STUDY PERIOD-MARCH, 2014 TO MAY – 2014 NON-FOREST LAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RIVER BED MINING PROJECT OF MINOR MINERAL ORDINARY SAND (BAJRI) AT Beghna and Markanda River in Tehsil: Ambala, District: Ambala, Haryana NAME OF RIVER – BEGHNA AND MARKANDA Purpose – Fresh Grant, Proposed Production – 75,00,000 TPA APPLIED LEASE AREA – 559.19 Hect. PROJECT COST – 7 CRORE. CATEGORY- ΄A΄ APPLICANT EIA CONSULTANT M/s ASTIN EXCAVATION AND MINING PVT. LTD M/S UDAIPUR MIN-TECH PVT. LTD Flat No. 621-A, 6th Floor Devika Tower-6 206-APEKSHA COMPLEX, Nehru Place, New Delhi SECTOR NO.-11 HIRAN MAGARI, UDAIPUR-313002 (RAJ.). PH- 91-294-2489672 (OFF.) Mob. +91 9871933228 Mobs. 9414167672 E mail:- [email protected] E mail :- [email protected], ACCREDITED BY NABET (S.NO. 158) CATEGORY “A” FOR SECTOR 1 & ‘B’ CATEGORY FOR SECTOR 22 & 38 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 0 ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE OF NABET 3-4 0 COMPLIANCE TO TERM OF REFERENCE 11-23 (TOR) I INTRODUCTION 25-34 II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 35-49 III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 50-112 IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 248-140 & MITIGATION MEASURES V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 268-269 VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 270-274 PROGRAMME VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 275-282 VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 283-286 IX ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 287-296 X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 297-301 XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 302-305 Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 2 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 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 - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 4 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. INDEX S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO. CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 25-34 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 25 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT 26 PROPONENT 1.3 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION 26 1.4 LEASE STATUS 27 1.5 LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION 28 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 29 PLAN 1.7 METHODOLOGY FOR EIA 30 1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 30 1.9 TERMS OF REFERENCE 34 CHAPTER – II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 35-49 2.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE 35 PROJECT 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE 35 TO THE COUNTRY 2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 35 2.4 DEMAND SUPPLY GAP 36 2.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY 36 2.6 DRAINAGE 36 2.7 LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 37 2.8 GENERAL GEOLOGY & LOCAL GEOLOGY 37 2.9 MINEABLE AREA AND RESERVE 39 2.10 METHOD OF MINING 42 2.11 REPLENISHMENT IN MINING AREA 42 2.12 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 45 2.13 WASTE GENERATION 45 2.14 TRANSPORTATION 45 2.15 ANTICIPATED LIFE OF MINE 47 2.16 THE QUANTUM OF DEVELOPMENT AND TONNAGE 47 IN PRODUCTION 2.17 USE OF MINERALS 47 2.18 UTILITIES 47 2.19 PROPOSED SITE FACILITIES 49 CHAPTER - III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 50-112 3.1 GENERAL 50 3.2 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 51 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY 52 3.3 CLIMATIC CONDITION 52 3.4 PHYSIOGRAPHY 54 3.5 REPLENISHMENT OF THE AREA 57 3.6 HUMAN SETTLEMENT 57 Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. 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Ltd. 3.7 HYDROLOGICAL ASPECT 57 3.8 ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION 59 3.9 METEOROLOGY 59 3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 63 3.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 71 3.12 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 76 3.13 WATER ENVIRONMENT 84 3.14 TRAFFIC STUDY 97 3.14 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 98 3.15 LAND ENVIRONMENT 136 3.16 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 140 CHAPTER - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 248-140 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 248 4.2 TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE 249 4.3 IMPACT ON CLIMATE 250 4.5 IMPACT ON AIR ENVIRONMENT 250 4.6 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL 260 4.7 IMPACT ON HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION 261 4.8 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY 261 4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA 261 4.10 IMPACT ON FAUNA 262 4.11 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT 262 4.12 IMPACT ON SOIL 264 4.13 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 264 4.14 DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR 266 WORKERS 4.15 STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 266 ACTION PLAN CHAPTER – V ANALYSIS of ALTERNATIVES 268-269 5.1 INTRODUCTION 268 5.2 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROJECT 268 SITE 5.3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE SITE 269 5.4 FACTORS BEHIND THE SELECTION OF PROPOSED 269 TECHNOLOGY 5.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY 269 CHAPTER – VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 270-274 6.1 INTRODUCTION 270 6.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL 270 6.3 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 272 MANAGEMENT TEAM 6.4 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 273 6.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 273 MANAGEMENT Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 6 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. CHAPTER –VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 275-282 7.1 INTRODUCTION 275 7.