PREFEASIBILITY REPORT PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE. Project. Sand Scooping/Mining Proposals at Nanded district. Proponent

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1 PREFEASIBILITY REPORT PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE Project Sand Scooping/Mining Proposals at Nanded district Proponent Tahsildar-General Nanded, Nanded Collector Office, Nanded Consultant Enviro Techno Consult Private Limited 68, Mahakali Nagar-2 Near Manewada Square Nagpur (MS) November

2 Pre-feasibility Report Executive Summary Collector Nanded vide his right to auction Sand as a minor mineral intends to auction the Sand in Nanded district. District Collector/Additional District Collector appointed Tahsildar - General Nanded as a project Proponent at carry out administrative procedure for preparation of Mining Plan and grant of environmental clearance being Revenue Officer of the district. Project Proponent proposed to auction 31 nos. of Sand Ghats below 5 ha area and identified for preparation of mining plan and for grant of Environmental Clearance. Mining Plans are prepared by Recognized Qualified Person and approved by Directorate of Geology & Mining Govt. of Maharashtra. About brass sand is proposed to auction from 31 nos. of proposed sand ghat listed at Annexure-1 Proposed sites are located at the river bank of Godavari, Penganga,,Lendi river Lease ha comprises of river bed of Godavari, Penganga,, Lendi river Physiography : Nanded is one of the eastern district of Maharashtra. The district is situated on plateau s having plain terrain with undulations. The main trend from hills is northwest to south west. There are three distinct traces of elevation 350 to 570 masl, 570 to 600 masl, and >600 masl. The principal rivers of the district are the Godavari, the Penganga, the and the Mansar. The river Godavari runs 140 kms and it has three tributaries Asna, Sita, and Siddha in the district. The river forms the district boundary on south east side for 40 km and has two tributaries viz. Mannar and Lendi. The Penganga river forms northern boundary 2

3 of the district and flows west to east with a big S shape curve. A water fall of m named as a Sahastrakunda Fall is situated near Islapur village in Kinwat taluka and it has two tributaries viz., Kayadhu and Tamsa nala. Based on geomorphic setting and drainage pattern the basin of the district are divided into 49 watersheds and out of these 17,18 and 14 watershed fall in runoff zone, Recharge zone and discharge zone respectively. The area forms the part of Godavari Basin and is drained by Godavari & its tributaries like Penganga,, Lendi and Manar. Local geology: Applied area for sand extraction is covered by dark basalt and which has been derived/ transported from black basalt of surrounding flat and well tilled area. The sand of the applied area is found to be underlain by dark basalt of the river bed. (river flowing 30 km from granite gneiss in thru Biloli & Dhamabad Tahsil) Details of Exploration The proposed sand mining ghat is demarcated on the ground by Revenue authorities/gsda authorities with reference to boundary pillars/village maps. The sand is at a depth of 2.80 m 2.50m near the banks. The surface plan is prepared on the specified scale. The exploration of sand is carried out by respective Tahsildar, GSDA, Nanded & District Mining Officer, Nanded using probing rods for delineating the depth of sand at above sand ghat. 3

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5 Nanded district is a part of Penganga,Godavari, Watershed. All 31 Sand Ghats are located over Penganga,Godavari,, Lendi river bed. All Sand Ghats are exposed. Introduction of the project/ background information District Collector, Nanded proposes to auction 31 nos. of Sand ghats in Penganga,Godavari, river, Lendi river basin for scooping of Sand by manual method. All the Sand Ghats are identified jointly by Tahsildar of respective Tahsils, District Mining Officer, Nanded & G.S.D.A. Authorities of Nanded district as per Sand Mining Guidelines of Maharashtra State dated & amendments thereof. The details of sand reaches with their mining capacities are annexed at Annexure-1. All proposed sand ghats are situated in about 27 villages. i) Brief description of project Mining of sand deposits in the subject lease area is proposed to be worked by opencast manual method. Mining activity is restricted only in summer season, no mining activity is done during monsoon season. The operations involved in 5

6 mining Building Grade sand are scooping the sand using spades and mortar pans & loading it onto the hired tractors/trucks manually. The depth of the working will be upto 0.8m (max) the sand will be scooped keeping 2m sand at bed each time and 20m away from the river bank. As such there is no sub grade Building Grade Sand from this mine as all the excavated mineral is having ready market. So stacking of the sub grade mineral is not done. The entire deposits shall be excavated iii) Need for the project: District is expected to collect revenue of about Rs Crores through auction of these sand ghats. Production cost is around Rs 2310 per Brass. Average selling rate is Rs 3000/brass. Mining is being carried out for times immemorial and has not adversely affected any environmental constituents. Thus this project is economically viable. Again it is very important ecologically to scoop river bed sand to maintain river flow pattern, flood levels and agricultural land along river bed. 3. Project description: i) This mining project is an independent project and not an interlinked project. ii) Location: All the sand ghats are located along Penganga,Godavari,, Lendi River bed. 6

