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1 AUTHORISATION LETTER BY THE LESSEE I, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, (Prop. of M/s Anushri Associate) hereby authorise to Shri Pankaj Pande RQP No. RPQ/DDN/086/95A to prepare the Mining Plan Under Amended Rule 34 (2) of Uttar Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1963 & Progressive Mine Closure Plan Under amended Rule 34(6) & (7) of Uttar Pradesh Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1963 in respect of Majhiyari Ordinary Sand Mine, over an area of 10.0 acre situated in Village- Majhiyari, Distt-Allahabad (UP). I request to the Director, Directorate of Geology & Mining Lucknow to make further correspondence regarding modification and to collect the approved copies of the aforesaid Mining Plan with the said recognized person on his following address: Name of RQP Pankaj Pande Registration No : RPQ/DDN/086/95A Validity : Address of RQP B1/21, Sector-B, Aliganj, Lucknow Phone No : , Mob , Fax No : E mail : pankaj_pande@rocketmail.com, : sahajsahyog990@gmail.com Website : Place: Allahabad Date: Your s Faithfully M/s Anushri Associate (Prop. of Pankaj Kumar Tripathi) Allahabad (UP)

2 CERTIFICATE I, Pankaj Pande hereby certify that- 1. Provisions of Mines Act. Rules and Regulations made there under have been observed in the aforesaid Mining Plan and wherever specific permissions are required the Lessee will approach the Director General of Mines Safety. 2. It is further certified that the aforesaid Mining Plan is prepared as per the copies of the records and documents provided by lessee and information given as per discussions held with lessee his representative. 3. It is also certified that the information s furnished in the aforesaid Mining Plan are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & belief and in case of default the approval would be withdrawn. Place: Lucknow Date: Name of RQP Pankaj Pande Registration No. R.Q.P./DDN/086/95A Validity

3 CONTENT S.NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO. INTRODUCTION 1 1. GENERAL 2 2. LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY 3 3. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 5 4. MINING 8 5. BLASTING STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE USE OF MINERAL OTHER MINERAL PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 15 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN 1-9

4 LIST OF ANNEXURES ANNEXURE NO. NAME OF ANNEXURE 1 Copy of Consent Letter 2 Copy of RQP Certificate 3 Copy of Khasra Plan 4 Copy of District Survey Report LIST OF PLATES PLATE NO. LIST OF PLATES 1 LOCATION PLAN 2 KEY PLAN 3 SURFACE GEOLOGICAL PLAN 4 GEOLOGICAL SECTION 5 PIT POSITION AT THE END OF PLAN PERIOD 6 CONCEPTUAL PLAN 7 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN

5 (Submitted Under Amended UP Minor Mineral Concession Rule 34(2)) WITH PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN (Under Amended Rule 34 (6) & (7) of UP Minor Mineral (Concession) Rule 1963) OF MAJHIYARI ORDINARY SAND MINE VILLAGE MAJHIYARI, DISTRICT-ALLAHABAD (U.P.) LEASE AREA-10 ACRE (4.04 HECT.) (Forest Land-Nil) LEASE PERIOD: 6 MONTHS PLAN PERIOD: 6 MONTHS LESSEE M/S ANUSHRI ASSOCIATE SHRI PANKAJ KUMAR TRIPATHI (PROP.) S/O-SHRI SHASHI KUMAR TRIPATHI R/O-28-B/110 MALI CHAURAHA, ALLAPUR, ALLAHABAD (UP). Prepared By: PANKAJ PANDE RQP/DDN/086/95/A Validity up to 14 th February, 2021

6 1 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN 1.0. Introduction: M/s Anushri Associate Shri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi (Prop.) S/o-Shri Shashi Kumar Tripathi R/o-28-B/110 Mali Chauraha, Allapur, b). Location: Allahabad (UP). The mining lease area is located at Yamuna River Bank, Zone-7, Khand No. 11, Village: Majhiyari, District Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh The location plan is enclosed as Plate No. 1. c). Extent of Lease area: d). Type of lease area: e). Present land use pattern: 10.0 Acre (4.04hec) Total area is waste land & it is free from forest land The existing land use is given below: Sr. No. Land use waste land (Acre) Forest Land (Acre) Barren land (Acre) Grazing Land (Acre) 1 Mining pits Quarry Approach Road Dumps Office, Resht Shelter etc Balance undisturbed land Total Reasons for Closure: At present there is no foreseeable reason regarding closure of mine. The progressive mine closure plan is being submitted Under Amended Rule 34 (6) & (7) of UP Minor Mineral (Concession) Rule Statutory Obligations: No statutory obligations have been imposed by any Govt. Agency, Private Institutions, NGOs, Court. ect in this lease area Closure plan preparation: a). Name and address of the Lessee: M/s Anushri Associate Shri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi (Prop.) S/o-Shri Shashi Kumar Tripathi R/o-28-B/110 Mali Chauraha, Allapur,

