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Village: Manguwal, Tehsil: Rupnagar, District: Rupnagar, State: Punjab

Area: 16.48 ha, Proposed Capacity: 20,000 TPA

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

Government of Punjab

Chandigarh

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GRASS ROOTS RESEARCH & CREATION INDIA (P) LTD.

(An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Co.: Accredited by QCI / NABET: Approved by MoEF, GoI)

F-374-375, Sector-63, Noida, U.P.Ph.: 0120- 4044630, Telefax: 0120- 2406519

Email: [email protected], [email protected]: http://www.grc-india.com

GRC INDIA TRAINING & ANALYTICAL LABORATORY(Accredited by NABL & Recognized by MoEF, GoI)

A unit of GRC India

INDEX

Serial No. CONTENTS Page No.

INTRODUCTION

1.0 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 2/I

1.1 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT 2/I

1.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 3/I

1.3REGULATORY COMPLIANCES & APPLICABLELAWS/REGULATIONS

4/I

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 4/I

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.0 GENERAL 2/II

2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2/II

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT 2/II

2.3 LOCATION DETAILS 2/II

2.4 LEASE HOLD AREA 3/II

2.5 GEOLOGY 3/II

2.6 RESERVES 4/II

2.7 MINING 5/II

2.8 GENERAL FEATURES 7/II

DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

3.0 INTRODUCTION 2/III

3.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT 2/III

3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT 3/III

3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 8/III

3.3 (a) GROUND WATER 8/III

3.3 (b) SURFACE WATER 13/III

3.4 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 17/III

3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 19/III

3.6 TRAFFFIC STUDY 20/III

3.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 21/III

ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES

4.0 GENERAL 2/IV

4.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT 2/IV

4.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT 7/IV

4.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 8/IV

4.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 11/IV

4.5 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 13/IV

4.6 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 17/IV

4.7 OVERALL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT 18/IV

4.8 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 19/IV

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

5.0 INTRODUCTION 2/V

5.1 PROPOSED SET UP 2/V

5.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 3/V

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 2/VI

6.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENTMETHOLODOGY

4/VI

6.2 POTENTIAL HAZARD & ‘ALARP’ CONDITION 9/VI

6.3 RISK PRIORITISATION BASED ON HAZARDS 9/VI

6.4 ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MAJORS TO BRING HAZARDS UNDER“ALARP” ZONE

11/VI

6.5 NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 13/VI

6.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESMENT, REHABILITATION &

RESETTLEMENT (R&R) ACTION PLAN

13/VI

6.7 SUGGESSTION 25/VI

6.8 CONCLUSION 26/VI

PROJECT BENEFITS

7.0 GENERAL 2/VII

7.1 BENEFITS OF MINING 2/VII

7.2 EMPLOYMENT 2/VII

7.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

2/VII

7.4 HEALTH 3/VII

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

8.0 INTRODUCTION 2/VIII

8.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 2/VIII

8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 3/VIII

8.3 PROPOSED SET UP 4/VIII

8.4BU BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION 4/VIII

8.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES 5/VIII

8.6 DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY 6/VIII

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

9.1 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT & PROPONENT 2/IX

9.2 LOCATION 2/IX

9.3 RESERVES 2/IX

9.4 MINING PROCESS 3/IX

9.5 WATER SUPPLY 3/IX

9.6 BASE LINE DATA 3/IX

9.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 5/IX

9.8 LAND ENVIRONMENT 8/IX

9.9 AIR ENVIRONMENT 9/IX

9.10 WATER ENVIRONMET 10/IX

9.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 10/IX

9.12 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 11/IX

9.13 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11/IX

9.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 12/IX

9.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 12/IX

9.16 BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION 13/IX

9.17 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS: 14/IX

9.18 BENEFITS OF MINING 14/IX

DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED

10 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 1/X-5/X

LIST OF TABLES

Table

No.TITLE OF TABLE Page No.

3.1 Land Use cover of the project study area 3/lll

3.2 (i) Methods adopted for PM2.5, PM10, SO2 and NOX (as NO2) 4/lll

3.2 (ii) Ambient air quality monitoring stations 5/III

3.2 (iii) Ambient Air Quality Status 6/III

3.2 (iv) Free SiO2 7/III

3.3 (i) Ground water sampling locations 8/III

3.3 (ii) Physico-chemical properties of ground water 9/III-11/III

3.3 (iii) Surface water sampling locations 13/III

3.3 (iv) Physico-chemical properties of surface water14/III-16/III

3.4 (i) Description of soil sampling locations 17/III

3.4 (ii) Physico-chemical properties of soil 18/III

3.5 (i) Noise quality monitoring stations 19/III

3.5 (ii) Noise level status 20/III

3.7 (i) Mode of data collection & parameters considered during the survey 22/III

3.7 (ii) Flora of the Core & Buffer Zone25/III-26/III

3.7 (iii) Fauna of the Core Zone 29/III

3.7 (iv) Fauna of the Buffer Zone 30/III

4.1 Sand budget calculation and replenishment capacity of river 4/IV-5/IV

4.2 Noise impact 11/IV

4.3Anticipated impact and mitigation measures for biologicalenvironment

13/IV

4.4 (i) Existing Traffic Scenario & LOS 17/IV

4.4 (ii) Modified Traffic Scenario & LOS 18/IV

4.5 (i) Qualitative Matrix 18/IV

4.5 (ii) Quantitative Matrix 19/VI

6.1 Broad Land use pattern in Study Area 17/VI

6.2Type and number of Educational Institutions located in the study

area20/VI

6.3Availability of Health Facilities in the study area and average

number people served20/VI

6.4 Availability of drinking water facilities in the Study area 21/VI

6.5 Weekly Household Consumption Cereal and Non-cereal items 24/VI

8.1 Cost of EMP 5/VIII

9.1 Baseline Environmental Status 4/IX

9.2Anticipated impact and mitigation measures for biologicalenvironment

8/IX

9.3 Cost of EMP 13/IX

9.4 Monitoring Schedule and Parameters 14/IX

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. No. TITLE OF FIGURE Page No.

2.1 Mining Process 6/II

3.1 Windrose diagram 4/III

3.2 Ambient air quality monitoring at village Manguwal 5/III



3.5 Soil sampling near village Manguwal 19/III

3.6 Vegetation growing along the river bank 23/III

3.7 Small grasses in the core zone 24/III

6.1 Socio-economic data collection in village Manguwal 16/VI

6.2 Broad Land use Pattern in Study Area (%) 17/VI

6.3 Sources of Drinking Water in the villages in Study Area 22/VI

LIST OF ANNEXURES

S. No. TITLE OF ANNEXURE

I Surface Plan

II Baseline Data of Ambient Air Quality

III Public Hearing Proceeding

IV

Demographic Data- Data on Population, Literacy rate, Main &

Marginal Workers in respect of identified villages/towns in the

Study Area

V Eco-Friendly Mine Plan

VI NOC from Gram Panchayat

VII Earthquake Data

ABBREVIATIONS

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environment Management Plan

MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forest

TOR Term of Reference

EAC Expert Appraisal Committee

SEAC State Expert Appraisal Committee

SPCB State Pollution Control Board

CPCB Central Pollution Control Board

NOC No Objection Certificate

bgl Below Ground Level

GLC Ground Level Concentration

NH National Highway

SH State Highway

dB Decibel

Leq Equivalent Noise Level

Ha Hectare

UNFC United Nations Framework Classification

HFL High Flood Level

LFL Low Flood Level

KLD Kilo litre Per Day

T/cum Tons Per Cubic Meter

Km Kilo Meter

RL River Level

EPA The Environment Protection Act

Ham Hectare Meter

BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand

DO Dissolved Oxygen

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand

TKN Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen

PM Particulate Matter

AAQ Ambient Air Quality

TPA Tonnes Per Annum

R & R Rehabilitation & Resettlement

CSR Corporate Social Responsibility

VWG Village Working Group

EMC Environmental Management Cell

DIC Department of Industries and Commerce

RBM River Bed Material

GoP Government of Punjab

NGO Non Governmental Organisation

PCU Passenger Car Unit

LOS Level of Service

PUC Pollution Under Control

NABET National Accreditation Board for Education and Training

QCI Quality Council of India

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section - I: Introduction

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SECTION-I

INTRODUCTION

INDEX

S. No. CONTENTS Page No.

1.0 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 2/I

1.1 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT 2/I

1.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 3/I

1.3REGULATORY COMPLIANCES & APPLICABLE

LAWS/REGULATIONS4/I

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 4/I


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1.0 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a decision making tool, in the hands of the

Authorities which brings forth the factual position about a project that enables them in

arriving at an appropriate conclusion for the proposed projects, to retain them if

environmentally sound, and reject if found having deleterious overall impact. EIA identifies

the extent of the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project prior to decision-

making. EIA systematically examines both beneficial and adverse impacts of the proposed

project over and above the prevailing conditions of environmental parameters and ensure

that these impacts are taken into account during the project designing stage itself and the

values of the combined impacts are never allowed to exceed and remain within the statutory

norms. This process has been envisioned and set in motion by the Ministry of Environment

and Forests for sustainable development and the final decision is arrived at only, when those

who matter are made known of the salient features of the project being envisaged close to

them and their opinion has been sought in a widely advertised Public Hearing Event under

the chairmanship of the district authorities so that public could also express their opinion

free, without favour and fear.

A Draft Environmental Impact Assessment report was prepared to comply with the Terms of

Reference (TOR) received from MoEF under EIA notification of the MoEF dated 14-9-2006,

as amended on 1st Dec 2009 & 4th April 2011 and also the EIA Guidance Manual for Mining

of Minerals (Feb, 2010) of MoEF, Govt. of India, for seeking environmental clearance for

mining of sand in the applied mining lease area measuring 16.48 hectares falling under

category “A” due to the presence of interstate boundary of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab

and Ropar Wetland within 10 km radius of the project site. The mining lease area lies near

Village: Manguwal, Taluka: Rupnagar, District: Rupnagar, Punjab. The public hearing was

held on 10th Feb., 2012 at village Manguwal and the points raised in the PH along with the

compliance report of the project proponent has been incorporated in this Final EIA by

amending the draft EIA report.

1.1 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT

The project is being proposed by the Department of Industries and Commerce (DIC). GM-

cum-Mining Officer, District Industries Centre, Rupnagar, is in-charge of mining of minor

minerals on behalf of the Govt. of Punjab. The EIA-EMP report was prepared as per the TOR

granted under the EIA Notification. In order to assess the impact on environment due to

proposed mine, it is necessary to ascertain present status of environment prevailing at the

project site and identification and assessment of impacts on the environment of the

proposed operations.


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1.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The proposed project is to mine sand and the estimated project cost is Rs. 8.2 lacs.

Department of Industries and Commerce, GoP, Chandigarh has identified the mining lease

in the name of Manguwal Sand Mine.

The proposed mine site on Sutlej River bed has approx. 60,000 tonnes of sand deposit in it,

which is replenishable due to sediment inflow.

Project Nature, Size & Location:

Nature

The proposed project is river bed sand mining project.

Size

It has been proposed to collect approximately 20,000 tonnes of river bed material annually

over an area of 16.48 Hectare.

Location

The mining area is located in Village: Manguwal, Taluka: Rupnagar, District: Rupnagar,

Punjab. The mining lease / proposed project area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No.

53A/12.

The mine lease area is located between:

Latitude 31° 3'36.03"N to 31° 3'59.18"N

Longitude 76°37'11.45"E to 76°37'28.77"E

Nearest Railway StationGhanauli Railway Station (About 5 km in SW direction)

Nearest AirportChandigarh Airport (About 45 km in SE direction)

Nearest Highway NH-21 (About 2 km in West direction)

Project’s importance to the country and the region

The project involves collection of river bed material. This is very essential to prevent

widening of the riverbed due to the deposition of sediments which if not mined out will cause

flooding and damage to the adjoining areas. This can only be prevented by maintaining the

existing width and course of the river. If riverbed sand is not mined, the widening of river

banks will result in excessive erosion; causing further damage to flora, agricultural land and

settlements situated in close proximity.

This project operation will generate employment to the people residing in vicinity for about

250 days annually and approximately 100 people will be benefited directly and indirectly by

the project.


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1.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCES & APPLICABLE LAWS/REGULATIONS

a) There is no legal case against the project and project proponent.

b) There is no national park / Sanctuary notified under the Wildlife Protection Act in the

study area.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for mining projects considered the project during its

meeting. Based on the information contained in the documents submitted and the

presentation made, the EAC-MoEF prescribed the Terms of Reference (TOR). The points

raised by the MoEF in the TOR and its compliance are as under:-

Point Wise Compliance of TOR

S. NO. TOR Compliance

1 All documents including approved

mine plan (Eco friendly Mine Plan),

EIA report and public hearing

should be compatible with one

another in terms of the mine lease

area, production levels, waste

generation & its management and

mining technology and should be in

the name of the lessee.

EIA report includes all the documents which is also

compatible with eco-friendly mining plan. Public

hearing has been conducted for the same mining

lease area and production levels have been detailed

in the EIA report

2 A copy of the document in the

support of the fact that the

proponent is the rightful lessee of

the mine should be given.

As per the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the

lease documents shall be submitted to MoEF after the

EC.

3 The terms and conditions imposed,

if any, by the Competent Authority

in the State Government while

granting mining lease/ permit/

contract should be built into the

mine plan (Eco friendly Mine Plan)

as well as the EIA report. It may

inter-alia include; area of working

All the terms and conditions imposed by the

authorities have been incorporated into the final EIA

report has been prepared with complying with those

terms. All other relevant information is given in Section

-II.


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(length and breadth of the river

stretch), mode of working, working

shift, transportation of mineral,

restriction, if any imposed for

working etc.

4 Involvement of the forest land, if

any, in the project and status of

forestry clearance should be given.

There is no forest land involved; hence no forest

clearance will be required.

The entire lease hold area of 16.48 ha, lies in Sutlej

River bed. The present breakup of the land use for

ancillary feature around the mining area is given

below and Surface Plan is attached as Annexure I :

S. No. Land type Area in

ha

1. Govt. waste land -

2. Agriculture land -

3. Grazing land -

4. Forest land -

5. Others (River Bed) 16.48

Total 16.48

5 The study area will comprise of 10

km zone around the mine lease

from lease periphery and the data

contained in the EIA such as waste

generation etc should be for the life

of the mine/ lease period.

The EIA study has been carried out for 10 km radius

zone from the periphery of Mine lease area. All the

data e.g. production are incorporated in EIA/EMP

reports in Section -II. The topographical map showing

the 10 km study area is attached at the end of section-

II.

It is a river bed sand mining project and no waste will

be generated.

6 Land use of the study area

delineating forest area, agricultural

land, grazing land, wildlife

sanctuary and national park,

migratory routes of fauna, water

The landuse details are discussed in Section III, and

the landuse map is attached at the end of same

section.


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bodies, human settlements and

other ecological features.

7 Land use plan of the mine lease

area should be prepared to

encompass preoperational,

operational and post operational

phases.

Total lease area is 16.48 ha and through pre-

operational, operational and post operational stages it

remains a floodplain.

8 Impact of the project on the wildlife

in the surrounding and any other

protected area and accordingly

detailed mitigation measures

required should be worked out with

cost implications.

Details regarding wildlife & protected areas and

mitigative measures are mentioned in Section III and

in Section IV of the report.

9 The vegetation in the RF/PF in the

study area, if any.

A detailed study is given in Section-III.

10 A study shall be got done to

ascertain the impact of the mining

project on wildlife of the area

including on the elephant

population.

Details regarding wildlife & protected areas and

mitigative measures are mentioned in Section III and

Section IV.

11 Location of National Parks,

Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves,

Wildlife Corridors, Tiger/Elephant

Reserves (existing as well as

proposed) within 10 KM of the mine

lease should be clearly indicated. A

location map duly authenticated by

Chief Wildlife Warden should be

provided in this regard. Necessary

clearance from the Chief Wildlife

Warden for operating the mine

within 10 KM of the National

Park/Sanctuary, if any, should also

There is no National Park, Sanctuary, Biosphere

Reserve, Wildlife Corridor, Tiger/Elephant Reserve

(existing as well as proposed) within 10 km radius of

the mine lease.


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be obtained and furnished.

12 A detailed biological study for the

study area [core zone and buffer

zone (10 KM radius of the periphery

of the mine lease)] including the

aquatic fauna in the riverine system

shall be carried out. Details of flora

and fauna, duly authenticated,

separately for core and buffer zone

should be furnished based on field

survey clearly indicating the

Schedule of the fauna present. In

case of any scheduled-I fauna

found in the study area, the

necessary plan for their

conservation should be prepared in

consultation with State Forest and

Wildlife Department and details

furnished. Necessary allocation of

funds for implementing the same

should be made as part of the

project cost.

A detailed biological study is given in Section-III.

13 Impact of the project on land use

including change of river course, if

any should be given.

No changes are anticipated in river course. The flow

of the river depends on the dynamics of various

parameters involved. Sediment deposition is also one

of the parameter. These sediments are deposited in

the main stream channel bed and along the banks.

Extraction of deposited sediment will help in

maintaining the course of the river. The details are

covered in Section IV.

14 Impact on topography, drainage,

agricultural fields, wildlife, water

logging leading to water borne

diseases, if any. It may also be

shown whether it will lead to

There will be no impact on topography or drainage of

the study area. The other impacts have been

described in Section-IV.


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change of water course of the river.

Modeling exercise should also be

carried out through an expert

agency to show the change in river

flow dynamics, if any.

15 Collection of one season (non-

monsoon) primary baseline data on

ambient air quality (PM10, SO2,

and NOx), water quality, noise level,

soil and flora and fauna. Site-

specific meteorological data should

also be collected. The location of

the monitoring stations should be

justified. Date wise collected

baseline AAQ data should form part

of EIA and EMP report. The

mineralogical composition of PM10

particularly for free silica should be

given. There should be at least one

AAQ monitoring station within 500

m of the mine lease in the pre-

dominant downwind direction.

Baseline data on ambient air quality, water quality,

noise level, soil and flora and fauna have been

collected. Site-specific meteorological data have been

collected for non monsoon season from March, 2011

to May, 2011. (Section-III of EIA report)

Date wise baseline data collected is given in

Annexure-II.

The composition of free silica in PM10 is shown in

Section III

Source: GRC India Training & Analytical Laboratory.

16 Air quality modeling should be

carried out for prediction of impact

of the project on the air quality of

the area. It should also take into

account the impact of movement of

vehicles for transportation of

mineral. The details of the model

used and input parameters used for

modeling should be provided. The

air quality contours may be shown

on a location map clearly indicating

the location of the site, location of

sensitive receptors, if any and the

Air quality modeling has been carried out for

prediction of impact due to proposed project activities

on the present air quality of the area as shown in

Section IV.

The Windrose diagram indicating predominant wind

direction is shown in Figure 3.1 of EIA report. The

required details are given in Section-III.


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habitation. The wind roses showing

pre-dominant wind direction may

also be indicated on the map.

17 The water requirement for the

project, its availability and source to

be furnished. A detailed water

balance should also be provided.

Fresh water requirement for the

project should also be indicated.

The water requirement for the project is 0.86 KLD

which includes both for dust suppression and for

domestic purpose.

The details of water requirement are given in Section

II.

18 Necessary clearance from the

Competent Authority for drawl of

requisite quantity of water for the

project should be provided.

NOC for drawl of water from the Gram Panchayat has

been obtained and enclosed as an Annexure-VI.

19 Impact of the project on the water

quality should be assessed and

necessary safeguard measures, if

any required should be provided.

The proposed mining will not intercept the ground

water table. No water pollution is expected as mining

will be confined to 3m bgl or above the ground water

level, whichever is less. And moreover surface water

will not be touched, during the mining activity.

The detailed impact and mitigative measure w.r.t. to

the quality of water in the surrounding area, is

discussed under Section-IV.

20 Information on site elevation,

working depth, groundwater table

should be provided both in AMSL

and bgl. A schematic diagram may

also be provided for the same.

site elevation Highest- 286 m AMSL

Lowest- 283 m AMSL

working depth 3 m bgl

groundwater table

pre-monsoon

4.5 m – 17m bgl

groundwater table

post monsoon

5 m – 14 m bgl

21 Quantity of solid waste generation,

if any, to be estimated and details

for its disposal and management be

provided.

Negligible amount of solid waste will be generated by

workers, which will be disposed off through municipal

way.


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22 Impact on local transport

infrastructure due to the project,

Projected increase in truck traffic as

a result of the project in the present

road network (including those

outside the project area) and

whether it is capable of handling the

increased load. Arrangement for

improving the infrastructure, if

contemplated including action to be

taken by other agencies such as

State Government, if any, should be

covered.

Vehicular Traffic Density

The roads connect from the mine site to National

Highway No. 21. These roads are wide enough to

facilitate easy and smooth movement of heavy duty

trucks as discussed in section IV.

On this Highway dumpers/ tippers ply regularly and

this can easily accommodate additional 1 dumper/

tipper per hour as anticipated for the project.

23 Details of the infrastructure facilities

to be provided for the mine workers.

The site services like rest shelter, first aid box,

drinking water facilities will be provided to workers at

the mine site.

24 Phase-wise plan of greenbelt

development, plantation and

compensatory afforestation clearly

indicating the area to be covered

under plantation and the species to

be planted.

Plantation will be done along the road sides and near

civic amenities, which will be allotted by Government

bodies/ local authorities.

25 Occupational health impact of

project should be anticipated and

prevention measures initiated.

Details in this regard should be

provided.

The details of Occupational health impact are given in

Section VI.

All safety measures prescribed under mining laws will

be followed. All workers will be medically examined in

pre-placement phase and also periodically, as per

Rule 29 (A) and (B) of Mines Rule 1955 Medical

Examination of Persons Employed or to be employed.

26 Occupational health impact of

project. Details of pre-placement

medical examination and periodical

medical examination schedules and

All safety measures prescribed under mining laws as

applicable for the project will be followed. All workers

will be medically examined initially and also

periodically as per Rule 29 (A) and (B) of Mines Rule


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medical facilities proposed to be

provided should be incorporated in

the EMP.

1955- Medical Examination of Persons Employed or to

be employed.

27 Measures of socio economic

influence to the local community

proposed to be provided by project

proponent. As far as possible,

quantitative dimension to be given.

Measures of socio-economic influence to the local

community have been furnished and described under

Section-VI

The activity creates employment for local persons

directly and indirectly depending upon their skill.

Development activities will be taken up in

consultation with local bodies.

Education, safety and health campaigns will be

carried out in nearby villages. Initial and Periodical

medical examination / checking of workers will be

carried out as per requirement under Mines Rules,

1955.

28 Detailed environmental

management plan to mitigate the

environmental impacts. Specific

safeguard measures to control

PM10 as well as pollution due to

transportation should be given.

Detailed Environmental Management Plan is

discussed under Section-VIII. The proposed project

provides for measures to control PM10 during

transportation; like covering the vehicles with

tarpaulin, wetting of sand if need be, regular water

spray on road, occasional scraping of the road to keep

it levelled to prevent spillage of sand from moving

vehicles and ward off any stagnating dust on road to

the sides.

29 Public hearing points raised and

commitment of the project

proponent on the same along with

time bound action plan to

implement the same should be

provided.

Issues raised in the Public Hearing and their

compliance is attached as Annexure-III .The extract of

salient features of the Public Hearing are also detailed

in Section VI.

30 Details of litigation pending against

the project, if any, with direction/

order passed by any Court of Law

There is no litigation with this project.


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against the project should be given.

31 The cost of the project (capital cost

and recurring cost) as well as the

cost towards implementation of

EMP should clearly be spelt out.

Detailed Environmental Management Plan cost is

discussed under Section-VIII.

II. Besides the above, the below mentioned general points will also to be followed:-

a All documents to be properly referenced

with index, page numbers and continuous

page numbering.

Complied.

b Where data are presented in the report

especially in tables, the period in which the

data were collected and the sources should

be indicated.

Complied whenever applicable.

c Where the documents provided in a

language other than English, an English

translation should be provided.

Complied.

d The questionnaire for environmental

appraisal of mining projects as devised

earlier by the ministry shall also be filled

and submitted.

The completed questionnaire is attached as

Appendix.

e Approved mine plan along with copy of the

approval letter for the proposed capacity

should also be submitted.

As per the Punjab Mineral Concession Rule,

there is no requirement of approved mine

plan. However an eco-friendly mine plan is

attached along with the report.

f While preparing the EIA report, the

instructions for the proponents and

instructions for the consultants issued by

MoEF vide O.M. No. J-11013/41/2006-

IA.II(I) dated 4th August , 2009, which are

available on the website of this ministry

should also be followed.

The EIA report has been prepared complying

with the circulars issued by MoEF vide O.M.

No. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dated 4th August,

2009.


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III. The EIA report should also include surface

plan of the area indication contours of main

topographic features, drainage and mining area.

Complied.

(The surface plan is attached as Annexure I)

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SECTION-II

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

INDEX


2.0 GENERAL 2/II

2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2/II

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT 2/II

2.3 LOCATION DETAILS 2/II

2.4 LEASE HOLD AREA 3/II

2.5 GEOLOGY 3/II

2.6 RESERVES 4/II

2.7 MINING 5/II

2.8 GENERAL FEATURES 7/II


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2.0 GENERAL

The Environmental Impact Assessment report has been prepared in terms of EIA notification of the

MoEF dated 14th Sept 2006, as amended on 1st Dec 2009 & 4th April 2011 and the EIA Guidance

Manual for Mining of Minerals (Feb, 2010) of MoEF, Govt. of India, for seeking environmental

clearance for mining in the existing area of sand mining lease measuring 16.48 hectares falling

under category “A” due to the presence of interstate boundary between Himachal Pradesh &

Punjab within 10 km radius of the project site

2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

The proposed project is to mine sand. The estimated project cost is Rs 8.2 lacs. The Department

of Industries and Commerce, Chandigarh, GoP has applied for mining lease in the name of

Manguwal Sand mine over an area of 16.48 ha at Village: Manguwal, Taluka: Rupnagar, District:

Rupnagar, Punjab. The proposed production of the mine is 20,000 TPA.

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT

The river carries with it huge quantity of sediment consisting of stones and sand during every

monsoon. The sediment in the form of river bed material (RBM) deposited from the time

immemorial had changed the shape of the river bed from a mere valley to a raised land. Because

of this, every year during the monsoon, heavy and devastating floods damage large tracts of land

lying on both the banks of the river. Hence, it is necessary to remove the materials so that the river

gets channelized.

2.3 LOCATION DETAILS

The mining area is located in Village: Manguwal, District: Rupnagar, Punjab. The mining lease /

proposed project area falls in Survey of India Topo-sheet No. 53A/12. The mine lease area is

located between:

Latitude 31° 3'36.03"N to 31° 3'59.18"N

Longitude 76°37'11.45"E to 76°37'28.77"E

Nearest Railway Station Ghanauli Railway Station (About 5 km in SW direction)

Nearest Airport Chandigarh Airport (About 45 km in SE direction)


A 10 km radius buffer map is attached in the end of this section.

2.4 LEASE HOLD AREA

The entire lease hold area of 16.48 ha lies in the river bed of Sutlej. The breakup of the land use

for ancillary feature around the mining area is given below: -


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S. No. Land type Area in ha

1. Govt. waste land -

2. Agriculture land -

3. Grazing land -

4. Forest land -

5. Others (river bed) 16.48

Total 16.48

2.5 GEOLOGY

Based on geomorphology the entire district can be grouped into 4 units such as Siwalik Hills,

Intermontane valley, alluvial fan and alluvial plain. The Siwalik Hills separates the main Himalayan

ranges from the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain. The area is highly dissected and has an uneven

topography. Adjacent to the hills is a long narrow intermontane valley, which extends from Nangal to

Ropar trending northwest to southeast. Anandpur Sahib tehsil of the district lies in the intermontane

valley and occupies a length of 40 km. The average width of the valley in the district is 5 km. Sutlej

River and its tributaries drain this valley. Adjacent to this is the alluvial fan which forms the

transitional area between the alluvial plains and hilly area of Himalayan foot hills. The coarse

sediments brought down by hill torrents forms the alluvial fan deposits. These alluvial fans

coalesced to form Kandi and Sirowal formation. The southern part of the district is mainly alluvial

plain, which forms a part of vast Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain.

2.6 RESERVES

As much of the lease area is covered with water catchment area, only the middle area is

considered for reserve estimation. The sand which is exposed in all the three dimensions (3.0m

maximum) is considered as proved. To estimate the reserve, the bulk density has been considered

as 1.8 t/cum.

Category wise updated reserves with grade are as follows:

Category Total (in Tonnes) UNFC Code

Proved 60,000 tonnes 111


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Annual sediment deposition at the place of mining:

This is accomplished by taking the converted dimensionless ratio flow-duration curve and

multiplying increments/duration of time in days by the sediment yield associated with that flow. The

computations for total annual suspended and bed load sediment yield are given below:

Sediment yield:

Formula

For Q < 2 in:

S = 1280 Q 0.46 [1.43-0.26 log (A)]

For Q > 2 in:

S = 1965 e -0.055Q [1.43-0.26 log (A)]

Here:

Q (in) = Mean Annual run off =170.25 mm

= 6.70 in

A (mi2) = Catchment area= 20,000 km2

= 7722.04 mi2

Sediment yield S= (tonnes/yr)

S= 1965 e-0.055x6.70[1.43 - 0.26 log (7722.04)]

S = 39, 92,000 tonnes/year

Thus, 39, 92,000 tonnes/year sediment will be regenerated every year in the catchment area

increasing the mineable reserves.

*source: - Calculation of sediment yield by the Dendy-Bolton formula

2.7 MINING

Sand Mining

The mining process is opencast river bed mining of minor minerals. Mining is proposed to be

carried out manually, except in cases of emergency, when machines will be used.

Drilling and blasting is not required.

Working Depth (below ground level)

The deposits occur in the middle/bottom of the river. During the entire lease period, the deposit will

be worked from the top surface to 3 m bgl or above the ground water level whichever is less.


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Mining Process:

Refer to Figure 2.1;

1. Mining will be started at the farthest downstream end, moving upstream from there.

2. At the cross section of the flood plain at the downstream end, the mining will be initiated from

the middle of the cross section of the river bed.

3. Mining will be continued in layers of 1 m depth to avoid ponding effect.

4. Mining will be done in such a way that the process of mining remains confined to the middle

of the flood plain. For achieving this purpose, a width of about 6m, suitable for locating the

truck/trolley for simultaneous loading will be first excavated. To start with it may be covered

with wooden plank or metal sheet if required to prevent any sagging.

5. Having excavated that, the process will be continued to the flanks, of a truck width,

alternating from one side to the other every time.

6. After the first layer is excavated, the process will be repeated for next layers.

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, PunjabSand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section

Fig. 2.1 Mining Process

Section -II: Project Description

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Restriction on mining:

The mining is prohibited to distance of 500 m on upstream and downstream from the high level

bridge and 250 m form the other bridges on upstream and down stream

If width of the river is less than 120 m the mining will be restricted within the bed of river. If higher

than 120 m the mining will be restricted after leaving the area of 30 m from the edge of

embankment on either side of the river bed.

