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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT
2019 Prepared under MoEFCC, GOI Notification S.O 3611 (E) Dated 25.07.2018
Other Minor Minerals:: South West Garo Hills District
Nodal Officer
District Survey Report, South West Garo Hills
District
Deputy Commissioner
-Cum-
Chairman
District Level Task Force
South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Divisional Forest Officer
-Cum-
Member Secretary
District Level Task Force
West & South West Garo Hills,
Meghalaya
DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT (OTHER MINOR MINERALS) – SOUTH WEST GARO HILLS
Table of Contents Page INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT ................................................................. 3
GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ...................................................................................... 5
GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT ................................................................................................... 7
DRAINAGE OF IRRIGATION PATTERN ..................................................................................... 9
LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT: FOREST, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE,
MINING, ETC. ...................................................................................................................... 10
SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT................................. 13
RAINFALL OF THE DISTRICT AND CLIMATIC CONDITION ...................................................... 14
DETAILS OF THE MINING LEASES IN THE DISTRICT ............................................................... 15
DETAILS OF ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS ................................... 16
DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF MINOR MINERALS IN LAST THREE YEARS .............................. 17
MINERAL MAP OF THE DISTRICT.......................................................................................... 18
LIST OF LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) HOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT ALONG WITH ITS VALIDITY ...... 19
TOTAL MINERAL RESERVE AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT ....................................................... 22
QUALITY/GRADE OF MINERAL AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT ................................................. 24
USE OF MINERAL ................................................................................................................. 25
DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF THE MINERAL IN THE LAST THREE YEARS ................................... 26
MINING LEASES MARKED ON THE MAP OF THE DISTRICT .................................................... 27
DETAILS OF THE AREA OF WHERE THERE IS A CLUSTER OF MINING LEASES VIZ. NUMBER OF
MINING LEASES, LOCATION (LATITUDE & LONGITUDE) ....................................................... 29
DETAILS OF ECO-SENSITIVE AREA, IF ANY, IN THE DISTRICT ................................................. 30
IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (AIR, WATER, NOISE, SOIL, FLORA AND FAUNA, LANDUSE,
AGRICULTURE, FOREST, ETC.) DUE TO MINING ACTIVITY..................................................... 31
REMEDIAL MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF MINING IN THE ENVIRONMENT ........ 33
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RECLAMATION OF MINED OUT AREAS (BEST PRACTICE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN THE
DISTRICT, REQUIREMENT AS PER RULES AND REGULATION, PROPOSED RECLAMATION PLAN)
........................................................................................................................................... 34
RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................... 36
DETAILS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT (LAST FIVE YEAR DATA OF
NUMBER OF PATIENTS OF SILICOSIS & TUBERCULOSIS) ...................................................... 38
PLANTATION AND GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT IN RESPECT OF LEASES ALREADY GRANTED IN
THE DISTRICT ...................................................................................................................... 39
REFERENCES & SOURCE OF INFORMATION: ........................................................................ 40
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2. 1 Summerised Regional Geological Set-Up Around The Block ............. 3
Table 3. 1 General Profile of South West Garo Hills District ............................ 5
Table 5. 1 Drainage System Of Other Important Rivers/Streams ....................... 9
Table 6. 1 Land Use/Land Cover Area In South West Garo Hills ....................... 10
Table 6. 2 Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Horticulture ..................... 12
Table 10. 1 Details of Royalty/Revenue received in Last Three Years .............. 16
Table 11. 1 Details of Production of Minor Minerals in Last Three Years ....... 17
Table 14. 1 Mineral Reserves And Its Grade .................................................... 22
Table 17. 1 Demands and Supply of Minerals in Last Three Years .................. 26
Table 25. 1 Occupational Health Issues in South West Garo Hills District ...... 38
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. 1 South West Garo Hills District Map ................................................ 2
Figure 1. 2 Physical Map of Meghalaya ........................................................... 2
Figure 6. 1 Land Utilization Figure in South West Garo Hills District ............ 10
Figure 6. 2 Land Use Map of South West Garo Hills District .......................... 11
Figure 12. 1 Map Showing Occurrences of Minerals in South West Garo Hills
......................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 18. 1 Map Showing Letter of Intent Holders for Brick Earth ............... 28
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INTRODUCTION South West Garo Hills came into existence as a district of the state of Meghalaya on
7th August 2012. It is a small district of just 822 sq km with only 1, 70,794 people.
1.1 A brief overview about the District:
State/Country Meghalaya/India
Region South West Meghalaya Headquarters Ampati Inaugurated on 7 August 2012 CNRD Blocks 3 Area 822 sq kms. Population (2011) 1, 70,794 Coordinates 25°27.505, 089°56.456
1.2 District-Topography:
The District is bounded on the north by Selsella and Rongram Community and Rural
Development Block; on the south by Sherpur and Jamalpur District of Bangladesh and Dalu
and Gambegre Community and Rural Development Blocks on the east and on the west by
Dhubri and Kurigram District of Assam and Bangladesh respectively. As a natural boundary,
the district has the river Kalu (also known as Ganol) on the North and providing a long
demarcation line to Dhubri District and Selsella while the river Jinjiram flows along the
western boundary of the district. Physically the area of the district extends upto the 11
kilometers short of Tura on the east; Mankachar on the north. The district has
approximately 35 kilometers of international boundary with Bangladesh on the south and
western side. Nearly one third of the total number of villages of the sub-division is declared
as border villages by the Border Area Development Department.
