INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES MINES CONTROL AND CONSERVATION OF MINERAL DIVISION MCDR INSPECTION REPORT Dehradun regional office

Mine file No : (i) (ii) HP/BLS/LST-9 ) Chaudhary J. R. Mine code : 38HPR01003

( Name of the Inspecting : C007 Officer and ID No. Designation

: Regional Controller Mines : SHRI M. K. MEHTA

(iii) Accompaning mine Official with Designation (iv) (v) Date of Inspection Prev.inspection date

: 07/10/2010 : 26/02/2009

PART-I 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) Mine Name Category Type of Working Postal address State District Village Taluka Post office Pin Code FAX No. E-mail Phone Police Station First opening date

GENERAL INFORMATION

: GAGAL : A Mechanised : Opencast : HIMACHAL PRADESH : BILASPUR : BARMANA : SADAR : BARMANA : : (01978) - 244067 : www.acclimited.com : (01978) -44041/44037/44033/ : BARMANA : 06/01/1983 : M/S A.C.C LTD. GAGAL CEMENT PROJECT P.O. BARMANA , DISTT- BILASPUR ( H.P)

(e) (f) 2.

Address for correspondance

3.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Lease Number Lease area Period of lease Date of Expiry

: : : :

HPR0001 231.25 20 18/02/2019

4.

Mineral worked

: LIMESTONE

Main

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5.

Name and Address of the Lessee :

ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANY LTD. Co. GAGAL CEMENT PROJECT BILASPUR HIMACHAL PRADESH Phone: FAX : SUMIT BANERJEE, MD, ACC LTD. ACC LTD.,CEMENT HOUSE 121 MAHARISHI KARVE ROAD MUMBAI MUMBAI (SUBURBAN) MAHARASHTRA Phone: (01978) 244031 FAX : (01978) 244067 ATUL KHOSLA ACC LTD, GAGAL CEMENT WORKS PO - BARMANA DISTRICT BILASPUR (H.P.) BILASPUR HIMACHAL PRADESH Phone: (01978) 244031 FAX : (01978) 244067 HARSH VATSYAYAN,Full Time B.E. MINING 08/10/2008

Owner

Agent

Mining Engineer Name : Qualification : Appointment/ : Termination date Mining Engineer Name : Qualification : Appointment/ : Termination date Manager Name : Qualification : Appointment/ : Termination date 6.

S.K.SINGH,Full Time B.E. MINING, FCC 10/02/2008

08/10/2008

S.K.SINGH B.E. MINING, FCC 10/02/2008 : 03/10/2008

Date of approval of Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining

PART - II 1.

TECHNICAL DETAILS/COMMENTS

Details about Average employment : Maximum number of persons employed on any day during the year No.of employment 5 4 39 5 25 Av. yearly working days 305 305 305 305 305

Employment category DIRECT Managerial Supervisory Workers Ministrial Others

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2.

Community Development Plan (in and around the mines) : expenditure towords socio-economic development.

Proposed action and Remarks

Action during the year

Expenditure in Rs. Lakhs for previous year current year Proposed Incurred Proposed Incurred 125.00 1.00 35.00 161.00 31.00 161.00 12.00 13.00 26.00 80.00 0.00 323.00 641.00 270.00 110.00 ******* ******* ******* 542.00 ******* 30.00 333.00 161.00 *******

General Health Housing Water supply Sub total Infrastructure Roads Sub total Employment Environment management Others Recreation Training Total 3.

Status of compliance of MCDR, 1988, including therewith the rectification of the outstanding violation of rules.

No outstanding violation of MCDR'88 exist and no serious nature violation of MCDR'88 has been detected during the inspection. 4. A note on the justification in case of suspension of mining operation under rule 13(2) or prohibition of deployment of any person under rule 56 of MCDR, 19888, if recommended. rule 13(2) or

It is not recommended for suspension of mining operations under prohibition of deployment of any person under rule 56 of MCDR, 1988.

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5. Scientific Mining Items A. Exploration (Rule 13) a.Type of prospecting : As per approved scheme of mining and exploration i.e. on 03/10/2008, no pitting, drilling drilling is proposed to carry out. b.Total area covered : As per approved scheme of mining on 03/10/2008, no drilling is proposed to carry out. No additional drilling carried out during this period. Proposal Actual work done Remarks

Hence no area has been taken up for exploratory works.

