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PREFACE

District Survey Report has been prepared as per the guidelines of the

Gazette of India Notification No. S.O. 141(E) New Delhi, Dated 15th January

2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change mentioned in

Appendix-X.

District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District

Environment Assessment Committee (DEAC) has been constituted to scrutinize

and sanction the environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals of lease

area less than five hectares.

The draft of District Survey Report, Bastar is being placed on the website

of the NIC Bastar for inviting comments/suggestions from the general public,

persons, firms and concerned entities. The last date for receipt of the comments

/ suggestions is twenty one day from the publication of this Report (latest by

08th

August 2016). Any correspondence in this regard may kindly be sent in MS

Office word file and should be emailed to [email protected] or may

be sent by post to

Member Secretary

District Level Expert Appraisal Committee

Mining Section

New Composite Building, Collectorate

JAGDALPUR (District Bastar)

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CONTENTS Page No.

1. Introduction 01

Bastar District – An Overview 02

2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District 03

3. List of Leases

(i) List of Mining Leases (Major minerals) with details 04

(ii) List of Quarry Leases with details 06

(iii) List of Quarry Leases to be extended as per CGMMR, 2015 14

4. Details of Royalty or revenue received in last 3 years 17

5. Details of production of Sand in last 3 years 18

6. Process of Deposition of sediments in the rivers 18

7. General profile of the district 19

8. Land use pattern in the district 20

Forest Map of Bastar District 21

Geohydrology Map of Bastar district 22

Geotechnical and Natural hazards Map of Bastar District 23

9. Physiography of the district 27

10. Rainfall of the district 28

11. Geology and Mineral wealth 33

Geology & Mineral Map of Bastar District 35

Geological index- explanation of Map 36

Other information of the District

11. (a) Details of River or Stream and other sand sources 38

11. (c) details of Mining Leases of sand 44

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1. INTRODUCTION

Bastar District is situated in south eastern part of the State of Chhattishgarh

in Central India. The District is surrounded by District Kondagaon in north,

District Bijapur and Dantewada in west and District Sukma in south and in east

and south east by Koraput district of neighbouring Odisha state. It falls in Survey

of India, toposheet Nos. 65 E, F, I and J and bounded between 18º 40´ to 19º 35´

North latitude and 81º 20 ́to 82º 15´ East longitudes.

Jagdalpur is the District and Divisional Headquarter. Bastar District is

divided into Seven Blocks namely Jagdalpur, Bastar, Bastanar, Bakawand,

Darbha, Tokapal, Lohandiguda and Seven Tahsils namely Jagdalpur, Bastar,

Bastanar, Bakawand, Darbha, Tokapal and Lohandiguda. The district headquarter

Jagdalpur is situated on National Highway NH-30(earlier known as NH-43)

connecting Raipur and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh via Koraput of Odisha

State and Kottavalsa-Kirandul Branch line of South Eastern Railway connecting

Visakhapatnam and Kirandul via Dantewara.

Bastar District has an area of 4029.98 square kilometres. Apart from

Jagdalpur, some of the major town/villages of the district are Darbha, Tokapal,

Bastanar, Bastar, Lohandiguda, Bakawand etc. District Bastar has population of

834375 of which male and female were 413706 and 420669 respectively in census

2011. Of the total population more than 70 per cent are tribal people like Gond

Tribe, Maria, Muria, Dhruva, Bhatra, Halba Tribe, etc.

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2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT

Mineral of economic importance found in Bastar district is mainly

Limestone. Flagstone and building materials like sand, murrum, ordinary

stone and brick clay are also found in good quantity.

In all, 16 mining lease of limestone have been sanctioned out of which

two are for cutting and polishing / dimensional stone purpose. Apart from

these 81 quarry leases have been sanctioned out of which 72 are of limestone,

8 of ordinary stone and one is of flagstone.

The mining activity in the district is mainly concentrated in Jagdalpur,

Bastar, Darbha, Tokapal, Lohandiguda and Bastanar tehsil.