Nearly one third of the total area is said to be covered with hills. While the rest is,
literally a plain region dotted with small hillocks here and there. A large and continuous strip
of plain land stretches from Garobadha towards Mankachar extending upto Mahendraganj
and Gopinath Killa along the border of Dhubri District of Assam and Bangladesh.
The hill regions, on the other hand, begin from 11 kilometer short of Tura on the east
and cover Damalgiri, Okkapara, Mellim and Salmanpara areas on the south. These hills and
hill ranges occur in the east and southern parts of the District and gradually slope down
towards north and west and ultimately converge with the bigger plain region.
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Figure 1. 2 South West Garo Hills District Map
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OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT South West Garo Hills District is exposed to rock types that ranges from Basement
Gneisses and intrusive granite that belongs to the Assam Meghalaya Gneisses Comples
(AMGC) of Archaean / Protezoic age to sedimentaries of Tertiary age. In a Regional Scale the
following is the stratigraphic sequence as noted in this part of West Garo Hills District of
Meghalaya.
The area applied is an uneven, hilly terrain with undulating topography. The highest contour
of the area is 90m from mean sea level and lowest contour is 50 km from mean sea level.
Ganol River flows near about 18km away from the area.
Table 2. 1 Summerised Regional Geological Set-Up Around The Block
Age Group Formation Member Rock types
Quarternary to recent
Alluvium Pebbles,Soil, Sand and Clay
Mid Miocene to Oligocene
Garo
Chengapara
Loose,Poorly cemented micaceousSt, siltstone
and clay
Baghmara C onglomerate,
feldspathic SSt,mudstone, Shale
with fossil wood
Palaeocene to Eocene
Jaintia Kopili
Shella
Langpar
Sylhet L. St.
Sylhet S.St.
Argillaceous Sediments
Dominantly limestone Ferruginous sandstone
Coarse S. St, sandyl St,Calc shale
Jurassic
UNCONFORMITY NON-CONFORMITY
Basaltic flow,
lamprophyre and dolerite dykes and sills
Late carboniferous
toPermian
Lower Gondwana
Karharbari
Gritty to pebbly, coarse to very coarse grained sandstone alternating with medium to fine grained sandstone,
carbonaceous shale and coal stringers
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Talchir
Medium to fine grained sandstone, light
greenish grey siltstone and shale,
conglomerates with greenish matrix
Proterozoic & Archaean (?)
Assam Meghalaya
Gneissic Complex
Pegmatites, aplites and quartz vein granitoids (Porphyritic and grey)
granite Gneiss, biotites Gneiss and hornblende
sedimentaries
Basement Complex of AMGC it is represented by migmatite,banded gneiss, amphibol
gneiss biotite gneiss with intrusive grey and pink homophaneous and porphyritic granite.
The basement rock has pervasive metamorphic foliation striking NW-SE direction dipping
500 towards NE and bears signatures affected by ductile shearing. Banded migmatite gneiss
is of granitic composition and exhibit compositional bandings defined by leucosome and
melasome layers. The gneiss has undergone high grade metamorphism from upper
amphibolitesfacies to granulite facies condition.
Dykes of ultrabasic and basic rocks occur as intrusive into the AMGC and the
Gondwana Group. Most of the dykes trends along NW-SE direction and are exposed along
the Baghmara-Singrimari Road. Euhedral crystal of olivine and pyroxene are seen the dyke
rocks. Pegmatite with coarse grained quartz aand K-felspar occurs as veins and apophyses
within the AMGC.
Unique assemblage of Gondwana rocks represented by Talchir and Karharbari
Formation are exposed in the western part of the area,near Singrimari (C.S.Fox,1934). The
Talchir Formation is represented by greenish glauconitic fine grained sandstone and
Karharbari Formation is represented by very coarse grained felldspathic sandstone. There
are reports of coal-bearing horizons within the Gondwana sequence, for which GSI is
actively carrying out exploration in the alluvial covers of the Brahmaputra River.
AMGC at many places is capped by conglomerate horizon followed by sandstone and
shale of the Jaintia Group, represented by the Sylhet/Tura Sandstone Formation followed
upward by the Kopili Formations. The Garo Group is represented by Baghmara and
Chengapara Formation and exposes erratically. The Tertiary sequence has gentle dip of 5*-
10* towards SW striking NW-SE direction. Thin coal seams that are found within the
Shella/Tura Sandstone formation are being mined locally at places. Occurence of lignite
from West Garo Hills District is being reported for the first time by GSI.
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GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT
Table 3. 1 General Profile of South West Garo Hills District
Sr. No.
