PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT
OF
GANDLAPALLY LIMESTONE MINE
(AREA: 429.07 Acres) Gandlapally Village, Kodangal Mandal
Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
FOR
2.25 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM OF LIMESTONE PRODUCTION
CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE
SEETHARAM CEMENTS LIMITED Flat No.301, Banjara Petals, Road No.5, Banjara Hills HYDERABAD-34;
AP, India TEL: +91 40 23352921; Fax: +91 40 23352921
E-mail: [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction of the project/ Background
information
3 Project Description.
4 Site Analysis
5. Planning Brief.
6 Proposed Infrastructure
7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan.
8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates
9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations).
CHAPTER – 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Executive Summary
M/s Seetharam Cements Ltd (SCL) operated a 120 tpd VSK based
Mini Cement Plant for 14 years from 1987 to 2000 in Farorqnagar
(V), Shadnagar (M), Mahaboobnagar Dist., 70 km to the existing ML
area of 429.07 acres in Gandlapally (V), Kodangal (M), Mahabubnagar
(D), Andhra Pradesh.
SCL now proposes to setup a new Greenfield Cement Project at the
pit head of Gandlapally mines for production of 1.5 MTPA clinker and
2.0 MTPA cement at Angadi Raichur/Indanur Villages of Kodangal
Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh.
Limestone requirement will be met from the existing mining lease of
429.07 acres located at 0.1 km from the proposed cement plant site
Angadi Raichur/Indanur villages of Kodangal Mandal of
Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
Limestone mine spreads over an area of 429.07 acres with about 48.6
million tonnes of mineable reserves will last for 22 years with
proposed production capacity of 2.25 Million Tonnes Per Annum
(MTPA) capacity. SCL applied for PL (prospecting licenses) adjoining
to the existing ML area to support additional limestone requirement.
Opencast Mechanized method of mining will be adopted. The
limestone produced will be crushed in the mine for transport to
cement plant by conveyor.
There is no Overburden or other reject in the ML area except topsoil.
Average soil thickness is 0.5 and limestone is exposed on surface at
most of the places. Top soil of 0.681 million tonnes and is expected to
be generated during the life of the mine which will be utilized for
plantation and development of greenbelt.
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 100 m3/day for
dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This
requirement will be supplied by cement plant initially and after
formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will be
used.
The limestone bearing areas are in the form of hillock/mound with an
elevation of 15 to 30 m w.r.t the surrounding plains.
The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs. 40 Crores. All the
infrastructural facilities will be provided.
CHAPTER – 2
INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT /BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2.0 Introduction of the Project / Background information
i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of mining
project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given.
PROJECT: Seetharam Cements Limited (SCL) now proposes to
setup a new Greenfield Cement Project at the pit head of Gandlapally
mines for production of 1.5 MTPA clinker and 2.0 MTPA cement at
Angadi Raichur/Indanur Villages of Kodangal Mandal,
Mahaboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh.
The limestone requirement, for the proposed cement plant, will be
met from Limestone mine spread over an area of 429.07 Acres with
about 48.6 million tonnes of geological reserves of limestone. SCL
applied for PL (prospecting licenses) adjoining to the existing ML area
to support additional limestone requirement.
The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance for
429.07 acres of limestone mine from Ministry of Environment &
Forests (MoEF) under 1(a) I category of EIA notification SO1533 dated
14th Sep. 2006 and subsequent amendments dated 01.12.2009 &
04.04.2011 to operate proposed limestone mine with production level
of 2.25 MTPA.
The area is limestone bearing belonging to Bhima Series and in
continuation to the Bhima basin in Karnataka as an isolated patch.
There are two types of limestone viz massive Grey and flaggy
limestone occur in the area.
The area contains limestone of variegated colours most of them being
high grade in quality.
The mine lease document issued by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh is
enclosed as Annexure-I.
The limited drilling carried out in the area indicates the thickness of
limestone increase gradually towards east.
The deposit is a sloping terrain with elevation of the area ranging
from 560-580 m above MSL with slope towards South West.
