STATE E NVIRON M E NT IM PACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY(sE|AA), ODtSHA.

(Constituted vide Order No. S.O. 3387 (E) Date 15,'12.?015 of Ministry of Environment Forert & CC, Govt of lndia,Under Environment Protection Act, i986.)

Qr, No. 5RF.?1, Unit " lX, Bhubaneswar .1i1022E-mail : seiaaorissa@gmail,com

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From

Shri S.B. Samant, IFSMember Secretary,State Environment lmpact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Odisha,Bhubaneswar

ToThe Tahasildar,Tahasil- KukudakhandiDist-Ganjam

Sub: Proposal for Chandania Road Metal Quarry of Sri M.A. Razzak over an area of30.927 acres or 12.516 ha in Village Chandania, Tahasil-Kukudakhandi, Dist-Ganjam-. Environmental Clearance regarding.

S ir,

This has reference to your letter no.4641 dated 05.10.2015, seeking environmental

clearances for the above project under EIA Notification 2006 and subsequent letter no.

2020 dated 11.03.2016 on the subject mentioned above giving clarifications. The proposal

has been appraised as per the provisions under the EIA Notification 2006 and on the

basis of the documents enclosed with the application such as Checklist, Form-1,

Prefeasibility Report, Approved Mining Plan etc. and observations of the State Expert

Appraisal Committee, Odisha.

It is a proposed mining of minor mineral- Road Metal from Chandania Road Metal

Quarry located at Village Chandania, Tahasil-Kukudakhandi, Dist-Ganjam, Odisha with

total production capacity of 15100 Cum (ROM) over lease area of 30.927 acres or 12.516

ha. The mining lease of Chandania Road Metal Quarry has been negotiated by

Tahasildar, Kukudakhandi to Sri M.A. Razzak vide letter no. 731/OMMC'.2114-15 dated

27.03.2014. The mining plan with Progressive Mine Closure Plan of the project has been

approved by Authorised Officer, Deputy Director of Geology, O/o Joint Director, Geology,

(S.Z)Berhampur-l0ondated30.0g.20,t5.Mineablereservesaspertheapprovedmine

planarelllT66scumWithtotalproductioncapacityofl5,l00Cum(RoM)forthelease

period as stated in the approved mining plan A total area of 0 218 ha will be covered

undergreenbeltplantation.Thereisnoforestlandinvolvedintheleasearea.Thereisno

protected areas i.e. Nationar park, sanctuary, Habitat for Migratory Birds, Tiger Reserve'

ProtectedMonuments,lnter-Stateboundaryandcriticallypollutedareaasidentifiedby

CPCBetc.locatedwithin5kmradiusofthemineleaseareaandthereisnocourtcase/

litigation pending against the proiect'

Considering the information/documents furnished by the project proponent' the

State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) after due considerations of the relevant

documents submitted by the project proponent have recommended for Environmental

Clearance with certain stipulations'

The State Environment lmpact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) after considering the

proposal and recommendations of SEAC' Odisha hereby accords Environmental

crearance in favour of the project upto the rease period as recommended by the

TahasildarKukudakhandivideletterno.464ldated05.l0.2015undertheprovisionsof

EIA Notification 2006 and 200g and subsequent amendments thereto subject to strict

compliance of the stipulated conditions as follows'

Stipulated Conditions : -

ValiditY Period:

1)ThisenvironmentalclearanceshallbevalidfortheleasebY the lease granting authoritY'

period as may be granted

Operating Conditions . , --r^^ )^- ^$^^,^,rafinn2) Any change in the qr?n of operations and carendar of operations is

3) Mining aciivity shall be carried out as per approved mining plan

project.

4) No mining shall be carried out in the vicinity of natural /manmade archeological

slteit.

5) lt shall be ensured that quarrvins is not carried ,:I Yr,|::::I"Ht:tllliil,sites.

It snall IJe er

bridges, dams, Weirs, ground Water extraction points, :^'::: ::Hy

head Works,l'/l l\lVvvt vur I r'

extraction points for irrigation and any other cross drainage :liy:':::"eKraclloll purrrLr rvr rrrrverlrvrr er'- -" ..lg activity takes place beyond 6m

6) The project proponent shall ensure that no mlnlr

below ground level'

7) f]fl:,,g;:'J*'r".""? that quarrying shan not be carried out below sround water table\,-.^c rr*rif hin the

Htr' fiu"':ilr#;# ri sround water tabte occurs /intervenes within the

not permissible.prepared for this

permitted depth, then also quarrying shall be stopped'

8) Topsoil, if any, shall be stacked properly with proper slope with adequate measures

-' and should be used for plantation purpose'

9) The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competent

authorities for drawl "i r"or'.'," quantity of water (surface water and groundwater)'

if any, required for the project .. .+i^6ar' measrrres durinq10) The pro.iect propon"nt tft"f f take all precautionary measures during mtntng

' operation for conservation of flora and fauna'

,,,,1'"iff'i,,'ffJT"ili.Tt"o'J"""i"r,"0 ".."on]:1

dust emissions. Derav detonators

and shock tuue inltiatln s;;;;;' blasting shall be used so as to reduce vibration

,tO ili,'litl.d blasting (wherever reou'rrld) tn1lf" done onlv bv licensed explosive

agent by tn" p'opon"nt after obtaining required approvals from Competent

.,,a., iltJ""tllnives sha' be stored at site as per the conditions stipulated in the permits

issued by the licensing Authority'

