2016

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JABALPUR M P AS PER NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 141(E) NEW DELHI, THE 15TH JANUARY, 2016 OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GOVT. OF INDIA

Directorate of Geology and Mining Mineral Resources Department, GOVT. OF MADHYA PRADESH 16-Mar-16

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT JAB ALPUR With reference to Gazette notification of 15th January 2016 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) and District Environment Assessment Committee (DEAC) are to be constituted by the Divisional Commissioner for prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals. The DEIAA and DEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of mining of minor minerals on the basis of District Survey Report. This will a model and guiding document which is a compendium of available mineral resources, geographical set up, environmental and ecological set up of the district and replenishment of minerals and is based on data of various departments, published reports, journals and websites.

1. Introduction: Jabalpur is one of the central districts of Madhya Pradesh. The tropic of cancer passes through the northern boundary of the district with Katni. The district is stretched in NE-SW direction with maximum length being 120Km along NE-SW direction and the maximum width is about 100 Km along E-W to ENE-WSW direction. It lies between latitudes 22°49′- 23.45°N and longitudes 79.20°- 80°37′E. The area of the district is about 5211Km2. The district falls in Survey of India Toposheet Nos. 55 M, 64 A and 55 N on 1:250,000 scale. It has an average elevation of 411 M (1348 ft). It is bounded by Katni district in North and NE, Umaria district in East, Damoh district in the West, Narsinghpur district in the North West, Seoni district in the South West, Mandla district in the South and Dindori district in the South East. Administratively it is divided into 4 sub division 7 tahsils and 7 blocks with the district HQ is at Jabalpur city. The city is also having Divisional HQ of Jabalpur Division (Commissioner) comparison of 8 districts namely: Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori, Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Chhindwara and Seoni. The principal bench of

Madhya Pradesh high court is also at Jabalpur. It also signals H.Q. (Ministry of Defense) of fine states. Besides these, many of the important institutes of Govt. M P and Govt. of India also have these HQ in the district. It is also the station of 5 factories of Ordinance Factory Board (Govt. of India, Ministry of Defense). The city is also an educational hub as there are 5 universities, namely: Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Agriculture University, Medical University, Veterinary University and Maharshi Mahesh Yogi University. The district is well connected with other cities of the state and India. The district is traversed by National Highways; NH 7, NH12 and NH 12A.There is a good network of state highways, major and minor district roads and forest roads for the inter district connectivity. The district headquarter is situated on the Itarasi – Allahabad section Broad Guage Line of West Central Railway. Air connectivity is furnished by Dumna Airport and is at about 20 km from the city. The general information of Jabalpur district: No. of Block s

No. of Tahsil s

No. of Gram Panchay at

Habitate d

07

07

542

542

% Populatio Literac Unhabitate n as per y 2011 d 24,60,71 64 82.5 4

No of Villages

Block wise Statistical Profile (as per Census 2011) Block

Area (Sq.km.)

Villages

Sihora Majholi Patan Shahpura Panagar Jabalpur Kundam

492.68 604.84 607.33 815.49 464.58 1170.22 1042.43 5197.57

151 210 220 224 210 240 189 1444

Gram Panchayat 60 84 78 84 80 88 68 542

District Population & Literacy in 2011 Total Population 2460714

Male

Female

Rural

Urban

1278448

1182266

1021937

1438777

89.1

75.3

73.7

88.5

Total Literacy 82.5

LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION MAP JABALPUR

2. Overview of Mining Activity in the District: Jabalpur district holds a distinct place in the state with respect to strategic geographical position in the state and the availability of mineral resources. The presence of iron ore and dolomite suitable for cutting and polishing is unique. The district possesses sizeable iron ore resources and no. of mining leases are working in Sihora. Panagar and Majholi tahsils and 5 no. of beneficiation units are installed to upgrade the iron ore. Further, dolomite suitable for cutting and polishing are also mined in the district. 172 no. of stone crsher plants are also installed. Many small units are installed for decorative and furnishing products, based on talc, soapstone and marble resources. The pig iron /sponge iron ore plant can be set up based on the iron ore resources, magnesia/magnesium extraction plant can be set up on the dolomite resources, soapstone can be utilized in cosmetics, stone polishing units can be set up on the basis of vast resources of granite and dolomite. Moreso, many small stone crusher units can be installed for road metal, based on vast resources of granite, basalt and sandstone. The table exhibits the mineral based industries in the district:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

05 16

3. The List of Mining Leases in the District with location, area and period of validity

4. Details of Royalty or Revenue received in last three years and production:

Major Mineral Financial Year 2012-13

1.

