DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT

DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND

MINING OR RIVER BED MINING
NASHIK DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

Prepared by
District Mining Officer
Collector Office, Nashik

Prepared Under
A] Appendix – X Of MoEFCC, GoI. Notification S.O. 141(E) Dated 15.1.2016 B]
Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines
C] Sand policy 2019
D] MoEFCC, GoI. Notification S.O. 3611(E) Dated 25.07.2018
E] Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020

DISTRICT - NASHIK
MAHARASHTRA
Detailed Survey Report, Nashik

PREFACE
With reference to the gazette notification dated 15 th January 2016, ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, the State environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
and State Environment Assessment Committee (SEAC) are to be constituted by the
divisional commissioner for prior environmental clearance of quarry for minor minerals. The
SEIAA and SEAC will scrutinize and recommend the prior environmental clearance of
ministry of minor minerals on the basis of district survey report. The main purpose of
preparation of District Survey Report is to identify the mineral resources and mining activities
along with other relevant data of district. This report contains details of Lease, Sand mining
and Revenue which comes from minerals in the district. This report is prepared on the basis
of data collected from different concern departments. A survey is carried out by the
members of DEIAA with the assistance of Geology Department or Irrigation Department or
Forest Department or Public Works Department or Ground Water Boards or Remote
Sensing Department or Mining Department etc. in the district.
Minerals are classified into two groups, namely (i) Major minerals and (ii) Minor minerals.
Amongst these two groups minor mineral have been defined under section 3(e) of Mines
and Minerals (Regulation and development) Act, 1957. The minor minerals are further
governed by.
The Maharashtra Minor Minerals Rule MMME(D&R)rules2013‖.TheMinormineralsinclude
building stones, Gravel, ordinary clay, ordinary sand, limestone used for lime burning,
boulders, , murrum, brick earth, bentonite, road metal, slate, marble, stones used for making
household utensils etc. and other minerals not defined as minor minerals in the said Act are
treated as major minerals. They include coal, kyanite, sillimanite, barites, chromite, fluorite,
quartz, sand used for stowing Purposes in coal mines and many other minerals used for
industrial purposes.
Based on the amendments made by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change, Government of India, in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
notified or amendment on 15 January 2016, the Survey document of the district Nashik. The
district survey document has been prepared in accordance with the Appendix-X of the said
notification. The Minerals/ rivers/streams were studied based on the following parameters
excluding the hill slope mining.

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OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (as per the
Sustainable Sand Mining Guideline) is to ensure the following –
 Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be
allowed; and Identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural
structures and installations where mining should be prohibited and calculation
of annual rate of replenishment and allowing time for replenishment after
mining in that area.
 Identification of mineral wealth in the district.

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INDEX
S.N. TITLE PAGE NO.
DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING (PART-A)
1. Introduction 9
2. Overview of mining activity in the district 13
3. General Profile of the District 13
4. Location of the District 14
5. Physiography of the district 15
6. Geology and Mineral Wealth 16
7. Land Utilization pattern in the district Forest, Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining 22
etc.
8. Surface water and Ground water scenario of the district Hydrogeology 26
9. Rainfall Month wise & Climate 29
10. Process of Deposition of Sediment in the river of the district 30
11. Drainage system with description of main rivers 40
12. Methodology adopted for calculating of mineral potential 40
13. The detail of River as given below annual deposition 41
14. Quality/Grade of Mineral available in the district 41
15. Use of Mineral 41
16. Demand and supply of the mineral in last three years 41
17 Recommendation of enforcement & monitoring guidelines for sand mining by 42
MOEF&CC-2020
DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR RIVER
BED MINING (PART-B)
1. Introduction 31
2. Overview of Mining Activity In The District 31
3. General Profile of The District 32
4. Location of the District 33
5. Physiography of the district 34
6. Geology of the district 35
7. Land utilization pattern in the district 41
8. Surface water and ground water scenario of the district 43
9. Rainfall of the district climatic conditions 46
10. Mineral Weath 66
11. Quality/ Grade of minerals available in the district 66
12. Use of Mineral 66
13. Details of the area of where there is a cluster of mining leases 66
14. Detail of Eco-sensitive Area 68
15. Impact on The Environment (Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora & Fauna, Land 69
Use, Agriculture, Forest Etc.) Due To Mining Activity:
16. Remedial measure to mitigate the impact of mining on Environment 70
17. Reclamation of mined out area 71
18 Risk Assessment and disaster management plan 71
19. Reference 77

ANNEXURE
ANNE TITLE
I Compliance to enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for sand mining 2020
II List of Proposed Mining Leases
III Cluster details & Contiguous Clusters
IV Transportation Routes for individual leases
V List of Proposed Mining Leases 2020-21
VI Details Summary List

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VII Final List of Cluster & Contiguous Cluster

VIII 10*10 Grid
IX Bank to Bank River Cross Section
X Public Hearing Sign Copy will be updated in DSR

Figure – Part I
Fig. TITLE PAGE NO.
1 Location of the district 15
2 Physiographical map of the Nashik 16
3 Geological map of the Nashik 18
4 Hydrogeological Map of Nashik 19
5 Show Deposition pattern of the river 31
6 Diagram showing the stream velocity required to Erode, Transporation & 36
particles of various sizes
7 Long profile of a graded stream 38
Part – II
1 Location of the district 34
2 Physiographical map of the Nashik 35
3 Geological map of the Nashik 37
4 Hydrogeological map of Nashik 38

Sr.No Amendment Amendment Amendment Page Amendment

sheet No. Details Date No. By
1 Amendment Complete 29.01.2020 - DMO,
In DSR DSR Nashik
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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR SAND MINING OR RIVER BED MINING

(PART-A)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Nashik district is situated partly in the Tapi Basin and partly in the upper Godavari Basin. It
lies between 19035’ 18” North latitude to 200 53’ 07” North latitude and 730 16’ 07” East
longitudes to 740 56’ 22” East longitudes. It is surrounded by Dhule district in the North,
Jalgaon and Aurangabad district in the East, Ahemadnagar district in the South, Thane
district in the South-West and Gujarat state in the North-West. Nashik district has an area of
15530 square km and a population is 4987923 (2001 Census). It ranks third in terms of area
and fourth in terms of population amongst the district of the state. The main stream of hills in
the Sahyadri which is runs north-south in the western proportion of the district. From the
main Sahyadrian range, three prominent spurs Stretch out of the east. In the extreme north
is the Selbari range which approximately forms the boundary between Nashik and Dhule
district. Next in the Satmala and Ajanta range which runs right across the district. It acts as
a watershed between the Girna and its tributaries which drain towards the Tapi to the north
and the Godavari and its tributaries to the south. Some of the ranges are flat topped and
regular in height and slope, while others are conical and irregular. The district is broadly
divided into three major geographical regions:
I) Downghat Konkan Tract,
II) The Girna Basin and
III) The Godavari basin.
The district is drained by two main rivers, viz. Girna and the Godavari and their tributaries.
The climate of the district is generally dry except during the South-West monsoon season.
The average annual rainfall for the district as a whole is 1035.5 mm. Within the district there
are considerable variations in rainfall. The rainfall in generally decrease as one proceeds
from West to East. Temperature begins to increase rapidly from the latter half of February.
May is the hottest month with the mean daily maximum temperature at 40.6°C at Malegaon
and 37.4°C at Nashik. December is the coldest month with the mean daily minimum
temperature at 11.3°C at Malegaon and 10.2°C at Nashik. The soil of the district is
essentially derived from the Deccan Trap which is the predominant rock formation of the
district. The soil formation is mainly affected by the climatic condition and topography of the
district. The soil in the Godavari, Kadava, upper reaches of the Girna and the Mosam Valley
is quite deep and fertile. The relief in the rest of the district is undulating and susceptible to
erosion. Light shallow soil is found on hill slopes and very coarse soils at higher elevation.
The territory now included in Nasik district was formerly partly in Khandesh district and
partly in Ahmadnagar district. Yeola was then known as Patoda taluka. In 1837-38, parts
of Ahmadnagar
District consisting of Sinnar, Chandvad, Dindori, Nasik including Igatpuri and the Peint state
were made into a sub-collectorate under Ahmadnagar. The sub-collectorate of Nasik was,
however, abolished in 1856 and its talukas incorporated in Ahmadnagar district. In 1861,
Nimar peta under Sinnar and Vani peta under Dindori were abolished and a new sub-
division was formed with headquarters at Niphad. Headquarters of Karnai taluka included in
Trimbak peta was transferred to Igatpuri town in the year 1861-62 and the name of the
taluka was changed from Karnai to Igatpuri taluka. In 1869, Nasik was made a full-fledged
district, with eight sub-divisions of Ahmadnagar (viz. Nasik, Sinnar, Igatpuri, Dindori,
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Nandgaon, Malegaon and Baglan) together with Peint state. Shortly afterwards, Akola taluka
was returned to Ahmadnagar. In 1875, Baglan was divided into two talukas, Baglan or
Satana and Kalwan. Peint state became British territory and was made into a sub-division in
1878.
There were no major changes in the district or taluka boundaries between 1901 & 1948.
Consequent upon the merger of the Indian states a new mahal known as Surgana mahal
consisting of the former princely state of Surgana, was created in 1949. In 1950, 11 enclave
villages which formed part of Nandgaon taluka were transferred to Aurangabad district. Two
villages (Salher and Vaghamba) from Surat district were added to this district. Four villages
were transferred to West Khandesh or present Dhulia district.
Nashik as an Independent District was formed during 1869. And from 1869 District
Collector started functioning here at Nashik as their head quarter. Till now 97 Collectors
have hold the post. 1st Indian to hold the post of Collector was 36th Collector Mr.
Kothawala who was ICS. Since then District of
13 tehsils was there and from 26th June, 1999 two new tehsils were formed viz. Deola and
Trimbakeshwar. Deola was formed from Malegaon, Kalwan and Baglan (Satana) Taluka
where as Trimbakeshwar was formed from Nashik, Igatpuri and Peint taluka. Alltogether
area of Nashik District is 15,530 Sq. Kms.
1.1 History
Nashik was included also under Ashok's mighty empire. Later, Nashik district became very
prosperous during the era of the Satavahana as it lay on the trade route to Broach (Gujarat).
During Mughal period, the city was named as Gulshanabad appreciating its beauty. The old
name was restored when Peshwas took over in 1751. By 1818, Nashik became an important
town with two palaces, magnificent buildings and beautiful gardens and vineyards. Nashik
surrendered to the British on April 19, 1818. Nashik too was in great disturbance during the
freedom struggle of 1857. But it retained its peace after the struggle ended in 1860. Nashik
Municipality was formed in 1864. Nashik was made a full-fledged district with its present 13
talukas in 1869. Railway tracks were constructed around that time. The city gained its
popularity with the construction of Central Jail India Security Press and the Distillery, which
then existed for the English soldiers at Deolali. Then, artisans skilled in making utensils and
smiths excelling in silver and gold ornaments were beginning to launch their trade, and
Nashik grew to be a flourishing commercial center. As far as revolutionary activities during
freedom struggle were concerned, Nashik was always prominent as a centre. Great
revolutionist, Anant Kanhere fired at Mr. Jackson, the then Collector of Nashik, on the night
of 21st December 1909, while he was watching a play at Vijayanand Theatre. Mr Jackson
died on the spot, which resulted in arrests, trails and sentences. Mahatma Gandhi's non-
cooperation movement found its share of forest satyagrahas and underground activities here
in Nashik as well. Dr. Ambedkar has organized his temple entry movement for the abolition
of untouchability and mass Satyagraha was organized in 1932. In 1950, Session of India
National Congress was held at Nashik at a place now called Nehrunagar (between Nashik
and Nashik Road).
Historical Perspective
Nashik is a historically, mythologically, socially and culturally important city in the northern
part of the state of Maharashtra in India. It is known for the temples on the banks of the
Godavari and it has historically been one of the holy sites of the Hindu religion. It is one of
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Nashik was known by different names in different Yugas. It was known as

“Padmanagar” during Krita Yuga, “Trikantak” during Treta Yuga, “Janasthan” during Dwapar
Yuga, and it ultimately became Nashik in Kali Yuga. During the Mughal period it was known
as “Gulshanabad”, the city of roses. Nashik has mythological, historical, social and cultural
importance. The city is situated on the banks of the Godavari River, making it one of the
holiest places for Hindus all over the world. Nashik has a rich historical past, as the history
has it that Lord Rama, the King of Ayodhya, made Nashik his abode during his 14 years in
exile. At the same place Lord Laxman, by the wish of Lord Rama, cut the nose of
"Shurpnakha" and thus this city was named as "Nashik".
After the fall of the Satavahana empire, the Abhiras or Ahirs ruled in the north east and the
Chutus in Maharashtra and Kuntala. The Puranas state that ten Abhira tribes ruled for 67
years. The Nasik inscription speaks of king Madhuriputra Ishvarasena, the Abhir and a son
of Shivadatla.This dynasty originated in A.D. 249-50, an era called Kalachuri or Chedi in
later times.
In Kritayuga, Nashik was 'Trikantak', 'Janasthana' in Dwaparyuga and later in Kuliyuga it
became 'Navashikh' or 'Nashik'. Classical Sanskrit poets like Valmiki, Kālidāsa and
Bhavabhuti have paid rich tributes here. In 150 BC Nashik was the country's largest market
place. From 1487 A.D, the province came under the rule of Mughals and its name was
changed Gulshanabad (No such proofs or this name). It was also home of Emperor Akbar
who wrote at length about Nashik in Ein-e-Akbari. It was also known as the 'Land of the
Brave' during the regime of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The most important historical
significance is that Kumbh Mela is conducted at Nashik once every twelve years, out of 4
places in India.
Ancient Nashik
Legend states that the name "Nashik" is derived from the Hindu epic Ramayana. During
the exile of Lord Ram, Shoorpanakha, the sister of the demon king Raavan tried to seduce
Ram. Angered, Ram ordered Lakshman to cut off Shoorpanakha's nose (nashika/naak).
According to the Raamayan, Sita was abducted by Raavan from the area called Panchavati
in the Western Ghats. Today, it is a popular religious destination within the city limits. The
city got its present name in 1818 when the Peshwas got control of the city. The Peshwa rule
however, did not last long and the British captured Nashik in the very same year. In 1840,
one of the first modern libraries of Maharashtra (then, the Presidency of Bombay) was
founded at Nashik.
Administration
Nashik division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state and is also known as
North Maharashtra. The historic Khandesh region covers the northern part of the division, in
the valley of the Tapti River. Nashik Division is bound by Konkan Division and the state of
Gujarat to the west, Madhya Pradesh state to the north, Amravati Division and Marathwada
(Aurangabad Division) to the east, and Pune Division to the south. The city of Nashik is the
largest city of this division. Administratively, the district is divided into fifteen talukas, which
are grouped into four sub- divisions:
 Nashik sub-division: Dindori, Igatpuri, Nashik, Nashik Road, Peth, Trimbakeshwar,
 Malegaon sub-division: Chandwad, Malegaon, Nandgaon
 Niphad sub-division: Niphad, Sinnar, Yeola
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 The Nashik district is under proposal to be bifiurcated and a separate Malegaon District
be carved out of existing Nashik district with the inclusion of the north eastern parts of
Nashik district which include Malegaon, Nandgaon, Deola, Baglan, and Kalwan talukas
in the proposed Malegaon district.
Geography
Nashik district is situated partly in the Tapi Basin and partly in the upper Godavari Basin. It
lies between 19035’ 18” North latitude to 200 53’ 07” North latitude and 730 16’ 07” East
longitudes to 740 56’ 22” East longitudes. It is surrounded by Dhule district in the North,
Jalgaon and Aurangabad district in the East, Ahemadnagar district in the South, Thane
district in the South-West and Gujarat state in the North-West (map 1.1). Nashik district has
an area of 15530 square km and a population is 4987923 (2001 Census). It ranks third in
terms of area and fourth in terms of population amongst the district of the state. The main
stream of hills in the Sahyadri which is runs north-south in the western proportion of the
district. From the main Sahyadrian range, three prominent spurs Stretch out of the east. In
the extreme north is the Selbari range which approximately forms the boundary between
Nashik and Dhule district. Next in the Satmala and Ajanta range which runs right across the
district. It acts as a watershed between the Girna and its tributaries which drain towards the
Tapi to the north and the Godavari and its tributaries to the south. Some of the ranges are
flat topped and regular in height and slope, while others are conical and irregular. 5 The
district is broadly divided into three major geographical regions: I) Downghat Konkan Tract,
II) The Girna Basin and III) The Godavari basin. The district is drained by two main rivers,
viz. Girna and the Godavari and their tributaries. The climate of the district is generally dry
except during the South-West monsoon season. The average annual rainfall for the district
as a whole is 1035.5 mm. Within the district there are considerable variations in rainfall. The
rainfall in generally decrease as one proceeds from West to East. Temperature begins to
increase rapidly from the latter half of February. May is the hottest month with the mean daily
maximum temperature at 40.6°C at Malegaon and 37.4°C at Nashik. December is the
coldest month with the mean daily minimum temperature at 11.3°C at Malegaon and 10.2°C
at Nashik. The soil of the district is essentially derived from the Deccan Trap which is the
predominant rock formation of the district. The soil formation is mainly affected by the
climatic condition and topography of the district. The soil in the Godavari, Kadava, upper
reaches of the Girna and the Mosam Valley is quite deep and fertile. The relief in the rest of
the district is undulating and susceptible to erosion. Light shallow soil is found on hill slopes
and very coarse soils at higher elevation.
Demography
According to the 2011 census Nashik district has a population of 6,109,052, (11th in INDIA)
(3rd in Maharashtra), roughly equal to the nation of El Salvador or the US state of Missouri.
This gives it a ranking of 11th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population
density of 393 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
the decade 2001-2011 was 22.33%. Nashik has a sex ratio of 931 females for every 1000
males, and a literacy rate of 80.96%. Urban Population is 58.67 % Nashik is the fourth
largest city in Maharashtra in terms of population. According to the Census of India, 2011,
Nashik had a population of 1,486,053. Males constitute 782,517 of the population and
females 703,536. Metropolitan Nashik population was 1,561,809 in which 821,921 were
males and 739,888 were females. Nashik city had an average literacy rate of 89.85%: male
literacy was 93.40%, and female literacy was 85.92%.
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boys. In Nashik, 11.42% of the population is under 6 years of age.[16] In census year 2001
the Nashik Urban Agglomeration had a population of 11,52,326. Thus it was the fourth
largest urban area of Maharashtra State after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. The projected
population of Nashik urban agglomeration (which includes abutting urban areas like Deolali)
as on 11 November 2012 is 15,62,769.
2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT:
The three types of minor mineral constituents such as sand, stone and bajri are required for
any type of construction apart from other material like cement and steel. In earlier times, the
houses/ buildings were constructed in form of small dwellings with walls made up of mud
plaster, stone and interlocking provided with wooden frames and there were negligible
commercial as well as developmental activities resulting less demand of building material.
However, with the passage of time when the District was carved out during new vistas of
developmental activities were started. The quantity of minor mineral consumption is a
thermometer to assess the quantity of developmental activities being undertaken in a
particular area. In order to meet the requirement of raw material for construction, the
extraction of sand from the river bed, stone and bajri from the land mining area are being
carried out exclusively. The demand of sand is mainly met through river borne collection,
whereas the demand of bajri/grits are met through manufactured grit by stone crushers. The
demand of dressed or undressed stone is met through the broken rock material from the hill
slope. The local residents used to lift sand/gravel etc. from the river beds to meet out their
bonafide requirement, however after coming into being the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 Act-1957) and Maharashtra Minor Mineral
Extraction (Development and Regulation) Rules, 2013. As the mining was allowed in
accordance to the rules, presently in this District, Mineral concessions are being granted
through grant of mining Lease. At present 7 nos. of mining leases for minor minerals have
been granted under the rules in different parts of the District and the detail is tabulated
below. 7 Sand mine river Beds has put to auction.
Based on the amendments made by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change, Government of India, in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
notified on 15 January 2015, the Survey document of the district Nashik, The district survey
document has been prepared in accordance with the Appendix-X of the said notification.
3. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT
Nashik District is located between 18.33 degree and 20.53 degree North Latitude and
between 73.16 degree and 75.16 degree East Longitude at Northwest part of the
Maharashtra State, at 565 meters above mean sea level. The District has great mythological
background. Lord Rama lived in Panchvati during his vanvas. Agasti Rushi also stayed in
Nashik for Tapasya. The Godavari River originates from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik. One of
the 12 Jyotirlingas also at Trimbakeshwar. Nashik has to its credit many 185 well known and
towering personalities like Veer Sawarkar, Anant Kanhere, Rev. Tilak, Dadasaheb Potnis,
Babubhai Rathi, V.V. Shirwadkar and Vasant Kanetkar just name few. Nashik is also known
as Mini Maharashtra,because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri
resembles with Konkan, Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western
Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon & Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik,
Malegaon, Manmad, Igatpuri are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District.
Recently two talukas are created in the District making the total talukas to 15. Out of 15
blocks in the District, as many as 8 blocks viz Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri, Kalwan, Baglan,
Dindori, Trimbakeshwar & Nashik are tribal blocks. The district also identified as tribal by the

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State Government. Many important rivers of Maharashtra originate in the district. Godavari
which is popularly known as Ganga of South India originates at holy place Trimbakeshwar.
Another major river is Girna. Other rivers are
Darna, Mosam, Aram, Vaitarna, Manyad and Kadwa. A Taluka is an administrative block
generally comprising about 90 to 100 contiguous villages, with a small town as its
headquarters. On an average 8 to 10 Talukas make up a district. Nashik became full-fledged
district in 1869.
At that time there were 13 talukas and Government has announced two more talukas on
26th June 1999 (Deola and Trimbakeshwar). At present 15 talukas are representing district.
Malegaon taluka is the largest in area in the district, occupying 12 percent area of the
district, whereas Peth is the smallest taluka having
3.36 percent area followed by Deola having 3.8 percent area; remaining talukas having on
an average 5 to 9 percent area of total district. As per 2001 census, the district is having total
1931 villages out of four villages are uninhabited.
4. LOCATION OF THE DISTRICT
Nashik District is located between 18.33 degree and 20.53 degree North Latitude and
between 73.16 degree and 75.16 degree East Longitude at Northwest part of the
Maharashtra State, at 565 meters above mean sea level. The District has great mythological
background. Lord Rama lived in Panchvati during his vanvas. Agasti Rushi also stayed in
Nashik forTapasya. The Godavari River originates from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik. One of
the 12 Jyotirlingas also at Trimbakeshwar.
Table No. 2: List of tahsils in Nashik district
Sr.No District Name Division name Taluka name
1 Nashik Nashik
2 Dindori Igatpuri
3 Igatpuri Trimbak
4 Kalwan Peth
5 Malegaon Dindori
6 Chandwad Surgana
7 Yeola Kalwan
8 Niphad Devola
9 Nashik Baglan Baglan
10 Malegaon
11 Chandwad
12 Yeola
13 Nandgaon
14 Niphad
15 Sinnar

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Fig.1. Location of the District

5. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT
The district forms part of Western Ghat and Deccan Plateau. Physiographically Nasik district
comprises varied topography. The main system of hills is Sahayadri and its offshoots viz.,
Satmala, Selbari and Dolbari hill ranges. These hill ranges along with eastern and southern
plains and Godavari valley are the distinct physiographic units. The northern part of the
district falls under Tapi basin and is drained by easterly flowing Girna River along with its
tributaries, whereas the southern part of the district falls under Godavari basin an is drained
by Godavari River and its tributaries. Other important rivers in the district are Damanganga,
Vaitarna, Darna, Kadva, Aram, Mosam, Panjan and Manegad. The soils of the district are
the weathering products of Basalt and have various shades from gray to black, red and pink
color. The soils occurring in the district are classified in the four categories namely lateritic
black soil (Kali), reddish brown soil (Mal), coarse shallow reddish black soil (Koral), medium
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cereal and pulses. The black soil contains high alumina and carbonates of calcium and
magnesium with variable amounts of potash, low nitrogen and phosphorus. The red soil is
less common and is suitable for cultivation under a heavy and consistent rainfall.
Fig.2. Physiographical map of Nashik

6.GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH

The Deccan traps, which cover almost major portion of Maharashtra state, were erupted as
horizontal lava sheets during the Cretaceous - Eocene times and are supposed to have
welled out from the long and the narrow fissures in the earth crust. These formations are
termed „traps‟ because of their step like terraced appearance, a characteristic and a
common feature in the scenery of the Traps Deccan. The chief varieties of the Traps are
hard, compact Basalt and vesicular Traps. Geologically Nashik district lies in the ‘Deccan
Trap’ region o f Peninsular India. The Great Trap region o f the Deccan covers the whole
district. It is entirely o f volcanic formation. The volcanic portion consists o f compact,
stratified basalt and an earthy trap. The basah are of most conspicuous features. The basalt
is either fine textured or it is coarse and nodular. In the western hilly portion o f the district,
the basalt lies in flat-topped ranges separated by valleys trending from west to east. The
absence o f laterite which caps the summits o f the hills to the south is a curious feature in
the geology o f the area (District Gazetteer, 1975, p. 19). The slopes towards west, are
steep and lofty. The eastern slope is gradual and with series of steps. The thickness of the
trap flows is about 5000’ (1500m). They are uniformly thick having more or less same
elevations A number o f hills with forts are found along the border o f the district as well as
on the range that crosses the district in more or less west-east direction. Locally this range is
called Chandwad-Satmala range. M ost o f the hills are flat-topped or have a small peak
rising out of a table-land. Below this there is a sort o f perpendicular scrap rising out o f a
terrace and usually thickly wooded. In some areas like the hills in the south (Kalasubai) or in
the SatmalaChandwad range the basah is columnar and has weathered into fantastic
shapes. These higher trap regions contain quartz in vertical veins, crystals and zeolitic
minerals (District Gazetteer, 1883).
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fine texture and takes a fair polish, in others it is coarse and nodular. There are certain dyke
formations exposed in the riverbed. Some o f the valleys that separate the ranges o f trap
hills are of considerable width, for example, the valley at the head o f the Thai pass. Sub-
aerial denudation is the main reason for it. It is therefore believed that the rivers rose much
further west and that the broad plains were many miles from the sources o f the rivers. So
the whole range of Sahayadris was once believed to be a sea cliff. The surveys of the
portion o f the Great Indian Peninsula Railway that passes through the district show that the
flows have a slight dip to the east, but to the eye they appear to be horizontal. The tabular
strata o f hills many miles apart are found to be almost exactly as the same height above the
sea. From this it is deduced that these ranges once formed part of an immense plateau
(District Gazetteer, 1883). Topographically the Nashik district lies in the Deccan Plateau
region of Peninsular India formed entirely o f volcanic formation. Broadly the district can be
divided into three distinct regions:
a. The hilly region
b. The Godavari basin
c. The Girna basin
a. The Hilly Region
A part of the Western Ghats called Sahayadris, this region lies in the W estern part of the
district running mainly in the north-south direction with its offshoots towards east. The
general altitude of this region ranges from 900m to 1200m with the higher portion being near
the western boundary of the district. Here both the flat- topped and peaked mountains are
found; the flat- topped hills predominate in number but not in height. This hilly portion can be
further classified into four subregions.
i. The Galan hills and Selbari range
ii. The Satmala-C hand wad range
iii. The Trimbak-Anjaneri range
iv. The Kalasubai hills.
b. The Godavari Basin –
The second geographical region of the district is formed by one of the major rivers of
Peninsular India. Godavari is the longest river o f Peninsular India that flows through this
district. The source and upper course o f the river lies in the southern part of the district and
forms a district geographical region. This region lies to the south o f Satmala-Chandwad
range and located to the east of Sahyadri hills. The river has its source on the high slopes of
Trimbak-Anjaneri range 56’ N. L, 74“31’ E.L) A11 the tributaries and streams of the Godavari
have considerably eroded the southern part o f the district. As a result in south-central and
eastern parts of the district broad valleys with considerable alluvial deposits have been
formed. The Godavari basin o f the Nashik district can be divided into following subregions.
i. The Godavari Valley
ii. The Northern Subregion
iii. The Dama Basin
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c. The Girna Basin:

The third geographical region o f the study area is the Gima basin. It is bounded by the
Sahyadri hills in the west, Satmala-Chandwad range in the south and Galan Selbari range in
the north. The entire area of the district is underlain by the basaltic lava flows of upper
Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The shallow alluvial formation of recent age also occurs as
narrow stretch along the banks of Godavari and Girna Rivers flowing in the area features is
shown as Figure
Fig3. Geological of the Nashik

Hard Rock (Deccan Trap Basalt)

Basaltic lava flows occupies about 90% of the area of the district. These flows are normally
horizontally disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to table land type of topography also
known a plateau. These flows occur in layered sequences and represented by massive unit
at the bottom and vesicular unit at the top of the flow. These flows are separated from each
other by marker bed known as ‘bole bed’.
Soft Rock (Alluvium)
Alluvium occurs in small areas in the form of discontinuous patches along the banks and
flood plains of major rivers like Godavari, Girna and their tributaries. In alluvium the granular
detrital material like sand and gravel usually occurring as thin layer in the district yields
water. In the district Alluvium occupies an area of 1500 sq.km and it ranges in thickness from
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7- 21 meters. It consists of reddish and brownish clays with intercalations of sand, gravel
and kanker. The loosely cemented coarse sands and gravels form 3-4 meters thick lower
most horizons at the bottom of these alluvial pockets. Ground water in Alluvium occurs both
under semi confined and confined conditions. The dugwells constructed in Alluvium has
been ranging in depth from 8-12 m, whereas the borewells range in depth form 15 to 20 m
and the yield of both the dugwells and borewells ranges from 13 to 22 m3 /day.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITH DESCRIPTION OF MAIN RIVER

Fig.4. Hydrological Map of Nashik

The topographical maps and their study show that the drainage of the district can be
divided into three broad regions:
a) The Godavari and its tributaries
b) The Girna and its tributaries
c) The west flowing Konkan Rivers.
The hill ranges in the district act as water divide separating the above regions. The Satmala-
Chandwad range acts as a water divide between Godavari and Girna river basins while
Sahyadri hills in the west act as water divide between west flowing and east flowing rivers of
the district. The rocks in these hilly regions have developed three sets of master joints,
running in the following direction -
i. North-south strike direction
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iii. North-north-east and South-west direction.

