Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

1.0. Executive Summary

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar proposes to implement mining activity at Survey No. 55 Part,

Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra. The proposed project shall

produce or mine 115200 T of Stones per annum and shall be sold in the nearby areas for different

uses. During mining operation, stone is obtained by digging, blasting, or cutting operation.

Occasionally drilling and channelling is also done using hand chisels and hammers. However, due to

industrialization and technological advancement, presently, quarrying of minerals is being

undertaken with the help of different types of mining machinery to speed up the work and to secure

required quantities in time.

The proposed site is located within the co-ordinates of 18°56'44.83" N and 73°3'13.46" E,

18°56'45.14" N and 73°3'9.55" E, 18o56’49.86” N and 73o3’9.51” E, 18°56'50.32" N and

73°3'13.25" E. The nearest road JNPT (NH4B) is at a distance of 2.03 km to North and Uran-Panvel

road SH 54 surrounds the quarry from North to South West direction and it is at a distance of 2.16

km to North. The nearest village Kunde Vahal is at 2.74 km in the NE direction and taluka place

Panvel is at 8.35 km in the NE direction. All these shows good connectivity of the area by the road

to the nearby villages and towns for easy supply of mined material.

This project is expected to meet the demand supply gap of the area for the different uses in the

domestic market. The demand for the material will be on increasing scale because of population

growth and to meet their demand for housing and other infrastructural facilities. Similarly,

government projects need the material on daily basis at the work site. Apart from the fulfilling the

requirement of material, this project will add into the income of the local people and thereby will help

in increasing the standard of living and livelihood. The proposed project is in the possession of

various permissions from statutory authorities as per the requirement to start the mining activities.

The list of all these required documents shall be enclosed in the subsequent paragraphs of the

prefeasibility report.

The project proponent also undertakes all the responsibilities to safeguard the environment and

personal health of the workers those will be working at the site in the future. Some of the control

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measures shall include plantation of trees at the periphery of the project and periodical medical check-

up for the employees to assess the impact of mining activity if any on their health. In-addition to these

control measures, fogging system or water spraying during mining and crushing operation shall be

followed strictly.

1.1. Introduction

India possesses a wide spectrum of stones such as granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, slate,

and quartzite which are spread all over the country. India is amongst the largest producer of raw stone

material and is quite developed and vibrant in the South India, as well as in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The Indian stone industry has evolved into the production and manufacturing of blocks, flooring

slabs, structural slabs, calibrated and ready to fix tiles, monuments, tomb stones, sculptures, artefacts,

cobbles, cubes, kerbs, pebbles, and landscape garden stones.

During the India's history, dating back to 3200 BC has been influenced considerably by the

disposition, development and use of stones and other construction materials. Dimension stones have

also left deep imprints on the architectural heritage of the country.

Innumerable temples, forts and palaces of Ancient Indian Civilisation have been carved out of locally

available stones. The Taj Mahal at Agra was constructed from Indian marble. Some of the rock-cut

structures include Khajuraho Temple, Elephanta Caves, and Konark Temple. Besides, all

major archeological excavations have revealed exquisitely carved statuettes and carvings in stone.

Ancient Buddhist monuments like the Sanchi Stupa of III century BC have also been carved out of

stone. This tradition of Stone Architecture has continued to the present era, with most of the important

modern buildings in India like the Presidential House, Parliament House, and Supreme Court made

of high quality sandstone from Rajasthan. Stones are still the mainstays of civil construction in India,

with stones being used extensively in public buildings, hotels, and temples.

India is pioneer in the exploration, mining of commercial rock deposits and in establishing a firm

base for stone industry. India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cu m, comprising

over 160 shades of Dimension Stone Granites (DSG), accounts for about 205 of the world resources.

Of the 300 varieties being traded in the world market, nearly half of them are from India.

