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1. INTRODUCTION OF FARIDKOT DISTRICT Faridkot District is created by Punjab Government re-orienting
parts of the adjoining Moga, Shri Mukatsar Sahib, Bathinda and Ferozepur
Districts. the district with an area of 1475.70 Sq. K.M. which is 2.92% of
the total area of the State and has the unique distinction of being one of the
smallest districts in the State. The areal intent of Faridkot district is
confined within Northern Latitudes of 29O54'00" N to 34O54'00" N and
the Eastern Longitudes of 74O15'00" E to 75O25'00" E located in the
south western parts of Punjab state with Faridkot city as its district Head
quarters. Faridkot is a famous cultural and religious center, with a great
number of wonderful old temples like Gurdwara Godari Sahib, Gurdwara
Tilla Baba Farid and others. Others lacla points of interest include Qilla
Mubarak historic Fortification, Check Fortification, Check Tower,
Victoria Clock Tower, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park and many more.
Faridkot district shares common boundaries with Moga,
Bathinda district in the east, Ferozepur district in the North and West and
Shri Mukatsar Sahib in the south. It is located in the Malwa region of the
state. It is elevated at 204.33 mamsl. the district headquarters Faridkot, is
connected with Ferozepur and Bathinda by broad guage railway line and
by metalled road. The entire district has a good network of metalled roads
connecting all the villages. It has two Sub divisions/Teshils namely
Faridkot and Jaitu and two Sub-Teshils namely Kotkapura and Sadiq
comprising a total of 171 villages. Faridkot District has two development
blicks namly Faridkot and Kotkapura. Faridkot Block comprises of 99
villages and Kotkaprua 72 villages. The index map of the district is given
below. (Source: www.faridkot.gov.in)
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MAP OF DISTRICT FARIDKOT
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HISTORYThe district is named after its headquarters, Faridkot city, which in
turn is named in the honor of Baba Farid, who was a Sufi saint and a Muslim
missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as
Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief
of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to a popular folklore, the Raja renamed
Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town. It remained the
capital during the reign of Mokalsi’s son Jairsi and Wairsi.
Prior to independence, a large part of the district was under the rule
of the Maharaja of Faridkot and later it became a part of the Patiala & East
Punjab States Union (PEPSU) in 1948. Faridkot was carved out as a separate
district on 7 August 1972 out of the areas of erstwhile Bathinda
District(Faridkot Tehsil) and Ferozepur District(Moga and Shri Mukatsar sahib
Tehsils). Further, in November 1995 the Faridkot District was trifurcated when
two of its sub divisions viz. Shri Mukatsar sahib and Moga were given the
status of independent districts.
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LOCATION
The Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the
North-West, Shri Mukatsar Sahib in the South-West, Bathinda in the South and
Moga in the West. The District covers an area of 1475.70 Sq. K.M. The Total
area of the State and accommodates a population of 6,17,506.
(Source: www.faridkot.gov.in)
The Population details of District Faridkot are given below:-
Sr.No. Description Census data 2001 Census data 201101. Actual Population 5,50,892 6,17,50802. Male 2,92,596 3,26,67103. Female 2,58,296 2,90,83704. Population Growth 21.07% 12.09%05. Area Sq.K.M. 1,458 1,45806. Density/Km2 378 42407. Proportion to Punjab Population 2.26% 2.23%08. Sex Ratio ( Per 1000) 883 89009. Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) 812 85110. Average Literacy 62.00 69.5511. Male Literacy 68.10 74.6012. Female Literacy 55.00 63.9113. Total Child Population (0-6 Age) 0 69,31114. Male Population ( 0-6 Age) 0 37,45415. Female Population (0-6 Age) 0 31,85716. Literates 0 381,28517. Males Literates 0 215,76718. Female Literates 0 165,51819. Child Proportion (0-6 Age) 0.00% 11.22%20. Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) 0.00% 11.47%21. Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) 0.00% 10.95%
(Source: Staticitial Depertament Census data 2011)
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SOCIO ECONOMIC FEATURES
Faridkot district as an economically well off city, as compared to
many other towns of the Punjab. The economic belongs to the Faridkot is
mainly service class. The district contains a number of small towns. Most of
villages are quite notable in Faridkot area. such as Panjgarain kalan, Sadiq,
Bargari, baja Khana, Deep Singh Wala, Golewala, Jhok Sarkari, Doad,
Ghugiana etc. Faridkot is a hub for premier educational institutions. North
India's only Medical University, also named after Baba Farid University of
Health Science, Faridkot, is in Faridkot besides Medical, Engineering, Dental,
Nursing, B.E.d , J.B.T., B.A. and M.A. Colleges. There are more than 100 Rice
Sheller's in and around Faridkot. Many army and Border Security Force
personnel are stationed at Faridkot and in nearby areas. They contribute heavily
to local prosperity. The Army and Border Security Force award a lot of
contracts to local vendors and their personnel consume local goods and services.
