DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JABALPUR M P

AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GOVT. OF INDIA

2016

Directorate of Geology and Mining

Mineral Resources Department, GOVT. OF MADHYA PRADESH 16-Mar-16

D ISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JAB ALPUR

With reference to Gazette notification of 15th January 2016 of Ministry

of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the District Environment Impact

Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment

Committee (DEAC) are to be constituted by the Divisional Commissioner for

prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals. The DEIAA and

DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of

mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a

model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral

resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the

district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various

departments, published reports, journals and websites.

1. Introduction:

Jabalpur is one of the central districts of Madhya Pradesh. The tropic of

cancer passes through the northern boundary of the district with Katni. The

district is stretched in NE-SW direction with maximum length being 120Km

along NE-SW direction and the maximum width is about 100 Km along E-W to

ENE-WSW direction. It lies between latitudes 22°49′- 23.45°N and longitudes

79.20°- 80°37′E. The area of the district is about 5211Km2. The district falls in

Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 55 M, 64 A and 55 N on 1:250,000 scale. It

has an average elevation of 411 M (1348 ft). It is bounded by Katni district in

North and NE, Umaria district in East, Damoh district in the West, Narsinghpur

district in the North West, Seoni district in the South West, Mandla district in

the South and Dindori district in the South East. Administratively it is divided

into 4 sub division 7 tahsils and 7 blocks with the district HQ is at Jabalpur

city. The city is also having Divisional HQ of Jabalpur Division (Commissioner)

comparison of 8 districts namely: Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori,

Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Chhindwara and Seoni. The principal bench of

Madhya Pradesh high court is also at Jabalpur. It also signals H.Q. (Ministry

of Defense) of fine states. Besides these, many of the important institutes of

Govt. M P and Govt. of India also have these HQ in the district. It is also the

station of 5 factories of Ordinance Factory Board (Govt. of India, Ministry of

Defense). The city is also an educational hub as there are 5 universities,

namely: Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Agriculture University, Medical

University, Veterinary University and Maharshi Mahesh Yogi University.

The district is well connected with other cities of the state and India.

The district is traversed by National Highways; NH 7, NH12 and NH

12A.There is a good network of state highways, major and minor district roads

and forest roads for the inter district connectivity. The district headquarter is

situated on the Itarasi – Allahabad section Broad Guage Line of West Central

Railway. Air connectivity is furnished by Dumna Airport and is at about 20 km

from the city.

The general information of Jabalpur district:

No. of Blocks

N o . o f Tahsils

No. of Gram Panchayat

No of V i l lages Population as per 2011

% L i t e r a cy Habitate

d Unhabitated

07 0 7 542 542 64 24,60,714

82.5

Block wise Statistical Profile (as per Census 2011)

Block Area (Sq.km.) Villages Gram Panchayat

Sihora 492.68 151 60

Majholi 604.84 210 84

Patan 607.33 220 78

Shahpura 815.49 224 84

Panagar 464.58 210 80

Jabalpur 1170.22 240 88

Kundam 1042.43 189 68

5197.57 1444 542

District Population & Literacy in 2011

Total Population Male Female Rural Urban

2460714 1278448 1182266 1021937 1438777

Total Literacy

82.5 89.1 75.3 73.7 88.5

LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION MAP JABALPUR

2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District:

Jabalpur district holds a distinct place in the state with respect to

strategic geographical position in the state and the availability of mineral

resources. The presence of iron ore and dolomite suitable for cutting and

polishing is unique. The district possesses sizeable iron ore resources and no.

of mining leases are working in Sihora. Panagar and Majholi tahsils and 5 no.

of beneficiation units are installed to upgrade the iron ore. Further, dolomite

suitable for cutting and polishing are also mined in the district. 172 no. of

stone crsher plants are also installed. Many small units are installed for

decorative and furnishing products, based on talc, soapstone and marble

resources. The pig iron /sponge iron ore plant can be set up based on the

iron ore resources, magnesia/magnesium extraction plant can be set up on

the dolomite resources, soapstone can be utilized in cosmetics, stone

polishing units can be set up on the basis of vast resources of granite and

dolomite. Moreso, many small stone crusher units can be installed for road

metal, based on vast resources of granite, basalt and sandstone. The table

exhibits the mineral based industries in the district:

1. 05

2. 16

3.

4.

5.

6.

