Prefeasibility Report For Environment Clearance from MOEF under EIA Notification Dated 14th September, 2006 as Amended Pre - Feasibility Report For Joginawagaon Limestone Mine, at Village - Joginawagaon Tehsil- Kawardha & District- Kabirdham, State- Chhattisgarh. 1. SUMMARY Project - Joginawagaon Limestone Mine Name of Company/Mine - Shyam Tamboli Location: Village - Joginawagaon Tehsil/Taluka - Kawardha District - Kabirdham State - Chhattisgarh 1. Mining Lease Area & Type of Land - 1 hect. / Government Land 2. Geographical Co-ordinates - BOUNDRY POINT LATITUDE LONGITUDE BL1 22°11'24.09"N 81°16'47.36"E BL2 22°11'25.00"N 81°16'50.16"E BL3 22°11'28.19"N 81°16'50.02"E BL4 22°11'28.65"N 81°16'46.99"E 3. Name of River/ Nallahs /Tanks /Spring - River - Ponk river - 1.50 km at south & Hamp river - / Lakes etc. 6.80 km at north Nalla - 190 m Karra Nalla at north-east Tanks - 1.15 km Pond towards north-east Canal - 2.50 km Canal towards south near Kusum Ghata village area Reservoir - 8.00 km Chhirpani reservior towards west near Chhipani village area 4. Name of Reserve Forest(s), Wild Life - Mahili Reserve Forest lies about 3.50 km towards west of Sanctuary/National Park the lease area. 5. Topography of the area - Hilly Land devoid of vegitation Altitude - Max. 374 aMSL and Min. 369 aMSL Surface slope - Towards Periphery Toposheet No.- 64F/8 6. Project Proposal - Scientific mining of Limestone for proposed capacity of maximum 2649.38 MT per year. 7. Name of Mineral Mined - Limestone (Minor Mineral) 8. Rate of Production (in tons) - Maximum 2649.38 MT/year 9. Mineral Reserve (in tons) - Geological Reserve (till 6m depth) - 137405.55 tons. Recoverable Reserve (till 6m depth) - 78407.69 tons. 10. Life of Mine - 30 years (but subject to extansion as per rule 38AMMR 2015) for the excavation of recoverable reserve of 78407.69 MT 11. Drilling/Blasting - Yes - Jack hammer drill / low capacity scientific controlled blast is proposed to be conducted. 12. Mining Method - Open Cast Semi Mechanized 13. Ground Water table Intersection - Below 40 meter from surface level 14. Drainage Pattern/ Water Courses - Natural drainage towards Periphery Signature of Project Proponent ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 2 Pre - Feasibility Report For Joginawagaon Limestone Mine, at Village - Joginawagaon Tehsil- Kawardha & District- Kabirdham, State- Chhattisgarh. 15. Break-up of Land Utilization Pattern - 1. Total Lease Area 1 Hect. 2. Area proposed under mining pits 0.413 Hect. 3. Area covered by statuary/mine 0.286 Hect. 4. Area covered by crusher 0 Hect. 5. Area Kept for storage of stone 0 Hect. 6. Unused Area within Lease area 0.3 Hect. Total Area (2+3+4+5+6) = 1 Hect. 7. Dumping Area proposed within 0.172 Hect. proposed Statutory/mine Boundary 8. Plantation Area proposed over the 0.172 Hect. dump on dumping area 9. No Activity Zone on Mine Boundary as 0.114 Hect. per MMR 1961 16. Water Requirement & Source - Requirement - 5 kilo litre per day, Source - Mine pit/Setting tank, dug well and tube well of nearby village within permited limits. 17. Solid waste/Tailings - Top Soil & OB - total 4502.5 cum (Maximum yearly generation @ 2066.48 cum). 18. IBM approval: Date - Not Applicable 19. Cost of Project (Rs. Lacs) - Rs. 3.5 lacs 20. Any Other (Specify) - NIL Name and Address of the company / Shyam Tamboli Proponent Registered office Shyam Tamboli S/o. Late Shri N.R. Tamboli Village/Post - Kawardha Tehsil - Kawardha District - Kabirdham State - Chhattisgarh Mine Office Village - Joginawagaon E-Mail Nil Prospecting Agency Not Applicable Type of Activity Open Cast Semi Mechanized Limestone Quarry Mining Utilities (Power, Water Requirement) Power- 5 HP Water – 5 KLD for Domestic, Dust Suppression & Plantation Purpose Manpower requirement 5 workers per day Signature of Project Proponent ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 3 Pre - Feasibility Report For Joginawagaon Limestone Mine, at Village - Joginawagaon Tehsil- Kawardha & District- Kabirdham, State- Chhattisgarh. 2. INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT/BACK INFORMATION Proposed Limestone Deposit is located at village Joginawagaon, Tehsil Kawardha, District Kabirdham and state Chhattisgarh over an area of 1 ha. The proposed capacity of the project is maximum 2649.38 tones/annum. Proposed land is Government non forest revenue land. Open Cast Semi Mechanized with low level intensity scientific controlled blasting method of mining is the most suitable mining procedure for this mine. This method of mining is used for highest productivity and the lowest cost of any of the broadly used mining methods Brief description of the project is described below – (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent (a) Name of the