PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

Of

Stone Quarry (Area – 0.81ha) Survey No: - 172 (Part)

Village – Dapori (kh), Taluka – Risod Dist - Washim (M.S).

Owner & Lessee Shri. Vijaykumar Motiram Jadhav

Prepared by

NABET Accredited EIA Consultant EARTHCARE LABS PVT. LTD,

C-11, Amar Enclave Commercial Wing, Jog Layout, Prashant Nagar,

Near Ajni Square, Nagpur – 440 015 email- earthcare2000@gmail.com

April - 2017

Prefeasibility Report (PFR)

(as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dtd. 30-12-2010)

1. Executive Summary Washim is located in the western region of Vidharbha. Akola lies to its north,

Amravati lies to its north-east, Hingoli lies to its south, Buldhana lies to its west, and

Yavatmal lies to its east. Washim lies in between 19° 61’ and 21° 16’ north latitudes and

east longitude 76° 07’ and 77° 14’ falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheets 55 D, 55 H,

56 A and 56 E. This district is divided into 2 sub-divisions, namely, Washim and Mangrulpir.

These are further divided into 6 talukas (tehsils). The talukas

are Malegaon, Mangrulpir, Karanja, Manora, Washim and Risod.

In 2011, Washim had population of 1,197,160 and average literacy rate of Washim

was 83.25 %. The district has a geographical area of 5196 sq. km. in which forest covers

330.95 sq. km. area and 280.57 sq. km. of land is covered by agriculture land.

River Penganga is the main river of the district. It flows through the Tehsil of Risod.

Later it flows through the boundary of Washim and Hingoli districts. There are some parts

covered by the forests. There are mainly two regions. Both the regions are protected under

Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary and Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary respectively. There are

hilly ranges extending from through the tehsils of Malegaon, Washim, Mangrul Pir and

Manora. There is plain region in the basins of River Penganga in the Risod Tehsil.

Deccan Traps occurs as Basaltic lava flows, which are normally horizontally

disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to tableland type of topography, on weathering

also known as plateau. These flows occur in layered sequence ranging in thickness from

few meters to 50 m. Flows are represented by massive portion at bottom and vesicular

portion at top and are separated from each other by marker bed known as bole bed.

The stone quarry owner is well experienced in operation of stone quarry and about

implementation of various environmental measures.

The stone quarry under consideration will be further developed scientifically by

opencast mining method. The operation at quarry is manual and semi mechanized type. The

mining operations will be carried out on a single shift basis. Drilling and blasting operations

will be carried out scientifically through experienced & licensed contractors.

The various aspects of the Pre-Feasibility Report as per MoEF Guidelines vide O.M.

J-11013 /41/2006-IA.II(I) dtd. 30-12-2010 are given in the subsequent sections.

2. Introduction of the Project/Background Information (i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent

Stone quarry (Owner & Lessee – Shri. Vijaykumar Motiram Jadhav) is existing on

Pvt. land (Area – 0.81 HaR). The stone quarry is located near Dapuri (Kh.), village of Taluka

– Risod, Dist. - Washim (M.S). The location maps of the stone quarry are enclosed as

Enclosure - 1.

The copy of the Mining Order if applicable, NOC from Grampanchayat, 7/12

documents etc are enclosed as Enclosure - 2.

The project proponent Shri. Vijaykumar Motiram Jadhav is in the business of stone

quarrying since last several years. The project proponent has office at Shri. Vijaykumar

Motiram Jadhav, At Post- Wasari, Tah- Malegaon, Dist- Washim. The project proponent has

wide experience in the field of stone quarrying & crushing. He is operating the stone quarry

with all precautionary measures and taking measures for environmental conservation. The

stone material is supplied for infrastructure development, construction activities etc. The

silent features of the quarry are given below:

(ii) Brief description of nature of the project The stone quarry is a very small scale project in which quarrying of minor mineral

stone is carried out. The stone quarries are exists in clusters as it depends on availability of

stone in the particular area. The murum and stone is excavated out from the rocky land/area

during daytime.

The stone quarry under consideration is existing on Pvt. land at Survey No. – 172

(Part), Village – Dapuri (Kh.), Taluka – Risod, Dist- Washim (M.S.) and its production rate is

low.

