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1 FORM- I (I) Basic Information APPENDIX I (See paragraph - 6) FORM 1 SN Contents 1 Name of Project : Extraction / collection of Balu/Bajri/Boulder (for six month period) of Village- Mehtavavan, Tehsil- Bazpur, District- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 2 S. in Schedule : 1(a) 3 Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ tonnage to be : tonnes (6075 cubic meter) / Proposed handled/ command area/ lease area/ number of wells to be drilled activity area Ha well is envisaged to be drilled 4 New/ Expansion/ Modernization : New Mine 5 Existing Capacity/ Area etc. : Ha 6 Category of Project i.e. A or B : B2 7 Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please : specify 8 Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please specify : 9 Location Plot/ Survey/ Khasra. Village Tehsil District State 10 Nearest Railway station/ airport along with distance in KM 11 Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters along with distance in Kms. 12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Local body (complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given) : 31/25 Min Mehtavavan Bazpur, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand : Railway station : Kashipur, 11.0 km Nearest Airport: Pantnagar, 44.0 km : Town: Bazpur, approx. 9.0 km City : Bazpur, approx. 9.0 km Dist. Udham Singh Nagar, approx km : Gram Panchayat : Mehtavavan Zila Parishad : Udham Singh Nagar Municipal corporation : Bazpur 13 Name of the Applicant : Ms. Rakhvinder Kaur D/o Shri Rakshpal Singh Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur D/o Shri Ajeet Singh 14 Registered Address : Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 15 Address for correspondence Name Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Address Pin Code 16 Details of Alternative sites examined, if any. Location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet 17 Interlinked Projects : ne 18 Whether separate application of interlinked project : t applicable has been submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission : t applicable 20 If no, reason : t applicable 21 Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: If yes, details of their status to be given : : Ms. Rakhvinder Kaur Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur Owner Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand - : Mining is a site specific activity. The area has been examined by a joint committee set-up by the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. 1

2 FORM- I a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? c) The CRZ tification, 1991? 22 Whether there is any Govt. order / Policy relevant/ relating to the site? : 23 Forest land involved (hectares) : 24 Whether there is any litigation pending against : project and / or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? a) Name of Court b) Case. c) Orders/ directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. 25 Location /site under consideration : Geographically location of lease area is Latitude N & Longitude E, covered under SOI Toposheet. 53 O/6, scale 1:50,000. Location Map of project site is enclosed as (Annexure-II). 26 Size of the Project : tonnes (6075 cubic meter) for extraction in 1.0 m depth maximum 27 Expected cost of the project : Rs. 2.0 lac 28 Contact Information : Ms. Rakhvinder Kaur D/o Shri Rakshpal Singh Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur D/o Shri Ajeet Singh Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 29 Screening Category : Category B2 Capacity corresponding to sectoral activity (such as production capacity for manufacturing, mining lease area and production capacity for mineral production, area for mineral exploration, length for linear transport infrastructure, generation capacity for power generation etc.,) (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation, or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan) 1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation, and buildings? Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Land use & Land cover: The status of the proposed activity area is private land lying in the flood plain of river Kosi. change in the land use of proposed activity area is envisaged as the existing land use category is water body being a shoal deposit stretch of Kosi River. Topography: The proposed activity area lies in the river plain. The elevation of the mining activity site is approximately 236 m AMSL. change in topography shall take place due to extraction / collection of balu, bajri and boulder in shallow depth pits up to 1.5 m. N.A. 2

