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PRE – FEASIBILITY

REPORT

Prepared by M/s Udaipur Min-Tech. Pvt .Ltd

Lessee – Harbhajan Singh 2 River Bed Mining at Mauza Haripur Sandholi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sr.

No.

Content Page

No.

1.0 Executive Summary 3

2.0 Introduction of Project and Background

Information

4

3.0 Project Description 7

4.0 Site Analysis 15

5.0 Planning Brief 17

6.0 Proposed Infrastructure 20

7.0 Rehabilitation & Resettlement 21

8.0 Project Schedule 21

9.0 Analysis of Proposal 22



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Particulars Details

Project name River bed mining project for minor minerals (sand,

bajari & stone)

Location

Village Mauza Kishanpura

Tehsil Nalagarh

District Solan

State Himachal Pradesh

Mining Lease Area & Type of

land.

Total Area – 40.00 ha.(500 Bibhas) River Bed

Name of Mineral to be mined Sand

Latitude 30º 59΄ 32΄΄ - 30º 58΄ 54΄΄

Longitude 76º 43΄ 29΄΄ - 76º 43΄ 54΄΄

Toposheet No. 53 B/13

Total Geological Reserves 63000 MT(Approx)

Capacity Proposed production – 52920 TPA.

Life of Mine 5 years

Estimated project cost 28 Laca

EMP Cost 2.50 Lacs

DG Set As per Requirement

Highest and Lowest Elevation

Sr.

No.

Particulars Elevation

(mRL)

1. Highest 335

2. Lowest 329

Land use River Bed

Ultimate depth of Mining Up to 3 m bgl

Nearest habitation/ town Nalagarh , 10 km

Nearest Airport Chandigarh Airport at a distance 57.0 km.

Nearest Highway NH- 22 Ghanuali (Panjab) panchkula – Shimla at a

distance of 126 km.

Nearest Railway Station Ghanuali (Panjab) Railway station – 21 km

Power supply Power supply from nearby village or DG sets will be

used as per requirement.



Nearest Telephone Mobile phones will be available at mine site.

Nearest Dispensary and

Private Hospital

Nalagarh

Educational facility Nalagarh

Water demand and supply 6.0 KLD, Supply Dug wells / tube wells / water

tankers.

Nearest tourist places None within the study area

Defense installations None within the study area

Archeological Features None within the study area

Ecological sensitive zones None within the study area

Nearest streams/ rivers/ water

bodies (from mine boundary)

Phula Khad – primary tributary of sarsa river

Seismic zone Seismic zone – IV

2.0 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT /BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

River bed mining project of minor minerals(sand , bajari and stone) have

quarry area about 40.00 hect.

Mining will be carried out with proposed production of 52920 TPA.

The mining lease for extraction of Sand, Bajri and stone has been granted

for an area of 40 hect. (500 bighas). The area is situated at Mauza-

Kishanpura,( Khasra no. 2619/2579/2204) in Tehsil – Nalagarh, District-

Solan, State – Himachal Pradesh.

The area is granted vide order no. Udhyog-Bhu(Khani-4)Laghu-

220/2000/11337 Dt. 14.11.2006 for a specific lease period for mining of

minor mineral, to be used for manufacture of grit. Application for grant

/renewal of mining lease on date 29.07.2011. The lease was registered and

executed on date 24.04.2007 for a period up to Dt.23.04.2012. The stone

extracted from this Quarry is used for manufacture of grit in stone

crusher. The Sand and Bajri are directly sold

The mining will be carried out by manually without drilling and blasting.

The entire sand produced will be used in construction of roads, buildings

and other infrastructures.



The project will also generate much needed employment to the local people.

Economy of the area will get a boost and there will be an overall growth of

the region in terms of standard of living, education, health and transport.

2.1 Identification of the Project and Project Proponent

Name of the Project River bed mining project of minor

minerals(sand , bajari and stone)

Location Village-Mauza Kishanpura, Tehsil-

Nalagarh, District – Solan, State – H.P.

