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Executive summary

Shri Kirankumar Baburao Chavan has granted a quarry lease over an area 1.21 Hectare in Survey no

174/2 part of village Patgaon , Taluka Miraj, District Sangli , Maharashtra State, the wide order No is

kra. Maha 3/ Khanij/ SR-1/ 1994 Dated on 14/9/2006 for period of 10 years.

for quarrying capacity of 3600 Brass per year.

The major highlights of the project are: The project comes under non agriculture land.

Ideally located at a distance of 0.80 Km from Sidhewadi in the West side. The village

Sidhewadi is located along the Along the National Highway No 204.

No National park or wildlife sanctuary lies within the buffer zone or nearby this region.

No displacements of settlement are required.

No sensitive places of notified archaeological, historical or tourist importance within or

nearby the buffer zone.

Project Description Location: The site is located at Gut No. 174/2 Part, Patgaon Village, Miraj Taluka, District Sangli, and Maharashtra. The site is accessible from NH-204 Road

Land: The land provided comes under mining area approved by the government of Maharashtra. Therefore no need of human displacement is needed in the project area. The land provided for stone mining is 1.21 hectare to the project proponent. Co-ordinate: The coordinates of the plant site are latitude 16°55'2.39"N and longitude 74° 42'27.25"E Water: Water requirement of the project will be met through the water tanker and bore well which is existing in the human settlement area. Company does not exploit any other water resources or ground water; therefore no adverse impact is anticipated on water environment. The water requirement is estimated to be maximum of 1500 lit/day. Electric Supply: The estimated power requirement for the project will be 300 KVP. Power supply to the project will be sourced from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. The unit has also Diesel generator for power back up of 50 KVA capacities.

Project Cost: The total cost of the project including all facilities is estimated to be INR 55.00 Topography: The Sangli district is situated in the Southern part of Maharashtra and is a part of Deccan plateau. It is endowed with the gift of fertile black soils in the central parts. The rainfall decreases from west to east. The eastern part of Sangli district has a scanty drought prone belt of the state. Thus there are regional disparities. The central part of Sangli district is cultivable area. The eastern part include Jat, Kavathe Mahankal tahsils is drought prone area and has insignificant irrigation facilities. The northern part of Sangli district also rainshadow area. There is always accute hortage of drinking water.The Sangli district consists of Ten tahsils, namely district Walwa, Shirala, Atpadi, Khanapur, Tasgaon, Miraj, Jat, Kavathe Mahankal, Kadegaon and Palus. Topographically the region has large diversified surface. Climatically the region falls under the rain shadowregion of Sahyadri Mountain. Temperature increases from west to east and rainfall decreases from west to east. Climatically, the region shows four seasons, namely monsoon, post-monsoon, cold season and hot season. The region is drained by Krishna and its tributaries as Yerala and Agrani. Soil Quality: Soil is considered to be very important resources because it is the soil that acts as medium for the cultivation of crops. India being an gricultural country. Soil is the primary resource of India. All our food, clothing and many other daily requirements are derived directly or indirectly from the soil. soil occupies very important in India’s economy. The soils of the region are derived from the Deccan trap. The characterisitic and distribution of soils in the region are influenced by essentially by nature and intensity of weathering, mode and rapidity of fluvial transport. These are generally classified as follows. A. Coarse shallow soils. B. Medium black soils. C. Deep black soils. Meteorology: The average annual rainfall within the district is heavy and is about 1000-1200 mm in Sangli district. The minimum temperature is the lowest and it ranges from about 16.8oC to 18oC. There is a rapid rise in temperature in March to May ranges from about 320C to 39 °C. The mean maximum temperature in the area goes up to 39°C. In all season relative humidity is between 61-86% as reported by Indian meteorological center. Water: Water needed for operation requirement shall be drawn from water tankers and bore well which is present in the human settlement area and not in the lease area. Ecology: No extra land will be acquired during the operation of the project there will be no adverse impact on some of the environmental aspect. In the area of the project proponent clustered green belt is found in the vicinity, hence there will not be any kind of deforestation. No rare or endangered species of flora and fauna are present in the immediate vicinity as well as the study area. Thus, there will not be any adverse impact on flora and fauna.

Socio-economic: The project will provide positive impact on the economic development of the region in terms of employment opportunities. Moreover the above unit will be operating in an authorized mining land declared by the Govt. of India. Therefore no population will be displaced. Risk assessment plan Risks likely to pose threat to man, environment or property associated with various activities are addressed in this report. Such activities include transport, storage; handling and usage of fuels. Surrounding population shall be made aware of safety precautions to be taken in case of any mishap in project site. Conclusion The minor mineral project of stone crushing will not have any adverse impact on the environment. Altogether the project will have a positive impact on social environment by providing employment opportunity for the skilled and unskilled labors living in the surrounding villages. Also the infrastructure around the site will be improved due to the project.