3 FORM- I 1.3 Creation of new land uses? As the lease area is located close to the river bed/plain. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore Proposed project is for Mining of houses, soil testing? Balu/Bajri/Boulder (for six month period) 1.5 Construction works? The opencast manual working in the river bed does not entail any construction work. 1.6 Demolition works? t Applicable 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works or Housing of construction workers? Local labour will be deployed for Mining work. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or Extraction of Balu/Bajri/Boulder shall be earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations restricted in the river bed plain within the spatial limit prescribed under the sanction. 1.9 Underground works including mining or tunneling. Yes underground works are involved as the proposal is for Mining of river bed material which invariably is available from the surface/shallow depth in the river bed Reclamation works. reclamation works of mine is involved in the proposed Mining Activity as the shoals created in the river bed Dredging? Open cast Mining does not involve any dredging operation Offshore structures? Production and manufacturing processes? Yes The opencast process for extraction of minor mineral (river bed material) primarily involves scooping the mineral through use of hand implements like spade, pick axe, shovel and crowbar etc Facilities for storage of goods or materials? storage is required as collected / extracted material will be transported simultaneously to the destined places/to the stone crusher site / stack yards located in nearby towns / cities in Uttarakhand as well as Uttar Pradesh Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational workers? 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air, waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports. etc.? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? no - - solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be generated. This will be deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation. Local workers will be deployed and hence no housing is proposed. Nearest Highway is NH-74, which has an existing traffic load of 25 trucks per hour. Due to transportation of excavated material, an additional load of 2-3 truck per hour on the existing traffic is expected which is not very significant. The existing road facility is adequate for meeting additional traffic intensity during operational phase of the mine. 3

4 FORM- I 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology or watercourses or aquifers? In view of changes to the hydrology of the area, no activity like impoundment, damming, culverting or realignment etc. is envisaged. However, as the Mining is carried out by open-cast manual method so there will be development of shallow pits, which will be replenished after monsoon due to aggradations of sediment. There will be neither any abstraction nor addition to the river discharge, therefore, no change in the hydrology or impact on aquifer is anticipated Stream crossings? The Mining Lease Area is a part of river flood plain, no other surface drain or even first order stream any water course (minor) passes through the proposed activity area 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently? Yes During operational phase of the mine water for drinking purpose shall be taken from ground water sources like hand-pump etc. in the nearby village. For dust suppression river water shall be abstracted. Total demand of water shall be approximately 1.0 KLD. Surface run-off in proposed activity area will follow the general slope of the river bed. Transportation of material and personnel is not warranted as no construction activity is involved. During the operational phase, the labour / personnel shall arrange for their own means of transport either on foot or by bicycle etc. to reach to the mine site. However excavated mineral during operational phase of mine shall be transported by trucks/tractor trolleys hired on contractual basis. - - temporary or permanent influx of people is envisaged. The work will be carried out during day time by deploying local labour, which will come to the work in the area and return to their home Introduction of alien species? Only indigenous species will be planted 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? As the mining is restricted to the stretch only, hence there is no loss of genetic diversity except for some temporary grasses etc. grown during the dry period Any other actions? -- 4

5 FORM- I 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): SN Information/checklist confirmation Yes / 2.1 Land especially underdeveloped or agricultural land (ha) 2.2 Water (expected) source & competing users) unit: KLD Yes Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Proposed activity area is Private land in the flood plain of river Kosi. Only 1.0 KLD water will be required for drinking purpose, green belt development, and dust suppression. Source of water will be river as well as underground water resource. 2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Proposed project is for excavation of tonnes balu/bajri/boulder. 2.4 Construction material stone, aggregates, - and/soil (expected source MT) 1.75 Forests and timber (source MT) Energy including electricity and fuels (source, electricity is required. competing users) Unit: fuel (MT) energy (MW) 2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) - 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health. SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data The Mining does not involve either blasting or use of any hazardous material as per order of approval for Mining by the competent authority. - Yes 3.5 Any other causes - Project will have a positive effect on the welfare of local people by providing direct and indirect employment opportunity. hospital, school exists nearby the lease area. 4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces. 5

6 FORM- I 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes) Yes municipal waste other than domestic sewage shall be generated, which shall be disposed into septic tank followed by soak pits. Mining does not involve production of any kind of hazardous waste. 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial process wastes other industrial process wastes will be generated during mining activities. 4.5 Surplus product surplus product will be produced as excavation shall be done as per the demand and will be directly sent to the destined places. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment Effluent is not generated in mining activities Hence treatment is not required. Domestic sewage will be disposed into the septic tanks followed by soak pits. 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes Neither any construction of permanent structure nor any demolition is contemplated. 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment Yes The machinery or hand equipment shall be either auctioned to other miners as per the suitability or will be disposed in a proper way based on the condition of equipment or tools. 4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials contaminated soil or other materials are envisaged as it is open cast mining Agricultural wastes agriculture waste is produced Other solid wastes - 5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr) SN Information/check list confirmation Yes / Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Emissions from vehicles are anticipated during transportation. 5.1 Emission from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources Yes 5.2 Emissions from production processes Yes Some dust is expected during loading and excavation of mineral. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling including Yes Dust and fugitive emissions will be generated storage or transport during activities such as screening, loading, and transportation of minerals. 5.4 Emissions from construction activities construction activity is envisaged. including plant and equipment 5.5 Dust or odours from handling of materials - including construction materials, sewage and waste 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste incineration is proposed as there will not be any non-biodegradable waste 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open air burning of material is proposed (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources - 6

