Environmental Management Plan

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1 Environmental Management Plan for Black Granite Quarry Ha. of M/s.Raghavendra Granites at Sy.No.848/1 (549) of Krishnagiri village & Mandal, Kurnool District Andhra Pradesh State. Prepared by M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants PVT. LTD. (Recognized by MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS, GOVT. OF INDIA) Plot No. B15 &16, Industrial Estate Behind PCB, Sanath Nagar Hyderabad

2 Index No. Contents Page No. 1.0 Introduction Mining Technology Mine Location and its details Geology Topography Regional Geology Local Geology Litho Units Geological Plan Estimation of Geological Reserves Reserves Production Details First Five years of operations Mining & Methods Land Use Pattern Dumping Yard Dressing Uses of Granites Sources of Pollution and Control Measures Air pollution and its control measures Noise Pollution and its mitigation Water Quality Water Requirement Solid waste, Land reclamation and soil Conservation Manpower requirement Occupational Safety & Health House Keeping Transport System Afforestation Programme and Flora-Fauna Proposed afforestation Proposal reclamation of land affected by mining Environmental Greening Program Socio Economic Environment Disaster Planning Environment Management Cell Post Project Monitoring Other Management Aspects Cost proposed for 18 M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 1

3 List of Tables No. Name Page. No. 1 Location and Quarry details 2 2 Salient features of the Project 4 3 Production details 7 4 Land use details 8 5 Dumping yard details 8 6 Water Requirement 11 7 Solid waste management details 11 8 Employment details 12 9 List of suggested Plant species for greenbelt 14 List of Figures No. Name Page. No. 1.0 Location Map Topo Map of 10 km radius 3 M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 2

4 1.0 Introduction The report discusses the Management plan for mitigation of adverse Environmental impacts and increases the beneficial impacts due to mining. The environmental impacts can be categorized as either primary or secondary. Primary impacts are those, which are attributable directly to the project, secondary impacts are those, which are indirectly induced and typically include the associated investment and changed pattern of social and economic activities by the proposed action. The objective of preparing environment management plan is to define effective measures to control and to mitigate the environmental pollution. This report presents the environment management plan, detailing the environmentally sound technology and the measures needed to mitigate the anticipated environmental impacts due to the project. M/s. Raghavendra granites has been applied for 01st renewal of quarry lease application on for Black granite over an extent of Ha. After careful examination of the proposal of Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, in principle has decided to grant the quarry lease for a period of 20 years vide Director of Mines and Geology, W.e.f in favor of M/s. Raghavendra Granites vide proceeding No.47868/R , dt Mining plan approved by the Joint Director of Mines and Geology, Kadapa vide letter no. 340/MP-KNL/2010, Dt st scheme of mining was approved by the mines & geology vide letter no.2994/ms-knl/2015, Dt Mining Technology Opencast Semi mechanized method of mining is carried out in this mine and semi mechanization by using compressor operated jackhammers and poclain etc. Transportation will be made by trucks to dispatching point. 1.2 Mine Location and its details The proposed site is falling Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh is depicted below (Fig.1.0) M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 1

5 Fig.1.0 Location Map The project locations and client details are summarized as follows Table 1.0 Project location and Quarry details Description Details Name of the Project M/s. Raghavendra granites Black granite existing Quarry Survey Number 657/1 Latitude and longitude Latitude Longitude N E N E N E N E N E N E Name of village Krishnagiri Mandal Krishnagiri District Kurnool State Andhra Pradesh Registered address Sri.K. Venkateswarlu - Managing partner H.No , Doctors colony, Kurnool Andhra Pradesh Mob. No Production 878 m3/annum Area of the Mine Ha. Proponent Sri.K. Venkateswarlu - Managing partner Cost of the project Rs.20 lakhs M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 2

6 Fig.1.1 Topographical map of 10 km radius around the proposed Quarry M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 3

7 Table 2.0 Salient features of the Project Details Nearest village & Habitation Road access Nearest town Rail network Nearest water source River/Stream Measurement Krishnagiri -2.5 km, SE Approach Road -0.7 km Krishnagiri, 2.5 km, SE Veldurthy Railway Station, 14 km Borewells and Tankers from outside Palahandr river is passing from NE to SW and pedda vanka is also mixing into the river in southern direction. So many water courses are also mixing into the river. Forest boundary Interstate Boundary Nearest mines if any There are no reserved and protected forests are found in the 10km radius of the study area. There is no interstate boundary found within 5 km radius from the quarry There are so many running quarries found adjacent to this quarry 1. M/s.Raghavendra Granites Ha., E 2. K.E. Pratap 3. Mallikarjuna Granites 1.3 Geology 1.3.1Topography Topographically the area proposed for grant of is a predominant hillock gemtly slopes towards all directions. Generally it is low lying plain land with an average altitude of 305 m above MSL and dendritic to sub dendrotic drainage is observed. The area is elevated towards centre of the hillock and sloping towards in all directions. The area is devoid of any forest or tree cover. It comprises shrubs only. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 4

