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Environmental Management Plan for

Pimperkunta Manganese Mine

of

M/s Balaji Electro Smelters Ltd.

at

Sy. No.139/P,140/P,141/P,142/P,143/P,144 ,145 & 154

Pimperkunta village , Tamsi mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana

Prepared by

M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants PVT. LTD. (Recognized by MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS, GOVT. OF INDIA)

Plot No. B15 &16, Industrial Estate

Behind PCB, Sanath Nagar

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Index

No. Contents Page No.

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Mining Technology 1

1.2 Mine Location 1

1.3 Use of Manganese 7

2.0 Geology and Exploration 7

2.1 Topography 7

3.0 Estimation of Geological reserves 7

3.1 Geological reserve calculated by cross section area

method

8

3.2 Factors considered for estimation of manganese ore

reserves

9

4.0 Mineable reserves & Life of the quarry 9

5.0 Mining 9

5.1 Type of the mining 9

5.2 A scheme development and production for the First

Five years plan period

10

5.3 Proposed method of mining 11

5.4 Any change in proposed method of mining and

machinery together with reasons thereof

11

5.5 Drilling and blasting 11

5.6 Calculation of explosive and drilling machine 12

6.0 Solid Wastes Generation and Management Plan 12

6.1 Rate of yearly generation of waste & proposals for

disposal of waste for balance scheme period

12

6.2 Selection of Dumping Site 13

6.3 Year wise disposal of waste 13

6.4 Arrangement of Separate Stacking of Sub- grade

minerals

13

6.5 Dump stabilization 14

7.0 Drilling & Blasting 14

8.0 Waste Management Plan 14

9.0 Water requirement 15



10.0 Environment Management Plan 16

10.1 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures 16

10.2 Air pollution control measures 16

10.3 Noise pollution control measures 17

10.4 Ground vibration & Fly Rock control 18

10.5 Water pollution control measures 19

11.0 Occupational Safety and Health 19

12.0 Water Quality Management 20

13.1 Water Resources 20

13.2 Water Management 20

13.3 Catchment Area Treatment Plan 21

13.0 Land Management 21

14.1 Land Reclamation 21

14.2 Soil Conservation Measures 22

14.0 House Keeping 22

15.0 Transport Systems 22

16.0 Environmental Greening Program 23

17.0 Socio-economic Environment 23

18.0 Disaster Planning 24

19.0 Environment Management Cell 25

20.0 Post Project Monitoring 26

21.0 Other Management Aspects 26

22.0 Cost proposed for Environmental Protection Measures 27



List of Tables

No. Name Page No.

1.0 Details of the Mine Lease area 2

2.0 Salient features of the Project 6

3.0 Geological Reserves 8

4.0 Estimation of Geological Reserves 8

5.0 Method of mining 11

6.0 Blasting parameters 12

7.0 Waste generation details 13

8.0 Waste Disposal Area Details 13

9.0 List of Machinery 14

10.0 Reclamation and Rehabilitation of the mined out

land 15

11.0 Water Requirement 15

12.0 Proposed Green Belt 26

13.0 Cost Estimation for Environment

Management Plan 28

List of Figures

No. Name Page. No.

1.0 Quarry Location of Proposed Manganese Mine 3

2.0 Topo Map of Pimperkunta Manganese Mine. 4

3.0 Google Map of the Mine Area 5

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1.0 Introduction

M/s. Balaji Electro Smelters Ltd. proposes to conduct open-cast method quarrying for

Manganese extraction in an area of 32.63 ha in Sy. No. 139/P, 140/P, 141/P, 142/P,

143/P, 144, 145 & 154 of Pimperkunta village, Tamsi mandal, Adilabad district,

Telangana. The mining plan was prepared and approved by Indian Bureau of Mines

dated 16.04.2004 vide approval letter no. AP/ADB/MP/Mn – 16/Hyd for the period of

20 years i.e. upto year 2023-24.

This EIA/EMP report discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement of

adverse environmental impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to mining.

The EMP has been designed within the framework of various legislative and

regulatory requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.

The objective of preparing environment management plan is to delineate effective

measures to control and to mitigate the environmental pollution. This report presents

the environment management plan, detailing the environmentally sound technology

and the measures needed to contain and mitigate the anticipated environmental

impacts due to the project.

1.1 Mining Technology

Mining is open-cast method by using compressor operated jack hammer drills,

excavators, and dumper etc. with simultaneous backfilling of waste. Transportation

will be made by trucks to dispatching points.

1.2 Mine Location

Pimperkunta Manganese mine proposes to conduct open-cast method for targeted

production of 10608 tons of manganese in 5 years. The quarry lease area of 32.63 ha

is located at Sy. No: 139/P, 140/P, 141/P, 142/P, 143/P, 144, 145 & 154 of

Pimperkunta village, Tamsi mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana. The quarry lease

area for Manganese mine falls in topo Sheet No. 56 I/5, I/6, I/9, I/10 in Survey of

India and falls on Latitude 19º 44'40.9" N and Longitude 78º 29' 03.9" E.

