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INDEX
S. No. DESCRIPTION PAGE No.
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
4. SITE ANALYSIS
5. PLANNING BRIEF
6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT(R&R PLAN)
8. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES
9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION)
LIST OF ANNEXURE
S. No. ANNEXURE No. DESCRIPTION
1. I LOI issued by State Govt.
2. II Registration of Company
3. III Board of Directors of Company
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Pre Feasibility Report for Mudhvay Limestone Area
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Lakhpat and Abdasa Taluka of the western part of the Kachchh district of Gujarat, is
abundant of limestone over more than 300 km2 area. The Commissioner of Geology & Mining,
(CGM) Govt. of Gujarat has been arranged detailed exploration program for cement grade
limestone in the limits of Mudhvay village (Mudhvay Block) of Lakhpat Taluka. The detailed &
general exploration (G1 & G2) level, at Mudhvay Block was carried out by Gujarat Mineral
Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC) in 2014-2015 by engaging a private drilling agency.
On the basis of the Geological Resource established for cement grade limestone, the Mudhvay
Block has been further subdivided into four different sub-blocks, viz. Mudhvay Sub-block A to
Mudhvay Sub-block D. All the sub-blocks are adjoins each other.
The CGM issued a notice vide dated 28.03.2017 inviting tender to commence the auction process
for grant of mining lease for various Mudhvay Sub-blocks located in District Kachchh of State
Gujarat as per the provisions of Mines & Minerals (Development & regulation) Act, 1957 and the
Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015.
The e-auction process was conducted in accordance with the tender document for the said
mineral blocks and M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. was declared as the “Preferred Bidder” in
respect of ‘Mudhvay Sub-block C’ under Rule 9(4)(b)(iii) of the Auction Rules. (Annexure–I) The
M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. is a public limited company registered under Company’s Act.
Subsequently the state govt. issued Letter of Intent (LOI) towards grant of mining lease of
limestone (cement grade) over Mudhvay Sub-block C (area of 251.90 ha) by Deptt. of Industry &
Mines, Govt. of Gujarat vide letter No. MCR-102016-2146-CHH dated 21st June 2017 at various
survey no. for a period of 50 years. (Annexure-I)
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1.2 Salient features of the project
Project Name Mudhvay Limestone Area Applied Area 251.90 hact. Proposed production capacity Ultimate limestone production 12.0 MTPA (ROM) Location of mine Village – Mudhvay
Taluka - Lakhpat District – Kachchh State - Gujarat
Latitude & Longitude Name of pillar Latitude Longitude
C-01 23°43'59.9313" 68°41'51.6687"
C-02 23°44'04.9094" 68°42'08.9220"
C-03 23°43'51.1884" 68°42'21.6750"
C-04 23°43'31.6664" 68°42'28.3460"
C-05 23°43'14.2794" 68°42'39.6360"
C-06 23°42'52.4463" 68°42'40.9420"
C-07 23°42'43.6432" 68°41'53.2506"
Topo sheet number GT Sheet No. 41 A/10 (restricted by competent authority) Land Use Govt. Land – 144.40 hact.
Grazing land – Nil Agriculture land – Nil Others (Santhni land) – 107.50 hact.
Khasra No./ Survey No. Survey No.: 26P, 26P22, 8P1, 8P2(part), 8P9(part), 18/3(part), 26P10(part), 26P11(part), 26P18(part), 26P30, 26P33(part), 26P41(part), 26P42, 26P49(part), 26P57, 26P10(Part), 27P10(part), 26P8, 26P12, 26P19, 26P25, 26P27, 26P32, 26P47(part), 26P52, 26P63, 26P7, 26P9 & 26P37(part).
Nearest Habitation/ Town Mudhvay Nearest Railway Station Bhuj at about 130 km towards SE direction
Nearest Airport Bhuj Nearest National Highways & State Highways
SH 6 at about 3.47 km towards west direction
Nearest Dispensary & Government Hospital
Nearest Government Hospital is at Lakhpat at about 11km towards north east
Educational Facility Primary School is at village Mudhvay Senior Secondary School is at Koriyani village College is at Nakhtarna
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Water demand & Supply Sources of water
Total water requirement is about 250 KLD
25 KLD (Drinking & Domestic Uses)
65 KLD (Plantation)
160 KLD (Dust Suppression)
Water requirement shall be fulfilled from desalination plant to
be proposed in upcoming cement plant in the vicinity.
Seismic Zone Seismic Zone V Life of mine 15 Years as per known mineable reserves. It may increase in
due course of time after complete exploration of entire deposit area.
Total Mineable Reserves 110.58 mio. tonne Estimated Project Cost 40 cr. Method of mining Fully mechanized opencast method No of working days 300 days Working shift/day 3 shifts of 8 hr. each Man power about 170
1.2.1ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
1.2.1.1 Air Quality Management
The mine is proposed with surface miner operation which is eco-Friendly.
Haul roads & loading area will be regularly sprayed with water to arrest dust from being
air-borne.
Proper maintenance (preventive as well as scheduled maintenance) of vehicles will be
carried out regularly for minimization of generation of gaseous pollutants.
No overloading of material will be done during transportation.
Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) such as dust masks will be provided to employees
working in dust prone areas.
Greenbelt and plantation shall be carried out within the area.
Periodical air quality monitoring will be carried out.
1.2.1.2 Water Quality Management
Domestic waste water generated form mine office will be sent to soak pit via septic tanks.
