PRE - FEASIBILITY REPORT

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1 PRE - FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR OBTAINING PRIOR ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE For EXISTING BLACK TRAP MINING ACTIVITY CATEGARY B2 UNDER THE EIA NOTIFICATION 2006 AMENDED ON 15/01/2016 TO REKHABEN YOGESHKUMAR JOSHI LOCATED AT S. No. 326 Paiki, Area hect., At Vill: Danadara, Tal: Kapadvanj, Dist.: Kheda. April 2017

2 INDEX CHAPTER NO. TITLE 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction of the project/ Background information 3 3. Project Description 5 PAGE NO. 4. Site Analysis Planning Brief Planning Concept Proposed Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan Project Schedule & Cost Estimates Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations) 14 List of Annexures No. TITLE I. Order of lease grant from district office. II. Lease agreement III. Lease allocation map Plate No. 1. Lease Location Plan 2. Satellite Image Plan 3. Contour Plan 4. Village location plan List of Plates TITLE Mineral: Black Trap Page 2 of 14

3 1. Executive Summary The existing project is categorized under category B2 (Open cast mining of minerals, mining lease area <5 hectare) as the lease area is ha. Project will be considered at District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Kheda district. The lease area of Black trap Mine of Rekhaben Yogeshkumar Joshi (Survey no. 326 Paiki) is situated near Village - Danadara, Taluka - Kapadvanj, District - Kheda (Gujarat). Rekhaben Yogeshkumar Joshi had been given quarry lease Q.L. No. - AGK/QL/1464/1616/20, over an area of ha for mining of mineral Black Trap. Approval of lease granted by district office vide letter no. - AGK/QL/1464/1616/20 on dated 30/07/2008 has been issued as the lease deed was not done in time. Leasee had made the revision application on date 05/04/2013 the revision was granted by Revision Order No.: - RVZ/102013/652/R- 47/Kheda/Appeal on dated 30/04/2016. Copy of the revision order is attached as Annexure - I. The lease area comprises wholly of Government Westland ( ha). This is a existing quarry which is worked upon by open cast semi-mechanized method. Present rate of production is 20,000 TPA. The project cost is Rs. 50,00,000. The expected life of mine will be 19 years, Basalt (Black Trap) deposits are source for demand in construction work in all sectors. Danadara basalt deposits are huge source of for construction works in Kheda and surrounding districts. Rekhaben Yogeshkumar Joshi is existing mines. As per the statuary obligation this project needs environmental clearance from District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, for grant of lease and to start quarry in operations (production). Accordingly project proponent is hereby submitting form 1M, prefeasibility report and copy of Approval letter from department of mines and geology Gujarat, to District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Kheda district for issuing environmental clearance, as per EIA, September notification and amended on 15/01/ Introduction of the project/ Background information Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/ letter of intent should be given. The lease area of Black Trap Mine (Survey no. 326 Paiki) is situated near Village - Danadara, Taluka - Kapadvanj, District - Kheda (Gujarat). Rekhaben Yogeshkumar Joshi had been survey 326 Paiki given quarry lease Q.L. No. - AGK/QL/1464/1616/20, over an area of ha for mining of mineral Black Trap. Approval of lease granted by district office vide letter no. - AGK/QL/1464/1616/20 on dated 30/07/2008 has been issued as the lease deed was not done in time. Leasee had made the revision application on date 05/04/2013 the revision was granted by Revision Order No.:- RVZ/102013/652/R- 47/Kheda/Appeal on dated 30/04/2016. The lease area comprises wholly of Government Westland ( ha). This is a existing quarry which is worked upon by open cast semimechanized method. Present rate of production is 20,000 TPA. The project cost is Rs. 50,00,000. The expected life of mine will be 19 years. Mineral: Black Trap Page 3 of 14