1857000.00

29476.00

2.

125198996.00

2054442.00

3.

293000.00

24417.00

4.

795025.00

6360.20

Financial Year 2013-14

1.

2187000.00

34417.00

2.

177557201.00

3350135.86

3.

304171.00

17892.41

4.

60000.00

3529.41

Financial Year 2014-15

1.

2532500

3376.75

2.

305879729

3515858.95

3.

338000

19882.35

4.

125000

6250.00

5.

340000

3238.09

Minor Minerals Financial Year 2012-13

20290201.00 41445750.00

47504.56 781995.28

4221704.00

156359.40

7708968.00 17326812.00

220256.22 24752.58

Financial Year 2013-14

21631582 37380340 2159008 9900127 12874292

491626.86 705289.43 79963.25 282860.77 18391.84

Financial Year 2014-15

0 33794806 52243705 1286000 220000 0 0 12540800 0 51018363

768063.77 985730.28 47629.62 628.57

17915.42

5. Details of Production of Sand or Bajri or Minor Minerals in last three years:

Name of Production in M3 Mineral 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Sand or 781995.28 705289.43 985730.28 bajri Road 47504.56 79963.25 47629.62 Metal( ) Marble 24752.58 18391.84 17915.42 Other 220256.22 282860.77 628.57 stones

6. Process of Deposition of Sediments in the Rivers of the District: The water action is perhaps the only agency responsible for erosion, transportation and deposition of sand and aggregates in the subcontinental trpoical conditions. The rivers are the most important source of sand in the district. Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers are the source of sand and associated aggregates in the district.Narmadais in the juvenile stage in the district, whereasHiran and Gaurriverssmall riverswhich attain mature stage before submerging in Narmada. The passage of these rivers is initially through basaltic terrain, where erosion of country rocks and transportation may be high but may not result in the sand formation.it is the Gondwana and Vindhyan terrains and the areas of alluvial plains which produces bulk quantity of sand and associated aggregates. Thus, geology plays a major role. This, coupled with mineral composition (e.g. Gondwana sandstone; being arkosic sandstone and Vindhyan sandstone and shales being ferruginous and argillaceous and the recent subcompact to loose formations comprising of sandy matter) greatly influence the process of sand formation.Moreover, climatic conditions, waterload and velocity of river and rainfall have a vital role in the entire process of transportation and deposition of sand and associated aggregates. Here gradient of land is an another important factor. The river usually erodes the river base and the banks by hydrualic action and abrasion (corrosion). Heretoo, abrasion is the most important action which involves wearing away of the bank and the bedrock by stream water with the help of

sand grains (floating, dragging pebbles and gravels and all such small particles) that are being carried in it. The floating, dragging and rolling depends upon the size and shape. Cavitation is another method of erosion. Air bubbles trapped in the water get compressed into small spaces like cracks in the river’s banks. These bubbles eventually implode creating a small shockwave that weakens the rocks. The shockwaves are very weak but over time the rock will be weakened to the point at which it falls apart. Energy, environment and time are the three factors which determine the process of deposition by streams. Thus, when energy decreases to transport the load ( by reduction in velocity or volume of water), a part of material can no longer be transported and hence deposited. Similarly, the factors of environment influences the deposition through configuration or shape of the channel. Uneven surface of the channel check the velocity and hence cause deposition. The Time factoractually operates through the above two factors. Thus, when a stream would perform the act of deposition may be explained by a statement like “whenever and wherever its velocity is appreciably checked. The deposits that are laid down by running water are called alluvial, fluvial or fluviatile deposits. They all vary greatly in size, shape and mode of origin. Amongst these is first is Alluvial fans and Cones: these are cone shaped accumulations of stream debris that come down from hills or mountains meet a larger streams or valley floor. These are common in hilly terrains and second most important oner in the present context is Flood Plain Deposits which are resultant of some periods of high water levels or flood in a stream during which it overflows its banks and overflows on its sides. These flood waters are invariably heavily loaded with sediments of all typeswhich are eventually deposited over innundated areas. Thus a thick layer of such loads is left after every flood. Another type of flood plain deposits are Natural levees; which are broad, low ridges formed along the banks of the streams during floods. They generally slope away from stream edge. They form because of deposition of part of flood water load along the banks during floods. As rivers enters into plains, the gradient decreases suddenly and flow in increasingly wide, gentle sided valleys. The channel increases in size to hold the extra water which the river has to receive from its tributaries. As the river gets bigger it can carry larger amounts of material. This material will be