Prefeasibility Report 1. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT 1.1 Identification of the project proponent Shri Kirankumar Baburao Chavan has granted a quarry lease over an area 1.21 Hectare in Survey no

174/2 part of village Patgaon , Taluka Miraj, District Sangli , Maharashtra State, the wide order No is

kra. Maha 3/ Khanij/ SR-1/ 1994 Dated on 14/9/2006 for period of 10 years.

for quarrying capacity of 3600 Brass per year.

The major highlights of the project are: The project comes under non agriculture land.

Ideally located at a distance of 0.80 Km from Sidhewadi in the West side. The village

Sidhewadi is located along the Along the National Highway No 204.

No National park or wildlife sanctuary lies within the buffer zone or nearby this region.

No displacements of settlement are required.

No sensitive places of notified archaeological, historical or tourist importance within or

nearby the buffer zone.

Crushing Activity The crusher will be installed in the site. 1.2 Description of Nature of the Project Over the last 10 years, the Construction sector has been registering strong growth rates in the range of 7-8%. Housing and construction is one of the major drivers of growth in more than 40 allied industries including STONE CRUSHING. In addition, for the building of roads, flyovers and bypasses, there is a mass and consistent need of crushed stone across the country. Several projects are in progress and are being commenced shortly which will have high demand of crushed stone all over the country. In order to make up the backlog and meet the projected requirements for the next 20 years, overall housing construction has to raise 500,000 housing units per annum. This process leads to construction of roads, bridges, new houses , markets , etc resultantly gear up construction activities and more use of crushed stones. The aforementioned

facts and statistics provide enough evidences, assuring a steep and continuous growth vis a vis investment opportunity in the STONE CRUSHING business. 1.3 Need of the Project The project proponent has existing Stone Crushing activity in the mining lease as explorations have shown that these deposits occur in the subject lease area. The mining production is covered under the Ministry of Environment & Forests Notification 2006. This report of Prefeasibility & Environmental Management Plan is given here as a part of the information to be furnished to the SEAC, Govt. of Maharashtra for obtaining Environmental Clearance as per office Memorandum No. L-

11000/47/2011/IA-II(M) dated 18.05.2012 .To meet the ever-increasing local demand for Crushed stone by the building industry and construction company the project proponent intends to produce the following quantities of crushed stones by Manual method of quarry activity. The year wise production and development details for the five years plan period are summarized in the table below.

Table No. 1

Production Plan for Five years

Year Crushed Stone

I Year 3600 Brass

II Year 3600 Brass

III Year 3600 Brass

IV Year 3600 Brass

V Year 3600 Brass

Total 18,000 Brass

1.4 Demand Supply Gap Since it is an applied industry of the construction sector, growth in construction sector may be considered as proxy for the growth in stone crushing sector, i.e. around 7-8%. Crushed stone has a very minor share among the exports of non-metallic mineral products of India. It is observed that total export volume of the crushed stone has been very low, whereas, Marble has the highest share and remained at the top. The market scope for crushed stone is found to be encouraging in local market with the increased demand from building industry & construction fields. There is also a sufficient demand from Govt. Contractors for lying of roads and construction of industries etc. The entry in the target market is easy and there is a narrow gap in the supply and demand, which is expected to grow in the coming years. The business opportunity to fill the demand and supply gap would be quite profitable.

1.5 Employment Generation

The establishment of this project will improve the socio-economic status of the surrounding area by way of direct & indirect employment. The Employment opportunity will be created for skilled and mainly unskilled people. 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Location:

The project is located on a plot of land measuring 6.32 Hectare at Village Sidhewadi, Taluka Miraj, District Sangli Maharashtra. Project involve stone quarry of the capacity 12,000 brass/year.

Table No.2 SALIENT FEATURES OF LOCATION

Project Site Proposal for Quarrying of Minor Minerals,

stone. Gat No 174/2 Part, PatgaonVillage,

Miraj Taluka, Sangli District. Co-ordinates 16°55`0.44``N to16°55`5.71``N

74°42`25.27``E to 74°42`29.75``E

Nearest Highway National highway from the site is 0.245 Km Nearest City Sidhewadi approx 0.85 Kms from the site Nearest Railway station Miraj Railway station: Approx.15 Km Water bodies - Average rainfall 1100-1200 mm Average temperature 16oC to 22oC in winter and 30oC to 37oC in

summer Average humidity 61 to 86% Archaeological monument Not present in the 10 km radius of the site. Human settlement No human settlement is observed in3km

around the lease area. Shed Provided Shed will be provided for the workers Crusher Location Crusher location will be 200 meter away

from quarry area.

