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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION M/s KJS Cement Limited, a group company of Kamal Sponge, Steel & Power Ltd. intends to mine out limestone from their Amilia Lime stone mine in village Amilia, Tehsil Maihar, district Satna. Amilia Limestone mine lease was initially granted to M/s Diwan Lime Co. Pvt. Ltd. in the year 1971 by Govt of Madhya Pradesh, covering an area of ha. for 20 years period w.e.f to The area was worked as quarry lease before The Amilia Limestone mine is situated at Amilia Village in Maihar Tehsil of Satna District in Madhya Pradesh State. There after the mining lease was renewed for 10 years i.e. from to Further the mine lease has been renewed for 20 years for the period up to In the mean while the lease was transferred from M/s Diwan Lime Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. to M/s KJS Cements Pvt. Ltd. in the year of The constitution of the company was changed from Private Limited to Limited under companies Act 1956 in The mining plan for renewal of mining lease was approved. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SITE Details Of The Area: District & State Satna District, Madhya Pradesh Taluka Maihar Taluka Beldara, Girgita, Amilia Khurd, Village Lakhwar, Katia, Tighra & Maihar Village Land Availability ha Nature of the Area Plain Toposheet No 63 D/15 and 63 D/16 Latitude & Longitude to to General Climatic Conditions Maximum Temperature 47 C Minimum Temperature 1 C Annual Rainfall 1,100 mm Wind Pattern during study period Predominantly from Northeast and Northwest during Post-Monsoon Season Elevation above mean sea level 380 m above MSL Accessibility The Site is located in between NH-7 Road Connectivity and Maihar Umariya SH. It is 5.0 km east of Maihar RS. Rail Connectivity Maihar 5.0 km Airport Jabalpur- 160 km Historical / Important Places Archaeological/ Historically Important Site None within 10 km radius of the site Eco-Sensitive Places None within 10 km radius of the site Sanctuaries / National Parks None within 10 km radius of the site Important Religious & Tourist Places Sharda Temple 6.5 km M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 1

2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION TOPOGRAPHY The lease area is almost flat having gentle slope towards North. The highest elevation of the lease area is 331 m A.M.S.L. towards west direction and the lowest elevation is 319m A.M.S.L. in north direction. Salient Features of Mining Mining is proposed by Opencast fully mechanised method. Estimated reserve of Limestone Million tonnes Maximum rate of production will be around 1.25 million t. per annum Anticipated life of mine is 20 years based on proved and probable reserves. A bench height of 6 m and width of 10 m would be maintained. Drilling & Blasting is proposed lakh TPA of waste will be generated. The total OB/waste generated will be simultaneously backfilled in excavated area during conceptual period. Transport of the ore to crusher will be done by 35 ton tippers About 77 people will be engaged as direct employment including managerial staff DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT Meteorology (Post Monsoon 2010) Sl. No. Parameters Data 1 Max. Temperature ( C) 35 0 C 2 Min. Temperature ( C) C 3 Wind speed 0.47 m/sec 4 Calm wind 61.0 % 5 Predominant wind direction From North West Ambient Air Quality The ambient air quality with respect to the study zone of 10 km radius around mine area forms the baseline information. The summary of Ambient Air Quality test results is given below. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 2

3 Analysis of baseline concentrations (98th %tile value, Units: µg/m3) Name of sampling location PM 10 SO 2 NO X Mine lease area (down wind direction) At Plant Site Tindota (with in lease area) Thiguhara Montolwa Girgita Sonbari Karaiya Near Sharada Temple NAAQ Standard for Annual Average / 24 Hrs 60/ / 80 50/ 80 Noise Level Noise level is monitored at 8 locations i.e. 1 location in mine lease area & 1 location in plant site and 6 locations in buffer zone. Summary of noise level data of different locations are given below. Details of Noise Quality Monitoring Locations Sl. No. Location Direction w.r.t mine Distance w.r.t mine (km) N-1 Mine lease area (down wind direction) SE -- N-2 Plant site NW -- N-3 Tindota (with in lease area) NE -- N-4 Thiguhara NW 2.1 N-5 Montolwa SE 1.5 N-6 Girgita SSW 0.5 N-7 Sonbari SW 2.1 N-8 Karaiya SW 3.6 Noise Levels during Study Period Units: db (A) N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8 Min Max Ld Ln M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 3

