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SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT (Period ending 30.09.2016)

River bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj located in Village Chandpur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Roopnagar, Punjab

Project By: M/s Satluj Contractors, H.No 25 Garden

Colony Jalandher.

Prepared by:

Eco Laboratories and Consultants Private Limited E-207, Industrial Area, Phase-VIIIB (Sector-74), S.A.S Nagar (Mohali)

Punjab '[email protected]', www.ecoparyavaran.org

Phone: 0172-4616225, 8872043178

2016

CONTENT

S.No. DESCRIPTION

1. Data Sheet

2. Compliance of Environment Clearance Conditions

ANNEXURE

1. A-1:Environment Clearance

2. A-2: Copy of Consent to Operate of Air and Water

3. A-3:Minutes of meeting

4. A-4:Copy of letter sent to CGWB and Wildlife Department

5. A-5: Field Photographs

6. A-6: Test reports of Ambient Air, Noise, Soil and Water

Project: M/s Satluj Contractors, Mining of River Bed Material, “Chandpur Sand Mining Project “at Village- Chandpur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District-Roopnagar, State Punjab area 61.44 Ha.

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1. Introduction

M/s Satluj Contractors, H.no. 25 Garden Colony Jalandhar has obtained the Environmental

Clearance Letter from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for Chandpur Sand

Mining Project from the bed of River Satluj in Village Chandpur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib,

District Rupnagar, Punjab for a production of 81,000 TPA Ref. No. No. J-11015/159/2010-IA.II

(M) Dated 20 Feb. 2015.The total area of the mining site is 61.44 Ha. The total cost of the

project will be Rs.67.04 Lakhs.

1.2 Purpose of the Report

As per the “Sub Para (ii)” of “Para 10” of EIA Notification 2006, it is stated that “It shall be

mandatory for the project management to submit six monthly compliance reports in respect of

the stipulated prior environmental clearance terms and conditions in hard and soft copies to the

regulatory authority concerned, on 1st June and 1

st December of each calendar year” and as per

compliance of condition mentioned in Environment Clearance Letter (i.e. Part B General

Condition, point number XVII), Six Monthly Compliance Reports should be submitted to the

Regulatory Authority of Central and State Government.

It is mandatory to submit a Six Monthly Compliance Report to show the status & compliance of

all the Conditions mentioned in Environment clearance Letter, along with monitoring of various

Environmental Parameters (as per CPCB Norms).The regulatory authorities in this case are

MoEF& CC, Delhi, MoEF& CC, Chandigarh and PPCB Patiala. Various scheduled Site

Visits were conducted by a team of Experts to Monitor Pollution related parameters as defined

by CPCB / PPCB. Samples for water and soil were also collected for further analysis.

Based on the Specific and General Conditions mentioned in the EC Letter, a Compliance Report

was prepared by the Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd on behalf of Project Proponent;

details of which are present in Chapter – “Compliance Report”

This report is supposed to submit after every six month as per the conditions stipulated in

Environment Clearance Order. The Environmental Assessment has been carried out to verify:

1. That the proposed project has not any adverse effect on the project site as well

as its surrounding.

2. That there is compliance with the conditions stipulated in the Environmental Clearance

Letter.

3. That the Project proponent is implementing the environmental safeguards and

environmental pollution mitigation measures as suggested in approved Form-1 and Form

– 1A, Environmental Management Plan with true spirit.

4. The non conformity in the project with respect to the environmental implication of the

project.


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1.3 Methodology for Preparation of Report is as follows:

1. Study of EC Letter & Related Documents,

2. Site Visits by a Team of Experts,

3. Monitoring of Environment Parameters, viz. Ambient Air, Water, Noise, Soil.

4. Analysis of Samples collected during Monitoring,

5. Interpretation of Monitoring Results,

6. Preparation of six monthly Environmental Compliance Report.

1.4 Generic Structure of Report:

1. Purpose of the Report, explaining the need of a Compliance Report and methodology

adopted for preparation of Report.

2. Data Sheet

3. Compliance Report, explaining the entire specific & general conditions given in the EC

Letter and providing details w.r.t. each condition/ guideline.

4. Monitoring Reports & Analysis, showing the level of pollution/emission within the

project site for various environment parameters.

5. Photographs showing status of the project and sampling/monitoring o f

environmental parameters.

6. Supporting documents related mandatory for the project.


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Ministry of Environment and Forests Northern Regional Office Chandigarh-160030

DATA SHEET 1. Project Type River Bed Mining Site 2. Name of the Project River Bed Mining project at Chandpur

3. Clearance letter (s)/O.M No. & dates No. J-11015/159/2010-IA.II (M) Dated 20 Feb. 2015.

Copy has been attached as Annexure-1

4. Location Village- Chandpur

a) Tehsil Anandpur Sahib

b) District (s) Roopnagar

c) State (s) Punjab

d) Latitudes/ Longitudes 31°11'7.54"N to 31°11'35.61"N

and 76°30'32.11"E to 76°31'14.25" E

M/s Satluj Contractors, H.No 25 Garden Colony

Jalandher.

6. Salient features

a) of the project

The Chandpur Sand Mining Project is for mining from

the bed of River Satluj in Village Chandpur, Tehsil

Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab for a

production of 81,000 TPA. The mine lease area is

61.44 ha in topo sheet No. 53A/12. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies

within 10km radius of the mine lease area. No

forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest

within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was

reported by the project proponent that Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine

at a distance of 8 km in North direction. b) of the environmental management plans

Mine working will be open cast by manual method

without involving drilling and blasting using hand

tools like shovel, pan, sieve etc. Ultimate working

depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining

will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding

effect and after first layer is excavated, the process

will be repeated for next layers. The ground water

level is reported to be 4-5 m below ground level.

Water requirement will be 2.91 KLD which will be

sourced from nearby villages. Cost of the project is

Rs. 67.04 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per

annum.

7. Break-up of the project area

a) Submergence area: Forest and Non- Not applicable, there is no submergence involved at

the project site.


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forest

b) Others Not applicable

8. Break-up of project affected population with enumeration of those losing houses/dwelling units only, agricultural land only both dwelling units and agricultural land and landless labourers/artisans.

Not applicable, there is no PAP

(Project Affected Population) in the project area.

a) SC/ST/Adivasis

Not applicable, there is no SC/ST tribal populations in

the area as per the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.

b) Others (Please indicate whether

these figures are based on any

scientific and systematic survey carried

out or only provisional figures. If a

survey has been carried out give details

and year of survey)

Not applicable

9. Financial details:

a) Project cost as originally planned

and subsequent revised estimates and

the year of price reference.

a) Rs. 67.04 Lakhs, as originally planned with no

subsequent revised so far.

b) Allocations made for

environmental management plans

with item wise and year wise break

up.

b) Total Expenditure proposed on typical Environmental

Measures

S.No. Title Recurring Cost Rs Lacs/Annum

1.

Air Quality: a) Monitoring in the vicinity of the mine b) Monitoring in the vicinity of the transportation network c) Cost of dust suppression d) Cost of scraping/ bulldozing the accumulated dust on road

2.0

2.

Water Quality: a) Water quality of surface b) Groundwater around the site

1.0

3. Ambient Noise Level 0.5

4. Soil Quality 0.5

5. Socio-economic condition of local, population, physical survey

0.5


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6. Inventory of Flora(tree plantation, survival etc) & Fauna

0.1

7. Man power cost for environmental cell

0.5

Total 5.1

c) Benefit cost ratio/internal rate of

return and the year of assessment

Will be calculated and submitted.

d) Whether (c) includes the cost of

environmental management as

shown in b) above.

Yes

e) Actual expenditure incurred on

the project so far.

Rs. 24.3 Lakhs

f) Actual expenditure incurred on the

environmental management plans so

far.

Rs. 1.21 Lakhs

10. Forest land requirement:

a) the status of approval for

diversion of forest land for non-

forestry use

Not Applicable.

b) the status of clear felling, if any Not Applicable.

c) The status of compensatory

afforestation, if any.

Not Applicable.

d) Comments on the viability &

sustainability of compensatory

Afforestation programme in the light

of actual field experience so far.

Not Applicable.

11. The status of clear felling in non forest areas (such as submergence area of reservoir, approach road) if any, with quantitative information

Not applicable

12. Status of construction:

a) Date of commencement (actual and/or planned)

13.06.2016

b) Date of Completion (actual and/or planned)

12.06.2021` (As planned and given in Environment

Clearance). Copy has been attached as Annexure-1.

13. Reasons for the delay, if the project

is yet to start

Not applicable


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A. Specific Conditions

S.No Specific Conditions Reply

1. The Environmental Clearance is valid for a period of 5 years i.e. upto the period of the approved mine plan.

Environment Clearance has been granted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ref. No. J-11015/159/2010-IA.II (M) Dated 20 Feb. 2015. (Environment Clearance letter is enclosed as Annexure-1)

2. The project proponent shall obtain Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from the Punjab Pollution Control Board and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated therein.

“Consent to Operate” issued by Punjab Pollution Control Board, for water Date of Issue: 13.10.2016; Date of Expiry: 12.01.2017 No. CTOW/Renewal/RPN/2016/4599826. CTO Certificate no. CTOA/Renewal/RPN/2106/4599786 for Air Copy is enclosed as Annexure-1I.

3. Environmental clearance is subject to final order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004, as may be applicable to this project.

Agreed & accepted.

4. Environmental clearance to the proposals listed at Para 5 above is subject to obtaining clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 from the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife.

Not Applicable. According to minutes of 18th

expert committee for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around wildlife sanctuaries/national parks held on 31

St May,

2016 in Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi, the Proposed ESZ is 0.65 sq km and the Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 8 km in NE direction, therefore the project does not require the clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 from the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife. (A copy of the above stated minutes of meeting is enclosed as Annexure-III.

5. To submit annual replenishment report certified by an authorized agency. In case the replenishment is lower than the approved rate of production, then the mining activity / production levels shall be decreased / stopped accordingly.

