ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Of M/s. SRINIVASA GRANITES 5.010 HA COLOUR GRANITE MINING SY. NO. 539/B & 546/P UPPAMAGULUR (V), BALLIKURAVA (M) PRAKASAM (DT), ANDHRA PRADESH Submitted by SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR -12 VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH QCI -151

INTRODUCTION This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is prepared for the proposed M/s. Srinivasa Granites, Mining of Colour Granite belonging to Managing Partner D.V.Nagaraja, Raju Complex, Dibbala Road, Ongole, Prakasam District. M/s. Srinivasa Granites was granted Quarry lease over an extent of 5.010 Hectares/12.38 Acres in Sy.No. 539/B & 546 of Uppumagulur Village, Ballikurava Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh vide Proceedings No. 35304/R3-1/2011, dated. 11.07.2013 of DM & G, Hyderabad. The lease deed was executed on 25.07.2013 vide Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole, Proceedings No. 7065/Q/2011 dated 25.07.2013 for the period from 25.07.2013 to 24.07.2033. The mining plan was approved by Joint Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad, vide Letter No. 4094/MP/OGL/2012 dated. 19.01.2013 for the plan period for 5 years from the commencement of operations i.e. from 2013-14 to 2017-18. Mining operations commenced from 08.11.2013 and copy of opening notice is enclosed as Annexure IV. Hence the Mining Plan block period starts from 2013-14 to 2017-18. The lessee firm worked the quarry in the years 2013-14 and 2014-15 and dispatched quantities of 62.984 Cbm and 768.434 Cbm respectively. PROJECT PROPOSAL The proposed Mining is a open-cast semi-mechanized method by using hydraulic excavators, tippers, jack hammer drills. The blocks will be cut in conventional wire saw cutter and will be split. The larger blocks will further be reduced to smaller specified sizes with drilling. This Environmental Management Plan is prepared based on the scheme of Mining for Colour Granite. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY M/s. Srinivasa Granites, applied for Environmental Clearance for expansion of quarry lease covering total extent of 5.010 Ha carried out by opencast semi-mechanized method spread

over in Survey Nos. 539/B & 546/P of Uppumaguluru Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. village, Ballikurava Mandal, S.No Location Extent in Hectares Lease Period 1 Sy. No. 539/B & 546/P of 5.010 Ha 20 Years Uppumaguluru (V), Ballikurava (M), Patta Land Prakasam District. The Director of Mines & Geology granted vide proceedings No.35304/R3-1/2011, dt: 11.07.2013 the lease for 20 years in favour of M/s. Srinivasa Granites for a period of 20 years. Existing EC order No: SEIAA/AP/PKM-108/2013-1369 Dt: 20.05.2013 Production capacity 2160 M 3 /Annum. Now proposing for expansion of production capacity will be 23334 M 3 /Annum. LOCATION OF THE MINE The applied area falls in the Survey of India Toposheet No. 65 D/4 and is located in East Longitude: 80 o 02 55.04 and North Latitude: 16 o 02 43.45. Mine Boundary Coordinates: S.No. Latitude Longitude 1. 16 o 02 51.01 80 o 02 59.05 2. 16 o 02 49.27 80 o 03 01.76 3. 16 o 02 43.37 80 o 03 00.81 4. 16 o 02 43.88 80 o 02 58.45 5. 16 o 02 41.08 80 o 02 57.69 6. 16 o 02 41.85 80 o 02 54.76 7. 16 o 02 42.68 80 o 02 51.09 8. 16 o 02 45.77 80 o 02 49.93 9. 16 o 02 48.36 80 o 02 48.87 The lease area is situated at a distance of 2.0 km due East of Pata Mallayapalem. This area falls in West direction of Chennai to Vijayawada National Highway No:45.

