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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd STRICTLY RESTRICTED FOR COMPANY USE ONLY RESTRICTED The information given in this report is not to be communicated either directly or indirectly to the press or to any person not holding an official position in the CIL/Government. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (As per EIA Notification, 2006) (Based on TOR issued by MOEF letter No. J-11015/98/2018-IA-II (M) dated 15th March, 2019) For NEW KATHARA COKING COAL WASHERY Normative Capacity : 3.0 MTPA Raw Coal Land Requirement : 11.33 Ha Central Coalfield Limited (January, 2020) Prepared at Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (A Subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.) Environment Division,Kanke Road Ranchi - 834008 (Jharkhand), India CONTENTS CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO 1 INTRODUCTION I– 1-9 1.0 GENERAL I-1 1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT I-1 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT I-1 1.3 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT I-1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND 1.4 I-2 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT TO THE COUNTRY 1.5 I-4 AND REGION SCOPE OF STUDY-DETAILS OF REGULATORY 1.6 SCOPING CARRIED OUT (AS PER TERMS OF I-5 REFERENCE 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION II–1-22 2.0 GENERAL II-1 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT II-1 LOCATION AND OTHER DETAILS OF PROPOSED 2.2 II-1 WASHERY 2.3 SITE PLAN II-3 2.4 RAW COAL CHARACTERISTICS II-3 CAPACITY AND OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE 2.5 II-14 WASHERY 2.6 PROCESS FLOW & BALANCE OF PRODUCTS II-15 2.7 INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES II-20 2.8 ECONOMICS II-21 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT III–1-64 3.0 INTRODUCTION III-1 3.1 GENERAL III-1 3.2 AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT III-6 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT III-20 3.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT III-26 3.5 SOIL ENVIRONMENT III-32 3.6 WEATHER MONITORING III-35 3.7 HYDRO GEOLOGY III-42 3.8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY III-60 3.9 FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY III-61 ANTICIPATED ENVORONMENTAL IMPACT IV-1-33 ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.0 GENERAL IV-1 4 4.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT IV-1 4.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT IV-5 4.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT IV-17 New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP ii 4.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT IV-29 4.5 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT IV-30 4.6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IV-32 4.7 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IV-32 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) V–1-4 5.1 INTRODUCTION V–1 5.2 SITE SELECTION V–1 5 5.3 TECHNOLOGY SELECTION V–1 5.4 SELECTION OF DISPOSAL OPTIONS FOR V–3 WASHERY REJECTS 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME VI–1-4 6.1 INTRODUCTION VI-1 6.2 MONITORING PLAN VI-1 7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES VII–1-32 7.0 INTRODUCTION VII-1 7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION VII-1 7.2 RISK ASSESSMENT VII-17 7.3 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT VII-19 7.4 EMPLOYE EDUCATION VII-22 7.5 TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT VII-23 8 PROJECT BENEFITS VIII–1-2 8.1 INTRODUCTION VIII-1 8.2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE VIII-1 8.3 SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENT & FINANCIAL VIII-1 8.4 OTHER BENEFITS VIII-2 9 ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IX–1 9.1 GENERAL IX–1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 10 X–1-13 10.1 INTRODUCTION X-1 COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL 10.2 X-1 MANAGEMENT PLAN 10.3 ENVIRONMEN MANAGEMENT CELL X-3 CAPITAL ESTIMATE REVENUE BUDGET 10.4 X-6 ESTIMATE 10.5 ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS X-6 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 10.6 X-7 (CER) COST 10.7 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY X-7-13 New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP iii 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY XI–1-10 11.1 INTRODUCTION XI-1 11.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION XI-1 11.3 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT XI-2 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & 11.4 XI-4 MITIGATION MEASURES 11.5 ALTERNATIVES XI-7 11.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM XI-7 11.