7 FORM- I 6. Generation of ise and Vibration and Emissions of Light and Heat: SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines ventilation plant, crushers Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever Possible) with source of information data of with source of information data Minimal noise will be generated during extraction of mineral and during screening operation. 6.2 From industrial or similar process industrial process is involved at mine lease area. 6.3 From construction or demolition construction or demolition is proposed. 6.4 From blasting or piling piling or blasting activity is involved as the mining is carried out by open cast manual method. 6.5 From construction or operational traffic Yes construction is proposed in the mine lease area; however, Transportation of excavated mineral will generate some noise. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems cooling system is required for the mining activity. 6.7 From any other sources - 7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) 7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of - hazardous materials 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) Yes Domestic sewage will be discharged into the septic tanks followed by soak pits. Other than that no effluent is generated. 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into t applicable. the land or into water 7.4 From any other sources Is there a risk of long term buildup of pollutants in the environment from these sources? Only major pollutant generated from this mining activity is fugitive dust which will be suppressed by spraying and sprinkling of water, covering of trucks with tarpaulin sheets. Also the mining activity is of very short duration hence no long term buildup is expected. 8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment. SN Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc. from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data t applicable in case of river bed mining. 8.2 From any other causes Could the project be affected by natural The topography of the lease area, lying in 7

8 FORM- I disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc.? river plain, is such that it can be affected due to disaster in the form of flash flood during monsoon period; Possibility of earthquakes cannot be neglected as the lease area lies within Seismic Zone-IV as per seismic zoning map of India (IS: 1893: 2002). However the lease area does not house any structure. 9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality SN Information / Checklist confirmation Yes / 9.1 Lead to development of supporting utilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g. Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste treatment etc.) Housing development Extractive industries Supply Other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment Yes Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data River bed material is in much demand for the purpose of construction as construction material. Hence it would cater the demand of construction industry. The site is in the river section and shall continue to be so even after the expiry of the lease and / or discontinuation of Mining Activity in the area. Thus, no impact on environment is expected. 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects Yes There are other lease areas for river bed Mining near to the proposed mine Lease area. (III) Environmental Sensitivity SN Areas Name / Identity 1. Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 2. Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests 3. Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora and fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed project location boundary Jim Corbett 18.0 Wetland- Water Bodies Coastal Zone -- Biosphere -- Mountains ne Forest ne ne -- ne Mining is being carried out in the flood plain of Kosi river 8

9 FORM- I 4. Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters ne State, National boundaries Uttarakhand- Uttar Pradesh 6.0 Km. Interstate boundary 6. Routes or facilities used by the public for NH km. access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 7. Defence installations - 8. Densely populated or built-up area Bazpur Approx. 9.0 km 9. Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) 10. Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (Ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11. Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (Those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (Earthquakes, subsidence landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) Bazpur ne ne Earthquake Subsidence Landslide Erosion Flooding Extreme /adverse climate Approx. 9.0 km ne ne The study area lies in Seismic Zone IV. However natural hazards due to earthquakes are not anticipated to be a major environmental issue owing to the shallow mining depths. Also no major structures are part of the proposed development. Hence environmental impacts due to the proposed development are ruled out. Natural Subsidence is a quite common phenomenon in the hilly areas; however In case of river bed Mining by opencast manual method, Mining is being carried out to a very shallow depth which is not sufficient to cause any subsidence. Erosion is not anticipated and is not considered to be a significant feature in case of river bed Mining, as the topsoil content is almost nil. Flooding may occur depending upon the rainfall, however Mining will not be carried out during monsoon season. Further, the removal of sand / Bajri / Boulder from river enhance the flow in river and will avoid river meandering / flooding. extreme/ adverse climatic conditions are observed in the study area. 9