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8 iii) Alternate sites: Being mining activity and good sand deposition at annexed 31 sites no alternate site is proposed. iv) Magnitude of operation: Proposed production sand ghatwise proposed production is enclosed as annexure -1. (v) Project description-mining details: Mining of sand deposits in the subject lease area is proposed to be worked by opencast manual method. Mining activity is restricted only in summer season, no mining activity is done during monsoon season. The operations involved in mining Building Grade sand are scooping the sand using spades and mortar pans & loading it onto the hired tractors/trucks manually. The depth of the working will be upto 0.8m (max) the sand will be scooped keeping 2m sand at bed each time and 20m away from the river bank. As such there is no sub grade Building Grade Sand from this mine as all the excavated mineral is having ready market. So stacking of the sub grade mineral is not done. The entire deposits shall be excavated (vi) Raw material, marketing and transport of ore: All sand ghats will be auctioned and successful bidder will be responsible for carrying mining operations as per environmental terms and conditions, approved mining method as per approved mining plan and other terms and conditions. (vii) Resource optimization, recycle, reuse: Sand is replenishable mineral. 8

9 (viii) Water and energy requirement: It is a manual mining proposal using spade & Ghamelas. No energy is required being permitted for day time only. Water for drinking purpose will be sourced from RO contractors on site. (ix) Quantity of wastes & scheme for management: No waste will be generated. (x) Schematic representations: It is a proposal of opencast manual sand mining from river bed. Mining plan is approved by competent authority. 4. Site analysis: i) Connectivity All the sand ghats are well connected by roads. ii) Land use, form & ownership: Land use shows that agriculture is predominant. Cotton, Sugarcane are main crop. iii) Topography Sand Ghat is a exposed river bed with sand deposition varying from 2.80m to 2.50m. Existing land use pattern Existing Sand Ghat is a river bed having 2.5 m to 2.80 m of sand. There are a number of sand ghats along the river. Presently, there is no infrastructure within the river bed nor are proposed. 9

10 Social structure of the area is given below. There are about 27 villages where sand ghats are proposed. About 23 souls will be required per sand ghat for carrying direct sand scooping and allied operations. Most villages have been provided with water supply from hand pump or well or are covered under rural water supply scheme. Electricity is available. Medical facilities exist in the form of primary, health centers. 5. Planning Brief This project is for manual scooping of Sand from exposed river bed it is imperative to follow the plan so as to be able to extract sand in an environmental compatible manner. There are no residential areas over the lease and also not proposed. The sand ghats will be replenished every year as monsoon follows.. The maximum period awarded for scooping of sand is or as per new sand mining guidelines of State Government depending on the reserves available. Infrastructure requirements in this project would need i) Temporary site office 20m away from river bank, store etc. 6. Proposed infrastructure i) There would not be any residential colony or commercial roads. R&R is not involved. It is a proposal of river bed mining. 7. R & R Plan R & R per se is not involved. 10

11 8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates: Refer Annexure-1 for upset price decided by district authorities. Project schedule : Sand ghat : Scooping of sand by manual methods up to or as per sand mining policy of State Government. 9. Analysis of proposal (final recommendations) Description of the project included in items 1-8 above indicates the following : i) It is proposed to scoop sand manually from river bed. ii) Manual sand mining without hampering the present environmental quality of the area. iii) Income to local people is uncertain & initiation of mining will ensure regular income to local people Management Plan : 11

12 Details of Environmental Sensitivity for Manula Bu Sand Ghat: Areas Distance in kilometer / Details Distance of project site from nearest rail or road bridge over the concerned River,Rivulet, Nallah etc km NW on NH204 Distance from infrastructural facilities Hadgaon 7.35 Km SW Railway line km SE National Highway NH Km NW State Highway SH Km SW Major District Road Hadgaon Bhokar Rd Km SW Any Other Road Vil Rd km E Electric transmission line pole or tower 15 km Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake or ponds Check Dam on river Km NW In-take for drinking water pump house Km SW Intake for Irrigation canal pumps Km NW Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation Not within 5Km for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters State, National boundaries No Wet land is notified in this district.painganga river Not within 5Km Coastal Area 550 Km West,Marine Water 540 Km West 29.5 Km SE Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas Defence installations Densely populated or built-up area, distance from nearest human habitation Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism,minerals) Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) Bhokar Umerkhed Mahur Rd Km NW Not within 5Km Manula Bu Km S Hadgaon 7.35 Km SW Painganga River Not within 5 km study area 12

13 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) Is proposed mining site located over or near fissure / fracture for ground water recharge No. Sand Ghat is at safe distances from natural hazards like earthquake prone area, subsidence, landslide, erosion, flooding prone area No Proposed Production : Name Village of Tahsil River/Nallah Nearest Survey No. Area in sqm. Manula Bu. Hadgaon Painganga 308, sqm. Propose d Depth for excavati on in m Quantity Permitte d for mining of Sand in Brass 0.50 m 1272 brass Metho d of Mining Manual only Mining : Mining of sand is proposed manually using spade/shovel up to the permitted depth as per allotment letter and approval of mining plan. Year wise Production Plan:Period Up to 30 th September 2019 or as per Sand mining policy dated rule 9 A or Allotted/Permitted quantity mined out, whichever is earlier. Area x Depth (cu.m.) 180 m x 40 m x 0.50 m 13

