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STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR EVALUATION OF ALL PROJECTS/ ACTIVITIES

S.No Information required Information to be furnished by the proponents

1 Name of the project or activity M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd – opencast mechanized method quarrying for Gravel extraction of 2529200 Tones/annum

2 Name of the organization/owner. Sri S Ravi Kumar – Managing Director 3 Address for communication M/s. SRK Constructions and Projects pvt

ltd, 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

4 Telephone numbers 040 42210090 5 Email ID of the organization or contact

person

6 Location of the Proposed project or activity

Survey no 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal Mandal, Anantapuramu Dist, Andhra Pradesh

7 Appraisal Category (B2 or B1) B2 8 Nearest habitation and distance from the

project or activity Gadekal – 0.8 km – SW

9 Installed capacity / Production Capacities Proposed to conduct opencast mechanized method quarrying in an area of 23.0 ha for Gravel extraction of 2529200 tons /annum

10 Specify the Fuel (Coal / CNG / biomass/Others) and quantity required

NA

11 Details of Land use/Land Cover The Quarry lease area is located on a hill raised 42 m above ground level within the quarry lease area.

12 Occupancy, ownership of the land in which the activity is proposed: (Government land / Private land / Forest land /Revenue land /Temple land /leased land/ land belongs to other Department)

Government land. In principle of mine lease application notice by The Deputy Director of Mines and geology, Kurnool vide notice no. 2671/Q3/2016, dt.20.11.2016 for a period of 5 years.

13 If it is a Forest land, the following details shall be furnished: (Whether it is a Reserved forest / Protected forest/Demarcated forest/ National Parks/Sanctuaries/any land in possession of Forest Department.) (The village map with Sy. No. indicating

No.

nearest forest boundary line from the site shall be enclosed)

14 Total investment of the project/activity. Rs. 55 lakhs a. Funds allocated for EMP (capital cost

and recurring cost per annum) Capital Cost - Rs. 12.5 Lakhs Recurring cost - Rs. 4.95 Lakhs/year

15 Brief description of the project with special reference to specific pollution and its control measures.

Mechanized opencast quarrying by drilling and blasting with low explosive.

16 Compliance report on the following : Status of compliance of the conditions

and environmental safeguards stipulated in the earlier clearance letters.

No environmental clearance is obtained earlier.

Details of the court cases, if any, pending in any Court of Law against the project as well as any directions passed by the Court relating to the project directly or indirectly.

-NA-

Details of the notices, if any, given to the project under Section 5 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Section 18 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

No notice is received under EP Act.

17 Whether the project attracts the provisions laid under the OM dt. 16.11.2010 issued by the MoEF & CC, GOI, w.r.t. violation of EIA Notification, 2006 and its amendments there of? (Yes / No)

No (New mine)

Present stage and status of the Project : New Mine 18 Name of the Consultant: M/s. Team Labs and Consultants, B115-

117 & 509, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500 038

DECLARATION

a) I Sri S. Ravi Kumar residing at 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 hereby declare that I/We/ our organization does not /do not have conflict of interest with the Chairmen and members of SEAC, A.P. and SEIAA, A.P.

b) I/We hereby declare that I (Sri S. Ravi Kumar) am the authorized signatory of our

company / organization is/are authorized to submit the application and to do all necessary correspondence for obtaining environmental clearance from State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), A.P. and to attend the meeting (s) of State level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), A.P. to present our case and to clarify the points raised by the Members of SEAC and SEIAA.

c) I/We hereby declare that M/s. Team Labs and Consultants, B115-117 & 509, Annapurna

Block, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad -500038 is/are authorized to assist all matters relating to the environmental matters.

d) I/we hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to best of my/our

knowledge and I/we shall hold personal liability for any deliberate misrepresentation and or concealment of factual information. If the information furnished is found to be false, the EC issued to our organization can be withdrawn and I/we are liable for action as per rules applicable.

Date Place Signature of the Applicant/ project proponent

(Name and address of the Applicant)

Managing Director M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects Private Limited 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects PVT. Ltd. Survey no 323, Gadekal Village,

Vidapanakal Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh

1. FORM - I 2. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 3. APPROVED MINING PLAN

(OPENCAST QUARRY FOR ROAD METAL AND BUILDING STONE – 23.0 ha)

SUBMITTED BY M/s. SRK Constructions and Projects pvt ltd, 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION BY TEAM Labs and Consultants B-115, 116, 117 & 509, Annapurna Block, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 038 Phone: 040-23748 555/616, Fax: 040-23748666 Email: [email protected]

SUBMITTED TO

STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY ANDHRA PRADESH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA



FORM -I (OPENCAST QUARRY FOR ROAD METAL AND BUILDING STONE - 23.0 ha)



SUBMITTED TO


GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt Ltd, Form-1

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APPENDIX I (See paragraph – 6)

FORM I (I) Basic Information S. No. Item Details

1 Name of the Project/s M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd.,

2 S. 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

Quarry lease area is 23.0 ha (opencast mechanized method quarrying for Gravel extraction of 2529200 Tones/annum)

Capital cost of the project Rs. 55 lakhs 4 New/Expansion/Modernization New Mine 5 Existing Capacity/Area etc. -- 6 Category of Project i.e 'A' or 'B' B 7 Does it attract the general condition? If yes,

please specify No

8 Does it attract the Specific condition? If yes, please specify.

No

9 Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 323 Village Gadekal Tehsil Vidapanakal District Ananthapuramu State Andhra Pradesh

10 Nearest railway station/airport along with distance in kms.

Railway Station: Bevinahalu RS – 4.9 km - NE direction Airport: Puttaparthi –124 km - SE

11 Nearest Town, City, District Headquarters along with distance in kms.

City & District headquarter : Ananthapuramu – 59 km - SE

12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, Local body (complete postal address with telephone nos. to be given)

Gadekal

13 Name of the Applicant Sri S Ravi Kumar 14 Registered Address M/s. SRK Constructions and Projects

pvt ltd, 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

15 Address for Correspondence: Name Sri S Ravi Kumar


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Designation(Owner/Partner/CEO) Managing Director Address M/s. SRK Constructions and Projects

pvt ltd, 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

Pin Code 500082 E-mail Telephone Number +91 40 42210090 Fax No. 040-23312180

16 Details of alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet.

Village-District-State – -NA – Site specific project i.e. quarrying.

17 Interlinked Projects -NA- 18 Whether separate application of interlinked

project has been submitted? No

19 If yes, date of submission 20 If no, reason 21 Whether the proposal involves

approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991?

No

22 Whether there is any Government Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site?

Yes – In principle of mine lease application notice by The Deputy Director of Mines and geology, Kurnool vide notice no. 2671/Q3/2016, dt.20.11.2016 for a period of 5 years.

23 Forest land involved (hectares) No 24 Whether there is any location pending against the

project and /or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No (c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project.

No


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(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.)

S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of 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)

NO The quarry lease area of 23.0 ha is a new quarry, the Quarry lease area is located on a hill raised 42 m above ground level within the quarry lease area.

1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings?

NO It is rocky terrain

1.3 Creation of new land uses? NO 1.4 Pre-construction investigations

e.g. bore houses, soil testing? YES Survey conducted and necessary

infrastructure will be constructed based on the soil quality.

1.5 Construction works?

YES Construction activity involves infrastructure only.

1.6 Demolition works? NO 1.7 Temporary sites used for

construction works or housing of construction workers?

NO Local villagers shall be employed for infrastructure construction work and operational works.

1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations

YES Above ground building for the mine office cum rest shed only. No major cut and fill or excavation activity involved.

