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1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Submission By M/s PIONEER TOR STEEL MILLS PVT LIMITED FOR LATERITE [ROM]-11,19, PRODUCTION-7,49, TPA Extent Hect. Sy. No. 396 / P, Bheemanpally[V], PA pally[m], Nalgonda[Dist.],Telangana State. Prepared for M/s PIONEER TOR STEEL MILLS PVT LIMITED # 203, Aditya Elite, B S Maktha Somajiguda, Hyderabad

2 INDEX S. NO PAGE NO 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED MINE SITE 4 3 MINING ACTIVITY 4 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 19 FIGURE-1 MINE LEASE SKETCH 5 FIGURE-2 TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP 6 1

3 1.0 INTRODUCTION PIONEER TORSTEEL MILLS PVT LIMITED was filed an application for grant of Mine Lease for Laterite over an extent of Hectares in Sy. No s. 396/P, under jurisdiction of Bheemanpally Village, PA pally Mandal, Nalagonda District, Telangana state. The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Nalagonda, submitted proposal recommending for grant of Mine Lease for Laterite over an extent of Hectares. The Government delegated powers to the Director of Mines & Geology for Regulation of (31) Minerals in accordance with Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession (Telangana adaptation Rules), 1966, vide G.O. Ms.No. 15 from Industries & Commerce (M.I) Department, dated After careful examination of the proposals of the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Nalgonda, keeping in view of the orders of Government vide G.O. Ms.No. 15 from Industries & Commerce (M.I) Department, dated , in principle, it is decided to consider for grant of Mine Lease for Laterite over an extent of Hectares in favour of M/s. PIONEER TORSTEEL MILLS PVT LIMITED, Director : Sri D Venu Gopal, for a period of (20) years subject to submission of Consent for Establishment from T.S. Pollution Control Board & Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests as per Environmental Impact Assessment Notification through S.O. 1533, dated and as per Supreme Court Judgment dated in I.A. No s / 2011 in SLP (C) No / 2009 with SLP (C) No s / 2011, / 2009, / 2011, SLP (C) CC / 2011 & CC / 2011, to consider for grant of Mine lease for Laterite and vide Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad, Notice No / R2-2 / 2016 dated and enclosed as Annexure-1 and grant of mining plan vide Joint Director of Mines & Geology Hyderabad letter no /MP/NLG/2016 dated 30/07/2016 copy enclosed as Annexure-2. Now we have proposed to undertake mining operations to extract Laterite in ML area of Hectares in Sy. No s. 396/P, under jurisdiction of Bheemanpally Village, PA pally Mandal, Nalagonda District, Telangana state. PROFILE OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT Sri D Venu Gopal, is Director of the mine. The Proprietor is having good experience and entrepreneurial competency to undertake the mining. 2

4 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT The Laterite produced will be given to cement Industries, considering the present demand for laterite it is proposed to excavate about ROM max. of 11,19, TPA. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MINING ACTIVITY NATURE This project involves mining of laterite. This mineral will be extracted by Other than fully mechanized open cast method The average grade of the laterite produced from the property is estimated to be : Al2O3 : 18 22% ; SiO2 : 8 12% ; Fe2O3 : 25 28% SIZE OF THE PROJECT Present capacity of Laterite Production ROM will be max. of 11,19, TPA in ML Area of Hectares in Sy. No s. 396/P, under jurisdiction of Bheemanpally Village, PA pally Mandal, Nalagonda District, Telangana state. The estimated proposed project cost is Rs.1.10 crores. 3

