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PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

OF

ORDINARY MINING PROJECT

ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 2.69 HECTARES)

LOCATED AT

VILLAGE : BARSAT

TEHSIL : PATIALA

DISTRICT : PATIALA

STATE : PUNJAB

SUBMITTED BY :-

NAME OF FIRM : SH RANDHIR S/O SH NIRMAL SINGH VILLAGEKAKRALA TEHSIL AND DISTT PATIALA

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APPENDIX VIII

Form 1 M

APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FORLESSTHAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE

(I) Basic Information

S.No. Particulates Details1 Name of the Mining Lease site VILLAGE BARSAT2 Location/ site (GPS Co-ordinates) Latitude : 30 °.11 '91 " N,

Longitude: 75°. 16 ' 32 " E3 Size of the Mining Lease (Hectare) 2.69 Hactare4 Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) 18000 TPA(ROM)5 Period of Mining Lease 21/3/2018 to 20/3/20206 Expected cost of the project Rs 2.69 Lacs7 Contact Information Sh Randhir S/O Sh Nirmal Singh Village

kakrala Tehsil And Distt Patiala

(II) Environmental Sensitivity

SrNo

.

Areas Distance in kilometer/ Details

1 Distance of project site from nearest railor road bridge over the concerned

River, Rivulet, Nallahetc.

No Rive , Nallah Near mining site

2 Distance from infrastructural facilities:-I. Railway line No Railway line Near Mining SiteII. National Highway No National Highway Near Mining Site

III. State Highway No State Highway Near Mining SiteIV. Major District Road No Major Road Near Mining SiteV. Any Other Road Village Road SekhupuraVI. Electric transmission line pole or Tower No Electric transmission line pole or

TowerNear about 1 KM

VII. Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lakeor ponds

No Canal or check dam or reservoirs orlake or ponds

VIII. In-take for drinking water pump house No In-take for drinking water pumphouse

IX. Intake for Irrigation canal pumps No Intake for Irrigation canal pumps3 Areas protected under international

conventions, national or legislationfor their ecological, landcaps, cultural

or other related value.

No such area is located within the 15KM radius of the mining lease

area.

4 Areas which are important or sensitivefor ecological reasons- Wetlands,

watercourses or other water bodies,coastal zone,biospheres, mountains,

Wetland NA Forest NA

Mountains NA

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forests.

5 Areas used by protected, important orsensitive species of flora or fauna for

breeding, nesting, foraging, overwintering, migration.

None

6 Inland, coastal, marine or undergroundwaters

No such area is located within the 15KM radius of the Mining lease

area.7 State, National boundaries - 53 KM (Haryana )

8 Routes or facilities used by the public foraccess to recreation or other tourist,

pilgrim areas

None

9 Defense installations None10 Densely populated or built- up area,

distance from nearest humanhabitation

1600 meter

11 Areas occupied by sensitive manmadelands uses (hospitals, schools,places of worship, community

facilities)

No hospitals, schools, places ofworship, community facilities near

mining site

12 Areas containing important, high qualityor scarce resources (ground water

resources, surface resources,forestry, agriculture, fisheries,

tourism, minerals)

Same as item No 4

13 Areas already subjected to pollution orenvironmental damage.(those where

existing legal environmentalstandards are exceeded)

The area is not subjected to thepollution or environmental

damage

14 Areas susceptible to natural hazardwhich could cause the project topresent environmental standards

problems (earthquakes, subsidence,landslides, erosion, flooding or

extreme or adverse climaticconditions)

Seismic Zone -II

15 Is proposed mining site located cover ornear fissure / fracture for ground

water recharge

No

16 Whether the proposal involves approvalor clearance under the following

Regulation or Acts,namely:-

(a) The Forest (Conservation)Act, 1980;(b) The Wildlife (Protection)Act,1972;

All three are not applicable

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(c) The Coastal Regulation ZoneNotification, 2011.

If yes, details of the same and theirstatus to be given.

17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil18 Whether there is any litigation pending

against the project and/or land inwhich the project is propose to be set

up?(a) Name of the Court

(b) Case No.(c) Orders or directions of the Court, if

any, and its relevance with theproposed project.

No litigation pending against theproject.

(Signature of Project ProponentAlong with name and address)

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FORM 1

(I) Basic Information

S. No. Item Details1. Name Of the Project VILLAGE BARSAT

2. S. No. in the Schedule 1(a)

3.Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnageto be handled/command area/leasearea/ number of well to be drilled

Mining of Ordinary earth in area of2.69 hectares of land

4. New/Expansion/Modernization New Project

5. Existing capacity/ Area etc. New mining activity in an area of 2.69hectares of land

6. Category of Project i.e. `A’ or `B’ B2Expected Cost of Project 6 Lac

7. Does it attract the general Condition? Ifyes, please specify No

8. Does it attract the specific condition? Ifyes, please specify No

9.

Location VILLAGE BARSAT

Plot/ Survey/ Khasra No.

