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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
PRE- FEASIBILITY
REPORT
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Letter of Intent (LOI) for mining contract Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand Unit, Sonipat for minor
mineral sand over an area of 45.22 ha has been granted from Director Mines & Geology department,
Chandigarh, Haryana,. Memo No. DMG/HY/Cont/Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera/2015/ dated 21/01/2015, for
the period of 8 year to M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Pvt. Lt d.(Copy enclosed as Annexure-I)
The proposed production capacity of sand is 16,50,000 MTPA. The contract area lies on Yamuna
riverbed/Private Agricultural land. The total mine contract area is 45.22 ha which is non forest land.
The proposed mining contract project covered the riverbed/Private agriculture land.
1. Bega/Chandauli/Pabnera River bed Block (area of 35.02 ha)
2. Chandauli Outside River Bed Block (area of 10.20 ha)
The period of contract shall be 8 years and same shall commence with effect from date of grant of
Environmental Clearance by the competent authority or on expiry of 12 months from the date of
issuance of Letter of Intent, whichever is earlier.
The following special conditions shall be applicable for the excavation of minor mineral from river
beds in order to ensure safety of river-beds, structures and the adjoining areas:
a. No mining would be permissible in a river-bed up to a distance of five times of the span of a
bridge on up-stream side and ten times the span of such bridge on down-stream side, subject to
a minimum of 250 meters on the up-stream side and 500 meters on the down-stream side;
b. There shall be maintained an un-mined block of 50 meters width after every block of 1000
meters over which mining is undertaken or at such distance as may be directed by the Director
or any officer authorized by him;
c. The maximum depth of mining in the river-bed shall not exceed three meters measured from the
un-mined bed level at any point in time with proper bench formation;
d. Mining shall be restricted within the central 3/4th width of the river/ rivulet;
e. No mining shall be permissible in an area up to a width of 500 meters from the active edges of
embankments in case of river Yamuna, 250 meters in case of Tangri, Markanda and Ghaggar
and 100 meters on either side of all other rivers/rivulets;
f. Any other condition(s), as may be required by the Irrigation Department of the State from time
to time for river-bed mining in consultation with the Mines & Geology Department, may be
made applicable to the mining operations in riverbeds.
A safety margin of two meters shall be maintained above the ground water table while undertaking
mining and no mining operations shall be permissible below this level unless a specific permission is
obtained from the competent authority in this behalf. Further, the depth of excavation of mineral shall
not exceed nine meters (9m) at any point of time;
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
The contractor shall be under obligation to carry out mining in accordance with all other provisions as
applicable under the Mine Act, 1952, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957,
Indian Explosive Act, 1884, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Environment (Protection Act), 1986
and the rules made there under, wild life (Protection) Act 1972, water (Prevention and control of
pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
1.1 Salient features of the project
Project name
Mining Contract Area
Location of mine
Mining of Sand Minor Mineral in the mines/quarries of
“Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand Unit having a total area of
45.22 ha. in Tehsil & District Sonipat, Haryana (Interstate
boundary of Haryana and UP at a distance of 1 km)
45.22 Hect.
Toposheet number
River/Nalla/Nadi/Khad
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand Unit, Sonipat (area
45.22 ha)
Village wise khasra numbers are enclosed in a separate
sheet at Annexure-II
H43R4, H43X1, H43R8, H43X5
Yamuna River/Private Agricultural land
Minerals of mine
Sand
Khasra no.
Geological Reserve:1). Bega/Chandauli/Pabnera River Bed
Block
2). Chandauli Outside River Bed Block
21,01,200 MTPA
16,32,000 MTPA
Proposed production
16,50,000 MTPA (15,00,000 MT per Year in the River bed
+1,50,000 MT per year outside River bed)
Method of mining
No of working days
Water demand
Open cast Mechanized
300 days
Total Water Requirement: 20 KLD
Man power
Nearest railway station
70
Sonipat Railway station –20 Km, S.W
Nearest state highway/national highway
NH -1 ( 13 km, W) & SH-11 (11 Km, S)
Nearest air port
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi- 60 km, S
2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2.1 Identification of Project and Project Proponent
Letter of Intent (LOI) for mining contract for minor mineral sand over an area of 45.22 Ha has been
granted to M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd, from Director of Mines and Geology Department,
Govt. of Haryana vide Memo No. DMG/HY/Cont/Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera/2015/ dated 21/01/2015.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
The details of the project proponent and project are given below:
Name of the applicant
Name & Address of Applicant
Name of Mine
Mineral
Area (ha)
Status of Project
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd
M/S Aleron Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd
BJ-95, east Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand Unit, Sand Mining, Sonipat
