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Mines & Geology Department

 

BRIEF NOTE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF OFFICE OF THE

ASST. DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PEDDAPALLI

 The main functions of this office are Mineral investigative, Mineral Administrative, Mineral Advisory and Mineral Revenue Earning for state exchequer. This office receives and process the mineral concession applications, collects mineral revenue and controls unauthorized quarrying and transportation of minerals.

 

MINERAL OCCURRENCES:

 

  • Major Minerals: The available major minerals in Peddapalli district are Coal and Limestone
  • Coal: Deposits of Coal available in Godavarikhani near Ramagundam and exploitation started from the year 1960 and it is non-coking and contains high ash and moisture.

Limestone: Limestone occurs in Takkalapally & Putnoor Villages of Palakurthy Mandal. M/s Kesoram Cements Ltd., presently mining for limestone for manufacture of cement.

 

Sl. No.

Name of the Mineral

Number of Leases

 

Extent Covered (in Hectares)

Working

Non-Working

Total

Govt.

Land

Patta

Land

R.F.

Total

1

Stowing Sand

0

1

1

291.957

0

0

291.957

2

Coal & Stowing Sand

1

0

1

2763.00

3808.60

276.40

6848.00

3

Coal

3

0

3

703.00

7235.00

136.00

8074.00

4

Lime Stone

2

0

2

15.43

236.45

230.675

482.555

 

Total

6

1

7

3773.387

11280.05

643075

15696.512

 

Minor Minerals: The available minor minerals in Peddapalli district are

Black/Colour Granite, Building Stone & Road Metal and Gravel/ Morrum /Ordinary earth.

  • Colour Granite: Coffee Brown variety of dimensional stone for cutting and polishing purpose is under extraction in Sulthanabad, Odela and Dharmaram Mandals. Black Granite variety of dimensional stone for cutting and polishing purpose in Julapalli Mandal. The Granite available in the district has good market both locally and in other countries.
  • Building Stone & Road Metal: The Building Stone & Road Metal is used in Road Works and other civil construction works and is available in Palakurthy, Peddapalli, Dharmaram, Sultanabad, Ramagiri & Julapalli Mandals in Peddapalli District.
  • Gravel/Morrum/Ordinary Earth: Gravel/ Morrum / Ordinary Earth available in the central and north part of the Peddapalli District, which is useful for manufacture of Earth Bricks in Peddapalli and Sulthanabad Mandals of the District.

 

S.

No

Name of the Minerals

Number of Leases

Extent Covered (in Hectares)

Working

Non-Working

Total

Govt.

Land

Patta Land

Forest Land

Total

1

Colour Granite

29

15

34

109.743

2.00

0

111.743

2

Black Granite

1

0

1

3.00

0

0

3.00

3

Building Stone and Road Metal

10

12

22

54.226

0

0

54.226

4

Gravel

2

0

2

0

2.642

0

2.642

 

Total

42

27

59

166.969

4.642

0

171.611

 

 

MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES: There are one Cement factory of M/s Kesoram Cements Ltd., and (23) Stone crushing units in Peddapalli district.

 

 MINERAL REVENUE TARGETS & ACHIEVEMENT: (OTHER THAN SAND)

 

                              (in Lakhs)

S.No.

Year

Mineral

Target

Achievement

1

2019-20

Major

707.69

706.14

2

Minor

2021.76

2384.21

 

 

Total

2729.45

3090.35

1

2020-21

 

Major

Not Fixed

770.11

2

Minor

1919.24

 

 

Total

 

2689.35

1

2021-22

Major

Not Fixed

1057.46

2

Minor

1923.21

 

 

Total

 

2980.68

1

2022-23

Major

Not Fixed

922.00

2

Minor

2396.31

 

 

Total

 

3318.31

1

2023-24

Major

898.60

984.98

2

Minor

2686.25

1941.76

 

 

Total

3584.85

2923.74

1

2024-25(up to Jan -25)

Major

1248.43

719.06

2

Minor

1673.78

1415.27

 

 

Total

2883.44

2134.33

 

 

Vehicle checking to curb illegal transportation of minerals.

 

No. of Vehicle checking

 

April 2024 to Jan’2025

 

Other than sand

116

 

Penalty Collected in Rs.

1230507/

Sand

162

3315002

Total:

278

 

 

45,45,509/-

 

 

MINERAL REVENUE ON SAND:

 

S.No.

Year

Seigniorage Amount in Lakhs

1

2019-20

189.73

2

2020-21

356.62

3.

2021-22

190.40

4.

2022-23

93.52

5.

2023-24

30.69

6.

2024-25(up to Jan-25)

4.05

 

 SAND FOR LOCAL USE (Sand Taxi Policy):

 

The main concept of the sand taxi policy is to supply sand to the local households and ISLs at affordable price and also to curb the illegal extraction and transportation of sand in the District. M/s Center For Good Governance (CGG) is monitoring the software for sand taxi on the name of “Mana Isuka Vahanam” (MIV).

 

 

 

The details of Reaches and tractors registered under sand taxi for supply of sand for local households and ISLs etc., are as below:

Sl.No.

Name of the Sand Reach

River

Mandal

1

Khammampalli

Manair

Manthani

2

Odedu/Mutharam

Manair

Muttaram

3

Thogarrai/Kadambapur/

Gattepalli/ Neerukulla

Manair

Sulthanabad

4

Gumpula

Manair

Odela

5

Kanagarthi

Manair

Odela

6

Mirzampet

Manair

Srirampur

7

Goilwada

Godavari

Anthergoan

8

Gunjapadugu

Godavari

Manthani

 

 

  •  Details of sand dispatched, and Revenue collected on Sand Taxi policy

 

 

Sl No.

Year

No. of Trips

Sand Quantity Dispatched

(in cbm)

Revenue Collected in Rs.

 

Seig. Fee

DMF

SMET

Total

1

2019-20

87066

261198

10446920

3134376

208958

1,37,90,254

 

2

2020-21

107274

321822

12872880

3861864

257456

1,69,92,200

 

3

2021-22

88294

264882

10595280

3178584

211905

1,05,95,280

 

4

2022-22

35698

107094

4283760

1285128

85675

56,54,563

 

5

2023-24

6124

18372

734880

220464

14697

9,70,041

 

6

2024-25 (upto Dec 24)

6564

19692

787680

236304

15754

10,39,738

 

 

The Mining Lease holders, Quarry Lease holders and Government Engineering departments (Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project, Railways, R&B, Panchayathraj Department, etc.,) have contributed an amount of Rs.812.27 Crores towards DMFT as on 31.01.2025. The District Collector is the Member Secretary, Chief Planning Officer is the Member Convener, District Rural Development Officer is the Member Treasurer for District Mineral Foundation Trust, Peddapalli. Developmental works are being taken up in the district in the affected areas under DMFT.