HADBAST NO 47KHEWAT NO 28/25 KHATONI NO91 KHASRA NO 436(6-5) 437(6-5)441(6-5) 442(6-5) 443(6-5)

Village BarsatTehsil PatialaDistrict PatialaState Punjab

10. Nearest Railway Station/ Airport alongwith distance in Kms.

Railway Station – Patiala (30 kms)Airport chandigarh—110 KMS

11.Nearest Town, City, DistrictHeadquarter along with distance inKms.

Nearest Town-Samana (10 kms)Nearest city-Samana (10 Kms)Distt. Headquarter-Patiala(20 kms)

12.

Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad,Municipal Corporation, Local Body(Complete Postal Addresses withTelephone nos. to be given)

Village Panchayat Barsat

13. Name of the Applicant Sh Randhir S/O Sh Nirmal Singh

14. Registered Address Village kakrala Tehsil And Distt Patiala

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Address for correspondence: As aboveNameDesignation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) ContractorAddress As abovePin Code 147001

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E-mail -Telephone No. 9417300865Fax No. -

16.Details of alternate sites examined, ifany. Location of these sites should beshown on a topo sheet.

N.A

17. Interlinked Projects No

18. Whether separate application ofinterlinked project has been submitted? No

19. If yes, date of submission N.A.20. If no, reason N.A.

21.

Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of thesame and their status to be given.

(a) The Forest (Conservation) Act,1980?

(b) The Wildlife (protection) Act,1972?

(c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991?

No

22.Whether there is any GovernmentOrder/ Policy Relevent? Relating to thesite?

No

23. Forest Land Involved (Hectares) N.A.

24.

Whether there is any litigation pendingagainst the project and/or land in whichthe project is proposed to be set up?

(a) Name of the Court(b) Case No.(c) Orders/ directions of the court, if

any and its relevance with theproposed project.

No litigation is pending against theproject

(II) Activity1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involvingactions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, landuse, changes in water bodies, etc.)

S.No.Information/Checklistconfirmation Yes/No

Details thereof (withapproximate quantities /rates,wherever possible) with sourceof information data

1.1

Permanent or temporary change inland use, land cover or topographyincluding increase in intensity ofland use (with respect to local landuse plan)

No The site is used for agriculturalpurposes. The owner of the landis giving land on lease forexcavation of ordinary earth forleveling of land as persurrounding area.

1.2 Clearance of existing land,vegetation and Buildings?

No There would not be any clearanceof land, vegetation and buildings.

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1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The land would be used foragricultural purposes only.

1.4Pre-construction investigationse.g. bore houses, soil testing?

No No deep foundations for theproject are required. So, boreholes and soil testing is notrequired.

1.5Construction works? No After getting the clearance from

DEIAA, the promoters would startexcavation of Ordinary earth up to2 feet depth only

1.6 Demolition works? No There would not be anydemolition works.

1.7Temporary sites used forconstruction works or housing ofconstruction workers?

No No temporary sites would beconstructed for housing ofconstruction workers.

1.8

Above ground buildings, structuresor earthworks including linearstructures, cut and fill orexcavations

No There would not be any aboveground buildings, structures orearth works. Only digging ofordinary earth up to 2 feet wouldbe done for the mining of Ordinaryearth

1.9Underground works includingmining or Tunneling?

Yes Mining of ordinary earth up to 2feet would be done for theextraction of Ordinary earth.

1.10 Reclamation works? No There would not be anyreclamation works.

1.11 Dredging? No There would not be any dredging.

1.12 Offshore structures? No There would not be any offshorestructures

1.13Production and manufacturingprocesses?

No There would not be anyproduction process. Only miningoperation would be carried out.

1.14 Facilities for treatment or disposalof solid waste or liquid effluents?

No No solid or liquid wastes would begenerated from the project.

1.15Facilities for long term housing ofoperational workers?

No There would not be any long termhousing of operational workers.

1.16New road, rail or sea traffic duringconstruction or operation?

No There would not be any new road, rail or sea traffic duringconstruction or operation.

1.17

New road, rail air waterborne orother transport infrastructureincluding new or altered routesand stations, ports , airports etc?

No There would not be any new road,rail air waterborne or othertransport infrastructure includingnew or altered routes andstations, ports, airports etc

1.18

Closure or diversion of existingtransport routes or infrastructureleading to changes in trafficmovements?

No There would not be any Closureor diversion of existing transportroutes or infrastructure leading tochanges in traffic movements

1.19 New or diverted transmission lines No There would not be any new or

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or pipelines? transmission lines orPipelines

1.20

Impoundment, damming,culverting realignment or otherchanges to the hydrology ofwatercourses or aquifers?

No There would not be anyImpoundment, damming, culverting realignment or other changesto the hydrology of watercoursesor aquifers

1.21 Stream crossings? No There is no stream crossingat/near the site.

1.22Abstraction or transfers of waterform ground or surface waters?

Yes Ground water would be extracted@ around 2 KL/day for domestic,process consumption andspraying use at the mining site.

1.23

Changes in water bodies or theland surface affecting drainage orrun-off?

No There would be no changes inwater bodies or the land surfaceaffecting drainage or run-off.

1.24Transport of personnel ormaterials for construction,operation or decommissioning?

No Transportation of mineral in rawform is not required.

1.25Long-term dismantling ordecommissioningor restoration works?

