Welcome

Hon’ble Chairman & Members,

District Expert Appraisal Committee, Amravati
Presentation for Environmental Clearance
of
PARSODA STONE QUARRY (MINOR MINERAL)
(APPLIED FOR LEASE RENEWAL)
Lessee Location Mining Area Proposed Production
Gat No. 44 & 53 (P),
Sau Archana Praful Village- Parsoda, Tehsil-
Bhende Amravati, 1.87 Ha 39620 TPA
District- Amravati

Project Proponent:
Sau Archana Praful Bhende

Environmental Consultant:
Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur

Date of Presentation:
Lessee : Sau Archana Praful Bhende

Environmental Consultant:
ANACON LABORATORIES PVT. LTD., NAGPUR
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 INTRODUCTION
 The recent directive of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 27.2.2012, and subsequent
MoEF notification has made Environmental Clearance mandatory for minor mineral mines
of lease area less than 5 Ha.

 It is an existing non-operational stone quarry located at Gat No. 44 & 53 (P), Parsoda
Village, Tehsil- Amravati, District- Amravati, Maharashtra over an area of 1.87 ha.

 Govt. of Maharashtra has already granted Environmental Clearance in name of Sau

Archana Praful Bhende vide letter no. SEAC-2013/CR.167/TC-2 dtd. 23 rd Dec 2013 over an
area of 1.87 ha for Gat No. 44 & 53 (P).

 The applicant has applied for lease renewal on 2nd April 2016 in the name of Sau Archana
Praful Bhende, for a period of 5 years over an area of 1.87 Ha in the same Gat No. The old
lease period duration was 12/7/2011 to 11/7/2016.

 The lessee, Sau Archana Praful Bhende, has applied to DEAC, Amravati for prior
environmental clearance for Stone (Basalt) Mine located at Gat No. 44 & 53 (P), Parsoda
Village, Tehsil- Amravati, District- Amravati, Maharashtra over an area of 1.87 ha for
production of 39620 TPA Stone (Basalt).

 Application in Form1M along with Pre-feasibility Report has been submitted.

 The Mining Plans was approved by Directorate of Geology & Mining, Nagpur vide letter No.
BON/MINING/MMP/215/2016/1391 dtd. 17th July 2016.
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 PROJECT LOCATION
STATE MAHARASHTRA

DISTRICT AMRAVATI

TEHSIL AMRAVATI

VILLAGE PARSODA

GUT NO. 44 & 53 (P)

LATITUDE & LONGITUDE 20°57'34.85"N to 20°57'44.16"N

77°51'17.60"E to 77°51'21.22"E

TOPOSHEET NO. 55 H/13

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 LOCATION MAP

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 GOOGLE MAP OF APPLIED MINING AREA

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 5 KM RADIUS MAP

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 MINE SITE PHOTOGRAPH

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 DESCRIPTION OF STONE QUARRY
Lessee Sau Archana Praful Bhende

Village Parsoda

Tehsil Amravati

District Amravati

Gat No. 44 & 53 (P)

ML area (Ha) 1.87 Ha

Latitude : 20°57'34.85"N to 20°57'44.16"N

Geographical Coordinates
Longitude : 77°51'17.60"E to 77°51'21.22"E

SOI Toposheet 55 H/13

Site Elevation above MSL(m) 385m to 365.2m MSL

Present Status Existing Non-operational Mine

Type of land Non-Forest Pvt. Land (applied for lease renewal)

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 DESCRIPTION OF STONE QUARRY
The applicant has applied for lease renewal on 2nd April 2016
in the name of Sau Archana Praful Bhende, for a period of 5
Lease Status
years over an area of 1.87 Ha. The old lease period duration
was 12/7/2011 to 11/7/2016.
Present Available Reserve 288840 Tonne

Proposed Capacity (TPA) 39620 TPA

Top Soil Thickness (m) Negligible

Life of Mine (Yrs) 8 years

Manpower Required 8

Mining Method Open Cast Manual Method

Ultimate Depth of mining
12m bgl i.e. upto 373 m RL
(m bgl)
Crusher Absent

Water Requirement 5 KLD

Source of Water Dug well/Borewell in nearby village & Pit Water (If available)

