PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

OF

SONADI LIMESTONE MINE (ML-1)(AREA: 294.160 HA)

SONADIH, DHABADIH, RASEDA, KESHDABRI VILLAGES,BALODABAZAR TEHSIL OF BALODABAZAR-BHATAPARA

DISTRICT,CHHATTISGARH

FOR

LIMESTONE PRODUCTIONOF

5.5 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM (MTPA)

CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE(NON FOREST AREA)

OF

LAFARGE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED“Equinox Business Park (Peninsula Techno Park),

Tower 3, East Wing, 4th Floor,Off Bandra-Kurla Complex, LBS Marg, Kurla-West,

Mumbai-400070

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Executive summary2. Introduction of the project/ Background information3 Project Description.4 Site Analysis5. Planning Brief.6 Proposed Infrastructure7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan.8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations).

CHAPTER – 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Executive Summary

Lafarge India Private Limited (LIPL) is a subsidiary of Lafarge, a worldleader in building materials, headquartered in Paris (France) with top-ranking positions in its Cement, aggregates & Concrete businesses. In1833 Lafarge began its operations and contributed to the first majorproject - the Suez Canal in Egypt in 1864. With over 180 years ofknowledge gained from operations across the world, Lafarge contributes tothe construction of cities by providing innovative solutions.

LIPL is operating six cement plants in India, two integrated plants in thestate of Chhattisgarh, one in Rajasthan and one each grinding/ blendingstations in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Haryana. LIPL produces andsells Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Slag Cement, and PortlandPozzolana Cement. The Total cement production capacity of LIPL in theIndian market currently stands at around 11 million tonnes per year.

Sonadih Cement Plant, a unit of LIPL, is located near Sonadih village,Baloda-bazar Tehsil of Balodabazar-Bhatapara District in Chhattisgarhstate. The present plant capacity is 3.5 MTPA clinkers which require 5.5million tonne per annum of limestone. The balance limestone reserve inexisting mining lease is 29.68 million tonnes as on 31/03/2016, whichwill meet the plant limestone requirement for 5 years only. Thus a newmine (294.60 Ha) with similar production capacity of 5.5 million tonnesper annum is required to open up

Out of the total clinker production, about 12-15% clinker is utilized atSonadih Cement Plant for manufacturing of Portland Pozzolana Cementwhile 85-88% clinker would continue to be sent to Jojobera grinding unit.

CHAPTER – 2INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.0 Introduction of the Project / Background information

i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of miningproject, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given.

Sonadih Limestone Mine (ML-1) Captive Limestone Mine of LafargeIndia Private Limited (LIPL) is located at Sonadih, Dabadih, Raseda,Keshdabri Villages, Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Mandal & district,Chhattisgarh State.

The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance for 5.5MTPA limestone productions from mining lease area of 294.16 Hafrom Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC)under 1(A) category of EIA notification SO1533 dated 14th Sep. 2006and subsequent amendments.

The Government of Chhattisgarh has issued a letter of intent forsanction of mining lease vide letter No. AF 3-44/2010/12, dated15/06/2016. A copy of the letter is enclosed as Annexure- I.

PROJECT PROPONENT:

Lafarge India Private Limited (LIPL) is a subsidiary of Lafarge, a worldleader in building materials, headquartered in Paris (France) with top-ranking positions in its Cement, aggregates & Concrete businesses. In1833 Lafarge began its operations and contributed to the first majorproject - the Suez Canal in Egypt in 1864. With over 180 years ofknowledge gained from operations across the world, Lafargecontributes to the construction of cities by providing innovativesolutions.

