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PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
OF
ORDINARY MINING PROJECT
ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 2.69 HECTARES)
LOCATED AT
VILLAGE : BARSAT
TEHSIL : PATIALA
DISTRICT : PATIALA
STATE : PUNJAB
SUBMITTED BY :-
NAME OF FIRM : SH RANDHIR S/O SH NIRMAL SINGH VILLAGEKAKRALA TEHSIL AND DISTT PATIALA
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APPENDIX VIII
Form 1 M
APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FORLESSTHAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE
(I) Basic Information
S.No. Particulates Details1 Name of the Mining Lease site VILLAGE BARSAT2 Location/ site (GPS Co-ordinates) Latitude : 30 °.11 '91 " N,
Longitude: 75°. 16 ' 32 " E3 Size of the Mining Lease (Hectare) 2.69 Hactare4 Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) 18000 TPA(ROM)5 Period of Mining Lease 21/3/2018 to 20/3/20206 Expected cost of the project Rs 2.69 Lacs7 Contact Information Sh Randhir S/O Sh Nirmal Singh Village
kakrala Tehsil And Distt Patiala
(II) Environmental Sensitivity
SrNo
.
Areas Distance in kilometer/ Details
1 Distance of project site from nearest railor road bridge over the concerned
River, Rivulet, Nallahetc.
No Rive , Nallah Near mining site
2 Distance from infrastructural facilities:-I. Railway line No Railway line Near Mining SiteII. National Highway No National Highway Near Mining Site
III. State Highway No State Highway Near Mining SiteIV. Major District Road No Major Road Near Mining SiteV. Any Other Road Village Road SekhupuraVI. Electric transmission line pole or Tower No Electric transmission line pole or
TowerNear about 1 KM
VII. Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lakeor ponds
No Canal or check dam or reservoirs orlake or ponds
VIII. In-take for drinking water pump house No In-take for drinking water pumphouse
IX. Intake for Irrigation canal pumps No Intake for Irrigation canal pumps3 Areas protected under international
conventions, national or legislationfor their ecological, landcaps, cultural
or other related value.
No such area is located within the 15KM radius of the mining lease
area.
4 Areas which are important or sensitivefor ecological reasons- Wetlands,
watercourses or other water bodies,coastal zone,biospheres, mountains,
Wetland NA Forest NA
Mountains NA
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forests.
5 Areas used by protected, important orsensitive species of flora or fauna for
Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad,Municipal Corporation, Local Body(Complete Postal Addresses withTelephone nos. to be given)
Village Panchayat Barsat
13. Name of the Applicant Sh Randhir S/O Sh Nirmal Singh
14. Registered Address Village kakrala Tehsil And Distt Patiala
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Address for correspondence: As aboveNameDesignation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) ContractorAddress As abovePin Code 147001
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E-mail -Telephone No. 9417300865Fax No. -
16.Details of alternate sites examined, ifany. Location of these sites should beshown on a topo sheet.
N.A
17. Interlinked Projects No
18. Whether separate application ofinterlinked project has been submitted? No
19. If yes, date of submission N.A.20. If no, reason N.A.
21.
Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of thesame and their status to be given.
(a) The Forest (Conservation) Act,1980?
(b) The Wildlife (protection) Act,1972?
(c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991?
No
22.Whether there is any GovernmentOrder/ Policy Relevent? Relating to thesite?
No
23. Forest Land Involved (Hectares) N.A.
24.
Whether there is any litigation pendingagainst the project and/or land in whichthe project is proposed to be set up?
(a) Name of the Court(b) Case No.(c) Orders/ directions of the court, if
any and its relevance with theproposed project.
No litigation is pending against theproject
(II) Activity1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involvingactions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, landuse, changes in water bodies, etc.)
S.No.Information/Checklistconfirmation Yes/No
Details thereof (withapproximate quantities /rates,wherever possible) with sourceof information data
1.1
Permanent or temporary change inland use, land cover or topographyincluding increase in intensity ofland use (with respect to local landuse plan)
No The site is used for agriculturalpurposes. The owner of the landis giving land on lease forexcavation of ordinary earth forleveling of land as persurrounding area.
1.2 Clearance of existing land,vegetation and Buildings?
No There would not be any clearanceof land, vegetation and buildings.
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1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The land would be used foragricultural purposes only.
No No deep foundations for theproject are required. So, boreholes and soil testing is notrequired.