B. Working (Rule 13) a.Number and size of : Mining is proposed during 08-09 & 09each pit (LxWxH) 10 in gagal block from 867to 780mrl by developing benches each of 10m height with face length of 300m and maintain width of the benches more than the height. Mining is carried out in gagal block from 867mrl to 767mrl by developing 10 benches each of 10m height by maintaining face length and width as per proposal. Top two benches are in OB i.e. in shale on the HW side and four upper benches are developed for dolomite and grey lime stone and bottom four benches are developed in lime stone. The size of pit was about 850M x 700m x 100m. The mine is worked by open cast mechanised means with bench slicing method. In all 10 benches each of 10m height with 20 m width have been developed in Gagal block. The benches are advanced in NW to SE directions. Top two benches are developed in OB and then four benches are developed for dolomite and grey limestone and bottom four benches are developed in lime stone. There is no handling or disposal of waste as no waste material is generated during the course of mining operations. The entire material is consumed to there cement plant

: It is proposed to b.Bench size(LxWxH)length can develop 10 m ht and 20m width by be defined as gradual slicing regular/irregular off from the top. It has been proposed to develop benches mostly in E-W direction except in the eastern part.

c.Ore to waste ratio pit wise if possible otherwise for mine

: There is hardly any generation of waste material, therefore no proposals have been made.

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located with in the vicinity of mine. However the high mg limestone generated at the initial stages of mining or during mining presently is also used for blending limestone at the rate of 10% along with shale. d.Total area covered : It has been under excavation/pits proposed to bring about 54 hectares area under excavation / pits by the end of first year of scheme of mining i.e.2008-09. C. Waste disposal (Rule 13) a.Location of dumps : No waste has been proposed to be generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simultenously used by blending. : No waste has been proposed to be generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simultenously used by blending. No waste has been generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simultneously used by blending. Old waste dump covering area of about 10 hectares is lying in the NE part of the ML area. No waste has been generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simulteniously used by blending. Old waste dump covering area of about 10 hectares is lying in the NE part of the ML area which was dumped by advancing method. No waste has been generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simultenously used by blending. Old waste dump covering area of about 10 hectartes is lying in the NE part of the ML area. No waste has been generated during the year 2008-09 7 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simultenously used by blending. Single old waste dump covering It is observed that as on date of inspection about appx. 60 hectares of area has been brought under active excavation. Out of this nearly 2 hectares of area has been reclaimed so far.

b.Method of dumping whether advancing/retreat

c.Total area covered under waste dump.

: No waste has been proposed to be generated during the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being simulteneously used by blending.

d.No.and size of each : No waste has been waste dump with No of proposed to be generated during steps/lift/bench the year 2008-09 & 09-10 as high magnesia limestone is being

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simulteneously used by blending. e.Yearly generation of waste quantity. : As stated in earlier para that no waste has been proposed to be excavated during the course of mining operations during 2008-09 & 09-10.

area of about 10 hectares is lying in the NE part of the ML area. No waste is being generated during mining, high magnesia limestone is excavated earlier being simultneously used by blending.

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6. Conservation of Mineral - both quantitative and qualitative Beneficiation (Rule 20 and 26) Efforts for improving low grade and sub grade mineral. : No waste is generated during 2008-09 & 09-10 as entire ROM produced from the mine is utilised in cement making. The dolomite and high magnessia limestone is generated as sub grade is used for cement manufacturing by blending with high grade limestone. : Entire quantity of ROM is utilised for cement manufacturing in their own plant.

Efforts for improving percentage of recovery of ore. Minearl Rule 15 Number of benches in ore and waste.

: Top two benches in OB and below eight benches in mineral limestone each of 10 m height and 20 m width have been formed.

Percentage of recovery of ore : Entire ROM produced from the mine is utilised in preparation of Raw-mix for cement making. pitwise w.r.t. ROM and total material Sub/grd mineral/fines (Rule16) Separate stacking from waste Location of stacking. Total area covered for stacking : Not applicable, since no waste is generated during the mining operations presently. : High magnesium limestone generated earlier has been stacked in the NE part of the ML area. : High magnesium limestone generated earlier has been stacked covering an area of appx. 10 hectares.

Number and size of each stack : There is only one stack of high magnesium limestone generated earlier which is spread over an area of appx. 10 hectares. Qty of yearly generation and total qty available during inspection with grade : No waste is generated during 2008-09 & 09-10 as entire ROM produed from the mine is utilised in cement making. The dolomite and high magnesia limestone is generated as sub grade is used for cement manufacturing by blending with high grade lime stone.

