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Document Title: Executive Summary of Draft EIA & EMP Study Report of Mogla Limestone Mine, Mogla

Village, Chittapur Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka

Proposal: Limestone Production of 4.51 Million Tonnes / Annum

Mine Lease Area: 404.29 Ha

M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad [A Bureau Veritas Group Company]

DOC. No. : BALEN2012030

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION

M/s JSW Cements, a Public Limited Company, has proposed to set up a 7.0 Million Tonnes Cement Plant

for blended cement proposed to be located near Mogla Village, Chittapur Taluk, Gulbarga District,

Karnataka.

To assure consistent raw material supply to this cement plant, Government of Karnataka has

recommended a limestone deposit over an extent of 404.29 Ha (999.005 Acre) in Mogla village, Chittapur

Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka vide Letter No. DMG:MLS:1642AML2008:11-12/5107 dated 21st July

2011.

The mining plan for the project is approved by Indian Bureau of Mines, Bangalore vide Letter No.

KNT/GLB/MP/LST-258-SZ/002 dated 28.12.2012 for production of 4.51 MTPA of Limestone from 404.29

Ha Mine lease area.

Project Proponent

M/s. JSW CEMENT LIMITED

Registered Address Address for Correspondence

JSW Centre,

Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E)

Mumbai - 400051

Maharashtra

Phone: 022-42861000

Fax: 022- 42863000

# 502/601, Sai Anandam Residency,

TTD Road, Srinivas Nagar,

P.O. Nandyal,

Dist.Kurnool-518502 (A.P.)

Project Proposal

M/s JSW Cement Limited intends to produce 4.51 MTPA Limestone from Mogla Limestone Deposit. The

mining lease area is 404.29 Ha. Mine lease area comprise of Patta Land (Single Crop Dry Agriculture

Land). The salient features of the project are given in following table.

Salient Features of the Project

Village, Tehsil, District & State Mogla village, Chittapur Taluk, Gulbarga District,

Karnataka

Mine lease area 404.29 Ha

Ownership Private Single Crop Agriculture Land (Patta Land)

Toposheet No 56 G/4

Elevation above mean sea level 409 to 423 m AMSL

Interlinked Project Cement Plant (7.0 MTPA Capacity) proposed outside

the mine lease area.

Cost of the Project Rs. 2036 Crore (Including Cement Plant)

Annual Rainfall (Average) 832.3 mm

Road Connectivity The area is approachable by road and is 6 Km away

from Chittapur Taluka Headquarter.

Rail Connectivity Malkhed R.S. (3.4 km NNE); Chittapur R.S. ( 5.6 km

SW)

Airport Hyderabad (135 km)

Archaeological/ Historically Important Site Ruins of Malkhaid Fort (Protected Monument) located

at 4.4 km NE

Sanctuaries / National Parks None within 10 km radius of the ML area

Important Religious & Tourist Places None.

Environmental sensitive Place Kagna River (1.6 Km N)

Benithora River (6.4 Km NE)

Seismic Zone Zone II (Low Risk Zone)







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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Topography & Drainage Pattern

Topography of the mine lease area is mainly flat terrain and having gentle slope towards Northwest. The

elevation of mine lease area varies from 409 m AMSL to 423 m AMSL in southern part of the lease and

from 412 m AMSL to 420 m AMSL in northern part of the mine lease. The mine lease consists of Patta land

(single crop dry agriculture land). A feature of the area is ubiquitous presence of extensive spreads of

black soil of both in-situ and transported origin. A railway line passes along the southern boundary of the

mine lease area. The study area is mostly flat with small undulations. The elevation of the study area

varies from 400 m to 460 m AMSL.

The surface run-off from the mine lease area flows along the water cut channels in the mine lease area

towards west. Kagna River, which is a tributary of Bhima River, flows towards west and forms the major

drainage of the study area along with its tributary, Benithora river, which flows from north to south and

joins the Kagna river at 6.3 km NE of ML area. Apart from these, a number of seasonal streams flow within

the study area of the project

Reserves:

The total geological reserves in the area are 276,240,240 tonnes, mineable resources are 252,891,216 and

blocked resources are 23,349,024

Method of Mining:

It is proposed to mine maximum 4,513,260 tonnes of limestone from fifth year onward from this mine.