Yes, will be ensured. As the mining activity have not yet started on full fledge scale, thus replenishment report is being prepared. However it is brought to you notice that the replenishment is higher than the approved rate of production at present.


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6. To establish a Monitoring Committee including Local Panchayat, to check on traffic due to transportation and submit an annual report on the same.

Agreed.

7. All the provisions made and restrictions imposed as covered in the Punjab Minor Mineral Rule, 2013 are to be complied with, particularly regarding Environment Management Practices and its fund management & Payment of compensation to the land owners.

Agreed, will be complied. All the provisions made and restrictions imposed as covered in the Punjab Minor Mineral Rule, 2013 are being propagated with the contractors and labours.

8. The PP shall make arrangement for drinking water, first aid facility (along with species specific anti-venom provisioning) in case of emergency for the workers.

Medical kit and drinking water has been provided to the workers at the project site. Necessary and immediate steps are taken in case of emergency.

9. The cumulative impact of the mining activity is high; therefore the mining in mines located within one km radius of each other shall be done in a phased manner.

Agreed, mining will be done in a phased manner.

10. It shall be ensured that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season.

Agreed. No mining will be carried out during the monsoon season.

11. No mining activities will be allowed in forest area, if any, for which the Forest Clearance is not available.

Agreed, no forestland is involved. There is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease boundary.

12. Project Proponent shall plant native and other local species.

Agreed, Project proponent has planned to plant native and other local species for landscaping under the mining closure plan.


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13. Proponent shall appoint an Occupational Health Specialist for Regular and Periodical medical examination of the workers engaged in the Project and records maintained; also, Occupational health check-ups for workers having some ailments like BP, diabetes, habitual smokers, etc. shall be undertaken once in six months and necessary remedial/preventive measures taken accordingly. Implementation of the Recommendations of National Institute for ensuring good occupational environment for mine workers; All the old age people of the surrounding villages may be provided medical facilities.

Agreed, proponent has liaison with local government hospitals and physicians for regular medical checkups of the labours.

14. An independent study be organised during peak activity, to understand how the actuals compare with the carrying capacities and further decisions taken to maintain sustainability of this essential sand extraction and supply activity. Project Proponent shall ensure that the road may not be damaged due to transportation of the sand; and transport of minerals will be as per IRC Guidelines with respect to complying with traffic congestion and density.

Agreed, all measures will be implemented to ensure sustainability of the project, roads will not be damaged due to transportation of the sand.

15. Implementation of Action Plan on the issues raised during the Public Hearing. The proponent shall complete all the tasks as per the action plan submitted with the budgetary provisions during the Public Hearing. The major issues raised during Public Hearing were related to effect on the agricultural land due to mining activity, transportation of mineral, effect on children, students & local people, employment and adoption of control measures to prevent pollution.

Agreed

16. The mining operations shall be restricted to above ground water table and it should not intersect groundwater table. In case of working below ground water table, prior approval of the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change and Central Ground Water Authority shall be obtained, for which a detailed hydro-geological study shall be carried out.

Agreed, the mining operations are restricted to above ground water table as per the details obtained from CGWB.

17. The pollution due to transportation load on the environment shall be effectively controlled & water sprinkling shall also be done regularly. Vehicles with PUCC only will be allowed to ply. The mineral transportation shall be carried out through covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not be overloaded. Project should obtain 'PUC' certificate for all the vehicles from authorized

The vehicular emissions are measured by authorized agency once in six months. PUC certificates exist for all the vehicles operating inside the mining site. The mineral transportation carried out through covered trucks only.


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pollution testing centre.

18. There shall be planning, developing and implementing facility of rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis in consultation with Regional Director, Central Groundwater Board and implementation of conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with Central Ground Water Board.

Agreed, Agreed, consultation will be done with Regional Director, Central Groundwater Board, a communication in this regard has already been made. Copy of letter is attached as Annexure IV

19. Washing of all transport vehicle should be done inside the mining lease.

Agreed, the project proponent has just mobilized the infrastructure for initiating the mining operations at the site, full fledge operations are yet to start.

20. The Committee viewed that as per existing guidelines regarding depth of mining in River bed will be upto 3m or at least a meter above the water level whichever is less. Similarly, depth of mining shall be 9m in Agricultural land or upto the depth above existing layer of the soil whichever comes first.

Agreed

21. Implementation of Environment Management Policy of the Company w.r.t. judicious use of Mineral resources for growth & development synchronizing mining & environment with prosperity.

Agreed, the project proponent will Implement the Environment Management Policy of the Company.

22. The illumination and sound at night at project site, disturb the villages in respect of both human and animal population. Consequent sleeping disorders and stress may affect the health in the villages located close to mining operations. Habitations have a right for darkness and minimal noise levels at night. Project Proponent must ensure that the biological clock of the villages is not disturbed; by orienting the floodlights/ masks away from the villagers and keeping the noise levels well within the prescribed limits for day light/night hours.

Agreed, the project proponent has not planned any activity during night time, thus the project will not impact the biological clock of the village.


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23. Main haulage road in the mine should be provided with permanent water sprinklers and other roads should be regularly wetted with water tankers fitted with sprinklers.

Agreed, sprinkling is done on areas prone to pollution having high levels of PM such as loading and unloading point and all transfer points. Photographs is attached as Annexure-V

24. The Project Proponent shall ensure that the productivity of agricultural crops is not affected due to mining operations. Crop Liability Insurance Policy has to be taken by the Project Proponent as a precaution to compensate for any crop loss. The impact zone shall be 5km from the boundary of mine lease area for such insurance policy.

Agreed, the Project Proponent will ensure that the productivity of agricultural crops is not affected due to mining operations.

25. Transportation of the minerals by road passing through the village shall not be allowed. A 'bypass' road should be constructed (say, leaving a gap of at least 200 meters) for the purpose of transportation of the minerals so that the impact of sound, dust and accidents could be mitigated. The Project Proponent shall bear the cost towards the widening and strengthening of existing public road network in case the same is proposed to be used for the Project. No road movement should be allowed on existing village road network without appropriately increasing the carrying capacity of such roads.

Agreed, a 'bypass' road is constructed (say, leaving a gap of at least 200 meters) for the purpose of transportation of the minerals so that the impact of sound, dust and accidents could be mitigated.

26. Likewise, Alteration or re-routing of foot paths, pagdandies, cart roads, and village infrastructure/public utilities or roads (for purposes of land acquisition for mining) shall be avoided to the extent possible and in case such acquisition is inevitable, alternative arrangements shall be made first and then only the area acquired. In these types of cases, Inspection Reports by site visit by experts may be insisted upon which should be done through reputed Institutes.

Agreed.

27. CSR activities by Companies including the Mining Establishments has become mandatory up to 2% of their financial Turn-over, Socio Economic Development of the neighborhood Habitats could be planned and executed by the Project Proponent more systematically based on the 'Need based door to door survey' by established Social Institutes/Workers. The report shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located at Chandigarh on six monthly basis.

Agreed. CSR activities will be done by the project proponent, and the details will be submitted when the project operation will start.


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28. Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, creche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

The workers are mostly local living in the close proximity of area so there is no requirement of major infrastructure facility at the site. Whereas rest shelter, mobile STP, Mobile toilets drinking water facility, first aid facility, crèche etc are always available for the workers on site.

29. A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change 5 years in advance of final mine closure for approval

Agreed, will be submitted.

30. Regular monitoring of ambient air quality shall be carried out and records maintained. The results of monitoring shall be submitted to MoEF and its Regional Office and CPCB, SPCB regularly.

Half yearly sampling is done for regular monitoring of ambient air quality standards. Test report is attached at Annexure-VI

31. The project proponent shall undertake adequate safeguard measures during extraction of river bed material and ensure that due to this activity the hydro-geological regime of the surrounding area shall not be affected. Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out around the mine lease area by establishing a network of existing wells and installing new piezometers during the mining operation. The periodic monitoring [(at least four times in a year- pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon (November) and winter (January); once in each season)] shall be carried out in consultation with the State Ground Water Board/Central Ground Water Authority and the data thus collected may be sent regularly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office Chandigarh, the Central Ground Water Authority and the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. If at any stage, it is observed that the groundwater table is getting depleted due to the mining activity, necessary corrective measures shall be carried out.

As per Condition, it has been emphasized that the project authority should implement suitable conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. To fulfill this condition, the project proponent has approached the above department and communicated for consultation vide letter dated 05.04.2017 (Copy enclosed for your ready reference as Annexure - IV).


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32. The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competent authorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater), if any, required for the project.

Agreed.

33. Appropriate mitigative measures shall be taken to prevent pollution of the river in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board. It shall be ensured that there is no leakage of oil and grease in the river from the vehicles used for transportation.

Agreed, appropriate mitigation measures should be taken to prevent pollution of the river, all the vehicles are in good condition.

34. Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored. The mineral transportation shall be carried out through the covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not be overloaded.

Agreed, The material is covered with a tarpaulin sheet during the transportation of the material. Tractor trolley overloading is controlled along with speed limit.

35. No drilling and blasting operation shall be carried out.

Agreed, the mine work will be open cast by manual method only. No drilling and blasting operation will be carried out at mining site.

36. Mineral handling area shall be provided with the adequate number of high efficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including all the transfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These should be properly maintained and operated.

Agreed, regular water sprinkling is done in critical areas and all transfer points. Photographs are attached as Annexure V.

37. The project proponent shall take all precautionary measures during mining operation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna found in the study area. Action plan for conservation of flora and fauna shall be prepared in consultation with the State Forest and Wildlife Department. All the safeguard measures brought out in the Wildlife Conservation Plan so prepared specific to this project site shall be effectively implemented.

