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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This project is meant for mining of Ball Clay, Red & Yellow
Ochre [M.L. No. 18/83], situated near village Jaisinghdesar, Tehsil Nokha, District Bikaner
(Rajasthan) having a lease area of 129.50 Hect. owned by M/s Sharda Sales Corporation,
Proprietor, Smt Sharda Devi Poddar, Bachhawato ka Mohalla, Bikaner (Rajasthan).
The Environment Clearance is required for enhancement of targeted production of Ball Clay,
Red & Yellow Ochre of from 13587 TPA. to 1,00,000 TPA.
2. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The mining
lease was granted in favour of M/s Sharda Sales Corporation, Proprietor, Smt. Sharda Devi
Poddar for minerals Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre for a period of 20 years near village
Jaisinghdesar, Tehsil Nokha, District Bikaner vide order no. F-1(82)/Khan/Gr.2/84 dated
02.02.85. The mining lease agreement was executed on 27.06.1985 and registered on
11.10.85. So the lease period was from 11.10.1985 to 10.10.2005.
After that, the mining lease was cancelled by the Directorate of Mines & Geology vide its
order dated 10.07.01 and the possession of lease area was taken back by the State
Government on 18-7-01. Later on, the party filed a revision petition to the Central
Government against the order dated 10.7.01 and the Central government quashed the order
dated 10.07.01 and remanded the case to the State Govt. with a condition that the Party would
deposit all the outstanding dues to the state Govt. within a period of 60 days. But the party did
not deposit any amount within 60 days period.
In between, the party applied for the first renewal on the 25.11.2004. The renewal application
was rejected vide DMG order dated 24.7.06 and the party filed S.B.C. writ petition to the
honorable Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur in which an order was passed by the Court on
03.12.07 setting aside the impugned order dated 24.07.06 of DMG. The added that the period
of the mining lease granted in favour of the petitioner shall stand extended equal to the period
the petitioner did not remain in possession of the lease area on account of cancellation of the
lease and taking back of the possession thereof from 18.7.01 to 10.10.05. The order also
added that the extended period shall commence from the date, the possession of the area is
handed over to the petitioner.
PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT
OF
JJAAIISSIINNGGHHDDEESSAARR BBAALLLL CCLLAAYY,, RREEDD && YYEELLLLOOWW OOCCHHRREE
MMIINNEE
MM..LL.. NNOO.. 1188//8833)),, AARREEAA 112299..5500 HHEECCTT..]] (LESSEE: M/S. SHARDA SALES CORPORATION)
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The possession of the lease area was handed over to the party on 28.07.2008 and the DMG
passed an order on 02.08.2008 that in compliance of the order of the Honorable High Court,
the period of mining lease is being extended by a period of 4 years 5 months 24 days with
effect from 28.07.2008. This order was subject to the final decision of the DBC special appeal
which has been filed in the Honorable High Court, Jodhpur.
Thus the aforesaid mining lease period was extended by a period of 4 years 5 months 24 days
with effect from 28.07.2008.Now according to Sec 8A (6) of the Mines and Minerals (D&R)
Amendment Act, 2015 the lease period shall be valid upto 21st January, 2043. In this regard,
order No. 18/43/5369 dated 16/02/2015 has been received by the lessee. (Annexure-I).
Originally, the TOR were issued to us vide letter No. j-11015/58/2012-IA.II(M) dated 6th July
2012, having a validity of 2 years, i.e. up to 5.7.2014. But due to serious illness of the PP who
is a widow, aged about 64 years, the required formalities could not be completed within the
time limit. Thus the TOR became time- barred.
However, The MoEF was kind enough to grant an extension to the ToR up to 5.7.2015.
The letter of extension of TOR on was received by us on 29th Oct., 2014. The
Municipal Elections were conducted in Bikaner district in month of Nov.2014, followed by
the Panchayat Elections in the months of January and February 2015. Thus the model code of
conduct remained effective in those periods.
The Draft EIA/EMP was submitted to the Regional Officer, Rajasthan Pollution
Control Board, Bikaner, requesting him to get public hearing conducted. The date of hearing
was fixed by the District Collector, Bikaner as 04.06.2015. (A copy of letter attached as
annexure-II).