1.9 Underground works including mining or tunneling?

YES The present method of quarrying is fully mechanized opencast method.

1.10 Reclamation works? NO The quarry lease area is part of sloping hill side and reclamation is not possible by backfilling. The pits will be utilized for water storage and water harvesting structure

1.11 Dredging? NO Opencast quarry on above the ground level.

1.12 Offshore structures? NO Nil within 15 km radius. 1.13 Production and manufacturing

processes? YES Opencast mechanized method for Gravel

production of 2529200 tons per annum. (Annexure)

1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or materials?

YES Machinery goods and other utilities required for operation are stored in a


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temporary shed constructed in the lease area.

1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents?

YES During this plan no waste will be produced. Liquid effluent from the domestic source shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.

1.16 Facilities for long term housing of operational workers?

NO Local villagers will be employed and the operations are conducted in day time only.

1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation?

NO No major construction involved and the recovered material will be transported through covered trucks. The number of trucks required shall be 220 per day, the additional traffic is negligible.

1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc?

NO The lease area has road connectivity, no new or altered routes are proposed.

1.19 Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements?

NO

1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines?

NO No transmission or pipe lines are available in the lease area.

1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers?

NO There is no ground or surface water structures in and around the lease area. The quarrying operations are conducted above the surface at 42 m height, ground water level in this area is at 35-40 m BGL from top of the mound. Proposed quarrying is fully mechanized opencast method.

1.22 Stream crossings? NO 1.23 Abstraction or transfer of water

from ground or surface waters? NO There is no ground or surface water

structures in and around the lease area. Water required for quarrying operations shall be drawn from local villages and also provided storm water storage tank for the purpose of domestic and water sprinkling purpose.

1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off?

NO There are no water bodies in the lease area and the depth of quarry will not touch the groundwater as the activity is opencast method.

1.25 Transport of personnel or YES Local villagers shall be employed.


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materials for construction, operation or decommissioning?

Manufactured Sand and Road metal is sent away from the site, the numbers of trips are 220 per day.

1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works?

NO There are no permanent structures in the lease area.

1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment?

NO No decommissioning activity is proposed.

1.28 Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently?

NO There are no settlements in the lease area.

1.29 Introduction of alien species? NO The area has no alien species. 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic

diversity? NO The area is covered with rock boulders.

1.31 Any other actions? NO

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water,

materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S.No. Information/checklist

Confirmation

Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha)

YES The quarry lease area of 23.0 ha is a hill raised 42 m above ground level

2.2 Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD

YES 20 KLD, through tankers from nearby village and also RWS. (Annexure).

2.3 Minerals (MT) YES The present proposal is for Manufactured Sand and Road metal quarrying and it is a mineral.

2.4 Construction material– stone, aggregates, sand/soil(expected source- MT)

NA Mine office and temporary rest shelters will be constructed, no major construction involves.

2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) NO

2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW)

YES Fully mechanized opencast mining; power shall be drawn from nearby villages.

2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units)

NO


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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.

S.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 rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies)

NO There are no Hazardous substances or materials to human health or the environment. However smooth blasting will be carried out for quarrying and the same is enclosed in (Annexure).

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases)

NO

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions?

YES The proposed project shall enhance the prospects of employment. Recruitment for the unskilled and semiskilled workers for the proposed project will be from the nearby villages.

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc.,

NO The nearest village is Gadekal located at a distance of 0.8 km from the QL area in SE. The project shall not have any significant impact on vulnerable groups of people.

3.5 Any other causes NO


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4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning

(MT/month)

S.No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes YES

During this plan period No waste will be produced.

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes)

NO Paper waste will be generated and it will be disposed.

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules)

NO Waste oil from equipment shall be sent to authorized recyclers.

4.4 Other industrial process wastes NO

In this quarry there is no waste is anticipated

4.5 Surplus product NO 4.6 Sewage sludge or other

sludge from effluent treatment

NO

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes NO

Office cum rest shelter will be constructed with temporary structures.

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment NO

4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials NO

4.10 Agricultural wastes NO 4.11 Other solid wastes NO


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5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)

S.No. Information/Checklist Confirmation

Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources

NO

5.2 Emissions from production processes

YES Dust emissions are anticipated from quarrying, and transport activity. Wet drilling and water sprinkling will suppress the dust. Trucks are covered during transportation.

5.3 Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport

YES Dust may rise during quarrying, and transport. Wet drilling and water sprinkling will suppress the dust.

5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment

YES Dust may rise during transport of material and quarrying activity. The dust emissions shall be mitigated by water spraying.

5.5 Dust or odours from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste

NO

5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste

NO

5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris)

NO

5.8 Emissions from any other sources NO


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6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: S.No. Information/Checklist

confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate

quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data

6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers

YES Noise is anticipated during quarrying activity from blasting, drilling equipment, transport vehicles. Wet drilling and water sprinkling system is provided to reduce the dust emissions. Personal protective equipments are provided to the workers to reduce the noise levels. Machinery’s are closed with air tightened glass doors and during loading of material, trucks are kept switch off mode.

6.2 From industrial or similar processes

NO

6.3 From construction or demolition YES Safety equipments shall be provided to the workers.

6.4 From blasting or piling YES Dust and noise may rise during blasting. Water sprinkling system is provided to control the dust emissions. PPE’s are provided to the workers. Blasting will be conducted in day time only.

6.5 From construction or operational traffic

YES The increased traffic shall not have any significant impact.

6.6 From lighting or cooling systems NO 6.7 From any other sources NO


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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:

S.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 The material excavated is Manufactured Sand and Road metal and is mineral.

7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge)

NO Septic Tank followed by soak pit shall be provided for temporary toilets.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water

NO

7.4 From any other sources NO 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up of

pollutants in the environment from these sources?

NO

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect

human health or the environment

S.No. 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

NO

8.2 From any other causes NO

8.3 Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing Environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, Cloudburst etc)?

NO


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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

S. No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

9.1 Lead to development of supporting. facilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: •Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) •Housing development •Extractive industries • Supply industries • Other

YES The proposed project shall enhance the prospects of employment. Recruitment for the unskilled and semiskilled workers for the proposed project will be from the nearby villages.

9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment

NO

9.3 Set a precedent for later developments NO 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to

proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects

NO The baseline environmental status of the surrounding areas is within the prescribed limits as observed from the secondary data.


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(III) Environmental Sensitivity

S.No. Areas Name/ Identity

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed project location boundary

1 Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value

NO

2 Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests

No

3 Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration

NO

4 Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters

NO

5 State, National boundaries NO 6 Routes or facilities used by the public

for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas

NO

7 Defence installations NO

8 Densely populated or built-up area NO

9 Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities)

NO The PIA consists of community facilities in various villages, however no major impact is anticipated, as the quarry is 0.8 Km away from the residential area.

10 Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)

NO

11 Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded)

NO The area is undeveloped and consists of very few industries.

12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to

NO


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present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

S.R.K Constructions and Projects Private Limited Form-1

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(IV) Proposed Terms of Reference Environment Management Plan and Mitigation Plan: The proposed mining project is semi mechanized opencast method for gravel quarry over an extent of 23.0 ha located at Survey No. 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal Mandal, Anantapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh. The project authorities obtained mine lease notice from Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool, Govt. of A.P for 10 years period. Hence it is proposed to prepare an Environment Management Plan under B2 category. The Environment Management Plan shall identify typical impacts due to semi mechanized mining and a mining specialist shall work closely with the engineering team/technical consultants to suggest practicable measures to avoid or mitigate the impact. The mitigation of environmental impacts will be by three mechanisms. =>Introduction of mitigation features through the engineering practices. =>Implementation of environmental controls during construction and operation. =>Legislative control involving compliance with Indian environmental laws. The Environmental management plan shall include an estimate of capital and recurring costs of mitigation measures and will identify the institutional framework for implementation.