Project: Joginawagaon Limestone Mine (b) Project Proponent : Shyam Tamboli (c) Postal /Correspondence Address of Project Proponent: Shyam Tamboli S/o. Late Shri N.R. Tamboli Village/Post - Kawardha Tehsil - Kawardha District - Kabirdham State - Chhattisgarh (ii) Brief Description of Nature of the Project The proposed project is mining activity of Limestone (Minor Mineral) with the name of 'Joginawagaon Limestone Mine' which is situated at Khasra no. 79/1 at village Joginawagaon, tehsil Kawardha and district Kabirdham (C.G.). This site is 21.00 km away from district office Kabirdham. The LOI of Limestone mining has been sanctioned for Lease period of 30 years from the date of lease agreement as per rule 38A of MMR 2015 as ammended to project proponent Shyam Tamboli resident of Kawardha district Kabirdham (C.G.). The granted LOI area for lease is 1 hectare and the proposed maximum production capacity is 2649.38 t. per annum. The excavation of Limestone will be done by Open Cast Semi Mechanized method with low level intensity scientific controlled blasting. Letter of Intent for sanction of quarry lease has been granted by collectorate mining branch vide letter no. 555/E-Nivida/Kha.Li./2017 , Kabirdham Dated 18.08.2017. For compliance of Rule 24 and 63 to 66 of MMR 2015 proponent was submitted quarry plan before mining authorities and the plan so submitted has been duly approved by the sanctioning authority vide letter no. 786/Khani.Li./U.Yo./2017, Bemetara Dated 07/09/2017. The proposed project is < 5 hect. Minor mineral and non-coal mining project thus it is classified as “CATEGORY – B2” project under activity 1(a) of the schedule of EIA notification dated 14th September 2006 as amended by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi by S.O. 141(E) dated 15 January 2016, hence it comes under jurisdiction of DEIAA. Signature of Project Proponent ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 4 Pre - Feasibility Report For Joginawagaon Limestone Mine, at Village - Joginawagaon Tehsil- Kawardha & District- Kabirdham, State- Chhattisgarh. Therefore application is being filed before jurisdictional DEIAA of district Kabirdham for getting permanent environmental clearance before starting of mining activity on granted lease area. All the other necessary permission and noc’s has been taken by the proponent. Consent to establish & operate/Air/Water clearances from CGCECB will also be taken if instructed by jurisdictional DEIAA. (iii) Need for the Project and its Importance to the Country and/or Region Mineral resources of any country are the “TREASURE-TROVE” of its national economy; Chhattisgarh is one of the richest states in the country with its sparkling mineral wealth. The Chhattisgarh State has enormous reserves of Lime stone & its variety of varies grades spread over mainly in Raipur, Raigarh, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Janjgir-Champa, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Balrampur, Kabirdham, Sarguja and Bilaspur districts. Limestone is basic material for civil building & civil construction works. The project shall also provide additional revenue to State Government and create direct and indirect employment opportunities, which will catalyze overall growth of the State and improve the quality of life of the people living in the region and transform the region’s economy from predominantly agricultural to significantly industrial and accelerate the pace of regional development of region. There is huge demand of stone chip in the region as well as throughout country for the use in construction of House, Canal, Dam, Pachri and other infrastructure etc. (iv) Demand - Supply Gap Stone Chip is basic raw material of civil construction works likes building, dams, roads, etc. for construction of walls/base. Chhattisgarh is a developing state in map of India. Considering the growth, State Government has divided the state in 27 districts out of which 9 are recently declared districts. State Government, is carrying on various Infrastructure development projects in all districts, like Pachri Nirman, Dams, Over bridge on rivers/nalla, approach roads etc. in addition to these various power plants, steel plant and cement plants in private sectors are under implementations, all above civil works require stone boulders in different sizes which is in huge in demand. However supply of stone boulder & chip in the above sectors are in huge shortage. (v) Demand - Supply Analysis Exploiting this Limestone deposit is important for the country’s long term economic growth and regional growth. By mining the deposit, the lessee acts as bridge and fills the gap between demand and supply of Limestone in the market surrounding the area. Therefore, a ready market is available