FROM I, PRE FEAsIBILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR. M/s. BUILDING LIME stone MINE OF KARIBEN MAsARIBHAI BARIYA AREA

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1 FROM I, PRE FEAsIBILITY REPORT & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR M/s. BUILDING LIME stone MINE OF KARIBEN MAsARIBHAI BARIYA AREA (survey NO. 50/2 PAIKI 1 AND 51/1 PAIKI 2, VILL. MADHAVPUR(GHED), TAL. & DIs. PORBANDAR) PROPOsED PRODUCTION: TPA PROJECT COsT: - 10 LACs Details of Area Total Area -1 hector, Near Village-Madhavpur(Ghed) Taluka- Porbandar, District-Porbandar (Gujarat) Applicant Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Vill. Madhavpur(Ghed),Tal.Porbandar, Dis. Porbandar Mob

2 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT Chapter - 1 Particulars Details M/s.Building Lime stone mine of Kariben Masaribhai Project Name Bariya Location Survey No: 50/2 paiki-1 & 51/1 paiki 2, Vill.Madhavpur, Tal. &, Dis.Porbandar. Latitude 21 14'."N Longitude 69 58'."E Topo Sheet No. - Total Area 1 Hect. Mineable Reserves Tonnes Capacity TPA Life of Mine 10 years Estimated Cost Project 10 Lacs EMP Cost 3.00 lacs Ultimate Pit Limit 6 meter Power Requirement 60 HP Fuel Requirement NA DG set NA Highest and Lowest Elevation NA Land use Private land (Non Agricuture land) Nearest Habitation/Town Madhavpur(Ghed) 2 km Nearest Air port Porbandar Airport 64 km Nearest Highway National highway 8E is 1 km Nearest Railway Station Keshod Railway station 28 KM Power supply 60 HP By PGVCL Nearest Dispensary And Govt. Madhavpur civil hospital -2 Km Hospital Educational Facility Madhavpur Various Education Institute 2 Km Water Demand and supply 3.00 KLD and supply nearest farm well Nearest Tourist place Porbandar Kirti mandir which 50 KM Defense installation NA Archeological Features NA Ecological Sensitive Zones NA Nearest Streams/Rivers/water Caustal Zone 1.5 km bodies(from mine boundary) Seismic zone III Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 2

3 Chapter 2 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT The proposed M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Area at near Village-Madhavpur(Ghed), Taluka- Porbandar, Dist.Porbandar,(Gujarat) has been granted to Kariben Masaribhai Bariya, resident of At. Porbandar, Dis. Porbandar Applied Area-1 Ha. Proposed Production TPA Copy of Mining Lease/ Letter of Intent. A letter of intent has been issued in Favor of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya, for extraction of Lime Stone, Near Village- Madhavpur(Ghed), Taluka- Porbandar & Dist.-Porbandar (Guj.)., For The Period of 10 years Vide Letter no. GP/QL/1459/6289 to 6295 Dated-20/10/2012. (Annexure 1) 2.2 Nature of the project: Mining of Building Limestone is proposed in the applied area 1 Ha. (Private. Near land), Village-Madhavpur(Ghed), Taluka- Porbandar, Dist.- Porbandar,(Gujarat).Mining will be carried out by Semi-Mechanized Opencast Method. Proposed Production TPA. The Building Limestone Area near Madhavpur(Ghed) is a hub for building limestone Extraction. There are various projects for production of limestone blocks in the mine. The building limestone industry is a thriving industry because of prolific use of limestone in building industry. The project is aimed at producing building limestone slabs from the applied area. TABLE 2.1 SHOWS THE ML AREA ALONG WITH ITS DIMENSIONS. SI No. Near Village Area 1. Madhavpur(Ghed) 1 Ha Need For The Project and its importance to the country: Building Limestone is an important mineral for the building Construction. It is naturally available in sample quantities and thus is important for construction of buildings due to its toughness. It is being used as bricks and khandas Demand - Supply gap The demand of building stone depends on the level of development and the rate of growth of the economy. However, there is a persistent demand for this commodity. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 3

