JH/HAZA/RBM/11/162

FORM-I FOR BARANO SAND DEPOSIT

DETAILS OF MINE SITE MINING OF (MINOR MINERAL) SAND IN THE RIVER BED OF BARAKAR AT KHATA NO. - 16, PLOT NO.-1 (P), VILLAGE- BARANO, BLOCK- CHAULKUSHA, THANA- CHAULKUSHA (), THANA NO- 21, DISTRICT- , . AREA- 5.241 HECTARES (12.95 ACRES)

PRODUCTION PER YEAR 79239.38 CUM 178288.61 MT 2797942.64 CFT PER DAY 396.19 CUM 891.42 MT 13989.71 CFT

APPLICANT M/S JHARKHAND STATE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. KHANIJ NIGAM BHAWAN, DORANDA, RANCHI, JHARKHAND E-MAIL: [email protected]

Environmental Consultant

ENV DAS Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow (QCI Certificate No: NABET/EIA/1720/RA0078 Valid up to April 02,2020) D-2247, Indra Nagar, Lucknow (U.P) E-Mail: [email protected] FORM 1 Proposed Sand Mining Project from Riverbed of Barakar located at Khata No.- 16, Plot No.-1(P), Village –Barano, Block- , Thana- Chalkusha (Barkatha),Thana no. - 21, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Area- 5.241 Ha (12.95 ACRES)

I. Basic Information Sl. No. Item Details

1. Name of the project/s BARANO SAND DEPOSIT Proposed riverbed sand mining project from for M/s J.S.M.D.C.Ltd located at Khata No.- 16, Plot No.- 1(P), Village – Barano, Block- Chalkusha, Thana- Chalkusha (Barkatha),Thana no. - 21, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Area- 5.241 Ha (12.95 ACRES) 2. S. No. In the schedule Schedule and Serial no. 1(a) - Mining of Minerals. 3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ Sanctioned Mining Lease Area – 5.241 Ha tonnage to be handled/ command Average Average Surface Thickness of area/lease area/number of wells to Length Width area (m2) sand deposit be drilled (m) (m) 524.07 100.00 52407.00 2.52

Mineable Reserve Cum MT CFT Per year 79239.38 178288.61 2797942.64

Per day 396.19 891.42 13989.71 4. New/Expansion/Modernization It is a new riverbed Sand Mining Project. 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. Existing Capacity- None Mining activities will start only after grant of Environment Clearance from State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, JHARKHAND. Area- 5.241 Ha/ 12.95 Acres 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ As per EIA Notification, 2006 & its subsequent amendment on 15.01.2016, project falls under Category

B (Sub Category- B2) 7. Does it attract the general The proposed project falls under item 1(a), category

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condition? If yes, please specify. 'B*' (subcategory B2) as it does not attract General and Specific Condition as specified in Environment Notification, 2006, as amended in 2009 & 2016. 8. Does it attract the specific No, the project proposal does not attract specific condition? If yes, please specify. condition as specified in EIA Notification 2006. 9. Location Toposheet No./ OSM Sheet- 72H15 / F45T15 Pillars Latitude Longitude P1 24°18'10.21"N 85°46'2.79"E P2 24°18'10.80"N 85°46'01.16"E P3 24°18'11.25"N 85°45'59.48"E P4 24°18'11.57"N 85°45'57.77"E P5 24°18'11.77"N 85°45'56.04"E P6 24°18'11.96"N 85°45'54.62"E P7 24°18'11.81"N 85°45'52.88"E P8 24°18'11.55"N 85°45'51.17"E P9 24°18'11.30"N 85°45'50.13"E P10 24°18'12.69"N 85°45'49.21"E P11 24°18'14.42"N 85°45'48.04"E P12 24°18'14.86"N 85°45'49.72"E P13 24°18'15.05"N 85°45'51.45"E P14 24°18'15.05"N 85°45'53.20"E P15 24°18'15.02"N 85°45'54.11"E P16 24°18'14.94"N 85°45'56.68"E P17 24°18'14.84"N 85°45'58.43"E P18 24°18'14.69"N 85°46'00.15"E P19 24°18'14.36"N 85°46'01.87"E P20 24°18'13.84"N 85°46'03.52"E P21 24°18'13.28"N 85°46'05.16"E P22 24°18'12.52"N 85°46'06.71"E P23 24°18'11.89"N 85°46'08.32"E