The streams o f the region have taken advantage o f these planes of weaknesses in carving
their valleys (Aruchalam, 1964 P 12)
a) Godavari and its tributaries -
Godavari and its tributaries drain the district to the south of Satmala-Chandwad range and
occupy a large area than Girna basin. In the south, it is bounded by Kalasubai range. As the
drainage map indicates, most of the tributaries o f Godavari comes from the Satmala-
Chandwad range along the north bank o f the river. There are a few important streams in the
south also. The average altitude of the basin is about 1000 m in the west and south while
towards east and north east it is less and reaches upto 300 m. Nashik, Dindori, Niphad,
Sinnar and Yeola tahsils are drained by these rivers.
i) Godavari - Godavari is the most important river not only of the district but also the whole
of the Peninsular India. Out of its total length o f 1465 Km only 111 Km, i.e. 7.6% of
length, lies in the Nashik District. It is the longest river o f M aharashtra and has its
source near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district. From the base o f the escarpment
appearing on the eastern face o f the Sahyadri hills, as a result of headward erosion of
the river upto Nashik, there is no perceptible slope and its broad-flat valley appears a
trickle (Dixit, 1985, p. 26). Godavari also appears graded to its source. From Nashik the
river flows in east-southeasterly direction. A characteristic feature of Godavari is its deep
channel enclosed between its banks which are more like embankments, and the narrow
alluvial flood plain. In areas not far from the Sahyadri hills the valley in general has
witnessed enormous sedimentation. The sediments derived from the weathering in the
heavy rainfall areas of the mountains are brought by the tributaries over a steep gradient
and dumped into the river which with a lower competence finds difficult to absorb and
transport it further despite a heavy discharge. This explains the enormous sediments in
the right bank tributaries of Godavari close to the confluence (Dixit. r585, p. 27-28).
As a result soils are comparatively good and fertile.
Agriculturally, the region is rich even though it is the upper course o f the river.
ii) Dama - Dam a rises in the Kalasubai range in the southern part of the district. The
source lies 13 Km south-east o f Igatpuri. The bed is for most part wide and sandy. The
length o f the river is around 80 Km draining Igatpuri, Nashik and Niphad tahsils,
Alvanadnadi and Pimpari nadi are the tributaries o f Darna. A dam is constructed on this
river near Nandgaon village giving rise to a storage lake called Lake Bill. On the left
bank o f the tributaries that join Dama include Unduhol, Vaki, Valdevi and Dev. 20
iii. Kadwa - Kadwa is one of the most important tributaries of Godavari flowing from the
north. It rises in the Satmala range in Dindori tahsil. The riverbed and banks both are
rocky but the bed is wide. Irrigation works of considerable importance have been
established on a number of streams that have their sources in Satmalas and this flow
southward to join Kadwa. These streams drain Chandwad, Niphad and Dindori tahsils.
The total length of the river is 74 Km, out o f which larger part lies in hilly areas of Dindori
and Chandwad tahsils. But in Niphad the river is significant, as major source of irrigation.
Kadwa joins Godavari near Niphad town where sedimentation near and along the
confluence has given rise to productive fertile soil. Cash crops like sugarcane, grapes
and onions are possible due to irrigation facilities and fertile soil o f this region.
iv. Kashvapi - The Kashyapi or the Kas rises in the Sahyadri hills little above W aghira
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Kashyapi. Just at the confluence of Kashyapi and Godavari, a dam is constructed near
Gangapur village and is called by the same name. It is one o f the oldest earthen dams
in the district that provides water for irrigation through left and right bank canals that
irrigate Nashik, Niphad, and Yeola tahsils.
v. Banganga - Among the north bank tributaries the Banganga rises a little to the north
west of Ramsej hill and flows in an easterly direction. Near Ozarkhed a dam is
constructed to divert the w ater into canals both the sides for irrigation. After passing
Sukene, it joins Godavari.
b) The Girna and its tributaries -
The northern part of the Nashik district is drained by river Girna and its tributaries. The river
basin is bounded on the south by the Satmala-Chanwad range and in the north by Galan
hills. The important tributaries o f Girna includes Tambadi, Aram. Maosam, Panjhara,
Punand and Maniad
i. Girna - Girna is the most important tributary o f Tapi River. It rises just south of Cherai
village at about 8 Km south west of Hatgad in the Sahyadri hills and flows nearly east
along a wide bed with high banks in some part and low enough to use the waterfall
irrigation. This river in its upper course receives several streams o f neariy equal size
and equally useful for irrigation The topography is rugged and undulating. Rainfall is
heavier in the west and decreases towards east. The length of the river is 144 Km, it
drains Surgana, Kalwan, Baglan and M aiegaon tahsils The north bank tributaries o f
the Girna are Tambadi, Punand, Aram and Maosam that drain the northern part o f the
basin. The south bank tributaries are comparatively small but are more useful which
mainly includes Panjhara and Maniad.
ii. Tambadi - The first considerable stream that joins Girna on the left bank is Tambadi.
This river also rises in Sahyadri hills to the north o f Hatgad and joins Girna at
Chankapur. Just below the confluence a dam is constructed across the river, due to
which irrigation is now available as far as Ravalgaon in M alegaon tahsil.
iii. Punand - Another tributary stream o f Girna is Punand. This river rises in the range west
of Salher fort and has a long winding course. It joins the Girna at Bej, The valley o f
Punand is deep and rocky.
iv. Aram - This is the important tributary o f Girna. The river rises to the south o f Salher fort
in Dholbari range. The river flows in a southerly direction and then turns eastwards to
pass near Satana town and further continues till it joins Girna. The river valley is wide
enough with low banks; hence it is useful for irrigation. It joins the Girna five kilometers
east of Thengode in Baglan tahsil.
v. Mosam - This is the northern most tributary o f the Girna. The headwater stream o f this
river lies in the Sahyadri hills through Mulher, Tarahabad and Jayakheda. It is joined by a
number of affluent streams. Mosam also has cut a wide valley, so it is used for irrigation
on a large scale. It joins the Girna about three kilometers below Malegaon,
vi. Panjhara - This is one of the south bank tributaries o f the Girna It rises to the east of
Chandwad fort on the southern slopes of the Satm ala-Chandwad range. The riverbanks
are high and hence they are not useful for irrigation. This is because the river is able to
cut across the Satmala watershed. Headwater is much more active as the Girna basin
has much lower base level than the Godavari; it drains the Girna to the east o f M
alegaon near the border of the district.
vii. Maniad - This river rises in the Satamala range near Ankai-Tankai hills. It has a deep,
narrow valley with high banks due to which it is not much suitable for irrigation. It has a
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lies in rainshadow area resulting into drought prone region o f the district. As a result it is
agriculturally a poor region. The river joins the Girna near Chalisgaon in Jalgaon district.
c) The West Flowing Konkan Rivers –
The western part o f the district is drained by a number o f small rivers and streams that
flow westwards to join the Arabian sea. These rivers have 22 '•, winding course with deep
valleys, gorges and waterfalls. Damanganga and Vaitarna are the two major rivers in this
region
i. Damanganga - Damanganga rises in the hilly area of Sahyadri hills in Peth tahsil o f the
district. The river flows through a deep ravine over rocky and winding beds. The banks
are steep and well wooded and little or no use is possible o f this river for irrigation. It
joins the Arabian Sea at Daman.
ii. Vaitarna - This River raises south-west of the Trimbak fort. It drains a small portion of the
district. The river has cut a remarkably deep channel through the Sahyadri hills. The total
length of the river is 144 Km and it joins the Arabian Sea to the north of Vasai (Bassein)
in Thana district. A dam is constructed to provide drinking water to Bombay and is not
useful for irrigation.
7. LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT: FOREST, AGRICULTURAL,
HORTICULTURAL, MINING, ETC.
The fundamental utility of land is satisfying the human need of food habitation and housing
materials. It is essential to choose proper mode of landuse planning and allocation to various
Ingredients of optimum landuse to meet /solve the human needs Kellong (1980) has rightly
pointed out that this calls for the clear understanding of land classification for successful
planning and development. The application of various inputs in land may change the
allocation of land to different uses. The factors, conservation and quality of our socio
economic environments are most fundamental for the proper use of our land. This statement
is true not only of large urban centers as well as most of the remote areas. The growing
pressure of population coupled with an increasing variety of demand on land resources has
brought extra pressure on available resources. In order to deal with these and to plan for
optimum utilization of land, it is necessary to have accurate and up to date information in all
possible details on landuse. It is therefore, the study of classification of landuse pattern in
Nashik district would be helpful for preparation of the relative development plan for the
district.
The objective of this chapter is to assess spatial as well as temporal landuse and suggest
possible Solutions to improve existing landuse in the district in the light of physico-
socioeconomic conditions.
The area of forest cover (FC), net sown area (NSA) area not available for cultivation (ANC),
Fallow Land (FL) and cultivable waste (CW) have been converted into percentage to total
geographical area. Further, these have been used for showing the spatial distribution of land
classification with suitable cartographic maps. A line graph Exhibits the temporal variation
of land classification for a period of forty years (1960-61to 2000-01) in the district. The
description of each land classification has been supplemented by numerous spot-inquires,
besides information embodied by using the relative District Census Handbook, District
Gazetteer and District socio economic Review of Nashik District.
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND
The aim of the classification of land is to divide land into different categories according to
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single factor or set of factors. Therefore, classification of land may be different types and
depending on the factors taken into consideration. The classification of land has a direct
bearing on climatic factors, Soil characteristics, and slope of land, degree of erosion, water
supply, drainage and similar environmental conditions. The landuse capabilities,
classification portrays, physical capability of land to produce over a long period of time for
selected uses, which can be provide land operation with a basis for actual practice of land
(Stamp, 1968). In the recent years several attempts have been made in different countries of
world to classify landuses from different points of views and for different purposes,
employing varieties of methods. A stamp (1960) has cogently remarked that it is not
surprising that the divergence points of view on classification of land prevail. He is well
regarded as pioneer in the field of land classification. His example initiated further studies in
this direction. In his work entitled “The land of Britain : Its Use and Misuse” he classified land
into six categories, namely, (1)Forest and woodland (2) Arable land, (3)Meadow land and
permanent grass,(4)Health and moorland,(5)Gardens orchards, nurseries and
(6)Unproductive land : such as buildings, mines, wasteland, etc. In the international
classification of landuse, there are nine major landuse classes have been recognized: (1)
settlement and non-agricultural land, (2) Horticulture, (3) Tress and permanent crops (4)Crop
land, (5) Improved permanent pastures, (6)Improved gazing land, (7)Woodland, (8)Stamps
and marshes and (9)Unproductive land. In India various schemes have been proposed to
classify the land into different uses. The National Atlas Organization in 1957 classified the
land into nine categories Forest, Scrub, and Arable land with trees, Plantation, Pasture, and
Wasteland, Alpine grass and scrub and, Glaciated region. The Damodar Valley region
hasclassified land into ten major categories : (1)Field crop, (2)Orchards, (3)Dense forests,
(4)Light forests, (5)Nonagricultural land, (6)Unproductive land, (7)Water bodies, (8)
Cultivable waste, (9)Villages and (10)City and towns. Landuse records department has
officially classified land under following categories (1) Reporting area for land utilization
purposes, (2)Forest, (3)Barren and uncultivable land, (4)Land put to non-agricultural uses
(i)cultivable waste, (ii)Permanent pastures and other gazing land, (5)land under
miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net area sown; (i)Current
fallows(ii)Other fallow land, (6)Net sown area, (7)Area sown more than once and (8)total
cropped area. It would be convenient for a clear understanding to condense to above
mentioned twelve categories into five categories as (1) Forest land, (2) Net sown area, (3)
Land not available for cultivation, (4) cultivable waste and (5) Fallow land.
TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN LANDUSE
The temporal variations in landuse pattern in the Nashik District have been studied for a
period of forty years (1960-61 to 2000-01) and possible causes of changing landuse have
been interpreted.
The investigator could not succeed in uncovering temporal variations of landuse for
consecutive years due to paucity of data for the years concerned. However, alternative year
has been taken into consideration for showing temporal variations in landuse pattern in the
area under study.
The temporal variations in landuse for Nashik district are studied in five categories as
follows:
a. Net area Sown (NSA)
b. Land not available for cultivation, (LNAC),
c. Cultivable Waste (CW)
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e. Forest/Forest Cover (F)

The changes occurred during the period of study are interpreted as follows:
a. Net Sown Area (Nsa)
The net sown area is steadily decreased since 1960-61 to 2000-2001 (Fig. 4.1). It is seen
from table 4.1 that 59.25 percent area was under cultivation in 1960-61 and it has been
stepped to 53.95 percent area under cultivation in 2000-01, registering decreased by 5.3
percent. This decrease may be attributed to 90 Table 4.1: Nashik District- Temporal
Variation in General Landuse Pattern from 1961to 2001 (Area in Percentages) increasing
population, development of transportation routes and residential purpose. From1960-61 to
1970-71net sown areadecreased by 3.91 percent in 1970-71 and 1980-81 it has decreased
by 0.88 percent; from 1980-1981 to 1990-91 there is a slight increase (0.81%). It decreased
1.32 percent from 1990-91 to 2000-01. The total decrease between the study periods is 5.3
percent. This significant decrease in net sown area may be due to more land under roads,
residuals subsequently under landput to non-agricultural use, cultivable waste and fallow
land. There fore, other types of land have continuously increased from 1960-61 to 2000- 01
(Table1).

Table: 1 Nashik district in the temporal variation in General Landuse From 1961 to
2001(Area in percentages)

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a. Land Not Available For Cultivation (LNAC)

This category includes the landput to non-agricultural uses, barren and uncultivated land.
The area under this category has shows the cyclic change from 1960-61 to 2000-01 in the
study area. The total decline during the study period is only 0.08 percent (Table 1).There is
slight decline during the last two decades. The 92 land not available for cultivation has been
decreasing due to the increase in the cultivable waste and fallow land. Figure 4.1 reveals the
temporal variations in landput to non-agricultural uses. Non-agricultural land has been
substantially increased for the study period from 1960-61 to 2000-01 (0.63%).While barren
and uncultivated land slightly decrease between the study period (0.71%). More land in the
past has been put to cultivation use, brought under non- agricultural use due to residential
purpose and transport.
a. Cultivable Waste (CW)
In Nashik district, cultivable waste indicates less increase during the study period. In 1960-
61, land under cultivable waste was 6.11 percent to the total geographical area while it is
increased up to 0.63 percent in 2000-01 (table 1). The cultivable waste includes such sub
types as permanent pasture and other grazing land, miscellaneous tree crops and groves
not include in net sown area and cultivable waste. The trend of cultivable waste is shown in
fig. 4.1. The total increase in cultivable waste is only 0.63 percent from 1960-61 to 2000- 01,
that shows lightly upward trend. The permanent pasture and other grazing land decline by
1.84 percent, but miscellaneous tree and groves increased by 1.36 percent and cultivable
waste increased by 1.11 percent. There was a small decline in permanent pasture and other
grazing land while there was less increase in miscellaneous tree and groves and cultivable
waste due to population pressure.
b. Fallow Land (FL)
The fallow land includes current fallow and other than current fallow. The current fallow
means land kept uncultivated 93 for regaining fertility of soil and other purposes during the
agricultural year. Other fallow land means land kept uncultivated more than five years due to
various reasons i.e. non-availability of capital, lack of agricultural know-how. In study region
both current fallow and other than current fallow show increased trend during the study
period of 5.26 percent and 0.12 percent respectively while the total increase of fallow land is
5.38 percent (table 4.1). This fact suggests that less land under other fallow has been
brought under cultivation. Moreover, there is a fluctuation inthe area under fallow land from
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c. Forest (F)
In assessing the character of the vegetation type, a factor that can not be neglected in the
long occupation of man and the consequent change on the vegetal carpet through
agriculture. The type of vegetation met with any given locality depends on the climate, soil
and past treatment has been emphasized by the leading plant ecologists. The influence of
temperature and rainfall on plant life has received a special attention in the classifications of
climate proposed by Koppen and Thornthwait. Nasik district has 21.75 percent and 21.68
percent of land under forest cover during 1960-61 and 1970-71 respectively. There is
almost no change in forest lands during a span of ten years. Whereas during 2000-2001,
land under forest increases 0.43 percent between 1990-1991 and 2000-2001. The statistics
shows that 6698 hectares. Geographical area has been increased under forest between
1990-91 and 2000-2001. Forest plays a dominant role in maintaining ecological and
environmental balance in the district.
8. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT
Hydrogeology
The entire area of the district is underlain by the basaltic lava flows of upper Cretaceous to
lower Eocene age. The shallow alluvial formation of Recent age also occurs as narrow
stretch along the banks of Godavari and Girna Rivers flowing in the area. A map depicting
the hydrogeological features is shown as Figure
Hard Rock (Deccan Trap Basalt)
Basaltic lava flows occupies about 90% of the area of the district. These flows are normally
horizontally disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to table land type of topography also
known a plateau. These flows occur in layered sequences and represented by massive unit
at the bottom and vesicular unit at the top of the flow. These flows are separated from each
other by marker bed known as ‘bole bed’ are discussed below. The ground water in Deccan
Trap Basalt occurs mostly in the upper weathered and fractured parts down to 20-25 m
depth. At places potential zones are encountered at deeper levels in the form of fractures
and inter-flow zones. The upper weathered and fractured parts form phreatic aquifer and
ground water occurs under water table (unconfined) conditions. At deeper levels, the ground
water occurs under semi-confined to confined conditions. The yield of dug wells tapping
upper phreatic aquifer down to the depth of 12 to 15 m bgl ranges between 45 to 90 m3/day
depending upon the local Hydrogeological conditions. Borewells drilled down to 70 m depth,
tapping weathered and vesicular basalt are 6 found to yield 18 to 68 m 3 /day. The discharge
of Piezometer ranges from 0.14 to 1.73 as seen from CGWB data.

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Soft Rock (Alluvium)

Alluvium occurs in small areas in the form of discontinuous patches along the banks and
flood plains of major rivers like Godavari, Girna and their tributaries. In alluvium the granular
detrital material like sand and gravel usually occurring as thin layer in the district yields
water. In the district Alluvium occupies an area of 1500 sq.km and it ranges in thickness from
7- 21 meters. It consists of reddish and brownish clays with intercalations of sand, gravel
and kanker. The loosely cemented coarse sands and gravels form 3-4 meters thick lower
most horizons at the bottom of these alluvial pockets. Ground water in Alluvium occurs both
under semi confined and confined conditions. The dugwells constructed in Alluvium has
been ranging in depth from 8-12 m, whereas the borewells range in depth form 15 to 20 m
and the yield of both the dugwells and borewells ranges from 13 to 22 m3 /day.
Water Level Scenario
Central Ground Water Board monitors water levels in 57 GWMW stations in the district.
These GWMW are measured four times in a year viz., January, May (Pre monsoon), August
and November (Post monsoon).
Depth to Water Level – Premonsoon (May 2011)
The premonsoon depth to water levels monitored during May 2011 ranges between GL
(Harsul) and 19.24 m bgl (Ravalgaon). The depth to water levels during premonsoon has
been depicted in Figure-3. The water levels in major part of the district covering entire
western, central, north eastern and eastern parts are between 5 and 10 m bgl. Shallow water
levels within 5 m bgl occur in southwestern and north eastern parts of the district in parts of
Malegaon, Penth, Trimbakeshwar and Igatpuri talukas. Deeper water levels of 10 to 20 m
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talukas.

Depth to Water Level – Postmonsoon (Nov. 2011)

The depth to water level during post monsoon (Nov. 2011) ranges between 0.20 m bgl
(Khambale) and 18.42 m bgl (Satana). Spatial variation in postmonsoon depth to water level
is shown in Figure-4. The water levels between 5 and 10 m bgl have been observed in major
parts of the district in the southern, and northern and central parts of the district. The shallow
water levels within 5 m bgl are observed in southwestern, southeastern and Northeastern,
Northwestern parts of the district covering parts of Nasik and Igatpuri Dindori,
Kalwan,Surgana, Malegaon, Nandgaon and Yeola talukas . Deeper water levels of 10 to 20
m bgl are observed in northern and north central parts of the district in Baglan (Satana) and
Deolali talukas.Very shallow water levels within 2 m bglare observed in Western and
southwestern aprts in Penth,Trimbak and Igatpuri talukas as well as in small patches in
Malegaon, Nandgaon and Yeola talukas.

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Seasonal water level fluctuation between premonsoon and postmonsoon of 2011 have been
computed. Water level fluctuation in the range of 0.19 (Kona) to1.14 m (Thengode) is
observed in the district. Rise in water levels in the range of 2 to 4 m is observed in major
parts of the district in northeast to southwest patch. Rise of more than 4 m is mainly
observed in north eastern and south eastern parts occupying almost entire Surguna and
Yevla talukas. Rise of 0 to 2 m is observed in isolated patches in northern part of the district
in Baglan taluka and southern part of the district in Sinnar taluka. 4.2.4 Water Level Trend
(2002-2011) Trend of water levels for premonsoon and postmonsoon periods for last ten
years (2002-2011) has been computed. Analysis of long term water level trend data
indicates that rise in water levels in premonsoon period has been recorded at 37 NHNS and
its ranges from 0.01 (Vasali) to 3.12 m/year (Thengode) and fall in water levels has been
observed in 16 NHNS and it ranges between negligible (Tinghri) to 1.19 m/year
(Shirpurwade-Baglan). During postmonsoon period rise in water levels has been recorded at
32 GWMW ranging from negligible (Karajgaon) to 1.27 m/year (Sakara) while at 22 GWMW
fall in water level have been recorded and it ranges between negligible (Chachadgaon) and
1.00 m/year (Tinghri). Thus in major parts of the district, both during premonsoon and
postmonsoon seasons declining water level trends have been recorded. The premonsoon
water level trend map was also prepared for the period May 2002-2011 and the same is
presented in Figure

9. RAINFALL: MONTH-WISE & CLIMATE

Climate of Nashik District
The climate of the district is on the whole is agreeable. The climate of Nashik district is
characterized, by general dryness throughout the year except during the south-west
monsoon season. The winter season is from December to about the middle of February
followed by summer season which last up to May. 3 June to September is the south-west
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monsoon season, whereas October and November constitute the post-monsoon season.
The maximum temperature in summer is 42.5°C and minimum temperature in winter is less
than 5.0°C. Relative humidity ranges from 43% to 62%. The normal annual rainfall in the
district varies from about 500 mm to 3400 mm. It is minimum in the north eastern part of the
district and increases towards west and reaches a maximum around Igatpuri in the western
ghat. The chances of receiving normal rainfall are maximum (50 to 55%) in the north eastern
part around Malegaon and Nandgaon and minimum in the central part of the district. The
study of negative departures of the annual rainfall over normal reveals that major part of the
district (about 75%) falling east of Western Ghats comprising almost entire Sinnar, Niphad,
Surgana, Kalvan, Satana, Chandwad, Yeola talukas and parts of Dindori, Peint and
Malegaon talukas can be categorized as drought area. The average annual rainfall for the
period 2002 to 2011 ranges from about 476.7 mm (Devali) to 3508.1 mm (Igatpuri).
Nasik has a mild climate for most of the year apart from the hot summers which last from
March to mid-June. The city has a semi-arid climate under the Koppen climate classification.
The period from June to September is the (South West) Monsoon Season, which sees about
620 mm (25 inches) of rain. The city experiences a mild, dry winter from November to
February, with warm days and cools nights, although occasional cold waves can dip
temperatures. The maximum temperature ever recorded in the city was 44.8 °C (108.3 °F)
on 12 May 1960 in Nasik. The lowest temperature recorded was 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) on 7
January 1945 in Nasik.
Rainfall in Nasik district
Though average rainfall of the District is between 2600 and 3000 mm, there is wide variation
in the rainfall received at various blocks. Most of the rainfall is received at various blocks.
Most of the rainfall is received from June to September. The maximum temperature in
summer is 42.5 degree centigrade and minimum temperature in winter is less than 5.0
degree centigrade. Relative humidity ranges from 43% to 62%. Climate of the Nasik is
generally compares with that of Banglore and Pune because of its pleasant nature. However
in recent years it is noticed that the temperature is increasing and the rainfall is decreasing
due to industrialization and fast deforestation.
Sr. Rainfall Recorded During the period from 1 June to 31 September in mm.
Taluka
No 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Nashik 564.0 441.0 686.5 650.0 669.9 1003.7 1094.2 601.7 1232.2
2 Igatpuri 3030.0 2684.0 3666.0 3343.0 2495.0 3326.0 3808.0 3234.0 5303.9
3 Dindori 576.0 577.0 882.1 705.0 486.0 954.9 864.0 441.0 1214.0
4 Peth 1832.0 1621.0 2263.0 1667.2 1079.0 2275.1 2459.1 2321.9 3345.0
5 Malegaon 396.0 485.0 563.0 358.6 402.0 374.8 343.8 291.0 635.0
6 Nandgaon 583.0 285.0 495.8 91.9 168.6 464.0 704.0 233.0 551.5
7 Chandwad 559.0 554.0 441.1 400.5 389.0 466.0 476.5 384.1 683.0
8 Kalwan 479.0 490.0 613.6 536.0 488.7 686.2 626.8 460.0 682.0
9 Baglan 526.0 419.0 598.9 424.0 363.5 557.5 446.5 290.2 669.2
10 Surgana 1772.0 1454.0 1801.6 1268.8 1069.4 1490.5 2288.1 2074.0 2839.7
11 Niphad 277.0 394.0 464.0 637.6 350.4 538.0 407.9 217.4 541.5
12 Sinner 469.0 340.0 505.0 413.4 398.0 690.0 671.6 345.3 756.0
13 Yeola 599.0 407.0 415.0 482.0 320.6 427.0 462.0 413.6 709.4
Trambake 2065.0
14 1646.0 1343.0 1757.0 922.0 1726.0 2321.0 1598.3 3862.0
shwar 8
15 Deola 283.0 322.0 417.3 331.5 282.8 577.5 549.0 324.4 495.7
10. PROCESS OF DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN THE RIVERS OF THE DISTRICT:
Deposition is the opposite of erosion. Deposition is where a river lays down or drops the
Sediments or material that it is carrying. Rivers carries lots of different sediments, including
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Rocks, boulders, silt, mud, pebbles and stones. Normally, a river has the power to carry
Sediments. If the force of a river drops, the river cannot carry sediment. This is when the
river deposits its sediment.
Constituents of Minor Mineral
The work done by a river consists of the following
1) Erosion
2) Transport of the material produced by erosion
3) Accumulation (deposition) of the transported material Constituents of minor mineral The
work done by a river consists of the following
The erosion and transport of material go hand in hand with the deposition of the latter.
There is not a single river that doesn’t carry fragmental material and deposit it. Even at the
early stages, in the development of a river, when the erosion and transport definitely prevails
over accumulation, the material carried by the river is deposited in some of the sections.
During youthful stage of the river, these deposits are unstable and when the volume of water
and stream velocity increases (during flood), they may start moving again downstream. The
load carried by a stream includes the rock waste supplied to it by rain wash, surface creep,
slumping etc. by tributaries , external agents such as glaciers, wind, together with, acquired
by its own erosion work. The term load doesn’t specifically mean the maximum amount of
debris, that a stream could carry in a given set of conditions, that amount is referred to as
the transporting power or capacity of a river.

