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1. INTRODUCTION In a developmental activity like Fullers Earth
mining, all the exercises must co-exist satisfactorily with its
surrounding condition so as to minimize the adverse impact on the
environment. To control the likely adverse impacts and to achieve
this goal, it is necessary to prepare an Environmental Management
Plan, which has to be implemented by the proponents, in order to
achieve environmental protection along with production profits.
Hence, Environmental Management Plan has been prepared for
submission to State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority /
State Expert Appraisal committee as per EIA notification 2006 and
the amendments thereof for clearance of the proposed mining area.
Smt K. Kalavathi has filed an application for quarry lease for
Fullers Earth over an extent of Ac. 4.00 Gts. in Sy. No: 39EE of
Zaidupally Village, Dharur Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana
and the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Telangana has granted
the quarry lease in favor of Smt K. Kalavathi for a period of 10
Years vide notice No. 2359/QL/Tandur/2016, Dated 05-01-2019. Quarry
Plan was approved by Deputy Director of Mines & Geology,
Hyderabad region vide letter No: 596/QP/VKB/2019, Date 30.03.2019.
2. PROJECT PROPONENT Smt K. Kalavathi is a Quarry Contractor and
mineral trader. She is doing the business of mineral trading for
the past few years and is one of the key suppliers of Fullers Earth
to the industries from this region. Having significant experience
in the mineral trading and Quarry of Fullers Earth to expand her
business activities, applied Quarry Lease for Fullers Earth over an
extent of Ac. 4.00 Gts. In Sy. No: 68/E1, Zaidupally Village,
Dharur Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana. 2.1 Project Location
and Accessibility Fullers Earth Quarry is proposed at Zaidupally
Village, Vikarabad District, Telangana. The quarry lease area is
located at a distance of 0.6 km due NE from Zaidupally Village. The
location of the mine area falls under, Survey of India, Topo-sheet
number 56 G/15 and bounded by North Latitude 170 16’ 47.01” - 170
16’ 50.40” N and Longitude 770 50’ 57.65” - 770 51’ 04.50” E.
Features in the immediate mine lease boundary surroundings are
given below:
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Lease Boundaries North - Barren Lands East - Cultivable Lands
West - Barren Lands South - Worked Quarry/Barren Lands The salient
features of the project are given in Table: 1
Table-1: Salient Features of the Quarry Lease Area Project Name
Smt K. Kalavathi
Mining Lease Area Ac. 4.00 Gts.
Location Sy. No: 39EE of Zaidupally Village, Dharur Mandal,
Vikarabad District, Telangana
Toposheet No. 56G/15
Topography The Quarry lease applied area is a plain ground with
sloping ground towards northwest of the applied Q.L area.
Minerals of mine Fullers Earth Proposed production of mine
10,000 Tonnes/ Annum
Method of mining Open cast other than fully mechanized method
No. of working days 300 days Water demand 4.5 KLD Sources of water
From nearby villages through tankers Ultimate depth of Mining 3.6 m
below the overburden Man power 5 Nearest railway station Godamgura
Railway Station – 2.03 km (NE) Nearest state highway/ national
highway NH-9 from Hyderabad to Pune – 38.6 m (N)
Nearest Port Krishnapatnam port – 413.1 km (SE) Nearest Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – 62 Km (E) Project Cost Rs. 25
Lakhs
2.2 Infrastructure and communication: The quarry lease area is
situated at a distance of 8.0 km SW from the district headquarters
and nearest Town, Vikarabad. Amenities like post & telegraph
office, police station, primary health center etc. are available in
all the villages. Water is available at the nearby villages and in
nearby
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agricultural bore wells from Q.L applied area. Power connection
is available at nearby villages. Agriculture is important
occupation of the local people.
Salient features of the Project Details Measurement Nearest
village & Habitation
Zaidupally Village – 0.6 km (NE)
Road access Approach Road, 275 m (N) Nagsanpalle to Godamguda
road - 0.27 km (N)
Nearest town Dharur – 7.2 km (NW) Rail network Godamgura Railway
Station – 2.9km (SE) Nearest water source Borewells and Tankers
from outside
River/Stream Pedda Vagu 5.9 km (WSW) Pirla Katwa Vagu 2.6 km
(SW)
Forest boundary
Ghatkondapur R.F. 0.7 (N) Anantgiri R.F. 2.1 (NE) Naskal R.F.