7 2 Allahabad (UP) b). Name, address & Registration No. of R. Q. P. M/s Pankaj Pande Sahaj Sahyog Consultants Pvt. Ltd. B-1/21, Sector B, Aliganj, Lucknow Tel. No Fax no address: Registration No. RQP/DDN/086/95/A Validity up to February 14, 2021 c). Name of the executing agency: The contractor shall execute himself the provision of mine closure plan. 2.0 Mine Description: i) Topography: The proposed area is a river bed which is flat. The highest level of area is 85.10mRL towards south direction while the lowest level is 84.90mRL towards north direction. The topography of the area is shown in Plat no. 3. ii) REGIONAL GEOLOGY: The geological formations met with in the area are the Vindhyan sandstones and Quaternary alluvium. The sandstone is found in the southern part of the area only. The general strike direction of these sandstones is south-north to east-west. Since they are generally very friable at the surface, it was not possible to ascertain their true dips, due to obscure bedding. However, it appears that they are dipping southwards in most of the cases. Whenever the cementing material of these sandstones has been leached out, they give rise to a very fine quality sand, popularly known as Shankargarh; sand. This sand is being used in the ceramic industry. Two main sets of joints are present in the sandstones, namely strike joint and dip joints. Both these joints are vertical. The rest of the area in the north, east and west is covered by the alluvium. The alluvium in the area consists of clay with occasional Kankar, fine to coarse-grained sand and loam. The Ganga and Jamuna together with the rivers Tons and Belan from the main drainage system of the area. In addition to this the Sasur Khaderi nadi and Kilnahi nadi collect the run-off 2 water from the central part of the Doab, and take it to the Jamuna. In the southern part, the Jhagrabaria nadi taken the run-off to the Jamuna; the Loni and Lapri rivers to the river Tons.

8 Group Age Formation Lithology Quaternary Recent to Upper Newer Alluvium Fine Sand, Silt & Clay Pleistocene. 3 Upper Pleistocene to Lower Pleistocene Older Alluvium Clay with Kankar and of different grades Purana Pre- Cambrian Vindhyan Sand stones & Shale and Lime stone GEOLOGY OF THE AREA: The area is dominated by medium to fine sand geologically the area comprising of Terrace alluvium deposited in depositional terraces of old rivers & contain cyclic sequence of yellowish micaceous fine to course grained sand. It is angular two subangular and the angularity of the grains of this category of sand decreases with depth. The Litho unit shown on the geological map of the leased out area have been plotted on the basis of physical characteristics observed in the field. Hydrological Condition: Ground water in the district occurs both in alluvium (unconsolidation) and in the weathered & jointed sandstones areas which are underlain by hard rocks (consolidated). In the unconsolidated or alluvial formation ground water occurs under unconfined to confined conditions in the shallow and deeper aquifers respectively and depth to water ranges between 2 to 20 metres during pre-monsoon period, while in the post monsoon period it stands between 1 to metres. In the consolidated formation (Vindhyans) water table ranges between 3.00 and mbgl during pre-monsoon period and 2 to 8.00 mbgl during post-monsoon period seasonal fluctuation ranges between 1 to 4 metres. DETAILS OF EXPLORATION: a) Already carried out in the area: Area is fresh no pit is present. b) Proposed to be carried out: The existence of sand is already established in the area & grade & depth persistency has been already proved in the area is too small, therefore no future exploration shall be carried out. 2.2 Reserves: The category-wise Geological Reserves are given in Table No. 1. The benches drawn on the geological section are shown in Plate No. 4. The summary of mineral reserves is summarized below:

9 4 Classification Code Quantity of Sand A) Mineral Reserves Cum 1) Proved Mineral Reserve Total Mining Method: a) Existing Method of mining: It is fresh grant case of mining lease & no mining activities are progress in the applied lease area. b) Proposed method of mining: The sand shall be exploited manually with conventional hand tools. The height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0m & over all pit slope shall be maintained less than Mining shall be carried out manually without adoption of drilling & blasting. The sand shall exploited manually with spade, chisel etc. The sand shall be loaded manually into tippers/tractor trolleys & dispatched to various parties. Ultimate depth of pit shall be kept 1.0m from the surface. Mining activities shall be suspended during monsoon period. Mining operation shall be recommenced after post monsoon period. 2.4 Mineral beneficiation: No mineral beneficiation will be under taken for plan period. The sand shall be exploited manually with conventional hand tools & loaded in tractor trolley/tippers & transport to parties. 3.0 Review of implementation of mining plan / scheme of mining including plan period progressive closure plan up to the final closure of mine: It is fresh grant case of mining lease. It is therefore premature to make any comments about review of implementation.

10 5 4.0 Closure Plan: 4.1 Mined out land: Mining is proposed in one pit. The mining will commence from the upper level and advance towards lower levels. As the pit shall reach the maximum economical depth (1.0m) from surface so that mined out shall be used for agricultural purpose backfilling will commence the reclamation will be undertaken in such a manner that original land use will be restored to agricultural fields. The area already degrades due to mining & likely to be used during plan period is given below: Activities Area already used (Acre) Area likely to be used in mining (Acre) Pits & quarries Approach road - - Top soil Stack - - Interburden dump - - Backfilled pit - - Total The mined out activities is given below: (A) Mining: Sl.No. Activities Area(Acre) 1. Area already broken up - 2. Area already backfilled /reclaimed - Sl.No. Activities Area(Acre) 1. Additional area proposed to be broken during plan 9.87 period 2. Additional area proposed to be replenished with flood water 9.87