Fig 1: Project Location - latitude 16°55'2.39"N and longitude 74° 42'27.25"E ( Google Earth Image of the project site) 2.2 Land Distribution around Site The project site will be having quarry area, crushing area, office area and shelter provided for the workers. 2.3 Size and Magnitude of Operation The estimated cost of the project is going to be INR 55 Lacks, including a capital expenditure of INR 8 lacks on environmental matters. It is expected that the recurring costs on environmental matters would be INR 5 lacks. The project capacity is 3600 Brass/Annum. 2.4 Proposed Crushing Unit Process Details The mined stones are transported to the crusher sites by road through tractor trolleys or pay-

loaders. The pay-loaders unload the mined stones into storage hoppers located at elevated levels

of the crusher sites. These stones are crushed in a primary crusher. The primary crusher uses 74

KW of power and the process is around 15-20 min duration. And then sent to a vibratory screen.

Enclosures are provided to crusher & sprinkling arrangement to control the dust emission.

The oversized stones from the screen are sent for further size reductions in secondary and tertiary

crushers. The power required by the secondary and tertiary crusher is 37 KW and 14.8 KW

respectively also the time taken will be half an hour by secondary crusher and 1 hour for tertiary

crusher. From the secondary and/or tertiary crushers, the crushed stones are sent for screening.

In the screen, products of various sizes get separated which are stored in heaps. The movement of

stones from the crusher to the screen and then to the product piles is done through conveyor

belts. The products are generally stored in open areas. The final product is having various sizes

like 10mm, 20mm and 30mm along the stone dust. All the materials are used in the construction

and building purposes.

Process Flow Diagram of Typical Stone Crusher Unit

2.5 mining technology Four technologies namely bucket wheel system, Dragline system, shovel dumper system and surface mine with pay loader system are well known for quarrying plan. Due to multi seam, abrasive sandstone, hard carb shale and many faults bucket wheel system has not been considered. Dragline system has also not been considered due to many faults. Shovel dumper system is very flexible and offer convenient mining. The project proponent is using Shovel dumper system and manual method for the quarrying of stones. Surface miner system can be considered when overburden generated can be backfilled. Surface miner system is costly, this can be the reason for its less use.

Mined stones

Sent to crusher site

Primary crusher

Primary vibratory screen

Tertiary crusher Secondary crusher

Secondary vibratory screen

Product to stockpile

Products to stockpile

Up-loading of mined stones

2.6 Water Sources Water is required in the project site for various purposes like spraying to control the dust generation. Water is also used during the drilling process. The water requirement will be around 2.5 CMD. The source of the water will be bore well.

Table 3 Water Use Table

Sr. No Activities Demand

(CMD) 1 Domestic Purpose 0.5 CMD

2 Mine a. Drilling b. Dust Suppression c. Equipment/Vehicle washing

1.5 CMD

3 Green Belt 0.5CMD Total 2.5 CMD 2.7 Power Sources The power requirement of the project will be around 107 H.P. it is also connected to the D.G set of 125 KVA.

Table 4 D.G set Details

Sr. No Fuel Used For Fuel Monthly

Consumption 1 D.G Set 125 kva HSD 100 Lit/day

2.8 Waste Generated The possible waste generated by the mining process will be some rejection which can be used for leveling of the land. No solid or liquid waste will be generated from the mining process. The spent oil from the D.G set will be discarded by selling it to the authorized dealer.

Table No. 5

Type, Quantity and Mode of Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Sr. No Cat. No. Name of waste Qty. T/A Mode of Disposal as given in

Authorization 1. 5.1 Used/Spent Oil 60

liter/Annum Sent to CPCB

authorized recycler

2.9 Explosive Storage Project proponent conducts explosion at site to the help of licensed practitioner. Hence there is no storage of explosives on the quarry site. 2. 10 Manpower Since this is a new Project The total manpower will be require is 12 people at the project site. Both the skilled and the unskilled labors are included.

