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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT
Prepared for
Silica Sand Mines – Cluster
Located at Addepalli, Ballavolu, Chintavaram, East Kanukur, Momidi, Vellapalem, Karlapudi, Kothapatnam, Siddavaram Villages,
Chillakur and Kota Mandals, SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
REPRESENTATED BY
Sri PELLAKURU SRINIVASULA REDDY President
SPSR Nellore Dist. Silica Mine Owners Association,
No.23-1491, Lecturers Colony, 3rd Street, Magunta Layout, Nellore -524001
PREPARED BY
SV ENVIRO LABS & CONSULTANTS
ENVIRO HOUSE, BLOCK-B, B-1, IDA, AUTONAGAR
VISAKHAPATNAM -12
QCI NO: 157
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction:
Silica sand forms the major ingredient among natural raw materials required for glass
making and it is also used in foundry, ferro-silica alloy and cement industries besides
being used in many other industries like ceramic, fertilizer, abrasives, chemical, coal
washery, electrode, paint, rubber, textile, water filtration, construction etc. The natural
silica sand is preferred in glass industries, but in cases when silica deposits are located far
away, crushed quartz is used. Silica sand deposits are widely spread over a span of
110Km2 area east of Gudur town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
The proposed cluster contains 57 number of Silica Sand mines for mining high grade
glass industry suitable sand. The general mining method in all these Mines in cluster is by
manual cum semi mechanized opencast method. Most of these Silica Sand Mines are
operating with proper permissions needed as per applicable statute, and those which did
not fulfill the statutory requirements are in the process of obtaining the same. The history
of Silica Sand mining dates back to 4 decades in this area. The frequent changes being
made in the statute (Mainly environmental) in respect of Silica Sand mining necessitated
the present report for obtaining EC for the cluster of Mines. The main aim of this report is
to study and present the possible affect of the cluster of Mines as a whole, on the
surrounding environment. As explained above one of the necessary enclosures for
obtaining EC by individual Mines is the cluster EC. The present Pre-Feasibility report is
part of the EC application to be submitted for obtaining cluster EC.
2.0 Introduction of the Project/Background Information:
i. Copy of mining lease/letter of Intent:
The proposed cluster having an area of 842.77Ha, the detailed mine lease letter
will be given in the EIA Report.
ii. Reason for submission of the present project and background information:
The MoEF & CC through its legislation has issued a notification No. SO 141(E)
dated 15.1.2016 through which it issued cluster guidelines for the purpose of
obtaining Prior Environmental Clearance for the Mines. As per that SO every
mine shall obtain prior EC for its operations and also EC for the entire cluster
incase it falls in the definition of cluster. Accordingly the present cluster falls
under purview of definition of cluster as per the SO. Hence the present PFR for
the whole cluster is being prepared.
iii. Brief description of mining project:
The mining operations in the mines in the cluster are more or less of same type.
The mining will be semi mechanized opencast method of digging, scooping and
excavating with the help of simple tools like spade/pawdas. Excavator/loaders will
be deployed occasionally.
iv. Need for the mining projects and its importance to the country and or region:
There is a growing demand of quality silica sand mineral in the foundry as well as
glass industries. Availability of good quality silica sand is limited. Therefore
marginal and low grade silica sand needs to be beneficiated for making it useable
in the industries. The lessee has network for supply of the silica sand to the
foundry persons. Therefore the purpose of the project is to excavate and trade
silica sand to the customers, mainly comprising of glass industries, while taking
care for safety of persons and machines deployed, and care for the environment.
The Mines in the present cluster are supplying the material to glass industries.
v. Demand Supply Gap: In India, Gujarat was the leading producer, accounted for 41% of the total
production during the year2011-2012, followed by Andhra Pradesh (29%),
Rajasthan (16%), Maharashtra (7%), Jharkhand (3%), Kerala and Uttar Pradesh
(1% each) with remaining 2% production by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Although silica sand mines exist in parts of Guntur and Prakasam districts,
Nellore silica sand accounts for around 99% of the entire state’s production.
vi. Imports Vs. Indigenous Production:
Presently there are no imports of this sand. The indigenous production is sufficient
for the Indian market. There is established export market for this material. Most of
the material is exported from Mundra port and Mumbai port. There are
possibilities of export to China, Bangladesh, and Korea etc.
vii. Manpower requirement for the cluster:
The total manpower projected by individual mines is totalled and the additional
manpower utilised for other external operations is added. The manpower
requirement is approximately 2000. The additional manpower may not be directly
employed in the mines but are indirectly dependent on the mines and are
vulnerable due to the mining operations and the environmental emissions.
3.0 Cluster Description:
The technical details of the mines in the cluster will be presented in the EIA Report.
The details of cluster area obtained from respective mine plans contain the land use
from the broken area in the cluster, and the remaining area in the cluster of mines, the
details of non-mining or non-lease lands if any.