Monitoring Plan: Having identified the significant environmental impacts that are likely to arise as a result of the project, the project team shall specify what monitoring is required during the various phases of the project cycle. The monitoring plan will identify parameters and frequency of monitoring and responsible organization.

I hereby give the undertaking that data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.

Date:

Place: Signature of the applicant With Name and Full Address (Project Proponent/Authorised Sign

Managing Director M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects Private Limited 6-3-665, Flat No.501, Lumbani Enclave, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Phone No. +91 40 42210090 Email: [email protected]

ANNEXURE

S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd Annexure of Form-1

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ANNEXURE I

Site Location Map of M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd


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Quarry Lease Area of M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd


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Introduction

M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd proposes to conduct opencast mechanized

method quarrying for Gravel extraction of 2529200 tons /annum in an area of 23.0 ha at

Survey no 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal Mandal, Anantapuramu Dist, Andhra Pradesh.

In principle of mine lease application notice by The Deputy Director of Mines and geology,

Kurnool vide notice no. No.2671/Q3/2016, dt.20.11.2016 for a period of 5 years. Mining

Plan was approved by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool vide letter no.

3152/MP-ATP/2016, dt.17.12.2016. Capital cost for the proposed quarrying activity is Rs. 55

Lakhs.

Mine Location

The proposed Quarry lease area of 23.0 ha at Survey no 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal

Mandal, Anantapuramu Dist, Andhra Pradesh. The quarry lease area falls in the Survey of

India topo sheet no. D43F08 (57 E/08) with the co-ordinates of Latitude 15°07'24"N and

Longitude 77°13'50"E with an elevation of 440-482 m. The nearest village is Gadekal located

at a distance of 0.8 km from the QL area in SE direction. The major road access is Bellary -

Nellore Rd located at a distance of 0.1 km in S direction. Cart road is available from main

road to lease area. Nearest town is Guntakal located at a distance of 15 km in NE direction.

Nearest Railway Station is Bevinahalu RS located at a distance of 4.9 km from the QL area in

NE direction. There is reserve forest within the 10 km radius. Karnataka – Andhra Pradesh

Interstate boundary is at a distance of 7.7 km in NW direction. There are no sensitive areas

like national park, wildlife sanctuary, national boundaries observed in 10km radius from the

quarry lease area. The details of the quarry lease area are presented in Table A-1.

Table A-1 Details of the Lease Area

State and District Mandal and Village

Survey No Area, ha Ownership and

status of occupancy

Andhra Pradesh and

Ananthapuramu

Vidapanakal and Gadekal 323 23.0 Govt land


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Mining Method

Gravel in the quarry is excavated by conventional method of open cast mining. The material

in the quarry area is excavated by conventional method of open cast mining through

drilling, blasting loading and shifting through tippers before crushed. Mechanized methods

of operation are proposed to be adopted during ensuing Mining plan period. This method

and mode of operation is taken into account mainly for the interest of safe and scientific

mining, conservation of mineral and protection of environment by consideration of all the

parameters and the geological attitudes of the ore body and mine is proposed to work with

conventional opencast method of mining, the mining pit is designed such that the height is

about 10m and the width is more than 10m, maintaining 60° pit slope. The Ultimate Pit

Limit so drawn on the basis of the field studies, exploration data and the updated geological

mapping carried out so far in the area remains very tentative. However, based on the future

exploration the defined, ULTIMATE PIT LIMIT is likely to change. The said Ultimate Pit Limit

is demarcated on the Geological plan. Since there is drilling and blasting in this said mine, to

excavate/exploit the road metal, initially, it will be drilled and blasted. Machine and Labours

will deployed for removal/ winning/ excavation of the ore and loading the same in to

tippers for transportation. The roads with in the pit will be maintained at 1:16 gradient,

where ever it is not possible to maintain 1:16 due to practical constraints it will be

maintained at 1:12. For the future development and production a systematic mine working

is proposed for 5 years.

Reserves Estimation

The estimation of reserves has been made based on expose of the gravel. For the purpose

of calculations the recovery of gravel is 100 %. The reserves considered for G1 category.

Proved reserves are considered up to lowest elevation of gravel exposed.


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Table A-2 Geological Reserves Proved

X-section

X Section area, m2

X – section influence, m Volume, m3

Qty of Gravel @ 2.0 t/m3

AA' 4262 100 426200 852400 BB' 6516 100 651600 1303200

CC' 8357 100 835700 1671400

CC' 9966 100 996600 1993200

EE' 10567 100 1056700 2113400

FF' 12270 100 1227000 2454000

GG' 14076 100 1407600 2815200

HH' 14450 100 1445000 2890000

II' 12852 100 1285200 2570400 Total 18663200

Probable X-section

X Section area, m2

X - section influence, m Volume, m3


AA' 2282 100 228200 456400 BB' 2777 100 277700 555400 CC' 2904 100 290400 580800 CC' 2975 100 297500 595000 EE' 2781 100 278100 556200 FF' 3131 100 313100 626200 GG' 3465 100 346500 693000 HH' 3612 100 361200 722400 II' 3221 100 322100 644200 Total 5429600

Reserves Blocked under 7.5 m Buffer Zone

Proved

X-section X Section area, m2

X – section influence, m

Volume, m3


AA' 581 100 58100 116200

BB' 768 100 76800 153600

CC' 787 100 78700 157400

CC' 780 100 78000 156000

EE' 976 100 97600 195200

FF' 1105 100 110500 221000

GG' 1089 100 108900 217800

HH' 1232 100 123200 246400

II' 1395 100 139500 279000 Total 1742600


A-7

Probable




AA' 414 100 41400 82800

BB' 456 100 45600 91200

CC' 464 100 46400 92800

CC' 477 100 47700 95400

EE' 543 100 54300 108600

FF' 567 100 56700 113400

GG' 536 100 53600 107200

HH' 541 100 54100 108200

II' 580 100 58000 116000

Total 915600

Mineable reserves and life of quarry

Based on the present Mining Method and the prevailing legislation it can be safely assumed

that 100% of the Geological reserves can be safely extracted. Rest can’t be excavated as

they are left in Buffer zone, slopes etc.

Proved Reserves = 24092800

Reserves blocked under 7.5 m buffer Zone = 2658200

Reserves available for mining = 21434600

Life of the mine = Total Reserves available for Mining/ Proposed Annual Production

= 21434600/2529200 = 8.47 Years or say 8 Years

Year wise development and production

Year wise production and waste generation details are presented in table A-3

Table A-3 Year wise Production Ist 2016-2017

X-section X Section area, m2 X - section

influence, m Volume, m3 Qty of Gravel

@ 2.0 t/m3,T

AA' 2488 100 248800 497600

BB' 2204 100 220400 440800

CC' 2499 100 249900 499800

Total 1438200 IInd 2017-2018


A-8

X-section X Section area, m2 X - section influence, m Volume, m3

Qty of Gravel @ 2.0 t/m3,T

AA' 1284 100 128400 256800

BB' 2297 100 229700 459400

CC' 2725 100 272500 545000

DD' 3752 100 375200 750400

Total 2011600 IIIrd 2018-2019

X-section X Section area, m2 X – section influence, m Volume, m3


AA' 1287 100 128700 257400

BB' 2020 100 202000 404000

CC' 1381 100 138100 276200

DD' 2841 100 284100 568200

EE' 2571 100 257100 514200

Total 2020000 Ivth 2019-2020



AA' 2367 100 236700 473400

BB' 3602 100 360200 720400

CC' 2510 100 251000 502000

DD' 1333 100 133300 266600

EE' 1129 100 112900 225800

Total 2188200 Vth 2020-2021



BB' 3847 100 384700 769400

CC' 3085 100 308500 617000

CC' 2112 100 211200 422400

EE' 800 100 80000 160000

FF' 1802 100 180200 360400

GG' 831 100 83100 166200

HH' 169 100 16900 33800

Total 2529200 Total


A-9

Production

Year Gravel, T 2016-2017 1438200 2017-2018 2011600 2018-2019 2020000 2019-2020 2188200 2020-2021 2529200

