District-Sirholi

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION FOR APPROVAL

OF
DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT FOR RIVER SAND OR BAJRI

To,
Secretariat of The State Level
Expert Appraisal Committee,
Rajasthan

AT THE 5B.53rd MEETING OF THE STATE LEVEL EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE

(SEAC-2)
AGENDA ITEM NO-13, DATE – 13.07.2023
NABET certificate of Consultants
WORK ORDER
 NEED FOR DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT
The main objective of the preparation of District Survey Report (as per the
Sustainable Sand Mining Guideline-2016, 2020) is to ensure the following –

 Identification of areas of aggradations or deposition where mining can be

allowed.
 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.
 OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT
 Sirohi city is one of the known name in the southern Rajasthan. Sirohi is an administrative
headquarters of Sirohi district which covers five tehsils- Abu Road, Sheoganj, Reodar, Pindwara,
and Sirohi itself. City has evolved its name from “Siranwa” hills on the western slope where it is
situated. The name Sirohi was derived from head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi), according to Colonel
Tod, who wrote about it in his book “Travels in Western India”. Another story about the origin of its
name is that it derived from “Sword”. Deora Chauhans, the ruler of Sirohi state were popularly
known for their bravery and famous swords.
 Sirohi district is situated in the south-west part of Rajasthan between the parallel of 24°20' and
25°17' North Latitude and 72°16' and 73°10' East Longitude. It is bounded by district Pali in the
north-east, district Udaipur in the east, Jalore in the west and Banaskantha district of Gujarat in the
south. The total geographical area of the district is 5136 Sq. Km., which covers about 1.52 percent
of the total area of Rajasthan. Sirohi is the third smallest district of Rajasthan, after Dungarpur and
Banswara.
• Sirohi district is broken up by hills and rocky ranges. The granite massif of Mount Abu divides the
district into two portions, running from north-east to south-west. The south and south-east part of
the district, which lies between Mount Abu and the main spine of the Aravallis, is mountainous and
rugged, and is drained by the West Banas River. Abu Road, a station on the main Delhi-Ahmedabad
rail line, lies in the valley of the West Banas. The dry deciduous forest is common in this part of the
district, and the higher elevations of Mount Abu are covered in conifer forests. Abu Road is the
biggest city and the main financial hub of Sirohi district.
 GEOGRAPHICAL & PHYSICAL FEATURES

Geographical & Physical feature of the District

Sr. No. Sirohi district Numbers
1 No. of sub District 5
2 No. of town 10
3 No. of Statutory Town 6
4 No. of Village 505

Major Rivers of the district: Jawai, Sukhadi, Khari, Bodi, Krishnavati, Kapalganga,
and West Banas.

Major Dams of the district: Banas, Oda, Danta, Chandela, Girwar, Niboda, Padeev,
KarodiDwaj, and Angor.

Major Crops of the district: Millets, Pulses, Sesame, and Red Chillies.
DISTRICT MAP OF SIROHI
 MINING ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT
 The River Sand and mineral resources of Sirohi district have played a great role in
industrialization, social and economic development of the district as well as State Rajasthan.
Sirohi district is rich in minerals along with sand (Bajri) such as In District Sirohi the following
minerals are explored.
MINERALS IN DISTRICT
No. of Mining
Sr. No Mineral
lease area
1 Limestone 35
2 Calcite, Felspar, Wollastonite 1
3 Copper, Lead, Zinc 1
4 Fluorite, Quartz 1
5 Bajri 3
6 Calcite 5
7 Calcite, Quartz 1
8 Felspar, Granite, Quartz 1
9 Felspar, Quartz 12
10 Granite 177
11 Granite, Masonary stone 2
12 Marble 79
13 Masonary stone 113
14 Masonary stone, Quartz 1
15 Quartz 6
Total 438
 DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF SAND MINING LEASE

Sr. No. Client Mineral Lease Area (Ha.)

1 M/s. Bharat Singh Shekhawat (Sirohi) Bajri/Sand 2527.00

2 M/s. Mangal Singh Solanki (Shivganj ) Bajri/Sand 1414.00

3 M/s. Sher Singh Solanki (Revdar) Bajri/Sand 1286.00

4 M/s. Shri Paarasmal Ghanchi (Pindwara) Bajri/Sand 588.14

DETAILS OF ROYALTY OR REVENUE RECEIVED IN
LAST THREE YEARS

REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS FOR MINOR

MINERALS
Sr. no. Year Revenue Received (In Cr.)