1.5Construction works? No After getting the clearance from
DEIAA, the promoters would startexcavation of Ordinary earth up to2 feet depth only
1.6 Demolition works? No There would not be anydemolition works.
1.7Temporary sites used forconstruction works or housing ofconstruction workers?
No No temporary sites would beconstructed for housing ofconstruction workers.
1.8
Above ground buildings, structuresor earthworks including linearstructures, cut and fill orexcavations
No There would not be any aboveground buildings, structures orearth works. Only digging ofordinary earth up to 2 feet wouldbe done for the mining of Ordinaryearth
1.9Underground works includingmining or Tunneling?
Yes Mining of ordinary earth up to 2feet would be done for theextraction of Ordinary earth.
1.10 Reclamation works? No There would not be anyreclamation works.
1.11 Dredging? No There would not be any dredging.
1.12 Offshore structures? No There would not be any offshorestructures
1.13Production and manufacturingprocesses?
No There would not be anyproduction process. Only miningoperation would be carried out.
1.14 Facilities for treatment or disposalof solid waste or liquid effluents?
No No solid or liquid wastes would begenerated from the project.
1.15Facilities for long term housing ofoperational workers?
No There would not be any long termhousing of operational workers.
1.16New road, rail or sea traffic duringconstruction or operation?
No There would not be any new road, rail or sea traffic duringconstruction or operation.
1.17
New road, rail air waterborne orother transport infrastructureincluding new or altered routesand stations, ports , airports etc?
No There would not be any new road,rail air waterborne or othertransport infrastructure includingnew or altered routes andstations, ports, airports etc
1.18
Closure or diversion of existingtransport routes or infrastructureleading to changes in trafficmovements?
No There would not be any Closureor diversion of existing transportroutes or infrastructure leading tochanges in traffic movements
1.19 New or diverted transmission lines No There would not be any new or
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or pipelines? transmission lines orPipelines
1.20
Impoundment, damming,culverting realignment or otherchanges to the hydrology ofwatercourses or aquifers?
No There would not be anyImpoundment, damming, culverting realignment or other changesto the hydrology of watercoursesor aquifers
1.21 Stream crossings? No There is no stream crossingat/near the site.
1.22Abstraction or transfers of waterform ground or surface waters?
Yes Ground water would be extracted@ around 2 KL/day for domestic,process consumption andspraying use at the mining site.
1.23
Changes in water bodies or theland surface affecting drainage orrun-off?
No There would be no changes inwater bodies or the land surfaceaffecting drainage or run-off.
1.24Transport of personnel ormaterials for construction,operation or decommissioning?
No Transportation of mineral in rawform is not required.
No There is no long-term dismantlingor decommissioning or restorationworks
1.26Ongoing activity duringdecommissioning which couldhave an impact on theenvironment?
Yes During decommissioning,machines will be placed in servicefor leveling the left over land.
1.27Influx of people to an area in eithertemporarily or permanently?
Yes The molders will move temporarilyto the site for undertaking moldingof ordinary earth
1.28 Introduction of alien species? Nil There are no alien species in andaround the industrial unit.
1.29Loss of native species or geneticdiversity?
Nil There would not be any loss ofnative species or geneticdiversity.
1.30 Any other actions? Nil2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (suchas land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):
S.No.Information/checklistconfirmation Yes/No
Details thereof (withapproximate quantities/rates, wherever possible)with sourceof information data
2.1Land especially undeveloped oragricultural land (ha)
Yes Around 2.69 hectares of land isto be mined for generation ofOrdinary earth.
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2.2 Water (expected source & competing
users) unit: KLD
Yes Ground water extraction fordomestic and spraying usewould be around 2 KL per day.
2.3Minerals (MT) Yes Ordinary earth from the land
would be recovered up to adepth of 2 feet.
2.4Construction material – stone,aggregates, sand / soil (expectedsource – MT)
No No construction material isrequired for the mining activity.
2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No No forest/timber is required forthe unit.
2.6Energy including electricity and fuels(source, competing users) Unit: fuel(MT), energy (MW)
No Mining work to be carried out inday shift, manually and inopen. So no energy required.
2.7 Any other natural resources (useappropriate standard units)
No
3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials,which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concernsabout actual or perceived risks to human health.
Yes/NoDetails thereof (with approximatequantities/ rates, whateverpossible) with source of data
5.1
Emissions from combustion offossil fuels from stationary ormobile sources
Yes There would be a generation ofemissions from the combustion offossil fuels from the operation ofvehicles during the excavation of theOrdinary earth. The emissionsgenerations would be minimal andneeds to be ignored.