Table 7 Organization Table

Sr. No Category Operative Phase 1 Administrative - 2 Supervisory 1 3 Skilled Worker 7 4 Unskilled Worker 4 5 Security -

Conclusion Based on the foregoing study as summarized above, it is observed that there will be marginal increase in the dust pollution, which will be controlled by sprinkling of water and transportation of stone metal in closed/tarpaulin covered trucks. There will be no major impact on the ambient environment & ecology due to the mining activities moreover the mining operation will lead to direct and indirect employment generation in the area. Miraj, Sangli District will have a positive impact on the Socio Economics of the area and lead to sustainable development of the region. The applicant will ensure the implementation of the environmental protective measures within the mine area & surroundings and will comply with the terms & conditions to be laid down by the Ministry of Environment & Forests as required under the Environmental Protection Act-1986 and its amendments.

7. RECLAMATION PLAN FOR STONE AND ORDINARY EARTH OVER AN AREA OF 1.21 HECTARE IN SURVEY NO. GUT NO174/2 PART OF VILLAGE –PATGAON ,TALUKA- MIRAJ, DISTRICT-SANGLI, MAHARASHTRA STATE

The object of the project is to extract stone from the stratum. Crushed stone is basic requirement

of the construction industry and there is no substitute for the project. Thus project deserves to be

given priority.

However quarrying involved excavation of the stratum and involves various features like

drilling/Blasting, cutting of the stratum, disfiguring the landscape, change in topography and land

use, and change in natural drainage pattern. These features need to be given attention from the

point of view of reclamation or rehabilitation of area. It is the duty of the project proponent to look

into these aspects very carefully and executes the jobs to utmost case.

It is very important to see that the land is either brought to original status or given still better

status from the point of view of land use, aesthetic values, utility of land etc. Reclamation report is

prepared keeping in view these aspects.

1.0 INTRODUCTION :

Shri Kirankumar Baburao Chavan has granted a quarry lease over an area 1.21 Hectare in Survey no

174/2 part of village Patgaon , Taluka Miraj, District Sangli , Maharashtra State, the wide order No is

kra. Maha 3/ Khanij/ SR-1/ 1994 Dated on 14/9/2006 for period of 10 years.The said land is

Government land.

for quarrying capacity of 3600 Brass per year.

1.1 LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY:

The village Patgaon is located North East Side of Sangli Solapur National Highway No 204 Road. lease

area is about 180 m from the Sidhewadi Village. The lease area can be approached throughout the year

by an asphalted road.

1.2 PARTICULARS OF LAND AND TITLE OF THE PROPERTY:

Survey No. : 174/2 part

Name of Village : Patgaon

Taluka : Miraj

District : Sangli

State : Maharashtra

Area : 1.21 Hectare

Type of Land : Rocky, barren, & non-agricultural

Type of the Property : The area applied for lease is a

Non-Forest land

1.3 (A) TOPOGRAPHY : Applied lease area is Irregular in shape. Gentle slope of the area is in Western side, there is No

excavated portion present in the lease area .

The lowest level is in West Part of the area and is at 645 m MSL. The highest elevation is

towards the East part of the lease area and is at 658 m MSL. The gradient of the surface is

uniform in nature.

There is National Highway which is approx 0.245 Km away from the lease area. No public road

is passing through the applied area. Total applied area is private revenue land and is not part

of the forest. There is hardly any vegetation in the area. Scanty bush and shrubs are seen in the

area. No agricultural fields exist in the area.

(B) CLIMATE AND RAINFALL:

The average annual rainfall within the district is heavy and is about 1100-1200 mm in

Sangli district. The minimum temperature is the lowest and it ranges from about 16.8oC to

18oC. There is a rapid rise in temperature in March to May ranges from about 320C to 39 °C.

The mean maximum temperature in the area goes up to 39°C. In all season relative humidity is

between 61-86% as reported by Indian meteorological center.

2.0 GENERAL :

2.1 NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LESSEE :

Shri Kirankumar Baburao Chavan

Revhenu Colony, Sangli

Tal- Miraj, Dist- Sangli

State -Maharashtra

Mob No-9822155155

2.2 STATUS OF THE APPLICANT :

Applicant is a Individual Proprietor

2.3 TYPE OF STONE TO BE QUARRIED AND PROCESSED :

Basalt rock is to be quarried by open cast method. Then it will be fed to the crusher for

crushing and then aggregate is screened.

2.4 USAGE OF QUARRIED AND PROCESSED MATERIAL :

The sectors involved in usage of the quarried and processed basalt as construction material

are :

a) Housing

b) Road

c) Railway

d) Seaports and Airports

e) Industries

f) Other sectors

2.5 2.5 PERIOD OF LEASE :

The applicant has grant of lease for the period of 10 years from Sep 2006-Sep 2016

2.6 INFRASTRUCTURE :

Nearest Railway Station : Miraj 15 km

Power : Available from MSEB

Labour : Unskilled local labours will be deployed,

and skilled labours will be deployed from

Miraj region or from outside.