4 2.5. Imports vs. Indigenous Production Ther is no Import of building Limestone. All production of building Stone is earmarked for the indigenous demand/ local market Export Possibility There is no proposal to export the production Domestic/Export Markets The limestone (Building) will be only for domestic market/local Suppliers Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) Due to the Project The proposed Madhavpur(Ghed) Limestone (Building) making activity is envisaged to improve the socio-economic condition on a micro-economic scale by generating local employment 10 direct and 3 indirect. TABLE NO. 2.2 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL S.No. Particulars Numbers 1 Permit Manager 1 2 Forman 1 3 Others 5 Total 7 For the plantation, security, or any type of general labour shall be kept on contract basis. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 4

5 Chapter PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 3.1. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. The limestone (Building) Area is a fresh application for environmental clearance and not interlinked or interdependent Location(Map Showing general location, Specific location, and Project site layout ) with co-ordinates. The Buillding Lime Stone mine of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Area is located at near Village - Madhavpur(Ghed), Taluka- Porbandar, Dist. Junagadh, Gujarat. Latitude Longitude 21 14'."N 69 58'."E Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 5

6 Fig.1: LOCATION PLAN OF M/s. BUILDING LIME STONE MINE OF KARIBEN MASARIBHAI BARIYA Building Limestonee of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 6

7 Fig.2:GOOGLE IMAGE OF THE M/s. BUILDING LIME STONE MINE OF KARIBEN MASARIBHAI BARIYA 3.3. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration done into should be highlighted. The site is suitable because of its location and availability of resources. The topography is flat along with scanty overburden to remove. The site is also away From major habitation centers Size and Magnitude of operation The maximum rated capacity of the project will be TPA productions and the area is spread over 1 Ha. The bricks formation is in form of 15 X 9 X Project Description with process details The soil cover is firstly stacked with use of an hired JCB/excavator and piled for backfilling and plantation later on. The surface to be mined is scrapped to a level and 3-4 stone cutters are put into use. The standard saleable limestone block measures 15 x9 x9. Depth is kept constant at 9 to 10 inches for a cutter and cuts are made by wet cutting. The blocks are carefully liberated manually thereafter and are ready for sale Raw material Required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area o final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product. No raw materials are required in preparation of final products. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 7

8 3.7. Resource Optimization/ Recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any. NA Availability of water and its source, Energy/ Power requirement and source should be Given. Water will be brought from nearby Villages through water tankers TABLE NO WATER DEMAND Purpose Requirement (KLD) Drinking Purpose 0.3 Domestic use 0.7 Dust Suppression/Stone 1.0 cutting Plantation 1.0 Total Quantity of wastes to be generated (Liquid and Solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal. About 40% wastes will be generated & waste will be used for the backfilling. TABLE NO PROPOSED PRODUCTION & WASTE Year Proposed Waste (Top Production in MT soi & Screnning in Cum) 1 st nd rd th th th th th th th TOTAL Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 8

9 4. SITE ANALYSIS Chapter Connectivity TABLE-4.1: CONNECTIVITY DETAILS FROM SITE: Sr. Particulars No. 1. Road Connectivity 2. Nearest Highway 3. Nearest Railway Station 4. Nearest Airport Details The village Madhavpur(Ghed), nearest population center is 2 km away from the lease area & it is connected with other important towns and cities through a good network of roads with regular public transport services. The District Headquarter Porbandar is 60 km connected by tar road. NH-8E- 1 Km in direction. The nearest railhead is at Keshod Railway station 28 km lease area. The nearest civilian airport for regular commercial flights is at Porbandar Airport the road distance from the lease area is around 64 km Land form, land use and land ownership Land ownership Applied Area State District Taluka Village 1 hactor Gujarat Porbandar Porbandar Madhavpur(Ghed) The land is of private land and the LoI has been granted in favor of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya for the period of 10 years Topography The topography of the lease area is almost flat. The mine has a thin veneer of soil having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters. The applied area forms a part of survey No. 50/2 paiki-1 & 51/1 paiki 2. Latitude Longitude 21 14'."N 69 58'."E Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 9

10 4.4. Existing land use Pattern TABLE-4.2: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA S. No. Particular Existing Land Pattern Hect. 1 Pits Road Backfill Mineral Stack Plantation Water Reservoirs Remaining Virgin Area Use in 4.5. Existing Infrastructure Commensurate with the scale of mining operations, the Requisite support facilities are Proposed to be Provided, which are adequate to meet the functional requirement of the mine. In the next coming years it is proposed to construct and provide site services as mine office cum rest shelter, first aid box, toilet etc. The drinking water is made available through water tankers Soil / Rock Formation Around Morvi and Wankaner area Sandstone & Shale of Jura- Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The Sandstone belongs to Sedimentary group of Rocks. It occupies most of the area of NE part of Rajkot district, in particular Wankaner. The Sandstone is pinkish white to violet in colour and Serves As a very good aquifer. The thickness Sandstone exceeds 4 mts at some places and has a medium to coarse grained texture. The Sandstones here are available in red, grey and black shades with occasional thin coal strings. The variation in colour reflects deposition from various geological provenances and hence variation in composition. Stratigraphic Sequence of the Formations with their geological age are given as below: Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 10