8 There are no prominent natural drainage chennels in the area. In general the area is plain land Regional Geology The dolerite is intruded into the pre-existing country rock namely Biotite Gneisses and schist and trending from East to West direction and dipping vertical. The width of dyke is about 50-73m and running to few kilometers. The colour of black granite is dark black with more melanocratic minerals like Augite than plagioclase feldspars. No mica of iron is found. The texture is uniform with massive outcrops as sheets. The order of superposition of geological sequence are given as under Description Top soil Red Dolerites Peninsular gneisses Geological Age Recent Age Archaean Archaean Biotite gneisse is the oldest rock into which the younger dolerite dykes intruded later Local Geology Dolerite is commercially called as Black granite by the quarry operators and buyers. It is a type of of ferro-magnesian dyke rock comprised of mineral constituents such as Pyroxene (Augite and Hypersthene) and Plagioclase More Plagiocalse and Augite provide grey/greenish black colour up on polishing to this rock. The texture is a typical porphyritic, with phenocryst of plagioclase embedded over pyroxene matrix.the rock is fine to medium grained melanocratic and without any segregation or testural defects, but more bouldary due to spheroidal weathering.this spheroidal weathering cause for more rejection up to 5-6m depth and hence rate of recovery is taken 10% below the bouldary layer. Dimensional cutting polishing of these type of hard nad compact massive rocks exibits an attractive greenish black colour an attain polishing. The strike of the deposit is more than 500 m with width.the average width at the top/middle is measured as 73 m. kardness ranging from (Moh s scale) specific gravity gms/cc and attain high polishing which create an excellent aesthetic value. The area applied for quarry lease contains Dolerite Dyke intruded into the country rock comprising Biotite gnesses. The small pegmatite was reported to be intruded between these two formations. The dyke is partly covered by red soil. The length and width of band in the lease hold area is measured as about 400m 50-73m and dips vertical. The top soil is very thin less than 1 m but the M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 5

9 boulders are expected to be extended up to 5 m below top soil due to spheroidal weathering. The mineral constituents of the rock mass are augite 705, plagioclase 25 % and others 5 % as identified magascopically.the order of geological sequence are. Top soil red Pegmatite Dolerites Peninsular gneisses -<1 m thick-recent -Archean -Archean -Archaean Biotite gneisses is the oldest rock into which the younger dolerite dykes intruded later followed by pegmatite over weak zones. The strike direction is measured as East to West direction and drops vertical. Normally dyke deposit with more than 25m thick will be more of sheet in nature and economical at high profit margin to produce gang saw size rough blocks Litho Units Minerologically the Granite consists of Quartz, Plagioclase feldspar as essential mineral and other mafics Boitite, Mica, hornblend, etc., as accessory mineral with fine to medium grain. The Granite Exhibits gneissic texture with alternate bands of felsic and mafic minerals arranged in a wavy pattern. The mafic minerals are observed in more content hence the rock is melaocratc. The Granite available in the demarcated area is useful for Granite cutting and polishing purpose The QL applied area may yield a good deposit of granite, which shows uniform in grain size less mafic and widely saced joints Geological plan The area recommended for the grant of Quarry Lease was initially demarcated on the village revenue map. Subsequently the area was surveyed using theodolite/gps and a contour base plan was prepared based on 1:1000 scale and local geology was plotted and given in geological Plan. 2.0 Estimation of Geological Reserves 2.1 Reserves Total net Mineable Reserves of black Granite in QL area = m 3 Total Mineral waste available in QL applied area = m 3 Production obtained per year = 878 m 3 M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 6

10 Life of the Quarry Mineable Reserves / Annual production =32872/10,668 =37 years. 3.0 Production Details The year wise production details are summarized in the following Table 3.0 Table. 3.0 Production Details ( ) Year Production m 3 Granite (16%) Waste (84%) 1 st Year nd year rd year th year th year Total The summary of the mine production and reserves are given in the following Table Description Minerals occurring in the area Production Details Black Granite Mine 878 m 3 /annum Proved (m3) Probable (m3) Possible (m3) Total Reserves (m3) Total reserves after buffer zone (m3) 3.1 First five years of operations Total rock mass will be Excavated = 39,449 m 3 Ore: Waste = 16:84 Granite blocks will be recoverable from rock mass = 5849 m 3 (16%) Remaining material is mineral waste = m 3 (86%) 4.0 Mining and Methods Type of Mining: Semi mechanized opencast method In AMP it was proposed to be carried out the mining of black granite with the help of digging tools like excavator, tippers, Compressors and jackhammers. More details are given in mining plan M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 7

11 5.0 Land use Pattern The following table shows the Land Breakup for the next Five years of mining. Table 4.0 Land use details S. No. Purpose Extent ( Ha ) 1 Area Proposed for Quarrying Waste Dump area Road Site services ( Office, Rest Shelter) and stock yard Greenbelt Total (Broken) Dumping Yard The applicant has demarcated plots of land, to dump all types of solid wastes generated during mining operations. The dump yard fairly uneven ground, single dump yard is proposed with in the lease area where all the waste will be dumped. It is pertinent to note that nearly 85% of what is quarried will go as waste and only 15% will be made up of marketable quality product. Table 5.0 Dumping Yard details 7.0 Dressing 1 Dump Area (m 2 ) Direction N & S 3 Dimensions (LXbXh) m 470X15X10 4 Waste Generated (next 5 Years) (86%) m Waste generated during life of 1,34,400 mine (20 Years) 6 Slope 1 in 20 7 Retaining wall 1.2X1.2X1.2 The dressing of rough blocks will be made by chipping the edges and equating surface of the block carefully at mine site. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 8

12 i. Dressing of dimensional rough blocks from the rough blocks obtained after primary export cut need to be dressed. This is done manually / using pneumatic picks. The main aim of dressing is to give good geometrical shape. The dressing also depends upon the rock surface to be exposed after dressing. ii. Dressing of rough blocks in the quarry for domestic processing plants. The rough blocks sent to processing plants from the mine. 8.0 Uses of Granite Rough Blocks, Slabs, Panels, Tiles, Monuments, Other fancy and decorative items like pen stand, Flower vases, Table Tops Tea poys and High precision products like surface plates for engineering applications. 9.0 The environment management plan is prepared with a view to facilitate effective environmental management of the project in general and implementation of the mitigation measures in particular. The EMP provides a delivery mechanism to address potential adverse impacts and to introduce standards of good practice to be adopted for all project works. The anticipated impacts due to mining and allied activities are air, noise, land, water and socio-economic along with the mitigations to the extent possible are described in the following paragraphs. 9.1 Sources of Pollution and Control measures The major sources of pollution are air and noise due to proposed mine from blasting and transportation of material to the far places Air Pollution and its Mitigation Anticipated Sources of Air Pollution Digging & Excavation (Dust, Non-fugitive) Loading & unloading and Transportation by vehicles (fugitive and line sources Air Quality Management Road conditions Drilling Trucks - Regular repair (every 6 months) and Grading -Regular water sprinkling on haulage roads during dry -Wet drilling and usage of sharper drill bits -Avoid overloading of trucks and unnecessary idling of M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 9

