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M/S. PAVANI ROCK INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

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1.0 Introduction

This report discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement of adverse

environmental impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to the mining project.

The EMP has been designed within the framework of various legislative and regulatory

requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.

M/s. Pavani Rock Industry proposes to conduct opencast semi mechanized method mining

for Stone and Metal extraction of 1,20,000 m3 /annum in an area of 10.0 ha at Survey No.

139/1 Mylaram Village, Bommalaramaram Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Telangana

State. In principle of application for grant of quarry lease notice issued by The Assistant

Director of Mines and Geology, Nalgonda vide Proceedings no. 4952/QL/2015 dated 18-04-

2016.Quarry Plan was scrutinized by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad.

Capital cost of the proposed quarrying activity is Rs. 70 Lakhs. M/s. Pavani Rock Industry .

is conscious of his environmental responsibility towards the society in minimizing the

pollution load due to this project and accordingly decided to prepare Environment

Management Plan. The objective of preparing environment management plan is to delineate

effective measures to control and to mitigate the environmental pollution. This report

presents the environment management plan, detailing the environmentally sound technology

and the measures needed to contain and mitigate the anticipated environmental impacts due

to the project.

1.1 Mine Location The Quarry lease area of 10.0 hectares is at Survey No. 139/1 Mylaram Village,

Bommalaramaram Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Telangana State. The quarry lease

area falls in the Survey of India topo sheet no. 56 K14 with the co-ordinates of Latitude

17°32'23.47"N and Longitude 78°47'38.19" The nearest village is Mylaram located at a

distance of 0.70 km from the QL area in N direction. The quarry lease applied area is well

connected and easily accessible by network of roads. The applied area is located at SW of

Mylaram village at a distance of 1.0 Km. The applied area can be approached via

Bommalaramaram or Bibinagar The road access is Mylaram - Bommalaramaram road is

passing at a distance of 0.30 km from the QL area in West direction. Nearest town is

bibinagar located at a distance of 7.2 km in S direction. Railway Station is bibinagar located

at a distance of 6.8 km from the QL area in S direction. District Headquarters is at a

distance of 9.8 km in SE direction. Naginenipally Reserve Forest located at 2.6 km in SW

direction. Kondamadugu RF is located at 3.5 km [SW]. Shamirpet vagu is located at 1.4 km

[N] from the lease area. There are no sensitive areas like national parks, wildlife


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sanctuaries, state/national boundaries observed in 10km radius from the quarry lease area.

The project topographical map of the 10kms radius is shown in Figure 1.1.

2.0 Topography

The area under consideration forms a part of the hilly region and is, therefore characterized

by an extremely rugged topography. The overall trend of the hills is EW, consistent with the

regional trend. The whole region is marked by a deeply dissected topography with hills,

valleys and plane lands. Around Mylaram and further north, the areas seen broadly with

extensive cultivation. The tops of the hills are at places, made up of massive sheet rock.

These hills are the home of Stone & metal quarry deposits. The subject area is originally a

dome shaped hill with highest peak of RL 102 is located in the northeastern part of Q.L

area. The general slope of the region is towards southeastand southwith an average

altitude of around RL 78.

Topography:

Topographically the Quarry Lease area is a dome shaped hill trending N and S with a low

lying at the southeast of the Q.L area with highest elevation of RL 102 observed at the

northwestern part of the Quarry lease area. A temporary bench mark has fixed at 114m

northwest of pillar No.6 of the Q.L area with RL 100. The highest elevation is RL +102 and

the lowest is RL -63. Thus, the area is having an altitudinal range of 39m.The general

ground level is RL -70.

3.0 Geology

The area forms a part of the Archean Group formations. Acid Igneous rocks consisting of

Peninsular Gneisses, Porphyritic Granites with Pegmatitic emplacements belonging to the

Archeans occur in the quarry lease area. The granites of this region are usually described

as younger granites, because they constitute the youngest plutonic activity in the craton.

Younger Granites occur as isolated plutons, stocks and bosses. In the northern and central

districts of the Telangana State, Younger Granites attain batholithic dimensions in which

the older granitoids occur as xenoliths and enclaves.