5.2Emissions from production
processes
Yes Air emissions would be generatedfrom the mining Ordinary earth whichwould be suppressed by spraying ofwater.
5.3 Emissions from materialhandling including storage or
Yes Air emissions would be generatedfrom the mining of Ordinary earth
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transport would be generated. Air emissionswould be suppressed by spraying ofwater.
5.4Emissions from constructionactivities including plant andequipment
No No construction activity involved.
5.5
Dust or odors from handling ofmaterials includingconstruction materials,sewage and waste
No No such emissions involved.
5.6Emissions from incineration ofwaste
No No incineration of waste required.
5.7Emissions from burning ofwaste in open air (e.g. slashmaterials, construction debris)
No There would not be any Emissionsfrom burning of waste in open air (e.g.slash materials, construction debris)
5.8Emissions from any othersources
No
6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:
Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) with sourceof data
6.1From operation of equipment e.g.engines, ventilation plant, crushers
No As whole mining process will becarried out manually, no noise willbe generated.
6.2From industrial or similar
processes
No No noise pollution would be therefrom the operation of industrialprocess.
6.3 From construction or demolition No There would not be any noise andvibration from construction ordemolition within the industry.
6.4 From blasting or piling No Noise/vibrations would ne therefrom the mining activity
6.5
From construction or operationaltraffic
No There would not be any noise andvibration from construction oroperational traffic.
6.6From lighting or cooling systems No There would not be any noise and
vibration from lighting or coolingsystems.
6.7 From any other sources No
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7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants intothe ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or thesea:
Details thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) with sourceof data
8.1
From explosions, spillages, firesetc from storage, handling, use orproduction of hazardoussubstances
No Only opencast mining withoutdrilling and use of explosives.
8.2 From any other causes No -
8.3
Could the project be affected bynatural disasters causingenvironmental damage (e.g.floods, earthquakes, landslides,cloudburst etc)?
No The project cannot be affected bynatural disasters causingenvironmental damage (e.g.floods, earthquakes, landslides,cloudburst etc)
9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development)which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulativeimpacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality
Yes/NoDetails thereof (withapproximate quantities/ rates,whatever possible) withsource of data
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9.1
Lead to development of supportingutilities, ancillary development ordevelopment stimulated by theproject which could have impact onthe environment e.g.:
• Supporting infrastructure(roads, power supply, waste orwaste water treatment, etc.)• housing development• extractive industries• supply industries• other
No Not Applicable
9.2Lead to after-use of the site, whichcould have an impact on theenvironment
No Not Applicable
9.3 Set a precedent for laterdevelopments
No Not Applicable
9.4Have cumulative effects due toproximity to other existing orplanned projects with similar effects
1.Areas protected under internationalconventions, national or locallegislation for their ecological,landscape, cultural or other relatedvalue
NA The area is not protected underinternational conventions,national or local legislation fortheir ecological, landscape,cultural or other related value
2.
Areas which are important orsensitive for ecological reasons -Wetlands, watercourses or otherwater bodies, coastal zone,biospheres, mountains, forests
NA The area is not important orsensitive for ecological reasons- Wetlands, watercourses orother water bodies, coastalzone, biospheres, mountains,forests
3.
Areas used by protected, importantor sensitive species of flora orfauna for breeding, nesting,foraging, resting, over wintering,migration
NA The area in and around 10 km.radius is not used by protected,important or sensitive species offlora or fauna for breeding,nesting, foraging, resting, overwintering, migration
4.
Inland, coastal, marine orunderground waters
NA There are no inland, coastal,marine or underground waterswhich would be affected area inand around 1 km. radius of thesite.
5. State, National boundaries NA There is no Internationalboundaries within a radius of
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250 kms and the nearestinterstate boundary (HaryanaBorder) is at a distance of 53kms.
6.
Routes or facilities used by thepublic for access to recreation orother tourist, pilgrim areas
NA There are no recreation or othertourist, pilgrim areas within 1kms radius of the mining site.
7.Defense installations NA No defense installations within 1
kms.
8. Densely populated or built-up area NA No densely populated townwithin 1 kms from site.
9.
Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses(hospitals, schools,places of worship, communityfacilities)
NA Hospitals, schools, place ofworship, community facilitiesetc. are located more than 1 km.away from the site.
10.
Areas containing important, high
quality or scarce resources (ground
water resources, surface resources,
forestry, agriculture, fisheries,
tourism, minerals)
NA There is no important areacontaining high quality or scarceresources such as ground waterresources, surface resources,forestry, agriculture, fisheries,tourism, and minerals within 5km radius of the mining area.