LIPL is operating six cement plants in India, two integrated plants inthe state of Chhattisgarh, one in Rajasthan and one each grinding/blending stations in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Haryana. LIPLproduces and sells Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Slag Cement,and Portland Pozzolana Cement. The Total cement production capacity

of LIPL in the Indian market currently stands at around 11 milliontonnes per year.Sonadih Cement Plant, a unit of LIPL, is located near Sonadih village,Baloda-bazar Tehsil of Balodabazar-Bhatapara District inChhattisgarh state. The present plant capacity is 3.5 MTPA clinkerswhich require 5.5 million tonne per annum of limestone. The balancelimestone reserve in existing mining lease is 29.68 million tonnes ason 31/03/2016, which will meet the plant limestone requirement for 5years only. Thus a new mine with similar production capacity of 5.5million tonnes per annum is required to open up.Out of the total clinker production, about 12-15% clinker is utilized atSonadih Cement Plant for manufacturing of Portland PozzolanaCement while 85-88% clinker would continue to be sent to Jojoberagrinding unit.

ii. Brief Description Of Nature Of The Project

The proposed project is a limestone mine spreads over an area of294.16 Ha with mineable reserves of about 101.065 million tonnes toproduce 5.5 MTPA of Limestone at Sonadih, Dabadih, Raseda, &Keshdabri Village, Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Mandal & District ofChhattisgarh.

The mining of the deposit is proposed to be worked by deep holedrilling & blasting with fully mechanized open cast conventionalmethod.

iii. Need for the project and its importance to the country and orregion.

Cement industry is one of the main beneficiaries of the infrastructureboom. While on the one hand several big and small cement companiesare actively considering expansion plans in anticipation of furthergrowth in demand for cement, on the other, a phase of acquisitionsand mergers among the existing players is also going on.

Weaker sections’ housing, construction of public toilets, schools inrural area apart from several private and public infrastructure projectsapart from concrete roles will also give tremendous boost to thecement consumption in the state.

As per the industry sources, demand has mainly come from theconstruction sector with the three main cities in the South -Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad - witnessing hectic constructionactivity be it for the information technology sector, shopping malls orintegrated townships. The growth in demand has prompted manycement industries to consider expanding their capacities, both inpresent locations and in Greenfield locations.

The chemical characteristics of limestone extracted from this mine donot warrant any mineral beneficiation, since the quality of limestoneproduced from this mine is suitable for cement.

To meet the limestone requirement of the plant, LIPL been issuedMining lease for the subject mine, and it aims to produce 5.5 MTPA oflimestone from this mine.

iv. Demand– supply Gap

Since Limestone is the main raw material for cement production, thedemand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, the subjectmine produces good grade limestone leading to conservation ofmineral resources.

The cement market has grown due to the central governmentliberalization policies and impetus for development of infrastructurewith new schemes for housing, road projects.

v. Imports Vs Indigenous production.

The limestone produced from LIPL is meant for the captiveconsumption in the cement plant.

vi. Export possibility.

No exports of limestone are proposed.

vii. Domestic / export markets

The limestone produced from mine is meant for the captiveconsumption in the cement plant.

viii. Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project.

Three shift operations are proposed to meet the productionrequirements.

As this will be the green field project by LIPL, so the employment of thetechnical personnel will be required for plant and mines. The localityof the area will be benefited for the employment directly and indirectly.

The mine is proposed to be operated by fully mechanised conventionalmethod. Adequate supervisory manpower and workmen will beengaged in the mine for the proposed level of production totalling 113persons.

Total direct employment envisaged from the cement plant is about 113Nos. In addition there would be a lot of indirect employmentopportunities to the skilled & unskilled arising due to the proposedproject.

The establishment of the cement plant and proposed captive minewould aid in the overall social and economic development of theregion. The plant and mine, in addition to direct employment, wouldalso provide indirect employment opportunities to many more people,in the form of contractual jobs/works in business opportunities,service facilities, canteen, horticulture, house-keeping, buildingmaintenance, rental vehicles and grocery shops & utility stores etc.beside a large force for cement sales, transport of cementadditives/correctives, fuel & fly ash etc. This will upgrade theeconomic status of the region and people living therein.

CHAPTER – 3PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.0 Project Description

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

The proposed project is Limestone mine extending over an area of294.16 Ha with production capacity of 5.5 MTPA.

The limestone requirement in future for the cement complex isproposed to be met from the proposed mine lease having mineablereserves of 101.065 million tonnes with life of 19 years as perexploration carried out. The life of the mine may increase after furtherexploration.

