Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher

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1 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher had made an application for Granite building stones quarrying located in Sy. No. 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State. Over an extent of Ha. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No 1 & 1A (Mining plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No 2, 2A & 2B (Mining plan). Quarrying / mining plan is approved by the Geologist Dept of Mining & Geology, Govt of Kerala, Kannur. Vide Letter No DOC/M-3270/2007 dated A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-1. Quarry lease granted by the Department Mines & Geology for a period from to is enclosed as Annexure -2 (Mining Plan). DETAILS OF THE SITE ) 1 Details of area (with location map) : 2 District and state : Kannur, Kerala 3 Taluk / Mandal : Iritty 4 Village : Vayathur 5 Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / : Sy.No. 28/1A2 Licence No etc 6 Lease Area (Hectares) : Ha 7 Whether the area is recorded to be in forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Cadastral plan& Area survey plan showing the lease area is enclosed vide Plate No. 2, 2A & 2B (Mining Plan) Existence of public road/railway line, if any, nearby and approximate distance Nearest Port / Airport : The nearest railhead is at Kannur, which is at 60 km from the mine. Nearest airport Calicut (180km) Topo sheet No. : 48 P/12 & 48P/16 (work sheet No D 43 V12) Latitude Longitude N to N E to E

2 Accessibility: The said Granite Building Stone Quarry is located at 2.3 kms from the Kolithattu village in Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State, which is located at about 20 Km North of Iritty town. Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town. The location of this mining area is shown on the Administrative and key plan enclosed Vide Plate No -1 and 1A (Mining Plan) and infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 12 (Mining Plan). Topography: The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards west. The highest elevation in this area is 567.2mRL and the lowest elevation is 490mRL. Brief Description of the Project: Geology: Regional Geology: Three main geological formations are recognised in Kerala namely, the Archaeans (oldest rocks), the Warkalli beds of Tertiary Age (Upper Miocene to Pliocene) and the recent deposits (quarternary). These have North-South alignment. Crystalline Rocks Dharwar formation: These occur in the Malabar area only. They are represented by garnetiferous-ferruginous quartzite, mica, talc, schist etc. and are found exposed in South-East Kannur and North West of Gudalur. Champion gneiss: They are seen in South and South-East Kannur and have gold bearing veins. Rocks appear to be of post peninsular age. Peninsular gneiss: This is one of the most widespread rock types found in Kerala. The important minerals that go to make up the rocks are quartz, Feldspars, biotite and garnite. In Cochin area, they form the most extensive rocks. The types present are biotite and hornblende gneiss. In Thiruvananthapuram area, the gneiss belongs to the peninsular suite and is made of quarts, orthoclase, mica and hornblende. Charnockite and leptynites are the most common gneisses in this area. Charnockite: A good portion of the Western Ghats is made up of this rock. In the Travancore area the rocks are well foliated and show intrusive relationship with peninsular gneiss. They are highly garnetiferous as compared to the charnokites of North Kerala, where garnet is absent. Closepet granite: Archaean intrusions of post charnockite age are found in the Malabar region. The two intrusions of biotite granite found in Kalpetta hills and Sultan's Battery, have strong resemblance to the Dornegneiss of Hazaribagh...2