11 Group System Rock type Localities Age in Millions of years Quaternar Y Tertiary or Kainozoic Recent and Sub- Recent Alluvium, blown Sand, Silts of Rann and Banni, Tidal Flats And Raised beaches Alluvial plains of Gujarat, Ran, Banni & Coastal deposites Pleistocene Milliolites Saurastra Coast from Gopnath Northwards extending beyond Porbandar. Kutch area Pilliocene Dwarka beds, Manchhar Dwarka,Okha, Piram beds, Gypsiferous clays island, Kutch and sandy Foraminiferallimestones. Miocene Gaj beds-highly Saurashtra Coast, Kutch fossiliferous clays and limestones. Agate bearing Conglomerates. Kand Formations Oligocene Tarkeshwar clays Tarkeshwar (District Surat) And Kutch Eocene Nummulitic limestones and clays Paleocene Madh series- Supratrapean Tarkeshwar area and Kutch Kutch Secondary or Mesozoic. Cretaceous Eocene Cretaceous Deccan traps with inter Trappeans Himatnagar sand-stones, Lameta(Limestone). Bagh beds Parts of Sabarkantha, Panchmahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat and Major part of Saurashtra and Small part of Kutch Himatnagar, Kapadvanj, Balasinor, Parabia, Dahod, Gabat, Narmada Valley. 110 Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 11

12 Land / Soil Characteristic The Soils are generally developed from sandstone formation and are coarse in texture with satisfactory internal drainage. The sub soil condition below the Existing ground level is almost uniform in nature. Sub soil is Composed of clay mixed with little fine grained silty sand, Moram and Kankar with Low Resistivity due to clay and soil moisture. The area is covered with recent to Sub Recent alluvial deposits comprising of brownish clay mixed with little fine grained Sand, silty Sand. The soil below ground level consist of top silty low plastic soil layer having no swelling nature. Blackish Brown to yellowish brown clayey silt or sand silt layer extends to the depth of 2 to 3 mts. Extend of Mechanization & Mining Machinery Deployed: The only Machinery deployed are the stone cutter for cutting the blocks and JCB. ORE BODY DIMENSION BODY LENGTH WIDTH DEPTH MINERAL REMARKS LIMESTONE As per layout plan As per layout plan 6.0 LIMESTONE - LOSSES ALONG LEASE BOUNDARY - TONNE TOTAL MT REMAINING RESERVE LIFE OF MINE@ RATE OF MT 13 YRS Recovery Factor: 60% of building Limestone & remaining 40% is rejected Climate date From Secondary Sources M/s Building Lime Stone Mine of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya area is situated in district Porbandar. Porbandar has semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-march to mid- June and the wet monsoon season from mid-june to oct., when the city receives 650 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 C, with low humidity. During summer time, the temperature ranges between 24 C and 42 C. In the months of winter, Porbandar temperature varies between 10 C and 22 C but on a whole winters are pleasant. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 12

13 4.8. Social infrastructure available. The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. is proposed at mine site. The nearest village is Madhavpur(Ghed), health & educational facilities (in the form of Primary and secondary schools) are available there. Medical facilities, Primary Health centre are therein the mine, imparting services, for advance medical facilities. In each village one health worker has been appointed by the Govt. to Provide primary health facilities. Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the hand pump, open well and tube well. The water supply is also supplied through tanker in few villages. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby village. Some of the villagers are having mobile phones. An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures will be adopted: Pre & Periodical Medical checkup program for all the workers. Compulsory medical checkup program and first aid box with necessary equipment will be provided. Training for workers Regarding occupational hazards. Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 13