No There is no long-term dismantlingor decommissioning or restorationworks

1.26Ongoing activity duringdecommissioning which couldhave an impact on theenvironment?

Yes During decommissioning,machines will be placed in servicefor leveling the left over land.

1.27Influx of people to an area in eithertemporarily or permanently?

Yes The molders will move temporarilyto the site for undertaking moldingof ordinary earth

1.28 Introduction of alien species? Nil There are no alien species in andaround the industrial unit.

1.29Loss of native species or geneticdiversity?

Nil There would not be any loss ofnative species or geneticdiversity.

1.30 Any other actions? Nil2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (suchas land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S.No.Information/checklistconfirmation Yes/No

Details thereof (withapproximate quantities/rates, wherever possible)with sourceof information data

2.1Land especially undeveloped oragricultural land (ha)

Yes Around 2.69 hectares of land isto be mined for generation ofOrdinary earth.

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2.2 Water (expected source & competing

users) unit: KLD

Yes Ground water extraction fordomestic and spraying usewould be around 2 KL per day.

2.3Minerals (MT) Yes Ordinary earth from the land

would be recovered up to adepth of 2 feet.

2.4Construction material – stone,aggregates, sand / soil (expectedsource – MT)

No No construction material isrequired for the mining activity.

2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No No forest/timber is required forthe unit.

2.6Energy including electricity and fuels(source, competing users) Unit: fuel(MT), energy (MW)

No Mining work to be carried out inday shift, manually and inopen. So no energy required.

2.7 Any other natural resources (useappropriate standard units)

No

3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials,which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concernsabout actual or perceived risks to human health.

S.No. Information/Checklistconfirmation Yes/No quantities/rates, wherever

Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/rates, whatever possible)with source of data

3.1 Use of substances or materials,which are hazardous (as per MSIHCrules) to human health or theenvironment (flora, fauna, and watersupplies)

No There would not be any Use ofsubstances or materials, whichare hazardous (as per MSIHCrules) to human health or theenvironment.

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease oraffect disease vectors (e.g. insect orwater borne diseases)

No There would not be anychange in occurrence ofdisease or affect diseasevectors.

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. bychanging living conditions?

No The project would not affectthe welfare of people

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people whocould be affected by the project e.g.hospital patients, children, the elderlyetc.,

No No vulnerable groups ofpeople would be affected bythe project

3.5 Any other causes No -

4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation ordecommissioning (MT/month)


Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) withsource of data

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4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No No such wastes will begenerated.

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or

commercial wastes)

No There would not be anyMunicipal Waste.

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as perHazardous Waste ManagementRules)

No No hazardous wastes would begenerated.

4.4 Other industrial process wastes No There would not be any otherindustrial process wastes.

4.5 Surplus product No There would not be any surplusproduct.

4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge

from effluent treatment

No No sewage produced in themining activity.

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No No generation of anyconstruction or demolitionwastes.

4.8 Redundant machinery or

equipment

No There would not be anyredundant machinery orequipment.

4.9 Contaminated soils or other

materials

No There would not be anycontaminated soils or othermaterials.

4.10 Agricultural wastes No There would not be anyagricultural wastes generation.

4.11 Other solid wastes No There would not be any othersolid wastes.

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances toair (Kg/hr)


Yes/NoDetails thereof (with approximatequantities/ rates, whateverpossible) with source of data

5.1

Emissions from combustion offossil fuels from stationary ormobile sources

Yes There would be a generation ofemissions from the combustion offossil fuels from the operation ofvehicles during the excavation of theOrdinary earth. The emissionsgenerations would be minimal andneeds to be ignored.

5.2Emissions from production

processes

Yes Air emissions would be generatedfrom the mining Ordinary earth whichwould be suppressed by spraying ofwater.

5.3 Emissions from materialhandling including storage or

Yes Air emissions would be generatedfrom the mining of Ordinary earth

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transport would be generated. Air emissionswould be suppressed by spraying ofwater.

5.4Emissions from constructionactivities including plant andequipment

No No construction activity involved.

5.5

Dust or odors from handling ofmaterials includingconstruction materials,sewage and waste

No No such emissions involved.

5.6Emissions from incineration ofwaste

No No incineration of waste required.

5.7Emissions from burning ofwaste in open air (e.g. slashmaterials, construction debris)

No There would not be any Emissionsfrom burning of waste in open air (e.g.slash materials, construction debris)

5.8Emissions from any othersources

No

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:


Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) with sourceof data

6.1From operation of equipment e.g.engines, ventilation plant, crushers

No As whole mining process will becarried out manually, no noise willbe generated.

6.2From industrial or similar

processes

No No noise pollution would be therefrom the operation of industrialprocess.

6.3 From construction or demolition No There would not be any noise andvibration from construction ordemolition within the industry.

6.4 From blasting or piling No Noise/vibrations would ne therefrom the mining activity

6.5

From construction or operationaltraffic

No There would not be any noise andvibration from construction oroperational traffic.

6.6From lighting or cooling systems No There would not be any noise and

vibration from lighting or coolingsystems.

6.7 From any other sources No

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7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants intothe ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or thesea:

S.No.Information/Checklistconfirmation Yes/No quantities/rates, whereverYes/No

Details thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,

whatever possible) withsource of data

7.1 From handling, storage, use orspillage of hazardous materials

No No pollutants will be generated.

