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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

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JAYANTHIPURAM EAST BAND LIMESTONE MINEMining lease area: 108.17 Ha

(Non-forest land)Jayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal,

Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

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PRODUCTION OF 1.20 MTPAOF LIMESTONE

Captive Limestone Mine

of

The Ramco Cements Limited(Formerly Madras Cements Ltd)K S R Nagar, Krishna District

Andhra Pradesh - 521457

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Table of Contents

1. Executive summary2. Introduction of the project/ Background information3 Project Description4 Site Analysis5. Planning Brief6 Proposed Infrastructure7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations)

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CHAPTER – 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Executive Summary

The Ramco Cements Limited (formerly Madras Cements Ltd) isoperating a Cement plant of total installed capacity of 3.65 MillionTonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of cement at KSR Nagar, JaggayyapetMandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

RCL is operating following Captive limestone mines to meet thelimestone requirement of the cement plant.

Jayanthipuram Limestone Mine (North Band)Jayanthipuram Limestone Mine (South Band)Ravirala Limestone Mine (Forest)Ramco Budawada Limestone Mine (Forest)

The cement plant at Jayanthipuram commenced its operation in theyear 1987. At the early stages of exploration, the Geological Survey ofIndia had indicated good prospects of Limestone deposits in the leasehold areas held by M/S. Madras Cements. Subsequently, during theprogress of mining operations, the deposit was found to contain atplaces high silica zones, interstitial clay pockets and brecciatedlimestone zones. As such, there is an adverse impact on themineable reserves.

To conserve the mineral by blending the limestone obtained fromvarious mines, the subject mine i.e Jayanthipuram East BandLimestone Mine located at Jayanthipuram Village, JaggayyapetMandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh is identified which is havinggood quality of limestone mine

The subject mine spreading over an area of 108.17 Ha falls (owned byCompany and Govt. land) under the jurisdiction of JayanthipuramVillage, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District Survey Nos. 171, 193,194/1,2 etc. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce(M-III) Department, issued Order vide Memo No. 14718/M.III(2)/2004-2dated 20.04.2016 for granting the Mining Lease along with list of surveynumbers. The copy of the same is enclosed as Annexure - I. The subject

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area will be a captive Limestone mine of Ramco Cement plant which islocated at 4.5 km.

At the same time, to increase the life of all the existing mines, it isproposed to initiate mining activity in the new subject mine anddecreasing the production level from other existing mines, so as toincrease the life of the associated cement plant.

As the lead from the subject mine is near to the associated cementplant, the cost of transportation also decreases.

The mine has about 13.25 Million Tonnes of mineable reserves(approx.) which will last for about 14 years with proposed productioncapacity of 1.20 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) due to the proposedtotal production in first five years is 3.5 Million Tonnes. The totalmineral resources are 47.45 Million Tonnes. The estimated recoveryfactor is 85%. The total Mineral resources will be about 40.00 milliontonnes. Hence the conceptual life of the mine will be about 35 years.

The mine operation will be by Opencast Mechanized method of mining.The limestone produced will be directly transported to the crusherlocated at Plant site. Hence a separate area for stacking of thelimestone is not required.

The interstitial clay and waste rock that will be generated during thecourse of mining will be transported to the dump yard. This materialwill ultimately be utilized for back filling once the entire mineral ismined out. It is not possible to refill the entire mined out area, hence apart of the area will be retained as water reservoir for future use andalso as part of landscape beautification.

Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 90 m3/day for dustsuppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This requirement willbe supplied by existing pits of the other mines of the group and rainwater collected in the mine pit will be used.

There is no wildlife sanctuary, national park, Tiger Reserve, ElephantCorridor, eco-sensitive area within the 10 km radius of the project site.

All infrastructure facilities such as education, health facilities and othersocial facilities are adequate at nearest populated area.

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The capital Investment Cost for environment management is estimatedas Rs. 25.00 Lakhs. All the infrastructural facilities will be provided.

The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs. 3.00 Crores.

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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.

The Ramco Cements Limited (RCL) proposes to produce 1.20 milliontonnes per annum of limestone from the subject mine i.eJAYANTHIPURAM EAST BAND LIMESTONE MINE(108.17 Ha) locatedat Jayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna DistrictAndhra Pradesh.

