Details of public hearing held on 16.05.2015 at Kathara Officers Club, C.C.L, Kathara, for Environmental clearance for Sand Mining for Govindpur M/s Central Coalfields Limited.

As per Environment & Forest Ministry, Government of , New Delhi notification no S.O 1533/EIA dated 14.09.2006 and amended notification No. S.O. – 3067(E.) Dated 01.12.2009 for getting environmental clearance JSPCB published the notice of public hearing in daily newspaper “Hindustan Times” Dated 16.04.2015.

As per above mentioned notification public hearing was held under the chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Kumar Rai, Director, district Rural Development Authority, Bokaro on 16.05.2015 11 A.M at Kathara Officers Club, C.C.L, Kathara, Bokaro. Public hearing of Govindpur sand mining project was done for 0.135 mm3 normative capacity and 0.145 mm3 peak capacity per year for sand mining.

In this public hearing shri kamlamant pathak, junior environmental engineer, state pollution control board, Dhanbad, shri mithilesh jha, scientific assistant, Jharkhand state pollution control board, Ranchi was present. In addition to this, arvind kumar singh,General Manager, CCL, kithara, Shri Ajay singh, Project Officer, Govindpur, Shri Vijay Kumar, Senior Manager(Personnel), Shri L.K Mahapatra, HOD, P&P, Shri Ram Kripal Pathak, Manager, Govindpur Project, Smt Sangeeta and Shri Manoj Kumar represented CCL, Ranchi. CMpdil representative and many others nearby village people were also present.

The proceeding of public hearing was started by welcoming of all the visitors by Shri Vijay Kumar, Senior Manager (Personnel), Govindpur Project. Shri Ajay singh gave brief summary of the project. Shri Mithilesh Jha, scientific assistant, Jharkhand state pollution control board, Ranchi, further proceed the public hearing.

Chairman gave the objective of public hearing to the present people. As per his permission the public heaing was started. Thereafter people asked questions one by one related to plantation, education, training, electricity, water supply, Employment, Road repair and they also gave some suggestions.

Villagers suggested ensuring control pollution while doing sand mining. Reply of questions asked by villagers was given by Shri Arvind Kumar, General manager, Kathara Area, CCL \, Bokaro.

Video recording of whole public hearing was done, which is attached as C.D.

President gave assurance that administration will give cooperation in solving any problem. Shri L. K. Mahapatra gave vote of thanks Public hearing was concluded on the instruction of president. Mithilish Jha, KamlaKant Pathai R a j e s h K u m a r S.A, Junior Environment Rai,Director,DRDA,Bokaro JSPCB,Ranchi. Engineer, JSPCB, Dhanbad

