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Pre- Feasibility Report

Environment Clearance of Proposed Brick Earth Mining project for M/S

SHANKAR BRICK FIELD Village-Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-

Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Application of mining for soil used in Brick Kiln M/S SHANKAR BRICK FIELD from

Khasra/Gata Nos–55,325,332, Area-2.41 Hectare at Village-Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-

Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh.The project has been proposed for an annual production

of 7424 cubic meter soil by open cast manual mining from allotted Khasra/Gata Nos 55,325,332,

Area-2.41 Hectare at Village-Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar

Pradesh.

The order of Hon‟ble Supreme Court dated the 27th

February, 2012 in I.A. No.1213 of 2011 in

Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc. Vs.

State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has now become mandatory for

mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease. And whereas, the Hon‟ble

National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated the 13th

January, 2015 in the matter regarding sand

mining has directed for making a policy on environmental clearance for mining leases in cluster

for minor minerals.

As per Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, MoEF & CC making certain amendments in EIA

Notification, 2006 vide number S.O. 2588(E), dated 15th

Jan, 2016, the applicant is seeking prior

environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals under category „B2‟ for less than and

equal to five hectare from DEIAA of concerning District.

Table1: Salient Feature of Project

Items Details

Project name M/S SHANKAR BRICK FIELD of Sri Ashok Kumar Singh S/o

Ram Sankar Singh,Village-Harkhpur,Nemuwa,Tehsil-Gauriganj,

District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh.

Location of mine Khasra/Gata Nos 55,325,332

Land Use Uncultivated Land

Land Ownership Private Land

Life of mine 5.0 Years





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Proposed production

of mine

Lease period : 5.0 Years

Proposed Capacity: 7424 cum/Annum (8909TPA)

Table: Available Minable Reserve

Latitude

&Longitude

Gata No

&

Area

(ha)

Area

(sqm)

Ben

ch

Area

excluding

bund wall

(sqm)

Dep

th (

m) Top

soil

(cum)

Minable

Reserve

(cum)

26°19'36.46"

N 55

(0.0380) 380

I 361 1.00 55 306

81°43'34.93"E

II 353 1.00 - 353

26°19'31.86"

N 325

(2.0280) 20280

I 19266 1.00 2936 16330

81°43'37.05"E

II 18860 1.00 - 18860

26°19'32.07"

N 332

(0.3440) 3440

I 3268 1.00 498 2770

81°43'31.88"E

II 3199 1.00 - 3199

Total 2.4100 24100.0 3489 41819

As per brick kiln capacity (17 Paya), yearly production of bricks are

24.5 Lac/season for that the required volume of brick clay will be

7424 cum/ annum @330 bricks in one cubic meter .The total mineable

reserves of soil of area is 41819 m3 or 50182 ton with proposed rate of

production 7424 m3 the expected life of mine 5 years.

Table: Year wise production

Year Soil Reserve

(cum/yr)

Soil Reserve

(Ton/yr)

Brick

prepared

(lakh/yr)

Ist 7424 8909 24.5

IInd 7424 8909 24.5

IIIrd 7424 8909 24.5

IVth 7424 8909 24.5

Vth 7424 8909 24.5

Total 37120 44544 122.5





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Method of mining Open-cast Manual mining

River •River :13 (N)

Topography Undeveloped flat with gentle slope

Minerals of mine Brick Earth

Estimated cost Rs. 22.0 Lac

Water demand 5.0 KLD

Sources of water Drinking water supply will be met by nearby dugwell/ borewells or

private tankers.

