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Subr Propos.l for srantins of pernission undcr FC Acl, 1980 ro*,rds re-gr.nts ol Kia6ans Pctroleum Mining L€is€(PML) coloring9,94 sq kn (orieinauy proDoscd 1r.00 sq kn) iD frvour orMA Cco-Dnpro Pclroleun Linited f,lline in Chansllng District ol Arunachal Pradcsh

Rct:- l.No8-10/201s-FC dated l2 Jatruary,2017

Sir I !m dnectd to rcler b Ministt\ lEter nenlioncd above on Ihc subiccl $ckine complianceofrr Sl!€ Co( on rhe observadons tolde br_ Foresr Advisory Connnrec (FAC) innsmeetinsh€ldor26'Decenber.2016andlo subnnlhefollosin8:

I ll h subnincd lhar explanalions on violalion of IC Act 1930 $crc soughr liom rhe concemcd CC!'/DFO and rh; D".r cf ' e.,lo;) & V' r 'g C.\' or 4P. bp.S nodrl d(p.rh (nr lJr rqrldrinJ n n nu (.upr !nclo.ed Jr

l n pf. .h. U.F' ,f,r. , s/ a v ..! r,s.rhr r' d rtd 't.s -,i.\r $iJ rvl ',lan)trO'll,,lJ.'.or\(, 'Jn.p.nic Sinc< O.l Indid Ird. a " Co\r ,omprrr conlinucd 10 be a domina panncr h lhc projcd and as Oil Ild'a fL bc n op- r! h'. ,'t i r. l0' J rhr of nrior auroral'n of rh€ (€nrral Corl. und..IC'rquinm(n' r\.t 1980 $as apparcndy not lclt in l99S (copl ol lelrer enclosd al lnnerure-B). 2 Thc CCl,. S C, Deodrli has subfrirted rhar mining of pclrolcun product in noriiled lbresl qilhout p or apprclal n.r n4 o'sa.d nror.ru! and ro{r o fi..r r'o vq. 1^1 Dro \a, Dorr D \. too(or\ardb, ndde ? a. r\irtp for cnrry ofMA Cco Enpro l,croleun l.rd in Kha$ang oil ficld (..p' otleuer enclos.d !t anncxurc-C). 1980

r/t'- t,r rtris Lonn.cLlor. I hrs t'een in om ed bv rE user iCcncv rbar thc stoppdgc of Nork shall adYe6elv impn.t fie prodn.tion of oude Oil fron Kbasans Field as lh€ rcsroEdo. of tlrc poduction ro thc curent leleh (-1000 BoPD)nr! nor be possiblc snrce Ihcre ishigh tikclihood or nermnnent il.n.sc lo tne re$noir, qhich *ill be ddrino al to all lhe panics oncemed including thc Stlt€

ft is also submil(ed lhar NI/s oil Linitcn had drilled a lolalol16 welh jn Khtrsstre oil ljicld priorlo 1995 dd M/s Gco Enro has dn leJ a 14 ueLl\ L'l daLc eirhef on 'orh(r trl(adr FC clcaRd locr ons ofMA oLl Indr rdoronFc cleldd localion ofMA Geo Enpro Lld (cxcept 5 wclts) A dcrailed lo.alion.vise sunnary of all70 wells vis d vis f'C siaius is sivcn in anncrure-D.

lr is salheEd lron the localion'wis. summarv statemenl rhal ion-aoFsr adivnies e. bcinE caded oul at 4t locatioDs, ol vhich ll localion Gl. no 1_ll) covcrin8 17 750 ha wer' brckcn prior lo 1980. Of lhe renainirg 12 locations 2S ..ir'oh I J\r lL.llarrn e,ss.ronJr'd sedr | . .o l! 2l &sl no.29 4s coleringantrcaof99 631ho

The recoids mainlainod nr our oilcc Eveal dal onlv ? l,( i0nst.l.no.22-18)roL.'ing,n3'r.of 53l8htdo not havc vrlid Fr clclrlnce. V C'" , p'o la"dq r'r'cd prior ro 1995 bv M/r lhat thesc 7locllions {erc idemificd -edb' Or..r.Jb Ldbc orc Jrrr Klar J'CoiL 'reo.er