Total 10187200 Average 2037440

Employment Potential

The following employees are required for the proposed mining operations

Table A-4 Employment Potential S. No. Category No. of Persons

1 Mines Manager 1 2 Mines Supervisor 4 3 Semi Killed 10 4 Un skilled 15 Total 30

List of Machinery:

S.No Type of Machine

No s Dia of hole,

mm Size/

Capacity Motive Power

1 DTH 2 110 Diesel 2 Compressor 2 400 cfm Diesel 3 Excavator 3 450 t/hr Diesel 4 Tipper 10 35 MT Diesel 5 Dozer 1 80 M/hr Diesel 6 Wheel Loader 1 3 m3 Diesel 7 Water Tanker 1 8 KL Diesel


A-10

ANNEXURE II

DRILLING & BLASTING

1.0 Drilling & Blasting

Drill holes of 10.5 m depth will be drilled in a staggered pattern at 4.5 m x 3 m interval:

i) Drill hole diameter : 110 mm up to 10.5 m long

ii) Depth and inclination of drill hole : Generally

drilled vertically in an alignment, drilled

iii) Explosive type : ANFO + Booster & Detonator Fuse and Nitrate

Mixture, Cartridges, Shock Tubes, Delay Detonators

Drilling Machine required with 102 /115 mm drilling machine

Bench Height = 10.50M

Spacing = 3.0 M

Burden = 4.5 M

Bulk Density (Insitu) = 2.0

Depth of Drilling = 10.50 M

Yield per 10.50 m of drilling =

=

10.50 x 3.0 x 4.5 x 2.0

283.5 Tons


A-11

ANNEXURE - III

Water Requirement

Water requirement for the project is mainly for Domestic source, maintaining the green belt

and also for sprinkling on the haulage roads to mitigate dust emissions. The water shall be

drawn from nearby villages and also provided storm water tank with 5KL capacity. The

water requirement of the project is presented in Table A-5.

Table A-5 Water Requirement S. No Water Usage Quantity KLD

1 Wet drilling operation 7.4 2 Water sprinkling on haul roads +1/4th for waste dump 10 3 Domestic @ 45 Ltr/Head (30 No’s) 1.6 4 Green Belt– 2 times a day 1.0

Total 18


A-12

ANNEXURE – IV

Dump area and Waste Management plan

No waste will be generated in the quarry, all material will be utilised for NH road Project

contacts and construction field and the company got the contract work of NH -63 to four

lane with paned shoulders in the state of Andhra Pradesh from Karnataka – AP Border –

Gooty section from km 368 +920 to 424 + 225. So the gravel extracted from the applied

area will be utilized for this project.



Studies and Documentation by Team Labs and Consultants (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company) B-115, 116, 117 & 509, Annapurna Block, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 038 Tel: 91-040-23748555, 23748616 Fax: 91-040-23748666. Email: [email protected]



ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (OPENCAST QUARRY FOR ROAD METAL AND BUILDING STONE - 23.0 ha)



SUBMITTED TO


GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd Environment Management Plan

Team Labs and Consultants 1-1

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

1.0 Introduction

This report discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement of adverse

environmental impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to the mining project.

The EMP has been designed within the framework of various legislative and regulatory

requirements on environmental and socio-economic aspects.

M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd proposes to conduct opencast mechanized

method quarrying for Gravel extraction of 2529200 tons/annum in an area of 23.0 ha at

Survey no 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal Mandal, Anantapuramu Dist, Andhra Pradesh.

In principle of mine lease application notice by The Deputy Director of Mines and geology,

Kurnool vide notice no. No.2671/Q3/2016, dt.20.11.2016 for a period of 5 years. Mining Plan

was approved by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool vide letter no.

3152/MP-ATP/2016, dt.17.12.2016. Capital cost for the proposed quarrying activity is Rs. 55

Lakhs.

M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd is conscious of his environmental responsibility

towards the society in minimizing the pollution load due to this project and accordingly

decided to prepare Environment Management Plan. The objective of preparing environment

management plan is to delineate 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 contain and mitigate the

anticipated environmental impacts due to the project.

1.1 Mine Location

The proposed Quarry lease area of 23.0 ha at Survey no 323, Gadekal Village, Vidapanakal

Mandal, Anantapuramu Dist, Andhra Pradesh. The quarry lease area falls in the Survey of

India topo sheet no. D43F08 (57 E/08) with the co-ordinates of Latitude 15°07'24"N and

Longitude 77°13'50"E with an elevation of 440-482 m. The nearest village is Gadekal located

at a distance of 0.8 km from the QL area in SE direction. The major road access is Bellary -

Nellore Rd located at a distance of 0.1 km in S direction. Cart road is available from main

road to lease area. Nearest town is Guntakal located at a distance of 15 km in NE direction.

Nearest Railway Station is Bevinahalu RS located at a distance of 4.9 km from the QL area in

NE direction. There is reserve forest within the 10 km radius. Karnataka – Andhra Pradesh



Interstate boundary is at a distance of 7.7 km in NW direction. There are no sensitive areas

like national park, wildlife sanctuary, national boundaries observed in 10km radius from the

quarry lease area. Quarry lease location map is presented in Figure 1.1. Details of the quarry

lease area are presented in Table 1.1. GPS Coordinates are below

S.No Latitude, N Longitude, E A 150 07' 6.9'' 770 14' 5.1'' B 150 07' 6.4'' 770 14' 4.9'' Z 150 07' 24.4'' 770 13' 39.1'' A1 150 07' 25.7'' 770 13' 40.0'' B1 150 07' 25.9'' 770 13' 41.5'' C1 150 07' 26.7'' 770 13' 42.1'' D1 150 07' 27.9'' 770 13' 42.1'' E1 150 07' 31.7'' 770 13' 43.4' F1 150 07' 32.5'' 770 13' 42.8'' G1 150 07' 34.1'' 770 13' 44.8' H1 150 07' 33.8'' 770 13' 45.6'' I2 150 07' 33.8'' 770 13' 47.8'' J1 150 07' 34.3'' 770 13' 48.3'' K1 150 07' 33.9'' 770 13' 52.7'' L1 150 07' 33.1'' 770 13' 52.6'' M1 150 07' 20.8'' 770 13' 57.9'' N1 150 07' 17.8'' 770 13' 55.9''

Table 1.1 Details of the Quarry Lease area

State and District Mandal and

Village Survey No Area, ha Ownership and

status of occupancy

Andhra Pradesh and Ananthapuramu

Vidapanakal and Gadekal

323 23.0 Govt land



1.2 Land use pattern of the lease area

The Quarry lease area is located on a hill raised 42 m above ground level within the quarry

lease area.

S. No Purpose Extent, ha 1 Area proposed for quarrying 13.5

2 Storage of top soil 1.5

3 Road 3.0 4 Infrastructure(Office, rest shelter) 0.5 5 Green belt 2.5 6 Stack Yard 2.0 Total 23.0

2.0 Topography

The quarry lease applied area is located on a hill rising 426-538 m above the ground level

within the lease area.