13 vehicles Movement limit (<25kmph) Plantation - Trucks to be covered with tarpaulin/plastic Enforcing speed -Green belt development and avenue plantation Noise pollution and its mitigation Sources of Noise 1. Loaded trucks movement generates db (A) (2-3 trucks short time stay at mine area) 2. Digging and excavation activities - 70 db (A) (Only during day time) 3. Blasting (Occasionally) & drilling- (89 db (A)), blasting gives only outburst of noise (if required Blasting operations only for few minutes) 4. Normal values when mining is not in operation (40-45 db (A) Control Measures Mining operations will be carried out during day time only and avoid inconvenience to the nearby habitations The noise propagation values found to be less than the prescribed noise limits Ear plugs will be provided to the noise prone areas Blasting will be done through controlled methods (occasionally) Vehicular maintenance will ensure less noise. Usage of sharp teeth on the JCB will reduce noise during loading operations Water Quality There are no major water bodies found at a distance 1.0 km from the proposed quarry as the proponent is allocated dump area to accumulate the waste generated from the quarry and retaining wall also will be provided so there is less impact anticipated on the due to proposed quarry. The rainwater flows through the slopes of the area and drained off through nalas. The ground water table in this belt is 40 m below from the surface and since the quarry depth is 6 m will not reach upto this depth in the near future flooding by ground water is not anticipated. However, during rainy months, there is a possibility of wet conditions developing in the working pit. This will be minimized if not altogether eliminated by adopting simple techniques like digging trenches all round to drain off rainwater and preventing surface run off from entering and flooding working pit. The water will be pumped by using electric motor, if and when required, the mine drainage can be effectively managed and the pit kept dry to keep up the production schedule. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 10

14 10.0 Water Requirement Table 6.0 Water Requirement S.No. Water Usage Quantity (KLD) 1 Wet drilling operation Water sprinkling on haul roads Domestic Green Belt 0.2 Total 4.0 Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any soil from the mine area being carried away by the rain water 11.0 Solid Waste, Land reclamation and soil conservation Table 7.0 Solid waste management details Purpose Description Ore : Waste 16:84 Quantity of waste m 3 Area Allocated for dump 7050 m 2 area Dump Details ((LXbXh) m 400X15X10 Dumping area N & S Direction Chemical Nature Non-toxic and will not dissolve in water Dust arrest from dumps Top soil coverage and plantation and control of soil erosion Usage of dumps Repair of roads during rainy season and Refill the pits with waste as per abandoning Schedule plan M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 11

15 12.0 Manpower Requirement Table 8.0 Employment Details S.No. Description Quantity 1 Mines manager (Diploma in 1 mining with second class mines manager certificate holder) 2 Blaster Cum Mate (SSC with blaster certificate holder) 3 Excavator operator 2 4 Compressor operator 4 5 Tipper operator 4 6 Drillers 12 7 Helpers 12 8 Cutters 8 9 Watchman 1 Total Occupational Safety and Health Safety precautions as per Metalliferrous mines Regulations and Mine Rules and Act shall be taken. Minimum distance of 7.5m will be left all along the mine lease boundary. The mined out area will be kept out of bounds for public by providing fencing. Occupational Safety and Health to Control Exposure to Noise * Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise levels * Smooth blasting techniques, special explosives and silent non-explosive demolishing agent will be used House Keeping Proper house keeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities. Wet mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the work areas and the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects Transport Systems The finished product is transported by road using road trucks. The lessee will deploy tippers to transport the waste blocks, unfinished and finished blocks from quarry site to yard and trucks to transport sized dimensional blocks from yard to destination. Cranes will do the loading of blocks. The materials while transporting M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 12

16 do not pose any hazard. Sufficient parking facilities will be provided for vehicles loading and unloading of material. Safety signs will be displayed inside and outside the mine to avoid road accidents Afforestation Programme and Flora-fauna Flora and Fauna Due to water stress conditions and edaphic factors the biomass cover is less. Tree coverage is less and mostly herbs and shrubs are dominating. The vegetation is very scarce. No plant species is found that is ecologically important (Rare, endangered, threatened etc.) restricted to this area. The loss of biomass can be compensated by providing ideal conditions (proper supervision, water, fertilizer etc.) for the proposed greenbelt. Other than domestic animals no ecologically important animals are reported in this area Proposed afforestation The soil scraped from the surface will be stored temporarily along the edges of the mine till the complete extraction. This ensures proper preservation and utilization of the soil Proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining The proposed mining will result in reducing the height of the area and exposing the parent rock. It will be covered with a mantle of soil to serve the dual purpose of utilization of soil and reclaiming the ground affected by mining. The reclamation will commence after the completion of mining activity Environmental Greening Program Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for any major industrial activity, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India. Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into account the specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions are presented. Each year some of the part of the barrier zone will be subjected to afforestation and care will be taken to protect the sapling. Fruit growing trees are proposed to be planted. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 13