4.5 (SE) Chintakunta R.F. 4.7 (W) Soman Ghatkondapur R.F. 1.3 (N)
Anantgiri R.F 4.2 (NE) Somangurti R.F. 7.2 (SE) Dornal R.F. 7.5
(SW) Damagundam R.F. 7.2 (E) Madalpalle R.F. 8.4 (SW) Nagasamudram
R.F. 9.3 (NW) Ibrahimpur R.F. 9.1 (SW) Dharur R.F 9.4 (W)
Interstate Boundary No boundary within the 10 km radius
Nearest mines if any
Three existing quarries are located within 500 m. from the lease
area, for which lease order obtained before MoEF notification,
i.e., in 2008, 2010 and 2010 and the remaining one quarry lease
present applied for lease order. Cluster Certificate as
enclosed
Topographical map showing 10 km radius is shown in Figure –
1.1.
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FIGURE – 1.1: TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP SHOWING 10 KM RADIUS AROUND THE
MINE LEASE AREA
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3.0 GEOLOGY 3.1 Topography: The Quarry lease applied area is a
plain ground with sloping ground towards southwest of the applied
Q.L area. There is a maximum relief of 3m (576- 573m) towards
southeast. The applied Q.L area is a barren land presently using as
fullers earth drying yard. A railway line is seen at the northern
side at a distance of 175m and a road at a distance of 5m to the
southern side of the Q.L area, the rest sides being barren and
cultivated land with Fullers earth drying plots and abandoned
quarry on western side of the applied Q.L area. A rail line is
passing at a distance of 170m from the northern boundary of Q.L
applied area. 3.2 Regional Geology: The Q.L area forms a part of
the Tertiary Group of Rocks. Basalts belonging to Deccan Traps of
Upper Cretaceous period occur in the subject area. The lower traps
occupied in parts of northwestern Telangana. In the
Tandur-Vikarabad-Parigi area of Vikarabad district seven flows of
unweathered trap and two completely lateritized flows of an
aggregate thickness of 150m including infra and inter trappeans
have been identified. In the western part of Vikarabad district,
Fullers earth forms 1 or 2 beds amidst the lnter-trappean
sedimentary rocks. The beds vary in thickness from 0.4m to 1.7m,
the lower bed being the thicker one. The stratigraphic position of
the Fullers earth beds is above the Deccan Trap Flow No.1 and below
the Trap Flow No.2, and owing to the absence of these over wide
stretches the Fullers earth beds appear to be lnfratrappean at
places. 3.1 Local Geology Fullers Earth is occurring as a bed of
average thickness of 3.00 m. over the light weathered pink granites
and below the black soil and under weathered basalt in the Q.L
area. Fullers Earth is formed by the alteration of volcanic ash bed
accumulated in between the inter trappeans. Basalts being the
parent rock in this particular area in the form of inter trappeans
is the base rock. Basalts on alteration yield good black soil,
whereas, the flat-topped hills and hillocks in between Vikarabad
and Shankarpally, are covered with Laterite, formed by supergene
weathering of basalt. The Fullers Earths is occurring as two
variants, the top 2' red colour and 8' - 12' white in colour,
clayey in nature and occurring as a flat body. 4.0
EXPLORATION/PROSPECTING: No trial pits have been made in the
subject Q.L applied area No boreholes have been drilled in the
subject applied Q.L. area.
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5.0 RESERVES Reserves estimation is confined to the area and a
Fullers earth thickness of 3.00m below the overburden in the form
of black soil & weathered basalt of the area is considered for
reserve estimation. The reserves of 65275 tonnes in these parts of
Quarry lease are placed under 111 category. Summary of Geological
& Mineable Reserves are given in table below:
TABLE 5.1: Geological Reserves Category Quantity (Tonnes)
A. Total Geological Reserves 65275
B. Reserves Blocked under 7.5 m Buffer Zone
16008
Reserves available for Exploration 49267
Average annual production 10000
Life of the Mine 49267 / 10000
6.0 MINING METHODOLOGY 6.1 Type of mining: The method of Quarry
shall be opencast, other than fully mechanized on single shift
basis. Excavations shall be carried out by simple excavators. Bench
height will be maintained at 9.0m maximum and maintaining of bench
width does not arise in the subject area, with overall slope at
60°. Excavation and loading shall be carried out with simple
excavators of capacity 0.9 to 1.1 cu.m. bucket capacity. This shall
be utilized for developmental work, excavation and loading into the
trucks. Tippers of 10T/17T capacity shall be utilized for all
transportation purposes. A five year working plan with sectional
view showing the production and development blocks. • Capacity of
Fullers Earth production = 10,000 tonnes per annum.
