Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed project “ Khiching Sand Quarry’’ of 12.44 acres or 5.034 hectares area is on the bed of river Kantakhaira for mining of minor mineral (sand) falls under “B2” category as per EIA notification 2006 of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi. The mining lease area is located at Khiching Village of Sukruli Tahasil of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha State. The proposed project activity shall be carried out in the sand bed Govt. land of river Kantakhaira. Mining Lease Area : 12.44 acres or 5.034 hectares LOCATION OF MINE : Khiching : Plot No-883,991 & 1320 Survey of India Topo sheet No- F45N/13 the area bounded between the Latitude - 210 55’ 00”N to 210 55’8.5”N & Longitude - 850 49’28.5”E to 850 50’ 8.4”E. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Identification of project & Project proponent The project is being proposed for the Tahasildar, Sukruli, vide letter No. 985, Dated 25.5.2016. The details of the project and its proponents are given below: Name of the Applicant : Tahasildar, Sukruli Tahasil, Sukruli Name and Address of the Lease Holder : Tahasildar, Sukruli Tahasil, At/Po-Sukrili, Ps-Raruan, Dist - Mayurbhanj, Odisha. PIN - 757039 Name of the Mine : Khiching Sand Quarry, Khiching. Area : 12.44 Ac. Mineral : Sand Status of the Mine : Existing (Fresh application for Environment Clearance) Year wise Production : 2,227.5 M3 /Annum 1 1.2 Brief description of the nature of the project It has been proposed to remove 11,137.5 cum of sand during the plan period from the sand bed in the Khata No. 169, Plot No. 883,991 & 1320 of Kantakhaira river of Khiching village in Sukruli revenue circle of Sukruli Tahasil in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha State. Surface mining: The mining is confined to extraction of sand only from the sand bed from river Kantakhaira. The operation shall be manual. No sand shall be collected from the in stream of the river Kantakhaira. Sand mining will be carried out only 0.5m (average) from the existing surface. Mining will be carried in the day time only. Extraction of sand in the monsoon season is not possible due to unfair weather conditions. 1.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region The rivers are primarily Monsoon Rivers that cause flood during rainy season but not usually completely dried up after winters. The sediment in the form of River Bed Material (RBM) deposited in the last many years has changed the shape of the river from a valley to a raised land. Because of this, every year during monsoon season heavy and devastating floods damage large tracts of land lying on both the banks of the river. This project is one of such causes of heavy loss. Hence it is necessary to remove such sand from the existing deposits which divert the original channel of the river. It is highly essential to remove such sand deposits in order to regularize the flow channel of the river Kantakhaira. Topo-sheet No. : F45N/13 River/Nalla/Tanks/Lakes, etc. : Kantakhaira River Topography : Plain river bank Mineral of Mine : Sand Total Mineable reserves : 11,137.5 M3 Proposed production of mine(Annually) : 2,227.5 M3 Method of Mining : Manual Drilling/Blasting : No drilling or blasting needed Water Demand : 2.2 Kld Sources of Water : River 2 Ultimate depth of mining : 0.5 m. Man Power : 8nos.(Supervisiory-3,Non Supervisiory-5) Solid Waste : No solid waste is expected as all mineral collected area saleable. Nearest Railway Station : Keonjhar Rly Station is about 47 Kms Nearest State Highway : Karanjia to Thakurmunda which is 30 km from the proposed site. National Highway : NH-49 is 18 Km away from the lease area near Singada Nearest Airport : Bijupatnaik Airport about 257 Kms. from the proposed mine This sand mining project will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people living in the vicinity, thus improving the socio-economic status of the area. 1.4 Demands-supply Gap The demand for sand is ever growing with the growth of the infrastructure sector in our country. The minor mineral is used mainly in the construction industry like buildings, bridges, roads, etc. The requirement for the mineral is always high in the nearby cities and towns. Therefore, there is a good demand for the mineral in the domestic market. 1.5 Domestic/Export market The demand of the mineral is high especially in the nearby villages, city and towns and hence the need of sand mining. 1.6 Employment Generation The project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. It will give employment to the people residing in the vicinity and indirectly to the development & supporting to the infrastructure industry. 