17 Table 9.0 List of suggested plant species for Green Belt No. Botanical Name Common Name Height (m) Color of the flower Flowering time 1 Acacia arabica Nalla thumma Yellow March-May 2 Aegle marmelos Maaredu Greenish white March-April 3 Albizia lebbeck (A.procera) Diresina Greenish yellow April-May 4 Artocarpus integrifolia Panasa Feb.-March 5 Anogeissus latifolia Velama Greenish Sept.-Jan. 6 Anacardium occidentale 7 Anthocephalus cadamba Jeedi Cream Jan.-Feb. Kadambamu Yellow Oct.-Dec. 8 Bauhinia variegata Devakanchan amu Purple & white Feb.-April 9 Cassia fistula Reela Yellow March-May 10 Casuarina equisetifolia Sarvi Inconspicuo us 11 Delonix regia Peddathurai Whiteorange March-May April- June 12 Nyctanthes arbortristic Paarijatha White Oct.-Nov. 13 Lagerstroemia floreginae China goranta Liliac May-June 14 Mangifera indica Mamidi White Feb.-March 15 Mimusops elengi Pagada White Nov.-Dec. 16 Nerium odorum Ganneru Red, white Feb.-March 17 Pithecellobium dulce Cheema chinta White March-April 18 Putranjiva roxburghii Kudhuru Inconspicu ous March-April M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 14

18 18.0 Socio-economic Environment For the functioning of the mine approx. 45 manpower will be utilized and it will not have any significant impact on economy of the local people It will have indirect benefit to the people of AP in the form of collection of tax ha of land allocated for road will be laid with avenue plantation along with lights which will be useful for the local people No impact due to influx of population/ labour because the mine is very small 19.0 Disaster Planning The mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of a qualified mines manager holding a Second class manager s certificate of competency to manage a metalliferous mine granted by Director General of mines safety (DGMS). DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the mine management in case of disaster, if any. Moreover mining staff would be sent to refresher courses from time to time to keep them abreast of the regulations. However following natural/ industrial hazards may occur during normal operation Slope failure at the mine faces Accident due to explosives Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery Sabotage in case of magazine Accidents due to fly rocks and boulder In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted: All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are strictly followed during all mining operations Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any inflow of surface water into mining area Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited Fire fighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area; Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to ensure the use Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous premises Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory provisions Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 15

19 competent persons only Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling Environment Management Cell A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will take the overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for environmental management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the overall supervision of the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified in the EMP. The Cell will be headed by Mine Manager and the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist and 1 no. of supervisor. The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for the Environmental Engineer at the Mine, at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the following: Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone Analyzing the water and air samples Implementation of the control and protective measures Land reclamation and vegetation Co-ordination of the environment related activities Collection of the statistics of health of workers Green belt development Awareness and implementing safety programmes Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP 21.0 Post Project Monitoring The survey of air pollution comprises of the following monitoring aspects; a. Ambient air quality survey b. Noise Level Monitoring Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum three stations, one station within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the mine. Parameters like suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and lead will be monitored. The frequency of monitoring is preferably once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with the procedures given by CPCB. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 16

20 22.0 Other Management Aspects Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality and noise levels. These records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board authorities. The management will maintain the records as per the hazardous waste regulations and EPA regulations and apply for the annual consents for air and water, and renewal of authorization for the storage of hazardous waste as per the Hazardous Waste (Handling & Management) Rules, The records of hazardous waste manifest will be maintained. The format of the same is enclosed in appendix. The mine shall obtain the consent for operation (CFO) as required under section 25/26 of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act, 1981, before trial production and commissioning from the State Pollution Control Board. The CFO will be renewed each year by the management. The mine will submit environmental statement every year before September 30. The management ensures that it will comply with all the directions and regulations issued by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi and Central Pollution Control Boards. The Consent for Establishment, Consent for Operation will be displayed in a conspicuous location for the information of the inspecting authorities of different departments. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 17

21 23.0 Cost proposed for Aspects Air Pollution Water pollution Noise Pollution Occupational Safety and Health Item Nose masks 45 No's - Rs. 25/- each Cloth for drillers 10 no's 1.0 m Rs. 35/- Gunny bags for covering the surface of jackhammer holes Road 1 Ltr/ Sq. m. and waste dump settling (1/4 of wetting & wet drilling) Ltrs Rs. 250/- Plantation on road side - 2m interval and buffer zone - 3m interval plus maintenance Greenbelt and Nursery development Construction of garland drains Capital cost (Rs.) Recurring cost (Rs.) Remarks ,050 Once a week. Replaceable, and cost can increase with time --- 6,720 Once a week. Replaceable, and cost can increase with time 20,000 4,000 As and when needed, Lump sum ,000 Water tanker one tanker per day for 300 days 20,000 9,000 30,000 10,000 Re-plant the nonsurviving plants, watering and protection from animals 30,000 4,000 Once only for the lease period/life of mine De-silting operations - 10,000 5,000 Yearly and manual operations Construction of check dams Construction of retaining wall for waste dump in slope side Maintenance of machinery suitably - Rs per 3 months PPE's like Ear muffs 20 No s- Rs. 25 each Providing First aid kits - 2 No's and fire extinguishers - 2 No's Providing Personal protective equipments to all employees (hand Rs. 40, safety Rs and Rs. 300) 30,000 5,000 Once in year, cost incurred is to buy sand bags and filling sand 5,000 1,000 Cost of construction of wall around the dip side of the dump. 10,000 5,000 Included in main cost 2, Once in three months 20,000 3,000 Once in year, replace by conducting periodical checkup 90,260 40,000 Safety shoe twice in a year, helmets once in three years and hand gloves thrice in a year M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 18

22 Training and awareness programs on risk factors during emergencies by the experts Periodical medical checkup and supply of medicines Infrastructure Road Repaires and lightening Environmental monitoring Ambient air quality studies - Once in a month - 2 locations Water quality studies - Once a year - 2 Locations Noise studies - Once in six months - 2 Locations 20,000 3,000 Once in six months and create sign boards about the risk and safety precautions regularly 30,000 5,000 Once in a year and supply of medicines for every three months 30,000 10,000 Once in a year especially during monsoon - 3,000-2,000-1,500 Vibration studies - 8,000 Grand Total 3,47,260 1,69,300 Will be done through MoE&F recognised laboratories M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 19