As per Condition, action plan for conservation of flora and fauna to be implemented. To fulfill this condition, the project proponent has approached the concern department and communicated for consultation vide letter dated 05.04.2017 (Copy enclosed for your ready reference as Annexure -IV)


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Necessary allocation of funds for implementation of the conservation plan shall be made and the funds so allocated shall be included in the project cost. A copy of action plan shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Chandigarh.

B. GENERAL CONDITIONS

S.No Condition Compliance Status

1. No change in mining technology and scope of

working should be made without prior

approval of the Ministry of Environment &

Forests.

Agreed, No change in mining technology and

scope of working is made without prior

approval of the Ministry of Environment &

Forests.

2. No change in the calendar plan including

excavation, quantum of mineral Sand, Gravel,

Boulders (minor mineral) and waste should be

made.

Agreed & accepted.

3. Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations

should be established in the core zone as well

as in the buffer zone for RSPM (Particulate

matter with size less than 10micron i.e.,

PMi0) and NOx monitoring. Location of the

stations should be decided based on the

meteorological data, topographical features

and environmentally and ecologically

sensitive targets and frequency of monitoring

should be undertaken in consultation with the

State Pollution Control Board.

Agreed, regular Ambient Air Monitoring is

being done at the site latest test reports from the

NABL Accredited Laboratory is attached as

Annexure-VI,

4. Data on ambient air quality RSPM

(Particulate matter with size less than

10micron i.e., PM10) & NOx should be

regularly submitted to the Ministry of

Environment and Forests including its

Regional office located at Chandigarh and the

State Pollution Control Board / Central

Pollution Control Board once in six months.

Agreed, data on ambient air quality RSPM

(Particulate matter with size less than 10micron

i.e., PM10) & NOx is regularly submitted to the

Ministry of Environment and Forests including

its Regional office located at Chandigarh and

the State Pollution Control Board / Central

Pollution Control Board once in six months

5. Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources

should be controlled regularly. Water

spraying arrangement on haul roads, loading

and unloading and at transfer points should be

provided and properly maintained.

Agreed, Water sprinkling is being done

regularly on haul roads, loading and unloading

and at transfer points for dust suppression.

Photographs are attached as Annexure-V.

6. Personnel working in dusty areas should wear

protective respiratory devices and they should

also be provided with adequate training and

Agreed, Training programs are run from time to

time for expertise of workers. They are given

required training and adopting adequate


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information on safety and health aspects. safeguard measures.

7. Occupational health surveillance program of

the workers should be undertaken periodically

to observe any contractions due to exposure to

dust and take corrective measures, if needed.

Periodical check up is done. All the necessary

measures are taken to control exposure to dust

e.g. masks & gloves etc.

8. A separate environmental management cell

with suitable qualified personnel should be

set-up under the control of a Senior

Executive, who will report directly to the

Head of the Organization.

Agreed, separate environmental management

cell with suitable qualified personnel will be

set-up under the control of a Senior Executive,

who will report directly to the Head of the

Organization.

9. The funds earmarked for environmental

protection measures should be kept in

separate account and should not be diverted

for other purpose. Year wise expenditure

should be reported to the Ministry of

Environment and Forests and its Regional

Office located at Chandigarh.

Agreed, year wise expenditure along with the

six monthly report will be reported to the

Ministry of Environment and Forests and its

Regional Office located at Chandigarh.

10. The project authorities should inform to the

Regional Office located at Chandigarh

regarding date of financial closures and final

approval of the project by the concerned

authorities and the date of start of land

development work.

Agreed.

11. The Regional Office of this Ministry located

at Chandigarh shall monitor compliance of

the stipulated conditions. The project

authorities should extend full cooperation to

the officer (s) of the Regional Office by

furnishing the requisite data / information /

monitoring reports.

Agreed, full cooperation to the officer (s) of the

Regional Office will be given by furnishing the

requisite data / information / monitoring reports.

12. The project proponent shall submit six

monthly reports on the status of compliance

of the stipulated environmental clearance

conditions including results of monitored data

(both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to

the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its

Regional Office Chandigarh, the respective

Zonal Office of Central Pollution Control

Board the State Pollution Control Board. The

proponent shall upload the status of

compliance of the environmental clearance

conditions, including results of monitored

data on their website and shall update the

same periodically. It shall simultaneously be

sent to the Regional Office of the Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Chandigarh, the

respective Zonal Office of Central Pollution

Agreed, the project proponent will submit six

monthly reports on the status of compliance of

the stipulated environmental clearance

conditions including results of monitored data

(both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the

Ministry of Environment and Forests, its

Regional Office Chandigarh, the respective

Zonal Office of Central Pollution Control Board

the State Pollution Control Board.


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Control Board and the State Pollution Control

Board.

13. A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by

the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila

Parisad / Municipal Corporation, Urban Local

Body and the Local NGO, if any, from whom

suggestions/ representations, if any, were

received while processing the proposal. The

clearance letter shall also be put on the

website of the Company by the proponent.

Agreed.

14. The State Pollution Control Board should

display a copy of the clearance letter at the

Regional office, District Industry Centre and

the Collector's office/ Tehsildar's Office for

30 days.

Agreed.

15. The environmental statement for each

financial year ending 31st March in Form-V

as is mandated to be submitted by the project

proponent to the concerned State Pollution

Control Board as prescribed under the

Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as

amended subsequently, shall also be put on

the website of the company along with the

status of compliance of environmental

clearance conditions and shall also be sent to

the Regional Office of the Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Chandigarh by e-

mail.

Agreed, will be submitted with next six monthly

compliance report.

16. The project authorities should advertise at

least in two local newspapers widely

circulated, one of which shall be in the

vernacular language of the locality concerned,

within 7 days of the issue of the clearance

letter informing that the project has been

accorded environmental clearance and a copy

of the clearance letter is available with the

State Pollution Control Board and also at web

site of the Ministry of Environment and

Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of

the same should be forwarded to the Regional

Office of this Ministry located at Chandigarh.

Copy of advertisement will be submitted with

next six monthly compliance report.

17. The Ministry or any other competent

authority may alter/modify the above

conditions or stipulate any further condition

in the interest of environment protection.

Agreed & accepted.


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18. Concealing factual data or submission of

false/fabricated data and failure to comply

with any of the conditions mentioned above

may result in withdrawal of this clearance and

attract action under the provisions of

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Agreed

19. The above conditions will be enforced inter-

alia, under the provisions of the Water

(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,

1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of

Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public

Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their

amendments and rules made thereunder and

also any other orders passed by the Hon'ble

Supreme Court of India/High Court of Punjab

and any other Court of Law relating to the

subject matter.

Agreed & accepted.

20. Any appeal against this environmental

clearance shall lie with the National Green

Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30

days as prescribed under Section 16 of the

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

Agreed & accepted.

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By Speed Post No. J-11015/159/2010-IA.II(M)

Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change

Impact Assessment Division 3rd Floor, Vayu Wing,

Indira Paryavaran Bhawan,

Jorbagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi-110 003

Dated: 20th February, 2015

To

The Executive Director, Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation Ltd.(PSIEC)

18, Himalya Marg, Udyog Bhawan, Sector-17/A, Chandigarh.-160 017.

Sub: Twenty six (26) proposals for Minor Mineral Mining of M/s PSIEC, Chandigarh -Environmental Clearance regarding.

Sir, This is regarding the proposals for mining of sand/gravel (minor minerals)

from various Districts of Punjab namely Patiala, Rupnagar, S.A.S. Nagar, Gurdaspur & Pathankot. The 55 proposals were considered for environmental clearances in 6th EAC meeting held during 16th to 18th April, 2013. The matter

was further examined in the Ministry and it was decided that 26 proposals shall be asked to re-conduct public hearing as per EIA notification and submit the

cumulative impact study report. On submission of the information, the proposals were re-considered in the EAC meeting held during December 16-17, 2013. The proposals were recommended by EAC for grant of EC.

2. As per the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 28.10.2013 in the matter

of “Union of India Vs Vijay Bansal & Ors.” [SLP (civil) 729-731 of 2011], the Court has held that the application for EC will be filed by the Project Proponent and not by the State Government. However, during the meeting between the

Minister of Environment & Forests and the Chief Minister of Punjab in June 2014, it was brought out by the State Government that as complete proposals in

respect of all above cases were sent to MoEFCC before the aforesaid Court order i.e. 28.10.2013 and that the State Government intends issuing LOI with respect to these leases to Project Proponents after carrying out auction, MoEF may

consider granting environment clearance to concerned LOI holders on the basis of aforesaid recommendations of EAC so as to obviate the need to going through

the whole EC process again. It was therefore suggested that the State Government may auction the leases and issue LOI to these projects. Thereafter, the EC will be issued to the LOI holder (actual project proponent) after receiving

information about the details of LOI holders from the State Government. The EC will be issued subject to no change in scope of the project profile and mineral

production and with all stipulations for compliance as recommended by EAC. 3. The State Government has submitted the above documents for the 26

proposals. The 26 proposals were presented and discussed by EAC with regard to method of mining, production details, mine plan, baseline data,

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transportation, socioeconomic status of the area, major issues raised during public hearing etc.

4. It was reported that in all the proposals, the method of mining would be

semi-mechanised except in proposals where the project lies near the protected areas, manual mining would be done. No drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in

layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers. Approved Mine plan details the

process along with surface plan and as well as working plan including sections. It has also been mentioned to maintain safety and stability of river banks i.e. 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as no

mining zone. Baseline studies were conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits except for

PM10 at few sites. As reported, the PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt. All other parameters were found well within the permissible limits. The

socio-economic status of the areas which were gathered both by primary site survey using questionnaires (household as well as village level) and from

Census-2001 were reported. The issues raised during public hearing were discussed and taken on record during EAC meeting. The proposals of less than

50 ha were considered in MOEFCC as these were located within the radius of 10 from protected area/interstate boundary. The amendment to EIA notification dated 25.06.2014 which provides that the General Condition for mining projects

apply at a distance of 5km instead of 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease was notified later. The list of 26 proposals (details annexed) considered

and recommended by EAC during 16-17 December, 2013 is as follows:

1. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Ghaggar, located in

Village Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab (11.73 ha; 2.52 lakh

TPA).