Sand
45.22 Hect.
New contract
2.2 Brief description of nature of the project
The proposed mining contract area is 45.22 Hect. of Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand Unit, Sonipat ,
Haryana is located on NH -1 ( 13 km, W) & SH-11 (11 Km, S). It has been proposed to excavate
approximately 16,50,000 MT per annum of
sand from the bed of the Yamuna River/Private
Agricultural field. The Sand material will be replenished during monsoon season every year, as the
mining will be undertaken on a rotation basis, in such a way that excavated areas of previous years of
mining will act as depository for the post monsoon season.
2.3 Need for the Project and Its Importance to the Country or Region
Building huge infrastructure as envisaged by Government of India/Haryana Government particularly in
road and housing sector requires basic building and construction raw materials. The sand is one of
primary building material required for the purpose. The mining activities as proposed are the backbone
of all construction and infrastructure projects as the raw material for construction is made available
only from such mining. The sand to be excavated is in high demand at the local market for real estate
and infrastructure industry. This project will also provide employment to local people helping them
earn livelihood. In addition to this, it will further prevent widening of the Yamuna river bed due to the
deposition of sediments which if not mined out will result in raising of the river bed causing flooding,
damage to the adjoining areas, destruction of life and property.
2.4 Demands-Supply Gap
The demand for Sand is ever growing with the growth of the infrastructure sector in our country. The
mineral is used mainly in the construction activities like roads, buildings, bridges etc specially in NCR.
The requirement for the mineral is always high in the nearby cities and towns. Therefore there is always
a good demand of the mineral in the domestic market.
2.5 Imports vs. Indigenous Production
The demand in the domestic market is high sand mineral is available in abundant quantity in the
contracted area and can be excavated indigenously. Import does not apply in the present case of sand
mining.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
2.6 Export Possibility
There is no proposal to export the sand.
2.7 Domestic/ Export Markets
Domestic Market
The sand excavated will be directly sold in the market.
Export Market
The proposed mining activity is for indigenous consumption only for real estate and
infrastructure sector etc. No possibility of export of sand from this contract.
2.8 Employment Generation (Direct and indirect) due to the project
This project operation will provide livelihood to the poorest section of the society. It will provide
employment to the people residing in vicinity and indirectly by the development of supporting
infrastructure.
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1 Type of Project Including Interlinked and Interdependent Projects, If Any.
The proposed project of 45.22 Hect area is of Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Sand mining project. The
mineral excavated will be directly transported to the real estate, construction and infrastructure projects.
3.2 Location
The mining contract area is linearly stretched in 1 Block/Quarry located on Yamuna at Bega-ChandauliPabnera Sand Unit, Sonipat, Haryana.
The project falls in SOI Toposheet No. H43R4, H43X1, H43R8, H43X5
The contract area lie on 20 km Southwest direction fom Sonipat town. The site is approachable from
NH -1 ( 13 km, W) & SH-11 (11 Km, S)
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
Figure 1 Location map of the Project site
Key plan is attached as Annexure-III
3.3 Details of Alternate Sites
Rivers and streams by far have been the most lucrative and attractive source for extracting large volume
of building materials such as boulders, stone, pebbles, sand and gravel for a variety of construction
activities. Following are some advantages of using river sediments as compared to the crushing of rockmass from rock-in-situ quarries.
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Due to attrition, the material is already granulated and rounded, well sorted and generally clean
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Sediments can easily be collected / extracted by digging less deep pits in active channel or dry
river beds of upper terraces
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Invariably free from weak materials and interstitial loose / fine material.
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Not far from cities or market as the civilization has developed near the bank of rivers
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Require comparatively less processing.
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Natural replenishment takes place annually due to transportation of sediments from upper
course/reaches during high stage of river, which is achieved a number of times during monsoon
In plain reaches, where the bed slope is gentle, the river bed is overlaid with matrix mainly comprising
of sand of different gradation along with silt and clay. In the present case, the Government of Haryana
has issued LOI for riverbed mining to the project proponent for carrying out extraction of sand in
Riverbed and Private Agricultural land falling within the territory of Tikola-1 Sand unit, Sonipat. Thus,
the mining site has been specified by the government and thus, there is no case for alternate site studies.