PROJECT PROPONENT:
SCL has entered into an MOU with the Government of Andhra
Pradesh on 12th January, 2012 during the Partnership Summit to
setup a 1.5 MTPA Clinkering Plant and 2.0 MTPA Cement Plant in
Angadi Raichur/Indanur Villages, Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar
District, Andhra Pradesh. The project will be a Joint Venture Project
with Builders Association of India (BAI), Hyderabad,
M/s BAI agreed to extend full financial support and will take entire
cement for its captive consumption. Hence, SCL have neither a
problem of finance nor marketing of cement. In fact, the cement
prices will get stabilized by establishing this unit in the state of AP.
SCL will be supplying cement “at cost plus price” to the Government
of AP for use in all its Infrastructural & Housing projects.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister of AP announced at a BAI meeting held on
13/05/2012 that SCL unit will be given all clearances/ approvals for
setting up the mega project and the AP Government will consider to
take a stake in SCL provided the unit promoted by SCL/BAI is willing
to supply cement to the Government on cost plus price.
ii. Brief description of nature of the project
The proposed project is a limestone mine spread over an area of
429.07 acres with about 48.6 million tonnes of mineable reserves to
produce 2.25 MTPA of Limestone at Gandlapally Village of Kodangal
Mandal of Mahaboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh.
The mining of the deposit is proposed to be worked by deep hole
drilling & blasting with fully mechanized open cast mining method.
The limestone produced from the mine will be transported to the
crusher located in mining lease area by dumpers/trucks and after
crushing to the desired size in the crusher will be transported to the
plant by a covered belt conveyor.
The benches will be of 8 m height with a width of 30 m. The benches
will be sloped at 60o-65o while working and ultimately 45o to
horizontal. Since, the formations are medium hard and near
horizontal with dip angle between 7o – 8o, there will not be risk of any
slope failures.
There is no Overburden or other reject in the ML area except topsoil.
Average soil thickness is 0.5 m and limestone is exposed on surface
at most of the places. Top soil of 0.618 million tonnes is expected to
be generated during the life of the mine which will be utilized for
plantation and development of greenbelt.
During the life of the mine, about 429.07 acres will be developed into
water reservoir depending upon the slope and bench height, bottom
most benches will be converted to water reservoirs and 6.75 Acres
will be under afforestation (includes bench reclamation).
iii. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or
region.
Cement industry is one of the main beneficiaries of the infrastructure
boom. While on the one hand several big and small cement
companies are actively considering expansion plans in anticipation of
further growth in demand for cement, on the other, a phase of
acquisitions and mergers among the existing players is also going on.
In India, the south consumes maximum of 30% followed by East at
17%, North at 19%, central at 16% and West 18%. Also, there is an
increase in the consumption of PPC cement from 48% to 50%.
Weaker sections’ housing, construction of public toilets, schools in
rural area apart from several private and public infrastructure
projects will also give tremendous boost to the cement consumption
in the state. Most importantly, irrigation projects, worth nearly Rs. 1
lakh Crore, will trigger unprecedented demand for the next 5-7 years.
As per the industry sources, demand has mainly come from the
construction sector with the three main cities in the South -
Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad - witnessing hectic construction
activity be it for the information technology sector, shopping malls or
integrated townships. The growth in demand has prompted many
cement industries to consider expanding their capacities, both in
present locations and in Greenfield locations.
The chemical characteristics of limestone extracted from this mine do
not warrant any mineral beneficiation, since the quality of limestone
produced from this mine is suitable for cement.
To meet the limestone requirement of the plant, SCL has applied the
lease for the subject mine, and it is aimed to produce 2.25 MTPA of
limestone from this mine.
Demand– supply Gap
Since Limestone is the main raw material for cement production, the
demand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, the subject
mine produces good grade limestone leading to conservation of
mineral resources.
The cement market has growth due to the central government
liberalization policies and new schemes for housing, road projects.
Cement demand growth is anticipated to be about 11% increase
mainly through road projects & Housing Projects.
Continuous demand for exports to China and other South-East Asian
countries along with the increased requirement of the domestic sector
has been lead all the cement manufacturers in the country to plan for
increased capacities.
iv. Imports Vs Indigenous production.
The limestone produced from SCL is meant for the captive
consumption in the cement plant.
v. Export possibility.
No exports of limestone are proposed.
vi. Domestic / export markets
The limestone produced from SCL is meant for the captive
consumption in the cement plant.
vii. Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to the project.