Proposed Production 52920 TPA

Mining Area 40.00 hect.(500 Bighas)

Applicant Sh. Harbhajan Singh

Village & P.O.- Haripur Sandholi

Tehsil-NalagrahDistrict–Solan(HP)

2.2 Brief Description of the Nature of the Project:

The area is granted vide order no. Udhyog-Bhu(Khani-4)Laghu-

220/2000/11337 Dt. 14.11.2006 for a specific lease period for mining of

minor mineral Refer Annexure no.1.

Application for grant /renewal of mining lease on date 29.07.2011. The

lease was registered and executed on date 24.04.2007 for a period up to

Dt.23.04.2012.

Mining of River Sand is proposed in the river bed, the total mining area is

40.00 ha. Mining will be carried out by manually without drilling and

blasting. Proposed production is 52920 TPA.

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

The demand for sand is increasing day by day construction activities &

infrastructure development. With the rapid pace of development and



industrialization, the demand of building material has enhanced manifold

in the last 10-15 years and the demand of sand has risen mainly in

infrastructure activities like roads, highways, buildings & townships. Sand

mining not only narrows the gap between the demand and supply if building

material but also enhances employment opportunities and economic growth

of the region.

Besides, the production will also benefit the State in the form of revenue

generation. Apart from this, the project will generate direct and indirect

employment opportunities from the nearby villages. Also, the mine

management will conduct medical camps at regular interval in the nearby

villages and will help in providing infrastructure like school furniture, water

tankers, etc.

2.4 Demands-Supply Gap:

There is large demand of sand for construction activities in the region.

Demand of the sand is fulfilled by this project of the follow grade to various

end users in the open market. The entire Sand (minor mineral) produced

will be used in the construction of roads, building and other

infrastructures.

2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production

There will be no import for the project. There will be indigenous inputs in

the entire mining activity.

2.6 Export Possibility

The mining activity is not prospecting exports.



2.7 Domestic/Export Markets

The sand excavated from the proposed mine will be transported from the

site towards Himachal Pradesh where it will be sold in the local market.

The proposed mining project aims to cater only the need of domestic

market.

2.8 Employment Generation (Direct or Indirect)

The mining project will generate direct & indirect employment. About

19 people will get direct employment. The local persons will be given

employment in the project. Indirect employment in allied and related

industries, such as transportation, maintenance, food etc. will also be

generated by the project.

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Type of Project including interlinked and interdependent projects:

The proposed project is not an interlinked project. It is an independent

project that involves extraction of sand Sirsa riverbed Near Village Mauza

Kishanpura, Himachal Pradesh.

3.2 Location (Location map & Key plan is attached as Plate no. I & II

respectively).

State : Himachal Pradesh

District : Nalagarh

Tehsil : Solan

Village : Mauza Kishanpura

The entire project area is 40.00 hectares.

Google Image of the mining area –



TOPOSHEET NO. WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE – The applied

area forms a part of Survey of India topo-sheet no. 53 B/13.

The lease is located at following latitude and longitudes:

Latitude: 30º 59΄ 32΄΄ - 30º 58΄ 54΄΄

Longitude: 76º 43΄ 29΄΄ - 76º 43΄ 54΄΄

The highest elevation of the mining area is 335 mRL and lowest being 329

mRL.

3.3 Details of Alternate Site Considered and the Basis of Selecting the

Proposed Site, Particularly the Environmental Considerations Gone Into

Should Be Highlighted:

Mining is site specific project hence no alternate site is considered.

3.4 Size/Magnitude of Operation:

3.4.1 The mining lease for extraction of Sand, Bajri and stone has been

granted for an area of 40.00 hect. (500 bighas). The area is situated at

village – Kishanpura, Tehsil- Nalagarh, District- Solan of Himachal

Pradesh.