Eleven sand quarries have been leased out on the river bed of Indravati,

Markandi, Narangi and Bhaskali at different villages for sand mining.16 other

locations of sand mines have been shortlisted which requires environment

permission.

Approximately 1033.31 lakh rupees royalty is earned from all minerals

in the district in 2015-16.

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3. (I) LIST OF MINING LEASES IN THE DISTRICT WITH LOCATION, AREA & PERIOD OF VALIDITY

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3. (II) LIST OF QUARRY LEASES IN THE DISTRICT WITH LOCATION, AREA & PERIOD OF VALIDITY

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3. (III) LIST OF QUARRY LEASES IN THE DISTRICT PENDING FOR RENEWAL

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4. DETAILS OF ROYALTY / REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST 3 YEARS

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5. DETAIL OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR BAJRI IN LAST THREE YEARS

Mostly the sand is mined from the bank of river Indravati, Markandi, Boria,

Narangi and Bhaskali at villages Kalcha, Balenga, Dubeyumergaon, Bade Amabal,

Bajawand, Tikanpal, Sonarpal, Talnar, Tarapur and Belgaon.

S. No Financial Year Total Sand Production (in Cubic meter)

1. 2013-14 Nil

2. 2014-15 9400

3. 2015-16 2825

6. PROCESS OF DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN THE RIVERS OF THE DISTRICT

Some important factors which play major role in the process of

sedimentation in a river basin are the stage of river development (the infant, youth,

mature or old stage), lithology and structures of the upstream region or provenance

from where sediments eroded / migrated / travelled, geomorphology and gradient

of provenance, other external activities such as mining, industrialization and mega

engineering projects such as Dam also affects the process of sedimentation and the

thickness of the sequence is determined by the depth of the stream channel during

flood stage and is related to the size of river itself. The major river of the district is

Indravati. It originates in Ghats of Dandakaranya range, in the Kalahandi district of

the state of Odisha, The River follows a westerly path and enters Jagadalpur in the

state of Chhattisgarh. The river moves from here in a southern route, before

eventually uniting with the Godavari. It is the largest river in the district. It is very

shallow in depth but sometimes it creates havoc during rain. Other major rivers of

the district are Markandi and Narangi.

The most suitable place for accumulation of sand is the curve of meandering

of river where the river current’s flow diminishes and centrifugal force creates

conducive atmosphere for deposition of sediments.

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7. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT

S. No. Particulars Statistics

1. General Information

Geographical Area 4029.98 km2

Geographical Position Latitude 18º 40´ to 19º 35´

Longitude 81º 20´ to 82º 15´

Administrative Division / Number of Tehsil Seven blocks / Seven tehsils

No. of Panchayat /Villages 317 / 618

Population (As per 2011 census) 8,34,375

Population Density (As per 2011 census) 207 Person/Km2

2. Geomorphology

Major Physiographic Units Denudational plains of

Indravati Basin

Major Drainage Indravati, Markandi, Narangi

Temperature(inº C) Min 10 Max 43

3. Land Use (Km2)

Forest Area 2211.807 km2

4. Major Soil Types

5. Number of Ground Water Monitoring Stations of CGWB

Number of Dug wells 1265

Water Level -

No. of Major Bridges -

6. Hydrogeology

Major Water Bearing formation Limestone, calcareous shale

Pre-Monsoon Depth of water level Attached

Post-Monsoon Depth of water level Attached

7. Mining Scenario

Total No. of Mining Leases (Major Minerals) 16

Total area of mining leases (Major Minerals) 50.666

Total Royalty or Revenue received from Minor

Minerals in 2015-16

Rs. 56910769

Total no. of notified sand leases 11

Total area of Sand Leases 66.32 hectares

Total Production of Sand in 2015-16 2825 cubic meter

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8. LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT

1. Forest

Total forest area in Bastar district is 2211.807 square kilometres.