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Commercially viable granite and other rock deposits are available from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,

Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Looking into the importance of stones mining, Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar will be engaged in

stone quarrying at Survey No. 55 Part, Village Kunde Vahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and

Maharashtra with an area of 1.60 ha. Initially, mining of minor minerals with the area of less than 5

ha was not covered under the EC as per the notification of 2006. However, due to various initiatives

by the Government of India to protect the environment and health of the workers as well as of public,

all the mining activities involving minor minerals irrespective of area, now need to secure prior

environmental clearance from the District Authorities (DEAC / DEIAA). To make the process of

mining environment friendly, government has published notification of 15th January 2016 with

respect to minor minerals including Stone quarry and categorized them into Category B2 project.

And, made it mandatory to all these B2 category projects to secure Environment Clearance from the

District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) before start of any activity at the

site.

Table 1: Salient Features

Sr. No. Information Details

1 Project Name Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

2 Name of Project Proponent Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

3 Address / Location

Survey No. 55 Part, Village Kunde Vahal,

Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and

Maharashtra

4 Area 1.60 hectare

5 Geocodes

18°56'44.83" N

18°56'45.14" N

18o56’49.86” N

18°56'50.32" N

73°3'13.46" E

73°3'9.55" E

73o3’9.51” E,

73°3'13.25" E

6 AMSL 150 m RL

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7 Topography Non-forest, Hilly, rocky and barren land

8 Name of Mineral to be Mined Basalt Stone

9 Production Capacity / Annum 115200 T

10 Drilling and blasting On small scale and electrical control blasting for

loosening rock will be done

11 Land use Private non-agriculture and non-forest land

12 Water Requirement and source 9 CMD

13 Solid Waste No Solid Waste generation

14 Manpower 09

15 Type of Land Private non-agricultural land

1.2. About the Project

According to Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), India is one of the top ten nations having various types

of mineral and resources. It produces more than 80 different mineral commodities from the various

states. It has abundant reserves of barite, bauxite, chromites, coal, and iron and manganese ore. As

per the report of 2007, mining activities contributed 4.4% in the India’s economic growth. In

Maharashtra, the stone quarrying process has become very important due to increasing requirement

of quarried material for different types of infrastructural projects. The growing population and its

requirement of housing, increased the demand of construction. The requirement of stone in bigger

construction like building towers, roads, railway tracks and dams have increased many fold. Under

the policy of Government for mining, “stone’ is categorized as “Minor Mineral”. The location of

stone Quarrying and Crushing are permitted away from the human habitation to avoid the exposure

to dust pollution to avoid the silicosis.

The said project shall produce variety of stones required for different uses in construction industry.

It shall produce around 115200 T of stones per annum and shall be sold to nearby areas to cater the

needs of construction.

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As per the requirement, Mining plan along with Mine closure plan showing the systematic

development of the mine for next five years has been prepared and approved by the Dy. Directorate

of Geology and Mining, Government of Maharashtra.

Table 2: Year wise production plan

Sr. No Year Overburden Tons ROM Ore (Tonnes)

Saleable Ore (T)

@90% recovery

1 2017-2018 17342 128000 115200

2 2018-2019 6597 128000 115200

3 2019-2020 4712 128000 115200

4 2020-2021 15605 128000 115200

5 2021-2022 10805 128000 115200

Total 20034 640000 576000

1.3. Stone Quarry

A quarry is a type of opencast mine from where stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand,

gravel, or slate are being extracted. The Stone Quarries are generally used for extracting building

materials as mentioned above. Stone quarries have different shapes and sizes. Some are, like gravel

pits are relatively easy to reclaim. Many disused quarries, once they have been made safe, can be

used for leisure areas such as camp sites or motor vehicle racing tracks but the reclamation is more

difficult. The land where mining activities proposed to be carried out is owned by the proponent. As,

the land is not suitable for cultivation, it is decided to use it for stone quarry to obtain income for

livelihood. As per the mining plan, which is prepared by the authorized / competent person, the

quarry shall last for 84 years based on the availability of the material and yearly excavation. Mining

plan along with closure plan is prepared initially for five years along with other requirements of the

project.

