· , THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A GOVERNMENT COMPANY) Registered Office Kothagudem Collieries (P.O) - 507101, Khammam Dist, State CIN: U10102.TS1920SGC000571

Environment Dept., Srirampur Area PO:Srirampur Colony-504 303, Dist.Adilabad, Telangana State

Phone No: 08736-238039 Fax No : 08736-238222. e-mail:[email protected] website:www.scclmines.com

Ref.No: SRP/ENV/E-417/20151 2--b~ Date: Og.12.2015.

"By Regd. Post with ACK due" To The Director, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF &CC), Regional Office (South Eastern Zone), / 1st & 2nd Floor, HEPC Building, No. 34, ~ Cathedral Garden Road, Nungambakkam, ~ r: M _____.. Chennai- 600 034. ..----

Sir, Sub: Half yearly Environmental monitoring Report in respect of RK-5 Incline mine of SCCL for the period ending 30.09.2015 - Reg. Ref: MoEF Lr.No. J-11015/306/2007-1AJI(M), dated. 24.10. 2008.

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Reference to the MoEF Environmental clearance(E.C) letters cited above, please find enclosed herewith the Half yearly Environmental Monitoring report for the period ending 30.09.2015 in respect of RK-5 Incline Mine of SCCL along with a Soft Copy.

The report consists of Part - I which indicates the status of implementation of environmental clearance conditions and Part-II indicates the various pollution control measures taken during the last six months period.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

LtJ,~ J f \...--- Agent, RK-5&6 Group-of Mines, Agent Encl: As above. RK-5&6..Ba THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) SRIRAMPUR AREA

PART-1

HALF YEARLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS AS ON 30TH SEPTEMBER. 2015.

A. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT:

~---- - 1 Name of the Project Ravindra Khani - 5 (RK-5) Incline Expansion Project. I--- 2 Organization Sinqareni Collieries Company Limited 3 Coalfield Godavari Valley Coal Field 4 Type of Mine Underground Coal Mine r------5 Technology Bord and pillar method with hand section and Semi-mechanized with SDLs. 6 - Environmental Clearance -A TLetter No & date EC. No: J-11015/306/2007-1A.1I (M), dtd. 24thOctober, 2008. B_1 Sanctioned capacity 0.5 MT PA . _C Mininq Lease Area 376.20 Ha. D I Date of Public Hearing 12.03.2008 ......

_"_--7 Location of the Project _f:..IYill~ Naspur BITehasil ------C District Adilabad .~ ----.. D State Telancana State ..... ------.- N 18u 52' 48" to 18-0-53'56" ----E Latitude E.t Longitude E 79° 30' 08" to 79° 30' 50" I G Topo Sheet Survey of Topo sheet No: 56M/8 of ...... -~ H ' Nearest railway station Mancherial Railway Station of South Central Railway ----_--.---- I Nearest Airport Hvderabad Mancherial - ... _. __J. Nearest town 8 _J\~dress for Correspondence A Name K. Venkateswarlu B Designation Agent ------,,- C Address 0/0 Agent, RK-5 & 6 group of Mines, Coal Chemical Complex (Post) Mancherial (Mandai), Adilabad (District) Telangana State f-- 504302. -_. D Pin Code F E-maillD agt rk5n6 srp Telephone No. Ph: 08736-200617: Mobile No:9491144408 "_--- G H Fax No. 08736 - 238222 1--- " 9 Life of the Project n -A I Date of Opening 06.04.1975. B ; Total Life of the project as 20 Years (from the expansion year) I I jpef_!::_rvlf=> _ C Balance Life 11 Years. 10 Seams

A Total Seams Present (no.s) 08 _- B Seams being worked 3 (2S,4S &5Seams) 11 Depth A Minimum Depth (rn) 175 m B Maximum Depth (m) 247 m. C Present working depth (m) 172 m. 12 Reserves A Total Geological Reserves 30.05 MT B Total Extractable Reserves 17.03 MT

C Reserves already Extracted 14.856 MT --

D Balance Reserves 2.174 MT --- E Coal production during last 0.217 MT

six months --- 13 Land Requirement A Total Requirement (Mine 376.20 Ha. Take Area) B Forestland Involved 337.15 Ha. C Non-forestland 39.05 Ha. (SCCL acquired Forest land before enactment of FC Act, 1980) --- 0 Land acquired so far 39.05 Ha. (Surface rights) ----~ ..-