Village Nanheri, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab (11.28 ha; 2.24 lakh

TPA).

3. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Ravi, located in Village Chak Ram

Sahai, Tehsil Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur, Punjab (19.20 ha; 1.7 lakhs TPA).


Village Tiwana, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (17.97 ha; 8,170

TPA).


Village Sarangpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (29.30 ha;

44,000 TPA).


Village Bahourhi, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (42.91 ha;

1,28,877 TPA).


Village Ibrahimpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (13.29 ha;

30,600 TPA).


Village Bhankarpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (20.26 ha;

28,000 TPA).


Village Mubarikpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (27.78 ha;

56,667 TPA).

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10. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Ghaggar, located in Village Chharh-

Barh, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (5.59 ha; 23,300 TPA).


Village Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (5.73 ha;

90,000 TPA).


Village Salempur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (6.35 ha;

46,600 TPA).


Village Hansala, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (21.56 ha; 1,

56,000 TPA).


Village Jhajon, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (26.97 ha; 2.26

Lakh TPA).

15. River Bed Mining of Sand/gravel from River Chakki, located in

Village Belaramgarh, Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab (105.22 ha; 1.76 Lakhs

TPA).

16. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in Village Bhallrhi, Nangal,

District Rupnagar, Punjab (41.69 ha; 49,000 TPA).

17. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in Village Nangran, Nangal,

District Rupnagar, Punjab (32.39 ha; 11,542 TPA).

18. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj, located in Village Raipur

Sani, Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (18.71 ha; 22,300 TPA).

19. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj, located in

Village Chandpur, Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (61.44 ha; 81,000

TPA).

20. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj, located in Village Baihara, Tehsil

Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (26.01 ha; 29,500 TPA).

21. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in Village Swarha, Anandpur

Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (62.69 ha; 69,500 TPA).

22. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Sirsa, located in Village Majri

Sarsa, Tehsil Rupnagar, District Rupnagar, Punjab (11.78 ha; 10,300 TPA).


Village Lodhipur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (10.97 ha;

17,000 TPA).

24. River Bed Mining of Sand/Gravel from River Chakki, located in Village Talwara

Gujran Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (11.7 ha; 1.34 Lakh TPA).

25. River Bed Mining of Sand/gravel from River Ravi, located in

Village Shehar, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (9.8 ha; 1 Lakh

TPA).


Village Chhan, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (9.7 ha; 1 Lakh

TPA).

5. Out of 26 proposals, the seven proposals are located within 10 km from

the boundary of Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and require the NBWL clearance, the details are as follows:

S.

No. Project Name Protected Area Distance & Direction

1 River Bed Mining

project at Chak Ram

Sahai

Kathlaur Kaushlian

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 9.5 km in NE Direction

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2 River Bed Mining

project at Belaramgarh Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 9.5 km in E Direction

3 River Bed Mining

project at Baihara

Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 8 km in NE Direction

4 River Bed Mining

project at Lodhipur

Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 6 km in NE Direction

5 River Bed Mining

project at Raipur Sani

Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 6 km in NW Direction

6 River Bed Mining

project at Chandpur

Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary

About 8 km in N Direction

7 River Bed Mining

project at Majri Sarsa

Ropar Wetland About 6.5 km in SW Direction

6. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the applications in

accordance with the EIA Notification, 2006 and hereby accords environmental clearance under the provisions thereof to the above mentioned Minor Mineral

Mining Projects to M/s Director, Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation Ltd. Chandigarh of minor minerals (sand, stone and bajri) from the river bed subject to implementation of the following conditions and environmental

safeguards.

A. Specific conditions

i. The Environmental Clearance is valid for a period of 5 years i.e. upto the

period of the approved mine plan. ii. The project proponent shall obtain Consent to Establish and Consent to

Operate from the Punjab Pollution Control Board and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated therein.

iii. Environmental clearance is subject to final order of the Hon'ble Supreme

Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004, as may be applicable to this project.

iv. Environmental clearance to the proposals listed at Para 5 above is subject to obtaining clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 from the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife.

v. To submit annual replenishment report certified by an authorized agency. In case the replenishment is lower than the approved rate of production,

then the mining activity / production levels shall be decreased / stopped accordingly.

vi. To establish a Monitoring Committee including Local Panchayat, to check

on traffic due to transportation and submit an annual report on the same. vii. All the provisions made and restrictions imposed as covered in the Punjab

Minor Mineral Rule, 2013 are to be complied with, particularly regarding Environment Management Practices and its fund management & Payment of compensation to the land owners.

viii. The PP shall make arrangement for drinking water, first aid facility (along with species specific anti-venom provisioning) in case of emergency for

the workers. ix. The cumulative impact of the mining activity is high; therefore the mining

in mines located within one km radius of each other shall be done in a phased manner.

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x. It shall be ensured that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season.

xi. No mining activities will be allowed in forest area, if any, for which the Forest Clearance is not available.

xii. Project Proponent shall plant native and other local species. xiii. Proponent shall appoint an Occupational Health Specialist for Regular and

Periodical medical examination of the workers engaged in the Project and

records maintained; also, Occupational health check-ups for workers having some ailments like BP, diabetes, habitual smokers, etc. shall be

undertaken once in six months and necessary remedial/preventive measures taken accordingly. Implementation of the Recommendations of National Institute for ensuring good occupational environment for mine

workers; All the old age people of the surrounding villages may be provided medical facilities.

xiv. An independent study be organised during peak activity, to understand how the actuals compare with the carrying capacities and further decisions taken to maintain sustainability of this essential sand extraction and

supply activity. Project Proponent shall ensure that the road may not be damaged due to transportation of the sand; and transport of minerals will

be as per IRC Guidelines with respect to complying with traffic congestion and density.

xv. Implementation of Action Plan on the issues raised during the Public Hearing. The proponent shall complete all the tasks as per the action plan submitted with the budgetary provisions during the Public Hearing. The

major issues raised during Public Hearing were related to effect on the agricultural land due to mining activity, transportation of mineral, effect

on children, students & local people, employment and adoption of control measures to prevent pollution.

xvi. The mining operations shall be restricted to above ground water table and

it should not intersect groundwater table. In case of working below ground water table, prior approval of the Ministry of Environment, Forests &

Climate Change and Central Ground Water Authority shall be obtained, for which a detailed hydro-geological study shall be carried out.

xvii. The pollution due to transportation load on the environment shall be

effectively controlled & water sprinkling shall also be done regularly. Vehicles with PUCC only will be allowed to ply. The mineral transportation

shall be carried out through covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not be overloaded. Project should obtain ‘PUC’ certificate for all the vehicles from authorized pollution testing centre.

xviii. There shall be planning, developing and implementing facility of rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis in consultation with Regional

Director, Central Groundwater Board and implementation of conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with Central Ground Water Board.

xix. Washing of all transport vehicle should be done inside the mining lease. xx. The Committee viewed that as per existing guidelines regarding depth of

mining in River bed will be upto 3m or at least a meter above the water level whichever is less. Similarly, depth of mining shall be 9m in Agricultural land or upto the depth above existing layer of the soil

whichever comes first.

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xxi. Implementation of Environment Management Policy of the Company w.r.t. judicious use of Mineral resources for growth & development

synchronizing mining & environment with prosperity. xxii. The illumination and sound at night at project site, disturb the villages in

respect of both human and animal population. Consequent sleeping disorders and stress may affect the health in the villages located close to mining operations. Habitations have a right for darkness and minimal

noise levels at night. Project Proponent must ensure that the biological clock of the villages is not disturbed; by orienting the floodlights/ masks

away from the villagers and keeping the noise levels well within the prescribed limits for day light/night hours.

xxiii. Main haulage road in the mine should be provided with permanent water

sprinklers and other roads should be regularly wetted with water tankers fitted with sprinklers.

xxiv. The Project Proponent shall ensure that the productivity of agricultural crops is not affected due to mining operations. Crop Liability Insurance Policy has to be taken by the Project Proponent as a precaution to

compensate for any crop loss. The impact zone shall be 5km from the boundary of mine lease area for such insurance policy.

xxv. Transportation of the minerals by road passing through the village shall not be allowed. A ‘bypass’ road should be constructed (say, leaving a gap

of at least 200 meters) for the purpose of transportation of the minerals so that the impact of sound, dust and accidents could be mitigated. The Project Proponent shall bear the cost towards the widening and

strengthening of existing public road network in case the same is proposed to be used for the Project. No road movement should be allowed

on existing village road network without appropriately increasing the carrying capacity of such roads.

xxvi. Likewise, Alteration or re-routing of foot paths, pagdandies, cart roads,

and village infrastructure/public utilities or roads (for purposes of land acquisition for mining) shall be avoided to the extent possible and in case

such acquisition is inevitable, alternative arrangements shall be made first and then only the area acquired. In these types of cases, Inspection Reports by site visit by experts may be insisted upon which should be

done through reputed Institutes. xxvii. CSR activities by Companies including the Mining Establishments has

become mandatory up to 2% of their financial Turn-over, Socio Economic Development of the neighborhood Habitats could be planned and executed by the Project Proponent more systematically based on the ‘Need based

door to door survey’ by established Social Institutes/Workers. The report shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its

Regional Office located at Chandigarh on six monthly basis. xxviii. Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the

site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking,

mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be

removed after the completion of the project. xxix. A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund shall be

submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change 5

years in advance of final mine closure for approval.

