Form-1 (As per EIA Notification 2006) For the Proposed Earth Quarry Project- 0.36.0Ha S.F.No: 245 (Part), Modachur Village, Gobichettipalayam Taluk, Erode District, Tamilnadu Proposed by M.Subramaniam Application Form for Obtaining Environmental Clearance from State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Tamilnadu FORM I (I) Basic information S. No Item Details 1 Name of the project/s Modachur Earth Quarry project 2 S.No. in the schedule 1 (a) Proposed capacity/area/length/ The proposed quantity of reserves is 3600m3 of Earth for tonnage to be handled / command a period of Three months only. area/lease area/number of wells to Area = 0.36.0Ha be drilled Dimensions of the area Description Block L (m) W (m) D (m) 3 Block -1 30 20 1.0 Conceptual Block -2 60 30 1.0 Block -3 40 30 1.0 It is Open cast method of shallow quarrying. The Earth is clearly visible right from the surface hence No wells are proposed not drilled. New/ Expansion/ Modernization It is a New Proposal Earth Quarry Project in Modachur 4 Village. Existing capacity / Area etc. The proposed quantity of reserves is 3600m3 (or) 600 Lorry Loads of Earth up to a depth 1.0m for a period of Three months only. Description Earth in m3 5 Geological Resources 3600 Available Mineable reserves 3600 Three months plan period 3600 As in the approved mining plan 6 Category of project i.e. `A’ or ‘B’ Category-B (B2) Does it attract the general 7.5m safety distance from the adjacent lands in the lease 7 condition? If yes, please specify. area Does it attract the specific 8 The Lease area does not attract any specific condition. condition? If yes, please specify. Location Topo Sheet No. 58-E/07 11°25’08.84’’N to 11°25’05.71’’N 77°26’04.88’’E to 77°25’59.58’’E Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No. 245 (Part) 9 Village Modachur Taluk Gobichettipalayam District Erode State Tamilnadu Nearest railway station/ airport Vijayamangalam Railway station - 27km - SE 10 along with distance in kms Coimbatore Airport - 61km - SW Nearest Town, city, District Nearest Town : Gobichettipalayam - 4km -NE 11 Headquarters along with distance Nearest City : Erode - 32km -SE in kms. District : Erode - 32km -SE Village Panchayats, ZilaParis had, Village - Modachur Municipal Corporation, Local Panchyat Union - Gobichettipalayam 12 body (Complete postal addresses Taluk - Gobichettipalayam with telephone nos. to be given) District - Erode 13 Name of the applicant M.Subramaniam, Registered Address S/o. Mohanasundaram, 136, Melasenthirai, 14 Maniyambalam, Pudukkottai District. Address for correspondence Name M.Subramaniam, Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Proprietor/Owner S/o. Mohanasundaram, 136, Melasenthirai, 15 Address Maniyambalam, Pudukkottai District. Pin code E-mail [email protected] Mobile No. 9443055669 Fax No. - Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of There are no alternative sites examined. The project is 16 these sites should be shown on a site specific. Topo sheet Interlinked Projects 17 There is no interlinked projects Whether separate application of As there is no interlinked project, no application has 18 interlinked project has been been submitted submitted? If yes, date of submission As there is no interlinked project hence no application 19 has been submitted. If no, reason 20 The project involves Earth Quarry Project only. Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, (a) The project does not attract the Forest details of the same and their status (Conservation) Act 1980. There is no Forestland to be given. involved within the quarry lease-applied area. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, (b) There is no wild life within the 15km radius from 21 1980? applied area and does not fall under the Wildlife (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, (protection) Act 1972. 1972? (C) The project doesn’t attract the C.R.Z. Notification, (c) The C. R. Z. Notification, 1991. 1991? The Precise area communication letter was issued by the District collector Erode vide Rc.No. 28685/2016/X-1, Whether there is any Government Dated.18.10.2016. 22 Order/ Policy relevant/ relating to the site? The Mining plan was approved by the Deputy Director, Department of Geology and Mining Erode vide Rc.No. 28685/2016/X-1, Dated.21.10.2016. 23 Forest land involved (hectares) There is no forest land involved in the lease area. