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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CLUSTER MINES

For

P V NARAYANA SWAMY-LESSEE KRISTIPADU DOLOMITE & STEATITE MINE

Production : Dolomite-4365 TPA, High Grade Steatite-3274, Low Grade Steatite-2183

Land Details : Patta Land

Extent : 4.516 Ha.

SY. NO. : 465-2, 462, 461, 456, 457, 1251J, 1251K, 1251L, 428-3 & 429-3

VILLAGE : Kristipadu MANDAL : Peddavadugur

DISTRICT : Ananthapuramu STATE ANDHRA PRADESH

& ADJOINING QUARRY LEASE AREA

Lease Name Extent-Ha

Status Details of lease areas Production [TPA]

Smt. T Anuradha 6.613 Existing Sy.no.302/C1, Kristipadu [V], Peedavaduguru[M],Anantapur[D]

21196. [Dolomite & White Shale]

J Rajapullaiah-Lessee

1.781 New 314-A, B & C3, 317-1 & 3, 318-A1 & A3, B1& B2, 319-C1 & C3of Kristipadu [V], Peddavadugur [M], Ananthapuramu [D]

Dolomite – 2880. H G Steatite – 2160. L G Steatite – 1440.

Prepared For

P V Narayana Swamy- Lessee

H.NO.12-3-982, JEESUS NAGAR, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh State

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INDEX

S. NO Contents PAGE NO

1 INTRODUCTION 2

2 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED QUARRY SITE 4

3 MINING ACTIVITY 11

4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN[CLUSTER] 17

FIGURE-1 Location Map 6

FIGURE-2 Google image showing lease sketch 7

FIGURE-3 Topographical Map-10 km radius 8

FIGURE-4 Cluster map showing adjoining leases 9

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

The mining lease area of Sri. P.V Narayana Swamy is located at Sy. Nos. 465-2, 462, 461, 456,

457, 1251J, 1251K, 1251L, 428-3 & 429-3 of Kristipadu Village, Peddavaduguru Mandal,

Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh State over an extent of 4.516 Hect. The mine lease

was granted to Sri P.V Narayana Swamy for a period of 20 years. The proposed area is not fit

for agriculture and technical report from Department of Mines and Geology indicate that the

subject area has Dolomite & Steatite deposits. The salient features of the project are given

below

Salient features of the project

Project Name Kristipadu Dolomite & Steatite mine of Sri. P.V Narayana Swamy-Lessee

Mining Lease Area 4.516 Ha.

Location of mine 465-2, 462, 461, 456, 457, 1251J, 1251K, 1251L, 428-3 & 429-3 of Kristipadu Village, Peddavaduguru Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh State

Minerals of mine Dolomite & Steatite Mining

Proposed production of mine

Dolomite - 4365 Tonns/annum High Grade Steatite – 3274 Tonns/annum Low Grade Steatite – 2183 Tonns/annum

Method of mining Underground manual method

Drilling/Blasting Line Drilling and Blasting is proposed but will be done in a controlled manner.

No of working days 300 days

Water demand 6.0 KLD

Sources of water Water will be supplied from water tankers

Man power 52

Solid Waste 4644 Tonns of waste will be generated during planned five years

Nearest railway station Rayalacheruvu railway Station 4.11km due NE Direction from the mine lease area

Nearest airport Ben ga luru International airport is 202km due South from the mine lease area

Project Cost Rs. 38 Lakhs

We would like to bring to your kind notice that, as per the G.O. issued by MoEF dated 25-01-

2016 all the Mines having Mine Lease areas < 5 Ha. are to be obtained Enviornment

Clearance from respective district DEAC / DEIAA. Even though our Mine Lease area is < 5

Ha. i.e. 4.516 Ha. we are submitting proposal to SEAC, A.P. as another 2 Mine are situated

within the periphery of 500 meters and one mine is more than 5.0 ha I,e 6.613 ha obtained

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EC to our proposed lease area which is of total area 12.910 Ha.) so we are submitting

proposal to SEAC, A.P. as another Mine is situated adjoining to our proposed lease area

belongs to T Anuradha Lesse[Dolomite & White Shale] over an extent of 6.613 Ha. With a

production rate of 21,196 TPA, and also subsequently obtained Environmental Clearance

from SEIAA/SEAC of MoEFCC in November 2015.