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AGRICULTURE & CROPPING PATTERN LAND
Sr.No. Statistics Hect.
1 Geographical Area 146875
2 Net Area Sown 126776
3 Area Sown More Than Once 126155
4 Total Cropped Area 252931
5 % of Gross irrigated to Gross Cropped Area 98%
6 % of Net irrigated Area to Net Area Sown 98%
7 % of Net irrigated Area to Net Area Sown for Wheat 91%
8 % of Net irrigated Area to Net Area Sown for Rice 86%
9 Production ( MT) Wheat 547000
10 Rice 444000
11 Yeild ( Kg Per Ha.) Wheat 4715
Rice 4436
Cotton 286
Pulses 780
Gowara 1700
12 Intensity 199%
13 Agriculture Area % 86.46%
(Source: Agriculture Departement Year 2015-2016)
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GEOMORPHOLOGY, PHYSIOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
Faridkot district is a part of Punjab Malwa plain and is sub-divided into
in to the following three regions on the basis of soil, topography,
climate and natural vegetation.
a. Faridkot Hathar- Sadiq- Sandy Plain
This part extends over Sadiq, this part of the district is commonly
known as hathar area. This part of the district has a large numbers of sand dunes
and wind erosion has its own effect on the fertility of soil.
b. FARIDKOT: Uttar- Dhudhi- sandy-loamy
This part of Faridkot district extends over Dhudhi, Kot Sukhia,Tehna,
Pacca, Chand baja, kaler, mouranwali, Misheriwala, Ghumiaria, Chahal, Bhana,
Sandhwan, Dhurkot,Jandwala, is known as Uttar area. The soil is sandy
Loam. Due to extension of agriculture and irrigation there is apparent
disappearance of sand dunes to a great extent which have been leveled up
generally.
c. Jaitu Area: Sandy Loam to Loam
This region extends over and around Jaitu tehsil. The texture of the soil
is sandy loam to loam. This area is known for the best staple of cotton. Most of
the area is covered under sandy soil followed by clayey soil except
some patches where there is appreciable thickness of top clay layer
varying from 6.7 to 16.7m.The results obtained by analysis of soil samples
collected from different villages indicated that the soil composition has
undergone a remarkable change during the last decade. There has been a
appreciable rise in pH value and electrical conductivity indicating a
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remarkable increase in the salt concentration in the soil. At present about
3000 ha of land is alkaline/ saline in nature and problem is very acute in
Faridkot block, particularly in Sadiq area.
Climate
The climate of the Faridkot District is mainly dry, characterized by
a very hot summer, a short rainy season and a bracing winter. The year may be
divided into four seasons.
The cold season is from November to March. This is followed by
the summer season which lasts up to about the end of June.
The Temperatures increase rapidly beginning with the end of
March till June, which is generally the hottest month, with the mean daily
minimum temperature about 41OC and the mean daily minimum about 26.5O C.
There is no meteorological observatory in the district. It is intensely hot during
the summer, and the dust laden winds which blow, especially in the sandy parts,
are very trying. The maximum temperature may go beyond 47O C on individual
days. With the onset of the monsoon by about the end of June or early July,
there is an appreciable drop in the day temperature.
