PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT Of Stone Quarry (Area 1.00 ha) Survey No: - 526, 527 & 528 (Part) Village Raimoha, Taluka Shirur (Kasar), Dist - Beed (M.S). Owner & Lessee Shri. Chakradhar Subhash Dhakane Prepared by NABET Accredited EIA Consultant EARTHCARE LABS PVT. LTD, C-11, Amar Enclave Commercial Wing, Jog Layout, Prashant Nagar, Near Ajni Square, Nagpur 440 015 email- earthcare2000@gmail.com July - 2017
Prefeasibility Report (PFR) (as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Beed district is occupied by Basalt formations belonging to Deccan traps of Cretaceous Eocene age. The basalt formations belong to the type called Plateau Basalts and uniform in composition corresponding to that of Dolerite or Basalt with an average specific gravity of 2.9. District is well endowed with various kinds of rocks suitable for building construction, roads etc. The Deccan Trap Basalt Rock is being quarried roundabout Beed for road construction and building purposes. They are dark grey to dark greenish grey in colour. The Traps have been distinguished into the vesicular and non-vesicular types. The non- vesicular types are hard, compact and medium to fine grained in texture. Sometimes they break with conchoidal fracture. The vesicular types are soft and tend to break with more ease Basalt rock/stone quarrying is a important activity in the District. Basalt stone material is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is used as main construction material in the district in the form of rubble, murum, metal, aggregate etc. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects. Crushed basalt is required for road base, concrete aggregate, and asphalt pavement aggregate, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields and many other purposes. The scientific development of stone quarry can lead to use of basalt rock for infrastructure and construction development activities and also rain water harvesting can be maximized by developing water storage ponds at the closure of quarry. During stone quarrying, it is necessary to strike a balance between the development and ecology. The impacts on the environment during stone quarrying can be minimized by implementing a well-planned mitigation measures & Environment Management Plan. The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operations at quarry will be manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors.
The drilling will be carried out by compressed air operated jack hammer drill. Emulsion explosive cartridges and electric detonator will be the charge in hole. All the holes will be connected in series and by giving optimized electric charge to the circuit through experienced blaster the scientific blasting will be carried out such that there will be minimum vibration, noise & dust generation. The rubble will be shifted to crusher. The output as various grades will be supplied to consumers. The scientific development of stone quarry leads to use of basalt rock for developmental projects viz. infrastructure and housing/building construction activities. During stone quarrying, it is necessary to strike a balance between the development and ecology. The impacts on the environment during stone quarrying can be minimized by implementing a well-planned mitigation measures as suggested in Environment Management Plan (EMP). The stone quarry owner is well experienced in operation of stone quarry and about implementation of various environmental measures. The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by opencast mining method. The operation at quarry is manual and semi mechanized type. The mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors. The various aspects of the Pre-Feasibility Report as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J- 11013 /41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010 is given in the subsequent sections. 2. Introduction of the Project/Background Information (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Stone quarry of Shri. Chakradhar Subhash Dhakane (Owner & Lessee) exist on pvt. land (Area 1.00 ha). The stone quarry is located near Raimoha village of Taluka Shirur (Kasar), Dist- Beed (M.S). The location maps of the stone quarry are enclosed as Enclosure - 1. The copies of requisite permissions & related papers are enclosed as Enclosure - 2. The project proponent Shri. Chakradhar Subhash Dhakane in the business of stone quarrying since last several years. The project proponent has office At: Sangalwadi, Post: Raimoha, Ta: Shirur (Kasar), Dist: Beed, Maharashtra. The project proponent has wide experience in the field of stone quarrying & crushing. He is operating the stone quarry with all precautionary measures and taking measures for environmental conservation. The stone material is supplied for infrastructure development, construction activities etc.
(ii) Brief description of nature of the project The stone quarry is basically a very small scale project in which quarrying of minor mineral stone is carried out. The stone quarries exist in clusters, as it depends on availability of stone in the particular area. The murum and stone is excavated out from the rocky land area during day time. The stone quarry under consideration existing on Pvt. land at Survey No.526, 527 & 528 (Part), Village Raimoha, Taluka Shirur (Kasar) Dist- Beed (M.S.) and its production rate is low. As per EIA Notification 2006, the stone quarrying falls under Schedule in serial No. 1(a) (i) Mining of Minerals. Based on lease area and general conditions mentioned in the amendments of EIA Notification, the project is categorized as Category B2. (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region The Stone (Rubble, Murum, Metal etc.) is the basic material required for infrastructure development and construction activities. The rapid development of the country is directly related to stone quarrying. Though the capacity of each stone quarry is very small, there local existence (shortest distance from developmental activity) is very important in view of low transportation cost and comparatively smaller investment in environmental conservation. The occurrence of Deccan trap is proved a beneficial factor. The stone quarry under consideration is need of the region. (iv) Demand Supply Gap Building construction & developmental activities in Beed District are good. Beed city is under development. The small towns are rapidly developing at all taluka headquarters. The village level building construction activities are also on significant level. These towns and villages are going to develop simultaneously with enhanced pace in future and hence, the demand of the stone materials for building construction in Beed District is increasing. Beed district in which many housing construction are going on and there is regular demand of stone material. The taluka and village level building construction is also at good level. Road network of the District is quite good. Jalna is well connected by road and rail. The nearest airport is in Aurangabad (52 km) which serves as a common airport for Beed, Nanded, Parbhani and Jalna.
