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Summary of Draft EIA/EMP report for Pallakkapalayam Limestone Mine (Go.Ms.No.110, Extent – 18.650 Ha) of M/s. The India Cements Limited in Pallakkapalayam Village, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu.

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SUMMARY OF EIA / EMP REPORT

1.0 GENERAL:

M/s. The India Cements Limited (ICL) is having three mining leases in Pallakkapalayam

Village, Komarapalayam Taluk, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu. These lease details are given below:

S. No G.O No./Date Village Extent

Classification Ha

1 110 / 20.11.2003 Pallakkapalayam 18.650 Non Forest Land

2 100 /09.10.2003 Pallakkapalayam 1.605 Non Forest Land

3 75 /08.02.1989 Pallakkapalayam 11.850 Non Forest Land

The above mining leases are contiguous and adjacent to each other. The mining operations

are planned on a contiguous working basis as such.

Limestone from these mines is supplied to India Cement’s Sankari cement plant located

about 8.0 km from the mine site.

This lease is with ICL for the last 4 decades. This Lease was renewed vide GO.No.110 dated

20.11.2003 for next 20 years from 25.07.1997 and the lease is valid up to 24.07.2017 and as per

MMDR Amendment Act 2015 the validity of mining lease is extended up to 31.03.2030.

Mining plan including Progressive Mine closure plan was approved by IBM vide letter No –

TN/NMK/LST-1093.MDS, dated 22.07.2014.

ToR for this project has been issued by SEIAA by their letter No. SEIAA-TN/F-

4001/2016/1(a)/ToR-244/2016 dated 17.05.2016.

This EIA / EMP report is prepared to obtain environmental clearance for mining lease

G.O.110 over an extent of 18.650 Ha, for the peak production of 15,000 TPA (0.015 MTPA) of

limestone per annum based on the ToR approved by SEIAA.

Salient details of the EIA/EMP report are as follows:

1.1 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT:

The salient features of the project are briefly given below.

A. SITE DETAILS:

Name of the project : Pallakkapalayam Limestone Mine G.O 110 of M/S. ICL

Extent & Type of land : 18.650Ha (18.15 Ha of Patta Land & 0.5 Ha of Government

Poramboke land)

Capacity : Peak Production Capacity 0.015 Million Tonnes Per Annum



Village : Pallakkapalayam

Taluk : Komarapalayam

District : Namakkal

State : Tamil Nadu

Latitude : 11°27’52.01"N to 11°28'16.67"N

Longitude : 77o46’50.73” E&77o47’11”.91 E

Toposheet : 58E/15

Surface elevation : Gently sloping ground with RL varying from 246 to 256 m and

sloping from Northwest to Southeast

Forest land : Nil in core zone

Temperature (Maximum) : 38º C

Average Annual rainfall : About 764 mm

B) ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:

S.No PARTICULARS DETAILS

1 Nearest highway Salem to Coimbatore Highway (NH‐47) - 1.2 km –

S (Aerial)

2 Nearest Railway station Sankari Durg– 9.5 km, SE

3 Nearest Airport Coimbatore International Airport – 94 km, WSW

4 Nearest major water bodies Cauvery River – 7.5 km NW

Mettur East Bank Canal – 5.5 km - NW

5 Nearest town/City Sankari Town - 9.5 Km - E

Erode -14 Km –SSW, Namakkal- 50 Km-SSE

6 Nearest villages

Pallakkapalayam - More than 500m - S

Sowdapuram - 4.0 km -S

Komarapalaiyam – 9.5 km - SW

7 Hills / valleys Nil within 10 km radius

8 Notified Archaeologically important

places, Monuments Nil within 10 km radius

9 Local Places of Historical and

Tourism Interest Nil within 10 km radius

10 Environmental sensitive areas, Nil within 10 km radius



S.No PARTICULARS DETAILS

Protected areas as per Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972 (Tiger reserve,

Elephant reserve, Biospheres,

National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries,

community reserves and

conservation reserves)

11 Reserved / Protected Forests Suriyamalai Reserve Forest – 3.2 km - NE

12 Defence Installations Nil within 10km radius

13 Seismic Zone Zone – II (Least Active)

14 Other Industries in the study area

Other mining leases of ICL in Pallakkapalayam,

ICL’s Sankari cement plant, Veerachipalayam

limestone mines, ICL Sankari

2.0 BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

a Total mineable reserves 0.11 Million tonnes

b Total waste removal 0.23 Million tonnes

c Ore to waste ratio Average of 1 : 2.1 T:T

d Method of Mining Fully mechanized open cast mining method

e Name of machinery

1. Tamrock Drill Machine 1

2. Ex 210 1

3. PC 200 1

4. TATA JD 315 back hoe 1

5. Dozer 1

6. Tipper 3

f Bench height 6m

g Pit slope 60º

h Maximum mine depth 18 m RL (234 RL)

i Mode of transport The limestone produced from the mines is transported to

ICL’s Sankari cement plant through road.