RCL is operating four Captive limestone mines to meet the limestonerequirement of the cement plant. To conserve the mineral by blendingthe limestone obtained from various mines, the subject mine i.eJayanthipuram East Band Limestone Mine located at JayanthipuramVillage, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh isidentified which is having good quality of limestone mine

The mine has about 13.25 Million Tonnes of mineable reserves(approx.) which will last for about 14 years with proposed productioncapacity of 1.20 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) due to the proposedtotal production in first five years is 3.5 Million Tonnes. The totalmineral resources are 47.45 Million Tonnes. The estimated recoveryfactor is 85%. The total Mineral resources will be about 40.00 milliontonnes. Hence the conceptual life of the mine will be about 35 years.

The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance forJayanthipuram East Band Limestone Mine 108.17 Ha mine fromMinistry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) as perEIA notification SO1533 dated 14th Sep. 2006 and subsequentamendments.

Project proponent

RAMCO group of companies have diversified industrial ventures, whichinclude manufacture of cement, asbestos sheets, surgical dressing,textiles, windmill farms, ready mix concrete, as well as information

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technology. This 5000 Crore group has achieved internationalrecognition for its quality products and services.

The Ramco Cements Limited having its corporate office in Chennai,Tamilnadu, operates the following cement plants in the country.

S.No. LOCATION CEMENTCAPACITY

1 Ramaswamy Rajanagar, Virudhunagar Dist,Tamilnadu

1.5 MTPA

2 KSR Nagar, Krishna Dist, Andhra Pradesh 3.65 MTPA3 Alathiyur Village, Ariyalur Dist, Tamilnadu 3.05 MTPA4 Ariyalur, Ariyalur Dist, Tamilnadu 4.0 MTPA5 Mathodu Village, Chitradurga Dist, Karnataka 0.3 MTPA

The Ramco Cements Limited have been in cement manufacture andallied fields for more than 5 decades and its products command avaluable brand image in cement market in South India as well as otherparts of India.

ii. Brief description of nature of the project

The limestone mine is spread over 108.17 Ha with 13.25 Million Tonneof limestone reserves and total mineral resources are 47.45 milliontonne. It is proposed to produce 1.20 MTPA of Limestone from subjectmine i.e., Jayanthipuram East Band Limestone Mine located atJayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District AndhraPradesh.

The method of working is opencast mechanized mining with deep holedrilling & blasting. It is proposed to work this deposit by maintaining8.0 m bench height and with an ultimate pit slope of 45°. The width ofworking bench will be not less than the height of the bench. The mineapproach ramp gradient will be kept at a minimum of 1 in 16.

It is proposed to stack the generated waste material will be dumped intemporary dump yard located in the Northern side of the lease area.The afforestation will be taken up once the bund is stabilized. Thisstacked waste will be utilized for backfilling part of the mined out areas(i.e., at the conceptual stage of 35 years). There is no Top soil availablein this mine. The waste is interstitial clay and waste soil.

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The waste generated during the mining operation would form as dumpyard. The waste dump so created will have 20 m height (Conceptualstage) without disturbing the natural angle of repose and maintaining adump slope of not more than 28° with 2 numbers of steps with 10 meach. This material from the dump yard will be utilized for restoring themined out areas at the ultimate conceptual stage of 35 years.

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 acquisitions andmergers among the existing players is also going on.

In India, the South consumes maximum of 30% followed by East at17%, North at 19%, central at 16%, and West 18%. Also, there is anincrease in the consumption of PPC cement from 48% to 50%.

Weaker sections’ housing, construction of public toilets, schools inrural area apart from several private and public infrastructure projectswill also give tremendous boost to the cement consumption in the state.Most importantly, irrigation projects, worth nearly Rs 1 lakh crore, willtrigger unprecedented demand for the next 5-7 years.

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 construction activity, be itfor the information technology sector, shopping malls or integratedtownships. The growth in demand has prompted many cementindustries to consider for proposal of present Limestone mines 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 existing plant, RAMCO hasapplied the lease for the subject mine, and it is proposed to produce1.20 MTPA of limestone from this mine.

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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 of mineralresources.

The cement market has growth due to the central governmentliberalization policies and new schemes for housing, road projects.Cement demand growth is anticipated to be about 11% increase mainlythrough road projects & Housing Projects.