10 FORM- I (IV) Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies Considering Nature, size & scale of the project, the project is likely to have minimal impacts, we request to consider project as category B-2. The proposed EMP is enclosed. I hereby given an undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost Date: Place: Udham Singh Nagar Rakhvinder Kaur D/o Shri Rakshpal Singh & Sukhpreet Kaur D/o Shri Ajeet Singh Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 10

11 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Proposed Extraction activity area, measuring hectares is sanctioned by Audyogik Vikas Anubhag-2, Govt. of Uttarakhand to Ms. Rakhvinder Kaur D/o Shri Rakshpal Singh & Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur D/o Shri Ajeet Singh, Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, lies in, Khasra. 31/25 Min, Village-Mehtavavan, Tehsil-Bazpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The lease was sanctioned, vide competent authority Letter. 583/30-A.R.A/2015, dated July 16, 2015 and is attached as (Annexure-I). In accordance with the schedule of EIA notification, September 14, 2006 and its amendment from time to time, the Extraction activity in area less than five ha have not been categorized into any class for the purpose of seeking prior environmental clearance, yet, in view of the order dated , passed by the Hon ble Apex Court, New Delhi, in I.A. s of 2011 in special leave petition (C) NO OF 2009 Deepak Kumar etc Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others etc. Respondents with SLP (C) s /2011, 21833/2009, /2010, SLP (C) CC /2011 & CC 18235/2011, the applicant is seeking prior environmental clearance from SEIAA, Uttarakhand. The Form-I and PFR is prepared by Centre for Envotech & Management Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. in association with Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd., 305, Shriram Business Center, Sector- 9, Vasundhara, GZB (NCR). a. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT Project name Extraction of Balu/Bajri/Boulder (river bed material) at Village-Mehtavavan, Tehsil-Bazpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand Location of mine Khasra. 31/25 Min, Village-Mehtavavan, Tehsil-Bazpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand Latitude N Longitude E Topo sheet number 53 O/6 Land use Private waste land in river flood plain (Kosi river) Minerals of mine Balu/Bajri/Boulder Life of mine For 6 months Proposed production of mine tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) Method of Extraction Open-cast Manual of working days in a year 245 Water demand 1.0 KLD Sources of water Ground water Man power 40 Nearest railway station Kashipur (approx km) Nearest state highway/national highway NH-74 (approx. 6.0 km) Nearest air port Pantnagar (approx km) Seismic zone Zone-IV (As per 1893:2002) Page 1 of 22

12 b. PROPOSED PLANNING Extraction method - Open Cast Extraction method Project cost - Rs. 2.0 lac Production - Balu/Bajri/Boulder tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION a. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT For economic development of people of Uttarakhand and provide the employment to the local personnel, Extraction lease on own land may be permitted by Audyogik Vikas Anubhag-2, Govt. of Uttarakhand, after meeting the environmental requirements as per Environmental tifications, Acts and Rules. The above defined lease is sanctioned to Ms. Rakhvinder Kaur D/o Shri Rakshpal Singh & Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur D/o Shri Ajeet Singh, Bhonaislam Nagar, Tehsil-Bazpur, Dist- Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand (Copy of Letter of Intent attached as Annexure I). b. BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT The project has been proposed for production of tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) of Balu/Bajri/Boulder by open cast extraction method in river. The lease area is private waste land. There is practically no soil cover on top profile of river bed section proposed for Extraction, however, if some soil is available it will be removed and carefully stored for use in plantation purpose. solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and carefully stored for depositing into the mine pits in the river bed or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation purpose. During monsoon season, when the river reaches high stage, Kosi River has significant catchment area and its transports bed load material and sediments which gets accredited at such stretch which has wider river width and has concave banks. The mined out area gets replenished annually after monsoon, thus it does not require any backfilling. The rehabilitation/reclamation of such lease area which has been secluded for Extraction being closure to the bank in the form of upper terraces will be done by way of tree plantation along lease boundary. Green barriers will be created by plantation as per CPCB Guidelines. Water requirement for the proposed project for domestic use, shall be met from underground water resource and the requirement for dust suppression and plantation, and shall be met from the surface water (river). Total water requirement shall be 1.0 KLD. c. NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY OR REGION For meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material for construction and maintenance of roads / highway; elastic ballast material for rail tracks in Kumaon division of the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh the natural available materials in shoal deposits of Kosi river at river bed quarry site at village Page 2 of 22