3.4.2 GEOLOGY

A) REGIONAL GEOLOGY

Solan District lies within the lesser Himalaya and the Siwalik foothills

comprises rocks ranging in age from Proterozoic to quaternary. The oldest

rocks of Proterozoic belongs to Jutog group comprising carbonaceous

phyllite, Schists, Gniesses, quartzites and marble.

In the western side of the Solan District Shimla groups of rocks are

exposed. It is divisible into four formations on the basis of certain

characteristic litho- logical association and order of super position. Out of

four formation , three are exposed in the Solan District.

Formation Members Lithology Remarks

Sanjauli Upper

Lower

Conglomerate,arkosic

sandstone,

protoquartzites,

grey and purple

shales

Greywacke

sandstone,

greywacke

siltstones, shales

orthoquartzites

Exposed in

Shimla.

Chhaosa Shales and siltstone

alteration with

siltstone and

orthoquartzites

Kunihar Shales and siltstone

alterations with

limestones

Basantpur D Thick bedded to platy

greyish blue

l.stone with

interbedded

shales

C Massive to bedded

limestones-

dolomite

Partially

exposed

in



Shimla

district

and

partially

exposed

in Solan

Dist.

B Shales, siltstone with

interbeds of

lenticular

limestones,shales

carbonaceous,

bands of

quartzites and

dolomite.

A Greyish white

quartzites and

conglomerate.

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In the eastern side of the Solan District, Shimla sequences are succeeded

by a younger sequence of formation as Blaini, Infra Krol and Krol forming

two parallel and apparently independent belts. These are respectively

referred as outer Krol belt over the Shimla group and the inner krol belt

over the Jaunsar group.

B . LOCAL GEOLOGY

In Solan district the formations exposed are Krol Sandstones. The black

Shales and Slaty Quartzite can be seen in transition stage in Krol

Sandstones. The krol Sandstone formation are massive formation with

pale grey , coarse to medium grained sandstones. The Sirmour group is

represented by a thick pile of Paleogene sediment exposed in the foothills ,

bounded by Main boundary fault Siltstones ,Clay, Sandstones and local

Pebble bed. The Siwalik group of middle Miocene and early Pleistocene age

comprises coarse clastic fluviatile deposits of Sandstones, Clay

Conglomerates. The Quaternary Sediments (Older Alluvium and



Newer Alluvium) along prominent channels consisting of Sand, Silt, Clay,

Pebbles and Cobbles of Middle to Late Pleistocene and Holocene age. The

general trends of the rocks suggests it is NW-SE and E-W directions with

dips varying from 10º to 40º on either side . The rocks of Sirsa catchments

are represented by the Siwalik group, Older Alluvium and Newer

Alluvium .

3.4.3 Reserves

The requirement of the applicant will be boulders of more than 64mm, i.e.

which can be fed in the stone crusher. The boulders by hand picking will be

crushed to the desired size and rest of the material will be separated as sand

and river born bajari by primary screening. Hence calculation of reserve is

done on the basis of market terminology rather than Geological

classification.

3.5 Project Description with process details:

It is river bed mining project of River sand from the river bed area of 40.00

ha, in Sirsa River. Proposed production is 52920 TPA.

The open cast manually method will be used. Only excavation & loading

activities will be required as the mineral is loose and no drilling & blasting

is required.

The activity will involve the following:

Sand from river bed will be mined till a depth of 3 metres.

JCB/excavator will be used

Proper benching of not more than 3 m height will be maintained.

Roads will be properly made and water sprinkling will be done for dust

Suppression.

Mining will be done scientifically as stipulated as state Government



The surface collection of sand, stone and bajari from river/khud/khalla

shall be done in such a way , so as not to couse environmental and

ecological imbalance. To ensure this,

The lessee shall not carry any collection/ mining operation at any point

within a distance of 200 mtrs. Upstream and downstream from any Railway

Bridge , 60 mtrs. From National Highway or 50 mtrs. From any reservoirs,

tank, canal, road except under and in accordance with previous permissions

of Govt. in writing or as per condition of joint inspection Report.