Continuous demand for exports to China and other South-East Asiancountries along with the increased requirement of the domestic sectorhas been lead all the cement manufacturers in the country to plan forincreased capacities.

v. Imports Vs Indigenous production.

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

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

Mechanized method of mining will be adopted. The workmen will bedeployed from the existing mines. Hence no additional employment isenvisaged. However, if required will be employed from local villages atdifferent levels. The Managerial, Supervisory, Skilled, Semi-skilled andUnskilled manpower totaling to 31 will be deployed as per requirement.

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CHAPTER – 3PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.0 Project Description

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

The proposed project (Jayanthipuram East Band Limestone Mine) is alimestone mine of 108.17 Ha with production capacity of 1.20 MTPA.The mine is spread over an area of 108.17 Ha at JayanthipuramVillage, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

With about proved mineral reserve of 13.25 Million Tonne will last for14 years. The limestone produced from the mine is of good gradelimestone and is utilized for blending with other limestone mines.

Status of the interlinked/interdependent projects:-

Project Location Capacity ApprovalsCementPlant

KSR Nagar, JaggayyapetMandal, Krishna District, AP.

3.65 MTPACement

EC obtained

Mineral produced will be utilized in Cement plant existing at KSRNagar, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District, AP, which is at a distanceof about 4.5 km from the mine.

It is categorized as Category A Project under Schedule 1(a) as themining lease area is more than 50.00 Ha hence it necessitatesobtaining Environment Clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest& Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

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

The Mine is located at Jayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal,Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

The Mining Lease area is a part of the Survey of India Topo sheet No.65/D/1. The site falls between A) 16°50'20.7"N-16°51'16.0"N B)80°07’17.3"E-80°09’00.3"E with an altitude varying from 48 to 68 mabove MSL, with the general ground level of limestone is 58 m RL.

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

Nearest railway line connecting Bonakallu - Mellacheruvu of SouthCentral Railway line is passing at about 4 km North direction from theMining Lease Area. Key map showing the location of various featuresaround the Mining Lease Area is shown in Fig – 2. Vijayawada is majortown at a distance of 64.0 km in SE direction.

The nearest railway station is Jaggayyapet at 4.5 km in NNW directionand Major Railway station is Vijayawada – 64.0 km in SE direction.

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

Nearest Settlements from the Mine site

Jayanthipuram – 1.0 km –NW Jaggayyapet – 4.4 km – NW Kavutavari Agraharam – 2.5 km – WSW

Nearest Reserve forests: Jaggayapeta Extension RF – Adjacent, Ginjupalli RF – 5.2 km – SSW, Kuntimaddi RF – 4.5 km – SSW, Budavada RF – 3.3 km – W, Venkatapalem R F – 6.1 km – SSW, Balasupadu – R F – 9.1 km – WNW

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

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

No alternate sites were considered as the project is mineral specific.

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TABLE – 1.1SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINING LEASE AREA

Feature DetailsAltitude 48-68 m above MSL

Latitude and Longitude A) 16°50'20.7"N - 16°51'16.0"NB) 80°07’17.3"E - 80°09’00.3"E

Village, Tehsil, District, State Jayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, KrishnaDistrict of Andhra Pradesh.

District Headquarters Vijayawada – 64.0 km – SEIMD Station Khammam – 45.0 km – NMax. Temp., oC 47.2Min. Temp., oC 9.4Relative Humidity,% 35-83Annual rainfall, 1031 mmTopography PlainSoil Type Exposed with Limestone out crops with interstitial clay

Nearest Water BodiesPaleru – 1.7 km – WKrishna River – 2.6 km – SSWNagarjuna Sagar Left bank Sub Canal – 1.1 km – E

Nearest Highway National Highway (NH-9) Connecting Vijayawada –Hyderabad – 4.5 km NE Direction