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1.4. Location and Access

Village Kunde Vahal,

Taluka Panvel,

District Raigad, Maharashtra

Mining Lease area: 1.60 ha

Capacity of production: 115200 TPA

The proposed site is located within the co-ordinates of 18°56'44.83" N and 73°3'13.46" E,

18°56'45.14" N and 73°3'9.55" E, 18o56’49.86” N and 73o3’9.51” E, 18°56'50.32" N and

73°3'13.25" E. The nearest highway JNPT (NH4B) is at a distance of 2.03 km to North. The nearest

village Kunde Vahal is at a distance of 2.74 km in the NE direction and taluka place of Panvel is at

8.35 km in the NE direction. All these shows good connectivity of the area by the road to the nearby

villages and towns for easy supply of mined material. The nearest Gavhan Phata- Chirner Road is

1.28 km on West. Uran-Panvel road SH 54 surrounds the quarry from North to South West direction

and it is at a distance of 2.16 km to North. Nearest water body Ransai Dam is on SSE direction at

5.16 km. The Jasai railway station is at 3.2 km in South West. All other required facilities such as

Primary Health Centre, School, Market places and other infrastructural facilities are well developed

in an around the Panvel. The site is well connected by the roads to nearby areas and towns for easy

transportation of excavated material. All other major areas are either connected through rail or road

network which is also growing rapidly.

Major villages and towns like Kalyan, Mumbai, Alibag and Khopoli all are within the 40 km from

the site and well connected through the network of the road which is a plus point for sustaining the

business of the quarry in the long run and also to fulfil the demand supply gap. As area has very few

stone quarries in the nearby areas. There is also shortage of material as it is being used to make the

different varieties of Pavers block.

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2.0. Nature of project

The proposed project activities are mainly of excavation and extraction of stones from the land. The

allotted land for the project is 1.60 hectare and the cost of project will be around 50 lakhs including

machinery and building/Shed. Total manpower requirement shall be around 09, depending upon the

demand of the material. The Stone Crusher, Conveyer Belt, Hopper, Trucks, and Tipper will be major

requirement to run the stone quarry systematically. As per the mining plan, it proposes to mine the

stones to the tune of 115200 T per annum. There is good demand for the quarried material from the

area as various developmental projects are undertaken by the locals and Government agencies. It is

also understood and studied that whatever material shall be produced from the mining will be

completely sold out in a time bound manner and there will not be any surplus stock. During visit to

the site and nearby areas for baseline survey, it is understood that there is a shortage of material as it

is being used on the large scale in place of sand for various purposes. Hence, it is envisaged that the

proposed activity will definitely fulfil requirement and need of the nearby Villages and Towns as

mentioned in the above paragraph.

3.0. Need of the project

As mentioned above, stone quarrying activities are very much essential for the availability of required

material for development of the area with respect to construction activities as availability of sand is

becoming scares day by day due to stringent rules and regulation of the environment. Most of the

developmental projects requires stone aggregate for the construction activities including Industrial

Plant or Buildings / Towers. Apart from these requirements, quarried material is being used on the

large scale for construction of Roads, Highways, Airways, Railway Tracks, and Dams. All these

developmental activities cannot be implemented without availability of quarried material; hence this

proposed project is very much essential to fulfil the requirement as well as for the overall growth in

economy of the area, region, and the country. All this infrastructural project plays the vital role in the

development of economy of the region and hence the nation. Recently, the announcement made by

our Hon’ble Prime Minister with respect to home for all by 2020, also added in the requirement of

this material and hence the quarry. It is also expected that the requirement of these material will be

doubled within the span of two to five years due to various reasons as mentioned earlier.

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In view of the above, there will be constant growth in the requirement of this material, and therefore,

such type of projects becomes essential for the overall growth of the Nation.