Infrastructure & Communications Electricity is available in all the villages and in the nearby agricultural lands for bore wells. Tele Communication facility is available at the Pata Mallayapalem Village. State Transport Bus Services ply from Konidena & Martur/Addanki Mandal head quarter, frequently, Private Transport is also available on this road network. The perched ground water is available 7-8 M below ground level. The agricultural fields in the surrounds of the quarry lease hill are irrigated by ground water and NSP canal water. Primary & Upper primary School Education is available at Mallayapalem Village. Higher Education is available at Ballikurava & Martur Towns. Registered Medical Practioner is available at Konidena Village, Ballikurava & Martur Towns is well placed for Doctors Nursing Homes & Hospitals. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT Land The Colour Granite Mine covering in an area of 5.010 Ha. Mining lease is granted for a period of 20 years. Land is located in Survey number 539/B & 546/P, Uppamaguluru Village, Ballikurava Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Location M/s. Srinivasa Granites 5.010 Ha Mining of Colour Granite Uppumaguluru Village, Ballikurava Mandal, Prakasam Dt, A.P The present mining lease area falls in the Patta land with documents at a distance of about 2.0 Km to Patha Mallayapalem Village. Boundaries: By North By East Sy.No. 545 & 564 of Uppumaguluru Village Sy.No. 547 & 539/A of Uppumaguluru Village

By West By South Sy.No. 539/C1-B, C2 & C3 of Uppumaguluru Village Sy.No. 544 & 542 of Uppumaguluru Village Mines located around 500 Mtrs No mines are located around the proposed mine site, within 500 mtrs distance. The Salient Features of the proposed project Nature of the project M/s. Srinivasa Granites Mining of Colour Granite Size of the Project Maximum 23334 Cu.m/Annum LOCATION OF PROJECT District & State Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh Village & Mandal Uppumaguluru Village &Ballikurava Mandal Land Availability 5.010 Ha Patta Land Nearest Village Patha Mallayapalem Village at 2.0 Km Ownership Patta Land Toposheet No. 65 D/4 GENERAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS Annual rainfall 800 mm Min and max temp. 28 C and 47 C Avg. relative humidity 75% Predominant wind direction SW & NE HISTORICAL / IMPORTANT PLACES Nearest human settlement Patha Mallayapalem village at 2.0 Kms Nearest town Ballikurava at 6.3 kms Nearest railway station Narasaraopet Railway Station at 21.0 kms Archaeological/Historically Important No historical movements exist in and around the quarry Site lease proposed area. Infrastructure Facilities Hospitals, schools and community facilities are available at 2.0 Kms away from the mine site.

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DETAILS OF THE MINE Mine Area This mine lease (ML) area is located at Uppamaguluru Village, Ballikurava Mandal, Prakasam district, A.P. The mine site extends over an area of 5.010 Ha. The Quarry lease area is located at a distance of about 2.0 Km from Patha Mallayapalem Village. RESERVES: Now the deposit was estimated through cross sectional methods. The reserves estimated were through three cross sections A-A to C-C, which were drawn at various distance parallel to the strike direction of the dyke. The proved reserves were taken up to a depth 25.5 meters (174.5 RL) which are already excavated. Details of different category of reserves: GEOLOGICAL RESERVES PROVED RESERVES Name of SECTIONAL Saleable Granite Section Area in M 2 Influence in M In situ Rock Mass in Cbm recovery @ 30% A-A 8695 80 695600 208680 B-B 4032.5 78 314535 94361 C-C 2060 100 206000 61800 TOTAL PROVED RESERVES 1216135 364841 PROBABLE RESERVES Name of SECTIONAL Saleable Granite Section Area in M 2 Influence in M In situ Rock Mass in Cbm recovery @ 25% A-A 3468.5 80 277480 83244 B-B 2208 78 172224 51667 C-C 798.8 100 79880 23964 TOTAL PROBABLE RESERVES 529584 158875 TOTAL RESERVES 1745719 523716