11 6 (B) (C) Dump: Sl.No. Activities Area(Acre) 1. Area already covered by dump Nil 2. Additional area to be covered by soil stack - 3. Additional area to be covered by interburden dump. Nil 4. Dump area to be covered by protective measures - Plantation: Sl.No. Activities Area(ha) 1. Area already covered under plantation - 2. Area proposed to be covered under plantation in plan period (with in area) 4.2 Water Quality Management: Total - The river Yamuna is perennial exists in the vicinity of area & other seasonal Nalla exists with in the area the mined out shall be filled back with available top soil. The rain water accumulates in the pit & water percolates in to ground water. Further no significant impact on water quality is anticipated as material exposed will be Sand & its shall very feebly react with water that too when water becomes acidic. Even of reaction takes place it gives arise to increased temporary hardness of water. Water is being supplied from the Tubewell Air Quality Management: The mining shall be carried out manually with conventional hand tools with put adoption of drilling & blasting mining shall be carried out in shadow depth. No doubt the mining in this remote area will deteriorate the air quality. The base line values are too low due to remoteness of the area with our past experience. In this kind of terrain, the SPM, SO2 and NOX will always below 100, 10 & 10 microgram per meter cube respectively. Air quality monitoring shall be conducted once in a year as per CCOM'S circular No 3/ Waste management: No waste shall be generated due to mining activities. All quantities of sand to be generated shall be sold in the local market. Therefore no proposal of waste management has been envisaged. 4.5 Top Soil Management: No soil shall be generated during plan period & no proposal has been envisaged for its separate stacking & this management. -

12 Tailing Dam Management: No tailing dam is proposed in the soapstone mine Infrastructure: No infrastructure facilities like aerial ropeway, conveyor belts, building & structure, water treatment plant, transport & water supply sources are present within the lease area. Therefore no utilization & their physical stability & maintenance will be required. Also no infrastructure facilities like telephone line, water pipe line, sewer line, gas pipe line, electrical cables, culvert, bridges are not existing within the lease area. So question does not arise for their restoration. The approach road passed within the lease area & lessee shall maintain it during PMCP period Disposal of Mining Machinery: The sand mine is manual open cast. No mechanization, drilling and blasting will be carried out in future. Hence disposal of mining machineries are not required Safety and Security: 1. Each worker shall be provided with helmets & safety shoes. 2. Safety belt shall be provided to workers and working the top benches. 3. Hanging of loose boulders shall be removed from mine faces. 4. The mining area shall be properly fenced to avoid any inadvertent entry in to mining pit. 5. Working hors shall be displaced at conspicuous places Disaster Management and risk assessment: The mining is proposed in a gentler agricultural field. The mining will go up to the economical depth of 1.0m and during monsoon period the mined out area shall be replenished with flood water.

13 Economic repercussions of closure of mine and manpower retrenchments: All the workers being employed are contractor labours. Any industry will provide direct and indirect employment. The local residents will earn tremendous amount of money due to mining activities. It will change their life style. Due to closure of mine, it will create very negative impact on the economy of the workers for their survival. Those earning good money will get some occupation for survival of their families. The literate workers will move here and there for the search of job. In the overall view the closure of mine will give very bad impact on the society and surrounding areas. 5.1 Local residents of near by villages will be employed in the mine. The family occupation is most by farming. Few of them occupation carpentry & masonry. 5.2 The lessee pay each year about 5,000 to 10,000 as a compensation for the sustenance of the few workers family. 5.3 About 15% of the workers employed in mine are independent but they are controlled depended by their family members. 5.4 The local residents will be employed in the mining operations, and allied activities related to mining operations. 5.5 During mining operations the land owners & society of the area shall earn lucrative amount of money from direct & indirect activities. Individual land owners shall also earn good amount of money in terms of royalty. Most of them will spend money to establish other business also. After mining, the total land shall be backfilled & agricultural activities shall be recommended. No repercussion should be observed during the closure of mine.

14 9 6.0 Time Scheduling for abandonment: It is proposed in the mining plan that mining will open from lower levels and subsequently advance towards higher elevations so that concurrent reclamation will be under taken to restore the topography of area. The mined out area shall be replenished each year by flood water. So that original topography of the area will be maintained during the monsoon period. The schedule of completion of quantities is given below: Activities plan period Plantation (No. of sampling, outside the area) 20 The tentative cost of implementation of activities during plan period is given below: Sl. Year Total amount Activities No. on Rs. 1. Plantation (Rs. 45/- sapling with in the area) Total Abandonment Cost: The tentative cost for implementating the protective and rehabilitation measures, the proposal given in the mining plan for plan period is as under: Activity Year Total i) Plantation ( no. of sapling outside the area.) Rate In Rs. Amount In Rs /sapling 900 Total 900

15 8.0 Financial Assurance: Sl. No. 10 The financial assurance has been calculated on the basis of following parameters: Head Area put on use at start of plan ( In Acre) Additional requirement during plan period. ( In Acre) Total (in Acre) Area considered as fully reclaimed & rehabilitated (In Acre) Net area considered for calculation (In Acre) 1. Area under mining Storage for top soil interburden/ dump Mineral storage Infrastructure (Workshop, administrative building etc.) Approach Road Railways Green Belt Tailing pond Effluent Treatment Plant Mineral Separation Plant Township area Others to specify (retaining wall + toe walls Grand Total 9.87 Area to be considered for financial assurance 9.87 Acre Financial assurance@rs.25, 000/- per Acre 9.87 Acre X 25,000 = Rs /- However Rule 34 (6) & (7) of amended UP Minor Mineral (Concession) Rule 1963, the minimum amount of the bank guarantee shall be 2.0 Lac. The lessee shall submit bank guarantee to District Magistrate Allahabad and a copy of same shall be submitted to Director Geology & Mining, Lucknow Certificate: Given separately 11.0 Plans and Sections: Date: All the plans and sections are enclosed. Place: Lucknow

