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GMSl-ML-Jonnagiri_ Six Monthly Report _ Let-MoEF _dt25.1 0.20 17
Mine Code: 27APRIIOOl
Sub: Submission of Six Monthly Report of Compliance of Environmental Management at Jonnagiri Gold Project of M/s.Geomysore Services (India) Pvt.Ltd. in Tuggali Mandal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh.
Sir,
We append herewith the Six Monthly Report of Compliance Status as mentioned as per Conditions Specified in 3. A. (xiii) of EC clearance vide letter no.F.No.J-11015/393/2008-IA.II (M) dt. 2.8.2010. This is for your kind perusal and records.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully for Geornysore Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. .J.,,_____
Chief Operating Officer
Enclosure: Six Monthly Report in prescribed format.
Copy to : 1) The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (SZ), Kendriya Sadan 4th Floor, E&F wings, 17thMain Road, 1st block Koramangala, Bangalore _ 560034 2) The Chairman, Central Pollution Board, Parivesh Bhawan CBD-Cum-office Complex, yst Arjun Nagar, New Delhi
~ The Joint Director, MoEF, Regional Office, South Eastern Zone, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. 4) The Member Secretary Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Paryavarana Bhavan, A-III, Industrial Estate, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad _ 500 018.
5) The Environmental Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, 1st Floor, Shankar Shopping Complex, Krishna Nagar Main Road, Kurnool _ 518 002
REGISTERED OFFICE & CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS #627, Trinity,3rd Cross, 3rd Block,Koramangala, Bongalore:560034 Tel: +91 8040428400 Fax: +91 8040428401 Email: [email protected] (CIN: U74899KA1994PTC044275) •
JONNAGIRI GOLD MINE
COMPLIANCE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SIX MONTHLY REPORT FROM APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017
A. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE
i) The environmental clearance is subject to We will be approaching the concerned approval of the State Land use departments after either purchasing the Department, Government of Andhra land or long-term leasing of Private Lands Pradesh for diversion of agricultural land for Mining. Currently we have annual for non-agricultural use. surface rights for carrying on preparatory works for actual mining. We are currently discussing with the farmers. ii) The project proponent shall obtain Consent for Establishment vide Order Consent to Establish and Consent to No.163/ APPCB/CFE/RO-KNL/HO/2010 Operate from the Andhra Pradesh dt.27.2.2016 till 29.3.2021. Pollution Control Board and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated Consent for Operation for Exploratory therein. Mining Operation vide Order No.APPCB/KNL/KNL/163/CFO/HO/2016, d. 1.7.2017/3.7.2017 till 30.6.2018.
iii) International cyanide code shall be Geomysore shall adhere to the requirement adopted and all necessary safeguard of International cyanide code with all measures shall be taken to avoid any necessary safeguard measures at incidence of cyanide poisoning of this appropriate time. We will ensure all safety project. measures to prevent cyanide poisoning including detoxification of tailings at discharge and Geomembrane lining of tailing dam. iv) Necessary occupational health and safety measure for the workers against arsenic Will be complied with once production is poisoning and ground water commenced. contamination shall be undertaken. The Company shall engage a full time qualified doctor who is trained m occupational health. Periodic monitoring for exposure to chemicals (particularly cyanide) and respirable mineral dust on the workers shall be conducted and records maintained including health records of the workers. The proponent shall also maintain cyanide kit at the project site and provide necessary training for its usage to the workers involved in handling of cyanide. Review of impact of various health measures undertaken shall be conducted followed by followup action wherever required.
v) Necessary safeguard measures including Will be complied with. provision of de-fluoridization shall be made m the project to ensure that fluoride content in the water is well below the prescribed standards.