There is state highway connecting Parbhani, Aurangabad, Beed, and Dhule and Jalgaon. The railway station is also available at Jalna and Selu. An excellent network of 0 kms of state highway, 0 km of National Highway connects the interior parts of the District with the major marketing centers and District headquarters. Besides the above, good network of major District roads; village roads and other roads exist in the District. Beed MIDC has developed the Beed Industrial Area, with the objective to attract industrialists and local entrepreneurs to set up industries and invest in the region. The industrial development will also attract foreign direct investments in the region. MIDC has provided the best possible infrastructure to facilitate industrial development and assistance is provided for their growth. In these MIDC areas, regular constructions of industries and road development continue and have regular demand of stone materials. Godavari is the most important river in Beed district which flows in a winding course with a general trend from north-west to south-east direction through the northern border of Georai and Majalgaon tahsils. Some irrigation dams are under construction in the District and they also require stone materials. In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities. The supply of stone material is solely depends on the existing stone quarries and crushers of the District. The capacity of stone quarries of the District is lower than the demand and there is a supply-demand gap in the District. In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities. The supply of stone material solely depends on the stone quarries and crushers of the District. The proposed quarry area is the major source of supply of this stone material and hence the stone quarry under consideration will prove to be helpful in fulfilling the demand on regular basis, provided the quarry operation is continued. (v) Imports Vs. Indigenous Production The stone materials is abundantly available indigenously in the District. The transportation cost and distance criteria for immediate supply are the major factors of these small scale enterprises/units. Deccan trap basalt deposits of Beed are good in quality and
indigenous production is only better option in view of its economy, fuel conservation, environmental conservation etc. (vi) Export Possibility At present, the stone materials are not exported out. (vii) Domestic/Export Markets The market in the district for stone materials is well established and regular demand is fulfilled to the possible extent by the stone quarries. The local associations of the stone quarries are active in the District. Association regularly monitors market requirement, production targets and other activities for environmental conservation. (viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project The stone quarry under consideration has about 8-10 persons on regular basis. 3. Project Description (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent project, if any In this stone quarry, mining of minor minerals (stone) is carried out by opencast method in one shift only. The crushing of stone in crusher is an interlinked and interdependent project. (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates The stone quarry lease area is covered in Survey of India Toposheet No.NF-43-3 & NE-43-7. The location maps viz. topographic location map is attached herewith Enclosure -I. (iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted The stone quarry is a site-specific activity and it is in operation since last several years. The site is selected mainly due to availability of basalt stone in plenty. The site is well connected by road to city and distance is also within the range. There was no tree cutting involved. The site land is completely barren with no vegetation. The rights of the site are with mine owner and agricultural activities were not possible on the selected land. (iv) Size or Magnitude of operation The stone quarry is small scale activity and magnitude of operation is also low. The activity is carried out during day time only. The operations are also not carried out simultaneously and all are scattered. The production rates are totally dependent on market demand and there is no point in maintaining stock of the material, as it is very low margin product.
(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given) The stone quarry operation involves site clearing, drilling, blasting, loading/unloading, crushing, screening, loading of finished stone materials etc. Initially site is cleared for any unwanted objects/dust. As per plan, the internal roads are earmarked. For the development of benches, the drilling site is selected. In a stretch, drilling is carried out by compressed air operated jack hammer drill. The depth of holes is kept to 1.5 m. Burden & spacing is kept to 1.0 x 1.0 m. The diameter of hole is 32 mm. In each hole, two emulsion explosive/gelatin cartridge of size 25 mm dia x 150 mm length are inserted. In one of the cartridge, electric detonator is inserted and its wire is taken out of the hole. The hole is then completely filled by dust and stone bags are kept for muffling. All the holes are connected in series by additional wire to all detonators. The circuit of the all detonators is completed and wire ends are then connected to charge box. The charge to circuit is given as per requirement by experienced & licensed blaster in terms of charge rotations required. Once the circuit is completely charged, the light in the box blows and by pressing the knob, blasting is carried out. All the precautionary measures during blasting are taken out. Due to blasting the compact stone material became loose in the form of rubble. The rubble is removed by JCB/manually and taken to suitable place for sorting. The rubble pieces are then sized to 8 to 10 inch and shifted by tractor trolley to crusher. In the feeding pocket of crusher, all sized stone material is unloaded. The material moves downward in to crusher. The crushed stone through conveyor is taken to screens. At screens, various sizes of material are separated out including dust and oversized material. The sized material is conveyed through conveyor to different places and oversized material is again charged to feeding hopper of crusher. The sized material as various grades of metal are loaded by loader to trucks / trolley and transported to the construction sites as per order. (vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product In the stone quarry, as such no raw material is required. For 3.0 T of stone material excavation, 0.25 kg of emulsion explosive/gelatin cartridges is consumed with one electric detonator. There is less consumption of diesel in the tractor mounted compressor, JCB, loader, tractor trolley, trucks etc as applicable. The major market to the stone material is building construction, road construction sites, industrial areas, dam under construction etc. Stone material is transported by existing roads through covered trucks.