small in size, as larger rocks will have broken up on their way from the mountains. Much of the material will be carried in suspension and will erode the river banks by abrasion. When rivers flow over flatter land, they develop large bends called meanders. As a river goes around a bend most of the water is pushed towards the outside causing increased erosion. The river is now eroding sideways into its banks rather than downwards into its bed, a process called lateral erosion. On the inside of the bend, in contrast, there is much less water. The river will therefore be shallow and slow-flowing. It cannot carry as much material and so sand and shingle will be deposited. This is called a point bar or slip off slope. Due to erosion on the outside of a bend and deposition on the inside, the shape of a meander will change over a period of time. Notice how erosion narrows the neck of the land within the meander. In time, and usually during a flood, the river will cut right through the neck. The river will then take the new, shorter route. The fastest current, called the thalweg, will now tend to be in the centre of the river, and so deposition is likely to occur in gentler water next to the banks. Eventually deposition will block off the old meander to leave an oxbow lake. The oxbow lake will slowly dry up , only refilling after heavy rain or during a flood.

7. General profile of the District: Items General Information i) Geographical Area ii) Administrative Division/ Number of Tehsil Number of Panchayat/ Villages iii) Population iv) Average Annual Rainfall Geomorphology Major Physiographic Units

Major Drainage Land use (Km2) a) Forest Area b) Net area sown c) Gross croped area Major Soil Types

Statistics 5211 Km2 4/7 542/1458 2460714 1279.50 mm i) Vindhyan tract ii) South eastern plateau iii) Bhitri Garh range i) Narmada river and its tributaries

Principal Crops Irrigation By Different Sources Dug Wells Tube wells/Bore wells Tanks/Ponds Canals Other sources Net Irrigation Area

777 2738 3718 1. Loamy to sandy loamy 2. medium black and deep black Paddy,Maize,wheat,Mustard,Arhar No. Area irrigated Km2 8010 261 8832 815 36 1 56 940 853 161 1174

Gross Irrigated Area

1332

Number of Ground Water Monitoring Wells of CGWB (As on 31.03.2013) Number of Dug Wells 19 No. Piezometers 07 Predominant Geological Formations Recent : Alluium, Gondwana, Vidhyan. Hydrogeology Alluvium joint & fractured Major Water Bearing Formation Granite and Sand stone Pre monsoon depth to water level 0.37 to 10.20 mbgl during 2012 Post monsoon depth to water level 2.30 to 16.80 mbgl during 2012

8. Land Utilization Pattern in the District: Forest, Agriculure, Horticulture, Mining etc.: Total Area and Classification of Area in Jabalpur District of MADHYAPRADESH State for the year ending 2013- 14 (in Hectares)

Reporting Area For Land Utilization Statistics (2)

519757

Not Available For Cultivation

Area Under Mining activities

(3)

1496.801

Forests

(4)

Area Under Non Agricultural Uses

(5)

76677

41470

Barren and Un-Cultivable Land

Total

Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Misc Tree Crops and Groves not Included in Net Area

(9)

(10)

106

24580

(6)

(7)

(8)

36919

78389

39948

Cultivable Waste Land

Fallow Land Fallow Lands

Total

(11)

Other than Current Fallows

Current Fallow

Total

(12)

(13)

(14)

64364 12705

8644

Land Use Classification Map of Jabalpur District (Courtsey International Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2012, 26-31)

Net Area Sown

(15)

Total Cropped Area

(16)

Area Sown More than Once

(17)

