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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

NUAHAT

VillageJajpur

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LESSEE


NUAHAT SAND QUARRY

Village-Nuahat, RasulpurJajpur District, Odisha

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Quarry, Rasulpur, Jajpur, Odisha

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Environment Management Plan for Nuahat Sand

TAHASILDAR, RASULPUR

EIA/(MM/B2)2017 - 272

Environment Management Plan for Nuahat Sand Quarry, Rasulpur Tahasil, Jajpur District, Odisha

Prepared By: Kalyani Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar (Doc. No. KLPL-EIA/(MM/B2)2017 – 272) Page 2

TABLE OF CONETENT

Section No. Title Page No.

1.0 Introduction 3

2.0 Brief Profile of the Project 4-5

3.0 Status of the Lessee 5

4.0 Topography/Physiography/ Geology 5-7

5.0 Mining Method 7-8

6.0 Mine Drainage 8-9

7.0 Mine Closure 9

7.0 Environment Management Plan

7.1 Objective 10

7.2 Topography/Hydrology/Land Environment 10 – 13

7.3 Air pollution Control Measure 13-14

7.4 Noise & Vibration Environment 14

7.5 Water Management 14-15

7.6 Solid Waste & Top soil Management 15

7.7 Biological Environment 15 -16

7.8 Socio-economic environment 16

7.9 Occupational Health Management 16

8.0 EMP Implementation and Monitoring 17

9.0 Detailed Budget of Environmental Management Plan

including occupational health & safety of the workers and

Cost for Environment Protection Measures

17

10.0 Summary 18



1.0 INTRODUCTION:

The Environmental Management plan has been prepared for Nuahat Sand Quarry over an

area of 6.07 Ha or 15.00 acres for excavation of river sand from Brahmani river bed under

Rasulpur Tahasil of Jajpur district, Odisha. Nuahat River Sand Bed lease area over 6.07 hectares

is located in village Nuahat of Rasulpur Tahasil, Jajpur ,Odisha is granted for mining lease of

sand bed in favour of Tahasildar Rasulpur.

As per EIA Notification 2006 and subsequent amendment Environment clearance is

mandatory for mining of minerals. As per MoEF circular 15.01.2016 the minor mineral project

below 25 Ha has been considered as B2 category and will be appraised based on Form 1, Pre

feasibility report and Environment Management Plan.

The area under reference is featured in the Survey of India Toposheet no. (73L/1 or

F45U1) and bounded between the latitudes of 20°50'27.8" N to 20°50'39.9"N and longitudes of

86°06'00.2"E to 86°06'12.6"E. The area is located at a distance of 17Km from the district head

quarters Jajpur and is at a distance of 78Km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.

Mining within or near river bed has a direct impact on the land topography, drainage and

flow pattern of the river. This may cause hazardous impact on biological environment of the

river ecosystem. This may also cause adverse impact on in-stream biota and riparian habitats.

This disturbance may also cause changes in channel configuration and flow-paths. The impact of

mining on other environment includes increase dust emission during loading, unloading and

transportation activity. The ground water regime and surface water quality may have some

impact due to the mining process. To mitigate the impact of river sand mining the Environment

management Plan has been prepared for Nuahat River Sand Bed over an area of 15.000 acres or

6.07 hect on Brahmani River.



2.0 BRIEF PROFILE OF THE PROJECTS:

Particulars Nuahat River Sand Bed

Profile of Project Nuahat River Sand Bed on Brahmani River

Name & Address of

Lessee

Tahasildar, Rasulpur

District-Jajpur, Odisha

Grant of Lease Quarry lease has been proposed to be granted by the Tahasildar,

Rasulpur

Objective 10357 Cu.m/ Annum

Status of Mine New Mines awaiting for EC

Location Village: Nuahat, Rasulpur Tahasil, Jajpur district, Odisha

Toposheet no-73 L/1, F45U1

Latitiude:-20050’27.8’’N to 20050’39.9’’N

Longitude:-86006’00.2’’E to 86006’12.6’’E

Project Category B2 ( less than 25 Ha), in Rasulpur, 6.07 Ha

Method of Mining Manual Method.