4.0. Demand Supply Gap

The Stone was used since ages in the past for various purposes by our ancestors. They used stones/

rocks for sculpting, good and durable construction material, to make the war memorials of our past

heroes who laid down their life for motherland. The lime stone is also being used to manufacture

Cement. As a stone, it was mainly used for road base, paving, ready mixed concrete, and asphalt.

Sandstone is used for garden wall and for landscaping. Similarly, basalt is mainly quarried and

crushed and used as road-base and reinforced concrete as an aggregate. Stones are used for varied

purpose like building material for foundation and buildings wall, dams and bridges. It was also used

to make Stone wall, Roof tile in the form of Slates. The Murram is used for covering the base of the

road surface. The Granite, another type of stone is used for architectural construction, ornamental and

for monuments. Apart from all these varieties, marble is used on the large scale in the construction

industry for aesthetic purposes, beautification, and strength of structure. It was also used extensively

to build Temples, Churches, and Castles in the past.

In view of the above, various uses of the stone and its strong and weather resistant properties, its

demand is constantly growing. So, as the demand for stone is growing, naturally we need to go for

increasingly quarrying activities.

4.1. Domestic Market

As the infrastructural developmental activities are growing day by day due to increased population

and industrial growth, there is always demand for the stone material for various uses. In and around

the area of project site, there is lot of demand for the material for construction of roads, Railways,

housing and MIDC. Hence, there will be good demand from the local market. If the quarries are not

working properly and unable to give desired output, there will be stunted growth which will directly

affect the local, regional and national economy. And, also it will add into the environmental damage

of flora and fauna due to excavation of sand from the River bed beyond the capacity.

Therefore, to fulfil the routine and increasing requirement / demand of material more numbers of

quarries are required to be operated efficiently and effectively to protect the environment and health

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of the workers. To fulfil the demand supply gap, Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar proposes mining

at Kunde Vahal in the district of Raigad.

5.0. Employment Generation

There will be scope for direct employment of skilled and semiskilled persons from the local areas and

it will help to uplift the standard of living of locals and downtrodden families living in the nearby

areas. Apart from direct employment, there will be an opportunity for indirect employment from the

area. It is observed that people from the area are not much qualified and are in the need of

employment. Apart from above opportunities, there will be requirement of Trucks and Tippers with

Drivers and Cleaners to take care of different activities.

6.0. Geology

The district has three physiographic divisions i.e. (i) Coastal zone in west covers about 20% percent

of the district (ii) Central zone covers about 1/3 rd of the district, consisting of fertile land in low

lying area (iii) Hilly zone in the eastern part highly uneven in altitude and covered with forest. This

hill range is characterized by ruggedness and uneven topography, with crestline of peaks and

saddles forming the eastern horizon. Ulhas, Panvel and Patalganga are the three main rivers in

northern part. Kundalika River is the main river in central part whereas in the southern part Savitri

River is the main river.

The soils in the district are formed from the Deccan Trap which is predominating rock formation with

small out crops of Laterite at a few places in the Poladpur taluka and Matheran hill. The soils are

grouped as Forest, Varkas, Rice, Khar or Saline, Coastal Alluvium and Laterite as per the location

and topographical situation.

Rock types: Every flow of the basalt is generally composed of two different units: (a) The lower and

middle parts are hard and compact, dark grey to greenish grey or black in colour and almost non-

vesicular or very minutely vesicular. They are traversed by numerous joints and fractures on

weathering at the surface give rise to spheroidal blocks with inter-spaces between the spheroids filled

with soft weathered material, (b) The upper parts of the flows are comparatively soft and vesicular.

They have reddish pink to purplish colour and the vesicles almost everywhere filled up by zeolites

and at places by other secondary minerals like calcite, greenish chlorapatite, quartz or ferruginous

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material. The thickness of the flows ranges from 3 m to as much as 40 m, the average thickness being

around 15 m. According to Roy (1948), the thickness of the volcanic rocks is around 900 m.