4 (i) (ii) Brief description of nature of the project. The existing mine is providing 20,000 TPA of Basalt rock by opencast semi-mechanized method. The lease area is ha. Lease area is totally Government Westland. The total geological reserve available here are 20,02,524 tones & total mineable reserves available here are 3,85,776 tones. The expected life of mine is 19 years. Total overburden generated during the life of mine will be more then 15,431 tons, which will be used to fill the voids generated due to excavated pits. The backfilled area will be reclaimed by plantation. The excavated mineral is sent to crushing plant for sizing and sorting. At the conceptual stage total ha area will be excavated out of which hec. will be backfilled and reclaimed by plantation. Water requirement for project for domestic use, dust suppression and plantation will be 6.0 KLD which will be met through tube well situated outside the lease area. Need for the project and its importance to the country and/or region. Basalt is used as a construction material worldwide. Basalt is used as raw material in construction of building and infrastructure projects. Need for the Project Primary Secondary Primary Needs: - 1. This project is located at Danadara, Taluka Kapadvanj, and Dist. Kheda. It is contribution enhancing state production of Basalt. The existing capacity of this project is 20,000 TPA. 2. Basalt is essential construction of building and infrastructure projects. Secondary Needs: - The villagers of nearby villages have more employment opportunities. Transportation business is growing due to project. Importance to the country and region:- In India, mining Industry contributes significantly to its economy. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) contribution of mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but total industrial sector contributes around 05% to 11%.Even small scaled mining contributes 6% to the entire cost of minerals production. The working mine contribute in the State s minerals production and improve the GDP with a positive & important effect on the region. Mineral: Black Trap Page 4 of 14

5 (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) viii. Demand-Supply Gap. As black trap is used as raw material in construction of building and infrastructure projects, the demand of black trap is increasing day by day. In past, demand was not too much but now a days due to rapid industrialization and urbanization its demand increasing with pace of time. At present, demand of black trap is more than the supply. Imports vs. Indigenous production. There will be no import for the project. The indigenously produced machinery will be used and the excavated mineral will be for domestic market. Export Possibility. There are no export possibilities from the existing mining activity. Domestic / export Markets. Crushed basalt is used for railroad ballast, aggregate in highway construction and building construction. Domestically there is huge demand for basalt as many infrastructure projects are going on. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) DUE TO THE PROJECT Direct Employment Manager: - 1 Nos. Mine Workers: - 6 Nos. Indirect Employment:- Transportation is required. Hence jobs and business opportunities in logistical activities have come up. 3. Project Description i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. Project is a small scale semi mechanized mining project. This project does not have interlink or interdependency on any other project. ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates. The lease area of the quarry lease is situated near village Danadara, Taluka Kapadvanj and District Kheda. The lease area falls within the Survey of India top sheet no.46/e/04. The location of the mine boundary lies between the following geographical coordinates:- Pillar No UTM GEOGRAPHIC X Y LATITUDE LONGITUDE ' " N 73 14' " E ' " N 73 14' " E ' " N 73 14' " E ' " N 73 14' " E ' " N 73 14' " E Mineral: Black Trap Page 5 of 14

6 Google Image of the lease location. iii. iv. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted. This is existing opencast mine. No alternate sites were considered as this is site specific project. Size or magnitude of operation. iv.1 Geology iv.1.1 Regional Geology Regionally the Alluvium, Deccan Trap, Cretaceous rocks and Precambrian rocks are exposed in the region. The Alluvial are Cambay basin deposits of recent age. Deccan Trap are thick lava flows which overlies the cretaceous sedimentary rocks. Cretaceous sedimentary rocks mainly sand stone, shale and conglomerate are found in the region. The Precambrian rocks of Granitic intrusions are found. Regional Geology:- Mineral: Black Trap Page 6 of 14

7 Alluvium Deccan Lava flows Cretaceous sedimentary rocks Precambrian Granitic Intrusions Local Geology:- Geologically the area comprises of Deccan traps. Deccan traps are found up to depth of 170 meters depths from the drilling of local tube wells. Intertrappean sedimentary beds are found at places. Mineral Reserves:- Geological Reserve of the Lease area is 20,02,524 tons. Mineable Reserve of the Lease area is 3,85,776 tons. Production Parameters: The present capacity / year is 20,000 TPA. The expected life of mine will be 19 years v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given Method for developing and working the deposits The mine will be worked by means of opencast semi-mechanized method which includes drilling, blasting, loading and transportation. Opencast mining The existing operations will be carried out by open cast semi-mechanized method. The salient features of existing mining method are:- The excavation will be carried out by blasting, loading and transportation. The existing bench height will be kept up to the depth of mines. Vertical face will be developed. The ultimate pit slope will be maintained as per IBM safety regulations. Percussion drills will be used in combination with diesel operated compressor. The diameter of the drill will be of 32 mm. The depth of hole will be around 1.5 m. Haul roads will be made at 1 in 16 gradient for connecting workings, stack and linking the nearest road. Loading of mineral is existing manually or by excavators on dumpers. Controlled blasting will be done by using explosives, boosters, detonators and fuse. Optimum quantity of explosive will be used per hole to prevent overcharging, which will result in flying fragment and under charging to prevent formations of large boulders. Non-electric initiation system (No NEL) of blasting will be used for minimizing ground vibrations. Mineral: Black Trap Page 7 of 14