1 2020-21 126.73
2 2021-22 154.11
3 2022-23 180.88

REVENUE RECEIVED IN LAST THREE YEARS FOR RIVER

SAND MINERALS
Sr. no. Year Revenue Received (In Lacs.)

1 2020-21 47.76
2 2021-22 3.67
3 2022-23 125.39
DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR BAJRI IN LAST
THREE YEAR

DETAILS OF PRODUCTION OF SAND OR BAJRI IN LAST THREE

YEARS

1 2020-21 136457.86 MT

2 2021-22 10477.76 MT

3 2022-23 97045.18 MT
 PROCESS OF DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN
THE RIVERS:
 Major Rivers of the district: Jawai, Sukhadi, Khari, Bodi, Krishnavati, Kapalganga, and Banas.
 Jawai is the longest and largest river of north-west, which eventually joins Luni River. Other
important rivers are Banas, Sukri, Badi & Krishnawati. The process of sand/bajri deposition in
river bed and nala is highly dependent on the monsoonic rainfall received in catchment area of
river and its tributaries. As monsoonic railfall is erratic, it is difficult to predict quantity of
replenishment of the sand/bajri in river bed. During last few years rainfall is good in western
Rajasthan as such it may be inferred that sand replenishment rate has increased.

 Process of Sediment Transport in the River

The loose boundary (consisting of movable material) of an alluvial channel deforms under the
action of flowing eater and the deformed bed with its changing roughness (bed forms) interacts
with the flow. A dynamic equilibrium state of the boundary may be expected when a steady and
uniform flow has developed. The resulting movement of the bed material (sediment) in the
direction of flow is called sediment transport and a critical bed shear stress (t) must be exceeded
to start the particular movement. Such a critical shear stress is referred as incipient (threshold)
motion condition, below which the particles will be at rest and the flow is similar to that on a
rigid boundary.
The fluvial process is the physical interaction between the flowing water and the natural channels of
flowing water such as rivers and streams. Such a fluvial process plays an essential and very
significant role in the weathering of the land surfaces and the process causes the transportation
which is known as fluvial transportation of rock debris from higher to lower levels. Such fluvial
transportation leads to the deposition and creation of landforms along the banks and at some
distance from the edges of such flowing water bodies.
Fluvial erosion processes are carried out by the moving water mainly in two ways. The first manner
in which the hydrology and fluvial geomorphology is determined is by the movement of water
across the bed of the stream that exerts shear stress directly on the bed. If in some cases, the
cohesive strength of the substrate is lower than the shear force exerted or there is a case in which the
bed is formed of loose sediments that can be mobilized by such stress, then the steam bed will go
low mainly because of the flow of clear water. But if the river maintains a significant quantity of
sediment then the sediment material can act as a tool for the enhancement of the wearing of the bed.
This process is known as abrasion. During this time, the fragments of the sediments themselves
undergo weathering and the fragments become small and round which is known as attrition. Thus,
both abrasion and attrition form a part in the determination of hydrology and fluvial
geomorphology.
FLOW CHART OF SAND VOLUME
CALCULATION USING DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM (DGPS)
Drainage Pattern of the rivers in Sirohi district
DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE RIVERS IN REODAR TEHSIL
DISTRICT
DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE RIVERS IN SHEOGANJ
TEHSIL DISTRICT
DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE RIVERS IN SHEOGANJ
TEHSIL DISTRICT
DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE RIVERS IN SIROHI
TEHSIL DISTRICT
DRAINAGE PATTERN OF THE RIVERS IN SIROHI
TEHSIL DISTRICT
 PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT
A large part of the district is a vast semi-desert plain, marked by isolated hills and chains of hillock
forming the eastern and south-western extending Aravalli ranges in the east. Abu Sirohi range divides
the district into two parts. In western portion, four group of scattered hills (offshoots of the Aravalli
range) an available one each in the tehsil Sirohi and Sheoganj and two in Revdar tehsil. Detached hills
of the Aravalli range are situated in the south east of the district; Mount Abu is situated at about 1219
metres above sea level. Another important plateau is Oriya in Abu Road tehsil and lies below the main
peak of Guru Shikhar which is 1722 meter above the mean sea level. The district is characterized by
undulating topography in the west and hilly in the northern, central and eastern parts of the district.
Abu-Sirohi hill ranges divide the district in two parts. The highest elevation in the district is 1,689 m in
Abu Road block. The main rivers of the district are Jawai, Sukri, Banas and Sipu, Rivers along with
their tributaries creates well develop drainage system in the district.
Excluding hilly areas, the general topographic elevation in the district ranges between 250 m to 500 m
above mean sea level. Elevation ranges from a minimum of 184.0 m above mean sea level in Sheoganj
block in the NE part of the district to a maximum of 799.1 m above mean sea level In Abu Road in
southern part of the district.