The fully mechanized opencast mining method with drilling and blasting shall be adopted to achieve this

production. Nine excavators, two dozers, three drill machines and twenty five dumpers would be

deployed for the mining.

The area is practically devoid of overburden except the thin layer of black cotton soil. The limestone is

exposed on the surface in almost 125 Ha area in the lease. The estimated quantity of topsoil to be

removed during the plan period is about 296,000 Tonnes. The soil would be dozed off and stacked in

green belt area of 7.5 m from the lease boundary. Apart from this area, an area over an extent of 6.25 Ha is

earmarked for stacking of the soil.

Maximum Production and Life of Mine

The maximum rate of production from this mine will be 4.51 million tonnes per year. Life of the mine will

be around 57 years.

Employment Potential:

Total manpower required for the mine is 31 persons.

Water Requirement

About 300 KLD water will be required for dust suppression, plantation and domestic use in the mine. The

water will be sourced through ground water. The rainwater accumulated in mine pits, whenever

available, will be used for dust suppression and plantation in the mine.







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DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Baseline Environmental Study was carried out in an area of 10 km around the mine lease area during

winter season 2013 - 14. Environmental parameters like micro-meteorology, Ambient Air Quality,

Ambient noise levels, traffic density study, Surface and ground water quality, soil quality, primary study

on flora and fauna, socio-economic studies, etc were carried out during the study period.

WIND ROSE DIAGRAM: WINTER SEASON 2013 - 14

AIR ENVIRONMENT

Baseline Ambient Air Quality was monitored at 12 locations including 2 in core zone and 8 in nearby

villages and R.F. area. The summary of ambient air quality results for winter season 2013-14 is given in

following table.

Summary of Ambient Air Quality Results (98th Percentile values)

(Units: µg/m3)

S. No. Name of sampling location PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO

A-1 Proposed Mining Area (N) 54.1 15.5 12.6 17.1 287

A-2 Proposed Mining Area (S) 56.0 14.9 14.7 21.2 296

A-3 Mogla village 58.4 14.0 11.1 15.0 393

A-4 Margul village 54.4 15.7 11.9 16.5 406

A-5 Chittapur town 62.7 18.6 14.7 19.6 588

A-6 Huda village 60.7 14.3 11.8 15.9 292

A-7 Itgi village 59.0 18.1 10.0 13.4 296

A-8 Digaon 57.8 14.9 12.1 18.1 391

A-9 Near Rajashri Cement Plant 74.0 19.5 15.3 20.9 466

A-10 Kanganhalli village 55.3 16.3 12.7 19.4 420

A-11 Malkhaid village 63.7 18.6 15.0 19.1 494

A-12 Danduti village 51.4 14.1 12.5 16.8 278

NAAQ Standards 100 60 80 80 2000

The ambient air quality observed during the study period is well within the prescribed National Ambient

Air Quality Standards.







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Impacts on Ambient Air Quality

Predictions have been carried out using ISC-AERMOD Model for study period. The maximum predicted

value of increase in ground level concentrations of particulate matter due to proposed Cement Plant &

mining operations would be about 29.8 µg/m3. This concentration will be observed within the core zone

of cement plant area where mining operations are being carried out the maximum concentration would

be 10µg/m3 The concentration was observed to reduce to a value of less than 1.5 µg/m3 outside the mine

lease boundary. The impact of proposed mining operations would be negligible beyond 1.5 km from the

mine lease boundary

Proposed Air Pollution Control Measures

• A 7.5 m wide thick green belt will be developed with tall growing trees and thick foliage cover

along the boundary of the mine lease area to arrest dust from spreading outside the mine lease

area. This will also help in attenuating noise.

• Generation of dust during excavation will be minimized by regular water sprinkling at working

face.

• Proper maintenance of the haul roads and regular water sprinkling to minimize the generation of

air borne dust due to movement of dumpers on it.

• Water spraying at the loading and unloading points to reduce fugitive dust emissions.

• Adopting wet drilling/drills with dust extractor system to control dust generation during drilling

at source itself.

• Plantation will be carried out on surface dumps, backfilled area and top benches of the mined out

area.