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xxx. Regular monitoring of ambient air quality shall be carried out and records maintained. The results of monitoring shall be submitted to MoEF and its

Regional Office and CPCB, SPCB regularly. xxxi. The project proponent shall undertake adequate safeguard measures

during extraction of river bed material and ensure that due to this activity the hydro-geological regime of the surrounding area shall not be affected. Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out

around the mine lease area by establishing a network of existing wells and installing new piezometers during the mining operation. The periodic

monitoring [(at least four times in a year- pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon (November) and winter (January); once in each season)] shall be carried out in consultation with the State Ground

Water Board/Central Ground Water Authority and the data thus collected may be sent regularly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its

Regional Office Chandigarh, the Central Ground Water Authority and the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. If at any stage, it is observed that the groundwater table is getting depleted due to the mining

activity, necessary corrective measures shall be carried out. xxxii. The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the

competent authorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater), if any, required for the project.

xxxiii. Appropriate mitigative measures shall be taken to prevent pollution of the river in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board. It shall be ensured that there is no leakage of oil and grease in the river from the

vehicles used for transportation. xxxiv. Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored.

The mineral transportation shall be carried out through the covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not be overloaded.

xxxv. No drilling and blasting operation shall be carried out.

xxxvi. Mineral handling area shall be provided with the adequate number of high efficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including

all the transfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These should be properly maintained and operated.

xxxvii. The project proponent shall take all precautionary measures during mining

operation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna found in the study area. Action plan for conservation of flora and fauna shall be

prepared in consultation with the State Forest and Wildlife Department. All the safeguard measures brought out in the Wildlife Conservation Plan so prepared specific to this project site shall be effectively implemented.

Necessary allocation of funds for implementation of the conservation plan shall be made and the funds so allocated shall be included in the project

cost. A copy of action plan shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Chandigarh.

B. General conditions

(i) No change in mining technology and scope of working should be made without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

(ii) No change in the calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineral

Sand, Gravel, Boulders (minor mineral) and waste should be made. (iii) Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the

core zone as well as in the buffer zone for RSPM (Particulate matter with

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size less than 10micron i.e., PM10) and NOx monitoring. Location of the stations should be decided based on the meteorological data,

topographical features and environmentally and ecologically sensitive targets and frequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation

with the State Pollution Control Board. (iv) Data on ambient air quality RSPM (Particulate matter with size less than

10micron i.e., PM10) & NOx should be regularly submitted to the Ministry

of Environment and Forests including its Regional office located at Chandigarh and the State Pollution Control Board / Central Pollution

Control Board once in six months. (v) Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources should be controlled

regularly. Water spraying arrangement on haul roads, loading and

unloading and at transfer points should be provided and properly maintained.

(vi) Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices and they should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety and health aspects.

(vii) Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should be undertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to

dust and take corrective measures, if needed. (viii) A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified

personnel should be set-up under the control of a Senior Executive, who will report directly to the Head of the Organization.

(ix) The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be

kept in separate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wise expenditure should be reported to the Ministry of Environment

and Forests and its Regional Office located at Chandigarh. (x) The project authorities should inform to the Regional Office located at

Chandigarh regarding date of financial closures and final approval of the

project by the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work.

(xi) The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Chandigarh shall monitor compliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend full cooperation to the officer (s) of the Regional Office by

furnishing the requisite data / information / monitoring reports. (xii) The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of

compliance of the stipulated environmental clearance conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office Chandigarh, the

respective Zonal Office of Central Pollution Control Board the State Pollution Control Board. The proponent shall upload the status of

compliance of the environmental clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Chandigarh, the respective Zonal Office of Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board.

(xiii) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parisad / Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the Local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions/ representations, if any, were

received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company by the proponent.

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(xiv) The State Pollution Control Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional office, District Industry Centre and the Collector's

office/ Tehsildar's Office for 30 days. (xv) The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in

Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall

also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental clearance conditions and shall also be sent to

the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Chandigarh by e-mail.

(xvi) The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers

widely circulated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter

informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearance letter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at

http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry located at Chandigarh.

7. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the above

conditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection.

8. Concealing factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result in

withdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

9. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air

(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made thereunder and also any other

orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India/High Court of Punjab and any other Court of Law relating to the subject matter.

10. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National

Green Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed

under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

(Dr. Sonu Singh)

Scientist ‘C’

Copy to

i. The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

ii. The Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment Department,

Government of Punjab, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh.

http://envfor.nic.in/

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iii. The Conservator of Forests (C), Ministry of Environment & Forests, Regional Office (NZ), Bays No. 24-25, Sector 31-A, Dakshin Marg,

Chandigarh-160 030. iv. The Chief Wildlife Warden, Government of Punjab,SCO 1028-29, Sector

22-B, Chandigarh v. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhavan, CBD-

cum-Office complex, East Arjun Nagar, New Delhi-1100032.

vi. The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, A-2, W3, Curzon Road Barracks, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-ll0001.

vii. The Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Vata Varan Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala, Punjab-147 001.

viii. The Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines, Indira Bhavan, Civil Lines,

Nagpur-440 001. ix. The District Collector, Pathankot/Gurdaspur, Rupnagar, Patiala & S.A.S.

Nagar Districts, Punjab. x. Guard File.

(Dr. Sonu Singh)

Scientist ‘C’

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Annexure


Village Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab (11.73 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Tepla Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Ghaggar in Village Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab for a

production of 2.52 lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 11.73 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude - 30° 24' 54.44” to 300 25’ 27.38’’ N and

Longitude - 76° 44’ 05.76” to 76° 44' 25.40" E in topo sheet No. 53 B/11. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Haryana lies within 10km radius of the mine lease area.

No forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10 km radius from mine

lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no National

Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. The mine

working will be opencast by semi-mechanized method without involving drilling and

blasting. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be

done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the

process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4-

6 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or

10% of the width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone.

Water requirement will be 0.78 KLD which will be sourced from nearby village, NOC from

the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village

Rajgarh. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending

against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.75 lakh and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per

annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF [Ref No.: J-

11015/41/2010-IA.II(M)] on 4.03.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by

complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-May, 2011.

Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits except for

PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because of the wheat harvesting

season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10

value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation was done by using Dandy-

Bolton Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the river was considered to

calculate the annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also submitted the Approved

Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide

letter number 22729-ghi dated 28-12-2012. The Public hearing was held on 09.09.2013

at village Rajgarh, Patiala by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Ms. Anindita

Mitra (ADC), Patiala. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, start of mining in

the area, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the

participants were taken on record and responded by the PP.


Village Nanheri, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab (11.28 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Tepla Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Ghaggar in Village Nanheri, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab for a

production of 2.24 lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 11.28 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude - 300 22’ 26.84’’ to 30° 22' 51.06" N and

Longitude - 760 41’ 32.87 to 76° 41' 52.57" E in topo sheet No. 53 B/11. An Interstate




Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. The mine

working will be opencast by semi-mechanized method without involving drilling and

blasting. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be


process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4-6

m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or

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Nanheri. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending

against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.70 lakh and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per

annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF [Ref No.: J-

11015/44/2010-IA.II(M)] on 4.03.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Nanheri, Patiala by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Ms. Anindita

Mitra (ADC), Patiala. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, compensation to

the land owners, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the


3. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Ravi, located in Village Chak Ram

Sahai, Tehsil Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur, Punjab (19.20 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Chak Ram Sahai Sand Mining Project

from the bed of River Ravi in Village Chak Ram Sahai, Tehsil Gurdaspur, District

Gurdaspur, Punjab for the production of 1.7 lakhs TPA. The mine lease area is 19.20 ha.

The proposed mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 320 11’ 5.23’’ to 32°11'

15.51" N and Longitude - 750 21’ 46.06” to 75° 22' 21.37" E in topo sheet No. 43P/8. An

international boundary between India and Pakistan lies within 10km radius of the mine

lease area. No forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10 km radius

from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that Kathlaur

Kaushlian Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of 9.5 km

in North West direction. Mine working will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling &

blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level.

Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is

excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is

reported to be 5-7 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of

river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as

no mining zone. Water requirement will be 1.06 KLD which will be sourced from nearby

villages; NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water

from the village Chak Ram Sahai. It was reported by the project proponent that there is

no court case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.20 Lakhs and EMP

cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by

SEAC-Punjab (Reference No. SEAC/11223-30) dated 4/3/2010. Draft EIA/EMP report

was prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during

March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within

permissible limits except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because

of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this

entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation

was done by using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the

river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also

submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist, Director of

Industries, Punjab vide letter number 2745-ghi dated 06-02-2013. The Public hearing

was held on 09.09.2013 at village Chak Ram Sahai, Gurdaspur by Punjab Pollution

Control Board chaired by Sh. S. P. Singh (ADC), Gurdaspur. Major issues raised by the

Public were regarding, overloading of the vehicles, compensation to be paid to the land

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owners, bank protection, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised

by the participants were taken on record and responded by the PP.


Village Tiwana, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (17.97 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Tiwana Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Ghaggar in Village Tiwana, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab for

the production of 8,170 TPA. The mine lease area is of 17.97 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude - 30°27'41.83"N to 30°28'1.89"N and Longitude

- 76°44'50.48"E to 76°45'26.67"E in topo sheet No. 43K/11 and 43K/15. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Haryana lies within 10 km radius of the mine lease area.

No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura Protected Forest lies within 10 km radius from

mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no National

Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. Mine

working will be manual. No drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be

upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid

ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next

layers. The ground water level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to

maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river

whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will be 0.83

KLD which will be sourced from nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been

procured for the utilization of water from the village Tiwana. It was reported by the

project proponent that there is no court case pending against the project. Cost of the

project is Rs.10.2 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference

for the project were issued by MoEF [Ref No.: J-11015/148/2010-IA.II(M)] on

28.02.2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline

studies were conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were

reported to be within permissible limits except for PM10. The PM10 readings at one site is

exceeding the norms because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over

wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase.

Sediment budget calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the

entire catchment area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment

rate. The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by

State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 22737-ghi dated 28-

12-2012. The Public hearing was held on 09.09.2013 at village Tiwana, SAS Nagar by

Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major

issues raised by the Public were regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners,

bank protection, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the

participants were taken on record and responded by the PP. Cumulative study report,

taking into consideration the traffic scenario along with level of service of the road as per

IRC and fugitive dust emission has been submitted by the proponent.