3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, area and period of validity

4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years and production:

Major Mineral

Financial Year 2012-13

1. 1857000.00 29476.00

2. 125198996.00 2054442.00

3. 293000.00 24417.00

4. 795025.00 6360.20

Financial Year 2013-14

1. 2187000.00 34417.00

2. 177557201.00 3350135.86

3. 304171.00 17892.41

4. 60000.00 3529.41

Financial Year 2014-15

1. 2532500 3376.75

2. 305879729 3515858.95

3. 338000 19882.35

4. 125000 6250.00

5. 340000 3238.09

Minor Minerals

Financial Year 2012-13

20290201.00 47504.56

41445750.00 781995.28 4221704.00 156359.40

7708968.00 220256.22

17326812.00 24752.58

Financial Year 2013-14

21631582 491626.86

37380340 705289.43

2159008 79963.25

9900127 282860.77

12874292 18391.84

Financial Year 2014-15

0

33794806 768063.77

52243705 985730.28

1286000 47629.62

220000 628.57

0

0

12540800 17915.42

0

51018363

5. Details of Production of Sand or Bajri or Minor Minerals in last three years:

Name of Mineral

Production in M3

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Sand or bajri

781995.28 705289.43 985730.28

Road Metal( )

47504.56 79963.25 47629.62

Marble 24752.58 18391.84 17915.42

Other stones

220256.22 282860.77 628.57

6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers of the District:

The water action is perhaps the only agency responsible for erosion,

transportation and deposition of sand and aggregates in the subcontinental

trpoical conditions. The rivers are the most important source of sand in the

district. Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers are the source of sand and

associated aggregates in the district.Narmadais in the juvenile stage in the

district, whereasHiran and Gaurriverssmall riverswhich attain mature stage

before submerging in Narmada. The passage of these rivers is initially through

basaltic terrain, where erosion of country rocks and transportation may be

high but may not result in the sand formation.it is the Gondwana and

Vindhyan terrains and the areas of alluvial plains which produces bulk quantity

of sand and associated aggregates. Thus, geology plays a major role. This,

coupled with mineral composition (e.g. Gondwana sandstone; being arkosic

sandstone and Vindhyan sandstone and shales being ferruginous and

argillaceous and the recent subcompact to loose formations comprising of

sandy matter) greatly influence the process of sand formation.Moreover,

climatic conditions, waterload and velocity of river and rainfall have a vital role

in the entire process of transportation and deposition of sand and associated

aggregates. Here gradient of land is an another important factor. The river

usually erodes the river base and the banks by hydrualic action and abrasion

(corrosion). Heretoo, abrasion is the most important action which involves

wearing away of the bank and the bedrock by stream water with the help of

sand grains (floating, dragging pebbles and gravels and all such small

particles) that are being carried in it. The floating, dragging and rolling

depends upon the size and shape. Cavitation is another method of erosion.

Air bubbles trapped in the water get compressed into small spaces like cracks

in the river’s banks. These bubbles eventually implode creating a small

shockwave that weakens the rocks. The shockwaves are very weak but over

time the rock will be weakened to the point at which it falls apart.

Energy, environment and time are the three factors which determine

the process of deposition by streams. Thus, when energy decreases to

transport the load ( by reduction in velocity or volume of water), a part of

material can no longer be transported and hence deposited. Similarly, the

factors of environment influences the deposition through configuration or

shape of the channel. Uneven surface of the channel check the velocity and

hence cause deposition. The Time factoractually operates through the above

two factors. Thus, when a stream would perform the act of deposition may be

explained by a statement like “whenever and wherever its velocity is

appreciably checked. The deposits that are laid down by running water are

called alluvial, fluvial or fluviatile deposits. They all vary greatly in size, shape

and mode of origin. Amongst these is first is Alluvial fans and Cones: these

are cone shaped accumulations of stream debris that come down from hills or

mountains meet a larger streams or valley floor. These are common in hilly

terrains and second most important oner in the present context is Flood Plain

Deposits which are resultant of some periods of high water levels or flood in a

stream during which it overflows its banks and overflows on its sides. These

flood waters are invariably heavily loaded with sediments of all typeswhich

are eventually deposited over innundated areas. Thus a thick layer of such

loads is left after every flood. Another type of flood plain deposits are Natural

