For Cluster XVII Group of Mines from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (As per EIA Notification, 2006) (Based on TOR issued by MOEF letter no. J-11015/373/2013-IA.II(M) dated 21St May, 2014, letter no. J-11015/373/2013-IA.II(M)pt. dated 26th December 2017 & ToR issued by MoEF&CC letter no. J-11015/373/2013-IA.II(M) dated 16th October 2018) For

Cluster XVII Group of Mines Proposed Normative Peak Sl. No. Name of Colliery/Washery Prod. Prod. Lease Hold (Ha) (Mty) (Mty) 1 Begunia Colliery 0 0 306.00 2 Victoria West Colliery 0 0 310.00 3 Victoria Colliery 0 0 0 4 Damagoria Colliery 0 0 0 5 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) 223 Ha in the LH of Victoria Colliery, 4.00 5.20 1212.43 620 Ha in the LH of Damagoria Colliery & 369.33 Ha outside LH (for external OB Dumping) 6 Proposed Kalyaneshwari Coal 3.60 3.60 15.66 Washery with approach road Total 4.00 5.20 1844.09

Bharat Coking Coal Limited (November, 2018) Prepared at Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. (A Subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.) Regional Institute - II, Koyla Bhawan complex, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad - 826005 (Jharkhand), India

Document No: CMPDI/EIA/BCCL/2018-19 /Nov/54/01 C O N T E N T S

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I INTRODUCTION 1-17 1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CLUSTER 2 1.2 CLUSTER CONCEPT OF BCCL MINES 4 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 5 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT 1.4 6 PROPONENT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND 1.5 6 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT TO THE 1.6 7 COUNTRY AND REGION SCOPE OF STUDY-DETAILS OF REGULATORY 1.7 SCOPING CARRIED OUT (AS PER TERMS OF 8 REFERENCE II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 18-58 2.1 BACKGROUND OF CLUSTER XVII MINES 20 2.2 PRESENT PROPOSAL 22 2.3 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT 23 2.4 GEO-MINING CHARACTERSTICS 23 2.5 POWER SUPPLY 38 2.6 CLUSTER DESCRIPTION 39 2.7 WORK SHOP & STORE 41

2.8 COAL STOCK YARD 45

2.9 OB DUMPING STRATEGY 47

MITIGATION MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 2.10 49 MANAGEMENT OF THE CLUSTER

ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED 2.11 TECHNOLOGY FOR RISK OF TECHNOLOGICAL 49 FAILURE 2.12 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK 49

2.13 MANPOWER 50

PRICE OF WASHED PRIME COCKING COAL & 2.14 MEDIUM COAL 51

2.15 CAPITAL REQUIRED 51

2.16 KALYANESHWARI COAL WASHERY 53

III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 59-148

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STUDY AREA, PERIOD, COMPONENTS & 3.1 64 METHODOLOGY 3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT 67 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 93 3.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 102 3.5 SOIL QUALITY 112 FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY OF CORE ZONE AND 3.6 118 BUFFER ZONE STUDY AREA 3.7 HYDRO-GEOLOGY 131 3.8 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE AREA 136 3.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE 143 ANTICIPATED ENVORONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IV 149-195 & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 151 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION 4.2 151 CONTROL MEASURE FOR AIR IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION 4.3 157 CONTROL MEASURE FOR WATER

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION 4.4 165 CONTROL MEASURE FOR NOISE & BLASTING

IMPACT ON LAND RESOURCE AND ITS 4.5 168 MANAGEMENT

4.6 FIRE AND UNSTABLE AREAS 176

4.7 R&R PLAN FOR CLUSTER-XVII 176

4.8 MINE CLOSURE PLAN 179

IMPACT ON FLORA AND FAUNA AND 4.9 184 CONSERVATION PLAN

IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT BY KALYANESHWARI 4.10 185 WASHERY

4.11 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 194 V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) 196-201 5.1 SELECTION OF MINING METHOD 197 5.2 MINING & COAL WASHERY PROCESS 198 5.3 SITE SPECIFIC 201

VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 202-212

6.1 INTRODUCTION 203

6.2 GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA BANK 204

DETAILED BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 6.3 209 WORKS

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CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR THE PROJECT 6.4 211 & COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CONSULTANTS VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 213-229

7.0 INTRODUCTION 214 7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 214 RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER 7.2 214 MANAGEMENT 7.3 SLOPE FAILURE IN MINE 218 7.4 BLASTING & VIBRATIONS 221 7.5 EXPLOSIVE HANDLING 221 7.6 SAFETY RULES 222 SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKING OVER 7.7 222 DEVELOPED COAL SEAMS 7.8 SAFETY FROM INNUNDATION 222 7.9 ROAD ACCIDENTS 223 7.10 MANAGEMENT OF HEMM 223 7.11 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 227 7.12 TRAINING 227 7.13 MEDICAL AID 227

7.14 EMPLOYE EDUCATION 228

7.15 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN 228

VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 230-235 8.1 INTRODUCTION 231 8.2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 232 8.3 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 232 8.4 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 234 8.5 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 234 IX ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 235 X ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 237-267 10.1 INTRODUCTION 238 10.2 IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION 238 10.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 239 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BCCL 10.4 263 ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE FOR 10.5 266 ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY XI 268-315 RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP) 11.1 INTRODUCTION 271

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CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO ASSESEMENT OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE, 11.2 ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND VALIDATION OF 275 BASELINE DATA REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND 11.3 282 COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY 11.4 313 (CER)

11.5 CONCLUSION 315 XII SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 316-329 12.1 INTRODUCTION 317 12.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 320 12.3 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 321 BRIEF DETAIL OF ANTICIPATED 12.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION 324 MEASURES 12.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 325 12.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 326 12.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 326 12.8 PROJECT BENEFITS 326 12.9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 326

12.10 CAPITAL AND REVENUE ESTIMATES 327

REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND 12.11 328 COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN 12.12 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS 329

XIII DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 330

PROFORMA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL Q1-41

LIST OF ANNEXURES

ANNEXURE TITLE PAGE NO COPY OF APPROVED TOR & TOR ISSUED BY VIOLATION ANNEXURE - I A I 1-17 EAC – ANNEXURE - II COAL CHARACTERSTICS A II – 1-2

ANNEXURE - III CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY A III – 1

ANNEXURE – IV MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING A IV- 1-11

ANNEXURE – V AFFIDAVIT A V – 1-2

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LIST OF PLATES

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1 LOCATION PLAN 1 A 2 LOCATION MAP ON TOPOSHEET 1 B 3 LOCATION MAP ON TOPOSHEET 1 C 4 SURFACE PLAN 2 STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING CORE & BUFFER 3 5 ZONE STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING HABITATION & 4 6 FOREST 7 STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING ROAD & RAILWAY 5 STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING HYDROLOGICAL 6 8 FEATURES 9 STUDY AREA MAP OF DRAINAGE CONTOUR 7 10 GEOLOGICAL PLAN 8 11 LITHOLOGS 9 12 GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTION 10 STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING 11(A-D) 13 SAMPLING/MONITORING STATIONS ISOPLETHS FOR INCREMENTAL PM 2.5 12 14 CONCENTRATION ISOPLETHS FOR INCREMENTAL PM10 13 15 CONCENTRATION 16 UNSTABLE SITES TO BE REHABILITATED 14 REHABILITATION SITES IN BCCL AS PER 15 17 MASTER PLAN 18 INITIAL STAGE QUARRY PLAN 16 A 19 INTERMEDIATE STAGE QUARRY PLAN 16 B 20 FINAL STAGE DUMP PLAN 16 C POST MINING LAND USE PLAN OF 17 21 KALYANESHWARI OCP 22 WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM 18 FLOW DIAGRAM OF KALYANESHWARI 19 23 WASHERY 24 COAL TRANSPORT ROUTE 20 & 20A HYDROGRAPH STATIONS SHOWING WATER 21 25 TABLE CONTOUR 26 OB DUMP CROSS-SECTION 22 27 STUDY AREA MAP SHOWING LAND USE 23 28 RADIUS OF MINE INFLUENCE 24 29 TRANSVERSE SECTION 25

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CHAPTER- I

INTRODUCTION

C O N T E N T S

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INTRODUCTION 1-17 1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CLUSTER 2 1.2 CLUSTER CONCEPT OF BCCL MINES 4 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 5 1.4 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT 6 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND LOCATION OF 1.5 6 THE PROJECT

IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT TO THE COUNTRY AND 1.6 7 REGION

SCOPE OF STUDY-DETAILS OF REGULATORY SCOPING 1.7 8 CARRIED OUT (AS PER TERMS OF REFERENCE)

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO. TABLE NAME PAGE NO. TABLE - 1.1 STATUS AND CATEGORY OF MINE 3 FOR EC TABLE - 1.2 LEASEHOLD AREA 4 TABLE – 1.3 MINES EXISTING PRIOR TO 6 NATIONALIZATION AND THEIR PRESENT STATUS TABLE - 1.4 LOCATION OF MINES 6 TABLE – 1.5 PRODUCTION DETAILS 7

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CHAPTER- I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Brief Description of the Cluster

Mining History:

Mining by erstwhile private mine owners have been guided by profit motive driven by “More Hole More Coal” dictum, this has led to problem of fire and subsidence in mines of BCCL which is causing loss of vital national resources and notional loss to the exchequer apart from threat to railway line of the region and to life and property of local people. To deal with fire and subsidence Master Plan has been under implementation in Cluster XVII.

Coal Block History:

This coal Block was allocated to M/s West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL) on 27.02.2009 and subsequently de-allocated on 21.10.2011. This block was then assigned again to Coal India Ltd along with Brahmini and Chicro- Pastimal (Jharkhand) as per the PIB release ID : 95611 dated 06.05.2013.

There exist another coal block named Sitarampur Coal Block, situated in the dip side of East of Damogaria (Kalyaneshwari) Block. This geologically continuous coal block

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with Kalyaneshwari was allocated to M/s West Bengal Mineral Development & Trading Corporation (WBMDTC) vide allocation No.13016/23/2006-CA-I dated 27th December, 2007.

Both the above mentioned coal blocks were de-allocated on 25th August, 2014 vide the judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India regarding allotment of coal blocks made by the screening committee of Govt. of India.

All the mines of BCCL were grouped into 17 clusters for preparation of EIA/EMP report. This is because the mines are small in size and the infrastructure is common for a number of mines.

Details of Mines in Cluster- XVII

Out of 04 old mines of pre-nationalization period namely Begunia, Victoria West Colliery, Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery; the first two will remain inoperative/non-producing and latter two, Victoria and Damagoria leasehold are merged to form proposed Kalyaneshwari OC. Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) is proposed by the amalgamation of Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery. The area used for external OB dump will be 474.22 Ha. Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery is also proposed in 15.66 Ha area for washing of coal before supply to consumers. Table-1.1: Status and Category of mine for EC Cluster Name of the Mine/ Washery Status Category of mine for EC No. Inoperative seeking EC Begunia Colliery UG (Closed for production) regularisation Inoperative seeking EC Victoria West Colliery UG (Closed for production) regularisation UG (to be amalgamated with proposed Inoperative seeking EC Victoria Colliery Kalyaneshwari OCP) regularisation XVII Operative under OC (to be amalgamated with proposed Damagoria Colliery implementation of Master Plan Kalyaneshwari OCP) seeking EC regularisation Kalyaneshwari Opencast OC Proposed Project Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery Proposed Washery

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Table-1.2: Leasehold Area

Proposed Normative Peak Sl. No. Name of Colliery/Washery Prod. Prod. Lease Hold (Ha) (Mty) (Mty) 1 Begunia Colliery 0 0 306.00 2 Victoria West Colliery 0 0 310.00 3 Victoria Colliery 0 0 0 4 Damagoria Colliery 0 0 0 5 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) 223 Ha in the LH of Victoria Colliery, 4.00 5.20 1212.43 620 Ha in the LH of Damagoria Colliery & 369.33 Ha outside LH (for external OB Dumping) 6 Proposed Kalyaneshwari Coal 3.60 3.60 15.66 Washery with approach road Total 4.00 5.20 1844.09

1.2 Cluster Concept of BCCL Mines

The concept of grouping mines into a cluster arose during the meeting of Secretary (Env.) and Secretary (Coal), GOI held on 28.02.2008 with a view that a common EIA-EMP could be prepared for the entire cluster and clearance obtained for all the mines in the cluster. The EAC (T&C) in the meeting held in September 2008 discussed the matter and it was decided that a background would be circulated to the EAC for discussion/finalization and thereafter forwarded to the Ministry of Coal/Coal companies under M/s Coal India Ltd to facilitate undertaking suitable study on the feasibility of cluster approach for coal mines located in the Jharia and Raniganj coalfields.

A presentation on ‘Feasibility study of Cluster Concept for preparation of EIA- EMP study for cluster of mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited’ was made before the EAC (T&C) on 24.11.2009 incorporating suggestions made by the EAC (T&C). As on 24.11.2009, the 103 mines of BCCL in Jharia and Raniganj coalfields consisting of 65 operating mines, 34 mines closed for production and 4 proposed mines were grouped into 17 clusters on the basis

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Environmental rationale. The following environmental rationales were considered while grouping the mines into clusters:

1. Ambient air quality in a cluster of mines. 2. Conservation of coal 3. Rock/OB waste management 4. Ecological restoration 5. Socio-economic environment 6. Fire abatement measures 7. Prominent wind direction 8. Surface hydrology 9. Environmental corridors

After discussions in details the Committee agreed with the 17 clusters proposed and desired that the matter of clustering should ensure clear environmental benefits and should be dovetailed with approved Master Plan, 2009(Vide letter no. J-11015/24/2009-IA.II(M), dated 2nd December, 2009).

1.3 Purpose of the report

All the mines in the Cluster started their operation prior to nationalization of the coal mines. This Report has been prepared on the basis of Project Report / schemes/Feasibility Reports taking into account the present status of the mine.

Out of 04 old mines of pre nationalization period namely Begunia, Victoria West Colliery, Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery; the first two will remain inoperative/non-producing and latter two, Victoria and Damagoria leasehold are merged to form proposed Kalyaneshwari OC.

Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) is proposed by the amalgamation of Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery. The area used for external OB dump will be 474.22 Ha. Apart from this, it is also envisaged to design a small quarry that may extend upto Salanpur- C seam on the eastern side of NH-2 without diverting it.

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Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery is also proposed in 15.66 Ha area for washing of coal before supply to consumers. The purpose of this report is to apply for grant of environmental clearance for Cluster XVII mines of BCCL, under Cluster Concept, from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India in view of EIA Notification, 2006. The Cluster will have a peak production capacity of mines 5.2 MTPA and that of washery will be 3.60 MTPA.

1.4 Identification of Project and Project Proponent

During the takeover of the mines in 1972 in BCCL from private mine owners, the data like leasehold area, underground mine planning, production capacity was unknown. However, most of the mines were further reorganized. The following Table depicts the mines that were existing prior to nationalization and their present status in Cluster no. XVII Table-1.3 Cluster Name of Name of the Open Under Abn./ Opera- No. Nationalised Pre- cast ground closed ting mine nationalised mine mine mine/ mine vested in BCCL mine Begunia Begunia (R-6) Y Victoria West Victoria West (R- Y Y XVII 5) Victoria Victoria (R-4) Y Y Colliery Damagoria New Damagoria, Colliery East Ramnagar, Y Y Y Chaptoria, Borira

1.5 Brief description of nature, size and location of the project • Location: This cluster of mines is located in the western part of the Raniganj Coalfield in Burdwan district of West Bengal.

The location of the above mines/ proposed Coal Washery are as under: Table-1.4 Sl Name of the Mine Latitude Longitude No. 23°43'25.22" N to 86°48'9.99" E to 1 Begunia Colliery 23°43'57.88" N 86°49'48.91”E 23°44' 0.89"N to 86°48'30.06"E to 2 Victoria West Colliery 23°44'’43.85" N 86°50'1.77"E

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Sl Name of the Mine Latitude Longitude No. 23°43'49.97" N 86°52'31.72" E Proposed 23°46'12.56" 86°51'4.62" E 3 Kalyaneshwari OCP 23°44'53.37" 86°52'50.98" E 23°44'44.30" 86°50'12.22" E

Table-1.5 Production Details Type Production MTY Expected Peak Category of Sl No. Name of Mine OC/UG/Mixed 1993- / coal 2017-18 Production mine for EC 94 washery (MTY) Inoperative 1 Begunia Colliery UG 0.076 0 00 seeking EC regularisation Inoperative 2 Victoria West Colliery UG 0.052 0 00 seeking EC regularisation Victoria Colliery Inoperative 3 (to be amalgamated with UG 00 0 00 seeking EC proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP) regularisation Operative under Damagoria Colliery implementation 4 (to be amalgamated with OC 0.78 1.38 0 of Master Plan proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP) seeking EC regularisation Kalyaneshwari Opencast 5 OC - - 5.2 Proposed Project (Proposed) Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery Coal 6 - - 3.60 Proposed (Proposed) Washery

• Communication • Barakar Railway Station of Eastern Railway is within 1 km to the North/East and G.T.Road (Bye-Pass) is situated 0.05 km North of the Begunia Colliery and stands as Northern boundary of the colliery. It lies at distance of 15 kms west from the Asansol town. The area is covered under Topo sheet No 73/I/9-10, 73/I/13-14 1.6 The importance of this Project to the country & region

Benefits at national level

The mines of Jharia Coalfield and Raniganj Coalfield are affected by Fire and Subsidence. Master Plan was approved by Govt. of India to deal with Fire, subsidence and Rehabiliation. Coal mining in Cluster XVII is being undertaken in national interest for ensuring safety of the local inhabitants in the subsidence affected areas.

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Also, Bharat Coking Coal Limited is facing increasing demand of coal because of increased demand mainly from steel industry and power sector. Continuing and augmentation of coal production from the mines of BCCL will help to bridge the gap of demand and supply of coal in India. Moreover BCCL is the main producer of coking coal in the country. In order to meet the requirement of coking coal, substantial foreign exchange has to be spent on import of coking coal. To reduce the dependency, we need to enhance utilization of available resources.

Benefits at local level

The proposed project will also bring about enhanced socio-economic benefits to local population as per CIL’s CSR policy which is “The fund for the CSR is being allocated based on 2% of the average net profit of the Company for the three immediate preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of Coal Production of previous year whichever is higher”.

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY – DETAILS OF REGULATORY SCOPING CARRIED OUT (AS PER TERMS OF REFERENCE)

Based on the presentation made to MoEF, the terms of reference (ToR) was issued by MoEF&CC vide letter no. J-11015/373/2013-IA.II (M) dated 21st May, 2014.The validity of ToR was extended for a further period of one year i.e. upto 21st May, 2018 by MoEF&CC vide letter no. J-11015/373/2013-IA-II (M)pt. dated 26th December,2017. Based on presentation made to MoEF&CC on 28th June 2018, the proposal for granting EC to Cluster XVII was forwarded to Violation EAC in MoEF&CC which issued Terms of Reference(ToR) vide letter no. J-11015/373/2013- IA.II(M) dated 16th October 2018. This EIA/EMP report has been prepared based on the ToR prescribed by MoEF&CC.

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COMPLIANCE OF TERMS OF REFERENCE

Compliance of Terms of Reference dated 16th October 2018

Sl. Specific ToR Conditions Details at No. Chapter No. Section No. Page No. 7(i) The State Government/SPCB to take action against the project proponent under the provisions of Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and further no consent to Chapter – XI 11.2 281 to 282 operate or occupancy certificate to be issued till the project is granted. 7(ii) The project proponent shall be required to submit a bank guarantee equivalent to the amount of remediation plan and natural and community resource augmentation plan with the SPCB prior to the grant of EC. The quantum shall be recommended by the EAC and finalized by the regulatory Chapter – XI 11.2 281 to 282 authority. The bank guarantee shall be released after successful implementation of the EMP, followed by recommendations of the EAC and approval of the regulatory authority. 7(iii) Assessment of ecological damage with respect to air, water, land and other environmental attributes. The collection and analysis of data shall be done by an environmental laboratory duly notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, or Chapter -XI 11.2 275 to 280 an environmental laboratory accredited by NABL, or a laboratory of a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institution working in the field of environment. 7(iv) Preparation of EMP comprising remediation plan and natural Chapter 11 has been prepared as “REMEDIAL and community resource augmentation plan corresponding to PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY the ecological damage assessed and economic benefits RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP)” derived due to violation. 7(v) The remediation plan and the natural and community resource Chapter 11 has been prepared as “REMEDIAL augmentation plan to be prepared as an independent chapter PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY in the EIA report by the accredited consultants. RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP)” 7(vi) Public Hearing (PH) has been conducted on 27.04.2018 covering all the issues, Committee felt that one time PH as per - the order of Hon’ble High Court of Madras has already taken care and hence repeat PH is not required. 7(vii) Socio-Economic Study following standard procedures to be Chapter-III, 3.9 143 included, impact due to project activities to be assessed and

remedial measures, during Construction and Operation, to be Chapter-IV, 4.7 176 proposed based on the Field Study and Public Hearing. 7(viii) Validation of base line data with ongoing post monitoring data Chapter-XI 11.2 275 to 279 and snapshot if required 15 days BLD.

7(ix) Fund allocation for Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) shall be made as per as per Ministry’s O.M No. 22- 65/2017-IA.III dated 1st May, 2018 for various activities therein. Chapter-XI 11.4 313 to 315 The details of fund allocation and activities for CER shall be incorporated in EIA/EMP report. 7(x) The Project Proponent shall give an undertaking by way of affidavit to comply with all the statutory requirements and judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 2nd August Chapter-XI 11.2 281 to 282 2017 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 114 of 2014 in the matter of Common Cause verses Union of India and Ors. before grant of ToR/EC. The undertaking inter-alia include commitment of the

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Sl. Specific ToR Conditions Details at No. Chapter No. Section No. Page No. PP not to repeat any such violation in future in case of violation of above undertaking, the Tor/Environmental Clearance shall be liable to be terminated forthwith. 7(xi) NoC from ground water point of view from CGWA/concerned In process state authority. 7(xii) Study the alternative technologies and justification for selected Chapter-V 5.1, 5.2 & 5.3 197 to 201 technology for coal washing. 7(xiii) Copy of approved mining plan. Copy enclosed.

Compliance of Generic Terms of Reference for Cluster XVII dated 21st May 2014

Sl. Generic ToR for an opencast coalmine project Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. i An EIA-EMP report would be prepared for 5.20 MTPA rated EIA/EMP report has been prepared based on the capacity in an ML/project area of 1844.09 ha based on the generic structure specified in Appendix III of the EIA generic structure specified in Appendix-III of the EIA Notification 2006. Notification 2006. ii An EIA/EMP Report would be prepared for 5.20 MTPA rated capcity cover the impacts and management plan for the Chapter-X 10.1 to 10.4 235 to 265 project specific activities on the enviornmennt of the region, and the environmental quality; air, water, land, biotic, community etc. through collection of data and information Chapter-III 3.1 to 3.9 64 to 148 generation of data on impacts including predticion modelling for 5.20 MTPA of coal production based on approval of 4.2 151 to 178 project/Mining plan for 5.20 MTPA.. Baseline data collection may be for any season except monsoon. Chapter-IV Plate 12 to 13

iii A map specifying locations of the state, district and project Chapter-I 1.5 6 to 7 location. Plate 1 iv A Study area map of the core zone and 10 km area of the buffer zone (1: 50,000 scale) clearly delineating the major Plate 3 topographical features such as the land use, surface drainage of rivers/streams/nalas/canals, locations of the human habitation, major construction including railways, Plate 4 roads, pipelines, major industries/mines and other polluting sources. In case of ecologically sensitive area such as biosphere reserve/National parks/WL sactuaries/Elephant Plate 5 reserves, Forest reserved/Protected, migratory corridor of fauna and areas where endangered fauna and plants of medical and economic importance found in the 15km area of the buffer zone should be given. Plate 6

Plate 7

v Land use map (1: 50,000 scale) based on a recent satellite imagery of the study area may also be provided with Chapter-IV 4.5 168 to 171 explanatory note of the land use. Satellite imagery per se is not required. Plate 23

vi Map showing the core zone delineating the agricultural land Plate 3

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Sl. Generic ToR for an opencast coalmine project Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. (irrigated and unirrigated, uncultivable land (as defined in Plate 4 the revenue records), forest areas (as per records) along with other physical features such as water bodies etc should Plate 7 be furnished. vii A contour map showing the area drainage of the core zone and 2-5 km of the buffer zone (where the water courses of the core zone ultimately join the major rivers/streams Plate 7 outside the lease/project area.) should also be clearly indicated as a separate map. viii A detailed site plan of the cluster of mines showing the various proposed break-up of the land for mining operations such as the quarry area, OB dumps, green belt, safety Plate 2 zone, buildings, infrastucture, CHP, ETP, Stockyard, township/colony (within and adjacent to the ML), undisturbed area and if any, in topography such as roads, drains/natural water bodies are to be left indisturbed along Plate 5 with any natural drainage adjoining the lease/project and modification of thereof in terms of construction of embankment/bunds, proposed diversion/rechanneling of the water courses etc, approach roads, major haul roads etc. Plate 18

ix In case of any proposed diversion of nallah/canal/river, the proposed route of diversion/modification of draianage and Not Applicable their realignment, construction of embankment etc should also be shown on the map. x Similarly if the project involves diversion of any road/railway line passing through the ML/project area, the proposed Not Applicable route of diversion and its realignment should be shown. xi Break up of lease/projectarea as per different land uses and Chapter-IV 4.5 168 to 171 their stage of acquisition. xii Break up of lease/project area as per mining operations. Chapter-IV 4.5 168 to 171 xiii Impacts of changes in the land use due to start of the projects if much of the land being acquired is agricultural Chapter-IV 4.5 168 to 175 land / forest land /grazing land. xiv Collection of one-season (non-monsoon) primary base-line data on environmental quality- air (PM 10, PM 2.5, Sox, NOx and heavy metals such as Hg, Pb,Cr,As etc),. noise, Chapter-III 3.1 to 3.9 64 to 143 water (surface and groundwater), soil along with one- season met data coinciding with the same season for AAQ collection period. xv Map of the study area (1: 50,000 scale) (core and buffer zone) clearly delineating the location of various stations superimposed with location of habitats, other industries/ mines, polluting sources. The number and location of the stations in both core & buffer zone should be selected on the basis of size of lease/project area, the proposed impacts in the downwind (air)/ downstream(surface water)/ ground Plate 11-A to 11-D water regime(based on flow). One station should be in the upwind/upstream/non-impact non-polluting area as a control station. The Monitoring should be as per CPCB guidelines and Parameters for water testing for both ground water and surface water as per ISI standards and CPCB classification wherever applicable. Values should ne provided based on

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Sl. Generic ToR for an opencast coalmine project Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. desirable limits. xvi Study on the existing flora and fauna in the study area (10 km) carried out by an institution of relevant discipline and the list of flora and fauna duly authenticated separately for core and buffer zone and a statement clearly specifying whether the study area forms a part of the migratory corridor of any endangered fauna. If the study area has endangered Chapter-III 3.6 118 to 130 flora and fauna or if the project falls within 15 km of an ecologically sensitive area, or used as a migratory corridor then a comprehensive Conservation Plan should be prepared and submitted with EIA-EMP Report and comments from the CWLW of the State Govt. also obtained and furnished. xvii Details of mineral reserves, geological status of the study area and the seams to be worked, ultimate working depth Chapter-II 2.4 to 2.9 23 to 48 and progressive stage-wise working scheme until end of mine life should be reflected on the basis of the approved Plate 8 rated capacity and calendar plans of production from the approved Mining Plan. Geological maps & sections should be included. The progressive mine devlopment and Plate 9 Conceptual Final Mine Closure also be shown in figures. Plate 10

xviii Details of mining method, tecnology, equipment to be used etc rationale for selection of that technology and equipment Chapter-II 2.4 to 2.9 23 to 49 proposed to be used vis-à-vis the potential impacts Chapter-IV 4.2 to 4.5 151 to 175

xix Impact of mining on hydrology, modification of natural drainage, diversion and channeling of the existing river/ Chapter-IV 4.3 157 to 161 water courses flowing though the ML and adjoining the lease/project and the Impact on the existing users and impacts of mining operations thereon. Plate 6,7

xx Detailed water balance should be provided. The break up of water requirement for various mining operations should be Chapter-III 3.8 141 given separately. xxi Source of water for use in mine, sanction of the competent authority in the state Govt and impacts vis-à-vis the Chapter-IV 4.3 157 to 158 competing users. xxii Impact of mining and water abstraction use in mine on the hydrogeology and groundwater regime within the core zone Chapter-IV 4.3 157 to 158 and 10 km buffer zone including long-term modeling studies on the impact of mining on the groundwater regime. Details of rainwater harvesting and measures for recharge of groundwater should be reflected in case there is a declining trend of ground availability and/or if the area falls within Plate 6,7,21 and 24 dark/grey zone.

xxiii Impact of blasting, noise and vibrations. Chapter-IV 4.4 165 to 167 xxiv Impact of mining on the AAQ, predictive modeling using Chapter-IV 4.2 151 to 156 ISCST3 (Revised) or latest model Plate 12 and 13

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Sl. Generic ToR for an opencast coalmine project Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. xxv Impact of mineral transportation within and outside the lease/project along with flow chart indicating the specific 4.2 to 4.5 151 to 175 areas generating fugitive emissions. Impacts of Chapter-IV & 4.9 & 184 transportation, handling, transfer of mineral and waste on air quality, generation of effluents from workshop, management plan for maintenance of HEMM, machinery, equipments. Details of various facilities to be provided in terms of parking, rest areas, canteen, and effluents/pollution load Plate 20 from these activities.

xxvi Details of waste generatio- OB and topsoil- as per the approved calendar programme, their management shown in figures as well in the explanatory chapter with tables giving 39 to 40 Chapter-II 2.6 & 2.9 progressive development and mine closure plan, green belt 47 to 48 development, back filling programme, and conceptual post mining land use. OB dump heights and terracing should be based on slope stability studies with a max of 28° angle as the ultimate slope. Section of dumps (ultimate) (both longitudinal and cross section) with relation to the adjacent Chapter-IV 4.8 179 to 183 area should be shown.

xxvii Progressive Green Belt and afforestation plan (both in text,

figures as well as in tables prepared by MOEF) and Chapter-IV 4.5 175 selection of species (local) for afforestation/plantation

programme based on original survey/land use. xxviii Conceptual Final Mine Closure Plan, post mining land use and restoration of land/habitat to pre-mining. A plan for ecological restoration of the area post mining and for land Chapter-II 2.6 39 to 41 use should be prepared with detail cost provisions. Impact and management of waste and issues of rehandling (wherever applicable) and backfilling and progressive mine 168 to 175 & Chapter-IV 4.5 & 4.8 closure and reclamation. 179 to 183

Plate 16,17

xxix Flow chart of water balance, Treatment of effluents from work shop, township, domestic wastewater, mine water Chapter-III 3.7 143 discharge etc. Details of STP in colony and ETP in mine, Recycle of water to the max. possible extent. Chapter-IV 4.3 157 to 165

xxx Occupational health issues- Baseline data on the health of the population and measures for occupational health and Chapter-III 3.9 143 to 148 safety of the personnel and manpower for the mine. xxxi Risk Assessment and disaster preparedness and Chapter-VII 7.2 to 7.15 214 to 229 Management Plan xxxii Integrating in the Environment Management Plan, measures for minimizing use of natural resources water, Chapter -X 10.1 to 10.4 238 to 265 land, energy etc. xxxiii Including cost of EMP (capital and recurring) in the project Chapter-VI 6.3 209 to 210 cost and for progressive and final mine closure plan xxxiv Detailed R&R. Detailed project specific R&R Plan with data on the existing socio-economic status of the population (including SC/ST/BPL families) found in the study area and Chapter-IV 4.7 176 to 178 broad plan for resettlement of the displaced population, site for resettlement colony, alternative livelihood

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Sl. Generic ToR for an opencast coalmine project Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. concerns/employment for the displaced people, civic and housing amenities being offered, etc and costs along with the schedule of the implementation of the R&R Plan. xxxv CSR plan along with details of villages and specific budgetary provisions (Capital and Recurring ) for specific Chapter-VIII 8.3 232 to 234 activities over the life of project xxxvi Public Hearing hould cover the details of notices issued in the newspaper, proceedings/minutes of public hearing, the points raised by the general public and commitments made by the proponent should be presented in a tabular form. If Annexure-IV the Public Hearing is in the regional- language, an authenticated English Translation of the same should be provided. xxxvii In built mechanism for self-monitoring of compliance of Chapter-X 10.2 238 to 239 environmental regulations. xxxviii Status of any litigation/ court cases filed/pending on the Not Applicable project. Xxxix, Submission of sample test analysis of: xl Characteristic of coal -this includes grade of coal and other Annexure A-II-1 to 2 characteristics-ash, S and heavy metals including levels of Hg,As,Pb,Cr etc xli Copy of clearances/approvals-such as Forestry clearances, Mining plan approval, NOC from Flood and irrigation Dept (if Mining plan approved by BCCL board on 4.05.2018. req) etc A Forestry Clearance Not applicabe xlii. Corporate Environment Responsibility: a. The company must have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by the Board of Directors. b. The Environment Policy must prescribe for standard operating process/procedures to bring into focus any infringements/deviation/violation of the environment or forest norms/ conditions. c. The hierarchical system or Administrative Order of the Annexure A-III-1 company to deal with environmental issues and for ensuring complaince with the environmental clearence conditions must be furnished. d. To have proper checks and balances, the company should have a well laid down system of reporting of non- complainces/violations of environmental normsto the Board of Directors of the Company and/pr shareholders or stakeholders at large.

Compliance of additional Clasuses in “STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR COAL MINING PROJECTS AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN EIA/ EMP REPORT” published in “STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE [TOR] FOR PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT CLEARENCE UNDER EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006” by MoEF&CC in April 2015.

Sl No. Generic Conditions Details at Page Chapter Section No. A map specifying locations of the state, District and Project site should be (iii) Plate 1 B and 1 C provided. (xxiv) Effort be made to reduce/eliminate road transport of coal inside and outside Chapter-IV& 4.2 154 to

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Sl No. Generic Conditions Details at mine and for mechanized loading of coal through CHP/Silo into wagons and PLATE 20 & 20 A 155 trucks/tippers. Efforts be made for maximising progressive internal dumping of O.B., (xxvi) sequential mining, external dump on coal bearing area and later rehandling Chapter-II 2.9 47 to 48 into the mine void – to reduce land degradation. Impact of change in land use due to mining operations and plan for restoration 168 to (xxvii) Chapter-IV 4.5 of the mined area to its original land use should be provided. 175 Progressive Green belt and ecological restoration/afforestation plan (both in text, figures and in the tabular form as per the format of MOEFCC given below) and selection of species (native) based on original survey/land use should be given. Table:1 Stage wise Land use and Reclamation Area (ha) Sl. Land use Category Present 5th 10th 20th (end of mine life No. (1st Ye Year Year including three years Year) ar post Closure period)

1 Backfilled Area (Reclaimed with plantation) 2 Excavation Area (not reclaimed)/void 3 External OB dump Reclaimed with plantation) 4 Reclaimed Top soil dump 5 Green Built Area 6 Undisturbed Area (brought under plantation) 7 173 to (xxviii) Chapter-IV 4.5 Roads (avenue plantation) 175 8 Area around buildings and Infrastructure

TOTAL

Table:2 Stage wise Cummulative Plantation Sl. YEAR* Green External Backfilled Others Total No. Belt Dump Area (Undisturbe d Area/etc) 1 1st Year 2 3rd Year 3 5th Year 4 10th Year 5 15th Year 6 20th Year 7 25th Year 8 30th Year 9 end of mine life 10 (Three years Post-mining period )

Compliance of Generic Terms of Reference for Kalyaneshwari Washery dated 21st May 2014

Details at Sl No. Generic Conditions Chapter Section Page No. A brief description of the plant, the technology used, the source of coal, i the mode of transport of incoming unwashed coal and the outgoing Chapter- II 2.16 53 to 58 washed coal. Specific pollution control and mitigative measures for the

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Details at Sl No. Generic Conditions Chapter Section Page No. entire process. The EIA-EMP report should cover the impacts and management plan for the project of the capacity for which EC is sought and the impacts of Chapter - 4.10 185 to 194 specific activities on the environment of the region, and the environmental IV quality- air, water, land, biotic community, etc. through collection of data ii and information, generation of data on impacts for the rated capacity. If the washery is captive to a coal mine/TPP/Plant the cumulative impacts 10.1 to Chapter -X 238 to 267 on the environment and usage of water should be brought out along with 10.5 the EMP. A Study area map of the core zone and 10km area of the buffer showing major industries/mines and other polluting sources, which shall also indicate the migratory corridors of fauna, if any and the areas where endangered fauna and plants of medicinal and economic importance are iii Plate 3, 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 found in the area. If there are any ecologically sensitive areas found within the 15km buffer zone, the shortest distance form the National Park/WL Sanctuary, Tiger Reserve, etc should be shown and the comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State Government should be furnished. Collection of one-season (non-monsoon) primary base-line data on 3.2 to 3.5 67 to 117, iv environmental quality- air (SPM, RSPM, SOx and NOx), noise, water Chapter-III & 3.7, 3.8 131 to 143 (surface and groundwater), soil. Detailed water balance should be provided. The breakup of water requirement as per different activities in mining operations vis-à-vis washery should be given separately. Source of water for use in mine, iv Plate 18 sanction of the competent authority in the State Govt. and examine if the unit can be zero discharge including recycling and reuse of the wastewater for other uses such as green belt, etc. Impact of choice of the selected use of technology and impact on air vi Chapter-IV 4.10 185 to 194 quality and waste generation (emissions and effluents).

Chapter-IV 4.10 185 to 194 Impacts of mineral transportation - the entire sequence of mineral production, transportation, handling, transfer and storage of mineral and vii waste, if any, and their impacts on air quality should be shown in a flow chart with the specific points where fugitive emissions can arise and the specific pollution control/mitigative measures proposed to be put in place. Plate 20

Details of various facilities to be provided for the personnel involved in mineral transportation in terms of parking, rest areas, canteen, and effluents/pollution load from these activities. Examine whether existing viii Chapter- II 2.12 49 to 50 roads are adequate to take care of the additional load of mineral [and rejects] transportation, their impacts. Details of workshop, if any, and treatment of workshop effluents. Impacts of CHP, if any, on air and water quality. A flow chart of water use ix Chapter-IV 4.10 185 to 194 and whether the unit can be made a zero-discharge unit. x Details of green belt development. Chapter-IV 4.5 175 xi Including cost of EMP (capital and recurring) in the project cost. Chapter-VI 6.3 209 to 210 Public Hearing for the washery should cover the details of notices issued in the newspaper, proceedings/minutes of public hearing, the points raised xv by the general public and commitments made in a tabular form. If the Annexure-IV Public Hearing is in the regional- language, an authenticated English Translation of the same should be provided. xv Status of any litigations/ court cases filed/pending on the project. Not Applicable xvi Submission of sample test analysis of: Annexure A-II-1 to 2

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Details at Sl No. Generic Conditions Chapter Section Page No. a. Characteristics of coal to be washed- this includes grade of coal and other characteristics - ash, S and heavy metals including levels of Hg, As, Pb, Cr etc. b. Characteristics and quantum of washed coal. c. Characteristics and quantum of coal waste rejects.

xvii Management/disposal/Use of coal waste rejects Not applicable

Copies of MOU/Agreement with linkages (for stand alone washery) for the Raw coal to washery will be fed from xviii capacity for which EC has been sought Proposed Kalyaneshwari washery

Compliance of Specific ToR dated 21st May 2014

Sl Specific Conditions Details at No. Chapter Section Page No. There shall be no external OB dump at i. Chapter-II 2.9 47 to 48 the end of the mine. Treated mine water be used in place of ii. Chapter-II 2.16 58 ground water. iii. No extra land shall be utilized for OBD. Chapter-II 2.9 47 to 48 There shall be zero discharge from iv. Chapter-II 2.16 58 washeries. The Notification of MoEF vide no. GSR 02(E) dated 2nd January, 2014 with v. regard to raw or blended or beneficiated Will be followed coal is required to be followed while operating the washery.

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CHAPTER - II

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

C O N T E N T S

TITLE PAGE NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION 18-58 2.1 BACKGROUND OF CLUSTER XVII MINES 20 2.2 PRESENT PROPOSAL 22 2.3 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT 23 2.4 GEO-MINING CHARACTERSTICS 23 2.5 POWER SUPPLY 38 2.6 CLUSTER DESCRIPTION 39 2.7 WORK SHOP & STORE 41

2.8 COAL STOCK YARD 45

2.9 OB DUMPING STRATEGY 47

MITIGATION MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2.10 49 OF THE CLUSTER

ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED TECHNOLOGY FOR RISK 2.11 49 OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE

2.12 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK 49

2.13 MANPOWER 50

PRICE OF WASHED PRIME COCKING COAL & MEDIUM COAL 2.14 51

2.15 CAPITAL REQUIRED 51

2.16 KALYANESHWARI COAL WASHERY 53

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. TABLE NAME PAGE NO. TABLE - 2.1 PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF CLUSTER XVII 20 TABLE - 2.2 LEASEHOLD AREA OF CLUSTER XVII 21 TABLE – 2.3 DETAILS OF EXPLORATION 24

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TABLE - 2.4 SUMMARIZED ACCOUNT OF RESERVES 27 TABLE – 2.5 DESCRIPTION OF FAULTS 28 TABLE – 2.6 SEQUENCE OF COAL SEAMS AND INTERVENING 29 PARTING TABLE – 2.7 MINING PARAMETERS 31 TABLE - 2.8 STRIKE LENGTH AND DIP RISE LENGTH OF EACH SEAM 32 TABLE – 2.9 MINING PARAMETERS FOR PROJECT 37 TABLE - 2.10 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF OPERATIONS 38 TABLE – 2.11 LAND USE OF BEGUNIA COLLIERY 39 TABLE – 2.12 LAND USE OF VICTORIA WEST COLLIERY 39 TABLE – 2.13 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI WASHERY 40 TABLE - 2.14 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI OCP 40 TABLE – 2.15 PRESENT AND POST-MINING LAND USE OF CLUSTER 40 A XVII TABLE - 2.15 CONCEPTUAL POST CLOSURE LAND USE OF CLUSTER 41 B XVII AS PER MOEF&CC FORMAT TABLE – 2.16 TOTAL NO. OF MAJOR HEMMS 41 TABLE – 2.17 LIST OF MAJOR SHOPS PROPOSED FOR REPAIR & 44 MAINTENANCE TABLE – 2.18 MAJOR SHOPS PROPOSED IN E&M WORKSHOP 44

TABLE – 2.19 CALENDAR PROGRAMME OF COAL & OB 48 TABLE - 2.20 YEARLY BACKFILLING SCHEDULE OF INTERNAL AND 48 EXTERNAL OB TABLE – 2.21 MANPOWER REQUIREMENT 51 TABLE – 2.22 PRICE OF COKING COAL & POWER COAL 51 TABLE – 2.23 CAPITAL REQUIREMENT FOR KALYANESHWARI OCP 51

TABLE – 2.24 ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF KALYANESHWARI OCP 52 TABLE – 2.25 TENTATIVE BALANCE OF PRODUCTS 57 TABLE – 2.26 MANPOWER REQUIREMENT FOR KALYANESHWARI 58 WASHERY

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CHAPTER - II

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 BACKGROUND OF CLUSTER-XVII MINES

The Cluster XVII mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) is located in the Chanch Victoria Area in Raniganj Coalfields. The mines of Cluster XVII are more than 100 years old taken over mines of BCCL. Certain factors like historic unscientific mining, difficult geo-mining conditions, highly gassy seams, presence of large number of surface and ground water bodies and densely populated mining areas make mines of BCCL unique and mining difficult. Mines in Command Area of BCCL has been infamous by the names of “Slaughter Mining” and “Rat Hole Mining”. The old OC and UG openings were prone to illegal mining and created danger to persons involved in such activities. To overcome this, such openings are being monitored regularly and openings are closed immediately on reopening by such elements (by filling 81582.86 cu.m.OB). However after full-fledged operation at Kalyaneshwari OC , such areas will be liquidated and no such possibility will be there. Mining by erstwhile private mine owners have been guided by profit motive driven by “More Hole More Coal” dictum, this has led to problem of fire and subsidence in mines of BCCL which is causing loss of vital national resources and notional loss to the exchequer apart from threat to railway line of the region and to life and property of local people. To deal with fire and subsidence Master Plan has been under implementation in Cluster XVII. Details of Normative and peak production of the cluster is given below: Table 2.1: Production Capacity of Cluster XVII

Sl. No. Name of Colliery/Washery Normative Prod. (Mty) Peak Prod. (Mty)

1 Begunia Colliery (Closed for Production) 0 0 Victoria West Colliery (Closed for 2 0 0 Production)

Victoria Colliery (to be amalgamated with 3 0 0 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP) Damagoria Colliery (to be amalgamated with 4 0 0 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP)

Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) in the LH of Victoria Colliery, Damagoria 5 4 5.2 Colliery & 369.33 Ha outside LH (for external OB Dumping)

6 Proposed Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery 3.60 3.60

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Table 2.2: Lease Hold of Cluster XVII

Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) is proposed by the amalgamation of Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery. Additional 369.33 Ha of land will be required for external OB Dumping.

Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery is also proposed in 15.66 Ha area for washing of coal before supply to Power Plants & Steel Plants.

Cluster Concept of BCCL Mines The concept of grouping mines into a cluster arose during the meeting of Secretary (Env) and Secretary (Coal), GOI held on 28.02.2008 with a view that a common EIA-EMP could be prepared for the entire cluster and clearance obtained for all the mines in the cluster. The EAC (T&C) in the meeting held in September 2008 discussed the matter and it was decided that a background

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would be circulated to the EAC for discussion/finalization and thereafter forwarded to the Ministry of Coal/Coal companies under M/s Coal India Ltd to facilitate undertaking suitable study on the feasibility of cluster approach for coal mines located in the Jharia and Raniganj coalfields.

2.2 PRESENT PROPOSAL

The purpose of this report is to apply for grant of environmental clearance for Cluster XVII group of mines from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India in view of renewal of mining lease and operation of proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery.

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2.3 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT

The mines of Jharia Coalfield and Raniganj Coalfield are affected by Fire and Subsidence. Master Plan was approved by Govt. of India to deal with Fire, Subsidence and Rehabiliation. Coal mining in Cluster XVII is being undertaken in national interest for ensuring safety of the local inhabitants in the subsidence affected areas. Also, Bharat Coking Coal Limited is facing increasing demand of coal because of increased demand mainly from steel industry and power sector. Continuing and augmentation of coal production from the mines of BCCL will help to bridge the gap of demand and supply of coal in India. To meet the growing demand of coal, especially in power and steel sectors, BCCL has planned to increase its production capacity. Moreover BCCL is the main producer of coking coal in the country. In order to meet the growing demand of coking coal, substantial foreign exchange has to be spent on import of coking coal. To reduce the dependency, we need to enhance utilization of available resources.

2.4 GEO-MINING CHARACTERISTICS OF KALYANESHWARI OCP

PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROJECTISED AREA AND METHOD OF MINING: The method of mining used to extract coal and OB in Kalyaneshwari OCP is incline slicing. Communication and Accessibility: The Kalyaneshwari block is well connected by road and rail. The national High-way No.2 (Grand Trunk Road) is passing close to the southern boundary of the block and is connected by a feeder road to the block. The by-pass (NH-2) is close to the Northern part of the area. The Howrah-Gaya-Mugalsarai Grand-Chord passes at a distance of about 1.5 Km. to the south of the block and Asansol-Chitranjan-Patna Main line of Eastern Railway passes close to North-Eastern corner of the block. The Kulti railway station on Grand Chord line is about 1 Km and is the nearest township connected to the block by an all-weather road. The Dhanbad and Asansol Townships are located at about 50 Km. and 15 Km. from the block respectively.

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MINE BOUNDARIES DELINEATION Surface boundary of the proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP has been delineated as under: Northern Boundary: Resultant surface line drawn at about 320 from the

base of the fault F3 on the floor of Salanpur A. Northern batter holds the most important central haul road of the quarry. Southern Boundary: Resultant surface line drawn at about 350 from the floor RL of (-) 140M on the floor of Salanpur A. Western Boundary: Resultant surface line drawn at about 370 from the

base of the fault F2 on the floor of Salanpur A. Eastern Boundary: Minimum safety margin of 100m from NH-2 bypass.

The mine can be extended up to the limit of the East of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) Block in South-Western direction under favorable conditions, like availability of additional dumping space in the vicinity of the mine. Previous and present mining activity: There are a number of old quarries (worked before nationalization) within the mining area of the project, apart from some UG mines near Borira village at the dip side of the property. This project falls in West Burdwan district of West Bengal.

Table2.3: Details of Exploration: No. of Meterage Sl. Drilling Year Series BH Drilled (m) No. Agency Project Adjoining Project Adjoining Area Area Area Area 1 2004-05 KALCM CMPDI (RI-1) 22 5 5423.00 652.00 CMPDI (Through 2 1979-81 DER 11 3 1610.56 705.36 Pvt. Party) CMPDI (Through 3 1986-87 RBE 14 - 3690.00 - Pvt. Party) 4 1984-86 RVT MECL 6 - 1519.55 - Total 53 08 12243.11 1357.36

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Density of boreholes: 14 BHs/Km2 (within the project area). Geological Structure: The geological structure of the Kalyaneshwari block is relatively simple except for number of faults as deciphered from subsurface data (Plate-III/Geological Plan). The strike of the strata is generally north-south and south-west. However, in some patches, the strike swings to almost east- west to northwest-southeast. The dip is generally towards south and south- west and amount generally varies between 4°-7°; though in some cases, the dip steep up to 10°-14°. Overall structure evolved from the floor contour pattern of the coal seams indicate periclinal structure consisting of asymmetric domes and troughs with irregular rolls. Coal Seam: There are 16 main Barakar coal seams within the proposed project area. Salanpur-A is the oldest seam, where as Ramnagar is the youngest seam of the project area. Quality of Coal Seams: Most of the coal seams of Barakar formation in this area are considered as coking coal and its grade varies between S-II to UG. BASE OF THE QUARRY Floor of Salanpur A seam will form the base of the quarry for the entire strike. ADJONING BLOCKS On the western side of this mining block, there exists Ramnagar Block of SAIL, which is a separate PSU falling under Ministry of Sleel & Mines, GOI. Other block in the western side is the Victoria block of BCCL. On the eastern side of this mining block, there exist mining blocks of ECL namely Bonjemehary & Dalmiya of Salanpur area. On the southern side, there exist two different mining blocks. One is Kulti Block and the other is the Sitarampur Block. SECTORISATION For the purpose of estimation of mineable reserve (in mineable part of the quarry) and overburden volume, the entire quarry has been divided into four sectors considering the depth of the quarry (about 115m difference in depth), which is as follows: Sector-1: From Initial pit limit to (-) 75m FRL on Salanpur A seam. Sector-2: From (-) 75m to (-) 110m FRL on Salanpur A seam Sector-3: From (-) 110m to (-) 130m FRL on Salanpur A seam. Sector-4: From (-) 130m FRL to final Pit limit on Salanpur A seam.

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Sector limit on upper seams has been marked on the basis of disposition of benches corresponding to above sector limit on Salanpur A seam and then mineable reserve and overburden volume have been calculated through Minex Model.

SINGLE QUARRY CONCEPT For the purpose of viable operation, the entire project area has been proposed to be worked in one section. This will enable further extension in the dip side and maximizing the scope of internal dumping which in turn will reduce the requirement of land for external dump as well as the overall lead for OB transport. NET GEOLOGICAL RESERVE & MINEABLE RESERVES ACCOUNT OF RESERVES For furnishing account of reserves, geological and mineable reserves have been defined as follows: Net Geological Reserve (NGR): The reserves have been estimated upto the lower most important coal horizon (i.e. Salanpur A seam) within delineated quarry using Minex model. It has been calculated using “Detailed resource reporting” menu of MINEX software along with separate template for each individual seam. Mineable Reserve (MR): A part of net geological reserve (NGR) is lost during process of exploitation. Therefore, the part of NGR that can be exploited successfully and transported to pit head coal stockyard is termed as mineable reserve (MR) [Mineable Reserve = Extraction Factor x Net Geological Reserve]. Extraction Factor is taken as 0.90. Thus, within the proposed project area, the Net Geological Reserves (NGR) has been assessed at 136.62MT upto Salanpur A seam (lower most coal horizon of the property) which includes 12.34MT of Jhama. The rest 124.28MT of the reserve is coking coal. Out of total Net Geological reserve of 136.62MT, 122.96MT is mineable as the balance 13.66MT is estimated as mining loss during process of exploitation.

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Table 2.4: Summarized account of reserves is as follows: Sl. No. Particulars Total

1. Surface Area of the Mining Block (Sq. Km.) 3.61 2. Net Geological Reserves (MT) 136.62 3. Mineable Reserves (MT) 122.96 4. Mining Loss (MT) 13.66

GEO-MINING CHARACTERISTICS Following geo-mining parameters have been considered for open pit design. DIP & STRIKE The geological structure of the Kalyaneshwari block is relatively simple except for number of faults as deciphered from subsurface data. The strike of the strata is generally north-south and south-west. However, in some patches, the strike swings to almost east-west to northwest-southeast. The dip is generally towards south and south-west and amount generally varies between 4°-7°; though in some cases, the dip steep up to 10°-14°. Overall structure evolved from the floor contour pattern of the coal seams indicate periclinal structure consisting of asymmetric domes and troughs with irregular rolls GEOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES FAULTS Based on the correlation of borehole data and old mine working plans, a

total of 13 numbers of faults (F1 to F13) of different magnitudes have been deciphered within the Kalyaneshwari geological block. Out of these 13 faults, only 5(five) faults have been encountered in the proposed project area. The detail description of these five faults which have been intersected within project limit has been given below:

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Table-2.5 Description of Faults

Max. Sl. Fault Strike Amount of Location Nature & Evidence No. No. (Approx.) throw in m/direction

1 F1-F1 Along South-Eastern Oblique fault boundary of the 1) Omissions of all seams between L-6 proposed Project seam and Chanch-Begunia Special Area. seam in BH No. RBE- 9. 2) Faulting of seams below L9 seam in NE-SW 250 m/SE BH No.RBE-15. 3) Faulting of seams L-10 to Chanch- Begunia seam in KALCM-18. 4) Termination of Laikdih Bottom seam workings against the fault. 2 F2-F2 It defines the South- Oblique fault West boundary of the 1) Omissions of all the seams below proposed Project Salanpur-C seam in BH No. RVT-3. Area. 2) Omissions all the seams below L-9 seam in BH No.RVT-14A. 3) Omissions of seams L4 to Laikdih NW-SE 190 m/SW Top in BH No. KALCM- 14. 4) Omissions of all the seams above L7 seam in BH No. KALCM- 23. 5) Termination of Laikdih Bottom seam workings against the fault. 6) Omissions of all the seams above Sal-C in KALCM – 6. 3 F3-F3 Located near North- Oblique fault. Western boundary of 1) Salanpur -A seam is partly faulted in the proposed Project BH Nos. DER- 11, 20, 21. Area. NE-SW 180m/ SE 2) Quarry of Salanpur -A seam terminating against footwall of the fault.

4 F5-F5 Parallel & near the Oblique fault. eastern boundary of 1) Encountered in the workings of the proposed Project 140m/W to Laikdih Bottom. NNE-SSW Area. 40m/NW 2) Trend of Floor contour lines also indicates the fault.

5 F12 – Near eastern Oblique fault. F12 boundary of the Interpreted from the trends of Floor proposed Project contour lines. Area. NNE-SSW 10m/ESE

IGNEOUS ACTIVITIES Mica Peridotite / Lamprophyre have been found to intrude the coal bearing sedimentary strata both in the form of dykes and sills. Although dykes affect all

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the seams, their effect on coal seams is found to be less as compared to that of sills. The effect of sills of Mica peridotite is more pronounced in terms of their extent and effect on coal seams. Sills occur randomly and their effect on coal seams is erratic. Effect of pyrolitization due to intrusive is most pronounced in Salanpur-A seam. Salanpur-B seam is found to be partially affected. Upper seams are generally free from any intrusion. The pattern of burning of coal seams is erratic and no regular trend could be deciphered from the borehole data. Five dykes generally trending north-west and south-east have been located in the area. Some of these have been encountered in the old workings. Due to extensive soil cover, the end points of the dykes could not be marked in some cases. From the behavior of the burning of the coal seams and occurrence of Mica Peridotite in the boreholes, it was found that effect of sills are more pronounced and very erratic in nature.

IN-SEAM BAND (I100) The non- combustible bands like shale, sandstone, siderite etc. irrespective of the thickness and grey shale(ash>75%), carbonaceous shale (ash>50%) in 1 meter and above in thickness occurring within the seam, have been excluded from the total thickness of the seam for computing the effective thickness of coal seams for the purpose of quality consideration. Rests of the dirt bands have been included as part of coal seam. Bands more than 1m in thickness is specifically contained to seams Laikdih Middle, Laikdih Bottom, Salanpur – D, Salanpur – C, Salanpur – B, Salanpur – A. The number of inseam bands ranges from ranges from 1 to as much as 30 and the average total thickness ranges from 1m to 8m. MP, shale and sandstone band are reported in all the above boreholes. DETAILS OF SEQUENCE OF COAL SEAM AND PARTING The geological sequence of coal seams and intervening partings of the area is given below: TABLE2.6: SEQUENCE OF COAL SEAMS (WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTION) & INTERVENING PARTINGS Stratigraphic Thickness NGR/ Coal+ No. of Full Max. Floor Seam/Parting (m) Coal in Coal+ Seam Grade Depth (P) Jhama Area Minimum Maximum Intersections (m.) (Mt.)

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Stratigraphic Thickness NGR/ Coal+ No. of Full Max. Floor Seam/Parting (m) Coal in Coal+ Seam Grade Depth (P) Jhama Area Minimum Maximum Intersections (m.) (Mt.) Chanch-Begunia SI - 0.75(RBE-12) 1.75(RBE-15) 4 Not assessed 140 (B-VI) WIII Parting 57 64 Chanch-Begunia WII 0.76(RBE-09) 0.99(RBE-15) 3 – Not assessed 190 Special (B-VIB) WIII Parting 80 94 Ramnagar (B- 4.37(RVT- WII - 0.78(RBE-12) 6 0.95 250 VIA) 14A) UG Parting 28 52 Laikdih (B-VI) 0.40(KALCM- 4.00 (RVT- SI 12 – 0.60 300 Top 21) 15) WIII Parting 1 10 Laikdih (B-VI) 0.45(KALCM- 3.68 SI 10 – 0.87 310 Middle 21) (KALCM-20) WIII Parting 3 11 Laikdih (B-VI) 15.46(RVT- WI 5.15 (RBE-7) 16 – 5.84 320 Bot. 15) UG Parting 28 35 0.15(RVT- 1.09 (RVT- SII L11 18 – Not assessed 350 14A) 15) UG Parting 3 17 0.15 (RBE- 2.25 (RBE- SI L-10 26 – 2.45 360 16) 11) WIV Parting 1 9 0.35 WI Salanpur-D(B-IV) 5.60 (RBE-4) 32 – 5.28 370 (KALCM-27) UG Parting 2 20 1.30(KALCM- 12.06 (RVT- WI Salanpur-C(B-III) 40 – 14.34 390 13) 7) UG Parting 28 64 0.40(KALCM- WI L-9 3.46 (RVT-7) 30 – 3.31 450 3) UG Parting 1 11 2.80 WIII L-8 0.08 (RVT-5) 25 – 2.97 460 (KALCM-21) UG Parting 1 16 0.10(KALCM- 2.80 WIV L-7 40 – 3.61 475 03) (KALCM-23) UG Parting 1 11 0.60 3.35(KALCM- SII - L-6 40 5.84 484 (KALCM-3) 24) WIV Parting 5 21 0.10 WIV L-5 1.25 (RBE-9) 5 – Not assessed 500 (KALCM-06) UG Parting 3 26 0.20 1.70 WIV -- L-4 26 1.92 530 (KALCM-25) (KALCM-17) UG Parting 1 16 0.25 3.08 (DER- WIV - L-3 35 2.11 550 (KALCM-21) 14) UG Parting 1 11 3.51 WIII L-2 0.22 (DER-4) 37 – 3.90 570 (KALCM-21) UG Parting 10 33 Salanpur-B(B-II) 2.20 10.40 (RBE- 44 WIII – 19.24 610

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Stratigraphic Thickness NGR/ Coal+ No. of Full Max. Floor Seam/Parting (m) Coal in Coal+ Seam Grade Depth (P) Jhama Area Minimum Maximum Intersections (m.) (Mt.) (KALCM-1) 11) UG Parting 3 29 17.11 (RVT- 47.54 (RBE- WIV Salanpur-A(B-I) 44 – 61.27 670 7) 09) UG 24.58(DER- 43.46(DER- Parting 1) 2) 0.52(DER- W-I- L-1 0.30(DER-2) 3 Not assessed 273 10) UG

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Physico-mechanical properties of rock as assessed while planning Mukunda Opencast Block has been considered for the purpose of slope stability and drilling & blasting requirements. Category of excavation for coal is 100% Cat.-III and that for OB is 50% Cat.-III and 50% Cat.-IV. Ultimate Pit slope of 35.5o has been considered for the final quarry depth of 270m. MINING PARAMETERS As mentioned earlier, the whole quarry will be worked in one section. Mining parameters for both the sectors are given below: Table2.7: Mining parameters Sl. Particulars Unit QUANTITY No. Sq.Km 1. Quarriable Area 3.61 m. 1740 1014 2. Strike length (on Floor) (max) (min) m. 1248 769 3. Dip Rise width (on floor) (max) (min) 4. Maximum depth m 270

5. Total Mineable Reserve mt 122.96

6. Total O.B. Mm3 418.73

7. Av. Stripping Ratio M3/te 3.41

8. Annual Coal Production Capacity Mty 4.0

9. Production life Yr. 36

The seam wise extent with respect to the final stage quarry plan is given below:

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Table 2.8: The extent of strike length and dip rise length for each seam Name of the seam Strike Length (m) Dip-Rise Length (m) Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Ramnagar 100 50 90 75 Laikdih Top 700 150 175 70 Laikdih Middle 1000 200 600 300 Laikdih Bot 1400 300 700 300 L-10 1500 400 870 470 Salanpur-D 1600 500 950 600 Salanpur-C 1920 520 1150 820 L-9 1900 520 1150 810 L-8 1900 520 1150 810 L-7 1890 520 1150 810 L-6 1880 520 1150 800 L-4 1870 500 1150 800 L-3 1870 500 1150 780 L-2 1860 500 1100 770 Salanpur-B 1850 500 1100 750 Salanpur-A 1800 500 1100 750

CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY Considering the mining and geological condition of the area, the shovel- dumper combination has been proposed for mining the quarry. They are the following: a) Moderate dip (4o to 7o) of the coal seam. b) Mining of multiple seams separated by multi parting. c) Development of some of the seams in one to two sections and goaf in patches. d) Presence of old abandoned opencast working in some parts of the quarry. The opencast mining with deployment of shovel dumper combination has been proposed. The approved opencast projects (Chaptoria OC) in the proposed area of Kalyaneshwari OCP was proposed to be working with shovel dumper system. Therefore the proposed system has been continued by providing additional equipment for achieving the higher production level.

Other technologies like Dragline, Bucket Wheel Excavator, Surface miners are ruled out under the given geo-mining condition. The reason for not selecting these technologies is given below.

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Application of Dragline The application of dragline is ruled out due to the following technical reasons: (i) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of dragline application. (ii) Annual workload of OB between the bottommost two coal seams does not justify the application of dragline. Application of Bucket Wheel Excavator The application of Bucket Wheel is ruled out due to the following technical reasons: (i) The Bucket Wheel Excavator is suitable for excavating loose soil and lignite deposits. (ii) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of BWE application. Application of Surface Miners The application of Surface Miner is ruled out due to the following technical reason: (i) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of surface miner application. (ii) Surface miner can be applicable to bottom most seam i.e., Salanpur “A”. Deployment of smaller dumps truck Smaller size dump trucks (such as 35T) have not been considered for deployment for the following reasons: (i) Smaller size trucks will need smaller loading shovels. The maximum cutting height of these shovels will be lower than that of the shovels suggested in this report. This will result in lower bench height and increased area of excavation for the same volume of coal. (ii) Large fleet will create problem in operation, maintenance and traffic management. (iii) Number of operators will increase which will adversely affect OMS (iv) Cost per tonne cost of excavation is greater in smaller equipment size.

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EQUIPMENT SELECTION The selection process is the most critical part of the project planning. The selection of equipment is based on the proposed method of mining, geo- mining characteristics of the deposit, general adopted technology in BCCL, standardization of equipment, annual workload, equipment life and project life. The following selection criteria have been considered for selecting the size and type of the equipment: 1. The strike length of the mine 2. Annual rate of advance 3. Total volume of overburden and coal to be handled annually 4. The individual thickness of coal seam and partings 5. The geo-mining condition of the mine. 6. The type of mining system to be used like Inclined Slicing or Horizontal Slicing. 7. The intuitive economics of the mine

Based on the above selection criteria, bigger size rope shovel (10 cum) with 100T RD is being proposed for removal of Top OB and thick parting in horizontal slicing method. 6-8 cum Hydraulic shovel will be used to extract the comparatively thin partings. Coal production will be carried out in inclined slicing method by deploying 6-8 cum Hyd. Shovel with 60T RD combination. The proposed place of deployment (in which partings, seams, etc.) of the selected equipment is given below.

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non-working benches have been shown in the quarry cross-sections. These Rope Shovels are envisaged to work in conjunction with 100T Rear Dumpers. For the estimation of the dumpers population, the lead for OB transportation has been considered for each year and for each bench. Mining Method for Coal Winning Comparatively smaller size equipment has been envisaged for Coal Winning. For coal production, 6-8 cum Hyd. Shovel with 60T RD have been proposed in Salanpur “A” seam, which is the thickest of all the seams. Other seam will also be worked with Hydraulic shovel. Some of the smaller shovels will have backhoe attachment. One backhoe with smaller capacity is also proposed in common to handle thin partings and dart bands. This attachment will be useful tools in handling faulted area operation and temporary sump formation in horizontal slicing method. For the estimation of the dumpers population, the lead for coal transportation has been considered for each year and for each seam. Productivity of this backhoe has not been considered while calculation the requirement of HEMM for the mine. EXCAVATION OVERBURDEN REMOVAL The partings between the seams vary from 3m to 46m. The OB from the benches above the coal seam is proposed to be removed by 4 nos. of 10m3 and 4 nos. of 6-8m3 electrical hydraulic shovels working in conjunction with 100T and 60T dumpers respectively. Out of the four 6-8 m3 2 nos. of electric hydraulic shovel with backhoe attachment has been proposed in the earliest year of the project. These backhoes will be used to prepare the typical box-cut (batter road till the floor of the Salanpur “A”) of the project. After completion of the rated life of these backhoes, they will be replaced by same capacity front-end electric hydraulic shovel. COAL EXTRACTION Considering the thickness range, number of seams to be worked, status of exploitation of seams, status of fire and production level, 2 No. of 6-8m3 Elect. Hyd. Shovel has been proposed for extraction of coal after proper drilling and blasting. The OB shovels on upper benches will be also used for coal extraction of upper coal seams and vice-versa.

