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Allum Prashant
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.
3.
4.
1.1
1.2
Topography .................................................................................................................... 5
Mining .................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
3.2
3.3
Water quality................................................................................................................ 18
3.4
3.5
Air Quality.................................................................................................................... 22
3.6
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 25
4.2
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5.
6.
4.2.1
Climate................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.2.5
4.2.6
4.2.7
4.2.8
Air-Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 38
5.2
5.3
Noise.............................................................................................................................. 38
5.4
7.
Conclusions ....................................................................................................................... 41
Devalapur Quartz Mine at Sy. No. 96, Devalapur village, Hospet taluk, Bellary dist., Kamataka
List of Tables
Table 2-1 Year wise Production & development ..................................................................... 7
Table 2-2 List of Mining Machinery .......................................................................................... 9
Table 2-3 Employment required for the proposed mining activity ...................................... 9
Table 3-1 Details of the utilization proposed area for this scheme ..................................... 11
Table 3-2 Results of Soil analysis ............................................................................................. 13
Table 3-3 Results of Water analysis ......................................................................................... 20
Table 3-4 Results of Noise measurements .............................................................................. 21
Table 4-1 Permissible Noise Exposure for different period of time ................................... 28
Table 4-2: The species proposed to be planted ...................................................................... 33
Table 6-1 Budgetary provision for environment management measures ....................... 40
List of figures
Figure 3-1 Area put on use at start of plan (ha) ..................................................................... 12
Figure 3-2 Additional area requirement during plan period (ha) ...................................... 12
Figure 3-3 Area at the end of scheme period (ha) ................................................................. 13
Figure 3-4 Comparison of pH in soil at monitoring locations ............................................. 14
Figure 3-5 Comparison of EC of soil at monitoring locations ............................................. 14
Devalapur Quartz Mine at Sy. No. 96, Devalapur village, Hospet taluk, Bellary dist., Kamataka
Devalapur Quartz Mine at Sy. No. 96, Devalapur village, Hospet taluk, Bellary dist., Kamataka
1. Introduction
1.1 Project Details
Sri Allum Prashanth, a Mine Lease holder of ML No. 2300 for Quartz in Sy. No: 96,
Devalapura Village, Hospet Taluk Bellary District, Karnataka with an area extent of
4.857 hectares has applied for modification of scheme of mining with an intention to
produce 60,000 Tons/Annum. So in that regard the lessee has got approval for the
modified Scheme of Mining from Indian Bureau of Mines. Now, he needs to obtain
modification in the Environmental Clearance obtained earlier on 16.12.2010.
Area Accessibility:
The granted area is easily workable in all seasonal conditions. The area is 1.3 Km NE
from Devalapura Village. The land is Government land consisting mainly of Quartz. All
facilities such as, post and telegraph office, Hospital, Police Station, Schools and
Colleges are available at Kampli.
Study Objective
This Environmental Management Plan report has been prepared for submission
to State Level Environmental Appraisal Committee/State Level Environmental
Impact Assessment Authority constituted by MOEF for obtaining Environmental
Clearance.
The Environmental Management Plan report has been prepared for the
documentation of environmental impact from the activity and significant
measures to mitigate the impact.
1.2 Topography
A view at a Topo sheet No. 57 A / 11 & 12 following topo graphic features can be
observed. A topo sheet marking the site and 5 & 10 kms radius has been enclosed.
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The terrain forms a small mound having a gentle slope towards South direction.
No human settlements within or in the vicinity of the applied area. The nearest
village is at a distance 1.3 Km.
The general height of the mounds ranges/hill ranges from 461 meters to 503
meters above MSL
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2. Mining
2.1 Year wise development for First Five years:
In the lease area about 2.258 ha area is mineralized with quartz vein and quartz float
and mining will be carried out in this area. The maximum annual production will be
about 60,000 tons in this scheme period. And considering this rate of production during
the life of around 3 years, an area about 2.258 ha with an average depth of 30 meters
shall be utilized.
