APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

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1 APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CREATIVE ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS NABET ACCREDITED, NABL ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY& ISO 9001: 2008 CERTIFIED COMPANY 9B/4, BHARATHWAJAR STREET, EAST TAMBARAM, CHENNAI Ph: , Cell: Web:

2 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha INDEX ENCLOSURE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. PROPOSAL 1 Checklist for Mining Projects 4 2 FORM Questionnaire for Mining Project 23 Feasibility report 28 GPS Readings of the project site 29 4 Annexure I (Consent to operate order for quarry) 55 Annexure II (Copy of Explosive License) 61 5 Existing Environmental Scenario 71 Recent Google Image of the Project Site 71 6 Environmental Management Plan, Environmental Monitoring 86 Programe, Risk Analysis & Control Measures PROJECT SITE/ PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND 7 Mine plan approval letter for M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Notary Attested copy of Quarry Lease deed for ML area of Ha 9 Notary Attested copy of Certificate of Incorporation of 129 M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd 10 Notary Attested copy of Memorandum of Association and 131 Articles of Association of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd 11 Notary Attested Copy of Sale Deed for all the survey nos 155 mentioned in the proposal 12 Notary Attested copy of NOC to conduct quarry activity in 281 patta land 13 Copy of possession certificate and Thandaper number for all 283 the survey nos mentioned in the proposal 14 Copy of Land Tax Receipt for all the survey nos mentioned in 293 the proposal 15 Area Survey Plan and Certificate stating the distance of the 303 nearest residence approved by the Village Officer 16 Letter from Department of Mining & Geology stating Quarry 307 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

3 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha details within 500m radius from the mine lease boundary 17 Cadastral Map of the project site signed by Village Officer Recent Photographs of Project Site with digital date Certificate from State Public Information Officer regarding 315 adjacent Government Poramboke land PROOF OF AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY 20 Declaration of the Authorized Signatory Attested Copy of Photo ID of the Authorized Signatory 321 CONSULTANT ORGANIZATION 22 Attested copy of NABET Re -accreditation certificate Accreditation with Serial number of QCI/NABET Letter of EIA Co-ordinator undertaking including list of team 329 members Environment Quality analysis report from approved lab A. Air Quality Monitoring Report B. Water Quality Monitoring Report 339 C. Noise Level Monitoring Report 357 D. Soil Quality Monitoring Report Attested copy of the certificate of approval of Laboratory Photo ID of EIA Co-ordinator 365 UNDERTAKING/ AFFIDAVIT FROM PROPONENT 28 Undertaking for the Implementation of EMP & EC conditions Affidavit for constitution of Environmental Monitoring Cell, Fire Fighting System, Provision of System for minimizing Dust 371 Emission, Adequate Safety Measures, etc. MINE PLAN 30 Copy of Approved Mine Plan Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

4 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO PARTICULARS PAGE NO 1 Geological Map and Mineral of Kerala 40 2 View of the Quarry Area 71 3 Index plan showing 5 km radius 72 4 Categorization of Blocks 83 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO PARTICULARS PAGE NO 1 Land details of the Lease Area 35 2 Environmental standards for Ambient air quality 98 prescribed by CPCB/MOEF/SPCB 3 Noise level standards as given by CPCB / MOEF 99 4 Environmental Control Cost 101 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

5 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha S.NO ENCLOSURE - 1 CHECKLIST FOR MINING PROJECTS SEEKING ENVIRONMENTAL Document s required for EC as per SEIAA- Kerala Category/Sub category & Schedule Form I Questionnaire for mining project Pre-feasibility report Environment Management Plan Whether the project site falls within ESZ I of WGEEP report or ESA of HLWG 4. Proof of ownership of land 5. Proof of authorized signatory Cadastral map duly signed by Village Officer (original) Recent photographs of the project site with digital dates of the camera CLEARANCE Schedule: Category: Sub- category: Description 1(a) Mining of Minerals B B2 YES, Duly filled Form - 1 is enclosed. YES, duly filled Questionnaire is enclosed. YES, Enclosed YES, Enclosed The project area does not fall into ESZ I of WGEEP Report or ESA of HLWG. Hence not applicable. The mine lease area of Ha is patta land and is in Lessee possession. Sale deed copy for all the survey nos mentioned in the proposal is enclosed. NOC to conduct quarry activity obtained from land owner is enclosed Copy of Possession certificate and Thandaper number certificate for all the survey nos mentioned in the proposal is enclosed. Attested copy of Land Tax Receipt for all the survey nos mentioned in the proposal is enclosed. The project proponent, Smt.Shaila Nassar is the Director of the firm and Resolution letter of Board of Directors authorizing Smt. Shaila Nassar for submitting applications to statutory authorities is enclosed. Attested Copy of Photo ID of the Authorized Signatory is enclosed. Yes, Cadastral map duly signed by VAO is enclosed. Yes, Recent photographs taken with digital dates of the camera are enclosed. Reference / Enclosure No Page No - - Enclosure 2 Enclosure 3 Enclosure - 4 Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure 14 Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

6 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Area survey plan approved by Village officer(original) Panoramic view of the site /Google image with date GPS readings in WGS 84 datum Yes, enclosed Yes, enclosed N - 8º35' " to 8º "N E - 77º04' " to 77º04'54.304"E The drawing showing GPS values is enclosed. Enclosure Enclosure 71 5 Enclosure 4 10 Distance of the mining area Enclosure - from the nearest human More than 250m from the lease boundary 15 settlement 11 Right & nature of land (as per The entire mine lease area of Ha is a records) patta land and is in lessee possession Is the property forest land/govt. land/own land Patta Land Extent of land in hectares Ha Proposed production capacity 600TPD (1, 20,014 TPA) Expected life of mine (in years) 8 years - - Ultimate depth of mining (in Up to +90RL (Minimum depth - 12m MSL) Maximum depth - 104m) Topsoil m 3 Quantity of topsoil estimated to 17 Overburden m 3 Enclosure - 30 be removed Total waste m Method of mining Semi-Mechanized Open cast Underground mining if any proposed Analysis reports from accredited laboratories (original) Attested copy of accreditation certificate of laboratory conducting Environmental Analysis 22 Waste management proposals 23 Mined area management No - - Original Analysis report for ambient Air, Water, Noise and Soil from NABL approved laboratory of M/s. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai is enclosed. The attested copy of accreditation certificate of M/s. Creative engineers Consultants is enclosed. Topsoil will be used for plantation purpose. The waste/overburden will be used for road formation, filling of low lying areas and creation of bund around the mine periphery. The other wastes if any can be dumped in proposed dump yard located in undisturbed area on the Southern side within the lease area. In the mine closure stage, water body will be formed up to +115m AMSL in the mined out void till the floor level of +90m AMSL and Enclosure 25 Enclosure 26 Enclosure - 4 Enclosure to Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

7 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Attested true copy of NABET accreditation certificate (Original to be produced for verification at the time of presentation with photo ID of the EIA co-ordinator) a) Accreditation with Serial number of QCI/NABET b) Undertaking responsibility for the proposal submitted c) Joint undertaking with the project proponent for implementation of EMP and EC conditions 1. Constitution of Environment Monitoring Cell. 2. Providing firefighting system. 3. Providing systems to minimize dust Affidavits emissions. for: 4. To provide (indicating adequate safety the name measures for the of project construction and workers during location) the construction phase. 5. To upload the following in the website of the project: a) EC order b) Status of compliance of the remaining area above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench Plantation/Plantation. Ultimately, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. Attested true copy of Re-Accreditation Certificate after Re-Accreditation Assessment issued by NABET on is enclosed. List of Accredited EIA Consultant Organizations by QCI/NABET is enclosed, in which the Creative Engineers & Consultants was listed under serial No. 27. The EIA consultant undertaking including list of team members is enclosed. Declaration letter by the project proponent to strictly abide EC conditions and to implement all the necessary mitigation measures mentioned in EMP is enclosed. Yes, enclosed Enclosure 22 Enclosure - 23 Enclosure - 24 Enclosure - 28 Enclosure Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

8 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 26. the stipulated EC conditions c) Results of monitoring data and update the same periodically AND d) Send the copy of the EC to the LSG concerned Proposals for Corporate Social responsibility (Amount, activities and duration with specific details) SI.No 1. EDUCATION FACILITIES: a. Aryanad Government Higher Secondary School 2. MEDICAL FACILITIES: b. Government Hospital, Aryanad The project proponent will be implementing CSR activities to the local community around the project site. The CSR schemes will be identified to meet the specific needs and requirement of the concerned group / person of any organization / Institutions. For future CSR activities, need based assessment for the local community to the tune of Rs.20 Lakhs is made and budgetary provision of Rs. 4.0 lakh per year will be provided. The identified CSR activities for 5 years are given below: Particulars 3. ORPHANAGE/OLD AGE HOMES: Providing Note books, Bags, Stationery items for Students (Rs * 25 Students * 5Yrs) Capital Cost in Lakhs Recurring Cost in Lakhs Provision of playing materials Infrastructure development Construction of Toilets Construction of compound wall Providing Tables, Chairs, Library facilities Drinking water facility Provision of wheel chairs Beds, Bedsheet & Pillows Chairs for OP Patients, Fan, Tubelight and other electrical devices Maintenance of ambulance Construction of Toilets c. Vallakadavu Dress Materials (Rs. 25,000 * 5Yrs) Enclosure Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

9 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Yatheemkhana 4. AREA DEVELOPMENT: d. Uzhamalakkal Panchayat Total cost of the Project with details of insurance, funding etc. Soft copy of the proposal (in PDF format) Details of Authorized Signatory (Name, Postal address, Pincode, Telephone No., Fax No., ID) Details of NABET approved EIA consultant organization. Providing beds, chairs, pillows, fans etc, improving the existing infrastructure, etc., Providing books, improving the library etc, Provision of Sports materials Construction of road (Iravoor to Al Nassar site) Maintenance of Panchayat road Construction of bus shelter Providing Road lighting facilities (Along Iravoor Al Nassar road) Contribution to Animal husbandry projects Festival contribution through Panchayat Total Cost (Capital and Recurring) A total estimate of Rs.70lakhs is anticipated. The proponent is financially sound to make necessary funding for this project. Yes, Enclosed Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Valiakalam, Iravoor, Aryanad, Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala State Mobile No: E.mail ID: [email protected] Consultant Name & Address: Creative Engineers & Consultants, 9/4b, Barathwajar Street, East Tambaram, Chennai Ph Mobile No: [email protected] - Enclosure - 30 Enclosure 20 & 21 Enclosure , Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

10 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha FORM - 1 APPLICATION SEEKING PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE (I) Basic Information S.NO ITEM DETAILS ENCLOSURE 2 1 Name of the Project M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd. 2 Sl. No in the schedule 1(a) 3 Proposed capacity /area/length/tonnage to be handled /command area / lease area / Number of wells to be drilled 4 New/Expansion/modernization New Granite building stone 600 TPD ( TPA) Mine Lease Area Ha. 5 Existing Capacity/Area At present there is no mining operation in the lease area 6 Category of the Project A or B B2 under Category B 7 Does it attract the general conditions? If Yes, please specify 8 Does it attract the specific conditions? If Yes, please specify 9 Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No Village Tehsil District State 10 Nearest Railway Station/Airport along with distances in Kms 11 Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters along with distances in Km No No Survey Nos: 230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2 and 232/1-3. Uzhamalakkal Village Nedumangad Taluk Thiruvananthapuram District Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station 30 km (S)- By road Thiruvananthapuram Airport 21 km (SW) Aerial Uzhamalakkal - 1km - S Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

11 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 12 Village panchayats, Zilla Parishads, Municipal Corporation, local body (Complete postal address with telephone Nos to be given) Uzhamalakkal Grama Panchayat, Paruthikuzhy P.O Kerala Telephone : Name of the Applicant Smt.Shaila Nassar, Director of M/S. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd. 14 Registered Address Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Valiakalam, Iravoor, Aryanad, Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala State Mobile No: E.mail ID: [email protected] 15 Address for Correspondence Name & Designation(Owner/Partner/CEO) Address & Pin code Telephone Number Fax Number 16 Details of Alternatives Examined, if any. Locations of these sites should be shown on the toposheet Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Valiakalam, Iravoor, Aryanad, Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala State Mobile No: E.mail ID: [email protected] No 17 Interlinked Projects No 18 Whether separate application of the interlinked project has been submitted 19 If Yes, date of application Not Applicable 20 If No, reason Not Applicable No 21 Whether the proposal requires approval/clearance, if Yes the details of the same should be given a) Forest Conservation Act 1980? b) Wild life protection Act 1972? c) CRZ Notification 1991? 22 Whether there is any Government order/ Policy relevant/relating to the site The project area does not involve any approval or clearance as under: 1. The Forest Conservation Act, Wildlife protection Act, CRZ Notification, 1991 There is no Government order / Policy relevant / relating to the site Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