5 2.0 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED MINE SITE The proposed Mining activity is in the mine lease area of Hectares in Sy. No s. 396/P, under jurisdiction of Bheemanpally Village, PA pally Mandal, Nalagonda District, Telangana state. The following is the environmental settings within 10 Km. radius ML area. Nearest Village / Habitation Rail head Port facility Airport Defence Installations Reserved forest Water bodies Nearest Village Bheemanpally Kms. Nalgonda Railway station Kms. Machlipatnam Port facility 230 Kms. Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Airport 103 kms. Nil No Reserve Forest in 10 Km radius. Tati Cheruvu kms Gudipalli Vagu kms Akkampalli Reservior-9.33 kms Mosangi Cheruvu kms Bhimpalli Dry Pond kms National Park/ Wild life Nil sanctuary/biosphere reserve/tiger Reserve/Elephant Corridor Seismicity The study area falls under seismic zone II Inter-state Border Telangana-Andhra Pradesh Inter State Border is 40 Kms. Rehabilitation & Re-settlement Not Applicable Details of the area The quarry lease applied area falls in the Survey of India, Toposheet No. 56 P / 2 (Scale 1 : 50,000). GCP LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 16 46'58.82"N 79 8'13.65"E B 16 47'1.89"N 79 8'17.61"E C 16 46'58.68"N 79 8'27.12"E D 16 46'52.79"N 79 8'29.61"E E 16 46'49.79"N 79 8'29.60"E F 16 46'48.50"N 79 8'27.07"E A sketch of lease map showing the lease boundary is shown as Figure-1 and topographical map as Figure-2. SITE SERVICES Office, Rest Shelter, Drinking Water Facilitates, Public Utilities, First Aid are provided in the NW of the Mine lease applied area covering an area of 184 M 2. 4

6 FIGURE-1 SHOWING MINE LEASE SITE INDEX PLAN 5

7 FIGURE-2 SHOWING 10 KM TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP 6

8 3.0 MINING ACTIVITY 3.1 INTRODUCTION Keeping in view of the orders of Government vide G.O. Ms.No. 15 from Industries & Commerce (M.I) Department, dated Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Nalgonda, in principle, it is decided to consider for grant of Mine Lease for Laterite over an extent of Hectares in favour of of M/s. PIONEER TORSTEEL MILLS PVT LIMITED, Director : Sri D Venu Gopal, for a period of (20) years subject to submission of Consent for Establishment from T.S. Pollution Control Board & Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests as per Environmental Impact Assessment Notification through S.O. 1533, dated to consider for grant of Mine lease for Laterite and vide Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad, Notice No / R2-2 / 2016 dated Hence we are here with submitting application to SEIAA, A.P for Environment Clearance. Details of the Area: District State Nalgonda Telangana Village Mandal Sy. No s. Extent (Hectares) Bheemanapally P A Pally 396 / P Ownership of Occupancy Present use of land is Govt. Waste Land Boundaries North South East West Barren Lands Barren Lands Barren Lands Barren Lands 3.2 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: Nearest Village Bheemanpally is 0.86 Kms. from the ML area. Road Network State Transport Bus Services ply from Devarakonda Mallepalle-Nalgonda frequently; Private Transport is also available on this road network. Nearest Rail Head Nalgonda Railway Station is Km from the Site. Nearest Airport Hyderabad 103 Kms. Communication Tele Communications are available at the Mallepalle Village. Network Port Facility Machilipatnam Port is about 230 Km from area. 7

9 3.3 GEOLOGY AND RESERVES Topography The subject area forms the part of hill raising 35 M above the ground level and undulating terrain and surrounding areas are dry and rain fed agricultural lands Physiography The Mine lease applied area constitutes a part of high hill steeply sloping due North East and South west the lowest elevation is 225 M and highest elevation is 260 M. The relief is 35 M due South East. Red lateritic soils covering the area. Drainage Dendritic pattern drainage system. The streams flow East direction Geology of the area The hills lying West of the Archaean Pakhal contact are mainly capped with steeply dipping banded hematite magnetite quartzite noticed. The banded rock contained fine alternating bands of quartz and iron oxides (mostly magnetite with little hematite). The iron amphiboles viz. cummingtonite and grunerite are more commonly present. The mineral magnetite contains traces of titanium. These iron bands contain iron oxide (magnetite > hematite) only upto 1 / 3rd of the total rock and the remaining being mostly silica and silicate minerals. These rocks are low grade iron ores with iron content ranging from 22% - 28%. Their reserves are estimated to be about 40 Million Tonnes. Laterite Deposit Laterite is derived by the situ chemical weathering of the parent rock, viz., laterite and associated minerals sand stone and shale and is thus secondary. It is cavernous / vesicular and hard in nature; it is rose red, brick red or yellow in colour and is spotty or patchy with blotches of limonite / clay. Laterite exhibits a typical physical appearance as skeletal and porus and its varying colour and chemical composition. It occurs as a flat or gently sloping crust or blanket, capping the sand stone and maintaining near parallelism with the present day topography but petering out in thickness at the two ends. 8