Village Sarangpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (29.30 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Sarangpur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Sarangpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,

Punjab for the production of 44,000 TPA. The mine lease area is of 29.30 ha. The

proposed mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 30°24'18.77"N to

30°24'55.57"N and Longitude - 76°54'15.44"E to 76°54'45.81"E in topo sheet No.

43A/15. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Haryana lies within 10km radius of

mine lease area. No forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10 km

radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is

no National Park/Wldlife Sanctuary/Elephant Reserve within 10 km from the boundary of

the mine lease. Mine working will be manual. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m

from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect

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and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for next layers. The

ground water level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to maintain

safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more

will be left intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will be 1.45 KLD which will be

sourced from nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the

utilization of water from the village Sarangpur. It was reported by the project proponent

that there is no court case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.12

Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project

were issued by MoEF (Ref. No. J-11015/149/2010-IA.II(M)) on 28.02.2010. Draft

EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were

conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be

within permissible limits except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms

because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt,

this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget

calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the entire catchment

area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The

proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State

Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 22727-ghi dated 28-12-

2012. The Public hearing was held on 11.07.2013 at village Sarangpur, SAS Nagar by

Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Parveen Kumar Thind (ADC), SAS Nagar.

Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, mining procedure, employment,

compensation to be paid to the land owners, bank protection, maintenance of road etc.

The objections and suggestions raised by the participants were taken on record and

responded by the PP.


Village Bahourhi, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (42.91 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Bahourhi Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Bahourhi, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,

Punjab for the production of 1,28,877 TPA. The mine lease area is 42.91 ha. The



43K/14. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Haryana lies within 10km radius of

the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura, Bir Baraul, Bir Dadrala

and Bir Kheri Protected Forest lies within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was

reported by the project proponent that there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary

within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. Mine working will be semi-

Mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be

upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid

ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next





procured for the utilization of water from the village Bahourhi. It was reported by the


project is Rs.75 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference




reported to be within permissible limits except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding

the norms because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble

are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget




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2012. The Public hearing was held on 11.07.2013 at village Bahourhi, SAS Nagar by

Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Parveen Kumar Thind (ADC), SAS Nagar.

Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, weigh bridge, bank protection,

maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the participants were

taken on record and responded by the PP.


Village Ibrahimpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (13.29 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Ibrahimpur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Ibrahimpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,





the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Dadrala Protected Forest, and Bir

Bagarpura Protected Forests within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was

reported by the project proponent that there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary

within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. Mine working will be manual. No

drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed

level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first

layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water

level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and

stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more will be left

intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will be 0.72 KLD which will be sourced from

nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of

water from the village Ibrahimpur. It was reported by the project proponent that there is



MoEF [Ref No.: J-11015/154/2010-IA.II(M)] on 28.02.2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was

prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-

May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits

except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms at one site because of the

wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment

in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation was done by

using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the river was

considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also submitted

the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries,

Punjab vide letter number 22721-ghi dated 28-12-2012. The Public hearing was held on

12.07.2013 at village Ibrahimpur, SAS Nagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired

by Sh. Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major issues raised by the Public were

regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners, bank protection, maintenance of

road etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the participants were taken on record

and responded by the PP.


Village Bhankarpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (20.26 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Bhankarpur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Bhankarpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,

Punjab for the production of 28,000 TPA. The mine lease area is of20.26 ha. The

proposed mining area is reported lying between Latitude 30°36'16.10"N to



the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Dadrala and Bir Bagarpura Protected

Forest lie within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project

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proponent that there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the

boundary of the mine lease. Mine working will be manual. No drilling & blasting is

proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be


process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 7 -





Bhankarpur. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case

pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.25.2 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1

lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF [Ref No.:

J-11015/157/2010-IA.II(M)] on 28.02.2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Bhankarpur, SAS Nagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh.

Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding,

compensation to be paid to the land owners, maintenance of road etc. The objections

and suggestions raised by the participants were taken on record and responded by the

PP.


Village Mubarikpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (27.78 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Mubarikpur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Mubarikpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,




53B/14. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Haryana lies within 10km radius

from mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura, Bir Dadrala and Bir Kheri

Protected Forest lie within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by

the project proponent that there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km

from the boundary of the mine lease. Mine working will be semi-mechanized. However,

no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed

level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first

layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water

level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and

stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more will be left

intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will be 1.15 KLD which will be sourced from

nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of

water from the village Mubarikpur. It was reported by the project proponent that there is



MoEF [Ref No.: J-11015/158/2010-IA.II(M)] on 28.02.2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was

prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-

May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits

except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because of the wheat

harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in

higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation was done by using

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Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the river was considered

to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also submitted the

Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries,


15.07.2013 at village Mubarikpur, SAS Nagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired

by Sh. Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major issues raised by the Public were

regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners, employment etc. The objections


PP.

10. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Ghaggar, located in Village Chharh-

Barh, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (5.59 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Chharh-Barh Sand Mining Project

from the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Chharh-Barh, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS

Nagar, Punjab for the production of 23,300 TPA. The mine lease area is of 5.59 ha. The




the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura Protected Forest lies within

10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that

there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine

lease. Mine working will be manual. No drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working

depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to

avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for

the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 7-9 m below ground level. In

order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river



procured for the utilization of water from the village Chharh-Barh. It was reported by the



for the project were issued by SEAC-Punjab (Reference No. SEAC/11223-30) dated

4/3/2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline



the norms at one location because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over

wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase.

Sediment budget calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the

entire catchment area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment

rate. The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by

State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 4472-ghi dated 11-03-

2013. The Public hearing was held on 09.09.2013 at village Chharh Barh, SAS Nagar by

Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major


lowering down of ground water level etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the

participants were taken on record and responded by the PP. Cumulative study report,

taking into consideration the traffic scenario along with level of service of the road as per

IRC and fugitive dust emission has been submitted by the proponent.


Village Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (5.73 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Bhagwanpur Sand Mining Project

from the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS

Nagar, Punjab for the production of 90,000 TPA. The mine lease area is of 5.73 ha. The


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the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura, Bir Dadrala and Bir Kheri

Protected Forest and Bir Pir Machhela Reserved Forest lies within 10 km radius from


Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease. Mine working

will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working

depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to


the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 7-9 m below ground level. In




procured for the utilization of water from the village Bhagwanpur. It was reported by the












Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 1211-ghi dated 17-01-2013.

The Public hearing was held on 15.07.2013 at village Bhagwanpur, SAS Nagar by Punjab

Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Puneet Goyal (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major issues

raised by the Public were regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners,




Village Salempur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (6.35 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Salempur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Ghaggar in Village Salempur, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar,





the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. Hansala Protected Forest, Bir Baraul

Protected Forest and Bir Bagarpura Protected Forests within 10 km radius from mine



will be manual. No drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3

m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding

effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers.

The ground water level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to




procured for the utilization of water from the village Salempur. It was reported by the





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The Public hearing was held on 16.07.2013 at village Salempur, SAS Nagar by Punjab

Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Parveen Kumar Thind (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major


bank protection, benefits to the villagers etc. The objections and suggestions raised by

the participants were taken on record and responded by the PP. Cumulative study

report, taking into consideration the traffic scenario along with level of service of the

road as per IRC and fugitive dust emission has been submitted by the proponent.


Village Hansala, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (21.56 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Hansala Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Ghaggar in Village Hansala, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab

for the production of 1, 56,000 TPA. The mine lease area is of 21.56 ha. The proposed

mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 30°31'26.95"N to 30°32'2.63"N and

Longitude - 76°46'5.45"E to 76°46'29.82"E in topo sheet No. 43K/14. An Interstate


No forestland is involved. Bir Bagarpura, Bir Baraul, Bir Dadralaand Bir Kheri Protected

Forest lie within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project

proponent that there is no National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the

boundary of the mine lease. Mine working will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling

& blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level.


excavated, the process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is

reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of



village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water

from the village Hansala. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court

case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.122 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs

5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF [Ref

No.: J-11015/321/2010-IA.II(M)] on 04.03.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Hansala, SAS Nagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Parveen

Kumar Thind (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding,



PP.

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Village Jhajon, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab (26.97 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Jhajon Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Ghaggar in Village Jhajon, Tehsil Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Punjab for

the production of 2.26 Lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 26.97 ha. The proposed


Longitude - 76°45'34.34"E to 76°46'17.98"E in topo sheet No. 43K/14. An Interstate





will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working

depth will be 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to


the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 7 - 9 m below ground level. In




procured for the utilization of water from the village Jhajon. It was reported by the













The Public hearing was held on 10.09.2013 at village Jhajon, SAS Nagar by Punjab

Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Parveen Kumar Thind (ADC), SAS Nagar. Major



taken on record and responded by the PP. Cumulative study report, taking into

consideration the traffic scenario along with level of service of the road as per IRC and

fugitive dust emission has been submitted by the proponent.

15. River Bed Mining of Sand/gravel from River Chakki, located in

Village Belaramgarh, Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab (105.22 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Belaramgarh Sand Mining Project

from the bed of River Satluj in Village Belaramgarh, Tehsil Nangal, District Rupnagar,

Punjab for a production of 1.76 Lakhs TPA. The mine lease area is 105.22 ha. The

proposed mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 31°16'29.33"N and Longitude

- 76°24'37.88"E in topo sheet No. 53A/7. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and

Himachal Pradesh lies within 10 km radius of the mine lease area. No forestland is

involved. There is Katarthar Protected Forest within 10 km radius from mine lease

boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife

Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of 9.5 km in East direction.

The mine working will be opencast by semi-mechanized method without involving drilling

and blasting. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will

be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated,

the process will be repeated for next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4 -


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Belaramgarh. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case

pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.144 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1

lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref No.:

J-11015/369/2010-IA.II(M))on 04.03.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by


Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits. Sediment

budget calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton Equation, in which the entire

catchment area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate.