The mining will not be allowed below the water table.

No mining operation will be allowed in forest area.

Unless benches are formed in accordance with regulation 106 of Metalliferrous Mine

Regulations, 1961, the max. permissible depth of the quarry pit will be 3 m.

The contractors will abide by various provisions laid down under Mines Act, 1952, Mines &

Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, MMR, 1961.

The contractor will abide at the time of mining by the provisions of Mines Act, 1952, Interstate

Migrant Workman Act. The contractor with the satisfaction of competent authority will provide

drinking water, rest shelter, first aid box, welfare facilities as per Central and State Govt. labor

laws

The contractor will not do any quarry operations within the distance of 75m from railway line, 60m

from national highway and 50m from reservoir tank, canal roads, public works or buildings and

in-habitat sites etc.

The river bed areas dug during one season i.e. other than rainy season will get refilled

Sand/Gravel deposit in rainy season in which the material so deposited will be available for fresh

quarrying.

The contractors will abide by the State Minor Mineral Concession Rules, Punjab, 1964.

2.8 GENERAL FEATURES

Topography:

The proposed area is a river bed which is flat. The difference of the highest & the lowest elevation

of the area is about 2 m to 3 m. The surrounding area is devoid of any thick vegetation except for

patched agricultural lands.

Surface Drainage Pattern

It is a river bed mining project. The total lease area is located in the Sutlej river catchment/water

shed area.


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Vehicular Traffic Density

The roads connect from the mine site to National Highway No. 21. These roads are wide enough

to facilitate easy and smooth movement of heavy duty trucks.

The National Highway has traffic density less than 20 trucks per hour. On these Highway

dumper/tipper ply regularly and these will easily accommodate additional 1 dumper/tipper per

hour.

Accessibility

The lease area is situated in district Rupnagar of Punjab and is approachable through NH 21. The

mine lease connects the national highway through metalled road. Nearest Railway Station is

Ghanauli Railway Station approximately 5 Km and nearest Airport is Chandigarh Airport which is

approximately 45 Km away from the mine site. Total mining area is completely outside of any

restricted or protected area.

Township

Since this mining is intermittent and labour employed would be mostly from adjoining areas, no

colony is proposed.

Power, Water Supply and other Infrastructure requirement

Power

All the activities will be carried out manually by the working people, only during day time. Hence,

no power is required.

Water Supply

In the river bed mining projects, water is required for dust suppression. In addition to this water is

also required for domestic purpose for the workers at the site. Water requirement for dust

suppression will be around 0.66 KLD and 0.2 KLD for domestic purpose.

So, the total water requirement will be around 0.86 KLD which includes dust suppression, drinking

water and other domestic purposes. This water will be supplied from the nearby area.

Daily Water Demand0.86 KLD

Domestic use0.2 KLD

Dust suppression0.66 KLD


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Infrastructure:

The site services like temporary rest shelter, portable toilets, first aid box, and drinking water

facilities will be provided to workers at the mine site.

Manpower Requirement:

The manpower requirement for the proposed project will be around 22. Apart from these,

manpower will also be required for loading/unloading of sand into dumpers/tippers.

Manpower requirement

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S.No. Category Numbers

1. Mining Competent Person 1

2. Administrative 1

3. Supervisor 1

6. Unskilled 19

TOTAL 22

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SECTION-III

DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

INDEX


3.0 INTRODUCTION 2/III

3.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT 2/III

3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT 3/III

3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT: 8/III

3.3 (a) GROUND WATER 8/III

3.3 (b) SURFACE WATER 13/III

3.4 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 17/III

3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 19/III

3.6 TRAFFFIC STUDY 20/III

3.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 21/III


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3.0 INTRODUCTION

This section contains the description of baseline studies of the area within 10 Km radius

surrounding the Manguwal Sand Mine, Rupnagar, Punjab. The study was undertaken for

prevailing environment in respect of land, air, water (both ground and surface), soil, noise,

biological (both flora and fauna). The data collected has been used to understand the

existing environment scenario around the proposed mining project against which the

potential impacts of the proposed project can be assessed.

3.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT

This section includes the study of natural features like topography, climate etc. Land use/

Land cover map.

Topography

The proposed area is a river bed which is flat. The difference of the highest & the lowest

elevation of the area is about 2 to 3 meter. The surrounding area is devoid of any thick

vegetation except for patched agricultural lands.

Climate:

The climate of the district can be classified as tropical steppe hot and semi-arid type, a hot

summer and a bracing cold winter. The temperature ranges from minimum of 4°C in winter

to 45°C in summer. The district receives normal annual rainfall of 855 mm, which was

spread over 41 days. 78% of the annual rainfall is contributed by southwest monsoon.

Generally, rainfall increases from southwest to north eastern part of the district.


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Land use / Land cover statistics of project study area

Table 3.1: Land Use cover of the project study area

Serial

No.Description

Area in

Hectares

Percentage

share in

total area

1 Open/waste land 3058.51 9.21

2 Agriculture 16419.42 49.45

3 Water Bodies 295.58 0.89

4 River 1013.24 3.05

5 Settlement 682.53 2.05

6 Vegetation 5559.97 16.74

7 Forest 6029.70 18.16

8 Ramsar Site 148.29 0.45

Total 33207.27 100

The 10 km radius land use map is attached in the end of this section.

3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT

Selection of Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Ambient air quality monitoring stations were selected primarily on the basis of surface

influence, demographic influence and meteorological influence. From the meteorological

data already available at the near-most site the frequency and duration of wind is preliminary

determined, from which the likely wind rose diagram is first drawn. Three monitoring stations

are selected in the direction of the most predominant wind direction; one in the leeward

(downwind) side, one closer to the project site and one in the windward (upwind)side. Two

more stations are selected across this direction.

24 hourly monitoring was carried out for SO2, NO2, & PM10 twice a week at each station and

PM2.5 at project site for a study period of 3 months (March’11, April’11 and May’11).


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a. Wind rose diagram

Figure 3.1: Wind Rose Diagram

Observations:

The prominent seasonal wind direction is west contributing approximately 12 % of the total,

respectively.

Methods for monitoring

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has published comprehensive document on

emission testing regulations (“Emission Regulations Part-3, 1985”). Those procedures

relevant to the particulate monitoring are summarized in Table 3.2(i):

Table 3.2(i): Methods adopted for PM2.5, PM10, SO2 and NOX (as NO2)

Parameters TechniqueTechnical

Protocol

Minimum

Detectable Limit

PM2.5 Gravimetric methodUS EPA

Method5 (µg/m3)

PM10 Gravimetric methodIS 5182 (Part-

XXIII)5 (µg/m3)

Sulphur Dioxide West and GaekeIS-5182

(Part-II)3 (µg/m3)

Nitrogen Oxide Jacob & HochheiserIS-5182

(Part-VI)7 (µg/m3)


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i. Particulate Matter (PM):-

The CPCB method and IS 5182 (Part-XXIII) adopt a very similar approach to particulate

sampling. There are some differences in the expressions used, but they are generally of no

practical significance. It is recommended that CPCB method is adapted.

ii. Equipment calibration:

For accurate testing of emission sources, the components of the sampling train is calibrated

by outsource and supplier (Master Calibrator) standards and solutions are used, calibrated

under certified reference material.

The ambient air quality data were collected to find the existing GLC. The data is given in

Table No. 3.2 (iii)

Table 3.2 (ii)

Ambient air quality monitoring stations

S. No. Location Station nameDistance and direction

from the lease area (km)

Zone (Core/

Buffer)

1. AQ1 Majri W 2.9 Buffer zone

2. AQ2 Dhabota NE 2.3 Buffer zone

3. AQ3 Bada Basot SE 0.5 Core zone

4. AQ4 Indarpura S 2.6 Buffer zone

5. AQ5 Kanganwal SE 4.2 Buffer zone

Fig.3.2 Ambient air quality monitoring at village Manguwal


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Table 3.2(iii)

Ambient Air Quality Status

S.No. Pollutant LocationsNo. of

observationMinimum Maximum Average 98th Percentile CPCB Standards

1.SO2

(µg/m3)

AQ1

24

6.00 14.50 9.12 13.76

80.0

AQ2 6.30 14.80 9.42 14.06

AQ3 5.70 14.20 8.82 13.46

AQ4 6.60 15.10 9.72 14.36

AQ5 6.90 15.40 10.02 14.66

2.NO2

(µg/m3)

AQ1

24

11.34 21.96 16.38 21.07

80.0

AQ2 11.94 22.50 16.95 21.63

AQ3 12.54 23.04 17.51 22.18

AQ4 13.13 23.58 18.08 22.73

AQ5 13.73 24.12 18.65 23.28

3.PM10

(µg/m3)

AQ1

24

65.45 80.00 71.56 79.77

100.0

AQ2 66.05 82.00 72.36 81.43

AQ3 67.67 84.20 76.01 83.21

AQ4 73.93 111.10 89.71 110.34

AQ5 79.38 115.84 91.64 114.40

4.PM2.5

(µg/m3)AQ3 24 26.50 34.40 29.45 33.48 60.0


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Observations:

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring reveals that the maximum& minimum concentrations of PM10

for all the 5 AQ monitoring stations were found to be 115.84 µg/m3 at AQ5 and 65.45 µg/m3

at AQ1, respectively.

As far as the gaseous pollutants SO2 and NO2 are concerned, the prescribed CPCB limit of

80 µg/m3 for residential and rural areas has never surpassed at any station. The maximum

& minimum concentrations of SO2 were found to be 15.40 µg/m3 at AQ5 & 5.70 µg/m3 at

AQ3, respectively. The maximum & minimum concentrations of NO2 were found to be 24.12

µg/m3 at AQ5 & 11.34 µg/m3 at AQ1, respectively.

The PM10 readings during the month of April to starting May are exceeding the norms. It has

been clearly observed that after wheat harvesting season the villagers are commonly

burning the left over wheat stubble so that the fields can be kept ready for next sowing at the

earliest. This entrainment in higher PM10 value is a temporary phase as seen from the PM10

values for next few values.

Free SiO2:

Table 3.2 (iv)

SiO2 (µg/m3) AQ1 AQ2 AQ3 AQ4 AQ5

Minimum 1.31 1.32 1.35 1.48 1.59

Maximum 1.60 1.64 1.68 2.22 2.32

The standard for Respirable dust is 3mg/m3 for 8 hour of working period where Free silica

content should not exceed 5% as prescribed by Directorate General of Mines Safety.

Observations:

The minimum & maximum concentrations of SiO2 were found to be 1.31 µg/m3 at AQ1 &

2.32 µg/m3 at AQ5 respectively.


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3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT

3.3 (a) Ground Water

Three water samples were collected from the study area. The location of sampling points is

shown in Table 3.3 (i) and the physico-chemical analysis of the water samples is given in the

Table 3.3 (ii).

Table 3.3 (i)

Ground water sampling locations

Station No. Location DirectionDistance

(km)

Project area/

study area

GW1 Palasi NW 2.3 Buffer zone

GW2 Bada Basot SE 0.5 Core Zone

GW3 Indarpura S 2.6 Buffer zone


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Table 3.3 (ii)

Physico-chemical properties of ground water

Study Period – March 2011

S.No. Parameter Unit Limit (as per IS:10500) GW1 GW2 GW3

desirable permissible

1 Colour Hazen 5 25 <2 <2 <2

2 Odour - Un - Un Un Un

3 Taste - Agreeable - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable

4 Turbidity NTU 5 10 <1 <1 <1

5 pH - 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation 7.68 7.59 7.51

6Total Hardness (asCaCO3)

mg/l 300 600 168 151 173

7 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.3 1 0.08 0.12 0.09

8 Chlorides (as Cl) mg/l 250 1000 23 30 20

9 Fluoride (as F ) mg/l 1 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.6

10 TDS mg/l 500 2000 298 280 313

11 Calcium(as Ca2+) mg/l 75 200 40 33 36

12 Magnesium (as Mg2+) mg/l 30 100 16 16 20

13 Copper (as Cu) mg/l 0.05 1.5 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

14 Manganese(as Mn) mg/l 0.1 0.3 0.02 0.01 0.01

15 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 200 400 25 21 30

16 Nitrate(as NO3) mg/l 45 No Relaxation 6 5 6

17Phenolic Compounds (asC6H5OH)

mg/l 0.001 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

18 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l 0.001 No Relaxation <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

19 Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l 0.01 No Relaxation <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

20 Selenium ( as Se ) mg/l 0.01 No Relaxation <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

21 Arsenic (as As) mg/l 0.01 No Relaxation <0.005 <0.005 <0.005

22 Cyanide (as CN ) mg/l 0.05 No Relaxation <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

23 Lead (as Pb) mg/l 0.05 No Relaxation <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

24 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 5 15 0.06 0.07 0.07

25Anionic Detergent (asMBAS)

mg/l 0.2 1 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

26 Chromium (as Cr6+) mg/l 0.05 No Relaxation <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

27 Mineral oil mg/l 0.01 0.03 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

28 Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/l 200 600 155 136 164

29 Aluminium (as Al) mg/l 0.03 0.2 0.02 0.02 0.02

30 Boron (as B) mg/l 1 5 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

Microbiological Parameter

31 Total Coliform MPN/100ml 10 , Max - <2 <2 <2

32 E.coli E.coli/100ml Absent - Absent Absent Absent

Note: Un- Unobjectionable


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Study Period - April 2011



1 Colour Hazen 5 25 <2 <2 <2




5 pH - 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation 7.56 7.29 7.61

6 Total Hardness (as CaCO3) mg/l 300 600 155 172 164

7 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.3 1 0.12 0.08 0.09


9 Fluoride (as F ) mg/l 1 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

10 TDS mg/l 500 2000 325 304 357

11 Calcium(as Ca2+) mg/l 75 200 37 39 41


13 Copper (as Cu) mg/l 0.05 1.5 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01




17Phenolic Compounds (asC6H5OH) mg/l 0.001 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001







24 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 5 15 0.05 0.07 0.05

25 Anionic Detergent (as MBAS) mg/l 0.2 1 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01


27 Mineral oil mg/l 0.01 0.03 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01



30 Boron (as B) mg/l 1 5 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1






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Study Period - May 2011



1 Colour Hazen 5 25 <2 <2 <2




5 pH - 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation 7.58 7.62 7.46

6 Total Hardness (as CaCO3) mg/l 300 600 157 169 143

7 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.3 1 0.08 0.12 0.09


9 Fluoride (as F ) mg/l 1 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.8

10 TDS mg/l 500 2000 321 310 293

11 Calcium(as Ca2+) mg/l 75 200 44 40 34


13 Copper (as Cu) mg/l 0.05 1.5 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01




17Phenolic Compounds (asC6H5OH) mg/l 0.001 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001







24 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 5 15 0.04 0.06 0.06

25Anionic Detergent (asMBAS) mg/l 0.2 1 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01


27 Mineral oil mg/l 0.01 0.03 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01



30 Boron (as B) mg/l 1 5 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1






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Observation:

Analysis of results of ground water reveals the following: -

pH varies from 7.29 at GW2 in the month of April to 7.68 at GW1 in the month of

March.

Total hardness varies from 143 mg/l at GW3 in the month of May to 173 mg/l at GW3

in the month of March.

Total dissolved solids vary from 280 mg/l at GW2 in the month of March to 357 mg/l

at GW3 in the month of April.

The ground water from all sources remains suitable for drinking purposes as all the

constituents are within the limits prescribed by drinking water standards promulgated by

Indian Standards IS: 10500.

Fig.3.3 Ground water sampling near village Manguwal


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3.3 (b) SURFACE WATER

Three surface water samples were collected from the study area. The location of surface

water samples is given in Table 3.3 (iii). The physico-chemical analysis of the these samples

are given in the Table 3.3 (iv)

Fig.3.4 Surface water sampling near village Manguwal

Table 3.3 (iii)Surface water sampling locations


(km)

Project area/

study area

SW1 Palasi NW 2.3 Buffer zone

SW2 Site Centre - Project Site

SW3 Dhabota NE 2.3 Buffer zone


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Table 3.3 (iv)Physico-chemical properties of surface water (March 2011)

S.No. Parameter UnitS.W. 1 S.W. 2 S.W. 3

Upstream Centre Downstream

1 pH - 8.81 8.39 8.57

2 Dissolved oxygen mg/l 7.4 7.1 7.2

3 BOD (3 Days at 27°C) mg/l 2 3 2

4 Free Ammonia (as N) mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

5 Sodium Adsorption Ratio - 2.04 2.07 1.92

6 Boron mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

7 Conductivity µmhos/cm 609 688 630

8 Turbidity NTU 6 6 8

9 Magnesium Hardness ( asCaCO3)

mg/l 54 60 59

10 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) mg/l 192 228 208

11 Chloride (as Cl) mg/l 58 66 49

12 sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 22 18 26

13 Nitrate (as NO3) mg/l 1.7 2.1 1.9

14 Fluoride (as F) mg/l 0.6 0.5 0.6

15 Sodium (as Na) mg/l 60 65 58

16 Potassium (as K) mg/l 2.4 2.1 2.2

17 TKN (as N) mg/l 1.0 1.2 1.3

18 Total Phosphorous (as P) mg/l 0.32 0.26 0.24

19 COD mg/l 8 12 10

20 Phenolic compounds (asC6H5OH)

mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

21 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.39 0.56 0.72

22 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 0.05 0.04 0.04

23 Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.005 <0.005 <0.005

24 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

25 Total Coliform MPN/100ml 170 300 320

26 Faecal Coliform MPN/100ml 70 130 110


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Physico-chemical properties of surface water (April 2011)

S.No. Parameter UnitS.W. 1 S.W. 2 S.W.3


1 pH - 8.62 8.41 8.77


3 BOD (3 Days at 27°C) mg/l 2 3 3



6 Boron mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1



9 Magnesium Hardness ( asCaCO3)

mg/l 52 62 59




13 Nitrate (as NO3) mg/l 1.5 1.8 2




17 TKN (as N) mg/l 1.2 1.3 1.3


19 COD mg/l 10 15 12


mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

21 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.59 0.64 0.73

22 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 0.04 0.03 0.04

23 Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.005 <0.005 <0.005

24 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001




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Physico-chemical properties of surface water (May 2011)

S.No. Parameter Unit S.W. 1 S.W. 2 S.W. 3


1 pH - 8.24 8.37 8.49


3 BOD (3 Days at 27°C) mg/l 3 4 3



6 Boron mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1



9Magnesium Hardness ( asCaCO3)

mg/l 56 60 64




13 Nitrate (as NO3) mg/l 1.5 1.4 1.8




17 TKN (as N) mg/l 1.0 1.1 1.1


19 COD mg/l 12 16 15


mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

21 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.46 0.59 0.41

22 Zinc (as Zn) mg/l 0.04 0.03 0.03

23 Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.005 <0.005 <0.005

24 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001




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Observation:

The analysis results indicate that the pH ranges between 8.24 at S.W.1 in the month of May

and 8.81 at S.W.1 in the month of March.

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) was observed in the range of 6.6 at S.W.2 in the month of May,

2011 to 7.4 mg/l at S.W.1 & S.W.2 in the month of March, 2011 & April, 2011 against the

minimum requirement of 4 mg/l. BOD values were observed to be in the range of 2-4 mg/l.

The chlorides and Sulphates were found to be in the range of 40mg/l at S.W.2 in the month of

May, 2011 to 66 mg/l at S.W.2 in the month of March, 2011 and 18 mg/l at S.W.2 in the month

of March, 2011 -30.0 mg/l at S.W.2 & S.W.3 in the month of April & May respectively.

Bacteriological examination of surface water samples revealed the presence of total coliform in

range of 170 MPN/100 ml to 700 MPN/100 ml

Based on the results it is evident that most of the parameters of the samples comply with

‘Category ‘C’ standards of CPCB indicating their suitability for Drinking water source after

conventional treatment and disinfection.

3.4 SOIL ENVIRONMENT

Soil may be defined as a thin layer of earth’s crust, medium for the growth of plants. The soil

characteristics include both physical and chemical properties. The soil survey and soil

samples were carried out / collected to assess the soil characteristics of the study area. Soil

samples were collected from 3 locations (project site, one upstream & one downstream side)

as shown in Table 3.4(i) and analyzed as per CPCB norms.

The physico-chemical characteristics of these soil samples are given in Table No. 3.4(ii).

.

Table No. 3.4 (i)

Description of soil sampling locations


(km)

Project area/

study area

SQ1 Palasi NW 2.3 Buffer zone

SQ2 Manguwal Centre - Project Site

SQ3 Indarpura S 2.6 Buffer zone


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Table 3.4 (ii)

Physico-chemical properties of soil

S.No Parameter Unit SQ-1 SQ-2 SQ-3

1

Texture -Sandy Clay

loam

Sandy

loam

Sandy

loam

Silt % 13.27 10.2 12.1

clay % 19.26 16.36 16.96

Sand % 67.47 73.44 70.94

2 pH - 7.73 7.64 7.82

3 Electrical Conductivity µmhos/cm 220 143 186

4 Cation exchange capacity meq/100 gm 18.95 15.36 17.07

5 Potassium mg/kg 86.2 52.78 60.78

6 Sodium mg/kg 138.6 104.5 121.8

7 Calcium mg/kg 3412.5 2684.2 3025.6

8 Magnesium mg/kg 127.2 162.29 151.24

9 Sodium Absorption Ratio - 0.63 0.53 0.59

10 Water Holding Capacity % 29.78 25.8 27.88

11 Porosity % 37.1 44.64 41.08

12 Avl. Phosphorus (as P) mg/kg 17.2 4.1 10.6

13 Avl. Nitrogen mg/kg 69.7 45.8 76.2

14 Total Nitrogen % 0.047 0.038 0.055

15 Carbon % 0.72 0.63 0.86

16 Sulphur % 0.045 0.031 0.029

Observations:

Samples collected from identified locations indicate the soil is sandy type and the pH value

ranging from 7.64 to 7.82, which shows that the soil is alkaline in nature. Potassium is found

to be from 52.78 mg/kg to 86.2 mg/kg.


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Fig.3.5 Soil sampling near village Manguwal

3.5 NOISE ENVIRONNENT

The noise levels within the study area were recorded using Sound Level Meter and noise

monitoring results were compared with the Ambient Noise Quality Standard notified under

Environment Protection Act, 1986. The noise level monitoring locations are shown in Table

3.5 (i) and the levels recorded are as stated in Table 3.5 (ii).

Table 3.5 (i)

Noise quality monitoring stations

S. No. Location Station nameDistance and direction

from the lease area (km)

Zone (Core/

Buffer)

1. NQ1 Manguwal Centre - Buffer zone

2. NQ2 Majri W 2.9 Buffer zone

3. NQ3 Dhabota NE 2.3 Core Zone

4. NQ4 Indarpura S 2.6 Buffer zone


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Table No. 3.5 (ii)

Noise level status

S.No.

LOCATION ZONE

LIMIT (as per CPCBGuidelines),dB(A)

Monitored value dB(A)

DAY* NIGHT* DAY* NIGHT*

1 NQ-1Industrial Zone(Project Site)

75 70 50.3 40.2

2 NQ-2 Residential Zone 55 45 54.2 43.2

3 NQ-3 Residential Zone 55 45 53.9 42.6

4 NQ-4 Silence zone 50 40 48.8 39.4

* Day time dB(A)(6.00AM TO 10.00PM)

Night time dB(A)(10.00PM TO 6.00AM)

ResultsNoise monitoring reveals that the maximum & minimum noise levels at day time were

recorded as 54.2 dB (A) at NQ2 & 48.8 dB(A) at NQ4, respectively. The maximum &

minimum noise levels at night time were found to be 43.2 dB(A) at NQ2 Village & 39.4

dB(A) at NQ4.

There are several other sources in the 10 km radius of study area, which contributes to the

local noise level of the area. Traffic activities as well as activities in nearby villages and

agricultural fields add to the ambient noise level of the area.

3.6 THE TRAFFIC STUDY

The roads connect from the mine site to National Highway No. 21. These roads are wide

enough to facilitate easy and smooth movement of heavy duty trucks.

During mine operation

Total capacity of mine : 20,000 TPA

No. of working days : 250 days

Per day capacity of mine : 80 tonnes

Capacity : 10 tonnes

No. of dumper deployed/day : 8

Working hours per day : 8 hours

No. of dumper deployed/hr : 1

Increase in PCU/hr : 4

At present the traffic load at highway is less than 20 trucks per hour, in particular. Due to the

proposed project there will be addition in the existing trucks having the capacity of 20 tonnes

load that is 1 dumper/tipper, hence the changes will be at small level and will not affect the

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3.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

Biological diversity comprises the variability of species, genus and ecosystems and is very

crucial for maintaining the basic processes on which the life depends. Broadly it can be

divided in to two types i.e. the floral diversity and faunal diversity. Conservation of the

biodiversity is essential for the sustainable development as it not only provides the food,

fodder and medicine but also contribute in improvement of essential environmental attributes

like air, water, soil, etc.

Before starting any Environmental Impact Assessment study, it is necessary to identify the

baseline of relevant environmental parameters which are likely to be affected as a result of

operation of the proposed project. A similar approach has been adopted for conducting the

study on Biological Environment for this Project. Both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

have been studied to understand the biological environment.

3.7.1 Physical Environment of the study area:

The State of Punjab can be divided physiographically into two broad regions viz. Shivalik

Himalayan region and alluvial plain region. Satluj, Beas, Ravi and Ghagghar are four main

rivers of the State, which after traversing through Shivalik region, irrigate the plain areas and

make them fertile. Shivalik regions are the lower most part of the Himalaya providing a rich

biodiversity to the State of Punjab. The proposed study area is falling in the alluvial plains of

Punjab. It mainly comprises of agricultural land, river beds, human settlements and barren

land followed by agro-plantation and social forestry.

3.7.2 Forests cover in Rupnagar district:

The Rupnagar district has 387 km2 forest cover out of which 126 km2 is moderately dense

and 261 km2 is open forest (India State of Forests Report 2009), now the total forest cover is

increased to 390 km2 in which moderately dense forest is increased to 146 km2 due to

enhanced plantation activities undertaken in recent past by the State Forest Department and

spurt in agro-forestry practices in the state but the open forest cover has been decline to 244

km2 (India State of Forest Report 2011). The area comprises of agricultural land and riverine

vegetation. Due to high temperature and humidity the area comprises of Tropical Deciduous

vegetation. No wildlife protected area declared protected under “Wildlife (Protection) Act-

1972” is located within 10 km radius of the proposed mining area. However four PF namely

Palasi, Hatra, Himmatpur and Raipur are located in SE, NW, NE & N direction within the

study area.

3.7.3 Methodology, Study period, survey sites etc.:

Detailed survey was conducted to evaluate floral and faunal composition of the study area.

Primary data on floral and faunal composition was recorded during site visit and secondary


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data was collected from the Forest department and published relevant literature. Inventory of

flora and fauna has been prepared on the basis of collected data. The mode of data and

parameters considered during field investigations is given in Table 3.7(i).

Field study period: The ecological survey has been conducted for one season. The detailsare given as below:

Pre-monsoon: May-2011Survey sites :Core zone : At the project site along Sutlej river,Buffer zone : Around the project site in 10 km radius.

Table 3.7(i)

Mode of data collection & parameters considered during the survey

Aspect Data Mode of data collection Parameters

monitored

TerrestrialEcology

Primary datacollection

By field surveyFloral and Faunaldiversity

Secondarydata collection

From authentic sources like Forestsdepartment of Punjab and availablepublished literatures like -[Biodiversity in the ShivalikEcosystem of Punjab (2006) byPunjab State Council for Scientific &Technology, Chandigarh]

Floral and Faunaldiversity and studyof vegetation, foresttype, importanceetc.

AquaticEcology

Primary datacollection

By field surveyFloral and Faunaldiversity

Secondarydata collection

From authentic sources like Forestsdepartment of Punjab and availablepublished literatures like -[Biodiversity in the ShivalikEcosystem of Punjab (2006) byPunjab State Council for Scientific &Technology, Chandigarh]

Floral and Faunaldiversity and studyof vegetation, foresttype, importanceetc.

3.7.4 General Vegetation Study of the area:

The study area comprises of tropical dry deciduous vegetation. The area contains several

Choes (small hilly streams) originating from Himachal and passing through the plain area of

Rupnagar. These plains support the species of Zizyphus, Acacia, Carissa, Adhatoda,

Calotropis, Lantana, Ricinus, etc. Trees are of short stature and never exceed 10 Meters.

The nature of trees is Xerophytic like Capparis sepiaria, Flacourtia indica, Rhamnus

persicus, A. nilotica, A. catechu, A. leucophloea, A. modesta, Diospyros cordifolia etc.

Ground vegetation mainly consists of grasses and small shrubs. Useful fodder grasses,

Cynodon dactylon, Eleusine indica, Trifolium alexandrinum, etc. can be seen growing in the

area. The large weeds which infest uncultivated tracts are aak (Calotropis procera), castor


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(Ricinus communis), dhatura (Datura metel) and thorn (Opuntia stricta). Other noxious

weeds and those which appear in crops are Pohli or Thistle (Carthamus oxyacantha), shial

kanta (Argemone mexicana), kandyari (Solanum xanthocarpum), Parthenium sp. and Bhang

(Cannabis sativa).

3.7.4.1. Flora of the Core zone

The core zone comprises of Sutlej river bed, where mining operation is proposed. This area

consists of riparian vegetation in which aquatic and marshland plants are the main

component. Most among them are weeds. No ecologically sensitive plant species has been

reported from this area.

Riparian vegetation: Riparian vegetation is found along the river side. In stagnant water

growth of hydrophytes likes Hydrolea zeylanica, Ipomoea carnea, Ludwigia adscendens,

Sagittaria sagittifolia, Spilanthes paniculata, Typha latifolia, etc. can be commonly observed.

The river bank supports the growth of poplar and algal bloom.

Figure-3.6 Vegetation growing along the river bank


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3.7.4.2. Flora of the Buffer zone (Terrestrial vegetation)

Buffer zone of the proposed project is mainly agricultural land. The flora of buffer zone

comprises of plants growing on the edges of agricultural land, village woodlots and trees

planted along the roads. Many tree species are planted in the area because of their

usefulness, economic and aesthetic values. The tree species observed in the area are, Aam

(Mangifera indica), Jamun (Syzygium cumini), Bail (Aegle marmelos), Bakain (Melia

azedarach), Bargad (Ficus bengalensis), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Peepal (Ficus

religiosa), Popular (Populas dealtoides), Safeda (Eucalyptus umbelatus), Sisam (Dalbergia

sissoo), etc.

In agricultural waste land and along the road side, growth of weeds like Argemone

mexicana, Cannabis sativa, Cenchrus cilitaris, Heteropogon contortus, Lantana camara,

Parthenium hysterosporus, etc. are very common. These weeds are affecting the agricultural

productivity of the region due to fast growth, short life cycle and enormous production of

seeds.