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DUMPERS For transportation of OB 50 Nos. of 100T and 47 nos. of 60T dumpers are proposed. For transportation of coal 17 Nos. of 60T dumpers for working with 6-8m3 Electrical Hyd. Shovel are proposed.

DRILLS The selection and requirement of drills has been done considering the following: a) Workload as per calendar plan of excavation. b) Annual productivity of the drills. c) Yield of mass per running meter of hole drilled. d) Physical location of drills, within the operating sections and planned cycle of repair and maintenance. For drilling in OB, 12 Nos. of RBH drill of 160mm dia. has been provided. Similarly for drilling in coal, 2 Nos. of RBH drill with 160mm dia. has been provided. DOZER Considering the size and nos. of excavator in OB section, 4 nos. of 410 HP dozer in OB with 10cum rope shovel and 4 Nos. of 410 HP dozer with 6- 8m3 rope shovel have been provided for face cleaning in coal and OB benches. Apart from this, 2 nos. of 410HP will be fitted with ripper attachment for preparation of coal face. Additionally, 2 nos. of 410 HP dozer have been provided for use at OB dump sites including reclamation. MINING SYSTEM AND SYSTEM PARAMETERS Considering the moderate dip (4o to 7o) of the seams, it is proposed to excavate the OB from advance benches by inclined slicing. The variation in thickness of OB will make it difficult to maintain uniform bench height in OB horizons. However, it is proposed to have a ceiling on OB bench height from safety reasons. The height of the bench generally should not exceed the boom height of the shovel. But due to variation in thickness of parting / cover, the bench height sometimes may exceed the boom height by few

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meters temporarily for effective utilization of shovel in certain cases. Necessary relaxation in this regard will have to be obtained from DGMS. In the initial stage of the mine, the width of working and non-working benches has been kept 40 and 20 m. Later on, the width of the cuts for Shovel benches for OB will be 30 m. The maximum inclined height of the shovel bench is proposed to be 15 m. With two way traffic along the bench, the width of working bench of OB will be 55 m & for non-working it will be 35 m in the later years of the mine life. The width of the cut for coal shovel varies from 10 – 15 m. The maximum bench height for the coal shovel (6-8m3 Elect. Hyd. Shovel) is 10-12 m. The width of working benches and non-working benches of coal shovels may be kept preferably at 40 m and 25 m respectively. The slope angle of the working benches is adopted as 70o for coal and OB as well, while for OB dump it is adopted as 37o + 20. In the light of the experience gained the elements of mining system can be modified during the actual mining operations depending upon the physical and mechanical properties of rock.

The following mining parameters have been considered in the project:

Table no – 2.9 Sl. Particular Unit Value No. 1 OB Bench Height upto 7th year mine operation m 12

2 OB Bench Height after 7th year mine operation m 13.5

3 Coal Bench Height for 6-8 cum shovels m 12

4 Coal Bench Height for other shovels m 10-12

5 Working bench width upto 8th year mine operation m 40

6 Non - Working bench width upto 8th year mine operation m 20

7 Working bench width after 8th year mine operation m 60

8 Non - Working bench width after 8th year mine operation m 30

9 Bench Slope for OB and coal Deg. 70

10 Blast Hole dia for OB mm 160

11 Blast Hole dia for coal mm 160

11 Powder Factor Kg/cum 0.3-0.4

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Table: 2.10 Size Or Magnitude of Operation

2.5 POWER SUPPLY

The Project substation will receive power at 33 kV from 220/132/33 KV Kalyaneshwari Sub-station of DVC. Two nos. of 33KV single circuit overhead line feeders on separate poles are proposed to be drawn from 220/132/33 KV Kalyaneshwari Sub-station of DVC to the proposed Kalyaneshwari project sub-station near the entry of the quarry.The distance between 220/132/33 KV Kalyaneshwari Sub-station of DVC and project substation will be around 5 kms. It is proposed to establish one no. of 33/6.6 KV project substation comprising of two nos. of 7.5 MVA 33/6.6 KV transformer at suitable locations in non coal bearing area to cater the load of shovels, pumps, CHP, Quarry and surface lighting and workshop etc. The total estimated connected load and maximum demand for project substation comes to the tune of 15603 KW & 8501 KVA for coal & OB.

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2.6 CLUSTER DESCRIPTION (LAND USE OF THE CLUSTER): The present and post-mining land-use Cluster XVII is given below:

Table- 2.11 LAND USE OF BEGUNIA COLLIERY: Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 Service building/ 4 15 0 Mine Infrastructure/ 5 Homestead land 54.43 16.9 6 Coal dump 0.5 0

7 Road and rail 3.9 3.9 8 Ag/Fallow Land 52.9 52.9 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 73.03 11 Water Body 72.9 72.9 12 Barren Land 106.37 86.37

Total 306 306

Table- 2.12: LAND USE OF VICTORIA WEST COLLIERY: Post-mining Present mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in land use (in Ha) Ha) Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 Service building/ Mine 4 7.26 0 Infrastructure/ 5 Homestead land 99 50.36 6 Coal dump 0.5 0 7 Road and rail 7.5 7.5 8 Ag/Fallow Land 7.7 7.7 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 71.4 11 Water Body 33.2 33.2

12 Barren Land 154.84 139.84

Total 310 310

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Table-2.13: LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI COAL WASHERY: Sl.No. Type of land use Present mining Post-mining land land use (in Ha) use (in Ha)

Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 Service building/ Mine 4 0 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 1.89 0 6 Old Coal dump 0 0 7 Road and rail 0 0 8 Ag/Fallow Land 0 0 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 15.66 11 Water Body 0 0 12 Barren Land 13.77 0 Total 15.66 15.66

Table- 2.14: LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI OCP: Sl.No. Type of land use Present mining Post-mining land land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) 1 Running Quarry Backfilled 0 0 Not Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Backfilled 48.12 0 Not Backfilled 42.14 0 3 External OB dump 16.64 0 Service building/ Mine 4 4.94 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 42.59 7.72 6 Coal dump 2.31 0 Road and rail 7 53.46 56.4 including Haul Road 8 Ag/Fallow Land 497.21 0 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation Plantation 24.78 753.95 Grass Carpeting 0 156 11 Water Body 23.98 24.87 12 Barren Land 456.26 213.49 Total 1212.43 1212.43

Table- 2.15 A: PRESENT & POST MINING LAND USE OF CLUSTER XVII Present mining Post-mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) land use (in Ha) 1 Running Quarry* Backfilled 0 0 Not Backfilled 115.00 0

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Present mining Post-mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) land use (in Ha) 2 Abandoned Quarry Backfilled 48.12 0 Not Backfilled 42.14 0 3 External OB dump 22.64 0 4 Service building/ Mine 27.2 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 197.91 74.98 6 Coal dump 3.31 0 7 Road and rail 64.86 67.8 including Haul Road 8 Ag/Fallow Land 557.81 60.6 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation Plantation 24.78 914.04 Grass Carpeting 0 156 11 Water Body 130.08 130.97 12 Barren Land 610.24 439.7 Total 1844.09 1844.09 *Running quarry is part of present Damagoria Colliery Table- 2.15 B CONCEPTUAL POST CLOSURE LAND USE OF CLUSTER XVII AS PER MoEF FORMAT Land use during mining Plantation Water Public Undisturbed Total including body use grass carpeting

Top soil dump 0 External waste dump 474.22 474.22 Excavation 340 24.87 36.83 401.70 Road & rail 64.86 64.86 Built up area (infrast. Coal dump) 153.44 74.98 228.42 Afforestion 24.78 24.78 Water body 106.1 106.10 Undisturbed area 77.6 466.41 544.01 Total 1070.04 130.97 101.69 541.39 1844.09

2.7 Work Shop & Store:

A workshop has been proposed to render services of routine maintenance, schedule maintenance and minor repair of the equipment envisaged for Kalyaneshwari OCP. A new workshop is proposed to be constructed in the proposed space for infra-structure. Both Excavation Workshop and E & M Workshop to be for maintained is as given below: The overall space requirement of this workshop has been taken keeping in view total no. of major HEMMs as given below: Table-2.16: Total no. of major HEMMs Sl.No. Type of HEMM Capacity Nos. 01. Rear Dumper (OB) 100 Te 50

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Sl.No. Type of HEMM Capacity Nos. 02. Rear Dumper (OB + Coal) 60 Te 64 03. Dozer 410 HP 18 03. Elect. Rope Shovel 10 Cu. M. 4 04. Elect. Hydraulic Shovel 6-8 Cu. M. 5 05. RBH Drill 160 mm 14

The proposed workshop will be a project workshop. This will be the only workshop for maintenance and repair of HEMMs deployed in Kalyaneshwari OCP. One E&M workshop shed has also been proposed for repair and maintenance of pumps, motors CHP assemblies etc. Repair/maintenance of LMVs has not been included in the scope and will be done from outside agencies.

Scope of work mainly includes the following:

a) Excavation workshop

I) Preventive maintenance:

a) Daily maintenance including washing of equipment. b) Scheduled maintenance including lubrication c) Inspection

II) Incidental minor repair / replacement of components and assemblies of HEMM

III) Routine inspection and scheduling for repair needs for central workshop.

IV) Incidental minor repairs of assemblies and sub- assemblies of mining and mechanical equipment i.e. shovel, drill, etc.

b) E & M workshop

I) Daily washing and inspection of the E & M equipment

II) Routine / scheduled maintenance of E & M equipment

III) Incidental minor repair / replacement of sub- assemblies and components of CHP equipment and accessories, water pumps and pumping installation and other E & M equipment.

Proposed Facilities:

a) Excavation workshop

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i) Scheduled inspection & maintenance and repair shed for dumpers (including lubrication).

ii) Store complex with store shed (2100 sq. mtrs.), separate POL & cement store, Scrap yard, store office etc.

iii) Mechanised washing of specially constructed platforms for dumpers and dozers.

iv) Maintenance & minor repair shed for dozers

v) Minor repair / replacement of assemblies and sub-assemblies of shovels and drills etc., at the site as well as in the workshop.

vi) Engineering shops for repair under one shed:

a) Machine shop

b) Auto- Electrical repair shop

c) Engine / Radiator repair shop

d) Welding and structural shop and

e) Minor repair / replacement of assemblies and sub- assemblies of dumpers, shovels, etc.

f) Dumper repair & maintenance shop

g) Dozer repair & maintenance shop.

h) Open concrete pavement for parking of dumpers.

i) Condition and monitoring room. ii) Fuel filling station

vii) Open crane service ground.

viii) Supporting facilities like:

Office both for workshop and field engineers, cycle stand, canteen, rest room, security & time office, firefighting facilities, light towers etc.

ix) Heavy material handling equipment.

x) Mobile servicing unit, mobile workshop vans, mobile refuelling station etc.

xi) Open crane service / assembly ground.

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xii) In addition to main functional shops, auxiliary facilities like substation, parking space, canteen, office, firefighting station have also been provided.

To facilitate the above repair and maintenance facilities the following major shops has been proposed in excavation workshop:

Table- 2.17 List of major shops proposed for repair & maintenance Sl.N Major Shops No. of Bay Shop Bracket EOT o. bays Size Size Height crane (mxm) (mxm) (m) Cap.(T) 01 Dumper repair shop (including 2 14 10x20 - 11.5 30/5 bays for tyre shop) 02 Dumper maintenance shop 08 10x20 - - - 03 Dozer repair/maint. bays and shop 03 12x10 36x10 8.5 10/2 04 Machine shop - - 30x16 05 Face equipt. Repair shop - - 30x16 06 Engine & radiator repair shop - - 20x16 6.0 10/2 07 Auto electric shop - - 15x16 08 Welding & structural shop - - 20x16

b) E & M Workshop:

i. Mechanical repair shop for routine maintenance & minor repair of water pumps and other allied E& M equipment, etc.

ii. Repair and maintenance shop for CHP equipment, sub-assemblies etc.

iii. Supporting facilities like security, and time office, Engineer & foreman offices.

iv. A small shed of size 15mx10m has been provided.

To facilitate the above repair and maintenance facilities the following major shops has been proposed in E&M workshop: Table- 2.18 Major shops proposed in E&M workshop Sl.N Major Shops No. of Bay Shop Bracket EOT o. bays Size Size Height crane (mxm) (mxm) (m) Cap.(T) 01. Machine shop - - 20x20 - - 02. Mechanical repair shop - - 15x20 - - 03. Elect. And auto repair shop - - 15x20 - - 04. Office & utilities - - 10x20 - -

Workshop Plant & Machinery:

i) The main equipment have been recommended in accordance with the maintenance / repair programme of various shops and sectors and the annual working time of the equipment & also the nature of the jobs to be performed

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ii) The selection of the equipment has been made considering job wise requirement in respect of dimensions, nature of operations to be performed, frequency of such requirements, and degree of precision. iii) For quick and effective handling of heavy materials and tyres within shops and outside, provision is made for EOT cranes, tyre press, tyre handler, mobile crane, forklift truck, jacks, hand carts etc. iv) Rs. 65.00 lakhs has been provided for ventilation in the workshop.

2.8 COAL STOCK YARD

Kalyaneshwari Opencast Mine has been planned for producing 4.0 Mty of coal. and a new coal handling plant has been proposed along with a washery of 3.60 Mty capacity. The production from this OCP will be linked to the above proposed pit head Washery. The coal transportation route from mine to washery is shown in Plate – 20A. In the present scenario the scope of CHP shall be limited to feeding of (-) 100 mm sized coal after secondary roll crusher to the proposed pit head washery for beneficiation of coal. The Washery products i.e washed coal and washed coal power will be loaded into railway wagons through 500 te. hopper by means of Fast Loading System for onward dispatch to customer. CHP will be equipped with facilities like pollution control, firefighting, water supply, road, drainage etc. Proposed Coal Handling Plant

The Coal Handling Plant envisages crushing of ROM coal to (-) 100 mm by primary and secondary roll crusher and feeding sized coal to proposed pit head washery for beneficiation of coal. Beneficiated coal from pit head Washery i.e. washed coal and washed coal power shall be stored in the bunker and shall be fed into the fast loading hopper to be constructed over railway line for loading into wagons for onward dispatch to various customers. The Coal Handling Plant shall have facilities namely receiving pits at surface for receipt of R.O.M coal by 60 Te rear discharge dumpers, primary roll crusher for crushing R.O.M coal to (- ) 300 mm and then to secondary roll crusher for crushing to (-)100 mm, storage of sized coal into a 10000 te. over ground bunker, reclamation of coal from this bunker for feeding to washery, 500 te. Wagon loading hopper with fast loading system proposed to be constructed over railway lines for receipt of washed coal and washed coal power from washery and dispatch to various customers via

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rail. Apart from this, the plant will be equipped with facilities namely pollution control, firefighting, water supply, road, drainage etc. Wagon Loading Complex The scope of Washery is to deliver finished products onto BCCL’s one no. 500 te. fast loading hopper proposed to be constructed over railway lines. Conveyor from Washery to loading hopper shall be in the scope of washery. The hopper will be equipped with a fast loading system comprising of maintenance gate, discharge gate, isolation couplers, chute assembly, flood control gate, pre- weigh hopper, hydraulic system, sampler, lift etc. After beneficiation, washed coal and washed coal power shall be delivered by washery into one no. fast loading hopper simultaneously for loading into railway wagons for dispatch to customers. Finished products from washery will be loaded into the wagons using a pre- weigh batching system. In this system the pre-weigh hopper will be supported from a load cell. Before the wagon is loaded, the pre-weigh hopper will be filled to the predetermined weight. The hopper outlet gates will then be closed and the loading gates provided below the pre-weigh hopper will be opened to fill the wagons. Railway Siding A full rake capacity railway siding shall have to be constructed for loading of washed coal and washed coal power into the wagons from fast loading hopper. The siding should be equipped with empty receiving line, after load line and engine escape line, so that the wagons can be loaded, without any difficulty, from the respective hopper. As nearly 12000 te of coal is to be evacuated per day in-motion loading of railway wagons is to be done and the wagons are to be hauled at a certain fixed creep speed during loading of coal into the wagons. In-Pit crushing and HAC The above arrangement of crushing and conveying of coal to washery has been provided upto 18 years of life of mine. In the 19th year when the depth of mine will be approx. 150 mtrs, the arrangement of in pit crushing and high angle conveyor has been provided. The system will work as described below: One no. skid mounted primary crusher, for crushing of coal from (-) 1200 mm to (-) 300 mm has been provided along with one no. secondary crusher to crush coal from (-) 300 mm to (-) 100 mm.

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Location of secondary crusher will be fixed. Primary crusher will be fixed for 3 years at a distance of approx. 50 mtrs from secondary crusher. In 22nd year secondary crusher will be installed at a distance of approx. 850 mtrs from secondary crusher for the remaining year for the life of the mine. Economics The estimated capital investments for the above Coal Handling Plant & Railway siding is Rs. 7303.98 lakhs and Rs. 3024.00 lakhs respectively. 2.9 OB DUMPING STRATEGY:

Total OB will be dumped in the de-coaled area of the abandoned quarries. Initially OB dumping will be done in the rise side of the de-coaled area along the strike, keeping a safe distance of about 80 m from the active face. The Dumping will continue simultaneously with the opencast operation and the total OB will be accommodated in the excavated area. The sequence of dumping will ensure that no coal is buried below the OB dump. The total quantity of OB that can be accommodated in internal and external dump is about 432.96Mcum, if the southern dump is upto 230 m RL i.e. upto three tier. Since there is a previous dump of about 37.76 Mcum, the dump capacity available is about 395.2Mcum. So there is a need of about 40 Ha of land for dumping 23.53 Mcum of OB. Subsequently it was estimated that a total of 34.85 Mcum of OB can be accommodated in the Southern side dump, if an addition dump tier of 30m can be raised above its top tier of RL 230m. The resultant height of this southern dump will then be 120m instead of 90m with RL of 260m. So, total amount of OB that can be accommodated in the above dumps (with 4 tier in the Southern dump) will then be 467.81 Mcum and the total amount of OB that can be accommodated in the external OB dump will be 306.46 Mcum.

This will eliminate the need of extra 40Ha of land for dumping. If the mine could not advance into dip side of the property for any reason, the entire external OB may be backfilled in the void area of the mine before the closure of the mine. The total OB produced, average stripping ratio and percentage of internal dumping is given in the subsequent table:

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Table: 2.19 Calendar Programme of Coal & OB

KALYANESHWARI KALYANESHWARI KALYANESHWARI Year OCP YEAR OCP YEAR OCP COAL(MT) OB(Mcum) COAL(MT) OB(Mcum) COAL(MT) OB(Mcum) C1 Construction Year 13th 4 13.83 26th 4 14.52 1st 0.00 2 14th 4 13.86 27th 4 14.25 2nd 0.00 5 15th 4 13.67 28th 4 10.84 3rd 0.40 6.69 16th 4 14.33 29th 4 10.86 4th 0.70 8.44 17th 4 14.39 30th 4 10.86 5th 0.80 9 18th 4 14.52 31st 4 10.86 6th 1.00 10.7 19th 4 14.52 32nd 4 10.86 7th 1.50 11.28 20th 4 14.52 33rd 4 10.86 8th 2.50 12.6 21st 4 14.52 34th 4 6.25 9th 3.73 13.48 22nd 4 14.52 35th 4 5.08 10th 4 13.47 23rd 4 14.52 36th 4 5.08 11th 4 13.83 24th 4 14.52 37th 4 5.08 12th 4 13.83 25th 4 14.52 38th 0.36 0.45 TOTAL 122.96 418.73 However, the peak production of 5.20 Mty(4.0 Mty + 30%) may be achieved occasionally by better utilization of resources & favourable geo-mining conditions.

Table- 2.20 Yearly Backfilling Schedule of Internal and External OB (Mcum):

INTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL EXTERNAL YEAR TOTAL YEAR TOTAL DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP Cl - P1 2.00 2.00 P20 5.08 9.44 14.52 P2 5.00 5.00 P21 5.08 9.44 14.52 P3 6.69 6.69 P22 6.53 7.98 14.52 P4 8.44 8.44 P23 6.53 7.98 14.52 PS 9.00 9.00 P24 7.98 6.53 14.52 P6 10.70 10.70 P25 7.98 6.53 14.52 P7 11.28 11.28 P26 9.27 4.99 14.25 P8 12.60 12.60 P27 7.04 3.79 10.84 P9 13.48 13.48 P28 8.14 2.71 10.86 P10 13.47 13.47 P29 9.71 1.15 10.86 P11 13.83 13.83 P30 10.86 10.86 P12 13.83 13.83 P31 10.86 10.86 P13 13.83 13.83 P32 10.86 10.86 P14 13.86 13.86 P33 10.86 10.86 P15 13.67 13.67 P34 6.25 6.25 P16 3.58 10.74 14.33 P35 5.08 5.08 P17 3.60 10.80 14.39 P36 5.08 5.08 P18 3.63 10.89 14.52 P37 5.08 5.08 P19 5.08 9.44 14.52 P38 0.45 0.45 TOTAL 154.62 264.11 418.73

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2.10 MITIGATION MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CLUSTER

The opencast mine of small capacity is generating fugitive dust due to transportation and material handling. Mobile sprinklers have been provided for suppression of dust along haul road and coal transportation. Management of proposed systems are described in Chapter X.

2.11 ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED TECHNOLOGY FOR RISK OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE

Considering the geo-mining conditions of the block, the shovel-dumper combination is used for exploitation of coal from opencast project of this cluster. These technologies are proven and tested technologies. The beneficiation process of the proposed washery will also help in the mitigation measures.

The proposed project does not envisage employing any new or untested technology for exploitation of coal.

2.12 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK

Residential building: Colony already exists and no additional residential construction is required. Salient features of important Service Buildings Workshop Complex Work shop complex consists of area for Excavation work shop, E&M workshop, substation, workshop offices, stores etc. Total area of workshop complex (Excavation workshop & E&M workshop) is 70,000.00 Sq m. Main structures in excavation workshops are Dumper repair complex office, Dumper repair complex, dumper washing station, pavement for dumper parking , machine shop & other shops, Dozer office, dozer repair shop, dozer washing station, pavement for dozer parking, fuel delivery station, effluent treatment plant including oil and grease tap with settling tank, overhead water tank, pump house, underground reservoir, security posts, light towers, E&M workshop office, E&M workshop, substation, fire fighting station, rest shelter, canteen, WC, POL store, cement store, store

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shed, scrap yard, store shed, scooter /cycle shed, open service ground/ bucket repair pavement etc. Store A provision of store office, POL store, Cement store, Scrap yard , Store shed , Security post etc. have been proposed in workshop complex. Main Sub-Station A centrally located sub-station building of plinth area 20m x 20 m with structural works and development of open area of open service ground having size 200 m x50 m has been proposed for this OCP. Magazine House Magazine house with magazine office and proper boundary wall for 60 t capacity under the head of technological structure have been proposed. However, suitable location shall be decided by BCCL before the construction. Coal Stock Yard Two coal stock yards/depot with proper boundary wall and security post have been proposed. Suitable location for coal stock yard shall be decided by BCCL before the construction. Water supply: The total water demand for this project is 0.96 MLD. The portable water demand is 0.06 MLD & industrial water demand is 0.90 MLD. Capital Requirement for Water Supply & Sewage A capital provision of Rs. 454.16 lakhs has been made.

2.13 MANPOWER

Manpower requirements are assessed on the basis of 7 days week and 330 days of annual working. The peak manpower of the project has been estimated as 1235.

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Manpower requirement for Kalyaneshwari OCP - 4.0 MTY has been given below.

Table- 2.21 Manpower requirement No. of Manpower Sl No Manpower Particulars Category/ Grade Target Maximum (11th Yr.) (18th Yr.) 1 Unskilled I 133 141 2 Semi skilled II, E 95 107 3 Skilled C, D, III, IV, V, VI 272 272 4 Highly skilled A, B 408 449 5 Total Workers 908 969 6 Monthly Paid 197 197 7 Officers 69 69 8 Total manpower 1174 1235

2.14 PRICE OF WASHED PRIME COKING COAL & MEDIUM COAL Table 2.22- Price of coking coal & power coal Sl. No. Particular Price per tonne (Rs.) 1. Prime washed coking coal 7860 2. Medium washed coking coal 6415 3. Price of washed coal power 3145

2.15 CAPITAL REQUIRED

Capital requirement for Kalyaneshwari OCP (HEMM): Table- 2.23 Capital requirement for Kalyaneshwari OCP SL. Addl. Particulars Total Provision Existing Total No. Requirement Cost (in

No. Amount Amount No. Unit Cost Lakhs) No. O.B EXCAVATION Electric Rope Shovel (10 1 4 0 0 4 2347.18 9388.73 Cum) Electric Hydraulic Shovel (6-8 2 4 0 0 4 511.01 2044.05 Cum) 3 Rear Dumper (100 T) 50 0 0 50 355.06 17752.86 4 Rear Dumper (60T) 47 0 0 47 197.81 9297.04 5 RBH Drill (Diesel) (160mm) 12 0 0 12 147.35 1768.19 6 Dozer (410 HP) 10 0 0 10 240.73 2407.31

7 F. Engine & Assemblies 1383.15 Sub. total 0 42658.19 Contingency @ 5% 2132.91 COAL EXTRACTION Electric Hydraulic Shovel (6-8 8 2 0 2 511.01 1022.03 Cum) 9 Rear Dumper (60T) 17 0 17 197.81 3362.76 10 RBH Drill (Diesel) (160mm) 2 0 2 147.35 294.70 Dozer with Ripper 11 2 0 2 248.75 497.50 attachments (410HP)

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SL. Addl. Particulars Total Provision Existing Total No. Requirement Cost (in

No. Amount Amount No. Unit Cost Lakhs) No.

12 F. Engine & Assemblies 99.03 Sub. total 0 0 5176.99 Contingency @ 5% 258.85 COMMON Hydraulic shovel with Backhoe 13 1 0 0 1 184.17 184.17 (Diesel) (2.5-3 Cum) 14 Crane (55T) 1 0 0 1 164.26 164.26 15 Crane (30T) 1 0 0 1 155.72 155.72 16 Motor Grader (280 HP) 2 0 0 2 240.84 481.69 17 Vibratory Roller (10T) 1 0 0 1 141.84 141.84 18 Dozer (320 HP) 2 0 0 2 197.97 395.93 Sub. total 0 1523.62 Contingency @ 5% 76.18 Grand Total 0 53308.91

Environmental Cost for KOCP: Table 2.24 Environmental Cost of Kalyaneshwari OCP ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines (Amount in Rs. Lakhs) Sl. No. Description Existing Proposed I CAPITAL FOR RESTORATION HEMM for Reclamation --- 1 Dozer 320 HP (4 nos. reqd.) 791.86 2 Hydraulic Shovel with BH (1.5 Cum) 92.50 3 Tipper 8 cu. m ( 6 nos. required) 94.65 4 Others (F. Engine & Assemblies, Contingency, etc.) 98.98 SUB-TOTAL 1077.99 II CAPITAL FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN MINE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA 1 Mobile Water Sprinkler 28 KL (04 Nos.) 658.94 2 50 m Fog canon - for dust suppression (02 Nos.) 120.00 3 Development of green belt 15.00 4 Oil & grease trap 50.00 5 Garland Drain 50.00 6 Fire Fighting arrangement 75.00 7 Provision for Arboriculture 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 1018.94 III OTHER PROVISIONS (on LS basis) 1 Base line data generation and monitoring works 15.00 2 EMP Report 50.00 3 Env. Lab Van 16.00 4 Rainwater Harvesting System 40.00 5 Sedimentation Pond 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 151.00 IV ABSTRACT OF FINANCIAL IMPACT (A) - CAPITAL 1 Cost of restoration 1077.99 2 Cost of Anti-pollution measures in mine & Industrial area 1018.94 3 Other provisions 151.00 TOTAL CAPITAL 2247.94

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2.16 KALYANESHWARI COAL WASHERY

GENERAL A two-product (viz. clean coal and secondary product) coking coal washery for coal produced from this OCP has been conceptualized with raw coal throughput capacity of 3.60 Mty (excluding Jhama coal). Clean coal is to be linked to steel plants and secondary product will be sent to thermal power plants. Washability test results of Borehole No. KALCM-15, 18 & 32 combined in case of Salanpur A; Borehole No. KALCM-10, 15, 29 & 32 combined in case of Salanpur B carried out in Coal Preparation Laboratory, CMPDI, Ranchi in 2006 have been considered. The projections envisaged are tentative as they are based on borehole data i.e. insitu quality and will undergo changes depending upon the actual test results of ROM coal from Kalyaneshwari OCP. Based on the available borehole test data, the average ash% of raw coal feed to proposed Kalyaneshwari washery has been worked out as 32.30% considering about 50.77% & 15.73% of mineable reserves of Salanpur A and Salanpur B respectively. THROUGHPUT CAPACITY OF THE WASHERY

The targeted production capacity of Kalyaneshwari OCP is 4.0 Mty (including coal & Jhama). The annual throughput capacity of the proposed Kalyaneshwari washery has been considered as 3.60 Mty considering the maximum production of coal (excluding Jhama).

LIFE OF THE WASHERY The life of the washery has been considered as 31 years.

CAPACITY & OPERATING CONDITIONS OF WASHERY The daily and hourly annual average raw coal input capacity of this washery as envisaged is given hereafter:

a) Annual : 3.60 Mt

b) Daily : 11000 tonnes

c) Hourly : 720 tonnes

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It has been envisaged that there will be three main sections viz. raw coal receiving arrangement, washing section and product handling & dispatch section in the proposed washery. The operating conditions of different sections are given hereafter:

RAW COAL RECEIVING ARRANGEMENT The raw coal receiving section includes receiving arrangement of -200mm coal from mine CHP through a belt conveyor envisaged in CHP, crusher house for crushing of -200 mm coal down to -20 mm size and feeding the same to the washery. The operating conditions of raw coal receiving section as envisaged in the CHP chapter of the Mine PR are as follows:

a) No. of working days per annum : 330 b) No. of working shifts per day : 3 (8 hours each) c) No. of effective working hours per year : 5000 d) Hourly throughput capacity (tonnes) : 900

WASHERY SECTION The Washery section includes washing of crushed coal for achieving the targeted clean coal ash and storage of saleable products. The operating conditions of washing section are given hereafter: a) No. of working days per annum : 330

b) No. of working shifts per day : 3

c) No. of effective working hours per year : 5000

d) Hourly throughput capacity (tonnes) : 720

LOADING & DISPATCH SECTION It has been envisaged that clean coal and secondary product produced from the proposed washery will be reclaimed and loaded into railway wagons by separate fast loading systems for onward dispatch to consumers.

The operating conditions of loading & dispatch section are given below:

a) No. of working days per annum : 365 b) No. of working shifts per day : 3 (8 hours each) c) No. of loading hours per year : Round the clock

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d) Loading rate (tph) : 3600

SELECTION OF PROCESS Generally, selection of the process depends on seam wise, year wise production programme of linked mines, quality of feed to the proposed washery, and full scale washability test results of representative ROM samples of linked feed coal for the life of the mine and desired quality of saleable product.

As only borehole (i.e. insitu quality) test results are available, a broad estimate has been made regarding yield of clean coal and secondary product. A tentative process flowsheet for achieving clean coal at 19% has been considered based on the available borehole washability test results. However, at the time of preparation of conceptual report/ feasibility report, the process is to be selected after generation of full scale washability and other tests of ROM samples of Kalyaneshwari OCP for predicting balance of products.

RAW COAL SECTION ❖ Receiving of -200 mm crushed coal from mine CHP by belt conveyor (1200tph) in surge hopper at washery end. ❖ Screening of raw coal by vibrating screens at 50mm to produce two size fractions i.e. +50 mm & -50 mm. ❖ Crushing of oversize fraction i.e. +50 mm down to -50 mm in crushers in crusher house. ❖ Stocking of entire -50 mm coal on 5500t ground storage with reclamation arrangement. ❖ Screening of entire -50mm coal by vibrating screens at 20mm to produce two size fractions i.e. +20 mm & -20 mm. ❖ Crushing of oversize fraction i.e. +20 mm down to -20 mm in crushers in crusher house and conveying the entire -20mm coal to the washery building.

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WASHING SECTION ❖ Desliming of -20 mm coal in sieve bend-cum-desliming screens to produce two size fractions 20-0.5 mm & -0.5 mm. ❖ Washing of 20-0.5 mm deslimed coal in HM Cyclones to produce clean coal & secondary product (i.e. underflow of HM cyclone). ❖ Dewatering of clean coal from HM cyclones in sieve bend-cum-drain & rinse screens followed by further dewatering in vibrating basket centrifuge. ❖ Dewatering of secondary product from HM cyclones in sieve bend-cum-drain & rinse screens followed by further dewatering in vibrating basket centrifuge. ❖ Recovery of media by magnetic separators. ❖ Thickening of -0.5 mm slurry in radial thickener. ❖ Upgradation of -0.5 mm coal (underflow of thickener) in water only cyclones to produce clean coal and secondary product. ❖ Dewatering of clean coal (overflow) from water only cyclones in screen bowl centrifuge. ❖ Dewatering of secondary product (underflow) from water only cyclones in belt filter press. ❖ Conveying of -0.5 mm dewatered fine clean coal from water only cyclones along with 20-0.5 mm clean coal from HM cyclones & stocking the same in covered ground storage of 4000t capacity through a stack tube. ❖ Conveying of -0.5 mm dewatered fine secondary product from water only cyclones along with 20-0.5 mm secondary product from HM cyclones & stocking the same in covered ground storage of 8000t capacity through another stack tube. Provision of slime ponds for re-handling coal slurry in case of emergency and Re-circulation of clarified water has also been envisaged.

LOADING & DISPATCH SECTION Reclamation of clean coal and secondary product from their respective covered ground storage and loading to the railway wagons by separate fast loading systems for onward dispatch to consumers will be as envisaged in the CHP chapter of the Mine PR.

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BALANCE OF PRODUCTS The tentative balance of products on the proposed scheme under practical conditions have been estimated based on the available borehole core test results of Salanpur A & B seams.

Table2.25: Tentative Balance of Products Products Wt% Ash% Quantity (Mtpa) Clean Coal 34.3 19.0 1.235 Power Grade Coal 65.7 39.3 2.365 Total 100 32.3 3.600

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

The infrastructure facilities generally considers land for setting up of washery, requirement of power & water, loading & dispatch facilities and reject disposal/ utilization. The land for setting up of washery is to be selected in a non-coal bearing area considering the availability of land. Selection of site is to be done keeping in view the distance of mine to washery site, railway siding, reject dumping/ utilization site, source of water & power etc.

The infrastructure facilities required for setting up of washery depends on the ROM coal quality and process flow sheet for achieving the targeted ash of clean coal. In absence of these data, the tentative infrastructure facilities required are broadly indicated hereafter:

WASHERY SITE The land requirement for setting up of the washery is 15.66 Ha. adjacent to the proposed mine CHP of Kalyaneshwari OCP .

POWER REQUIREMENT Requirement of power depends on the throughput capacity and the process selected. The tentative requirement of power is about 5.5 MVA for operation & maintenance of the proposed washery of Kalyaneshwari OCP.

Power will be supplied from DVC to proposed Kalyaneshwari main sub-station and then to washery, the approximate distance being 1 km. It has been

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envisaged that the power for operation & maintenance at 33kV will be made available within the proposed washery site from the mine sub-station. The washery shall have a separate 33kV/6.6kV sub-station.

The power supply for pump house meant for drawl of water for washery from the source of water is to be provided from the nearby available power source.

WATER REQUIREMENT The washery has been planned to operate on closed water circuit. Therefore, only make-up water requirement has been considered. Requirement of water for pollution control arrangements would be primarily for dust suppression, floor washing, watering of the plant site and plantation. In accordance with the technology adopted, process and other features, the consumptive water requirement of the washery for the above usage has been broadly worked out to approx. 0.38 MGD. The initial water requirement is proposed to be met from mine water which is approximately 2 kms from the proposed site of the washery. The day-to-day water requirement is proposed to be met from the mine sump water. Power supply for withdrawal of water from source shall be drawn from nearby power source.

MANPOWER The total manpower required for operation & maintenance of washery has been broadly estimated as 130. Breakup is given below:

Table 2.26: Manpower Requirement

Sl. No. Particulars No. A. Executives 16 B. Non-Executives 114 Total 130

It has been envisaged that the proposed washery personnel will be adjusted with existing housing facilities and the infrastructure facilities as well as welfare facilities of the same will be shared with that of the mine project. Hence, no capital provision has been kept for residential and welfare facilities.

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CHAPTER-III

DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

C O N T E N T S TITLE PAGE NO DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 59-148

3.1 STUDY AREA, PERIOD, COMPONENTS & METHODOLOGY 64

3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT 67 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 93 3.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 102 3.5 SOIL QUALITY 112 FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY OF CORE ZONE AND BUFFER 3.6 118 ZONE STUDY AREA 3.7 HYDRO-GEOLOGY 131 3.8 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE AREA 136 3.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE 143

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. TABLE NAME PAGE NO. TABLE - 3.1 COMPONENTS OF STUDY AREA 64 TABLE - 3.2 PERIOD OF BASELINE DATA 65 TABLE – 3.3 PARAMETERS TO BE MONITORED, PERIOD AND FREQUENCY 67 OF MONITORING TABLE - 3.4 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (JANUARY’ 2016) 70

TABLE – 3.5 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (FEBRUARY’ 2016) 71

TABLE – 3.6 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (MARCH’ 2016) 71

TABLE – 3.7 SEASONAL WIND DISTRIBUTION 72

TABLE - 3.8 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA (JANUARY’ 73 2016) TABLE – 3.9 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA (FEBRUARY’ 74 2016) TABLE - 3.10 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA 75 TABLE – 3.11 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 78 TABLE – 3.12 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING 79 TABLE – 3.13 LOCATION & JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTION OF AAQ 80 STATIONS

TABLE - 3.14 PARAMETERS MONITORED AND FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING 81

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TABLE – 3.16 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-2 82

TABLE – 3.17 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-3 83

TABLE – 3.18 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-4 84 TABLE – 3.19 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-5 85 TABLE – 3.20 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-6 86

TABLE - 3.21 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-7 87

TABLE – 3.22 BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR STATION SA-8 88

TABLE – 3.23 NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS 91

TABLE – 3.24 STANDARDS FOR COAL MINES 92

TABLE – 3.25 STANDARDS FOR JHARIA COAL FIELDS 92

TABLE – 3.26 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR GROUND WATER 94

TABLE –3.27 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR SURFACE WATER 95

TABLE – 3.28 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT/MINE 95 WATER

TABLE – 3.29 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER 95 SAMPLES FOR GW-1 AND GW-2 STATIONS

TABLE – 3.30 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER 97 SAMPLES FOR GW-1 AND GW-2 STATIONS

TABLE – 3.31 GROUND WATER QUALITY AT A GLANCE IN COMPARISON TO 98 DRINKING WATER STANDARD

TABLE – 3.32 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER 99 QUALITY

TABLE – 3.33 SURFACE WATER AT GLANCE 100 TABLE – 3.34 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE WATER 100 DISCHARGE

TABLE – 3.35 DETAILS OF SAMPLING LOCATION FOR NOISE LEVEL 103 MONITORING

TABLE – 3.36 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME 104 FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF JANUARY 2016

TABLE – 3.37 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT 104 TIME FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF JANUARY 2016

TABLE – 3.38 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME 105 FOR 2ND FORTNIGHT OF JANUARY 2016

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TABLE – 3.40 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF FEBRUARY 2016 105

TABLE – 3.41 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF FEBRUARY 2016 106

TABLE – 3.42 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME FOR 2ND FORTNIGHT OF FEBRUARY 2016 106

TABLE – 3.43 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME FOR 2ND FORTNIGHT OF FEBRUARY 2016 107

TABLE – 3.44 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF MARCH 2016 107

TABLE – 3.45 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME TIME FOR 1ST FORTNIGHT OF MARCH 2016 108

TABLE – 3.46 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME FOR 2ND FORTNIGHT OF MARCH 2016 108

TABLE – 3.47 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME FOR 2ND FORTNIGHT OF MARCH 2016 108

TABLE – 3.48 NOISE STANDARD 111 TABLE 3.49 PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURE FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS – 112

TABLE 3.50 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENT – 114

TABLE – 3.51 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL FOR SOIL STATION SS1 114 TABLE 3.52 SOIL FERTILITY QUALITY STANDARD W.R.T C: N: P: K – 115

TABLE – 3.53 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL FOR SOIL STATION SS2 115 TABLE 3.54 SOIL FERTILITY QUALITY STANDARD W.R.T C: N: P: K – 116

TABLE – 3.55 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL FOR SOIL STATION SS3 116 TABLE 3.56 SOIL FERTILITY QUALITY STANDARD W.R.T C: N: P: K – 116

TABLE – 3.57 ASPECTS OF FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY 119 TABLE – 3.58 LIST OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS IN THE CORE ZONE 121 TABLE – 3.59 LIST OF COMMERCIAL CROPS IN CORE ZONE 122 TABLE – 3.60 LIST OF AGRO FORESTRY SPECIES IN CORE ZONE 122 TABLE – 3.61 CHECK LIST OF GRASSES AND SEDGES IN CORE ZONE 123 TABLE – 3.62 LIST OF AQUATIC SPECIES IN CORE ZONE 123 TABLE – 3.63 LIST OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS IN THE BUFFER ZONE 123 TABLE – 3.64 LIST OF COMMERCIAL CROPS IN BUFFER ZONE 124 TABLE – 3.65 LIST OF AGRO FORESTRY SPECIES IN BUFFER ZONE 124

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 61 Job No: 200308025 TABLE – 3.66 CHECKLIST OF NATURAL VEGETATION IN BUFFER ZONE 125 TABLE – 3.67 LIST OF GRASSES AND SEDGES IN BUFFER ZONE 126 TABLE – 3.68 LIST OF AQUATIC PLANTS 126 TABLE – 3.69 CHECKLIST OF TERRESTRIAL FAUNA IN CORE ZONE 127 TABLE – 3.70 CHECKLIST OF AQUATIC FAUNA IN CORE ZONE 128 TABLE – 3.71 CHECKLIST OF TERRESTRIAL FAUNA IN BUFFER ZONE 129 TABLE – 3.72 CHECKLIST OF AQUATIC FAUNA IN BUFFER ZONE 130 HYDROGEOLOGICAL UNITS DEVELOPED IN CLUSTER-XVII TABLE 3.73 132 – AREA TABLE 3.74 A WATER LEVEL DATA OF HYDROGRAPH STATIONS – 133 & B WATER LEVEL DATA FROM PERMANENT OBSERVATION TABLE – 3.75 WELLS (CGWB) 134

RAINFALL RECHARGE IN BUFFER ZONE BY RAINFALL TABLE – 3.76 INFILTRATION METHOD 137

RAINFALL RECHARGE IN BUFFER ZONE BY WATER LEVEL TABLE 3.77 138 – FLUCTUATION METHOD DURING MONSOON SEASON RAINFALL RECHARGE IN BUFFER ZONE AFTER COMPARING RESULTS FROM WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION METHOD AND TABLE – 3.78 RAINFALL INFILTRATION FACTOR METHOD DURING MONSOON 138 SEASON

NET ANNUAL GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY IN BUFFER ZONE TABLE 3.79 139 – GROSS GROUNDWATER DRAFT FOR ALL USES IN BUFFER TABLE – 3.80 ZONE 140

CLUSTER-XVII PEAK WATER DEMAND TABLE 3.81 140 – TABLE – 3.82 GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUFFER ZONE 141 GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL DETAILS OF SALANPUR BLOCK TABLE 3.83 142 – AS ON 2011, BURDWAN DISTT, WEST BENGAL TABLE – 3.84 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE STUDY AREA 144 TABLE – 3.85 SUMMARY AVG – HOUSEHOLD (HH) SIZE 144 TABLE – 3.86 SUMMARY CASTE DISTRIBUTION 144 TABLE – 3.87 SUMMARY LITRECY STATUS 144 TABLE – 3.88 SUMMARY SEX RATIO 145 TABLE – 3.89 SUMMARY WORKER CLASSIFICATION 145 HH SURVEY - HOUSEHOLD SIZE AVERAGE TABLE 3.90 146 – TABLE – 3.91 VILLAGES IN BUFFER ZONE 148

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FIG. NO. 3a TEMPERATURE VARIATION CHART FOR THE STUDY PERIOD 69

FIG. NO. 3b RELATIVE HUMIDITY VARIATION CHART FOR THE STUDY PERIOD 69

FIG. NO. 3c EXISTING LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTANTS – PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX. 90

FIG. NO. 3d GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF EXISTING NOISE LEVELS IN COMPARISON WITH NAAQ STANDARD FOR NOISE 111

FIG. NO. 3e SOIL TEXTURE DIAGRAM 117 FIG. NO. 3f CGWB WELL HYDROGRAPH 135 FIG. NO. 3g CMPDI WELL HYDROGRAPH OF CHUNGEI STATION 136

FIG. NO. 3h CMPDI WELL HYDROGRAPH OF DEBIPUR STATION 136

FIG. NO. 3i PIE DIAGRAM SHOWING NET ANNUAL GROUNDWATER BALANCE OF CLUSTER XVII 141 FIG. NO. 3j STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT FOR CLUSTER XVII BUFFER ZONE 142 FIG. NO. 3k MINE WATER USAGE DIAGRAM OF CLUSTER XVII 143

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DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

3.1 STUDY AREA, PERIOD, COMPONENTS & METHODOLOGY

Study area, as framed in TOR by MOEF, is 10 km radius from the periphery of the project. All the base line data have been studied and assessed within this definition of study area. Study Area Following components of study area are described in Table given below for

which study has been carried out: Table-3.1 Components of study area Sl. No. Study Areas Based on References to 1.00 Socioeconomic profile 2011 census data 1.01 Social Profile -Do- 1.02 Economic Profile -Do- 1.03 Workforce Pattern -Do- 1.04 Basic and Civic Amenities -Do- Based Remote Sensing 2.00 Land Use pattern Satellite data by CMPDI 2.01 Core zone As per State Govt. record 2.02 Buffer Zone / Study area 2011 census data Indian Meteorological 3.00 Meteorological trends Department of the nearby area 3.01 Temperature trends Micro station set up by PDIL 3.02 Rainfall trends Micro station set up by PDIL 4.00 Micro-meteorological data PDIL, Sindri, Jharkhand Wind temperature, speed and 4.01 -Do- direction 4.02 Relative Humidity -Do- 4.03 Cloud Cover -Do- 4.04 Rainfall -Do- 5.00 Baseline data PDIL, Sindri, Jharkhand 5.01 Air Quality -Do- 5.02 Water Quality -Do- 5.03 Noise Level -Do- 5.04 Soil Quality -Do- 6.00 Forest, Flora and Fauna VRDS, Consultants, Chennai 6.01 Forest -Do- 6.02 Flora -Do- 6.03 Fauna -Do- 7.00 Hydrogeological CMPDIL 8.00 Land degradation BCCL and CMPDIL 9.00 Solid Waste BCCL and CMPDIL 10.00 Hazard assessment BCCL and CMPDIL 10.01 Ground vibration BCCL and CMPDIL 10.02 Coal Fire BCCL and CMPDIL

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Table-3.2 Sl. No. Study Areas Study period 1.00 Socioeconomic 1.01 Social Profile 2011 census 1.02 Economic Profile 2011 census 1.03 Workforce Pattern 2011 census 1.04 Basic and Civic Amenities 2011 census 2.00 Land Use pattern 2.01 Core zone As per State Govt. record 2.02 Buffer Zone / Study area 2011 census data 3.00 Meteorological trends 3.01 Temperature trends 4.00 Micro-meteorological trends 4.01 Wind speed and direction January 2016 – March 2016 4.02 Temperature January 2016 – March 2016 4.03 Relative Humidity January 2016 – March 2016 4.04 Cloud Cover January 2016 – March 2016 4.05 Rainfall January 2016 – March 2016 5.00 Baseline data January 2016 – March 2016 5.01 Air Quality January 2016 – March 2016 5.02 Water Quality January 2016 – March 2016 5.03 Noise Level January 2016 – March 2016 5.04 Soil Quality January 2016 – March 2016 6.00 Forest, Flora and Fauna 6.01 Forest 2016 6.02 Flora 2016 6.03 Fauna 2016 7.00 Hydrogeological 2008-2017 8.00 Land degradation 2016 9.00 Solid Waste 2016 10.00 Hazard assessment 2016 10.01 Ground vibration 2016 10.02 Coal Fire 2016

Components

As mentioned above.

Methodology

Socioeconomic study The socioeconomic study has been made with reference to Census 2011.

Land Use pattern Land Use pattern study has been carried out with reference to Remote Sensing Satellite data by CMPDI.

Air One season (i.e., January 2016 – March 2016) data were generated so far for

PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NOx.

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Water Grab sampling method was adopted for collection of ground water sample from hand-pump, waste water and surface water samples from different sources of water bodies.

Four nos. of samples for ground water, three nos. of surface water and one no. of mine water samples were collected as representative samples to assess water quality of the area during study period. These samples were analyzed as per “Standard Method for the Examination of Water & Waste Water” published by American Public Health Association (APHA: 22nd Edition, 2012).

Samples for chemical analysis were collected in polyethylene containers.

Samples collected for metal content were acidified with 1 ml. Conc. HNO3 per liter. Samples for bacteriological analysis were collected in sterilized glass bottles. Some of the parameters such as temperature, pH, DO, alkalinity, total hardness and chloride etc., which were liable to change with time were analyzed at site with the help of an analytical kit and one set of “Preserved” samples were brought to PDIL’s laboratory at Sindri for detailed analysis of the remaining parameters stated in the tables.

Noise The noise levels were measured by Noise Level Meter continuously for 24 hrs at hourly intervals, in decibels under 'A' weighted average. Values were reported as equivalent day, night and day-night noise levels.

Micrometeorology Data of micrometeorological and microclimatic parameters were recorded by installing an Automatic Weather station at the roof of Damagoria Project Office to represent the prevailing micrometeorological aspects of the study area. Automatic Weather station (WS-2815U-IT, lacrosse technology) was used to record ambient temperature, Relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, Cloud cover, Rainfall, wind speed and direction continuously during the study period.

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 66 Job No: 200308025 Soil Environment The main aim of the soil testing is to assess the soil quality of the area to define the present status of soil. It helps in the assessment of impact if any, due to proposed project activities and selection of suitable species of plants for green belt and afforestation as an anti-pollution measure. Keeping this in view, three sampling locations were selected so as to represent the soil quality of the entire study area.

3.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT

Following aspects have been considered for Micro-meteorological Study:

Location & Rationale of Sampling The micro-meteorological station was located near Core zone free from obstructions. The micro-meteorological data was taken for detailed analysis of air quality for different pollutants. Parameters to be monitored, period and frequency of monitoring is given below:

Table-3.3 Parameters to be monitored, period and frequency of monitoring Parameters to be monitored Period & Frequency of monitoring Hourly intervals continuously for 91 days in a Temperature season. Wind Direction --Do-- Wind Velocity --Do-- Calm condition --Do-- Relative Humidity --Do--

Methodology of Sampling

Wind velocity and wind direction were recorded using Cup Anemometer and Wind vane respectively. Ambient temperature was noted by Wet and Dry bulb thermometer. Relative humidity was measured by hygrometer. An aneroid barometer was used for measuring atmospheric pressure and self-recording rain gauge was used for rainfall data collection. Cloud cover data has been collected by visual inspection. Details of wind pattern during the study period have been presented in Table 3.4 to 3.7.

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Data collection and analysis Meteorological data collected at meteorological station representing the study area during the study period (January 2016 – March 2016) reveals the following status:

(i) Wind Speed/Direction Generally, moderate to stronger winds prevailed throughout the season. Winds were moderate particularly during the morning hours. During the afternoon hours the winds were stronger. Wind speed readings were ranging from ≤ 0.5 m/sec to 8.3 m/sec. The seasonal average wind speed was observed to be 1.3 m/sec. The wind pattern of the study period is presented below: The analysis of wind pattern during the season showed that the predominant wind directions were from North-West & West followed by North-East having frequencies 16.07%, 10.39% & 4.85% respectively. The calm conditions prevailed 42.81%. The analysis of wind speeds during the study period indicated that the low speed of 0.6-1.5 m/sec occupied 40.52% while wind speed of 1.6-3.5 m/sec occupied 16.07% and > 3.5 m/sec were recorded as 0.60% of the total occupancy respectively.

(ii) Temperature Temperature values ranged between 8.1°C to 40.6°C. The seasonal average temperature value during this period was found to be 24.4°C. The temperature variation chart for the study period is given below:

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 68 Job No: 200308025 MICROENVIRONMENTAL STATUS (METEOROLOGY)

Fig. No. 3a (iii) Relative Humidity The daily average relative humidity values were in the range of 36.3 to 60.8%. The seasonal average humidity value was found to be 46.2%. The relative humidity variation chart for the study period is given below:

Fig. No. 3b

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 69 Job No: 200308025 (iv) Cloud Cover Mostly clear sky was predominant during the study period. (v) Atmospheric Pressure The average atmospheric pressure has been found to be around 743.8 mm Hg. (vi) Rainfall Total 91.0 mm rainfall was recorded during the study period. The average rainfall during the season was found to be 1.00 mm.

SUMMARY The sky was mostly clear during the study period. The readings of wind velocity were ranging from ≤ 0.5 m/sec to 8.3 m/sec. Predominant wind was blowing from North- West direction. The seasonal average wind speed was observed to be 1.3 m/sec. The maximum temperature recorded was 40.6°C and the minimum is 8.1°C. The daily average relative humidity values were in the range of 36.3 to 60.8%.

Table –3.4 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (JANUARY’ 2016) Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery) Period: 1st JAN.’2016 – 31st JAN.’2016 Wind Wind Velocity (m/s) & Duration (%) Direction < 0.5 0.6 -1.5 1.6 -3.5 >3.5 Total N 0.27 0.54 0.00 0.81 NNE 1.34 1.34 0.00 2.69 NE 2.82 1.34 0.00 4.17 ENE 0.40 0.67 0.00 1.08 E 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.13 ESE 0.67 0.27 0.00 0.94 SE 1.88 0.27 0.00 2.15 SSE 0.94 0.40 0.00 1.34 S 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.13 SSW 1.34 0.40 0.00 1.75 SW 1.75 1.21 0.00 2.96 WSW 0.67 0.27 0.00 0.94 W 6.18 3.09 0.00 9.27 WNW 2.42 1.08 0.00 3.49 NW 9.68 4.44 0.00 14.11 NNW 2.42 1.08 0.00 3.49 CALM 50.54 - - - 50.54 Total 50.54 32.93 16.53 0.00 100

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 70 Job No: 200308025 Table –3.5 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (FEBRUARY’ 2016) Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery) Period: 1st FEB.’2016 – 29th FEB.’2016 Wind Wind Velocity (m/s) & Duration (%)

Direction < 0.5 0.6 -1.5 1.6 -3.5 >3.5 Total N 1.87 0.57 0.00 2.44 NNE 3.16 0.29 0.00 3.45 NE 4.17 0.72 0.00 4.89 ENE 0.43 0.14 0.00 0.57 E 0.72 0.00 0.00 0.72 ESE 0.72 0.29 0.00 1.01 SE 3.02 1.01 0.00 4.02 SSE 1.44 0.00 0.00 1.44

S 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.29 SSW 1.44 0.43 0.00 1.87 SW 1.29 1.15 0.00 2.44 WSW 0.72 0.14 0.00 0.86 W 8.33 2.30 0.14 10.78 WNW 1.58 0.57 0.00 2.16 NW 13.36 1.87 0.43 15.66 NNW 2.87 0.86 0.00 3.74 CALM 43.68 - - - 43.68 Total 43.68 45.26 10.34 0.72 100

Table –3.6 MONTHLY WIND DISTRIBUTION (MARCH’ 2016) Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery) Period: 1st MAR.’2016 – 31st MAR.’2016 Wind Wind Velocity (m/s) & Duration (%)

Direction < 0.5 0.6 -1.5 1.6 -3.5 >3.5 Total N 1.08 0.94 0.00 2.02 NNE 0.67 0.81 0.13 1.61 NE 3.49 1.88 0.13 5.51 ENE 0.40 0.54 0.00 0.94 E 0.54 0.54 0.00 1.08 ESE 0.54 0.40 0.00 0.94 SE 3.09 1.34 0.00 4.44 SSE 0.81 0.27 0.13 1.21

S 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.40 SSW 1.34 0.13 0.00 1.48 SW 4.70 1.34 0.00 6.05 WSW 1.21 0.40 0.00 1.61 W 6.85 4.17 0.13 11.16 WNW 2.42 0.94 0.00 3.36 NW 11.96 6.05 0.40 18.41 NNW 4.17 1.21 0.13 5.51 CALM 34.27 - - - 34.27 Total 34.27 43.68 20.97 1.08 100

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 71 Job No: 200308025 Table –3.7 SEASONAL WIND DISTRIBUTION Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery) Period: 01ST JAN.’2016 – 31ST MAR.’2016 Wind Wind Velocity (m/s) & Duration (%)

Direction < 0.5 0.6 -1.5 1.6 -3.5 >3.5 Total N 1.05 0.69 0.00 1.74 NNE 1.69 0.82 0.05 2.56 NE 3.48 1.33 0.05 4.85 ENE 0.41 0.46 0.00 0.87 E 0.41 0.23 0.00 0.64 ESE 0.64 0.32 0.00 0.96 SE 2.66 0.87 0.00 3.53 SSE 1.05 0.23 0.05 1.33

S 0.23 0.00 0.05 0.27 SSW 1.37 0.32 0.00 1.69 SW 2.61 1.24 0.00 3.85 WSW 0.87 0.27 0.00 1.14 W 7.10 3.21 0.09 10.39 WNW 2.15 0.87 0.00 3.02 NW 11.63 4.17 0.27 16.07 NNW 3.16 1.05 0.05 4.26 CALM 42.81 - - - 42.81 Total 42.81 40.52 16.07 0.60 100

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 72 Job No: 200308025 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA TABLE: 3.8 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Coal Washery) Season: Post winter - 2016 Month: January 2016 Wind Velocity (m/s) Relativ Cloud Cover Predomi Temperature (oK) Atmosph % Duration e (Oktas) nant eric Humidit Rainfall Date Wind Pressure Min. Ma Avg. y (%) (mm) 0.6-1.5 1.6-3.5 > 3.6 Directio Min. Max. Avg. (mm of Lowest Highest x ≤ 0.5 Averag n (From) Hg) e 01.01.16 < 0.5 1.7 1.2 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 NNW 284.3 296.2 291.0 53.3 728.0 0 0 1 02.01.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.1 50.08 45.76 4.16 0.00 NW 284.3 294.9 289.5 49.3 736.3 0 0 1 03.01.16 < 0.5 1.4 1.1 58.40 41.60 0.00 0.00 W 283.5 294.1 288.7 47.6 732.8 0 0 1 04.01.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.1 50.08 41.60 8.32 0.00 W 281.2 294.7 287.8 51.2 735.1 0 0 1 05.01.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 50.08 29.12 20.80 0.00 SSW 281.6 295.1 288.2 49.7 750.4 0 0 1 06.01.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.5 58.40 29.12 12.48 0.00 NW 282.2 292.8 287.4 50.8 735.7 0 0 1 07.01.16 < 0.5 2.9 1.6 62.56 20.80 16.64 0.00 NW 284.1 294.7 289.3 51.6 731.9 0 0 1 08.01.16 < 0.5 2.8 1.6 50.08 24.96 24.96 0.00 NNE 285.3 295.9 290.5 51.4 728.4 0 0 1 09.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.4 54.24 24.96 20.80 0.00 NW 286.8 299.8 292.4 50.6 725.4 0 0 1 10.01.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 50.08 33.28 16.64 0.00 NW 288.0 300.1 293.5 53.6 727.3 0 0 1 11.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.4 58.40 24.96 16.64 0.00 NW 286.1 299.7 293.8 50.6 729.3 0 0 1 12.01.16 < 0.5 1.5 1.2 41.76 58.24 0.00 0.00 W 286.0 300.2 294.2 47.6 731.5 0 0 2 13.01.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.3 45.92 37.44 16.64 0.00 NNW 286.5 300.5 294.3 46.4 730.6 0 0 1 14.01.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.6 62.56 16.64 20.80 0.00 NNE 288.2 301.8 296.0 45.8 732.4 0 0 1 15.01.16 < 0.5 1.8 1.3 62.56 24.96 12.48 0.00 WNW 288.5 302.1 296.3 46.8 733.5 0 0 1 16.01.16 < 0.5 2.4 1.4 50.08 37.44 12.48 0.00 SSE 288.2 301.8 295.9 46.0 736.4 0 0 1 17.01.16 < 0.5 2.2 1.4 62.56 20.80 16.64 0.00 NW 287.6 301.2 295.4 47.3 740.5 0 0 1 18.01.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 45.92 29.12 24.96 0.00 NE 288.1 300.3 294.4 49.9 745.8 3.0 0 3 19.01.16 < 0.5 2.0 1.3 50.08 33.28 16.64 0.00 NW 286.8 300.4 294.6 49.7 724.3 1.5 0 2 20.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.2 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 NW 287.7 295.9 291.5 60.8 714.2 18.0 0 3 21.01.16 < 0.5 1.1 0.9 54.24 45.76 0.00 0.00 NW 285.9 296.1 291.2 49.0 725.2 0 0 1 22.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.3 50.08 37.44 12.48 0.00 NW 283.9 295.8 290.6 49.5 739.1 0 0 1 23.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.3 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 W 283 295.9 290.2 51.4 736.4 0 0 1 24.01.16 < 0.5 2.4 1.4 45.92 37.44 16.64 0.00 W 281.1 296.4 289.8 47.8 737.8 0 0 1 25.01.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.3 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 SE 281.6 297.9 290.4 47.5 739.3 0 0 1 26.01.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.3 54.24 37.44 8.32 0.00 NW 282.2 297.8 291.0 47.3 740.3 0 0 1 27.01.16 < 0.5 2.0 1.1 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 SSW 286.2 299.7 293.2 47.0 742.4 0 0 1 28.01.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.4 45.92 41.60 12.48 0.00 NW 287 300.8 293.7 48.7 745.6 0 0 1 29.01.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.3 37.60 45.76 16.64 0.00 NW 286.1 300.6 293.9 46.8 747.3 0 0 1 30.01.16 < 0.5 2.0 1.2 41.76 45.76 12.48 0.00 NW 286.9 303.1 295.0 45.1 751.2 0 0 1 31.01.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.4 45.92 37.44 16.64 0.00 NW 287.2 303.4 295.3 47.1 751.8 0 0 1

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Table: 3.9 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Coal Washery) Season: Post winter - 2016 Month: February 2016

Wind Velocity (m/s) Atmosph Cloud Cover Predomina Temperature (oK) Relative % Duration eric (Oktas) nt Wind Humidit Rainfall Date Pressure Min. Avg. Direction y (%) (mm) Max 0.6-1.5 1.6-3.5 > 3.6 Min. Max. Avg. (mm of Lowest Highest ≤ 0.5 (From) Average Hg) 01.02.16 < 0.5 1.4 0.9 37.60 62.40 0.00 0.00 W 286.3 303.7 295.5 46.3 729.3 0 0 1 02.02.16 < 0.5 1.6 0.9 41.76 54.08 4.16 0.00 NW 288.1 304 295.8 47.1 721.6 0 0 1 03.02.16 < 0.5 1.4 0.9 41.76 58.24 0.00 0.00 NW 290.4 302 295.9 53.0 746.5 0 0 1 04.02.16 < 0.5 1.6 0.9 45.92 49.92 4.16 0.00 NW 287.4 301.7 294.9 49.3 727.6 0 0 1 05.02.16 < 0.5 1.2 0.8 41.76 58.24 0.00 0.00 NW 291.5 302.1 297.1 44.0 731.8 0 0 1 06.02.16 < 0.5 1.3 1.0 45.92 54.08 0.00 0.00 W 286.1 302 295.3 46.9 727.6 0 0 2 07.02.16 < 0.5 1.4 0.9 37.60 62.40 0.00 0.00 W 285.9 301.8 295.1 48.3 756.2 0 0 1 08.02.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.4 37.60 45.76 12.48 4.16 NNE 290.1 304.2 296.2 46.1 753.2 0 0 1 09.02.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.0 50.08 45.76 4.16 0.00 SSW 289.7 300.5 295.1 53.8 741.5 0 0 1 10.02.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.0 37.60 58.24 4.16 0.00 SE 286.1 302.7 295.3 47.2 752.8 0 0 1 11.02.16 < 0.5 2.8 1.3 37.60 49.92 12.48 0.00 W 289.5 300.8 295.5 43.5 750.3 0 0 1 12.02.16 < 0.5 2.4 1.3 37.60 45.76 16.64 0.00 NW 289.7 305.1 297.0 44.3 740.5 0 0 1 13.02.16 < 0.5 2.2 1.1 37.60 54.08 8.32 0.00 NW 289.1 304.5 296.2 44.9 734.3 0 0 1 14.02.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.7 45.92 29.12 20.80 4.16 SSW 289.8 304.2 295.9 44.8 738.9 7 0 4 15.02.16 < 0.5 1.5 1.0 45.92 54.08 54.08 0.00 NNW 289.9 304.3 296.5 50.8 742.3 0 0 1 16.02.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.7 54.24 29.12 8.32 8.32 NW 290.9 305.4 297.2 52.0 751.3 0 0 1 17.02.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.2 50.08 45.76 4.16 0.00 W 291.4 304.6 297.6 49.0 734.5 0 0 1 18.02.16 < 0.5 2.2 1.2 41.76 54.08 4.16 0.00 W 291.6 306.4 299.3 47.8 733.2 0 0 1 19.02.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.2 50.08 37.44 12.48 0.00 SE 292.1 306.6 299.7 45.8 735.8 0 0 1 20.02.16 < 0.5 2.7 1.1 37.60 58.24 4.16 0.00 NW 292.4 306.9 300.0 44.4 758.4 0 0 1 21.02.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.1 54.24 41.60 4.16 0.00 W 292 306.5 299.6 42.4 758.2 0 0 1 22.02.16 < 0.5 1.3 1.0 45.92 54.08 0.00 0.00 NW 292.3 306.1 299.2 46.2 754.1 0 0 1 23.02.16 < 0.5 3.7 1.7 37.60 29.12 29.12 4.16 SW 291.5 304.8 298.4 48.2 748.5 0.7 0 3 24.02.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.3 45.92 33.28 20.80 0.00 NW 290.7 302.8 296.8 49.7 752.3 1.9 0 4 25.02.16 < 0.5 1.8 1.3 50.08 41.60 8.32 0.00 NW 290.8 303.3 296.9 51.8 737.7 12.9 0 3 26.02.16 < 0.5 2 1.4 45.92 33.28 20.80 0.00 NNW 290.6 301.4 295.7 51.5 752.3 3.4 0 3 27.02.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 41.76 41.60 16.64 0.00 NW 290.2 302.7 295.6 49.2 740.6 14.0 0 3 28.02.16 < 0.5 3.1 1.7 45.92 24.96 29.12 0.00 NW 292.4 305.7 299.3 46.1 752.1 0 0 2 29.02.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.4 41.76 33.28 24.96 0.00 W 293 306 299.6 47.0 751.0 0 0 1

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 74 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.10 ABSTRACT OF MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneswari OCP and Coal Washery) season: Post winter - 2016 Month: March 2016 Wind Velocity (m/s) Atmosph Temperature (oK) Relative Cloud Cover (Oktas) % Duration Predominant eric Humidit Rainfall Date Wind Direction Pressure Min. Avg. y (%) (mm) Max 0.6-1.5 1.6-3.5 > 3.6 (From) Min. Max. Avg. (mm of Lowest Highest ≤ 0.5 Average Hg) 01.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.4 37.60 37.44 24.96 0.00 NW 294.9 307.6 301.2 44.3 752.5 0.8 0 2 02.03.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.7 25.12 41.60 24.96 8.32 NW 295.4 308.1 301.7 43.6 758.3 0 0 1 03.03.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.4 25.12 45.76 29.12 0.00 W 295.9 308.6 301.9 42.3 748.8 0 0 1 04.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.4 20.96 54.08 24.96 0.00 NW 290.9 309 300.7 44.3 759.2 12.7 0 3 05.03.16 < 0.5 2.0 1.4 37.60 41.60 20.80 0.00 SE 295.3 308.9 301.7 39.6 749.6 0 0 1 06.03.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 25.12 45.76 29.12 0.00 W 294.7 309.2 301.6 41.8 745.6 0 0 1 07.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.3 41.76 37.44 20.80 0.00 NW 294.1 309.5 301.5 43.5 743.9 0 0 1 08.03.16 < 0.5 3.5 1.4 41.76 41.60 12.48 4.16 SW 295.3 308.9 301.8 44.3 735.9 0 0 2 09.03.16 < 0.5 8.3 1.5 29.28 62.40 4.16 4.16 SE 290.3 310.5 299.1 49.6 759.2 8.5 0 4 10.03.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.3 37.60 41.60 20.80 0.00 NW 296.5 309.3 303.0 42.4 752.4 0 0 1 11.03.16 < 0.5 3.2 1.4 25.12 54.08 20.80 0.00 W 295.7 310.4 303.3 41.5 752.3 0 0 1 12.03.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.4 33.44 49.92 16.64 0.00 SW 295.7 311.9 304.7 44.2 746.7 1.7 0 2 13.03.16 < 0.5 2.1 1.1 29.28 54.08 16.64 0.00 NE 292.5 307.2 300.1 42.2 732.2 0 0 1 14.03.16 < 0.5 2.5 1.5 50.08 33.28 16.64 0.00 NW 294.2 308.3 301.7 42.6 751.5 2.9 0 3 15.03.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.3 37.60 49.92 12.48 0.00 NW 296.7 309.5 303.2 41.9 748.6 0 0 1 16.03.16 < 0.5 1.9 1.3 37.60 49.92 12.48 0.00 W 296.9 309.7 303.4 44.9 758.9 0 0 1 17.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.4 33.44 45.76 20.80 0.00 NW 296.1 308.9 302.6 45.3 750.4 0 0 1 18.03.16 < 0.5 2.2 1.2 37.60 49.92 12.48 0.00 SE 296.9 310.2 303.4 39.8 750.8 0 0 1 19.03.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.6 33.44 41.60 20.80 8.32 W 297.7 311.0 304.1 38.8 753.5 1.1 0 2 20.03.16 < 0.5 1.8 1.1 37.60 58.24 4.16 0.00 NW 296 312.7 303.9 43.1 759.3 0 0 1 21.03.16 < 0.5 2.6 1.2 37.60 54.08 8.32 0.00 NW 294.3 313 303.5 43.5 753.8 0 0 1 22.03.16 < 0.5 2.0 1.2 33.44 49.92 16.64 0.00 NE 297.4 312 304.6 36.8 754.5 0 0 1 23.03.16 < 0.5 1.5 1.0 33.44 66.56 0.00 0.00 SW 295.2 310 301.8 39.9 753.3 0 0 1 24.03.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.4 37.60 41.60 16.64 4.16 NW 295.7 310.9 302.4 38.3 758.0 0 0 1 25.03.16 < 0.5 2.9 1.4 37.60 45.76 16.64 0.00 NW 297.9 312.6 305.2 36.3 756.3 0 0 1 26.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.2 41.76 41.60 16.64 0.00 W 297.1 313.4 304.9 38.5 757.8 0 0 2 27.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.2 37.60 54.08 8.32 0.00 W 296.3 313.6 304.7 39.8 755.1 0 0 1 28.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.3 37.60 37.44 24.96 0.00 SW 294.9 312.2 303.2 39.8 755.4 0 0 1 29.03.16 < 0.5 2.3 1.3 29.28 54.08 16.64 0.00 SE 296.9 313.2 304.7 39.5 755.7 0 0 1 30.03.16 < 0.5 3.6 1.5 33.44 45.76 16.64 4.16 NW 297.1 313.0 304.8 42.8 755.7 0 0 1 31.03.16 < 0.5 2.9 1.4 33.44 37.44 29.12 0.00 NW 297.3 312.4 304.8 43.0 756.3 0 0 2

______EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 75 Job No: 200308025 Ambient Air Quality

Air environment is one of the most important components of the ecosystem. The air environment is most sensitive to any developmental activity leading to various type of air pollution. As per present norms, guidelines and practices the air quality monitoring within 10 km buffer zone from the core zone is essential. The prime objective of ambient air quality monitoring of Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP and Coal Washery) project area was to assess existing air environment. Air pollution forms an important and critical factor to study the environmental issues in the mining areas. Air quality has to be frequently monitored to know the extent of pollution due to mining and allied activities. This will be useful for assessing the conformity to standards of the ambient air quality during implementation of the proposed project. To evaluate the baseline status with respect to ambient air quality, monitoring was conducted during the study period i.e from 01st Jan 2016 to 31st March 2016. The following criteria were taken into account during selection of the sampling locations for collection of representative samples: • Topography of the area. • Human settlements within the study area. • Prediction of maximum concentration through mathematical modeling for the proposed source details and under prevailing meteorological conditions in the region. • Representation of the area. • Safety, accessibility and non-interference with general routine of the people residing near the sampling location.