The lease area of the stone quarry under consideration is Area – 0.81 HaR and as per

recent Hon. Supreme Court Order, the stone quarry below 5 HaR lease area are directed to

MoEF for Environmental Clearance in accordance with law.

As per EIA Notification 2006, the stone quarrying falls under Schedule in serial No.

1(a) (i) Mining of Minerals. Based on lease area and general conditions mentioned in the

schedule of EIA Notification, the project is categorized as Category B2.

(iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region

The Stone (Rubble, Murum, Metal etc) is the basic material required for infrastructure

development and construction activities. The rapid development the country is directly related

to stone quarry. Though the capacity of each stone quarry is very small, there local existence

(shortest distance from developmental activity) is very important in view of low transportation

cost and comparatively smaller investment in environmental conservation. The existence of

stone quarry at each village and taluka level plays important role in getting the regular

employment to the locals also. In the Akola District, many developmental activities are going

on. There is huge demand to stone material and its regular supply can keep the prices in

control. The occurrence of Deccan trap is proved a beneficial factor. The stone quarry under

consideration is need of the region.

(iv) Demand Supply Gap Building construction & developmental activities in Washim District are good.

Washim city is under development. The small towns are rapidly developing at all taluka

headquarters. The village level building construction activities are also on significant level.

These towns and villages are going to develop simultaneously with enhanced pace in future

and hence, the demand of the stone materials for building construction in Washim District is

rapidly increasing. The industrial activity is largely confined to agroprocessing units --

ginning and pressing of cotton, oil mills, and dal mills. There are no large-scale industries,

except for one sugar factory, which is non-functional.

Road network of the District is quite good. Washim is well connected by road and

rail. The nearest airport is in Nanded (80 km) which serves as a common airport for Nanded,

Parbhani and Hingoli. In district total network 2990 km of roads available. District has not

any National Highway. 2406 km of tar roads and 104.04 km of cement roads are available in

the district.

There is a state highway connecting Hingoli, Amravati, Washim, Akola, Pune

and Nanded. The biggest railway station near Washim is Murtizapur, which is connected to

Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore, and Hyderabad by direct trains. An excellent network of kms of

state highway connects the interior parts of the District with the major marketing centers and

District headquarters. Besides the above, good network of major District roads; village roads

and other roads are existing in the District.

Washim Growth Center one of the best industrial parks in the Washim district, and

has been set up with the main objective to promote industrial growth in the region. MIDC has

developed the Washim Industrial Area and all efforts are being made to make this park one of

the best of its kind.

The industrial development will also attract foreign direct investments in the region.

MIDC has provided the best possible infrastructure to facilitate industrial development and

every assistance is provided for their growth.

In these MIDC areas, regular construction of industries and road development

continues and has regular demand of stone materials.

Several small-scale irrigation KT dams are under construction in the District and they

require stone materials regularly.

In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows

increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities.

The supply of stone material is solely depends on the existing stone quarries and

crushers of the District. The capacity of stone quarries of the District is lower than the

demand and there is a supply-demand gap in the District.

In general, there is good demand of stone material in the district, which also shows

increasing trend day by day due to developmental activities.

The supply of stone material is solely depends on the stone quarries and crushers of

the District. The proposed quarry area is the major source of supply of this stone material and

hence the Stone quarry under consideration will prove to be helpful in fulfilling the supply-

demand on regular basis, provided the quarry operation is continued.

(v) Imports vs. Indigenous Production The stone materials cannot be imported, as it is abundantly available indigenously in

the District. The transportation cost and distance criteria for immediate supply are the major

factor of these small-scale enterprises/units. Deccan trap basalt deposits of Washim are good

in quality and indigenous production is only better option in view of its economy, fuel

conservation, environmental conservation etc.

(vi) Export Possibility At present, the stone materials are not exported out.

(vii) Domestic/Export Markets The market in the district for stone materials is well established and regular demand is

fulfilled to the possible extent by the stone quarries. The local associations of the stone

quarries are active in the District. Associations regularly monitor market requirement,

production targets and other activities for environmental conservation.

(viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project

The stone quarry under consideration has about 8-9 persons on regular basis.

3. Project Description (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent project, if any

In this stone quarry, mining of minor minerals (stone) is carried out by opencast

method in one shift only. The crushing of stone in crusher is an interlinked and

interdependent project.

(ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates The stone quarry lease area is covered in Survey of India Toposheet No. 55H/7,

55H/11, 55H/12. The location maps viz. topographic location map & khasara map are

attached herewith Enclosure -I.

(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental consideration gone into should be highlighted The stone quarry is a site-specific activity and it is in operation since last several

years. The site is selected mainly due to availability of basalt stone in plenty. The site is well

connected by road to city and distance is also within the range. There was no tree cutting

involved. The site land is completely barren with no vegetation. The rights of the site are with

quarry owner and agricultural activities were not possible on the selected land.

(iv) Size or magnitude of operation The stone quarry is small-scale activity and magnitude of operation is also low. The

activity is carried out during daytime only. The operations are also not carried out

simultaneously and all are scattered. The production rates are very dependent on market

demand and there is no point in maintaining stock of the material, as it is very low margin

product.

(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

The stone quarry operation involves site clearing, drilling, blasting,

loading/unloading, crushing, screening, loading of finished stone materials etc. Initially site is

cleared for any unwanted objects/dust. As per plan, the internal roads are earmarked. For the

development of benches, the drilling site is selected. In a stretch, drilling is carried out by

compressed air operated jack hammer drill. The depth of holes is kept to 1.5 m. Burden &

spacing is kept to 1.0 x 1.0 m. The diameter of hole is 32 mm. In each hole, two emulsion

explosive cartridge of size 25 mm dia x 150 mm length are inserted. In one of the cartridge,

electric detonator is inserted and its wire is taken out of the hole. The hole is then completely

filled by dust and stone bags are kept for muffling. All the holes are connected in series by

additional wire to all detonators. The circuit of the all detonators is completed and wire ends

are then connected to charge box. The charge to circuit is given as per requirement by

experienced & licensed blaster in terms of charge rotations required. Once the circuit is

completely charged, the light in the box blows and by pressing the knob, blasting is carried

out. All the precautionary measures during blasting are taken out. Due to blasting the

compact stone material became loose in the form of rubble. The rubble is removed by

JCB/manually and taken to suitable place for sorting. The rubble pieces are then sized to 8 to

10 inch and shifted by tractor trolley to crusher. In the feeding pocket of crusher, all sized

stone material is unloaded. The material moves downward in to crusher. The crushed stone

through conveyor is taken to screens. At screens, various sizes of material are separated out

including dust and oversized material. The sized material is conveyed through conveyor to

different places and oversized material is again charged to feeding hopper of crusher. The

sized material as various grades of metal are loaded by loader to trucks / trolley and

transported to the construction sites as per order.

(vi) Raw material along with estimated quantity, likely source marketing area of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product

In the stone quarry, as such no raw material is required. For 3.0 T of stone material

excavation, 0.25 kg of emulsion explosive cartridges are consumed with one electric

detonator. There is less consumption of diesel in the tractor mounted compressor, JCB,

loader, tractor trolley, trucks etc as applicable.

The major market to the stone material is building construction, road construction

sites, industrial areas, dam under construction etc. Stone material is transported on existing

roads through covered trucks.

(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined

In stone quarry, waste material does not generate. All the materials are salable as

rubble, boulder, murum, metal, dust etc. Hence, there is total resource optimization.

(viii) Availability of water its source, energy/power requirement and source should be given

In the stone quarry, due to compact nature of basalt rock, ground water does not exist

at shallow depths. The seam of the basalt rock goes deep. The ground water exists below this

rock. At this quarry, ground water is below 20 m. The intersection of total seam of stone is

not feasible and it is not carried out in any stone quarry. The rain water collected in pit also

remains in the pit as it is difficult to percolate through impermeable layer of the stone. The

rain water collected in the pits is the source of water for various purposes of stone quarry

such as sprinkling of water on haulage roads, dust suppression during crushing, sprinkling on

conveyor belts, fixed sprinklers installed in the quarry, green belt development etc. Drinking

water is normally brought from the dugwells existing away from the quarry area, as there are

no dugwell exist in quarry area.

The power supply is required to crusher and it is available from the Maharashtra

State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.

(ix) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal In stone quarry, there is no industrial effluent generation as such. The water table is

not intercepted in the stone quarry due to basalt rock deepness. The rain water accumulated in

the pit during monsoon is uncontaminated. The silt is settled down under gravity. Normally

in the mine, deepening of one of the corner of the pit is carried out and rain water is collected

throughout the year in it. The excess rain water collected in the pit is pumped out during non-

monsoon season and this mine discharge water becomes the source of water for agricultural

purposes in the nearby area.