s.no Name and Address Issues raised by the R e s p o n s e / of Questioner public commitments of Project Proponent 1. Shri vijay kumar W h a t w o u l d b e Proper m a h t t o , v i l l a g e - arrangements to control arrangements Govindpur pollution from would be transportation by implemented to vehicle? What would be control pollution arrangements for from e m p l o y m e n t o f transportation by villagers? Number of vehicle. Fund p l a n t a t i o n i s n o t provided by adequate. We don’t headquarter is know how much fund is spend in command allotted to us. area. Proper arrangement would be implemented for employment. 2. Shri Yadu Mahtto, Employment should be This would be village- Govindpur given to those whose taken care of. land has been taken. Villagers should be involved in sand mining. 3. Shri Gulab Chand, Presently there is only No village comes village- lehriyatad one road for sand under sand mining transportation. Whether and its distance is the same road would be only 1.3 km. used or other road pollution control would be constructed? measures would What would be method be according to to give employment? EMP provisions. Many species of plant Work would be and animal have done in two shift become extinct. Only only and in one after mentioning village hour only 5 tipping and area sand mining truck will be use work should be done. for transport of sand therefore no separate road is required. On everyday fifty eight unskilled labor is required and on t h a t b a s i s 1 0 p e r c e n t s k i l l e d labor will be employed. VRDS, consultant, Chennai surveyed flora and fauna and have not found any such species in this area. 4. Shri Krishna Rajak, Where stones will be Sand mining will village- lehriyatad kept, which will come b e f o r o n l y 7 o u t f r o m 3 0 y e a r s months and In continuous sand raining season that mining? River and sand much sand would is only our play ground. be replenished This mining will affect naturally. Keeping us. in view of this sand will be extracted up to 3 m depth. According to EMP, no effect would be on the playground while dining sand mining. 5. Shri Rajesh Rajak, No guard is appointed Guard will be village- lehriyatad near sand storage. appointed near Villager’s children play sand bunker. near sand storage. Last time my child fall into sand bunker and was rescued with lot of difficulty. 6. S h r i R a m Te h a l No attention is given to Training for mining Mahatto, village- displaced people rights. and over men is Govindpur Basti In 2014, CCL promised arranged by to give training to headquarter. c e r t i f i e d D i s p l a c e d People applied on persons for Over men local level. and Mining, but it has As per company R not been given yet. & R policy job and We use this river water compensation is for drinking purpose. provided and it will How we will do our work be provided in with sand mining? future also. Sand mining will be done at that place where water is not present. 7. Shri Naresh A d m i s s i o n i n D AV I n c a s e o f a n y Prajapati, village- school is no without i r r e g u l a r i t i e s gairmazrua. c e r t i f i c a t e o f regarding displacement. In BKB admission in DAV coal transporter local school anybody p e o p l e a r e n o t can meet general employed. Under CSR manager. fund only one water As per policy of tank is constructed but C S R i t w i l l b e o t h e r s a r e n o t completed. constructed under CSR. Company does In spite of giving our break its promises land to company, it made with any break its promises. village people. 8. Shri Balmukund Konar river is The certified map Prajapati, village- demarcated Bermo and o f b e r m o a n d gairmajrua, . CCL works Gomia tehsil is negatively in controlling provided by pollution. No water d i s t r i c t sprinkling is done from administration and loha bridge to chilka on the basis of bridge. Under CSR map only sand water tank was mining proposal constructed two times was prepared. but no water connection Regularly water was given. sprinkling, Village Elder woman plantation, road bring water from river at construction work the depth of 25-30 feet. is being done. T h e r e s h o u l d b e Local civil and Coordinated work electrician will b e t w e e n C C L a n d inspect the work v i l l a g e r s b u t i t i s for proper lacking. arrangement of At nearby places of river drinking water and rare species of herbs electricity. are found which are Expert team had becoming extinct. studied the nearby places of river and found no rare herbs species. 9. Shri Govind CCL discharge polluted If polluted water is Prajapati, village- water into the river discharged in to gairmajrua which is used by us for river then drinking purpose. Till preventive today no CSR fund is measure will be used in Basti. taken. Improvement should be Funds provided by in electricity and water headquarter will be supply. use in command area. Supply of water and electricity will be improved. 10. Shri Shobhnath As per CSR fund no Availability of fund Ganjhu, village- work is done. Villagers and its spending gairmajrua should be taken care of. amount is available at local area office which is totally transparent. 11. Shri Nageshwar Due to continuous sand Plantation and mahtto, panchayat mining life of river will stone pitching samiti, Govindpur. be threatened. would be done to There are no maintain natural arrangements for river slope. electricity and water EMP Provision will supply in Govindpur be definitely Basti. followed. Employment guarantee As per R&R policy should be given of company job and compensation will be given. 12. Shri Duleshwar Villager’s problem Villager’s problem Prajapati, Village- should be solved. Konar will be taken care Lehriyatand river has become of. Company will shrinked due to which m a k e e f f o r t t o water become scarce. maintain natural slope of river. 13. Shri Naresh Mahtto, 1. Khata number is Khata Number is village- Govindpur n o t s h o w n i n provided by mukhia 776/2007. administration. 2. it has been told Under company that after getting provisions and lease villagers solutions will be given suggested in EMP facilities but it is will be not reality implemented properly. 14. Shri Kuldeep 1. There should be 1. Regional Prajapati, village- discussion on management Gairmajrua r e s e t t l e m e n t will put your problem. s u b j e c t s a t 2. Other name shoul Headquarter be given to level. displaced village 2. If the name gair majrua. of Gairmajrua 3. We could not get Basti comes NOC of school under our d e s p i t e o f i t s p o w e r o f need. delegation then in the next SCC meeting it will be changed. 3. i t w i l l b e discuss 15. Shri Gopal Yadav, `1. Village which falls 1. No Basti village- Gairmajrua under sand mining comes under area should be taken this sand care. Mine is in the mining. north of lehriyatand Preventive and sand mining will measures to take place in the control air south then where pollution villagers will go? would be 2. What will happen according to to the farmland and EMP grassland besides provisions. Konar river? 2. No side effects will be on the farmland and grasslands on the bank of the river. 16. S h r i R a m e s h w a r 1. We are still facing 1. the problem S a a v , v i l l a g e - problem of water o f w a t e r Govindpur and electricity. and 2. 2. Younger people electricity should be given will be employment. solved. 3. no employment is 2. the g i v e n t o t h e employmen people affected t o f by private younger company, people will contractor and be taken BKB coal care of. transporter. 3. private 4. Road should be company constructed. d o e s n o t give employmen t t o t h e villagers, it will be investigate d. 4. road will be constructed from chilka bridge to loha bridge within 2 month. 17. Shri Ishwar Prajapati 1. lehriatand people 1. it will be was displaced but discuss. w a s n o t 2. water and rehabilitated. electricity 2. land/ electricity facilities facilities should will be be given. given 3. Water sprinkling 3. Water must be on the sprinkling road. arrangeme 4. lehriatand is not nt will be shown on the done on map. the roads. 4. Provided map is a certified c o p y o f administra tion and it i s n o t tempered. 18. Shri Raj Kumar Saav, 1. t h e p r o m i s e d As per R&R village- Govindpur made by policy of the m a n a g e m e n t company should be e m p l o y m e n t fulfilled. and 2. directly/ indirectly compensation e m p l o y m e n t is given to the should be given people and it from this project. will be followed in future also. 19. S h r i R a m e s h w a r 1. In future due 1. In future due P r a s a d , v i l l a g e - absence of sand a b s e n c e o f Govindpur stowing may sand stowing lead to land may lead to subsidence. land W h a t a r e t h e subsidence. To preventive prevent land measures? subsidence 2. Management sand will be should take care stowed into of arrangements UG. to provide 2. schooling to management children, water will taken care supply and o f p r o p e r electricity. arrangements to provide schooling to children, water supply and electricity.

Mithilish Jha, KamlaKant Pathai R a j e s h K u m a r S.A, Junior Environment Rai,Director,DRDA,Bokaro JSPCB,Ranchi. Engineer, JSPCB, Dhanbad