THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) KOTHAGUDEM COLLIERIES - 507 101 TELANGANA STATE
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APLICATION IN FORM - I FOR AMENDMENT TO EARLIER ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS ISSUED UNDER MoEF Lr. No. J-11015/162/2015-IA-II(M) DATED 26 th OCTOBER , 2016 IN RESPECT OF THE KAKATIYA KHANI OPENCAST - 2 PROJECT NEAR BHOOPALPALLI VILLAGE & MANDAL JAYASHANKAR BHUPALPALLY DISTRICT TELANGANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (QCI / NABET Accredited EIA Consultant Organization) THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) KOTHAGUDEM COLLIERIES - 507 101 TELANGANA STATE MAY 2018 FORM 1 (Appendix-1 of S.O. 1533, dated 14.9.2006 including amendment envisaged in S.O. 3067, dated 1.12.2009) (I) Basic Information Sl. Item Details No. 1 Name of the project/s Kakatiya Khani Opencast - 2 Coal Mining Project. 2 Project Sector Coal Mining 3 Shape of the project land Block (Polygon) Uploaded GPS File Annexure - GPS File Uploaded copy of survey of India Annexure - Survey of India Topo sheet Topo sheet 4 Brief summary of the project Annexure-Brief summary of the project 5 S.No. in the schedule 1(a) 6 Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage Normative Capacity : 1.25 MTPA to be handled/command area/lease Peak Capacity : 1.50 MTPA area/number of wells drilled Total Area : 668.23 ha 7 New / Expansion / Modernization New 8 Category of the project i.e. “A” or “B” “A” 9 Does it attract the general conditions? No If yes please specify 10 Does it attract the specific condition? No 11 Location The proposed project is located near Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Bhoopalpalli Village & Mandal of Jayashankar Bhupalpally District of Telangana State. The area is covered in Survey of India Topo Sheet No. 56 N/15 and is bounded by Latitudes N 18°26'41.6704" to N 18°28'7.0715" and Longitudes E 79°50'16.1445” to E 79°52'36.3261". Village Bhoopalpalli Tehsil Bhoopalpalli District Jayashankar Bhupalpally State Telangana 12 Nearest railway station/airport along Jammikunta Railway Station on Kazipet- with distance in Kms. Balharshah railway line of South Central Railway at a distance of 44 Km 13 Nearest airport along with distance in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, kms Shamshabad, Hyderabad at a distance of 230 Km. 14 Nearest town / city / district City & District : Warangal (62 Km) headquarters along with distance in kms 15 Name of the applicant B. Bhaskara Rao 1 Sl. Item Details No. Director (Planning & Projects) 16 Registered Address The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Kothagudem Collieries - 507 101 Dist: Bhadradri Kothagudem Telangana (State) 17 Address for correspondence 18 Name P. Sathaiah Designation (owner/partner/CEO) General Manager (Environment) Address Po:Kothagudem, Pin Code Dist: Bhadradri Kothagudem - 507 101. E-mail Telangana State Telephone No. Mail id: [email protected] Fax No. Ph.No. 08744 - 243059 Fax No. 08744 - 244115 19 Details of Alternate Sites examined Not applicable as the mining is site specific shown on a topo sheet. activity 20 Whether part of interlinked projects? No 21 Whether the proposal involves No approval / clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? 22 Whether the proposal involves No approval / clearance under the Wildlife (Conservation) Act, 1972? 23 Whether the proposal involves No approval / clearance under the C.R.Z. Notification, 2011? 24 Whether there is any Government No Order / Policy relevant / relating to the site? 25 Whether there is any litigation pending No litigation is pending against the project or against the project and/or land in land. which the project is propose to be set up? Name of the court Case No. Orders/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project 26 Project Cost (in Rs lakhs) 39709 (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities Sl . Information/Checklist Yes/No / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. confirmation information data 2 Details thereof (with approximate quantities Sl . Information/Checklist Yes/No / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. confirmation information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary Yes Total land requirement for the project is 668.23 ha change in land use, land and No forest land is involved in the present cover or topography proposal. including increase in Land under possession Of SCCL : 555.13 ha intensity of land use (with Land To be acquired : 109.81 ha respect to local land use plan) Source : Pre-Feasibility Report 1.2 Clearance of existing land, Yes No forest land is involved in the present proposal. vegetation and buildings? Existing vegetation will be cleared while excavation. Source : Pre-Feasibility Report 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes Activity wise land use is as given below.: Quarry : 276.61 ha OB Dump Yards : 364.37 ha Service Buildings : 8.70 ha Diversion of road : 5.33 ha Diversion of nallah : 63.13 ha Total : 668.23 ha Source : Pre-Feasibility Report 1.4 Pre-construction Yes Mineral exploration investigations were made by investigations e.g. bore drilling bore holes with a density of 21.78 Bore houses, soil testing? holes per Sq.Km. Source : Pre-Feasibility Report 1.5 Construction works? Yes Mine service buildings like office, workshop, stores, substation etc are constructed. The existing colony will be sufficient to cater to the needs of the project. 