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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENTPLAN REPORT

for

JHARMUNDA STONE QUARRY OVER AN AREA OF19.616 Acres or 7.938 Ha IN JHARMUNDA VILLAGE

UNDER TARBHA TAHASIL OF SUBARNAPUR DISTRICT,ODISHA

Prepared on Behalfof

Sri UMESH MAHAKUR(APPLICANT)

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EMP of Jharmunda Stone Quarry at Tahasil Tarbha, Dist-Subarnapur

CHAPTER-1

1. INTRODUCTION

All mining and development projects are likely to have an impact on the natural set up of the

environment. This impact may be beneficial or adverse, depending on the improvement or the deterioration it

brings, about change in the status of air, water, land, ecology, natural systems, socio- cultural life styles and

economics of the population. Depending on the nature of mining & allied activities and baseline

environment status, the impacts are assessed for their importance. On the basis of the impact analysis, the

mitigating action and future monitoring requirement are paid attention to in the Environmental

Management Plan for countering or minimizing the impacts. Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

outlines the measures for improving the environmental quality and scope of future expansions for

environmentally sustainable development. It helps to identify the critical environmental attributes, which are

required to be monitored before & after the implementation of project and thereafter suggest & design

mitigative measures to minimize adverse impacts and to maximize beneficial impacts to conserve

environment and ecology of the area.

The proposed project is of mining of ordinary stone (minor mineral) from Jharmunda Stone Quarry over

an area of 7.938 Ha. or 19.616 Acres. The project site is located in Village- Jharmunda, Tahasil- Tarbha,

District- Subarnapur, Odisha. Sri Umesh Mahakur, a private individual of Balangir district is the highest

bidder for a period of 5 years in respect of mining of construction stone / road metal over mining lease area

of 19.616 Acres in Village- Jharmunda. The lease Jharmunda Stone Quarry has been proposed for granting

to the applicant for excavation of stone/ road metal by letter no. 620 dated 04.03.2016 for 5 (five) years from

2015-16 to 2019-20 by Tahasildar, Tarbha. As per the Govt. of India Notification regarding Environmental

Clearance Notification of 14th September, 2006 and its subsequent amendments of 24th Dec., 2013 and 15th

January, 2016, the lessee intended to obtain Environmental Clearance from State Environment Impact

Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Odisha for a production capacity of 8198 cum of stone for the plan period.

Mining plan for the Jharmunda Stone Quarry has been prepared in conformity to Rule 27 (3) of

OMMC Rules, 2004 and OMMC Rules (Amendment) 2014 and submitted for necessary approval.

Application for Environmental clearance is submitted to MoEF & CC under category B2.

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CHAPTER-2

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Project Location

The Jharmunda Stone Quarry applied for Environmental Clearance is located in 7.938 Ha.

area in Village- Jharmunda under Tahasil- Tarbha of Subarnapur District, Odisha State. The mine

lease had been granted in the name of Sri Umesh Mahakur, S/o- Dharam Mahakur, residing at-Ainlasari,Po-

Sauntpur, Balangir District . The lease area is over 19.616Acres/7.938 ha in Khata No- 115, Plot No. 104 &

156 in Village Jharmunda for 5 years i.e. 2015-16 to 2019-20. The lease area had been granted vide letter no:

620, Dt. 04.03.2016 by the Tahasildar, Tarbha in accordance with the provision of the Minor Mineral

Concession (amendment) Rules, 2014 through long term quarry lease for the purpose of excavation of road

metal.

The Mining plan has been approved by Joint Director Geology, Zonal Survey, Balangir on

dt.20.04.2017

1. Name and Address of the holder of the Mining lease.

Sri Umesh Mahakur

At- Ainlasari

PO- Sauntpur,

Dist: Balangir, Odisha

2. Locational Details of the Lease area:

Jharmunda Stone Quarry

Village: Jharmunda,

Tahasil: Tarbha,

District: Subarnapur, State: Odisha

Lease Area –7.938 Ha/19.616 Acres

2.2 Location of the Site and Site Analysis:

The lease area is bounded by Latitude 20° 39’ 37.6”N to 20° 39’ 39.1” N and Longitude 83° 40’

18.4” E to 83° 40’ 28.7” E. It is a part of the area covered in the Survey of India Top sheet no. F44X10.

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The Lease area is at a distance of 0.6 km from village Jharmunda. It is at a distance of about

31 km away from Subarnapur district head quarter. (The location map and google map is enclosed as

Annexure-1).