3.0 Regional Geology

Dharwar craton encompasses major parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states. Dharwar

caron is a typical archaean-proterozic grey granite gnrissgreenstone terrain. An array of

granitic lithounits such as tonalite, granodiorite, adamellite and grey granite gneiss constitute

this archaean -proterozic granitic terrain. They are frequently deformed into complex

gneisses. The granitic rocks of varying composition and their gneisses are together known as

peninsular gneissic complex (PGC). The area represents the archean closepet grey granite

gneiss. Intrusion of grey granite gneiss called as closepet gray granite is a significant event in

the evolution of the dharwar cration. The gray granite gneiss outcrop runs for nearly 500 km

and cut across the regional metamorphic structures such as granulite facies in the south and

green schist facies in the north. In the translation zones of amphibolites – granulite facies

grey granite greiss were formed in mixing up with charnokites and magmatites. Anatexis of

peninsular gneiss led to the formation of grey granite gneiss.

Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range

and include size classes from granule to boulder sized fragments. Gravel is categorized by the

udden wentworth scale into granular gravel (2 to 4 mm or 0.079 to 0.157 in) and pebble

gravel (4 to 64 mm or 0.2 to 2.5 in). one cubic metre of gravel typically weighs about 1800 kg.



Figure 1.1 Quarry Lease Location Map of M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd



Figure 1.2 Quarry Lease area of M/s. S.R.K Constructions and Projects pvt ltd



4.0 Geology of Lease area

The QL area represents the gravel. There are no major structural deformations such as shear

zone of fault zone has been notified within the QL area. QL area consisting a hillock trending

in NW –SE direction. The gravel is exhibiting the medium grained hypidiomorphic texture.

Large gravel deposits are a common geological feature, being formed as a result of the

weathering and erosion of rock. The action of rivers and waves tends to pile up gravel in large

accumulations. This can sometimes result in gravel becoming and concreted into the

sedimentary rock called conglomerate. Quarries where gravel is extracted are known as

gravel pits. Gravel is an important commercial product, with a no of applications. Many

roadways are surfaced with gravel, especially in rural areas where there is little traffic.

Globally far more roads are surfaced with gravel than with concrete or tarmac, both sand and

small gravel are also important for the manufacturing of concrete.

5.0 Details of prospecting carried out

No prospecting operations were conducted. As the entire hill exposed is totally with boulders

and massive sheet rock.

6.0 Reserves Estimation

The estimation of reserves has been made based on expose of the gravel. For the purpose of

calculations the recovery of gravel is 100 %. The reserves considered for G1 category. Proved

reserves are considered up to lowest elevation of gravel exposed.

Table 1.2 Geological Reserves Proved

X-section

X Section area, m2

X – section influence, m Volume, m3


AA' 4262 100 426200 852400 BB' 6516 100 651600 1303200

CC' 8357 100 835700 1671400

CC' 9966 100 996600 1993200

EE' 10567 100 1056700 2113400

FF' 12270 100 1227000 2454000

GG' 14076 100 1407600 2815200

HH' 14450 100 1445000 2890000

II' 12852 100 1285200 2570400 Total 18663200

Probable X- X Section area, X - section Volume, m3 Qty of



section m2 influence, m Gravel @ 2.0 t/m3

AA' 2282 100 228200 456400 BB' 2777 100 277700 555400 CC' 2904 100 290400 580800 CC' 2975 100 297500 595000 EE' 2781 100 278100 556200 FF' 3131 100 313100 626200 GG' 3465 100 346500 693000 HH' 3612 100 361200 722400 II' 3221 100 322100 644200 Total 5429600

Reserves Blocked under 7.5 m Buffer Zone

Proved


X – section influence, m

Volume, m3


AA' 581 100 58100 116200

BB' 768 100 76800 153600

CC' 787 100 78700 157400

CC' 780 100 78000 156000

EE' 976 100 97600 195200

FF' 1105 100 110500 221000

GG' 1089 100 108900 217800

HH' 1232 100 123200 246400

II' 1395 100 139500 279000 Total 1742600

Probable




AA' 414 100 41400 82800

BB' 456 100 45600 91200

CC' 464 100 46400 92800

CC' 477 100 47700 95400

EE' 543 100 54300 108600

FF' 567 100 56700 113400

GG' 536 100 53600 107200

HH' 541 100 54100 108200

II' 580 100 58000 116000

Total 915600



6.1 Mineable reserves and life of quarry

Based on the present Mining Method and the prevailing legislation it can be safely assumed

that 100% of the Geological reserves can be safely extracted. Rest can’t be excavated as they

are left in Buffer zone, slopes etc.

Reserves = 24092800

Reserves blocked under 7.5 m buffer Zone = 2658200

Reserves available for mining = 21434600

Life of the mine = Total Reserves available for Mining/ Proposed Annual Production

= 21434600/2529200 = 8.47 Years or say 8 Years

7.0 Mining Method

Gravel in the quarry is excavated by conventional method of open cast mining. The material

in the quarry area is excavated by conventional method of open cast mining through drilling,

blasting loading and shifting through tippers before crushed. Mechanized methods of

operation are proposed to be adopted during ensuing Mining plan period. This method and

mode of operation is taken into account mainly for the interest of safe and scientific mining,

conservation of mineral and protection of environment by consideration of all the

parameters and the geological attitudes of the ore body and mine is proposed to work with

conventional opencast method of mining, the mining pit is designed such that the height is

about 10m and the width is more than 10m, maintaining 60° pit slope. The Ultimate Pit Limit

so drawn on the basis of the field studies, exploration data and the updated geological

mapping carried out so far in the area remains very tentative. However, based on the future

exploration the defined, ULTIMATE PIT LIMIT is likely to change. The said Ultimate Pit Limit is

demarcated on the Geological plan. Since there is drilling and blasting in this said mine, to

excavate/exploit the road metal, initially, it will be drilled and blasted. Machine and Labours

will deployed for removal/ winning/ excavation of the ore and loading the same in to tippers

for transportation. The roads with in the pit will be maintained at 1:16 gradient, where ever it

is not possible to maintain 1:16 due to practical constraints it will be maintained at 1:12. For

the future development and production a systematic mine working is proposed for 5 years.

Year wise production and waste generation details are presented in table 1.3.



Table 1.3 Year wise Production Ist 2016-2017

X-section X Section area, m2 X - section

influence, m Volume, m3


AA' 2488 100 248800 497600

BB' 2204 100 220400 440800

CC' 2499 100 249900 499800

Total 1438200 IInd 2017-2018



AA' 1284 100 128400 256800

BB' 2297 100 229700 459400

CC' 2725 100 272500 545000

DD' 3752 100 375200 750400

Total 2011600 IIIrd 2018-2019



AA' 1287 100 128700 257400

BB' 2020 100 202000 404000

CC' 1381 100 138100 276200

DD' 2841 100 284100 568200

EE' 2571 100 257100 514200

Total 2020000 Ivth 2019-2020



AA' 2367 100 236700 473400

BB' 3602 100 360200 720400

CC' 2510 100 251000 502000

DD' 1333 100 133300 266600

EE' 1129 100 112900 225800

Total 2188200 Vth 2020-2021



BB' 3847 100 384700 769400

CC' 3085 100 308500 617000

CC' 2112 100 211200 422400

EE' 800 100 80000 160000



FF' 1802 100 180200 360400

GG' 831 100 83100 166200

HH' 169 100 16900 33800

Total 2529200 Total

Production

Year Gravel, T

2016-2017 1438200 2017-2018 2011600 2018-2019 2020000 2019-2020 2188200 2020-2021 2529200