13 Mehtavavan has been found suitable from techno-economic consideration. However, after removal of applicable quantity the land will be developed as agriculture land. d. DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP The partial demand of Balu, Bajri and Boulder in construction activities like building, infrastructure facilities, construction and expansion of existing SH/NH of the area can be accomplished from this mine. e. IMPORTS VS. INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION Import does not apply in the present case as Balu/Bajri/Boulder is indigenously available at number of mines under operation in Uttarakhand. f. EXPORT POSSIBILITY Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand. g. DOMESTIC/ EXPORT MARKETS The proposed Extraction activity is for obtaining Balu/Bajri/Boulder for indigenous consumption and also for sale to nearby cities and towns located in the state as well as Uttar Pradesh. h. EMPLOYMENT GENERATION About 40 local labors shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction of Balu/Bajri/Boulder and loading and handling of mineral in Extraction area, besides, watch and ward and plantation activity with proper maintenance. 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION a. TYPE OF PROJECT INCLUDING INTERLINKED AND INTERDEPENDENT PROJECTS, IF ANY The project has been proposed for an annual production of tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) of Balu, Bajri & Boulder by open cast manual extraction method in river flood plain. The lease area (0.405 Ha) is private waste land. The project has no other interlinked project. b. LOCATION The proposed activity area falls in Khasra no. 31/25 Min (0.405 Ha), Village-Mehtavavan, Tehsil-Bazpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. It is located at about 43.0 km from Nainital town. The site is approachable from Nh-74 (6.0 km). Geographical location of proposed activity area is covered under Survey of India Toposheet. 53 O/6. The proposed activity area with latitude and longitude is shown in Annexure-II. Buffer zone with a radius of 10 km w.r.t. project site is shown in Annexure-III. Photograph of the site is enclosed as Annexure-V. c. DETAILS OF ALTERNATE SITES The proposed activity area covered under Khasra no. 31/25 Min (0.405 Ha), Village- Mehtavavan, Tehsil-Bazpur, District-Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand in mineable area of ha is a new lease allotted to project proponent. In order to demarcate the Page 3 of 22

14 mineable area, within the approved area, the inspection of the lease area was carriedout by Extraction department and an area of Ha being part of. Khasra no. 31/25 Min (0.405 Ha) was recommended suitable for Extraction. The stretches of the river, where the aggradations of bed load / suspended load takes place, are well defined within the river section and such areas get replenished annually in variable quantum depending upon the flood events and the duration of floods within the rainy season. The rivers, which flow in the boulder stretch, generally leave behind boulder shingle and sand after receding floods. In tarai reaches, where the bed slope is gentle, the river bed is overlaid with matrix mainly comprising of sand of different gradation along with silt and clay. Thus, it is evident that the examination for alternative sites within the approved lease area is made every year after the rain, so that, only the mineable area is worked-up. Besides this any other alternative other than river bed Extraction like Extraction of rock in-situ quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental impacts. d. SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATION The proposed activity area is (0.405 Ha) private waste land the project is contemplated to win the mineral (Balu/Bajri/Boulder) by open cast method of Extraction without blasting. e. Geology 1. Regional Geology The Kumaon Himalayas include a 320 km stretch of mountainous terrain stretching from Kali River in the east to Garhwal Himalayas in the west. Geologically Himalayan mountains fall into three broad stratigraphical zones viz. (i) Higher Himalayan zone, composed of a series of highly fossiliferrous sediments, (ii) Lower Himalayan zone, composed of granite and other crystalline rocks of unfossiliferous sediments and (iii) Outer Himalayan zone, composed of sediments mostly of tertiary age. The Lesser Kumaon Himalaya include a thrust-bound sector delineated by two tectonic planes - the Main Boundary Fault to the south and the Main Central Thrust to the north. There are two elongate tectonic belts of sedimentary / metasedimentary rocks separated by an ESE-WNW trending Almora-Dudhatoli Crystalline zone. The Outer Sedimentary Belt to the south of the crystalline mass is the Krol Belt while the Inner Sedimentary Belt to the north constitutes the Deoban-Tejam zone (Gansser, 1964), or the Jaunsar-Berinag nappe (Valdiya, 1978). A generalised tectonic sequence for the Lesser Kumaon Himalaya is tabulated below: vaikrita Group Vaikrita Thrust Munsiari Formation Main Central Thrust Almora Dudhatoli Nappe (and Askote, Baijnath, Chiplakot & Satpuli Klippen) Almora Thrust Outer Sedimentary Belt Inner Sedimentary Belt Page 4 of 22

