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Prefeasibility Report for Tmt. R. Rathinam, Rough stone quarry, Krishnagiri District, TamilNadu Consultant: Aadhi Boomi Mining and Enviro Tech (P) Ltd., Salem

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Extent: 5.00.0 Ha

S.F.No.: 420 (Part5)

In Thuppuganapalli Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, TamilNadu

Of

Tmt. R.Rathinam (Legal Heir), w/o. LATE K. Rajappa,

Manangundram, A.G.Patti Post,

Puthanatham via, Manaparai Taluk,

Trichy District.

Mobile: 9842949998

Pre- Feasibility Report

Rough Stone Quarry

Aadhi Boomi Mining and Enviro Tech (P) Ltd., No.3/216, K.S.V.Nagar, Narasothipatti, Salem-4.

Phone (0427) 2440446, Cell: 09842729655 [email protected], www.abmenvirotech.com


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Contents

Chapter No. Chapter Title Page No.

1 Executive Summary 3

2 Introduction 5

3 Site description 7

4 Project description 13

5 Environmental Impacts and Management Plan 16

6 Socio - economic and Welfare measure 19

7 Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan 21

8 Financial Allocation 22

9 Analysis of Proposal 23


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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table 1.1.: Salient features of the proposed project

S.No. FEATURES DETAILS

1 Name of the Proponent

and address

Tmt R.Rathinam,

Legal Heir of w/o Late K.Rajappa,

Manangundram, A.G.Patti Post,

Puthanatham via, Manaparai Taluk,

Tirchy District, Tamil Nadu.

Pincode: 621306.

Mobile: 9842949998

Email: [email protected]

2 Type of land Government Poramboke Land

3 Survey number 420 (Part5) (Toposheet No. 58 H/14)

4 Geographical features Latitude: 12o37’34.85”N to 12

o37’45.39”N and

Longitude: 77o57’12.15”E to 77

o57’20.65”E. Elevation:

805 m above MSL

5 Site Location Thuppuganapalli Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri

District, TamilNadu.

6 Type of Project Rough stone Quarry

7 Mining lease area 5.00.0 Hectares

8 Production Maximum production is proposed as 155989m3/annum

9 Depth of Mining 47 m

10 Method of Mining Open cast semi mechanized mining

11 Category B2

12 Precise area

communication

Roc.No.355/2015(G&M) dated 18.08.2015

13 Mining plan Approval RoC.No.355-21/2015/Mines-2 dated 16-10-2015

14 Period of Lease 10 years

15 Does it attracts any

general conditions

specified in the EIA

notification, 2006?

Not applicable

16 Man Power 18 persons

17 Water requirement Total water requirement – 3.0 KLD

Drinking and Utilities 1.0 KLD, Dust suppression and

Green Belt 2.0 KLD. Source: Mineral water supply and

water tank

18 EMP Cost Rs. 4.0 lakhs

19 Project Cost Rs. 27.0 lakhs

20 Nearest habitation Thyaranadurgam – 1 km (E)

21 Nearest Town Hosur – 25 km


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S.No. FEATURES DETAILS

22 Nearest Railway station

23 Nearest Airport Bangalore – 70 km

24 Nearest Hospital Uddanapalli – 1.5 km

25 Land use pattern

Description

Area

Present

(Ha)

After 5

years (Ha)

Quarrying Pit 1.69.10 4.33.3

Infrastructure Nil 0.01.0

Roads 0.01.0 0.02.0

Green belt Nil 0.18.9

Unutilized 3.29.90 0.44.8

Total 5.00.0 5.00.0

26 Nearest water bodies Ponnaiyar river is about 600 m away on north east

27 Nearest SH/NH Road SH17: Royakottai road – 2.7 km South

28 Defense installations Nil within 10 km

29 Archeological features Nil within 10 km

30 Ecological sensitive

zones

Nil within 10 km

31 Seismic zone Zone-II, Low damage risk zone (MSK VI or less) as per

BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas Seismic zone of India IS:

1893-2002.

