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PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT

Of

Gudipadu Limestone Mine(Area: 454.59 Ha.)

Gudipadu village, Yadiki Mandal,Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh

For

INCREASE OF LIMESTONE PRODUCTION FROM1.0 to 4.5 MTPA

CAPTIVE LIMESTONE MINE

Of

BMM Cements Limited

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Table of Contents

1. Executive summary2. Introduction of the project/ Background information3 Project Description.4 Site Analysis5. Planning Brief.6 Proposed Infrastructure7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R & R) Plan.8. Project Schedule & Cost Estimates9. Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations).

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CHAPTER – 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 Executive Summary

BMM Cements Limited (BMM) is operating Cement plant atGudipadu Village, Yadiki Mandal, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradeshand proposes to enhance its clinker production capacity from 0.66to 3.00 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).

Gudipadu Limestone Mine is the captive mine being operated byBMM for which EC has been obtained vide Letter: F. No. J-11015/231/2012-IA-II(M) dt 12-12-2014 for 1.0 MTPA of Limestoneproduction in an area of 454.59 ha, located near Gudipadu village,Yadiki Mandal, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh State.

BMM propose to enhance Clinker production of the Cement plant to2.66 MTPA for which limestone requirement is 4.5 MTPA. Keeping inview of limestone requirement of the expansion of cement plant,BMM proposes to increase limestone production from 1.0 to 4.5MTPA in Gudipadu Limestone Mine.

Gudipadu Limestone Mine is spread over an area of 454.59 Ha. withabout proven mineral reserves of 174.66 Million Tonnes which willlast for 39 years with proposed production capacity of 4.5 MTPA.

Fully Mechanized method of mining will be continued to be adopted.The limestone produced is crushed in the mine for transport tocement plant through closed belt conveyor.

No waste generation is anticipated. During the life of the mineabout 8.54 million cu. m of soil will be generated and will be usedfor afforestation purposes in barrier zones of 7.5 m width boundary,road and seasonal stream.

Water requirement for the mine at 4.5 MTPA limestone production isabout 150 m3/day for dust suppression, plantation and domesticpurposes. This requirement is met from mine pit now. .

The capital Investment Cost is estimated as Rs. 10 Crores

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CHAPTER – 2 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUNDINFORMATION

i. Identification of project and project proponent. In case ofmining project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intentshould be given.

PROJECT: BMM Cements Limited proposes to increase thelimestone production from 1.0 to 4.5 MTPA in Gudipadu LimestoneMine located near Gudipadu village, Yadiki Mandal, AnantapurDistrict, Andhra Pradesh.

The BMM Cements Limited has earlier obtained EC (vide Letter: F.No. J-11015/231/2012-IA-II(M) dt 12-12-2014 for 1.0 MTPA ofLimestone production.

The present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance forincrease of limestone production from 1.0 to 4.5 MTPA from Ministryof Environment & Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) under1(a) category of EIA notification SO1533 dated 14th Sep. 2006 andsubsequent amendments.

A copy of the mining lease letter is enclosed as Exhibit – 1

PROJECT PROPONENT:

BMM Group is an emerging corporate in Mining, Steel, Cements andPower sector and it is one of the fastest growing group.

BMM was established by late Sri Udaychand Singhi in 1976 and Mr.Dinesh Kumar Singhi has taken the mantle and moved forward.

Subsequently, M/s Sagar cements have acquired the project andcontinue to operate in the name of BMM Cements only. .

ii. Brief description of nature of the project

The limestone mine is spread over 454.59 Ha with about provedmineral reserve of 174.66 Million Tonnes to produce 4.5 MTPA ofLimestone from Gudipadu Limestone Mine located near Gudipaduvillage, Yadiki Mandal, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh.

The mining of the deposit is worked by deep hole drilling & blastingwith fully mechanized open cast mining method.

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The benches are 9 m height. The limestone produced from the minewill be transported to the crusher by trucks and after crushing tothe desired size in the crusher will be transported to the plantthrough haul roads.

No waste generation is anticipated. During the life of the mineabout 8.54 million cu. m of soil will be generated and will be usedfor afforestation purposes in barrier zones of 7.5 m width boundary,road and seasonal stream.

At the conceptual stage mined out area of 427.96 will be convertedinto a water reservoir. 26.63 Ha along the mine lease boundary andbarrier zone for road and seasonal stream will be afforested underGreenbelt development.

iii. Need for the project and its importance to the country and orregion.