J Route Dedicated private road owned by M/S. ICL is used for

transport

k Water requirement The combined water requirement for the Pallakkapalayam

lime stone mines will be 42.0KLD

l Source of water The entire water requirement will be met from Rain water



collected in the pit.

m Life of the mine The anticipated life of the mine will be 10 years

3.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO:

3.1 GENERAL:

Baseline environmental data for various Environmental components were collected in

the study area systematically and meticulously as per relevant IS codes, CPCB, MOEF guidelines

and as per approved TOR during Pre – Monsoon season of 2016 (June to August 2016).

For the purposes of the study, the area has been divided into two zones, namely, core and

buffer zones. Core zone covers 18.650 Ha of Mine lease area, while buffer zone encompasses an

area of 10 km radius distance from the periphery of core zone.

3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:

3.2.1 Core Zone:

Core zone covers 18.650 Ha of Mine lease area. Out of entire ML area, 18.150 Ha is a patta

land owned by the company and 0.5 Ha is Poramboke land with no forest or agricultural area

involved.

Buffer Zone:

Based on 2011 census data, in the 10km radius, there are 23 rural villages and 5 urban

areas namely Ellandaikuttai (CT), Padaiveedu (TP), Sankari (TP), Thevur (TP) & Arasiramani (TP).

The distribution of population is as below:

Male - 100119 (50.94%)

Female - 96413 (49.06%)

Total - 196532

Scheduled caste - 36743 (18.70%)

Scheduled tribes - 123 (0.06%)

Total literacy rate in the area - 125456 (63.83%)

Male literacy rate is 36.42 % & Female literacy rate is 27.41% of the total Population.

The occupational structure of the area is as below:

Total main workers - 98446 (50.09%)

Total marginal workers - 8223 (4.18%)

Total non-workers - 89863 (45.72%)



3.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:

3.3.1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY:

No of AAQ Monitoring locations – 6( 2 core zone,

4 buffer zone)

Pre-Monsoon Season (June to August,

2016)

Parameter Range of Result (in µg/m3 ) *CPCB Limit (µg/m3)

PM10 39.4 to 71.9 100

PM2.5 18.2 to 35.7 60

SO2 BDL (DL-3.0) to 5.1 80

NO2 7.7 to 20.0 80

CO values in the all locations were found to be below detectable limit (DL – 1144 µg/m3).

Silica values in the study area are found to be below detectable limit (Detection limit –

0.05mg/m3) which is well within the prescribed limit of 5mg/m3 *CPCB Limits for Industrial & Residential category (2009 Notification)

From the table it can be seen that the existing Ambient Air Quality levels for SO2, NO2,

PM10 and PM2.5 are within the prescribed CPCB limits

3.3.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT:

No of Samples – 5 Bore well Water Samples

Pre-Monsoon Season (June to August, 2016)

Physical/Chemical Parameter

Water Samples (Bore Well) *IS 10500:2012 Permissible Limits

pH 6.96 – 7.49 6.5-8.5

Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l

560 - 1330 2000

Chloride (as Cl), mg/l 76.3 –303.3 1000

Total Hardness (as CaCO3), mg/l

294.0 to 548.8 600

Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3), mg/l

184.2 to 519.4 600

Sulphate, mg/L 170.7 to 379.8 400

Iron (as Fe), mg/l 0.01 to 0.12 0.3

Fluoride, mg/L 0.54 to 0.87 1.5

Nitrate as NO3, mg/l BDL(DL-1.0) to 12.8 45

*IS 10500:2012 – Permissible limits in the absence of alternate source

The water quality of ground water is found to be within the prescribed Permissible limits of IS:

10500 Norms in the absence of an alternative source as per Drinking Water Specifications.



3.3.3 NOISE ENVIRONMENT:

No of locations – 6 ( 2 core zone, 4 buffer

zone)

Pre-Monsoon Season (June to August, 2016)

Noise Level

In dB(A)

Core Zone

dB(A)

*Work zone

exposure limit

dB(A)

Buffer Zone

dB(A)

MOEF&CC Norms

dB(A)

Day Equivalent 48.1 to 51.4

90

45.7 to 52.9 55

Night Equivalent 42.1 to 44.5 42.0 to 42.9 45

*Permissible noise for industrial workers as laid down by MOEF&CC Norms

While comparing with the MoEF&CC Norms, the monitored ambient noise levels are within the

limit values for Residential areas.