Catch drains & siltation ponds will be constructed to check surface run-offs from entering
any natural water course directly.
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The rainwater falling directly into the mine pits will be stored and used for afforestation &
dust suppression.
At the conceptual stage, an area of 163.65 ha will be degraded out of which low lying area
shall be converted into rainwater storage which will serve as recharge pit and upper part
part of the abandoned area will be covered under plantation.
Periodical monitoring of ground water quality will be carried out.
1.2.1.3 Green Belt Development/Plantation
Green belt will be developed around periphery of the auctioned area.
Plantation is proposed at backfilled area.
Regular watering & manuring will be done.
Native species will be planted.
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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. Identification of the project and project proponent.
M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. is proposing new mining project for mining of Limestone (Area
251.90 ha) with ultimate limestone production capacity upto 12.0 MTPA at Village Mudhvay,
Taluka Lakhpat and District Kachchh (Gujarat).
The project Proponent is the public Limited Company registered under the Companies Act, 2013
(Annexure–II for Registration of Company) namely M/s Adani Cementation Ltd.
List of Board of Directors of M/s Adani Cementation Limited is enclosed as Annexure–III &
Nominated Owner is Mr. Arvind Pathak (Director).
Address of the applicant
M/s Adani Cementation Ltd.
”Adani House”
56, Shrimali Society, Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad – 380 009 (Gujrat)
Contact No. – +91 90999 91028, Fax No.- +91 79 2555 7585
Email: [email protected]
Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued for winning mineral Limestone (cement grade) over an area
of 251.90 ha by Department of Industries & Mines, Govt. of Gujarat vide letter no. MCR- 102016-
2146-CHH dated 21.06.2017 for a period of 50 years from the date of mining lease execution.
(Annexure-I)
B. Brief Description of Nature of Project.
The project is a proposed mining project for mining of mineral limestone over an area 251.90 ha
at proposed production capacity ultimate upto 12.0 MTPA (ROM) at Village Mudhvay, Taluka
Lakhpat, District Kachchh (Gujarat) by M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. As per EIA Notification dated
14th September’2006, as amended from time to time, the project falls under Category “A”,
Project or Activity 1(a).
C. Need for the Project & Importance to the Country
M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. has proposed this mining project in order to meet the requirement
of limestone as major raw material for the manufacturing of cement. The company is also
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proposing trading of mineral. The limestone will be supplied to proposed cement plant of Adani
Cementation Ltd. Besides this, the project will be proven beneficial in terms of socio-economic
development as it will provide employment to locals. Further, the average income level, which is
the indicator of socio–economic status of households is expected to increase, which will
ultimately result in better standard of living of the local people. With respect to the importance
of the project to the nation, it can be well said that in a developing nation like India, cement
makes a backbone for infrastructural development. Thus, keeping in mind this requirement,
mining of limestone is necessary for the nation’s growth.
D. Demand and supply gap
Limestone produced from this proposed mine will be used for the manufacturing of Cement in the proposed cement plant in the vicinity and for trading purpose also. A study shows the year on year demand of Cement in Gujarat State in last 10 years and based on the graph, the demand in the coming years has been projected. It clearly indicates that the cement demand in the state Gujarat shall be in continual rising pattern and hence manufacturing shall be required in the contrast.
E. Export Possibility As and when possibilities arise, limestone can be taken out for trading purpose.
F. Domestic/ Export Markets
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As stated earlier, other than cement manufacturing in the vicinity, mineral limestone may be sold
in open market wherever required.
G. Employment Generation (Direct & Indirect) due to the project
Management and Supervisory Staff Technical and other persons will be employed as follows: -
Requirement No.
Management 13
Non-management 132
Labour 25
Total 170
Employment other than highly qualified staff shall be of contractors towards operations (OB
handling and mineral raising) and maintenance.
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3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Type of Project including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, if any
M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. is proposing mining project of limestone mining (Area: 251.90 ha)
with proposed production capacity of ultimate upto 12.0 MTPA (ROM) at Village Mudhvay,
Taluka Lakhpat, District Kachchh (Gujarat).
Interlinked Project: Proposed Cement Plant (of capacity 10.0 MTPA in three stage of 3.3MTPA
each line) to be setup by M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. in the vicinity.
Interdependent Projects: no interdependent project is envisaged.
B. Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project
site layout) with coordinates.
The proposed mining project is located near village Mudhvay of Lakhpat taluka in Kachchh
district of Gujarat. The auctioned area is situated in the east of the village Mudhvay. State
Highways and two lane metalled roads connecting the block area with Ahmedabad via Bhuj. The
village is located approximately 130 km northwest of Bhuj, the HQ of the Kachchh district. The
block area, falling entirely within the Mudhvay village cadastral boundary is located between
Lakhpat village to the northeast, ESZ of Narayan Sarovar WLS is 2km to the south and about 3 km
northwest of S K Varmanagar Village.
State Highway 6 connecting Lakhpat and Narayan Sarovar is just at 2 km west of Mudhvay Block.
Nearest railway station is at Bhuj of Western Railway network and is located at a road distance of
around 130 km to the southeast of Mudhvay. The rail link is well connected by good quality
metalled roads and highways.
The nearest airport is located at Bhuj and there are commercial flight services between
Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bhuj.
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LOCATION MAP
B lo ck Area
C. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly
the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted.
