EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 · PDF file · 2012-03-03UltraTech...

Proposed Vikram Cement Limestone Mine-III (ML Area-564.106 ha) with 2.0 MTPA Limestone Production Capacity

At Villages Nayagaon, Kesharpura, Damodarpura, Khor and Kanka, Tehsil Jawad, District Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh

Executive Summary of EIA Report

M/s. UltraTech Cement Ltd. 1

(Unit: Vikram Cement Works)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.1 Introduction

M/s. UltraTech Cement Limited (Unit: Vikram Cement Works), earlier Vikram Cement

(A unit of M/s. Grasim Industries Ltd.), is nestled in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, at

Village: Khor, Tehsil: Jawad, in Neemuch district and bordering Rajasthan. It is one of

the modern cement plant equipped with state-of-the-art technology to attain highest

standard of productivity, safety and environmental management.

Vikram Cement Works has an existing Cement Plant Complex comprising of Cement

Plant (4.0 MTPA) & two Limestone Mines {Limestone Mine – I (442.923 ha) with

production capacity of 5.5 MTPA & Limestone Mine – II (342.612 ha) with production

capacity of 1.5 MTPA} in Village: Khor, Tehsil: Jawad, District: Neemuch (Madhya

Pradesh).

The approximate annual limestone requirement for the Cement Plant is 5.50 MTPA,

which is being presently met from existing Captive Limestone Mines {Limestone Mine - I

(442.923 ha) & Limestone Mine – II (342.612 ha)}. Considering the Cement Plant

requirement, available mineable reserves from the existing limestone mines would not

be sufficient to get optimum balance life of Cement Plant i.e. 40 to 45 years.

Now, Vikram Cement Works (VCW) has proposed Expansion of the Cement Plant

(Clinker 3.59 to 6.2 MTPA, Cement 4.0 to 10.33 MTPA) in Village: Khor, Tehsil: Jawad,

District: Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh). Application for the same was submitted to MoEF,

New Delhi on 30.11.2010. ToR letter for the proposed expansion project was obtained

from MoEF, New Delhi vide Letter No. F. No. J-11011/616/2010-IA-II (I) dated

10.03.2011.

Therefore, Vikram Cement Works has now proposed a New Limestone Mine – III

(564.106 Ha) with production capacity of 2.0 MTPA at Villages Nayagaon, Kesharpura,

Damodarpura, Khor & Kanka; Tehsil Jawad, District Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh). It will

increase the plant life by another 9 years.

The project was considered in front of EAC (M) for ToR approval on 17th Feb., 2010. The

Terms of References (ToR) have been issued by MoEF, New Delhi for preparation of the

Draft EIA / EMP Report vide letter no. J-11015/23/2010 IA, II (M) dated 4th March,

2010.

As per EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2006; as amended on 01st December,

2009; this project falls under category ‘A’, project or activity 1(a) (3).






1.2 Details of the Project

Table - 1

S. No. Particulars Details

1. Nature of project Mining Project

2. Size of project

2.1 Mining Lease area 564.106 ha {Govt. Barren Land – 84.957 ha, Private

Land – 479.149 ha}

2.2 Proposed Production Capacity 2.0 MTPA

3. Location Details

3.1

A. Village Nayagaon, Kesharpura, Damodarpura, Khor &

Kanka

B. Tehsil Jawad

C. District Neemuch

D. State Madhya Pradesh

3.2 Latitude 24O 32’ 38.79” to 24O 34’ 46.56” (N)

3.3 Longitude 74O 47’ 2.02” to 74O 49’ 33.31” (E)

3.4 Toposheet No. 45 L/14

4. Environmental Settings Details

4.1 Nearest Town Jawad (~ 6.0 km in NNE direction from the mine

site)

4.2 Nearest National Highway NH-79 (~ 1 km towards SW from mine site)

4.3 Nearest Railway Station Jawad Road Railway Station (~ 2.4 km in WSW

direction from mine site)

4.4 Nearest Airport Udaipur (Rajasthan) ~ 105 km in W direction from

mine site

4.5 State Boundary Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan (~ 1.5 km towards

NW from mine site)

4.6

Ecological Sensitive Areas

(National Park, Wild Life

Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve,

etc.) within 10 km radius

None within 10 km radius of mine site

4.7 Reserved / Protected Forest

within 10 km radius

There is no Reserve Forest falling within 10 km

radius of mine site.

o Protected Forest (~ 9.1 km in NE direction)






4.8 Water Bodies (within 10 km

radius)

o Daru River (~ 5.6 km in W direction) – seasonal

nallah

o Gambhiri River (~ 6.6 km in NNE direction) -

seasonal

4.9 Seismic Zone Zone – II

5. Cost Details

5.1 Total Cost of the Project Rs. 64 Crores

5.2 EMP Cost

• Capital Cost

Rs. 1.0 Crores

6. Requirements for the project

6.1 Water Requirement 143 KLD

Source: Existing Mine sump water (Mine-I) & Proposed Mine Sump water (Mine-III; after five

years) (for mining activities) and Ground Water (for drinking purpose).