levees; which are broad, low ridges formed along the banks of the streams

during floods. They generally slope away from stream edge. They form

because of deposition of part of flood water load along the banks during

floods. As rivers enters into plains, the gradient decreases suddenly and flow

in increasingly wide, gentle sided valleys. The channel increases in size to

hold the extra water which the river has to receive from its tributaries. As the

river gets bigger it can carry larger amounts of material. This material will be

small in size, as larger rocks will have broken up on their way from the

mountains. Much of the material will be carried in suspension and will erode

the river banks by abrasion. When rivers flow over flatter land, they develop

large bends called meanders. As a river goes around a bend most of the

water is pushed towards the outside causing increased erosion. The river is

now eroding sideways into its banks rather than downwards into its bed, a

process called lateral erosion. On the inside of the bend, in contrast, there is

much less water. The river will therefore be shallow and slow-flowing. It

cannot carry as much material and so sand and shingle will be deposited. This

is called a point bar or slip off slope. Due to erosion on the outside of a bend

and deposition on the inside, the shape of a meander will change over a

period of time. Notice how erosion narrows the neck of the land within the

meander. In time, and usually during a flood, the river will cut right through the

neck. The river will then take the new, shorter route. The fastest current,

called the thalweg, will now tend to be in the centre of the river, and so

deposition is likely to occur in gentler water next to the banks. Eventually

deposition will block off the old meander to leave an oxbow lake. The oxbow

lake will slowly dry up , only refilling after heavy rain or during a flood.

7. General profile of the District:

Items Statistics

General Information

i) Geographical Area 5211 Km2 ii) Administrative Division/

Number of Tehsil 4/7

Number of Panchayat/ Villages 542/1458 iii) Population 2460714 iv) Average Annual Rainfall 1279.50 mm

Geomorphology Major Physiographic Units i) Vindhyan tract

ii) South eastern plateau

iii) Bhitri Garh range Major Drainage i) Narmada river and its

tributaries

Land use (Km2) a) Forest Area 777

2738 3718

b) Net area sown c) Gross croped area

Major Soil Types 1. Loamy to sandy loamy

2. medium black and deep black

Principal Crops Paddy,Maize,wheat,Mustard,Arhar

Irrigation By Different Sources No. Area irrigated Km2 Dug Wells 8010 261 Tube wells/Bore wells 8832 815 Tanks/Ponds 36 1 Canals 56 940 Other sources 853 161 Net Irrigation Area 1174

Gross Irrigated Area 1332

Number of Ground Water Monitoring Wells of CGWB (As on 31.03.2013) Number of Dug Wells 19

No. Piezometers 07

Predominant Geological Formations Recent : Alluium, Gondwana,

Vidhyan.

Hydrogeology

Major Water Bearing Formation Alluvium joint & fractured

Granite and Sand stone

Pre monsoon depth to water level during 2012

0.37 to 10.20 mbgl

Post monsoon depth to water level during 2012

2.30 to 16.80 mbgl

8. Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, Agriculure, Horticulture, Mining etc.:

Total Area and Classification of Area in Jabalpur District of MADHYAPRADESH State for the year ending 2013- 14 (in Hectares)

Land Use Classification Map of Jabalpur District

(Courtsey International Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2012, 26-31)

Reporting Area For

Land

Utilization Statistics

Area

Under

Mining activities

Forests

Not Available For Cultivation Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow

Land Fallow Land

Net Area Sown

Total Cropped

Area

Area Sown More than Once

Area

Under

Non

Agricultural

Uses

Barren and

Un-Cultivable

Land

Total

Permanent

Pastures

and Other

Grazing

Lands

Land Under

Misc Tree

Crops and

Groves not

Included in

Net Area

Cultivable

Waste

Land

Total

Fallow

Lands

Other

than

Current

Fallows

Current

Fallow Total

(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)

519757 1496.801 76677 41470 36919 78389 39948 106 24580 64364 12705 8644 21349 278708 424268 145560

9. Physiography of the district:

The district consists of long narrow plain running from SW to NE and

flanked by Bhandrer and Kaimur ranges of vindhyan supergroup on the west

and the various hills and spurs of Mahadev and Maikal range. Bhitrigarh range

and a few subsidiary hills intrude upon in the north of the district and

practically join Vindhyans and Satpura system which together form the Great

Central Waershed of India. Jabalpur district can broadly be divided in to three

physiographic units.

1. The Vindhyan Tract

2. The South eastern plateaus of the Satpura

3. The Bhitright Range & the associated hill area.

The Bhander & Kaimur ranges of Vindhyan System attains & altitude of

530 mamsl & form the western boundary of the district. The Bhander range is

in the form of very abrupt & steep scarp & at the foot of this escarpment flows

the Hiran river.

