No. J-11015/536 /2008-IA.II (M) Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-110003
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No. J-11015/536 /2008-IA.II (M) Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-110003. Dated: 25 th February, 2013 To The DGM/HOD (E&F) M/s Central Coalfield Ltd., Darbhanga House Ranchi- 834001 Sub: Ara Sarubera Group of 3 Mines- Ara OCP, Chainpur OCP and Sarubera UGP, of which Ara OCP and Sarubera UGP of a combined production capacity 0f 1.44 MTPA (nominal) and a peak capacity of 1.66 MTPA, in a combined ML Area of 1194.85 ha of M/s Central Coalfields Ltd. located in District Ramgarh, Jharkand - Environmental Clearance-reg. Sir, This is with reference to the Ministry of Coal letter no.43011/19/2008 CPAM dated 3.12.2008 along with the application for Terms of Reference (TOR) and this Ministry’s letter dated 03.09.2009 granting TOR. Attention is invited to the letters no. CIL/DD-LI/EMP-TOR/2011/12 dated 11.01.12 and dated 17.01.2012, 27.12.11, 14.11.12, 24.12.12 for environmental clearance for the above- mentioned project. 2. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has considered the application. It is noted that the proposal is for grant of Environmental Clearance for Ara-Sarubera Group of Mines consists of three mines namely Ara OCP, Chainpur OCP and Sarubera UGP, of which Ara OCP and Sarubera UGP of a combined production capacity 0f 1.44 MTPA (nominal) and a peak capacity of 1.66 MTPA, in a combined ML Area of 1194.85 ha of M/s Central Coalfields Ltd. located in District Ramgarh, Jharkand. The proponent has informed that: (i) The proposal is for Lease renewal. These are old mines of pre-nationalization period. (ii) It is bounded in the east by Sirka colliery in the north by Tata West Bokaro, in the west by Pundi colliery and in south by Kuju Project. Bokaro River, Chowtha river flows in the north and west boundary respectively. This proposal does not involve increase in lease hold area, change in technology or change in product mix in the mines. (iii) The details of ML area and production capacity of each of the three mines are given below: Ara Sarubera Group of Mines Production Capacity Lease Hold Area Life of mine S. No Name of coal Mines Normative(MTY) Peak (Ha) 1 Sarubera UGP 0.18 0.21 449.39 20 2 Chainpur/ Sarubera OCP 0.50 0.58 237.25 15 3 Ara OCP 0.76 0.87 508.21 30 Total for Group of Mines 1.44 1.66 1194.85 EC_Arasarubera 1 (iv) Of the total combined ML area of 1194.85 Ha, for Ara- Sarubera Group of Mines, 523.55 ha is forestland, 324.5 ha is agricultural land and 346.80 ha is wasteland. land use of total 1194.85 Ha area, 58.20 ha is area of existing quarry, 91.59 ha is for OB dump area, 2.38 ha is for Mineral storage, 11.46 ha is for infrastructure, 19.17 ha is for road, 449.43 ha is for green belt/Safety zone, 15.02 ha is for tailing pond, 30.98 ha is for Nallah area, 503.14 ha is for agricultural & vacant land and 13.48 ha is for village. For underground Sarubera mine, the165.26 ha land is under surface right and 284.13 ha under mining right. There are no endangered fauna reported in the study area. (v) The drainage system in the area is controlled by Bokaro River. The project area is mainly drained Nakti Nallah & Bhagranpur nallah flow towards north through mine lease area and discharge into Bokaro River. Damodar River is the master drainage of the area. Water level in the cluster is in the range of 6.60-7.15 m bgl (pre-monsoon) and 5.49-5.01 m bgl (post-monsoon) in core area. The peak water requirement of group of mines would be 3363 m3/day (1563 m3/day for mining operations and 1800 m3/day for domestic). Mine water discharge 3363m3/day. (vi) The opencast mining by Shovel & Dumper method in Ara OC and Chainpur OC and in Sarubera underground mining by Bord & Pillar with SDLs. (vii) In Sarubera underground, the maximum predicted subsidence would be 5.08m and maximum tensile strain 96.72 mm/m and maximum slope change would be 184.24 mm/m. The internal dump will be in Quarry-1 & 2 in Ara OCP, the OB dump will be in an area of 73.0 Ha with 18-20m height, after rehandling