2.7 EXPLOSIVE LICENCE :

Initially temporary explosive magazine will be constructed. It will be as per the

specification. Permanent explosive magazine will be constructed during the course of time.

2.8 NAME AND ADDRESS OF R.Q.P. :

Vivek P. Navare, Sankalpana,Opp. Syndicate Bank, Dhavlimal,Ponda Goa 403 401 Tel (0832) 2314491 Mob. 9422442756 Email viveknavare@yahoo.in Reg. no RQP/GOA/086/91/A Registration is valid till 28/01/2017

I Delineation of Mining Closure Plan/ exit protocol to rehabilitate the mined out land to match its surrounding land use including removal and reuse of top soil from mining area to cover reclaimed area. There is soil cover at some portion of the applied area. Basalt is outcropping at major portion of the area. The thickness of the soil is about 1 to 2.5 cms. There is no overburden in traditional sense. Once this soil is removed, basalt gets exposed. Rock will be extracted and there will be pit formed after exhaustion. There will a rectangle pit with depth of about 20 to 25m will be formed. An edge of the pit is the safety barrier of 7.5m to be left from the boundary of the area. This box like structure of the pit will have one or two entries which will be maintained even after the life of the mine. Soil extracted before the removal of the basalt will be spread on this barrier and systematic plantation will be carried out on it. An attempt will be made to create water body in this pit. Catchment area of the pit and the surrounding area will pour rainwater in the pit. Artificial drains or walls will be made to collect maximum quantity of rainwater. This rainwater can be used for agricultural/ horticultural purpose. This can also be used for fish cultivation and for recreation purpose. Plantation will also be carried out along the access road to the pit (after taking permission of the concerned landowner). Variety of saplings will be planted. The variety will include flower and fruit bearing trees, commercial trees, medicinal plants etc. This plantation will yield good income to the land owners and improve the flora and fauna of the area. Existing features like road, structures etc will be maintained as they can be continued to be used. II Plan for restoration/ rehabilitation of mined out area to forestry productive land. It is mentioned in the above paragraph that afforestation will be carried out on periphery of the pit and along the access road. The species chosen for plantation will have variety of output like fruits (cashew, coconut, mango etc), firewood trees (casurina, subabhual, kindal etc), construction purpose (bamboo, acacia etc), furniture (Teak, Sal, Bamboo etc), non- traditional (Jatropa, rubber etc.). With this there will be good forestry products. Plantation will be specifically carried out (i) along the boundary of the lease (ii) along the access Road. III Stabilization of mining benches and over burden by development of vegetation covers over them. Pit/ Benches will be designed after studying the geo mechanical properties. Benches will have reasonable height and width and there will be no chances of them being unstable. Pit will be like box like structure with one or two entries in the pit and there will be benches inside the pit, roughly parallel to the edge of the pit. Vegetation will be grown on edge of the pit and on the safety barrier to left from the boundary. Species will be chosen in such a way that they grow very fast and have roots which will be deep seated. As far as possible, monoculture will be avoided.

Glericidia (and such other varieties) has more nutrient value. It is rich in Nitrogen and the leaves can be used as good manure and are good in nitrogen fixation. It is found to establish fast on the loose material (broken portion). It has an advantage that it could be multiplied fast by planting cuttings. Different variety of grasses like Congo Singual, which has better sustaining capacity, could be planted in gaps. Plants such as Indian Charcoal tree, Chandivdo are found to grow vigorously on the dumps or backfilled portion. CPCB guide lines will be followed for carrying out afforestation activities. IV Afforestation of reclaimed mined out areas, composite of grass, shrubs and trees, priority for native hardwood trees. Major portion of the applied area (which will form box like pit) will be used for creation of the water body. The non-broken area (in the form of statutory barrier to be left along the boundary) will be afforested. Afforestation will also be carried out along the access road. Afforestation will be carried out in both these areas by following CPCB guidelines. Preference will be given to local variety which will include flower/ fruit bearing, medicinal plants, firewood producing trees and variety of timber producing trees. Herbs and shrubs will be part of the plantation program as they actually contribute to attract various insects, birds, reptiles and for soil conservation.

V Construction of gully checks, check dams, sedimentation ponds, settling tanks, water

weirs and retaining walls etc with design and silting aspects.