7.2

From discharge of sewage or othereffluents to water or the land(expected mode and place ofdischarge)

No No discharge of sewage, aswhole process will be manualand workers will move into themining site on daily basis.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted

to air into the land or into water

No No pollutants emitted in air, landor water.

7.4 From any other sources No No other sources.

7.5Is there a risk of long term build upof pollutants in the environmentfrom these sources?

No

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, whichcould affect human health or the environment

S.No.Information/Checklistconfirmation Yes/No quantities/rates, whereverYes/No

Details thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) with sourceof data

8.1

From explosions, spillages, firesetc from storage, handling, use orproduction of hazardoussubstances

No Only opencast mining withoutdrilling and use of explosives.

8.2 From any other causes No -

8.3

Could the project be affected bynatural disasters causingenvironmental damage (e.g.floods, earthquakes, landslides,cloudburst etc)?

No The project cannot be affected bynatural disasters causingenvironmental damage (e.g.floods, earthquakes, landslides,cloudburst etc)

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development)which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulativeimpacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality


Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) withsource of data

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9.1

Lead to development of supportingutilities, ancillary development ordevelopment stimulated by theproject which could have impact onthe environment e.g.:

• Supporting infrastructure(roads, power supply, waste orwaste water treatment, etc.)• housing development• extractive industries• supply industries• other

No Not Applicable

9.2Lead to after-use of the site, whichcould have an impact on theenvironment

No Not Applicable

9.3 Set a precedent for laterdevelopments

No Not Applicable

9.4Have cumulative effects due toproximity to other existing orplanned projects with similar effects

No Not Applicable

Environmental Sensitivity

S.No Areas Name/Identity

Ariel Distance (within 15km.)Proposed project locationBoundary

1.Areas protected under internationalconventions, national or locallegislation for their ecological,landscape, cultural or other relatedvalue

NA The area is not protected underinternational conventions,national or local legislation fortheir ecological, landscape,cultural or other related value

2.

Areas which are important orsensitive for ecological reasons -Wetlands, watercourses or otherwater bodies, coastal zone,biospheres, mountains, forests

NA The area is not important orsensitive for ecological reasons- Wetlands, watercourses orother water bodies, coastalzone, biospheres, mountains,forests

3.

Areas used by protected, importantor sensitive species of flora orfauna for breeding, nesting,foraging, resting, over wintering,migration

NA The area in and around 10 km.radius is not used by protected,important or sensitive species offlora or fauna for breeding,nesting, foraging, resting, overwintering, migration

4.

Inland, coastal, marine orunderground waters

NA There are no inland, coastal,marine or underground waterswhich would be affected area inand around 1 km. radius of thesite.

5. State, National boundaries NA There is no Internationalboundaries within a radius of

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250 kms and the nearestinterstate boundary (HaryanaBorder) is at a distance of 53kms.

6.

Routes or facilities used by thepublic for access to recreation orother tourist, pilgrim areas

NA There are no recreation or othertourist, pilgrim areas within 1kms radius of the mining site.

7.Defense installations NA No defense installations within 1

kms.

8. Densely populated or built-up area NA No densely populated townwithin 1 kms from site.

9.

Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses(hospitals, schools,places of worship, communityfacilities)

NA Hospitals, schools, place ofworship, community facilitiesetc. are located more than 1 km.away from the site.

10.

Areas containing important, high

quality or scarce resources (ground

water resources, surface resources,

forestry, agriculture, fisheries,

tourism, minerals)

NA There is no important areacontaining high quality or scarceresources such as ground waterresources, surface resources,forestry, agriculture, fisheries,tourism, and minerals within 5km radius of the mining area.

11.

Areas already subjected topollution or environmentaldamage.(those where existing legalenvironmental standards areexceeded)

NA No, the area is not subjected topollution or environmentaldamage.

12.

Areas susceptible to natural hazardwhich could cause the project topresent environmental problems(earthquakes, subsidence,landslides, erosion, flooding orextreme or adverse climaticconditions)

NA The surrounding 10 km radiusarea is not susceptible to naturalhazard which could cause theproject to present environmentalproblems.

``I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the applicationand enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware thatif any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading atany stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any, to the project willbe revoked at our risk and cost.Date:Place: Patiala , Punjab

Signature of the applicantWith Name and Full Address

(Project Proponent/ Authorized Signatory)

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PRE-FEASIBILITY PROJECT REPORT

OF

ORDINARY MINING PROJECT

ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 2.69 HECTARES)

LOCATED AT

VILLAGE : BARSAT

TEHSIL : PATIALA

DISTRICT : PATIALA

STATE : PUNJAB

SUBMITTED BY :-

NAME OF CONTRACTOR : SH RANDHIR S/O SH NIRMAL SINGH VILLAGEKAKRALA TEHSIL AND DISTT PATIALA

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Chapter-1INTRODUCTION

Earlier, the mining of Ordinary earth was not covered under environmental laws,

since most of the ordinary earth extraction work in the country are having mining

activities in area less than 5 hectares and Ministry of Environment and Forests

(MoEF), New Delhi had exempted areas less than 5 hectares for obtaining

environmental Clearance. Now, as per MoEF Office Memorandum dated 18th May,

2012, all the mining activities irrespective of the mining area are required to get

Environmental Clearance from them before starting any mining activity and as per

office memorandum dated 24th June, 2013 the activities of borrowing/excavation of

ordinary earth' upto an area less than 5 hectares, comes under category 'B2'. And

Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate change in pursuance of amendment dated

15.01.2016 has issued a notification no. S.O. 190 (E) dated 20.01.2016 Annexure 'II'

constitutes the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for

grant of environmental clearance for Category ‘B2’ Projects for mining of minor minerals, for

all the districts in the country.