Methodology

A brief description of the sampling and analytical procedures followed during the ambient air quality survey is as follows:

Respirable Particulate Matter (PM 10) The sampling of ambient air for evaluating RPM levels were performed with a RDS Sampler fitted with a cyclone separator for particles less than 10 microns diameter. Air exiting the separator is drawn at a measured rate through pre-

weighed glass fiber filter sheets of 20.3 cm x 25.4 cm sizes. The PM10

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 76 Job No: 200308025 concentrations were computed from the average air flow rate, sampling period and the mass of particulate matter collected over the filter surface.

Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

PM2.5 is determined as per USEPA’S Quality assurance guideline documents 2.12 (United State Environment Protection Agency) guidelines with the help of Fine Dust Sampler. Ambient air is allowed to pass through Louvered inlet and WINS impactor as well as particulate matter of size <2.5 microns is deposited on 46.2 mm dia PTFE filter. The difference of final weight of filter and initial weight gives the weight of particulate matter of size <2.5 microns. The

concentration of PM2.5 is computed with the help of dust deposited on the filter, volume of air sampled monitoring temperature and barometric pressure.

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) The sampling of ambient air for evaluating the gaseous pollutants were performed with a Multigas Sampler, using the vacuum created by the RDS

Sampler for drawing the air samples through the impingers. For SO2, air was drawn at a measured and controlled rate of 400 to 500 ml/min through a solution of potassium tetrachloromercurate. After completion of the sampling, the used absorbing reagent was treated with dilute solutions of sulfamic acid, formaldehyde and para-rosaniline hydrochloride. The absorbance of the intensely coloured para-rosaniline methyl sulphonic acid was measured at 560

nm wavelength of light on spectrophotometer and the amount of SO2 in the

sample was computed. The ambient SO2 concentrations were computed from

the amount of SO2 collected and the volume of air sampled. Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Air was drawn at a measured and controlled rate of about 200 ml/minute through an orifice-tipped impinger containing solutions of sodium hydroxide and sodium arsenite. After completion of the sampling, suitable aliquot of the

used absorbing solution was treated with solutions of H2O2, sulphanilamide and NEDA. The nitrite ion present in the impinger was calculated by measuring the absorbance of the resulting solution at 540 nm wavelength of light on spectrophotometer. The ambient NOx concentrations were computed from the total nitrite ion present in the impingers, overall efficiency of the impinger and the procedure, and the volume of air sampled.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 77 Job No: 200308025 Heavy Metals Principle: Heavy metals are determined after separation of Silica (gravimetrically) from the acid digested dust sample. Heavy metals were made into suitable complex and isolated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). For Mercury (Hg), cold vapour technique of AAS is adopted. Alternatively, colorimetric method is used for estimation of Arsenic (As). Sodium Borohydrate is used for generation of As from the sample and determined colorimetrically using Silver diethyl thio-carbamate. Method: Dust sample was collected with the help of Respirable Dust Sampler & dried at 105oC for removal of moisture. Appropriate weight of sample was subjected for acid digestion with aqua-regia. Silica was separated by precipitation & filtration of digested sample. Filtrate was used for determination of heavy metals by using AAS as per standard method given in APHA, 22nd edition, year 2012. % of silica was calculated using the following formula:

% of SiO2

Instruments deployed at site 1] Respirable Dust Sampler with Cyclone Separator 2] Fine Dust Sampler with WINS impactor 3] Spectrophotometer 4] Desiccator

Techniques for measurement The techniques used for measurement of pollutants may be summarized as under:

Table– 3.11 Measurement Techniques Instruments used for Sl. No Parameters Code of Practice Sampler Analysis RDS Sampler with 1. PM10 IS: 5182 (Part-IV) Balance, Desiccator Cyclone Separator 2. PM2.5 USEPA’S Quality Fine Dust Sampler Balance, Desiccator

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 78 Job No: 200308025 Instruments used for Sl. No Parameters Code of Practice Sampler Analysis Assurance Guideline Documents 2.12 3. SO2 IS: 5182 (Part-V) RDS Sampler Spectrophotometer 4. NOx IS: 5182 (Part-V) RDS Sampler Spectrophotometer

Rationale behind sampling In order to assess the Ambient Air Quality Status, air quality monitoring stations were identified on the basis of the objectives, the particular method or instrument used for sampling, resources available, physical access and security against loss and tampering. In addition to the above, information on qualitative and quantitative data on the local sources of air pollution, on the sources of pollution situated at larger distances which are likely to contribute significantly to pollution of the area under monitoring, topography, population distribution, vegetation, property utilization, climatology & meteorology in the upwind and downwind direction were taken into consideration. Based on above mentioned considerations and the activities of the project site in consultation with the CMPDIL officials, the air monitoring stations were selected to ensure the collection of representative samples as per condition prevailing in the environment at the time of collection at site. As per guidelines, norms and practices, eight numbers of sampling locations were selected for monitoring ambient air quality in and around project site.

SAMPLING LOCATIONS, PARAMETERS AND FREQUECY OF SAMPLING

Table – 3.12 SAMPLING LOCATION FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneswari OCP and Coal Washery) Period: 01st January’16 – 31st March 16

Sl. Direction & Height of Location Name/Location No Co-ordinates distance w.r.t Sampling Description Code . (GPS) Project Site Point (m) Core zone – Victoria U/G Lat.-23044’9”N 01. 0 - 3.0 Industrial area Office-SA1 Long.- 86 50’20”E Core zone – Victoria West Lat.-23044’33”N 02. 0 - 3.0 Industrial area U/G Office – SA2 Long.-86 49’39.31”E Core zone – Begunia Guest Lat.-23043’54.29”N 03. 0 - 3.0 Industrial area House – SA3 Long.- 86 48’43.9”E Core zone – Damagoria Lat.-23046’7.79”N 04. 0 - 3.0 Industrial area Project Office – SA4 Long.-86 50’40.78”E Lat.-23044’27.47”N 05. Chirkunda – SA5 0 W, 0.8 Km 3.0 Residential Area Long.-86 47’59.46”E 0 06. Dendua Village – SA6 Lat.-23 46’55.33”N NE, 2.7 Km 3.0 Residential Area

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 79 Job No: 200308025 Sl. Direction & Height of Location Name/Location No Co-ordinates distance w.r.t Sampling Description Code . (GPS) Project Site Point (m) Long.- 86051’59”E Lat.-23043’51.30”N Residential Area 07. Kulti-SA7 0 SE,1.2 3.0 Long.-86 51’03.79”E Lat.-23046’35.62”N Residential Area 08. Kalipahari Village-SA8 NW,3.0 3.0 Long.-86048’21.96”E

Table – 3.13 LOCATION & JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTION OF AAQ STATIONS Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneswari OCP and Coal Washery) Period: 01st January’16 – 31st March 2016 Station Name of sampling station Location of sampling station and its description No. Core zone Victoria U/G It has been selected to assess baseline environmental SA – 1 Office status in the mining area Core zone Victoria West It has been selected to assess baseline environmental SA – 2 U/G Office status in the mining area It has been selected to assess baseline environmental Core zone Begunia Guest status in the mining area. It is situated at a distance of SA – 3 House about 100 m from Chanch Victoria area office and about 350 m from Begunia Chawk. Core zone Damagoria It has been selected to assess baseline environmental SA – 4 Project Office status in the mining area. This location is situated at a distance of about 0.8 km from project area in western direction. It is situated at a SA Chirkunda 5 distance of about 100 m from Barakar river and about 1.5 km from Kumardhubhi railway station. This location is situated at a distance of about 2.7 km from

SA6 Dendua Village project area in North - East direction. It is situated at a distance of about 3.5 km from Maithon reservoir. This location is situated at a distance of about 1.2 km from project area in South - East direction. It is selected to

SA7 Kulti assess baseline environmental status in predominant Down- wind direction. It is situated at a distance of about 1.2 km from Howrah-Delhi railway line. This location is situated at a distance of about 3.0 km from project area in North-West direction. It is selected to

SA8 Kalipahari Village assess baseline environmental status in predominant Up- wind direction. It is situated at a distance of about 1.0 km from Maithon reservoir

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 80 Job No: 200308025 Table – 3.14 MONITORED PARAMETERS AND FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING Project: Cluster XVII (Proposed Kalyaneswari OCP and Coal Washery) Period: 01st January’16 – 31st March 2016 Sl. Total No. of Parameters Sampling Frequency No. Readings 2 days/week/Season/Station (on 01 PM10 24 24 hourly basis) 2 days/week/Season/Station (on 02 PM2.5 24 24 hourly basis) 2 days/week/Season/Station (on 03 Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 24 24 hourly basis) 2 days/week/Season/Station (on 04 Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) 24 24 hourly basis)

1. BASELINE AIR QUALITY DATA Table: 3.15 st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Core Zone – Victoria U/G Office - SA1

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 65.6 34.4 9.6 15.1 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 64.4 36.2 10.4 15.9 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 66.6 35.2 13.2 18.8 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 55.7 31.2 10.2 16.6 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 55.4 30.3 12.7 16.0 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 48.0 26.8 8.8 14.1 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 53.1 29.5 9.4 16.9 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 54.0 31.5 10.6 16.3 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 53.3 28.8 13.6 16.7 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 64.2 31.2 13.1 16.2 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 58.5 32.9 13.5 20.4 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 62.9 35.3 12.3 17.3 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 50.5 28.3 9.3 15.5 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 53.7 29.8 12.9 21.2 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 60.6 34.4 11.0 16.4 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 65.5 37.1 10.5 16.1 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 66.5 37.8 11.1 18.8 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 67.1 38.4 10.7 16.9 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 56.2 30.8 12.5 20.0 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 52.0 29.1 9.9 16.7 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 55.2 31.5 8.7 13.5 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 65.1 37.1 12.1 17.7 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 59.3 33.0 10.4 14.9 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 59.2 34.3 9.8 14.5

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 48.0 26.8 8.7 13.5 Maximum Concentration 67.1 38.4 13.6 21.2 Average 58.86 32.71 11.10 16.77 98th percentile 66.89 38.12 13.55 20.83

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 81 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.16 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Core Zone – Victoria West – SA2

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 61.4 32.2 9.9 15.6 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 60.3 33.9 10.7 16.4 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 62.3 32.9 13.6 19.4 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 52.1 29.2 10.5 17.1 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 51.8 28.4 13.1 16.5 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 44.9 25.1 9.1 14.5 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 49.7 27.6 9.7 17.4 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 50.5 29.5 10.9 16.8 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 49.9 26.9 14.0 17.2 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 60.1 29.2 13.5 16.7 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 54.8 30.8 13.9 21.0 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 58.9 33.0 12.7 17.8 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 47.2 26.5 9.6 16.0 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 50.3 27.8 13.3 21.8 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 56.7 32.2 11.3 16.9 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 61.3 34.7 10.8 16.6 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 62.2 35.4 11.4 19.4 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 62.8 35.9 11.0 17.4 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 52.6 28.9 12.9 20.6 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 48.7 27.2 10.2 17.2 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 51.6 29.5 9.0 13.9 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 60.9 34.7 12.5 18.2 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 55.5 30.9 10.7 15.3 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 55.4 32.1 10.1 14.9

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 44.9 25.1 9.0 13.9 Maximum Concentration 62.8 35.9 14.0 21.8 Average 55.08 30.61 11.43 17.27 98th percentile 62.60 35.67 13.96 21.46

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 82 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.17 AIR QUALITY DATA Period: 01st January’16 – 31st March 2016 Location: Core Zone – Begunia Guest House –

SA3

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 68.2 35.4 12.1 20.1 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 67.0 37.3 11.6 18.8 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 69.2 36.3 14.8 22.3 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 57.9 32.2 10.0 16.9 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 57.6 31.3 14.2 22.6 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 49.9 27.6 9.8 16.6 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 55.3 30.4 11.4 18.5 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 56.1 32.5 12.1 21.2 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 55.5 29.6 15.2 25.6 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 66.8 32.2 14.7 19.7 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 60.9 33.9 12.0 22.7 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 65.5 36.4 13.7 20.5 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 52.4 29.2 10.4 18.4 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 55.9 30.7 10.3 16.8 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 63.0 35.4 12.2 19.5 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 68.1 38.2 11.7 19.0 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 69.1 39.0 12.3 23.4 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 70.0 39.6 11.9 20.0 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 58.6 31.8 14.0 23.8 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 54.2 30.0 10.2 18.6 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 57.3 32.5 10.4 19.0 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 67.7 38.2 13.1 21.0 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 61.7 34.0 11.6 20.1 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 61.6 35.3 10.9 19.5

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 49.9 27.6 9.8 16.6 Maximum Concentration 70.0 39.6 15.2 25.6 Average 61.24 33.70 12.10 20.19 98th percentile 69.63 39.32 15.00 24.75

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 83 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.18 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016Location: Core Zone – Damagoria Project Office– SA4

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 90.2 49.3 13.6 21.4 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 93.8 51.9 14.8 22.5 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 94.3 50.4 18.7 26.7 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 95.4 55.2 14.4 23.6 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 80.6 43.3 18.0 24.9 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 77.3 41.5 11.8 20.0 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 83.8 48.6 13.1 23.6 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 87.3 50.5 14.8 22.7 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 97.5 55.8 18.9 26.5 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 97.2 54.8 18.2 22.6 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 85.3 47.1 18.8 26.3 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 91.6 50.6 17.1 24.0 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 87.3 51.1 13.2 21.9 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 78.2 42.6 18.3 25.7 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 93.4 49.3 15.6 23.2 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 86.5 48.5 14.9 22.8 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 96.8 57.3 15.7 26.7 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 98.5 58.3 15.1 25.7 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 81.9 44.1 17.7 28.3 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 76.3 41.7 11.8 19.7 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 80.2 45.2 12.4 20.5 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 84.7 48.1 17.1 25.1 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 96.3 52.9 14.8 21.1 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 94.5 51.7 13.9 20.6

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 76.3 41.5 11.8 19.7 Maximum Concentration 98.5 58.3 18.9 28.3 Average 88.70 49.58 15.53 23.59 98th percentile 98.04 57.84 18.85 27.56

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 84 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.19 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Buffer Zone – Chirkunda – SA5

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 62.3 33.1 10.2 16.5 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 59.6 32.5 10.8 17.7 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 52.0 28.2 13.4 21.8 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 41.7 21.6 10.7 17.3 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 50.2 23.9 13.9 21.3 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 43.8 25.6 13.8 18.0 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 44.3 25.0 10.4 19.6 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 49.7 25.8 10.8 18.7 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 65.5 33.7 12.6 16.9 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 63.1 35.1 12.5 16.6 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 52.0 28.1 11.2 18.2 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 56.0 30.0 15.2 25.1 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 44.4 24.0 10.5 18.2 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 41.7 22.7 10.8 15.7 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 63.8 31.0 11.1 18.6 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 59.8 33.1 10.6 22.2 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 60.8 33.5 15.4 23.9 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 63.4 33.0 14.3 22.7 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 53.0 28.8 10.1 16.6 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 42.4 24.3 9.0 15.7 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 45.2 25.2 13.3 22.6 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 47.1 25.9 13.9 21.2 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 59.6 31.5 12.3 20.0 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 63.1 32.7 11.4 18.6

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 41.7 21.6 9.0 15.7 Maximum Concentration 65.5 35.1 15.4 25.1 Average 53.53 28.68 12.01 19.32 98th percentile 64.71 34.45 15.31 24.52

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 85 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.20 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Buffer Zone – Dendua Village – SA6

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 46.5 25.1 8.0 12.6 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 44.5 24.6 8.5 13.5 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 38.8 21.4 10.5 16.6 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 43.9 25.8 8.4 13.2 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 37.5 21.5 10.9 16.3 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 34.5 20.1 12.1 19.3 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 33.0 18.9 8.4 15.2 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 37.1 21.5 8.6 14.5 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 48.9 26.7 10.1 17.0 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 47.1 26.6 10.0 16.8 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 38.8 21.3 9.0 14.1 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 41.8 23.9 12.1 19.5 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 33.1 18.2 8.2 13.9 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 31.1 18.7 8.5 12.0 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 48.5 28.3 8.7 14.2 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 44.6 25.1 8.3 17.0 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 45.4 25.4 12.1 18.2 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 47.3 25.0 11.3 17.3 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 39.5 21.8 8.6 12.7 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 32.9 18.7 7.5 13.5 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 33.7 19.1 7.9 13.7 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 35.1 19.7 10.9 16.2 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 44.5 23.9 9.7 15.3 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 47.1 24.8 9.0 14.2

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 31.1 18.2 7.5 12.0 Maximum Concentration 48.9 28.3 12.1 19.5 Average 40.63 22.75 9.47 15.28 98th percentile 48.72 27.56 12.10 19.41

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 86 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.21 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Buffer Zone – Kulti– SA7

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 59.8 34.3 12.1 20.1 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 57.2 31.5 11.0 18.2 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 49.9 27.4 13.7 22.3 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 40.1 20.9 10.9 17.7 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 48.3 23.1 14.2 21.8 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 42.1 24.9 14.1 18.5 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 42.5 24.2 10.6 20.0 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 47.7 25.1 11.0 19.1 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 62.9 32.7 12.8 17.4 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 60.6 34.0 12.7 16.9 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 59.2 32.5 11.4 18.6 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 53.7 29.1 15.5 25.6 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 42.6 23.2 10.7 18.6 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 41.3 24.1 11.0 16.1 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 61.3 30.0 11.3 19.0 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 57.4 32.2 10.8 22.8 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 58.4 32.5 15.7 24.4 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 60.9 32.0 14.7 23.2 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 50.9 27.9 10.3 16.9 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 40.7 23.5 9.2 16.1 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 43.4 24.4 10.4 19.0 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 45.2 25.2 14.2 21.7 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 57.2 32.2 12.5 20.5 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 60.6 35.4 11.7 19.0

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 40.1 20.9 9.2 16.1 Maximum Concentration 62.9 35.4 15.7 25.6 Average 51.84 28.43 12.20 19.73 98th percentile 62.14 34.92 15.63 25.07

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 87 Job No: 200308025

Table: 3.22 AIR QUALITY DATA st st Period: 01 January’16 – 31 March 2016 Location: Buffer Zone –Kalipahari Village (Maithon)– SA8

CONCENTRATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, µg/m3 WEEK DAY DATE

PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx Mon/Tue 04/05.01.16 44.2 31.5 11.3 18.3 I Tue/ Wed 05/06.01.16 42.3 23.9 8.7 13.8 Mon/Tue 11/12.01.16 36.9 20.8 10.7 17.0 II Tue/ Wed 12/13.01.16 38.9 20.5 9.3 15.4 Mon/Tue 18/19.01.16 41.8 24.1 11.1 20.5 III Tue/ Wed 19/20.01.16 37.9 21.3 12.3 19.7 Mon/Tue 25/26.01.16 42.8 24.9 10.7 16.8 IV Tue/ Wed 26/27.01.16 35.2 20.5 11.3 19.3 Mon/Tue 01/02.02.16 46.5 26.3 10.3 18.2 V Tue/ Wed 02/03.02.16 44.7 25.8 10.2 17.9 Mon/Tue 08/09.02.16 50.3 29.8 11.2 19.3 VI Tue/ Wed 09/10.02.16 52.9 30.5 12.3 19.9 Mon/Tue 15/16.02.16 34.5 20.2 8.4 14.2 VII Tue/ Wed 16/17.02.16 38.7 22.1 9.6 15.3 Mon/Tue 22/23.02.16 45.2 22.8 8.9 14.5 VIII Tue/ Wed 23/24.02.16 42.4 24.3 8.5 17.4 Mon/Tue 29/01.03.16 51.6 30.3 12.3 18.6 IX Tue/ Wed 01/02.03.16 53.7 31.5 11.5 17.7 Mon/Tue 07/08.03.16 37.5 21.1 8.1 13.0 X Tue/ Wed 08/09.03.16 42.3 23.9 9.8 16.9 Mon/Tue 14/15.03.16 32.9 19.2 9.7 17.3 XI Tue/ Wed 15/16.03.16 37.5 21.6 12.2 19.1 Mon/Tue 21/22.03.16 42.3 24.5 9.9 18.3 XII Tue/ Wed 22/23.03.16 44.7 25.7 9.2 17.7

Parameters PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOx No. of observations 24 24 24 24 Detection Limit (µg/m3) - - 2.0 2.8 Minimum Concentration 32.9 19.2 8.1 13.0 Maximum Concentration 53.7 31.5 12.3 20.5 Average 42.40 24.46 10.31 17.34 98th percentile 53.33 31.50 12.34 20.25

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 88 Job No: 200308025 Results & discussion on observations Summary of the observations made during the study period are as follows: Core Zone – Victoria U/G Office (SA - 1)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 48.0 3 3 to 67.1 µg/m and 26.8 to 38.4 µg/m . SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 8.7 to 13.6 µg/m3 and 13.5 to 21.2 µg/m3 respectively.

Core Zone – Victoria West (SA - 2) At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 44.9 3 3 to 62.8 µg/m and 25.1 to 35.9 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 9.0 to 14.0 µg/m3 and 13.9 to 21.8 µg/m3 respectively. Core Zone – Begunia Guest House (SA - 3)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 49.9 3 to 70.0 µg/m3 and 27.6 to 39.6 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 9.8 to 15.2 µg/m3 and 16.6 to 25.6 µg/m3 respectively. Core Zone – Damagoria Project Office (SA - 4)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 76.3 3 3 to 98.5 µg/m and 41.5 to 58.3 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 11.8 to 18.9 µg/m3 and 19.7 to 28.3 µg/m3 respectively. Chirkunda (SA - 5)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 41.7 3 3 to 65.5 µg/m and 21.6 to 35.1 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 9.0 to 15.4 µg/m3 and 15.7 to 25.1 µg/m3 respectively. Dendua Village (SA - 6)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 31.1 3 3 to 48.9 µg/m and 18.2 to 28.3 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 7.5 to 12.1 µg/m3 and 12.0 to 19.5 µg/m3 respectively. Kulti (SA - 7)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 40.1 3 3 to 62.9 µg/m and 20.9 to 35.4 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range 9.2 to 15.7 µg/m3 and 16.1 to 25.6 µg/m3 respectively. Kalipahari Village (SA - 8)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 32.9 3 3 to 53.7 µg/m and 19.2 to 31.5 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 8.1 to 12.3 µg/m3 and 13.0 to 20.5 µg/m3 respectively.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 89 Job No: 200308025

EXISTING LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTANTS – PM10, PM2.5, SO2 & NOX

Fig. No. – 3c Air quality standards The Ambient Air Quality Standards notified by Ministry of Environment & Forest [the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II - Section 3 sub-section (i) dated November 16, 2009], in exercise of its powers conferred by section 6 and section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1981) and Ambient Air Quality for coal mines is given subsequently in a table:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 90 Job No: 200308025 Table – 3.23 ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) SEVENTH AMENDMENT RULES, 2009 NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS Concentration in ambient air Time Industrial, Ecologically Pollutants weighted Residential, Sensitive areas Method of Measurement average rural & other (Notified by Central areas Government) - Improved West & Annual* 50 20 Sulphur dioxide, Gaeke Method 3 (SO2)g/m - Ultraviolet 24-hours** 80 80 Fluorescence - Modified Jacob & Annual* 40 30 Nitrogen dioxides Hochheiser (Sodium 3 (NO2), g/m Arsenite) Method 24-hours** 80 80 - Chemiluminescence Particulate Matter Annual* 60 60 - Gravimetric (Size less than - TEOM 10m) or PM10 3 24-hours** 100 100 - Beta Attenuation g/m Particulate Matter Annual* 40 40 - Gravimetric (Size less than - TEOM 2.5m) or PM2.5 3 24-hours** 60 60 - Beta Attenuation g/m 8 hours** 100 100 - UV photometric 3 Ozone (O3), g/m - Chemiluminescence 1 hour** 180 180 - Chemical Method - AAS/ICP method Annual* 0.50 0.50 after sampling on EPM 2000 as equivalent filter Lead (Pb), g/m3 paper 24-hours** 1.0 1.0 - ED-XRF using Teflon filter 8 hours** 02 02 - Non-Dispersive Infra Carbon Monoxide Red (NDIR) (CO), mg/m3 1 hour* 04 04 spectroscopy

Annual* 100 100 - Chemiluminescence Ammonia (NH3), 3 - Indophenol blue g/m 24-hours** 400 400 method - Gas Chromatography based Benzene (C6H6), continuous analyzer Annual* 05 05 g/m3 - Adsorption and desorption followed by GC analysis Benzo (α) Pyrene - Solvent extraction (BaP) - Particulate Annual* 01 01 followed by HPLC/GC phase only, ng/m3 analysis. - AAS/ICP method Arsenic (As), after sampling on EPM Annual* 06 06 ng/m3 2000 as equivalent filter paper - AAS/ICP method after sampling on EPM Nickel (Ni), ng/m3 Annual* 20 20 2000 as equivalent filter paper

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 91 Job No: 200308025 * Annual arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year at a particular site taken twice a week 24 hourly at uniform intervals. ** 24 hourly or 8 hourly or 1 hourly monitored values, as applicable, shall be complied with 98% of the time in a year, 2% of the time; they may exceed the limits but not on two consecutive days of monitoring.

Table – 3.24 STANDARDS FOR COAL MINES (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS) ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT RULES - 2000 Concentration in Time Weighted Pollutant Ambient Air Method of Measurement Average (µg/m3) 1 2 3 6 High Volume Sampling Suspended Particulate Annual Average 430 (Average flow rate not less Matter (SPM) 24 hrs. 600 than 1.1 m3/minute) Respirable Particulate Matter Annual Average 215 Respirable Particulate (RPM) Matter Sampling and (Size less than 10 µ) 24 hrs. 300 analysis 1. Improved West & Annual Average 80 Gaeke Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2. Ultra fluorescence 24 hrs. 120 1. Jacob & Annual Average 80 Hochheiser Modified Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) (Na-Arsenic Method) 24 hrs. 120 2. Gas Phase Chemiluminescence

Table – 3.25 STANDARDS FOR JHARIA COALFIELD AREA Time Concentration Method of Category Pollutant weighted in ambient air measurement average 1 2 3 4 5 Annual Suspended 500 µg/m3 - High Volume Sampling Particulate Matter Average* (average flow rate not SPM 24 hours** 700 µg/m3 less than 1.1m3/min) III Annual Coal mines Respirable Particulate 250 µg/m3 - Respirable Particulate located in Matter RPM (size less Average* Matter sampling and 3 the coal than 10µm) 24 hours** 300 µg/m analysis fields of Annual 3 - Improved west and .Jahria Sulphur Dioxide 80 µg/m Average* Gaeke method Raniganj (SO2) 3 - Ultraviolet fluorescene Bokaro 24 hours** 120 µg/m - Jacob & Hochheiser Oxide of Nitrogen as Annual Modified (Na- Arsenic) 80µg/m3 NO2 Average* method- Gas phase Chemiluminescence

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 92 Job No: 200308025 While formulating the standards, it has been presumed that the State Pollution Control Boards would, on the basis of land use and other factors, classify the various areas of the state into two categories: A) Industrial, Residential, rural & other areas B) Ecologically Sensitive areas Category (A) will become self-evident from the intensity of Industrial, Residential, rural & other areas. Category (B) will cover hill stations, tourist resorts, sanctuaries, national parks, national monuments, health-resorts, and other such areas where the nation would wish to conserve its clean environment even if that

implies some curbs on economic activity.

3.3 Water Environment The water quality characterization has been conducted by collecting water samples from ground water, surface water and mine water discharge / workshop discharge (if any) for the proposed project during post-winter season (01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016). The various purposes of the water environment monitoring are as follows: • To assess the water quality characteristics for critical parameters; • To evaluate the impacts on agricultural productivity, habitat conditions, Recreational resources and aesthetic value in the vicinity ; and • To facilitate predication of impact on water quality by project activities.

Methodology Grab sampling method was adopted for collection of ground water sample from hand-pump, waste water and surface water samples from different sources of water bodies. Four nos. of samples for ground water, three nos. of surface water and one no. of mine water samples were collected as representative samples to assess water quality of the area during study period. The sampling locations were selected in consultation with CMPDIL representatives. These samples were analyzed as per “Standard Method for the Examination of Water & Waste Water” published by American Public Health Association (APHA: 22nd Edition, 2012). Samples for chemical analysis were collected in polyethylene containers.

Samples collected for metal content were acidified with 1 ml. Conc. HNO3 per

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 93 Job No: 200308025 liter. Samples for bacteriological analysis were collected in sterilized glass bottles. Some of the parameters such as temperature, pH, DO, alkalinity, total hardness and chloride etc., which were liable to change with time were analyzed at site with the help of an analytical kit and one set of “Preserved” samples were brought to PDIL’s laboratory at Sindri for detailed analysis of the remaining parameters stated in the tables.

Rationale behind sampling Any adverse impact or pollution consequence of water will have serious effect on the environment. Hence, it becomes important to assess the water quality periodically in the mining area. Thus, to assess the water quality, samples from different water bodies were collected from eight different locations and analyzed for physicochemical and heavy metal parameters. The water sampling points were selected in consultation with the CMPDIL officials. The different sources of water were identified for water quality characterization depending on their use for portable/industrial purposes and considering likely impact on these sources due to project activities. There may be increased turbidity in the downstream area during the construction period. Based on these considerations, it was thought necessary to assess the existing quality of different water sources of the project area and its surroundings for at least four locations on surface water body and also in case of ground water sources to assess any contamination due to the project activities in future.

Sampling locations Details of sampling location are given in subsequent Tables and Location map is shown in Plates. To assess the quality of drinking water around the project area, the water samples were collected from the following locations around the project area: Table - 3.26 Sampling Location for Ground Water Project: Kalyaneshwari O/C Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Sl. Name of Sampling Locations Frequency No. Location Code

01. Patlawari Village- Hand Pump Once in a season GW1

02. Begunia Village – Hand Pump Once in a season GW2

03. Kalipahari Village- Well Once in a season GW3

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 94 Job No: 200308025 Sl. Name of Sampling Locations Frequency No. Location Code

04. Devipur Road- Hand Pump Once in a season GW4

Sampling Locations for Surface Water To assess the quality of lotic system (surface water) and lentic system (surface water), water samples were collected from the following locations:

Table – 3.27 Sampling Location for Surface Water Project: Kalyaneshwari O/C Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Sl. Name of Sampling Locations Frequency Location Code No 01. Maithon - Reservoir Once in a season SW1 02. Barakar - River Once in a season SW2 03. Damagoria Village- Pond Once in a season SW3

Sampling Locations for Industrial Effluent To assess the quality of waste water discharge, water samples were collected from the following locations:

Table – 3.28 Sampling Location for Industrial Effluent/Mine Water Project: Kalyaneshwari O/C Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Sl. Name of Sampling Locations Frequency Location Code No.

01. Damagoria OCP Once in a season MW

Results & Discussion The summary of observations is given subsequently:

a) Drinking Water The range of concentrations of the parameters of drinking water characteristics

were observed as follows: Table: 3.29 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l, maximum) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 GW GW Sl. No. Parameters 1 – 2– Acceptable/ Patlabari Begunia Permissible village village Limits PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.1 7.2 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 25 24 -

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 95 Job No: 200308025 Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 GW GW Sl. No. Parameters 1 – 2– Acceptable/ Patlabari Begunia Permissible village village Limits 3 Colour, HU < 2.0 3.0 5/15 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 5 Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 6 Turbidity (NTU) 06# 05# 1/5 7 Total Suspended Solid 14 18 - 8 Total Dissolved Solids 470 625# 500/2000 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL - # # 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 270 382 200/600 3 Chloride as Cl 68 82 250/1000 4 Sulphate as SO4 46 68 200/400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.5 1.58 45 7 Fluoride as F <0.4 0.5 1.0/1.5 # # 8 Total Hardness as CaCO3 298 488 200/600 # # 9 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 189 302 75/200* # 10 Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 109 186 30/100** 11 Sodium as Na 48.4 33.8 - 12 Potassium as K 9.1 6.4 - 13 Silica as SiO2 14 12 - 14 Iron as Fe 0.8# 0.7# 0.3 METALS 1 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 0.1/0.3 2 Total Chromium as Cr <0.01 <0.01 0.05 3 Lead as Pb <0.05 <0.05 0.01 4 Zinc as Zn 0.26 0.30 5.0/15 5 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 0.01 6 Copper as Cu <0.002 <0.002 0.003 7 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 0.02 8 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 0.05 9 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 0.01 OTHER 1 Mineral Oil NIL NIL 0.5 2 Phenolic Compound as C6H5OH NIL NIL 0.001/0.002 Coliform Organisms Absent 3 < 20 < 20 (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) *-Calcium as Ca 2) **-Magnesium as Mg 3) # - Exceeds acceptable limit

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 96 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.30 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l, maximum) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 Sl. No. Parameters GW3– GW4 – Acceptable/ Kalipahari village Devipur Road Permissible Limits PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.3 7.2 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 24 24 - 3 Colour, HU 3.0 2.0 5/15 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 5 Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 6 Turbidity (NTU) 05# 04 1/5 7 Total Suspended Solid 16 12 - 8 Total Dissolved Solids 230 240 500/2000 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL - 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 122 142 200/600 3 Chloride as Cl 30 24 250/1000 4 Sulphate as SO4 22 16 200/400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.3 1.2 45 7 Fluoride as F 0.5 0.4 1.0/1.5 8 Total Hardness as CaCO3 98 84 200/600 9 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 62 50 75/200* Magnesium Hardness as 36 34 30/100** 10 CaCO3 11 Sodium as Na 37.4 45.3 - 12 Potassium as K 7.0 8.5 - 13 Silica as SiO2 13 14 - 14 Iron as Fe 0.6# 0.5# 0.3 METALS 1 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 0.1/0.3 2 Total Chromium as Cr <0.01 <0.01 0.05 3 Lead as Pb <0.05 <0.05 0.01 4 Zinc as Zn 0.32 0.28 5.0/15 5 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 0.01 6 Copper as Cu <0.002 <0.002 0.003 7 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 0.02 8 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 0.05 9 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 0.01 OTHERS 1 Mineral Oil NIL NIL 0.5 Phenolic Compound as 2 NIL NIL 0.001/0.002 C6H5OH Coliform Organisms Absent 3 < 20 < 20 (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) *-Calcium as Ca 2) **-Magnesium as Mg 3) # - Exceeds acceptable limit

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 97 Job No: 200308025 Table – 3.31 Ground Water Quality at a Glance in Comparison to Drinking Water Standard

Range of recorded Concentration (Results expressed in mg/l except pH) Parameters Acceptable/Permissible Minimum Maximum Limits as per IS: 10500:2012

pH 7.1 (GW1) 7.3(GW3) 6.5-8.5

Total suspended solid 12 (GW4) 18 (GW2) - Total dissolved Solids 230 (GW3) 625 (GW2) 500 / 2000

Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 122 (GW3) 382 (GW2) 200 / 600

Total Hardness, as CaCO3 84 (GW4) 488 (GW2) 200 / 600 Chloride as Cl 24 (GW4) 82(GW2) 250 / 1000

Sulphate as SO4 16 (GW4) 68 (GW2) 200 / 400

Nitrate as NO3 1.2 (GW4) 1.58(GW2) 45/100 Iron as Fe 0.5 (GW4) 0.8 (GW1) 0.3

The Physicochemical characteristics of the ground water samples are in good agreement with permissible limit of IS: 10500:2012. However (I) The Total Alkalinity in ground water (GW2) is exceed by 182 mg/l in comparison with acceptable limit as IS: 10500:2012, (II) The Total Hardness in ground water (GW2) is exceed by 288 mg/l in comparison with acceptable limit (III) Calcium Hardness and Magnesium Hardness are higher than the acceptable limit in GW1 and GW2. The concentration of Fe is higher than the acceptable limit in GW1, GW2, GW3 and GW4. The ground water after proper filtration and disinfection can be safely used for portable and drinking purposes.

b) Surface Water The physicochemical characteristics of the surface water samples collected from the three locations are shown in subsequent tables, these have shown great resemblance with respect to the characteristics like temperature, turbidity, pH, Colour, Odour, chloride, Sulphate, total alkalinity, total hardness, TDS and heavy metals, etc. The range of concentrations of important parameters of surface water

characteristics have been presented hereunder:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 98 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.32 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 ANALYSIS RESULTS Tolerance Limit as per SW3- IS: 2296 SI. SW1 – SW2 – PARAMETERS DAMAGORIA NO. MAITHON BARAKAR Class ‘C’ VILLAGE RESERVOIR RIVER POND PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.2 7.4 7.4 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 28 28 29 * 3 Colour, HU <5 <6 <4 300 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. * 5 Turbidity (NTU) 06 07 04 * 6 Total Suspended Solids 14 16 14 7 Total Dissolved Solids 215 275 630 1500 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL NIL * 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 130 176 400 * 3 Chloride as Cl 22 38 72 600 4 Sulphate as SO4 16 18 56 400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.20 1.50 1.38 50 6 Fluoride as F <0.4 <0.4 <0.4 1.5 7 Total Hardness as CaCO3 100 204 352 * 8 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 68 108 216 * 9 Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 32 96 136 * 10 Dissolve Oxygen 2.2 5.2 6.8 4.0 11 COD 4.2 6.6 4.2 * 12 BOD (3 days at 27oC) 1.8 2.4 2.6 3.0 13 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N 0.46 0.52 0.48 * 14 Sodium as Na 75 40 200 * 15 Potassium as K 4.0 2.2 10 * 16 Silica as SiO2 14 12 13 * METALS 1 Iron as Fe 0.06 0.04 0.06 5.0 2 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 * 3 Total Chromium as Cr <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 0.05 4 Lead as Pb <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 0.1 5 Zinc as Zn 0.16 0.12 0.12 15.0 6 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 7 Copper as Cu <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 1.5 8 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 * 9 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.2 10 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.05 11. Cyanide as CN <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 0.05 12. Mercury as Hg NIL NIL NIL OTHERS 1 Oil & Grease <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.1 2 Phenolic Compound as C6H5OH NIL NIL NIL 0.005 Coliform Organisms 3 2.2 x 103 2.4 x 103 2.6 x 103 5000 (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) BDL – Below Detectable Level; 2) * - Limit Not specified; 3) NT- Not Traceable

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 99 Job No: 200308025 TABLE –3.33 Surface Water at a Glance Range of recorded Concentration (Results expressed in mg/l except pH) Parameters Tolerance Limit as Minimum Maximum per IS: 2296 Class ‘C’

pH 7.2(SW1) 7.4(SW3) 6.5-8.5

Total Suspended Solids 14 (SW1) 16 (SW2) -

Total Dissolved Solids 215(SW1) 630(SW3) 1500

Total Hardness, as CaCO3 144(SW2) 164(SW1) -

Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 100(SW1) 352(SW3) -

Chloride as Cl 22(SW1) 72(SW3) 600

Sulphate as SO4 16(SW1) 56(SW3) 400

Nitrate as N 1.2(SW1) 1.38(SW3) 50

Iron as Fe 0.04(SW2) 0.06(SW1) 5.0

From the results presented in above table, it may safely be concluded that the physico-chemical characteristics of the surface water samples had a good resemblance with respect to almost all the parameters and were well within limits specified in Surface Water Standard IS: 2296. As regards metals, except Iron and Zinc, all the other were not traceable. From the above, it may be concluded that all the parameters of the surface water samples are well within the specified limits of IS: 2296 Class ‘C’.

c) Effluent The range of concentrations of important parameters of waste water characteristics were as follows:

Table – 3.34 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE WATER DISCHARGE (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l) Period: : 01st Jan. 2016- 31st Jan. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16

SI. NO. PARAMETERS MOEF MW STANDARD SCHEDULE- VI PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.6 5.5-9.0 2 Temperature (OC) 24 Te

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SI. NO. PARAMETERS MOEF MW STANDARD SCHEDULE- VI 7 Total Dissolved Solids 500 * CHEMICAL 1 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 182 * 2 Chloride as Cl 32 * 3 Sulphate as SO4 183 * 4 Nitrate as NO3 2.24 10 5 Dissolve Phosphate as PO4 <0.05 5.0 6 Fluoride as F 0.5 2.0 7 Total Hardness as CaCO3 382 * 8 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 244 * 9 Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 138 10 Total Residual Chlorine <0.04 1.0 11 COD 8.4 250 12 BOD (3 days at 27oC) 2.4 30 13 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N 1.24 100 14 Sodium as Na 18 * 15 Sulphide as S <0.01 2.0 16 Ammonical Nitrogen as N 0.56 50 HEAVY METALS 1 Iron as Fe 1.0 3.0 2 Manganese as Mn <0.05 2.0 3 Lead as Pb <0.01 0.1 4 Zinc as Zn 0.28 5.0 5 Copper as Cu 0.03 3.0 6 Nickel as Ni 0.04 3.0 7 Mercury as Hg <0.01 0.01 8 Cyanide as CN <0.1 0.2 9 Arsenic as As <0.1 0.2 10 Selenium as Se <0.02 0.05 11 Vanadium as V <0.01 0.2 12 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 2.0 13 Hexavalent Chromium as Cr+6 <0.01 0.1 14 Total Chromium as Cr <0.01 2.0 OTHER 1 Oil & Grease <2.0 10 2 Phenolic Compound C6 H5 OH NIL 1.0

From the results shown above, it may be safely concluded that the Physico- chemical characteristics of the discharge water samples collected from the one location for one season had variation with respect to almost all the parameters but were well within the limits of General Standards for Discharge of Effluents. As regards heavy metals, like Iron was also within prescribed limits. From the above, it may be concluded that all the parameters of the waste water samples were under the limits of General Standards for Discharge of Effluents.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 101 Job No: 200308025 3.4 Noise environment

The physical description of sound concerns its loudness as a function of frequency. Noise in general is unwanted/un-desired sound, which is composed of frequencies of different loudness distributed over the audible frequency range. Various noise scales have been introduced to describe, in a single number, the response of an average human to a complex sound made up of various frequencies at different loudness levels. The most common and universally accepted scale is the A weighted scale which is measured as dB (A). This is more suitable for audible range of 20 to 20,000 Hz. The scale has been designed to weigh various components of noise according to the response of a human ear.

Further, major mining activities like blasting, operation of heavy duty underground and opencast mining machinery, drilling, and crushing, loading and unloading activities cause serious noise pollution.

The impact of noise sources on surrounding community depends on:

• Characteristics of noise sources (instantaneous, intermittent or continuous in nature). It can be observed that steady noise is not as annoying as one, which is continuously varying in loudness; • The time of day at which noise occurs, for example high noise levels at night in residential areas are not acceptable because of sleep disturbance; and • The location of the noise source, with respect to noise sensitive land use, which determines the loudness.

As part of the occupational health and safety measures certain safeguards have been incorporated to mitigate noise pollution in working environments. Thus, background noise levels are measured at eight locations for twenty four hours continuously during day (6 AM to 10 PM) and night time (10PM to 6AM).

Methodology

To evaluate the existing noise level, measurements were made in and around the project area, at eight locations in different directions. An Integrated Sound Level

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 102 Job No: 200308025 Meter, Type-2225, make B&K Denmark, was used for sound level measurements. The instrument was calibrated with Pistaphone/sound Level Calibrator (Make-B&K, Denmark) before using in the field. The measurements were carried out to obtain noise level at eight different locations continuously during day time (6 AM to 10 PM) and night time (10PM to 6AM).

Rationale behind sampling The impact of noise may lead to annoyance depending upon the loudness of the noise levels. The environmental impacts of noise from the proposed mining project due to various mining activities can be undertaken by taking into consideration of various factors like potential damage to hearings, psychological responses and annoyances. Noise has an adverse effect on human beings and their environment, including land, structures and domestic animals. It can also disturb natural wild life and ecological system. As part of the occupational health and safety measures certain safeguards have been incorporated to mitigate noise pollution in working environments. Thus, to assess noise levels in the study area these different locations were selected in consultation with the CMPDIL officials and noise levels were measured continuously during day (6AM to 10 PM) and night (10 PM to 6AM).

Sampling locations Details of sampling location are given below:

Table – 3.35 Details of Sampling Location for Noise Level Monitoring Project: Kalyaneswari O/C Period: 10th Oct 2015-09th Jan 2016 Direction & Location Location Name distance w.r.t Description Code Project Site SN1 Core zone – Victoria U/G Office - Industrial Area SN2 Core zone – Victoria West - Industrial Area SN3 Core zone – Begunia Guest House - Industrial Area SN4 Core zone – Damagoria Project Office - Industrial Area SN5 Chirkunda W, 0.8 Km Residential area SN6 Dendua Village NE, 2.7 Km Residential area SN7 Kulti SE,1.2 Residential area SN8 Kalipahari Village NW,3.0 Residential area

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Observations The observed values of noise level for eight different locations are presented hereunder:

Table – 3.36 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 01st January’16 – 15th January’16 Date of Monitoring: 07.01.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 44.4 46.7 44.1 49.1 44.5 42.6 43.3 43.7 7.00 - 8.00 48.0 47.4 45.5 51.8 45.3 43.9 44.0 45.0 8.00 – 9.00 50.8 48.9 47.0 53.1 46.4 44.8 45.4 45.9 9.00 – 10.00 51.6 51.7 49.8 52.2 45.6 46.1 44.6 47.2 10.00 – 11.00 56.1 49.1 51.0 53.8 52.3 44.9 46.5 46.0 11.00 – 12.00 55.7 50.2 53.3 57.6 52.0 48.5 51.9 49.6 12.00 – 13.00 56.6 52.4 51.8 63.9 53.3 49.8 48.8 50.9 13.00 – 14.00 55.8 52.0 52.7 62.7 52.1 43.6 50.4 44.7 14.00 – 15.00 56.5 53.9 51.4 60.0 50.4 42.9 47.6 44.0 15.00 – 16.00 52.8 56.7 51.7 58.8 49.2 44.8 51.1 45.9 16.00 – 17.00 52.8 55.5 52.0 61.7 47.5 43.9 49.2 45.0 17.00 – 18.00 53.0 56.7 47.7 63.5 48.6 46.8 49.9 47.9 18.00 – 19.00 52.1 49.8 50.1 60.6 46.5 47.6 50.8 48.7 19.00 – 20.00 51.2 50.7 52.3 61.7 50.0 45.0 47.8 46.1 20.00 – 21.00 51.3 51.4 46.4 56.1 44.5 43.8 45.2 44.9 21.00 – 22.00 50.9 49.4 46.5 57.4 44.4 43.3 47.0 44.4 Minimum 44.4 46.7 44.1 49.1 44.4 42.6 43.3 43.7 Maximum 56.6 56.7 53.3 63.9 53.3 49.8 51.9 50.9 Average 52.5 51.4 49.5 57.8 48.3 45.2 47.7 46.2 Leq (Day) 53.5 52.5 50.3 59.7 49.3 45.7 48.5 46.8

Table: 3.37 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 01st January’16 – 15th January’16 Date of Monitoring: 07.01.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 46.1 46.0 45.0 49.8 44.5 43.8 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 45.7 45.7 44.7 49.4 44.8 43.6 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.4 45.1 43.8 49.0 43.9 43.5 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 45.1 44.9 43.3 48.6 43.5 43.3 42.8 43.2 02.00 – 03.00 44.7 44.8 43.1 48.3 43.0 42.8 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.4 43.8 42.7 47.8 42.9 42.4 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 43.9 43.7 42.3 47.4 42.3 42.1 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 42.7 42.5 42.1 46.7 41.7 41.6 41.0 41.6 Minimum 42.7 42.5 42.1 46.7 41.7 41.6 41.0 41.6 Maximum 46.1 46.0 45.0 49.8 44.8 43.8 44.0 44.3 Average 44.7 44.5 43.4 48.4 43.3 42.9 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 44.8 44.7 43.5 48.5 43.4 43.0 42.6 43.1

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 104 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.38 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 16th January’16 – 31st January’16 Date of Monitoring: 25.01.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 45.9 48.2 45.6 50.6 46.0 44.1 44.8 45.2 7.00 - 8.00 49.3 48.7 46.8 52.1 46.6 44.7 45.3 45.8 8.00 – 9.00 51.4 49.2 47.3 52.8 47.9 45.2 46.1 46.3 9.00 – 10.00 52.2 52.0 50.1 55.6 47.1 46.5 45.3 47.6 10.00 – 11.00 56.7 49.4 51.3 56.8 53.8 45.3 47.2 46.4 11.00 – 12.00 56.3 50.5 53.6 61.9 53.5 48.9 52.6 50.0 12.00 – 13.00 57.2 52.7 52.1 64.9 54.8 50.2 49.5 51.3 13.00 – 14.00 56.4 52.3 53.0 65.8 53.6 52.0 51.1 53.1 14.00 – 15.00 57.1 54.2 51.7 64.5 51.9 49.8 48.3 50.9 15.00 – 16.00 52.6 57.0 52.0 64.8 50.7 49.0 51.8 50.1 16.00 – 17.00 52.2 55.8 52.3 65.1 49.0 48.0 49.9 49.1 17.00 – 18.00 51.8 57.0 48.0 60.8 50.1 47.3 50.6 48.4 18.00 – 19.00 51.5 50.1 50.4 63.2 48.0 46.7 51.5 47.8 19.00 – 20.00 50.6 51.0 52.6 65.4 51.5 45.6 48.5 46.7 20.00 – 21.00 49.5 51.7 46.7 59.5 46.0 44.2 45.9 45.3 21.00 – 22.00 47.6 49.7 46.8 59.6 45.9 43.7 47.7 44.8 Minimum 45.9 48.2 45.6 50.6 45.9 43.7 44.8 44.8 Maximum 57.2 57.0 53.6 65.8 54.8 52.0 52.6 53.1 Average 52.4 51.8 50.0 60.2 49.8 47.0 48.5 48.1 Leq (Day) 53.6 52.8 50.7 62.3 50.8 47.7 49.2 48.8

Table: 3.39 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 16th January’16 – 31st January’16 Date of Monitoring: 25.01.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 45.9 45.8 44.7 49.7 44.6 43.6 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 45.5 45.5 44.4 49.3 44.9 43.4 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.2 44.9 43.5 48.9 44.0 43.3 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 44.9 44.7 43.0 48.5 43.6 43.1 42.8 43.2 02.00 – 03.00 44.5 44.6 42.8 48.2 43.1 42.6 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.2 43.6 42.4 47.7 43.0 42.2 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 43.7 43.5 42.0 47.3 42.4 41.9 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 42.5 42.3 41.8 46.6 41.8 41.4 41.0 41.6 Minimum 42.5 42.3 41.8 46.6 41.8 41.4 41.0 41.6 Maximum 45.9 45.8 44.7 49.7 44.9 43.6 44.0 44.3 Average 44.5 44.3 43.1 48.3 43.4 42.7 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 44.6 44.5 43.2 48.4 43.5 42.8 42.6 43.1

Table: 3.40 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 01st February 16-15th February 16 Date of Monitoring: 08.02.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 47.4 49.7 47.1 52.1 44.5 45.6 46.3 46.7 7.00 - 8.00 50.6 50.0 48.1 52.4 45.3 45.5 46.6 46.6 8.00 – 9.00 52.0 49.5 47.6 53.1 46.4 45.6 46.8 46.7 9.00 – 10.00 52.8 52.3 50.4 55.9 45.6 46.9 46.0 48.0 10.00 – 11.00 57.3 49.7 51.6 57.1 52.3 45.7 47.9 46.8 11.00 – 12.00 56.9 50.8 53.9 62.2 52.0 49.3 53.3 50.4

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 105 Job No: 200308025 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 12.00 – 13.00 57.8 53.0 52.4 65.2 53.3 50.6 50.2 51.7 13.00 – 14.00 57.0 52.6 53.3 66.1 52.1 52.4 51.8 53.5 14.00 – 15.00 57.7 54.5 52.0 64.8 50.4 50.2 49.0 51.3 15.00 – 16.00 52.4 57.3 52.3 65.1 49.2 49.4 52.5 50.5 16.00 – 17.00 51.6 56.1 52.6 65.4 47.5 48.4 50.6 49.5 17.00 – 18.00 50.6 57.3 48.3 61.1 48.6 47.7 51.3 48.8 18.00 – 19.00 50.9 50.4 50.7 63.5 46.5 45.8 52.2 46.9 19.00 – 20.00 50.0 51.3 52.9 65.7 50.0 46.0 49.2 47.1 20.00 – 21.00 47.7 52.0 47.0 59.8 44.5 44.6 46.6 45.7 21.00 – 22.00 44.3 50.0 47.1 59.9 44.4 44.1 48.4 45.2 Minimum 44.3 49.5 47.0 52.1 44.4 44.1 46.0 45.2 Maximum 57.8 57.3 53.9 66.1 53.3 52.4 53.3 53.5 Average 52.3 52.3 50.4 60.6 48.3 47.4 49.3 48.5 Leq (Day) 54.0 53.2 51.0 62.6 49.3 48.1 50.0 49.1

Table: 3.41 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 01st February 16-15th February 16 Date of Monitoring: 08.02.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 45.7 45.6 44.4 50.1 44.7 43.4 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 45.3 45.3 44.1 49.7 45.0 43.2 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.0 44.7 43.2 49.3 44.1 43.1 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 44.7 44.5 42.7 48.9 43.7 42.9 42.8 43.2 02.00 – 03.00 44.3 44.4 42.5 48.6 43.2 42.4 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.0 43.4 42.1 48.1 43.1 42.0 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 43.5 43.3 41.7 47.7 42.5 41.7 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 42.3 42.1 41.5 47.0 41.9 41.2 41.0 41.6 Minimum 42.3 42.1 41.5 47.0 41.9 41.2 41.0 41.6 Maximum 45.7 45.6 44.4 50.1 45.0 43.4 44.0 44.3 Average 44.3 44.1 42.8 48.7 43.5 42.5 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 44.4 44.3 42.9 48.8 43.6 42.6 42.6 43.1

Table: 3.42 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 16th February 16-29th February 16 Date of Monitoring: 26.02.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 45.3 52.0 45.9 47.0 47.0 43.6 43.7 43.9 7.00 - 8.00 48.5 54.5 49.1 48.5 47.4 44.3 44.5 44.6 8.00 – 9.00 49.9 53.0 47.6 49.2 48.9 47.2 44.9 45.5 9.00 – 10.00 50.7 55.8 50.4 52.0 48.1 48.5 45.8 46.8 10.00 – 11.00 60.1 53.2 51.6 53.2 49.0 47.3 47.9 45.6 11.00 – 12.00 59.7 54.3 54.6 56.8 51.2 50.9 50.3 49.2 12.00 – 13.00 60.6 56.5 52.9 64.1 52.3 52.2 51.2 50.5 13.00 – 14.00 59.8 56.1 53.8 64.3 54.6 54.0 52.1 52.3 14.00 – 15.00 57.9 59.0 52.5 63.7 52.9 51.8 51.3 50.1 15.00 – 16.00 56.3 61.8 52.8 63.2 51.7 51.0 50.4 49.3 16.00 – 17.00 55.4 60.6 53.1 62.5 50.0 50.0 49.7 48.3 17.00 – 18.00 54.4 60.3 48.8 60.0 49.2 49.3 48.3 47.6 18.00 – 19.00 54.1 57.7 48.3 59.5 47.5 47.9 47.2 46.2 19.00 – 20.00 53.7 56.8 47.2 58.4 46.5 46.6 46.5 44.9 20.00 – 21.00 52.9 55.7 45.9 56.5 45.3 45.2 45.3 43.5

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 106 Job No: 200308025 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 21.00 – 22.00 52.1 54.5 45.0 55.2 44.2 44.7 44.2 43 Minimum 45.3 52.0 45.0 47.0 44.2 43.6 43.7 43 Maximum 60.6 61.8 54.6 64.3 54.6 54.0 57.4 52.3 Average 54.5 56.4 49.9 57.1 49.1 48.4 49.4 47.0 Leq (Day) 56.3 57.3 50.9 60.0 50.0 49.4 51.7 47.8

Table: 3.43 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 16th February 16-29th February 16 Date of Monitoring: 26.02.16

Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 46.0 45.5 44.8 49.7 45.0 43.1 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 45.6 45.2 44.5 49.3 45.3 42.9 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.3 44.6 43.6 48.9 44.4 42.8 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 45.0 44.4 43.1 48.5 44.0 42.6 42.8 43.2 02.00 – 03.00 44.6 44.3 42.9 48.2 43.5 42.1 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.3 43.3 42.5 47.7 43.4 41.7 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 43.8 43.2 42.1 47.3 42.8 41.4 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 42.6 42.0 41.9 46.6 42.2 40.9 41.0 41.6 Minimum 42.6 42.0 41.9 46.6 42.2 40.9 41.0 41.6 Maximum 46.0 45.5 44.8 49.7 45.3 43.1 44.0 44.3 Average 44.6 44.0 43.2 48.3 43.8 42.2 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 44.7 44.2 43.3 48.4 43.9 42.3 42.6 43.1

Table: 3.44 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 01st March 16-15th March 16 Date of Monitoring: 09.03.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 45.1 52.2 46.1 47.2 46.7 46.2 43.5 47.3 7.00 - 8.00 48.3 54.7 49.3 48.7 47.1 47.8 44.3 48.9 8.00 - 9.00 49.7 53.2 47.8 49.4 48.6 47.5 44.7 48.6 9.00 - 10.00 50.5 56.0 50.6 52.2 47.8 48.8 45.6 49.9 10.00 - 11.00 59.9 53.4 51.8 53.4 48.7 47.6 47.7 48.7 11.00 - 12.00 59.5 54.5 54.8 57.0 50.9 51.2 49.3 50.2 12.00 - 13.00 60.4 56.7 53.1 60.2 52.0 52.5 52.2 51.6 13.00 - 14.00 59.6 56.3 54.0 62.5 54.3 54.3 51.7 51.0 14.00 - 15.00 57.7 59.2 52.7 61.9 52.6 52.1 50.8 50.8 15.00 - 16.00 56.1 62.0 53.0 60.8 51.4 51.3 49.6 49.7 16.00 - 17.00 55.2 60.8 53.3 59.3 49.7 50.3 48.3 48.3 17.00 - 18.00 54.2 60.5 49.0 59.0 48.9 49.6 47.5 47.6 18.00 - 19.00 53.9 57.9 48.5 58.9 47.2 48.2 46.2 47.1 19.00 - 20.00 53.5 57.0 47.4 57.6 46.2 46.9 45.9 46.0 20.00 - 21.00 52.7 55.9 46.1 56.5 45.0 45.5 45.8 45.9 21.00 - 22.00 51.9 54.7 45.2 55.2 43.9 45.0 44.2 44.3 Minimum 45.1 52.2 45.2 47.2 43.9 45.0 43.5 44.3 Maximum 60.4 62.0 54.8 62.5 54.3 54.3 52.2 51.6 Average 54.3 56.6 50.1 56.2 48.8 49.1 47.3 48.5 Leq (Day) 56.1 57.5 51.1 58.2 49.7 49.9 48.2 48.9

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 107 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.45 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 01st March 16-15th March 16 Date of Monitoring: 09.03.16

Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 46.2 45.4 45.3 49.5 44.7 43.4 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 45.8 45.1 45.0 49.1 45.0 43.2 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.5 44.5 44.1 48.7 44.1 43.1 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 45.2 44.3 43.6 48.3 43.7 42.9 42.8 43.2 02.00 – 03.00 44.8 44.2 43.4 48.0 43.2 42.4 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.5 43.2 43.0 47.5 43.1 42.0 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 44.0 43.1 42.6 47.1 42.5 41.7 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 42.8 41.9 42.4 46.4 41.9 41.2 41.0 41.6 Minimum 42.8 41.9 42.4 46.4 41.9 41.2 41.0 41.6 Maximum 46.2 45.4 45.3 49.5 45.0 43.4 44.0 44.3 Average 44.8 43.9 43.7 48.1 43.5 42.5 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 44.9 44.1 43.8 48.2 43.6 42.6 42.6 43.1

Table: 3.46 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING DAY TIME Period: 16th March 2016-31st March 2016 Date of Monitoring: 28.03.16 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 6.00 - 7.00 45.2 49.2 46.6 51.9 46.0 45.3 45.2 46.4 7.00 - 8.00 48.4 51.7 49.8 53.4 46.4 46.9 46.0 48.0 8.00 – 9.00 49.8 50.2 48.3 54.1 47.9 46.6 46.4 47.7 9.00 – 10.00 50.6 53.0 51.1 56.9 47.1 47.9 47.3 49.0 10.00 – 11.00 55.1 50.4 52.3 58.1 48.0 46.7 49.4 47.8 11.00 – 12.00 54.7 51.5 54.6 58.8 50.2 50.3 51.6 51.4 12.00 – 13.00 55.6 53.7 53.1 59.3 51.3 51.6 53.5 52.7 13.00 – 14.00 54.8 53.3 54.0 61.8 53.6 53.4 52.8 54.5 14.00 – 15.00 52.9 55.2 52.7 61.2 51.9 51.2 52.0 52.3 15.00 – 16.00 51.3 58.0 53.0 60.4 50.7 50.4 49.6 51.5 16.00 – 17.00 50.4 56.8 53.3 59.3 49.0 49.4 48.5 50.5 17.00 – 18.00 49.4 56.5 49.0 58.7 48.2 48.7 47.6 49.8 18.00 – 19.00 49.1 53.9 48.5 57.9 46.5 47.3 46.7 48.4 19.00 – 20.00 48.7 53.0 47.4 57.2 45.5 46.0 45.2 47.1 20.00 – 21.00 47.9 51.9 46.1 55.6 44.3 44.6 44.7 45.7 21.00 – 22.00 47.1 50.7 45.2 54.1 43.2 44.1 43.9 45.2 Minimum 45.2 49.2 45.2 51.9 43.2 44.1 43.9 45.2 Maximum 55.6 58.0 54.6 61.8 53.6 53.4 53.5 54.5 Average 50.7 53.1 50.3 57.4 48.1 48.2 48.2 49.3 Leq (Day) 51.7 53.8 51.2 58.2 49.0 49.0 49.2 50.1

Table: 3.47 FORTNIGHTLY AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA DURING NIGHT TIME Period: 16th March 16-31st March 16 Date of Monitoring: 28.03.16

Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 22.00 – 23.00 46.4 45.3 45.1 49.3 44.4 43.7 44.0 44.3 23.00 – 24.00 46.0 45.0 44.8 48.9 44.7 43.5 43.6 43.8 24.00 – 01.00 45.7 44.4 43.9 48.5 43.8 43.4 42.9 43.6 01.00 – 02.00 45.4 44.2 43.4 48.1 43.4 43.2 42.8 43.2

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 108 Job No: 200308025 Hrs. SN1 SN2 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 SN7 SN8 02.00 – 03.00 45.0 44.1 43.2 47.8 42.9 42.7 42.2 42.7 03.00 – 04.00 44.7 43.1 42.8 47.3 42.8 42.3 41.9 42.6 04.00 – 05.00 44.2 43.0 42.4 46.9 42.2 42.0 41.6 42.4 05.00 – 06.00 43.0 41.8 42.2 46.2 41.6 41.5 41.0 41.6 Minimum 43.0 41.8 42.2 46.2 41.6 41.5 41.0 41.6 Maximum 46.4 45.3 45.1 49.3 44.7 43.7 44.0 44.3 Average 45.0 43.8 43.5 47.9 43.2 42.8 42.5 43.0 Leq (Night) 45.1 44.0 43.6 48.0 43.3 42.9 42.6 43.1

Summary of observations Core Zone - Victoria U/G Office (SN1): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 45.6 to 58.0 dB (A) during day time and 42.7 to 46.1 dB (A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 54.1 dB (A) and 44.9 dB (A) respectively.