PARTICULARS STATISTICS
1 Geographical Area 822 sq km Geographical Position (Dist. H.Q) 25°27.505’ N & 089°56.456’ E No. of CNRD Blocks 3 Population (As per Census 2011) 1,70,794 Literacy Rate (As per Census 2011) 56.7%
2 Deputy Commissioner Office i. General / Establishment
ii. Revenue
iii. Election Branch
iv. Food and Civil Supply
v. Excise
vi. District Disaster Management Authority
Planning Branch
3 Offices Functioning in the District Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ampati Betasing/Zikzak/Rerapara C&RD Block
1. Office of the District Agriculture Officer,Ampati
Office of the District Medical and Health Officer, Ampati Office of the Soil and Water Conservation Officer, Ampati Office of the Border Area Development Officer, Ampati/Kalaichar Office of the Sub-divisional School Education Officer, Ampati Office of the District Transport Officer, Ampati Office of the District School Education Officer, Ampati Office of the District Horticulture officer, Ampati Office of the District Sport Officer, Ampati Office of the Employment Exchang Officer, Ampati Office of the District Social Welfare Officer, Ampati Public Works Department(Roads), Ampati/Barengapara Division Public Health Engineering Department, Ampati Office of the District Animal Husbandry and Vety officer, Ampati Office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, Ampati Office of the District Information and Public Relations Officer Office of the District Statistical Officer, Ampati Office of the Tourist Officer, Ampati Office of the Child Development Project Officer, Betazing/Zikzak/Rerapara Meghalaya Enery Corporation Limited, Ampati District Commerce & Industries Centres,Ampati Jawaha Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mahendraganj Office of the District Informatics officer
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4 Education Government College 1 Residential School (JNV) 1 Lower Primary Schools 394 Upper Primary Schools 78 Secondary Schools 64 Higher Secondary Schools 12
5 Land Use Forest Area 433 sq. km
Agriculture Crop Land 288 sq. km Wasteland Open Scrub 27 sq. km
Fallow Land 11 sq. km
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GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT
The oldest rocks in South West Garo Hills are represented by Mylliem granitoid of
Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic age which is grey/pink in colour and porphyritic in
nature. The sedimentary rocks of Tertiary age overlie Mylliem granitoid. The Shella
Formation of Jaintia Group consists of sandstone, lithomargic clay, shale and some coal
seams followed by Kopili Formation which is an alternate sequence of shale and sandstone
with phosphatic nodules at places. Kopilli Formation is overlain by Baghmara Formation of
Garo Group of Miocene Age which consists of conglomerate, siltstone and sandstone
followed by Changpara Formation of coarse sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and marl. Garo
Group is overlain by Dupitila Group having brown clay and sand, siltstone, grit,
conglomerate and sandstones. Undifferentiated quaternary sediments are characterised by
undifferentiated sand, silt and clay. Sorbhog Formation of Older Alluvium of Recent Age
comprises of oxidised to feebly oxidised brown sand, silt and clay while the Newer Alluvium
consists of unstabilised and unoxidized sand, silt, clay and pebbles. Yamuna faults and Dapsi
faults have been established in the area.
1.1 MINERALS RESERVES/RESOURCES AND POTENTIAL OCCURRENCES OF
THE DISTRICT
1.1.1 Gypsum
Primarily used as a finish for walls and ceilings, wall board, sheetrock. Used in
concrete blocks in building construction. Also used as fertilizer and soil conditioner, adding
hardness to water and Portland cement. It occurs as veins in Mahendraganj and Harigaon
areas of the district.
1.1.2 Brick Earth
Bricks are the most commonly used construction material. Bricks are prepared by
moulding clay in rectangular blocks of uniform size and then drying and burning these
blocks. In South West Garo Hills District, brick clay occurs in the wetlands/paddy fields in the
lowlands and midlands.
1.1.3 River Sand
Rich and thick deposit of sand occur along the banks and adjoining areas of the rivers
like Ganol, Dilni, Rongkhai, Daru, Darong, etc. Sand is deposited as a point bar deposit by the
river meander. Most of the river banks have thick deposit of sand. Lateral extension is pretty
good. The river channels are dried up and have good and rich sand deposits.
1.1.4 Coal
Thin bands of coal have been reported but are not economically important.
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4.1.5 Gravel
Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size
range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel is
categorized into granular gravel (2 to 4 mm or 0.079 to 0.157 in) and pebble gravel (4 to 64
mm or 0.2 to 2.5 in). ISO 14688 grades gravels as fine, medium, and coarse with ranges 2
mm to 6.3 mm to 20 mm to 63 mm.
The granitic gneiss are extensively quarried for road metal, fencing blocks and
building stones. Apart from this, Roughstone are used for the manufacturing of M-Sand and
cursher products like, Jelly of various sizes, dust etc.
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DRAINAGE OF IRRIGATION PATTERN
South West Garo Hills District is mainly drained by the Kalu River (locally known as
Ganol River), Daru, Rongkhai, Dilmi, Darong, Kolai, Muji, Jhonjona, Daipa and Dimasu Rivers.
The Ganol and the Dilni takes its origin from the “Tura Peak” in West Garo Hills
District (872 m amsl). The Ganol River is 24 km long with a drainage area of 2.32 sq. km. The
Ganol River flows west toward Goalpara district in the state of Assam passing through the
south western Garo Hills region viz. Damalgre, Garobada, Mukdangra and Mankachar. Dilni
River on the other hand being a tributary of Ganol River is 19 km in length in South West
Garo Hills District with a drainage area of 0.40 sq. km.
Table 5. 1 Drainage System Of Other Important Rivers/Streams
Sl. No.
Name of River/Streams
Total Length in the District
(km)
Place of Origin Area Drained (sq. km)
1 Daru River 23.00 Salmanpara/Darugre Village
0.78
2
Rongkai River 25.00 Rongkaigre 0.78
3 Darong River 24.00 Salmanpara/Jebalgre Village
0.84
4
Dilni River (Betasing) 24.50 Skagre Village 0.61
5
Kolai River 10.00 Garagre Village 0.22
6
Muji River 9.00 Dalbotpara Village 0.16
7
Jhonjona River 13.00 Gara Bokmangre 0.27
8
Daipa River 14.00 Joshipara 0.21
9
Dimasu River 13.00 Dinggampara Village 0.14
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LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT: FOREST,
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, MINING, ETC.