14 5. PLANNING BRIEF Chapter Planning concept It is a mining project of mineral building limestone. The proposed production of is 24,000 TPA. Opencast, Semi- Mechanized method of mining will be adopted and transportation of minerals shall be done through road by trucks Man Power Requirement Man Power requirement for mining is estimated to be 10 Nos. Most of the employees will be recruited from neighboring village. The laborers are provided along with tractor trolley by contractor or from nearby villages. So there will no permanently migration of people, hence there will be no population projection Land use Planting TABLE-5.1: LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA S.No. Land use Category Pre Operational Phase Operational Phase Post Operational Phase 1 Pits Dumps Plantation Road Mineral Stack Black Filled mine out mine Remaining Virgin land Total Total 1 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes hect. Area will be used for plantation on statutory barrier, hect. Area will be used for backfilling along with plantation and hect. Area will be used for plantation on mined out benches. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 14

15 5.4. Facilities Provided Infrastructure The infrastructure like, toilets, shelter etc. are proposed at mine site. For drinking, water will be brought from water tanker outside the applied mine. A first aid box will also be constructed and maintained. Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby villages. Medical facilities are also provided Landscaping and Green belt development It is proposed to plant total 290 Saplings, covering an area of hect. During the post- Operational Stage. TABLE-5.2: PLANTATION PROGRAM Year (Each two years) Along the lease boundary Mine(ha.) Plants I II III IV V Total Total 1 hect. Area will be covered under the plantation, which includes hect. Area will be used for plantation onstatutory barrier, hect. Area will be used for backfilling along with plantation and hect. Area will be for plantation on mined out benches. A number of species will be planted suitable to this area of climate conditions like coconut, neem, mango, Jungle Jalebi, Jamun etc Health And Safety System During the opencast working, and allied activities, all the precautionary measures shall be taken into account as per GMMR 1961 and GMCDR 1988 for safety and security. Following Safety & security measures will be enforced; Moving front of the quary shall have temporary fencing. Permanent fencing will be provided where quarry has reached the ultimate pit limit. Mine entrance will have a permanent check post and record shall be maintained of all persons/vehicles entering the mine area. Round the clock security arrangement shall be provided to prevent inadvertent entry of persons. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 15

16 5.4.4 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment Inspite of following all the precautionary measures and following all safety rules, regulations and Procedures, in mining accidents cannot be ruled out completely. The project proponent will formulate a disaster Management plan with the approval of DGMS. Following are the accidents which can take place in mechanised opencast mining and measures proposed to be taken. Fall of human beings or fall of machines from benches/ dumps/ haul roads. Fire & Explosion in machinery Emergency situation due to social reason such as public unrest, terrorism etc. Preventive Measures: Creating berm on the side of benches/ haul roads of hight greater than or equal to ½ tyre radius. Minimum height of berm shall be 1.2 m and slop 45. Minimum clearance of 1.5 m will be maintained between outer tyre and berm. Fire fighting equipment in the machinery / workshop/ office will be maintained. Persons will be trained in the use of fire fighting equipment and mock rehearsal will be conducted. Training of security personnel. Procedures as laid down in disaster management plan to be followed. Training Persons will be trained in the following: Knowledge of chemicals and use of protective equipment Procedure for reporting emergencies Location and use of fire fighting equipment Knowledge of alarm system and siren Evacuation procedures. Training in first aid as per mines rules 1955 Emergency Equipment & Facilities: Mobiles Fire fighting equipment s Emergency medical supplies Other protective equipment s i.e. goggles, helmet, face shield, hand gloves, safety belts, barricade tape. First aid station as per the provisions of mines rules Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 16

17 Chapter PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE S. No. Particulars Details 1 Mining area 1 Ha. 2 Residential Area Not applicable 3 Green belt It is proposed to plant total 290 samplings, covering an area of ha. During the Operational stage. 4 Social infrastructure NA 5 Connectivity Sr No. Particulars Details 1 Nearest Highway 2 Nearest Railway station 3 Nearest airport 6 Drinking Water Management Sewerage system Industrial waste/domestic 0.7 management 9 Solid waste management 0 10 Power Requirement and 60 HP supply/ source NH 8E-1 km Keshod Railway station 28 KM Porbandar Airport 64 km Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 17