In view of ever increasing demand for cement in southern region forvarious infrastructural purposes like construction of houses, nationalhighway and other roads, irrigation dams, power plants, newairports, etc., The growth in demand has prompted many cementindustries and limestone mines which is the major raw material forcement to consider expanding their capacities, both in presentlocations and in greenfield locations.

Demand– supply Gap

Since Limestone is the main raw material for cement production,the demand is always there with that of cement. Moreover, thesubject mine produces good grade limestone leading toconservation of mineral resources.

The cement market has growth due to the central governmentliberalization policies and new schemes for housing, road projects.Cement demand growth is anticipated to be about 11% increasemainly through road projects & Housing Projects.

Continuous demand for exports to China and other South-EastAsian countries along with the increased requirement of thedomestic sector has been lead all the cement manufacturers andlimestone mines in the country to plan for increased capacities.

iv. Imports Vs Indigenous production.

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The limestone produced from BMM Cements Limited is meant forthe captive consumption in the cement plant.

v. Export possibility.

No exports of limestone are proposed.

vi. Domestic / export markets

The limestone produced from BMM Cements Limited is meant forthe captive consumption in the cement plant.

vii. Employment generation (direct and indirect) due to theproject.

Mechanized method of mining is adopted.

About 15 people will be employed further.

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CHAPTER – 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependentprojects, if any.

The project is for increase of limestone production capacity from 1.0to 4.5 MTPA from Gudipadu Limestone mine spread over an area of454.59 Ha. with proven mineral reserves of 174.66 Million Tons,which will last for 39 years. The limestone produced from the mineis of good grade limestone and is directly utilized for the cementproduction

Status of the interlinked/interdependent projects:-

Project Location Capacity ApprovalsCementPlant

Gudipadu Village,Yadiki Mandal,Anantapur District,Andhra Pradesh.

0.95MTPACement

EC obtained vide Letter:F. No.J-11015/231/2012-IA-II(M) dt 21 12-12-2014.

It is categorized as Category ‘A’ Project under Schedule 1(a) as themining lease area is more than 50 Ha hence it necessitatesobtaining Environment Clearance from Ministry of Environment &Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location,and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates.

The mine is located near Gudipadu Village, Yadiki Mandal,Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh and is located between77058’12”-78000’15” East longitude and 15005’03”- 15007’16”North latitude and at an average elevation of 400 m above MSL.The site is a part of Survey of India Toposheet no 57 E/16 & 57 I/4.

The location map of the mine site is shown in Fig – 1.

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Gudipadu Village is located at 0.4 km in W. At Yadiki the mandalheadquarter is at 12.9 km and Tadpatri is the nearest town locatedat a distance of 19.0 km in S.

Nearest railway line connecting Tadipatri - Guntakal of SouthCentral Railway line is located at a distance of 15.9 km in SWdirection from the site. Key map showing the location of variousfeatures around the mine site is depicted in Fig – 2. Anantapur ismajor town located at a distance of about 61.0 km in SW directionto the mine site.

The National Highway (NH-7) connecting Ananthapur to Kurnool isat a distance of 31.2 km in Western direction with respect to themine site. Nearest Railway station is Juturu which is at a distance of15.9 km in SW. The major Railway station is Tadipatri RS located ata distance of 19.5 km in S to the mine site.

Penna River is flowing at a distance of 15.0 km in SSW with PeddaVanka Vagu is located at a distance of 7.0 km in SW.

Yadiki RF and Owk RF are the reserved forests located within the 10km radius at 8.1 km & 6.4 km in W and N respectively.

There are no National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries within 10km radiusof the mine site.

Salient features of Mine site are given in Table – 1 and Fig - 3shows the study area of 10 km radius around the Mine site.

iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis ofselecting the proposed site, particularly the environmentalconsiderations gone into should be highlighted.

No alternate sites were considered as the mine is site specific andis operating .

iv. Size or magnitude of operation.

Mine area is 454.59 Ha. The production of limestone is proposed toincrease from 1.0 to 4.5 MTPA.