3 Precambrian System Basic dykes: These rocks are fresh but fractured and mylonitised. They approach dolerite in composition and are found to occur in South Malabar area. The basic dykes of Cochin area are fine to medium grained and free form olivine. The more coarse grained crystalline phases are represented by gabbros. Several exposures of gabbros are found in Cochin area. Residual laterites: A narrow zone of lateritised rock exists to the west of crystalline rocks that constitute the eastern boundary of the State. The rock exposed on the surface in this zone is a type of laterite, which exhibits characteristics different from those of the laterite, which caps the Varkalai formation. The laterite preserves the structure of the parent rock and is less compact. Below the laterite layer is the kaolin layer, the depth of which to the undecomposed rock shows gradation. The warkalli formation: This represents the most conspicuous sedimentary bed occurring in Varkala. They are best exposed at Varkala in the cliffs near the seashore. They consist of clayey sandstone, white and variegated clay and carbonaceous clay containing thin lenses of lignite. Most of these areas are lateritised. Recent deposits: They are mainly developed in Northern parts of Quilon and are made up of sand and silt. The lacustrine deposits of the backwater tracts of Kerala, the mud banks of the coast of Alleppey and the marine beach deposits all along the sea shore of Kerala come under the group. From the economic point of view, the area is important as it contains valuable mineral sands. The lease area exhibit charnokites and intrusion of closepet granites. Local Geology: The most of the part of area is covered with top soil of about 0.2 to 0.5m thickness, where as granites are very well exposed in the old working pit. A geological plan showing the granites and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared on 1:1000 scale and enclosed vide Plate No 4 (Mining Plan). Table 01: Local Geology Soil Cover 0.2m to 1.5m Granite 30m (minimum)..3

4 Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section No Area (m 2 ) Influence (m) Volume (m 3 ) Tonnage (T) BD 2.5T/m3 UNFC Total resources Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Reserves Section No Area (m 2 ) Influence (m) Volume (m 3 ) Tonnage (BD 2.5T/m3) UNFC Total reserves Mining: The Mining is proposed to be operated by developing benches of 5m height and 5m ultimate width by Opencast Semi-Mechanised Mining Method. The mechanised operation of mining includes excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The maximum production proposed is 117,650 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone. This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006 for a max production capacity of 117,650 tonnes per annum, over an extent of Ha located at 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher...4

5 Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Year Section Area Influence Volume Total Tonnage (T) (m 2 ) (m) (m 3 ) Volume (BD 2.5T/m 3 ) Total Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Year Section Area Influence Volume Total Tonnage (T) (m 2 ) (m) (m 3 ) Volume (BD 1.6T/m 3 ) Total The production & development plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A-5E (Mining Plan)..5

6 III. II. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of Mining project, a copy of mining lease/ letter of intent should be given. Building Stone Quarry is located at Survey No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of Ha. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No 1& 1A (Mining Plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No 2, 2A& 2B(Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Mr K T Anas & M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Registered Office Kolithattu Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District. Kerala State, India. Ph No. : Brief description of nature of the project The Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher', over an extent of Ha is a granite building stone mining project. The granite building stone is the basic rock in this area to be excavated by quarrying. This Granite Building Stone quarry is proposed to be operated by Opencast Semi-Mechanized Quarrying Method. The mechanized operation of quarry shall use excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The excavated material shall be crushed in the crushers located outside the quarry lease area. The maximum production capacity proposed in this area is 117,650 tonnes per annum building stone of size -150mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 60 direct & equal number of indirect employment to local people. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. The basic objective of the project is to have effective utilization of granite stone as a building material in this region and state. The spur in infrastructure development and construction industry has enhanced the demand of granite building stone in last 10 years. Mainly infrastructure projects like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, etc., have raised the demand of building material. Building stone quarry not only provides the building material but also employment and economic growth of the region that ultimately enhance the socio-economic status of the people of the region and the state. The mining activities shall provide..6

7 socio-economic benefits to the local population with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The project also contributes to the regional and financial benefits in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes, DMF etc. IV. Demand-Supply Gap. Granite Building stone is an important component of the construction activities for infrastructure development. The demand for granite building stone is increasing along with the increase in infrastructure and construction activities in Kerala. This quarry can produce max 117,650 tonnes of building stone annually and the demand of building stone by various industries can be partly fulfilled by this project. During last four years there is a sudden increase in the Real estate & Port development activities which has further enhanced the demand for building stone, hence, there is heavy requirement of granite building stone to meet the demand supply chain. V. Imports Vs Indigenous production The requirements of granite building stone in infrastructure industry is huge where as the prices of granite are relatively low. The import or export of the same is not feasible due to heavy transportation cost. The granite building stone of size -150mm shall be transported / sold to the crusher outside the quarry lease, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure development. VI. Export possibility. The price of the granite is very low and the transportation cost is very high. Hence there are no export possibilities of the same. VII. Domestic/Export markets. The granite building stone of size -150mm shall be transported / sold to the crusher outside the quarry lease, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure development, real estate builders, contractors, etc. and to the nearby vendors for government infrastructure projects. It is not viable to export this material. However, there is huge demand for the granite building stone in the domestic market. VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. As per the requirement of Mines Act, Mines manager, Mines Foreman, Mine mates, Blaster, shall be appointed to supervise the quarrying operations. The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the quarry is given below...7

