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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

OF Sand, Stone, Bajri (minor mineral) mining from River Bed of Swarna River Mine lease area-23.75 ha

APPLICANT

UTTARAKHAND FOREST DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION (UKFDC)

ARANYA VIKAS BHAWAN,

73, NEHRU ROAD, DEHRADUN,

UTTARAKHAND-248001

PROJECT FOR MINING OF SAND, BOULDER&BAJRIFROM SWARNA RIVER (AREA 23.75 HA)

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Table of Contents

1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ________________________________________________________________ 1

1.1. General Description __________________________________________________________________ 1

1.2. Salient Features Of The Project _________________________________________________________ 1

1.3. Proposed Planning ____________________________________________Error! Bookmark not defined.

2.0. INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________________ 3

2.1. Project & Project Proponent ___________________________________________________________ 3 2.1.1. Project description _______________________________________________________________ 3

2.1.2. Project Proponent ________________________________________________________________ 3

2.2. Nature Of The Project _________________________________________________________________ 3

2.3. Need For The Project _________________________________________________________________ 4

2.4. Demand-Supply Gap __________________________________________________________________ 4

2.5. Imports vs. Indigenous production ______________________________________________________ 5

2.6. Export Possibility _____________________________________________________________________ 5

2.7. Domestic/ Export Markets _____________________________________________________________ 5

2.8. Employment Generation ______________________________________________________________ 5

3.0. PROJECT DESCRIPTION _______________________________________________________________ 6

3.1. Type Of Project ______________________________________________________________________ 6

3.2. project Location______________________________________________________________________ 6

3.3. Alternate Sites considered _____________________________________________________________ 6

3.4. Magnitude of Operation _______________________________________________________________ 7 3.4.1. Mineral Reserves ________________________________________________________________ 7

3.4.2. Production Capacity ______________________________________________________________ 8

3.5. Project & Process Description __________________________________________________________ 9 3.5.1. method of mining ________________________________________________________________ 9

3.5.2. Blasting _______________________________________________________________________ 11

3.6. Raw Materials, Finished Products & Transportation _______________________________________ 11 3.6.1. Raw materials __________________________________________________________________ 11

3.6.2. Finished products _______________________________________________________________ 11

3.6.3. Transportation _________________________________________________________________ 11


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3.7. Resource Optimization/ Recycling And Reuse ____________________________________________ 11

3.8. Water, Energy / Power Requirement & Source ___________________________________________ 11 3.8.1. Water Requirement _____________________________________________________________ 11

3.8.2. Power ________________________________________________________________________ 12

3.8.3. Fuel __________________________________________________________________________ 12

3.9. Waste Generation, Management & Disposal _____________________________________________ 12 3.9.1. Solid Waste ____________________________________________________________________ 12

3.9.2. Liquid Effluent __________________________________________________________________ 12

3.10. FEASIBILITY DRAWING FOR EIA PURPOSE ________________________________________________ 13

4.0. SITE ANALYSIS _______________________________________________________________________ 14

4.1. Connectivity ________________________________________________________________________ 14

4.2. Landform, Land-use And Land Ownership _______________________________________________ 14 4.2.1. Landform ______________________________________________________________________ 14

4.2.2. Land Use ______________________________________________________________________ 14

4.2.3. Land Ownership ________________________________________________________________ 14

4.3. Topography ________________________________________________________________________ 14

4.4. Existing Land Use Pattern _____________________________________________________________ 15 4.4.1. Environmental Sensitivity _________________________________________________________ 15

4.5. Existing Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________ 16

4.6. Soil Classification ____________________________________________________________________ 16

4.7. Climatic Data _______________________________________________________________________ 17

4.8. Social Infrastructure _________________________________________________________________ 18

5.0. PLANNING BRIEF _____________________________________________________________________ 19

5.1. Planning Concept ___________________________________________________________________ 19

5.2. Assessment Of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social) __________________________________ 19

5.3. Amenities/Facilities _________________________________________________________________ 19 5.3.1. Mines Office, Workshop etc. ______________________________________________________ 19

5.3.2. Rest Shelter ____________________________________________________________________ 19

5.3.3. Water Supply ___________________________________________________________________ 19

5.3.4. Power Supply __________________________________________________________________ 19

5.3.5. Transport of Material ____________________________________________________________ 19

5.3.6. Communication & security ________________________________________________________ 19

6.0. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE _____________________________________________________ 20


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6.1. Industrial Area (Processing Area) _______________________________________________________ 20

6.2. Residential Area (Non Processing Area) _________________________________________________ 20

6.3. Green Belt _________________________________________________________________________ 20

6.4. Social Infrastructure _________________________________________________________________ 20

6.5. Connectivity ________________________________________________________________________ 20

6.6. Drinking Water Management _________________________________________________________ 20

6.7. Sewerage System ___________________________________________________________________ 20

6.8. Industrial Waste Management ________________________________________________________ 20

6.9. Solid Waste Management ____________________________________________________________ 21

6.10. Power Requirement & Supply/ Source __________________________________________________ 21

7.0. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN _________________________ 22

8.0. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES ________________________________________ 23

8.1. Project schedule & cost estimate _______________________________________________________ 23 8.1.1. project Schedule ________________________________________________________________ 23

8.2. Estimated Project Cost _______________________________________________________________ 23

9.0. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL ____________________________________________________________ 24

9.1. Financial And Social Benefits __________________________________________________________ 24

List of Tables

Table 1: Salient feature of the project .................................................................................................. 1

