Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. STUDY PERIOD-DEC., 2013 TO FEB. – 2014 NON FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RIVER BED MINING PROJECT OF MINOR MINERALS ORDINARY SAND(BAJRI) AT Rivers, Nallah, gair mumkin nadi in Tehsil – Jhalarapatan of District – Jhalawar and Tehsil Ramganj Mandi of District – Kota State - Rajasthan NAME OF RIVER – BADI KALI SINDH, AHU, CHANDRA BHAGA, REWA NADI & THEIR CONNECTED FLOW NALLAHS Purpose – fresh Grant, Proposed production – 7,50,000 TPA APPLIED LEASE AREA – 1695.06 Hect. PROJECT COST – 85 LAC. CATEGORY- ΄A΄ APPLICANT EIA CONSULTANT INDRAJEET SINGH JHALA M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD. NALA MOHALLA, KHARI KUIYA, 206-APEKSHA COMPLEX, SECTOR NO.-11, P.O. JHALAWAR, TEHSIL – JHALRAPATAN HIRAN MAGARI, UDAIPUR-313002 (RAJ.). DIST. – JHALAWAR (RAJ.) PH- 91-294-2489672 (OFF.) Mob. +91 9414193514 (M) Mob. 9414167672 E mail:- [email protected] E mail :- [email protected], ACCREDITED BY NABET (S.NO. 155) CATEGORY “A” FOR SECTOR 1 & ‘B’ CATEGORY FOR SECTOR 22 & 38 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 1 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 0 ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE OF NABET 2-3 0 COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE 12-24 (TOR) I INTRODUCTION 26 II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 36 III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 52 IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 169 & MITIGATION MEASURES V ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 192 VI ADDITIONAL STUDIES 197 VII PROJECT BENEFITS 201 VIII ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 205 IX SUMMARY &CONCLUSION 215 X DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 220 QUESTIONNAIRE 225-270 ANNEXURES 271-475 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 3 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Minutes of 86th Accreditation Committee Meeting for Surveillance Assessment held on August 13, 2014 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 26-36 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 26 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT & PROJECT 27 PROPONENT 1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 28 1.4 LEASE STATUS 28 1.5 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 31 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL 32 MANAGEMENT PLAN 1.7 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 32 1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 33 1.9 TERMS OF REFERENCE 36 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 37-51 2.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE 37 PROJECT 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE 37 TO THE COUNTRY & REGION 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 37 2.4 DEMAND SUPPLY GAP 38 2.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY 38 2.6 DRAINAGE 38 2.7 ALTITUDE, LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 39 2.8 GENERAL GEOLOGY & LOCAL GEOLOGY 39 2.9 MINEABLE AREA RESERVE 42 2.10 METHOD OF MINING 45 2.11 REPLENISHMENT OF THE AREA 47 2.12 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 48 2.13 WASTE GENERATION 48 2.14 TRANSPORTATION 48 2.15 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF MINE 49 2.16 THE QUANTUM OF DEVELOPMENT AND 49 TONNAGE 2.17 USE OF MINERALS 50 2.18 UTILITIES AND SITE SERVICES 50 2.19 PROPOSED SITE FACILITIES 51 CHAPTER - III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 52-168 3.1 GENERAL 52 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY 55 3.3 CLIMATIC CONDITION 58 3.4 PHYSIOGRAPHY 58 3.5 REPLENISHMENT OF THE AREA 60 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 5 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 60 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 60 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 63 3.9 METEOROLOGY 63 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 67 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 83 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 90 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 94 3.14 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 105 3.15 LAND ENVIRONMENT 138 3.16 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 145 3.17 SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY 165 CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 169-191 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 169 4.2 CONSTRUCTION PHASE 170 4.3 OPERATION PHASE 170 4.4 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 171 4.5 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT 172 4.6 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL 182 4.7 IMPACT ON HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION 183 4.8 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 183 4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA 184 4.10 IMPACT ON FAUNA 185 4.11 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 186 4.12 IMPACT ON SOIL 187 4.13 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 187 4.14 DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR 190 WORKERS 4.15 STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 190 ACTION PLAN CHAPTER – V ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 192-196 5.1 INTRODUCTION 192 5.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 192 5.3 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 194 MANAGEMENT TEAM 5.4 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 194 5.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 195 MANAGEMENT CHAPTER –VI ADDITIONAL STUDIES 197-200 6.1 INTRODUCTION 197 6.2 RISK ASSESSMENT 198 6.3 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT , R&R ACTION 200 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. 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PLAN CHAPTER – VII PROJECT BENEFITS 201-204 7.1 INTRODUCTION 201 7.2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL 201 INFRASTRUCTURE 7.