32 Nearby Quarries No quarries found within 500 m radial distance.


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CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION

2.1. PROJECT BRIEF

The applicant, Tmt R.Rathinam, Legal Heir (Wife) of Late K.Rajappa, residing

Paravakkadu, Ponnarampatti Village and Post, Valapadi Taluk, Salem District has been

granted to quarry rough stone from the lease area over an extent of 5.00.0Ha in

S.F.No.420(Part 5), Thuppuganapalli Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu

through the District collector, Krishnagiri communication letter Rc. No. 91/2008 (Mines-2)

dated 29.03.2008 for a period of 10 years.

The letter has directed the proponent to obtain Environmental Clearance Chennai as

per Rule 41 & 42 of TMMCR. Accordingly Mining Plan is prepared for the remaining period

till 02.06.2018 (2 years and 11 months only). Mining plan has been approved vide letter

Roc.355-21/2015/Mines-2 dated 16-10-2015.

As per the EIA notification, 2006 the project falls under B2 category require

environment clearance from District EIA Authority (DEIAA), Krishnagiri since the area is

lesser than 5 Ha.

2.2. NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE

Rough stones play a vital role in roads, concrete and building products. They are used in

walls and paving slabs as it is weather resistant and for its aesthetic appeal. The aggregates of

the stone is crushed and sorted into various sizes for use in concrete, coated with bitumen to

make asphalt or used dry as bulk fill in construction because of its strong physical properties.

Thus mining of rough stones supports the country in improving the infrastructure as well as

the economy. It also supports the day to day life by comforting the living environment.

2.3. DEMAND – SUPPLY GAP

As rough stone is a significant raw material in the construction sector, the demand exists in

the market throughout the year. Thus quarrying of the mineral finds consumer easily in the

local market.

2.4. IMPORT VS INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION

Rough stone exists in the proposed site and does not require any raw material to be imported

for the production process. The extracted blocks are broken into required size for selling.

Send to crushers if required.

2.5. EXPORT POSSIBILITY

Not applicable since the project meets local demand only.


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2.6. EMPLOYMENT

As per the mines safety under the provisions of MMR, 1961 under the Mines Act, 1952,

whenever the workers are employed more than 10, it is preferred to have a qualified Mining

Mate to keep all the production workers directly under his control and supervision.

Proposed Man power for quarrying Rough stone during the five years period to achieve the

proposed production and to comply the provisions of the government norms.

i) Skilled

Operator : 02 Person

Mechanic : 01 Person

Blaster/Mat : 01 Person

ii) Semi-skilled

Driver : 02 Persons

iii) Un-skilled

Musdoors\ Labours : 05 Persons

Cleaners : 03 Persons

Office boy : 01 Person

iv) Management and supervisory staff : 03 Persons

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Total 18 Persons

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CHAPTER 3: SITE DESCRIPTION

3.1. LAND DETAILS

Details of the proposed lease area for quarrying rough stone is given in Sl. No. 2 to 7 of

table1.1.

3.2. ROUTE

The key map showing the roadways to access the site is given in figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1.: Route


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3.3. GEOG RAPHICAL LOCATION

The area is represented by Survey of India Toposheet No. 57 H/14. The location map is given

in Plate No. 1B. The area lies in the northern latitude of 12o37’34.85”N to 12

o37’45.39”N

and Longitude of 77o57’12.15”E to 77

o57’20.65”E. Latitude and Longitude of all boundary

pillars are given in Table 3.1 and Figure 3.2. Whereas the lease area along with 300 m and

500 m buffer area is shown in Figure 3.3.

Table 3.1. Latitude and Longitude of all boundary pillars

PILLAR NO LATITUDE LONGITUDE

1 12o37’42.97”N 77

o57’12.15”E

2 12o37’45.39”N 77

o57’13.46”E

3 12o37’43.74”N 77

o57’20.65”E

4 12o37’34.84”N 77

o57’19.14”E

5 12o37’35.17”N 77

o57’15.79”E

6 12o37’36.19”N 77

o57’15.45”E

7 12o37’38.19”N 77

o57’15.16”E

8 12o37’39.65”N 77

o57’14.72”E

9 12o37’42.23”N 77

o57’13.20”E

Figure 3.2.: Google image showing Boundary Pillars


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Figure 3.3.: Lease area with 300 m and 500 m buffer zone on Google earth image

3.4. TOPOGRAPHY

The lease area (Figure 3.4.) is undulated with gentle elevation of 805 m and sloping towards

Eastern side covered with Rough stone which does not sustain any type of vegetation. No

major river is found nearby the applied area. Water table is noticed at a depth of 50m from

the surface in the adjacent open wells of the area. Temperature of the area is reported to be

18°C to a maximum of 42° during summer. Rainfall of this area is about 800mm to 900 mm

during the monsoons in a year.