6.2 Manpower Requirement 97 persons






1.3 Location Map






2.0 MINE DESCRIPTION

2.1 Mining Lease Status

Total mining lease area is 564.106 hectare. Revised LOI for the proposed Vikram

Cement Limestone Mine – III (ML Area: 564.106 ha) in the name of M/s. UltraTech

Cement Ltd. (Unit: Vikram Cement Works) has been obtained from MP State

Government vide their letter no. F3 - 32/08/12/1 dated 29th Nov., 2010 for a period of

30 years.

2.2 Mining Details

Table – 2

S. No. PARTICULARS DETAILS

1. Mining Method Opencast Mechanized

2. Proposed Production per year 0.1 MTPA (For first 5 years)

2.0 MTPA (6th Year onwards)

3. Total Mineable Reserves 48.99 Million Tonnes

4. Life of Mine ~ 29 Years

5. Bench Height 8 m (in Ore & OB)

6. Bench Width 20 m

7. Elevation Range 459 m AMSL to 487 m AMSL

8. General Ground Level 473 mRL

9. Ground Water Table Winter Season: 15-18 m bgl (457 mRL to 454

mRL)

Summer Season: 40-50 m bgl (432 mRL to

422 mRL)

10. Ultimate Working Depth

(at the end of life of mine)

52 m bgl (421 mRL) in Block D

11. Overall Pit Slope 45o

12. Stripping ratio 1:0.20

13. Number of Working Days 313 days

14. Number shifts per day 2

Source: Approved Mining Plan & Progressive Mine Closure Plan

2.3 Proposed Method of Mining

Mining will be carried out by Mechanized Opencast method to produce limestone @ 2.0

Million Tonnes per annum by deploying heavy earth moving machines and large

diameter deep hole drilling and controlled blasting techniques, with proper benching of

deposit.






Drilling will be carried out by 115 mm dia DTH drill machines. Blasting will be done by

using various types of explosives such as Cast Booster (Slurry), ANFO, non-cap sensitive

slurry explosives etc.

2.4 Utility & Requirement for the Mining Project

2.4.1 Extent of Mechanization

Table - 3

S. No. Machine No.

1. Hydraulic Excavator 3

2. Dumper 30 tonner 9

3. Rock Breaker – Secondary 1

4. Dozers 1

5. Drill machine 115 mm dia 2

6. Mobile service van 1

7. Explosive van 1

8. Water tanker 1

9. Motor grader 1


2.4.2 Water Requirement

Total water requirement for the proposed mining project will be 143 KLPD.

Table - 4

Water Requirement Quantity (in KLD)

Dust Suppression 120

Green Belt 18

Mine Operation 1

Workshop 2

Drinking 2

Total Water Requirement 143


Note: Water will be sourced from Existing Mine sump water (Mine-I) and / or Proposed

Mine Sump water (Mine-III; after five years) for mining activities & for drinking purpose

bore wells will be used.

2.4.3 Man Power Requirement

Total Man Power requirement, including staff and worker, for the proposed project will

be 18 during first five year and it will reach up to 97 at ultimate capacity.






3.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

Baseline study of the study area was conducted during Summer Season (March to May,

2011).

The concentration for all the 10 AAQM stations for PM10 ranges between 40.18 to 79.82

µg/m3, SO2 ranges between 6.1 to 10.67 µg/m3 and NO2 ranges between 9.1 to 19.57

µg/m3.

The ground water analysis for all the 08 sampling stations shows that pH varies from

7.12 to 8.01, total hardness varies from 121.20 mg/l to 456.52 mg/l & total dissolved

solids varies from 202.00 mg/l to 936.00 mg/l.