The period from July to the middle of September constitutes the
southwest monsoon season. The later half of September and October is the post-
monsoon or transition period. However, during breaks in the monsoon during
latter part of July and in August the weather becomes oppressive due to increase
in day temperatures. By about the second week of September, when the
monsoon withdraws from the district, both day and night temperatures begin to
decrease. The fall in the night temperatures even in October is much more than
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that in the day temperatures. After October both the day and night temperatures
decrease rapidly till January which is the coldest month. The mean daily
maximum temperatures in January is about 20OC and the mean daily minimum
about 4.5OC. In the cold season the district is affected by cold waves in the
wake of passing western disturbances and the minimum temperature
occasionally drops down to about a degree or two below the freezing point of
water. The average annual rainfall in the district is 433 mm. about 71 percent
of the annual rainfall in the district is received during the monsoon months July
to September, July/August being the rainiest months. Some rainfall occurs
during the pre-monsoon months, mostly in the form of thundershowers and in
the cold season. Skies are moderately clouded during the monsoon season and
for short spells of a day or two during cold season in association with the
passing western disturbances. During the rest of the year the skies are mostly
clear or lightly clouded. Winds are generally light in the district, and are
northerly to northwesterly, at times southeasterly, throughout the year. But,
during the summer and monsoon seasons winds from directions between north-
east and south-east blow on many days. Thunderstorms and more frequently
dust storms occur during the hot season. Rain during the monsoon season is also
sometimes accompanied with thunder. Fog occurs occasionally in the cold
season. (Source: www.faridkot.gov.in)
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2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District:-
Faridkot district holds a distinct place in the state. In The district
Faridkot the area which is specially known as hathar is mainly sandy area. In
this area there is approximately 4 to 7 feets agriculture layer , below this layer
from 4 to 12 feets there is availability of second quality of Sand which is used
for the construction. The presence of second quality of sand are suitable for
mining. There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this district
is used for agriculture purpose.
Faridkot is located on the Punjab Plain which in a macro regional
context forms a part of great Satluj Ganga plain. It is a low lying flat area. The
surface of the district is depositional plain which was formed by alleviation by
the rivers in the remote past. No river is flowing through the district, but there
are some drains which flow during heavy rains and serve as natural drainage.
(Bhagthala Drain, Pipli Drain, Rajashtan Seepage, Daggo Romana Drain,
Phidde Kalan Drain, Sikhan wala Drain, Dhimanwala Drain, Baba Farid
L/Drain, Machaki Mal singh L/Drain, Faridkot L/Drain Dogar bastiL/DrainBir
Chahal Link Drain, Devi wala Link Drain & Punjgrain Pucca Drain).
(Source: By Drainage Depertement)
There is a vast net work of canals i.e. Bikaner, Sirhind feeder and
Rajasthan Canal passes through district Faridkot. Sirhind feeder, Rajasthan
Canal and Abohar Branch of Sirhind canal run through the entire length of
district in north-south and northeast-southwest directions respectively. Sirhind
Canal system has been serving the district for irrigation since long times.
(Source: By Irrigation Depertement)
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The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given
their consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee,
Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for
the Environment Clearance and other's are under process.
New Quarries to be Auctioned with Details and Reserve PriceSr.No.
Quarry/ Name of Village.
Had.Bast No.
TotalLand in Acers
Totalland in Hectarers
Khasra No. Potential Mineral( In tonnes)
Reserve Price (In Rs.)
01. Jhoti wala
54 07.22 2.88 1787,1289,236(16-0) 237,(10-0)241(6-0)
64980 19,49,400/-
02. Sadhu wala
50 15.95 6.38 431,433,446,355,508/357,509/357, 358,350,351,373,236,237
143550 43,06,500/-
03 Ghugiana 20 03.50 1.40 817,701,711,718,719,1795/722/1
31500 9,45,000/-
04 Chaiana 25 16.38 6.55 50,720/51,66,67,68,56,57,58,30,717-718/ 486/1,38, 39,40,41 & 42
147420 44,22,600/-
05 Jand wala
51 02.00 0.80 288 18000 5,40,000/-
06 Arayian wala Kalan
56 04.00 1.60 1008,3612/1011,3613/1011 & 1012/1
36000 10,80,000/-
07 Chak Bhodla
17 05.37 2.17 233,235 &236/1 48330 14,49,900/-
08 Dod 26 03.00 1.20 431/7-2,428/0-19,271/429/ 2-12270/7-14
27000 08,10,000/-
09 Rupyian wala
48 04.95 2.00 380 44550 13,36,500/-
NOTE:- The 09 Quarries of District Faridkot with Total Area/Potential Mineral & Reserve Price is mentioned as above.
