Ref: KP/TK/MoEF&CC/2019/4 Date: 09.08.2019

The Director, IA Division-II (Non-Coal Mining Sector) Agni- A106, Indira Parayavaran Bhawan, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Jorbagh Road, New Delhi – 110003.

Sub: Environmental Clearance of “Thakurani Iron Ore Mines (228.04 Ha) of M/s Kaypee Enterprises, for expansion of iron ore production from 5.5 MTPA to 7.99 MTPA (ROM), along with Crusher & Screen plants located in the village Thakurani, Tehesil Barbil, Keonjhar district, . File No. J-11015/104/2018-IA.II (M) & Proposal no. IA/OR/MIN/102001/2018) – EDS compliance regard.

Ref: Essential Details Sought on 08.08.2019. Dear Sir, With reference to the above subject, we are herewith informing you that our above proposal was submitted successfully through online in “PARIVESH” on 25th April 2019. We have prepared our EIA/EMP on the basis of ToR granted vide file no. J-11015/104/2018-IA.II (M) dated 12th October 2018 and submitted the application on the same file no. After submission the window of the “PARIVESH” displayed that “The application with Proposal No. IA/OR/MIN/102001/2018 has been saved successfully. The previous ToR/EC details entered by you shall be verified by concerned sector head of MoEF&CC, only then you will receive the acknowledgement for this application”. Screenshot of the window Attached as Annexure-1. After detailed verification at your end we got the Acknowledgement slip on dated 15th July 2019. Acknowledgement copy attached as Annexure -2. Further on the same day EDS was generated for certain clarification and we have complied it. Acknowledgement slip in this regard got on 17th July 2019. Further, the file no. J-11015/902/2007-IA.II (M) is belongs our existing EC, which has been linked automatically in PARIVESH. We have not done any mistake at our end. However, after receiving the EDS dated 8th August 2019 we have requested NIC and as well as PARIVESH for rectification. Therefor you are kindly requested to consider our proposal (Proposal No. IA/OR/MIN/102001/2018) in the meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee, MoEF&CC (Non-Coal Mining) going to be held in this month of August 2019.

Thanking You Yours faithfully For M/s Kaypee Enterprises.

Mines Manager Encl: As above

From: Date: Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 7:43 PM Subject: Acknowledgement Slip for EC application To: , Cc: , , ,

Acknowledgement Slip for EC application

This is to acknowledge that the proposal has been successfully uploaded on the portal of the Ministry. The proposal shall be examined in the Ministry to ensure that required information has been submitted. An email will be sent seeking additional information , if any, within 20 working days. Once verified, an acceptance letter shall be issued to the project proponent .

Following should be mentioned in further correspondence

1. Proposal No. : IA/OR/MIN/102001/2018 2. Category of the : Mining Projects Proposal Thakurani Iron Ore Mines of M/s. 3. Name of the proposal : Kaypee Enterprises 4. Date of Receipt of : 30 Jul 2018 Proposal 5. Date of TOR Granted : 12 Oct 2018 6. Date of submission : 15/07/2019 for EC 6. Name of the Project proponent along with contact details

a) Name of the : MS KAYPEE ENTERPRISES proponent b) State : Orissa c) District : d) Pincode : 758035