21349 278708 424268 145560

9. Physiography of the district: The district consists of long narrow plain running from SW to NE and flanked by Bhandrer and Kaimur ranges of vindhyan supergroup on the west and the various hills and spurs of Mahadev and Maikal range. Bhitrigarh range and a few subsidiary hills intrude upon in the north of the district and practically join Vindhyans and Satpura system which together form the Great Central Waershed of India. Jabalpur district can broadly be divided in to three physiographic units. 1. The Vindhyan Tract 2. The South eastern plateaus of the Satpura 3. The Bhitright Range & the associated hill area. The Bhander & Kaimur ranges of Vindhyan System attains & altitude of 530 mamsl & form the western boundary of the district. The Bhander range is in the form of very abrupt & steep scarp & at the foot of this escarpment flows the Hiran river. The south eastern plateans of satpura are cut across by the Namada its south of Jabalpur & Deccan carps farming flat topped hills cover the whole area of satpuras in south east. The general height of table land is 460 mamgl south of Narmada & about 535 mamgl east of Jabalpur. The Bhitrigarh range & associated hill area run across the northern part of the district from south west to north east. It consists of metamorphic rocks & meets the spur of satpuras at almost right angle. These have general elevation of 460 to 550 mamgl. The range forms the watershed between the catchments of Hiran in the south & Katni in the north. Between the high lands of vindhyans in the west & Satpuras in east is low lying alluvial plain farmed due to Narmada & Hiran rivers & is called as the ‘Haveli’. Drainage System: the district lies at the junction of Vindhyan and Satpura ranges and act as part of Mighty Central Watershed of India. The important rivers of the district are Narmada, Hiran, Gaur and Pariyat. The southern part is drained by Narmada, whereas the central and northern parts are drained by Hiran and Gaur and their small tributaries. The general slp[oe of Narmada is towards west and that of Hiran and Gaur towards SW. The river system ids

characteristic of monsoon lands with a long dry season and rainy period of about 3 to 4 months. The rivers and their feeder streams and streamlets swell during monsoon and are otherwise mostly dry. The drainage pattern in the district is in general dendritic except in the valley of Narmada, along the right bank of Hiran below Katangi, wherein it is of straight trunk and trellis pattern due to intense tectonic activities in the geological past.

Physiographic Map of Jabalpur District

10. Rainfall: month-wise: Year 2012-13 वर्षा मििी. केंद्र

जन ू 12

जल ु षई 12

अगस्त 12

मितम्बर 12

अक्टूबर 12

नवम्बर 12

दििम्बर 12

जनवरी 13

फरवरी 13

िषर्ा 13

अप्रैल 13

िई 13

अन्य योग

2 168.0

3 626.3

4 435.9

5 129.7

6 12.8

7 01.2

8 06.2

9 00.0

10 54.7

11 37.5

12 26.1

13 00.0

14 1498.4

104.3

528.2

517.2

119.4

04.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

88.0

23.0

11.0

00.0

1395.1

पाटन

110.6

466.5

437.6

114.0

03.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

90.5

23.5

60.8

00.0

1306.5

4

सिहोरा

77.6

638.6

262.0

97.0

23.8

00.0

05.2

00.0

17.5

34.8

19.8

00.0

1136.3

5

मझौली

कष नषि 1

1 2 3

जबलपरु कुण्डम

कुल योग

औित वर्षा

52.8

373.6

331.6

113.7

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

57.4

04.0

03.0

00.0

936.1

513.3

2633.2

1984.3

573.8

43.6

01.2

11.4

00.0

308.1

122.8

120.7

00.0

6312.4

102.6

526.6

396.9

114.8

08.7

0.2

02.3

00.0

61.7

24.5

24.2

00.0

1262.5

Year 2013-14 वर्षा मििी. केंद्र

जन ू 13

जल ु षई 13

अगस्त 13

मितम्बर 13

अक्टूबर 13

नवम्बर 13

दििम्बर 13

जनवरी 14

फरवरी 14

िषर्ा 14

अप्रैल 14

िई 14

अन्य योग

1

2

जबलपरु

452.7

3 497.0

4 884.6

5 123.2

6 90.3

7 00.0

8 00.0

9 27.6

10 61.1

11 27.3

12 01.9

13 09.5

14 2175.3

302.0

539.0

827.0

50.0

117.0

00.0

00.0

25.0

65.0

07.0

00.0

00.0

1932.0

पाटन

411.1

647.5

709.4

97.8

84.2

00.0

00.0

32.6

55.2

12.7

00.0

00.0

2080.5

4

सिहोरा

312.6

500.6

531.2

58.0

82.6

00.0

00.0

41.4

61.8

19.2

02.0

00.0

1609.4

5

मझौली

366.0

510.3

656.2

42.2

42.0

00.0

00.0

21.0

48.0

07.0

11.0

00.0

1703.7

1874

2694.4

3608.4

371.3

416.1

00.0

00.0

147.6

291.1

73.2

14.9

09.5

9500.9

374.9

538.9

724.7

74.3

83.2

00.0

00.0

29.5

58.2

14.6

02.9

01.9

1900.1

कष नषि

1 2 3

कुण्डम

कुल योग

औित वर्षा

Year 2014-15 वर्ाा सममी.

