Cluster of Godavarikhani No.1&3 Incline and Godavarikhani Coal Mine
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF DRAFT EIA / EMP FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEARING OF CLUSTER OF GODAVARIKHANI NO.1&3 INCLINE AND GODAVARIKHANI COAL MINE (NO.2&2A AND NO.5) (OPENCAST CUM UNDERGROUND) JANGAON, VITHALNAGAR VILLAGES, RAMAGUNDAM MANDAL, PEDDAPALLI DISTRICT, TELANAGANA STATE. Project Proposal Mine lease area: 1927.13 ha Production Capacity: 4.134 (Peak 5.134) MTPA Project Proponent THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) KOTHAGUDEM COLLIERIES – 507 101 (T.S.) Prepared by E P T R I ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE Sy. No. 91/4, Gachibowli, Hyderabad March 2021 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 2. Description of Project 1 3. Baseline Environment Status 5 4. Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures 10 5. Alternatives 17 6. Environmental Monitoring Programme 18 7. Additional Studies 18 8. Project Benefits 19 9. Environmental Management Plan 19 10. Mine Closure Plan 19 11. Conclusion 20 Prepared by EPTRI, Hyderabad E P T R I Executive Summary of EIA & EMP report for Cluster of GDK 1&3 Incline and GDK Coal Mine (No.2&2A and No. 5) Opencast cum Underground Projects EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0. INTRODUCTION Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is the only coal producing company in southern India and is jointly owned by Government of India and Government of Telangana. SCCL is the first and the largest public sector undertaking in the State with manpower of 45,087 as on 31.12.2020. It is the only coal mining company in South India catering the needs of thermal power plants and other coal based industries. SCCL is currently operating 20 opencast mines and 26 underground mines and produced 64.04 MT during 2019-20. The coal production target for the year 2020-21 is 67.50 MT. The main coal consumers of SCCL are power sector companies like NTPC, TSGENCO, APGENCO, KPCL, Maha GENCO and Cement Industry. Due to the increasing demand for coal from various industries, in order to meet the production targets fixed by Government of India and to compensate for the loss of production from the existing mines because of exhaustion of reserves, SCCL is taking up following measures: • Reconstruction of existing mines for optimum production by adoption high technology methods. • Improving the productivity in the existing mines by improving the utilization of the equipment. • Opening of new mines in the adjoining / superjacent areas / seams for higher production • Adopting opencast method of mining wherever possible for high rate of production. • Conversion of shallow underground mines to opencast mines for extraction of balance coal reserves. • Expansion of the existing opencast workings further in to the dip side up to optimize the production. The existing Medapalli Opencast project (4.09 MTPA) in this area is being closed in the FY 2020-21 due to exhaustion of the coal reserves and to continuous supply coal to the nearby pit head Super thermal power station NTPC Ramagundam, the proposed project is planned with production capacity of 4.134 MTPA (Peak:5.134 MTPA) in an extent of 1927.13 ha under name of cluster of GDK No.1&3 Incline and GDK Coal Mine ( No.2&2A and No.5) opencast cum underground mine. 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT Present proposal is for obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) for Cluster of GDK No.1&3 Incline and GDK Coal Mine (2&2A and 5) in an extent of 1927.13 ha (GDK No. 1&3 Inclines: 541.66 ha and GDK Coal Mine (No.2 & 2A and No.5: 1385.47 ha) for a production capacity of 4.134 (Peak: 5.134) MTPA. {GDK No.1&3 Incline - 0.486 MTPA. and GDK Coal Mine (No 2 & 2A and No 5) - 3.648 (Peak: 4.648) MTPA} by Semi- mechanization by SDLs & LHDs (UG) and Shovel-Dumper Combination (OC). 