Figure 3.4.: General view of the site


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3.5. Geology of the precise area

The area is mainly composed of Archaean crystalline metamorphic complex. The rock type

noticed in the area for lease is Charnockite which contains mostly Quartz and Feldspar with

some ferromagnesian minerals. The Charnockite is part of peninsular Gneisses, a high grade

metamorphic rock. The general trend of formation is N50°E-S50°W and dip towards SE-60°.

The general geological succession of the area is:

Soil, Alluvium - Recent to Sub recent

Charnockites - Archaean

Peninsular Gneiss and Calc Gneiss - Archaean

3.6. Existing Land pattern

Existing and proposed land use pattern is given in Sl. No. 25 of table 1.1

3.7. Eco-Biodiversity

Except acacia bushes, no other valuable trees are noticed in the lease area. Neither flora of

botanical interest nor fauna of zoological interest is noticed in the area. Mostly Pungai trees,

acacia, neem trees and Erukku are found more on regional scale and Fauna is represented by

rabbits, rat, scorpion, millipedes etc.

3.8. Environmental condition

3.8.1. Water Environment: Ponnaiyar river is found on the north eastern side at about 600

m from the lease area. Water table in this area is noticed at a depth of 50 m and presently, the

quarrying of Rough Stone is proposed up to a depth of 47 m and hence, it will not affect the

ground water depletion of this area.

3.8.2. Air Environment: Air sampling was not done as there is no activity in the mine and

no dust rise is observed. Dust fall data may be taken from the district observation for

threshold values.

3.8.3. Noise Environment: Major noise generating sources may be considered as excavation,

blasting, drilling and loading and dumper movement used for transportation of minerals.

Threshold sound level is reported as 59dB. Vibration is not tested being a small quarry.

3.9. Climatic condition

Krishnagiri district receives the rain under the influence of both southwest and northeast

monsoons. The northeast monsoon chiefly contributes to the rainfall in the district. Most of

the precipitation occurs in the form of cyclonic storms caused due to the depressions in Bay

of Bengal. The southwest monsoon rainfall is highly erratic and summer rains are negligible.

Rainfall data from seven stations over the period 1901-2000 were utilized for analysis and a

perusal of the data shows that the normal annual rainfall over the district varies from about

724 to 913 mm. Average rain fall is reported as 812mm per annum. It gradually increases

towards west, north and northwest and attains a maximum around Watrap. The district enjoys

a subtropical climate. The period from April to June is generally hot and dry. The weather is


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pleasant during the period from November to January. Usually mornings are more humid

than afternoons. The relative humidity is on an average between 65 and 85% in the mornings.

Humidity in the afternoon is generally between 40 and 70%. The annual mean minimum and

maximum temperatures are 23.78 °C and 33.95° C respectively. The daytime heat is

oppressive and the temperature is as high as 40.2 °C. The lowest temperature recorded is of

the order of 19.3 °C.

3.9.1. Summers: The sun is at its glory and shines very brightly during the summers. During

the summer months, i.e. from May to June, the temperature varies between 27 °C and 40°C.

Therefore, the climate is quite hot. May is the hottest month. Cottons are recommended

during this time.

3.9.2. Winters: In winters, which starts from December and lasts till February, the

temperature ranges between 20 °C and 30 °C. The climate remains pleasant during this time,

as the temperature rarely falls below 20 °C.

3.9.3. Monsoon: Though the rainfall is very frequent and uniform throughout the year, just

like the flow of pilgrims and tourists, the city receives the major share of rainfall between the

months of July and October. The average rainfall is 85 cm.

3.10. Habitation and Infrastructures

The infrastructures available near the site are given in table 3.2.