Agricultural land:

Punjab is mainly known for agriculture. More than 80% land is under Agriculture cultivation.

The surrounding area of the proposed project site is well drained by rivers hence are much

fertile. Most of the land in study area is under agriculture, based on the satellite imaginary

data. Crops grown are Wheat (Triticum aestivum), Maize (Zea mays), Rice (Oryza sativa),

Figure-3.7 Small grasses in the core zone


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Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), Bajra (Pennisetum glaucum), Sunflower (Helianthus

annuus) etc. Seasonal vegetables are also grown by village people as cash crops.

Waste land:

Most of the areas nearby the Core zone are waste land. Commonly seen plant species in

such areas are Cannabis sativa, Lantana camara, Ipomea carnea, Calotropis procera,

Cassia tora, Parthenium hysterophorus, Ziziphus mauritiana, Heteropogon contortus,

Argemone Mexicana, etc. These weeds are affecting the agricultural productivity of the

region due to fast growth, short life cycle and enormous production of seeds.

Vegetation in and around human settlement:

Vegetation pattern in villages and surrounding areas are slightly different from the rest of the

areas. The common species grown near villages are mostly edible or useful plants such as

Mangifera indica, Madhuca indica, Syzygium cumini, Azadirachta indica, Albizia lebbeck,

Delonix regia, Tamarindus indica, Ficus religiosa, etc.

A list of flora of the study area is enclosed as Table 3.7(ii).

Table 3.7(ii)

Flora of the Core zone

Sl.No. Species Family Habit

1 Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Herb

2 Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthaceae Herb

3 Calotropis procera (Aiton) R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Shrub

4 Cannabis sativa L. Canabaceae Herb

7 Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae Herb

8 Datura innoxia Mill. Solanaceae Shrub

9 Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl Hydrophylaceae Herb

10 Ipomoea carnea Jacq. Convolvulaceae Shrub

11 Salix babylonia Salicaceae Tree

12 Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae Tree

13 Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae Tree

14 Bombax ceiba Bombacaceae TreeNote:Trees are near the banks of the river(Periphery of the leased area)


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Flora of the Buffer zone

Sl.No. Species Family Habit

1 Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil. Amaranthaceae Herb

2 Alternanthera pungens Kunth Amaranthaceae Herb

3 Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthaceae Herb

4 Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott Araceae Herb

5 Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Herb

6 Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir. Asteraceae Herb

7 Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae Herb

8 Cassia tora L. Caesalpinaceae Herb

9 Cannabis sativa L. Cannabaceae Herb

10 Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae Herb

11 Argemone mexicana L. Papaveraceae Herb

12 Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf. Poaceae Herb

13 Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae Herb

14 Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae Herb

15 Eragrostis tenella (L.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae Herb

16 Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae Herb

17 Saccharum spontaneum L. Poaceae Herb

18 Physalis minima L. Solanaceae Herb

19 Calotropis procera (Aiton) R.Br. Asclepiadaceae Shrub

20 Cassia occidentalis L. Caesalpinaceae Shrub

21 Croton bonplandianum Baill. Euphorbiaceae Shrub

22 Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Malvaceae Shrub

23 Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Nyctaginaceae Shrub

24 Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rhamnaceae Shrub

25 Datura innoxia Mill. Solanaceae Shrub

26 Solanum virginianum L. Solanaceae Shrub

27 Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae Shrub

28 Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae Tree

29 Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thw. Annonaceae Tree

30 Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Apocynaceae Tree

31 Cassia fistula L. Caesalpinaceae Tree

32 Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae Tree

33 Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Fabaceae Tree

34 Bauhinia acuminata L. Fabaceae Tree

35 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Fabaceae Tree

36 Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Fabaceae Tree

37 Bombax ceiba L. Malvaceae Tree

38 Azadirachta indica A.Juss. Meliaceae Tree

39 Melia azedarach L. Meliaceae Tree


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3.7.5. Wild life and avifauna of the study area:

The major part of the study area lies under agriculture field and human settlements which

restrict the wildlife habitat significantly. Most of the mammalian species reported in the study

area are domesticated animals.

There are many rivulets present in the buffer zone of study area which are the major

attraction sites for avifauna. Common Myna, Kingfisher, Spotted dove, Pintail and Pond

Heron are some dominant bird species present in the study area. Migratory movement of

birds in the study area has not been reported. As far as the reptile community was

concerned, rat snake and house lizard are reported from the study area.

A list of animals of the study area has been prepared on the basis of local inquiry from the

village people and from the available published literatures. The animals thus recorded were

cross checked with Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for their schedule. No established

habitats of any mammals or birds are noticed in river bed and along the banks.

The fauna of study area can be grouped in to aquatic and terrestrial as the core area mostly

comprises of aquatic fauna and the buffer area provides shelter to the terrestrial animals.

3.7.5.1. Aquatic fauna: Aquatic fauna mostly comprises of Amphibians, Molluscs & Fish

which cannot survive without water. The aquatic fauna of the project site is given as below:

Avian fauna: No bird’s habitats like nesting, breeding and forging patterns are noticed in the

core zone. Local birds are noticed crossing over the banks in search of food. No fixed

pattern in migratory behavior is noticed.

Amphibian: Amphibians are commonly found at the places along the margin of aquatic and

terrestrial systems. Due to presence of water bodies like river, nalas, etc. the study area is

providing shelter to many amphibian species. Some of the commonly reported species are

Bufo melanostictus (common Indian toad), Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Indian skipper frog),

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bull frog) etc.

Fish: The fish species which are commonly found in the proposed site are Labio bata

(Bhangan or Bata), Gudusia chapara (Chappera or Palla), Labio rohita (Dumra or Dhambra),

Notopterus notopterus (Pari or Battu), Catla catla (Theila), etc

Molluscs: Fresh water molluscs play very important role in aquatic ecosystems. Many

species serve as food for many aquatic animals as well as for human. Species like Bellamya

benghalensis, Pila globosa, Brotia costula, Angulyara oxytropis and Lemellidens marginalis

play an important role in human food.


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3.7.5.2. Terrestrial fauna:

Mammals: Many domesticated mammal species are reported from buffer zone during the

field survey. Common grazing animals like Buffalo, cow, goat etc. can be noticed in open

grass fields. Small mammals like Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) and field

mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) are noticed in vicinity of village. Inquiry from village people

regarding wild animals reveals that Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Indian hare (Lepus

nigricollis), fruits bat (Pteropus conspicillatus), Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), etc. are

often seen in the area.

.

Avifauna: Water birds like Gadwall (Anas strepera), Common teal (Anas crecca), White

throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Red wattled lapwing

etc are noticed. House crow (Corvus splendens), House sparrow (Passer domesticus),

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Gracula religiosa), Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis

daurica), Hoopoe (Upupa epops ceylonensis) are of common occurrence.

Reptiles: The reptilians species commonly reported are Agama (Laudakia tuberculata) in

settlement area, Garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) and Eutropis macularia along shady

places in agricultural field or where growth of bushes is noticed. Among non poisonous

snakes rat snakes (Ptyas mucosus) are commonly noticed in field, followed by poisonous

snakes like Cobra (Naja naja) and Banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus) are reported to be

seen by farmers.

A list of Fauna of the study area is presented in Table 3.7(iii) and Table 3.7(iv).


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Table 3.7 (iii)Fauna of the Core zone

Sr.

No.Common Name Scientific Name

Wildlife

scheduleIUCN Red List

Status

Avian fauna (Bird):

1. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis IV LC

2. House Crow Corvus splendens V LC

3. Fork Tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis IV LC

4. Koel Eudynamys scolopacea IV NA

5. Sparrow Passer domesticus IV LC

Mammals

1 Squirrel Funambulus pennant IV DD

2 Rat Rattus rattus V LC

Amphibians

1 Common Indian toadBufo melanostictus or

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

IVNA

2 Indian skipper frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis IV NA

3 Indian bull frog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus IV NA

Fishes

1 Bhangan or Bata Labeo bata NA

2 Chappera or Palla Gudusia chapara DD

3 Dumra or Dhambra Labeo rohita NA

4 Pari or Battu Notopterus notopterus NA

5 Theila Catla catla NA

Mollusca:

1 -- Bellamya benghalensis DD

2 -- Pila globosa DD

3 -- Brotia costula DD

4 -- Angulyara oxytropis DD

5 -- Lemellidens marginalis DD

LC: Least Concern, NA: Not Assessed, DD: Data deficient.


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Table 3.7(iv)Fauna of the Buffer zone

S.No. Common Name Scientific name WildlifeSchedule

IUCN RedCategory

Wild Animals (Mammals)

1 Squirrel Funambulus pennant IV DD

2 Rat Rattus rattus V LC

3 Wild pig Sus scrofa III LC

4 Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus III LC

Avians (Birds)

1 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis IV LC

2 King fisher Halcyon smyrnensis IV NA

3 Pond Heron Ardeola grayii IV NA

4 Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia NA

5 House Crow Corvus splendens V NA

6 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus IV NA

7 House Sparrow Passer domesticus IV NA

8 Rose ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri IV NA

9 Pond Heron Ardeola grayii IV NA

10 Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus IV NA

Reptiles & Amphibians

1 Common Toad Bufo melanostictus orDuttaphrynus melanostictus

IV NA

2 India bull frog Rana tigrina IV DD

3 Indian tree frog Polypedates maculatus IV NA

4 Skipping frog Bufo stomaticus IV NA

5 Garden lizard Calotes versicolor NA

6 House lizard Hemidactylus sp IV NA

7 Rat snakes Ptyas mucosa II NA

LC: Least Concern, NA: Not Assessed, DD: Data deficient.

ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION PLAN FOR WET LAND

Use existing facilities e.g., approach roads, to the extent possible to minimize the

amount of additional disturbance to the wild life.

Ensure protection of potentially sensitive ecological resources by establishing

protective buffers to exclude unintentional disturbance.

Educate mine workers regarding the occurrence of important resources in the area

and importance of its protection.

Mine areas which are closed to wetland should be appropriated fenced to avoid man

and animal conflict.

Plantation would be done at bank of the river and along the road side which work as

a barrier for dust pollution generated from transportation.


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Local plant species and grasses would be selected for plantation on the basis of

strong root system as they retain sand and silt locally and prevent their further

transportation to wetland areas.

Aware workers not to throw plastic into water bodies as many water animals confuse

plastic with food. When ingested, their digestive tracts may become blocked and they

may die from starvation.

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Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP-Section – IV Anticipated Environmental Impact

and Mitigation Measures

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SECTION-IV

ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES

INDEX


4.0 GENERAL 2/IV

4.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT 2/IV

4.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT 7/IV

4.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 8/IV

4.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 11/IV

4.5 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 13/IV

4.6 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 17/IV

4.7 OVERALL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT 18/IV

4.8 STATUATORY REQUIREMENTS 19/IV



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4.0 GENERAL

All development projects whether new, under modernization or renovation, do have an

impact on the natural set up of the environment. This impact may be beneficial or adverse,

depending on the improvement or the deterioration it brings about change in the status of air,

water, land, ecology, natural systems, socio-cultural life styles and economics of the

population. Depending on the nature of activities and baseline environment status, the

impacts are assessed for their importance. On the basis of the impact analysis, the

mitigating action and future monitoring requirement are focused in the Environmental

Management plan for countering or minimizing the impacts.

Keeping in mind, the environmental baseline scenario as detailed in Section III and the

proposed mining activity described in Section II, it is attempted to assess the likely impact

and its extent on various environmental parameters and likely mitigation measures to be

adopted.


The mining and allied activities involved in river bed mining are creation of temporary haul

roads / transportation track and formation of mined pits inside river, etc. The scientific mining

i.e. systematic removal of sand will not cause bed degradation and will not affect aquatic

environment. This RBM project does not involve any waste generation. Thus no waste dump

sites are needed for the project. Impacts of these activities are given below:

IMPACT OF SAND MINING

The proposed extraction of streambed materials, mining below the existing streambed, and

alteration of channel-bed form and shape leads to several impacts such as erosion of

channel bed and banks, increase in channel slope, and change in channel morphology.

These impacts may cause:

a. Undercutting and collapse of river banks.

b. Loss of adjacent land and/or structures.

c. Upstream erosion as a result of an increase in channel slope and changes in flow

velocity.

d. Downstream erosion due to increased carrying capacity of the stream

e. Downstream changes in patterns of deposition.

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Mitigation measures

a. Since the project is mainly for sand excavation (soil deficient), no loss of top soil is

involved /anticipated.

b. The RBM mining activity will be done manually which will avoid adverse effects

associated with heavy machinery / equipments / their functioning.

c. Sand mining will be restricted down to 3 m below river bed or the water table

whichever less.

d. The RBM will be done in unsaturated zone, thus minimising loss to habitat.

e. Dredging will not be allowed.

Sand Budget

Determining the sand budget for a particular stream reach requires site-specific topographic,

hydrologic, and hydraulic information. This information is used to determine the amount of

sand that can be removed from the area without causing undue erosion or degradation,

either at the site or at a nearby location, upstream or downstream.

In-channel or near-channel sand-and-gravel mining changes the sediment budget, and may

result in substantial changes in the channel hydraulics. These interventions can have

variable effects on aquatic habitat, depending on the magnitude and frequency of the

disturbance, mining methods, particle-size characteristics of the sediment, the

characteristics of riparian vegetation, and the magnitude and frequency of hydrologic events

following the disturbance.

Temporal and spatial responses of alluvial river systems are a function of geomorphic

thresholds, feedbacks, lags, upstream or downstream transmission of disturbances, and

geologic/physiographic controls. Minimization of the negative effects of sand-and-gravel

mining requires a detailed understanding of the response of the channel to mining

disturbances.

Decisions on where to mine, how much and how often require the definition of a reference

state, i.e., a minimally acceptable or agreed-upon physical and biological condition of the

channel. Present understanding of alluvial systems is generally not sufficient to enable the

prediction of channel responses quantitatively and with confidence; therefore, reference

states are difficult to determine. Still, a general knowledge of fluvial processes can provide

guidelines to minimize the detrimental effects of mining. Well-documented cases and related

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Mitigation measures

Quantities will be strictly limited so that sand accumulation rates are sufficient to avoid

extended impacts on channel morphology and instream habitat. Although conceptually

simple, annual sand recruitment to a particular site is highly variable and not well

understood.

Flow and sediment transport for most rivers and streams is highly variable from year-to-

year, thus an annual average rate may be meaningless.

An "annual average deposition rate" could bear little relation to the sediment transport

regimes in a river in any given year.

The site selection was done keeping the following points; minor mineral reserves, site

specific problems like flooding, submergence crop lands / fields, need of excavation, rate

of sediment deposition etc.

RBM will be done in scientific manner.

The sand budget calculation and replenishment capacity are given in Table 4.1

a. In whole Sutlej basin

Table 4.1

Sand budget calculation and replenishment capacity of river

S.

No.

Factors Probable Replenishment

1. Total sand budget of mine 60,000 Tonnes

2. River Sutlej River

3. Runoff 156.63 mm or 6.17 in

4. Catchment area 23,815.09km2 or

9195.06 mi2

5. Drainage density 0.069 km-1

6. Average slope 2.51 %

7. Average rainfall 681 (mm)

8. Vegetation cover factor 0.4

9. *Sediment yield

Formula

For Q < 2 in:

S = 1280 Q 0.46 [1.43-0.26 log (A)]

11,07,812.51 TPA

sediment will be

regenerated every year

increasing the mineable



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For Q > 2 in:

S = 1965 e -0.055Q [1.43-0.26 log (A)]

Here:

Q (in) = Mean Annual run off =156.63 mm

= 6.17 in

A (mi2) = Catchment area= 23,815.09 km2

= 9195.06 mi2

Sediment yield S= (tons/yr)

S= 1965 e-0.055x6.17[1.43 - 0.26 log (9195.06)]

S = 11,07,812.51 tons/year

*source:- Calculation of sediment yield by the Dendy-

Bolton formula

reserves.


Damage in the water body, depends on its assimilative capacity. To find out assimilative

capacity of receiving water body, water samples were collected from different groundwater

and surface water sources.

Mining of sand from within or near a streambed has a direct impact on the stream’s physical

habitat characteristics. These characteristics include geometry, bed evaluation, substrate

composition and stability, in stream roughness elements, depth, velocity, turbidity, sediment

transport, stream discharge and temperature. Altering these habitat characteristics can have

deleterious impacts on both in stream biota and associated riparian habitat.

The detrimental effects, if any, to biota resulting from bed material mining are caused by

three main processes:

i. Alteration of flow patterns resulting from modification of the river bed

ii. An excess of suspended sediment

iii. Damage to riparian vegetation and in stream habitat

The disturbance activities can also disrupt the ecological diversity in many ways.

As the project activity is carried out in the meandering part of the river bed, none of the

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proposed to divert or truncate any stream. No proposal is envisaged for pumping of water

either from the river or tapping the ground water. In the lean months, the proposed sand

mining will not expose the base flow of the river and hence, there will not be any adverse

impact on surface hydrology and ground water regime due to this project. DIC, GoP will

adhere all guidelines and rules for proper and scientific method of mining during the period

of extracting the sand. Thus, the project activities shall not have any adverse affect on the

physical components of the environment and therefore may not have any effect on the

recharge of ground waters or affect the water quality.

Mitigation measures

The deposits occur in the middle/bottom of the river. During the lease period, the deposit will

be worked from the top surface to 3 m bgl or above the ground water table whichever is less.

Thus no ground water pollution is expected, as mining will not intersect ground water. It is

not proposed to divert or truncate any part of the stream and at no point of time mining will

be done from the stream.

4.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT

Anticipated impacts and evaluation

Information on air quality was studied and various modeling techniques predicted that the

mining activity is not likely to affect the air quality in a significant manner. However, loading

of sand, its transportation and unloading operations may cause some deterioration in air

quality due to handling dry materials. In the present case, only wet materials will be handled,

thus eliminating problems of fugitive dust. Also, the collection and lifting of minerals will be

done manually without any blasting. Therefore the dust generated is likely to be insignificant

as compared to mining processes involving drilling, blasting, mechanized loading etc.

Air Modeling

In general, mining operations generate substantial quantities of airborne respirable dust,

which may lead to the development of respirable diseases in mine workers. The increasing

trend of mining leads to release of huge amount of dust. These air borne dust particles,

generally below 100 micron in size, are nuisance particulates and cause health hazards as

an ill effect of mining activities. Extraction activities like drilling, blasting, material handling

and transport are a potential source of air pollution. Therefore, a detailed study on emission

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required to access the environmental impact of a mine. On the basis of the predicted

increments to air pollutant concentrations, an effective mitigation and environmental plan can

be devised for sensitive areas. In case of river bed sand mining, as there is no blasting and

drilling activities, the impacts may only be caused by material handling and transportation

activities of mostly wet sand and the same are minimal.

FUGITIVE DUST- MODELING

Air quality modeling was done using line source model as published by USEPA “Workbook

of Dispersion Modeling” by Turner, for transportation though roads and the empirical

emission factor equations from USEPA. Emission factors to be used in Line source

Dispersion equation is adopted from formula as given below:

E= k * (1.7) * (s/12)*(S/48) * (W/2.7)0.7 * (w/4)0.5 * (365-p/365) kg/VKT

Where

E = Emission Rate (kg/VKT)

k= Particle size multiplier = (0.36)

s = Silt Content of the Road surface material (%) = 10%

S = Mean Vehicle Speed (km/hr) = 20 km/hr

W=Mean Vehicle Weight (tonnes) = 10 tonnes

w= Mean number of wheels = 8

p= Number of days with at least 0.254 mm of precipitation per year = 60

f = frequency of Vehicle movement in no per hour = 1 vehicle / hour

Thus using equation (1)

E = 0.61766 kg/VKT

E = 0.0002 g/sec/m

Concentration of the fugitive dust was calculated using the empirical equations for unpaved

roads published by USEPA- AP42. The Concentration of the fugitive Dust is given below:

C = (2/π) 1/2 (E / σz υ) Exp- [(h2) / (2 σz2)] x 106 ---------------------------- (2)

Where

C = Hourly Concentration in microgram/ m3



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E = Emission Rate = 0.0002 g/sec/m

υ = Wind Speed =4 m/s

h = 0 m

Modeling was done for an infinite line source assuming unpaved road. For conservative

calculation wind was assumed to blow at a velocity of 4 m/s perpendicular to the road. The

results for 24 hourly concentration values are given in the Fig. 4.1:

Fig.4.1 Graph showing Concentration of Fugitive dust vs Distance

It is observed that the ground level concentration (GLC) decreases from 1.26 µg/m3 at 100 m

from the centre line of the road to 0.27 µg/m3 at 500 m from the centre line of the road.

These values have been predicted for a dry unpaved road.

Mitigation measures

The only air pollution sources are the road transport network of the trucks/dumpers. The dust

suppression measures like the following will be resorted:

Water sprinkling will be done on the roads regularly. This will reduce dust emission further

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Care will be taken to prevent spillage by covering the carrying vehicles with tarpaulin and

sprinkling of water, if dry.

Fortnightly scraping of road in order to keep the roads almost leveled. This will ensure

smooth flow of vehicles and also prevent spillage.

Overloading will be kept under check by giving prior awareness.

Proper Tuning of vehicles to keep the gas emissions under check.

Plantation of trees along the roads to help reduce the impact of dust in the nearby

villages.

4.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT

Impact on environment

At mines, noise is created by movement of vehicles used for transportation of minerals.The

noise level in the working environment are compared with the standards prescribed by

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA-USA) which has been adopted and

enforced by the Govt. of India through model rules framed under Factories Act, 1980 and

CPCB 2000 norms. The summary of the permissible exposures in cases of continuous noise

as per above rules is given below:

Table 4.2

Noise impact

Total time of exposure

per day in hour

Sound pressure

dB(A)

Remarks

1 2 3

8.0 90 No exposure in excess of 115

dB(A) is permissible

6.0 92 --

4.0 95 For any period of exposure

falling in between any figure

and lower figure as indicated in

column (1), the permissible

sound is to be determined by

extrapolation or proportionate

scale.

3.0 97

2.0 100

1 ½ 102

1 105

¾ 107

½ 110

¼ 115



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Noise at lower levels (sound pressure) is quite acceptable and does not have any bad effect

on human beings, but when it is abnormally high- it incurs some maleficent effects.

a. Mitigation measures

i. On-site

a) Well maintained vehicle will be used which will reduced the noise level.

b) Plantation: Plantation of trees along the bank will be done to dampen the noise, if

possible.

c) Hearing Protection: No hearing protection is generally needed for RBM mining projects.

ii. Off-site

The off-site receptors are not significantly affected as noise generated by RBM is

insignificant but some disturbances due to vehicle movement may not be avoidable.

However the following measures have been envisaged:

a) The vehicles will be maintained in good running condition so that noise will be

reduced to minimum possible level.

b) Awareness will be imparted prior to mining operations that smoke silencers remain in

a good conditions not to generate noise.

c) In addition, trucks drivers will be instructed to make minimum use of horns at the

village area.

d) Where ever space is made available by the authorities plantation will be done and

also post plantation care will be provided.


Table 4.3

Anticipated impact and mitigation measures for biological environment:

Impact Predicted Suggestive measure

Disturbance to free

movement / living of

wild fauna viz. Birds,

Reptiles etc.

Noise produced due to vehicular movement for carrying

sand materials will be within permissible noise limit.

Higher noise level in the area may lead to restlessness

and failure in detection of calls of mates and young

ones;

Care will be taken not to hunt animals/birds by

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If wild animals/birds are noticed crossing the core zone,

they will not be disturbed at all;

Labourers will not be allowed to discard food, polythene

waste etc., which can attract animals/birds near the core

site;

Only low polluting vehicles having PUC will be allowed

for carrying mining materials.

Noise level will be maintained within permissible limit

(silent zone-50dB (A) during day time or residential zone

55dB (A) as per Noise Pollution (Regulation and

Control) Rules 2000, CPCB norms.

Disturbance of riparian

ecosystem/ wetlands

The riparian ecosystem or the wetlands will not be

destroyed by the mine owners/workers. Mining will be

carried out on the dry river bed area and the river water

channel will not be disturbed at all.

Impact on Agriculture There will be no impact on the Agriculture. Dust

generated will be suppressed during mining operation at

mining site as well as during transportation will be

suppressed by sprinkling.

Impact on land use and

vegetation

There will be no conversion of Forest land. Mining will

be carried out on the dry part of the river Channel.

Ecological Impacts

Mining which leads to the removal of channel substrate, re-suspension of streambed

sediment and stockpiling on the streambed, will have ecological impacts. These impacts

may have an effect on the direct loss of stream reserve habitat, disturbances of species

attached to streambed deposits, reduced light penetration, reduced primary production, and

reduced feeding opportunities.

For thousands of years, sand and gravel have been used in the construction of roads and

buildings. Today, demand for sand and gravel continues to increase. Mining operators, in

conjunction with cognizant resource agencies, must work to ensure that sand mining is

conducted in a responsible manner.

Excessive and unscientific riverbed sand mining causes the degradation of rivers. Riverbed

mining lowers the stream bottom, which may lead to bank erosion. Depletion of sand in the



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streambed causes the deepening of rivers, and the enlargement of river mouths. Any volume

of sand exported from streambeds is a loss to the system.

Excessive and unscientific Riverbed sand mining is a threat to bridges, river banks and

nearby structures. Sand mining may also affects the groundwater system and the uses that

local people make of the river.

Excessive and unscientific riverbed sand mining results in the destruction of aquatic and

riparian habitat through large changes in the channel morphology. Impacts include bed

degradation, bed coarsening, lowered water tables near the streambed, and channel

instability. These physical impacts cause degradation of riparian and aquatic biota and may

lead to the undermining of bridges and other structures. Continued extraction may also

cause the entire streambed to degrade to the depth of excavation.

Sand mining generates extra vehicle traffic, which negatively impairs the environment.

Where access roads cross riparian areas, the local environment may be impacted.

Mitigation measures

As the proposed mining will be carried out in a scientific manner as mentioned before, not

much significant impact is anticipated, however, the following mitigation measure will be

taken to further minimize it:

1. The activity will mainly be carried out manually to minimize associate loss, as stated

earlier.

2. No mining will be carried out in the vicinity of important structure like bridges, dam and

other structures if any.

3. No mining will be carried out during the rainy season to minimize impact on aquatic life.

4. As the mining site has no vegetation, no clearance of vegetation is required.

5. The mining activity will deploy a few dumpers/trucks for transportation of sand from the

mine to desired destination that may cause some loss to riparian habitat. Safe site / site

having least impact will be selected for transportation, all the vehicles employed for

transportation purpose will be PUC certified. On closure of mining operations / during the

rainy season the eroded bank will be restored / reclaimed to minimize negative impacts.

6. No lighting will be allowed in the lease area.

7. No piling of sand will be allowed in the area.

Flora and Fauna of Riparian Habitat

If sand mining is done in an unscientific way, i.e. beyond the replenishment capacity,

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be lost gradually and the wildlife in the riparian areas may start vanishing. Degraded stream

habitats will result in loss of fisheries productivity, biodiversity, and recreational potential.

Thus the severely degraded channels may lower the aesthetic value too.

All species require specific habitat conditions to ensure long-term survival. Native species in

streams are uniquely adapted to the habitat conditions that existed before humans began

alterations. These have caused major habitat disruptions that favored some species over

others and caused overall declines in biological diversity and productivity. In most streams

and rivers, habitat quality is strongly linked to the stability of channel bed and banks.

Unstable stream channels are inhospitable to most aquatic species.

Factors that increase or decrease sediment supplies often destabilize bed and banks and

result in dramatic channel readjustments. For example, human activities that accelerate

stream bank erosion, such as riparian forest clearing / Riverbed mining cause stream banks

to become net sources of sediment that often have severe consequences for aquatic

species. Anthropogenic activities that artificially lower stream bed elevation cause bed

instabilities that result in a net release of sediment in the local vicinity. Unstable sediments

simplify and, therefore, degrade stream habitats for many aquatic species.

The most important effects of excessive and unscientific Riverbed sand mining on aquatic

habitats are bed degradation and sedimentation, which can have substantial negative effects

on aquatic life. The stability of sand-bed streams depends on a delicate balance between

stream flow, sediment supplied from the watershed, and channel form. Mining-induced

changes in sediment supply and channel form disrupt channel and habitat development

processes. Furthermore, movement of unstable substrates results in downstream

sedimentation of habitats. The affected distance depends on the intensity of mining, particles

sizes, stream flows, and channel morphology.

Channel widening causes swallowing of the streambed, producing braided flow or

subsurface intersand flow in riffle areas, hindering movement of fishes between pools.

Channel reaches become more uniformly shallow as deep pools fill with sand and other

sediments, reducing habitat complexity, riffle-pool structure, and numbers of large predatory

fishes.

All such impacts can be reduced by following scientific mining practices and mitigation

measures as restricted.

Mitigation measures

Sand extraction operations will be managed to avoid or minimize damage to stream/river

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Sand extraction in vegetated riparian areas will be avoided.

Undercut and incised vegetated banks will not be altered.

Large woody debris in the riparian zone will be left undisturbed or replaced when

moved and not be burnt.

Sand stockpiles, overburden and/or vegetative debris will not be stored within the

riparian zone.

It is essential that overburden is evenly redistributed over exposed areas as soon as

possible after the operation has been completed for faster revegetation.

Operation and storage of heavy equipment within riparian habitat will be restricted.

Access roads will not encroach into the riparian zones

No exotic species will be introduced by the RBM project activity & associated persons at all.

As the mining will not be done beyond the stipulated limit, so the chances of river mouth

widening, bank widening will be negligible.

The river channel will get shallowed due to sediment deposition which will lead to widening

of the river channel and inturn cause submergence of the nearby areas. Thus, mining in a

scientific and systematic way will reduce such impending effects.

Thus there is a requirement to establish a stable ecosystem with both ecological and

economic returns. Minimization of soil erosion and dust pollution enhances the aesthetic

value of the core and the buffer zone. To achieve this, it is advised to have planned increase

in the area of green cover of plantation and green belts activities, wherever possible. The

basic objectives of plantations are as follows:

• Improvement of Soil quality,

• Quick vegetative cover to check soil erosion,

• Improvement in mining site stability,

• Conservation of biological diversity of plants, birds and animals,

• As dust receptor and dust filter, this is likely to be produced during mining.

The plantation in our case can only be taken up if mining is done beyond the banks and

buffer zone is available, otherwise it will be resorted to in areas allotted by the authorities

4.6 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

Traffic analysis is carried out by understanding the existing carrying capacity of the roads

near to the project site and the connecting main roads in the area. Then depending on the



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capacity of the mine, the number of trucks that will be added to the present scenario will be

compared to the carrying capacity.

Table 4.4 (i): Existing Traffic Scenario & LOS

Road V C Existing V/C Ratio LOS

Near Village Manguwal 70 300 0.23 B

NH-21 intersection 115 700 0.16 A

V= Volume in PCU’s/hr & C= Capacity in PCU’s/ hr

The existing Level of Service at Near Village & at highway is “B” & “A” i.e. “very Good” and

“excellent” respectively as per the classification.