16 1 INTRODUCTION Application of mining lease for river sand (10.0 Acre) situated in village Majhiyari, Distt- Allahabad was submitted in the office of District Magistrate Allahabad. State Govt. has given its consent vide letter no. fnukad to exploitation of ordinary sand for a period of 6 months with production capacity 30, cum. Copy of Consent letter is enclosed as Annexure No. 1. As per Ministry and Environment Forest climate change (MOEF Govt. of India), the monsoon period has been considered for three months and no mining & allied activities shall be carried out during monsoon period. The mining activity shall be recommenced during post monsoon period. Mining Plan with Progressive Mine Closure Plan is being submitted per UP Minor Mineral Concession Rule 34(2) & Under Amended Rule 34 (6) & (7) of UP Minor Mineral (Concession) Rule 1963).

17 2 CHAPTER GENERAL: A) NAME OF THE CONTRACTOR WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS: M/s Anushri Associate Shri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi (Prop.) S/o-Shri Shashi Kumar Tripathi R/o-28-B/110 Mali Chauraha, Allapur, Allahabad (UP). B) STATUS OF LESSEE: Private Individual C) MINERAL, OCCURRING IN THE AREA WHICH LESSEE INTENDS TO MINE Ordinary Sand D) Period for which the mining lease is granted: The mining lease over an area of 10.0 acre was granted for a period of 6.0months. E) Name of R.Q.P. preparing the mining plans: Mr. Pankaj Pande Sahaj Sahyog Consultant Pvt. Ltd., B-1/21, Sector-B, Aliganj, Lucknow Phone: Mob No: E mail: Pankaj_pande@rocketmail.com, sahajsahyog990@gmail.com RQP/DDN/086/95A Valid up to 14/02/2021 Copy of RQP registration is enclosed (Annexure No. 02) F) Name of prospecting agency: The lease area was prospected by Shri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi under the guidance of Mr. Pankaj Pande (Geologist) The address of Mr. Pankaj Pande is as below: Sahaj Sahyog Consultant Pvt. Ltd., B-1/21, Sector-B, Aliganj, Lucknow Phone: G) Reference no & date of consent letter from the State Govt. State Govt. has given its consent to exploitation of sand vide letter no. 230/bZ&fufonk@ckyw@2017&18 fnukad for a period of 6 months (refer annexure No. 1).

18 3 CHAPTER LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: (a) Details of area (with location map): District and State: Village: Zone No./ Gata No. Lease Area (Hact.): Whether the area is recorded to be in forest (please specify whether protected, reserved etc.) Ownership/Occupancy: Existence of public road /railway line, if any nearby and approximate distance: Latitude and longitude: The mining lease area is located at Yamuna River Bank, Zone-7, Khand No. 11, Village: Majhiyari, District Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh The location plan is enclosed as Plate No. 1. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Majhiyari Zone No.-7, Khand No. 11. Copy of Khasra Map is enclosed as Annexure No Acre (4.04hec) The lease area is free from forest land. The land is owned by State Govt. & state Govt. has given its concert for the exploitation of sand. About 13.5 kms public road connects the National Highway-76. Nearest railway station is Lohgara which is about 14.2kms away from project site. The mining lease area falls in Survey of India. Geographical coordinates of the lease area is N & E. b) Sr. No. Land use Pattern (Forest agricultural Barren, Barren etc.): The area is agricultural land the existing land use of area is given below: Land use waste land (Acre) Forest Land (Acre) Barren land (Acre) 1 Mining pits Quarry Approach Road Dumps Office, Resht Shelter etc Balance undisturbed land Total Grazing Land (Acre) Attach a general location map and vicinity map showing area boundaries and existing and proposed routes. It is preferred that the area be marked on a Survey of India topographical map or a cadastral map or forest map as the case may be. However, it none of these are available the area should shown on an accurate sketch map on a scale of 1:50000: Location map attached showing lease (Plate No. 1)

19 4 INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES: a) Roads: Nearest National Highways NH-76 which is about 13.5kms in SE direction from lease area. b) Water Supply: The people of the area are dependent on Tubewells, hand pumps etc. for water. They use the well water both for agriculture and household purpose. c) Electrification: The village Majhiyari has electricity connection while lease area is not connected with electricity. d) Educational Facilities: Private primary school & high school is running nearest the villages of the lease area. Allahabad is the Center of the Higher Education. e) Health Service: The Primary Health Centre is at Bara. Govt. Hospital & Nursing homes are at Allahabad town. f) Transport: The area is well connected by local bus services. The area connects Allahabad to by Tar road. Nearest railway station is Lohgara which is about 14.2kms away from project site. g) Nearest Airport: Nearest Airport is at Bamrauli airport, Allahabad UP.