3.3.4 SOIL QUALITY:

Soil samples were collected from 6 locations to assess the soil quality in and around the

mines. Soils are generally silt loam and loam type.

3.4 LAND EVIRONMENT:

Core zone:

Out of entire ML area, 18.150 Ha is a patta land owned by the company and 0.5 Ha is

Poramboke land with no forest or agricultural areas involved and is in project proponent’s

possession. All the lease area shall be used for mining and allied activities including green belt

development. There are no habitations within the lease area and hence the question of rehabilitation

does not arise.

Buffer zone:

Land use study of the 10 Km buffer area using Remote sensing satellite data LISS III of

Resourcesat1 show that Agricultural land (crop, fallow, plantation and farm lands) occupies about

62.40% of buffer area, settlements occupy 13.70%, forests occupy 6.99%, 15.51% of waste land and

1.4% of water bodies.

3.5 FLORA/FAUNA STATUS OF STUDY AREA:

3.5.1 Flora:

The core zone is dominated with Lantana camera, Tecoma Stans, Dodonia viscosa and

Calotropis gigantea species. Totally 6 tree species, 6 Shrub species, 5 Herb Species, 2 Climber

species and 3 grass species are found in the core zone

In the buffer zone 61 tree species including 26 families were observed followed by 22 shrub

species includes 17 families, 28 Species of herb include 15 families, 13 climber species includes 12

families, 10 grass species includes 2 families and 12 Agricultural crops were found. The dominant



tree species are Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica, Prosopis juliflora and Mangifera indica

There are no endemic or endangered species occurring in the study area.

3.5.2 Fauna:

There is no Wild Life Sanctuary or National Park within the study area of 10 km. In the buffer

zone within 10 km radial area, 18 faunal species recorded that includes 7 mammals, 7 birds, 3

reptiles, 1 amphibian. Two schedule – I species namely Pea fowl and Monitor lizard are located in

the Suriya malai forest which is located within the buffer zone for which conservation plan is

prepared.

3.6 HYDROLOGICAL STUDY:

This region is predominantly rocky with scanty vegetation and less soil cover. The climate is

arid with low rainfall. These factors coupled with absence of good aquifers are not conducive to rich

ground water resources. However, depending upon the porosity and weathered nature of rocks,

weak zones etc. limited or confined ground water pockets could form with varying depths. The

ground water level in the study area is mostly more than 100m deep from the surface. The surface

RL near this mine is around 255m AMSL. At present the depth of the mine is only 8 m and the

maximum depth at the end of mine life will be 18 m from ground level. Since the water table is below

100m from the surface, there will not be any intersection of water table or impact on ground water

due to mining.

4.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

4.1 GENERAL:

Pallakkapalayam limestone mines (GO No. 110) is in operation since 1977. Scientific and

systematic development of mines will be continued by the project authorities for preserving as well

as improving the environmental conditions in and around the mining lease area.

The existing environmental status in the area is so far devoid of any adverse impacts due to

the following:

Deployment of water sprinklers for dust suppression in haul roads

Vegetation on dumps

Providing retaining wall and garland drains at the toe of the dumps.

Periodical maintenance of plant & machinery

Transportation of material from the mines to the cement plant in companies own

black topped road.

Rain water collected in the mine pit is being used.

Planting of trees in various places like mine periphery, other possible places



As already mentioned, G.O 110 and G.O 100 mining leases are adjacent to each other and

the mining operations in these 2 leases are being planned and worked on contiguous working basis.

As such, most of the activities and requirements are combined for both the leases. Combined

assessment of impacts and mitigative measures specific to these leases are undertaken for various

environmental components like Air, water, noise, land etc.

