APPENDIX I | (See Paragraph-6) | FORM 1 | | Note : If space provided against any parameter is inadequate, Kindly upload supporting document under 'Additional Attachments if any' at the last part of the Form1. Please note that all such Annexures must be part of single pdf document. | (I) Basic Information | | | Is your project Comes under Notified Industrial Area | NA |
| | Whether proposal involved violation of EIA notification | N/A | | Weather Consent to Establishment Obtained | N/A | | Upload copy of CTE | N/A |
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S. No. in the schedule | 1(a) Mining of minerals
| Project Sector | Non-Coal Mining | |
| 3. | Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to be handled/command area/lease area/number or wells to be drilled | 250000 ha. | | 4. | New/Expansion/Modernization | Modernization | Proposal Number | IA/GJ/MIN/11555/2005 | MoEFCC file number(Previous EC) | No.J-11015/47/2005-IA.II(M) | Uploaded EC letter | Annexure-Uploaded EC letter | | | 5. | Existing Capacity/Area etc. | 277.215 ha. | | 6. | Category of project i.e. 'A' or 'B' | A | | 7. | Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please specify | No | | | 8. | Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, please specify | No | | | 9. | |
Location of the project | Gop | Shape of the project land | Block (Polygon) | Uploaded GPS file | Annexure-GPS file | Uploaded copy of survey of India Toposheet | Annexure-Survey of india toposheet | Plot/Survey/Khasra No. | Survey No. 50/p and 17/p | Town / Village | Gop | State of the project | Gujarat | |
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(1.) | Gujarat | Jamnagar | Jamjodhpur | | 10. | |
Nearest railway station along with distance in kms | Gop Jam, 0.65 km | Nearest airport along with distance in kms | Jamnagar, 47 km | |
| 11. | Nearest Town/City/District Headquarters along with distance in kms | Zinavari , 0.1 km | | 12. | Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Muncipal Corporation, Local body (Complete postal address with telephone nos. to be given) | Village Panchayat – Gop and Zinavari
Zila Parishad- Jamnagar
Municipal Corporation- Lalpur & Jamjodhpur | | 13. | Name of the Applicant | KK | | 14. | Registered Address | Post Digvijaygram;Sikka, Jamnagar (Gujarat) | | 15. | |
Address for correspondance: | Name of the Company | M/S.SHEE DIGVIJAY CEMENT CO. LTD | Name of the Applicant | KK | Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) | C.E.O & Whole Time Director | Pin code | 361140 | E-mail | sdccl.env@digvijaycement.com | Telephone No. | 2895-262064 | Fax No. | 2895- | Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency . | Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority | |
| 16. | Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. Location of these sites should be shown on a toposheet | No | |
| 17. | Whether part of Interlinked projects? | No | | 18. | Whether separate application of Interlinked project has been submitted? | N/A | | 19. | If Yes, MoEF file number | N/A | Date of submission | N/A | | | | 21. | Whether the proposal involves Approval/ Clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given | (i) Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act,1980? | No | (ii) Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the wildlife (Protection) Act,1972? | No | (iii) Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the C.R.Z notification, 2011? | No | | | 22. | Whether there is any Government Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? | No | |
| 23. | Whether any Forest Land Involved? | No | Area of Forest land Involved (hectares) | N/A | |
| 24. | Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? | No | (a) Name of the Court | N/A | (b) Name of the Sub court | N/A | (c) Case No. | N/A | (d) Orders/directions of the court, if any and relevance with the proposed project | N/A | |
| 1 | Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details there of (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 1.1 | Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan) | Yes | The Topography of the core zone has changed due to the mining operation in the form of mine pits, haulage roads, infrastructural facilities, etc.