Table 2 : Manpower requirement ........................................................................................................ 5

Table 3: Water Requirement with source of supply ......................................................................... 12

Table 4: Environmental Sensitivity .................................................................................................... 15

Table 5: Soil types, district Dehradun ................................................................................................ 17

Table 6: Climatic data of district Dehradun ...................................................................................... 18

Table 7: Operational Cost of the Project ............................................................................................ 23

List of Figures

Figure 1: General location of mine site ................................................................................................ 7

Figure 2: Schematic flowchart of minor mineral mining process ........................................................... 9


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Figure 3: Schematic flowchart of EIA process ....................................................................................... 13

List of Annexure

Annexure Number Annexure title

Annexure1 : Letter of intent

Annexure 2 : Proposal for forest clearance

Annexure 3 : Joint Inspection report

Annexure 4 : Geographical corner coordinates of mine site

Annexure 5 : Environmental sensitivity map with 10 km radius map

Annexure 6 : Approved Mine Plan

Annexure 7 : Geological Section Plan


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1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The proposed project is for mining of sand, boulder and bajri (Minor Minerals) in an

area of 23.75 ha from the river bed of Swarna, located in Village- Abdullapur& Rampur,

Tehsil- Vikasnagar, District-Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The project site comes in Jhajra

Range under Dehradun Forest Division of Siwalik Circle, Dehradun. The river along its

course brings huge quantity of material consisting of sand, boulder &bajri during every

monsoon. This material has to be removed every year in order to channelize the river

course to the middle and to prevent it from widening & thus causing cutting of nearby

residential, agricultural andforest land.

Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UKFDC) is a statutory body constituted

by the Uttarakhand State Government, involved in collection and disposal of minor

minerals from the rivers situated inside reserved forest areas. The project proponent

has been issued a letter of intent by the Geology & Mining UnitDirectorate of Industries

vides letter no. 584/BHU.Khani.E/2012-13 dated 23 Jan, 2013. Copy enclosed as

Annexure-I.

As the Mine lease lies in the reserved forest hence Forest clearance under section-2 of

“Forest Conservation Act, 1980” has to be obtained from MOEF for which the

application has already been submitted (Copy enclosed as Annexure-II) for diversion

of 23.75 ha of forest land.

1.2. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

Table 1: Salient feature of the project

Project name Mining of Sand, Bajri , Boulder (minor mineral) from the bed of Swarna River

Mine lease area 23.75 ha

Location of mine Swarna river bed

Near Village : Abdullapur& Rampur

Tehsil : Vikasnagar

District : Dehradun

State : Uttarakhand Latitude 30°22’45.99’’ N to 30°23’57.00’’ N Longitude 77°51’33.01’’ E to 77°53’29.68’’ E Topo sheet number 53 F/4 Land use Forest land (River bed) Minerals of mine Sand/Bajri/Boulder (Minor minerals) Life of mine Continuous, being replenished yearly Proposed annual production of mine 2,16,000 tonnes Method of mining Open-cast Manual Method of loading Manual Mode of transport Trucks and tractor-trolleys Total geological reserve 49,44,115 MT (up to 18 m depth) Proved reserve 24,72,057 MT (up to 9 m depth) Are to be brought under mining 50% of lease area, leaving 25% on either

side



Depth of mining 1.5 m below existing surface Mineable reserve 2,16,000 MT, to be replenished each year No of working days in a year 270 (day time only) Water demand 7 KLD Sources of water Tanker water supply Plantation & green belt development Plantation along river banks in no-mining

zone, and along the haul roads outside lease area. Plantation will also be done in the area, if any, indicated by Forest Department.

Environmental management & pollution control

Water sprinkling on haul roads and in areas under mining

Use of transport vehicles with “PUC” certificate

Septic tanks followed by soak pits for domestic sewage

Annual environmental monitoring (air, water, soil & noise)

Routine health monitoring of workers. Social welfare measures Provision of toilets in Village school

Provision of drinking water facilities Provision of vocational training

Man power 130 (including 100 unskilled persons) Nearest railway station Dehradun (23 km by road, SE) Nearest state highway/national highway NH-72 (4 km)

NH-123 (14 km) Nearest air port Jolly Grant (49 km) (road distance) Seismic zone Zone-IV (As per 1893:2002) Project cost Rs 25 lakh



2.0. INTRODUCTION

2.1. PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT

2.1.1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The proposed project is for extraction of river bed material (RBM), i.e., sand, bajri and

boulder from the bed of Swarna River. Swarna River is a rai fed river, and remains dry

throughout the lean season. During monsoon season, the surface run-off from the

catchment carries eroded river bed material and deposits in the river bed. This results in

widening of course of the river and causes erosion & cutting of agricultural fields and

forest land situated on the river bank. The minor mineral mining lease, measuring 23.75

hectare (ha) is a forest land in Swarna River bed, that falls in Jhajra Forest Range of

Dehradun Forest Division near village-Abdullapur, Tehsil- Vikasnagar, District-

Dehradun, Uttarakhand. As per EIA notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments,

the project activity has been categorized as Category- B2project as the mining area is

less than 50 ha. Proposed capacity of mine for production of sand, bajri & boulder will be

2,16,000 TPA (800 TPD).