12 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 23 Forest area involved (Hectares) The project area does not involve any forest 24 Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or on land in which the project is proposed to be set up? a) Name of the Court b) Case Number c) Orders / directions of the Court, If any and its relevance to the proposed project Sl. No (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.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities / Yes Information/Checklist confirmation rates, wherever possible)with source of /No information data 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? 1.3 Creation of new land uses? 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore holes, soil testing? Yes Yes Yes No land. No litigation is pending against the project There will be change in land use due to exploitation of granite rocks from the lease area, due to excavation and removal of granite rocks & connected ancillary operations. Since there are no buildings within the ML area there will not be any clearance of building. Plantation in the mine area is to be cleared. In the mine closure stage, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. Since there are rocky exposures in the nearby areas which proves the existence of mineral in the mine lease area, there will not Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

13 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha be any investigations. 1.5 Construction works? Site services like rest shelters, office, toilets, Yes canteen, explosive magazine, etc are provided outside the Mine Lease area. 1.6 Demolition works? No None 1.7 Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction No Not Applicable workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, No Not Applicable cut and fill of excavations 1.9 Underground works including mining or tunneling? No Not Applicable 1.10 Reclamation works? At the mine closure stage reclamation will be Yes done 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing Mining will be done using Semi-mechanized processes? opencast quarrying method. The mining operation comprises of drilling using jack Yes hammer and compressors, blasting, removal of blasted material using shovel and transportation of material directly to outside crusher units Facilities for storage of goods or The entire quarry output is supplied to materials? No outside crusher unit for production of stone aggregates. As such no storage is involved Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? The total waste to be generated from the mine area is expected to be 40671m 3 which Yes comprises about 6100m 3 of top soil and 34571m 3 of over burden / waste. Topsoil will be used for plantation purpose. The waste/overburden will be used for road Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

14 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha formation, filling of low lying areas and creation of bund around the mine periphery. The other wastes if any can be dumped in proposed dump yard located in undisturbed area on the Southern side within the lease area. Liquid domestic effluents are minimal and let out into septic tank and soak pits Facilities for long term housing of Most of the workers are from nearby villages No operational workers? 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during The existing well maintained approach road Yes construction or operation? is adequate for this project site New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, No Not Applicable airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic No Not Applicable movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? No Not Applicable 1.21 Impoundment, damming culverting, realignment or other changes to the No Not Applicable hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No Nil 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface water? Yes The water requirement for the mining operation is about 6.0 KLD comprising Domestic & Sanitary needs 1.0 KLD & Dust Suppression & Greenbelt 5.0 KLD. The source of water requirement for industrial activities such as Dust suppression and greenbelt development will Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

15 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha be met from well water Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? No None 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or No Not Applicable decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning which could have an No Not Applicable impact on the environment? 1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an No Not Applicable impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently? No Not Applicable 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not Applicable 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic diversity? No Not Applicable 1.31 Any other actions? No Not Applicable 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resource which are nonrenewable or in short supply) Sl.No Information/Checklist confirmation 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agriculture land (ha) 2.2 Water (expected source & competing users unit: KLD Yes /No Yes Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data The entire mine lease area of Ha is Private Patta land. The water requirement for the mining operation is about 6.0 KLD comprising Domestic & Sanitary needs 1.0 KLD & Dust Suppression & Greenbelt 5.0 KLD. The source of water requirement for industrial activities such as Dust suppression and greenbelt development will be met from well Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

16 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes water. Granite building stone 600TPD (1,20,014TPA) 2.4 Construction material stone, aggregates, and / soil (expected source MT) No Not applicable as no further construction is involved 2.5 Forests and timber (source MT) No Not applicable 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit : fuel (MT), energy (MW) 2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) No No No electricity is needed for quarry operations as only diesel operated mining machinery are used for quarrying. The power connection for office use is available near the site. Not applicable 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 Sl. No Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ No Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC ruled) 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 disease 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. changing living condition? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. Yes No Yes No There will be use of HSD, but there will be no storage for the same inside the lease. Not applicable Yes, The project will provide direct employment to 16 persons for both quarry and nearby crusher operations, while about 45 persons benefit from project allied services like logistics, casual labor needs, etc., Besides State and Centre also benefits by receipt of royalty taxes etc., The CSR activities by the lessee will also improve the lives of local community in the area. Not applicable Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

17 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No Not applicable 4. Production of solid waste during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) Sl.No Information/Checklist confirmation 4.1 Soil, overburden or mine wastes 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes) 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per hazardous Waste Management Rules) Yes /No Yes Yes Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data There is soil capping in major parts of the area. It comprises of top soil as well as overburden. The total waste to be generated from the mine area is expected to be 40671m 3 which comprising about 6100m 3 of top soil and 34571m 3 of over burden / waste. Domestic waste from the quarry is minimal and will be disposed off into septic tanks with soak pit. No commercial waste arises from the project. Hazardous waste under category 5.1 & 5.2 are: Used Oil, Oil contaminated waste. It will be disposed off as per statutes. 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No Nil other than mentioned in 4.1 above. 4.5 Surplus product No 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment No 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No 4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No Nil other than mentioned in 4.1 above. Nil other than mentioned in 4.1 above. Nil other than mentioned in 4.1 above. Redundant machinery will be disposed off suitably as scrap 4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials No Nil 4.10 Agricultural wastes No Nil 4.11 Other solid wastes No Nil Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

18 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Sl.No 5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr) Information/Checklist confirmation 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources 5.2 Emissions from production processes 5.3 Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport 5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment 5.5 Dust or odors from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste Yes /No Yes Yes Yes No No Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Only minor quantities of gaseous pollutants due to operation of diesel operated machineries like hydraulic excavators / rock breakers, compressors, transport vehicles, etc., But these will be controlled through proper effective remedial measures and proper environmental management plan. Fugitive dust emissions from mining operations like drilling, movement of mining machinery, transport operation etc., Fugitive emissions will be abated to insignificant minimal levels by water sprinkling on roads, drilling with wet cloth, good maintenance practices, green belt development, etc. Not applicable Not applicable 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No Not applicable 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No Not applicable open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No Not applicable 6. Generation of Noise and Vibration and Emissions of Light and Heat: Sl.No Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ No Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers Yes Few types of machinery used in quarrying operation may generate noise. But this will be insignificant and will be felt near the active work area only. This will be effectively controlled by provision of acoustic enclosures and silencers in noise generating machineries, provision of ear Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

19 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha muffs / ear plugs to workers exposed to noise prone areas. 6.2 From industrial or similar process No No processing involved 6.3 From construction or demolition No Not applicable 6.4 From blasting or piling Yes Blasting operations will be conducted only during a specified period. Well-designed charging and stemming processes as well as effective blast hole design with proper spacing and burden parameters are and will be adopted to minimize noise levels. Besides, blasted rubbles of bigger sizes if any are properly sized manually. Because of properly designed blasting system, as above, vibrational levels will be very low in nearby areas. There are no structures, houses or population resettlements within the nearby surrounding areas of the quarry. 6.5 From construction/operational traffic Yes As the noise pollution will be felt mainly near the active source only, quarry lease area is situated away from dense human settlement areas and due to natural attenuation, noise level emanation from transport operations through access roads does not affect humans or cattle, etc. Hence noise impact on this account is insignificant and well within prescribed limits. 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No Not applicable 6.7 From any other sources No Not applicable 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: Sl.No Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials No Handling and storage of hazardous materials shall be strictly followed as per Hazardous Waste (management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and amendment thereof. So no risk in this regard. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

20 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) No Not applicable, as domestic effluents will be negligible and it will be properly discharged in to septic tanks with soak pit. 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water No Even the negligible quantity of emissions from the operations of HEMM and other mining operations will be controlled and will be in compliance with the CPCB / SPCB norms. 7.4 From any other sources No Not applicable 7.5 Is there a risk of long term buildup of pollutants in the environment from these sources? No Not applicable 8. Risks of accidents during construction or operating of the project, which could affect human health or the environment Sl.N o Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ No Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, handling use or production of hazardous substances Yes The risk of accidents may arise during blasting, handling of machinery, etc, However risk control measures as per statutes, will be strictly practiced to avoid accidents. The concerned workers and staff will be subjected to training to perform their work properly. 8.2 From any other causes Yes The risk of accidents is envisaged during operations of HEMM, Failure of mine pit slopes, improper storage of handling of fuel oil, Transport operations, blasting etc. However proper risk control measures will be put in place, besides training the people involved in the above mentioned activities. 8.3 Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc.)? No No Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

21 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 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 Sl.No Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ No 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 water treatment, Yes etc.,) Housing development Extractive industries Supply industries Other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment 9.3 Set a precedent for later developments Yes Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible)with source of information data Supporting infrastructures like roads in the area will be improved. Due to planned CSR activities of the lessee, the social and physical infrastructure of surrounding village areas will be improved. In the mine closure stage, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The project will set a precedence in the area for environmental preservation and socio- economic improvement 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects No Not applicable (III) Environmental Sensitivity S. No Areas 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, water courses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests Name/ Identity No No Aerial distance (within 15 km.) from Proposed project location boundary No Water bodies: Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial), Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) Reserve Forests: Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

22 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 3 Areas used by protected, important or sensitive No Nil species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters No Nil Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial) 5 State, National boundaries No Nil 6 Routes or facilities used by the public for No Nil access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 7 Defence installations No Nil 8 Densely populated or built-up area Yes Aruvikkara - 8.5km ( Aerial ) - SW 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) No No No No Nil The area contains granite deposits for use in building constructions, roads, etc. Nil Area falls under Zone III (Moderate) and is not prone to earthquakes, floods, etc. (IV). Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies Not applicable. Since the lease area of Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd is Ha, the application for Environmental clearance is submitted under B-2 category. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

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24 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 1. About the Proposal: a. Name and address of the proponent QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MINING PROJECTS Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Valiakalam, Iravoor, Aryanad, Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala State Mobile No: E.mail ID: [email protected] b. Location and specifications. ENCLOSURE 3 M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd, Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala State. For latitude and longitude refer Page - 29, Enclosure - 4. c. Social infrastructure around the project site (School, hospital, residences, police station, fire station, ambulance etc.) Nearest habitation is more than 250 m away from the mine lease boundary. Basic school, hospital facilities are available in Aryanad and Uzhamalakkal village. Better facilities like school, college, hospital, are available in Nedumangad, Aryanad and Uzhamalakkal. d. Distance from the site to the nearest i. water bodies Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial), Neyy River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) ii. religious places like church, temple mosque etc., There are no religious places of tourist importance in the study area. Religious places such as Church, Mosque& Temples are found in Iravoor, Marangad and Uzhamalakkal. iii. Sensitive ecosystems like wildlife sanctuaries, Reserve forests, Biospheres, human inhabitation The nearest habitation is more than 250 m away from the lease boundary. There are no wildlife sanctuaries or Biospheres in the study area. Reserve forests like Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

25 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial) are found. iv. Any electrical installations / microwave stations/ defense establishments etc. Nil e. Storage/ safety of explosives: Necessary approvals for using explosives are already obtained from explosive department from Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, South circle, Chennai vide No: E/SC/KL/22/1595(E64944) Dated , which is valid up to f. fire and safety precautions Risk control measures as per statutes will be followed. The concerned workers and staff will be subjected to training to perform their work properly. g. First aid Available h. No. of laborers to be employed at a time and their safety. About 16 persons will be directly employed and all safety measures like provision of helmets, gum boots, safety belts, earplugs etc., will be provided based on the need. i. Access road and width to the plot The project site is approachable from Aryanad Parantode Road which is connected to Aryanad village in Southern side. Width of access road to the quarry site is 7m. j. Whether public or private & ownership Panchayat road 2. About the mining area: a. Total Geological reserve lakh tonnes & Total Mineable reserve 9.23 lakh tonnes b. contour map - Refer Plate No.5 of Approved Mine plan c. Sectional map showing overburdens (average) - Refer Plate No.7 of Approved Mine plan d. Geology of the area (secondary data) - Refer Page -39, Enclosure -4 e. Hydrology indicating water bodies and ground water conditions (secondary data) - Refer Page - 82, Enclosure - 5 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