218.53 ha of land is being used for mining & ancillary activities till the end of life of mine. | 1.2 | Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings? | No | Not Applicable | 1.3 | Creation of new land uses? | No | At the end of life of mine total excavated area will be converted into water reservoir. | 1.4 | Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing? | No | Exploration has already been done. (refer mine plan) | 1.5 | Construction works? | No | No construction is involved during the project. | 1.6 | Demolition works? | No | Mine already in operation | 1.7 | Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers? | No | Mine already in operation | 1.8 | Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations and fill or excavations | No | Mine already in operation | 1.9 | Underground works including mining or tunnelling? | No | This is an Opencast Fully Mechanized Mine. | 1.10 | Reclamation works? | Yes | At the end of life of mine total excavated area will be converted into water reservoir.
The deepest portions of lease area would be used be for accumulation of rainwater to help recharge and increase ground water level at the place. Simultaneously planation shall be taken up year wise @200 saplings/year at the statutory barrier preferably. | 1.11 | Dredging? | No | Not Applicable | 1.12 | Offshore structures? | No | Not Applicable | 1.13 | Production and manufacturing processes? | Yes | Opencast Fully Mechanized mine.
production :
Project Name: Gop-1 Limestone Mine
Geological Reserve: 2.54
Mineable Reserve (MT): 1.961
Production (MT): 0.22 | 1.14 | Facilities for storage of goods or materials? | Yes | The excavated limestone will be transported to cement plant. However excavated limestone may be stored temporarily at Mine/Pit before dispatch. Tools and equipments are being stored in store room. | 1.15 | Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? | No | As the limestone bed is exposed at the surface within the lease area at Gop-1 and there is no soil or no overburden to be removed during mining. The entire thickness of limestone from the surface up to the workable depth has been considered as usable limestone for cement manufacture and there is no inter burden to be treated as rejects.
No solid waste will be generated at this mine and consequently there will be no waste disposal or dumping places as such. No waste water will be generated duri | 1.16 | Facilities for long term housing of operational workers? | No | Most of the workers are being employed from nearby villages. Hence long term housing facilities are not involved | 1.17 | New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation? | No | There is no need to construct new road, rail or sea traffic, as existing facilities are sufficient during operation of mine site. | 1.18 | New road, rail, air water borne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? | No | Existing facilities are sufficient. | 1.19 | Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? | No | There is no closure or diversion of existing routes or infrastructure for the proposed project. | 1.20 | New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? | No | There are no new or diverted transmission lines or pipelines in the project site. | 1.21 | Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? | No | Water is encountered at depth of 20m. In monsoon, water table rises up to depth of 12m from adjacent ground level.
Due to mining activity, natural water quality is not going to affect adversely as mining is restricted above water table. No natural drain passing through lease area hence no chances of mixing of silt etc. in water. There is no chance of discharge of siltation during overflowing of pit in rainy season. | 1.22 | Stream crossings? | No | No stream is crossing through mine lease area. | 1.23 | Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters? | Yes | Total composite water requirement is 18 KLD.
Presently the requirement is being met from outside.
Application for permission to use Ground Water already submitted to CGWA. | 1.24 | Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? | No | The extraction of minerals will lead to formation of pit, which will hold rain water and hence reduce the runoff and would not affect the surrounding surface water and runoff. | 1.25 | Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning? | Yes | Transport of Limestone is being made by private vehicles (trucks/ dumpers) of the applicant/contractors. | 1.26 | Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works? | Yes | At the end of life of mine total excavated area will be converted into water reservoir.
The void formed by excavation of mineral will be used be for accumulation of rainwater to help recharge and increase ground water level at the place. Simultaneously planation shall be taken up year wise @200 saplings/year at the statutory barrier preferably. | 1.27 | Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? | No | None | 1.28 | Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently? | Yes | For employment and for business opportunities. | 1.29 | Introduction of alien species? | No | There would be no introduction of any alien species since local species would be preferred for the plantation. | 1.30 | Loss of native species or genetic diversity? | No | There will not be any loss of native species or genetic diversity. | 1.31 | Any other actions? | No | No other actions would be involved for the excavation of the mineral. | | 2 | Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 2.1 | Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha) | Yes | Total Lease area of 218.53 Ha is Government Waste Land | 2.2 | Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD | Yes | Total composite water requirement is 18 KLD. Details are given below | 2.3 | Minerals (MT) | No | Not required. | 2.4 | Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source – MT) | No | There is no construction needed in the lease area, hence no construction material is used. | 2.5 | Forests and timber (source – MT) | No | No forest and timber products are involved in the proposed project. | 2.6 | Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT),energy (MW) | Yes | 0.002 MW (2 KVA) Electricity from GEB for office (Lighting and Computer / Printer etc.) use.