The aridity is characterized by annual precipitation of 780 mm. Average wind velocity

is 12 km per hour. Temperature fluctuations are seasonal varying from 5 to 47 oC.

The nearest village is Pimperkunta located at a distance of 0.5 km from the QL area in

South West direction. The quarry lease area is accessible through a Good Motorable

asphalted road from Pimperkunta and which is further connected to Nippani road

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leading to NH-7 in East direction. The nearest Railway Station is at Adilabad about

8.33 km in SE direction. It can thus be seen that the property is well connected with

good roads and a Railway station. In addition to good motor able roads; power supply,

postal, school and market facilities are available at nearby villages. It is thus seen that

the quarry lease area has a well-developed infrastructure.

There is no sensitive area like national parks & wildlife sanctuaries observed in 10km

radius from the quarry lease area. Tamsi Reserved forest is at a distance of 7.8 km in

west direction and fairly dense mixed forest is at a distance of 8.92 km in north

direction. Capital cost proposed for the mining is Rs. 5.23 Lakhs. Topo map of 10 km

radius surrounding the proposed mine is given in Fig. 2. Details of the mine lease area

are presented in Table 1.0.

Table 1.0 Details of the Mine Lease area

Description Details

Minerals occurring in the area Pimperkunta Manganese mine

Total reserves (MT) 11038

Production Manganese – 10608 Tons (5 years)

Lease Area (hectares) 32.63

State Telangana

District Adilabad

Mandal Tamsi

Village Pimperkunta

Survey No. Sy. No. 139/P,140/P,141/P,142/P,143/P,144

,145 & 154

Present status Lease for 20 year, Mining Plan Approved.

Applicant address M/s Balaji Electro Smelters Limited,

Post Box no. 26, Plot no. B-18 MIDC,

Lohara, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

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Fig. No. 1 – Quarry Location of Proposed Manganese Mine



Fig 2. Topo Map of Pimperkunta Manganese Mine.



Fig. No. 3 Google Map of the Mine Area.



Table 2.0 Salient features of the Project

Description Details

Company/Applicant

Name M/s. Balaji Electro Smelters Ltd.

Site Location Sy. No. 139/P,140/P,141/P,142/P,143/P,144 ,145 & 154 of

Pimperkunta village, Tamsi mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana.

Mine Lease Area 32.63 Hectares

Latitude 19o44'40.9" North

Longitude 78o 29'03.9" East

Top sheet No. 56 I/5, I/6, I/9, I/10

Terrain Rocky terrain

Max. Temperature 47oC

Min. Temperature 5oC

School & Bus A primary school is located at village Pimperkunta at 0.5 km in W

Life of Mine as per

reserves estimated 5 Years

Nearest railway

line

The nearest rail station is at Adilabad which is about 8.3 km in SE

Airport Yavatmal Airport is at a distance of 75.5 km, NW direction

Road/ Highway NH- 7 is at a distance of 6.2 km in East direction

Hospital In Adilabad town

Nearest Village /

Towns

Pimperkunta village 0.5 km in West direction

Nearest forest Tamsi Reserved forest is located at distance of 7.8 km in West

direction

Ecological

Sensitive Area

Nil

Historical Places Nil

Method of Mining Open-Cast Mining



1.3 Use of Manganese

At present Balaji Electro Smelters Ltd. utilize the mineral in for the captive consumption

as company is having its own ferromanganese and silicomanganese plant in Yavatmal

district of Maharashtra state. The ore deposit of Adilabad is medium grade and is very

useful for blend. The plant at Yavatmal itself requires high capacity of manganese for

producing ferro alloy in abundant capacity every year. Hence Manganese ore from

Adilabad sector is utmost necessary and will be utilized for only Yavatmal plant. The

product from Yavatmal plant is exported to foreign countries namely Indonesia, Oman

and UAE.

2.0 Geology and Exploration

2.1 Topography

The Quarry lease area is mostly covered by rock boulders. These boulders are of

irregular shapes and vary widely in size and shape. The ground topography of the

area is gently plane with slope towards south and southeast. The surface rain water

flows through the slope of the area and join the seasonal nalla at 1 km distance

towards the south side of area. The drainage pattern of area is dendritic in nature. The

area has tropical climate.

In the lease area, the limestone along with the conformable manganese bed have

been found to strike along East – West and tipping towards south at angles varying

between 70 to 12

0. The ore bed is occurring at a very hallow depth i.e. 3m to 6m as

could be seen from the existing working pits and borehole.

The Q.L area is devoid of any forest or tree cover and the only vegetation seen

comprises of shrubs. There are no agricultural lands in the area.

3.0 Estimation of Geological reserves

As per UNFC classification, the deposit of pimperkunta manganese lease has been

classified as stratiform strata bound tabular deposit of regular habit falling under category

I and is shown in the following Table 3.0.