DETAILS OF THE MINES ARE GIVEN BELOW:

Lease Name Extent-Ha

Status Details of lease areas Production [TPA]

Smt. T Anuradha 6.613 Existing Sy.no.302/C1, Kristipadu [V], Peedavaduguru[M],Anantapur[D]

21196. [Dolomite & White Shale]

J Rajapullaiah-Lessee

1.781 New 314-A, B & C3, 317-1 & 3, 318-A1 & A3, B1& B2, 319-C1 & C3of Kristipadu [V], Peddavadugur [M], Ananthapuramu [D]

Dolomite – 2880. H G Steatite – 2160. L G Steatite – 1440.

As a part of fulfilling the conditions laid down in the Notice of Director, Mines & Geology,

Hyderabad, Proponent was submitted a mining plan to carry on the quarrying operations

systematically and more meticulously. Subsequently, the mining plan was approved by the Dy.

Director, Mines & Geology, Kurnool through the letter no. 2664 / MP-TDPT / 2017 DT 20-07-

2017.

PROFILE OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT

The Applicant of this QL area is having experience to undertake the mining. However the

quarrying operations will be undertaken under the supervision of well experienced Mining

Engineer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MINING ACTIVITY

SIZE OF THE PROJECT

The mining lease area of 4.516 Ha. is located in Patta land. Underground mining is followed and

it has been proposed to produce approximately Dolomite - 4365 Tonns/annum, High Grade

Steatite – 3274 Tonns/annum, Low Grade Steatite – 2183 Tonns/annum The nearest

habitation is Kondupalli located at a distance of 0.32 km due North from lease area. Sri. P.V.

Narayana Swamy has filed an application for QL for Steatite & Dolomite in Sy. Nos. 465-2, 462,

461, 456, 457, 1251J, 1251K, 1251L, 428-3 & 429-3 of Kristipadu Village, Peddavaduguru

Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh State over an extent of 4.516 Hect to the

Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Tadipatri on 20-07-2016. DM&G, Ibrahimpatnam has in

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principle decided to grant mine lease area for 20 years Notice No. 10766/R4-1/2016, dated

30-05-2017. The proposed project cost is Rs. 38 Lakhs.

Employment Generation

Proposed mining is Underground manual method and this project operation will provide

livelihood to the 52 workers. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity.

2.0 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED QUARRY SITE

Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any.

The Dolomite & Steatite mine is of 4.516 Ha. No interlinked projects were associated with this

project.

Location

The mining lease area is located in Sy. Nos. 465-2, 462, 461, 456, 457, 1251J, 1251K, 1251L,

428-3 & 429-3 of Kristipadu Village, Peddavaduguru Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, Andhra

Pradesh State. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India. toposheet No 57 E/16.

Location of the mining lease in Anantapur District is shown as Figure- 1. Google Image is

shown as Figure – 2 and Topographical map is shown as Figure – 3 and the cluster map is

enclosed as Figure-4.

Co-ordinates of the Quarry area

GPS READINGS OF QUARRY LEASE BOUNDARY PILLARS

GPS READINGS OF MINING LEASE BOUNDARY PILLARS

CORNER PILLAR

LATITUDE LONGITUDE CORNER PILLAR

LATITUDE LONGITUDE

(NORTHING) (EASTING) (NORTHING) (EASTING) 1 15º 02’ 30.00’’ 77º 46’ 35.30’’ 14 15º 02’ 27.60’’ 77º 46’ 50.20’’

2 15º 02’ 29.60’’ 77º 46’ 35.20’’ 15 15º 02’ 27.60’’ 77º 46’ 49.90’’

3 15º 02’ 28.70’’ 77º 46’ 47.90’’ 16 15º 02’ 27.80’’ 77º 46’ 47.80’’

4 15º 02’ 28.80’’ 77º 46’ 47.90’’ 17 15º 02’ 27.20’’ 77º 46’ 47.70’’

5 15º 02’ 28.70’’ 77º 46’ 49.40’’ 18 15º 02’ 28.00’’ 77º 46’ 35.00’’

6 15º 02’ 28.80’’ 77º 46’ 49.90’’ 19 15º 02’ 28.40’’ 77º 46’ 35.00’’

7 15º 02’ 27.40’’ 77º 46’ 58.00’’ 20 15º 02’ 28.60’’ 77º 46’ 35.10’’