If the Government of Punjab Auction these Quarries for more than one year the Potential Mineral and Reserve Price will be divided accordingly.
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with Location, area and period of validity.
In the past years all the quarries of the district Faridkot is less than
5 hectare. The Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, passed the
orders that in the Punjab state no quarry shall be auctioned without getting the
Environment Clearance.
The government of Punjab has not auctioned a single quarry of
district Faridkot from 2012 to till date because no quarry has got the
Environment Clearance.
The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District
Faridkot has given their consent for sand mining from their land to District
Level Committee, Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended
these 09 quarries for the Environment Clearance and other's are under process.
( List Attached on Page No.11)
Sr.No.
Site Name
District Category Status River/Stream
Operationalor Not
Validity of E.C.
1 NIL Faridkot. NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years and production.
Minor Minerals.
Name of Minerals 2013 2014 2015Gravel NIL NIL NIL
Sand NIL NIL NIL
Brick Earth(In Rs.)
22,22,170/- 20,16,500/- 23,30,730/-
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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5. Details of Production of Sand or Bajri or Minor Minerals in last three years (In Tonnes)
Minor Minerals.
Name of Minerals 2013 2014 2015
Gravel NIL NIL NIL
Sand NIL NIL NIL
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers
of the District:-
There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this district is used for agriculture purpose.
The Faridkot district falls in the Sutlej basin. The Sutlej
in the historic period formed a tributary of Saraswati which followed the
path of present Ghaggar river and later and later the Sutlej took an easterly
trend to form part of Indus drainage. The alluvial deposits under
lying Faridkot district form a part of Sutlej/ Saraswati deposits and are
located away from the present course of Sutlej river. The area
falls within alluvial extract composed of fine sands, silt, and silty clay.
There are occasional bands and patches of sand with mica flakes. Relative
compact bands of silty clay and thin kankar beds are also reported in some of
the well sections in the district. Clay occurs in the form of lenticular bodies at
various depths. Principal aquifer in the District is Alluvium and major aquifer in
the district is older alluvium, Aeolian alluvium and younger alluvium. (Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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7. General Profile of the District Faridkot:
Area
Total Area of the district is 1475.70 Sq. K.M.
Administrative Divisions
District Faridkot is divided into:-
Tehsils:
Sr. No. Sub-Division/Tehsil Nos.
1 Tehsil/ sub division 03
2 Sub Tehsil 01
3 Blocks 02
4 Panchayat Simits 02
5 Gram Panchayat 181
6 Inhabited Villages. 163
7 Uninhabited Villages. 08
8 No. of Towns 03
9 Assembly Area 03
Sr.No. Block Villages
1 Faridkot 101
2 Kotkapura 70
Population
Sex Total Population Urban RuralMale 326671 115889 210782Female 290837 101162 189675Total 617508 217051 400457
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Sex Total No. of Literates Persons % of Literates Persons Male 215767 74.60 %Female
165518 63.91 %
Total 381285 69.55 %
Sex Total No. of Scheduled Castes % of Scheduled CastesMale 126567 38.74 %Female
113761 39.12 %
Total 240328 38.92 %
Sex Ratio ( Number of Females per 1000 Males)
Total 890Urban 873Rural 900
Municipal Councils
District Faridkot has listed below:
Sr. No. Municipal Council No. of Wards 1 Faridkot 222 Kotkapura 233 Jaitu 16
(Source: By Statitical Depertement)
Education
Sr. No. Nos.
1 Primary Schools 248
2 Middle Schools 71
3 High Schools 43
4 Senior Secondary Schools 42
5 Colleges 13
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6 University 01
7 Polytechnic Colleges 03
8 Tech. Ind. Art. & Craft Schools(I.T.I.'s) 06
9 Private Schools 142(Source: By Education Depertement)
Banking Sector
Sr.No. Banks Nos.