1.6 Demolition works? Yes • Structures of R&R villages are required to be demolished. Source : Pre Feasibility Report 1.7 Temporary sites used for No • Not required. Workmen are coming from existing construction works or township and nearby villages housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, Yes Total hard OB that will be excavated during the structures or earthworks project life is 226.67 M.Cu.m. Out of 226.67 including linear structures, M.Cu.m, 29.85 M.Cu.m of hard OB will be cut and fill or excavations dumped in external dump yard of KTK OC Sector - I up to a maximum height of 90 m. and 129.65 M.Cu.m. will be dumped in the voids of the KTK OC Sector-I quarry up to the maximum height of 90 m. The balance 67.17 M.Cu.m. of OB will be accommodated in the de-coaled area of the proposed KTK OC-2 Project. Source : Pre Feasibility Report of the Project 3 Details thereof (with approximate quantities Sl . Information/Checklist Yes/No / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. confirmation information data 1.9 Underground works No The proposal is for opencast mining only. including mining or tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes A total quantity of 227.99 M.Cum. of OB (including 1.32 M.Cum of top soil) will be generated during the life of mine from KTK OC - 2 Property. 30.17 M.Cum of OB will be dumped externally 130.65 M.Cum of OB will be dumped in the voids of KTK OC Sector - I quarry area and the balance 67.17 M.Cu.m. of OB will be dumped in the voids of KTK OC - 2 Project. Source : Pre Feasibility Report of the Project 1.11 Dredging? No Not Applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable 1.13 Production and Yes • This project is planned to produce 1.25 MT (1.50 manufacturing processes? MTPA Peak) of coal per annum. Coal reserves are available at a depth range of 36 m to 250 m. • No manufacturing process is involved in producing coal. Source : Pre Feasibility Report 1.14 Facilities for storage of Yes The existing facilities in the area are sufficient for goods or materials? the proposed project also. Source : Pre Feasibility Report 1.15 Facilities for treatment or Yes The OB, rejects from coal, etc. are being dumped at disposal of solid waste or earmarked sites. The overburden dumps will be liquid effluents? reclaimed biologically with native species. Opencast equipment such as HEMM needs regular washing. Water from washing station is being treated for oil and grease separation before discharging it out. The treated water is used for greenbelt development within the premises. The mine discharge water normally contains coal fines will be treated in settling ponds. 1.16 Facilities for long term No Existing township is sufficient for this project housing of operational requirement for housing needs of the employees. workers? Source : Pre Feasibility Report of the Project 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic Yes One road leading to KTK 1 Incline is diverted during construction or around the quarry over a length of 3.00 Km. operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air Yes One road leading to KTK 1 Incline is diverted waterborne or other around the quarry over a length of 3.00 Km. transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 4 Details thereof (with approximate quantities Sl . Information/Checklist Yes/No / rates, wherever possible) with source of No. confirmation information data 1.19 Closure or diversion of Yes One road leading to KTK 1 Incline is diverted existing transport routes or around the quarry over a length of 3.00 Km. infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements 1.20 New or diverted No No transmission lines or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, Yes One seasonal nallah is passing over the mine lease culverting, realignment or area and the same is diverted over a length of 3.25 other changes to the KM. hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? Yes One seasonal Nallah No.1 is passing over the mine lease area 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of Yes As a result of mining operations, mine seepage water form ground or water is required to be pumped out continuously surface waters? from ground to surface for carrying out mining operations safely.