PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT On STONE QUARRY Survey. No. 24/1 Area 4.73 Ha) Singardip Village, Taluka Hingna, Nagpur. Submitted to DISTRICT LEVEL EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE, DISTRICT NAGPUR * Project Proponent M/s Paras Stone industries (Authorised Signatory Mr. Sunil Mishra) 10, Tilak Nagar, Dharmpeth, Nagpur - 440 010 *EIA Consultant SRUSHTI SEVA PROVATE LIMITED Harihar Bhawan, Agresen Road, Near Adivasi Bhavan , Giripeth, Nagpur-440010(Maharashtra) Phone : 0712-2542426 Email : [email protected] Certificate No NABET/EIA/1518/RA027 Valid upto 02.12.2018 August -2018 PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Pre Feasibility Report has been prepared for the Singardip stone quarry over an area of 4.73 Ha. Khasra No. 24/1 in Village Singardip, Tahsil Hingna , District Nagpur, Maharashtra, in accordance with the Notification of MoEF S.O. 1533 dated 14th September 2006. Though any development activity like industry or quarry project may cause temporary damage to land, forest and induce changes in the quality of air, water, flora and fauna of the area, it has favourable effect of industrialization on social development and progress of the nation. For overall gain, it is necessary to strike a balance between the two aspects of economy and ecology and ensure that impacts on the environment are minimized with improvement in socio-economic conditions. This is better achieved through a well-planned approach of EMP relevant to the area under consideration. Basalt is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects. Crushed basalt is required for road base, concrete aggregate, asphalt pavement aggregate, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields and many other purposes. Basalt is also cut into dimension stone. Thin slabs of basalt are cut and sometimes polished for use as floor tiles, building veneer, monuments and other stone objects. The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production of stone metal of various sizes @ 3,60,000 tones/annum. Stone crusher of adequate capacity has been suggested for aggregate production in various sizes as per the demand. In order to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA Notification 2006, the prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application Form 1M for the project under consideration. The selected area has exposures of Deccan trap basalt. This stone is excellent building stone as it possess most of the required characteristic. The compact black stone are quite strong. The applicant has applied for a Quarry lease permission to District Collector, Nagpur District. 1 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION. i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent M/s Paras Stone industries has applied for quarry lease for stone metal and stone dust. The applicant has quarry permit for other leases in Maharashtra and is engaged in supplying various building material. Communication details of the project proponent are as under; M/s Paras Stone industries (Authorised Signatory Mr. Sunil Mishra) 10, Tilak Nagar, Dharmpeth, Nagpur - 440 010 Telephone No: 9689912501 ii) Brief description of nature of the project The present Pre-Feasibility Report has been prepared for Stone Quarry over the area of 4.73 Ha, Khasra 24/1 in Village Singardip, Tahsil Hingna , District Nagpur, Maharashtra. In order to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA Notification 2006 the prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application Form I for the project under consideration. The project is categorized as Category B2. iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. Building material stone metal (Gitti), is an essential requirement as one of the minor mineral deposits occurring in the majority portion of Maharashtra. It has played a great role in development of civilization and industrialization. The occurrence of Deccan trap Basalt in the proposed area is proved by the way of exposures and its production has important role in the local infrastructural development. iv) Demand Supply Gap. It is an essential constituent infrastructural development projects like road, dams, bridges and building. Its demand in industrial area of Nagpur and nearby areas is increasing very fast. v) Imports vs. Indigenous production. Maharashtra is one of the major producers of building stone in the country. Deccan trap Basalt deposits of Maharashtra are one of the most remarkable in the country. vi) Export Possibility. Not explored 2 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. vii) Domestic / export Markets. Domestic market for basalt as building material is well established.. viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. It is proposed to employ the local population wherever possible in the proposed project activities. Direct employment will be about 10 Persons and the indirect employment generation shall be approximately 10. 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION i) Type of project including interlinked and Interdependent project, if any. The proposed project is quarry by opencast method. There is no interlinked and interdependent project ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates. The proposed area is covered in parts of Survey of India Toposheet no. 55 L/13 within latitude 200 57' 15.3" N and longitude 780 51’ 21.3"E (Key Map). The land is private waste land. The area is a plain terrain. The location of proposed site is shown in the Figure-1. 3 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. Location of Quarry FIGURE-1 : LOCATION OF QUARRY iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted. The project is a site specific and has to be undertaken at the place of the occurrence of the mineral and hence no alternative sites explored. iv) Size or magnitude of operation. The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production of stone metal of various sizes @ 3,60,000 tones/annum. 4 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The area has exposures of Deccan trap basalt. This stone is excellent building stone as it possess most of the required characteristic. The compact black stone are quite strong. The applicant has applied for a Quarry lease permission to District Collector, Nagpur District. The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production of stone metal of various size @ 3,60,000 tones/annum. A crushing arrangement for desired sizes with dust suppression arrangement is installed at the site. The quarried material is crushed and screened to the desired output before being dispatched by road through trucks. vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and Finished product. There is no requirement of any Raw Material in this project. Mode of transport of extracted building material is surface transport by existing roads. vii) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. There is no waste material generation. viii) Availability of water its source, Energy / power requirement and source should be given. Existing borewell/ dugwell near the premises is adequate to meet the water requirement. The power supply is available from the State Electricity Board. ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management /disposal. Solid Waste: There is no solid waste generation during quarry development. Liquid Effluent: There is no effluent generation. The quarry does not intercept the water table hence only rain water is accumulated in the pit during monsoon. This may contains silt which is treated at sedimentation sump. The treated water is used for plantation & dust suppression etc. 5 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose. Not require. 4 SITE ANALYSIS i) Connectivity. The area is approachable from SH 255 Hingna Road at distance about 30 km from Nagpur, ii) Land use and Land ownership. The current use of land is waste land with following details. The proposed area is private waste land and it is marked on the Khasara Map as Map-2. S.No. Khasra No. Area in Ha. Type of land Village : Singardip Tehsil : Hingna , District : Nagpur 1. 24/1 4.73 Private land iii) Topography (along with map). The average mRL considered is 325 m. The general slope is towards south. iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given. 6 M/s. Paras Stone Industries PFR for Stone Quarry : Survey. No. 24/1 Singardip, Hingna , Nagpur. Significant features in 5 Km radius (aerial distance) of the project are tabulated below; Sr. No. FEATURES DETAILS DISTANCE 1. Village (Nearest) Kanholibara 1.5 km (S) 2. River, Khadki Dam and 1.3 km (SE) Reservoir Reservoir Kanholibara Dam 1.50 km (SW) and Reservoir 3. Reserved Forest None - Protected Forest Un-named PF Adjacent 4. National /State Highway NH-7 14.5 km (E) SH-255 7.60 km W (Hingna-Selu) 5.