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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
1.0 Introduction
This report discusses the management plan for mitigation/abatement of adverse
environmental impacts and enhancement of beneficial impacts due to mining. The EMP has
been designed within the framework of various legislative and regulatory requirements on
environmental and socio‐economic aspects.
Sri Patha Bapushetty proposes to conduct opencast manual method quarrying for Building
Stone and Road metal and building stone extraction of 214824 m3/annum in an area of 8.0 ha
at Survey No. 147, Rachapally Village, Dharmaram Mandal, Peddapally District, Telangana
State. In principle of application for grant of quarry lease notice issued by The Deputy
Director of Mines and Geology, Warangal vide notice no. 7586/Q2/2015 dated 21.01.2016.
Quarry Plan was scrutinized by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Warangal vide
letter no. 5468/QP3/KNR/16 dated 03.12.2016. Capital cost of the proposed quarrying
activity is Rs. 60 Lakhs.
Sri Patha Bapushetty is conscious of its environmental responsibility towards the society in
minimizing the pollution load due to this project and accordingly decided to carry out the
Environment Management Plan. The objective of preparing environment management plan is
to delineate effective measures to control and to mitigate the environmental pollution. This
report presents the environment management plan, detailing the environmentally sound
technology and the measures needed to contain and mitigate the anticipated environmental
impacts due to the project.
1.1 Granite and its uses
Granite is a very common intrusive igneous rock. It is light‐colored granulose plutonic rock
composed of the minerals feldspar, quartz and biotite & muscovite mica. These minerals
make granite white, pink, or light grey. Granite also contains small amounts of dark brown,
dark‐green, or black minerals, such as hornblende and biotite mica. Granite is very hard and
dense. It can be readily cut into very large blocks and it takes an extremely high polish. The
name granite is derived from the Latin word granum, which means grain, an obvious
reference to the granular texture of granite. The average density of granite is between
2.65 and 2.75 g/cm3, with a compressive strength of above 200 Mega Pascal (MPa).
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Uses
Granite has been extensively used as a dimension stone and as flooring tiles in public and
commercial buildings and monuments. With increasing amounts of acid rain in parts of the
world, granite has begun to supplant marble as a monument material, since it is much more
durable. Engineers have traditionally used polished granite surfaces to establish a plane of
reference, since they are relatively impervious and inflexible. Granite tables are used
extensively as a base for optical instruments due to granite's rigidity, high dimensional
stability and excellent vibration characteristics. Rough‐cut and polished granite is used in
buildings, bridges, paving, monuments and many other exterior projects. Indoors, polished
granite slabs and tiles are used in countertops, tile floors, stair treads and many other
practical and decorative features. Presently, cut and polished granite slabs of 20 mm
thickness are preferred for flooring, while tiles of 10 or 12 mm thickness are used for
cladding.
1.2 Mining Method
The road metal and building stone in the quarry lease area is exposed on the surface with
sheet. Hence, it is proposed to quarry the sheet by opencast and manual method by
developing 6m height with single slice of 1.5m bench width with shallow drilling and blasting.
The development of benches in the sheet rock will be maintained @60Osafety slopes.
1.3 Mine Location
Sri Patha Bapushetty propose to conduct semi mechanized open cast quarrying for maximum
granite production of 214824 m3/annum. The quarry lease area of 8.0 ha at Survey No. 147,
Rachapally Village, Dharmaram Mandal, Peddapally District, Telangana State. The quarry
lease area falls in the Survey of India topo sheet no. 56 N/6 with co‐ordinates of Latitude
18°42'43.93"Nand Longitude 79°19'39.65"Ewith an elevation of 252 m. The nearest village is
Rachapally located at a distance of 1.1 km from the quarry lease area in SW direction. Putnur
to Dongaturti road passing at a distance of 1.0 km from the QL area in west direction. Nearest
Railway station and nearest town Raghavapuram RS located at a distance of 9.5 km in SE
direction. District Head Quarters is Peddapalli at a distance of 11.9 km SE direction.
Khanampalli RF located at a distance of 2.3 km in NW direction, Maredpalli RF located at a
distance of 7.6 km in NW direction, Putnur RF located at a distance of 4.4 km in North
direction. Seasonal Bandala Vagu at a distance of 3.7 km in NE direction. There is no
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national/state boundary, national park, wildlife/bird sanctuary and critically polluted areas
within 10 km radius from the quarry lease area. Quarry lease location map is presented in
figure 1.1. Details of the quarry lease area are presented in table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Details of the Lease area
State and District Mandal Village Sy. No./ Plot No.
Area in hectares
Ownership of occupancy
Telangana and Peddapalli Dharmaram Rachapalli 147 8.0 Govt. Land
1.4 Land use pattern of the lease area
The area is a gentle sloping with slopes towards north and having rocky outcrops.