2.1.2. PROJECT PROPONENT

The project proponent, Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UKFDC) is a

statutory body constituted by the State Government of Uttarakhand. The Corporation

was formed for the better preservation, supervision and development of forest, and also

for better exploitation of forest produce within the State and for matters connected

there with.The Corporation has been progressing forward not only in its financial aspect

but also has taken a big leap in the direction of diversification of its activities.

The Corporation has added the collection and disposal of minor minerals from the rivers

situated inside reserved forest areas, collection and marketing of medicinal plants and

Eco tourism in its works apart from the removal of dead, dying and uprooted trees as

allotted by the Forest department.

Collection and marketing of sand, boulder and Bajri from the river beds of reserved

forest areas has been undertaken in order to protect the forest lands, agricultural crops

and inhabitations from the havoc of floods. The collection and marketing system is being

converted from volume base to weight basis for the disposal of minor minerals, in the

Gaula, Sharda, Nandhaur, Kosi, Dabka, Ganga, Yamuna, Song and Gunnarivers of the

State. The implementation of advanced computerized technique of minor mineral

weighing system is a step towards advancement and use of new technology.

2.2. NATURE OF THE PROJECT

The project has been proposed for an annual production of 2,16,000tonnes of

Sand/Bajri/Boulder by open cast manual extraction method in river bed. The lease area

is located in river bed and is under forest land. The total lease area is 23.75 ha, and is

mineable as per approved Site Inspection Committee report comprising of officer from

UKFDC, Deputy Divisional ForestOfficer (Dehradun Forest Division), Forest range officer



(Jhajhra Range), Dy. District magistrate (Vikasnagar) and Tehsildar (Vikasnagar)dated

09.08.2013. Joint inspection report is attached as Annexure III.

There is practically no soil cover on top profile of river bed section proposed for

mining.However, if some soil is encountered, it will be removed and carefully stored for

use in plantation purpose.

Hardly any vegetation is present in the river bed. But the vegetation is present at both

the river banks with a Vegetation Density of 0 to 10 with predominantly species of trees

like Pine, Lantana, Burans, Kafal, and Tuna Ciliataetc.

No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as

crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and carefully stored for depositing

into the mine pits in the river bed or for plantation purpose. Swarna River has

significant catchment area.During monsoon season, when the river reaches high stage, it

transports bed load material and sediments which gets aggraded at such stretch which

has wider river width and has concave banks. The mined out area gets replenished

annually after monsoon, thus it does not require any backfilling. The

rehabilitation/reclamation of such lease area which has been secluded for mining being

closure to the bank in the form of upper terraces will be done by way of tree plantation

along lease boundary. Green barriers will be created by plantation as per CPCB

Guidelines.

2.3. NEED FOR THE PROJECT

Due to heavy rainfall and flooding annually during monsoon season, a large amount of

sand, bajri, boulder (minor minerals) has been deposited in the bed of river Swarna.

This phenomenon has widened the course of river and in-turn is responsible for cutting

of nearby agricultural and forest land causing heavy degradation in the form of soil

erosion and loss of vegetation along the river course. Keeping in view the environmental

consideration for the ecosystem of the river it is essential to remove Sand, Bajri, and

Boulder from the river bed.Therefore, in order to avoid widening of river, channelize the

river course, prevention of floods and land cutting from nearby agricultural fields and

forests; this project has been proposed to collect minor minerals from an area of 23.75

ha.

The proposed project will also benefit in meeting the huge demand of construction

material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and

infrastructure works, road material for construction & maintenance of roads/highway,

elastic ballast material for rail tracks in the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and

towns of Uttar Pradesh as minor minerals of Swarna river at river bed quarry site has

been found suitable from techno-economic consideration, but also provide direct

employment to about 300 persons including skilled, semi-skilled & unskilled laborers.

Additional jobs are created by way of transportation.

2.4. DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP

Due to ban on illegal mining and with increase in infrastructure industries demand of

sand, bajri& boulder (construction material) has increased by almost 50 %. Hence the



extraction of river bed material will not only help in saving the river from diversion and

widening of its course but will also cater increased demand of river bed material in

construction activities like building, infrastructure facilities, construction and expansion

of existing road and highways etc.

2.5. IMPORTS VS. INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION

Import does not apply in the present case as minor mineral is indigenously available at

number of mines under operation in Uttarakhand.

2.6. EXPORT POSSIBILITY

Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand.

2.7. DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKETS

There is a huge demand of sand, bajri and boulder in construction and infrastructure

sector. The proposed mining activity is for extraction of Sand/Bajri/Boulder for

indigenous consumption and also for sale to nearby cities and towns located in the state

of Uttarakhand as well as Uttar Pradesh. Adequate demand exists in the domestic

market.

2.8. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

About 300 workers including skilled, semi-skilled & unskilled labors shall be engaged

inthe project for extraction of minor mineral and loading and handling of mineral in

mining area, besides, watch and ward and plantation activity with proper maintenance.

Breakup of manpower is given as follows:

Table 2 : Manpower requirement

S. No. Type of Manpower Number

1 Manager/ Foremen 8

2 Supervisors 12

3 Timekeeper 5

4 Office assistant/ Dispatch Supervisor 5

5 Unskilled (daily wages/Mining workers) 100

Total 130



3.0. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1. TYPE OF PROJECT

The proposed project is for open cast manual extraction of 2,16,000 TPA of sand,

boulder &bajrifrom the river bed. The lease area (23.75 ha), located within dry river

bed,is a forest land. The project has no other interlinked project. Sand, boulder

&bajri(Minor minerals) form the site will be transported to different vendors, including

crusher units for use in building construction and infrastructure development.