It is categorized as Category A Project under Schedule 1(a) as themining lease area is more than 50 ha hence it necessitates obtainingPrior Environment Clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest &Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

3.1 Location (map showing general location, specific location, andproject boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The Mine Site is a part of the Survey of India Toposheet No. 64/K/2.The site falls between 210 43’10.0”- 210 45’0.0” North latitude and820 10’ 50.0”- 820 12’ 20.0” East Longitude with an average altitude of243-259m above MSL.

The location map of the Mine site is shown in Fig – 1.

Nearest railway line connecting Bilaspur Jnct – Raipur Jnct. of SouthEastern Railway line is located at a distance of 19.0 km to WNWdirection from the site. Key map showing the location of variousfeatures around the Mine site is shown in Fig – 2. Bilaspur, a majortown is located at a distance of 60 km in NNW

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The National Highway (NH-200) connecting Bilaspur – Raigarh islocated at a distance of about 25.0 km in NNE direction, The nearestrailway stations is located at Nipania RS which is 18.5 km in WNWdirection.

The State Highway (SH-10) connecting Bhatapara – Balodabazar islocated at a distance of about 8.5 km in SW direction

There are no wild life sanctuaries, national parks, elephant/tigerreserves within 10km radius of the study area.

Nearest Settlements from the Mine site

Parsadih – 0.5 km – NNW Sonadih – 0.1 km – NNW Roseri – 1.1 km - ESE Rasera – 0.3 km – SE Dhobadih– 1.3km – W

Nearest Reserved Forests from the Mine site

Mohtara RF - 0.6 km - S Latwa RF – 3.8 km in SW Sonbarsa RF - 1.7 km- WSW

Salient features of Mine site are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3 showsthe study area of 10 km radius around the Mine site.

TABLE - 1SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINING LEASE AREA

Feature DetailsAltitude 243-259m m above mslLatitude Between210 43’ 10” to 210 45’ 00”

Longitude Between 820 10’ 50” to 820 12’ 20” EVillage, Tehsil, District,State

Villages - Raseda, Dhabadih, Sonadih, Teh-Balodabazar ,District-Balodabazar, Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh State, india.

IMD Station Raipur – 100.0 km – SW

District Head Quarter Raipur – 100.0 km – SW

Max. Temp. 0C 47.7Min. Temp. 0C 8Relative Humidity% 23-87Annual rainfall 800-900 mmTopography Flat terrain with hillocksSoil Type Sandy loam

Nearest water bodiesRiver.

Seonath River - 0.9 km - NJamunya N – 1.1 km - NNW

Nearest Highway

National Highway (NH-200) Connecting Bilaspur – Raigarh isat a distance of 25.0 km in NNE direction.

The State Highway (SH-10) connecting Bhatapara -Balodabazar is located at a distance of about 8.5 km in SWdirection

Nearest ForestMohtara RF - 0.6 km - SLatwa RF – 3.8 km in SWSonbarsa RF - 1.7 km- WSW

Nearest Railway station Nipania RS – 18.5 km – WNW

Nearest Railway Jn Bilaspur – 60.0 km – NNW

Nearest IndustriesSonadih Cement Plant – 0.3 km – EAmbuja Cement Ltd., – 10.7 km – SWRawan Cement Works – 22.5 km - SW

Nearest Village

Parsadih – 0.5 km – NNWSonadih – 0.1 km – NNWRoseri – 1.1 km - ESERasere – 0.3 km – SEDhobadih– 1.3km – W

Nearest Town Bilaspur – 60 km – NNW

Nearest Air port Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur – 105 km – SW

Interstate boundary Chchattisgarh – Odisha – 85.0 km - SE

Historical places None within 10 km radius* All distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances.

3.0 Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting theproposed site, particularly the environmental considerations goneinto should be highlighted.

The mine is site specific with the mineral presence, hence alternatesite was not considered.

4.0 Size or magnitude of operation.

Mine area is 294.16 Ha. The proposed rate of production of limestoneis 5.5 Million TPA.

5.0 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flowchart showing the project layout, components of the project etc.should be given)

The proposed method of working is opencast fully mechanizedconventional method including drilling, blasting, loading andtransportation.