Mechanized method of mining will be adopted. The limestone
produced will be crushed in the mine for transport to cement plant by
conveyor.
The workmen employed from local villages at different levels. The
Managerial, supervisory, Skilled, Semi-skilled and unskilled labor
totaling to 60 will be engaged as per requirement.
CHAPTER – 3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.0 Project Description
i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent
projects, if any.
The proposed project is a limestone mine of 429.07 acres with
production capacity of 2.25 MTPA.
SCL proposes to set up a 2.0 million tonnes per annum, Greenfield
cement plant at Angadi Raichur/Indanur villages of Kodangal Mandal
of Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh. The limestone
requirements for the cement plant is proposed to be met from the
existing mine lease of 429.07 acres having mineable reserves of 48.6
million tonnes with life of 22 years. Additional resources of limestone
are available to meet the required reserves adjoining ML area.
Status of the interlinked/interdependent projects:-
S.No. Project Location Capacity Approvals
1. Cement
Plant
Angadi Raichur /
Indanur villages of
Kodangal Mandal of
Mahaboobnagar
District, Andhra
Pradesh.
2.0 MTPA TOR filed with
MoEF
Mineral produced will be utilized in own plant proposed at Angadi
Raichur/Indanur villages of Kodangal Mandal of Mahaboobnagar
District, Andhra Pradesh which is at a distance of about 0.1 km from
the mine. The limestone extracted from the mine is of good grade
limestone and is directly utilized for the cement production.
It is categorized as Category A Project under Schedule 1(a) as the
mining lease area is more than 50ha hence it necessitates obtaining
Environment Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forest
(MoEF).)
ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and
project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.
The existing mining lease area comprising 429.07 acres is situated at
Gandlapally village of Kodangal Mandal of Mahabubnagar District,
Andhra Pradesh.
The limestone deposit at Gandlapally village is covered by Survey of
India, Topo sheet No. 56G/12 & 56 G/8 and falls between A) 170 4’
33.69” N – 770 30’ 16.8” E, B) 170 5’ 8.69” N – 770 29’ 11.75” E, C)
170 5’ 12.84” N - 770 30’ 48.33” E, D) 170 4’ 51.97” N – 770 31’ 1.23”
E
The location map of the mine site is shown in Fig – 1.
The area is approachable from Hyderabad in SW direction about 140
km via Kodangal which is about 120 km from Hyderabad city. The
area is well connected by NH-218 connecting Gulbarga - Sindgi is at
a distance of 71.1 km in Western direction to the mine site. The State
Highway (SH-20) connecting Sedam - Kasturpally is at a distance of
2.0 km in SW direction to the mine site.
From the main road to the deposit / lease it is connected by all
weather metalled road. The nearest railway station is Nawandgi RS
which is 15.6 km in NW.
Nearest railway line connecting Vikarabad – Sedam of South Central
Railway line is located at a distance of 15.5 km at N direction to the
mine site. Kodangal is the nearest town located at a distance of 12.3
km in ENE to the mine site.
Key map showing the location of various features around the mine
site is depicted in Fig – 2.
There are no wild life sanctuaries, national parks, elephant/tiger
reserves within 10-km radius of the study area.
Nearest Settlements from the Mine site
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INDIA
LOCATION MAP
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MINE SITE
Tekalkot – 1.5 km - NE
Gandlepalle – 0.015 m
Dharmapur – 0.1 km – SE
Indanur – 1.8 km – SE
Anantapur – 1.6 km - SW
Gandlapally RF is located at a distance of 0.015 m, Jutpalle No 1 RF
is located at a distance of 6.5 km in NE, Appaipalle RF is located at a
distance of 6.6 km in ENE direction to the site, Daulatabad RF is at
distance of 7.2 km is at SE direction.
Salient features of Mine site are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3 shows
the study area of 10 km radius around the Mine site.
iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting
the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations
gone into should be highlighted.
No alternate sites were considered as the project is mineral specific.
iv. Size or magnitude of operation.
Mine area is 429.07 acres. The proposed rate of production of
limestone is 2.25 Million TPA.
v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/
flow chart showing the project layout , components of the
project etc. should be given)
The mining will be opencast mechanized mining, employing DTH
drilling for blast holes, after blasting the mineral will be loaded into
the dumpers using hydraulic excavator. The limestone will be hauled
to the crusher and subsequent through belt conveyor to the cement
factory.
