PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT OF SAND QUARRY

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1 PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT OF SAND QUARRY Survey No Village Taluka District Lease area : 1 Paiki : Marigana : Anjar, : Kutch, Gujarat, : 2.00 Ha. Submitted to MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS STATE LEVEL EXPERT APPRISAL COMMITTEE (SEAC GUJARAT) Project Proponent Jagdish Kanji Chotara Savasar Nade, Hirani Wadi, Anjar, Kutch, Gujarat

2 CONTENTS Sr. No. Particulars Page No 1 Executive Summary 3 2 Introduction of The Project/Background Information i. Definition of Product and Project Proponent ii. Brief Description of Nature of The Product iii. Need for The Project iv. Demand Supply Gap v. Imports Vs, Indigenous Production vi. Export Possibility vii. Domestic/Export Markets viii. Employment Generation 3 Project Description i. Type of Project ii. Location iii. Details of Alternate Sites Considered iv. Size or Magnitude of Considered v. Project Description with Process Details vi. Raw Material Along With Estimated Quantity vii. Resource Optimization viii. Availability of Water ix. Quantity of Wasted to Be Generated x. Schematic Representation of The Feasibility Site Analysis i. Connectivity ii. Land Use and Land Ownership iii. Topography iv. Existing Land Use Pattern v. Existing Infrastructure vi. Soil Classification vii. Climatic Data from Secondary Sources viii. Social Infrastructure Available 5 Planning Brief i. Planning Concept ii. Population Projection iii. Land use Planning iv. Assessment of Infrastructure Demand v. Amenities /Facilities Proposed Infrastructure i. Industrial Area ii. Residential Area iii. Green Belt iv. Social Infrastructure v. Connectivity vi. Drinking Water Management

3 vii. Sewerage System viii. Industrial Waste Management ix. Solid Waste Management x. Power Requirement & Supply/Source Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan i. Policy to Be Adopted Project Schedule & Cost Estimates i. Likely Date of Start of Construction ii. Estimated Project Cost Analysis of Proposal Final Recommendations i. Financial and Social Benefits 2

4 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The present pre-feasibility report has been prepared for the Sand Quarry Lease bearing survey No. 1 Paiki, Village: Marigana, Taluka: Anjar, District: Kutch, Gujarat, Area 2.00 Hectare in accordance with the notification of MoEF S.O dated 1 th September 200. Development activities in the quarry lease is unlikely to damage to land, forest and induce changes in the quality of air, water, flora and fauna of the area as the quarry lease is situated in the River Bed. There is favorable effect of this on social development and progress of the Nation. It is necessary to have a balance between the two aspects such as economy and ecology. Ensuring the impacts on the environment is minimized with improvement in socio-economic conditions. This is better achieved through a well-planed approach of EMP relevant to the area under consideration. Sand mineral is used for a wide variety of purposes. Sand that will be mined from the lease area is used for civil construction works. The explored sand is directly supplied to civil contractors or traders and reaches the end users through the supply chain. Regards to quality of sand, there is no special requirement as such in terms of its quality. The mining method to be followed in the lease area is open surface mining. Approximately 3000 tones/month sand is proposed to remove from the quarry lease. Normal sieving would be used to get quality sand. Prefeasibility report & Form I is submitted to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA notification 200. Quarry lease is situated in the River Bed and has an exposure of sand. Sand present in the river bed is used in civil construction works; it is also a major ingredient of mortar, plaster, concrete, and asphalt paving. Bricks made of clay mixed with sand are harder and will bear a greater weight than bricks composed of clay only. Molds used in foundries for casting metal are made of sand with a clay binder. Sand is also used as a filter to purify water and as an abrasive. It is glued to paper to make sandpaper. Blown through a hose by compressed air or steam, sand is used as sandblast to clean the walls of brick or stone buildings, to remove paint, and to clean metal articles. In the pottery and glassmaking industries, very pure quartz sands are used as a source of silica. Similar sands are required for lining the hearths of acid-steel furnaces, because pure silica is heat-resistant. 3

5 2 INTRODUCTIONS OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION i) Identification of project and proponent Jagdish Kanji Chotara is lessee and has Quarry lease for Sand. The applicant has quarry permit for other leases in Gujarat and is engaged in supplying various Civil Construction Works. Communication details of the project proponent are as under: Arvindbhai Ambalal Joshi Survey No : 1 Paiki Village : Marigana Taluka : Anajr, District : Kutch, Gujarat, Area : 2.00 Ha. ii) Brief description of nature of the project The present pre-feasibility report has been prepared for the Jagdish Kanji Chotara, Survey No. 1 Paiki, At: Marigana, Taluka: Anajr, District Kutch. In order to obtain environmental clearance as per the EIA Notification 200 the prefeasibility report is submitted along with the application form 1 for the project under consideration. The project is categorized as Category B 2. iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region: Sand deposits are considered as minor mineral deposits occurring in the River beds. It has played a great role in development of civilization and industrialization. The occurrence of sand in the River Bed is proved by the way of exposures and its production has important role in the local infrastructural development. iv) Demand Supply Gap: It is an essential constituent infrastructure development projects like road, dams, bridges and building its demand in industrial area of Kutch District and nearby areas is increasing rapidity. But the supply is not adequate to meet the present demand. v) Imports vs. Indigenous production: Gujarat is one of the major producers of sand in the country. vi) Export Possibility: Not explored vii) Domestic/Export Markets: Domestic markets for sand as building material is well established. viii) Employment Generation (Direct and indirect) due to the project: It is proposed to employ the local population wherever possible in the proposed project activities. Direct employment will be about persons and the indirect employment generation shall be approximately - persons.

