PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

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1 PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT 0

2 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed project of Ha (9.70 acre) areas is of stream bed sand mining and falls under Category- B2 as per EIA Notification 2006 of the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change New Delhi. The mining lease area is located in Village- Baijra & Panduya, Tahsil- Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The proposed project activity will be carried out in the bed of the Barakar River. Mining Lease Area Ha (9.70 acre) Pillar Latitude Longitude A 23 55'35.89"N 86 39'7.54"E Location of mine (Centre) B 23 55'38.2"N 86 39'11.74"E C 23 55'48.25"N 86 39'1.08"E D 23 55'44.57"N 86 38'58.54"E Toposheet No. River/Nalla/Tanks/Lakes etc 73 I/9 Barakar Topography Flat Minerals of mine Sand Proposed production of mine 1,08,000 TPA Method of mining Open Cast Manual Mining Method Dust Suppression 2.5 KLD Water demand Domestic Use 1.5 KLD Green Belt 1 KLD Total 5 KLD Sources of water Nearby village. Ultimate depth of Mining 2 m Man power 28 Solid Waste No waste is expected as all the mineral which is collected is saleable Nearest railway station Kaseetar Railway Station (about 13.5 km in 1

3 Nearest state highway/national highway Nearest Airport NE direction) NH-2: About 15.0 km in S direction NH-32: About 17.5 km in SW direction SH-13: About 14.0 km in W direction Ranchi (Birsa Munda)Airport (about km in SW direction) 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent The proposed project at Baijra & Panduya Plot No (P),2366 & 1(P) Sand Mining Project over area of ha on the bank of Barakar River of district Dhanbad Jharkhand. Leas area has been allotted to M/s Sparkal World Pvt. Ltd. after auction by State Govt. has given its consent to grant mining lease vide letter no. 2032/M, Dhanbad Dated 4/11/15 Copy of letter is enclosed as Annexure No.1. The details of the project are given below: Name of the Lessees M/S Sparkal World Pvt. Ltd. Name & Address of Applicant Name of Mine Mineral Area (ha) Postal Address M/S Sparkal World Pvt. Ltd. M/S Sparkle World PvtLtd, Director - Shri Rajan Prasad (Director) Sashtri Nagar, Bank More, Dhanbad Phone No c.debiprasad@gmail.com Baijra & PANDUYA Sand mining Project Located on Barakar River Sand Area: ha M/S Sparkal World Pvt. Ltd. 2

4 M/S Sparkle World PvtLtd, Director - Shri Rajan Prasad (Director) Sashtri Nagar, Bank More, Dhanbad Phone No c.debiprasad@gmail.com Status of Mine Fresh application for Environmental Clearance. 2.2 Brief description of the nature of the project It has been proposed to collect approximately TPA. No mining activity will be undertaken during the monsoon season. So the material will be replenished during the monsoon season every year. Surface Mining: The mining is confined to extraction of sand from the bed of Barakar. The operation will be manual in which the material will be collected in its existing form. Sand will be directly mined from the river bed manually or using excavators/ back-hoes (optional). The labours will load sand onto tipping trucks at the river-bed itself. For the trucks to make access upto the loading point, temporary causeways (proposed at regular interval) on the river-bed will be made along the proposed lease area. The length of the causeway will depend upon the extent of exposed sand banks and sand bars in the area. A sand barrier 1/5th of total width of the river against the river banks will be left unmined for protection of the bank and the habitation in near vicinity to the river. From the river statistics, it has been observed that, on an average, water flows over the sand layers in Barakar River during five months in a year during which (monsoon period) no sand mining operation is practicable. Sand will be mined out during dry season only on exposed sand banks and sand bars during the remaining period of seven months in a year. During this period the area of the sand quarry is free from submersion and the river flows away from the deposit or diverting the flow of water to one side of the bank. However, in case of emergency (i.e. heavy rainfall in the upstream side of the river, release 3

5 of water from upstream dams etc,), the sand mining will have to be stopped till the emergency situation is over. In general, during Monsoon period, the sand mining operation will be kept suspended. The requirement of sand for the monsoon period will be mined beforehand and stacked at the sand stock yards at the end-use plant sites. The mining process is opencast manual method without drilling & blasting. There would be no risk to the employee working in the mines. Except in cases of emergency, when suppliers are to be effected to Government agencies and other requisite parameters of need, semi-mechanized mining operations may be resorted to, without drilling & blasting. As the working is going to be methodical i.e. mining will be done in benches. There would be no risk to the employee working in the mines. a) Mining will be starting from its center and advance toward the banks across the river uniformly. The mineral extraction will be done for a period of 260 days in a year. b) In order to maintain safety and stability of river banks a safety distance of 15 meter on both side of river bank has been left or 1/5 of the width of river bank. c) No mining zone has also been left from the bridge for its safety as shown in the working plan Plate No 2. The lease area gets the sediment deposit due to the river flow which remains undisturbed during the monsoons. The extraction process can slow or stop aggradations thereby maintaining the channel s capacity and its flow. Mode of working: The layout of the proposed sand mine and method of mining with sequence of strip mining operations is shown in development plan. Sand will be won along the deposit of exposed sand banks in a strip fashion. Strips will be marked up to the boundary of proposed sand lease area. The trucks with labours will be placed in midway of the selected strip and sand will be mined height of 3.0m 4