8 Sl. No Particulars No s 1 Highly Skilled 4 2 Skilled 24 3 Semi-skilled 12 4 Un-skilled 20 Total PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. The building stone shall be produced by drilling and blasting, the blasted material shall be loaded using excavators and transported to the crushing and screen plant located outside the lease area for reducing it to the sizes acceptable to the market. (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with Co-ordinates. The Granite building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher' over an area of Ha. Is located in Survey No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The latitude & longitude of the area is given below. Latitude N to N Longitude E to E Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A (Mining Plan), Cadastral Plan & Infrastructure Plan showing Specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2, 2A & 2B (Mining Plan) & Surface Plan Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Coordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3(Mining Plan). (iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted. This is site specific project. Quarrying activities are carried out based on local geology and availability of the granite building stone in the specific site. (iv)size or magnitude of operation. Small scale operation within an area of Ha, Maximum Production planned 117,650 Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of minus150mm...8

9 (v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The quarrying of granite building stone is proposed by opencast semi-mechanized quarrying method and the sequence of quarrying shall be as given under, The top soil shall be removed and used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry lease area. After exposing the granites, drilling of small diameter holes of 48mm, shall be done by jack hammer. The blasting shall be carried out by permitted blasting material with proper burden & spacing. The Rock breakers shall be used to break the oversize boulders left after blasting. No secondary blasting like plaster shooting, pop blasting shall be undertaken at any time in the quarry. The blasted material and the broken material by rock breakers shall be loaded to the tippers by excavator and transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the quarry lease area. Removal of Top Soil / Overburden Drilling and Blasting Excavation, loading and Transportation of - 150mm size boulders Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outside the lease Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Top Soil (T) Total Handling (T) Year Production (T) Ratio : : :0.01 Total :

10 At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 15 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 276m length and 42m & 100m width and it shall be developed upto 490mRL level. The individual bench slope shall be maintained to 80 0 where as overall pit slope shall be The entire pit at the conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. The pit shall also be developed for pisciculture. Conceptual plan & Sections are enclosed as Plate No.7 & Environment plan is enclosed as Plate No.8 (Mining Plan). Totally 2130 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 210,335Tonnes granite building stone shall be mined during this plan period. The top soil shall be stacked at the safety barrier area and shall be used for Afforestation/Green belt development. The Geological resources of granite building stone in this area are Tonnes and mineral reserves are Tonnes. In these last three years of plan period totally Tonnes granite building stone shall be quarried. The balance mineral reserves tonnes shall be quarried in next seven year period. Hence the anticipated age of the mine is years which may increase/deceased depending on the market conditions and technological advancement in future. (vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of transports of raw Material and finished product. No raw materials are required for producing granite building stone, the final products shall be transported by 10/25 tonne tippers to the crushing & screening plant located outside the lease area. (vii) Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. There shall not be any waste generation in the quarry process as all the byproducts have utilization in the infrastructure market. (viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Ground water is the major source of water. Around 37 KLD of water is required for dust suppression, afforestation and domestic use, which shall be drawn from nearby bore wells & old quarries...10