The excavation, below the natural surface level of the bed shall not exceed 3

feet and these shall be filled up to the satisfaction of Mining Officer.

The lessee shall not carry out surface operation in any area prohibition by

any authority, without obtaining prior permission in writing from

concerned authority.

3.6 Raw Material Required Along With Estimated Quantity, Likely Source,

Marketing Area of Final Products, Mode of Transport of Raw Material and

Finished Product:

No raw material will be required. The operation involves extraction of sand

in its existing form and then loading the material into trucks which will

transport the material to the local market.

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

should be briefly outlined.

Not applicable.

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

The total water requirement for the project is estimated 6.0 KLD. Water

for mining operation (dust suppression) and for domestic & drinking

purpose will be supplied from nearby village /dug wells in river beds.

Sr. No. Purpose Total Requirement (KLD)



1 Dust suppression 4.0

2 Drinking 1.0

3 Green belt 1.0

TOTAL 6.0

Power supply is present in nearby villages. The power required for the

project will be sourced from nearest village or DG sets only in case of

emergency as per requirement.

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

management /disposal:

Solid Waste: There will be no generation of waste as recovery of mineral is

100 %. The entire mineral is salable.

Liquid Effluent: Septic tanks/portable toilets will be provided at the project

site and therefore there is no chance of generation of any liquid effluent

from the project site.

3.10 Schematic Representations Of The Feasibility Drawing Which Give

Information Of EIA Purpose:



4.0 SITE ANALYSIS:

4.1 Connectivity:

Connectivity details from Project Site:

4.2. Land form, land use and land ownership:

The lease area is situated in the Sirsa river , 5th order primary tributary of

Satluj river. Sarsa river originate at a hight of 1120 meters above mean

sea level, from thadugarh dhar (near thadugarh RF, in Haryana), forming

the boundary ridge between Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.

The leased out area forms a part of the stream bed covered with boulders,

cobbles, pebbles, river born bajri, and sand and clay deposit of Channel

alluvium.

4.3 Topography:

The highest elevation of the lease area is 335 mRL and lowest being 329

mRL. The applied area forms a part of Survey of India topo-sheet no. 53

b/13 and located between :

Latitude : 30º 59΄ 32΄΄ - 30º 58΄ 54΄΄

Longitude: 76º 43΄ 29΄΄ - 76º 43΄ 54΄΄

Sr. No. Particulars Details

1. Road

Connectivity

The village Kishanpura, nearest population center is 1.5

km away from the mining area & it is connected with other

important towns and cities through a good network of

roads with regular public transport services. Dist.

Headquarters Solan is 78 km from mine site.

2. Nearest Highway NH- 22 Ghanuali (Panjab) panchkula – Shimla at a distance

of 126 km.

3. Nearest Railway

Station The railway station Gaunali(Punjab) at a distance of 21.0 km.

4. Nearest Airport Chandigarh Airport at a distance of 57 km.



4.4 Existing Land use Pattern:

The applied area is River Bed of River Sirsa. There is no reserves forest or

protected forest land within the mining area.

4.5 Existing Infrastructure:

The following infrastructures are available:

The site is connected by NH-22 Chandigarh- Panchkula-Shimla at a

distance of 126 km.

The railway station Gaunali(Punjab) at a distance of 21.0 km.

Chandigarh Airport (56 km.)

Proper power supply is present in nearby villages.

Site services as per Mines Rules 1956 will be developed. First-Aid station

with all necessary medical facilities, Toilets as per the provisions of Mines

Rules will be developed. Regular medical checkup of the mine employees

will be carried out as per the provisions of Mines Rules 1956.

4.6 Soil :

The soil are mostly sandy loam in texture with scattered loamy patches.