. r\e Jbo\". r i\ lo kindlv nctmil In \tr* 'rquened resullrizdlion of lhesc 7 locations (wilh 6 oil producin8 u. ls, b) imFsine ncnlltJ dnderlcnrl c4 0r a\ dcrmcr fir bv MoEFSCC.

ln addnion lo lhe above, ir is b subnir lhal lbe Khasane Oil Field vas n*ltded b, Covr. of lndia on l6'i June l99s lo a consonium ofconrplnies conpising of M/s Ceopetol Inrernational, MA Jubilen Energy (Khasang) Prilalc LinriFd & M/s GeoEnprc Pelloleuil Liniied on PDduction Shding Contncl (PSC) lor cartins oul pclrolcunr operalrons aDd adivnies ancillary lhetlo. Accordinsly.lhe Statc Corr grantcd.nd/or execulcd the telrolcun Minine Lcse (IIUI-) sith consonium of @npanics on 2l'( Ocf 1997 (eilecivc frcm l6rt June i995l for a Iem ol20 years, etlcndablc for fuiher pe od up 1o but nol €xce'ding 15 ycas in accordance vi$ Ihc ptoducrion shanng conlracl. At prcscnt around 15 wells arc on producrion at Khdsans Field producils aound 1000 BOPD

It is aho subnillcd thal the PML only pedils rislls over oil dcposils ro lhc Uscr Asency dd does not granl any surhce ngh oler lhe land Asa lesull olct thc v€as sone ol rh; PML arca bs been cnmachcd upon by thc schedule lribc population ollhe Slale Thc reeularialior of cncroachmenls de under acdre cotsidcralion ofthe State Goll Anotcon p;ccss initialed bl rhe Skre Govr is innexed at 'E As lhc resnlariation proccs iaa-rinc ;onsusing aclivity. the oulconc olrlris exerchcs [ill be imina{cd nr due cou6. oflime_aner rhe rcceip!ofrcportfrom concemed DIO & DC. i r(' The srhmarv, he aho\e sL.nr s orve.cdi. rhe fo otr,ns - \o prio' trr-".ron.moer rfc. ore.r,Lon.e1 .orirAc,. tdrj, wFoolmld ro' chnngc 0Ir.raeen!) tror v. o ||i.a Ld ro M sc{ t1pn.

Noorro llenj s'o'rnde rrFo,oi..on.ensrion/ q,r.."burmhcenmtCo{ s$ obra'red to r'!n\rer of prn ut tc.\e,l our rorcq arcr ot V .Oiltr.o,. Ld.o Itts Cco Enpo Pttrclofr Limiled. llowever, rhe Centrat Coyt, did nor objcd ro such t.usrer or Dtrt ot t€Nod out roresr ar.! to MA Ceo Enprc periohun I in red vl ,on- ,pna ,o 'p d. ns d,l ir t.. Lc. b 01 re,s ar ) to-ari ,n! v'dc "rd " reler 1, 8 l2-3 200 RO\t-AnL\o. Jccrcd.4l]2.2uo5

O.i ot o I oEo of ta) oao td n? e| t\ ure.r^1 torc-.,r tor .n o.t w t! rd I oDerd,r^r,res- 45 o.drio1s,/'50 ta qrs oro'enp,ior .o io8otrdoo.01, t! 6lioren maa. oblr ns v,t.d tr nsrure.tro;,\e,cnr.,.uoq rdonh or hxr.,nJ vrtid Fr ctc,ranrc. orgt V - Ce; Ird .ldin 1ir 'tocd',nn co\r,rs .,rA to t". r,*n induded "*. ir divencd 21.44 h, vidc hfier no. 8 322182 FR:y(Cong a"led :l.,ti.idii- bur no docunenraryelidcnce ha. r*n p,oau""a Oy vi. ceo Lnpi" r".r.,. iiJ 11\.erofrhcxbo\e. ., r,. rqd,.,cd h .rtt\ permir ,e rrair or K1.,. Jns pelotern M hg l eN'PVl r. a n, .q 6c-1e r,n,o.,;i- r1 oiopo,a, .o|] :q tmJ ror,,*d urde, "' Fnprc rer o a n I in red ra rr t ii' h)lrrdrc Din,i. of ^l,il';,".i1.1i"""' "eo

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COVERN [4 DNT O F ARUNACI IAL PRA DESII OEPARTMENT OI ENVIRONMENl' & FORESTS .