Core Zone – Victoria West U/G (SN2): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 49.7 to 58.8 dB (A) during day time and 42.1 to 45.6 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 54.5 dB (A) and 44.3 dB (A) respectively.

Core Zone – Begunia Guest House (SN3): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 45.9 to 54.1 dB (A) during day time and 42.0 to 44.9 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 50.9 dB (A) and 43.4 dB (A) respectively.

Core Zone – Damagoria Project Office (SN4): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 49.7 to 63.9 dB (A) during day time and 46.6 to 49.7 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 60.0 dB (A) and 48.4 dB (A) respectively.

Chirkunda (SN5): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 44.3 to 53.4 dB (A) during day time and 41.9 to 45.0 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 49.6 dB (A) and 43.6 dB (A) respectively.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 109 Job No: 200308025 Dendua Village (SN6): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 44.2 to 51.6 dB (A) during day time and 41.3 to 43.5 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 48.1 dB (A) and 42.6 dB (A) respectively.

Kulti (SN7): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 44.5 to 51.7 dB (A) during day time and 41.0 to 44.0 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 48.8 dB (A) and 42.6 dB (A) respectively.

Kalipahari Village (SN8): The recorded noise levels were found in the range of 44.5 to 51.5 dB (A) during day time and 41.6 to 44.3 dB(A) during night time. The Leq (Day) and Leq (Night) were observed to be 48.4 dB (A) and 43.1 dB (A) respectively.

Result & discussion From the results, the noise level for core zone was observed in the range of 45.6 dB (A) to 63.9 dB (A) during day time and 42.0 dB (A) to 49.7 dB (A) during night time whereas the maximum average noise levels in the area were observed to be 58.2 dB (A) during day time and 48.3 dB (A) during night time. Thus, from the observation it may be concluded that the noise levels in the area were in good compliance with prescribed limit for industrial area which are 75 dB (A) for day time and 70 dB (A) for night time. Similarly, the noise levels in close vicinity of the project area were observed in the range of 44.2 dB (A) to 53.4 dB (A) in day time & 41.0 dB (A) to 45.0 dB (A) in the night time, whereas the maximum average noise levels in the area were observed to be 48.7 dB (A) during day time and 43.5 dB (A) during night time. Thus, from the observations it may be concluded that the noise levels in the area were well within the prescribed limit for residential areas which are 55 dB(A) for Day time and 45 dB(A) for Night time. From the above observations, it may be concluded that the Noise levels are in good compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Industrial and Residential areas which is graphically depicted in Fig.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 110 Job No: 200308025 GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF EXISTING NOISE LEVELS IN COMPARISON WITH NAAQ STANDARD FOR NOISE

Fig. No. 3d

Standard for noise The Government of India, in exercise of its power under section 16(2)(h) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, notified the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise (which has been included as an air pollutant under section 20 of the Amended Air Act of 1987) as follows:

Table – 3.48: Noise Standard Limits in Decibels, dB (A) AREA Category of area Day Time Night Time A Industrial area 75 70 B Commercial area 65 55 C Residential area 55 45 D Silence zone 50 40

NOTE: 1. Day Time is reckoned between 6 AM and 10 PM. 2. Night Time is reckoned between 10 PM and 6 AM.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 111 Job No: 200308025 3. Silence Zone is defined as area up to 100 meters around such premises as hospitals, educational institutions and courts. The silence zones are to be declared by the competent authority. Use of vehicular horns, loudspeakers and bursting of crackers shall be banned in these zones. 4. Mixed categories of areas may be declared as one of the four above mentioned categories by the competent authority. ➢ dB (A) Leq denotes the time weighted average of the level of sound in decibels on scale A which is related to human hearing. ➢ “A”, in dB (A), denotes the frequency weighing in the measurement of noise and corresponds to frequency response characteristics of the human ear. Receptor Oriented Standards:-

Table – 3.49 PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURE FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS Exposure Time, hr/day Limit dB(A) 8 90 4 93 2 96 1 99 0.5 102 0.25 105 0.125 108 0.063 111 0.031 or less. 114 Exposure to continuous or intermittent noise louder than 115 dB (A) should not be permitted. Exposure to pulse or impact noise should not exceed 140 dB (peak acoustic pressure).

The Director General of Mines Safety vide their circular no. DG(Tech.)/18 of 1975 has prescribed the TLV for noise level as 90 dB(A), for the worker engaged in mining operation likely to be exposed in an 8 hr shift period with unprotected ear.

3.5 SOIL QUALITY

Soil is one of the most significant ecological factor on which plants depend for their nutrients; water and mineral supply. Indiscriminate deforestation, digging for minerals, destruction of grazing lands for human habitation have done irreparable

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 112 Job No: 200308025 damage to the environment and even led to harsh climatic change. Some of the dangers posed to soil pollution are due to the fact that while numbers of the earth’s inhabitants are increasing, the earth’s natural resources are by and large fixed as well as limited. Thus, soil gets heavily polluted day by day by rapid anthropogenic activities and population explosion in the developing countries. Further, major mining activities affect the soil regime of the surrounding areas directly or indirectly. Hence, it becomes important to study the soil quality as knowledge of soil parameters is essential for the planning and implementation of afforestation. The purpose of this study is to: • Assess the soil characteristics for critical parameters; • Evaluate the impacts on agricultural productivity, habitat conditions, Recreational resources and aesthetics valves in the vicinity ; and • Prediction of impact on soil quality by project activities. Keeping the above aspects in view, three locations were selected to represent the entire area in consultation with CMPDIL officials and samples collected on seasonal basis once for each location from three depths viz. 0-30, 30-60, 60- 90 cm during the study period.

Methodology Soil samples were collected by digging a pit at the appropriate location from depths 0-30, 30-60 and 60-90cm with the help of a spade/ AGAR and a ' Khurpi'. The samples were brought to the PDIL’s laboratory at Sindri and air dried for a few days. The air dried samples were then ground in an agate mortar with the help of a wooden hammer and passed through 2 mm (10mesh) sieve. The coarser materials were rejected and the sieved material was sampled by the standard Coning & quartering method (Ref. Jackson, M.L., 'Soil chemical analysis', Prentice Hall, India 1958). The processed samples were analyzed for the different parameters according to the standard methods as described under Jackson, M.L., 'Soil Chemical Analysis', Prentice Hall, India 1958; millar, CE, turk, L.M. Foth, H.D. Fundamentals of Soil Science, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1962, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, ' Hand Book of Agriculture', IS:2720 (Part IV), 1975 and IS:2720, Part (V), 1970 ; Methods of Soil Analysis, Part I & II, Black, CA et.al. American society of Agronomy, Inc. USA, 1965.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 113 Job No: 200308025 Rationale behind sampling The main aim of the soil testing is to assess the soil quality of the area for assessment of the production potential, selection of suitable species of plants for green belt and afforestation as an anti-pollution measures. Thus, to assess the soil quality, nine nos. of samples were collected from three different locations at the rate of three samples per station from the depths of 0-30, 30-60 and 60-90cm for the study period. These sampling locations were selected in consultation with CMPDIL officials.

Sampling Locations Details of sampling location are given in Table below:

TABLE – 3.50 Sampling location for soil quality assessment Project: Kalyaneshwari O/C Period: 1st Jan 2016 – 31st March 2016 Sl. Total No. of Location Name of Sampling Locations Frequency No. Samples Code Three Once in a 01. Forest Land Hadla * (0-30, 30-60 & 60- SS1 – season 90cm depth) Three Agricultural Land – Damagoria Once in a 02. (0-30, 30-60 & 60- SS2 Village season 90cm depth) Three Once in a 03. Core Zone Victoria (0-30, 30-60 & 60- SS3 – season 90cm depth) Total no. of samples 09 *Buffer Zone

Highlights of analytical results The results of the soil characteristic analysis and along with highlights of some of the parameters are given in subsequent tables:

Table: 3.51 Characteristics of Soil st st Period: 1 Jan 2016 – 31 March 2016 Location: Forest Land – Hadla - SS1 Observed Value Sl. Parameters SS1 No. (0-30cm) (30-60cm) (60-90cm) 1 Soil Texture Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Grain Size,% a) Sand 63.20 62.98 62.68 2 b) Silt content 17.15 17.46 17.58 c) Clay content 19.65 19.56 19.74 3 Porosity, % 38.34 38.73 38.94

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 114 Job No: 200308025 Observed Value Sl. Parameters SS1 No. (0-30cm) (30-60cm) (60-90cm) 4 Bulk Density, g/cm3 1.44 1.43 1.43 5 pH(1:2.5)(w/v) 6.8 6.9 6.9 6 Elect. Conductivity (dS/cm at 20OC) 0.36 0.39 0.40 7 Water holding capacity % 41.9 42.2 40.7 8 Infiltration Rate (cm/hr.) 9.69 - - 9 Available Magnesium, as MgO mg/kg 21.46 23.01 24.09 10 Organic Carbon % 1.55 0.65 0.20 11 Sodium Adsorption Ratio 0.36 0.42 0.44 12 Cation Exchange Capacity,Cmol(+)/kg 15.27 9.60 5.84 13 Nitrogen as N, kg/ha 306.3 210.0 31.2 14 Phosphorous as P2O5 kg/ha 11.2 9.9 2.4 15 Potash as K2O, kg/ha 154.6 155.5 145.0

Table: 3.52 Soil Fertility Quality Standard w.r.t C: N: P: K

QUALITY STATUS Sl. No. PARAMETERS Poor Medium Fertile 1 Organic Carbon % <0.5 0.5 to 0.75 >0.75 2 Nitrogen as N, kg/ha <280 280 to 560 >560 3 Phosphorus as P2O5, kg/ha <23 23 to 57 >57 4 Potash as K2O, kg/ha <133 133 to 337 >337

Table: 3.53 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL st st Period: 1 Jan 2016 – 31 March 2016 Location: Agricultural Land–Damagoria Village - SS2 Observed Value Sl. Parameters SS2 No. (0-30cm) (30-60cm) (60-90cm) 1 Soil Texture Sandy Clay Sandy Clay Sandy Clay Loam Loam Loam Grain Size,% a) Sand 60.18 60.68 60.16 2 b) Silt content 18.46 18.96 18.56 c) Clay content 21.36 20.36 21.28 3 Porosity, % 40.63 39.43 40.55 4 Bulk Density, g/cm3 1.42 1.42 1.42 5 pH(1:2.5)(w/v) 6.7 6.8 6.8 6 Elect. Conductivity (dS/cm at 20OC) 0.44 0.42 0.47 7 Water holding capacity % 42.2 42.4 42.6 8 Infiltration Rate (cm/hr.) 8.77 - - 9 Available Magnesium, as MgO mg/kg 24.11 27.68 27.72 10 Organic Carbon % 1.67 0.69 0.35 11 Sodium Adsorption Ratio 0.44 0.46 0.49 12 Cation Exchange Capacity, Cmol(+)/kg 16.83 7.31 6.91 13 Nitrogen as N, kg/ha 314.8 122.8 24.6 14 Phosphorous as P2O5 kg/ha 10.1 5.2 3.7 15 Potash as K2O, kg/ha 164.0 86.0 76.0

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 115 Job No: 200308025 Table: 3.54 Soil Fertility Quality Standard w.r.t C: N: P: K

Table: 3.55 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL st st Period: 1 Jan 2016 – 31 March 2016 Location: Core Zone – Victoria - SS3 Observed Value Sl. Parameters SS3 No. (0-30cm) (30-60cm) (60-90cm) 1 Soil Texture Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Grain Size,% a) Sand 62.29 62.64 62.63 2 b) Silt content 18.34 18.46 18.44 c) Clay content 19.37 18.1 18.93 3 Porosity, % 39.60 39.90 38.92 4 Bulk Density, g/cm3 1.35 1.34 1.36 5 pH(1:2.5)(w/v) 6.8 6.6 6.7 6 Elect. Conductivity (dS/cm at 20OC) 0.41 0.42 0.43 7 Water holding capacity % 41.8 41.9 41.8 8 Infiltration Rate (cm/hr.) 12.73 - - 9 Available Magnesium, as MgO mg/kg 20.47 21.45 19.87 10 Organic Carbon % 1.56 0.54 0.32 11 Sodium Adsorption Ratio 0.44 0.42 0.46 12 Cation Exchange Capacity, Cmol(+)/kg 15.18 8.4 5.6 13 Nitrogen as N, kg/ha 274.6 173.0 76.8 14 Phosphorous as P2O5 kg/ha 14.0 8.0 5.0 15 Potash as K2O, kg/ha 143.3 81.6 56.2

Table: 3.56 Soil Fertility Quality Standard w.r.t C: N: P: K

(i)Texture The texture of the soils was Sandy Clay Loam / Sandy Loam shown in shown in fig – 9. (ii) pH The pH of the soil ranged between 6.6 to 6.9.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 116 Job No: 200308025 (iii)Electrical Conductivity The electrical conductivity varied from 0.36 to 0.47 dS/cm at 20OC. (iv)Organic Carbon The organic carbon ranged between 1.55 to 1.67%.

(v)Phosphorus as P2O5 The concentration of Phosphorous varied between 10.1 to 14.0 Kg/ha.

(vi)Potash as K2O The concentration of Potash ranged between 143.3 to 164.0 Kg/ha. (vii)Nitrogen as N The concentration of Nitrogen varied between 274.6 to 314.8 Kg/ha.

SOIL TEXTURE DIAGRAM

100% clay ( 2 microns )

10 90

20 80

30 70

Clay 40 60 Percent slit

50 50 Silty Sandy Clay 60 40 Percent clay Clay Clay loam Silty Clay loam 70 30 Sandy clay

loam 80 20 Loam Sandy loam Silt loam 90 10 Loamy Slit Sand sand

30 100 % 90 80 70 60 50 40 20 10 100% sand Percent Sand Slit

Fig. No. 3e

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 117 Job No: 200308025 3.6 FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY OF CORE ZONE AND BUFFER ZONE IN STUDY AREA

Flora and fauna are important because they contribute, even if in a very small way, something of value to something else. Each living organism is part of a balance within its ecosystem. Baseline data of flora and fauna of a project have to be generated for the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. Data of endangered / endemic species of Flora and Fauna, migratory species of Fauna, migratory corridors, breeding and spawning grounds if present will help for preparation of conservation plan for the same. Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons – wetlands, coastal zone, biospheres and mountains are not present within the study area (10 km buffer zone) of the project. Also, Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration are not present within the study area.

Scope of the study:

The study includes the listing of existing flora and fauna in the study area (10 km radius) by technical experts. Preparation of list of flora and fauna duly authenticated separately for the core and buffer zone. A statement clearly specifying whether the study area forms a part of the migratory corridor of any endangered fauna. If the study area has endangered flora and fauna, or if the area is occasionally visited or used as a habitat by Sch – I fauna, or if the project falls within 15 km of an ecologically sensitive area, or used as migratory corridor then a comprehensive conservation plan has to be prepared.

Methodology:

An ecological survey was conducted under the guidance of Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. empanelled expert Dr. Anshumali, and Dr. S.K. Maithi, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. The study was carried out during January, 2016. Survey team includes Mr. M. D. Salve (Bio-Chemist), Dr. Santhan (Botanist) and Dr. Gawai S. R. (Zoologist) along with representatives of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd / Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 118 Job No: 200308025 The study has covered the following aspects: Table-3.57 Aspects of Flora and Fauna Study

Sl. Sl. Floral Component Faunal Elements No. No. 1. Agricultural crops 1. Listing of Faunal elements 2. Commercial crops 2. Endangered Species / Endemic Species 3. Plantations/Agro-forestry 3. Wildlife Schs 4. Natural Vegetation/Forest type 4. Migratory Species 5. Grassland Vegetation 5. Migratory corridors or Paths 6. Endangered/ Endemic species 6. Breeding & Spawning Grounds 7. Aquatic flora 7. Aquatic fauna

Identification of vegetation in relation to natural forest flora and croplands was conducted through reconnaissance field surveys and insight observations of core and buffer zone areas. The plant species identification is done based on the morphological characteristics and reproductive materials i.e. flowers, fruits and seeds. Land use pattern in relation to agriculture practices and crop verities are identified through physical verification of farm lands. Secondary data gathered from local villager. Botanical nomenclature is followed according to the Plant list.org. The faunal elements (animal species) of core and buffer zone are identified by direct sightings or indirect evidences viz. pug marks, skeletal remains, scats and droppings etc. A Binocular is used for the observations. The authenticity of faunal elements occurrence is confirmed by interaction with the local forest department / people. Avifauna (bird’s species) identification is done with pictorial descriptions of published literature. Information pertaining to existence of any migratory corridors and paths are obtained with local inhabitants. The status of each faunal element is determined and wildlife Schedule category is ascertained as per the IUCN-Red Data Book (RDB) and Indian wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Aquatic flora and fauna are identified by inspecting water bodies, Ponds, Rivers, Nallas etc.

Sampling locations:

Crop fields located near to Manbaria, Begunia, Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery within the core zone were surveyed for enlisting agricultural crops. The information for the same was also collected from the villagers.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 119 Job No: 200308025 Core zone

Agricultural/Commercial Crop / Terrestrial Fauna survey locations: • Begunia Colliery • Victoria West Colliery • Victoria Colliery • Damagoria Colliery

Plantations Survey Location/ Terrestrial Fauna survey locations: • Damagoria Colliery

Aquatic Flora/Fauna survey locations:

• Barakar River, streams, rivulets in villages, Ditches and small ponds. • Victoria West Colliery Natural Vegetation / Forest /Shrubs/Herbs/grass/Terrestrial Fauna Survey Location: Occurrence of dense forest is very rare. Trees and shrubs are present at uncultivable waste lands, adjacent to ponds, banks of rivers, along streams and rivulets.

Buffer zone

Agricultural/Commercial Crop/Plantation/terrestrial Fauna survey locations:

• Kumardubi • Jasidih • Kulti • Shipur • Chanch • Sanktorya • Salanpur

Aquatic flora/fauna: Barakar River, Damodar River, streams, rivulets in village ditches and small ponds.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 120 Job No: 200308025 Occurrence of dense forest is very rare. Forest/Plantation near Maithon reservoir was surveyed. Trees and shrubs are present at uncultivable waste lands, adjacent to ponds, banks of rivers, along streams and rivulets

Baseline Status of Flora:

Core Zone Terrestrial Flora Terrestrial and Aquatic flora of the project areas is classified in to: i. Agriculture crops cultivated (cereals, pulses and vegetables) during rainy season (Kharif) and post rainy moths of winter season (Rabi); ii. Commercial crops; iii. Natural vegetation of Forest type includes endemic species, endangered category and Aquatic flora. iv. Plantations and Agro-forestry species and v. Grass lands

Agricultural Crops:

Agricultural crops cultivated in the area are vegetables. These are cultivated mostly in the backyard / farms by local people for meeting their day-to-day requirements. People also use to sell some of their vegetable in local market. Most of the cultivators raise a single crop (mainly paddy) in a year during kharif season and keep the land fallow for the remaining period. Crop fields located near to Manbaria, Begunia, Victoria Colliery and Damgoria Colliery within the core zone were surveyed for enlisting agricultural crops. The information for the same were also collected from the villagers. A checklist of agriculture crops of is presented below:

Table 3.58: List of Agricultural crops in the Core Zone

Crop variety Botanical name Family name Trade name Cereals Oryza sativa L. Poaceae Paddy Zea mays L. Poaceae Maize

Commercial crops:

The list of commercial crops of the project areas are presented subsequently:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 121 Job No: 200308025 Table 3.59 List of commercial crops in core zone Crop variety Botanical name Family name Trade name Vegetables Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae Brinjal Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae Bhendi Momordica charantia L. Cucurbitaceae Karela Cucurbia maxima Duch ex Lam. Cucurbitaceae Pumpkin Lycopersicum esculentum Mill Solanaceae Tomato Capsicum annum L. Solanaceae Chilly Brassica oleracea L. var capitata Brassicaceae Cabbage Brassica oleracea L. var botrytis Brassicaceae Cauliflower Fruits Cocos nucifera L. Arecaceae Coconut Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae Banana Carica papaya L. Caricaceae Papaya Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae Guava

Plantations The plantations raised by the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Forest department in vacant lands, Road side and Township consist of Agro forestry species. The list of Plantation /Agro forestry is presented below:

Table 3.60: List of Agro forestry Species: Botanical name Family name Trade name Delonix regia (Boj ex Hook) Raffin Leguminosae Gulmohor Phyllanthus emblica L. Phyllanthaceae Amla Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC Leguminosae Shesam Azadirachta indica (L).A.Juss Meliaceae Neem Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam Moraceae Jackfruit Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss Poaceae Bamboo Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd Leguminosae Babool Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth Leguminosae Jungle Jilepe Poyalthia longifolia (Sonn.)Thw Annonaceae Ashoka

Natural vegetation/ forest type:

Occurrence of dense forest is very rare. Trees and shrubs are present at uncultivable waste lands, adjacent to ponds, banks of rivers, along streams and rivulets. The scrub forest is fairly dense during south west monsoon months distinguished into two layers: (i) upper storey of trees and shrubs and (ii) ground level herbaceous growth of creepers.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 122 Job No: 200308025 Natural Vegetation/ Forest Type near to Manbaria, Begunia, Victoria Colliery and Damgoria Colliery within the core zone were surveyed. The information for the same were also collected from the villagers also.

Grass lands:

No prominent grass land ecosystem has been found in core zone of the project. However the grass lands were mixed with natural vegetation in low lands and cultivable waste lands are now being utilized as grazing grounds to the livestock species. The grass species and sedges of core zone are listed below in Table. Table 3.61 Check list of Grasses and Sedges Botanical name Family name Trade name Apluda mutica L. Poaceae Banjura grass Cynodon dactylon L. Poaceae Durva/Doob Phulkia Paspalum dilatatum Poir Poaceae Dallis grass

Aquatic flora: The aquatic Barakar river, streams, rivulets in village ditches and small ponds of core zone is presented below in Table. Table 3.62: List of Aquatic flora: Botanical name Family name Trade name Ipomoea aquatic Forssk Convolvulaceae Water spinach Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms Pontederiaceae Water hyacinth

Buffer zone

Agricultural crops:

Crop fields located near Kumardubi, Jasidih, Kulti, Kalyanshwari and were surveyed for enlisting agricultural crops. The information for the same was also collected from the villagers. A checklist of agriculture crops of is given below: Table: 3.63 List of Agricultural Crops Crop variety Botanical name Family name Trade name Vegetables Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Malvaceae Bhendi Coccinia grandia (L.) Voight Cucurbitaceae Kundru Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae Kaddu Momordica charantia L. Cucurbitaceae Karela Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae Mirchi

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 123 Job No: 200308025 Crop variety Botanical name Family name Trade name Solanum melongenaL. Solanaceae Brinjal Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae Potato Cereals Oryza sativa L. Poaceae Rice Zea mays L. Poaceae Maize

Commercial crops:

Table: 3.64 List of Commercial Crops Crop variety Botanical name Family name Trade name Vegetables Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Korston Solanaceae Tomato Fruits Cocos nucifera L. Arecaceae Coconut Psidium gujava L. Myrtaceae Guava Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae Banana Carica papaya L. Caricaceae Papaya

Plantations /agro forestry species: The plantations raised by the Bharat Coaking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Forest department in vacant lands, Road side etc. consist of Agro forestry species. The

list of Plantation /Agro forestry is given below: Table: 3.65 List of Agro Forestry Species Botanical name Family name Trade name Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae Mango Delonix regia (Boj ex Hook) Raffin Leguminosae Gulmohr Phyllanthus emblica L. Phyllanthaceae Awla Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC Leguminosae Shesam Pongamia glabra Vent Leguminosae Karanj Poaceae Bamboo Bambusa bambos (L.) Vas Artocorpus heterophylla Lam Moraceae Jack fruit Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Myrtaceae Jamum Moringa oleifera Lam Moringaeae Munga Eucalyptus globulus Labill Myrtaceae Nilgiri Tectona grandis L. Verbenaceae Sagwan

Natural vegetation/ forest type: Occurrence of dense forest is rare in the study area. Trees and shrubs are present at uncultivable waste lands, adjacent to ponds, banks of rivers, along streams and rivulets. The scrub forest is fairly dense during south west monsoon months distinguished into two layers: (i) upper storey of trees and shrubs and (ii) ground level herbaceous growth of creepers.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 124 Job No: 200308025 Natural Vegetation/ Forest Type near to Kumardubi, Jasidih, Kulti, Kalyanshwari within the buffer zone were surveyed. The information for the same was also collected from the villagers also. List of Natural vegetation found in Buffer zone is given below: Table: 3.66 Checklist of Natural Vegetation: (a) Upper layer – Tree flora Botanical name Family name Trade name Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae Aam/Mango Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae Sitaphal Bauhinia racemosa Lam. Leguminosae Apta Cassia fistula L. Leguminosae Bahawa Delonix regia (Boj ex Hook) Raffin Leguminosae Gulmohar Terminalia chebula (Gaertn) Retz. Combretaceae Harhar Madhuca indica J F Gmel Sapotaceae Mohua tree Ailanthus excels Roxb. Simrubaceae Maharukh Phyllanthus emblica L. Phyllanthaceae Awla Butea monosperma (Lam) Taub. Leguminosae Palas Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC Leguminosae Sisam Pongamia glabra Vent Leguminosae Karanj Bambusa bambos (L.) Vas Poaceae Katang bamboo Azadirachta indica (L.) A.Juss Meliaceae Neem Melia azedarach L. Meliaceae Bakneem Acacia aurculiformis A.Cunn ex Benth Leguminosae Babul Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Benth Leguminosae Sirish Ficus benghalensis L. Moraceae Vad F.religiosa L. Moraceae Pipal Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Rutaceae Bael Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Myrtaceae Jamun Borassus flabellifer L. Arecaceae Sindhi Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. Arecaceae Date palm Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk. Rhamnaceae Ber Tectona grandis L. Verbenaceae Sagwan

(b) Ground layer – Shrubs & Herbs Botanical name Family name Trade name Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Poir Combretaceae Gilibuli Ipomoea aquatic Forssk Convolvulaceae Ganesh vel Ipomoea quamoclit L. Convolvulaceae Boota Phyllanthus reticulatusPoir. Phyllanthaceae Pitundi Cocculus hirsutus(L.) Diels Menispermaceae Vasan vel Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae Raimunia Vitex negundoL. Verbenaeae Nirgundi Achyranthus aspera L. amaranthaceae Chirchitta Amaranrhus spinosus Amaranthaceae Kate chawli Cassia tora L. Leuminosae Kan kuti Tridax procumbens L. Asteraceae Kamarmodi

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 125 Job No: 200308025 Parthenium hysterophorus L. Asteraceae Gajar gawat Cleome viscosa L. Cleomaceae Pivili tilwan Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbiaceae Dhudhi Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Lamiaceae Tulsi Andropogon pumilus Roxb. Poaceae Diwartan Datura metal L. Solanaceae Kala dhotra Tribulus terrestrisL. Zygophyllaceae Goakru

Grass lands: No prominent grass land ecosystem has been found in the study area of the project. However the grass lands were mixed with natural vegetation in low lands and cultivable waste lands are now being utilized as grazing grounds to the livestock species. The grass species and sedges are listed below: Table: 3.67 List of Grasses and Sedges: Botanical name Family name Trade name

Achyranthus aspera L. Amaranthaceae Chirchitta Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthaceae Kate chawli Apluda mutica L. Poaceae Banjura grass Cymbopogon martini(Roxb.) Wats Poaceae Tikhadi Dactyloctenium aegyptium(L.) Willd Poaceae Crow foot grass Sacharrum spontanium L. Poaceae Kansh Hemidesmus indicus(L.) R.Br. Apocynaceae Sugandhipala Argemon mexicana L. Papaveraceae Kateh

Aquatic flora: The aquatic flora adjacent to Barakar river, Damodar River, streams, rivulets in village ditches and small ponds of core zone is given below: Table 3.68 List of Aquatic Plants: Botanical name Family name Trade name Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae Water lettuce Ipomoea aquatic Forssk. Convolvulaceae Water spinach Hydrilla verticellata (L.f) Royle Hydrocharitaceae Jhangi Vallisnaria natans (Lour) Hara Hydrocharitaceae Ganjra pate sola Utricularia stellaris L f. Menyanthaceae Common Jhangi Nymphoides indicum (L.) Kuntze Menyanthaceae Floating leaf Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn Nymphaceae Lotus Eichornia crassipes (Mart) Solms Pontederiaceae Water hyacinth Typha angustata Bory &Chaub Typhaceae Bulrush

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 126 Job No: 200308025 Baseline status of fauna: Among the faunal groups avifauna of terrestrial habitat of passerine birds are most conspicuous in scrub forest patches, grass lands and manmade agro- ecosystems of crop lands and plantations. Apart from wildlife category the domesticated species like Goat (Capra aegagrus); Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); Cow (Bos primigenius); and Dog (Canis lupus familaris) are found in farm lands and villages.

Core zone: Terrestrial fauna

Table 3.69 Checklist of Terrestrial Fauna: (a) Mammals Status in Wildlife ICUN Family name Zoological name Common name (Protection)Act RDB Pteropodidae Rousettus leschenaulti Indian Fulvous - Bat Sch-V, Sec 3 LC Muridae Mus booduga Indian Field Mouse Sch-V, Sec, 5 LC Muridae Mus rattus rattus Common House Rat Sch-V, Sec, 6 LC Muridae Bandicoota bengalensis Bandicoot Rat Sch-V, Sec, 6 LC Herpestidae Herpestes edwardsi Indian Grey mongoose Sch-IV, Sec, 6A LC

(b) Birds

Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Zoological name Common name (Protection) Act RDB Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Columbidae Columbia livia Pigeon Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black kite Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted dove Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis Small blue kingfisher Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Alcedinidae Halcyon smyrensis White-breasted kingfisheSch-IV, Sec,11 LC Meropidae Merops orientalis Small bee-eater Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common myna Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Sturnidae Sturnus contra Asian pied starling Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Charadriidae Venellus indicus Red-wattled lapwing Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Psittaculidae Psittakula krameri Rose ringed parakeet Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Pycnonotidae Pyccnonotus cafer Red-vented bulbul Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Coraciidae Coracias benghalensisIndian roller Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Leiothrichidae Turdoides caudatus Common babbler Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Cuculidae Centropus sinensis Crow pheasant Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Dicruridae Dicrurrus adsimilis Black drango Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Corvidae Carvus splendens House crow Sch-V, Sec,1 LC Apodidae Apus affinis Little swift Sch-IV, Sec ,11 LC

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 127 Job No: 200308025 (c) Reptiles

Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Zoological name Common name (Protection) Act RDB Colubridae Enhydris enhydris Smooth water snake Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC

Checkered keel back Colubridae Natrix piscator Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC snake

Elapidae Naja naja Indian Cobra Sch-II, Part-II, Sec-11 LC

Elapidae Bungarus caeruelus Krait Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC

(d) Amphibians

Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Zoological name Common name (Protection) Act RDB Bufonidae Bufo melanostictus Common toad Sch-IV, Sec,13 LC Dicroglossidae Euphlyctis hexadactyla Common frog Sch-IV, Sec,13 LC

Aquatic fauna: The aquatic habitats consist of Barakar rivers, streams, rivulets, ponds, ditches and water logged areas were represented by fin-fish (fishes), shell-fish (mollusk) and prawns (crustaceans) of seasonal varieties. The checklists of faunal elements of core zone have been presented below in table. Table 3.70 Checklist of Aquatic Fauna (a) Fishes:

Common Status in Wildlife (Protection) Family Name Zoological name name Act Channidae Channa marulius Soria Not Applicable Mugilidae Mugil cephalous Mullet Not Applicable Cyprinidae Catla catla Catla Not Applicable Clariidae Clarias batrachus Mangur Not Applicable Cyprinidae Labeo rohita Rohu Not Applicable Channidae Ophiocephalus striatus Sour Not Applicable Cyprinidae Pantia sarala Punti Not Applicable

(b) Crustaceans:

Status in Family Name Zoological name Common name Wildlife(Protection) Act Palaemonidae Macrobrachium rosenbergi Freshwater Prawn Not Applicable

(c) Mollusc: Family Name Zoological name Common name Status Wildlife(Protection) Act Littorinidae Littorina spp. Common snail Not Applicable

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 128 Job No: 200308025 Buffer zone:

Terrestrial fauna

Table 3.71: Checklist of Terrestrial Fauna (a) Mammals Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Name Zoological Name Common Name (Protection) Act RDB Canidae Vulpes bengalensis Indian Fox Sch-II, Part-I,Sec,1B LC Canidae Canis aureus Jackal Sch-II,Part-I,Sec,2B LC Herpestidae Herpestes edwardsi Indian Grey Mongoose Sch-IV, Sec, 6A LC Leporidae Lepus nigricollis Black napped Hare Sch-IV, Sec, 3A LC Pteropodidae Rousettus leschenaulti Indian Fulvous Fruit- Bat Sch-V, Sec, 3 LC Muridae Mus booduga Indian Field Mouse Sch-V, Sec, 5 LC Muridae Mus rattus rattus Common House Rat Sch-V, Sec, 6 LC Muridae Bandicota bengalensis Bandicoot Rat Sch-V, Sec, 6 LC

(b) Birds Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Name Zoological Name Common Name (Protection) Act RDB Ardeidae Egretta alba Larger egret Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Ardeidae Ardeola grayii Indian pond heron Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Accipitridae Milvus migrans Black kite Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Accipitridae Haliastur Indus Brahminy kite Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis Spotted dove Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Alcedinidae Alcedo atthis Small blue kingfisher Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC

White-breasted Halcyonidae Halcyon smyrensis Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC kingfisher

Meropidae Merops orientalis Small bee-eater Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Picidae Dinopium benghalensis Common wood pecker Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis Common myna Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Upupidae Upupa epops Common hoopoe Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Sturnidae Sturnus contra Asian pied starling Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Corvidae Dendrocitta vagabond Indian tree pie Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Charadriidae Venellus indicus Red-wattled lapwing Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Charadriidae Chardrius dubius Little ringed flover Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Psittaculidae Psittakula krameri Rose ringed parakeet Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Pycnonotidae Pyccnonotus cafer Red-vented bulbul Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Coraciidae Coracias benghalensis Indian roller Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Leiothrichidae Turdoides caudatus Common babbler Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Cuculidae Centropus sinensis Crow pheasant Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Dicruridae Dicrurrus adsimilis Black drango Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Corvidae Carvus macrorhynchos Jungle crow Sch-IV, Sec,1 LC Passeridae Passer domesticus House sparrow Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Ploceidae Ploceus philippinus Baya weaver Sch-IV, Sec,11 LC Corvidae Carvus splendens House crow Sch-V, Sec,1 LC

Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Name Zoological name Common name (Protection) Act RDB

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 129 Job No: 200308025 Smooth water Colubridae Enhydris enhydris Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC snake

Olive keel back Colubridae Natrix piscator Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC snake

Elapidae Naja naja Indian Cobra Sch-II, Part-II, Sec-11 LC

Elapidae Bungarus caeruelus Krait Sch-IV, Sec,12 LC

(d) Amphibians Status in Wildlife ICUN Family Name Zoological name Common name (Protection) Act RDB Bufonidae Bufo melanostictus Common toad Sch-IV, Sec,13 LC Euphlyctis Dicroglossidae Common frog Sch-IV, Sec,13 LC hexadactyla

Aquatic fauna: The aquatic habitats consist of Damodar / Barakar rivers, streams, rivulets, ponds, ditches and water logged areas were represented by fin-fish (fishes), shell-fish (mollusk) and prawns (crustaceans) of seasonal varieties. The checklists of faunal elements of buffer zone is presented below in Table. Table 3.72: Checklist of Aquatic Fauna: (a) Fishes: Status in Wildlife(Protection) Family Name Zoological name Common name Act Cyprinidae Catla catla Katla Not Applicable Channidae Channa marulius Soria Not Applicable Channidae Channa punctatus Spotted murrel Not Applicable Clariidae Clarias batrachus Mangur Not Applicable Cyprinidae Labeo rohita Rohu Not Applicable Cyprinidae Labeo gonious Minor carp Not Applicable Mugilidae Mugil cephalous Mullet Not Applicable Bagridae Mystus spp. Tangra Not Applicable Channidae Ophicephalus striatus Sour Not Applicable Cyprinidae Puntia sarala Punti Not Applicable

(b) Crustaceans Status in Wildlife(Protection) Family Name Zoological name Common name Act Macrobrachium Palaemonidae Freshwater Prawn Not Applicable rosenbergi Macrobrachium Palaemonidae Small Prawn Not Applicable malcolmsoni Metapeneous spp. Shrimp Not Applicable

(c) Mollusc Status in Wildlife(Protection) Family Name Zoological name Common name Act Planaxidae Planoxis sulcatus Ground snail Not Applicable Helicidae Littorina sp. Common snail Not Applicable

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 130 Job No: 200308025

3.7 HYDROGEOLOGY

Drainage Barakar River (a 5th Order stream) flowing from North to South along the western boundary of the Cluster-XVII mines and joins Damodar River. The Damodar River, flowing from west to east in the south of the Cluster at around 2.80 km. The Cluster-XVII falls in the catchment of Barakar River. Two nos of 2nd Order streams flowing from east to west and joins Barakar River. The Barakar River is the major drainage and perennial source of water for the area. The HFL of the Barkar River as recorded in the vicinity of the project is 102.84 m above MSL (As on 1978). There are two reservoirs in the Barakar River and Damodar River course within the Buffer zone of the Cluster-XVII. Maithon reservoir in Barakar River located around 1.50 km towards the north from the Cluster. Panchet Reservoir in Damodar River located around 7.55 km towards south-west from the Cluster. The drainage pattern of the area is mostly dendritic.

Aquifer description Total 16 numbers of coal seams are occurring within the above quarriable area. Out of these, Ramnagar, Laikdih (Top/Middle/Bottom) and Salanpur (A/B/C/D) with a seam thickness of upto 47.45 m are the most prominent seam. The thin alluvial formation comprising of soil, loose sand, weathered sandstone, poorly cemented thin shaly sandstone lies above the coal seam Ramnagar behaves as unconfined aquifer. The lower formations, consisting of compact fine to medium grained sandstone with lamination and intercalation with thin shale and carbonaceous shale bands with secondary porosity, behave as semi- confined in nature and are less potential. The deeper aquifers behave as an unconfined aquifer at the outcrop region. In the sandstone aquifer, groundwater moves laterally through the inter-granular pore spaces of the sandstone.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 131 Job No: 200308025 Table-3.73: Hydrogeological units developed in Cluster-XVII area. Hydrogeological Thickness Formation Unit in meters 3.0-50.0 Unconfined aquifer Soil/Subsoil, sandy soil, Alluvium. 18.0 (Avg.) Aquiclude Ramnanagr seam 0.78-4.37 Medium to coarse grained sandstone with intercalation of Semi-confined aquifer 28.0 52.0 shale & sandstone – Aquiclude Laikdih Top seam 0.60-4.00 Coarse grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & Semi-confined aquifer 1.0 10.0 sandstone – Aquiclude Laikdih Middle seam 0.81–1.65 Coarse grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & Semi-confined aquifer 3.0 11.0 sandstone. – Aquiclude Laikdih Bottom seam 5.15–14.50 Semi-confined aquifer Medium sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 28.0–35.0 Aquiclude L – 10 (Local seam) 0.15–2.25 Medium to fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & Semi-confined aquifer 1.0-9.0 sandstone Aquiclude Salanpur-D seam 0.88-5.60 Medium to coarse grained sandstone with intercalation of Semi-confined aquifer 2.0-20.0 shale & sandstone Aquiclude Salanpur-C seam 1.0-12.06 Medium to fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & Semi-confined aquifer 28.0-64.0 sandstone Aquiclude L – 9 (Local seam) 0.45-3.46 Medium grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & Semi-confined aquifer 1.0-11.0 sandstone Aquiclude L – 8 (Local seam) 0.20-2.80 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 1.0-16.0 Aquiclude L – 7 (Local seam) 0.49-2.80 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 1.0-11.0 Aquiclude L – 6 (Local seam) 0.73-4.08 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 5.0-21.0 Aquiclude L – 4 (Local seam) 0.32-1.70 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 1.0-16.0 Aquiclude L – 3 (Local seam) 0.25-3.08 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 1.0-11.0 Aquiclude L – 2 (Local seam) 0.37-3.51 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 10.0-33.0 Aquiclude Salanpur-B seam 2.20-10.40 Semi-confined aquifer Fine grained sandstone with intercalation of shale & sandstone 3.0-29.0 Aquiclude Salanpur-A seam 17.11-47.54

Aquifer parameters Detailed Aquifer Performance Test (APT) was not carried out in the Cluster-XVII area. However, Aquifer Performance Test had been carried out in the nearby Sitanala Block of Jharia Coalfield (in Barakar Formation) situated at a distance of around 25.0 km West of the Cluster where aquifer parameters for the formations were reported as follows:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 132 Job No: 200308025 Permeability (k): 0.0006 – 1.44 m/d Transmissivity: 0.0621 – 0.573 m2 /day However, the permeability for lower aquifer (Formation like alternate bands of sandstone and shale and carb. shale) lying above the working seam is usually < 1.0 m/d (0.25-0.50 m/d).

Ground water level In the present study, to assess the water table configuration, a network consisting 39 dug wells, covering most of the villages falling within the core and buffer zone, was established in the study area and water levels were monitored. Ground water level by Permanent Observation Well (PoW) of the area is continuously monitored by CMPDI. The pre-monsoon and post monsoon historical groundwater levels for the last few years (2008 to 2017) recorded by CMPDI at the nearest permanent hydrograph stations like at (DB-8, DB-9, DB- 15 and K-30) located within/near core zone were collected and are given below.

Table No –3.74 A & B: Water level data of Hydrograph stations

Location: Chungei (DB-08) Distance: within core zone Pre- Post- Annual Year Monsoon Monsoon Fluctuation (Apr) (Nov) (m) 2008 3.62 1.57 2.05 2010 4.28 3.00 1.28 2011 3.97 2.12 1.85 2012 - 2.52 - 2013 4.53 3.27 1.26 2014 5.27 2.74 2.53 2015 4.53 3.29 1.24 2016 1.77 1.22 0.55 2017 3.37 1.33 2.04 Average 3.92 2.34 1.60

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 133 Job No: 200308025 Location: Debipur (DB-15) Distance: within core zone Pre- Post- Annual Year Monsoon Monsoon Fluctuation (Apr) (Nov) (m) 2008 2.63 1.15 1.48 2010 4.20 1.35 2.85 2011 3.05 1.13 1.92 2012 3.45 1.45 2.00 2013 4.45 1.15 3.30 2014 4.12 0.65 3.47 2015 3.40 1.20 2.20 2016 0.85 0.35 0.50 2017 0.45 1.15 -0.70 Average 2.95 1.06 1.89

Historical ground water level

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Government of India has been monitoring groundwater level in this area by establishing permanent observation wells. There is one Permanent Observation Well (PoW) of CGWB exist near Salanpur (WBBM-047) in the buffer zone of Cluster-XVII area (250 m north-east of the Cluster-XVII)

Table-3.75: Water Level Data from Permanent Observation Wells (CGWB)

Location: Salanpur (WBBM 047) Distance: Year Winter Pre-Monsoon Monsoon Post-Monsoon Annual Rainfall (Jan) (May) (Aug) (Nov) Fluctuation (m) (mm) 1991 2.75 4.00 0.78 1.71 2.29 1637 1992 2.18 2.81 1.31 3.01 994 1993 2.21 3.16 1.41 1.29 1.87 1390 1994 3.94 3.81 1.36 2.01 1.80 1322 1995 4.02 4.30 1.01 3.01 1.29 1561 1996 3.04 4.08 0.60 1.70 2.38 1209 1997 2.67 3.97 0.61 0.75 3.22 1365 1998 2.11 2.16 1.04 1.58 0.58 2413 1999 2.74 3.29 0.52 1.25 2.04 2945 2000 1.46 3.11 2.02 1.81 1.30 1526 2001 3.33 3.40 1.14 1.75 1.65 1846 2002 3.14 2.72 0.68 1.24 1.48 1451 2003 2.70 2.74 1.31 1.09 1.65 1271 2004 2.41 3.92 1.38 2.11 1.81 1334 2005 2.93 4.16 1.16 1.44 2.72 1431 2006 2.36 3.80 0.83 1.53 2.27 1652 2007 2.66 4.95 0.39 1.11 3.84 1247 2008 3.00 3.32 0.71 2.92 0.40 -

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 134 Job No: 200308025 Location: Salanpur (WBBM 047) Distance: Year Winter Pre-Monsoon Monsoon Post-Monsoon Annual Rainfall (Jan) (May) (Aug) (Nov) Fluctuation (m) (mm) 2009 2.59 2.76 1.19 1.47 1.29 - 2010 2.36 4.06 3.02 1.04 793 2011 2.46 4.36 0.62 0.86 3.50 1143 2012 2.74 6.86 1015 2013 1.30 4.01 1.05 1.95 1599 2014 3.60 1.40 1.80 1280 2015 2.20 4.03 1.57 5.87 1325 2016 1.69 0.60 7.10 1408 Avg 2.59 3.59 1.03 2.13 1.83

Water level trend Hydrograph for the permanent observation wells of Central Ground Water Board, located at Salanpur near the study area, are prepared and presented to assess the water level trends in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons during the period from (1991 to 2016). The pre-monsoon and post-monsoon water level trend of Salanpur observation well reveals a slightly downward trend may be due to increase in population in the area with less received rainfall. The pre-monsoon and post-monsoon water level trend of CMPDI observation well show upward trend during the period from 2008 to 2017 located within the core zone of Cluster-XVII.

Fig-3 f: CGWB well hydrograph.

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Fig-3 g: CMPDI well hydrograph

Fig-3 h: CMPDI well hydrograph

3.8 Groundwater resources in the area

Groundwater recharge Rainfall is the major recharge source of groundwater. The area (Burdwan Distt.) experiences an average annual normal rainfall of 1408 mm (reported by IMD, Rainfall Statistics of India 2016). The mine water discharge into local drainage with 20% return flow and irrigation water with 25% return flow also augments the ground water recharge. The groundwater recharge potential in the study area was estimated by Rainfall

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 136 Job No: 200308025 – infiltration method and Water Level Fluctuation method. As reported in GEC Report, 1997, for sandstone, rainfall infiltration factor of 12% and 8% for hard rock were considered for the study area. The specific yield for sandstone is 4% and 3% for hard rock is considered in the study area. After deducting the hilly area (>20% slope) of about 04.94 sq km, total effective area in hard rocks (metamorphic) and sedimentary area were 107.56 sq km and 322.50 sq km respectively for recharge estimation. An area of 37.0 sq.km. is covered by surface reservoirs i.e., Maithon and Panchet Dam. (This recharge estimation includes both Buffer zone 471.99 sq km and Core zone of Cluster-XVII 18.4409 sq km.)

i) Rainfall Recharge in Buffer Zone by Rainfall Infiltration Method Table-3.76 Description of items 1. Area Sedimentary (sq.km) 322.50 Hard Rock (sq.km) 107.56 Reservoirs (sq.km) 37.0 2. Normal Rainfall during a. Monsoon season (in mm) 1184.40 b. Non-monsoon season (in mm) 224.0 c. Is non-monsoon season rainfall as a percentage of normal annual rainfall greater than 10% (yes/no) (*Then Non-monsoon Yes* (15.90%) Rainfall Recharge will also be taken) 3. Rainfall infiltration factor Sedi- Meta- Total mentary morphics 12% 8% 4. Rainfall recharge in Buffer zone by Rainfall Infiltration Factor Sedi- Hard Rock Method mentary a. Monsoon season (Mcum) [ (1) * (2a) * (3) ] 45.82 10.19 56.01 b. Non-monsoon season (M.Cum) [ = Nil if (2c) is ‘No’ 8.67 1.93 10.60 = (1) * (2b) * (3) if (2c) is ‘Yes’ ]

Total 54.49 12.12 66.61 Gross Rainfall Recharge (Mcum) 66.61

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 137 Job No: 200308025 ii) Rainfall Recharge in Buffer Zone by Water Level Fluctuation Method during monsoon season Table-3.77 Description of items Sedimentary Hard Rock 1. Area (sq.km) 322.50 107.56 2. Water Table Fluctuation (m) 2.80 2.81 3. Specific Yield 4% 3% 4. Change in Groundwater Storage 36.12 9.07 [ (1) * (2) * (3) ] (M cum) 5. Total (M cum) 45.19 6. Gr oss groundwater Draft for ‘All Uses’ during 4.13 monsoon season (M cum) (from Table: 7.v.1.d.) 7. Gross Rainfall Recharge (M cum) 49.32 [ (5) + (6) ]

ii) Rainfall Recharge in Buffer Zone after comparing results from Water Level Fluctuation Method and Rainfall Infiltration Factor Method during monsoon season Table-3.78 Quantity Description of items 1. Rainfall Recharge during monsoon season in Buffer Zone a. By Water Level Fluctuation Method (Mcum) 49.32 b. By Rainfall Infiltration Factor Method (Mcum) 56.01 2. Difference between (1a) and (1b) expressed as a percentage of (1b), ‘PD’

-11.94% {(1a) – (1b)} [ ------* 100 ] (1b) 3. Rainfall Recharge in the Buffer Zone during monsoon season (Mcum)

49.32 [ = (1a) if ‘PD’ is between -20 and +20% = 0.8 * (1b) if ‘PD’ is less than -20% = 1.20 * (1b) if ‘PD’ is greater than +20% ]

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iv) Net Annual Groundwater Availability in Buffer Zone Table-3.79

Description of items (Mcum) 1. Rainfall Recharge in Buffer Zone a. During Monsoon season (Water Level Fluctuation Method) 49.32 b. During Non-monsoon season (Rainfall Infiltration Method) 10.60 (from Table: 7.i.4.b) c. Annual [ (1a) + (1b) ] 59.92 2. Recharge from ‘Other Sources’ a. During Monsoon season i. Nil Nil b. During Non-monsoon season i. Return flow to Groundwater system (25%) through irrigation (from Table: 6.1.ii.) 0.19 ii. Return flow to Groundwater system (20%) through mine discharge (from Table: 6.3.) iii. Recharge through water bodies in the area: 0.545 (37.0 sq km x 0.0014 m/d x 150) 7.77 c. Total Annual [ (2a) + (2b) ] 8.505 3. Gross Annual Groundwater Recharge [ (1c) + (2c) ] 68.425 4. Natural discharge and other losses a. [ 5% * (3) ] if rainfall recharge during monsoon season computed by ‘Water table 3.42 Fluctuation Method’ b. [ 10% * (3) ] if rainfall recharge during monsoon season computed by ‘Rainfall - Infiltration factor Method’ 5. Net Annual Groundwater Availability in Buffer Zone [ (3) – (4) ] 65.005 6. Annual Gross Groundwater Draft for all uses in Buffer Zone 10.68 7. Balance Available Annual Groundwater Recharge (Net Annua 54.325 Groundwater Availability – Gross Annual Groundwater Draft)

Groundwater draft The groundwater withdrawal is generally for irrigation, domestic and industry requirement and is quantified as under. The irrigation draft for the agricultural

land (5250 Ha of Buffer zone) in the buffer zone was estimated as 0.76 M. cum for calculating the domestic water consumption, as recommended by GEC, 1997, the consumption rate in the study area was considered as 70 lpcd. Thus, water demand for community use was estimated as 2.36 M. cum The consumption by cattle population was projected as 10% of the domestic consumption, which amounts to 0.24 M. cum. The detailed land use for the buffer zone is given below:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 139 Job No: 200308025 v) Gross Groundwater Draft for all uses in Buffer zone Table-3.80 Monsoon Non-monsoon Description of items Total Season season 1. Gross Groundwater Draft of the Buffer Zone [ (Mcum) (Mcum) (Mcum) from Table No – 6] a. Irrigation Draft - 0.76 0.76 b. Community Water Draft 2.99 4.20 07.19 c. Industrial Draft (Net Mine Discharge) 1.14 1.59 2.73 d. ‘All Uses’ [ (1a) + (1b) + (1c) ] 4.13 6.55 2. Annual Gross Groundwater Draft for ‘All uses’ in Buffer Zone 10.68 Mcum [sum of monsoon and non-monsoon season]

Mine requires water for domestic and industrial uses. The peak industrial water demand for Cluster-XVII mines was projected as 2910 m3/day. The domestic water demand was projected as 1715 m3/day (old UG mine water) and 2675 m3/day (DVC/Barakar River). The total water requirement is 7300 m3/day. The details of peak water demand of the project are as below.

vi) Cluster-XVII peak water demand Table 3.81 Purpose Peak Demand (m3/day) Victor Kalyanesh Begu Victori Damagori A. Mine site ia -wari OCP nia a a west 1.Haul road washing 350 UG UG (to OC (to be closed be amalgama 2.Dust suppression & CHP 120 UG for amalga ted with 3.Green belt 10 closed produ mated Kalyanesh 4.Washeries 1750 for ction with wari OCP) 5.Workshop & HEMM 315 produ Kalyan 6.Fire service 230 ction eshwari 9.Others (5% process & loss) 135 OCP) Total (A) 2910* Nil Nil Nil Nil B. Township 1.Green belt No 125 120 separate 2.Domestic 488 No No 688 domestic mine mine requireme 3.Other (Service Building like GM pimpin pimpin nt office, Guest house, Hospital, Club, 122 g g 172 School etc) (Proposed OCP) Total (B) 1715# C. Township 2675 DVC/BARAKAR RIVER Grand Total (A+B+C) 7300 (Source: *mine water of Proposed K. OCP and # from Cluster-XVII old UG workings, 2675 KLD from Barakar River through DVC for domestic use)

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 140 Job No: 200308025 Groundwater balance Thus the balance annual ground water resource available is projected at 54.325 million cubic metres. The detailed ground water balance with recharge and discharge estimates are given below. The ground water balance is shown in Pie diagram. Groundwater Development in the Buffer zone of Cluster-XVII

Table 3.82 Description of items Buffer Zone

1. Stage of Groundwater Development a. Net Groundwater Availability (Mcum) 65.005 (from Table: 7.iv.5.) b. Annual Gross Groundwater Draft 10.68 (Mcum) (from Table: 7.v.2.) c. Balance Available Annual Groundwater Recharge 54.325 d. Stage of Groundwater Development 16.43% [ {(1b) / (1a)} * 100 ]

Fig-3 i: Pie Diagram

Coal mining is the major industrial development activity visible in the area. Besides this, ground water utilization is mainly for domestic and irrigation use. The stage of ground water development in the study area comes to about 16.43%.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 141 Job No: 200308025 As per the data collected from Central Ground Water Board, GWRE-2011, the present stage of ground water development in the Salanpur Block of Burdwan district in which Cluster-XVII mines and its buffer zone located is 16.77% and region falls within the “Safe” category. The stage of ground water development in the Burdwan district is 44.0%.

GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL DETAILS OF SALANPUR BLOCK AS ON 2011, BURDWAN DISTT, WEST BENGAL. (Quantity in ham) Table 3.83 Sl Net Existing Allocation Net Present Categorization No Ground Gross For Whether water level Ground Stage of as per GEC-97 Water Ground Domestic shows significant Water Ground Availability Water and long term decline availability Water Draft Industrial during for Future Development for all Requirement Irrigation uses supply Pre- Post- Monsoon Monsoon

1 1695.70 284.42 349.01 No No 1330.69 16.77% Safe

Fig. No. 3 j

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Fig. No. 3 k: MINE WATER USAGE DIAGRAM OF CLUSTER-XVII

3.9 SOCIO -ECONOMIC PROFILE Socio-economic study including demographic, economic, workforce, civic amenities and basic & civic amenities in the study area is based on 2011 census data.

Methodology: The study includes the Social profile, Economic, Infrastructure facilities, Occurrence of historical / Archaeological sites and presence of important features of the area (Core zone and Buffer zone 10 Km radius from mine lease area). All this information is collected from the census of 2011 and reported in this report.

In order to validate the census data, house hold survey of 250 households was made by floating questionnaire to the residence and local people of different villages and village head (Sarpanch / Police Patil) etc. Sample size varies as per need, time and convenience. Occupational health status of the above for the different age group and sex was also collected.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 143 Job No: 200308025 Description of study area The study area is located in the below district and sub-districts of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Table-3.84: District and Sub-district in Study Area District Sub-District Salanpur Barddhaman Barabani Puruliya Neturiya Dhanbad Nirsa-cum-Chirkunda

ZONE VILLAGES CENSUS 2011 Core Manberia, Victoria West, Begunia, Victoriya Colliery, Not Available DamgoriyaCollery Less Than Salanpur, Lal Bazar, Lachhanpur, Syaldih, Buldih, Available only for Salanpur 500m Banjamari, Indakata

Demographic Profile a) Village wise population: The study area comprises 1, 25,613 households, with a total population of 6, 62,397 persons. Average household size lies between 4 to 6 persons per family, in the study area.

Table-3.85: Summary Avg – Household (HH) size No of Households Total Population Avg_HH_Size (Persons) 125613 662397 5

b) Total population with SC/ST breakup: Below is the summary, in tabular and figurative form.

Table-3.86: Summary Caste distribution POPULATION SC ST OC

POP M F POP M F POP M F POP M F

662397 344146 318251 154503 78886 75617 51471 25709 25762 456423 239551 216872 TOT 51.95% 48.05% 23.32% 51.06% 48.94% 7.77% 49.95% 50.05% 68.90% 52.48% 47.52% %

c) Literacy level: Below is the summary, in tabular and figurative form.

Table-3.87: Summary Literacy Status LITERATES ILLITERATES POP M F POP M F TOT 217165 127771 89394 131423 53182 78241 62.30% 58.84% 41.16% 37.70% 40.47% 59.53% %

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 144 Job No: 200308025 d) Sex Ratio: Sex ratio is an indicator of social status. In places where women have a better social status, there the difference between the numbers of male and female is less, the ratio is found to be close to 1:1. Below is the summary of the same data in tabular form, representing number of female every1000 male. Sex ratio = (Number of females*1000) / (Number of males) Table-3.88: Summary sex ratio TOTAL SC ST OC 925 959 1002 905 The ideal sex ratio is 1:1. From the above table, it can be observed that in study area, the number of female per 1000 male is less than required except in Scheduled Tribe.

Occupational structure: The census classifies workers into two groups, namely, ‘Main workers’ and ‘Marginal workers’. Main Workers are those who have worked for the major part of the reference period, i.e. 6 months or more. Marginal Workers are those who have not worked for the major part of the reference period i.e. less than 6 months. The main/marginal workers are classified on the basis of Industrial category of workers in following four categories: • Cultivators • Agricultural Laborers • Household Industry Workers • Other Workers . Below is the summary in tabular and figurative form.

Table-3.89: Summary Worker classification WORKERS NON_WORKERS TOT M F TOT M F TOT 110668 91672 18996 237920 89281 148639 % 31.75% 82.84% 17.16% 68.25% 37.53% 62.47%

MAIN WORKERS MARGINAL WORKERS TOT M F TOT M F TOT 3004 2665 339 616 496 120 % 88.72% 11.28% 80.52% 19.48%

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MAIN_CL MAIN_AL MAIN_HH MAIN_OT M F M F M F M F TOT 4039 781 3484 701 1558 514 57909 7727 % 83.80% 16.20% 83.25% 16.75% 75.19% 24.81% 88.23% 11.77%

MARG_CL MARG_AL MARG_HH MARG_OT M F M F M F M F TOT 1823 1174 4564 3041 784 555 17511 4503 % 60.83% 39.17% 60.01% 39.99% 58.55% 41.45% 79.54% 20.46%

The number of female workers is less than half the number of male workers. In urban areas, majority of F workers are engaged in households industry and other work.

House Hold Survey:

250 households (0.20% of the total household in the study area) of 4 villages with a population of 1526 (0.23% of the total population in the study area) were surveyed to validate the 2011 census data. Villages surveyed with their respective

population and no. of households surveyed per village are as given under: Table-3.90: HH Survey - Household Size Average Village name HH Population Manberia 72 922 Ramnagar 54 286 Victoria West 75 513 Damagoriya 49 231

Following points were observed during the course of household survey: • Basic amenities are available within the distance of 0-5Km. • Infrastructure for primary education is available within 0-5km.

• Medical amenities is available within the range of 0-5kms

• Most of the houses in the village don’t have in-house toilet facilities. Open defecation is very common.

• The villages are connected with Electric lines but power supply is intermittent as in all rural areas of the state particularly during the summer season.

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 146 Job No: 200308025 • The major fuel used for cooking purpose is Coal or Firewood. Few housed use L.P.G.

• Housing facility with market and basic amenities are existing. Ancillary & Supply Industries will develop which in turn will generate employment in directly and lead to growth in income generation.

• Most of the villages are connected with fair (tar/mud) roads. The conditions of the road in the study area is very poor. Mostly motor cycles and bicycles are used for traveling purposes.

• During survey, it is observed that, people are very conservative about informing their income. The maximum expenses are on food and clothing.

• The house hold size of the surveyed houses is 6.176 with 51.82% male and 48.18% female population. The literacy level is 46.98%, with 64.63% male and 35.37% female literacy.

Occupational health survey

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, occupational illness is defined as a condition that results from exposure in a workplace to a physical, chemical or biological agent to the extent that the normal physiological mechanisms are affected and the health of the worker is impaired.

As per the Baseline data collected, no major diseases have been found to affect the people in the surveyed villages.

List of villages in the buffer zone is as given below:

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 147 Job No: 200308025 Table-3.91: Villages in Buffer Zone Namokesia (P) Sinsbera Harishadi Lohat Baliapur Tiltorya Pathardiha Hijuli (CT) Par Beliya Sarkuri Ramdi Rupnarayanpur Radhaballavpur Taldanga (B) Paharpur Hirakhun (CT) Bathanbari Dendua Benagarya Shyamdi Lalganja (B) Lalpur Bhamaria Sirpuria Janarddan Sidhabari Barabai Kusumdanali Pahargara Sayer(B) Domsota Asanbani Durlabhadi Banskatia Dhanudi Ghiadoba Mohanpur Kanyapur (B) Puapur Alkusha Kunardi Ramchandrapur Hadla Kalisanko Parbbatpur Nuni (B) Kelyasota Dhangajor Sasanberia Kalipathar Maheshpur Chayenpur Bolkunda Kulti (M) Nadiha Ranpur Tiltoria Saontal Brindabani Srirampur Paharpur Madhaichak Tantloi Gopalpur Motha Gopalpur Damdaha Nakrajuria Manahara Patal Shalchura Uttarra Bonra Rajpura Dhanguri Khudika Malladih Mahishmura Mahishnadi Benipur Baruipara Satkanali Ranipur Pithakiari Dhundabad Kankurkunda Miliakhola Kharbana Colliery Kuthibari Hirbandh Majhladi Banbirdi Achhra Ethora Chak Altabari Mahukura Nawada Patlabari Muchidi Basudebpur Dabar Angaria Heddi Narayanpur Sultandi Raghunathpur Pratappur Jemari Alkusha Khaerbad Nabagram Deilya Bartoria Rangametya Alladi Dhaminberia Phulberya Alipur Manpura Sarbari Goaladi Kethardi Kaladabar Amjharia Sadhna Amdiha Pochhyara Nituria Saltor (CT) Golphalbari Maithon (CT) Marma (CT) Bajra Junkudar Baramuri Puyaladi Dulhapani Kalyanchak Panchmahali Egarkunr (CT) (CT) Bhamal (CT) Chanch Jagrad Gagna Kalimati Katral Dumarkunda Siuliban (CT) (CT) Panrra (CT) Baidyanathpur Dhankora Paraliya Kesharkural Panchet (CT) Mera (CT) Nirsa (CT) Labsan Barajar Beliyad Kamaliya Amlamurabagh Talberia Agarchayanpur Barabari Khokrapahari Urma Bhalahit Shanrmara Ledaharia Palasia Guliardi Bandarchua Dahibari Palarpur Luhehibad Sanolapur Benagaria Chhatabar Saugamahul Jamdahi Kamardi

EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 148 Job No: 200308025 CHAPTER-IV

ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES

C O N T E N T S

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ANTICIPATED ENVORONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION 149-195 MEASURES 4.1 INTRODUCTION 151

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURE 4.2 151 FOR AIR IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURE 4.3 157 FOR WATER

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURE 4.4 165 FOR NOISE & BLASTING

4.5 IMPACT ON LAND RESOURCE AND ITS MANAGEMENT 168

4.6 FIRE AND UNSTABLE AREAS 176

4.7 R&R PLAN FOR CLUSTER-XVII 176

4.8 MINE CLOSURE PLAN 179

4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA AND FAUNA AND CONSERVATION PLAN 184

4.10 IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT BY KALYANESHWARI WASHERY 185

4.11 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 194

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. TABLE NAME PAGE NO.