26 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha f. 500 m radius map showing the infrastructure - Refer Plate No.14 of Approved mine plan g. Land use patterns - Refer Page - 30, Enclosure - 4 h. Baseline data of the environmental quality parameters -Refer Page 333 to 362, Enclosure 25. i. Biodiversity of the area specifying endemic and endangered species - Refer Page - 79, Enclosure About the mining activities: a. Drawings indicating different facilities including Reduced Level (RL) In the lease area the granite deposits occur as a sloping terrain with the RL in the range of +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL sloping from both North East and South West. Refer Page - 39, Enclosure - 4. b. Details of method of working with phasing of activities, height and width of benches Semi-Mechanized opencast mining comprising drilling using jack hammer drills, blasting and deployment of hydraulic excavator cum loader, and tippers for transport. The bench height will be pruned to 5-6m as per direction of DGMS. c. Details of drilling, blasting, explosives Pneumatic jack hammer will be used. The oversize boulders from blasted pile will be broken into smaller pieces with hydraulic rock breakers. Blasting with well-designed blasting parameters for stemming, charges, burden, spacing, etc., are being adopted to prevent any accident or risk. d. Transportation of material with route. The quarry output will be sent to outside crusher unit for production of different sizes of stone aggregates. e. Details of Over Burden (OB) removal and stacking There is some soil capping in the area. It comprises of top soil as well as overburden. The total waste to be generated from the mine area is expected to be 40671m 3 which comprising about 6100m 3 of top soil and 34571m 3 of over burden / waste. Topsoil will be used for plantation purpose. The waste/overburden will be used for road formation, filling of low lying areas and creation of bund around the mine periphery. The other wastes if any can be dumped in proposed dump yard located in undisturbed area on the Southern Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

27 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha side within the lease area. f. Plan for managing storm water. The rain water falling in the quarry will be harvested up to +115m AMSL. This pit will act as a settling pond to prevent solids escaping along with discharge, before outlet etc. Besides, it is also suggested to construct a settlement pond in the North Eastern side of the lease area so that the water can be diverted into this pond. Clear supernatant water after settling can be let out of this pond after passing through silt traps. Most of the mine water will be used for green belt, dust suppression, etc. g. Plan for power supply, water supply The water requirement for mining operation is about 6.0 KLD comprising 1.0 KLD for Domestic & sanitary needs and 5.0 KLD for Dust suppression, plantation etc. The domestic water needs will be met from well water. No electricity is needed for quarry operations as only diesel operated mining machinery are used for quarrying. The power connection for office use is available near the site. h. Plan for labour and safety in the mining area All the staff / laborers will be properly trained on safety aspects. The staff and workers will be provided with safety gadgets like safety Helmets, goggles, safety boots, ear muffs, gas masks, safety belts etc. as per the need to protect them against pollutional aspects and to minimize accident rates. i. Plan for managing dust, noise, silt and other pollutants Various mitigation measures like water sprinkling using water tankers, maintenance of roads, periodical maintenance of Plant and Machinery, provision of earplugs, plantation, creation of settling pond/ sump at the bottom of the pit, etc., will be followed to abate pollution. 4. About the post mine plans: a. Plan for green belt and fencing Green belt will be developed in all possible locations in the lease area and adjacent lands owned by the lessee. b. Periodic monitoring of environmental quality and management. Periodic monitoring of various environmental parameters will be carried out as described in Page - 97, Enclosure 6 c. Mine closure plan- demolition of structure, removal of deleterious material and Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

28 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha restoration of land for sustainable practices In the mine closure stage, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. 5. About the social obligations: a. Mitigation measures to reduce hazardous conditions and hardship to local inhabitants Due to enforcement of all rules and regulation of statutory authorities like DGMS, MOEF&CC, SPCB, DGM, Department of explosives etc., during mining operation there will not be any hazardous condition or hardship to local inhabitants. b. Addressing concerns of local inhabitants like health, water, employment, resettlement/ rehabilitation The entire mine lease area is Private Patta land and is in Lessee possession. As such there will not be any resettlement / rehabilitation. Due to enforcement of various environmental mitigation measures as given in the report and scientific mining there may not be any concerns for the local inhabitants. c. Compensation for loss of land, crops and other adverse impacts on account of mining Other than cutting of vegetation in the mine area, there is no adverse impact on land or crops. However, at the end of mining activity, the area is reclaimed with plantation/bench plantation. d. Specific measures for Corporate Social Responsibility with success indicators Project proponent will be undertaking various social welfare measures under their CSR initiatives, for the local community and its details are given in Page no - 49, Enclosure - 4. ************ Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

29 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha FEASIBILITY STUDY ENCLOSURE 4 CHAPTER I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 GENERAL: Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd., is having a quarry lease over an area of Ha of patta land at Survey nos.230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. The lease deed was executed on 16 th March 2011 for a period of twelve years which is valid up to 15 th March (Refer Enclosure No - 8 for Quarry lease deed) Mining Plan for this Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd at survey nos. 230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for mine lease area of Ha was approved by District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Thiruvananthapuram, vide letter no. 233/DOT/ML/2016 dated (Refer Enclosure 7 ). M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd is a Private Limited Company formed as per companies Act and the Certificate of Incorporation is Enclosed as Enclosure 9. The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of M/s. Al Nassar Granites(P) Ltd is also enclosed (Refer Enclosure No - 10). M.K. Nassarudeen Musliyar is the Managing Director and Smt. Shaila Nassar is the Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd. Resolution letter of Board of Directors authorizing Smt. Shaila Nassar to submit application to Department of Mining & Geology, SEIAA Kerala, etc., is enclosed (Refer Enclosure No - 20). Attested Copy of Photo ID of the Authorized Signatory is enclosed as Enclosure No 21. The entire lease area is Private Patta land and belongs to M.K.Nassarudeen Musaliyar. Copy of sale deed is enclosed vide Enclosure NOC to conduct quarry activity also obtained and enclosed as Enclosure No 12. Possession Certificate & Land Tax receipt as a proof of ownership for all the survey numbers are enclosed as Enclosure 13 & 14. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

30 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha As per MOEF O.M.No.L-11011/47/2011-IA.II (M) dated 18 th May, 2012, leases of minor minerals also requires environmental clearance. For getting environmental clearance, depending on the nature, magnitude and capacity, the projects are categorized as A Category & B Category. A category projects have to be cleared by MOEF&CC while B category by the State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency (SEIAA). Around 500 m radius from this lease area of M/s. Al Nassar granites (P) Ltd Ha, no other quarries are found. In this regard a certificate vide letter No. 233/DOT/ML/2016 dated was obtained from Department of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram (Refer Enclosure 16). The total extent of lease area within 500m radius is which is not exceeding 25 Ha and as such it can be treated as B2 category as per OM No. J-13012/12/2013-IA-1I (I) dated 24 th December, 2013 and submitted to obtain environmental clearance from SEIAA of Kerala. This feasibility report for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd at Survey nos. 230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala over an Extent of Ha is prepared towards getting environmental clearance from SEIAA Kerala. 1.1 QUARRY LEASE DETAIL: The details of quarry lease area for Environmental clearance are as follows: Village Taluk District Land ownership Total Extent (Ha.) Uzhamalakkal Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Patta land BRIEF PROJECT PROFILE: Salient features of the project and its aerial distance are as follows: Name of the project :Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/S. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Location :Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. Total ML area : Ha Latitude & Longitude : 8º35'55.882" to 8º " 77º04' " to 77º04'54.304" Name of Mineral :Granite Building Stone Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

31 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Production capacity End use Nearest major Town Nearest Railway station Nearest airport Total Geological reserves in ML area Total Mineable reserves in ML area Total waste to be generated Method of mining : 600TPD (1,20,014 TPA) :The entire quarried stone from this mine area is sent to outside crusher units for production of different sizes of stone aggregates :Uzhamalakkal - 1km - S :Thiruvananthapuram Railway station - 30km (By Road) - S :Thiruvananthapuram Airport - 21km (Aerial) - SW :27.47 lakh tonnes. :9.23 lakh tonnes :40671 m 3 (6100m 3 of top soil and 34571m 3 of over burden) :Semi-Mechanized Opencast mining comprising drilling, blasting, excavators, tippers, etc. Water courses :Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W Ecologically features sensitive Other Industries in the area Places of tourist importance 1.4 LAND USE PATTERN: (Aerial), Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) :No ecologically sensitive features like National parks, biospheres, sanctuaries, elephant Corridors, Tiger reserves, etc. occur either in core or buffer zone areas of the project. : Other than few working quarries there are no other industries in the area. :Nil The total mine lease area of Ha is a patta land and is in lessee s possession. Presently, there is no mining activity carried out in the lease area. (Refer Plate No. 5 of Approved Mine Plan). In the ultimate stage, after leaving safety barrier around the lease, the remaining lease area can be covered under mine area. Thus, the present land use and ultimate stage of mining land use will be as under. Sl.no Particulars Extent in Ha Present land use End of mine life 1 Mine area Safety Zone / Undisturbed Total area Utilized Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

32 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha In the mine closure stage, water body will be formed up to +115m AMSL in the mined out void till the floor level of +90m AMSL and the remaining area above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench Plantation/Plantation. Ultimately, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The rain water falling in the quarry will be harvested up to +115m AMSL. This pit will act as a settling pond to prevent solids escaping along with discharge, before outlet etc. Besides, it is also suggested to construct settling pond around +115m AMSL in the North Eastern side of the lease area so that water can be diverted into this pond. Supernatant clear water will be let out of the area after passing through silt traps. Most of the mine water will be used for green belt, dust suppression, etc. The Mine closure is depicted in the Mine Closure plan and section shown in Plate No -12 & 13 of Approved Mine Plan. 1.5 REQUIREMENTS: MAN POWER: 16 persons will find direct employment in the quarry operations. Indirectly, more than 45 people get employed in various project and allied services like logistics, loading, green belt creation, miscellaneous services etc WATER AVAILABILITY AND WATER NEEDS: break up: The water requirement for the mining operation is about 6.0 KLD with the following 1. Domestic & sanitary needs KLD 2. Dust suppression, plantation etc KLD TOTAL 6.0 KLD The entire water requirement for drinking and for industrial activities such as Dust suppression and greenbelt development will be met from the well water EFFLUENT SYSTEM: The only effluent arising from the project will be the domestic waste to the maximum of about 0.4 KLD. This is disposed into septic tanks with soak pits ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS: No electricity is needed for quarry operations as only diesel operated mining machinery including jack hammer are used for quarrying. Hence, the negligible power Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

33 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha requirement of the administrative buildings, etc., will be met from the state grid. The power connection for office use is available near to the site SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: The project provides direct employment opportunity to about 16 persons and about 45 persons on indirect basis in project allied service sectors like logistical system, casual labor needs, ancillary services, workshop services, etc. The lessee will provide medical aid, educational aid, etc., apart from provision of personal protective devices like safety boots, earplugs, facemasks, gloves, helmets, etc. as required statutorily for the workers protection. Occupational health checkups will also be done frequently to ensure that the health of workers is not affected by occupational factors. The project proponent will be implementing CSR activities to the local community around the project site. The CSR schemes are identified to meet the specific needs and requirement of the concerned group / person of any organization / Institutions. For future CSR activities, need based assessment for the local community will be made and budgetary provision of Rs. 4.0 lakh per year will be provided. 1.6 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND THE REGION: The granite building stone from this quarry will be directly sent to the outside crusher system for production of Granite stone aggregates of different sizes. There is a good demand for the aggregates in the region of construction industry. Thus this quarry paves way of providing material for the construction industry which forms a core infrastructural growth component. Regionally, it will provide good employment opportunities directly and indirectly. Besides, the CSR activities of the project proponent will bring about improvement in infrastructure, living conditions of local community, etc., Monetary gains also accrue to state and central Governments through receipt of royalties, Taxes, etc., It may be worthy of mentioning here about the importance of products for construction and building industry in Kerala, which provides good development growth in the region as well as good employment opportunities for life local and nearby population of the area. * * * * * * * * Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

34 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER II INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 GENERAL: Smt. Shaila Nassar, Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd., is having a quarry lease over an area of Ha of patta land at Survey nos.230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. The lease deed was executed on 16 th March 2011 for a period of twelve years which is valid up to 15 th March (Refer Enclosure No - 8 for Quarry lease deed) Mining Plan for this Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd at survey nos. 230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for mine lease area of Ha was approved by District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Thiruvananthapuram, vide letter no. 233/DOT/ML/2016 dated (Refer Enclosure 7 ). M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd is a Private Limited Company formed as per companies Act and the Certificate of Incorporation is Enclosed as Enclosure 9. The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of M/s. Al Nassar Granites(P) Ltd is also enclosed (Refer Enclosure No - 10). M.K. Nassarudeen Musliyar is the Managing Director and Smt. Shaila Nassar is the Director of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd. Resolution letter of Board of Directors authorizing Smt. Shaila Nassar to submit application to Department of Mining & Geology, SEIAA Kerala, etc., is enclosed (Refer Enclosure No - 20). Attested Copy of Photo ID of the Authorized Signatory is enclosed as Enclosure No 21. The entire lease area is Private Patta land and belongs to M.K.Nassarudeen Musaliyar. Copy of sale deed is enclosed vide Enclosure NOC to conduct quarry activity also obtained and enclosed as Enclosure No 12. Possession Certificate & Land Tax receipt as a proof of ownership for all the survey numbers are enclosed as Enclosure 13 & 14. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