The benches will be of 8 m height with a width of 30 m. The benches
will be sloped at 60o-65o while working and ultimately 45o to
horizontal. Since, the formations are medium hard and near
horizontal with dip angle between 7o – 8o, there will not be risk of any
slope failures.
TABLE - 1
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PLANT SITE
FEATURE MINE SITE
Altitude 540 m above MSL
Longitude & Latitude
A) 170 4’ 33.69” N – 770 30’ 16.8” E, B) 170 5’ 8.69” N – 770 29’ 11.75” E,
C) 170 5’ 12.84” N - 770 30’ 48.33” E, D) 170 4’ 51.97” N – 770 31’ 1.23” E
Village, Tehsil, District, State
Gandlapally Village, Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
Max. Temp. 45oC
Min. Temp. 5.6oC
Relative Humidity 18 - 83%
Annual rainfall 847 mm
Topography Sloping terrain
Soil Type Sandy loam
Nearest River Kagna River-17.6 km-N;Kamalavati N-18.6 km – W
Nearest Highway
National Highway (NH-218) Connecting Gulbarga -
Sindgi is 71.1 km – W, State Highway ( SH-20) Connecting Sedam – Kasturpally is 2.0 km – SW.
Nearest Railway station Nawandgi RS – 15.6 km – NW
Nearest Railway line Vikarabad – Sedam – 15.5 km – N
Nearest Industries None within 10 km radius
Nearest Village
Tekalkot – 1.5 km – NE Gandlapally – 0.3 km – NE
Dharmapur – 0.1 km – SE Indanur - 1.8 km – SE
Anantapur – 1.6 km – SW
Nearest Town Kodangal – 12.3 km – ENE
Nearest City Tandur – 20.1 km - NE
Nearest Air port Shamshabad Airport (Hyderabad): 98.2 km -ENE
Nearest Forest
Gandlepalle RF - 0.015 m Jutpalle No 1 RF - 6.5 km – NE,
Appaipalle RF - 6.6 km – ENE, Daulatabad RF - 7.2 km - SE direction.
Historical places None within 10 km
Sea Ports
Jaigarh – 583 km
Karwar – 563 km Goa – 579 km
Krishnapatnam – 523 km Machilipatnam – 453 km Kakinada – 598 km
* All distances mentioned in the above table are aerial distances.
i) Drilling
Latest hydraulic drills will be used in combination with the diesel-
operated compressors. The diameter of drill hole will be of 150 mm
diameter.
Primary Drilling
Bench Height
As per the deposit characteristics the bench height will be kept at 8.0
m with substituting of 10% (9 m).
Burden & Spacing
A burden and spacing of 3 x 5 m will be maintained to carry out
staggered pattern of drilling for blasting.
Angular Holes
Angular blast holes in a staggered pattern will be drilled for blasting.
Secondary drilling
No secondary drilling will be carried out. The boulders will be broken
by deploying Rock – Breaker or by using secondary blasting if
required. However with the precise method of blasting and adopting
the method of decking in between the fractured zone, will try to avoid
the boulder formation.
ii) Blasting
Blasting is one of the most important operations in the production
cycle of a mine. Open cast mining adopting deep hole blasting
technique & deploying HEMM.
Type of explosives used / to be used
Only Class 2 & 6 explosives will be used for priming, column charge
and blasting accessories
iii) Loading
Loading of limestone will be carried out with the help of hydraulic
excavators of 4.2 m3 / 6.5 m3 bucket capacity.
iv) Hauling
Dumpers of 50 ton capacity will be used for transport of limestone
from pit to crusher.
v) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely
source, marketing area of final product/s, mode of transport of
raw material and finished product.
No raw material is required.
vi) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the
project, if any, should be briefly outlined.
The top soil generation from the mine is 0.618 million tonnes. Part of
top soil will be utilized for filling up in the low lying area in the plant
to develop greenery and part quantity will be dumped along mine
boundary.
vii) Availability of water its source, energy /power requirement
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 100 m3/day for
dust suppression, plantation and domestic purposes. This
requirement will be supplied by cement plant initially and after
formation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will be
used.