• Water reservoir will be developed in the left over mined out pit, which will serve as additional

surface water resources for the nearby villages.

• Proper maintenance of the equipment and machinery in the mines helps in minimizing air

pollution and noise generation.

• Mineral transportation from crusher to cement plant will be carried out by covered conveyor

system.

• Development of thick green barriers along waste dump, infrastructure facilities, etc. to reduce the

spread of air pollution in surrounding areas.

• Road from Mine lease area to Chittapur town via Mogla and Margul villages will be widened and

strengthened by the company.

• The village roads used for transportation of cement will be regularly maintained by the company

to avoid fugitive dust emissions.

• Dust masks will be provided to workers working in high dust generating areas.

• Regular & periodic maintenance of deployed machineries, to reduce smoke emission







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NOISE ENVIRONMENT, GROUND VIBRATION & TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE

The ambient noise levels were measured at 10 locations (same as AAQ stations). The results obtained are

given in following table.

Summary of Noise Levels (Summer 2012) [UNITS: dB (A)]

S. No. Location Ld Ln

N-1 Proposed Mining Area (N) 51.2 41.6

N-2 Proposed Mining area (S) 52.4 42.2

N-3 Mogla village 52.7 43.9

N-4 Margul village 52.4 41.9

N-5 Chittapur town 54.6 44.0

N-6 Huda village 53.6 43.2

N-7 Itgi village 51.7 41.8

N-8 Digaon 53.2 43.5

N-9 Near Rajashri Cement Plant 58.0 49.1

N-10 Kanganhalli village 53.8 44.5

N-11 Malkhaid village 53.4 43.5

N-12 Danduti village 51.3 42.1

Noise Standards 75/55 55/45

It is observed that the noise values recorded were well within the prescribed Ambient Air Quality

Standards with respect to Noise.

Impact on Ambient Noise Levels

‘DHWANI’ Noise Modelling Software developed by NEERI and approved by CPCB was used to predict the

ambient noise levels around the mine lease boundary. From the modelling results, it is observed that the

maximum noise levels at the nearest habitations from ML area i.e. Mogle village will be less than 40 dBA.

Impacts on Traffic Infrastructure

It is proposed to produce 4.51MTPA limestone from the Mogla Limestone Deposit for captive

consumption in cement plant of the company. The limestone will be crushed in the primary crusher

located within the mine lease area and from the crusher, it will be transported to the cement plant of the

company by closed conveyor belt. There will not be any road transportation of limestone from the mine

outside the lease area. Most of the employees will be local and will come from the nearby villages by their

own vehicles. Managerial and supervisory staff will be accommodated at Chittapur town/colony in

cement plant and will be transported to the mine by company vehicles. Various raw materials required

for cement manufacturing will be transported to the cement plant by road. The traffic density on road

connecting Chittapur to mine lease area via Mogla and Margul villages will be increased due to

transportation of manpower and raw materials for the Cement Plant.

The existing road connecting Chittapur town to Mine lease area via Mogla and Margul villages is not

sufficient to cater this increase in traffic density. Hence, following measures needs to be adopted by the

mine management for minimizing the impacts on the traffic infrastructure of the area.

Proposed Control Measures for Noise Pollution

• A 7.5 m wide thick green belt will be made around the mine lease area to attenuate the noise.

• Plantation will also be carried out surface dumps and around the infrastructure facilities. These

plantations will also help in attenuating the noise levels.

• Preventive maintenance of mining machinery to control noise generation.

• Provision of earmuffs/ear plugs to workers working in noise prone zones in the mine.

• Provision of effective silencers for mining machinery and transport vehicles.

• Provision of sound proof cabins to HEMM.







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• Use of sharp drill bits to minimise noise from drilling.

• Adoption of controlled blasting technology using delay detonators to minimise noise from

blasting.

• Provision of noise proof enclosures to stationary machines like DG sets, crushers, etc., wherever

possible, to minimise the noise propagation.

• Mining activities will be carried out in two shifts only.

• Regular ambient noise level monitoring will be conducted in the mine lease area and in

surrounding villages to assess the impacts due to the mining activities and the efficacy of the

adopted noise control measures. Additional noise control measures will be adopted if required as

per the observations during monitoring.