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 ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
Nearest Habitation
Water Body
Reserved/ Protected Forests
Industries in 5 Km radius
Archaeological sites
Ecological Sensitive Areas
Nearest Tourist Place
Hills/ Valleys
Seismic Zone
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Parsoda: 0.95 km, SE
Ghitkhed Talab~ 3.5 km, S
Borgaon Nalla~ 2.2 km, W
Chikhli R. F.~ 3.2 km, ENE
Dibankhed P.F.~ 3.0 km, E
Indla P.F.~ 4.0 km, S
R.F. Near Shahpur~ 4.5 km, NE
Stone Quarry
None within 5 Km radius
None within 5 Km radius
None within 5 Km radius
None within 5 Km radius
The area is not known for natural hazards. Seismically, this
area is categorized under Zone-II as per IS-1893 (Part-1)-
2002. Hence, seismically the site is a stable zone.
 METHOD OF MINIING
Excavation by Drilling &
Blasting

Loading & Transportation by

Excavator/Tipper
Combination

Crushing & Screening

(Outside lease area)

Stacking at Designated areas

(Temporary)

Dispatch

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 PRESENT & PROPOSED LAND USE PATTERN
Present & Proposed Land Use Pattern of Applied Mining Area
SL. DESCRIPTION PRESENT LAND USE AFTER 5 YEAR
NO.
Area in Ha

1 Area under Pits 1.4583 1.5396

2 Area under Dumps - -
3 Area under reject Dumps - -
4 Area under storage of ore - -
5 Area under Plantation - 0.0750
6 Area under Building / shed - 0.0100
7 Area under Roads 0.0310 0.0310
8 Area Undisturbed 0.3807 0.2144
Total 1.87 Ha 1.87 Ha

At the end of mine life, thick plantation will be developed on top benches of the mine pit
and on safety barrier around the mine lease area. A water reservoir will be developed in the
lower benches of the mine pit.

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 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO
• Baseline environmental studies were conducted during Dec 2015.
• Site specific meteorological data was collected during the monitoring period.
• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring, Ambient Noise Level Monitoring, Surface and
ground water quality analysis, ecological studies and socio-economic studies
were conducted for the mine site and nearby villages.
Summary of Micro-meteorological data (Dec 2015)
Temperature (0C) Min: 13
Max: 35
Relative Humidity (%) Min: 12
Max: 87
Predominant Wind Direction
First Predominant Wind Direction (East) 14.9
%
Second Predominant Wind Direction (ENE)14.6 %
Calm conditions (%) 1.51

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 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO

Baseline Ambient Air Quality Status Dec 2015

Location PM10, µg/m3 PM2.5, µg/m3 SO2,µg/m3 NOX, µg/m3

62 17 9 8
Quarry Site
50 13 7 7
Parsoda Village
(Upwind Direction)

58 21 10 12
Nasod Village
(Downwind Direction)

Range 50-62 13-21 7-10 7-12

Observation
• The concentrations of monitored parameters at above three locations were observed to be
within the limits prescribed by NAAQS.

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 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO

MONITORED NOISE LEVEL [Unit: dB(A)] Dec 2015

Location Leq (Day) Leq (Night)

Quarry Site 53 39

Parsoda Village (Upwind Direction) 48.5 34.1

Nasod Village (Downwind Direction) 51.6 40.4

CPCB Standards
Industrial Area 75 70
Residential Area- 55 45

Observation
The ambient noise levels were observed to be well within the prescribed CPCB standard
for industrial and residential area.

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 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO contd…
WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS RESULTS Dec 2015
As per IS : 10500 : 2012
W1 (Dugwell in W2 (BW water
Test Parameter Unit *Permissible
Acceptable Limit area) from Parsoda)
Limit
pH value - 6.5 to 8.5 No relaxation 6.9 7.1
Turbidity NTU 1 5 <1 <1
Apparent colour Hazen units 5 15 1 1
Odour - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable
EC at 250C µs/cm - - 550 531
Total dissolved solids 292
mg/l 500 2000 302
(TDS)
Total hardness (as 145
mg/l 200 600 280
CaCO3)
Chlorides (as Cl) mg/l 250 1000 40 71
Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 75 200 88 25
Fluoride (as F) mg/l 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.8
Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.3 No relaxation 0.03 0.07
Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 200 400 35.1 12.7
Nitrates (as NO3) mg/l 45 No relaxation 11.6 3.86
Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 30 100 20.1 11.69
Total coliform MPN/100 ml Absent Absent Absent Absent