Minimum Maximum
S. No. Block Name
Elevation Elevation
1 Abu road 217.5 1689
2 Pindwara 274.6 1440.6
3 Reodar 191.2 1046.8
4 Sheogamj 184 799.1
5 Sirohi 190.5 805.6
 GEOLOGY OF THE AREA
Geologically, the Sirohi district forms the southwestern part of the Delhi Supergroup and Malani rocks. The eastern
and the central parts of the district are occupied by the metasediments of the Delhi Supergroup and Sirohi Group ,
These are intruded by mafic and ultramafic rocks and granites of different ages i.e. Sendra-Ambaji Granite (~1000
Ma to 850 Ma.), Erinpura Granite (~1000 to 735MA.) and Malani Igneous Suite of rocks (~750 Ma.). Near Mer-
Mundwara in Sirohi block younger igneous rocks (~65 Ma) have also been reported. Further, major part of the
Sirohi district is also covered with quaternary and recent alluvium and blown sand. Geology of the Sirohi reveals
that the basement rocks are older granitic gneisses having tectonised sheared contact with cover metasediments.
The detailed geological succession of the Sirohi district is described below.

Source: GSI & District Survey Report, DMG Sirohi, 2018

DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITH DESCRIPTION OF MAIN RIVERS

Jawai is the longest and largest river of north-west, which eventually joins Luni
River. Other important rivers are Banas, Sukri, Badi & Krishnawati.

% area
Sr. No. Tehsil Name River Name Area Drained (Ha.) drained in the
District
Kameri Nadi 393.375 95
Krishnavati Nadi 1811.1525 90
1 Sirohi Bandi Nadi 165.8425 85
Maungu Nadi 216.9175 90
Kapalganga Nadi 545.5225 95
Jawai River 308.4675 50
2 Sheoganj Sukri Nadi 777.185 90
Khari Nadi 924.8675 90
Sipu Nadi 1135.0325 90
3 Reodar Sukli Nadi 132.45 95
Sili Nadi 335.03 95
 SALIENT FEATURES OF IMPORTANT RIVERS AND
STREAMS

Name of the Rivers Total Length in the Altitude at

S.No. Place of origin
or streams District (in Km) origin(m)

1 West Banas 65 Pindwara (+) 765

2 Sukli 44.64 Pali dist (+) 620
3 Jawai 7.63 Udaipur (+) 580
4 Sili 18.82 Jasantpura, Jalor (+) 550
5 Khari 27.60 Shergoan (+) 992
6 Sipu 44.65 Reodar (+) 760

Note:- The rivers and nalas falls in tehsil Sirohi, Sheoganj, Pindwara and Reodar,
LOI have been issued for mineral Bajri exploitation ( Tehsil Wise).
AVAILABILITY OF SAND OR GRAVEL OR AGGREGATE
RESOURCES

As per replenishment Study Report total reserve are calculated below

Average Area
Minable
width of area recommended
Portion of the river mineral potential
Length of the for recommended (Replenished) for
or stream (In metric tonne)
S. No. Name of river or stream mineral concession for mineral mineral
recommended for 60% of total
(in m.) concession concession in
mineral concession mineral potential
(m) (sq. m)

Kameri Nadi 3/4 69055.1 56.965 910354.8412 546212.905

Krishnavati Nadi 3/4 37286.575 485.738 4191398.656 2514839.194
1 Sirohi Bandi Nadi 3/4 4498.925 368.627 383795.4185 230277.251
Maungu Nadi 3/4 10069.05 215.430 501994.0166 301196.410
Kapalganga Nadi 3/4 17575.625 310.386 1262457.067 757474.240
Jawai River 3/4 7639.075 403.802 859189.6624 515513.797
2 Sheoganj Sukri Nadi 3/4 25769.075 301.596 2164731.512 1298838.907
Khari Nadi 3/4 27590.275 335.215 2576078.825 1545647.295
Sipu Nadi 3/4 44644.05 254.240 3399758.816 2039855.290
3 Reodar Sukli Nadi 3/4 44644.05 29.668 396727.0146 238036.209
Sili Nadi 3/4 18824 177.980 1003514.169 602108.501

Note: As replenishment study report average depth is 0.9 to 1.2 m. in the

mining leases area, Specific Gravity is =1.4