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15 Sr. No. Name Tahsil Area (Length x Breadth) m 2 Area in Sqm. 15 Annexure 1: Details of Sand Ghats Depth (m) Total depth Quantity in brass River 1 Belmandal Hadgaon 200x Painganga River 2 Gurfali Hadgaon 400x Painganga River 3 Banchincholi Hadgaon 250x Painganga River Manula 4 Hadgaon 180x Painganga River (Bu.) Gharapur Himayatnagar 180x Painganga River 6 Dighi-2 Himayatnagar 200x Painganga River 7 Dighi-1 Himayatnagar 200x Painganga River 8 Renapur Be Himayatnagar 140x Painganga River 9 Shewala Degloor 325x River 10 Medan Degloor 150x50 Kallur Lendi RIver 11 Shelgaon-1 Degloor 200x River 12 Shelgaon-2 Degloor 180x River 13 Shekhapur Degloor 425x River 14 Sangavi Degloor 190x45 Umar Lendi RIver 15 Tamloor Degloor 200x Lendi RIver 16 Ganjgaon-1 Biloli 180x River 17 Ganjgaon-2 Biloli 220x River 18 Hungunda Biloli 300x River 19 Nagani Biloli 250x River 20 Karla Bk Biloli 190x River 21 Bolegaon Biloli 240x River 22 Machnoor Biloli 350x River 23 Sagroli Biloli 220x River 24 Yesagi-1 Biloli 200x River 25 Yesagi-2 Biloli 200x River 26 Mahati Umri 250x Godavari River 27 Bijegaon Umri 220x Godavari River 28 Kaudgaon Umri 250x Godavari River 29 Endala Umri 180x Godavari River 30 Melgaon Naigaon 800x Godavari River 31 Dhanaj Naigaon 400x Godavari River

16 Annexure 2: Geographical Location Sr. No. Name Tahsil Area (Length x Breadth ) m 2 1 Belmandal Hadgaon 200x30 2 Gurfali Hadgaon 400x Banchincho li Manula (Bu.) Hadgaon Hadgaon 250x50 180x40 5 Gharapur Himayatnagar 180x40 6 Dighi-2 Himayatnagar 200x50 7 Dighi-1 Himayatnagar 200x50 8 Renapur Be Himayatnagar 140x40 9 Shewala Degloor 325x75 10 Medan Kallur Degloor 150x50 11 Shelgaon-1 Degloor 200x70 12 Shelgaon-2 Degloor 180x85 13 Shekhapur Degloor 425x90 14 Sangavi Umar Degloor 190x45 15 Tamloor Degloor 200x75 Area in Sqm Ganjgaon-1 Biloli 180x x10 17 Ganjgaon-2 Biloli Hungunda Biloli 300x80 19 Nagani Biloli 250x80 20 Karla Bk Biloli 190x60 21 Bolegaon Biloli 240x90 22 Machnoor Biloli 350x80 23 Sagroli Biloli 220x80 24 Yesagi-1 Biloli 200x Depth (m) 16 Total depth Quan tity in brass River Location Painganga River 19 31' " N 77 43' " E Painganga River 19 31' "N 77 44' "E Painganga River 19 28' "N 77 43' "E Painganga River 19 38'52.7"N 77 35'49.9"E Painganga River 19 26'21.1"N 77 49'22.8"E Painganga River 19 27'30.6"N 77 48'1.1"E Painganga River 19 26'44.8"N 77 49'1.0"E Painganga River 19 27'2.0"N 77 50'32.8"E River 18 39' "N 77 43' "E Lendi RIver 18 34' "N 77 43' "E River 18 36' "N 77 44' "E River 18 37' "N 77 44' "E River 18 38' "N 77 43' "E Lendi RIver 18 33' "N 77 43' "E Lendi RIver 18 35' "N 77 43' "E River 18 44'12.6"N 77 48'42.5"E River 18 44'1.5"N 77 48'26.6"E River 18 48'28.1"N 77 50'33.2"E River 18 47' "N 77 49' "E River 18 42' "N 77 47' "E 18 43' "N River 77 47' "E River 18 46' "N 77 49' "E River 18 42' "N 77 45' "E River 18 41' "N 77 46' "E

17 25 Yesagi-2 Biloli 200x90 26 Mahati Umri 250x65 27 Bijegaon Umri 220x75 28 Kaudgaon Umri 250x70 29 Endala Umri 180x75 30 Melgaon Naigaon 800x60 31 Dhanaj Naigaon 400x River 18 41' "N 77 46' "E Godavari River 18 56' "N 77 35' "E Godavari River 18 56' "N 77 37' "E Godavari River 18 55' "N 77 36' "E Godavari River 18 56' "N 77 35' "E Godavari River 18 56' "N 77 37' "E Godavari River 18 55' "N 77 38' "E 17

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