The reserves indicated are inclusive of material that will be locked up in final pit, and in safety zone as required under Regulation 111 of MMR-1961. The lease is operating since 2013. The present mining plan period production achieved details shown. The salable proved granite reserves are calculated by taking consideration of the following factors. Total proved rock mass arrived by taking each existing cross sectional area up to the maximum depth of pit multiplied by sectional influence. Net available proved salable granite reserves arrived by taking percentage of recovery from the net available proved rock mass including soil cover 0 to 3M thickness. Net Probable reserves arrived by taking each cross sectional area 10 meters below proved zone multiplied by the sectional influence and recovery percentage. CATEGORISATION OF RESERVES UNDER UNFC CODE S.No. Category of Reserves UNFC Code Reserves in M3 1 Available salable proved 111 364841 2 Probable 112 158875 TOTAL 523716 For the probable reserves the Economic Axis is taken as 1 since the operations are fairly economical for mining. The feasibility axis is taken as 1 since the operations until now indicate further feasibility of operations in safe and technical way. The geological axis taken as 2 since the estimate of the geological feasibility of the material is from the history of operations and the visible indicators. Mineable Reserves and Life of the Mine: Mineable Reserves: These are the reserves that can actually be mined. These can be computed after deducting the quantities of material that should be left out for safety of the mine that is to maintain 65 o final pit line.

MINEABLE RESERVES MINEABLE PROVED RESERVES Name of Section SECTIONAL Saleable Granite recovery @ 30% Area in M 2 Influence in M In situ Rock Mass In Cbm in Cbm A-A 8191 72.5 593848 178154 B-B 3632 70.5 256056 76817 C-C 1671.7 92.5 154632 46390 TOTAL PROVED RESERVES 1004536 301361 MINEABLE PROBABLE RESERVES Name of SECTIONAL Saleable Granite Section Area in M2 Influence in M In-situ Rock Mass in Cbm recovery @ 30% A-A 3283 72.5 238018 71405 B-B 2048.8 70.5 144440 43332 C-C 69.74 92.5 6451 1935 TOTAL PROBABLE RESERVES 388909 116673 TOTAL MINEABLE RESERVES 1393445 418033 Life of the Quarry S.No. Particulars Mass (M 3 ) Salable Reserves M 3 1 Remaining quantity of salable Proved Reserves for 1004536 301361 future mining operations @ 30% recovery 2 Probable reserves @ 30% recovery 388909 116673 Total 1393445 418033 Life of the quarry @ 21752 M 3 of recoverable quantity per annum 19.21 Years Say 20 Years

Reserves Depleted Saleable Production achieved during the plan period = 1148.823 M 3 Saleable Reserves available for mining = 418033 M 3 Additional Reserves established category wise (with basis & parameter considered) Based on the Rock characteristics, the visual indicators and the extent of deposit of the present quarry, the additional reserves estimated. Please note that the reserves calculated are as per the slice plans prepared between the slices RL 174.5M and RL 164.5 M. Slice area RL Quantities Area of slice in RL 74.5 M in M 2 50100 Area of slice RL 64.5 M in M 2 50100 Average of both areas M 2 50100 Depth considered meters 10 Volume gross M 3 501000 Volume recoverable M 3 @30% 150300 Life of the Mine = (Total of Proved & Probable Reserves)/Avg. Annual Production = (301361+116673) M 3 / (21752 ) M 3 = 19.2 Years, say 20 Years CONCEPTUAL MINING PLAN The firm has initiated the mining operations in 2013. The total 5.010 Hectares of lease area is mineable. The depth to which the pit is developed is upto RL 74.5 M being the top and surface RL being 100.00 Meters. Land Use Pattern of the mine area during the next 5 years will be as follows: Area Hectares Active Mine Area Broken 2.500 To be broken Already broken area will be