On the advice of the Regional officer, Bikaner; the PP got the notice of public hearing
published in the local newspapers on 2.05.2015.
The copies of Draft EIA/EMP were sent to the concerned local authorities for their
reference.
Arrangements for tents, chairs, fans, coolers, refreshment etc. were made by the PP.
But to the surprise of the PP, the public hearing, scheduled to be held on 04th June 2015, was
postponed by the R.O., Bikaner, without assigning any valid reasons, vide his letter No.रा
प्रनिमं/क्षे. का./ बीका /तक /599 दििांक-02.06.2015. The notice of postponement of the public
hearing also was published in local newspapers on 4.06.2015(A copy of letter attached as
annexure-III).
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Having been left with no option, the PP requested the R.O., Bikaner to arrange for public
hearing within a week, so that the validity of the ToR did not expire.
In response to that, the R.O., Bikaner wrote a letter to the District Magistrate, Bikaner,
suggesting a tentative date of hearing as 04.07.2015 and requesting him to confirm the said
date of hearing before 04.06.2015 so that the notice of public hearing could be issued on time.
But no confirmation was received from the District Magistrate Bikaner and the validity of the
TOR is due to expire on 05.07.2015.
Thus, the PP is going to suffer for no fault of his.
(i) Identification of the project and the project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy
of mining lease/letter of intent should be given.
The mining Lease has been granted in the name of M/s Sharda Sales Corporation, Bikaner
(Rajasthan) having sole ownership in the name of:-
Address of the firm:
M/S SHARDA SALES CORPORATION,
SMT SHARDA DEVI PODDAR,
BACHHAWATO KA MOHALLA,
BIKANER (RAJASTHAN). PIN- 334803
PHONE: 09351599463
Proprietor is name and address:
SMT SHARDA DEVI PODDAR,
BACHHAWATO KA MOHALLA,
BIKANER (RAJASTHAN). PIN- 334803
(ii) Brief description of nature of the project: Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre mining lease
having an area of 129.50 Hect., Tehsil Nokha, District Bikaner (Rajasthan) falls in G.T. Sheet
No. 45 E/2 between the latitudes 27°41'23.22” to 27°42'16.32” N & the longitude of
73°08'40.68” to 73°09'10.02” E.
(iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or the region: Ball Clay is a
natural clay formed by weathering of feldspars. Relatively pure clay pre dominantly consists
of kaolinite (Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O) associated with other clay minerals like dickite, halloysite,
nacrite and anauxite. Kaolin is commercially valued for its whiteness and fine particle size
which distinguish it from other clays, such as china clay and fire clay. Ball clay differs only in
the degree of plasticity. Ball clay is more plastic than china clay. Hence ball clay is a highly
plastic variety of kaolin having high binding power, tensile strength and shrinkage. It is
utilized generally after mixing with non-plastic clay to impart the desired plasticity in pottery,
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porcelain and refractory materials. It also helps in the preparation of glaze, enamels and for
imparting a dense vitrified body.
Uses & Specification: Ball Clay is a highly plastic variety of clay of Kaolinite group like
China clay and fire clay, but has less refractoriness. The chemical composition of ball clay is
similar to that of China clay, except that the ball clay contains a higher proportion of silica.
The main utility of ball clay lies in its plasticity, high bonding qualities and tensile strength. It
is therefore, used in blend with non- plastic to semi - plastics clays for obtaining requisite
plasticity. It is added in various proportions for the preparation of body composition of
various sanitary wares, bathtub tiles, porcelain, etc.
The BIS has prescribed the following specifications (IS: 4589 - 1968) for ball clay for use in
the ceramic industry: -
The material shall be in the form of lumps or power, free from any foreign matter and shall be
highly plastic when wet. The lumps shall slake in water and form a smooth suspension when
dispersed. The color of the material when fired at 1350o C shall be light gray or light cream
and free from any specks or patches.
Chemical Analysis:
Chemical Physical
Fe2O3 1.5% max. Fired color:
TiO2 1.5% max. Light gray or light cream
Fe2O3 + TiO2 by weight 2.75% max. Free from any foreign matter.