8 General No. of working days per year 275 No. of shifts per day 1 Mechanization Major mining equipment is an integral part of mine production planning. The details of equipment used in mining operation are listed below:- S. No. Machines Nos. Make Specification 1. Excavator* 1 Tata Hitachi m 3 bucket capacity 2. Tractor mounted compressor 1 Ford 36 Ford cfm 3. Percussion drill machine* 1 Atlas Copco 32 mm 4. Drill rods 2 Atlas Copco 32 mm 5. Dumper 1 Tata 15 m 3, 180 HP 6. Water Pump 1 Crompton 5 HP * On hire basis Drilling Drilling of small diameter shallow jack hammer holes will be carried out through hired tractor operators, who will drill the holes as per requirement on per hole basis. Blasting Controlled blasting will be conducted under the supervision of competent blaster at mines and explosive storage & records will be maintained as per rules. All the safety measures as per Mines Regulation 1961 and as per the permission of DGMS will be taken. Following blasting parameters are to be adopted for excavation of mineral: Blasting Parameters: 1. Length of shot holes 5.0 m 2. Diameter of shot holes 100 mm 3. Burden 2m 4. Spacing 2.5 m 5. Pattern of shot holes V pattern with multiple rows as per strata. Type of explosive The main aim of blasting in opencast mine is to give optimum fragmentation with minimum fly rock, vibration and back break. Only class- II explosives are used. Accordingly the explosives quantities used for each blast are given below: Sr. No. Name of Explosive Charge per hole 1 Primer Explosive Kg 2 Booster Kg Total Kg 3 Short delay detonator 01 No. 4 Excel 11 meter Mineral: Black Trap Page 8 of 14

9 Powder factor Charge per hole & Powder Factor: Quantity of ore Broken per hole = Depth x burden x Spacing x Sp. Gravity = 5.00 x 2 x 2.5 x 2.85 = MT Powder Factor = 71.25/24 = 2.96 MT per Kg Loading Loading of excavated mineral and mineral rejects will be done by excavator on dumpers. vi. vii. viii. ix. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product/s, Mode of transport of raw Material and Finished Product. No raw material will be required for the production of mineral. ROM will be loaded on to the dumpers and sent to crushing unit for sizing and sorting. Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. Not envisaged. Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Water is required for drinking and spraying purpose. The daily water requirement will be 6 KLD. Tube well outside the mine site will provide the water for all the purposes. 11 kv line is installed at the site from Gujarat Electricity Board which provides power required. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/disposal. Unsized pieces of stones are considered as waste and the same is crushed and re-used. Mineral: Black Trap Page 9 of 14

10 4. Site Analysis Connectivity. Railway: Kapadvanj km Airport: Ahmedabad km Highway: SH km (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The existing mining lease area is almost flat land. Following table shows the present land use of the lease area. Land Ownership: Total land of mining lease area is Government Westland. (iii) Topography (along with map). The lease are is almost flat and general slope of the area is towards south. Average height of the lease are is about 120 m from MSL Contour Plan around Lease Area Mineral: Black Trap Page 10 of 14