20 5 3.0 GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: CHAPTER-3 a) Briefly describe the topography & general geology & local mine geology of the mineral deposit including draining pattern. TOPOGRAPHY: The proposed area is a river bed which is flat. The highest level of area is 85.10mRL towards south direction while the lowest level is 84.90mRL towards north direction. The topography of the area is shown in Plat no. 3. REGIONAL GEOLOGY: The geological formations met with in the area are the Vindhyan sandstones and Quaternary alluvium. The sandstone is found in the southern part of the area only. The general strike direction of these sandstones is south-north to east-west. Since they are generally very friable at the surface, it was not possible to ascertain their true dips, due to obscure bedding. However, it appears that they are dipping southwards in most of the cases. Whenever the cementing material of these sandstones has been leached out, they give rise to a very fine quality sand, popularly known as Shankargarh; sand. This sand is being used in the ceramic industry. Two main sets of joints are present in the sandstones, namely strike joint and dip joints. Both these joints are vertical. The rest of the area in the north, east and west is covered by the alluvium. The alluvium in the area consists of clay with occasional Kankar, fine to coarse-grained sand and loam. The Ganga and Jamuna together with the rivers Tons and Belan from the main drainage system of the area. In addition to this the Sasur Khaderi nadi and Kilnahi nadi collect the run-off 2 water from the central part of the Doab, and take it to the Jamuna. In the southern part, the Jhagrabaria nadi taken the run-off to the Jamuna; the Loni and Lapri rivers to the river Tons. Group Age Formation Lithology Quaternary Recent to Upper Newer Alluvium Fine Sand, Silt & Clay Pleistocene. Upper Pleistocene to Lower Pleistocene Older Alluvium Clay with Kankar and of different grades Purana Pre- Cambrian Vindhyan Sand stones & Shale and Lime stone GEOLOGY OF THE AREA: The area is dominated by medium to fine sand geologically the area comprising of Terrace alluvium deposited in depositional terraces of old rivers & contain cyclic sequence of yellowish micaceous fine to course grained sand. It is angular two subangular and the angularity of the grains of this category of sand decreases with depth. The Litho unit shown on the geological map of the leased out area have been plotted on the basis of physical characteristics observed in the field. Hydrological Condition: Ground water in the district occurs both in alluvium (unconsolidation) and in the weathered & jointed sandstones areas which are underlain by hard rocks (consolidated). In the unconsolidated or alluvial formation ground water occurs under unconfined to confined conditions in the shallow and deeper aquifers respectively

21 6 and depth to water ranges between 2 to 20 metres during pre-monsoon period, while in the post monsoon period it stands between 1 to metres. In the consolidated formation (Vindhyans) water table ranges between 3.00 and mbgl during pre-monsoon period and 2 to 8.00 mbgl during post-monsoon period seasonal fluctuation ranges between 1 to 4 metres. DETAILS OF EXPLORATION: a) Already carried out in the area: Area is fresh no pit is present. b) Proposed to be carried out: The existence of sand is already established in the area & grade & depth persistency has been already proved in the area is too small, therefore no future exploration shall be carried out. METHOD OF ESTIMATION OF RESERVE: The reserve estimation has been done by cross-sectional method. Four cross-sections at an interval of 80m, 87m & 90m are drawn. The average surface areas of two crosssections are multiplied by the cross-sectional interval to get the volume. Depth of estimation of reserves is 1.0 m which is taken from district survey report. GEOLOGICAL RESERVES: The geological reserves estimated by cross-sectional method: a) Proved Reserves (111): All the Quantities of sand occurring 1.0m below from surface has been considered as under proved category. The summary of reserves is as below: Classification Code Quantity of Sand A) Mineral Reserves Cum 1) Proved Mineral Reserve Total The detail categorization of proved mineral Reserves is shown in Table No.01 MINEABLE RESERVE: Benches of height 1.0m & width 1.0m has been drawn in geological sections to calculate the mineable reserves. The area of each bench level has been calculated & multiplied by strike influence to get the volume. The mineable reserve is given in Table No. 2. Estimated Minable Reserve is mentioned in the District survey report. Same is enclosed as Annexure no. 4.

22 7 Table No. 1 GEOLOGICAL RESERVES PROVED RESERVES (111) Section Area Strike Influence Volume Line (m 2 ) (m) (Cum) 1-1' ' ' Total Table No. 2 MINEABLE RESERVE BENCH LEVEL (mrl) VOLUME OF SAND IN (CUM) Total 40000

23 8 4.0 MINING: CHAPTER-4 a) Briefly describe the existing/proposed method for developing/working the deposit with all design parameters: Existing Method of mining: It is fresh grant case of mining lease & at present no mining activities are progress in the lease area. b) Proposed method of mining: The sand shall be exploited manually with conventional hand tools. The height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0m & over all pit slope shall be maintained less than Mining shall be carried out manually without adoption of drilling & blasting. The sand shall exploited manually with spade, chisel etc. The sand shall be loaded manually into tippers/tractor trolleys & dispatched to various parties. Ultimate depth of pit shall be kept 1.0m from the surface. Mining activities shall be suspended during monsoon period. Mining operation shall be recommenced after post monsoon period. Indicate quantum of development of production expected as in table below: Post monsoon Period Over burden (cum) ROM Sand (cum) Saleable Sand (cum) Sub grade mineral Mineral reject 3 months Total c) Attach Individual plans & sections: Six Months: Plan period Mining face 85mRL to 84mRL (1.0 m from surface) shall be opened & advanced towards south east direction. Height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0m respectively & all quantities shall be exploited. During plan period, 40,000.00cum sand shall be exploited during the plan period. The face length, face advancement width, height etc. is as below: Post monsoon Period Bench Level (mrl) Face length (m) Face Advancement (m) Width (m) Height (m) Volume of sand (cum) 3 months Total (d) The pit position showing the advancement of faces & section is shown on Plate No.5. Attach supporting composite plan & section showing pit layout, dumps, stacks of subgrade mineral, if any etc. : The Geological section showing layout of faces is shown in Plate No. 4.