Figure 6. 1 Land Utilization Figure in South West Garo Hills District
Table 6. 1 Land Use/Land Cover Area In South West Garo Hills District
Sr. No. Land Use/Land Cover
Classes Area (sq km)
% of Total Geographical Area
1 Agricultural Crop Land 288.4336 35.09
2 Forest & Tree Clad 433.6429 52.75
3 Forest - Scrub 14.1142 1.72
4 Agriculture/Shifting
Cultivation Fallow Land 11.1914 1.36
5 Built Up (Rural/Quarry)
Area 3.786 0.46
6 Shifting Cultivation 2.2521 0.27
7 Wasteland - Scrub Open 27.9679 3.40
8 Waterbodies 15.9507 1.94
TOTAL 797.3388 97.00
Land Use/LandCover of South West Garo Hills District
Agricultural Crop Land
Forest & Tree Clad
Forest Scrub
Agri./Shifting Cultivation FallowLand
Built Up (Rural/Quarry )Area
Shifting Cultivation
Wasteland Scrub Open Area
Waterbodies
35.09 %
52.75 %
1.72 %
1.36 % 0.46 %
0.27 % 3.40 %
1.94 %
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Figure 6. 2 Land Use Map of South West Garo Hills District
Source: District Agriculture Officer, South West Garo Hills
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6.1 Land Use: Forest The South West Garo Hills District does not have any Reserve Forest (R.F.) as well as
Protected forest (P.F.). Most of the tree cover falls under the jurisdiction of the Nokmas/
Nokma Clan, who owns the land. The total percentage of tree cover is near about 53
percent out of the total geographical area of the district.
Table 6. 2 Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Horticulture
Area(Ha)
Sr. No.
Name of Crops Zikzak Betasing Rerapara Total
1 Arecanut 495 505 475 1475 2 Citrus Fruit (Khasi
Mandarin 111 79 - 190
3 Cashewnut 560 580 548 1688 4 Black Pepper 26 25 10 61 5 Ginger 68 66 60 194 6 Banana 150 150 139 439 7 Pineapple 206 205 205 616
8 Cabbage 35 26 16 77
9 Cauliflower 30 15 13 58 10 Tomato 22 20 11 53 11 Brinjal 26 21 10 57 12 Chilli 110 50 30 190
13 Turmeric 52 51 30 133
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SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT The information is not available.
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RAINFALL OF THE DISTRICT AND CLIMATIC CONDITION The climate of Meghalaya varies with the altitude. The climate of South West Garo
Hills District being plain belt region is warm and humid, except in winter. True to its name, the Meghalaya sky seldom remains free of clouds. The average annual rainfall is about 1,150 cm. Flood affected areas are mostly on the low altitude areas, bordering Assam and the international border (India-Bangladesh). Flash floods have become a regular feature in these areas, due to massive deforestation, unchecked jhum cultivation. The flood water carries huge amount of hill sand, stone, logs and trees, which are deposited in agricultural fields due to inundation of banks in the foot hills, thus causing immense damage to crops. The key to the health of the farm sector in the state lies in the health of the forest cover in the state. Every peak, every square inch of the upper range of the hills need to be under mixed forest cover to protect the soil from leaching and erosion to help regulate and decrease the fury of streams and rivulets during the monsoon season. Vegetation also help to retain soil moisture and ooze it out during the lean winter months to balance vegetative stress caused by mono cropping in the valley; to bestow various other advantage to help maintain the fragile eco-balance. This will ensure continuous cultivation of crops in the farm sector.
1.2 Meteorological Parameters
8.1.1 Rainfall Data for the Year 2016 in millimeter(mm)
Stations Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totl Rainy Days
Ampati 1 0.2 33.6 34.4 256.8
307.6
242.8 48.6 110.2
0 0 0 1035.2
0
8.1.2 Temperature (in degree celcius) Data for the Year 2016 in millimeter(mm)
Stations Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ampati (max)
17.09 21.13 25.35 29.14 27.63 29.53 28.68 16.3 0 0 0 0
Ampati (min)
15.83 19.73 24.08 29.14 26.66 28.66 27.98 15.3 0 0 0 0
8.1.3 Humidity (in %) Data for the Year 2016
Stations Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AMPATI
(max) 87.05 81.65 75.09 80.34 84.84 87.99 92.24 48.51 0 0 0 0
AMPATI (min)
81.97 75.77 68.69 80.34 79.4 83.37 88.88 45.96 0 0 0 0
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DETAILS OF THE MINING LEASES IN THE DISTRICT There are no mining leases granted in the district.
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DETAILS OF ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS
Table 10. 1 Details of Royalty/Revenue received in Last Three Years
Sr. No. Year ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED (in lakh)
1 2016-2017 327.22 2 2017-2018 158.10 3 2018-2019 172.09
(N.B: Revenue only for Stone Boulders/Chips)
Source:- DFO(T)
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DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF MINOR MINERALS IN LAST THREE
YEARS
Table 11. 1 Details of Production of Minor Minerals in Last Three Years
Sr. No.
Year
Stone/Boulder/ Chips (in Cubic meter)
1 2016-2017 135709.417 2 2017-2018 65528.06 3 2018-2019 98384.678
Source:- DFO(T)
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MINERAL MAP OF THE DISTRICT
Figure 12. 1 Map Showing Occurrences of Minerals in South West Garo Hills
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LIST OF LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) HOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT ALONG WITH ITS VALIDITY
Sr. No
Name of Mineral
Name of the Lessee
Address & Contact No. of Letter of Intent
Holder
Letter of Intent Grant Order No.
