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Project: Sand Minor Mineral Mines/quarries of Mahendergarh Unit-1(Area 43.36 ha)

Tehsil: Narnaul, District: Mahendergarh Final EIA/EMP Report

Applicant: M/s Om Minerals(Shri Sunil Mittal)

Vardan EnviroNet Page 159/ Chapter-6

CHAPTER-6

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

6.0 Introduction

Mining operations are associated with several potential hazards that effect adversely the human health

and environment. It would normally require the assistance of emergency services to handle it effectively.

The mining operation shall be taken up under the supervision and control of qualified staff including

Mine Manager (Grade I).

Similarly Sand mines also have impending dangers and risk which need to be addressed for which a

disaster management plan has been prepared with an aim of taking precautionary steps to avert

disasters and also to take such action after the disaster which limits the damage to the minimum.

Nevertheless, the following natural/industrial problems may be encountered during the mining

operation.

1. Inundation due to excessive rains.

2. Accidents by heavy machinery.

3. Slope failures at the mine faces etc.

6.1 Public Hearing

Public hearing is very significant part of the process of public participation envisaged under the

guidelines issued by MoEF, Government of India. It facilitates involvement of all the stake holders of the

project which is essential for ensuring smooth running of project and benefitting all sections of society in

the process of economic development of the region.

The public hearing of stone mining project viz. “Mining of Minor Mineral in the Mines of “Mahendrapur

unit-1” with production capacity of 1,68,000 MT Per Annum of sand of M/s. Om. Minerls at Tehsil

Narnaul, District Mahendragarh, Haryana” was conducted on 17-12-2014 at 3:00 pm. The details are

appended herewith:





6.1.1 Public Hearing Advertisement









6.1.2 Photographs of Public Hearing

Members of SPCB, Haryana for Public Hearing

PP along with consultant giving the presentation





Questions raised by the Public





Replies given by Project Proponent/Consultant

Local Public present for Public Hearing





6.1.3 Minutes of Public Hearing













































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6.1.4 Action Plan of the issues raised during Public Hearing & reply given by Project Proponent. The action plan and reply of the public hearing is given in tabular form in next page.





S. No. Details of

Villagers

Questions raised Reply given by PP/Consultant Action Plan by the Project Proponent

1. Shri Subhash, Village- Mukhuta.

He stated that mining activity has already been done in this area and water level reach almost 600 feet due to this mining activity and if any more mining activity is done in this area then no water will be available for drinking purposes in the village.

Shri R. S. Yadav on behalf of the PP informed that they have been given permission for excavation upto a depth of 3m only and assured that we will not excavate for more than 3 m.

The Sand Mining will be restricted up to a depth of 3 m BGL while the average depth of Ground Water table in District Mahendragarh during Pre-Monsoon(June 2012) is 44.46 mBGL. This suggests that there will not be any intersection of water table by the mining activity in the area.

Site Elevation Highest- 335 m AMSL Lowest- 340 m AMSL

Working Depth 3m BGL Ground Water depth at Project Site

45-50 m BGL

2. Sh. Lal Chand, Vill- Mukhuta.

He told that mining activity has already been done at 30m and requested to show the map of the proposed site as already trees are planted on the site.

Sh. Kuldeep Singh, Regional Officer, HSPCB, Dharuhera Region said that don’t compare this project with stone mining where mining activity is done through blasting and creates noise. As there will be no blasting done at the proposed site & still if there is any objection regarding the proposed project the PP will again explain the same in details and he assured that your objection/suggestion will be recorded and incorporated in the minutes and the same will be sent to the Ministry as it is.

Then reply was given by the PP. he

The Core Zone comprising lease area does not have any agricultural or Forest land. However, the study area surrounding the lease area up to a distance of 10 km, have the significant size of agricultural and forest lands. The mining will be done within the core zone only which is river-bed.





showed the lease area of the proposed project and told that demarcation will be done of the proposed khasra of the lease area at the site in presence of mining department and mining activity will be done only on demarcated lease area.

Sh. Kuldeep Singh intervened that proposed site is for Khasra No.- 84-87 & 108 of Village- Ajmabad Mokhuta and Brahmnwas and assured that first of all demarcation of the lease area will be done by the Mining department and after that mining activity in demarcated lease aea will be allowed to M/s. Om Minerals for mining activity.