Table 1.2 Land use in Lease Area S. No Purpose Extent (Ha) 1 Area under quarrying 7.0 2 Road 0.03 3 Infrastructure(Office, rest shelter) 0.01 4 Green belt 0.075 5 Vacant 0.885 Total 8.0
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Fig 1.1 Location map of Sri Patha Bapushetty
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Fig 1.2 Quarry Lease Area sketch of Sri Patha Bapushetty
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2.0 Topography
The area is a gentle sloping with slopes towards north of the Q.L applied area. Boundary pillar
to the NW side of the applied Q.L area is taken as assumed bench mark of 210 m. The highest
R.L is 238 m and the lowest is 202 m. Thus, the area is having an altitudinal range of 36 m
from the general ground level.
3.0 Regional Geology
The regional geology of the area covering northern part of State is belonging to Peninsular
Gneiss of Archean group. The Karimnagar belt located along the tectonic joint between the
Dharwar belt and Bastar Cratons in northeastern part of the State and made up of rocks of
high grade metamorphism, migmatisation and intense deformation. The Quarry Lease
applied area is rock type might have been derived from migmatisation of different rock types
of a stone metal material, which might have taken from magma, The coarse grains of the
mineral assemblage indicates the slow cooling of magma following Bowen's reaction
principle. The rock is formed in NW‐SE trend. Stone metal of this group form high hills and
prominent topographical highs in an otherwise flat or gently undulating country underlain by
gneissic rocks and schists. The Inselbergs, nubbins, corestone, pedestal rocks, whaleback,
castle Koppies and such other landforms characterize this stone metal
4.0 Local Geology
The Quarry Lease applied area comprises of granite boulders and massive sheet rock
formation in the entire Quarry lease applied area. This rock type might have been derived
from migmatisation of different rock types of a granite material, which might have taken
from magma.
Alluvial Soil : 1m to 2m
Stone metal : Massive formation 30m ‐50m.
5.0 Exploration
Present Status
The proposed Quarry is new quarry.
6.0 Estimation and Calculation of Geological Reserves
The reserves are computed basing on the available surface massive body over a thickness of
35m‐40m. However, thickness available upto RL 185 m level in the Q.L area from the ground
level i.e. 202 m is taken for computation of proved deposit and 10m each below the proved
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as probable and possible deposit (as seen from the working quarries of the similar formation
nearby the Q.L area, whereas, the depths have gone more than 25m from the general ground
level. The reserves are calculation by the cross sectional method, and the proved reserves
below the ground level about RL185m. The deposit is found to be irregular in shape. Hence
cross sectional method adopted for Estimation of Geological Reserves. 7 Section A‐A1 to G ‐
G1 were drawn at equal distance perpendicular to the trend direction of the formation to
estimate the reserves. The cross sections were drawn perpendicular to the trend direction,
the cross sectional area of the individual sections are calculated to arrive at sectional area,
the area thus arrived is multiplied by the sectional influence of 80 M (average) to arrive the
volume of Road Metal. Details of calculation and their categorization are given below in table
1.3.
Table 1.3 Reserves Estimation
Category Section Sectional Influence (m) (A)
Section Area in m² (B)
Volume in m³ (AxB)
Reserves @100% m3
Proved Reserves (111)
A‐A1 80 5054 404320 404320 B‐B1 80 5143 411440 411440 C‐C1 80 4854 388320 388320 D‐D1 80 4663 373040 373040 E‐E1 80 4433 354640 354640 F‐F1 80 2802 224160 224160 G‐G1 60 1738 104280 104280
Sub ‐ Total 2260200 2260200
Probable Resources
(121)
A‐A1 80 5054 404320 404320 B‐B1 80 5143 411440 411440 C‐C1 80 4854 388320 388320 D‐D1 80 4663 373040 373040 E‐E1 80 4433 354640 354640 F‐F1 80 2802 224160 224160 G‐G1 60 1738 104280 104280
Sub ‐ Total 2260200 2260200 Reserves blocked under 7.5m buffer zone
Category Section Sectional Influence (m) (A)
Section Area in m² (B)
Volume in m³ (AxB) Reserves @100% m3
Proved Reserves (111)
A‐A1 80 452 36160 36160 B‐B1 80 425 34000 34000 C‐C1 80 409 32720 32720 D‐D1 80 430 34400 34400 E‐E1 80 377 30160 30160
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F‐F1 80 253 20240 20240 G‐G1 60 319 19140 19140 Sub ‐ Total 206820 206820
Probable Resources
(121)
A‐A1 80 151 12080 12080 B‐B1 80 151 12080 12080 C‐C1 80 150 12000 12000 D‐D1 80 150 12000 12000 E‐E1 80 150 12000 12000 F‐F1 80 165 13200 13200 G‐G1 60 165 9900 9900 Sub ‐ Total 83260 60160
Reserves blocked under safety slopes
Category Section Sectional Influence (m) (A)
Section Area in m² (B)
Volume in m³ (AxB) Reserves @100% m3
Proved Reserves (111)
A‐A1 80 185 14800 14800 B‐B1 80 163 13040 13040 C‐C1 80 182 14560 14560 D‐D1 80 189 15120 15120 E‐E1 80 130 10400 10400 F‐F1 80 43 3440 3440 G‐G1 60 68 4080 4080 Sub ‐ Total 75440 75440
Probable Resources
(121)
A‐A1 80 160 12800 12800 B‐B1 80 151 12080 12080 C‐C1 80 146 11680 11680 D‐D1 80 153 12240 12240 E‐E1 80 139 11120 11120 F‐F1 80 91 7280 7280 G‐G1 60 108 6480 6480 Sub ‐ Total 73680 59920
6.1 Mineable Reserves and Life of the Quarry
Proved Reserves blocked in 7.5 buffer zone = 206820 m3
Proved Reserves blocked under Safety = 75440 m3
Total Reserves = 2260200 m3
Total mineable reserves = ((2260200 – (206820+75440)) = 1977940 m3
Life of Mine = Total Mineable Reserves and Resources/ Proposed Production
= 1977940/ 214824 = 9.20 Years or Say 9 Years
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7.0 Mining & Methods
The road metal and building stone in the quarry lease area is exposed on the surface with
sheet. Hence, it is proposed to quarry the sheet by opencast and manual method by
developing 6m height with single slice of 1.5m bench width with shallow drilling and blasting.