Proposed Ground Vibrations control measures

• Controlled blasting using delay detonators/NONEL will be carried out.

• ANFO explosive will be used, which reduces ground vibrations and fly rocks.

• Overcharging of the blast holes will be avoided

• Muffled blasting will be practiced near the ML boundary to control fly rocks.

• Blasting will be carried out only for loosening of the strata

• Suitable spacing and burden will be maintained to avoid misfires/ fly rocks.

• Number of blast holes will be restricted to control ground vibrations.

• Blasting will be carried out only during noon time.

Proposed Traffic Management Measures

• Controlled blasting using delay detonators/NONEL will be carried out.

• Drilling and blasting will be carried under the supervision of qualified persons.

• ANFO explosive will be used which has low velocity of detonation, which reduces ground

vibrations and fly rocks.

• Overcharging of the blast holes will be avoided

• Muffled blasting will be practiced near the ML boundary to control fly rocks.

• Blasting will be carried out only for loosening of the strata and explosive charge will be reduced

to avoid fly rocks.

• Suitable spacing and burden will be maintained to avoid misfires/ fly rocks.

• Number of blast holes will be restricted to control ground vibrations.

• Blasting will be carried out only during noon time.

• PPV due to blasting will be regularly monitored at nearby village habitations and the blasting

parameters will be suitably changed, if required.

WATER ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT

There is no perennial surface water body in or adjacent to the mine lease area. Surface run-off from the

mine lease area flows through some seasonal streams originating within the mine lease area and joins the

seasonal nallah flowing along the western boundary of the mine lease. These streams remain active only

during the rainfall. The proposed mining operations will create mine pits, surface dumps, haulage roads,

infrastructure facilities, etc within the mine lease area. This will alter the existing drainage pattern of the

mine lease area. There will not be any change in the drainage pattern outside the mine lease area. The

seasonal streams within the mine lease area will be excavated for mining but will continue to flow outside

the mine lease area.

The surface run-off during monsoon from the broken up area and from surface dumps may carry silt to

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Water Quality

To assess the surface and ground water quality status of the study area, three surface water samples from

Kagna (2 nos) and Benithora river and nine ground water samples from nearby villages were collected

and analysed. Physico-chemical analysis of water shows that the water quality is within the prescribed

standards.

Impacts on Water Quality

The depth of ground water table in shallow aquifer is 70 m from the ground level of 408m AMSL (i.e. at

338 m AMSL). The regional ground water table is about 80 to 100 m below the ground level i.e. at 308 m

AMSL.

The mining is proposed with 4 benches of 8 m height each. At some places, 5 benches of 8 m height will be

formed. The expected deepest mining operation shall be at 384 m AMSL. Hence the mine operations will

remain much above the ground water table.

The surface run-off from broken areas in the mine lease area during monsoon may carry silt to the

surface water bodies outside the mine lease area. There is no process effluent generation in the mine

lease area. Hence, there is no disposal of effluent in the surface water bodies. The mine workings will

remain above the ground water table in the area. The mineral as well as associated waste does not

contain any toxic substances. Hence, there will not be any impact on the ground water quality of the area.

Proposed Water Pollution Control Measures

The surface run-off from the mine lease area during monsoon will be diverted to the mine pits/settling

pond through a network of garland drains for settling. The rainwater accumulated in the mine pits will be

used for dust suppression and plantation in the mine lease. There will not be any discharge of water from

the mine lease to the surface water bodies outside the lease area. Also, check bunds, gully plugs will be

constructed at strategic locations within the mine lease area to arrest any silt wash off with the surface

run-off during monsoon. Oil & grease trap will be constructed to treat workshop effluent and the treated

effluent will be reused in workshop

SOIL QUALITY

Soil samples were collected from 6 locations from the core and buffer zone to evaluate the soil quality in

the study area. From the soil quality analysis, it is observed that the soil is having neutral to alkaline pH

and low to medium fertility.