14 Statutory Clearances -- A Ground Water Clearance Order No. 3324/Hg.III(2)/2005, Dtd.25.08.2005. B Consent for Establishment Order No: 47/PCB/CFE/RO-NZB/HO/2009- 1073, dtd.20.07.2009. C Consent for Operation Consent Order No: APPCB/RCP/NZB/113201 CFOI HO/2014 - 615, dtd.16.05.2014. D Forest Clearance Vide Ir: GOI(MoEF) Lr.No: 8-72/93-FC, Dtd.23.02.1996 E Mining Lease North Godavari ML vide letter No. 8-5/88-FC, dated 15.09.1999. F Others (Specify) -- .. 15 R & R Involved Nil.

B. COMPLIANCE STATUS OF EC CONDITIONS AS ON 30.09.2015. E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. 2. (A) SPECIFIC CONDITIONS: ----_.- (i) Mining shall not be carried in Forestland involved in the project is forest land for which forestry 337.15 Ha. This FL is already diverted as clearance has not been obtained a part of North Godavari ML vide letter under the provisions of FC Act, No. 8-5/88-FC, dated 15.09.1999. 1980. Sufficient coal pillars shall be left One air shaft is present in the mine (ii) un-extracted around the airshaft connecting to 5 Seam. Sufficient barrier (within the subsidence influence (60m) is left un-extracted against the area) to protect from any damage airshaft. from subsidence, if any. 2 E. C. Condo Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No~c·__ -+ ~ ~ (iii) Solid barriers shall be left below A length of around 300m public road is the roads falling within the blocks falling on the seams of RN24and YN24of to avoid any damage to the sector 8 and 310m on YN2 of sector-A. roads. Sufficient barrier (45 m) is left on either sides of the road to avoid any damage.

(iv) Depression due to subsidence Depression due to subsidence is filled resulting in water accumulating with earth material and proper drains are within the low lying areas shall be provided and maintained to avoid the filled up or drained out by cutting accumulation of water. drains. (v) While extracting panels in the There is no water accumulated within lower seam, all water bodies in 60m of the workings on all sides. All the subsidence area shall be precautions under the provisions of drained. Dewatering of the old Regulation 126 and 127 of Coal Mines goaves of the upper seam shall Regulation, 1957 are being taken. Prior be continued as long as the permission is also obtained from DGMS lower seam is worked to prevent before extracting panels. accumulation of large water bodies over working area. 1---~(--v~i)+-=R-'=-e-:CCgularmonitoring of Subsidence survey is being carried out subsidence movement on the during extraction of the caving panel once surface over and around the in every month and after completion of working area and impact on the extraction once in 6 months till the natural drainage pattern, water movement ceases completely. The !* bodies, vegetation, structure, system, frequency and recording of roads, and surroundings should observations will be carried out as per the be continued till movement provisions DGMS Technical circular No.2 ceases completely. In case of of 1988. The depressions / Cracks are observation of any high rate of being plugged, if any. subsidence movement, appropriate effective corrective So far, 2.785 m maximum subsidence measures should be taken to occurred and 50 cm. maximum crack avoid loss of life and material. width is observed. Subsidence Cracks should be effectively management details are furnished in plugged with ballast and clayey point no. 13 of Part-II. soil/suitable material.