2.3 Connectivity

Lease area is well connected not only with Tahasil Headquarters, Tarbha (7.6 km) but also with other

key locations like Sonepur (31 km). This source is well connected to NH 224 (aerial distance) at a distance of

8.0 km and SH 41 at distance of 7 km (aerial distance). Nearest railway station is Balangir (19 km). Nearest

market is at Tarbha for all facilities like school, hospital, bus services etc. Majority of tele towers including

BSNL are available in the locality.

2.4 Details and approximate distance of National Park, Sanctuary, Biodiversity area, and Inter

State boundary situated within periphery of 10 Km. from the area to be sanctioned:

No National Park, wild life sanctuary, Biodiversity area, Inter State boundary is situated within the

periphery of 10 Km from the sanctioned area. However reserved forest ,protected forests & open forest are

present.

2.5 Topography

In the Topo sheet No F44X10 where proposed quarry is located, the following

topographic features can be observed.

The applied quarry lease area.

No major roads pass through the Lease area.

No human settlements within or in the vicinity of the lease area. The nearest habitation is village

Jharmunda which is at a distance of 0.6 Km. River Tel is at a distance of 5 Km away from the

lease area. The drainage pattern of the buffer zone is dendritic to sub- dendritic in nature.

Details are provided in mining plan

2.6 Drainage and Physiography:

From the study of the individual stone quarries no drainage is found to be passing through the lease

area. There are no other mines located around 500m of the periphery of the proposed lease area boundary.

Mineral Reserve:

Based on the surface exposures, the updated geological resources as well as mineable reserves have

been estimated in the entire lease area under measured, indicated and inferred resource categories

and proved, probable reserves categories as on 01.04.2015 based on the following parameters.

The category wise Geological Measured, Indicated and Inferred resources as well as Mineable Proved

and probable Reserves have been calculated for the lease area as on 01.04.2015 as shown below.

Google Map of the Project Site Area(Around 10 Km Radius)

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Table No. 2 Proposed Production During the Plan Period

Year Volume of Stone(80%)

(cum)

Volume of Rejects(20%)

(cum)

2015-16 - -

2016-17 1971.2 492.8

2017-18 2016 504

2018-19 2060.8 515.2

2019-20 2150.4 537.6

Total 8198.4 or say 8198 2049.6

2.9 Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management

/disposal.

Waste is incidental and consisting of weathered rock and infertile soil. However, the following

assumptions have been made for production scheduling:

Sl. No Type of Materials Recovery

1 Waste 20%

2 Ordinary stone (as road and building material) 80%

Total --- 100%

Keeping in view the market demand and resource availability in respect of reserve, proposed Quarry

is scheduled to produce stone/ road metal 8198 Cu.M. and OB/ waste/soil 2049 .6 Cu.M. during the

plan period.

2.10 Water Requirement & Power Requirement

Total water 2.0 KLD will be required for dust suppression and plantation & drinking or domestic

purposes. The water will be sourced from nearby tube well/dug well depending on its availability nearby.

No electrical power shall be required for operations as the mining will be worked out during day time

only. Minimal power required for office shall be taken from the general electric supply of the area.

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

The mining operation will be carried out by semi-mechanised method. Keeping in view of

semi- mechanised loading, sorting & sizing, OMS has been assumed to be 0.597 Cu.M only. A total of

13 nos. of persons are to be employed in mine for total production of 8198 Cu.M. stone/ road metal.

Indirect employment through creation of hired vehicles, etc also can be generated to full fill the day to day

requirements of the mining personals.

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2.13 Details of Land Use Plan:During the plan period the mined out land will be 0.0452 acres. Besides this, the dump area

is 0.300 acre; 0.200acre of area will be for temporary roads over stone stacking area. So total land will be

degraded during plan period is 0.5452 acre. Since the quarry is at the development stage and the excavation

of construction stone from the quarry area has not been completely exhausted so proposal for reclamation of

mined out land would not be provided at this stage. The reclamation proposal will be provided in the next

plan period/conceptual period of mining. However, plantation has been suggested in the safety zone area

during plan period as a reclamation measure.

The Jharmunda Stone Quarry extends over an area of 19.616acres or 7.938ha. in village Jharmunda,

Tahasil Tarbha, District Subarnapur. The existing & land use at the end of the Plan Period is given below:

Table No. 4 Existing & End Land use

Sr. No. Type of Land Use Land use at the end of PlanPeriod in acres

1 Mining 0.0452

2 Waste/ Stacking of stone 0.3003 Roads 0.200

4 Green belt areaaround safety zone

0.50

5 Total Land degradation 1.04526 Area which will remain

untouched18.5708

Total 19.616

2.14 Mine Closure Plan

Since the mining activities in the present quarries are envisaged to be continued only for a period of

5 years, mine closure plan is submitted in the approved mining plan. After the end of concession

period, the quarries will be converted into a water reservoir with barbed fencing arranged.

