Table of Contents
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction of the project/ Background information
3 Project Description.
4 Site Analysis
5. Planning Brief.
6 Proposed Infrastructure
7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan.
8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates
9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations).
PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT
Of
LIMESTONE MINE (AREA: 575 Ha)
For
3.0 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM OF
LIMESTONE PRODUCTION
CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE
Of
PROPOSED 2.0 MTPA CEMENT PLANT
LOK CEMENTS LTD Chinnadandlur and Kallamalla Villages, Yerraguntla Mandal
Y S R Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh
Prepared By
B.S. ENVI-TECH (P) LTD.,
Secunderabad – 500 017
CHAPTER – 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LOK Cement is a subsidiary Company Birla Corporation Ltd in MP
Birla Group of Companys. Birla Group, is a multi-product
Conglomerate. The company manufactures cement, jute goods, auto
trims (car interiors), PVC floor coverings and steel castings. The
company is in the field of cement manufacturing since the past 55
years and the total installed capacity of our cement manufacturing
units is 9MTPA.
The company has nine cement plants, Satna Cement Woks and Birla
Vikas cement at Satna (MP), Birla Cement Works, Chanderia Cement
Works and New Chanderia Cement Works at Chanderia (Rajasthan),
Durgapur Cement Works and Durga Hitech Cement at Durgapur
(WB) and Raebareli Cement Works and Raebareli Hitech Cement
works, Raebareli (UP).
LCL was granted New Mining Lease over an area of 575 Ha falls
under Jurisdiction of Chinnadandlur and Kallamalla Villages, Y S R
Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh with about 90 Million Tonnes of
proven reserves (approx.) which will last for 30 years with proposed
production capacity of 3.00 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).
Mechanized method of mining will be adopted. The limestone
produced will be transported to cement plant by trucks. About 30 %
of the mining lease is under rainfed cultivation. Balance area is with
outcrops of limestone and shrubs.
The top soil is covered the entire area with varying thickness (from
0.5 to 1.5m). Top soil of about 0.48 million m3 is expected to be
generated during the life of the mine which will be utilized for
plantation and development of greenbelt.
Waste generation from the mine is 25.2 million tonnes for the life of
the mine.
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 200 m3/day for
dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. Initially, this
water requirement will be met from cement plant and after
development of the mine pit, the pit water will be used.
The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs. 25 crores. All the
infrastructural facilities will be provided.
CHAPTER – 2
INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
i. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT. IN
CASE OF MINING PROJECT, A COPY OF MINING LEASE /
LETTER OF INTENT SHOULD BE GIVEN.
M/s Lok Cemets Limited (LCL), an industry of Birla Corporation
(BC). BC is one of the leading cement manufacturers in Eastern India
and had setup Cement Plants at Satna in Madhya Pradesh,
Chittorgarh in Rajasthan and at Baikunt in Chhattisgarh.
LCL was granted new Mining Lease over an area of 575 Ha falls
under Jurisdiction of Chinnadandlur and Kallamalla Villages, Y S R
Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh with about 90 Million Tonnes of
proven reserves (approx.) which will last for 30 years with proposed
production capacity of 3.00 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).
Mining lease letter is enclosed as Annexure -1
PROJECT PROPONENT
M/s Lok Cemets Limited (LCL), an industry of Birla Corporation
(BC). BC is one of the leading cement manufacturers in Eastern India
and had setup Cement Plants at Satna in Madhya Pradesh,
Chittorgarh in Rajasthan and at Baikunt in Chhattisgarh.
ii. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF THE PROJECT
The proposed project is a limestone mine is spread over 575 ha with
about 90 Million tonnes of mineable reserves (approx.) to produce
3.0 MTPA of Limestone at Chinnadandlur and Kallamalla Villages,
Yerraguntla Mandal, Y S R Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh.
The mining of the deposit is proposed to be worked by deep hole
drilling & blasting with fully mechanized open cast mining method.
The limestone produced from the mine will be transported to the
crusher located in mining lease area by dump trucks and after
crushing to the desired size in the crusher will be transported to the
plant by a covered belt conveyor.
The benches shall be of 10 m height with a width of 20 m. The
benches shall be sloped at 70o to 850 to the horizontal. Since, the
formations are very hard and near horizontal with dip angle between
0 o – 3o, there will not be risk of any slope failures.