3.2. PROJECT LOCATION

The minor mineral mining lease, measuring 23.75 ha is a forest land in bed of Swarna

River, and falls in Jhajra Forest Range of Dehradun Forest Division under Siwalik Circle,

Dehradun. The mine site is located near villages–Abdullapur& Rampur, Block-Sahaspur,

Tehsil-Vikasnagar, District-Dehradun,Uttarakhand. General location of the mine site is

given in Figure 1.

Geographical coordinates of the 4 corners of the mine lease area are as follows.

Corner Latitude Longitude

1 300 22’ 45.99” 770 51’ 40.54’’

2 300 22’ 51.26” 770 51’ 33.01’’

3 300 23’ 57.00” 770 53’ 25.83’’

4 300 23’ 49.84” 770 53’ 29.68’’

Project boundary with site layout and geographical corner coordinates along the mine

site is shown in satellite image attached as Annexure-IV.

3.3. ALTERNATE SITES CONSIDERED

As mining projects are site specific and located within the allotted/ granted mining lease

area, no alternate site was considered. The proposed site shall be mined for the purpose

of preventing land cutting during heavy rainfall and floods and also to channelize the

river course to the middle. Examination for alternative sites was not required as it is

mandated for the above mentioned purpose only. Besides this any other alternative

other than river bed mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant

cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental

impacts.



Figure 1: General location of mine site

3.4. MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION

3.4.1. MINERAL RESERVES

Total area allotted for mining in the riverbed is 23.75 ha, which falls under Dehradun

Forest Division, Uttarakhand.While computing the geological mineral reserves the depth

ofmineralization is taken upto 18m in all the applied area. There are three categories of

reserve; namely measured/proved, indicated/probable, inferred/possible. The proved

categories include mineral upto 9 m depth. The probable category includes 6 m after the

proved depth and possible category includes 3m from the possible depth as far as this

lease in concerned.From the field trials conducted in the sector and information

gathered from the project proponent, the bulk density is foundto be 1.8.

Total geological Reserve is calculated on the basis of section lines drawn along the grids



and slices (to have geo-morphological consideration).

Table 3: Geological Reserve in Metric Tones

Geological Reserve in Metric Tones

Proved 2472057.37

Probable 1648038.36

Possible 824019.01

TOTAL 4944114.74

As mineability and other factors i.e. buffer zone, depth of mining, etc. are not considered

in calculation of geological reserve, the geological reserve in the area, as computed and

presented above, is much more than mineable reserves because mine is proposed to be

developed in benches, and the ultimate pit depth will be limited to 1.5 m below existing

surface level. Also, 25% of lease area on either side of the river bank will not be

subjected to mining.

3.4.2. PRODUCTION CAPACITY

Total area allotted for mining in the river bed is 23.75 ha. The mining is to be

undertaken in the area along the centre of river channel, leaving 25% area on both the

banks of the river as well as 200 feet each upstream and downstream for any road or

bridge crossing the river.As no road or bridge crossing is located within 200 feet from

the lease area, the collection of sand, bajri& boulder (minor minerals) will be carried out

from the 50% of the total area i.e. approximately 11.88 ha, leaving 25% area on either

side of the river bank for better channelization of the water during monsoon. Hence,

total capacity of mine is estimated as 2,16,000tonnes per annum.

The mine will be worked in the day shift only. The average number of working days in

the year would be 270.

The proposed annual target production has been worked out on the basis of mineable

area with maximum mining depth of 1.5m. On the basis of the nature of RBM (River

Borne Material) in the boulder reach of the river, the matrix comprises of the bed load,

mainly comprising of boulder, pebble, cobble, bajri and sand. The river originates from

non-glaciated areas of Inner Himalayas and is basically spring fed river with discharges

throughout the year. During monsoon season, the high intensity and duration of rain fall

result into high floods and sometime the flash flood also. The banks of the river in the

upper reaches are made-up of friable material, which is easily eroded. The river bed

material and the suspended solids material mainly constitutes of stone, bajri and sand,

which gets settled into the beds with depressed elevation and into such pockets formed

during the mining in pre-monsoon season. Viewing the competence of the river and the

traction force generated during period of high discharges the bed load material, viz.

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boulder, shingle and sand gets aggraded annually and it is essential that the silviculture

purposes and to save the nearby habitation, the removal of sand is essential, so that, the

river course is not diverted. The annual target production is likely to be achi

the year of normal rainfall in the catchment of Swarna River.

3.5. PROJECT & PROCESS DESCRIPTION

3.5.1. METHOD OF MINING

The project does not involve any processes such as drilling, blasting and beneficiation.

The mining process involves collection of ma

pans and sieves. This is followed by sorting and manual picking, stacking and loading

into trucks/tractor-trolley for transporting. The pits from where the material is picked

are not deeper than 1.5m as allowed in

direction of the river. These get replenished during monsoon. The only waste is silt/clay

which is recycled back to the pits.

Systematic flow-chart of manual opencast mining of RBM is given in Figure

Figure 2: Schematic flowchart of minor mineral mining process

Mining will be carried out only during the day time. The factors such as topography, bed

gradient, soils, rainfall etc will be taken into consideration for the same. The

transported through the high velocity flow and is deposited in downstream portion

where the bed slope is mild.

