APPENDIX I | (See Paragraph-6) | CATEGORY - B | | 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 Informations | | | Whether proposal involved violation of EIA notification | No | | Weather Consent to Establishment Obtained | NA | | Upload copy of CTE | NA |
| 1. | Name of the Project | Nerur North Sand Quarry Project | | Proposal No | SIA/TN/MIN/77000/2022 |
| 2. | Project Sector | Non-Coal Mining |
| 3. | Location of the project | Latitude between : 11°01'00.3744"N to 11°01'21.2828"N Longitude between : 78°09'04.6714"E to 78°09'23.3787"E |
| | | 6. | State of the project | Tamil Nadu | | Details of State of the project |
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S.no | State Name | District Name | Tehsil Name |
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(1.) | Tamil Nadu | Karur | Karur | | 7. | Town / Village | Nerur North Village,
Manmangalam Taluk and Karur District, TamilNadu | | 8. | Plot/Survey/Khasra No. | 2596A (Part) | | 9. | S. No. in the schedule | 1(a) Mining of minerals
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| 10. | Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to be handled/command area/lease area/number or wells to be drilled | Sand - 3,21,000m3 ie., 53,500 Lorry Loads ha. | | 11. | New/Expansion/Modernization | New | | | 12. | Category of project | B | | 13. | Does it attract the general condition? If yes, please specify | No | | 15. | Does it attract the specific condition? | No | | 16. | Is there any litigation pending against the project? | No | | 17. | Nearest railway station along with distance in kms. | Vangal Railway Station, 4.0 km | | 18. | Nearest airport along with distance in kms | Trichy Airport, 64.0 km | | 19. | Nearest Town/City/District Headquarters along with distance in kms | Manmangalam , 10.0 km | | 20. | Distance of the project from nearest Habitation | 0.650 , 0.650 km | | 21. | Details of alternative sites examined shown on a toposheet | No | |
| 22. | Whether part of interlinked projects? | No | | | 23. | Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the Forest (Conservation)Act,1980? | No | | | 24. | Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the wildlife (Protection)Act,1972? | No | | | 25. | Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under the C.R.Z notification,2011? | No |
| 26. | Whether there is any Government Order/Policy relevent/relating to the site? | No | |
| 27. | Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? | No | |
| 28. | Project Cost(in Lac.) | 59.60 |
29. | Mining lease area (in ha.) | 16.05.0 |
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30. | Whether the proposed project/activity located in notified Industrial area(Yes/No) | No |
| 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 lease applied area is exhibits flat topography. The topography will be changed after the quarrying of sand as per the Mining plan. It is an Open cast Mechanized Mining with 2.0 meter bench height Sand formation is seen right from the surface up to a depth of 2m Above Bed Level (Avg). The sand is derived by erosion of weathered rocks and Mineral particles and transported by the river water and
deposited on the floor of the reservoir in the interface. | 1.2 | Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings? | No | There is no vegetation and building in this project area, hence there is no requirement of clearing the vegetation and building. | 1.3 | Creation of new land uses? | No | The applied area is located in Cauvery River and it was tributary of Cauvery River. Hence, there is no proposal for creating of new land uses. | 1.4 | Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing? | No | Not Applicable | 1.5 | Construction works? | No | The remove of sand in Cauvery River, there is no
construction work is involved. | 1.6 | Demolition works? | No | Not Applicable | 1.7 | Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers? | No | Not Applicable | 1.8 | Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures,cut and fill or excavations and fill or excavations | No | Not Applicable | 1.9 | Underground works including mining or tunneling? | No | Not Applicable | 1.10 | Reclamation works? | No | The sand restricted up to a depth of 2m Above Bed Level (Avg). The main objective of this project is to remove the sand and restore its original capacity of functional efficiency of the river. After completion of quarry operation, the quarried-out pit leveled by naturally during rainy season. There is no waste hence, no proposal for backfilling or reclamation | 1.11 | Dredging? | No | Not Applicable | 1.12 | Offshore structures? | No | Not Applicable | 1.13 | Production and manufacturing processes? | Yes | Opencast method of shallow mining is proposed by Excavator for mining of mineral.
The salient features of mining method are:-
It’s a conventional Eco-Friendly quarrying proposed without drilling and blasting.
