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Pre-Fisibility Report

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This is a proposal of Chinaclay mining Project at Survey no. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, village Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka : Vijapur, District: Mehsana, Gujarat of Amrapali & Co..

Salient features of the Project

S. No. Particulars Details A. Mining Lease Details

Name of the Project Amrapali & Co. Mineral Chinaclay Mining Lease Area 255.53ha Applicant Amrapali & Co. Lease Validity 20 years B Location

Survey No. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki Village Aarsodiya & Eklara Taluka Vijapur

District

Mehsana

State

Gujarat


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C. Other details

Cost of the project Rs. 20 Lakh Annual Rainfall 90 to 125 cm Seismic Zone Zone II


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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Production capacity of Chinaclay is proposed 24000 MT/Month from mining lease of an area of 255.53ha located on Survey no. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, Village: Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka: Vijapur, District: Mehsana (Gujarat) of Shree Oriental Prospecting Company.

(i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent Shri Amrapali & Co. have got sanctioned the order for the project of mining mineral of Chinaclay for an area of 255.53ha located on Survey no. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, Village:Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka: Vijapur, District: Mehsana (Gujarat) Vide No. MCR/1577/(A-19)/3565 /CHH dated 3.10.1984 of Commissioner of Geology & Mines, Gandhinagar, Gujarat for the period of 20 years. (Order is enclosed as annexure). Renewal Application.

(ii) Brief Description of the Nature of Project It is a Chinaclay mining project for an area of 255.53ha located on Survey no. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, Village:Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka: Vijapur, District: Mehsana (Gujarat). Environmental Clearance is required from the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). As per MoEF Office Memorandum No. J-13012/12/2013-IA-II (I) dated 24.12.2013.

(iii) Need for the Project & Its Importance to the Country/ Region

Since the Villagers in the nearby villages are not able to make sufficient

livelihood from agricultural produce, they prefer to work in the mines and

get additional income. This will improve their standard of living through

getting livelihood locally. Moreover, they will remain staying in the

village rather than migrating to earn their bread & butter. The mining in

the area will help in developing the area in many ways like improvement


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in road, communication facility, health and educational benefits. The

mining will significantly help in generation. This will result into the

overall socio economic benefit to the local residence of the surrounding

area.

(iv) Demand – Supply Gap

Considering the demand of mineral sufficient availability of the mineral in the area, it is essential to have mine to sustain the supply of mineral for end use.

(v) Imports vs. Indigenous Production

The clay will be directly sold to the industries like ceramics, tile manufacturing and crockery’s etc. The stipulated by the ceramics buyers is Al2O3>30%, Fe2O3<1.5%, TiO2<1.25%, LOI <12%.

(vi) Export Possibility

There is export possibility of the mineral in rare and quite cheap and locally available in abundance and used in area of use.

(vii) Domestic/Export Markets

Mineral has only domestic market and will fulfill the requirement of local market base is locally in the area, in general it is supplied at the work site through local transportation.

(viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project Approx 20 to 30 skilled and semiskilled manpower needed to run the mine.


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3. Project Description

i. Type of Project Including Interlinked And Independent Projects, If Any There is no interlinked or interdependent project based on mineral produced. The mineral will be sold directly. This is existing clay mining project.

ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and

project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The project is situated at Survey No. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, Village Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka Vijapur, District Mehsana, Gujarat. The Geo-Coordinates indicated maps are as follows.


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Location Map

10 Km Radius map of the lease area


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(iii) Details of Alternate Sites Considered

No alternative site has been taken into consideration due to availability of mineral resources in the area in question.

(iv) Size and magnitude of operation

Production Capacity of Chinaclay (24000 MT/Month first year), at S.no.626, 629 & River Bed, Village: Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka Vijapur, District- Mehsana (Gujarat).