& Date
Area of Mining Lease to be
Allotted (Ha)
Validity of LOI
Use (Captive/
Non Captive)
Location of the Mining Lease
Lat. (N) Long (E)
1
Bri
ck E
arth
Smt Ronilla R. Marak
Daldagre, P.O. Araimile, Tura
No.B/16/VII/2590, dt.
18/07/2019 0.688 6 Months Captive
25°34ʹ38.30ʺ 90°02ʹ14.50ʺ
25°34ʹ40.15ʺ 90°02ʹ14.56ʺ
25°34ʹ40.20ʺ 90°02ʹ10.52ʺ
25°34ʹ38.00ʺ 90°02ʹ10.63ʺ
2 Shri Naresh
Sangma
Kathalbari, P.O. Garobadha, South
West Garo Hills
No.B/16/VII/4982, dt.
20/12/2018 2 6 Months Captive
25°35ʹ23.1ʺ 089°59ʹ02.5ʺ
25°35ʹ24.2ʺ 089°59ʹ02.2ʺ
25°35ʹ25.0ʺ 089°59ʹ59.6ʺ
25°35ʹ23.2ʺ 089°59ʹ58.00ʺ
25°35ʹ20.0ʺ 089°59ʹ56.3ʺ
25°35ʹ18.7ʺ 089°59ʹ58.9ʺ
25°35ʹ18.6ʺ 089°58ʹ01.0ʺ
25°35ʹ20.5ʺ 089°59ʹ01.6ʺ
3 Smt. Anwara
Begam
Mahindraganj, P.O. Mahendraganj, South
West Garo Hills
No.B/16/VII/3140, dt. 1/10/2018
0.74 6 Months Captive
25°18ʹ59.1ʺ 089°51ʹ32.2ʺ
25°19ʹ00.4ʺ 089°51ʹ31.7ʺ
25°18ʹ55.7ʺ 089°51ʹ27.7ʺ
25°18ʹ54.99ʺ 089°51ʹ29.5ʺ
4 Shri Ashok
Kumar Singh
Fancy Valley, Tura, West Garo Hills
Mobile No. 9436114941/ 7085448699
No.B/16/VII/5001, dt.
21/12/2018 0.958 6 Months Captive 25°34ʹ37.2ʺ 90°03ʹ31.8ʺ
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4
Bri
ck E
arth
Shri Ashok Kumar Singh
Fancy Valley, Tura,
West Garo Hills Mobile No.
9436114941/ 7085448699
No.B/16/VII/5001, dt. 21/12/2018
0.958
6
Mo
nth
s
Cap
tive
25°34ʹ26.7ʺ 90°03ʹ33.1ʺ
25°34ʹ26.2ʺ 90°03ʹ33.1ʺ
25°34ʹ26.0ʺ 90°03ʹ33.9ʺ
25°34ʹ24.3ʺ 90°03ʹ33.4ʺ
25°34ʹ23.7ʺ 90°03ʹ37.2ʺ
25°34ʹ21.9ʺ 90°03ʹ35.3ʺ
25°34ʹ25.7ʺ 90°03ʹ32.3ʺ
5 Smt. Gul Begam
Ichakuri, P.O. Monabari, South West Garo Hills
No.B/16/VII/1115, dt. 20/03/2019
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6 Shri Hillar Ch. Marak
Bolganggre, P.O. Mukdangra, South
West Garo Hills Mobile No.
8732869906
No.B/16/VII/4978, dt. 20/12/2018
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7 Shri Ashok Sangma
Goanang, Tura, West Garo Hills Mobile No.
7005430337
No.B/16/VII/968, dt. 12/03/2019
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8 Shri Rajasur Fancy Valley, P.O. Tura, West Garo Hills
Mobile No. 8837072719
No.B/16/VII/4758, dt. 03/12/2018
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9 Smt. Kalkame D. Sangma
Dalupara, P.O. Mukdangra, South
West Garo Hills Mobile No.
7085253341
No.B/16/VII/4935-939, dt.
19/12/2018
0.503 25°33ʹ56.9ʺ 90°01ʹ34.9ʺ
25°33ʹ54.5ʺ 90°01ʹ35.4ʺ
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TOTAL MINERAL RESERVE AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT Meghalaya is endowed with sizeable deposits of a number of valuable minerals.
Coal, limestone, uranium, granite, kaolin, clay and glass sand are the principal minerals. A
brief account of mineral resources is as follows:
Table 14. 1 Mineral Reserves And Its Grade
Sl No.
Minerals Reserves in the State
Grade Major places of occurrence
1 Coal 576 Million tonnes
Sub-bituminous, high calorific value and high sulphur content
Meghalaya coal, which is tertiary coal, is generally sub-bituminous in composition. The prominent coalfields of the State are West Darrangiri, Siju, Pendengru-Balpakram in the South Garo Hills district; Borsora Langrin and Shallang in the West Khasi Hills district; East Darrangiri partly in West Khasi Hills and partly in East Garo Hills; Mawlong-Shella and Sohra-Cherrapunjee in the East Khasi Hills district and Bapung-Sutnga in the Jaintia Hills district.