35 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha As per MOEF O.M.No.L-11011/47/2011-IA.II (M) dated 18 th May, 2012, leases of minor minerals also requires environmental clearance. For getting environmental clearance, depending on the nature, magnitude and capacity, the projects are categorized as A Category & B Category. A category projects have to be cleared by MOEF&CC while B category by the State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency (SEIAA). Around 500 m radius from this lease area of M/s. Al Nassar granites (P) Ltd Ha, no other quarries are found. In this regard a certificate vide letter No. 233/DOT/ML/2016 dated was obtained from Department of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram (Refer Enclosure 16). The total extent of lease area within 500m radius is which is not exceeding 25 Ha and as such it can be treated as B2 category as per OM No. J-13012/12/2013-IA-1I (I) dated 24 th December, 2013 and submitted to obtain environmental clearance from SEIAA of Kerala. This feasibility report for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd at Survey nos. 230/4-2, 230/5-2, 230/6-2, 230/7-2, 230/2-1-1, 232/11, 230/6, 230/7, 230/5, 230/4, 230/2-1, 233/7, 233/3, 228/4-1, 228/4-2, 230/4-1, 230/5-1, 230/6-1, 230/7-1, 230/2, 232/11-1, 232/11-2, 232/1-1, 232/1-2, 232/1-3 in Uzhamalakkal Village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala over an Extent of Ha is prepared towards getting environmental clearance from SEIAA Kerala. 2.2 QUARRY LEASE DETAIL: The quarry lease area for Environmental clearance is as follows: Land Village Taluk District ownership Total Extent (Ha.) Uzhamalakkal Nedumangad Thiruvananthapuram Private The details of ownership, sale deed, proof of ownership for all the survey numbers are given in Table 1. The mine lease area with the Latitude and longitude of the mine lease area are shown in lease plan (Plate No 2 of Approved mine plan). Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

36 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha S No 1 Survey no lease area Ha 230/ Ownership of land (Govt. land / Patta land) Name of the Owner Land details of the lease area Sale Deed Ref: Enclosure -11 Doc Name Page No NOC Possession certificate TABLE 1 Thandaper Certificate Ref: Enclosure - 13 Doc Name Page no Tax Receipt Ref: Enclosure -14 Doc Na me Page No 230/ / / / D1,D2 155, 183 Th1 285 T / / / Private patta land Nassaruddin Musaliyar Refer Enclosure- 12, Page No.281 Ref Enclosure 13, Page No / / / / / D3,D4 207, 223 Th2 287 T2 295 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

37 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 3 233/ / / / D4 223 T / / / Total 232/ / / / / D5 245 Th3 289 T4 299 D6 265 Th4 291 T5 301 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

38 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 2.3 BRIEF PROJECT PROFILE: Salient features of the project are presented below: Name of the project Mine lease area Name of the mineral Land use Topo-sheet No. with Geographical co ordinates General Ground Elevation Nearest town Width of access road to the quarry site Nearest Railway station Nearest Airport Nearest Highway Reserved / Protected Forests Environmental sensitive areas, Protected areas as per Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Tiger reserve, Elephant reserve, Biospheres, National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, community reserves and conservation reserves) Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/S. Al Nassar Granites (P) Ltd Ha Granite Building Stone Private Patta Land. Toposheet No. C43X2 (58H/2) 8º35'55.882" to 8º " 77º04' " to 77º04'54.304" +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL sloping from both North East and South West Uzhamalakkal - 1km - S 7m Thiruvananthapuram Railway station - 30km (By Road) - S :Thiruvananthapuram Airport - 21km (Aerial) - SW SH 2 (Madatturai to Thiruvananthapuram via Nedumangad) 8.7km(Aerial) W SH 3 (Connecting Nedumangad Paruthipally) 1.3km(Aerial) - SW Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW(Aerial) and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial) Nil within the study area Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

39 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Notified Archaeologically important Nil places, Monuments Local Places of Historical and Tourism Nil Interest Defence Installations Nil Seismic Zone Zone III ( Moderate) Major water courses Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial),Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) Other industries in the area Nil 2.4 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE: The granite building stone from this quarry will be supplied to outside crusher unit for production of stone aggregates of different sizes. There is a good demand for the aggregates in the region of construction industry. Thus this quarry paves way in providing material for the construction industry which forms a core infrastructural growth component. Regionally, it also provides good employment opportunities directly and indirectly. Besides, the CSR activities of the project proponent will bring improvement in infrastructure, living conditions of local community, etc., Monetary gains also accrue to state and central Governments through receipt of royalties, Taxes, etc., It may be worthy of mentioning here about the importance of products for construction and building industry in Kerala, which provides good development growth in the region as well as good employment opportunities for life local and nearby population of the area. ********** Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

40 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER III PROJECT DESCRIPTION & MINE PLANNING 3.1 TYPE OF PROJECT: This project is for production of Granite building stone of about 600 TPD from the lease area of Ha. in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala state. The project will adopt semi mechanized opencast quarrying system for production of building stone. 3.2 LOCATION OF PROJECT: Details are provided in para 2.3 in chapter II earlier. 3.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: GEOLOGY: In this lease area, granite occurs as a massive consolidated formation. These rocks belong to the Archaen Era comprising of Khondalite group of Khondalite, Quartzite and calcgranulite. In the lease area the granite deposits occur as a sloping terrain with the RL in the range of +102m AMSL to +194 m AMSL sloping from both North East and South west. Refer Plate No 5 for Surface Plan. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

41 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL MAP OF KERALA Figure No - 3 PROJECT SITE Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

42 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha RESERVES: METHOD OF ESTIMATION OF RESERVES: The granite occurs in a sloping terrain and the entire lease area is undistrubed. The reserves were estimated by cross sectional method in 4 cross sections. The bulk density of 2.5T/Cu.m is considered GEOLOGICAL RESERVES: From the exposure in the area it is expected to be available even below +90m AMSL also. However, reserve estimation is carried out up to +90 m AMSL which forms the geological limit. Refer Plate No.6 & 7 for Geological plan and cross section. Sl. No. Section Sectional area Influence Volume TCF Quantity (m 2 ) (m) (m 3 ) In Tonnes 1 A-A' ,619 2 B-B' ,984 3 C-C' ,305 4 D-D' ,593 TOTAL ,47,500 The total geological reserve within the mine lease area is estimated to be lakh tonnes MINEABLE RESERVES & LIFE OF THE MINE: The mineable reserves were calculated, leaving allowances for mineral locked in the peripheral safety zone, in the bench slopes and barrier left for the depression in the northern part of the lease area which will be left unmined as systematic mining cannot be carried out in this area since the width is very less. Further this portion will be kept as a drainage course for flow of water during rainy season in their own land (Refer Plate No - 5).Thus, the total quantity of mineable Building stone is estimated to be 9.23 lakh tonnes with the following breakup: Sl. No. Section Sectional area Influence Volume TCF Quantity (m 2 ) (m) m 3 In Tonnes 1 A-A' ,342 2 B-B' ,295 3 C-C' ,963 4 D-D' ,037 TOTAL 369, ,637 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

43 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Hence, based on the proposed rate of Production of 600 TPD (or peak production is 1,20,014 TPA), life of the Quarry would be about 8 years. However the life of mine may increase in case of not achieving the targeted production during the plan period WASTE The entire lease area is virgin and covered with top soil/overburden of thickness about 0.5 to 2m. The total waste to be generated from the mine area is expected to be 40671m 3 which comprising about 6100m 3 of top soil and 34571m 3 of over burden / waste and its details are as follows: Sl. No. Section Sectional Volume Influence area TCF Quantity (m 2 ) (m) m 3 In Tonnes 1 A-A' ,858 2 B-B' ,034 3 C-C' ,157 4 D-D' ,630 TOTAL 40,671 1,01,679 Topsoil will be used for plantation purpose. The waste/overburden will be used for road formation, filling of low lying areas and creation of bund around the mine periphery. The other wastes if any can be dumped in proposed dump yard located in undisturbed area on the Southern side within the lease area. 3.4 QUARRYING METHOD AND MINE PLAN Mining will be done using Semi-mechanized opencast quarrying method. The mining operation comprises of drilling using jack hammer and compressors, blasting, removal of blasted material using shovel and transportation of material directly to the outside crusher unit. Drilling will be done with jack hammers up to 1.5 m depth having 32 mm diameter holes. The benches will be of maximum 5m height. Active bench width will be equal to the bench height whereas in the conceptual stage the ultimate bench width will be narrowed to absolute necessity. The ultimate pit slope will be maintained to The blasting design system will be properly planned with ideal spacing and burden patterns, ensuring appropriate stemming column and reduced optimized explosive charge, so that ground vibratory effects, fly rocks, etc., are properly regulated and controlled. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

44 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Necessary approvals for using explosives are already obtained from explosive department from Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, South circle, Chennai vide No: E/SC/KL/22/1595(E64944) Dated , which is valid up to (Refer Annexure III). Blasting will be carried out in the designated time after siren blowing and guards will be posted at boundaries of the lease area, so that unauthorized entry and mishaps will be prevented. The Process flow diagram is given below: Proposed Rate of Production and Expected Life of Mine: The proposed rate of peak production for the mine is about 600 TPD with maximum per annum production of 120,014 Tonnes during the V year. As per mineable reserves and the envisaged production rate, the life of mine is 8 years. However, the life of mine may increase in case of not achieving the targeted production during the plan period. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

45 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Year wise production of building stone and Waste for the Life of the mine Year Minerals (MT) Waste In m 3 I II III IV V VI VII VIII TOTAL 923,637 40, Salient Features of Mode of working: Granite occurs in the lease area gently sloping from both North East and South West. The elevation of the mine lease area varies from +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL. Though it is totally a private land, during monsoon season, rainwater flows through the lower contours in the northern part of the lease area (Refer Plate No.5 of Mine Plan). Mining operation will be carried out after leaving 50m barrier in the northern part of the lease area which will be left unmined as systematic mining cannot be carried out in this area since the width is very less. Further this portion will be kept as a drainage course for flow of water during rainy season in their own land. In future, it is proposed to initially carry out mining operations in the western direction by developing benches after removing the top soil / overburden. Subsequently it is suggested to proceed quarrying activity towards Southern and South Eastern side and continue it in all the directions. The mining operations will proceed till the possible ultimate floor level of +90m AMSL. The conceptual plan and its cross section are shown in Plate No 10 & 11 of Approved Mine plan. Conceptual Mining plan: Conceptual period denotes 6th to 8thYear i.e. the end of mine life. During the conceptual plan period about T of mineral will be produced at the proposed rate of production which will last for 2.8 or say 3 years. The life of mine will be 8 Years including the present plan period. The Conceptual plan and its Section depicting the end of mine operation stage is given vide Plate No - 9 & 10 of Approved Mine plan. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

46 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha In the mine closure stage, water body will be formed up to +115m AMSL in the mined out void till the floor level of +90m AMSL and the remaining area above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench Plantation/Plantation. Ultimately, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The rain water falling in the quarry will be harvested up to +115m AMSL. This pit will act as a settling pond to prevent solids escaping along with discharge, before outlet etc. Besides, it is also suggested to construct settling pond around +115m AMSL in the North Eastern side of the lease area so that water can be diverted into this pond. Supernatant clear water will be let out of the area after passing through silt traps. Most of the mine water will be used for green belt, dust suppression, etc. The Mine closure is depicted in the Mine Closure plan and section shown in Plate No 12 & 13 of Approved Mine plan Extent of Mechanization: The list of machinery proposed in this quarry is as follows: S.No. Machinery Capacity Numbers 1. Hydraulic Excavator with rock breaker 1.0 to 1.2m Tractor with Compressor Jack Hammer Tipper 10T / 17 T 5 5. Water Tanker Mounted in Truck LAND USE PATTERN: The total mining lease area of Ha is a private patta and is in lessee possession. Presently, there is no mining activity carried out in the lease area. These details are shown in the surface layout plan (Refer Plate No 5 of Approved mine plan). In the ultimate stage, after leaving safety barrier around the lease, the remaining lease area can be covered under mine area. Thus, the present land use and ultimate stage of mining land use will be as under: Sl.no Particulars Extent in Ha Present land use 1 Mine area Safety Zone / Undisturbed Total area Utilized End of mine life In the mine closure stage, water body will be formed up to +115m AMSL in the mined out void till the floor level of +90m AMSL and the remaining area above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench Plantation/Plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