Table 2-1 Year wise Production & development
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Type
No
Size/Capacity
Make
Motive power
Tipper
10 tons
Tata
Diesel
Wheel loader
0.9 cum
Hitachi
Diesel
JCB
0.9 cum
JCB
Diesel
Jeep
--
Mahindra
Diesel
Water tanker
4000 ltrs
Tractor
Diesel
Mining mate
Laborers
100
Office staff
Total
103
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3. Baseline Environment
3.1 Land environment
The ore zone in the area is having well exposed Quartz reef (Band). The general strike of
this ore body is East-West with a dip of about 800 towards North. The mineralized area
is surrounded by soil cover on both footwall and hanging wall side with presence of
floats of quartz.
Land is a Government Land. The entire area is nonagricultural barren land.
The lease area is granted and the mine is in progress. Proponent will take necessary
steps to keep the area under disturbance to the minimum at any stage of mining
operations. This shall be achieved by ensuring reclamation of the excavated area
concurrently with the mining activities by reducing the gap between the first damage
(due to Mining and other activities) and the first repair (reclamation) to the minimum.
The first step will be a successful reclamation programme, which is to decide the postreclamation land use. In the case of the present mining area, it would be appropriate to
convert the mining out area into a water-body at areas where excavations are deep or
afforestation can be done for areas which will be at ground level.
As the Mine has a long life due to the vast size of the Quartz deposit, rejects generated
during the mining need to be systematically dumped and stabilized.
Therefore, back
filling and restoration of Mined-out area to pre-mining land use before abandoning is
not feasible.
With the above scenario, the post reclamation land use of water body, peripheral tree
belt and patches of grass shall blend into the surrounding set-up. The reclamation plan
shall include working of following areas:
Inside mine,
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The disturbed land will be fully reclaimed before abandoning the Mine. To depict the
total land use within the Mine area due to the proposed activities, stage plans have been
prepared at five yearly intervals. The land uses at different stages of the Mine are
shown in the Plates of Scheme of Mining. The green belt around the mining area in the
form of strengthening the plantation growth shall be carried out systematically and
continued. The Quartz nature is such that mine bench reclamation may not be started
before exhausting the Quartz deposit.
The total green belt area shall be divided all-round the lease boundary. The reclamation
process shall take about one year for grading, soil spreading, stabilization and another
three years for landscaping and plantation stabilization. The area will be reclaimed in
stages and be fully reclaimed after the ore deposits are completely excavated.
The details of the utilization proposed area for this scheme are as follows:
Table 3-1 Details of the utilization proposed area for this scheme
Sl
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Area put on
use at start of
plan
Area under mining
0.128
Storage of topsoil
Overburden dump
Mineral storage
Infrastructure
Roads
0.150
Greenbelts/Afforestation Soil conservation works
Mineral separation plant with Mineral stock
Others (Unused)
4.579
Total
4.857
Additional
As at the end
requirement during of
scheme
plan period
period
0.82
0.948
0.26
0.26
0.493
0.493
0.072
0.072
0.150
0.40
0.40
0.026
0.026
0.39
0.39
2.461
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4.857
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S1
S2
S3
1
pH
2
EC (m. mohs/cm)
3
Organic Carbon (%)
4
Nitrogen as N (Kg/Ha)
5
Phosporous as p (kg/Ha)
6
Potassium as K2O (kg/Ha)
7
Water holding capacity (%)
9
Sodium (meq/100 gm)
10
Chloride (%)
11
Sulphate (%)
Sample Code :
S1 - Top soil ML area
S2 - Devalapura village Ag. Soil
S3 - Jeeriganuru village Ag. Soil
7.52
0.8
0.77
22
9
36
41.82
0.69
0.062
0.103
7.95
0.571
1.58
18
8
78
40.1
0.77
0.015
0.01
7.41
0.451
1.19
25
11
92
45.32
0.6
0.087
0.111
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Quality
Normal
6.3
1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.75
9 to 22
50 to 120
-
High
>8.3
>2
>0.75
>22
>120
-
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compared with the Drinking water standards IS 10500-2012. The TDS, Calcium,
Chloride, Magnesium, Sulphates & Alkalinity results of Bore water of Jeeriganuru are
slightly below the permissible limits. Whereas, the total hardness concentration in the
bore water of Jeeriganuru village exceeds the permissible limits. Results of Bore well
water south side of the ML Area & Bore well water at Devalapura village were well
within the permissible limits.