11.
Areas already subjected topollution or environmentaldamage.(those where existing legalenvironmental standards areexceeded)
NA No, the area is not subjected topollution or environmentaldamage.
12.
Areas susceptible to natural hazardwhich could cause the project topresent environmental problems(earthquakes, subsidence,landslides, erosion, flooding orextreme or adverse climaticconditions)
NA The surrounding 10 km radiusarea is not susceptible to naturalhazard which could cause theproject to present environmentalproblems.
``I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the applicationand enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware thatif any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading atany stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any, to the project willbe revoked at our risk and cost.Date:Place: Patiala , Punjab
Signature of the applicantWith Name and Full Address
(Project Proponent/ Authorized Signatory)
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PRE-FEASIBILITY PROJECT REPORT
OF
ORDINARY MINING PROJECT
ORDINARY EARTH MINING SITE ( 2.69 HECTARES)
LOCATED AT
VILLAGE : BARSAT
TEHSIL : PATIALA
DISTRICT : PATIALA
STATE : PUNJAB
SUBMITTED BY :-
NAME OF CONTRACTOR : SH RANDHIR S/O SH NIRMAL SINGH VILLAGEKAKRALA TEHSIL AND DISTT PATIALA
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Chapter-1INTRODUCTION
Earlier, the mining of Ordinary earth was not covered under environmental laws,
since most of the ordinary earth extraction work in the country are having mining
activities in area less than 5 hectares and Ministry of Environment and Forests
(MoEF), New Delhi had exempted areas less than 5 hectares for obtaining
environmental Clearance. Now, as per MoEF Office Memorandum dated 18th May,
2012, all the mining activities irrespective of the mining area are required to get
Environmental Clearance from them before starting any mining activity and as per
office memorandum dated 24th June, 2013 the activities of borrowing/excavation of
ordinary earth' upto an area less than 5 hectares, comes under category 'B2'. And
Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate change in pursuance of amendment dated
15.01.2016 has issued a notification no. S.O. 190 (E) dated 20.01.2016 Annexure 'II'
constitutes the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for
grant of environmental clearance for Category ‘B2’ Projects for mining of minor minerals, for
all the districts in the country.
Keeping in line with the requirements of Ministry of Environment and Forests
(MoEF), Government of India Mining Contractor, Village Barsat District Patiala,
Punjab, through its partner is applying for the environmental clearance of their
proposed mining activity for Ordinary earth.
I. I METHODOLOGYThe methodology adopted for the preparation of the detailed feasibility report
for the mining activity of the Ordinary earth is based on the guidelines issued by the
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India. A detailed
feasibility report requires sufficient background data on various components through
reconnaissance survey, data available with the government departments and
promoters etc. The methodology adopted in preparing the detailed feasibility report
is described below.
1.1.1 ScreeningThe project is covered under Category B2 - mining of minerals having area less than
5 hectares. The details of the project w.r.t. applicability of general conditions within
10 km. radius of the proposed mining site are below;
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S.No.
Item Name Aerial Distance(in Km)
1. Protected areas notified under the wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972
Nil N.A.
2. Critically polluted area as identified by the CPCB Nil N.A.3. Eco-sensitive areas as notified under section 3 of the
E (P) Act, 1986Nil N.A.
4. Inter-state boundaries and international boundaries Nil N.A.Since the project does not fall under any of the above mentioned conditions, so the
general condition is not applicable to the project and the project is to he categorized
as categorized B2 project. The State Expert Appraisal committee of MoEF has
appraise the project
1.2.2 Scope of the reportThe study was undertaken and report has been prepared to incorporate the
environmental and social considerations into the project planning and design
process in order to ensure that the proposed mining project under consideration is
environmentally sound. The report is based on data collected from site and
secondary sources that include:
Collection of information on existing baseline conditions at and around the mining
site.
Identification of environmentally sensitive locations (if any) in the impacted area Assess the adverse impacts on the environment and to avoid the impacts suggest
cost effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts. Preparation of Environment Management Mining Plan.
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Chapter – 2
PROJECT PROFILE2.0The ProjectMining Contractor, is having an existing Ordinary earth mining at Village,
Barsat, Punjab. This industrial unit is engaged in the production of Ordinary earth
mining from Ordinary earth. The average daily production capacity of the ordinary
earth mining 8 tipper/truck per day. The mining contractor is also registered with the
industries department for the mining of ordinary earth.