The south eastern plateans of satpura are cut across by the Namada

its south of Jabalpur & Deccan carps farming flat topped hills cover the whole

area of satpuras in south east. The general height of table land is 460 mamgl

south of Narmada & about 535 mamgl east of Jabalpur.

The Bhitrigarh range & associated hill area run across the northern part

of the district from south west to north east. It consists of metamorphic rocks &

meets the spur of satpuras at almost right angle. These have general

elevation of 460 to 550 mamgl.

The range forms the watershed between the catchments of Hiran in the

south & Katni in the north. Between the high lands of vindhyans in the west &

Satpuras in east is low lying alluvial plain farmed due to Narmada & Hiran

rivers & is called as the ‘Haveli’.

Drainage System: the district lies at the junction of Vindhyan and Satpura

ranges and act as part of Mighty Central Watershed of India. The important

rivers of the district are Narmada, Hiran, Gaur and Pariyat. The southern part

is drained by Narmada, whereas the central and northern parts are drained by

Hiran and Gaur and their small tributaries. The general slp[oe of Narmada is

towards west and that of Hiran and Gaur towards SW. The river system ids

characteristic of monsoon lands with a long dry season and rainy period of

about 3 to 4 months. The rivers and their feeder streams and streamlets swell

during monsoon and are otherwise mostly dry. The drainage pattern in the

district is in general dendritic except in the valley of Narmada, along the right

bank of Hiran below Katangi, wherein it is of straight trunk and trellis pattern

due to intense tectonic activities in the geological past.

Physiographic Map of Jabalpur District

10. Rainfall: month-wise:

Y e a r 2 0 1 2 - 1 3

वर्षा मििी. कें द्र कष नषि

जनू 12 जलुषई 12 अगस्त 12 मितम्बर 12 अक्टूबर 12 नवम्बर 12 दििम्बर 12 जनवरी 13 फरवरी 13 िषर्ा 13 अप्रलै 13 िई 13 अन्य योग

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपरु 168.0 626.3 435.9 129.7 12.8 01.2 06.2 00.0 54.7 37.5 26.1 00.0 1498.4 2 कुण्डम 104.3 528.2 517.2 119.4 04.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 88.0 23.0 11.0 00.0 1395.1 3 पाटन 110.6 466.5 437.6 114.0 03.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 90.5 23.5 60.8 00.0 1306.5 4 सिहोरा 77.6 638.6 262.0 97.0 23.8 00.0 05.2 00.0 17.5 34.8 19.8 00.0 1136.3 5 मझौली 52.8 373.6 331.6 113.7 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 57.4 04.0 03.0 00.0 936.1

कुल योग 513.3 2633.2 1984.3 573.8 43.6 01.2 11.4 00.0 308.1 122.8 120.7 00.0 6312.4

औित वर्षा 102.6 526.6 396.9 114.8 08.7 0.2 02.3 00.0 61.7 24.5 24.2 00.0 1262.5

Y e a r 2 0 1 3 - 1 4

वर्षा मििी. कें द्र कष नषि

जनू 13 जलुषई 13 अगस्त 13 मितम्बर 13 अक्टूबर 13 नवम्बर 13 दििम्बर 13 जनवरी 14 फरवरी 14 िषर्ा 14 अप्रलै 14 िई 14 अन्य योग

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपरु 452.7 497.0 884.6 123.2 90.3 00.0 00.0 27.6 61.1 27.3 01.9 09.5 2175.3 2 कुण्डम 302.0 539.0 827.0 50.0 117.0 00.0 00.0 25.0 65.0 07.0 00.0 00.0 1932.0 3 पाटन 411.1 647.5 709.4 97.8 84.2 00.0 00.0 32.6 55.2 12.7 00.0 00.0 2080.5 4 सिहोरा 312.6 500.6 531.2 58.0 82.6 00.0 00.0 41.4 61.8 19.2 02.0 00.0 1609.4 5 मझौली 366.0 510.3 656.2 42.2 42.0 00.0 00.0 21.0 48.0 07.0 11.0 00.0 1703.7

कुल योग 1874 2694.4 3608.4 371.3 416.1 00.0 00.0 147.6 291.1 73.2 14.9 09.5 9500.9