Table 3.2.: Existing Infrastructures near the site

S.No. Particulars Location ~ Distance (km)

1. Post office Thuppuganapalli 1.5

2. Police Station Uddanapalli 1.5

3. Fire Station Hosur 25

4. Govt. Hospital Uddanapalli 1.5

5. School Uddanapalli 1.5

6. Railway Station Hosur 25

7. Nearest Airport Bangalore 70

8. Sea port Chennai 262

9. Villages

North Thuppuganapalli 1.5

South T.Kurubarapalli 1.8

West Uddanapalli 1.5

East Thyaranadurgam 1.0


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3.10.1. Power line: There is no HT or LT line found within the safety distance prescribed

under Tamil Nadu Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1959.

3.10.2. Water bodies: There is no surface water bodies found within 500 m radial distance.

3.10.3. Archaeological\Historical monuments: No infrastructures and places of interest like

archeological monuments, Sanctuaries, bridges etc are found within 500m radius.

3.10.4. Place of worship: There is no place of worship like temple, church or mosque around

500 m radius.

3.10.5. Reserves Forest\ Forest\ social forest\ wild life sanctuaries etc: There is no reserve

forest situated around 10 km radius. No wild life sanctuaries are found around 10 km.

3.10.6. Interstate/ International boundaries: The Tamil Nadu Karnataka interstate

boundary is about 20 km on the northern side.


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CHAPTER 4: PROJECT DESCRIPTION

4.1. Reserves Estimation

The geological and recoverable reserves are estimated by cross-sectional Methods up to a

depth of 47 m. Recovery of Charnockite is taken as 95 % and 5 % shall be fines, mining

losses and safe benches.

4.1.1. Geological resources

The geological reserve is estimated by area cross sectional method is as 783515 m3 of rough

stone up to a depth of 47 m. Due consideration is given to depth of mining, recovery and

safety barriers etc.

4.1.2. Mineable/recoverable reserves

The thickness of topsoil noticed in this area is 2m and the total volume will be 53350 m3. The

mineable and recoverable reserves are 404065 m3 and 383864 m

3 respectively.

4.2. Conceptual mining plan

Conceptual Mining Plan is prepared for 11 months and 2 years with systematic development

of bench layouts, selection of ultimate pit limit, depth of quarrying, ultimate pit slope,

selection of sites for construction of infrastructures etc., Proposed pit dimensions are given in

table 4.1.

Table 4.1.: Ultimate Pit Dimensions

Bench Length (m) Width (m) Height (m)

I 275 97 2

II 6 3 5

III 37 13 5

IV 67 28 5

V 98 43 5

VI 128 43 5

VII 158 38 5

VIII 189 78 5

IX 219 102 5

X 221 116 5

4.3. Year-wise development/production

The development involves only removal of top soil and Rejects amounts to 5%. The five

years production is designed up to a depth of 47 m. The year-wise development / production

plan and sections are shown in Plate- IV, IVA. The maximum annual production is proposed

as 155989 m3 for the plan period.


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Table 4.2.: Computation of Year wise production and development

YEAR Bench L(m) W(m) D(m) Volume

(m3)

Production

@95% (m3)

Reject

@5% (m3)

02.06.2016

upto 11

months

II 6 3 5 90 86 4

III 37 13 5 2405 2285 120

IV 67 28 5 9380 8911 469

V 98 43 5 21070 20017 1053

VI 128 43 5 27520 26144 1376

VII 158 38 5 30020 28519 1501

VIII 189 78 5 73710 70025 3685

03.06.2016

to

02.06.2017

IX 219 102 5 111690 106106 5584

03.06.2017

to

02.06.2018

X 221 116 5 128180 121771 6409

Total 404065 383864 20201

4.4. Method of Mining

Open cast method of semi mechanized mining will be adopted to extract Rough stone of

required size. Machineries like tractor mounted compressor attached with Jack hammers is

proposed to drilling and blasting. Excavators are proposed for quarrying of Rough Stone and

Tippers/ Lorries are proposed for transportation of Rough stone to the destination. Quarrying

Operation is done by using shot hole drilling with the help of compressor and jack hammers,

smooth blasting, block lifting using cranes and waste removal using Hydraulic excavator and

loaded directly to the tippers and transported to the crushing plants into required size in the

crushing plants from 75mm jelly to 10mm chips. Proposed height and width of benches is 5m

each. Machineries proposed are given in table 4.5.