• No of Working Days considered = 175 of quarry operations.
• Total required quantity per annum = 10,000 tonnes.
• Total required quantity per day = 57 tonnes per day.
Quarrying Programme for the first five years
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It is proposed to commence the Quarry operations from the
southeastern side of the applied Q.L area. Initially an approach
road shall be made and then a deep pit to get a bench face of upto
the thickness of Fullers Earth i.e. to a depth of max. 10.0m. Then,
the advancement of the bench shall be made in all directions to
achieve the production of 10,000 tonnes per annum. Year-wise
production shall be made as follows and in the block ear marked as
shown in the Working Plan.
Plan of Five Years Production Details
Year R.Ls in ‘m’ Total Tentative Excavation M3 OB/SB/IB
M3 ROM Mineral
Reject in Tonnes Cu.m Tonnes
I 574-564.4 19934 12720 7214 10000 100
II 574-565.4 20834 13620 7214 10000 100
III 575-565.9 21614 14400 7214 10000 100
IV 575-566.1 23234 16020 7214 10000 100
V 576-567.7 21958 15270 6688 9270 93 (Source: Approved Quarry
plan) b) Beneficiation: The main processing operation for Fullers
Earth is sun drying to remove the moisture content and can be
supplied to the buyers requirement. Also the waste contaminated
material present within the Fullers earth in the form of gritty
calcareous clay or sandy pebbles shall be removed with the help of
labourers. No other processing or beneficiation is required. No
beneficiation is involved and the excavation is a dry process.
Hence water is not required. c) Drilling and Blasting:
The Fullers Earth available is clayey material and the over
burden in the form of black soil These materials shall be quarried
by opencast method, other than fully mechanized using excavators
and are loaded into vehicles. Therefore, drilling and blasting does
not arise.
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Figure – 6.1 shows the working plan for the proposed first five
years.
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Manpower & Machinery Man Power : Manager 1
Mines Supervisor 1
Skilled Workers 1
Un skilled 1 Machine Operators 1
Details of machinery proposed for deployment
Machinery Capacity HP No’s Excavator EX 300
1.100 m3 – 1.70 m3
180 1
Tipper 10/17 tons 2 Water Tanker 10 KL 110 1
(Source: Approved Quarry plan) 6.5 Water Requirement Water is
required only for drinking purposes, green belt development and
dust suppression. The number of working people is around 5. So the
total water requirement will be around 4.5 KLD. Source of water is
tankers from nearby villages. The details of water requirement is
given in table below :
S. No. Description
Water Requirement KLD
1. Dust Suppression 2.5
2. Green Belt 1.2
3. Domestic 0.8
Total 4.5 6.6 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and
solid) and scheme for their
management/ disposal 6.7 Solid Waste Generation The Fullers
Earth deposit in this area is covered by Black soil/weathered
basalt. The black soi!/weathered basalt is present to an average
thickness of 5.00m over the Fullers Earth mineral and shall be
quarried first. About 18750 cu.m of overburden waste and 105 tonnes
of mineral rejects shall be generated during the plan period. The
waste generation is as follows:
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Year Overburden/Waste in cu. m. Minerals rejects
in Tonnes I 12720 100 II 13620 100 III 14400 100 IV 16020 100 V
15270 93
Total 72030 493 Existing Dumps: There are no existing dumps in
the applied Q.L area. There is no proposal of permanent dumps.