2.1 Present Proposal The present proposal is the expansion of the cluster of Godavarikhani No.1&3 incline, Godavarikhani No.2&2A incline and Godavarikhani No.5 incline for which Environment Clearance was obtained vide F.No. 23-78/2018-IA-III (IV), dt. 13.11.2020 fora production capacity of 1.734 MTPA in the project area of 1356.85 ha. In the present proposal GDK No.1&3 Incline is an operating underground mine since 1959 in an area of 541.66 ha with a rated capacity of 0.486 MTPA with semi mechanization technology using SDLs & LHD’s with Board and Pillar method of mining. Life of the mine is about 57 years (01.04.2020). GDK Coal Mine (No 2 & 2A and No 5) is a mixed mine (Opencast cum Underground mine) which is conversion of GDK No.5 Incline underground mine into opencast by 1 Prepared by EPTRI, Hyderabad E P T R I Executive Summary of EIA & EMP report for Cluster of GDK 1&3 Incline and GDK Coal Mine (No.2&2A and No. 5) Opencast cum Underground Projects utilizing the surface area of Godavarikhani No.2&2A Inclines for dumping of OB and producing coal from GDK No.2&2A underground mine in an area of 1385.47 ha with a production capacity of 3.648 (Peak: 4.648) MTPA {OC: 3.00(Peak: 4.00) MTPA, UG:0.648 MTPA}.UG operation will be carried by Semi-mechanization by SDLs & LHDs with Board and Pillar method and OC operations by Shovel-Dumper Combination. Life of the UG and OC operations is about 15 years (01.04.2020). The Mining Plan (1st Revision) and Mine Closure Plan (May, 2014) of GDK No. 1&3 Inclines was approved vide Lr. No.13016/2/2006-CA-II, dt.17.10.2014 and Mining Plan (including Mine Closure Plan) of GDK Coal Mine (No 2 & 2A and No 5) was approved by MoC, GoI vide Lr. No.38011/12/2017-PCA, dt.22.04.2019 Location The project falls in Ramagundam coal belt of Pranahitha Godavari Valley coal field. Details of project location are as follows. Location Details of the Project Cluster of GDK No. 1&3 Incline and Godavarikhani Coal Name of the Project Mine (No 2 & 2A and No 5) GDK Coal Mine Particulars GDK No. 1&3 Inclines ( No 2 & 2A and No 5) Location Village Jangaon Vithalnagar Mandal Ramagundam District Peddapalli State Telangana Nearest Rly Station Ramagundam Nearest Airport Shamshabad, Hyderabad Latitudes 180 45’ 24“ to 180 46’ 53” N 18° 43' 21" to 18° 45’ 45” N Longitudes 790 30’ 25” to 790 32’ 29” E 79° 31’ 10” to 79° 35’ 46” E Topo sheet No. 56 N/9 56 N/9 & 56N/10 Nearest town Godavarikhani Nearest City Karimnagar (65 km) District Head Quarters Peddapalli (30 km) State Capital Hyderabad (225 km) Nearest Airport Shamshabad, Hyderabad (270 km) Nearest Railway Station Ramagundam, located on Ballarsah –Kazipet section of South Central Railway(12 km) Nearest Highway Mancherial - Hyderabad State Highway A figure showing location of the proposed project (location plan) is enclosed as Annexure-I. 2.2 Land Requirement of the Project The land requirement, acquired, to be acquired and land ownership details of the project is furnished hereunder (in ha). GDK Coal Mine Sl. Land owner ship GDK 1&3 Inc. (No 2 & 2A and No Total No 5) Land under SCCL 195.54 575.42 770.96 1 possession 2 Land to be acquired a Govt. land Nil 254.44 254.44 b Private land Nil 555.61 555.61 Sub-total Nil 810.05 810.05 Undisturbed land (not 3 346.12 Nil 346.12 acquired) Total land 541.66 1385.47 1927.13 The land requirement for various activities of the project is furnished below. Land requirement for various activities of the Project (Figures in ha) 2 Prepared by EPTRI, Hyderabad E P T R I Executive Summary of EIA & EMP report for Cluster of GDK 1&3 Incline and GDK Coal Mine (No.2&2A and No. 5) Opencast cum Underground Projects Details of Land use during mining (All fig in ha.) Sl. No. Description GDK 1&3 Inc. GDK Coal Mine (No 2 Total & 2A and No 5) Pit head infrastructure and 4.32 120.78 130.59 1 roads Infrastructure for area 2 administration (MVTC, Stores, 5.60 Nil 5.60 CHP, etc.) 3 Approach Roads 12.24 Nil 12.24 4 Build up area 6.00 Nil 6.00 Sand Stock Yard and stowing 22.60 Nil 22.6 5 bunker 6 Green Belt 89.91 57.82 147.73 7 Excavation/Quarry Area Nil 336.14 336.14 8 External Dump Nil 269.53 269.53 9 Top Soil Dump Nil 16.27 16.27 10 Safety Zone / Nil 179.00 179.00 11 Nallah Diversion & Tanks Nil 29.40 29.4 Rationalisation Area/ Nil 328.29 328.29 12 Exploration area 13 Settling pond Nil 1.13 1.13 14 Garland drains Nil 16.3 16.3 Other purpose/ Undisturbed 54.87 30.81 85.68 15 area Sub total 195.54 1385.47 1581.01 Un disturbed land 346.12 Nil 346.12 16 (not acquired) Total Project Area 541.66 1385.47 1927.13 * About 328.29 ha of unexplored coal bearing area within the existing mining lease is included in this cluster project which is towards south-east and east side. Detailed exploration will be carried out in this area in order to explore the deep-seated coal reserves suitable for underground mining in future. Infrastructure facilities like pit offices, stores, workshops and offloading camp areas are planned in this land. extensive green belt will be developed in this area and vacant areas as a part of massive plantation programme in the project.