Applied area is a part of a river bed and mining will be done manually in open cast

method in quite a systematic manner by forming b

may be variation in the width which the lessee will keep on mending. About 216,000

Tonnes mineral will be exploited per year. From first year to fifth year total 1080,000

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er, shingle and sand gets aggraded annually and it is essential that the silviculture


river course is not diverted. The annual target production is likely to be achi

the year of normal rainfall in the catchment of Swarna River.

ESCRIPTION

METHOD OF MINING


The mining process involves collection of material by simple hand tool such as shovel,


trolley for transporting. The pits from where the material is picked

are not deeper than 1.5m as allowed in mining area and shall follow the normal channel


which is recycled back to the pits.

chart of manual opencast mining of RBM is given in Figure

: Schematic flowchart of minor mineral mining process


gradient, soils, rainfall etc will be taken into consideration for the same. The


where the bed slope is mild.


method in quite a systematic manner by forming benches of 1.5m high. However, there



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er, shingle and sand gets aggraded annually and it is essential that the silviculture


river course is not diverted. The annual target production is likely to be achieved during


terial by simple hand tool such as shovel,


trolley for transporting. The pits from where the material is picked

mining area and shall follow the normal channel


chart of manual opencast mining of RBM is given in Figure-2.

: Schematic flowchart of minor mineral mining process


gradient, soils, rainfall etc will be taken into consideration for the same. The material is



enches of 1.5m high. However, there





Tonnes mineral will be produced. The proposed area is within river bed and mined out

area will be replenished gradually during succeeding rainy season. The sandy soil to be

scrapped manually with the help of pickaxe, spade & crowbar and will be stacked

separately in dump yard located near the working pit. About l0% of the total production

is considered as a waste material and will be used for reclaiming the bank slope.

Backfilling will be done simultaneously in each year.

Prior to any actual mining being done at the site, the overburden will be removed.

Overburden comprises of a thin layer of sandy soil. Sandy soil will be kept separately

and utilized for plantation on river bank. Extraction of RBM will be performed by

manual means. Hand operated tools like spade,tasla, etc. will be used to collect the sand.

The excavated materialwill be directly loaded into trucks, dumpers, tippers and tractors

trolleys and send to thedestination wherever it is required for construction and other

purposes.

Transportation of sand from the mine is a process to deliver mined out material to the

location where it is going to be collected. Mined out sand will manually be loaded into

truck and transported to its destination where it will ultimately be used. Sufficient space

will be left for loading of trucks. Excavation of river bed minerals will commence from

the top surface of the area and commence towards down removing the minerals

manually in 1.5m slices. Ultimate depth of a bench will be 1.5m. Mining will be restricted

upto a maximum depth of 1.5m only. The entire area does not require excavating at

once. Per year about 216,000 tonnes production of river RBM (sand bajri& boulder)

have been proposed to meet the market requirement.

The mineral extraction will be done for a peflod of 270 days in a year. During this period

the areas of mining quary will be free from submergence. During mining operation the

river flow will be away to enable dry pit mining. In the lease area the river flow being

reduced and sediment load get deposited. During flood season, the area gets replenished

with sediments and source of erosion at this location is comparatively less.

The guidelines of the Ministry of Environment & Forests and Directorate of Geology and

Mining will be followed; the most important is as under:

Dry pit mining will be followed which means mining an all times will be above

theflowing river water level. Mining activity will be immediately stopped when

watercomes in the mining pits.

RBM (sand bajri& boulder) will be collected in slices upto a depth of 1.5 m or

riverwater levels whichever less than prescribed.

Stream will not be diverted to form inactive channel.

Mining at the concave side of the river channel will be avoided to prevent bank

erosion.

Mining will be restricted minimum 25% fromriver bank to minimize effect of

river bankerosion and to avoid consequent channel migration. Plarftation will be

done on such areato isolate mining operation form the rest of the area.

Area of mining lease will be demarcated prior to mining and Pillars will be

erected onground.



No mining operations shall be carried out in proximity of any bridge and or

embankment.

Working will be during day-time only; i.e. sunrise to sunset only;

No constructions will be done at site except for construction of initial temporary

shelterhouse.

No water intake from river will be done. Water will be supplied by tankers from

outside source.

No machineries will be used.

Mining will be completely stopped during monsoon season.

The implements for mining (shovels, pans and sieves) will bearranged by project

proponent who are also responsible for administrative control of labours as well as for

carrying out mining operations in the sanctioned/demarcated lease area within the

ambit of the conditions set-forth in the order for execution of mine by the competent

authority and also the instructions/guideline issued by the KhananVibhag, Uttarakhand.

3.5.2. BLASTING

No blasting is proposed to be done.

3.6. RAW MATERIALS, FINISHED PRODUCTS & TRANSPORTATION

3.6.1. RAW MATERIALS

No raw material is required for extraction of river bed material. The material will be

extracted by use of hand implements.

3.6.2. FINISHED PRODUCTS

It is proposed to mine approximately 2,16,000 tonnes per annum (800 TPD) of river bed

material, comprising sand, bajri and boulder.

3.6.3. TRANSPORTATION

The extracted material will be transported from the mine site to destinations in tractor

trolleys and trucks. As the mine will be operated for 270 days in a year, the daily

production and dispatch of material is estimated as 800 tonnes. This will require

approximately 80 truck trips per day.

3.7. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION/ RECYCLING AND REUSE

Not applicable in the present case as all size of minerals will be extracted and

transported to various crusher units outside the mine lease area for sorting & grading

purpose.

