Executive Summery of Kulum Iron ore mines

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION
In response to the application of M/s. Adhunik Metaliks Limited, the Government of Odisha decided for grant of Mining Lease over 109.791 hectares in Village Deojhar, Kulum and Mahadevnasa under Champua sub-division of Keonjhar district for Iron Ore mining for a period of 30 years vide letter No. 9163/III-A SM/20105, Bhubaneswar, Dt. 16.06.2006. Environmental Clearance was obtained on 19th Feb., 2009 for production of 1,20,000 MT/annum of iron ore over the applied area of 109.791 ha. But the Geological team of M/s. Adhunik Metaliks Limited conducted the reconnaissance Survey and concluded that the area over 75.988 hectares is devoid of Iron Ore Mineralization and have no use for Mining and allied activities. Therefore, it is decided to restrict the applied area to 83.53 acres on 33.803 hectares only out of the total applied area over 109.791 hectares for Grant of Mining lease. Accordingly, the modification of approved Mining Plan is being prepared under Rule 22(6) of MCR 1960 over an area of 83.53 Acres on 33.803 hectares for grant of mining lease and subsequently Government of Odisha has granted for Mining Lease over 33.803 hectares in Village Deojhar, Kulum and Mahadevnasa under Champua sub-division of Keonjhar district for Iron Ore in favour of the applicant M/s. Adhunik Metaliks Limited for a period of 30 years w.e.f 13.05.2011. The proposed project belongs to category A as per the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India, notification of 14th Sept., 2006. This project has obtained TOR for Environmental Clearance from MoEF, Govt. of India vide Letter No: J-11015/181/2011-IA.II (M) on 27th October, 2011 for enhancement in production of iron ore from 1,20,000 MTPA to 4,14,000 MTPA and Setting up two 150 TPH crushing & screening unit with in the ML area. As per the provision of New EIA notification dated 14th September, 2006 of MOEF, GOI, all mining projects (more than 5 hectares) require preparation of EIA/EMP Report & Public Consultation to obtain Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India. Accordingly M/s Adhunik Metaliks Limited has entrusted the job to M/s Envomin Consultant (Pvt.) Ltd., Bhubaneswar-1 for the preparation of Rapid Page No. 1

Executive Summery of Kulum Iron ore mines EIA/EMP report. Thus, a Rapid EIA / EMP report of Kulum Iron Ore Mines has been prepared on the basis of baseline data collected in Winter Season of 2011-2012 starting from December to February.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Kulum Iron ore mines covering 33.803 hectares is situated in village Kulum, Deojhar and Mahadevnasa under Champua sub division of district Keonjhar, Odisha. The lease hold is featured in survey of India toposheet No. 73 F/8 & F/12; surrounded by 22O 06 15 to 22O 07 08 North latitude and 85O 29 30 to 85O 30

45 East Longitude. The lease area presents an undulated hilly topography. The
topography elevation in the lease varies from 653m to 516m above MSL. The Leasehold includes 21.497 ha. of forest land (Village Forest) and 12.306 ha. of nonforest land (Parbat- III). Forest clearance has already been obtained for the forest land involved in the ML area. The ground water table is at 412m above MSL and ultimate working depth will be 530m above MSL. NH 215 is at a distance of 5.6km towards south of the leasehold is connected by all weather road. The nearest railway siding & station is at Deojhar, at a distance of 2km from the mines. The River Baitarani control the drainage system of the area. Total 38 cum of water will be required per day which will be met from PHED supply. Mineable Reserves of Iron ore in the ML area is computed to be 29,17,264 MT. The proposed production target is 4,14,000 MT of iron ore per annum. Therefore Iron ore reserve would be depleted in 8years with the projected annual production of 4,14,000 MTPA. Open cast semi-mechanized method shall be adopted with the benching pattern of 5m X 5m for the quarries. Over all pit slope will be kept at 40. The required machineries are rear dumping tripper, water sprinkler, jack hammer, compressor, dozer, drill, explosive carrying box, jeep etc. Total 3,59,776 cum of waste will be generated during the total expected life of mines and would be dumped over an area of 5.5 ha.; out of which 70% of the waste material to be used for reclamation of the exhausted quarries. The proposed project will create total employment potential of 405 numbers. Total cost of the project is 12 crores.

3. DESRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

The annual average rainfall ranges from 1100 mm to 1600 mm. The annual average temperature ranges from 7.7C to 42.1C, while the relative humidity varied from 30% to 69% during winter season. The predominant wind direction is towards SSW. The observed ambient air quality, water quality and noise level of the Page No. 2

Executive Summery of Kulum Iron ore mines area is within the prescribed limit of CPCB standards. The annual ground water recharge shall be 4729.4 Ham from the leasehold area. The quality of surface and ground water is within the prescribed limit of inland surface water, class A, IS 2296 & IS 10500 respectively. No rare and endangered (except elephant) flora & fauna species are found in around the mining lease. The commonly seen flora species are Sal, Amba, Anla, Dhaura, Kendu, Assan, Jamu, etc. The recorded fauna species are common reptiles, birds, amphibians, insects and few mammals. Due to the presence of elephant, a Schedule I fauna, the site specific wildlife conservation plan has been prepared and approved by PCCF (Wildlife), Odisha for implementation with a budgetary provision of Rs 122 lakhs.. This has suggested proper control measures, which shall be implemented to mitigate the anticipated deterioration including deforestation.

4. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT
The monitoring was carried out in the winter season at eight selected locations taking into consideration the regional meteorological situation. The values of PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOx in the lease area is in the range of 41.1 36.1 gm/m3, 56.7 47.6 gm/m3, <4 8.0 gm/m3 & <9 12.5 gm/m3 respectively. The results found were within the permissible limit as per NAAQS. The result is tabulated as Annexure I. Eight locations within & around the proposed project were selected to measure the present noise level of the project site. Noise level in core zone is 39.5 50.7 dB(A) and in case of buffer areas it is about 39.6 52.9 dB(A) in day time and 34.7 39.1 dB(A) in core zone and 35.1 42.5 dB(A) in buffer zone at night. The present status of the Noise level around the project site is within the NAAQS. The noise level result is enclosed as Annexure II. Three surface water and Four ground water samples were analysed for their quality. The analysis report indicates that all the parameters are within prescribed standards. pH is found to be around 6.9 7.3 which indicates that both Surface and Ground water sources are not subjected to any industrial pressure. The water quality analysis is tabulated as Annexure III. Soil samples were collected from four selected locations. The soil collected from buffer zone is brown in color. The texture is generally clayey loam with Organic Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Thus it indicates good support for plant growth. The soil quality is tabulated as Annexure IV.

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5. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES

Various mining related operations will generate dust and gaseous pollutants depending on the scale of mining and existing background condition. It is anticipated that increment impact due to mining operation will be within the prescribed limit. Further mitigation measures like water sprinkling, regular maintenance of the machines and plantation will reduce the pollution level of the area. Due to the open cast mining project, the noise level of the area due to drilling, blasting, transportation and running of heavy machineries will increase. Controlled blasting proper maintenance of machineries and sound proof cabins can minimize the noise level. There might be a considerable impact on the land in the buffer zone due to the mining activities as there are a lot of mines in and around this project. However, the economic needs of the local people who are economically backward are being met to a large extent by these activities. Considering the existing Agro-climatic conditions, in future there may be very little possibility for any change in the present land use pattern. The biodiversity of the area will not be affected to a large extent and also the site specific wild life conservation plan will help in minimizing the impact. The reclamation and plantation should be carried out with the selected local species. Mining activities and related operations can cause more beneficial impacts than adverse impacts on the environment. The expected beneficial impacts on the society are health,

population/migration, employment, literacy, services and aesthetic sense. The mining operation will generate direct employment for 405 numbers of employees & indirectly for 500 people. Communication, education, medical, power & employment facilities will also improved. Contamination/ siltation of surface water might occur due to mixing of runoff during rainy season with high suspended particles, likely to be caused due washed out overburden. Hence, it is proposed to construct settling tank and garland drain around the mining pits, waste dump, etc so that no mine water is allowed to go out of the leasehold. There will be no impact on ground water; since proposed mining activities will not intersect the ground water table.