15 Main Boundary Fault Siwalik Group Inner Sedimentary Belt This extends from the Garhwal region in the west to beyond the Kali River marking the eastern boundary of the Kumaon Himalaya. The oldest rock unit of this belt is termed the Hatsila Formation by Misra and Bhattacharya (1972, 1973). This formation is correlated with the Rautgara Quartzites (Valdiya, 1964) and Rameshwar Formation (Ahmad, 1975). The Hatsila Formation consists of slate, siltstone, greywacke, protoquartzite, phyllite, and limestone. The arenaceous beds sometimes show sedimentary structures. Outer Sedimentary Belt Delineated in the south by the MBF (= Krol Thrust) and in the north by the Ramgarh Thrust, the Outer Sedimentary Belt includes a relatively less thick pile of sediments referable to the Krol Belt of the Garhwal-Simla Himalaya. It occurs as a detached outlier, which widens westwards and extends upto Himachal Pradesh through Garhwal. Bhattacharya (1980) considers the Outer Sedimentary Belt to rest conformably over the Inner Sedimentary Belt. Hence the Outer Sedimentary Belt is considered the younger of the two. The stratigraphic unit forming the base of the Outer Sedimentary Belt is the Nagthat Formation, which appears to correlate well with the Berinag Formation (Valdiya, 1978). It consists of conglomeratic and pebbly protoquartzites, shales, slates, and basic rocks. 2. Local Geology The proposed activity area lies in Tarai region of Kumaun Himalayas and forms part of Kosi river basin, which passes through many geological formations comprising mostly of granite quartzite, silt stone, shale, and Phyllite. Therefore the lease area has boulders, sand, and bajri of these formations. f. PRODUCTION PARAMETERS The Balu/Bajri/Boulder production target from the mine is tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) considering the Extraction in 1.0m depth. The mine will be worked on the day shift only. The average number of working days in the year would be 245. The proposed annual target production has been worked out on the basis of mineable area with maximum Extraction depth of 1.0m., due to formation of big island of shoal deposits extending in about m width. On the basis of the nature of RBM (River Borne Material) in the boulder reach of the river, the matrix comprises of the bed load, mainly comprising of boulder, pebble, cobble, bajri and sand. The river originates from non-glaciated areas of Inner Himalayas and is basically spring fed river with discharges throughout the year. During monsoon season, the high intensity and duration of rain fall result into high floods and sometime the flesh flood also. The banks of the river in the upper reaches are made-up of friable material, which is easily eroded. The river bed material and the suspended solids material mainly constitutes of stone, bajri and sand, which gets settled into the beds with depressed elevation and into such pockets formed during the Extraction in pre-monsoon season. Viewing the competence of the river and the traction force generated during period of high discharges the bed load material, viz. boulder, shingle and sand gets aggraded annually and it is essential that the silviculture Page 5 of 22