3.8. WATER, ENERGY / POWER REQUIREMENT & SOURCE

3.8.1. WATER REQUIREMENT

Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 7 KLD,

which shall be met from tanker supply. The water required for domestic purpose

includes drinking purpose and toilet needs of workers for which toilet with septic tank

will be provided at site. The water is further required for sprinkling on haulage road



which is done twice a day in morning and evening using water tanker supply. Breakup of

water requirements is as given below:

Table 4: Water Requirement with source of supply

S. No. Description of requirement

Water requirement

(KLD)

Source

1. Domestic 2.0 Tanker water supply

3. Dust Suppression 3.5

4. Green Belt Development 1.5

TOTAL REQUIREMENT 7

3.8.2. POWER

Electric supply is available in the nearby villages, Rampur and Abdullapur. No electrical

power is required for the mining operation, as the mining will be performed during day

time only. Minimal power required for office and rest shelter shall be taken from general

electric supply of the nearby villages.

3.8.3. FUEL

As the mining including loading of extracted material will be performed manually, no

mining machinery will used. Transportation of extracted RBM will be done through

private vehicles hired by the customer. The transport vehicles will draw their fuel

requirement from existing retail outlets in the area.

3.9. WASTE GENERATION, MANAGEMENT& DISPOSAL

3.9.1. SOLID WASTE

No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as

crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or

in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation.

3.9.2. LIQUID EFFLUENT

There will be no waste water generation from the mining activities. Sewage from toilets

and wash rooms will be treated in septic tanks and disposed in soak pits.



3.10. FEASIBILITY DRAWING FOR EIA PURPOSE

Figure 3: Schematic flowchart of EIA process



4.0. SITE ANALYSIS

4.1. CONNECTIVITY

The site has been recommended suitable for mining because of its proximity to physical

& infrastructural facilities. The site has been recommended for mining in order to

prevent the erosion and land from the adjoining river banks.

The mining site is well connected through rail & road network.

Mine site at Swarna River Jhajra Range is approachable by NH-72 at a distance of

approx. 4 km.

Dehradun railway station is located at a distance of 23 km (road distance).

The nearest airport is Jolly Grant around 49 km away from the mining area.

Post Office is situated at Selaqui which is about 4km away from lease hold area.

The nearest police station is at Selaqui which is about 4 km from applied area.

4.2. LANDFORM, LAND-USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP

4.2.1. LANDFORM

The mine lease area is in river bed of Swarna River, Jhajra Forest Range of Dehradun

Forest Division. The site elevation varies from 602 mRL in NE part to 545 mRL in SW

part of the lease area. Swarna River is a rain fed river, and remains dry throughout the

year. The surface of the river bed is covered with sand, bajri and boulders, brought

annually by the river during mansoon season.

4.2.2. LAND USE

The land use of the mine lease area is river body classified as forest land. The entire

lease area is covered with sand, bajri and boulders, and is devoid with vegetation.

4.2.3. LAND OWNERSHIP

The designated mine area is forest land and belongs toJhajra Forest Range of Dehradun

Forest Division and has been allotted to UKFDC for the purpose of mining.

4.3. TOPOGRAPHY

The mine lease area lies in the river bed and is a part of foothills of Siwalik range region

of Uttarakhand. Highest and lowest elevation in the ML area is 603.5 m AMSL and 545 m

AMSL creating a level difference of 58.5 m.

The residual hills are mostly formed by erosion and are the remnants of post Upper

Siwalik deposits. These are called Older Doon Gravels or Langha Boulder Beds. Boulder

beds, shales and red clay represent this unit. The residual hills are present in Doiwala

and Vikasnagar blocks.

Dehradun can be divided into 2 distinct tracts i.e. the montrane tract and the sub-

montrane tract. The mine lease area lies in the sub-montrane tract which is the famous



Doon Valley, surrounded by Siwalik Hills in the South and outer scrap of Himalayas in

the North.

Topography will not change during running of mine and on its abandonment at the end

of the proposed mining, due to digging of shallow pits and consequent annual deposition

during high floods. Map showing study area with 10 km radius around the mine lease

boundary is attached as Annexure- V.

4.4. EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN

The existing land use pattern of mine lease area belongs to land-use category “River

body” in reserved forest area and shall continue to be so even after the current mining

project is over.

4.4.1. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

Table 5: Environmental Sensitivity

S.No. Sensitive Ecological Features Name Aerial Distance

(in km.) from ML

boundary

1. National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary Binog wild life Sanctuary 10.42 NE

2. Tiger Reserve/Elephant Reserve

/ Turtle Nesting Ground

- -

3. Core Zone of Biosphere Reserve None -

4. Habitat for migratory birds None -

5. Lakes/Reservoir/Dams Swarna Lake -

6. Stream/Rivers Mine is located in the bed

of Swarna river

-

7. Estuary/Sea None -

8. Mangroves None -

9. Mountains/Hills Project lies in the

foothills of Siwalik range

-

10. Notified Archaeological sites None -

11. Industries/Thermal Power Plants None -

12. Defense Installation Indian Military Academy 14 km SE

13. Airports Jolly Grant 49 km SE

14. Railway Lines Dehradun 23 km SE

15. National / State Highways NH-72

NH-123

4 km S

14 km N

16. Important worship place No None



4.5. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

The mine lease area is a forest land which lies in the Swarna river basin and gets

deposition of sand, bajri& boulder carried along the river course with the flow of river

during monsoon. There is no existing infrastructure.However, during mining temporary

rest shelters for workers will be provided.