The development of benches in the sheet rock will be maintained @60Osafety slopes.
8.0 Year wise Production Plan
It has been proposed to continue quarrying operation from the existing working pits of the Q.L
area from the existing benches. During the ensuing five years the metal shall be handled by
developing the existing bench faces and reducing the bench heights. The proposed projections
are made for the five years period and the workings shall be from all the bench faces north to
achieve the targeted production of 214824 cu.m.
1st Year:
During first year quarry operations shall be commenced from North side of the first year
workings of the Q.L area at 232 top contour by developing a ramp with box cut trench till reach
bench height of an average 6m upto 204m contour and advance towards South of the mound to
a thickness ranging in between 6m. In the first year, it is proposed to excavate an area of
34248m2 with single bench operation during the year the quarry operations shall be in
between contour 232 – 204 m to RL 226‐198. An average thickness of 6m is quarried with 100%
recovery about 205488 m3.
2nd Year:
During second year quarry operations shall be commenced from Southern side of the first year
workings of the Q.L area at 236 top contour by developing a ramp with box cut trench till reach
bench height of an average 6m upto 206m contour and advance towards South of the mound to
a thickness ranging in between 6m. In the Second year, it is proposed to excavate an area of
25804m2 with single bench operation during the year the quarry operations shall be in
between contour 236‐206 m to RL 230‐200m. An average thickness of 6m is quarried with 100%
recovery about 214824 m3.
3rd Year:
During third year quarry operations shall be commenced below first year workings of the Q.L
area at 226 top contour by developing a ramp with box cut trench till reach bench height of an
average 6m upto 198m contour and advance towards South of the mound to a thickness
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ranging in between 6m. In the third year, it is proposed to excavate an area of 33259m2 with
single bench operation during the year the quarry operations shall be in between contour
226‐198 m to RL 220‐192m. An average thickness of 6m is quarried with 100% recovery about
199554 m3.
4th Year:
During fourth year quarry operations shall be commenced below second year workings of the
Q.L area at RL 230 top contour by developing a ramp with box cut trench till reach bench height
of an average 6m upto 200m RL and advance towards southern of the mound contour and
advance towards South of the mound to a thickness ranging in between 6m. In the fourth year,
it is proposed to excavate an area of 34863m2 with single bench operation during the year
the quarry operations shall be in between contour RL 230‐200 m to RL 224‐196m. An average
thickness of 6m is quarried with 100% recovery about 209178 m3.
5th Year:
During fifth year quarry operations shall be commenced below third year workings of the Q.L
area at 220 top contour by developing a ramp with box cut trench till reach bench height of an
average 6m upto 192m contour and advance towards South of the mound to a thickness
ranging in between 6m. In the fifth year, it is proposed to excavate an area of 32279m2 with
single bench operation during the year the quarry operations shall be in between contour
220‐192 m to RL 214‐188m. An average thickness of 6m is quarried with 100% recovery about
193674 m3.
During the five years operations a total road metal mass 1022718 m3 will be excavated out of
which 1022718 m3 road metal will be produced and there is no wastage material. Year wise
production and waste generation details are presented in table 1.5.
Table 1.5 Year wise Granite Production and Waste generation Year Working Areas m3 Bench Height m Volume in m3 Production (100%) m3
I Year 34248 6 205488 205488 II Year 35804 6 214824 214824 III Year 33259 6 199554 199554 IV Year 34863 6 209178 209178 V year 32279 6 193674 193674
Grand ‐ Total 1022718 1022718
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9.0 List of Machinery
Drilling Machines : 1 No.