The analysis results for soil shows that soil is neutral to moderately alkaline in nature as

pH value ranges from 7.02 to 7.92 & is silty loam in texture. Pottasium ranges from

129.98 kg/ha to 176.73 kg/ha .The concentration of Nitrogen, Phosphorus has been

found to be in good amount in the soil samples.

3.1 Biological Environment

Flora in study area of 10 km radius

Lantana camara (Raimuniya), Cynodon dactylon (Hariali Ghas), Ficus religiosa (Peepal),

Phoenix sylvestris (Khajur), Acacia catechu (Khair), Acacia nilotica (Babul), Butea

monosperma (Palash), Dalbergia sisoo (Shisham), Albizia lebbeck (Siris), Azadirachta

indica (Neem), Ficus benghalensis (Vad) etc.

Fauna in study area of 10 km Radius

Acridotheres tristis (Indian Myna), Columba livia (Pigeon), Passer domesticus (House

sparrow), Rattus rattus (Indian Rat), Felis chaus (Jungle Cat), Duttaphrynus melanostictus

(Indian Toad), Lepus nigricollis (Hare), Boselaphus tragocamelus (Blue Bull), Corvus

splendens (House crow), Calotes versicolor (Garden Lizard), Ploceus philippinus (Weaver

bird), Presbytis entellus (Common Langur), Phalacrocorax niger (Little Cormorant) etc.

3.2 Socio-Economic Environment

The total population in the buffer zone (10 km radius), as per 2001 Census records, is

100501. Scheduled Caste fraction of the population of the study area (10 km) is 12.67%

and Scheduled Tribe 10.02%. Percentage of literacy is 57.80% and that of workers those

actually engaged in occupation is 49.15% including, 37.53% of Main workers & 11.62%

of marginal workers. Rest 50.85% of the total population, are considered as non-

workers.






4.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

� Impact on Air Quality

The key air emissions from the mining activities (drilling, blasting, loading, haulage and

transportation) are particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen (NO2) and sulphur dioxide

(SO2). Gaseous emission will be generated from HEMM and their transportation

vehicles. Use of proper mitigation measures will be taken (like water sprinkling during

transport activities) & green area will be developed along the road sides to control

pollution.

� Impact of Mining on Ground Water Table

There will be no outside discharge of liquid effluent from the mine site; therefore no

significant impact on surface water bodies is anticipated due to mining operations.

The general ground level in the area is 473 mRL. The water level in the proposed area

varies a lot and fluctuates from from 15-18 m bgl in winter season and 40-50 m bgl in

peak summer season. Ultimate working depth will be 52 m bgl (421 mRL) {in Block-D}.

Ground water, if encountered during mining, will be pumped out & utilized for various

purposes in the plant and mine. Mineral as well as overburden is non – toxic in nature.

� Impact of Noise Levels & Ground Vibration

Major noise generating sources of the mining activity will be drilling and blasting and

trucks movement used for transportation of limestone. The instant noise level from

blasting will be high for some instance but it will be within the prescribed limits due to

application of improved technology and will be confined to working zones.

The proposed plantation will also check propagation of noise in the surrounding areas.

� Impact on Soil and Land Use Pattern

Topsoil generated from the mine will be stacked separately & will be used for plantation

purpose within the lease area. At the conceptual stage, there will be no top soil dump.

Opencast mining activities may alter the landscape of the lease area and will not have

any effect on the surface features of the surrounding areas. At the end of life of mine, out

of the total mining lease area (i.e. 564.106 Ha), 162.90 Ha will be excavated; out of

which 68.14 Ha will be backfilled & reclaimed by plantation & rest 94.76 Ha will be

developed as water reservoir.

Out of the total lease area i.e. 564.106 ha, 107.96 ha area will be covered under green

belt/plantation, including 33.82 ha un-worked area, 6.0 ha external dumps, 68.14 ha

backfilled area.






5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

Table - 5

S. No. DESCRIPTION FREQUENCY OF MONITORING

1. Meteorological Data Daily

2. Ambient Air Quality at project site Twice a week

3. Water Quality Quarterly

4. Noise Level Monitoring Quarterly

5. Soil Quality Quarterly

6. Health Check-up As per the guidelines

6.0 ADDITIONAL STUDIES

The Additional Studies conducted as per the additional Terms of References vide MoEF

letter no. J -11015/23/2010-IA.II (M) dated 4th March, 2010 are Biological Study, Hydro-

geological Study & Rain water Harvesting Plan and Disaster Management Plan.