0.586 KLD HSD: from nearby Petrol Pumps | 2.7 | Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) | No | No other natural resources are used. | | 3 | Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 3.1 | Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies | No | The project does not involve any hazardous materials as per MSIHC rules. | 3.2 | Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) | No | Not envisaged. | 3.3 | Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? | Yes | This project is providing livelihood to the workforce which is helping in improving the living conditions. | 3.4 | Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc. | No | No Vulnerable group of people is being affected by the project. | 3.5 | Any other causes | No | Not available. | | 4 | Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 4.1 | Spoil, overburden or mine wastes | No | Not Applicable.
As the limestone bed is exposed at the surface within the lease area at Gop-1 and there is no soil or no overburden to be removed during mining. The entire thickness of limestone from the surface up to the workable depth has been considered as usable limestone for cement manufacture and there is no inter burden to be treated as rejects. | 4.2 | Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes) | Yes | Meager quantity. | 4.3 | Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) | No | No Hazardous waste (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) is being generated. | 4.4 | Other industrial process wastes | No | There is no industrial process involved in the project. | 4.5 | Surplus product | No | Not Applicable | 4.6 | Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment | No | Not Applicable | 4.7 | Construction or demolition wastes | No | No construction or demolition work involved. | 4.8 | Redundant machinery or equipment | No | There is no redundant machinery or equipments are being used. | 4.9 | Contaminated soils or other materials | No | NA | 4.10 | Agricultural wastes | No | NA | 4.11 | Other solid wastes | No | No other solid waste is generated. | | 5 | Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air(Kg/hr) | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 5.1 | Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources | Yes | Emissions during operation of diesel driven HEMM etc. is envisaged.
Details of emission and impact will be provided in EIA report. | 5.2 | Emissions from production processes | Yes | Drilling – Blasting Free Eco Friendly Mining method is proposed. RoM shall be dispatched to already operational Cement Plant. Crushing shall not be performed at Mines.
However Fugitive dust will be generated during Transportation and Ripping/Milling of Limestone. Adequate mitigation measures will be taken.
CPCB fugitive emission control guidelines will be adopted. | 5.3 | Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport | Yes | • Fugitive emissions are envisaged from material handling and transportation areas.
• Emissions of SO2, NOx and CO are envisaged due to vehicular movements.
• Dust emissions are controlled by spraying of water. | 5.4 | Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment | No | No construction activity has been carried out at site so there are no emissions from any such activities. | 5.5 | Dust or odours from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste | No | The mining activities may cause increase in PM levels locally. The impacts are reversible, marginal and temporary in nature.
Dust suppression is being done by sprinkling of water. However, there are no odor generation substances. | 5.6 | Emissions from incineration of waste | No | Not applicable | 5.7 | Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) | No | Not applicable | 5.8 | Emissions from any other sources | No | There is no other source of emission. | | 6 | Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 6.1 | From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers | Yes | Noise will be generated due to mining activities like excavation, loading, transportation activity. However, all the equipment’s are equipped with Acoustic enclosure to maintain the ambient noise level with prescribed limits of CPCB. | 6.2 | From industrial or similar processes | No | No industrial processes are involved. | 6.3 | From construction or demolition | No | No construction or demolition is involved. | 6.4 | From blasting or piling | No | No Drilling & Blasting is envisaged | 6.5 | From construction or operational traffic | Yes | • Marginal increase in noise level due to transportation of mineral. Meager noise can be anticipated from the traffic.
