Unique ID:- CMPDI/FORM-I/01/2018-19/AUGUST’18/25/01 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. Form-I Application for Rajmahal OCP (Capacity: 17.00 MTY & Leasehold: 1978.00 Ha) (Rajmahal Coalfield) Eastern Coalfields Limited (August, 2018) Prepared at Regional Institute – I Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (A Subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.) G. T. Road (West End) Asansol - 713 304 CMPDI ISO 9001:2015 Company Form-1 Application for Rajmahal OCP, 17.0 MTY, Eastern Coalfields Limited ====================================================================== FORM - 1 (I) Basic Information 1 Name of the project Rajmahal OCP, 17.0 MTY 2 S. No. in the schedule 1 (a) 3 Proposed capacity / area / lenGth / Production Capacity: 17.0 MTY RemaininG Life: 12 Years tonnaGe to be handled / command area / Total Leasehold Area: 1978.0 Ha lease area / number of wells to be drilled 4 New / Expansion / Modernization EC was Granted for production capacity of 17.0 MTY in a leasehold area of 1978.0 Ha vide letter no. J-11015/30/2004 – IA.II(M) dated 11.05.2005 under the provisions of EIA Notification, 1994. However, as per MoEF&CC Notification dated 06.04.2018, it is now required to apply afresh for Grant of EC as per EIA Notification, 2006. There is no chanGe in the production capacity and leasehold area from the earlier EC. 5 ExistinG Capacity/Area etc ExistinG EC capacity is 17.0 MTY in a total leasehold area of 1978.0 Ha. Balance life is 12 years. 6 CateGory of Project. i.e. ’A' or 'B' A 7 Does it attract the General condition? If No yes, Please specify 8 Does it attract the specific condition? If No yes, Please specify 9 Location Plot / Survey / Khasra No Name of Mauza Police Station District Bara Simra, Hijukita, Nimakala, Chota Simra, Ghat Simra, Chitra Kothi, Ghat Nima, Lalmatia, Suarmari, Dhankunda Tetaria 31, Tetaria 709, Lakarbank, Balia Ghat, Lataria, Mahagama, Jatakothi, Bagajori, Telgama, Duarighat, Dakaita, Kendua, Besua, Balachini, Majhauna, Gahirakitta, Lalmatia and Godda Bhadiakitta, Garbaghat, Akashini, Kenduakitta, Balia Kurmikitta, Rabiadih, Kusmaha, Ghat Simra Mahagama Chit, Bara Bhorai, Lohandia, Chota Bhorai, Bansdiha, Harakhha, Rangamatia, Paharpur, Basua, Gudia, Murlitok, Harinchara, Baghakol ,Lataria, Dakaita, Taljhari, Bheranda and Keshgaria VillaGe Bara Bhorai, Chhota Bhorai, Lohandiya, Basdiha, Bharanda, Paharpur and Talijhari Tehsil Boarijore District Godda State Jharkhand 10 Nearest railway station / airport alonG with Pirpainti Railway Station at around 35 kms. distance in kms. DurGapur Airport at around 290 kms. 11 Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters along District Headquarters are at Godda located about 35 with distance in kms. kms to the South. 12 VillaGe Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Kendua VillaGe Panchayat, PO: Kendua, Godda Corporation, Local body (complete postal Jharkhand – 824325 Addresses with telephone nos. to be Given) 13 Name of the applicant Eastern Coalfields Ltd. 14 ReGistered Address PO : Sanctoria, Dist: Burdwan, West BenGal 15 Address for correspondence: Name B. N. Prasad DesiGnation (Owner / Partner / CEO) General ManaGer (Environment) Address Barachak House, PO: Sitarampur, Asansol, Dist: Burdwan, West BenGal 1 Prepared at CMPDI, RI-1, Asansol Job No. 111587 August, 2018 Form-1 Application for Rajmahal OCP, 17.0 MTY, Eastern Coalfields Limited ====================================================================== Pin Code 713359 E-mail [email protected], [email protected] Telephone No. 0314-2254510 Fax No. - 16 Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. VillaGe- District-State (Not Applicable) Location of these sites should be shown on a 1. toposheet 2. 17 Interlinked Projects None 18 Whether separate application of interlinked Not Applicable Project has been submitted 19 If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20 If no, reason Not Applicable 21 Whether proposal involves approval / clearance under: 1. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Yes. Forest land already diverted (details at Sl. No.23) 2. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 No 3. The CRZ Notification, 1991 No 22 Whether there is any Government Order/ Policy No relevant/relatinG to the site 23 Forest land involved (hectares) 107.39 Ha. StaGe – II Forestry clearance for diversion of a total of 107.39 Ha area has been obtained on 26.10.1993 (for 17.64 Ha), 11.12.2002 (for 20.03 Ha) and 27.08.2004 (for 69.75 Ha). 