6 each. After taking one initial mining cut from the boundary of allotted mining lease area, the sand winning will be carried out in retreating manner from boundary in regular strips towards the nearest causeway. It will be done in such a manner that the flow of river channel is not obstructed. The guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests as also of the Geological Survey of India will be followed for a proper & scientific mining. I. Dry pit mining will be followed which means mining at all times will be above flowing river bed water level with no mining when water is above bed level. II. Sand will be collected in slices upto a depth of 2.0m or above the ground water level, whichever is less (Maximum depth as per model guidelines of Geological Survey of India and Ministry of Environment & Forest). III. Stream will not be diverted to form inactive channel. IV. Mining at the concave side of the river channel will be avoided to prevent bank erosion. Mining will be restricted minimum 15m away (inward) from river bank to minimize effect of river bank erosion and to avoid consequent channel migration. V. Area of mining lease will be demarcated prior to mining and Pucca Pillars will be erected on ground which will enable systematic mining. VI. No mining operations shall be carried out in proximity of any bridge and/ or embankment. For the optimum utilization of the mineral available in the lease area, mine working has been planned in a scientific and systematic way as shown in the working plan and section. The excavation planning, slope, height, width and length of the bench are planned on the basis of deposit. Since the deposit is very simple, shallow and beds are horizontal, the simple manual mining is most suitable. 5

7 2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region The project lies on the bed of Barakar River. The sediment in the form of river bed material (RBM) deposited in the last many years had changed the shape of the Barakar bed from a valley to a raised land. Hence, it is necessary to remove the materials so that the stream gets channelized. Due to rapid infrastructure development in India, the demand of construction material has increased. To supply this demand, mining of sand is done. This project operation will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people residing in vicinity, thus improving the Socio-economic status of the area. 2.4 Demands-Supply Gap The demand for sand is ever growing with the growth of the infrastructure sector in our country. The mineral is used mainly in the construction activities like buildings, bridges etc. The requirement for the mineral is always high in the cities and towns. Therefore there is always a good demand of the mineral in the domestic market. 2.5 Domestic/ Export Markets The demand in the domestic market is high especially in the nearby towns and cities and hence the need for sand mining. 2.6 Employment Generation This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. It will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity and indirectly by the development of supporting infrastructure. Depending upon the General shifts working, following will be the proposed manpower. S. No. Category Numbers 1. Foreman 1 6

8 2 Supervisor 1 3 Water sprinkler 1 4 Drinking water supplier 1 5 Labour 24 TOTAL 28 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any The proposed project is for the extraction of sand from the dry bed of river by manual operation. This is an independent project. 3.2 Location The mining lease area is located in Village: Baijra & PANDUYA, Tahsil- Dhanbad, Dist. Dhanbad and Jharkhand. The proposed project activity will be carried out in the bed of the Barakar. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India Toposheet No. 73 I/9. Google earth image showing buffer of 10km radius and Toposheet map of 1:50,000 scale showing buffer of 10km radius is attached with proposal. Detailed Surface Plan and Working Plan of the site are attached as Annexure. The mine site is located at: Pillar Latitude Longitude A 23 55'35.89"N 86 39'7.54"E B 23 55'38.2"N 86 39'11.74"E C D 23 55'48.25"N 86 39'1.08"E 23 55'44.57"N 86 38'58.54"E The vicinity map of the project site is given below: Location Map 7

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10 3.3 Details of alternate sites considered No alternative site has been considered, as the mining is site specific. 3.4 Size or magnitude of operation The proposed mine has lease over an area of ha. The total extractable material would be approx TPA. 3.5 Project description with process details Method for developing and working the deposits The sand deposited as stream bed material will be collected in its existing form Method of mining The mining is confined to extraction of sand from the river bed. The operation will be manual as well as mechanized (optional) in which the material will be collected in its existing form. Hand tools like shovel, pan, sieve etc. will be used. Mining will be carried out only during the day time. Extraction of the minor mineral will be completely stopped during the monsoon season. Working Depth (below ground level) During the entire lease period, the deposit will be worked from the top surface to 2 m bgl or above ground water level, whichever comes first. 3.6 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 will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the extraction of sand in its existing form and loaded into trucks which will transport the material to the local market. The existing roads will be utilized for the transport of sand from mine site to market. 9