8 15º 02’ 28.20’’ 77º 46’ 58.20’’ 21 15º 02’ 28.80’’ 77º 46’ 35.10’’

9 15º 02’ 26.90’’ 77º 46’ 05.50’’ 22 15º 02’ 29.00’’ 77º 46’ 35.20’’

10 15º 02’ 25.80’’ 77º 46’ 05.30’’ 23 15º 02’ 29.20’’ 77º 46’ 35.20’’

11 15º 02’ 25.30’’ 77º 46’ 05.30’’ 24 15º 02’ 29.90’’ 77º 46’ 27.40’’

12 15º 02’ 26.70’’ 77º 46’ 57.90’’ 25 15º 02’ 30.70’’ 77º 46’ 27.70’’

13 15º 02’ 26.40’’ 77º 46’ 57.80’’ Map Datum : WGS 84

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SITE SERVICES

The applicant has proposed to build an Office, Rest Rooms, First Aid Room, Shelters, Lavatory,

Bore Well for drinking water will be provided in the North of the quarry lease applied area.

Sanitary conditions are maintained as per rules.

Topography:

The subject area is plain land rising to about 4m from the general ground level. It is gently

sloping towards East. There is 4m relief from West to East. The highest & lowest elevation in

the QL area is 304m & 300m from the Assumed benchmark of 304m & the Assumed bench

mark is shown in Plate No.3. The Surface Plan, Geological plan & Geological Cross Sections have

been prepared on Scale of 1:1000 R.F. & enclosed vide Plate No.3

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FIGURE – 1 LOCATION MAP

ML Area

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FIGURE – 2 GOOGLE IMAGE

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FIGURE – 3 TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP

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FIGURE – 4 CLUSTER MAP OF MINES IN 500 MTS PHERIPHERY

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Details of Alternate Sites

No alternate site was considered as the project is mineral specific and site specific.

Size or magnitude of operation

The mine has lease over an area of 4.516 Ha. and the production rate is Dolomite -

4365 Tonns/annum, High Grade Steatite – 3 274 Tonns/annum, Low Grade Steatite

– 2183 Tonns/annum. The lessee follows Underground manual mining.

Production parameters

The Mineral production target for five years is given in Table 2.1

Table 2.1

Year wise Dolomite & Steatite Production Programme

Year

Man way

incline (m)

Haulage incline

(m)

Level drive (m)

Inter connections

Total development

(ml

Production Mineral

rejection Dolomite Steatite Low

grade Steatite

1 68 124 132 42 366 3294 2471 1647 824 2 65 117 148 65 395 3555 2666 1778 889 3 65 109 148 65 387 3555 2666 1778 889 4 78 109 158 78 423 3807 2855 1904 952 5 75 155 180 75 485 4365 3274 2183 1091

Total 351 614 766 325 2056 18576 13932 9288 4644

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3.0 MINING ACTIVITY

Geology and Reserves

Regional Geological setup

REGIONAL GEOLOGY : The region has Kadapa system of rocks where statigraphy is

established by working of as given below :

Upper Kadapa Krishna series

----Unconformity---- Srisailam Quartzites Kolamnela Shales Iron Shales ----Unconformity----

Nallamalai series

Cubum shales Bairen Konda quartzites --- Unconformity---

Tadapatri shales Pulivendla quartzites ----Unconformity---

Cheyair series

Lower Kadapa Papaghani series

Vempalle dolomitic limestones Gulchere quartzites ----Unconformity----- Archaean gneisses & schist’s

Local Geology

Generally, the area is part of Kadapa basin and is a sedimentary formation. The

rock types generally noticed in the area are clay’s, dolomite, & quartzite’s in succession.

The ML area is completely covered with dolomites with steatite mineralization. It is

believed that Steatite mineralization is occurred due to metamorphic activity in

dolomitic limestone’s. In general the chemical composition of dolomitic limestone is

double carbonates of Calcium & Magnesium Silica & Alumina. When dolomitic limestone

subjected to metamorphism & reacted at suitable conditions with water, the dolomitic

limestone altered into hydrous magnesium silicate which is precisely Steatite, Calcium

& magnesium Carbonate which is Dolomite & Aluminium silicates which are low grade

steatite. Detailed study has been conducted in the working pits & noticed the following

rock types. Surface soil, Dolomite, Dolomitic lime stone & Steatite.