----.-----+------'--=:-----:------:------:-----:---~=_=____i (vii) Garland/surface drains (size, The mine openings were designed 5.0 m .. gradient and length) around the to 9.71 m above the HFL of the nearby safety areas such as mine shaft water bodies (HFL : 868.63). HFL of MID and low lying areas and sump is 873.63, MWD is 874.36, 58 MID is capacity should be designed 878.34, 58 MWD is 877.49 and Air Shaft keeping 50% safety margin over is 877.50. All the precautions such as an above the peak sudden garland drains, diversion channels are rainfall and maximum discharge being taken as per the requirement. in the area adjoining the mine The sumps are designed keeping the sites. Sump capacity should also highest seepage calculations and provide adequate retention retention time to settle the silt material. period to allow proper settling of Sufficient capacities of pumps were ~_ _Jsilt material. Sufficient number of installed keeping the maximum seepage 3 E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. pumps of adequate capacity shall during rainy season in view. At present 05 be deployed to pump out mine nos. of sumps are provided. water during peak rainfall. (viii) Crusher at the CHP should be The coal produced from this mine is being operated with high efficiency bag transported to SRP CHP from pit head filters, water sprinkling system coal handling arrangement. should be provided to check Effective water spraying arrangements fugitive emissions from crushing with mist spray were made at unloading, operations, conveyor system, transfer, conveyor and crushing points in haulage roads, transfer points, the SRP CHP. Coal transport roads and etc. permanent internal roads were black topped. (ix) Drills should be wet operated The DGMS approved portable hand held electrical drills are in use for drilling. The water spraying on the working face as per the provisions of Regulations 123 of Coal Mines Regulation, 1957 is being implemented to avoid dust generation in the working places. Dust masks are being provided to the persons working in dusty environment periodically. 500 nos. of dust masks were provided to the workmen during last six months period. _ (xi) A progressive afforestation plan A progressive afforestation plan has been shall be prepared and implanted prepared and envisaged in the EIAIEMP. for the undisturbed area and The Company has separate Forestry shall include area brought under department under the control of green belt development, areas AGM(Forestry) to implement afforestation along roads, infra- structure, over plan into action. As on date, plantation in surface where mining is being 31.65 Ha within the mine take area was done below, along ML boundary carried apart from the vacant areas within an township outside the lease the office complex. Plantation has areas, etc, by planting native completed in the vacant area of the mine. species in consultation with the Existing plantation details furnished in .. local DFO/Agriculture point no. 2 of Part-II. A plan showing Department. The density of the year wise plantation details is furnished trees should be around 2500 as Annexure - VIII. plants per ha. r------:--:-:-:-f-L=:---..____-:-:-----=-:------:---+--:--:-----,------:----:------(xii) Conservation Plan for No endangered species were found in endangered species found in and and around the project, However, habitat around the project area shall be amelioration measures were taken up in formulated in consultation with the adjoining areas as a part of the State Forest and Wildlife environmental safeguards beyond Departments. mandate and is being maintained. Amelioration scheme is enclosed as Annexure - VI. f----,---:c-:-:-+-=----:------:---:------=--f--C:~..::.==-=-----=-..:.:__------.------(xiii) Regular monitoring of Phreatic surface in the area around the groundwater level and quality project is being monitored four times in should be carried out by the year using a network Qf_1._~_existing

4 ------~------~------~ E. C. Condo Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. ~--.----r--~~~---~~---+------~ establishing a network of existing observation wells and 5 piezometric wells wells and construction of new in Srirampur area. The reports are being piezometers. The monitoring for submitted to the Ministry regularly. quantity should be done four times a year in pre-monsoon The monitoring data of the phreatic (May), monsoon (August), post• surface around the mine is furnished in monsoon (November) and Winter the Point No.7 of Part-ll, (January) seasons and for quality in May. Data thus collected should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and to the Central Pollution Control Board quarterly within one month of monitoring.

(xiv) The Company shall put up 54 nos. of rain water harvesting pits have artificial groundwater recharge been constructed at various locations of measures for augmentation of Srirampur area to recharge ground water. groundwater resource. The Seven check dams were constructed in project authorities should meet the nearby nallah for augmentation of water requirement of nearby ground water. village(s) in case the village wells The list of the locations of the rain water go dry due to dewatering of mine. harvesting structures is furnished in point No.7 of Part-II.