11 3.6.1 Use of Mineral Minor mineral namely sand is used as construction material for buildings, bridges etc Mineral Beneficiation No mineral beneficiation is involved Surface Transport The transportation of sand will be carried out by the purchaser through their own transport. There are all weather metalled road and then an unmetalled road right upto the mines to dispatch the material from mines to the market. It will be purchased by the customers at mine site and transported by them through their own arrangement of trucks. The practice is quite sound in the area and ensure continuous lifting of the material. However necessary arrangement of truck can be done from the local truck operator union. 3.7 Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse Not envisaged. 3.8 Availability of water its source, energy/ power requirement and source Water Requirement In the proposed project there is no need of water to carry out operations but for drinking water which will be required for the working people and for the dust suppression. The number of working people will be 30, so the water requirement for drinking and for dust suppression will be around 5 KLD. This water will be supplied from the nearby village by tankers Power Requirement All the activities will be carried out in a manual manner. The operation will be done only from sunrise to sunset hence there is no power requirement for the project at site. 3.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/ disposal. 10

12 3.9.1Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal There are no mineral rejects of any kind produced during mining, therefore, no provision of stock yard is proposed. The entire mineral produced is saleable Liquid Effluent No liquid effluents will be generated at the mine site. 4. SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 Connectivity The mine site is connected via an un-metalled road of approx. 2 kilometer which further joins the NH-2 towards South at a distance of approx. 15 Km. 4.2 Land form, land use and land ownership The proposed activity is to take place in the bed of the Barakar Riverand hence there will be no change in land use. 4.3 General Geology: Rajmahal Plateau The Rajmahal hills composed primarily of Mesozoic volcanic basaltic traps along with Gondwana sediments in the form of Intra Trappean Beds form a plateau ( m) above msl in Shaebganj and Pakur districts of the eastern part of the state of Jharkhand. The Rajmahal plateau trends N-S with a slope towards east possibly as a result of uplift in the west. The subsidence of the eastern region had led to the deposition of Recent Ganga sediments on this part. Geology and Mineral Resources of Jharkhand Jharkhand state a part of the Indian Peninsular Shield is a stable cratonic block of the earth s crust. Jharkhand is known for its diversified geological set up. The whole of Singhbhum region is considered as a natural geological 11

13 museum. Geologically, Jharkhand consists of different types of rock formations ranging from Pre-Cambrian to Cenozoic era. The most predominant hard rocks in the state comprise of the Archaean metamorphics with associated intrusives and sedimentaries belonging to Vindhyan and Gondwana Super Group with associated igneous rocks. The Raj Mahal hills, lying in the north-eastern extremity of the Chotanagpur Plateau consists of Jurassic volcanic lava flows. The Archaean metamorphics occur in East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardaga, Palamu, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, Godda, Deoghar and Dumka districts. They are represented by various types of Schists, Gneisses, Granulities, Quartzites, Meta basics and other basic intrusives and Granites. The Archaean formations of West Singhbhum district possesses the iron bearing Iron Ore Group. The Vindhyans comprising chiefly of Khenjua-shales, Procelanite, Limestone and Sandstones occupy a small area in the north-western part of Garhwa district. The Gondwanas are represented by alteration of agrillaceous and arenaceous sediment & intervened with numerous coal seams. They are located in Palamu, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Chatra, Dumka, Giridih, Dhanbad and Godda districts. Structurally the state can be divided into Southern Singhbhum Province and Northern Chotanagpur Province devided by Tamar Khatra Fault (TKF) popularly known as the Northern Singhbhum Shear Zone. The famous Singhbhum Thrust Zone is the store house of several important minerals traversing East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan district. 4.4 Physiography The physiography of Jharkhand is largely defined by the Chhotanagpur Plateau (CNP) region and other distinct geomorphic domains. The Chhotanagpur Plateau (CNP) region extending from the western part of state to the border of West Bengal in the east is characterized by distinct steps i.e. level of planation. This has been further divided into a number of 2nd and 3rd order division based on variation in relief, drainage and geology. Based on broad geomorphic parameters, Jharkhand may be divided into the following geomorphic domains. 12