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P24 24°18'11.48"N 85°46'09.25"E P25 24°18'11.14"N 85°46'07.55"E P26 24°18'10.89"N 85°46'05.82"E P27 24°18'10.54"N 85°46'04.12"E Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Plot no.- 1(P) Village Barano Tehsil District Hazaribagh State Jharkhand 10. Nearest Railway station/ Airport Nearest Railway Station - Parsabad - 2.5. Km* (W) along with distance in kms. Nearest Airport - Airport - 84.5 km* (SE) & Birsa Munda Airport (Ranchi) 118 km* (SW) 11. Nearest town, city, district Town- Parsabad 22.00 (SW) headquarters along with distance in District headquarter- Hazaribagh 52.5 km*(SW) kms. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Village- Barano Muncipal corporation, Local body Panchatat- Alagdiha (complete postal addresses with Block- Chalkusha telephone nos. to be given) 13. Name of the applicant Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited 14. Registered address Khanij Nigam Bhawan, Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand (834002) 15. Address for correspondence Name Mr. Lalit kumar Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Incharge (Sand) Authorized Signatory Address M/S J.S.M.D.C. Ltd Khanij Nigam Bhawan, Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand Pin Code 834002

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E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone No. 0651-2491841/42 Fax no. 0651/2491916 16. Details of Alternative sites Project is mineral specific, as well as Specific Sand examined, if any. Location of these mine block is allotted to Ms J.S.M.D.C Ltd, by State sites should be shown on a topo Govt, hence no alternative site is proposed. sheet. 17. Interlinked projects There is no interlinked project involve to the site. 18. Whether separate application of Not Applicable interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20. If no, reason Not Applicable 21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: If yes, No details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (conservation) Act, 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government Yes, State govt. has decided to nominate JSMDC Ltd. order/ Policy relevant/ relating to as nodal agency for mining of sand for Balughats the site? having lease area >5 Ha. & identified as category – II ghat in DSR 23. Forest land involved (hectares) The Project site is free from forest. 24. Whether there is any litigation There is no court case against this project. pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set Jharkhand?

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(a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. II.Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) S. Information/ Checklist Yes/ Details there of (with approximate quantities / rates, No. confirmation No wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary No Construction- No construction work is proposed at change in land use, land cover mine site, because mining will be done only in day time or topography including and local labors will be hired. increase in intensity of land use Operation- Mining operation will be Opencast & Semi- (with respect to local land use mechanized. plan) Decommissioning- There is no any types of decommissioning work is proposed. There will be no change in land use, after mining sand will be replenished every monsoon. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No There are no permanent structures like building & roads vegetation and buildings. in Mining lease area, No clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings is required. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The project does not involve any creation of new land use. However Plantation along the haulage road will be carried out. 1.4 Pré-construction investigations Yes Investigation has been carried out to measure the e.g. bore holes, soil testing? quantity of sand deposits in Mining lease area. Total three pits have been dug during the time of field visit. Pit Depth of Pit Average thickness of sand No.

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Pit-1 2.47m 2.52m Pit-2 2.56m Pit-3 2.53m 1.5 Construction works? No No construction works is proposed 1.6 Demolition works? No Not Applicable for project. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No Laborers from local area will be hired, so, there is no construction works or housing construction of temporary structures like mine office, of construction workers? stores, workshops, rest-shelters is proposed. 1.8 Above ground buildings, No Project activities included only mining of sand from structures or earthworks river bed over lease area. including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works including No Proposed Sand mining project is Open cast, depth of mining or tunneling? mining is only 2.52 m, which is under limit of guidelines of (SEIAA Jharkhand & MOEF&CC), So there is no underground working is proposed. 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not required for project, Sand will be replenished naturally during the rainy season. 1.11 Dredging? No Mining doesn’t require any dredging operation. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No offshore structure is envisaged in the Mining lease area. 1.13 Production and manufacturing No No production or manufacturing process. It is a mining processes? project. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or No Mined material (sand) will be loaded and transported materials? directly through Dumper to Stockyard. 1.15 Facilities for treatment of No Solid waste will be not generated by proposed project; disposal of solid waste or liquid only dust will be generated, which will be controlled by effluents? sprinkling of water on haulage route and Mining area. There will be no wastewater generation from proposed mining activity. 1.16 Facilities for long term housing No Mining activities will be confined to day time only and

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of operational Workers? Workers will be employed locally from the nearby villages, for the mining activity, thus do not involve long term housing of operational workers. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic No No new road or rail required. during construction or operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air, water borne No Not required for project, because site is easily or other transport approachable from village road. infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No There would be no closure or diversion of existing transport routes or routes, which would change the traffic movements. infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission No There is no new or diverted transmission line or a lines or pipelines? pipeline is required due to Mining. There is transmission line at approx. 2.5 km* (W) from mine site. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, No Mining of sand from the river bed will be restricted to a culverting, realignment or other maximum depth of 2.52 m from the surface, so this changes to the hydrology of project will not change hydrology of water courses or watercourses or aquifers? aquifer. 1.22 Stream crossings? No No stream crossing proposed. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of No No abstraction of water from ground or surface water water from ground or surface involved. waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the No There will be no pumping of water from mine site. No land surface affecting drainage effluent will be generated by sand mining process as or run-off? well as Proposed mining will be done scientifically. Thus no Impact on water bodies is due to mining.

