Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. (RSMML) 1 Pre-feasibility Report of Dhani Abdullah Wali Gypsum Mine (1278 ha) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Salient features of the project .......................................................................................... 6 1.1.1 Regulatory Compliance ..............................................................................................7 1.2 Proposed Planning ........................................................................................................... 8 2. Introduction of the project / Background Information .......................................................... 9 2.1 Identification of the Project Proponent ........................................................................... 9 2.2 Brief Information about the Project ................................................................................. 9 1. 2.3 ............................... Need for the Project and Its Importance to the country or Region ......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Demand-Supply Gap .......................................................................................................10 2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous production.................................................................................10 2.6 Export Possibility ............................................................................................................10 2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets .............................................................................................. 11 2.8 Employment Generation ................................................................................................. 11 3. Project description .................................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any .................. 12 3.2 Location ........................................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Details of Alternate Sites ................................................................................................. 12 3.4 Size or Magnitude of Operation ...................................................................................... 12 3.4.1 Geology .................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.2 Mineral reserves....................................................................................................... 14 3.4.3 Production Parameters ............................................................................................ 14 3.5 Project description with process details ......................................................................... 15 3.5.1 Method of Mining .................................................................................................... 15 3.5.2 Blasting .................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product ....................... 16 3.7 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse ................................................................ 16 3.8 Availability of Water Its Source, Energy / Power Requirement & Source ...................... 17 3.8.1 Water requirement .................................................................................................. 17 Prepared By: Mantec Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. (RSMML) 2 Pre-feasibility Report of Dhani Abdullah Wali Gypsum Mine (1278 ha) 3.8.2 Power requirement .................................................................................................. 17 3.9 Quantity of Wastes to Be Generated (Liquid and Solid) and Scheme for Their Management/ Disposal .............................................................................................................. 17 3.9.1 Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal .................................................................... 18 3.9.2 Liquid Effluent ......................................................................................................... 18 4. Site Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 19 4.1 Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Landform, Land use & Land Ownership ......................................................................... 19 4.2.1 Landform ................................................................................................................. 19 4.2.2 Landuse .................................................................................................................... 19 4.2.3 Landownership ....................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Topography .................................................................................................................... 20 4.4 Existing Land use Pattern .............................................................................................. 20 4.4.1 Environmental Sensitivity ....................................................................................... 21 4.5 Existing Infrastructure .................................................................................................... 21 4.6 Soil Classification ............................................................................................................ 21 4.7 Climatic data from Secondary sources ............................................................................ 21 4.8 Social Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 22 5. Planning Brief ........................................................................................................................ 23 5.1 Planning Concept ........................................................................................................... 23 5.2 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) ........................................... 23 5.3 Amenities/Facilities ....................................................................................................... 23 6. Proposed Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 24 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area) .................................................................................. 24 6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area) ........................................................................ 24 6.3 Green Belt ....................................................................................................................... 24 6.4 Social Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 25 6.5 Connectivity ................................................................................................................... 25 6.6 Drinking Water Management ........................................................................................ 25 6.7 Sewerage System ............................................................................................................ 25 6.8 Industrial Waste Management ....................................................................................... 25 6.9 Solid Waste Management .............................................................................................. 25 Prepared By: Mantec Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. (RSMML) 3 Pre-feasibility Report of Dhani Abdullah Wali Gypsum Mine (1278 ha) 6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source .......................................................................... 26 7. Rehabilitation And Resettlement (R&R) Plan ...................................................................... 27 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates ........................................................................................ 28 8.1 Likely Date of Start of Construction and Likely Date of Completion ............................ 28 8.2 Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms Of Economic Viability of the Project ....................................................................................................................................... 28 9. Analysis of Proposal (Final recommendations) .................................................................... 29 9.1 Financial and Social Benefits with Special Emphasis on the Benefit to the Local People Including Tribal Population, If Any, In the Area ...................................................................... 29 Prepared By: Mantec Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. (RSMML) 4 Pre-feasibility Report of Dhani Abdullah Wali Gypsum Mine (1278 ha) List of Table Table 2-1 : Employment details ..................................................................................................... 11 Table 3-1 : Year-wise