47 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha around. The post mining land use plan / Mine closure plan along with cross section during the end of mining operations are shown as Plate No - 12 & 13 of Approved Mine plan respectively. 3.6 SITE SERVICES: In this quarry all site services such as first-aid room, office, rest room, canteen, toilets and magazine will be established. The workers will also be supplied with helmets, safety boots, ear plugs, masks, gloves, etc., as personal protective devices. 3.7 USE OF FINISHED PRODUCTS FROM QUARRY AND THEREON: The quarry output is supplied to outside crusher for production of different sizes of stone aggregates. These Granite aggregate products are transported to consuming centers for various needs such as construction of roads, bridges, buildings etc., in nearby areas and elsewhere. 3.8 REQUIREMENTS: Man Power: About 16 persons find direct employment in the quarry operation. Indirectly, more than 45 people get employed in various project and allied services like logistics, loading, green belt creation, miscellaneous services etc Water Requirement and Source: The total water requirement for the mining operation is about 6.0 KLD with the following break up: Domestic & sanitary needs KLD Dust suppression, plantation etc KLD TOTAL 6.0 KLD The entire water requirement for domestic purpose and industrial activities such as Dust suppression and greenbelt development is met from well water Effluent System: The only effluent to be generated from project is domestic waste to the tune of about 0.4 KLD. This will be disposed into septic tanks with soak pits ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS: No electricity is needed for quarry operations as only diesel operated mining machinery are used for quarrying. The power connection for office use is available near the site. *********************** Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

48 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER IV SITE ANALYSIS 4.1 CONNECTIVITY: The project site is having good connectivity and access facilities & the project site is approachable from Aryanad Parantode Road which is connected to Aryanad village in Southern side. 4.2 LAND FORM, LAND USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP: The entire mine lease area of Ha is private patta land. The entire area is in lessee possession. NOC to conduct quarry activity is also obtained from other land owner. Presently, there is no mining activity carried out in the lease area. 4.3 TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE: Granite occurs in the lease area is gently sloping from both North East and South West. The elevation of the mine lease area varies from +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL. As already mentioned, a barrier will be left in the northern part of the lease area. It will be left unmined due to narrowness of the area and kept as a drainage course for flow of water during rainy season in their own land. Hence there will be no effect on the drainage due to mining activities. During rainy season rainwater falling in the lease area naturally drains in sloping terrain and connected to Karamana River through seasonal drains. In the buffer zone, Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial), Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) are located from the quarry lease boundary. 4.4 PROJECT LAYOUT IN RELATION TO IMPORTANT NATURAL FEATURES: The lease area does not include any forest lands. Ecologically sensitive features like national parks, biospheres, sanctuaries, elephant corridors, Tiger reserves, etc., does not occur in core and buffer zone of 10 km around the project. The area does not come under CRZ category. In the buffer zone, the reserve forests Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial) and the water bodies Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial), Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) are located from the quarry lease boundary. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

49 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 4.5 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: The project site is having good access facilities from roads, railway station, airport, etc. All site services, like first aid room, office, rest shelters, quarters for workers, explosives magazine, etc., will provided as per requirements. 4.6 CLIMATE SCENARIO: The district experiences a tropical monsoon climate. The average annual rainfall of the district is 2035mm. The annual variation of mean air temperature in Trivandrum district is from 21ºC to 34ºC. The district experiences rain both during southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon. The dry season sets by December in the district. December, January and February are the coldest months while March, April and May are hottest. 4.7 SOIL STATUS: The entire mine lease area is a virgin land covered with plantation. The soil in the area is mainly of silty clay loam or clay loam type. 4.8 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: The project site has good access road and nearest habitation is more than 250 m from the lease boundary. Few hutments, natural vegetation are located within 500m radius from the lease area. Better School, hospital facilities and other amenities are available in Nedumangad (1 km) - S. This project will provide direct employment opportunity to about 16 persons for both mine and nearby crusher operations and about 45 persons on indirect basis in project allied service sectors like logistical system, casual labor needs, ancillary services, workshop services, etc. The lessee will provide medical aid, educational aid etc., apart from provision of personal protective devices like safety boots, earmuffs, facemasks, gloves, helmets, etc., as required statutorily for the workers protection. Occupational health checkups will also be done frequently to ensure that the health of the workers is not affected by occupational factors. Besides, the project proponent will implement CSR activities to the local community around the project site. The CSR schemes are identified to meet the specific needs and requirement of the people. The proponent will provide financial assistance to cancer patients, providing educational facilities, housing, medical facilities for poor local people. For future CSR activities, need based assessment for the local community to the tune of Rs.20 Lakhs is made and budgetary provision of Rs. 4.0 lakh per year will be provided. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

50 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha SI.No Particulars 1. EDUCATION FACILITIES: Capital Cost in Lakhs Recurring Cost in Lakhs Providing Note books, Bags, Stationery items for Students (Rs * 25 Students * 5Yrs) a. Aryanad Government Higher Secondary School Infrastructure development: Construction of Toilets Construction of compound wall Provision of playing materials Providing Tables, Chairs, Library facilities Drinking water facility MEDICAL FACILITIES: Provision of wheel chairs Beds, Bedsheet & Pillows b. Government Hospital, Aryanad Chairs for OP Patients, Fan, Tubelight and other electrical devices ORPHANAGE/OLD AGE HOMES: Maintenance of ambulance Construction of Toilets Vallakadavu Yatheemkhana Dress Materials (Rs. 25,000 * 5Yrs) Providing beds, chairs, pillows, fansetc, improving the existing infrastructure, etc., Providing books, improving the library etc, Provision of Sports materials Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

51 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 4. AREA DEVELOPMENT: Construction of road (Iravoor to Al Nassar site) Maintenance of Panchayat road Uzhamalakkal Panchayat Construction of bus shelter Providing Road lighting facilities (Along Iravoor Al Nassar road) Contribution to Animal husbandry projects Festival contribution through Panchayat Total Cost (Capital and Recurring) ***************** Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

52 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER V PLANNING BRIEF This quarry is and will be provided with well-established facilities. The entire quarried material will be sent to outside crusher unit for production of different sizes of stone aggregates. There is a good demand for the rubble for producing stone aggregates which is extensively used in the construction sector. Crushed Aggregates from the crusher, meets the domestic requirement for road making, building purposes and other construction activities in various spheres such as infrastructural creation, need for IT parks, real estate buildings, malls etc. Systematic mining operations will be carried out in this mine area by employing more than 16 persons directly and about 45 persons indirectly. Most of the employees are locals and they will be highly benefitted from this operation. All necessary infrastructural requirements like good approach roads, good canteen facility, magazine, good drinking water and sanitation facilities as required under rules will be provided. These infrastructures are planned keeping in view the future requirement only. As such no additional infrastructural requirements are required as of now. Personal protective devices like ear plugs, safety boots, helmets, goggles etc., will be provided to staff to minimize accidental injuries etc. Safety campaigns are also organized frequently to educate staff and workers about operational safety for various quarry modes of exploitations of granitic rocks. The project proponent will implement CSR activities to the local community around the project site. The CSR schemes are identified to meet the specific needs and requirement of the concerned group / person of any organization / Institutions. For future CSR activities, need based assessment for the local community to the tune of Rs.20 Lakhs is made and budgetary provision of Rs. 4.0 lakh per year will be provided. * * * * * * * * * * * * Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

53 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER VI PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE Good approach road is available to the project area and it is approachable from Aryanad Parantode Road which is connected to Aryanad village in Southern side. Various infrastructural facilities like office, canteen, rest shelter, magazine, good drinking water and sanitation facilities as required under rules will be established. ******************* CHAPTER VII REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN (R & R PLAN) The quarry lease area of Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar granites is is private patta land which is in lessee possession. As such, the question of (R&R) plans does not arise. * * * * * * * * Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

54 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER VIII TIME SCHEDULE 8.1 TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT: The mining operations in this lease will commence after obtaining various statutory clearances like Environmental clearance from SEIAA- Kerala, Consent to operate order for quarry from SPCB, Panchayat clearance, etc., 8.2 PROJECT COST AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY: The capital cost for this project is expected to be Rs.70 Lakhs. The quarry output in the form of rubble will be sent to outside crusher unit for the production of Stone aggregates which is extensively used in the construction sector. These products have good local market and hence the project is economically quite viable. ****************** Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

55 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CHAPTER IX ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION) The rubble from this quarry will be sent to outside crusher unit for production of different sizes of granite aggregates which is an essential supply component in road making, construction activities and building works. Working of this quarry will result in overall development of the region in its own way due to provision of direct & indirect employment, improvement in the general living standards and knowledge sharing, improved wage level and the living standard of the local people and continual improvements of the local amenities for the local society. The proponent intends to spend Rs. 4.0 lakhs per year towards future CSR activities. Future planned social outreach programmes will enhance the life style, income levels educational and medical services and infrastructural services of the local area and local community. Financially, the local community will enjoy benefits like increased income levels, better life styles etc. Besides, the local panchayats, State and Central Governments will also benefit due to receipt of taxes, cesses, royalties etc., from the output of the project. Looking to the various tangible benefits accruing to the country, the state and the local community, as stated above, the project is worthy of approval for operation in future for improvement in infrastructural growth, social and physical infrastructure, and financial benefits accrual. * * * * * * * * * Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

56 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha CONSENT TO OPERATE FOR QUARRY ANNEXURE - I Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

57 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

58 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

59 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

60 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

61 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

62 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha COPY OF EXPLOSIVE LICENCE Annexure 2 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

63 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

64 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

65 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

66 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

67 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

68 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

69 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

70 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

71 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

72 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha ENCLOSURE 5 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO 1.0 GENERAL: The existing environmental data for various environmental attributes like ambient air, water quality etc., were collected in the study area. The studies and data collection have been carried out systematically and meticulously as per relevant IS codes, CPCB & MOEF guidelines and the data collected for these parameters are given in this report. For the purpose of the study, the area is divided into two zones, namely core and buffer zones. Core zone covers Ha of Private Patta land with no forest or agricultural areas involved. View of the mine area is shown in Enclosure 18 and satellite image of the quarry site is shown in Figure No 2. The buffer zone covers an area of 10 km radius from the periphery of the ML area. The nearest habitation is more than 250 m away from the lease boundary. Only natural plantation predominantly rubber trees, some patches of vegetation and a few scattered habitations are available within 500m radius from the lease (Refer Plate No - 14 of Approved mine plan). The feature within the 5 km radius of satellite imagery is shown in Figure no - 3. VIEW OF THE QUARRY LEASE AREA Figure No - 2 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

73 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha INDEX PLAN SHOWING 5 KM RADIUS Figure No - 3 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

74 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 1.1 ENVIRONMENT SETTING OF THE STUDY AREA 10 KM RADIUS: SI.No PARTICULARS DETAILS 1 Mine site topography +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL sloping from both North East and South West 2 Nearest Highway SH 2 (Madatturai to Thiruvananthapuram via Nedumangad) -8.7 km (Aerial) W SH 3 (Connecting Nedumangad Paruthipally) 1.3km(Aerial) - SW 3 Nearest Railway station Thiruvananthapuram 30 km - (By Road) S 4 Nearest Airport Thiruvananthapuram Airport - 21km (Aerial) - SW 5 Nearest major water bodies Karamana River 1.6km -S (Aerial), Chit River 3.6Km W (Aerial), Neyyar River 9 km-se (Aerial) and Killi River 9.2 km W (Aerial) 6 Water source for the project Well water 7 Nearest Town/City Uzhamalakkal 1km S 8 Nearest Habitation/Village More than 250m from the lease boundary 9 Notified Archaeologically important Nil places, Monuments 10 Local Places of Historical and Tourism Nil Interest 11 Environmental sensitive areas, Nil Protected areas as per Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Tiger reserve, Elephant reserve, Biospheres, National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, community reserves and conservation reserves) 12 Reserved / Protected Forests Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW(Aerial) and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial) 13 Defense Installations Nil 14 Seismic Zone Zone III ( Moderate) 16 Other Industries in the area Other than few working quarries there are no industries in the area. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

75 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 1.2 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (AAQ): GENERAL: The ambient air quality depends upon the emission sources, meteorological conditions and the background concentration of specific contaminants. The principal objective of the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (AAQM) is to assess the existing levels of ambient air quality in and around the lease area. This will form as a base for assessing the impact on air quality in future on commencement of mining operation. With the above objective, the following parameters were analyzed at the sampling locations established in the study area. Particulate Matter (PM 10 ) Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) Sulphur Dioxide Oxides of Nitrogen Carbon Monoxide DESIGN CRITERIA FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING STUDY NETWORK: Ambient Air quality has been assessed through a net-work of 3 ambient air quality stations. The following methodology has been considered for design of ambient air quality monitoring network in the area. Topography / terrain of study area. Populated areas within study area. Residential /sensitive areas within study area. Magnitude of surrounding industries Representation of regional background levels. Representation of cross sectional distribution in down wind direction Predominant wind direction and wind pattern Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