The power required for illumination will be supplied by cement plant.
viii) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and
scheme for their management / disposal.
No waste is envisaged from the proposed mine except the top soil.
The top soil generation from the mine is 0.618 million tonnes for the
life of the mine.
Wastewater generated from domestic use will be treated in septic
tank followed by soak pit.
CHAPTER – 4
SITE ANALYSIS
4.0 Site Analysis
i. Connectivity.
The mine area under reference extends over an area of 429.07 acres
at Gandlapally Village of Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar District,
Andhra Pradesh.
Nearest railway line connecting Vikarabad – Sedam of South Central
Railway line is located at a distance of 15.5 km in N direction to the
mine site.
The area is approachable from Hyderabad in SW direction about 140
km via Kodangal which is about 120 km from Hyderabad city. The
area is well connected by NH-218 connecting Gulbarga - Sindgi is at
a distance of 71.1 km in Western direction to the mine site. The
State Highway (SH-20) connecting Sedam - Kasturpally is at a
distance of 2.0 km in SW.
From the main road to the deposit/lease it is connected by all-
weather metalled road. The nearest Railway station is Nawandgi RS
located at a distance of 15.6 km in NW.
Infrastructural facilities like Post & Telegraph Office, Telephone,
Police Station and Primary Health Center etc., are available in the
campus. The nearest International airport is Hyderabad at a distance
of 98.2 km in ENE.
ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.
Mine area of 429.07 acres is the existing mine lease of SCL with
rainfed cultivation.
Mine lease area is a private land.
Topography
The lease area is a sloping terrain with RL ranging from 560 to 580
m. Surface plan of the Mining lease area is enclosed as Fig – 4.
iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest,
water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortest distances from
the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national
park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies
(distance from the HFL of the river), CRZ, in case of notified
industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be
given.
Mine area of 429.07 acres is the existing mine lease of SCL with
rainfed cultivation
No sensitive areas like National parks and Wild life Sanctuary are
located within 10 km of the mine area.
Gandlapally RF is located at a distance of 0.3 km in N, Jutpalle No 1
RF is located at a distance of 6.5 km in NE, Appaipalle RF is located
at a distance of 6.6 km in ENE and Daulatabad RF is located at a
distance of 7.2 km in SE.
The company obtained clearance from the Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests, Hyderabad to set up the Cement Plant
adjoining the Reserve Forest area (copy attached below)
Existing infrastructure
None
iv. Soil classification
The top soil is black in colour, fine to medium grained. Friable and
sticky when wet. In the area eastern part of the area is covered with
0.5 mts (maximum) thick black cotton soil cover.
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v. Climatic data from secondary sources
In general the climate of this area is dry. Summer starts from mid of
February and continues up to first week of June, when the monsoon
breaks. The monsoon continues till the end of October. Winter is
between November and middle of February. The peak of summer is
in May. The maximum temperature is about 450C. During the cold
months of December the temperature falls to 5.6 0C. The average
rainfall of the district is 847 mm.
vi. Social infrastructure available.
Kodangal is the nearest populated area situated at about 12.3 km
from the Mine site. It is a nearest town with well connected to all
major cities by rail/road. All basic amenities such as school, hospital,
market, etc., are available here. Sedam is major town, which is
around 30 km from plant & Mine site.
vii. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give
information of EIA purpose.
CHAPTER – 5
PLANINIG BRIEF
5.0 Planning Brief
i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation
etc.,) town and country planning/development authority
classification
Not applicable.
The subjected mine is the captive limestone mine of M/s
Seetharam Cements Limited at Gandlapally Village of Kodangal
Mandal of Mahaboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh with mine
extent of 429.07 acres. The proposal is for 2.25 MTPA limestone
production.
ii. Population projection
About 60 workers will be deployed.
iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)
During the life of the mine, about 429.07 acres will be developed into
water reservoir depending upon the slope and bench height, bottom
most benches will be converted to water reservoirs and 6.75 Acres
will be under afforestation (includes bench reclamation).
iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social)
The establishment of the Cement Plant would aid in the overall social
and economic development of the region. The plant and mine will
give employment to about 2000 people (450 direct and 1550 indirect),
in addition there will be indirect employment to many more people, in
the form of contractual jobs, business opportunities, service facilities
etc. The will enhance the economic status.