24 9 (e) Indicate proposed rate of production when the mine is fully developed & the expected life of mine & the year from which effected. It is a river bed deposit and mined out area shall be replenished each year during monsoon period and depth of quarry shall be filled back by river sand each year. Therefore it is not practically forecast the anticipated life of mine. f) Attach a note furnishing a conceptual mining plan up to life of mine based on geological mining & environmental considerations. CONCEPTUAL PLAN: Time Frame of Completion of Exploration: Exploration as on date: No exploration has been carried out within lease area. Exploration during plan period: The depth persistency & strive continuity & grade of sand has been already established & lease area is too small therefore no future exploration is proposed. Conceptual Period: The lease area is for small & depth persistence, grade & strike continuity has been established. Mining shall be carried out up to 1.0m depth from surface therefore no future exploration shall be carried out at the end of conceptual stage. Ultimate shape & size of pit: The ultimate slope of pit by the end of conceptual period shall be same as the shape of area. Size of the lease hold by the end of conceptual period shall be 9.87acre having length m & width 118m & depth 1.0m. Conceptual Development: Mining will be by opencast manual means confined within ultimate pit limit. Road, habitation etc. will require diversion from mining area for the safety of workings. Details area is as follows: The geometry of pit as on date, at the end of plan period & at the end of conceptual period is as below: Pit dimension L (m) W (m) D (m) Shape As on date At the end of plan period Rectangle At the end of conceptual Period Rectangle i) Plan period: One pit will be developed during plan periods & dimension of pit will be m long, 118m wide & 1.0m deep. The depth of pit will be confirming to 84mRL. The height of benches shall be kept 1.0m, width of benches shall be kept 1.0m & slope of benches shall be kept 70 deg cum of sand shall be generated during plan period. The entire area is devoid of soil cover, therefore generation of top soil shall be nil.

25 10 ii) Conceptual plan: The ultimate size will be m length, 118m wide & depth level of pit shall be 1.0m. The top level of bench shall be 85.0mRL while bottom level of quarry shall be 84.0mRL & total mined out area shall be replenished during the monsoon period. Anticipated life of mine It is a river bed deposit and mined out area shall be replenished each year during monsoon period and depth of quarry shall be filled back by river sand each year. Therefore it is not practically forecast the anticipated life of mine. Waste Management: The area is devoid of soil cover, therefore generation of top soil shall be nil. All quantities of sand to be exploited shall be saleable. Therefore no question arises for waste management. Reclamation/Rehabilitation: The mined out area & reclamation / rehabilitation as on date, at the end of plan period & at the end of conceptual period is as below. Area broken Area replenish Quantities of sand to be (Acre) (Acre) replenished (cum) As on date End of plan period End of conceptual period 4.6 Post Mining Land use: Sl. No The land use at present, at the end of plan period & at the end of conceptual period is given below: Head At present (Acre) At the end of plan period (Acre) At the end of conceptual period of mine (Acre) a) Total area excavated (broken) b) Area fully mined out Nil c) Area fully rehabilitated by replenish Nil d) Area rehabilitated by afforestation Nil Nil Nil II Dump area: At the end of At the end of Sl. At present Head Plan period conceptual period No (Acre) (Acre) of mine (Acre) a) Total area under dump Nil Nil Nil b) Area under active dump Nil Nil Nil c) Dump area fully rehabilitated Nil Nil Nil

26 11 III Others: Sl. No Head At present (Acre) At the end of Plan period (Acre) At the end of conceptual period of mine (Acre) a) Area under mineral stack Nil Nil Nil b) Area under road Nil Nil Nil c) Area under green belt ( ie. plantation on area other then dump & backfilled area Conceptual Plan is shown in Plate No.6. Nil Nil Nil (g) Open Cast Mines: i) Describe briefly giving salient features of the mode of working (mechanised, semi mechanised, manual): It will be an opencast mine. Sand shall be exploited by manually with conventional has tools & it shall be loaded manually in to tippers/tractor Trolleys. Mining shall be carried out from top to downward through the formation of benches. The height & width of benches shall be kept 1.0m with ultimate pit shape shall be less than Approach road having width 4m & gradient 1:10 shall be provided to join the mining faces. ii) Describe briefly the layout of mine working, layout mine faces & sites for disposal of overburden/waste. Mining faces shall be opened from top to down word. It will be advanced towards south east directions. Approach road shall be provided to each mining faces for transportation of mineral. No waste shall be generated during plan period therefore no proposed has been for its separate staking.

27 12 CHAPTER-5, 6 & BLASTING: No drilling & blasting shall be undertaken for sand mining. 6.0 STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE: a) Indicate briefly the nature and quantity of top soil, overburden/waste and mineral rejects likely to be generated during the next six months: No soil will be generated during plan period; therefore no proposal has been envisaged for its separate stacking. b) Land chosen for disposal of waste with proposed justification. No top soil shall be generated during mining activities; therefore no proposal has been envisaged for its separate stacking. c) Attach a note indicating the manner of disposal, and configuration, sequence of build up of dumps along with the proposals for the stacking of sub-grade ore, to be indicated item wise. As stated earlier no waste shall be generated during plan period, therefore no proposal has been given for disposal of waste & its configuration along with its protective measures. 7.0 USE OF MINERAL: The sand will be used for making buildings, bridges, infrastructure etc. The sand of lease area is soft, medium to coarse grained yellowish in color. Sand is an essential minor mineral used extensively across the country for construction purposes.