Granite of this group, in general, form high hills and prominent topographical highs in an

otherwise flat or gently undulating country underlain by gneissic rocks. The inselbergs,

nubbins, corestone, are other general landforms characterize this granite.


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FIGURE 1.1: TOPO MAP SHOWING MINE LEASE AREA AND IT S SURROUNDINGS


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4.0 Reserves Estimation

a) Extraction of market grade reserves.

The quantity of extractable market grade reserves is about 22.22 lakhs m3 as assessed from

the topography of the Q.L area. The Granite/road metal is occurring as sheet rock on and

above the surface followed by a massive body from the general ground level. The availability

of Granite is homogenous in quality.

The section wise reserves estimated within the explored area are tabulated below category

wise:

Section Cross Sectional area m2

Length of Influence

In mts

Volume In m3

Recovery factor %

Total Ore In m3

Remarks

b) Recovery (proved) (UNFC 111)

A-A’ 818 97 79346 100 79346 111 B-B’ 1912 156 298272 100 298272 111 C-C’ 4622 81 374382 100 374382 111 D-D’ 5697 0 0 100 0 111

Total 752000 c) Recovery (probable)(UNFC 121)

A-A’ 519 97 50343 100 50343 121 B-B’ 1797 156 280332 100 280332 121 C-C’ 1479 81 119799 100 119799 121 D-D’ 1045 0 0 100 0 121

Total 450474

Reserves blocked under 7.5m buffer zone (UNFC 211):

Reserves are blocked under 7.5m buffer zone on west, North and some part of east and south

sides of the Q.L area. Therefore, reserves blocked under 7.5m buffer zone of the Q.L area is

considered as non-mineable reserves.

The non-mineable reserves are calculated as follows:


Length of Influence

In mts

Volume In m3

Recovery factor %

Total Ore

In m3 Reserves blocked under 7.5m buffer zone

A-A’ 323 97 31331 100 31331 B-B’ 278 156 43368 100 43368 C-C’ 515 81 41715 100 41715 D-D’ 711 0 0 100 0

Total 116414


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Reserves blocked under bench slopes (UNFC 211:

Mineral is blocked due to benches/slopes and the calculation furnished is tabulated below:


Length of Influence

In mts

Volume In m3

Recovery factor %

Total Ore

In m3 Reserves blocked under bench slopes

A-A’ 605 97 58685 100 58685 B-B’ 496 156 77376 100 77376 C-C’ 1365 81 110565 100 110565 D-D’ 2502 0 0 100 0

Total 246626

Reserves blocked under 45m buffer of Temple, Road, surface tank and gas pipe line

(UNFC 211)

About 656196m3 of reserves are blocked as per 211 of UNFC under benches for mine

operations.

Based on the available exploration data in the Quarry lease area and parameters considered

to assess reserves, it has been attempted to allocate the Mylaram Stone & Metal reserves

under UNFC Code

Therefore blocked up reserves/non-mineable reserves

= 1019236 m3

UNFC Code Quantity inm 3 Grade

A) Total Mineral Reserve

Proved Mineral Reserve 111 752000

Road Metal Probable Mineral Reserve 121 450474

Possible Mineral Reserve 333 Nil

B) Total Remaining Resources

Feasibility mineral resource 211 1019236

Prefeasibility mineral resource 221 and 222 Nil

Total mineable reserve available after deleting the reserves blocked under different factorsare 2221710-1019236 =1202474m3


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d) Life of mine

As per geology of the area the Stone & Metal available upto the current plan period, the

Quarrying will be carried out excavating the Stone & Metal available by producing about

120000m3 per annum on an average. The extractable reserves estimated are 1202474m3.

The remaining lease period of the quarry is about 48 months. The present production

capacity of the mine is about 400m3/day at the rate of 300 working days per annum. With this

production volume only 40 percent of the calculated reserves will be consumed within the

remaining lease period.