10 In the area the thickness of laterite capping as intrusion in the country rock varying from 35 M mean depth. Regional Geology The Mine lease applied area comprise of Granites and Granitic Gneiss of Archean Age. Pink and Grey Granites, Pink Alkali Feldspar Granites and Gneissic Grano Diorite - Quartz Diorite with enclaves of Supracrustal like Quartzite, Chlorite Schist, Hornblende - Biotite Schist etc. constitute the Granitoid - Migmatite complex. These Litho units exhibit various geomorphic expressions like Domes, Inselbergs, Castle Koppies and Whaleback and Basic Dykes forms Linear Ridges with moderate relief. The geological succession of the area as worked out by GSI (1990) is as follows : RECENT Precambrian Intrusive Granitoid Migmatite Supracrustal (Dharwars) SOIL / ALLUVIUM Basic intrusives Dolerite / Porphyritic Dolerites, Gabbro, Pyroxenite Aplite / Pink Pegmatite / Quartz Reef / Quartz Veins. Pink Whitish Fine Grained Alkali Feldspar Granite/Migmatite-II Pink Coarse Grained Granite / Migmatite II Meta Pyroxenite, Meta Dolerite Dyke / Grey Pegmatite Grey Granite Granodiorite / Migmatite I. Gneissic Quartz Diorite Tonolite / Granite Units Amphibolite / Hornblende Schist / Mica Chlorite Schist / Meta Basite / Meta Volcanics / Quarzite / Banded Iron Formations Pre Cambrian Supra Crustal occurs as linear enclaves in younger granites. The region of the Mine lease applied area is belonging to peninsular gneiss of Archaean group. The Peninsular Gneissic Complex comprising migmatite gneiss, grey granodiorite, porphyritic granite and intruded by dolerite and aplite veins. The Peninsular Gneissic Complex comprises gneiss-migmatite-granite suite of rocks. They are highly variable in mineralogical composition appearance structure and relative ages. The individual members have not been distinguished in a major part of the area. However, granite and migmatite gneiss occupy a large part of the area, while bands of relatively younger coarse-grained gneissic granite occur in the north eastern part. 9

11 The Nalgonda district belt located along the tectonic joints between the Dharwar belt and bastra cratons in north eastern part of the state and made up of rocks of high grade metamorphism, migmatisation and intense deformation. These granites, which are often porphyritic, are intrusive into the gneissic terrain and contain alkali feldspar space. The later in parts the colour to the granite which ranges from light to deep pink because of the massive nature of these intrusive they are mineable for producing large size blocks. The granite deposits are mostly confined to the belt between Huzurabad and Karimnagar. The rock is exposed in the form of cluster of big boulders and occasionally sheets. Details of Exploration (i) Already carried out in the area 1. Topographic plan of the lease hold was prepared on a Scale of 1 : 1,000 (Plate III) using total station. 2. Geological mapping was carried out with the help of several surveyed control points and the data thus collected was plotted on a Scale of 1 : 1,000 on the topographic plan mentioned earlier Geological Cross Sections (A A1 to D D1) were prepared at strike intervals of 100 M (Average) on 1 : 1,000 Scale to depict the depth disposition of laterite and to aid in computation of the reserves of the mineral and waste rock. Please refer to Plate IV in Mining Plan. (ii) Proposed to be Carried Out Based on the geological conditions and present elevations & topography, it is proposed to drill 10 No s of DTH bore holes at an interval of 100 M are required to be drilled to an average depth of 100 M, under the technical competent person s supervision, as shown in the Plate V in Mining Plan RESERVES Method of Estimation Based on the inventory of wells and pits around the quarry lease applied area it is arrived that the mineral is available to a mean depth of 30 M. A conservative thickness of 6 M is considered for Estimation of Reserves. 10