In stone quarry, there is no solid waste generation. All the forms of stones are salable

in the market.

(x) Schematic representation of the feasibility drawing which give information of EIA purpose The stone quarry is small-scale activity and operations have very less negative

impacts on environment as there are no contaminations of chemicals or similar substances

addition to the environment, the fugitive dust generated is inert and inorganic in nature.

Protocol observed in opencast stone mining is appended in Enclosure-1.

4. Site Analysis (i) Connectivity

The stone quarry under consideration is existing in Cluster. The stone quarry has very

well connectivity to city.

(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership The land form of the stone quarry area is rocky and it is a wasteland. The land is

barren and it is under the control of mine owner. The area of 0.81 HaR of Khasara No. 172

(Part), Village – Dapuri (Kh.), Taluka – Risod, Dist- Washim (M.S.) is in use for stone

quarrying as per NOC and permission from Concerned Authorities (Enclosure-2). This Pvt.

land is owned by Shri. Vijaykumar Motiram Jadhav.

(iii) Topography (along with map)

The stone quarry area is plain at an altitude of about 523msl. The topographic map of

the stone quarry area and surrounding area is enclosed in Enclosure-1.

(iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forest, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given The existing land use of the stone quarry area is non-agriculture. The land is barren,

wasteland, rocky and without vegetation. Surface area is murmad type and unsuitable for

agricultural purposes. In the 15 km radius area from the boundary of the stone quarry,

notified forests, national park, notified wild life sanctuary, notified eco sensitive areas,

notified water bodies, notified CRZ areas do not exist.

(v) Existing Infrastructure There are other stone quarries adjacent to each other forming cluster of stone quarries

in the area. Road infrastructure to the cluster area is developed. Power distribution network is

also developed.

(vi) Soil classification The stone quarry area is barren with wasteland. The pit in the stone quarry area is

existing. The soil cover is thin in balance area of stone quarry.

(vii) Climatic data from secondary sources The Climate of the Washim district is characterized by a hot summer and general

dryness throughout the year except during the south-west monsoon season, i.e., June to

September. The temperature rises rapidly after February till May, which is the hottest month

of the year. The mean daily maximum temperature during May is 41.8°C and the mean daily

minimum temperature during December is 15.1°C.

The average annual rainfall in the district is 957.5 mm. The normal annual rainfall

(1901) varies from about 850 to 1150 mm. The variation in rainfall from year to year is

considerable. Rainfall during the southwest monsoon season constitutes about 87% of the

annual rainfall, July and August being the rainiest months. On an average, there are 47 rainy

days (i.e. days with rainfall of 2.5 mm or more) in a year in the district. The relative humidity

is high during the southwest monsoon season and is about 60 to 80%.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available There are many well known hospitals, Schools, Colleges and Banks in Washim City.

It is especially famous for its Balaji Temple. It also has a railway junction. By railway is

connected to Akola, Purna, Nanded, Khandwa and Karanja.

More than 90 per cent of total working population in Washim depends on agriculture

for livelihood (cultivators: 34.6 per cent and agriculture labourers: 55.7 percent) and only one

percent of labour force is engaged in industrial activities. Nearly 95 per cent of the villages

have primary schools. The proportion of the villages with middle schools is comparatively

low.

The access to health care facility at village level is not satisfactory. One-fourth and

one-fifth of the villages have access to Primary Health Centre (PHCs) and allopathic

hospitals within a range of 5 kilometres. Health sub-centres are available in one-third of the

villages within a distance of 5 kilometres.

Rural accessibility and connectivity is relatively inadequate. Less than one-half of the

villages have bus stops within a distance of 5 kilometres. Less than one-half of the villages

have post offices within a distance of 3.8 km and 63 per cent of the villages have public

telephone facility. Thus, more attention is needed to provide these facilities in the rural areas

of the district. Nearly two-thirds of the houses have been electrified compared to electricity

connectivity to 98 per cent of the villages. Besides, power supply is very erratic and available

for only 8 to 12 hours a day. Inadequate electricity is the major hindrance to industrialization

in the district.

One-fifth of the villages have access to banking facilities within a distance of 9

kilometres. One-tenth of the villages have access to regular markets at an average distance of

13 kilometres. Nearly 97 percent of the villages were reported to have an Anganwadi.