28 13 CHAPTER OTHER: 8a) Site Services The following site services will be provided: i) Office ii) Drinking water shed iii) Rest shelter iv) First Aid Centre v) Store 8b) Employment Potential Thus category-wise employments will be as below: Mining Engineer (Part time) : 1 Geologist (Part time) : 1 Foreman (part time) : 1 Un-skilled: Piece rated workers : 44 Total: : 47 The maximum quantity of sand to be exploited cum during plan period. Considering 90 working days in the plan period (six months), about 444cum sand shall be exploited per day. Considering OMS 10 cum sand per day 44 workers shall be employed to meet the target production.

29 14 CHAPTER MINERAL PROCESSING: a) If processing / beneficiation of the ore or minerals mined is planned to be conducted on site or adjacent to the extraction area, briefly describe the nature of the processing/ beneficiation. This should indicate size and grade of feed material and concentrate (finished marketable product), The entire area consists of sand & it is ready market therefore, no beneficiation of mineral processing will required. b) Explain the disposal method for tailing or waste from the processing plant (quantity and quality of tailings proposed to be discharged, size and capacity of tailing pond, toxic effect of such tailing, if any, with process adopted to neutralize any such effect before their disposal and dealing of excess water from the tailing dam) As stated above that no beneficiation is required therefore no tailing or waste disposal from processing plant will be undertaken. c) A flow sheet or schematic diagram of the processing procedure should be attached. No beneficiation studies will be carried out therefore no flow sheet of processing process is attached. d) Specify quantity and type of chemicals to be used in the processing plant. No chemicals will required. e) Specify quantity and type of chemicals to be stored on site / plant. No chemical will be stored on the site / plant. f) Indicate quantity (cu.m.per day) of water required for mining and processing and sources of supply or water. Disposal of water and extent of recycling: No water is required for mining and processing hence no disposal of water and extent for recycling is required.

30 15 CHAPTER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN: (a) (I) Attach a note on the status of base line information with regard to the following: Land Use: The existing land use of the area is almost hundred percent waste land. The existing land use is given in tabular form: Sr. No. Land use waste land (Acre) Forest Land (Acre) Barren land (Acre) Grazing Land (Acre) 1 Mining pits Quarry Approach Road Dumps Office, Resht Shelter etc Balance undisturbed land Total (II) Water Regime: The River Yamuna is perennial & flows from north to south. The depth of water table is about 10 m. below: general ground level & tapped in tube wells provide sufficient water round the year. The stream in the neighborhood is small & seasonal which join the river Yamuna. (iii) (iv) Flora and Fauna: Shrubs of Karaunda are found in with in the area. Vegetation and wild life are quite scanty. Trees of Neem, Jamun, Mango & Pipal etc. are found only in and around the villages or in agriculture fields. Cows, horses, donkeys, goats, sheep and buffalos are kept for house hold requirements. Wild life comprises of rabbits, Squirrels, with in a radius of 5 km. Low schrubs and bushes grow on barren rocky areas of the lease area. No wild life is found with in the lease area. Quality of ambient air noise level and water: The proposed site is located in the remote area having a clean atmosphere. Therefore the quality of ambient air will be as good as heaven. SPM, SO 2, NOX. will be either below permissible limits or close to threshold limits. Similarly ambient noise level is as low as of any standard place.

31 16 The water quality will not be affected as mining is restricted to above ground level. Drinking water is being taken from the hand pumps, which is situated near the mining area. Number of hand pumps is dug in the villages. (v) Climatic Conditions: a) Temperature: Tropical climate with summers temperatures are ranging between C to even more than 34 0 C. The winters are cool, recording a drop in temperature from around 12 deg. C to as low as 5 deg C. b) Rainfall: District Allahabad receives annual rainfall is about 498 mm. The maximum rainfall received during monsoon period was June to mid September. The maximum rainfall varies from 400 mm. to 550 mm. The lowest rainfall was received during the month of November- December. c) Humidity: The maximum and minimum humidity in morning is 58% and 20% in the month of August and May and in the evening 58 and 25 in the month of August and May. d) Wind Direction: Prominent wind direction is from north to east direction. vi) Human Settlement: Human settlements are distributed in fringes of buffer zone. The inhabitants belong to all the four castes. The local inhabitants are bundels, who speak in bundeli and are farmers. The main occupation in 5 km. buffer zone is farming and mining. The agriculture alone does not appear to be sufficient to sustain the population. Poor literacy conditions prevail in the surrounding of lease area & condition of literacy is more pathetic in females. Older generation wear Dhoti Kurta while younger generation is adopting dresses like pant, shirts etc. Occupation: Agricultural remains the main occupation in this area. Study reveals that within 5Km. radius of lease each, 70% to 85% population is engaged in agriculture. Percentage of females engaged in agriculture is higher than males. Disparity in agricultural land holding is less. But yield of agricultural produce is very poor to sustain the available hands. Consequently problem of unemployment and frustration amongst youth can be noticed in the area. The yield of crops is as below: Rice : 3000 Kg per Acre Wheat : 4000 Kg per Acre : Soyabean : 300 Kg per Acre