12 The cross sectional area method is adopted for estimation of reserves with sectional influence of 100 M (Average). The volume arrived from the cross sectional area is multiplied with the sectional influence, the volume thus arrived is multiplied with Tonnage Factor 2.70 Tons / M 3 for arriving the reserves. Since no detailed exploration is taken up in the area by boreholes / trenches, the entire depth of mineral assessed and categorized under Proved reserves & Probable resources. The entire exposed intruded formation to a mean thickness of 30 M is considered for reserves under G1 category (Proved Reserves) upto RL 195 M and 20 M below upto RL 175 M is considered for estimation of G2 (Probable) category of resources. As per UNFC guidelines the G3 (333 Possible) category resources are not considered for exploitation. Hence, not considered for Reserve Estimation. The recovery test is conducted in the area randomly at 6 locations by collecting the samples from fresh pits of 1 x 1 x 1 m dimension after scraping of top layer of talus and segregation of ore and gangue + host rock, the weighed laterite has accounted to 60% of the total volume Geological Reserves and Grade The Geological Reserves of Laterite deposits are calculated as detailed below: TOTAL GEOLOGICAL RESERVES Sections Category & UNFC Code Sectional Area (M 2 ) Sectional Influence (M) Volume (M 3 ) TF ROM (MT) Recovery 67% A-A1 9, ,10, ,07,000 25,50,690 B-B1 Proved 12, ,06, ,56,470 21,81,835 C-C1 (111) 11, ,35, ,66,930 20,54,843 D-D1 8, ,39, ,67,730 15,19,379 TOTAL PROVED RESERVES 45,91,900 1,23,98,130 83,06,747 A-A1 3, ,80, ,66,540 10,49,582 B-B1 Probable 4, ,67, ,62,520 8,45,888 C-C1 (122) 4, ,56, ,32,820 8,25,989 D-D1 3, ,55, ,60,390 6,43,461 TOTAL PROBABLE RESOURCES 18,60,100 50,22,270 33,64,921 11

13 RESERVES IN UNFC CODE S. No. Category of Reserves UNFC Code Laterite Reserves in MT Laterite Reserves in Million Tons 1 Proved 111 1,23,98, Probable 121 & ,22, Possible 333 Nil Nil RESERVES BLOCKED UNDER 7.5 M BUFFER ZONE Sections A-A1 Category & UNFC Code Sectional Area (M 2 ) Sectional Influence (M) Volume (M 3 ) TF ROM (MT) Recovery 67% ,00, ,72,565 1,82,619 B-B1 Proved , ,85,760 1,24,459 C-C1 (111) , ,84,950 1,23,917 D-D , ,99,800 1,33,866 TOTAL PROVED RESERVES BLOCKED 3,12,250 8,43,075 5,64,860 A-A , ,34,055 89,817 B-B1 Probable , ,450 60,602 C-C1 (122) , ,910 60,240 D-D , ,370 59,878 TOTAL PROBABLE RESOURCES BLOCKED 1,49,550 20,89,935 14,00,256 RESERVES BLOCKED UNDER SAFETY SLOPES Sections A-A1 Category & UNFC Code Sectional Area (M 2 ) Sectional Influence (M) Volume (M 3 ) TF ROM (MT) Recovery 67% ,20, ,25,620 2,18,165.4 B-B1 Proved , ,18,970 1,46,709.9 C-C1 (111) , ,03,040 1,36,036.8 D-D , ,44,350 1,63,714.5 TOTAL PROVED RESERVES BLOCKED 3,67,400 9,91,980 6,64,626.6 A-A ,48, ,02,165 2,69, B-B1 Probable , ,68,380 1,79,814.6 C-C1 (122) , ,62,170 1,75,653.9 D-D ,04, ,80,800 1,88,136 TOTAL PROBABLE RESOURCES BLOCKED 4,49,450 12,13,515 8,13,

14 RESERVES AVAILABLE FOR MINING A. Total Geological Reserves B. C. Reserves Blocked under 7.5 M Buffer Zone Reserves Blocked under Safety Slopes D. Total Reserves Blocked (B + C) E. Reserves available for Mining (A (B + C)) Proved Probable Proved Probable Proved Probable Proved Probable Proved Probable 1,23,98,130 MT 50,22,270 MT 8,43,075 MT 20,89,935 MT 9,91,980 MT 12,13,515 MT 18,35,055 MT 33,03,450 MT 1,05,63,075 MT 17,18,820 MT 1,74,20,400 MT 29,33,010 MT 22,05,495 MT 51,38,505 MT 1,22,81,895 MT Extraction of Market Grade Reserves UNFC MINEABLE RECOVERY PRODUCTION / LIFE OF MINE 67% YEAR (YEARS) PROVED 70,77,260 6,81, PROBABLE 11,51,609 6,81, TOTAL LIFE OF THE MINE Or Say MINING: General The applicant intends to extract the laterite production [ROM] on an average to the tune of 10,16, MT per annum during the first five years of the plan period (Plate V & VI). During the plan period it is proposed to exploit the laterite from the total area of 69, M 2 (6.908 Hectares). The workings will be continued one below another during the plan period along the Sections A-A1, B-B1 & C-C1 between the grids N & E 00 W 450. The workings advance SW wards. Proposed year-wise production during first five years period Mining will be by semi mechanized open cast methods. It will be achieved by cutting Slices of 6 M thickness and floor levels (FRLs). The bench / slice parameters and other details of mining are discussed below. Mining will be continued from the North of the quarry lease 13