Total estimated Reserves = 1202474 m3 Percentage of Recovery = 100% Yearly proposed production = 120000 m3 Life of mine = 1472651/120000 = 10.02 years (say) 10 Years

Economic marketable reserves

Total economic marketable reserve available after deleting the reserves blocked under

different factors are 2221710-1019236 =1202474m3

5.0 Mining Method

The method of Quarrying shall be opencast, other than fully mechanized on single shift basis.

Loosening of the rock shall be done by jack hammer drilling and blasting. Blasted material shall

be loaded into the tippers/tractors out by simple excavators. Working Bench height and width

will be maintained at 6m and 6m each respectively, with overall slope at 60°. Excavation and

loading shall be carried out with simple excavators of capacity 0.9 to 1.1 cu.m bucket capacity.

This shall be utilized for developmental work, excavation and loading into the trucks. Tippers of

10T or Tractors of 5 T capacity shall be utilized for all transportation purposes

The Stone & Metal is quarried by opencast method, other than fully mechanized with jack

hammer drilling and blasting operations. Excavations and loading shall be carried with

excavators and transported by Tippers/Tractors. The pit is developed by the open cast method

comprising the following parameters:

Bench height : 6 m

Bench width : 6 m (min.)


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Bench face : 600 inclination

Overall pit slope : 700

Ramp length : 35 m

Ramp width : 4 m

The opencast Quarry operations consist of four major operations viz. drilling & blasting,

excavating, loading and transport.

� Drilling is carried out using 25mm dia jack hammer holes and blasting is carried out using slurry

explosives and electronic detonators.

� Excavation and loading is carried out using 0.9 to 1.10 cu.m size excavators/JCB or any other

suitable equipment.

� Lessee is having 10 tonner tippers and tractor, which shall be directly loaded and transported

to the crushing unit proposed within the Q.L area.

Sprinkling of water on the roads to suppress dust-blows, especially during the dry months of

the year, watering to the plantations, maintenance of the roads and pits to minimize the wear

and tear of the dumper/tipper tyres etc. constitute the miscellaneous operations.

Production Proposed for the remaining period of lea se (up to the expiry of the lease),

from 2017 – 2018 to 2020 – 2021 i.e. 4 years.

It is proposed to continue the Quarry operations by making the benches in the east and north

side of the un tapped area and progress from north to south towards working pit within the Q.L

area. Initially the benches shall be of 1.5m height as the drilling shall be done by 5’ rods and an

ultimate bench of 6m shall be maintained. The road from the working pit is directly connected

to the ramp to the crusher. The advancement of the benches initially shall be towards east side

of the bench and then towards rest of the directions to achieve the targeted production of

120000m3per annum .

1st Year (2017 – 2018):-

The First year Quarry operations shall be commenced from southern side with west facing

bench and shall be advanced further north and northwest side by developing benches of an

average 6m and excavating Stone & Metal. The advancement of the bench shall be in the


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northeast direction from the west facing bench all along the pit. The workings shall be carried

out with 1.5m benches because of jack hammer hole drilling and blasting. Ultimate 6m bench

shall be maintained. With 100% recovery a volume of about 120000m3 Stone& Metal will be

removed from existing surface level to up to RL -87. During the year very negligible volume of

weathered rock with soil has to be handled, which shall be utilized for strengthening of the

ramp and road for the crushing unit.

2nd Year (2018 - 2019):-

The second year Quarry operations shall be commenced from southern side with west facing






removed from RL -87 to up to RL -78.

3rd Year (2019 - 2020):-

The third year Quarry operations shall be commenced from southern side with west facing







4thYear (2020 – 2021 (up to the expiry of the lease pe riod i.e., upto 12.10.2021)):-

The fourth year Quarry operations shall be commenced from southern side with west facing








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In-situ Tentative Excavation