Ultimate depth of

Mining

2 m

Man power Not More than 20 Labors

Nearest

railway station Gauriganj R.St :14 Km (SW)

Nearest highway NH 56 : 8 Km (N)

SH 34 : 13 Km (S)

Nearest Airport Lucknow Airport :100 Km (W)

Nearest Town /city Gauriganj

Seismic zone Zone-III (As per 1893:2002)

* Approximate aerial distances

2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

Application of mining for soil used in Brick kiln of Brick Earth Mining project M/S SHANKAR

BRICK FIELD from Khasra/Gata Nos–55,325,332, Area-2.41 Hectare at Village-

Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh of Sri Ashok Kumar

Singh S/o Ram Sankar SinghVillage-Harkhpur,Nemuwa,Tehsil-Gauriganj, District-Amethi,Uttar

Pradesh.

2.2 Brief description of the nature of the project





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Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in cottage sector. Clay brick industry in

India uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as fuel. Estimate of total mineable

reserve quantity comes to be 41819 m3 or 50182 ton up to permissible depth of 2 m. As per

Brick Kiln capacity yearly production of bricks are 24.5 Lac bricks/ season for that the required

volume of brick clay will be 7424 cum/Annum. .

2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and region

The production of Brick Earth will benefit to the state in the form of royalty. Apart from this

project operation will provide employment directly and indirectly to the people residing in

vicinity, thus improving the Socio-economic status of the area.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap

Bricks are produced in India in small or cottage scale brick kilns and Clamps, operates

seasonally. The raw materials in the brick kilns include soil, coal, paddy husk, wood & locally

available agro wastes to some extent. There are large variations in quality of soils available in

different parts of the country and also in brick manufacturing process.

Brick are good building material for construction activities but quality of brick differs place to

place. There are large variations in quality of soil available in different part of the country and

also brick manufacturing process. Brick kiln are seasonal unit are either in small sector or in

cottage sector. Clay brick industry in India uses soil as raw material and slack (small size) coal as

fuel.

2.5 Import vs. Indigenous:

Import does not apply in the present case as Brick is indigenously available at number of mines

under operation in Uttar Pradesh.

2.6 Export Possibility:

Export possibility is neither plausible nor there is any such demand.

2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets





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Due to the increased industrial and infrastructural growth of the rural and urban areas demand of

Brick is very high. Construction companies and local vendors in the nearby town and cities are

the potential market for the brick made up of brick clay.

2.8 Employment Generation

About 20 local labors shall be engaged through project proponent for extraction of soil, molding

and loading of brick and handling of mineral in mining area, besides, watch and ward and

plantation activity with proper maintenance.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Type of project including, interlinked and interdependent projects, if any

This is a mining project for Brick Earth Excavation and the project shall not involve any

interlinked and interdependent projects.

3.2 Location (map showing general location and project boundary and project site) with

coordinates.

Soil miming area is located at Village Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-Gauriganj,District-

Amethi,Uttar Pradesh which is connected NH 56 at a distance approx: : 8 Km in North.

Nearest Railway Station – Gauriganj R.St :14 Km (SW) from the Area and nearest

Airport is Lucknow Airport :100 Km (W).

Table: Site Co-ordinates

Khasra/

Gata

No.

Latitude Longitude

55 26°19'36.46"N 81°43'34.93"E

325 26°19'31.86"N 81°43'37.05"E

332 26°19'32.07"N 81°43'31.88"E





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Figure: - District Map

3.3 Details of alternate sites considered

Besides this any other alternative other than Brick Earth mining like mining of rock in-situ

quarry shall result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause

more environmental impacts.

3.4 Size or magnitude of operation

The proposed mine has lease agreement over an Area - 2.4100 hectare. The project has

been proposed for an annual production of 7424 cum soil by open cast manual mining

from the Khasra/Gata Nos – 55,325,332, Area-2.41 Hectare at Village-

Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh.

