EMP ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BUILDING STONE QUARRY M/S. SIDDARTHA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES Sy.No. 1118/4, Bangaramakki Bengre II Village, Bh

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13 EMP ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BUILDING STONE QUARRY M/S. SIDDARTHA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES Sy.No. 1118/4, Bangaramakki Bengre II Village, Bhatkal Taluk, Uttara Kannada District PREPARED BY SMS ENVOCARE LIMITED # 301, 3RD FLOOR, SHRESHTA BUMI COMPLEX, K R ROAD, BANGALORE

14 ENIVRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN A. Attach a note on the status of baseline information with regard to the following: To identify with the interrelationship between the eco-friendly quarry operations and environmental management, Environmental monitoring is the primary tool for assessing the prevailing quality of air, water, noise, land etc. It helps in suggesting and taking mid-course corrections, if found necessary. The monitoring shall be carried out at regular interval based on the guidelines of statutory authorities. Monitoring studies for Ambient air quality, Water quality, Noise levels and Soil quality shall be carried-out by the project proponent, as per the approved standard procedures and schedules to record the resultant quality parameters on a regular basis. Necessary funds will be allocated by the project proponent for the same, as well as environmental protection has been identified, as an integral part of plant operation. i. Existing land use pattern including the area already degraded due to quarrying/pitting, dumping, roads, processing plant, workshop, township etc. in a tabular form: The existing Land use pattern of the proposed site is given in the table below: Table 1 Existing Land use Pattern S.No. Type of Land use Area in percentage 1 Area already degraded due to Not Applicable Quarrying/Pitting 2 Dumping Not Applicable 3 Roads Not Applicable 4 Processing plant Not Applicable 5 Workshop Not Applicable 6 Township Not Applicable 7 Others Not Applicable ii. Water regime Surface water bodies are not present in the site or nearby surrounding areas except few bore wells which are located at an approximate distance of 115 m from the proposed quarry site area. iii. Flora and Fauna Flora: The site is devoid of vegetation since it is a hilly rock terrain with few shrubs observed in patches in and around the site. Fauna: Domesticated animals like cattle, goats and sheep mainly constitute the faunal population within the project area. 1

15 iv. Quality of air, ambient noise level and water The quality of air, noise and water sampled in the project site area are well within the prescribed limits of CPCB standards. Ambient air in the core quarry area was monitored for 8 hours using Ecotech AAS 271 Combo PM 10 & PM 2.5 instruments and analyzed as per National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 2009 notification. The air quality of the site area is as follows: S.no 1. Table 2 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at the quarry site Ambient air Parameters Quality SO 2 µg/m 3 NO x CO PM 10 PM 2.5 Location µg/m 3 mg/m 3 µg/m 3 µg/m 3 Core area of the quarry site ND A sample of bore well water from the neighbouring site was analyzed for the prevailing quality of water and the result is depicted in given below table. Table 3 Borewell water quality analysis S.no Parameters Results 1. Colour, Hazen units <5 2. Turbidity as NTU TDS, mg/l Alkalinity as CaCO 3, mg/l Total Hardness as CaCO 3, mg/l Calcium as Ca, mg/l Magnesium as Mg, mg/l Chloride as Cl, mg/l Sulphate as SO 4, mg/l Nitrate as NO 3, mg/l Iron as Fe, mg/l Fluoride as F, mg/l BDL 13. Conductivity, µmhos/cm Phenolphthalein Alkalinity as CaCa 3, mg/l NIL 15. Sodium as Na, mg/l ND 2

16 Soil from the core area of the quarry site was extracted by random sampling method and the detail of parameters analyzed is given below: Table 4 Soil Analysis S.no Parameters Results 1. ph EC (µmhos/cm) Phosphorus as P, (mg/kg) Potassium as K, (mg/kg) Sodium as Na, (mg/kg) Chloride as Cl, (mg/kg) Sulphate as SO 4, (mg/kg) Water holding capacity in (%) Particle size distribution sand (%) Particle size distribution silt& clay (%) The Maximum and Minimum noise level in the core area of the quarry site was recorded using Lutron SL-4001 sound level meter and findings are shown in the below table: Table 5 Noise Level Analysis Parameter in db (A) S.no. Sample Location Min Max Leq Core area of the quarry site The complete analysis report for the above said parameters is enclosed as annexure-4. v. Climatic Conditions a. Temperature The climate in the Uttara Kannada district is of Tropical monsoon climate. The weather is generally hot and humid throughout the year in the coastal zones. The district falls under highly agro-climatic zone except the western parts of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar and Bhatkal which fall under coastal agro climatical zone. The temperature starts rising from January to peak May. The mean maximum temperature ranges from 28.2 C to 37.6 C. The mean minimum temperature ranges from 19 C to 27 C. The half yearly temperature of data is shown in the annexure-5. b. Relative humidity The Relative humidity ranges from 73 to 90% in the morning and in the evening it ranges from 63% to 86%. 3