Reserves Geological Reserve: 61684 cum

Mineable Reserve: 51703 cum

Year Wise Production Plan

Annual Level of Production-10357Cum

Development Calculation Of Nuahata Sand Quarry

Year Surface Area Of Sand (m²)

Thickness Of Sand (m)

Vol.Of Sand (m³)

1st Year 7372 1.4 10321

2nd Year 7380 1.4 10332 3rd Year 7386 1.4 10340

4th Year 7395 1.4 10353

5th Year 7398 1.4 10357

TOTAL 51703



Waste Generation No Waste generated

Water/ Power Source of water is Tube well

Manpower 18 no.

Use of Mineral Mined out sand will be utilized for domestic use only. Yearly

dispatched quantity will be 10357 cum.

3.0 STATUS OF THE LESSEE

The mining lease area at present belongs to Tahasildar, Rasulpur.

4.0 TOPOGRAPHY/PHYSIOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY:

a. Physiography:

The Sand bed is located on the River Brahmani. The Nuahat sand bed deposit represents

a gently sloping to almost flat terrain with highest altitude of 18 mRL. The general slope is

towards southeast. Vegetation is scanty with small bushes existing in the auction hold area.

There is no human settlement within the area.

b. Regional Geology:

Geologically, the auction area belongs to recent to sub-recent period which is located in

the Brahmani river bed at Nuahat village, Tahasil- Rasulpur, District- Jajpur. The quaternaries

overlie directly on the Tertiaries and are composed of younger and older alluvia. The sediments

of older alluvia are grayish to brownish in colour, un-fossilferous. Cenozoic’s occupy about 20℅

of the land area of Orissa mostly along the costal tract and river valleys. They are represented by

Baripada bed, late rites, bauxites, and the costal alluvia. They could be grouped into two major

divisions: Tertiary and Quaternary. The Tertiary rocks are represented by a small exposure of

Mio-Pliocene rocks (Baripada Bed) around Baripada town while the Quaternary is represented

by many residual products of weathering (laterite, bauxite, china clay etc) and coastal alluvia in

the coastal plains and river valleys. The Stratigraphic succession of the area on regional basis can

be given as follow:

Type of Lithology Geological Horizon Age Sand, silt and clay Debi – kuakhai

stage(fluvial) Upper Holocene to recent age



c. Local Geology

The sand deposit in Brahmani River near Nuahat belongs to recent to sub recent deposits of

Holocene age. Beach Sand, younger and older alluvium also belongs to the same age. The

proposed area is occupied by a gently sloping to almost flat deposits of sand. The basement

consists of Tertiary deposits and the sequence of litho-units encountered in the auction hold area

is as follows:

Sand

Alluvium

d. Lithology:

The characteristic features of the litho units of the area are described below:

Sand: The area under reference is covered with grey to white sand deposits with average

thickness of 1.4m. Sand by definition is a loose, incoherent mass of mineral materials and is a

Coastal sand deposits with a variety of recent marine shells e.g., Mactra sp, etc. with corresponding light colored yellow ,yellowish brown sediments without any organic remains of fluvial nature

Puri formation (Marine stage) prachi – Alaka fluvial stage

Youngest marine horizon. Age of shells by CI4 dating about 5000 to 8000 years B.P. Represents fluvial sediments of early Holocene age to upper Ho Holocene age

Light coloured limestone bearing sediments with fragmented and weathered organic remains (Echinoids, corals) occurring around 20-30 meters depth in Bhagabanpur bore hole with equivalent fluvial deposits.