As the project is mineral specific and the letter of Intent (LOI) for excavating the mineral has
been issued by the competent authority for the specific location in Village mudhvay and on the
other hand natural occurring mineral availability is area specific thus no alternate site is being
considered.
D. Size and Magnitude of Operation.
The auctioned mineral deposit area is 251.90 ha and is proposed to produce mineral limestone at
ultimate capacity of 12.0 MTPA using the fully mechanized open-cast mining method.
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E. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project
layout, components of the project etc. should be given)
A) Method of Mining:_
The mining operation is yet to be commenced. The mining is proposed to be carried out by fully
mechanized opencast method using continuous surface miner (CSM) with combination of loader
and dumpers/ tippers. Surface miner is environment friendly machine and to be used in order to
avoid blasting. No crushing of mineral limestone is required.
The loading is proposed to be carried out by loader whereas transportation by means of dumper
of 35te capacity. The destination of mined out limestone is end use without crushing.
The transportation of mined out material shall be from belt conveyor to be installed within the
boundary barrier between area boundary pillars C-07 to C-01. Hopper is proposed within pit near
area boundary pillar C-07 from where material lifting is proposed to be transfer tower at
boundary pillar C-07 from where limestone shall be conveyed to the destination.
Benches are proposed 6m high and width of working bench be +20m maintaining slope of
working bench at 700. Limestone mining is proposed by deploying Surface Miners. Overburden
waste is loose material so it doesn’t required drilling/ blasting and surface miner. It can directly
be mined with the help of pay loader bucket/ excavator and loaded in dumper.
Entire medium grade and high grade material is proposed to be fed to the end users directly for
further process. Low grade material may be stacked temporarily partially or fully depending upon
its quality and extent of blendability.
The excavation, loading and transportation is proposed to be carried out by Surface Miner,
hydraulic excavator/ loader, dumpers/ tippers.
The salient features of Surface Miner are safe and steady operation, minimum dust generation
and low noise. It strips the strata in slices of 25-30 cm thick and wide 2.0 -2.2 m.
Mine office with all necessary requirements is also proposed at boundary pillar C-01.
B) GEOLOGY OF THE AREA
REGIONAL GEOLOGY:
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Limestone deposits of Kachchh are part of the southerly arcuate Kachchh basin. The outcrops of
these deposits (Figure:1 below) along the southern and western coastline are determinable from
the Landsat satellite image (Figure:2 below). The limestone bearing belt extends from Lakhpat in
the north to Bhadramota in the southeast.
Figure:1: Geology of Kachchh district, published by the Geological Survey of India
Figure:2: The map above shows Fulra and Maniyara Fort Formation contact outlines drawn
over the space imagery (from Google Earth). Mudhvay Block is also shown. The polygon shown
in blue is the 3 km forest buffer for Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary.
Geological Survey of India has carried out the systematic geological mapping of the Kachchh
basin (Vijaysarathi, 1983, 1984). However, in two pioneering papers, S.K.Biswas (1992 and 2005)
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has provided the Tertiary stratigraphy of Kachchh and Tectonic Set Up of Kachchh. Kachchh Basin
was formed as a pericratonic rift basin after separation of Indian Plate and reactivation of
primordial faults extending from the Precambrian Aravalli Fold Belt. The Tertiary stratigraphy in
Kachchh, indicating the sequence of deposition of rocks in the Kachchh Basin has been adopted
from Biswas (ibid) work and is given below (Table below).
Table: Regional Lithological Sequence
The regional geology is provided in the detailed Geological Map of Kachchh Basin (Figure:1).
Successive Tertiary rock formations, named as Mata no Madh Formation, Kakadi Nadi Formation,
Harudi Formation, Fulra Formation, Maniyara Fort Formation, Khari Nadi Formation, Vinjhan
Formation and Sandhan Formation successively overlie the Deccan Trap Formation as the
basement. The rocks show low angle (3-7°) qua-quaversal outward dips.
Gujarat Mineral Research and Development Society (GMRDS), under the aegis of Commissioner
of Geology and Mining, Gujarat have explored the 350 km2 belt of Fulra and Maniyara Fort
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(limestone) Formation and underlying rocks to assess commercial usability. Mudhvay Block was
selected for detailed/ general exploration.
Regional Mineralisation
Information used for description of regional limestone mineralisation has been primarily sourced
from Ghevaria's (2009) report on regional exploration, carried out by GMRDS (CGM, Gujarat).
The regional extent of high interest successive Fulra Formation and overlying Maniyara Fort
Formation is shown in the regional geological map above (Figure:1). Both the formations have
cement grade limestone, as established by GMRD Study. The Fulra Formation is a white to
greenish white to brown in colour, generallyfriable aggregate of nummulitic and occasionally
coralline limestone. The limestone is intercalated with multiple sequences of marl, shale and
siltstone. About 8 to 10such bedded sequences of shale and siltstones alternating with carbonate
(limestone and marl) are seen within a cumulative thickness of 30 m. Limestone thickens to over
50 m in some parts of the basin. The shale and marl being minor to limestone occur as lensoid
patches or interfingering patches of 1 to 2.5 m band thickness, as interpreted from borehole
sections. Fulra Formation has a sandy and argillaceous unit at the base.