Keeping in line with the requirements of Ministry of Environment and Forests

(MoEF), Government of India Mining Contractor, Village Barsat District Patiala,

Punjab, through its partner is applying for the environmental clearance of their

proposed mining activity for Ordinary earth.

I. I METHODOLOGYThe methodology adopted for the preparation of the detailed feasibility report

for the mining activity of the Ordinary earth is based on the guidelines issued by the

Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India. A detailed

feasibility report requires sufficient background data on various components through

reconnaissance survey, data available with the government departments and

promoters etc. The methodology adopted in preparing the detailed feasibility report

is described below.

1.1.1 ScreeningThe project is covered under Category B2 - mining of minerals having area less than

5 hectares. The details of the project w.r.t. applicability of general conditions within

10 km. radius of the proposed mining site are below;

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S.No.

Item Name Aerial Distance(in Km)

1. Protected areas notified under the wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972

Nil N.A.

2. Critically polluted area as identified by the CPCB Nil N.A.3. Eco-sensitive areas as notified under section 3 of the

E (P) Act, 1986Nil N.A.

4. Inter-state boundaries and international boundaries Nil N.A.Since the project does not fall under any of the above mentioned conditions, so the

general condition is not applicable to the project and the project is to he categorized

as categorized B2 project. The State Expert Appraisal committee of MoEF has

appraise the project

1.2.2 Scope of the reportThe study was undertaken and report has been prepared to incorporate the

environmental and social considerations into the project planning and design

process in order to ensure that the proposed mining project under consideration is

environmentally sound. The report is based on data collected from site and

secondary sources that include:

Collection of information on existing baseline conditions at and around the mining

site.

Identification of environmentally sensitive locations (if any) in the impacted area Assess the adverse impacts on the environment and to avoid the impacts suggest

cost effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts. Preparation of Environment Management Mining Plan.

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Chapter – 2

PROJECT PROFILE2.0The ProjectMining Contractor, is having an existing Ordinary earth mining at Village,

Barsat, Punjab. This industrial unit is engaged in the production of Ordinary earth

mining from Ordinary earth. The average daily production capacity of the ordinary

earth mining 8 tipper/truck per day. The mining contractor is also registered with the

industries department for the mining of ordinary earth.

2.1 Details of the Mining site (s)

Contractor, have taken land on 24 months agreement basis for the mining of

Ordinary earth. The details of the mining site where the contractor has to carry out

the mining operations for the production of Ordinary earth are as follows;

Site 1:

Name & Address of Lessee- Sh. Jagtar Singh S/o Mehan Singh Village Barsat

Mining land Area – 2.69 HECTARES

Address of Mining Site: Village Barsat Distt. Patiala.

Status of Lessee & Lease Period – Private Contractor 24 months.

Mining Proposal & Depth of Mining activity to be carried out- New Mining of

ordinary earth 2 feet.

2.2 Details of the General Topography

Patiala district is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. Patiala District lies between 30°23'3.97"N north latitude 76°22'5.05"Eeast longitude, in the southeast part of the state.The Patiala district is divided intofive sub-divisions (tehsils) namely Patiala, Nabha, Ghanaur, Rajpura and Samanacomprising eight-community development blocks viz. Patiala, nabha, Sanaur,Bhunerheri, rajpura, ghanaur, samana and Patran for the pirpose of administration.The district headquarter, Patiala town falls in Patiala Tehsil.Patiala having apopulation of 2,892,282 is the 2nd most populated district of the Punjab afterLudhiana as per 2011 census. The district has a population density of 596inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over thedecade 2001-2011 was 19.4%.

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The topographical details of the mining site (s) under consideration is as below;

SiteIdentification

Site 1

TopographicalSheet No.

1

Latitude as per sheet

Longitude as per sheet

Elevation abovemean sea level

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Nature of terrain Plain Land

Existing Nalas,water bodies,Channels in theLease area andnearby

No nalas, water bodies, channels in the lease area from site 1.Apart from this there is no water bodies, channels within 500meters radius of the mining area

Distance ofmining site fromNationalHighway/StateHighway/RailwayLines

The mining site is more than 5 kms away from any NationalHighway / State Highway/Railway Lines.

2.3 Requirements of Ordinary earth

As stated above, the Ordinary earth mining contractor would produce around 8

Tipper/Truck per-day and the production process is done for 90 days in 19 months.

Therefore trolley production would be around 1000 tipper/ truck. The size of tipper/

truck produced 15 x 7 x 5 feet.