15 applied area, taking advantage of the scarp face and the other surface exposures of laterite. It will be extended towards SW wards. The thin soil cover will be scraped to expose and excavate the laterite. Taking advantage of the geo morphological setup, the laterite will be extracted by cutting slices of 6 M thickness from the top. Soil and side burden will be the only waste material generated. The soil will be dumped over the buffer area for plantation. The envisaged production in the first five years period will total to about 6,81, MT of Laterite. The mining will be initiated from N of the quarry lease applied area. The production will be achieved by developing benches of 6 M height. Stock Yard The mineral generated will be stocked in the temporary stock yard over an area of 1,613 M 2 in the East of the quarry lease applied area between the grids N 100 S 250 & E (Plate V). YEAR 1 st 2 nd 3 rd LATERITE During 1 st year the mining will be initiated from North of the quarry lease applied area. 11,19, MT of Laterite ROM will be obtained by excavating an area of 69, M 2 with a bench of 6 M Height, producing 7,49, MT (67% recovery) and 3,69, MT (33% Waste) will be generated. The mining advance SW wards between the grids N & E and between the Contour M to RL M. During 2 nd year the mining will continue below 1 st year workings. 10,66, MT of Laterite ROM will be obtained by excavating an area of 65, M 2 with a bench of 6 M Height, producing 7,14, MT (67% recovery) and 3,52, MT (33% Waste) will be generated. The mining advance SW wards between the grids N & E and between the RL M to RL M. During 3 rd year the mining will continue below 2 nd year workings. 10,15, MT of Laterite ROM will be obtained by excavating an area of 62, M 2 with a bench of 6 M Height, producing 6,80, MT (67% recovery) and 3,35, MT (33% Waste) will be generated. The mining advance SW wards between the grids N

16 4 th 5 th 450 & E and between the RL M to RL M. During 4 th year the mining will continue below 3 rd year workings. 9,65, MT of Laterite ROM will be obtained by excavating an area of 59, M 2 with a bench of 6 M Height, producing 6,46, MT (67% recovery) and 3,18, MT (33% Waste) will be generated. The mining advance SW wards between the grids N & E and between the RL M to RL M. During 5 th year the mining will continue below 4 th year workings. 9,16, MT of Laterite ROM will be obtained by excavating an area of 56, M 2 with a bench of 6 M Height, producing 6,13, MT (67% recovery) and 3,02, MT (33% Waste) will be generated. The mining advance SW wards between the grids N & E and between the RL M to RL M. YEAR WISE PRODUCTION FOR FIRST 5 YEARS Year Area (M 2 ) Bench Height (M) YEAR WISE PRODUCTION FOR FIRST 5 YEARS Volume (M 3 ) TF ROM (MT) 67%( MT) 33% (MT) 1 st 69, ,14, ,19, ,49, ,69, nd 65, ,95, ,66, ,14, ,52, rd 62, ,76, ,15, ,80, ,35, th 59, ,57, ,65, ,46, ,18, th 56, ,39, ,16, ,13, ,02, TOTAL 18,82, ,83, ,05, ,77, AVERAGE 3,76, ,16, ,81, ,35, Note : However the Max. ROM production of 11,19, TPA is considered for Environment Clearance. 15

