FORM-I, PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE (EC) (Under Clause 6 of S.O.1533 of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006)

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1 FORM-I, PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE (EC) (Under Clause 6 of S.O.1533 of Environment Impact Assessment tification, 2006) BOULDER, GRAVEL AND SAND MINING PROJECT At Village Kiratpur and Paploha, Tehsil- Kalka, District- Panchkula, Haryana AREA ha. PROPOSED PRODUCTION- 6, 03,000 MTPA ML - PKL B 5 & 6 PROJECT CATEGORY- B2 Applicant M/s BARWALA ROYALTY COMPANY Head Office # 77, Shivalik Vihar, Block M, Naya Gaon, Mohali (Punjab) Prepared By: Working together, Finding solutions ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. As per QCI NABET List of Accredited Consultant Organizations/ Rev. 37 (A)/Jan 07, 2016, listed in as Accredited consultant, Category A Sl.. 48 ACCREDITED BY NABET UNDER A CATEGORY FOR OPEN CAST MINES

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4 FORM 1 [AS PER EIA NOTIFICATION 2006, MODIFICATION IN 2009 & MODIFICATION IN 2011] (I) Basic Information S. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s KIRATPUR BOULDER, GRAVEL AND SAND MINING PROJECT (M.L. - PKL B 5 & 6) 2. S.. in the schedule S.. 1(a) Mining of Mineral 3. Proposed capacity /area /length /tonnage to be handled/command area/lease area/number of wells to be drilled. The Mining Lease area is ha and the proposed capacity is 6,03,000 MTPA of BOULDER, GRAVEL AND SAND 4 New/Expansion/Modernization New 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc MTPA / ha 6. Category of Project i.e. A or B Category B2 As per the Gazette tification dated 14 th September, 2006 and its subsequent amendment, the project is classified as category A as there is an interstate boundary between Haryana and Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in the buffer area of the mine lease but now it has been changed to Category B2 vide MOEF&CC tification dt S.O. 141(E). 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please specify., Interstate boundaries between Haryana & Punjab located at 4.91 Km and between Himachal Pradesh & Haryana state boundaries is located at 4.83 Km from project site (t applicable for Category B2 vide MoEF&CC notification dated S.O. 141(E)) 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please specify. 9. Location Block Latitude Longitude Kiratpur 30 50'48.22"N to 76 52'12.0"E 30 50'41.63"N 76 52'44.17"E Paploha 30 51'12.00"N to 76 54'2.20"E 30 51'11.30"N 76 54'12.89"E Plot/Survey/Khasra. Name of the Name of Details of Khasra /Killa Block/. the. Village Tehsil District State 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with distance in kms. Village Kiratpur Kiratpur 75 Min, 157 Min, 137 Block/PKL B 5 & 6 Min, 126 Min, 102 Min Paploha 18/43/3 Min Kiratpur and Paploha Kalka Panchkula Haryana Ghaggar Railway Station 16 Km NW to to 3 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

5 11. Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters along with distance in kms. 12. Village Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given) District Headquarter Panchkula Km SE Village Panchayat : Kiratpur and Paploha District : Panchkula State : Haryana 13. Name of applicant M/S Barwala Royalty Company 14. Registered Address M/S Barwala Royalty Company head Office # 77, Shivalik Vihar, Block M, Naya Gaon, Mohali (Punjab) 15. Address for correspondence Name M/S Barwala Royalty Company Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Owner Address M/S Barwala Royalty Company head Office # 77, Shivalik Vihar, Block M, Naya Gaon, Mohali(Punjab) Pin Code Telephone. -- Fax Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet Mineral is site specific hence no alternative sites were examined. 17. Interlinked Projects 18. Whether separate application of t applicable interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission t applicable 20. If no, reason t applicable 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a)the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (C) The C.R.Z tification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? 23. Forest land involved (hectares) 24. Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and /or land in which the project is propose to The proposal does not involve any approval /clearance under the said Acts & tification. NOC from forest department regarding not involvement of forest land will be submitted during EC presentation. NOC from department of wildlife Haryana will be submitted during EC presentation. 4 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

6 be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case. (c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. There is no litigation against the project. However the Committee noted that there is a Court case in the matter of Rajbir singh v/s state of Haryana and Others[CWP of 2013} has been dismissed by the Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court on 19 th October (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) S. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan). The impact of proposed mining on the landscape of area would be the degradation of land by cutting of surface, stacking of mineral, transportation of mineral resulting in change in present topography. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings? clearance of existing land, vegetation & building is involved. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? The mining activity will done by making benches which involves cutting of surface, stacking of mineral, transportation of mineral, resulting in changes in land use of ML area change. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. Exploration work was carried out. bore holes, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? major construction activities are proposed during plan period. Only temporary offices/rest shelter & retaining wall etc will be provided during plan 1.6 Demolition works? demolition work is involved. 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers? Temporary office, rest shelter, store and first aid center etc will be provided. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or Temporary office, rest shelter, Toilets will be provided. earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations. 1.9 Underground works including mining Underground Mining is not involved. or tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? In the next five years, there is no proposal for reclamation of the land affected by mining because the bottom of the boulder, gravel and sand mining project will not be reached in the next five years. At the end of mining lease period the total area will not be excavated hence no proposal for reclamation has been proposed Dredging? dredging will be involved Offshore structures? offshore structure will be involved Production and manufacturing processes? The production of the boulder, gravel and sand will cause change in land use due to excavation of mineral. 5 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