Bhagabanpur formation (marine) and Burdha-Sukhabhadra fluvial stage

CI4 dating of shell fragments show ages of 20,000 to 30,000 year BP. Late Upper Pleistocene

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unconformity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dark grey, very coarse to fine grained sediments containing significant quantity of organic shells, e.g., Oliva sp (Gastropada), Glycimeris sp (Pelecypod) and typical iron silicates oolites

Tolapada Bed (Marine) equivalent of Baripada Beds

Pre Deltaic sediments could be of Pliocene age

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unconformity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Basement rocks, e.g. khondalite, charnockite, gneisses etc. of Eastern Ghats group and sandstones and Carbonaceous shales of upper Gondwana Group.



product of natural processes. These processes are the disintegration of rocks under the influence

of weathering and abrasion. When sand is freshly formed, the particles are usually angular and

sharply pointed, but they grow gradually smaller and more rounded as they become constantly

worn down by the wind or water. Sand particles tend to settle quite rapidly because of their

shape, density and size. Therefore, the concentration of sand is highest near the bed of a river and

lowest near the surface. Clean sand is indeed a rare commodity on land, but common in sand

dunes and beaches. The composition of sand is highly variable in nature, depending on the local

rock types/sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental

settings and non-tropical coastal settings is silica (silicon dioxide or SiO2), usually in the form of

quartz which because of its chemical inertness and considerable hardness, is the most common

mineral resistant to weathering.

Alluvium: Decomposed vegetal materials admixed with clay and soil constitutes alluvium which

is underlain by the sand bed with some clayey matter.

RESERVE ESTIMATION:

GEOLOGICAL RESERVE CALCULATION OF NUAHATA SAND QUARRY

SURFACE AREA OF SAND (m²)

THICKNESS OF SAND (m)

VOL.OF SAND (m³) CATEGORY

44060 1.4 61684 PROBABLE

MINEABLE RESERVE CALCULATION OF NUAHATA SAND QUARRY

36931 1.4 51703 PROBABLE 5.0 MINING:

Mining Method:

Based on the mode of the deposit, geomorphology of the area and its hydrological conditions are

some of the factors those favour the open cast method of mining. Mining will be done with

manual excavation & loading into trucks/tractors and transported from sand quarry to the

users/destination through trucks/tractors. The mining will be undertaken on single shift basis.

The local man power shall be engaged in the mine.

Drilling & Blasting:

As it is a river sand bed deposits and the mineral sand is loose by nature or due to river action

there is no drilling & blasting in the lease area.

Benching pattern (Height x Width):

Benching pattern is not feasible in case of sand, as the angle of repose of sand is 350, based



on this the Ultimate pit slope Limit has been taken as 350. The maximum depth of mining

will be limited up to 1.4 m.

Annual Production:

Based on the proposal, the year wise schedule of sand excavation for five years has been

ascertained to be 51,703 m3 as per schedule proposed below. The production has been calculated

and represented in cubic meter as per requirement of the Tahasildar. Based on the site specificity

and localized parameters taken in to consideration, the pit geometry, recovery factor for mine

planning are as follows:

Geo-Mining parameters Quantitative Description Sand recovery factor I00%

Bench Height In case of sand mining benching pattern may not be practicable due sand’s inherent property. The likely depth of mining considered up-to 1.4 m only

YEAR WISE PRODUCTION OF SAND BED DURING PLAN PERIOD

Year Surface Area of Sand (m²) Thickness of Sand (m) Vol. of Sand (m³)

1st Year 7372 1.4 10321

2nd Year 7380 1.4 10332 3rd Year 7386 1.4 10340

4th Year 7395 1.4 10353

5th Year 7398 1.4 10357

TOTAL 51703

The above annual production has been determined on the basis of minimum guaranteed quantity

of sand to be mined out from this resource as mentioned by the Tahasildar.

6.0 MINE DRAINAGE :

The shallow depth excavation on dry/nominally wet sand close to the bank or dry river bed has

been proposed, which will have negligible or no impact on drainage. Abandoned stream channels

on terrace and inactive flood plains have been preferred rather than active channels and flood-

plains.