V/C LOS Performance

0.0 - 0.2 A Excellent

0.2 - 0.4 B Very Good

0.4 - 0.6 C Good / Average / Fair

0.6 - 0.8 D Poor

0.8 - 1.0 E Very Poor

Note: Capacity as per IRC: 64-1990

During Mine operation

Total Capacity of mine : 20,000 tonnes per annum

No. of working days : 250 days

Capacity : 10 tonnes

No. of dumpers deployed : 8

Working Hours per day : 8 hours

No. of dumpers deployed/hr : 1

Increase in PCU/hr : 4

Table 4.4 (ii): Modified Traffic Scenario & LOS

Road V CModified

V/C RatioLOS

Near Village Manguwal 74 300 0.25 BNH-21 intersection 119 700 0.17 A



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Results

From the above analysis it can be seen that the V/C ratio is likely to change to 0.25 and 0.17

with LOS being “B” and “A” respectively which is ‘very good’ and ‘excellent’, as per

classification. So the additional load on the carrying capacity of the concerned roads is not

likely to have any significant adverse effect.

4.7 Overall Qualitative and quantitative Impact Matrix

Table 4.5 (i): Qualitative Matrix

Items Nature of Likely Impacts

Adverse Beneficial

ST LT R IR L ST LT SI N

Air Quality √ √

Surface Water Quality √ √ √

Ground Water * * * * * * * * *

Land Environment √ √ √

Noise √ √

Soil * * * * * * * * *

Forests √

Flora & Fauna √ √ √

Agriculture √

Socio Economic √ √

ST: Short Term LT: Long Term R: Reversible IR: Irreversible

L: Local SI: Significant N: Neutral *: Negligible

Table 4.5 (ii): Quantitative Matrix

ItemsWith Project

Without ProjectWith EMP Without EMP

Air Quality -2 -6 -10

Surface Water Quality -2 -4 -6

Ground Water 0 0 -2

Land Environment +8 -2 -10



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Noise -2 -6 -6

Flora +8 -2 -10

Fauna -2 -6 -6

Agriculture 0 0 0

Socio Economic +8 +4 0

Total +16 -22 -50

4.8 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

It is accepted that effective resource management cannot be done in isolation. The

Department therefore vigorously pursues approaches towards coordination and integration

where possible, so as to lead to coordinated regulatory systems.

A regulatory system consists of both statutory and non-statutory components. In the

Sectoral-specific strategy for prospecting and mining, the Department participates within an

integrated environmental management system which is administered in terms of the Acts

and Rules. Other Acts dealing with matters relating to the conservation and protection of the

environment and which a holder of a mining authorization must also take cognizance of,

include inter alia, the following:

The Mines Act, 1952

The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

Mines Rules, 1955

Mineral Concession Rules, 1960

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988

State Minor Mineral Concession Rules, Punjab, 1964

Metalliferrous Mines Regulations 1961

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

***************

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section-V: Environmental Monitoring Programme

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SECTION-V

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

INDEX


5.0 INTRODUCTION 2/V

5.1 PROPOSED SET UP 2/V

5.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS 3/V


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5.0 INTRODUCTION

Success of any post-project environmental monitoring programme depends upon the efficiency

of the organizational set up responsible for the implementation of the programme. Regular

monitoring of the various environmental parameters is also necessary to evaluate the

effectiveness of the management programme so that the necessary corrective measures can be

taken in case there are some drawbacks in the proposed programme. Since environmental

quality parameters at work zone and surrounding areas are important for maintaining sound

operating practices of the project in line with conformity with environmental regulations, the post

project monitoring work, therefore, forms a part of EMP.

5.1 PROPOSED SET UP

Keeping the utility of monitoring results in the implementation of the environmental management

program in view, an organizational chart has been proposed, headed by General Manager as

shown in Fig. 5.1.

The said team will be responsible for:

a. Collecting water and air samples from surrounding area and work zone

monitoring for pollutants.

b. Analyzing the water and air samples.

c. Implementing the control and protective measures.

d. Co-coordinating the environment related activities within the project as well as

with outside agencies.

e. Collecting statistics of health of workers and population of surrounding villages.

f. Monitoring the progress of implementation of environmental management

program. Greenbelt development, etc.

The laboratory will be suitably equipped for sampling/testing for various environmental

pollutants.


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Fig. 5.1 Organisation for implementation of Control Measures

5.2 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS

Air Quality Monitoring

Air Quality monitoring is essential for evaluation of the effectiveness of abatement programmes

and to develop appropriate control measures. The project proponent will monitor ambient air

quality in and around the proposed sand mining project at a frequency mentioned in the

monitoring schedule for various parameters and take appropriate air pollution control measures

in order to ensure that the concentration of PM2.5, PM10, SO2 and NOX are within limits.

Water Quality monitoring

Water quality monitoring involves periodical assessment of quality of surface water and the

ground water near the mining project. Surface water samples will be analyzed for all the

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

CELL

Implementation of Control Measures

Review with General Manager

Report submission and correspondence

with concerned State/ Central Government

Environmental Monitoring

Environmental Officer

Head Environment

Liaison with MOEF/SPCB

Implementation of EMP

Allotment of Daily jobs

Field visits

Analysis of samples-Air,

water, soils etc

Environment Budgets &

sanctions

Review Implementation

Lab assistant

Senior Chemist


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parameters as per EPA, 1986 and ground water samples will be analyzed for all the parameters

as per IS-10500.

Noise Level Monitoring

Noise level monitoring will be done for achieving the following objectives:

a) To compare sound levels with the values specified in noise regulations

b) To determine the need and extent of noise control measures of various noise generating

sources

Noise level monitoring will be done at the work zone to assess the occupational noise exposure

levels. Noise levels will also be monitored at the noise generating sources like mineral handling

arrangements, vehicle movements and also nearby villages for studying the impact due to

higher noise levels for taking necessary control measures at the source.

Table 5.1 Monitoring Schedule and Parameters

SNo

Description of Parameters Schedule and Duration ofMonitoring/Execution

1Air Quality:

a) In the vicinity of the mine

b) In the vicinity of the transportation

Network

c) Dust suppression on roads

d) Scraping/ bulldozing of road to

shift accumulated dust to the

sides

24 hourly samples twice a week for one month in

each season except monsoon season

Regularly in non- monsoon months and whenever

occurrence of fugitive dust takes place

Fortnightly

2 Water Quality near or around the site:

a) Surface water quality

b) Ground water quality

Once in a season for 4 seasons in a year

3 Ambient Noise Level Twice a year for two years & then once a year

4 Soil Quality Once in two years on project monitoring area

5 Inventory of Flora(tree plantation,

survival etc) & Fauna

Once in two years on project monitoring area

6 Socio-economic condition of local,

population, physical survey

Once in 3 years

*********

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab. Final EIA/EMP Section –VI Additional Studies

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SECTION-VI

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

INDEX

S. No CONTENTS Page No.

6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 2/VI

6.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

METHOLODOGY

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6.2 POTENTIAL HAZARD & ‘ALARP’ CONDITION 9/VI

6.3 RISK PRIORITISATION BASED ON HAZARDS 9/VI

6.4 ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MAJORS TO BRING HAZARDS

UNDER “ALARP” ZONE

11/VI

6.5 NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 13/VI

6.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESMENT, REHABILITATION &

RESETTLEMENT (R&R) ACTION PLAN

13/VI

6.7 SUGGESTIONS 25/VI

6.8 CONCLUSIONS 26/VI


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6.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The public hearing was conducted after the draft EIA report had been submitted to the

PPCB and wide advertisement through print media, announcement from village

gurdwara and/or mandir and in personal contact with those matter and distribution of

pamphlets has been done.

The public consultation for this project was held on 10th Feb, 2012. The records of the

proceedings are attached at Annexure III. The action plan as covered in this report is

detailed below to the questions which were raised and the reply of the project

proponent/panel member to which was offered then and there:

S.No Name of the

person

raising the

question

Question/query /

statement

Reply / clarification

given by the

company / panel

member

Clause of the Final

EIA where the

concerns

expressed have

been addressed or

covered

1 Sh. Jaspal

Singh,

Bhartgarh,

Tehsil &

Distt.

Roopnagar.

The royalty to be

given to the

panchayat is 5%

which is quite less,

which may be

increase to 25%.

G.M., DIC informed

that royalty will be

paid @ 50% which is

quite adequate. He

also clarified that the

royalty to be paid to

panchayat will be

shared by the Govt.

and the contractor

concerned on equal

basis.

As per present rulesof Punjab govt. thecontractor will payadditionally one-thirdof the lease moneymeant for the ownersof the land to thegovernment, the govtwill also pay out of thelease money receivedby it an equivalentamount i.e. one thirdof lease money forthe land owners.Cheques for boththese amount shall beprepared by theMining Officer in thename of the landowners in proportionto their land acquiredand delivered in thepresence of theDeputy Commissionerto all the land owners.

2) Sh. Surjit

Singh S/o

Sh. Pritam

Singh,

The local people

have already

purchased tractor/

trolley / earth

The contractor will

employ the local

labour as well as the

local machinery as the

Local people will be

engaged fully.


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Village

Diwarhi,

Tehsil &

Distt.

Roopnagar.

moving machinery

by procuring loan

from the financial

institutions and

with this project

the machinery will

become redundant

/ idle and the

people will

become

unemployed.

labour /machinery

from far-off places will

not be economically

viable.

As would be seen, the points raised by the public mainly pertain to any or many of the

following:

1. Existing haphazard state of mining.

2. Their annoyance to the state of the existing environment.

3. Problem of drinking water level having gone very deep due to the unchecked depth of

mining, resulting in drying up of their hand pumps in the homes.

4. The dilapidated condition/state of the roads on which the Dumpers/Trolleys pass

through.

5. The dust pollution created by the falling dry sand from the dumpers/trucks/trolleys

moving on uneven roads, which gets crushed further with the movement of the loaded

vehicles and easily become airborne.

6. The public is dissatisfied with the prevailing dust pollution being created when the

process of dry crushing instead of wet crushing of stones/gravel into bajri is resorted.

They attribute this heavy dust pollution to mining, because presently the mining and

the crushing is done by the same party, difficult to differentiate.

7. The nuisance created by the noise of DJ during night transportation of sand.

8. Heavy dust pollution in the air, which enters their houses.

9. Their children not able to pass the roads because of the narrowness of the roads and

movement of large 6 to 18 tyres dumpers/trucks.

10. The problem being faced by them from the sand/gravel mafia operating which

charges them when any one is mining sand.

11. Non availability or petty compensation to owners of land.

12. Extent of prevailing unauthorized/unregulated mining, not following any of the

imposed restrictions on mining under eco-friendly mine plan.

13. A number of people said the mining activity and the crushing activity going in their

area has in fact provided them with jobs thereby they have been able to sustain their

living and rearing up of their families, though under a difficult environment


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14. The general opinion of the public was that if it is ensured that the mining will be done

in a scientific way as described, they will support the project.

15. Compensation to be paid in case, wild animals damage the standing crops.

The initial public concern was particularly about the existing state of environment. As

regards the new project all the persons who made queries did not express dissatisfaction

and wherever they raised points about the proposed project they were convincingly

replied with the provisions of suitable measures in the proposed project in respect of all

environmental aspects and mitigative measures to reduce the environment impact. The

moment they believed that the same will happen in due course their opinion changed

and when they have become known about the scope of employment potential for the

public and adequate compensation available to all the owners whose land will be used

for mining many agreed and wanted the project to come in their area which felt would

ultimately help in uplifting the standard of their living and life.

6.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

A) RISK

Risk concerns the deviation of one or more results of one or more future events from their

expected value.

Risk related to the

considered hazard

is a “function” of

Severity of the

possible harm that

can result from the

considered hazard

PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE OF THE

Frequency and

duration of

exposure

Probability of

occurrence of

hazardous event

Possibility of

avoiding or

limiting the harm


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Tolerable risk: Risk which is accepted in a given context based on the current values

of society

Protective measure: The combination of risk reduction strategies taken to achieve at

least the tolerable risk. Protective measures include risk reduction by inherent safety,

protective devices, and personal protective equipment, information for use and

installation and training.

Severity: Severity is used for the degree of something undesirable.

Risk Analysis: A systematic use of available information to determine how often

specified events may occur and the magnitude of their likely consequences.

The different steps of risk assessment procedure are as given below:

Step I: Hazard Identification

The purpose of hazard identification is to identify and develop a list of hazards for each job

in the organization that are reasonably likely to expose people to injury, illness or disease

if not effectively controlled. Workers can then be informed of these hazards and

controls put in place to protect workers prior to them being exposed to the actual hazard.

Step II: Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is the process used to determine the likelihood that people exposed to

injury, illness or disease in the workplace arising from any situation identified during

the hazard identification process prior to consideration or implementation of control

measures.

Risk occurs when a person is exposed to a hazard. Risk is the likelihood that exposure

to a hazard will lead to injury or health issues. It is a measure of probability and potential

severity of harm or loss.

Step III: Risk Control

Risk control is the process used to identify, develop, implement and continually review

all practicable measures for eliminating or reducing the likelihood of an injury,

illness or diseases in the workplace.

Step IV: Implementation of risk controls

All hazards that have been assessed should be dealt in order of priority in one or more

of the following hierarchy of controls

The most effective methods of control are:

i. Elimination of hazards

ii. Substitute something safer

iii. Use engineering/design controls


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iv. Use administrative controls such as safe work procedures

v. Protect the workers i.e. By ensuring competence through supervision and training, etc.

Each measure must have a designated person and date assigned for the

implementation of controls. This ensures that all required safety measures will be

completed.

Step V: Monitor and Review

Hazard identification, risk assessment and control are an on-going process.

Therefore regularly review the effectiveness of your hazard assessment and control

measures. Make sure that you undertake a hazard and risk assessment when there is

change to the workplace including when work systems, tools, machinery or equipment

changes. Provide additional supervision when the new employees with reduced skill

levels or knowledge are introduced to the workplace.

B) RISK ANALYSIS

The risk assessment portion of the process involves three levels of site evaluation:

a) Initial Site Evaluation,

b) Detailed Site Evaluation,

c) Priority Site Investigations and Recommendations.

The risk assessment criteria used for all levels of site evaluation take into account two

basic factors:

The existing site conditions

The level of the travelling public's exposure to those conditions.

The Initial Site Evaluation and Detailed Site Evaluation both apply weighted criteria to the

existing information and information obtained from one site visit. The Initial Site Evaluation

subdivides the initial inventory listing of sites into 5 risk assessment site groups. The Detailed Site

Evaluation risk assessment is then performed on each of the three highest risk site groups in

order of the group priority level of risk. The result of the Detailed Site Evaluation process is a

prioritized listing of the sites within each of the three highest risk site groups.

Risk analysis is done for:

Forecasting any unwanted situation

Estimating damage potential of such situation

Decision making to control such situation

Evaluating effectiveness of control measures


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C) ACCEPTABLE RISK

Risk that is acceptable to regulatory agency and also to the public is called acceptable

risk. There are no formally recognized regulatory criteria for risk to personnel in the

mining industry. Individual organizations have developed criteria for employee risk and

the concepts originally arising from chemical process industries and oil and gas

industries. Because of the uncertainties linked with probabilistic risk analysis used for

quantification of the risk levels the general guiding principle is that the risk be reduced

to a level considered As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). The risk

acceptability criteria are given in following Table. It can be seen that there are three

tiers:

a. A tolerable region where risk has been shown to be negligible and comparable with

everyday risks such as travel to work.

b. A middle level where it is shown the risk has been reduced to As Low As Reasonably

Practicable level and that further risk reduction is either impracticable or the cost is

grossly disproportionate to the improvement gained. This is referred as the ALARP

region.

c. An intolerable region where risk cannot be justified on any grounds. The ALARP region

is kept sufficiently extensive to allow for flexibility in decision making and allow for the

positive management initiatives which may not be quantifiable in terms of risk

reduction.

The risk acceptability criteria are given in following table:

1 Risk unacceptance and must be reduced. The actions

may include equipments and people or procedural

measures. If risk cannot be reduced to ALARP level,

operating philosophy must be fundamentally reviewed

by the management.

Intolerable Region

2 Efforts must be made to reduce risk further and to as

low as reasonably practicable, without expenditure that

is grossly disproportionate to the benefit gained

ALARP Region

(As Low as Reasonably

Practicable)

3 Risk level is so low as to not require actions to reduce

its magnitude further. Tolerable Region


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Risk Likelihood Table for Guidance (TABLE -1)

A logical systematic process is usually followed during a qualitative risk assessment to identify

the key risk events and to assess the consequences of the events occurring and the likelihood

of their occurrence (TABLE-2)

Step 1: Assess the Likelihood Step 2: Assess the Consequences

L1 Happens every

time we operate

Almost

Certain

Common or

repeating

occurrence

C1 Fatality Catastrophic

L2 Happens regularly

(often)

Likely Known to have

occurred "has

happened"

C2 Permanent

disability

Major

L3 Has happened

(occasionally)

Possible Could occur or

"heard of it

happening"

C3 Medical/hospi

tal or lost time

Moderate

L4 Happens

irregularly (almost

never)

Unlikely Not likely to

occur

C4 First aid or no

lost time

Minor

L5 Improbable

(never)

Rare Practically

impossible

C5 No injury Insignificant

Risk Rank

Likelihood x Consequence

L1

Almost certain

L2

Likely

L3

Possible

L4

Unlikely

L5

Rare

C1

Catastrophic1 2 4 7 11

C2

Major3 5 8 12 16

C3

Moderate6 9 13 17 20

C4

Minor10 14 18 21 23

C5

Insignificant15 19 22 24 25


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RISK RATING:

HIGH RISK 1-6

MEDIUM RISK 7-15

LOW RISK 16-25

6.2 POTENTIAL HAZARDS & ‘ALARP’ CONDITION

Mining and allied activities are associated with several potential hazards and risk to both the

employees and the public at large. A worker in a mine should be able to work under “ALARP”

conditions (as stated above), which are adequately safe and healthy. At the same time the

environmental conditions should be such as not to be impair his working efficiency. This is

possible only when there is adequate safety in mines.

6.3 RISK PRIORITISATION BASED ON HAZARDS

There are various factors, which can create unsafe working conditions/hazards in mining of

minor minerals from river bed.

The key risk (hazard x probability) event rating associated with sand bed mining and to

assess its consequences of such events occurring and the likelihood based on above Table-2

are as:-

The Risk rating of such hazards is as follows:

a) Inundation / Flooding (C1 xL3=4)

b) Quick Sand Condition (C2 x L3=8)

c) Drowning.(C5 xL5=25)

d) Accident due to vehicular movement.(C3 xL3=13)

e) Accident during sand loading, transporting and dumping=14.

(i.e., C4 xL2=14)

6.3.1 Accident during sand/mineral loading, transportation and dumping

The risk rating assigned to this activity is assigned as “14 i.e. it is likely event with minor

consequences”, as frequency of this operation is more but the predicted/assumed

intensity(Based on experience) is less like minor cuts, abbration, fall due to river bank collapse

& falling of cattles, if not under proper supervision to bring under ALARP ZONE.


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a. The minerals are loaded in the trucks using hand shovels. There is possibility of injury

in the hands during loading with shovels.

b. There is possibility that the workers standing on the other side of loading may get injury

due to over thrown sand with pebbles.

c. There is possibility of workers getting injured during opening of side covers to facilitate

loading.

d. There is possibility of riverbank collapse.

e. There are chances of falling of cattle/children into pits in river bed by overlooking of

fenced area near worksite or improper supervision.

6.3.2 Accident due to vehicular movement

The risk rating assigned to this activity is assigned as 13 i.e., it is possible event with

moderate consequences as frequency of this operation is more but the predicted/assumed

intensity(Based on experience) is less like minor cuts, bodily injury due to rackless or

untrained driver. However, a strict control to be exercised to deploy trained drivers with valid

driving license with a helper. A strict supervision/control to be exercised to avoid drunken

driving or driving by unauthorized person to bring under ALARP ZONE.

The minerals loaded in trucks are being sent to through public roads.

a. All possibilities of road accidents are possible due to rash driving.

b. Accident may also occur during movement in the mine, in case pathway is not

compacted suitably or movement is at the embankment.

c. There are possibilities that due to overloading. Some pebbles or big boulder may injure

the passerby public. In case Traffic & vehicle load bearing licensed capacity is

neglected.

6.3.3 Inundation/Flooding

The risk rating assigned to this activity is assigned as 4(C1 xL3=4) i.e., it is only possible, if

warnings are neglected and work started without assessment of the river bed condition

specially during monsoon season ,the event will be catastrophic with major consequences as

frequency of this operation is possible. However the event has to be brought under ‘ALARP’

Zone by strict supervision based on river water and other metrological data.

a. The possibility of inundation/flooding of the mines are very high during monsoon or

during heavy rains as the mine area lies in the riverbed.

b. There is danger to the trucks and other machineries due to flooding.

c. There is danger to the workers working in the mines.


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Inundation or flooding is expected and beneficial for these mines as during this time

only the mineral reserve gets replenished.

6.3.4 Quick Sand Condition

The risk rating assigned to this activity is assigned as 8 (C2 x L3 =5) i.e., it is likely event with

major consequences as frequency of this operation is likely but the predicted/assumed

intensity (Based on experience) is major.

Hence data of water table must be collected and the mining work must be above the water

table (about 1.5 m above to bring under ALARP ZONE.) to avoid dangerous condition to

vehicles playing over sand dunes.

This condition occurs when the working crosses the water table at a certain depth and the

permeability of the strata is very high. This condition occurs when the effective stress in the

sand becomes zero due to influx of water i.e.

i = icr = y’/yw-;

Where, i = Hydraulic gradient,

icr = Critical Hydraulic gradient,

y’ = submerged unit weight,

yw = unit weight of water.

This creates danger condition to the trucks and other machineries plying over the sand dunes

on the river banks.

6.3.5 Drowning

The risk rating assigned to this activity is assigned as 25 i.e., it is insignificant due to dry

season mining.

There are no possibilities of drowning in the river, since mining operations are carried out only

in the dry seasons. All mining activities will be stopped during the monsoon season.

6.4 ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES TO BRING HAZARDS UNDER “ALARP”

ZONE

6.4.1 Measures to Prevent Accidents during Loading

1. The truck should be brought to a lower level so that the loading operation suits to the

ergonomic condition of the workers.

2. The loading should be done from one side of the truck only.

3. The workers should be provided with gloves and safety shoes during loading.

4. Opening of the side covers (pattas) should be done carefully and with warning to

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5. Operations during daylight only.

6. No foreign material should be allowed to remain/spill in river bed and catchment area,

or no pits/pockets are allowed to be filled with such material.

7. Stockpiling of harvested material on the river bank should be avoided.

6.4.2 Measures to Prevent Accidents during Transportation

1. All transportation within the main working should be carried out directly under the

supervision and control of the management.

2. The Vehicles must be maintained in good repairs and checked thoroughly at least once

a week by the competent person authorized for the purpose by the Management.

3. To avoid danger while reversing the trackless vehicles especially at the embankment

and tipping points, all areas for reversing of lorries should be made man free as far as

possible.

4. A statutory provision of the fences, constant education, training etc. will go a long way

in reducing the incidents of such accidents.

5. Generally, overloading should not be permitted.

6. The truck should be covered and maintained to prevent any spillage.

7. The maximum permissible speed limit should be ensured.

8. The truck drivers should have proper driving license.

6.4.3 Measures to prevent Dangerous Incidents during Inundation/Flooding

Inundation of flooding is expected and beneficial for these mines as during this time

only the mineral reserve gets replenished.

1. During monsoon months and heavy rains the mining operations are ceased.

2. There should be mechanism/warning system of heavy rains and discharges from the

upstream dams.

6.4.4 Measures to Prevent Quick Sand Condition

1. The only way to avoid quick sand condition is by avoiding mineral lifting below water

table.

2. The critical hydraulic gradient (icr) should be maintained at less than 1 to prevent high

artesian pressure in a coarse sand area.

3. At least 0.5 m sand bed should be left in-situ while harvesting sand from riverbed.

6.4.5 Measure to Prevent Drowning

1. The mining should be done under strict supervision and only during the dry season.

2. Deep water areas must be identified.

3. No go zones should be clearly marked and made aware to the mine workers.


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6.5 NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION

Mining at the concave side of the river channel should be avoided to prevent bank erosion.

Similarly meandering segment of a river should be selected for mining in such a way as to

avoid natural eroding banks and to promote mining on naturally building (aggrading) meander

components.

6.6 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT (R&R)

ACTION PLAN

There will be no resettlement or rehabilitation involved in the project being on

meandering course of the river. However, a detailed Socio Economic Assessment has

been performed, which is given below:

Introduction

In this section of the report an attempt has been made to assess the impact of the proposed

river bed mining project at village Manguwal, on Socio-economic aspect of the study area.

The various attributes that have been taken into account are population composition,

employment generation, occupational shift, household income, consumption pattern, ethnic

issue and law & order problem.

The objectives of the socio-economic impact assessment are as follows:

a) To study the socio-economic status of the people living in the study area of the

proposed mining project.

b) To assess the impact of the project on socio-economic environment in the study area.

c) To assess the impact of the project on Quality of life of the people in the study area.

d) To evaluate the community development measures proposed to be taken up by the

project proponent, if any.

e) To recommend Community Development measures needs to be taken up in the

Approach & Methodology

a) A mixture of both quantitative and qualitative approach has been adopted in the

current socio-economic study.

b) The study has been conducted based on primary and secondary data. While primary

data has been collected through a sample survey of selected households, the

secondary data has been collected from the administrative records of the Government

of Punjab, Census 2001, district hand books and from the Punjab government portal.

c) The details regarding population composition, number of literates, workers etc have

been collected from secondary sources and analyzed. Also village/city/town wise


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details regarding amenities available in the study area have been collected from

secondary sources and analyzed.

d) Two stage sampling design has been adopted to select the sampling units. The first

stage units are census villages in the rural areas and towns/cities in urban areas. The

ultimate stage units are households in the selected villages and towns/cities. Simple

Random Sampling without Replacement (SSWOR) has been adopted to select the

sampling units.

e) Estimation of various parameters has been made based on sample data and bottom

top approach has been adopted.

f) On the basis of a preliminary reconnaissance survey, two questionnaires were

developed to make it suitable to fulfill the objectives of the study. The questionnaires

contained both open ended and close ended questions

g) The data collected during the above survey was analyzed to evaluate the prevailing

socio-economic profile of the area.

h) Based on the above data, impacts due to mining operation on the community have

been assessed and recommendations for improvement have been made.

Concept & Definition of terms used

a) Study Area: The study area, also known as impact area has been defined as the sum

total of core area and buffer area with a radius of 10 Kilometers from the periphery of

the core area. The study area includes all the land marks both natural and manmade,

falling therein.

b) QoL: The Quality of Life (QoL) refers to degree to which a person enjoys the important

possibilities of his/her life. The ‘Possibilities’ result from the opportunities and

limitations, each person has in his/her life and reflect the interaction of personal and

environmental factors. Enjoyment has two components: the experience of satisfaction

and the possession or achievement of some characteristic.

c) Household: A group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from

a common kitchen are called a household. Persons living in a household may be

related or unrelated or a mix of both. However, if a group of related or unrelated

persons live in a house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then

they are not part of a common household. Each such person is treated as a separate

household. There may be one member households, two member households or multi-

member households.

d) Sex Ratio: Sex ratio is the ratio of females to males in a given population. It is

expressed as 'number of females per 1000 males'.


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e) Literates: All persons aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with

understanding in any language are taken as literate. It is not necessary for a person to

have received any formal education or passed any minimum educational standard for

being treated as literate. People who are blind but can read in Braille are also treated

as literates.

f) Literacy Rate: Literacy rate of population is defined as the percentage of literates to

the total population aged 7 years and above.

g) Labour Force: The labour force is the number of people employed and unemployed in

a geographical entity. The size of the labour force is the sum total of persons

employed and unemployed. An unemployed person is defined as a person not

employed but actively seeking work. Normally, the labour force of a country consists of

everyone of working age (commencing from 14 to 16 years) and below retirement

(around 65 years) that are participating workers, that is people actively employed or

seeking employment. People not counted under labour force are students, retired

persons, stay-at home people, people in prisons, permanently disabled persons and

discouraged workers.

h) Work: Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or

without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or

mental in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also includes effective

supervision and direction of work. The work may be part time or full time or unpaid

work in a farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity.

i) Worker: All persons engaged in 'work' are defined as workers. Persons who are

engaged in cultivation or milk production even solely for domestic consumption are

also treated as workers.

j) Main Workers: Those workers who had worked for the major part of the reference

period (i.e. 6 months or more in the case of a year) are termed as Main Workers.

k) Marginal Workers: Those workers who did not work for the major part of the

reference period (i.e. less than 6 months) are termed as Marginal Workers

l) Work participation rate: The work participation rate is the ratio between the labour

force and the overall size of their cohort (national population of the same age range).

In the present study the work participation rate is defined as the percentage of total

workers (main and marginal) to total population.


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Findings of the study

Figure 6.1 Socio-economic data collection in village Manguwal

Study Area

The field investigation has revealed that the study area of the proposed mining project is

spread over Rupnagar district of Punjab and Una of Himanchal Pradesh. The Sub-districts

(Tehsils) falling in the study area are Rupnagar in Punjab and Una in Himanchal Pradesh. The

table and figure below presents the broad land use pattern in the study area:

Table 6.1

Broad Land use pattern in Study Area

S.No. Description Estimated Area (inHectares)

Percentage share in totalarea

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Forest 752.0 2.4

2 Agriculture

a) Irrigated Area 15608 49.7

b) Un irrigatedArea

6024 19.2

c) Cultivable waste 3587 11.42

Total for Agriculture 25220 80.3

3 Area not availablefor cultivation

5428 17.3


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a) Mining leasedarea

16.48* 0.052

b) Other Area 5411.52 17.23

Total 31400 100

*Actual mine leased area proposed(Source: as per census data, 2001)

Figure 6.2

Broad Land use Pattern in Study Area (%)

The study area is dotted with 101 identified habitat villages spread over Punjab and Himachal

Pradesh.

Demographic composition

Population

According to Census 2001, the total population of the identified villages in the study area is

57164. As there is no urban area in the study area, the entire population is rural folk. The

density of population has been worked out to 383 persons per square kilometer in the study

area. Of the total population, 13.8 percent belongs to 0-6 age group. Further, of the total

population 53.5 percent are male and the remaining 46.5 percent are female. The overall sex

ratio has been worked out to 871 females per 1000 males, which is much lower than the

national average of 933 females per 1000 males. The sex ratio is lowest (679) at village Tapal

Majra and highest (1235) at village Pather. Furthermore, nearly one fourth of the total

population belongs to Schedule Caste community. There is 0.45 percent of Schedule Tribe

population in the study area, as per Census 2001.