Overburden exists above limestone deposit to a thickness of 2-10m.
The top soil is covered the entire area with varying thickness (from
0.5m. to 1.0m). Top soil of about 0.48 .million m3 (approx.) and is
expected to be generated during the life of the mine which will be
utilized for plantation and development of greenbelt.
During the life of the mine, about 480ha will be developed into water
reservoir, 27ha will be under afforestation and 68ha will remain
undisturbed
iii. NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE
COUNTRY AND OR REGION.
To conserve the low grade limestone, the limestone produced from the
subject mining lease will be used.
DEMAND– SUPPLY GAP
Limestone is the main raw material for cement production, the
demand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, the subject
mine produces good grade limestone leading to conservation of
mineral resources.
iv. IMPORTS VS INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION.
The limestone produced from LCL is meant for the captive
consumption in the cement plant.
v. EXPORT POSSIBILITY.
No exports of limestone are proposed.
vi. DOMESTIC / EXPORT MARKETS
The limestone produced from LCL is meant for the captive
consumption in the cement plant.
vii. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) DUE TO
THE PROJECT.
Mechanized method of mining will be adopted. The limestone
produced will be crushed in the mine for transport to cement plant by
conveyor.
The workmen employed from local villages at different levels. The
Managerial, Supervisory, Skilled, Semi-skilled and Unskilled labor
totaling to 85 will be engaged as per requirement.
CHAPTER – 3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent
projects, if any.
The proposed project is a limestone mine of 575 ha with production
capacity of 3.00 MTPA.
Flaggy limestone will be produced and the same will be blended with
high grade limestone. Will be used in the existing cement plant.
ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and
project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.
The mining lease area comprising 575 ha is situated at at
Chinnadandlur & Kallamalla Villages, Yerraguntla Mandal, Y S R
Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh.
The site falls between 780 28’ 15” to 780 29’ 45” East longitude and
140 40’ 25” to 140 43’ 35” North latitude with an average altitude of
175 m above msl. The area is covered in the Survey of India
Toposheet nos. 57 J/5, 57 J/6, 57 J/9, 57 J/10 [1:50000 scale].
The location map of the Mining Lease area is shown in Fig – 1.
Fig – 2 shows the Key Map of the Mine site.
The area is well connected by road and rail. National Highway - NH-
18 connecting Chittoor – Kurnool is at 21.8 km in NE direction to the
Mine site. Nearest Railway line connecting Tadpatri to Y.S.R Kadapa
of South Central Railway line is at a distance of 1.4 km in Northern
direction to the site. Nearest Railway station is Kalamalla is at a
distance of 1.7 km in SW to the site. Major Railway station is Y.S.R
Kadapa which is at a distance of 50 km in SE to the Mine site.
Uppu Vagu is at a distance of 6.7 km in NE direction. Penneru River
is at a distance of 2.7 km in NE, with flow from NNW to NE to site.
Pageru River is at a distance of 9.4 km in SSE, with flow from SSW to
E direction with respect to the site. Pedda Vanka is at a distance of
2.8 km in S, with flows within the mine site from W to SE.
Mailavaram Cuddapah Right Bank Canal is at a distance of 7.5 km in
NW with respect to the mine site. Yerraguntla is the nearest town at
6.6 km in SE to the site.
Nearest Settlements from the Mine are as follows
Chinnadandluru – 1.6 km – N
Keshavapuram – 0.2 km – W
Kalamalla – 0.4 km – W
Mekalabalavapalle - 0.8 km - W
Nearest Reserved Forests:
Rameshwaram RF - 5.0 km - ENE
Niduzuvvi RF 5.1 km - S
Kosinepalle RF - 2.8 km - W
There are no wild life sanctuaries, national parks, elephant/tiger reserves
within 10-km radius of the study area.
Fig - 3 shows the 10 km radius of the study area around Mine site.