23 Index No. Contents Page No. 1.0 Introduction Mining Technology Mine Location and its details Geology Topography Regional Geology Local Geology Litho Units Geological Plan Estimation of Geological Reserves Reserves Production Details First Five years of operations Mining & Methods Land Use Pattern Dumping Yard Dressing Uses of Granites Sources of Pollution and Control Measures Air pollution and its control measures Noise Pollution and its mitigation Water Quality Water Requirement Solid waste, Land reclamation and soil Conservation Manpower requirement Occupational Safety & Health House Keeping Transport System Afforestation Programme and Flora-Fauna Proposed afforestation Proposal reclamation of land affected by mining Environmental Greening Program Socio Economic Environment Disaster Planning Environment Management Cell Post Project Monitoring Other Management Aspects Cost proposed for 18 M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 1

24 List of Tables No. Name Page. No. 1 Location and Quarry details 2 2 Salient features of the Project 4 3 Production details 7 4 Land use details 8 5 Dumping yard details 8 6 Water Requirement 11 7 Solid waste management details 11 8 Employment details 12 9 List of suggested Plant species for greenbelt 14 List of Figures No. Name Page. No. 1.0 Location Map Topo Map of 10 km radius 3 M/s Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 2

25 1.0 Introduction The report discusses the Management plan for mitigation of adverse Environmental impacts and increases the beneficial impacts due to mining. The environmental impacts can be categorized as either primary or secondary. Primary impacts are those, which are attributable directly to the project, secondary impacts are those, which are indirectly induced and typically include the associated investment and changed pattern of social and economic activities by the proposed action. The objective of preparing environment management plan is to define effective measures to control and to mitigate the environmental pollution. This report presents the environment management plan, detailing the environmentally sound technology and the measures needed to mitigate the anticipated environmental impacts due to the project. M/s. Raghavendra granites has been applied for 01st renewal of quarry lease application on for Black granite over an extent of Ha. After careful examination of the proposal of Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, in principle has decided to grant the quarry lease for a period of 20 years vide Director of Mines and Geology, W.e.f in favor of M/s. Raghavendra Granites vide proceeding No.47868/R , dt Mining plan approved by the Joint Director of Mines and Geology, Kadapa vide letter no. 340/MP-KNL/2010, Dt st scheme of mining was approved by the mines & geology vide letter no.2994/ms-knl/2015, Dt Mining Technology Opencast Semi mechanized method of mining is carried out in this mine and semi mechanization by using compressor operated jackhammers and poclain etc. Transportation will be made by trucks to dispatching point. 1.2 Mine Location and its details The proposed site is falling Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh is depicted below (Fig.1.0) M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 1

26 Fig.1.0 Location Map The project locations and client details are summarized as follows Table 1.0 Project location and Quarry details Description Details Name of the Project M/s. Raghavendra granites Black granite existing Quarry Survey Number 657/1 Latitude and longitude Latitude Longitude N E N E N E N E N E N E Name of village Krishnagiri Mandal Krishnagiri District Kurnool State Andhra Pradesh Registered address Sri.K. Venkateswarlu - Managing partner H.No , Doctors colony, Kurnool Andhra Pradesh Mob. No Production 878 m3/annum Area of the Mine Ha. Proponent Sri.K. Venkateswarlu - Managing partner Cost of the project Rs.20 lakhs M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 2

27 Fig.1.1 Topographical map of 10 km radius around the proposed Quarry M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 3

28 Table 2.0 Salient features of the Project Details Nearest village & Habitation Road access Nearest town Rail network Nearest water source River/Stream Measurement Krishnagiri -2.5 km, SE Approach Road -0.7 km Krishnagiri, 2.5 km, SE Veldurthy Railway Station, 14 km Borewells and Tankers from outside Palahandr river is passing from NE to SW and pedda vanka is also mixing into the river in southern direction. So many water courses are also mixing into the river. Forest boundary Interstate Boundary Nearest mines if any There are no reserved and protected forests are found in the 10km radius of the study area. There is no interstate boundary found within 5 km radius from the quarry There are so many running quarries found adjacent to this quarry 1. M/s.Raghavendra Granites Ha., E 2. K.E. Pratap 3. Mallikarjuna Granites 1.3 Geology 1.3.1Topography Topographically the area proposed for grant of is a predominant hillock gemtly slopes towards all directions. Generally it is low lying plain land with an average altitude of 305 m above MSL and dendritic to sub dendrotic drainage is observed. The area is elevated towards centre of the hillock and sloping towards in all directions. The area is devoid of any forest or tree cover. It comprises shrubs only. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 4

29 There are no prominent natural drainage chennels in the area. In general the area is plain land Regional Geology The dolerite is intruded into the pre-existing country rock namely Biotite Gneisses and schist and trending from East to West direction and dipping vertical. The width of dyke is about 50-73m and running to few kilometers. The colour of black granite is dark black with more melanocratic minerals like Augite than plagioclase feldspars. No mica of iron is found. The texture is uniform with massive outcrops as sheets. The order of superposition of geological sequence are given as under Description Top soil Red Dolerites Peninsular gneisses Geological Age Recent Age Archaean Archaean Biotite gneisse is the oldest rock into which the younger dolerite dykes intruded later Local Geology Dolerite is commercially called as Black granite by the quarry operators and buyers. It is a type of of ferro-magnesian dyke rock comprised of mineral constituents such as Pyroxene (Augite and Hypersthene) and Plagioclase More Plagiocalse and Augite provide grey/greenish black colour up on polishing to this rock. The texture is a typical porphyritic, with phenocryst of plagioclase embedded over pyroxene matrix.the rock is fine to medium grained melanocratic and without any segregation or testural defects, but more bouldary due to spheroidal weathering.this spheroidal weathering cause for more rejection up to 5-6m depth and hence rate of recovery is taken 10% below the bouldary layer. Dimensional cutting polishing of these type of hard nad compact massive rocks exibits an attractive greenish black colour an attain polishing. The strike of the deposit is more than 500 m with width.the average width at the top/middle is measured as 73 m. kardness ranging from (Moh s scale) specific gravity gms/cc and attain high polishing which create an excellent aesthetic value. The area applied for quarry lease contains Dolerite Dyke intruded into the country rock comprising Biotite gnesses. The small pegmatite was reported to be intruded between these two formations. The dyke is partly covered by red soil. The length and width of band in the lease hold area is measured as about 400m 50-73m and dips vertical. The top soil is very thin less than 1 m but the M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 5