FIGURE 5: SHOWS DEPOSITION PATTERN OF THE RIVER

The term load is technically defined as the total weight of solid detritus transported in unit
time. The transporting capacity of a stream rises very rapidly as the discharge and the
velocity increases. Experiments show that with debris of mixed shapes and sizes, the
maximum load that can be carried is proportional to something between the third and fourth
power of the velocity. But the fragments of a given shape, the largest size that can be moved
(not the actual mass of mixed debris) is proportional to the sixth power of the velocity,
provided of course that the depth of water is also adequate for the purpose. As the velocity
of a river is checked, the bed load is first to come to rest with continued slackening of the
flow; the larger ingredients of the suspended load are dropped, followed by finer and finer
particles. When the stream begins to flow more vigorously, the finer materials are the first to
move again. A river begins to sort out its load or burden as soon as it receives it. The
proportion of fine to coarse amongst the deposited materials tend on average to increase
downstream, but there may be interruptions of this tendency because of addition of coarse
debris from tributaries or from landslides and steepening of the banks. Both discharge and
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load depend on the climate and geology (lithology, structure and relief) of the river basin
concerned and both co-operate in carving out the channels down.

RIVER REPLENISHMENT STUDY:

Sediment Transportation-
Sediment transport is the movement of organic and inorganic particles by water. In general,
greater the flow more sediment that will be conveyed. Water flow can be strong enough to
suspend particles in the water column as they move downstream, or simply push them along
the bottom of a waterway. Transported sediment may include mineral matter, chemicals and
pollutants, and organic material. Another name for sediment transport is sediment load. The
total load includes all particles moving as bed load, suspended load, and wash load.
a. Bed Load-

Bed load particles travel with water flow by sliding or bouncing along the bottom.
Bed load is the portion of sediment transport that rolls, slides or bounces along the bottom of
a waterways. This sediment is not truly suspended, as it sustains intermittent contact with
the streambed, and the movement is neither uniform nor continuous. Bed load occurs when
the force of the water flow is strong enough to overcome the weight and cohesion of the
sediment. While the particles are pushed along, they typically do not move as fast as the
water around them, as the flow rate is not great enough to fully suspend them. Bed load
transport can occur during low flows (smaller particles) or at high flows (for larger particles).
Approximately 5-20% of total sediment transport is bed load. In situations where the flow rate
is strong enough, some of the smaller bed load particles can be pushed up into the water
column and become suspended.
b. Suspended Load-
While there is often overlap, the suspended load and suspended sediment are not the same
thing. Suspended sediment are any particles found in the water column, whether the water is
flowing or not. The suspended load, on the other hand, is the amount of sediment carried
downstream within the water column by the water flow. Suspended loads require moving
water, as the water flow creates small upward currents (turbulence) that keep the particles
above the bed. The size of the particles that can be carried as suspended load is dependent
on the flow rate. Larger particles are more likely to fall through the upward currents to the
bottom, unless the flow rate increases, increasing the turbulence at the streambed. In
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If the water flow is strong enough to pick up sediment particles, they will become part of the
suspended load.
c. Wash Load-

The wash load is the portion of sediment that will remain suspended even when there is no
water flow.
When the flow rate changes, some sediment can settle out of the water, adding to point
bars, channel bars and beaches.
The wash load is a subset of the suspended load. This load is comprised of the finest
suspended sediment (typically less than 0.00195 mm in diameter). The wash load is
differentiated from the suspended load because it will not settle to the bottom of a waterway
during a low or no flow period. Instead, these particles remain in permanent suspension as
they are small enough to bounce off water molecules and stay afloat. However, during flow
periods, the wash load and suspended load are indistinguishable. Turbidity in lakes and slow
moving rivers is typically due the wash load. When the flow rate increases (increasing the
suspended load and overall sediment transport), turbidity also increases. While turbidity
cannot be used to estimate sediment transport, it can approximate suspended sediment
concentrations at a specific location.
What is Sediment Deposition?
Sediment is necessary to the development of aquatic ecosystems through nutrient
replenishment and the creation of benthic habitat and spawning areas. These benefits occur
due to sediment deposition – when suspended particles settle down to the bottom of a body
of water. This settling often occurs when water flow slows down or stops and heavy particles
can no longer be supported by the bed turbulence. Sediment deposition can be found
anywhere in a water system, from high mountain streams, to rivers, lakes, deltas and
floodplains. However, it should be noted that while sediment is important for aquatic habitat
growth, it can cause environmental issues if the deposition rates are too high, or too low.
Sediment transportation and Deposition is depends upon various factors like Slope of the
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Landuse.
SIZE ROUNDED, SUBROUNDED, SUBANGULAR
Fragment Aggregate
Boulder ↓ Boulder gravel boulder
256 mm-[ Roundstone conglomerate
64 mm-[ Cobble ↑ Cobble gravel, cobble conglomerate
4 mm--[ Pebble Pebble gravel, pebble conglomerate
Granule Granule gravel
Sand Sand Sandstone
2 mm—[ 1/16 mm—[
Silt Silt Siltstone
1/256mm--[ Clay Clay Shale

Transport of Sediment by Streams and Rivers-

The material transported by a stream can travel as:
1. Bedload
2. Suspended load
3. Dissolved load (salts, chemicals)
Stream capacity-
 Maximum quantity of solid material that a stream can carry
 Related to velocity(discharge)
 Higher after a rain (more sediment in water
Stream Competence (or competency)-
 Easure of the maximum size of particles the stream can transport
 Predict erosive capabilities
Types of Rivers or Streams:
1. Meandering-
These streams are very sinuous, and tend to migrate back and forth across the Floodplain
(or meander), over time. The word "meander" comes from the name of a Sinuous river in
Turkey, named the Menderes.
2. Braided-
These streams have lots of lenticular-shaped in-channel bars. The stream channel
bifurcates around these bars, and follows a pattern resembling braided hair.
Fluvial Geomorphology:-
Erosion is the set of all processes by which soil and rock are loosened and moved Downhill
or down slope. The most important process of erosion is due to running water. Erosion by
running water acts in two basic forms: overland flow and channel flow.
Splash Erosion-
Most running water starts off as rain. Rain drops have diameters of between 0.5 to 7 mm
and hit the ground at between 1 - 9 m/sec. The force of the impact loosens material and
throws it into the air. This is called splash erosion. In violent thunderstorms over 200
tonnes/hectare can be disturbed. On a sloping surface, soil is shifted downhill as grains are
moved slightly greater distances downhill than uphill. More importantly, however, it leads to
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There is therefore less infiltration and an increase in overland flow

Overland Flow-
Runoff starts as a broad sheet. The sheet exerts a drag force over the ground surface and
some weathered products may be removed. This is sheet erosion. Generally, after traveling
a short distance, small channels or rills are formed, which coalesce into gullies,
concentrating the erosive action.
The amount of erosion of a slope depends on the
 Length and steepness of the slope
 Rainfall intensity
 Permeability and structure of the surface
 Amount of vegetation cover.
Channel Flow-
Stream erosion is "the progressive removal of mineral matter from the surfaces of a stream
channel which itself may consist of bedrock or regolith" (Strahler). Erosion will only occur
when the stream has an excess of energy. In mountainous streams, the rough channel
walls may amount to 96% of the potential energy of the stream. Some energy is also spent
in transporting load previously acquired. Erosion will result if the energy available >
cohesion of particles. The quantity of water passing through the channel is termed the
discharge (m2/sec) and is equal to the channel cross-sectional area (m2) times the average
stream velocity (m/sec). The amount of sediment carried by the stream is called the stream
load (kg/m3) Sub-processes of Erosion.
a. Hydraulic Action-
 The force of the running water alone. This is very important in weak alluvial deposits,
especially in times of flood, when fast flowing; turbulent water undermines the channel
banks.
b. Abrasion-
 The scouring caused by the impact of rock particles that are being transported.
Abrasion features include plunge pools, potholes and chutes. Abrasion is proportional to
velocity 2, so a three-fold increase in velocity leads to nine times as much abrasion. The
mutual erosion of two particles is known as attrition
c. Solution (Corrosion)-
 Chemical reactions between ions in solution and exposed minerals. It is particularly
important in limestone areas or on beds of rock salt and gypsum, but all common minerals
are soluble to some extent.
Erosion Velocities-
The easiest grains to erode are in the fine to medium sand size range (see figure 1).
Particles greater than this size have a proportionally greater volume to surface area ratio, so
are harder to erode. For clays, ionic bonding leads to increased cohesion between clay
particles, making them harder to erode. Clays are also platy minerals and form smooth
surfaces. Laminar flow over the smooth surface decreases the ability of the stream to erode
the particles. Clays also infill between larger grains and so are protected by the larger grains.
Sands, therefore, may be moved during "normal" river flow, but it is only when floods
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FIGURE 6: DIAGRAM SHOWING THE STREAM VELOCITY REQUIRED TO ERODE,

TRANSPORT AND DEPOSIT PARTICLES OF VARIOUS SIZES.
Once the particles are being transported, there is an orderly deposition of particles with the
largest being deposited first and clays being held almost indefinitely. Hence the sediment
becomes sorted downstream.
Transportation:
The particles carried by streams are known as the stream load. Particles may be carried by
 Floatation of very minor significance.
 Solution. -Ions of dissolved minerals that may travel downstream indefinitely. The most
common are Na, Ca, K, Mg, Cl, SO4 and HCO3. One estimate of rivers was that they
carry 300 million tons of dissolved load each year, and 250 million tons of solidload.
 Suspension.-The temporary support of particles when turbulence is greater than the
settling velocity of the particle. Clay and silt are normally transported in suspension, but
sand may be carried this way in floods.
 Saltation.-Intermittent "jumping" of grains that are lifted by turbulence, but are too heavy
to remain in suspension.
 Traction.-The sliding or rolling of particles along the stream floor. Particles moved in this
way comprise the bed load. Bed load normally constitutes around 10% of the solid load,
but may be up to 50% during floods, when the major work of the stream is done.

Transportation is aided by the buoyancy of water. eg. Quartz grains are Å 2000 times the
density of air, but only two and a half times that of water. Unequal velocities at the top and
bottom of boulders also assist transportation, as doe’s steep gradients.
The total load of particles of all sizes that a stream can carry is known as its capacity. It is
proportional to discharge, which is proportional to velocity. A faster flowing stream therefore
has a higher capacity. If a stream's capacity is less than its load, the stream cannot carry its
load, so deposition occurs. If capacity exceeds load, the stream has excess energy
(gravitational, potential energy), so it can erode more sediments. Streams switch back and
forth from depositional to erosional agents, depending on load vs. capacity. A stream can
erode along one stretch and deposit along another, since gradient and channel shape/size
vary along the stream's course. Streams can erode during periods of higher velocity or
discharge (floods) and deposit during periods of lower velocity or discharge. Anything that
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alters the sediment load delivered to the channel or that alters the stream's capacity to carry
that load will cause the stream's gradient or channel geometry to change in response
The largest particle that a stream can transport is known as its competence. Assuming that
there is sufficient depth to cover the particles, then competence is proportional to the square
of velocity.
Deposition-
Deposition will occur when a loss of energy results in a decrease in velocity. This may be
due to such things as declining gradient, a decrease in water volume, an increase in cross-
sectional area (particularly pools, lakes, and oceans), or by local obstructions. An excessive
load produced by increased erosion in the drainage basin or tributary valleys, or from
glaciofluvial outwash will also inevitably lead to deposition. The accumulations of stream
deposits are called alluvium
Note: There is a constant interaction between erosion, transportation and deposition. During
a flood, the bed of a stream at a particular point may be eroded, but as the flood subsides
the bed is filled again. Similarly, in different parts of the stream, velocity differs and hence
one part of the stream may be eroding its bank, while on the opposite bank deposition is
taking place.
Downstream Adjustments:
Overall, despite some variations, effluent streams (those that receive water from the water
table) generally show the following changes downstream:
 Discharge increases (due to more tributaries and a greater drainage area)
 Total load increases (due to more tributaries and a greater drainage area)
 Channel size increases (to cope with the increased discharge and load)
 Particle size decreases (due to increased abrasion/attrition and changes in velocity)
 The smoothness of the channel increases (due to decreased particle size)
 Gradient decreases
Stream velocity downstream is increased by the smoother channels, but decreased by lower
gradients. Under normal conditions, velocity is proportional to discharge 0.1, so there is a
slight overall increase in the average velocity of the stream - despite the appearance of
faster flowing mountain streams at the headwaters. In such streams, the amount of
turbulence and associated eddies and backward flowing portions of the streams means that
the average velocity is lower than the smoother flowing waters downstream. During floods,
however, when the major work of the stream is done, velocity is proportional to discharge0
(i.e. it is constant), so the increased velocity associated with floods allows the erosion and
transportation of a large range of particle sizes throughout the drainage system.
It can be seen from these relationships that peak discharge conditions that occur during
floods are very important in determining the form of rivers and the features associated with
them, and not the "normal" river level.
These changes take place in an orderly manner and lead to a longitudinal profile that is
smooth and concave. This is known as a graded profile. For a stream with an irregular
profile, erosion will be more pronounced at places of higher than normal gradient, such as at
falls and rapids, and sedimentation will occur in areas of low gradient, such as lakes. The
"bumps" are therefore ironed out until the graded profile is achieved.
It is a "dynamic" system, as there is constant re-adjustment of the channel in response to
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local variations in the volume, velocity and load that leads to a local balance between the
sediment being transported and the energy available. That is, short term changes of scour
and fill may occur, but in the long term the gradient and velocity are such that the available
load can be transported without erosion or deposition dominating in any particular place.
Over geological time, erosion dominates and the whole profile is lowered until a pediplain is
developed close to base level. The base level is the lowest level that a stream can erode its
channel. A temporary base level results from obstructions such as resistant outcrops, lakes,
dams etc. that lead to temporary sub-profiles An increase in base level will lead to
aggradations, the built up of sediment on valley floors and the development of thick deposits
of alluvium.
A decrease in base level will lead to such things as nick points that migrate upstream,
alluvial terraces, valley in valley topography and entrenched meanders.

FIGURE 7: LONG PROFILE OF A GRADED STREAM, SHOWING A REGULAR CHANGE

IN GRADIENT
DANDY-BOLTON EQUATION:

Dandy Bolton equation is commonly used to calculate the sedimentation yield. for specific
location variability often occurs due to local factors. However this equation gives rough
estimation of mean sedimentation yield. There are two equations i.e. for runoff less 2 inches
& for runoff more than 2 inches.
The average annual rainfall ranges from about 476.7 mm (Devali) to 3508.1 mm (Igatpuri)
and the normal annual rainfall in the district varies from about 500 mm to 3400 mm. The
computations for total annual suspended and bed load sediment yield are given below.
Sediment Yield-
For runoff less than 2 inches, S=1280 Q 0.26[1.43-0.26 log (A)]
For, runoff more than 2 inches, S=1965 e-0.055Q [1.43-0.26log (A)]
CALCULATION OF SEDIMENTARY YIELD FOR RIVER/NALA
Probable
S. No. Factors
Replenishment
1. River Girna
Catchment Area 10061 sq.km
Average Annual Runoff 224 mm
Sediment Yield Formula:
For Q < 2 in: S = 1280 Q0.46[1.43 - 0.26 log(A)]
For Q > 2 in: S = 1965 e-0.055Q[1.43 - 0.26 log(A)] = 5341.68 Tone/mi2/
year or 0.00534 M.
tons/yr
Here:
Q (in) = Mean Annual run off = 224mm (8.81
inch)

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Probable
S. No. Factors
Replenishment
A(mi2) = Catchment area = 10,061 Sq.km (3884.57 Sq.
mile)
Source: ‐ Calculation of sediment yield by the Dandy‐
Bolton [email protected]
Conclusion:
The area 10, 06 Km2 is representing the catchment area of the Girna River, Thus,
about 4041.94 Tone/year sediment will be re-deposited every year in the
catchment area.
2. River Godavari
Catchment Area 3,12,812 sq.km
Average Annual Runoff 600 mm
Sediment Yield Formula:
For Q < 2 in: S = 1280 Q0.46[1.43 - 0.26 log(A)]
For Q > 2 in: S = 1965 e-0.055Q[1.43 - 0.26 log(A)]
= 580 tone/mi2/year or
0.00058M. tons/yr
Here:
Q (in) = Mean Annual run off = 600mm (23.62)
A (mi2) = Catchment area: 312,812 q.km (120777.4 Sq.
mile)
Source: ‐ Calculation of sediment yield by the Dandy‐
Bolton
[email protected]
Conclusion:
The area 312,812 sq.km is representing the catchment area of the Godavari
River, Thus, about 580 tone/year sediment will be re-deposited every year in the
catchment area.
(Physical replenishment as per Minable depth)
Proposed Depth of
Increase depth in
Total Available sand (m) for
Sand Ghat Name % for proposed sand
depth for 2020-21 excavation year
ghats
(2020-21)
Aghar Bu-2 2.00 1 100
Aghar Bu-1 2.00 1 100
Patane 2.00 1 100
Tamaswadi 2.50 0.50 50
Asoli 2.70 0.30 30
Pale Khu. 2.70 0.30 30
Desgaon 2.70 0.30 30
From the above table it seems that the average increase in depth of deposition is 30-100%
as per available Mineable depth
Table no. 1: Shows GSDA observed & recommended depth of sand for mining year
2020-2021
Depth of GSDA
Sr. Name of Sand Sand recommended sand
Tahsil Name of River for mining in (m)
No. Ghat observed by
GSDA(m) Length Width
1 Malegaon Aghar Bu.-2 Girna 1 148 29
2 Malegaon Aghar Bu.-1 Girna 1 473 29
3 Malegaon Patna Girna 1 183 55
4 Niphad Tamaswadi Godavari 0.5 450 70

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5 Kalwan Girna Asoli 0.3 720 20

6 Kalwan Girna Pale Khu. 0.3 500 10
7 Kalwan Girna Desgaon 0.3 520 20
11. DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITH DESCRIPTION OF MAIN RIVERS:
Catchment % area
Total length in
Sr. no. Name of river Place of origin area drained in
district (km)
Sq.km district
1 Godavari 111 Trambakeshwr 3,12,812 24.2 %
2 Girna 114 Surgana 10,061 45 %
3 Vaitrna 40 Igatpuri - -
4 Darna 80 Igatpuri - -
5 Kadwa 74 Dindori - -
6 Mosam 98 Baglan - -
1. The Girna River rises in Western Ghats at an elevation of 900 m at north latitude of
20°44' and an east longitude of 73°51'. The river flows first in an easterly direction up to
Jaamda and then turns north. It takes a westerly turn at Nandra to join the Tapi from the
left near Nanded. At this point, Tapi has already run for 340 km. Before Joining
the Tapi River, the Girna River traverses a distance of 260 km. The drainage area of the
river is 10,061 sq. km, which is nearly one-sixth of the total catchment of
the Tapi. Girna is the second biggest tributary of Tapi in terms of catchment area. The
waters of the Girna are used for irrigation in Nasik and Jalgaon districts. Due to heavy
rainfall in the catchment, Girna has important influence on the floods in the Tapi basin.
2. The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central India
near Nashik in Maharashtra, 80 km (50 mi) from the Arabian Sea. It flows for 1,465 km
(910 mi), first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering
the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits
into two distributaries that widen into a large river delta at Sir Arthur Cotton
Barrage in Rajamahendravaram and flow into the Bay of Bengal. The Godavari River
has a coverage area of 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi).
SALIENT FEATURES OF IMPORTANT RIVERS AND STREAMS
Name of the Total length in the
Place of origin Altitude at origin
river or stream district in Km
Girna 114 Surgana 900m
Godavari 111 Trambakeshwr 463 m

12. METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR CALCULATING OF MINERAL POTENTIAL:

The mineral potential is calculated based on field investigation and geology of the catchment
area of the river/ streams. As per the policy of the State and location, depth of minable
mineral is defined. The area for removal of mineral in a river or stream can be decided
depending on geomorphology and other factors, it can be 50% to 60% of the area of a
particular river/stream. Other constituents like clay and silt are excluded as waste while
calculating the mineral potential of particular river/stream.
The specific gravity of each mineral constituent is different. While calculating the mineral
potential, the average specific gravity is taken as 2.25. The percent of mineral constituent
like boulder, river Gravel, and sand also varies for different river and streams. While
calculating the mineral potential the percentage of each mineral constituent is taken as,
Sand 25- 30% and 5- 10% for silt and clay.
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catchment lithology, discharge, river profile and geomorphology of the river course. There
are certain geo- morphological features developed in the river beds such as channel bar,
point bar etc. where annual deposition is more even two to three meters.
13. THE DETAIL OF RIVERS AS GIVEN BELOW- ANNUAL DEPOSITION:
Nashi District have total 7 Sand ghats for the year 2020-21 and total 18,645 brass sand
from 7 sand ghat.
Average width of
Portion of the river Length of area Area Mineable mineral
area
or stream recommended for recommended for potential (in
recommended for
recommended for mineral mineral metric ton)
Sr.No. Mineral
Mineral concession (In concession (in Sq. ( 60% of total
concession (In
concession mt.) Mtr.) mineral potential)
mt.)
Girna 2544 163 107376 95607
Godavari 450 70 31500 25044
Total 2,994 Average - 33 1,38,876 1,20,651
THE RATE OF ROYALTY FOR DIFFERENT MINOR MINERALS
Sr. No Type of mineral Mineral Royalty rate for per brass (Rs)
1. Stone 400/-
2. Murrum 400/-
Nashik
3. Sand As per upset prize comes through Auction
ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS:
Sr. No Year Target Recovery Percent%
1 2 3 4 5
1 2017-2018 10500.00 8639.27 82.27
2 2018-2019 9500.00 9517.60 100.18
3 2019-2020 9500.00 9749.74 102.63
4 F.Y 2020-2021 (30 June) 14250.00
PRODUCTION DETAILS OF SAND OR BAJARI OR MINOR MINERALS IN LAST THREE
YEARS:
MINOR MINERAL IN MINOR MINERAL IN MINOR MINERAL IN
FINANCIAL YEAR
BRASS CUM. TONNES
F.Y.2016-17 2428997 6874062 528043
F.Y.2017-18 2159817 6112282 469525
F.Y.2018-19 237940 673370 51726
F.Y.2019-20 2437435 6897941 529877
14. Quality / Grade of Mineral available in the District:
Quality of stone available in Nashik district is building grade stone confirming IS a
standard IS: 7779 (Part II/Sec 3) of 1979.
15. Use of Mineral
Basalt stone is used for building, construction works, and road works as an aggregate.
16. Demand and Supply of the Mineral in last three years
Basalt stone with variable sizes from 6mm, 12 mm, 20mm, 40mm, 60mm, 100mm, Grit,
are used for construction and road works as an aggregate material. Nashik district has
remarkable market requirement of building stone material for construction activity. This
demand is perpetual to market requirements depending on growth of infrastructural index
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quality of the stone material which consist of Strength, Durability, Hardness, Toughness,
Specific Gravity, Porosity etc.