The basalts are composed of plagioclase feldspars and clinopyroxenes, usually augite or pigeonite,

with iron ores and other minor constituents. They exhibit porphyritic texture wherein thin laths of

plagioclase and feldspars are set between the plates of augite. Such porphyritic trap having minor

laminations or patches of pink, vesicular trap, is exposed in the Kirki river bed near Panvel. The

porphyritic trap is hard and compact but the vesicular portions are comparatively soft and weathered.

Where it is over-laid by 0.6 m thick red clay followed in turn by a series of pink or green, highly

amygdular lava beds, the total thickness of the section being around 20 m. The amygdular varieties

are characterised by geodes or vesicles of various shapes, varying from round to elliptical bodies,

sometimes in the form of mere stringers or veins, following the bedding or running irregularly in the

trap. Their size varies from that of peas to bigger bodies which are usually not inter-connected. The

removal of infillings, e.g., calcite, zeolite, quartz, etc. due to action of running water and weathering

has brought about a marked porousness giving rise to a type of cellular or spongy traps at the river-

banks.

Red bole beds: These are thin reddish horizons occurring in-between the successive flows of basalt

and are exposed in discontinuous patches. They are very well exposed along the hill-sides.

Calcareous Kankar: These are either associated with soil or occurring as small nodules or

concretions either associated with soil or as infillings in cracks, fissures, and joints in rocks.

Whitish kankar clay are commonly seen in the cliff at both the banks of kirki River near Panvel.

Soil and alluvium: The Alluvial deposits are found along the coastal areas in few isolated patches

having limited areal extent as Beach Sand and along the course of major rivers. In the alluvial

deposits, primary porosity is due to the inter-granular pore spaces making sands and gravels good

water bearing formations.

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The regional strategic sequence in the region is as follows:

Sr. No Type Structure / Contents

1 Age Lithology

2 Recent, Sub recent Laterite Bauxite, soil and sand etc

3 Upper Cretaceous to Eocene Basaltic lavas flows (Deccan Trap Basalt

The entire area of the region is covered with Deccan Traps Basalt. The rocks are exposed and there

is no vegetation. The petrological composition of the Deccan Basalts is singularly uniform. The most

common rock is normal basalt with mean specific gravity of 2.9. Most of Basalt is exposed at the Hill

slopes. Surface plan and geology of the area is shown in different plates of Mining plan.

7.0. Topography

The survey was conducted using Pentax Station and GPS Instrument and surface plan was prepared.

Latitude and longitude measurements were taken by using GPS Instrument. All these reading is taken

with respect to Reduced Level (RL). It is observed that area is rectangular and major dimensions

along with East – West direction. The length of area is about 156 m and width is about 114 m. The

highest point in the area is 150 m RL. No specific drainage pattern is observed in the area of study,

however, natural flow of water during monsoon shall be south to north. The area is part of private,

virgin, and non-forest land. There is no vegetation in and around the area as it is completely rocky in

nature. There is no human settlement within impact zone of the project. During survey, no ground

water is encountered in the pit or anywhere in this area. There is good network of local as well

highways network at distance of from 2 to 55 km from all the sides.

Land Forms: The district is bounded by Mumbai harbour to the northwest, Thane district to the

north, Pune district to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. It

includes the large natural harbour of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour,

and forming a single landform with it. The northern part of the district is included in the planned

metropolis of Navi Mumbai, and its port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

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The district includes towns/cities of Panvel, Alibag, Mangaon, Roha, Pen, Khopoli, Khalapur,

Uran, Patalganga, Rasayani, Nagothana, Poladpur, Karjat and Mahad. The largest city both in area

and population is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located

in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.

The climate of the district is typical of west coast and characterized with plentiful and regular

seasonal rainfall, oppressive weather in summer and high humidity throughout the year. The mean

minimum temperature is 17.7°C and mean maximum temperature is 31.8°C.

The analysis of long term rainfall data indicates that normal annual rainfall over the district ranges

from 2200 mm to more than 3000 mm in the plains and it is above 5000 mm in the hills. The

minimum rainfall is in the northwest around Uran (2197 mm) and maximum around Mahad (3360

mm). The average rainfall for given 10 years (2002-2012) ranges from 2253 (Uran) to 7598 mm

(Poladpur).