vi) The tailing storage area shall be lined Will be complied once the Tailing Storage is with LDPE lining on all sides including constructed. bottom to ensure that there is no
Page 1 of 9 leaching into groundwater. Masonry wall all along the tailing dump site shall be made. Four leachate pits in the four corners of the tailing pit shall also be made. vii) Monitoring groundwater shall be carried Will be complied once the Tailing Storage is out regularly around the tailing storage constructed. area and records maintained. In case, any leaching is observed at any point of time necessary corrective measures shall be taken immediately and matter shall be reported to the competent authority. viii) Necessary safeguard measures shall be taken to ensure that the resultant Will be complied with. particulate level in the area is well within the prescribed limits. ix) The project affected people shall be rehabilitated and compensated as per Geomysore will take all the necessary steps the National Rehabilitation and in this regard. Resettlement Policy, 2007 in consultation with the State Government. Detailed Plan may be prepared in this regard within 3 months and a copy submitted to Regional Office of this Ministry at Bangalore. x) Only Gold ore will be extracted from the Agreed. The Company has submitted a Mine and processing of Gold only will be letter dated 16.08.2010 to the MOEFin this done in the processing plant. No other regard. Mineral will be extracted / produced/ generated by any way from this mine and processing plant project. If any mineral is to be extracted from mine and/or OB dumps then fresh reference shall be made to this Ministry as per procedure prescribed in the EIA Notification 2006. xi) Land use pattern of the nearby villages Land use pattern is being continuously shall be studied, including common studied by a 3 Member inhouse Team of property resources available for Botanists / Agricultural Scientists. conversion into productive land. Action Compensation is being given where agri plan for abatement and compensation for crops are damaged. There is no complaint damage to agriculture land/ common from any farmer. property land (if any) in the nearby villages, due to mining activity shall be prepared and implemented. xii) The top soil shall temporarily be stored at Will be complied with. earmarked site (s) only and it should not be kept unutilized for long. The topsoil shall be used for land reclamation and plantation. xiii) The over burden (OB)generated shall be concurrently backfilled. There shall be Geomysore will comply with this no external over burden dump. The requirement as per the Approved Mining entire backfilled area shall be Plan. progressively afforested. Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas should continue until the vegetation
Page 2 of 9 becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located at Bangalore on six monthly basis. xiv) Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed around the mine working, soil and Garland drains, settling tanks and check mineral dumps to prevent run off of dams of appropriate size, gradient and water and flow of sediments directly into length will be constructed around the mine the water bodies. The water so collected pit, topsoil dumps and the mineral dumps shall be utilized for watering the mine during mine construction stage to prevent area, roads, green belt development etc. run off of water and flow of sediments the drains shall be regularly desilted, directly into the water bodies. particularly after the monsoon, and maintained properly. Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradient and length shall be constructed around the mine pit, topsoil dumps and the mineral dumps to prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into the water bodies and sump capacity shall be designed keeping 50% safety margin over and above peak sudden rainfall (based on 50 years data) and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mine site. Sump capacity shall also provide adequate retention period to allow proper settling of silt material. Sedimentation pits shall be constructed at the corners of the garland drains and de-silted at regular intervals. xv) The project proponent shall develop a 7.5m wide green belt in the safety zone all around the mining lease. In addition, plantation shall be raised in Planted saplings for developing a green belt the backfilled and the reclaimed area, in the Gold Mining area which covers lands around void, roads etc. by planting the belonging to Pagadrayi, Jonnagiri and native species in consultation with the Bollavanipalle villages. Planting of saplings local DFO/ Agriculture Department. The is in progress. density of the trees should be around 2500 plants per ha. xvi) Regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollution and having high levels of PMlO and PM2.5such as around crushing and screening plant, loading and unloading point and all transfer points. Extensive Willbe complied with. water sprinkling shall be carried out on haul roads. It shall be ensured that the Ambient Air Quality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in this regard.
xvii)The project authority shall implement Will be complied with. suitable conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board.