The infrastructure existing in the surrounding area are as follows.

Power & Electricity: The lease area falls near Villages abdullapur and Rampur, which

are electrified by 220 volt supply. Nearly 80% of villages located within within 5 km

distance are electrified.

Water Supply: Water table of this area is about 12-100 ft below the ground. A number

of dug wella and springs are available in the area. For irrigation, small canals are made

on the perennial nalas and water supply for drinking purpose is supplied by

Uttarakhand Jal Sasthan through pipelines. Water requirement of the proposed project

will be through tanker supply.

Post office & Telegraph: Post Office is situated at Selaqui which is about 4km away from lease hold area.

Education institute: the following educational facilities are available in the area Primary school is situated in Abdullapur& Rampur which is about 1 km away

from lease hold area. Senior Sec. School are situated in Selaqui which is about 4 km away from lease

hold area. Intermediate collage is available in the Selaqui which is about 4km away from

lease hold area. For getting higher studies, people are going to Dehradun which is about 30 km

from the lease area.

Health facility:In Selaqui Primary Health Center is available, which is about 4 km from

lease area. District hospital is situated at Dehradun, which is 30 km away from the lease

area.

Police station: The nearest police station is at Selaqui which is about 4 km from applied

area.

Bank: There are number of banks available at Selaqui which is about 4 km from the

applied area.

4.6. SOIL CLASSIFICATION

The nature and soil type play an important role in agriculture and have direct relation

with groundwater recharge. Physiographic, climate, drainage and geology of the area are

the factors responsible for the nature and type of soil and soil cover. The soil type also

depends upon the slope and rate of erosion. The soil types of district Dehradun are given

in Table 5:



Table 6: Soil types, district Dehradun

Physiography Characteristics Taxonomic Classification Mountains Moderately deep, well-drained, thermic

coarse loamy soils on steep slopes, strong, stoniness, associated with shallow excessively drained, loamy skeletal soil.

Loamy skeletal. Dystric Eutrochrepts. Fine loamy lithic and typic Hapludolls-Loamy skeletal typic Udrothants

Soils on Upper piedmont plains

Deep, well-drained, coarse loamy cover, fragmental soils on heavy gentle slope with loamy surface and slight erosion. Associated with excessively cairned soils with loamy surface and slight to moderate erosion. Deep, well-drained, fine to coarse loamy surface and slight to moderate erosion.

Udifiuventic Ustochrepts Typic Usipsammens Udic Ustorchrepts

Soils on Lower piedmont plains

Deep, well-drained, coarse loamy cover over fragmental soils on nearly level plains with loamy surface. Associated with deep, well drained, fine loamy soil with loamy surface. Deep well drained, fine silty soil on very gentle slopes with loamy surface and slight erosion. Deep well drained fine to coarse loamy surface and slight to moderate erosion, silty soil with loamy surface.

Udifluventic Ustochreps UdicUstochrepts Udic Haplustolls Udic Ustochrepts

4.7. CLIMATIC DATA

The district has within its limits lofty peaks of the Outer Himalayas as well as the Dun

Valley with climatic conditions nearly similar to those in the plains.

Temperature: Mean Maximum temperature is 36.2°C and the mean minimum

temperature is 6.1°C.In association with the cold waves arising in the wake of

the western disturbance which travels East wards, the minimum temperature

goes down to about 1.8° and at times leads to frosts.

Rainfall: The climate of the district, in general, is temperate. The temperature

depends on the elevation. In the Doon Valley is characterized by humid climate

with moderate temperature, plenty of rainfall and luxuriant vegetation. The

average annual rainfall in the area is 2073.32 mm.Maximum rainfall seems

during July and August.On an average there are about 48 rainy days in a year.

The climatic data of Doon Valley is summarized in Table 6.



Table 7: Climatic data of district Dehradun

Month

Normal Rainfall(mm)

Mean Relative Humidity%

Mean of Temperature(0C)

Maximum Minimum

January 42.1 81 29.36 1.8

February 58.1 76 28.74 2.5

March 56.4 63 37.24 5.12

April 25 51 38.56 10.9

May 50 49 45.32 10

June 250 67 42.36 9

July 650 87 40.36 10

August 598 90 38.45 8

September 250 83 37.89 6

October 48.32 71 36.54 5.36

November 14.5 74 31.25 2.91

December 30.9 80 28.46 2

Annual 2073.32 72.7 36.2 6.13

Source: www.imd.nic.in

4.8. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary

schools, degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public

transportation and hospitals are by and large are available in the study area.



5.0. PLANNING BRIEF

5.1. PLANNING CONCEPT

Open cast manual mining method will be adopted for Sand/Bajri/Boulder mining.

Project will annually produce Sand/Bajri/Boulder @2,16,000tonnes, which will be used

for meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate

required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material for

construction and maintenance of roads/highway; elastic ballast material for rail tracks

in the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh.

5.2. ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (PHYSICAL & SOCIAL)

Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine lease area and due

to the mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing

infrastructure is required.

5.3. AMENITIES/FACILITIES

Proper site services such as First Aid, Rest Shelter and Drinking Water will be provided

to the mine workers.

5.3.1. MINES OFFICE, WORKSHOP ETC.

Provision of mine office, workshop along with weighbridge facility is proposed during

mining operations.