18 Chapter REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN Since the project is private land, there is no reserves forest or protected forest land within the applied area. There is no human settlements within the area so, no resettlement and rehabilitation is required. Chapter PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES 8.1. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project to be given) The project activity will be taken up in parallel along with the opening of mine, after the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO is granted. The production will commence within two months of the environmental clearance & CTE/CTO Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project The project proponent will incur a total cost of Rs. 10 lakh and may vary from place to place and with magnitude of the limestone mining. This will include the rent/lease for land, cost of labor, cost of transportation, fuel charges etc. Chapter ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) The project will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of royalty for mineral and people by the way of direct(10 persons) and secondary employment (3 persons) opportunities. Management will be helping nearby village by providing aid to school, conducting medical and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups etc. especially keeping in the view the tribal and economically backward population in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 18

19 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 19

20 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN LIMESTONE (BUILDING) 1.0. INTRODUCTION: The proposed M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Area at near village Madhavpur(Ghed), Tal. Porbandar, District- Porbandar, (Gujarat) has been granted to Kariben Masaribhai Bariya resident of Porbandar applied area -1 ha. Proposed production 24,000 TPA The building lime stone mine near Porbandar is a hub for building lime stone extraction. The building lime stone industry is a thriving industry because of profile use of lime stone in building industry. The project is aimed at producing building lime stone slabs from the lease mine. The mining methodology consists of carving up blocks of dimensions 15 x9 x9 with help of a stone cutter, in this method there is a reject of 40% of the production and about 60% of the yield is usable. Topography of the Area The topography of the lease area is almost flat. The mine has a thin veneer of soil having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters. Latitude Longitude 21 14'."N 69 58'."E Climate date From Secondary Sources The M/s. Building Lime Stone Mine of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya area is situated in district Porbandar. Porbandar has semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-march to mid- June and the wet monsoon season from mid-june to oct., when the city receives 650 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 C, with low humidity. During summer time, the temperature ranges between 24 C and 42 C. In the months of winter, Porbandar temperature varies between 10 C and 22 C but on a whole winters are pleasant. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 20

21 Flora & Fauna No forests land the area. It is entirely a private Ag. Land. No endangered Species found in the core zone, so no adverse impact on the flora & Fauna. Since, there are no endangered spices of flora & fauna observed in core zone. The environmental Management plan has been developed with a view to bring down the levels of impacts as discussed in the last chapter within limits. In each of the areas of impact, measures have to be taken to reduce potentially significant adverse impacts are to be enhanced/ augmented so that the overall adverse impacts are reduced to as low level as possible. The mining in the area has been proposed with time bound management plan so that impacts on different environmental parameters are minimized at every stage of mining. Measures to be taken for each of the impact areas are detailed in the following para: Land Environment Air Environment Water Environment Noise Environment Reclamation & Rehabilitation of lands Discharge of Effluents Afforestation & Green belt development programme Corporate Social Responsibilities Risk assessment & Disaster Management Plan 2.0. ENVIRONMENT IMPACT & MEASURES 2.1. AIR ENVIRONMENT Anticipated impacts The opencast mining operations are generally prone to generation of high levels of PM and to a limited extent SO2, NOx due to fossil fual based vehicles and machines etc. Air pollution due to SO2, NOx and PM may result in irritation and inflammation of eyes and congestion of throat and infection in lungs Mitigation Measures: In addition to the above the following measures will be adopted:- 1. Water spraying on the roads for suppression of dust. 2. Development of green belt. 3. Water sprinklers will be sprayed at all loading / transfer points. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 21

22 4. Wet cutting will be adopted. 5. PPE will be provided to the workers. 6. To control the emissions regular preventative maintenance of equipment will be carried out WATER ENVIRONMENT Anticipated impacts No impact on the surface water resources is envisaged. The rain water accululates in the area, which will be used for dust suppression and plantation purpose. The ground water table in this region range from m from the surface level. Due to mining, ground water will not intersect in this project. Since no chemicals or explosives are used for mining of building Limestone, there is no source of contaminants that can contaminate surface waters or the ground waters Mitigation Measures There is not the case with this lease, as mineral or soil does not contain any harmful ingredients that could leach to the water table. Thus the area working shall not affect the ground water quality. The impact of mining on ground water is not anticipated ; therefore measures are not required LAND ENVIRONMENT Anticipated impacts In open cast mining, the top crust of earth i.e. top soil/sub soil is completely removed below which are mineral deposits. The earth rock and other strata, called O/B are completely removed to provide access to the mineral deposit. In this manner land use pattern of an area always changes in the form of voids formed due to excavation of mineral. Topography of the surrounding area will remain unchanged. The drainage pattern due to proposed mining will not be disturbed within core zone as well as buffer zone. The thickness of the top soil is 1.0 m, it shall be scrapped and stack at separate place and will be used for plantation Mitigation measures The mining area will be affected to the land environment. The excavated area will be backfilled for aesthetic purpose at the life of area. The top soil will be stack at separate earmarked site and use for the plantation. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 22

