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Granite Building Stone Quarry of Sri. Robin P.R Pre-feasibility Report

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Sri. Robin P.R had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No.

144/4 & 144/5, Kalpetta Village, Vaythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala State. Over an extent of

1.948 Ha.(4.813 Acres).

Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Sri. Robin P.R) is issued vide Letter No. 8950/M3/2017

dated 06.10.2017 of Directorate of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram. A copy of the Letter

is enclosed as Annexure –1 (Mining Plan). The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan /

Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A (Mining Plan). The approved lease sketch is

enclosed vide Plate No –2 and 2B (Mining Plan).

Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Wayanad.

Vide Letter No. DOW/M-1265/2017 Dated 05.12.2017. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as

Annexure-A.

DETAILS OF THE SITE

a) 1 Details of area (with location map) :Survey Plan showing the lease area isenclosed vide Plate No. 2B (Mining Plan).

i) 2 District and State : Wayanad, Kerala

ii) 3 Taluk / Mandal : Vaythiri

iii) 4 Village : Kalpetta

iv) 5 Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block /Licence No etc

: Sy.No. 144/4 & 144/5

v) 6 Mining Lease Area (Hectares) : 1.948

vi) 7Whether the area is recorded to be inforest (please specify whetherprotected, reserved etc.,)

: No

vii) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Individual

viii) 9Existence of public road/railway line,if any, nearby and approximatedistance Nearest Port / Airport

:The nearest railhead and airport is Calicutwhich is 54 Kms from the mine.

ix) 10Topo sheet No. : C43E2 (58 A/2)(between) Latitude

LongitudeN11035’53.470” to N11035’59.523”E76005’40.306” to E76005’46.097”


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Accessibility: This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.0 Kms from Rattakolly Village in

Vaythiri Taluk, which is located at about 11 Kms SW of Kalpetta town. The quarry can be

reached via Meppadi Road.

The location of this mining area is shown on the Administrative and key plan enclosed Vide Plate

No -1 and 1A (Mining Plan) and Infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 11 (Mining Plan).

Topography: The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The

highest elevation in this area is 842.5mRL and the lowest elevation is 800.2mRL.

Brief Description of the Project:

Geology:

Regional Geology:

The district can be broadly divided into four geological domains viz., the Peninsula Gneissic

Complex in the north and central part, ii) the Migmatite Complex in the southcentral part, (iii) the

Charnockite Group in the south and (iv) the Wayanad Group in the north. Wayanad Group of

supracrustal rocks include garnet-sillimanite-biotite gneiss with or without graphite, kyanite-

fuchsite-muscovite-quarts schist, hornblende-biotite schist and gneiss+garnet, amphibolite bands,

quartz-sericite schist/quartz-mica schist and meta ultramafites, representing upper amphibolite to

lower granulite facies metamorphism. These rocks are found as linear bands in the north. The main

member of this group garnet-sillimanite-biotite gneiss+graphite occurs as large bodies north of

Kabani river. Peninsular Gneissic Complex represented by hornblende-biotite gneiss and pink

granite gneiss occupies a major part of the district. Charnockite Group comprises charnockite

forming the hilly terrain in the south and southeast. Pyroxene Granulite and banded Magnetite

Quartzite occur as narrow bands within charnockite. Migmatite Complex is represented by biotite-

hornblende gneiss, occurring over a large area in the south-central part. The other member of this

group, namely garnetiferous quarto-feldspathic gneiss+sillimanite occur are narrow bands within

the older charnockite. In the east, large bodies of intrusive pink granite occur near Kalpetta and

Sultan Battery. Pegmatite veins are also associated with the granites. Dolerite and gabbro are

intrusive into the older rocks.

Local Geology:

The building stone granite are very well exposed in the old working pit, whereas part of area with

lower elevation is covered by top soil of about 0 to 1.7m thickness.


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A Geological Plan showing the granite and soil cover are shown in surface geological plan &

sections prepared on 1:1000 scale and enclosed vide Plate No 4 (Mining Plan).