Table: 1 Mines Leases in the Cluster Area
S.NO. NAME OF THE MINE
ADDRESS OF THE MINE EXTENT
1 Sri D.Sundhar Rami Reddy
Sy.No.366, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 20.235 Ha.
2 Aruna Enterprises
Sy.No.366/P, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 14.17 Ha.
3 P.N.Venkata Ramana
Sy.No.366/P, Chinatavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 7.446 Ha.
4 Sri S.V.Ramana Reddy
Sy.No.403/2,405/2,425/2, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore
14.205 Ha.
5 Shiva Enterprises
Sy.No.448 & 449/3, Chintavaram , Chillakur, Nellore
5.022 Ha.
6 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
Sy.No.474 etc, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 15.087 Ha
7 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
Sy.No.474, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore 4.36 Ha.
8 Sri Y.Pitchi Reddy Sy.No.475&476, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore
5.7 Ha
9 Kohinoor Minerals
Sy.No.396,397,398,410 to 413, 420&421, Chintavaram, Chillakur, Nellore
38.843Ha.
10 Balaji Mines & Minerals
Sy.No.494,495,500A, 500B , 500C & 501, Momidi , Chillakur, Nellore
6.155 Ha.
11 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
Sy.No. 526, 527/P, 529, 534/P, 535/P, 704/P, 541, 542, 546/P, 706, 705/P, 528, 701, 532/2P, 546/A & 705/P, Momidi, Chillakur, Nellore
17.693 Ha
12 Maheswari Minerals
Sy.No.8/1, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 2.914 Ha
13 Bhagyalakshmi Minerals
Sy.No.45, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 3.238 Ha.
14 M.Gyana Prasunamba
Sy.No. 8/2, 8/2A & 10, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore
10.639 Ha.
15 S.Sulochana
Sy.No.34/5, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 9.15 Ha.
16 Renuka Minerals
Sy.No.17/2 & 33, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 9.235 Ha.
17 B.Rajan
Sy.No. 35/P, Addepalli, Chillakur , Nellore 16.511 Ha.
18 Modern Minerals
Sy.No.39/P, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 16.827 Ha.
19 Modern Minerals
Sy.No. 5/1 & 58/2, Addepalli, Chillakur, Nellore 4.31 Ha.
20 Sri Sai Sands
Sy.No.496/1P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 8.498 Ha.
21 Sri Venkateswara Mining Co.,
Sy.No.515/P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 8.523 Ha.
22 Sri S.Krishna Reddy
Sy.No.515/P, Ballavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 17.94 Ha.
23 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
Sy.No.515/3 & 515/5, Ballavolu , Chillakur, Nellore
16.269 Ha.
24 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
Sy.No.515/P, Bllavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 16.999 Ha.
25 Sri T.Gopal Reddy
Sy.No.515/P, Bllavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 12.877 Ha.
26 Sri B.V.Subba Reddy
Sy.No.515/P, Bllavolu, Chillakur, Nellore 20.235 Ha.
27 Vignesh Minerals
Sy.No. 87/1&2 and 170/P, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore
10.886 Ha.
28 Gayathri Minerals
Sy.No.87/P, 170/P, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore
4.5 Ha.,
29 A.Manjula
Sy.No.160/P, 238/P etc, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore
8.689 Ha.
30 Sai Krishna Mining Company .
Sy.No. 230 to 235, East Kanupur, Chillakur, Nellore
11.246 Ha
31 Sri Rajan Minerals
Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 8.093 Ha.
32 Sri Sai Baba Silica Mines.
Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 16.779 Ha
33 S.Lavanya .
Sy.No.255, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 4.049 Ha
34 Sri Sai Chinnamman Mines
Sy.No.256, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.117 Ha.
35 G.Suneetha Kumari
Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.117 Ha.
36 N.Radhika Reddy
Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 20.235 Ha.
37 Naseeb Mining Co., Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.117 Ha.
38 Sri Sai Chinnamman Mines
Sy.No.256/P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 10.121 Ha.,
39 K.Purandhar Reddy
Sy.No.256/1P, Vellapalem , Chillakur, Nellore 8.499 Ha.
40 Bhavani Silica Mines
Sy.No.257/P, 263/P & 271/P, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore
16.487 Ha.
41 Durga Silica Mines
Sy.No.271/P, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore 4.452 Ha.
42 K.Anisha
Sy.No.281, 283 & 284/2, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore
17.248 Ha.
43 S.Lavanya
Sy.No.285, 290 & 291, Vellapalem, Chillakur, Nellore
6.868 Ha
44 Modern Minerals
Sy.No.1, Karlapudi, Kota, Nellore 14.185 Ha.