17 Proposed Dump The waste generated will be dumped temporarily in the SE of the quarry lease applied area (Within the quarry lease applied area) between the grids N & E covering an area of 15,446 M 2 with an average height of 25 M (Plate V) Proposed Method of Mining Mining will be done by Other than fully mechanized open cast method. The thin soil mantle over the laterite will be scraped before excavating the laterite. The mineral will be loaded into the trucks with excavator for transportation. The stony laterite if encountered will be broken by the wagon drill. Taking advantage of its flat disposition and occurrence on the top of the mound. BLASTING The laterite mining does not require blasting but the host rock is hard and compact which requires drilling and blasting to loosen the mass to reach the mineral. The work will be entrusted to the private licensed drilling contractor. Mineral Beneficiation There is no need to go in for beneficiation of the laterite Extent of Mechanization: S.N MACHINERY NO S 1 Excavators 5 2 Compressors 6 3 Drilling Unit 4 4 Tippers 23 5 Water Tankers 2 6 Tractor with trailer 6 Haulage & Transport Equipment: Haulage within the mining leasehold will be done by manual head loads and mineral will be transported by hired trucks of 10 T capacities to the user industries. 16

18 3.4.4 Conceptual Mining The production planned will exhaust the available reserves in 20 years since the commencement of mining. This entails in the exploitation of laterite from the areas of influence of all cross section lines. The ultimate pit limit obtaining at the end of the mining activity i.e., first 20 years is shown. This mining will result in (a) (b) (c) Extraction of about 34,05, Lakh Tons of laterite during the first 5 years. Reduction of the height by 30 M on the part of the quarry lease applied area. The proposed mining covers 69,083 m 3 [6.908 Hecatares] LAND USE PATTERN OF THE MINE AREA S.No. Description DURING THE FIRST 5 YEARS (HECTARES) 1 Mining area Roads Mines Office and Infrastructure Stock Yard Dumps Barrier Zone of 7.5 M width all along the Mine Boundary TOTAL Man Power Requirement The following personnel will be employed for mining in this area. S.NO. CATEGORY NO S 1. Mines Manager 1 2. Mines Supervisor 4 3. Mining Mate 1 4. Geologist 1 5. Excavator Operators (4 + 1) 5 6. Compressor Operators (4 + 1) 5 7. Drilling Crew Tipper Drivers & Helpers Water Tanker Driver & Helper Semi Skilled Workers Un-Skilled Workers Watch & Ward Admin Staff 4 TOTAL

19 4.0. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 4.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT The major pollutant emitted from mining activity is dust and major sources of dust are Drilling, Blasting, excavation & vehicular movement. The following measures will be adopted in mining to eliminate the fugitive dust emission. Dust suppression through tanker. The dust generated during the drilling will be suppressed by covering the drill rods by gunny cloth. Dust masks. To avoid the dust generation from the drilling operations, wet drilling method will be adopted. Controlled blasting techniques will be practiced. Overcharging of explosive material in blast holes will be avoided. Planting of trees in QL area and on approach road 4.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT The mine requires 17 KLD of water. Water required will be sourced from bore well. The following is breakup of it. S. NO. ITEM WATER REQUIREMENT IN KLD 1. For Dust Suppression in ML area For Dust Suppression in approach road For Domestic Use For plantation in Ml area For plantation in approach road 2.0 Total WASTE WATER The only source of waste water generation will be sanitary waste water of 2.4 KLD, which will be treated in septic tank followed by subsurface dispersion. 18

20 4.4 MITIGATION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IMPACT DUE TO THE PROPOSED MINING The vehicles usage for transport of Laterite will be 10 tones capacity truck/tippers. The Laterite will be sold to cement industries. The Laterite will be transported in covered trucks. Dust suppression will be taken up along the haulage roads. Hence there will not be much impact on air environment due to transportation of ore. 4.5 NOISE & VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT The Laterite will be transported by road through vehicles. Noise generation mainly due to Drilling & movement of vehicles. The following will the control measures proposed for control noise. Control blasting will be carried out due to which fly rock will be spread / reach within the 10 meter area within the premises. The blasting crew is trained and has enough knowledge about consequences of blast. The blasting shall be carried out during favorable atmospheric condition and less human activity timings. To avoid noise by Haulage the mine workers will be provided will Ear plug. Plantation in Ml area and approach road. 4.6 SOLID WASTE Soil present as a thin mantle of 0.1 M thickness and side burden host rock over the laterite is the only waste material that will be generated during the mining. Mine overburden had been kept on one side in such a way that top soil is preserved for use in further back filling with overburden and plantation overtop soil. Soil mixed with boulders, which is unfertile which will be used for laying roads. Proposed Dump The waste generated will be dumped temporarily in the SE of the Mine lease applied area (Within the Mine lease applied area) covering an area of 15,446 M 2 with an average height of 25 M (Please refer to Plate V of Mining Plan). 4.7 MINE DRAINAGE The mining operations will be on the top of main plateau and at an elevation of about 30 M above the base within the Mine lease applied area. Thus, there will not be any problem due to ground water. Rain water, which falls on the mine workings, will flow down the 19