4.4.1. Blasting Pattern:

The massive formation shall be broken into pieces of portable size by drilling and blasting

using jack hammers and shot hole blasting. Powder factor of explosives for breaking such

hard rock shall be in the order of 6 to 7 tonnes per kg of explosives. Blasting parameters are

as given in table 4.3. Explosives used are as in table 4.4. The applicant will approach the

District collector for grant of explosives licenses as the quantity of daily consumption is very

low, i.e., less than 5 kgs.

Table 4.3.: Blasting parameters

Diameter of the hole 32-36 mm

Spacing 60 cm

Depth 1 to 1.5 m

Charge/ hole D.Cord with water or 70 g of gun

powder or Gelatine


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Pattern of hole Zig zag

Inclination of hole 70° from horizontal

Quantity of rock broken 0.45 MT x 2.6 = 1.17 MT

Blasting efficiency @90% 1.17 x 90% = 1.05MT/hole

Charge per hole 140 g of 25 mm dia cartridge

Quantity of rock broken per day 96 MT

Table 4.4.: Explosive

Table 4.5.: Machineries

Type No. Dia of

hole

Size/

Capacity

Make Motive

Power

H.P.

Jack

Hammer

6 25.5 mm Hand held Atlas

copco

Diesel 60

Hydraulic

excavator

1 NA 1.2 m3 L&T or

Ex200

Diesel 120

Tipper 3 NA 10MT Ashok

leyland

Diesel 110

4.5. Waste generation

About 54902 m3 of topsoil will be generated where the rejects (5%) is about 20201 m

3. Waste

is proposed to be dumped at all the side of the boundary barrier of the lease area. Topsoil

formation will be removed and directly loaded into tippers for the filling and levelling of low

lying areas. This will be done only after obtaining permission and paying necessary seignior

age fees to the government. And partly used for plantation purposes.

4.6. Resulting Land pattern

The land pattern at the end of the proposed mining plan is given in clause 25 of table 1.1.

S.No. Description Class/

Division Type Size

1. Slurry class - 3 Nitro compound 25 x 200

2. Nitrate

mixture class - 2

ANFO (Ammonium nitrate with

12% diesel)

Prepared at

the site

3. Detonators class - 3 Ordinary and Electric

(OD & ED) 6.5 x 32

4 Safety fuse class - 6

Blue sump fuse coils of 10 m

each


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CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Impact of mining on environment will be Dust generation, Temporary storage and utilization

of top soil, Land degradation, Stabilization and vegetation of dumps, Adverse effect on water

regime, Socio-economic benefits arising out of mining, Noise and Vibration. Major impacts

and mitigation measure and good practices are discussed below.

5.1. Air Environment

Dust generation during drilling of shot holes, haul road, smoke from vehicles shall be

controlled by following practices:

Dust extractor or wet drilling to be followed to control dust at source of emission during

drilling.

Sharp drill bits will be used for drilling and regrinding will be done periodically to reduce

the dust generation.

Emission level in all machineries and transport vehicles to be tested once in a year to keep

them in control with proper maintenance and service as per TNPCB Standards

Water sprinklers along the sides of haul road shall be fixed to control fly of dust while

transporting minerals and waste. Provision for automatic water sprinkle system on

permanent road and water spray by tankers on temporary road shall be made.

Avenue trees along roads and green belt around ML boundary shall be planted with

density of 1500 trees per Hectare as per the norms of MoEF to control fly of dust, noise

etc

Ambient air pollution monitoring will be carried out as per the regulations.

5.2. Water Environment

There is no surface water body within the Mining lease area. The ground water table is

reported as at a depth of 50 m bgl, where as mining is planned up to a maximum depth of

45m only. Therefore pumping of ground water or surface water does not arise in this mine.

Pump having required capacity will be installed to lift accumulated rain water from working

pit to the settling tank. The rain water should be collected by garland drain around the lease

boundary/pit and allowed to settle in a small pit for settling suspended particles before

passing to natural drainage system. It shall be ensured that quality of drinking water for the

worker is hygienic and good sanitation system shall be made available.

