Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad PRE – FEASIBILITY REPORT Pre-feasibility Report Page -28 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR GRANITE BUILDING STONE QUARRY OF M/S MARATH ENTERPRISES & CRUSHERS PVT LTD OVER AN EXTENT OF 0.9449 HA IN KOPPAM VILLAGE, PATTAMBI TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, KERALA STATE 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT The total extent of the Area is 0.9449 Hectares in Resurvey No. 203/3, of Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala State It is a proposal of Granite Building stone Quarry project in Koppam Village. Category of project :‘B2’. Toposheet No. 58 B/1 Latitude : 10°50'37.1"N to 10°50'41.5"N Longitude: 76°12'12.0"E to 76°12'15.9"E Proposed area exhibits hilly terrain. Proposed stone production is 67,152 Tonnes per annum Life of the mine is about 3 years. The top soil thickness varies from about 1.00 m to 1.50 m. The soil will be utilized for plantation on the mined out benches. The quarry operation is proposed to carry out with conventional open cast mechanized mining with 5.0 meter vertical bench with a bench width of 5.0 meter. Quarrying operation is carried out Splitting of rock mass of considerable volume from the parent rock mass by jackhammer drilling and blasting, hydraulic excavators are used for loading the Building stone into trucks and will be transported from pithead to nearby crushers. Hydraulic excavators are attached with rock breakers for fragmentation to avoid secondary blasting. Most part of the proposed land is exposed rock and existing quarry pit and small area in the applied mining area is covered with some rubber, bamboo trees along with native trees, shrubs, herbs, grass, climbers, bushes etc. The Lease area is gently slope from NE to SW. The highest elevation in this area is 110 mRL and the lowest elevation is 80mRL. There is no habitation in the lease area. Commitment from applicant regarding the proposed project: I have applied for Environmental Clearance to DEIAA, Palakkad for quarrying of Building stone from Resurvey No. 203/3. of Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala State over an extent of 0.9449 Hectares . I will not deploy any child labours below 18 years for any type of quarrying operation. All labors engaged for quarrying operation will be insured till the end of life of quarry period. All type of safety / Protective equipments will be provided to all the labourers working in my quarry site. Pre-feasibility Report Page -29 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad I will sincerely follow and execute the Afforestation and Green belt during the course of quarrying operation and maintain Afforestation after the expiry of quarrying lease. I ensure to involve and participate in the corporate social responsibilities of the local community. The quarrying operation will not cause any hindrance to the nearby public and also it will not cause any hindrance to nearby villagers and human settlements during transportation of mineral. ü The project area does not fall in ‘HACA’ region. ü The Tamil Nadu state boundary is located at 49.34 km ENE ü The project area does not fall in CRZ zone within the radius of 15 km. ü The project area does not fall in Western Ghats boundary ü About 8.0 KLD of water will be required for dust suppression, plantation and for drinking and domestic use. The required water will be met from bore well and open well from nearby area through tankers and also from rain water accumulated in mine pit. ü The report of Baseline studies like Air, Water and Noise analysis has been enclosed. ü Estimated project cost: Rs. 0.80 Crore. 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT The Building stone is proposed to excavate by conventional opencast mechanized method in applied stone quarry located in Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District, Kerala State over an extent of 0.9449 Hectares, and it is a Category – B2 project. 2.1 Identification of project and project proponent: In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/letter of intent should be given owner/authorized signatory name and address of the Project Proponent Name of owner /Authorized signatory :Mr. Subramanian Registered Address / Address for Correspondence Mr. Subramanian (Managing Director) Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd Regd. Office : No-4, Kuwait Building, Guruvayoor Road, Koottanad Post, Palakkad district, Kerala – 679 533 Site Office : Koppam, Amayur P.O., Palakkad district, Kerala – 679 310 Pin code : 679 533 Mobile No : +918086 242 242 Email Address : [email protected] Pre-feasibility Report Page -30 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad Location of the Lease Applied Area: Name of the quarry : Granite Building stone quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd Resurvey No. : 203/3 Extent : 0.9449 Hectares Village : Koppam Taluka : Pattambi District : Palakkad State : Kerala Pin code : 679 310 Ownership : Private land The proposed quarry area bearing Resurvey No. 203/3 , over an total extent of 0.9449 Hectares , is a private Patta land, and owned by private party . 2.2 Brief description of nature of the project The Building stone quarrying operation is proposed to carry out by conventional opencast mechanized method by formation of benches. Mine benches are proposed with a height of 5mts and the width of each bench is proposed not less than the height. The proposed area exhibits hilly terrain. The massive building stone boulders are clearly outcropped in area. The Lease area is gently slope from NE to SW. The highest elevation in this area is 110 mRL and the lowest elevation is 80mRL. ü Proposed depth upto 65 m. MSL ü The proposed stone production is 67,152 Tonnes per annum ü Life of the mine is estimated to be around 3 Years The top soil thickness varies from 1.0 m to 1.50 m, will be removed during the mining operations. The topsoil excavated from the quarry will be dumped separately at predetermined place and subsequently will be utilized in spreading over reclaimed areas for plantation. 2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The basic objective of the project is to effective utilization of material in the region. Granite Building Stone is the most commonly used metal in road, railway track construction etc. Being a construction material, the mineral will be used in local market. The excavated mineral will be crushed into required sizes and made ready for use. The mining project will fulfill its end uses in construction purposes. Pre-feasibility Report Page -31 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad The mining and associated activities in the mineral bearing areas will add to the revenue of the state through royalty on the mineral and the taxes as well as improve the economic conditions of the local people through direct and secondary employment. The mining project will provide employment to local people. Applicant will pay royalty for the mineral produced from the mine, direct and indirect taxes will be paid thereby contributing to the regional revenue. The public revenue so generated will further be put for use in infrastructural development and other sectors like health, education and social welfare. The applicant will allocate funds for the socio-economic development of the area i.e. medical facilities, schools, temples and other social work. 2.4 Demand and supply gap There is large demand of building stone for road, railway track, building, construction etc. Granite building stone is widely used in construction activities as main raw material. It is available in almost all the parts of the State. The entry in the target market is easy and there is a notable gap in the supply and demand, which is growing. 2.5 Imports vs indigenous production The building stone is required for construction and infrastructure development projects. The stone is available in local markets and hence, there is no scope of import. However, the demand for the stone is continuously increasing due to rising trend in the infrastructure projects. 2.6 Export Possibility Granite Building Stone production from the mine will cater to the needs of well established domestic markets. No export is possible. 2.7 Domestic/Export Markets Domestic demand is one of the main reasons for the rapid growth of building stone business in Kerala. Thus, domestic market for granite building stone as building material is well established. Since it is an allied industry of the construction sector, growth in construction sector may be considered as proxy for the growth in stone mining sector. The market scope for granite building stone is found to be encouraging in local market with the increased demand from building industry & construction projects. Pre-feasibility Report Page -32 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Marath Enterprises & Crushers Pvt Ltd in an extent of 0.9449 Ha Koppam Village, Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad 2.8 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project Project will create direct & indirect employment opportunities within the surrounding region.