21 gently sloping workings. While this water may not damage the laterite it may erode the hill slope further down. 4.8 LAND ENVIRONMENT Soil present as a thin mantle of 0.1 M thickness and side burden host rock over the laterite is the only waste material that will be generated during the mining. The fertile soil available will be used for plantation around site services on dumps and all along the road. Soil mixed with boulders, which is unfertile which will be used for laying roads. 4.9 RECLAMATION AND REHABILITATION No reclamation and rehabilitation is proposed during the first mining plan period. Proposed for Reclamation of Land affected by Mining activity during and at the end of mining Even after completion of lease period the hill remains except the reduction of elevation and slopes by the pits that will be formed. Safety & Security The mining areas will be protected by erecting the barbed wire fence and rock walls. Due to these arrangements no trespassing is possible for people as well as animals. The mine area will be barricaded with stone wall at the time of abandonment GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT The plantation will be taken up in the Buffer zone of the ML area and along the approach road. In buffer zone 500 saplings will be planted and 200 sapling will be planted in approach road. The sapling to be planted will be Neem, Mango, Kanuga, Sisham,Karanj, Eucalyptus etc., PLANTATION COST DETAILS: Cost of garden soil+ compost for filling cum : Rs. 100 Cost of sapling : Rs. 60 Total capital cost per sapling : Rs. 160 Total Plantation Area : m 2 20

22 No. of Plants in each row : 800 No. of rows : 2 Total no. Of Plants : 1600 nos. Total capital cost for plantation in QL area : 160 x 1600 : Rs 2,56,000/- Length of approach road to ML area to be developed with plantation : 800 m Total length for avenue plantation on both sides of approach road : 1600 m Number of plants to be 10m space : 160 Cost per sapling with garden soil & compost : Rs 160 Total cost for avenue plantation : 160 x 160 : Rs 25,600 /- No. of Tree Guards required : 160 nos. Cost per each Tree Guard : Rs. 200 /- Total cost for Tree guards : 160 x 200 = Rs. 32,000 TOTAL COST FOR PLANTATION : Rs. 2,56, , ,000 : Rs. 3,14,000 / OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & BUDGET: Dust masks (130 nos.) will be provided for control of dust. Ear plugs (50 nos.) will be provided to the employees who are working near noise prone areas to reduce the Noise impact.. Health check-up will be carried out for all employees in an external hospital yearly once and medical records will be maintained Rs. 3000/- per person/year will be allocated employee occupation health. So total budget for occupation health will be 121 x 3000=Rs.3,63,000/- Periodicity of health checkups done for yearly for workers working in Mine. Blood test (once in a year) Urine test (once in a year) Complete Physical examination (once in a year) X-ray of chest (once in a year) 21

23 Lung/Pulmonary function test (once in a year) Sputum Examination (once in a year) 4.12 COST FOR ENVIRONEMTAL MAGEMENT: S. NO. DESCRIPTION ITEM CAPITAL COST IN RS. RECURRING COST IN RS. 1 Air pollution Dust masks 130 nos. Nil 19,500 Dust Suppression 2,80,000 70,000 Plantation in Mine lease 3,14,000 70,000 area and buffer zone 2 Water pollution Construction of garland 1,41,200 10,000 drains Construction of retaining 2,56,300 10,000 wall for waste dump 3 Noise pollution Maintenance of machinery Nil 50,000 suitably Ear plugs (50 nos.) Nil 7500 (working near Noise zone) 4 Environmental monitoring Ambient Air Quality monitoring (PM 10 & PM 2.5 ) Nil 48,000 Noise level 5 Occupational health Nil 3,63,000 Total 9,91,500 6,48,000 22

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