2.4 Utilities

General amenities: The site is located in village Barsat and the distance of the

mining site from the village population is around 750 meters. There are no places of

worship, ancient monuments, wildlife sanctuary etc. within 1000 meters of the site.

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Connectivity: The connectivity of the mining site is through village road. The project

entrance is not attached with the National highway/State Highway/Major District

road. The site is approachable by a tar road from village Barsat to work site.

Power Requirements: The mining activity would be carried out in one shift (i.e.

general shift only, so no lighting arrangement will be required.

Water Requirements: Water requirements during the mining activity would be for

the spraying of water on the road. Overall, the water requirements will be less than

2KL/day for all the purposes.

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Chapter – 3ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PREDICTION

3.0 In the present study, the most probable impacts on various components of the

surrounding environment due to the proposed activity have been predicted. The

selection of the factors require due consideration to;

a) The extent to which the action will cause environmental effects in excess of

those created by existing uses in the area affected by it.

b) The absolute quantitative environmental effects of the action itself, including

the cumulative harm that results from its contribution to existing adverse,

conditions or uses in the affected area.

c) The extent to which the proposed action is consistent with local development

plans.

3.1 ENVIRONDENTAL IMPACTS3.1.1 Construction ActivitiesThe mining activity will involve workers moving into the mining area on a daily basis.

They will come early morning, work as per shift and move to their respective homes

in the evening. Due to daily movement of workers, no construction is required. To

meet their domestic requirements of water, 2KL/day is sufficient and will be met with

underground water. Regular transportation of Ordinary earth mining to the ordinary

earth site will cause minor increase in vehicular traffic in the area.

3.1.2 Local Resource Use

Mining of ordinary earth will require slicing of top soil layer. In Punjab, the land

formation is Indo-Gangetic plain and Sutlej sub-basin of Indus basin. Due to

sediment formation of land, the whole of the area is having fertile soils up to

minimum 10 meters of depth. Digging of 2 feet meter depth of soil will not have any

adverse impact on the local resource use. In most of the cases, the digging of

ordinary earth is done for the leveling of land w.r.t. the surrounding areas.

3.1.3 Generation and Disposal Waste

The mining activity will not generate any pollutants which need any treatment.

Besides this, some of the agro residues would be generated from the land (local

grass, sarkanda etc.) where the Mining activity would be carried out. The agro

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residues would be regularly clearly and would be burnt in the ordinary earth with

other fuels.

3.1.4 Change in Transportation Pattern

The mining site is located on the village road. The road is primarily being used by the

local inhabitants for their routine practices. Due to the proposed mining project there

is expected to be increase in vehicular movement. It is suggested that the

transportation of ordinary mining would be carried out at time which is suitable to the

local villagers. Additional suitable measures would be adopted so that the traffic

movement during mining activity do not hinder the movement of the villagers of the

area.

3.2 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION

3.2.1 Mining Activities

Air quality The mining activity being very light in nature, it will have veryminimal effect on atmosphere due to dust from excavation of soil.The affect will be limited to site only and in no case the RSPM inthe ambient area will go beyond the applicable norms.

Water Quality There will not be any effect on quality of surface water or groundwater due to ht mining activity. The water requirement will be lessthan 5 kl per day, which will be fulfilled using ground water.

NaturalHazardsgeologiceffects

No significant impact.

Biologicaleffects

No Significant Impact.

Noise effects No Significant Impact.Energy supplyeffects

Little increase of fossil fuel consumption to supplement energyrequirements. The affect is inevitable and not specific to thisarea/site. Hence, it has to be ignored.

Socialenvironment

The activity will be a temporary phase and will involve very shorttime period. Therefore, there will be no significant effect.

Economicenvironment

The activity will generate extra job and business opportunitiescontributing to positive economic growth in and around the area.Thus effects are beneficial.

Aestheticenvironment

No significant effect.

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3.2.2 Local Resource Use

Air quality Ordinary earth making will put some stress on air quality. Butadequate measures will minimize effects well within theprescribed limits.

Water quality No significant impact.Natural hazards &geologic effects

The requirements of Ordinary earth will need slicing of top soillayer. This will alter lithospheric character of the source area.The effect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site.Hence, it has to be ignored.

Biological effects No significant impact.Noise effects No significant impact.Energy supplyeffects


Social environment No significant impact.Economicenvironment

Generate increased business activity resulting in beneficialeffects.



3.2.3 Transportation

Air quality No Significant Impact.Water quality No significant impact.Natural hazards &geologic effects


Biological effects No significant impact.Noise effects No Significant Impact.Energy supplyeffects

No Significant Impact.

Social environment No significant impact.Economicenvironment

Generate increased business activity.



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Chapter – 4ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

4.0 The environmental management plan (EMP) is meant to ensure that the adverse

residual environmental impacts, if any, due to the regular operations of the project,

are completely checked or, otherwise, minimized. Further, the EMP also warrants

compliance with all the statutory requirements applicable to the project, from time to

time right from the conception.

While evolving an effective and feasible EMP, due consideration has been accorded

to the technological as well as the economic aspects. The EMP addresses the

following facts;

The appropriate mitigation measures

Steps to augment environmental capacity building

The house keeping practices

The state of socio economic issues

The plan is expected to cater to the environmental and other related issues of the

project, comprehensively, and mange its environmental performance.