Details of Production of Minor Mineral in last three years DISTRICT – NASHIK

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (upto dec)
Supply Supply Supply
Name of Minerals Demand Demand Demand
(Brass) (Brass) (Brass)
Gitty/Building
1 622673 593022 653211 622106 659491 628087
Stoen
2 Murrum 253128 241075 337068 321018 262778 250188
3 Ordinary Clay 12925 12310 17111 16297 10894 10333
Ordinary
4 500000 0 500000 0 500000 2500
Sand
Mining Leases marked on District Map:

17. RECOMMENDATION OF ENFORCEMENT & MONITORING GUIDELINES FOR

SAND MINING BY MOEF& CC- 2020
Introduction
The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change formulated the Sustainable Sand
Management Guidelines 2016 which focuses on the Management of Sand Mining in the
Country. But in the recent past, it has been observed that apart from management and
systematic mining practices there is an urgent need to have a guideline for effective
enforcement of regulatory provision and their monitoring.
Section 23 C of MMDR, Act 1957 empowered the State Government to make rules for
preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals. But in the recent past, it
has been observed that there was large number of illegal mining cases in the Country and in
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illegal mining incidence. The illegal and uncontrolled illegal mining leads to loss of revenue
to the State and degradation of the environment.
India is developing at a faster pace and much technological advancement has already been
taken place in the surveillance and remote monitoring in the field of mining. Thus, it is
prudent to utilize the technological advancement for the effective monitoring of the mining
activities particularly sand mining in the country.
Use of latest remote surveillance and IT services helps in effective monitoring of the sand
mining activity in-country and also assist the government in controlling the illegal mining
activity in the country. Thus, there is a need for an effective policy for monitoring of sand
mining in the Country which can be enforced on the ground. These guidelines focus on the
effective monitoring of the sand mining since from the identification of sand mineral sources
to its dispatch and end-use by consumers and the general public. Further, the effective
monitoring and enforcement require efforts from not only Government agencies but also by
consumers and the general public. (Source: EM guidelines, MoEF&CC, New delhi 2020)
The need for replenishment study for river bed sand is also required in order to “nullify the
adverse impacts arising due to excessive sand extraction”. No riverbed mining will be
allowed during the monsoon. In cases where rivers become district boundaries or state
boundaries, the districts or states sharing the boundary shall constitute the combined task
force for monitoring of mined materials, mining activity and participate in the preparation of
District Survey Reports (DSR) by providing appropriate inputs. The guidelines say the
detailed survey needs to be carried out for quantification of minerals and the demand and
supply of the riverbed material through market survey, including the future demand for the
next five years.
OBJECTIVE OF GUIDELINES
 Identification and Quantification of Mineral Resource and its optimal utilization.
 To regulate the Sand & Gravel Mining in the Country since its identification to its final
end-use by the consumers and the general public.
 Use of IT-enabled services & latest technologies for surveillance of the sand mining at
each step.
 Reduction in demand & supply gaps.
 Setting up the procedure for replenishment study of Sand.
 Post Environmental Clearance Monitoring.
 Procedure for Environmental Audit.
 To control the instance of illegal mining.
Salient Features of the Guidelines
 District Survey Report: The guidelines provide the procedure to be followed for
identifying areas where mining can be allowed or prohibited. It provides guidelines for
preparing a district survey report, which includes: Preparing a report before granting a
mining lease, and Defining mining and no mining zones based on certain environmental
and social factors.
 Preventing Illegal Mining: The guidelines suggest that sites can be monitored
remotely. Drones can also be used for quantity estimation and land use monitoring.
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drones. The environmental damages incurred due to illegal mining will be assessed by a
committee constituted by the District Administration.
 Environmental Clearance: Environmental Clearance for mining is given by regulatory
authorities after considering the potential environmental impact. However, it has been
observed that often the Letter of Intent (LoI) is granted for a location which is not feasible
for environment-friendly mining. The guidelines provide that LoIs should be granted for
those locations which have the least possibility of an impact on the environment and
nearby habitation.
 The guidelines also encourage for online sale and purchase of sand and other riverbed
materials to make the process transparent.
Preparation of District Survey Report
“Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines, 2016” issued by MoEF&CC requires preparation of
District Survey Report (DSR), which is an important initial step before grant of mining
lease/LoI. The guidelines emphasize detailed procedure to be followed for the purpose of
identification of areas of aggradation/ deposition where mining can be allowed and
identification of areas of erosion and proximity to infrastructural structures and installation
where mining should be prohibited. Calculation of annual rate of replenishment, allowing
time for replenishment after mining, identification of ways of scientific and systematic mining;
identifying measures for protection of environment and ecology and determining measures
for protection of bank erosion, benchmark (BM) with respect to mean Sea Level (MSL)
should be made essential in mining channel reaches (MCR) below which no mining shall be
allowed.
Considering the importance of district survey report, the Ministry of Environment Forest and
climate change, after consultation with experts dealing with mining-related matters,
formulated the following guidelines for the preparation of comprehensive District Survey
Report for sand mining.
a) District Survey Report for sand mining shall be prepared before the auction/e-
auction/grant of the mining lease/Letter of Intent (LoI) by Mining department or
department dealing the mining activity in respective states.
b) The first step is to develop the inventory of the River Bed Material and Other sand
sources in the District. In order to make the inventory of River Bed Material, a detailed
survey of the district needs to be carried out, to identify the source of River Bed Material
and alternative source of sand (M-Sand). The source will include rivers, de-siltation of
reservoir/dams, Patta lands/Khatedari Land, M-sand etc.
c) District Survey Report is to be prepared in such a way that it not only identifies the
mineral-bearing area but also define the mining and no mining zones considering various
environmental and social factors.
d) Identification of the source of Sand & M-Sand. The sources may be from Rivers, Lakes,
Ponds, Dams, De-silting locations, Patta land/Khtedari lands. The details in case of
Rivers such as [name, length of river, type (Perennial or Non-Perennial ), Villages, Tehsil,
District], in case of Lakes, Ponds, Dams, De-silting locations [Name, owned/maintained
by (State Govt./PSU), area, Villages, Tehsil, District] in case of Patta land/Khtedari lands [
Owner Name, Sy No, Area, Agricultural/Non-Agricultural, Villages, Tehsil, District], in
case of M-Sand Plant [Owner Name, Sy No, Area, Quantity/Annum, Villages, Tehsil,
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e) Defining the sources of Sand/M-Sand in the district is the next step for identification of the
potential area of deposition/aggradations wherein mining lease could be granted.
Detailed survey needs to be carried out for quantification of minerals. The purpose of
mining in the river bed is for channelization of rivers so as to avoid the possibility of
flooding and to maintain the flow of the rivers. For this, the entire river stretch needs to be
surveyed and original ground level (OGL) to be recorded and area of
aggradations/deposition needs to be ascertained by comparing the level difference
between the outside riverbed OGL and water level. Once the area of
aggradations/deposition are identified, then the quantity of River Bed Material available
needs to be calculated. The next step is channelization of the river bed and for this
central ¾th part of the river, width needs to be identified on a map. Out of the ¾th part
area, where there is a deposition/aggradations of the material needs to be identified. The
remaining ¼th area needs to be kept as no mining zone for the protection of banks. The
specific gravity of the material also needs to be ascertained by analyzing the sample from
a NABL accredited lab. Thus, the quantity of material available in metric ton needs to be
calculated for mining and no mining zone.
f) The permanent boundary pillars need to be erected after identification of an area of
aggradations and deposition outside the bank of the river at a safe location for future
surveying. The distance between boundary pillars on each side of the bank shall not be
more than 100 meters.
g) Identifying the mining and no mining zone shall follow with defining the area of sensitivity
by ascertaining the distance of the mining area from the protected area, forest, bridges,
important structures, habitation etc. and based on the sensitivity the area needs to be
defined in sensitive and non-sensitive area.
h) Demand and supply of the Riverbed Material through market survey needs to be carried
out. In addition to this future demand for the next 5 years also needs to be considered.
i) It is suggested that as far as possible the sensitive areas should be avoided for mining,
unless local safety condition arises. Such deviation shall be temporary & shall not be a
permanent feature.
j) The final area selected for the mining should be then divided into mining lease as per the
requirement of State Government. It is suggested the mining lease area should be so
selected as to cover the entire deposition area. Dividing a large area of
deposition/aggradations into smaller mining leases should be avoided as it leads to loss
of mineral and indirectly promote illegal mining.
k) Cluster situation shall be examined. A cluster is formed when one mining lease of
homogenous mineral is within 500 meters of the other mining lease. In order to reduce
the cluster formation mining lease size should be defined in such a way that distance
between any two clusters preferably should not be less than 2.5 Km. Mining lease should
be defined in such a way that the total area of the mining leases in a cluster should not be
more than 10 Ha.
l) The number of a contiguous cluster needs to be ascertained. Contiguous cluster is
formed when one cluster is at a distance of 2.5 Km from the other cluster.
m) The mining outside the riverbed on Patta land/Khatedari land be granted when there is
possibility of replenishment of material. In case, there is no replenishment then mining
lease shall only be granted when there is no riverbed mining possibility within 5 KM of the
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land/Khatedari land but the mining should only be done by the Government agency and
material should not be used for sale in the open market. Cluster situation as mentioned in
para k above is also applicable for the mining in Patta land/Khatedari land.
n) The State Government should define the transportation route from the mining lease
considering the maximum production from the mines as at this stage the size of mining
leases, their location, the quantity of mineral that can be mined safely etc. is available
with the State Government. It is suggested that the transportation route should be
selected in such a way that the movement of trucks/tippers/tractors from the villages
having habitation should be avoided. The transportation route so selected should be
verified by the State Government for its carrying capacity.
o) Potential site for mining having its impact on the forest, protected area, habitation,
bridges etc, shall be avoided. For this, a sub-divisional committee may be formed which
after the site visit shall decide its suitability for mining. The list of mining lease after the
recommendation of the Committee needs to be defined in the following format given in as
Annexure-II. The Sub-Divisional Committee after the site visit shall make a
recommendation on the site for its suitability of mining and also records the reason for
selecting the mining lease in the Patta land. The details regarding cluster and contiguous
cluster needs to be provided as in Annexure-III. The details of the transportation need to
be provided as in Annexure IV.
p) Public consultation-The Comments of the various stakeholders may be sought on the
list of mining lease to be auctioned. The State Government shall give an advertisement in
the local and national newspaper for seeking comments of the general public on the list of
mining lease included in the DSR. The DSR should be placed in the public domain for at
least one month from the date of publication of the advertisement for obtaining comments
of the general public. The comments so received shall be placed before the sub-divisional
committee for active consideration. The final list of sand mining areas [leases to be
granted on riverbed & Patta land/Khatedari land, de-siltation location (ponds/lakes/dams),
M-Sand Plants (alternate source of sand)] after the public hearing needs to be defined in
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ANNEXURE NO. - I
Compliance to Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining- 2020
a) Details of Sand / M-Sand Sources from Rivers in Nashik District:

Details of Sand Sources from Rivers in Nashik District

Sr. River Name/M-Sand No.of Total Stretch Type of River
No Plant Proposed of River (in (Perennial or
Sand Ghats KM) Non-Perennial)
1 Godavari 111
2 Girna 114
3 Vaitrna 40
4 Darna 7 80 Non - Perennial
5 Kadwa 74
6 Mosam 98
Details of M-Sand Sources from Rivers in Nashik District
Sr. Name of River No.of M-Sand Total Stretch of Type of River
No Plants River (in KM) (Perennial or
Non-Perennial)
1 Nil Nil Nil Nil
2 Nil Nil Nil Nil

Note: There is no M-Sand Plants are established or operating for M-Sand Source from the Rivers by
the Private or Govt. agency till date in Nashik District.
a) Rivers:
River Name/M-Sand Type of River (Perennial or
Total Stretch of River (in KM)
Plant Non-Perennial)
Godavari 111 Non-Perennial
Girna 114 Non-Perennial
b) De-Siltation Location: (Lakes/Ponds/Dams etc.)
Name of Maintain /
Reservoir/ Controlled by State Location District Tehsil Village Size (Ha)
Dams Govt./PSU etc.
Nil
c) Patta Lands/Khatedari Land:
Agricultural
Owner Sy. No Area (Ha) District Tehsil Village
Land (Yes/No)
Nil

d) M-Sand Plants:
Plant Owner District Tehsil Village Geo- Quantity
Name location Tonnes/Annum
Nil
Note: For inclusion of M-Sand Plant/Patta Land in DSR. the plant/land owners need to
submit the request to the Mining Department with complete details. Inclusion in DSR does
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ANNEXURE NO.-II

List of Proposed Mining Leases

Distance Distance
Mining leases Total excavation in Brass Mineral to
Area (in KM) from
River Within 500m (if /Annum considering be mined Existing /
Sr. No Lease Details (in from Forest
Details yes cluster digging depth max as per (Sand/ Bajri/ Proposed
Ha) PA/BR/ Area (in
area) survey meters RBM etc.)
WC KM)
More than
1. Girna Aghar Bu-2 0.43 No 1517 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
2. Girna Aghar Bu-1 1.37 No 4847 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
3. Girna Patane 1.01 No 3557 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than 5565
4. Godavari Tamaswadi 3.15 No Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
5. Girna Asoli 1.44 No 1527 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
6. Girna Pale Khu. 0.50 No 5000 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
7. Girna Desgaon 1.04 No 10400 Sand Proposed
500 m

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Annexure No. - III

Cluster details:

Location
River Cluster Total Excavation Total Mineral Excavation
Lease No (Riverbed Village Area (in Ha)
Name No. (Ton) (Ton)
/Patta Land)
Nil
Contiguous Clusters:
Location
Number
(Riverbed Distance
River Contiguous Cluster of leases Area of Cluster Total Mineral
/ between Village
Name Cluster No. No in the (Ha) Excavation (Ton)
Patta clusters
cluster
Land)
Nil

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Annexure No. - IV
Transportation Routes for individual leases
Number Number of
Length
Transport of Tractors Type of Road Recommendation The road will be Route
Sr. Lease of
ation tractors /days of all (Black Topped/ for road (Black Constructed by Map &
No. Name Route
Route No /day of the lease on unpaved) Topped/ unpaved) Govt/ Lease Owner Location
in M
lease route
1. Tamaswadi 1 7 7 148 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
2. Aghar Bu-2 1 2 2 573 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
3. Aghar Bu-1 1 6 6 267 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
4. Patane 1 13 13 91 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
5. Asoli 1 2 2 85 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
6. Pale Khu. 1 1 1 69 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed
7. Desgaon 1 1 1 85 Unpaved Unpaved Existing Road Enclosed

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ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR BU.2

ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR BU.1

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ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR PATNE

ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR TAMASWADI

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ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR ASOLI

ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR PALE KHU.

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ROUTE & LOCATION MAP OF AGHAR DESGAON

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Annexure- V
List of Proposed Mining Leases 2020-2021

Total
Mining excavation in Mineral
Distance Distance leases Brass to be
Area (in KM) from Within /Annum mined Existing /
River Lease
Sr. No (in from Forest 500m (if considering (Sand/ Propose
Details Details
Ha) PA/BR/ Area (in yes digging Bajri/ d
WC KM) cluster depth max as RBM
area) per survey etc.)
meters
More than
1. Godavari Tamaswadi 3.15 No 5565 Sand Proposed
500 m
More than
2. Girna Aghar Bu-2 0.43 No 1517 Sand Proposed
500 m
3. Girna Aghar Bu-1 1.37 More than No 4847 Sand Proposed
4. Girna Patane 1.01 500 m No 3557 Sand Proposed
5. Girna Asoli 1.44 More than No 1527 Sand Proposed
6. Girna Pale Khu. 0.50 500 m No 530 Sand Proposed
7. Girna Desgaon 1.04 More than No 1102 Sand Proposed

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Annexure No. - VI

Detail Summary List

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Annexure No. - VII

Final List of Cluster & Contiguous Cluster
River Cluster Lease No Location Village Area (in Total Total Mineral
Name No. (Riverbed Ha) Excavation Excavation
/Patta Land) (Ton) (Ton)
Nil
Contiguous Clusters:

River Contiguous Cluster Number Location Distanc Village Area of Total

Name Cluster No. No of (Riverbed e Cluster Mineral
leases / Patta between ( Ha) Excavati
in the Land) clusters on (Ton)
cluster
Nil

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Annexure No. - VIII

10*10m Grid

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Annexure No.- IX
Bank to Bank River Cross Section

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Annexure No. - X
Public Hearing Sign Copy will be updated in DSR after DSR
uploaded on District portal and undertaking of PH.

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Nashik District level Sand Ghat Committee

proceeding on dated 25-01-2021

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SAND GHAT SITE SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT & MONITORING PLAN AS PER

GUIDELINES STIPULATED IN ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING GUIDELINES FOR
SAND MINING ISSUED BY MOEF&CC IN JANUARY 2020

S. No. Condition as Per E&M Guidelines Compliance

1. Three-member committee for environmental District Magistrate formed a committee for
audit. monitoring of compliances as per EM
guidelines after grant of prior Environmental
Clearance.
2. LOI should be preferably granted to those Environmental feasibility will be checked
locations which have least possibility of an before issuance of LOI.
impact on the environment and nearby
habitation
3. Identification of sand Ghats its quantification All sand ghat locations are physically
and feasibility considering various surveyed by technical committee and
environmental parameters like proximity of ensured that all the parameters regarding
protected are, wetlands, creeks, forest etc. and sustainable sand mining is followed.
other factors such as places of archaeological
importance, habitation, prohibited area etc.
4. Mining plan and its initial level of mining leases Mining plans are approved by DGM, Nashik.
at shorter interval say 25m x 25 m Initial levels are recorded for preparation of
surface plan.
5. Responsibility of mine owner to obtain all It will be ensured by District administration
statutory clearances before commencement of mining.
6. Emphasis of district survey report and its Draft DSR is published on 06/03/2020 in
format of reporting accordance with format referred in
notification dated 25 July 2018.
7. Regular replenishment study to ascertain rate Replenishment is calculated theoretically by
of depositing, plan and section needs to be using last 5 year’s joint survey report which
prepared. show available thickness of sand at proposed
locations.
8. Movement of transportation of mineral from It will be ensured by using IT enabled
mining area to end user needs to monitor. services as per guidelines.
Preparation of District Survey Report
9. Preparation of District Survey Report DSR is prepared as per format S.O. 3611(E)
dated 25.07.2018 and EM guidelines 2020
issued by MoEF&CC, New Delhi
10. Publication of District Survey Report Draft DSR published on district portal for
public comments.
11. Development of inventory of river bed material Attached as Annexure I to V as per EM
and other sources in the district. guidelines 2020
12. District Survey Report is prepared in such a All the parameters are covered in final DSR.
way that it is not only identifies the mineral
bearing area but also defines mining and no
mining zones considering environmental and
social factors.
13. Identification of sources of Sand and M-sand, Attached as Annexure- I
De silting Locations, river type perennial or
non-perennial, village, tehsil, agriculture/non-
agricultural land, M-sand plant etc.
14. Defining the sources of Sand for identification Areas of deposition are identified and levels
of the potential area, entire river stretch needs are recorded for actual replenishment.
to be recorded and area of Attached Annexure II
aggradations/deposition needs to be
ascertaining by comparing the level difference
between outside river bed OGL and Water
Level.
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S. No. Condition as Per E&M Guidelines Compliance

15. Boundary Pillars needs to be erected after Geographical co-ordinates of leases are
identification of an area of aggradation and marked on google Earth for future reference
deposition outside bank of river at safe location and to monitor exact location of mining.
for future survey.
16. Identifying mining and no mining zone shall It is ensured and bank to bank cross sections
follow sensitively. are attached as Annexure- IX
17. Demand and Supply for river bed material Demand and supply is mentioned in the
through market survey report on the basis of actual demand of
various departments in the District and RBI’s
index based method which is given in
Chapter 4.
18. Cluster situation shall be examined. There is no cluster situation in the District.
19. Mining outside river bed area onThere is no sand mining outside the River
Patta/Khatedari land be granted when there is bed.
possibility of replenishment of material. For
govt. projects mining could be allowed on
Patta/Kahtedari land but mining should be
done by Govt. agencies and material shall not
be used for sale.
20. State Govt. should define transportation route Attached as Annexure-IV
from mining lease considering maximum
production from mines as at this stage the size
of mining leases, their location, the quantity of
mineral that can be mined safely
21. List of recommended sites in the format Attached as Annexure- II, III ,IV, VI and VII
Annexure-II, Details of Cluster in Annexure-III
and transportation route in Annexure IV needs
to be provided.
22. Public Consultation Public consultation conducted. Attached
Annexure X
23. Grant of Letter of Intent for leases falling in Auction /LoI will be issued as per policy of
potential zone State Govt. dated 30.09.2019 after sought of
all clearances.
Mining plan
24. The mining plan should include the original Surface plan is prepared keeping OGL, at an
ground level recorded at an interval not more interval of 10 m x 10 m across length of river.
than 10 m x 10m along and across the length Attached as Annexure-VIII
of river
25. In addition to this outside mine lease and bank Details are given in Annexure-IX
of river up to meter needs to be recorded.
26. Time period of monsoon should be defined in Time period of monsoon is defined as 10th
the DSR/MP. June - 30th September of every year during
which scooping of sand is not allowed.
27. Details of replenishment needs to be included Preparation of mining plan is done on the
in the mining plan basis of established thickness.
28. Parts of river reach that experience deposition All the sand ghat locations are Depositional
or aggradations shall be identified or Aggradation areas and it is ensured by
Leaseholder/Environmental clearance holder Technical committee.
may be allowed to extract the sand and gravel
deposit in these locations to manage
aggradations problems.
29. Distance of sites for sand and gravel mining All the parameters are covered in the
shall be depending on replenishment rate of replenishment study.
river. Sediment rating curve shall be developed
and checked against extracted volume of sand
and gravel

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S. No. Condition as Per E&M Guidelines Compliance

30. Sand and gravel may be extracted across the It will be ensured before commencement of
entire active channel during dry season. mining.
31. Abandoned stream channels on the terrace All sand ghat are exposed during non-
and inactive flood plains are preferred rather monsoon period. No stream will be diverted.
than active channels and their deltas and flood
plains. The stream should not be diverted to
form inactive channel.
32. Layers of sand and gravel which could be Mineable depth is decided after physical
removed from river bed shall depend on width survey so, there is no possibility of adverse
of river and replenishment rate of the river. impacts on River morphology.
33. Sand ghat shall not be allowed to be extracted All the sand ghat locations are Depositional
where erosion may occur such as concave or Aggradation areas and it is ensured by
bank. Technical committee.
34. Segment of braided river system should be All the sand ghat locations are Depositional
used preferably falling within lateral migration or Aggradation areas and it is ensured by
area of river regime that enhances feasibility of Technical committee.
sediment
replenishment.
35. Sand and gravel shall not be extracted from the All sand ghat locations are at suitable
bridge subjected to 250m on the upstream and distance form bridges as per Guidelines.
500 meter on downstream side
36. Mining depth should be restricted to 3 meters Mining depth is decided after physical survey
and distance from bank should be 1/4th of river conducted by technical committee and
width and should not be less than 7.5 meters ensures that all the parameters is followed
mentioned in the sand mining guidelines.
37. Demarcation of mining areas with pillars and All the sand ghat locations are demarcated
dereferencing should be done prior to start of and georeferenced.
mining.
38. A buffer distance of 50m after every block of All the parameters are followed.
1000m over which mining is undertaken or at
such distance as may be the directed
prescribed by the regulatory authority shall be
maintained.
39. Obtaining Environmental Clearance and other No mining will be done before grant of prior
statutory clearance Environmental Clearance.
40. Baseline data before commencement of Mining It will be ensured that collection of baseline
Operations data before commencement of mining
operation.
41. Generic Structure of Replenishment Study Replenishment study conducted scientifically
and included in DSR.
42. Particle size distribution and bulk density of It is followed
deposited material to be assessed

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DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR MINOR MINERALS OTHER THAN SAND MINING OR
RIVER BED MINING
(Part-B)
1. INTRODUCTION:

Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 27th February, 2012 in I.A. No.12-13 of 2011 in
Special Leave Petition (C) No.19628-19629 of 2009, in the matter of Deepak Kumar etc.
Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc., prior environmental clearance has made
mandatory for mining of minor minerals irrespective of the area of mining lease.
Accordingly, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF& CC) had issued
Office Memorandum No. LllOll/47/2011- IA.II(M) dated 18th May 2013. As per this O.M.
all mining projects of minor minerals would henceforth require prior Environmental
Clearance irrespective of the lease area.
The stone quarry and sand quarrying projects need environmental clearance as per the
MoEF guidelines and such pg. 47 projects are treated as Category ‘B' even if the lease
area is less than 5 Ha. Subsequently, various amendments were made as regards to
obtain environmental clearance of the minor minerals.
The Hon'ble National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated the 13th January, 2015 in the
matter regarding sand mining has directed for making a policy on environmental
clearance for mining leases in cluster for minor minerals. As per the latest amendment
S.O. 141 (E) & S.O.190(E) dated 15th January 2016 & 20th January in exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986 (29 of 1986) and in pursuance of notification of Ministry of Environment and Forest
number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006 the Central Government had
constituted the District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), for
grant of Environmental Clearance for Category „B2' Projects for mining of minor
minerals, for all the districts in the country. But later on Hon. NGT, vide its order dated
13th Sept.2018, stated that for 0-5 Ha areas also recommendation of grant EC by SEIAA
instead of DEAC/DEIAA.
The MoEF&CC in its Notification dated 15th January 2016 has prescribed Preparation of
District Survey Report for Sand Mining or River Bed Mining and Mining of other Minor
Minerals. A detailed procedure and format for preparation of District Survey Report is
provided in the said Notification.
Further the procedure for preparation of DSR and format is amended vide MoEF&CC
Notification S.O. 3611(E) dated 25.07.2018. The DSR is defined at “Appendix -X (See
Paragraph 7(iii)(a)" of the notification S.O.141(E)dated 15.01.2016 and S.O. 3611(E)
dated 25.07.2018
2. OVERVIEW OF MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT:

The three types of minor mineral constituents such as sand, stone and bajri are required for
any type of construction apart from other material like cement and steel. In earlier times, the
houses/ buildings were constructed in form of small dwellings with walls made up of mud
plaster, stone and interlocking provided with wooden frames and there were negligible
commercial as well as developmental activities resulting less demand of building material.
However, with the passage of time when the District was carved out during new vistas of
developmental activities were started. The quantity of minor mineral consumption is a
thermometer to assess the quantity of developmental activities being undertaken in a
particular area. In order to meet the requirement of raw material for construction, the
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extraction of sand from the river bed, stone and bajri from the land mining area are being
carried out exclusively. The demand of sand is mainly met through river borne collection,
whereas the demand of bajri/grits are met through manufactured grit by stone crushers. The
demand of dressed or undressed stone is met through the broken rock material from the hill
slope. The local residents used to lift sand/gravel etc. from the river beds to meet out their
bonafide requirement, however after coming into being the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 Act-1957) and Maharashtra Minor Mineral
Extraction (Development and Regulation) Rules, 2013. As the mining was allowed in
accordance to the rules, presently in this District, Mineral concessions are being granted
through grant of mining Lease. At present 7 nos. of mining leases for minor minerals have
been granted under the rules in different parts of the District and the detail is tabulated
below. 7 Sand mine river Beds has put to auction.
Based on the amendments made by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change, Government of India, in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
notified on 15 January 2015, the Survey document of the district Nashik, The district survey
document has been prepared in accordance with the Appendix-X of the said notification.
3. GENERAL PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT

Nashik District is located between 18.33 degree and 20.53 degree North Latitude and
between 73.16 degree and 75.16 degree East Longitude at Northwest part of the
Maharashtra State, at 565 meters above mean sea level. The District has great mythological
background. Lord Rama lived in Panchvati during his vanvas. Agasti Rushi also stayed in
Nashik for Tapasya. The Godavari River originates from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik. One of
the 12 Jyotirlingas also at Trimbakeshwar. Nashik has to its credit many 185 well known and
towering personalities like Veer Sawarkar, Anant Kanhere, Rev. Tilak, Dadasaheb Potnis,
Babubhai Rathi, V.V. Shirwadkar and Vasant Kanetkar just name few. Nashik is also known
as Mini Maharashtra,because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri
resembles with Konkan, Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western
Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon & Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik,
Malegaon, Manmad, Igatpuri are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District.
Recently two talukas are created in the District making the total talukas to 15. Out of 15
blocks in the District, as many as 8 blocks viz Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri, Kalwan, Baglan,
Dindori, Trimbakeshwar & Nashik are tribal blocks. The district also identified as tribal by the
State Government. Many important rivers of Maharashtra originate in the district. Godavari
which is popularly known as Ganga of South India originates at holy place Trimbakeshwar.
Another major river is Girna. Other rivers are
Darna, Mosam, Aram, Vaitarna, Manyad and Kadwa. A Taluka is an administrative block
generally comprising about 90 to 100 contiguous villages, with a small town as its
headquarters. On an average 8 to 10 Talukas make up a district. Nashik became full-fledged
district in 1869.
At that time there were 13 talukas and Government has announced two more talukas on
26th June 1999 (Deola and Trimbakeshwar). At present 15 talukas are representing district.
Malegaon taluka is the largest in area in the district, occupying 12 percent area of the
district, whereas Peth is the smallest taluka having 3.36 percent area followed by Deola
having 3.8 percent area; remaining talukas having on an average 5 to 9 percent area of total
district. As per 2001 census, the district is having total 1931 villages out of four villages are
uninhabited.