extended depth wise and 1.0 Hecter surface lateral development towards North East portion of the lease area. Area for infrastructure, waste dump, green belt, buffer area 1.510 and other utilities TOTAL MINE LEASE AREA 5.010 Status of Mine Working in respect of Scheme of Mining (Review) Mining of the color granite has been in progress since 2013 in a systematic and approved manner. The present developed pit is the result of quarrying operations since inception of quarry. The mass is being cut in the conventional manner with the help of wire saw machine with diamond wire rope, and slotter. Explosives are being used very limited manner for removal of OB only. Excessive use is technically harmful for dimension stone industry. Once the wire saw machine makes basic cuts, the huge mass is further made in to measurable blocks by drilling long vertical jack hammer holes, and filling them with Agfract a harmless chemical/gunpowder/detonating cord, which on loading/firing, the splits in blocks along the line of drilling. The loosened rock mass was dislodged with the help of excavator/loaders. The bench movement was from East to West direction. Mining work in this leasehold was being carried out by conventional opencast methods with the combination of Wire saw machines and diamond ropes. This separates the premarked blocks from in-situ mass. DTH drills and jack hammers/hydraulic drills were in common use for drilling for separation of sub-mass into small blocks. Loading of rock mass was being done by hydraulic excavators into dumpers which will transport the waste rock to dumping yard and the blocks were hauled to the dressing yard by dumpers/loaders.

Year wise production of Color Granite achieved during the Mining Scheme period: The mining operations commenced from 2013. The production achieved during the plan period is 1148.823 Cbm as 30/06/2015. Mining Carried Out: The lease area in 5.010 Ha is covered by the pit to a maximum depth of 25 meters (RL 75 m from the surface ABM RL 100.00) and 0.90 Ha area left as safety buffer zone around the lease area. In South side working is in progress and North side lessees own patta land on which quarry lease will be obtained in future and buffer area will be removed with the permission from concerned department. Three years proposal are made in the present Modified Mining Plan after leaving safety buffer area in 7.5 M wide in all sides. The blocks obtained from mine are dressed and marketed. PRODUCTION & DISPATCHES DURING THE APPROVED MINING SCHEME PERIOD FROM 2013-14 to 2017-18 Year Proposed in MP in Cbm Dispatched in Cbm 2013-14 1260 62.984 2014-15 1260 768.434 2015-16 2160 317.405 (up to June-15) 2016-17 2160-2017-18 2160 - TOTAL 9000 1148.823 Year wise Development Plan as per the Approved Mining Scheme (2010-11 to 2014-15) Production Exploitation method Approved Mining Plan The annual production for Black Galaxy Granite was planned as given for the respective years. As per the approved mining plan, mining work has to be carried out by semi mechanized open pit method. The benches Target Achieved 1148.823 M 3 of production was achieved. The exploitation was carried out as proposed in the Approved Mining Plan.

were proposed from East West. Afforestation Reclamation & Rehabitation Control of Dust, Noise & Ground Vibrations The green belt will be developed around the office and approach roads. No proposal of the back filling of the pit was envisaged. Dust suppression on the roads by water sprinkling was proposed and also providing respirators. Developed in outside the lease area in Sy.No: 539/A of Uppumagulur Village & Buffer Zone, around office and approached roads. NA Dust suppression on the roads by water sprinkling was carried out with water tankers. The PPE were issued to the labour to protect them from dust and noise. There are two dedicated water tankers with sprinkler systems. YEAR WISE DEVELOPMENT The firm envisages extracting the color granite production to the tune of 21752 M 3 per annum during the next three years of the modified mining plan period from 2015-16 to 2017-18. During the Modified Mining Plan (MMP) period it is proposed to exploit the colour granite from the existing pit area with an average bench height of 6-10 M along the sections A-A, B- B & C-C. The workings advance from West to East & South to North directions. Development: During the Modified Mining Plan period North East portion of the lease area about 95 M x 65 M is proposed for surface lateral development.