2 Limestone 9304 million tones
Cement metallurgical and chemical
An extensive bed of limestone occurs in the Southern part of the State from Jaintia Hills in the East and Garo Hills in the West. The main deposits are found around Cherrapunjee, Mawlong, Ichamati, Shella, Komorrah in the East Khasi Hills district; Borsora and Bagli in the West Khasi Hills district; Lakadong, Lumshnong and Nongkhlieh in the Jaintia Hills district; and Darrang Era-aning, Siju, Chokpot in the South Garo Hills district.
3 Uranium Uranium - Significant occurrence of uranium deposit is found in and around Domiasiat and Porkut-Nongjri around Wahkynshi area in the West Khasi Hills District.
4 Granite 50 million cubic meter
Table top, wall cladding etc.
Deposits of multi-coloured granite have been located
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around Nongpoh in the Ri-Bhoi District; Mylliem in the East Khasi Hills District; Mawkyrwat and Nongstoin in the West Khasi Hills District; and Mendipathar and Songsak in the East Garo Hills District.
5 Clay 97 million tones
White ware earthen ware furnace lining curing soap etc.
Sedimentary white clay is found around Cherrapunjee and Mahadek in the East Khasi Hills; Nangalbibra in the South Garo Hills and Rongrengre in the East Garo Hills District.
6 Kaoline 5.24 million tonnes
White ware Good quality Kaolin (China Clay) occurs around Mawphlang, Smit and Laitlyngkot in the East Khasi Hills District; Thandlaskein, Shangpung, Mulieh and Mynsngat in the Jaintia Hills District; and Darugiri in the East Garo Hills District.
7 Iron ore - Low grade West khasi hills and East Garo Hills
8 Glass sand 3.00 million tones
Oridanary glass ware
Glass Sand - Glass sand is found to occur at Laitryngew, Umstew and Kreit in the East Khasi Hills and Tura in the West Garo Hills.
9 Quartz 0.5 million tones
Industrial grade Quartz occurs almost in all districts in the Northern part of the State.
10 Feldspar Ceramic grade Feldspar and iron ore are reported in the Ri-Bhoi and West Khasi Hills Districts;
11 Sillimanite 50 million tones
High temperature furnace lining
Sillimanite is found in some parts of Mawthengkut Block at Sonapahar of the West Khasi Hills District.
12 Bauxite 1.45 million tones
Low grade Jaintia hills
13 Rock phosphate
Low grade Jaintia hills
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QUALITY/GRADE OF MINERAL AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT See Table: 14.1, Pg. 23
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USE OF MINERAL
16.1 Brick Earth/Ordinary Clay:
Bricks are the most commonly used construction material. Bricks are prepared by moulding clay in rectangular blocks of uniform size and then drying and burning these blocks. In order to get a good quality brick, the brick earth should contain the following constituents.
Silica Alumina Lime Iron oxide Magnesia
Clays and clay minerals occur under a fairly limited range of geological conditions
and are produced by weathering of silicate minerals containing calcium, magnesium, sodium
or potassium reacting with carbonic acid, carbonates and bicarbonates. These soluble
products are removed by ground water, while the remaining elements, aluminium, silicon,
and oxygen combine with water to produce stable clay minerals. The environment of
formation include soil horizons, continental and marine sediments, geothermal fields,
volcanic deposits, and weathering rock formations. Extensive alteration of rocks to clay
minerals can produce relatively pure clay deposits that are of economic interest. Clay
formed at the site of the parent rock is known as primary or residual clay; the one carried
away or transported and deposited elsewhere is known as secondary clay. For obvious
reasons, the former is purer with less impurity (5% - 15%), while the latter may contain
mica, quartz, and iron oxide as impurities. Geological factors such as conditions at the time
of deposition and post- depositional changes have been important influence on the
properties of sediment.
Building and utensils made of clay date back to the earliest periods of man’s civilized
development, and the use of clay is intimately associated with his history.
In South West Garo Hills District, brick clay occurs in the wetlands/paddy fields in the
lowlands and midlands. The clay extracted is used mainly for the manufacture of ordinary
brick (manually made), and pottery wares. A total reserve of 79514.59 MT (estimated figure
from last three years demand and supply) is estimated up to depth of 5 m. This clay is locally
used for the manufacture of bricks and tiles. Many brick factories are concentrated near the
brick clay mines in various locations of the South West Garo Hills District.
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DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF THE MINERAL IN THE LAST THREE YEARS
Table 17. 1 Demands and Supply of Minerals in Last Three Years
Sr. No.
Year
Stone/Boulder/ Chips (in Cubic meter)
1 2016-2017 135709.417 2 2017-2018 65528.06 3 2018-2019 98384.678
Source:- DFO(T)
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MINING LEASES MARKED ON THE MAP OF THE DISTRICT There are no mining lease holders in South West Garo Hills district at present.
Letter of Intent (LOI) holders for Brick Earth is marked on the map in Figure: 18.1
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LOI Holders for Brick Earth Figure 18. 1
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DETAILS OF THE AREA OF WHERE THERE IS A CLUSTER OF MINING
LEASES VIZ. NUMBER OF MINING LEASES, LOCATION (LATITUDE &
LONGITUDE) There are no mining lease holders in South West Garo Hills district. Therefore, details
of the area of where there is a cluster of mining leases remains NIL.
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DETAILS OF ECO-SENSITIVE AREA, IF ANY, IN THE DISTRICT There are no Eco-Sensitive areas notified under South West Garo Hills District.