Cement grade nature of limestone: GMRDS (2009) report described the nature of limestone
w.r.t. its cement grade quality. The numulitic fossiliferous limestone have CaO% varying between
45 – 53% both the Fulra and Maniyara Fort Formation. The shaley and clayey horizons, the CaO
content vary between 15 – 32% and in marly horizons between 32 – 45%. The specific gravity
varies between 2.28 to 3 for limestone.
Geology of Mudhvay Sub-block C
Mudhvay Block was identified for detailed exploration based on the RRAS study by GMRDS. The
geological map of Mudhvay Block is shown in the map below. Fulra Formation outcrops in the
southern half of Mudhvay Sub-block C and Maniyara Fort Formation sub-crops or outcrops in the
northern half the sub-block. Fulra (limestone) Formation forms grey white soil. Maniyara
Formation forms yellow brown soil cover. The contact between Fulra and Maniyara Formation is
sharp and identifiable.
Only Fulra and Maniyara Fort Formation are sub-cropping at the surface, the exploration
diamond core drill-holes have intersected through the entire section of Maniyara Fort Formation
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and the Fulra Formation into the Harudi Formation at the base. Few drill-holes have further
intersected down to Mata no Madh and Deccan Traps as well.
Figure:3: Generalised litho-stratigraphic succession of the Mudhvay Block
Figure:4: Schematic Cross Section across Mudhvay Sub-block C
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The schematic N-S cross section across Mudhvay Sub-block C shows conformable relationship of
all the Tertiary formations above Deccan Trap. Blue represents Fulra Formation, underlying the
Maniyara Formation (red).
Lithological Description of Mudhvay Sub-block C
Deccan Trap
These rocks are greenish grey aphaneric hard compact rocks, with occasional vesicle fills.
Mata No Madh Formation
Mata no Madh Formation has been intersected only in drillhole sand consists of leached Deccan
Trap basalt, including lithomargic clays and laterites. The clays occur as structureless massive
clays.
Kakdi Nadi Formation
This Formation as intersected in the drill-holes is a sequence of variegated and gypsiferous clays,
marl, and carbonaceous shale.
Harudi Formation
Harudi Formation invariably forms the base of Fulra limestone Formation; both have been
intersected in almost all the drillholes. The Harudi Formation consists of grey and yellow
coloured gypsiferous shale, grey coloured shale and ferruginous sandstone.
Fulra Formation
The Nummulitic limestone forms a distinctive bad land topography and is decipherable in the
Landsat 742 (as RGB) processed images (Figure:2) as white tonal feature. In the upper part of the
formation, the landscape underlain by limestone consists of alternating small rolling mounds
with exposed 2 to 4 m high cliff sections. The rolling mounds are covered by reddish ferruginous
compact sandstone cappings. Stream sections cut through the limestone and expose the rocks in
3 to 5 m high cliffs along the banks.
Fulra Formation is the primary ore horizon in the Block. The formation starts conformably above
the inter-banded clay, limestone bands of Harudi Formation, with a persistent thin (2-3m thick)
marl horizon. The marl is overlain by alternating bands of massive grey white numulitic
limestone, alternating with massive cream coloured limestone.
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Low Grade Limestone:
The range (in terms of CaO) of this category of limestone has been kept vide from 34% to 40%.
Cement (medium) Grade Limestone:
The range (in terms of CaO) of this category of limestone has been kept from 40% to 45%. It is
anticipated that about 100% of this grade limestone material may be utilized.
High Grade Limestone:
The range (in terms of CaO) of this category of limestone has been kept from +45%. It is
anticipated that about 100% of this grade limestone material will be utilized.
Table: Expected excavation during first plan period in tonnes
Year ROM
(tonne)
Usable/ Saleable
(tonne)
Sub grade
(tonne)
Reject
(tonne)
1st - - - nil
2nd 275155 55406 219749 nil
3rd 1059059 1059059 Nil nil
4th 2709008 2477640 231368 nil
5th 4000009 4000009 Nil nil
Total 8043231 7592114 451117 nil
Table: Expected production of limestone during first plan period in tonnes
Year Proposed target
(mio. tonne)
Progressive total
(mio. tonne)
First Nil 0.00
Second 0.27 0.27
Third 1.06 1.33
Fourth 2.71 4.04
Fifth 4.00 8.04
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Table: Expected production of limestone during 6th to 10th year plan period in tonnes
Year Proposed target
(mio. tonne)
Progressive total
(mio. tonne)
Sixth 5.6 5.60
Seventh 7.2 12.80
Eighth 8.8 21.60
Ninth 10.4 32.00
Tenth 12.0 44.00
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THE MINING PROCESS
MINING
Material Loosen by surface minor / Excavator
Transportation to Destination Temporarily Dumping at the Earmarked Site
Loading by loader / Excavator
Limestone Soil, OB/ Waste
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C) MINING MACHINERY/ EQUIPMENT
List of Mining Machinery/ Equipment to be proposed
S. No. Description Nos. Size/Capacity Make Motive Power H.P 1. Surface Miner 2 Drum width
2500 mm Wirtgen Diesel Engine 950
2. Front End Loader/ Excavator
3 5.76 cum Komastu Diesel Engine 315
3. Dumpers 16 35 tonne MAN Diesel Engine 120 4. Dozer 2 D-8L CATER- PILLAR Diesel Engine 250 5. Water Tankers/
Sprinklers 3 20000 liters TATA Diesel Engine 120
List of Machinery/ Equipment required for site services
S. No.
Machineries No. Make Motive Power H.P.