6 Te 3 PROJECT DISCRIPTION i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent project, if any: The proposed project is Quarry by opencast method. There is no interlinked and interdependent project. ii) Location (Map showing general location, specific location and project boundary project site layout) with coordinates: FIGURE-1: LOCATION MAP FIGURE-1A: LOCATION OF SAND QUARRY LEASE iii) Detail of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environment consideration gone into should be highlighted: The project is a site specific and must be undertaken at the place of the occurrence of the mineral and hence no alternative sites explored. 5

7 iv) Size or magnitude of operation: The proposed quarry lease will be developed as opencast for the production of Sand and it will be maintained 3000 tons/month. v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The area has exposures of Sand. This sand is excellent in civil construction works as it possess most of the required characteristics. The applicant has received quarry permission from District Collector, Kutch District. The proposed quarry will be operated as opencast for the production of Sand. The quarried material will be dispatched by road through trucks. vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, made of transport of raw material and finished product: There is no requirement of any raw material in this project. Mode of transport of extracted material is surface transport by existing road. vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined: There is no waste material generation. viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/dug well near the premises is adequate to meet the water requirement. Water is required for drinking and spraying purpose. The daily water requirement will be KLD. Tube well outside the lease area and/or water tanker suppliers will provide the water for all the purposes. ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal: Solid waste: there is no solid waste generation during quarry development. Liquid Effluent: there is no effluent generation. x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose: Not Required

8 SITE ANALYSIS i) Connectivity The area is approachable SH50 up to Anjar. Anjar to Marigana by road KM. ii) Land use and Land Ownership: The current use of land is waste land with following details. The proposed area (2.00 Hectare) is Private land and it is marked on the Figure-1. Village: Marigana, Taluka: Anjar, District: Kutch, Gujarat. Survey No. Area in Hectare. Type of Land 1 Paiki 2.00 Govt. Land iii) Topography (along with map): The quarry lease area has an uneven topography and the river bed comprises fine to medium size sand deposits and rounded to sub-rounded gravel deposits. The river is a seasonal river and flows in NW-SE direction. As on today, river flow bank to bank only during the monsoon period and during the non- monsoon season, river is dry. iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notifications should be given: The proposed lease area is a Govt land in the River bed. There are some agricultural fields in 10 kms radius area which are mainly single crop rain fed. There is no

9 National park, wild life Sanctuary or eco sensitive area/ CRZ area nearest in 15 kms radius of the project. v) Existing infrastructure: There are quarrying activities carried out in the surrounding. There is well established road connection from the quarry to the state highway/village road. vi) Soil Classification: Sand is present in the entire quarry lease. Soil or overburden is not present in the lease. vii) Climatic data from secondary sources: The climate of this region is characterized by a hot summer and dryness in the non-rainy seasons. Climate in a year may be divided into four seasons. The cold season from December to February is followed by the hot season from March to May. The south west monsoon season is from June to September while the months of October and November form post monsoon season. Average temperature in winter is C. It is hot in summer. Kutch summer highest day temperature is in between 2 C to 5 C. The average annual rainfall for last five years in the district is 300 to 350mm. viii Social infrastructure available Infrastructure facilities are available in village Marigana, at distance 1 kms, water is available nearby from tube/dug well. Post office is situated in Anajr. The site is well connected to Marigana village by approach road. 5 PLANNING BRIEF i) Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country planning/development authority classification: The proposed quarry will be developed as opencast for the production Sand. Production will be maintained 3000 tons/months. The quarried material will be sieved to the desired output before being dispatched by road through trucks. ii) iii) iv) Population projection: Nearest village Marigana, lies at a distance of 1 kms. The manpower required for the project shall be engaged from the nearby villages and hence influx of population to the area is not anticipated. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.): Green belt will be developed on the river bank and during next three years it will be maintained. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social): The project requires roads for the transport of the produced material which is adequate, besides it requires manpower to operate the quarry and available is locally.

10 v) Amenities/Facilities: Basic facilities like working table, chair, drinking water, first aid box, toilet and bath room are available to the employees working in the lease area. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE i) Industrial area (processing area) Mining from mineralized zone. ii) Residential area (non-processing area) None iii) Green Belt: Plantation is proposed to be done on the bank of the Orsang River. iv) Social infrastructure: None v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation road/rail/metro/water way etc.) The area is approachable from Marigana & Sapeda. vi) Drinking water management (source & supply water) Drinking water is sourced from Marigana and is potable. vii) Sewerage System: Not required viii) Industrial waste management: No industrial waste generation viii) Solid waste management: No solid waste generation ix) Power Requirement & supply/source: Not required REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN: i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected person including home ousters, land ousters and landless laborer (a brief outline to be given) None PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES: i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given): The operation shall be carried out after obtaining all statutory permissions as per the statutory guidelines. Adequate reserves available. Pits of Lease area will be filled up from sediments carried by the river. So, no reclamation is required.

11 ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project. 15 lacs, the project is economically viable. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL FINAL RECOMMENDATION i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area. It is proposed to employ the local population wherever possible in the proposed project activities directly or indirectly. 10