जन ू 14

जल ु ाई 14

अगस्त 14

1

2

3

4

जबलपुर

164.3 56.0 60.1 60.0 90.3 430.7 86.1

340.1 429.1 312.7 295.2 140.7 1517.8 303.6

178.2 243.3 280.3 501.8 336.2 1539.8 307.9

केंद्र का नाम 1 2

कुण्डम

3

पाटन

4

सिहोरा

5

मझौली कुल योग

औित वर्षा

सितम्बर

अक्टूबर

नवम्बर

दििम्बर

जनवरी

फरवरी

14

14

14

15

15

5

6

7

8

9

228.6 144.7 91.4 165.4 136.4 766.5 153.3

42.4 53.0 09.2 20.0 28.4 153.0 30.6

00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

05.3 13.0 13.0 05.0 08.7 44.5 08.9

53.3 50.0 50.4 49.8 59.5 263.0 52.6

14

मार्ा 15

अप्रैल 15

मई 15

अन्य योग

10

11

12

13

14

12.2 09.0 21.4 12.2 07.3 60.1 12.0

95.7 61.0 83.8 67.2 71.2 378.9 75.8

14.8 06.0 32.8 36.2 17.4 107.2 21.5

02.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 02.0 00.4

1136.9 1063.1 955.1 1212.8 895.6 5263.5 1052.7

Year 2015-16 वर्ाा सममी.

जून 15

जुलाई 15

अगस्त 15

1

2

3

4

जबलपुर

80.8 79.5 149.3 141.2 962 547.0 109.4

369.8 267.0 331.0 163.6 268.2 1399.6 179.8

284.6 397.0 246.3 168.0 296.9 1392.8 278.6

केंद्र का नाम 1 2 3

कुण्डम पाटन

4

सिहोरा

5

मझौली कुल योग

औित वर्षा

सितम्बर

अक्टूबर

नवम्बर

दििम्बर

जनवरी

15

15

15

16

5

6

7

8

9

10

74.5 76.0 87.0 108.4 56.1 402.0 80.4

35.8 46.0 11.2 33.8 37.5 164.3 32.9

00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

11..4 07.0 13.1 29.6 28.0 89.1 17.8

00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

15

फरवरी 16

मार्ा 16

अप्रैल 16

मई 16

अन्य योग

11

12

13

14

11. Geology and Mineral wealth: The district is often called as the Museum of Geology. It exhibits very widespectrum of rocks, ranging in age from Archaean to Pleistocene and recent period. The older metamorphic rocks comprising of granite gneiss with enclaves of amphibolite and schist, are exposed in the central part of the district. The volcano-sedimentary seqyence of Mahkoshal group, trending in ENE-WSW direction, is exposed in the central and SW parts of the district. It comprises metavolcanic rocks, chemical precipitation and turbidites. Dolerite dykes, amphibolites, granites and quartz veins intrude these rocks. These intrusives exhibit a peculiar ENE-WSW trend. The intrusive MadanMahal granite occurs in the form of inselberg and conical hills near Jabalpur. Vindhyan supergroup is represented by Kaimur, Rewa and Bhander groups which consist of sandstone, shale and glauconitic partings occur in the northern plateau and form of steep escarpments. Gondwana supergroup is represented by Jabalpur group and comprises of alternate beds of course and pebbly sandstone and clay and are exposed in the east, central and SW parts of the district. The plant fossils are found within them. Lameta group comprises of green glauconitic sandstone, grit, nodular siliceous limestone and clay in the SC parts of the district. Remains of Dinasaur fossils are encountered within it. Deccan trap Basalt form extensive plateau in the southern part and comprises of 14 to 22 flows. The quarternary sediments comprise mainly of clay and cacareous concretions. Tight isoclinal folding of Mahakoshals, intense deformation of Vindhyans along its contact with Mahakoshals and general broad shallow synclinal uctures of Vindhyans are highlights of the structural features. The region is a part of Cruamansonata zone and exhibit a regional trend of ENEWSW. The contact between Mahakoshals is faulted all along. It is intersected and interveined by no. of minor faults and microlineaments which trend in NNW-SSE to NW-SE direction. For A detailed geological set up

and

geological map of Jabalpur, please refer District Resource Map of Jabalpur district, published by Geological Survey of India A concise account of geological set up of the district is given below.