TABLE - 4.1 ACTIVITIES HAVING IMPACT ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 151 TABLE - 4.2 LEASE HOLD OF CLUSTER XVII 153 TABLE - 4.3 PREDICTED INCREMENTAL PM10 CONCENTRATION 156 TABLE - 4.4 PREDICTED INCREMENTAL PM2.5 CONCENTRATION 157 TABLE - 4.5 TYPE OF POLLUTANTS 157 TABLE - 4.6 MINE WATER DISCHARGE AND WATER CONSUMPTION 157 RADIUS OF INFLUENCE 161 TABLE - 4.7

TABLE - 4.8 LAND USE OF BEGUNUA COLLIERY 168 TABLE - 4.9 LAND USE OF VICTORIA WEST COLLIERY 169

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TABLE - 4.10 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI WASHERY 169 TABLE - 4.11 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI OCP 170 TABLE - 4.12 PRESENT AND POST-MINING LAND USE OF CLUSTER XVII 170 LIST OF SPECIES SUGGESTED FOR 173 TABLE - 4.13 AFFORESTATION/ECORESTORATION STAGE WISE CUMULATIVE PLANTATION PLAN, STAGE-WISE 174-175 TABLE - 4.14 LAND USE AND RECLAMATION AREA AND ANNUAL PLANTATION PLAN OF CLUSTER XVII ACTION PLAN FOR REHABILITATION OF FAMILIES AFFECTED 178 TABLE - 4.15 UNDER THE MASTER PLAN(CLUSTER- XVII) CLOSURE COST OF MINES OF CLUSTER XVII 182 TABLE - 4.16

CLOSURE COST OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI OCP 182 TABLE - 4.17

TABLE - 4.18 CLOSURE COST OF BEGUNIA UG 183 TABLE - 4.19 TIME SCHEDULE FOR FINAL MINE CLOSURE 183 SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION FOR KALYANESHWARI 189 TABLE - 4.20 WASHERY

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CHAPTER-IV

ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES

4.1 INTRODUCTION

The impacts (both beneficial and adverse) of mining and its allied activities of the project have been assessed and presented in respect of air, water, noise, blasting vibration, socio-economic profile, flora & fauna, land resource, traffic movement and visual/aesthetic aspect in this chapter.

The control measures to mitigate various environmental impacts are also highlighted in this chapter for carrying out mining operation in an environmentally compatible manner. Further, all provisions of Coal Mines Regulations and Directives shall be followed in this project.

4.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT & POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES FOR AIR

The impact assessment has been carried out. Appropriate air pollution control measures will be taken to contain the air pollution for maintaining the ambient air quality within the stipulated standards besides making the mining operation eco-friendly in this project. All provisions of Coal Mines Regulations and Directives shall be followed.

AIR POLLUTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT

a) OPERATIONAL PHASE: During this phase, activities necessary for mining of coal, its handling and transport are taken up. Such activities having impact on ambient air quality are detailed below: Table 4.1 Activities having impact on ambient air quality (i) Drilling : Dust (ii) Blasting of coal and overburden : Dust and noxious gases (iii) Handling of coal : Dust (iv) Overburden handling : Dust (v) Dump formation Dust and exhaust fumes from dumpers and : (internal /external) till the development of green cover (vi) Movement of vehicles : Dust and noxious fumes

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b) POST-OPERATIONAL STAGE: During this stage of the project, the activities related to the closure of mine are to be carried out. Preparation of final mine closure plan shall be carried out during the period four to five years before the closure of the mine. Some of the activities for the closure are:

➢ Physical and biological reclamation of backfilled area ➢ Salvaging and shifting operation of HEMMs and other equipment ➢ Clearing of coal and other materials. ➢ Management of hydrology and hydrogeology. ➢ Redeployment of workforce, etc. ➢ Provisioning of post-operation monitoring mainly keeping watch, vigil, etc.

The impacts are both direct and indirect. The nature of impacts will be short- term and reversible. The mining and its related activities create impact on ambient air quality. The impact of mining on ambient air quality are highlighted below:

(a) The ambient air quality is influenced due to the generation of SPM, RPM

SO2, and NOx, etc., which is due to various activities like drilling, blasting and material handling in the project. Further, the ambient air quality may be affected marginally to a varying degree due to the mining activities of other nearby opencast and underground coal mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited due to dispersion of pollutants. The concentration of pollutants may vary depending upon the various micro-meteorological parameters and the seasons of the year.

(b) The following activities in opencast mine are presently generating the air pollution mainly PM 10 & PM 2.5.

• Top soil removal

• OB Removal

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• Coal extraction by drilling and Blasting

• CHP operations

• Transportation of coal to railway siding or silo

The mines of the cluster with existing production capacity is given below:

Table 4.2: Lease Hold of Cluster XVII

PM2.5, SO2 and NOX is mostly within the limits of the prescribed standard. So the mining operations will have no effect on ambient air quality on human being, flora and fauna, soil quality, surface structures and aesthetic value of the surrounding environment as suitable mitigation measures will be taken to make the operation eco-friendly.

Air Pollution Control Measures Appropriate mitigative measures shall have to be taken to contain the predicted level within prescribed level. These measures (both preventive and suppressive) are enumerated below:

a) Drilling operation The following steps will be taken to reduce dust generation:

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▪ All drills will be equipped with dust extractors and wet drilling will be done in all drilling operation.

b) Blasting operation

The following practices will be maintained:

▪ Appropriate design of the geometry of blast holes.

▪ Use of proper amount of explosive taking into consideration the geo- mechanical conditions of the site.

▪ Controlled blasting will usually be done in daytime during the shift change over period.

▪ The operation shall be in conformity to the extant laws with closer control of

blasting parameters including results of blasting like desired fragmentation,

permitted vibration, etc.

c) Loading and transport

The following measures will be taken: ▪ Surfacing of all service roads/permanent roads by asphalt. ▪ The length of haul road will be reduced to the minimum possible. The permanent haul roads will be boulder pitched and maintained properly. ▪ The unmetalled roads shall be kept free of ruts, potholes, etc. ▪ Regular maintenance of HEMM engines to limit emission of harmful exhaust fumes. ▪ Provision of gas filter for exhaust fumes from HEMM. ▪ Frequent and at regular intervals, water will be sprayed on haul roads, service roads. Mobile water sprinklers of 28 kl capacity each will be provided in the project ▪ Provision of fine nozzle mounted fixed/mobile sprinklers at siding and haul roads. ▪ Physical removal of dust from the roads. ▪ Greenbelts around quarry, industrial sites, service building area besides avenue plantation along roads.

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▪ Coal transportation will be done through covered trucks/conveyor belt to washery and also to the siding.

d) Coal handling

The following control measures will be adopted during coal handling: ▪ Suppression of coal dust during coal handling by fine nozzle mounted fixed sprinklers at the crushing point. ▪ Minimization of the height of coal-fall at transfer points to reduce the dust generation. ▪ During the beneficiation process like crushing/ sizing screening of coal fixed nozzle sprinkler is to be installed for dust suppression at these source ▪ Improved maintenance of plant and machinery.

e) Fires at coalfaces, coal stockyards

i) At coal faces To prevent and control such fires, the following measures will be taken: ▪ Exposures of coal benches for long time will be avoided. ▪ Provision of adequate firefighting arrangements including availability of sufficient quantity of water at all critical points. ▪ Careful removal of all loose coal from the abandoned coal faces. ▪ Regular supervision.

ii) At coal stockyards

▪ Limiting the amount of stock by giving close attention to marketing besides following the "first-in and first-out" sequence. ▪ Attention to the following while stacking of coal:

• Proper dimensions of stack (height to be limited to not more than 8m).

• Dozing/compaction to make the stock semi-consolidated.

• Regular and strict supervision of stacks.

• Provision of firefighting arrangement with supply of adequate quantity of water at sufficient pressure.

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Air Quality Impact Assessment

Dust (PM10 and PM2.5) is the major emission from mining activities in coalfield

area. Impact has been predicted for air quality taking PM10 and PM2.5 into consideration in and around the project area. The impact assessment has been carried out considering with the following points:

i) Calculation of rate of generation of PM10 and PM2.5 using empirical formulae and emission factors for different mining operations developed by USEPA & Environment Australia:2001

ii) Air quality impact prediction (AQIP) using AERMOD version 9.4.0

iii) The AQIP modeling has been carried out for the peak capacity of 5.2 MTY.

iv) Air quality impact prediction (for PM10 & PM2.5) for this mine was carried out using “AERMOD” considering point, line and area sources. The model was applied to production of 5.2 Mty.

The average PM10 at baseline stations, predicted incremental PM10 concentration and absolute PM10 at various receptors are given in the following table:

Table 4.3 Predicted incremental PM10 concentration (Values in µg/cu. m) Predicted Zone of the Measured PM10 Baseline Stations incremental PM10 Predicted absolute PM10 Station (98th Percentile) using AQIP

(i) (ii) (i)+(ii)

SA - 1 Core 66.9 24.80 91.7 SA - 2 Core 62.6 4.73 67.33 SA - 3 Core 69.6 3.30 72.9 SA - 4 Core 98.0 31.36 129.36 SA - 5 Buffer 64.7 1.74 66.44 SA - 6 Buffer 48.7 11.70 60.4 SA - 7 Buffer 62.2 6.29 68.49 SA - 8 Buffer 53.3 6.56 59.86

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th The PM2.5 (98 percentile value) at baseline stations, predicted incremental PM10 concentration and absolute PM2.5 at various receptors are given in the following table:

Table 4.4 Predicted incremental PM2.5 concentration (Values in µg/cu. m)

Zone of the Measured PM2.5 Predicted incremental Predicted Baseline Stations th Station (98 Percentile) PM2.5 using AQIP absolute PM2.5

(i) (ii) (i)+(ii)

SA - 1 Core 38.1 3.93 42.03 SA - 2 Core 35.7 0.69 36.39 SA - 3 Core 39.3 0.49 39.79 SA - 4 Core 57.8 6.05 63.85 SA - 5 Buffer 34.5 0.24 34.74 SA - 6 Buffer 27.6 1.78 29.38 SA - 7 Buffer 34.9 0.92 35.82 SA - 8 Buffer 31.5 0.93 32.43

4.3 IMPACT ASSESSMENT & CONTROL MEASURES FOR WATER

Impact Assessment on Water

Likely sources of water pollution from Cluster-XVII group of mines along with the type of pollutants are as follows:

Table 4.5 Type of pollutants (i) Industrial wastewater from workshop : Suspended solids, oil & grease; (ii) Wastewater from mine : Suspended solids of coal, clay and oil; (iii) Surface run-off passing through coal : Suspended solids; stockpiles

(iv) Storm water from leasehold area and : Suspended solids. built-up area

Mine water discharge and water consumption for each mine of the cluster is as follows : Table – 4.6 Mine water discharge and water consumption

Mine Additional Sl Mine Water Consumption (KLD) Discharge requirement a) Industrial = Nil Begunia Colliery 1 735 KLD b) Domestic Water : 735 KLD Nil

(Source: mine water) Victoria West Nil 2675 KLD from a) Industrial = Nil 2 Colliery (no mine DVC/Barakar River b) Domestic Water : River pumping) for domestic use

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Mine Additional Sl Mine Water Consumption (KLD) Discharge requirement Nil (no mine a) Industrial = Nil 3 Victoria Colliery pumping) b) Domestic Water : River a) Industrial = Nil 4 Damagoria Colliery 980 KLD b) Domestic Water : 980 KLD Nil (Source: mine water) Proposed 5 2930 KLD a) Industrial =2910 KLD Nil Kalyaneshwari OCP Proposed Nil due ▪ Make up water per day: 0.38 6 Kalyaneshwari to closed water Nil MGD (1750 KLD) Washery circuit system

Total mine water pumping from the mines of the cluster will be 4645 KLD out of which 4625 KLD will be used for domestic and industrial purposes except drinking purpose. The drinking water is being supplied from DVC/Barakar river. The surplus mine water, 20 KLD will be discharged after proper treatment into local drainage/nallah which finally joins Barakar river and ultimately to Damodar river. The downstream population residing along the nala is heavily dependant on the discharge of the river for their domestic use as well as irrigation use.

Mine water discharge: Water Quality generated for Mine Water Discharge shows that effluent generated from Cluster-XVII group of mines is well within permissible limits.

Workshop discharge: Industrial wastewater will be suitably treated in a plant consisting of pre and post-settling chambers/tanks and oil and grease trap (OGT). The treated effluent from this plant will be collected in a tank for recycling the same for industrial use resulting in ‘zero discharge’. The sludge collected from the settling chamber will be disposed off as landfill in the decoaled area. Oil and grease manually reclaimed from the trap will be stored in drums safely for disposal through auction. Oily sludge will be disposed off in the impervious layer lined pit.

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Impact of Mining on Ground Water System

Impact on aquifer system

The impact of mining on local water regime is dependent mainly on mine geometry, mining process, its aquifer parameters and hydro-meteorological data. Due to stratification, the permeable beds act as individual Hydrogeological units and develop multi aquifer system. The impact on local water regime varies at different stages of mining in time and space. The mining activities may cause changes in aquifer potential, water level in the vicinity of the mine and groundwater flow direction.

In open cast mining only the aquifers lying above the working seam (i.e. unconfined aquifer) gets affected whereas, the lower aquifers are least affected. As the permeability decreases with depth, the inflow from lower most formations also reduces proportionally and marginal to negligible impact may be anticipated. As the unconfined aquifer (i.e. the OB benches), with comparatively high K, contributes the maximum inflow. The top hydrogeological unit receives the maximum impact. So, also with the presence of multi-aquifer system and low permeability, the drawdown cones in the individual hydrogeological units will be small.

In the reclaimed area, the permeability is usually higher and receives maximum rainfall as recharge. With this the impact on the up-dip side gets reduced with time and even improves the ground water system. In the down dip direction, due to blasting, secondary porosity in the immediate working face will increase and in turn this will influence in increase of ground water recharge and mine inflow. So also, the mine water discharge into the local drainage/ peripheral village ponds/ tanks behaves as constant source of recharge and improves the water levels in the mine area.

Impact on Topography and Drainage

Mining of coal by open cast method causes changes in topography. The change of ground relief in a mine area influences the local drainage. This may alter the drainage at the micro level. Care is taken during mining activity to

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avoid any serious damage to surface water bodies. The Damodar River flows at a distance of around 2.80 km and Barakar River flowing along the western boundary from the Cluster-XVII edge. The easterly flowing Damodar River and Barakar River are the major drainage and perennial source of water for the area. The Cluster-XVII falls in the watershed of Barakar River and Damodar River. The distance of the quarry from Barakar River is around 1.75 km in the west of the Cluster. Barakar River meets master drainage Damodar River in the south of the Cluster at a distance of around 2.80 km. There are two seasonal 1st order streams flowing from east to west through Cluster-XVII near proposed OCP and joins Barakar River. The HFL of the Barkar River as recorded in the vicinity of the project is 102.84 m above MSL (As on 1978). Other major streams flows through the buffer zone are Khudia Nala and many other small streams upto 2nd order etc. The drainage pattern of the area is mostly dendritic.

A few 1st order streams of the Barakar River originate within the mine area. Hence with progress in the mining activity, the catchment area in the upstream region of these seasonal nalas will be disturbed but more water will be collected in the monsoon in the mine sump arising as a result of this disturbance. This water will be pumped out into the downstream of the respective nalas itself i.e. outside the mining property where the original course of these nalas will be maintained. Pre-mining elevation of topography for Cluster-XVII varies from 100 m to 140 m above MSL. There is no problem of surface water inrush into the proposed OC mine. Rainwater, which falls on the mining area and groundwater which seeps into the mine are also pumped out in the drainage system after treatment. Hence, there is no impact on drainage quantitatively.

Solid wastes that will be generated in course of coal mining are overburden material consisting of fragments of sandstone/shale of assorted size. They have not been found to generate acid mine drainage or leach high quantity of heavy metals. Total volume of OB to be generated is 418.73 million meter3 (Including Alluvium) out of which internal dumping of 154.62 million meter3 has been proposed. The area used for external OB dump will be 474.22 Ha.

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The area of project is 1844.09 Ha, out of which about 1212.43 Ha is excavation area. After completion of mining operation and backfilling, the void left if any will also be used for community purpose. The void thus left shall be used as water reservoir. Creation of water body, which is termed as hydro- reclamation is very useful final land use plan and hence conceived in this mine. The final closure plan will involve provision of effective fencing and graded approach to reduce the depth of water body for safeguard to neighboring community. The excavated area will be reclaimed both physically and biologically. The void is proposed to be filled to the maximum extent possible by physical reclamation of last stage dump. The void thus left shall be used as water reservoir.

Radius of Influence

Considering the dewatering of unconfined aquifer (Avg: 18 m and max: 50 m thickness) in the immediate mine area and permeability 1.44 m/day, by using

the Sichardt formula  R =C*(H – hw)*k, the radius of influence for the proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP has been estimated.

Table: 4.7: Radius of Influence

Radius of Influence (m) Final Mine Probable Sl.No Project K= 1.44 m/d (unconfined Depth (m) drawdown (m) aquifer for K OCP) Proposed Avg: 194 m (say 200 m) 1 Kalyaneshwari 270 18.0 to 50.0 m Max: 559 m (say 550 m) OCP

The projected radius of influence due to proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP on groundwater has been estimated at about 200-550 m from the mine periphery and there is no any village in this impact zone.

Due to stratification, the permeable beds act as individual hydrogeological units and develop a multi-aquifer system. Hence, the radius of influence in these individual hydrogeological units will be small. Thus, with the variation of the aquifer/mine geometry, multi-aquifer system, return flow from the mine discharge and abundant recharge, the zone of disturbance will be reduced

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further. Thus, the propagation of drawdown cone will be limited to a small distance for a temporary period.

AUGMENTATION OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE POTENTIAL As a part of Environmental Protection, the project will adopt all possible measures to increase the ground water recharge potential in the influenced and nearby areas.

Rain Water Harvesting & Artificial Recharge By nature, mine is a big rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge structure. Rain is a seasonal occurrence, whereas, mine water discharge is a continuous process. Hence, priority is given for mine water harvesting. The mine water discharge into the local ponds converts them into as recharge pits and augments the source availability. The surplus mine water, during monsoon period, is discharged into the nearby paddy fields and abandoned pits not only improves irrigation potential but also increase the ground water recharge (spreading method) in the area. Hundreds of acres of land are irrigated by mine water discharge and about 25% of the discharge enters the groundwater system as return flow. Also there are two large water reservoirs known as Maithon dam and Panchet dam are present which also contribute in the recharge of groundwater.

Coal mining is the major industrial activity in the area. Ground water pumping is an integral part of coal mining. Besides this, groundwater utilization is mainly for domestic and irrigation use in the study area.

To minimize the impact of mining on ground water system, the project/mine authority has been adopting all possible measure to increase the ground water recharge potential. The stage of ground water development in the buffer zone (10 km from the periphery of the core zone) of Cluster-XVII comes to about 16.43% (which falls in the Safe category). As per the data collected from the Central Ground Water Board, GWRE-2013, the stage of ground water development in the Salanpur Block is 16.77%, in which Cluster-XVII and its

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buffer zone located and the region falls within the “Safe” category. So, artificial recharge is not urgently required in the buffer zone of the Cluster-XVII.

However, artificial recharge may be done for more use of ground water for irrigation augmentation in the study area when the source of water is easily available for recharging.

Estimated/projected Groundwater inflow (2930 m3/day) and mine influence area (maximum 550 m from the proposed mine edge) have been estimated and the groundwater monitoring would be undertaken further to study the impact, if any. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP is utilizing the mine water for fulfilling the demand of industrial purpose and water from old/abandoned UG workings (1715 m3/day) and supply water from DVC (2675 m3/day) are catering the domestic need of the Cluster. Besides this, domestic waste water is also being recharged to the Ground water system. Utilization of mine water for irrigation use is also enhancing the ground water recharge potential through artificial recharge (Spread method) in the area. The artificial recharge by water conservation structures in the outside mine influence areas will check water level lowering. But within the mine influence area it may not be a viable solution because of the reason that recharged water would drain into the mine at a faster rate due to the steep hydraulic gradient of mining activity affecting safety of mine and machinery. However, the impact on ground water level is being minimized by artificial recharge by spreading of pumped out water, creation and filling of ponds with excess mine water, old abandoned quarry filled with excess mine water, construction of check dams (already constructed on Barakar River and Damodar River) and rainwater and construction of rainwater harvesting structure outside mine influence area.

The natural and induced recharge except of rainfall recharge in the buffer zone is about 8.50 MCM (including return flow from irrigation: 0.19 MCM, recharge from excess mine discharge: 0.545 MCM and recharge from surface reservoirs: 7.70 MCM). It is almost 80% of mine pumping (maximum proposed) of 10.04 MCM of the all mines located within core and buffer zone

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of Cluster-XVII. In addition to that long term well hydrographs are not showing any prominent declining trend, instead CMPDI permanent observation wells are showing uprising trend of groundwater level within the core zone of the Cluster from the period of 2008 to 2017. The core zone of Cluster-XVII falls within Salanpur Block and according to CGWB the Block comes under “Safe” category.

Conservations Measures • The mine discharge will be effectively utilized to meet the mine’s domestic, dust suppression and other industrial water needs. • After the cessation of mining, with copious rainfall and abundant groundwater recharge, the water levels will recoup and attain normalcy. Thus, the impact of mining on groundwater system may be considered as a temporary phenomenon. The old mine workings also behave as water pools and improves the resource availability in the area. • The construction of surface tanks and desiltation/deepening of existing ponds in the local villages would enhance the water availability in the nearby villages. Utilization of mine water for irrigation use will also enhance the ground water recharge potential through artificial recharge in the area. Thereby, in post-mining condition, the recharge and resource potential in core zone will be much higher than the existing. • The discharged mine water would be available for the local people to utilize for irrigation and domestic uses. Thereby the mine water will be a resource for many of the local villagers.

Future Strategy To create the water source and to increase ground water recharge, under community development, tanks/ponds/dug wells will be constructed in the nearby villages. Vegetative cover to be enhanced by plantation in the mine and periphery areas. This will contain the surface runoff and increase the ground water recharge. Monitoring of water quality of mine water discharge, local river/nala and domestic water (dug well/hand pumps) will be continued under routine monitoring.

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On analyzing the field data if any impact is noticed, suitable controls measures will be adopted by the project authorities.

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

The following control measures are proposed:

▪ Integrated effluent treatment plant for mine discharge water and industrial effluent is being envisaged for treatment. Treated water will be recycled for industrial consumption like washing of dumpers, dozer and spraying at haul roads, etc.

▪ Septic tank and soak pit combination for domestic effluent in residential and service buildings, etc. will be provided.

▪ Garland drain and sedimentation pond around OB dumps, coal dumps and the quarry will be provided.

▪ Storm water drainage arrangement.

▪ Regular monitoring of effluent quality before discharge to surface water course.

4.4 IMPACT ASSESSMENT & CONTROL MEASURES FOR NOISE & BLASTING The sources of noise will be: • Drilling operation in coal and OB. • Blasting for coal & overburden • Operation of HEMMs like shovels, dumpers, dozers, graders, front-end loaders, etc • Operation of equipment in washery like crushing, screening, material handling and pumping workshop, etc. • Operation of equipment in workshop, etc. • The noise associated with mining activities may be classified into three types ➢ Continuous ➢ Intermittent ➢ Impulse

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The workmen associated with the operation of HEMMs, etc. will experience a noise level above stipulated 90 dB (A) [DGMS Circular, No.18 (Tech.) of 1975] for more than 4-4.5 hours per shift. . Unless suitable mitigatory measures are taken, high noise pollution will have impact on the workmen both physical and mental e.g. Sleep disturbance, High Blood Pressure, Auditory loss etc. It is worthwhile to mention that intermittent and impulse noises are considered to be less dangerous than continuous noise due to the short exposure duration except under the situation when the level exceeds 115 dB (A).

Impact of noise nuisance & blasting The ambient noise level of the project will be monitored regularly. Noise levels are likely to remain within the limits of the prescribed standard. So the noise produced from this project will not have auditory, non-auditory, masking effects, etc. as suitable mitigation measures shall be taken in the project.

Controlled blasting technique will be adopted in the project. So, there will be no adverse effects on life, property and ambient noise.

Acceptable noise levels and peak particle velocity Assessment of impact of noise nuisance of a workplace can be achieved by comparing the level with TLV prescribed by the DGMS. There are also standards relating exposure time with noise levels from the International Standard Organization (ISO) and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). These standards may also be used to assess the impact of noise in workplaces. The acceptable noise levels for residential, commercial and other institutional areas prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board are given in Chapter III. Noise pollution control measures The following measures shall be taken: ▪ Proper designing of plant & machinery by providing in-built mechanisms like silencers, mufflers and enclosures for noise generating parts and shock absorbing pads at the foundation of vibrating equipment. ▪ Routine maintenance of equipment.

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▪ Rational deployment of noise generating plant and machinery. ▪ Greenbelts around the quarry, infrastructure sites and service building area besides avenue plantation on both sides of the roads ▪ To maintain noise level at night time within the limit for the inhabited localities situated at a very close proximity. ▪ HEMMs with sound proof cabins. ▪ Personal protective devices to all the persons working in high noise areas. ▪ Regular monitoring of noise levels at various points.

Blasting vibration control measures Measures for safe blasting Due attention will be given to the following factors: (a) All provisions of Coal Mines Regulations will be followed. (b) Quantity of explosive The quantity of explosive will be decided as per condition imposed by DGMS. (c) Stemming material Stemming material to be used is sand. However, the drill cuttings and chips of triangular shape can be used as an effective stemming material with proper packing. (d) Delay system Use of millisecond delay detonators that are initiated by shock tube initiation system, between rows and between holes in the same row. (e) Blasting time Blasting will be done in day time during the shift change over period as per requirement. However, the frequency of blasting will depend upon the availability of land (tenancy in particular), DGMS permission for use of explosive, meteorological condition, geo-mining condition and method of mining. (f) Warning Before blasting is done, warning sound shall be given and placards/flags will be displayed so that people can move to safe places.

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Vibration control ▪ Proper conformation to measures for safe blasting as mentioned above, to avoid damage to any structure or annoyance to the people in the adjoining areas. ▪ Proper design factor will be taken while constructing various structures for stability against vibration. ▪ A safe blasting zone will be kept around the periphery of the quarry. This zone is kept free from village habitation and community infrastructure and thus impact of vibration after blasting on the surface structures is avoided. ▪ Controlled blasting will be done near built-up areas and surface features, as and when required.

4.5 Impact on Land Resource And Its Management Impact on land use pattern The impact of opencast coal mine on land is the change in land use pattern. The changes in this project are due to the following: • Quarrying and external dumping • Construction of infrastructure. The alteration in land use pattern due to infrastructure is not to be considered as true degradation as these facilities can be utilized for some other purposes after the mining operation is over. The change in land use pattern due to activities of quarrying may be considered as true change in land use pattern. Hence, land rehabilitation scheme is planned for reclaiming the excavation area of this project. Operational stage land use plan The present and post-mining land-use of Cluster XVII is given below:

Table 4.8 LAND USE OF BEGUNIA COLLIERY: Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 Service building/ 4 15 0 Mine Infrastructure/

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Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) 5 Homestead land 54.43 16.9 6 Coal dump 0.5 0

7 Road and rail 3.9 3.9 8 Ag/Fallow Land 52.9 52.9 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 73.03 11 Water Body 72.9 72.9 12 Barren Land 106.37 86.37 Total 306 306

Table 4.9 LAND USE OF VICTORIA WEST COLLIERY

Post-mining Present mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in land use (in Ha) Ha) Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 Service building/ Mine 4 7.26 0 Infrastructure/ 5 Homestead land 99 50.36 6 Coal dump 0.5 0 7 Road and rail 7.5 7.5 8 Ag/Fallow Land 7.7 7.7 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 71.4 11 Water Body 33.2 33.2

12 Barren Land 154.84 139.84

Total 310 310

Table 4.10 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI WASHERY Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) Backfilled 0 0 1 Running Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Not Backfilled 0 0 3 External OB dump 0 0 4 Service building/ Mine 0 0

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Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 1.89 0 6 Old Coal dump 0 0 7 Road and rail 0 0 8 Ag/Fallow Land 0 0 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 0 15.66 11 Water Body 0 0 12 Barren Land 13.77 0 Total 15.66 15.66

Table 4.11 LAND USE OF PROPOSED KALYANESWARI OCP Present mining Post-mining land Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) use (in Ha) 1 Running Quarry Backfilled 0 0 Not Backfilled 0 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Backfilled 48.12 0 Not Backfilled 42.14 0 3 External OB dump 16.64 0 Service building/ Mine 4 4.94 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 42.59 7.72 6 Coal dump 2.31 0 Road and rail 7 53.46 56.4 including Haul Road 8 Ag/Fallow Land 497.21 0 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation 24.78 753.95 Plantation Grass Carpeting 0 156 11 Water Body 23.98 24.87 12 Barren Land 456.26 213.49 Total 1212.43 1212.43

Table 4.12 PRESENT & POST MINING LAND USE OF CLUSTER XVII Present mining Post-mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) land use (in Ha) 1 Running Quarry* Backfilled 0 0 Not Backfilled 115.00 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Backfilled 48.12 0 Not Backfilled 42.14 0 3 External OB dump 22.64 0 Service building/ Mine 4 27.2 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 197.91 74.98 6 Coal dump 3.31 0 Road and rail 7 64.86 67.8 including Haul Road 8 Ag/Fallow Land 557.81 60.6 9 Forest Land 0 0

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Present mining Post-mining Sl.No. Type of land use land use (in Ha) land use (in Ha) Plantation 24.78 914.04 10 Plantation Grass Carpeting 0 156 11 Water Body 130.08 130.97 12 Barren Land 610.24 439.7 Total 1844.09 1844.09

*Running quarry is part of present Damagoria Colliery

Post-operational stage land use plan The perusal of final land use plan shows that in the final land use scenario of the cluster, the quarry land will be back filled and biologically reclaimed. As per the mine closure plan, the infrastructure will be dismantled and disposed/re-used in other mines of BCCL. After dismantling, the cleared land will be further reclaimed with plantation. The plantation will be done in such a way to improve aesthetic of the area and also enhance the ecological value by selective plants of native species. Quarry and internal/external dumps: A part of the de-coaled area will be backfilled with overburden. Internal/external dumps will be reclaimed and then vegetated. The remaining void in the quarry will be developed as water harvesting structure as well as public utility lagoon which will serve following purposes: ▪ Source of supply of water for industrial and firefighting purposes. ▪ Source of supply of potable water after necessary treatment. ▪ A place of bathing and washing for the local population. ▪ Pisciculture. ▪ For recharging the aquifer in the area. For such purposes, the pathway to the reservoir will be gently graded and the depth of water will be kept limited to 40 m.

Stages of Land Reclamation This is carried out in two distinct phases: ▪ Physical/technical reclamation. ▪ Biological reclamation. Physical / technical reclamation: During the process, the geometrical shape of the internal dumps is altered to make it amenable to effective biological reclamation and also to provide safety and stability. Because of the opencast

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mining, the topography of disturbed land will be suitably reclaimed by physical methods such as: • Easing of steep slopes • Terracing • Land leveling • Bunding • Contour trenching • Gulley plugging etc.

Topsoil management: Topsoil from unbroken excavation areas will be scraped for progressive and concurrent utilization during physical/technical reclamation of backfilled area, thus obviating the necessity of large storage area of topsoil separately. Concurrently topsoil is being used as blanketing material for the dead OB dumps which will be revisited. Excess amount of topsoil is being stored as topsoil dump which will be reused in future. Backfilling & reshaping of internal dumps: A part of the quarry will be backfilled with overburden. The backfilling will be carried out in a phased manner. Once the backfilling has reached a certain predetermined reduced level, the plots will be levelled, graded and cleared of large stone pieces lying on the surface. The slope of the ground will be made very gentle as far as possible (preferably less than 2%). The graded and levelled area will be divided into small sectors and small check bunds will be constructed to retain moisture and humus in the soil. The outer slope of each bench will be kept at the natural angle of repose of the spoil material and at overall slope angle of 240 considering all benches. HEMM for land reclamation will be provided by the contractor. The drainage arrangements for precipitation run-off are as follows : • During working stage, the run-off will be collected from internal dump by foot drain for diverting to sump on mine floor for pumping. • In the post-mining period, the drainage pattern of the reclaimed area will be such that the run-off will be diverted to final void of the quarry.

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Biological reclamation: For successful biological reclamation of the reclaimed area, preference will be given to endemic species and mixed culture. The species will be selected carefully from the following groups for quick reclamation: ➢ Nitrogen fixing tree species for fuel wood, timber and fodder ➢ Fruit bearing tree species ➢ Tree species with dense foliage for shade ➢ Flowering and ornamental tree species. The sample list of the species recommended by FRI to BCCL for ecorestoration of Cluster XVII is as given below: Table 4.13 List of Species Suggested For Afforestation/Eco-restoration Botanical Name Local /Trade Name Ficus glomerata Gular Bombax ceiba Semal Madhuca latifolia Mahua Tree Aegle marmelos Bel tree Cassia fistula Golden shower Ailanthus excelsa Maharukha Butea monosperma Flame of the Forest Dalbergia sisoo Indian Rose wood Dendrocalamus strictus Hard bamboo Bambusa aurundinacea Hallow bamboo Ficus benghalensis Banayan Tree Ficus religiosa Peepal Tree Albizzia lebbeck Siris Terminalia arjuna Arjun The detailed list of species suggested by FRI to BCCL for undertaking eco-

restoration of Cluster XVII is given in Chapter XI.

During the life of mine, efforts will be made for plantation of trees in all

possible places e.g. OB dumps, road side, reclaimed area etc. These are

expected to become suitable habitat for wild life.

Progressive Green Belt and Afforestation Plan

Afforestation programme would include the following components

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• Green Belt around the Mine/Washery • Green Belt on the Sides of Other Road through planting trees/Bamboo plantation. • Green belt in other areas The species selected for plantation on the internal dump and also in the other areas will be of mixed type having a combination of fast and slow growing species with an ultimate aim to have triple storey plantation i.e. a combination of species of tall, intermediate and short height. A list of the species suggested for afforestation has already been indicated earlier in this chapter. However, in any case monoculture will not be adopted, because ecologically these are more unstable communities. It is proposed that 914.04 ha of land will be progressively reclaimed by plantation during operational and post-closure period in Cluster XVII. The Stage wise cumulative plantation plan, Stage-wise Land use and Reclamation Area and annual Plantation programme has been enunciated in table 4.14:

Table 4.14: Stage wise cumulative plantation plan Sl. YEAR* Green Belt External Dump Backfilled Area Others (Undisturbed Total No. Area/etc) Area( No. of Area(Ha) No. of Area(Ha) No. of Area(Ha) No. of Area(Ha) No. of Ha) Plants Plants Plants Plants Plants 1 1st Year 5.08 12700 0 0 0 0 49 122500 54.08 135200 2 3rd Year 15.24 38100 0 0 0 0 144.43 361075 159.67 399175 3 5th Year 25.40 63500 0 0 0 0 144.43 361075 169.83 424575 4 10th Year 35.56 88900 68.83 172075 0 0 144.43 361075 248.82 622050 5 15th Year 35.56 88900 172.60 431500 0 0 144.43 361075 352.59 881475 6 20th Year 35.56 88900 244.34 610850 9.20 23000 144.43 361075 433.53 1083825 7 25th Year 35.56 88900 316.94 792350 32.20 80500 144.43 361075 529.13 1322825 8 30th Year 35.56 88900 408.08 1020200 55.20 138000 148.43 371075 647.27 1618175 9 end of mine life 35.56 88900 474.22 1185550 96.60 241500 184.83 462075 790.81 1977025

10 (Three years Post-mining 35.56 88900 474.22 1185550 184.00 460000 220.26 550650 914.04 2285100 period ) Table 4.14: Stage-wise Land use and Reclamation Area (ha) Sl. Land use Category Present (1st 5th Year 10th Year 20th Year (end of mine life including three No. Year) years post Closure period)

1 Backfilled Area (Reclaimed with plantation) 0 0 0 9.2 184.00

2 Excavation Area (not reclaimed)/void 0 0 0 34 24.87

3 External OB dump Reclaimed with plantation) 0 0 68.33 244.34 474.22 4 Reclaimed Top soil dump Topsoil will be concurrently and progressively used/ carpeted over the technically reclaimed area. 5 Green Built Area 5.08 25.40 35.56 35.56 35.56 6 Undisturbed Area (brought under plantation) 49 144.43 144.43 144.43 220.26 7 Roads (avenue plantation) Part of Undisturbed Area (brought under plantation) 8 Area around buildings and Infrastructure Part of Undisturbed Area (brought under plantation)

TOTAL 54.08 169.83 248.32 467.53 938.91

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Table 4.14: Annual Plantation programme

Annual Plantation Plan of Cluster XVII KALYANESHWARI Total YEAR BEGUNIA VICTORIA WEST Plantation EXTERNAL DUMP INTERNAL DUMP OTHER AREAS WASHERY Total EXTERN EXTE Total cost @ AL RNAL Area Area Trees/Sa Trees/Sapl Area Trees/Sapli Area Trees/Sa Trees/Sapli Trees/Sapl Plantation Rs.55101/H DUMP DUMP Area (Ha) Area (Ha) Area (Ha) (Ha)* (Ha) pling ing (Ha) ng (Ha) pling ng ing a (in Rs.Lakhs) P1 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 25 62500 24 60000 135200 54.08 29.8 P2 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 25 62500 24 60000 135200 54.08 29.8 P3 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 23 57575 23 58500 128775 51.08 28.38 P4 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 12700 5.08 2.8 P5 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 12700 5.08 2.8 P6 10.87 10.87 27175 0 5.08 12700 39875 15.95 8.79 P7 14.49 14.49 36225 0 5.08 12700 48925 19.57 10.78 P8 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P9 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P10 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P11 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P12 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P13 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P14 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P15 9.60 9.60 24000 0 24000 9.60 5.29 P16 13.66 13.66 34150 0 34150 13.66 7.53 P17 14.52 14.52 36300 0 36300 14.52 8 P18 14.52 14.52 36300 0 36300 14.52 8 P19 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P20 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P21 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P22 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54

P23 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 DuringActive Mining P24 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P25 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P26 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P27 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P28 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P29 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P30 33.06 33.06 82650 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104150 41.66 22.96 P31 33.07 33.07 82675 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104175 41.67 22.96 P32 33.07 33.07 82675 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104175 41.67 22.96 P33 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P34 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P35 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P36 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P37 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P38 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P39 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 PC1 0.00 0 29.13 72825 7.00 17500 90325 36.13 19.91

PC2 0.00 0 29.13 72825 7.00 17500 8 20000 110325 44.13 24.32 Post

Mining PC3 0.00 0 29.14 72850 6.17 15425 7.66 19150 107425 42.97 23.68 TOTAL 474.22 1185550 184.00 460000 95.73 239325 15.66 39150.0 73.03 182575.00 71.40 178500 2285100 914.04 503.69 *Inclusive of existing plantation in an area of 24.78 Ha.

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4.6 FIRE AND UNSTABLE AREAS

The cluster has 08 number of unstable sites identified under Master Plan for dealing with fire , subsidence and rehabilitation in leasehold of BCCL approved by Government of India. A total of 2693 Non-BCCL, a total of 260 BCCL families and 72 other structures are to be rehabilitated from unstable areas and the unstable areas are to be excavated out for danger of subsidence in future.

4.7 R&R PLAN FOR CLUSTER-XVII

Rehabilitation & Resettlement Plan

Master Plan for Dealing with Fire, Subsidence & Rehabilitation

The cluster of mines will be dovetailed with the approved Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation of people. Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation within the leasehold area of BCCL has already been approved by Govt. of India. In cluster-XVII, 8 nos. of sites consisting of 3025 no. of houses/families are affected by subsidence. The affected families will be rehabilitated in adjacent non coal bearing area at a cost of Rs. 28982.29 lakhs

Following will be the R&R package that will be given to affected families as per approved Master Plan

A very attractive R&R package, for the affected people who are to be shifted from endangered areas, has been proposed in the Master plan and has been approved by Govt. of India. But no employment will be offered for any rehabilitation under this Master Plan.

It may be noted that this R&R package is offered for safety of the people living in endangered areas and not for project implementation and mining of coal and thereby gaining any type of profit.

R&R package for non-BCCL authorized families: a) Land Compensation: Head of every displaced house shall be given compensation for his land at the market rate.

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b) House Compensation: Every head of displaced house will get replacement value for his house and other structures over the homestead land, the value of which shall be estimated on the basis of PWD civil rates. (Pucca house: Rs. 4.8 lakhs/unit and for Kutcha house: Rs. 1.37 lakhs/unit)

c) Other Benefits: Head of each house will be provided a plot of 100 sq.m land at the proposed township. In case his requirement of land is more than 100 sq.m, additional land may be provided, on payment basis as per market rate if land is available.

If this offer is not acceptable, head of each house shall be provided a constructed flat of around 40 sq.m as super built up area in a triple storied building. A house owner not opting for a plot will be offered equivalent cash compensation in lieu of free plot.

d) Basic amenities: Each township will be provided with all basic amenities and infrastructural facilities like Primary school, High school, Bank, Post office, Community centre, Shopping centre, Hospital, Playground, Children Park, Water supply, Sewage disposal & sanitation, Road, Culverts & Drains, and Power Supply etc.

e) Income generation benefit: Head of each house shall be paid 250 days/year wage as per State Govt’s minimum wage rate for a period of 2 years.

f) Shifting Allowance: The head of every house is proposed to be paid 0.10 lakhs as shifting allowance from their present living places to the resettlement sites.

R&R package for non-BCCL unauthorized families (encroachers): a) No compensation will be paid to the house owner having no home stead land (unauthorised). Instead the following benefits will be provided to them.

b) Head of each house will be provided a constructed house on 27 sq.m land as super built up area in triple storey building in resettlement site with all basic

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amenities like Primary school, High school, Bank , Post office, Community centre, Shopping centre, Hospital, Playground & children park, Water Supply, Sewage disposal & sanitation, Road, Culverts & Drains, Power Supply etc. c) Income generation benefit: Head of each house shall be paid 250 days/year wage as per State Govt’s minimum wage rate for a period of 2 years. d) Shifting Allowance: The head of every house is proposed to be paid 0.10 lakhs as shifting allowance from their present living places to the resettlement sites. Under the Master Plan total of 3025 nos of houses are to be resettled & rehabilitated in 4.17 Ha of BCCL land and 72.71 Ha of non-BCCL land and will be paid compensation as envisaged in the Master Plan. 8.51 Ha of land will be required for resettlement of non-BCCL project affected families other than the Master Plan and will be paid compensation as per norms.

Table No – 4.15: Action Plan for Rehabilitation of Families Affected Under the Master Plan(Cluster- XVII) Land for No. of Houses Resettlement Total Affected Amount Colliery Site name & no. Area BC Non En Ot (Rs in (Sq.m.) BCCL Pvt. Total CL BCCL chr h. Lakhs) (Ha) (Ha) Begunia Barakar 375299 61 2093 0 18 2172 0.98 56.51 22649.13 Town/1A,1B,1C, &1D Victoria West Baltoria/O2 81656 176 57 0 0 233 2.82 1.54 946.10 Victoria West Barakar Town /O3 239416 0 14 0 0 14 0.00 0.38 103.91 Victoria West Jhanakpura/O4 71270 0 286 0 2 288 0.00 7.72 2661.69 Victoria West Jhewri Mohalla/O6 30491 0 71 0 51 122 0.00 1.92 1208.83 Victoria West Karimdanga/O7 48382 0 143 0 1 144 0.00 3.86 1133.33 Victoria West Pahalsadarga /O5 15235 0 29 0 0 29 0.00 0.78 210.30 Victoria Heslok Pit Area/O1 20806 23* 0 0 0 23 0.37 0.00 69.00 TOTAL 8 882555 260 2693 0 72 3025 4.17 72.71 28982.29

Proposed Rehabilitation requirements for Kalyaneshwari OCP: 1. BCCL Houses & structures : 100 nos. 2. Authorized private houses : 885 nos. 3. Encroachers : 55 nos. 4. Authorized private other structures : 83 nos Total: 1123 nos (*23 nos. covered under Master Plan, so balance considered for Kalyaneshwari OCP – 1100 nos.) (Authorized private houses and authorized other structures are to rehabilitated from Muchi Para, Kora Para, Tetul Dhawra, Bindu Dhawra, Samaj Dhawra and Borira locations.)

Fund requirement: - Rs. 28982.29 lakhs for rehabilitation under Master Plan & Rs. 40568.32 lakhs (as per PR) for proposed rehabilitation for Kalyaneshwari OCP. Job provision has been made for 512 nos of person (as per PR). ______EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 178 Job No: 200308025

4.8 MINE CLOSURE PLAN Post-mining Land Use Planning The mine closure planning with regard to mines of Cluster-XVII of BCCL will broadly involve the following aspects: 1. Technical Aspects 2 Environmental Aspects 2. Social Aspects 3. Financial Aspects

Technical Aspects The following technical aspects would be reviewed in the final mine closure planning:

Safety hazards including management of fire and subsidence: In the mine closure plan, action for control of likely fire areas of the mines will be discussed. Action will also be suggested to cover all the safety aspects.

Management of Pit Slopes The final quarry slopes shall be so designed and then subsequently developed that after the closure of the mine, there is no likelihood of any slope failure. The final slope of the quarry has been designed with above consideration. However, strict compliance with the proposed final slope of quarry would be made as given in Quarry & Surface Layout Plan and subsequent slope stability studies.

Management of hydrology and hydro-geology In the mine closure plan, the surface flow pattern of precipitation and mine water would be clearly developed and water channel suitably laid down so that it does not disturb the general hydrology of the area.

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such decommissioning, the possibility of re-use of these infrastructures for the neighboring mines shall be explored. After completion of life of washery, the infrastructure will be dismantled and all the equipment which will be either disposed off or to be shifted in units of BCCL, the area will be cleared and the land will be utilized for other purposes.

Closure of entry to the opencast and underground mines All entries to the mines must be planned to be effectively closed so that illegal mining from these openings and safety hazards by way of entry of fire and water etc. will be prevented in the abandoned mines.

Environmental Aspects: This would include the following

Management of final voids In the mine closure plan, voids due to mining are to be dealt and the final land use plan will include filling of the voids for land reclamation where possible and for hydro reclamation where feasible.

Channelization of available water If the mine is having sufficient water and if on closure, the mine water flows into the surface water courses, channelizing this water for surrounding community for their irrigational/domestic uses may be taken up. This can be planned by providing structures involving one time costing.

Management of Recharge Areas The pre-mining and post mining scenario on the hydro-geological recharge system would be included in the closure plan.

Acceptable Surface and Ground Water Flows In the final closure plan of the mine, wherever the mine water is likely to flow out to surface and meet the surface water sources; the quality of water from such mines would be assessed and flow pattern designed in the final plan.

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Social Aspects The social aspects of land use planning relating to mine closure would include the following:

Re-deployment of Workforce The company employees will be gainfully engaged in the neighboring projects after cessation of mining activities.

Management of Community Facilities In view of the short life of the project no new community facility will be created. However, the existing facilities of adjoining areas will be strengthened.

Closure Action Plan

Following steps have to be undertaken in relation to Mine Closure Planning:

(a) Prior to the surface demolition/restoration, a surface survey should be undertaken of all surface structures, spoil heaps, lagoons, etc. to assess whether there are any hazardous materials that could cause problems viz; explosives, chemicals etc. A list of surface assets should be prepared and made available to potential purchasers, prospective purchasers could be invited and asked to submit sealed bids, this could ensure that the sale of assets give better financial gain. (b) The void of the mine can be proposed as a water resource to be utilized for aquaculture. Keeping in view the hard rock structure, the ground stability in the periphery of the mine boundary is not likely to be disturbed. This will also keep open the option of further deepening even after exhausting reserves up to proposed limits. (c) Work force on roll of BCCL will be redeployed for their gainful utilization. The work force on the roll of the contractor are also likely to be deployed in other outsourcing projects. (d) As a detailed component of the Closure Plan, a Decommissioning Plan is to be developed.

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Table no – 4.16: Closure Cost of the mines of Cluster XVII Closure Cost (` in Lakh) Leasehold Area ( S.N Mine Ha) Without With Escalation Escalation Begunia Colliery (Closed for 1 306.00 78.51 110.923 Production) Mine Closure status report Victoria West Colliery 2 310.00 (MCSR) has been prepared (Closed for Production) and submitted. Proposed Kalyaneshwari 5 1228.09 7368.540 30015.064** OCP TOTAL 7447.05 30125.987 *Escalated considering WPI of April 2018. **Escalated considering WPI of Oct 2017 and life of 39 years.

MINE WISE AND ACTIVITY WISE CLOSURE COST

Table No- 4.17: Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP Mine Closure Sl. No. Activity Cost ( ` in Lakhs) A Dismantling of Structures Service Buildings 60.030 Residential Buildings 801.402 Industrial Structures like CHP, Workshop, field sub-station, etc. 90.045 B Permanent Fencing of Mine Void and other dangerous area Random Ruble masonry of height 1.2 metre including levelling up in cement concrete 1:6:12 in mud mortar 450.226 C Grading of Highwall slopes Levelling and grading of highwall slopes 531.267 D OB Dump Reclamation Handling/Dozing of external OB Dump into mine void 26611.356 Bio-Reclamation including soil spreading, plantation and maintenance 120.060 E LANDSCAPING Landscaping of the cleared land for improving its esthetic 90.045 F Plantation Plantation over area obtained after dismantling 150.075 Plantation around fencing 60.030 Plantation over the cleared external OB Dump 6.003 G Monitoring/Testing of parameters for three years Air Quality 66.033 Water Quality 60.030 Enterpreneuship Development(Vocational/skill development training for H sustainable income of affected people 78.039 I Miscellaneous and other mitigative measures 600.301 J Manpower Cost for Supervision 240.121

TOTAL 30015.064

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Table No- 4.18: Begunia UG Cost estimated Status S.No Identified mine closure activities (₹ in Lakhs) 1. Sealing of Pit (2 Nos) 7.51 To be sealed

2. Dismantling and demolishing cost

Fan house 3.00 To be dismantled Head Gear and CHP 1.57 Dismantled Water reservoir 0.5 Dismantled 3. Haulage Shifting to neighbouring project 1.77 Shifted 4. Plantation 5.683 To be done Monitoring and testing of parameters for 3 years 5. a. Air quality 22.0 To be done b. Water quality 6. Post Closure Supervision cost 68.89 To be done Total 110.923 (₹ in lakhs)

The dismantling and disposal of residential buildings, industrial structures and other infrastructures as mentioned above in the cost will be decided by the BCCL authority for either re-utilization of these facilities for their neighboring mines or future mines. If the dismantling is to be opted, State Govt. may also be approached for utilization of these structures for community uses. Time Schedule for Final Mine Closure The closure of mines involves environmental, technical, social aspect and financial assurance for implementing the post closure activities as per guidelines of Ministry of Coal. The post closure implementing activities will run for three years. The following activities will be implemented as per bar chart.

Table no – 4.19: Time Schedule for Final Mine Closure Sl. Year-wise Phasing Major Activities Time Period No. Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4

1 Technical aspects 2 years

2 Environmental aspects 2 years

Post closure environment 3 3 years monitoring

4 Socio-political aspects 3 years

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NOTE: The progressive mine closure will be done as per the calendar plan of the OC project for technical and biological reclamation of dumps and internal voids

4.9 IMPACT ON FLORA AND FAUNA AND CONSERVATION PLAN

During survey it is observed that, areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons – wetlands, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains are not present within the 10 km buffer zone of the project. Also, areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration are not present within the study area.

IMPACTS ON FLORA

The impact on the terrestrial ecosystem due to operation of the proposed mining would mainly occur from deposition of air pollutants. There will be loss of vegetation by excavation and dumping thereby affecting the species for which such vegetation was the host. The effects of air emissions on nearby vegetation and crop lands are not likely to be injurious and noticeable as the pollutants concentrations are expected to be well within the prescribed standards.

IMPACTS ON FAUNA

As the fauna is closely related to and dependent on the flora, there will be movement of species away from mine lease area due to noise, vibrations and lights. As there are ongoing projects near to the proposed project, the fauna of the area will not be disturbed.

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4.10 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES OF PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI WASHERY

GENERAL The aim is to ensure that potential environmental problems are foreseen and avoided at an early stage in the planning cycle so as to prevent measures to minimize anticipated impact. The EIA mechanism shall be applied to the project in the following order of priority:

➢ Avoid adverse environmental impact ➢ Minimize and control adverse environmental impact ➢ Mitigate adverse environmental impact The major potential source of environmental contamination from coal washeries includes: washery rejects (solid waste), thermal dryers (air pollution), liquid effluent streams, coal storage and handling (fugitive dust and runoff), and coal transportation (fugitive dust). The disposal of coal washery waste is a potentially serious problem. Coal washery rejects consists of waste coal, slate, carbonaceous and pyretic shales, and clay associated with the coal seam. It varies considerably in physical and chemical characteristics depending on both its source and the nature of the preparation process.

The main air pollutant from storage, transportation and handling of raw coal and washed coal is fugitive dust. The amount of dust generated and its impact varies widely and depends on meteorology, topography and characteristics of coal. The water pollutants directly associated with the washing of coal are primarily dissolved and suspended solids. The dissolved solids are mostly inorganic in nature and compounds leached from the ash fraction during the washing process.

LAND ENVIRONMENT

Anticipated Impact Land of the plant area is barren with few shrubs having low fertility. Hence this project would have a no impact on agricultural production.

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During the construction phase, the adverse impact is due to soil erosion and blanketing of the top soil. Some readily erode due to pumping and digging activities. Temporary hutments construction activities and poor sanitation facilities will diminish the actual aesthetic value of the area temporarily.

In contrast, to the construction phase, during operation of the plant, the land- use pattern will stabilize and no further drastic change is expected. Colony, schools, hospitals, recreation centers etc. will be shared by the adjoining coal and washery projects. If needed, fertile soil will be brought from elsewhere over the existing soils for fresh plantation. Landscaping will be undertaken to make the land-form compatible with the surrounding.

Surface run off caused by precipitation may pass through stock-piles and reject dumps causing erosion and degradation in quality, unless suitable measures are adopted. While passing through the stock-piles and reject dumps, it may carry solid suspensions and chemicals. Drainage for surface run-off shall be incorporated.

➢ Impact on topography, water drainage pattern, land use with respect to agriculture, forestry, human habitation and wetlands

➢ Impact due to change in land use from non- industrial purpose to industrial purpose

➢ Impact due to incompatible land development with the surrounding land use

➢ Impact on surface streams in the project area

➢ Impact on nature and quality of soil

➢ Impact due to project development on the surrounding areas

➢ Impact in the surrounding areas due to transportation of raw materials and finished products.

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Mitigation Measures

➢ Selection of site duly meeting the land use pattern and compatible with the already developed/developing activities in the surrounding environment

➢ Prevention/ minimize of adverse impact on drainage pattern of the area

➢ Measures to prevent run-off/ discharge from the project area contaminating surroundings

➢ Integration with the local land use for achieving compatibility with future developments.

➢ Development of green belt with suitable plant varieties as per CPCB guidelines.

➢ Strengthening of approach roads and parking facilities to mitigate the traffic congestion.

➢ Possibility of utilizing alternative building materials such as fly ash and overburden rocks.

WATER ENVIRONMENT Anticipated impact ➢ Impact on ground and surface water due to leachate, run-off from stockpiles ➢ Impact on water bodies due to siltation from coal washery dumps caused by coal fines ➢ Impact on surface water bodies due to the discharge of effluent during the heavy rainfall and during periodic cleaning of the system, if any ➢ Impact on ground water and surface water availability due to the project usage

Mitigation Measures

The process of the proposed washery is based on closed water circuit system. All the water fed into the system will be collected after use and re-circulated after treatment in various units and no effluent will be allowed to escape into the natural drainage system. Moreover, washery circuit envisages dewatering system like Centrifuges for efficient recovery of solids from the slurry. The filtrate water from these equipment will be recycled back to the system to ______EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 187 Job No: 200308025

ensure closed water system. The solid thus obtained will be mixed with the clean coal & middlings. The underflow of screens and slurry, in case of emergency, may be fed to slime ponds for settling & natural drying and subsequent reclamation of the dried fines. The overflow water of slime ponds will be pumped back for re-use in the process. Thus, the operation of the washery will not cause any pollution to the local source of water.

Provision of surface run-off settling pond shall also be provided, overflow water of the settling pond shall be utilised for plant operation, dust suppression and in case due to some genuine problems like heavy rainfall, it become necessary to discharge the effluent to land, the effluent shall conform to the standards at the final outlet of the coal washery.

Rain water pipes/drain provided in the buildings will discharge into the surface storm water drains of open type of masonry construction having adequate cross section and slope for carrying only storm water to nearby natural streams.

➢ Provision of operation with zero effluent discharge has been made.

➢ The slime pond shall be constructed to prevent percolation into ground water, if required. Settling pond over flow shall be recycled fully.

➢ Garland drain(s) around the stockpiles and other process areas to collect and carry the contaminated water to treatment/settling pond shall be provided.

➢ Properly designed system to collect and divert the storm water shall be provided

➢ Provision of catch drains and garland drains around the plant and storage yards to cater the maximum run off from the catchments shall be provided

➢ Settling pond for surface run-off with drainage system shall be provided.

➢ If, in case, due to some genuine problems like periodic cleaning of the system, heavy rainfall etc., it become necessary to discharge the effluent to land, the effluent shall conform to the standards at the final outlet of the coal washery: pH - 5.5-9.0, Total suspended solids - 100 mg/l, Oil &

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Grease – 10 mg/l, B.O.D (3 days 27 oC) - 30 mg/l, COD - 250 mg/l and Phenolics - 1.0 mg/l. The efficiency of the slime pond/ surface run-off settling pond shall achieve minimum 90 percent efficiency.

AIR ENVIRONMENT Anticipated Impact The source of air pollution from the coal washery includes ROM coal transportation, loading and unloading from trucks, handling, grinding, sizing, screening, grinding and intermediate process operations, drying and storage etc.

The impacts on ambient air quality are highlighted in the following paragraphs:

(a) The ambient air quality is influenced due to the presence of SPM, PM10,

PM2.5, SO2 & NOx, which are generated due to various activities like run-of- mine, transportation, wagons, handling, grinding, sizing, screening, grinding and intermediate process operations, drying and storage etc. The concentration of pollutants may vary depending upon the various micrometeorological parameters and the season of a year. (b) The ambient air quality will have some effect on human being, flora and fauna, soil quality, surface structures and aesthetic value of the surrounding environment but suitable mitigation measures will be taken to make the washery operation eco-friendly.

Operation phase: During this phase, activities necessary for washing of coal, its handling and transport are taken up. Such activities having impact on ambient air quality are detailed below:

Table 4.20: Sources of pollution

Coal (RoM) transportation from : (i) Dust and noxious gases linked mines to washery site. Loading and unloading of (ii) : Dust trucks/Wagons/conveyors (iii) Coal Stock Yard : Dust Coal crushing- Primary and (iv) : Dust Secondary (v) Coal Screening : Dust Clean coal, middling drying and (vi) : Dust storage

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(vii) Coal fine storage : Dust (viii) Movement of vehicles : Dust and noxious fumes

➢ All relevant aspects covering material transportation, material handling at site, processing, having significant adverse effect on air environment has been identified. ➢ Total pollution load generation with mitigation measures has been estimated. ➢ Assessment of changes in AAQ parameters by suitable modeling techniques. Anticipated impact has been discussed.

Mitigation Measures

➢ Dust suppression on the road shall be done by sprinkling of water by fixed type sprinklers and mobile water tanker. ➢ Monitoring the condition of transfer chutes and skirt boards and replacing/repairing shall be done on regular basis during the normal inspection by the concerned persons along with the sectional heads. ➢ Accumulated dust shall be cleaned time to time as per above mentioned clause. ➢ Water spraying for dust suppression for many operations and stock pile may be done regularly. ➢ Concrete road shall be made inside the plant to minimize the dust due to vehicle movement. ➢ Conveyor belt for coal transportation is to be covered to reduced dust level. ➢ Plantation around the washery, crusher house, conveyor, vacant places shall be developed to prevent dust. ➢ Proper control room shall be provided to operate the plant and to minimize exposure of dust. ➢ Efforts for good housekeeping will minimize dust nuisance within the plant premises. ➢ The crushers/pulverizers of the coal washeries shall be provided with enclosures fitted with suitable air pollution control measures. ➢ Water or water mixed chemical spray arrangements is to be provided at all strategic coal transfer points. Enclosures, for conveyors, transfer points

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etc may be considered. Area, in and around the washery is to be made pucca either asphalted or concreted ➢ Transportation of coal by closed trucks or tarpaulin covered should be provided. Vehicular emission from heavy duty vehicles operating in the coal washery area shall conform to the prescribed standards. Necessary provision should be made in tender documents of transport contracts for compliance ➢ Development of green belt along the boundary of the project area and around storage areas

The other measures to be taken are enumerated below: ➢ The un-metaled roads shall be kept free of ruts, potholes, etc. ➢ Physical removal of dust from the roads. ➢ Limiting the amount of stock by giving close attention to marketing besides following the "first-in and first-out" sequence. ➢ Attention to the following while stacking of washery products:

• Proper dimensions of stack (height to be limited to not more than 8m).

• Dozing/compaction to make the stock semi-consolidated.

• Regular and strict supervision of stacks.

• Provision of firefighting arrangement with supply of adequate quantity of water at sufficient pressure.

Noise Environment

Anticipated Impact During the construction phase of the site, the source of noise pollution is expected during installation and commissioning of the equipment. During operational phase, the following sources of noise pollution are expected: (i) Due to operation of the machinery and /or DG sets (ii) Due to noise generated by large trucks for transportation of materials and by, crushing, grinding, screening and conveying machinery etc. in the process.

Mitigation Measures

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The following measures therefore, have been envisaged to reduce the noise level to the minimum and to protect the workers from noise hazard.

➢ Use of equipment with arrangements for absorbing the operational noise. ➢ Use of insulated cabins for operators ➢ Use of rubber/ polymer liners in chutes and hoppers ➢ Use of ear muffs by workers in the zone of high noise source (if any) ➢ Plantation of trees around the plant area. ➢ Routine maintenance of HEMM. ➢ Regular maintenance with prompt replacement of worn-out parts/ liners etc. ➢ Regular preventive maintenance of mechanical equipments to minimize noise generation at source ➢ Operational / work zone noise level not to exceed 85 db (A) Leq for 8 hours exposure ➢ Use of silencer for equipments such as diesel sets and air displacement equipments ➢ Select machinery with specification to meet ambient noise standards as notified in G.S.R 1063 (E) dated 26.12.1989 by MoEF, GoI Provision of mandatory acoustic enclosure (s)/acoustic treatment of room (s) for stationary DG sets (5KVA and above). The acoustic enclosure/acoustic treatment of the room should be designed for minimum 25 dB (A) insertion loss or for meeting the ambient noise standards, whichever is on the higher side. The DG set should also be provided with proper exhaust muffler with insertion loss of minimum 25 dB (A).

➢ Enclosing the process operations with rubber sheets/acoustic arrangements where more noise is likely to be generated including windows, leaving adequate ventilation for the work. ➢ Proper Control room to operate the plant to minimize exposure to Noise Dust. ➢ Concrete structure to minimize vibration and hence noise. ➢ Use of ear plug whereever noise levels are high.

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Anticipated Impact ➢ Washery reject – impact during handling, utilization and disposal ➢ The impact due to cleaning of slime pond and disposal of settled solids of the settling pond. ➢ Suitable collection facilities for safe collection of solid waste pneumatic cleaning, dewatered refuses and from settling tanks for washing, thickeners, clariflocculator, filter press, silt from settling ponds etc shall be planned. ➢ General waste - Scrap, Metallic waste, Rubber/plastic waste, Non oily (dry jute, paper, garbage etc) waste and Magnetite will be generated from washery operation. ➢ Hazardous waste - Used oil, Oily waste and Lead acid batteries will be generated from washery operation.

Mitigation Measures

Disposal Practices of solid wastes ➢ Segregation and Collection of Wastes ➢ Disposal of Scraps/Metallic Waste ➢ Rubber/Plastic/ Magnetite Bags /Non Oily Waste- These waste will be disposed of to the authorized recycler.

Disposal Practices of Hazardous wastes ➢ Disposal of Used Oil: - Used oil generated is to be collected in a separate drum kept at all shop floors in various operating departments. The collected used oil waste is to be centrally stored at an earmarked location. It must be ensured that the barrels are completely filled up and cleaned and excess water has been drained out.

➢ The caps will be firmly fixed so that there is no leakage from barrels.

➢ All used oil barrels will be kept at one identified place which is constructed by cement concrete with proper shed to avoid entry of rain water.

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➢ Hazardous waste disposal will be done as per the statutory norms of Hazardous and Other Wastes.

4.11 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF BCCL The project proponent had approved a Corporate Environmental Policy with the mission to produce the planned quantity of coal efficiently and economically with an eco-friendly manner with due regard to safety, conservation and quality. BCCL affirms its commitment for environment friendly mining with right mitigation of pollution, reclamation of the degraded land, preservation of biodiversity and proper disposal of waste following the best environmental practices including judicious use of the non-renewable energy on the path of continual improvement. Towards this commitment, BCCL shall endeavor to:

➢ Conduct mining and associated operations in an environmentally responsible manner to comply with applicable laws and other requirements related to environmental aspects.

➢ Design projects with due consideration of Sustainable Development by integrating sound environmental management practices in all our activities.

➢ Prevent pollution of surrounding habitation by continuous monitoring and adopting suitable measures for environment protection.

➢ Ensure compliance of all applicable Environmental and Forest Clearance conditions and other statutory conditions issued by regulatory agencies.