3. Sh. Ram Kishan, Vill.- Mukhuta.

He commented that illegal mining is going on in the area since last five years. They have complained to District Administration in this regard. Whenever District Administration comes to the mining site for demolition, its news is given to the people doing

Sh. R. S. Verma A.D.C., Distt.- Mohindergarh, intervened and told that all the officers have come here to listen them and in case they have any suggestion /complaints /grievances they may get the same recorded properly in polite manner.

M/S Om Minerals was highest bidder in open auction held on 28-12-2013 in district. Mining officer Narnaul office. The lawful Letter of Intent (LoI) has been issued by Director of Mines & Geology, Haryana vide letter No.- Glg/Hy/MGR/Cont/Unit-1/2013/143 dated 3.1.2014 to M/s. Om Minerals over an area of 43.36 Ha. for 7 years. Mining will be done in the lease area only by using semi-mechanized Open-cast method, by the lease holder after getting EC and other regulatory permission.





illegal mining in advance and they remove their equipments.

4. Sh. Lal Chand, Vill.- Mukhuta.

He commented there is acute scarcity of water in their village and even drinking water is not available. Due to illegal mining level of water has gone down up to 600 ft. He further stated that lots of duct emission is caused due to flying of trucks on village roads.

The Sand mining will be restricted up to a depth of 3m BGL while average depth of Ground water table in Dist. Mahendragarh during Pre- Monsoon(June 2012) is 44.46mBGL. This suggests that there will not be any interaction of water table by the mining activity in the area The Mining will be done by the lease holder in the lease area only after getting EC and other regulatory permission..

5. Sh. Bishan Singh, Village- Mukhuta

He informed the administration that on the poposed mining site adjoining Rajasthan Border there is no Sand(Minor Mineral) available for mining at this

Sh. Kuldeep Singh enquired from the DFO whether this area is covered under forestation. Sh. Sunder Lal, DFO, Mahendragarh informed that the area belongs to Gram Panchayat and they have planted trees on this land as per resolution of Gram Panchayat and handed over the

The lawful Letter of Intent (LoI) has been issued by Director of Mines & Geology, Haryana vide letter No.- Glg/Hy/MGR/Cont/Unit-1/2013/143 dated 3.1.2014 to M/s. Om Minerals over an area of 43.36 Ha. for 7 years. Mining will be done in the lease area only by using semi-mechanized Open-cast method, by the lease holder after getting EC and other regulatory permission..





stage as the Sand(Minor Mineral) have already been extracted from this area, there is no drinking water available in this area and there are lots of trees present at that site as the area is covered under forestation. At last informed that in nut shell they want this mining project should not be allowed in this area. The public present at the site unanimously supported him in this regard.

same to the Gram Panchayat. He further, informed that this land does not belong to Forest Department neither it is a reserve forest nor this land is recorded as forest. Sh. R.S. Yadav on behalf of the PP informed that 10% of the auction money is kept by the Govt. which will be spent on the welfare of the people of village and 10% will be spent on the maintenance for looking after the environment, plantation. he emphasized that without mining of minerals no construction of buildings, roads, infrastructure is possible. Water will not go down as they will excavate only for a depth of 3m. Moreover employment will be given to local villagers and their vehicles will be employed in the project and the quantity of mineral only up to 600 tons/day shall be extracted.

Fund Allocation: The PP has proposed Rs. 7 Lakh for EMP and Rs. 8 Lakh for CSR. As per LOI (clause-xiii) of mining department, lessee will pay 10% of monthy installment towards the ‘mines and mineral development, restoration and rehabilitation fund’. i.e. about 2,54,36,250 Rs. will be paid by lessee.

6. Sh. Anup, Village- Mukhuta

He told that the Sand(Minor Mineral) washing plant was made to run in the area during the year 2006, after that lots of mining has been done in the proposed area since

Sh. Kuldeep Singh enquired the PP whether this project will affect the ground water table if Yes, how much it will be. Sh. R. S. yadav on behalf of PP replied that mining will be done only up to a depth of 3 m and very small quantity of minerals i.e. upto 600 TPD will be extracted and

The Sand Mining will be restricted up to a depth of 3 m BGL while the average depth of Ground Water table in District Mahendragarh during Pre-Monsoon(June 2012) is 45-50 m bgl. This suggests that there will not be any intersection of water table by the mining activity in the area.