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 275 7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MGT. PLAN 279 7.4 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT , R&R ACTION PLAN 282 CHAPTER – VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 283-286 8.1 INTRODUCTION 283 8.2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL 283 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PHYSICAL 284 INFRASTRUCTURE 8.4 HEALTH & SAFETY 284 8.5 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 284 8.6 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 286 CHAPTER - IX ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 287-296 9.1 INTRODUCTION 287 9.2 RIVER COURSE ENVIRONMENT 287 9.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 288 9.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 289 9.5 WATER MANAGEMENT 290 9.6 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 291 9.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 291 9.8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 293 9.9 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH 294 9.10 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 295 CHAPTER – X SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 297-301 10.1 INTRODUCTION 297 10.2 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 297 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES 10.3 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 298 10.4 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 299 10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 299 MANAGEMENT 10.6 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 300 10.7 RECOMMENDATION 301 CHAPTER - XI DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 302-305 Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 7 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. LIST OF TABLES TABLE PARTICULAR PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 PROJECT DETAILS 27 1.2 DATA GENERATION 31 2.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT 35 2.2 LENGTH & WIDTH OF THE AREA 37 2.3 PEAK WATER REQUIREMENT 48 3.1 STUDY AREA AT A GLANCE 51 3.2 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 RECORDS FROM IMD STATIONS 3.3 MEAN TEMPERATURE & RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 RECORDS FROM SITE 3.4 LOCATION OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING 63 STATIONS 3.5 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VARIOUS 66 AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS 3.6 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (LEVEL- PM10, SO2, NOX) 67 3.7 LOCATION OF NOISE MONITORING STATION 72 3.8 NOISE LEVEL WITHIN THE STUDY AREA 75 3.9 STANDARDS OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL 76 3.10 SOIL SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE STUDY 77 AREA 3.11 SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS 80 3.12 GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 85 LOCATION 3.13 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF GROUND WATER 88 3.14 ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER 94 3.15 LIST OF PLANT SPECIES RECORDED IN THE 104 STUDY AREA 3.16 LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS RECORDED IN 107 STUDY AREA 3.17 LIST OF FAUNA/REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 111 RECORDED IN STUDY AREA 3.18 LIST OF AVIFAUNA RECORDED IN THE STUDY 113 AREA 3.19 GREEN BELT PROGRAMME 118 3.20 GREEN BELT PROGRAMME WITH BUDGET 118 3.21 LIST OF PLANT FOR GREEN BELT 119 DEVELOPMENT 3.22 LAND USE PATTERN BASED ON SATELLITE 138 IMAGE 3.23 LAND USE PATTERN-EXISTING & UP TO END 139 OF LEASE PERIOD (5 YEARS) 3.24 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE 143 Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt. Ltd River Bed Mining 8 Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech Pvt. Ltd. 3.25 LITERACY DETAILS 171 3.26 DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY 198 3.27 EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 200 3.28 MAIN WORKER EMPLOYMENT PATTERN 227 4.1 PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 256 CONCENTRATION IN OPERATIONAL PHASE 4.2 LAND USE PATTERN PRE – EXISTING & UP TO 264 END OF LEASE PERIOD (5 YEARS) (IN HECTARE) 4.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MATRIX 266 6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 273 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 6.2 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 274 MEASURES 8.1 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 285 9.1 STAGE WISE PLANTATION PROGRRAME 292 10.1 PROJECT DETAILS 298 10.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE FOR 299 ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 10.3 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 300 MEASURES LIST OF FIGURES PAGE FIG.NO. PARTICULAR NO. PROPOSED MINING BLOCKS FOR EXCAVATION IN 2.1 46 THE OPERATIONAL PHASE 2.2 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 48 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY AREA 53 3.2 DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 56 3.3 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 62 AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING LOCATION IN THE 3.4 65 STUDY AREA 3.5 NOISE MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 75 3.6 SOIL SAMPLING IN THE STUDY AREA 79 SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SITE 3.7 ELEVATION, ULTIMATE WORKING DEPTH & 85 GROUND WATER GROUND & SURFACE WATER SAMPLING 3.8 87 LOCATION MAP IN THE STUDY AREA 3.9 LAND USE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 138 3.10 POPULATION DETAILS IN THE STUDY AREA 170 LITERATE AND ILLITERATE POPULATION IN THE 3.11 STUDY AREA 197 3.12 SEX RATIO OF THE STUDY AREA 198 Applicant - M/s Astin Excavation & Mining Pvt.