Al2O3 25% min. Plasticity lightly plastic
L. O. I. 10.5% min. When wet.
(iv) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project: The managerial and the
supervisory staff will be employed on merit basis and the workers will be employed from
local villages.
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
(i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.
This is a Ball Clay mining project located at village Jaisinghdesar, Tehsil Nokha, District
Bikaner. The mining lease has been under Major Mineral Concession Rules. As per
notification from Ministry of Environment & Forest, New Delhi, dated 14.9.2006, it is
mandatory to obtained environmental clearance for all the mining project having lease area
more than 50 ha fall then a category. Since this project has a lease area of 129.50 ha, it falls
under ‘A’ category.
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(ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary &
project site layout) with coordinates.
The mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 45 E/2 enclosed by the latitudes
of 27°41'23.22” & 27°42'16.32” N & the Longitude 73°08'40.68” to 73°09'10.02” E.
The mine is approachable from Bikaner (via Udairamsar, Barsingsar thermal, Lalamdesar) to
Jaisinghdesar village and located 48 kms. from Bikaner. It is also 38 kms from tehsil Nokha.
The lease area is located at a distance of 3 km from Jaisinghdesar village bus stand.
(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site,
particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.
This is a mining project, which is site specific due to availability of mineral hence the site
cannot be shifted, elsewhere.
(iv) Size or magnitude of operation.
The targeted production of Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre is 1,00,000 tones per annum
(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the
project layout, components of the project etc. should be given).
1) Demarcating mineral potential area.
2) Exploration & prospecting (pitting, trenching)
3) Commencement of mining which has been done in the past.
4) Development.
a) Formation of benches with proper slope.
b) Mineral extraction.
5) Beneficiation (Only hand sorting of mineral).
6) Loading in to trucks & dumpers.
(vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of
final product/s, Mode of transport of raw Material and Finished Products.
The area under reference has been used for extraction of Ball Clay, Red & Yellow Ochre by
opencast semi mechanized mining method by removing overburden & side burden. The Ball
Clay can be marketed directly in raw form and also in powdered form after pulverizing to
different mesh & grade for the different industries. Ball Clay is used for similar purpose in
ceramic & pottery. The main utility of ball clay lies in its plasticity, high bonding qualities
and tensile strength.
The H.S.D. requirement will be 500 liters/day.
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(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be
briefly outlined.
Minerals are depleting asset once mined, they can not be replenished like agriculture,
vegetation thus a scientific approach will be taken up in exploitation of mineral with
systematic method. Efforts will be made to mine out the lowest possible grade of mineral.
(viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/power requirement and source should be given.
The water required at the mine for drinking and domestic purpose is obtained from a tube well
located just west of the M.L. area. The water for other purpose will be obtained from sump
developed in the mine.
Water requirement Chart:
Water balance chart on per day basis as under:-
(ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their
Management/disposal.
The Waste material at this mine consists of soil and friable sandstone, Siltstone, and Bajri
removed as overburden from the top of the deposit and rejects (10% of total production).
The waste will be dumped on barren land as approved in the mining plan. Retaining walls will
be made around the waste dumps to prevent spreading of the waste material Most of the over
burden will be backfilled.
(x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA
purpose.
Water (5 KLD)
Tube Well 0.5 KLD Surface Water 4.5 KLD
1. Drinking purpose 2. Domestic purpose
1. Green belt development (3 KLD)
2. Dust suppression 1.5 KLD)
Linked Soak Pit
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As per the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification dated 14th Sept. 2006, the
proposed project falls under category 1 (a) A. The EIA report is required to get environmental
clearance for the project from the MOEF.
Generation/Collection of Data
Baseline Air Quality Meteorological Data Emission Sources
Calculation of increase in SPM
due to mining activities by FDM
Model.
4. SITE ANALYSIS:
(i) Connectivity: The mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 45 E/2 enclosed
by the latitudes of 27°41'23.22” & 27°42'16.32” N & the Longitudes of 73°08'40.68” and
73°09'10.02” E.
The mine is approachable from Bikaner (via Udairamsar, Barsingsar thermal, Lalamdesar) to
Jaisinghdesar village and located 48 kms. From Bikaner. It is also 38 kms from tehsil Nokha.