LAND ENVIRONMENT

Mine Lease Area

The Mogla Limestone Deposit mine lease area is spread over 404.29 Ha in Mogla village in Chittapur

Taluk of Gulbarga District in Karnataka State. The entire mine lease area falls in Patta Land (Single Crop

Dry Agriculture Land). There is no forest land involved in the mine lease area. At present, 0.35 Ha of the

ML area is covered with buildings and 2.65 Ha area is covered by village roads. The remaining mine lease

area is agriculture patta land. No mining or other related activity is being carried out in the mine lease

area.

Land Use pattern of Study Area

From the satellite imagery it can be seen that most of the land in the study area i.e 85.42% falls under

agricultural land. About 62.20% of the land is single crop and 17.43% is Double Crop. About 9.62% of the

land is waste land (barren and land with / without scrub). Other like Mining, dumps, industrial

establishments, built up area, canal, river /water body occupies 4.96% of the study area.. The summary of

the land use pattern of the study area based on latest satellite is given in following table







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Land Use Pattern of Study Area (Based on Satellite Imagery)

Land Use Land Cover Class Area of Sub Class Area of Class

Area in Ha % Area in Ha %

Agriculture 39429.82 85.42

Double Crop 8045.23 17.43

Single Crop 28712.74 62.20

Fallow Land 2602.53 5.64

Plantations 69.32 0.15

Waste Land 4442.79 9.62

Barren Land 249.56 0.54

Land with/ without scrub 4193.23 9.08

Others 2287.64 4.96

Mining Area 105.55 0.23

Industrial Establishments 379.56 0.82

Built Up Area 737.60 1.60

Canal 27.87 0.06

River /Water Body 1037.06 2.25

Total Area 46.160.25 100 46.160.25 100

Impact on Land Environment

The existing and proposed land utilization pattern of the mine lease area is given in following table.

: Present and Proposed Land Use Pattern of the Mine Lease Area

(Area in Ha)

Particulars Present Mining Plan

Period

Conceptual

Period

Area for mining - 71.05 358.2

Area for dumping - 10.00 -

Area for top soil storage - 6.25 -

Area for St. buildings, open well, infrastructure 0.35 6.05 -

Area for Sub-grade mineral dump - 5.00 -

Area for roads 2.65 14.50 -

Area for crushing plant - 3.00 -

Area for green belt - 2.00 9.53

Area for afforestation - 2.00 36.56

Unused area 401.29 284.44 -

Total 404.29 404.29 404.29

From the above table, it can be seen that during mining plan period, the mine pits will cover 71.05 Ha of

mine lease area and temporary surface dumps will cover 10.0 Ha area. At conceptual stage, all the

infrastructure facilities, crusher, roads, etc will be removed and the mine lease area will consist of 358.20

Ha mined out pits, 9.53 Ha green belt and 36.56 Ha area for afforestation on 250 m barrier zone left along

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BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

The floral diversity in the core area of proposed limestone mine is very less as the area is under

agriculture. Only 44 plant species i.e 9 trees, 10 shrubs, 23 herbs and 2 climbers were recorded during the

study. Few amphibians, peacock and 1 snake were recorded from the aquatic habitat in area. .

Impacts on Biological environment

The possible direct impacts of mining on biological environment are as follows:

• Removal of vegetation (flora) due to excavation for mining purposes.

• Dust in atmosphere, contributed by mining and associated activities, may retard the plant growth.

• Noise and vibrations due to operation of the mine machinery and drilling and blasting activities and

mineral transportation traffic drive away the animals and birds.

Biological Environment Protection Measures

• Siltation of water bodies and agricultural fields will be avoided by collecting the surface run-off water

from ML area and from surface dumps in settling ponds / mine pit through a network of garland

drains. Provision of retaining walls, check bunds and gully plugs at strategic places will be made to

arrest the silt from washing off.

• The mining activities will not intersect the ground water table. However, water reservoir developed

in the mined out pit and rainwater harvesting measures adopted in the nearby villages will improve

the ground water scenario in the area.

• Few trees existing in the ML area will be removed only when required. This will avoid the immediate

danger to the existing flora and fauna of the area.

• Plantation will be carried out in the mine lease area from the first year of mining. Thus, a good

amount of green cover will be developed in the mine lease area.