2.4

49.7

19.2

11.4

17.3

Broad Land use Pattern In Study Area (%)

Forest

Irrigated Area

Un-irrigated Area

Cultivable waste

Area not in used for agriculture including mine leased area


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Number of households and household size

The entire population of the study area has been grouped into 9674 households and the

average household size is 6. The household size is lowest (4) at village Radyana and highest

(10) at village Tejpur.

Literates and Literacy rate

The total number of literates in the study area has been worked out to 69887, which is slightly

above 71 percent of the total population. However, the overall literacy rate increases to 82

percent when the population under 6 years of age is deducted from the total population. The

literacy rate of male population has been worked out to 87.5 percent as against 76 percent for

female, creating a gender gap of 11.5 percent. The gender gap in literacy rates varies from a

minimum of 0.6 percent to a maximum of 22.4 percent. It is lowest at village Dhagangarh and

highest at village Dhundli Gopi.

Number of Workers and Work Participation Rate

The total number of workers in the study area is 25299, which is 44 percent of the total

population. Among the total workers 77.1 percent are main workers and the remaining 22.9

percent are marginal workers. The percentage of male in the main workers is 74.4 percent,

while it is only 34.8 percent in the case of marginal workers. On the other hand, the

percentage share of female in the main workers is only 25.6 percent; it is 65.2 percent in the

case of marginal workers. This indicates that male dominates in main workers and female

dominates in the marginal workers.

The classification of workers based on occupation reveals that 50.5 percent of the total

workers are Agricultural workers. However, its share in the total population is only 22.3

percent. This indicates that people in the study are no more depended upon agriculture alone.

There has been an occupational shift of population from agriculture to other sectors, without

making a negative effect on agricultural production and its yield rate. Further, among the

agricultural workers 87.4 percent are cultivators and the remaining 12.6 percent are

agricultural labours who do not possess land but cultivate the land of big farmers as wage

earners. The field investigation has revealed that these agricultural labours are generally

migrants from distant states like Bihar and U.P.

The percentage share of household industrial workers in the total workers is barely 1.5

percent. Though over the years industrial development in the state has been spectacular,

there exists a declining trend in the number of household industrial workers in the total work

force. Deep probe made during field survey has exposed that low percentage of household


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workers in the total workers is due to the fact that industries in the study area are not confined

to household cottage industries but they have expanded into micro, small, medium and even

large industries due to greater government intervention and high doses of public and private

investment in industrial sector. It may be added here that the workers engaged in above four

categories of industrial undertakings are not covered under ‘household industrial workers’ but

form part of ‘Other Workers’.

The percent share of ‘Other workers’ constitute 48 percent total workers in the study area.

This includes white collar workers, professional workers, shop keepers, industrial workers

other than household industrial workers, traders and businessmen.

Village wise data on number of households, population, sex ratio, literacy rate, main and

marginal workers etc. is presented in Annexure IV.

Amenities

Various facilities presently available in the study area are described below:

House Structure

The field survey has revealed that 94 percent of the households in the study area have Semi-

Pucca or Pucca structures to live in and only six percent households live in kutcha houses.

Education facilities

Secondary sources reveal that 69 villages out of 101 are provided with educational facilities.

The Table below indicates number and types of educational institutions located in the study

area.

Table 6.2

Type and number of Educational Institutions located in the study area

S.No. Educational Institution Number Percentage to total

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Primary Schools 78 72.90

2 Middle Schools 19 17.76

3 Secondary Schools 8 7.48

4 Senior Secondary Schools 2 1.87

There is no provision for higher education in the rural area. Hence, students are compelled to

travel to nearby town/city, which generally lie beyond 10 kilometres from their residence

village. The rural part of study area is also devoid of Industrial and Training schools which are

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Medical Facilities

Secondary data has revealed that the study area is lacking in medical facilities as 60 percent

of the villages do not have institutional health facilities of any type even after the introduction

of Centrally Sponsored NRHM Programme in the state. There are no Allopathic and

Homeopathic hospitals available in the study area while 7 Allopathic Dispensaries are located

in the study area. Besides the above, there are 31 registered medical practitioners in the study

area. Various health facilities available in the study area are presented in the Table below:

Table 6.3

Availability of Health Facilities in the study area and average number people

served

S.No. Health Institution NumberAverage number of people served

by the health institution

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Allopathic Dispensary 7 8166

2 Ayurvedic Dispensary 2 28582

3 CHW 3 19055

4 PHSC 15 3811

As the area is lacking in medical facilities, people living in the area visit district or sub-district

hospitals or hospitals/dispensaries located in the nearby towns/cities during emergency and

for long treatments. Deep probe made during field survey has revealed that the health

institutions located in the villages are not fully equipped with man power, medicines,

equipment and vehicles for carrying patients.

The Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) duly trained and provided with kits is being

increasingly deployed in the villages in the study area. She is responsible for creating

awareness on health and mobilizes the community towards local health planning and

increased utilization of the existing health services. She is a promoter of good health practices

and provides a minimum package of curative care as appropriate and feasible for that level

and makes timely referrals.

There is an urgent need for greater attention towards occupational health. Due to prolong

exposure to sand and dust the workers may face several health hazards. It is therefore

essential that health hazards due to dust and need to be identified on priority basis and

preventive measures be taken.

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab

Drinking water

Drinking water facility is available i

the most common source of drinking water and 84 villages are provided with tap water. Next

to tap water comes hand pump, which is available in 75 villages and wells in 64 villages. At

the Project village Manguwal, hand pump is the only source of drinking water. The Table

below presents various sources of drinking water facilities in the study area

Availability of drinking water facilities in the Study area

S. No. Source of Drinking wat

(1)

1 Tap

2 Well

3 Tank

4 Tube well

5 Hand Pump

6 Canal

7 River

8 Others

Sources of Drinking Water in the villages in Study Area

Mine, Punjab. Final EIA/EMP Section –VI

Drinking water facility is available in all the habitations located in the study area. Tap water is



t village Manguwal, hand pump is the only source of drinking water. The Table

below presents various sources of drinking water facilities in the study area

Table 6.4


Source of Drinking water No. of villages

(2) (3)

84

64

15

Tube well 44

Hand Pump 75

6

11

2

Figure 6.3


VI Additional Studies

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n all the habitations located in the study area. Tap water is



t village Manguwal, hand pump is the only source of drinking water. The Table

below presents various sources of drinking water facilities in the study area.


No. of villages



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Electricity

According to secondary sources electricity has reached all the villages in the study area.

Electricity is available for domestic lighting and agricultural operations. The demand for

electricity for industrial uses is fast growing due to rapid industrialization. It will further increase

when the proposed mining activities will commence.

Roads

Seventy five villages out of 101 in the study area are provided with paved roads. In 54

villages mud roads are also available along with paved roads. The project village Manguwal is

provided with both paved roads and mud roads. However, the quarry is connected with project

village with mud road.

Communication Facilities

The study area is provided with 12 Post offices and 1217 Land line phone connections. At the

project village Manguwal there is no post office but there are 5 land line phone connections.

Bus and Railway services

In the study area, 60 villages are connected by bus services but no one by railways as yet.

The project village Manguwal is not connected by bus and railway services.

Bank and institutional finance

There is no banking facility in the study area.

Social Condition

With the advancement of education and under the stresses and strains of the modern

economic and social set up, the joint family system in the study area is breaking up very fast.

The field survey has revealed that 92 percent of the households are nuclear families or

conjugal families consisting of a father, mother and their children. The remaining eight percent

are extended families, also known as consanguineous families or joint families. Due to

increase in population and adoption the new ways of life, there is a general tendency among

the younger generation to move out to urban areas in search of job and business

opportunities. However, it cannot be concluded that the institution of joint family system has

disappeared totally. During the field survey it was observed that in many cases, the younger

people keep their families with their parents or extend financial help to them at the time of

marriages, hospitalization, repaying of outstanding debts, purchase of land and construction of

houses etc. Besides the above, they often send their families to their parents or keep the


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parents with them for a period convenient to both sides. Thus joint family system has not yet

completely broken. Though many men and women have left their villages for higher

education, jobs and business but they still have close link with their parents and make regular

visits to them, who have preferred to stay back in the villages.

The condition of women in the study area has considerably improved and they are competing

with men in all walks of life. They receive higher education and do jobs in schools, colleges

and offices. All avenues of life are now open to them. Further, they are fast becoming

economically independent.

It has also been observed that in the study area the caste feeling in the society is in the wane

and the people of different castes and creed mix together quite freely in their day-to -day life.

Lastly, the study area is somewhat free from poverty as number of BPL Card holders is only

5.3 percent.

Income

The sample survey in randomly selected villages in the study area covering 20 households in

each village have revealed that average monthly income of a households from all sources is

Rs. 8770.5, which is nearly two times the national average of Rs. 3874.33 per month during

2009-10.

Consumption Pattern

In the study area wheat is the staple food. Other food articles consumed in the area are rice,

pulses & grams, edible oils, milk & milk products, fruits & vegetables, eggs, meat & meat

products. The Table below presents average weekly consumption of cereals and non-cereal

items in the study area.

Table 6.5

Weekly Household Consumption Cereal and Non-cereal items

S. No. ItemsUnit of

measurementConsumption

(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 Wheat Kg. 11.5

2 Rice Kg. 6.3

3 Pulses & Grams Kg. 1.52

4 Edible oils & other

cooking media

Litre 3.02

5 Spices Kg. 0.48


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6 Milk Liters 9.41

7 Fruits & Vegetables Kg. 2.43

8 Eggs pieces 15

9 Meat & Meat Products Kg. 1.26

Impact on population composition

The impact of the proposed mining project on population composition will be marginal as only

few skilled and managerial staff will be recruited from outside and the rest will be recruited

locally. The impact will be significant if a large number of people from outside get employed in

the project. In that case not only the population of the study area will go up but also the

skewed sex ratio may make permanent social effects like rise in exploitation of women, higher

crime rate, an increase in sexual diseases and depression among youth.

Impact on Family income

During the field survey an attempt was made to gather information on household income in

the study area. As many as 20 sample households spread over in each sample village were

approached for collection of information. Based on the above data the average monthly

income of a household in the study area has been worked out to Rs. 8770.5, which is high in

comparison to national average of Rs. 3874.33 per month during 2009-10. The impact of the

proposed mining activity on household income in the study area will be positive since it will

provide employment to local people. It is expected that monthly income of those households

recruited for mining operation will increase further but for 250 days in a year.

Impact on consumption pattern

The field survey has revealed that people in the study are not poverty ridden. Increased

household income may change the consumption pattern substantially. There may be a

marginal or no increase in the consumption of food articles but consumption of non-food items

may go up due to increased income.

Impact on road development

Movement of trucks and other vehicles to and fro the quarry site is expected to increase

substantially, when the construction and operation of the mine will commence. The existing

roads connecting the quarry with the national and state highways are narrow mud roads.

There will be mud slide and traffic bottle neck if these roads are not widened and their

conditions are not improved by making them paved roads. Hence, there is scope for road

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Impact on law & Order

If local people are employed to run the quarry, there will be no law & order problem. The mine

workers will attend to their duties from their residence and return to their homes after the day’s

work is over. However, there may cause law & order problem due to ethnic issues if the

workers are migrants and live nearby. Hence, to meet any untoward incident one police post

may be set up to tackle law & order problem in the project village.

6.7 SUGGESTIONS

Provision of First Aid at mining site

Extraction of sand, boulder and bazri from the river bed poses serious health risks due to dust,

quarrying and stone crushing. The effects vary depending on the nature of the dust particles,

silica content in it and the size of the particle. To meet any emergency during extraction of the

minerals from the river bed and subsequent loading in the transport vehicles, provision for

First Aid should be made by the project proponent. Before the affected person is removed to a

doctor or health institution for necessary medical aid, the miner should be provided with First

Aid.

Tie up with the nearest PHC for medical help

To meet the medical needs of the mine workers it is suggested that tie-ups with nearest

hospital or Primary Health Center (PHC) may be made. Few beds may be exclusively

reserved for the mine workers in the above health institutions. This will ensure timely medical

aid to the affected persons.

Supply of Mask, Gloves

The mine workers are subject to respiratory diseases, muscular-skeletal and gastro-intestinal

disorders and skin diseases. For protection from dust it may be made compulsory for all mine

workers to wear masks and gloves while working in the mines.

Regular health checkups

The miners may be encouraged to undergo health checkups at regular intervals in order to

protect themselves from various diseases. The health Department of Punjab Government

must Organize Health Camps at regular intervals preferably in every quarter. Further, free

medical facilities may be made available to the workers and their family members.

Administration of Anti-venom injections

Provision of Anti-venom therapy must be made available at the near health institution. Anti-

venom injections may be administrated to the mine workers in case of snake, spider and

insect bites, while working in the mines.


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Special telephone number

A special telephone number may be made available to the mine workers. In case of

emergency the miners can dial the above number for medical assistance. Vehicle may be

provided to the patients in short duration for shifting to the health institution.

Special Group Insurance Scheme

All the mine workers may be covered under a Group Insurance Scheme of LIC or any other

Insurance company.

6.8 CONCLUSIONS

The implementation of the Manguwal sand mining project will generate both direct and indirect

employment. Besides, it will provide a check on existing system of mining operation. Since the

quarries will be allotted on lease basis, mining operation will be legally valid and it will bring

income to the state exchequer. It will also reduce flooding of river banks, destruction of

standing crops, land and property to a great extent. The project will also provide impetus to

industrialization of the area. Where transfer of boulders into bajri is necessary crushing units

will come up. It is expected that intending entrepreneurs will venture to set up micro and small

scale units in the near future making the area a mixed society, dependent on industry, trade

and business. At present agriculture is the main occupation of the people as more than half of

the population depends on it. With the implementation of the proposed mining project the

occupational pattern of the people in the area will change making more people engaged in

industrial and business activities rather in agriculture. Thus there will be a gradual shifting of

population from agriculture to mining and industry. Further, the mining and industrial activities

in the area may lead to rapid increase in population and thereby urbanization. Due to

urbanization of the area, employment opportunities will further increase.

The study area is still lacking in education, health, housing, water, electricity etc. It is expected

that same will improve to a great extent due to proposed mining project and associated

industrial and business activities. It is therefore suggested that extraction of minerals should

be taken up on regular basis during the post monsoon period. This will dredge the river bed on

regular basis, regulate the course of the river and check flooding of the catchment area.

Proposed activities and expenses on Corporate Social Responsibility will be as per CSR

Mandate of the Government.

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Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section – VII Project benefits

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SECTION-VII

PROJECT BENEFITS

INDEX


7.0 GENERAL 2/VII

7.1 BENEFITS OF MINING 2/VII

7.2 EMPLOYMENT 2/VII

7.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 2/VII

7.4 HEALTH 3/VII


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7.0 GENERAL

The execution of the project i.e removal of sediments will protect against widening of the

river channel and flooding of adjoining areas, bring overall improvement in the locality,

neighbourhood and the State by bringing industry, roads, water supply, electricity,

employment, living standard and economic growth.

7.1 BENEFITS OF MINING

i. Controlling river channel.

ii. Protecting river banks.

iii. Protecting flooding

iv. Reducing submergence of adjoining agricultural lands.

v. Protection of crops being cultivated along the river bank

vi. Reducing aggradations of river level.

vii. Generating useful economic resource for construction.

viii. Generating employment.

ix. Improvement in socio economic conditions of the people of the study area

7.2 EMPLOYMENT

The socio-economic conditions of the surrounding villages indicate that employment

generation is seasonal. The occupational activities are agriculture, cattle rearing and

employment in mines but on daily wages. The mining activity will provide employment to

local people which will increase socio- economic status of the area.

7.3 IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The opening of the proposed project will enhance the socio-economic activities in the

adjoining areas. This will result in following benefits:-

a. Improvements in physical infrastructure.

b. Improvements in Social Infrastructure.

c. Increase in Employment Potential

d. Contribution to the Exchequer.

e. Prevention of illegal mining.

f. During and Post-mining enhancement of green cover.

7.3(a) IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The opening of the proposed project will improve the physical infrastructure of the adjoining

areas. This will include the following:-

Improved road communication due to opening of the proposed project.


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Strengthening of existing community facilities through the Community Development

Programme.

Creation of community assets (infrastructure) like provision for drinking water,

construction of school buildings, village roads/ linked roads, dispensary & health centre,

community centre, market place etc.

Awareness program and community activities, like health camps, medical aids, family

welfare programs, immunization camp sports & cultural activities, plantation etc.

7.3(b) IMPROVEMENTS IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

There will be some obvious changes in various environmental parameters due to mining

activity. There will be positive impact in socio-economic area due to increased economic

activities, creation of new employment opportunities, infrastructural development and better

educational and health facilities. Lessee will also undertake awareness program and

community activities like health, camps, medical aids, family welfare camps, AIDS

awareness program etc.

7.3(c) INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL: -

There is a possibility of creation of direct and indirect employment opportunities due to

working of this mine.

7.3(d) PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL MINING & CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXCHEQUER: -

Since the quarries will be leased out to successful allottees, mining operation in the state will

get legalized and it will fetch income to the state exchequer.

7.3(e) ENHANCEMENT OF GREEN COVER

Plantation/afforestation will be done as per program i.e. along the road sides and near civic

amenities, which will be allotted by Government bodies as it is not feasible to plant trees

near the mine lease area. Post plantation, the area will be regularly monitored in every

season for evaluation of success rate. For selection of plant species local people will also be

involved. The management will provide free saplings of fruit and other trees, etc. to local

during rain for plantation.

7.4 HEALTH

Periodic medical checkups as per Mines Act/ Rules and other social development and

promotional activities will be undertaken. All this will lift the general health status of the

residents of the area around mines.

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Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section - VIII Environment Management Plan

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SECTION-VIII

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

INDEX


8.0 INTRODUCTION 2/VIII

8.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 2/VIII

8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 3/VIII

8.3 PROPOSED SET UP 4/VIII

8.4BU BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION 4/VIII

8.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES 5/VIII

8.6 DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY 6/VIII


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8.0 INTRODUCTION

To mitigate the adverse impacts which are likely to be caused due to the mining operation and

overall scientific development of local habitat, environmental management plan (EMP) has been

formulated and integrated with the mine planning. The details of the anticipated impacts and

mitigative measures have been discussed in Section IV of this report, based on the results of

present environmental conditions and environmental impact assessment. This EMP has

therefore been made considering implementation and monitoring of environmental protection

measures during and after mining operations.

Though the mitigation measures which would reduce the impact have already been identified as

mentioned above in Section IV, there are certain additional EMP measures as enumerated

below, which will be taken while implementation of mining project.

8.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

Proper environmental management plan is proposed for “Sand” mining project to mitigate the

impact during the mining operations.

a. No labour camps will be established on river bed.

b. No cooking, or burning of woods will be allowed in the nearby area.

c. Prior to commencement of mining, a short awareness program will be conducted for

labours to make them aware of way of working and various precautions to be taken while at

work. Such program will be repeated occasionally.

d. In the event of any some causality or injury to any animal occurs, proper treatment will be

given.

e. No tree cutting, chopping, lumbering, uprooting of shrubs and herbs will be allowed.

f. Corridor movement of wild animals, if exists mining operations will be avoided in the area.

g. It will be ensured that noise produced due to vehicles movement while carrying sand are

within the permissible noise level.

h. No piling of River Bed Material will be done in adjoining area.

i. If wild animals are noticed crossing the river bed, they will not be disturbed or chased away,

instead the labours will move away from their path.


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8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Environmental Management Plan serves no purpose if it is not implemented with true spirit.

Some loopholes in the EMP can also be detected afterwards when it is implemented and

monitored. Thus, an implementation and monitoring programme has to be prepared.

The major attributes of environment are not confined to the mining site alone. Implementation of

proposed control measures and monitoring programme has an implication on the surrounding

area as well as for the region. Therefore, mine management should strengthen the existing

control measures as elaborated earlier in this report and monitor the efficacy of the control

measures implemented within the mining area relating to the following specific areas for eco-

friendly mining plan:

a. Collection of air and water samples at strategic locations with frequency suggested and by

analyzing thereof. If the parameters exceed the permissible tolerance limits, corrective

regulation measure will be taken.

b. Collection of soil samples at strategic locations once in every two years and analysis thereof

with regard to deleterious constituents, if any.

c. Measurement of water level fluctuations in the nearby ponds, dug wells and bore wells.

d. Regular visual examination will be carried out to look for erosion of river banks. Any abnormal

condition, if observed will be taken care of. The banks will be restored before the monsoon

during the suspension of mining activity.

e. Measurement of noise levels at mine site, stationary and mobile sources, and adjacent villages

will be done twice a year for the first two years and thereafter once a year.

f. Plantation/afforestation as should be done as per program i.e along the road sides and near

civic amenities, which will be allotted by Government, Post plantation, the area will be regularly

monitored in every two years for evaluation of success rate. For selection of plant species local

people should also be involved.

Mine management will be in regular touch with local surrounding villages to update the various

developmental schemes made for or by them. It will also consider any immediate requirement,

which could be taken care of in near future.

An Environmental Management Cell (EMC) is envisaged which will be responsible for

monitoring EMP and its implementation. EMC members shall meet periodically to assess the

progress and analyze the data collected during the month. The EMC will function as per Fig. 5.1

(Section V).


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EMC will be in regular touch with State Pollution Control Board and send them regular progress

report. Any new regulations considered by State/Central Pollution Control Board for the mining

industry will be taken care of by it.

8.3 PROPOSED SET UP

Keeping the utility of monitoring results in the implementation of the environmental management

program in view, an organizational chart headed by General Manager has been proposed, as

shown in Fig. 5.1(Section V).

The said team will be responsible for:

a. Collecting water and air samples from surrounding area and work zone monitoring for

pollutants.

b. Analyzing the water and air samples.

c. Implementing the control and protective measures.

d. Co-coordinating the environment related activities within the project as well as with outside

agencies.

e. Collecting statistics of health of workers and population of surrounding villages.

f. Monitoring the progress of implementation of environmental management program. Greenbelt

development, etc.

The laboratory will be suitably equipped for sampling/testing for various environmental

pollutants.

8.4 BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION

Annual budget for EMP is very essential for successful implementation of EMP. As there are no

pollution control systems, no capital cost of Pollution Control systems are envisaged. Costs will

be annual operating costs as given below. The fund allocated will not be diverted for any other

purposes and the top management will be responsible for this. The budget will take into

consideration the following expenses:

a. Field cost for monitoring of parameters.

b. Cost of any defined outsourcing

c. Cost of chemicals, consumables and transport for data generation

d. Man power cost for environmental cell

e. Any other cost as per EC condition.


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Table 8.1

Cost of EMP

Sl. No DescriptionCost to beincurred

(in lakhs/annum)

1

Air Quality:

a) Monitoring in the vicinity of the mine

b) Monitoring in the vicinity of the transportation network

c) Cost of dust suppression

d) Cost of scraping/ bulldozing the accumulated dust on

road

2.0

2Water Quality:

a) Surface Water

b) Groundwater

1.0

3Ambient Noise Level

0.5

4 Soil Quality 0.5

5Socio-economic condition of local, population, physical

survey0.5

6 Inventory of Flora (tree plantation, survival etc) & Fauna 0.1

7 Man power cost for environmental cell 0.5

TOTAL 5.1

8.5 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND ACTIVITIES

To evaluate the effectiveness of environmental management program regular monitoring of the

important environmental activities to be monitored as per schedule is shown in Table. 5.1.

(Section V).


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8.6 Division of Responsibility of various Activities for a Sand Mine Project

S.No Activity Responsibility

of the Project

Proponent

(Regulator)

Responsibility

of the

Contractor

(Operator)

1 Demarcation of mine area (Outermost boundary)

as per Khasra Numbers of the mine

Regulator

through

revenue dept.

2 Demarcation of Buffer zone on either side of

River/Choe bank

Operator-

Based on the

regulations

passed from

time to time

3 Restriction on Mining :i. The mining is prohibited to a distance of 500

m both on upstream and downstream from the

high level bridge and 250 m form the other

bridges.

ii. If width of the river is less than 120 m the

mining will be restricted within the bed of river. If

higher than 120 m the mining will be restricted

after leaving the area within 30 m from the edge

of embankment on either side of the river bed.

iii. The contractor will not do any quarry

operations within the distance of:

a. 75m from railway line

b. 60m from national highway

c. 50m from reservoir tank, canal roads, public

works or buildings and in-habitat sites etc.

iv. The mining will not be allowed below the

water table.

v. No mining operation will be allowed in forest

area.

Operator

Operator

Operator

Operator

Operator


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vi. Compliance to various provisions laid down

under Mines Act, 1952, Mines & Minerals

(Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, Forest

(Conservation) Act, 1980, MMR, 1961.

vii. Assuring for the provisions of Mines Act,

1952, Interstate Migrant Workman Act and

Central and State Govt. labor laws in respect of

following:

a. drinking water

b. rest shelter

c. first aid box

d. welfare facilities

viii. Abiding by the Punjab Minor Mineral

Concession Rules, 1964 and 2008.

ix. Adherence to the Eco-friendly mine plan for

mining of minor minerals.

x. Compliance to the measures kept in theEMP

Operator

Operator

Operator

Operator

Operator

4 Making amenities available :

i. Water for Drinking purposes

ii. Water for Sprinkling on roads

iii. Water for wetting of dry sands

iv. Provisions of Portable/Community toilets

and making water available for them.

Operator

5a Mitigation Measures for Land environment:

i. Assuring sand mining to a depth of 3m or

maximum upto ground water table whichever is

minimum

ii. The RBM will be done in unsaturated zone.

iii. No mining will be done nearby the dam and

important structure to prevent hungry water

problem.

iv. Mining will not exceed beyond the

Operator

Operator

Operator

Operator


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magnitude.

v. The RBM activity will be semi-

mechanized/manual, most of the work is proposed

to be done manually.

vi. Dredging will not be allowed.

vii. Prohibiting ponding on river bed.

viii. While disposing incidental solid wastes

generated care taken that it is not disposed of in

meandering course of the river.

Operator-Tyredexcavator withbucketcapacity of 0.3cum will onlybe permitted.

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5b Top Soil

In a case, where agricultural land is involved and

after mining the land is to be returned for

agricultural purposes:

i. Earmarking space for piling/keeping top soil

ii. Removal of top soil

iii. Transporting and piling of top soil at the

designated space

iv. Redevelopment of agricultural land:

Spreading, mixing, compacting and leveling of top

soil after mining

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5c i. Making minimum number of access roads

with least steepness to river bed.

ii. Avoiding mining during the monsoon season

and at the time of floods.

iii. Synchronizing mining schedule with the river

flow direction and the gradient of the land.

iv. Making haulage roads parallel to the river

bank.

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v. Taking care to ensure that ponds are not

formed in the river bed

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6 Mitigation Measures for Air environment:

i. No overloading of dumpers/trucks/trolleys.

ii. Covering the carrying vehicles with tarpaulin

to prevent spillage.

iii. Wetting of sand in case it is dry.

iv. Regular sprinkling of water on roads in the

morning and also at a moment if observed that the

dust on road is easily getting airborne.

v. Fortnightly scraping/bulldozing of road to

prevent accumulation of lose dust on road, to shift it

to sides and to keep roads almost leveled to ensure

smooth movement of vehicles and also prevent

spillage, thereby, minimizing fugitive dust emissions

from the roads towards the villages.

vi. Prior awareness to explain the Eco-friendly

mine plan.

vii. Proper tuning of vehicles to keep the CO

gas emissions and noise under check.

viii. Plantation of trees at the places, if allowed

by the authorities, to help reduce the impact of dust

in the nearby villages.

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7 Mitigation Measures for Noise environment:

a) On site:

i. Regular maintenance of machinery to keep

a check on source of noise generation.

ii. Only trained operators to operate machines

during mining to reduce any chance of safety

failures.

iii. Making available gadgets, in places where more

excavators and dumpers/trucks are involved, for

hearing protection like ear muffs/plugs and

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gas/dust mask.

b) Off-site:

i. Phasing out the old and worn out vehicles.

Maintaining vehicles in good running condition

ii. Awareness will be imparted prior to mining

operations that smoke silencers are kept in good

conditions.

iii. In addition, trucks drivers will be instructed

to make minimum use of pressure horns at the

village area and not to use DJ sound systems.

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8 Provisions/Maintenance of Access road from

the nearby main road to the mine:

i. Maintenance of path

ii. Widening of road

iii. Leveling of road

iv. Planting of trees at places decided and

marked for this purpose.

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consent from

the respective

department

9 Health & Safety:

i. Safety of people and property against

flooding or any calamity and unforeseen

circumstances.

ii. Occasional health check

iii. Provisions of safety appliances

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10a Flora & Fauna:

Ecological impactsi. Carrying the mining activity mostly manually.

ii. No mining activity in the vicinity of important

structure like bridges, dam and other structures if

any.

iii. No mining during the rainy season to

minimize impact on aquatic life.

iv. Deploying Pollution Under Check (PUC)

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certified vehicles for transportation purpose.

v. Restoring/reclaiming the eroded banks on

closure of mining operations just before the rainy

season.

vi. No lighting allowed in the leased area.

vii. No piling of sand allowed in the area except

for the top soil.

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10b Flora & Fauna:

Riparian habitat:

i. Avoiding Sand extraction in vegetated

riparian areas.

ii. No alteration of undercut and incised

vegetated banks.

iii. Large woody debris in the riparian zone

leaving undisturbed or replaced when moved and

not burnt.

iv. Sand stockpiles, overburden and/or

vegetative debris will not be stored within the

riparian zone.

v. Restriction on operation and storage of

heavy equipment within riparian habitat.

vi. Access roads not to encroach into the

riparian zones

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11 Local labour:

i. Giving employment

ii. Imparting skills

iii. Safety awareness

iv. To maintain hygienic environment conducive

for working

v. Discouraging using horns as far as possible

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12 General :

Erecting a hoarding indicating in English, Hindi and

preferably the local language:

i. The name of the mine

ii. The name of the Lessee

iii. An indicative map of the mine

iv. Production capacity

v. Time of lease period

vi. Erecting at all the turns:

a. Safety sign boards

b. Direction indicators

c. Reflectors

vii. Preparing and preserving the year round data

on the following to study the pattern of

sedimentation and extraction:

a. Production records of mine

b. Area mined

c. Depth of mining related to defined

axes.

viii. Reporting accidents

ix. Restriction on entering or working in any

reserved or protected area

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13 i. Meeting Corporate’s Social responsibility

ii. Creating a corpus fund for reclamation andrehabilitation.

Regulator incoordinationwith villageauthority

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14 Compliance to Environment Monitoring &Management Plan:

i. Allocation of Funds

ii. Carrying out environment monitoring following

provisions kept in EMP.

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iii. Maintenance of Monitoring Schedule

iv. Meeting administrative & statutory requirements

v. Management of entire Environment Programme.