Table 01: Local Geology

Soil Cover 0 to 1.7mGranite 60m (min. estimate)

Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources

SectionNo

Area(m2)

Influence(m)

Volume(m3)

Tonnage (T)BD 2.5T/m3 UNFC

A-A' 5421 51.5 279,182 697,954 332B-B' 6585 50 329,250 823,125 332C-C' 7090 52.5 372,225 930,563 332

Total 980,657 2,451,641 332

Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves

SectionNo

BenchLevel

Area(m2)

Influence(m)

Volume(m3)

Tonnage (T)BD 2.5T/m3

UNFC

A-A'

830 50 44 2200 5500 122825 121 44 5324 13310 122820 340 44 14960 37400 122815 426 44 18744 46860 122810 423 44 18612 46530 122805 373 44 16412 41030 122800 323 44 14212 35530 122

TOTAL 90464 226160 122

B-B'

830 80 50 4000 10000 122825 125 50 6250 15625 122820 201 50 10050 25125 122815 400 50 20000 50000 122810 455 50 22750 56875 122805 425 50 21250 53125 122800 380 50 19000 47500 122795 330 50 16500 41250 122790 292 50 14600 36500 122785 241 50 12050 30125 122780 200 50 10000 25000 122775 151 50 7550 18875 122

TOTAL 164000 410000 122

C-C'

820 38 45 1710 4275 122815 70 45 3150 7875 122810 170 45 7650 19125 122805 422 45 18990 47475 122800 478 45 21510 53775 122795 451 45 20295 50738 122790 410 45 18450 46125 122785 360 45 16200 40500 122780 330 45 14850 37125 122

TOTAL 122805 307,013 122GRAND TOTAL 377,269 943,173 122


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Mining:

The Mining is proposed to be operated by developing benches of 5m height and 5m ultimate

width by Opencast Semi-Mechanized Mining Method. The mechanized operation of mining

includes excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The maximum

production proposed is 150,265 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone.

This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under

EIA notification-2006/15th January 2016 and for a max production capacity of 150,265 tonnes

per annum, over an extent of 1.948Ha located at Sy.No. 144/4 & 144/5 in Kalpetta Village,

Vaythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala State in favor of Sri. Robin P.R.

Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production

Year SectionBenchLevel

Area(m2)

Influence(m)

Volume(m3)

Tonnage (T)(BD 2.5T/m3)

I-YearA-A'

830 50 44 2200 5500825 121 44 5324 13310820 340 44 14960 37400

B-B'830 80 50 4000 10000825 125 50 6250 15625Total 32,734 81,835

II-Year

B-B'820 201 50 10050 25125815 400 50 20000 50000

C-C'820 38 45 1710 4275815 70 45 3150 7875810 170 45 7650 19125Total 42,560 106,400

III-Year

A-A'815 426 44 18744 46860810 423 44 18612 46530

B-B' 810 455 50 22750 56875Total 60,106 150,265

IV-Year

B-B' 805 425 50 21250 53125C-C' 805 422 45 18990 47475

Total 40240 100,600V-

YearA-A'

805 373 44 16412 41030800 323 44 14212 35530Total 30,624 76,560

Grand Total 206,264 515,660

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste

Year SectionArea(m2)

Influence(m)

Volume(m3)

Tonnage (T)(BD 1.6T/m3)

I-YearA-A' 97 44 4268 6829B-B' 29 50 1450 2320

Total 5718 9149

II-YearB-B' 82 50 4100 6560C-C' 88 45 3960 6336

Total 8060 12,896III-Year A-A' 10 44 440 704

Total 440 704Grand Total 14,218 22,749


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The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A to 5E (Mining Plan).

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

I. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of Mining project, a copy of

mining lease/ letter of intent should be given.

Building Stone Quarry is located at Survey No 144/4 & 144/5 in Kalpetta Village, Vaythiri

Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala over an extent of 1.948 Ha. Letter of Intent (LOI) for said

Granite Building Stone quarry of Sri. Robin P.R is issued vide Letter No. 8950/M3/2017 dated

06.10.2017 of Directorate of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram. A copy of the Letter is

enclosed as Annexure –1 (Mining Plan). The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan /

Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A (Mining Plan).

The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2B(Mining Plan).

Name & address of lessee

&

Registered Office

: Sri. Robin P.RPadinjare Kudiyil (H),Karachal (P.O.),Meenangadi,Wayanad Dist., Kerala-673591

Ph No. : +91 9745043900

II. Brief description of nature of the project

The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of Sri. Robin P.R', over an extent of 1.948 Ha is a granite

building stone mining project. The granite building stone is the basic rock in this area to be

excavated by quarrying.

This Granite Building Stone quarry is proposed to be operated by Opencast Semi-Mechanized

Quarrying Method. The mechanized operation of quarry shall use excavators, tippers, rock

breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The excavated material shall be crushed in the

crushers located outside the quarry lease area.