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TABLE - 1SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINE SITE

FEATURE DETAILSAltitude 412 m above MSLLongitude Between 770 58’ 12” E to 780 00’ 15” ELatitude Between 150 05’ 03” N to 150 07’16” NVillage, Tehsil, District,State

Gudipadu Village, Yadiki Mandal, Anantapurdistrict of Andhra Pradesh

Annual rainfall, mm 553Nearest River/stream Penna River – 15 km – SSW

Pedda Vanka Vagu – 7.0 km- SWNearest Highway NH-7- Connecting Bangalore to Kurnool - 31.2

km – WState Highway (SH-57) Banaganapalle –Tadipatri – 8.0 km - SE

Nearest Railway station Juturu – 15.9 km – SWNearest Village Gudipadu Village – 0.4 km – WNearest Town Tadipatri -19.0 km -SIndustries in Study Area BMM Cement Plant - 2.8 km W

Penna Cement Industries Ltd - 3.0km SWUltratech Cement – 6.5 km SSE

Nearest Air port Kadapa – 100 km - SENearest Forest Owk RF – 6.4 km-N

Yadiki RF – 8.1 km-WSensitive places None within 10 kmHistorical places None within 10 km

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v. Project description with process details (a schematicdiagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, componentsof the project etc. should be given)

The mining is by opencast mechanized mining, employing DTHdrilling for blast holes, after blasting the mineral is loaded into thetippers using hydraulic excavator. The limestone is hauled to theCrusher.

i) Drilling

Latest hydraulic drills are used in combination with the diesel-operated compressors. The diameter of drill hole will be of 115 mmdiameter.

Primary Drilling

Bench Height

As per the deposit characteristics the bench height is kept at 9.0 m.

Burden

40% to 60% of the bench height i.e. 4.0 m depending on the heightof the bench and also depends upon the thickness of individual lithounit.

Spacing

A spacing of 6.0 m is maintained based on nature and stratigraphicsequence of the rock.

Angular Holes

The blast hole is vertical only.

Depth of Holes

The depth of the hole is kept at 9.0 m equal to bench height withsub grade drilling.

Secondary drilling

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No secondary drilling will be carried out. The boulders are broken bydeploying Rock – Breaker or by using secondary blasting if required.

ii) Blasting

Blasting is one of the most important operations in the productioncycle of a mine. Open cast mining adopting deep hole blastingtechnique & deploying HEMM.

Type of explosives used / to be used

Blasting will be done using ANFO and slurry explosive (boostercharge), Multi-row blasting (3 to 4 rows) with square pattern holesand use of millisecond delay detonator with sequential blastingmachine. V pattern of firing sequence is proposed to be adoptedinitially for a 3 to 4 row-blasting pattern. Necessary precautions willbe taken.

iii) Loading

Loading of limestone will be carried out with the help of hydraulicexcavators of 2.5 m3 bucket capacity.

iv) Hauling

Tippers of 35 tonne capacity will be used for transport of limestonefrom pit to crusher.

v) Raw material required along with estimated quantity,likely source, marketing area of final product/s, mode oftransport of raw material and finished product.

No raw material is required.

vi) Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged inthe project, if any, should be briefly outlined.

During the life of the mine about 8.54 million cu. m of soil will begenerated and will be used for afforestation purposes in barrierzones of 7.5 m width boundary, road and seasonal stream.

vii) Availability of water its source, energy /powerrequirement

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Water requirement for enhanced production is 100 m3/day for dustsuppression, plantation and domestic purposes. The waterrequirement is presently supplied by cement plant and afterformation of the mine pit, rain water collected in the mine pit will beused.

The power required for illumination will be met from Captive powerplant.

viii) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid)and scheme for their management / disposal.

No overburden waste is anticipated. During the life of the mineabout 8.54 million cu. m of soil will be generated and will be usedfor afforestation purposes in barrier zones of 7.5 m width boundary,road and seasonal stream.

Waste water generated from domestic uses will be treated in septictank followed by soak pit.

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ix) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing whichgive information of EIA purpose.

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CHAPTER – 4 SITE ANALYSIS

i. Connectivity.

The mine area under reference extends over an area of 454.59 Hain Gudipadu Village, Yadiki Mandal, Anantapur District, AndhraPradesh.

Nearest railway line connecting Tadipatri - Guntakal of SouthCentral Railway line is located at a distance of 15.9 km in SWDirection from the site. Anantapur is major town located at adistance of about 61.0 km in SW direction to the mine site.