16 purposes and to save the nearby habitation, the Extraction of sand is essential, so that, the river course is not diverted. The annual target production is likely to be achieved during the year of normal rainfall in the catchment of Kosi River. g. LIFE OF MINE Taking into consideration the annual replenishment after floods the mineable reserves and production during the lease period has been assessed as under. a. Total mineable reserves = tonnes (6075 cubic Meter) The activity will be completed in 6 months. h. PROJECT DESCRIPTION WITH PROCESS DETAILS i. METHOD OF EXTRACTION Taking into consideration the matrix of deposit in the river bed and the targeted production, the mine will be worked by fully manual opencast method of Extraction without blasting. The opencast Extraction process for extraction of stone, sand, and bajri primarily involves scooping the mineral through use of implements like spade, pick axe, and shovel etc. The loading of mineral shall be done manually and transported by tipper (9.0 to 10.2 metric tonnes), tractor trolley small (3 metric tonnes), tractor trolley big (6 metric tonnes) to the storage points located outside the Extraction lease. The project proponent engages local labours available from the concerned revenue villages and also outside labour, if the local labour is not readily available. The implements for Extraction are arranged by project proponent who are also responsible for administrative control of labours as well as for carrying out Extraction operations in the sanctioned / demarcated lease area within the ambit of the conditions set-forth in the order for execution of mine by the competent authority and also the instructions / guideline issued by the Khanan Vibhag, Uttarakhand. j. BLASTING blasting is proposed to be done. k. RAW MATERIAL REQUIRED ALONG WITH ESTIMATED QUANTITY, LIKELY SOURCE, MARKETING AREA OF FINAL PRODUCT/S, MODE OF TRANSPORT OF RAW MATERIAL AND FINISHED PRODUCT raw material is required for extraction of minerals. l. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION/ RECYCLING AND REUSE t applicable in the present case as all size of minerals will be extracted and transported to the crusher site outside the mine lease area. m. AVAILABILITY OF WATER ITS SOURCE, ENERGY / POWER REQUIREMENT AND SOURCE Water Requirement Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust suppression is 1.0 KLD, which shall be met from ground water resource as well as surface water i.e. river water. Page 6 of 22

17 Power electrical power shall be required for operations. n. QUANTITY OF WASTES TO BE GENERATED (LIQUID AND SOLID) AND SCHEME FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT/ DISPOSAL i. Solid Waste Generation & its Disposal solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation. ii. Liquid Effluent 4.0 SITE ANALYSIS There will be no waste water generation from Extraction activities. a. CONNECTIVITY The Extraction site is approachable by road upto Village-Mehtavavan. b. LANDFORM, LANDUSE AND LAND OWNERSHIP Landform The proposed activity area is in river bed and forms section of the river. Land Use The land use of the proposed activity area is river body classified as private waste land. Land Ownership The designated mine area is private waste land and belongs to project proponent. c. TOPOGRAPHY The proposed activity area lies skirting with the Shiwaliks. The elevation of the Extraction site is approximately 236 amsl. Topography will not change during running of mine and on its abandonment at the end of the proposed Extraction, due to digging of shallow pits and consequent annual deposition during high floods. d. EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN The existing land use of proposed activity area belongs to land use category River Body and shall continue to be so even after the current extraction project is over. e. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE & SENSITIVE ECOLOGICAL LOCATIONS S.. Sensitive Ecological Features Name Aerial Distance (in km.) from Mine Lease boundary 1. National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve/Elephant Reserve / ne - Turtle Nesting Ground 3. Core Zone of Biosphere Reserve ne - 4. Habitat for migratory birds ne - 5. Lakes/Reservoir/Dams - 6. Stream/Rivers Kosi - Page 7 of 22

18 S.. Sensitive Ecological Features Name Aerial Distance (in km.) from Mine Lease boundary 7. Estuary/Sea ne - 8. Mangroves ne - 9. Mountains/Hills ne, as the lease is in - Tarai zone 10. tified Archaeological sites ne Industries/Thermal Power Plants ne Defense Installation ne Airports Pantnagar Railway Lines Kashipur National / State Highways NH Important worship place - - f. SOIL CLASSIFICATION The soil of the core zone area mainly belongs soil map unit 73 and 74 being soils of Upper Tarai (NBSS Publication-68, U.P.). Soil Unit Map-73 These are deep, well drained, fine loamy soils on very gentle slopes with loamy surface and slight erosion; associated with: deep, well drained, fine silty soils with loamy surface and slight erosion. Taxonomically these soils are Udic Ustochrepts / Udic Ustochrepts. Soil Unit Map-74 These are deep, well drained, fine loamy soils on level to nearly level plain with loamy surface; associated with: deep, well drained, coarse loamy, calcareous soils with loamy surface. Taxonomically these soils are Udic Ustochrepts / Udic Ustochrepts. g. CLIMATIC DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES The study area is in Tarai zone but is close to mountainous terrain and is subjected to vagaries of weather. The climate of the project area is characterized by cool and dry climate. It varies according to the altitude of the place. The year can be divided into three distinct seasons; winters last from October to March followed by summers from April to June. Snowfall occurs during winters at higher altitudes, which then feeds rivers & tributaries. h. Temperature In the mountainous terrain, the mean daily maximum temperature is of the order of 23 0 C to 24 0 C and mean daily minimum are of the order of 14 0 C to 17 0 C. In the plains during the same season, the mean daily maximum temperature is of the order of 39 0 C and mean daily minimum temperature of the order of 27 0 C. With the onset of the southwest monsoon by about the end of June day temperatures decrease while night temperatures remain as in the summer season. During the post-monsoon season, mid-september to vember, both day and night temperatures begin to drop appreciably. January is the coldest month, the mean daily minimum temperature being about 2 0 C and mean daily maximum temperature of about 10 0 C in the mountainous region. In the plains during this Page 8 of 22