Water that might percolate (if any) into excavation area has to be pumped out to channelize to

river course during excavation. Stream will not be diverted to form inactive channel. Mining

below subterranean water level will be avoided as a safeguard against any water contamination.

Excavation at the concave side of river bank/ channel has been avoided to prevent bank erosion.



It is observed from the dug well in the adjacent plain area and in the nearby villages that the

ground water table varies between 4m to 14 m from the surface level depending upon seasonal

variations. During dry season the water table falls to I4m from the surface where as during rainy

season the water table remains at 4m from the surface. As the mining activities presently

proposed are maximum up to 1.4 m that to within the river course and the total mining operation

will be achieved through manual means, so there will be no effect on ground water table.

7.0 MINE CLOSURE:

Mined out land: During plan period the mined out land will be 3.69 ha. The Nuahata sand

quarry comprises 15.00 acres or 6.07 hectares under Rasulpur Tahasil of Jajpur district. The

entire area is of river bed and devoid of any forest growth. Since it is a sand quarry and the total

mining activities will be confined to the Brahmani river sand bed, no reclamation measure is

proposed for mine closure. Invariably, the volume of sand extracted in each year will be re-

deposited in subsequent years during rainy season. Therefore, only avenue plantation has been

proposed @50 saplings per annum on the river bank adjacent to his leasehold.

Topsoil stack and its utilization:

There will be no generation of top soil in this Quarry since the mining for sand will be carried

out within the river bed and if there is generation of top soil it may be used for plantation on the

river bank as avenue plantation.



8.0 ENVIRON MENT MANAGEMENT PLAN:

The Environmental management plan has been formulated for Nuahat Sand bed over an

area of 6.07 Ha of Tahasildar, Rasulpur to mitigated the adverse impact of the river sand bed on

Brahmani river on the surrounding environment. This includes an environmental policy on

protection of environment and public safety. The river management functions involve strategic

planning, sustainable allocation of resources and environment compatible mining methods for

protecting the health of the river system. Management of rivers includes legal, social and

economic considerations, as well as scientific insights. The map showing the environmental

features within 10 Km of the project site has been given as below:

The environment parameters affected due to sand mining project are land use, topography,

drainage pattern, water resource, soil quality, ambient air quality, socioeconomic status, ecology

and occupational health. The purpose of EMP is:

Preparation of effective, site specific and user friendly activity chart for EMP

The Environment Management Plan is a part of project implementation

This ensures the environment management documents prepared during project

implementation period.

8.1 OBJECTIVE:

The EMP has been worked out with the following objectives:

Restoration of landscape consistent with the economy of mining operations, keeping in

view the drainage pattern, geological stability, vegetation etc.

Minimization, mitigation and where possible elimination of degradation in land, quality

of air and water.

Making least disturbance to the water regime and water quality.

Least disruption to the existing basic ecological status in the mining area during mining.

8.2 TOPOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY & LAND/ SOIL MANAGEMENT

The major impact of the river bed sand mines on the land environment is due creation of

access roads, mining operations, transportation of mined material. The study area itself being part of

Brahmani River course carries surface as well as ground water (under current). The flow of

surface/ground water (sub surface flow) is following the trend of topography. The area is part of dry

river bed for more than nine months in a year except for the rainy season.



The ground water table will be about 4metres below the surface of river bed in the mining area

during the dry seasons will not be disturbed as ultimate working depth is 1.4 m below the ground

level. At the end of mining operations every yearly season, the flood waters would replenish the

mined material.

As per the mining plan there will be no waste generated due to sand mining. The impact

assessment and proposed mitigation measure is as below:

Assessment of

Impact

Mitigation Measures

Obstruction of

river Flow

The mining will be carried out in the dry areas of the river body in the non

monsoon seasons only. There will be no waste dumping in the lease area as

the total mined out material will be sellable. The excavated sand will

immediately transport out of the lease area. So that no dumping of the sand

will be there in the river bed. So there is no change in river flow pattern due

to the proposed mining activity.