Total 10187200 Average 2037440

8.0 List of Machinery

S.No Type of Machine

No s Dia of hole,

mm Size/

Capacity Motive Power

1 DTH 2 110 Diesel 2 Compressor 2 400 cfm Diesel 3 Excavator 3 450 t/hr Diesel 4 Tipper 10 35 MT Diesel 5 Dozer 1 80 M/hr Diesel 6 Wheel Loader 1 3 m3 Diesel 7 Water Tanker 1 8 KL Diesel

9.0 Drilling & Blasting

Drill holes of 10.5 m depth will be drilled in a staggered pattern at 4.5 m x 3 m interval for a

bench height of 9 m:

i) Drill hole diameter : 110 mm up to 10.5 m long

ii) Depth and inclination of drill hole : Generally drilled vertically in an alignment, drilled

iii) Explosive type : ANFO + Booster & Detonator Fuse and Nitrate

Mixture, Cartridges, Shock Tubes, Delay Detonators

Drilling Machine required with 102 /115 mm drilling machine

Bench Height = 10.50M

Spacing = 3.0 M



Burden = 4.5 M

Bulk Density (Insitu) = 2.0

Depth of Drilling = 10.50 M

Yield per 10.50 m of drilling =

=

10.50 x 3.0 x 4.5 x 2.0

283.5 Tons

10.0 Transportation of the mineral from quarry to yard and to the destination

The material will be loaded by excavators into the tippers and hauled to the stock yard for

dispatch. The lessee will deploy 10 tippers for transportation of mineral.

11.0 Solid Wastes Generation and Management Plan


contacts and construction field and the company got the contract work of NH -63 to four lane

with paned shoulders in the state of Andhra Pradesh from Karnataka – AP Border – Gooty

section from km 368 +920 to 424 + 225. So the gravel extracted from the applied area will be

utilized for this project.

12.0 Employment Potential

The following employees are required for the proposed mining operations



Table 1.4 Employment Potential S. No. Category No. of Persons

1 Mines Manager 1 2 Mines Supervisor 4 3 Semi Killed 10 4 Un skilled 15 Total 30

13.0 Site Services

Temporary Office, Rest Rooms, First Aid Room, Shelters, Water for drinking will be provided in

the quarry premises on make shift arrangement.

14.0 Water requirement

Water requirement is mainly for drinking purpose, domestic purpose, green belt maintaining

and for sprinkling on Mine haulage roads and on waste dump, the water shall be drawn from

nearby village. The domestic waste water shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.

Rainwater storage tank of 5 KL capacity will be provided to collect the storm water for reuse

and also water from nearby village. This will ensure that the rainwater is effectively used and

minimizes the drawl of ground water resources. The water requirement is presented in table

1.5.

Table 1.5 Water Requirement S. No Water Usage Quantity KLD

1 Wet drilling operation 7.4 2 Water sprinkling on haul roads +1/4th for waste dump 10 3 Domestic @ 45 Ltr/Head (30 No’s) 1.6 4 Green Belt– 2 times a day 1.0

Total 20

15.0 Environment Management Plan

Environmental protection is an issue that no organization can neglect and hope to survive.

The products of civilization are being dumped upon the environment to a degree that the

environment finds difficult to assimilate. The key to the success of the integrated approach to

pollution prevention and control is the management and operation of the organization.

Effective committed management delivers a successful operation. As total commitment to

the environment, not just for compliance with legal or regulatory compliance will be the

essence of environment management. Many companies have recognized the benefits of

implementing an effective environmental management system. Environmental management



plan can be effectively implemented to mitigate the pollution levels by observing the

following:

a. Pollution will be prevented or reduced at the source

b. Pollution that cannot be prevented will be recycled in an environmentally safe manner.

c. Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled will be treated in environmentally safe

manner and

d. Disposal and other releases into the environment will be used only as a last resort and

will be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

The proposed project is stone quarrying. The mine owners are aware of the adverse impacts

due to the mining activity and propose to initiate a number of measures for the environment

protection within the mine area and in the surrounding areas. The company has a stated

environmental policy of ensuring regulatory compliance with respect to the statutory laws

and regulations and those periodically issued by the Ministry of Environment, GOI, New

Delhi, CPCB, New Delhi and State Pollution Control Board.

15.1 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures

The sources of pollution are air and noise from the proposed activity mainly from Mining,

drilling, Blasting and transportation of mineral.

15.2 Air Pollution and its Control

The gravel quarrying does not involve much dust formation. The dust would be generated

during drilling, blasting, quarrying and also during handling and transportation of the

material. The dust anticipated at drilling place will be suppressed by putting cloth around the

hole. Use of sharp drill pits for drilling holes and drills with water flushing systems (wet

drilling) to reduce dust generation. Water spraying to be adopted at Faces/sites before and

after blasting, Faces/sites while loading. Over charging of blast holes should be avoided.

Personal protective equipments like nose mask and goggles etc will be provided to the

workers. Regular water spraying on haul roads during transportation of mineral and waste by

water sprinklers. Over loading of transport equipments should be avoided to prevent spillage.

Also, measures such as covering tarpaulin over the loaded material will prevent spreading of

dust particles from the trucks. Speed controls on vehicle movements to limited speed. Wind

reduction control by plantation. Over burden dump has reached the optimum size, it will

covered with top soil and water will spread on top soil and grass will be developed on the



dump. Limiting the height and slope of the stockpiles can also reduce wind speed. Regular

checking and maintenance of vehicles should be conducted and pollution under control

certificate be obtained. Periodical monitoring of ambient air quality will helps to take steps to

control the pollutants.

15.3 Noise pollution and its control

The major source of noise pollution is due to drilling of drill holes, machinery, Blasting and

vehicular movement. Blasting operations will be carried out only during daytime so as to

avoid high noise intensity in night time. Noise barriers in the form of trees are provided to

attenuate the noise levels and green belt of 3m width shall be developed to mitigate

propagation of noise. Protective equipment to reduce the noise levels like ear muffs and

other protective devices will be provided to the staff working near noise generating sources

like drill machine operators and dumper drivers. Training would be imparted to mine

personnel to generate awareness about the damaging effects of noise. The transport activity

shall be restricted to day time to reduce impact on habitation. The engines of the tractors

shall be switched off during loading operation, and shall be periodically maintained to ensure

low noise levels. Proper maintenance of the equipment will also reduce the noise.

16.0 Occupational Safety and Health

Health and safety aspects of the mine will be taken care off as per the World Bank (WB)

guidelines on open pit mining. The guidelines provide the detailed information on the aspects

that are required to be taken into account for maintaining proper health and safety issues.

The workers continuously exposed to dust will be provided with protective devices like dust

mask to prevent respiratory disorders. The workers continuously exposed to a high noise will

be provided with ear muffs/ earplugs. Green belt in and around the mining area will be

developed to attenuate noise and dust impact. The blasting carried out in the mine area will

be carefully planned and executed under the supervision of a responsible officer, to avoid any

accidents. Provisions of rest shelter for mine workers with facility of drinking water supply for

the employees will be provided by the project authority. The standard of the drinking water

will be per WHO guidelines. Periodical training programme to inform the employees about

their task, associated risk, and safe working practices will be undertaken. Conduct of mock

drill, Safe storage & handling of explosives. Training will also include information on accident

prevention, proper control and maintenance of equipment and safe material handling



practices. Awareness on safety and ensure using of personal protective equipments (PPE) by

workers. Regular maintenance and testing of equipments will be done. A regular monitoring

of the Occupational Health and Safety will reduce the chances of accidents in the mine.