14) Blasting shall be carri-ed out in a such a manner that the splinters generated shall

notfallbeyond*"*''.n["'eareaBlastingshallbecaniedoutafterannouncingto the public

"o"q'"i"iy'ift'*gn puutic address system to avoid any accident'

,';",8,.':::;i*":",.ff[1""tiii]l "'".n the boundary or minins rease area, with the

.,ur li'J"n:#X",1f3ili","'. rrom arr *",-'-:i":^:::"1*:^"":l'"i',:1':""T':ll17) Water spraving ;;;;;ti on haul roads' should be provided and properlv

,,r, ff"llli"j;d untoadins areas inctuding a' the transfer points should also have

efficient O,tt "ont'oi

'""rrangements' These should be properly maintained and

operated . r,- - - ,-^r^m^^+6.t r^ rFduce air oollution during19) The following measures are to be further implemented to reduce air pollu

''' transportation during transportation

.ot mil,eral

' Roads shalt f,e graded to mitigate the dust emission'

o Overloading of tippers and consequent spillage on the roads shall be

avoided' fne trucfs shall be covered with tarpaulin'

20) The following *"""tut "* to be implemented to reduce Noise pollution'

(i) po*"' "il

iJg;tar maintenance. of vehicles and other equipment

(ii) fjmiting time of exposure of workers to excessive noise'

(iii) fn" *o'ft"" "mpty"O

shall be provided with protection equipment and

earmuffs etc'

(iv) Speeo fficts entering or leaving the mine is to be limit to moderate

"p""0 o"t'ziL-tpn to p'"-u"nt und.ue noise from empty trucks'

21) Measures .norfO'Uli"f."l io "orpty

with the provisions laid under Noise Pollution

(Regulation "td C*t'"li(At"nO*"nt1 Rutes' )otO issued by the MoEF' GOI

22\ Theproponent shall take necessayn"utu'"' to ensure no adverse impacts due to

mining operationsl'nih; ilil hibitation existing nearby rc--g-

23) The proponent should re-vegetate the area

removed from the areas for the mining'

24) The area should be prepared in such a way

vegetation.

through indigenous plants which were

as to stimulate/ensure the regrowth of

Waste DisPosal:zs) waste oirs, used oirs generated from the EM machines, mining operations' if any'

sha, be disposed as per the Hazardous wastes (Management, Handling, and

trans-boundary movement) Rures, 200g and its amendments thereof to the

recyclers autho rized by SPCB' Odisha'

ComPliance and Monitoring:26) The applicant will submit half-yearly compliance report on post environmental

monitoring in respect of the stipulated terms and conditions in the Environmental

clearance to the state Environmental Assessment Authority (sEIAA) ,odisha '

spcB & Regional office of the Ministry of Environment & Forest, odisha on

1't June and 1't December of each Calendar Year'

27) At the end of mine closure, the Proponent shall immediately remove all the sheds

put up in the quarry and all the equipment in the area at the time of closure of the

oPeration of quarry'

zB) The conditions stipulated in the environmental clearance must be totally complied

withbeforetheleasegrantingauthority.

Other lmPortant StiPulations:

zg) concealing the factual information or failure to comply with any of the conditions

mentioned above may result in withdrawal of this clearance and attract action under

the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986'

30) The project proponent shail take statutory clearance /approval /permission from the

concerned authorities in respect of his project as and when required'

31) Any change in mining technorogy/scope of working shall not be made without prior

approval of the SEIAA'

32) The proponent shall all other mandatory clearances from respective departments'

33) A copy of the crearance retter shail be sent by the proponent to concerned

panchayat, zila parisad /Municipal corporation, Urban Local Body and the Local

NGO.

34) The sErAA, odisha may revoke or suspend the order, if imptementation of any of

the above conditions is not satisfactory. The sElAA, odisha reserves the right to

alter /modify the above conditions or stipulate any further condition the interest of

environment Protection'

35) That the grant of this Environment clearance

angle onli, and does not absolve the project

obiigationr' pt"tcribed under any other law or

soleandcompleteresponsibility,tocomplywith

is issued from the environmental

proponent from the other statutory'uny

other instrument in force' The

the conditions laid down in all other

36)

laws for the time being in force, rests with the lease granting authority/project

proponent.

Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with

Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed

the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

the National Greenunder section 16 of

Memo NoCopy to

I*4-ftG ,s1 ? l.u,9el6

1. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Govt. of lndia, lndira Paryavaran

Bhavan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi-1 10003 for kind information.

2. Additional Chief Secretary, Forests & Environment Dept., Government of Odisha for

kind information.3. Chairman, State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, Paribesh Bhawan, A1118, Nilakantha

Nagar, unit-8, Bhubaneswar for kind information.

4. Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry of Environment & Forests,

A- 31 , Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar for kind information.

S. Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, CBD-cum-office Complex, East Arjun

Nagar, New Delhi-1 10032 for kind information.

6. Copy to the Collector, Revenue, Chatrapur/ Sub Collector, Berhampur for kind

information and necessary action.

7, Copy forwarded to Sri M.A Razzak, 2no Lane, Exstn, Aska Road, Niladrivihar,

Berhampur, Dist- Ganjam for kind information and necessary action.

g. Chairman/Member/Member Secretary, SEIAA for kind information.g. Chairman, SEAc/Secretary, SEAC, Paribesh Bhawan, A/1 18, Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-

Vlll, Bhubaneswar for kind information.

10. Guard file for record.

aPrQ'(lcMember SecretarY