76 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Three air sampling locations were selected for air quality study based on the above criteria. The details of the locations are given below. LOCATION CODE NA1 NA2 NA3 LOCATION Near lease area Kathikanpara Iravoor SAMPLING METHODOLOGY: Standard monitoring and analysis procedures were adopted for determining the Air quality parameters. The methodology adopted is briefly described here under: Particulate Matter (PM 10 ) - Gravimetric (IS 5182: Part 23:2006) Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) - Gravimetric Sulphur Dioxide - Calorimetric (West & Gaeke Method) (IS 5182: Part 02: 2001) Oxides of Nitrogen - Calorimetric (Modified Jacob & Hocheiser Method) (IS 5182: Part 06:2006) Carbon Monoxide - CO Monitor The PM 10, PM 2.5, SO 2, NO 2 and CO are monitored as per prescribed guidelines/ methods DATA ANALYSIS: The AAQ monitored data for all locations for above parameters are shown in Enclosure - 25A. From the data it is seen that, in the ambient air, the PM 10 values were in the range from 39.8 to 53.5µg/m 3. PM 2.5 values were in the range from 17.2 to 24.5µg/m 3. SO 2 levels were ranging from BDL (D.L.3.0) to 4.3µg/m 3. NO 2 levels were ranging from 6.8 to 8.9µg/m 3. While comparing with the NAAQ Norms, all monitored PM 10, PM 2.5, SO 2 and NO 2 values were found to be well within the respective limit values of 100µg/m 3, 60 µg/m 3, 80 µg/m 3 and 80 µg/m 3.The CO values in all the locations found to be below detectable limit (Detectable limit µg/m 3 ). All AAQ stations have reported values to be well within prescribed limits. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

77 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha WATER ENVIRONMENT: GENERAL: Assessment of baseline data on water environment includes, Identification water resources, Collection of water samples, Analyzing of water samples collected for physicochemical parameters as per standards SAMPLING STATIONS: 3 ground water samples were collected at the following locations: Stn. Code Station Name Source NW1 Mine Lease Area Well Water NW2 Iravoor Well Water NW3 Cherrapally Well Water SAMPLING METHODOLOGY: Water samples were collected in 2 litre fresh cans as per IS 3025 Part - I and transported to the laboratory in Ice boxes DATA ANALYSIS: The water Quality results are shown is Enclosure - 25B and results of the important parameters are given below. Parameter Unit NW1 NW2 NW3 IS * Acceptable limits IS * Permissible limits Total Dissolved Solids mg/l mg/l BDL Total Hardness as CaCO 3 (D.L- 1.0) Chloride as Cl - mg/l Free Residual Chlorine as mg/l BDL BDL BDL Cl (D.L - 0.2) (D.L - 0.2) (D.L ) mg/l No Iron as Fe relaxation mg/l BDL BDL BDL Fluoride as F (D.L- 0.1) (D.L- 0.1) (D.L- 0.1) Microbiological Parameter Total Coliform MPN/100ml <2 <2 <2 Shall not be detected in E.Coli MPN/100ml <2 <2 <2 any 100 ml sample From the above, it was clear that, all the parameters were mostly within the limits. * IS 10500: NOISE ENVIRONMENT: Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

78 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha GENERAL: Sound can be defined as atmospheric or air vibration perceptible to ear. Noise is usually unwanted or undesired sound. Consequently, particular sound can be noise to one person and not to others or noise at one time and not at other time. Hence sound enough to be harmful is called noise without regard to its characteristics. Noise is a form of pollution because it can cause hearing impairment and psychological stresses. This being a working mine, the noise level measurement in the core zone and nearby buffer zone area was carried out to evaluate the impact on noise environment due to mining operation. Noise level measurements were taken at the selected locations using noise level meter. Noise level measurements were taken during the mine working period MONITORING LOCATIONS & METHODOLOGY: Noise measurements were carried out using Lutron SL 4001 sound level meter at 3 monitoring locations. LOCATION CODE NN1 NN2 NN3 LOCATION Near Lease Area Kathikanpara Iravoor DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION: The results of noise levels for all locations are given in Enclosure - 25C. From the table It is observed that the existing noise level in the core zone location (NN1) for day equivalent & night equivalent is 42.5dB(A) & 38.9dB(A) which is below the work zone exposure limit of 90 db(a). In the buffer zone, the day equivalent ranged between 45.6dB(A) to48.1db(a)& night equivalent ranged between 39.5dB(A) to 40.7 db(a) which is below the CPCB Norms of 55dB(A) for day time & 45 db(a) for night time in Residential areas SOIL CHARACTERISTICS: GENERAL: Soil is defined as the naturally deposited, unconsolidated material which covers the earth s surface, whose chemical, physical properties are capable of plant growth. Soil itself is very complex. Soil contains mineral particles, air, water and organic matter. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

79 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Soil texture has an important role in nutrient management and the size distribution of the mineral particles (sand, silt, clay). Depending on the size of the particles in the soil, it can be classified in to sandy, silty, clay, loamy, peaty and chalky soils MONITORING LOCATIONS: Soil samples were collected from 2 locations to assess the soil quality in and around the mines. The locations are: STN. CODE S1 S DATA ANALYSIS: STATION NAME Mine lease are Iravoor The soil quality data for the 2 samples collected and analyzed are provided in Enclosure - 25D. Results of the soil samples show that the ph values were found to be in the range of and Electrical Conductivity values were ranging between µmhos/cm. Soils are generally Silty clay loam or clay loam type. Phosphorus values were ranging between mg/kg. Potassium values were ranging between mg/kg. Sodium values were ranging between mg/kg LAND ENVIRONMENT: As already mentioned, the entire mine lease area is private patta land and is virgin. At present, mining activity is not carried in the lease area and is covered with local trees, shrubs and wild grasses. The buffer zone of the study area includes varying land use like, plantation, few quarries, waste lands, river, etc. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

80 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT: FLORA: Core zone The entire mine lease area of Ha is a virgin area covered with plantation. The main species of flora found in the core zone is given below: S.No Species Name Common Name Family Trees 1 Careya arboria Roxb. Pezhumaram Barringtoniaceae 2 Butea frondosa Koen. Roxb. Plas Fabaceae 3 Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. Rubber Euphorbiaceae 4 Wrightia tomentosa Roxb. Palamaram Apocynaceae 5 Cocos nucifera L Coconut tree Arecaceae 6 Mangifera indica L. Maa Anacordiaceae 7 Mallotus tetracoccus (R)Kurz. Euphorbiaceae 8 Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Jackfruit Moraceae 9 Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Odimaram Anacordiaceae 10 Areca Catechu L Boa Arecaceae 11 Tectona grandis L. Teak Lamiaceae Shrubs 1 Grewia asiatica L Malvaceae 2 Lantana camara L Verbanaceaea Herbs 1 Sida cordifolia L. R. Br Malvaceae 2 Tridax procumbens L Aesteraceae 3 Abutilon indicum Sweet Malavaceae 4 Sida rhombifolia Juss Aanakkurunthott Malvaceae 5 Mimosa pudica L. Fabaceae 6 Eclipta prostrata Kaiyonni Compositae Ferns 1 Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) K. Presl Lomariopsidaceae Climbers 1 Clitoria ternatea L Butterfly pea Fabaceae 2 Phaseolus adenanthus Meyar Fabaceae 3 Piper nigram L. Black pepper Piperaceae 4 Vigna trilobata Ar. Cn. Kattucherupayar Leguminosae 5 Vigna vexillata Roxb Fabaceae Grasses 1 Eragrostis cynosuroides Beauv Poaceae 2 Kyllinga monocephala Roxb. Kuzhi muthanga Cyparaceae 3 Cymbopogon schoenanthus L. Gandhathrinam Graminae 4 Andropogon exilis R. Br Chonokapullu Graminae 5 Cymbopogon citratus L. Pulthailam Graminae 6 Cyperus tuberosus Rith. Muthanga/Kora Cyperaceae Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

81 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha BUFFER ZONE The study area possesses both natural and man-made forests. The natural forests in the surrounding study area include Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW and Pachamalai RF 8km NW (Aerial) and are mainly of tropical deciduous type. From the revenue record it is found that the area in south of the lease area (i.e. Re- Survey No.234) is non-forest government land. A letter in this regard obtained from State Public Information Officer vide No.B /2015 dated (Refer Enclosure 19). However, in the topo sheet it is mentioned as Tungarara R.F. Sl.No Species Name Common Name Family Trees 1 Cocos nucifera L Coconut tree Arecaceae 2 Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Perunkonrai Fabaceae Heyne 3 Areca Catechu L Boa Arecaceae 4 Xylia xylocarpa Fabaceaea 5 Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam Jackfruit Moraceae 6 Senna siamea Lam Yellow cassia Fabaceaea 7 Bambusa vulgaris Poaceae 8 Careya arboria Roxb. Pezhumaram Barringtoniaceae 9 Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. Rubber Euphorbiaceae 10 Musa paradisiaca L Banana Musaceae 11 Lagerstroemia microcarpa Lythraceae 12 Terminalia elliptica Willd. Combretaceae 13 Butea frondosa Koen. Roxb. Plas Fabaceae 14 Azadirachta indica A.Juss Meliaceae 15 Albizia odoratissima Fabaceae 16 Tectona grandis L. Teak Lamiaceae 17 Cassia fistula L. Kanikonna Caesalpiniaceae 18 Grewia tiliaefolia Malvaceae 19 Terminalia paniculata Combretaceae 20 Polyalthia longifolia Aranamaram Anonaceae 21 Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Odimaram Anacordiaceae Merr. 22 Dendrocalamus strictus Poaceae 23 Carica papaya L Papaya caricaceaea 24 Mangifera indica L Mango Anacardiaceae 25 Wrightia tomentosa Roxb. Palamaram Apocynaceae Shrubs 1 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L Sembaruthi Malvaceae 2 Lantana camara L Verbanaceaea Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

82 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 3 Ixora coccinea Rubiaceae 4 Grewia asiatica L Malvaceae 5 Memecylon edule Melastomataceae 6 Ocimum sanctum L Tulasi Laimaceae 7 Canthium angustifolium Rubiaceae 8 Nerium indicum Mill Arali Apocynaceae Herbs 1 Catharanthus roseus L Nithyakalyani Apocynaceae 2 Mimosa pudica L. Fabaceae 3 Sida cordifolia L. R. Br Malvaceae 4 Eclipta prostrate L Asteraceae 5 Breynia rhamnoides Phyllanthaceae 6 Mimosa rubicaulis L Fabaceae 7 Sida rhombifolia Juss Aanakkurunthotti Malvaceae 8 Tridax procumbens L Aesteraceae 9 Abutilon indicum Sweet Malavaceae 10 Sida acuta L Malavaceae Climbers 1 Vigna vexillata Roxb Fabaceae 2 Phaseolus adenanthus Meyar Fabaceae 3 Clitoria ternatea L Butterfly pea Fabaceae 4 Piper betel L. Vettila Piperaceae 5 Dalbergia horrida Fabaceae 6 Piper nigram L. Black pepper Piperaceae 7 Asparagus race-mosus. Wild Asparagaceae 8 Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea Fabaceae 9 Securinega leucopyrus Phyllanthaceae 10 Vigna trilobata Ar. Cn. Kattucherupayar Leguminosae Grasses 1 Cymbopogon coloratus R. Br Poaceae 2 Eragrostis cynosuroides Beauv Poaceae 3 Cymbopogon schoenanthus L. Gandhathrinam Graminae 4 Andropogon exilis R. Br Chonokapullu Graminae 5 Cymbopogon citratus L. Pulthailam Graminae 6 Cyperus tuberosus Rith. Muthanga/Kora Cyperaceae Fauna: There is no Wild Life Sanctuary or National Park or Biosphere within the study area of 10 km. Also, there is no schedule I fauna in the study area. The list of fauna species are given below. S.No Zoological Name Common Name Schedule Number as per Wildlife Protection Act, Sus scrofa Wild boar II 2 Paradoxurus Indian Palm civet II Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

83 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha hermaphroditus 3 Macacus sinicus Bonnet monkey II 4 Felischaus affinis Jungle cat II 5 Herpestes fuscus Common mangoose II 6 Canis indicus Jackal II 7 Sciurus indicus Large indian squrirrel II 8 Mus rattus Common indian rat V 9 Corvus splendens House crow V 10 Molpastes haemorrhous Bulbul IV 11 Terpsiphoni paradisi Common fly catcher IV 12 Lalage sykesii Cuckoo IV 13 Munia malacca Munia IV 14 Alcedo atthis taprobana Common king fisher IV 15 Columba livia intermedia Common pigeon IV 16 Sitana anamallayana Common lizard II 17 Rana aurantiaca Frog IV 18 Parantirrhoea marshalli Brown butterfly IV 19 Leptosia mina mina White butterfly IV 20 Dendrophis bifrenalis (Komperi) Komperi mooken 21 Dryophis mycterizans Pacchai pampu 22 Bungarus caeruleus Kattu virian 23 Naja bungarus Karu nagam 24 Naja naja Nalla pampu 25 Vipera russelli Kannadiviriyan HYDROGEOLOGICAL STATUS: In Thiruvananthapuram district groundwater occurs in all the geological formations from Archaean crystallines to Recent alluvium under phreatic as wells under semi-confined condition. In weathered crystallines and in shallow sedimentary formations groundwater occurs under phreatic condition while semi-confined condition exists in deep fractured crystalline rocks and laterites. In shallow crystalline formations, groundwater occurs in the highly weathered and fairly deep and interconnected well-jointed parts. While deep fractures Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