Nearest Railway station Jaggayyapet – 4.5 km – WSWVijayawada – 64.0 km – SE

National Parks/BirdSanctuaries

None within 10 km

Nearest Industries Jayanthipuram North Band Mines - 0.9 Km – NJayanthipuram South Band Mines – 1.1 Km – WRavirala Mines - AdjacentHemadri Cements - 2.6 Km – SSWVSP Limestone Mine - 7.9 Km – WNWZuari Cement - 9.1 Km –WSWKakatiya Cement - 8.7 Km – WJaypee Cement – 10.2 Km – WNWJaypee Mine - 3.4 Km – WKcp Plant Site - 6.1 Km – WSWKcp Mine Site - 4.0km – WSWRamco Budawada Limestone Mine – 4.9km-WRCL Cement Plant (Madras Cements Ltd.,)-2.3 Km-N

Nearest Villages Jayanthipuram – 1.0 km –NWJaggayyapet – 4.4 km – NWKavutavari Agraharam – 2.5 km – WSW

Nearest Town Vijayawada – 64.0 km - SEInter State Boundary Andhra Pradesh – Telangana – 2.9 km - SWNearest Air port Gannavaram ( Vijayawada ) – 77.0 km - SE

Nearest Forest

Jaggayyapet Extension RF – AdjacentGinjupalli RF – 5.2 km – SSWKuntimaddi RF – 4.5 km – SSWBudavada RF – 3.3 km - WVenkatapalem R F – 6.1 km – SSWBalasupadu – R F – 7.5 km – WNW

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

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iv. Size or magnitude of operation.

Mine area is 108.17 ha. The proposed rate of production of limestone is1.20 MTPA.

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

The mining will be opencast mechanized mining, employing DTHdrilling for blast holes, after blasting the mineral will be loaded into thetippers using hydraulic excavator. The limestone will be transported tothe plant by tippers.

The bench height proposed is 8 m and mining will be carried up to adepth of 28 m RL (as per the present proved mineral reserves).

a) Drilling

A total meterage of 1107.9 m was drilled in 36 boreholes withmaximum depth of 43.15 m. Core drilling was carried out at variablegrid pattern in such a way that boreholes could yield maximum sub-surface data over the largest possible extent of the deposit.

Primary Drilling

Bench HeightIt is proposed to work with 8 m benches and width of working benchwill be not less than the height of the bench. The mine approach rampgradient will be kept at a minimum of 1 in 16.

Burden30% to 40% of the bench height i.e. 3.0 m depending on the height ofthe bench and also depends upon the thickness of individual litho unit.

SpacingBased on geological condition of this area, we use grid pattern with 3 mBurden and 4 m spacing for blast hole drilling

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Angular Holes

The blast hole shall be sloped at angle of 100 to 150 from vertical.

Depth of Holes

The depth of the hole shall be kept at 8.5 m equal to bench height withsub grade drilling.

Secondary drilling

No secondary drilling will be carried out. The boulders will be broken bydeploying rock breaker or by using secondary blasting if required.However with the precise method of blasting and adopting the methodof decking in between the fractured zone, shall try to avoid the boulderformation.

b) Blasting

The blasting operation will be carried out by using milli second delaydetonators with sequential blasting using slurry explosives along withANFO to achieve better fragmentation, less fly rock and groundvibrations.

c) Loading

Loading of limestone will be carried out with Backhoe excavator of 2.00CUM bucket capacity.

d) Hauling

Tippers of 25 tonne capacity will be used for transport of limestonefrom pit to crusher.

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

No raw material is required.

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f) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in theProject, if any, should be briefly outlined.

There is no top soil available in this mine. The waste is interstitial clayand waste soil. The generated waste will be dumped in the dump.

g) Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement

Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 90 m3/day for dustsuppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This requirement willbe supplied from existing operating mines of the group. Rain watercollected in the mine pit will be used.

The power required for illumination will be supplied from cement plantpower source.

vi. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and schemefor their management / disposal.

The total quantity of waste proposed to be generated for the life of mineis 3.10 million m3 (for the span of 35 years of conceptual period for thetotal mineral resource). Part of the waste generated will be utilised forbackfilling and balance will be disposed to dump yard

There is no Top soil available in this mine. The waste is interstitial clayand waste soil. The generated waste will be dumped in the dump.

Wastewater generated from domestic use will be treated in septic tankfollowed by soak pit.

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

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CHAPTER – 4SITE ANALYSIS

4.0 Site Analysis

i. Connectivity.

The mine area under reference extends over an area of 108.17 ha inJayanthipuram Village, Jaggayyapet Mandal, Krishna District ofAndhra Pradesh.