Observation: From the analysis results shown in above table, it is observed that Physico-chemical &
bacteriological parameter of all the GW sample analyzed are found well within the prescribed limit when
compared with IS 10500: 2012 standards.
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 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Flora observed in Buffer Zone
Flora Observed in Mining Area Sr. No.
Sau Archana Praful Bhende
Botanical Name Common Name
Sau Archana Praful Bhende A. Trees
Sr. No. Phyllanthusemblica Avla
Botanical Name Common Name
A. Shrubs Meliaazadirachta Bakain/ Bakaneem
Casiaauriculata Tarwad Cassia fistula Amaltast/ Bahawa
Calatropisprocera Rui Bauhinia malabarica Amta
Lantana camera Ghaneri
Termanaliaalata Ain
Albizziaodoratissima Chichwa
B. Herbs
Acacia Nilotica Babul/ Balool
Tridexprocumbens Kambermodi
Morindatinctoria Ali/Aal/Bartondi
Aervalanata Kapurmadhur
Zizyphusmauritiana Bor/Ber
Alternantherasessilis Koypa/ bechkusal Terminalia arjuna Arjuna/Kahu
Argemonemexicana PivlaDhotra Pongamiapinnata Karanj
D. Grasses Cassia siamea Karu (Cassia)
Partheniumhysterophorus Gajargawat Acacia catechu Khair
Cynodondactylon Durva Madhucalongifolia Mahua
Zizyphusglaberrima Ghoti/Ghot
Ixoraarborea Gorvikatgi
Tamarindusindica Chinch
• There is no endangered, endemic or
Grewiatilifolia Dhaman
scheduled flora species existing at proposed Anogeissuslatifolia Dahwada
mine lease area. Dalbergiapaniculata Dhoban/Phausi
Azadirachtaindica Neem
Tectonagrandis Sag /Teak
B. Shrubs
Woodfordia floribunda Dhavati
Carrissaspinarium Kari Korando
Vitexnegundo Nirgudi
Gymnosoriaspinosa Bharati
Cassia auriculata Tarwad
Casalpiniasepiaria Chillati
Wrightiatinctoria Dudhi / Kalakuda
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Phoenix sylvestris Sindhi/Chhindi
 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Fauna observed in Buffer Zone
Fauna Observed in Mining Area
Schedule in
Common Name
W(P) Act 1972
Sau Archana Praful Bhende Mammals
Schedule in W(P) Rats V
S. No. Nilgai III
Common Name Act 1972/ IUCN
STATUS Indian fox II
Jackal II
MAMMALS
Wild boar III
1. Field rat V Chital III
BIRDS Striped Squirrel IV
1. House crow V / LC Indian Hare IV
2. Chimni IV / LC Birds
3. Red Wattled Lapwing IV / LC Rose ringed Parakeet IV
Green Bee Eater IV
REPTILES
White Breasted Waterhen IV
1. Common garden Lizard - / Not Evaluated Crow Pheasant (Greater IV
2. Common skink - / Not Evaluated Caucal)
3. Common Indian Krait - /Not Evaluated House Crow IV
Pond Heron or Paddy bird IV
There is no National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere reserve Koel IV
within 5 km radius of the project site. Gray partridge IV
White Breasted Kingfisher IV
Red Wattled Lapwing IV
Cattle Egret IV
Common Kingfisher IV
Golden oriole IV
Common Myna IV
Golden Backed Wood Picker -
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Jungle Babbler IV
 SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS
Socioeconomic status of Villages within 5 km radius
Details Out of total population
Family size 5 person
Total male 51.68%
Total female 48.32%
Total 0-6 population 9.54%
Total SC 31%
Total ST 2.6%
Total Literate 73%
Male Literate 48%
Female Literate 52%
Total Illiterate 27%
Total Workers 49%
Main Workers 45%
Marginal Workers 6%
Non workers 53%
Total Villages 9
Source: Primary census abstract 2011, District Amravati, State M.H

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 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION
MEASURES
AIR Climatological Data For IMD, Amravati (Period: 1981-2010)
Month Temperature (°C) Humidity (%) Monthly Rainfall (mm)
Min Max 08:30 hr 17:30 hr
January 15.3 29.2 61 45 11.4
February 17 31.9 54 40 7.8
March 20.6 36.2 51 35 15.4
April 23.4 40.2 47 29 7
May 26.1 41.7 49 30 8.2
June 24.3 36.5 69 51 128.6
July 22.5 31 82 71 188.2
August 22 29.7 86 76 206.6
September 22.1 32.8 81 69 125.1
October 20.4 32.8 69 54 61.9
November 17.6 28.9 60 52 14.3
December 15.1 28.9 59 53 7.3
Range 15.1-41.7 29-86 781.8

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 AIR QUALITY PREDICTION
Model Used: ISCST 3 Emissions Rates
Parameter Mine Emission Rate (g/s/m2)