Table 3.0 Geological Reserves

Classification Code Quantity (t) Grade

Total Mineral Reserves

Proved Mineral Reserve 122 10613 20-35% Mn

Probable Mineral Reserve 121 & 122 00 00

Total Remaining Resources

Feasibility mineral resources 211

Prefeasibility mineral resources 221 and 222 425 20-35% Mn

Measured mineral resource 331

Indicated mineral resource 332

Inferred mineral resource 333

Reconnaissance mineral

resource

334

Total Reserves + Resources 11038 20-35% Mn

3.1 Geological Reserves calculated by cross section area method.

Table 4.0 Estimation of Geological Reserves

Section Influence Sectional Area Volume B.D. R.F. Geological

Reserves

O/B Ore O/B Ore

A-A’ 68 270 36 18360 2448 2.8 0.75 5141

B-B’ 72 286 39 20592 2808 2.8 0.75 5897

Total 38952 5256 11038

Total proved reserved (UNFC 122) = 11038 Tonnes.

The reserves are blocked in eastern barrier zone over the length of 48m & width of 7.5 m.

Reserves blocked in barrier zone (UNFC 222) = 45x 7.5 x 0.6 x 2.8 x 0.75 = 425 Tonnes

Total Mineable reserves (UNFC 122) = 11038 – 425 = 10613 Tonnes.



3.2 Factors considered for estimation of manganese ore reserves

Average thickness of manganese ore body = 0.6 m

Bulk density of manganese ore = 2.8 ton/m3

Recovery and cleaning factor of deposit = 0.75

The threshold limit for manganese is 10%. However the resources available in the lease

area have been estimated up to the lowest grade i.e. 20% Mn available in the mine. The

cut of made for mine is also 20% Mn.

4.0 Mineable Reserves and Life of the Quarry

Initially, the total quantity of proved mineable reserves is considered as (economic)

marketable reserves. In this way a total proved mineable reserves of 11038 Tons for

manganese is available at the Quarry lease area. As the mine is proposed to produce 2122

tons in one year of operations, the life of the mine is calculated as detailed below.

Mineable Reserves 11038

= = 5.2 years

Actual anticipated annual production 2122

(Say 05 years for Mineable reserves)

5.0 Mining

5.1 Type of the mining

The existing method of excavation is opencast method with simultaneous backfilling of

waste. In this process the top soil cover shall be removed by manual means. In the lease

area, the top soil cover is 0.50 m thick on an average. The top soil is kept separately at

top soil storage place for reuse. Once the top soil is removed next stage is to remove the

upper limestone stratum. As these stratums are of very low CaO content below threshold

value, these are considered as waste rock. The upper limestone bed which overlies the

manganese horizon will be removed after blasting. The holes shall be drilled in the

limestone bed with jack hammer drills and will be blasted with the help of ordinary fuse

and gelatin of 80-90% strength. For drilling of the holes, the tractor mounted compressor

is being used in this part which is available on hire. After removal pf the limestone strata,

next comes extraction of manganese ore horizon till the lower limestone bed is



approached. The entire operation shall be done by forming benches of max 1.5 m height.

While backfilling which shall be done simultaneously, the clear horizontal distance of 2.5

m to 3m shall be kept from the toe of backfilled material to the production face. This

would be necessary for safety purpose. Once the upper limestone bed is removed, the ore

body is worked out and extracted leaving the bottom limestone bed intact. By itself the

ROM constituent of the ore zone is good in Mn content (above cutoff grade) and can be

used as one blend. However the zone contains band of jasper and chert which, if removed

partially, improves the overall grade.

For transportation of material temporary roads for total length of 50 m and width 4m is

proposed from material storing places to the existing village roads.

5.2 A Scheme Development and Production for the First Five Years Plan Period

Year wise Development and Production

The first year period of this modified mining plan is already over. During the first year of

this modified mining plan, mining operations was discontinued due to non-clearance of

the environment clearance. The first period (2014-15) of this block is already over. The

progressive year wise production is shown for the next 4 years.

In the 2nd

Year (2015-2016): The development lies between the grid lines E500-700 &

N200-300 toward the dip side of pit no. 1 for strike length of 79m & for the width of 20m

to average depth of 4.4m (0.5m soil + 3.3m S. limestone + 0.6m manganese) to obtain

aout 790m3 of soil & 5214 m

3 of S. limestone & 948m

3 (or 1991 tonnes) of manganese

ore {Total tentative excavation = 6952 m2}.

During the 3rd

Year (2016-17): Development is lying towards the dip side of 2nd

year

working and between the grid line E500-700 & N100-300 for the strike length 139m and

for the average width of 14m upto average depth of 4.9m (0.5m soil + 3.8m S. limestone

+ 0.6m manganese) to obtain about 973m3 of soil & 7395 m

3 of S. limestone & 1167 m

3

(or 2451 tonnes) of manganese ore { Total tentative excavation = 9535 m2}.

In the 4th

year (2017-18): the development is lying between the grid line E500-700 &

N100-300 toward the dip side of 3rd

year working for strike length of 135m & for the

width of 17 m to average depth of 5.3m (0.5m soil+ 4.2m S. limestone + 0.6m

manganese) to obtain about 1148m3 of soil & 9639 m

3 of S. limestone & 1377m

3 (or

2892 tonnes) of manganese ore { Total tentative excavation = 12164 m2}.