(v) Project Description with Process Detail

This is a proposal of Chinaclay mining Project at Survey no. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki, village Aarsodiya & Eklara, Taluka : Vijapur, District: Mehsana, Gujarat of Amrapali & Co.. There is no proposal for mineral processing of Chinaclay within the lease.

(Vi) Raw Material required along with estimated quantity, likely source,

marketing area of final product, Mode of transport of raw material and

Finished Product.

This is Clay Mining Lease. The mineral will be directly sold to the industries like

ceramics, tile manufacturing and crockery’s etc.. No raw material will be required

to dependent industries.


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(vii) Resources Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse Envisaged in the Project, if any, should be briefly Outlined

No waste water will be generated from mining operation

Domestic sewage water generated from office toilet will be disposed in soak pits via septic tank.

(viii) Availability of Water Its Source, Energy /Power Requirement and

Source

A. Water requirement:

Total water requirement for the proposed project will be 10 KLD which will be sourced from nearby villages.

B. Power requirement:

The electric power will not be use for the process of mining. Only HSD Fuel will be required for operating machineries.

(ix) Quantity of Waste to Be Generated (Liquid and Solid) And Scheme

for Their Management/Disposal:

Domestic sewage water generated from office toilet will be disposed in soak pits via septic tank.


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WASTE GENERATION & DISPOSAL Mineral rejects and Waste will be temporarily dumped near the working.

Following measures will be taken for the safe and secure waste management.

To provide stability to the waste dump a retaining wall/toe wall

around the waste dump is proposed, if required.

The waste dump will be managed in such a way that the completed

overall out-slope don’t exceed 20 degree from the vertical.

Keeping the fact of rainfall in the area, to collect the erosions and

wash off from the dump during the rainy season a garland drain

surrounding the toe and of the existing dump is also proposed.

Further, a sedimentation tank or setting tank is proposed, if needed,

so that the discharge from the dump may be passed through it

before its final discharge to the environment.

Efforts will also be made to grow vegetation on the surface of the

waste dump and on the top of the mineral rejects grass/bush/shrub

will be tied.

No toxic and hazardous element present in the material, which may

pollute the nearby area and ground water. As the manual mining

will be carried out due to the vehicle movement. To prevent that it

is proposed to spray water on the vehicle movement track.

Backfilling of the Mined out area . The waste and mineral reject

will be backfilled in the mined out area, starting of fifth year.


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4. GEOLOGY OF THE AREA Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts

of Gujarat state in westernIndia. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of

this district.

Area & Density :

(1) Mahesana covers 2.24% of total area of Gujarat State.

(2) Density (Population per sq. km) of Mahesana district is 462. Mahesana is the

10th densest district in the State.

Population:

(1) Mahesana district is the 15th most populated district in the State.

(2) In Mahesana district, Sub-district Mahesana has the highest population

(529816) whereas sub-district Satlasana has the lowest (89546).

(3) Among villages of Mahesana district, Sundhiya village of Subdistrict Vadnagar

is the most populated villages with population 14921 and Vaghadi (Navi) village of

Vadnagar sub-district has the lowest population of 63.

Literacy:

(1) Mahesana district has 83.61% literacy rate and female literacy rate is 75.32%.

Mahesana ranks 6th both in literacy and female literacy rate.

(2) Sub-district Unjha has the highest literacy rate (88.82) and Satlasana has the

lowest literacy rate (74.08) among all subdistricts of Mahesana.

Economic Activity:

(1) The economy of the district is basically dependent on agriculture as 53.29%

workers are engaged in agricultural activities.


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(2) Chemical products, Oil & Petroleum, food products and mineral based are the

most important industries of the district.

(3) Asia’s second largest diary “Dudhsagar milk co-operative dairy” is located in

sub-district Unjha of Mahesana district.

Mehsana district borders with Banaskantha district in the north, Patan and

Surendranagar districts in west, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts in south

and Sabarkantha district in the east. Major towns of the district are Vijapur,

Bahucharaji, Modhera, Unjha, Vadnagar, Kalol, Kadi, Visnagar, Kherva,

Jotana and Khadalpur, Sanganpur.