2.1 Details of the Mining site (s)
Contractor, have taken land on 24 months agreement basis for the mining of
Ordinary earth. The details of the mining site where the contractor has to carry out
the mining operations for the production of Ordinary earth are as follows;
Site 1:
Name & Address of Lessee- Sh. Jagtar Singh S/o Mehan Singh Village Barsat
Mining land Area – 2.69 HECTARES
Address of Mining Site: Village Barsat Distt. Patiala.
Status of Lessee & Lease Period – Private Contractor 24 months.
Mining Proposal & Depth of Mining activity to be carried out- New Mining of
ordinary earth 2 feet.
2.2 Details of the General Topography
Patiala district is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. Patiala District lies between 30°23'3.97"N north latitude 76°22'5.05"Eeast longitude, in the southeast part of the state.The Patiala district is divided intofive sub-divisions (tehsils) namely Patiala, Nabha, Ghanaur, Rajpura and Samanacomprising eight-community development blocks viz. Patiala, nabha, Sanaur,Bhunerheri, rajpura, ghanaur, samana and Patran for the pirpose of administration.The district headquarter, Patiala town falls in Patiala Tehsil.Patiala having apopulation of 2,892,282 is the 2nd most populated district of the Punjab afterLudhiana as per 2011 census. The district has a population density of 596inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540 /sq mi). Its population growth rate over thedecade 2001-2011 was 19.4%.
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The topographical details of the mining site (s) under consideration is as below;
SiteIdentification
Site 1
TopographicalSheet No.
1
Latitude as per sheet
Longitude as per sheet
Elevation abovemean sea level
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Nature of terrain Plain Land
Existing Nalas,water bodies,Channels in theLease area andnearby
No nalas, water bodies, channels in the lease area from site 1.Apart from this there is no water bodies, channels within 500meters radius of the mining area
Distance ofmining site fromNationalHighway/StateHighway/RailwayLines
The mining site is more than 5 kms away from any NationalHighway / State Highway/Railway Lines.
2.3 Requirements of Ordinary earth
As stated above, the Ordinary earth mining contractor would produce around 8
Tipper/Truck per-day and the production process is done for 90 days in 19 months.
Therefore trolley production would be around 1000 tipper/ truck. The size of tipper/
truck produced 15 x 7 x 5 feet.
2.4 Utilities
General amenities: The site is located in village Barsat and the distance of the
mining site from the village population is around 750 meters. There are no places of
worship, ancient monuments, wildlife sanctuary etc. within 1000 meters of the site.
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Connectivity: The connectivity of the mining site is through village road. The project
entrance is not attached with the National highway/State Highway/Major District
road. The site is approachable by a tar road from village Barsat to work site.
Power Requirements: The mining activity would be carried out in one shift (i.e.
general shift only, so no lighting arrangement will be required.
Water Requirements: Water requirements during the mining activity would be for
the spraying of water on the road. Overall, the water requirements will be less than
2KL/day for all the purposes.
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Chapter – 3ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PREDICTION
3.0 In the present study, the most probable impacts on various components of the
surrounding environment due to the proposed activity have been predicted. The
selection of the factors require due consideration to;
a) The extent to which the action will cause environmental effects in excess of
those created by existing uses in the area affected by it.
b) The absolute quantitative environmental effects of the action itself, including
the cumulative harm that results from its contribution to existing adverse,
conditions or uses in the affected area.
c) The extent to which the proposed action is consistent with local development
plans.
3.1 ENVIRONDENTAL IMPACTS3.1.1 Construction ActivitiesThe mining activity will involve workers moving into the mining area on a daily basis.
They will come early morning, work as per shift and move to their respective homes
in the evening. Due to daily movement of workers, no construction is required. To
meet their domestic requirements of water, 2KL/day is sufficient and will be met with
underground water. Regular transportation of Ordinary earth mining to the ordinary
earth site will cause minor increase in vehicular traffic in the area.
3.1.2 Local Resource Use
Mining of ordinary earth will require slicing of top soil layer. In Punjab, the land
formation is Indo-Gangetic plain and Sutlej sub-basin of Indus basin. Due to
sediment formation of land, the whole of the area is having fertile soils up to
minimum 10 meters of depth. Digging of 2 feet meter depth of soil will not have any
adverse impact on the local resource use. In most of the cases, the digging of
ordinary earth is done for the leveling of land w.r.t. the surrounding areas.
3.1.3 Generation and Disposal Waste
The mining activity will not generate any pollutants which need any treatment.