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IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (AIR, WATER, NOISE, SOIL, FLORA
AND FAUNA, LANDUSE, AGRICULTURE, FOREST, ETC.) DUE TO MINING
ACTIVITY Mining operations impact the environment in several ways. Impact on Environment
due to mining activities varies based on the quantum of production rate proposed.
21.1 Impact of mining on Air:
The largest sources of air pollution in mining operations dust emission in the form of
Respirable Suspended Particulate (RSPM) Matter and Suspended particulate matter (SPM)
during excavations, blasting, loading and unloading, transportation of materials, wind
erosion (more frequent in open-pit mining),fugitive dust from tailings facilities, stockpiles,
waste dumps, and haul roads. Another source of pollution would be emission from
trucks/vehicle used for transportation of mineral. These pollutants can cause serious effects
to people’s health and to the environment.
21.2 Impact of mining on water:
Mining activity affects both surface and subsurface water. Due to mining water
bodies can get contaminated with dust and toxic materials. The drainage system and
topography will influence extent of water pollution. During excavation huge quantity of
waste and dust generated which may flow to water bodies leading to reduced water
carriage capacity, floods and reduced light penetration. Acid mine drainage is considered
one of mining most serious threats to water resources. A mine with acid mine drainage has
the potential for long-term devastating impacts on rivers, streams and aquatic life.
21.3 Noise pollution
Noise pollution associated with mining may include noise from vehicle engines,
loading and unloading of rock into steel dumpers, chutes, power generation, and other
sources. Cumulative impacts of shovelling, ripping, drilling, blasting, transport, crushing,
grinding, and stock-piling can significantly affect wildlife and nearby residents. Vibrations
are associated with many types of equipment used in mining operations, but blasting is
considered the major source. Vibration has affected the stability of infrastructures,
buildings, and homes of people living near large-scale open-pit mining operations. According
to a study commissioned by the European Union in 2000: “Shocks and vibrations as a result
of blasting in connection with mining can lead to noise, dust and collapse of structures in
surrounding inhabited areas. The animal life, on which the local population may depend,
might also be disturbed.”
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21.4 Impact on Flora and fauna
Mining activity is one of the major reasons for deforestation, loss of biodiversity,
habitat degradation and habitat fragmentation. Mining activity will require clearing of
vegetation leading to loss of green cover. Dust and noise pollution will create affect wildlife.
Mining activity in the wild life corridor/wildlife habitat will affect animal movement and will
lead to man-animal conflict. Mining will change the topography of the area thereby causing
physical disturbances to the landscape, creating eyesores.
21.5 Impact on agriculture
Agricultural yield will be reduced due to obstructions by the dust particles as settled
on the leaves reducing photosynthesis process of plant.
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REMEDIAL MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF MINING IN THE
ENVIRONMENT The following remedial measures to be taken during mining.
Water shall be sprinkled at regular interval on the main roads, service roads
and at loading points to suppress fugitive dust.
Wet drilling method is to be adopted to control emission.
Provision of ear plug to the workers.
Blasting shall be carried out during day time only after taking necessary
precautionary measures to ensure safety of public.
Air and noise pollution shall be checked periodically and to maintain records.
Speed of trucks entering or leaving the mine is to be limited to moderate
speed to prevent undue noise from empty trucks and reduce dust emission.
The mined out pits should be backfilled and area should be suitably
landscaped to prevent environmental degradation.
Mine closure plan as per the mining plan shall be strictly followed with back
filling, tree plantation.
Rain water getting accumulated in the quarry/mines shall not be discharged
directly to the nearby stream or water body.
The workers employed shall be provided with personal protective equipment
and dust masks.
Periodic medical examination of the workers and shall organize medical
camp in the area.
Occupational health check-ups shall be done once in six months for workers.
Adequate measures to be taken during excavation to ensure that mining
activity does not affect hydrological regime.
Shall ensure that no natural water course/ or water resources shall be
obstructed due to mining activity.
Pollution due to transportation shall be effectively controlled.
Mineral transportation shall be carried out through covered trucks only.
Regular and proper maintenance of working equipment.
Regular training program to the mines workers and operators.
In the mining area adequate number of check dam, retaining walls garland
drain and settling ponds should be provided to arrest the wash-off with rain
water.
Comprehensive green belts of desired widths are to be maintained around
the mining areas to control noise, dust pollution and to generate a healthy
environment.
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RECLAMATION OF MINED OUT AREAS (BEST PRACTICE ALREADY
IMPLEMENTED IN THE DISTRICT, REQUIREMENT AS PER RULES AND
REGULATION, PROPOSED RECLAMATION PLAN)
23.1 Reclamation has three vital roles:
Reclamation – Reclamation means return the mined-out land with useful life. It
implies restoring the land to a form and productivity that is useful and inconformity
with a prior land use. Reclamation always may not be a single phase operation.
Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation is to bring back the degraded land to a normal stage
by a special treatment. It is a process of taking some mitigation measures for
disturbed environmental condition created through mining activities.
Restoration – Restoration is the process of returning the mined out land being fit to
an acceptable environmental condition. However, the general acceptable meaning
of the term is bringing the disturbed land to its original form. Restoration is often
used to indicate that biological properties of soil are put back to what they were.