ANDHRA PRADESH
LOCATION MAP
Chittoor
SPSR Nellore
Prakasam
GunturKrishna
Kurnool
Anantapur
YSR Kadapa
West Godavari
East Godavari
Vishakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Srikakulam
FIG - 1
INDIA
Y.S.R.KADAPA
Chinnamandem
Tsundupalle
Rayachoti
Erraguntlakota
Mudumpadu
Kottapeta
Galivedu
Lakkireddipalle
Konapeta
Maddimadugu
Vellaturu
Pellagiri
Koduru
Settigunta
Chitvel
PenagaluruNandalur
ObalamY.S.R Kadapa
Kumbhagiri
Khajipeta
Kamalapuram
Maidukuru
Proddatur
DuvvuruPayalakunta
Badvel
Jammalamadugu
KondapuramLavanuru
MuddanuruErraguntla
Koduru
Talamanchipatnam
Balapanuru
Lingala
Pulivendla
Vempalle
Porumamilla
Kalasapadu
18
MINE LEASE AREA
LEGEND
RAILWAY TRACK
RIVER & CANAL
ROAD
DISTRICT BOUNDARY
STATE HIGHWAY
TALUK HEADQUARTER
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER
TOWN
STREAMS
NATIONAL HIGHWAY
MINE SITE
18
Chennur
Tangaturu
Rajampet
Pullampet
Mgilipenta
Virapalle
Guvvalacheruvu
Polatala
Gangireddipalle
Tanduru
Simhadripuram
Peddapasupula
TABLE - 1
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINE SITE.
Feature Details
Altitude 175 m above msl
Longitude Between 780 28’ 15” to 780 29’ 45” East
Latitude Between 140 40’ 25” to 140 43’ 35” North
Village, Mandal, District, State Chinnadandlur & Kallamalla Village, Yerraguntla
Mandal, Y.S.R.Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh
Maximum Temperature oC 46.1
Minimum Temperature oC 10.6
Relative Humidity, % 33-76
Annual rainfall, mm 783.3
Topography Plain
Soil Type Clayey
Nearest IMD Station YSR Kadapa – 44.3 km – SE.
Nearest River Penneru River – 2.7 km - NE
Nearest Highway
National Highway - NH-18 connecting Chittoor –
Kurnool is at 21.8 km in NE direction to the Mine
site.
Nearest Railway station Kalamalla RS - 1.7 km - SW
Nearest Industries
India Cements Limited (Nidizivve) – 5.1 km – SE
India Cements Limited (Chilamakuru) - 0.7 km - SE
Zuari Cements – 8.0 km – SSE
Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station – 1.4 km –
WNW
Nearest Village
Chinnadandluru – 1.6 km – N
Malepadu – 1.4 km - E
Chhatram (Kalamalla RS) – 1.7 km - SW
Keshavapuram – 0.2 km – W
Kalamalla – 0.4 km – W
Mekalabalavapalle - 0.8 km - W
Nearest Town Yerraguntla – 6.6 km - SE
Nearest Inter State Boundary Andhra Pradesh – Karnataka – 96.5 km – SSW,
Andhra Pradesh – Telangana – 141.6 km - SSE
Nearest Air port
Hyderabad (Shamshabad) Airport– 278.0 km – N,
Kadapa Airport – 36.1 km – SE,
Bengaluru International Airport – 183.0 km – SSW
Renigunta Aitrport-163km - SE
Nearest Forest Rameshwaram RF - 5.0 km - ENE Niduzuvvi RF - 5.1 km - S Kosinepalle RF - 2.8 km - W
Historical places None Within 10 Km Radius.
*all distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances
i. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting
the proposed site, particularly the environmental
considerations gone into should be highlighted.
No alternate sites were considered as the project is mineral specific.
ii. Size or magnitude of operation.
Mine area is about 575 ha. The proposed rate of production of
limestone is 3.00 MTPA.
iii. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/
flow chart showing the project layout , components of the
project etc. should be given)
The mining will be opencast mechanized mining, employing DTH
drilling for blast holes, after blasting the mineral will be loaded into
the tippers using hydraulic excavator. The limestone after crushing to
the desired size in the crusher will be transported to the plant by
dumpers.
The benches shall be of 10 m height with a width of 20 m. The
benches shall be sloped at 70o to 850 to the horizontal. Since, the
formations are very hard and near horizontal with dip angle between
0 o – 3o, there will not be risk of any slope failures.
Drilling
Latest hydraulic drills will be used in combination with the diesel-
operated compressors. The diameter of drill hole will be of 100-150
mm diameter.
Primary Drilling
Bench Height
As per the deposit characteristics the bench height will be kept at
10.0 m.