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Lmax
41
44.5
43.3
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detection level. As stated earlier the gaseous pollutants in and around the mine are well
within the permissible limits There is no likelihood of the concentrations exceeding the
standards. There will be a crushing & screening plant in the lease area where the
particulate matter concentrations will be monitored. However, gaseous pollutants will
be monitored as per the requirement.
The future Mining operations are not expected to raise the concentration of the
pollutants beyond prescribed limits. However, the following measures would be
adopted to mitigate the SPM levels in ambient air.
Dust particles, which are normally generated during Mining operations, on becoming
air borne lead to increase in SPM levels in the ambient air. Another source of dust
generation is the transport of the material by trucks. Adequate control measures shall
be taken up during Mining operations as well as transportation. The control measures
are:
Dust suppression by water spraying with tankers and sprinkling system would
be adopted on roads used for transportation.
Afforestation around the Mine to filter out the dust and preventing it from
reaching the residential areas would be undertaken.
For dust suppression on the haul roads, sprinkling system along the permanent
portions of the haul road will be adopted. In addition to the control measures adopted
during Mining and transport operations, reclamation of dumps and Mined out areas
would be done with minimum gap between dumping/excavation and reclamation to
fix the loose material and prevent dust getting airborne.
4.2.2.1
Dust Control
The dust generated from loading and transport operations will be controlled by water
spraying. For these purposes water tanker fitted with sprayer will be used at haul road,
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etc. Sprinkling water on the roads by tanker will be practiced. The water tankers to be
deployed for dust suppression. The water availability is adequate & the applicant will
provide structures for ground water recharging in their field to replenish the aquifer.
The number of trips of tankers supplied to the mine measures the quantity of water
supplied. The number of trips is recorded in a logbook every day, which will be duly
certified by the in-charge so as to have control on the trips of water utilization. Further
the green belt proposed all-round the Mine lease boundary will act as a dust filter and
arrest the spread of air borne dust on to the nearby agricultural lands and villages. The
office complex is also suggested to be surrounded by green belt, to arrest the spread of
dust to the other locations.
4.2.3 Noise Environment
The haulage vehicles shall be maintained with proper lubrication, fitting of effective
silencers and maintenance to reduce the noise. The proposed green belt around the
lease area will help in reducing the noise level.
The deployment of the machines for excavation, transport, dumping and other auxiliary
operations has adverse impact on the noise levels within the lease area.
the
However, in
proposed area, the noise level will remain the same as of the pre-Mining stage.
Additionally, due to the large distances of the Mining area to habitation areas, there is
negligible impact of the noise levels. However, the following measures are being taken
to reduce the impact to the minimum.
Tree would be planted on the side of the approach road to the Mine area.
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80
85
90
95
100
1/2
105
1/4
110
1/8
115
Check dams 2 numbers will be constructed to contain the surface run-off of the silt
and sediments from the lease area during heavy rainy season. Garland drain around the
Mine will be made to divert the water from working areas.
The major cause of surface water pollution during the opencast Mining activities of this
Mine is the wash-off from the excavated areas and dumps. The program to prevent
water pollution shall focus on controlling wash-off from these areas. Control measures
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have been proposed to check not only the wash off from the excavated areas and soil
erosion but also uncontrolled flow of Mine water into the natural drainage.
These measures are briefly discussed in the following paragraphs:
A water gradient of about 1 in 200 shall be kept at every bench towards the
inside of the bench to prevent formation of gully in the bench slopes and the soil
being carried away by storm water.