Most of the rain water, falling in the broken area, will get collected and water body may be

created. This will be properly preserved. Since the pit will be in the form of box like structure and

sub-surface in nature, it will not harm the quality of natural water drainage in the surrounding

area. Any cracks form on the wall and bottom of the pit help recharge the ground water and may

improve ground water resources. Crushed stone, obtained during the course of mining/ crushing

will be used for making bund around the edge of the broken portion. A trench will be made at

about 5m outside the edge. This will have size of 1mx 1m. The material removed from this will be

used for making the bund. This way there will additional measure for not allowing the water to

flow away from the broken portion. The trench will also help to assist the seeping of water into the

strata.

Surface water, from other portions of the broken area (like road, stack etc), may get contaminated

to certain extent. (The proportion will be less as water will come across mainly with the broken

stones and not much soil or chemical). This water will require treatment. In normal case it will

flow randomly and spoil more surface area. Drains will be made on both the sides of the road and

around any broken portion. The dimension of the drain will be 1m x 1m and will have length

depending upon the actual dimensions of road, stack or any other feature. They will be 1m away

from the actual broken portion. These drains will guide the flow of contaminated water. Arrester

walls will be built across the drains at various places (curves, change of gradient, every 50m etc).

The wall will have thickness of 50cm and other dimensions will be equal to that of drain. Crushed

stones will be used to make this wall. Wall will be strong enough as to take heavy flow of water

during rains. Voids between the stones will be packed with vegetable matter. The combination will

control the speed of water and filter the water. This water will be collected and allowed to pass

through the series of settling tanks (siltation plant). The sizes of the tanks will depend upon the

level of contaminations and quantum of water to be collected. It will be seen that water coming

out of successive tanks is getting improved and that coming out of final tank is reasonably good.

Lime or other such material will be added to accelerate the process of settling. Monitoring the

quality of water will be done to judge the effectiveness of the system.

VI Creation or conservation of waterholes in forest and wild life.

Lease area is part of the non-forest. A box like pit will be formed after the removal of basalt. There

will be total sub surface pit with one or two entries in the pit. Attempts will be made to have water

body in the exhausted pit in the lease area. Rain water will get collected in this pit. Part of it will

get evaporated and part will seep into the strata. Experts in the fields will be consulted to achieve

the object. This water body can also be used for recreation, fish cultivation, as source of water for

daily needs of the local people. A barrier of trees will be formed around the edge of the pit. Local

animals, birds, reptiles may get attracted to this water body.

VII Slope stabilization through retaining walls, vegetation etc.

There will not be generation of any waste material. Soil removed, before extraction of basalt could

be carried out, will be spread on the safety barrier to be left along the boundary. Plantation will be

carried out on this barrier. The Pit and benches will be designed by studying the geo mechanical

properties of the rock/ stratum. It will be ensured that pit as well as individual benches are safe

and secure enough. All the benches will be in the rock itself and there will not be any problem. The

area will be simultaneously afforested by local species. The slope of the broken flat portion (or

ridge portion) will have grass grown on it. This will make the surface compact and minimize the

erosion.

VIII Rain water harvesting to maintain water level.

Following measures will be taken for rain water harvesting (i) Soil will be spread and

Afforestation will be carried out safety barrier of the area. This is to conserve the soil and improve

the water absorbing capacity of the soil. (ii) Artificial holes or cracks etc will be made in the strata

to make way for the water in the strata. (iii)Contour trenches, across the mild slope of the plateau,

will be made to collect water. (vi) Carrying out hydrological survey to study the impact on ground

water. (vi) Water body will be created in the exhausted portion of the area.

IX Construction of water harvesting structures

Following structures will be made which will help improve water harvesting. (1) Drains will be

made outside the pit to divert all the catchments water to the pit. (2) Arrester walls will be made,

at the edge of the broken surface, to stop flow of water. The walls will be strong enough to take

heavy flow of water during rains. (3) Cracks, crevices, holes etc will be made in the strata to make

way for water into the ground. (4) Contour trenches will be made along the slope of the plateau.

These will be made in staggered manner at various levels. (5) Good quality soil will be obtained, if

available, and spread at suitable places for good growth of grass and vegetation.

X- Surface (contour) plan is enclosed as Annexure no- 1. It shows the present status of the area.

ACACIA

MANOGANY

FLOWERING

TREES

MINE

Plantation along the road sideside drains

ROAD

Acacia auricullformis

SHRUB

GRASS

TREE

Contour treee/shrub/grass plantation

(WALKING)

SPEED LESS

Bunds to cotrol run-off

BUNDS

BUNDS

HILL SLOPE

DEBRIS

WATER

ROADDRAINS

8. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

(i) Policy to be adopted (Central/ State) in respect of the project affected persons including

home ousters, land ousters and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given).

There are no houses in the mineral bearing area. There will not be any home ousters.