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15 Compensation to be paid as per Governmentrules:

Paying compensation to the owners whose land is

acquired for mining purposes whether;

i. Government

ii. Panchayat Land

iii. Private

Regulator

16 Compliance to Statutory requirements:

i. The Mines Act, 1952

ii. The Mines and Mineral (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1957

iii. Mines Rules, 1955

iv. Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 framed by

the Central govt.

v. Mineral Conservation and Development

Rules, 1988

vi. Punjab State Minor Mineral Concession

Rules, 1964

vii. Metalliferrous Mines Regulations 1961

viii. Granite Conservation and Development

Rule, 1999

ix. The Water (Prevention and Control of

Pollution) Act, 1974

x. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)

Act, 1981

xi. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

xii. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

xiii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

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Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Final EIA/EMP Section – IX: Executive Summary

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SECTION-IX

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


9.1 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT & PROPONENT 2/IX

9.2 LOCATION 2/IX

9.3 RESERVES 2/IX

9.4 MINING PROCESS 3/IX

9.5 WATER SUPPLY 3/IX

9.6 BASE LINE DATA 3/IX

9.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 5/IX

9.8 LAND ENVIRONMENT 8/IX

9.9 AIR ENVIRONMENT 9/IX

9.10 WATER ENVIRONMET 10/IX

9.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 10/IX

9.12 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 11/IX

9.13 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 11/IX

9.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 12/IX

9.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 12/IX

9.16 BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION 13/IX

9.17 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS: 14/IX

9.18 BENEFITS OF MINING 14/IX


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9.1 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT & PROPONENT

It is a proposed project to mine sand and the estimated project cost is Rs 8.2 lacs. Department

of Industries and Commerce, GoP, Chandigarh has applied for mining lease in the name of

Manguwal sand Mine over an area of 16.48 ha at Village: Manguwal, Tehsil: Rupnagar, District:

Rupnagar, Punjab. The proposed mine site is located on Sutlej River bed with approx. 60,000

tonnes of Sand deposit in it, which is replenishable due to sediment inflow.

The leased area has approx. 60,000 tonnes of Sand deposit in it, which is replenishable due to

the sediment inflow. It is proposed to collect approximately 20,000 tonnes of river bed materials

annually. As per the MoEF, New Delhi Gazette dated 14th September 2006 amended in

December 2009 and April 2011, the proposed mining project is categorized as category “A” due

to the presence of interstate boundary between Himachal Pradesh & Punjab and Ropar

Wetland within 10 km radius of the project site.

9.2 LOCATION

The mining area is located in Village: Manguwal, Taluka: Rupnagar, District: Rupnagar, Punjab.

The mining lease / proposed project area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 53A/12.The

mine lease area is located between:

Latitude 31° 3'36.03"N to 31° 3'59.18"N

Longitude 76°37'11.45"E to 76°37'28.77"E

Nearest Railway StationGhanauli Railway Station (About 5 km in SW direction)

Nearest Airport Chandigarh Airport (About 45 km in SE direction)


9.3 RESERVES

As much of the lease area is covered with water catchment area, only the middle area is

considered for reserve estimation. The sand which is exposed in all the three dimensions (3.0m

maximum) is considered as proved. To estimate the reserve, the bulk density has been

considered as 1.8 t/cum.

Category wise updated reserves with grade are as follows:

Category Total (in Tonnes) UNFC Code

Proved 60,000 Tonnes 111


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9.4 MINING PROCESS

Sand Mining

The mining process is opencast river bed mining of minor minerals. Mining is proposed to be

carried out manually, except in cases of emergency, when machines will be used.

Drilling and blasting is not required.

Working Depth (below ground level)

The deposits occur in the middle/bottom of the river. During the entire lease period, the deposit

will be worked from the top surface to 3 m bgl or above the ground water level whichever is less.

9.5 WATER SUPPLY

In the river bed mining projects, water is required for dust suppression. In addition to this water

is also required for domestic purpose for the workers at the site. Water requirement for dust

suppression will be around 0.66 KLD and 0.2 KLD for domestic purpose.

So, the total water requirement will be around 0.86 KLD which includes dust suppression,

drinking water and other domestic purposes. This water will be supplied from the nearby area.

9.6 BASE LINE DATA

This section contains the description of baseline studies of the 10 km radius of the area

surrounding Manguwal Sand Mine, Rupnagar, Punjab. The data collected has been used to

understand the existing environment scenario around the proposed mining project against which

the potential impacts of the project can be assessed.

Environmental data has been collected in relation to proposed mining for:-

(a) Air

(b) Noise

(c) Water

(d) Soil

(e) Ecology and Biodiversity

(f) Socio-economy


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Table 9.1: BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS

Attribute Baseline status

Ambient AirQuality

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring reveals that the minimum &

maximum concentrations of PM10 for all the 5 AQ monitoring

stations were found to be 65.45 µg/m3at AQ1 and 115.84 µg/m3 at

AQ5, respectively.

As far as the gaseous pollutants SO2 and NO2 are concerned, the

prescribed CPCB limit of 80 µg/m3 for residential and rural areas

has never been surpassed at any station.

Noise Levels Noise monitoring was carried out at four locations. The results of

the monitoring program indicated that both the daytime and night

time levels of noise were well within the prescribed limits of

NAAQS, at all the four locations monitored.Water Quality 3 Groundwater samples and 3 surface water samples were

analyzed and concluded that:

The ground water from all sources remains suitable for drinking

purposes as all the constituents are within the limits prescribed by

drinking water standards by Indian Standards IS: 10500.

From the Surface water analysis it is evident that most of the

parameters of the samples comply with ‘Category ‘C’ standards of

CPCB indicating their suitability for Drinking water source after

conventional treatment and disinfection.

Soil Quality Samples collected from identified locations indicate the soil is

sandy type and the pH value ranging from 7.64 to 7.82, which

shows that the soil is alkaline in nature.

Ecology andBio-diversity

Ropar Wetland is present in the study area, and many protected

forests regions do surround the project area namely Palasi, Hatra,

Himmatpur and Raipur are located in SE, NW, NE & N direction

respectively.

Socio-economy The implementation of the Manguwal sand mining project on river

Sutlej in district Rupnagar will throw opportunities to local people

for both direct and indirect employment.

The study area is still lacking in education, health, housing, water,

electricity etc. It is expected that same will improve to a great

extent due to proposed mining project and associated industrial

and business activities.


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General Vegetation Study of the area:

The study area comprises of tropical dry deciduous vegetation. The area contains several

Choes (small hilly streams) originating from Himachal and passing through the plain area of

Rupnagar. These plains support the species of Zizyphus, Acacia, Carissa, Adhatoda,

Calotropis, Lantana, Ricinus, etc. Trees are of short stature and never exceed 10 Meters. The

nature of trees is Xerophytic.

Ground vegetation mainly consists of grasses and small shrubs. Useful fodder grasses,

Cynodon dactylon, Eleusine indica, Trifolium alexandrinum, etc. can be seen growing in the

area. The large weeds which infest uncultivated tracts are aak (Calotropis procera), castor

(Ricinus communis), dhatura (Datura metel) and thorn (Opuntia stricta). Other noxious weeds

and those which appear in crops are Pohli or Thistle (Carthamus oxyacantha), shial kanta

(Argemone mexicana), kandyari (Solanum xanthocarpum), Parthenium sp. and Bhang

(Cannabis sativa).

Flora of the Core zone

This area consists of riparian vegetation in which aquatic and marshland plants are the main

component. Most among them are weeds. No ecologically sensitive plant species has been

reported from this area.

Riparian vegetation: Riparian vegetation is found along the river side. In stagnant water growth

of hydrophytes likes Hydrolea zeylanica, Ipomoea carnea, Ludwigia adscendens, Sagittaria

sagittifolia, Spilanthes paniculata, Typha latifolia, etc. can be commonly observed. The river

bank supports the growth of poplar and algal bloom.

Flora of the Buffer zone (Terrestrial vegetation)

Buffer zone of the proposed project is mainly agricultural land. The flora of buffer zone

comprises of plants growing on the edges of agricultural land, village woodlots and trees planted

along the roads. Many tree species are planted in the area because of their usefulness,

economic and aesthetic values. The tree species observed in the area are, Aam (Mangifera

indica), Jamun (Syzygium cumini), Bail (Aegle marmelos), Bakain (Melia azedarach), Bargad

(Ficus bengalensis), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Peepal (Ficus religiosa), Popular (Populas

dealtoides), Safeda (Eucalyptus umbelatus), Sisam (Dalbergia sissoo), etc.

In agricultural waste land and along the road side, growth of weeds like Argemone mexicana,

Cannabis sativa, Cenchrus cilitaris, Heteropogon contortus, Lantana camara, Parthenium


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hysterosporus, etc. are very common. These weeds are affecting the agricultural productivity of

the region due to fast growth, short life cycle and enormous production of seeds.

Vegetation in and around human settlement:

Vegetation pattern in villages and surrounding areas are slightly different from the rest of the

areas. The common species grown near villages are mostly edible or useful plants such as

Mangifera indica, Madhuca indica, Syzygium cumini, Azadirachta indica, Albizia lebbeck,

Delonix regia, Tamarindus indica, Ficus religiosa, etc.

Wild life and avifauna of the study area:

The major part of the study area lies under agriculture field and human settlements which

restrict the wildlife habitat significantly. Most of the mammalian species reported in the study

area are domesticated animals.

Aquatic fauna: Aquatic fauna mostly comprises of Amphibians, Molluscs & Fish which cannot

survive without water. The aquatic fauna of the project site is given as below:

Avian fauna: No bird’s habitats like nesting, breeding and forging patterns are noticed in the

core zone. Local birds are noticed crossing over the banks in search of food. No fixed pattern in

migratory behavior is noticed.

Amphibian: Amphibians are commonly found at the places along the margin of aquatic and

terrestrial systems. Due to presence of water bodies like river, nalas, etc. the study area is

providing shelter to many amphibian species. Some of the commonly reported species are Bufo

melanostictus (common Indian toad), Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Indian skipper frog),

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bull frog) etc.

Fish: The fish species which are commonly found in the proposed site are Labio bata (Bhangan

or Bata), Gudusia chapara (Chappera or Palla), Labio rohita (Dumra or Dhambra), Notopterus

notopterus (Pari or Battu), Catla catla (Theila), etc

Molluscs: Fresh water molluscs play very important role in aquatic ecosystems. Many species

serve as food for many aquatic animals as well as for human. Species like Bellamya

benghalensis, Pila globosa, Brotia costula, Angulyara oxytropis and Lemellidens marginalis play

an important role in human food.


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Terrestrial fauna:

Mammals: Many domesticated mammal species are reported from buffer zone during the field

survey. Common grazing animals like Buffalo, cow, goat etc. can be noticed in open grass

fields. Small mammals like Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) and field mouse

(Apodemus sylvaticus) are noticed in vicinity of village. Inquiry from village people regarding

wild animals reveals that Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis),

fruits bat (Pteropus conspicillatus), Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), etc. are often seen in the

area.

Avifauna: Water birds like Gadwall (Anas strepera), Common teal (Anas crecca), White

throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Red wattled lapwing

etc are noticed. House crow (Corvus splendens), House sparrow (Passer domesticus),

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), Gracula religiosa), Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis

daurica), Hoopoe (Upupa epops ceylonensis) are of common occurrence.

Reptiles: The reptilians species commonly reported are Agama (Laudakia tuberculata) in

settlement area, Garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) and Eutropis macularia along shady places

in agricultural field or where growth of bushes is noticed. Among non poisonous snakes rat

snakes (Ptyas mucosus) are commonly noticed in field, followed by poisonous snakes like

Cobra (Naja naja) and Banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus) are reported to be seen by farmers.

Table 9.2

Anticipated impact and mitigation measures for biological environment

Impact Predicted Suggestive measure

Disturbance to free

movement / living of

wild fauna viz. Birds,

Reptiles etc.

Noise produced due to vehicular movement for carrying

sand materials will be within permissible noise limit.

Higher noise level in the area may lead to restlessness

and failure in detection of calls of mates and young

ones;

Care will be taken not to hunt animals/birds by

labourers;

If wild animals/birds are noticed crossing the core zone,

they will not be disturbed at all;

Labourers will not be allowed to discard food, polythene

waste etc., which can attract animals/birds near the core


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site;

Only low polluting vehicles having PUC will be allowed

for carrying mining materials.

Noise level will be maintained within permissible limit

(silent zone-50dB (A) during day time or residential zone

55dB (A) as per Noise Pollution (Regulation and

Control) Rules 2000, CPCB norms.

Disturbance of riparian

ecosystem/ wetlands

The riparian ecosystem or the wetlands will not be

destroyed by the mine owners/workers. Mining will be

carried out on the dry river bed area and the river water

channel will not be disturbed at all.

Impact on Agriculture There will be no impact on the Agriculture. Dust

generated will be suppressed during mining operation at

mining site as well as during transportation will be

suppressed by sprinkling.

Impact on land use and

vegetation

There will be no conversion of Forest land. Mining will

be carried out on the dry part of the river Channel.


Mining Activity: Harvesting of river bed minerals and other associated activities are the main

sources of environmental degradations and most serious ones are detailed hereunder:

a. Damage of river bank due to access ramps to river bed, causing damage to vegetation, soil

erosion, micro disturbance to ground water, possible inducement of charged river course.

b. Loss of riparian vegetation standing along the bank due to making roads connecting

successive access to river bed.

c. Contamination of sand aquifer water due to ponding: Due to uneven rocky bed of river, sand

bed thickness vary considerably and digging more sand from a pocket where thickness of sand

is more may cause ponding. In this stagnant water, bio-degradable materials especially flora

waste gets accumulated causing contamination and inducing an unhealthy environment.

d. Surface degradation due to stockpiling and road network.

Mitigation measures

i. Minimum number of access roads to river bed for which cutting of river banks will be

avoided and ramps are to be maintained.


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ii. Access points to the river bed will be decided basing on least steepness of river bank and

least human activity.

iii. Mining is avoided during the monsoon season and at the time of floods.

iv. Mining schedule is synchronized with the river flow direction and the gradient of the land.

v. Haulage roads parallel to the river bank and roads connecting access to river bed will be

made away from the bank

vi. Care will be taken to ensure that ponds are not formed in the river bed

vii. Access roads from public roads and up to river bank will be aligned in such a way that it

would cause least environmental damage.

viii. Vegetation development is proposed along the road sides of the approach roads, to arrest

soil erosion. While selecting the plant species, preference will be given for planting native

species of the area.

9.9 AIR ENVIRONMENT


Information on air quality was studied and various modelling techniques predicted that the

mining activity will not affect the air quality in a significant manner. In mining operations, loading,

transportation and unloading operations may cause deterioration in air quality due to handling

dry materials. In the present case, only wet materials will be handled, thus eliminating problems

of fugitive dust. Also, the collection and lifting of minerals will be done manually without any

blasting. Therefore the dust generated is insignificant as compared to mining process of other

hard minerals like the process of drilling, blasting, mechanized loading etc.

Mitigation measures

The only air pollution sources are the road transport network of the trucks.

i. Water sprinkling will be done on the roads regularly.

ii. Care will be taken to prevent spillage by covering the carrying vehicles with tarpaulin and

sprinkling of water, if dry.

iii. Fortnightly scraping of road in order to keep the roads almost leveled. This will ensure

smooth flow of vehicles and also prevent spillage.

iv. Overloading will be kept under check by giving prior awareness.

v. Proper tuning of vehicles to keep the gas emissions under check.

vi. Plantation of trees along the roads to help reduce the impact of dust in the nearby

villages.


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Mining of sand from within or near a streambed has a direct impact on the stream’s physical

habitat characteristics. These characteristics include geometry, bed evaluation, substrate

composition and stability, in stream roughness elements, depth, velocity, turbidity, sediment

transport, stream discharge and temperature. Altering these habitat characteristics can have

deleterious impacts on both in stream biota and associated riparian habitat.

The detrimental effects to biota resulting from bed material mining are caused by three main

processes:

i. Alteration of flow patterns resulting from modification of the river bed

ii. An excess of suspended sediment

iii. Damage to riparian vegetation and in stream habitat.

Mitigation measures

The deposits occur in the middle/bottom of the river. During the lease period, the deposit will be

worked from the top surface to 3 m bgl or above the ground water table whichever is less. Thus

no ground water pollution is expected, as mining will not intersect ground water. It is not

proposed to divert or truncate any part of the stream and at no point of time mining will be done

from the stream.

9.11 NOISE ENVIRONMENT


As there will be no heavy earth moving machinery there will not be any major impact on noise

level due to the mining and other association activities a detailed noise survey has been carried

out and results are discussed in Section III. Blasting technique is not used for sand lifting, hence

no possibility of land vibration. It was found that the mining activity will not have any significant

impact on the noise environment of the region. The only impact will be due to transportation of

materials by trucks. trucks and movement of small machinery.

a. Mitigation measures

i. On-site

a) Well maintained vehicle will be used which will reduced the noise level.

b) Plantation: Plantation of trees along the bank will be done to dampen the noise, if possible.

c) Hearing Protection: No hearing protection is generally needed for RBM mining projects.


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ii. Off-site

The off-site receptors are not significantly affected as noise generated by RBM is insignificant

but some disturbances due to vehicle movement may not be avoidable. However the following

measures have been envisaged:

a) The vehicles will be maintained in good running condition so that noise will be reduced to

minimum possible level.

b) Awareness will be imparted prior to mining operations that smoke silencers remain in a good

conditions not to generate noise.

c) In addition, trucks drivers will be instructed to make minimum use of horns at the village

area.

9.12 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

From the analysis it has been seen that the V/C ratio will be modified to 0.25 and 0.17 with LOS

being “B” and “A” which is ‘very good’ and ‘excellent’ respectively. So the additional load on the

carrying capacity will not be affected to any significant level.

9.13 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

The implementation of the Manguwal sand mining project will generate both direct and indirect

employment. Besides, it will provide a check on existing system of mining operation. Since the

quarries will be allotted on lease basis, mining operation will be legally valid and it will bring

income to the state exchequer. It will also reduce flooding of river banks, destruction of

standing crops, land and property to a great extent. The project will also provide impetus to

industrialization of the area. Where transfer of boulders into bajri is necessary crushing units will

come up. It is expected that intending entrepreneurs will venture to set up micro and small scale

units in the near future making the area a mixed society, dependent on industry, trade and

business. At present agriculture is the main occupation of the people as more than half of the

population depends on it. With the implementation of the proposed mining project the

occupational pattern of the people in the area will change making more people engaged in

industrial and business activities rather in agriculture. Thus there will be a gradual shifting of

population from agriculture to mining and industry. Further, the mining and industrial activities in

the area may lead to rapid increase in population and thereby urbanization. Due to urbanization

of the area, employment opportunities will further increase.

9.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

Proper environmental management plan are proposed for “Sand” mining project to mitigate the

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a. No labour camps will be established on river bed.

b. No cooking, or burning of woods will be allowed in the nearby area.

c. Prior to commencement of mining, a short awareness program will be conducted for

labours to make them aware of way of working and various precautions to be taken while at

work. Such program will be repeated occasionally.

d. In the event of any some causality or injury to any animal occurs, proper treatment will be

given.

e. No tree cutting, chopping, lumbering, uprooting of shrubs and herbs will be allowed.

f. Corridor movement of wild animals, if exists mining operations will be avoided in the area.

g. It will be ensured that noise produced due to vehicles movement while carrying sand are

within the permissible noise level.

h. No piling of River Bed Material will be done in adjoining area.

i. If wild animals are noticed crossing the river bed, they will not be disturbed or chased away,

instead the labours will move away from their path.

8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Environmental Management Plan serves no purpose if it is not implemented with true spirit.

Some loopholes in the EMP can also be detected afterwards when it is implemented and

monitored. Thus, an implementation and monitoring programme has to be prepared.

The major attributes of environment are not confined to the mining site alone. Implementation of

proposed control measures and monitoring programme has an implication on the surrounding

area as well as for the region. Therefore, mine management should strengthen the existing

control measures as elaborated earlier in this report and monitor the efficacy of the control

measures implemented within the mining area relating to the following specific areas for eco-

friendly mining plan:

a. Collection of air and water samples at strategic locations with frequency suggested and by

analyzing thereof. If the parameters exceed the permissible tolerance limits, corrective

regulation measure will be taken.

b. Collection of soil samples at strategic locations once in every two years and analysis thereof

with regard to deleterious constituents, if any.

c. Measurement of water level fluctuations in the nearby ponds, dug wells and bore wells.


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d. Regular visual examination will be carried out to look for erosion of river banks. Any abnormal

condition, if observed will be taken care of. The banks will be restored before the monsoon

during the suspension of mining activity.

e. Measurement of noise levels at mine site, stationary and mobile sources, and adjacent villages

will be done twice a year for the first two years and thereafter once a year.

f. Plantation/afforestation as should be done as per program i.e along the road sides and near

civic amenities, which will be allotted by Government, Post plantation, the area will be regularly

monitored in every two years for evaluation of success rate. For selection of plant species local

people should also be involved.

9.16 BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION

Table 9.3 COST OF EMP

Sl. No DescriptionCost to beincurred

(in lakhs/annum)

1

Air Quality:

a) Monitoring in the vicinity of the mine

b) Monitoring in the vicinity of the transportation network

c) Cost of dust suppression

d) Cost of scraping/ bulldozing the accumulated dust onroad

2.0

2

Water Quality:

a) Water quality of surface

b) Groundwater around the site

1.0

3 Ambient Noise Level 0.5

4 Soil Quality 0.5

5Socio-economic condition of local, population, physical

survey0.5

6 Inventory of Flora(tree plantation, survival etc) & Fauna 0.1

7 Man power cost for environmental cell 0.5

TOTAL 5.1


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9.17 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS:

Table 9.4 Monitoring Schedule and Parameters

SNo

Description of Parameters Schedule and Duration ofMonitoring/Execution

1Air Quality:

a) In the vicinity of the mine

b) In the vicinity of the transportation

Network

c) Dust suppression on roads

d) Scraping/ bulldozing of road to shift

accumulated dust to the sides

24 hourly samples twice a week for one month

in each season except monsoon season

Regularly in non- monsoon months and

whenever occurrence of fugitive dust takes

place

Fortnightly

2 Water Quality near or around the site:

a) Surface water quality

b) Ground water quality

Once in a season for 4 seasons in a year

3 Ambient Noise Level Twice a year for two years & then once a year

4 Soil Quality Once in two years on project monitoring area

5 Inventory of Flora(tree plantation,

survival etc) & Fauna

Once in two years on project monitoring area

6 Socio-economic condition of local,

population, physical survey

Once in 3 years

9.18 BENEFITS OF MINING

i. Controlling river channel.

ii. Protecting river banks.

iii. Protecting flooding

iv. Reducing submergence of adjoining agricultural lands.

v. Protection of crops being cultivated along the river bank

vi. Reducing aggradations of river level.

vii. Generating useful economic resource for construction.

viii. Generating employment.

ix. Improvement in socio economic conditions of the people of the study area

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CHAPTER-X

DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Rupnagar

Name and address of

the Consultant

GRC India (P) Ltd.

F-374,375, Sector: 63, Noida,

India

ISO 9001:2008 Certified,

QCI-NABET Accredited.

Personnel involved in

preparation of

EIA/EMP report

Abhaya Garg

Smita Rani Panda

Kuldip Singh

Ajay Kumar

Poonam Manglam

Base line data GRC, India Training and

Analytical Laboratory

Sector: 63, F- 374, 375,

Noida, India

MoEF and NABL Accredited

Laboratory.

A unit of GRC, India (P) Ltd.

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The EIA/EMP report has been prepared under the guidance of the following

Coordinators & Functional Area Experts:

EIA Coordinator Mr. K D Choudhury & Dr. P R Chaudhari

FAE- AP Mr. K D Choudhury

FAE- NV Mr. K D Choudhury

FAE- EB Dr. P R Chaudhari

FAE- WP Dr. P R Chaudhari

FAE- SE Mr. K N Dutta, Mr. R K Sharma

FAE- Soil Mr. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi

FAE- Geology Dr. Tapan Mazumdar

FAE- Hydrology Dr. Tapan Mazumdar

FAE- RH Dr. Ravindra Kode

FAE- Land Use Mr. P Radhakrishnamoorthy

FAE- SHW Ms. Anasua Nag

FAE- AQM Dr. S B Sinha

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ACCREDITATION FROM QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA, QCI

GRC India Pvt. Ltd. has got the accreditation from the QCI as per MoEF, GoI

requirements and certificate is shown below:

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ANNEXURES

Sarsa River

Manguwal River

LEGEND

S.no Particulars Symbol1

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4

Boundary

Khasra no

Village :-Tehsil :-Dist :-State :-

SAND MINE

Area :- 25.51 Hectare SCALE - 1:2000

5

Contour 286

Ultmate pit limit Approach Road

Tree

6GPS Reading7 N 30Á

E 76Á

70

Manguwal

Punjab

RupnagarRupnagar

HT

cabl

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SURFACE PLAN

286

286

285

285

285

284

76Á37'01.10"N31Á03'41.04"E

76Á37'20.26"N31Á03'33.45"E

76Á37'20.59"N31Á03'26.56"E

76Á36'54.79"N31Á03'25.43"E

76Á36'56.35"N31Á03'12.93"E

76Á37'09.99"N31Á03'15.21"E

76Á37'09.76"N31Á03'22.56"E

Annexure- II

Name of project MANGUWAL MINING

Location name MAJRI

Location code AQ-1

S.No Date PM10,µg/m3 SO2 µg/m3 ,NOx(as

NO2),µg/m3

IS:5182:Pt-23 IS:5182:Pt-2 IS:5182:Pt-6

1 02.03.11 77.2 6.4 12.7

2 06.03.11 75.5 7.3 14.5

3 10.03.11 79.1 6.9 13.7

4 13.03.11 78.1 7.7 14.6

5 17.03.11 79.0 6.8 13.5

6 21.03.11 80.9 6.3 12.5

7 25.03.11 77.6 8.4 16.0

8 29.03.11 72.3 7.0 13.9

9 02.04.11 73.7 7.9 15.7

10 06.04.11 78.7 9.2 18.3

11 10.04.11 74.6 8.1 16.1

12 13.04.11 78.4 8.5 16.9

13 17.04.11 84.2 10.3 20.5

14 21.04.11 81.4 9.5 18.9

15 25.04.11 72.8 10.7 20.2

16 28.04.11 73.5 13.2 20.9

17 02.05.11 82.0 12.8 23.0

18 06.05.11 67.9 14.8 20.1

19 10.05.11 71.5 10.1 20.1

20 14.05.11 67.7 12.0 20.4

21 18.05.11 74.2 9.7 19.3

22 22.05.11 73.3 9.5 18.9

23 26.05.11 74.5 11.2 21.2

24 29.05.11 76.0 11.7 18.3

Minimum 67.7 6.3 12.5

Maximum 84.2 14.8 23.0

Average 76.0 9.4 17.5

98 Percentile 83.2 14.1 22.2

Standard limit 100 80 80

NAAQS (For 24 hrs.) 100 80 80


Location name DHABOTA

Location code AQ-2

S.No Date PM10,µg/m3 SO2 µg/m3 , NOx(as NO2),µg/m3

IS:5182:Pt-23 IS:5182:Pt-2 IS:5182:Pt-6

1 01.03.11 69.7 6.1 12.1

2 05.03.11 70.8 7.0 13.9

3 09.03.11 74.6 6.6 13.1

4 13.03.11 74.8 7.4 14.0

5 16.03.11 75.9 6.5 12.9

6 20.03.11 73.5 6.0 11.9

7 24.03.11 70.2 8.1 15.4

8 28.03.11 66.1 6.7 13.3

9 01.04.11 66.2 7.6 15.1

10 05.04.11 71.3 8.9 17.7

11 09.04.11 67.2 7.8 15.5

12 13.04.11 73.6 8.2 16.3

13 16.04.11 82.0 10.0 19.9

14 20.04.11 74.2 9.2 18.3

15 24.04.11 70.8 10.4 19.7

16 27.04.11 71.5 12.9 20.4

17 01.05.11 77.0 12.5 22.5

18 05.05.11 76.3 14.5 19.7

19 09.05.11 80.8 9.8 19.5

20 13.05.11 76.0 11.7 19.9

21 17.05.11 72.3 9.4 18.7

22 21.05.11 66.4 9.2 18.3

23 25.05.11 67.0 10.9 20.6

24 29.05.11 68.5 11.4 17.8

Minimum 66.1 6.0 11.9

Maximum 82.0 14.5 22.5

Average 72.4 9.1 16.9

98 Percentile 81.4 13.8 21.6


NAAQS (For 24 hrs.) 100 80 80


Location name BADA BASOT

Location code AQ-3

S.No Date PM2.5,µg/m3 PM10,µg/m3 SO2 µg/m3 ,NOx(as

NO2),µg/m3

Gravimetric IS:5182:Pt-23 IS:5182:Pt-2 IS:5182:Pt-6

1 05.03.11 28.5 69.0 5.8 11.5

2 08.03.11 27.8 70.1 6.7 13.3

3 12.03.11 29.3 73.8 6.3 12.5

4 15.03.11 29.4 74.1 7.1 13.4

5 19.03.11 29.8 75.1 6.2 12.3

6 22.03.11 30.6 72.8 5.7 11.3

7 26.03.11 29.2 69.5 7.8 14.8

8 27.03.11 32.4 65.4 6.4 12.7

9 03.04.11 27.3 65.5 7.3 14.5

10 06.04.11 29.4 70.6 8.6 17.1

11 10.04.11 27.7 66.5 7.5 14.9

12 13.04.11 34.4 72.9 7.9 15.7

13 17.04.11 26.5 79.5 9.7 19.3

14 20.04.11 31.7 73.5 8.9 17.7

15 24.04.11 28.0 70.0 10.1 19.1

16 27.04.11 28.3 70.8 12.6 19.9

17 03.05.11 30.5 76.3 12.2 22.0

18 06.05.11 30.2 75.5 14.2 19.3

19 10.05.11 32.0 80.0 9.5 18.9

20 13.05.11 30.1 75.3 11.4 19.4

21 17.05.11 28.6 71.5 9.1 18.1

22 20.05.11 29.6 65.7 8.9 17.7

23 24.05.11 27.4 66.3 10.6 20.0

24 27.05.11 28.0 67.8 11.1 17.3

Minimum 26.5 65.4 5.7 11.3

Maximum 34.4 80.0 14.2 22.0

Average 29.4 71.6 8.8 16.4

98 Percentile 33.5 79.8 13.5 21.1

Standard limit 60 100 80 80

NAAQS (For 24 hrs.) 60 100 80 80


Location name INDARPURA

Location code AQ-4

S.No Date PM10,µg/m3 SO2 µg/m3 , NOx(as NO2),µg/m3

IS:5182:Pt-23 IS:5182:Pt-2 IS:5182:Pt-6

1 03.03.11 81.1 6.7 13.3

2 07.03.11 79.4 7.6 15.1

3 11.03.11 83.2 7.2 14.3

4 14.03.11 83.4 8.0 15.1

5 18.03.11 84.4 7.1 14.1

6 22.03.11 86.4 6.6 13.1

7 26.03.11 82.9 8.7 16.5

8 30.03.11 91.0 7.3 14.5

9 03.04.11 80.6 8.2 16.3

10 07.04.11 92.7 9.5 18.9

11 11.04.11 87.9 8.4 16.7

12 14.04.11 100.1 8.8 17.5

13 18.04.11 105.7 10.6 21.1

14 22.04.11 111.1 9.8 19.5

15 26.04.11 101.4 11.0 20.8

16 29.04.11 102.4 13.5 21.3

17 03.05.11 109.4 13.1 23.6

18 07.05.11 83.4 15.1 20.5

19 11.05.11 89.3 10.4 20.7

20 15.05.11 88.6 12.3 20.9

21 19.05.11 84.6 10.0 19.9

22 23.05.11 73.9 9.8 19.5

23 27.05.11 84.6 11.5 21.7

24 30.05.11 85.6 12.0 18.7

Minimum 73.9 6.6 13.1

Maximum 111.1 15.1 23.6

Average 89.7 9.7 18.1

98 Percentile 110.3 14.4 22.7


NAAQS (For 24 hrs.) 100 80 80


Location name KANGANWAL

Location code AQ-5

S.No Date PM10,µg/m3 SO2 µg/m3 ,NOx(as

NO2),µg/m3

IS:5182:Pt-23 IS:5182:Pt-2 IS:5182:Pt-6

1 04.03.11 82.4 7.0 13.9

2 08.03.11 80.6 7.9 15.7

3 12.03.11 84.4 7.5 14.9

4 15.03.11 84.7 8.3 15.7

5 19.03.11 85.7 7.4 14.7

6 23.03.11 87.7 6.9 13.7

7 27.03.11 84.2 9.0 17.1

8 31.03.11 92.2 7.6 15.1

9 04.04.11 79.4 8.5 16.9

10 08.04.11 84.7 9.8 19.5

11 12.04.11 82.9 8.7 17.3

12 15.04.11 109.8 9.1 18.1

13 19.04.11 86.0 10.9 21.7

14 23.04.11 93.3 10.1 20.1

15 27.04.11 112.7 11.3 21.4

16 30.04.11 104.0 13.8 21.8

17 04.05.11 111.0 13.4 24.1

18 08.05.11 110.1 15.4 20.9

19 12.05.11 115.8 10.7 21.3

20 16.05.11 84.4 12.6 21.4

21 20.05.11 82.0 10.3 20.5

22 24.05.11 88.6 10.1 20.1

23 28.05.11 86.0 11.8 22.3

24 31.05.11 86.9 12.3 19.2

Minimum 79.4 6.9 13.7

Maximum 115.8 15.4 24.1

Average 91.6 10.0 18.6

98 Percentile 114.4 14.7 23.3


NAAQS (For 24 hrs.) 100 80 80

Proceeding of the Public Hearing of Mining Site at Manguwal, Distt.Ropar.