6. PROJECT BENEFITS
The mine offers employment to the persons mostly belonging to schedule caste, schedule tribe and other backward classes from nearby villages. Further, this mine generates direct and indirect employment for several persons on different associated activities like local trading, house construction, transportation of ore, Page No. 4

Executive Summery of Kulum Iron ore mines loading of materials, supply of different materials to mines etc. Apart from introducing eco-friendly mining method and generating employment, the company will also take care to pay special attention for up-lifting the socio-economic conditions of the nearby villagers by providing facilities towards education, health, recreational as well as entertainment programmes, organising environmental awareness programmes, and literacy programme in nearby schools.

7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1. AIR QUALITY

Particulate matter would be the predominant pollutant affecting the air quality during the operation phase like excavation, screening, crushing, loading,

transportation, unloading and backfilling. The air pollution shall be minimised by sprinkling of water on regular basis, carrying out extensive plantation, regular maintenance of vehicles and discouraging over loading, etc. The volume of dust

rising from waste dump areas, ore, roads, etc. by action of wind shall be checked by planting grasses and broad leaf trees.

7.2.

WATER QUALITY
Proper drainage system shall be done within the project site. There will be no

effluent discharge from the project site, so the chance of water pollution is negligible. Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that the surface water quality in the project area is within permissible limits. Before water is supplied for consumption particularly for drinking purpose it has to be ensured that the water is free from any pathogens. Similarly the ground water will also not be affected due to the proposed mining as ultimate pit floor shall be at 530m AMSL and it is not going to intersect Ground water, which is at 412m AMSL. No wastewater is likely to be generated from the mines other than the surface run off only during rain. Retaining wall & garland drains shall be constructed around dump to collect rain water. Rain water shall be allowed to settle in the settling pond and reused within the leasehold for dust suppression and plantation.

7.3.

NOISE
In open cast mining, the various sources of noise mainly attributed to

drilling, blasting, loading & plying of transportation vehicles. The noise levels from all these sources are periodical and restricted to a particular operation. The noise

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Executive Summery of Kulum Iron ore mines measurement data indicate that present noise levels in the study area is within the permissible limits of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Hence, it may be predicted that there will be a slight impact due to the proposed enhancement of production. Provision of protective devices like acoustic wool, earplugs, ear muffs to workers exposed to noise of more than 80 dB (A) provided. Proper maintenance of noise generating machinery including transporting vehicles would be ensured and a thick green belt shall be provided around the periphery of the leasehold to screen the noise.

7.4.

LAND USE
There might be some impact on the land in the core as well as buffer zone due

to the ongoing mining activities as there are a few mines around this project. However, the economic needs of the local people who are economically backward are being met to a large extent by these mines. Considering the existing Agro-climatic conditions, in future there may be very little possibility for any change in the present land use pattern.

7.5. BIODIVERSITY
Impact on Flora The floral population in the core zone is moderate. But since the Buffer Zone has some mines, the density of flora is even lesser. The Leasehold consists of 21.497 ha. of forest land (Village Forest) and 12.306 ha. of non-forest land (ParbatIII). Forest clearance has already been obtained for the forest land involved in the ML area. Plantation on dumps, unmineralised zone and backfilled area will take place to enhance the greenery of the lease hold. The flora in the Buffer Zone is likely to be affected as there are a cluster of mines around the mining lease area. However, the loss will be more than compensated by compensatory afforestation and also green belt development planned in and around the mine will rather increase the green cover and vegetation diversity. Impact on Fauna From the field study it was evident that there are no endangered animals within the core as well as in the buffer zone of the leasehold. The forests in the buffer zone support faunal species which have become habituated to prevailing conditions. After the mine is closed the plantations developed on the abandoned mine area will attract back at least some of the animals displaced/ scared away by the project. Page No. 6

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7.6.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

To avoid any adverse effect on the health of workers due to dust, noise and

vibration etc. extensive measures shall be adapted in relation to safety aspect. Periodical medical examination of all workers by medical specialists shall be conducted. All safety measures like provision of rest shelters for mine workers with amenities like drinking water, training on use of safety appliances, distribution of safety awards, posters and slogans related to safety, etc shall be undertaken. Regular maintenance and testing of all equipments shall be carried out as per manufacturers guidelines.

7.7.

DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICS

The core & buffer area comprising a total of 37 villages and urban areas. The

total population in the buffer zone of the project area is about 76,044 which gives a density of 242 persons per sq. km. Sex ratio of the region is 1000 male to 938 female. In the household, the male members hold the power and authority. 42% of the population belong to Schedule Tribe whereas Schedule Caste composition is only 11%. Literacy Percentage is around 53.3%. Dug wells and tube wells serve for drinking water for the local people, surface water sources like Baitarani River, Betlata Nala, Mahadeb nala, etc are far way from the mining lease area. Postal,

telecommunication, electricity and banking facilities are available in Bileipada, Noamundi towns and Kulum village. Weekly market at Bileipada village fulfils the basic requirements of the nearby villages. Due to mining the socio -economic condition of the people have been improving in last few years.

8.

CONCLUSION
Due to the other similar projects the improvement in socio-economic status of

the region has been noticed. The area is being represented mostly by the people of backward communities, schedule caste and schedule tribes. The continuation of mining activity shall play a vital role in further improving the socio-economic status and life style of these local people of backward communities. The development of mines with an eco-friendly environment can contribute to the local employment and state revenue. Improvement in socio-economic condition is also the other objective of this development. Hence, the operation of the proposed Kulum Iron ore mines will definitely facilitate the improvement of the existing environment.

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Annexure 1
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (Winter Season)
CONCENTRATION (in gm/m3) Station Code Monitoring Station Period Max. Inside ML Area Mahadevnasa village 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012
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PM2.5 Min.
36.9

PM10 Max. 56.7 60.4 Min. 47.6 50.5 Max. 8.0 13.3

SO2 Min. <4 5.8

NOx CO M ax. 12.5 15.8 Min.

<9

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

<1000 <1000

45.2

39.9

10.2

Sarbil village

44.9

36.6

58.2

48.4

9.5

4.7

12.2

9.2

<1000

Padpahar village

46.8

39.7

61.9

49.2

10.6

5.3

13.7

9.5

<1000

Balita village

48.4

41.3

67.0

54.8

14.6

8.1

17.3

11.8

<1000

Jamukundia village

45.0

38.6

64.5

53.1

12.9

6.2

14.6

9.3

<1000

Murgabeda village

46.3

40.4

63.6

48.7

12.2

5.6

14.5

9.8

<1000

Jojo camp colony

47.5

41.0

65.8

52.3

11.2

4.8

16.4

11.3

<1000

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Annexure 2
LEVEL NOISE LEVEL (Winter Season)
Unit dB(A)

Station Code N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8

Station

Monitoring Period 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 Max. 50.7 52.2 50.3 52.7 52.9 51.3 51.8 51.5

DAY TIME Min. 39.5 41.6 39.6 42.2 43.2 41.8 41.2 40.4 Avg. 45.9 48.4 46.3 48.7 49.1 48.0 47.8 46.9 Max. 39.1 40.5 39.6 41.4 42.5 40.6 41.0 40.1

NIGHT TIME Min. 34.7 35.5 35.1 36.4 37.5 35.5 36.1 36.1 Avg. 36.6 37.7 37.0 38.4 39.4 37.6 38.0 38.1

Inside ML Area Mahadevnasa village Sarbil village Padpahar village Balita village Jamukundia village Murgabeda village Jojo camp colony

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Annexure 3
SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Location: Season: Winter
Parameters Maximum Permissible Limits as per IS: 2296 Class C 6.0 9.0 Colourless Odourless Unobjectionable 1500 mg / L 200 mg / L 0.1 mg / L 600 mg / L 400 mg / L 3.0 mg / L 4.0 mg / L 0.5 mg / L 1.5 mg / L 0.2 mg / L 0.05 mg / L 1.5 mg / L 0.01 mg / L 15 mg / L 50 mg / L 0.1 mg / L 2.0 mg / L 0.005 mg / L 5000 MPN /100 ml

SW1 Mahadev Nala SW3 Betlata Nala

SW2 Baitarani River

Monitoring Period: 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012

Results SW1 7.2 Colourless Odourless SW2 7.3 Colourless Odourless SW3 6.9 Colourless Odourless

pH Colour Odour Taste Total Dissolved Solids Total Hardness Oil & Grease Chloride as ClSulphate as SO42BOD (3 days at 27C) Dissolved Oxygen Iron as Fe Fluoride as FArsenic as As Chromium as Cr+6 Copper as Cu Cadmium as Cd Zinc as Zn Nitrate as NO3Lead as Pb Boron as B Phenolic compounds as C6H5OH Total Coliforms

Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable 282 64.3 <0.001 36.8 14.3 1.1 6.2 0.017 0.011 <0.001 <0.001 0.020 <0.001 0.38 0.83 <0.001 0.009 <0.001 273 481 104.7 0.002 98.1 31.7 1.8 5.3 0.043 0.031 <0.001 <0.001 0.044 <0.001 1.43 2.74 <0.001 0.01 <0.001 447 317 80.2 0.001 73.6 20.2 1.3 5.9 0.024 0.016 <0.001 <0.001 0.031 <0.001 0.95 2.18 <0.001 0.013 <0.001 342

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GROUND WATER QUALITY

Location: GW1 Dug well, Village Jamukundia GW2 Dug well, Village Padpahar GW3 Tube well, Village Balita GW4 Tube well, Jojo camp colony Season: Winter
Parameters

Monitoring Period: 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012

Desirable Limits as per IS: 10500 6.5 8.5 Colourless Odourless Agreeable 5 N.T.U 500 mg / L 300 mg / L 250 mg / L 200 mg / L 0.2 mg / L 200 mg / L 0.3 mg / L 1.0 mg / L 75 mg / L 0.1 mg / L 0.01 mg / L 0.05 mg / L 45 mg / L 0.001 mg / L 0.03 mg / L 0.05 mg / L 1 mg / L Results GW1 6.9 Colourless Odourless Agreeable 1.9 92 120 8.2 9.6 <0.01 20.2 0.016 0.027 9.7 0.027 <0.001 <0.001 1.2 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.003 GW2 7.2 Colourless Odourless Agreeable 2.7 104 105 3.4 7.5 <0.01 24.0 0.011 0.038 2.4 0.012 <0.001 <0.001 1.1 <0.001 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 GW3 7.0 Colourless Odourless Agreeable 1.3 69 84 11.9 10.3 <0.01 27.5 0.039 0.033 6.9 0.020 <0.001 <0.001 0.8 <0.001 0.002 <0.001 0.002 GW4 7.3 Colourless Odourless Agreeable 1.4 76 59 5.7 12.8 <0.01 39.6 0.008 0.019 5.4 0.014 <0.001 <0.001 1.0 <0.001 0.001 <0.001 0.002

pH Colourless Odour Taste Turbidity Total Dissolved Solids Total Hardness as CaCO3 Chloride as ClSulphate as SO42Free Residual Chlorine Total Alkalinity Iron as Fe Fluoride as FCalcium as Ca Manganese as Mn Cadmium as Cd Chromium as Cr+6 Nitrate as NO3Phenolic compounds as C6H5OH Aluminium as Al Arsenic as As Boron as B

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Annexure 4
SOIL QUALITY
Sampling Stations: S1 ML Area S2 Agricultural land, Village Sarbil S3 Agriculture land, Village Murgabeda S4 Agriculture land, Village Jamukundia Season: Winter Parameters Colour Texture Moisture content (%) pH Sand Silt Clay Bulk density (gm/cc) Porosity (%) Water holding capacity (%) Organic carbon in (%) Nitrogen as N (%) Phosphorus as P (%) Potassium as K (%) S1 Reddish Grey Sandy-Loam 3.4 6.4 46.8 28.5 24.4 1.7 40.2 24.5 0.45 0.38 0.13 0.21 Monitoring Period: 01.12.2011 to 29.02.2012 S2 Brown Loam 5.1 6.8 27.3 31.5 41.0 2.2 49.4 41.0 1.18 1.06 0.42 0.68 S3 Brown Clayey-Loam 4.6 6.7 26.7 32.2 40.8 2.5 51.7 40.6 1.02 0.95 0.41 0.49 S4 Brown Clayey-Loam 5.5 6.8 26.6 35.3 37.9 2.3 48.3 37.2 1.23 1.14 0.36 0.60

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

For

KULUM IRON ORE MINES

(Area 33.803 Hectares) Village Kulum, Mahadevnasa & Deojhar Dist.: Keonjhar, Odisha

Of

M/s ADHUNIK METALIKS LIMITED

IPICOL House, 3rd Floor, Annexe Building Janpath, Bhubaneswar - 22
Prepared by

ENVOMIN CONSULTANT (Pvt.) Ltd.

(An ISO - 9001:2008 Certified Company) 58, Kharvel Nagar Bhubaneswar 1