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4. Location of the District

Nashik District is located between 18.33 degree and 20.53 degree North Latitude and
between 73.16 degree and 75.16 degree East Longitude at Northwest part of the
Maharashtra State, at 565 meters above mean sea level. The District has great mythological
background. Lord Rama lived in Panchvati during his vanvas. Agasti Rushi also stayed in
Nashik for Tapasya. The Godavari River originates from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik. One of
the 12 Jyotirlingas also at Trimbakeshwar.
Table No. 2: List of tahsils in Nashik district
Sr.No District Name Division name Taluka name
1 Nashik Nashik
2 Dindori Igatpuri
3 Igatpuri Trimbak
4 Kalwan Peth
5 Malegaon Dindori
6 Chandwad Surgana
7 Yeola Kalwan
8 Niphad Devola
9 Nashik Baglan Baglan
10 Malegaon
11 Chandwad
12 Yeola
13 Nandgaon
14 Niphad
15 Sinnar

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Fig.1. Location of the District

5. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT
The district forms part of Western Ghat and Deccan Plateau. Physiographically Nasik district
comprises varied topography. The main system of hills is Sahayadri and its offshoots viz.,
Satmala, Selbari and Dolbari hill ranges. These hill ranges along with eastern and southern
plains and Godavari valley are the distinct physiographic units. The northern part of the
district falls under Tapi basin and is drained by easterly flowing Girna River along with its
tributaries, whereas the southern part of the district falls under Godavari basin an is drained
by Godavari River and its tributaries. Other important rivers in the district are Damanganga,
Vaitarna, Darna, Kadva, Aram, Mosam, Panjan and Manegad. The soils of the district are
the weathering products of Basalt and have various shades from gray to black, red and pink
color. The soils occurring in the district are classified in the four categories namely lateritic
black soil (Kali), reddish brown soil (Mal), coarse shallow reddish black soil (Koral), medium
light brownish black soil (Barad). In general the soils are very fertile and suitable for growing
cereal and pulses. The black soil contains high alumina and carbonates of calcium and
magnesium with variable amounts of potash, low nitrogen and phosphorus. The red soil is
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Fig.2. Physiographical map of Nashik

6. GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT
The Deccan traps, which cover almost major portion of Maharashtra state, were erupted as
horizontal lava sheets during the Cretaceous - Eocene times and are supposed to have
welled out from the long and the narrow fissures in the earth crust. These formations are
termed „traps‟ because of their step like terraced appearance, a characteristic and a
common feature in the scenery of the Traps Deccan. The chief varieties of the Traps are
hard, compact Basalt and vesicular Traps. Geologically Nashik district lies in the ‘Deccan
Trap’ region o f Peninsular India. The Great Trap region o f the Deccan covers the whole
district. It is entirely o f volcanic formation. The volcanic portion consists o f compact,
stratified basalt and an earthy trap. The basah are of most conspicuous features. The basalt
is either fine textured or it is coarse and nodular. In the western hilly portion o f the district,
the basalt lies in flat-topped ranges separated by valleys trending from west to east. The
absence o f laterite which caps the summits o f the hills to the south, is a curious feature in
the geology o f the area (District Gazetteer, 1975, p. 19). The slopes towards west, are steep
and lofty. The eastern slope is gradual and with series of steps. The thickness of the trap
flows is about 5000’ (1500m). They are uniformly thick having more or less same elevations
A number o f hills with forts are found along the border o f the district as well as on the range
that crosses the district in more or less west-east direction. Locally this range is called
Chandwad-Satmala range. M ost o f the hills are flat-topped or have a small peak rising out
of a table-land. Below this there is a sort o f perpendicular scrap rising out o f a terrace and
usually thickly wooded. In some areas like the hills in the south (Kalasubai) or in the
SatmalaChandwad range the basah is columnar and has weathered into fantastic shapes.
These higher trap regions contain quartz in vertical veins, crystals and zeolitic minerals
(District Gazetteer, 1883).
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fine texture and takes a fair polish, in others it is coarse and nodular. There are certain dyke
formations exposed in the riverbed. Some o f the valleys that separate the ranges o f trap
hills are of considerable width, for example, the valley at the head o f the Thai pass. Sub-
aerial denudation is the main reason for it. It is therefore believed that the rivers rose much
further west and that the broad plains were many miles from the sources o f the rivers. So
the whole range of Sahayadris was once believed to be a sea cliff. The surveys of the
portion o f the Great Indian Peninsula Railway that passes through the district show that the
flows have a slight dip to the east, but to the eye they appear to be horizontal. The tabular
strata o f hills many miles apart are found to be almost exactly as the same height above the
sea. From this it is deduced that these ranges once formed part of an immense plateau
(District Gazetteer, 1883). Topographically the Nashik district lies in the Deccan Plateau
region of Peninsular India formed entirely o f volcanic formation. Broadly the district can be
divided into three distinct regions:
a. The hilly region
b. The Godavari basin
c. The Girna basin
a. The Hilly Region –
A part of the Western Ghats called Sahayadris, this region lies in the W estern part of the
district running mainly in the north-south direction with its offshoots towards east. The
general altitude of this region ranges from 900m to 1200m with the higher portion being
near the western boundary of the district. Here both the flat- topped and peaked mountains
are found; the flat- topped hills predominate in number but not in height. This hilly portion
can be further classified into four subregions.
i. The Galan hills and Selbari range
ii. The Satmala-C hand wad range
iii. The Trimbak-Anjaneri range
iv. The Kalasubai hills.
b. The Godavari Basin –
The second geographical region of the district is formed by one of the major rivers of
Peninsular India. Godavari is the longest river o f Peninsular India that flows through this
district. The source and upper course of the river lies in the southern part of the district and
forms a district geographical region. This region lies to the south of Satmala-Chandwad
range and located to the east of Sahyadri hills. The river has its source on the high slopes of
Trimbak-Anjaneri range 56’N. L, 74“31’ E.L) A11 the tributaries and streams of the Godavari
have considerably eroded the southern part o f the district. As a result in south-central and
eastern parts of the district broad valleys with considerable alluvial deposits have been
formed. The Godavari basin o f the Nashik district can be divided into following subregions
v. The Godavari Valley
vi. The Northern Subregion
vii. The Dama Basin
viii. The Sinnar Plateau

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a. The Girna Basin:

The third geographical region o f the study area is the Gima basin. It is bounded by the
Sahyadri hills in the west, Satmala-Chandwad range in the south and Galan Selbari range in
the north. The entire area of the district is underlain by the basaltic lava flows of upper
Cretaceous to lower Eocene age. The shallow alluvial formation of recent age also occurs as
narrow stretch along the banks of Godavari and Girna Rivers flowing in the area.

Fig3. Geological map of the Nashik

Hard Rock (Deccan Trap Basalt)
Basaltic lava flows occupies about 90% of the area of the district. These flows are normally
horizontally disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to table land type of topography also
known a plateau. These flows occur in layered sequences and represented by massive unit
at the bottom and vesicular unit at the top of the flow. These flows are separated from each
other by marker bed known as ‘bole bed’.
Soft Rock (Alluvium)
Alluvium occurs in small areas in the form of discontinuous patches along the banks and
flood plains of major rivers like Godavari, Girna and their tributaries. In alluvium the granular
detrital material like sand and gravel usually occurring as thin layer in the district yields
water. In the district Alluvium occupies an area of 1500 sq.km and it ranges in thickness from
7- 21 meters. It consists of reddish and brownish clays with intercalations of sand, gravel
and kanker. The loosely cemented coarse sands and gravels form 3-4 meters thick lower
most horizons at the bottom of these alluvial pockets. Ground water in Alluvium occurs both
under semi confined and confined conditions. The dug wells constructed in Alluvium has
been ranging in depth from 8-12 m, whereas the borewells range in depth form 15 to 20 m
and the yield of both the dugwells and borewells ranges from 13 to 22 m3 /day.
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Drainage of Irrigation Pattern

Fig.4. Hydrological Map of Nashik

The topographical maps and their study show that the drainage of the district can be divided
into three broad regions:
a) The Godavari and its tributaries
b) The Girna and its tributaries
c) The west flowing Konkan Rivers.
The hill ranges in the district act as water divide separating the above regions. The Satmala-
Chandwad range acts as a water divide between Godavari and Girna river basins while
Sahyadri hills in the west act as water divide between west flowing and east flowing rivers of
the district. The rocks in these hilly regions have developed three sets of master joints,
running in the following direction -
i. North-south strike direction
ii. North-w est-South-east direction 19
iii North-north-east and South-west direction.
The streams o f the region have taken advantage o f these planes of weaknesses in carving
their valleys (Aruchalam, 1964 P 12)
a) Godavari and its tributaries -
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occupy a large area than Girna basin. In the south, it is bounded by Kalasubai range. As the
drainage map indicates, most of the tributaries o f Godavari comes from the Satmala-
Chandwad range along the north bank o f the river. There are a few important streams in the
south also. The average altitude of the basin is about 1000 m in the west and south while
towards east and north east it is less and reaches upto 300 m. Nashik, Dindori, Niphad,
Sinnar and Yeola tahsils are drained by these rivers.
iii) Godavari - Godavari is the most important river not only of the district but also the whole
of the Peninsular India. Out of its total length o f 1465 Km only 111 Km, i.e. 7.6% of
length, lies in the Nashik District. It is the longest river o f M aharashtra and has its
source near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district. From the base o f the escarpment
appearing on the eastern face o f the Sahyadri hills, as a result of headward erosion of
the river upto Nashik, there is no perceptible slope and its broad-flat valley appears a
trickle (Dixit, 1985, p. 26). Godavari also appears graded to its source. From Nashik the
river flows in east-southeasterly direction. A characteristic feature of Godavari is its deep
channel enclosed between its banks which are more like embankments, and the narrow
alluvial flood plain. In areas not far from the Sahyadri hills the valley in general has
witnessed enormous sedimentation. The sediments derived from the weathering in the
heavy rainfall areas of the mountains are brought by the tributaries over a steep gradient
and dumped into the river which with a lower competence finds difficult to absorb and
transport it further despite a heavy discharge. This explains the enormous sediments in
the right bank tributaries of Godavari close to the confluence (Dixit. r585, p. 27-28).
As a result soils are comparatively good and fertile.
Agriculturally, the region is rich even though it is the upper course o f the river.
iv) Dama - Dam a rises in the Kalasubai range in the southern part of the district. The
source lies 13 Km south-east o f Igatpuri. The bed is for most part wide and sandy. The
length of the river is around 80 Km draining Igatpuri, Nashik and Niphad tahsils,
Alvanadnadi and Pimpari nadi are the tributaries o f Darna. A dam is constructed on this
river near Nandgaon village giving rise to a storage lake called Lake Bill. On the left
bank o f the tributaries that join Dama include Unduhol, Vaki, Valdevi and Dev. 20
iii. Kadwa - Kadwa is one of the most important tributaries of Godavari flowing from the
north. It rises in the Satmala range in Dindori tahsil. The riverbed and banks both are
rocky but the bed is wide. Irrigation works of considerable importance have been
established on a number of streams that have their sources in Satmalas and this flow
southward to join Kadwa. These streams drain Chandwad, Niphad and Dindori tahsils.
The total length of the river is 74 Km, out o f which larger part lies in hilly areas of Dindori
and Chandwad tahsils. But in Niphad the river is significant, as major source of irrigation.
Kadwa joins Godavari near Niphad town where sedimentation near and along the
confluence has given rise to productive fertile soil. Cash crops like sugarcane, grapes
and onions are possible due to irrigation facilities and fertile soil o f this region.
iv. Kashvapi - The Kashyapi or the Kas rises in the Sahyadri hills little above W aghira
village in Nashik tahsil. Near the source itself two streams named Wotki and Muli join
Kashyapi. Just at the confluence of Kashyapi and Godavari, a dam is constructed near
Gangapur village and is called by the same name. It is one o f the oldest earthen dams
in the district that provides water for irrigation through left and right bank canals that
irrigate Nashik, Niphad, and Yeola tahsils.
v. Banganga - Among the north bank tributaries the Banganga rises a little to the north
west of Ramsej hill and flows in an easterly direction. Near Ozarkhed a dam is
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constructed to divert the w ater into canals both the sides for irrigation. After passing
Sukene, it joins Godavari.
b) The Girna and its tributaries -
The northern part of the Nashik district is drained by river Girna and its tributaries. The river
basin is bounded on the south by the Satmala-Chanwad range and in the north by Galan
hills. The important tributaries o f Girna includes Tambadi, Aram. Maosam, Panjhara,
Punand and Maniad
viii. Girna - Girna is the most important tributary o f Tapi River. It rises just south of Cherai
village at about 8 Km south west of Hatgad in the Sahyadri hills and flows nearly east
along a wide bed with high banks in some part and low enough to use the waterfall
irrigation. This river in its upper course receives several streams o f neariy equal size
and equally useful for irrigation the topography is rugged and undulating. Rainfall is
heavier in the west and decreases towards east. The length of the river is 144 Km, it
drains Surgana, Kalwan, Baglan and M aiegaon tahsils The north bank tributaries o f
the Girna are Tambadi, Punand, Aram and Maosam that drain the northern part o f the
basin. The south bank tributaries are comparatively small but are more useful which
mainly includes Panjhara and Maniad.
ix. Tambadi - The first considerable stream that joins Girna on the left bank is Tambadi.
This river also rises in Sahyadri hills to the north o f Hatgad and joins Girna at
Chankapur. Just below the confluence a dam is constructed across the river, due to
which irrigation is now available as far as Ravalgaon in M alegaon tahsil.
x. Punand - Another tributary stream o f Girna is Punand. This river rises in the range west
of Salher fort and has a long winding course. It joins the Girna at Bej, The valley o f
Punand is deep and rocky.
xi. Aram - This is the important tributary o f Girna. The river rises to the south o f Salher fort
in Dholbari range. The river flows in a southerly direction and then turns eastwards to
pass near Satana town and further continues till it joins Girna. The river valley is wide
enough with low banks; hence it is useful for irrigation. It joins the Girna five kilometers
east of Thengode in Baglan tahsil.
xii. Mosam - This is the northern most tributary o f the Girna. The headwater stream o f this
river lies in the Sahyadri hills through Mulher, Tarahabad and Jayakheda. It is joined by a
number of affluent streams. Mosam also has cut a wide valley, so it is used for irrigation
on a large scale. It joins the Girna about three kilometers below Malegaon,
xiii. Panjhara - This is one of the south bank tributaries o f the Girna It rises to the east of
Chandwad fort on the southern slopes of the Satm ala-Chandwad range. The riverbanks
are high and hence they are not useful for irrigation. This is because the river is able to
cut across the Satmala watershed. Headwater is much more active as the Girna basin
has much lower base level than the Godavari; it drains the Girna to the east o f M
alegaon near the border of the district.
xiv. Maniad - This river rises in the Satamala range near Ankai-Tankai hills. It has a deep,
narrow valley with high banks due to which it is not much suitable for irrigation. It has a
length o f only 48 Km and drains Nandgaon tahsil only. M ost o f the course o f the river
lies in rainshadow area resulting into drought prone region o f the district. As a result it is
agriculturally a poor region. The river joins the Girna near Chalisgaon in Jalgaon district.

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c) The West Flowing Konkan Rivers –

The western part o f the district is drained by a number o f small rivers and streams that flow
westwards to join the Arabian Sea. These rivers have 22 '•, winding course with deep
valleys, gorges and waterfalls. Damanganga and Vaitarna are the two major rivers in this
region
iii. Damanganga - Damanganga rises in the hilly area of Sahyadri hills in Peth tahsil of the
district. The river flows through a deep ravine over rocky and winding beds. The banks
are steep and well wooded and little or no use is possible o f this river for irrigation. It joins
the Arabian Sea at Daman.
iv. Vaitarna - This River raises south-west of the Trimbak fort. It drains a small portion of the
district. The river has cut a remarkably deep channel through the Sahyadri hills. The total
length of the river is 144 Km and it joins the Arabian Sea to the north of Vasai (Bassein)
in Thana district. A dam is constructed to provide drinking water to Bombay and is not
useful for irrigation.
7. LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE DISTRICT: FOREST, AGRICULTURAL,
HORTICULTURAL, MINING, ETC
The fundamental utility of land is satisfying the human need of food habitation and housing
materials. It is essential to choose proper mode of landuse planning and allocation to various
Ingredients of optimum landuse to meet /solve the human needs Kellong (1980) has rightly
pointed out that this calls for the clear understanding of land classification for successful
planning and development. The application of various inputs in land may change the
allocation of land to different uses. The factors, conservation and quality of our socio
economic environments are most fundamental for the proper use of our land. This statement
is true not only of large urban centers as well as most of the remote areas. The growing
pressure of population coupled with an increasing variety of demand on land resources has
brought extra pressure on available resources. In order to deal with these and to plan for
optimum utilization of land, it is necessary to have accurate and up to date information in all
possible details on landuse. It is therefore, the study of classification of landuse pattern in
Nashik district would be helpful for preparation of the relative development plan for the
district.
The objective of this chapter is to assess spatial as well as temporal landuse and suggest
possible Solutions to improve existing landuse in the district in the light of physico-
socioeconomic conditions. The area of forest cover (FC), net sown area (NSA) area not
available for cultivation (ANC), Fallow Land (FL) and cultivable waste (CW) have been
converted into percentage to total geographical area. Further, these have been used for
showing the spatial distribution of land classification with suitable cartographic maps. A line
graph Exhibits the temporal variation of land classification for a period of forty years (1960-
61to 2000-01) in the district. The description of each land classification has been
supplemented by numerous spot-inquires, besides information embodied by using the
relative District Census Handbook, District Gazetteer and District socio economic Review of
Nashik District.
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND
The aim of the classification of land is to divide land into different categories according to
single factor or set of factors. Therefore, classification of land may be different types and
depending on the factors taken into consideration. The classification of land has a direct
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supply, drainage and similar environmental conditions. The landuse capabilities,

classification portrays, physical capability of land to produce over a long period of time for
selected uses, which can be provide land operation with a basis for actual practice of land
(Stamp, 1968). In the recent years several attempts have been made in different countries of
world to classify landuses from different points of views and for different purposes,
employing varieties of methods. A stamp (1960) has cogently remarked that it is not
surprising that the divergence points of view on classification of land prevail. He is well
regarded as pioneer in the field of land classification. His example initiated further studies in
this direction. In his work entitled “The land of Britain : Its Use and Misuse” he classified land
into six categories, namely, (1)Forest and woodland (2) Arable land, (3)Meadow land and
permanent grass,(4)Health and moorland,(5)Gardens orchards, nurseries and
(6)Unproductive land : such as buildings, mines, wasteland, etc. In the international
classification of landuse, there are nine major landuse classes have been recognized: (1)
settlement and non-agricultural land, (2) Horticulture, (3) Tress and permanent crops (4)Crop
land, (5) Improved permanent pastures, (6)Improved gazing land, (7)Woodland, (8)Stamps
and marshesand (9)Unproductive land. In India various schemes have been proposed to
classify the land into different uses. The National Atlas Organization in 1957 classified the
land into nine categories Forest, Scrub, and Arable land with trees, Plantation, Pasture, and
Wasteland, Alpine grass and scrub and, Glaciated region. The Damodar Valley region
hasclassified land into ten major categories : (1)Field crop, (2)Orchards, (3)Dense forests,
(4)Light forests, (5)Nonagricultural land, (6)Unproductive land, (7)Water bodies, (8)
Cultivable waste, (9)Villages and (10)City and towns. Landuse records department has
officially classified landunder following categories (1) Reporting area for land utilization
purposes, (2)Forest, (3)Barren and uncultivable land, (4)Land put to non-agricultural uses
(i)cultivable waste, (ii)Permanent pastures and other gazing land, (5)land under
miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net area sown; (i)Current
fallows(ii)Other fallow land, (6)Net sown area, (7)Area sown more than once and (8)total
cropped area. It would be convenient for a clear understanding to condense to above
mentioned twelve categories into five categories as (1) Forest land, (2) Net sown area, (3)
Land not availableforcultivation, (4) cultivable waste and (5) Fallow land.
TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN LANDUSE
The temporal variations in landuse pattern in the Nashik District have been studied for a
period of forty years (1960-61 to 2000-01) and possible causes of changing landuse have
been interpreted.
The investigator could not succeed in uncovering temporal variations of landuse for
consecutive years due to paucity of data for the years concerned. However, alternative year
has been taken into consideration for showing temporal variations in landuse pattern in the
area under study.
The temporal variations in landuse for Nashik district are studied in five categories as
follows:
a. Net area Sown (NSA)
b. Land not available for cultivation, (LNAC),
c. Cultivable Waste (CW)
d. Fallow land (FL) and
e. Forest/Forest Cover (F)
The changes occurred during the period of study are interpreted as follows:
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a. Net Sown Area (Nsa)

The net sown area is steadily decreased since 1960-61 to 2000-2001 (Fig. 4.1). It is seen
from table 4.1 that 59.25 percent area was under cultivation in 1960-61 and it has been
stepped to 53.95 percent area under cultivation in 2000-01, registering decreased by 5.3
percent. This decrease may be attributed to 90 Table 4.1: Nashik District- Temporal
Variation in General Landuse Pattern from 1961to 2001 (Area in Percentages) increasing
population, development of transportation routes and residential purpose. From1960-61 to
1970-71net sown areadecreased by 3.91 percent in 1970-71 and 1980-81 it has decreased
by 0.88 percent; from 1980-1981 to 1990-91 there is a slight increase (0.81%). It decreased
1.32 percent from 1990-91 to 2000-01. The total decrease between the study periods is 5.3
percent. This significant decrease in net sown area may be due to more land under roads,
residuals subsequently under landput to non-agricultural use, cultivable waste and fallow
land. There fore, other types of land have continuously increased from 1960-61 to 2000- 01
(Table1).
8. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT
Hydrogeology
The entire area of the district is underlain by the basaltic lava flows of upper Cretaceous to
lower Eocene age. The shallow alluvial formation of Recent age also occurs as narrow
stretch along the banks of Godavari and Girna Rivers flowing in the area. A map depicting
the hydrogeological features is shown as Figure
Hard Rock (Deccan Trap Basalt)
Basaltic lava flows occupies about 90% of the area of the district. These flows are normally
horizontally disposed over a wide stretch and give rise to table land type of topography also
known a plateau. These flows occur in layered sequences and represented by massive unit
at the bottom and vesicular unit at the top of the flow. These flows are separated from each
other by marker bed known as ‘bole bed” are discussed below. The ground water in Deccan
Trap Basalt occurs mostly in the upper weathered and fractured parts down to 20-25 m
depth. At places potential zones are encountered at deeper levels in the form of fractures
and inter-flow zones. The upper weathered and fractured parts form phreatic aquifer and
ground water occurs under water table (unconfined) conditions. At deeper levels, the ground
water occurs under semi-confined to confined conditions. The yield of dugwells tapping
upper phreatic aquifer down to the depth of 12 to 15 m bgl ranges between 45 to 90 m3/day
depending upon the local hydrogeological conditions. Borewells drilled down to 70 m depth,
tapping weathered and vesicular basalt are 6 found to yield 18 to 68 m 3 /day. The discharge
of Peizometer ranges from 0.14 to 1.73 as seen from CGWB data.

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Soft Rock (Alluvium)

Alluvium occurs in small areas in the form of discontinuous patches along the banks and
flood plains of major rivers like Godavari, Girna and their tributaries. In alluvium the granular
detrital material like sand and gravel usually occurring as thin layer in the district yields
water. In the district Alluvium occupies an area of 1500 sq.km and it ranges in thickness from
7- 21 meters. It consists of reddish and brownish clays with intercalations of sand, gravel
and kanker. The loosely cemented coarse sands and gravels form 3-4 meters thick lower
most horizons at the bottom of these alluvial pockets. Ground water in Alluvium occurs both
under semi confined and confined conditions. The dugwells constructed in Alluvium has
been ranging in depth from 8-12 m, whereas the borewells range in depth form 15 to 20 m
and the yield of both the dugwells and borewells ranges from 13 to 22 m3 /day.
Water Level Scenario
Central Ground Water Board monitors water levels in 57 GWMW stations in the district.
These GWMW are measured four times in a year viz., January, May (Pre monsoon), August
and November (Post monsoon).
Depth to Water Level – Premonsoon (May 2011)
The premonsoon depth to water levels monitored during May 2011 ranges between GL
(Harsul) and 19.24 m bgl (Ravalgaon). The depth to water levels during premonsoon has
been depicted in Figure-3. The water levels in major part of the district covering entire
western, central, north eastern and eastern parts are between 5 and 10 m bgl. Shallow water
levels within 5 m bgl occur in southwestern and north eastern parts of the district in parts of
Malegaon, Penth, Trimbakeshwar and Igatpuri talukas. Deeper water levels of 10 to 20 m
bgl are observed in parts of Yeola, Chandwad, Kalwan, Niphad, Dindori and Baglan (Satana)

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talukas.

Depth to Water Level – Postmonsoon (Nov. 2011)

The depth to water level during postmonsoon (Nov. 2011) ranges between 0.20 m bgl
(Khambale) and 18.42 m bgl (Satana). Spatial variation in postmonsoon depth to water level
is shown in Figure-4. The water levels between 5 and 10 m bgl have been observed in major
parts of the district in the southern, and northern and central parts of the district. The shallow
water levels within 5 m bgl are observed in southwestern,southeastern and Northeastern,
Northwestern parts of the district covering parts of Nasik and Igatpuri Dindori,
Kalwan,Surgana, Malegaon, Nandgaon and Yeola talukas . Deeper water levels of 10 to 20
m bgl are observed in northern and northcentral parts of the district in Baglan (Satana) and
Deolali talukas.Very shallow water levels within 2 m bglare observed in Western and
southwestern aprts in Penth,Trimbak and Igatpuri talukas as well as in small patches in
Malegaon, Nandgaon and Yeola talukas.