2. Horticulture

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3. Agriculture

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9. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT

Physiographically, the district exhibits structural plains with

denudational plateaux with denudational slopes, structural plains and pediments /

pediplains, older and younger flood plains. Most of the area of the district forms a

part of Indravati Basin. Indravati river and its tributaries constitute the surface

drainage system in most of the area with a general gradient towards east direction,

while Kanger river constitute the drainage system in south eastern extent of the

district with general gradient towards south.

Bastar District is situated in south eastern part of the State of Chhattishgarh

in Central India. The District is surrounded by District Kondagaon in north,

District Bijapur and Dantewada in west and District Sukma in south and in east

and south east by Koraput district of neighbouring Odisha state. It falls in Survey

of India, toposheet Nos. 65 E, F, I and J and bounded between 18º 40´ to 19º 35´

North latitude and 81º 20´ to 82º 15´ East longitudes. The district headquarter

Jagdalpur is situated on National Highway NH-30(earlier known as NH-43)

connecting Raipur and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh via Koraput of Odisha

State and Kottavalsa-Kirandul Branch line of South Eastern Railway connecting

Visakhapatnam and Kirandul via Dantewara.

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10. RAINFALL: MONTH WISE

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OTHER WATER LEVEL INFORMATION

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11. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH

GEOLOGY

Rock formations ranging in age from Archaean to Cainozoic are exposed in

the District. The oldest rocks in the area are represented by Bengpal Group of

Archaean age and are exposed in north eastern, south eastern and western part of

district. They also occur as remnant inliers in the Dongargarh granite. Bengpal

group comprises various types of gneisses and schists, amphibolites, meta- basic,

meta-ultramafic, quartzo-feldspathic granulite, charnockite and different varieties

of quartzite like pyroxene quartzite, cherty quartzite, banded magnetite quartzite

and grunerite magnetite quartzite.

Bailadila Group of Paleo Proterozoic age exposed in the southern and

western parts of District comprises of hornblende schist, amphibolite, ferruginous

phyllite, banded haematite quartzite and banded haematite jasper.

Dongargarh granite of Paleo Proterozoic age is exposed in the central part of

the district running from north to south and varies in composition from biotite

granite, hornblende-biotite granite, amphibole granite to leucogranite. The Bengpal

and Abujhmar group of rocks and Dongargarh granite are profusely intruded by

basic dykes and quartz/pegmatite/aplite reefs/veins.

Abujhmar group of Paleo to Meso Proterozoic age is exposed in the western

of the district. It is further divided into Gundal and Maspur formations. Maspur

Formation is a meta-volcanic sequence whereas Gundal Formation is a

sedimentary sequence comprising conglomerate, sandstone and shale. Tulsi

Dongar Group considered as equivalent to the Abujhmar group is exposed in the

south eastern part of district and comprises meta-basalt/gabbro, sandstone and

quartzite.

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Indravati Group of Meso to Neo Proterozoic age is divided into Tirathgarh

and Jagdalpur formations. Tirathgarh Formation is exposed in the south

eastern and northern parts of district and comprises shale, sandstone, quartzite,

sub-arkose and thin beds of conglomerate. Jagdalpur Formation is exposed in the

south eastern part of district and comprises shale and limestone.

Laterite of Cainozoic age forming capping over the Bengpal, Abujhmar and

Indravati group of rocks is marked in the western, northern and south eastern parts

of the district.

MINERAL WEALTH

The important economic mineral deposits/occurences reported in the district

are mainly limestone, dolomite, iron ore, copper and clay. Copper is reported from

Kesarpal area. Iron ore is reported from Chhotte Dongar area. Fairly large deposits

of white/ buff /variegated clay suitable for low grade pottery occur in Raikot,

Manganpur, Kotamsar, Jojal and Kokra Dongri. Major deposits of limestone are

reported in Kanger belt from Dhurvaras to Kotomsar, Potanar, Baranji, Rajur,

Sivni-Alnar and Piplawand area.

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11 (a). DETAILS OF RIVER OR STREAM AND OTHER SAND SOURCE

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11.C.DISTRICT WISE DETAILS OF MINING LEASES OF SAND AND AGGREGATES

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