During the 5th

year (2018-19): development is lying towards the dip side of 4th

year

working between the grid lines E500-700 & N100-300 for the strike length 142m and for

the average width of 18.3m upto average depth of 5.8m (0.5m soil + 4.7m S. limestone +

0.6m manganese) to obtain about 1299m3 of soil & 12213 m

3 of S. limestone & 1559 m

3

(or 3274 tonnes) of manganese ore { Total tentative excavation = 12164 m2}.

5.3 Proposed method of mining

Opencast manual mining method with concurrent backfilling of the worked out area will

be continued in future. Some of the parameters of mining activities are as follows.

Table no. 5.0 Method of mining.

Mode of working Manual

Height and width of bench Height max 1.5m and width more than height

Bench Alignment Along the strike direction

Ultimate pit slope Not more than 45 degree

Direction of face advance Perpendicular to working face in dip direction.

5.4 Any change in proposed method of mining and machinery, together with reasons

there of: No changes are observed in method of mining and deployment of machinery

during two year two months of the scheme period. The mining will be carried out with

the help of Jackhammer drilling & blasting and using an excavator for loading.

5.5 Drilling and Blasting:

Drilling of shot holes of 0.6 to 1.5 depth and 33 mm diameter will be done by jack

hammer drill machine of 0.33mm dia. These shot holes will be vertical or slightly

inclined. Blasting parameters are as follows.



Table no. 6.0 Blasting parameters

Depth of hole 0.6 to 1.5m (Avg. 1.0m)

Spacing and burden of hole Spacing 0.9m & Avg. Burden 0.7m

Yeild per hole 0.6m3

Charge per hole 100 grams

Explosive material used Gelatin and detonators

5.6 Calculation of Explosives and Drilling machine.

The calculation for drilling and blasting to achieve the production target of max . 3274

tonnes per years are as follows

Volume of manganese = 1559 m3 per year

Volume of waste rock ( S. limestone) = 12214 m3 on average per year

Out of 12214m3 of waste rock 50% is hard & it requires blasting i.e. 6107 m

2 of rock

require blasting.

Total volume considered for blasting = 1559+ 6107 = 7666 m3

No. of hole required = Volume/ avg. yield per hole = 7666/0.6=12777

Total explosive required @ 125gm charge per hole = 12777 x 125 = 1597125gm = 1597

kg

Detonators required = no. of holes = 12777

Safety fuse required @ 1.5m per hole = 19165m (approx.)

Powder factor of explosive = Volume / Quantity of explosive = 7666/1597 = 4.8 m3/kg

One jack hammer drill machine is sufficient to drill 12777 holes in the year.

6.0 Solid Wastes Generation and Management Plan

6.1 Rate of yearly generation of waste and proposals for disposal of waste for

balance scheme period

The waste material comprises of top soil, siliceous limestone and mineral waste. Year

wise generation of waste and its quality for balance period is mentioned below.



Table no. 7.0 Waste generation details.

Year Top Soil (m3) Siliceous

Limestone (m3)

Mineral Waste

(m3)

Total Waste

(m3)

2015-16 790 5214 237 6241

2016-17 973 7395 292 8660

2017-18 1148 9639 344 11131

2018-19 1299 12213 390 13902

Total 4210 34461 1263 39934

6.2 Selection of Dumping Site

Since mining of manganese ore is restricted to about 6 meters from surface the waste

material would be progressively backfilled in the pits as the mine face advance. No

separate site is required for dumping of the waste material.

6.3 Year wise disposal of waste

Table no. 8.0 Waste Disposal Area Details

Year

Area matured

for backfilling

(m2)

Waste (S.

limestone) to be

used for

backfilling (m3)

Backfilled

area (m2)

Depth of

backfilled

area (m)

Height of

backfilled

area (m)

2015-16 1580 5214 1580 4.4 1-3

2016-17 1946 7395 1946 4.9 1-3

2017-18 2295 9638 2295 5.3 1-3

2018-19 2599 12214 2599 5.8 1-3

Total 8420 34461 8420

6.4 Arrangement of Separate Stacking of Sub-Grade Minerals

No sub-grade minerals are going to be generated from the area during this plan period.



6.5 Dump Stabilization

* Native species of plants will be planted on redundant dump.

* Side burden soil will be used to spread on backfill area or dump and develop plantation.

* Garland drain will be provided around the dumps and siltation will be arrested.

* Siltation pond will be regularly cleaned. Water will be reused for dust suppression.

Table 9.0 List of Machinery

S. No. Machinery No’s

1 Excavator 1

2 Tippers (17 Tons) 4

3 Tractor mounted Compressor 1

4 Jackhammer 2

7.0 Drilling & Blasting

Muffed blasting by using mat or mesh (30mm x 30mm) made with steel ropes (5-

6mm) is used and sand bags are kept over the mesh.

Blasting will not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited

areas.

Maximum permissible charges per delay should be decided on the basis of the

distance of structure to be protected from the blasting, proposed to use 100g for each

hole.