The existence of Dolomite, Dolomitic lime stone & the steatite vein is observed.

In the lease area the Dolomite & steatite high grade & steatite low grade (filler grade) is

occurring almost as alternative bands & surface area is most of dolomitic limestone &

Dolomite patches with low grade steatite bands. The rock formations are uniform

bedded deposit & there is no structural disturbance. The color of steatite is a light cream

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& light Green color. The strike length of Dolomite and Steatite zone in the applied area is

1100 m in NE –SW. The average width of the zone is observed about 10m in the

Dolomite and Steatite zone the recovery is observed only 90 % and balance 10% will be

intercalated waste. Within the steatite ore there will be about 20% of Low grade steatite

i.e. filler grade. Alternate bands the contact of steatite at the wall rock with dolomite

both on hanging as well as foot wall is not sharp. But admixed with dolomite gradually

merging to pure dolomite which is the country rock while steatite is comparatively soft

to excavate the dolomite is hard.

Around the applied area, there are some mining lease areas and old working pits exist in

the same strike direction and depth of the old working pits are about 5m to 100m

depth. In the steatite mineralized area the Dolomite with alternate beds of Low grade

Steatite and High Steatite are exposed where as in non steatite mineralized zone the

Dolomite & low grade steatite with alternate bands is massive and shows no signs of

any alteration.

The colour of dolomite is black and cream. No other structural disturbances like fold &

fault are observed in the ML area. The colour of steatite are light cream and light green.

No other structural disturbances like fold & fault are observed in the ML area.

Exploration

1) Production proposed for the next five years:

Year

Man way

incline (m)

Haulage incline

(m)

Level drive (m)

Inter connections

Total development

(ml

Production Mineral

rejection Dolomite Steatite Low

grade Steatite

1 68 124 132 42 366 3294 2471 1647 824 2 65 117 148 65 395 3555 2666 1778 889 3 65 109 148 65 387 3555 2666 1778 889 4 78 109 158 78 423 3807 2855 1904 952 5 75 155 180 75 485 4365 3274 2183 1091

Total 351 614 766 325 2056 18576 13932 9288 4644

MINERAL RESERVES :

Total Estimated Reserves (UNFC-111) 1049411 tonnes

Total Estimated Non Mineable Resources (UNFC-211, 221) 28553 tonnes

Total Mineable Reserves = Estimated Reserves - Estimated Non Mineable Resources =

1049411 tonnes - 28553 tonnes = 1020858 tonnes

Total Mineable Reserves are: 1020858 tonnes

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Mineral Geological Reserves

in tonnes Non Minable

Reserves in tonnes

Mineable Reserves in

tonnes Dolomite 466405 12690 453715 Steatite 349804 9518 340286 Low grade Steatite 233203 6345 226858

LIFE OF THE MINE : Initially the total quantity of mineable reserves is considered as

marketable reserves. In this way a total mineable reserves of 453715 tonnes of

Dolomite, 340286 tonnes of Steatite and 226858 tonnes of Low grade Steatite available

in the applied area. As the mine is proposed to produce 4365 tonnes Dolomite, 3274

tonnes Steatite and 2183 tonnes of Low grade Steatite shall be produced /annum, so the

life of the mine is as follows :

DOLOMITE Total Mineable Reserves of Dolomite 453715

103.94 or 104 years Actual anticipated annual production 4365

Steatite & Low grade

Steatite

Total Mineable Reserves of Dolomite 567144 103.94 or 104 years

Actual anticipated annual production 5457

PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS

Method of Mining

a) Type of Mining:

Considering the geology and nature of the mineral occurrence and also due to stable

strata condition, the proposed mining will be carried out by underground 'Bord &

pillar' method. It is proposed to open one incline along the dip direction on eastern side

of the pit-I and it will be used as 'man-way'. One more parallel incline shall be opened

on western side of the pit-1, keeping a distance of more than 40m, which will also be

used as haulage. For every 40m horizontal distance one cross (level) cut will be made to

connect the two inclines of haulage & man way in systematic manner as described

below and shown on Plate No. 5.

b) Extent of Mechanization

For conducting of the proposed underground operations the following equipment will

be required.