Year Pit No

Total Tentative Excavation M 3

OB/SB/IB M3 ROM M3 Waste in

M3

ROM / Waste Ratio

I (2017-18) 1 120000 -- 100% Nil

No

Was

te

II(2018-19) 1 120000 -- 100% Nil III(2019-20) 1 120000 -- 100% Nil IV(2020-21)

upto 12.10.2021

1 120000 -- 100% Nil

6.0 Drilling & Blasting

Drill holes of 3.0 - 5.0M depth will be drilled in a staggered pattern

i) Drill hole Diameter 100 mm up to 5.5 M long

ii) Depth and Inclination of drill hole

Generally drilled vertically in an alignment, drilled.

iii) Explosive Type: Packed Nitrate mixture, Detonator Fuse / Anfo with detonate

6.1 Transportation of the blocks from quarry to yard an d to the destination

The rock will be loaded by excavators into the trucks/tractors and hauled to the stock yard for

dispatch. The lessee will deploy two tractors and two tippers at his mine to transport the

material.

7.0 Solid Wastes Generation and Management Plan

In this quarry there is no wastage is anticipated.

8.0 Employment Potential

The following employees are required for the proposed mining operations

Table 1.1 Employment Potential

S. No. Description Quantity

1 Mine Manager 1

2 Mine Supervisor 1

3 Skilled Workers 6

4 Semi and Un Skilled Workers 7

Total 15


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9.0 Site Services

Regarding site services, Temporary mine office shall be established at the mine and other like

rest shelter, drinking water supply, and first aid facility shall be provided.

10.0 Water requirement

Water requirement is mainly for drinking purpose, domestic purpose, green belt maintaining and

for sprinkling on Mine haulage roads the water shall be drawn from nearby village. The domestic

waste water shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit. Rainwater storage tank of 5 KL

capacity will be provided to collect the storm water for reuse and also water from nearby village.

This will ensure that the rainwater is effectively used and minimizes the drawl of ground water

resources. The water requirement is presented in table 1.2.

Table 1.2: Water Requirement

S. No. Water Usage Quantity KLD

1 Wet drilling operation (On production basis @ 100 Ltr/1 m3) 3.5 2 Water sprinkling on haul roads 2.0 3 Domestic @ 45 Ltr/Head 1.3 4 Green Belt @ 0.2 KL - 2 times a day 0.8

Total 7.6

11.0 Environment Management Plan

Environmental protection is an issue that no organization can neglect and hope to survive. The

products of civilization are being dumped upon the environment to a degree that the

environment finds difficult to assimilate. The key to the success of the integrated approach to

pollution prevention and control is the management and operation of the organization. Effective

committed management delivers a successful operation. As total commitment to the

environment, not just for compliance with legal or regulatory compliance will be the essence of

environment management. Many companies have recognized the benefits of implementing an

effective environmental management system. Environmental management plan can be

effectively implemented to mitigate the pollution levels by observing the following:

� Pollution will be prevented or reduced at the source

� Pollution that cannot be prevented will be recycled in an environmentally safe manner.

� Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled will be treated in environmentally safe

manner and

� Disposal and other releases into the environment will be used only as a last resort and


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will be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

The proposed project is stone quarrying. The mine owners are aware of the adverse impacts

due to the mining activity and propose to initiate a number of measures for the environment

protection within the mine area and in the surrounding areas. The company has a stated

environmental policy of ensuring regulatory compliance with respect to the statutory laws and

regulations and those periodically issued by the Ministry of Environment, GOI, New Delhi,

CPCB, New Delhi and State Pollution Control Board.

11.1 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures

The sources of pollution are air and noise from the proposed activity mainly from Mining, drilling,

Blasting and transportation of mineral.

11.2 Air Pollution and its Control

The dust would be generated during drilling, blasting, quarrying and also during handling and

transportation of the material. The dust anticipated at drilling place will be suppressed by putting

cloth around the hole. Use of sharp drill pits for drilling holes and drills with water flushing

systems (wet drilling) to reduce dust generation. Water spraying to be adopted at Faces/sites

before and after blasting, Faces/sites while loading. Over charging of blast holes should be

avoided. Personal protective equipments like nose mask and goggles etc will be provided to the

workers. Regular water spraying on haul roads during transportation of mineral by water

sprinklers. Over loading of transport equipments should be avoided to prevent spillage. Also,

measures such as covering tarpaulin over the loaded material will prevent spreading of dust

particles from the trucks. Speed controls on vehicle movements to limited speed. Wind

reduction control by plantation. Limiting the height and slope of the stockpiles can also reduce

wind speed. Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles should be conducted and pollution

under control certificate be obtained. Periodical monitoring of ambient air quality will helps to

take steps to control the pollutants.