Initially the overburden waste generated in the form of black soil
shall be dumped at the southwest side of the Q.L area. Then the
waste generated shall be back filled in the worked out pit, after
removal of mineral. Thereafter, the process of excavation and
reclamation shall be taken up simultaneously. Thus, during the
entire period of quarrying operations, excavation cum reclamation
shall be done. 6.9 Site Amenities: After the commencement of quarry
operations necessary and basic infrastructure will be created for
this Quarry lease viz. Quarry office, rest shelter, first aid
station, drinking water facilities etc. 6.10 Climatic Conditions
The climate of the District is characterized by a hot summer and is
generally dry except during the South west monsoon season. The year
may be divided in to four seasons. March to May is the suummer
season, June to September constitutes the South West monsoon
season, October to December from the North East monsoon and January
to February is the Winter season. As the city is situated at a
considerable distance from the coast, the climate is tropical
savanna with most rainfall from June to October. in winter there is
less rainfall than m summer. Average annual temperature is 27° C
(81 ° F). The average annual rainfall is 1080mm. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN The activities at the QL area shall have both
positive and negative impacts. In order to reduce the negative
impacts owing to activities in the QL area under consideration,
measures have been integrated in the process at the planning stage
itself. Environmental management approach includes actions to
protect environment by using various means at different stages of
the project. The measures result in reduction of the impacts at the
sources itself. Some of the measures result in the change in
technology /
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process thereby reducing and or eliminating some of the adverse
impacts. In a few inevitable cases the remedial solutions are
provided to counter / minimize the negative impacts. 7.1 Air
Pollution & Control Measures Sources of Air Pollution The
Quarry lease area is proposed to operate with open cast semi
mechanized method. Dust is the main air pollutant which will occur
from quarry operations like excavation, loading and transportation.
Control Measures The area is surrounded by agricultural lands and
there are no industries nearby. Hence natural air is available in
this area. However to control the pollution from the quarry
operations, the following air pollution control measures will be
implemented in the Quarry lease area. • Regular spraying of water
by water tanker • Length of Approach road – 275 M. • Water for
sprinkling – 2.5 KLD • Regular maintenance of vehicles and
machinery • Providing dust Masks to workers. • Plantation along
haul roads and lease area. 7.2 Noise Pollution & Control
Measures Sources of Noise 1. Loaded trucks movement generates 80-
84 dB (A) (2-3 trucks short time stay at
mine area) 2. Digging and excavation activities - 70 dB(A) (Only
during day time) 3. Normal values when mining is not in operation
(40-45 dB(A) Control Measures Mining operations will be carried out
during day time only and avoid inconvenience to
the nearby habitations The noise propagation values found to be
less than the prescribed noise limits Ear plugs will be provided to
the noise prone areas Vehicular maintenance will ensure less noise.
Usage of sharp teeth on the JCB will reduce noise during loading
operations Regular maintenance of vehicles and machinery
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Reducing unnecessary usage of horns Limiting the speed of
vehicles entering and leaving the quarry to 25 kmph. 7.3 Water
Pollution Control Measures There are no chances for changes in
quality of surface water or ground water the quarry operations will
be carried out on slopes of the rocky terrain. Hence neither the
ground water table nor the general surface drainage pattern is
affected. No water will be discharged from the quarry. No waste
generation from the quarry lease area. Hence no siltation is
envisaged from the quarry lease area. Only domestic waste water to
the tune of 0.8 KLD will be generated from the Q.L. Area Following
measures shall be taken: The domestic wastewater will be sent to
septic tank followed by soak pit. Pumps of adequate capacity shall
be installed to lift the accumulated rain water. It shall be
ensured that good quality potable water is provided for drinking
purposes.
Good sanitation facilities (toilets with septic tank followed by
soak pits) shall be provided and maintained for good hygienic
conditions.
The spillages form fuelling of machinery shall be avoided and in
case of any spillage the same shall be handled properly. Likewise
the spent lubricating oils etc. shall be safely collected and
properly disposed of.
7.4 Land Environment The following table shows the Land Breakup
for the First Five years of mining.
Land Use Details
S. No. Pattern of utilization
Area put on use at the
start plan (in Ha.)
Area degrades during First Five Years period (ha.)