4.1 MITIGATION MEASURES

As a result of the mining related actions, some activities have significant

environmental concerns. Appropriate mitigation measures have been recommended

to take care of these concerns and minimize resulting damage to the environment.

Topsoil Management - The top soil of the land containing agro residues would be

stored separately and would be reused for leveling of the land after excavation of the

Ordinary earth. The depth of the top soil which would be stored separately would be

6 inch deep from its surface: Therefore, each ordinary earth mining operation would

require a top soil storage space of around 200 m' for every acre of land.

Overburden Dumps Management – Although there is extreme possibility of any

such generation, even then every precaution would be taken to utilizable overburden

generated from the mining activity. The overburden of generated any would be

stored separately and would be used for the filling of low lying area not being used

for agricultural purposes. All the overburden generated during the mining activity

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would be lifted and utilized for the filling of low lying non-agricultural area before the

closure of the mining activity.

Rain Water Runoff Management- Mining activity for Ordinary earth would not be

carried out in the rainy season. Natural flow of rain water in its natural path would be

maintained and no obstruction would be created by way or unplanned milling

activities. Further, to control the rain water runoff during non seasonal rains garland

drain around the site would be made and the rain water would be collected in a

temporary pit constructed for the storage of rain water. The rain water would then be

reused for spraying on Ordinary earth or on roads as has been mentioned earlier.

Fugitive Emissions - To control the fugitive emissions, water would be sprayed on

the roads leading from the mining activity to the transportation to suppress the

fugitive emissions due to the movement of the vehicles. Water@ less than 2 m3

would be used for the spraying operations. The project proponents would use tractor

for the spraying of water on roads.

Noise Control- This mining activity will not generate any noise of its own. Only noise

will be from the workers moving in and out of the mining area.

Mine Closure Plan- After the completion of mining activity, the lease holder would

level and reuse the land and reuse the top soil for leveling. During closure of the

mining operations, it would be strictly checked that the overburden or any other

waste is not used for the leveling which may create problems for the agricultural use

of the land.

Green Area Development- The mining lease holders would plant at lease 100 trees

on their area of lease/within Ordinary earth area. It would be ensured that the mine

owners would report the achievement of the target of tree plantation by way of giving

number of plants that survive and not by the number of plants planted by them.

Septic tank for domestic treatment- No workers will settle in the mining area

temporarily or permanently. If need be, a septic tank would be constructed for the

treatment of domestic effluent generated from mining site. The septic tank will

provide and effective HRT of at least 48 hours, for maximum daily flow, to

biologically stabilize partially, the organic pollution load. A two compartment septic

tank will be used for the purpose. The stabilization compartment (first compartment)

will have volumetric capacity of 5 m3 day, with aspect ratio (length; width) of at least

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3. Floor slope at 1:5 will be provided for sludge accumulation. The effective

submerged depth of tank will not exceed 2.5 m.

Provision will be made for periodic withdrawal (pumping out) of accumulated sludge

the actual tank dimensions will be worked out to suit the process and site

requirements.

4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

The environmental monitoring is meant to establish the state and quality of

environment, the adequacy of environmental mitigation measures, and the

performance of environmental management system in place. It helps in establishing

trends in the quality of the" environment (its various components), and changes in

the same with respect to the baseline reference quality. It may further help in setting

overall performance benchmarks. The monitoring data and results will be

communicated to the appropriate authorities. The monitoring would be done for a

cluster of mine collectively. The monitoring requirements are as under;

Environmental aspect Parameters Frequency1. Ambient air quality As per CPCB Once in 6 Months2. Vehicular emissions All parameters as

per CPCBOnce in 6 Months

3. Sound and noise ( at all sourcepoints)

As per CPCB Annually

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MINING PLAN

INTRODUCTORY NOTESVery small B'2' category mines: All B2 Category mines excluding very

small B2 category mines i.e. manualopencast mines not using explosives andwhere the average daily employmentdoes not exceed 8.

1 GENERALa Name of the applicant Randhir Singh

Address Village Kakrala Tehsil and Distt Patiala

District PATIALAState PUNJABPin Code 147001Phone 9417300865Status of Applicant CONTRACTORMineral (s) Which the applicant intendsto mine.

Ordinary Earth

Period for which the mining lease isrequired or granted/renewed

24 month

2 LOCATIONDetail of Location (with location map) BarsatDistrict & State Patiala, PunjabTehsil PatialaVillage BarsatKhasra No. HADBAST NO 47

KHEWAT NO 28/25 KHATONI NO 91KHASRA NO 436(6-5) 437(6-5) 441(6-5)442(6-5) 443(6-5)

Area 2.69 HectareWhether the area is in the forest (pleasespecify whether protected, reserved etc.)

No

Ownership/Occupancy The land has been taken on lease formining of Ordinary earth from thefollowing;

Site 1Land use pattern Agriculture use only

b Attach a location map showingboundaries of the mining lease, adjoiningareas roadways, railways, naturaldrainage system and any other surfacefeatures, if any. It is preferred that thearea be marked on a Survey of Indiatopographical map or a cadastral map orforest map as the case may be.However, if none of these are available,the area should be marked on a planprepared especially for the purpose on a

N.A.