Description No. of Units Diesel/electrically operated compressor (400 cfm/mt) 02 Jack hammers 04 Hoist/Winder (12 HP) with skip 02

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Mechanical Ventilator (5 Kw/25mm wg Exhaust fan) 02 Pumps (10 HP) 04 Tipping tubs (0.5 tonnes capacity) 06 Track line 500 m Cap lamps 40 nos G.I. Pipe line 75mm 200m

25mm 100m Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, Marketing

Area of Final Product/S, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and Finished Product

No raw material will be required in the project. The operation involves the extraction of

Dolomite & Steatite and dumping in stock yard. The Dolomite & Steatite mineral will be

transported through hired trucks to the industries.

Use of Mineral

Dolomite & Steatite will be used in domestic market. Its hard nature made it a very

suitable and durable material for most Civil Engineering and Construction works. It is

used in different ways.

Processing

Processing of Dolomite & Steatite is not involved.

Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse

Not envisaged.

Availability of Water Its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source

Water Requirement

Water is required only for drinking purposes, green belt, wire saw cutting and dust

suppression. The number of working people is around 30 so the total water

requirement will be around 6.0 KLD. This water will be supplied from tankers/bore

wells of nearby area.

Water Requirement

Water Requirement Total Requirement (KLD)

Dust suppression 2.5

Greenbelt Development 2.0

Domestic Usage 1.5

Total Water Requirement (KLD) 6.0

QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR

THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL

Solid Waste Generation& its Disposal

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About 10% of the wastage is expected to be mineral waste as it which consists of

intercalation of calcareous and lime weathered shale etc. During first five years about

4644 Tonns of mineral waste will be generated. This waste will be stacked on dumps

located in the North side of the lease area during these five years.

Year Mineral Rejections[TPA] I 824 II 889 III 889 IV 952 V 1091 Total 4644

Liquid Effluent

No liquid effluent will be generated at the mine site. The domestic wastewater

generated will be sent to septic tanks followed by soak pits.

Size or magnitude of operation

The mine has lease over an area of 4.516 Ha. and the production rate is Dolomite -

4365 Tonns/annum, High Grade Steatite – 3274 Tonns/annum, Low Grade Steatite

– 2183 Tonns/annum. The lessee follows Underground manual mining.

Production parameters

The Mineral production target for five years is given in Table 3.1

Table 3.1

Year wise Dolomite & Steatite Production Programme

Year

Man way

incline (m)

Haulage incline

(m)

Level drive (m)

Inter connections

Total development

(ml

Production Mineral

rejection Dolomite Steatite Low

grade Steatite

1 68 124 132 42 366 3294 2471 1647 824 2 65 117 148 65 395 3555 2666 1778 889 3 65 109 148 65 387 3555 2666 1778 889 4 78 109 158 78 423 3807 2855 1904 952 5 75 155 180 75 485 4365 3274 2183 1091

Total 351 614 766 325 2056 18576 13932 9288 4644

Connectivity

The following are the environmental settings with in 10 Kms. of the quarry:

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Nearest village Kondupalli - 0.25 Kms[N]

Road State roadconnecting Gooty-Ananathapuram– 3.52

Kms[NNE]

National Highway connecting Hyderabad-Banglore-

15.65 km[W]

Railway Line BG line connecting Gooty-Guntakal– 3.57

Kms[NNE]

Railway station Rayalacheruvu – 4.11 Kms[NNE]

Port facility Nil [within 10 km]

Airport Nil [within 10 km]

Defence Installations Nil [within 10 km]

Reserved forest Krishitipadu RF Ravuludiki RF Telki RF Jakkalacheruvu RF Yadiki Rf

0.25 Km [W] 0.07 Km [E] 4.00 Km [SW] 6.67 Km [WNW] 8.67 Km [NE]

Water body Kanuga Vanka Srikrishnadevaravala Tank Distributary Canal Thimmapuram Local reservior

2.16 Km[N] 1.82 Km[NE] 0.07 kms [W] 11.04 kms [SE]

National Park/ Wild life sanctuary

/ Biosphere reserve / Tiger

Reserve / Elephant Corridor

Nil [within 10 km]

Interstate border Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka boarder-68.51 kms[W]

National Highway Hyderabad-Banglore-15.65 [W]

District Head Quarters Ananthapuramu-42.50 km[SSW]

Nearest Town Yadiki-8.00 km[NE]

LANDFORM, LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP

The mining lease is located in Patta land.