Besides this any other alternative other than river bed mining like mining of rock in-situ quarry shall
result in exorbitant cost, result in comparatively higher land degradation and cause more environmental
impacts.
3.3.1 Size or Magnitude of Operation
The mine contract area is land in the river section and the project is contemplated to win the mineral
sand by fully mechanized open cast method of mining without blasting. The daily production has been
contemplated as 5501.66 MT.
3.4 Size or magnitude of operation
The proposed mine has contract over an area of 45.22 Hect.. The maximum rated capacity of the
project will be 16,50,500 MT Per annum which will be excavated out in layers upto a depth of 3m in
Riverbed & 9m in Agricultural field.
3.5 Project description with process details
Method of Mining
The method of mining is open cast mechanized method. Mining will be done by deploying earthmovers
like excavator/Poclain, Backhoe and loaders for loading of mineral into trucks, tippers and
tractor/trolleys and directly transported into market. Mining Machinary and transporting vehicles may
be deployed on contractual basis. No mineral beneficiation will be carried out at the site
3.6 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 will be required in the proposed project. The operation involves the excavation
of sand in its existing form and transported to the endusers.
The Mineral production (in MT) for the Next Five years is given below:
Year
First Year
Second Year
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16,50,000
16,50,000
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Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
16,50,000
16,50,000
16,50,000
3.7 Resource Optimization/ Recycling and Reuse
Minerals are generally depleting asset once mined; but minerals like sand will be replenished naturally.
Thus a scientific approach will be taken up for excavation of mineral with systematic method. There
will be no overburden or solid-waste generation.
3.8 Availability of Water, its Source, Energy/ Power Requirement and Source
3.8.1 Water Requirement
Total Water Requirement
(20 KLD)
Dust Suppression
Domestic
Plantation
(12 KLD)
(2 KLD)
(6KLD)
Thus total water requirement will be 20 KLD. This water will be supplied from the Available sources
from nearby villages through tankers.
3.8.2
Power
All the activities will be carried out in a mechanized manner. The material will be excavated and
loaded directly into, dumpers. tractors-trolley etc by the diesel run excavator cum loaders. The
operation will be done only from sun rise to sun set. So there is no power requirement for the mining
activity.
3.8.3 Liquid Effulent
Septic tanks/portable toilets will be provided at the project site. Portable toilets will be used
so that liquid effluent will not be generated.
3.9 Schematic Representations of the Feasibility Drawing which give information Of EIA Process
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
4. SITE ANALYSIS
4.1 Connectivity
4.1.1 Nearest Railway Station- Sonipat Railway station – 20 km, SW
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4.1.2 Nearest Airport- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi – 60 km, S
4.1.3 Nearest Highway- NH -1 (13 km, W) & SH-11 (11 Km, S)
4.2 Landform, Landuse and Land ownership
The contracted block is a part of Yamuna riverbed/Agricultura field. The proposed activity is to take
place in the stream bed and hence there will be no change in land use.
4.3 Topography
The district of Sonipat is bounded by 28048’15” to 29017’10” north latitude and 76028’40” to
77012’45” east longitude. It falls in the survey of India topo sheets no.53C, 53D, 53G & 53H covering
an area of 2260.53 sq.km. Sonipat is one of the smallest districts in Haryana State and covers 5.11 %
area of the state. The district is surrounded by Panipat district in the north, Jind district in the west,
Rohtak district in the S.W direction and Delhi in the South.
4.4 Existing land use pattern and shortest distances from Forests, Water bodies, Eco sensitive
areas, etc.
The mine contract area is an undulating River bed/Agricultural field. There is no forest land in the mine
contract area. The entire mining contract lies within the bed of Yamuna River/Private Agricultural land.
No Protected & Reserve Forest areas present within 10 km of the project site.
4.5 Existing Infrastructure
The site being on Yamuna River bed has no existing infrastructure, except for connecting road for
transportation.
4.6 Environmental Settings (Secondary Sources)
Physiography & Drainage:
The River Yamuna, which borders the district in the East, is the main river in the district. The district is
drained by drain no.8, which was constructed to take out excess monsoon runoff from uplands to River
Yamuna. The areas east of upland plains are more prone to flooding because of its low-lying nature.