औित वर्षा 374.9 538.9 724.7 74.3 83.2 00.0 00.0 29.5 58.2 14.6 02.9 01.9 1900.1

Y e a r 2 0 1 4 - 1 5

वर्ाा सममी. कें द्र का नाम

जून 14 जुलाई 14 अगस्त 14 सितम्बर 14

अक्टूबर 14

नवम्बर 14

दििम्बर 14

जनवरी 15

फरवरी 15

मार्ा 15 अप्रैल 15 मई 15 अन्य योग

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपुर 164.3 340.1 178.2 228.6 42.4 00.0 05.3 53.3 12.2 95.7 14.8 02.0 1136.9 2 कुण्डम 56.0 429.1 243.3 144.7 53.0 00.0 13.0 50.0 09.0 61.0 06.0 00.0 1063.1 3 पाटन 60.1 312.7 280.3 91.4 09.2 00.0 13.0 50.4 21.4 83.8 32.8 00.0 955.1 4 सिहोरा 60.0 295.2 501.8 165.4 20.0 00.0 05.0 49.8 12.2 67.2 36.2 00.0 1212.8 5 मझौली 90.3 140.7 336.2 136.4 28.4 00.0 08.7 59.5 07.3 71.2 17.4 00.0 895.6 कुल योग 430.7 1517.8 1539.8 766.5 153.0 00.0 44.5 263.0 60.1 378.9 107.2 02.0 5263.5 औित वर्षा 86.1 303.6 307.9 153.3 30.6 00.0 08.9 52.6 12.0 75.8 21.5 00.4 1052.7

Y e a r 2 0 1 5 - 1 6

वर्ाा सममी. कें द्र का नाम

जून 15 जुलाई 15 अगस्त 15 सितम्बर 15

अक्टूबर 15

नवम्बर 15

दििम्बर 15

जनवरी 16

फरवरी 16 मार्ा 16 अप्रैल 16 मई 16 अन्य योग

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 जबलपुर 80.8 369.8 284.6 74.5 35.8 00.0 00.0 11..4 00.0 2 कुण्डम 79.5 267.0 397.0 76.0 46.0 00.0 00.0 07.0 00.0 3 पाटन 149.3 331.0 246.3 87.0 11.2 00.0 00.0 13.1 00.0 4 सिहोरा 141.2 163.6 168.0 108.4 33.8 00.0 00.0 29.6 00.0 5 मझौली 962 268.2 296.9 56.1 37.5 00.0 00.0 28.0 00.0 कुल योग 547.0 1399.6 1392.8 402.0 164.3 00.0 00.0 89.1 00.0 औित वर्षा 109.4 179.8 278.6 80.4 32.9 00.0 00.0 17.8 00.0

11. Geology and Mineral wealth:

The district is often called as the Museum of Geology. It exhibits very

widespectrum of rocks, ranging in age from Archaean to Pleistocene and

recent period. The older metamorphic rocks comprising of granite gneiss with

enclaves of amphibolite and schist, are exposed in the central part of the

district. The volcano-sedimentary seqyence of Mahkoshal group, trending in

ENE-WSW direction, is exposed in the central and SW parts of the district. It

comprises metavolcanic rocks, chemical precipitation and turbidites. Dolerite

dykes, amphibolites, granites and quartz veins intrude these rocks. These

intrusives exhibit a peculiar ENE-WSW trend. The intrusive MadanMahal

granite occurs in the form of inselberg and conical hills near Jabalpur.

Vindhyan supergroup is represented by Kaimur, Rewa and Bhander groups

which consist of sandstone, shale and glauconitic partings occur in the

northern plateau and form of steep escarpments. Gondwana supergroup is

represented by Jabalpur group and comprises of alternate beds of course and

pebbly sandstone and clay and are exposed in the east, central and SW parts

of the district. The plant fossils are found within them. Lameta group

comprises of green glauconitic sandstone, grit, nodular siliceous limestone

and clay in the SC parts of the district. Remains of Dinasaur fossils are

encountered within it. Deccan trap Basalt form extensive plateau in the

southern part and comprises of 14 to 22 flows. The quarternary sediments

comprise mainly of clay and cacareous concretions.