The maximum production capacity proposed in this area is 150,265 tonnes per annum building

stone of size 150mm to 250mm.

The quarrying operation shall provide 34 direct & equal number of indirect employment to local

people.

III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region.

The basic objective of the project is to have effective utilization of granite stone as a building

material in this region and state. The spur in infrastructure development and construction industry

has enhanced the demand of granite building stone in past few years.


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Mainly infrastructure projects – like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, Port

Development, etc., have raised the demand of building material. Building stone quarry not only

provides the building material but also employment and economic growth of the region that

ultimately enhance the socio-economic status of the people of the region and the state. The mining

activities shall provide socio-economic benefits to the local population with direct & indirect

employment opportunities. The project also contributes to the regional and financial benefits in the

form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes, DMF etc.

IV. Demand-Supply Gap.

Granite Building stone is an important component of the construction activities for infrastructure

development. The demand for granite building stone is increasing along with the increase in

infrastructure and construction activities in Kerala. This quarry can produce max 150,265 tonnes of

building stone annually and the demand of building stone by various industries can be partly

fulfilled by this project. During last few years there is a sudden increase in the Real estate & Port

development activities which has further enhanced the demand for building stone, hence, there is

heavy requirement of granite building stone to meet the demand supply chain.

V. Imports Vs Indigenous production

The requirements of granite building stone in infrastructure industry is huge where as the prices of

granite are relatively low. The import or export of the same is not feasible due to heavy

transportation cost. The granite building stone of size 150mm to 250mm shall be transported / sold

to the crusher outside the quarry lease, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for

infrastructure development.

VI. Export possibility.

The price of the granite is very low and the transportation cost is very high. Hence there are no

export possibilities of the same.

VII. Domestic/Export markets.

The granite building stone of size 150mm to 250mm shall be transported / sold to the crusher

outside the quarry lease, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure

development, real estate builders, contractors, etc. and to the nearby vendors for government

infrastructure projects. It is not viable to export this material. However, there is huge demand for

the granite building stone in the domestic market.


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VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project.

As per the requirement of Mines Act, Mines manager, Mines Foreman, Mine mates, Blaster, shall

be appointed to supervise the quarrying operations. The list of the staff and workmen those shall

be employed in the quarry is given below.

Sl. No Particulars No’s1 Highly Skilled 22 Skilled 123 Semi-skilled 104 Un-skilled 10

Total 34

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

(i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.

The building stone shall be produced by drilling and blasting, the blasted material shall be

loaded using excavators and transported to the crushing and screen plant located outside the

lease area for reducing it to the sizes acceptable to the market .

(ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary

& project site layout) with Co-ordinates.

The ‘Granite building Stone Quarry of Sri. Robin P.R ' over an area of 1.948 Ha. is located in

Survey No 144/4 & 144/5 in Kalpetta Village, Vaythiri Taluk, Wayanad District, Kerala.

The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below.

B. P. No. Latitude Longitude1 N-11°35'59.523" E-76°05'43.555"2 N-11°35'58.740" E-76°05'44.345"3 N-11°35'57.781" E-76°05'46.097"4 N-11°35'56.695" E-76°05'45.873"5 N-11°35'55.219" E-76°05'45.633"6 N-11°35'53.470" E-76°05'42.095"7 N-11°35'53.987" E-76°05'42.031"8 N-11°35'54.914" E-76°05'41.502"9 N-11°35'55.154" E-76°05'41.837"10 N-11°35'57.330" E-76°05'41.294"11 N-11°35'57.307" E-76°05'40.306"12 N-11°35'58.528" E-76°05'40.429"13 N-11°35'59.018" E-76°05'41.938"

Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A (Mining Plan), Cadastral

Plan & Infrastructure Plan showing Specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2B (Mining Plan)

& Surface Plan Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is

enclosed as Plate No-3(Mining Plan) .


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(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site,

particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

This is site specific project. Quarrying activities are carried out based on local geology and

availability of the granite building stone at the specific site.

(iv)Size or magnitude of operation.

Small scale operation within an area of 1.948 Ha, Maximum Production planned 150,265

Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of 150mm to

250mm.

(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the

project layout, components of the project etc. should be given).

The quarrying of granite building stone is proposed by opencast semi-mechanized quarrying

method and the sequence of quarrying shall be as given under,

The top soil shall be removed and used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along

the periphery of the quarry lease area.

After exposing the granites, drilling of small diameter holes of 33/48mm, shall be done by jack

hammer.