• For drilling, latest hydraulic drills will be used in combinationwith the diesel-operated compressors. The diameter of drill holewill be of 115 mm diameter. The bench height will be maintainedwith a maximum height of about 8 m to match the maximumreach of the loading machine. The average width of the limestonebench will be more than the height of the bench.

• Necessary permission will be obtained from DGMS to have higherbenches if necessary.

• An overall pit slope has been planned to be maintained at lessthan 450.

• For charging the blast hole site mix emulsion explosive will beused along with cast booster. Controlled blasting technique willbe deployed, using non-electric detonation system (Exel down thehole detonators as well as surface connectors) in combinationwith sequential blasting machine for effective control of blastinduced ground vibrations fly rocks and noise. An explosive vanof 9 tonnes capacity serves to transport explosives is propose foruse.

• Hydraulic Rock Breaker will be use for breaking oversizedboulders in place of secondary Blasting.

• Excavator of 5.1 Cu.m bucket capacity will be used for loading the

material in to the dumpers.• The loaded material shall be transported using 35 tonnes Dumpers

to crusher located in factory.

MINING METHODOLOGY(OPEN CAST MECHANISED MINING)

i. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likelysource, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport ofraw material and finished product.

Being mining project no raw material is required, however explosivesfor blasting and fuel/diesel for HEMM will be required duringoperation.

ii. Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in theproject, if any, should be briefly outlined.

The Top soil and subgrade/ interstitial waste generated during the lifeof mine will be separately dumped at the designated place.

The top soil dumps stacked temporarily will be rehandled and used forgreen belt development.

Subgrade/ interstitial waste material are dumped far from theultimate pit limit in the non - mineralised area.

iii. Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement

About 50 m3/day of water is required for green belt & dustsuppression of the mines. Water requirement will be met from GroundWater

The power required for illumination will be supplied from CaptivePower Plant / Grid.

iv. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) andscheme for their management / disposal.

• The Top soil generated during mine operation will be used for greenbelt development. The subgrade as and when generated will bedumped in non – mineralised area.

• The top soil dumps stacked temporarily will be rehandled and usedfor afforestation purpose during conceptual period.

• 182.54 Ha of Mined out area will be converted into water reservoir.

Wastewater generated from domestic use will be treated in septic tankfollowed by soak pit. The waste water from work shop will be passedthrough oil and grease trap before using for greenbelt development/dust suppression.

CHAPTER – 4SITE ANALYSIS

4.0 Site Analysis

i. Connectivity.

The area is well connected by road and rail. National Highway (NH-200) connecting Bilaspur – Raigarh is located at a distance of about25.0 km in NNE direction. Nearest railway line connecting BilaspurJnct – Raipur Jnct. of South Eastern Railway line is located at adistance of 18.5 km to WNW direction from the site.. The nearestrailway stations is located at Nipania RS which is 18.5 km in WNWdirection.

The existing mine has already got all the infrastructure facilities suchas electricity, phone, drinking water supply, office rooms, rest shedetc. the same will be utilized for proposed mine.

ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.

Total mine lease are of 277.025 Ha is patta land & 17.135 Ha is Govt.Land is involved.

Topography

• The Mining Lease area, under reference is gentle terrain coveredwith black cotton soil.

• The general elevation of the area ranges from 238 m to 252 mabove MSL.

Surface plan of the Mining lease area is enclosed as Fig – 4.

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TITLE :

PROJECT : SONADIH LIMESTONE DEPOSIT - ML-1

Teh-Balodabazar , District-Balodabazar, Bhatapara Chchattisgarh State, India.

Villages - Raseda, Dhabadih, Sonadih

iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest,water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances fromthe periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, nationalpark, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies(distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ, in case of notifiedindustrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given.

Total mine lease area comprises 277.025 Ha of patta land & 17.135Ha of Govt. Land.

Seonath River is at a distance of 0.9 km in Northern direction, withflow from NNW to NE to site. Jamunya is at a distance of 1.1 km inNNW direction, with flows from NNW to NE to site.