7 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials? 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational workers? 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? storage is required as the boulder, gravel and sand excavated will be transported from mine site to required destination. In this mine the nature of waste rocks will be weathered low grade mineral which is exposed with top soil/alumina. The waste will be stacked separately inside the lease area and boundary barrier where mining is not proposed. liquid effluent shall be generated from the mine. Workers will be hired/ employed locally from the nearby villages, for the mining activity. So long term housing is not proposed for the operational workers, but temporary rest shelters are proposed. It has been proposed that during the operational phase, traffic will increase, however the existing road network will be sufficient to handle the increased traffic load. Existing facilities are sufficient. new road/rail will be required. There is no closure or diversion of existing routes or infrastructure for the proposed project. There are no new or diverted transmission lines or pipelines in the project site. There is no water course falling in this applied area Stream crossings? There is no prominent nalla or river flowing in the area. There is no source of ground water in the lease area. The rain water is the only source of water within the area Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works? Total water requirement is about 13 KLD 2.5 KLD (Drinking) KLD (Plantation) KLD (Dust Suppression). The proposed mining activities including waste dumping will be carried out in such a systematic manner that it will neither infringe flow of runoff nor disturbances to natural flow of storm water as well as drainage system of mining lease area. The staff and the workers involved in the project will use the local transport for commutation to the project area. Quartz and Feldspar from the mine site will be transported by road in trucks. After completion of mining operations, the mined out area will be converted into a small water reservoir, which shall be useful to the society after the 6 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

8 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either completion of mining process. After closure of mining operations, no activity will be there. Mostly local people will be deployed to carry out mineral extraction. So no influx of people is envisaged. temporarily or permanently? 1.29 Introduction of alien species? There would be no introduction of any alien species since local species would be preferred for the plantation Loss of native species or genetic diversity? There will be no loss of native species or genetic diversity due to proposed project activities Any other actions? other actions would be involved for the excavation of the mineral. 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): S. Information/checklist confirmation / 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha) Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data The mining activity is concentrated in the proposed lease area. It does not fall in the forest land and is devoid of any vegetation. Area does not involve agricultural land. Mining activity does not have any impact on the agricultural activity in and around the area. 2.2 Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD Total water requirement is about 13 KLD( 2.5 KLD (Drinking) KLD (Plantation) KLD (Dust Suppression). 2.3 Minerals (MT) raw minerals are required for mining 2.4 Construction material stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source MT) operation. There is no permanent construction needed in lease area hence no construction material is used. 2.5 Forests and timber (source MT) forest and timber products involved in the proposed project. 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) As the mining activity is Semi-Mechanized in nature, compressed air and diesel as fuel is required for the operation. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) other natural resources will be used. 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health. S. Information/Checklist Confirmation / 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies) Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data As the mining will involve Blasting, hence explosives will be used. The applicant will do necessary arrangements as per rules. The explosives will be purchased from authorized party and blasting will be carried out by registered contractor. 7 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

9 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., If proper hygienic environment is not maintained there may be chance of prevalence of insects or water borne diseases. This project will provide livelihood to the workforce during the operation which will help in improving their living conditions. vulnerable groups of people will be affected by the project as entry of unauthorized person in the mining lease area will be prohibited. 3.5 Any other causes There will be no effect due to other causes. 4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, Overburden or Mine Wastes It has been estimated that no waste will be generated. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or Very insignificant quantity of domestic waste will commercial wastes) be generated by the labors at site. 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) Hazardous waste (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) will be generated. 4.4 Other industrial process wastes There is no industrial process involved in the project. 4.5 Surplus product The entire mined out product will be sold to the consumer. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment There is no effluent treatment plant in the proposed project. 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes construction or demolition work involved. 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment There is no redundancy of machineries involved, as the machineries are movable and will be removed from the mine lease area after the lease is over and will be used elsewhere. 4.9 Contaminated soils or other contamination of soil or other material will be materials involved Agricultural wastes There is no agricultural waste involved Other solid wastes other solid waste is generated. 5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr) S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources. There will be emissions from vehicles & machineries, engaged for excavation and transportation. It will be managed by the following methods:- Proper maintenance of vehicles and machines. PUC certified vehicles will be allowed for transportation purposes. 8 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