Year wise production: Year wise production envisaged for the next three years (2015-16 to 2016-17 and 2017-18) is given in the table. The year wise working plan for the production envisaged is depicted on Plate No. 5. YEAR WISE AND SECTION WISE PRODUCTION PROPOSAL FOR MODIFIED MINING PLAN PERIOD YEAR Name of SECTIONAL Saleable Granite Section Area in M2 Influence In-situ Granite Waste in in M Mass in @ 30% Cbm Cbm recovery 3 rd Year A-A 510.00 53.00 27030 8109 54445 2015-16 B-B 635.20 51.00 32395 9719 C-C 195.25 94.00 18354 5506 Total in Cbm 77779 23334 4 th Year A-A 416.50 57 23741 7122 47618 2016-17 B-B 432.20 60.00 25932 7780 C-C 195.25 94.00 18354 5506 Total in Cbm 68026 20408 5 th Year 2017-18 A-A 387.50 68.00 26350 7905 50198 B-B 577.00 65.00 37505 11252 C-C 97.00 81.00 7857 2357 Total in Cbm 71712 21514 Grand Total 217517 65255 152262 Annul Average 72506 21752 50754 Third Year (2015-16): During the 3 rd year mining will be carried out within the pit in between the all the sections A- A, B-B and C-C covering in situ volume of 77779M 3 with an average bench of 6 to 10 M height. The recovery of saleable material from the above volume is envisaged to be 23334 M 3 @ 30% recovery. The remaining 54445 M 3 of in-situ material will be dumped is waste dump.

Fourth Year (2016-17): During the 4 th year mining will be carried out within the pit in between the all the sections A- A, B-B & C-C covering in situ volume of 68026 M 3 with an average bench of 6 to 10 M height. The recovery of saleable material from the above volume is envisaged to be 20408 M 3 @30% recovery. The remaining 47618 M 3 of in-situ material will be dumped is waste dump. Fifth Year (2017-18): During the 5 th year mining will be carried out within the pit in between the all the sections A- A, B-B & C-C covering in situ volume of 71712 M 3 with an average bench of 6 to 10 M height. The recovery of saleable material from the above volume is envisaged to be 21514 M 3 @ 30% recovery. The remaining 50198 M 3 of in-situ material will be dumped is waste dump. LIST OF MACHINERY: S.No. Name of the machinery Bucket Capacity No s 1. Hydraulic Excavator 1.5 M 3 2 2. Jack Hammers 8 3. Dumpers 25 MT 2 4. Compressor 600 CFT 2 5. Generators 180 KVA 1 6. Wire saw & Slotter sets 2 7. Pumps 20 HP 2 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL: The human resources deployed are as follows: S.No. Designation Staff 1. Mines Manager 1 2. Mine Foreman 1 3. Engineers 1 4. Mine Mate Cum Blaster 1 5. Mine Supervisors 2 6. Excavator/Loader Operators 3

7. Dumper operators 2 8. Wire saw/slotter operators 2 9. Compressor Operators 1 10. Mechanics/Welders etc 1 11. Helpers 2 12. Semi Skilled Workers 10 TOTAL 27 Nos. FRESH WATER REQUIREMENT & WASTE WATER GENERATION S.No Description Fresh water Waste water Disposal 1. Domestic 1.2 KLD 0.96 KLD Septic tank 2. Wire saw cutting cooling 6.0 KLD -- followed by soak water pit 3. Green belt 3.0 KLD -- 4. Dust suppression 4.0 KLD -- MANAGEMENT OF OVER BURDEN Solid Waste : The generated waste will be dumped in the existing waste dumps located within the lease area and also acquired patta land adjacent to the lease in Sy.No. 539/A of Uppumagulur Village about 2.83 acres for future and about 80% of the waste will be disposed for civil construction works after obtaining prior permission from concern Authority and patta land registration documents are enclosed.

Rate of Yearly Generation of Waste during the scheme period: Estimated waste quantity that will be generated during this modified mining plan period will be 152262 M 3. Year Waste M 3 2015-16 54445 2016-17 47618 2017-18 50198 TOTAL 152262 Further at the rate of 50754 cbm average annual, the quantity of waste about 913572 Cbm will generates for the balance lease period up to 2033 out of this 80% will be sold for civil constructions and balance 20% about 182715 cbm will be accumulates at waste dump yard. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN The Environmental Management Plan envisage for this Mining Project is described here under with a strong commitment to follow the best Environmental Practices to reduce the negative implication to make this Project a sustainable development endeavor. The management action plan aims at controlling pollution at the source level to the possible extent with the available and affordable technology followed by treatment measures before they are discharge. Air Environment and control measures: The proposed mining activity would result in the increase of suspended particulate matter due to fugitive dust resulting from mining operations and transportation activities. Wet drilling will be adopted to suppress the dust generated during drilling and blasting. This water will also aid in cooling the drill bits it will be re-circulated. Dust emissions and particulate emissions mitigation measures will be through water spraying at all the sources of dust formation and these measures are further elaborated as follows:

Dust rising due to drilling will be controlled by covering the drill rods with cloth; dust extractors will also be employed. Regular water sprinkling at dust emanating sources viz., drilling, storage dumps and transportation through haulage roads, etc will be carried out. Regular grading of haul roads and service roads will be taken up to clear accumulation of loose material. Periodic maintenance of transport vehicles and equipment will be carried out to check emission levels. Greenbelt will be developed with avenue plantation all along the haulage roads and peripheral plantation all around the mine in order to control dust. Overloading of trucks will be avoided and carrying the ore/mineral in covered trucks will be taken-up to minimize pollution levels. Water will be sprayed on haul roads for minimization of resuspension of dust due to transportation. Water Pollution Management: No rivers and other perennial water courses flow through the ML area. However, during rains the water flows through the slopes of the ML area and across the mine lease boundary and joins a natural drainage. The rainwater that collects in the mine pit bottom during the rainy season will be utilized for water spraying on the haul roads and mining area. This water will also be used for the plantation in and around the Mine Lease area. The total water requirement will be 14.2 KLD which will be utilized from nearby bore well and treated water from septic tank. The usage will be as follows: Spraying/Sprinkling on dumps, haulage roads 4.0 KLD. Wire saw cutting cooling water - 6.0 KLD Plantation - 3.0 KLD. Domestic Use - 1.2 KLD.

The following that flows in the core zone will be routed adequately through channels to avoid any erosion and contamination. The mine pit water collected due to rains will be utilized for water spraying on the haul roads and for watering plantation. The waste water generated from the domestic usage will be fed to septic tank followed by soak pit. Noise Environment: There will be intermittent noise levels during blasting and while usage of jack hammer. The noise levels are expected to be below 75dB, but the blasting activity is expected to alleviate noise levels. This will however be for very short duration. No mining activities are planned during night time. A thick green belt will be developed to act as noise attenuator. The management plan for controlling noise pollution is envisaged as follows. The noise generated is very much minimum as the Colour Granite quarries is majority of manual and minimum Vehicular Traffic. The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce the noise levels. The protective noise reducing gear like earmuffs, the company will provide earplugs. Proper maintenance of equipment. Machinery will be fitted with properly designed noise generating acoustic silencers. Providing noise insulation/padding wherever practicable. Proper maintenance and periodic lubrication of noise generating parts of the machines Provision of thick plantation in and around the mine is planned in order to reduce the noise and prevent it from reaching to surrounding habitation areas. During blasting proper blast pattern is adopted. Latest technology of delay blasting will be adopted to reduce the impact on the ground vibrations and noise generation during blasting operations. SOLID WASTE The granite body exposed to the surface as hill form. Hence, the weathering on the surface of the rock with closely spaced joints and shear lines along the inherent defects like moles, dark patches and acidic veins contribute a large extent of waste generation during the mining. It is estimated that in the first three years a total of 152262 CBM of waste is expected to be generated.

GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT The development of greenbelt in the peripheral buffer zone of the mine lease area will be undertaken well before the starting of the mining activity. Green Belt has been recommended as one of the major component of Environmental Management Plan, which will improve ecology, environment and quality of the surrounding area. Plantation will be done along the haulage roads and the unused area in the ML area will be developed with green cover. Suitable advice on this plantation activity will be consulted with the local Forest Department along with measures to ensure good survival rate. Concepts of Green Belt Development The concepts of Green Belt Plantation scheme are 1. Nature of Pollutants 2. Emission Levels 3. Maximum Impact zone CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF SPECIES Species to be selected should fulfill the following specific requirements of the area - Availability of seed material - Tolerance to specific conditions or alternatively wide adapts ability to ecophysiological conditions. - Rapid growth - Capacity to endure water stress and climatic extremes after initial establishment - Differences in height, growth habits - Pleasing appearance - Providing shade - Ability of fixing atmospheric Nitrogen - Improving waste lands DESIGN OF GREEN DEVELOPMENT The greenbelt shall be developed around the plant to act as a sink for pollutants, attenuation of noise levels and improvement in aesthetic quality of the plant. The following criteria shall be adopted in the design of greenbelt:

1. Generally fast growing trees should be planted as otherwise it will take many years for other types of trees to attain their full height. 2. Trees will be planted along the road side in such a way that there is no direct line of sight when viewed from appoint outside the foliage perimeter. 3. Trees growing up to 10 m or more in height with thick perennial foliage should be planted around the plant. 4. Sensitive species such as magnifier indica should be planted in patches along the entire greenbelt to work as an indicator of pollution. 5. Trees shall be planted staggeredly in each row (minimum three rows encircling the perimeter of the plant). 6. Tree trunk being free foliage up to a height of 2 to 3 m, it is advisable to grow shrubs in front of trees to give coverage to the open portion. 7. Greenbelt will be developed all around the plant area with a width of 10 m. 8. Greenbelt will be developed around the plant except wherever buildings and other structures. 9. Local Plant species will used for development of green belt. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT This mining project will contribute in the development of economic status of the region and indirectly provide a platform for many businesses; both on small and big scale. These include direct employment and indirect employment in transportation, vehicle/equipment maintenance etc. The company management would give preference to local people through both direct and indirect employment. There will be generation of indirect employment due to the proposed activity like transportation etc. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Complete evacuation of the mining area at the time of blasting will be followed strictly. The proponent will provide all necessary provisions stipulated under the Factories Act and mines act. In addition a safety committee will be formed and manned by equal participants from Management and Workers. The management firmly believes in the concept of safety and environmentally sustainable growth. The authorities and staff are very much concern in Environment issues.

The management is going to develop scientifically designed green belt around the premises to mitigate air and noise pollution impacts on the surroundings. The management proposed to monitor ambient air as per APPCB guidelines. All the employees are provided with personal protective equipment such as helmets, hand gloves, safety shoes, goggles and apron as per their place of work. The management will provide safety training to all employees periodically and regularly. POST PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME In order to maintain the environmental quality within the standards, regular monitoring of various environmental components is necessary. The mines manager will take care of Environmental Management activities with objectives as To implement control/mitigation measures To monitor this implementation process To determine and improve the efficiency of the implemented measures To identify any other unforeseen effect on environment not covered hereby and To inspect and maintain the plantation survival rate, regular cleaning drains, channels and water logged ponds and improve the drainage system and retaining walls over certain timelines. Regular training will be given to mine workers as per DGMS rules. Regular monitoring of various environmental parameters shall be carried out through third party to ascertain the following points: Status of air, noise, water, land pollution within the plant and in its vicinity; Generate data for predictive or corrective purpose in respect of pollution; and To assess and monitor environmental impacts periodically. The frequency of monitoring will be done as per norms. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COS7T ESTIMATES: The envisaged maximum annual production of Colour Granite in a year is estimated to be 20226 M 3. The cost of the project: 1.25 Crores

The cost estimated for Environmental Monitoring is Rs. 14.0 Lakhs CONCLUSIONS The land that is going to be disturbed cannot be reclaimed during the lease period, as the Colour Granite is persisting at further depth and it will take a very long time to exhaust. No measures are proposed for reclamation of the disturbed land during the next five years. There is no other significant negative impacts are anticipated as the involved mining activities are very small. All possible measures shall be adopted to control pollution emissions to the minimum and kept below CPCB/MoEF/SPCB standard norms (Air, water, noise standard limits).