Besides this, some of the agro residues would be generated from the land (local
grass, sarkanda etc.) where the Mining activity would be carried out. The agro
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residues would be regularly clearly and would be burnt in the ordinary earth with
other fuels.
3.1.4 Change in Transportation Pattern
The mining site is located on the village road. The road is primarily being used by the
local inhabitants for their routine practices. Due to the proposed mining project there
is expected to be increase in vehicular movement. It is suggested that the
transportation of ordinary mining would be carried out at time which is suitable to the
local villagers. Additional suitable measures would be adopted so that the traffic
movement during mining activity do not hinder the movement of the villagers of the
area.
3.2 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION
3.2.1 Mining Activities
Air quality The mining activity being very light in nature, it will have veryminimal effect on atmosphere due to dust from excavation of soil.The affect will be limited to site only and in no case the RSPM inthe ambient area will go beyond the applicable norms.
Water Quality There will not be any effect on quality of surface water or groundwater due to ht mining activity. The water requirement will be lessthan 5 kl per day, which will be fulfilled using ground water.
NaturalHazardsgeologiceffects
No significant impact.
Biologicaleffects
No Significant Impact.
Noise effects No Significant Impact.Energy supplyeffects
Little increase of fossil fuel consumption to supplement energyrequirements. The affect is inevitable and not specific to thisarea/site. Hence, it has to be ignored.
Socialenvironment
The activity will be a temporary phase and will involve very shorttime period. Therefore, there will be no significant effect.
Economicenvironment
The activity will generate extra job and business opportunitiescontributing to positive economic growth in and around the area.Thus effects are beneficial.
Aestheticenvironment
No significant effect.
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3.2.2 Local Resource Use
Air quality Ordinary earth making will put some stress on air quality. Butadequate measures will minimize effects well within theprescribed limits.
Water quality No significant impact.Natural hazards &geologic effects
The requirements of Ordinary earth will need slicing of top soillayer. This will alter lithospheric character of the source area.The effect is inevitable and not specific to this area/site.Hence, it has to be ignored.
Biological effects No significant impact.Noise effects No significant impact.Energy supplyeffects
No significant impact.
Social environment No significant impact.Economicenvironment
Generate increased business activity resulting in beneficialeffects.
Aestheticenvironment
No significant impact.
3.2.3 Transportation
Air quality No Significant Impact.Water quality No significant impact.Natural hazards &geologic effects
No significant impact.
Biological effects No significant impact.Noise effects No Significant Impact.Energy supplyeffects
No Significant Impact.
Social environment No significant impact.Economicenvironment
Generate increased business activity.
Aestheticenvironment
No significant impact.
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Chapter – 4ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
4.0 The environmental management plan (EMP) is meant to ensure that the adverse
residual environmental impacts, if any, due to the regular operations of the project,
are completely checked or, otherwise, minimized. Further, the EMP also warrants
compliance with all the statutory requirements applicable to the project, from time to
time right from the conception.
While evolving an effective and feasible EMP, due consideration has been accorded
to the technological as well as the economic aspects. The EMP addresses the
following facts;
The appropriate mitigation measures
Steps to augment environmental capacity building
The house keeping practices
The state of socio economic issues
The plan is expected to cater to the environmental and other related issues of the
project, comprehensively, and mange its environmental performance.
4.1 MITIGATION MEASURES
As a result of the mining related actions, some activities have significant
environmental concerns. Appropriate mitigation measures have been recommended
to take care of these concerns and minimize resulting damage to the environment.
Topsoil Management - The top soil of the land containing agro residues would be
stored separately and would be reused for leveling of the land after excavation of the
Ordinary earth. The depth of the top soil which would be stored separately would be
6 inch deep from its surface: Therefore, each ordinary earth mining operation would
require a top soil storage space of around 200 m' for every acre of land.
Overburden Dumps Management – Although there is extreme possibility of any
such generation, even then every precaution would be taken to utilizable overburden
generated from the mining activity. The overburden of generated any would be
stored separately and would be used for the filling of low lying area not being used
for agricultural purposes. All the overburden generated during the mining activity
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would be lifted and utilized for the filling of low lying non-agricultural area before the
closure of the mining activity.
Rain Water Runoff Management- Mining activity for Ordinary earth would not be
carried out in the rainy season. Natural flow of rain water in its natural path would be
maintained and no obstruction would be created by way or unplanned milling
activities. Further, to control the rain water runoff during non seasonal rains garland
drain around the site would be made and the rain water would be collected in a
temporary pit constructed for the storage of rain water. The rain water would then be
reused for spraying on Ordinary earth or on roads as has been mentioned earlier.