Tractor with trailers : 2 No’s
Jack Hammers
10.0 Employment Potential Table 1.4 Employment potential
S. No. Description Quantity 1 Mines Manager/Supervisor 1 2 Supervisors 1 3 Skilled workers 6 4 Semi Skilled Workers 6 5 Un Skilled Workers 11 Total 25
11.0 Drilling & Blasting
54mm hammer drilling will be employed for blasting holes in staggered pattern of 3m x 2.5m
with depth of 3m.
1. Drill holes diameter: 54 mm upto 3 ‐ 3.25m long
2. Drill hole of 3m depth will be drilled in a staggered pattern at 3m x 2.5m interval.
3. Depth and inclination of the blast holes: Generally drilled vertically in an alignment.
4. Explosive type: ANFO + Booster & Detonator fuse.
12.0 Site services
It is proposed to provide the site services like mine office and other statutory constructions
like rest shelter, first aid, work shed and drinking water as required near the quarry lease
area. Drinking water will be supplied to the workers from the bore well opened in the
adjacent agricultural field or from nearby village.
13.0 Water requirement
Water requirement is mainly for drinking purpose, domestic purpose, green belt maintaining
and for sprinkling on Mine haulage roads the water shall be drawn from nearby village. The
domestic waste water shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit. Rainwater Catch Pond
of 20 KL capacity will be provided to collect the storm water for reuse. This will ensure that
the rainwater is effectively used and minimizes the drawl of ground water resources. The
water requirement is presented in table 1.6.
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Table 1.6 Water Requirement S. No. Water Usage Quantity KLD 1 Wet drilling operation (On production basis @ 100 Ltr/1 m3) 5.3 2 Water sprinkling on haul roads 1.6 3 Domestic @ 45 Ltr/Head (25 No’s) 1.1 4 Green Belt @ 0.2 KL – 2 times a day 0.4
Total 8.4 14.0 Environment Management Plan
Environmental protection is an issue that no organization can neglect and hope to survive.
The products of civilization are being dumped upon the environment to a degree that the
environment finds difficult to assimilate. The key to the success of the integrated approach to
pollution prevention and control is the management and operation of the organization.
Effective committed management delivers a successful operation. As total commitment to the
environment, not just for compliance with legal or regulatory compliance will be the essence of
environment management. Many companies have recognized the benefits of implementing an
effective environmental management system. Environmental management plan can be
effectively implemented to mitigate the pollution levels by observing the following:
a. Pollution will be prevented or reduced at the source
b. Pollution that cannot be prevented will be recycled in an environmentally safe manner.
c. Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled will be treated in environmentally safe manner
and
d. Disposal and other releases into the environment will be used only as a last resort and will be
conducted in an environmentally safe manner.
The proposed project is granite mine. The mine owners are aware of the adverse impacts due to
the mining activity and propose to initiate a number of measures for the environment protection
within the mine area and in the surrounding areas. The company has a stated environmental
policy of ensuring regulatory compliance with respect to the statutory laws and regulations and
those periodically issued by the Ministry of Environment, GOI, New Delhi, CPCB, New Delhi and
State Pollution Control Board.
14.1 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures
The sources of pollution are air and noise from the proposed activity mainly from Mining,
drilling, Blasting and transportation of mineral.
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14.1.1 Air pollution and its control
The granite quarrying does not involve much dust formation. The dust would be generated
during drilling, smooth blasting, quarrying and also during handling and transportation of the
material. The dust anticipated at drilling place will be suppressed by putting cloth around the
hole. Use of sharp drill pits for drilling holes and drills with water flushing systems (wet
drilling) to reduce dust generation. Water spraying to be adopted at Faces/sites before and
after blasting, Faces/sites while loading. Over charging of blast holes should be avoided.
Personal protective equipments like nose mask and goggles etc will be provided to the
workers. Regular water spraying on haul roads during transportation of mineral and waste by
water sprinklers. Over loading of transport equipments should be avoided to prevent spillage.
Also, measures such as covering tarpaulin over the loaded material will prevent spreading of
dust particles from the trucks. Speed controls on vehicle movements to limited speed. Wind
reduction control by plantation. Limiting the height and slope of the stockpiles can also
reduce wind speed. Regular checking and maintenance of vehicles should be conducted and
pollution under control certificate be obtained. Periodical monitoring of ambient air quality
will helps to take steps to control the pollutants.
14.1.2 Noise pollution and its control
The major source of noise pollution is due to drilling of drill holes, machinery, smooth
blasting and vehicular movement. Blasting operations will be carried out only during daytime
so as to avoid high noise intensity in night time. Noise barriers in the form of trees are
provided to attenuate the noise levels and greenbelt of 5m width shall be developed to
mitigate propagation of noise. Protective equipment to reduce the noise levels like ear muffs
and other protective devices will be provided to the staff working near noise generating
sources like drill machine operators and dumper drivers. Training would be imparted to mine
personnel to generate awareness about the damaging effects of noise. The transport activity
shall be restricted to day time to reduce impact on habitation. The engines of the tractors
shall be switched off during loading operation, and shall be periodically maintained to ensure
low noise levels. Proper maintenance of the equipment will also reduce the noise.