• Measures have been taken to control noise with proper preventive maintenance and lubrications. | 6.6 | From lighting or cooling systems | No | No lighting or cooling systems are involved. | 6.7 | From any other sources | No | There are no any other sources which generate noise and vibration. | | 7 | Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 7.1 | From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials | No | No hazardous material storage or handling is envisaged. | 7.2 | From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) | No | It will be a zero discharge mine Surface run off collected in series of settling ponds and mined out pits. No effluent will be discharged from the mine lease area. | 7.3 | By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water | Yes | Airborne dust may deposit on leaves of plantation affecting their growth. | 7.4 | From any other sources | No | There is no other source from which risk of contamination is anticipated. | 7.5 | Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources? | No | There is no risk of long term buildup of pollutants in the environment from the proposed project. | | 8 | Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 8.1 | From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances | No | There is no risk as there is no hazardous substance being used. | 8.2 | From any other causes | Yes | Vehicle movement | 8.3 | Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)? | No | The Jamnagar falls under the zone IV as per the Seismic Zone Map of India. | | 9 | Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality | S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | 9.1 | Lead to development of supporting utilities, ancillary development or development stimulated   by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.:
- Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply,waste or waste water treatment, etc.)
- housing development
- extractive industries
- supply industries
- Other
| Yes | o Yes, These facilities will be strengthened.
o No
o No
o Yes, Potential for development of small vendors namely workshops / fabrication shops / hardware / automobile repairs etc.
o No | 9.2 | Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment | No | The void formed by excavation of mineral will be used be for accumulation of rainwater to help recharge and increase ground water level at the place. Simultaneously planation shall be taken up year wise @200 saplings/year at the statutory barrier preferably. | 9.3 | Set a precedent for later developments | Yes | A better after use scenario, which is likely to increase aesthetic beauty of the area by doing plantation on reclaimed area | 9.4 | Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects | No | There will be no cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects. | | (III) | Environmental Sensitivity | S.No | Areas | Name/Identity | Aerial distance (within 15km.) Proposed project location boundary | 1 | Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value | No | None | 2 | Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests | Yes | Kabarka Dam - 7.0 Km in WNW
Varu Dam - 9.9 Km in WSW
Veradi Reservoir Lake - 11.3 Km in SW | 3 | Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration | No | None | 4 | Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters | No | None | 5 | State, National boundaries | No | Not Applicable | 6 | Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas | Yes | SH-27 - 3.5 Km in West | 7 | Defence installations | No | None | 8 | Densely populated or built-up area | Yes | Zinavari, Adjacent to project site | 9 | Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) | Yes | 1.Moti Gop Madhyamik School, Gop - 2.0 km in WSW
2 Government School, Govana - 11.9 km in NNW
3 Gopnath Mahadev Mandir - 0.3 km in East
4 Shri Hanumandada Temple - 0.65 km in East
5 Modi Hospital & Maternity Home - 18.5 km in SW
6) Zinavari Sun Temple - 0.5 Kms in SW | 10 | Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources.(ground water resources,surface resources,forestry,agriculture,fisheries,tourism,minerals) | No | None | 11 | Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage.(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) | No | None | 12 | Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) similar effects | Yes | The Jamnagar falls under the zone IV as per the Seismic Zone Map of India. | | (IV) | Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies | Essential Detail Sought : NIL | | Additional Detail Sought: |
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1. | ADS Reply Letter | we are herewith submitting the reply report along with the necessary annexures for Gop 1 Limestone Mine (Area: 218.53 Ha) located at Village: Gop & Zinavari, Taluka: Jamjodhpur, District: Jamnagar, Gujarat of Shree Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd. | 12 Feb 2020 | 2. | ADS Raise Letter | ADS | 07 Oct 2019 | 3. | NA | In view of the above, the Committee deferred the
proposal and requested PP to submit requisite information on the followings to
ascertain the violation on production based on existing EC in reference to
Common Cause Judgment as well as to have better clarity on the proposal.
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