Pleistocene to Recent Upper Cretaceous to Eocene Upper Cretaceous Cretaceous to Carboniferous Neo to Meso Proterozoic PalaeoProterozoic Archaean

Recent Amarkantak group Lameta group Jabalpur group (Up. Gondwana) Bhander Vindhyan Rewa supergroup Kaimur Intrusives Mahkoshal group

Alluvial soil Laterite Sills and dykes and flows of Deccan Trap Basalt and intertrappeans Sandstone, clay, siliceous limestone and grit Sndstone, clay, shales with thin coal seams Sandstone, shales, siltstones Quartz vein, Basic dykes, granite Quartzite, BHQ/BHJ, conglomerate, chert breccia, phyllite, dolomite Granite gneiss with enclaves of amphibolites and schists

Geological Map of Jabalpur District

Mineral wealth: The district is endowed with variety of major and minor minerals, building stones, road metal and other construction materials. Some of the important mineral entities are briefed belowI Iron Ore: the iron ore is in form of stinges, fringes and pockets within the Banded Iron Formation (BIF) of Mahakoshal group. Some of the important localities are: Bijori, JHiti, Dharampura, Gosalpur, Saroli, Agaria, Tikaria, Pratappur, Dubiyara, Banderkola, Sindursi, Sihora, Jouli, Majholi, Kodamukur, Koda etc. Many of these localities are under active mining operations In Hargarh area, beneficiation plants are working to upgrade the ore and most of the mined ore is exportred. In the last fiscal, about 3.5 million tonnes of iron ore was produced. 2. Manganese ore: it occurs as stringes, veins and streaks within BIF of Mahakoshal group, near Sakri, Gosalpur and Dharampura. The ore is of low grade. Last year, about 3238 tonnes of ore was produced. 3. Marble and Soapstone: the occurrence of talkose schist and steatite and marble is within dolomites of Mahakoshals. They are mostly used for decorative and furnishing purposes. The occurrence is near Lalpur, Bhedaghat etc. the mining activity is banned here, as per the orders of the H’ble court of M. P. 4. Dolomite: it has recently been included in the list of minor minerals. It has two distinct uses; 1 as B.F., SMS and refractory grade,and found near Nanakheda, Seonitola, Bhedaghat and Lalpur ( about 40 million tonnes) and Rithori (5.04 million tonnes) and 2. As building stone (commercially known as marble), takes good polish and the block mining is done. In the last fiscal, 3

about 17915 M marble and 3376 tonnes dolomite was produced in the district. 5. Clay: it occurs near Chhui Hills, Baghraji and Lalpur. It was actively mined for fire bricks and pottery industry. In the financial year, about 19882 tonnes of fire clay and 6250 tonnes of white clay was produced. 6. Glass sands: It is available near Lametaghat, near the banks of Narmada. Besides these, occurrences of coal and precious and base metals have also been reported but most of these are of academic interest only.

7. Road Metal: Many of the rocks occur in the district are suitable for road metal. Amongst them, basalt is the most important. About 20 to 25% of the disrict is covered by Deccan Trap Basalt. Thus, almost whole of Kundam and Bargi tahsils and parts of Sihora, Panagar and Jabalpur tahsils are encompassed with flows of basalt. Most of thesupply of road metal comes from these areas. Still a large area is still available for road metal. Besides basalt, granite, gneiss, low grade dolomite and high silica Lameta limestone are also available for road metal. In the last fiscal, about 47630M3 road metal was produced.

