Compliance Monitoring Report for Mines and Quarries - National ...

Baychu Stone QuarryGeneral DetailsAddressContact PersonRaw Material and Final ProductStripping RatioOperation and AnnualProductionGeological/Residual Reserveand projected year to lastLease Area and PeriodObservation1. Mining Operation DesignPit slope AngleBench Height and Width2. Occupational Health andSafetySafety and ProtectiveGearsWater and SanitationFacilitiesFirst-Aid-Kit3. Waste and OverburdenManagementSanitary WasteTopsoilUndersize/reject,Overburden/inter-burdenand Other materialsMechanism of Dumpingand ArrestingPit slope Angle, BenchHeight and Length ofWidth4. Environmental AspectsAir EnvironmentWater EnvironmentNoise EnvironmentBiological Environment5. Approach/AccessRoad ConditionsWater Drainage SystemBaychu Stone Quarry,M.P.Sharma, GMStoneNo FMFS Report at the siteNo FMFS Report at the siteNo FMFS Report at the siteNo document found during the site visitQuarrying was not done strictly as per the FMFS report.Quarrying was found to have done in pockets.The quarry was not under operation at the time ofmonitoring. Therefore occupational safety and health issuescould not be assesses and verified.Top soil is not stored separately.No check dam was seenOverburden was pushed down and dumped above thenational highway to Tsirang.There is good vegetation around the quarry.The Puna Tsangchu passes below the quarry and themanagement should operate the quarry as per the FMFSreport.The water management is not maintained.There is no need of approach road as the quarry just abovethe highway.117