1 Area under Quarry Nil 1.225 2 Storage of top soil Nil Nil 3
Waste dump site Nil Nil 4 Mineral storage Nil Nil
5 Infrastructure (Workshop, administrative building etc)
Nil Nil
6 Roads (Internal only) Nil 0.003
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12 Others (Green belt) Nil 0.240
13 Undisturbed Area 1.616 0.468 Total 1.619 1.619
7.3 Greenbelt Development Being the Plain lands with thin veneer
of soil cover all over the Q.L area, the survival rate of the
plants will be very minimal. It was observed that, the terrain of
the quarry lease area is with black soil cover, supporting plant
growth. The major tree species which have been observed in the
quarry lease and adjoining area include Kanuga, Neem, Modhuga and
Ganda babool. The grass cover is sparse as there is heavy grazing
intensity by local cattle on the ground vegetation. Many exotic
species such as gulrnohar (Delonix regia), White gulrnohar (Delonix
Sp), Peltophorum ferrugenuim & Millingtonia hortensis have been
planted as ad venue plantation along the road side. In habitation
areas, the Neem were commonly planted. The proposed summary details
are as under: It is proposed to plant 480 saplings in an area of
0.24 ha. Over the plan period at north and east side buffer zone of
the Q.L area and maintenance of the plantation shall be taken up.
The proposed plantation location is shown in plate V,VI & VII.
The survival rate would be around 90% due to fertile conditions
with afequate soil and water quantities available. Year-wise
proposal is as follows:
Details of Plantation
Plan Period Area (ha) No. of saplings First five years 0.240 480
Conceptual Period(from 6th year onwards)
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Total 0.240 480
SPECIES RECOMMENDED FOR GREENBELT S. No. Botanical Name Height
(m) Color of the flower Flowering time 1 Acacia Arabica 8.0 - 10.0
Yellow March-May 2 Aegle marmelos 8.0 - 10.0 Greenish white
March-April 3 Albizia lebbeck (A.procera) 10.0 - 15.0 Greenish
yellow April-May 4 Artocarpus integrifolia 6.0 - 8.0 Feb.-March 5
Anogeissus latifolia 10.0 - 15.0 Greenish Sept.-Jan. 6 Anacardium
occidentale 3.0 - 4.0 Cream Jan.-Feb. 7 Anthocephalus cadamba 10.0
- 15.0 Yellow Oct.-Dec. 8 Bauhinia variegate 7.0 - 8.0 Purple &
white Feb.-April 9 Cassia fistula 9.0 - 13.0 Yellow March-May
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10 Cassia nodosa 12.0 - 14.0 Rose pink April-May 11 Casuarina
equisetifolia 10.0 - 15.0 Inconspicuous March-May 12 Delonix regia
8.0 - 12.0 white-orange/ red April- June 13 Nyctanthes arbortristic
2.0 - 3.0 White Oct.-Nov. 14 Lagerstroemia floreginae 7.0 - 10.0
Liliac May-June 15 Mangifera indica 7.0 - 8.0 White Feb.-March 16
Mimusops elengi 4.0 - 5.0 White Nov.-Dec. 17 Nerium odorum 2.0 -
4.0 Red, white Feb.-March 18 Peltophorum ferruginium 10.0 - 15.0
Golden-yellow May-Oct. 19 Pithecolobium dulce 8.0 - 10.0 White
March-April 20 Putranjiva roxburghii 8.0 - 10.0 Inconspicuous
March-April 21 Polyalthea longifolia 15 Foliage March-June
7.5 Solid Waste management The Fullers Earth deposit in this
area is occurring beneath top soil of having average 5m thickness.
The black soil will be quarried first and shall be dumped
temporarily at the southwest side. After removel of the mineral
from the northeastern side, the pit shall be back filled with the
overburden waste material thus, the quarry operations during the
plan period shall be excavation cum reclamation. Therefore, no
waste management is anticipated from the quarry lease area. 7.6
Socio-economic Environment The main occupation of villagers is
agriculture and sheep raring. The commencement of quarrying
activity in this area improved the socio-economic status of the
local people by creation of employment and paying taxes to gram
panchayath.
Name of village Direction Distance (km) Population Zaidupally
NNE 0.85 508 Godamguda NE 2.10 932 Ananthagiri Temple
NNE 3.60 --
Burugupalli NE 3.90 842 Modaguchittipalli E 4.95 2821 Gutimukla
SSE 3.05 1782 Dayachawaram S 3.65 694 Sarpanapalli SSW 1.05 1006
Nagsanpalli SW 2.45 508 Tarigopula SW 3.65 1824 Antaram SW 5.00 820
Kondapur NW 2.95 912 Keralli NW 4.10 1747
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S. No.