Burden
30% to 40% of the bench height i.e. 3.0 m depending on the height of
the bench and also depends upon the thickness of individual litho
unit.
Spacing
A spacing of 5.0 m shall be maintained based on nature and
stratigraphic sequence of the rock.
Angular Holes
The blast hole shall be sloped at angle of 100 to 150 from vertical.
Depth of Holes
The depth of the hole shall be kept at 8.5 m equal to bench height
with sub grade drilling.
Secondary Blasting
No secondary blasting will be carried out. The boulders will be
broken by deploying rock breaker or by using secondary blasting if
required. However with the precise method of blasting and adopting
the method of decking in between the fractured zone, shall try to
avoid the boulder formation.
ii) Blasting
Blast holes of 115 mm will be drilled and primary blasting will be
done by using 83 mm slurry explosives 15-20 % and ANFO mixture
in which 80-85% will be the usage of ANFO mixture. The base
booster will be slurry explosive. The blast will be initiated by using
Milli Seconds delay detonators and cordtex fuse. The blasting will be
carried out using sequential blasting machine/nonel to reduce
ground vibration and to control the fly rock.
iii) Loading
Loading of limestone will be carried out with the help of hydraulic
excavators of 1.9 m3 bucket capacity.
iv) Hauling
Dumpers of 25 tonnes capacity will be used for transport of limestone
from pit to crusher.
v) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely
source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of
raw material and finished product.
No raw material is required.
Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the project,
if any, should be briefly outlined.
The top soil/overburden will be used for afforestation development
along the lease periphery.
Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 200 m3/day for
dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This
requirement will be supplied by existing pits of other captive Mine-I
initially and after formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in
the mine pit will be used. The power required for illumination will be
supplied from grid
iv. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and
scheme for their management / disposal.
Waste generation from the mine is about 25.8 million tonnes ..This
waste will be disposed to the dumps.
Wastewater generated from domestic use will be treated in septic
tank followed by soak pit.
v. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which
give information of EIA purpose.
CHAPTER – 4
SITE ANALYSIS
4.0 Site Analysis
i. Connectivity.
The National Highway (NH-18) connecting Chittoor – Kurnool at 21.8
km in NNE direction. The nearest railway station is kallamalla at
1.7 km in SW direction.
Nearest Railway line connecting Tadpatri to Y.S.R Kadapa of South
Central Railway line is at a distance of 1.4 km in Northern direction
ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.
Mining Lease covers an area of 575 Ha. is private patta land
About 30 % of the mining lease is under rainfed cultivation. Balance area is with outcrops of limestone and shrubs.
Topography (along with map)
The mine is an undulated terrain. Map showing the topography is
enclosed as Figure – 4
iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest,
water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from
the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national
park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies
(distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ, in case of notified
industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be
given.
Mining Lease covers an area of 575 Ha. is private patta land
About 30 % of the mining lease is under rainfed cultivation. Balance area is with outcrops of limestone and shrubs.
One stream passing through the lease area will be suitably diverted
to see that the hydrology is not effected.
No sensitive areas or National parks are located within 10 km of the
mine area.
iv. Existing infrastructure.
None
v. Soil classification
The top soil is sand clayey and loamy type. The top soil is covered
the entire area with varying thickness (from 0.5m to 1.0m).
vi. Climatic data from secondary sources
The tropical climate of the region is manifested in hot and humid
summer, moderately monsoon and mild winter seasons. May is
the hottest month in the year. The maximum temperature during
the day time was recorded as 46.1 0C and December the coldest
with the temperature during the day time falling down to about
310C. The night temperature in winter can be as low as 10.60C.
The months of December, January & February are considered to
have pleasant climate.
vii. Social infrastructure available.
Most of the villages are dependent on the ground water sources such
as bore well and Tube wells for drinking water purposes.
Educational facilities upto primary school only are available in
many villages,.
Better educational facilities like Secondary schools, ITI, Arts &
science college are available in Yerrakuntla .
Almost all the villages are electrified. Electricity is used for
domestic as well as for agricultural purposes. However, quality
of power is poor and there is frequent power fluctuation in this
region.
There is Primary Health Centers (PHC) in almost all the major
rural villages Government Hospital and private clinics are
available in Yerrakuntla. .