11 Requirement of water (ix) (x) Purpose Qty Required m 3 /day Drinking water & Domestic 2 Afforestation 5 Dust suppression 30 Total 37 * The water for Plantation and dust suppression will not be required for 4-5 months in a year during monsoon and wet/ rainy days. ** As all the equipment are self primed with diesel powered engines no source of external power is required for the project. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/ disposal. There shall not be any waste generation (liquid & Solid) during the course of production of the Granite building stones. Only the top soil & over burden shall be utilized for the development of the green bed in the 7.5 meters safety zone. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of the project Quarrying Operations Granite Quarry Drilling & Blasting Granite Transportation to Crusher Excavation Crushing & Screening at Plant Top soil & over burden waste utilized for the development of the Green belt Consumers Stockyard The Crushing & Screening Plant is proposed to be located Outside the Lease Area. 4. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity. The said Granite Building Stone Quarry is located at 2.3 kms from the Kolithattu village in Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State, which is located at about 20 Km North of Iritty town. Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town...11

12 (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The proposed lease area is private land belonging to Mr. K T Anas. The consent letter of the land owner to M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher is enclosed as Annexure- 5(Mining plan). Present land use, land use at the end of 5th year and the ultimate land use pattern. Particulars Area for mining / mining activities Land use pattern at present stage (Ha) Land use pattern (end of five years of mining plan period) (Ha) Land use pattern at Conceptual stage (Ha) Area for Roads Area for Safety Barrier / Green belt Dump Afforestation on Dump Total Unused area Total Lease area (iii) Topography (along with map). The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards west. The highest elevation in this area is 567.2mRL and the lowest elevation is 490mRL. Topo sheet no. 48P/12 showing the topographical details in the buffer zone of the lease area is enclosed as Plate No-1A (Mining Plan). (iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river). CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy the Gazette notification should be given. This M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards west. The core zone area is completely privately owned land. It is not a forest land and there is no human habitation. Most of the area covered with rock formations over which thin vegetation exists. The core zone is partly disturbed due to quarrying. There is no forest land, no area under CRZ, No water bodies, and no Sanctuary in the core zone...12

13 (v) Existing Infrastructure. Govt hospital : Iritty, 20km School : Kolothattu, 2km. Police Station : Ulikkal, 15Km Fire Brigade : Mattanur, 34 Km National Highway : Kannur,60Km State Highway : Kannur,60Km Major District Road : Kavanoor 5Km (vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 20cm to 50cm thickness on the granite in the quarry lease area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature. (vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: Maximum & Minimum Temperature Relative Humidity Rainfall Wind Velocity & Direction C - Maximum temperature (during summer) C Minimum temperature during December. Up to per cent - This place experiences high relative humidity, during the Southwest monsoon period. (June September). Annual Average 3438mm south west monsoon during June to September contributes 70% of rainfall Wind speed ranges from 2.1 to 3.3 km per hour with mean speed of 2.6 km/hr. The wind speed is high during the period from March to June. Low during September to December (viii) Social Infrastructure available: Hospital: Iritty, 20Km School : Kolothattu, 2km. Church : St. Mary s Chruch 3.5km Mosque : Kolothattu-2km Temple : Kolothattu, 5km..13

14 iii. 5. PLANNING BRIEF: i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country ii. planning/ Development authority Classification: This is a granite Building stone mining project. It is proposed to produce maximum 117,650 tonnes building stones per annum. The mined material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant located outside the quarry lease area by tippers of 10tonnes capacity. Effective Environment Management will be carried out to control the pollution of Air, Water, Noise and Ground vibration. The Mining Plan for the operations in the quarry lease area is approved by the District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology Government of Kerala, Kannur District, Kerala, vide Letter No.DOC/M-3270/2007 dated Population Projection: There will not be any increase in population due to the project. The man power required shall employed from the local areas. The drivers / truck operators also shall be engaged from local areas. Hence not much influx of population from outside is anticipated. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc): Land use Land use pattern Land use Particulars pattern at (end of five years pattern at present stage of mining plan Conceptual (Ha) period) (Ha) stage (Ha) Area for mining / mining activities Area for Roads Area for Safety Barrier / Green belt Dump Afforestation on Dump Total Unused area Total Lease area iv. Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social): All the manpower for the project shall be employed from the local area. Thus, there shall not be influx of people into the region; therefore, no increase in the population is envisaged during the period of the operations. The operations are also small scale. Hence, infrastructure demand both in the form of physical and social infrastructure, in terms of physical infrastructure will not be very demanding...14