Activity Amount (Lakhs)
1 Sanitation and drinking water facilities 0.7 2 Providing
school uniforms, Books &
scholarships to the nearby village school merit students
0.5
3 Medical Health check-up and Infrastructure development is
already mentioned in EMP
Reported in EMP Cost
Total 1.2 7.7 Occupational Safety & Health Management •
Periodical Medical Examination (PME) of all workers before
recruitment and during
mining operations. • Total workers in the mine – 5 • Mine
operators were provided with personal protective equipments (PPEs)
include
safety helmets and footwear, in addition to ear and hand
protection devices. • Dust masks were provided for workers. •
Potable drinking water & shelter for mine workers will be
provided. 7.8 Monitoring during Project Phase (active mining)
Pollution monitoring program includes periodic analysis of air,
noise levels and groundwater samples. Groundwater samples at
representative locations within and nearby the lease area shall be
periodically analyzed to detect contamination if any. In the event
of any contamination, concerned authorities shall be notified
immediately and appropriate corrective measures shall also be
initiated. The monitoring shall also help in knowing the
effectiveness of abatement measures and also be a guide for further
steps to be taken, if required. 7.8.1 Monitoring Strategy The
monitoring of various environmental parameters is necessary and is
a part of environmental protection measures. Monitoring is as
important as that of control of pollution since the efficiency of
control measures can only be determined by monitoring. A
well-defined environmental monitoring program would be employed
with trained and qualified staff to monitor the ambient air quality
to check whether the quality of emissions/effluents is maintained
within the permissible limits. Environmental attributes should be
monitored as given below: • Ambient Air quality • Water quality
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• Noise levels • Soil characteristics Locations and frequency of
monitoring should be as per the guidelines of TSPCB 7.8.2 Ambient
Air Monitoring As per MoEF there is a need to identify 3 ambient
air stations at 120o angle keeping the main source in the center.
The ground level concentrations of suspended particulate matter,
sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the ambient air within the
project boundaries will be monitored at regular intervals. 7.8.3
Noise Monitoring Noise levels in the workspace environment will be
monitored periodically. If any deviation is observed necessary
corrective measures will be taken. Monitoring noise levels is
essential to assess the efficacy of maintenance of schedules
undertaken to reduce noise levels and noise protection measures. A
good quality sound pressure level meter is essential for this
purpose. This work can be handled by plant authorities themselves
or by hiring services of an external agency. Noise surveillance is
for the benefit of the workers wellbeing and to keep track of
machinery wear and tear. 7.8.4 Water Quality Monitoring Groundwater
near the project site will be routinely tested for its quality. No
contamination of groundwater is expected. Groundwater is
recommended to be monitored in at least other wells/ bores in the
area adjacent to the QL area in the direction of ground water flow
to keep surveillance on the groundwater quality. 7.8.6 Machine and
Equipment Safety To prevent and control hazards related to machine
and equipment use, measures for the enhancement of visibility
should be applied throughout the mine. Specific visibility
management practices may include the following: • Use of reflective
markings on structures, traffic junctions, and other areas with
a
potential for accidents. • Use of contrast colouring on
equipment / machinery, including the provision of
reflective markings to enhance visibility. • Use of moving
equipment / machinery equipped with improved operator sight
lines.
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• Installing safety barriers in high-risk locations of internal
roads / transport corridors. Barriers may be constructed with
refuse or other materials capable to stopping vehicles.
7.9 Budgets for Environmental Protection Measures The proponent
has allocated budget of 2.8 Lakhs (Capital Cost) and 1.2 Lakhs
(Recurring Cost per annum) for the environmental protection
measures. The component wise budget break-up for environmental
management plan is given in table below.
EMP budget for the Mines S. No.
Work Name Total fixed cost (Rs.)
Maintenance/ recurring cost
with periodicity (Rs.)