15.0 Occupational Safety and Health
Health and safety aspects of the mine will be taken care off as per the World Bank (WB)
guidelines on open pit mining. The guidelines provide the detailed information on the aspects
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that are required to be taken into account for maintaining proper health and safety issues.
The workers continuously exposed to dust will be provided with protective devices like dust
mask to prevent respiratory disorders. The workers continuously exposed to a high noise will
be provided with ear muffs/ earplugs. Green belt in and around the mining area will be
developed to attenuate noise and dust impact. The blasting carried out in the mine area will
be carefully planned and executed under the supervision of a responsible officer, to avoid any
accidents. Provisions of rest shelter for mine workers with facility of drinking water supply for
the employees will be provided by the project authority. The standard of the drinking water
will be per WHO guidelines. Periodical training programme to inform the employees about
their task, associated risk, and safe working practices will be undertaken. Conduct of mock
drill, Safe storage & handling of explosives. Training will also include information on accident
prevention, proper control and maintenance of equipment and safe material handling
practices. Awareness on safety and ensure using of personal protective equipments (PPE) by
workers. Regular maintenance and testing of equipments will be done. A regular monitoring
of the Occupational Health and Safety will reduce the chances of accidents in the mine.
Records of job related accidents and illness should be maintained. This information will be
reviewed and evaluated to improve the effectiveness of Environmental Health and Safety
programme.
Occupational Safety and Health to Control Dust Inhalation
Very little dust is expected to be generated during mining and does not affect the
environment. However while drilling, wet drilling will be practiced. It is a small scale mining
activity and not much vehicular movement is expected. All the above precautions would be
adopted to prevent dust generation at site and to be dispersed in the outside environment.
However, for the safety of workers at site, engaged at the strategic locations/dust generation
points like drills, loading & unloading points dust masks would be provided. Dust masks
would prevent inhalation of RSPM thereby reducing the risk of lung diseases and other
respiratory disorders. Regular health monitoring of workers will be carried out.
15.1 Occupational Safety and Health to Control Exposure to Noise
Blasting will be done using non delay detonators to reduce vibrations, and the amount of
explosive used will also be less at a time. There will not be heavy earth moving machinery
which may create some noise pollution. Thus the vibration and noise will be well controlled
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within permissible limits. To protect the workers from exposure to high levels of noise,
following measures would be adopted:
Provision of protective devices like ear muffs/ear plugs to workers who cannot be isolated
from the source of high intensity noise, e.g. blasting;
Reducing the exposure time of workers to the higher noise levels by shift management.
Smooth blasting techniques, special explosives and silent non‐explosive demolishing agent
will be used.
Muffed blasting and use of Milli‐second detonators will help in reducing the noise
pollution.
15.2 Control of Ground Vibration & Fly Rock generation
In this area the applicant proposes to deploy blasting with less quantity of non‐explosives.
There will not be any impact on surroundings, as there are less blasting and intended to use
low power explosives in this mine. It is a small scale mine and only limited No. of holes are
blasted. Ground vibrations due to blasting and its impact on various mine structures, should
be studied in details when the mine becomes operational, especially the charge per delay
factor. General measures to reduce ground vibration & fly rocks resulting from blasting are
given below:
Blasting should be carried out in the daytime, as during the night time the sound intensity
becomes higher;
Blasting should not be carried out when strong winds are blowing towards the inhabited
areas;
Maximum permissible charge per delay should be decided on the basis of the distance of structure to be protected from the blasting.
The number of rows in a blast should not be more than four so that fly rock generation and ground vibration is reduced.
Peak particle velocity or ground vibrations for safety of nearby structures and
residential buildings should be well within 12.5 mm/sec;
To contain fly rocks, stemming column should not be less than the burden of the hole,
and the blasting area should be muffled;
Each blast should be carefully planned, checked, and executed under the supervision of a
responsible officer. Blasting data/observations should be recorded; and
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As per the mining plan, in order to ensure slope stabilization, controlled production blasting
shall be adopted to avoid tension cracks and back breaks. Such cracks may get filled with
water, which reduces the stability of excavated slopes and the angle of slopes.
16.0 Water Quality Management
There is no chemical discharge either from the quarry or from the processing quarry, there
will not be water pollution. The proposed quarry workings will not touch the ground water
aquifer. Quarrying operations will be carried out on the slope of the Rocky terrain. The
ground water level in this area is 20m BGL and the quarrying will be done on above the
surface level. Maximum depth of the quarry will be 20m from top of the hill which is about
50m height from ground level, flooding by ground water is not anticipated. However during
rainy months, there is a possibility of wet conditions developing in the working pit this will be
minimized, if not altogether eliminated, by adopting simple techniques like digging trenches
all round to drain off rainwater and preventing surface run off from entering and flooding
working pit. The water from the pits will be pumped by deploying suitable pumps, if and
when required, the mine drainage can be effectively managed and the pit kept dry to keep up
the production schedule.