17 c. Rainfall The monsoon season is from June to September. This season yields around 75% (Halyal taluk) to 90% (Karwar taluk) of the annual rainfall. The period from October to December may be termed as the post monsoon season. On an average the district receives annually around 2750 mm rainfall from nearly 103 rainy days. The rainfall decreases from over 3230 mm in west to less than 1207 mm in east. The coefficient of variability of pre-monsoon season rainfall is high indicating erratic rainfall. The same is the case during the post monsoon season. The variability is 30 to 40 % during the monsoon season, which is normal. July is the wettest month with normal monthly rainfall in excess of 300mm.The rainfall of data for one year is shown in the annexure-5. d. Human settlement The human settlement within the 5 Km radius from the quarry area in the Toposheet of scale 1:50,000 along with the distance is listed below. S.no Table 6 Human Settlement in the study area Distance from the Name of the village quarry site 1. Mavalli 8 Kms 2. Ternamakki 5.2 Kms 3. Bengre 1.6 Kms 4. Shirali 5.2 Kms 5. Bailur 14 Kms 6. Heble 5.3 Kms 7. Kaikini 7.0 Kms e. Population The population of the said villages are show in the below table. Table 7 Population data of the villages in the study area S.no Name of the village No. House Total holds population 1. Mavalli Bengre Shirali Bailur Heble Kaikini *Census 2011 data 4

18 vi. Public Buildings, Places of worship and monuments As such there are no public buildings, places of worship and monuments with historical importance within the area or nearby. vii. Attach plans showing the locations of sampling stations The sampling location for ambient air, water, soil and noise in the quarry site is depicted in the plate-4. viii. Does area (partly or fully) fall under notified area under Water (Prevention & Control of pollution), Act, As per the Water (Prevention & Control of pollution), Act, 1974, the proposed quarry area will fall under the specified area. B. Attach an Environmental Impact Assessment Statement describing the impact of mining and beneficiation on environment on the following over the next five years (and upto conceptual plan period for A category mines) i. Land area indicating the area likely to be degraded due to quarrying/pitting, dumping, roads, workshop, processing plant, township etc.: The said quarrying activity would change the topography of the land area. The proposed land use pattern for the next five years is given below: Table 8 Proposed Land use Pattern S.no. Particulars Area in Area in Sq.m Acres-Guntas Area in % 1. Quarry Area Mineral Storage Yard Waste Dump Yard Quarry Infrastructure Roads/ Country Track Un trenched area Green Belt/ Grazing Land/ Buffer Zone Total ii. Air Quality Quarrying activity would cause minimal impact on the air since it does not involve deep hole drilling and blasting. The major contributor of air borne particles would be the use of machinery for excavation & loading of the quarried minerals. Loading and transport of minerals generate some amount of dust depending upon the climatic conditions such as wind speed, wind direction. However the dust generated will be suppressed by sprinkling water at all loading places etc. 5

19 iii. Water Quality As such there are no surface water bodies in the quarrying site and nearby locations. And there is no liquid waste generated from the quarrying activity. iv. Noise levels The noise level in the quarrying area with loading, drilling & cutting activities would be likely to increase. The workers shall be provided with ear plugs and ear muffs. v. Water regime An artificial drainage system will be developed by the side of the quarrying block and dump yard so as to channelize the water to move further to natural slopes. The anticipated accumulation of ground water in the pit will be pumped out when the pit is deepened below the existing surface. vi. Socio-economics The proposed project will not affect the welfare of the local people, instead it will support for improving the local socio- economic conditions of the people in the surrounding region by providing direct employment and indirect employment opportunities like workshop, canteen, drivers and etc., vii. Historical Monuments As such there are no historically important monuments in the vicinity of the proposed quarry area. C. Attach an Environmental Management Plan (supported by appropriate plans and sections) defining the time bound action proposed to be taken with sequence& timing in the following areas (or diagrams should be used: In order to implement the proposed environmental management program, periodical monitoring as per statutory guidelines and mid-course corrections/actions, if required based on the environmental monitoring results, management will establish environmental management cell for successful implementation. The roles & responsibilities are clearly defined among the personnel within the environmental cell. The responsibilities of personnel are given below: a. Quarry Manager: Will be responsible for overall planning, execution and management of environmental protective measures and monitoring of parameters in the site area. b. Supervisor: Will be overall in-charge of monitoring of Environmental parameters and effectiveness of environmental protective measures taken 6