30 boulders are expected to be extended up to 5 m below top soil due to spheroidal weathering. The mineral constituents of the rock mass are augite 705, plagioclase 25 % and others 5 % as identified magascopically.the order of geological sequence are. Top soil red Pegmatite Dolerites Peninsular gneisses -<1 m thick-recent -Archean -Archean -Archaean Biotite gneisses is the oldest rock into which the younger dolerite dykes intruded later followed by pegmatite over weak zones. The strike direction is measured as East to West direction and drops vertical. Normally dyke deposit with more than 25m thick will be more of sheet in nature and economical at high profit margin to produce gang saw size rough blocks Litho Units Minerologically the Granite consists of Quartz, Plagioclase feldspar as essential mineral and other mafics Boitite, Mica, hornblend, etc., as accessory mineral with fine to medium grain. The Granite Exhibits gneissic texture with alternate bands of felsic and mafic minerals arranged in a wavy pattern. The mafic minerals are observed in more content hence the rock is melaocratc. The Granite available in the demarcated area is useful for Granite cutting and polishing purpose The QL applied area may yield a good deposit of granite, which shows uniform in grain size less mafic and widely saced joints Geological plan The area recommended for the grant of Quarry Lease was initially demarcated on the village revenue map. Subsequently the area was surveyed using theodolite/gps and a contour base plan was prepared based on 1:1000 scale and local geology was plotted and given in geological Plan. 2.0 Estimation of Geological Reserves 2.1 Reserves Total net Mineable Reserves of black Granite in QL area = m 3 Total Mineral waste available in QL applied area = m 3 Production obtained per year = 878 m 3 M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 6

31 Life of the Quarry Mineable Reserves / Annual production =32872/10,668 =37 years. 3.0 Production Details The year wise production details are summarized in the following Table 3.0 Table. 3.0 Production Details ( ) Year Production m 3 Granite (16%) Waste (84%) 1 st Year nd year rd year th year th year Total The summary of the mine production and reserves are given in the following Table Description Minerals occurring in the area Production Details Black Granite Mine 878 m 3 /annum Proved (m3) Probable (m3) Possible (m3) Total Reserves (m3) Total reserves after buffer zone (m3) 3.1 First five years of operations Total rock mass will be Excavated = 39,449 m 3 Ore: Waste = 16:84 Granite blocks will be recoverable from rock mass = 5849 m 3 (16%) Remaining material is mineral waste = m 3 (86%) 4.0 Mining and Methods Type of Mining: Semi mechanized opencast method In AMP it was proposed to be carried out the mining of black granite with the help of digging tools like excavator, tippers, Compressors and jackhammers. More details are given in mining plan M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 7

32 5.0 Land use Pattern The following table shows the Land Breakup for the next Five years of mining. Table 4.0 Land use details S. No. Purpose Extent ( Ha ) 1 Area Proposed for Quarrying Waste Dump area Road Site services ( Office, Rest Shelter) and stock yard Greenbelt Total (Broken) Dumping Yard The applicant has demarcated plots of land, to dump all types of solid wastes generated during mining operations. The dump yard fairly uneven ground, single dump yard is proposed with in the lease area where all the waste will be dumped. It is pertinent to note that nearly 85% of what is quarried will go as waste and only 15% will be made up of marketable quality product. Table 5.0 Dumping Yard details 7.0 Dressing 1 Dump Area (m 2 ) Direction N & S 3 Dimensions (LXbXh) m 470X15X10 4 Waste Generated (next 5 Years) (86%) m Waste generated during life of 1,34,400 mine (20 Years) 6 Slope 1 in 20 7 Retaining wall 1.2X1.2X1.2 The dressing of rough blocks will be made by chipping the edges and equating surface of the block carefully at mine site. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 8

33 i. Dressing of dimensional rough blocks from the rough blocks obtained after primary export cut need to be dressed. This is done manually / using pneumatic picks. The main aim of dressing is to give good geometrical shape. The dressing also depends upon the rock surface to be exposed after dressing. ii. Dressing of rough blocks in the quarry for domestic processing plants. The rough blocks sent to processing plants from the mine. 8.0 Uses of Granite Rough Blocks, Slabs, Panels, Tiles, Monuments, Other fancy and decorative items like pen stand, Flower vases, Table Tops Tea poys and High precision products like surface plates for engineering applications. 9.0 The environment management plan is prepared with a view to facilitate effective environmental management of the project in general and implementation of the mitigation measures in particular. The EMP provides a delivery mechanism to address potential adverse impacts and to introduce standards of good practice to be adopted for all project works. The anticipated impacts due to mining and allied activities are air, noise, land, water and socio-economic along with the mitigations to the extent possible are described in the following paragraphs. 9.1 Sources of Pollution and Control measures The major sources of pollution are air and noise due to proposed mine from blasting and transportation of material to the far places Air Pollution and its Mitigation Anticipated Sources of Air Pollution Digging & Excavation (Dust, Non-fugitive) Loading & unloading and Transportation by vehicles (fugitive and line sources Air Quality Management Road conditions Drilling Trucks - Regular repair (every 6 months) and Grading -Regular water sprinkling on haulage roads during dry -Wet drilling and usage of sharper drill bits -Avoid overloading of trucks and unnecessary idling of M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 9