4 It is observed that the noise values obtained were within the prescribed Ambient Air Quality Standards with respect to Noise Water Environment Water Resources Surface Water Four surface water samples were collected form Tamasa River to assess the water quality in the study area. The surface water quality parameters were assessed as per the Indian Standard IS 2296 (Surface Water Standard). The observations are given below: It is observed that the ph of the samples range from Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of the samples range from Total hardness of the samples range from Fluoride concentration of the samples range from Turbidity of Tamasa River are higher than the permissible limit (10 NTU respectively) Ground Water Eight ground water samples were collected to assess the ground water quality in the study area. The sampling locations and test results are given in Table below Ground water sampling locations S. No Code Location Source 1 GW1 At mine lease area Hand Pump 2 GW2 Tindota Hand Pump 3 GW3 Thiguhara Dug well 4 GW4 Montolwa Dug well 5 GW5 Girgita Hand Pump 6 GW6 Sonbari Dug well 7 GW7 Karaiya Dug well 8 GW8 Near Sharada Temple Dug well Assessment of water quality The ground water quality parameters were assessed as per the Indian Standard IS (Drinking Water Standard). The observations are given below: It is observed that the ph of the ground water samples is in the range of 6.8 to 7.1 Total dissolved solids (TDS) in the samples were in the range 342 to 452 mg/l Total hardness of the ground water samples was found to vary between mg/l Fluoride concentration was found to vary between 0.10 to 0.15 mg/l Heavy metal concentrations in all the samples were found to be well within the limits. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 4

5 WATER CONSUMPTION Water will not be used for processing and the consumption at the mine site is only for dust suppression, green belt development and drinking purpose. Water Requirement (m 3 /day) Dust Suppression 180 Stored Mine pit water for Domestic 3 dust suppression & green Green belt 10 belt while ground water for Total 193 domestic use. Land Environment Soil Quality The soil samples from the 3 locations were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters. The sampling locations are given in Table below. Soil sampling locations S.No Location Direction w.r.t mine Distance in Km S1 Mantolwa SE 1.5 S2 Thiguhara NW 2.1 S3 Sonbari SW 2.1 Results & Discussion All the samples having neutral ph. All the samples having average concentration of Electrical Conductivity and Organic Carbon. Soil texture of the study area is pre-dominantly Silty Clay. Concentration of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium are under better, medium and very less category as per standard soil classification Over all it is observed that the soil of this region are suitable for agriculture. LAND USE PATTERN Mine Lease area: Lease area applied for ha Usage Present (ha) Area of excavation 34.0 Storage of topsoil 3.0 Overburden dump 1.0 Mineral storage -- Infrastructure -- Green belt/ Afforestation 2.50 Roads 2.44 Others (site services) 0.5 Area untouched Total M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 5

6 Study Area Based on census 2001 data it in observed that about 38% of the study area is under un-irrigated land followed by forest land 23% The village wise land use details of the study area is given in Annexure III and summarized in the Table. Land Use Pattern of Buffer Zone Land use Area (in ha) Percentage (%) Forest land Irrigated land Un irrigated land Culturable waste land Area N/A for cultivation Total Land Use Pattern in study area as per Satellite Imagery (IRS-LISS III Image) S. No Land Use / Land Cover Class Area (Ha.) Percentage (%) 1 Agriculture single crop Agriculture - Double Crop Agriculture plantation Agriculture fallow land Area under mining area Barren land Built up land Dense scrub Sparse scrub Water bodies Total BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT Flora The area falls under sub tropical climatic zone and sustaining dry tropical forest. The common trees are Saja, Char, Landiaya, Tendu, Mahua, Amltas etc. Apart from this many variety of grass, creepers and climbers are found. There is no National Park, Wild Life Sanctuary or Biosphere Reserve within the study area Fauna Besides, common wild mammals like squirrel, Bat, Rabbit, etc. occasional sight of langoors, Mangoose can not be avoided. Birds such as Heron, Crows, Parrots, crow, cheel, owl, fowls, pigeon, ducks, sparrow, crane, cuckoo, etc can be seen in the study area. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 6