Depth to water level during pre-monsoon varies from 1.41– 23.22m while during post-monsoon it
varies from 0.99 – 24.46m. The depth to water level lies within 10m below the land surface in most
parts of the district. It rests between 2 to 25m deep in the eastern side and 2 to 10m in the north western
parts of the district. An only in small patch in the Rai block, water table is deeper having range of 20m
to 40m.
Geography:
The area forms a part of the Indo-Gangetic plains and exhibit flat terrain with general slope from north
to south. The maximum elevation of the plain is 230m above msl. Topographically the district can be
divided into the following units.
1. Active flood plains along the present day course of the river Yamuna in eastern part of the district.
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2. Abandoned flood plains of recent past. These are generally bordering the active flood plains and are
wider, low lying flat tracts.
3. Upland plains representing the relatively older river deposits. The western Yamuna canal has been
roughly aligned along the ridge formed by upland Plains.
Climatic condition
The climate of the district is characterized by the dryness of the air with an intensely hot summer and a
cold winter. The cold season starts by late November and extends to about the middle of March. It is
followed by hot season, which continues to about the end of June when the southwest monsoon arrives
over the district. The period from July to September is the southwest monsoon season. January is the
coldest month with mean daily maximum temperature 21.3oC and mean daily minimum temp 7.3oC.
May is the hottest month with mean daily maximum temp 26.6oC. In May and June, the maximum
temperature sometimes reaches about 47oC.
Rainfall:
The normal annual rainfall of the district, based on the record for the period 1901-1980 is 567 mm
recorded in 30 rainy days in a year. About 76% of the annual rainfall is recorded during the southwest
monsoon from June-September. July is the wettest month of the year with 7.5 rainy days and 169 mm
rainfall. During the period 1901-80, deficient to scanty rainfall was recorded in 18 years. The
probability of occurrence of rainfall in the range 400-700 mm is 0.65.
Administrative set-up
The district comes under Rohtak division administratively. It has the following administrative
subdivisions:
Sub-Division
Sonipat
Gohana
Ganour
Tehsil
Sonipat
Gohana
Ganour
Kharkhoda
Block
Ganaur
Kharkhoda
Rai
Sonipat
Mundalana
Kathura
Gohana
Area of block (sq.km)
388.90
299.44
280.49
397.89
305.73
205.77
290.32
Economy
Industrial development in the city started in the 1950s with Atlas Cycle. Since then, many small and big
industries has been established. Sonipat has four industrial areas (Sonipat, Kundli, Rai, Barhi) which
contain numerous small- and medium-scale industries. Sonipat is the major industrial area in Haryana,
the Old Sonipat Industrial Area has now gone into a limbo of sorts. The area is no longer under the
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District Industries Centre (DIC) and its current monitoring authority the Haryana Industries and
Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) is yet to complete the handover formalities.
Due to this, the 100 operational units in the industrial area spread across 140 acres are in a fix. These
units do not know to whom they should consult and where should they go for redressal of infrastructure
problems.
Geophyical Status
About 28% area is adversely affected with shallow ground water salinity. Such areas include few
localities in Mundlana, Gohana, Kathurah and Kharkhauda blocks. Ground water is saline within 20m
depth over half of the Sonepat district particularly in the areas lying in west, northwest, and south of the
district. However, the impact of ground water salinity is less in the vicinity of river and canals. Part of
the study area over northern eastern, northeastern, central and southeastern direction has fresh quality
of ground water within a depth of 40 to 80 m b.g.l. Such areas include blocks of Sonepat, Rai, &
Ganaur. Major area has saline quality of ground water in the depth range of 40 to 80m depth b.g.l. The
prominent localities where considerable thickness of aquifer bearing fresh ground water has been
inferred are Kheora, Ganaur, Chirasmi, Quamaspur, Kheri-gujar, Rajpura, Ghasauli, Murthal, Majrimawai and Ahulana. Part of the area over southeast and small pockets in extreme north and northeast of
Sonepat district has been identified bearing fresh ground water within a depth of 100 to 150m b.g.l. The
prominent localities where fresh water available within 100 to 150m depth are around Simbalgarh and
Jagdishpur lying in extreme northeast and southeast of the district adjacent to Yamuna river. Part of the
district over northwest, west and south is water logged which is also one of the reason for ground water
salinity. Preventive measures are suggested to stop water logging. The salient features of the study are
shown in figure .