4.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT

In general, mining operations and its allied activities may result in deterioration of air quality

due to pollution arising from the project operation if appropriate measures are not taken. The

principal sources of air pollution in the area due to mining and allied activities are:

Dust generation in the mine due to:

a) Extraction of limestone from developmental waste

b) Movement of HEMM such as shovels dumpers etc.

c) Drilling and blasting operation

d) Loading and unloading operation

e) Wind erosion of dumps

Besides, Gas emission also would occur as a result of operation of diesel driven mining

equipment, compressors, transporting vehicles, etc.

Dust Particulate matters can cause health problems.

Industrial Source Complex [ISC3] 1993 dispersion model based on steady state Gaussian

plume dispersion developed by United States Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA] has been

used for studying the combined impact of both G.O 110 and G.O 100 leases on air environment.

Peak hourly incremental concentrations have been computed using hourly meteorological

data and from the study it is observed that the peak incremental 24 hourly particulate matter

concentration under worst scenario works out to 3.94µg/m3 and the distance of occurrence of the

peak concentration is near the active working area.

However at away places the values comes down. From the study it is seen that the resultant

added concentrations with baseline figures even at worst scenario, show values of ambient air

quality in the range of 60.4 g/m3 to 72.9 g/m3 which are within the statutory stipulations in each

case. Besides, this maximum background concentration already reflects the existing air quality due

to present mining operations also.

In the existing mine workings, the following measures are being adopted to control impact on

the air quality in the area:



Drilling

Usage of Drill bits in good condition

Drilling with dust extractors, usage of sharpened drill bits for dust suppression.

Blasting

Well-designed blast by effective stemming and use of nonel and milli second delay

detonators – Every blast is properly designed based on the recommendations of the

study to see that the optimum breakage occurs without generating fines.

Avoiding blasting during high wind periods when the fine dust is carried out away

easily affecting the ambient air quality.

Use of delay detonators and controlled blasting techniques to keep the noise as well

as vibration level within the prescribed limits.

Conducting muffled blasting to avoid disturbance, wherever required.

Excavation & hauling:

Proper maintenance of HEMM which avoids excessive noise and vibration

Acoustic enclosures for operator cabin.

Imparting sufficient training to operators on safety and environmental parameters

Proper maintenance of hauling equipment

Transportation

Water sprinkling through mobile tankers deployed for fugitive dust suppression in

haul roads and dumping sites

Bunds are formed on either side along the transportation route followed by plantation

which prevents propagation of dust during transportation.

Proper maintenance of haul road and other roads.

Black topping of road wherever possible. Limestone from the mine to the cement

plant is being transported through dedicated black topped / cemented road of 8km

distance.

OTHERS

Development of green belt/ barriers around mine, along the roads, administrative

office and in the nearby lands owned by the proponent.

About 29,800 plants are planted within the lease area covering an area of 98.70Ha in ICL

Pallakkapalayam and other leases of ICL. About 30,953 plants are planted covering an area of



38.4Ha outside the leases of ICL Pallakkapalayam and other leases (including colony, mines office,

guest house and workshop).

Due to adoption of all these measures, no significant adverse impact on air quality is

observed. In addition to continuation of the existing mitigation measures, it will be further augmented

for betterment of the environmental scenario.

4.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT

The total water requirement for all the three leases of Pallakkapalayam limestone mine is

42.0 m3/day including 2m3/day for domestic use, 25.0 m3/day for water sprinkling/ dust suppression,

and 15.0m3/day for greenbelt/plantation. Total water required for the mine is and will be met from

rain water collected in the pit.

This being a mining project, there are no process effluent. There are no drainage courses

near the mine lease and hence no impact on the surface water courses. The domestic effluents are

treated through septic tank with soak pit arrangement.

M/S. ICL is having a small workshop facility where the effluent from the work shop is treated

through an Effluent treatment plant comprising oil & grease trap and clear water tank. Treated water

confirming limits will be re used in the workshop.

To prevent impact due to wash outs from waste dumps, It is proposed to construct 6 retaining

walls of 3230m length, 7 garland drains of 3510m length and 5 settling ponds to manage surface run

off water. Retaining wall, garland drains are already available in some portion. Besides, providing

proper drainage arrangements, plantation of inactive dump tops and slopes will also be carried out

for its stabilization.

The rain water falling outside the mine pit and on the dump are and will be collected through

the peripheral drains around the mine and dump and channelized to the settlement pond which acts

as de-silting cum rainwater harvesting pond in the mine area.