1 State Bank of Patiala 15
2 State Bank of India 05
3 Punjab National Bank 07
4 Other Commercial Banks 43
5 Co-operative Banks 24
Health Facilities
A Healthy Community in a Society determines overall progress of
the State. Department of Health & Family Welfare is committed to provide
preventive, primitive and curative quality health Services at an affordable price
to the people of the State. For this a wide network of Health Institution
consisting of Hospitals, Community Health Centers, Primary Health Centers
and Subsidiary Health Centers/ dispensaries to cater to the health needs of the
rural and urban population through well trained medical and paramedical staff
have been established in the State.
Following list shows the statistics of various medical
infrastructures present in the District Faridkot:
Sr. No. Hospitals Nos.
1 Guru Gobind Singh Medical Collage & Hospital Sadiq road, Faridkot
01
2 Civil Hospital, Faridkot 01
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3 Civil Hospital Kotkapura 01
Name of Health Block
of Faridkot
Name of the Primary Health Centres
of Block
No. of PHC in Block
Baja Khana Gurusar, Punjgrain Kalan, Bargari, rori Kapura, & Hari Nau
05
Jand Sahib Jand Sahib, Gole wala & Kot Sukhia. 03
24x7 Hr PHCs Gole wala , Punj Grain Kalan & Bargari. 03
Total Block Jand Sahib Block Baja Khana
Sub Centres 62 25 37
No. of VHSNCs: 185 92 93
SHCs: 17
Sanctioned ASHA- RURAL 417
Sanctioned ASHA- URBAN 82
No of MAS 306
Mobile Medical Unit 01
1 Ayurvedic Institutions 14
2 Homoeopathic Institutions 07 (Source: By Health Depeartement)
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8. Land Utilization Pattern in the District Faridkot: Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining etc.:
District Forest Area
Agriculture Area
Horticulture Area
Mining Area
Other Land
Faridkot
1.4% 86.4% 2.2% 0.6% 9.4 %
Sand is available only in the Block Faridkot area. The total
cultivated area of Block Faridkot is 60253 hectare. At present in the block
Faridkot the upper layer of mud is approximately up to 4 feet, below these 4 to
12 feet there is availability of sand.
9. Physiography of the District:
It is located on the Punjab Plain which in a macro regional context
forms a part of great Sutlej Ganga plain. It is a low lying flat area. The surface
of the district is depositional plain which was formed by alleviation by the
rivers in the remote past. No river is flowing through the district. Faridkot
District is re-orienting parts of the adjoining Moga, Shri Mukatsar Sahib,
Bathinda and Ferozepur Districts. Faridkot district shares common boundaries
with Moga, Bathinda district in the east, Ferozepur district in the North and
West and Shri Mukatsar Sahib in the south. It is located in the Malwa region of
the state. It is elevated at 204.33 mamsl.
Physiographicaly the area is divided into Three units:
a. FARIDKOT: Hathar- Sadiq- Sandy Plain
b. FARIDKOT: Uttar- Dhudhi- sandy-loamy
c. JAITU AREA: Sandy Loam to Loam
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The normal annual rainfall of Faridkot District is 433 mm which is
unevenly distributed over the district. The southwest monsoon sets in last week
of June and withdraws towards end of September and contributes about 78% of
annual rainfall. July and August are the rainiest months. Rest 22% of the annual
rainfall occurs during non-monsoon months of the year in the form of thunder
storm and western disturbances. Rainfall in the district increases from southwest
to northeast. (Source: By faridkot.gov.in)
10. Rain Fall:Rain Fall Data (mm):- Month Wise
Year 2011District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 0.0 22.9 10.0 18.2 30.2 171.4 49.0 157.2 111.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 569.9
Year 2012District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 34.0 65.0 0.0 0.0 17.0 173.0
Year 2013District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 10.0 69.0 7.0 10.0 10.0 148.4 117.7 350.0 27.0 38.0 11.0 1.0 799.5
Year 2014District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 7.4 4.5 38.0 33.0 38.8 80.0 123.0 15.0 214.9 2.3 1.5 1.5 559.9
Year 2015District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 9.2 48.9 144.0 45.2 2.7 134.7 162.0 118.2 41.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 708.2
Year 2016
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District Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Faridkot 3.8 23.2 75.0 2.0 28.5 72.7 91.7 190.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 487.8
Normal Annual Rainfall 449 mmNormal monsoon Rainfall 349 mm
TemperatureMean Maximum
(May&June) 41.1CMean Minimum (January) 5.1 C
Normal Raindays 24(Source: By Punjab Agriculture University faridkot Office, C/o Agriculture office, Faridkot.)