7 Socio-Economic Environment Sl. No. Description Numbers Demographic Details 1 Total Tehsil 2 2 Total Villages 95 3 Total no. of House Hold Total Population Total Male Population Total Female Population Total SC Population Total ST Population Total Literate Population Based on census data and field survey following observations have been drawn: 22 villages having medical facilities Primary Health Sub Centre is available in 12 villages. Educational facilities are available in 82 villages. Total 117 primary schools are present in the study area. Drinking water from dug well and hand pump are available in 94 and 90 villages respectively. The study region is well facilitated with road and rail network. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES Impact on Ambient Air Quality Predictions have been carried out using ISC-AERMOD Model for study period. The predicted concentrations of particulate matter (PM 10 ) are presented below. The maximum predicted value of increase in particulate matter due to proposed increase in mining operations would be about 1.40 µg/m 3. This concentration will be observed within the core zone of mine area where mining operations are being carried out. The concentration was found to reduce to a value of less than 0.05 µg/m 3 at a distance of about 1.0 km from the mining operations. The impact of increase in scale of mining operation would be negligible beyond 1.5 km. Control Measures of Air Pollution Sprinkling of water for effective dust suppression Development of thick green barriers along roadside dump yard, etc. to reduce the spread of air pollution in surrounding areas. Transportation of ore will be carried out through covered trucks Dust masks will be provided to workers wherever necessary Asphalting road will be carried out to reduce dust generation. Regular & periodic maintenance of deployed machineries, to reduce smoke emission 7.5 m of barrier zone will be maintained all along the mine lease boundary, 50m from public works and 60m from river. Green belt will be maintained in the barrier/protected zone Impact on Noise Level & Mitigation Measure M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 7

8 The operations of the mining equipment, ore dressing operations, Drilling and blasting and plying of vehicles are the major sources of noise in the proposed mine area. The vibration due to blasting is minimized by careful planning, supervision and execution of each blast and using milli-second(m.s) delay detonators and proper stemming to prevent blow out of holes Control Measure of Noise Pollution Noise levels will be kept within acceptable limits by: Limiting of speed of haulage vehicles/tippers Restriction of blast hole drilling to only day time hours and usage of sharp drilling bits and delivery of compressed air at optimal pressure during drilling Controlled blasting techniques with sequential blasting to reduce noise level and blast induced ground vibrations. Use of low density explosives to have a heaving effect than an explosion Provision of earmuffs/ear plugs to workers in noise prone zones in the mine. Control Measure of Water Pollution The mitigative measures proposed for water pollution are mentioned below: Garland drain and bund will be prepared towards the ultimate pit limit side i.e. 60m from the river bank and thick plantation will be done in the statuary barrier. This is proposed to prevent sedimentation and siltation if any water quality monitoring will be done regularly. Fast growing grass, small plants and bushes will be grown on the inactive/ mature OB dumps Water Conservation Measure To conserve the water following measures are adopted: The excavated pit will be available for rain water infiltration Water sprinkler will be used for dust suppression Impact on the land. Existing and Proposed Land use of ML area (ha) Usage Present (ha) Proposal period (ha) Conceptual (ha) Area of excavation Storage of topsoil Overburden dump Mineral storage Infrastructure Green belt/ Afforestation Roads Others (site services) Area untouched Total stage M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 8