• The plantation, to be carried out along the periphery of the mine, surface dumps, mined out area,

safety barrier zone, backfilled area, etc will arrest the dust generated from the mine. Thus, the

deposition of dust on the crops will be insignificant.

• Blasting will only be carried out during noon hours.

• The ultimate reclamation planned leaves a congenial environment for development of flora &

immigration of small fauna through afforestation and water reservoir. The plantation and water

reservoir developed within the ML at the end of mine life will attract the birds and animals towards

the ML area in the post mining period.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Top Soil:

During the mining plan period, the top soil shall be stacked on the 9.53 Ha green belt area and 6.25 Ha

temporary stack area. After the mining plan period, top soil will be spread on the 36.56 Ha area

earmarked for afforestation. The height of top soil dump shall be maintained at 1 m

Waste/Intercalated Waste

Initially, the waste shall be dumped on 10.0 Ha area on the mineralized area itself and after exhausting

part of the limestone on section 5-5’ to 10-10’, the waste material shall be backfilled in that area. Before

backfilling, the permission from IBM shall be obtained. the backfilled area shall be covered with the soil

for afforestation. Total 15.0 Ha mined out pits will be backfilled with waste. Height of the waste dump will

be maintained at 10m with overall slope of 28°

Maximum Height and Spread of Dumps

The top soil dumps will not exceed the height of 1 m and will be spread in 9.53 Ha green belt area and

36.56 Ha area for afforestation. The temporary waste dumping will be done in 10.0 Ha area in single

terrace of 10m height. The slope of the waste dump will be maintained 28°. The waste will be backfilled in

mined out pits covering 15.0 Ha area and will be spread with top soil and afforested. The sub-grade

dumps will cover 5 ha area and height will be maintained at 10 m with overall slope of 28°. The inactive

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

The Mine lease area consists of patta land of Mogla Village. The people in the nearby area are dependent

mostly on rainfed agriculture and jobs in Chittapur town and in Rajshri Cement Company’s mine and

cement plant.

All the land losers will be paid compensation as per the prevailing market rates and applicable State

Government Norms and mutual agreement. Apart from the compensation, employment in mine will also

be given to the land losers based on their eligibility.

Preference will be given to the local people for jobs in the mine based on their eligibility. Also the local

people will get indirect employment opportunities in service sectors like shops, garages, mineral

transport, etc.. Thus, there will be a positive impact on the sources of livelihood for the local people.

A brief summary of the demographic details in the area is given in following table.

Socio-Economic Details of the Study Area (As per Census 2011)

Description Numbers %

Demography

Total Revenue Villages 15

Total no. of House Hold 80792

Total Population 445977

Total Male Population 223304 50.07

Total Female Population 222673 49.93

Total ST Population 8241 1.85

Total SC Population 137511 30.83

Literacy Level

Total Literate Population 223915 50.21

Male Literates 130114 58.27%

Female Literates 93801 42.12%

Proposed Socio-Economic Welfare Measures

As per the Corporate Social Responsibility and need based assessment carried out in the surrounding

villages, the company will work in following sectors to improve the socio-economic status of the villages:

• Besides the direct employment, company will impart self employment Technical trainings to the

interested local unemployed youth.

• Formation and sustain of the SHGs/Societies, DWCRA groups through the process of social

mobilization.

• Provision of seed capital and training for working of the SHG’s.

• Emphasis will be given to the economic development programmes for SC/ST and economically

backward section of the society.

• Vocational training (Fruit, Dairy, Fisheries and Aquaculture / pisciculture, poultry, cow keeping etc,

Arts and Crops, Tailoring & Embroidery, mechanics, electrical, electronics) etc.

• Nursery, Plantation and Maintenance by SHGs through working adopting a participatory sustainable

rural livelihoods approach.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Providing a working environment that is conducive to safety & health

• Employee involvement and commitment in the implementation of health and safety guidelines

• Implementing safety and health management system and assessing the effectiveness through

periodic audits

• Setting of safety and health objectives based on comprehensive strategic plans and measure

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• Monitoring the effects of mining activities on safety and health and conducting regular performance

reviews

• Provision of necessary standard personal protective equipments

• Establishing and maintaining a system of medical surveillance for employees

• Ensuring employees at all levels receive appropriate training and are competent to carry out their

duties and responsibilities.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

Summary - Monitoring Programme

S. No Parameters Schedule / Frequency of Monitoring Locations

1 Ambient Air quality

Monitoring

Monitoring for 4 weeks in pre, post-

monsoon & winter season every year.