11. Geology and Mineral Wealth.The Faridkot district falls in the Sutlej basin. The Sutlej in
the historic period formed a tributary of Saraswati which followed the path of
present Ghaggar river and later the Sutlej took an easterly trend to form
part of Indus drainage. The alluvial deposits underlying Faridkot district
from a part of Sutlej/ Saraswati deposits and are located away from the present
course of Sutlej river. The area falls within alluvial tract composed of
fine sands, silt, and silty clay. There are occasional bands and patches of
sand with mica flakes. Relative compact bands of silty clay and thin kankar
beds are also reported in some of the well sections in the district. Clay occurs in
the district. Clay occurs in the form of lenticular bodies at various depths.
There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this
district is used for agriculture purpose.
Faridkot district holds a distinct place in the state. In The district
Faridkot the area which is specially known as Hathar is mainly sandy area. In
this area there is approximately 4 to 7 feet's agriculture layer, below this layer
from 4 to 12 feet's there is availability of second quality of Sand which is used
for the construction. The presence of second quality of sand is suitable for
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mining. There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this district
is used for agriculture purpose.
The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given
their consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee,
Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for
the Environment Clearance and other's are under process.
( List Attached on Page no.11)
Mineral Wealth:The district is endowed with minor minerals there is approximately
4 to 6 feet's agriculture layer, below this layer from 4 to 12 feet's there is
availability of second quality of Sand which is used for the construction.
The district has sufficient availability of Brick Earth & Ordinary
Earth.
(a) District Wise detail of river or streams and other
sand sources:There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this
district is used for agriculture purpose.
The area of district Faridkot which is specially known as hathar is
mainly sandy area. In this area there is approximately 4 to 7 feet's agriculture
layer, below this layer from 4 to 12 feet's there is availability of second quality
of Sand which is used for the construction. The presence of second quality of
sand is suitable for mining. There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main
land of this district is used for agriculture purpose.
The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given
their consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee,
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Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for
the Environment Clearance and other's are under process.
( List Attached on Page no.11) (Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
Canals
The district Faridkot has Major network of canals.All these canals
are utilized for irrigation. Important distributories are bohar Branch,
Dhoolkot distributary system, Mari distributary system, Faridkot distributary,
Kotkapura distributary , Jaitu distributary, Rupana and Doda distributary
system. The total length of above distributaries which serve in Faridkot
distsrict is 228.44 k.m. out of which 206.49 K.m. are lined and 21.85 K.m. are
unlined.Gross irrigated area of all the channels are 223021 acre and cultural
command area is 198343 acres with 294 no. of outlets. Intensity of
irrigation is 140%.(Source: By Irrigation Depertament site)
(b) District wise availability of sand/ Gravel/ Aggregate
resources:This has already been briefied in the proceeding paras.
There is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this
district is used for agriculture purpose.
The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given
their consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee,
Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for
the Environment Clearance and other's are under process.
( List Attached on Page No. 11)
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
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(c) District wise detail of existing mining leases of sand
and aggregates: There is no Mining lease for sand in the district. The government
of Punjab has not auctioned a single quarry of district Faridkot from 2012 to till
date. The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given their
consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee, Faridkot.
The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for the
Environment Clearance and other's are under process. ( List Attached on Page
No. 11)
Drainage System with description of main rivers:
Sr.No.
NAME OF THE RIVER
AREADRAINED(KM)
% AREA DRAINED IN THE DISTRICT
1 NIL NIL NIL NILThere is no River in the district Faridkot. The main land of this
district is used for agriculture purpose.
The Land Owners of the 09 villages of District Faridkot has given
their consent for sand mining from their land to District Level Committee,
Faridkot. The District Level Committee has recommended these 09 quarries for
the Environment Clearance and other's are under process. ( List Attached on
Page No. 11)
Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams:
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Sr.No.