(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined In stone quarry, waste material does not generate. All the materials are salable as rubble, boulder, murum, metal, dust etc. Hence, there is total resource optimization. (viii) Availability of water its source, energy/power requirement and source should be given In the stone quarry, due to compact nature of basalt rock, ground water does not exist at shallow depths. The seam of the basalt rock goes deep. The ground water may exist below this rock. The intersection of total seam of stone is not feasible and it is not carried out in any stone quarry. The rain water collected in pit also remains in the pit as it is difficult to percolate through impermeable layer of the stone. The rain water collected in the pits is the source of water for various purposes of stone quarry such as sprinkling of water on haulage roads, dust suppression during crushing, sprinkling on conveyor belts, fixed sprinklers installed in the quarry, green belt development etc. Drinking water is normally brought from the dugwells existing away from the quarry area as there are no dugwell or borewell exist in quarry area. (ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal In stone quarry, there is no industrial effluent generation as such. The water table is not intercepted in the stone quarry due to basalt rock deepness. The rain water accumulated in the pit during monsoon is uncontaminated. The silt is settled down under gravity. Normally in the mine, deepening of one of the corner of the pit is carried out and rain water is collected throughout the year in it. The excess rain water collected in the pit is pumped out during nonmonsoon season and this mine discharge water becomes the source of water for agricultural purposes in the nearby area. In stone quarry, there is no solid waste generation. All the forms of stones are salable in the market. (x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose The stone quarry is small scale activity and operations have very less negative impacts on environment as there are no contaminations of chemicals or similar substances addition to the environment, the fugitive dust generated is inert and inorganic in nature. 4. Site Analysis (i) Connectivity The stone quarry under consideration has very well connectivity to city.
(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership The land form of the stone quarry area is rocky and it is a wasteland. The land is barren and it is under the control of mine owner. The area of 1.00 ha of Khasra No. 526, 527 & 528 (Part) Village Raimoha Tah- Shirur (Kasar), Dist Beed is useful for stone quarrying as per NOC and permission from Concerned Authorities (Enclosure-2). This Pvt. land is owned by Shri. Chakradhar Subhash Dhakane. (iii) Topography (along with map) The stone quarry area is in general plain at an altitude of about 3 m above msl. The topographic map of the stone quarry area is enclosed in Enclosure-1. (iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, 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. The existing land use of the stone quarry area is non-agriculture. The land is barren, wasteland, rocky and without vegetation. Surface area is murmad type and unsuitable for agricultural purposes. In the 10 km radius area from the boundary of the stone quarry, notified forests, national park, notified wild life sanctuary, notified eco sensitive areas, notified water bodies, notified CRZ areas do not exist. (v) Existing Infrastructure There are other stone quarries adjacent to each other forming cluster of stone quarries in the area. Road infrastructure to the cluster area is developed. Power distribution network is also developed. (vi) Soil classification In the district, rocky and thin layered soils are observed in major part of the district except on the banks of Godavari and Sindphana Rivers, where dark brown to black and clayey loamy to loamy soils are observed. The nutrient levels in almost all the soils are low The soil of the district is basically derived from Deccan Trap Basalt and the district is broadly classified into three major soil types. Shallow Soils occur in small patches in western and northwestern parts of the district. These soils are light brown to dark grey in colour and loamy to clayey loamy in texture. The stone quarry area is barren with wasteland. The pit in the stone quarry area is existing. The soil cover is very less to the majority of the stone quarry area. However, soil cover at some places is murum type.