11.3 Noise pollution and its control

The major source of noise pollution is due to drilling of drill holes, machinery, Blasting and

vehicular movement. Blasting operations will be carried out only during daytime so as to avoid

high noise intensity in night time. Noise barriers in the form of trees are provided to attenuate

the noise levels and green belt of 3 m width shall be developed to mitigate propagation of noise.

Protective equipment to reduce the noise levels like ear muffs and other protective devices will


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be provided to the staff working near noise generating sources like drill machine operators and

dumper drivers. Training would be imparted to mine personnel to generate awareness about the

damaging effects of noise. The transport activity shall be restricted to day time to reduce impact

on habitation. The engines of the tractors shall be switched off during loading operation, and

shall be periodically maintained to ensure low noise levels. Proper maintenance of the

equipment will also reduce the noise.

12.0 Occupational Safety and Health

Health and safety aspects of the mine will be taken care off as per the World Bank guidelines on

open pit mining. The guidelines provide the detailed information on the aspects that are required

to be taken into account for maintaining proper health and safety issues. The workers

continuously exposed to dust will be provided with protective devices like dust mask to prevent

respiratory disorders. The workers continuously exposed to a high noise will be provided with

ear muffs/ earplugs. Green belt in and around the mining area will be developed to attenuate

noise and dust impact. The blasting carried out in the mine area will be carefully planned and

executed under the supervision of a responsible officer, to avoid any accidents. Provisions of

rest shelter for mine workers with facility of drinking water supply for the employees will be

provided by the project authority. The standard of the drinking water will be per WHO guidelines.

Periodical training programme to inform the employees about their task, associated risk, and

safe working practices will be undertaken. Conduct of mock drill, Safe storage & handling of

explosives. Training will also include information on accident prevention, proper control and

maintenance of equipment and safe material handling practices. Awareness on safety and

ensure using of personal protective equipments (PPE) by workers. Regular maintenance and

testing of equipments will be done. A regular monitoring of the Occupational Health and Safety

will reduce the chances of accidents in the mine. Records of job related accidents and illness

should be maintained. This information will be reviewed and evaluated to improve the

effectiveness of Environmental Health and Safety programme.

Occupational Safety and Health to Control Dust Inha lation

Very little dust is expected to be generated during mining and does not affect the environment.

However while drilling to avoid dust dispersion, wet drilling will be practiced. It is a small scale

mining activity with few truck trips as production capacity is low. All the above precautions would

be adopted to prevent dust generation at site and to be dispersed in the outside environment.


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However, for the safety of workers at site, engaged at the strategic locations/dust generation

points like drills, loading and unloading points dust masks would be provided. Dust masks would

prevent inhalation of RSPM thereby reducing the risk of lung diseases and other respiratory

disorders. Regular health monitoring of workers will be carried out.

12.1 Occupational Safety and Health to Control Expo sure to Noise

Blasting will be done using non delay detonators to reduce vibrations, and the amount of

explosive used will also be less at a time. There will not be heavy earth moving machinery

which may create some noise pollution. Thus the vibration and noise will be well controlled

within permissible limits. To protect the workers from exposure to high levels of noise, following

measures would be adopted:

� Provision of protective devices like ear muffs/ear plugs to workers who cannot be

isolated from the source of high intensity noise, e.g. blasting;

� Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise levels by shift management.

� Smooth blasting techniques, special explosives and silent non-explosive demolishing

agent will be used.

� Muffed blasting and use of Milli-second detonators will help in reducing the noise

pollution.

12.2 Control of Ground Vibration & Fly Rock generat ion

In this area the applicant proposes to deploy blasting with less quantity of non-explosives. There

will not be any impact on surroundings, as there are less blasting and intended to use low power

explosives in this mine. It is a small scale mine and only limited No. of holes are blasted.