9 Impact on Flora & Fauna The area is thinly vegetated. Sparse growth of vegetation can be seen only along the boundary of agricultural field. No wildlife is found in this area. The mining activity of the proposed project does not change the community structure of the vegetation. Impact on Socio-Economy This project provides the local populace with employment and business entrepreneurial opportunity. Unskilled manual labour will be employed from the local community and they also will have a big opportunity to enter into transport business. The local skilled labour will have additional opportunity to enter into automobile maintenance profession to cater to the needs of the transport trucks. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMMED. Environmental parameters viz. air, water, noise, will be monitored regularly in order to evaluate any changes from the baseline status and take appropriate mid course correction. Monitoring program will be followed till the mining operations ceases; every year as per the schedule below: Air Quality Monitoring: One location in core zone and two locations in the buffer zone will be monitored for once per season except monsoon. Noise Levels Monitoring: Noise levels in the working area will be monitored once in every month till the continuation of operations. Ambient noise levels will also be monitored once in a season in the buffer zone to evaluate the noise levels in surrounding community. Water Quality Monitoring: Water environment will be assessed periodically for both surface water and ground water. Ecological monitoring: Half yearly monitoring of afforestation program will be done for the survival rate and plant growth within the core zone. Plantation, before the onset of monsoon season, will be done progressively till the final closure of the mine. PROJECT BENEFITS Indirect employment opportunities to the local people in contractual works like housing construction transportations, Sanitation, for supply of goods and services to the project and other community services. Additional housing demand for rental accommodation will increase. Cultural recreation and aesthetic facilities will also improve Improvement in communication, transport, education community development and medical facilities. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 9

10 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Air Quality Management Drilling & blasting operations, which generate maximum quantity of dust, are intermittently operated and are restricted to only hard rock portions exposed. Water tankers with spraying arrangement will be used for regular water sprinkling on the haul roads to ensure effective dust suppression. Dust masks will be provided to the workers especially for the drillers and for the workers working in the loading operations. Afforestation The mined out areas will be backfilled and reclaimed with dense poly-culture plantation of the local species. Water reservoirs will be created in the abandoned mine pit that will increase the water availability to surrounding area for longer periods of time. At the end of conceptual stage entire area will be backfilled developed into green belt. The species grown will be dust tolerant, fast growing and fruit yielding species so that a permanent green belt is created. Socio-Economic Benefits Mining will be done with the vision of leaving a positive impact on socioeconomics of people living in the nearby villages. Mining operations in the subject area has positive impact by providing job opportunities. There is indirect employment in transportation of ore to destinations. Mining activities will benefit the local people due to provision of more infrastructure facilities by the local industry as mining industry boost up the local market. A first-aid centre to meet the basic medical needs of employees and surrounding villagers will be provided. Corporate Social Responsibility A provision of capital investment of Rs lakhs and recurring investment of Rs.7.0lakhs per annum has been done for the economic upliftment of the area. Based on the first phase experience, the budget for second phase will be revised. The mine management will also provide on the job training to the interested youths of the nearby villages and the eligible candidates will be absorbed by the company as per the requirement. The mine management will allocate funds for helping the youths from poor section for higher studies. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME Routine monitoring of all the environmental parameters viz. air, water, noise and soil as per the formulated program based on CPCB and MOEF guidelines every year in order to detect any changes from the baseline status. Monitoring program will be followed till the mining operations continue. For implementation of Environment Management Plan a small unit will be formed under the control of the Mines Manager. The job of this unit will be regular environmental monitoring, preparation and submission of environmental report, green belt development, etc. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 10

11 Budget for Environmental Protection The budget for environmental protection has been formulated and given as below. Capital Cost Annual Recurring Cost Pollution Control Pollution Monitoring Occupation Health & Safety Reclamation / Green belt Social & Economic Development Activities Others (miscellaneous) Total CONCLUSION Based on the EIA study it is observed that there will be an increase in the dust pollution, which will be controlled by sprinkling of water and transportation of ore in closed trucks. There will be an insignificant impact on ambient environment and ecology due to the mining activities moreover the mining operation will lead to direct and indirect employment generation in the area. Monitoring program will be followed till the mining operations continue. Around Rs lakhs and Rs 28.5 lakhs as capital and recurring budget for environmental protection have been formulated to achieve the environmental quality as desired. Hence, it can be summarized that the development of the mine will have a positive impact on the socio-economic of the area and lead to sustainable development of the region. M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd. Hyderabad. & M/s Balram Singh Associates Pvt. Ltd 11