All the rock bearing land has been either purchased by the applicant or will have acquired the

surface rights before work could be started. The compensation paid while purchasing the land or

while acquiring the land will be as per the market rate and has been mutually agreed upon. There

is no specific income from the land to land owners. By acquiring the land by applicant, the

concerned land owners will be getting regular income. A systematic reclamation plan will be

prepared and executed. This will be under the guidance of competent authority. In such case land

is going to be productive after mining is over and is likely to fetch regular income to the land

owner.

1. Project Schedule and Cost Estimates.

(i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the

project to be given).

This is the case of the new project. Mining at the said site will be started immediately after

completing the formalities. It will be on small scale and level of production will be very less.

Likely date of completion of project is after the exhaustion of Basalt which is likely to be after 20

years.

(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the

project.

COSTING

COST OF MINING OPERATIONS (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)

1. Preparatory work. Rs 20/-

This would involve cutting the trees and bush, making the ground ready for the work,

extending the road to the working spot etc. There are bushes/ shrubs. Cutting would be

done with the consent of concerned land owner and of the Forest department, if required.

Local persons will be given the job of cutting. This work is required to be done during the

initial phase of quarrying only. Some maintenance work may be required to be done every

year especially after monsoon. Expected cost per brass will be hardly Rs 20/- per brass (for

whole life of the mine)

2. Cost of Drilling and Blasting. Rs 80/-

It has been found that coast of drilling/ blasting (including that of explosives, detonators,

accessories, transport, manpower etc) is Rs 90 per brass.

2. Cost of Breaking Rs 220/--

Blasted material is of varying sizes and will have to be broken to the required size (feed

size of the plant). This has to be done by manual means. The job is done on piece rate basis

and cost of breaking per brass of the material is Rs 280/- per brass.

3. Cost of Transport Rs 90/-

The broken and sized material will have to be transported to the crusher site. This work is also

done on piece rate basis and the expected cost per brass is about Rs 140/-. (This includes rent

of the tractor, fuel, manpower erc)

4. Cost of Processing Rs 90/-

The sized material will have to be crushed and screened to make it marketable. There will

be crusher and screen with other equipment like conveyor, transformer/ generator etc. It has

been found, by experience of the past, that cost of processing to the required sizes (metal stone) is

about Rs 120/- per brass (this include investment, cost of energy/fuel, manpower, maintenance,

wear and tear etc.)

7. Miscellaneous expenses Rs 50/-

8. Royalty Rs 200/-

8. Total cost Rs 750/-

2. COST OF RELIRF AND REHABILITATION ACTION PLAN.

Rs 4/-

There are no houses in the area to be worked. There are houses outside the applied area. Some

houses are there away from the area to be worked and, in any case, would not be affected. No

rehabilitation of these houses is required. There may be psychological effect on the people, living

in that area, due to slight increase in noise level and impact on the air quality. No direct cost would

be required for relief and rehabilitation work. However an amount of Rs 20,000/- would be

allotted for such work per year. Unit wise (per brass)cost comes to about Rs 4/-

3. COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO LAND OUSTEES

Rs 6/-

Some part of the land has been purchased while some part is acquired through some

compensation. The total direct and indirect cost per year is about Rs 0.30 lakhs. The unit price

comes to about Rs 6/-

4. DAMAGE TO CROP PATTERN Rs 5/-

Land to be used for mining and allied activities does not fall in the agricultural land. No

agricultural land will be directly affected. The nearest fields are at least 1 km away. The damage is

likely to happen if contaminated water flows through the fields (affecting the quality of soil and

reducing the productivity) and fall of dust particles from contaminated air. Water from the broken

area/ pit will not go the fields as they are in different direction. Moreover water will be taken to

the settling tank and only treated water will be allowed to go out. Quality of air may get affected (if

proper measures are not taken) and if this air flows to the fields the yield of fields may get

affected. Actual operations are restricted to short period and the damage will be very less. It is

difficult to quantify the damage. A provision of Rs 25,000 will be made per year as compensation,

in case it is proved that actual damage has occurred. The unit cost comes to about Rs 5/-

5. COST OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Rs 5/-

Workers in the mines will not be exposed to any extreme or hazardous environment. Noise,

Climatic conditions, water and other such parameters will be well within control. Air may get

slightly affected. The projected level of damage will also be within the permissible limits but slight

damage to the health cannot be over ruled as the process (of damage to the health) is cumulative

one. Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis are the lungs diseases which are likely to occur due to mine air

pollution. Regular (yearly) monitoring the health of the workers and medical insurance (for

treatment) will be the only way to control the health of workers. A budget of Rs 0.20 lakhs will be

maintained per year. The unit price comes to about Rs 5/-.

6. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES Rs 10/-

Various protective measures would be taken. Each of such measures, along with the cost

involved, is described below:

(a) Garland drains – This will be made on the higher side of the pit. The length of the drain

would be about 100m. It will have size of 1mx 1m. The total volume of excavation would be

about 100 cum. The cost of excavation and its maintenance would be about Rs 10,000/-

(b) Drain- This will be made at various places in the pit and lower side of it to collect and guide

the rain water and pit water. The cost of drain making and its maintenance would be about

Rs10,000/-

(c) Settling tank- These will be made for collecting the rain water and pit water and allowing

the contaminants to settle down. Lime may be added to accelerate the process. The cost of

excavation, maintenance, cleaning etc. would be about Rs 15,000/-

(d) Backfilling – This will not add to the cost as it already taken into consideration in mining

cost.

(e) Monitoring of Environmental parameters – Parameters like air, water, soil, noise etc will be

regularly monitored. The cost of such monitoring for whole year would be around Rs 25,000/-.

(f) Afforestation- It is proposed to plant about 1,000 saplings in the mine (backfilled portion,

exhausted pit, general area). The total cost of afforestation (procuring the saplings, making pits,

planting saplings, watering them, maintenance of saplings etc) would be about Rs 20,000

(g) Maintenance of machinery – It is part of Mining cost and is already included.

(h) Construction of retaining wall walls around the dump, on lower side of the pit etc.

– Rs 10,000

(i) Any other work required to be carried out- Rs 10,000

(j) Total cost is Rs 1lakh. The unit cost is Rs 20/-

7. SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES Rs 10/-

There are various features about this and have been described individually.

1. Provided fund, gratuity, Bonus etc. – This will be provided as per the statutory requirement.

This feature is already covered in the Mining cost ( Administrative cost)

2. Employment of local people – It will be seen that only local people are employed. Training will

be given to local people for special skills. Rs 10,000.

3. Yearly grant to local educational institutions - A grant of about Rs 15,000/- will be given to

educational institutions falling in the local villages. .

4. Grant will also be given to local social, cultural organizations of the village. This may be about

Rs 15,000/-.

5. Financial aid will be given to needy students for their higher and professional courses. This

may be to the extent of 15000/-.

6. Health camp will be organized for local villagers. This may include various tests and

treatment of particular cases. Cost of this may be about Rs 15,000/-.

7. Training camps for formers regarding soil quality, quality of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides

etc. The cost may be about Rs 15,000/-

8. Any other activity to be carried out as and when required.- Rs 15,000/-

9. Total – Rs 1 lakhs. Unit cost Rs 10.

8. TOTAL COST OF ALL THE ABOVE ITEMS Rs 790/-

9. PRICE OF METAL STONE IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET

(AT THE MINES SITE) Rs 1200/-

10 Net Revenue Rs 240/-

11 Cost per brass for Non productive items (2 to 7) Rs 60/-

12 Cost for Nonproductive items in Per cent (items 2 to 7)

6.25%

13 Cost for Nonproductive items per net revenue (Items 2 to 7)

25%

14 Cost to benefit ratio 1:1.25

8 COSTING

Initial cost - It will be required for various activities, the details are given below:

(i) Acquiring surface rights - Rs 15 lakhs.

(ii) Carrying out legal formalities (Mining Plan, Environmental clearance etc) - Rs 10

lakhs.

(iii) Purchase/ Deposit for machinery etc – -20 lakhs

(iv)Development of the Pit (site clearance, initial over burden handling etc) Rs 10

lakhs.

Total amount required – Rs 55 Lakhs.

Operating cost – This will be required for day to day activities. Yearly production is 3600 Brass.

Monthly handling will be 300 Brass

Capital requirement – It is expected that returns will be started from second month of the

production. Till then funds are to be kept ready. These funds will be the initial Rs 10 lakhs Thus

funds to the extent of at least Rs 7 lakhs will have to be kept ready to have smooth starting of the

project.

9.0 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)

Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people

including triabl population, if any, in the area.

Following shall be the benefits of the project: (i) A small industrial project in the rural area

of the Miraj Taluka. (ii) Production of Stone will help sustain and construction industry. (iii)

Employment opportunities will be generated in the rural area. (iv) There may be

development in the infrastructural facilities in the area due to this and group of mines. (v)

Govt will get funds in the form of Royalty, sales tax, income tax, road tax etc. (VI) there will

be improvement in the living standard of the people due to increased income. (vii)

Contribution for CSR may improve the living style of people and development of natural

resources.