Ground vibrations due to blasting and its impact on various mine structures, should be studied

in details when the mine becomes operational, especially the charge per delay factor. General

measures to reduce ground vibration & fly rocks resulting from blasting are given below:

� Blasting should be carried out in the daytime, as during the night time the sound intensity

becomes higher;

� Blasting should not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited

areas;

� Maximum permissible charge per delay should be decided on the basis of the distance

of structure to be protected from the blasting.

� The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation


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and ground vibration is reduced.

� Peak particle velocity or ground vibration for safety of nearby structures and residential

buildings is 21 mm/sec (Standard 100 mm/sec);

� To contain fly rocks, stemming column should not be less than the burden of the hole,

and the blasting area should be muffled;

� Each blast should be carefully planned, checked, and executed under the supervision of

a responsible officer. Blasting data/observations should be recorded; and

As per the quarry plan, in order to ensure slope stabilization, controlled production blasting shall

be adopted to avoid tension cracks and back breaks. Such cracks may get filled with water,

which reduces the stability of excavated slopes and the angle of slopes.

13.0 Water Quality Management

There is no chemical discharge either from the quarry or from the processing quarry, there will

not be water pollution. The proposed quarry workings will not touch the ground water aquifer.

Quarrying operations will be carried out on the slope of the Rocky terrain. The ground water

level in this area is 20m BGL and the quarrying will be done on above the surface level.

Maximum depth of the quarry will be 20m from top of the hill which is about 20m height from

ground level, flooding by ground water is not anticipated. Hence neither ground water table nor

the general surface drainage pattern is affected Hence there will not be water pollution. There

will be no change in quality of water. However during rainy months, there is a possibility of wet

conditions developing in the working pit this will be minimized, if not altogether eliminated, by

adopting simple techniques like digging trenches all round to drain off rainwater and preventing

surface run off from entering and flooding working pit. The water from the pits will be pumped by

deploying suitable pumps, if and when required, the mine drainage can be effectively managed

and the pit kept dry to keep up the production schedule.

13.1 Water Resources

In this area water table is at greater depth of 60m BGL. There are no wells or springs in the

area. Hence there will not be adverse effect on ground water due to quarrying. The daily water

requirement for the quarry operations would be approximately 7.6 KLD. Water sprinkling on

mine haulage roads etc shall consume 2.0 KLD. Wet drilling operations consume about 3.5

KLD. For green belt development water consumption is about 0.8 KLD. Domestic water

requirement is about 1.3 KLD. The required water is sourced from nearby village through


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tankers. The generation of wastewater from domestic sources is expected to be approximately

1.04 KLD, which will be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.

13.2 Water Management

Following measures will be adopted to mitigate the impact on the water resources:

� The blasting activities will have to take care on the sinkholes, cracks and fissures in the

site activities.

� During excavation and drilling activities effort must be taken to avoid face collapse at

these cracks and fissures.

� To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be

used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling area

will be kept effectively impervious.

� To prevent degradation and maintain the water quality during rainy season, adequate

control measures should be adopted to check the mine run-off into the natural streams.

Garland drain and siltation pond need to be constructed of appropriate size to arrest silt and

sediment flows from soil. The water so collected will be utilized for watering the mine area,

roads, green belt development etc. The drain should be regularly desilted and maintained. The

garland drain (size, gradient and length) and sump capacity will be designed keeping 50% safety

margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum discharge in the area adjoining

the mine site. Sump capacity should also provide adequate retention period to provide proper

settling of silt material. The surface water around the mine, and infrastructure will be regularly

tested and appropriate control measures adopted in case of any pollutant is detected above the

prescribed limits.

14.0 Land Management

Land degradation is one of the major adverse impacts of opencast mining in the form of

excavated voids. Land reclamation plan must, therefore, be implemented simultaneously with

the mining activities and completed pit areas used as water storage tanks after completion of

quarrying.