Drilling Loading/ Blasting Crushing Haul road

unloading
PM10 Stone mine 0.0019 3.34252E-05 0.029 0.0021 6.69808E-05
INCREMENTAL RISE IN CONCENTRATION (GLCs) OF PM10
Maximum Incremental GLCs (g/m3)
Activity in the Quarry Direction Distance (km)
at core area
Overall Activities
Basalt stone: (Drilling, 6.9 West 0.5
Loading, crusher and Haul road)

Blasting 11.3
West 0.5

CUMULATIVE CONCENTRATION LEVELS PM10 (AMBIENT + PROPOSED SCENARIO)

Activity in the Quarry Maximum Incremental Resultant Limit (Industrial,
Baseline GLCs (g/m3) Conc. Residential, Rural and
Conc. (g/m3) (g/m3) other area) (g/m3)
62 6.9 68.9 100
Drilling+Loading+
Transport+ Crushing
62 11.3 73.3 100
Blasting

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 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION
MEASURES
Impacts on Ambient Air Quality:
 Mining operations, mainly transportation & crushing will result in fugitive dust emissions.
 The other activities causing dust generation are drilling, blasting, loading and unloading.
 Insignificant amount of exhaust gases will be generated from the mining operations.
 Incremental ground level concentration of PM10 using ISCST3 model has been found to be
6.9 µg/m3, for drilling, loading, crushing & transportation & 11.3 µg/m3 for blasting
activities.

Proposed Air Pollution Control Measures:

 Water sprinkling on haul roads at regular intervals.
 Regular maintenance of vehicles and machinery.
 Practice of Controlled blasting using delay blasting.
 Drilling machines will be equipped with dust arrestors/wet drilling
 Development of green belt/plantation within and around lease boundary, road and other
places.
 Covered transport of the stone from mine to the buyer’s location.

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 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION
MEASURES
Impacts on Water Resources and quality
 The stone and topsoil does not contain any toxic material. There will not be any
contamination of ground water table due to the proposed mining activities.
 Silt wash off from mining area may be deposited in seasonal streams outside mining area,
if proper control measures are not adopted.

Proposed Mitigation Measures:

 Garland drains will be provided around mine lease area and surface dumps. This water will
be collected in the settling tanks and would be used for dust suppression and plantation.
 No process effluent will be generated from the mining activities.
 Water accumulated in mine pit will be allowed to percolate in ground and excess water, if
any, will be pumped to nearby agriculture users, as per their requirement.
 Domestic effluent will be discharged in septic tank and soak pit system.
 Mining will be stopped during rains.
 Periodic monitoring of mine pit water and ground water in nearby village.

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 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION
MEASURES
Impacts on Ambient Noise Quality:
 The major sources of noise in the open cast stone mine project are mine machinery like
excavator, tippers, crusher, and activities like drilling, blasting, loading, unloading, crushing
and transport.
 Ground vibration will be minimum from blasting because of the small nature of quarry. But
necessary precaution will be taken during blasting operation.
 The noise generated from mining operations will be attenuated over shorter distance
because of its very small production capacity

Proposed Noise Pollution Control Measures:

 Use of sharp drill bits for Drilling.
 Controlled blasting with optimum spacing, burden, stemming and optimum charge/delay.
 Regular preventive maintenance of the mining machinery and transport vehicles.
 PPE like ear muffs/ear plugs will be prided to workers exposed to high noise generation
area.
 Green belt/Plantation will be developed within and around the mining lease area and along
haul road.
 Periodic monitoring of ambient noise levels in mining area and in nearby village to ensure
noise levels within permissible limits.

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 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION
MEASURES
Impacts on Land Use Pattern:
 Mining of stone by opencast method will alter the existing land use pattern due to creation
of dumps and mine void.
 There is no natural stream or water regime is seen within the lease area of the stone quarry
and no any presence of faults and major fractures in the area.

Proposed Mitigation Measures:

 Thick plantation will be carried out in 7.5m zone as well as near office etc. so that the area
can be developed into a picnic spot.
 Fencing will be provided around the mine lease area to protect plantation and to avoid
inadvertent fall of unsuspecting person/animals in the mine pits.
 Lower benches of the mined out pits will be developed as water reservoir by accumulating
rainwater into it.
 This water reservoir will serve as a storage tank for rain water and it will also work as a
recharge pond. It can also used for pisci-culture activities.
 Thick plantation will be carried out on the remaining top benches of the mined out area.
 The water reservoir and plantation will improve the aesthetic view of the mine lease area in
post mining phase.