10 5.2 Emissions from production processes There will be some dust emission from production process. However, mitigative measures such as water sprinkling and plantation would be done to control dust pollution. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport Some emission is expected as the loading and unloading will be done mechanically. 5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment 5.5 Dust or odors from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste permanent construction activity will be carried out at site so there will be no emission from any such activities. There would be no dust or odors from handling of construction materials since there is no permanent construction proposed at the site. 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste such waste will be generated, which needs to be incinerated. 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in waste of any kind will be burnt in the open air. open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources There are no other sources of emission. 6. Generation of ise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers ise will be generated due to machineries deployed in the area. Precaution and regular maintenance of excavator replacement of damaged/ worn out parts when ever required will be taken. Ear plugs will be provided to the persons exposed to high noise level. 6.2 From industrial or similar processes There will not be any industrial process involved. 6.3 From construction or demolition construction or demolition is involved. 6.4 From blasting or piling blasting is involved. 6.5 From construction or operational traffic Due to vehicular traffic and material transportation within applied area, noise will be generated but measures will be taken up to control the noise levels within the DGMS & CPCB norms. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems Mining will be done in day time so no lighting will be required and cooling systems are not required. 6.7 From any other sources other source generates ise & Vibration, Heat etc. 7. Risks of contamination of land or water from release of pollutants into ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: 9 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

11 S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials Oiling and lubrication of hauling vehicles will be done by using oil tray to prevent spillage on soil. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water effluent and sewage will be generated from the proposed project operations. Dust generated during the mining process, loading and transportation may cause impact on the air but the measures followed will control the air pollution. liquid waste will be generated. Hence there is no risk of contamination of air, water and land. 7.4 From any other sources There is no other source from which risk of 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources? contamination is anticipated. There is no risk of long term buildup of pollutants in the environment from the proposed project operations as frequent dust suppression would be done in mining area and surrounding roads. 8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc t Required from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances. 8.2 From any other causes Accidents by transport vehicles due to negligence and/or ignoring the safety aspects. Accidents during mining caused due to negligence of workers or bad mining practice. loose stone or debris will be allowed to remain near the edges of excavation and along the sides of haul road. However, to deal the minor incidences and accidents, First Aid measures at site will be 8.3 Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)? provided. Project site comes under Seismic Zone IV 9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality 10 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

12 S.. Information/Checklist confirmation / 9.1 Lead to development of supporting facilities ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) Housing development Extractive industries Supply industries Other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Proposed project will result in growth of the surrounding area by increasing direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region. There is likely to be positive impact on the environment as mining pit will clear the course. environment 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments A better after use scenario, which is likely to increase aesthetic beauty of the area by converting the excavated region into river track. 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects S. Areas (III) Environmental Sensitivity Name/ Identity major industries are located in the 10 km area except few mines of mineral thus there is likelihood of cumulative effect due to the transportation of mineral. A better planned and executed project has to yield a better result individually; which in turn has to give better cumulative effect also. Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed project location boundary 1 Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for t Existing their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value. 2 Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other Kadana Protected Forest water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests. 3 Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over Nil -- wintering, migration resting, over wintering, migration 4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters Nil -- 5 State, National boundaries Interstate boundaries between Haryana & Punjab located at ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

13 6 Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas Km and between Himachal Pradesh & Haryana state boundaries are located at 4.83 Km from project site. NH-73 About km in SW direction. 7 Defense installations such defense installation exists. 8 Densely populated or built-up area 9 Areas occupied by sensitive manmade land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) School Hospital Raipur Rani 3.16 Km W Batwal 3.50 Km SW Bhoj Rajpura 4.39 SE Parwala 6.80 Km NW Panchkula High School 6.11 Km SW Sr. Sec. School 5.00 Km SW -- Community Health Center 2.89 Km SW Govt. Hospital 3.48 Km SW 10 Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11 Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) Temple Hanuman Mandir 3.21 Km SW Taparian Shiv Mandir 3.64 Km NW t existing t existing The area comes under Seismic Zone IV (IV) Proposed Terms of Reference t Applicable 12 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

14 (V) UNDERTAKING I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be at our risk and cost. Date: Place: Signature of the applicant Bhupender Singh Partner NOTE: 1. The Projects involving clearance under Coastal Regulation Zone tification, 1991 shall submit with the application a C.R.Z map duly demarcated by one of the authorized agencies, showing the project activities, w.r.t. C.R.Z. and the recommendations of the state Coastal Zone management Authority. Simultaneous action shall also be taken to obtain the requisite clearance under the provisions of the C.R.Z. tification, 1991 for the activities to be located in the CRZ. 2. The projects to be located within 10 km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory Corridors of Wild Animals, the project proponent shall submit the map duly authenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-à-vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden thereon. All correspondence with the Ministry of Environment & Forests including submission of application for TOR/ Environmental Clearance, subsequent clarifications, as may be required from time to time, participation in the EAC Meeting on behalf of the project proponent shall be made by the authorized signatory only. The authorized signatory should also submit a document in support of his claim of being an authorized signatory for the specific project 13 ENVIRTA Sustainable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.