Dated 23.09.2014 for 16 MTPA of Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mine
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Six Monthly EC compliance report for the period October ‘17 to March’18 Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Status of Compliance to Conditions Stipulated in Environmental Clearance granted by MoEF& CC Vide order no. J-11015/272/2007-IA.II (M) dated 23.09.2014 for 16 MTPA of Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mine (Period: Up to MARCH’2018) STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED RAW MATERIALS DIVISION KIRIBURU – MEGHAHATUBURU IRON ORE MINES P.O. – KIRIBURU, PIN :833222 DIST. : SINGHBHUM (WEST) JHARKHAND STATE Period: upto MARCH ‘2018 1 | P a g e Six Monthly EC compliance report for the period October ‘17 to March’18 Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Status of Compliance to Conditions Stipulated in Environmental Clearance (Vide order no. J-11015/272/2007-IA.II (M), dt.23.09.2014) of Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mines, RMD, SAIL (Period: upto March , 2018) A. Specific Conditions Cond. Condition Stipulated Compliance Status as on March’18 No. (i) Environment clearance is subjected to No notified National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary / obtaining clearance, if any, under the Biosphere Reserve / Tiger Reserve are located within 10 Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 from the kms from the Mining Lease boundary. Hence it is not competent authority, as may be applicable applicable to this mining project. to this project. (ii) No Mining activities will be allowed in Mining activities have been restricted to 726.09 ha for forest area for which the Forest clearance which forest clearances have been obtained from is not available. MoEFCC. (iii) The Project proponent will seek and MoEF&CC vide F.No.11-599/2014-FC, dated 01.04.2015 obtain approval under the FC Act, 1980 for has issued revised guidelines by suppression of the diversion of the entire forest land located guideline issued vide F. No. 11-362/2012-FC, dated within the mining lease within a period of 01.02.2013. AS per these revised guidelines, in case of two years from the two years from existing mining leases in part or in full, where approval 01.02.2013 i.e. the date of issue of under Section 2 of FC Act for a part of the forest land has guidelines by FC vide there letter F. No 11- only been obtained, Central Government accorded 362/2012-FC, failing which the mining general approval under Section 2(iii) of the FC Act for lease area will be reduced to the non- the remaining area of the forest land falling within such forest area plus the forest area for which mining leases and directed State Governments to realize the project proponent has been able to NPV from the user agency within a period of one year obtain the FC at the end of this period. The from the date of issue of this letter for entire forest land case of reduction in mine lease area, the falling in the mining lease, in case NPV of such forest project proponent will need to get a land has not already been realised. Subsequently, revised mining plan approved from the MoEFCC vide guidelines dated 31.03.2016, extended the competent authority for reduced area and dead line for payment of NPV upto 30.09.2016. These enter into a new mining lease as per guidelines are being followed. reduced lease area. The EC will be construed to be available for the mining lease area as per the revised mining lease deed. (iv) The project proponent shall complete all Kiriburu-Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mines have taken up the tasks as per the action plan submitted the task for engaging tribal from local villages through 4 with budgetary provisions during the nos. of registered Co-operative Labour Societies at public hearing held on 24.11.2012. Major mines. Period: upto MARCH ‘2018 2 | P a g e Six Monthly EC compliance report for the period October ‘17 to March’18 Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Cond. Condition Stipulated Compliance Status as on March’18 No. issues raised during public hearing were The Self Employment Centers i.e. KIRAN at Kiriburu and related to employment of tribal villagers SWAROJGAR Kendra-“SOUBHAGYA” at Meghahatuburu on priority basis, financial assistance to have been expanded its coverage and marketing tie-ups village women so that they can be self- with other units of SAIL and Jharcraft to make the employed, clean water availability, market sustainability of products manufactured. construction of a bridge over Koina River Training of about 50 women at the self-employment at Kumdi village, environmental centers during the period for 2017-18. 13 nos of protection measures, construction of students have been sponsored for ITI course for 2 years Pucca road for villagers and repair of to ITI Rourkela (Cost to company/Expenditure- roads in the region. Rs.75000/ per student per year- valuing Rs.9.75 Lakh), 10 nos. of students trained in short term skill course at SRI Ranchi for a period of 3 months (Cost to company/Expenditure-Rs.20000/ per student per year- valuing Rs.2.00 Lakh), and 12 nos of students sponsored for free education with boarding fooding facility at Saranda Suwan Chatravas, Kiriburu during the year 2017-18 Cost to company/Expenditure- Rs.11.00 Lakh (upto March’18).