Change in River

slope/

Morphology/

geometry and

elevation.

The mining operation will be carried out in the lease area leaving the water

cover area and the safety zone. The mining will be done only 1.4 m below

the surface level so that there will be no generation of deep pits in the lease

area. There will be no mining activity in the river bank and safety zone.

Change in land use

pattern of the lease

area

The land use pattern of the lease area belongs to Nadi Kisam and will

remain a part of the active river course of Brahmani River. The mining

activity will be carried out in the active stream only during the dry season.

So there will be no change in land use pattern of the lease area.

Impact on the

River Bridge

A fair weather bridge on Brahmani river is located at a distance of about

1.5 Km from the lease area, Riverbrduge on Singhpur Road is located at a

distance 4 Km from the lease area. A railway bridge on Brahamni river is

located at a distance of 6 Km from the lease area. As the road and rail

bridge located at a distance of more than 1 Km from the lease area the

impact on the mining on the river bridge is almost negligiable. However all

the safety measures for river bank conservation and other hydrological

management plan will be undertaken during the mining activities.



In order to prevent the environmental degradation of leased mine area and its surroundings,

the following measures shall be taken;

• There will be no creation of pits on the river bed. All the quarries developed during the

excavation of the sand will be replenished in the monsoon season.

• Proper safety zone has been demarcated along the river bank and from the bridge.

• No mining activity will be carried out in the safety zone.

• No trees will be cut due to the proposed mining activity.

• The mining activity will be carried out during daylight only.

• The mining activities will be restricted to the dry seasons only and the mine will

remain completely closed during monsoon period.

• There will be no stockpiling of excavated sand on the river bed or river bank. The

excavated material will transport to the user agency as soon as possible.

• Water sprinkling on the transportation route as the river bed connecting to the highway

is un-metalled road.

• There will be minimum numbers of access roads to river bed, as cutting river banks

should be avoided and ramps are to be maintained.

Plantation and Soil Conservation

There is no soil over the sand bed; however the receding floods in the monsoon

season deposit some clay /soil carried down by river water. It is hardly a few millimetres thick and

of not much consequence. Even in the areas of no mining activity the process of deposition in one

season and transportation of previously deposited material in the next season takes place

along with deposition of fresh material by receding floods.

As the mining is on the river bed and will be covered by river water during monsoon

plantation programme will not be undertaken within the lease area. However, plantation activity

shall be undertaken in consultation with village panchayat near the river banks, avenue

plantation or Panchayat waste lands to improve the land quality, aesthetics and reduce soil

erosion.

Post mining land use

As the mining lease area is a part of active river course and water logging during every

monsoon season, the land degradation impact due to the excavation of sand during dry period of

the year will get replenished by fresh material and there shall not be any change in land use pattern



of the mining lease area. In view of the above, the mining lease area would remain within the active

river course during and post mining operation.

8.3 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

The excavation of the sand from Nuahat River Sand Bed quarry is a manual process. The

only source of air pollution is due to the loading and transportation activity by trucks and

tractors. The proposed mining operations are not anticipated to raise the concentration of the

pollutants beyond prescribed limits. However, the following measures would be adopted to

mitigate the incremental load of particulate matter in ambient air.

Water sprinkling will be done for dust suppression on the unpaved road.

Leveling of roads connecting the sand source will be done to maintain the uniform speed

of the trucks/tippers.

The vehicles will be maintained properly and at regular intervals to control the air

emissions.

The transporting trucks will be covered by tarpaulin so that dust emission will be reduced.

Overloading will be avoided during the transportation.

Dust mask provided to the workers engaged at dust generation points like excavations,

loading and unloading points.