CHAPTER – 5
PLANINIG BRIEF
5.0 Planning Brief
i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities,
transportation etc.) Town and country planning / development
authority classification.
Not applicable.
The subjected mine is the captive limestone mine of over an area of
575 Ha falls under Jurisdiction of Chinnadandlur and Kallamalla
Villages, Yerraguntla Mandal, Y S R Kadapa District, Andhra
Pradesh. The proposal is for 3.00 MTPA limestone production.
ii. Population projection
About 85 workers will be deployed.
iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)
During the life of the mine, about 480ha will be developed into water
reservoir, 27ha will be under afforestation and balance area will
remain undisturbed.
iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social )
The mining operations would aid in the overall social and economic
development of the region. The mine will give employment to about
85 people, in addition there will be indirect employment to many
more people, in the form of contractual jobs, business opportunities,
service facilities etc. This will enhance the economic status.
v.Amenities / Facilities.
LCL will provide all the facilities , as required for the mines under
Mining Laws, like Rest Shelter,Canteen,Occupational Health centre
,Vocational training centre etc..
CHAPTER – 6
PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
6.0 Proposed infrastructure
i. Industrial area (processing area)
No processing is involved
The mine will be operated by means of opencast fully mechanised
method of mining which includes deep drilling and blasting,
loading the broken material by heavy machinery like hydraulic
excavators and tippers for transporting the limestone to crusher at
cement plant.
ii. Residential area (non-processing area)
No residential area is proposed at mine.
iii. Green belt.
7.5 m of mine periphery will be under plantation
Afforestation will be done covering an area of 27 ha with 40500
saplings at the boundary of mine.
iv. Social infrastructure.
The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive
socio-economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as
indirect employment potential is created due to mining and allied
activities in the area. Apart from these, the company promotes
health and education awareness in the area time to time by
organizing health and education camps.
v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/
water ways etc.,)
The Mining Lease area is connected by road National Highway
(NH-18) connecting Chittoor -Kurnool – Nandyal at 21.8 km in NE
direction, The nearest railway station is Kallamalla at 1.7 km in
SW direction.
Nearest Railway line connecting Tadpatri to Y.S.R Kadapa of
South Central Railway line is at a distance of 1.4 km in Northern
direction.
vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 200 m3/day.
Initially, this water requirement will be met from cement plant and
after development of the mine pit, the pit water will be used.
vii. Sewerage system
Domestic waste water from mines office will be treated in septic
tank followed by soak pit.
viii. Industrial waste management
Not Applicable
ix. Solid waste management.
Waste generation from mine is 25.8 . million tonnes . Waste will be
disposed to dumps
The top soil generated will be used for afforestation and bench
reclamation.
x. Power requirement & supply / source.
The power required for illumination will be supplied from Grid
CHAPTER – 7
REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN
7.0 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R & R) Plan
i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the project
affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and
landless labourers (a brief out line to be given).
Mining Lease covers an area of 575 Ha. is private patta land
About 30 % of the mining lease is under rainfed cultivation. Balance area is with outcrops of limestone and shrubs.
The mining activities involve displacement of human settlement.
The state R&R policy will be followed in relocating them
No public buildings, places, monuments etc., exist within the lease
area or in the vicinity.
The land oustees will be enumerated and compensation will be paid
as per the Govt. Policy
CHAPTER – 8
PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES
8.0 Project schedule & Cost Estimates
i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of
completion (time schedule for the project to be given).
Mine will be started after getting EC, CTE, CTO and all other
regulatory clearances. Life of the mine @ 3.0 million tonnes per
annum for the mineable reserves of 90 million tonnes would be
30years
ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic
viability of the project.
The estimated project cost for the limestone production will be about
Rs. 25 Crores.
CHAPTER – 9
ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
9.0 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)
i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the
benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in
the area.
Economic development of the region depends largely upon the nature
of activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporate
development invariably contributes towards acceleration of the
process of socio-economic upliftment of the rural society by means
of employment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.,
Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employment
based on qualifications & requirement.
Medical facilities: Medical facilities will be provided for employee as
well as people of nearby villages.
Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilities
will be provided for the children of employees as well as nearby
villages.
Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads will be developed at par
with mine roads.
Additional: The establishment of factory will facilitate additional
auxiliary facilities like banking, post office & recreation facilities.