84 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha in deeper crystalline rocks form major potential aquifers that may be harnessing water from the semi-consolidated weathered product, laterite, lying over it. As far as the lease area is concerned, the area slopes from +102m AMSL to +194m AMSL from both North East and South West. Besides, it is full of hard, compact rock formation. As such no major ingress of water into the mine pit or intersection of ground water table is expected. The stage of ground water development as per Central Ground Water Authority study, the ML area falls in Vellanad CD block which is categorized under Safe category and its details are given in below table. Net Existing Existing gross Allocation Net Ground Categorization Stage of Annual gross ground water domestic water for future groundwater Block GW ground draft for all industrial up availability for groundwater development Availability, water draft uses (MCM) to next 25 future development (%) MCM for years irrigation irrigation (MCM) development Vellanad Safe Categorization of block by CGWB showing the stage of ground water development is shown in Figure No 5. Figure No - 5 CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS Project site Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

85 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha SOCIO ECONOMIC SCENARIO: Thiruvananthapuram is bordered by Kollam district on the north and with Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu on the east and south respectively. All the villages are well connected by roads. Power facility is also available in all the villages. Basic school, hospital facilities are available in Nedumbrakkad, Koppam Village. Better facilities like school, college, hospital, primary health centre are available in Pattambi. Agriculture is the main source of economy. Coconut, rubber, tea, cardamom and coffee are the major crops being cultivated. The Demographic details of Thiruvananthapuram district, Nedumangad Taluk and nearby villages are given in below table. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

86 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha The demographic details of nearby villages around the project site are detailed below: NAME NAME HOUSE HOLD POPULATION DETAILS * POPULATION LITERATURE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE Palakkad District Ottappalam Taluk Village name Uzhamalackal Tholicode Aryanad Aruvikkara Vellanad Perumkulam OCCUPATIONAL DETAILS * TOTAL WORKERS MAIN WORKERS MARGINAL WORKERS NON WORKERS TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE Palakkad District Ottappalam Taluk Village name Uzhamalackal Tholicode Aryanad Aruvikkara Vellanad Perumkulam (*Data as per 2011 census) Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

87 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha ENCLOSURE 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAME, RISK ANALYSIS & CONTROL MEASURES 1.0 IMPACT DUE TO QUARRYING AND MITIGATION MEASURES 1.1 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT: The total mining lease area of Ha is a private patta and is in lessee possession. Presently, there is no mining activity carried out in the lease area. These details are shown in the surface layout plan (Refer Plate No 5 of Approved Mine plan). In the ultimate stage, after leaving safety barrier around the lease, the remaining lease area can be covered under mine area. Thus, the present land use and ultimate stage of mining land use will be as under: Sl.no Particulars Extent in Ha Present land use End of mine life 1 Mine area Safety Zone / Undisturbed Total area Utilized In the mine closure stage, water body will be formed up to +115m AMSL in the mined out void till the floor level of +90m AMSL and the remaining area above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench Plantation/Plantation. Ultimately, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The rain water falling in the quarry will be harvested up to +115m AMSL. This pit will act as a settling pond to prevent solids escaping along with discharge, before outlet etc. Besides, it is also suggested to construct settling pond around +115m AMSL in the North Eastern side of the lease area so that water can be diverted into this pond. Supernatant clear water will be let out of the area after passing through silt traps. Most of the mine water will be used for green belt, dust suppression, etc. The Mine closure is depicted in the Mine Closure plan and section shown in Plate No - 12& 13 of Approved mine plan. 1.2 IMPACT ON VARIOUS ENVIRONEMENTAL FACTORS: The details of impact on various environmental factors and the mitigation measures are given below. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

88 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha SI. NO PARAMETER ACTIVITY / SOURCE 1 Air a) Drilling by jack Environment hammer b) Blasting operation c) Movement of HEMM. IMPACT CAUSE CONTROL MEASURES Dust generation Gaseous Emission Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns, can settle in the bronchi and lungs and cause health problems like Bronchitis, Emphysema, Bronchial Asthma, Irritation of mucus membranes of eyes, etc. Particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5 ), tend to penetrate into the lungs and very small particles (< 100 nanometers) may pass through the lungs to affect other organs. Vehicle emission can also create various health problems on human being Covering of drill holes with wet cloth Usage of sharp drill bits for drilling of holes. Provision of dust filters / mask to workers working at highly dust prone and affected areas. Well-designed blasting parameter, effective stemming to achieve optimum breakage occurs without generating fines. Use of appropriate explosives for blasting and avoiding overcharging of blast holes. Avoiding blasting during high wind periods where the fine dust is carried out away easily affecting the ambient air quality. Use of blasting techniques with milli second delay detonators to keep the dust generation, noise as well as vibration level within the prescribed limits. Proper maintenance of machineries which avoids excessive noise and vibration Acoustic enclosures for operator cabin. Imparting sufficient training to operators on safety and environmental parameters Proper maintenance of hauling equipment s. d) Transportation Regular wetting of transport road using water tanker Avoiding overloading of tippers Covering of loaded tippers with tarpaulins during transportation. Development of green belt / barriers wherever possible. By adoption of all these measures, no significant adverse impact on air quality will be observed. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

89 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 2 Water Environment a) Water usage b) Quarry working faces and dumps Generation domestic effluents. Soil erosion, siltation due to runoff / storm water. Reduction in ground water Siltation on rainwater drainage channel near the mine lease The direct impact on human beings due to poor water quality can lead to various waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, jaundice, dysentery etc. Polluted water may not be useful for human or animal consumption etc., if not treated to standards. Adoption of above measures ensures no impact on water quality due to this quarrying activity 3 Soil Quarrying and Loss of top Affecting biotic Environment dumping of waste soil environment Loss of soil fertility & soil quality 4 Noise Environment a)drilling b)blasting c)movement of vehicles d) Crusher Prolonged exposure to high noise level is harmful to Mental fatigue, Rebellious attitude, Annoyance and Carelessness Hearing impairment The rain water falling in the quarry will be harvested up to +115m AMSL. This pit will act as a settling pond to prevent solids escaping along with discharge, before outlet etc. Besides, it is also suggested to construct a settlement pond in the North Eastern side of the lease area so that the water can be diverted into this pond. Clear supernatant water after settling can be let out of this pond after passing through settling traps. Most of the mine water will be used for green belt, dust suppression, etc. Plantation will be carried out in the safety zone area, all possible area within the lease area Mine sump water can also be utilized The top soil will be used for afforestation & reclamation purpose. Application of manure to retain its fertility Spreading over reclaimed areas for plantation. Providing in-built mechanism for reducing sound emissions Sound proof operator s cabin for equipment like dumpers, shovel, tippers, etc. Providing earplugs/earmuffs to workers exposed to Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

90 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha operations the human auditory system and uncomfortab le for working/ living. higher noise level Proper and regular maintenance of equipment. Planting of trees where ever possible to act as acoustic barriers. Conducting regular health checkup of workers including audiometry test for the workers engaged in noise prone area. Noise will be felt only near the active sources. There will be considerable reduction in the noise level due to the absorption factor, environmental surroundings and other attenuation factor. As such there will not be any significant impact on noise environment due to this project operation. 5 Vibration Blasting in Quarry Creation of Accident and injury Optimum design for burden and spacing. Vibrational Damage to the nearby Inclined drilling practice, whenever necessary. effect structures if Reducing explosive charge to minimum. Fly rock appropriate technology Proper deck charging practices, looking to generation and control measures consolidation and hardness of strata conditions. are not adopted Using ordinary electric milli second delay detonators, in combination with denoting fuse etc. This sequence of blasting reduces vibration to a large extent, thereby minimizing propagation of shock waves. Avoiding blasting in unfavorable weather condition By adoption of above measures, it will be ensured that ground vibrational levels due to blasting are maintained within the prescribed DGMS conditions of 10 mm/s for the domestic houses/structures in circular of Quarrying Clearance of Loss of vegetative Water sprinkling to arrest dust generation and allied vegetation cover Creation of green belt in all possible vacant places operation Dust Retardation of tree within the lease area. Local species in consultation generation growth, Tip burning with the state forest department can be chosen for 6 Biological Environment 7 Occupational health Quarrying and allied operation Dust generation. Noise and Dust related pneumonia Tuberculosis Rheumatic arthritis this purpose. Water sprinkling on haul roads. Green belt creation wherever possible to arrest dust and reduce noise propagation. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

91 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha vibrational effect Accidents Segmental vibration Miner s Nystagamus Loss of life /machinery Good control measures for reducing air pollution & Control of noise levels. Conducting Initial Medical examination (IME) at preentry level stage of workers and Periodical Medical Examination (PME) by qualified doctors, as per DGMS circulars. Providing Health report to employees regularly after health check ups Conducting Regular awareness campaigns amongst staff and workers about AIDS, Malaria, etc., Provided Personnel Protective Equipments (PPE) to all staff and workers to guard against excess noise levels, Dust generation and inhalation, etc., as per standards prescribed by DGMS. Imparting Vocational training to all workers/ staff before induction, to make then familiar with jobs and the safety precautions will be taken MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SAFETY ASPECTS: Formation of safety committee to over view all safety aspects and corrective measures enforcement. Organization of safety contests and safety campaigns regularly to update knowledge of safe operational procedures, etc. Frequent review of accident cases to ensure initiation of prompt measures to avoid or reduce accidents. Provision of safety Helmets, goggles, safety boots, ear muffs, gas masks, etc. to workers /staff to protect them against pollutional aspects and to minimize accident rates. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

92 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 1.3 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: As there are no habitations or hutments in the core zone area, no rehabilitation or resettlement problems involved. The existing environmental scenario in respect of Ambient air quality, Water quality, Noise levels, water aspects, etc., show that all these environmental parameters are within the statutorily prescribed levels. During the course of mining, by adopting various mitigative measures as mentioned above, it will be ensured that the impact due to the project will be positive on socio-economic aspects. The mine lease area will result in direct employment opportunities for about 16 persons for both quarry and nearby crusher operations. Besides, indirectly more than 45 persons are benefited by gainful indirect employment opportunities through various service related activities connected with the project operations as shown under. o Project related ancillary services o Project related logistical operations. o Various trading services for consumer goods, spare parts, sundry items, etc. o Contractual services connected with the project. o Green belt and horticultural works in the project. o Casual labor needs for various activities. Because of such employment prospects and enhancement of income levels of local community, their lifestyle, conditions of living, educational and health status, etc., have considerably improved. Besides, there is also benefit to the State and the Central governments through financial revenues by way of royalty, tax, duties, etc., from this project directly and also indirectly. From above details, it is clear that the project operations will have highly beneficial positive impact in the area CSR ACTIVITIES: The project proponent will be adopting CSR activities in local community areas around their project with a view to bring about great improvement in almost all spheres of social and physical infrastructure. For future CSR activities, need based assessment for the local community to the tune of Rs.20 Lakhs is made and budgetary provision of Rs. 4.0 lakh per year will be provided. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

93 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha SI.No Particulars 1. EDUCATION FACILITIES: Capital Cost in Lakhs Recurring Cost in Lakhs Providing Note books, Bags, Stationery items for Students (Rs * 25 Students * 5Yrs) a. Aryanad Government Higher Secondary School Infrastructure development: Construction of Toilets Construction of compound wall Provision of playing materials Providing Tables, Chairs, Library facilities Drinking water facility MEDICAL FACILITIES: Provision of wheel chairs Beds, Bedsheet & Pillows b. Government Hospital, Aryanad Chairs for OP Patients, Fan, Tubelight and other electrical devices ORPHANAGE/OLD AGE HOMES: Maintenance of ambulance Construction of Toilets Vallakadavu Yatheemkhana Dress Materials (Rs. 25,000 * 5Yrs) Providing beds, chairs, pillows, fansetc, improving the existing infrastructure, etc., Providing books, improving the library etc, Provision of Sports materials Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