➢ Implement the Environmental Management Plans in all our mines effectively to mitigate pollutions on air, water and noise; proper disposal of wastes and reclamation and ecological restoration of degraded land; and by also dovetailing the Jharia action/ Master Plan for dealing with Fires, Subsidence and Rehabilitation of affected people with the Environmental Management Plans under the Cluster Concept.

➢ Strive to conserve Bio-Diversity through Ecological restoration methods.

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➢ Conserve natural resources through recycling of wastes on the principle of Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. Put special thrusts on efficient energy utilization as a measure to reduce carbon foot-print.

➢ Strive for continual improvement in our environmental performances by setting targets, measuring progress and taking corrective action.

➢ Create environmental awareness among the employees and the local communities through pro-active communication and training and encourage our business associates to adopt similar approach for environmental protection.

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CHAPTER - V

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITES)

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ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) 196-201 5.1 SELECTION OF MINING METHOD 197 5.2 MINING & COAL WASHERY PROCESS 198 5.3 SITE SPECIFIC 201

LIST OF TABLES Table No. Name of Table Page No. Table – 5.1 Mines of Cluster XVII 197

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ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITES)

5.1 SELECTION OF MINING METHOD

The lease renewal of the mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is at present required. This also necessitates environmental clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India. For environmental clearance of the mines, feasibility of cluster approach was considered by MoEF in its 59th Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), Thermal & Coal Mining meeting, on 24-25th November, 2009. The Committee agreed with the 17 clusters proposed by BCCL and desired that the matter of clustering should ensure clear environmental benefits and also address the issues of abandoned mines and their reclamation through an integrated reclamation plan. The cluster approach should be dovetailed with the Jharia Action Plan.

Table 6.1 – Mines of Cluster XVII

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5.2 MINING & COAL WASHERY PROCESS Coal mining is a site specific activity. The technology adopted is based on geo-mining conditions of the area.

Considering the mining and geological condition of the area, the shovel- dumper combination has been proposed for mining the quarry. They are the following: a) Moderate dip (4o to 7o) of the coal seam. b) Mining of multiple seams separated by multi parting. c) Development of some of the seams in one to two sections and goaf in patches. d) Presence of old abandoned opencast working in some parts of the quarry. The opencast mining with deployment of shovel dumper combination has been proposed. The approved opencast projects (Chaptoria OC) in the proposed area of Kalyaneshwari OCP was proposed to be working with shovel dumper system. Therefore the proposed system has been continued by providing additional equipment for achieving the higher production level.

Other technologies like Dragline, Bucket Wheel Excavator, Surface miners are ruled out under the given geo-mining condition. The reason for not selecting these technologies is given below. Application of Dragline The application of dragline is ruled out due to the following technical reasons: (i) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of dragline application. (ii) Annual workload of OB between the bottommost two coal seams does not justify the application of dragline. Application of Bucket Wheel Excavator The application of Bucket Wheel is ruled out due to the following technical reasons: (i) The Bucket Wheel Excavator is suitable for excavating loose soil and lignite deposits.

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(ii) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of BWE application.

Application of Surface Miners The application of Surface Miner is ruled out due to the following technical reason: (i) The mine has moderately steep gradient unsuitable of surface miner application. (ii) Surface miner can be applicable to bottom most seam i.e.,Salanpur “A”.

Deployment of smaller dumps truck Smaller size dump trucks (such as 35T) have not been considered for deployment for the following reasons: (i) Smaller size trucks will need smaller loading shovels. The maximum cutting height of these shovels will be lower than that of the shovels suggested in this report. This will result in lower bench height and increased area of excavation for the same volume of coal. (ii) Large fleet will create problem in operation, maintenance and traffic management. (iii) Number of operators will increase which will adversely affect OMS (iv) Cost per tonne cost of excavation is greater in smaller equipment size.

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6. The type of mining system to be used like Inclined Slicing or Horizontal Slicing. 7. The intuitive economics of the mine

Mining Method for Overburden Removal Shovel-Dumper mining system has been envisaged for working this opencast project. Bigger size Rope Shovel is envisaged for overburden removal. Thin Partings is proposed to be mined by inclined slicing method while the upper OB benches along with substantial partings are proposed to be taken by horizontal slicing. There is a substantial parting between Laikhdih Bottom and Local XI & Salanpur “C” and Local IX. These partings are to be excavated using bigger shovels (10cum Rope). The working and non-working benches have been shown in the quarry cross-sections. These Rope Shovels are envisaged to work in conjunction with 100T Rear Dumpers. For the estimation of the dumpers population, the lead for OB transportation has been considered for each year and for each bench.

Mining Method for Coal Winning Comparatively smaller size equipment has been envisaged for Coal Winning. For coal production, 6-8 cum Hyd. Shovel with 60T RD have been proposed in Salanpur “A” seam, which is the thickest of all the seams. Other seam will also be worked with Hydraulic shovel. Some of the smaller shovels will have backhoe attachment. One backhoe with smaller capacity is also proposed in common to handle thin partings and dart bands. This attachment will be useful tools in handling faulted area operation and temporary sump formation in horizontal slicing method. For the estimation of the dumpers population, the

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lead for coal transportation has been considered for each year and for each seam. Productivity of this backhoe has not been considered while calculation the requirement of HEMM for the mine. Proposed Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery: Coking Coal of BCCL contains High NGM (Near Gravity Material) and hence requires deep (multi stage) beneficiation. Two types of technology available to wash coal of BCCL are Dry Coal Cleaning Technology and Wet Coal Cleaning Technology. Efficiency of separation of Dry Coal Cleaning Technologies is low compared to Wet Coal Cleaning Tecnologies. Also, Dry Coal Cleaning Technologies effectively achieve density separations > 1.85 RD. For density separation <1.85 (1.5 – 1.6), which is required in cleaning BCCL Coal, Wet Technologies are better options. Therefore wet coal cleaning technology is being preferred for Kalyaeshwari washery. Generally, selection of the process depends on seamwise, yearwise production programme of linked mines, quality of feed to the proposed washery, and full scale washability test results of representative ROM samples of linked feed coal for the life of the mine and desired quality of saleable product. The site of the proposed washery has been fixed on the basis of land availability, water resource availability and nearness to the mines for reduction of coal transportation cost and availability of other infrastructures available near the site. As only borehole (i.e. insitu quality) test results are available, a broad estimate has been made regarding yield of clean coal and secondary product. A tentative process flowsheet for achieving clean coal at 19% has been considered based on the available borehole washability test results. 5.3 SITE SPECIFIC As coal extraction is Site Specific, hence no alternative sites can be adopted. The site of the proposed washery has been fixed on the basis of land availability, water resource availability and nearness to the mines for reduction

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of coal transportation cost and availability of other infrastructures available near the site.

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CHAPTER –VI

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 202-212

6.1 INTRODUCTION 203

6.2 GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA BANK 204

6.3 DETAILED BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS 209

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING AND 6.4 CONTROL FOR THE PROJECT & COLLABORATION WITH 211 OTHER AGENCIES AND CONSULTANTS

TABLE TABLE NAME PAGE NO NO 6.1 TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 203 MITIGATION MEASURES

6.2 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 204 6.3 METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS FOR DRINKING WATER AND 205 INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT 6.4 ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FREQUENCY 206

6.5 ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SCHEDULE 207 6.6 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE 209 6.7 CLOSURE COST OF THE MINES OF CLUSTER XVII 210 6.8 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE & RESPONSIBILITIES OF 212 DEPARTMENTS VIS-À-VIS MITIGATION MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED

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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

6.1 INTRODUCTION

Environmental Management is a multi-disciplinary task. A number of wings of an organization are associated with implementation and monitoring of suggestions and proposals.

For the purpose of Environmental Monitoring, samples for study of air quality, water quality and noise level will be collected and tested quarterly at strategic places which will be decided in consultation with officials from BCCL and SPCB, representing all the various categories of location. Ground water levels shall be monitored regularly. The Implementing Authority will be guided and advised by feedback data obtained from these tests.

Technical aspects of monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures

Following aspects of monitoring for effectiveness of mitigation measures will be taken into account:

Table-6.1: Technical aspects of monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures Sl. Technical aspects of monitoring the effectiveness of No. mitigation measures 1.00 Generation of environmental data bank 1.01 Measurement methodology 1.02 Frequency 1.03 Location 1.04 Data analysis 1.05 Reporting 1.06 Schedules 1.07 Emergency procedures 1.08 Procurement schedules 2.00 Detailed Budget For Environmental Works 3.00 Environmental management monitoring and control plan for the project & collaboration with other agencies.

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6.2 GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA BANK

With a view to generating environmental data following aspects shall be planned or programmed well in advance for proper environmental

monitoring: Ambient air quality, water quality (mine discharge and drinking water samples), ground water level, noise level and land use will be monitored.

Measurement methodology

Measurement methodology shall be followed as per guidelines of MoEF, CPCB, and EC conditions.

Air Quality: Particulate Matter such as PM10 & PM2.5, Heavy metals,

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) concentration in downwind direction considering predominant wind direction, at a distance of 500 meters from the following dust generating sources shall be measured in the manner indicated below:

Table-6.2 Measurement Techniques Parameter Method Instrument

PM2.5 Gravimetric Method Fine Particulate Sampler

PM10 Gravimetric Method Respirable Dust Sampler (RDS)

SO2 IS-5182 RDS with gaseous attachment

NOx IS-5182 RDS with gaseous attachment

Pb AAS method after sampling on EPM 2000 Respirable Dust Sampler

As AAS method after sampling on EPM 2000 Respirable Dust Sampler

Ni AAS method after sampling on EPM 2000 Respirable Dust Sampler

Cr AAS method after sampling on EPM 2000 Respirable Dust Sampler

Hg AAS method after sampling on EPM 2000 Respirable Dust Sampler

In addition to the general laboratory and analytical facilities, the following sampling and analytical equipment shall be used.

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Sl. Name of the Equipment No 1 High Volume air samplers. 2 Multi gas air samplers. 3 Wind recorder 4 Aneroid Barometer. 5 Wet & Dry Bulb Thermometer 6 Hygrometer 7 Rain Gauge 8 Dust Fall Jar & Stand with bird Guard. 9 Spectrophotometer.

Water Quality: Five litres of representative water samples will be collected in plastic container and transported to laboratory for Physico-chemical analysis. For determination of BOD and bacteriological analysis, 250 ml pre-sterilized bottles will be used and care will be taken to maintain cool temperature by keeping the bottles in ice boxes during transportation to the laboratory for analysis. Physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters for drinking water samples will be compared with IS: 10500 standard and mine discharge water samples will be compared with MoEF Schedule-VI standard. The methodology of analysis for drinking water and mine water samples are given below.

Table-6.3: Methodology of analysis for drinking water and industrial effluent Parameters Method of analysis Colour Photometric Odour Physically pH Electro-metric Taste Physically Turbidity Photometric Total Residual free chlorine Volumetric (Titration) Total Hardness Volumetric (Titration) Chlorides Volumetric (Titration) Dissolved solids Gravimetric Calcium Volumetric (Titration) Sulphate Nephlometric Arsenic As-Kit Mercury AAS Lead AAS Cadmium AAS Hexavalent Chromium Photometric Copper AAS Zinc AAS Selenium Photometric Fluoride Photometric Phenolic Compounds Extraction/Photometric

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Parameters Method of analysis Manganese AAS Iron AAS Nitrate Photometric Alkalinity Titration Boron Photometric Most Probable Numbers (MPN) Multiple tube fermentation technique Dissolved Phosphate Photometric Free Ammonia Photometric Nickel AAS Sulphide Photometric Total Chromium AAS Total Kjeldahn Nitrogen (TKN) Photometric

Noise Level: Guidelines prescribed by the Director General, Mines & safety (DGMS) shall be complied with. The noise level meter capable of measuring equivalent sound pressure level shall be used for noise level measurement.

Frequency

A monitoring frequency for Air, Water, and Noise levels will be as per Standards of MoEF (vide GSR 742 (E) dated 25.9.2000):

Table-6.4 Routine Environmental Monitoring frequency Sl. No. Particulars Monitoring frequency 1.00 Ambient Air Every fortnight. 2.00 Water 2.01 Effluent pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solid, Oil & Grease at every fortnight and all parameters twice in a year. 2.02 Surface water As per IS: 2296 standards, once in a quarter. 2.03 Drinking water As per IS: 10500, once in a quarter. 3.00 Noise Day and Night at every fortnight.

Location Location of the monitoring station shall be selected in view of the site condition and site configuration of the project keeping the guidelines of MoEF&CC, CPCB and EC conditions in to consideration. Data analysis Data generated shall be planned to analysis keeping the guidelines of MoEF and CPCB, New Delhi in to consideration.

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Reporting Regular and periodic recording of the monitoring shall be planned. Report of Monitoring data thus generated will be submitted to SPCB.

Schedules A comprehensive monitoring program is suggested underneath. Environmental attributes should be monitored. Location and frequency of monitoring as recommended in the EC conditions & as generically suggested by SPCB have been considered in recommending the schedule.

A monitoring schedule for Air, Water, and Noise levels will be as per Standards of MOEF (Vide GSR 742 (E) dated 25.9.2000):

Table-6.5 Routine Environmental Monitoring Schedule Particulars Parameters Schedule Ambient Air PM10 & PM2.5, SO2, NOx At every fortnight. Water Effluent & pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total At every fortnight Suspended Solid, Oil & Grease Surface water All parameters Quarterly Drinking water All parameters Quarterly Noise Leq(dB) Day and night , at every fortnight Plantation Growth and survival/mortality rates of the Till the end of 3 years. Once plantations trees attain desired growth, no further monitoring will be required. Land Delineation of the quantum of overburden On regular scheduled planned Reclamation to be excavated, backfilled and the action plan. and Plantation plantation schedules etc. Guidelines from State and Central Ministry of Environment and Forest will be followed for effective implementation of EMP. Health Health of the workers and staff associated Regular / Periodic health with the mining operations and other check-up and initiating connected industrial activities for remedial measures against identifying occupational diseases etc. diseases, and mobile health ambulance for health monitoring for periodic health check-up of the industrial workers.

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Emergency procedures

The term ‘major accident’ means an unexpected and sudden occurrence of event from abnormal developments in course of one’s industrial activity leading to a serious danger to public or environment, whether immediate or delayed, inside or outside the installation involving one or more hazardous substances.

Keeping in view the three basic principles i.e. prevention, preparedness( both pro-active and reactive) and mitigation of effect through rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation, a comprehensive blue print of disaster management plan(DMP) will be prepared for Cluster-XVII group of mines incorporating the following:

-Identification and assessment of risks -Recommendation of measures to prevent damage to life and property against such risks.

Procurement schedules Procurement schedule will be prepared well in advance.

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6.3 DETAILED BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS

Table-6.6 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE

ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES A- CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines (Amount in Rs. Lakhs) Sl. No. Description Existing Proposed

I CAPITAL FOR RESTORATION HEMM for Reclamation --- 1 Dozer 320 HP (4 nos. reqd.) 791.86 2 Hydraulic Shovel with BH (1.5 Cum) 92.50 3 Tipper 8 cu. m ( 6 nos. required) 94.65 4 Others (F. Engine & Assemblies, Contingency etc.) 98.98 SUB-TOTAL 1077.99 II CAPITAL FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN MINE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA 1 Mobile Water Sprinkler 28 KL (04 Nos.) 658.94 2 50 m Fog canon - for dust suppression (02 Nos.) 120.00 3 Development of green belt 15.00 4 Oil & Grease trap 50.00 5 Garland Drain 50.00 6 Fire Fighting arrangement 75.00 7 Provision for Arboriculture 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 1018.94 III OTHER PROVISIONS (on LS basis) 1 Base line data generation and monitoring works 15.00 2 EMP Report 50.00 3 Env. Lab Van 16.00 4 Rainwater Harvesting System 40.00 5 Sedimentation Pond 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 151.00 IV ABSTRACT OF FINANCIAL IMPACT (A) - CAPITAL 1 Cost of restoration 1077.99 2 Cost of Anti-pollution measures in mine & Industrial area 1018.94 3 Other provisions 151.00 TOTAL CAPITAL 2247.94

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Table-6.6 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE (contd.)

B- REVENUE EXPENDITURE

Sl. Annually Recurring Cost Element No. (Rs. in Lakhs) 1 Pollution Control 20.00 2 Routine Environmental Monitoring 35.00 3 Occupational health & safety 10.00 4 Green belt & Biological reclamation (Proposed plantation cost averaged over the 12.07 entire life of mine) 5 Water Cess, CTO / CTE (LS) 15.00 6 Others (including additional studies etc.) (LS) 15.00 Total 107.07

Table-6.7 Closure Cost of the mines of Cluster XVII Closure Cost (` in Lakh) Leasehold Area ( S.N Mine Without With Ha) Escalation Escalation Begunia Colliery (Closed for 1 306.00 78.51 110.923 Production)

Mine Closure status report Victoria West Colliery (Closed 2 310.00 (MCSR) has been prepared for Production) and submitted.

5 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP 1228.09 7368.540 30015.064**

TOTAL 7447.05 30125.987

*Escalated considering WPI of April 2018. **Escalated considering WPI of Oct 2017 and life of 39 years.

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6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING AND CONTROL FOR THE PROJECT & COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CONSULTANTS

Environmental cell at the area and Corporate level will take all necessary care to implement and monitor pollution control measures and for overall environmental management. It will look after the following aspects of environmental management.

➢ Generation of environmental data bank ➢ Monitoring of project implementation along with environmental control measures. ➢ Co-ordination for timely implementation of compliance-conditions of Environmental clearance of the project. ➢ Liaison with MOEF and State Pollution Control Board.

The responsibility for implementing environmental management plan would rest with the project officer of the project and Area nodal officer (Env.), along with the Environment Department of BCCL HQ who will assist the P.O & GM (CV Area). The organisation for environmental management in both corporate level BCCL HQ along with CV area office will carry out the task and responsibility connected therewith.

The Organisation structure vis-à-vis the responsibility for looking after the different aspects of environmental control is as enlisted below.

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Table-6.8 Organisation Structure & Responsibilities of Departments vis-à-vis Mitigation Measures to Be Implemented Sl. Particulars Organisation Structure No. 1 Compensation to land General Manager CV Area, BCCL losers Land Survey and Revenue Deptt. BCCL(HQ) Representative from State Govt. Project Officer of: 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP 2 Pollution Control General Manager, CV Area Measures Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ Project Officer/ Environmental cell, of 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP 3 Plantation/Green Belt General Manager, CV Area Development Project Officer/ Environmental cell, of 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ 4 Land Restoration General Manager, CV Area Project Officer/ Environmental cell, of 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ

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ADDITIONAL STUDIES C O N T E N T S

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ADDITIONAL STUDIES 213-229

7.0 INTRODUCTION 214 7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 214

7.2 RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT 214

7.3 SLOPE FAILURE IN MINE 218 7.4 BLASTING & VIBRATIONS 221 7.5 EXPLOSIVE HANDLING 221 7.6 SAFETY RULES 222 SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKING OVER DEVELOPED COAL 7.7 222 SEAMS 7.8 SAFETY FROM INNUNDATION 222 7.9 ROAD ACCIDENTS 223 7.10 MANAGEMENT OF HEMM 223 7.11 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 227 7.12 TRAINING 227 7.13 MEDICAL AID 227

7.14 EMPLOYE EDUCATION 228

7.15 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN 228

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TABLE NAME PAGE NO TABLE -7.1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 215

LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO FIGURE NAME PAGE NO FIG. NO.7A SLOPE STABILITY DIAGRAM 219

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CHAPTER - VII

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

7.0 INTRODUCTION

Besides environmental issues, there are other issues that are associated with construction & operation of the project. In previous chapters, the environmental issues associated with the project construction & operations have been discussed. Other important issues that are proposed to be studied are covered below.

7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

People living in the area around the project site may have reservations and apprehension about likely effect of project construction and operation on environmental pollution, socio-economic profile of the area, etc. The project proponent addressed the apprehensions expressed by the people & issues raised during the Public Consultation held on 27.04.2018 as per the procedure laid out in the EIA Notification of 2006 & 2009. The details of public hearing is attached as Annexure-IV.

7.2 RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Risk Assessment & Management is prescribed to guard against and mitigate the consequences of major accidents. The essence of disaster management lies upon its prevention.

A Disaster Management Plan (DMP) has been drawn up for Cluster XVII mines of BCCL.

Mining is a hazardous industry. There is risk to life and property associated with various mining and allied activities of the project. The project report has been drawn in conformity with the prevailing statutory provisions as per Mines Act, 1952 & CMR 2017 applicable for safety in mines. A detailed study has been carried out covering identification and assessment of risk, and recommendation of measures to prevent damage to life and property against such risks.

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Safety Audit is an integrated component of Risk Assessment and Safety Management, which is required to be undertaken on regular basis by System Study and Safety Audit (SYSSA). Such System Study and Safety Audit (SYSSA) should be conducted at least once in every year, after every major accident or disaster or dangerous occurrence, before implementation of any new technology or use of any new system or machinery in the mine. Such Study may be subject wise as well as an integrated report of the mine incorporating all subjects such as mining, mechanical, , electrical, personal, occupational Health & Hygiene, and any other subject applicable to the mine and the system prevailing or to be used therein.

Table 7.1 :Disaster Management Plan

Any person who see/observe any emergency [smoke heating, fire, inundation/irruption of water, explosion, major roof fall etc.] which may cause disaster.

Duty of He will take immediate steps by shouting & calling to his fellow Persons / co- workers to report to Mining Sardar (M/S),Over man(O/M), Asst. Manager, Supervisory official available in the mine.

M/S, O/M, Supervisory officials, Asst. Manager after confirmation will withdraw all persons from other parts of mine also, to safe place in case of minor emergency. Give warning to other parts of mine by fastest possible Duty of mine means and withdraw all people to the surface keeping in view officials of type of emergency.

Simultaneously send message to haulage operator by sounding 10(Ten) raps.

Will warn on-setter by special messenger. On-setter will telephone to surface banksman without leaving the duty place.

On-setter will give 10 raps on the shaft signals.

Duty of on- Confirm through special messenger. setter , underground U/G haulage operator will sound 10 raps to surface haulage haulage operator in case of incline mines. operator Give warning to other parts of the mine (haulage operator, pump operator).

On-setter will not leave his duty place at any time.

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Banksman without leaving his duty place give warning to attendance clerk / rescue team. Duty of Give warning to manager / Principal officials present if any & Banksman / Doctor. Surface haulage Person responsible for sounding colliery whistle. Inform to operator colliery engineer.

Will not leave his duty place at any time.

Attendance clerk will sound siren of 10 blasts.

Send message to colliery control room via wireless/phones or special messenger.

Will inform to rescue team members, Doctors, Ambulance driver, PSC, WI of colliery. Duty of Attendance Send message to manager, agent & other officials. clerk Will inform to other units attendance clerk /wireless room of other units.

Will count and take attendance of all persons who have gone U/G and will report the same to the manager that every person has come out or not.

Will first inform to manager, agent or other officials.

Inform to rescue team member, Doctor, Ambulance van, Colliery engineer, Survey officer.

Duty of control Attendance clerk of all the colliery. Area control room simultaneously. room attendant Store keeper, Finance officers, and other officers of colliery.

CGM,GM,ASO,AM(F),AM(X),AM(E&M),MM,DY.CPM,AMO

HQ, D(T) D&P, TU’s leader, CCM, PSU,WI, Area GM/CGM, TU’s leaders, CCM, PSE, WI All the rescue & recovery work will be conducted under the control, supervision & direction of manager or the principal officials present there without delay.

→ Manager or Principal official may take guidance during R & R (Rescue & Recovery) From a group consisting officials. Conduct of ▪ officials of B.C.C.L (Management). Rescue & ▪ Senior D.G.M.S Recovery work ▪ ▪ RRRT – Sitarampur, ECL. ▪ Rescue station - Sitarampur, ECL & Dhansar. ▪ TU’s Leader

→ Rescue trained person will not leave the place and will obey the manager or principal official.

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Haulage operator ,On-setter, Banksman , Winding engine

operator, All supervisory officials, Attendance Clerk, Doctor, Duty of mine Para medical staffs, F.O, Storekeeper, Survey department , Civil officials and department are required to be present at mine site. competent persons at the → All above mentioned person will extend their full co-operation time of & obey the manager or principal official during emergency emergency period.

→ They will not leave the place without arranging substitute.

Resumption of Normal work shall not be resumed except with prior work permission of the manager or principal official.

Risk Reduction Programme (RRP) is an ongoing process to achieve Zero Harm Status of Safety in any mine and should be incorporated in the Disaster Management Programme. Safety of men and machine deployed in the mining area should be properly taken care of irrespective of whether the mining activities are performed by departmental or by outsourcing option. All the provision of Coal Mines Regulations 2017 and orders made thereunder as well as the periodic circulars issued by DGMS, relating to opencast mining have to be complied with in order to maintain day to day safety as per stature.

SAFETY ASPECTS FOR OF HEMM / EQUIPMENT Special precaution should be taken while deploying workers in the mine. Before employing any labour to the mine proper vocational training should be imparted SAFETY Elaborate safety measures have been laid out as per statute concerning safety in mines. In addition to existing provisions, reference has been made here to some special precautionary measures which have been considered important and require special attention for the safety of men and mine.

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Safety of men and machine deployed in the mining area should be properly taken care of irrespective of whether the mining activities are performed by departmental or by outsourcing option. All the provisions and precautionary measures as stipulated in CMR 2017 and orders made there under shall be strictly complied with. The important safety aspects have been deliberated subsequently. In addition to those relevant clauses as stipulated in Act & Regulation, all clauses and sub clauses as mentioned in the permission granted by DGMS, Min. of Labor and Employment, GOI for working of Kalyaneshwari OCP shall be followed strictly.

7.3 SLOPE FAILURE IN MINE As per regulation 106 (2) of CMR 2017 :

“Before starting a mechanised opencast working, the owner and agent of the mine shall ensure that the mie, including its method of working, ultimate pit slope and monitoring of slope stability has been planned, designed and worked as determined by a scientific study and a copy of the report of such study has been kept available in the office of the mine.”

It is proposed to conduct the aforementioned study before opening the mine through competent agency/consultant.

a) In opencast mines, slope failure takes place chiefly due to i) Shearing effect on rocks and ii) Ground water pressure. Shearing effect occurs due to gravity loading, shocks and seismic vibration. Shock and vibration shall be minimised by adopting controlled blasting technique. Since the base seam is developed, problem of ground water pressure is not likely to be faced in this project.

b) Quarry workings shall be adequately fenced by proper fencing as specified in the Coal Mines Regulations and DGMS circulars. There shall be provision of interception ditches, garland drains around the quarry wherever necessary.

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The graph illustrating dependence of stable slope angle (α) and height (H) of ex-site dumps formed on weak base is shown below:

Fig 7a: Slope Stability Diagram The tentative parameters which will be followed during excavation of coal & OB to prevent risk of slope failure are as follows :

For Coal Seams

Max.bench height - 14.1m Min. bench width - 30m Max. bench slope - 70o Max. pit slope - 45o

For OB Partings

Max. bench height - 14.1m Min. bench width - 30m Max. bench slope - 70o

For OB Dumps

Max dump height - 120m Max. tier slope - 37o Max overall slope - 22o to 28o

Bench parameters shall be adopted as mentioned in the report. However, during actual mining operation, the conditions of benches should be closely observed at regular intervals and the dimensions be modified as and when

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required. Working benches shall be kept under constant vigil to mark any development of cracks etc.

The general measures to deal with slope stability problem are. i) Vulnerable area may be identified and marked on quarry plan. Periodic reviews may be done by strata control experts during operation life of the mine.

ii) Observation of actual alignment of fault, its throw, joints, etc. may be recorded during the process of exploitation.

iii) Water drainage system may be properly implemented to prevent accumulation of water in cracks. Also dumps shall be leveled to prevent accumulation of water over it. Proper drainage in dumps shall be also provided to prevent erosion of toe of dump.

iv) Regular monitoring of tension cracks, horizontal and vertical movement of strata in critical area may be done.

v) Rise side slope to be reinforced if required because it has to stand throughout quarry life. No dumps/surface structures to be located within 15m of quarry edge as it will act as surcharge there by destabilizing the slope.

vi) No undercutting of slopes to be done.

vii) Proper hydrogeological studies to be done if water table is at level of slope it should be brought down by using submersible pumps to prevent hydrostatic pressure.

viii) Proper selection of site for dumping to be done before dumping place shall be made free from loose material. Dumping shall not be done at an angle more than angle of repose of material being dumped.

ix) After completion of dumping operations dumps to be stabilized by

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growing vegetation.

x) Every person deployed by lessee of HEMM must be trained & briefed about aspects related to slope stability. 7.4 BLASTING & VIBRATIONS

Controlled blasting techniques including muffled blasting will be adopted during blasting within 300 m zone but beyond 100m from villages, dwellings, surface structure, road etc. The blast design will be so regulated so that ground vibration which may affect the nearby surface structures, are kept within the stipulated limit. For proper blasting and minimizing the adverse side effects due to blasting, viz. noise, ground vibration, back-breaks, air blast, fly rocks, etc., the following precautions have been suggested to avoid dangerous situations:

• A safety zone for blasting has been provided around the quarry. • Suitable drilling pattern. • Before blasting is done, warning sound will be given so that people can move to safe places. • Controlled blasting with site mixed slurry. • Optimization of maximum quantity of explosive in a blast hole. • Blasting will be done during daytime. Frequency of blasting shall be influenced by the availability of the land (tenancy in particular), DGMS permission for use of explosive geo-mining conditions, method of mining and prevailing meteorological conditions. • No blasting will be done during low cloud cover. • Blasting shall be carried out with closer control of blasting parameters including desired fragmentation, permitted vibration, etc.

7.5 EXPLOSIVE HANDLING The daily requirement of explosives during the life of the project has been calculated based on calendar programme of excavation & powder factor adopted as 3 m3/kg in OB & 6 Te/kg in coal. Controlled blasing with muffling

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and pre-split blasting thechniques would be adopted, while blasting is carried out within 300 m from any surface structure.

7.6 SAFETY RULES Mining operation is required to follow statutory mine safety rules administered by the DGMS. During planning of an opencast project, sufficient care has been taken to comply with these rules. Planning, Design & Electrical installation have taken into account the to comply with the existing electricity rules also. To create safety awareness and impart education on safe practices, the following steps will be taken when the project becomes operational. • Holding annual safety weeks. • Imparting basic & refresher training to new & old employees respectively. • BCCL has a separate department namely "Human Resource Development" headed by a General Manager. Time bound training programme for various types of workers, supervisory staff and executives should be prepared & executed regularly for improving the quality of manpower so that target & quality envisaged in the project report may be achieved.

7.7 SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKING OVER DEVELOPED COAL SEAMS To guard against any eventuality, following steps will be taken : • For deployment & movement of HEMM minimum solid parting of 3m must be ensured over developed workings which should be mined by Hydraulic Backhoes as far as possible. • Accurate survey plan of development workings must be prepared for safe operation of the HEMM. • Precautions laid down by DGMS to prevent coal dust explosion and subsequent fire in U/G due to blown through shots shall be adhered to.

7.8 SAFETY FROM INUNDATION

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Garland drains and storm water drains will be provided in near quarries and overburden dumps.

7.9 ROAD ACCIDENTS

Sufficient arrangements for illumination of roads including haul roads have also been made. Road crossings have been properly planned & designed to prevent vehicular accidents. Further, haul roads have been planned in such a way that the HEMM traffic will be away from the passenger traffic. There are likely to prevent road accidents. Incidentally all the dumpers are fitted with audio-visual devices warning while reversing. Operators of HEMM shall be given safety talks and training for avoiding accidents. Traffic Rules & Code of practices for safe operations shall be framed and displayed prominently.

7.10 MANAGEMENT OF HEMM

Excavation workshop i) Preventive maintenance a) Daily maintenance including washing of equipment. b) Scheduled maintenance including lubrication c) Inspection. ii) Incidental minor repair / replacement of components and assemblies of HEMM. iii) Routine inspection and scheduling for repair needs by Central Workshop. iv) Incidental minor repairs of assemblies and sub-assemblies of mining and mechanical equipment i.e. shovel, drill, etc.

E&M workshop i) Daily washing and inspection of the E&M equipment. ii) Routine / Scheduled maintenance of E&M equipment.

HEMM MAINTENANCE DETAILS 1) Maintenance schedule of Excavator

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a) Daily Maintenance ➢ Greasing of front joint pins. ➢ Oil level checking of engine oil pan. ➢ Hydraulic oil level check. ➢ Fuel tank water draining. ➢ Water sedimentation checking. ➢ Water level checking of Radiator. ➢ Bucket teeth loosening/wear checking. ➢ Visual inspection of water/oil leakage.

b) 50 Hours Maintenance ➢ Oil level checking of Swing Reduction Device. ➢ Fan Belt tension check. ➢ Track tension check.

c) 250 Hours Maintenance ➢ Engine oil changing. ➢ Engine oil filter changing. ➢ Cleaning of lubricant centrifugal. ➢ Pump Transmission oil changing. ➢ Fuel filter element replacement. ➢ Checking of bolt loosening.

d) 500 Hours Maintenance ➢ Greasing of Swing bearing. ➢ Swing gear grease changing. ➢ Hydraulic oil replacement. ➢ Full flow filters element replacement. ➢ Pilot filter element replacement. ➢ Feed pump strainer cleaning. ➢ Cooling water replacement. ➢ Radiator core cleaning. ➢ Oil cooler front net cleaning.

e) 1000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Swing reduction device oil replacement. ➢ Propel reduction device oil replacement. ➢ Radiator inner core cleaning.

2) Maintenance schedule of Dozer

a) Daily Maintenance ➢ Check coolant level in radiator. ➢ Oil level checking of engine oil pan, transmission oil pan & hydraulic tank. ➢ Clean air cleaner dust collector. ➢ Checking of steering hardness and steering linkage nuts. ➢ Check condition of steering, service brake & gear shifting. ➢ Check track chain tightening. ➢ Checking mounting bolts of engine, transmission, torque convertor & floor frame rotors.

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➢ Checking of mounting bolts of Alternator and starting motor.

b) 50 Hours Maintenance ➢ Greasing of various parts. ➢ Oil checking of track roller & carrier roller.

c) 250 Hours Maintenance ➢ Engine oil changing. ➢ Engine oil filter changing.

d) 500 Hours Maintenance ➢ Transmissions filter changing. ➢ Hydraulic filter changing.

e) 1000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Transmission oil & filter changing. ➢ Hydraulic oil & filter changing. ➢ Final drive oil changing.

3) Maintenance schedule of Drill

a) Daily Maintenance ➢ Check and clean Engine & Compressor filters. ➢ Grease all bushed chain sprocket. ➢ Drain water from hydraulic tank and air oil receiver. ➢ Greasing of top bearing of rotary head. ➢ Grease all fittings of barrel loader assembly & all crawler fittings intermediate sprocket assembly. ➢ Clean hydraulic oil tank breather. ➢ Check oil level in the pump drive gear box. ➢ Check oil level in crank case of oil pan. ➢ Visual inspection of oil & water leakage.

b) 50 Hours Maintenance ➢ Check oil level in rotary head gear case. ➢ Grease universal joints in pump drive propeller shaft. ➢ Grease mast pivot bearing and air swivel on rotary head gear box header.

c) 100 Hours Maintenance ➢ Replace compressor main oil filter elements.

d) 250 Hours Maintenance ➢ Remove and clean hydraulic system return line filter elements.

e) 500 Hours Maintenance ➢ Drain flush and refill rotary head gear case. ➢ Remove and clean all hydraulic system suction strainers. ➢ Replace hydraulic return line filter elements.

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f) 1000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Drain flush and refill pump drive gear box. ➢ Drain, clean and refill hydraulic oil tank. ➢ Drain, clean and refill compressor lubricating oil.

4) Maintenance schedule of Dumper

a) Daily Maintenance ➢ Check coolant level in Radiator. ➢ Check oil level in crank case of engine. ➢ Clean air cleaner dust collector. ➢ Check water separator. ➢ Check Engine mounting bolts. ➢ Check oil level of transmission. ➢ Check battery electrolyte. ➢ Check Head light, back light, meter light, cabin light. ➢ Check air pressure of all tires. ➢ Checking of horns, wipers. ➢ Checking of steering hard, noisy, excessive motion and floor response. ➢ Checking of oil level in Hydraulic tank. ➢ Checking of service brake, dump brake, emergency brake, parking brake. ➢ Drain condensation. ➢ Check air line leakage. ➢ Visual inspection for air, water, oil leaks and weld cracks. ➢ Audio visual alarm. ➢ Seat belt.

b) 50 Hours Maintenance ➢ Lubricating of Dump body hinge pin, rear suspension, hoist cylinder pin, differential support & steering cylinder.

c) 250 Hours Maintenance ➢ Change engine oil and filter. ➢ Check the oil level of final drive & differential case. ➢ Check the belt tension. ➢ Clean breather of transmission case and differential case. ➢ Check clearance of parking brake. ➢ Check drive shaft and lubricating.

d) 500 hours Maintenance ➢ Lubricating of fan pulley assembly and tension pulley assembly. ➢ Check and clean Radiator pins.

e) 1000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Lubricating of steering column, transmission and engine mount and parking break linkage. ➢ Change oil and filter of transmission. ➢ Change oil and filter of Hydraulic system.

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➢ Change oil of differential and final drive. ➢ Check and retighten of turbo charger fastners.

f) 2000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Check play of turbo charger rotor. ➢ Clean emergency relay valve. ➢ Check brake disc. ➢ Check Alternator and starter motor. ➢ Check & replace engine breather pipe.

g) 4000 Hours Maintenance ➢ Check water pump. ➢ Clean element of after cooler. ➢ Check air compressor.

7.11 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

➢ Provision of proper illumination in the quarry, OB dump area, workshop & other work places besides along roads as mentioned above.

➢ Provision of efficient communication system to allow communication link amongst various work centers to help in avoiding accidents.

➢ Provision of store for spare parts for quick maintenance.

7.12 TRAINING

Intensive training is to be imparted to the operators of HEMM. Only suitably trained personnel in their jobs shall be employed for operation of HEMM.

BCCL has a separate department namely "Human Resource Department" headed by a General Manager. The department is fully equipped with competent officers & staff. Time bound training programmes for various types of workers, supervisory staff, trainees etc. are prepared & executed every year of effective utilisation of the department. Additional faculty are also arranged for to provide quality training.

7.13 MEDICAL AID

The Project has been provided with Regional Hospitals at Laikdih with adequate beds, qualified Doctors and Staff in addition to first aid at project

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level. They will attend to medical emergencies arising out of accidents. Besides this, a well equipped Central Hospital at Jagjiwan Nagar, Dhanbad has been established in this coalfield to offer proper medical facilities.

Initial Medical Examination (IME) & Periodic Medical Examination (PME) of all the employees, would be undertaken in accordance with the requirement of Mines Act, 1952 & the Mines Rules.

7.14 EMPLOYEE EDUCATION

Employees will be informed of the need to take precautions and use all protective measures to control fugitive emissions in working environment. They will also be advised of consequences of ignoring these precautions. Written policies, procedures and measures will be disseminated throughout the different departments of the mine and workers will be trained with regard to their implementation. The employee will be educated about the safety features incorporated by written literature with pictorial and color-coded signs.

7.15 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT PLAN

Proposed Rehabilitation requirements for Kalyaneshwari OCP: 1. BCCL Houses & structures : 100 nos. 2. Authorized private houses : 885 nos. 3. Encroachers : 55 nos. 4. Authorized private other structures : 83 nos Total: 1123 nos (23 nos. covered under Master Plan, so balance considered for Kalyaneshwari OCP – 1100 nos.) (Authorized private houses and authorized other structures are to rehabilitated from Muchi Para, Kora Para, Tetul Dhawra, Bindu Dhawra, Samaj Dhawra and Borira locations.)

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Master Plan for Dealing with Fire, Subsidence & Rehabilitation

Under the Master Plan total of 3025 nos of houses are to be resettled & rehabilitated in 4.17 Ha of BCCL land and 72.71 Ha of non-BCCL land and will be paid compensation as envisaged in the Master Plan. 8.51 Ha of land will be required for resettlement of non-BCCL project affected families other than the Master Plan and will be paid compensation in accordance with the norms.

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PROJECT BENEFITS

C O N T E N T S

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PROJECT BENEFITS 230-235 8.1 INTRODUCTION 231 8.2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 232 8.3 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 232 8.4 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL 234 8.5 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS 235

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TABLE NAME PAGE NO TABLE - PROPOSED CSR ACTIVITIES CONSIDERING PEAK 234 8.1 PRODUCTION OF CLUSTER-XVII

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PROJECT BENEFITS

8.1 INTRODUCTION

The Cluster XVII mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) is located in the Chanch Victoria Area in Raniganj Coalfields. The mines of Cluster XVII are more than 100 years old taken over mines of BCCL. Certain factors like historic unscientific mining, difficult geo-mining conditions, highly gassy seams, presence of large number of surface and ground water bodies and densely populated mining areas make mines of BCCL unique and mining difficult. Mines in Command Area of BCCL has been infamous by the names of “Slaughter Mining” and “Rat Hole Mining”. The old OC and UG openings were prone to illegal mining and created danger to persons involved in such activities. To overcome this, such openings are being monitored regularly and openings are closed immediately on reopening by such elements (by filling 81582.86 cu.m.OB). However after full-fledged operation at Kalyaneshwari OC , such areas will be liquidated and no such possibility will be there. Mining by erstwhile private mine owners have been guided by profit motive driven by “More Hole More Coal” dictum, this has led to problem of fire and subsidence in mines of BCCL which is causing loss of vital national resources and notional loss to the exchequer apart from threat to railway line of the region and to life and property of local people. To deal with fire and subsidence Master Plan has been under implementation in Cluster XVII. The purpose of this report is to apply for grant of environmental clearance for Cluster XVII mines of BCCL, under Cluster Concept, from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India in view of EIA Notification, 2006. The Cluster will have a peak production capacity of mines 5.2 MTPA and that of washery will be 3.60 MTPA. The mining and allied activity at mines and washery of Cluster XVII will help in implementation of Master Plan apart from improving the socio-economic activities in the adjoining areas. This will result in following benefits: • Ensuring Safety to life and property of local people • Improvements in Physical & Social Infrastructure

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• Increase in Employment Potential • Post-mining Enhancement of Green Cover

8.2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Road Network: A good road network is already existing in this Cluster which will be further strengthened for smooth traffic movement in the area. (ii) Water Treatment: a. Pressure filter at Haslo pit is installed to supply filtered mine water to local people for domestic purposes. b. Sedimentation Pond will be provided to treat Mine Effluent. c. Oil & grease trap will be provided to treat discharge from workshop. (iii)Community Facilities: Strengthening of existing community facilities through Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.) activities.

8.3 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The study area in which the project is located is comparatively developed in terms of social infrastructure including health care facilities, education facilities etc. However the project proponent will develop the social infrastructure in the area under its Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.) activities. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities As per Corporate Social Responsibility policy of Coal India, the community facilities will be provided by Bharat Coking Coal Limited. It will cover the following areas: (i) Poor and needy section of the society (ii) Land oustees, PAP and those staying within the radius of 25 km of the project. (iii) Board of Directors can approve specific cases of projects beyond mining areas within the respective State.

Scope of CSR: As per Schedule VII of New Companies Act 2013 the following is the Scope of Activities under Corporate Social Activities:

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(i) Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, promoting preventive health care and sanitation and making available safe drinking water. (ii) Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects;

(iii) Promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans, setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups; (iv) Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of Flora and Fauna, animal welfare, agro-forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water; (v) Protection of national heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings and sites of historical importance and works of art; setting up public libraries, promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts; (vi) Measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents (vii) Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympics sports and Olympic sports; (viii) Contribution to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women; (ix) Contributions or funds provided to technology incubators located within academic institutions which are approved by the Central Government; (x) Rural development projects

Source of fund As per Coal India CSR policy,The fund for the CSR is being allocated based on 2% of the average net profit of the Company for the three immediate

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preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of Coal Production of previous year whichever is higher. Action Plan for Corporate Social Responsibility The peak production of Cluster XVII group of mines of BCCL is 5.2 MTY. As per the company’s policy of allocating Rs. 2 per tonne towards CSR, by considering peak production an amount of Rs.104 Lacs is proposed to be used for the CSR works per year for Cluster XVII group of mines. This expenditure will be done under the activities mentioned in the Scope of CSR above . Table: 8.1: Proposed CSR Activities considering peak production of Cluster-XVII

CSR expenditure to be done S.N HEAD OF WORKS* per year in Rs. lakhs Education facilities including grant of schools, providing education kits, 1 29.02 running of schools etc. Water Supply and rain water harvesting works, wells, ponds, hand 2 21.94 pumps and tube wells Health Care and vaccination, awareness camp, mobile medical camp, 3 14.32 Immunization, medicine etc. 4 Environment Protection i.e. plantation etc. 6.10 Social Empowerment like Community center, Literacy drive, shopping 5 7.19 complex. Infrastructure Development like road, bridge, repairing of school, 6 14.32 drains, electric line etc. Sports Culture like village stadium village stadium, grant to village 7 2.12 sports body, organizing sports meet 8 Grant to NGO for community development 3.59 9 Miscellaneous welfare for adopted villages 5.39

TOTAL 104.00 *Expenditure allocated to CSR activities mentioned are only indicative, actual activities will be decided in consultation with local beneficiaries

8.4 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL Skilled, semiskilled and unskilled labor both during construction and operational phases of the project with specific attention to employment potential of local population as well as necessity for imparting any specialized skills to them to be eligible for such employment in the project on a long term basis i.e., during operational and maintenance stages of the project. Business opportunity in Secondary & Tertiary sectors will increase.

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8.5 OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS The coal mining and the activities associated with coal mining are the main source of the direct and indirect employment and income for the working population of the area. As a consequence, any significant change in the level of mining activities have significant ramifications for local business opportunities and direct and indirect incomes and employment they provide.

Sanitation and Sewerage 1. Proper sewerage line is already in existence and is well maintained and will be maintained in future. 2. Cleaning of Colony and surrounding area is being done. 3. Water tender is utilized for spraying water to suppress dust. New Sewerage drain will be consucted for proper draining out of dirty and filthy water from the villages and keep the environment cleans.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities will be extended to the local villagers of the project area.

Sports and Cultural Activities Games and Sports competitions like football, cricket, volleyball, carom, etc. for grooming talent will be organized by BCCL. Cultural programmes will also be arranged to involve the youth and give a forum for the social and cultural development of the people in the area. Help would be provided to preserve and develop indigenous art and craft. Education

Sponsoring Schools, Distribution of Books, Pencils & other stationery items to Schools / Students, Distribution of interactive software and computers to schools.

Facilities for Plant Premises

Following facilities will be provided within the plant premises for workmen

1. Rest Shelter for Workmen

2. Canteen

3. First Aid Center

4. Tipper Parking Space

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CHAPTER-IX

ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

MOEF while issuing TOR has not specifically indicated for carrying out “Cost Benefit analysis” hence, the same has not been carried out.

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C O N T E N T S TITLE PAGE NO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 237-267 10.1 INTRODUCTION 238 10.2 IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION 238 10.3 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 239 10.4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BCCL 263

CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 10.5 266 MEASURES

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TABLE NAME PAGE NO

TABLE - 10.1 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE & RESPONSIBILITIES OF 239 DEPARTMENTS’ VIS-À-VIS MITIGATION MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED TABLE - 10.2 SALIENT FEATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 239 MEASURES TABLE - 10.3 ACTION PLAN FOR REHABILITATION OF FAMILIES AFFECTED 243 UNDER THE MASTER PLAN (FOR CLUSTER – XVII)

TABLE - 10.4 PHASE-WISE DETAILS OF REHABILITATION IN CLUSTER- XVII 244

TABLE - 10.5 STAGEWISE CUMULATIVE PLANTATION 251

TABLE - 10.6 DUMPING SCHEDULE FOR PROPOSED KALYANESHWARI OCP 260

TABLE - 10.7 YEARLY BACKFILLING SCHEDULE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL 260 OB (MM3) TABLE - 10.8 LAND USE OF CLUSTER XVII 261

TABLE - 10.9 WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL METHODS. 262

TABLE - 10.10 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 266 MEASURES

LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO FIGURE NAME PAGE NO

FIG. NO. 10a ZONES OF TOPSOIL 255

FIG. NO. 10B ORGANIZATION CHART OF BCCL 265

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10.1 Introduction

The implementation and monitoring of pollution control measures and for overall environmental management, environmental cell at the area and corporate level will take all necessary care. It will look after the following aspects of environmental management.

➢ Generation of environmental data bank.

➢ Evolving micro environmental management plan for the project in collaboration with other agencies and consultants.

➢ Monitoring project implementation along with environmental control measures.

➢ Co-ordinate with other project activities to ensure timely implementation of the project.

➢ Co-ordination with Ministry of Environment & Forest, Central/State Pollution Control Board for prevention and control of water and air pollution.

10.2 Implementation Organization:

The responsibility for implementing environmental management plan would rest with the project officer of the project along with Area Nodal Officer (Env.), along with the Environment Department of BCCL HQ who will assist the P.O & GM (CV Area). The organization for environmental management in both corporate level BCCL HQ along with CV area office will carry out the task and responsibility connected therewith. The Organization structure vis-à-vis the responsibility for looking after the different aspects of environmental management plan is as enlisted below.

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Particulars Co-ordinated Organisation Sl. No General Manager CV Area, BCCL Land Survey and Revenue Deptt. BCCL(HQ) Compensation to Representative from State Govt. 1 land losers Project Officer of 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP General Manager, CV Area Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ Pollution Control 2 Project Officer of Measures 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP General Manager, CV Area Project Officer/ Environmental cell, of Plantation/Green 3 1. Begunia Colliery Belt Development 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ General Manager, CV Area Project Officer/ Environmental cell, of 4 Land Restoration 1. Begunia Colliery 2. Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP Environmental Cell, BCCL HQ

10.3 Environment Management Plan

Table 10.2: Salient features of environmental protection measures Sl. Environmental issues Proposed No. 1 Air pollution 1. At the points of dust generation, water sprinkling / spraying will be done. 2. Greenery will be developed in and around the project area. 3. Plantation will be done on external dump and reclaimed area. 2 Water Pollution 1. Garland drains will be made around the periphery of the quarry. Garland drains around the stockpiles and other process areas to collect and carry the contaminated water to treatment/settling pond shall be provided. 2. Entire domestic effluent will be treated in septic tanks and soaked into soak pits. 3. Industrial water will be put into a closed circuit. 4. Properly designed system to collect and divert the storm water shall be provided

3 Water conservation 1. Provision of Rain water Harvesting system has been made for conservation of water. 2. Settling pond for surface run-off with drainage system shall be provided.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 239 Job No: 200308025 Sl. Environmental issues Proposed No. 3. If, in case, due to some genuine problems like periodic cleaning of the system, heavy rainfall etc., it become necessary to discharge the effluent to land, the effluent shall conform to the standards at the final outlet of the coal washery: pH - 5.5-9.0, Total suspended solids - 100 mg/l, Oil & Grease – 10 mg/l, B.O.D (3 days 27 oC) - 30 mg/l, COD - 250 mg/l and Phenolics - 1.0 mg/l. The efficiency of the slime pond/ surface run-off settling pond shall achieve minimum 90 percent efficiency.

4 Noise pollution 1. Adequate and regular maintenance of plants and machineries will be carried out. 2. Equipments will be used which will have inbuilt mechanism of dampening the noise during operation. 3. The noise absorbing pads at foundations will be provided. 4. Green belt has been proposed to prevent the propagation of sound and also to dampening its intensity. 5 Solid waste Internal dumping will be carried out in the de-coaled area along with the mining operation. 6 Land degradation In view of importance of vegetal cover towards environment, the technical reclamation will be strengthened by biological reclamation for conserving the environment. 7 Erosion & Sediment Soil stabilization work in the form of bio-reclamation is proposed to be carried out to prevent soil erosion. 8 Top soil Separate stacking of top soil is proposed and top soil will be concurrently spread over OB dumps for plantation. 9 Ground vibration Controlled Blasting will be practiced to minimize the ground vibration after ground vibration study

Rehabilitation & Resettlement plan Proposed Rehabilitation requirements for Kalyaneshwari OCP: 1. BCCL Houses & structures : 100 nos. 2. Authorized private houses : 885 nos. 3. Encroachers : 55 nos. 4. Authorized private other structures : 83 nos Total: 1123 nos (23 nos. covered under Master Plan, so balance considered for Kalyaneshwari OCP – 1100 nos.) (Authorized private houses and authorized other structures are to rehabilitated from Muchi Para,Kora Para, Tetul Dhawra, Bindu Dhawra, Samaj Dhawra and Borira locations.)

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 240 Job No: 200308025 Master Plan for Dealing with Fire, Subsidence & Rehabilitation The cluster of mines will be dovetailed with the approved Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation of people. Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation within the leasehold area of BCCL has already been approved by Govt. of India. In cluster-XVII, 8 nos. of sites consisting of 3025 no. of houses/families are affected by subsidence. The affected families will be rehabilitated in adjacent non coal bearing area at a cost of Rs. 28982.29 lakhs

Following will be the R&R package that will be given to affected families as per approved Master Plan A very attractive R&R package, for the affected people who are to be shifted from endangered areas, has been proposed in the Master plan and has been approved by Govt. of India. But no employment will be offered for any rehabilitation under this Master Plan. It may be noted that this R&R package is offered for safety of the people living in endangered areas and not for project implementation and mining of coal and thereby gaining any type of profit.

R&R package for non-BCCL authorized families: a) Land Compensation: Head of every displaced house shall be given compensation for his land at the market rate. b) House Compensation: Every head of displaced house will get replacement value for his house and other structures over the homestead land, the value of which shall be estimated on the basis of PWD civil rates. (Pucca house: Rs. 4.8 lakhs/unit and for Kutcha house: Rs. 1.37 lakhs/unit) c) Other Benefits: Head of each house will be provided a plot of 100 sq.m land at the proposed township. In case his requirement of land is more than 100 sq.m, additional land may be provided, on payment basis as per market rate if land is available. If this offer is not acceptable, head of each house shall be provided a constructed flat of around 40 sq.m as super built up area in a triple storied building. A house owner not opting for a plot will be offered equivalent cash

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 241 Job No: 200308025 compensation in lieu of free plot. d) Basic amenities: Each township will be provided with all basic amenities and infrastructural facilities like Primary school, High school, Bank, Post office, Community centre, Shopping centre, Hospital, Playground, Children Park, Water supply, Sewage disposal & sanitation, Road, Culverts & Drains, and Power Supply etc. e) Income generation benefit: Head of each house shall be paid 250 days/year wage as per State Govt’s minimum wage rate for a period of 2 years. f) Shifting Allowance: The head of every house is proposed to be paid 0.10 lakhs as shifting allowance from their present living places to the resettlement sites. R&R package for non-BCCL unauthorised families (encroachers): a) No compensation will be paid to the house owner having no home stead land (unauthorised). Instead the following benefits will be provided to them. b) Head of each house will be provided a constructed house on 27 sq.m land as super built up area in triple storey building in resettlement site with all basic amenities like Primary school, High school, Bank , Post office, Community centre, Shopping centre, Hospital, Playground & children park, Water Supply, Sewage disposal & sanitation, Road, Culverts & Drains, Power Supply etc. b) Income generation benefit: Head of each house shall be paid 250 days/year wage as per State Govt’s minimum wage rate for a period of 2 years. c) Shifting Allowance: The head of every house is proposed to be paid 0.10 lakhs as shifting allowance from their present living places to the resettlement sites. Under the Master Plan 3025 nos of houses are to be resettled & rehabilitated in 4.17 Ha of BCCL land and 72.71 Ha of non-BCCL land and will be paid compensation as envisaged in the Master Plan. 8.51 Ha of land will be required for resettlement of non-BCCL project affected families other than the Master Plan and will be paid compensation in accordance with the norms.

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Land for No. of Houses Resettlement Total Site name & Affected Area Colliery Non Amount (Rs no. (Sq.m.) BCCL En BCCL in Lakhs) BCCL Pvt. Oth. Total chr (Ha) (Ha) Begunia Barakar Town/1A,1B,1 375299 61 2093 0 18 2172 0.98 56.51 22649.13 C, &1D Victoria 81656 176 57 0 0 233 2.82 1.54 946.10 West Baltoria/O2 Victoria Barakar Town 239416 0 14 0 0 14 0.00 0.38 103.91 West /O3 Victoria Jhanakpura/O 71270 0 286 0 2 288 0.00 7.72 2661.69 West 4 Victoria Jhewri 30491 0 71 0 51 122 0.00 1.92 1208.83 West Mohalla/O6 Victoria Karimdanga/O 48382 0 143 0 1 144 0.00 3.86 1133.33 West 7 Victoria Pahalsadarga 15235 0 29 0 0 29 0.00 0.78 210.30 West /O5 Heslok Pit Victoria 20806 23 0 0 0 23 0.37 0.00 69.00 Area/O1 TOTAL 8 882555 260 2693 0 72 3025 4.17 72.71 28982.29

Detailed Particulars of phase-wise rehabilitation of the Cluster –XVII mines as per Master Plan is also shown in subsequent table:-

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Affecte Sl. Site name & Area Colliery d Area No. of Houses RS Land Authorized Private Total Total GRAND No. no. Total (Sq.m.) land Cost of TOTAL Cost of Non compens Non COST Encro Other BCCL BCCL Pvt. Total BCCL (Ha.) BCCL Land Compensation ation BCCL (Rs in . s (Rs in (Ha.) cost (Rs (Rs in Lakhs) lakhs) Homestead Commercial in Lakhs) lakhs) land(Ha.) land(Ha.) Barakar C-V 2093.0 1 to 4 Begunia Town/1A,1B,1 375299 61 0.00 18.00 2172.00 0.98 56.51 177.95 7.12 10548.77 255.57 22393.56 22649.13 Area 0 C, &1D C-V Victoria 5 Baltoria/O2 81656 176 57.00 0.00 0.00 233.00 2.82 1.54 4.86 0.00 276.94 527.99 418.11 946.10 Area West C-V Victoria Barakar Town 6 239416 0 14.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 0.00 0.38 1.21 0.00 69.24 0.00 103.91 103.91 Area West /O3 C-V Victoria 7 Jhanakpura/O4 71270 0 286.00 0.00 2.00 288.00 0.00 7.72 24.29 0.95 1438.85 0.00 2661.69 2661.69 Area West C-V Victoria JhewriMohalla/ 8 30491 0 71.00 0.00 51.00 122.00 0.00 1.92 6.07 0.47 372.97 0.00 1208.83 1208.83 Area West O6 C-V Victoria Karimdanga/O 9 48382 0 143.00 0.00 1.00 144.00 0.00 3.86 12.15 0.47 719.14 0.00 1133.33 1133.33 Area West 7 C-V Victoria Pahalsadarga 10 15235 0 29.00 0.00 0.00 29.00 0.00 0.78 2.43 0.00 138.47 0.00 210.30 210.30 Area West /O5 Sub Total - 861749 237 2693 0 72 3002 3.79 72.71 228.96 9.01 13564.38 783.55 28129.74 28913.29 Phase -I PHASE-II

C-V Heslok Pit 11 Victoria 20806 23 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.00 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.00 0.00 69.00 Area Area/O1 Sub Total - 20806 23 0 0 0.00 23 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.00 0.00 69.00 Phase -II Grand Total - 882555 260 2693 0 72 3025 4.16 72.71 228.96 9.01 13564.38 852.55 28129.74 28982.29 Phase -I &II

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 244 Job No: 200308025 Pollution Control Measures Control measures for air pollution: Following air pollution control measures will be practiced within the mining area and at coal handling plants and railway siding site. ➢ Water spraying by water Sprinkler will be done regularly on haul roads & approach roads within the mining area to minimize the dust generation. ➢ Water sprinkling arrangement will be provided at the transfer point of coal. ➢ Intensive plantation of adequate width all along the Coal transportation and other road will be raised to minimize transport-generated pollutants. ➢ Coal transportation to Railway siding will be done in covered conveyor transport. ➢ Exposed overburden dumps will be covered through grass carpeting & plantation. ➢ Optimum blast hole geometry will be followed to reduce the dust during blasting. ➢ Regular monitoring of ambient air quality of project area.

Water management:

➢ Management of surface water drainage: - Garland drains will be made around the periphery of the quarry. These drains will be connected to the local nalla, which is not likely to be disturbed by mining operation. In the workings, heavy duty pumps will be deployed which will throw the accumulated water from the working face through settling tank into these garland drains For treatment prior to discharge effluent will pass through Oil & Grease traps & sedimentation tanks/ ponds .

➢ Mine Water Discharge & Industrial Effluent The mine waste water will be collected in the sedimentation pond where suspended solids gets settled. The clear water after sedimentation will be reused for water sprinkling, plantation etc.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 245 Job No: 200308025 ➢ Domestic Effluent Treatment:- Domestic effluent from the colony is treated in a conventional septic tank and soak pit arrangement.

➢ Water Conservation: - The waste-water recycling after due treatment for the purpose mentioned above will enable conservation of water. Storage of conserved water in mine pits will be given due emphasis to provide water round the year and quality of water will be maintained before and after storage.

➢ Control Measures Adopted against impact on ground water regime:-

❖ The mine discharge will be effectively utilized to meet the mine’s domestic and industrial needs. The entire industrial and domestic water demand of the Cluster-XVII mines has been met from treated mine water of UGP and OCP. ❖ After cessation of mining, with plenty rainfall and abundant ground water recharge, the water levels will recoup and attain normalcy. Thus, the impact of mining on groundwater system may be considered as a temporary phenomenon. The abandoned mine workings also behave as water pool and improves the resources availability in the area ❖ The construction of surface tanks and desiltation/deepening of existing ponds in the local villages would enhance the water availability of near by area. Utilization of mine water for irrigation use would also enhance the groundwater recharge potential through artificial recharge of the area. Thereby, in post-mining condition, the recharge and source potential in core zone will be much higher than existing. ❖ The discharge mine water has been gainfully utilized for the Industrial and domestic requirement. Thereby the mine water, from existing mines in the area, is a resource for local villages. ❖ The excess mine water is being discharged to local Nalas to recharge groundwater system.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 246 Job No: 200308025 FUTURE STRATEGY ➢ To minimize the impact of mining on ground water system, the project/mine authority has been adopting all possible measure to increase the ground water recharge potential. ➢ Rain Water harvesting is a deliberate collection and storage of rain water that runs off on natural and man-made catchment area. The amount of water so harvested depends on the frequency and intensity of the rainfall and characteristics of the catchment to allow the precipitate to infiltrate through the sub-soil and percolate down to recharge aquifers. ➢ It is therefore proposed that during mining operation the rainwater within the quarried area will be accumulated in the dip most portion and it will be pumped out into earthen water pool developed on the surface in non coal bearing area which will not only be helpful in re-charging the ground water of the area but will fulfil the non-drinking water demand of nearby inhabitants also. ➢ In order to prevent the erosion of soil and gully formation on the OB dump it is proposed that soil bunds will be created along its periphery throughout its height at a regular interval so that rain water is held up and given adequate time to infiltrate into the soil strata of the OB dump on its way down to the aquifer. Such act of retention of the rainwater of OB dump will also facilitate enhancement of moisture in the soil and its retention capacity which ultimately will help in the biological reclamation of OB dump. ➢ The mine water into local ponds converts them into as recharge pits and augments the source availability. The surplus mine water is discharged into nearby paddy fields not only improves irrigation potential but also increase the ground water recharge in the area. ➢ The abandoned underground mine workings behave as huge ground water reservoirs and contain groundwater runoff (i.e. planned recharge). The pond, tanks, stop dams etc constructed in the rehabilitated and affected villages also augment the groundwater recharge. ➢ Efforts are being made to construct more recharge structures at suitable sites in the nearby villages in consultation with Central Ground Water Board.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 247 Job No: 200308025 ➢ Creation of awareness among workers and local peoples about rain water harvesting and artificial recharge will be given priority. This aspect is usually covered during the Environmental Week celebrated every year (5 to 12 June).

Water Quality Monitoring For complying the statutory provision of MOEF and Pollution Control Board, fortnightly water quality will be monitored and evaluated. Corrective measures whenever needed are taken on the basis of monitoring results.

Control measures for Noise: The present noise levels are below the prescribed limits. If the impulsive noise levels increase due to mining operation, sufficient measures will be adopted to maintain the noise level within permissible limits at working zone. The following measures are adopted and will be continued: ➢ Planting of rows of trees with thick foliage along roads and other noise generating centres to act as acoustic barriers. ➢ Isolating/enclosing the noisy machines/sources by using resilient mounting/altering structures. ➢ Routine maintenance schedules for HEMM and other machineries to eliminate noise as far as possible. ➢ Balanced and properly aligned conditioning of machines to reduce Vibration. ➢ Provision of ear muffs/ear plugs to workers subjected to noise level above recommended limits. ➢ Controlled blasting. ➢ Regular monitoring of noise level of project area.

Blasting & Vibration Control Plan ➢ The following factors will be given special attention to minimize effects of blasting: • Charge per delay • Charge per round • Over charging will be avoided

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 248 Job No: 200308025 • Distance from the structures (Scaled distance) • Type of initiation & sequence of delay • Stemming material used will be moist. • Blasting time (safety aspect) - The blasting will be done at a fixed time as far as possible. • Warning- Before blasting is carried out, warning sound will be given so that people can move to safe place. ➢ Vibration control • As mentioned above, the mitigation measures will be implemented during blasting and it is expected that vibration will not cause damage to any structure or annoyance to the people in the colony area or neighboring villages. • Controlled blasting techniques will be implemented near the built up structure in the vicinity of active face. • A safe blasting zone has been kept around the periphery of the quarry.