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5 SITE ANALYSIS

(i) Connectivity

Road : The lease are is connected 1 Km fair weather road from Eklara on vijapur to valsana road. Nearest village of human habitation is Eklara 1km far from the lease area. Nearest city Vijapur is 20 Kms far from the site. Rail : is nearest railway station is Jadar Railway station on Khedbrahma line of western railway. The lease area is 15.30 Km away from the lease area. Air : Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport, Ahmedabad is nearest airport & served by schedule flights of major Airlines. Ahmedabad Airport is 82kms far from the site. (ii) Land Form, Land Use and Land Ownership

Existing Land Use Pattern The total area of 255.53ha of Government land is obtained on lease for

mining on Survey No. 626, 629 & River Bed paiki of village Aarsodiya

& Eklara, Taluka Vijapur Mehsana.

(iii) Topography The lease area is geomorphologically a part of the Sabarmati River area,

which has a moderate to low relief and localized hillocks. The Mesozoic

and tertiary sediments have deposited in thin to thick sedimentary

depositions in this part of the Indian sub continent. In the lease area

mineral has been proved upto 6m depth below sand with kankar

overburden of 2.0m on surface. In the area bottom having hard

ferruginous sand stone is present.


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(iv) Existing Land Use Pattern {Agriculture, Non-Agriculture, Forest,

Water Bodies (Including Area Under CRZ)}, Shortest Distances

From The Periphery Of The Project To Periphery Of The Forests,

National Park, Wild Life Sanctuary, Eco Sensitive Areas, Water

Bodies (Distance From The HFL Of The River), CRZ. In Case Of

Notified Industrial Area, A Copy Of The Gazette Notification.

Environmental Settings S. Particular Details No. 1 Nearest Village Village Eklara 1km far from the site.

2 Nearest city/ town Vijapur is ~20 Km in SW direction from

mine site

3 Nearest Railway Station

Jadar Railway Station is ~ 15.30 km from mine

4 Nearest Airport Ahmedabad Airport around ~82km in SE

direction from mine

5 Archaeological Important Place None, within 10 km radius area of mine site.

6 Ecological

Sensitive Areas

There is no National Park, Wild Life Sanctuaries,

(National Park, Wildlif

e Biosphere Reserves, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife

Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve Corridors, etc. within 10 km radius

etc.) 7 Reserved/Protected Forest None

within 10 km radius 8 Nearest River / water body Sabarmati River


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(V) Existing Infrastructure:

There is no building & structure within mining lease area except some

vegetations existing on the lease area which will be cleared when required.

Total lease area is 255.53ha.

The lease area about 1 km from Eklara. Post and Telegraph, Hospital, Bank,

Education and all market facilities are available at the village. Nearest city

Vijapur 20km far from the mine.

(Vi) Soil Classification :

The lease area is geomorphologically a part of the Sabarmati River, which has

a moderate to low relief and localized hillocks. The Mesozoic and tertiary

sediments have deposited in thin to thick sedimentary depositions in this part

of the Indian sub continent. In the lease area mineral has been proved upto 6m

depth below sand with kankar overburden of 2.0m on surface. In the area

bottom having hard ferruginous sand stone is present.

Chinaclay: It is overlain by the ferruginous sandstone. It is fine ell and analla.

grained sticky China in colour. The average exposed thickness is 8.00 m in the

neighboring working area, the nearby well and nalla. The alumina content is

50.00% titanium content is 1.76% and iron oxide content is 1.28%. The

plasticity by hand filling s fair.

Ferrugenous Sand stone : It overlies the China clay bed. the rock is fine

grained, medium hard and brown in colour.

Sandy Soil : Major part of the area is covered by a thick layer of sandy soil,

kankar. The average thickness of the sandy soil is 2.0 m.


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(vi) Climatic data from secondary sources.