1. Diesel tanker (5000 L capacity) (Truck mounted)
1 TATA / Ashok Leyland
Diesel Engine 120
2. Mobile service van and garage equipment
1 TATA/ Ashok Leyland
Diesel Engine 120
3. Diesel Jeeps 3 Mahindra Diesel Engine 45 to 60
4. Ambulance van 1 Mahindra/ TATA
Diesel Engine 45 to 60
5. Dewatering Pump 2 Local make Diesel Operated
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6. Grader 1 Caterpillar Diesel Engine 165 7. Compactor 1 JCB Diesel Engine 100 8. Portable lighting tower 4 Atlas copco Diesel Engine 100 9. Hydra crane 1 Escorts Diesel Engine 60
10. Tyre handler 1 Voltas Diesel Engine 50 1. Above all machinery shall be on hired basis.
2. Make and capacity may differ/ changed as per specific requirement.
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D) RESERVE:-
Table: Resources/ Reserves as per UNFC as on 01.10.2017
UNFC Code
Quantity (in mio. tonnes)
Grade
High Gr. Med. Gr. Low Gr. Total A. Total Mineral Reserve Proved Mineral Reserve
111 - - - - Cement-gr.
Probable mineral Reserve
121 & 122
28.60+7.12 = 35.72
43.22+8.21 = 51.43
16.83+6.60 = 23.43
88.65+21.93 = 110.58
B. Total Remaining Resources Feasibility mineral Resource
211 - - - -
Prefeasibility mineral resource
221 & 222
0.43 0.02 0.12 0.57
Measured mineral resource
331 - - - -
Indicated mineral resource
332 - - - -
Inferred mineral resource
333 67.42 52.06 30.39 149.88
Reconnaissance mineral resource
334 - - - -
Total Reserves + Resources
103.57 103.51 53.94 261.03
F. Raw Material Required Along Estimated Quantity, Likely Source, and Marketing Area Of Final
Product/s Mode Of Transport Of Raw Material And Finished Product.
This is Mining Project, thus no raw material is required. Mineral limestone itself shall be used as
raw material as stated earlier. Mineral limestone will be transported from area to destination by
conveyor belt and road.
G. Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly
outlined.
No waste water will be generated during mining operations.
Waste water generated from mine office will be sent to soak pit via septic tank.
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No use/handling of hazardous material will take place except periodical oil change which will be handled in close containers. Spillage of Oil/Grease during maintenance of heavy vehicles will be controlled by using collection tray etc. Care will be taken during its use for lubrication of equipment to avoid soil contamination. Equipment will be kept well maintained and leak proof.
Noise will be generated due to mining activities like excavation, loading, transportation activity. Proper noise abatement measures will be taken to keep noise level within the prescribed limit. Proper selection of machines and their maintenance will lead to less noise generation. Greenbelt will be developed around the lease boundary which will provide barrier to propagation of noise outside the area.
Soil will be utilized for development of greenbelt/ afforestation and also for bund preparation for safety purpose.
H. Availability of water its source, Energy/Power requirement and source should be given.
Total water requirement is about 250 KLD
25 KLD (Drinking & Domestic Uses)
65 KLD (Plantation)
160 KLD (Dust Suppression),
Water requirement shall be fulfilled from the proposed cement plant.
I. Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their
Management/Disposal. A. Liquid
No commercial waste water will be generated during mining operations.
Only domestic waste water will be generated from mine office which will be disposed-off
in soak pit via septic tank.
B. Solid Soil covers major portion of the lease area varying from 0 to 0.3m in thickness.
Overburden is mix of impure clay varying thickness from 9m to 45m. Soil shall be utilized immediately for making bund and overburden will be dumped
temporarily at earmarked site. The generation of soil and OB with plant waste is as under -
o Volume of soil will be 0.48 Million Cum which will be temporarily stacked and then later on completely used in plantation. Details are as per approved mining plan.
o Volume of over burden will be 29.12 Million Cum which will be temporarily stacked in initial period and then later on completely used in backfilling. Details are as per approved mining plan.
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o Volume of plant waste will be 5.05 Million Cum which will be temporarily stacked in initial period and then later on completely used in backfilling. Details are as per approved mining plan.
4. SITE ANALYSIS
A. Connectivity
The mining project is proposed at village Mudhvay of Lakhpat taluka in Kachchh district of
Gujarat. The area is situated in the SW of the village Mudhvay. State Highways and two lane
metalled roads connecting the block area with Ahmedabad via Bhuj. The village is located
approximately 130 km northwest of Bhuj, the HQ of the Kachchh district. The block area, falling
entirely within the Mudhvay village cadastral boundary is located between Lakhpat village to the
northeast, ESZ of Narayan Sarovar WLS to the 2km south and about 3 km northwest of S K
Varmanagar Village.
State Highway 6 connecting Lakhpat and Narayan Sarovar is just at 2 km west of Mudhvay Block.
Nearest railway station is at Bhuj of Western Railway network and is located at a road distance of
around 130 km to the southeast of Mudhvay. The rail link is well connected by good quality
metalled roads and highways.
The nearest airport is located at Bhuj and there are commercial flight services between
Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bhuj.