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1.25 Transport of personnel or No No Construction activity is proposed, & Workers will materials for construction, come from nearby villages at their convenience, so there operation or decommissioning? is no Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning is required. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Dismantling is not required for project, because, no decommissioning or restoration construction works is proposed at mine site. works? Restoration- Sand will be directly transported to stockyard; sand will be not stored at mine site. 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Decommissioning is not involved in the mining project decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in No No influx of people as only local people will be either temporarily or involved. The influx of the people will be temporary and permanently? positive in terms of employment. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No There would be no introduction of any alien species since local species will be planted. 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No No loss of native species or genetic diversity is diversity? expected. As a part of greenbelt development plan native species and pollution tolerant trees that are suitable to the soil condition will be developed under the guidance of DFO. 1.31 Any other actions? No No other actions would be involved for the excavation of the minerals.

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): S. Information / checklist Yes / Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, No. confirmation No wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or Yes Mining will be done scientifically in the part of river agricultural land (ha) plain/ bed of Barakar.

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Type of Land Area (Acres) Forest Land Nil Gair Mazarua Khash (Nadi) 12.95 Residential area Nil Company land Nil Private Land Nil Total 12.95 2.2 Water (expected source & Yes Total 2.58 to 2.97KLD (Approx. 3.0 KLD) of water competing users) unit: will be required. This water will be supplied from the nearby village through tankers. Purposes Water demand (KLD) Domestic 0.78 to 1.17 Dust suppression 1.8 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Not required, because no construction works is proposed. No raw minerals are required for mining operations. 2.4 Construction material – stone No No construction material is required for this project, aggregates, and / soil (expected because construction works is not proposed. source – MT) 2.5 Forests and timber (source MT) No There is no use of Forest & Timber materials for project. 2.6 Energy including electricity and No Since mining activity will be carried out in day time fuels (source, competing users) only, housing facility for laborers is also not Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) proposed, hence, energy requirement will be nil. 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No No other natural resources will be used. appropriate standard units)

3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

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S. Information/ Checklist confirmation Yes/ Details there of (with approximate quantities/ No. No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, No Blasting is not proposed for mining, as well as which are hazardous (as per others mining operations will not involve use of MSIHC rules) to human health or any hazardous materials, that can cause adverse the environment (flora, fauna, and impact on human or environment. water supplies) 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or No No change in occurrence of diseases, due to mining affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or of Sand. water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by Yes The proposed project will generate local changing living conditions? employment, thus will have short term and positive impact in terms of Socio-Economic development. Besides this, social welfare measures will be undertaken as CSR / EMP activity which will ameliorate the economic status of the people around the project area. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No There are no Hospital/ School/ Houses in the could be affected by the project e.g. vicinity, hence no affect envisaged. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No No other causes.

4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) Sl. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ No. No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No There will be No Spoil, overburden or mine wastes generation from the project. Excavated / extracted sand will be transported directly to the stockyard.

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4.2 Municipal Waste (domestic and or No No solid municipal waste to be generated. commercial wastes) 4.3 Hazardous wastes No Blasting is not required for sand mining project, so (as per Hazardous Waste there is no production of hazardous waste during Management Rules) operational phase of mining. Construction works is not proposed at mine site, there is no production of hazardous waste due to construction activities. 4.4 Other industrial process wastes No No other industrial waste generated. 4.5 Surplus product No No surplus products are expected. 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from No No sewage / liquid effluent will be generated. effluent treatment 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No There is no construction work is proposed at mine site, so no construction or demolition wastes are expected.

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No All tools, tackles & mobile mining & transport vehicles to be moved out at the end of mining operation. 4.9 Contaminated soils or other No There is no top soil in Proposed Mining Lease area. materials 4.10 Agricultural wastes No No agricultural wastes are produced. 4.11 Other solid wastes No No other sources of solid waste generation were identified within the project site or due to project activity.