Tight isoclinal folding of Mahakoshals, intense deformation of

Vindhyans along its contact with Mahakoshals and general broad shallow

synclinal uctures of Vindhyans are highlights of the structural features. The

region is a part of Cruamansonata zone and exhibit a regional trend of ENE-

WSW. The contact between Mahakoshals is faulted all along. It is intersected

and interveined by no. of minor faults and microlineaments which trend in

NNW-SSE to NW-SE direction. For A detailed geological set up and

geological map of Jabalpur, please refer District Resource Map of Jabalpur

district, published by Geological Survey of India A concise account of

geological set up of the district is given below.

Pleistocene to Recent

Recent Alluvial soil Laterite

Upper Cretaceous to Eocene

Amarkantak group Sills and dykes and flows of Deccan Trap Basalt and intertrappeans

Upper Cretaceous Lameta group Sandstone, clay, siliceous

limestone and grit

Cretaceous to Carboniferous

Jabalpur group (Up. Gondwana)

Sndstone, clay, shales with thin coal seams

Neo to Meso Proterozoic

Vindhyan supergroup

Bhander

Sandstone, shales, siltstones Rewa

Kaimur

Palaeo-Proterozoic

Intrusives Quartz vein, Basic dykes, granite

Mahkoshal group Quartzite, BHQ/BHJ, conglomerate, chert breccia, phyllite, dolomite

Archaean Granite gneiss with enclaves of amphibolites and schists

Geological Map of Jabalpur District

Mineral wealth:

The district is endowed with variety of major and minor minerals,

building stones, road metal and other construction materials. Some of the

important mineral entities are briefed below-

I Iron Ore: the iron ore is in form of stinges, fringes and pockets within the

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) of Mahakoshal group. Some of the important

localities are: Bijori, JHiti, Dharampura, Gosalpur, Saroli, Agaria, Tikaria,

Pratappur, Dubiyara, Banderkola, Sindursi, Sihora, Jouli, Majholi, Kodamukur,

Koda etc. Many of these localities are under active mining operations In

Hargarh area, beneficiation plants are working to upgrade the ore and most of

the mined ore is exportred. In the last fiscal, about 3.5 million tonnes of iron

ore was produced.

2. Manganese ore: it occurs as stringes, veins and streaks within BIF of

Mahakoshal group, near Sakri, Gosalpur and Dharampura. The ore is of low

grade. Last year, about 3238 tonnes of ore was produced.

3. Marble and Soapstone: the occurrence of talkose schist and steatite and

marble is within dolomites of Mahakoshals. They are mostly used for

decorative and furnishing purposes. The occurrence is near Lalpur,

Bhedaghat etc. the mining activity is banned here, as per the orders of the

H’ble court of M. P.

4. Dolomite: it has recently been included in the list of minor minerals. It has

two distinct uses; 1 as B.F., SMS and refractory grade,and found near

Nanakheda, Seonitola, Bhedaghat and Lalpur ( about 40 million tonnes) and

Rithori (5.04 million tonnes) and 2. As building stone (commercially known as

marble), takes good polish and the block mining is done. In the last fiscal,

about 17915 M3 marble and 3376 tonnes dolomite was produced in the

district.

5. Clay: it occurs near Chhui Hills, Baghraji and Lalpur. It was actively mined

for fire bricks and pottery industry. In the financial year, about 19882 tonnes of

fire clay and 6250 tonnes of white clay was produced.

6. Glass sands: It is available near Lametaghat, near the banks of Narmada.

Besides these, occurrences of coal and precious and base metals have

also been reported but most of these are of academic interest only.

7. Road Metal: Many of the rocks occur in the district are suitable for road

metal. Amongst them, basalt is the most important. About 20 to 25% of the

disrict is covered by Deccan Trap Basalt. Thus, almost whole of Kundam and

Bargi tahsils and parts of Sihora, Panagar and Jabalpur tahsils are

encompassed with flows of basalt. Most of thesupply of road metal comes

from these areas. Still a large area is still available for road metal. Besides

basalt, granite, gneiss, low grade dolomite and high silica Lameta limestone

are also available for road metal. In the last fiscal, about 47630M3 road metal

was produced.