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CHAPTER-3

3. ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IMPACT, MITIGATION MEASURES &ENIVIROMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

3.1 Environmental Scenario:

The environmental parameters are likely to be affected by mining are related to many factors i.e

physical, social, economic, agriculture and aesthetic. Regular monitoring of environmental parameters is of

immense importance to assess the status of environment during project operation. Open cast mining

involves drilling, blasting, loading and transport of ore and overburden. The excavated stone will be

transported via trucks and tippers to nearby areas. The operation may disturb environment of the area in

various ways, such as removal of mass (mineral), change of landscape, flora and fauna of the area,

surface drainage, and change in air, water, and soil quality. While for the purpose of development and

economic upliftment of people, there is need for establishment of mining industries, but these should be

environment friendly.

Some of the impacts identified in various phases of operation are insignificant and do not warrant

much attention whereas some others are important especially with respect to the present context. Therefore

objective is to identify those impacts, which are significant and require a detailed analysis for decision

making or formulating adequate mitigative measures. This section deals with an assessment of impact of

various mining activities on the existing environmental conditions. The methodology of assessment is based

upon identification and description of the project activities as well as environmental components followed by

evaluating the impact of mining and associated activities on the environment. The environmental components

that are likely to be influenced or modified by the continuation of project activities are:

EMP REPORT OF JHARMUNDA STONE QUARRY

3.2 Environmental Parameters Impact & Mitigation MeasuresSl.No.

Potential Impact Activity Cause Impact Mitigation Remark

1 Air Environment Transportation 1. Spillage of SuspendedSolids / Stone duringtransportation.

2. Emission of SO2& NOx duringtransportation

1. Impact on thepassersby due toblowing of dustduring transportation.

2. Negligible increase inthe level of SO2

& NOx.

1. Covering theloadedtractors / Trucks /tippers with tarpaulin& watering of theloaded stone.

2. Pollution emissionchecked &certified vehicles hasto be used.

Impact will benegligible aftermitigation butplantation hasto be carried out.

Impact will benegligible aftermitigation

2 Water Environment Mining Mining and alliedactivities

1. Negligible impact ofmining on the surfacewater regime.

2. Water table will not beintersected duringmining

1. The ground waterin the mine area is notlikely to be affected dueto mining activities.2. No wastewaterwill be generated duringminingoperation

Impact will benegligible aftermitigation.

3 Soil Total Process Mining and alliedactivities

There is no provision forseparate stacking of surfacesoil excavated from miningoperation.

No major impact on soilof the study area isenvisaged due to miningactivities.

Impact will benegligible aftermitigation.

4 Health Total Process Loading & unloading ofstone

Intrusion of fine dust Yearly HealthCheck Up of alllabours employed

Preventivemedication hasto be done.

5 Noise Environment Transportation Transportation Noise pollution Low soundHorne has to be usedby vehicles

Minimal effect

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3.3 Details of preventive and control schemes of air, noise and water pollution.Particulars Details

Air Quality

Management

Loading Water sprinkling will be done before loading by making it moist.

Transporta

tion Water sprinkling during transportation over approach roads

will be done for suppression of dust.

Regular maintenance of machinery will be carried out.

Overloading will be prevented.

Trucks/Dumpers will be covered by tarpaulin covers.

Plantation Plantation will be carried out at the approach road, along theroad of lease area and vicinity area in village roads.

Monitoring Periodic air quality monitoring will be done andadequate measures will be taken

Noise

Management

Transporta

tion

Source of noise will be during operation of transportation vehicles, for this proper maintenance will be done at regular

intervals. Oiling & greasing at regular interval will be done. Adequate silencers will be provided in all the diesel engines of

vehicles. Minimum use of horns and speed limit of 10 km/hr. in the

village area.

It will be ensured that all transportation vehicles carry a validPUC Certificates.

Greenbelt

Development

Plantation Plantation will be carried out to control Dust, Air & Noise

Pollution and improve aesthetic environment.

Water

Quality

management

Surface

water

quality

mgt.

Waste water will not be generated during removal/ collection

of stone. Mining will be conducted on lease area.

Ground

water

quality

manageme

nt

Ground water will not be intersected during mining

activities.

Excavation will be carried out as per mining plan.

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Waste

water

manageme

nt

Waste water will not be generated during removal/ collection

of stone.

Washrooms will be made available near working blocks.