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES XI-8 11.8 PROJECT BENEFITS XI-9 11.9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN XI-9 11.10 CONCLUSION XI-10 12 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED XII-1-13 - QUESTIONNAIRE- KATHARA WASHERY Q 1-13 New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP iv ANNEXURES TITLE No. of Pages ANNEXURE- I COPY OF APPROVED TOR 4 ANNEXURE-II CIL REJECT POLICY 3 GROUND WATER WITHDRAWAL UNDERTAKING FOR ANNEXURE-III 2 KATHARA WASHERY ANNEXURE-IV GROUND WATER LEVEL WELL INVENTORY DATA 2 ANNEXURE-V SOCIO ECONOMIC STUDY 31 ANNEXURE-VI ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY STUDY 79 ANNEXURE-VII PUBLIC CONSULTATION DOCUMENTS 21 ANNEXURE-VIII MOU –COAL SUPPLY 44 ANNEXURE- IX COAL CHARACTERSTICS 1 ANNEXURE- X RAW COAL LINKAGE 1 ANNEXURE- XI LEASEHOLD AREA DETAILS 17 ANNEXURE- XII CONSERVATION PLAN 15 ANNEXURE- XIII NABAL CERTIFICATE (CONSULTANT AND SUB 13 CONSULTANT ANNEXURE- XIV MINE PLAN KATHARA OCP & FINAL LAYOUT 3 ANNEXURE- XV PRE FEASIBILITY REPORT & BOARD APPROVAL 24 ANNEXURE- XVI AUTHORISATION 2 ANNEXURE- XVII FORM 1 10 ANNEXURE- XVIII UNDERTAKING 500M CLUSTER & POWER 2 ANNEXURE- XIX EDS REPLY DTD. 17.01.2020 6 ANNEXURE- XX REPLY TO THE OBSERVATION MADE BY EAC ON 7 20.02.2020 ANNEXURE- XXI REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION IN TOR 1 New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP v LIST OF PLATES SL NO. DESCRIPTION PLATE NO. LOCATION OF NEW KATHARA COKING COAL 1. 1. WASHERY LOCATION PLAN OF EAST BOKARO 2. 2. COALFIELDS 3. BUFFER ZONE ON TOPOSHEET 3. NEW KATHARA COKING COAL WASHERY 4. 4. SITE PLAN NEW KATHARA COKING COAL WASHERY 5. 5. SITE PLAN 6. PROCESS BLOCK DIAGRAM 6. 7. WASHERY FLOW DIAGRAM 7. 8. ISOPLETH FOR AQIP STUDY (PM10) 8. TRANSPORTATION ROUTE – GOVINDPUR PH- 9. 9. II OCP 10. REMOTE SENSING - LAND COVER MAP 10. 11. AIR & NOISE MONITORING STATIONS 11. 12. WATER MONITORING STATIONS 12. 13. SOIL MONITORING STATIONS 13. 14. CONTOUR MAP 14. 15. WATER USAGE DIAGRAM 15. 16. DRAINAGE MAP OF BUFFER ZONE 16. 17. WATER TABLE CONTOUR MAP 17. 18. WATERSHED MAP OF DAMODAR RIVER 18. 19. RADIUS OF INFLUENCE MAP 19. 20. DETAILED WATER BALANCE 20. New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP vi Scanned by CamScanner Scanned by CamScanner Scanned by CamScanner Scanned by CamScanner CHAPTER -1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 GENERAL The demand of coal for steel plant and power plant is growing and so is import of coking and non-coking coal. The coal seams in mines under Central Coalfields Limited have been found to have coking propensities to different extent and it has been found by scientific investigation that production of high valued coking coal can be produced by washing this coal. Coal is an important infra-structural input and a dominant source of energy in India accounting for 55% of the country’s primary energy needs. The quality of coal plays an important role in environmental aspects during its use especially in power plants. Due to drift origin of Indian coal, ash content is quite high and coal seams have dirt bands of carbonaceous nature. High ash content in coal causes environmental pollution apart from reducing plant efficiency and adding the cost of coal transportation per unit calorific value. Further ash disposal is itself a difficult task with adverse environmental impacts. 1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT New Kathara Coking Coal Washery is a proposed coking coal washery with raw coal linkage from Govindpur Ph II, Jagrandih OCP and Kathara Colliery. It is a proposed project under Kathara Area of Central Coalfields Limited, Jharkhand with an annual capacity of 3.0 MTY which will be located in the premises of existing Kathara Washery of CCL in East Bokaro Coalfield, Kathara Area, District- Bokaro, State Jharkhand. The land for the proposed washery is in possession of CCL. The washery will be designed to produce three products viz. washed/ clean coal, washed coal (power) & rejects. 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT The purpose of the EIA/EMP Report is to ensure compliances of environmental norms in operation of the proposed New Kathara Coking Coal Washery with raw coal capacity of 3.0 MTPA and to seek Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India, in view of EIA Notification, 2006 dated 14th September ’06. The proposal of terms of reference (TOR) was discussed in 41st EAC meeting held on 13-14th December, 2018. Subsequently the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India, (MOEFCC) issued TOR vide letter No. J-11015/98/2018-IA-II(M) dated 15-03-2019 for obtaining Environmental Clearance. 1.3 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited is a producer of coking & non-coking coal in the country. It operates coal mines in the state of Jharkhand. Mining operation is spread over seven coalfields namely East Bokaro, West Bokaro, North Karanpura, South Karanpura, Ramgarh, Giridih & Hutar. New Kathara Coking Coal Washery (3.0 MTPA) EIA/EMP I-1 1.4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE, LOCATION OF THE PROJECT New Kathara Coking Coal Washery is a proposed project under Kathara Area of Central Coalfields Limited, Jharkhand with an annual capacity of 3.0 MTY. It is 1. located in the premises of existing Kathara Washery of CCL in East Bokaro Coalfield, Kathara Area, District- Bokaro, State Jharkhand. It is a three product washery producing washed/ clean coal, washed coal (power) & rejects. Location & Communication of the Project: 0 Latitude : 23 45’ 03.89” N to 23° 45' 18.98"N Longitude : 85° 52' 05.57"E to 85° 52' 26.44"E 2.
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