The route for sand transportation of the area has been made outside the human habitation.

8.3.1 Control of Gaseous Pollution

The project area is for excavation of sand from the river bed. The only source of gaseous

pollution is movement of vehicle. The mining process includes only manual mining without any

emission of gaseous pollutants. This project includes movement of only 4 tractors will be used for

transportation of sand from the lease area. So the gaseous pollution due to the present mining is

very less.

8.3.2 Control of Dust Pollution

The dust emission will be there during excavation of sand, loading and transportation of

sand. The measures taken of dust pollution control are as below:

The mines road will be properly maintained i.e. compacted, levelled for movement of

trucks and tractors.

The sand carrying trucks will be properly covered to reduce dust emission during the

movement of trucks.



Overloading of the trucks will be avoided.

All the haulage road including the main ramp from the river will be kept wide, levelled,

compacted and properly maintained and maintained regularly to prevent dust emission.

8.4. NOISE AND VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT

The sand excavation process does not involve any heavy earth moving machinery, so there

will not be any major impact on noise level. There will be no drilling and blasting used for sand

lifting, hence no possibility of land vibration. It was found that the proposed mining activity will

not have any significant impact on the noise environment of the region. The only impact will be

due to transportation of sand by trucks and tractor trolleys. Though the source of noise is very

less following mitigation measures will be undertaken to maintain the noise level well within

the limit:

Minimum use of horns and speed limit of 10 kms in the village area.

Timely maintenance of vehicles and their silencers to minimize vibration and sound.

Provision of green belts in consultation with village panchayat near the river bank.

Care will be taken to produce minimum sound during sand loading and movement of

transporting vehicles.

Earmuffs will be provided to the workers working in the noisy areas.

8.5. WATER MANAGEMENT

Surface Water Management

As the proposed excavation of sand mining is only manual and no waste water will be

generated due to mining activity. During the sand excavation there is the possibility of increase

in turbidity in surface water pollution due to the excavation of sand. Utmost care will be taken

to minimize spillage of sand. The shallow depth excavation on dry/nominally wet sand close to

the bank or dry river bed has been proposed, which will have negligible or no impact on

drainage. Abandoned stream channels on terrace and inactive flood plains have been preferred

rather than active channels and flood-plains. Mining below subterranean water level will be

avoided as a safeguard against any water contamination. Excavation at the concave side of river

bank/ channel has been avoided to prevent bank erosion. Following environmental management

plan will be undertaken to minimize the surface water pollution:

The washing of trucks and tractor trolleys in the river will be completely avoided.



Plantation along the river banks will undertaken on degraded Panchayat waste land to

improve its quality and utility.

Monitoring of the surface water quality in both upstream and downstream of both the lease

area will be carried out on quarterly basis to assess the impact of mining on River Bed.

(Brahmani river).

Ground water Management

It is observed from the dug well in the adjacent plain area and in the nearby villages that

the ground water table varies between 4m to 14 m from the surface level depending upon

seasonal variations. During dry season the water table falls to 14m from the surface where as

during rainy season the water table remains at 4m from the surface. As the mining activities

presently proposed are maximum up to 1.4 m that to within the river course and the total mining

operation will be achieved through manual means, so there will be no effect on ground water

table.

8.6. SOLID WASTE & TOP SOIL MANAGEMENT

As this is a river sand mine, there will be no generation of solid waste or top soil because

of the mining operation.

8.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

The impact of sand excavation from the lease area on the biological environment will be

limited to the vegetation of the river bank, aquatic flora and aquatic fauna. The sand excavation

from the river bed may results instability of the river bank and loss of vegetation. The proposed

mitigation measures for minimizing the impact:

Development of green belt along the road side, river bank and village waste land.

Improvement of soil quality of the area and coverage by vegetation.

Stability of the river bank by grass and vegetation cover.

Conservation of biological diversity of the area.