Nearest railway line connecting Madhira - Mellacheruvu of SouthCentral Railway line is passing at about 4 km North direction from theMining Lease Area.

The National Highway (NH-9) connecting Vijayawada – Hyderabad, at adistance of about 4.5 km in NE Direction.

Infrastructural facilities like Post Office, Telephone, Police Station andPrimary Health Center etc., are available in the cement plant ofRAMCO. The nearest airport is Gannavaram (Vijayawada) – 77.0 km–SE.

ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.

Land use:

The proposed mining lease area of 108.17 ha is a private patta landowned by RCL (58.81 Ha) and Govt. Waste Land (49.36 Ha). Presentland use is barren with outcrop of limestone.

Topography (along with map)

The topography is undulating with surface reduced level varying from48 m to 68 m above MSL with gradient from west to east. Fig - 4 showsthe surface plan of mining lease area.

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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.

The proposed mining lease area of 108.17 ha is a private patta landowned by RCL (58.81 ha) and Govt. Waste Land (49.36 ha) Present landuse is barren with outcrop of limestone and old abandoned pitsexcavated by previous Lessee.

5 Nos. of old pits exists in the recommended area, which were workedout by the previous owner (M/s Andhra Cements Limited) over a totalarea of 11 ha at five locations. The volume of exploited mineral in theexisting old five pits is 23,09,419 m3.

Krishna River is located at a distance of about 2.6 km in SSW directionto the Mine site with flow from SW to SE with respect to Mine site.

No sensitive areas or National parks are located within 10 km of themine area.

The nearest forests to the mine site are:Jaggayyapet Extension RF – AdjacentGinjupalli RF – 5.2 km – SSWKuntimaddi RF – 4.5 km – SSWBudavada RF – 3.3 km - WVenkatapalem R F – 6.1 km – SSWBalasupadu – R F – 9.1 km – WNW

The nearest industries to the mine site areJayanthipuram North Band Mines - 0.9 Km – NJayanthipuram South Band Mines – 1.1 Km – WRavirala Mines - AdjacentHemadri Cements- 2.6 Km – SSWVSP Limestone Mine - 7.9 Km – WNWZuari Cement - 9.1 Km –WSWKakatiya Cement - 8.7 Km – WJaypee Cement – 10.2 Km – WNW

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Jaypee Mine - 3.4 Km – WKCP Plant Site - 6.1 Km – WSWKCP Mine Site - 4.0km – WSWRamco Budawada Limestone Mine – 4.9km - WRCL Cement Plant (Madras Cements Ltd.,) - 2.3 Km - N

iv. Existing infrastructure

None within the mining lease.

v. Soil classification

No top soil.

vi. Climatic data from secondary sources

The tropical climate of the region is manifested in hot and humidsummer, moderately monsoon and mild winter seasons. May is thehottest month in the year. The maximum temperature during the daytime was recorded as 47.20C and December the coldest with thetemperature during the day time falling down to about 9.40C. Themonths of December, January & February are considered to havepleasant climate.

The rainy season is generally from June to September represented bySouth West Monsoon. The rainfall during last year in the subject areais around 1031 mm.

vii. Social infrastructure available

Jaggayyapet is the nearest populated area situated at about 4.4 km onNW side of Mine site. It is a major village with well connected to allmajor cities by rail/road. All basic amenities such as school, hospital,market, etc. are available here. Vijayawada is major city andadministrative headquarters around 64 km from plant & Mine site.

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CHAPTER – 5PLANINIG BRIEF

5.0 Planning Brief

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc.)Town and country planning / development authority classification

Not applicable.

The subject mine is located at Jayanthipuram Village, JaggayyapetMandal, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. The subject mine iscaptive limestone mine of Ramco Cement limited with mine extent of108.17 ha and the proposal is for limestone production of 1.20 MTPA.

ii. Population projection

Total employment potential in the mine is 31 covering the MiningEngineer, Geologist, Skilled, semiskilled and unskilled etc.

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

Post Mining Land use pattern:

The post mining land use pattern is furnished in the following tablebased on the anticipated excavation of total mineral resources.