By adoption of various above said mitigation measures, the impact on water quality due to

runoff from dumps, stock piles are & will be effectively controlled.

4.4 IMPACT ON HYDROLOGY

There will not be any adverse effect on ground water regime due to mining activities since the

the maximum depth of mining from this lease is 18m depth only whereas the ground water table is

more than 100m from the surface and as such there will not be intersection of ground water table.



4.5 NOISE & VIBRATION LEVELS:

4.5.1 NOISE ENVIRONMENT:

Since the noise level due to mining and allied activity are localized only and at away

receptors it reduces considerably due to natural attenuation effects because of the distance and

difference in altitude of receptors from the noise sources, Increase in noise level in the nearby

habitation due to mining and allied operations is likely to be imperceptible.

The following mitigation measures are and will be adopted for noise control:

1. Planting rows of native trees along roads, around mine area and other noise

generating centers to act as acoustic barriers.

2. Sound proof operator’s cabin for equipment like excavators, tippers, etc.

3. Proper and regular maintenance of equipment may lead to less noise generation.

4. Providing in-built mechanism for reducing sound emissions.

5. Providing earplugs to workers exposed to higher noise level.

6. Conducting regular health check-up of workers including Audiometry test for the

workers engaged in noise prone area.

4.5.2 IMPACT DUE TO GROUND LEVEL VIBRATION ARISING FROM BLASTING OPERATIONS

AND CONTROL MEASURES THEREON:

In the present mine workings, blasting & vibration effects are and will be well controlled by

following measures.

a) Optimum design for burden and spacing.

b) Inclined drilling practice, whenever necessary.

c) Reducing explosive charge to minimum.

d) Using of slurry explosives.

e) Proper deck charging practices, looking to consolidation and hardness of strata

conditions.

f) Using nonel with electric detonator for initiation and electric millisecond delay

detonators, in combination with detonating fuse etc. This sequence of blasting

reduces vibration to a large extent, thereby minimizing propagation of shock waves.

From the modeling study, It is seen that the expected PPV due to blasting in the Southern

and Northern end of the ICL land itself is well within the DGMS limit of 10.00mm/sec. In the nearby

villages also, the expected value is insignificant. Besides periodical blasting monitoring is done by

ICL and from the result of the blast monitoring report, a peak vector sum of 1.91 mm/sec is obtained

at a distance of 150m, which is well within the prescribed limits of 10mm/sec.



All these mitigation measures will be continued in future also to ensure that there is no impact

due to blasting vibration in the nearby area. This will be ensured by periodical monitoring of blast

vibration.

4.6 IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT:

Out of the mine lease area of 18.65Ha, 18.15Ha is Patta Land which is in ICL’s possession and

0.5 Ha is Government waste land leased to the company.

The present land use pattern, at the end of scheme period and the post mining land use

pattern is shown below:

S. No Activities As on

01.04.2014

At the end of scheme

period

At the end of mine life

1 Area under mining 3.34.0 3.80.0 4.13.0

2 Storage for top soil - - -

3 Overburden/dump 4.96.0 5.10.0 5.52.0

4 Mineral storage - - -

5 Infrastructure workshop, Administration building.

0.20.0 0.20.0 0.20.0

6 Road 0.24.0 0.24.0 0.24.0

7 Railways - - -

8 Green belt 1.45.0 1.60.0 2.01.0

9 Tailing pond -

-

10 Effluent treatment plant - - -

11 Mineral separation plant - - -

12 Town ship - - -

Sub Total 10.19.0 10.94.0 12.10.0

13 Other details - Non –mining area (to be specified)

8.46 7.71 6.55

Grand Total 18.65.0 18.65.0 18.65.0

In the post mining stage, entire mined out area of 4.13Ha will be converted in to a water

body. Besides, 5.52.0 Ha of inactive waste dumps will also be reclaimed with vegetative cover. Thus

about 7.53.0 Ha will be covered with plantation within the lease area of GO.110. In addition to this

the land outside the lease area including the abandoned waste dumps will be reclaimed with

vegetation.



4.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT :

Major part of the mine area is already mined as such no clearance of major vegetation is

involved. To reduce the adverse effects on flora / fauna status of the area due to deposition of dust

generation from mining operations, water sprinkling will be ensured in all dust prone areas to arrest

dust generation. Therefore there shall be no impacts due to mining activity on them.