Infrastructure
In a bid to strengthen infrastructure support to the local industries, National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 205.7 crore for 25 road projects in nine districts of
Haryana, including Sonipat and Karnal. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) falling in the area of these 25 road projects have welcomed the initiative
and reverberated in unison that it would help the industries grow once the proposed roads become
operational.
Earmarked as a priority town in the Delhi Metropolitan Area (DMA), Kundli’s development is of prime
importance to the government. The biggest infrastructural project in the area is the 135 km long
Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, the largest highway project in the country, to be
implemented on a build operate-transfer (BOT) basis. Also known as the Western Peripheral
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Expressway, KMP will connect four National Highways, namely, NH-1, 2, 8, and 10
Also, there is a proposal for a 100-metre-wide road between the IGI airport and Narela, which passes
through Kundli and is in close proximity to Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway and KMP.
Other mega developmental projects include the forthcoming 5,000-acre Rajiv Gandhi Education City,
IT parks, and the expansion of Kundli Industrial Zone-which will all help generate huge employment
and spur economic activity.
Demography
Total population of the region as per 2011 census is 14,50,001 out of which 781299 are male and
668702 are female.
Social Infrastructure available:
Road Connectivity
Nearest Railway Station
Nearest Airport
Nearest Police Station
Nearest Hospital
Nearest school
Nearest Post office
NH -1 ( 13 km, W) & SH-11 (11 Km, S)
Sonipat Railway station – 20 Km, SW
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi –60 km, S Airport
Haryana
– 60 Ganuar
km
Police Station
- 10 km, W
Bhatia Hospital, Ganuar-8 km NW
Nandu
Senior
- 9 km,
W Secondary School, Ganur ( From Bega)-9 km W
Post Office ,Sec-15, Sonipat-14 km, NW
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Biological Environment
The natural vegetation in the study area is sparse. Various kinds of trees and shrubs are found growing
indigenously. On account of the pressure of population and extensive cultivation, very little land has
been left under natural forest cover. Strip forests along the roads and canals and block forests of
Babool (Kikar) are on the forest record. Most of the area is occupied by agriculture fields. Whereever
the forests are present, they are of open evergreen scrub or thorn type comprising mainly of: Butea
Monosperma (Dhak), Prosopis Cineraria (Jand) , Capparis Deciduas (Kaur) , Capparis Separia
(Hins), also trees are Acacia Nilotica (Babul) , Albizzia Lebbek (Siris) , Azadirachta Indica (Nim) ,
Bauhinia Variegate (Kachnar), Butea Monsperma (Dhak) , Cassia Fistula (Amaltash) , Crataeva
Nurvala (Barna), Dalbergia Sissoo (Shisham), Moringa Oleifera (Sohanjna) , Morus Alba (Sahtoot),
Saraca Indica (Ashok)
The majority domestic animals are Cow, Buffalo, Horse, Donkey, Goat, Pig, Dog. The main Birds are
Pintail, Coot, House Sparrow, Myna, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Pond Heron, Indian Ring Dove, Blue
Rock Pigeon, etc
5 PLANNING BRIEF
5.1 Planning Concept
Open cast mechanized mining method will be adopted for sand mining. Project will annually produce
15,17,600 MT sand Per Year, which will be used for meeting the huge demand of construction material
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like coarse and fine aggregate required in building construction and infrastructure works, road material
for construction and maintenance of roads / highway; in National Capital Region (NCR).
5.2 ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND (PHYSICAL & SOCIAL)
Adequate infrastructure facilities are available in the vicinity of mine contract area and due to the
mining activities; no extra infrastructure over and above the existing infrastructure is required except
for the creation of approach road from riverbed to link roads from different blocks of mining.
5.3 Amenities/Facilities
Mines Office, Workshop etc.
Proper site services such as First Aid, Rest Shelter, and Drinking Water will be provided to the mine
workers.
Rest Shelter
Rest shelter along with first-aid station complying with all the provisions of Mines Rules shall be
provided by the project proponent.
Water Supply
Water will be supplied for human consumption, dust suppression and for plantation.
Power Supply
The mine will work in day time only, so no lighting arrangement will be required.
Transport of Men and Material
Employee will report to the duty on own means. The material from the mine will be transported by
trucks / tippers / tractor trollies.