The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation

and ground vibration is reduced.

8.0 Waste Management Plan

The waste will be used for backfilling the pit simultaneously keeping the adequate

clearance between working face & dumped material.

Backfilling is carried out simultaneously with mine working leaving the safety distance

of 2-3m from the toe of backfilled area to the production face. In this plan period the area

of 3200m2

is proposed for reclamation & rehabilitation. The top soil is restored to its

original status so when the lessee returns the land back to the owners it can be used for

future agricultural activities.



Table no. 10.0 Reclamation and Rehabilitation of the mined out land

Year Pit no. Mined out

area at

beginning

(ha.)

Additional

area proposed

during the

year (ha.)

Total

area

(ha.)

Area reclaimed

and

rehabilitated

during the year

Mined

out area

at end of

year (ha.)

2015-16 I 0.63 0.16 0.79 0.08 0.71

2016-17 I to IV 0.71 0.20 0.91 0.08 0.83

2017-18 I to IV 0.83 0.23 1.06 0.08 0.98

2018-19 I to IV 0.98 0.26 1.24 0.08 1.16

Dump stabilization:

Native species of plants will be planted on redundant dump.

Side burden soil will be used to spread on backfill area or dump and develop

plantation.

Garland drain will be provided around the dumps and siltation will be arrested.

Siltation pond will be regularly cleaned. Water will be reused for dust suppression.

9.0 Water Requirement

Water requirement is mainly for drinking purpose, domestic purpose, green belt

maintaining and for sprinkling on Mine haulage roads the water shall be drawn from

nearby village. The domestic waste water shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak

pit. This will ensure that the rainwater is effectively used and minimizes the drawl of

ground water resources. The water requirement is presented in Table 11.0.

Table 11.0 Water Requirement

S. No Water Usage Quantity KLD

1 For water sprinkling on haulage roads 8

2 Domestic 1.51

3 Green Belt 0.81

Total 10.3



10.0 Environment Management Plan

Environmental protection is an issue that no organization can neglect and hope to survive.

The by products of civilization are being dumped upon the environment to a degree that

the environment finds difficult to assimilate. The key to the success of the integrated

approach to pollution prevention and control is the management and operation of the

organization. Effective committed management delivers a successful operation. As total

commitment to the environment, not just for compliance with legal or regulatory

compliance will be the essence of environment management. Many companies have

recognized the benefits of implementing an effective environmental management system.

Environmental management plan can be effectively implemented to mitigate the pollution

levels by observing the following:

a. Pollution will be prevented or reduced at the source

b. Pollution that can not be prevented will be recycled in an environmentally safe

manner.

c. Pollution that can not be prevented or recycled will be treated in environmentally

safe manner and

d. Disposal and other releases into the environment will be used only as a last resort

and will be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

The proposed project is colour granite mine. The mine owners are aware of the adverse

impacts due to the mining activity and propose to initiate a number of measures for the

environment protection within the mine area and in the surrounding areas. The company

has a stated environmental policy of ensuring regulatory compliance with respect to the

statutory laws and regulations and those periodically issued by the Ministry of

Environment, GOI, New Delhi, CPCB, New Delhi and Telangana Pollution Control

Board, Hyderabad.

10.1 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures

The sources of pollution from the proposed activity are mainly from Mining, Drilling and

Blasting.

10.2 Air Pollution Control Measures

Mine Site

Dust suppression (water spraying) will be adopted at:



Mine Faces/sites before and after blasting.

Mine Faces/sites while loading.

Use of sharp drill bits for drilling holes and drill with water flushing system (wet

drilling).

Dust from drill hole will be suppressed by putting cloth of 1m around the drill hole.

Over charging of blast hole will be avoided to reduce dust.

Personal protective equipment’s like nose masks and goggles will be provided.

Stock-Piles

Water Spraying will be provided at appropriate places to prevent dust pollution during

handling and stock piling of minerals.

Wind reduction will be controlled by developing plantation around the lease area and

around the dump area. It is proposed to plant SW side of the area for the plan period.

Waste dump will be covered with soil and grass will be developed when it reaches

maximum height.

Haulage

Regular water spraying with 8 KLD on haulage roads during transportation of

minerals and waste material will reduce dust generation.

Over loading of mineral will be avoided to prevent spillage.

Loaded trucks are covered with tarpaulin while transportation to prevent spreading of

dust particles.

Transport vehicles are limited to <25 kmph speed while entering and leaving into the

site.

Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles will be conducted.

Only PUC certified trucks are used for transportation, the no. of trucks trips expected

is 24 per day.

10.3 Noise Pollution Control Measures

Blasting operations are carried out during daytime to avoid high noise intensity during

night time.

Blasting operations are carefully planned and executed under the qualified officer to

avoid accidents.

7.5m width of plantation will be developed around the lease area wherever possible to

mitigate propagation of noise, for the plan period SW part of the area is proposed.

Saplings will be planted along the approach road and around working pit to the



maximum possibility to act as noise barriers to attenuate the noise levels.