5.3.2. REST SHELTER

Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules

shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area.

5.3.3. WATER SUPPLY

A total of 7 KLD Water will be required for the purpose of human consumption, dust

suppression and plantation. Water shall be supplied by tanker supply from authorized

vendor.

5.3.4. POWER SUPPLY

The mining work will be done manually and in day time only. Therefore, the mining

operation does not require electric power for lighting or running of machines. However,

minimal power required for mine office and the rest shelter will be drawn from the

existing electric supply in the nearby villages.

5.3.5. TRANSPORT OF MATERIAL

During operation phase, trucks/tractors shall be used for the transportation of river bed

material from the site to destinedlocations.

5.3.6. COMMUNICATION& SECURITY

Mobile phones&walky- talky shall be used for communication. Mine lease being a part of

reserve forest required appropriate security which shall be provided by UKFDC along

with Forest Department.



6.0. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1. INDUSTRIAL AREA (PROCESSING AREA)

The following site services will be provided:

a) Office

b) Store

c) First Aid Centre

d) Drinking water shed

e) Rest shelter

The site services like rest room shelter, first aid box and drinking water facilitieswill be

provided to workers at the mine site.

6.2. RESIDENTIAL AREA (NON PROCESSING AREA)

As local person shall be employed, no residential building/housing are proposed.

6.3. GREEN BELT

As the mine site is a part of forest land, hence the project proponent i.e. UKFDC shall

carry out compensatory afforestation as mentioned in the Forest Clearance conditions.

Apart from compensatory afforestationgreen belt shall also be developed along the road

side after consultation with concerned authority and village panchayat.Plantation is

proposed along the slope on both bank of the river. Plantation will also be carried out on

approach roads and nearby vicinity of river bank. Any sandy soil overlying the RBM will

be utilized for plantation on river bank.

6.4. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

As per primary survey & secondary data available, by & large all the social infrastructure

facilities are available in the vicinity of mine site.

6.5. CONNECTIVITY

The nearby villages, Abdullapur and Rampur, are well connected to metalled roads.

Haul roads from the lease area connecting these eisting roads will be developed for

transport of extracted RBM.

6.6. DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT

Water requirement for domestic purpose will be 2 KLD , which will be met from tanker

water supply.

6.7. SEWERAGE SYSTEM

Sewage from toilets and urinals will be treated in septic tanks and disposed in soak pits.

6.8. INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Not applicable, as the mining activity will not be generating any overburden or waste

water. A thin layer of sandy soil is observed at a few spots in the lease area. The same

will be scrapped during mining and utilized for plantation along river banks.



6.9. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

The proposed project is for extraction of sand, bajri and stone from the dry bed of

Swarna River. A thin layer of sandy soil is visible in some parts of the lease area. During

surface preparation, the sandy soil will be scrapped, stacked temporarily, and utilized

for plantation on the river bank, which is presently covered with sand, bajri and

boulder..

6.10. POWER REQUIREMENT & SUPPLY/ SOURCE

The mining work will be done manually and in day time only. Therefore, the mining

operation does not require electric power for lighting or running of machines. However,

minimal power required for mine office and the rest shelter will be drawn from the

existing electric supply in the nearby villages.



7.0. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN

The mine lease area is located in river bed, and is designated as forest land under

Jhajhra Forest range. As there is no habitation in the lease area, Rehabilitation &

Resettlement is not applicable in present case.



8.0. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.1. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATE

8.1.1. PROJECT SCHEDULE

No construction activity is involved under the project activity. The mining operations

shall commence after getting all the regulatory compliance including environmental

clearance as applicable.

8.2. ESTIMATED PROJECT COST

The Proposed project is a new mine and capital cost of the project includes cost of

machinery, equipment, cost of consultant and cost of construction of temporary site

facilities. As such, the capital cost of the project is estimated as Rs. 25 lakh.

Operational cost of the project includes costs of mining, royalties, taxes, social welfare

schemes, EMP, etc. Breakup of operational cost calculated on the basis of per tonnes of

mineral produced is as given below:

Table 8: Operational Cost of the Project

S. No. Particulars Cost per tonne

(Rs.)

1. Mining cost (inclusive of salaries & wages of

employees & workmen, Stores consumables,

machineries Repairing & maintenance

depreciation & over expenditures)

4720

2. Socioeconomic developments 310

3. Occupational Health & safety 200

4. Environmental management 1818

Total cost per tonnes 7048

Selling rate of Sand, Bajri& Boulder varies and the average comes out to be Rs. 13450

per tonnes approximately. Hence the project is economically feasible.



9.0. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL

9.1. FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS

The proposed project is found to have both financial and social benefits as listed below:

The project will provide direct & indirect employment to local people in

different activities such as mining, sizing (sieving), transportation and plantation

activities.

This project will provide protection to the nearby habitation from submergence

which is cause due to flood in monsoon season.

The revenue generated from the production and sale of mineral will also add to

the exchequer of government, which in turn will help in the growth of state

economy.

As the proposed mine area lies in the flood plain, hence the removal of extracted

material will minimize the chances of flood disaster in the area.

With the emergence of fast growing construction industry of Uttarakhand and

other nearby states Excavated material will also cater the huge increasing

demand of mineral to be used as raw material for construction.

The project is not expected to have any major adverse impact on the environment.

Hence it is concluded that the project is economically feasible and financially beneficial

to the local people as well as to the country.

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