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scale of 1: 5000 linking it with anyimportant reference point available inand around the area.

3 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATIONDescribe briefly the general topographyexplaining whether it is a plain land or ahilly area and local geology of themineral deposit within the leasehold.

The area falls under the Indo-Gangeticalluvial plains. The geological formationsmet within the district comprise alluviumof quaternary age. It consists ofalternating beds of sand, silt and clay. Inthe southwestern part, the alluvium isover laid by thin layer unstrained loam.

4 RESERVESGive details of the reserves usingstandard methods of estimation.

The lease holders would mine theordinary earth upto 2 feet depth.

5 DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIONPROGRAM

a Outline briefly, year wise, developmentand production program for five years.Also indicate the precautions to beobserved to prevent hap-hazardexcavation of pits, scattering of wastesand avoidable loss of mineral in ground

The lease holders are having the mininglease of 24 months for the excavation ofordinary earth. During this period, thelease holders would excavate around637m3 of ordinary earth at their site.From there, the ordinary earth would beused for the ordinary work.To prevent the effect of excavation of thesurrounding area, the lease holderswould leave 2ft. land around theboundary so that there is no negativeimpact on the surrounding lands.The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored atthe mining i.e. and would be reused forleveling after the mining operations arecomplete.

b State average daily employment for themining activity

Less than 8 persons

6 WASTE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENTSDescribe briefly the arrangements madefor the top soil, mineral reject and wastedisposal including precautions to betaken in the selection of disposal site(s)along with their respective quantity likelyto be generated for the five years

The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored atthe mining site and would be reused forleveling after the mining operations arecomplete.

There would not be any mineral rejectfrom the mining.

7 RECLAMATION PLANDescribe briefly the year wisereclamation plan

After the excavation of the ordinary earth,the top soil stored at the site would beused for the leveling of the land.

a Rivers Courses No river courses within 500 meters of themining area

b Nalas No nalas within 500 meters of the mining

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areac Water Tanks No water tanks within 500 meters of the

mining aread Villages/Houses/Hutments, agriculture

landNo Villages/houses/hutments within 500meters of the mining area. Onlyagricultural land is surrounded by themining site.

e Important Monuments No monuments within 500 meters of themining area

ANY OTHER RELEVANTINFORMATION

Land Owner through its contractor. Randhir Singh would be responsible for

the implementation of the environmental Management Plan of the Ordinary earth

mining project. The EMP would be implemented within 3 and 4 months from the

date of grant of environmental clearance.

EMP FUND A sum of Rs. 80,000/- has been proposed as separate fund for building

the infrastructure required for the management of EMP such as Sprinkler, Pipes,

Medical Aids etc. however annual Rs 10000/- has also been earmarked towards the

recurring cost.

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UNDERTAKING 1

I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala do herebysolemnly affirm and declare as under:

1. That the periphery of any other area of borrowing/excavation does not falls

within a radius of 500m from the periphery of proposed area of

borrowing/excavation

Place:Date: ................. (Randhir Singh)

VERIFICATION:-

I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that the

statement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief

and nothing has been concealed therein.


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UNDERTAKING 2

I. I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala dohereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

II. That the activity associated with borrowing/excavation of 'ordinary earth' andordinary earth' for purpose of general work, construction of roads,embankments etc shall not involve blasting.

III. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to a maximum depthof 2m below general ground level at the site.

IV. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to 2m above theground water table at the site.

V. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall not be alter the natural drainagepattern of the area

VI. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restored by the projectproponent for useful purpose(s).

VII. That appropriate fencing all around the borrowed/excavated pit shall be madeto prevent any mishap.

VIII. That measures shall be taken to prevent dust emission by covering ofborrowed/excavated earth during transportation.

IX. That safeguards shall be adopted against health risks on account of breedingof vectors in the water bodies created due to borrowing/excavation of earth

X. That workers/laborers shall be provided with facilities for drinking water andsanitation

XI. That a berm shall be left from the boundary of adjoining fiels having a widthequal o at least half the depth of proposed excavation

XII. That a minimum distance of 15 m from any civil structure shall be kept fromthe periphery of any excavation area.

XIII. That the concerned DEIAA while considering granting environmentalclearance for such activity for ordinary earth will prescribe the guidelines asstated at (i) to (xi) above and specify that the clearance so granted shall beliable to be cancelled in case of any violation of above guidelines


Verification:

I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that thestatement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and beliefand nothing has been concealed therein.


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UNDERTAKING 3

I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala do herebysolemnly affirm and declare as under:

1. That I am Prop. in the firm and have applied environmental clearance

before DEIAA for mining related activity of our Ordinary earth mining.

2. That I give an undertaking that there is no boundary of National Park of

Wild Life within a distance of 1 Km radius from our mining site and no

protected area notified under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or Notified

eco-sensitive area as notified under section 3 of the Environmental

(Protection) Act, 1986 exists within 10 Km radius from the project site.

(Randhir Singh)

prior environmental clearance of ordinary mining...

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