The Chief Conscrvatof of f_oresrs Southern Atun.chaL Circlc

Sub: P.oposal lor issuance ofpermission unde. FC Acr, 19OO towrrds grant of Kha.saDg Pet.oleuh MiDi.g Lease (pML) .overing 9,94 sq km {origina y proposed 11sq kn) fallingiD changlangDistficrolA.u.achat!ra.lesh-rcg.

1he abovc proposal subniitted vide youf Memo No. SAc/DEV.41/2Arz/2A72 79 dated 04.102015 was forwai.ded ro the Mnrsrr.y vide Lhis office Mcmo No FOn14. 09/Cons/05/1641 dated 1911.2015. As pcr .econrmenda.ion af rhe Foresr Advkory Conmlrlee {l;AC) mectins held on rhe sajd proposat, rhe Mjnisrry dsjres ro have rhe explanatjon ofthe stare covernment to the extenr ofthe feasons tor erecuhon of Lhe PML in 1995 wfthout obrainnrg prior pernission of the ccnLrat Covcmment under Forest {codscrvrrionl Acr, 1980. fhe Dcpa ment of Ceology & Mjnins have a ready been requested to furnjsh reply.

on the abave backdrop, rhe ruthoriry desires ro obtajn thc expLanarion oialt rh€ DFos who have hekl rhe charges of Divisionat lrorest Otficer, Foresr Div sjon fornotbdngi.g out the enn.yolM/s Ceo Enpro in rhe forestareas and alowed ro.arry out nonJorestry actjvfty, ic ornrjng ofpetrotenm products in thc noriied forcst a.e; wjrhout prior approval of rhe Centrrt Covernnenr undcr Forest (ConseNarion) A.r, r980.

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lnformaton I would Like to iurnjsh lollowing "'' *"r"r"n"",o rou, *o ciled above and needru acton i t*t**'"u"' *blect for iavour of vour inromaton .n'.0 "o*" and Naturar Gas oi rnd a rininrsrrv Petro eum ; ;;;" .*" * colernment 'r ' (Anneture B) M/soi!hda o,*tt2l'ggiot'tc" "" o _r otoolgso - sqkm oi Nngru petroeum ""ii,",",tld orLiat" "" ****" 11sqkm out oi 551668 M/s Ceo Enpro ntemallona lnc tt* .* lo -"sorllum compnsng Lld New "ta*,""4,i."".-to o"" Lld New Delr M/s ceo enpro Pelroleum ""t*" bv Government or rndra wtri tne ol ;;;;;,,;;,".,, Durajan and Psc execlted Inc France M/s Geo - enpro r.Oa Lro Orialan. M/s Geo Enpro Inlernatonal Dehi subseqlenr Deh and M/s Enpro Lndia Lld New under a separate Minins ""tt'"r- "O-***" tt sq km area (Kha*ano oi Frerd) Perroreum Ltd & rin/s ";;;;;.;i " b,, colr orAP& M/s Geo Enpro ,";.:";"";;". {an'r'D) "'""t"on2r'roctobe'1ee7ror20vearswel 16/o6r1es5 "ili"ii "t"""

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and reiained baance 540668 sq.km as Nigru Mning Lease area wilh ihe Oi ndia Ldt

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l1 Nos 0forders ofForeslcearance was obianed bythe oi lnd:a Ldt from MoEF lordrlingoperatiof .94T55hacForestlandof Kharsang oiliieldleasearea separaleydurnglheperodfrom 15/5/19321o07/3/1939v Copesollheorder enclosed asAnnexure 0

Env.o.menta crearance was also cons dered byMoEF,GO for Devetopnenl or Kharsano oilrerd vid€ I elterNoJ 11011/9/99 IA I()datedr59.1999