7.0 PROJECT BENEFITS

The proposed project activity will help in combating the growing demand of cement in

the market & hence will help in the economic growth of the country. Vikram Cement

Works has already been actively involved in the CSR activities in the nearby villages of

the project site. Infrastructure development in the nearby villages, creating educational

facilities, gainful employment for rural, health awareness programmes & surgical

camps, assisting social forestry programmes in the area etc. are some of the highlights of

the CSR activities which are being done presently for existing Plant & mines & will also

be continued for the life of the proposed mine.

8.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

8.1 Air Quality Management

� Sharp drill bits will be used for drilling to reduce generation of dust.

� Drilling machines will be equipped with water spraying system to prevent dust to

get air borne.

� Controlled blasting will be done.

� Rock breaker will be used to avoid secondary blasting.

� Periodical water spraying on the haul roads will be done.

� De-dusting system will be provided at crushing plant with bag filter arrangements

to collect the dust generated during crushing.

� Green Belt / plantation will be developed around the quarry edge, along the roads,

crushing plant, office, workshop, etc.






8.2 Water Quality Management

� Garland Drains will be provided around the pit to prevent the entry of rainwater

into the mining pit.

� Dump will be made at a sufficient distance from seasonal nalla.

� Garland drain/ filtration bund will be provided around dumps to retain the water

percolation coming from waste dumps for settling of solid particles. Clear water will

be allowed to flow in natural courses.

� Septic tanks and soak pits will be provided for the disposal of domestic effluent.

� Rainwater falling in the catchments area of mining pit will be collected in sump of

mines i.e. in lower benches.

8.3 Noise Management

� Drilling will be carried out with the help of sharp drill bits which will help in

reducing noise.

� Control Blasting will be carried out to minimize vibration.

� Rock breaker will be used to avoid secondary blasting

� Earmuffs/earplugs will be provided to all operators and employees working near

the machinery.

� Proper maintenance, oiling and greasing of machines at regular intervals will be

done to reduce generation of noise.

� Plantation will be done to minimize the propagation of noise.

� Periodical monitoring will be done.

8.4 Solid Waste Management

At the end of life of mine, total OB/waste generation will be 6.61 Million Tonnes & Inter-

burden generation (in the form of Interstitial Clay) will be 2.58 Million Tonnes, out of

these (9.19 Million Tonnes), a part will be utilized in backfilling 68.14 Ha of mined out

area & remaining will be dumped on the surface area - 6.0 Ha (at Block A & B).

Overburden dumps will be stabilized by plantation.

8.5 Management of Land Use Pattern

The activity will affect the present landscape of the ML area. The original topography of

the ML area will be affected mainly due to the actual mining operation.

At the end of life of mine, out of the total mining lease area (i.e. 564.106 Ha), 162.90 Ha

will be excavated; out of which 68.14 Ha will be backfilled & reclaimed by plantation &

rest 94.76 Ha will be developed as water reservoir.






Out of the total lease area i.e. 564.106 ha, 107.96 ha area will be covered under green

belt/plantation, including 33.82 ha un-worked area, 6.0 ha external dumps, 68.14 ha

backfilled area.

8.6 Greenbelt Development & Plantation Programme

Out of the total lease area of 564.106 ha, 107.96 ha area will be covered under green

belt / plantation, including 33.82 ha un-worked area, 6.0 ha external dumps, 68.14 ha

backfilled area.

The following species to be planted in the Green belt / plantation Cassia fistula

(Amaltas), Albizia lebbek (Siris), Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham), Ficus religiosa (Peepal),

Azadirachta indica (Neem), Acacia nilotica (Babul), Ficus benghalensis (Bargad), Ficus

glomerata (Gular), Tectona grandis (Teak), Syzygium cumini (Jamun) etc. Plantation

shall be carried out as per CPCB guidelines.

8.7 Socio-Economic Environment

Better education facilities, proper health care, road infrastructure and drinking water

facilities are basic social amenities for better living standard of any human being.

Vikram Cement Works will initiate the above amenities either by providing or by

improving the facilities in the area, which will help in uplifting the living standards of

local communities.

9.0 CONCLUSION

As discussed, it is safe to say that the project is not likely to cause any significant impact

on the ecology of the area, as adequate preventive measures will be adopted to contain

the various pollutants within permissible limits. Green belt development around the

area will also be taken up as an effective pollution mitigative technique, as well as to

control the pollutants released from the premises of Vikram Cement Works.

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