Transportation of the mineral from mine to stacked in the nearby approved Government sand depot for sale to the needy customers. | 1.14 | Facilities for storage of goods or materials? | No | No, the mineral from mine to stacked in the nearby approved Government sand depot for sale to the needy customers. | 1.15 | Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? | No | There is no wastage encountered during the quarrying operation. The sand will not produce toxic effluence in the form of solid, liquid or gas. | 1.16 | Facilities for long term housing of operational workers? | No | Mostly local persons will be employed | 1.17 | New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation? | Yes | There will be sand transportation traffic from mine to the buyer’s location. | 1.18 | New road, rail, air water borne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? | No | There is no such type of activities involved in this
project. | 1.19 | Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? | No | Not proposed | 1.20 | New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? | No | Not Applicable | 1.21 | Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? | No | Not Applicable | 1.22 | Stream crossings? | No | The project area lies in Cauvery river | 1.23 | Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters? | No | The proposed area does not require any abstraction or transfer of water from the ground or surface water bodies. | 1.24 | Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? | No | There is no change in water bodies or the land surface affected during run off. | 1.25 | Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning? | Yes | Transportation of the mineral from mine to stacked in the nearby approved Government sand depot for sale to the needy customers. | 1.26 | Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works? | No | No Dismantling or decommissioning is proposed in this project. | 1.27 | Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? | No | Not Applicable | 1.28 | Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently? | No | Employment will be given to people of nearby areas, no influx will take place. | 1.29 | Introduction of alien species? | No | Not Applicable | 1.30 | Loss of native species or genetic diversity? | No | There will no loss of native species or genetic diversity taken during this operation, since the project area is devoid of vegetation and agriculture. | 1.31 | Any other actions? | No | Not Applicable | | 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) | No | The lease applied area is 16.05.0Ha; It is a Government land (River Poramboke) maintained by Water Resources Department, Thiruchirappalli District. (Refer Annexure No. IV and V). | 2.2 | Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD | Yes | Detail of water requirements in 2.5KLD as given below:
Drinking Purpose - 0.7KLD
Dust Suppression - 1.0KLD
Green Belt - 0.8KLD
Total - 2.5KLD
Drinking water source from nearby Approved water vendors and dust suppression source from nearby open well. | 2.3 | Minerals (MT) | Yes | The proposed quantity of reserves (level of production) to be mined 3,21,000m3 of Sand for a period of Two years | 2.4 | Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source – MT) | No | No construction is proposed | 2.5 | Forests and timber (source – MT) | No | Not Applicable | 2.6 | Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT),energy (MW) | Yes | Mainly diesel will be used to operate mine machinery and Vehicle. The average diesel requirement will be 53,500 Liters per hour of HSD. No electricity is required for quarrying operation. | 2.7 | Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) | No | Not Applicable | |
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 | There is no proposal for storage, handling or
transportation of any hazardous materials or substances as per MSIHC rules in this sand Quarryproject | 3.2 | Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) | No | There is no envisaged | 3.3 | Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? | Yes | The local people will benefit by way of direct and
indirect employment opportunities. Also, mine
management will carry out social welfare activities in the nearby villages. | 3.4 | Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc. | No | There is no effect envisaged for the vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project. | 3.5 | Any other causes | No | There is no other cause are envisaged | |
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 | The quarrying operation does not produce any waste.
The entire sandis excavated. Thereare no wastages encountered during the project periodof two years only. | 4.2 | Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes) | Yes | Small quantity of Municipal waste will be generated
which shall be disposed as per guidelines. | 4.3 | Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) | No | No hazardous waste will be generated in the mine. No workshop is proposed in the mining area. | 4.4 | Other industrial process wastes | No | Not Applicable | 4.5 | Surplus product | No | Not Applicable | 4.6 | Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment | No | Domestic effluent will be discharged in septic tank and soak pit system. There is no process effluent generation in the mine. | 4.7 | Construction or demolition wastes | No | Not Applicable | 4.8 | Redundant machinery or equipment | No | Not Applicable | 4.9 | Contaminated soils or other materials | No | Not Applicable | 4.10 | Agricultural wastes | No | There is no agricultural waste anticipated. | 4.11 | Other solid wastes | No | There is no other solid waste anticipated. | |
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 | Negligible emissions of SO2& NO2 will be there due to use of diesel operated machinery. Vehicular emissions will be kept under control by proper maintenance. | 5.2 | Emissions from production processes | Yes | Dust is the main pollutant, which will be generated mainly from mining activities and vehicle movement.
Following measures will be adopted to control dust:
Dust Control Measures
Water sprinkling on haul roads
Limiting the speed of the vehicles
Regular maintenance of vehicles/ equipment’s
Covered transportation of sand. | 5.3 | Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport | Yes | Fugitive dust will be generated from material
handling activities
Dust suppression by water sprinkling will be
provided to prevent the fugitive dust emissions during loading. Tarpaulin covers will be covered in vehicles during transportation. | 5.4 | Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment | No | There is no major construction activities are envisaged | 5.5 | Dust or odours from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste | Yes | There is no odor from handling of material. Only dust will be generated from transportation & handling materials. The dust emission will be controlled by adopting suitable measures viz. water sprinkling, plantation, making enclosures & maintaining roads | 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 | Not Applicable. | |
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 | Due to operation of machinery there is likely
hood of some increase in noise level. The noise level at site will be maintained below permissible limit.
Measures like lubrication and preventive maintenance shall be taken to control noise from the machinery.
Mitigation Measures:-
The following measures will be adopted to control the noise and vibration:
Proper and regular maintenance of machinery.
Earmuffs and earplugs will be provided to the
persons exposed to noise levels.