45 Yashpal Mendan
Sy.No.1, Karlapudi, Kota, Nellore 11.797 Ha.
46 D.Bhagyalakshmi
Sy.No.2, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 11.514 Ha.
47 Rama S.Mendan
Sy.No.2, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 52.76 Ha.
48 Mangalore Minerals (P) Ltd.,
Sy.No.20&38, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 105.221 Ha.
49 Shanmuga Minerals
Sy.No. 38/P, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 30.352 Ha
50 Sri B.Prasanth
Sy.No. 38, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 12.14 Ha.
51 Arr Vee Minerals
Sy.No.68, Siddavaram, Kota, Nellore 13.132 Ha.
52 K.Seshagiri Rao & Company
Sy.No.628/A, Kothapatnam, Kota, Nellore 50.6 Ha.
53 D.Bharathi
Sy. No. 44/3, 50/4,50/5 & 50/6, Addepalli (V), Chillakur (M), SPSR Nellore
4.75 Ha.,
54 Sri Bharathi
Sy. No. 50/1, 50/2, 50/3, addepalli village, Chillakur Mandal, Nellore
4.48 Ha.
55 P.Venkateswarlu Reddy
Sy. No: 256/1P, Vellapalem Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore
12.546 Ha.
56 Patan Mahaboob Saheb
Sy.No. 256, Vellapalem Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore
9.2 Ha
57 A.V.S. Mining Company Sy.No.21/1 to 4 ,22, 23/1 , 24/2 &3, Addepalli Village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore
4.0 Project Description:
The mining method is semi-mechanised opencast mining in all the Mines in the cluster.
Though the manufacturers of the machines and capacities vary, the methodology of
mining is same in all the Mines in the cluster. An area proposed to be mined consists of
the following steps.
To demarcate the safety barrier of 7.5 meters all around the boundary of the mine
To demarcate and safeguard sona canals if they exist within the lease or away
from lease within 50 meters
To mark the layout of roads for internal transport, and
To mark a block of convenient size and start mining
ii. Location (maps showing general location, specific location and project boundary, project
site layout with co-ordinates:
The cluster area falls in the survey of India topo sheet no. 66B/4. Topographically the
area is generally flat and devoid of any hills. The cluster area in particular and the
coastal area in general is full of Silica Sand dunes which are full of useful mineral.
LOCATION MAP
TOPO MAP OF 10 KM RADIUS
PROJECT SITE
Eco-sensitive Areas:
There are eco-sensitive areas like sona canals which are eco-sensitive. The present
mining area uniquely consists of these eco-sensitive bodies for whose protection
SEAC (State Expert Appraisal Committee) Sub-committee (AP) issued guidelines for
their protection. The details of the sona channels and the ayakut areas under each sona
are given below. It was observed from the field that majority of the cultivation is
taking place only through the bore wells locally dug and they have plenty of water.
LIST OF SPRING CHANNELS
CLUSTER MAP
iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site,
particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.
Cluster of mines
iv. Size or magnitude of operation:
The approximate area of cluster is 842.77Ha. As per the approved mining plan, total mine
leases production is presented in below table:
Table: 2 Production Capacity in the Cluster Area
S.NO. NAME OF THE MINE
EXTENT
1 Sri D.Sundhar Rami Reddy
20.235 Ha.
2 Aruna Enterprises
14.17 Ha.
3 P.N.Venkata Ramana
7.446 Ha.
4 Sri S.V.Ramana Reddy
14.205 Ha.
5 Shiva Enterprises
5.022 Ha.
6 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
15.087 Ha
7 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
4.36 Ha.
8 Sri Y.Pitchi Reddy 5.7 Ha 9 Kohinoor Minerals
38.843Ha.