Locating office and other infrastructure away from the noise source with probability

of sound waves being directed towards employees being least.

Protective devices like ear muffs/ear plugs will be provided to workers, mainly

machine operators.

Reducing exposure time of workers to higher noise levels by shift management from

one area to another area in the lease area.

Muffed blasting and use of Milli-second detonators will help in reducing the air &

noise pollution.

Training will be provided to mine workers to generate awareness about damaging

effect of noise.

Transport activity shall be restricted to day time to reduce impact on habitation.

Transport vehicles are limited to <25 kmph speed while entering and leaving into the

site.

The engines of the tractors will be kept in switch off mode during loading and unused

machineries are also kept in switch off mode.

Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles will be conducted.

10.4 Ground Vibration and Fly Rock Control

Controlled and Cushion blasting to reduce waste generation, ensuring the burden is

one-third to one-half of the depth of hole.

It is proposed to use low explosives and less quantity (100g) to minimize vibration.

Muffed blasting by using mat or mesh (30mm x 30mm) made with steel ropes (5-

6mm) are used and sand bags are kept over the mesh.

Blasting will not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited

areas.

Maximum permissible charge per delay should be decided on the basis of the distance

of structure to be protected from the blasting, proposed to use 100g for each hole.

The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation

and ground vibration is reduced. (No. of holes required are 12 per day in four rounds).

Peak particle velocity or ground vibration calculated for safety of nearby structures

and residential buildings is 40.4 mm/sec (Standard 100 mm/sec) at 20m distance from

the activity, where site services are proposed to establish.



10.5 Water Pollution Control Measures

To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be

used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling

area will be kept effectively impervious.

Ground water level in this area is 50 m BGL and the maximum depth of mine will be

6m from top of terrain. Height of terrain is 5 m AGL. Proposed mining is opencast

method with occasional drilling and blasting. Hence ground water will not intersect.

There is no stream/drainage line in the mine lease area. There is a seasonal stream at

1.1km distance from the lease area in SW direction. It is proposed to construct check

dam before discharging the water into natural drain.

Digging of trenches around the working pit will be conducted to drain off rainwater

and prevent surface runoff entering and flooding the working pit during rainy days.

The water will be pumped from the pits by deploying suitable pumps.

Garland drain (230mx1mx2m) will be constructed around the dump area and mine’s

top bench.

Siltation pond of 60 KLD will be constructed to arrest silt and sediment flows from

the topsoil and mineral dump. The water so collected will be used for dust

suppression and plantation development and silt will be collected and reused during

backfilling.

Domestic effluent of 1.5 KLD will be send to septic tank followed by soak pit. There

is no wastewater generation from the production process.

11.0 Occupational Safety and Health

1. The mining operation shall be carried out under the qualified mines

manager/supervisor.

2. Personnel Protective Equipment will be provided to all employees as per law.

3. First Aid facility and rest shelter will be provided in the office and potable drinking

water will be provided as per the WHO guidelines.

4. Training and awareness programs as per statue to inform about their task, associated

risk and safe working practices.

5. Training also includes information on accident prevention, proper control and

maintenance of equipment and safe material (explosive) handling practices.



6. All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine Regulation 1961, DGMS

guidelines and World Bank guidelines.

7. Pre medical checkup will be conducted and periodical medical checkup will be

conducted through a qualified physician once in a year.

8. Shifting of employees from one place to another place of work will also conducted to

reduce impact.

9. Sign boards will be displayed at sensitive areas to reduce visual impact.

10. Blasting sites should be checked before blast and post-blast by qualified personnel for

malfunctions and unexploded blasting agents, prior to resumption of work.

12.0 Water Quality Management

12.1 Water Resources

In this mine area water table is at a depth of 50m BGL. There are no wells or springs in

the area. The surface rainwater flows through the slope of the area and join the seasonal

nalla at 1 km distance towards the south side of area. The drainage pattern of area is

dendritic in nature. Mine workings are proposed to a depth of 6m, hence there will not be

adverse effect on ground water due to mining. The daily water requirement for the quarry

operations would be approximately 3.5 m3/day.

12.2 Water Management

Following measures will be adopted to mitigate the impact on the water resources:

The blasting activities will have to take care on the sinkholes, cracks and fissures

in the site activities.

During excavation and drilling activities effort must be taken to avoid face

collapse at these cracks and fissures.

To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall

be used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease

handling area will be kept effectively impervious.

To prevent degradation and maintain the water quality during rainy season, adequate

control measures should be adopted to check the mine run-off into the natural streams.

Following control measures are proposed to be adopted:



12.3 Catchment Area Treatment Plan

A catchment area treatment plan has been developed keeping in mind the results of the

hydrology/ hydrogeology of the area and the climate data. As there are no perennial water

sources running on or through the site, the mine water discharge is limited to the

monsoon season only. To keep water from entering the mine during this period, a

garland drain will be developed along the mine’s top bench, which will bend to guide the

water to the nearest natural surface drain.