1

Proceedings of the Public Hearing conducted on 10.02.2012 at 3.00 p.m. in connection with application filed by Department of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Punjab, for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA Notification dated 14/9/2006 for the mining site (16.48 hectare) at Village Manguwal, Tehsil and Distt. Roopnagar.

The following were present to supervise the proceedings:-

1. Sh. Sucha Singh Mast, PCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Roopnagar.

2. Er. Joginder Singh, Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, SAS Nagar.

3. Er. A.K. Sharma,

Asstt. Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, SAS Nagar.

Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, SAS Nagar

welcomed the Supervising-cum-Presiding Officer and people from adjoining

Towns/Villages who came to attend the public hearing for mining sites in the revenue

estate of Village Manguwal, Tehsil and Distt. Roopnagar. He apprised the public about

the requirement of conducting the public hearing before grant of environmental

clearance under EIA Notification no.1533 (E) dtd.14.9.2006 of the Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He also brought into the notice

of public that the Department of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Punjab has

submitted copies of draft rapid EIA report alongwith the Executive Summary of the

same and a copy of each such document was placed in the office of Deputy

Commissioner, Roopnagar; Zila Parishad, Roopnagar; General Manager District

Industries Centre, SAS Nagar; Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Roopnagar,

Regional Office of MoEF at Chandigarh and Regional Office, SAS Nagar of the PPCB

for access to the public and other stakeholders. He further brought out that a notice


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of public hearing was published in two prominent newspapers namely, ‘The Tribune'

(English Daily) on 6/1/2012 and in ‘Ajit (Punjabi Daily) on 6/1/2012 to make the

public aware of the date, time & venue of the public hearing and about the

places/offices where the public could access the draft EIA report and its Executive

Summary report before the said hearing. Thereafter, he requested the representative

of the M/s Grass Roots Research & Creation India (P) Ltd, Noida, Consultant of

Department of Industries & Commerce to elaborate about the main features of the

project and the draft EIA study report.

Prof. Kuldeep Singh, representative of M/s Grass Roots Research &

Creation India (P) Ltd, Noida engaged by Department of Industries & Commerce, for

conducting the EIA study for this project brought out the details of the project before

the public as under:-

1) The development of the infrastructure is based upon the building materials

such as sand and gravel for which controlled mining at the source is required.

Govt. of Punjab has to allot / earmark the various sites from which the mining

of minerals has to be undertaken. Accordingly, this site is also one of such site

from where mining is to be carried out, hence the environmental clearance is

required.

2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A) The mining site of the project is in HB of Village Manguwal, Tehsil and

Distt. Roopnagar. The site is near the National Highway-21 and the

nearest Railway Station is Village Ghanauli.

(B) The total area of the proposed site is 16.48 hectare.

(C) The estimated project cost is Rs. 8.2 lacs.

3) The land of the mining site will be with the State Government on lease. There

will be approx. 60,000 tonne of sand mining with UNFC code 111. The mining

will be carried out by excavator of 1.1 cubic meter capacity. No drilling or

blasting will be carried out at the site and the mining will be with simplest


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procedure of lifting the material and loading to the vehicles mechanically. The

mining will be done with working depth of 3 m BGL.

4) Baseline data has been collected with respect to land, water, air, ecological and

noise in the area of 10 km radius surrounding the site.

5) Mitigation measures for different Environment parameters:

A) Air Environment: The dust emitting will only be possible from the

movement of the vehicles for which water spraying will be carried out on

the road. Overloading of vehicles will be avoided.

B) Water Environment:

There will be no degradation of water quality, only natural flow of the river

will be maintained.

C) Soil Environment:

The mining will not effect in any way the quality of the soil as the level of

the area lowered by the mining will be compensated by the flowing river,

during rainy season.

D) Noise Environment:

There will be no heavy machinery to be used in the mining, the possible

noise will be from movement of vehicles only.

The movement of vehicles will be restricted to the day time only with

minimum use of horns.

E) Social Aspects

River channel will be controlled and protection of banks will lead to safety

of adjoining agricultural land.

Employment will be generated hence improvement of socio-economic

aspects of the area.

6) Budget for Implementation of Environmental Management Plan

S. No

Items Cost to be incurred (in Lac/annum)

1. Air quality monitoring 0.14

2. Water quality 0.10

3. Ambient Noise level 0.03


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Thereafter, Environmental Engineer brought into the

notice of public present at the venue of hearing that as per the provision of EIA

notification dated 14.9.2006 as amended time to time, the persons present at the

venue may seek information or clarifications on the mining site from the project

promoter/consultant. It was also brought into the notice of the persons present there

that the information or clarifications sought by them and reply given by the project

promoter will be recorded in the proceeding of the hearing, which will be sent to the

Ministry of Environment & Forests, for further consideration. Accordingly, he

requested the persons present in the hearing to seek information or clarifications on

the project one by one.

Thereupon, the detail of the information/ clarifications raised by the

persons present at the venue of hearing and the reply given by the consultant of the

industry / project proponent is as under:

S. No

Name of the person

Questions/ query / statements of the person

Reply / clarification given by the company/ panel member

1 Sh. Jaspal Singh, Bhartgarh, Tehsil & Distt. Roopnagar.

The royalty to be given to the panchayat is 5% which is quite less, which may be increase to 25%.

G.M., DIC informed that royalty will be paid @ 50% which is quite adequate. He also clarified that the royalty to be paid to panchayat will be shared by the Govt. and the contractor concerned on equal basis.

2) Sh. Surjit Singh S/o Sh. Pritam Singh, Village Diwarhi, Tehsil & Distt. Roopnagar.

The local people have already purchased tractor/ trolley / earth moving machinery by procuring loan from the financial institutions and with this project the machinery will become redundant / idle

The contractor will employ the local labour as well as the local machinery as the labour /machinery from far-off places will not be economically viable.

4. Soil Quality 0.05

5. Socio Economic condition of local population, physical survey

O.02

6. Manpower of environmental cell 0.08

Total 0.42


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and the people will become unemployed.

Environmental Engineer requested the public if any one else want to ask

any question about the proposed project, but no one came forward. The

Environmental Engineer asked to give opinion / objections if any with respect to the

project from the public, but no one showed any resistance/opposition to the said

project.

The public hearing ended with vote of thanks to Presiding Officer-cum-

Supervisor and the public present in the hearing.

(A.K. Sharma) Asstt Environmental Engineer, Pb. Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, SAS Nagar.

(Joginder Singh) Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, SAS Nagar

(Sucha Singh Mast, PCS), Addl. Deputy Commissioner,

Roopnagar

Annexure IV

Data on Population, Literacy rate, Main & Marginal Workers in respect of identified villages/towns in the Study Area

S.No. Village/Town/City NameNumber of

HH

PopulationSex Ratio SC

Literacyrate

Gender gap inLiteracy rateTotal Male Female

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

1 Abiana Khurd 163 931 494 437 885 388 68.8 21.0

2 Ahmedpur 46 252 139 113 813 163 86.0 7.8

3 Alampur 63 425 231 194 840 217 74.0 15.1

4 Alowal 135 797 440 357 811 226 72.4 19.5

5 Asspur 81 552 310 242 781 23 73.3 4.7

6 Awankot 155 903 488 415 850 488 66.9 17.3

7 Bahadarpur 69 433 245 188 767 45 73.6 1.1

8 Bajrur 419 2412 1281 1131 883 459 71.3 20.5

9 Bal 19 108 59 49 831 4 77.4 9.7

10 Balrampur 67 384 213 171 803 290 66.4 15.7

11 Bara Pind 467 2773 1539 1234 802 625 61.5 13.9

12 Bari Jhakhian 272 1598 847 751 887 291 72.3 20.2

13 Bari Makori 60 369 203 166 818 157 71.1 6.0

14 Batarla 44 292 159 133 836 43 79.7 14.5

15 Bhagowal 68 490 279 211 756 0 86.8 12.1

16 Bharatgarh 432 2480 1311 1169 892 726 78.7 9.8

17 Bhalowal 41 197 104 93 894 28 85.5 15.5

18 Bikkon 84 518 274 244 891 0 79.3 14.7

19 Chak Dhera 71 431 220 211 959 225 70.3 7.2

20 Chak Karman 87 559 288 271 941 199 75.2 15.7

21 Chandpur 189 1058 540 518 959 83 69.8 17.3

22 Chonta 105 536 276 260 942 166 72.7 20.0

23 Chhaja 64 474 237 237 1000 0 79.1 10.8

24 Chhoti Jhakhian 73 466 242 224 926 177 77.0 16.4

25 Chhoti Makori 65 364 186 178 957 278 61.0 12.9

26 Doburji 134 746 443 303 684 253 74.1 16.7

27 Dakala 102 590 318 272 855 0 82.7 16.2

28 Dhirpur 32 264 149 115 772 0 78.2 18.0

29 Guno Majra 96 583 303 280 924 239 75.7 10.1

30 Gajjpur 176 990 519 471 908 93 73.0 18.5

31 Ghanaula 237 1539 817 722 884 637 64.8 22.5

32 Inderpura 69 422 235 187 796 94 67.0 19.3

33 Jahangir 4 22 12 10 833 0 90.5 22.2

34 Kakrala 60 361 189 172 910 32 69.1 11.4

35 Kakrali 260 1605 867 738 851 576 72.6 16.9

36 Kimatpur 14 87 51 36 706 0 65.8 22.1

37 Ladhal 39 285 158 127 804 180 77.0 15.3

38 Laudi Majra 185 1040 557 483 867 260 85.1 15.0

39 Lohgarh 138 795 407 388 953 27 81.4 15.5

40 Mado Majra 29 177 90 87 967 74 74.4 11.9

41 Madhopur 129 750 390 360 923 176 69.7 10.1

42 Majra 250 1448 837 611 730 678 66.2 10.5

43 Majri 30 252 133 119 895 13 60.3 20.7

44 Malikpur 294 1805 985 820 832 252 81.2 14.4

45 Manguwal 49 300 164 136 829 117 48.8 18.8

46 Miani 23 114 56 58 1036 3 75.5 10.8

47 Naglian 120 650 353 297 841 252 71.1 11.9

48 Nangal 123 680 342 338 988 75 82.7 22.8

49 Patial 94 641 341 300 880 62 77.9 10.8

50 Saini Majra 278 1512 779 733 941 230 76.5 20.4

51 Singhpura 45 290 142 148 1042 0 81.8 17.0

52 Tapal Majra 7 47 28 19 679 0 93.0 16.7

53 Abhipur (123) 42 233 121 112 926 88 69.4 9.0

54 Androla Nihla 29 187 97 90 928 0 67.5 21.3

55 Bersan (167) 32 220 124 96 774 53 61.7 41.4

56 Bhanglan (72) 195 1122 623 499 801 385 60.2 17.5

57 Bhatian (86) 294 1678 875 803 918 206 59.6 12.7

58 Bhogpur (315) 8 42 21 21 1000 0 71.1 15.8

59 Chandpur (110) 32 155 86 69 802 130 69.4 4.9

60 Dhundli Gopi 7 72 36 36 1000 0 78.3 16.7

61 Dhana (95) 89 538 266 272 1023 0 61.6 21.8

62 Dhang Nichli 148 1017 564 453 803 237 72.4 14.7

63 Dher Majra 54 331 178 153 860 10 67.5 23.9

64 Dolowal (69) 53 322 166 156 940 11 69.8 26.7

65 Dugri (246) 28 171 77 94 1221 63 75.4 22.8

66 Garjewal (109) 5 32 19 13 684 0 54.2 -0.7

67 Gharoti (9) 72 492 256 236 922 26 77.3 26.4

68 Ghihar (106) 22 99 57 42 737 89 54.3 27.7

69 Ghogarwal 23 140 75 65 867 44 73.5 10.2

70 Harli (130) 7 56 30 26 867 28 72.7 10.3

71 Hatra (58) 70 359 184 175 951 119 70.3 30.8

72 Jhajra (56) 41 260 134 126 940 14 67.1 22.2

73 Jogan (69/816) 4 20 9 11 1222 20 83.3 7.5

74 Kanganwal (88) 63 391 214 177 827 0 76.2 16.1

75 Katirru Majra 58 361 182 179 984 21 67.8 32.1

76 Kotla Kalan (8) 87 576 314 262 834 86 82.6 17.0

77 Maganpura 77 412 222 190 856 212 61.5 24.9

78 Mahadeo (221) 14 94 54 40 741 25 77.4 31.2

79 Majra (11) 113 590 309 281 909 131 73.5 26.7

80 Majri (430) 25 191 96 95 990 50 66.9 16.8

81 Malhawari (261) 3 22 12 10 833 0 89.5 22.2

82 Malwalan Nihli 12 63 29 34 1172 33 82.8 25.3

83 Malpur (45) 37 215 116 99 853 36 61.2 27.9

84 Manjhol (940) 25 142 74 68 919 0 85.0 20.1

85 Nangal Dhakka 120 620 343 277 808 118 61.0 24.1

86 Nawan Graon 172 962 507 455 897 241 65.4 25.3

87 Palasi Mangta 37 187 99 88 889 0 60.5 33.1

88 Paswalan (100) 28 168 86 82 953 24 61.9 12.2

89 Pather (296) 23 152 68 84 1235 0 77.3 19.0

90 Radyana (5) 73 324 157 167 1064 231 88.4 8.2

91 Rajpura (114) 28 171 92 79 859 87 92.1 13.6

92 Ranguwal (127) 147 737 431 306 710 170 77.6 8.5

93 Ratyor (71) 248 1477 764 713 933 190 77.0 15.4

94 Reru Uperla 125 774 399 375 940 140 63.8 31.9

95 Reru Jhiri Wala 104 543 303 240 792 235 73.1 21.1

96 Saini Majra (91) 49 266 138 128 928 128 72.5 13.2

97 Sanerh (84) 158 1033 553 480 868 107 69.1 22.2

98 Salhewal (130) 66 308 174 134 770 95 77.0 30.3

99 Sobhan Majra 77 419 221 198 896 0 71.2 16.8

100 Tahliwala (160) 28 175 97 78 804 78 68.7 25.7

101 Thanthewal 66 448 235 213 906 41 66.8 15.8

Annexure (Continued)

S.No. Village/Town/City NameWorkers Agricultural workers HH Ind.

workersOther

WorkersTotal Main Marginal Total Cultivator Agri.Labour

(1) (2) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)

1 Abiana Khurd 478 399 79 312 200 112 2 164

2 Ahmedpur 56 55 1 14 8 6 0 42

3 Alampur 192 192 0 47 4 43 0 145

4 Alowal 320 131 189 51 31 20 31 238

5 Asspur 277 277 0 123 89 34 0 154

6 Awankot 323 146 177 81 68 13 9 233

7 Bahadarpur 133 109 24 55 28 27 4 74

8 Bajrur 1218 1049 169 479 322 157 17 722

9 Bal 73 73 0 63 59 4 0 10

10 Balrampur 207 205 2 32 10 22 0 175

11 Bara Pind 1334 1054 280 312 287 25 45 977

12 Bari Jhakhian 389 386 3 280 172 108 4 105

13 Bari Makori 140 120 20 52 41 11 1 87

14 Batarla 163 152 11 92 84 8 0 71

15 Bhagowal 177 167 10 145 144 1 0 32

16 Bharatgarh 736 730 6 239 111 128 23 474

17 Bhalowal 52 46 6 10 8 2 0 42

18 Bikkon 131 123 8 40 34 6 1 90

19 Chak Dhera 215 214 1 61 61 0 0 154

20 Chak Karman 179 177 2 64 39 25 0 115

21 Chandpur 601 471 130 549 535 14 6 46

22 Chonta 162 131 31 93 65 28 23 46

23 Chhaja 174 173 1 82 82 0 0 92

24 Chhoti Jhakhian 267 267 0 84 84 0 0 183

25 Chhoti Makori 112 98 14 30 16 14 0 82

26 Doburji 312 305 7 70 60 10 53 189

27 Dakala 176 175 1 65 65 0 4 107

28 Dhirpur 177 177 0 165 163 2 0 12

29 Guno Majra 173 173 0 102 79 23 4 67

30 Gajjpur 637 552 85 547 546 1 1 89

31 Ghanaula 427 331 96 205 64 141 27 195

32 Inderpura 153 113 40 67 48 19 0 86

33 Jahangir 16 16 0 6 6 0 0 10

34 Kakrala 216 190 26 121 119 2 41 54

35 Kakrali 755 664 91 314 252 62 1 440

36 Kimatpur 24 22 2 4 4 0 0 20

37 Ladhal 139 139 0 17 16 1 0 122

38 Laudi Majra 460 361 99 98 74 24 4 358

39 Lohgarh 271 263 8 126 111 15 0 145

40 Mado Majra 97 97 0 21 21 0 0 76

41 Madhopur 420 398 22 235 204 31 6 179

42 Majra 668 651 17 121 63 58 3 544

43 Majri 69 62 7 47 1 46 4 18

44 Malikpur 528 523 5 98 86 12 6 424

45 Manguwal 114 95 19 34 12 22 1 79

46 Miani 65 65 0 25 25 0 1 39

47 Naglian 284 284 0 90 65 25 0 194

48 Nangal 267 235 32 185 150 35 5 77

49 Patial 293 292 1 93 74 19 0 200

50 Saini Majra 627 564 63 174 173 1 4 449

51 Singhpura 118 62 56 42 37 5 0 76

52 Tapal Majra 16 16 0 9 9 0 0 7

53 Abhipur (123) 114 99 15 65 64 1 0 49

54 Androla Nihla 115 62 53 98 72 26 0 17

55 Bersan (167) 115 62 53 106 106 0 0 9

56 Bhanglan (72) 653 482 171 190 151 39 4 459

57 Bhatian (86) 587 362 225 392 354 38 5 190

58 Bhogpur (315) 25 8 17 21 21 0 0 4

59 Chandpur 53 53 0 30 28 2 0 23

60 Dhundli Gopi 33 20 13 29 29 0 0 4

61 Dhana (95) 294 174 120 223 223 0 1 70

62 Dhang Nichli 659 311 348 244 220 24 3 412

63 Dher Majra 195 108 87 140 140 0 1 54

64 Dolowal (69) 153 58 95 113 111 2 0 40

65 Dugri (246) 124 9 115 117 117 0 0 7

66 Garjewal (109) 11 11 0 6 6 0 0 5

67 Gharoti (9) 244 190 54 156 140 16 1 87

68 Ghihar (106) 36 36 0 17 17 0 0 19

69 Ghogarwal 74 49 25 53 52 1 0 21

70 Harli (130) 16 16 0 9 9 0 0 7

71 Hatra (58) 98 15 83 58 58 0 0 40

72 Jhajra (56) 198 75 123 181 168 13 0 17

73 Jogan (69/816) 12 4 8 8 8 0 0 4

74 Kanganwal 112 99 13 54 49 5 0 58

75 Katirru Majra 215 203 12 183 181 2 0 32

76 Kotla Kalan (8) 317 158 159 125 125 0 0 192

77 Maganpura 232 126 106 173 173 0 2 57

78 Mahadeo 38 26 12 24 24 0 2 12

79 Majra (11) 291 173 118 215 209 6 2 74

80 Majri (430) 106 14 92 92 92 0 0 14

81 Malhawari 17 4 13 14 14 0 0 3

82 Malwalan Nihli 37 16 21 17 17 0 0 20

83 Malpur (45) 161 63 98 153 138 15 0 8

84 Manjhol (940) 81 41 40 69 69 0 0 12

85 Nangal Dhakka 268 120 148 195 194 1 0 73

86 Nawan Graon 596 258 338 519 474 45 26 51

87 Palasi Mangta 113 28 85 88 88 0 0 25

88 Paswalan 66 56 10 38 36 2 0 28

89 Pather (296) 43 40 3 23 22 1 0 20

90 Radyana (5) 113 84 29 36 36 0 1 76

91 Rajpura (114) 110 49 61 77 77 0 0 33

92 Ranguwal 297 211 86 33 33 0 4 260

93 Ratyor (71) 763 550 213 579 570 9 2 182

94 Reru Uperla 406 398 8 363 362 1 1 42

95 Reru Jhiri Wala 281 133 148 180 180 0 3 98

96 Saini Majra 140 25 115 117 117 0 1 22

97 Sanerh (84) 496 277 219 273 270 3 0 223

98 Salhewal (130) 96 96 0 42 42 0 0 54

99 Sobhan Majra 257 177 80 218 218 0 0 39

100 Tahliwala 54 28 26 40 40 0 0 14

101 Thanthewal 173 68 105 103 103 0 1 69

Project Name: Manguwal Sand Mine, Punjab Eco-friendly Mining Plan

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ECO-FRIENDLY MINING PLAN

FOR

SAND MINING PROJECT

Area: 16.48 ha

At village: Manguwal; Tehsil: Rupnagar & District: Rupnagar, Punjab

Applicant:

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE

GoP, Chandigarh

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A unit of GRC India


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1. OVERVIEW OF THE AREA

1-1 General information :

a. Name of Project Proponent : GM-cum-Mining Officer

b. Address of Project Proponent : District Industries Centre, District Rupnagar

Punjab

c. Phone No. : …………………

d. Status of the Project Proponent : Government body

e. Details of the Area (ha) : 16.48 ha

f. District and State : Rupnagar, Punjab

g. Tehsil : Rupnagar

h. Village : Manguwal

i. M.L.No. : N.A.

j. Area (may be shown on map)

(ha)

: 16.48 ha (Location map is attached)

k. Whether area falls in forest? : No

l. Lease period : N.A.

1-2 General Topography:

a. G.T. Sheet No. : 53A/12

b. Longitude and Latitude of

nearest FRP (if available)

: 31° 3'36.03"N to 31° 3'59.18"N

76°37'11.45"E to 76°37'28.77"E

c. Nearest Railway Station : Ghanauli Railway Station (About 5 km in SW

direction)

d. Land Status : River Bed

e. Details of forest area adjoining

to the lease

: NA

f. Ground water level in the region : Pre-monsoon : 4 m – 17 m bglPost-monsoon: 5 m - 14 m bgl

1-3 Availability of basic infrastructure

Road : Manguwal

Electricity : Manguwal

Telephone : Manguwal

Water Supply : Manguwal

Dispensary : Manguwal

Post Office : Manguwal


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School : Manguwal

1-4 Details of Abadi nearby mining

area

: Manguwal & Rupnagar

1-5 Plantation in the area:

a. Number of plants naturally

existing in the lease area

: Since it is river bed mining so no vegetation in the

mine site.

b. Plants to be grown (Location

should be shown in the map)

: Plantation will be done along the road sides and

near civic amenities, which will be allotted by

Government bodies/ local authorities.

1-6 Condition of top soil cover and its present use :

a. Depth of top soil : It is a RBM project; therefore there is no top soil.

b. Details of place for stacking the

top soil (may be shown in map)

: Not applicable.

c. Details of re-use of top soil : Not applicable since it is RBM project.

1-7 Existing Nalas, Water Bodies in the area and nearby: (may be shown in map)

Nalla : No

River : Sutlej

Ponds : No

Others : No

1-8 Do you propose to carry out

mining operations upto the

water table

: No

2 SURFACE MANAGEMENT PLAN

2-1 Pattern of stacking top soil for

future use

: Not applicable.

2-2 Details of approved / declared

dumping site

: No dumps have been proposed in the river bed.

2-3 Effects of dumping on mineral

zone and natural water channel /

stream

: NA

2-4 Back filling of land and leveling of

surface

: NA

2-5 Rehabilitation of dumps by

creating contour bunds and filling

: No


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them with soil and leveling

2-6 Maintenance of dumps and

monitoring

: NA

3 WATER MANAGEMENT

3-1 Present water scenario of area :

a. Availability of water in the

mining area

: Total lease area is water catchment / watershed

area of Sutlej river hence water is available in the

lease area.

b. Duration in which water is

available

: The Sutlej is a perennial source of surface water in

that particular area, volume of water very higher

during raining season. In the rainy season no RBM

will be carried out.

c. Details of dug wells in nearby

mine areas

: Manguwal village they use dug wells & hand pumps

for water requirement.

d. Recharging of water (if

proposed)

: No

3-2 Details of diversion of rain water

from the mining area, if required

(may be shown on the map)

: Not required

3-3 Details of Obstruction of water

channels and measures taken

: Not required

3-4 Impact and measures of Mining /

blasting on water sources as well

as natural water channels in the

area

: It is open cast manual sand mining project. In this

project drilling and blasting operations are not

required.

3-5 Measures taken for minimizing

Silting and contamination of water

: Mining will be done above the ground water table.

3-6 Plan for mining water utilization in:

a. Drinking and irrigation

purpose

: Yes (for domestic purpose)

b. Artificial recharge : No

c. Water harvesting : No

The mine working will be restricted to 3 m bgl or above water table whichever is less.

Ground water table (5 m - 14 m bgl – Post Monsoon and 4 m – 17 m bgl – Pre Monsoon)


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will not be encountered.

No chemical will be used. Hence, acid mine drainage problem will not occur.

4 AREA REHABILITATION

4-1 Details of storage of top soil in

reusable form (may be shown on

the map)

: N.A.

4-2 Details of stabilization of dumps

after leveling

: N.A.

4-3 Details of plantation plan (may be

shown on the map)

: Plantation will be done along the road sides and near

civic amenities, which will be allotted by Government

bodies/ local authorities.

4-4 Details of group plantation on land

allotted, if any

: No

4-5 Details of measures for

maintenance of plantation done in

top soil / OB dump / boundaries /

other places

: Post plantation care will be an important aspect to

better survival rate for plantation. The following care

will be taken:-

Watering during dry spell. Manuring Weeding and soil working.

5 AIR, NOISE AND WELFARE MEASURES

5-1 Source for air pollution : In RBM project dust will generate from transportation

activity. No drilling and blasting is adopted.

5-2 Measures taken for air / dust

control to maintain dust pollution

within.

: Effective water sprinkling on haul road.Proper maintenance of vehicles.Avoiding overloading.Coverage of the vehicles with tarpaulin. The wake effect of dust emissions will be avoided

by proper water sprinkling. Leveling road by bulldozing occasionally. The period of time between applications of water

will be systematically planned.5-3 Source for noise. : In RBM project noise will generate from excavation

and transportation activity. No drilling and blasting will

be proposed.

5-4 Measures taken for noise level

control

: a) Well maintained vehicle will be used which will

reduced the noise level.

b) Plantation: Plantation of trees along the bank will

be done to dampen the noise, if possible.


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c) Hearing Protection: No hearing protection is

generally needed for RBM mining projects.

5-5 Welfare measures taken for mining laborers

a. Drinking water : Nearby village

b. Sanitary condition : Portable toilets are envisaged.

c. First Aid facility : First aid box will be made available at mining site.

d. Labour Health : All safety measures prescribed under mining laws will

be followed strictly. All workers will be medically

examined in pre placement phase and also

periodically as per Rule 29 (B) of Mines Rule 1955.

e.Social Welfare and Upliftment : Development activities will be taken up in

consultation with local bodies.

Education, safety and health campaigns will be

carried out in nearby villages.

Periodic medical examination / checking of workers

will be carried out as per requirement under Mines

Rules, 1955.

Local people will be given employment depending

upon their skill.

The project will provide job to local workers directly

employed for mining work, wages as per state norm.

6 METHOD OF MINING (OPEN CAST / UNDERGROUND)

6-1 Bench Height : N.A.

6-2 Bench width : N.A.

6-3 Machinery used : Dumpers

6-4 Explosive used (if blasting done) : No

6-5 Details of crusher or any plant (if

constructed within lease area)

: No

Mining is carried out by open cast manual method. The mining involve following steps-

I. Soil will be removed /scraped and loaded in the trucks/dumpers.

II. The loading of sand/boulder will be done manually and by excavator and then

transported by vehicles.

III. The proposed production of the mine is 20,000 TPA


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Restriction of mining:

The mining should be prohibited to distance of 500 m on upstream and downstream from the high

level bridge and 250 m form the other bridges on upstream and down stream

If width of the river is less than 120 m the mining will be restricted within the bed of river. If higher

than 120 m the mining will be restricted after leaving the area of 30 m feet from the edge of

embankment on either side of the river bed.