24 Whether there is any litiGation pendinG aGainst Petition filed in Court of CJM, Godda under Section the project and/or land in which the project is 200(a) of CRPC against 16 officials of the company proposed to be set up? from Owner to Mining Sirdar in connection with lives lost owinG to dump failure in Lalmatia Patch in December, 2016. (II) Activity 2 Prepared at CMPDI, RI-1, Asansol Job No. 111587 August, 2018 Form-1 Application for Rajmahal OCP, 17.0 MTY, Eastern Coalfields Limited ====================================================================== 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.) S. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever No. confirmation possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or Yes Sl. Pre-Mining Land Use Land Use during Mining temporary change in No. Particulars Quantity % Particulars Quantity % land use, land cover or (Ha) (Ha) topoGraphy includinG 1 Cultivable 1677.98 84.83 Quarry 1344.0 67.95 increase in intensity of 2 Forest 107.39 5.43 OB 276.0 13.95 land use (with respect 3 VillaGe 46.15 2.33 Township 120.0 6.07 to local land use plan) 4 Tanks 13.70 0.69 Rehabilitation 42.0 2.12 Site 5 DanGa 113.05 5.72 Infrastructure 67.3 3.40 6 Others 19.73 1.00 Greenbelt 64.0 3.24 Mineral 26.0 1.31 StoraGe Road 6.92 0.35 CHP 27.5 1.39 ETP 0.5 0.03 TailinG Pond 3.78 0.19 Total 1978.0 100 Total 1978.0 100.0 Source: Approved EIA & EMP Report Out of total requirement of 1978.0 Ha land, 1491.0 Ha is already under physical possession while the remaininG land has to be acquired which mostly consists of undeveloped tenancy land. The breakup of the types of land present within the project area and acquired so far is given below: Type of Land As per PR Physical Balance (Ha) (Ha) Possession (To be acquired) (Ha) Forest 107.39 107.39 - Govt. 155.36 155.36 - Tenancy 1715.25 1228.25 487.0 Total 1978.00 1491.0 487.0 Source: Rajmahal Area 1.2 Clearance of existinG Yes Some portion of land has already been broken up during opencast land, veGetation and mininG leadinG to clearance of existinG veGetation and habitations. As buildings? the mine proGresses, it will further lead to clearance of existinG veGetation and habitations. 1.3 Creation of new land Yes New land-uses will be created due to opencast mining. The new land uses? uses will generally be in the form of plantations over mined-out / external dump areas. At the end of mininG, the type of mining land use is Given below: During Mining Post Mining Type Ha Type Ha Quarry 1344.0 Afforestation 1144.0 OB Dump 276.0 Afforestation 276.0 Township 120.0 Afforestation 30.0 Rehab Colony 42.0 Afforestation 11.0 Infrastructure 196.0 Afforestation 50.0 Lagoon 200.0 Others 267.0 1978.0 1978.0 Source: Approved EIA & EMP Report 3 Prepared at CMPDI, RI-1, Asansol Job No. 111587 August, 2018 Form-1 Application for Rajmahal OCP, 17.0 MTY, Eastern Coalfields Limited ====================================================================== S. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever No. confirmation possible) with source of information data 1.4 Pre-construction No GeoloGical Blocks within the mine have already been explored by GSI, investigations e.G. bore CMPDI, ECL and MECL. No further investigation is required. houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? Yes Most of the infrastructure already exists. However, construction work will be required for new rehabilitation sites. 1.6 Demolition works? Yes Demolition of buildings will be required for OC mining. The total number of PAFs envisaged in the PR was 5931 from 17 villaGes. However since inception of the project, the number of PAFs have grown to 6505. Out of these, 2378 PAFs have been rehabilitated and the remaininG PAFs will be rehabilitated as the project progresses. 1.7 Temporary sites used No No further larGe scale construction work is envisaGed. for construction works or housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above Ground Yes Excavation works due to opencast mininG. Refer Sl 1.1 buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 UnderGround works No Not applicable. includinG mininG or tunnelinG? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes The internal OB dumps will be levelled off so as to fill up the quarry void to maximum extent possible and then reclaimed with plantation. At the end of mininG, most of the quarry will be backfilled completely except about 200 Ha of partly filled quarry void which will get converted into laGoon havinG maximum depth of 20 m. Around 276.0 Ha of permanent external dump which will be created durinG the course of mininG will be technically reclaimed and planted upon. 1.11 DredGinG? No Not applicable. 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable. 1.13 Production and Yes Production capacity of 17.0 MTY. manufacturinG Production from the mine during 2017 – 18 was 14.86 Million Tonnes processes? 1.14 Facilities for storaGe of Yes Storehouses, MaGazine, Coal Stockyards goods or materials? 1.15 Facilities for treatment Yes Mine water discharged from the mine is allowed to settle in settling or disposal of solid tanks.