In terms of water quality, good mining practices are planned, additionally the natural

state of surrounding areas, should ensure that rain water run-off from the mine does not

contain any toxic elements. As the site has no overburden, potential discharge of

sediments is quite limited and any residual dolomite particles which are washed down

will be captured by a sump located at the lowest bench. The sump will be cleaned

regularly and discharge water monitored consistently. If required, based on monitoring,

an additional catch pit can be located at the main garland drain. The sump proposed in the

bottom bench will be designed based on the peak discharge and will be expanded over a

period of time to accommodate the increasing quantum of water discharge. Presently, the

capacity of the sump is designed to hold the entire quantum of peak discharge water for

more than 10 minutes. The garland drain shall be provided surrounding the mine area.

The garland drain (size, gradient and length) and sump capacity will be designed keeping

50% safety margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum discharge in

the area adjoining the mine site. Sump capacity should also provide adequate retention

period to provide proper settling of silt material. The surface water around the mine, and

infrastructure will be regularly tested and appropriate control measures adopted in case of

any pollutant is detected above the prescribed limits.

13.0 Land Management

Land degradation is one of the major adverse impacts of opencast mining in the form of

excavated voids and also in the form of waste dumps. Land reclamation plan must,

therefore, be implemented simultaneously with the mining activities.

13.1 Land Reclamation

It is a small scale of semi-mechanized open cast mining. However, due to open quarry

some land surface may be disturbed. Reclamation and rehabilitation of the lands affected

by quarrying will be done by back filling, soil amelioration and afforestation. Drainage



will be developed along the slopes of the hill. Reclamation of the effected land includes

back filling, Drainage development, spreading and fertilization of soil, leveling and re-

vegetation etc., Care will be taken to implement the said factors.

13.2 Soil Conservation Measures

Topsoil will not used for refilling, but may be sparingly used for plantation purpose.

Topsoil shall be reused during reclamation and afforestation time. Clarifying to extent

back filling and re contouring excavations two sides/slopes and mine.

Top soil, if any will be properly stacked at earmarked dump site with adequate measures

and the same will be used for reclamation and rehabilitation of the mined out areas. To

prevent soil erosion and wash-off of dump-fines from freshly excavated benches and

dumps following measures shall be adopted:

Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any

soil from the mine area being carried away by the rain water;

Toe drains with suitable baffles will be provided all along the toe of the soil

dumps to arrest any soil from the dump slopes being carried away by the rain

water;

Loose material slopes will be covered by mine station by making contour trenches

at 5 m interval to check soil erosion both due to wind and rain;

Retaining walls (concrete or local stone) will be provided, around the stockpile or

wherever required, to support the benches or any loose material as well as to arrest

sliding of loose debris.

14.0 House Keeping

Proper house keeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities.

Wet mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the

work areas and the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects.

15.0 Transport Systems

The finished product is transported by road using road trucks. The number of trip will be

approximately 5 per day. The lessee will deploy two tippers to transport the waste blocks,

unfinished and finished blocks from quarry site to yard and trucks to transport sized

dimensional blocks from yard to destination. Cranes will do the loading of blocks. The

materials while transporting do not pose any hazard. Sufficient parking facilities will be



provided for vehicles loading and unloading of material. Safety signs will be displayed

inside and outside the mine to avoid road accidents.

16.0 Environmental Greening Program

Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment

Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for any major industrial activity, as

per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India.

Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into

account the specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions

are presented.

Each year some of the part of the barrier zone will be subjected to afforestation and care

will be taken to protect the sapling. Fruit growing trees are proposed to be planted.

In balance four years period of this modified mining plan (2015-19) nearly 151

sampling species will be planted in the 7.5 m barrier zone between boundary pillar A

to G.

Every year 41 saplings consists of Neem, Mango, Teak, Baadam and etc., at 2m

interval in proposed plantation area.

A thorny fencing shall be provided to guard the trees from the cows and goats.

The shelterbelt will contain species, which act as wind breakers so that the

environment within the mine is contained.

Diseased and dead plants should be uprooted and replaced by fresh saplings.

Regular monitoring on survival rate and remedial action should be done in an

organized and planned manner.

17.0 Socio-economic Environment

The project provides an opportunity for the local people to get employment directly or

indirectly and helps in the upliftment of the socioeconomic status of the area. The

proposed project would generate an employment of 27.

Project will provide indirect job opportunities and better economic standards to the

local population by transportation, small shops and etc.

Panchayat and State Government will get revenue through royalty and sales tax due to

mining and selling of granite.

Infrastructure development for the mine haul roads will improve connectivity.



Support the local peoples for drinking water supply through tanker in lean season with

Rs. 12000 (approximately 2 tank per day in two months).

Development of greenbelt in the surrounding schools and panchayat under CSR with

Rs. 10000 (approximately 100 plants per day).

Construction of toilets to school children’s separately for male and female students

with Rs. 20000 (approximately 1 no. for boys and no. for girls).

18.0 Disaster Planning

The mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of

a qualified mines manager holding a Second class manager’s certificate of competency to

manage a metalliferrous mine granted by Director General of mines safety (DGMS).

DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the

mine management in case of disaster, if any. Moreover mining staff would be sent to

refresher courses from time to time to keep them abreast of the regulations. However

following natural/ industrial hazards may occur during normal operation

Slope failure at the mine faces;

Accident due to explosives;

Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery;

Sabotage in case of magazine; and

Accidents due to fly rocks and boulders.

In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted:

All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are

strictly followed during all mining operations;

Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any

inflow of surface water into mining area;

Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited;

Fire fighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area;

Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, goggles etc. would

be made available to the employees and regular check to ensure the use;

Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous

premises;

Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory

provisions;

Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly;



Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by competent

persons only;

Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement;

Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling.

19.0 Environment Management Cell

A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will

take the overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for environmental

management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed

management plans and actions to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the

overall supervision of the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the

implementation of the various actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified

in the EMP. The Cell will be headed by Mine Manager and the other members of the cell

that will include a Horticulturist and 1 no. of supervisor.

The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for

the Environmental Engineer at the Mine, at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent

or significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities

listed above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the following:

Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone;

Analyzing the water and air samples;

Implementation of the control and protective measures;

Land reclamation and vegetation;

Co-ordination of the environment related activities;

Collection of the statistics of health of workers;

Green belt development;

Awareness and implementing safety programmes; and

Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP.



Table 12.0 Proposed Green Belt

S. No. Botanical Name Common Name Importance

1 Azadirachta indica Vepa or Neem Neem oil and neem products

2 Tectona grandis Teak Timber wood

3 Terminalia catappa Baadam Edible seed

4 Calotropis gigantean Jilledu Ayurvedic use

5 Mangifera indica Mango Edible fruit

6 Annona squamosa Sitaphal Edible fruit

20.0 Post Project Monitoring

The survey of air pollution comprises of the following monitoring aspects;

a. Ambient air quality survey

b. Noise Level Monitoring

Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum three

stations, one station within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the

mine. Parameters like suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen

carbon monoxide and lead will be monitored. The frequency of monitoring is preferably

once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with

the procedures given by CPCB.

21.0 Other Management Aspects

Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality and noise levels. These

records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board authorities.

The management will maintain the records as per the hazardous waste regulations and

EPA regulations and apply for the annual consents for air and water, and renewal of

authorization for the storage of hazardous waste as per the Hazardous Waste (Handling &

Management) Rules, 1989. The records of hazardous waste manifest will be maintained.



The mine shall obtain the consent for operation (CFO) as required under section 25/26 of

the water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act, 1981, before trial production and

commissioning from the Telangana Pollution Control Board. The CFO will be renewed

each year by the management. The mine will submit environmental statement every year

before September 30. The management ensures that it will comply with all the directions

and regulations issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, State and

Centre Pollution Control Boards.

The Consent for Establishment, Consent for Operation will be displayed in a conspicuous

location for the information of the inspecting authorities of different departments.

22.0 Cost proposed for Environmental Protection Measures

The cost estimate of environment management is presented in Table 13.0.



Table 13.0 Cost Estimation for Environment Management Plan

S. No. Description Item Capital

Cost (Rs.)

Recurring

Cost (Rs.)

1 Air pollution Nose masks 30 No’s 30000 7200

Cloth for drillers 4 no’s 1m each 5760 1536

Gunny bags for covering the

surface of jackhammer holes 5000 2000

Road wetting @ 1 Ltr/Sq.m. and

waste dump setting (1/4 of wetting)

– 5000 Ltrs tank

96920 37920

Plantation on road side – 3m

interval and buffer zone – 2m

interval plus maintenance

65988 23663

Sub Total 203668 72319

2 Water

pollution

Construction of garland drains –

Rs. 1200 per 25m 30996 7749

De-silting operations – Rs. 30 per

25m 20664 5166

Construction of check dams – Rs.

400 per 25m 106640 51660

Construction of retaining wall for

waste dump in slope side – Rs. 600

per 25m

95980 36162

Sub Total 254280 100737

3 Noise

pollution

Maintenance of Machinery suitably

– Rs. 3000 per 3 months 12000 4000

PPE’s like Ear muffs – Rs. 15 each 1215 800

Sub Total 13215 4800

4

Occupational

Safety and

Health

Providing First aid kits – 2 No’s

and fire extinguishers – 2 No’s 5200 2000

Providing Personal Protective

equipments to all employees (hand

gloves @ Rs. 30, safety shoe @ Rs.

1200 and helmet @ Rs. 100)

35910 18000



Training and awareness programs

on risk factors during emergencies

by the experts

5000 2500

Periodical medical checkup and

supply of medicines – Rs. 200 per

head

6200 3100

Sub Total 52310 25600

S. No. Description Item Capital

Cost (Rs.)

Recurring

Cost (Rs.)

5 Environmental

monitoring

Ambient air quality studies – Once

in six months – 2 locations - 12000

Water quality studies – Once a year

– 2 locations - 3200

Noise studies – Once in six months

– 2 locations - 4000

Vibration studies – Once in year –

1 location - 5000

Sub Total 0 24200

Grand Total 523473 227656

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