Safety zone will be provided to the village road passing through themine lease.

iv. Soil classification

The top soil is black cotton soil with various thickness. The quantity ofsoil generated will be stored as soil bund at designated place and willbe used for plantation.

v. Climatic data from secondary sources

The entire Baloda Bazar – Bhatapara District falls in semi-arid zonehaving extreme climate. The winter season starts in November andextends up to middle of March. The weather is usually cold. DuringDecember – January the area experiences severe cold when minimumtemperature goes down to 8oC. The summer season extends from theend of March to the end of June. Hot air waves are common duringsummer. The area experiences severe heat during May when thehighest temperature is around 47oC. The rainy season starts in earlyJuly and continues upto September and the annual rainfall isreported to be about 800-900 mm. The relative humidity is highestduring the month of July which goes up to 99%.

The district receives about 90% of its annual rainfall during the south-west monsoon period between July and September. Occasionalrainfall in winter during December to March is noticed. The rainfall isgenerally erratic in aerial distribution and intensity of rain varies from

place to place and also from year to year. The maximum andminimum relative humidity is observed to be between 99.0% and22.0%.

vi. Social infrastructure available

The site is well connected to all major cities by rail/road. All basicamenities such as school, hospital, market, etc., are available here.

vii. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which giveinformation of EIA purpose.

CHAPTER – 5PLANINIG BRIEF

5.0 Planning Brief

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportationetc.,) town and country planning/development authorityclassification

The salient features of mine design will be as under:

o The overburden is in the form of top soil cover, murrum, yellow soiland clayey material of variable thickness. The overburden will beremoved by dozer and transported by excavator-dumper combinationto the stock yard on non-mineralized zone. This material will beutilized for plantation within the non-mining zone.

o In the major part of the area, the top surface level varies from 250 -242m. Therefore, from mining point of view, a level of 250 m has beentaken for making the lower benches of 8 m each and, the accordinglythe bench-wise reserve has been estimated from + 250 mRL. Fromsecond bench onwards, the height of the bench will be of 8 m, namely250 – 242 m, 242 – 234 m, 234 – 226 m, 226 – 218 m and 218 – 210m.

o The working will be carried out in 3 shifts.o In the narrowing zones, the bench height will be reduced at 3 to 6 m.o Limestone is bedded deposit, massive & compact in nature, hence, the

ultimate pit slope of 500 will be quite stable. For a bench of 8 mheight, floor width of 6 m will be maintained. Presently, the workingwidth will be maintained at about 20 m.

o The rain-water and seepage water collected in the pit will be stored inthe lower benches and will be used for spraying on the haul-roads andplantation.

o The floor of the working faces will be kept slightly sloping to facilitateflow of water towards the sump during rainy season to keep theworking faces dry.

o For blasting, 104 mm dia and 8 m (+0.5 m perihole) will be drilled withcompressed-air-operated wagon drills. The blasting will be done byANFO/SME/Slurry as column charge and slurry /cast boosterexplosive as booster charge. Controlled blasting will be practiced byusing Nonel detonators.

o Hydraulic rock breaker will be used for breaking oversized boulders inplace of secondary blasting.

o Hydraulic excavator of 5.1 cum capacity will be used in combinationwith 35 tonner dumpers for loading and transportation of limestone.

o The crushed limestone will be directly transported to the cement plantafter crushing and screening (if required).

o The haul distance from mine site to crusher is about 3 to 5 km.o For the purpose of grade control, samples will be drawn from each

blast/blast holes and will be analysed for its grade.o The sub-grade of limestone produced from the mine will be separately

stacked and processed by suitably blending as per requirement. Theblending ratio will vary according to parameters of raw mix from timeto time.

o The Staker – Reclaimer and Raw-Mills operations will be governed byProduction and Quality Control department of the Cement Plant,which will also co-ordinate with Mine Management to dispatchparticular quality of crushed limestone as may be required, so that theRaw-Mix design suits the required parameters i.e. LSF, SM and AM,etc.

o All efforts will be made considering eco-friendly mining in the area. Forthis, dense plantation will be done all around the lease area in thenon-mining zone to improve aesthetic beauty and for development ofgreen belt.