Septic tanks and soak pits will be provided for the disposal of

domestic/ washrooms effluents.

Solid Waste Management Waste generated in the mining activities will be stacked

in dump area of the lease area.

3.4 Scheme Of Plantation & Green Belt Development

Trees are good barrier of suspended solids pollution. They restrict the dust carried out by the

air to maximum. They also absorb the gaseous pollutants in the environment. Although the stone

mining is limited to the lease area only but to mitigate the effect of vehicular pollution plantation of

trees are the only mitigation measures. The plant has to be planted on the both sides of the

connecting road to the river & also in the free government lands with consultation with the

Tahasildar on yearly basis. The survival rate is expected to be 75%. Hence the dead plants are to

be replaced by new ones every year during the rainy season in addition to the no of trees

required to be planted every year. The total planning of tree plantation is as under:

Year No of Sapling

To be Planted

Type of Species Place Of

Plantation

2015-16 - Mango, Peepal,

Neem, Banyan, &

other local trees

along with fruit

bearing trees

in consultation with

forest officials

Along the safety zone,

connecting roads to

lease area, Village

School area, Public

buildings and other

social forestry

programme

2016-17 602017-18 602018-19 60

2019-20 60

Total 240

3.5 Implémentation of EMP & Environmental Monitoring Programme

The EMP has been developed with a view to bring down the levels of impacts as discussed in the last

chapter. A large part of the sampling and measurement activities will be concerned with long term

monitoring aimed at providing an early warning of any desirable changes or trends in the natural

environment that could be associated with mining and allied activities. This is essential to determine

where the changes are a response to a cycle of climatic conditions or are due to the mining or allied

activities.


In particular, a monitoring strategy is required to ensure that all environmental resources, which may

subjected to contamination, are kept under review. Monitoring of the individual elements of the

environment is necessary. Monitoring of environmental parameters, compliances, supervision and

reporting will be done through outsourcing basis. The routine monitoring program will be implemented as

per CPCB & MoEF & CC guidelines. Environmental Monitoring Program will be conducted on outsource

basis once in season except monsoon. The Environmental Monitoring of environmental parameters at site

and data thus generated will be regularly furnished to the State regulatory agencies/ State Pollution Control

Board at the frequency of six month.

Environmental Monitoring Programme

Sl.

No.

Description Frequency of Monitoring

1. Ambient Air

Quality in and

around mines

One Sample after 24 hours continuous monitoring will

be collected twice a week in every year during mining

period or as per norms of SPCB,

Odisha2. Water Quality Annually once for 2 surface water samples during

mining period or as per norms of SPCB, Odisha &

MoEF for various parameters

3. Noise Level

Monitoring

Once in every year for 24 hours during mining

period or as per norms of SPCB, Odisha & MoEF

3.6 Budgetary Allocation For Environment Management Programme

Lessee will ultimately be responsible for ensuring clean environment in and around the quarry. To

evaluate the effectiveness of Environmental Management Programme, regular monitoring of the important

environment protection activities will be taken up. A budget of Rs 0.80 lakhs as capital cost has been

assigned towards implementation of EMP and Rs. 0.25 lakhs/annum as recurring during the plan period.

The details break up cost for implementing the environmental protection measures is given below:


Budgetary measures for EMP: Jharmunda Stone Quarry

Sl. No Particulars Capital cost

(in Rs.)

1 Environmental Monitoring(Ambient Air

Quality Monitoring PM10 and PM2.5 SO2, NOx

as per regulatory norms))

30,000

2 Water Sprinkling ,Plantation and maintenance 20000

3 CSR activities such as maintenance of village

road and well, plantation in village areas,

employment of locals during mining

activity,etc.

10000

4 Miscellaneous Activities 20000

Total Capital Cost in Rs. 80,000

Total Recurring Cost in Rs. 25,000

Conclusion

Environmental monitoring is an essential tool in Environmental Management Program to check

Environmental Quality status through monitoring of Environmental parameters as per frequency and

method recommended by CPCB. Environment works on cause -and -effect relationship. Clean technology

will provide green environment. Clean mining activity will be required for sustainable growth.

Implementation of Environmental Management Plan is an important activity of lessee. Data generated will

be furnished as per statutory requirements in CTE/CTO and the environmental conditions. The frequency

of monitoring will be done as per CPCB guidelines. Half yearly compliance report will be submitted by

proponent on 1st June and 1st December of each year to the Regional Office of MoEF &CC, Odisha and

regulatory authorities. Objective of entire process will be to improve environment and reduce the impact of

project / project activities on environment.

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