94 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 4. AREA DEVELOPMENT: Construction of road (Iravoor to Al Nassar site) Maintenance of Panchayat road Uzhamalakkal Panchayat Construction of bus shelter Providing Road lighting facilities (Along Iravoor Al Nassar road) Contribution to Animal husbandry projects Festival contribution through Panchayat Total Cost (Capital and Recurring) BIO DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT OF MINING ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT: The significance of impact on biological environment due to mining and its allied activities on various fronts is described below: Sl. No ISSUES Clearance of vegetation due to mining and allied activities Retardation of tree growth, tip burning, etc., due to deposition of dust and the Particulate matter generated from the mining operation. Proximity to national park/ wildlife sanctuary/reserve forest/mangroves/coastline/estuary /sea OBSERVATIONS Clearance of vegetation in the mine area will be restricted to bare minimum only. There are no endangered or rare species of flora in the mine area. Necessary mitigation measures like dust suppression, proper maintenance of equipment, roads will be carried out to prevent dust generation. Chuliamalai RF 1.5km N (Aerial), Kottur RF- 2.5km E (Aerial), Chetti Kunnu RF 3.8km N (Aerial), Valiamalai RF 5Km NW (Aerial), Kadalakani Kunnu RF 6.8km NW and Pachamalai RF 8km NW(Aerial). Other than Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

95 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Release of effluents into water body that also supplies water to wildlife Proposed project could increase siltation that would affect nearby biodiversity area Activities of the project affects the breeding/nesting sites of birds and animals Located near an area populated by rare or endangered species Risk of fall/slip or cause death to wild animals due to project activities Project affects the forest-based livelihood/any specific forest product on which local livelihood depends Project likely to affect migration routes Project likely to affect flora of an area, which have medicinal value The project likely to affect wetlands, fish breeding grounds, marine ecology these, there are no national park / wildlife sanctuary/mangroves/ Coastline/estuary/sea located within 10km from the mines. There will not be any adverse impact due to mining operations in this lease since all necessary mitigative measures will be implemented. There will be not be any discharge of effluent from the mine. Surface runoff management structures like settling pond will be constructed and as such there will not be any significant impact on surface water quality which in turn can affect the bio diversity of the area. A migratory bird needs favorable condition such as wetland with sufficient food, shelter, roosting places and nesting places which is not found here. In the ML area there is no wetland and there is no natural flow of surface water in the core zone. There are no rare or endangered species within the study area. There are no wild animals in and around the lease area. The entire mine lease area will be properly fenced to prevent entry of men and animals in the mine pits. Not applicable No migration routes are found in the area. No such significantly important medicinal value species within the ML area and its nearby region. There are no wetlands, fish breeding grounds, marine ecology nearby the ML area which will be affected due to this project. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

96 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha There are no migratory corridors or rare endemic & endangered species. Therefore there will not be any impact due to quarrying activity on them. Proper preservation of environmental attributes will be done in the mine, as evidenced through monitoring of ambient air quality level, water quality & Noise level in present condition and its surrounding environ which are found to be within statutory levels. Even though there are no appreciable negative impact on bio diversity and flora/fauna status due to project operations, positive impact will arise due to well-planned reclamation measures for restoration of land status in the area ultimately to productive land category with green belt development activities and along with creation of water resources in the abandoned pits CONTROL MEASURES FOR BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS: Due to adoption of proper mitigation measures, no major dust generation and significant adverse impact on air quality will be observed. Besides, the mine advancement is planned in such a way that the overburden are backfilled in to the mined out void which will result in avoiding of land lock for external waste dumping and also increase the possibility of reclamation of mined out void with vegetative cover. Hence, no adverse impact on Plantation/Vegetation due to quarrying operation in this lease is expected. Methodical and well-planned plantation scheme will be carried out depending upon the immediate need, priority and availability of land. The plantation is and will be done along the lease boundary in a phased manner. The objectives of the green belt cover will cover the following: Noise abatement Reuse of waste water to the extent possible Prevention of soil erosion Ecological restoration Aesthetic, biological and visual improvement of area due to improved vegetative and plantations cover. During plantation development, the following aspects are considered in different areas: A) Green belt around mine: Tall growing, closely spaced, evergreen trees native to the area Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

97 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Easy, quick early growth and establishment Uniform spreading of crown habit Timber trees having long growth period Trees with high foliage density, leaves with larger leaf area Attractive appearance with both good flowering and fruit bearing Bird and insect attracting species Suitable green cover with minimal maintenance B) Avenue Trees: Trees with conical canopy and with attractive flowering. Trees with medium spreading branches to avoid obstruction to the traffic. Trees with branching at 10 feet and above. Ultimately, out of Ha of mined out area, Ha will remain as water body whereas the remaining Ha above +115m AMSL will be reclaimed with bench plantation. Plantation will be planted in all possible vacant places within the lease area, periphery of the lease area. Local species in consultation with the state forest department can be chosen for this purpose. S.No Year Area (In Ha.) No of Saplings 1 I Year II Year III Year Post operation Reclamation of the stage area TOTAL Location Remarks Periphery of Mining Local species lease will be planted in consultation with the Forest department 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 2.1 GENERAL: This being a small quarry, the quarry in-charge will take care of all the environmental related works also. The monitoring schedules are planned for systematic study of various pollution levels with respect to air and water qualities, noise levels, etc. to ensure that they conform to the standards laid down by Environmental Protection Act and various statutory Limits. The various methodologies and frequency of studies of all environmental quality parameters also conform to norms laid down by MOEF, CPCB and SPCB in this respect. The following monitoring schedules are to be adopted in this quarry. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

98 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha S. No Particulars Monitoring Frequency 1 Ambient Once in a Air Quality year Monitoring 2 Ambient Once in a Noise year Level 3 Water Quality Once in a Monitoring year 4 Soil Quality Once in a year Monitoring Location Buffer Zone 3/4 Locations. Core Zone 1 2 Project site / Blasting 2 Buffer Zone 3 Ground Water and 1 mine pit water samples One at Disposal site/waste dump area Important Monitoring Parameters PM 10, PM 2.5,SO 2, NO 2 & CO Noise monitoring at ambient air monitoring locations & occupational noise will be carried out. Besides, vibration studies in the nearby villages are to be periodically carried out. Physical, chemical parameters. Other than the above, the water discharged from the settling pond shall also be analyzed for suspended dissolved solids. Parameter for soil quality: ph, texture, electrical conductivity, organic matter, nitrogen, phosphate, potassium and Magnesium. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

99 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Table No 2 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

100 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) RULES, 1986 Area Code Category of Area Limits in db(a) Leq Day Time Night Time (A) Industrial area (B) Commercial area (C) Residential area (D) Silence Zone Table No - 3 Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

101 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Note : 1. Day time shall mean from 6 a.m. and 10.0 p.m. 2. Night time shall mean from 10.0 p.m. and 6 a.m. 3. Silence zone is an area comprising not less than 100 meters around hospitals, educational institutions, courts, religious places or any other area which is declared as such by the competent authority. 4. Mixed categories of areas may be average as one of the four above mentioned categories by the competent authority. * db(a) Leq denotes the time weighted average of the level of sound in decibels on scale A which is relatable to human hearing. A decibel is a unit in which noise is measured. A, in db(a) Leq, denotes the frequency weighting in the measurement of noise and corresponds to frequency response characteristics of the human ear. Leq: It is an energy mean of the noise level over a specified period. Guidelines for permissible noise for industrial workers as laid down by Central Pollution Control Board Exposure time (in hr. per day) Limit in db(a) ½ 102 ¼ 105 1/ / / OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: Occupational health survey of staff and permanent workers will be undertaken once a year to detect early incidence of diseases and for prompt remedial medical follow up in the matter. Audiometry test for the workers will be done at regular interval for workers of the noise prone area. Safety matters are also be reviewed periodically by safety in-charge. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

102 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 2.3 LABORATORY SERVICES: Monitoring will be carried out through external agencies. 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COST ESTIMATE: Implementation of above said mitigation measures, like provision of water sprinklers, greenbelt plantation, monitoring of environmental parameters, providing safety gadgets etc., involves capital as well as recurring expenses. The probable capital and recurring environmental control cost are calculated and given in below table. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COST Table No 4 Rs. In lakhs Sl. No Activity Capital cost Recurring Cost /Annum 1 Water tanker for Dust suppression Monitoring of Environmental quality, compliance to consent conditions 3 Green belt and afforestation Occupational Health & Hygiene CSR activities, etc Besides, For Panchayat level Biodiversity Management Committee 1 % of the profit will be contributed to restore the ecosystem as per the direction given by the State Expert Appraisal Committee, Kerala. 4.0 RISK ANALYSIS AND CONTROL MEASURES: Risk assessment is a process whereby risks are analyzed, assessed and risk management priorities are evaluated. It is defined as the characterization of the potential adverse effect to human health & environment due to environmental hazards. Objectives of risk assessment are:- Identifying hazardous activities Assessment of risk level and severity in different operations Identification of control measures Setting monitoring process Reduce the impact of mishaps of all kinds Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

103 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha Reduce the inherent potential for major accidents Methodology of Risk assessment:- Collection of information & identification of hazard Classify their severity and probability of occurrence Identification of exposed risks Assess the risk and risk rating based on Probability Exposure Consequence Prioritization of the risks Implementation of control measures Monitoring risk assessment Evaluation and correction Factors of risks involved due to human induced activities in connection with this quarry operations are 1) removal of O.B, waste material and side burden 2) drilling 3) blasting 4) excavation and 5) transportation. Other risk factors due to natural activities are 1) fire 2) water inundation 3) electricity and 4) natural calamities. For the various risks, likely to arise, as above, detailed analysis of causes and control measures is given in below table: S.No Factors Causes of risks Control measures 1 Removal of waste / side burden / Material a) Bench may slide due to its unconsolidated nature. b) Vibration due to movement of vehicles in the benches. 2 Drilling a) Due to high pressure of compressed air hoses may burst b) Jack hammer rod may break due to improper maintenance of the rod 3 Blasting a) Fly rock, ground vibration and noise etc., b) Improper charging of explosives - Overall O.B bench slope angle will be maintained optimally as per DGMS requirement. - Working Bench width will be more than the Bench height -Periodical preventive maintenance and replacement of worn out accessories in the compressor and drill equipment - As per manufacturers recommendation rod to be replaced and bits will be changed - Burden and spacing will be kept optimum on trial basis. - Explosive charge per delay will be minimized. Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

104 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha S.No Factors Causes of risks Control measures - Delay detonators will be used - Construction of retaining wall at the toe of the hill. 4 Excavation a) Hauling and loading equipment are in such proximity while excavation b) Swinging of bucket over the body of tipper c) Driving of unauthorized person 5 Transportation a) Operating the vehicle nose to tail b) Overloading of material c) While reversal & overtaking of vehicle d) Operator of truck leaving his cabin when it is loaded. 6 Fire due to electricity and Oil a) Due to the short circuit of cables & other electrical parts b) Due to the leakage of inflammable liquid like diesel, oil etc, 7 Water inundation a) Inrush of storm water due to heavy rain b) Unusual seepage of water c) Sudden collapse of peripheral bund due to torrential pour - Operator shall not operate the machine when person & vehicles are in such proximity - Shall not swing the bucket over the cab and operator leaves the machine after ensuring the bucket is on ground -Shall not allow any unauthorized person to operate the machine by effective supervision - It will be ensured that all these causes will be nullified by giving training to the operators - No over loading -Audio visual reverse horn will be provided -Proper training will be given - Commutator & electrical parts shall be cleaned frequently with the help of dry air blower - All fastening parts and places will be tightened. - Proper drainage arrangements will be made to divert water from entering into the mine pit - Guard will keep a continuous watch on water level and when touches danger mark immediately inform to the mine official. - Work shall not be resumed except with the prior permission of the Manager unless all the working places thoroughly examined by a competent person. 8 Natural calamities Unexpected happenings - The mine management is capable to deal with the situation Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

105 Application for Environmental Clearance for Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Al Nassar Granites (P) LTD in Uzhamalakkal village, Nedumangad Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala for an Extent of Ha 5.0 CONCLUSION: The quarry work will bring about prosperity and improvements in physical and social infrastructures in the area like: Providing Direct & Indirect employment opportunities. Financial gains for the state and central governments, through collection of various taxes like royalty, cess, etc. Increase in General Awareness of the people. Improvement of the general living standard of the people in the vicinity Overall improvement in HDI (Human Development Index) Growth of Allied Industries in the Area. Reduction in migration of local people and at the same time increase in inflow from outside. Improvement in Per Capita Income. Providing certain facilties for the local schools and panchayats A meticulously well planned Environmental Management Plan, with various programme schedules and timely execution objectives, as above, will ensure that the future environmental quality in the area will be maintained within statutory limits. The environmental management strategy as explained above will prove that industrial growth, if properly planned with all environmental concerns and appropriate remedial measures can go a long way to improve life pattern and living conditions of the local community around the project. * * * * * * * * * Creative Engineers & Consultants, Chennai

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