38 8 (a) B 11 Townships and Area development projects 39 8 (b) B Note: Names of approved EIA Coordinators and Functional Area Experts are mentioned in RAAC minutes dated Sept 27, 2019 and Supplementary minutes dated May 29, 2020 posted on QCI-NABET website. The Accreditation shall remain in force subject to continued compliance to the terms and conditions as per the Scheme. The accreditation needs to be renewed before the expiry date by Global Management and Engineering Consultants International, Jaipur following due process of assessment. Sd/- Sr. Director, NABET Certificate No. Valid till Dated: June 23, 2020 NABET/EIA/1922/RA 0171 Feb 06, 2022 For the updated List of Accredited EIA Consultant Organizations with approved Sectors please refer to QCI- NABET website. Final EIA/EMP for Limestone Mining in Karigatta Limestone Area of 119.64 Hectares with Production Capacity of 1.0 MTPA in Near Village Injepalli & Sedam, Sedam Taluka, Kalaburagi District, Karnataka LIST OF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. QCI/ NABET Certificate i to ii Executive Summary E-1 to E-7 S.NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 to1-16 1.1 General 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Report 1-2 1.3 Identification of Project Proponent 1-3 1.4 Brief Description of the Project and Its Importance to the 1-4 Country & Region 1.4.1 Brief Description of Project 1-5 1.4.2 Importance of Project to the Country and the Region 1-5 1.5 Environmental Clearance 1-5 1.6 Term of Reference (ToR) 1-6 1.7 Post Environmental Clearance Monitoring 1-16 1.8 Generic Structure of the Report 1-17 1.9 Cost of the Project 1-17 1.10 Status & Stage of Regulatory Clearance 1-17 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2-1 to 2-30 2.1 About the Project 2-1 2.2 Type of the Project 2-1 2.3 Location of the Project 2-1 2.4 Details of Mine Operations 2-7 2.4.1 Salient Features of Limestone Mine 2-7 2.4.2 Details of Land Use in ML Area 2-8 2.4.3 Topography and Drainage 2-9 2.5 Geology 2-11 2.5.1 Regional Geology 2-11 2.5.2 Local Geology 2-12 2.6 Exploration 2-15 2.7 Reserves & Grade 2-18 2.8 Mining Method 2-19 2.8.1 Drilling & Blasting 2-21 2.8.2 Production Rate & Life of the Mine 2-22 2.8.3 Extent of Mechanization 2-23 2.8.4 Disposal of Waste 2-23 2.9 Use of Limestone 2-23 i GMEC Authorized Signatory INTERNATIONAL Final EIA/EMP for