Page3 of9 xviii) Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out in The monitoring of ground water level and and around the mine lease by quality is being carried out periodically. establishing a network of existing wells Copies of the monitoring reports have been and constructing new piezometers appended along with this report. during the mmmg operation. The monitoring shall be carried out four times in a year, pre-monsoon (April• Topographic survey through DGPS has May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon been completed. Natural Drainages have (November) and winter (January) and been picked up. Catch drains and siltation the data thus collected may be sent pond construction works were completed. regularly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office, Bangalore, the Central Ground Water Authority and the Application made with Irrigation Regional Director, Central Ground department for drawing water from HNSS Water Board. In case adverse effect on canal located 18 km away to the project ground water quality and quantity is area and the pipe routing to the project site observed mining shall be stopped and is being also studied. resumed only after mitigating steps to contain any adverse impact on ground water is implemented. xix) The project proponent shall obtain Willbe complied with. necessary prior permission of the competent authorities for drawl of requisite quantity of ground water required for the project. xx) Suitable rainwater harvesting measures Yes. Will be complied with. on long term basis shall be planned and implemented in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. xxi) Drills shall either be operated with dust Yes. Will be complied with. extractors or equipped with water injection system. xxii) Need based assessment for the nearby As part of CSR activity a total of 6 bore villages shall be conducted to study wells have been sunk and equipped with economic measures which can help in pumps at Jonnagiri and Pagadrayi villages upliftment of poor section of society. and supplying drinking water to 70% of Income generating projects consistent with the traditional skills of the people Jonnagiri and Pagadrayi villges. Last besides development of fodder farm, summer we have also supplied mineral fruit bearing orchards, vocational water through road-side stalls at Jonnagiri training etc. can form a part of such and Pagadrayi. programme. Company shall provide separate budget for community Continued the cleaning of seawage and development activities and income drainage lines in Pagadrayi village and also generating programmes under CSR. cleared bushes along side the 3km long This will be in addition to vocational Jonnagiri - Pagadrayi road. Carried out training for individuals imparted to take up self employment and jobs. cleaning of Pagadrayi village under "Swatch Bharat Campaign".
Planted saplings for developing a green belt in the Gold Mining area which covers lands belonging to Pagadrayi, Jonnagiri and Bollavanipalle villages and is being maintained
Skill development programmes have been started in Jonnagiri and Pagadrayi villages.
Computers have been installed and are
W' Page4of9 being taught at Pagadrayi village school for training youth in basic computer knowledge.
Geomysore has spent Rs.1.59 crores for CSR activities till date. xxiii) Sewage treatment plant shall be Installed for treating domestic water installed for the colony. ETP shall also discharge. be provided for the workshop and wastewater generated during the mining operation. xxiv) Provision shall be made for the housing Agreed. the labourers within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, creche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project. xxv) The critical parameters such as RSPM (Particulate matter with size less than 10micron i.e., PMlO), NOx in the ambient air within the impact zone, Ambient air quality in the core and buffer peak particle velocity at 300m distance zones are being monitored periodically. or within the nearest habitation, Copies of such monitoring reports have whichever is close shall be monitored been appended along with this report. periodically. Further, quality of discharged water shall also be monitored [(TDS, DO, PH and Total Suspended Solids (TSS)]. The monitored data shall be uploaded on the website of the company as well as displayed on a display board at the project site at a suitable location near the main gate of the Company in public domain. The Circular No.J- 20012/1/2006-IA.II(M) dated 27.05.2009 issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests, which is available on the website of the Ministry www.envfor.nic.in shall also be referred in this regard for its compliance. xxvi) The project proponent shall take all precautionary measures during mining operations for conservation and The mmmg area is devoid of endangered protection of endangered flora and flora and fauna. The conservation plan for fauna found in the study area. Action flora and fauna will be prepared and plan for conservation of flora and fauna submitted. shall be prepared and implemented in consultation with the State Forest and Wildlife Department. Necessary allocation of funds so allocated shall be included in the project cost. All the safeguard measures brought out in the Wildlife Conservation Pan so prepared specific to the project site shall be effectively implemented. A copy of action plan shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office, Bangalore.
~ PageSof9 xxvii)Digital processing of the entire lease area using remote sensing technique Willbe complied with. shall be carried out regularly once in three years for monitoring land use pattern and report submitted to Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office, Bangalore. xxviii) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with Final Mine Closure Plan will be submitted details of Corpus Fund shall be as per this condition. submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine closure for approval. xxix) The environmental clearance is subject Agreed. to the condition, if any, stipulated by the IBM on the mmmg scheme submitted by the project proponent for its approval.