The National Highway (NH-7) connecting Ananthapur to Kurnool isat a distance of 31.2 km in Western direction with respect to themine site. Nearest Railway station is Juturu which is at a distance of15.9 km in SW. The major Railway station is Tadipatri RS located ata distance of 19.5 km in S to the mine site.

Infrastructural facilities like Post, Telephone, Police Station andPrimary Health Center etc., are available in the nearby villages. Thenearest airport is Kadapa – 100 km - SE.

ii. Land form, land use and land ownership.

Land use:

Out of the total mining lease area of 454.59 Ha, 52.96 Ha is Govt.Barren rocky land and balance 401.63 Ha is private patta landowned by BMM Cements Limited.

The Mining will be continued up to 2065 @ 4.5 million tonnes oflimestone per year. The land use pattern is furnished in thefollowing table.

S.No. Nature of Activity Extent inHa.

1. Mining 427.962. Plantation 26.63Total 454.59

Topography (along with map)

The topography is undulating. The area is devoid of trees and theentire area is covered with scanty vegetation and rock exposures.

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The surface elevation range from 380 m above MSL to 448 m aboveMSL.

Fig – 4 shows the survey map/surface layout of the mining leasearea.

iii. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture,forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ), shortestdistances from the periphery of the project to periphery ofthe forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitiveareas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river),CRZ, in case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazettenotification should be given.

Out of the total mining lease area of 454.59 Ha, 52.96 Ha is Govt.Barren rocky land and balance 401.63 Ha is private patta landowned by BMM Cements Limited.

No sensitive areas or National parks are located within 10 km of themine area.

Yadiki RF and Owk RF are the reserved forests located within the 10km radius at 8.1 km & 6.4 km in W and N respectively.

iv. Existing infrastructure.

None

v. Soil classification

Soil is black to brownish black in colour and loamy in texture. It isubiquitous on the surface of the leasehold. Outcrops of limestoneand soil intersperse with each other making it difficult to map. Thethickness varies from 0.75 m to 3.00 m with an average of 2.0 m.

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vi. Climatic data from secondary sources

In general the climate of this area is dry. Summer starts from midof February and continues up to first week of June, when themonsoon breaks. The monsoon continues till the end of October.Winter is between November and middle of February. The peak ofsummer is in May. The maximum temperature is about 40.6 0C.During the cold months of December the temperature falls to13.60C. The average rainfall of the district is 553 mm.

vii. Social infrastructure available.

A well-equipped Occupational Health Center is provided at colony,which has full time qualified Occupational Health Specialist assisted,by compounders and nurse. Necessary medical aid is available forthe company employees.

A good canteen is provided for the benefit of the employees. Thecanteen serves tea & snacks at subsidized rates to the employees.

Adequate number of shelters with fans, drinking water etc. fortaking food and rest are provided for the benefit of the employees.

Safe hygienic drinking water is provided at the mines. Drinkingwater facility is available near rest shelters.

A full-fledged Training hall is available in the BMM cement plantcomplex. The training to workmen is provided on basics as well asfor refreshers.

The employees are provided with well-designed houses havingelectricity and water connections.

For the education facility of employee’s Children School is providedat colony.

BMM Cements Limited has spent an amount of Rs 1.0 crores forproviding various social infrastructure/measures towards HealthCare, Education, Drinking Water / Sanitation / InfrastructureReligious Sports / Cultural / Social / Plantation Water Supply ForAgriculture Fields And Flood Relief Activities for the past 3 years.

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CHAPTER – 5 PLANINIG BRIEF

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities,transportation etc.) town and country planning /development authority classification.

The subjected mine is the captive limestone mine of BMM CementsLimited near Gudipadu village, Yadiki Mandal, Anantapur District,Andhra Pradesh State with mine extent of 454.59 Ha. The proposalis for increase of limestone production from 1.0 to 4.5 MTPA.

ii. Population projection

About 15 more workers will be deployed.

iii. Land use planning (breakup along with greenbelt etc.,)

At the conceptual stage mined out area of 427.96 will be convertedinto a water reservoir. 26.63 Ha along the mine lease boundary,barrier zone for road and seasonal stream will be afforested underGreenbelt development.

iv. Assessment of infrastructure demand (physical & social )

After this expansion, the mine will provide direct employment toabout 15 people, in addition there will be indirect employment tomany more people, in the form of contractual jobs, businessopportunities, service facilities etc. This will enhance the economicstatus of the area.