Site Elevation 339.70-341 m Working Depth 3m BGL Ground Water 45-50 m BGL





last 8 years. Now there, is no Sand(Minor Mineral) available in the area. Even though if mining is done in adjacent area of river wherein lots of plants & trees existing in this area. Moreover Gram Panchayat is also willing to plant more trees existing in this area and there is no land available where mining can be done. There is already scarcity of water & coming of this project will create more problems in the area. He further, stated as the PP has informed that extraction of mineral is essential for development works such as house buildings, roads and other construction works, similarly water is

there will be no adverse effect on the water level. Whereas the scarcity of water in the area which is a separate problem that may not be linked with the mining activity.

depth at Project Site





more essential for life then why water from Sonepat, Karnal, Kurukshetra etc. cannot be brought to this area when mineral is transported from here to that area.

7. Sh. Tara Chand S/o Lakshmi Narayan, Vill.- Mukhuta

He requested the Additional Deputy Commissioner, to carry out the videography of the area and all their work will be done itself.

Sh. Rajesh Sangwan, Mining Officer, Mohindergarh informed that the auction of proposed mining project having Khasra No. 84-87 and 108 was done about one year back on 28.12.2013, the villagers should have raised their objections at that time so that auction of the land could be stopped at the initial stage. Now about one year has been passed and the project has gone through various No. of stages and is now at its final stage of PH and even now you can raise your commnets/suggestions/objections if any. The same shall be recorded and sent to MoEF for further necessary action. As far as illegal mining is concerned strict action is taken against the person found involved in illegal mining on priority basis. As they have conducted raids on the basis of the telephonic comp-laints of the villagers and

The lawful Letter of Intent (LoI) has been issued by Director of Mines & Geology, Haryana vide letter No.- Glg/Hy/MGR/Cont/Unit-1/2013/143 dated 3.1.2014 to M/s. Om Minerals over an area of 43.36 Ha. for 7 years. Mining will be done in the lease area only by using semi-mechanized Open-cast method, by the lease holder after getting EC and other regulatory permission.





impounded the machinery such as JCB involved in illegal mining.

8. Sh. Tara Chand S/o Lakshmi Narayan, Vill.- Mukhuta

He further stated that some Sand(Minor Mineral) washing plants are still operating in the area. Whether District Administration is not knowing about that and they are paying for that. He also requested ADC to visit the site.

ADC, Mohindergarh stated that earlier recordings of the area since starting of this project is available and recording of the present status will be done also. All the commnets /suggestions / objections of public have been recorded and the same shall be recorded and sent to MoEF for further necessary action.

9. Sh. Bishan Singh, Vill.- Mukhuta

He stated that North Haryana do not want to give water to South Haryana and Administrative Officers do not want to come to Mohindergarh even if the Administration wants to start mining in this area our submission is that employment should be given to atleast one person from each house and drinking water may be provided in

It is proposed to deploy laborers from the nearby villages in the mining activity. About 29 persons are required for the project as per the Mine Plan out of which 15-Semi Skilled and about 5-Unskilled persons are required which will be mainly from the nearby villages.

Man Power Requirements: S. No. Category Numbers

1. Mines Manager-1st

1

2. Assistant Manager

2

3. Supervisor Personal

2

4. Skilled Personnel

4

5. Semi-skilled personnel

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the village then we do not have any objections. He further stated that their concerns should be brought to the knowledge of Haryana govt. & Govt. of india and sufficient employment and drinking water may be provided to them as the Govt. wants to take something from here it should also provide something to them in return.