B. GENERAL CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE i) No change in mining technology and Agreed. scope of working shall be made without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.
ii) No change in the calendar plan including Agreed. excavation, quantum of mineral and waste shall be made.
iii)Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources shall be controlled regularly. Will be complied with once the production is Water spraying arrangement on haul commenced. roads, loading and unloading and at transfer points shall be provided and properly maintained. iv)At least four ambient air quality- monitoring stations shall be established The ambient air quality stations have been in the core zone as well as in the buffer established based on the meteorological zone for PMlO, PM2.5, S02, NOx data, topographical features and monitoring. Location of the stations environmentally and ecologically sensitive should be decided based on the targets. meteorological data, topographical features and environmentally and The frequency of monitoring is carried out ecologically sensitive targets and as per the CPCB Guidelines. frequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.
v) Data on ambient air quality (PMlO,PM2.5, Will be complied with. S02, NOx) should be regularly submitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bangalore and the State Pollution Control Board/ Central Pollution Control Board once in six months. v) Measures shall be taken for control of Will be complied with. noise levels below 85 dBA in the work environment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. shall be provided with ear plugs/muffs.
~ Page6of9 vi) Industrial waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) should be properly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed Will be complied with. under GSR 422 (E) dated 19th May, 1993 and 31st December, 1993 or as amended from time to time. Oil and grease trap shall be installed before discharge of workshop effluents.
vii)Personnel working in dusty areas shall be provided with protective respiratory devices and they shall also be imparted adequate training and information on safety and health aspects. Occupational Being complied with. health surveillance program of the workers should be undertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and take corrective measures, if needed.
viii) A separate Environmental Management Cell with suitable qualified personnel shall be set-up under the control of a Will set up a separate CelL Senior Executive, who will report directly to the Head of the Organization. ix) The project authorities shall inform to the Regional Office of the Ministry Upon the commencement of the land located at Bangalore regarding date of development work, the Regional Officeof the financial closures and final approval of MoEFwill be informed. the project by the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work. x) The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures shall be kept in Agreed. separate account and shall not be diverted for other purpose. Year wise expenditure shall be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located at Bangalore. xi) The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office located at Bangalore Upon the commencement of the land regarding date of financial closures and development work, the Regional Officeof the final approval of the project by the MoEFwill be informed. concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work. xii) The Regional Office of the Ministry located at Bangalore shall monitor Willextend full cooperation. compliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities shall extend full cooperation to the officer(s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisite datal information/monitoring reports. xiii)The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of the implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bangalore, Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control
Board. The project proponent shall upload A / vY Page7of9 the status of compliance of the environment of the environmental clearance conditions on their website and Reports are being submitted regularly. update the same periodically and simultaneously send the same bye-mail to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangalore, the respective Zonal Office of Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board. xiv)The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region around the project, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned, within seven days of the issue of this clearance letter informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letter are It has been complied with. available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bangalore. xv) A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Panchayat/Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Bodies and the Local Mandal Panchayat, ADMGand Office local NGO, if any, from whom of the DC have been kept informed. suggestions/ representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the company by the proponent. xvi) The State pollution Control Board shall display a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and the Collector's Office/ Tehsildar's Officefor 30 days. xvii) The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31at March in Form-Vas is mandated shall be Environmental Statement in Form-V is submitted to the State Pollution Control being regularly submitted. Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently and shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental clearance conditions. The same shall also be sent to the Regional Office of Ministry by e- mail.
Page 8 of 9 4. The Ministry of Environment and Forests reserves the right to revoke the Noted. clearance if conditions stipulated are not implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry. MOEF may impose additional environmental conditions or modify the existing ones, if necessary.
5. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed from those submitted to this Ministry for Noted. clearance, a fresh reference should be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.
6. Concealing factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result in Noted. withdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
7. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as Noted prescribed under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997.
8. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air Noted. (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules.
Place: Bangalore
Date: 25.10.2017 Name in full: Dr.R.Sundar Singh Designation: Chief Operating Officer For Geomysore Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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