8.0. Proposed Mining method

The stone shall be obtained from area by a digging, blasting or cutting. This process is known as

quarrying and the pit or open excavation from which the stone is obtained is called a quarry. Based

on the excavation method, quarries can be divided into two broad categories: vertical Quarries and

horizontal Quarries. In the digging, when the stone is obtained in the form of raw material, the walls

of the quarry are known as a vertical Quarry whilst stone gathered from the bed or floor is known as

a Horizontal Quarry. The drilling and channelling is also performed sometime using hand chisels and

hammers. Many quarries now have mining machinery, such as dampers, trucks, hammer and

Excavators. Once the stone is obtained it is further processed for the next stage of production. In this

process, open cast mining shall be followed. The drilling and blasting will be carried out to produce

required size of crude rock. This rock shall be fed to the crusher. This mining activity shall consist of

following operation / steps:

i) Removal of morrum soil, weathered basalt, wherever available and stack at dumping site

ii) Mining of Basalt

iii) Removal of mined ROM to surface yard for proper sizing, sorting and stacking

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Opencast Working:

Each cycle of operation shall consist of removal of morrum soil, weathered rock / basalt wherever

present, followed by extraction of exposed basalt subject to following condition shall be strictly

complied

1. Quarrying operation shall be conducted from top to bottom

2. No person shall be engaged on work or allowed to travel close to high sides / benches from

which he may likely to fall from more than 1.8 m height vertically down, unless he is provided

with and uses a safety belt or rope

3. A garland drains of 7.5 m of barrier will be maintained

4. At surface all along the boundary of site vegetation growth will be generated to isolate mining

operation from the rest of the area

5. The surface drainage channels governing the water drainage of the area will be maintained by

proper garland drain to collect the water at the periphery of excavation and discharge the same

at the natural outlets by passing the excavation

6. Wherever top morrum soil is excavated would be stacked properly for the use of vegetation

8.1. Plant and Machinery

As mentioned above, monthly production is computed based on the six working days per week.

Following equipment and machinery shall be required to carry out the mining operation

efficiently and scientifically.

Compressor

Jack Hammer

Poclain

Dumper / Tipper

Tractor

Drilling Machine

Trucks

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8.2. Blasting

Proper blasting whole geometry shall be designed

Blast site shall be wetted before and after blasting operations are completed

Only optimum quantity explosives shall be used so that the vibrations do not damage the

structures/houses if the quarrying operations are close to human habitation

Blasting shall be conducted only during favourable weather conditions and day time and

permissible hours

The blasting operations shall be given publicity so that local people become aware of the

blasting activities being undertaken

The vibrations should be monitored periodically in consultation with the local Mining

authorities

The storage of the explosives and its transfer to and the quarry area shall be strictly in

accordance with the conditions listed in the permission granted by Explosives Department

For getting quarried material, blasting shall be adopted. To carry out these blasting operations

in a scientific manner, advanced blasting procedures with skilled personnel shall be used

Depth of hole : 1.50 to 1.6 m

Blasting pattern : Multi row blasting

Space between holes : 0.9 to 1.0 m

Consumption of : 10 KG per round of 20 nos. of holes.

Explosive

Charge per hole : 500 g pf Power gel (slurry explosive) along with detonator.

8.3. Loading

As mentioned earlier that entire mining operation shall be manual nature. Loading of the material in

the Trucks shall be manual. Basalt after blasting will be fragmented as per the requirement to meet

the demand. Thereafter it shall be loaded to Tractors or Tippers for onwards dispatch to crushing unit.

8.4. Storage of Explosive

The Blasting operation shall be carried out as per the requirement and convenient time, normally in

the afternoon depending upon the local conditions. A portable magazine box and other material will

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be brought by licensed Shotfirer and blasting will be carried out. During blasting, care shall be taken

so that nearby passers are aware about the blasting operation. Even, during blasting, intimation shall

be provided by use of speaker system so that people at distance are aware of the operation and blasting

to avoid any type of incidence.