The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State


The Public hearing was held on 11.07.2013 at village Belaramgarh, Rupnagar by Punjab

Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. S. P. Singh Brar (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues

raised by the Public were regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners, bank

protection, mining process, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions

raised by the participants were taken on record and responded by the PP.

16. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in

Village Bhallrhi, Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab (41.69 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Bhallrhi Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Soan in Village Bhallrhi, Tehsil Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab for a

production of 49,000 TPA. The mine lease area is 41.69 ha. The proposed mining area

is reported lying between Latitude - 31°17'34.20"N to 31°18'8.04"N and Longitude -

76°20'8.87"E to 76°20'35.03"E in topo sheet No. 53A/07. An Interstate Boundary

between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10 km radius of mine lease area. No

forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10 km radius from mine lease

boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no National


working will be manual. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level.


excavated, the process will be repeated for next layers. The ground water level is

reported to be 4 - 5 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of




from the village Bhallrhi. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court

case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs .40.10 Lakhs and EMP cost is

Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref

No.:J-11015/365/2010-IA.II(M)) on 04.03.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by







calculate the annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also submitted the

Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries,


11.09.2013 at village Bhallrhi, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by

Sh. Gurtej Singh (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding,

compensation to be paid to the land owners, bank protection, maintenance of road etc.

17. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in

Village Nangran, Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab (32.39 ha).

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The proposal is for environmental clearance for Nangran Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Soan in Village Nangran, Tehsil Nangal, District Rupnagar, Punjab for a

production of 11,542 TPA. The mine lease area is 32.39 ha. The proposed mining area is

reported lying between Latitude 31°17'0.20"N to 31°17'30.75"N and Longitude -


between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of the mine lease area.




working will be manual. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level.


excavated, the process will be repeated for next layers. The ground water level is

reported to be 4-5 m below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of




from the village Nangran. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court

case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.18 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs

5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref

No.: J-11015/135/2010-IA.II(M)) on 28.02.2011. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Nangran, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. S. P.

Singh Brar (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding,

compensation to be paid to the land owners, employment, maintenance of road etc. The

objections and suggestions raised by the participants were taken on record and

responded by the PP.

18. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj, located in Village Raipur

Sani, Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (18.71 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Raipur Sani Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Satluj, in Village Raipur Sani, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar,

Punjab, for a production of 22,300 TPA. The mine lease area is 18.71 ha. The proposed


Longitude - 76°33'50.92"E to 76°34'8.48"E in topo sheet No. 53A/12. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of mine lease

area. No forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10 km radius from

mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that Jhajjar Bachauli

Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of 6 km in North West

direction. The mine working will be opencast by manual method without involving

drilling and blasting using hand tools like shovel, pan, sieve etc. Ultimate working depth

will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid

ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for next





procured for the utilization of water from the village Raipur Sani. It was reported by the

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project is Rs.59.0 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference

for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref No.: J-11015/362/2010-IA.II(M)) on










2012. The Public hearing was held on 09.09.2013 at village Raipur Saini, Rupnagar by

Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Amarjit Singh (ADC), Rupnagar. Major





Village Chandpur, Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (61.44 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Chandpur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Satluj in Village Chandpur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar,

Punjab for a production of 81,000 TPA. The mine lease area is 61.44 ha. The proposed


Longitude - 76°30'32.11"E to 76°31'14.25" E in topo sheet No. 53A/12. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of mine lease

area. No forestland is involved. There is Raipur Protected Forest within 10 km radius

from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that Jhajjar

Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of 8 km in

North direction. The mine working will be opencast by semi-mechanized method.

However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m

from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect

and after first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for next layers. The

ground water level is reported to be 4 - 5 m below ground level. In order to maintain

safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of the river whichever is more

will be left intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will be 2.91 KLD which will be

sourced from nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the

utilization of water from the village Chandpur. It was reported by the project proponent

that there is no court case pending against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.67.04

Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of reference for the project

were issued by MoEF (Ref No.: J-11015/367/2010-IA.II(M)) on 04.03.2011. Draft

EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the TOR points. Baseline studies were

conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality Parameters were reported to be

within permissible limits except for PM10. The PM10 readings are exceeding the norms

because of the wheat harvesting season in which the left over wheat stubble are burnt,

this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation





was held on 09.09.2013 at village Chandpur, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control

Board chaired by Sh. Amarjit Singh (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public

were regarding, compensation to be paid to the land owners, mining process,



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20. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Satluj, located in Village Baihara,

Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (26.01 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Baihara Sand Sand Mining Project

from the bed of River Satluj in Village Baihara, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District

Rupnagar, Punjab for a production of 29,500 TPA. The mine lease area is 26.01 ha. The



53A/08. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km

radius of the mine lease area. No forestland is involved. There is no Protected Forest

within 10 km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent

that Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance

of 8 km in North East direction. The mine working will be opencast by manual method

without involving drilling and blasting using hand tools like shovel, pan, sieve etc.

Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in

layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process

will be repeated for next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4 - 5 m below

ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the

width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone. Water

requirement will be 1.26 KLD which will be sourced from nearby village, NOC from the

Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Baihara.

It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending against the

project. Cost of the project is Rs.51.22 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum.

The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref No.: J-

11015/352/2010-IA.II(M)) on 27.02.2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Baihara, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. S. P.

Singh Brar (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding,



PP.

21. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Soan, located in Village Swarha,

Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (62.69 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Swarha Sand Mining Project from the

bed of River Soan in Village Swarha, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab

for a production of 69,500 TPA. The mine lease area is 62.69 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude 31°14'54.95"N to 31°15'27.03"N and Longitude -


between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of the mine lease area.




working will be semi-mchanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate

working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m

depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be

repeated for next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4-5 m below ground

level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the width of

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the river whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone. Water requirement will

be 2.7 KLD which will be sourced from nearby village, NOC from the Gram Panchayat

has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Swarha. It was reported

by the project proponent that there is no court case pending against the project. Cost of

the project is Rs.69.06 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum. The terms of

reference for the project were issued on 04.03.2011 by MoEF (Ref No.: J-

11015/355/2010-IA.II(M)). Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the TOR

points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air Quality

Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits. Sediment budget calculation





was held on 12.07.2013 at village Swarha, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board

chaired by Sh. S. P. Singh Brar (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were

only regarding, maintenance of road. The objections and suggestions raised by the


22. River Bed Mining of Sand from River Sirsa, located in Village Majri

Sarsa, Tehsil Rupnagar, District Rupnagar, Punjab (11.78 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Majri Sarsa Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Sirsa in Village Majri Sarsa, Tehsil Rupnagar, District Rupnagar, Punjab

for the production of 10,300 TPA. The mine lease area is of 11.78 ha. The proposed

mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 31° 3'5.02"N to 31° 3'18.67"N and

Longitude - 76°35'6.39"E to 76°35'33.23"E in topo sheet No. 53A/12. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of the mine

lease area. No forestland is involved. There is Himmatpur Protected Forest within 10 km

radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that Ropar

Wetland lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of 6.5 km in South West

direction. The mine working will be opencast by manual method. No drilling & blasting is

proposed. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be


process will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4 -



Water requirement will be 0.7 KLD which will be sourced from nearby villages; NOC from

the Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Majri

Sarsa. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending

against the project. Cost of the project is Rs.11.06 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs

per annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by MoEF (Ref No.: J-

11015/368/2010-IA.II(M)) on 4.03.2011.Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by










at village Majri Sarsa, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Gurtej

Singh (ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, employment,



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Village Lodhipur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, Punjab (10.97 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Lodhipur Sand Mining Project from

the bed of River Satluj in Village Lodhipur, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar,



31°13'8.40"N and Longitude - 76°29'1.51"E to 76°29'12.50"E in topo sheet No. 53A/08.

An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies within 10km radius of

the mine lease area. No forest land is involved. There is no Protected Forest within 10

km radius from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that

Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary lies within buffer zone of the mine at a distance of

about 7 km in North East direction. The mine working will be opencast by manual

method without involving drilling and blasting using hand tools like shovel, pan, sieve

etc. Ultimate working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in


will be repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 4 - 5 m

below ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10%

of the width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone. Water

requirement will be 0.58 KLD which will be sourced from nearby village, NOC from the

Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Lodhipur.


project. Cost of the project is Rs.15.3 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 lakhs per annum.

The terms of reference for the project were issued by SEAC-Punjab (Reference No.

SEAC/11223-30) dated 4/3/2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying the

TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air

Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits except for PM10. The

PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because of the wheat harvesting season in which

the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a

temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton

Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the river was considered to calculate the

annual replenishment rate. The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan

which was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number

4435-ghi dated 08-03-2013. The Public hearing was held on 10.09.2013 at village

Lodhipur, Rupnagar by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Sh. Gurtej Singh

(ADC), Rupnagar. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, compensation to be

paid to the land owners, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions raised

by the participants were taken on record and responded by the PP.

24. River Bed Mining of Sand/Gravel from River Chakki, located in

Village Talwara Gujran Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (11.7 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Talwara Gujran Sand/Gravel Mining

Project from the bed of River Chakki in Village Talwara Gujran, Tehsil Pathankot, District

Pathankot, Punjab for the production of 1.34 Lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 1.7 ha.