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr) Sl. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / Details thereof (with approximate No. No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil Yes There are main source of emissions from

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fuels from stationary or mobile combustion of fossil fuel from stationary and sources mobile sources- I. Machines used for mining such as Excavator/ Scraper II. Transportation of sand through dumper All machineries to be used will be of Bharat stage – IV to reduce pollution. Bharat stage- IV emission standards Pollutants Petrol Diesel Emission Emission Norms (g/km) Norms (g/km) CO 0.10 - HC 0.08 0.25 NOx - 0.30 HC+NOx - 0.025 Average 1.00 0.50 Source-http://www.business-standard.com/ article/companies/explained-bharat-stage-iv- emission-norms-and-the-history-behind-it 117032900695_1.html 5.2 Emissions from production No None processes 5.3 Emissions from materials handling Yes Dust will be generated at the time of Storage of including storage or transport Sand as well as some Gaseous emissions (SO2, NOx) from vehicles used for transportation of sand. 5.4 Emissions from construction No No construction will be done at the mining site. activities including plant and Hence, no emissions are anticipated. equipment 5.5 Dust or odours from handling of No There is no construction work is proposed as well materials, including construction as there is no waste and sewage generation due to

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materials sewage and waste project 5.6 Emissions from incineration of No Incineration system is not proposed for the project. waste 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No No burring of waste involved. open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No No other sources of emissions were identified.

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: S. Information / Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation / No wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data 6.1 From operation of equipment Yes There are two main source for generation of Noise ventilation plant, crushers e.g. & Vibration- engines a) Semi- mechanized operation b) Transportation S no. Equipment Noise range (db) approx. 1 Excavator 60-70 2 Dumper 20-30 Precautions and regular maintenance of machine/ equipment will be taken. 6.2 From industrial or similar No No industrial process is involved at mine lease area. processes 6.3 From construction or demolition No No construction or demolition work is proposed. 6.4 From blasting or piling No There is no use of any drilling and blasting is proposed for the sand mining. 6.5 From construction or operational No No construction activity is proposed. traffic 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No Proposed mining will be carried out in day only time thus no provision of light & heat is required. No

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cooling system is required. 6.7 From any other sources No No other sources of generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat were identified within the project site or due to project activity.

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: S. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities/ No. confirmation No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, No There is no handling, storage use or spillage of hazardous materials use or hazardous material proposed by proposed project. Spillage of hazardous materials 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No Sewage will not be generated due to the proposed effluents water or the land mining activity. (expected mode and place of discharge) 7.3 By deposition of pollutants No Solid waste will be not generated by proposed emitted to air into the land or into project; only dust will be generated, which will be water controlled by sprinkling of water on haulage route and mining lease area. 7.4 From any other sources No No other sources of emissions were identified within the project site or due to project activity. 7.5 Is there a risk of long term No No dump proposal at mine site. buildup of pollutants in the environment from these sources?

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment S. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates,

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No. confirmation No wherever possible) with source of information data 8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires No No hazardous substance will be used or produced etc from storage, handling, use or during the proposed mining operations. production of hazardous substances 8.2 From any other causes Yes Risk of accidents are expected: 1. During loading or unloading of sand into Dumpers. 2. During transportation, this will be avoided by taking good safety practices. 8.3 Could the project be affected by No Floods- The topography of the lease area, lying in natural disasters causing river plain, is such that it can be affected due to environmental damage (e.g. disaster in the form of flash flood during monsoon floods, earthquakes, landslides, period. However, during monsoon period no mining cloudburst etc.)? activities have been envisaged, thus the attendant risk to the mine workers is non-existent. Earthquakes- The area comes in seismic zone-III. Mining activities will be done in dry season. Cloudburst- There is no past history of cloudburst of district Hazaribagh.

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality S. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes / Details there of (with approximate quantities/ No. No rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of supporting No No Impact on environment due to ancillary utilities, ancillary development or development or development stimulated by the development stimulated by the project. project which could have impact on

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the environment e.g.: • Supporting infrastructure (roads, No Roads- The exiting road network is sufficient for power supply, waste or waste water project, hence no new road network is proposed for treatment, etc.) project. Power supply- - Mining activity will be carried out in day time only, hence energy/ power is not required for project. Waste or waste water treatment- No sewage / liquid effluent will be generated • Housing development No Local labors will be hired, so there is no requirement of housing development. • Extractive industries No No industries envisaged. • Supply industries No No industries envisaged. • Other No No other sources of emissions were identified within the project site or due to project activity. 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which No Mineral sand is replenished during monsoon to could have an impact on the almost equal to extracted level hence the ultimate environment land use of the mine lease area will not change. 9.3 Set a precedent for later Yes Proposed green belt development will help in developments increasing the aesthetic beauty of the area.