Records of job related accidents and illness should be maintained. This information will be

reviewed and evaluated to improve the effectiveness of Environmental Health and Safety

programme.

Occupational Safety and Health to Control Dust Inhalation

Very little dust is expected to be generated during mining and does not affect the

environment. However while drilling to avoid dust dispersion, wet drilling will be practiced. It

is a small scale mining activity with few truck trips as production capacity is low. All the above

precautions would be adopted to prevent dust generation at site and to be dispersed in the

outside environment. However, for the safety of workers at site, engaged at the strategic

locations/dust generation points like drills, loading and unloading points dust masks would be

provided. Dust masks would prevent inhalation of RSPM thereby reducing the risk of lung

diseases and other respiratory disorders. Regular health monitoring of workers will be carried

out.

16.1 Occupational Safety and Health to Control Exposure to Noise

Blasting will be done using non delay detonators to reduce vibrations, and the amount of

explosive used will also be less at a time. There will not be heavy earth moving machinery

which may create some noise pollution. Thus the vibration and noise will be well controlled

within permissible limits. To protect the workers from exposure to high levels of noise,

following measures would be adopted:

Provision of protective devices like ear muffs/ear plugs to workers who cannot be

isolated from the source of high intensity noise, e.g. blasting;

Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise levels by shift management.

Smooth blasting techniques, special explosives and silent non-explosive demolishing

agent will be used.

Muffed blasting and use of Milli-second detonators will help in reducing the noise

pollution.



16.2 Control of Ground Vibration & Fly Rock generation

In this area the applicant proposes to deploy blasting with less quantity of non-explosives.

There will not be any impact on surroundings, as there are less blasting and intended to use

low power explosives in this mine. It is a small scale mine and only limited No. of holes are

blasted. Ground vibrations due to blasting and its impact on various mine structures, should

be studied in details when the mine becomes operational, especially the charge per delay

factor. General measures to reduce ground vibration & fly rocks resulting from blasting are

given below:

Blasting should be carried out in the daytime, as during the night time the sound intensity

becomes higher;

Blasting should not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited

areas;

Maximum permissible charge per delay should be decided on the basis of the distance of

structure to be protected from the blasting.

The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation

and ground vibration is reduced.

Peak particle velocity or ground vibration for safety of nearby structures and residential

buildings is 21 mm/sec (Standard 100 mm/sec);

To contain fly rocks, stemming column should not be less than the burden of the hole,

and the blasting area should be muffled;

Each blast should be carefully planned, checked, and executed under the supervision of a

responsible officer. Blasting data/observations should be recorded; and

As per the mining plan, in order to ensure slope stabilization, controlled production blasting

shall be adopted to avoid tension cracks and back breaks. Such cracks may get filled with

water, which reduces the stability of excavated slopes and the angle of slopes.

17.0 Peak Particle Velocity

The vibrations are measured as per the assessment criteria given under Bureau of Indian

Standard, “IS: 6922-1973 (Reaffirmed 2003) - Criteria for Safety and Design of Structures

Subject to Underground Blasts”. Per the assessment criteria, the value of ground particle

velocity may be computed from the following expression:

V = K1 [Q2/3/R] 1.25



Where

V = Particle velocity in mm/sec

K1 = Constant which may be normally taken as 880 for soil, weathered or soft rock

and 1400 for hard rock.

Q = Charge per delay (kg), and

R = Distance (m) from blast point

Based on the above equation, the ground particle velocities at different distances (3 m, 5 m,

10 m, 20 m, 50 m, 70 m, 100 m, 150 m and 200 m) are calculated considering K1 as 880 for

soft rocks and 1400 for hard rocks. As per the Standard, for safety of structures from

threshold damage, the ground particle velocity should not exceed the following:

Soil, Weathered or Soft rock 70 mm/sec

Hard Rock 100 mm/sec

The results are presented in the Table 1.6 below for the maximum charge

Table 1.6 Peak Particle Velocity (V)

S. No Constant

(K1) Charge

Per Delay

Peak Particle Velocity (V) mm/second Distance from the Blasting (R in meters)

3 5 10 20 50 70 100 150 200 1 880 Q= 0.2Kg 58.29 30.78 12.94 5.44 1.73 1.14 0.73 0.44 0.31 2 1400 Q= 0.2Kg 92.74 48.97 20.59 8.66 2.75 1.81 1.16 0.70 0.49

It is clear that with Q = 0.2 kg charge per delay shall result in particle velocity of 70 mm/sec in

soft rock within a distance of 1.14m, while in the hard rock the particle velocity is 100

mm/sec shall be within 1.16m. There shall not be any structure with in 1.14m of the quarry

area, and it may be, concluded that the ground vibrations generated by blasting during the

mining operations will not likely to effect the structures proposed in the vicinity of >1.14 m

from the point of blast. Concrete structures like office, store etc should not be proposed

within the core mine area. These structures otherwise will be affected by the ground

vibrations.

18.0 Water Quality Management

There is no chemical discharge either from the quarry or from the processing quarry, there

will not be water pollution. The proposed quarry workings will not touch the ground water

aquifer. Quarrying Operations will be carried out on the slope of the Rocky terrain. The

ground water level in this area is 35-45m BGL and the quarrying will be done on above the

surface level. Maximum depth of the quarry will be 42 m from top of the hill which is about



100 m height from ground level, flooding by ground water is not anticipated. Hence neither

ground water table nor the general surface drainage pattern is affected Hence there will not

be water pollution. There will be no change in quality of water. 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 from the pits will be pumped by deploying suitable pumps, if and

when required, the mine drainage can be effectively managed and the pit kept dry to keep up

the production schedule.

18.1 Water Resources

In this area water table is at greater depth of 35-40 m BGL and the workings are carried out

on top of the hill which is at 482 m height. There are no wells or springs in the area. Hence

there will not be adverse effect on ground water due to quarrying. The daily water

requirement for the quarry operations would be approximately 20 KLD. Water sprinkling on

mine haulage roads etc shall consume 10 KLD. Wet drilling operations consume about 7.4

KLD. For green belt development water consumption is about 1.0 KLD. Domestic water

requirement is about 1.6 KLD. The required water is sourced from nearby village through

tankers. The generation of wastewater from domestic sources is expected to be

approximately 1.1 KLD, which will be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.

18.2 Water Management

Following measures will be adopted to mitigate the impact on the water resources:

The blasting activities will have to take care on the sinkholes, cracks and fissures in the

site activities.

During excavation and drilling activities effort must be taken to avoid face collapse at

these cracks and fissures.

To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be

used for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling area

will be kept effectively impervious.

To prevent degradation and maintain the water quality during rainy season, adequate

control measures should be adopted to check the mine run-off into the natural streams.

Garland drain and siltation pond need to be constructed of appropriate size to arrest silt and



sediment flows from soil. The water so collected will be utilised for watering the mine area,

roads, green belt development etc. The drain should be regularly desilted and maintained.

The garland drain (size, gradient and length) and sump capacity will be designed keeping 50%

safety margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum discharge in the area

adjoining the mine site. Sump capacity should also provide adequate retention period to

provide proper settling of silt material. The surface water around the mine, and infrastructure

will be regularly tested and appropriate control measures adopted in case of any pollutant is

detected above the prescribed limits.

19.0 Waste Management plan






20.0 Dump Area

No dump area required for the project. All material will be utilised for NH road Project





20.1 Land Management

Land degradation is one of the major adverse impacts of opencast mining in the form of

excavated voids. The quarry lease area is part of sloping hill side and reclamation is not

possible by backfilling. The pits will be utilized for water storage and water harvesting

structures.