20 and decide about the additional protective measures in safeguarding the overall ecology and environment. c. Skilled and Unskilled workers: Will be responsible for maintenance of plantation, retention walls, roads, drainages, fences, equipment, plant based on the superiors instruction. Quarry Manager Supervisor Skilled Workers Unskilled Workers i. Temporary storage and utilization of soil The top soil generated during the course of quarrying willl be removed separately and stored in a designated place within the areaa and will be utilized for Afforestation purpose as and when required. ii. iii. Reclamation of land Subsequent to the working up to the Ultimate pit limit defined for the mineable reserves, no whole or part of the pit will be back filled or reclaimed because entire deposit will not be exhausted. Hence no reclamation or back filling is proposed. However a part of the quarry will be used as rain water harvesting pond. Afforestation programme for first five years Afforestation programme in the quarry site area is not feasible since the entire area is hilly rock. However Plantation will be carried out along the approach road, in the bund around the quarry site and nearby village roads. Rain tree (Samanea saman), Honge (Millettia pinnata), Jatorpha, Ficus riligosa (Arali), Ficus benghalensis (Aathi), Neem (Azadirachta indica), and other local species will be planted. It is proposed to plant with 30 saplings annually. Anticipated survival rate is 70-80% %.

21 Table 9 Afforestation Programme for 1st five years Year Numbers Saplings Species 1 st 30 Rain tree (Samanea 2 nd 30 saman) Honge 3 rd 30 (Pongamia Pinneate), 4 th 30 5 th 30 TOTAL 150 Jatorpha, Ficus riligosa (Arali), Ficus benghalensis (Aathi) Neem (Azadirachta indica) iv. Stabilization and vegetation of dumps along with waste dump management year wise for the first five years (and upto conceptual plan period for A category mines). The dumps will be stabilized by constructing a retaining wall at the sloping end of the dump. Suitable plantation will be done at the peripheral of the dump slopes to check the soil erosion and the same will be followed for the following years as well. v. Measures to control erosion/sedimentation of water courses. The proposed quarry area does not have any rivers or water bodies in the vicinity of 5 Km radius. vi. vii. viii. ix. Treatment and disposal of water from mine. No water is discharged from the quarry except sewage water from office which will be discharged into septic tank followed by soak pit. Measures for minimizing adverse effects on water regime. Water in the regime will not be affected since an artificial drainage system will be developed by the side of the quarrying block and dump yard so as to channelize the water to move further to natural slopes. The anticipated accumulation of ground water in the pit will be pumped out when the pit is deepened below the existing surface. Protective measures for ground vibrations/air blast caused by blasting. The proposed quarry is carried out by using jackhammer holes with wire saw cutting for cutting of black granite form the blocks. Therefore blasting is not required for the proposed quarry and the vibration caused is very negligible. Measures for protecting historical monuments and for rehabilitation of human settlements likely to be disturbed due to mining activity. As such there are no historical monuments and no human settlements are affected by proposed quarrying activity. 8

22 x. Socio economic benefits arising out of mining. Quarrying sites are generally remote and under developed. Standard of living of the people in such areas is normally low, therefore due to industrial activity like Quarrying, local population within the buffer zone are to be benefited by direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the Quarrying activities. People will also be benefited for the facilities developed due to Quarrying activity. Quarrying activity contributes towards economic up-liftment by way of job opportunities in the region. Hence there will be an improvement in quality of life in the area. Quarrying activity will also boost the ancillary industries, business and market establishments. D. Monitoring schedules for different environmental components after the commencement of mining and other related activities (for A category mines only). It is not applicable since the proposed quarry project falls under category B2. E. Estimated project cost along with the analysis in terms of economic viability of the project. Expenditure proposed for Environmental protection activities: It is proposed to invest an amount of Rs.3,60,000/- Per annum towards environmental action plan and the details of the same are given below: Table 10 Proposed Cost for Environmental Protection S.no Particulars Recurring Cost (in Lakhs) 1 Air pollution control Water sprinkling Afforestation works Retaining walls etc Environmental Monitoring Ground Water recharge Roads Development 1.00 TOTAL