(a) District wise detail of river or streams and other sand sources: The district is very fortunate in the sense that it is drained by Narmada in the SW part and its tributaries Hiran, Gaur, and Pariyat in the central and northern parts of the district. The whole area is a part of Great Narmada basin. The important rivers and streams of the district are briefed hereNarmada River: it is the principal river of the district. It originates from Amarkantak (Lat. 22o 40’ N and Long. 81o 46’E) in Anuppur district and enters the district through Mandla from the south at the trijunction of Jabalpur, Mandla and Seoni districts. A large size capacity “Bargi Dam” is constructed on this river for irrigation and electrification. In the district, the river persues a northerly course for 50 km across Satpuras and turns westerly near its confluence with Gaur (one of the right bank tributary). It forms a gorgeous “Dhuandhar Fall” of 30’. Thereafter, the river passes through the famous gorge of marble rocks of Bhadeghat. Beyond this, the river enters a plain and traverses the southern part the district and leaves the district atSankal after the confluence with Hiran river and also forms boundary with Narsinghpur district. The total length of river in the district is about 120 km. it enters the district through basaltic terrain and flows through Vindhyans and Gondwanas. Thus, in the upstreams, it carries huge load of sand (originates after weathering of sedimentary rocks and recent formations). But initially, the sandy matter is less. Thus, in the SC part near the confluence with Gaur and then westerly with Hiran, the deposits of sand and associated aggregates are huge. Moreover, lack of sudden gradient and flow of river through plains, the

probability of other associated aggregates like Bajri, pebbles is not very common. Moreso, lack of good sorting and presence of silt and soil makes the sand deposits a mixed one. Hiran river: it is the 2nd most important river of the district and the principal right bank tributary of Narmada river in the district. It originates near Kundam (23o 19’N-80 o21’E) near the SE boundary of the district. It takes a northerlyu course for about 50 km through basaltic terrain and turns towards west and flows to KAtangi through a zigzag course crossing from south of Sihora and Patan. From this point, it takes a SW direction and merges with Narmada between Sankal and Hirapur. Its main feeder streams are Belkund, Sohar, Kair nala (from the north) and Kadri and Pariyat (from the south). Amongst them, Pariyat is the principal affluent one. The river is about 190 km long. It is a rich source of sands and other associated aggregates as after entering into Narmada basin and sedimentary rocks of Vindhyans and Gondwanas, carries and deposits a good load. Moreover, due to lithology of the course, the quality of sand is also good one. A large tract of this river is utmost suitable for sand mining e.g near Sihora, Patan and Katangi. Many of the sand quarries operated by the M P State Mining Corporations Ltd. are in this tract. Gaur River: it originates near Niwas in Mandla district and forms the boundary with Mandla district for some distance. It runs towards north initially and then turns SW and join river Narmada in the right bank at about 12 south of Jabalpur. The total length of river is about 80 km of which about 50 km is in the district. Thus, summing up, these three rivers are the principal source of sands and their aggregates in the district. Besides these, near the banks of these rivers, buried and palaeo-channels and ox bow lake, may also be potential locii for sands but mostly these structures might be under restricted zone as per MCR and MMDR provisions. (b) District wise availability of sand or gravel or aggregate resources: This has already been briefed in the preceeding paras. The resources are on the banks of Hiran, Narmada and Gaur rivers. There are about 39 areas available for sand mining in the district.

The important localities in

Patan tahsils are: kakrehata, Dhanoli, Sakra, Chhiturha, Thana, Manda,

Mahuakheda,Konikalan, Gardhaghat, Aamakheda; in Sihora thasil:Khirahni and Devrikanhai; in Panagar tahsil: Imalia, andhua and singledeep; and in Shahpura tahsil: neemkheda, new Chargawan, barbati, PAvla, jugpura, Kulon, Dharampura, Maalkachhar, Bhadpura, Ramkhiriya, Khairi, Kusli, Kudokalan and Belkhedi. Here these areas are operated by The M P State Mining Corporation Ltd for mining of sand and aggregates. In the last fincial year, about 902607 M3 sand was sold and about 5.92 Crore Rs of royalty was earned by the exchequer. (c) District wise detail of existing mining leases of sand and aaggregates: There are no mining lease for sand and aggregates in the district but there are 39 no. of auction quarries of sand and aggregates, which are run by the M P State Mining Corporation Ltd. As per the information received from them, they fetched a royalty of Rs. 5.92 Crore in the financial year 2014-15.

River Map of Jabalpur District

Drainage system with description of main rivers S. NO.