Apart from the jobs, the company will provide medical and
educational facilities to the employees which can also be availed by
the people around the plant. The company also proposes to construct
a full – fledged colony comprising 150 quarters at cement plant.
Adequate recreational facilities for the staff of the company and the
local people will be created.
v. Amenities / Facilities.
Infrastructural facilities like Post & Telegraph Office, Telephone,
Police Station and Primary Health Centre etc., will be provided at
cement plant of SCL. The mine office with first aid rooms, rest
shelters, toilets, tool/store room etc., are proposed in cement plant.
SCL will establish a dispensary in the plant premises.
CHAPTER – 6
PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
6.0 Proposed infrastructure
i. Industrial area (processing area)
No processing is involved
The mine will be operated by means of opencast fully mechanised
method of mining which includes deep drilling and blasting, loading
the broken material by heavy machinery like hydraulic excavators
and tippers for transporting the limestone crusher. Conveyor of 0.6 -
0.8 km length will be laid from mine to plant for transport of crushed
limestone
ii. Residential area (non-processing area)
No residential area is proposed at mine.
iii. Greenbelt
7.5 m of mine periphery will be under plantation in an area of 6.75
acres.
iv. Social infrastructure
The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positive socio-
economic impact upon the nearby human settlement as indirect
employment potential is created due to mining and allied activities in
the area. Apart from these, the company promotes health and
education awareness in the area time to time by organizing health
and education camps.
In addition SCL will take various social welfare programmes in the
surrounding villages. The focus areas include:
Economic development (Self Help Groups)
Drinking Water
Sanitation
Health & Hygiene
Relief & Rehabilitation
Temples & Religion Related Assistance
Education
v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/ water
ways etc.,)
The Mine site is well connected by road network. The National
Highway (NH-218) connecting Gulbarga - Sindgi is at a distance of
71.1 km in Western direction to the mine site. The State Highway
(SH-20) connecting Sedam - Kasturpally is at a distance of 2.0 km in
SW direction to the mine site.
The nearest international airport is at Hyderabad, which is about
98.2 km from the mine site and is well connected by road as well as
rail, another air Port is at Gulbarga at a distance of 60 km.
vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)
Water requirement for the proposed mine is about 100 m3/day. For
dust suppression the water is supplied to the mine site by cement
plant initially. Later after development of mine pit, water will be
sourced from mine pit
vii. Sewerage system
Domestic waste water from mines office will be treated in septic tank
followed by soak pit.
viii. Industrial waste management
Not Applicable
ix. Solid waste management
No waste is envisaged from the proposed mine.
The top soil generated will be used for afforestation and reclamation
of mine.
x. Power requirement & supply / source.
The power required for illumination will be supplied from cement
plant.
CHAPTER – 7
REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN
7.0 Rehabilitation and resettlement (R & R) Plan
i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of the project
affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and
landless labourers (a brief out line to be given).
The mine area does not cover any habitation. Hence the mining
activities do not involve any displacement of human settlement. No
public buildings, places, monuments etc., exist within the lease area
or in the vicinity. The mining operations will not disturb/relocate any
village. The land oustees will be enumerated and compensation will
be paid as per the Govt. Policy
CHAPTER – 8
PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES
8.0 Project schedule & Cost Estimates
i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion
(time schedule for the project to be given).
Mine will be started after getting EC, CTE, CTO and all other
regulatory clearances. Life of the mine @ 2.25 million tonnes per
annum for the mineable reserves of 48.6 million tonnes would be 22
years.
ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic
viability of the project.
The estimated project cost for the limestone production will be about
Rs. 40 Crores.
CHAPTER – 9
ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
9.0 Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)
i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the
benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in
the area.
Economic development of the region depends largely upon the nature
of activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporate
development invariably contributes towards acceleration of the
process of socio-economic upliftment of the rural society by means
of employment, health & study programme, medical camps etc.,
Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employment
based on qualifications & requirement
Medical facilities: Medical facilities will be provided for employee as
well as people of nearby villages.
Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilities
will be provided for the children of employees as well as nearby
villages.
Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads will be developed at par
with plants roads
Additional: The establishment of factory will facilitate additional
auxiliary facilities like banking post office & recreation facilities.