6. Un-skilled Personnel

5

Total 29

10 Sh. Bishembar Dayal

He stated that as per the area shown in the map by the PP plants and trees are existing at a distance of every 20 ft. in all the area and they have employed a watchman & ward these trees. He further stated that the villagers are annoyed from this project and they donot want this project to be

The lease is in the River-bed and devoid of any vegetation. It is proposed by the PP to plant 5000 no.s of Native species along with some fruit bearing and medicinal trees during the plan period. Schedule of Plantation for 5 years: Year

No. of

Sapling Assumed Survival (80 %)

Species Place of Plantation

1. 1000 800 Neem, Pipal, Babool,

Shisham, Sirish,Gulmohar,

Mango

Along the roads in the schools and

public buildings and other

Social

2. 1000 800 3. 1000 800 4. 1000 800

5. 1000 800





started. Forestry programme.

Fund Allocation: the lessee has already allocated Rs. 7 Lakh for EMP measures, in which Rs. 1.0 lakh is only for plantation.

11 Sh. Amichand, Villager

He raised general issues that when they make any complaint to the Administration no action is taken by the concerned Deptt. We have sought information through RTI also but no satisfactory reply is given by the District Administration.

ADC Mohindergarh stated that all the Govt. Officers remain in their office from 11:00 am to 12:00 Noon to hear the public complaints if you have any complaints regarding District Administration you may come to their office and actions will be taken as per law provisions.

12 Sh. Sujan Singh

He stayed that due to mining activity dust emission will be caused which will affect the adjacent agriculture land and degradation of Environment shall take place in the surrounding area.

Sh. R.S.Yadav replied on behalf of the PP that ground water level is approx. 42-43 m from the ground level of the proposed site and they will not excavate more than 3m. he further state that land may either belong to private persons or Panchayat but the right of mineral extraction will remain with the Govt. and the Govt. may do auction for extraction of mineral as per provisions of Acts/Laws.

Proper measures will be taken to control dust emission due to the mining acitivity. Water sprinkling will be done on the haul roads and green belt will be developed around the Mines, Mine approach roads and along the boundary of the contract area. Water requirement for dust suppression:

Purpose Consumption (KLD) Dust Suppression 10.0 Domestic 2.0 Plantation 3.0 Total 15.0

13 Sh. Kuldeep He asked about the Sh. R. S. Yadav on behalf of the PP Proper measures will be taken to control dust





Singh, Regional Officer, HSPCB, Dharuhera Region.

pollution control measures to control the dust emission due to mining activity.

replied that about 15 KLD water will be used for sprinkling on haulage roads and in mining area to control dust emmission. He also stated that covered trucks will be used for transportation.

emission due to the mining activity. Water sprinkling will be done on the haul roads and green belt will be developed around the Mines, Mine approach roads and along the boundary of the contract area. Mineral loaded trucks will be covered by tarpaulin sheet and they will ply on haul road with slow speed. Fund Allocation: The lessee has already allocated Rs. 7 Lakh for EMP measures, in which Rs. 1.0 lakh is only for dust suppression.

S N Particulars Amount (lakh Rs)

1 Pollution Monitoring- Air, Water, Noise

1.0

2 Pollution Monitoring- Water sprinkling

1.0

3 Wire fencing at plantation sites

0.5

4 Plantation including maintenance

1.0

5 Haul road and other roads repair and maintenance

1.0

6 Environmental Monitoring

1.5

7 Pre monsoon and post monsoon survey for sedimentation in the river bed.

1.0

Total 7.0

14 Sh. R. K. Bhosle, AEE,

He asked about the trees to be planted

Sh. R.S. Yadav on behalf of the PP replied that a budget of Rs. 5 lakh

It is planned to plant as many as 5000 plants during 5 years at the annual rate of 1000 Plants.





HSPCB, Dharuhera

at the site by the PP. per year is kept for plantation and they will plant 300-400 trees per year of local species in consultation with forest department and if required more No. of plants shall be planted.

Schedule of Plantation for 5 years: Year

No. of

Sapling Assumed Survival (80 %)

Species Place of Plantation

1 5000 4000 Neem, Pipal, Babool,

Shisham, Sirish,Gulmohar,

Mango

Along the roads in the schools and

public buildings and other

Social Forestry

programme.

2 5000 4000 3 5000 4000 4 5000 4000 5 5000 4000

Fund Allocation: The lessee has already allocated Rs. 7 Lakh for EMP measures, in which Rs. 1.00lakh is only for plantation.

Conclusion The public hearing held smoothly and ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.





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