8.5. Mining Drainage

There are no water sources in the area from which inherent seepage or water could occur and for

this reason the area does not require any specific mine drainage pattern. However, Kirki River

Flows on the NE at 7 km. During monsoon, surface water will flow following the natural relief of

the area.

8.6. Haulage and Transportation of Material

It is a small mine and transportation of basalt will be carried out by Tractors / Trucks within the

quarry and onward dispatch to various customers will be by Tippers. Quarry can be approached by

asphalted road from the village Kunde Vahal off JNPT highway.

8.7. Storage of Basalt

At any time, aggregate produced will be dispatched immediately after production to either Crusher

or to the Customers. In case of storage is required at the site, open space will be available in the large

area for the open storage.

8.8. Usage of Processed Material

The applicant is a CIDCO Contractor for supplying building materials in nearby villages. The Basalt

produced from the area is being used as building material and road metal.

a. Housing

b. Road

c. Railway

d. Industries in MIDC

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

9.0. Safety and Health

To ensure the health and safety while working, following instructions shall be followed during

blasting operation. In-addition to these instruction, people working on the site shall be provided with

earplugs and muffs, Safety Shoes to avoid any type of damage to their feet while working near crusher

or in the quarry. They also need to be provided with the dust mask to avoid the inhalation of dust as

it contains silica. During drilling operations, life line with Safety belt shall be provided.

From blasting site, up to 500 m shall be marked as unsafe

1. Workers will be deployed with flags and whistle at boundary to give warning

2. Workers need to wear helmets

3. Sufficient time gap shall be kept during two blasts

10.0. Quality of Water

There will not be any impact on quality of water due to mining activity. There is no discharge of

water or any other effluent from this mine. There will be no generation of any toxic or hazardous

substance which may affect the quality of ground water. There will be no impact of mining on

quality of water by the mining operation as no water from other source is getting mixed with

rainwater.

10.1. Water Demand

Sr. no. Use Quantity (m3 /day)

1 Water Sprinkler 2

2 Plantation 2

3 Domestic 5

Total 9

There is no water or waste water generation form the site as only 09 Workers shall be working at

the site. Even there is no generation of solid and hazardous waste.

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

11.0. Anticipated Land Use Pattern

Presently land is barren and not used for any useful purposed. It is lying vacant without any Trees

or other infrastructure facilities. Hence, this land will be used for proposed mining activity as

follows:

Sr. no Proposed Uses of Area Area in sq.mts

1 Area of top soil spread for a forestation -

2 Over burden dump -

3 Mineral Storage -

4 Infrastructure -

5 Mine Road -

6 Area for quarrying 12378

7 Un-Used & Others 3622

Total 16000

12.0. Physical Infrastructures

The facility shall be provided with approach road which can be used for transportation of man,

material, and machineries. The power requirement will be met from the nearest power station.

The labours, which will be required to operate the quarry shall be made available from the nearby

villages and those joined shall be trained to suit the mining requirements. Health care, including

provision of first aid at work site and periodical medical checking of the employees. Other

facilities such as rest room, food, and communication shall be provided.

13.0. Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan

There will be no requirement of any rehabilitation or resettlement plan to be adopted or

implemented as the land is private land and there is no habitation in and around the proposed

project site.

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

14.0. Environment Management Plan

14.1. Air Pollution Control

Drilling

1) Drilling machine shall be fitted with dust suppression, collection and disposal arrangement

2) Deep wetting of drilling zones shall be done by water sprinkling before starting drilling

3) During the drilling operations, efforts shall be made to reduce dust generation by responding

appropriately

Blasting

1) Proper blasting whole geometry shall be designed and maintained

2) Blast site shall be wetted before and after blasting operations are completed.