The lease area is located at a distance of 3 km from Jaisinghdesar village bus stand.
(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership.
The land cover under the mining lease area is as under.
District & State Tehsil Village Area in Hect.
Bikaner, (Raj.) Nokha Jaisinghdesar 129.50
(iii) Topography (along with map): The area is gently undulating; The highest point is at 294.0
m and the lowest one at 286.0 mAMSL in the area. Two-three small seasonal drains exist in
the lease area. These are non perennial and remain dry through the year, which flow only
whenever there are heavy rains in the area. Most of the lease area is covered with sandy
alluvium of 2.0 to 3m thickness. A small river also exists in the lease area.
(iv) Existing land use pattern [(agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area
under CRZ)], shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests,
national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water
SO2 Nox Identification of Mining
Activities
Estimation of Activity wise
Emission Rate PM 10
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bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of
the Gazettee notification should be given.Detail of the land use within a Buffer 10 km. radius
in hect. are as under:-
Area in Hect.
Forest land Irrigated
land
Un-irrigated
land
Culturable
waste land
Area not
available for
cultivation
Total area
0 401 27788 2678 2717 33584
(v) Existing Infrastructure: There is an office from and store room located within the lease area
. They include manager's office, rest shelter, time office etc. A well-equipped first aid
facilities with vehicle will be made available at the mine.
There is a no prime requirement of power at the mine. However a L.T. line is passing through
the area.
(vi) Soil classification: Jaisinghdesar is a part of Thar Desert. The soil is sandy which is medium
grained with less clay contents. Top soil which is mainly sand/alluvium is about 2.0 to 3.0 m
in thickness, and over lies murram i.e. clay & kankar and clay.
(vii) Climatic data from secondary sources: The region is characterized by semi-arid climate
with Normal annual rainfall at Nokha tehsil rain gauge station as 289.41mm (1901 to 2011).
The temperature rises upto 46°C in summer and goes down upto 2°C in winter. The wind
does not blow with high velocity due to presence of high hill ranges in the region. During the
summer period, the wind blows in SW-NE direction with a velocity of about 40-45 km/hr
while, in winter, northerly winds of low velocity blow at about 5-10 km/hr.
(viii) Social Infrastructure available: There is no village within the lease area. The villages lying
within a radius of 10 km. around the mining lease are listed below. There are no human
settlements in the mining lease area i.e. there are no inhabitants within the lease area, but
some encroachment is there. People or inhabitants do not require any rehabilitation. On the
contrary near by villagers earn livelihood by working at the mine.
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PROVISIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL2 2011
S.N
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Name of
Tehsil
(P.S.)
Distance code Name of village
No.
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Pop
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Pop
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Tota
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Male
Lit
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Fem
ale
Lit
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s
Tota
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Work
ers
Main
Work
ers
Marg
inal
Work
ers
Non
Work
ers
1 Nokha 0-3 KM
Jai Singh
Desar 76 465 249 216 123 64 59 387 0 186 131 55 199 133 66 266
2 Nokha 0-3 KM
Jai Singh
Magra 468 3754 1998 1756 825 447 378 333 0 1650 1188 462 2123 1702 421 1631
Total 544 4219 2247 1972 948 511 437 720 0 1836 1319 517 2322 1835 487 1897
3 Nokha 3-7 KM Pithrasar 309 2515 1301 1214 598 298 300 658 0 826 635 191 1349 975 374 1166
4 Nokha 3-7 KM Munjasar 100 659 321 338 181 85 96 242 0 244 174 70 317 166 151 342
5 Nokha 3-7 KM Bandhala 248 1829 953 876 350 184 166 357 0 642 501 141 1015 497 518 814
Total 657 5003 2575 2428 1129 567 562 1257 0 1712 1310 402 2681 1638 1043 2322
6 Nokha 7-10 KM Jangloo 735 5848 3062 2786 1329 694 635 1141 0 2064 1455 609 2754 2367 387 3094
7 Nokha 7-10 KM
Lalam Desar
Bara 374 2939 1588 1351 679 383 296 571 0 742 621 121 1473 1225 248 1466
8 Nokha 7-10 KM
Lalam Desar
Chhota 225 1845 951 894 470 252 218 419 0 577 451 126 1032 664 368 813
9 Nokha 7-10 KM Shri Rampura 82 527 293 234 123 79 44 0 0 213 156 57 287 287 0 240
140 Nokha 7-10 KM
Siyana
Bhatiyan 176 1172 601 571 259 134 125 503 0 351 233 118 470 349 121 702
11 Nokha 7-10 KM
Chak Vijay
singhpura 234 2053 1080 973 522 296 226 316 0 1038 654 384 652 492 160 1401
Total 1826 14384 7575 6809 3382 1838 1544 2950 0 4985 3570 1415 6668 5384 1284 7716
Gr.