14.1. Soil Conservation Measures

The applied area is hill in the wavy and irregular. Therefore, the growth of trees and plants is

uncertain and not satisfactory. Hence, in this area few small plants and thorny trees are


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grown here and there. Except this, no big trees are seen in this area. Top soil, if any will be

used as greenery purpose following measures shall be adopted:

� Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any soil

from the mine area being carried away by the rain water;

� Loose material slopes will be covered by mineation by making contour trenches at 3-5 m

interval to check soil erosion both due to wind and rain;

� Retaining walls (concrete or local stone) will be provided, around the stockpile or

wherever required, to support the benches or any loose material as well as to arrest

sliding of loose debris.

15.0 Greenbelt Development

Greenbelt development program is an important component of the Environment

Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for sink of air pollutants including noise as

per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt, of India.

Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into account the

specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions are presented.

Green cover in mining area not only help in reducing pollution level, but also improves the

ecological conditions and prevent soil erosion to great extent. It further improves the aesthetics

and beneficially influences the microclimate of the surrounding. In every year buffer zone will be

planted along the boundary on lease area. Saplings consisting of Neem, Ganuga, Teak,and

Sisham etc will be planted per year over an area of 0.01630 ha at 3m grid interval. Around the

office buildings and along the side of connecting roads green belt will be developed to reduce

the dust emission. The shelterbelt will contain species, which act as windbreakers so that the

environment within the mine is contained; the planting of different species in rows is envisaged

in general in the greenbelt. A dedicated cell in the mine should be established for post plantation

care, which include, regular watering, manuring, protective measures etc. Diseased and dead

plants should be uprooted and replaced by fresh saplings. Regular monitoring on survival rate

and remedial action should be done in an organized and planned manner.

16.0 Socio-economic Environment

The project provides an opportunity for the local people to get employment directly or indirectly

and helps in the upliftment of the socioeconomic status of the area. The proposed project would

generate an employment of 29. The local inhabitants of the area live in the villages surrounding

the mine area and their main occupation is Agriculture. In a small way they rear cattle and


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sheep for sustenance. The mining activity in this belt will benefit the locals both directly and

indirectly. The direct beneficiaries will be those who get employed in the mines as skilled and

un-skilled workers. The indirect beneficiaries will be those who open small business to sell

goods required by the residents whose "Per Capita" income will be enhanced by the mining

activity, and thereby their purchasing power. In the long run a lot of social good is expected in

the comparatively backward area when the inhabitants will be able to send their children to

school. The change, though slow, is bound to be perceptible.

The management will involve in social activities of stakeholders/surrounding community by

planning the betterment of neighboring social conditions through awareness and welfare

programs to ensure an improved relation, useful in the long run. Many of the beneficiaries of

such programs will include own employees as well. The goodwill of the local populace can

never be ignored. It is proposed to supply drinking water and medical facilities to the villagers.

The management will also support for vocational training and assistance in utilizing government

programs. The channels employed may vary either through direct contact or by means of local

organizations. Another important facet of social environment identified by the project proponents

is a green appearance; hence the management will develop a green belt towards aesthetic

beautification as the same is necessary to be considered as a responsible, social neighbor.

17.0 Disaster Management and Risk Assessment The following natural/ quarrying hazards may occur during normal operation

� Slope failure at the mine faces;

� Accident due to explosives;

� Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery;

� Sabotage in case of magazine; and

� Accidents due to fly rocks and boulders.

In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted:

• All safety precautions are strictly followed during all mining operations;

• Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any

inflow of surface water into mining area;

• Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited;

• Fire fighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area;

• Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, dust masks, ear

mufflers, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to


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ensure the use;

• Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous premises;

• Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory

provisions;

• Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly;

• Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by competent persons

only;

• Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement;

• Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling.

18.0 Environmental Management Cell

A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will take the

overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for environmental management

and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions

to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the overall supervision of the Mine Manager,

and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various actions which are to be

executed by the agencies specified in the EMP. The Cell will be headed by Mine Manager and

the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist. The EMC will prepare a formal

report on environmental management and mitigation for the Environmental issues at the Mine,

at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or significant issues may be prepared at shorter

intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the

following:

• Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone;

• Analyzing the water and air samples;

• Implementation of the control and protective measures;

• Land reclamation and vegetation;

• Co-ordination of the environment related activities;

• Collection of the statistics of health of workers;

• Green belt development;

• Awareness and implementing safety programmes; and

• Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP.