o The production and development will be started in the Block-2 andthereafter during third year onwards the production will be taken upfrom Block-2 and Block-3 both.

o The mining loss during the mining of limestone is expected as about10% of the total ROM due to intercalations, fractures, clay pockets,voids, cavities, etc.

o Out of this, 5% will be considered as waste/intercalations and keptseparately and remaining 5% will be due to voids and cavities. Thiswill be temporary stocked within the lease area and utilized for roadmaintenance time to time.

ii. Population projection

About 113 personnel of various skills will be deployed directly for theproposed mining. They will be mostly from nearby villages. In additionto direct employment, many indirect employment opportunities isenvisaged to many more people, in the form of contractual jobs/worksin business opportunities, service facilities, canteen, horticulture,house-keeping, building maintenance, rental vehicles and groceryshops & utility stores etc. Moreover, employment opportunities are

created due to opening of sale depots, transport of other rawmaterials, fuel, fly-ash & cement etc. This will upgrade the economicstatus of the region and people living therein.

Because of local employment prospects, as above, migration of peoplefrom the nearby villages is minimized. However, for the sake ofpopulation projection, on the assumption that 50% of the populationof the employed are from distant places and shall reside in the plantcolony. The colony shall be equipped with all necessary infrastructurefacilities and shall not pose any significant additional burden on theexisting infrastructure facilities of the area. In addition, the existinginfrastructure facilities of the area, shall also be enhanced andstrengthened by various activities under socio-economic developmentprogram proposed by company.

iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)

Total mine lease are of 277.025 Ha is patta land & 17.135 Ha is Govt.Land is involved.

Conceptually, an area of 182.54 will be utilized for mining purposeand the rest area will be utilized as OB dump area andinfrastructures. Mined out area will be converted into water reservoir.

iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social)

With the setup of the project, there will be requirement of varioussocial & physical infrastructures because of influx of people.Infrastructural facilities will be common with the cement plant.

Apart from the jobs, the company will provide medical and educationalfacilities to the employees which can also be availed by the peoplearound the plant. Adequate recreational facilities for the staff of thecompany and the local people will be created in the township.

v. Amenities / Facilities.

The existing operating mine has already got all the infrastructurefacilities such as electricity, phone, drinking water supply, officerooms, rest shed etc. the same will be utilized for proposed mine.

CHAPTER – 6PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.0 Proposed infrastructure

i. Industrial area (processing area)

Crusher will be located within the Cement plant.

All the services like site office, first aid station, rest shelter, drinkingwater, sanitation facilities and other amenities will be provided. Thedetails are discussed in the following paras.

• Well-maintained office room for mine officials• Workshop• Stores with essential spares for HEMM• First aid room, first aid boxes at rest shelter and close to the

workings will be provided. All the personnel engaged in themining activity will be trained in first aid.

The following site facilities will be provided.

• Safe and cool water for drinking will be provided at the restshelter for the workers.

• Workers and staff, accommodation will be created near to themine site.

• Water for drinking and domestic consumption at the mine willbe supplied from the cement plant.

• Fire tending arrangement will be provided at the mines siteoffice, with different types of extinguishers to deal will all kindsof fire like electrical, maintenance workshop and HEMMoperations.

• The vulnerable areas will be provided with fire alarms. Keypersons will be trained in firefighting.

ii. Residential area (non-processing area)

No residential area is proposed at mine. As far as possible, local peoplewill be employed.

iii. Greenbelt

Green belt over an area of 5.00 Ha will be developed 1st five Years.

iv. Social infrastructure

The mining activity in the area will have a positive socio-economicimpact upon the nearby human settlement as indirect employmentpotential will be created due to mining and allied activities in the area.Apart from these, the company promotes health and educationawareness in the area time to time by organizing health and educationcamps. The company will also take up various activities for upliftmentof the social infrastructure in consultation with local communities andregulatory bodies.

In addition, LIPL will take various social welfare programmes in thesurrounding villages. The focus areas include:

Economic development (Self Help Groups) Drinking Water Sanitation Health & Hygiene Education & vocational training etc.

v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/water ways etc.,)

Road:

National Highway (NH-200) Connecting Bilaspur – Raigarh is at adistance of 25.0 km in NNE direction to the Mine site.