34 vehicles Movement limit (<25kmph) Plantation - Trucks to be covered with tarpaulin/plastic Enforcing speed -Green belt development and avenue plantation Noise pollution and its mitigation Sources of Noise 1. Loaded trucks movement generates db (A) (2-3 trucks short time stay at mine area) 2. Digging and excavation activities - 70 db (A) (Only during day time) 3. Blasting (Occasionally) & drilling- (89 db (A)), blasting gives only outburst of noise (if required Blasting operations only for few minutes) 4. Normal values when mining is not in operation (40-45 db (A) Control Measures Mining operations will be carried out during day time only and avoid inconvenience to the nearby habitations The noise propagation values found to be less than the prescribed noise limits Ear plugs will be provided to the noise prone areas Blasting will be done through controlled methods (occasionally) Vehicular maintenance will ensure less noise. Usage of sharp teeth on the JCB will reduce noise during loading operations Water Quality There are no major water bodies found at a distance 1.0 km from the proposed quarry as the proponent is allocated dump area to accumulate the waste generated from the quarry and retaining wall also will be provided so there is less impact anticipated on the due to proposed quarry. The rainwater flows through the slopes of the area and drained off through nalas. The ground water table in this belt is 40 m below from the surface and since the quarry depth is 6 m will not reach upto this depth in the near future flooding by ground water is not anticipated. However, during rainy months, there is a possibility of wet conditions developing in the working pit. This will be minimized if not altogether eliminated by adopting simple techniques like digging trenches all round to drain off rainwater and preventing surface run off from entering and flooding working pit. The water will be pumped by using electric motor, if and when required, the mine drainage can be effectively managed and the pit kept dry to keep up the production schedule. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 10

35 10.0 Water Requirement Table 6.0 Water Requirement S.No. Water Usage Quantity (KLD) 1 Wet drilling operation Water sprinkling on haul roads Domestic Green Belt 0.2 Total 4.0 Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any soil from the mine area being carried away by the rain water 11.0 Solid Waste, Land reclamation and soil conservation Table 7.0 Solid waste management details Purpose Description Ore : Waste 16:84 Quantity of waste m 3 Area Allocated for dump 7050 m 2 area Dump Details ((LXbXh) m 400X15X10 Dumping area N & S Direction Chemical Nature Non-toxic and will not dissolve in water Dust arrest from dumps Top soil coverage and plantation and control of soil erosion Usage of dumps Repair of roads during rainy season and Refill the pits with waste as per abandoning Schedule plan M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 11

36 12.0 Manpower Requirement Table 8.0 Employment Details S.No. Description Quantity 1 Mines manager (Diploma in 1 mining with second class mines manager certificate holder) 2 Blaster Cum Mate (SSC with blaster certificate holder) 3 Excavator operator 2 4 Compressor operator 4 5 Tipper operator 4 6 Drillers 12 7 Helpers 12 8 Cutters 8 9 Watchman 1 Total Occupational Safety and Health Safety precautions as per Metalliferrous mines Regulations and Mine Rules and Act shall be taken. Minimum distance of 7.5m will be left all along the mine lease boundary. The mined out area will be kept out of bounds for public by providing fencing. Occupational Safety and Health to Control Exposure to Noise * Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise levels * Smooth blasting techniques, special explosives and silent non-explosive demolishing agent will be used House Keeping Proper house keeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities. Wet mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the work areas and the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects Transport Systems The finished product is transported by road using road trucks. The lessee will deploy tippers to transport the waste blocks, unfinished and finished blocks from quarry site to yard and trucks to transport sized dimensional blocks from yard to destination. Cranes will do the loading of blocks. The materials while transporting M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 12

37 do not pose any hazard. Sufficient parking facilities will be provided for vehicles loading and unloading of material. Safety signs will be displayed inside and outside the mine to avoid road accidents Afforestation Programme and Flora-fauna Flora and Fauna Due to water stress conditions and edaphic factors the biomass cover is less. Tree coverage is less and mostly herbs and shrubs are dominating. The vegetation is very scarce. No plant species is found that is ecologically important (Rare, endangered, threatened etc.) restricted to this area. The loss of biomass can be compensated by providing ideal conditions (proper supervision, water, fertilizer etc.) for the proposed greenbelt. Other than domestic animals no ecologically important animals are reported in this area Proposed afforestation The soil scraped from the surface will be stored temporarily along the edges of the mine till the complete extraction. This ensures proper preservation and utilization of the soil Proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining The proposed mining will result in reducing the height of the area and exposing the parent rock. It will be covered with a mantle of soil to serve the dual purpose of utilization of soil and reclaiming the ground affected by mining. The reclamation will commence after the completion of mining activity Environmental Greening Program Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for any major industrial activity, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India. Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into account the specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions are presented. Each year some of the part of the barrier zone will be subjected to afforestation and care will be taken to protect the sapling. Fruit growing trees are proposed to be planted. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 13