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18.1 Post Project Monitoring The survey of post project monitoring comprises of the following monitoring aspects;

1. Ambient air quality survey

2. Noise Level Monitoring

3. Water quality monitoring

Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum four stations, two

stations within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the mine. Parameters

like particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and lead will be

monitored in case of ambient air quality. Water quality monitoring will be carried out in the mine

working area, sump and nearby village. The frequency of monitoring is preferably once in three

months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with the procedures

given by CPCB

18.2 Other Management Aspects

Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality, noise levels and water quality.

These records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board authorities to

take preventive action against the environmental pollution. The management will maintain the

records as per the hazardous waste regulations and EPA regulations and apply for the annual

consents for air and water, and renewal of authorization for the storage of hazardous waste as

per the Hazardous Waste (Handling & Management) Rules, 1989. The records of hazardous

waste manifest will be maintained. The mine will obtain the consent for establishment (CFE) and

consent for operation (CFO) from State Pollution Control Board as required under section 25/26

of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act, 1981, before commissioning and

production as directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. The CFO will be renewed each

year by the management in consultation with SPCB. The mine will submit environmental

statement every year before September 30. The management ensures that it will comply with all

the directions and regulations issued by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate

Change (MoEF&CC), New Delhi, State and Central Pollution Control Boards. The Consent for

Establishment, Consent for Operation will be displayed in a conspicuous location for the

information of the inspecting authorities of different departments.


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19.0 Budget proposed for Environmental Protection Measures

S. No Description Particulars Capital Cost (INR)

Recurring Cost (INR) Remarks

1 Air pollution

Nose masks, 29 nos 22080 5520

Once a week, Replaceable, and cost can increase with time

Cloth for drillers 20 no 1.0 m each. 6000 2560

Issued quarterly in a quarterly

Gunny bags for covering the surface of jackhammer holes

11200

3120 As and when needed

Road wetting and waste dump setting

54000

3240

Water tanker cost @ one tanker per day for 300 days

Plantation on road side plus maintenance

44000

8000 Re-plant the non-

surviving plants

Sub Total 137280 22440

2 Water pollution

Construction of garland drains & de siltation operations

100000 55000 Once only

Construction of check dams

100000 30000 Once in year, cost incurred is to buy sand bags and filling sand

Construction of retaining wall for waste dump 100000 50000

Cost of construction of wall around the dip side of the dump.

Sub Total 300000 135000

3. Noise Pollution

Maintenance of machinery suitably – Rs. 4000 per 3 months 60000 33000 Included in main cost

PPE’s like Ear muffs – Rs. 15 each 15870 10580

Once in six months

Sub Total 75870

43580

4. Occupational Health & Safety

Providing First aid kits – 3 No’s and fire extinguishers –5 No’s

8000 5000 Once in year, replace by conducting periodical checkup

Providing Personal protective equipments to all employees (hand gloves, safety shoe and helmets)

40000 24000 Included in air pollution and noise pollution


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S. No Description Particulars Capital Cost (INR)

Recurring Cost (INR) Remarks

Training and awareness programs on risk factors during emergencies by the experts

20000 10000

Once in six months and create sign boards about the risk and safety precautions regularly

Periodical medical checkup and supply of medicines – Rs. 200 per head

20000 5000 Once in a year and supply of medicines for every three months

Sub Total

88000

44000

5. Environmental monitoring

Ambient air quality studies – Once in six months – 3 locations

- 25000

MoEF /NABL recognized laboratories

Water quality studies – Once a year – 3 Locations

- 8000

Noise studies – once in six months – 3 Locations - 7000

Vibration studies – Once in year – 1 location - 10000

Sub Total - 50000

Total Budget: 6,01,150 2,95,020

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