Green Belt Development: ➢ Green Belt around Mine: - In the directions where natural forest does not exist, there is need for creating green belt of adequate width as an effective dust and sight curtain in the periphery of mining area. The trees planted in the green belt area shall act as buffers and shock absorber against dusts, noise and stone flying. The trees in the green belt will be tall and wind firm. The planting of the green belt will be started after completing technical reclamation. ➢ Coal Transportation Roads: - A green belt of adequate width on either side of the haul road will be raised and the existing vegetation will be protected. ➢ All other roads: - Along the roads other than the Coal Transportation roads also, plantation will be done. The proposed calendar plantation programme for entire Cluster –XVII mines to be carried out is as shown subsequently: -

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 249 Job No: 200308025 Table 10.5: Stagewise Cumulative plantation

Annual Plantation Plan of Cluster XVII mines KALYANESHWARI Total YEAR BEGUNIA VICTORIA WEST EXTERNAL DUMP INTERNAL DUMP OTHER AREAS Washery Plantatio EXTERN EXTE Total n cost @ Total AL RNAL Area Rs.55101 Trees/Sa Trees/Sapl Area Trees/Sapl Trees/Sa Trees/Sapli Trees/Sapl Plantation DUMP DUMP Area (Ha) Area (Ha) Area (Ha) Area (Ha) Area (Ha) (Ha)* /Ha (in pling ing (Ha) ing pling ng ing Rs.Lakhs ) P1 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 25 62500 24 60000 135200 54.08 29.8 P2 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 25 62500 24 60000 135200 54.08 29.8 P3 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 23 57575 23 58500 128775 51.51 28.38 P4 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 12700 5.08 2.8 P5 0.00 0 0 5.08 12700 12700 5.08 2.8 P6 10.87 10.87 27175 0 5.08 12700 39875 15.95 8.79 P7 14.49 14.49 36225 0 5.08 12700 48925 19.57 10.78 P8 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P9 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P10 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P11 14.49 14.49 36225 0 36225 14.49 7.98 P12 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P13 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P14 26.56 26.56 66400 0 66400 26.56 14.63 P15 9.60 9.60 24000 0 24000 9.60 5.29 P16 13.66 13.66 34150 0 34150 13.66 7.53 P17 14.52 14.52 36300 0 36300 14.52 8 P18 14.52 14.52 36300 0 36300 14.52 8 P19 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P20 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P21 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P22 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54

P23 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 During Active Mining Mining Active During P24 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P25 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P26 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P27 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P28 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P29 14.52 14.52 36300 4.60 11500 47800 19.12 10.54 P30 33.06 33.06 82650 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104150 41.66 22.96 P31 33.07 33.07 82675 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104175 41.67 22.96 P32 33.07 33.07 82675 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 104175 41.67 22.96 P33 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P34 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P35 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P36 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P37 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P38 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 P39 0.00 0 4.60 11500 4.00 10000 21500 8.60 4.74 PC1 0.00 0 29.13 72825 7.00 17500 90325 36.13 19.91

PC2 0.00 0 29.13 72825 7.00 17500 8 20000 110325 44.13 24.32 Post Post

Mining Mining PC3 0.00 0 29.14 72850 6.17 15425 7.66 19150 107425 42.97 23.68 TOTAL 474.22 1185550 184.00 460000.00 95.73 239325.00 15.66 39150.0 73.03 182575.00 71.40 178500.00 2285100.0 914.04 503.69 *Inclusive of existing plantation in an area of 24.78 Ha.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 250 Job No: 200308025 Land Reclamation Land reclamation of mined out areas is the prime need. It not only involves backfilling of overburden into the excavated voids but also includes operations required to bring the land to some productive use, i.e. agricultural, forestry or recreational purposes

Topsoil Handling, Preservation& utilization of topsoil Topsoil is the top portion of the soil cover ranging in depth from 50-350 mm. It is the dark colored (though it may not be true always due to the influence of parent rock), rich in active and decomposed organic material mixed with fine mineral particles with only small agglomeration.

(a) Constituents of Topsoil: It is the zone of eluviation which represents the top soil and is easily distinguished physically from other horizon by its colour, texture and a thick accumulation of organic vegetative matter. In many situations under developed horizon is not distinct but still possess property of topsoil. The constituents of top soil are: i) Plant Leaves and debris. ii) Semi-Decomposed and decomposed organic material (humus) solution of organic and carbonic acids. iii) Inorganic elements like Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, Boron, Sulphur, Iron, Copper etc. iv) Micro-Organisms like microscopic bacterium Fungi, Protozoa, earthworms etc.

(b) Formation of Topsoil The biotic factors or Biological processes play the vital role in the formation of Top soil. The factors responsible for the formation are: i) Vegetation: The fallen leaves and the decayed vegetation contribute directly in the formation of humus. Further plants help to maintain fertility by bringing inorganic minerals from the lower layers. ii) Micro-organisms: The microscopic bacteria, fungi, protozoa etc. help

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 251 Job No: 200308025 directly in converting plants and animal remains into humus. Again these organisms become a part of the humus after death. Some micro bacteria transforms atmospheric nitrogen into Nitrates and increase the Fertility. iii) Animals: The excreta of the burrowing type animals helps in the development of the topsoil. Ants and termites bring the soil from lower horizon to the surface. Similarly, earthworms contribute in mixing the organic remains with the minerals and then bring them to the surface.

For surface mining activities are required to remove topsoil or other approved plant growth materials before beginning operations, save it for a later use in a manner conducive to protecting the primary root medium from contamination and erosion, and enhance its productivity.

c) Reasons for preservation & re-use of Topsoil: - Biological activity is a good indicator of the health of topsoil. To maintain maximum level of this activity, its preservation is highly essential. The topsoil is physically well textured, chemically highly fertile and biologically highly active. The reuse of it is suggested due to following: i) Humus yields organic acids which assist soil solution. ii) It produces plant food i.e. Phosphorous, Calcium, Potassium, Nitrogen etc. iii) It retain soil moisture besides providing the desired arrangement of soil structure favorably for plant growth. Topsoil shall be removed before any drilling, blasting, mining, or other surface disturbance.

d) Topsoil storage: - ➢ Topsoil undergo many changes during preservation. These are changes in topsoil due to storage. i) Stockpiling has profound affects on the physicochemical and biological properties. ii) Biological activity deteriorates after 3 to 6 months of storage. iii) Stockpiling reduces organic content and affects the organic compound

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 252 Job No: 200308025 oncerned in soil aggravation. iv) Aggregate stability is reduced to some extent due to storage. v) Following three zones are developed in the topsoil mound during storage: • Aerobic zones: Soil is active in this zone • Transition zone: Fluctuates between predominantly aerobic and anaerobic status. • This zone is inactive and low in biological activity as well as organic content.

➢ Stripping of Top Soil: Standard method of stripping will be used. The route must be designed to mininmise compaction and damage of soil structure. Further careful control of operation is necessary to ensure planned stripping depths of the topsoil and sub-soil. These soils should be stripped and stored separately. Intermingling of these soils during stripping is not a good practice.

➢ It is essential that topsoil stripping should be carried out when it is dry as far as possible to reduce the risk of compaction and damage to the soil structure by smearing and remoulding. Prolonged rainfall is unsuitable. The best part of the year is when evapo-transportation exceeds precipitation i.e during the months of March-September.

➢ Geometry of Topsoil Heap: The heap should be constructed to facilitate the following: • To provide the maximum surface area for mantaining greater level of Biological activity. • To have slopes capable of sustaining vegetation to avoid erosion and gully formation. Space constraints imposed by the site factors and soil texture would generally dictate the overll size and shape of the heap. As a rule of the thumb, the following stack geometry may be mantained as far as possible to preserve the topsoil and increase the shelf life.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 253 Job No: 200308025 • Height: i) 4.0m (Max) for sand soil ii) 2.0 to 3.0 for loamy soil iii) 1.0 for heavy clayey soil iv) 0.5 to 1.0 for intermediate soil texture. • Slope: i) Wide slope of 1 in 3 (i.e 18.50 to the horizontal)

➢ It is advisable to avoid the topsoil storage, specifically the longterm one. However if storage is unavoidable upon completion of the surface of the heap, the following steps are to be followed to keep the soil in good health and to increase its shelf life : • Surface ripping with suitable sub-soiling machine for the purpose of aeration and relieving surface compaction. • Immediate cultivation of suitable low maintanance species like dwarf grasses to prevent erosion and guily formation. • Maintenance of surface vegetation actively by seeding, mowing, and weed control operation.

e) Topsoil Carpeting The following golden rules need to be observed:

• Overburden, sub-soil and topsoil should be respread to correct sequence putting the topsoil on the top of the back filled area.

• Top soil should be respread over the restoration area at an even depth so as to achieve the final level and suitable configuration for drainage.

• As far as possible progressive top soil reclaimation technique should be practised. The topsoil from the area lying just ahead of the advancing opencast mine edge should be scrapped off by scrapper and immediately placed over the technically reclaimed area.

• Compaction of topsoil after respreading over reclaimed area should be avoided by properly planning the movement of Earth

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 254 Job No: 200308025 Moving Machinery and carrying out the operation in dry period only.

• If topsoil is to be reclaimed from the heap for spread in the backfilled area and OB dump area, the reclaimation should be planned in such a way that materials from aerobic , transition and anaerobic zones are taken simultaneously. The above zones should not be taken out separately as it is essential to use the active surface layer as ‘inoculum’ during soil respreading to recover the inactive portion of the mound as quickly as possible.

• Revegetated topsoil dumps with legumas (Stylosanthes) and grasses, which not only protect the stockpiles from wind and water erosion, but also maintain active soil micribes population and help restoring the nutrient cycling.

• Mulching: If possible, after the application of topsoil, a layer of mulch(2-3” or 5-8 cm thick) may apply to cover topsoil and provides organic matter initially. The mulch layer will prevent soil to dry out and crusted, reduce evaporation, ameliorate extreme temperature, prevent erosion and creates congenial microhabitat for soil biological community.

Fig No 10a: Zones of Topsoil f) Topsoil redistribution: - After the final grading, the topsoil would be redistributed in a manner that achieves an approximate uniform stable thickness consistent with the post mining land uses, contours, and surface water drainage system.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 255 Job No: 200308025 Technical Reclamation Technical reclamation will be backfilling of excavated area with overburden in a systematic manner & spreading of topsoil. It depends on the depth and volume of overburden removed and equipment’s used for mining. Technical reclamation would involve breaking and leveling the top of OB dumps, filling of gulleys and terracing etc. The de-coaled area after simultaneous backfilling and external dump area will be leveled by means of dozers keeping a mild slope of about 1 in 200 for surface water drainage for plantation and other recreational purposes.

Biological Reclamation In view of importance of vegetal cover towards environment, the technical reclamation will be strengthened by biological reclamation for conserving the environment.

Plantation Technique On Overburden Dump BCCL has adopted the ecological restoration method for biological reclamation in which 3- tier plantation of native species of grasse, bushes/shrubs and trees is being done. The lower most tier is grasses ; second tier is shrubs and bushes and third tier is trees. The ecological restoration process of degradedmined areas and OB dumps consits of the following steps :

1. Physical reclamtion of the degraded mined out areas 2. Weeds removal 3. Mulching at the site 4. Fencing of the site 5. Preparation and broadcasting of the grass seed balls 6. Plantation of the saplings at the rate 2500 per ha 7. Preparation and broadcasting of the native bushes/shrubs and trees species seeds to ensure the dense plantation 8. Regular irrigation and uprooting of the weeds to ensure the growth of the native species plants.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 256 Job No: 200308025 For successful biological reclamation of the reclaimed area, preference will be given to endemic species and mixed culture. The species will be selected carefully from the following groups for quick reclamation: • Nitrogen fixing tree species for fuel wood, timber and fodder • Fruit bearing tree species • Tree species with dense foliage for shade • Flowering and ornamental tree species.

QUARRY AND INTERNAL DUMPS

Having backfilled the de-coaled area with overburden, internal dumps will be reclaimed and then re-vegetated. The remaining void in the quarry will be developed as water harvesting structure as well as public utility lagoon which will serve following purposes:

• Source of supply of water for industrial and fire fighting purposes. • Source of supply of potable water after necessary treatment. • A place of bathing and washing for the local population. • Pisciculture. • For recharging the aquifer in the area.

For such purposes, the pathway to the reservoir is gently graded and the depth of water is limited.

Drainage Arrangement for External OB Dump & For Internal Dump

Drainage arrangement for OB dumps (i) Catch drain Catch drain of appropriate size will be provided on all terrace at the foot of next bench to receive the storm water from upper bench.

(ii) Foot drain / Garland drain Garland drain will be provided through out OB dump along with settling tanks. Water discharges to natural courses after the settling tank.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 257 Job No: 200308025 Drainage arrangement for internal OB dumps A part of the quarry will be backfilled with overburden. The backfilling will be carried out in a phased manner. Once the backfilling has reached a certain predetermined reduced level, the plots will be levelled graded and cleared of large stone pieces lying on the surface. The slope of the ground will be made very gentle as far as possible (preferably less than 2%). The graded and leveled area will be divided into small sectors and small check bunds will be constructed to retain moisture and humus in the soil. The drainage arrangements for precipitation run-off are as follows:

• During working stage, the run-off will be collected from internal dump by foot drain for diverting to mine sump for pumping. • In the post-mining period, the drainage pattern of the reclaimed area will be such that the run-off will be diverted to final void of the quarry which will be developed as a water reservoir for water harvesting and also recharging the aquifer in the surrounding area.

There is an intricate relationship between surface water and ground water. In the monsoon period, till the aquifer attains its original ground water level, surface water bodies like stream, ponds & lakes recharge the aquifer. As soon as ground water recoups and attains its level, it contributes again to surface water bodies. After post-monsoon period, this process is reversed again as ground water level gets lowered from the original level.

The mine dewatering brings down ground water level in the immediate vicinity of the mine. Maximum effort will be made to recycle or reuse the treated mine discharge water totally to the extent possible by keeping the makeup water in

different sumps or low lying areas of the project.

The calendar programme for Year-wise dumping schedule is as given in the subsequent tables: -

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 258 Job No: 200308025

Table 10.6: Dumping schedule for Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP • Calendar Programme of Coal(MT) & OB (Mm3)

KALYANESHWARI OCP KALYANESHWARI OCP KALYANESHWARI OCP Year 3 YEAR 3 YEAR 3 COAL(MT) OB(Mm ) COAL(MT) OB(Mm ) COAL(MT) OB(Mm ) C1 Construction Year 13th 4 13.83 26th 4 14.52 1st 0.00 2 14th 4 13.86 27th 4 14.25 2nd 0.00 5 15th 4 13.67 28th 4 10.84 3rd 0.40 6.69 16th 4 14.33 29th 4 10.86 4th 0.70 8.44 17th 4 14.39 30th 4 10.86 5th 0.80 9 18th 4 14.52 31st 4 10.86 6th 1.00 10.7 19th 4 14.52 32nd 4 10.86 7th 1.50 11.28 20th 4 14.52 33rd 4 10.86 8th 2.50 12.6 21st 4 14.52 34th 4 6.25 9th 3.73 13.48 22nd 4 14.52 35th 4 5.08 10th 4 13.47 23rd 4 14.52 36th 4 5.08 11th 4 13.83 24th 4 14.52 37th 4 5.08 12th 4 13.83 25th 4 14.52 38th 0.36 0.45 TOTAL 122.96 418.73

However, the peak production of 5.20 Mty(4.0 Mty + 30%) may be achieved occasionally by better utilization of resources & favourable geo-mining conditions.

Table 10.7: Yearly Backfilling Schedule of Internal and External OB (Mm3) INTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL EXTERNAL YEAR TOTAL YEAR TOTAL DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP Cl - P1 2.00 2.00 P20 5.08 9.44 14.52 P2 5.00 5.00 P21 5.08 9.44 14.52 P3 6.69 6.69 P22 6.53 7.98 14.52 P4 8.44 8.44 P23 6.53 7.98 14.52 PS 9.00 9.00 P24 7.98 6.53 14.52 P6 10.70 10.70 P25 7.98 6.53 14.52 P7 11.28 11.28 P26 9.27 4.99 14.25 P8 12.60 12.60 P27 7.04 3.79 10.84 P9 13.48 13.48 P28 8.14 2.71 10.86 P10 13.47 13.47 P29 9.71 1.15 10.86 P11 13.83 13.83 P30 10.86 10.86 P12 13.83 13.83 P31 10.86 10.86 P13 13.83 13.83 P32 10.86 10.86 P14 13.86 13.86 P33 10.86 10.86 P15 13.67 13.67 P34 6.25 6.25 P16 3.58 10.74 14.33 P35 5.08 5.08 P17 3.60 10.80 14.39 P36 5.08 5.08 P18 3.63 10.89 14.52 P37 5.08 5.08 P19 5.08 9.44 14.52 P38 0.45 0.45 TOTAL 154.62 264.11 418.73

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POST MINING LAND USE PLAN Details of final land use of mine lease area is given here under: Table 10.8: Land Use of Cluster XVII Sl.No. Type of land use Present mining Post-mining land use (in Ha) land use (in Ha) 1 Running Quarry* Backfilled 0 0 Not Backfilled 115.00 0 2 Abandoned Quarry Backfilled 48.12 0 Not Backfilled 42.14 0 3 External OB dump 22.64 0 4 Service building/ Mine 27.2 0 Infrastructure 5 Homestead land 197.91 74.98 6 Coal dump 3.31 0 7 Road and rail 64.86 67.8 including Haul Road 8 Ag/Fallow Land 557.81 60.6 9 Forest Land 0 0 10 Plantation Plantation 24.78 914.04 Grass Carpeting 0 156 11 Water Body 130.08 130.97 12 Barren Land 610.24 439.7 Total 1844.09 1844.09 *Running quarry is part of present Damagoria Colliery

Management Plan for Flora and Fauna

i) Habitat Loss & Plantation At the end of mine life i.e. during Post closure total area to be afforested for the project will be 914.04 Ha with 22, 85,100 nos. of plants. Species to be planted will be endemic species and other common species like Neem, Sal, Bargad, Siris, Mahua, Amla, Kendu, Arjun, Sheesham & Bamboo. The green cover with tall trees will be followed by bush and shrubs. This will help the faunas to build their habitat and not get disturbed. ii) Bird bath Birds cool themselves in summer by flapping their wings in water and bathing by dipping their heads. The mine void at closure period will act as bird bath.

iii) Noise/light pollution control Proper machine maintenance, air silencers to modulate noise, synchronized blasting in different mines and tree belt are effective means to act as acoustic barriers. Dispersion of light can be minimized by covering upper half of

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 260 Job No: 200308025 headlight with black paint, orienting all overhead light towards mine pits, allowing light only to the required area by proper shades etc. Controlled blasting will be done. Vehicle movement shall be minimized to the extent possible from the plantation zone.

iv) Awareness

Undertaking outreach activities to sensitize local communities, which may be carried out by a network of student/clubs community.

Local youth in different schools shall be sensitized on forest and wildlife conservation and their role in curbing the degrading factors. Conservation of soil, water, flora and fauna will be possible only when the villagers of nearby area understand their duties and responsibilities as well. Sensitization seminars will be done on World Environment Day among the villagers. Villagers will be encouraged to open up and put their views. At such functions, suitable rewards should be given to members of public/workers taking keen interest in the conservation.

v) Monitoring and evaluation

The raising of plantation and establishment, reclamation plan etc. shall be monitored regularly by project authority for maintaining the survival rate.

vi) Conservation of existing water bodies & tree groves:

The catchment area of nearby drainage channels will be maintained and these channels will be kept clean so that the free flow of rain waters is ensured. No garbage dumping in theses drainage channels will have to be ensured. The increased number of trees will increase flowering and hence the insects and butterflies will increase which may serve the assured food supply.

MANAGEMENT OF WASTES

(A) Non-Toxic Solid Waste

The solid wastes generated from the mine (418.73 Mm3) during the coal

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 261 Job No: 200308025 production are non-hazardous and non-toxic in nature. The above solid wastes will be disposed by backfilling the mined out area and then re-vegetating without causing any siltation problem on surface water bodies.

(B) Toxic Wastes

Toxic wastes like used oil, used batteries, oily sludge, besides filter and filter materials containing oil during maintenance of vehicles will be generated from this project.

Used oil will be stored in drums safely in store either for disposal through auction to the authorized re-processors. Used batteries will be stored safely for auction to the authorized re-processors. As regards oily sludge besides filter and filter materials, the same will be disposed of in impervious layer lined pits without causing environmental hazards.

Table 10.9: Wastes and their disposal methods. Sl. Waste description Method of disposal No. 1. Used oil Will be stored in drums safely in store for disposal 2. Oil and grease through auction to the authorized re-processors. 3. Used batteries To be stored safely for auction to the authorized re- processors. 4. Oily sludge To be disposed in impervious layer lined pits. 5. Filters & filter materials containing oil during maintenance of vehicles

MANAGEMENT / DECOMMISSIONING OF INFRASTRUCTURE The infrastructure like workshop, office buildings, residential colony, roads and transmission lines, etc., will be provided for the project. Considering the ground realities existing during the period just 1 year before mine closure plan for reutilization in neighboring mines or decommissioning will be made. If decommissioning of infrastructure is done, the land occupied by the infrastructure will be restored for some useful purpose. The cost for decommissioning will be met from the 'Escrow account' created for mine

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 262 Job No: 200308025 closure activities.

MANAGEMENT / DECOMMISSIONING OF MINING MACHINERY The salvaging and shifting operation of mining machinery and other equipment will be planned considering the ground realities existing during the period 1 year advance of final closure of the mine. The cost for decommissioning will be met from the 'Escrow account' created for mine closure activities.

MANAGEMENT OF FIRE AND UNSTABLE AREAS The cluster of mines will be dovetailed with the approved Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation of people. Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation within the leasehold area of BCCL has already been approved by government of India. In cluster-XVII, 8 nos. of sites consisting of 3025 no. of houses/families are affected by subsidence. The affected families will be rehabilitated in adjacent non coal bearing area at a cost of Rs. 28982.29 lakhs

MANAGEMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Following measures are suggested for minimizing the adverse impacts on socioeconomic environment. Communication with the local community would be done on regular basis by the project authorities to provide an opportunity for discussion. Project authorities will organize regular environmental awareness programmes. Social welfare activities to be undertaken by the project authorities, in collaboration with local administration. Locally available workforce would be given preference in the employment.

10.4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BCCL ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

BCCL has an Environmental Department at the HQ level with a General Manager as head. Nodal officers at Area levels have been identified so that guidelines and policy matters are duly communicated to all concerned for implementation of the directives. The statutory responsibilities outlined in the different acts applicable are as under:- • Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981. • Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 263 Job No: 200308025 • Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1977. • Environment protection Act 1986.

In addition to these, other acts, regulations & guidelines as introduced from time to time by MoEF&CC and SPCB will have to be followed and implemented. The jobs to be carried out at the project level can be classified under the following heads: Monitoring of ambient environment • Monitoring of emissions • Management of impacts The impact assessment from the activities is sought to be continuously carried out to evaluate the appropriateness of the planning processes for necessary correction at both the ends of planning and implementation. The different characteristics are also sought to be studied for designing / modification of the mitigative measures.

The Environmental Dept. at the project level with a Project Officer as the Officer In charge will be assisted by Area nodal officer (Env.). The organizational structure of Environmental Management Department at corporate level has been shown in Chart – 1.

EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 264 Job No: 200308025

ORGANIZATION CHART OF ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

DIRECTOR (TECHNICAL), BCCL HQ

Dy. GENERAL MANAGER GENERAL MANAGER, (ENVIRONMENT) CV AREA, BCCL BCCL HQ

AREA NODAL OFFICER PROJECT OFFICER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CELL, (ENVIRONMENT) THE COLLIERIES BCCL HQ

NODAL OFFICER (ENVIRONMENT) OF THE COLLIERIES

Fig No 10b: Organization Chart of BCCL ______EIA-EMP Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 265 Job No: 200308025

10.5 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES

Table No 10.10: CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES

ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES A- CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines (Amount in Rs. Lakhs) Sl. No. Description Existing Proposed

I CAPITAL FOR RESTORATION HEMM for Reclamation --- 1 Dozer 320 HP (4 nos. reqd.) 791.86 2 Hydraulic Shovel with BH (1.5 Cum) 92.50 3 Tipper 8 cu. m ( 6 nos. required) 94.65 4 Others (F. Engine & Assemblies, Contingency, etc.) 98.98 SUB-TOTAL 1077.99 II CAPITAL FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN MINE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA 1 Mobile Water Sprinkler 28 KL (04 Nos.) 658.94 2 50 m Fog canon - for dust suppression (02 Nos.) 120.00 3 Development of green belt 15.00 4 Oil & Grease trap 50.00 5 Garland Drain 50.00 6 Fire Fighting arrangement 75.00 7 Provision for Arboriculture 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 1018.94 III OTHER PROVISIONS (on LS basis) 1 Base line data generation and monitoring works 15.00 2 EMP Report 50.00 3 Env. Lab Van 16.00 4 Rainwater Harvesting System 40.00 5 Sedimentation Pond 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 151.00 IV ABSTRACT OF FINANCIAL IMPACT (A) - CAPITAL 1 Cost of restoration 1077.99 2 Cost of Anti-pollution measures in mine & Industrial area 1018.94 3 Other provisions 151.00 TOTAL CAPITAL 2247.94

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B- REVENUE EXPENDITURE

Sl. Annually Recurring Cost Element No. (Rs. in Lakhs) 1 Pollution Control 20.00 2 Routine Environmental Monitoring 35.00 3 Occupational health & safety 10.00 4 Green belt & Biological reclamation (Proposed plantation cost averaged over the 12.07 entire life of mine) 5 Water Cess, CTO / CTE (LS) 15.00 6 Others(including additional studies) (LS) 15.00 Total 107.07

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REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP) C O N T E N T S

TITLE PAGE NO REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE 268-315 AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP)

11.1 INTRODUCTION 271

ASSESEMENT OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE, ECONOMIC BENEFITS 11.2 275 AND VALIDATION OF BASELINE DATA

REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE 11.3 282 AUGMENTATION PLAN

11.4 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY (CER) 313

11.5 CONCLUSION 315

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TABLE NAME PAGE NO 11.1 DETAILS OF SITE UNDER MASTER PLAN. 273 11.2 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 276 11.3 NOISE LEVEL DATA FOR CLUSTER XVII 277 11.4 SURAFCE WATER QUALITY OF BARAKAR RIVER DURING 277 MAR’18 11.5 DRINKING WATER QUALITY OF CLUSTER XVII DURING MAR’18 278 11.6 QUARTERLY MONITORING DATA OF DAMAGORIA MINE 279 EFFLUENT DURING MAR’ 2018 11.7 ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CLUSTER XVII DUE TO PRODUCTION 281 ABOVE 1993-94 LEVEL 11.8 LIST OF VARIOUS SPECIES TO BE PLANTED AT THE SITE 287

11.9 THE TENTATIVE COST FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 293 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 11.10 SPECIES SUGGESTED IN THE ROADMAP PREPARED BY FRI, 296 DEHRADUN 11.11 TENTATIVE EXPENDITURE OF IFS SYSTEM 303 11.12 COST OF HANDLOOM WEAVING TRAINING PROGRAMME 306 11.13 FOR 2018-19, ACTION PLAN PREPARED UNDER HEAD CSR 308 11.14 LIST OF CSR ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN CV AREA DURING 308 2013-17 11.15 PUBLIC EXPECTATION SHOWN DURING PH 309 11.16 PROPOSED REMEDIATION PLAN AND NATURAL AND 311 COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN(NCRAP) 11.17 LIST OF SCHEMES BEING IMPLEMENTED BY BCCL FOR 314 COMMUNITY BENEFIT

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIG NO FIG NAME PAGE NO 11.a SUBSIDENCE & RESETTLEMENT 272 11.b ILLEGAL MINING 273 11.c ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION SITES OF BCCL 283-285 11.d STEPS OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 291 11.e PHYSICAL RECLAMATION OF THE OB DUMP AT CLUSTER- XVII 292 11.f BIOLOGICAL RECLAMATION OF THE OB DUMP AT CLUSTER- XVII 292 TAKEN UP IN 2018 11.g NURSERIES AT BCCL 294 11.h AVENUE PLANTATION DONE ALONG THE ROADSIDE BY BCCL 295 11.i LAYOUT OF ECO-PARK 297 11.j ECO-TOURISM 297-298 11.k PROPOSED CIRCUIT FOR PROMOTION OF ECOTOURISM IN MINES 298-299 OF BCCL 11.l VARIOUS LIVELIHOOD TRAININGS CONDUCTED FOR LOCAL 300-301 PUBLIC BY TERI UNIVERSITY 11.m INTEGRATED FARMING ECO-SYSTEM 302 11.n IFS SITE 303-304 11.o HANDLOOM WEAVING TRAINING PROGRAM 305 11.p WATER SUPPLY & MEDICAL CAMPS 307

Compliance of Terms of Reference dated 16th October 2018

Sl. Specific ToR conditions Details at No. Chapter No. Section No. Page No.

7(i) The State Government/SPCB to take action against the project proponent under the provisions of Section 19 of the Environment Chapter – XI 11.2 281 to 282 (Protection) Act, 1986, and further no consent to operate or occupancy certificate to be issued till the project is granted.

7(ii) The project proponent shall be required to submit a bank guarantee equivalent to the amount of remediation plan and natural and community resource augmentation plan with the SPCB prior to the grant of EC. The quantum shall be recommended by the EAC and Chapter – XI 11.2 281 to 282 finalized by the regulatory authority. The bank guarantee shall be released after successful implementation of the EMP, followed by recommendations of the EAC and approval of the regulatory authority.

7(iii) Assessment of ecological damage with respect to air, water, land and other environmental attributes. The collection and analysis of data shall be done by an environmental laboratory duly notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, or an environmental laboratory Chapter -XI 11.2 275 to 280 accredited by NABL, or a laboratory of a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institution working in the field of environment.

7(iv) Preparation of EMP comprising remediation plan and natural and Chapter 11 has been prepared as community resource augmentation plan corresponding to the “REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND ecological damage assessed and economic benefits derived due to COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION violation. PLAN (NCRAP)”

7(v) Chapter 11 has been prepared as The remediation plan and the natural and community resource “REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND augmentation plan to be prepared as an independent chapter in the COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION EIA report by the accredited consultants. PLAN (NCRAP)”

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Sl. Specific ToR conditions Details at No. Chapter No. Section No. Page No.

7(vi) Public Hearing (PH) has been conducted on 27.04.2018 covering all the issues, Committee felt that one time PH as per the order of - Hon’ble High Court of Madras has already taken care and hence repeat PH is not required.

7(vii) Socio-Economic Study following standard procedures to be included, Chapter- 3.9 143 impact due to project activities to be assessed and remedial III,

measures, during Construction and Operation, to be proposed based Chapter- on the Field Study and Public Hearing. IV, 4.7 176

7(viii) Validation of base line data with ongoing post monitoring data and Chapter-XI 11.2 275 to 279 snapshot if required 15 days BLD.

7(ix) Fund allocation for Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) shall be made as per as per Ministry’s O.M No. 22-65/2017-IA.III dated 1st Chapter-XI 11.4 313 to 315 May, 2018 for various activities therein. The details of fund allocation and activities for CER shall be incorporated in EIA/EMP report.

7(x) The Project Proponent shall give an undertaking by way of affidavit to comply with all the statutory requirements and judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 2nd August 2017 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 114 of 2014 in the matter of Common Cause verses Union of India Chapter-XI 11.2 281 to 282 and Ors. before grant of ToR/EC. The undertaking inter-alia include commitment of the PP not to repeat any such violation in future in case of violation of above undertaking, the Tor/Environmental Clearance shall be liable to be terminated forthwith.

7(xi) NoC from ground water point of view from CGWA/concerned state In process authority.

7(xii) Study the alternative technologies and justification for selected 5.1, 5.2 & Chapter-V 197 to 201 technology for coal washing. 5.3

7(xiii) Copy of approved mining plan. Copy enclosed.

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CHAPTER-XI

REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE AUGMENTATION PLAN (NCRAP) 11.1 Introduction

The mines of Cluster-XVII are more than 100 years old taken over mines of BCCL. Mining was carried out by the erstwhile private owners with the sole motto of profit making and ‘more hole more coal’ dictum without any regard to safety, conservation and environment. BCCL has some unique inherent and perennial characteristics which adversely affects the normal mining operations of the Company and therefore the mining conditions of BCCL should not be considered at par with other coal companies. This ‘slaughter mining’ in the coalfield over a long period resulted in severe land degradation, subsidence, mine fires and other socio-environmental problems. ➢ Land degradation due to unscientific pre-nationalisation mining practices: abandoned quarries, overburden dumps, degraded soil, mine fires and subsidence etc. This has created potential danger to railway lines, river/ jores, roads, houses and inhabitants. ➢ Unstable workings: Undersized pillars, unstowed voids, shallow cover workings, widened and heightened workings, for the same reason. ➢ Large number of surface and underground water bodies in developed/ abandoned workings in upper seams are potential source of danger for working the lower seams. ➢ Difficult geo-mining conditions due to closely spaced coal horizons. ➢ Highly gassy coal seams with high proneness to spontaneous heating. ➢ The mining area is densely populated and occupants are living since a century, even on subsidence prone areas. ➢ Rampant illegal mining by locals resulting in loss of life

These working conditions have greatly affected proper exploitation of coal and profitability of the company. BCCL was referred to BIFR as a sick company consequent upon its Net Worth becoming negative in 1995, came out in December, 1997 again referred to BIFR in 2001. Since nationalisation of mines, BCCL was operating its mines for safety purpose and sustain the livelihood of its workers rather than for profit making.

After nationalization of mines in 1972-73 by BCCL, steps are taken with implementation of various schemes for mitigation of environmental and safety impacts of previous mining during private mining period. Studies and surveys were conducted in the mining leasehold of BCCL for formulation and execution of various Remedial plans with respect to environment, ecology and community damages accrued due to a very long unscientific mining practices. BCCL has been executing these remedial plans from its own fund as well as from the fund provided by GoI. The

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different Remedial-cum-Natural and Community resource augmentation plans (NCRAP) already being executed by BCCL are as below:

11.1.1 Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation in leasehold of BCCL:

Areas affected with subsidence

BCCL Colony for resettlement Fig No 11.a: Subsidence & Resettlement • A Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation in leasehold of BCCL is approved by Government of India on 12th August 2009 and is under implementation under supervision of HPCC of MoC and Hon’ble Supreme Court under WP(C ) 381/1997 filed by Haradhan Roy, Ex MP. • Rehabilitation of Non-BCCL houses and shifting of Roads, Rail lines and other Utility services is responsibility of State Govt. of Jharkhand/West Bengal through Jharia Rehabilitation & Development Authority (JRDA) & Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA). • Implementation of the subsidence, fire and rehabilitation schemes of BCCL houses is responsibility of BCCL. • The Master plan is to be implemented in two phases of 05 years each after pre- implementation period of 02 years.

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• A total of 3025 houses rehabilitation at a cost of 289.82 crores are under implementation by BCCL and Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA). Till date Rs 37 crores expenditure has been made. • The funding of the Plan is being done by CIL/MoC. The 11 identified sites in this cluster has total fund provision of 50.69 crores/year for first five years and 0.12 crores/year in last five years. The Plan is scheduled to be completed by August 2021.

Table 11.1: Details of site under Master Plan No of Affected No of houses Total Amount sites Areas Ha. BCCL Pvt Encroachers Others Total (in crores) 11 88.26 280 2693 0 72 3025 289.82

11.1.2 It also became necessary to excavate out unstable areas so that no further encroachment takes place in such localities and exposure to dangerous conditions are avoided.

11.1.3 The old OC and UG openings were prone to illegal mining and created danger to persons involved in such activities. 08 sites of illegal mining are identified out of which 03 sites namely Muchipara, Corapara, Borira village are under serious danger of subsidence. To overcome this, such openings are being monitored regularly and openings are closed immediately on reopening by such elements (by filling 81582.86 cu.m.OB). However after full-fledged operation at Kalyaneshwari OC , such areas will be liquidated and no such possibility will be there.

Fig No 11.b: Illegal Mining Earlier Department of mines and geology, Government of Jharkhand instituted a study on “Illegal coal mining in Jharkhand and Control Strategies” by XLRI Jamshedpur School of Business & Human Resources Jamshedpur to examine status and suggest remedial measures report of which was submitted in May 2008. The report has commented on those involved in the illegal mining, as:

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“Superficially, individuals involved in illegal coal supply chain appear as the primary beneficiaries. However, a deeper analysis tells us that they are the exploiters as well as the exploited. They exploit a natural resource that is abundantly available in their neighborhood, though in a way that is considered illegal under the law. By undertaking an illegal activity that also imposes huge health and social costs, individuals involved in illegal coal supply chain activities underwrite their value of life to provide sustenance to their families. Due to the strenuous nature of work and hardships associated with it, individuals involved in illegal coal supply chain forego almost 8 years of their productive life. As these individuals, most often the sole bread earners for their families, become incapable of providing sustenance income at an early age. One or more younger members of the family get sucked into the vicious cycle of illegal coal supply chain. ” The report also suggested some control measures such as Socio-economic development strategies like Improve access to education, Access to drinking water, sanitation and health care, Institutional arrangements for community development and participation and Strategies to create alternate employment opportunities to wean away a large population that draws sustenance from illegal coal economy. These includes: (i) Reclamation, afforestation, and various environmental initiatives (ii) Revival of natural resource base (common property resources (CPR) like village ponds, grazing lands, forests) to enhance sustenance income opportunities for village communities. (iii) To improve self-sustenance, encourage pisiculture, dairy based industries; poultry farms etc. provide necessary training and inputs. (iv) Coal companies engage a large fleet of private vehicles – give preference to village cooperatives to meet such demands and provide funds if necessary. (v) Create women’s self-help groups in all villages and help them to engage in cottage industries and other economic activities. BCCL has initiated multi-pronged approach using Mining as well as welfare through CSR to deal with problem. The CSR aims at increasing well-being of people through education, health care, sanitation as well as skill development. Vehicles of village cooperatives are hired by company to meet its requirement.

11.1.4 BCCL has prepared a Roadmap for Ecological restoration of mined out areas in BCCL in 2011 through Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), Dehradun and is being successfully implemented.

11.1.5 BCCL has formulated Corporate Environmental Policy and addressing its Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) for growth of nation, benefit of people and company.

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11.2 ASSESEMENT OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE, ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND VALIDATION OF BASELINE DATA The liquidation of subsidence and unstable areas in Damagoria has yielded coal in excess to 1993- 94 level of the cluster. The excess production normally result in more pollutant emission in air and degradation of land. However in this case, the air quality is not significantly affected and no fresh land is acquired during this mining. Hence there is no significant negative impact on ecology of the region and has in fact positive impact on ensuring safety of persons of the region. Under Routine Environment Monitoring of Cluster XVII, Ambient Air Quality and Noise Levels are analysed on a monthly basis and Effluent Water Quality, Surface Water Quality Drinking Water Quality are analysed on quarterly basis.

Validation of Baseline data for Ambient Air Quality: Ambient Air Quality monitoring result of Core Zone of Cluster XVII shows that it is well within standards laid out in NAAQS 2009. The result

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of fortnightly monitoring of Ambient Air Quality of Cluster XVII for the month of May ’18 and Jun ’18 are given in Table 11.2: Table 11.2: Ambient Air Quality Cluster – XVII Ambient Air QUALITY DATA Zone: Core Category: Industrial

Station Name: Dates of sampling PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX

A26, Begunia 06.06.2018 82 42 12 33 18.06.2018 89 50 18 36 Project 02.07.2018 78 40 11 30 16.07.2018 83 48 14 30

A27, Damagoria 06.06.2018 94 50 14 38 18.06.2018 82 53 13 26 02.07.2018 80 46 12 28 16.07.2018 82 50 15 24

Routine Environment monitoring data of core zone of Cluster XVII for the Month of Jun’-Jul’ 2018 shows that PM 2.5 value ranges between 40 µg/m3 to 53 µg/m3. PM 2.5 values in baseline data for core zone ranges between 25.1 µg/m3 to 58.3 µg/m3.

Routine Environment monitoring data of PM 10 of core zone of Cluster XVII for the Month of Jun’- Jul’ 2018 ranges between 78 µg/m3 to 91 µg/m3. PM 10 values in baseline data for core zone ranges between 44.9 µg/m3 to 98.5 µg/m3.

Routine Environment monitoring data of SO2 of core zone of Cluster XVII for the Month of Jun’-Jul’ 3 3 2018 ranges between 11 µg/m to 18 µg/m . SO2 values in baseline data for core zone ranges between 9.0 µg/m3 to 18.9 µg/m3.

Routine Environment monitoring data of NOX of core zone of Cluster XVII for the Month of Jun’-Jul’ 3 3 2018 ranges between 26 µg/m to 36 µg/m . NOX values in baseline data for core zone ranges between 13.5 µg/m3 to 28.3 µg/m3.

Validation of Baseline data for Noise level: Routine Environment Monitoring for Noise level of Cluster XVII shows that it is well within the standards laid out in MOEF Gazette Notification No. GSR 742(E) dt. 25.09.2000 Standards for Coal Mines and Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. Result of Noise level data of Cluster XVII for the core zone is given in Table 11.3:

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Table 11.3: Noise level data for Cluster XVII

Name of the Project : Cluster -XVII Month: JULY, 2018

Noise level *Permissible Limit of Sl. No. Station Name/Code Category of area Date dB(A)LEQ Noise level in dB(A) 02.07.18 62.7 1 Begunia Project (N26) Industrial area 75 16.07.18 63.9 2 Begunia Project (N26) Industrial area 75 Damagoria (N27) 02.07.18 62.9 3 Industrial area 75 Damagoria (N27) 16.07.18 63.4 4 Industrial area 75 Dahibari OCP (N22) 03.07.18 64.8 5 Industrial area 75 Dahibari OCP (N22) Industrial area 17.07.18 63.2 6 75 Basantimata UGP (N23) Industrial area 03.07.18 64.2 7 75 Basantimata UGP (N23) Industrial area 17.07.18 62.3 8 75

Routine Environmental Monitoring of Noise level in Industrial Area of Cluster XVII shows that LEQ(day) value ranges between 62.3 dB and 64.8 dB. Baseline data of Industrial area of Cluster XVII for Noise level with respect to LEQ(day) ranges between 45.6 to 63.9

Validation of Baseline data for Surface Water Quality: Result of quarterly monitoring of Surface Water Quality of Surface Water Sample collected from Barakar River shows that most of the parameters are well within limits prescribed IS:2296-1986(Inland Surface water) Class C. Result of Quarterly monitoring data of quarterly monitoring of Surface Water Quality of Surface Water Sample collected from Barakar River is as given in the Table 11.4: Table 11.4: Surafce water quality of Barakar River during Mar’18

Sl.No Parameter Sampling Stations Detection IS:2296 – 1982 BIS Standard & Limit (Inland surface water) Method SW-35 SW-36 Class C 1 Arsenic (as As), mg/l, <0.002 <0.002 0.002 IS 3025/37:1988 0.2 R : 2003, AAS-VGA Max 2 BOD (3 days 27oC), mg/l, 2.0 2.2 2.00 IS 3025 /44: 1993, R : 300 2003 Max 3 day incubation at 27°C 3 colourless colourless Qualitative Physical/Qualitative Colour ( Hazen Unit) 300 4 Chlorides (as Cl), mg/l, 41 47 2.00 IS-3025/32:1988, R- 600 2007, Argentometric Max 5 Copper (as Cu), mg/l, <0.03 <0.03 0.001 IS 3025 /42 : 1992 1.5 R : 2009, AAS-Flame Max 6 Disolved Oxygen, min. 3.6 3.6 0.10 IS 3025/381989, 4 R : 2003, Winkler Azide 7 Fluoride (as F) mg/l, Max 0.28 0.32 0.02 APHA, 22nd Edition 1.5 SPADNS 8 Hexavalent Chromium, 0.033 0.035 0.01 APHA, 22nd Edition, 1,5 0.05 - mg/l, Max Diphenylcarbohydrazide 9 Iron (as Fe), mg/l, Max <0.06 <0.06 0.06 IS 3025 /53 : 2003, 50 R : 2009 , AAS-Flame 10 Lead (as Pb), mg/l, Max <0.005 <0.005 0.005 APHA, 22nd Edition 0.1 AAS-GTA APHA, 22nd Edition, 11 Nitrate (as NO3), mg/l, 5.75 6.88 0.50 50 UV-Spectrphotometric Max 12 pH value 8.22 7.96 2.5 IS-3025/11:1983, R- 6.5-8.5 1996, Electrometric 13 Phenolic compounds <0.002 <0.002 0.002 APHA, 22nd Edition 5.0 4-Amino Antipyrine (as C6H5OH), mg/l, Max EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 277 Job No: 200308025

Sl.No Parameter Sampling Stations Detection IS:2296 – 1982 BIS Standard & Limit (Inland surface water) Method SW-35 SW-36 Class C 14 Selenium (as Se), mg/l, <0.002 <0.002 0.002 APHA, 22nd Edition 0.05 AAS-GTA Max APHA, 22nd Edition 15 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l, 150 220 2.00 400 Turbidity Max 16 Total Dissolved Solids, 268 372 25.00 IS 3025 /16:1984 1500 R : 2006, Gravimetric mg/l, Max 17 Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, Max <0.01 <0.01 0.01 IS 3025 /49 : 1994, 0.2 R : 2009, AAS-Flame

Result of quarterly Surface Water Quality of Barakar River being carried out in the Routine Environmental Monitoring, upon comparing the Baseline data and REM Data shows that most of the parameters are well within limit prescribed in IS: 2296 Standards (Class-C). Parameters such as TDS, Chlorides, Sulphates etc. are slightly higher in the REM samples collected, however these are also well below the specified IS 2296 standards. However, on the other hand many parameters such as BOD, Iron, Lead, Zinc Arsenic, Phenolic Compounds etc. are well below the baseline limits.

Validation of Baseline data for Drinking Water Quality: Result of quarterly monitoring of Drinking Water Quality of Drinking Water Sample collected from Chaptoria shows that most of the parameters are well within limits prescribed IS:10500 Drinking Water Standards. Result of Quarterly monitoring data of quarterly monitoring of Drinking Water Quality of Drinking Water Sample collected from Chaptoria is as given in the Table 11.5:

Table 11.5: Drinking water quality of Cluster XVII during Mar’18 Sl. Parameter Sampling Stations Detection IS:10500 Limit Drinking Water Standard / Test No Standards DW-17 2 3 Method 1 Boron (as B), mg/l, Max <0.2 0.20 0.5 APHA, 22nd Edition ,Carmine 2 Colour,in Hazen Units 2 1 5 APHA, 22nd Edition ,Pt.-Co. Method Calcium (as Ca), mg/l, Max 49.4 1.60 75 IS-3025/40:1991, 3 EDTA Chloride (as Cl), mg/l, Max 42 2.00 250 IS-3025/32:1988, R-2007, 4 Argentometric Copper (as Cu), mg/l, Max <0.001 0.001 0.05 IS 3025/42 : 1992 5 R : 2009, AAS-Flame APHA, 22nd Edition , SPADNS 6 Fluoride (as F) mg/l, Max 0.48 0.02 1.0 Free Residual Chlorine, mg/l, <0.02 0.02 0.2 APHA, 22nd Edition, 7 DPD Min Iron (as Fe), mg/l, Max <0.06 0.06 0.3 IS 3025 /53 : 2003, 8 R : 2009 , AAS-Flame 9 Lead (as Pb), mg/l, Max <0.005 0.005 0.01 APHA, 22nd Edition, AAS-GTA Manganese (as Mn), mg/l, Max <0.02 0.02 0.1 IS-3025/59:2006, 10 AAS-Flame APHA, 22nd Edition, Nitrate (as NO3), mg/l, Max 1.3 0.5 45 11 UV-Spectrphotometric Odour Agreeable Qualitative Agreeable IS 3025 /05:1983, R-2012, 12 Qualitative pH value 7.81 2.5 6.5 to 8.5 IS-3025/11:1983, R-1996, 13 Electrometric Phenolic compounds <0.001 0.001 APHA, 22nd Edition,4-Amino 14 0.001 Autipyrine (as C6H5OH), mg/l, Max 15 Selenium (as Se), mg/l, Max <0.002 0.002 0.01 APHA, 22nd Edition, AAS-GTA

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Sl. Parameter Sampling Stations Detection IS:10500 Limit Drinking Water Standard / Test No Standards DW-17 2 3 Method

APHA, 22nd Edition. Turbidity 16 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l, Max 68 2.00 200 17 Taste Agreeable Qualitative Acceptable APHA, 22nd Edition. Taste IS-3025/23:1986, Total Alkalinity (caco3),, mg/l, 124 200 18 4.00 Titration Max Total Arsenic (as As), mg/l, <0.002 0.002 0.01 IS 3025/ 37:1988 19 R : 2003, AAS-VGA Max 20 Total Chromium (as Cr), mg/l, <0.04 0.04 0.05 IS-3025/52:2003, AAS-Flame Max Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l, 296 25.00 500 IS 3025 /16:1984 21 R : 2006, Gravimetric Max IS-3025/21:1983, Total Hardness (caco3), mg/l, 130 4.00 200 22 R-2002, EDTA Max Turbidity, NTU, Max 2 1.0 1 IS-3025/10:1984 R-1996, 23 Nephelometric Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, Max <0.01 0.01 5.0 IS 3025/ 49 : 1994, 24 R : 2009, AAS-Flame Nickel (as Ni), mg/l, Max <0.005 0.005 5.0 IS 3025/ 49 : 1994, 25 R : 2009, AAS-Flame

Result of quarterly Ground Water Quality analysis at Chaptoria village have been compared with other nearby villages in the area which were analysed in the baseline data, this comparison shows that most of the parameters are well within limit prescribed in IS: 10500 Standards. Parameters such as Chlorides, Hardness, alkalinity are within the range of values occurring in the Baseline data generated (for e.g. TDS varies from 230 to 625 in Baseline data whereas in the above table its 296, similarly Chlorides vary from 30 to 82 whereas it 42 for Chaptoria village etc.) Moreover, various heavy metals such as Total Chromium, Lead, Zinc, Nickel, Selenium, etc. are well below the prescribed limits. Also, many physical parameters such as Color, Taste, Odour, pH, Turbidity is well within range Iron, Lead, Zinc Arsenic, Phenolic Compounds etc. are well below the baseline limits.

Result of quarterly monitoring of Effluent Water Quality of Mine Water from Damagoria mine shows that most of the parameters are well within limit prescribed in DW Standards (IS:10500). However, TDS, Total Alkalinity and Turbidity of the effluent from Damagoria mine is more than the limit prescribed in DW Standards (IS:10500). Result of Quarterly monitoring data of Damagoria mine effluent is as given in the Table 11.6:

Table 11.6: Quarterly monitoring data of Damagoria mine effluent during Mar’ 2018 Permissible Sl. Detection Limit as per Parameter Test Result Method of Testing No Limit DW Standards (IS:10500) 1 Boron (as B), mg/l, Max <0.02 0.20 0.5 APHA, 22nd Edition ,Carmine 2 Colour,in Hazen Units 3 1 5 APHA, 22nd Edition ,Pt.-Co. Method 3 Calcium (as Ca), mg/l, 42 1.60 75 IS-3025/40:1991, Max EDTA 4 Chloride (as Cl), mg/l, 54 2.00 250 IS-3025/32:1988, R-2007, Max Argentometric 5 Copper (as Cu), mg/l, <0.001 0.001 0.05 IS 3025/42 : 1992 Max R : 2009, AAS-Flame EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 279 Job No: 200308025

Permissible Sl. Detection Limit as per Parameter Test Result Method of Testing No Limit DW Standards (IS:10500) 6 Fluoride (as F) mg/l, Max 0.76 0.02 1.0 APHA, 22nd Edition , SPADNS 7 Free Residual Chlorine, <0.02 0.02 0.2 APHA, 22nd Edition, mg/l, Min DPD 8 Iron (as Fe), mg/l, Max <0.06 0.06 0.3 IS 3025 /53 : 2003, R : 2009 , AAS-Flame 9 Lead (as Pb), mg/l, Max <0.005 0.005 0.01 APHA, 22nd Edition, AAS-GTA 10 Manganese (as Mn), <0.02 0.02 0.1 IS-3025/59:2006, mg/l, Max AAS-Flame nd 11 Nitrate (as NO3), mg/l, 15.3 0.5 45 APHA, 22 Edition, Max UV-Spectrphotometric 12 Odour Agreeable Qualitative Agreeable IS 3025 /05:1983, R-2012, Qualitative 13 pH value 7.86 2.5 6.5 to 8.5 IS-3025/11:1983, R-1996, Electrometric 14 Phenolic compounds <0.001 0.001 0.001 APHA, 22nd Edition,4-Amino Autipyrine (as C6H5OH), mg/l, Max 15 Selenium (as Se), mg/l, <0.002 0.002 0.01 APHA, 22nd Edition, AAS-GTA Max nd 16 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l, 89 2.00 200 APHA, 22 Edition. Turbidity Max 17 Taste Acceptable Qualitative Acceptable APHA, 22nd Edition. Taste

18 Total Alkalinity (caco3),, 104 4.00 200 IS-3025/23:1986, mg/l, Max Titration 19 Total Arsenic (as As), <0.002 0.002 0.01 IS 3025/ 37:1988 mg/l, Max R : 2003, AAS-VGA 20 Total Chromium (as Cr), <0.04 0.04 0.05 IS-3025/52:2003, AAS-Flame mg/l, Max 21 Total Dissolved Solids, 663 25.00 500 IS 3025 /16:1984 mg/l, Max R : 2006, Gravimetric 22 Total Hardness (caco3), 442 4.00 200 IS-3025/21:1983, mg/l, Max R-2002, EDTA 23 Turbidity, NTU, Max 4 1.0 1 IS-3025/10:1984 R-1996, Nephelometric 24 Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, Max 0.05 0.01 5.0 IS 3025/ 49 : 1994, R : 2009, AAS-Flame 25 Nickel as Ni, mg/l Max <0.005 0.005 0.02 IS 3025/ 49 : 1994, R : 2009, AAS-Flame

Assesment of Land Degradation Out of 1844.09 Ha of leasehold area of Cluster XVII, a total of 258.41 Ha has been degraded due to utilization of land for different uses. 205.26 Ha of quarry area has been excavated out of which 42.14 Ha has been reclaimed through backfilling. External OB dump has been has been spread over an area of 22.64 Ha of which 5 Ha has been taken up for biological reclamation through eco- restoration. Area of land under Service building/mine infrastructure Is 27.20 Ha while 3.31 Ha of land is being used as Coal Dump. Land degradation due to mining activities is only a temporary phenomenon. A total of 914.04 Ha of land will be reclaimed through plantation during life of mine and in three year post-closure period. Mine void will be converted into a waterbody which may become a natural resource for local inhabitants. A total of 75 Ha of land is to be brought under eco-restoration during next ten years in two phases.

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Economic Benefits The Cluster has been operative to implement Master Plan, to continue employment to existing employees and to provide coal to the nation. Economic Benefit accrued due to operation of Cluster is incidental to implementation of Master Plan. Net accrual of economic benefit of Cluster XVII in process of implementation of Master Plan and thus exceeding 1993-94 production level of Cluster XVII, is Rs. Four Hundred and Twenty Three Crore Thirty Four Lakhs Eighty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Nine and Twenty Nine Pasie Only and its detailed break-up is as given in table 11.7: Table 11.7: Economic benefits of Cluster XVII due to production above 1993-94 level Year Total Excess Benefit from Expenditure CSR and Escrow A/C Land Net Profit (Rs.) product producti excess made for other fund deposited Acquisition (F=A-B-C-D-E) ion of on production Master Plan expenditure as security cost for Cluster (T) (Rs.) (A) implementation made (Rs.) (Rs.) (D) Subsidence XVII(T) (Rs.) (B) (C) Management (Rs.) (E) 1993-94 907616 ------

2013-14 1546887 639271 92,87,45,000.00 -- 9,76,272.00 --- 4,87,17,203.00 87,90,51,525.00

2014-15 1048433 140817 18,13,25,000.00 --- 10,81,674.00 5,90,52,489.20 7,59,34,466.00 4,52,56,370.80

2015-16 2557413 1649797 1,93,65,64,000.00 --- 4,92,80,000.00 6,28,06,240.00 3,09,49,228.00 1,79,35,28,532.00

2016-17 2141770 1234154 1,37,76,49,000.00 32,27,58,027.51 3,87,27,578.00 10,19,71,072.00 3,25,83,212.00 88,16,09,110.49

2017-18 1380834 473218 70,36,42,000.00 -- 5,91,500.00 2,42,67,712.00 4,47,38,787.00 63,40,44,001.00

Total Profit from excess Production ( in Rs.) 4,23,34,89,539.29

Necessity of mining in Cluster XVII BCCL is facing acute fire, subsidence and rehabilitation issues in its command area, constituted of more than 100 years old taken over mines. Since nationalization, action are being taken for mitigation of impacts and liquidation of fire and subsidence by excavating out coal from unstable locations. EC Proposal of Cluster-XVII was submitted to MoEF&CC for the same, after due consideration of the proposal it was diverted to Violation committee for excess production owing to liquidation of unstable areas due to subsidence under the Master Plan.

EAC (violation) considered the proposal on 28.08.2018 and recommended for ToR. However following conditions imposed are contrary to spirit of implementation of Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation in leasehold of BCCL and BCCL/CIL endeavor to comply the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court [case no WP(C ) 381/1997] to implement mining operation for ensuring safety of people of affected region and to provide energy security to nation:

7(i) The State Government/SPCB to take action against the project proponent under the provisions of section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and further no consent to operate or occupancy certificate to be issued till the project is granted.

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7(ii) The project proponent shall be required to submit a bank guarantee equivalent to the amount of remediation plan and natural and community resource augmentation plan with the SPCB prior to the grant of EC. The quantum shall be recommended by the EAC and finalized by the regulatory authority. The bank guarantee shall be released after successful implementation of the EMP, followed by recommendations of the EAC and approval of the regulatory authority.

7(x) The Project Proponent shall give an undertaking by way of affidavit to comply with all the statutory requirements and judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the 2ndAugust 2017 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 114 of 2014 in the matter of Common Cause versus Union of India and Ors before grant of ToR/ EC. The undertaking interalia include commitment of the PP not to repeat any such violation in future in case of violation of above undertaking, the ToR/Environmental Clearance shall be liable to be terminated forthwith.

It may be noted that the coal mining is being under taken for safety purpose, benefit of nation and Master Plan dovetailing is basic requirement of approval of cluster concept. The Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation is itself a remedial plan approved and funded to the tune of 7112.11 crores by Government of India and Mine closure fund of 13.37 crores are already deposited in escrow account.

Affidavit in compliance of Condition 7(x) of ToR, as mentioned above, has been submitted to MoEF&CC and a copy of the same is attached as Annexure-V. Also, BCCL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited which is a CPSU, all its accounts are audited by CAG and all the profit, if any, accruing to BCCL flows to the Exchequer. Any Penalty levied on BCCL will affect the national interest.

Hence, since the Mining in Cluster XVII of BCCL was being carried out in national interest by a subsidiary of CPSU without any direct Profit motive so the conditions of ToR with respect to points 7(i), 7(ii) and 7(x) may be waived.

11.3 Remedial Plan-Cum-Natural and community resource Augmentation Plan Studies and surveys were conducted in the mining leasehold of BCCL for formulation and execution of various Remedial plans with respect to environment, ecology and community damages accrued due to a very long unscientific mining practices. BCCL has been executing these remedial plans from its own fund as well as from the fund provided by GoI.

As Remedial Plan-Cum-Natural and community resource Augmentation Plan, the implementation of Master Plan will continue .The Ecological restoration with aim to provide livelihood to people in post closure through forest produce from restored sites, is being implemented. It is also proposed to implement skill development schemes as done at various places at BCCL (Such as Handloom

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Weaving Training Project, similar to established at Mukunda,Alakdiha and Gareria, poultry, animal rearing etc. ) under CSR activities.

The details of the Remedial Plan-Cum-Natural and community resource Augmentation Plan are as under: 11.3.1 Ecological Restoration Plan

After nationalization of the coal mines, in order to upgrade the environment in and around JCF, BCCL started an all-round plantation programme. Till 2011, BCCL has done plantation over large tracts of degraded lands through Divisional Forest Office, Dhanbad or departmentally over 1056.69 ha and 22,29,188 trees. Much of this was monoculture and single-tier plantation comprising of exotic species. Although this method creates a green cover, it does not establish biodiversity of species. Therefore, for establishment of biodiversity and ecosystem on mine spoils BCCL adopted ecological restoration.

BCCL has started ecological restoration since 2011-12 departmentally and is being continuously increasing the mined out degraded land/OB dumps under ecological restoration.One Model Eco- restoration Project was started through Forest Research Institute, Dehradun on an OB dump over 8 ha in 2011 and completed in July 2014 and another pilot project undertaken at about 7 ha OB dump at Damoda Colliery under expert guidance of Prof. C. R. Babu, Project Director, Centre of excellence of MOEF, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Eco-systems (CEMDE), University of Delhi at the same time. Both the sites have shown excellent results to restore the greenery in the project site.

Subsequent to the success of the above pilot projects, BCCL has identified surplus man power for taking up Ecological restoration departmentally after training of manpower at FRI, Dehradun. Ecological restoration is implemented on 259.87 Ha of mined out land/OB dump till 2017-18 and further 30.8 Ha degraded mined out/ OB dumps have identified for ecological restoration is underway in year 2018-19,which includes 05 ha in this cluster. 7500 saplings alongwith native seeds and grass seeds are utilized in this site till Aug 2018.

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Mined out area at Damoda Ghutway before Reclaimed site after ecological restoration, 2015 ecological restoration, 2011

Inclined Ghutway Damoda Site, Barora Area before Inclined Ghutway Damoda Site, Barora Area after ecological ecological restoration, 2011 restoration, 2015

GKKC Site, Kusunda Area before ecological GKKC Site, Kusunda Area after ecological restoration, 2016 restoration, 2014

Cultivation of paddy at GKKC eco-restoration site

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Gokul Park, NT-ST, Lodna Area after physical Gokul Park, NT-ST, Lodna Area after ecological restoration, reclamation, 2014 2016

Ecological restoration site, CV Area before Ecological restoration site, CV Area before ecological ecological restoration, 2015 restoration, 2016 Fig No 11.c: Ecological Restoration Sites of BCCL FRI, Dehradun has been engaged as technical advisor/expert for the ecological restoration works being undertaken by BCCL on OB dumps / mined out Areas. Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun is a premier institution under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), an autonomous body of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India. FRI is an expert organization the field of forestry, ecological restoration, restoration of mined out and degraded lands etc. FRI, Dehradun has been continuously monitoring the ecological restoration sites of BCCL and providing technical inputs for establishment and enhancement of ecological restoration sites of BCCL. FRI, Dehradun has been continuously monitoring the physio-chemical properties and other scientific researches like carbon sequestration, microbial analysis etc. the results of these researches have shown the positives signs of restoration of the degraded mined out lands in the coal fields of BCCL.

Goals and Objectives: The basic goals and objectives of restoration are: • To restore highly degraded but localized sites • To improve productive capability of degraded lands based on their land capability • To enhance conservation values of landscapes

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• To link the restoration using native species with future income generation capabilities from forest produce.

Recommended Eco-restoration Interventions Ecological restoration is dependent on intensive re-vegetation interventions with appropriate blend of species of trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses after the initial bioengineering interventions. For restoration strategy to be successful, the measures to be adopted are:

a) Protection of the area from biotic interference by ‘social fencing' which involves seeking the agreeable support of the local stakeholders (villagers/tribals) by motivating them, rather than the barbed wire fencing that is conventionally adopted. b) Construction of a network of flexible and semi-permanent soil and water Conservation (SWC) structures to stabilize the eroding slopes, check erosion, improve moisture regime and conserve fertile soil/fine scree for providing congenial micro environment for plant establishment and growth. c) Raising vegetation cover of primary successional nature that paves way for plant communities of higher successional level thus providing ecological stability to degraded sites.

Protection/Fencing Live fencing is an economic way of fencing large areas because once established living fences become permanent. Besides, a living fence around the mining area that is prone to biotic disturbance has multiple benefits. Besides protection from cattle, a living fence also provides a buffer, and with an appropriate choice of plants like Agave sislana or, Jatropha curcas, Jatropha gossypifolia etc., protection as well as greening of sites can evens be achieved.

Land Preparation and Bioengineering measures The OB will be dozed and top soil will be laid. To conserve the moisture, mulching will be done. Based on the topographical, vegetation and soil surveys, an integrated approach consisting of a combination of bioengineering and vegetative interventions will be implemented.

Erosion Control Control of erosion is important both during mining, post mining and in the restoration programme. A major objective of restoration is to establish a sustainable vegetation cover to stabilize the site and prevent or control erosion. But prior to development of plant cover, mine spoil/ soil working is required to manage erosion from disturbed areas. Since rainfall is not very high in these areas, severity of erosion due to rain is moderately low. Grassing will be adopted over slopes for erosion control

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Execution of Road Map for Restoration While selecting species for raising plant communities, the consider following set of criteria are being considered: • Plant species most appropriate for the development of sustainable ecological system that can set the disturbed nutrient cycling process, productivity & regulation of water regime. • Plant species that ensure rebuilding the damaged wild faunal habitat • Plant species that ameliorate the substratum and rebuild the organic matter. • Plant species that can serve the requirements of local population. The climate of the area being sub-tropical sub-humid monsoonal type with an average 80% of the total annual precipitation received in a period of 100 days between June and September months. The vegetation development in the areas is mainly confined to this period. Therefore all seeding and planting operations have to be initiated in the month of July so that maximum moisture can be used by plants to sprout, germinate and survive. Seed mixes of the local species of forestry origin collected and procured are used for preparation of seed mixes for different types of mine spoils. Cuttings of Ipomoea fistulosa and Vitex negundo mixed with grass tufts of Saccharum spontaneum have to be planted in contour trenches on overburden dumps. This has to be supplemented with seeding of seed mix prepared for specific areas for immediate arrest of soil erosion and amelioration of strata that is depleted in soil, organic matter and nutrients. Species recommended by FRI, Dehradun: As per the recommendations, the various species to be planted at the site are as follows: Table 11.8: List of various species to be planted at the site S.N Common Botanical Name Family Uses o name Trees 1. Aegle marmelos Bel Rutaceae Fruit,medicinal Simaroubacea 2. Ailanthus excels Mahanim Medicinal, Timber e Fodder and Medicinal, 3. Albizzia lebbeck Siris Mimosaceae Timber 4. Azadirachta indica Neem Meliaceae Medicinal, Timber 5. Bombax ceiba Semal Bombacaceae Fodder, Medicinal Caesalpinacea 6. Bauhinia variegate Kachnar Fodder,medicinal e 7. Butea monosperma Palas Fabaceae Medicinal, Timber Caesalpiniacea 8. Cassia fistula Amaltas Medicinal, Timber e 9. Dalbergia sissoo Shisham Fabaceae Timber, Fodder 10. Ehretia laevis Chamror Boraginaceae Medicinal 11. Ficus glomerata Gular Moraceae Fruit Edible, Fodder 12. Ficus hispida Kath gular Moraceae Fodder 13. Ficus religiosa Pipal Moraceae Fodder Holarrhena 14. Kutaj Apocynaceae Medicinal antidysenterica 15. Madhuca indica Mahua Sapotaceae Medicinal, Timber 16. Mangifera indica, Aam Anacardiaceae Fruit EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 287 Job No: 200308025

S.N Common Botanical Name Family Uses o name 17. Melia composite Bakain Meliaceae Timber 18. Spondias pinnata Amra Anacardiaceae Medicinal Shrubs 19. Adhatoda zeylanica Vasaka Acanthaceae Medicinal Asclepiadacea 20. Calotropis procera Aak Medicinal e Caesalpiniacea 21. Cassia tora Senna Medicinal e 22. Clerodendrum viscosum Bhant Verbenaceae Medicinal 23. Datura stramonium Datura Solanaceae Medicinal 24. Hyptis suaveolens Ganga tulsi Lamiaceae Medicinal Convolvulacea 25. Ipomoea fistulosa Beha aak Slope binder e Pogostemon 26. Phangla Lamiaceae Soil binder benghalense 27. Ricinus communis Arandi Euphorbiaceae Medicinal, Soil binder 28. Vitex nugundo Nirgundi Verbenaceae Good soil binder, Medicinal 29. Woodfordia fruiticosa Dehu Lathyraceae Good soil binder, Medicinal 30. Zizyphus nummularia Beri Rhamnaceae Fruit Edible Jangali 31. Solanum torvum Solanaceae Medicinal bengan Herbs/grasses 32. Alysicarpus monilifer Leel Fabaceae Soil binder 33. Boerhavia diffusa Punarva Nyctaginaceae Good soil binder, Medicinal 34. Cenchrus ciliaris Anjan grass Poaceae Soil binder 35. Cleome viscosa Jakhia Capparidaceae Seeds edible 36. Cynodon dactylon Dub grass Poaceae Soil binder 37. Dicanthium annulatum Marvel grass Poaceae Soil binder 38. Eragrostis atrovirens Bhant grass Poaceae Waste Land indicator 39. Eragrostis plumose koli grass Poaceae Waste Land indicator 40. Heteropogon contortus Pili grass Poaceae Fodder grass 41. Indigofera trita Indigo Fabaceae Soil binder 42. Mucuna pruriens Konch phali Fabaceae Soil binder, Medicinal 43. Ocimum canum Ram Tulsi Lamiaceae Medicinal waste land indicator, 44. Peristrophe paniculata Atrilal Acanthaceae Medicinal 45. Phyla nodiflora Kocha saag Verbenaceae Well moister indicator 46. Polygonum hydropiper Gotki Polygonaceae Well moister indicator 47. Saccharum spontaneum Kans Poaceae Sand indicator 48. Sida acuta jharu grass Malvaceae Shoot used for sweeping 49. Sida cordifolia Bala Malvaceae Medicinal 50. Solanum surattense Nili kateli Solanaceae Clay indicator 51. Tephrosia purpurea Lal puli Fabaceae Soil binder

Planting / sowing techniques Cuttings of Ipomoea fistulosa, Vitex negundo (about 25 cm. long) and tufts of Saccharum spontaneum are planted in contour trenches at an interval of 20-25 cm. during the onset of monsoon season.