10 Balaji Mines & Minerals
6.155 Ha.
11 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
17.693 Ha
12 Maheswari Minerals
2.914 Ha
13 Bhagyalakshmi Minerals
3.238 Ha.
14 M.Gyana Prasunamba
10.639 Ha.
15 S.Sulochana
9.15 Ha.
16 Renuka Minerals
9.235 Ha.
17 B.Rajan
16.511 Ha.
18 Modern Minerals
16.827 Ha.
19 Modern Minerals
4.31 Ha.
20 Sri Sai Sands
8.498 Ha.
21 Sri Venkateswara Mining Co.,
8.523 Ha.
22 Sri S.Krishna Reddy
17.94 Ha.
23 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
16.269 Ha.
24 Nishitha Mines & Minerals
16.999 Ha.
25 Sri T.Gopal Reddy
12.877 Ha.
26 Sri B.V.Subba Reddy
20.235 Ha.
27 Vignesh Minerals
10.886 Ha.
28 Gayathri Minerals
4.5 Ha.,
29 A.Manjula
8.689 Ha.
30 Sai Krishna Mining Company .
11.246 Ha
31 Sri Rajan Minerals
8.093 Ha.
32 Sri Sai Baba Silica Mines.
16.779 Ha
33 S.Lavanya .
4.049 Ha
34 Sri Sai Chinnamman Mines
10.117 Ha.
35 G.Suneetha Kumari
10.117 Ha.
36 N.Radhika Reddy
20.235 Ha.
37 Naseeb Mining Co.,
10.117 Ha.
38 Sri Sai Chinnamman Mines
10.121 Ha.,
39 K.Purandhar Reddy
8.499 Ha.
40 Bhavani Silica Mines
16.487 Ha.
41 Durga Silica Mines
4.452 Ha.
42 K.Anisha 17.248 Ha.
43 S.Lavanya
6.868 Ha
44 Modern Minerals
14.185 Ha.
45 Yashpal Mendan
11.797 Ha.
46 D.Bhagyalakshmi
11.514 Ha.
47 Rama S.Mendan
52.76 Ha.
48 Mangalore Minerals (P) Ltd.,
105.221 Ha.
49 Shanmuga Minerals
30.352 Ha
50 Sri B.Prasanth
12.14 Ha.
51 Arr Vee Minerals
13.132 Ha.
52 K.Seshagiri Rao & Company
50.6 Ha.
53 D.Bharathi
4.75 Ha.,
54 Sri Bharathi
4.48 Ha.
55 P.Venkateswarlu Reddy
12.546 Ha.
56 Patan Mahaboob Saheb
9.2Ha
57 A.V.S. Mining Company 8.51Ha Total 842.77
v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the
project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)
Once the mining of one marked block is complete, a safe barrier for movement of trucks
is left and the next block is started. The trucks and the excavator stand at the same level
and that is atop of the mineral. The machine will always maintain atleast 2.5 meters
working height for its operation. The machine is allowed to excavate only up to a height
of only 1 meter above the water table. The material excavated is loaded into the trucks of
capacities that generally vary between 10 tons to 20 tons. These trucks are destined to the
customer’s point or to the temporary dump within the lease hold area. The water
sprinkling is done with local tankers which are fitted either on tractors or on trucks. The
water is sprinkled by gravity and not mechanically. Therefore the sprinkling is not as
effective as it should be. The operations do not need any drilling and blasting owing to
the loose nature of the sand
vi. Raw material required along with estimated quantity likely source, marketing area
of final products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.
No raw material is required, project is for mining of silica sand. The Mines in the present
cluster are supplying the material to glass industries.
5.0 Site analysis:
i. Connectivity:
Component Description
Road The mining lease area is accessible through a Good
Motorable asphalted road from Siddavram
Rail Gudur – 27.7Kms
Air Port Tirupati – 78.3Kms
Seaport Krishnapatnam Port -14.1Kms
ii. Land use and Land ownership
The cluster area is belong to private owners of Govt. waste land
6.0 Planning Brief:
The concept of planning in the present context is limited to the environmental protection
planning as the entire concept of the cluster is for assessing the possible damage to the
environment and evolve the mitigation measures. The planning that is given below,
briefly describes the resource requirement for environmental impact assessment and
planning for mitigation/reduction of damage done/ may be done due to mining. The
implementation of the planning is a collective responsibility of all the Mines in the
cluster.
7.0 Proposed Infrastructures:
The infrastructure needed for assessment of damage done likely to be done to the
environment will not be procured by the cluster but the job of environmental parameter’s
monitoring will be outsourced to a recognized agency with accreditation. This will help in
regular monitoring by professionals. The contributions from the members of the cluster
will make this possible.
6.1 Utilities:
The following machinery is envisaged to be used for mining of silica sand in the mines of
cluster
Excavators
Dumpers/Tippers
6.2 Waste Management:
Liquid Effluents:
There is no effluent generated from the mine operations. The wastewater generated from the domestic
is sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.
Air Pollution:
The present air environment in the cluster area is within limits of the set standards. Although no
samples were collected in the present case, the samples that were collected for other clusters showed
the values much within limits of the standards. The prime reason is that, the mining operations in the
cluster are totally standstill. For this reason the air does not have any dust, or other types of air
pollutants presently.
Solid waste:
There will be no solid waste/overburden generation from the ML area due to proposed mining
activities.
7.0 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan:
Not applicable. The proposed mining areas are private/ Govt. land, lease granted by
Government of Andhra Pradesh and there are no settlements in the lease area.
8.0 Project Schedule & Cost estimates:
i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule
for the project to be given)
Construction activity involves mine office cum rest shelter and toilets with temporary structures
are already provided in the ML area and the construction /modification of the same will start
obtaining all statutory clearances. A first aid certificate holder will be the in-charge of the first
aid room. Drinking water will be provided and stored in earthen pots
ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the
project Not Applicable, Cluster Area