Overall, the status of infrastructure development in the district is modest and

intertehsil inequity is sharp, which needs to be bridged through infrastructure development

projects.

5. Planning Brief (i) Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation, etc) Town and

country planning/development authority classification The area is dominantly covered by stone quarries & stone crusher. The ancillary

activities as transport, engineering workshops, fabrication shops etc. are also developed. The

area will be further developed in the quarrying activities. At the closure of quarry, the pits

will be converted to ponds or sloppy area will be covered by green belt. The district authority

has issued lease with conditions for safe operation and environmental conservation.

(ii) Population Projection In the stone quarry, local villagers are employed and direct employment is very low.

The local manpower is already trained in quarry and crusher operation. There is direct and

indirect employment in terms of drivers, mechanics, contract laborers etc. The manpower

from the nearby village(s) is already engaged and trained in these jobs. Hence, additional

population increase in the area is not anticipated.

(iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc) The quarry and crusher activities are carried out in the leased area. At the closure of

quarry, the pit land will be converted to pond or sloppy land will be covered by plantation.

(iv) Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (physical & social) The road infrastructure is already developed in the area, which requires for the

transport of the stone material to the consumers. The manpower is local and their social

infrastructure is also developed. The inflow of money in terms of taxes to grampanchyat and

salaries to the manpower will further improve the physical and social infrastructure.

(v) Amenities/Facilities At the stone quarry under consideration have facilities as drinking water, first aid box,

communication facilities, emergency vehicle for shifting the workers during accident etc are

available.

6. Proposed Infrastructure (i) Industrial Area (processing area)

The infrastructural facilities are developed in the area for the unit operations as

required in stone quarrying.

(ii) Residential Area (non-processing area) The local villagers are employed in the stone quarrying activities and the development

of residential area is not needed.

(iii) Green belt At present a few trees are existing. At the closure of mine about 7.5 meter or more of

the lease area will be converted to green belt.

(iv) Social Infrastructure The social infrastructure in the area has been improved due to stone quarries.

(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/Rail/Metro/Water ways etc) The connectivity in terms of traffic, transportation road is already developed and

good. There are well connected roads in the area.

(vi) Drinking Water Management (Source & Supply of Water) The dugwell water existing in the nearby areas is brought to the site for drinking

purposes through tankers.

(vii) Sewerage System The manpower requirement at the stone quarry is very less and hence sewerage

system does not exist.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management Industrial waste generation from the stone quarry under consideration is nil.

(ix) Solid Waste Management

Except insignificant amount of municipal solid wastes, no solid waste is generated

from the stone quarry under consideration.

(ix) Power Requirement & Supply/Source The power requirement is fulfilled by MSEDCL and its network is well developed.

Power supply to the area is also regular.

7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan (i) Policy to be adopted (central/state) in respect of the project affected person

including home oustees, land oustees and landless laborers (a brief outline to be given)

The rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) is not required for the stone quarry under consideration is existing.

8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates (i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule

for the project to be given) The lessee has vast experience of stone quarrying and crushing operations. All the

plant, machinery and infrastructural facilities are provided. Lessee takes all necessary

statutory permissions. Adequate reserves are available. Market is well established.

Manpower is available with lessee. The operation can be continued subject to the grant of

Environmental Clearance and renewal of mining lease.

(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project The gross capital investment of the stone quarry is about Rs. 30 lakhs and recurring

expenditure including crusher activity is about 0.3 lakh/month. Though there are fewer

margins in the business due to competition, the economic viability is still good due to

availability of stone materials, market and infrastructural facilities.

9. Analysis of Proposal Final Recommendations (i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local

people including tribal population, if any, in the area

The stone quarry area development has widened financial transaction in the area. The

land prizes are increased for wasteland and it has benefited locals to great extent. Some of

them have started their own stone queries as well as allied business. Overall, the socio-

economic status of the local population has been improved in many ways including direct and

indirect employment due to stone quarries existing in the area.

Enclosure - I

Site details of Stone Quarry under Study

Enclosure - I

Location Details of Existing Stone Quarry Under Study

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Location of Quarry

Stone Quarry of Shri. Vijay Motiram Jadhav, At- Dapuri (Khurd), Tal. - Risod, Washim

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