Communication
Mobile phones shall be used for communication.
Security Arrangements
Appropriate security arrangement shall be made.
5.4 Population projection
The project will employ most of the workers from nearby villages except for supervisory staff. Thus
there will no increase in population due to the project. However, few people from other areas may
migrate in this area for employment and business opportunities.
5.5 Land use
The mining contract area 42.50 hect is part of Yamuna river bed/Private Agricultural field falling in
Tikola -1 Sand Unit, Sonipat, Haryana. Entire land of the contract area is Goverment/Agricultural
Land. There is no forest land in the contract area. The area so excavated will get filled up due to
sediment inflow during monsoon in the river bed. The ultimate land use of the mine contract area will
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not change after systemetic and scientific mining closure.
6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE
6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area)
No industrial area is proposed.
6.2 Residential Area (Non Processing Area)
As the local people will be given employment, no residential area/ housing is proposed.
6.3 Green Belt
The green belt shall be developed as per approved eco-friendly mine contract plan and as per CPCB
guidelines. The project proponent shall also develop greenbelt in the premises of the schools, hospitals
and also carry out the avenue plantation in the vacant areas along roads. The greenbelt shall be
developed by planting saplings per year. Indigenous species with the consultation of the State Forest
Department shall be planted and maintained
6.4 Social infrastructure
 Road facility (existing roads will be maintained regularly)
 Employment opportunity
 Medical camps
 Social awareness camps,
 Donations to schools
 Secondary employment opportunities
 Formation of self help groups for the women in nearby villages
6.5 Connectivity
From the contract area, an unmetalled road joins a metalled road which further joins NH -1 (13 km, W)
& SH-11 (11 Km, S)
6.6 Drinking Water Management
Water required for drinking purpose will be obtained through tankers from the nearby available
sources.
6.7 Sewerage System
No sewerage system is proposed. However for sanitation purpose portable toilets will be made
available.
6.8 Industrial Waste Management
Not applicable
6.9 Solid Waste management
Negligible quantities of silt /clay mixture will be generated, most of which will be left on stream bed
for back filling and and remaining will be used for plantation.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
6.10 Power Requirement & Supply/Source.
All the activities will be carried out in a mechanized manner with diesel operated machinery. The
operation will be done only from sun rise to sun set hence there is no power requirement for the
proposed activity.
7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN
There is no human settlement within the mine contract area. No human settlement will be disturbed due
to the mining activity. So, no Rehabilitation and resettlement is proposed.
8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES
8.1 Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion.
The project will commence once Environmental Clearance and other necessary certificates are obtained
from the respective departments.
8.2 Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the Project
The Estimated cost of the proposed Project is approximately Rs. 12.15 Crores.
8.3 Viability of the Project
1. Per Annum Production
=
16,50,000 MT
2. Production Cost of Mineral =
Rs. 112.50 per MT or Rs. 4.50 per cu. ft.
3. Sale Value of Mineral
Rs. 117.50 per MT or Rs. 4.70 per cu. ft.
4. Profit
=
= Sale Value – production Cost = Rs. 117.50 – Rs. 112.50 per MT
= Rs. 5.00 per MT
5. Estimated Profit per annum = Rs. 5.00 X 15,17,600
= Rs. 8250000 (Rupees 82.50 Lakhs)
As stated above, there is possibility that the project maybe viable.
9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS)
The Project will bring economical benefits to the state by way of royalty on the mineral excavated and
despatched . Achieving a huge infrastructure as being envisaged by Government of India particularly in
road and housing sector requires basic building materials. Sand is one of primary building material
required for the purpose. The mining activities as proposed are the backbone of all construction and
infrastructure projects as the raw material for construction is available only from such mining. Sand
excavated is in high demand at the local market for real estate industry. This
provide
livelihood
to
the
poorest
section
of
project
operation
will
the society/economically backward population
and tribals in the area. It provides employment to the people residing in vicinity directly or indirectly.
The mine management will also help nearby villages by providing aid to school, conducting medical
and social awareness camps, helping in formation of self help groups, etc. Thus the project will bring
about socio-economic improvement of the area and will prove beneficial to the area.
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Project Name- Mining of Sand(Minor Mineral)
Bega-Chandauli-Pabnera Unit, Tehsil & District- Sonipat, Haryana
M/s Aleron Consultants (India) Private Ltd.
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