4.7 CLIMATIC DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES

There is a huge variation in the climatic conditions of Himachal

Pradesh due to variation in altitude (450–6500 metres). The climate

varies from hot and sub-humid tropical (450–900 metres) in the

southern low tracts, warm and temperate (900–1800 metres), cool and

temperate (1900–2400 metres) and cold glacial and alpine (2400–4800

metres) in the northern and eastern high elevated mountain ranges.

By October, nights and mornings are very cold. Snowfall at elevations

of nearly 3000 m is about 3 m and lasts from December start to March

end.About 4500m, is perpetual snow.

The spring season starts from mid February to mid April. The

weather is pleasant and comfortable in the season.

The rainy season start at the end of the month of June. The landscape

lushes green and fresh. During the season streams and natural



springs are replenished. The heavy rains in July and August cause a

lot of damage resulting into erosion, floods and landslides. Out of all

the state districts, Dharamsala receives the highest rainfall, nearly

about 3400 mm. Spiti is the driest area of the state (rainfall below

50mm). The reason is that it is enclosed by high mountains on all

sides.[

4.8 Social Infrastructure

Kishanpura is the nearest village and central point in this area and here

educational facilities are available.

Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the

Hand pump, open well and tube well.

Communication services like post office and telephones are available in the

nearby village. Some of the villagers have mobile phones.

An occupational health unit will be organized and the proposed measures

will be adopted:

Pre & Periodical Medical Checkup program for all the workers.

Compulsory medical checkup program and first-aid box with

necessary equipment will be provided.

Training for workers regarding occupational hazards.

Safety equipment i.e. dusts mask, safety shoes, gloves etc.

5.0 PLANNING BRIEF

5.1 Planning Concept

Proposed Method of Mining in River bed mining is for extracting sand from

Sirsa River bed. As per Himachal Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules

extraction is limited to 3.0 m depth or above ground water table, whichever

comes first. Mining activity will be carried out in allocated areas only.

The minerals will be mined out in a uniform way so that the river

flow/course shall not get disturbed in its uniformity. Extraction of

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minerals/working shall be started from the centre towards the bank

periphery in ½ m slice so that the river course could not get affected.

This is as per the digging depth of the equipments. Mineral will be loaded in

trucks. Trucks and equipments will be on hire basis. No overburden or waste

will be generated as the sand is exposed in the river bed.

Workings will be restricted within the lease area/ khasra as per the

description report given by Mining Department. Mining activities will be

carried out in a manner so that there is no obstruction to the movement of

water flow, if any. Mining operation will not be carried out during monsoon

season.

5.2 Population Projection:

Man power requirement for mining is estimated to be 30-35 Nos. Most of

the employees will be recruited from neighboring areas depending upon

the availability of skilled & unskilled people. So there will no permanent

migration of people, hence there will be no population projection. .

5.3 Land use Planning:

There will be no change in land-use, land cover and topography of the river

bed. Except the remaining layer upto 1m thickness of sand, bajri and stone

within the riverbed by scrapping to channelize the existing course of the

river.

5.4 Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical and social).

The requisite facilities are proposed as under:

• Site office

• First aid facility

• Water hut

• Rest shelter

• Lavatory

• Greenbelt development



5.5 Facilities Provided:

5.5.1 Infrastructure:

Office and stores will be provided.

Specified first Aid box will be maintained at the site office and the rest

shelter as per Mines Rules.

Additional facilities will be made as per the requirement.

Arrangements for safe and healthy working conditions. Provision of

Drinking water from nearby villages through tankers in dry period.

5.5.2 Landscaping and Green Belt Development:

Plantation will be carried out at the approach road and river bank within

the lease area. It is proposed to plant 200 trees / year.

Species to be planted:

Following species are proposed to be planted in the area.