.? Minng ease of Kharsafg oi lield (10 sqkm) was execuled of 21r! Ocr1997 belween Govl of AP & consonlum /e OL Geo-Enpro petroeum etc ior 20 years w.e.i r6 6.1995 (.e up to 16 6 2015 )copy enc osed as annexure -

5 No dfling operalion was catried o!1 n Kha6anS Oi iield . belween 199s lo Feb/2005 fowever process ot produclion ol dlde oi lrom ord drling slzlons was conlnunq as perworkino permrssion granted lo consortum cohprising Oillndia Lld Duialan M/s Geo Enpro nternatonal nc Fra.@. M/sGeo-e.pro Perroeun Lrd NewDeh and M/s Enpro lndia Ltd NewDelhi beyond expireddated(ie 2012199s

) v de Ministry ot Perroleun and Natuar Gas GO retler No 1 901 3/2 r /93/ONG - DO V daled 23112119S6 (Annx N ) and lhe Jonr Sec Mnsrry of Pehoeum and Nalu.al Gas GOI No O- 19018h0/9s-96/ONG/0O (V) dl23/12lr996 (Annx -o) and aso rhe Secceoogy & [1n]ng AP ener No DGM/Geo enpro /39t9s-77 dated 21112t95 (Anne,-C) Dnector Geoogy and Mnifg Govt A.P No DG M/PLM L -N ngru/42796 94 dated 23l1/1996(Annx Ci) and No DGM/Geo enpror3S/96 dt 27112196 copy endorsed lo lhe secrelary { Env & Foresr), Govr ofAP (Annx L) Arrerlre C Ci,L N&O 6. Fresh driling operar on n the kharcang oi Ie d was staded lrotr March/2005 after 1995 ouring lhe per od from tMarch/2005 to Dec/2005 the dr ting operation was cari ed out n 5 stahons Out of 5 Nos drling slal on in 4 Nos ofdr lng slalion ( e HSG 37 3839&40) lhe drrl ng operalronwere carred oul in4 884 ha rorest and oi

t;' kharsang oilfietd torwhch tormalforest ctearance was ooGnedl.oh [40EFvide]ts order No l2-32l2003/RoNE Ap (Vo 2)daled 1412/2005 (Anfx_E) and ior femanng 1 Noof drit ng wet ( i e dilrng we]t No KSG -4r) df lrng operarion was caiedoul m 1 963 ha agarut fofeslctearance obtarned trom t,loEF vdetts order No 3'3s8/39 FC dr7.3 98(Anfx F) The Geo co_ordinarior or srarionswhchwaedrired byM/s"""""r,";.";; ;,"'r',"*;J::fljilf [4.rch,2005 to Dec/2005 are turnshed betow r)wel No KSG#37 N.27023553oO"] E 96002,16.tOU' 2 We, NorscFts \.2.o2,1. roo, E.96q0/,o,oo, 3)WellNo IGC#39. N_27o2352 400,,: E 960O2,5OOOo,, ( 4r we1 \o )oa . N-. -",,! 39oO f.06!0.,2.20! rS,{O 5rWel \o N2{2J.7BOO E.66!0r,.-oori Annexurc _E &F 7 ArReseryed Foresl ot Nampong Forcsr Div hcrudifg Namchk RF where kharsans orl led is ocaled were under administrative and l\4anagement controt ol Ap torest Corporatron Ltd irom 197611 ast pan ot 2OO4 As perdnecton of pCCF vide his terer No FoR_4oo/corophn /8191,s6 dt 21nt2aa3 I, Annx - c ), the handing ove.& i6kf9 overprocess ofRFswere gong on tit2OOs Annexlre _G 3 Environmenta ctearance ior in otwas accorded to t\4/S Ceo enpro pelro ^rarsang euh Ldt No J-1101.1/ 389/2006 JA,[( dt 15/11147 ) e rrook over the charse or Nanpons Forest Div 26 6 99 md /ater @ the chaige ".. "*,ru#lx;;j,r" - oi Nampong Forest Div was n"no"o o"u." ar, ar, Rba DCF on6 5 2OO5of myrransrefro pocF,soifice €nagar 10 overson pbposa tor dive.s of of 4 3g4 ha forest tafd In Kharsang Old tietd was subDtted by he when was DFo Nahpong _ vide No NFD/26/2001/1230_31 dt 291712aA3 | Amx as dire.ted ) by CCF (co.s I vroe hs telter No FOR 26rconst2A01t1'16g 3. 71 dated 1g/6/2003 and it wa. cenr,ar) N E Req shi,,ons io, their necessary ac,""'Jil"'il1Jff:,I]"T|,J (cons)2001/50 j-04 daled 31/i0/2003 ( Anf x-J)