15 However, the project would raise the economic status of the people in the region thus the social infrastructure like education, health and hygiene, sports, etc. would be quite demanding. The company thus commits to support the local community in the field of Health & Hygiene, Basic education, Education of girl child, Sports, renewable energy etc. thereby strengthening the social infrastructure of the region. 6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area): No Crushing or screening or processing is planned within the quarry lease area. The entire product from the mine will be transported to the Crushing & Screening plant located outside the lease area. Existing road shall be strengthened & made use for the transportation. As the mining equipment are all diesel powered there is no need for external power. The infrastructure facilities like Quarry office, site services, First Aid room, Rest shelter, and other statutory facilities, etc., shall be located in the close proximity of the quarry lease area. The man power requirement shall be employed from local area, no additional infrastructure is required. (ii) Residential Area (Non Processing Area): No additional residential area is required as the manpower for this project shall be employed from the nearby villages. (iii) Green Belt: About 450 plants shall be planted in green belt area (0.6559Ha) and another 200 sapling shall be planted all along the haulage road. (iv) Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 60 direct and Equal indirect employment to the local people. Hence, the activity will contribute to the improvement of income status of the local people. The quarry project will also improve infrastructure facilities, eventually leading to the overall development of the area, resulting in the improvement of standard of life of local population. The Project proponent undertakes to spend Rs 5 Lakhs per Annum, to take up CSR works in the surrounding villages in the sector of Healthcare, Sanitation, Education of Girl child, Sports, renewable energy etc. The project proponent as already carried out the following CSR activities...15

16 Sl.No CSR Activates done by the Project Proponent 1. Play ground development done for kolithattu school 2. Study aid for schools 3. Scholarship for SSLC and PUC students 4. Medical aid & medical camp for villages 5. Maintenance work for the village road 6. Traveling aid for the School Childers & vehicles Provided (v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) The said Granite Building Stone Quarry is located at 2.3 kms from the Kolithattu village in Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State, which is located at about 20 Km North of Iritty town. Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town. The infrastructure plan is enclosed as Plate No. 12 (vi) Drinking water Management (Source & Supply of Water): Drinking water shall be made available at all the times to the mine workers. This will be sourced by water tankers from the bore well outside the quarry lease area, a water purifier shall be installed to provide safe drinking water. (vii) Sewerage system: Not applicable, as no human settlement is proposed in the lease area. (viii) Industrial Waste Management: No industrial waste is going to be generated at this quarry (ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 2130 tonnes top soil during quarrying this area. This top soil shall be used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry lease area. No other waste is envisaged from the operations. Power Requirement & Supply / Source: As all the mandatory are self primed by diesel engines, no external power is required...16

17 7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R*R) PLAN (i) Policy to be adopted (Central/ State) in respect of the project affected persons including home ousters, land ousters and land less laborers (a brief outline to be given): Not applicable since there is no rehabilitation and resettlement involved in this project. 8. Project schedule & Cost Estimates i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given): The Quarry will be commenced immediately after getting the statutory approvals from Government authorities. Total cost of the project is about Rs 200 lakhs. ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of Economic viability of the project. Considering the present domestic market conditions of the products, the appx. Cost of the project estimated is around Rs 200 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery will be hired through contractors. Table No.F8.1: Capital Cost of the Project Sl No. DESCRIPTION Capital investment Cost in lakh Rs. 1 Water Tanker (1 No.) Jeep (1 No.) Excavator and Rock breaker Strengthening of Roads Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., Environmental control measures D.G.Set Mine Development Land Expenses Operational Exp Miscellaneous 9.00 Total Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs Lakhs 2 Total pit head cost/tonne of stone Rs Royalty & Others related Cost per Tonne Rs Net production cost per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs Selling price per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs Gross Profit/ton Rs.75/- 7 Gross profit/annum for 1,17,650 tonnes Rs lakhs..17

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