The proposed mining area is reported lying between Latitude - 32°10’ 24.57’’N to

32°10'36.59"N and Longitude - 75°37’03.47’’E to 75°37'20.46"E in topo sheet

No.43P/11 & 43P/12. An Interstate Boundary between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh lies

within 10 Km radius of the mine lease area. No forest land is involved. Nehar ki Bir and

Damtal Reserved Forest and Malkot Karar Protected Forest lies within 10 Km radius from



working will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed. Ultimate

working depth will be upto 3 m from river bed level. Mining will be done in layers of 1 m

depth to avoid ponding effect and after first layer is excavated, the process will be

repeated for the next layers. The ground water level is reported to be 5 - 7 m below

ground level. In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks 3 m or 10% of the

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width of the river whichever is more will be left intact as no mining zone. Water

requirement will be 0.68 KLD which will be sourced from nearby villages; NOC from the

Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Talwara

Gujran. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending

against the project. Cost of the project is Rs. 50 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 Lakhs per

annum. The terms of reference for the project were issued by SEAC-Punjab (Reference

No. SEAC/11223-30) dated 4/3/2010. Draft EIA/EMP report was prepared by complying

the TOR points. Baseline studies were conducted during March-May, 2011. Ambient Air

Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits. Sediment budget


area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The Public

hearing was held on 02.04.2012 at Village Talwara Gujran, Pathankot by Punjab

Pollution Control Board chaired by Smt. Sarojini Gautam Sharda, Additional Deputy

Commissioner, Pathankot. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, villagers

employment, dust pollution, bank protection, maintenance of road etc. The objections


PP. The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by

State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 1485-A dated 01-02-

2013. Cumulative study report, taking into consideration the traffic scenario along with

level of service of the road as per IRC and fugitive dust emission has been submitted by

the proponent.


Village Shehar, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (9.8 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Shehar sand/gravel mining project

from the bed of River Ravi in Village Shehar, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab

for the production of 1 Lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 9.8 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude - 32°20’ 39.45’’ to 32°20'54.44"N and Longitude

- 75°33’24.61’’ to 75°33'39.43"E in topo sheet No. 43P/7 & 43P/11. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir lie within 10 Km radius of the mine

lease area. No forestland is involved. Dhanor Reserved Forest lies within 10 Km radius

from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no

National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease.

Mine working will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed.







Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Shehar.


project. Cost of the project is Rs. 70 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 Lakhs per annum. The

terms of reference for the project were issued by SEAC-Punjab (Reference No.



Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits except for PM10. The

PM10 readings are exceeding the norms because of the wheat harvesting season in which

the left over wheat stubble are burnt, this entrainment in higher PM10 value is a

temporary phase. Sediment budget calculation was done by using Dandy-Bolton

Equation, in which the entire catchment area of the river was considered to calculate the

annual replenishment rate. The Public hearing was held on 21.03.2012 at Village Shehar,

Pathankot by Punjab Pollution Control Board chaired by Smt. Sarojini Gautam Sharda,

Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pathankot. Major issues raised by the Public were

regarding, villagers employment, dust pollution, bank protection, maintenance of road

etc. The objections and suggestions raised by the participants were taken on record and

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responded by the PP. The proponent has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which

was approved by State Geologist, Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number

4439-ghi dated 08-03-2013. Cumulative study report, taking into consideration the

traffic scenario along with level of service of the road as per IRC and fugitive dust

emission has been submitted by the proponent.


Village Chhan, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab (9.7 ha).

The proposal is for environmental clearance for Chhan Sand/Gravel Mining Project

from the bed of River Ravi in Village Chann, Tehsil Pathankot, District Pathankot, Punjab

for the production of 1 Lakh TPA. The mine lease area is of 9.7 ha. The proposed mining

area is reported lying between Latitude - 32020’ 31.70’’ to 32°20'44.53"N and Longitude

- 75033’06.32’’ to 75°33'22.57"E in topo sheet No. 43P/7 & 43P/11. An Interstate

Boundary between Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir lie within 10 Km radius of the mine

lease area. No forestland is involved. Dhanor Reserved Forest lies within 10 Km radius

from mine lease boundary. It was reported by the project proponent that there is no

National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary within 10 km from the boundary of the mine lease.

Mine working will be semi-mechanized. However, no drilling & blasting is proposed.







Gram Panchayat has been procured for the utilization of water from the village Chhan. It

was reported by the project proponent that there is no court case pending against the

project. Cost of the project is Rs. 70 Lakhs and EMP cost is Rs 5.1 Lakhs per annum. The

terms of reference for the project were issued by SEAC-Punjab (Reference No.



Quality Parameters were reported to be within permissible limits. Sediment budget


area of the river was considered to calculate the annual replenishment rate. The Public

hearing was held on 22.03.2012 at Village Chann, Pathankot by Punjab Pollution Control

Board Chaired by Smt. Sarojini Gautam Sharda, Additional Deputy Commissioner,

Pathankot. Major issues raised by the Public were regarding, villagers employment, dust

pollution, bank protection, maintenance of road etc. The objections and suggestions

raised by the participants were taken on record and responded by the PP. The proponent

has also submitted the Approved Mine Plan which was approved by State Geologist,

Director of Industries, Punjab vide letter number 2735-ghi dated 06-02-2013.

Cumulative study report, taking into consideration the traffic scenario along with level of

service of the road as per IRC and fugitive dust emission has been submitted by the

proponent.

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MINUTES OF 18TH EXPERT COMMITTEE FOR DECLARATION OF ECO-SENSITIVE

ZONE (ESZ) AROUND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES/NATIONAL PARKS HELD ON 31st

MAY, 2016 IN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE AT INDIRA

PARYAVARAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI

A meeting of the Expert Committee for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones around

Wildlife Sanctuaries/ National Parks was held in the Ministry on 31st May, 2016 in the

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Indira Parayavaran Bhawan, New Delhi,

under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Amita Prasad, Additional Secretary. The list of participants

is annexed. The following thirty one (31) proposals were considered for finalising the draft

Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) notifications:

S N Protected Area States

1 Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh

2 Dayang Ering Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh

3 Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh

4 Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

5 Laokhowa -Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

6 Bunning Wildlife Sanctuary Manipur

7 Nokrek National Park Meghalaya

8 Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary Meghalaya

9 Gumuti Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura

10 Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura

11 Balukhanda-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha

12 Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha

13 Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha

14 Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS, Bihar Bihar

15 Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar

16 Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh

17 Chail Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh

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Area of PA : 10.20 sq. kms

Proposed ESZ area : 7.71 sq kms

Proposed Extent : Up to 1.5 km

No comments were received from public/stakeholders. The Expert Committee stated

that the minimum extent of ESZ should be mentioned. The Committee recommended that

the proposal be revised and sent to Ministry along with detailed justification of the ESZ area

and extent being finalised by the State Government.

3.23 Eco-sensitive Zone around Bandli WLS, Himachal Pradesh

Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh is spread

over an area of 32.11 sq km. The sanctuary supports rich biological diversity of flora and

fauna. This inckudes rare and endangered species such as the leopard, Leopard Cat, Jungle

Cat, Goral, Himalayan Civet, Himalayan Yellow Throated Marten, Black Bear, Porcupine,

Flying Squirrel, Barking Deer, etc

Shri P. L. Chauhan, CCF (WL), Govt. of Himachal Pradesh apprised the committee

about the proposal. The draft notification was published on July 17, 2015. The salient

features are as follows:

Area of PA : 32.11 sq. kms

Proposed ESZ area : 1.68 sq kms

Proposed Extent : Up to 50 meters

Generic comments received from Shri Debi Goenka, Conservation Action Trust,

Mumbai were discussed during the meeting. After the presentation, Expert Committee

suggested that the proposal may be re-visited and revised.

3.24 Eco-sensitive Zone around Jhajjar Bachauli WLS, Punjab

Jhajjar-Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Rupnagar District, Punjab and

spread over an area of 1.16 square kilometres. The sanctuary supports a number of wild

species such as Sambhar deer, Barking Deer, Python, Cobra, Red Jungle Fowl etc.

Shri Dhirendra Singh, APCCF & CWLW, Govt. of Punjab apprised the committee

about the proposal. The draft notification was published on November 17, 2015. The salient


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Area of PA : 1.16 sq. km

Proposed ESZ area : 0.65 sq km

Proposed Extent : Up to 100 meters

No comments have been received from public/stakeholders. The Committee

suggested that Shivalik Forest Range may be mentioned in the notification. Location map

may be provided. The Committee after deliberations recommended finalisation of the draft

notification subject to furnishing the aforesaid details.

3.25 Eco-sensitive Zone around Harike Lake WLS, Punjab

Harike Wildlife Sanctuary of an area of 86 square kilometres is the largest wetland in

northern India. This wetland-cum-wildlife sanctuary is located about 55 kilometres from

Amritsar city, that falls in District Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Kapurthala This Sanctuary was

also accorded the status of a Ramsar Site in 1990 under the Ramsar Convention. The

protected area is mostly a water based area with 14 aquatic taxa, 24 terrestrial species. The

main water based plant species include Najas, Hydrilla, Ipomoea, Azolla sp., Potamegeton,

Vallisneria, etc. The area is also known to support 16 taxa (72 species) of fish, 6 taxa of

frogs and toads, 7 species of turtles (including International Union for Conservation of Nature

Testudines turtles), 13 species of mammals (including smooth Indian Otter and Indus River

Dolphin), 391 species (59 percent migratory) of birds and 4 species of snakes.

Shri Dhirendra Singh, APCCF & CWLW, Govt. of Punjab apprised the committee

about the proposal. The draft notification was published on November 17, 2015. The salient


Area of PA : 86 sq. kms

Proposed ESZ area : 393.44 hectares

Proposed Extent : 100 meters

No comments have been received from public/stakeholders. The representatives of

the State Government informed during the presentation that Harike Lake is the backwater of

a river. The Committee after deliberations recommended for finalisation of draft notification.

3.26 Eco-sensitive Zone around Nangal WLS, Punjab

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Photographs of the mining site at Village Chandpur , District Roopnagar, for the

Six Monthly Environment Monitoring Report period ending 30.09.2016

Location of the Mining site at Village Chandpur,

Roopnagar Mining site before the initiation of mining

operations

Green Belt at the mining site

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EMP measure being implemented at the site : Water

Sprinkling System

Noise Monitoring

Water quality monitoring: Collection of Water Sample

from River Soil Sample monitoring : Collection of Soil

Sample from Mining Site

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