(vii) Climatic data from secondary sources The Climate of the district is characterized by a hot summer and general dryness throughout the year except during the south-west monsoon season, i.e., June to September. The temperature rises rapidly after February till May, which is the hottest month of the year. The mean daily maximum temperature during May is 42.0 C and the mean daily minimum temperature during December is12.0 The climate witnesses a very hot weather during the months of summer. It reaches the pinnacle in the month of May. Dry winds blow making the climate scorching. Almost throughout the summer, the temperature remains beyond 40 0 C. Sometimes it may be as high as 48 0 C. Monsoons take its charge in the month of June. It showers maximum in the months of July and August. The rain is heavily dominated by the south-westerly monsoon winds. However the winters are spine chilling. The temperature hovers around 12 C and sometimes even dips down below that level. It may be concluded that the area witnesses a tremendous climatic variation with scorching summers and chilling winters. (viii) Social Infrastructure available In 2011, Beed District had population of 25,85,049 of which male and female were 13,49,106 and 12,35,943 respectively. Beed District population constituted 2.30 percent of total Maharashtra population. The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Beed district for 2011 is 242 people per sq. km. Average literacy rate of Beed in 2011 was 76.99 %. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 85.55 % and 67.82 % respectively. With regards to Sex Ratio in Beed District, it stood at 916 per 1000 male. Beed City is a part of District and due to it adequate social infrastructure is available. The social infrastructure comprising hospitals, schools, colleges, community halls, places of worship, cemetery, crematory etc are existing and within hour these facilities can be availed.
5. Planning Brief (i) Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation, etc.) Town and country planning/development authority classification The area is dominantly covered by stone quarries & stone crusher. The ancillary activities as transport, engineering workshops, fabrication shops etc. are also developed. The area will be further developed in the quarrying activities. At the closure of quarry, the pits will be converted to ponds or sloppy area will be covered by green belt. The district authority has issued lease with conditions for safe operation and environmental conservation. (ii) Population Projection In the stone quarry, local villagers are employed and direct employment is very low. The local manpower is already trained in quarry and crusher operation. There is direct and indirect employment in terms of drivers, mechanics, contract laborers etc. The manpower from the nearby village(s) is already engaged and trained in these jobs. Hence, additional population increase in the area is not anticipated. (iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.) The quarry and crusher activities are carried out in the leased area. At the closure of quarry, the pit land will be converted to pond or sloppy land will be covered by plantation. (iv) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (physical & social) The road infrastructure is already developed in the area, which requires for the transport of the stone material to the consumers. The manpower is local and their social infrastructure is also developed. The inflow of money in terms of taxes to grampanchayat and salaries to the manpower will further improve the physical and social infrastructure. (v) Amenities/Facilities At the stone quarry under consideration have facilities as drinking water, first aid box, communication facilities, emergency vehicle for shifting the workers during accident etc. are available. 6. Proposed Infrastructure (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area) The infrastructural facilities are already developed in the area for the unit operations as required in stone quarrying. (ii) Residential Area (Non-Processing Area) The local villagers are employed in the stone quarrying activities and the development of residential area is not needed.
(iii) Green belt At present, a few trees are existing in proposed area applied for quarrying. At the closure of mine about 7.5 m or more of the lease area will be converted to green belt. (iv) quarries. (v) Social Infrastructure The social infrastructure in the cluster area has been improved due to activities of stone Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc.) The connectivity in terms of traffic, transportation road is already developed and good. There are well connected roads in the area. (vi) Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of Water) The dugwell / borewell water existing in the nearby areas is brought to the site for drinking purposes through tankers. (vii) Sewerage System The manpower requirement at the stone quarry is very less and hence sewerage system is not required. (viii) Industrial Waste Management (ix) Industrial waste generation from the stone quarry under consideration is nil. Solid Waste Management Except insignificant amount of municipal solid wastes, no solid waste is generated from the stone quarry under consideration. (x) Power Requirement & Supply/Source The power requirement is fulfilled by MSEDCL and its network is well developed. Power supply to the area is also regular. 7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan (i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected person including home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given) The rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) is not required for the stone quarry under consideration as it is located in the notified mining zone. 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates (i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given)
The lessee has vast experience of stone quarrying and crushing operations. All the plant, machinery and infrastructural facilities are provided. All necessary statutory permissions are taken by lessee. Adequate reserves are available. Market is well established. Manpower is available with lessee. The operation can be continued subject to the grant of Environmental Clearance and renewal of mining lease. (ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project The gross capital investment of the stone quarry is about Rs. 15 to 50 lacs and recurring expenditure including crusher activity is about 1.5 to 3.0 Lacs / month. Though there are fewer margins in the business due to competition, the economic viability is still good due to availability of stone materials, market and infrastructural facilities. 9. Analysis of Proposal Final Recommendations (i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area The stone quarry area development has widened financial transaction in the area. The land prizes are increased for wasteland and it has benefited locals to great extent. Some of them have started their own stone queries as well as allied business. Overall, the socioeconomic status of the local population has been improved in many ways including direct and indirect employment due to stone quarries existing in the area.
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