(a) District wise detail of river or streams and other sand sources:

The district is very fortunate in the sense that it is drained by

Narmada in the SW part and its tributaries Hiran, Gaur, and Pariyat in the

central and northern parts of the district. The whole area is a part of Great

Narmada basin. The important rivers and streams of the district are briefed

here-

Narmada River: it is the principal river of the district. It originates from

Amarkantak (Lat. 22o 40’ N and Long. 81o 46’E) in Anuppur district and enters

the district through Mandla from the south at the trijunction of Jabalpur,

Mandla and Seoni districts. A large size capacity “Bargi Dam” is constructed

on this river for irrigation and electrification. In the district, the river persues a

northerly course for 50 km across Satpuras and turns westerly near its

confluence with Gaur (one of the right bank tributary). It forms a gorgeous

“Dhuandhar Fall” of 30’. Thereafter, the river passes through the famous

gorge of marble rocks of Bhadeghat. Beyond this, the river enters a plain and

traverses the southern part the district and leaves the district atSankal after

the confluence with Hiran river and also forms boundary with Narsinghpur

district. The total length of river in the district is about 120 km. it enters the

district through basaltic terrain and flows through Vindhyans and Gondwanas.

Thus, in the upstreams, it carries huge load of sand (originates after

weathering of sedimentary rocks and recent formations). But initially, the

sandy matter is less. Thus, in the SC part near the confluence with Gaur and

then westerly with Hiran, the deposits of sand and associated aggregates are

huge. Moreover, lack of sudden gradient and flow of river through plains, the

probability of other associated aggregates like Bajri, pebbles is not very

common. Moreso, lack of good sorting and presence of silt and soil makes the

sand deposits a mixed one.

Hiran river: it is the 2nd most important river of the district and the principal

right bank tributary of Narmada river in the district. It originates near Kundam

(23o 19’N-80 o21’E) near the SE boundary of the district. It takes a northerlyu

course for about 50 km through basaltic terrain and turns towards west and

flows to KAtangi through a zigzag course crossing from south of Sihora and

Patan. From this point, it takes a SW direction and merges with Narmada

between Sankal and Hirapur. Its main feeder streams are Belkund, Sohar,

Kair nala (from the north) and Kadri and Pariyat (from the south). Amongst

them, Pariyat is the principal affluent one. The river is about 190 km long. It is

a rich source of sands and other associated aggregates as after entering into

Narmada basin and sedimentary rocks of Vindhyans and Gondwanas, carries

and deposits a good load. Moreover, due to lithology of the course, the quality

of sand is also good one. A large tract of this river is utmost suitable for sand

mining e.g near Sihora, Patan and Katangi. Many of the sand quarries

operated by the M P State Mining Corporations Ltd. are in this tract.

Gaur River: it originates near Niwas in Mandla district and forms the boundary

with Mandla district for some distance. It runs towards north initially and then

turns SW and join river Narmada in the right bank at about 12 south of

Jabalpur. The total length of river is about 80 km of which about 50 km is in

the district.

Thus, summing up, these three rivers are the principal source of sands

and their aggregates in the district. Besides these, near the banks of these

rivers, buried and palaeo-channels and ox bow lake, may also be potential

locii for sands but mostly these structures might be under restricted zone as

per MCR and MMDR provisions.

(b) District wise availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources:

This has already been briefed in the preceeding paras. The resources

are on the banks of Hiran, Narmada and Gaur rivers. There are about 39

areas available for sand mining in the district. The important localities in

Patan tahsils are: kakrehata, Dhanoli, Sakra, Chhiturha, Thana, Manda,

Mahuakheda,Konikalan, Gardhaghat, Aamakheda; in Sihora thasil:Khirahni

and Devrikanhai; in Panagar tahsil: Imalia, andhua and singledeep; and in

Shahpura tahsil: neemkheda, new Chargawan, barbati, PAvla, jugpura, Kulon,

Dharampura, Maalkachhar, Bhadpura, Ramkhiriya, Khairi, Kusli, Kudokalan

and Belkhedi. Here these areas are operated by The M P State Mining

Corporation Ltd for mining of sand and aggregates. In the last fincial year,

about 902607 M3 sand was sold and about 5.92 Crore Rs of royalty was

earned by the exchequer.

(c) District wise detail of existing mining leases of sand and aaggregates:

There are no mining lease for sand and aggregates in the district but

there are 39 no. of auction quarries of sand and aggregates, which are run by

the M P State Mining Corporation Ltd. As per the information received from

them, they fetched a royalty of Rs. 5.92 Crore in the financial year 2014-15.