11 (iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project toperiphery of the forests, 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 notification should be given. Landuse pattern: The area falls under Level 1 category of Barren Land and level 2 category of Strip Mine & Quarry. No Reserve forest. No National park, wild life sanctuary, Eco sensitive areas falls under 10 kilometer radius from the lease area. The lease area is located at topographic high, small tributaries originates from nearby areas, so no HFL level of any river is applicable. CRZ is not applicable to the lease area. (v) Existing Infrastructure. Railway : Kapadvanj at Km distance. Airport: Ahmedabad at Km distance. Highway: State Highway no. 141 at 5.42 Km distance Power : Nearby villages Danadara, Othvad and Bhutiya is having a power supply. Water: Tube well outside the lease area will provide the water for all the purposes. (vi) Soil classification Soil may be defined as a thin layer of earth s crust, which serves as a natural medium for the growth of plants. The soil characteristics include both physical and chemical details. The soil found in the region is in situ soil and found in consolidated form. The soil is brown to reddish in color, fine to very fine-grained having a thickness of 0.5to 1.0 m. (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. The average annual rainfall for last five years in the district is 715 mm. Following table shows the month wise rainfall and departure for last five years. Table showing rainfall data for Kheda district (Last five years) YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP % 0-100% % % % % Mineral: Black Trap Page 11 of 14

12 YEAR JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP R/F %DEP % 25-90% % 0-100% 0-100% % (viii) Social Infrastructure available. The lease area is located at 2.32 Km distance from the village Danadara. School Distance Education Facility Primary with Upper Primary School (Danadara) 2.66 km Shri Saraswati Uttar Buniyadi Vidhyalaya (Danadara) 2.68 km Hospital Facility Primary Health Sub-Center (Danadara) 2.40 km 5. Planning Brief (i) Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, Transportation etc.) Town and Country Planning/ Development authority Classification It is a mining industry in which open cast semi-mechanized mining method will be practiced. Existing rate of production is 20,000 TPA. (ii) Population Projection There will be recruitment of local workers (6). There will be no change in the population projection of the most nearest & farther most villages of the project. There are a total of 29 villages in the buffer zone of the study area. As per Census of India the total population Danadara population is 2537 with 470 household. Total male & female population is 1285 & 1252 respectively. (iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc). S.No. Particulars Present land use (ha) At the end of Mine Life i. Excavated pits ii. Topsoil storage iii. Waste dump/ob, backfill (Backfill) iv. Mineral storage v. Infrastructure vi. Roads vii. Railways viii. Greenbelt Mineral: Black Trap Page 12 of 14

13 ix. Tailing ponds x. Effluent treatment (On Backfill) Plant Mineral separation plant xi. Mineral separation Plant xii. Township area xiii. Others xiv. Unworked area Total (iv) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical g Social). Modern health facilities and medical stores are needed around. (v) Amenities/Facilities. First Aid -A first aid kit will be provided for giving first aid to the injured persons. 6. Proposed Infrastructure (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area). The area is very well connected by road network to the mines, District headquarter etc. The area is self sufficient to cater the needs of the project. Hence, no infrastructure is existing. (ii) Green Belt. Green belt will be developed along the periphery of mines and backfilled area. 500 nos of plants will be planted during mine life in consultation with local forest office and CPCB guidelines. (iii) Social Infrastructure. Education Facilities: -For village schools, distribution of books for children are existing. (iv) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/Metro/Water ways etc) 500m. of kutcha road having width of 5 mt. Then there is pucca road of 5 mt width. No Railway, metro, water transportation is required. (v) Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of water) Tube well outside the lease area will provide the water for all the purposes. (vi) Sewerage System. Domestic waste water will be directed to septic tank followed by soak pit which will be cleaned time to time. (viii) Industrial Waste Management. As there is no industrial waste, hence not applicable Mineral: Black Trap Page 13 of 14

14 (ix) Solid Waste Management. Overburden is being stacked on the periphery of the boundary. Which will be backfilled at the end of mine life. Plantation will be done on the backfilled area. (x) Power Requirement & Supply / source. Powerline of 11 kv is available at lease area from Gujarat Electricity Board. 7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan Policy to be adopted (Central/State) in respect of the project affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given). Not Applicable as there is no displacement or dislocation 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given). This is a existing mine operating since life is about 19 years. 9. Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area. The Project will bring economic benefits to the state by the way of royalty for mineral. The mining operations shall be providing employment to approximately 6 persons directly in the excavation. Most of the local people are likely to be benefited. This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. Mining is expected to have positive impact on socio-economic life of people living in nearby villages. Signature of applicant Mineral: Black Trap Page 14 of 14