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/ or land in which the project is propose to be set up? There is no court case pending, litigations relating to the 24 (a) Name of the Court project directly and indirectly. (b) Case No. (c) Orders/ directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 1. Construction operation or decommissioning of the project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use changes in water bodies, etc.) Details thereof (with approximate Information/Checklist Yes/ S. No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with confirmation No sources of information data The lease applied area is Indranagar BDO Permanent or temporary change in tank, is changed after the quarrying of Earth as land use, land cover or topography per the Mining plan, 1.1 including increase in intensity of Yes Earth formation is seen right from the surface land use (with respect to local land to a depth of 1.0m from the existing profile of use plan) Tank of Three months only. Clearance of existing land, The quarry lease applied area is devoid of 1.2 vegetation and building? No vegetation’s, Human settlement and buildings hence clearance is redundant. The quarrying activity is proposed to carry out within the quarry lease applied area. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Temporary approach road within the area will be form for the easy access of men and machinery which will be well maintained. The Earth deposits are clearly visible right Pre-construction investigations e.g. from the surface hence pre-construction 1.4 No bore houses, soil testing? investigation and soil testing is not proposed before quarrying operation. There will be no major civil work in this project involved. The infrastructure facilities 1.5 Construction works? Yes are proposed in the quarry site on semi- permanent structures. There is no existing building within the quarry 1.6 Demolition works? No lease applied area; hence no demolition work is involved. Temporary sites used for Sites service on semi-permanent structure will 1.7 construction works or housing of Yes be constructed only after grant of quarry lease. construction workers? There are no tall buildings or linear structure Above ground buildings, structures found in and around the quarry site. There is or Savudu works including linear no requirement of cutting and filling in the 1.8 No structures, cut and fill or site. The proposed quarry is to exploit Earth excavations. from unconsolidated sediments for 1.0m from the existing profile of Tank only. Conventional open cast semi mechanized Underground works including 1.9 No quarrying will be adopted. No underground mining or tunneling? mining or tunneling is proposed. The quarry operation is restricted up to a depth of 1.0m from the existing profile of Tank for a period of Three months only, after removing Reclamation works? 1.10 No the Earth there is no proposal for backfilling or reclamation. The quarried out lands will be leveled and used for facilitate the storage capacity of the tank. There is no such type of activities involved in 1.11 Dredging? No this opencast quarrying operation. There is no such type of activities involved; It 1.12 Offshore structures? No is an inland quarrying project. Production and manufacturing No production and manufacturing is involved 1.13 No processes? in the Earth Quarrying. There is no proposal for storage of material within the quarry lease applied area. The Excavated Earth is used for filling and leveling 1.14 No Facilities for storage of goods or of low lying areas for public and private sector materials? projects in and around the district for a period of Three months. There is no wastage encountered during the quarrying operation, The Excavated Earth is used for filling and leveling of low lying areas Facilities for treatment or disposal 1.15 No for public and private sector projects in and of solid waste or liquid effluents? around the district for a period of Three months. The Earth will not produce toxic effluence in the form of solid, liquid or gas. The proposed project is 0.36.0Ha for a period of Three months only. The required Facilities for long term housing of 1.16 No employees (7Nos) are available in the nearby operational workers? villages, hence long term housing of operational workers are not proposed. No new roads, rail or sea traffic is proposed during operation, the existing road will be New road, rail or sea traffic during utilized for transportation of the Earth. 1.17 construction or operation? No However, internal roads within the quarry lease applied area will be developed and maintained. New road, rail, air waterborne or There is no such type of activities involved in other transport infrastructure this project. 1.18 No including new or altered routes and Existing road will be utilized for the stations, ports, airports etc.? transportation of Earth to the needy sites. Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure The project will not cause any changes and 1.19 No leading to changes in traffic hindrance in the existing traffic movements. movements? New or diverted transmission lines The project does not involve diversion of 1.20 No or pipelines? transmission/pipe lines.