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL 202 INFRASTRUCTURE 7.4 HEALTH & SAFETY 202 7.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 203 7.6 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 203 CHAPTER – VIII ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 205-214 8.1 INTRODUCTION 205 8.2 LAND USE PATTERN AND RIVER COURSE 205 ENVIRONMENT 8.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 206 8.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 207 8.5 WATER MANAGEMENT 208 8.6 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 209 8.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 209 8.8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 212 8.9 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 213 8.10 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 214 CHAPTER – IX SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 215-219 9.1 INTRODUCTION 215 9.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 215 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 9.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 216 9.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 217 9.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 218 MANAGEMENT 9.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 218 9.7 RECOMMENDATION 218 CHAPTER – X DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 220-224 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. 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NO. 1.1 PROJECT DETAILS 29 1.2 DATA GENERATION 33 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 37 2.2 LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 39 2.3 WATER REQUIREMENT 50 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 53 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 RECORDS FROM IMD STATIONS 3.3 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 RECORDS FROM SITE SPECIFIC 3.4 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 67 STATIONS 3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS AIR 71 QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (LEVEL- PM10, SO2, NOX) 72 3.7 COMPARISON OF AIR MONITORING RESULT 81 3.8 RESULTS OF FREE SILICA IN PM10 83 3.9 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATION 85 3.10 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 88 3.11 STANDARDS OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL 89 3.12 TRAFFIC DENSITY 90 3.13 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 91 3.14 SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS 94 3.15 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 96 LOCATION 3.16 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 101 3.17 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER 103 3.18 LIST OF SAMPLING LOCATION FOR BIOLOGICAL 107 ENVIRONMENT 3.19 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA 114 3.20 LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE STUDY AREA 118 3.21 LIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA 123 3.22 LIST OF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS SPECIES 124 OBSERVED IN THE STUDY AREA 3.23 LIST OF BIRD SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA 126 3.24 LIST OF SAMPLING LOCATION FOR AQUATIC 128 STUDY 3.25 PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES RECORDED AT 132 DIFFERENT SITE DURING STUDY PERIOD Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.26 ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES RECORDED AT 133 DIFFERENT SITES DURING THE STUDY PERIOD 3.27 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES FOR GREEN BELT 136 DEVELOPMENT 3.28 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE 141 IMAGES 3.29 LAND USE PATTERN –EXISTING & UPTO 5TH YEAR 144 OF CORE ZONE 3.30 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR BIOLOGICAL 145 BIODIVERSITY STUDY IN THE STUDY AREA 3.31 DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS & EMPLOYMENT PATTERN OF VILLAGES OF JHALAWAR & KOTA 151 DISTRICT IN RAJASTHAN 3.32 DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS & EMPLOYMENT PATTERN OF VILLAGES OF MANDSAUR & 156 SHAJAPUR DISTRICT IN MADHYA PRADESH 3.33 SUMMARY OF CENSUS DETAILS 161 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 178 CONCENTRATION IN OPERATIONAL PHASE 4.2 LAND USE PATTERN OF PRE OPERATIONAL, 187 OPERATIONAL PHASE OF CORE ZONE 4.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MATRIX 190 5.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 195 5.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES 195 7.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 203 8.1 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRRAME 211 9.1 PROJECT DETAILS 216 9.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 217 9.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES 218 Applicant – Indrajeet Singh Jhala River Bed Mining of Ordinary Sand (Bajri) 9 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES FIG. PAGE PARTICULAR NO. NO. 2.1 PROPOSED MINING BLOCKS FOR EXCAVATION 46 2.2 RIVER BED AREA NOT PROPOSED FOR EXCAVATION 46 2.3 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 51 3.1 FIELD VISIT BY EIA COORDINATOR & TEAM 55 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY AREA 57 3.3 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 59 3.4 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 66 3.5 SAMPLING LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 69 MONITORING 3.6 PHOTOGRAPHS OF AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING 70 3.7 NOISE & TRAFFIC DENSITY MONITORING LOCATION 86 MAP 3.8 NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 87 3.9 TRAFFIC DENSITY MONITORING IN THE STUDY 89 AREA 3.10 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY AREA 92 3.11 SOIL SAMPLING IN THE STUDY AREA 93 3.12 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE ELEVATION, 95 WORKING DEPTH & GROUND WATER 3.13 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING LOCATION 98 MAP IN THE STUDY AREA 3.14 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING IN THE 99 STUDY AREA