Sl.No

Nature of Activity Extent in Ha

1. Mining 99.13 (15.50 Ha. backfilled area +83.63 Ha. converted to water reservoir)

2. OverburdenDump/bund

0

3. Statutory Buildings 0.504. Roads 2.085. Green Belt 6.46

Total 108.17 Ha

The Greenbelt will be developed on the reclamation area of 15.50 Ha tostabilize the area at the end of the life of the mine.

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iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social)

The mining operations would aid in the overall social and economicdevelopment of the region. The mine will give employment to about 31people in addition there will be indirect employment to many morepeople, in the form of contractual jobs, business opportunities, servicefacilities etc. This will enhance the economic status.

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 are present in the existing township.

v. Amenities / Facilities.

Infrastructural facilities like Post office, Telephone and OccupationalHealth Centre etc., are present at cement plant of RAMCO. The nearestPolice Station is at Chillakallu at distance of 4.0 km. The mine officewith first aid rooms, rest shelters, toilets, tool/store room etc., will beprovided at site.

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CHAPTER – 6

PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.0 Proposed infrastructure

i. Industrial area (processing area)

No processing is involved

The mine will be operated by means of opencast fully mechanisedmethod of mining which includes deep drilling and blasting, loading thebroken material by heavy machinery like hydraulic excavators andtippers for transporting the limestone to crusher by road.

ii. Residential area (non-processing area)

No residential area is proposed at mine.

iii. Greenbelt.

7.5 m of mine periphery will be under plantation in an area of 6.46 ha.Afforestation will be done every year covering an area of 0.50 ha with500 saplings along haul roads.

The Greenbelt will be developed on the reclamation area of 15.50 Ha tostabilize the area at the end of the life of the mine. The reclamation areaat the end of the life of the mine is 15.50 Ha.

Native species like Species like Sisoo, ganuga, Neredu, Neem, Mango,chinta and Amala, etc., are proposed.

iv. Social infrastructure.

The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive socio-economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as indirectemployment potential is created due to mining and allied activities inthe area. Apart from these, the company promotes health andeducation awareness in the area time to time by organizing health andeducation camps.

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In addition Ramco shall take various social welfare programmes in thesurrounding villages. The focus areas include:

Economic development ( Training ) Drinking Water Sanitation Health & Hygiene Relief & Rehabilitation Temples & Religion Related Assistance Education

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

The mine site is connected by road National Highway (NH-9) connectingVijayawada – Hyderabad, at a distance of about 4.5 km in NE Direction.

The Nearest railway station Jaggayyapet on Bonakallu – Mellacheruvuline in WSW direction at a distance of 4.0 km and Major Railwaystation is Vijayawada – 64.0 km in SE direction.

The nearest airport is at Gannavaram (Vijayawada) – 77.0 km - SE fromthe proposed mine site and is well connected by road for transport ofmaterial.

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

Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 90 m3/day. Thisrequirement will be supplied from existing mines. The Drinking Watershall be supplied from the water treatment plant situated at theCement plant site.

vii. Sewerage system

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

viii. Industrial waste management

Not Applicable

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ix. Solid waste management.

The waste generated during the mining operation would form as dumpyard. The solid waste dump so created will have 20 m (Conceptualstage) without disturbing the natural angle of repose and maintaining adump slope of not more than 28° with 2 numbers of steps with 10 meach. This material from the dump yard will be utilized for restoring themined out areas.

x. Power requirement & supply / source.

The power required for illumination will be supplied from main cementplant power source.

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CHAPTER – 7

REHABILITATION 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 and landlesslabourers (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 area orin the vicinity. The mining operations will not disturb/relocate anyvillage.

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CHAPTER – 8

PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

8.0 Project schedule & Cost Estimates

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

Mine will be started after getting EC, CTE, CTO and all other regulatoryclearances. Life of the mine @ 1.20 Million Tonnes Per Annum for themineable reserves of 13.25 million tonnes would be 14 years.

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

The estimated project cost for the limestone production will be aboutRs. 3.00 Crore.

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CHAPTER – 9

ANALYSIS 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 means ofemployment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.,

Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employment basedon qualifications & requirement.

Medical facilities: Medical facilities are being provided for employeesaswell as people of nearby villages.

Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilities arebeing provided for the children of employees as well as nearby villages.

Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads will be developed at par withmine roads.

Additional: The establishment of factory will facilitate additionalauxiliary facilities like banking, post office & recreation facilities.