Period | 6.2 | From industrial or similar processes | No | Not Applicable | 6.3 | From construction or demolition | No | Not Applicable | 6.4 | From blasting or piling | No | No drilling or blasting is proposed in this project. | 6.5 | From construction or operational traffic | Yes | The transport of sand through tippers can produce noise but are maintained within permissible limits, by keeping machinery in proper condition as per RTO&TNPCB norms and maintenance under experience and qualified mechanics. | 6.6 | From lighting or cooling systems | No | The quarrying operation will be carried out at the
daytime only between 7Am to 5Pm hence; the lighting and cooling systems are not required | 6.7 | From any other sources | No | Not Applicable | |
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 materials will be used in the process.
Oiling and lubrication of hauling vehicles will be done by using oil tray to prevent spillage of oil.
Vehicles and machinery will be well maintained to
prevent leakage of oil. | 7.2 | From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) | No | The Discharge of sewage will be collected on soak pits and will be discharge to a place authorized by Municipal Authorities as per guide lines. | 7.3 | By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water | No | There is likely hood of increase of particulate matter due to quarrying operations. Regular sprinkling of water will suppress dust at points/places of generation | 7.4 | From any other sources | No | Not applicable, as no other sources are involved. | 7.5 | Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources? | No | There is no such type of activities involved in this
quarry. | |
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 | No explosions and spillages are proposed for this
project. The sand directly excavated with the help of excavator.
The quarrying operation does not produced
hazardous material | 8.2 | From any other causes | Yes | Limited vehicles are only used for quarrying up
to a depth of 2m above bed level. Hence the accident is anticipated minimal.
However, all safety measures shall be taken to
prevent any accidents. The quarry operation will be monitored under the supervision of experienced and qualified competent mines foreman and PWD Engineers. | 8.3 | Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)? | No | There is no earthquake, floods, Landslides, cloud burst recorded in the area
It’s an opencast mechanized method up to a
depth of 2m Above Bed Level (Avg). Which will not cause any adverse environmental damage due to natural disasters. | |
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
| No | Living standard will be improved of the nearby villagers
This short span of project does not require any
supporting infrastructures like roads, power supply, waste treatment, etc.,
The workers are available from the nearby villages, hence the project will not attract housing Development, Extractive industries, supply industries or any other activities. | 9.2 | Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment | No | After completion of quarry operation the quarried out pit levelled by naturally during rainy season. | 9.3 | Set a precedent for later developments | No | There is no later developments | 9.4 | Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects | No | There is no cumulative impacts are envisaged. | | (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 within the 10 km
radius. | 2 | Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests | Yes | Vangal R.F 4.32km NW
Reserve forest - 5.0km-NW
Reserve forest - 6.8km-SE
Mayanur R.F - 9.8km-SE
Vellode Bird Sanctuary - 9.8km-SE
Kodaikanal wild life Sanctuary - 97.0km-SW
The applied area is located in Cauvery River
Amaravathi River - 6.2km-S
Pidaramangalam Lake - 6.3km-E
Upparu River - 7.7km-E
Nagayanallur Lake - 8.6km-W
Veerarakiyam Pond - 9.3km-SE
M.Kalathur Lake - 9.8km-NE
CRZ - 150.0km-SE | 3 | Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration | No | None within the 10 km
radius. | 4 | Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters | Yes | The applied area is located in Cauvery River
Amaravathi River - 6.2km-S
Upparu River - 7.7km-E | 5 | State, National boundaries | Yes | Kerala Interstate boundary - 125.0km-SW | 6 | Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas | Yes | (SH-95) Namakkal – Mohanur road - 5.4km-NW | 7 | Defence installations | No | None within 10 km radius | 8 | Densely populated or built-up area | Yes | Nearest habitation - 650m-W | 9 | Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) | Yes | Government Higher secondary school - 1.3km-NW
Government School - 1.4km-SW
Vangal Government Hospital - 3.9km-NW
Government Primary health Centre - 4.0km-N
Government Polytechnic College - 4.3km-NW
Government Girls industrial training institute - 9.0km-SW
Khasi Vinayagar temple - 1.3km-SW
Karuppusamy Temple - 1.8km-SW | 10 | Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources.(ground water resources,surface resources,forestry,agriculture,fisheries,tourism,minerals) | No | None within 10 km radius | 11 | Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage.(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) | No | None within 10 km radius | 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 | No | ZoneIII,Moderate damage risk zone as per BMTPC, Vulnerability Atlas of Seismic zone of IndiaIS:1893 – 2002.No history of such incidents in the area | | (IV) | PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EIA STUDIES | | ADDITIONAL MULTIPLE ENTERIES | (V) | Undertaking | | The aforesaid application and documents furnished here with are true to my knowledge | V.(i) | Name | EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD WRD | Designation | Executive Engineer | Company | EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD WRD | Address | Water Resources Department, Mining and Monitoring Division, Thiruchirappalli |
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