Bunds will be erected on the outer edges of the dumps to prevent formation of
erosion gullies along the dump slopes.
local stone or masonry to guide the water from the dumps and prevent
uncontrolled descent of water along dump slopes thus causing soil erosion.
The worked out mine benches and dump slopes would be stabilized by planting
appropriate shrub/grass species.
Loose material final slopes will be planted by making contour trenches at 2-m
interval to check soil erosion due to rain.
Garland drains will be provided around the excavations, dumps and along roads
to divert storm water from broken areas into the Mine sump where the water
percolates into the ground.
During monsoon, the probability of water flowing into the working benches
increases. Garland drains will be provided around the excavations to prevent
storm water from catchments area coming in contact with freshly excavated
areas. Making garland drain and diverting the water into the natural drainage
channels shall prevent the inflow of rainwater into Mining benches. Water from
the garland drains shall be taken to settling pits to settle suspended solids before
release into surface drainage.
All water channels/drains carrying rainwater from the Mine will be provided
with check dams and settling pits to arrest the suspended solids, if required.
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With no major water body in the vicinity and the afore proposed management
measures, there will be very marginal effect due to the operation of this Mine, if
any, on the surface water quality as well as quantity in the catchments.
There are no wells or springs in the Mining area. Since there is no scope of
ground water sources drying up or any chance of harmful chemicals leaching
from the Mine or dump, there is no chance of pollution or depletion of ground
water. Hence, no control measures are necessary.
4.2.5.1
Reclamation Schedule:
Green belt formation has been started all along the boundary and roads. All those areas
that do not fall within mining related activity will be covered under green belt. The
green belt is strengthened every year by additional plantation in the intermediate open
patches.
Starting from the south western portion, the green belt shall be extended
The average
width of the green belt shall be about 7.5 m in the north and about 7.5 m on the eastern
and western flanks. The well-developed belt shall add to aesthetic value. In the present
proposal 0.274 ha of land will be afforested with 685 plants which will create afforested
land of 0.40ha including already planted 375 plants. In the post mining period it is
proposed to afforest about 4.104 ha with 10,260 plants. The expected rate of survival
will be around 50%.
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The reclamation of dump shall be taken up in the future. The availability of areas for
reclamation shall increase continuously, with the advance of Mining and part of the
Mine and dumps reaching their final positions. Any area achieving the final position
shall be immediately taken up to reclamation.
The steps of reclamation of dump shall include:
1. The steep areas of the final dumps shall be graded. It is proposed to keep the
final slope to the natural angle of repose of the dumped material.
2. The retaining will built all along the dump toe shall be strengthened.
3. After grading of the final terraces, soil shall be spread uniformly over the area
forming a thickness of 0.25 to 0.50 m.
4. The soil while spreading, shall be mixed with fertilizer, watered and planted
with grass and shrubs for stabilization and binding the soil.
5. Along with sowing of grass for stabilization of the soil, pits shall be dug and
trees planted.
The complete procedure from preparing an area for reclamation, plantation and
stabilization is expected to take about four years.
4.2.5.2
Back-filling/Dumping of Overburden:
The Mine benches available for afforestation will be provided with a parapet (of local
stone) of about 30-cm height at the edge of each bench. A 10 cm layer of topsoil shall be
spread over the benches with a base layer of rejects thickness of about 0.2 m thick. The
areas will be roughly leveled manually and divided into plots of different sizes and
shapes depending upon the location.
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Maintenance of Roads:
The roads constructed during Mining shall be kept in good condition during the
reclamation/afforestation period until the Mine is fully reclaimed and abandoned. The
material required for planting trees such as saplings, manure, water etc. can be
transported to the site by trucks/tractor-trailers/pipeline.
4.2.5.5
Topsoil Management:
The top soil in the Mining lease area will be used for afforestation. This is conductive
for agriculture.
4.2.5.6
Plantation:
Plantation shall be done to prevent emission of dust from the Mine area. The aim of
plantation of dumps and Mined out areas is to stabilize the land to protect it from rain
and wind erosion, as the working areas contain broken material and fine particles. The
plantation scheme shall broadly cover the following areas:
Reclamation of dumps
Apart from the green belt plantations for controlling fugitive emissions and noise, the
plantation shall create an aesthetically pleasing site.