38 Table 9.0 List of suggested plant species for Green Belt No. Botanical Name Common Name Height (m) Color of the flower Flowering time 1 Acacia arabica Nalla thumma Yellow March-May 2 Aegle marmelos Maaredu Greenish white March-April 3 Albizia lebbeck (A.procera) Diresina Greenish yellow April-May 4 Artocarpus integrifolia Panasa Feb.-March 5 Anogeissus latifolia Velama Greenish Sept.-Jan. 6 Anacardium occidentale 7 Anthocephalus cadamba Jeedi Cream Jan.-Feb. Kadambamu Yellow Oct.-Dec. 8 Bauhinia variegata Devakanchan amu Purple & white Feb.-April 9 Cassia fistula Reela Yellow March-May 10 Casuarina equisetifolia Sarvi Inconspicuo us 11 Delonix regia Peddathurai Whiteorange March-May April- June 12 Nyctanthes arbortristic Paarijatha White Oct.-Nov. 13 Lagerstroemia floreginae China goranta Liliac May-June 14 Mangifera indica Mamidi White Feb.-March 15 Mimusops elengi Pagada White Nov.-Dec. 16 Nerium odorum Ganneru Red, white Feb.-March 17 Pithecellobium dulce Cheema chinta White March-April 18 Putranjiva roxburghii Kudhuru Inconspicu ous March-April M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 14

39 18.0 Socio-economic Environment For the functioning of the mine approx. 45 manpower will be utilized and it will not have any significant impact on economy of the local people It will have indirect benefit to the people of AP in the form of collection of tax ha of land allocated for road will be laid with avenue plantation along with lights which will be useful for the local people No impact due to influx of population/ labour because the mine is very small 19.0 Disaster Planning The mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of a qualified mines manager holding a Second class manager s certificate of competency to manage a metalliferous mine granted by Director General of mines safety (DGMS). DGMS have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the mine management in case of disaster, if any. Moreover mining staff would be sent to refresher courses from time to time to keep them abreast of the regulations. However following natural/ industrial hazards may occur during normal operation Slope failure at the mine faces Accident due to explosives Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery Sabotage in case of magazine Accidents due to fly rocks and boulder In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted: All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are strictly followed during all mining operations Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any inflow of surface water into mining area Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited Fire fighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area; Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to ensure the use Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous premises Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory provisions Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 15

40 competent persons only Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling Environment Management Cell A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will take the overall responsibility for co-ordination of the actions required for environmental management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management plans and actions to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the overall supervision of the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified in the EMP. The Cell will be headed by Mine Manager and the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist and 1 no. of supervisor. The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for the Environmental Engineer at the Mine, at six-monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the following: Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone Analyzing the water and air samples Implementation of the control and protective measures Land reclamation and vegetation Co-ordination of the environment related activities Collection of the statistics of health of workers Green belt development Awareness and implementing safety programmes Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP 21.0 Post Project Monitoring The survey of air pollution comprises of the following monitoring aspects; a. Ambient air quality survey b. Noise Level Monitoring Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum three stations, one station within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the mine. Parameters like suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and lead will be monitored. The frequency of monitoring is preferably once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in accordance with the procedures given by CPCB. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 16

41 22.0 Other Management Aspects Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality and noise levels. These records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board authorities. The management will maintain the records as per the hazardous waste regulations and EPA regulations and apply for the annual consents for air and water, and renewal of authorization for the storage of hazardous waste as per the Hazardous Waste (Handling & Management) Rules, The records of hazardous waste manifest will be maintained. The format of the same is enclosed in appendix. The mine shall obtain the consent for operation (CFO) as required under section 25/26 of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act, 1981, before trial production and commissioning from the State Pollution Control Board. The CFO will be renewed each year by the management. The mine will submit environmental statement every year before September 30. The management ensures that it will comply with all the directions and regulations issued by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi and Central Pollution Control Boards. The Consent for Establishment, Consent for Operation will be displayed in a conspicuous location for the information of the inspecting authorities of different departments. M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 17

42 23.0 Cost proposed for Aspects Air Pollution Water pollution Noise Pollution Occupational Safety and Health Item Nose masks 45 No's - Rs. 25/- each Cloth for drillers 10 no's 1.0 m Rs. 35/- Gunny bags for covering the surface of jackhammer holes Road 1 Ltr/ Sq. m. and waste dump settling (1/4 of wetting & wet drilling) Ltrs Rs. 250/- Plantation on road side - 2m interval and buffer zone - 3m interval plus maintenance Greenbelt and Nursery development Construction of garland drains Capital cost (Rs.) Recurring cost (Rs.) Remarks ,050 Once a week. Replaceable, and cost can increase with time --- 6,720 Once a week. Replaceable, and cost can increase with time 20,000 4,000 As and when needed, Lump sum ,000 Water tanker one tanker per day for 300 days 20,000 9,000 30,000 10,000 Re-plant the nonsurviving plants, watering and protection from animals 30,000 4,000 Once only for the lease period/life of mine De-silting operations - 10,000 5,000 Yearly and manual operations Construction of check dams Construction of retaining wall for waste dump in slope side Maintenance of machinery suitably - Rs per 3 months PPE's like Ear muffs 20 No s- Rs. 25 each Providing First aid kits - 2 No's and fire extinguishers - 2 No's Providing Personal protective equipments to all employees (hand Rs. 40, safety Rs and Rs. 300) 30,000 5,000 Once in year, cost incurred is to buy sand bags and filling sand 5,000 1,000 Cost of construction of wall around the dip side of the dump. 10,000 5,000 Included in main cost 2, Once in three months 20,000 3,000 Once in year, replace by conducting periodical checkup 90,260 40,000 Safety shoe twice in a year, helmets once in three years and hand gloves thrice in a year M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 18

43 Training and awareness programs on risk factors during emergencies by the experts Periodical medical checkup and supply of medicines Infrastructure Road Repaires and lightening Environmental monitoring Ambient air quality studies - Once in a month - 2 locations Water quality studies - Once a year - 2 Locations Noise studies - Once in six months - 2 Locations 20,000 3,000 Once in six months and create sign boards about the risk and safety precautions regularly 30,000 5,000 Once in a year and supply of medicines for every three months 30,000 10,000 Once in a year especially during monsoon - 3,000-2,000-1,500 Vibration studies - 8,000 Grand Total 3,47,260 1,69,300 Will be done through MoE&F recognised laboratories M/s. Pragathi Labs & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Page No. 19