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Seasonal Water Level Fluctuation (May to Nov. 2011)

Seasonal water level fluctuation between premonsoon and postmonsoon of 2011 have been
computed. Water level fluctuation in the range of 0.19 (Kona) to1.14 m (Thengode) is
observed in the district. Rise in water levels in the range of 2 to 4 m is observed in major
parts of the district in northeast to southwest patch. Rise of more than 4 m is mainly
observed in north eastern and south eastern parts occupying almost entire Surguna and
Yevla talukas. Rise of 0 to 2 m is observed in isolated patches in northern part of the district
in Baglan taluka and southern part of the district in Sinnar taluka. 4.2.4 Water Level Trend
(2002-2011) Trend of water levels for premonsoon and postmonsoon periods for last ten
years (2002-2011) has been computed. Analysis of long term water level trend data
indicates that rise in water levels in premonsoon period has been recorded at 37 NHNS and
its ranges from 0.01 (Vasali) to 3.12 m/year (Thengode) and fall in water levels has been
observed in 16 NHNS and it ranges between negligible (Tinghri) to 1.19 m/year
(Shirpurwade-Baglan). During postmonsoon period rise in water levels has been recorded at
32 GWMW ranging from negligible (Karajgaon) to 1.27 m/year (Sakara) while at 22 GWMW
fall in water level have been recorded and it ranges between negligible (Chachadgaon) and
1.00 m/year (Tinghri). Thus in major parts of the district, both during premonsoon and
postmonsoon seasons declining water level trends have been recorded. The premonsoon
water level trend map was also prepared for the period May 2002-2011 and the same is
presented in Figure

9. Rainfall of the district and climatic conditions

Climate of Nashik District
The climate of the district is on the whole is agreeable. The climate of Nashik district is
characterized, by general dryness throughout the year except during the south-west
monsoon season. The winter season is from December to about the middle of February
followed by summer season which last up to May. 3 June to September is the south-west

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monsoon season, whereas October and November constitute the post-monsoon season.
The maximum temperature in summer is 42.5°C and minimum temperature in winter is less
than 5.0°C. Relative humidity ranges from 43% to 62%. The normal annual rainfall in the
district varies from about 500 mm to 3400 mm. It is minimum in the north eastern part of the
district and increases towards west and reaches a maximum around Igatpuri in the western
ghat. The chances of receiving normal rainfall are maximum (50 to 55%) in the north eastern
part around Malegaon and Nandgaon and minimum in the central part of the district. The
study of negative departures of the annual rainfall over normal reveals that major part of the
district (about 75%) falling east of Western Ghats comprising almost entire Sinnar, Niphad,
Surgana, Kalvan, Satana, Chandwad, Yeola talukas and parts of Dindori, Peint and
Malegaon talukas can be categorized as drought area. The average annual rainfall for the
period 2002 to 2011 ranges from about 476.7 mm (Devali) to 3508.1 mm (Igatpuri).
Nasik has a mild climate for most of the year apart from the hot summers which last from
March to mid-June. The city has a semi-arid climate under the Koppen climate classification.
The period from June to September is the (South West) Monsoon Season, which sees about
620 mm (25 inches) of rain. The city experiences a mild, dry winter from November to
February, with warm days and cools nights, although occasional cold waves can dip
temperatures. The maximum temperature ever recorded in the city was 44.8 °C (108.3 °F)
on 12 May 1960 in Nasik. The lowest temperature recorded was 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) on 7
January 1945 in Nasik.
Rainfall in Nasik district
Though average rainfall of the District is between 2600 and 3000 mm, there is wide variation
in the rainfall received at various blocks. Most of the rainfall is received at various blocks.
Most of the rainfall is received from June to September. The maximum temperature in
summer is 42.5 degree centigrade and minimum temperature in winter is less than 5.0
degree centigrade. Relative humidity ranges from 43% to 62%. Climate of the Nasik is
generally compares with that of Banglore and Pune because of its pleasant nature. However
in recent years it is noticed that the temperature is increasing and the rainfall is decreasing
due to industrialization and fast deforestation.
Sr. Rainfall Recorded During the period from 1 June to 31 September in mm.
Taluka
No 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Nashik 564.0 441.0 686.5 650.0 669.9 1003.7 1094.2 601.7 1232.2
2684.
2 Igatpuri 3030.0 3666.0 3343.0 2495.0 3326.0 3808.0 3234.0 5303.9
0
3 Dindori 576.0 577.0 882.1 705.0 486.0 954.9 864.0 441.0 1214.0
1621.
4 Peth 1832.0 2263.0 1667.2 1079.0 2275.1 2459.1 2321.9 3345.0
0
5 Malegaon 396.0 485.0 563.0 358.6 402.0 374.8 343.8 291.0 635.0
6 Nandgaon 583.0 285.0 495.8 91.9 168.6 464.0 704.0 233.0 551.5
7 Chandwad 559.0 554.0 441.1 400.5 389.0 466.0 476.5 384.1 683.0
8 Kalwan 479.0 490.0 613.6 536.0 488.7 686.2 626.8 460.0 682.0
9 Baglan 526.0 419.0 598.9 424.0 363.5 557.5 446.5 290.2 669.2
10 Surgana 1772.0 1454.0 1801.6 1268.8 1069.4 1490.5 2288.1 2074.0 2839.7
11 Niphad 277.0 394.0 464.0 637.6 350.4 538.0 407.9 217.4 541.5
12 Sinner 469.0 340.0 505.0 413.4 398.0 690.0 671.6 345.3 756.0
13 Yeola 599.0 407.0 415.0 482.0 320.6 427.0 462.0 413.6 709.4
Trambake 2065.0
14 1646.0 1343.0 1757.0 922.0 1726.0 2321.0 1598.3 3862.0
shwar 8
15 Deola 283.0 322.0 417.3 331.5 282.8 577.5 549.0 324.4 495.7

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List of Stone Quarry projects in Nashik District Grant of Environment Clearance & Mine plan
Application received till date for Stone mining
Producti Period of Mining
on lease (initial)
Capacity
Name Area of as
Sr. of the Name of the Mining lease Grant Order No. Mining Approve d
No. Miner leasses & date lease mining
From To
al (ha) Plan
(Tone or
Brass per
Year)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Avinash Kra. Kaksh-
1 Stone Madhavrao 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/469/20 2.40H R 8000 03/12/20 02/12/20
Patil 18 18 23
Pratap Kra. Kaksh-
2 Stone Nanalal 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/478/20 1.00H R 06/12/20 05/12/20
Joshi 18 18 23
Sampat Kra. Kaksh-
3 Stone Sadashiv 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/472/20 0.45H R 5000 05/12/20 04/12/20
Navale 18 23 23
Kacharu Kra.
4 Stone Nathu Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/249/2 1.00H R 31/07/20 25/09/20
Navale 017 17 17
Shantaram Kra. Kaksh-
5 Stone Bahiru 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/470/20 1.00H R 4000 03/12/20 02/12/20
Jadhav 18 18 18
Pravin Kra.
6 Stone Totaram Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/339/2 1.20H R 6780 26/09/20 25/09/20
Patil 016 16 16
Ashok Kra.
7 Stone Haribhau Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/243/2 1.00H R 29/07/20 28/07/20
Jadhav 017 17 22
Kra.
Prakash 29/07/20 28/07/20
8 Stone Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/245/2 1.24H R 0
Dattu Ghuge 17 27
017
9 Anil Kra.
Indrajeet Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/195/2 1.61H 03/07/20 02/07/20
Bhide 018 R 18 23
Stone
10 Hemant Kra. Kaksh- 4000
Badrinath 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/471/20 1.20H 03/12/20 02/12/20
Ladhha 18 R 18 23
Stone
11 Kra. Kaksh- 18000
Me. B. M. 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/88/201 2.92H 09/02/20 08/02/20
Chafalkar 8 R 18 23
Stone
12 Kra. Kaksh- 9957
Arun Kisan 1.20H 28/05/20 27/05/20
15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/145/20
Fulamkbar R 18 23
Stone 18
13 Shubangi Kra. Kaksh- 5000
Stone Prakash 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/475/20 0.80H 06/12/20 05/12/20
Bankar 18 R 18 23
14 Haribhau Kra. Kaksh- 8000
Stone Kashinath 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/466/20 2.30H 03/12/20 02/12/20
Fadol 18 R 18 23
15 Motiram Kra. Kaksh-
Stone Murlidhar 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/489/20 1.21H 07/12/20 06/12/20
Navale 18 R 18 23
16 Kailas Kra. Kaksh-
Stone Bhagwanta 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/490/20 1.18H 07/12/20 06/12/20
R 18 23
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Navale 18
17 Yogesh Kra. Kaksh- 5000
1.00H 05/12/20 04/12/20
Stone Amrutlal 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/474/20
Badrakiya 18 R 18 23
18 Gajanan 51625
Bapu Kra. Kaksh- 3.00H 05/12/20 04/12/20
Stone
15/2/GAUKHANI/1/473/2018 R 18 23
Navale
19 Bharatbhai Kra. Kaksh- 4000
1.19H 06/12/20 05/12/20
Stone Govind 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/476/20
Kaneria 18 R 18 23
20 Kra. Kaksh-
Raman 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/468/20 4.80H 03/12/20 02/12/20
Stone
Gulati 18 R 18 23
21 Gopal Kra. Kaksh- 9329
Stone Ramdasji 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/171/20 1.06H 28/03/20 27/03/20
Lal 18 R 18 23
22 Nandkishor Kra. Kaksh- 13995
2.00H 25/06/20 24/06/20
Stone Khanderao 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/320/20
Khatale 18 R 18 23
23 Bhausaheb Kra. Kaksh- 44423
3.96H 28/03/20 27/03/20
Stone Punjaji 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/172/20
R 18 23
Sangale 18
24 Stone Jitendra Kra. 1.00H 14/02/20 13/02/20
Sudamrao Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/37/20 R 17 22
Bodhale 17
25 Shri. N. M. Kra.
0.80H 14/02/20 13/02/20
Stone Pekhle Pvt Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/38/20
R 17 22
Ltd. 17
26 Padmakar Kra.
0.40H 02/05/20 01/05/20
Stone Namdev Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/143/2
Sonawane 017 R 17 22
27 Stone Kra.
Bharti Balu 1.00H 02/05/20 01/05/20
Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/145/2
Bodkhe R 17 22
017
28 Stone Dashrath Kra.
0.74H 29/07/20 28/07/20
Punjaji Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/244/2
Avhad 017 R 17 22
29 Ratnakar Kra.
Stone Namdev Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/144/2 0.40H 02/05/20 01/05/20
Sonawane 017 R 17 22
30 Avnitbhai
Stone Giridharbha Kra.
1.60H 03/07/20 29/12/20
i Bavariya Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/195/2
R 17 21
(Patel) 017
31 Kra. 11969
Dilip Vishnu 0.40H 29/07/20 28/07/20
Stone Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/242/2
Chaudhari R 17 22
017
32 Stone Mohan Kra. 10245
Vittahl Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/194/2 0.84H 01/07/20 30/06/20
Shirsath 017 R 17 22
33 Vijay 7138
Kra.
Stone Balwantrao 1.46H 01/07/20 30/06/20
Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/193/2
Patil R 17 22
(Jadhav) 017
34 Sayyad Kra.
Hamid Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/279/2 0.66H 20/09/20 19/09/20
Stone
Sadroddin 017 R 17 22
35 Stone Sampat Kra. 2502
Lakshman Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/123/2 1.00H 10/04/20 09/04/20
Bhandure 017 R 17 22
36 Stone Me. Bankar Kra. 15000(to
1.00H 25/07/20 24/07/20
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Patil And Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/212/2 R n ne) 18 23

Engineers 018
37 Stone Sachin Kra. 12500
Ramdas Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/429/2 0.80H 23/12/20 22/12/20
Sonawane 016 R 16 21
38 Stone Ganesh Kra.
2.00H 05/11/20 04/11/20
Muktaram Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/385/2
R 16 21
Revgade 016
39 Stone Ram Kra. 0.40H 0 05/11/20 04/11/20
Raghunath Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/387/2 R 16 21
Patil 016
40 Stone Jayantibhai Kra. 12600
Kanjibhai Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/357/2 0.72H 06/12/20 05/12/20
Patel 019 R 19 24
41 Stone Vasant Kra. 0
Karbhari Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/1491/ 0.80H 04/11/20 03/11/20
R 20 25
Pansare 2019
42 Stone Nitin Kra. 9302
Bhaskarrao Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/386/2 0.80H 05/11/20 04/11/20
Gaikwad 016 R 16 21
43 Stone Ashok Kra. 7037
1.65H 23/12/20 22/12/20
Rambhau Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/430/2
Zambare 016 R 16 21
44 Stone Sopan Kra. 0
Haribhau Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/389/2 1.20H 05/11/20 04/11/20
Aathshere 016 R 16 21
45 Stone Ambadas Kra. 0
0.40H 05/11/20 04/11/20
Madhavrao Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/390/2
Aathshere 016 R 16 21
46 Stone Rinkesh Kra. 2325
0.40H 05/11/20 04/11/20
Ravindra Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/4
Narode 5/2019 R 16 21
47 Stone Bhairawnat Kra. 3500
h Trambak Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/36/20 0.80H 14/02/20 13/02/20
Kadlag 17 R 17 22
48 Stone Kra. Kaksh- 24528
Sagar Dilip 2.42H 31/01/20 30/01/20
15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/27/201
Chavan 9 R 19 24
49 Stone Shailesh Kra. Kaksh- 35877
Dagadu 15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/321/20 2.74H 25/06/20 24/06/20
Gadakh 18 R 18 23
50 Stone Ramesh Kra. Kaksh- 2000
Chindha 15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/343/20 1.30H 25/07/20 24/07/20
Shirsath 18 R 18 23
51 Stone Umakant Kra. Kaksh- 53880
Subhash 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/306/20 4.90H 25/06/20 24/06/20
R 18 23
Kakad 18
52 Stone Ajay Kra. 7000
kachardas Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/243/2 1.00H 23/08/20 22/08/20
Bedmutha 018 R 16 21
53 Stone Shitalkumar Kra. Kaksh- 27789
Rajendraku 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/47/201 4.90H 18/02/20 02/07/20
mar Patni 8 R 19 23
54 Stone Sangita Kra. Kaksh- 26271
Prakash 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/169/20 2.25H 28/03/20 27/03/20
Gaikwad 18 R 18 23
55 Stone Sanjay Kra. Kaksh- 4.90H 55468 03/07/20 02/07/20
Daulatrao 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/325/2 R 18 23
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56 Stone Kra.
Sidhhar Anil 1.40H 10/04/20 09/04/20
Deshmukh Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/75/20 R 17 22
17
57 Stone Shailesh Kra. 10000
2.81H 01/07/20 30/06/20
Jayesh Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/133/2 R 17 22
Pawar 017
58 Stone Ramesh Kra. 0
1.15H 23/12/20 22/12/20
Kacheswar Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/428/2 R 16 21
Jeughale 016
59 Stone Sakhubai Kra. 0
0.80H 27/09/20 26/09/20
Sudam Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/307/2
R 17 22
Sangale 017
60 Stone Sanjay 14100
Kra. Kaksh- 1.60H 08/01/20 17/02/20
Bajirao
15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/9/201 R 19 22
Sawant
9
61 Stone Balasaheb 0
Kra. Kaksh- 1.00H 31/07/20 30/07/20
Gulab
15/2/GAUKHANI/174/2017 R 17 22
Gangurde
62 Stone Kra. Kaksh- 9050
Mangalabai 1.00H 28/05/20 27/05/20
15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/246/2
Nagraj Patil R 18 23
0
18
63 Stone Ganesh Kra. Kaksh- 0
1.60H 11/07/20 10/07/20
Gorakh 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/145/2
R 19 24
More 0
19
64 Stone Kra. Kaksh- 0
Dattu Arjun 2.50H 29/01/20 28/01/20
15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/25/20
Khairnar R 19 24
1
9
65 Stone Rahul Kra. 3000
1.00H 17/09/20 16/09/20
Devram Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/271/2 R 16 21
Pardeshi 016
66 Stone Mahadu Kra. Kaksh- 2500
1.00H 11/12/20 10/12/20
Dashrath 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/488/2
R 18 23
Jadhav 018
67 Stone Pradip Kra. Kaksh- 2500
1.00H 11/12/20 10/12/20
Sambhajira 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/487/2
R 18 23
o Pagar 018
68 Stone Sainath 0
Kra. Kaksh- 0.40H 29/07/20 28/07/20
Namdevrao
15/2/GAUKHANI/201/2017 R 17 22
Gidge
69 Stone Mohan 0
Kra. Kaksh- 0.60H 29/07/20 28/07/20
Popat
15/2/GAUKHANI/199/2017 R 17 22
Kadnor
70 Stone Sukdev 0
Kra. Kaksh- 1.00H 29/07/20 28/07/20
Dashrath
15/2/GAUKHANI/200/2017 R 17 22
Jadhav
71 Nitin 3600
Mohanlal Kra. Kaksh- 0.80H 02/05/20 01/05/20
Stone
Jain 15/1/GAUKHANI/142/2017 R 17 22

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72 Haribhau Kra. Kaksh- 2000

2.00H 03/11/20 02/11/20
Stone Sayaji 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/1481/2
Kekan 020 R 20 25

73 Kra. Kaksh- 3000

Stone Mohit Dilip 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/1449/2 2.00H 29/10/20 28/10/20
Kolapkar 020 R 20 25

74 Vijay Kra. Kaksh- 2000

Stone Narayanrao 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/1443/2 1.20H 29/10/20 28/10/20
Khokle 020 R 20 25

75 Tarabai Kra. Kaksh- 3000

Stone Narayan 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/981/20 1.00H 16/12/20 15/12/20
Gavit 20 R 20 25

76 Arjun Kra. Kaksh- 5000

1.00H 31/03/20 30/03/20
Stone Murlidhar 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/278/20
Navale 15/20 R 20 25

77 Stone Pandurang Kra. Kaksh- 56369

Sakharam 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/378/20 4.90H 18/02/20 17/02/20
Navale 20 R 20 25

78 Stone Nileshbhai Kra. 21814

3.00H 06/02/20 05/02/20
Ramjibhai Kaksh/15/GAUKHANI/267/202
R 20 25
Wachhani 0
79 Stone Fransis Cyril Kra. Kaksh- 0.82H 23/12/20 22/12/20
Rodrigues 15/1/GAUKHANI/427/2016 R 16 21
80 Stone Fransis Cyril Kra. Kaksh- 1.00 28/12/20 27/12/20
Rodrigues 15/1/GAUKHANI/436/2016 HR 16 21
81 Stone Cyril F Kra. Kaksh- 1.00H 10000 07/12/20 06/12/20
Rodrigues 15/GAUKHANI/KAVI/482/2018 R 18 23
82 Stone Nilesh Kra. Kaksh- 4000
1.60H 07/12/20 06/12/20
Goverdhan 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/479/20
R 18 23
das Agrawal 18
83 Stone Nilesh
Kra. Kaksh-
Agrawal, 1.60H 26/02/20 25/02/20
Vipul 15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/414/20
R 20 25
Poddar 20

84 Stone Nilesh Kra. Kaksh- 4000

Govardhan 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/170/20 1.62H 28/03/20 27/03/20
das Agrawal 18 R 18 23

85 Stone Cyril F 2500

Rodrigues, Kra. Kaksh-
1.02H 03/12/20 02/12/20
Jyud F 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/467/20
R 18 23
Rodrigues 18
86 Stone Anil Mavji Kra. Kaksh- 10000
1.60H 12/06/20 12/05/20
Patel 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/477/20
18 R 18 23

Kra. Kaksh-
87 Stone Rajesh 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/184/20 18336 05/04/20 04/04/20
1.54H R
Mavji Patel 18 18 23
Nilesh Kra.
88 Stone Goverdhan Kaksh/15/1/GAUKHANI/35/20 16002 14/02/20 13/02/20
1.60H R
das Agrawal 17 17 22

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Bhasha
Kra. Kaksh-
n 14/08/20 13/08/20
89 Stone 15/1/GAUKHANI/KAVI/373/20 2.28H R 0
Kautik 18 23
17
Pagar
Bhushan Kra. Kaksh-
90 Stone Kautik 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/372/20 0 14/08/20 13/08/20
2.50H R
Pagar 18 18 23
Sudam Kra.
91 Stone Kisan Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/2 0 08/01/20 07/01/20
1.00H R
Dhatrak 3/2021 21 26

Kra.
92 Stone Kunal Kaksh/15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/1 0 19/03/20 18/03/20
1.00H R
Chaudhari 53/2028 18 23

Rahul Kra. Kaksh-

93 Madhukar 15/2/GAUKHANI/KAVI/1892/2 16500 04/01/20 03/01/20
stone 1.00H R
Kedar 021 Date. 04/01/2021 21 26

Table no. 2: List of Stone Crusher Holder

Private
Sr. Name and address of Stone Sector/ Group
Village/ Tehsil Area
No Crusher Holder Governmen number
t
Joy Stone Metal Industries Pro. Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
1
Fransis Cyril Rodrigues Sector Dist. Nashik - -
Me. Jamuna Infra Project Pvt. Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
2
Ltd. Tarfe Anil Mavji Patel Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Yogesh Totaram Patil Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik,
3
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Anand Construwell Pvt.Ltd. Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
4
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Sharad Vishwanath Aher Private At. Ozer, Tal- Niphad,
5
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Me. P. B. A. Infrastructure Ltd. Private At. Ambapur, Tal-
6
Mumbai Sector Peth, Dist.Nashik - -
Shree Ganesh Stone Metal Tarfe Private At.Rajurbahula, Tal.
7
Shantaram Bahiru Jadhav Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik - -
Pooja Quari Works, Shree Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
8
Vaikunthbhai Govindbhai Kaneria Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Shree Mahalaksmi Stone Metal, Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik,
9
PRO. PRA. Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Manohar Vaman Narkhede Private At.Sayyadpimpri, Tal-
10
Sector Nashik, Dist. Nashik - -
Me. Deepraj Construction Private At. Lakhalgaon Tal.
11 Company Trafe Anil Indrajeet Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik - -
Bhide
Me. Nirman Buildmat Tarfe Shri Privat At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
12 Nilesh Govardhandas Agraval e Dist.Nashik - -
Sector
Privat At. Sinner Tal. Sinner
13 Vijayrao Suryabhan Gadakh e Dist.Nashik - -
Sector
Privat At. Hivergaon Tal.
14 Arunkumar Kisan Fulambarkar e Sinner Dist.Nashik - -
Sector
Nirman Buildmat Bhagidar Shree Privat At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
15 Nilesh Govardhandas e Dist.Nashik - -
Agrawal Sector
16 Me. Vedansh Stone Metals Pro. Privat
At. Vadgaon Pingala
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Pra. Shree Shailesh Dagadu e Tal. Sinner, Dist.

Gadakh Sector Nashik - -
Jogeshwari Stonecrusher Pro. Privat
At. Vadgaon Pingala
Nandkishore Khanderao e
17 Khatale Sector Tal. Sinner,
- -
Dist.Nashik
Jamuna Infra Project Pvt. Privat At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
18 Ltd.Trafe Shree Rajesh Mavji e Dist.Nashik - -
Patel Sector
B. P. Sangale Construction Privat
19 Tarfe Bhausaheb Punjaji e At. Moho Tal. Sinner, - -
Sangale Sector Dist. Nashik
Privat At. Moho Tal. Sinner, - -
20 Jitendra Sudamrao Bodhale e Dist. Nashik
Sector
Privat At. Wadzire Tal.
21 Shri. N. M. Pekhle Pvt Ltd. e Sinner Dist.ashik - -
Sector
Privat At. Wadzire Tal.
22 Bharti Balu Bodkhe e Sinner Dist. Nashik - -
Sector
23 Me. Black Stone Industry Tarfe Private At. Waghera Tal. Sinner
Avanitbhai Giridharbhai Bavariya Sector Dist.Nashik - -
(Patel)
24 Private At. Kurnoli Tal. Igatpuri
Vijay Balwantrao Patil (Jadhav) Sector Dist.Nashik - -
25 Private At. Harsul Tal.
Sayyad Hamid Sadroddin Sector Trambakeshwar Dist. - -
Nashik
26 Private At. Murmi Tal. Yeola
Me. Bankar Patil And Engineers
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
27 Private At. Savargaon Tal.
Sopan Haribhau Athshere
Sector Yeola Dist.Nashik - -
28 Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
ganesh stone crusher
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
29 Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
Sachin Ramdas Sonawane
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
30 Ganesh Muktaram Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik,
Revgade Sector Dist.Nashik - -
31 Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
Ram Raghunath Patil
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
32 Private At. Ozer, Tal- Niphad,
Nitin Bhaskarrao Gaikwad Sector Dist.Nashik - -
33 Ambadas Madhavrao Private At. Ambapur, Tal- Peth,
Aathshere Sector Dist.Nashik - -
34 Me. Om Gurudev Stone Crusher Private At.Rajurbahula, Tal.
Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik - -
35 Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
Sopan Haribhau Aathshere Sector Dist.Nashik - -
36 Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik,
Nitin Bhausaheb Madhvai Sector Dist.Nashik - -
37 Me. Nileri Stone Crusher Trafe Private At.Sayyadpimpri, - -
Rinkesh RavindraNarode Sector Tal- Nashik, Dist.
Nashik
Private At. Lakhalgaon
Bhairawnath Trambak Kadlag Sector Tal.Nashik Dist. Nashik - -
38
Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik,
Ambadas Popat Ghuge Sector Dist. Nashik -
39 -
Private At. Sinner Tal. Sinner
Rajendra Ballkrushna Wagh
40 Sector Dist. Nashik - -
Private At. Hivergaon Tal.
Vinod Luthra And Associate
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41 Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik - -

Me. Raj Promoters And Civil Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
42 Engineers Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Private At. Vadgaon Pingala
43 Shriram Stone Crusher Sector Tal. Sinner, Dist. - -
Nashik
Private At. Vadgaon Pingala
44 Me. Bedmutha Industries Limited Sector Tal. Sinner, Dist. - -
Nashik
Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
Shailesh Jayesh Pawar
45 Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
Me. Raghvendra Stone Crusher Sector Dist.Nashik - -
46
Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
Ramesh Kacheswar Jeughale
47 Sector Dist.Nashik - -
Private At. Wadzire Tal.
Suryakant Shankarrao Patil Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik
48 - -
Private At. Wadzire Tal. -
Sunil Baliram Sonawane Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik -
49
Private At. Waghera Tal.
Dinkar Nimba Patil Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik -
50 -
Private At. Kurnoli Tal.
Prasad Prabhakar Sonawane
51 Sector Igatpuri Dist.Nashik - -
52 Sunandabai Shiwaji Sonawane Private At. Harsul Tal. - -
Sector Trambakeshwar Dist.
Nashik
Private At. Murmi Tal. Yeola - -
53 Ganesh Gorakh More
Sector Dist.Nashik
Dipak Chila Ahire Private At. Savargaon Tal. - -
54
Sector Yeola Dist.Nashik
Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, -
55 Sanjay Bajirao Sawant Sector Dist.Nashik -
Me. Spy Infra Project Tarfe Private
56 Pravin Totaram Patil Sector At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, - -
Dist.Nashik
Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik, - -
57 Shashikant Shridhar Nikam
Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, - -
58 Mangalabai Nagraj patil Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Ozer, Tal- Niphad, -
59 Mahendra Punjaram Patil Sector Dist.Nashik -
Private At. Ambapur, Tal- - -
60 Sunanda Bapu Nikam Sector Peth, Dist.Nashik
Sunita Kautik Pagar Private At.Rajurbahula, Tal.
61
Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik - -
Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, - -
62 Dipak Bapurao Sonawane Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik, - -
63 Saptashrungi Stone Metal
Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At.Sayyadpimpri, Tal-
64 Balasaheb Gulab Gangurde
Sector Nashik, Dist. Nashik - -
Private At. Lakhalgaon Tal. - -
65 Dattu Arjun Khairnar Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik
Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, - -
66 Rahul Devram Pardeshi Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Sinner Tal. Sinner
Mahadu Dashrath Jadhav -
67 Sector Dist.Nashik -
Private At. Hivergaon Tal.
Pradip Sambhajirao Pagar -
68 Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik -
Me. Saikrupa Construction Private
69 Tarfe Bhushan Kautik Pagar Sector At. Moho Tal. Sinner, - -
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Dist.Nashik
At. Vadgaon Pingala
Private
70 Sainath Namdevrao Gidge Tal. Sinner, Dist. - -
Sector
Nashik
At. Vadgaon Pingala
Private
71 Balkrushn Popatrao Shinde Tal. Sinner,
Sector - -
Dist.Nashik
Kedraimata Stone Crusher Tarfe Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
72 - -
Machindra Kisan Kolpe Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
73 Osiya Stone Crusher - -
Sector Dist.Nashik
Private At. Moho Tal. Sinner,
74 Sukdev Dashrath Jadhav - -
Sector Dist.Nashik
Me. Preksha Stone Metal Private At. Wadzire Tal.
75 - -
Works Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik
Private At. Wadzire Tal.
76 Sugandha Madhukar Kedar - -
Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik
Pansare Stone Industries Pro. Private At. Waghera Tal.
77
Vasant KarbhariPansare Sector Sinner Dist.Nashik - -
Private At. Kurnoli Tal.
78 G.V.P.R.Engineers Limied
Sector Igatpuri Dist.Nashik - -
Me. Tulja Bhavani Enterprises At. Harsul Tal.
Private
79 Tarfe Dipak Pundalik Trambakeshwar Dist. - -
Sector
Mohite And Janhvi Girhe Nashik
Abhiraj Stone Metal Tarfe Private At. Murmi Tal.Yeola
80 - -
Sanjay Sharad Jain Sector Dist. Nashik
Me. Jamuna Sands Tarfe Private At. Savargaon Tal.
81 Arjunbhai Patel Sector Yeola Dist. Nashik
- -
Bharat Vitthalrao Deore Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, -
82 Sector Dist.Nashik -
Me. Bholeshankar Metals Tarfe Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, -
83 Bhagwan Gorakh Patil Sector Dist.Nashik -
Suyog Innfrastructure Tarfe Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik, - -
84 Ganesh Sunil Kande Sector Dist.Nashik
85 Vaishnavi Stone Metals Tarfe Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, - -
Sharad Arjun Navale Sector Dist.Nashik
86 Me. Francis Cyril Rordrigues Private At. Ozer, Tal- Niphad, - -
Sector Dist.Nashik
87 Haribhau Sayaji Kekan Private At. Ambapur, Tal- - -
Sector Peth, Dist.Nashik
88 Mahesh Gorakhnath Kale Private At.Rajurbahula, Tal. - -
Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik
89 Mohit Dilip Kolapkar Private At. Sarul, Tal- Nashik, -
Sector Dist.Nashik -
90 Vijay Narayanrao Khokle Private At. Vilholi, Tal- Nashik,
Sector Dist.Nashik - -
91 Me. Lakshmi Stone Crusher Private At.Sayyadpimpri, Tal-
Tarfe Indrajeet Jiva Gavit Sector Nashik, Dist. Nashik - -
92 Lakshmi Stone Metal Tarfe Private At. Lakhalgaon Tal. - -
Sangita Gavit And Jyoti Indrajeet Sector Nashik Dist.Nashik
gavit