4.2.5.7
Plantation Species:
The plantation species have been considered keeping in view the following:
Adaptation to the Geo-climatic conditions of the area. A mix of round, spreading,
oblong and conical canopies, different heights ranging from 4 m to 20 m and preferably
evergreen trees is selected. The species that have history of good survival and growth
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under similar site conditions shall be planted. The species proposed to be planted are
given in table.
Table 4-2: The species proposed to be planted
Sl.No. Tree Species
Common Name
Azadirachta Indicia
Neam
Alhizzia sp
Siris
Dalhergia sissoo
Sisham
Cassia sp
Amaltas
Pongamia pinnata
Karnj
Inga Juice
Jungle Jalebi
The above species have been recommended by the Central Pollution Control Board in
its guidelines for green belt formation and are adaptable to the geo-climatic conditions
of the area.
Plantation by direct seeding synchronous with the onset of rains for the green belt shall
be started. This will involve preparation of local site with regard to water harvesting,
soil and water conservation measures and weeding. It will give the initial advantage of
time, saving by eliminating nursery, sapling transport and planting. It has the
advantage of improving the form of the tree and its rooting pattern. The plantation is
generally done using saplings procured from forest department nurseries.
4.2.5.8
Nursery:
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are brought from the nearby forest nurseries. The sapling requirement is met from the
forest department. The saplings brought from the forest nurseries are directly
transported to planting sites.
Afforestation will be carried out in accordance with a timetable drawn up for sowing
and plantation depending upon the afforestation requirements and species to be
planted with regular guidance of authorities.
4.2.5.9
Planting Methodology:
The plantation site is prepared by digging the required number of pits. 30 cm diameter
pits are dug at 3m interval up to a depth of 50 cm wherever possible. The healthy
nursery raised saplings put in polythene containers are transported to the plantation
sites in baskets. Planting is done soon after the first monsoon showers. After planting
the saplings, the pits are refilled with soil mixed with 4 to 5 kg of FYM and 80 to 100gm
of phosphate fertilizer. The soil around the plant is pressed with feet. The level of the
refilled soil is kept about 5 cm below ground for water harvesting. The filled pit is
mulched with dead leaves, vegetation or straw to minimize the evaporation losses.
Watering is continued after plantation during dry spells. Watering is done manually. A
water trolley supplies water in the plantation area.
Cleaning and weeding is done twice during first and once during the following seasons.
Planted area is inspected regularly and mortality rate assessed for each species. Fresh
saplings are planted to replace the dead and decaying plants.
The method adopted for fruit trees is same as given above. Manure, chemical fertilizer
and insecticide are used more liberally, that is twice as much as for other trees.
The
frequency of weeding and cleaning is also increased to three in the first season and two
in the subsequent seasons.
Nothing is more discouraging to a tree seedling than being eaten. Thus, protection from
grazing animals is essential. For the protection of saplings in open areas, barbed wire or
fencing along with deputation of security personnel shall be made.
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Stabilizing Planting:
It shall be raised
from the base ground level. The upper side of the check dam shall be vegetated by
putting appropriate shrubs/plants.
4.2.5.11
Plantation Schedule:
Keeping the master plan at abandoning stage in mind, the stage-wise plantation shall be
done. About 300 saplings will be planted every year in and around the mine.
4.2.5.12
The major pollutant is generation of dust. Development of the Greenbelt around the
project site is an effective way to check pollutants and their dispersion into surrounding
areas. The degree of pollution attenuation by a green belt depends on its height and
width, foliage surface area and density. The main objective of green belt is as follows:
2. Mitigation of impacts due to fugitive emissions caused by vehicles
3. Attenuation of noise levels
4. Ecological restoration
5. Creation of aesthetic environment
4.2.5.13
The only source of soil erosion is from soil dumps. Since there is no solid
waste/overburden there will not be any effect and hence chances of soil erosion is
negligible.