Sr. No. Botanical Name Common Name

1 Albizzia lebbek Siris

2 Azadirachta indica Neem

3 Cassia fistula Amaltas

4 Eucalyptus globules Safeda

5 Ficus religiosa Peepal

In addition, forest officials will be consulted for other suitable species.

5.5.3 Health and safety System

The collection of minor minerals from the river bed does not cause any

occupational ill effects. Except dust generation (which is negligible as the

River beds are wet) during dry climate season i. e. summer. There is no

source which can show a probability for health related diseases. Dust

masks will be providing to the works working in the dust prone zones.

During the opencast working, and allied activities, all the precautionary

measures shall be taken into account as per MMR 1961 and MCDR 1988

for safety and security.



6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

6.1 Industrial area (processing area)

No industrial area is proposed.

6.2 Residential area (non-processing area)

As the project will provide employment to people from local area, no

residential area has been proposed for the project.

6.3 Greenbelt development

A suitable combination of trees that can grow fast and also have good

leaf cover to contain dust pollution shall be adopted to develop

greenbelt. Greenbelt development will be done wherever possible.

6.4 Social infrastructure

The project proponent will be committed for social development

structures like health camps and minor physical structures in health

centers.

6.5 Connectivity (traffic & transportation)

The mined sand will be transported by hired trucks. Loaded trucks

will travel on existing village roads which connect to NH-

Gaunali(Punjab) which is at a distance of 126 km through which the

sand will be sent to various destinations.

6.6 Drinking water management

Water will be taken from nearby villages. The water requirement for

mining & allied activities (sprinkling, greenbelt development),

drinking and plantation have been estimated to be 6.0 KLD. The

break-up of water requirement is as follows:

Sr. No. Purpose Total Requirement (KLD)

1 Dust suppression 4.0

2 Drinking 1.0

3 Green belt 1.0

TOTAL 6.0



6.7 Sewerage system

Not required for the project.

6.8 Industrial waste management

Not applicable for the project.

6.9 Solid waste management

The domestic waste generated by the workers at the mine site will

be disposed in soak pits/portable toilets.

7.0 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN

There is no human settlement within the mine lease area. No human

settlement will be disturbed due to the mining activity. So, no

Rehabilitation and resettlement is proposed.

8.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE

8.1 Proposed Schedule and Approval for Implementation

The Proposed project shall be established after getting the Environmental

Clearance from MoEF.

8.2 Project Cost Estimation

Estimated Project Cost for the proposed project is 28 Lacs/-.

(A) Capital investment

Cost Break-up

Sr.

No.

Parameters Cost (Rs. Lacs)

1 Site office 2.50

2 Financial assurance 2.50

3 PMCP 1.50

4 Miscellanies 1.50

Machinery 15.00

5 EMP 2.50/ Annum

6 CSR 2.50/Annum

Total 28.00



The anticipated cost of mining is Rs. 220 /- per tone. Average sale value is

assumed at Rs. 600/- ton of Sand. Hence the project will be viable.

9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL

The project will provide employment to the people residing in vicinity

directly or indirectly by the project. This also ensures scientific method of

sand extraction. The appropriate amount of corporate social responsibility

is promised by the project proponent.

The underlying benefits through the proposed project are:

It aims to provide additional employment to the local population of the

proposed project. As there would be vocational training camps and

Technical Training of mining to the regional people, hence there will be

potential manpower available for the proposed & surrounding mines of

the area.

For extracting the mineral no blasting will be carried out.

Conveyance facilities to all employees, for daily commuting will be

provided.

Refresher training will be imparted as per the requirement to generate

potential manpower. Workers will be imparted training in use of personal

protective equipments.

In addition to this the project proponent proposes to conduct health care

camps and medication programmes.

As per the preliminary data, the above activities were identified on the

need based requirement of the study area. Further activities will be

analyzed, after the analysis of the baseline data generation and socio-

economic field observations; the appropriate sustainable development will

be contributed and projected by the proposed project.

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