B. Land form, Land use and Land ownership
The area as per revenue records is Govt. Land (144.40 hact.) & other (Santhani land, 107.50 hact.). The lease area falls on part of Toposheet no. 41A/10 (restricted). No forest land is involved in the area. Govt. Land Survey No.: 26P Private Land Survey No.: 26P/7, 26P/10, 26P/22, 26P/18, 26P/41, 26P/49, 26P/33, 26P/11, 26P/42, 26P/30, 26P/57, 26P/32, 26P/25, 26P/8, 26P/52, 26P/37, 26P/9, 26P/19, 26P/27, 26P/63, 26P/47, 26p/12, 26p/10, 27p/10, 8p/1, 8p/2, 8p/9, 18/3
C. Topography
Mudhvay Sub-block C is part of the Mudhvay Block in the Lakhpat Taluka in the Kachchh District
of Gujarat. It is N-S elongated irregular polygonal block with an area of 2.519km2 (251.90ha)
having dimensions of approx. 2.4km in length and 1.3km in width.
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The block has a relief of 15 m, with altitude ranging from 22m AMSL to 37m AMSL. The
topography is gently rolling and a thin 1 – 3 m veneer of red brown soil overlie the Maniyara Fort
Formation in most part of the Sub-block C. The block is located about 6 km from the Kori Creek,
which forms an estuarine inlet to the Arabian Sea, further south. The 3 km buffer zone of
Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary is 2 km to the south of the block.
D. Existing land use pattern (Agriculture, on-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area
under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to the periphery of the
forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the
HFL of the river), CRZ in case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification
should be industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given.
Shortest Distance from Following Particulars ESZ of Narayan Sarovar WLS ~2.0km South Kori Creek (Arabian Sea) ~7.5km West Kali Nadi ~3.5km East Kapurasi Nadi ~6.0km West Mudhvay RF ~0.5km South Kaiyari RF ~6.0km SW
E. Existing Infrastructure
The area is barren and devoid of any infrastructure. The area is situated near village Mudhvay. State Highways and two lane metalled roads connecting the block area with Ahmedabad via Bhuj. The area is located approximately 130 km northwest of Bhuj, the HQ of the Kachchh district. State Highway 6 connecting Lakhpat.
F. Soil Classification
The soils found in Kachchh district can broadly be grouped into four types, i.e., Shallow Black
soils, Residual Sandy soils, Coastal Alluvial soils and Desert soils. The Shallow black soils are found
in central and north-central parts of the Kachchh mainland and in Khadir and Bela Islands. These
soils have developed from basaltic rocks and rocks of Jurassic period. The depth of soil ranges
from a few cm to 30 cm. Broadly, these soils are poor in fertility. The Residual Sandy soils have
developed in-situ from the parent material originated from red sandstone and shale and are
found over the areas underlain by Bhuj Sandstone. All these residual soils are shallow in depth.
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They are reddish brown in colour with fine weak granular structure to poorly developed one.
These soils are sandy to loamy sand in texture dominated by coarse sand. These are non-
calcareous, neutral to alkaline in reaction with poor base saturation. They are affected due to salt
accumulation. From fertility point of view, they are poorly supplied with plant nutrients and, as
such, support the crops with short duration and less water requirement. The hilly soils occur in
the hilly areas central part of the district. The soil profile is not well developed because of the
steep slope and erosion. They have developed from the parent materials existing in the
respective areas. They are shallow in depth composed of un-decomposed rock fragments and
poor in fertility. The Coastal Alluvial soils are found all along the southern coast. These soils are
sandy clay loam to clay in texture. The soil reaction varies with situation ranging from neutral to
highly alkaline. These soils are normally medium in fertility. At places, these soils are saline in
nature The two Ranns (deserts) of Kutch namely little Rann and great Rann have the soils which
are formed as a result of the geological processes of Pleistocene age. The alluvial deposits due to
the river system flowing through the area have subsequently been overlain by the aeolian
deposits. These soils are fairly deep, light grey in colour. The texture is sandy to sandy loam with
silty clay loam in some areas. The salt content is very high with the sodium chloride as the
dominant salt. The profile study reveals the presence of sufficient amount of gypsum throughout
the profile.
G. Climatic data from secondary sources
Climate
The climate of the Kutch district is semiarid with scanty rainfall and moderate humidity. The
coldest month is January and the hottest month is May.
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Rainfall
The average annual rainfall is reported as 343 mm, and most of this is received in the months of
June and Sept. The variation in the rainfall from year to year is large.
Temperature
Summer season: Temperatures range from a minimum of 22°C and it is known to have gone up
to levels of around the 40°C mark.
Winter season: The winter season is from November to March and temperatures range from a
minimum of 8°C to a maximum of 35°C.
Humidity
The relative humidity is high during the southwest monsoon, being generally over 80%. After the
monsoon season, humidity decreases, and during the winter season, the air is fairly dry.
However, the relative humidity remains above 50% from March to October.
Wind Direction
An observation of the evening wind-rose shows that the predominant wind direction is from SW
almost throughout the year excluding in the months of November, December and January, when
the predominance is from NE. The morning winds are from SW during the period from April to
September while it is from NE during November to February. March and October being the
changeover months from one direction to diagonally opposite direction. The general wind speed
exceeds during the months of May to August.
H. Social Infrastructure
The infrastructure like, toilets, first aid stations etc. will be provided at the mine site.
A primary school and Senior Secondary School is at village Mudhvay & Koriyani
respectively. Government College is at Nakhtarna;
Medical facilities, Primary Health Centre are there in the area, imparting services, for
advance medical facilities. In each village one health worker has been appointed by the
Govt. to provide primary health facilities. Nearest Post & Telegraph Office is at Koriyani.
Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the public water supply
system and hand pump, open wells and tube wells. The water supply is also supplied
through tanker in few villages. During summer scarcity of water has been noticed.
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Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the nearby
village. Some of the villagers are also having mobile phones.
Insurance cover to all workers engaged in mines shall be provided.
For Occupational safety following measure will be taken:
i. The workers will be trained in vocational training they get proper training in their
particular work.
ii. Workers will be provided proper safety equipment such as safety boots, helmets,
and lifeline etc.
iii. Proper benches will be formed. Apart from this all safety precaution will be taken
as per Act, Rules and Regulation.
iv. Training for workers regarding occupational hazards.
v. Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc.
An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures will be
adopted:
1. Pre & Periodical Medical Checkup program for all the workers.
2. Occupational health surveillance program of the workers shall be undertaken periodically
to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and take corrective measures, if
needed.
3. First-aid box with necessary equipment will be provided.
5. PLANNING BRIEF
A. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country
planning/ Development authority Classification.
This area has been auctioned for mining mineral Limestone. Mineral is available as seen in the
deposits at the mine area. The proposed rate of production shall be reached ultimate upto 12.0
MTPA. Opencast methods of mining will be adopted transportation of mineral shall be done
through belt conveyor and by road with the help of dumpers and trucks. Other facilities such as
power, transportation and communication, social infrastructure facilities are locally available
near project site.
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B. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.) Approximate land use pattern five
after years
S. No.
Land Use Category Pre-Operational (Present)
Operational (At the end of plan period)
Post-Operational (At the end of Lease period/ Life of Mine)
1. Soil Bund Nil 5.0 5.0
2. Waste Dump Nil 31.50 Nil
3. Excavation Nil 30.00 163.65
4. Cart track/mine road 1.50 6.00 6.00
5. Infrastructure Nil 0.10 Nil
6. Township Area Nil nil Nil
7. Built-up area 0.05 0.05 0.01
8. Mineral Storage Nil 2.00 Nil
9. Undisturbed area 250.35 172.25 72.24*
10. Total 251.90 251.90 251.90
11. Backfilled area nil Nil 163.65 keeping void
upto 25m bgl
12. Plantation &
Greenbelt
nil 5.0 83.50**
** Plantation includes 5.0ha on bund along boundary.
D Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)
On the basis of the preliminary site visit, the infrastructure demand in the village was assessed
on the basis of need and priority. The road facility is already available which shall be used and
properly maintained. Preference will be given to local labour from nearby villages. The health
infrastructure of the study area requires improvement. The lack of medical facilities needs
improvement. Medical facilities will be provided by mine owner during mining.
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Physical Infrastructure
The road facility is already available which shall be used and maintained. The labor requirement
is drawn from the nearest villages, which shall also be trained for the requirement in mines.
Other infrastructure facilities required such as transport etc. for mine labors is available by way
of jeep; two wheelers etc. Medical facility is available in Lakhpat taluka.
Social Infrastructure
The mine in the area will provide regular employment to the local villagers of the area. In all 170
people will get employment from the project.
E Amenities/Facilities
A Mine office is proposed inside the auctioned area. Water shall be made available by the water
tankers from proposed cement plant. A first aid box with all necessary materials will be kept all
the time in office building for use. Medical examination shall be carried out once in every one
years as per rules. Rest shelter shall be made for workers.
6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE A. Industrial Area (Processing Area)
Proposed limestone mining project is not within the industrial area hence required infrastructure for limestone mining activities. The following Site services are proposed to be developed at proposed mining site: -
1. Mines Offices
2. Vocational Training Centre
3. Time Office
4. First-aid Room
5. Canteen
6. Rest Shelter
The First-Aid Station shall have the necessary facilities for imparting first-aid to the injured. It is
located in the mine. Temporary rest shelters shall be constructed in the mine site. Canteen
facilities shall be maintained for the benefit of field staff and workers in the mines. Trees and
shrubs shall be grown and developed all around site services.
B. Resident Area (Non Processing Area)
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Majority of local person deployment is proposed hence no residential area/ housing is required
for locals in general. Although residential colony is proposed in the vicinity for company’s
employees of cement manufacturing unit where managerial and other staff will resides.
C. Green Belt
Company has a plan to plant saplings of trees and shrubs all along the periphery of the area
boundary and other area on backfilled area. Plantation is proposed to be done at the rate of
1000 saplings per hectare and area 1.0ha per year. Overburden soil removed during mining is
proposed to be used for plantation purposed.
Total area covered under plantation/greenbelt proposed is 83.50ha at end of lease period/mine
life out of which: -
1. Boundary greenbelt = 5.0ha
2. On backfilling = 78.50ha
By the end of this mining plan period, an area of 5.0ha area under greenbelt shall be added to
greenbelt/ plantation.
When the mine is exhausted completely, entire area of ML will have one large water storage and
big gardens with trees and shrub, which will be beneficial of human population of the region in
the area of Kachchh District. The relevant help for successful reclamation/ afforestation will be
taken from experienced Forest Officials. The local species are proposed to be planting in order to
fast grow.
The afforested area has to be protected from cattle menace, soil erosion, plant diseases etc.
Plants will be protected from diseases by application of proper pesticides. Soil working, manuring
etc. will be done whenever necessary. Plants will be protected from cattle menace by proper
watch and ward or fencing. Damaged plants will be replaced with new one.