19 month the mean daily minimum temperature is of the order of 7 0 C and the man daily maximum temperature of the order of 21 0 C. On individual days in association with cold waves in the wake of western disturbances which affect the district during the winter season, the minimum temperatures may go down to 40C or 7 0 C below the freezing point of water in the mountainous regions and near about the freezing point of water in the plains. i. Humidity The humidity is high during the monsoon season and to a lesser extent in the cold months. in the summer months humidity is generally low and are between 35 and 45% in the hilly northern regions while in the Tarai regions the humidity continue to be high. j. Cloudiness In the winter season the sky is generally clear or lightly clouded except for brief spells of a day or two each time when in association with the passage of western disturbances particularly in the northern parts of the district sky become cloudy. Sky is clear or lightly clouded in the summer and post-monsoon seasons. Heavily clouded to overcast sky prevail in the monsoon season k. Winds In the northern portions of the district winds are generally light to moderate throughout the year and blow mainly from the southwesterly or westerly directions. During the winter and south-west monsoon seasons, easterly and southeasterly winds also blow. But in the Tarai regions westerly to northwesterly winds are predominant in the postmonsoon season, winter and the early part of summer. In the latter part of summer and monsoon season winds are mainly easterly to southeasterly. l. Special Weather Phenomena Thunder storms occur in all the months, the occurrence being least in the period vember to January, and highest during May and June. Occasional hail in the winter and summer months and fog during the winter occur in the hilly regions. m. Rainfall The main rainy season is the southwest monsoon season, from about the last week of June to September-mid, some rainfall much less in amount occurs in the cold season from December to February in association with the passage of western disturbances, when the precipitation is mostly as snowfall in the hills and rain at lower elevations at foot of the hills. The average annual rain-fall in the southern non-mountainous region is mm of which 88% occurs in the southwest monsoon period June to September. About 7% of annual rainfall occurs in the cold season. This historical data of rainfall observed shows that the annual rainfall was the highest in 1922 and amounted to 148% of the normal was the year with the lowest annual rainfall, which was only 56% of Page 9 of 22

20 the normal. In the same fifty year period the annual rainfall was less than 80% of the normal in ten years. There were three occasions when two consecutive years had rainfall less than 80% of the normal. n. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary schools, degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public transportation and hospitals are by and large are available in the study area. 5.0 PLANNING BRIEF a. PLANNING CONCEPT Open cast Extraction method will be adopted for Extraction of Balu / Bajari / Boulder Extraction. Project will annually produce tonnes (6075 cubic Meter), which will be used for meeting the huge demand of construction material like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material for construction and maintenance of roads / highway; elastic ballast material for rail tracks in Kumaon division of the state of Uttarakhand and nearby cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh. b. ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (PHYSICAL & SOCIAL) Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of proposed activity area and due to the Extraction activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required. c. AMENITIES/FACILITIES Mines Office, Workshop etc. Proper site services such as First Aid, Rest Shelter, toilet with soak pits, Drinking Water will be provided to the mine workers. Rest Shelter Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area Water Supply Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for plantation. Power Supply The mine will work in day time only, so no lighting arrangement will be required. Transport of Men and Material Employee will report to the duty on own means. The material from the mine will be transported by trucks / tippers / tractor trolleys. Communication Mobile phones shall be used for communication. Security Arrangements Appropriate security arrangement shall be made. 6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE a. INDUSTRIAL AREA (PROCESSING AREA) Page 10 of 22