NAME OF THE RIVER OR STREAM
TOTAL LENGTH IN THE DISTRICT(KM)
PLACE OF ORIGIN ALTITUDE AT ORIGIN
1 NIL NIL NIL NIL
Name of Riveror Stream recommended for mineralconcession
Portion of theRiver or Stream recommended for mineralconcession
Length of arearecommended for mineralconcession(in Km.)
Average width ofarea recommendedfor mineralconcession(in Mtr)
Arearecommended for mineralconcession(in M2 )
Mineable mineral potential ) In Metric Tonne) 60% of Total mineral potential)
NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
MINERAL POTENTIALBouldr(MT) Bajri (MT) Sand (MT) Total Mineable
Mineral potential(MT)
NIL NIL
In the past faridkot district falls
in the Sutlej basin,and later the
Sultlej took an easterly trend to
form part of Indus drainge.
The area falls within district
composed of fine sands, silt
and silty clay, brick earth
& ordinary earth. Through The
resources as per their area
in the district are sufficient.
Production of sand during the
year 2015 is NIL.
No quarry is operational of
district Faridkot from 2012
to till date.
Sufficient as
above 1 to 6 per
cent occupied by
minor mineral
and soil Thus
the mineral
potential are
immense.
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(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
ANNUAL DEPOSITION.The efforts are on to identify and locate the new areas for
sand mining. Moreover, the potential deposits of sand and associated
aggregates are available in this district.
NIL NIL NIL NIL
Sr.No.
RiverorStream
Portion of theRiver or Stream recommended for mineralconcession
Length of arearecommended for mineralconcession(in Km.)
Average width ofarea recommendedfor mineralconcession(in Mtr)
Arearecommended for mineralconcession(in M2 )
Mineable mineral potential ) In Metric Tonne) 60% of Total mineral potential)
NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
(Source: By Mining office Faridkot.)
Sr.No.
Total Area under ForestofDistrictFaridkot
TreeCanopyof the DistrictFaridkot
Main Treesin theDistrictFaridkot
Name & Detailof Birsof DistrictFaridkot.
Wildlifeanimalsof districtfaridkottype& name
TotalAreaunder forest%
Main Treesinthe Birs ofDistrictFaridkot
1 1984hect
171026 Jaman,Safada,Pipil,Boh,Musket,Sesham,Kikar etc.
The Birs of the Faridkot District have also been included in Protected forests. Almost all the birs containing inferior scattered crop of kana, bushes, kikar, bner, jand, grass, etc. and at certain places big sandy blanks are also met with. In
Nil Gaa 1.40 Jaman, Kikar, Muskat, Sisham etc
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nutshell, the existing vegetation is of no commercial importance except that it yields low grade fire wood.
(Source: By Forest Depertement)
FOREST
The area under forest in the District is much lower which is about
200 hector. The forests have been categorized into three classes i.e. protected
Forests, forest under Section 38 of Indian Forests Act, 1927 and Un classed
Forests. The category-wise area under forests in the district is given below:
Reserved Forest – There is no area under Reserved Forests in Faridkot Forest
Division.
Protected Forests – All rail, road, canal and drain strips have been declared as
protected Forests by the State Government. These strips were transferred for
scientific management to forest Department. These strips were being stocked
mainly with shisham, kikar and eucalyptus trees.
Birs– The Birs of the Faridkot District have also been included in Protected
forests. Almost all the birs containing inferior scattered crop of kana, bushes,
kikar, bner, jand, grass, etc. and at certain places big sandy blanks are also met
with. In nutshell, the existing vegetation is of no commercial importance except
that it yields low grade fire wood. (Source: By Forest Depertement)
References
The data narrated in the reports, regarding annual
deposition of sand and associated aggregates and mineable mineral
potential is concerned, is only estimation. Thus, the figures may vary
from area to area and year on year basis. Therefore, this document is
not static one but has to be a dynamic one, the figures of which may
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vary with respect to time. The DEAC committee is at liberty to
make the spot inspection of the area under question for which the
prior environmental clearance will be sought.
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