17.0 Water Resources
In this area water table is at greater depth of 20 m BGL. There are no wells or springs in the
area. Hence there will not be adverse effect on ground water due to quarrying. The daily
water requirement for the mine operations would be approximately 8.4 KLD. Water
sprinkling on mine haulage roads etc shall consume 1.6 KLD. Wet drilling operations consume
about 5.3 KLD. For green belt development water consumption is about 0.4 KLD. Domestic
purpose is about 1.1 KLD. The drinking water is to be sourced from nearby village through
tankers and rainwater collected will be used for sprinkling, green belt development and etc.
The generation of wastewater from domestic sources is expected to be approximately 0.9
KLD, which will be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.
17.1 Water Management
Following measures will be adopted to mitigate the impact on the water resources:
The blasting activities will have to take care on the sinkholes, cracks and fissures in the
site activities.
During excavation and drilling activities effort must be taken to avoid face collapse at
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these cracks and fissures.
To prevent surface water contamination by oil/grease, leak proof containers shall be used
for storage and transportation of oil/grease. The floors of oil/grease handling area will be
kept effectively impervious.
To prevent degradation and maintain the water quality during rainy season, adequate
control measures should be adopted to check the mine run‐off into the natural streams.
17.2 Catchment Area Treatment Plan
A catchment area treatment plan has been developed keeping in mind the results of the
hydrology/ hydrogeology of the area and the climate data. As there are no perennial water
sources running on or through the site, the mine water discharge is limited to the monsoon
season only. To keep water from entering the mine during this period, a garland drain will be
developed along the mine’s top bench, which will bend to guide the water to the nearest
natural surface drain. In terms of water quality, good mining practices are planned,
additionally the natural state of surrounding areas, should ensure that rain water run‐off
from the mine does not contain any toxic elements. As the site has no overburden, potential
discharge of sediments is quite limited and any residual particles which are washed down will
be captured by a sump located at the lowest bench. The sump will be cleaned regularly and
discharge water monitored consistently. If required, based on monitoring, an additional catch
pit can be located at the main garland drain. The sump proposed in the bottom bench will be
designed based on the peak discharge and will be expanded over a period of time to
accommodate the increasing quantum of water discharge. Presently, the capacity of the
sump is designed to hold the entire quantum of peak discharge water for more than 10
minutes. The garland drain shall be provided surrounding the mine area. Garland drain and
siltation pond need to be constructed of appropriate size to arrest silt and sediment flows
from soil. The water so collected will be utilised for watering the mine area, roads, green belt
development etc. The drain should be regularly desilted and maintained. The garland drain
(size, gradient and length) and sump capacity will be designed keeping 50% safety margin
over and above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the
mine site. Sump capacity should also provide adequate retention period to provide proper
settling of silt material. The surface water around the mine, and infrastructure will be
regularly tested and appropriate control measures adopted in case of any pollutant is
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detected above the prescribed limits.
18.0 Waste Management plan
During the plan period a total volume of 1022718 m3 will be excavated out of which 1022718
m3 of road metal and building stone will be produced and there is no waste is anticipated in
this mine area.
19.0 Dump Area
No waste will be generated in this quarry. This material can be utilized to fill the pits and
completed pit areas used as water storage tanks after completion of quarrying.
20.0 Land Management
Land degradation is one of the major adverse impacts of opencast mining in the form of
excavated voids and also in the form of waste dumps. Land reclamation plan must be
implemented simultaneously with the mining activities.
20.1 Land Reclamation
The proposed quarry lease area will not reach the mineable depth by the end of first five year
plan period, no reclamation activities as proposed presently.
20.1.1 Soil Conservation Measures
The applied area is hill in the wavy and irregular. Therefore, the growth of trees and plants is
uncertain and not satisfactory. Hence, in this area few small plants and thorny trees are
grown here and there. Except this, no big trees are seen in this area. Top soil, if any will be
used as greenery purpose following measures shall be adopted:
• Garland drains will be provided around the mine wherever required to arrest any soil
from the mine area being carried away by the rain water;
• Toe drains with suitable baffles will be provided all along the toe of the soil dumps to
arrest any soil from the dump slopes being carried away by the rain water;
• Loose material slopes will be covered by mineation by making contour trenches at 5
m interval to check soil erosion both due to wind and rain;
Retaining walls (concrete or local stone) will be provided, around the stockpile or wherever
required, to support the benches or any loose material as well as to arrest sliding of loose
debris.
21.0 House Keeping
Proper housekeeping and cleanliness will be maintained in the infrastructure facilities. Wet
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mopping will be adopted to conserve water. Sign boards will be provided in the work areas
and the road and building highlighting the safety and occupational aspects.
22.0 Transport Systems
Putnur to Dongaturti road passing at a distance of 1.0 km from the QL area in west direction.