(Photographs of the financial assistance to children so that they can be self-employed attached)- Annexure-1 For clean drinking water, tube wells with hand pumps have been provided at the surrounding villages- Annexure--2. Further, additional proposal for supplying drinking water after treatment through Reverse Osmosis has been installed. Bridge over Koina river at Kumdih Village has already been constructed by KIOM-MIOM. Construction & repair roads in the surrounding villages are being taken up by SAIL .Work Order of Rs.25.00 Lakh has been issued to M/s N.P.Construction for repair of Road to village . The job is in advance stage. (v) The Project proponent shall obtain Kiriburu-Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mines are using only necessary prior permission of the surface water for domestic & industrial purposes. competent authority for drawl of requisite Permission exists for water drawl form Karo River. quantity of surface water and ground Water drawl permission from River Koina has been water for the project. obtained from Water Resource deptt . Government of Jharkhand dated 20.09.2017 Letter No.- 2/PMC/WS- 549/2017-448.Waterdrawl agreement signed between SAIL and Govt. of Jharkhand. Period: upto MARCH ‘2018 3 | P a g e Six Monthly EC compliance report for the period October ‘17 to March’18 Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Cond. Condition Stipulated Compliance Status as on March’18 No. (vi) Implementation of the site specific As per prevailing practice of the state forest department conservation plan for the core & buffer a scheme for Protection & Conservation of Forest and zone and Integrated Wild Life Wild life habitat including Anti-Depredation measures conservation plan which is being prepared and Eco-development activities for villagers for a period by the Dept. of Forest, Govt of Jharkhand. of ten years in the district of Singhbhum (West) and Abiding the guidelines of this Integrated applicable for Kiriburu-Meghahatuburu group of Mines Wild Life Conservation Plan and was prepared by Chief Wildlife Warden, Govt. of accordingly contribute proportionately in Jharkhand. For implementation of the above scheme for the preparation and implementation of Kiriburu-Meghahatuburu mines, SAIL has deposited an the Plan. amount of Rs.6, 21, 44,836.00 for implementation of the scheme as per demand raised by Divisional Forest Officer, Saranda Forest Division. In addition to the above, an Integrated Wildlife Management Plan for West Singhbhum covering all the mining leases has been prepared under aegis of SAIL by a team of experts constituted by Jharkhand State Govt. Final report on Comprehensive Integrated Wildlife Management prepared by the Expert Committee has been approved by Govt. of Jharkhand, which is under review by MOEF & CC for implementation. SAIL has already submitted an undertaking to abide by the guidelines and contribute fund for implementation of Integrated Wildlife Management Plan in entire lease hold area, on pro rata basis. (vii) The Mining operation shall be restricted Water table level at Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu mining to above ground water table and it should lease area is in the range of 537 m AMSL and present not intersect ground water table. In case working depths at Kiriburu and Meghahatuburu Mines of working below ground water table, are 750 m above MSL and 782 m above MSL prior approval of the Ministry of respectively. Hence there is no intersecting of Mine Environment & Forests and Central workings with the ground water table. Ground Water Authority shall be obtained, Due to any reason if it is required to work below the for which a detailed hydro-geological groundwater table, we will obtain prior approval of the study shall be carried out. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and the Central Ground Water Authority shall be obtained, for which a detailed hydro-geological study will be carried out. (viii) The pollution due to transportation load Ore transportation through closed conveyers within the on the environment will be effectively leasehold area at the Ore Processing Plant and final controlled & water sprinkling will also be dispatch to Steel Plants through rakes has been adopted Period: upto MARCH ‘2018 4 | P a g e Six Monthly EC compliance report for the period October ‘17 to March’18 Kiriburu – Meghahatuburu Cond. Condition Stipulated Compliance Status as on March’18 No. done regularly. Vehicles with PUCC only to minimize the pollution from the transportation of ore. will be allowed to ply. The mineral Transportation of ore from mine face to ore processing transportation shall be carried out plant is being done by high capacity (9.5 Cu.M)Shovel – through trucks only and the vehicles (100 T)Dumper combination to reduce nos.