Fugitive Emissions - To control the fugitive emissions, water would be sprayed on
the roads leading from the mining activity to the transportation to suppress the
fugitive emissions due to the movement of the vehicles. Water@ less than 2 m3
would be used for the spraying operations. The project proponents would use tractor
for the spraying of water on roads.
Noise Control- This mining activity will not generate any noise of its own. Only noise
will be from the workers moving in and out of the mining area.
Mine Closure Plan- After the completion of mining activity, the lease holder would
level and reuse the land and reuse the top soil for leveling. During closure of the
mining operations, it would be strictly checked that the overburden or any other
waste is not used for the leveling which may create problems for the agricultural use
of the land.
Green Area Development- The mining lease holders would plant at lease 100 trees
on their area of lease/within Ordinary earth area. It would be ensured that the mine
owners would report the achievement of the target of tree plantation by way of giving
number of plants that survive and not by the number of plants planted by them.
Septic tank for domestic treatment- No workers will settle in the mining area
temporarily or permanently. If need be, a septic tank would be constructed for the
treatment of domestic effluent generated from mining site. The septic tank will
provide and effective HRT of at least 48 hours, for maximum daily flow, to
biologically stabilize partially, the organic pollution load. A two compartment septic
tank will be used for the purpose. The stabilization compartment (first compartment)
will have volumetric capacity of 5 m3 day, with aspect ratio (length; width) of at least
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3. Floor slope at 1:5 will be provided for sludge accumulation. The effective
submerged depth of tank will not exceed 2.5 m.
Provision will be made for periodic withdrawal (pumping out) of accumulated sludge
the actual tank dimensions will be worked out to suit the process and site
requirements.
4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
The environmental monitoring is meant to establish the state and quality of
environment, the adequacy of environmental mitigation measures, and the
performance of environmental management system in place. It helps in establishing
trends in the quality of the" environment (its various components), and changes in
the same with respect to the baseline reference quality. It may further help in setting
overall performance benchmarks. The monitoring data and results will be
communicated to the appropriate authorities. The monitoring would be done for a
cluster of mine collectively. The monitoring requirements are as under;
Environmental aspect Parameters Frequency1. Ambient air quality As per CPCB Once in 6 Months2. Vehicular emissions All parameters as
per CPCBOnce in 6 Months
3. Sound and noise ( at all sourcepoints)
As per CPCB Annually
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MINING PLAN
INTRODUCTORY NOTESVery small B'2' category mines: All B2 Category mines excluding very
small B2 category mines i.e. manualopencast mines not using explosives andwhere the average daily employmentdoes not exceed 8.
1 GENERALa Name of the applicant Randhir Singh
Address Village Kakrala Tehsil and Distt Patiala
District PATIALAState PUNJABPin Code 147001Phone 9417300865Status of Applicant CONTRACTORMineral (s) Which the applicant intendsto mine.
Ordinary Earth
Period for which the mining lease isrequired or granted/renewed
24 month
2 LOCATIONDetail of Location (with location map) BarsatDistrict & State Patiala, PunjabTehsil PatialaVillage BarsatKhasra No. HADBAST NO 47
KHEWAT NO 28/25 KHATONI NO 91KHASRA NO 436(6-5) 437(6-5) 441(6-5)442(6-5) 443(6-5)
Area 2.69 HectareWhether the area is in the forest (pleasespecify whether protected, reserved etc.)
No
Ownership/Occupancy The land has been taken on lease formining of Ordinary earth from thefollowing;
Site 1Land use pattern Agriculture use only
b Attach a location map showingboundaries of the mining lease, adjoiningareas roadways, railways, naturaldrainage system and any other surfacefeatures, if any. It is preferred that thearea be marked on a Survey of Indiatopographical map or a cadastral map orforest map as the case may be.However, if none of these are available,the area should be marked on a planprepared especially for the purpose on a
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scale of 1: 5000 linking it with anyimportant reference point available inand around the area.
3 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATIONDescribe briefly the general topographyexplaining whether it is a plain land or ahilly area and local geology of themineral deposit within the leasehold.
The area falls under the Indo-Gangeticalluvial plains. The geological formationsmet within the district comprise alluviumof quaternary age. It consists ofalternating beds of sand, silt and clay. Inthe southwestern part, the alluvium isover laid by thin layer unstrained loam.
4 RESERVESGive details of the reserves usingstandard methods of estimation.
The lease holders would mine theordinary earth upto 2 feet depth.