Quantitative Exposure Assessment

using PDS (Personal Dust Sampler).

4 in core zone and 4 in

nearby villages

2 Noise level Monitoring Once in pre, post-monsoon & winter

season every year

Personal exposure assessment by

using Noise Dosimeter

4 in core zone and 4 in

nearby villages

3 Water quality

Monitoring

Monitoring once in pre-monsoon,

monsoon, post- monsoon & winter

season every year

Water levels monitoring in open wells

in nearby villages during pre-monsoon

and post monsoon every year.

Surface water from

upstream and downstream

of Kagna River, ground

water from nearby villages

4 Soil quality monitoring Once in a year preferably during dry

season

1 location in core zone and

4 locations from the area

around the mine lease

5 Plantation On starting of mining operations. Year

wise plantation at onset of monsoon.

Survival rate assessment will be done

once in every season.

Plantation within the mine

lease area and at safety

barrier zone.

PROJECT BENEFITS

JSW Foundation, an integral part of the Group, is the social development division of the Group. It is an

independent institution and is governed by Board of Trustees who is drawn from the senior management

of the Group.

JSW is committed to enhance the quality of life of communities around its operations. The Group is

conscious that the local community is not homogenous, so varying layers of social deprivation and

marginalized needs to be identified, understood and valued from an anthropological and sociological

perspective.

The initiatives endeavour to create long term value for its businesses and society and strive to:

• Assess impact of its operations on local agriculture, biodiversity and health through periodic

third party impact studies and other research studies with special emphasis on benefits to

women and the deprived sections of society.

• Act proactively to –

- Improve quality and delivery of preschool and primary education

- Reduce infant and maternal mortality rates

- Facilitate access to water and sanitation

• Promote skill development through vocational training and education

• Enlist indigenous communities and marginalised sections of the community around its

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• Collaborate with government programs and partner with civil society organisations for poverty

alleviation and implementation of sustainable models, while ensuring effective outreach to the

community.

• Sensitise employees to the concept of ‘equity’ in development and its significance in the various

sectoral initiatives, while encouraging and promoting their participation.

• Create a process of participatory resettlement of displaced communities.

• To ensure equity-based growth and development, our policies are also reviewed periodically

through third party impact and research studies and action is taken in line with JSW’s good

industry practices.

BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Budgetary Estimation for Environmental Management (Rs. in Lakh )

Sr. No. Purpose Capital Cost Recurring Cost/Year

1 Environmental Pollution Control

Measures (Roads, water sprinkler,

Enclosures, Drains & Settling tanks, etc)

61.0 10.2

2 Environmental Monitoring 5.0 5.0

3 Occupational Safety and Health 50.0 25.4

4 Social Welfare Measures 23.0 27.0

5 Economic Upliftment Measures 26.0 23.0

6 Green belt & Plantation 18.0 14.0

7 Wildlife Conservation Measures 7.5 4.0

8 Miscellaneous 5.0 3.5

Total 195.5 112.1

CONCLUSION

The mining activities in proposed Mogla Limestone Mine will lead to the sustainable development of the

nearby areas. There will be development of road, educational, medical and infrastructural facilities in the

area. The mining and allied activities will provide direct and secondary employment opportunities for

local people. This will lead to the improvement of economic status of the nearby villages. The mining will

also benefit the state Govt. by way of excise duty and revenue on mineral.

During the active mining period, the pollution will be controlled within permissible limits by way of

adopting various pollution control and mitigation measures. In the post mining stage, the mine lease area

will be developed into an afforested area and surface water reservoirs. This will improve the aesthetics of

the area.

A sum of Rs. 195.5 Lakhs as capital cost and Rs 112.1 Lakhs/annum as recurring budget for

environmental protection has been proposed to achieve the environmental quality as desired. Hence, it

can be summarized that the development of the mine will have a positive impact on the socio-economic

environment of the area and will lead to sustainable development of the region.

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