3) Only optimum quantity of permissible explosives shall be used so that the vibrations do not

damage the structures/houses from the nearby areas if any.

4) Blasting shall be conducted only during favourable weather conditions and day time.

5) The blasting operations shall be given publicity in the local area on Speaker and other

available media so that local people become aware of the blasting activities being undertaken

in the area.

6) The vibrations should be monitored periodically in consultation with the local Mining

authorities.

7) The storage of the explosives and its transfer to and from the quarry shall be strictly in

accordance with the conditions listed in the permission granted by Explosives Department.

14.2. Water Pollution Control

Garland drains shall be provided around the working pits to prevent entry of rain water inside pit.

Selection of waste dumps site will be in non-mineralized zone of mining lease area. Water will be

collected in the mines sump after deposition of silts in the catch drain. The drain will be de-silted

regularly and maintained properly.

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

14.3. Noise Pollution Control

Following steps will be initiated or undertaken to minimize the generation of the noise:

1. The latest machinery will be used during mining operation

2. Periodical preventive maintenance schedule will be maintained

3. Use sharp drill bits to reduce noise generation during drilling

4. Controlled blasting with adequate charge per hole will be practiced

5. Plantation will be done on the sides of approach roads, around rest shelter and workshop area

which will act as buffer zone to reduce the propagation of noise

6. Earmuffs will be provided to all operators and employees working near machineries involving

generation of high noise

7. Periodical monitoring of noise level at appropriate locations to measure the noise level so that

required control measures can be initiated in time

8. Training at regular intervals for use of personal protective equipment like earplugs & earmuffs

will be imparted to all employees

9. All the operators will be provided with earplugs & earmuffs.

14.4. Green Belt

33% Green belts surrounding the ML area and along the permanent roads shall be developed with

tree species having broad leaves, with minimum of three rows, keeping 5×5 m interval. Spacing

between the tree saplings shall be used for development of under growth. Mostly local varieties of

plants are proposed to be planted to improve the soil quality with humus and carbon over a span of

five years. The detail plan shall be as following.

Plantation / Afforestation program

Year Area in Hectare Species of the Tree Number

I General Surface 0.07244 Pongia, Pinnatta, Azadicrta, Indica, Babul and

Imli 64

II General Surface0.07244 Pongia, Pinnatta, Azadicrta Indica 64

III General Surface 0.07244 Pongia, Pinnatta, Azadicrta Indica 64

IV General Surface 0.07244 Pongia, Pinnatta, Azadicrta Indica 64

V General Surface 0.07244 Pongia, Pinnatta, Azadicrta Indica 64

Total 320

Shri. Dyaneshwar Nama Waskar

Survey No. 55 Part, Village KundeVahal, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, and Maharashtra

14.5. Land Reclamation

The total mining area shall be is 1.600 ha. Out of this, some part will be used for other infrastructure

required at the site, and rest shall be utilized for tree plantation and mining activities. This excavated

area can be effectively used as water reservoir in the future. The rest of the area will be converted

into the green belt with two row plantations. The post mining land use of the area will improve the

overall ground water regime and green cover in the area which create the positive impact on

environment and enhance the aesthetic / beautification of the mined and nearby area. Which will also

contribute into the protection of the environment.

15.0. Project Cost

Plant and Machinery 30 lakhs

Manpower 13 lakhs

Environmental Management Cost 05 lakhs

Total 48 lakhs

16.0. Conclusion

The surrounding inhabitants are mainly barren land due to rocky in nature and there is no

habitation in and around the site. Unemployment and underemployment are the main problems

of the inhabitants. Opportunities for jobs in activities such as mining serve as a source of

permanent livelihood. To access the mine approach roads are/or maintained by the operating

company, which is also beneficial to the surrounding population. The village roads are usually

strengthened for transportation of minerals. The mined-out area is also becoming source of water

for villagers as good quantity of water can be stored in future. Thus, in the interest of mineral

development and to improve the social condition of the local habitants this project shall be

considered for the grant of EC