The mining will not be allowed below the water table.

No mining operation will be allowed in forest area.

Unless benches are formed in accordance with regulation 106 of Metalliferrous Mine Regulations,

1961, the max. permissible depth of the quarry pit will be 3 m.

The contractors will abide by various provisions laid down under Mines Act, 1952, Mines &

Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, MMR, 1961.

The contractor will abide by the provisions of Mines Act, 1952, Interstate Migrant Workman Act.

The contractor with the satisfaction of competent authority will provide drinking water, rest shelter,

first aid box, welfare facilities as per Central and State Govt. labor laws

The contractor will not do any quarry operations within the distance of 75m from railway line, 60m

from national highway and 50m from reservoir tank, canal roads, public works or buildings and in-

habitat sites etc.

The river bed areas dug during one season i.e. other than rainy season will get refilled sand

deposit in rainy season in which the material so deposited will be available for fresh quarrying.

The contractors will abide by the State Minor Mineral Concession Rules, Punjab, 1964.

7 PERMISSIONS FROM SPCB / FOREST

7-1 Details of NOC received from SPCB (if

applicable)

: Not required

7-2 Details of EC received from MoEF / SEAC

(if applicable)

: This mine plan and EIA/EMP report being

submitted to fulfill the requirements of

getting EC from the Regulatory Authorities.

Signature of Representative of the Project Proponent

Annexure VII

Earth Quake Data

S.

NO.

Date Magnitude Epicenter

1 16 july 2001 5.1 343.2 km from Rupnagar

2 8 Oct 2005 7.6 316.17 Km from Rupnagar

3 14 March 2006 4.5 45 km from Rupnagar

4 10 Dec 2006 4.0 95 km from Rupnagar

5 7 Jan 2008 3.4 65 km from Rupnagar

6 20 Feb 2009 5.5 376.2 km from Rupnagar

7 14th

March 2010 4.5 389.17 Km from Rupnagar

8 28 March 2010 5.0 170km from Rupnagar

APPENDIX

Q-1

PROFORMA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF MINING PROJECTS

(MINING SECTOR PROJECTS)

1. General Information

1. General information

a Name of the project Manguwal Sand Mining Project

I Name of the proponent GM-cum-mining officer, Rupnagar Punjab

ii Mailing Address General Manager – cum – Mining Officer,

District Industry Centre,

C – 62,63, Industrial Area,

Phase – 6, S.A.S. Nagar

Punjab

E-mail [email protected]

Telephone -

Fax No. -

b Objective of the project River bed mining for sand

c Location of mine

Village Manguwal H.B. No. 333

Tehsil Rupnagar

District Rupnagar

State Punjab

Note 1: All information to be given in the form of Annex/s should be properly

numbered and form part of reply to this proforma.

Note 2: Please enter √ in appropriate box where answer is Yes / No

Note 3: No abbreviation to be used - Not available or Not applicable should be

clearly mentioned.

Note 4: Core zone is the mining lease area.

Buffer zone in case of ML area up to 25 ha is to be considered as 5 km all

around the periphery of the core zone and for ML area above 25 ha an area

10 km all around the periphery of the core zone.

Note 5: Adopt Scoping process in carrying out EIA study.

Q-2

d Does the proposal relate to Yes No

i New mine √ -

ii Expansion - √

iii Increase in ML area - √

iv Increase in annual production - √

v Renewal of ML - √

vi Modernization - √

e Site Information

i Geographical Location

Latitude 31° 3'36.03"N to 31° 3'59.18"N

Longitude 76°37'11.45"E to 76°37'28.77"E

Survey of India Topo sheet number 53A/12

Elevation above Mean Sea Level Highest- 286 m AMSLLowest – 283 m AMSL

Total mining lease area (in ha.) 16.48

ii Dominant nature of terrain Yes No

Flat √ -

Undulated - √

Hilly - √

2. Land usage of the mining lease area (in ha.)

a Agricultural -

b Forest -

c Waste land -

d Grazing -

e Surface water bodies -

f Others (River Bed ) 16.48

Total 16.48

3. Indicate the seismic zone in which ML areafalls. In case of zone IV & V, details of earthquakes in last 10 years.

Seismic Zone – IVDetails are attached as Annexure-VII

a Severity (Richter Scale)

b Impact i.e. Damage to Yes No

Life - √

Property - √

Existing mine - √

Q-3

4. Break-up of mining lease area (in ha.) as per approved conceptual plan:

Purpose

Mining Lease Area

Total

Area acquired Area to be acquired

Government Private Government Private Government Private

Forest Others Agri. Others Forest Others Agri. Others Forest Others Agri. Others

1. Area to be excavated - 8.24 - - 8.24

2. Storage for top soil - - - - -

3. Overburden / Dumps - - - - -

4. Mineral storage - - - - -

5. Infrastructure

(Workshop,

Administrative Building)

- 0.001 - - 0.001

6. Roads - - - - -

7. Railways - - - - -

8. Green Belt - - - - -

9.Tailings pond - - - - -

10.Effluent treatment plant - - - - -

11.Coal handling plant /

mineral separation plant

- - - - -

12. Township area - - - - -

13.Other (Safety zone

including road)

- 8.239 - - 8.239

TOTAL - 16.48 - - 16.48

Q-4

5 Township (outside mining lease) Not Applicablea Total area (in ha) -b No. of dwelling units -c Distance from mine site -6 Distance of water bodies (in km)

Distancefrom

River Bank * Other Water bodies *Sea / creek / lake / nalla etc.

(specify)Mining lease boundary It is a river bed mining -

Ancillary facilities - -

[* From highest flood line / high tide line]

7 For projects falling within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)Whether the mineral to be mined is of rarenature and not available outside CRZ?

Yes - No √

if yes, annex a scaled location map showing low tide line (LTL), high tide line (HTL) dulydemarcated by one of the authorized agencies* [ *Director, Space Application Centre,Ahmedabad: Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, Thiruvananthapuram: Institute of RemoteSensing, Anna University, Chennai: Institute of Wetland Management & Ecological Designs,KolKata: Naval Hydrographers’s Office, Dehradun: National Institute of Oceanography,Panjim, Goa: and National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai], boundary of mininglease area, distance of ML area from LTL and HTL CRZ boundary and CRZ classification ofthe project area as per the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan, and settlements,sand dunes, mangroves, forest land/patches, turtles breeding and nesting sites etc., if any,in the project area.

8 Indicate aerial distance from the periphery of core zone / area from theperiphery of the buffer zone to the boundary of following (up to 10 km):

S.No.

Area Name

Aerial distance from(in km.)

Core Zone Buffer Zone

1. National Park / SanctuaryNil - -

2. Biosphere Reserve / TigerReserve / ElephantReserve / any otherReserve

Nii - -

3. Forest (RF / PF /unclassified)

Palasi PF

-

About 2 Km inSE direction

Himmatpur PF2 Km in NW

direction

Hatra PF5 Km in NE

direction

4. Habitat for migratory birdsRopar Wetland -

9 km in NWdirection

5. Corridor for animals of Nil - -

Q-5

schedule I & II of theWildlife (Protection) Act,1972

6. Archaeological sites* Notified* Others

Nil - -

7. Defence Installation Nil - -

8. Industries / ThermalPower Plants

Nil - -

9. Other Mines Kakrala - 3 km in NEdirection

Aspur - 4 km in Wdirection

Majri Sarsa - 3 km in SWdirection

10. Airport Nil --

11. Railway Lines Ghanauli RailwayStation

- 5 km in SWdirection

12. National / State Highways NH-21 - 2 km in Westdirection

[* Buffer zone in case of ML area up to 25 ha. is to be considered as 5 km all around theperiphery of the core zone and for ML area above 25 ha. an area 10 km all around theperiphery of the core zone].9. Description of flora & fauna separately in the core and buffer zones.*

[* Consult the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended subsequently and list species with(1) Common name (2) Scientific name and (3) under which schedule of the Wildlife(Protection) Act the identified species fall. Get the list authenticated by an Expert in the field /credible scientific institute / University / Chief Wildlife Warden Office. Information to bebased on field surveyList of Flora & Fauna is given in Section III of Final EIA report.

10 Details of mineral reserves (as per approvedMining Plan)

Quantity (in tonnes)

a Proved 60,000b Indicated -c Inferred -d Mineable reserves 60,00011 Major geological formation / disturbances in the

mining lease areaYes No

a Geological maps submitted - √b Geological sections submitted - √c Contour map submitted √ -d Whether the presence, if any, noted ofI Faults - √Ii Dykes - √Iii Shear Zone - √Iv Folds - √V Other weak zones √

(Seismic-

Q-6

Zone IV-prone to

Earth quakee Source of data (Indicate) National Disaster

Management Authority12 Production of mineral(s) and life of minea Rated capacity of mine mineral wise (Tonnes /

annum) 20,000 TPAb Life of mine at proposed capacity (Years) -c Lease period (Years) -d Date of expiry of lease (D /M /Y) -e

Indicate in case of existing mines-

i Date of opening of mine -ii Production in the last 5 years 1

styear 5

thyear

from year……… to year ………in million tonnes.

-

iii Projected production for the next 6th

to10

thyear 5 years from year ……… to year

………..in million tonnes.

-

iv Whether mining was suspended after opening of themine?

-

v If yes, details thereof including last productionfigure and reason for the same.

-

f Whether plans & sections provided? -13 Type and method of mining operations

TYPE METHODOpencast √ Manual √Underground - Semi-Mechanized -Both - - -

14 Details of ancillary operations for mineral processinga Existing Not applicableb Additional Not applicable

15 Mine detailsa Opencast minei Stripping ratio (mineral in tonnes to over burden in

m3)

-

ii Ultimate working depth (in m bgl) 3 miii Indicate present working depth in case of existing

mine (in m bgl)-

iv Thickness of top soil (in m.) -

a Minimum -b Maximum -

c Average -v Thickness of overburden (in m.) -a Minimum -b Maximum -

c Average -vi Mining Plana Height and width of the bench in overburden /

waste.-

b Height & width of the bench in ore body / coal seam. -c Proposed inclination / slope of the sides of the

opencast mine (separately for overburden, coal /-

Q-7

ore and overall slope of the pit sides) both whileoperating the mine as well as at the time ofclosure of the mine.

d Whether transverse sections across the opencast mine at the end of fifth year and at the end ofthe life of the mine have been submitted?

-

vii Type of blasting, if any, to be adopted -b Underground mine- Not Applicablei Seam / Ore body

Min. Depth (m) -Max. Depth (m) -Avg. thickness (m) -Rate of dip -Direction of dip in degree -

ii Mode of entry into the mineShaft -

Adit -

Incline -

iii Details of machineryOn surface -At Face -For transportation -Others -

iv Method of stopping (metalliferrous mines)Open -Filled -Shrinkage -Caving -Combination of above -Others (Specify) -

v Extraction methodCaving -Stowing -Partial extraction -

vi SubsidencePredicted max. subsidence (in m) -Max. value of tensile strain (in mm/m) -Max. slope change (in mm/m) -Whether identified possible subsidencearea(s) superimposed on Surface Plan has beensubmitted?

-

Major impacts on surface features like naturaldrainage pattern, houses, buildings, water bodies,roads, forest, etc.

-

Salient features of subsidencemanagement (monitoring and control).

-

16 Surface drainage pattern at mine site Yes Noa Whether the pre-mining surface drainage plan

submitted?- √

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b Do you propose any modification / diversion in theexisting natural drainage pattern at any stage? Ifyes, when. Provide location map indicatingcontours, dimensions of water body to be diverted,direction of flow of water and proposed route /changes, if any i.e. realignment of river / nallah /any other water body falling within core zone andits impact

- √

17 Embankment and / or weir constructiona Do you propose, at any stage, construction of

i Embankment for protection against flood? No

ii Weir for water storage for the mine? No

b If so, provide details thereof. -

c Impact of embankment on HFL and settlementaround.

-

d Impact of weir on downstream users of water -

18 Vehicular traffic density (outside the ML area)Type of vehicles

No. of vehicles (in PCU perhour)

a Existing Car, Jeep, Truck70

b After the proposed activity Car, Jeep, Truck74

c Whether the existing road network is adequate? YesIf no, provide details of alternative proposal? -

19 Loading, transportation and unloading of mineraland waste rocks on surface

Yes No

a Manual √ -

b Tubs, mine cars, etc. - √

c Scraper, shovels, dumpers / trucks √ -

d Conveyors (belt, chain, etc.) - √

e Others (specify) - √

20 Mineral(s) transportation outside the ML areaQty. (in TPD)

Percentage (%) Length (in km)

a Road 80100 -

b Rail -- -

c Conveyors -- -

d Rope way -- -

e Water ways -- -

f Pipeline -- -

g Others (Specify) -- -

Total 80 100

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21. Baseline Meteorological and Air Quality data(a) Micro-meteorological data

[Continuous monitoring through autographic instrument for one full season other than monsoon](i) Wind rose pattern for one full season (16 points of compass i.e. N, NNE, NE, ---) based on 24-hourly data. For coastal area also

furnish day-time and night time data. Day time Night time 24 – hours period

(ii) Site specific monitored data

Month

Wind Speed (kmph) Temperature (oC) Relative Humidity (%) Rain Fall * (mm)

CloudCover**

(Octas ofsky)

Mean Max. % ofcalm

Mean(Dry Bulb)

Highest Lowest Mean Highest Lowest Total 24-hoursHighest

No. ofrainydays

Mean

March,11 6.08 39.74 7.32 12.13 24.59 5.3 - - - 92 11 4 -April,11 5.96 25.04 5.56 20.16 31.5 8.9 - - - 56 1 7 -May,11 6.19 27.82 5.34 28.65 41 20.3 - - - 177 12 12 -

* 24-hours rainfall should be reported from 08:30 hrs. IST of previous day to 08:30 hrs. IST of the day.* Rainy day is considered when 24 hrs. rainfall is 2.5 mm.** Visual observations of cloud cover should be recorded four times a day at regular intervals.

(iii) Indicate name and distance of the nearest IMD meteorological station from which climatological data have been obtainedfor reporting in the EIA report, if any. Rupnagar

(b) Ambient air quality data* (RPM, SPM, SO2, and NOx)[*Monitoring should be carried out covering one full season except monsoon – same season as in 21 (a) (i)][*Frequency of sampling: Sampling to be done twice a week for the entire season 24 hourly for SPM & RPM. For gaseous pollutants

24- hourly data be given irrespective of the sampling period. ]

(i) Season and period for which monitoring has been carried out. Pre Monsoon (March-May, 2011)

(ii) No. of samples collected at each monitoring station: 24

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Name of monitoring equipment usedPM2.5 (µg/m

3) PM10 (µg/m

3) SO2 (µg/m

3) Nox (µg/m

3) Pb**

Envirotech FPS – APM5.50

RDS 460 BL APM 411 attachment withRDS 460 BL

APM 411 attachment withRDS 460 BL

-

Equipment sensitivity < 0.5 µg/m3 from 0.000mg to 0.100 mg/ m3

< 0.5 µg/m3 from 0.000 mg to0.100 mg/ m3

< 0.5 µg/m3 from 0.000 mgto 0.100 mg/ m3

< 0.5 µg/m3 from 0.000 mgto 0.100 mg/ m3

-

Permissible AAQ standard (CPCB)R

I

S

60 µg/m3 100 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 -

60 µg/m3 100 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 -

60 µg/m3 100 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 80 µg/m3 -

MonitoringLocation

No. ofSample

sDrawn

Category*

(R, I, S)Min. Max.

98%tile

Min. Max.98%tile

Min. Max.98%tile

Min. Max.98%tile

Min.Max

.

98%tile

Core zoneCA1

24 I 26.50 34.40 33.48 67.67 84.20 83.21 5.70 14.20 13.46 12.54 23.04 22.18- - -

Buffer zoneBA1

24 R- - - 65.45 80.00 79.77 6.00 14.50 13.76 11.34 21.96 21.07 - - -

BA2 24 R- - - 66.05 82.00 81.43 6.30 14.80 14.06 11.94 22.50 21.63 - - -

BA3 24 R- - - 73.93 111.10 110.34 6.60 15.10 14.36 13.13 23.58 22.73 - - -

BA4 24 R- - - 79.38 115.84 114.40 6.90 15.40 14.66 13.73 24.12 23.28 - - -

*R = Residential; I = Industrial; S = Sensitive

**Pb for mineral specific sites only.

# Annex a location map indicating location of AAQ stations, their direction and distance with respect to project site.

(AAQ station location map is attached in Section III)

Q-11

22. Stack and emission details, if any* Not Applicable

S.No.

Process / unitof operation(e.g. DG Set,Boiler)

Heightof stack(m)

Internaltop dia.(m)

Flue gasexitvelocity(m/sec)

Emission rate (kg/hr) Heatemissionrate fromtop ofstack(K.cal/hr)

Exhaust / Flue gas

SPM SO2 NOx COTemp

OCDensity Specific

HeatVolumetricflow rate(m3/hr.)

23. Details of fugitive emissions during mining operations*

Not Applicable.

24. Air Quality Impact Prediction (AQIP)* Not Applicable.

(a) Details of model(s) used for AQIP including gridsize, terrain features, and input meteorological data

(b) Maximum incremental GLC values of pollutants based onprediction exercise

(in μg/m3)S. No. Pollutants Incremental Value Ambient Air Quality Resultant Air Quality

1. SPM

2**. SO2

3**. NOX

[* Question Number 22, 23 & 24 need not be filled-in for mines having ML area of 25 ha. or less.][**Information on item no. 2 & 3 to be provided in cases with captive power generation of 500 KVA and above]

Q-12

25. Water requirement (m3/day)

Purpose Avg. Demand Peak DemandA. Mine site1. Mine operation - -

2. Land reclamation - -

3. Dust suppression 0.66 0.66

4. Drinking 0.04 0.04

5. Green Belt - -

6. Beneficiation - -

7. Washeries - -

8. Fire Service - -

9. Others (additional

Domestic purposes)

0.11 0.11

B. Township

1. Green Belt - -

2. Domestic - -

C. Other (specify)- -

Total0.86 0.86

26. Source of water supply*

S. No. Source m3/day

1 River (name) -

2 Ground water 0.86 KLD from nearby village

3 Mine water (sump / pit) -

4 Other surface water bodies (specify) -

[*Annex a copy of sanction letter / permission from the concerned authority (CentralGround Water Authority in case of ground water abstraction is from notified area /State Ground Water Board in case of non-notified area / State Irrigation Departmentfor surface water pumping) for drawing water.]

Q-13

27 Lean season flow in case of pumping from river/ nalla (cumecs)

Not applicable

28 Ground water potential of the study area28.1 Ground water availability

a Range of water table (m bgl) -i Pre-monsoon (April/May) -

Core Zone 4.5 mBuffer zone 4m– 17m

ii Post-monsoon (November) -Core Zone 4 mBuffer zone 5m - 14m

b Total annual replenishable recharge (million m3/year)

-

c By ground water table fluctuation method -d By rainfall infiltration factor method -e Annual draft excluding estimated draft through

mine discharge (million m3/ year)-

f Estimated draft through mine discharge (million m3/year)

-

g Net annual ground water availability (million m3/year)

-

h Stage of ground water development (%) -

28.2. Water demand - Competing users of the water source

S.No.

UsagePresent

Consumption(m3/day)

Additional proposedas per local plan

(m3/day)Total

(m3/day)

Surface Ground Surface Ground Surface Ground1 Domestic - 0.2 - 0.22 Irrigation - - - -3 Industry - - - -

4 Mining - - - -

5Others (Dustsuppression)

- 0.66 - 0.66

Total - 0.86 - 0.86

29. Water quality*

(a) Annex physico -chemical analysis of water at intake point **

Details are given in Section III

(b) In case of existing mine, annex report on quality of water dischargei.e. complete physico - chemical analysis**

[*For non-discharging mines at least four ground water samples to be takenpreferably from downstream direction of the mine in pre-monsoon and post-

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monsoon periods and analysed. For discharging mines six samples are to beanalysed]

**All parameters as per BIS 10500. Indicate name of Methodology, Equipment usedfor analysis, and Detection Level (DL) for each parameter.

*** Wherever any analytical parameter is below detection level, “BDL” (BelowDetection Level) should be written instead of ‘NIL’.

30. Impact on ground water regime / stream /lake / springs due to mine dewatering *

a Radius of influence (in m)[To be estimated based on analysis ofpumping test data and application ofempirical formula]

-

b Whether saline water ingress will take place?(applicable to coastal areas)

-

c Impact on stream / lake / springs -[* Provide a comprehensive hydro-geological assessment report if the averagemine dewatering is more than 100 m3/day and or going below water table in non-monsoon period. The report should be based on preferably latest one year pre-monsoon and post-monsoon baseline data covering information on ground watersituation, aquifer characteristics, water level conditions (April – May andNovember), estimate of ground water resources, predicted impact of the project onground water regime and detailed remedial / conservation measures such asartificial recharge of ground water etc. The report should be based on actual fieldinventory out of existing wells, at least 30 observation wells in the buffer zone withsupplementary information from secondary sources (mention name). Forestimation** of ground water resource (refer question no. 28 above) be designatedstudy area of the buffer zone may be sub-divided into command and non-commandareas, watershed-wise (in case of hard rock / consolidated formations) / block-wise /mandal-wise in case of alluvial / unconsolidated formations)]

[**For estimating ground water resources in the area follow the Ground WaterEstimation Committee recommendations of 1997]

31. Waste Water Management Not Applicablea Daily average discharge (m3/day) from

different sourcesi Mine water discharge during

Lean periodMonsoon period

ii Workshopiii Domestic (mine site)iv Beneficiation / Washeriesv Coal Handling Plantvi Tailings pondvii Others (Specify)

Totalb Waste water treatment plant; flow sheet for

treatment process attached.c Quantity of water recycled / reused / to be

recycled ini Percentage

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ii m3 /dayd Point of final discharge

Final Point Quantity discharged (inm3/day)

1 Surfacei Agricultural landii Waste landiii Forest landiv Green belt2 River / nallah3 Lake4 Sea5 Others (specify)

Totale Users of discharge water Yes Noi Humanii Livestockiii Irrigationiv Industryv Others (specify)F Details of the river / nalla, if final effluent is /

will be discharged (cumecs)i Average flow rateii Lean season flow rateiii Aquatic lifeiv Analysis of river water 100 meters upstream

and 100 meters downstream of dischargepoint submitted.

g Townshipa Waste water generation from township

(m3/day)b Are you planning to provide sewage

treatment plant?c Usage of treated water

32. Attach water balance statement in the form of a flow diagramindicating source (s), consumption (Section-wise) and output.

Purpose Demand(KLD)Domestic 0.2Dust suppression 0.66

Total 0.8633

Ambient noise level leq dB(A) Details given in SectionIII

34 Solid Waste Not Applicablea Top soil and Solid waste quantity and quality

Name(Lump/fines/slurry/

Sludge/others)

Composition Quantity(m3/month)

Method ofdisposal

Mining activity*

Q-16

a. Top Soilb. Over burdenc. Others (specify)Effluent Treatment

Plant (sludge)

Total[* Annex layout plan indicating the dump sites.]

b (i) Does waste (s) contain any hazardous/toxicsubstance/radioactive materials or heavymetals?

(ii) If yes, whether details and precautionarymeasures provided?

c Recovery and recycling possibilities.d Possible user(s) of the solid waste.

e (i) Is the solid waste suitable for backfilling?(ii) If yes, when do you propose to start

backfilling?Solid waste

(s)Already

accumulated(A)

To be generated

(B)

% of A & B to bebackfilled

A BOver burden

Others(specify)

Land reclamation Plan Not Applicablef In case waste is to be dumped on the

ground, indicatei Associated environmental problemsii Number & type of waste dumps

No. of external dumpsMax. projected height of dumps (in m)No. of terraces and height of each stageOverall slope of the dump (degree)Proposed reclamation measures

iii Section of the waste dump in relation to theadjacent ground profile attached

35 Fuel / Energy requirements*[*To be furnished for mines having ML area morethan 25 ha. or captive power generation of500KVA and above]

Not Applicable

a Total power requirement (in MW)S. No. Mine Site Township Others (specify) Total

1 Present2 Proposed

/additionalTotal

b Source of power (in MW)S. No. SEB/Grid* Captive power plant DG Sets

1 Present

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2 Proposed /additional

Total[* Annex a copy of the sanction letter from the concerned authority]

c Details of fuelsS.No. Fuel Daily Consumption

(TPD)Calorific

value(Kcals/kg)

% Ash % Sulphur

Existing Proposed1 HSD2 LSHS3 Other

(specify)36 Storage of inflammable / explosive materials Not Applicable

S.No.

Name Number ofStorages

Consumption(in TPD)

Maximum Quantity atany point of time

1 Fuels2 Explosives

37 Human SettlementCore Zone Buffer Zone

Population* -

Details given in SectionVI

No. of villages -

Number of householdsvillage-wise

-

[* As per 2001 census record or actual survey]38. Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Plan*

[*Provide a comprehensive rehabilitationplan, if more than 1000 people are likely tobe displaced, other-wise a summary plan]

Not Applicable

a Villages falling within the study areaVillages

Number NameCore zone500 m from the blasting site(s)Buffer zoneTownship site

b Details of village(s) in the core zoneS.

No.Village name Population* Average Annual

IncomeTribal Others

1[*As per 2001 census / actual survey]

c Population to be displaced and / or LandOustees

Name of village(s) falling within Number of oustees

Q-18

Land(only)

Homestead(only)

Land andHomestead (both)

Mining Lease1.

Township Site1.

d Whether R&R package has been finalised?If yes, salient features of R&R plan foroustees.

Not Applicable

i Site details where the people are proposed tobe resettled & facilities existing / to becreated.

ii Funds earmarked for compensation packageiii Agency /Authority responsible for their

resettlement.iv Time of commencement of resettlement of

Project Affected People (PAP).v Period by which resettlement of PAP will be

over.39 Lease -wise plantation details Not Applicablea Lease area (in ha.) Existing Proposed

i. Area broken up - -ii. To be broken up - -iii. Area not to be broken-up - -

b Township area (in ha.) -c Area afforested and proposed (in ha.) -

Peripheral Dumps Roads Township Othersi Existingii Proposed

d No. and type of trees planted and proposedi Existing

When plantation was started? Month / YearNo.of plant species planted Number saplings (per

ha.)- -

Survival rate % Avg. height

ii ProposedNo. of plant species to be planted Number of saplings (per

ha.)- -

40 Environmental health and safetya What major health and safety hazards are

anticipated?None

What provisions have been made/proposedto be made to conform to health and safety

As per Mines Act/ Rules

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requirements?b In case of an existing minei Comprehensive report on health status

of the workers as under the Mines Actannexed

As per Mines Act/ Rules

ii Mineralogical composition of RPM (dust)

Free silica Not applicable

Chromium* (Total as well asHexavalent)

Not applicable

Lead**[* Only for Chromite mines][**Only for Base Metal mines]

Not applicable

Information on radiation protection measures,if applicable

Not applicable

41. Environmental Management Plan

Salient features of environmental protection measures

S. No. Environmental issues* Already practiced, ifapplicable

Proposed

1 Air pollution - Regular water sprinkling for dustsuppression. Plantation activities along theroads to reduce the impact of dustin the nearby villages

2 Water pollution - Mining will be done not beyond theground water depth, to avoidGround water pollution. Mining will not touch the waterstream at any point of time. Henceno surface water pollution isexpected

3. Water conservation - No

4. Noise pollution - Well maintained vehicles will beused for transportation in order toreduce noise during movement ofvehicles

5. Solid waste / Tailings - Negligible amount of solid waste willbe generated by workers, which willbe disposed off through municipalway.

6. Land degradation - No land degradation is expected

7. Erosion & Sediment - The sediment excavated isreplenished naturally.

8. Top soil - No top soil is involved.

9. Ground vibration - -

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10. Wildlife conservation - The wildlife within the study areawill not be disturbed at all. Andproper instruction will be given tothe workers not to chase/hunt wildlife.

11. Forest protection - No forest land is involved in thelease area.

12. Others - Short awareness program forlabours to make them aware of wayof working and various precautionsto be taken will be conducted.

[* As applicable]

42 Compliance with environmental safeguards(For existing units)

Yes No

Status of the compliance of conditions ofEnvironmental clearance issued by MoEF,if any, enclosed.

- √

Status of the compliance of ‘Consent toOperate’ issued by SPCB, if any, enclosed.

- √

Latest 'environmental statement' enclosed. - √43 Scoping of EIA

Whether environmental impact assessmentof the project has been carried out by followingscoping process?

Yes

If yes, a copy of scoping of EIA annexed. Details given in Section I44 Mine closurea Have you planned mine closure? Nob Submitted a conceptual mine closure plan. Noc If yes, indicate estimated amount for

implementing the same (in Rs. lakhs)No

45 Capital cost of the project (in Rs.)(Based on latest estimate)

Rs. 8.2 Lacs

46. Cost of environmental protection measures (in Rs. Lakh)

S. No. Capital cost Annual recurring costExisting Proposed Existing Proposed

1 Pollution Control(Separately provide break-up)

- - - 0.6

2 Pollution Monitoring(Separately provide break-up)

- - - 3.4

3 Occupational Health - - - 0.1

4 Green Belt Mine Township

- - -0.5

5 Reclamation / Rehabilitation ofmined out area

- - - -

6 Others (Man power cost forenvironmental cell)

- - - 0.5

Total - - - 5.1

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47 Amount earmarked for socio-economicwelfare measures for the nearby villages otherthan R&R plans.

48 Public Hearinga Date of Advertisement 06/01/2012b Newspapers in which the advertisement appeared Daily Ajit & The Tribunec Date of public hearing (DD/MM/YYYY) 10/02/2012d Public Hearing Panel chaired by & members present Sh. Sucha Singh Mast, PCS

Additional DeputyCommissionerRupnagar.

Er. Joginder Singh,Environmental Engineer,Punjab Pollution ControlBoard,Regional Office, SAS Nagar.

Er. A.K. Sharma,Asstt. EnvironmentalEngineer,Punjab Pollution ControlBoard,Regional Office, SAS Nagar.

e No. of people attended the public hearing meetingand number of people from the lease area.

Around 100

f Summary/details of public hearing in tabular form. Details are given In SectionVI

49 Whether the following approvals* (whereverapplicable) have been obtained?

YES NO

a Site clearance from MoEF - √b Consent for Establishment’ from the State Pollution

Control Board- √

c NOC from Atomic Mineral Division - √d Mining plan approval from IBM / Ministry of Coal - √e In case of existing mines, mining scheme approval

from IBM- √

f Forestry clearance under FCA, 1980 - √g NOC from Chief Controller of Explosives - √h Commitment regarding availability / pumping of

water from the concerned Authorities- √

i In case of ML area falling in notified areas of theCentral Ground Water Authority, NOC from them.

- √

[* Annex copies of approvals and number them]

50 Was / is there any court case relating to theproject or related activities? If so, provide detailspresent status.

NO

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