River Map of Jabalpur District

Drainage system with description of main rivers

S. NO. NAME OF THE RIVER

AREA DRAINED(KM2)

% AREA DRAINED IN THE DISTRICT

1 Narmada River 98,796 km2 About 10

2 Hiran River 9.5 km2 100

3 Gaur River 4 km2 62.5

Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams

Name of the River or Stream

Total length in theE District (in km)

Place of Origin Altitude at origin

1 Narmada River 120 km Amarkantak 800-1000 M

2 Hiran River 190 km Kundam 600 -800 M

3 Gaur River 50 km Niwas 600 – 800 M

Name of River or Stream recommended for mineral concession

Portion of the River or Stream Recommended for Mineral Concession

Area recommended for mineral concession (in M

2)

Mineable mineral potential (in M

3

(60 % of total mineral potential)

Narmada

Jabalpur -02: Sagda jhapni (Kh no. 1/1/), NArayanpur (Kh no. 1), Charhgat (Kh no. 1/3), Saliwada (Kh no. 464),

115000 207000 M3

Hiran and Gaur Rivers

Patan-03: Kakrehata (Kh no. 326,175,01), Kakrehata (Kh no. 87), Dhanoli (Kh no. 110), Sakra (Kh no.138), Chhiturha (Kh no. 1), Thana (Kh no. 77), Mada (Kh no.1) Patan-04: Mahuakheda (Kh no. 42,1), Konikalan (Kh no. 180,166), Gaadaghat (Kh no. 1), Aamakheda (Kh no. 1), Sihora-05: Khirahni (Kh no. 271), Devri Kanhai (Kh no. 782), Panagar-06: Imalia (Kh no. 1), Andhua (Kh no. 62), Singledeep (Kh no. 1), Shahpur: Neemkheda (Kh no. 326), New Chargawan (Kh no. 414), Barbati (Kh no. 484), Pawla (Kh no. 397), Jugpura (Kh no. 124), Kulon (Kh no. 238), Dharampura (Kh no. 415), Maal Kachhar (Kh no. 152), Bhadpura (Kh no. 483), Ramkhiriya (Kh no. 300), Khairi (Kh no. 151), Kusli (Kh no. 481), Kuda Kalan (Kh no. 558), Belkhedi (Kh no. 339)

3046600 5483880 M3

MINERAL POTENTIAL

Boulder(MT)

Bajri(MT) Sand (MT) Total Mineable mineral potential(MT)

Huge as about 25 to 30% of the district is occupied by the minor minerals i.e. basalt, granite and sandstone, but as per figures received from District Mining Section 768063.77 M3 was produced in 2014-15

It is associated with river sand

It is found mainly in Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers, though the resources as per their area in the district is huge, the production of sand and bajri is 985730.28 M 3 in 2014-15

Huge, immense as 25 to 30% of the district is occupied by minor minerals which include basalt and granite and other stones as road metal and soil. Thus mineral potentials are immense.

The efforts are on to identify and locate the new areas for sand mining.

Moreover, the potential loci for deposits of sand and associated aggregates

are within river bed or close to river banks or the areas of flood plain and the

resources are dependent upon the amount of rainfall and the waterload

carried by the river or stream.

Annual deposition

Sr. no.

River or stream

Portion of the district or stream recommended for mineral concession

Area recommended for mineral concession (in Sq. meter)

Mineable mineral potential(in metric tone) (60% of total mineral potential

1 Narmada Along the River banks of Narmda, in the southern part of the district

115000 207000 M3

2 Hiran and Gaur

Along the river banks, in the central and northern parts of the district (Katangi, Patan tahsils)

3046600 54838800 M3

The process of sand reclaimation is highly dependent upon the rainfall

received in the catchment areas of rivers and their tributaries and the velocity

of river. It is a dynamic process. Thus it is difficult to predict, what quantity of

sand may be reclaimed/redeposited by river. Because, in case of less rain,

less water in the river, there may be less erosion and transportation may also

be minimal and as a result deposition too will be less. Moreover, in case of

floods, the sudden gush of water may force the change in the river course,

thus old sites of sand deposition may not be relevant. Thus, the above figures

may just be a mere prediction, based on the production in the preceeding

years. Moreso, practically, it is not possible that in such a short period, single

person can visit each spot within the district and determine how much quantity

of sand may be replenished every year. The data narrated in the report,

regarding annual deposition of sand and associated aggregates and mineable

mineral potential is concerned, is only estimation based on the data provided

by the district mining office. Thus, the figures may vary from area to area and

year on year basis. Therefore, this document is not static one but has to be a

dynamic one, the figures of which may vary with respect to time. The DEAC

committee is at liberty to make the spot inspection of the area under question

for which the prior environmental clearance will be sought.