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4.0. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CLUSTER

Environmental Management Measures specific to the above subject mine are detailed

under the following heads

1. Air Environment

2. Noise Environment

3. Water Environment

4. Land Environment

5. Socio Welfare Measures

6. Occupation Safety and Health Measures

7. Budget for Environmental Protection/management Measures 1. AIR ENVIRONMENT

a) Sources of Air Pollution

Main pollution from the subject Mine is Dust/ Particulate Matter/ Fugitive dust.

The following are the identified sources of emission of dust during mining

activity:

Line Drilling

Block cutting

Excavation

Dressing

Loading and Transportation

Dumping

b) Air Pollution Control Measures

The measures proposed for implementation are listed below

1. Water sprinkling will be done for dust suppression using Water Tankers

having provision of sprinkling on dump yards and haul roads will be used.

2. Dust Masks will be provided for the workers based on work area

3. Afforestation around the lease boundary of the applied area

4. Transportation vehicles will be covered by tarpaulin covers

5. Properly designed blasting operation.

6. Proper maintenance of the machinery/vehicles

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The fugitive dust emissions from the mining activities of all six mines when in operation

will be minimum as the mining methodology is by underground drill & line method so

the fugitive dust will be very less.

The movement of vehicles for transportation of mineral will depend upon the market, at

the maximum about 10-12 tippers will ply to need the market demand so the emissions

of fugitive dust and vechiluar emissions will be very minimal.

The predictions of GLC,s was calculated based on the FDM model to now the GLC,s within

the core zone of cluster mines is for PM10 is <5 µg/m3 and for PM2.5 is <5 µg/m3 and for

SO2 is <5 µg/m3 and for NOx is < 5 µg/m3 and in the buffer zone within the cluster mines

is for PM10 is 3 µg/m3 and for PM2.5 is <3 µg/m3 and for SO2 is <3 µg/m3 and for NOx is <

3 µg/m3

NOISE ENVIRONMENT

i) Sources of Noise Noise produced from Mining operations is not continuous. The levels of noise are

different based on the activity workers are exposed to Identify sources of noise from

the mine are listed below. Source of Noise

Drilling Operations

Blasting Operations

Dressing Operations

Machinery operation i.e. Excavator, Tipper movement

The mining operations will be carried out for one shift. ii) Noise Protection Measures Hearing protection devices (Ear plugs and ear muffs) will be provided to the

drill machine operations and dumper drivers. Development of greenbelt in the periphery of mine and all along the haul roads. The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce the noise.

The protective noise reducing gear like earplugs.

Plantation.

Proper maintenance of roads.

Proper maintenance of machines.

Proper design of Drilling/blasting techniques.

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IMPACT DUE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

Max. No. of Trucks required to transport the Dolomite & Steatite will be

From proposed Quarry - 3 nos.

From adjoining quarry of –10 -12 nos.

The existing road is capable of absorbing this additional traffic.

Dust suppression will be taken up along the haulage roads & approach roads.

Hence there will not be much impact on traffic due to this proposed mine activity.

2. WATER ENVIRONMENT i) Sources of Water Pollution The area/activity which has potential resulting in water pollution are identified

and listed below:

1. Water Consumption

2. Possibility of Siltation from waste dump yard

3. Ground water level ii) Water Consumption Water consumption in the mine is mainly in the following areas and is estimated to be

6.0 KLD. Water will be sourced from local villages. Water balance is given below

Water Balance (6.0 KLD)

Water Requirement Total Requirement [KLD] Dust suppression 2.5 Greenbelt Development 2.0 Domestic Usage 1.5

Total Water Requirement(KLD)

6.0

For the Proposed quarry the water consumption - 6.0 KLD

The total water requirement for adjoining quarry 2 mines is 12.0 KLD

3.1 Water Pollution control Measures

The following water pollution control measures will be implemented to

minimize impacts due to the above listed issues

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Waste Water generation

The only wastewater generation from the Mine is from domestic use. Septic

tank followed by soak pit will be provided for treating the domestic wastewater

Sanitary wastewater generation from Proposed quarry will be 1.2 KLD. Sanitary wastewater generation from adjoining quarry of two mines is 2.4 KLD

4. LAND ENVIRONMENT

Areas of Considered

The Identified aspects which can cause impact due to mining operations are

listed below

Land Use

Solid waste generation

Transportation

Green belt

Land Use:

The category of the mining lease area is P a t t a land which is covered with

shrubs.