32 17 (vii) (viii) (b) (i) Public building, places of worship and monuments: None of the above important features are within the lease hold or in close proximity of lease hold. Does area (partly or fully) falls under notified area under water (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act 1974: The lease hold has not been notified under water (Prevention & control of pollution) Act Attach an Environmental impact Assessment statement describing the impact of mining and beneficiation on the following over the next six months. Land use: The area likely to be degraded due to quarrying, pitting & roads: The impact on the land form or Physiography will be limited to the modification of the slope. The landscape and land use will undergo a radical change due to open cast mining. The impact during next six months is limited as benches will be formed. Besides these benches, roads will also modify the Physiography. The impact on land use will also be limited. The various modifications due to mining allied & activities during next six months is given below: Activity Area Occupied (Acre) At the end of conceptual During next six months period (Acre) Mining and Existing pits Waste dumps - - Road - - Area Replenished Afforestation - - (ii) Air Quality: It has already been explained that mining will be in a very small scale with out of adopting of drilling and blasting. One of the most crucial element for air pollution is vehicular transport. Due limited movement tippers/tractor trolleys air quality will not undergo any significant change. However the only cause of concern in future will be SPM content. The daily average SPM will be less than 220 micrograme per meter cube. Considering the manual operation for next six months, if safely believed that SPM content will seldom exceed 250 microgramme per meter cube. However, if required, water sprinkling on dry months may be undertaken on the haul road where the maximum traffic will be observed. (iii) Water Quality It has already been mentioned that water table does not have any relevance in this terrain. The water table in this area is found in the shear zone and is about 10m. below the ground

33 18 level. The working during next six months will be confined 1.0m below the surface level therefore no impact on water quality will be observed. (vi) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) Noise Level: It has been explained earlier that proposed mining is of open cast manually without drilling & blasting. Exploitation of sand shall be carried out manually with conventional hand tools. Therefore noise level too will not show any significant increase. Vibration level: It has been mentioned that Mining shall be carried out without adoption of drilling & blasting therefore no impact on vibration level shall be envisaged. Water Regime: The River Yamuna is perennial drainage exists in the vicinity of lease area. During monsoon, water entered within lease area & after over the monsoon water drain down the slope & only sand accumulated in the area which shall be exploited after monsoon period therefore no significant impact on surface water will be made. However due to excavation some changes in base flow may occur but then it has been proposed that mining will be done in shallow depth so that it will not touch the water regime. Socio-Economics: Though employment potential is not very high but whatever employment will be generated will be available to surrounding. It has been mentioned that there is a serious problem of migration it this region for the need of livelihood, any attempt of generating employment will be important contribution to this area and should be welcomed. The activity will also provide indirect employment by way of shopkeepers, dhabas and truck drivers etc. Historical Monuments etc.: No historical monuments exist surrounding the lease hold. (c) Attach an Environmental Management Plant supported by appropriate plans and sections dealing the time bound action proposed to be taken with sequence and timing in the following areas (or diagram should be added). - Temporary storage and utilization top soil: The area is devoid of soil cover therefore generation of top soil shall be nil & no proposal has been given for its temporarily storage & its utilization. II. Proposal for reclamation of land affected by abandoned quarries and hallied mining activities during next six months period: Mining shall be suspended during monsoon period & all mined out pits shall be replenished with flood water & area will restore its original topography. - Programme of afforestation for the initial month indicating number of plants with name of species, afforested under different areas in Ha.

34 19 Programme of Afforestation: Other Area: The lease area is marked by waste land. About 20 number of sapling of local species shall be planted outside the lease area. The tree species recommended are Ficus religosa (pipal), Boswellia serrata (Salai), Shorea robusta (sal) and tactone grandis (teak) may also be recommended. Mangifera indica (Aam), Emblica officinalis (Anwala), Aegle marmerlos (Ibei). The plantation raised earlier should be carefully maintained. Mortalities should be replaced by fresh planting. Post Plantation Care: Following precaution to be undertaken for survival of plants: i) The samplings will be undertaken for survival of plants. ii) iii) Plants will be taken care by applying fertilizers and proper wedding etc. Healthy tree species will be recommends for plantation. iv) Fatal saplings will be replaced with new healthy saplings. v) Every saplings will be covered by tree guard to avoid damage through cattle grazing. vi) vii) A Gardner or mazdoor should be employed for care. Necessary arrangement will be provided for watering tree species planted at different parts. Stabilisation and vegetation of dumps along with interburden dumps management for plan period: The area is divide of soil cover therefore generation of top soil shall be nil & no proposal has been given for its temporarily storage & its utilization. Measures to Control erosion/sedimentation of water courses: No drainage or water course will be disturbed due to mining. The area consists of waste land & during monsoon period the mining operation shall be suspended. Therefore no question arises to control erosion/sedimentation of water courses. Treatment and disposal of water from mine: Mining shall be carried out upto depth of 1.0m from surface & mined out pit shall be submerged by flood water during monsoon period. No mining activities shall be carried out during monsoon period Therefore no question arises to disposal of water from mine. Measures for minimizing adverse effects on water regime: It has already been stated that mining will not go beyond 1.0m depth & no water regime will be disturbed during plan period. Howe ever mining operation will be suspended during monsoon period.

35 20 Protective measures for ground vibration/air blast caused by blasting: As the proposed method of mining is manual open. No drilling & blasting shall be required. The impact on this aspect is negligible. Measure for protecting historical Monuments and for rehabilitation of human settlement likely to be disturbed due to mining activity: No such feature exists within the lease area. Socioeconomic beneficiate out of mining: The scale of operation is limited with 90% local employment. Hence some benefit to the local community will occur on this aspect. Besides the direct employment, indirect employment will include tractor owners, shop keepers dhaba walas etc.