9.4 Have cumulative effects due to No The project will cause positive, long term impact. proximity to other existing or The area is free from any disturbances. planned projects with similar There are not any industries or development projects effects in its close proximity.

III. Environmental Sensitivity S. Areas Name/ Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed No Identity project location boundary 1. Areas protected under international None None within 10 km radius buffer zone from conventions, national or local mine site.

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legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 2. Areas which are important or . Barakar River & Keso River sensitive for ecological reasons Flow adjacent (N) direction to the mine site. Wetlands, water courses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests 3. Areas used by protected, important Chalkusha PF:- Approx. 2.6 km*(SW) or sensitive species of flora or fauna Baradih PF:- Approx. 2.0 km*(S) for breeding, nesting, foraging, Barano PF:- Approx. 650m*(S) resting, over wintering, migration Digwar PF:- Approx. 2.5 km*(SE) Hariladih PF:- Approx. 2.5 km* (SE) No flora or fauna of sensitive species exist in study area. 4. Inland, coastal, marine or Barakar River & Keso River underground waters Flow adjacent (N) direction to the mine site. 5. State, National boundaries None Distance of State boundary from Mine site- Bihar- 33.8 km*(NW) West Bangal- 85.74 km* (SE) Odisha- 197.16 km*(SE) Chhattisgarh-193.3 *(SW) 6. Routes or facilities used by the MDR MDR (Koderma -Jainagar Rd)-2.20 km*(N) public for access to recreation or SH SH 13 (Koderma- Giridih Rd)- 14.00 km*(N) other tourist, pilgrim areas NH 2 - 21.5 km*(SE) NH Parasabad R.S- 2.5. km* (W) Railway Dhanbad Airport- 84.5 km*(SE) Station Birsa Munda Airport (Ranchi)- 118 km* Airport (SW) 7. Defense installations None None within 15 km radius buffer zone from mine site

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8. Densely populated or built- Parsabad 22.00 km*(SW) Jharkhand area (*aerial distances) Barhi 34.25 km* (SW) Hazaribagh 52.7 km*(SW) 9. Areas occupied by sensitive man- Hospitals PHC, Gargi- 1.5 km* (SW) made land uses (hospitals, schools, Schools Utkrimit Primary School, Barano- 0.54 places of worship, community Places of km*(NW) facilities) Worship Shiv Mandir, Barano- 1.92 km*(SW) 10. Areas containing important, high Barakar River & Keso River (Flow adjacent quality or scarce resources (ground (N) direction to the mine site.). water resources, surface resources, Chalkusha PF:- Approx. 2.6km*(SW) forestry, agriculture, fisheries, Baradih PF:- Approx. 2.0km*(S) tourism, minerals) Barano PF:- Approx. 650m*(S) Digwar PF:- Approx. 2.5km*(SE) Hariladih PF:- Approx. 2.5km* (SE) 11. Areas already subjected to pollution None The lease area does not fall in any of critically or environmental damage. (Those pullulated area notified by CPCB. where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded). 12. Areas susceptible to natural hazard None The proposed area falls under seismic zone- which could cause the project to III, so chances of earthquakes are low. present environmental problems Mining activity will be restricted to dry (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, season only. erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

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Declaration

“I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.

Date: (Shri. Lalit Kumar) In Charge (Sand cell) M/S J.S.M.D.C. Ltd Khanij Nigam Bhawan, Doranda, Ranchi (834002), Jharkhand NOTE: 1. The Projects involving clearance under Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 shall submit with the application a C.R.Z map duly demarcated by one of the authorized agencies, showing the project activities, w.r.t. C.R.Z. and the recommendations of the state Coastal Zone management Authority. Simultaneous action shall also be taken to obtain the requisite clearance under the provisions of the C.R.Z. Notification, 1991 for the activities to be located in the CRZ.

2. The projects to be not locate within 10 km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory corridors of wild Animals, the project proponent shall submit the map duly authenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-a-vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden thereon (at the stage of EC).

3. All correspondence with the Ministry of Environment & Forests including submission of application for TOR/ Environment Clearance subsequent clarifications as may be required from time to time, participation in the EAC Meeting on behalf of the project proponent shall be made by the authorized signatory only. The authorized signatory should also submit a document in support of his claim of being an authorized signatory for the specific project.

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