Nearest Railway station and nearest town Raghavapuram RS located at a distance of 9.5 km
in SE direction. The finished product and waste material is transported by road using trucks of
17 Tons capacity. The number of trips will be approximately 42 per day for transportation of
mineral and the trucks are covered with tarpaulin. The lessee will deploy 2 tippers to
transport the finished product, waste blocks, unfinished and finished blocks from quarry site
to yard and trucks to transport sized dimensional blocks from yard to destination. Cranes will
do the loading of blocks. The materials while transporting do not pose any hazard. Sufficient
parking facilities will be provided for vehicles loading and unloading of material. Safety signs
will be displayed inside and outside the mine to avoid road accidents. In cluster area total
mines are transporting the trips will be approximately 15 per day for transportation of
mineral and the trucks are covered with tarpaulin. In this cluster, the mine lease holders are
having 12 tippers. All mine lease holders are follow all rules in this cluster
23.0 Environmental Greening Program
Environmental greening program is an important component of the Environment
Management Plan and is an imperative requirement for sink of air pollutants including noise
as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and forests, Govt. of India.
Conceptualization, design and implementation of the proposed activity, taking into account
the specific requirement of the proposed mining activity and the site conditions are
presented. Green cover in mining area not only help in reducing pollution level, but also
improves the ecological conditions and prevent soil erosion to great extent. It further
improves the aesthetics and beneficially influences the microclimate of the surrounding.
During the plan period it is proposed to plant 150 saplings in the ensuing period at the rate of
30 saplings per annum at the NE side of the area of about 0.075 m2. The shelterbelt will
contain species, which act as windbreakers so that the environment within the mine is
contained; the planting of different species in rows is envisaged in general in the greenbelt. A
dedicated cell in the mine should be established for post plantation care, which include,
regular watering, manuring, protective measures etc. Diseased and dead plants should be
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uprooted and replaced by fresh saplings. Regular monitoring on survival rate and remedial
action should be done in an organized and planned manner.
24.0 Socio‐economic Environment
The project provides an opportunity for the local people to get employment directly or
indirectly and helps in the upliftment of the socioeconomic status of the area. The proposed
project would generate an employment of 25. The local inhabitants of the area live in the
villages surrounding the mine area and their main occupation is Agriculture. In a small way
they rear cattle and sheep for sustenance. The mining activity in this belt will benefit the
locals both directly and indirectly. The direct beneficiaries will be those who get employed in
the mines as skilled and un‐skilled workers. The indirect beneficiaries will be those who open
small business to sell goods required by the residents whose “Per Capita” income will be
enhanced by the mining activity, and thereby their purchasing power. In the long run a lot of
social good is expected in the comparatively backward area when the inhabitants will be able
to send their children to school. The change, though slow, is bound to be perceptible. The
management will involve in social activities of stakeholders/surrounding community by
planning the betterment of neighboring social conditions through awareness and welfare
programs to ensure an improved relation, useful in the long run. Many of the beneficiaries of
such programs will include own employees as well. The goodwill of the local populace can
never be ignored. It is proposed to supply drinking water and medical facilities to the
villagers. The management will also support for vocational training and assistance in utilizing
government programs. The channels employed may vary either through direct contact or by
means of local organizations. Another important facet of social environment identified by the
project proponents is a green appearance; hence the management will develop a green belt
towards aesthetic beautification as the same is necessary to be considered as a responsible,
social neighbour.
26.0 Disaster Planning
The mining operation shall be carried out under the management control and direction of a
qualified mines manager holding a Second class manager’s certificate of competency to
manage a metalliferous mine granted by Director General of mines safety (DGMS). DGMS
have been issuing a number of standing orders and circulars to be followed by the mine
management in case of disaster, if any. Moreover mining staff would be sent to refresher
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courses from time to time to keep them abreast of the regulations. However following
natural/ quarrying hazards may occur during normal operation
Slope failure at the mine faces;
Accident due to explosives;
Accident due to heavy equipment/machinery;
Sabotage in case of magazine; and
Accidents due to fly rocks and boulders.
In order to take care of above hazards/disasters, the following control shall be adopted:
All safety precautions and provisions of Metalliferous Mine regulation 1961 are strictly
followed during all mining operations;
Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any
inflow of surface water into mining area;
Entry of unauthorized persons shall be prohibited;
Fire fighting and first aid provisions in the mines office and mining Area;
Provision of all the safety appliances such as safety boots, helmets, dust masks, ear
mufflers, goggles etc. would be made available to the employees and regular check to
ensure the use;
Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in the hazardous premises;
Working of mine as per approved plan, related amendments and other regulatory
provisions;
Cleaning of mine faces shall be done regularly;
Handling of explosives, charging and blasting shall be carried out by competent persons
only;
Provision of magazine at safe place with fencing and necessary security arrangement;
Suppression of dust on the haulage roads by providing water sprinkling.
27.0 Environment Management Cell
A Cell for Environmental Management within Mine lease area at the project level, will take
the overall responsibility for co‐ordination of the actions required for environmental
management and mitigation, and for monitoring the progress of the proposed management
plans and actions to be taken for the project. The Cell will be under the overall supervision of
the Mine Manager, and responsible for monitoring of the implementation of the various
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actions which are to be executed by the agencies specified in the EMP. The Cell will be
headed by Mine Manager and the other members of the cell that will include a Horticulturist.