Total
3027 23606 12397 11209 5459 2916 2543 4927 0 8533 6199 2334 11671 8857 2814 11935
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5. PLANNING BRIEF:
(i) Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country
Planning/Development authority Classification.
It is an opencast semi mechanized mining project. The mine has been running from about 26
years. Reserves are available for a targeted production of 1,00,000T. of Ball Clay per annum.
The reserves will further increase as the un-explored part of the lease is also explored and the
anticipated life of the mine may increase.
The present working is by opencast mining method and the same will continue in future.
Mining will be carried out by opencast semi-mechanized method by forming suitable benches
of 6m height. The slope of individual bench will be kept 70° to 80°.
(ii) Population Projection.
Population within 10 km. from core zone already given.
(iii) Land use planning (break up along with green belt etc.).
Particulars Existing Present land
use in Hect.
Pits & Quarries 2.490
Waste Dump 1.850
Storage for Topsoil NIL
Roads 1.145
Mineral Storage 1.000
Infrastructure 0.020
Total Used area 6.505
Total Unused area 122.995
Total lease area 129.500
Afforestation inside lease area 2.250
(iv) Amenities/Facilities.
1. The area is having a small rest shelter. As the workers are from near by villages, hence no
housing facilities exist.
6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE:
i) The infrastructure facilities will be developed in mine.
ii) A proper first Aid room, rest shelter already exist, however one more rest shelter will be
constructed.
(i) Industrial Area (Processing area):
N.A., no processing unit is required for the selling of the mineral.
(ii) Residential Area (Non Processing Area): Not applicable, Local people will be employed.
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in the lease area.
(iv) Social Infrastructure: Socio-economic conditions of area generally improves as mining
activities create additional employment opportunity for local in habitants. Socio-economic
status of local populace also improves as a result of social welfare activities undertaken by
mine owners.
Significant contributions have been made towards education, medical facilities and cultural
aspects. Drinking water facilities has been provided to villagers. Plantation will improve
environmental condition in the area.
(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc).
The area can be reached by State transport bus, jeep and own vehicles.
(vi) Drinking Water management (Source & Supply of water): Drinking water is obtained
from a tube well situated outside of the mining lease.
(vii) Sewerage System.
Not applicable.
(viii) Industrial Waste Management: Since no beneficiation is required, there will be no need of
waste management.
(ix) Solid Waste Management: Entire solid waste will be dumped on non-mineralized area.At
the end of the life of the mine, the waste will be filled back in to the excavated mine pits.
(x) Power Requirement & Supply / source-
Daily 100 Litre of HSD will be used.
7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R PLAN):
(i) Policy to be adopted (Central/State) in respect of the project affected persons including
home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given).-No
rehabilitation is required.
8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES:
(i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the
project to be given).
This is a working mine, temporarily closed for want of Environment Clearance.
(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.
12 Rs. 50 Lakh
9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS):
(i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people
including tribal population, if any, in the area.
There is no industry in the area. The mining in this area will provide employment to nearby
villagers. This employment opportunity will help in raising the standard of living of the
people in the area.
Socio-economic condition of area generally improves as mining activities create additional
employment opportunity for local in habitants, Social and economic status of local populace
also improves as a result of social welfare activities undertaken by the mine owners.
Significant contribution has been made towards educational and medical facilities and cultural
aspects.
Drinking water facilities have been provided to villagers. Plantation will improve
environmental condition of the area.
FOR: M/S SHARDA SALES CORPORATION
(SMT. SHARDA DEVI PODDAR)
PROPRIETOR
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Annexure-1
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Annexure-III