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

Tenzin Stone Quarry, DrakarpoThis quarry is being operated based on the environmental clearance issued by the DGM.General DetailsAddressContact PersonTenzin Mining CompanyDawakhaTenzinType of mineral mined Slabs and bouldersStripping Ratio 0.06:1Operation and Annual 10 months in a year, 7,800 MTProductionGeological/Residual Reserve 0.195 Million MTand projected year to lastLease Area and Period 0.85 hectaresObservation1. Mining Operation DesignPit slope AngleBench Height and Width2. Occupational Health andSafety:Safety 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 EnvironmentOperation of the quarry has not followed the FMFS Reportstrictly. Hence the quarry phases were seen almost vertical.A few benches under development ranged from 6 to 18meters high and 3 to 6 meters wide.Other than helmets, the management had not provided anyother personal protective gears.Sanitation and water supply facilities were not provided atthe site.No first aid kit available at site. The management reportedthat in case of any workplace injury, people are being takento the nearby Basic Health Unit (BHU).The management has not provided disposal facilities forsanitary wastes.Top soil is not stored separately.The overburden and inter-burden have occupiedconsiderable area of the quarry though it is dumped at theapproved site. Moreover, the management has startedpushing the overburden down towards the highway.The height of overburden dumped above the highway is30.5 meters.Overburdens dumped above the highway have blocked thedrain and culvert.The only check dam which was under construction abovethe highway was dry wall.The management has not carried out monitoring of air,water and noise at the quarry site.There is a good vegetation cover around the mine.91