20.1.1 Soil Conservation Measures

The applied area is hill in the wavy and irregular. Therefore, the growth of trees and plants is

uncertain and not satisfactory. Hence, in this area few small plants and thorny trees are

grown here and there. Except this, no big trees are seen in this area. Top soil, if any will be

properly stacked with adequate measures and the same will be used for afforestration in the



mined out areas. To prevent soil erosion from freshly excavated benches following measures

shall be adopted:

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;

Toe drains with suitable baffles will be provided all along the toe of the soil dumps to

arrest any soil from the dump slopes being carried away by the rain water;

Loose material slopes will be covered by mineation by making contour trenches at 3-5 m

interval to check soil erosion both due to wind and rain;

Retaining walls (concrete or local stone) will be provided, around the stockpile or

wherever required, to support the benches or any loose material as well as to arrest

sliding of loose debris.

21.0 House Keeping

Proper housekeeping 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 area,

along the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects.

22.0 Transport Systems

The major road access is direction located at a distance of 0.1 km in SW direction. Cart road is

available from main road to lease area. Railway Station is Bevinahalu RS direction located at a

distance of 4.9 km from the QL area in NE direction. The finished product and waste material

is transported by road using trucks of 35 Tons capacity. The number of trips will be

approximately 220 per day for transportation of mineral and the trucks are covered with

tarpaulin. The lessee will deploy two tractors to transport the finished product, waste

mineral, unfinished and finished mineral from quarry site to yard and trucks to transport

mineral from yard to destination. The materials while transporting 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.

23.0 Environmental Greening Program

Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment

Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for sink of air pollutants including noise

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. Green cover in mining area not only help in reducing pollution level, but also

improves the ecological conditions and prevent soil erosion to great extent. It further

improves the aesthetics and beneficially influences the microclimate of the surrounding. The

applicant proposes for afforestation in the Western boundary of the quarry lease applied

area within the 7.5 m buffer zone over an extent of 25000 m2 (3750 Trees) in phased manner

during the plan period with Neem plants. The environmental greening program as designed

comprises the location and development of a shelterbelt and Afforestation in about 0.5 ha.

The shelterbelt will contain species, which act as windbreakers so that the environment

within the mine is contained; the planting of different species in rows is envisaged in general

in the greenbelt. A dedicated cell in the mine should be established for post plantation care,

which include, regular watering, manuring, protective measures etc. Diseased and dead

plants should be uprooted and replaced by fresh saplings. Regular monitoring on survival rate

and remedial action should be done in an organized and planned manner.

24.0 Socio-economic Environment

The project provides an opportunity for the local people to get employment directly or

indirectly and helps in the upliftment of the socioeconomic status of the area. The proposed

project would generate an employment of 58. The local inhabitants of the area live in the

villages surrounding the mine area and their main occupation is Agriculture. In a small way

they rear cattle and sheep for sustenance. The mining activity in this belt will benefit the

locals both directly and indirectly. The direct beneficiaries will be those who get employed in

the mines as skilled and un-skilled workers. The indirect beneficiaries will be those who open

small business to sell goods required by the residents whose “Per Capita” income will be

enhanced by the mining activity, and thereby their purchasing power. In the long run a lot of

social good is expected in the comparatively backward area when the inhabitants will be able

to send their children to school. The change, though slow, is bound to be perceptible. The

management will involve in social activities of stakeholders/surrounding community by

planning the betterment of neighboring social conditions through awareness and welfare

programs to ensure an improved relation, useful in the long run. Many of the beneficiaries of

such programs will include own employees as well. The goodwill of the local populace can

never be ignored. It is proposed to supply drinking water and medical facilities to the villagers.



The management will also support for vocational training and assistance in utilizing

government programs. The channels employed may vary either through direct contact or by

means of local organizations. Another important facet of social environment identified by the

project proponents is a green appearance; hence the management will develop a green belt

towards aesthetic beautification as the same is necessary to be considered as a responsible,

social neighbour.

25.0 Disaster Planning

The following natural/ quarrying 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; and

Accidents due to fly rocks and boulders.

In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted:

All safety precautions 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, dust masks, ear

mufflers, 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 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.

26.0 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.

The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for the

Environmental issues 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; and

Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP.

26.1 Post Project Monitoring

The survey of post project monitoring comprises of the following monitoring aspects;

a. Ambient air quality survey

b. Noise Level Monitoring

c. Water quality monitoring

Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum four stations,

two stations within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the mine.

Parameters like particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and

lead will be monitored in case of ambient air quality. Water quality monitoring will be carried

out in the mine working area, sump and nearby village. 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.

26.2 Other Management Aspects

Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality, noise levels and water

quality. These records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board

authorities to take preventive action against the environmental pollution. 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, 1989. The

records of hazardous waste manifest will be maintained. The mine will obtain the consent

for establishment (CFE) and consent for operation (CFO) from State Pollution Control Board

as required under section 25/26 of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act,

1981, before commissioning and production as directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of

India. The CFO will be renewed each year by the management in consultation with SPCB. 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 (MoEF&CC), New Delhi, State 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.

27.0 Cost proposed for Environmental Protection Measures

The cost estimate of environment management is presented in table 1.7. Table 1.7 Environment Management - Cost Estimate

S. No.

Description

Item Capital cost (Rs.)

Recurring cost (Rs.)

Remarks

1 Air polluti

on

Nose masks 30 No's

28800 2880

Once a week. Replaceable, and cost may increase with time

Road wetting @ 1 Ltr/400 Sq. m. and waste dump settling (1/4 of wetting) - 5000 Ltrs tank

367200 110160

Water tanker cost @ one tankers per day for 300 days



S. No.

Description Item

Capital cost (Rs.)

Recurring cost (Rs.) Remarks

Plantation on road side - 3m interval and buffer zone - 3m interval plus maintenance 352500 164500

Re-plant the non-surviving plants, watering and protection from animals

Sub Total 748500 277540 2 Water

pollution

Construction of garland drains 68000 20400

Once only for the lease period/life of mine

De-silting operations 47600 15640

Yearly and manual operations

Construction of check dams

139200 64960

Once in year, cost incurred is to buy sand bags and filling sand

Construction of retaining wall for waste dump in slope side

98800 34200

Cost of construction of wall around the dip side of the dump.

Sub Total 353600 135200

3 Noise pollution

PPE's like Ear muffs - Rs. 15 each 900 600

Once in six months

Sub Total 900 600 4 Occup

ational Safety and Health

First aid kits - 3 No's Fire extinguishers - 3 No's

9000 3000

Once in year, replace by conducting periodical checkup

PPE's to all employees (hand gloves @ Rs. 30, safety shoe @ Rs. 1500 and helmet @ Rs. 100) 79700 31880

Safety shoe twice in a year, helmets once in three years and hand gloves thrice in a year

Training and awareness programs on risk factors during emergencies by the experts

30000 15000

Once in six months and create sign boards about the risk and safety precautions



S. No.

Description Item

Capital cost (Rs.)

Recurring cost (Rs.) Remarks

regularly

Periodical medical checkup and supply of medicines - Rs. 600 per head 24000 3600

Once in a year and supply of medicines for every three months

Sub Total 142700 53480 5 Enviro

nmental

monitoring

Ambient air quality studies - Once in six months - 2 locations

- 13600 Will be done

through MoEF&CC/NABL

recognised laboratories

Water quality studies - Once a year - 2 Locations - 3000

Noise studies - Once in six months - 2 Locations - 4400

Vibration studies - Once in year - 1 locations - 7800

Sub Total 0 28800 Grand Total 1245700 495620



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