5.3. Land Environment

Significant impact on land occurs due to change in land use pattern, degradation of soil

quality and dumping of waste. The project is site specific due to the availability of mineral

resources. Hence there is no alternative location suggested for mining. Some of the measures

followed to minimize the impacts are as follows:

The mining activities will be restricted within the lease area only.

The waste material will be utilized for the construction of road and also used by the

local people for construction work.


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The surface run off from the lease area will be retained within the lease and used for

plantation, dust suppression and block cutting. So there will be no soil erosion from

the lease area and its surrounding due to mining activity.

The dump will have inward slope with catch drains at inward side of the terrace and

the catch drain of the individual terrace will be connected to the garland drain outside

the periphery of the dump. Retaining wall and garland drain will be constructed

around the dumps and the surface runoff water pass through the garland drain and

finally settled in a settling pit before released outside.

Retaining wall and garland drains for the proposed waste dump will be constructed to

arrest wash offs from the dump.

Maintenance/ repair of vehicles and machineries will not be inside the mining area.

However sudden leakage of oil will be properly disposed off.

5.4. Noise and Vibration

Generation of noise during blasting shall be controlled by delay arrangements in blasting and

use of proper quantity of explosives and strength. Diesel powered machineries, which is

major source of noise in open cast mining will be properly maintained. Attention shall be

paid towards rigorous maintenance of the silencer of the diesel engines. Protective devices

shall be provided for use of persons employed in the vicinity. Wherever the noise level is

found in excess of the stipulated limits (85db), necessary protective devices like ear plugs

will be provided to the employees exposed to such conditions.

5.5. Solid waste management

Open cast mechanized mining using hydraulic excavators and tippers combination will be

adopted to recover the sizeable rough lumps for crushing into required size in the crushing

plant from 75mm gravel to 10mm chips. The waste to be generated shall be debris of portable

size hard rock with some fines. No clayey matter shall be present in the waste. Total Top soil

and rough stone rejects during the plan period shall be dumped within the lease area

temporarily and back filled over the mined out area in future.

The solid waste shall be dumped systematically with proper repose angle and stabilization as

follows:

Gradation of dump shall be done automatically as coarser materials go to the bottom

and finer at the top and therefore drain of rain water flow freely to the bottom without

endangering the stability of dump

Stabilization of dump with top soil and tree plantation shall make the dump more stable

1 m height parapet shall be constructed for dumps more than 6m height along the toe to

prevent and control wash out from dumps entering into natural system through rain

water

Garland drainage around dump shall prevent under wash of dump by hydrostatic

pressure to be developed by surface water and control wash outs and collapse

Dump should be terraced for every 5 m height and stabilized as above


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5.6. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan

• Low lying area with water logging shall be used for fish culture.

• The land ecology shall be preserved during Mine closure by proper terracing and

stabilization with plantations. Humus top soil shall be used for such rehabilitation and

afforestation purposes.

• In case of steep slopes, fencing shall be made to control, inadvertent entry of animals

and local persons. Fencing around the open cast working should be as per DGMS

circulars with S1 type fencing.

• The mined out area shall be used for storage of rain water with proper barricade

which will help recharge of regional ground water table.

• Back filling shall be done to a reasonable extent and depth during closure of mine.

However Low lying area with water logging shall be used for fish culture. No

immediate proposal for closure of pit as the rough stone persists still at deeper level.

• No major dumps, however plantation shall be made over small dumps to prevent soil

erosion\wash outs and help ecological balance.

• Green belt development is proposed at a density of 1000 trees per Ha.


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CHAPTER 6: SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND WELFARE MEASURES

6.1. Improvements in physical and social infrastructure

The proposed project will enhance the socio-economic activities in the adjoining areas.

Several shops and service providers shall grow in the public adjacent to mines. Schools and

city development shall also be possible owing to the fact of economic growth in the village.

This will result in following benefits

- Improvements in physical infrastructure.

- Improvements in Social Infrastructure.

- Increase in Employment Potential

- Contribution to the Exchequer.

- Prevention of illegal mining.