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Safety awareness through competitions, posters & organizing safety weeks every
year
Firefighting & first aid provisions will be provided in mines office & Mine lease
area.
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5. Environmental Monitoring
The Monitoring of pollutant in Mine will be as follows:
Air monitoring
Noise monitoring
Soil testing.
5.1 Air-Monitoring
Work zone ambient air monitoring in Mine area is conducted once in a month from the
operations like Excavation, Loading, Transportation (Haul road), etc.
5.3 Noise
Noise measurement of Mine equipment is done once in six months.
Noise
measurement will be taken before and after overhaul Noise levels at the lease boundary
shall be monitored quarterly.
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Activity
Afforestation/Green
1
belt development
Garland Drain
Proposed
Quantity
Recurring
Unit Price
Capital Cost
(in Rs.)
(Rs.)
Cost/Yr.
(Rs)
300
Saplings/yr
500/sapling *
1,50,000-00
1060m
150/m
1,59,000-00
135m
200/m
27,000-00
2,40,000-00
yearly
2,06,000-00
Quarterly 12500/quarter**
50,000-00
Annual 2,00,000/annum
2,00,000-00
Plantation
Periodic
4 KLD
Medical
supplies
Half yearly
Environmental
Frequency :
Monitoring
Fire protection
Check dams
Miscellaneous costs
Total
200/ m
1,03,000/ Half
2 nos.
15,000 each
30,000-00
10,000-00
Annual
50,000/annum
50,000-00
2,16,000-00
9,06,000-00
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7. Conclusions
This investigation has been taken up to assess the Baseline Environmental conditions
and delineate an effective Environmental Management Plan for Devalapur Quartz
Mine. This Mine works is far away from the neighboring villages and not have any
effect on the local environment.
Air Quality tests conducted at 3 locations & results are well within the prescribed
limits.
1. Core ML Area: PM10 result was 53micrograms/m3, PM2.5 result was
27micrograms/m3, SO2 results was 10micrograms/m3 & NO2 results was
16 micrograms/m3.
2. Devalapura Village: PM10 result was 42micrograms/m3, PM2.5 result was
24micrograms/m3, SO2 results was 11micrograms/m3 & NO2 results was
15 micrograms/m3.
3. Jeeriganuru Village: PM10 result was 51micrograms/m3, PM2.5 result was
26micrograms/m3, SO2 results was 13micrograms/m3 & NO2 results was
07 micrograms/m3.
Noise levels were measure at 3 locations & results are well within the prescribed
limits.
Water samples were collected at 3 locations & results are as below. The results
were compared with the Drinking water standards IS 10500-2012. The TDS,
Calcium, Chloride, Magnesium, Sulphates & Alkalinity results of Bore water of
Jeeriganuru are slightly below the permissible limits. Whereas, the total hardness
concentration in the bore water of Jeeriganuru village exceeds the permissible
limits. Results of Bore well water south side of the ML Area & Bore well water at
Devalapura village were well within the permissible limits.
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Soil samples were collected at 3 locations. Mine site sample shown lower NPK
contents & Jeeriganuru soil sample shown good concentrations of NPK.
Suggestions/Recommendations
The material is having good market both local, it is recommended to develop the Mine
systematically by using modern methods and machinery. Production will be stepped
up gradually. This Mine will improve the status of the local people by providing them a
better living.
Even though there is no perceptible impact from the Mine activity on the environment
of the region, it is imperative that mitigative measures have got to be implemented on
full scale for creating environmental balance and intern maintain the ecology of the
region. The following suggestions/recommendations are to be given merit in this
regard.
As no control over wind can be exercised, the frequency of the dust suppression
measures like constant watering of the haul roads shall be practiced.
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Soil Sampling
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Photographs showing worked out areas within the mine lease area
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Photographs showing Safety Board displays and fencing around the mine site
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Photographs showing weigh bridge, office, solar lighting & water facilities in the site
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