NAME OF THE RIVER

AREA DRAINED(KM2)

1 2 3

Narmada River Hiran River Gaur River

98,796 km2 9.5 km2 4 km2

% AREA DRAINED IN THE DISTRICT About 10 100 62.5

Salient Features of Important Rivers and Streams Name of the River or Stream 1 2 3

Name of River or Stream recommende d for mineral concession

Narmada

Hiran and Gaur Rivers

Narmada River Hiran River Gaur River

Total length in theE District (in km) 120 km 190 km 50 km

Portion of the River or Stream Recommended for Mineral Concession

Jabalpur -02: Sagda jhapni (Kh no. 1/1/), NArayanpur (Kh no. 1), Charhgat (Kh no. 1/3), Saliwada (Kh no. 464), Patan-03: Kakrehata (Kh no. 326,175,01), Kakrehata (Kh no. 87), Dhanoli (Kh no. 110), Sakra (Kh no.138), Chhiturha (Kh no. 1), Thana (Kh no. 77), Mada (Kh no.1) Patan-04: Mahuakheda (Kh no. 42,1), Konikalan (Kh no. 180,166), Gaadaghat (Kh no. 1), Aamakheda (Kh no. 1), Sihora-05: Khirahni (Kh no. 271), Devri Kanhai (Kh no. 782), Panagar-06: Imalia (Kh no. 1), Andhua (Kh no. 62), Singledeep (Kh no. 1), Shahpur: Neemkheda (Kh no. 326), New Chargawan (Kh no. 414), Barbati (Kh no. 484), Pawla (Kh no. 397), Jugpura (Kh no. 124), Kulon (Kh no. 238), Dharampura (Kh no. 415), Maal Kachhar (Kh no. 152), Bhadpura (Kh no. 483), Ramkhiriya (Kh no. 300), Khairi (Kh no. 151), Kusli (Kh no. 481), Kuda Kalan (Kh no. 558), Belkhedi (Kh no. 339)

Place of Origin

Altitude at origin

Amarkantak Kundam Niwas

800-1000 M 600 -800 M 600 – 800 M

Area recommended for mineral concession (in 2 M)

Mineable mineral 3 potential (in M (60 % of total mineral potential)

115000

207000 M

3046600

5483880 M

3

3

MINERAL POTENTIAL Boulder(MT)

Bajri(MT)

Huge as about 25 It is to 30% of the associated district is occupied with river sand by the minor minerals i.e. basalt, granite and sandstone, but as per figures received from District Mining Section 768063.77 M3 was produced in 2014-15

Sand (MT)

Total Mineable mineral potential(MT)

It is found mainly in Narmada, Hiran and Gaur rivers, though the resources as per their area in the district is huge, the production of sand and bajri is 985730.28 M 3 in 2014-15

Huge, immense as 25 to 30% of the district is occupied by minor minerals which include basalt and granite and other stones as road metal and soil. Thus mineral potentials are immense.

The efforts are on to identify and locate the new areas for sand mining. Moreover, the potential loci for deposits of sand and associated aggregates are within river bed or close to river banks or the areas of flood plain and the resources are dependent upon the amount of rainfall and the waterload carried by the river or stream. Annual deposition Sr. no.

River or stream

1

Narmada

2

Portion of the district or stream recommended for mineral concession

Along the River banks of Narmda, in the southern part of the district Hiran and Along the river Gaur banks, in the central and northern parts of the district (Katangi, Patan tahsils)

Area recommended for mineral concession (in Sq. meter)

Mineable mineral potential(in metric tone) (60% of total mineral potential

115000

207000 M3

3046600

54838800 M3

The process of sand reclaimation is highly dependent upon the rainfall received in the catchment areas of rivers and their tributaries and the velocity of river. It is a dynamic process. Thus it is difficult to predict, what quantity of sand may be reclaimed/redeposited by river. Because, in case of less rain,

less water in the river, there may be less erosion and transportation may also be minimal and as a result deposition too will be less. Moreover, in case of floods, the sudden gush of water may force the change in the river course, thus old sites of sand deposition may not be relevant. Thus, the above figures may just be a mere prediction, based on the production in the preceeding years. Moreso, practically, it is not possible that in such a short period, single person can visit each spot within the district and determine how much quantity of sand may be replenished every year. The data narrated in the report, regarding annual deposition of sand and associated aggregates and mineable mineral potential is concerned, is only estimation based on the data provided by the district mining office. Thus, the figures may vary from area to area and year on year basis. Therefore, this document is not static one but has to be a dynamic one, the figures of which may vary with respect to time. The DEAC committee is at liberty to make the spot inspection of the area under question for which the prior environmental clearance will be sought.