(xv) The Company shall obtain Ground water clearance was obtained approval of CGWAlCGWB from AP. State Ground water department Regional Office for use of Vide Lr. No. 3324/Hg.III(2)/2005, groundwater if any, for mining Dtd.25.0B.2005. operations. The compliance status of the Ground water clearance is furnished in the Point No. 7 of Part-II. ______-+- ---1-- _ (xvi) Sewage treatment plant should Sewage generated in the existing colony be installed in the existing is being treated in STP of 3.0 MLD colony. ETP should also be capacity located in Naspur Colony and is provided for workshop and CHP functioning from 09.07.04, and other wastewater. colonies are being treated with Septic . tanks followed by soak pits. ETP is provided in the Area Workshop and CHP of Srirampur Area. The monitoring of ETP and STP outlet is furnished in Point No.6 of Part-II. -----~---.------+--=::::::...:..:.:.=..:,.:=...:..:....:_-=----=.:.:..:_:~=--=--::=--=-~.:::.:_:~---;------j (xvii) For monitoring land use pattern Digital image processing of entire lease and for post mining land use, a area using remote sensing techniques is • time series of land use maps, being done through an external agency, based on satellite imagery (on a for monitoring land use pattern. , scale of 1:5000) of the core zone The report was submitted to Regional I a.nd buffer zone, from the start of office, MoEF, Bangalore vide Lr.No: ____ J~e project until end of mine life SRP/ENV/E-417/2014/157, dtd.22.07.14. 5 E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. shall be prepared once in 3 years The inference of land use monitoring (for anyone particular season carried during 2012-13 is furnished in • which is consistent in the time Point No. 12 of Part-II. series), and the report submitted to MoEF and its Regional Office at Bangalore. (xviii) A Final Mine Closure Plan along The balance life is 11 years. A final mine with details of Corpus Fund closure plan along with details of corpus should be submitted to the fund will be submitted 5 years in advance Ministry of Environment & of final closure of the mine to the MoEF Forests 5 years in advance of for approval. ~----~~~~~~~~~~~~-+------final mine closure for approval. i----=2:L_) __:B=--4--G--=--=-e_::__::n-=-e::_::ra::_:_I__:C'----'o::_::n_::_:d_::__::i_::___ti-=-o_::__::ns-=------:-----:------:-__ -+---:---:------:- --:------:-:------:--:- __ -:--- --:- ~_ (i) No change in Mining technology No change in the technology and scope and scope of working shall be from the technology & Scope envisaged made without prior approval of in the approved EMP. the Ministry of Environment and Any change in the scope or technology, Forests. prior approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forests will be obtained. ~--=-~--~--~~----:----~-:---~-+~------,------:--~------:-~------:-~~--,---- (ii) No change in the calendar plan The current production schedule is being including excavation, quantum of followed as per the approved calendar mineral coal and waste shall be programme. made. Production in MT -- Year As per EC Actual 0.447 2014-15 0.5 0.217 (upto 2015-16 0.5 Sept,15)

The production details from 2006-07 (Expansion year) is furnished in the Point No.1 of Part-II. (iii) Four ambient air quality Four (4) No.s of Ambient Air Quality ., monitoring stations shall be Monitoring stations had been identified established in the core zone as and operating for post project monitoring well as in the buffer zone for work keeping in view of meteorological monitoring SPM, RPM, S02 data in consultation with Regional Office, NOx, Hg and other heavy metals TSPCB, Nizamabad. such as Pb, Cr, As, etc. Location of the stations shall be decided The results of monitoring of Ambient Air based on the meteorological Quality including locations, frequency and • data, topographical features and parameters are furnished in Point No. 5 I environmentally and ecologically of Part-II. sensitive targets in consultation i with the State Pollution Control Board. (iv) Fugitive dust emissions (SPM Water spraying arrangements have been and RSPM, Hg and other heavy provided on haul roads, dump trucks metals) from all the sources shall (loading and unloading) points and it is 6 r-r-:-: ~~----,------.------, E. C. Condo Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. ~Q.---~------+------~ be controlled regularly monitored being constantly maintained for effective and data recorded properly. control. At present water spraying is done Water spraying arrangement on at 40 points in under ground and 30 haul roads, wagon loading, and points on surface of the mine premises. dump trucks (loading and The details of control measures being • unloading) points shall be taken at the project is furnished in Point provided and properly No.5 of Part-II. maintained. The fugitive dust is being monitored at the mine and the monitored data is furnished in Annexure of the report.

(v) Data on ambient air quality The Ambient Air Quality is being (SPM, RSPM, S02 and NOx, Hg periodically (Quarterly basis) submitted to and other heavy metals) shall be TSPCB and on Six monthly basis to regularly submitted to the Regional Office, MoEF, Chennai. Ministry including its Regional Office at Bangalore and to the State Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board once in six months.

(vi) Adequate measures shall be Noise control measures such as taken for control of noise levels plantation around the fan house & mine .. below 85 dB(A) in the work take area were done, Provision of evasee environment. Workers engaged to main mechanical ventilator, reduction in blasting and drilling operations, of height of fall in the bunkers, operation of HEMM etc shall be maintenance of machinery, etc., are provided with ear plugs/muffs. regularly taken up. All the active work force engaged on drilling, blasting, operation of machinery and noise prone areas are being provided with earplugs. The Noise levels monitoring data is furnished in Point No.8 of Part-II. __~_~__ -+- +------1 (vii) Industrial wastewater (Workshop Mine seepage water is being collected in and wastewater from the mine) the under ground sumps of adequate shall be properly collected, capacity to settle the suspended solids treated so as to conform to the and pumped out to the surface slow sand standards prescribed under GSR filters for further treatment to conform to 422 (E) dated 19th May 1993 and the prescribed standards. The Sand was 31st December 1993 or as replaced once in a month in the amended from time to time chambers of filter bed. before discharge. Oil and grease Oil and Grease trap has been established trap shall be installed before in the area workshop for treatment of • discharge of workshop effluents. washing effluents. The efficacy of the system is being monitored through fortnight sampling and analysis by external agency having MoEF

______j _J~~~~~~~~L_~~~~~~~recoqnized laboratory. Water monitoring 7 E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. results are furnished in Point No. 6 of Part-II.