The blasting shall be carried out by conventional blasting material with proper burden &

spacing.

The Rock breakers shall be used to break the oversize boulders left after blasting.

No secondary blasting like plaster shooting, pop blasting shall be undertaken at any time in the

quarry.

The blasted material and the broken material by rock breakers shall be loaded to the tippers by

excavator and transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the quarry lease

area.

Removal of Top Soil / Overburden

Drilling and Blasting

Excavation, loading and Transportation of150mm to 250mm size boulders

Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outsidethe lease


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Summary of the production and development is given in the table below

YearProduction

(T)Top Soil

(T)Total Handling

(T)Ratio

I-Year 81,835 9149 90,984 1:0.11II-Year 106,400 12896 119,296 1:0.12III-Year 150,265 704 150,969 1:0.004IV-Year 100,600 - 100,600 1:0.00V-Year 76,560 - 76,560 1:0.00Total 515,660 22,749 538,409 1:0.04

At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 12 benches of 5m height and 5m

width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 138m length and 131m width and it shall be developed

upto 775mRL level. The overall pit slope shall be maintained at less than 450.

The entire pit at the conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be

properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. The pit shall also be developed for

pisciculture with good local bio-diversified vegetation. Conceptual Plan & Sections are enclosed as

Plate No.7 & Environment Plan is enclosed as Plate No.8 (Mining Plan).

Totally 22,749 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 515,660Tonnes granite building stone shall

be mined in the first five years of the plan period. The top soil shall be stacked at the safety barrier

area and shall be used for Afforestation/Green belt development.

The Geological resources of granite building stone in this area are 2,451,641 Tonnes and mineral

reserves are 943,173 Tonnes. In the first five years of plan period totally 515,660 Tonnes granite

building stone / aggregate shall be quarried. The balance mineral reserves shall be quarried in the

subsequent mining plan period.

Considering the above the anticipated life of the mine is about 10 years.

The production plan for 1st five years is given bellow,

Year ProductionI-Year 81,835II-Year 106,400III-Year 150,265IV-Year 100,600V-Year 76,560Total 515,660

The production plan for the remaining plan period is given bellow,

Year ProductionVI-Year 85,503VII-Year 85,503VIII-Year 85,503


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IX-Year 85,502X-Year 85,502Total 943,173

(vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final

products, mode of transports of raw Material and finished product.

No raw materials are required for producing granite building stone, the final products shall be

transported by 10 tonnes tippers to the crushing & screening plant located outside the lease area.

(vii) Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly

outlined.

There shall not be any waste generation in the quarry process as all the byproducts can be utilized

in the infrastructure market.

(viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given.

Around 24 KLD of water is required for dust suppression, afforestation and domestic use, which

shall be drawn from nearby old quarries / wells.

Requirement of water

Purpose Qty Requiredm3/day

Drinking water & Domestic 4Afforestation 8Dust suppression 12

Total 24*

* The water for Plantation and dust suppression will not be required for 4-5 months in a year

during monsoon and wet/ rainy days.

All Excavators, Tippers, Compressors and all other equipments are self primed by diesel engines.

No external power is require for the project.

(ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/

disposal.

There shall not be any waste generation (liquid & Solid) during the course of production of the

Granite building stones. Only the top soil shall be utilized for the development of the green belt in

the 7.5 meters safety zone.


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(x) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of the project

Quarrying Operations

The Crushing & Screening Plant is proposed to be located Outside the Lease Area.

4. SITE ANALYSIS:

(i) Connectivity.

This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.0 Kms from Rattakolly Village in Vaythiri

Taluk, which is located at about 11 Kms SW of Kalpetta town. The quarry can be reached via

Meppadi Road . The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11.

(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership.

The Land Details & Possession certificate of Sri. Robin P.R is enclosed as Annexure- 5

(Mining plan).

Present land use, land use at the end of progressive stage and the ultimate land use pattern.

Particulars

Land usepattern at

present stage(Ha)

Land use pattern(end of progressive

stage) (Ha)

Land usepattern at

Conceptualstage (Ha)

Area for mining / mining activities 0.072 1.528 1.528

Area for Roads - - -

Area for Safety Barrier / Green belt - 0.420 0.420

Total 0.072 1.948 1.948Unused area 1.876 - -

Total Mining Lease Area 1.948 1.948 1.948

Drilling & Blasting

Granite Quarry

ExcavationGranite Transportation to Crusher

Crushing & Screening Plant islocated outside the mining lease area

Top soil utilized for the development ofthe Green belt


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(iii) Topography (along with map).