3.5 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the

project layout, component of project etc. should be given)

The proposed project is to mine Brick Clay from plot (s) under agreement sustainably and

scientifically. Mining will be opencast and manual using hand tools only in the allotted plots

keeping the nearby plot (s) unaffected. Following geo-scientific methods are proposed to carry





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out the activity. Mining will be confined to extraction of Brick Clay in its existing form from the

allotted plot(s) only. Mining of Brick Clay from the allotted plot(s) will be restricted to a

maximum depth of 2 m from the surface in proper bench form as per MCR-1960 and MMR

1961. The width and height of bench will be 1 m x 1 m. Top soil up to 6” depth will be preserved

to spread it after mining activity is completed to restore the fertility of land

3.6 Raw material required along with estimated quantity:-

Table: Available Mineable Reserve:-

Latitude

&Longitude

Gata

No &

Area

(ha)

Area

(sqm)

Ben

ch

Area

excluding

bund

wall

(sqm) Dep

th (

m) Top

soil

(cum)

Minable

Reserve

(cum)

26°19'36.46"N 55

(0.0380) 380

I 361 1.00 55 306

81°43'34.93"E II 353 1.00 - 353

26°19'31.86"N 325

(2.0280) 20280

I 19266 1.00 2936 16330

81°43'37.05"E II 18860 1.00 - 18860

26°19'32.07"N 332

(0.3440) 3440

I 3268 1.00 498 2770

81°43'31.88"E II 3199 1.00 - 3199

Total 2.4100 24100.0 3489 41819

Proposed method of mining:

Mining shall be carried out from top to downward through the formation of benches. The

height & width of benches shall be kept 1 m x 1 m with face slope 450.It shall be opencast

manual mine involves scooping the mineral through use of hand implements like spade, pick

axe, shovel and crowbar etc. In future top soil shall be scrapped by means manually and shall

be used for the purpose of plantation and rehabilitation. Indicate quantum of development &

tonnage & production expected in table below:





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Table: Year wise production

Year

Soil

Reserve

(cum/yr)

Soil

Reserve

(Ton/yr)

Brick

prepared

(lakh/yr)

Ist 7424 8909 24.5

IInd 7424 8909 24.5

IIIrd 7424 8909 24.5

IVth 7424 8909 24.5

Vth 7424 8909 24.5

Total 37120 44544 122.5

3.7 Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be

briefly described.

Not applicable

3.8 Availability of water its source, energy/ power requirement and source

Water Requirement: Water requirement for human consumption, plantation and dust

suppression is 3.0 KLD, which shall be met from ground water resource from the nearby

village.

Power: No electrical power shall be required for operations.

3.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/

disposal.

Solid waste generation & its disposal: No solid waste other than negligible quantity of silt/silty

clay, which gets deposited as crust material on the bed profile, shall be scrapped and deposited

into the mine pits or in the upper terraces earmarked for plantation

Liquid Effluent: There will be no waste water generation from mining activities.

4. SITE ANALYSIS

4.1 Connectivity: Soil miming area is located at Village- Atrauli,Gaurajamon,Tehsil-

Gauriganj,District-Amethi,Uttar Pradesh which is connected NH 56 at a distance approx: :

8 Km in North. Nearest Railway Station – Gauriganj R.St :14 Km (SW) from the Area

and nearest Airport is Lucknow Airport :100 Km (W) direction from the area.





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4.2 Land form, land use and land ownership: The mine agreement area is agricultural private

land.

4.3 Topography (along with map): Agricultural plain

4.5 Existing infrastructure: The existing land use of mine lease area belongs to landuse

category “Uncultivated land” and shall continue to be so even after the current mining project is

over.

4.6 Geology: The geology of the district exposes nothing beyond Ordinary River borne alluvium

which is not old. The mineral products are few and unimportant. The minerals of commercial

value are the nodular limestone conglomerate known as kankar, brick and saltpetre. The soil in

the district is light sandy or dense clay of yellowish brown colour. The sand found in the rivers is

medium to coarse grained, greyish white to brownish in colour and is suitable for construction

purposes.