(viii) Vehicular emissions shall be kept Vehicles are being tuned regularly for under control and regularly control of emissions and coal is being monitored. Vehicles used for loaded optimally and trucks are covered transporting the mineral shall be with tarpaulin. covered with tarpaulins and optimally loaded.

(ix) Environmental laboratory shall be Monitoring and analysis is being carried established with adequate out by external agency i.e., Environment number and type of pollution Protection Training and Research monitoring and analysis Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad which is a equipment in consultation with CPCB recognized and NABL accredited the State Pollution Control Board. Laboratory.

Regional Laboratory at is also established by EPTRI.

(x) Personnel working in dusty areas Personnel working in dusty areas are shall wear protective respiratory being provided dust respirators/masks devices and they shall also be and adopting job rotation practice. provided with adequate training Training and information on safety and and information on safety and health aspects are being given through health aspects. Internal Safety Organization and Mine Vocational Training Centers. 500 nos. of dust masks were provided to workmen during last six months. Occupational health surveillance Occupational health surveillance is being programme of the workers shall carried out periodically through Periodical be undertaken periodically to Medical Examinations (PME) once in observe any contractions due to every 5 years through well established exposure to dust and to take PME centers of SCCL. 445 persons have corrective measures, if needed. undergone PME during this six months. (xi) A separate environmental Unit level Environmental Management management cell with suitable Committee has been constituted with qualified personnel shall be set suitable qualified personals under the up under the control of a Senior control of Project Officer/Agent and Area Executive, who will report directly Level Environmental and Forest Officer is to the Head of the company. also employed who are reportable to the head of the Area. Apart from the above, a corporate environmental cell is established to .- monitor and guide in implementation of the environmental safeguards. Details are given in Point No.11 of Part-II.

(xii) The funds earmarked for The funds earmarked for the environmental protection environmental safeguards are being kept measures shall be kept in in separate account and will not be

8 ---- -:-----,-~~~~~~~~~~~~---,------E. C. Condo Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. separate account and shall not diverted for other purpose. be diverted for other purpose. Year wise expenditure is being reported Year-wise expenditure shall be to the Ministry and its Regional Office of reported to this Ministry and its MoEF. regional Office at Bangalore. • The environmental protection expenditure incurred in the Project is furnished in

______~+_--~~~-~~~-~------ii----~~-~-~'-----~-~-~---lPoint No.9 of Part-II. Project Authority will extend full cooperation to the office (s) of the regional office by furnishing the requisite data! information! monitoring reports.

The copy of the Clearance letter was send to following Panchayats vide Lr.No.SRP! ENV! E-417!200B!241, dtd.29.11.200B i) Naspur Grampanchayat, ii) Theegalpahad Grampanchayat ___ _4- ~~_~_~_~ ~LI)~~~~~~~~~~~~--~iii' Kankur Grampanchayat (xv) State Pollution Control Board This Condition has been already shall display a copy of the complied. clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industry Centre and Collector's Office! Tehsildar's Office for 30 days. (xvi) The Project authorities shall Advertisement was given in the following advertise at least in two local Daily News papers as informing that the newspapers widely circulated RK-5 Incline of SCCL has been accorded I around the project, one of which the Environmental Clearance from shall be in the vernacular Ministry of Environment and Forests, language of the locality GOI, New Delhi. concerned within seven days of the clearance letter informing that i) Deccan Chronicle (English), the project has been accorded dtd.1B.11.200B and environmental clearance and a ii) Vartha (Telugu), dtd. 1B.11.200B. copy of the clearance letter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and may also be seen at the website of the ministry of Environment & forests

L- ~~~~~~~~----~------~at http://envfor.nic.in. • A periodic progress report regarding environmental protection measures till 30.09.2015 is enclosed as Part - II.

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