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project including interlinked and inter depended projects, if any: The project is for the excavation of sand from the river bed of Kantakhaira near Khiching village. Hence there is no negative impact of environment in the area. 3 2.2 Location The mining lease area is located in Khiching village under Sukruli RI circle of Sukruli Tahasil, Mayurbhanj District of Odisha State and nearest town is Sukruli which is located at a distance of 5 Km from the lease area. The proposed project activity shall be carried out on the River Bed of Kantakhaira at Khiching village. The mining lease falls in survey of India Toposheet No. F45N/13. 2.3 Detail of alternate sites considered No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific. 2.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has spread over an area 12.44 Ac. and the total extractable material would be approx. 2,227.5 Cum. per annum. 2.5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS 3.5.1 Method for developing and working the deposits The Sand deposited in river bed will be collected in its existing form. 3.5.2 Method of mining The mining is confined to extraction of Sand from the river bed as mentioned in the mining plan. The operation will be manual which the minor mineral will be collected in its existing from. Mining will be carried out only during the day time. Extraction of sand will be completely stopped during the monsoon season. Working Depth (below ground level) The deposits occur in the middle/bottom of the land. During the lease period, the deposit will be worked from the top surface to 0.5 m. below or ground water level whichever is less. The depth would be worked out based on the existing sand deposit. 2.6 Raw Material Required Along with Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing Area of Final Product/s, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product 4 No raw material will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the extraction of Sand in its existing form and loaded into trucks/Tippers/Hyvas which will transport the material to the local market. The existing roads will be utilized for the transport of Sand from quarry site to market. 2.6.1 Use of Mineral No mineral Beneficiation is involved 2.6.2 Surface Transport The transportation of Sand will be carried out by the purchaser through their own transport. There are all weather metalloid roads connected to the mines to dispatch the material from mines to the market. It will be purchased by the customer at mine site and transported by them through their own arrangement of trucks/dumpers/Hyvas and tractor trolleys. The practice is quite sound in the area and ensure continuous lifting of the material. However necessary arrangement of truck can be done from the local truck operation union. 2.7 Resource optimization/recycling and reuse Not envisaged. 2.8 Availability of water source, energy/power requirement and source 2.8.1 Water Requirement In the proposed project there is no need of water to carry out operation but water required for drinking purpose for the working people and for the dust suppression. The number of working people will be 8, so the water requirement for drinking & other purposes (0.3 KLD) and for dust suppression in nearby village (2.0 KLD) will be around 2.3 KLD. This water will be supplied from the dug wells/bore wells/any available sources by tankers. 2.8.2 Power Requirement All the activities will be carried out in a manual manner. The operation will be done only from sunrise to sunset hence there is not power requirement for the project at site. 5 2.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal 2.9.1 Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal There are no mineral rejects of any kind produced during mining. Therefore, no provision of stock yard is proposed. The entire mineral produced is saleable. 2.9.2 Liquid Effluent No liquid effluent will be generated at the mine site. 3. SITE ANALYSIS 3.1 Connectivity 3.1.1 Nearest Railway Station Nearest railway station is Keonjhar Railway Station which is about 47 kms. away in western direction from Khiching Sand Quarry. 3.1.2 Nearest Airport Nearest Airport is Bhubaneswar airport which is about 257 Km in South direction from Khiching Sand Quarry. 3.1.3 Nearest Highway Nearest highway is NH -49 which is about 18 Kms. from Khiching village. 3.2 Land form, land use and land ownership The proposed activity is to take place in the sand cast land on the Khiching Sand Quarry of Kantakhaira River and hence there will be no change in land use.