8.7.1 Development of Green belt:

As the lease area is a part of active river course, development of green belt within the

lease area is not possible. There is the proposal for development of green belt along the road

side, river bank and village waste land. Plantation programme for the mines has been given in

as below:



Programme of Plantation:

It is proposed for planting @50 saplings of suitable species per annum by the lessee in vicinity

of the river bank as avenue plantation which is to be undertaken in consultation with the

concerned authority.

8.7.2 Year Wise Progressive Green belt plan:

Year Number of saplings proposed Type of saplings 2015-16 50

Teak, Acasia Neem, Jamun

Mahaneem Mango

2016-17 50

2017-18 50

2018-19 50

2019-20 50

Total 250

8.8. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. The

overall impact of riverbed mining of sand on the socio economics of the area shall be positive

one, as not only it will generate employment opportunities for local population at mine site but

also in associated activity i.e. for transportation of mined material, construction activities etc . It

will also give a good boost to the general economy of the area by providing employment

opportunity to the local people. The project will help in enhancement of social infrastructure of

the area.

8.9 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT

The mines worker will be provided with dust mask to minimize the inhalation of the

dust.

The mining site will be supplied with first aid facilities and the entire mines worker

will have access to that.

The workers will be well trained about the safety practices in the mining activities.

Free check up and medicine for treatment for their acute and chronic illness shall be

provided by the lessee.

Pre placement and periodical health check up camps will be conducted for the mines

workers.



9.0 EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

A large part of the sampling and measurement activities will be concerned with long term

monitoring aimed at providing an early warning of any desirable changes or trends in the natural

environment that could be associated with mining and allied activities. This is essential to

determine where the changes are a response to a cycle of climatic conditions or are due to the

mining or allied activities.

In particular, a monitoring strategy is required to ensure that all environmental resources,

which may subjected to contamination, are kept under review. Monitoring of the individual

elements of the environment is necessary. The details of environmental monitoring has been

given in table below:

FREQUENCY OF MONITORING DIFFERENT PARAMETERS:

Sl. No. Description Of Parameters Schedule And Duration Of

Monitoring

1 Air Quality for PM10, SO2 and NOx, Respirable

dust

Once in a month

a Ambient air quality around loading & unloading

stations by installing 4 stations (one in core zone

and 3 in buffer zone)

2 Water quality analysis Once per season

a Ground water & surface water samples

3 Noise level Once a season during the 1st year,

then once a year. a At lease hold area & residential area

4 Ocupational health check up Once in a year

10.0 DETAILED BUDGET OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

For implementation of Environmental Management Plan in the mining lease area, financial

estimates for year-wise expenditure (both capital and recurring) and action plan to maintain

better environment. The updated capital cost and recurring cost has been given in table below:



10.1 Budget for Occupational health & safety of the workers (Lakhs)

Particulars Capital Cost Recurring Cost

Education, Awareness & First

aid Kit

0.50 0.50

Medical Examination

Schedule

0.50

Provision for PPEs 0.5

Total 0.50 1.5

10.2 Cost for Environmental Protection Measures

Sl. No. Particulars Cost/ Annum (Rs.)

1. Monitoring of Air, water and Noise Rs. 1.5Lakhs

2. Water sprinkling on the haul road Rs. 0.5 Lakhs

3. Green belt development in river bank Rs. 0.5 Lakhs

4. Haul road and other road repair & maintenance Rs. 0.5 Lakhs

Total Rs. 3.0 Lakhs

11.0 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION:-

As per above discussion there is no major impact on the environment due to mining except

fugitive emission in the form of dust generated during handling and loading of mineral. The

adequate preventive measures will be adopted to contain the various pollutants within

permissible limit. Plantation development will be carried out. Development of green belt along

the road side, river bank and village waste land. A budget of 1.5 lakhs has been accorded for

Environmental management plan as capital cost and 3.0 Lakhs as recurring cost.



Figure1: Map showing the Lease area

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