The EMC will prepare a formal report on environmental management and mitigation for the
Environmental issues at the Mine, at six‐monthly intervals. Reports on any urgent or
significant issues may be prepared at shorter intervals. Apart from responsibilities listed
above, the EMC will have the responsibility of the following:
Collection of water and air samples within and outside the work zone;
Analyzing the water and air samples;
Implementation of the control and protective measures;
Land reclamation and vegetation;
Co‐ordination of the environment related activities;
Collection of the statistics of health of workers;
Green belt development;
Awareness and implementing safety programmes; and
Monitor the progress of implementation of EMP.
27.1 Post Project Monitoring
The survey of post project monitoring comprises of the following monitoring aspects;
a. Ambient air quality survey
b. Noise Level Monitoring
c. Water quality monitoring
Ambient air quality and noise level Monitoring will be carried out at minimum four stations,
two stations within mine site and two stations nearby residential areas outside the mine.
Parameters like particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen carbon monoxide and
lead will be monitored in case of ambient air quality. Water quality monitoring will be carried
out in the mine working area, sump and nearby village. The frequency of monitoring is
preferably once in three months on 24 hour basis. The samples will be collected in
accordance with the procedures given by CPCB.
27.2 Other Management Aspects
Records will be maintained for the analysis of ambient air quality, noise levels and water
quality. These records are not only required for the perusal of the Pollution Control Board
authorities to take preventive action against the environmental pollution. The management
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will maintain the records as per the hazardous waste regulations and EPA regulations and
apply for the annual consents for air and water, and renewal of authorization for the storage
of hazardous waste as per the Hazardous Waste (Handling & Management) Rules, 1989. The
records of hazardous waste manifest will be maintained. The mine will obtain the consent
for establishment (CFE) and consent for operation (CFO) from State Pollution Control Board
as required under section 25/26 of the Water act, 1974 and under section 21/22 of Air Act,
1981, before commissioning and production as directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India. The CFO will be renewed each year by the management in consultation with SPCB. The
mine will submit environmental statement every year before September 30. The
management ensures that it will comply with all the directions and regulations issued by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, State and Central Pollution Control Boards.
The Consent for Establishment, Consent for Operation will be displayed in a conspicuous
location for the information of the inspecting authorities of different departments.
28.0 Cost proposed for Environmental Protection Measures
The cost estimate of environment management is presented in table 1.8.
Table 1.8 Environment Management ‐ Cost Estimate
S. No. Description Item Capital
cost (Rs.)Recurring cost (Rs.) Remarks
1 Air pollution
Nose masks 25 No's 24000 2400 Once a week. Replaceable, and cost may increase with time
Cloth for drillers 20no's 1m each. 4800 2560 Issued quarterly
Gunny bags for covering the surface of jackhammer holes 11200 3120 As and when needed, Lump sum.
Road wetting @ 1 Ltr/400 Sq. m. 54000 3240 Water tanker cost @ one
tankers per day for 300 days Plantation on road side ‐ 3m interval and buffer zone ‐ 3m interval plus maintenance
37917 7583
Re‐plant the non‐surviving plants, watering and protection from animals
Sub Total 131916 18903
2 Water pollution
Construction of garland drains 62901 25230 Once only for the lease
period/life of mine De‐silting operations 66080 31270 Yearly and manual operations
Construction of check dams 117360 68460 Once in year, cost incurred is to buy sand bags and filling sand
Construction of retaining 76960 34336 Cost of construction of wall
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wall Sub Total 323301 159296
3 Noise pollution
Maintenance of machinery suitably ‐ Rs. 4000 per 3 months
60000 33000 Included in main cost
PPE's like Ear muffs ‐ Rs. 15 each 1500 1000 Once in six months
Sub Total 61500 34000
4 Occupational Safety and Health
First aid kits ‐ 2 No's Fire extinguishers ‐ 2 No's 6000 2000 Once in year, replace by
conducting periodical checkup PPE's to all employees (hand gloves @ Rs. 30, safety shoe @ Rs. 1500 and helmet @ Rs. 100)
73580 30904
Safety shoe twice in a year, helmets once in three years and hand gloves thrice in a year
Training and awareness programs on risk factors during emergencies by the experts
10000 5000
Once in six months and create sign boards about the risk and safety precautions regularly
Periodical medical checkup and supply of medicines ‐ Rs. 600 per head
20000 3000 Once in a year and supply of medicines for every three months
Sub Total 109580 40904
5 Environmental monitoring
Ambient air quality studies ‐ Once in six months ‐ 2 locations
‐ 13600
Will be done through MoEF &CC/NABL recognised
laboratories
Water quality studies ‐ Once a year ‐ 2 Locations ‐ 3000
Noise studies ‐ Once in six months ‐ 2 Locations ‐ 4400
Vibration studies ‐ Once in year ‐ 1 locations ‐ 7800
Sub Total 0 28800 Grand Total 626297 281903