Methodical and well-planned plantation scheme is being carried out depending upon the

immediate need, priority and availability of land which will be continued in future also.

Presently plantation has been done along the transport road, near the mine lease area, in the

old dumps and in other areas outside the lease area owned by ICL. Besides, a nursery is also

maintained by ICL. Thus every effort will be made for regeneration of biodiversity of the mined out

area/ surrounding area in a scientific way to improve the land status.

Besides, Conservation plan for Schedule - I Species, is prepared and budget allocation is

made which will be used in consultation with the forest department.

Proactive approach of M/S.ICL in these aspects will ensure habitat restoration, biodiversity

conservation and wildlife conservation in the region.

4.8 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT:

As there are no habitations or hutments in the core zone area, no rehabilitation or

resettlement problems will arise here.

It will be ensured that the buffer zone is properly preserved environmentally in all respects

within sustainable limits through necessary monitoring. The project is being operated with due care

for minimizing environmental impacts with proper EMP measures for pollution control which will be

continued in future also.

In Sankari area, the ICL’s mining and cement plant operations has resulted in direct

employment opportunities for about 240 persons and 415 persons through contract means.

Besides, indirectly about 585 persons are benefited through allied services like trading, logistics,

casual lab or needs, etc.

Besides, there is marked improvement of various facilities in the local areas due to project

operation. The salient features of which are listed below

Improvement in medical and health care system

Improvement in educational services

Infrastructural betterment through better roads, lighting and communicational systems

Betterment of drinking water facilities.



Vocational training facilities for local eligible youth of local community to enable them

to seek employment in suitable project operations and elsewhere.

Benefit to the State and the Central governments through financial revenues by way

of royalty, tax, duties, DMF etc from this project directly and also indirectly.

M/S. The India Cements Limited has implemented good corporate social

responsibility activities(CSR) around their project site. The project proponent has carried out

beneficial social welfare activities to improve the social and physical infrastructure of the local area.

They have conducted community need assessment surveys around the project site to identify the

areas which need development and improvement under CSR activities. ICL is having a full-fledged

CSR coordinator at corporate office to take care of all the CSR activities of their group.

The proponent has spent about Rs. 54 lakhs under various CSR activities from the

year 2010 – 2016 for various activities including Sports & recreation, Environment, Health, Human

development & capacity building, Infrastructure, Vulnerable groups, Socio-economic welfare and

providing Discretionary funds.

Based on the need based assessment of the people, in future various social welfare activities

shall also be undertaken by project authorities to improve the physical and social infrastructures of

the local community.

Since there are many mine leases in the study area, a combined CSR proposal is formulated

for all the mines together. A budget of Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum is allocated for the G.O 110 and G.O

100 leases.

4.9 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS:

All precautionary measures as prescribed in Metalliferrous Mines Regulations of 1961 and

other statutory requirements, so as to minimize hazards and incidences of health problems are and

will be followed.

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME:

Since this is a working mine, certain environmental monitoring programme is already in

place. Future monitoring system, monitoring schedule, institutional arrangement for pollution control

including cost for environmental protection, etc., will be exercised in a combined compatible manner

by a single Environmental cell.

Towards EMP measures for both the leases, Rs. 13 lakhs is spent under capital cost. Besides,

Rs.14 lakhs per annum will be spent under recurring cost. In case of any further necessity for funds



for implementation of control measures arises, these will be met from operation cost without any

constraint as and when required.

6.0 CONCLUSION:

ICL’s Sankari cement plant and associated Limestone mining activities in the region has

brought about transformational prosperity and improvements in physical and social infrastructures.

The working mining projects has benefitted this region directly and indirectly in the fields of

potential employment opportunities, improved per capita income for local people, improved social

welfare facilities in respect of education, medical healthcare systems, communicational aspects,

infrastructural build-up, etc.

The project proponent has already disbursed more than Rs. 54 lakhs for various social

welfare measures. Besides that, in future also, such beneficial activities for local community

development will form an integral component of their social outreaching activities.

A meticulously well planned Environmental Management Plan, with various programme

schedules and timely execution objectives, as above, will ensure that the future environmental

quality in the area will be maintained within statutory limits.

The environmental management strategy as explained above will prove that industrial

growth, if properly planned and executed with all environmental concerns and appropriate remedial

measures can go a long way to improve life pattern and living conditions of the local community

around the project along with visible biological improvement due to proposed greenbelt development

and land reclamation.

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