Apart from the jobs, the company will provide medical andeducational facilities to the employees which can also be availed bythe people in nearby villages.

v. Amenities / Facilities.

Infrastructural facilities like Post Office, Telephone and PrimaryHealth Centre etc., will be provided at cement plant of BMMCements Limited. The mine office with first aid rooms, rest shelters,toilets, tool/store room, etc., are provided in cement plant.

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CHAPTER – 6 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

i. Industrial area (processing area)

No processing is involved

The mine is operated by means of opencast fully mechanisedmethod of mining which includes deep drilling and blasting, loadingthe broken material by heavy machinery like hydraulic excavatorsand tippers for transporting the limestone to crusher at cementplant.

ii. Residential area (non-processing area)

Residential Colony will be common with Cement Plant.

iii. Greenbelt.

An area of 26.63 Ha along the mine lease boundary, barrier zonefor road and seasonal stream will be afforested under Greenbeltdevelopment.

iv. Social infrastructure.

The mining activity carried out in the area rather has a positivesocio-economic impact upon the nearby human settlement asindirect employment potential is created due to mining and alliedactivities in the area. Apart from these, the company promoteshealth and education awareness in the area time to time byorganizing health camps and educational infrastructure.

In addition BMM Cements Limited will take various social welfareprogrammes in the surrounding villages. The focus areas include:

Economic development (Self Help Groups) Drinking Water Sanitation Health & Hygiene Relief & Rehabilitation Temples & Religion Related Assistance Education

v. Connectivity (traffic and transportation road/ rail/ metro/water ways etc.,)

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Nearest railway line connecting Tadipatri - Guntakal of SouthCentral Railway line is located at a distance of 15.9 km in SWDirection from the site. Anantapur is major town located at adistance of about 61.0 km in SW direction to the mine site.

The National Highway (NH-7) connecting Ananthapur to Kurnool isat a distance of 31.2 km in Western direction with respect to themine site. Nearest Railway station is Juturu which is at a distance of15.9 km in SW. The major Railway station is Tadipatri RS located ata distance of 19.5 km in S to the mine site.

The nearest airport is Kadapa at 100 km - SE.

vi. Drinking water management (source & supply of water)

Water requirement for the mine expansion is about 100 m3/day. Fordust suppression the water is supplied to the mine site by cementplant initially. Later after development of mine pit, water will besourced from mine pit.

vii. Sewerage system

Domestic waste water from mines office is treated in septic tankfollowed by soak pit.

viii. Industrial waste management

Not Applicable

ix. Solid waste management.

No overburden waste is anticipated. During the life of the mineabout 8.54 million cu. m of soil will be generated and will be usedfor afforestation purposes in barrier zones of 7.5 m width boundary,road and seasonal stream.

x. Power requirement & supply / source.

The power requirement of the mine will be met from the captivepower plant of BMM cements Limited.

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CHAPTER – 7 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R)PLAN

i. Policy to be adopted (central / state) in respect of theproject affected persons including home oustees, landoustees and landless labourers (a brief outline to be given).

BMM Cements Limited is owner of the total land of 454.59 ha ofprivate land which was purchased about 5 years back from landowners. Compensation was paid to their satisfaction. Most of theland owners were already employed as per their skills and othersare also assured of the same.

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CHAPTER – 8 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date ofcompletion (time schedule for the project to be given).

Enhanced production will be commenced after getting EC, CFE, CFOand all other regulatory clearances. Life of the mine @ 4.5 milliontonnes per annum for the proved mineral reserve of 174.66 milliontonnes would be 39 years.

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms ofeconomic viability of the project.

The estimated project cost for the limestone production will beabout Rs. 10 crores

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CHAPTER–9 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINALRECOMMENDATIONS)

i. Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on thebenefit to the local people including tribal population, if any,in the area.

Economic development of the region depends largely upon thenature of activities undertaken in the surrounding region. Corporatedevelopment invariably contributes towards acceleration of theprocess of socio-economic upliftment of the rural society bymeans of employment, health & study programme, medical campsetc.

Employment: Preference will be given for locals for employmentbased on qualifications & requirement

Medical facilities: Medical facilities were provided for employee aswell as people of nearby villages.

Educational facilities: Basic educational and vocational facilitieswere provided to the children of employees as well as nearbyvillages.

Infrastructure facilities: Approach roads were developed at parwith plants.

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