of 7.25 Mm 3 OB. The Quarry -3 in void of Ara OCP will be reduced with 13.53 ha area and 60 m depth after filling of 7.25 Mm 3 OB. Dump of Patch-I of Chainpur OCP (barrier overlap) will be in 72.52 Ha area and 18-20 m height after OB rehandling of 4.7 Mm 3. The void of Patch-I of Chainpur OCP will be 19.13 ha area & 45m depth after rehandling of 4.7 Mm 3 of OB. Similarly, the void of Patch-II of Chainpur OCP 6.32 ha area & 0m depth and Patch-III of Chainpur OCP 20.57 ha area & 35m depth and proposed for filling by OB from other OC mines of CCL. The depth of the final mine void would be 30m in an area of 79.67 ha at the end of mining. of the total 5530 TPD of coal,1380 TPD coal upto Rajrappa washery at the distance of 4 km outside ML area.4150 TPD Coal would be transported by rail from Chainpur Railway siding. (viii) In the Sarubera underground project and Chainpur open cast project, the no PAFs would be shifted but the land would be acquired from Sarubera and Ara basti. In Ara OCP, out of the total 534 PAFs, 266 nos will be from Dumerbera, 98 from Baghlata Basti, and 160 from Ara Basti would be shifted and land will be acquired from these villages. The affected families will be rehabilitated as per the R&R Policy of CIL (Revised in April 2012) at the cost of Rs 18.66 Crores. Rehabilitation Site has been selected at Mourpa in an area 64.25 ha. (ix) The Ara OCP and Sarubera/Chainpur project have been approved by M/s CCL on 23.1.1990 and 06.08.1990. The environmental pollution control cost would be met from the revenue head of the mine as the capital items have been completed. (x) The total Capital cost of group of Ara Saurubera is Rs.37.16 Crores. (19.89 Ara+17.27 Sarubera/Chainpur).. The mine closure plan envisages of a fund provisioning of Rs. 6 lakhs/ha on lease hold area for OC mines with proper escalation factor. EC_Arasarubera 2 Technical Parameters of The Group of The Ara –Sarubera Mines Parameter Sarubera Chainpur/ Sarubera OCP Ara OCP UGP Year of inception Pre- 1973 1987 Pre-1973 Manpower 656 333 419 Ventilation NA NA NA Maximum Depth (m) 100 105 156 Stripping ratio NA Patch –I-2.6 Patch –I-2.10 Patch –II-3.0 Patch –II-1.94 Patch –III-2.71 Patch –III-2.46 Seam Gradient 1 in 8 1 in 5 to 1 in 4 1 in 1.5 Mineable reserve (MT ) 5.70 6.85 19.64 Method of mining Bord & Pillar Shovel & Dumper Shovel & Dumper with SDLs Grade of coal W-IV Grade-E & W-IV W-III & W-IV Seam to be worked II & I. VII, VI, VA, V, IV, III. XII, XI, XA, X, VIIIA, VIII, VII, VI, VA, V, IV & III. Transportation of coal by Rajrappa Rajrappa Washery, Kuju Rajrappa Washery, road & rail. Washery, Kuju Railway Siding and Kuju Railway Siding Linkage Railway Customer Sale Centre, and Customer Sale Siding and Karibanda. Centre, Karibanda. Customer Sale Centre, Karibanda. Production in MT 0.11 0.15 0.12 (1993-94) Production in 2011-12 0.09 0.00 0.04 (MT) Proposed peak 0.21 0.58 0.87 Production (MT) Cost of Production Rs. 1000.00 Gr- E = Rs. 850.00 W-IV = Rs. 1000.00 ( Rs./Te ) W-IV = Rs. 1000.00 W-III = Rs. 1100.00 Rehabilitation & Resettlement Detail: Sl. No. Name of the Village No. of No. of Buildings Year of families to be Pucca Kutcha Shifting shifted 1 Dumerbera 266 114 152 2015-16 2 Baghlata Basti 98 42 56 2017-18 3 Ara Basti 160 68 92 2017-18 Total 524 224 300 - EC_Arasarubera 3 Detail of Employment to Land Losers No Name of Project Name Of Employment to Land Losers Village Already given To be Total given 1 Ara OCP Ara 104 268 372 Murpa 11 61 72 2 Sarubera Colliery Ara 0 17 17 Sarubera 12 13 25 Total 127 359 486 (xi) Public Hearing was held on 08.06.2010. (xii) The Stage-II forestry clearance for 166.90 Ha land has been obtained on vide letter no. 8-65/2003- FC dated 13.08.2008 in Chainpur/Sarubera OCP and Stage-II forestry clearance for 196.55 ha land has been obtained on vide letter no 8-75/2003-FCdated 13.08.2008. 160.1 ha forest land FC yet to be obtained. A total 363.45 Ha forest land has been acquired. (xiii) The proponent, vide its letter of no. DGM/HOD(E&F)/2013 of 02 January, 2013, has also informed that the balance forest land of 160.10 ha [i.e. Total 523.5.