The year can be divided into: the winter season from November to February,

the hot season from March to May, the south-west monsoon season from

June to September and the intervening month of October.

(vii) Social Infrastructure available.

No social locality or any infrastructure is available on the proposed site of

mining of 255.53ha. The nearby locality and infrastructure is situated in

village Eklara.


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6. PLANNING BRIEF (i) Planning Concept (Type of Industries, Facilities, and

Transportation etc.) Town and Country Planning/Development Authority Classification Uses: This is a mining Project. Hence this section not applies.

(ii) Population Projection Manpower required will be engaged from nearby areas. No significant influx of people is anticipated in the area.

(iii) Land Use Planning

The extent of proposed mining lease area is 255.53ha. The area comprises

of Govt. waste / Non Forest land which is obtained for mining on lease. The

required NOC of the forest department is already issued.

(iv) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

No physical or social infrastructure is proposed on the site of mining.

(v) Amenities / facilities : Not any specific notable amenities are demanded on the site of mining other electricity. Mining Management will develop the Amenities/Facilities in the nearby area of the proposed mine site as per requirement of local people of the nearby area under corporate social responsibility programs.


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7. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

(i) Residential Area (Non Processing Area)

This is not required as mine workers comes from nearby villages. Rest shelter to the workers already exists in the major mining lease of the lessee.

(ii) Green Belt

Green belt will be developed on the approach road and surrounding the

lease boundary.

(iv) Water Management (Source & Supply of water)

Total water requirement for the project will be 10 KLD which will be used for domestic as well as dust supression purpose and sourced from nearby villages .

(v) Sewerage System

Domestic sewage water generated from office toilet will be disposed in soak pits via septic tank. Outside discharge is not envisaged.

(vi) Industrial Waste Management

No industrial waste will be generated from this mine mining operation.

(vii) Power Requirement & Supply/Source

Electric power through proper connection from NGVCL will be made available.


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8. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

Policy To Be Adopted (Central/State) In Respect Of The Project Affected Persons Including Home Oustees, Land Oustees And Landless Laborers (Brief Outline To Be Given)

Not Applicable as the lease area falls out of human habitation and locality.

9. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

(i) Likely Date Of Start Of Construction And Likely Date Of Completion

(Time Schedule For The Project To Be Given)

This is an existing mine.

(ii) Estimated Project Cost Along With Analysis In Terms Of Economic Viability of the Project:

Project cost is approximately 20 Lacs as per the quotational counting. As per the rules under the CSR activities tree plantation, safe drinking water facilities to nearby schools, academic financial assistants to the needy of the local, distribution of books, charity in local festivals and celebration will be carried out. The serious concern towards the value based living of laborers would be great concern.


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9. Analysis of proposal (Final recommendation)

Proposed Mining Lease will result in growth of the surrounding areas by

increasing direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region

including ancillary development and supporting infrastructure.

Development of social amenities will be in the form of medical facilities,

education to underprivileged and creation of self help groups.

No major adverse effect on environment is envisaged as the required mitigation measures are inbuilt in the project.

10. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (Enclosed separately)

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

Spry of water will be done to reduce generation of dust.

Green Belt will be developed inside & out side of the lease area. .

WATER MANAGEMENT

There is no surface water body in and around the mining lease area. The

rain water collected in mining pit will be diverted in the abandoned pit of

major mineral mining lease and used for water sprinkling and plantation.

Domestic waste water generated from office toilet will be disposed in soak

pits via septic tank.


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NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL

Proper maintenance of all machines will be carried out which will reduce

noise generation during operations. Workers exposed to high noise levels

will be provided with ear defenders.

LAND RECLAMATION

Total mining lease area is 255.53hectares. Clay is soft there won’t be any need of reclamation; however the O/B will be used to as reclamation.

GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT

Trees will be planted inside &outside the lease area. Local species will be preferred for plantation. Tree guards will be provided for protection and survival of the saplings.

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