The lease area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The highest

elevation in this area is 842.5mRL and the lowest elevation is 800.2mRL. Topo sheet no.

C43E2 (58A/2) showing the topographical details in the radius of 5 Kms of the lease area is

enclosed as Plate No-1A (Mining Plan) & Surface Plan of the Quarry lease enclosed vide

Plate No.3(Mining Plan).

(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 forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area, water bodies (distance

from the HFL of the river). CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy the Gazette

notification should be given.

Sri. Robin P.R area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The

core zone area is privately owned land. It is not a forest land and there is no human

habitation. Most of the area covered with rock formations over which thin vegetation exists.

The core zone is partly disturbed due to quarrying.

There is no forest land, no area under CRZ, No water bodies, and no Sanctuary in the core zone.

(v) Existing Infrastructure.

Hospital : Leo Hospital, Kalpetta, 1.15 Kms.School : N.s.s. Higher Secondary School, Kalpetta, 1.5Kms.Police Station : Kalpetta, 2.5 Kms.Fire Brigade : Kalpetta, 2.5 Kms.National Highway : Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Highway (NH-212), 1.30 Kms (NW).State Highway : Pinangode Road (SH-54), 3.60 Kms (NW).Major District Road : Kozhikode-Vythiri-Gudallur Hwy, 2.60 Kms (N).

(vi) Soil Classification:

There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.7m thickness on the granite in the quarry lease area. The soil is

Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature.


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(vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources:

Maximum & Minimum Temperature36.20C - Maximum temperature (April to Mayduring summer) 170C – Minimum temperatureduring March to April.

Relative Humidity 95% per cent during the south west monsoon period.

Rainfall

Annual Average 2786mm, South West monsoonduring June to Sept. contributes 80%. The rainfallincreases from the coast to the eastern hilly regions.Wayanad district falls under wet type of climate.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available:

Hospital : Leo Hospital, Kalpetta, 1.15 Kms.

School : N.s.s. Higher Secondary School, Kalpetta, 1.5Kms.

Church : Sacred Heart Church, Kalpetta, 1.52 Kms

Temple : Ayyappa Maha Kshetram Temple, Kalpetta, 1.35 Kms.

Mosque/Masjid : Masjid, Kalpetta, 1.42 Kms.

5. PLANNING BRIEF:

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country

planning/ Development authority Classification:

This is a granite Building stone mining project.

It is proposed to produce maximum 150,265 tonnes building stones per annum. The mined

material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant located outside the

quarry lease area by tippers of 10 tonnes capacity. Effective Environment Management will be

carried out to control the pollution of Air, Water, Noise and Ground vibration.

The Mining Plan for the operations in the quarry lease area is approved by the District

Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Government of Kerala, Wayanad District,

Kerala, vide Letter No. DOW/M-1265/2017 Dated 05.12.2017.

ii. Population Projection:

There will not be any increase in population due to the project. The man power required shall

be employed from the local areas. The drivers / truck operators also shall be engaged from

local areas. Hence not much influx of population from outside is anticipated.


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iii. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc):

Particulars

Land usepattern at

present stage(Ha)

Land use pattern(end of progressive

stage) (Ha)

Land usepattern at

Conceptualstage (Ha)

Area for mining / mining activities 0.072 1.528 1.528

Area for Roads - - -Area for Safety Barrier / Greenbelt - 0.420 0.420

Total 0.072 1.948 1.948Unused area 1.876 - -

Total Mining Lease Area 1.948 1.948 1.948

iv. Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social):

All the manpower for the project shall be employed from the local area. Thus, there shall not be

influx of people into the region; therefore, no increase in the population is envisaged during the

period of the operations.

The operations are also small scale. Hence, infrastructure demand both in the form of physical and

social infrastructure, in terms of physical infrastructure will not be very demanding.

However, the project would raise the economic status of the people in the region thus the social

infrastructure like education, health and hygiene, sports, etc. would be quite demanding. The

company thus commits to support the local community in the field of Health & Hygiene, Basic

education, Education of girl child, Sports, renewable energy etc. thereby strengthening the social

infrastructure of the region.

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

(i) Industrial Area (Processing Area):

No Crushing or screening or processing is planned within the quarry lease area. The entire product

from the mine will be transported to the Crushing & Screening plant located outside the lease area.