tr lr eveas lrom lhe above iniormation/tactural poslion that entry of M/s Geo enpro petroeum lid Into exporalion of p€koleum lrom Kharszno oliied s wel known io the concehed aulhorites ncldng state Govt Deplt ol Evn & Foresl ( and lrre Anfx -L), Deptl ol Geoogy a min ng) Minlsirv of petroleum & NaluralGas Mnslryol Environmentand Foresi GOI{Annx K.E & O)

During my le.lre ( ie 26/ 6/1999 1o 6/5/2005) no anv new drling operaton was caiied oui by lrrl/s Geo enpro petroeum Lld wth out pror approva'oi od f ed MoEF GOI Fowever prodLclion of ctude ol from old wells oi Kha'sang permsslof whch were driled by olL priorto 1995 have been carrying oulwith du€ para'_above irom lhe CenlralGovl as wel as lrom slale govt. as mentroned al Fresh dilng was ca(ed oll fiom March/2005 wilh proi approval ol Forest 14212005 clearance tom MoEF vide elter No 12 32I2003/RONE_AP (vo_2)dated

was Theelore $e enlry of M/s Geo enpro petroeum Ltd in Kharsang oilfied GOI (Annx_ k.own to lhe ce.lra govr Ministrv oI Petroeum & Nalura Gas MoEF Annx L) DepltolGeologv A, K E &O) and sble Govi.IncLlding Depil ol Evn. & Foresl \I' wih out pflor and Minins Hence Mining of pelroleum producl n rotirLed iorest were DFO Nampong approva fom 1995 onward is not true and no any oficerwho peloleum Lid n Div rrom 1995 onward hade responsible ror entry ot rr//s 6eo enpro

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Noteon De-rcscnntion ofResened Fo.esls lrnd for regtrlrri2rlion of enc.od.hncnt / cullirrtion

'lhc following 2 roures have b€en adopted by the SIate Govt. for De Esenation of R.sedcd Foresrs led for regularization ofencrcachmenr/ culrivarion:

SubDission of pbposal foi regulfi?alion of encroachfr e.dcultilation under Forcs (conscrvarion) Acr, 1980 wirh rhe apprcral of Ilon ble Suprene Coud.

ii. Regularhation ofencroachnenttcultilalion undq lhc Schcdulc'liibc and ofier Tradilional For€sls Dwcllcts Act 2006 (comdonly knoRn as Fotu$ Righr Acl 2006) subjecl ro a cciling of4 ha per fanily.

Uid* nen (i), lhe DC of conccrncd dkrricr h rcquircd ro submn a pDposal for De-Reserlation ofRescacd romsrs in piescribed lomar under Foresl (Conswalion) Act 1980 wilh dekiled lhh olall en.roachtoents *ilh exlenr of area. The prcposal is submined to the Minhq of Enlionfrenr Ioes$ & Chnlle cha4c (MoEF&cc), New Ddlhi- which. afier receipl ol pennission fiom the Hon-blc Supeme Coun, gdnls de resenarion. The Dc-r.s.naiion or Dcop.ni Rcscwe Forcsl has been done as per lhis procedure.

As per item (ii). thc DC of concemed dhtrict is requiEd lo follow thc c$.blished pncedures lbrsEntofforesr lmd ro nrdilidual encroachs bclonging ro Schedule Tribe and olher lraditional forc$s dwelle^ under lhe Fore$ RighN Acr 2006. Tle only Iinrihlion under [R4 h $al fic rcgularization pf familt h reslricFd lo a maxinum ol4 ha Th. r.gularizrtion of encrorchm.nts of Grli RF has been propos€d und€r lhis proccdurc.

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