23 2.4. NOISE ENVIRONMENT Anticipated impacts As far as noise pollution is concerned, Limestone mining does not contribute much to noise pollution, except the noise generated from stone cutter. Noise level in the working environment is compared with the standards prescribed by central pollution control board which will be adopted and enforced by the govt. of india through the noise pollution (Regulation and control) Rules, 2000 The exposures to excessive noise levels can lead to: Prevention of sleep, insomnia & fatigue. Decrease in speech reception, communication, disturbance and diminished concentration thus adversely affecting job performance efficiency. Irreparable psychological disturbance including impaired hearing Mitigation measures Mitigate the noise level following control measures will be adopted:- 1. Periodical monitoring of noise will be done. 2. Regular and proper maintenance of noise generating machinery. 3. Proper PPE in form of earplugs and safety eye wear shall be provided to workers working with the stone cutter and those in immediate vicinity of it. 4. Plantation in applied area will also reduce propagation of noise outside the core zone. 5. Green belt shall provide at the lease periphery, within the applied area BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT No forests land the area. It is entirely a private Ag. Land. No endangered species found in the applied area, so no adverse impact on the flora & fauna. Since, there are no endangered spices of flora & fauna observed in core zone as well as buffer zone. Therefore, measures are not required GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT The implementation for development of green belt will be of paramount importance as it will not only add up as an aesthetic feature, but also act as a pollution sink. The species to be grown in the area should be dust tolerant and fast growing species so that permanent green belt is created. Apart from the green belt and aesthetic plantation for elimination fugivitive of emission and noise control, all other plantation efforts shall be decided and executed with the assistance and co-operation of the local community. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 23

24 2.5 Socio-Economic Trees proposed for green belt development SI. Scientific name Common Name No. 1. Ficus benghalensis Banyan Tree 2. Eucalyptus globulus Nilgiri 3. Ficus religiosa Pipal 4. Azadirachta indica Neem The impact of mining on social demographic profile is positive because displacements of habitat are not involved in this project. Porbandar project will generate rural employment. The mining activities in the area will raise economic status of the mine workers ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Environmental Management plan serves no purpose if it is not implemented with true spirit. Thus, an implementation and monitoring programme has to be prepared. Implementation of proposed control measures and monitoring programmed has an implementation on the surrounding area as well as for the region. Therefore mining management should be strengthen the existing control measures implemented within the sandstone mining area relating to the following specific areas. Collection of air and water samples at strategic location with frequency suggested and by analyzing thereof. If the parameters exceed the permissible tolerance limits, corrective regulation measure should be taken. Collection of soil samples at strategic locations once in a year and analysis thereof with regard to deleterious constituents, if any. Regular visual examination will be carried out to look for possibilities of erosion. Any abnormal condition, if observed should be taken care of. Measurement of noise levels at mine site, stationary and mobile sources, and adjacent villages will be done. Plantation will be done as per program i.e. along the boundary ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER Environmental professional/ officer should be appointed/ hired to implement the environment management plan. The officer shall ensure the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the environment management programme:- Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 24

25 Environmental officer will be responsible for proper maintenance and operation of the programme and it will oversee the following aspect: Conduct environmental awareness program to the workers, supervisory staff and contract leborers during the mining and operation period. Regularly monitor the environmental parameters and prepare reports as required by the GPCB. Recommend necessary measures to improve environmental conditions. Conduct safety program to create safety awareness among workers/staff. Train the staff and other workers on safety measures and conduct safety drills to educate them. Environmental officer will be in regular touch with state pollution control board and state mining department and send them annual progress report. Any new regulations considered by state/central pollution control board for the building stone mining would be taken care of PROPOSED SET UP The Environmental professional/ officer will be responsible for: Liasion with environment monitoring laboratory for collecting and analyzing water and air samples from surrounding area and work zone monitoring for pollutants. Implementing the control and protective measures. Co-coordinating the environment related activities within the project as well as with outside agencies. Collecting statistics of health of workers and population of surrounding villages. Monitoring the progress of implementation of environmental management program. Greenbelt development along the area. Building Limestone of Kariben Masaribhai Bariya Page 25