Solid Waste generation:

Transportation activity within the mining lease area is mainly for transportation of

overburden by tippers from the mine pit to crusher units. The length of the haulage

road is approximately 90 m and varies with progress/ increase of mine area.

I) Land management Measures A) Solid waste management About 4644 Tonns (929 Tonns per annum) of waste is generated. About 10% of the

wastage is expected to be mineral waste as it which consists of intercalation of

calcareous and lime weathered shale etc. This waste will be stacked in the North

side of the lease area during five years. The quantities of year wise waste for five year

are given below :

Year Mineral Rejections[TPA] I 824 II 889 III 889 IV 952 V 1091 Total 4644

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SOLID WASTE GENERATIONS FROM OTHER QUARRY LEASE ARAEAS About 3720 Tonns (3328 Tonns per annum) of waste is generated from the other

surrouding quarry. About 10% of the wastage is expected to be mineral waste as it

which consists of intercalation of calcareous and lime weathered shale etc.

Lease Name Extent-Ha

Status Solid Waste [Max]-TPA

Average [TPA]

Smt. T Anuradha 6.613 Existing 3000 2810 J Rajapullaiah-Lessee 1.781 New 720 518 Total Waste 3720 3328

Green belt Development

As per the conservation of Mineral and Mines Act, it is required to leave a barrier of

7.5 m width all along the mining lease area and all along haulage roads

SOCIAL WELFARE MEASURES The mine will provide employment to 52 persons and equal number of persons will be

employed indirectly for transportation and other activities. Local persons will be

given preference.

5. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEASURES and BUDGET

Fugitive dust, noise and fines may affect the health of workers. Safety of employee

during operation will be taken care as per mine regulations act 1961. To avoid any

adverse effects on the health of workers due to dust & noise, the following measures

will be implemented:

Provision of rest shelters for mine workers with amenities like drinking

water, fans, toilets etc.

Dust suppression of haul road. First - Aid facilities within lease area

Height, slope and width of dump development as per the approved

Mining plan.

Regular medical examination for the employees. Dust masks will be provided for control of dust[All Quarries].

Ear plugs will be provided to employees to reduce the Noise impact.

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Health check-up will be carried out for all employees in an external hospital

yearly once and medical records will be maintained

Rs. 1500/- per person/year will be allocated employee occupation health.

Periodicity of health checkups done for yearly for workers working in Quarry.

• Blood test (once in a year)

• Urine test (once in a year)

• Complete Physical examination (once in a year)

• X-ray of chest (once in a year)

• Lung/Pulmonary function test (once in a year)

• Sputum Examination (once in a year)

6. BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Total cost for the project is 38 lakhs. Budget allocated for EMP is 3.40 Lakhs (Capital

Cost), 2.55 Lakhs (Recurring Cost).

Sl no Work name Total fixed cost Maintenance/ recurring

cost with periodicity

1 Safety shoe - 15,000

2 Helmet - 6,000 3 Hand gloves - 2000 4 Ear plugs - 1000

5 Cloth for protection from dust 10,000 5,500

6 Dust Masks - 4,500

7 Water sprinkling 2,00,000 25,000

8 Green belt establishment 60,000 20,000

9 Medical examination - 45,000

10 Environmental Monitoring - 40,000

11 Social welfare measures - 60,000

12 Garland drains 70,000 30,000

Total 3,40,000 2,55,000

Total budget from all the surrounding mines will be of Rs 6.8 lakhs towards capital cost

and about Rs 5.10 lakhs towards the recurring cost to protect the Environment of the

surrounding areas under the Environmental Protection Measures

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POST PROJECT MONITORING PROGRAMME

Monitoring of all the environmental parameters viz, air, water, noise and soil as per the

formulated program based on CPCB and MOEF guidelines every year in order to detect

any changes from the baseline status. Monitoring program will be followed till the

quarrying operations continue. For implementation of Environment management Plan a

small unit will be formed under control of the Mines manager. The job of this unit will

be regular environmental monitoring, preparation and submission of environmental

report, green belt development, etc.