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Details of the mining leases in the Districts:

Yearly
Mining Plan Environmental
Sr. Lesser name and Leasees Production
Approved Clearance
No Address loction according to
date date
mining Plan
Avinash Madhavrao Patil Sheshadri Bunglow,
1 Kulkarni Colony,
29.10.2018 01.11.2018 8000
Sharanpur Road,
Nashik
2 Pratap Nanalal Joshi At. Sarul Tal. Nashik
30.04.2014 01.11.2018 -
Dist. Nashik
3 Sampat Sadashiv Navale At. Sarul Tal. Nashik
30.10.2018 01.11.2018 5000
Dist. Nashik
4 Kacharu Nathu Navale At. Sarul Tal. Nashik
02.08.2014 31.03.2020 -
Dist. Nashik
5 Shantaram Bahiru At. Rajurbahula, Tal.
29.10.2018 01.11.2018 4000
Jadhav Nashik Dist. Nashik
6 Pravin Totaram Patil 501, Sanskrutisneh
Appartment, Desuza
20.04.2016 25.01.2016 6780
Colony, Gangapur
Road, Nashik
7 Ashok Haribhau Hraichandra Niwas,
Jadhav Anandwalli,
5.7.2014 26.06.2013 -
Gangapur
Road, Nashik
8 Prakash Dattu Ghuge At. Kotamgaon Tal.
14.08.2014 25.01.2016 -
Nashik Dist. Nashik
9 Anil Indrajeet Bhide Flat No. 28, Indrajeet
Appartment,
Sahadevnagar, 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 -
Gangapur Road,
Nashik
10 Hemant Badrinath Ladhha Sirin Mediz, Gangapur 29.10.2018 01.11.2018 4000
Road, Nashik
11 Me. B. M. Chafalkar 27.01.2016 18.07.2017 18000
Nashik
Arun Kisan Fulamkbar 10, Ranjit 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 9957
12 Appartment,
Mangalmurti nagar,
Nashik- Pune Road,
Nashik Road
Pancham Society, J. 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 5000
13 Shubangi Prakash Bankar B. Nagar, Vise Mala
College Road,
Nashik
Flat no. 235, Khutwad 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 8000
Haribhau Kashinath Fadol
14 Nagar, Kamatwade,
Nashik
15 Motiram Murlidhar At. Sarul Tal. Nashik 01.11.2018 -
Navale Dist. Nashik
16 Kailas Bhagwanta At. Sarul Tal. Nashik 01.11.2018 -
Navale Dist. Nashik
17 Yogesh Amrutlal Govind Nagar, Flat 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 5000
Badrakiya No. 17, Sonamrut
Banglow,
Nashik
18 At. Sarul Tal. Nashik 30.08.2017 01.11.2018 51625
Gajanan Bapu Navale Dist. Nashik
19 Bharatbhai Govind Prabhu Krupa 29.10.2018 01.11.2018 4000
Kaneria Banglow, Hari Om
Colony, Pavan

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Nagar,Nashik
20 Raman Gulati Shrinivas 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 -
Appartment, Beside
Nehru Garden,
Nashik
21 Gopal Ramdasji Lal 30.08.2017 28.02.2018 9329
Nashik
22 Nandkishor Khanderao At. Patole, Tal. 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 13995
Sinner, Dist.
Khatale Nashik
Plot No. 20, Ajay 04.12.2017 28.02.2018 44423
23 Bhausaheb Punjaji Banglow, Shiwaji
Sangale Nagar, Tal. Sinner,
Dist. Nashik
Jitendra Sudamrao At. Moh, Tal. Sinner, 23.07.2014 26.02.2013 -
24 Bodhale Dist.Nashik
At. Wadzire, Tal. 28.06.2016 26.6.2013 -
25 Shri. N. M. Pekhle Pvt Sinner Dist.Nashik
Ltd.
Padmakar Namdev At. Manegaon, Tal. 30.04.2014 26.06.2013 -
26
Sonawane Sinner Dist.Nahsik
At. Wadzire, Tal. 21.06.2014 26.06.2013 -
27 Bharti Balu Bodkhe Sinner Dist.Nashik
At. Mohdari, Tal. 02.08.2014 26.06.2013 -
28 Dashrath Punjaji Avhad
Sinner Dist.Nashik
Ratnakar Namdev At. Manegaon, Tal. 30.04.2014 26.06.2013 -
29
Sonawane Sinner Dist.Nashik
Avnitbhai Giridharbhai 23.07.2015 26.06.2013 -
30 At. Waghera, Tal.
Bavariya (Patel)
Igatpuri Dist. Nashik
Dilip Vishnu Chaudhari At. Khambale, Post. 06.05.2017 26.06.2013 11969
31
Ghoti, Tal. Igatpuri
Dist.Nashik
At. Ghoti, Tal. 06.05.2017 26.06.2013 10245
32 Mohan Vittahl Shirsath Igatpuri Dist.Nashik
Vijay Balwantrao At. Ghoti, Tal. 06.05.2017 26.06.2013 7138
33 Patil (Jadhav) Igatpuri Dist.Nashik
At. Harsul Tal. 02.08.2014 26.06.2013
34 Sayyad Hamid Sadroddin TrambakeshwarDist.
Nashik
Shantai Niwas, Near 27.07.2018 26.06.2013 2502
35 Sampat Lakshman Shanimandir,Satpur,
Bhandure
Nashik
Me. Bankar At. AngangaonTal. 04.10.2014 28.02.2018 3488
36 Patil And Engineers Yeola Dist. Nashik
37 Sachin Ramdas At. Gorakhnagar Tal. 11.12.2014 26.6.2013 12500
Sonawane Yeola Dist. Nashik
At. Savalivihir Tal. 26.06.2014 25.01.2016 -
Ganesh Muktaram
38 Rahata Dist.
Revgade Ahamadnagar
Tuljai, Kirtinagar, 04.10.2014 26.6.2013 -
39 Ram Raghunath Patil Nandgaon Road,
Manmad, Tal. Yeola,
Dist.Nashik
40 Jayantibhai Panchavati, Nashik 22.01.2019 18.11.2019 12600
Kanjibhai Patel
41 Vasant Karbhari At. Wadzire Tal. 29.05.2018 31.03.2020 -
Pansare Sinner Dist.Nashik
42 Nitin Bhaskarrao At. Angangaon Tal. 20.10.2014 26.06.2013 9302
Gaikwad Yeola Dist.Nashik
43 Ashok Rambhau At. Shevge Tal. 11.12.2014 25.01.2016 7037
Zambare Yeola Dist. Nashik

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44 Sopan Haribhau At. Angangaon Tal. 04.10.2014 26.06.2013 -

Aathshere Yeola Dist. Nashik
45 Ambadas Madhavrao At. Angangaon Tal. 04.10.2014 26.06.2013 -
Aathshere Yeola Dist. Nashik
46 Rinkesh Ravindra Narode Subhadra Nagar, 04.10.2014 26.06.2013 2325
Kopargaon, Dist.
Ahamadnagar
47 Bhairawnath At. Moh, Tal. Sinner, 26.06.2013 27.12.2018 3500
Trambak Kadlag Dist. Nashik
48 Sagar Dilip Chavan Plot No. 6, Shiv 30.08.2017 19.01.2018 24528
Sagar Apartment,
Thatte Nagar,
Gangapur Road,
Nashik
49 Shailesh Dagadu Gadakh Sahadev Nagar, 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 35877
Pamping Station,
Gangapur Road,
Nashik
50 Ramesh Chindha Vise Chowk, 03.06.2015 25.01.2016 2000
Shirsath Gangapur Road,
Nashik
Sundarban banglow, 20.04.2018 25.01.2016 53880
51 Umakant Subhash Mahadev Colony,
Kakad Makhmalabad Road,
Panchavati, nashik
At. Rasegaon, Tal. 15.03.2016 25.01.2016 7000
52 Ajay kachardas Dindori,
Bedmutha
Dist. Nashik
Gat no. 13/6, At. 05.07.2018 25.01.2016 27789
Shitalkumar Ramsej, Tal. Dindori,
53
Rajendrakumar Patni Dist.
Nashik
54 Sangita Prakash At. Chausale, Tal. 30.08.2017 28.02.2018 26271
Gaikwad Dindori,
Dist. Nashik
55 Sanjay Daulatrao At. Dhakambe, Tal. 20.04.2018 25.01.2016 55468
Fadol Dindori, Dist. Nashik
56 At. Nalegaon, Tal. 0 25.01.2016 -
Sidhhar Anil Deshmukh Dindori, Dist. Nashik
57 Shailesh Jayesh Pawar Chaitali Niwas, 02.08.2014 25.01.2016 10000
Ganesh Nagar, Tal.
Kalwan, Dist. Nashik
58 Ramesh Kacheswar Shivray Society, 29.12.2014 10.3.2016 -
Jeughale Ugaon Road,
Niphad, Tal. Niphad,
Dist. Nashik
59 At. Vadzire Tal.Sinner 21.06.2014 26.06.2013 -
Sakhubai Sudam Dist.Nashik
Sangale
60 At.Sayane Tal. 31.05.2016 28.02.2018 14100
Sanjay Bajirao Sawant Malegaon
Dist.Nashik
61 Balasaheb Gulab At.Dodheshwar 03.06.2015 18.07.2017 -
Gangurde Tal.Baglan Dist.Nashik
62 At.Chaugaon 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 9050
Mangalabai Nagraj Patil Tal.Baglan Dist.
Nashik
63 At. Taharabad 01.07.2017 28.02.2018 -
Ganesh Gorakh More Tal.Baglan Dist.
Nashik

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64 At.Nandgaon, Tal. 16.08.2018 01.11.2018 -

Dattu Arjun Khairnar
Nandgaon Dist.
Nashik
65 At.Nandgaon, Tal. 23.06.2015 25.01.2016 3000
Rahul Devram Pardeshi Nandgaon Dist.
Nashik
Mahadu Dashrath At.Girna Nagar, Tal. 23.07.2015 25.01.2016 2500
66 Jadhav Nandgaon Dist.
Nashik
Pradip Sambhajirao At.Hinganwadi, Tal. 23.07.2015 25.01.2016 2500
67 Pagar Nandgaon Dist.
Nashik
Sainath Namdevrao At.Kundalgaon, 11.12.2014 26.06.2013 -
Gidge Tal.Chandwad
68 Dist.Nashik
At.Kundalgaon, 09.11.2015 25.01.2016 -
Mohan Popat Kadnor Tal.Chandwad
69 Dist.Nashik
Sukdev Dashrath At.Vadalibhoi, Tal. 28.10.2014 26.06.2013 -
70 Jadhav Chandwad Dist.
Nashik
Arihant, Opposite 29.05.2018 26.06.2013 3600
71 Nitin Mohanlal Jain Jain Bhavan, Artilary
Center Road, Nashik
Road, Nashik.
At.Angulgaon, 28.5.2019 25.01.2016 2000
Haribhau Sayaji Kekan
72 Tal.Yeola, Dist.
Nashik
At.Anakwade, Tal. 11.09.2020 25.01.2016 3000
Mohit Dilip Kolapkar
73 Nandgaon, Dist.
Nashik
Vijay Narayanrao Khokle At.Anakwade, 24.07.2020 25.01.2016 2000
74 Tal. Nandgaon, Dist.
Nashik
75 At.Behedmal, Tal. 23.01.2019 25.01.2016 3000
Tarabai Narayan Gavit
Peth, Dist.Nashik
76 Arjun At.Sarul, Tal. Nashik, 08.1.2020 27.12.2018 5000
Murlidhar Navale Dist.Nashik
77 Pandurang Sakharam At.Waghera, Tal. 20.04.2018 08.01.2020 56369
Navale Igatpuri, Dist.Nashik
78 Krushna Complex, 20.04.2018 08.01.2020 21814
Nileshbhai Ramjibhai Hirawadi,Nashik
Wachhani
79 Fransis Cyril Rodrigues Banglow No. 6, 19.5.2014 26.6.2013 -
Kalika Housing
Society, Old Agra
Road, Nashik
80 Banglow No. 6, 10.6.2014 26.6.2013 -
Fransis Cyril Rodrigues Kalika Housing
Society, Old Agra
Road, Nashik
Banglow No. 6, 30.08.2018 01.11.2018 10000
81 Cyril F Rodrigues Kalika Housing
Society, Old Agra
Road, Nashik
82 Nirman House, L. P. 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 4000
Nilesh Goverdhandas Poddar Marg,
Agrawal
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College
Road, Nashik
83 Nirman House, L. P. 17.02.2020 08.01.2020 -
Nilesh Agrawal, Vipul Poddar Marg,
Poddar College Road,
Nashik
84 Nilesh Govardhandas Nashik 24.07.2017 28.02.2018 4000
Agrawal
Banglow No. 6, 03.05.2017 01.11.2018 2500
Cyril F Rodrigues, Jyud Kalika Housing
85
F Rodrigues Society, Old Agra
Road, Nashik
13, 14, 15, Sai Plaza 26.10.2018 01.11.2018 10000
86 Anil Mavji Patel Complex, Near ICICI
Bank, Nashik Road,
Nashik
87 Rajesh Mavji Patel Nashik 06.05.2017 28.02.2018 18336
Nilesh Goverdhandas Nirman House, 28.01.2020 31.12.2016 16002
88 Agrawal College Road, Nashik
At.Kalwan, Eklahare 31.05.2016 28.02.2018 -
89 Road, Tal.Kalwan
Bhashan Kautik Pagar
Dist. Nashik
At.Kalwan, Eklahare 11.08.2015 28.02.2018 -
90 Road, Tal.Kalwan
Bhushan Kautik Pagar
Dist.Nashik
At.Deshwandi, Tal. 29.5.2018 31.03.2020 -
91 Sudam Kisan Dhatrak Sinner, Dist.Nashik
Kunal Chaudhari Talegaon, dindori -
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93 Nashik

Area of
Name of Survey No Village Use captive/
Sr. No Name of lesses mining
Mineral Tahsil non captive
lease (Ha)
1 Avinash Madhavrao Patil
139/11 At.Sarul 2.40HR Captive
Stone
Tal.Nashik
2 Pratap Nanalal Joshi 126/1 At.Sarul Captive
Stone 1.00HR
Tal.Nashik
3 Sampat Sadashiv 138/8 At.Sarul 0.45HR Captive
Stone
Navale Tal.Nashik
4 Kacharu Nathu Navale 124, 125 At.Sarul Captive
Stone 1.00HR
Tal.Nashik
5 Shantaram Bahiru Jadhav 92/1 At.Rajurbahula Captive
Stone 1.00HR
Tal.Nashik
6 Pravin Totaram Patil 138/7 At.Sarul Captive
Tal.Nashik 1.20HR
Stone
7 Ashok Haribhau Jadhav 682 At.Girnare Tal. 1.00HR Captive
Stone
Nashik
8 Prakash Dattu Ghuge 387/1 At.Kotamgaon Captive
Stone 1.24HR
Tal. Nashik
9 Anil Indrajeet Bhide 340/2 At.Lakhalgaon Captive
Stone 1.61HR
Tal.Nashik
Hemant Badrinath Ladhha 133 At.Sarul 1.20HR Captive
10 Stone
Tal.Nashik
159, 161, 162, 164, Captive
11 Stone Me. B. M. Chafalkar 165 At.Moho 2.92HR
Tal.Sinner
Arun Kisan Fulamkbar 368/2, 368/3 Captive
12 Stone At.Hivergaon 1.20HR
Tal.Sinner

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Shubangi Prakash Bankar 139/1 At.Sarul Captive

13 Stone 0.80HR
Tal.Nashik
Haribhau Kashinath Fadol 140/2 At.Sarul Captive
14 Stone
Tal.Nashik 2.30HR
Motiram Murlidhar Navale 36/3, 36/2 At.Sarul Captive
15 Stone
Tal.Nashik 1.21HR
Kailas Bhagwanta Navale 148 At.Sarul Captive
16 Stone
Tal.Nashik 1.18HR
Yogesh Amrutlal 126/1 At.Sarul Captive
17 Stone 1.00HR
Badrakiya Tal.Nashik
Stone Gajanan Bapu Navale 124, 125 At.Sarul Tal. Captive
18 Nashik 3.00HR
Stone Bharatbhai Govind 126/1 At.Sarul Tal. Captive
19 Kaneria Nashik 1.19HR
Stone 140/3, 140/4 At.Sarul Captive
20 Raman Gulati 4.80HR
Tal.Nashik
Stone GopalRamdasji Lal 185, 186 At.Moh Tal. Captive
21 1.06HR
Sinner
Stone Nandkishor Khanderao 519/1, 520/3 At. Captive
22 Khatale Vadgaon Pingala 2.00HR
Tal.Sinner
Stone Bhausaheb Punjaji 148, 151 At.Moh Captive
23 Sangale Tal.Sinner 3.96HR
Stone Jitendra Sudamrao 147/2 At.Moh Tal. Captive
24
Bodhale Sinner 1.00HR
Stone Shri. N. M. 121/1 At.Wadzire Captive
25 Pekhle Pvt Ltd. Tal.Sinner 0.80HR
Stone Padmakar Namdev 146(143)1 At.Sinner 0.40HR Captive
26 Sonawane Tal.Sinner
Stone Bharti Balu Bodkhe 124/1/2 At.Wadzire Captive
27 1.00HR
Tal.Sinner
Stone Dashrath Punjaji Avhad 21/B At.Mohdari Captive
28 0.74HR
Tal.Sinner
Stone Ratnakar Namdev 119(117)1 At.Sinner 0.40HR Captive
29 Sonawane Tal.Sinner
Stone Avnitbhai Giridharbhai 672 At.Waghera Tal.Ig 1.60HR Captive
30
Bavariya (Patel) Atpuri
Stone Dilip Vishnu Chaudhari 428/1 At.Khambale Captive
31 Tal.Ig Atpuri 0.40HR
Stone Mohan Vittahl Shirsath 95 At.Biturli Tal.Ig Captive
32 Atpuri 0.84HR
Stone Vijay Balwantrao Patil 236 At.Kurnoli Tal.Ig 1.46HR Captive
33
(Jadhav) Atpuri
Stone Sayyad Hamid 118 At.Harsul Captive
34 0.66HR
Sadroddin Tal.Trambakeshwar
Stone Sampat Lakshman 381/2 At.Vadholi 1.00HR Captive
35
Bhandure Tal.Trambakeshwar
36 Stone Me. Bankar Patil And 151/1 At.P Atoda Captive
Engineers Tal.Yeola 1.00HR
37 Sachin Ramdas 137/3 At.Gorakhnagar Captive
Stone 0.80HR
Sonawane Tal.Yeola
38 Ganesh Muktaram 52/1 At.Kolgaon 2.00HR Captive
Stone
Revgade Tal.Yeola
39 Ram Raghunath Patil 22/2 At.Visapur 0.40HR Captive
Stone
Tal.Yeola
40 Jayantibhai Kanjibhai 395/1 At.Eklahare Captive
Stone 0.72HR
Patel Tal.Nashik
41 Vasant Karbhari Pansare 121/3 At.Wadzire 0.80HR Captive
Stone
Tal.Sinner
42 Nitin Bhaskarrao 141 At.Erandgaon 0.80HR Captive
Stone
Gaikwad Tal.Yeola
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43 Ashok Rambhau 57/2 At.Nilkheda 1.65HR Captive

Stone
Zambare Tal.Yeola
44 Sopan Haribhau 319 At.Sawargaon 1.20HR Captive
Stone
Aathshere Tal.Yeola
45 Ambadas Madhavrao 500/2 At.Ankute 0.40HR Captive
Stone
Aathshere Tal.Yeola
46 Rinkesh Ravindra 100/3 At.Gorakhnagar 0.40HR Captive
Stone
Narode Tal.Yeola
47 Bhairawnath Trambak 108/2, 108/3 At.Moh 0.80HR Captive
Stone
Kadlag Tal.Sinner
48 Sagar Dilip Chavan 518/B At.Vadgaon Captive
Stone 2.42HR
Pingla Tal.Sinner
49 Shailesh Dagadu 519/3, 520/2 2.74HR Captive
Stone Gadakh At.Vadgaon Pingla
Tal.Sinner
50 Ramesh Chindha 6/3. At.Ramsej 1.30HR Captive
Stone
Shirsath Tal.Dindori
51 Umakant Subhash 6/4. At.Ramsej Captive
Stone 4.90HR
Kakad (Ashewadi) Tal.Dindori
52 Ajay kachardas 232 At.Rasegaon Captive
Stone 1.00HR
Bedmutha Tal.Dindori
53 Shitalkumar 13/6 At.Ramsej 4.90HR Captive
Stone
Rajendrakumar Patni Tal.Dindori
54 Stone Sangita Prakash 126 At.Chausale 2.25HR Captive
Gaikwad Tal.Dindori
55 Stone Sanjay Daulatrao Fadol 108/2/1 At.Dhakambe 4.90HR Captive
Tal.Dindori
56 Stone Sidhhar Anil Deshmukh 154/1 At.Nalegaon Captive
1.40HR
Tal.Dindori
57 Stone Shailesh Jayesh 162/2, 163 At.Ramsej Captive
2.81HR
Pawar Tal.Dindori
58 Stone Ramesh Kacheswar 68 At.Vishnunagar Tal. Captive
Jeughale Niphad 1.15HR
59 Stone Sakhubai Sudam 121 At.Wadzire Captive
Sangale Tal.Sinner 0.80HR
60 Stone Sanjay Bajirao Sawant 543 At.Chikhalohol Captive
Tal.Malegaon 1.60HR
61 Stone Balasaheb Gulab 131 At.Dodheshwar 1.00HR Captive
Gangurde Tal.Baglan
62 Stone 557 At.Chaugaon Captive
Mangalabai Nagraj Patil 1.00HR
Tal.Baglan
63 Stone 474/1 At.Pimpalkothe Captive
Ganesh Gorakh More 1.60HR
Tal.Baglan
64 Stone 52/1 At.Girna Nagar Captive
Dattu Arjun Khairnar 2.50HR
Tal.Nandgaon
65 Stone 46/1 At.Girna Nagar Captive
Rahul Devram Pardeshi 1.00HR
Tal.Nandgaon
66 Stone Mahadu Dashrath 52/2 At.Girna Nagar 1.00HR Captive
Jadhav Tal.Nandgaon
67 Stone Pradip Sambhajirao 49/2 At.Hinganwadi 1.00HR Captive
Pagar Tal.Nandgaon
68 Stone Sainath Namdevrao 167 At.Kundalgaon 0.40HR Captive
Gidge Tal.Chandwad
69 Stone 248 At.Kundalgaon Captive
Mohan Popat Kadnor 0.60HR
Tal.Chandwad
70 Stone 1447 At.Vadalibhoi Captive
Sukdev Dashrath Jadhav
Tal.Chandwad 1.00HR
71 Stone 123 At.Wadzire Captive
Nitin Mohanlal Jain 0.80HR
Tal. Sinner
72 Stone 52/2A, 55/1A/1A Captive
Haribhau Sayaji Kekan 2.00HR
At. Angulgaon Tal.
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Yeola
73 Stone 27/6, 27/7, 27/8, 27/9 2.00HR Captive
Mohit Dilip Kolapkar At.Anakwade Tal.
Nandgaon
74 Stone Vijay Narayanrao 25/1 At.Anakwade 1.20HR Captive
Khokle Tal.Nandgaon
75 Stone Tarabai Narayan Gavit 24 At.Behedmal Captive
1.00HR
Tal.Peth
76 Stone Arjun Murlidhar Navale 36/2/1 At.Sarul Captive
Tal.Nashik 1.00HR
77 Stone Pandurang Sakharam 667 At.Waghera Tal.Ig Captive
Navale Atpuri 4.90HR
78 Stone Nileshbhai Ramjibhai 6/1C, 6/2. At.Ramsej Captive
Wachhani Tal. Dindori Dist. 3.00HR
Nashik
79 Stone Fransis Cyril Rodrigues 171/1 At.Pimpalad Captive
0.82HR
Tal.Nashik
80 Stone Fransis Cyril Rodrigues 92/2 At.Rajurbahula Captive
1.00 HR
Tal.Nashik
81 Stone Cyril F Rodrigues 126/1 At.Sarul Tal. Captive
1.00HR
Nashik
82 Stone Nilesh Goverdhandas 36/2/2 At.Sarul 1.60HR Captive
Agrawal Tal.Nashik
83 Stone Nilesh Agrawal, Vipul 126/1 At.Sarul Captive
Poddar Tal.Nashik 1.60HR
84 Stone Nilesh Govardhandas 122/3 At.Wadzire Captive
Agrawal Tal.Sinner 1.62HR
85 Stone Cyril F Rodrigues, Jyud 129 At.Sarul Captive
F Rodrigues Tal.Nashik 1.02HR
86 Stone Anil Mavji Patel 139/7, 139/8 At.Sarul Captive
1.60HR
Tal.Nashik
Rajesh Mavji Patel 223/1 At.Wadzire Captive
1.54HR
87 Stone Tal.Sinner
88 Stone Nilesh Goverdhandas 122/4 At.Wadzire 1.60HR Captive
Agrawal Tal.Sinner
89 Stone Bhashan Kautik Pagar 188, 189 At.Eklahare Captive
2.28HR
Tal.Kalwan
90 Stone Bhushan Kautik Pagar 84/2, 84/3 At.Dahyane Captive
2.50HR
Tal.Chandwad
91 Stone Sudam Kisan Dhatrak 312 At.Deshwandi 1.00HR Captive
Tal.Sinner
92 Stone Kunal Chaudhari Talegaon, Dindori 1.00HR Captive
93 Stone Rahul Madhukar Kedar Sayyad Pimpri, Nashik 1.00HR Captive

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DETAILS OF ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEAR

Target given by State Revenue
Percent Revenue
Sr. No Financial Year Revenue Department Collected (Rs.in
Collected
(Rs. In Lac) Lac)
1 2017-2018 10500.00 8639.27 82.27
2 2018-2019 9500.00 9517.60 100.18
3 2019-2020 9500.00 9653.05 101.61

DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR SAND MINOR MINERAL IN LAST THREE

YEAR
Scooping of River Bed Scooping of River Bed Scooping Of River Bed
Financial Year
Sand in Brass Sand in Cum. Sand in Tonnes
F.Y.2016-17 21228 60075 4615
F.Y.2017-18 2327 6285 506
F.Y.2018-19 Nil Nil Nil
F.Y.2019-20 Nil Nil Nil