When active mining ceases, mine facilities and the site are reclaimed and closed. The
goal of mine site reclamation and closure should always be to return the site to a condition
that most resembles the pre-mining condition. Mines that are notorious for their immense
impact on the environment often made impacts only during the closure phase, when active
mining operations ceased. These impacts can persist for decades and even centuries. Mine
reclamation and closure plans must describe in sufficient detail how the mining company
will restore the site to a condition that most resembles pre-mining environmental quality;
how it will prevent – in perpetuity – the release of toxic contaminants from various mine
facilities (such as abandoned open pits and tailings impoundments); and how funds will be
set aside to insure that the costs of reclamation and closure will be paid for.
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23.2 Reclamation Plan
Items Activities
Reclamation & Rehabilitation
of Mined out land / area
(i) Backfilling
(ii) Afforestation on backfilled area
(iii) Afforestation on exhaust benches
(iv) Pisciculture
(v) Converting into reservoir/fish pond
(vi) Landscaping and conversion to recreational
centre
(Vii) converting into Grazing land
Stabilization & Rehabilitation
of dumps
(i) Terracing
(ii) Pitching
(iii) Construction of parapet walls / retaining wall
at toe of dump
(iv) Construction of check dams along slope of
valleys
(v) Construction of settling pond, channels garland
drains etc.
(vi) Afforestation on dumps
(vii)Use of Jute Geo textile to stabilise slopes
Rehabilitation of barren area
within lease
(i) Afforestation
Environmental monitoring
(Core Zone)
(i) Ambient Air quality
(ii) Water quality
(iii) Noise Level Survey
(iv) Ground vibration
23.3 Statutory requirement:
As per the Mineral Conservation Development Rule, 2017, the following rules must
be in mind by the mine owner/agent/manager, which is a part of reclamation activities –
Rule 22- Mine Closure Plan
Rule 23- Submission of Progressive Mine Closure Plan
Rule 24- Submission of Final Mine Closure Plan
Rule 26- Responsibility of holder of mining lease Rule
Rule 27- Financial Assurance Rule
Rule 35- Sustainable Mining
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RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN The Mining Operations is usually hazardous and destructive in nature. Some of the
risk assessment relating to Mining Operations is as below:
1. Slope/ Benches failure.
2. Accidents due to machineries and equipment.
3. Inundation.
4. Accidents due to blasting/ explosives.
5. Accidents due to Fire.
6. Accidents due to inadvertent entry of people and animals.
Disaster Management Plan
In order to mitigate the above Risk Assessment, the Disaster Management Plan in
order to minimize accidents and control the damage, the followings are to be followed:
1. Proper maintenance of benches and slope along with proper design considering the
stability of the working benches or slopes.
2. Proper maintenance of machinery and equipments and proper signalling methods.
Proper maintenance of berms on haul roads including the proper width and gradient
of haul roads.
3. Proper maintenance of drainage/ sump and pumps.
4. Care has to be taken on handling of explosive, misfires and proper design of blasting
parameter and use of blasting accessories to minimize fly rocks, noise and vibration.
Proper signalling and maintenance of blasting shelter.
5. Fire extinguisher has to be kept in all the machineries and wherever a fire hazard is
anticipated.
6. Proper fencing of the lease boundary is to be practise in order to avoid any
inadvertent entry.
7. Detailed list of equipment available, its type & capacity and items reserved for
emergency
8. Apart from the above precautions, Emergency Response Team is to be arranged by
the lessee under the supervision of Mine Manager to tackle in case of any disaster/
accident.
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9. Management to ameliorate the situation of panic, tension, sentiments, grievances
and misgivings created by any disaster and to help the injured, survivors and family
members of affected persons by providing material, finance, moral support and
establishing contact with relatives of victims.
10. It is also important that the lessee has to maintain the following facilities in the
area:-
First Aid Room
Telephones/Mobile Handsets
Emergency Alarms in Mine
Fire Fighting Equipment and Accessories with Trained Manpower
Training Centre
Ambulance Van
Medical Centre and Rescue Room
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DETAILS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT
(LAST FIVE YEAR DATA OF NUMBER OF PATIENTS OF SILICOSIS &
TUBERCULOSIS)
The details of number of patients treated for silicosis and Tuberculosis for the last
five years in the district is given below:
Table 25. 1 Occupational Health Issues in South West Garo Hills District
Sr. No.
Year Number of patients treated for silicosis
Number of patients treated for Tuberculosis
1 2014 NIL 186 2 2015 NIL 178 3 2016 NIL 142 4 2017 NIL 167 5 2018 NIL 147
TOTAL - 820
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PLANTATION AND GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT IN RESPECT OF
LEASES ALREADY GRANTED IN THE DISTRICT
In respect of plantation and green belt development of already granted leases the
lessee will maintained a 7.5m boundary zone of the lease area which is a part of
environment protection measures and for this the proposed yearly expenditure on
environment activities is as submitted by the lessees in the Pre- Feasibility Report prior to
granting of Environmental Clearance. The green belt will not only on the one hand function
as a foreground and background landscape feature resulting in harmonizing and
amalgamating the physical structures of the mines with the surrounding environment but
will also on the other hand act as a pollution sink, control erosion, make the ecosystem
more stable and also make the climate more conductive. The choice of species to be planted
should preferably be the local species compatible with the environmental conditions
prevailing in the area.
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REFERENCES & SOURCE OF INFORMATION: http://southwestgarohills.gov.in/offices.html
Department:
Water Resources
Public Works Department (Roads)
Public Works Department (NEC)
Public Health Engineering
Medical & Health Department
Agriculture
Soil & Water Conservation
Forests & Environment
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