1 Safety shoe 0 33000 2 Helmet 0 1100 3 Hand gloves 0 1980 4 Ear
plugs 0 3200 5 Cloth for protection from dust 0 6500 6 Dust Masks 0
14600 7 Water sprinkling 180000 24000 8 Green belt establishment
100000 14000 10 Medical examination 0 6400 11 Environmental
Monitoring 0 10000 12 Social welfare measures 0 10000 Total 280000
124780
In addition to the above, out of total project cost of Rs. 25.0
Lakhs, 2% will be incurred as CER Budget. 7.11 Progressive Mine
Closure Plan a. Mined out land The quarried out land in the ensuing
plan period attaining a depth of an average 9 m from the surface
will be 12250 Sq.m (1.225 ha.). It is proposed to reclaim most part
of the worked pit with the waste material generated and part of the
area, as a shallow pit is formed, as a water pond for meeting water
requirement for agriculture purpose to the nearby cultivable
lands.
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b. Water Quality Management a) Surface Water: There are no
rivers, tanks and other perennial water sources in the quarry lease
area. since the area is a plain ground with gentle slopes, during
rains the water takes its course along the natural drains. Due to
removal of mineral in ensuing plan period and as part of the area
is reclaimed, a shallow pit will be left at the western side and
the rain water accumulates in the pit. There will not be change in
this water due to Quarry operations. b) Ground Water: There are
bore wells outside the quarry lease area. It is noticed that the
ground water table (at present, due to recent heavy rains) is
available at depth of 25m from the surface. But normally, the water
table is available below 30m. Since the quarry workings are
confined to a depth of maximum 9m from the surface and far above
the general ground level there are no chances of accumulation of
ground water in working pit. c) Air Quality Management: At present
the air in this area is fresh and unpolluted because the lease is
away from industries and villages. Due to Quarry the air will be
polluted slightly at the time of quarrying and mineral
transportation in dry seasons. The air pollution will be controlled
within the ambient air quality standards by sprinkling water on the
quarry haul roads, green belt development around the quarry lease
area. d) Solid Waste Management The Fullers Earth deposit in this
area is occurring beneath top soil of having average 1m thickness.
The soil will be quarried first and shall be dumped temporarily at
the southeastern side. After removal of the mineral from the
northeastern side, the pit shall be back filled with the overburden
waste material thus, the quarry operations during the plan period
shall be excavation cum reclamation. Therefore, no waste management
is anticipated from the quarry lease area. e) Top Soil Management
There is· top black soil. The black soil occurring over a thickness
of 1m and shall be removed and dumped at the southeast side of the
Q.L area after removal of the mineral. Plantation shall be carried
out over the reclaimed area with suitable plants.
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f) Safety and Security The applicant will leave a barrier 7.5 m
width all along the Quarry lease boundary as buffer zone as per MMR
Rules 1961. After quarry operations the area shall be reclaimed
with the waste generated and the area shall be a shallow pit at one
corner. There will not be any harmful for the public and animals
from the safety point of view. g) Disaster Management and Risk
Assessment Disaster and risk due to land slides, subsidence,
inundation in underground mines, fire, seismic activities, tailing
dam failures, etc. are not anticipated in the present context. Smt
K. Kalavathi, Proprietor will be the responsible in case of any
emergency or disaster in the Quarry. The Major health center is in
the Vikarabad, which is 11 kms from the quarry area, for speedy
evacuation of the casualty to the hospital. The hospital and police
station is situated in the Dharur which is 12 kms away from the
quarry site. Workmen will be trained in the first aid to deal
situations Mock rehearsals will be conducted for them. In case of
any emergency or disaster, immediately communicated to the Mines
Manager by the mine's Asst. and in turn will be communicated to the
Agent of the quarry. 8. CONCLUSION The mining activities of the
applicant Smt K. Kalavathi, Sy. No: 39EE of Zaidupally (V), Dharur
(M), Vikarabad District, Telangana will be environmentally
compatible to the surrounding with the proposed environmental
control measures implemented during quarry operations. The study
identified the environmental issues viz., dust generation, noise
levels due to material transportation, haulage of roads etc.
Management of ambient air quality at quarry lease area is important
at all stages of the mine cycle. Fugitive dust emissions from
stockpiles and other exposed areas should be minimized by using
dust suppression techniques for roads and work areas, optimization
of traffic patterns, and reduction of travel speeds. Protective
measures shall be followed to protect human health, safety and the
environment. Thus it can be stated that the quarry operations will
not have any adverse effect on the surrounding environment and
habitation, if the proposed environmental management plan is
adopted.
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Annexure – I AD Mines Letter showing details of surrounding
leases
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