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7. Environment Management - both quantitative and qualitativ A. Land environment a. Landscape. : The area is typically himalayan terrain with undulating topography. The area is located on hillock comprising of Gagal hill which is almost surrounded by low lying area. It is vegetated with scanty shrubs, bushes and plants. The highest point of the area is 865mRL and lowest point is 690mRL. : The area has pleasant environmental conditions. The mine is situated at 865m altitude. The mine is situated at very near to holy river Sutlej on national highway leading to Kullu Manali. : Thickness of soil is almost negligible. Whatever quantity of soil is generated is being utilised for the plantation purposes. The ML area is almost comprising Govt. waste land and also apart of ML is comprising forest land. : Agriculture is the main occupation in the surrounding Gagal and other villages. : Part of the area of about 103.02 hectares falls in forest area which is dereserved for mining. : The area is surrounded by lush green vegetation. About 11 lacs saplings have been planted covering 55 hectares area. : No public buildings or monuments are situated within the vicinity of lease area.

b. Aesthetic environment

c. Soil and land use pattern

d. Agriculture e. Forest(flora and fauna) f. Vegetation

h. Public building, places and monuments (protected, historical), placec of worship and places of tourist B Water environment. a. Surface water b. Ground water c. Quality of water C. Air environment a. Noise b. Air c. Climatic condition D. Socio economic environment a. Social and demographic profile.

: It has not been affected. The test indicate that it is potable. : The present workings are much above the water table hence ground water has not been touched so far. : Quality of water is potable.

: Noise level is monitored and results are within permissible limit. : Air data is monitored and results within permissible limit. : Climatic data is monitored and no significant impact on over all climatic condition is envisaged

: Social and demographic profile have been improved due to mining activities in the area in the form of direct and indirect employment of locals. ABout persons 10972 mostly from the neighbouting areas have been direct and indirect employed in the their unit or its ancillaries. : There may not be any health and safety problem in the area due to mining activities in the area. : There is no human settlement within lease area.

b. Recommending health and safety. c. Human settlement

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d. Recreational facility.

: The company has created recreational facilities as per following:\ 1. Company is conducting kabaddi tournament every year. 2.Company has given donation for conducting various Nationa/State level tournament of Badminton and chess. 3. Constructed a sports stadium Namhole at the cost of 30 lakhs. 4. Constructed a basket ball sports stadium at Panjgain at the cost of 25 thousand and an indoor statium at Bilaspur at the cost of Rs.50 lakhs.

8.

Scrutiny of annual returns on cost of production, reserve, production, pit mouth value, stock, land use pattern and fixed assets.

Scrutiny of the annual return of the mine for the year 2009-10 has been done mainly relating to questioned items and no major reportable shortcoming found.

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PART - III : PERFORMANCE OF MINE OWNER (In case of lease expiring within 2 years - as per guidelines) a. Compliance of terms and conditions of lease deed. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. b. Compliance of the provisions of MCDR, 88 and advise given. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. c. Conduct with regard to adoption of safety measures and forest wealth, ecology and environment in the mining lease area. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. d. Whether the mine owner has carried out exploration and exploitation on the basis on surface mapping, pitting, trenching and core drilling taking in to consideration the mode of occurrences of mineral deposit. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. e. Whether production from mining area is commensurate with the reserves and the long term progress of utilization of mineral. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. f. Whether adequate investment has been made by the lessee on the development of mine on mining machinery, operational and administrative building, residential accommodation for the employees. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. g. Measures taken by the lessee for protection of environment and ecology. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years. h. In case leases where the mineralisation tends to exhaust within the present period, the status of closing operation in phases and the special issues including human issues to be addressed at the time of closing of mine. Not applicable as the mining lease is not expiring within two years.

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PART - IV

PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER ACTION FOR :

Indian Bureau of Mines (any issue related to CGPB, SGPB, Assistance, Consultancy, Annual Programme and studies, etc.) None at present. State Government (Illegal mining, mining dispute, infrastructure, Mineral based industry, Mineral policy, etc.) None at present. The Central Government (Infrastructure, Development, Mineral policy and Legislation, Mineral based industry, etc.) None at present.

Date : (Chaudhary J. R.) Indian Bureau of Mines