Details of Production of Minor Mineral in last three years

DISTRICT – NASHIK
FOR THE FINANCIAL
FOR THE FINANCIAL FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR 2020-2021 (up
YEAR 2017-2018 YEAR 2019-2020
to dec)
Name of Minerals Production (Brass) Production (Brass) Production (Brass)
Gitty/Building
1 593022 622106 628087
Stone
2 Murum 241075 321018 250188
Stone Bricks/Bricks
3 - - -
earth
4 Ordinary Clay 12310 16297 10333
5 Ordinary Sand 3170 9207
Total
List of Letter of Intent (LOI) Holders in the District Along with Its Validity as Per the Following
Format:
Yearly
Mining Plan
Lesser name and Lessee Environmenta Production
Sr. No Approved
Address Location Clearance date according to
date
Mining Plan
1 Nil - - - -
Total minerals reserve available in district:
Mineral Mineral reserve in Brass
Stone/Murum 1064900
Sand -
Demand and Supply of the Mineral in last three year:

Details of Production of Minor Mineral in last three years DISTRICT – NASHIK

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (upto dec)
Supply Supply Supply
Name of Minerals Demand Demand Demand
(Brass) (Brass) (Brass)
1 Gitty/Building Stone 622673 593022 653211 622106 659491 628087
2 Murrum 253128 241075 337068 321018 262778 250188
3 Ordinary Clay 12925 12310 17111 16297 10894 10333
4 Ordinary Sand 500000 0 500000 0 500000 2500

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Mining Leases marked on District Map:

10. Mineral Wealth:

Basalt, sand, weathered basalt Murrum), Gravels, Clay and Agate in small areas.
11. Quality / Grade of Mineral available in the District:
Quality of stone available in Nashik district is building grade stone confirming IS
standards IS: 7779 (Part II/Sec 3) of 1979.
12.Use of Mineral
Basalt stone is used for building, construction works, and road works as an aggregate.
13. Details of the area of where there is a cluster of mining leases viz. no. of mining
leases location:
Sr. Qurray Address and
Clustor Quarry Name Gut No lease holder name
No village
M. T. Patil Builders And At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 139/11 Avinash Madhavrao Patil
1 Contractors Pvt. Ltd. Dist.Nashik
2 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 126/1 Pratap Nanalal Joshi
Pratap Nanalal Joshi
Dist.Nashik
3 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 138/8 Sampat Sadashiv Navale
Sarul Bhagwati Earth Movers
Dist.Nashik
4 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 124, 125 Kacharu Nathu Navale
Kacharu Nathu Navale
Dist.Nashik
5 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 138/7 Pravin Totaram Patil
Pravin Totaram Patil
Dist.Nashik
6 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 133 Hemant Badrinath Ladhha
Hemant Badrinath Ladhha
Dist.Nashik
7 Me. Kranti Stone Metal At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 139/1 Shubangi Prakash Bankar

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Dist.Nashik
8 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 140/2 Haribhau Kashinath Fadol
Haribhau Kashinath Fadol
Dist.Nashik
9 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 36/3, Motiram Murlidhar Navale
Motiram Murlidhar Navale
Dist.Nashik 36/2
10 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 148 Kailas Bhagwanta Navale
Kailas Bhagwanta Navale
Dist.Nashik
11 Shree Ram Stone crusher At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 126/1 Yogesh Amrutlal Badrakiya
Company Dist.Nashik
12 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 124, Gajanan Bapu Navale
Gajanan Bapu Navale
Dist.Nashik 125
13 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 126/1 Bharatbhai Govind Kaneria
Bharatbhai Govind Kaneria
Dist.Nashik
14 Me. Anilkumar Construction At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 140/, Raman Gulati
Company Dist.Nashik 140/4
15 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 36/2/ Arjun Murlidhar Navale
Arjun Murlidhar Navale
Dist.Nashik 1
16 Cyril F Rodrigues, Jyud F At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 126/1 Cyril F Rodrigues
Rodrigues Dist.Nashik
17 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 36/2/ Nilesh Goverdhandas Agrawal
Me. Nirman Buildmat
Dist.Nashik 2
18 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 126/1 Nilesh Agrawal, Vipul Poddar
Me. Nirman Buildmat
Dist.Nashik
19 Cyril F Rodrigues, Jyud F At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 129 Cyril F Rodrigues, Jyud F
Rodrigues Dist.Nashik Rodrigues
20 At.Sarul, Tal.Nashik, 139/, Anil Mavji Patel
Jamuna Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.
Dist.Nashik 139/8
21 At.Wadzire, Tal. Sinner, 121/1 Shri. N. M. Pekhle Pvt Ltd.
Shri. N. M. Pekhle Pvt Ltd.
Dist.Nashik
22 At.Wadzire, Tal. Sinner, 124/1 Bharti Balu Bodkhe
Bharti Balu Bodkhe
Dist.Nashik /2
23 At.Wadzire, Tal. Sinner, 121/3 Vasant Karbhari Pansare
Vasant Karbhari Pansare
Dist.Nashik
24 At.Wadzire, Tal. Sinner, 123 Nitin Mohanlal Jain
Me. Preksha Stone Metal Works
Dist.Nashik
At.Wadzire, Tal.Sinner, 122/3 Nilesh Govardhandas Agrawal
Me. Nirman Buildmat
25 Dist.Nashik
At.Wadzire, Tal.Sinner, 223/1 Rajesh Mavji Patel
Jamuna Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.
26 Dist.Nashik
At.Wadzire, Tal.Sinner, 122/4 Nilesh Goverdhandas Agrawal
Me. Nirman Buildmat
27 Dist.Nashik
At.Moh, Tal.Sinner, 185, Gopal Ramdasji Lal
Gopal Ramdasji Lal
28 Dist.Nashik 186
At.Moh, Tal.Sinner, 148, Bhausaheb Punjaji Sangale
B. P. Sangale Construction
29 Dist.Nashik 151
At.Moh, Tal.Sinner, 147/2 Jitendra Sudamrao Bodhale
Jitendra Sudamrao Bodhale
30 Dist.Nashik
At.Moh,
Tal.Sinner, 108/2
Dist.Nashik , Bhairawnath Trambak Kadlag
Bhairawnath Trambak Kadlag
31 108/3
At.Ramsej, Tal. Dindori, 6/3. Ramesh Chindha Shirsath
Ramesh Chindha Shirsath
32 Dist. Nashik
At.Ramsej, Tal. Dindori, 13/6 Shitalkumar Rajendrakumar Patni
Umiyaji Stone Industry
33 Dist. Nashik
At.Ramsej, Tal. Dindori, 162/2 Shailesh Jayesh Pawar
Shailesh Jayesh Pawar
34 Dist. Nashik , 163
At.Girna Nagar, Tal.
35 Me. A. B. Wagh And Sundar Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik 52/1 Dattu Arjun Khairnar
Madhav Construction J. V.
At.Girna Nagar, Tal.
36 Rahul Devram Pardeshi Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik 46/1 Rahul Devram Pardeshi

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At. Girna Nagar, Tal.

37 Mahadu Dashrath Jadhav Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik 52/2 Mahadu Dashrath Jadhav

14. Details of Eco sensitive area:

Enter ecosensitive zone as per moef guideline
Sr.No` Taluka Village Sr.No. Taluka Village
1 Golwad 73 Bhanardarawadi
2 Jad 74 Manjargaon
3 Ajande 75 Kurungwadi
4 Bordaivat 76 Jamunde
5 Bhimkhed 77 Gondune
6 Waghambe 78 Pangarne
7 Bahwade 79 Pimpalsond
8 Manur 80 Wangan
9 Salwan 81 Malgonde
10 Baglan Malegaon Kh. 82 Sundarban
11 Vathode 83 Igatpuri Mohapada
12 Kelzar 84 Karanjul
13 Tatani 85 Vijaynagar
14 Wadi Chaulher 86 Khuntvihir
15 Amdongara 87 Galbari
16 Sadadpada 88 Ranvihir
17 Gandole 89 Shrirampur
18 Kapurne 90 Ualdari
19 Kayare 91 Rasha
20 Dabhadi 92 Kotamba
21 Kumbhale 93 Merdand
peth surgana
22 Lavhali 94 Dangrale
23 Sadadpada 95 Pilukpada
24 Belpada 96 Murumdari
25 Garmal 97 Undohel
26 Andhrute 98 Warambhe
27 Tondwa 99 Bhenshet
28 Chaphachapada 100 Khobale Digar
29 Ambapani 101 Khokavihir
30 Kahandolpada 102 Khirdi
31 Kasatvihir 103 Kahandolpada
32 Khadki 104 Dolhade
33 Umbrad 105 Kathipada
34 Borpada 106 Amzar
35 Jambhulmal 107 Valutzira
36 Nachlondi 108 Karwande
37 Murmuti 109 Mothamal
38 Trinalwadi 110 Vangansule
39 Chinchale Khair 111 Patali
40 Malegaoon Bk 112 Bendwal
41 Supale Digar 113 Bhawada
42 Umbardhe 114 Umbhade
43 Sidharthnagar 115 Waghadi
44 Koswan 116 Karanjul
45 Virshet 117 Deosane
46 Dhanoli 118 Mokhnal
47 Bahandane (Hatgad) 119 Dekhare
48 Dare Bhanago 120 Dindori Palasvihir

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49 Dharde Digar 121 Goldari

50 Shrungarwai 122 Chinchohol
51 Mohanbari 123 Khadak Ohol
52 Daregaon (Hatgad) 124 Behedpada
53 kalwan Inshi 125 Kadegahan
54 Kosurde 126 Hatlondhi
Trimbakeshw
55 Karambhel (Hatgad) 127 Ozarkhed
ar
56 Amdar 128 Barwal
57 Jamale Pal 129 Chinchwad
58 Dahyane 130 Mahadevnagar
59 Jasmshet 131 Rayate
60 Bhusani 132 Belpali
61 Korade (Otur) 133 Waygholpada
62 Daregaon Wadi 134 Jategaon Br.
63 Pimpri Markanda 135 Mulwad
64 Saptshrungi Gad 136 Rautmal
65 Mehadar 137 Warasvihir
66 Wadale (Wani) 138 Vatakpada
67 Machi Dhodap 139 Deola
68 Gulwanch 140 Nandgaon
69 Khopdi Bk 141 Velunje
70 Shahapur 142 Metkawara
71 sinner Kedarpur 143 Ambai
72 Khopdi Khu. 144 Chokore
145 Umbarande
146 Metghar Killa
147 Harshewadi
148 Take Harsha
149 Pahine
150 Take Deogaon
151 Met Yelyachi
15. Impact on the Environment (Air, Water, Noise Soil, Flora & Fauna, Land Use,
agriculture, forest etc.) due to mining activity
Air Environment: Anticipated Impacts
Stone/metal mining is carried out by opencast manual method. The air borne particulate
matter generated by mining and handling operations, transportation and screening of stone
chips at crusher is the main air pollutant. The emissions of Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Oxides of
Nitrogen (NOX) contributed by tractor trolley. As the number of trips of tractor trolley is less,
the pollutant levels are well within prescribed limits. P District Survey Report is prepared in
accordance with Para 7 (iii) (ll) of S.O. 3611 (E) dated 25 th July 2018 of Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification, New Delhi reduction of impacts on air
environment has been carried out taking into consideration proposed production and net
increase in emissions. Air pollution sources in the operating mine are classified into three
categories
a. Point sources
b. Area sources
c. Line sources
 Drilling & Blasting and crusher operations of the mine are considered as point sources
 As the cumulative impacts for cluster of stone quarries are to be considered, thus the
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 Transportation of stone chips from mining pit to crusher is considered as line sources
 The other source of air pollution is the dust generated during the movement of tractor
trolley. Water tankers with spraying arrangement will be used for regular water
sprinkling on the haul roads to ensure effective dust suppression. The tractor trolley is
well maintained so that exhaust smoke does not contribute abnormal values of noxious
gases and un- burnt hydrocarbons.
Noise Environment: Anticipated Impacts:
The main sources of noise in the mine are classified as follows:
 Transportation Vehicles/tractor trolley
 Drilling & Blasting
 Crushing & Screening
Exposure of Noise may lead to hearing losses and may impact of mental health of Workers
working in the vicinity.
Water Environment: Anticipated Impacts:
Mining activities cause adverse impacts due to mine drainage and siltation due to storm
water. The impact on water environment has been considered under the following heads:
 Water consumption
 Mine seepage and impact on ground water
 Impact on surface water bodies
 Storm water management
Soil Environment: Anticipated Impacts
Most of the stone quarries are operated at the barren area where outcrops of basalt are
Exposed having very thin layer of soil and overburden. This soil is removed and
stackedseparately for plantation around peripheral area of 7.5 m.
Land Use:
These stone quarries are very small in area. After removal of stone these abandoned
quarriesare used as water tank for irrigation purpose by lessee.
Forest:
No mining quarry is permitted from 10 km distance from Wildlife Sanctuary boundary in the
district.
16. Remedial measures to mitigate the impact of mining on Environment: Remedial
measures to mitigate air environment
a. Dust suppression arrangements like water tankers on haulage road and at all dust
generation points
b. Dust extractors during crushing/ screening
c. Grading of haul roads time to time and cleaning to remove the accumulated dusty
material
d. Regular maintenance of the tractor trolley.
e. Practicing wet drilling.
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g. Usage of sharp drill bits for drilling of holes

h. Avoiding of overloading of 10T tippers and covering of loaded tippers with tarpaulins
during stone chip transportation
i. Dust mask provision to workers
j. Adequate barrier zone will be maintained all along the mine lease boundary and
greenbelt will be maintained in the barrier zone
k. Periodical monitoring of air quality to take steps to control the pollutants
Remedial measures to mitigate noise environment:
The operations of the mining equipment, plying of tractor trolley and mine machinery like drill
operations are the major sources of undesirable noise in the proposed project area.
The following control measures are proposed for bringing down the noise levels-
l. The vibration due to blasting is minimized by careful planning, supervision and execution
of each blast and using milli-second(M.S) delay detonators and proper stemming top
regent blow out of holes
m. Green belt will be made around the working areas to screen the noise and also for
arresting fugitive dust
n. Maintenance and tuning of machinery would be ensured to reduce undesirable noise
o. Earplugs and earmuffs will be provided to the workmen
p. Limiting the speed of haulage tractor
q. Rubber lining in the chutes of Crushing/ screening plant
Remedial measures to mitigate water environment:
The only pollution anticipated in the surface drainage water is the suspended solids, due to
wash off. For this purpose retaining wall with garland drain is proposed. The discharge from
this drain is diverted to a settling tank unused pit workings, which allows the sediments to
settle. Further to arrest the silted drainage entering into the area down below, check dams
and gully plugs shall be erected in the existing natural drains. These check dams also assist
in there charge of ground water system. Deliberate attempt has been made to collect this in
to a garden drain. This water will be available for uses integrated above. Percolation losses
will be negligible.
17. Reclamation of Mined out Area (best practice already implemented in the district,
requirement as per rules and regulations, proposed reclamation plan)
As per Maharashtra Minor Mineral Extraction & Development Rule 2013,quarry after
exhaustion of mineral and on abandonment, the pit be used as a water tank or be used for
fish culture or be used for Municipal solid waste dump yard or the same may use for the
groundwater recharge pit. As per requirement of Maharashtra Minor Mineral Extraction &
Development Rule 2013 every stone quarry after exhaustion of minerals will plan Final Mine
Closure Plan with the approval of Directorate of Geology and Mining GoM and abandon the
stone quarry as per method of approval within time frame prescribed and approved by
authority.
18. Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan:
Risk Assessment
The proposed project involves Stone mining through semi mechanized opencast mining. The
anticipated risks are mentioned below:
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Inundation
There is no chance of inundation of mine pits from surface waters such as rivers or nallas as
it is situated a long away from river. The lease hold area is located in the Kolhapurdistrict of
Maharashtra and the area in general receives appreciable amount of rain fall, which is in the
range of 1150mm (annual average).
Pit slope & dump slope failures
Mining is restricted to an average depth of 12 m from surface levels. No permanent dumps
are proposed.
Blasting
Controlled drilling and blasting using delay detonators is proposed
Surface Fire
There are no ignitable materials in Basalt deposit. Sufficient fire extinguishers of suitable
type and make will be made available at strategic locations in the mine lease area to control
any fire/explosion incident.
Dust from the screening & crushing operations
The hazard is the inhalation of dust which is created during the screening & crushing
operations which may result in the various respiratory diseases to the workers. While it is not
presently possible to totally remove the hazard, properly applied control measures can
substantially reduce the risk.
The dust generated during the screening & crushing operations can be controlled by
providing proper enclosure to the plant area and by installing rain guns at transfer points
inside the plant.Water sprinkling at the crushing and screening plant units also forms an
effective measure ofcontrolling dust generation. Provision of green belt surrounding the plant
area will further suppress the spread of airborne dust to the surrounding atmosphere. The
workers engaged inthese operations will be provided with dusk masks.
Noise
Loading, screening & crushing operations give rise to harmful levels of noise.Noise
generated by screening & crushing can be well controlled by providing enclosure and
thegreen belt. The workers engaged will be provided with ear muffs. The noise created is
harmful to anyone who is within a zone around screening & crushingmachines at which the
noise level is above that considered to be safe for persons to workwithout having to use
control measures. Therefore wherever necessary, the workers engagedwill be provided with
ear muffs.
The noise levels around screening & crushing equipment should be measured and the
riskassessed. Unless control measures are in place no-one, except those necessary for the
work inhand, should be allowed inside the designated noisy area.
In most cases this will be the operators. The risk is highest at older machines. Newer
largemachines are provided with sound insulated systems which control the noise levels
toacceptable levels.Other control measures will include training operators and providing
them with ear protection,although the later should only be seen as an interim precaution until
a permanent solution canbe found.
The risk is very high when no control measures are provided. However if all the control
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Loading
The main hazard associated with loading is the Mineral falling on to the loading
labour/tractor,tractor toppling over due to uneven ground, failure of hydraulic systems. Good
housekeepingpractices, regular cleaning of the haulage roads and regular maintenance of
the tractors, loading operations under supervision of competent persons, etc will be done to
avoid suchaccidents.
Heavy Vehicles
Tractor used for excavation and loading and 20 tonne dumpers used for mineral and waste
transport are the major heavy vehicles in the proposed mine. The main hazards arising from
the use of such machines are incompetent drivers, brake failure, lack of all around visibility
from the drivers position, access to the cab, vehicle movements particularly reversing, roll
over, vibration, noise, dust and maintenance. Those most at risk are the driver and company
employees likely to be struck by the vehicle, and drivers of smaller vehicles, which cannot be
seen from the cabs of large vehicles. Visibility defects can be reduced by the use of visibility
aids such rear view mirrors.
Good maintenance and regular testing are necessary to reduce the possibility of brake
failure. An area shall be set out as a testing area where regular tests are carried out on the
effectiveness of a vehicles braking system.
Protection guards will be provided for moving parts of the equipment and handling heavy
components during maintenance work. Those most at risk will be the users of the system,
vehicle operators and also company employees working in such areas may also be at risk.
Explosives
No magazine is within lease hold area. Contractual blasting is proposed.
House keeping
The provision and maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace is the most basic principle
of health and safety. Dirty and untidy workplaces or walkways contribute to a very large
proportion of trip and fall accidents. In the context of surface mining the provision of well
defined roadways and walkways clear of obstruction and regular cleaning up of spillage will
greatly reduce the potential risk for this type of accidents. Lack of maintenance may lead to
roadways and walkways being unsuitable for use.
The Work
The application of risk assessment depends upon a full understanding of all aspects of the
job being undertaken. In carrying out a risk assessment in relation to a particular task the
evaluation must include a review of the knowledge, experience and training of those persons
carrying out the work.
Personal Competence
It follows that the knowledge, experience and training of personnel involved in work is critical
to evaluate any risk assessment. A knowledgeable, experienced well-trained and
competently supervised workforce will be at a lower risk of accidents occurring than a poorly
trained and badly supervised workforce. For this purpose all the supervisory and managerial
staff qualified under MMR 1957 shall only be employed.
Co-ordination
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asrequired under the Maharashtra Minor Mineral (Extraction &Development) Rule 2013. It is
essential that the coordinator ensures that everyoneengaged in the work is capable and
understands the role of others and their responsibility foreach other. This is particularly
important when contract workers undertake part or all of thework to be carried out.
Equipment’s
The prerequisite for the risk assessment is that equipment’s are suitable for the work
beingundertaken and have been designed, manufactured and installed to at least the
minimumstandards for health and safety.Failure to meet the standard will result in people
being at higher risk and remedial steps haveto be implemented to compensate the shortfall.
Other interim arrangements should beimplemented to protect any persons exposed to latent
danger. Maintenance of plant andequipment to agreed specification, whether original or
upgraded to the latest health and safetystandards, is essential.
Dangerous parts of machinery
Parts of machinery such as revolving parts, in running nips and entrapment between
reciprocating parts as defined in European and National standards should be protected
meetingthose standards.
Health hazards
For the purposes of this document health hazards should be interpreted as being harmful
dustand noise which is emitted during surface mining operations, as well as the handling of
heavyloads.While complete elimination and often suppression at source is not practicable, in
many cases,the normal threshold values of health standards should be made applicable.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The PPE should be of good construction, where ever possible ISI certified, suitable for
thehazard e.g. a dust respirator fitted with the correct filter to capture the particular
hazardousdust and maintained to recommended standards. As personal protective
equipment onlyaffords limited protection it should only be used as a last resort and then as
an interimarrangement until other steps are taken to reduce the risk of personal injury to an
acceptablelevel.
Traffic Movement
The traffic movement should only take place within designated areas and over
suitableRoadways. Adopting one way traffic movement systems are preferred to two
directional trafficsystems. The risk of accidents due to traffic movement is much less with a
one way traffic.Whenever mineral is mined the first step in winning the product is the
preparation of the site.
The four main stages in the site preparation are:
1. Planning
2. Surveying
3. Clearing of site
4. Laying out
Planning
The risk of injuries can be significantly reduced if sufficient regard is given to health and
safety at the planning stage of a new or developing mine. Using trained drivers can largely
eliminate the danger of being struck by large moving vehicles and providing the vehicles with
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suitable appliances, such as aids to ensure the driver has all round visibility. Designing and
implementing one-way traffic systems and ensuring that open edges of roadways are
suitably protected with parapet wall to prevent accidental driving off the edge can further
reduce the danger. Additionally, ensuring that the vehicles are properly maintained in good
working condition, particularly the braking system will go a long way to help the driver control
the vehicle. Well-designed access and working platforms will also reduce the possibility of a
fall.
Surveying
Surveying has its hazards, for example surveyors are likely to be seriously injured if they fall
from heights or are thrown out of overturning vehicles. Since the hazards are created by
ground formation it is unlikely that they can be removed.
Those normally at risk would be the surveying team of the surveyor and assistants.
Individuals working at the edge of vertical face or on very steep undulating ground are at
greater risk than those working on level ground. Driving over steep rough terrain is more
dangerous than driving over gentle slopes. It is necessary to give clear positive instruction
and ensure vehicles used to gain access to the areas to be surveyed are well maintained
and suitable for the terrain over which access is to be gained.
Clearance
Clearance covers all the activities associated with preparing a site ready for laying out
primary roads for working a face. The primary hazards are being struck by falling trees and
debris from demolition of buildings, use of power saws, equipment used in the removal of the
top layers of earth and trucks used to convey it to storage areas, and the possibility of being
struck by trucks. The hazards are created in clearing the site. While the clearing of the site
cannot be avoided adopting the safest methods to carry out the work can control hazards.
For example, fully trained persons should be used in tree felling operations. Well-maintained
fully protected power saws should be used and the operatives should wear full personal
protection e.g. safety helmets, ear defenders, face shields, gloves, full protection for legs
(trousers) and boots.
Laying out
There are many different ways of opening and development of mines but careful planning
particularly concerning the mine layout will reduce hazards. Well maintained equipment is
essential to reduce the risk of injuries. If suitable equipment is not used, for example if poor
and badly constructed scaffolding is used there is a much higher probability of persons
falling from heights or the scaffolding collapsing than if good properly constructed scaffolding
is used. To reduce the risk of injuries while using large earth moving equipment and vehicles
the equipment drivers and those giving signals should be well trained. The lack of training
and competence in the use of such equipment is the biggest cause of such type of
accidents.
Disaster Management Plan
The following natural/industrial hazards may occur during normal operation.
 Inundation of mine pit due to flood/excessive rains;· Slope failure of pits
 Accident due to explosives;
 Accident due to heavy mining equipment; and
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adopted.
Checking and regular maintenance of garland drains and earthen bunds to avoid any Inflow
of surface water in the pit
 Provision of suitable pumps for pumping out water from the pit during heavy rains
 Entry of unauthorized persons is prohibited
 Firefighting and first-aid provisions in the mines office complex and mining area
 Provisions of all the safety appliances such as safety boot, helmets, goggles etc. are
made available to the employees and regular check for their use
 Training and refresher courses for all the employees working in hazardous premises
 Working of mine, as per approved plans and regularly updating the mine plans
 Cleaning of mine faces is regularly done
 Regular maintenance and testing of all mining equipment as per manufacturer’s
Guidelines Suppression of dust on the haulage roads
 Increasing the awareness of safety and disaster through competitions, posters and other
similar drives. The management is able to deal with the situation efficiently to reduce
confusion keeping in view of the likely sources of danger in the mine.
Out Line of Disaster Management Plan
The purpose of disaster management plan is to restore the normalcy for early resumption of
mining operation due to an unexpected, sudden occurrence resulting to abnormalities in the
course of mining activity leading to a serious danger to workers or any machinery or the
environment.
System of communication
An internal communication system for the department head and to their line of command
should be maintained. Having the telephone no’s and addresses of adjoining mines, rescue
station, police station, Fire service station, local hospital, electricity supply agency and
standing consultative committee members is another essential aspect.
Consultative committee
A standing consultative committee of 3 persons headed by Mines Manager will be formed.
Facilities & Accommodation
Accommodation and facilities for medical Centre, rescue room and for various working
groupswill be provided.
First Aid & medical facilities
The mine management is having first aid for use in emergency situation. All casualties would
beregistered and will be given first aid.
Stores and equipment
A detailed list of equipment available its type & capacity and items reserved for emergency
willbe maintained.
Transport services
A well-defined transport control system will be provided to deal with the situation.
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A cordial relation with government officials and other social service organization and working
groups shall be maintained. To liaise with representatives of the mine workers to ameliorate
the situation of panic, tension, sentiments, grievances and misgivings created by any
disaster. To ameliorate the injured, survivors and family members of affected persons by
providing material, moral support, finance and establishing contact with relatives of victims.
Security
Strict manning of security posts during the disaster will be done.
Catering & Refreshment
Arrangements will be made for the victims, rescue teams and others for their Catering &
Refreshment services.
Plantation and Green Belt Development in respect of leases already granted in the
district:
District administration on yearly basis collects the compliance w.r.t. green clearance along
with photographic evidences of plantation and safety measures the green belt development
plan along with quarry owners individually and with their associations. District has developed
a very handsome inventory of trees with pollution control measure implementation system.
19. REFERENCE:
1. Data collected of actual sand Excavation from DMO Office, Nashik.
2. Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines 2016, issued by Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
3. Government Notification on Sand Mining Policy dated 2019.
4. Geology and Mineral Resource of Maharashtra by Geological Survey of India,
Miscellaneous Publication 2014.
5. Other references taken from the Wikipedia & Google Search.

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