4.7 Geographical Structure

Location and Boundaries

District Amethi lies at the latitude 26°9‟ north and longitude 81°49‟ east at an average

elevation of 101 metres(331 feet) from mean sea level. The total geographic area of the

districts is about 3063 km2. The surface is generally level, being broken only by ravines in

the neighbourhood of the rivers. The principal river is Gomti, which passes through the

centre of the district. North side of this district is bounded by Faizabad District; South side

is bounded by Pratapgarh District. West side is bounded by Bara-Banki District and Rai

Bareilly District and the East side is bounded by Amethi District.

The land of Amethi district is generally plane except some regions around the Gomti River

which drains almost the whole district. It may be called an agrarian area as agriculture is

the main occupation of the people. Amethi district has a wet and dry cl imate with average

temperatures ranging between 23 °C to 28 °C. Amethi experiences three distinct seasons:

summer, monsoon and a mild autumn.

4.8 Climatic conditions:





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The district has four rain-gauge stations with record of three of them extending back to about 100

years.. The south-west monsoon usually arrives over the district by about the middle of June and

withdraws by the end of September. The average rainfall of the district is 1393.1 mm. About 87

percent of the annual rainfall is recorded during the period June to September, July being the

rainiest. The monsoon in the district generally advances from the south-west to the north-east.

4.9 Social Infrastructure

The social infrastructure like educational facilities (primary and higher secondary schools,

degree college), drinking water supply, post and telegraph, public transportation and hospitals

are by and large are available in the study area.

5. PLANNING BRIEF

5.1 Planning Concept

The proposed project is to mine brick clay from plot(s) sustainably and scientifically. The minor

mineral (clay) will be excavated from the plot(s) as per mining rules and casting of raw bricks

will be done which will be transported to the kiln through horse cart, trolleys etc. through village

chak roads. Mining will be opencast Manual keeping nearby plot(s) unaffected. Maximum depth

of mining will be only up to 2 m as per agreement.

5.2 Population Projection

There is no projection of population as the mining activity will be carried out during day time

only.

5.3 Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)

Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine lease area and due to the

mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required.

5.4 Amenities/Facilities

Rest Shelter: Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions

of Mines Rules shall be provided by project proponent outside lease area

Water Supply: Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for

plantation.





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Transport of Man and Material: The material from the mine will be transported by

trucks / tippers / tractor trolleys.

Security Arrangements: Appropriate security arrangement shall be made.

6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE:-

6.1 Industrial area (Processing Area): Temporary arrangements like site office, rest shelters &

approach roads etc shall be provided. No permanent infrastructure is proposed.

6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area): As the local person shall be employed, no

residential building / housing are proposed.

6.3 Green Belt: Plantation of soil binding grasses like Agave nector, Saccharum officinarum

(Munja), Cassia tora (Charata), Opuntia ficus indica, Aloe vera (Gheekwar), Euphorbia hirta

across the benches.

6.4 Connectivity: The lease area is connected to which are connected to rail and road

6.5 Social Infrastructure: In-line with the Social Responsibility Activities at other operational

sites, relevant developmental assistance shall be rendered depending on the local needs identified

through studies.

6.6 Drinking Water Management: Water requirement for drinking and operations will be 5.0

KLD, which will be met from underground water resource.

6.7 Sewerage System: No sewerage system is required as there is no domestic waste water will

be disposed.

6.8 Industrial Waste Management: Not applicable, as the mining activity will not be

generating any overburden or waste materials.

6.9 Solid Waste management: No solid waste generation is expected from the mining

operation.

6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/ Source: No electrical power requirement for mining

activities.





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Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan

The existing mine lease area is designated as private land and has no human settlements and

hence, no R & R is envisaged.

COST ESTIMATES

The capital cost of proposed project is estimated as Rs. 22.0 Lac.

CSR Cost- 3% of the project cost.: .66 Lac

ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION)

The proposed project is expected to provide employment to local people in different activities

such as Mining, sizing (sieving), transportation and plantation activities. The project activity will

not have any major impact on the environment.

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