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 IMPACTS ON ECOLOGY & MITIGATION MEASURES
Impacts on Ecology:
 This is an existing non-operational Stone (Basalt) mine.
 There is no national Parks, Wildlife Sanctuary of Biosphere reserves in the study area.
 There is no schedule I Fauna observed in the study area.

Measures to improve Ecological Status

 Mostly local flora species will be used in plantation in the mine lease.
 No disturbance to the vegetation located outside the mine lease.
 Plantation along mine lease boundary and on top benches of the mined out area.
 Conducting mining activities only during day time.

GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Year Area under No. of Saplings Cost of plantation
Plantation @ Rs. 50 per plant
1st year 0.015 Ha 35 1750
2nd year 0.015 Ha 35 1750
3rd year 0.015 Ha 35 1750
4th year 0.015 Ha 35 1750
5th year 0.015 Ha 35 1750
Total 0.075 Ha 175 8750

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 SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT & MANAGEMENT
Positive Impact:
 Increase in local employment: The mine will generate direct employment opportunities in
the mine and indirect employment opportunities in service sectors like mineral transport,
contractual labour, shops, garages, hotels, etc.
 Increase in local trade: Improvement in economic status due to increased employment
will result in increased buying power of the people thereby increasing the local trade.
 Increase in government revenue: State Government would also be benefited by way of
revenue in the form of taxes and royalties paid by quarry owner.
 Improvement in Road Condition: Roads leading to nearby crusher and therefrom to the
local markets will be repaired/improved regularly which will have positive impact on the
surrounding areas.
 Impact on Health Care: There will not be any impact on the health of local population.
 Impact on historical monument/ religious structures: There are no places of tourist,
religious & Historical importance in the vicinity of the applied mines; therefore, no adverse
impacts are anticipated.
 Post Project Scenario: The water reservoir developed in mined out pits may be used for
pisci-culture activities, thereby providing sustainable employment to few people. Also the
water accumulated in mine pits can be used for irrigation by nearby farmers. The water
reservoirs will also help in recharging the ground water table .

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 PROPOSED CSR ACTIVITIES
Proposed CSR Activities:
 Donation of school uniforms and books to the needy students.
 Repair/ maintenance of hand pumps/ bore well/ open wells.
 Maintenance of village roads.
 Any other works in consultation with the concerned Gram Panchayat.
 An amount of Rs. 1/- per tonne of stone produced will be allocated for socio-economic
welfare activities in the area.

BUDGET FOR CSR ACTIVITIES:

Annual Production Project cost Annual budget for CSR

39620 TPA Rs. 8.50 Lakh Rs. 0.40 Lakh

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 BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

S. Environment Activities Annual Expenditure

No. (Rs. In lakhs)
1. Air Pollution Control (dust suppression along road –mobile2.00
water sprinklers)
2. Plantation & Maintenance 35 plants per year (within mining 0.0175
area and along transport road outside mine lease area @
Rs. 50 per plant
3. Environment Monitoring (Air, Water, Noise & Soil 2.00
Monitoring @ 4 times in a year)
4. Construction & maintenance of settling tank, garland 0.50
drains, etc
5. Personal protective equipments (Helmets, safety shoes, 0.18
dust masks, ear plugs, etc)
6. Provision of fencing around mine pit 0.25

7. CSR activities in nearby villages 0.40

Total 5.3475

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 PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM
Sr. Attributes Parameters Frequency
No.
1 Ambient Air PM10,PM2.5,SO2,NOX 24 hourly samples, once each during each season
Quality (excluding Monsoon). 1 locating in mining area and 1
location in Parsoda village

2 Noise levels Noise levels in dB (A) Hourly noise levels for 24 hours once each during
each season (excluding Monsoon)
1 locating in mining area and 1 location in Parsoda
village
3 Water quality Physical, Chemical and 1 ground water sample from Parsoda village once
Bacteriological each during each season
parameters
Ground water level
4 Soil quality Physico chemical 1 location from green belt area and 1 sample from
properties of soil nearby agriculture field.
Once in a year (non-monsoon season)
5 Ecology Survival rate of plantation Greenbelt & Plantation in mine lease
once in a year
6 Occupational Medical health checkup of Once in a year
Health & Safety mine employees

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 Request to Honorable DEAC, Amravati

The stone quarry is located in Amravati Tehsil of Amravati District and having

lease area of less than 5 Ha, these fall under B2 category as per MoEF

guidelines. The mine is not likely to cause significant impact on the environment

due small scale of mining and will prove beneficial to the nearby community.

Hence, we request you to kindly recommend environmental clearance.

THANK YOU
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