Railway Line

Nearest railway line connecting Bilaspur Jnct – Raipur Jnct. of SouthEastern Railway line is located at a distance of 19.0 km to WNWdirection from the site. The nearest railway station is located atNipania RS which is 18.5 km in WNW direction.

vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)

Total water requirement is 50m3/day for green belt & dustsuppression of the mines. The water required for mining utilities willbe initially sourced from Cement plant & later from the mine pit itself.

vii. Sewerage system

Domestic waste water from mines office will be treated in septic tankfollowed by soak pit.

viii. Industrial waste management

Not Applicable

ix. Solid waste management

The top soil will be removed and used for afforestation during theconceptual period. Mined out area will be partially backfilled andbalance area will be converted into water reservoir.

x. Power requirement & supply / source.

About 0.5 MW power is required for illumination and other activitieswhich shall be met from Grid. Provision of D.G. Set is also envisagedfor emergency power.

CHAPTER – 7REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

7.0 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R & R) Plan

i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the projectaffected persons including home oustees, land oustees andlandless labourers (a brief out line to be given).

The mine area does not cover any habitation. Hence the miningactivities do not involve any displacement of human settlement. Nopublic buildings, places, monuments etc., exist within the lease areaor in the vicinity. The mining operations will not disturb/relocate anyvillage. However, the land oustees will be enumerated andcompensation will be paid as per the Govt. Policy.

Land prices will be jointly fixed by LIPL under the assistance of Localeminent people of the society, local party leaders, & otherrepresentatives from land owners and accordingly lands were and willbe purchased with the knowledge of all concerned and in line with thedifferent policies & acts issued from time to time, LIPL agreed to paysignificantly higher price than the market rate prevailing at the time.

Besides, the company will formulate and implement different plansunder which benefits will be given to land oustees on priority and alsoextended to other local residents of the surrounding villages such asdirect employment, other income generating activities directly andindirectly, contracts and other tangible benefits under the followingheads:-

A. Vocational Training for Youths/Self EmploymentB. Educational FacilitiesC. Medical FacilitiesD. Welfare Scheme for the People of the Local AreaE. Infrastructure Facility Development of the AreaF. Community Development/Social welfare Schemes

CHAPTER – 8PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.0 Project schedule & Cost Estimates

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date ofcompletion (time schedule for the project to be given).

The mine is scheduled to be executed by January 2017, after gettingEC, CTE and all other regulatory clearances. Life of the mine @ 5.5million tonnes per annum for the mineable reserves of 101.065 milliontonnes would be 19 years. The life of the mine may increase afterfurther exploration.

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

The estimated project cost is about Rs. 150 Crores including landcost.

CHAPTER – 9ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)

9.0 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)

i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefitto the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.

Economic development of the region depends largely upon the natureof activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporatedevelopment invariably contributes towards acceleration of theprocess of socio-economic upliftment of the rural society by meansof employment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.,

Employment: The locals of the area will be benefited for theemployment directly and indirectly. The mine is proposed to beoperated by fully mechanised conventional method. Total directemployment envisaged from the proposed mine is about 113 persons.

Further, there would be a lot of indirect employment opportunitiesarising due to the proposed cement project.

The establishment of the cement plant and proposed captive minewould aid in the overall social and economic development of theregion. The plant and mine, in addition to direct employment, wouldalso provide indirect employment opportunities to many more people,in the form of contractual jobs/works in business opportunities,service facilities, canteen, horticulture, house-keeping, buildingmaintenance, rental vehicles and grocery shops & utility stores etc.Moreover, employment opportunities are created due to opening ofsale depots, transport of other raw materials, fuel, fly-ash & cementetc. This will upgrade the economic status of the region and peopleliving therein.

Medical facilities: Medical facilities will be provided for employee aswell as people of nearby villages.

Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational trainingfacilities will be provided for the children of employees as well asvillagers from nearby villages.

Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads will be developed at parWith plants roads

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