D. Social Infrastructure
The deposit area will provide regular employment to the surrounding villagers. The project
proponent shall spend some of profit for the development of the area i.e. treatment of poor’s,
schools, temples and other social work, local residents shall be employed. Beside this the project
proponent also proposes to carry out:-
Regular health check up camps for the workers engaged in mines shall be organized.
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Occupational health surveillance program of the workers shall be undertaken periodically
to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and take corrective measures, if
needed;
Insurance cover to all workers engaged in mines shall be provided;
Safety to prevent the worker getting injury during work following measure will be taken:
The workers will be trained in vocational training they get proper training in their
particular work.
They will be provided proper safety equipment such as safety boots, helmets, and lifeline
etc.
Proper benches will be formed. Apart from this all safety precaution will be taken as per
Act, Rules and Regulation.
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E. Connectivity (Traffic and transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc.) S.NO. DETAILS CONNECTIVITY 1. Road
Transportation The area is situated in the east of the village Mudhvay. State Highways and two lane metalled roads connecting the block area with Ahmedabad via Bhuj. The village is located approximately 130 km northwest of Bhuj, the HQ of the Kachchh district. State Highway 6 connecting Lakhpat and Narayan Sarovar is at 5 km west of Mudhvay Block.
2. Railways Nearest railway station is at Bhuj of Western Railway network and is located
at a road distance of around 130 km to the southeast of Mudhvay.
3. Airways The nearest airport is located at Bhuj and there are commercial flight
services between Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bhuj.
F. Drinking Water Management (Source & supply of water)
Total water requirement is about 250 KLD. Out of which 25 KLD will be used for Drinking &
Domestic Uses, 65 KLD for Plantation & 160 KLD for Dust Suppression. Drinking water will be
made available from the proposed cement plant. Water for dust suppression and plantation will
be arranged from proposed cement plant.
G. Sewerage System Not applicable as no Domestic waste water will generate.
H. Industrial Waste Management
GREEN BELT
MINING SPRAYING
WATER DISCHARGE
WATER DISCHARGE
WATER DISCHARGE
DOMESTIC
WATER INTAKE
ZERO
ZERO
ZERO
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No Industrial waste is generated from the project area.
I. Solid waste Management
Solid waste management has already been discussed in previous paras.
J. Power Requirement
No power requirement is needed as all the machinery deployed for the mining operations are
diesel operated. Power requirement for mine office, dewatering and lighting of 1MW shall be
met by sourcing of power from cement plant.
7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R PLAN)
Wherever any projects are implemented, there is bound to be an acquisition of land. This always
affects those directly or indirectly dependent on land. Project Affected People (PAP) who are
supposed to sacrifice their livelihood for such projects, considered as the most important part of
the whole project and they should be rehabilitated suitably to improve or at least regain the
standards of living they were enjoying prior to losing land or displacement if any and be provided
with appropriate compensation and an adequate social and physical rehabilitation,
infrastructural, including community services and facilities.
ACL will do the direct negotiation for PAP of mining lease area.
8. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES
A. (Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the
project to be given)
The mine operation will start after obtaining all statutory clearances & consents from the concerned regulatory authorities.
B. Estimated project cost and along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.
i. Capital Expenditure (capex) The area shall supply material to the proposed cement plant of Adani Cementation Ltd. which is able to managed capital expensive and working capital as the company is a reputed one and economically very sound.
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Total of capital exp.: - 1) Cost of Santhni and Govt. land about Rs. 2012/- lakh 2) Cost of Initial mine development about Rs. 1600/- lakh 3) Cost of Infrastructure about Rs. 200/- lakh 4) Contingency @ 5% = 190 lakh
Total capital expenditure anticipated about Rs. 4002/- lakh Mining machinery and other capital expenditure has been considered in operating expenditure. Marketing:
Majority of limestone mined from this area shall be utilized for cement manufacturing at proposed cement plant of M/s Adani Cementation Ltd. Marketing of limestone may be there as no definite use of the material is defined in LOI issued.
Economic Viability: With the growth in infrastructure sector in India, demand of cement will increase in coming years. Company with it’s rich experience in the field of business development will be competing with the existing major competitors in the region. The company will establish its market share within a short span of time after the production goes into stream. The product range will include 53/ 43 grades of OPC and PPC Cement which will have acceptability and good demand in the market especially by the infrastructure and real-estate industry. Cash Flow All the expenses shall be met by the revenue generated by selling of Cement & cash flow will be maintained by company through various means like loaning market borrowings etc.
9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION):-
The auctioned area is located near village Mudhvay, Taluka Lakhpat, District Kachchh (Guj)
The proposed mining project will bring economical benefits to the state by the way of: -
1. Royalty paid for mineral to be dispatched from mine,
2. Surface rent,
3. Sale tax/ VAT/GST,
4. Income tax,
5. Contribution towards District Mineral Foundation,
6. Contribution towards National Mineral Exploration Trust etc.
The project will be economically beneficial to the local people by way of direct and
secondary employment opportunities.
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Limestone is the area is a constituent mainly for cement manufacturing. It has high
demand in region. It may also sold in open market.
The project will bring about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove
beneficial to the area.
In the interest of mineral development and to improve the social conditions of the local
and surrounding people this project should be allowed after considering all the
environment aspects.