5 DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIONPROGRAM
a Outline briefly, year wise, developmentand production program for five years.Also indicate the precautions to beobserved to prevent hap-hazardexcavation of pits, scattering of wastesand avoidable loss of mineral in ground
The lease holders are having the mininglease of 24 months for the excavation ofordinary earth. During this period, thelease holders would excavate around637m3 of ordinary earth at their site.From there, the ordinary earth would beused for the ordinary work.To prevent the effect of excavation of thesurrounding area, the lease holderswould leave 2ft. land around theboundary so that there is no negativeimpact on the surrounding lands.The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored atthe mining i.e. and would be reused forleveling after the mining operations arecomplete.
b State average daily employment for themining activity
Less than 8 persons
6 WASTE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENTSDescribe briefly the arrangements madefor the top soil, mineral reject and wastedisposal including precautions to betaken in the selection of disposal site(s)along with their respective quantity likelyto be generated for the five years
The top soil i.e. 6 inch would be stored atthe mining site and would be reused forleveling after the mining operations arecomplete.
There would not be any mineral rejectfrom the mining.
7 RECLAMATION PLANDescribe briefly the year wisereclamation plan
After the excavation of the ordinary earth,the top soil stored at the site would beused for the leveling of the land.
a Rivers Courses No river courses within 500 meters of themining area
b Nalas No nalas within 500 meters of the mining
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areac Water Tanks No water tanks within 500 meters of the
landNo Villages/houses/hutments within 500meters of the mining area. Onlyagricultural land is surrounded by themining site.
e Important Monuments No monuments within 500 meters of themining area
ANY OTHER RELEVANTINFORMATION
Land Owner through its contractor. Randhir Singh would be responsible for
the implementation of the environmental Management Plan of the Ordinary earth
mining project. The EMP would be implemented within 3 and 4 months from the
date of grant of environmental clearance.
EMP FUND A sum of Rs. 80,000/- has been proposed as separate fund for building
the infrastructure required for the management of EMP such as Sprinkler, Pipes,
Medical Aids etc. however annual Rs 10000/- has also been earmarked towards the
recurring cost.
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UNDERTAKING 1
I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala do herebysolemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That the periphery of any other area of borrowing/excavation does not falls
within a radius of 500m from the periphery of proposed area of
borrowing/excavation
Place:Date: ................. (Randhir Singh)
VERIFICATION:-
I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that the
statement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief
and nothing has been concealed therein.
Place:Date: ................. (Randhir Singh)
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UNDERTAKING 2
I. I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala dohereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
II. That the activity associated with borrowing/excavation of 'ordinary earth' andordinary earth' for purpose of general work, construction of roads,embankments etc shall not involve blasting.
III. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to a maximum depthof 2m below general ground level at the site.
IV. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restricted to 2m above theground water table at the site.
V. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall not be alter the natural drainagepattern of the area
VI. That the borrowing/excavation activity shall be restored by the projectproponent for useful purpose(s).
VII. That appropriate fencing all around the borrowed/excavated pit shall be madeto prevent any mishap.
VIII. That measures shall be taken to prevent dust emission by covering ofborrowed/excavated earth during transportation.
IX. That safeguards shall be adopted against health risks on account of breedingof vectors in the water bodies created due to borrowing/excavation of earth
X. That workers/laborers shall be provided with facilities for drinking water andsanitation
XI. That a berm shall be left from the boundary of adjoining fiels having a widthequal o at least half the depth of proposed excavation
XII. That a minimum distance of 15 m from any civil structure shall be kept fromthe periphery of any excavation area.
XIII. That the concerned DEIAA while considering granting environmentalclearance for such activity for ordinary earth will prescribe the guidelines asstated at (i) to (xi) above and specify that the clearance so granted shall beliable to be cancelled in case of any violation of above guidelines
Place:Date: ................. (Randhir Singh)
Verification:
I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declared that thestatement given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and beliefand nothing has been concealed therein.
Place:Date: ................. (Randhir Singh)
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UNDERTAKING 3
I, Randhir Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Village Kakrala Tehsil and District Patiala do herebysolemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am Prop. in the firm and have applied environmental clearance
before DEIAA for mining related activity of our Ordinary earth mining.
2. That I give an undertaking that there is no boundary of National Park of
Wild Life within a distance of 1 Km radius from our mining site and no
protected area notified under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or Notified
eco-sensitive area as notified under section 3 of the Environmental
(Protection) Act, 1986 exists within 10 Km radius from the project site.