Existing road shall be strengthened & made use for the transportation. As the mining equipment

are all diesel powered there is no need for external power. The infrastructure facilities like Quarry

office, site services, First Aid room, Rest shelter, and other statutory facilities, etc., shall be located

in the close proximity of the quarry lease area.

The man power requirement shall be employed from local area, no additional infrastructure is

required.


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(ii) Residential Area (Non Processing Area):

No additional residential area is required as the manpower for this project shall be employed from

the nearby villages.

(iii)Green Belt:

0.420Ha area earmarked for safety barrier shall be developed as green belt by planting minimum

but not limiting 650 local species. Till conceptual stage totally 0.420Ha area shall be covered

under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 150

saplings.

(iv)Social Infrastructure:

The project shall generate 34 direct and Equal indirect employment to the local people. Hence, the

activity will contribute to the improvement of income status of the local people. The quarry project

will also improve infrastructure facilities, eventually leading to the overall development of the area,

resulting in the improvement of standard of life of local population.

The Project proponent undertakes to spend Rs 4.00 Lakhs per Annum, to take up CSR works in the

surrounding villages in the sector of Healthcare, Sanitation, Education of Girl child, Sports,

Environment, renewable energy, etc.

(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc)

This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.0 Kms from Rattakolly Village in Vaythiri

Taluk, which is located at about 11 Kms SW of Kalpetta town. The quarry can be reached via

Meppadi Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11.

(vi) Drinking water Management (Source & Supply of Water):

Drinking water shall be made available at all the times to the mine workers. This will be

sourced by water tankers from the bore well outside the quarry lease area, A water purifier

shall be installed to provide safe drinking water.

(vii) Sewerage system:

Not applicable, as no human settlement is proposed in the lease area.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management:

No industrial waste is going to generate at this quarry.


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(ix) Solid waste Management:

It is expected to recover 22,749 tonnes top soil during quarrying this area. This top soil shall

be used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry

lease area.

No other waste is envisaged from the operations.

Power Requirement & Supply / Source:

As all the machinery are self primed by diesel engines, no external power is required.

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R*R) PLAN

(i) Policy to be adopted (Central/ State) in respect of the project affected persons including

home ousters, land ousters and land less laborers (a brief outline to be given):

Not applicable since there is no rehabilitation and resettlement involved in this project.

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 Quarry will be commenced immediately after getting the statutory approvals from

Government authorities. Total cost of the project is about Rs 140.0 lakhs.

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of Economic viability of the project.

Considering the present domestic market conditions of the products, the appx. Cost of the project

estimated is around Rs. 140 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery

will be hired through contractors.

Table No.F8.1: Capital Cost of the Project

Sl No. DESCRIPTIONCapital investment

Cost in lakh Rs.1 Water Tanker (1 No.) 10.02 Jeep (4 No.) 36.0

3Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipperetc., (Mobilization Charges)

25.0

4 Strengthening of Roads 10.05 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 10.06 Environmental Control Measures 12.07 D.G.Set 2.008 Mine Development 10.09 Land Expenses 8.00

10 Operational Exp 10.011 Miscellaneous 7.00

Total 140.0


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Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project

Sl.No. Details Cost1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.140.0 Lakhs

2 Total pit head cost/Tonne of stone Rs.125.00

3 Royalty & Others related Cost per Tonne Rs.50.004 Net production cost per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.175.005 Selling price per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.250.006 Gross Profit/ton Rs.75.07 Gross Profit/annum for 103,132 tonnes Rs. 77.35 Lakhs

Therefore the proposed project is financially viable. However, increase in prices of building stone

in domestic market is further expected.

9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

This project will be one of the major economic activities resulting in provide livelihood and have

positive impact on socio-economic life of people living in nearby villages thereby contributing to

the overall up gradation of living standards. The project also generates revenues to the state and

central governments, by way of royalties, taxes, Cess, DMF, etc,

The mining operations shall be providing employment to approximately 34 persons directly and

equal persons indirectly.

The company plans to provide good support to the local schools and provide scholarships for the

High school Girl students.

Health care, sanitation, sport facilities, etc shall be improved on account of the facilities being

planned as part of the CSR works by the company.

The mined out pit at the end of the mining operations will be developed into a pond for

Pisciculture that could provide livelihood for a few villages. The water could be used for

agriculture & various other purposes.

Documents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - environmentclearance.nic.inenvironmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/District/pfr/271220170... · Granite Building Stone Quarry of Sri. Robin P.R Pre-feasibility