14 Ranchi Plateau Hazaribagh Plateau Koderma Plateau The Pat Region Rajmahal Plateau Source: Mine Plan 4.5 Existing land use pattern The area considered for mining of the material has not been utilized for any purpose other than for the natural flow of the Barakar River. The objective of this operation is only to regulate the flow in its natural course which is presently being hindered by the sedimentation over a long period of time. 4.6 Soil classification The soils of the district are mostly of the residual type. High temperature and high rainfall have led to the formation of lateritic type of soils from rocks of Archean metamorphic complex exposed in the greater part of the district and also from the lower Gondwana rocks in the west-central and east central parts. Texturally the soils of the district have been classified into four classes--- Stony and gravelly soils--- These are low-grade soils having a large admixture of cobbles, pebbles and gravels generally found at the base of the hills. Sandy soils These types of soils are generally found near the river and streambeds. They contain more than 60 percent sand and poor in plant nutrients. They are also called hungry soils because of heavy manuring required. Loamy soils--- They consist mostly detritus of decomposed rocks and vegetable matter and contain between 30 to 60 percent sand. 13

15 Clayey soils These soils are sticky when wet and very hard and difficult to break when dry. They are very fertile but yield in such soils improve with addition of sand, lime, coarse bulky manures etc Source: 4.7Climatic data from secondary sources RAINFALL & CLIMATE Dhanbad areas receive more rainfall due to coal dust, which attracts clouds and brings rainfall to the area. Rainfall is the principal method of ground water recharge to ground water. Southwest monsoon brings rainfall to this area during the months of June to October mainly. Normal data of the Dhanbad I.M.D. observatory indicates 1306 mm of rainfall. Source: 5. PLANNING BRIEF 5.1 Planning concept Mining will be done as approved mine plan. Maximum production per year will be not exceed than TPA. 5.2 Population projection The project will employ most of the workers from nearby villages. There will not be any increase in population due to the project. 5.3Landuse planning The land use of the mine lease area is the Barakar River and there will be no change in landuse after operation. The excavated sand will be replenished every year during the monsoon season. Hence the ultimate land use of the mine lease area will not be change. 14

16 5.4 Amenities/facilities Temporary rest shelters, Portable toilets First aid provision will be made available to the mine workers at the site. 6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE 6.1 Industrial area (Processing Area) No industrial area is proposed. 6.2 Residential area (Non Processing Area) The mine workers will be hired from nearby villages, so residential areas will not be made. 6.3 Green belt Plantation will be raised along the bank of the river both sides of roads and civic amenities in consultation with the local authorities. 6.4 Connectivity The mine site is connected via an un-metalled road of approx. 2 kilometer which further joins the NH-2 towards South at a distance of approx. 15 Km. 6.5 Drinking Water Management Water for drinking and operations is proposed to obtain water from ground water from nearby villages. And proper permission will be taken from concerned authorities. About 1.5 KLD is required for drinking purpose. 6.6 Sewerage System No Sewerage System is provided at the mine site. 6.7 Industrial Waste Management Not applicable 6.8 Solid Waste management No solid waste generation is expected from the mining operation. 15

17 6.9 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source All the activities will be carried out in a manually. The operation will be done only from sunrise to sun set hence there is no power requirement for the project at site. Budget for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) SI. No. Activity Capital Cost (in Rs.) 1 Provide drinking water facility in surrounding villages and schools by constructing water tanks at schools 1,00,000 2 Solar lamp distribution 1,00, Construction of Ladies Toilet 1,00, 000 TOTAL 3,00, Environmental Management Plan The environmental management plan consists of the set of mitigation, management, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during the implementation and operation of the project, to eliminate adverse environmental impacts or reduce them to acceptable levels. The present environmental management plan addresses the components of environment, which are likely to be affected by the different operations in the mine area. Budget Allotted for the Environmental Management Plan:- 16

18 SI. No. Measures Capital Cost (In Rs.) 1 Pollution Control Dust Suppression 1,00,000 Recurring Cost (in Rs.) 25,000 2 Pollution Monitoring i) Air pollution ii) Water pollution iii) Soil Pollution iv) Noise Pollution ,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 3 Plantation Cost 1,00,000 1,00,000 Total 2,00, 000 2,25, Social Infrastructure The Applicant shall spend some amount of project cost for the development of the area as per the local needs i.e. treatment of poor, schools, temples and other social work. 7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN Not Applicable 8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES. The project will commence once Environmental Clearance and other necessary certificates are obtained from the respective departments. The total cost of project including Auction Cost would be around Rs. 40 Lakh 9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL 17

19 The project involves collection of river bed material. This is very essential in order to prevent widening of the riverbeds and to prevent flooding off and damage to the adjoining areas. This can only be achieved by maintaining the existing course of the river. The river banks, on both sides are covered by vegetation and human habitats. Widening of river banks results in excessive erosion; resulting in damage to flora, agricultural land and settlements which are situated at very close proximity. This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. It provides employment to the people residing in vicinity directly or indirectly by the project. The sand extracted is in high demand in the local market. This also ensures scientific method of sand extraction. ************ 18