- During and Post-mining enhancement of green cover.

6.2. Employment potential

The mining operation will create an employment of about 18 persons, of which 80 % will be

from local people (Son of Soil). After development of mine from this area, not only provide

employment opportunities but also the industrial culture and civilization to the village people.

Beneficiary villages are Thuppuganapalli, T.Kurubarapalli, Uddanapalli, Thyaranadurgam

and its hamlets. Other than mine employment, workshops, spare parts, tyres and tubes and

related several self-employment opportunities.

6.4. Welfare measures

6.4.1. Drinking Water: Drinking water at the rate of 2 l per person will be provided as per

the Mines Rules, 1960. Thus approximately 1 KLD is required for drinking purpose which

will be obtained from Mineral water industries by water canes. Requirement of water for

Dust suppression and Green belt is of 2.0 KLD. It can obtained from the open wells of

proponent site. It is proposed to make a borehole for providing uninterrupted supply of

drinking water and other utilities.

6.4.2. Sanitary facilities: Semi permanent Surface latrines and urinals shall be constructed at

convenient places for use of labors as per the provisions of Rule (33) of the Mines Rules,

1960 separately for males and female. Washing facilities shall also be arranged as per the

Rule (36) of MR, 1960.

6.4.3. First Aid facility: Being a small mine First station as per provisions under Rule (44) of

the Mines Rules 1960 will be provided with facilities as per the third schedule as prescribed.

Qualified First Aid personnel should be appointed or nominated to attend emergency first aid

treatment.

6.4.4. Labour Health: Periodic medical examination has to be made for occupational health

once in a year in addition to attending medical treatment of occupational injuries under Rule

45 (A), MR, 1960.


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6.4.5. Precautionary safety measures to the Laborers: Safety provisions like helmet,

goggles, safety belt, safety shoes, dust mask, ear muffs etc have to be provided as per the

circulars and amendments made for Mine labors under guidance of DGMS. Necessary

training will be conducted once in a year to all the employees with the help of qualified and

experienced officers to train about the safe and system at quarrying operation

6.4.6. The Child labour Employment: As per the Mines Act, 1952, no child labour below

18 years old shall be engaged for any work in the quarry.


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CHAPTER 7: REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN

No human settlements found in the Mining Lease area and no humans will be displaced from

the area, so the proposed project does not involve any rehabilitation and resettlement.

Fencing shall be made around open cast working as per DGMS circulars with S1 type

fencing. Back filling shall be done to a reasonable extent and depth during closure of mine.

Green belt development is proposed at a density of 1000 trees per Hectares.


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CHAPTER 8: FINANCIAL ALLOCATION Total cost is of Rs. 27 lakhs for which proposed financial estimate / budget for (EMP)

Environment Management are as follows:

8.1. Fixed Asset and Machinery cost

i) Land Cost : Govt. Poramboke Land

ii) Fencing : Rs. 1,60,000

iii) Laborers Shed : Rs. 80,000

iv) Sanitary facility : Rs. 60,000

v) Machinery : Rs. 20,00,000

Total Rs. 23 lakhs

8.2. EMP cost

i) Drinking water facility = Rs. 1,20,000

ii) Safety kits = Rs. 60,000

iii) Water sprinkling = Rs. 60,000

iv) Afforestation = Rs. 30,000

v) Water quality test = Rs. 55,000

vi) Air quality test = Rs. 25,000

vii) Noise/ vibration test = Rs. 25,000

viii) Cost towards charity = Rs. 25,000

Total Rs. 4 lakhs


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CHAPTER 9: ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL

The mining activities in this belt will benefit to the local people both directly and indirectly.

The direct beneficiaries will be those who get employed in the mines as skilled and un-skilled

workers. There will be no environmental impact from the project since the scale of operation

is very minimum and the method of mining by manual. This operation doesn’t need

relocation of any habitants. The proponent will plant sufficient number of trees around the

lease boundary as well as along the village roads to keep the environment green.

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(R.Rathinam)

Applicant

(S. Suriya Kumar)

M.Sc., M.Phil, F.C.C. (Min) PGDBA, DIPC

EIA Co-ordinator (Mining)

Date : 10-06-2017

Place : Salem

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