Broadcast Seeding: Seed mix as recommended by FRI,Dehradun is broad cast seeded over the whole area to be treated manually.

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Earthen balls Small earthen balls prepared from local soil are inoculated with about 20 gms. seed mix .These balls are scattered over the whole area to be treated. In these balls any of the locally available materials as detailed below may be added to provide immediate microenvironment for the seeds to germinate on an otherwise hostile site. Composition of recommended soil ball of 8-10 cm. diameter is : 60% soil + 40% fibrous material easily available locally.

Garbage The processed and composted garbage is available as solid garbage waste. Availability of this mulch can have from municipalities or commercial waste-recovery plants. The pH of garbage generally has in between 7.5 to 8.5 and C to N ratio in between 45:1 to 55.1 (unprocessed). Solid waste has beneficial effects on plant growth. Solid waste compost is most valuable as a soil conditioner. It promotes soil aggregation, which enhances the air water relationship of soil. Compost usually possesses a full complement of trace elements and also reduces acidity.

Mining of minerals, economic growth and environmental protection are inextricably associated and therefore sustainable restoration necessitates not only the restructuring and ecological stability of degraded mined land but also the development of natural resources to meet the immediate needs of the local populace and the requirements of the future generations without in any way endangering the ecology and environment. The vital feature of sustainable restoration therefore lies in the paradigm of scientific novelty and economic determinism within the physical limits imposed by mined landscapes on economic activity. Origin of this concept is based on the fact that the environment does pose a limit for development and economic activity and a balance has to be struck between environmental constraints and developmental activity. The economics of development must expand within ecosystems that have limited regenerative capacities. This involves an integration of ecological capabilities, social expectations and minimizing the differentials between resource demand/requirement and supply/availability.

Planning and implementation of road map for ecological restoration of BCCL mining areas has been oriented towards addressing both short-term and long-term implications and needs of ecological conservation.

MEDICINAL PLANTS Medicinal plants play a vital role in the socio-economic and rural development of a degraded landscape. Medicinal plants of forestry origin are a traditional source of a large number of produce with medicinal interest and have sustained large masses of rural population. The steady depletion of forest resources and increasing deforestation has been responsible for fast depletion of

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medicinal species from their natural habitats. This has brought into focus the realisation that the active participation of the communities is necessary for the ex-situ conservation of medicinal plants as well as provide cash return to local stakeholders. It is also well known that village communities would have little incentive to participate unless they benefit directly.

1) Short Term Restoration Plan • Development and conservation of soil and moisture through ecological restoration interventions • Restoration/ Regeneration of degraded lands including forests and adjoining areas on an ecological basis; • Intensification of the availability of fuel wood, fodder, grasses and other forest usufructs from the restored areas; • Securing people's participation in planning and restoration efforts in the surrounding villages to ensure sustainability).

2) Long Term Restoration Plan • Ecological restoration and environmental conservation; • Protection and conservation of natural resources for local populace; • Checking land degradation, deforestation and loss of biodiversity; • Improve microenvironment of the mined landscapes; • Capacity building of all the stakeholders

3) Scope and Scale The plan has three main components: • Restoration of degraded mined land • Developing a nursery for medicinal plants • Soil and moisture conservation practices • Development of an eco-park • Awareness and capacity building initiatives

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Fig No 11.d: Steps of Ecological restoration

Physical reclamation Establishment of biodiversity

Establishment of 3-tier Fencing and Weeds removal ecological restoration system

Mulching with dry grass Sapling plantation over slopes

Grass Seed balls Seed balls broadcasting

Present Status : Cluster –XVII falls under the administrative control of Chanch Victoria Area of BCCL which holds the control over the BCCL mines operating in Raniganj Coal fields. Cluster-XVII falls in the Burdwan District of West Bengal.

As BCCL has adopted ecological restoration method of afforestation for the biological reclamation of degraded mined areas, therefore, on similar pattern, Ecological restoration of mined areas of CV Area is being done through ecological restoration.

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Till 2011, afforestation has been done through forest department over the 50.5 ha in CV Area out of which 24.78 ha has been done in cluster –XVII. Since 2011, ecological restoration has been adopted by BCCL, 29.1 ha has been taken up in CV Area (5.6 ha in 2014-15; 4 ha in 2015-16; 12.5 ha in 2016-17 and 7 ha in 2017-18). In similar manner, 5 ha of degraded mined out land/OB dump after physical reclamation has been taken up for ecological restoration in Cluster-XVII. The plantation work of sapling plantation @ 2500 plants per hectare will be completed by the end of the monsoon season in 2018-19. On the ecological restoration site of Cluster-XVII, grass seeds of various species like Guinea Grass, Cenchrus setigerus, Deenanath grass, Brachiaria etc and native species seeds of about 17 native species have also been broadcasted for development of thick forest. This will not only develop the green cover but also helps in restoration of ecology, establishment of biodiversity and food chains.

In similar manner, ecological restoration of degraded mined out areas will be taken up every year as per the plantation programme provided in the chapter –IV.

Fig No 11.e: Physical reclamation of the OB dump at Cluster- XVII

Fig No 11.f: Biological reclamation of the OB dump at Cluster- XVII taken up in 2018 EIA-EMP (with NCRAP) Cluster XVII Mines of BCCL 292 Job No: 200308025

Ecological restoration plan for Cluster-XVII In the line of the road map prepared by FRI, Dehradun, the ecological restoration plan for Cluster-XVII, CV Area will be done in two phases, in view of, Short term and long term implication. In the first phase, 05 ha of degraded mined area will be taken up every year for the next five years and 10 ha will be taken up for ecological restoration for the next five years. Each site will be maintained till the site becomes self-sustainable. Further, the remaining area to be forested as per EMP will be taken up under the mine closure activities of Chapter IV. Table 11.9: The tentative cost for the implementation of the ecological restoration Year Inputs/measures Quantity Tentative per unit Cost / ha required per ha cost (Rs) First Saplings 2500 nos 2/ sapling 5000 Year Grass Seeds 15 kg 500 / kg 7500 Native species seeds 10kg 200/kg 2000 (bushes/trees) Manure 18 cu m 3872.70 Second Grass Seeds 10 kg 500 / kg 5000 Year Native species seeds 8 kg 200/kg 1600 (bushes/trees) Cow dung manure 9.4 cu m 2029.58 Third Grass Seeds 5 kg 500 / kg 2500 Year Native species seeds 6 kg 200/kg 1200 (bushes/trees) Cow dung manure 9.4 cu m 2029.58 TOTAL (Rs) 32731.86 *All the works of ecological restoration like nursery, plantation, seed ball broadcasting, irrigation, de-weeding, guarding etc, will be done through departmental manpower

The work on the identified shall be done through departmental manpower. For the maintenance of the sites departmental manpower @ 02 manpower per hectare will be provided each at the site. In the phase -1, the total cost for 25 ha of ecological restoration will be Rs. 818296.50. Similarly, the cost of ecological restoration, in phase -2 for the 50 ha will be Rs. 1636593.00 Development of site Nursery As native species plants of the region are to be planted, therefore, a site nursery will also be established to raise the saplings to cater the requirements. The site nursery may be developed at the first eco-restoration site identified. Initially, the nursery will be of capacity 15000 saplings annually and as the phase-2 of ecological restoration will start, the nursery capacity will be increased to 25000 saplings. The nursery will be maintained by the departmental manpower deployed at the eco-restoration sites. BCCL has been maintaining a central nursery with capacity of 1 lakh saplings per year and about 50000 saplings at different site nurseries.

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Central Nursery of BCCL

Site Nursery at Kusunda

Site Nursery at Gokul Park, Lodna Area Site Nursery at Muraidih, Lodna Area

Fig No 11.g: Nurseries at BCCL AVENUE PLANTATION To enhance the environment and pollution mitigation under CV Area, 7300 nos of the avenue /gabion plantation along the roads in and around the project area has been done. Further, the avenue plantation will also be done along the roadside wherever it is required and along the transport route. Green belt /avenue plantation will also be done along the periphery of the project in 2 rows. The cost of one avenue plant will be Rs 2000.00 .Plantation along mine boundary and transport road is proposed with tree or bamboo plantation with grasses.

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Fig No 11.h: Avenue Plantation done along the roadside by BCCL

Benefits of the ecological restoration 1. Development of the green cover with 3-tier and restoration of forest of the region. 2. Conservation of the flora and fauna of the region. 3. Sequestration of the carbon dioxide in the terrestrial ecosystem. 4. Reduction of the air pollution outside the project boundaries. 5. Green belt development for prevention of the dust emission outside the project boundaries. 6. Stabilization of the slopes and prevention of the slope failure of the OB dumps. 7. Establishment of the biodiversity and food chain. 8. Prevention of the erosion of the OB and soil and silting in the natural drains. 9. Increase the aesthetic beauty of the area 10. Further, establishment of the native species will also helps in the production of the various NWFP forest products such as honey, fruits, medicinal herbs, vegetables, gums , bamboos others which will indirectly benefits the local communities and may help in the livelihood generation.

11.3.2 Eco-Park Development As the phase-2 of ecological restoration will begin, it is also proposed to develop an eco-park on the degraded mined area of over 2-3 ha. The Eco-park will provide a place for the recreation and rejuvenation to the local communities. This will improve the quality of life for the local communities as well as provide an opportunity for self-employment. The park will have various components like lawns, flower garden, walking tracks, swings for children. The list of species to be planted in the park, as suggested in the roadmap prepared by FRI, Dehradun is given in Table 11.10:

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Table 11.10: species suggested in the roadmap prepared by FRI, Dehradun Sl.No. Species Family Vernacular 1. Acacia farnesiana Mimosaceae Fragrant acacia 2. Bamboosa striata Poaceae Strip Bamboo 3. Bauhinia purpurea Caesalpiniaceae Kachnar (purple) 4. Bauhinia variegate Caesalpiniaceae Kachnar (white) 5. Butea monosperma Fabaceae Plash 6. Callistemon viminalis Myrtaceae Bottle Brush 7. Cassia fistula Caesalpiniaceae Amaltash 8. Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Doob Grass 9. Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae Gulmohar 10. Dodonaea viscose Sapindaceae Vilayati Menhadi 11. Duranta goldiana Verbenaceae Duranta 12. Ficus benghalensis Moraceae Bargad 13. Grevilea robusta Proteaceae Bulbul 14. Hibiscus rosa- sinensis Malvaceae Gudhal 15. Mussaenda erythronhylla Rubiaceae Dhoby Bush 16. Nerium indicum Apocynaceae Red Kaner 17. Nyctanthes arbortris – tis Oleaceae Harsingar 18. Plumeria rubra Magnoliaceae Temple tree 19. Putranjiva roxburghii Putranjivaceae Putranjiva 20. Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Bhendi Pipal 21. Thevetia peruviana Apocynaceae Pili kaner

The eco-park development at 2-3 ha will be done through departmental manpower and the plants will be provided from the site nursery at CV Area and Central Nursery. The walking pathways will be developed using the boulders from the OB generated departmentally. The other civil works for the development of various other components will be completed at a cost of Rs. 5 lakhs.

Recreational Park It is also proposed to develop the recreational Park near the water body at Jhunkundar, as proposed in the road map prepared by FRI, Dehradun for the recreational and tourism activity in the region. The recreational park will have the fruit bearing and flowering trees along the park boundary and the walking pathways in the park. The park may have children’s Park, Boating, fishing, walking tracks etc for the recreational activities. All the works of the recreational park will be done departmentally.

The proposed layout for the development of the recreational park at Jhunkundar, CV area is given below along with the type of plantation to be done.

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Fig 11.i: Layout of ECO-PARK

Eco-Mining tourism Due to the proximity of the cluster-XVII to the highway, eco-mining tourism may be promoted in the cluster. The eco-mining tourism package may include the visit to the open cast project, UG mine, washery, eco-restoration site, IFS site and eco-park of the project. The promotion of eco- mining tourism will bring the excitement of watching the coal mines and its operations along with the restoration of the mined out areas to the general public and will help in changing the perception towards the coal mining. It will also help in the generation of livelihood in various manners.

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Eco-tourism Visit to Gokul Park, Lodna Area by the students of different Schools

Eco-tourism Visit to GKKC Eco-restoration site, Kusunda Area by the students of different Schools Fig no 11.j: Eco-tourism

BCCL has formulated 04 circuits for eco-mining tourism for the general public as well in Jharia coalfield showing various mining operations and the prominent places in JCF and Dhanbad. Similarly, a circuit for the CV area are being prepared to promote the eco-mining tourism in the project.

Circuit-1: Koyla Bhawan- Block-II Open • Circuit-2: Koyla Bhawan-Gokul Cast Project- Phularitand U/G Mine- Lilori Park,Lodna- Handloom project-Kaali Maa Temple- Damuda ER site- Muraidih maa Temple- Lodna U/G Mine- water fall Belgharia township

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Circuit-3: Koyla Bhawan- Shakti Mandir- Circuit-4: Circuit-1 on Day-1 and Circuit 2 on GKKC ER site, Kusunda area- RO Plant- Day-2 Moonidih U/G mine- Moonidih Washery Proposed Circuit for promotion of ecotourism in mines of BCCL Fig 11.k : Proposed Circuit for promotion of ecotourism in mines of BCCL

Besides the Roadmap prepared by FRI, Dehradun, the learnings of following studies/plans will also be utilized in this cluster: a. ASSESSMENT OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION AT ECO RESTORATION SITE :BCCL has undertaken the carbon sequestration study for quantifying the carbon dioxide being sequestered by the model ecological restoration sites developed at Tetulmari, Sijua area and Damoda, Barora Area through Indian School of Mines(now IIT), Dhanbad. As per report submitted by ISM, Dhanbad, just 3 years old Tetulmari site had achieved a level of CO2 sequestration of 213 t/Ha and expected to achieve a level of 350 t/ha in next 5 years’ time.

b. FRI COMPLETION REPORT OF TETULMARI PILOT PROJECT: After the preparation the roadmap, a project for development of model ecological restoration site was taken up through FRI, Dehradun over 8 ha of OB dumps at Tetulmari colliery of Sijua Area . The site was developed by FRI, Dehradun with an aim to establish ecology, biodiversity and food chain over the site by the method of 3-tier ecological restoration with native species consisting of lower level grasses, middle level shrubs/ bushes and top level trees. The establishment of the 3- tier vegetation results the stability of the OB dump, development of the greenery, establishment of the biodiversity and habitat for the fauna.

As per the report of FRI, Dehradun, Further this model will also reduce the ill-effects of pollution caused to the climate change; formation of carbon sinks thereby reduction of Green House Gases, improving the air quality and aesthetics and can also become a resource pool for timber harvesting and other forest produce to the surrounding society and the indigenous people. The mining companies by this model will be in a position to create no-go areas and hand over the same to the society. This will be a society based work for creation of awareness regarding organic farming, tassar farming, lac development, mushroom culture and other eco-friendly ventures.

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c. ENHANCEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY AT MODEL ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION SITE, TETULMARI, SIJUA AREA.: After successfully implementing ecological restoration involving three tier plantation of native species, BCCL has carried out the work of enhancement of biodiversity at the model ecological restoration site at Tetulmari, Sijua Area through FRI, Dehradun. The project duration was for two years and the project has completed in January 2018. The results in the interim reports shows the stabilization of the fauna over the site and various kinds of fauna are also present in this site.

d. FRI yearly monitoring reports under MoU: Under MoU, FRI, Dehradun has been continuously monitoring the ecological restoration sites of BCCL and providing technical inputs for establishment and enhancement of ecological restoration sites of BCCL. FRI, Dehradun has been continuously monitoring the physio-chemical properties and other scientific researches like carbon sequestration, microbial analysis etc. This will serve to execute the plan in effective manner.

e. S&T PROJECT WITH TERI &CMPDI :“Sustainable livelihood activities on reclaimed open cast coal mines: a technology enabled integrated approach in Indian coal sector” undertaken in association with TERI &CMPDI undertaken at Muraidih reclamation site for making the post- mining land use a source of income generation to the local people. TERI University has conducted various livelihood trainings for local villagers project in various fields like Mushroom Cultivation, Fisheries, Cattle Farming, Goatery, Poultry, Computer literacy programme, Integrated Farming, Entrepreneurship Development, Sewing and Embroidery etc. In these training, 459 nos of locals of Barora have been trained and some of them have also taken up these activities for self- employment. Similar programs will be implemented in this cluster.

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Various livelihood trainings conducted for local public by TERI University Fig no 11.l: Various livelihood trainings conducted for local public by TERI University

11.3.3 DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED FARMING ECO-SYSTEM AT ABANDONED JHUNKUNDAR OCP OF UNDER CV AREA. Under the guidance of CEMDE, New Delhi, BCCL has also developed an Integrated Farming System at Jhunkundar by involving local people. Various activities like vegetable farming, fishery, fruit orchard etc. have been started.

Integrated farming system (or integrated agriculture) is a agricultural system that integrate livestock and crop production, vegetable farming or integrate fish and livestock and may sometimes be known as Integrated Biosystems. It is based on concept of an all-round 'development of agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and other associated occupations. In this system an inter-related set of enterprises used so that the “waste” from one component becomes an input for another part of the system, which reduces cost and improves production and/or income. Since it utilizes wastes as resources, we not only eliminate wastes but we also ensure overall increase in productivity for the whole agricultural systems.

The advantages of IFS include pooling and sharing of resources/inputs, efficient use of family labor, conservation, preservation and utilization of farm biomass including non-conventional feed

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and fodder resources, effective use manure/animal waste, regulation of soil fertility and health, income and employment generation for many people and increase economic resources. The IFS is part of the strategy to ensure sustainable use of the natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

Advantages of IFS ✓ It improves space utilization and increase productivity per unit area ✓ It provides diversified products ✓ Improves soil fertility and soil physical structure from appropriate crop rotation and using cover crop and organic compost ✓ Reduce weeds, insect pests and diseases from appropriate crop rotation ✓ Utilization of crop residues and livestock wastes ✓ Less reliance to outside inputs – fertilizers, agrochemicals, feeds, energy, etc ✓ Higher net returns to land and labour resources of the farming family thereby minimising risk due to multi source of income ✓ Round the year income due to multiple enterprises and interactions. ✓ Environmentally sustainable as waste recycling ✓ Less energy requirement as it uses more organic by-product due to effective recycling.

Fig No 11.m: Integrated Farming Eco-system Farming enterprises include crop, livestock, poultry, fish, tree crops, plantation crops, etc. A combination of one or more enterprises with cropping, when carefully chosen, planned and executed, gives greater dividends than a single enterprise, especially for small and marginal farmers.

Integrated Small Farm Model for 5 ha of degraded mined out Area under CV Area An Integrated farming (IFS) project will be taken up at an already identified site at Jhunkundar, CV Area. The identified site also has an existing water body which is suitable for pisciculture. The

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various components that will be considered for Integrated farming are fodder cultivation, crop cultivation, fishery, cattle rearing, Poultry, Mushroom cultivation and Fruit orchard, vegetable cultivation and fishery in the adjoining water body. It will also have one compost pit for conversion of the agricultural and other waste to far yard manure. The identified IFS system will be sustainable for one family of 4-5 members. Table 11.11: Tentative Expenditure of IFS sysytem Components Plot size (ha) Tentative expenditure (Rs) Fodder 0.3 5000 Fishery In the existing water body 10000 Poultry 0.1 10000 Mushroom 0.1 10000 Fruit orchard 0.3 5000 Crop cultivation 0.4 10000 Cattle 100000 Other infrastructure like 50000 cattle shed, poultry house, and residential and maintenance activities Total 200000

Various components already exist at IFS site to support the activities like shelter for mushroom production, irrigation facilities and boundary of the site. The IFS will also be maintained by departmental manpower.

Vegetable Cultivation At IFS Site

Plantation at IFS site Water body at IFS site

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Cultivation of various crops at IFS Site Fig no 11.n: IFS Site This IFS project may be utilized for the skill development programme by imparting and training and awareness to the locals and enhance their livelihood opportunities and household income.

Estimated cost of the project: 02 Lakhs + applicable tax+ surplus manpower No of beneficiary: skill development of 100 villagers . Scheme Duration : 2018-19 to 2023-24 On successful completion of aforementioned IFS project at Jhunkundar, CV Area, a similar project on a larger scale, covering an area of about 10 Ha, will be taken up in Cluster XVII. The site for such project will be finalized after consultation with the local villagers.

11.3.4 Handloom Weaving training program: An agreement has been signed between Coal India Limited and TISS in respect of CSR activities. TISS was entrusted the responsibility by BCCL to undertake the work of generating data through a baseline survey in the peripheral villages of BCCL. Accordingly TISS conducted a sample survey in 42 villages in and around BCCL in the year 2013 for knowing the strength and need of initiatives to be undertaken by BCCL in the domain of CSR activities.

Keeping in view the General Recommendations of the sample Base line survey conducted by Tata institute of social sciences (TISS), Mumbai, BCCL is looking forward in the domain of sustainable development of the society. With an objective of inclusive growth and over all development of villagers, BCCL has envisaged Comprehensive Community initiatives under its ‘Swaavlambee Project’. This is a dream project of BCCL through which Management has envisioned to generate self-employment opportunities in peripheral villages of BCCL under “Swaavlambee project”.

Company’s CSR initiatives are in the areas of awareness, Safety, Health and hygiene, Sanitation, Welfare, Education, Environment and Forest and self-employment generation among various stakeholders especially the underprivileged section of the society.

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The Strategic CSR planning of BCCL considers its main objective to improve the quality of life of people living in and around the command areas. Towards achieving this objective and to understand the interest levels of the local community, BCCL has undertaken an intensive baseline Skill Gap Analysis study at the location with departmental resources; the recommendations from the study would form the basis for the design and deployment of the various skill development initiatives being planned.

The study undertaken with objectives to understand the education/skill levels of people in the given area and map possible skill gaps; map the demographics of the locations including population, employment status, distance/access to towns, employment opportunities that will help determine livelihood Centre set-up; and to identify the possible skill development interventions across different work sectors required on the basis of employability and suitability. Based on the study, the livelihood enhancement projects towards creating a sustainable improvement and skills development interventions can be deployed in the domain of development of the villagers.

Base line survey has been conducted at Mukunda, Alakdiha belonging to Baliapur block of Dhanbad District, the ongoing survey at Gareria and the study (base line survey) conducted at the Panchmohali Panchayat and Nootangram village belonging to Chanch Victoria Area of the command areas of BCCL. Based on the base line survey, it has been visualised to undertake entrepreneurship development activities for unemployed women of these villages by imparting them skill development training.

The project is for two years for a group of twenty (20) women. Five groups of women each group comprising of twenty(20) women have been identified at Mukunda, Alakdiha, Gareria, Panchmohali and Nootangram village. A two months training on Handloom Weaving planned to be imparted to these groups. This handloom weaving Training programme was planned to be followed by two years production under guidance of JHARCRAFT for which financial support will be provided by BCCL from CSR fund of the company. Till date schemes are implemented at Mukunda, Alakdiha, Gareria villages and the production is underway. Similar scheme will be implemented at Panchmohali Panchayat and Nootangram village also. Fig No 11o: Handloom Weaving training program

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Each project will be for a period of two (02) years for a group of women of twenty (20). The identified group will be given a specific name like ‘Sarsawti’. Training on handloom weaving will be imparted to the members of the identified group of women for sixty (60) days by the Master trainers appointed by implementation agency (such as JHARCRAFT) for a specific group of women. After completion of sixty days training schedule, the trained group of women will work as a production team and the training domain would convert automatically to production centre for handloom clothes. Production of handloom clothes would be executed under guidance of the Master Trainer appointed by implementation agency for next four (4) months after imparting two (02) months of training. Later, the project would continue for two (02) years under guidance of implementation agency till the expiry of the project period, that is, for two (02) years. Marketing of the products of the centre would be promoted by implementation agency for the success of the project and for ensuring self-employment & assured earnings to the trained women group, the end beneficiary of the project.

No. of beneficiaries • Primary – ➢ The families of the women group participating the project and the production .Number of beneficiary for each group will be 20. ➢ Illiterate and less qualified women of the villages ➢ Underprivileged section of society • Secondary – Number of secondary beneficiary per group will family members of 20 families which will come around 100 persons each group. Later, other women Groups of the villages will be inspired to join the programme and ultimately this will benefit the society at large.

Proposal for handloom Weaving Training programme, BCCL i) Duration of Training- 60 Days ii) No of Trainees – 20 iii) No of Looms – 08 iv) Duration of Project – 2 Years Table No 11.12: Cost of handloom Weaving Training programme S.No Description Specification Amount 1 Looms and Accessories (Rs 37,000 x 8 looms) 2,96,000/- 2 Raw material for training period 2,40,000/-

3 Design development (for 2 years) 3,00,000/- (Rs 50/day x 20 trainees x 60,000/- 4 Stipend to trainees 60 days) 5 Honorarium to the Trainers (Rs 10,000 x 6 months) 60,000/- 6 Miscellaneous for six months (TA, Lodging, boarding of the trainers and 60,000/-

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S.No Description Specification Amount 7 Total Cost 10,16,000/-

Consultancy Charges (@ 20% 2,03,200/- 8 of Project Cost)

12,19,200/- Total Cost of Project + taxes

For two projects, it will be Rs 24,38,400 +taxes

11.3.5 Health and sanitation : The different schemes under implementation by BCCL are: a. Jyoti Pariyojana- Removal of cataract and intra Occular Lens Implant b. Mamta Pariyojana- Family Planning Camps through tubectomy/vasectomy & immunization of children c. Project Divyang -Distribution of Aides and Appliances to Differently abled Persons In addition, fund of Rs 20.6 crores provided to State government for construction of toilets in schools under Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan out of which expenditure of 6.36 crores are made till date .

Fig 11.p: Water Supply & Medical Camps

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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LIKE ROADS, GHATS, SCHOOLS:

Table 11.13: For 2018-19, the following action plan is prepared under head CSR Sl. No. Name of Work Estimate Expenditure (in Rs. lakhs) 1. Construction of 01 no. Community Room in 5.0 Devipur village 2. Construction of 02 nos. Class room Lohiya 5.0 Vidyapith at Man Beria 3. Construction of 01 no. shed for burning ghat at 4.0 Begunia 4. Construction of 01 no. Waiting Shed at NH-2 near 2.0 Damagoria 5. Construction of Toilet and Urinal with wash room 10.0 facility near Kalyaneshwari Temple 6. Construction of PCC road to Barakar River Ghat 5.0 7. Construction of Burnig Ghat at Borira Village. 3.0 8. Construction of Community Centre at Lal Bazar. 10.0 9. Construction of ladies Ghat at bank of Barakar 2.0 River. 10. Construction of Shed near burning ghat Begunia, 4.0 Barakar. Total(Rs. Fifty Lakhs only) 50.0

Table 11.14 Details of CSR done under CV Area from Period 2013-14 to 2017-18 Year Sl. No. Name of the Work Expenditure Amount (Rs.)

1. Arrangement of Chhat Ghat and PCC road to Chhat 6,55,799.00 Ghat at the bank of Barakar River, Barakar. 2013-14 2. Providing 50 Nos. Duel desk bench for Adarsh 3,20,473.00 Uchcha Vidalaya, JOCP, C.V.Area 3. Fencing wall & Jungle Cleaning of Jhunkundar IFA at 5,23,674.00 Ecological Park, Jhunkundar under CV Area. 2014-15 4. Providing Financial assistance to various primary 5,58,000.00 schools under CV Area. 5. Providing Health Camps and MMV under CV Area. 1,22,000.00

2015-16 6. Construction of toilet in various schools in Dumka 4,86,00,000.00 District of Jharkhand. 7. Providing Financial assistance to various primary 5,58,000.00 schools under CV Area. 8. Construction of toilet in various schools in Dhanbad 1,17,000.00 District 9. Construction of toilet in various schools in Dumka 3,41,96,000.00 District of Jharkhand.

2016-17 10. Construction of PCC road from Palasia village to 36,37,000.00 Ketardih village in Benagoria Panchayat under CV Area. 11. Providing Financial assistance to various primary 5,58,000.00 schools under CV Area.

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Year Sl. No. Name of the Work Expenditure Amount (Rs.)

12. Providing Health Camps and MMV under CV Area. 1,46,500.00

13. Providing Financial assistance to various primary 5,58,000.00 schools under CV Area. 2017-18 14. Providing Health Camps and MMV under CV Area. 33,500.00

Total Expenditure incurred (Rs.Nine Crore Five Lakhs Eighty 9,05,83,946.00 Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Six only)

11.3.6 Public expectation shown during PH: The stakeholders welcomed the project and shown some expectation, which is as under

Table No 11.15: Public expectation shown during PH Sl. Public expectation Comments/Action plan Implementation Status No. (i) Better Compensation The land losers having 2.00 acres of land will be A total of 141 Nos. of employment has been plan for people directly offered employment in BCCL & who have already given PAP of Proposed including land losers less than 02 acres, they will be monetary compensated Kalyaneshwari Project (Cluster XVII) under by purchasing the land as per company's policy. R&R policy of Coal India Ltd. Further employments of many other PAP is under pipeline. (ii) Preservation of rural Job provision has been made for 512 nos of person. This project involves many contractual jobs economy and skill These projects will provide direct and indirect which are being executed by local contractor. development of employment to the local population and this project These local contractors hire local manpower unemployed youth will have a development impact on economy of the which results in opportunity of job as well as local areas. skill development in local population. Skill development programme is going on for the Apart from above various skill development PAP by providing them training on different trade programme is being conducted under welfare courses, like Handloom Weaving, ITI head like Handloom weaving at Begunia (Electrical/Mechanical etc.), Basic of Computer etc. Colliery, Computer training centre near CV by BCCL Authority under the CSR policy/activities Area office etc. and it will be continued. (iii) Environment There is a provision of Rs. 2247.94 Lakh (in Capital To conserve environment various mitigation pollution, Head) & 107.07 Lakh (in Revenue Head) in the measures is being taken. Some of them are as deforestation and estimated expenditure on environmental protection follows:- loss of grazing measures and land reclamation for Cluster-XVII 1. To control air pollution sprinkler on fields. mines. haul road has been deployed. Details Regular monitoring of Environmental parameters of sprinkler is as below:- (Air, Water and Noise) by CMPDI, will be done to Damagoria Colliery.. check the pollution levels and adequate measures will Hired---- be taken accordingly. No. Of sprinkler- 05 nos. Dust suppression measures like water sprinkling Capacity- 30kl each through fixed and mobile sprinklers, transportation Frequency-3 times/shift/sprinkler through covered trucks will be ensured. It is proposed that 914.04 ha of land will be Departmental---- progressively reclaimed by plantation during No. Of sprinkler- 02 nos operational and post-closure period in Cluster XVII. Capacity- 3kl each Frequency- 2 times/day

Transport--- No. Of sprinkler- 01 nos Capacity- 1kl Frequency- 6 times/day 2. Controlled blasting is being done for minimising dust generation.

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Sl. Public expectation Comments/Action plan Implementation Status No. 3. Dust extractor fitted drilling machine is being used for Dust control. 4. Regular maintenance of HEMM is being done for controlling vehicular emission. 5. For the conservation of water rain water harvesting is being used. Old 3B quarry is used as collection tank for rainwater. 6. Mine water is being used for industrial purposes. No ground water is being used for Industrial purposes. 7. Pressure filter at Haslo pit is installed for supplying of filtered mine water to local community for domestic purposes. 8. Water Treatment plant at Begunia Colliery as well as Victoria West Colliery is used for supply of Drinking water as well as domestic water in nearby company colony as well as local community. 9. For conserving the natural biodiversity Eco-restoration is being done in area of 05.00 Ha. near 3B quarry. More Eco-restoration sites will come in future.

(iv) Project authority to As per Coal India CSR policy. The fund for the CSR A total of Rs. 9,05,83,946.00/- has been stick to their is being allocated based on 2% of the average net incurred on CSR activity under CV Area head commitment profit of the Company for the three immediate from 2013-14 to 2017-18. Further various regarding CSR preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of activities and work has been proposed for FY activities including Coal Production of previous year whichever is higher. 2018-19 under CSR project. supply of electricity, The peak production of Cluster XVII group of mines purified water to of BCCL is 5.2 MTY. local people, As per the company’s policy of allocating Rs. 2 per conducting regular tonne towards CSR, by considering peak production medical check-up, an amount of Rs. 104 Lacs is proposed to be used for development of local the CSR works per year for Cluster XVII group of roads etc. mines. This fund will be utilised as per the requirement raised by the locals. (v) Project proponents The schemes under the CSR heads will be identified Interaction between Project Proponent and for having proper after only interaction with Gram Panchayat, Local local Panchayat is being done on regular basis communication with Govt. and BCCL. for the resolving of various matters. the local people regarding development issues. (vi) Project proponent to The Panchayat authorities or local body of villages in Under CSR programme financial assistance to ensure the and around the project should come up with various primary schools is being already development of composite proposals for construction of schools or up provided. infrastructure of gradation whatever the case may be to be taken up Health camps as well as MMV are already local primary under CSR activities. Project will provide all help deployed regularly under CSR programme in schools, health cordially regarding this matter, when ever needed. nearby villages of CV Area. centers and drainage Mobile medical Van with necessary medicines and system through their immunization facility will be provided to the local CSR program. people as soon as the project starts. Already project is providing medical treatment and medicine to the local people through project dispensaries. There is a provision of 104.00 Lakh Rs./year for CSR activities, considering peak production of

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Sl. Public expectation Comments/Action plan Implementation Status No. Cluster-XVII. This fund will be utilised as per the requirements raised by the locals.

11.3.7 Summary of NCRAP: BCCL has been committed towards sustainable mining practices. Through a multitude of eco- restoration Projects and community development programs Natural and Community Resource Augmentation is to be achieved. List of such Projects and Programs are given in the Table below: Table-11.16: Proposed Remediation Plan and Natural and Community Resource Augmentation Plan(NCRAP) Sl. Environmental/ Category of Existing Measures Proposed Measures Cost of No. Social Issues Plan Proposed Mitigation measures (Rs.) 1. Land reclamation Remediation Eco-restoration Eco-restoration work will be taken up 2454889.50 work has been over an area of 25 Ha in first phase 2. Solid waste recycling Remediation taken up over an during next 5 years and over an area through composting area of 5 Ha in of 50 Ha in second phase during 3. Conservation of soil Remediation Cluster XVII. subsequent 5 years. & Erosion Control 4. Carbon sequestration Remediation 5. Intensification of Natural availability of fuel Resource wood, fodder, augmentation grasses & medicinal Plants. 6. Checking loss of Natural biodiversity resource augmentation 7. Reduction of Air Remediation Pollution outside Project boundaries 8. Provision of a place Community Development of Eco-park on degraded 500000 for rejuvenation and resource mined area. recreation of local augmentation community. 9. Promotion of eco- Community Eco-mining tourism circuit will be Part of Eco- tourism & generating resource developed for the CV Area showing restoration & livelihood augmentation Integrated Farming System Site, eco- IFS. opportunities. restoration site, working of Open cast mine, washery. 10. Agricultural & allied Community Integrated Farming Integrated Farming system will be 400000

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activities & resource System over 5 ha developed in and around Cluster XVII augmentation of degraded mined boundary over an Area of 10 Ha in 11. Waste recycling Remediation out Area is being consultation with local villagers 12. Livelihood Community taken up at residing in and around Cluster XVII. augmentation resource Jhunkundar, CV through skill augmentation Area. development. 13. Comprehensive Community Handloom Weaving training will be 2438400 Community initiative resource provided to a group of women over the augmentation period of two years under Swaavlambee Project of BCCL. 14. Infrastructure Community Action plan under CSR head for 2018- 5000000 development resource 19: augmentation 1. Construction of 01 No. of Community room in Devipur village. 2. Construction of 02 no. of Class room Lohiya Vidyapith at Man Beria. 3. Construction of 01 no. shed for burning Ghat at Begunia. 4. Construction of 01 no. waiting shed at NH-2 near Damagoria. 5. Construction of Toilet and Urinal with washroom near Kalyaneshwari Temple. 6. Construction of PCC road to Barakar River Ghat. 7. Construction of Burnig Ghat at Borira Village. 8. Construction of Community Centre at Lal Bazar. 9. Construction of ladies Ghat at bank of Barakar River. 10. Construction of Shed near burning Ghat Begunia, Barakar.

Amount already incurred (Rs. Three Lakh Sixty Three Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Nine and Fifty 363659.50 Paise only) (for Eco- restoration and IFS) Total Amount to be incurred(Rs.One Crore Seven Lakh Ninety Three Thousand Two Hundred and 10793289.50

Eighty Nine and Fifty Paise only)

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11.4 Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) In the OM issued by MoEFCC (F.No.22-65/2017-IA.III dated 1st May, 2018 on Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER), it is noted that “Sustainable development has many important facets/components like social, economic, environmental, etc. All these components are closely interrelated and mutually re-enforcing. Therefore, the general structure of EIA document, under Appendix-III to the notification, prescribes inter-alia public consultation, social impact assessment and R&R action plan besides environment management plan (EMP).

Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) …. The environment clearance given to a project may involve a situation where the concerned company is yet to make any net profit and\or is not covered under the purview of the aforesaid Act and Rules made thereunder. In such cases, the provisions of aforesaid act and Rules will not apply”.

The guidelines includes: • The activities proposed under CER shall be worked out based on the issues raised during the public hearing, social need assessment, R&R plan, EMP, etc. • The proposed activities shall be restricted to the affected area around the project. • Some of the activities which can be carried out in CER, are infrastructure creation for drinking water supply, sanitation, health, education, skill development, roads, cross drains, electrification including solar power, solid waste management facilities, scientific support and awareness to local farmers to increase yield of crop and fodder, rain water harvesting, soil moisture conservation works, avenue plantation, plantation in community areas, etc.) • The entire activities proposed under the CER shall be treated as project and shall be monitored. The monitoring report shall be submitted to the regional office as a part of half-yearly compliance report, and to the District Collector. It should posted on the website of the project proponent.

However much before the issue of CSR became global concern, Coal India was aware of its Corporate Social Responsibility and was fulfilling the aspiration of the Society through well- defined “Community Development Policy” within the periphery of 8 Kms. of the Project sites. • As per existing policy, the primary beneficiaries of CSR are land oustees, PAP and those staying within the radius of 25 Kms of the Project. Poor and needy section of the society living in different parts of India are second beneficiaries. • For subsidiaries of CIL, fund for CSR are allocated based on 2% of average net profit of the company for the three immediate preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of coal production of previous year whichever is higher. The unspent amount in CSR budget in a particular year do not lapse and added with CSR budget of subsequent years for CIL and its subsidiaries. • Board level committee exists for CSR proposals approval and six monthly monitoring. The proposals are examined by TISS. Hence in the case of BCCL and its holding company CIL, regardless of profit, CSR expenditure is made. Therefore, in line with the existing CSR policy of CIL, in the present project, expected amount of Rs. 80 lakhs per annum is estimated for CSR activities corresponding to Normative production of 4 MTPA and the same will be increased to Rs. 104 Lakhs whenever peak

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production of 5.2 MTPA will be achieved in Cluster XVII. The following schemes are proposed under cluster-XVII:

Table-11.17: List of schemes being implemented by BCCL for community benefit: Sl Scheme Beneficiary Investment Implementing Monitoring Remarks no agency Agency Cost Manpower(in Manshift) 1 Master Plan 3025 families 28982 lakhs BCCL /ADDA HPCC of for dealing MoC with fire 2 Ecological Local 8.18 lakhs 50*300*5 BCCL Surplus restoration community manpower will phase-I (25 be utilized Ha) (10 surplus manpower will be utilized for every 05 ha each year) 3 Ecological Local 16.37lakhs 100*300*5 BCCL Surplus restoration community manpower will phase-I (50 be utilized Ha) (20 surplus manpower will be utilized for every 10 ha each year) 4 Avenue Local 146 lakhs DFO implemented plantation community 5 Eco park Local 5 lakhs 05*300*10 BCCL For recreation community (Surplus manpower will be utilized) 6 Integrated 100 2 lakhs 10*300*5 BCCL+ self- BCCL Skill farming help group development system training which will be replicated in other areas in the cluster (Surplus manpower will be utilized) 7 Handloom 20x2 24.38 lakhs JHARKRAFT/ BCCL In 02 villages Weaving Other agency training program 8 Health care 05*12*10 BCCL By Health camps 9 Toilet State level 2060 lakhs State 6.36 crores expenditure till date Total 31243.93 lakhs

Apart from schemes mentioned in the table above, CV Area has been implementing various CSR activities during the period 2013-17 in CV Area irrespective of profit gained or loss incurred by the

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company in those years. Detailed list of these activities along with expenditure incurred on them is given in the Table-11.10.

11.5 Conclusion:

The liquidation of unstable and illegal mining prone areas in Damagoria has yielded coal in excess to 1993-94 level of the cluster. However there is no negative impact on ecology of the region and has in fact positive impact on ensuring safety of persons of the region. The company operated the cluster under losses during the period to implement Master Plan and to meet nation’s energy requirement and to continue employment of persons for their livelihood and sustainability. The various measures as in this plan will enhance the physical and socio-economic environment of the region.

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CHAPTER-XII SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

C O N T E N T S TITLE PAGE NO SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 316-329 12.1 INTRODUCTION 317 12.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 320 12.3 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 321 BRIEF DETAIL OF ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & 12.4 324 MITIGATION MEASURES 12.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 325 12.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 326 12.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 326 12.8 PROJECT BENEFITS 326 12.9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 326

12.10 CAPITAL AND REVENUE ESTIMATES 327

REMEDIAL PLAN-CUM-NATURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE 12.11 328 AUGMENTATION PLAN 12.12 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS 329

LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO TABLE NAME Page No TABLE - 12.1 LOCATION 318

TABLE - 12.2 NATURE AND SIZE OF THE PROJECT 320 SALIENT FEATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TABLE - 12.3 324 MEASURES ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL TABLE - 12.4 327 PROTECTION MEASURES TABLE - 12.5 REVENUE EXPENDITURE 328

TABLE - 12.6 CLOSURE COST OF THE MINES OF CLUSTER XVII 328

TABLE - 12.7 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS 329

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CHAPTER-XII SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 12.1 Introduction The Cluster XVII mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) is located in the Chanch Victoria Area in Raniganj Coalfields. The mines of Cluster XVII are more than 100 years old taken over mines of BCCL. Certain factors like historic unscientific mining, difficult geo-mining conditions, highly gassy seams, presence of large number of surface and ground water bodies and densely populated mining areas make mines of BCCL unique and mining difficult. Mines in Command Area of BCCL has been infamous by the names of “Slaughter Mining” and “Rat Hole Mining”. The old OC and UG openings were prone to illegal mining and created danger to persons involved in such activities. To overcome this, such openings are being monitored regularly and openings are closed immediately on reopening by such elements (by filling 81582.86 cu.m.OB). However after full-fledged operation at Kalyaneshwari OC , such areas will be liquidated and no such possibility will be there. Mining by erstwhile private mine owners have been guided by profit motive driven by “More Hole More Coal” dictum, this has led to problem of fire and subsidence in mines of BCCL which is causing loss of vital national resources and notional loss to the exchequer apart from threat to railway line of the region and to life and property of local people. To deal with fire and subsidence Master Plan has been under implementation in Cluster XVII. Purpose of the report All the mines in the Cluster started their operation prior to nationalization of the coal mines. This Report has been prepared on the basis of Project Report / schemes/conceptual report for setting up Proposed Kalyaneshwari washery Reports taking into account the present status of the mine. Out of 04 old mines of pre nationalization period namely Begunia, Victoria West Colliery, Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery; the first two will remain inoperative/non-producing and latter two ,Victoria and Damagoria leasehold are merged to form proposed Kalyaneshwari OC.

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Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) is proposed by the amalgamation of Victoria Colliery and Damagoria Colliery. Additional 369.33 Ha of land will be required for external OB Dumping. Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery is also proposed in 15.66 Ha area for washing of coal before supply to power plant and steel plant. The purpose of this report is to apply for grant of environmental clearance for Cluster XVII mines of BCCL, under Cluster Concept, from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India in view of EIA Notification, 2006. The Cluster will have a peak production capacity of mines 5.2 MTPA and that of washery will be 3.60 MTPA.

Identification of project & project proponent Cluster XVII mines of BCCL are administratively under General Manager, Chanch/Victoria Area of BCCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The mailing address of the General Manager is given below: General Manager BCCL, Chanch/Victoria Area PO- Barakar. Dist. - Burdwan. West Bengal – 713324

Location & Communication This cluster of mines is located in the western part of the Raniganj Coalfield in Burdwan district of West Bengal. The location of the above mines/ proposed Coal Washery are as under: Table 12.1: Location Sl Name of the Mine Latitude Longitude No. 23°43'25.22" N to 86°48'9.99" E to 1 Begunia Colliery 23°43'57.88" N 86°49'48.91”E 23°44' 0.89"N to 86°48'30.06"E to 2 Victoria West Colliery 23°44'’43.85" N 86°50'1.77"E 23°43'49.97" N 86°52'31.72" E Proposed 23°46'12.56" 86°51'4.62" E 3 Kalyaneshwari OCP 23°44'53.37" 86°52'50.98" E 23°44'44.30" 86°50'12.22" E

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Barakar Railway Station of Eastern Railway is within 1 km to the North/East and G.T.Road (Bye-Pass) is situated 0.05 km North of the Begunia Colliery and stands as Northern boundary of the colliery. It lies at distance of 15 kms west from the Asansol town.

Description of importance to the country and region The mines of Jharia Coalfield and Raniganj Coalfield are affected by Fire and Subsidence. Master Plan was approved by Govt. of India to deal with Fire, subsidence and Rehabiliation. Coal mining in Cluster XVII is being undertaken in national interest for ensuring safety of the local inhabitants in the subsidence affected areas. Bharat Coking Coal Limited is facing increasing demand of coal because of increased demand mainly from steel industry and power sector. Continuing and augmentation of coal production from the mines of BCCL will help to bridge the gap of demand and supply of coal in India. Moreover BCCL is the main producer of coking coal in the country. In order to meet the requirement of coking coal, substantial foreign exchange has to be spent on import of coking coal. To reduce the dependency, we need to enhance utilization of available resources. Benefits at local level The proposed project will also bring about enhanced socio-economic benefits to local population due to expenditure on CSR activities, direct and indirect employment opportunities, improvement in infrastructure and growth of ancillary facilities.

As per Coal India CSR policy,The fund for the CSR is being allocated based on 2% of the average net profit of the Company for the three immediate preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of Coal Production of previous year whichever is higher.

Scope of the study – details of regulatory scoping carried out

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12.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Nature and size of the project The Cluster XVII consists of following: Table:12.2- Nature and size of the project

Proposed Normati Peak Sl. Name of Colliery/Washery ve Prod. Prod. Lease Hold (Ha) No. (Mty) (Mty) 1 Begunia Colliery 0 0 306.00

2 Victoria West Colliery 0 0 310.00

3 Victoria Colliery 0 0 0 4 Damagoria Colliery 0 0 0 5 Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP (KOCP) 223 Ha in the LH of Victoria Colliery, 620 Ha in the LH of 4.00 5.20 1212.43 Damagoria Colliery & 369.33 Ha outside LH (for external OB Dumping) 6 Proposed Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery with approach road 3.60 3.60 15.66 Total 4.00 5.20 1844.09

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12.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT The environmental quality data includes air, water, noise and soil besides existing flora fauna and existing socio-economic status. Hydrogeological studies has been carried out for assessing the ground water impact due to the present and future mining activities. Ambient Air Quality One season (i.e., January 2016 – March 2016) data were generated so far for

PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NOx. Summary of the observations made during the study period are as follows: Core Zone – Victoria U/G Office (SA - 1)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 48.0 to 67.1 µg/m3 and 26.8 to 38.4 µg/m3. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 8.7 to 13.6 µg/m3 and 13.5 to 21.2 µg/m3 respectively.

Core Zone – Victoria West (SA - 2)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 3 3 44.9 to 62.8 µg/m and 25.1 to 35.9 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 9.0 to 14.0 µg/m3 and 13.9 to 21.8 µg/m3 respectively.

Core Zone – Begunia Guest House (SA - 3)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 3 3 49.9 to 70.0 µg/m and 27.6 to 39.6 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 9.8 to 15.2 µg/m3 and 16.6 to 25.6 µg/m3 respectively. Core Zone – Damagoria Project Office (SA - 4) At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 76.3 to 98.5 µg/m3 and 41.5 to 58.3 µg/m3 respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 11.8 to 18.9 µg/m3 and 19.7 to 28.3 µg/m3 respectively. Chirkunda (SA - 5) At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 3 3 41.7 to 65.5 µg/m and 21.6 to 35.1 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx

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concentration were in the range of 9.0 to 15.4 µg/m3 and 15.7 to 25.1 µg/m3 respectively. Dendua Village (SA - 6) At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 3 3 31.1 to 48.9 µg/m and 18.2 to 28.3 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 7.5 to 12.1 µg/m3 and 12.0 to 19.5 µg/m3 respectively. Kulti (SA - 7) At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 40.1 to 62.9 µg/m3 and 20.9 to 35.4 µg/m3 respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range 9.2 to 15.7 µg/m3 and 16.1 to 25.6 µg/m3 respectively. Kalipahari Village (SA - 8)

At this location, PM10 and PM2.5 concentration were observed in the range of 3 3 32.9 to 53.7 µg/m and 19.2 to 31.5 µg/m respectively. SO2 and NOx concentration were in the range of 8.1 to 12.3 µg/m3 and 13.0 to 20.5 µg/m3 respectively.

Noise Level Study Noise, often defined as unwanted sound, interferes with speech communication, causes annoyance, distracts from work, disturb sleep thus deteriorating quality of human environment. Noise level was measured at several locations in the human settlements around the proposed mining site by using precision noise level meter. Detailed analysis of noise has revealed that there is no noticeable impact of noise in the surrounding environment. All the study sites in the residential areas exhibited a noise level well within the corresponding threshold limit value as prescribed by CPCB, both during the day and night time. From the results, the noise level for core zone was observed in the range of 45.6 dB (A) to 63.9 dB (A) during day time and 42.0 dB (A) to 49.7 dB (A) during night time whereas the maximum average noise levels in the area were observed to be 58.2 dB (A) during day time and 48.3 dB (A) during night time. Thus, from the observation it may be concluded that the noise levels in the area were in good

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compliance with prescribed limit for industrial area which are 75 dB (A) for day time and 70 dB (A) for night time. Similarly, the noise levels in close vicinity of the project area were observed in the range of 44.2 dB (A) to 53.4 dB (A) in day time & 41.0 dB (A) to 45.0 dB (A) in the night time, whereas the maximum average noise levels in the area were observed to be 48.7 dB (A) during day time and 43.5 dB (A) during night time. Thus, from the observations it may be concluded that the noise levels in the area were well within the prescribed limit for residential areas which are 55 dB(A) for Day time and 45 dB(A) for Night time. From the above observations, it may be concluded that the Noise levels are in good compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Industrial and Residential areas

Water Quality Status The water quality studies was carried out at 4 locations for ground water, 3 locations for surface water and 01 locations for industrial effluent /mine water. Water samples were collected from the mine, seasonal nallah and village well water to ascertain the present status of water quality. In general all the values are well within the prescribed limits of MOEF Scheduled - VI Standards for Effluent water, IS 10500:2012, Second Revision for drinking water, IS: 2296 - 1982 for Surface water samples and General Standards for Discharge of Effluents.

Flora and Fauna study The flora and fauna was surveyed by M/s VRDS Consultants, Chennai. The

Survey Report shows that there are no rare and endangered flora and fauna species in the Core Zone.

Socio-economic The socio-economic data has been taken from Census Report (2011) which shows that industrial activities are major income generation occupation.

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12.4 BRIEF DETAIL OF ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES Environmental impact has been assessed due to activities of mine and also washery project. The project activities will have impact on environmental attributes. Environmental impacts on following environmental attributes have been assessed.

● Ambient Air Quality ● Ambient Noise Level ● Surface Water Quality ● Land ● Bio-environment including Flora & Fauna ● Socio-economic profile The impact study is limited to study area of the project site. The activities of the mines and washery have been assessed in respect to existing environmental scenario of the area. No adverse impact has been assessed due to mining and washery activities on the existing environmental status. However reclamation of unstable areas and subsided areas has been proposed as per the Jharia Action Plan and also as per norms which includes rehabilitation and compensation of the affected families for Kalyaneshwari OCP. Apart from the above, mine closure activities has been also included as per the guidelines of Ministry of Coal, GoI and adequate funding has been proposed for progressive mine closure and final mine closure activities. Table 12.3: Salient features of environmental protection measures

Sl. Environmental issues Proposed No. 1 Air pollution 1. At the points of dust generation, water sprinkling / spraying will be done. 2. Thick greenery will be developed in and around the project area. 3. Plantation will be done on external dump and reclaimed area. 2 Water Pollution 1. Garland drains will be made around the periphery of the quarry. Garland drains around the stockpiles and other process areas to collect and carry the contaminated water to treatment/settling pond shall be provided.

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Sl. Environmental issues Proposed No. 2. Entire domestic effluent will be treated in septic tanks and soaked into soak pits. 3. Industrial water will be put into a closed circuit. 4. Properly designed system to collect and divert the storm water shall be provided

3 Water conservation 1. Provision of Rain water Harvesting system has been made for conservation of water. 2. Settling pond for surface run-off with drainage system shall be provided. 3. If, in case, due to some genuine problems like periodic cleaning of the system, heavy rainfall etc., it become necessary to discharge the effluent to land, the effluent shall conform to the standards at the final outlet of the coal washery: pH - 5.5-9.0, Total suspended solids - 100 mg/l, Oil & Grease – 10 mg/l, B.O.D (3 days 27 oC) - 30 mg/l, COD - 250 mg/l and Phenolics - 1.0 mg/l. The efficiency of the slime pond/ surface run-off settling pond shall achieve minimum 90 percent efficiency. 4 Noise pollution 1. Adequate and regular maintenance of plants and machineries will be carried out. 2. Equipments will be used which will have inbuilt mechanism of dampening the noise during operation. 3. The noise absorbing pads at foundations will be provided. 4. Thick green belt has been proposed to prevent the propagation of sound and also to dampening its intensity. 5 Solid waste Internal dumping will be carried out in the de-coaled area along with the mining operation. 6 Land degradation In view of importance of vegetal cover towards environment, the technical reclamation will be strengthened by biological reclamation for conserving the environment. 7 Erosion & Sediment Soil stabilization work in the form of bio-reclamation is proposed to be carried out to prevent soil erosion. 8 Top soil Separate stacking of top soil is proposed and top soil will be concurrently spread over OB dumps for plantation. 9 Ground vibration Controlled Blasting will be practiced to minimize the ground vibration after ground vibration study

12.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES As coal extraction is Site Specific, hence no alternative sites can be adopted. The site of the proposed washery has been fixed on the basis of land availability, water resource availability and nearness to the mines for reduction of coal transportation cost and availability of other infrastructures available near the site.

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12.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM For effective implementation, a time bound action plan for environmental management including all aspects shall be followed by the project. Samples for study of air quality, water quality and noise level shall be collected and tested fortnighty at strategic places representing all the categories of location.

12.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES Public Consultation & Public Hearing People living in the area around the project site may have reservations and apprehension about likely effect of project construction and operation on environmental pollution, socio-economic profile of the area, etc. Public Hearing & Public Consultation held on 27.04.2018 in accordance with the procedure laid out in the EIA Notification of 2006 & 2009. Risk assessment Special care will be taken to follow all aspects related to safe mining practices as stipulated by DGMS. A Disaster Management Plan (DMP) has been drawn up for Cluster XVII group of mines of BCCL.

12.8 PROJECT BENEFITS The mining activity at Cluster XVII mine of BCCL will improve the socio- economic activities in the adjoining areas. This will result in following benefits: • Improvements in Physical Infrastructure • Improvements in Social Infrastructure • Increase in Employment Potential • Post-mining Enhancement of Green Cover

12.9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Bharat Coking Coal Limited, the owner of this project has already set-up an Environmental Cell headed by a Dy. General Manager at its HQs. The cell provides necessary support that is required for Environmental Management of various projects and mines under the jurisdiction of the company.

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12.10 CAPITAL & REVENUE COST ESTIMATE Table: 12.4 ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES A- CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines

(Amount in Rs. Lakhs) Sl. No. Description Existing Proposed

SUB-TOTAL 1077.99 II CAPITAL FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN MINE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA 1 Mobile Water Sprinkler 28 KL (04 Nos.) 658.94 2 50 m Fog canon - for dust suppression (02 Nos.) 120.00 3 Development of green belt 15.00 4 Oil & Grease trap 50.00 5 Garland Drain 50.00 6 Fire Fighting arrangement 75.00 7 Provision for Arboriculture 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 1018.94 III OTHER PROVISIONS (on LS basis) 1 Base line data generation and monitoring works 15.00 2 EMP Report 50.00 3 Env. Lab Van 16.00 4 Rainwater Harvesting System 40.00 5 Sedimentation Pond 30.00

SUB-TOTAL 151.00 IV ABSTRACT OF FINANCIAL IMPACT (A) - CAPITAL 1 Cost of restoration 1077.99 2 Cost of Anti-pollution measures in mine & Industrial area 1018.94 3 Other provisions 151.00 TOTAL CAPITAL 2247.94

B- REVENUE EXPENDITURE

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Table: 12.5 Sl. Annually Recurring Cost Element No. (Rs. in Lakhs) 1 Pollution Control 20.00 2 Routine Environmental Monitoring 35.00 3 Occupational health & safety 10.00 4 Green belt & Biological reclamation (Proposed plantation cost averaged over the 12.07 entire life of mine) 5 Water Cess, CTO / CTE (LS) 15.00 6 Others(including additional studies) (LS) 15.00 Total 107.07

Table: 12.6 Closure Cost of the mines of Cluster XVII Closure Cost (` in Lakh) Leasehold Area ( S.N Mine Without With Ha) Escalation Escalation Begunia Colliery (Closed for 1 306.00 78.51 110.923 Production) Mine Closure status report Victoria West Colliery 2 310.00 (MCSR) has been prepared (Closed for Production) and submitted. Proposed Kalyaneshwari 5 1228.09 7368.540 30015.064** OCP TOTAL 7447.05 30125.987 *Escalated considering WPI of April 2018. **Escalated considering WPI of Oct 2017 and life of 39 years.

12.11 Remedial Plan-Cum-Natural and Community resource augmentation plan

Studies and surveys were conducted in the mining leasehold of BCCL for formulation and execution of various Remedial plans with respect to environment, ecology and community damages accrued due to a very long unscientific mining practices. BCCL has been executing these remedial plans from its own fund as well as from the fund provided by GoI.

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restored sites, is being implemented. It is also proposed to implement skill development schemes as done at various places at BCCL (Such as Handloom Weaving Training Project, similar to established at Mukunda,Alakdiha and Gareria, poultry, animal rearing etc. ) under CSR activities.

12.12 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS

Table No 12.7: Disclosure of consultants

Sl. Nature of Study Name of Agency who conducted the study No. 1 Project Report CMPDIL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., is a premier /Conceptual Report consultancy organization engaged in mineral exploration, land resource management through remote sensing survey, coal petrography, mine planning, coal preparation & utilization, design of coal handling plants, environmental management of coal projects etc. 2 Ambient Air Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

3 Ambient Noise Level Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL) Study 4 Soil Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

5 Water Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL) 6 Land-use Study CMPDIL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., is a premier consultancy organization engaged in mineral exploration, land resource management through remote sensing survey, coal petrography, mine planning, coal preparation & utilization, design of coal handling plants, environmental management of coal projects etc. 7 Flora & Fauna Study M/S VRDS CONSULTANTS, Chennai

8 EIA / EMP Report M/S Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited(CMPDIL)

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DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED

13.1 SOURCE AND TYPE OF DATA Sl. Nature of Study Name of Agency who conducted the study No.

CMPDIL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., is a premier consultancy organization engaged in mineral exploration, land resource management Project Report /Conceptual 1 through remote sensing survey, coal petrography, Report mine planning, coal preparation & utilization, design of coal handling plants, environmental management of coal projects etc.

2 Ambient Air Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

3 Ambient Noise Level Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

4 Soil Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

5 Water Quality Study Project Development of India, Sindri (PDIL)

CMPDIL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., is a premier consultancy organization engaged in mineral exploration, land resource management 6 Land-use Study through remote sensing survey, coal petrography, mine planning, coal preparation & utilization, design of coal handling plants, environmental management of coal projects etc.

7 Flora & Fauna Study M/S VRDS CONSULTANTS, Chennai M/S Central Mine Planning & Design Institute 8 EIA / EMP Report Limited (CMPDIL)

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+PROFORMA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF MINING PROJECTS (MINING SECTOR PROJECTS) Note 1 : All information to be given in the form of Annexures and should be properly numbered and form part of reply to this proforma.

Note 2 : Please enter  in appropriate box where answer is yes / No.

Note 3 : No abbreviation to be used - Not available or Not applicable should be clearly mentioned.

Note 4 : Core zone is the mining lease area. Buffer zone in case of ML area up to 25 ha. is to be considered as 5 km all around the periphery of the core zone and for ML area above 25 ha. an area 10 km all around the periphery of the core zone.

Note 5 : Adopt Scoping process in carrying out EIA study.

Note 6 : Please indicate source of data.

1. General Information

(a) Name of the project : Cluster XVII Group of Mines of BCCL

Name of the proponent : BCCL

Mailing Address : General Manager Chanch Victoria Area, BCCL P.O. Barakar Dist: Bardhaman West Bengal , Pin Code- 713324

E-mail : [email protected] Telephone : 0341-2520062,2520064 Fax No. : 0341-2520063

(b) Objective of the project : To liquidate coal from unstable areas of Cluster XVII to implement Master Plan and bridge the overall deficit of coal availability over demand of BCCL. (c) Location of mine (s)

Village(s) Tehsil District State Barakar, Chungari, Lalbazar, Petna, Kulti, Manberia, Asansol Bardhaman West Baltoria, Borira. Bengal

(d) Does the proposal relate to New Mine/ Expansion/ Renewal of lease/ Modernisation.

This Cluster of Mines were taken over by BCCL from private mine owners after nationalization through Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1972-73. Cluster XVII has been operative to implement Master Plan. The status and category of mine for EC are given below.

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(e) Site Information

(i) Geographical Location a. Begunia UG

0 0 • Latitude 23 43'25.22"N to 23 43'57.88" N

• Longitude 86048'9.99"E to 860 49' 48.91"E

• Survey of India Topo sheet number 73 I / 14

• Elevation above Mean Sea Level 102 m

• Total mining lease area (in ha.) 306.00 Ha

b. Victoria West UG

Latitude 23044’0.89” N to 23044'43.85" N

• Longitude 86048'30.06" E to 860 50' 1.77" E

• Survey of India Topo sheet number 73 I / 14

• Elevation above Mean Sea Level 102 m • Total mining lease area (in ha.) 310.00 Ha

C Kalyaneshwari OCP

Latitude 23043’49.97”N to 23046'12.56" N 0 0 23 44’53.37”N to 23 44’44.30”N

• Longitude 86052'31.72"E to 860 51’4.62”E 86052'50.98"E to 860 50’12.22”E

• Survey of India Topo sheet number 10,11,13 & 14 (RF – 1:4000)

• Elevation above Mean Sea Level 126m to 146m • Total mining lease area (in ha.) 1212.43 Ha

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(ii) Dominant nature of terrain

• Flat Yes -- No 

• Undulated Yes  No --

• Hilly Yes No -- 

2. Land usage of the mining lease area (in Ha)

(a) Agricultural : 60.60

(b) Forest : 0.0 (c) Waste land / Govt. Land : 72.34

(d) Grazing land : 447.87 (e) Surface water bodies : 130.08 (f) Others (specify) – BCCL : 1133.20 Land Total : 1844.09

3. Indicate the seismic zone in which ML area falls. In case of zone IV & V, details of earth quakes in last 10 years.

(a) Severity (Richter Scale) : The ML area falls in Seismic Zone –III

(b) Impact i.e. Damage to

• Life Yes No 

• Property Yes No 

• Existing mine Yes No  `.

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4. Break-up of mining project area (in ha.) as per approved conceptual plan:

Mining Lease Area Area Acquired Area to be acquired

Purpose Government Private Total Government Private Total Goverment Private Total Forest Other BCCL Agri. Other Forest Other BCCL Agri. Other Fore Other BCCL Agri. Other Land Govt. Land Land Land Land Govt. Land Land Land st Govt. Land Land Land Land Land Land Land

1. Area to be excavated 6.08 326.99 68.63 401.70 326.99 326.99 6.08 68.63 74.71 2. Storage of Top Soil 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3. Overburden /Dumps 1.40 86.22 379.24 466.86 86.22 86.22 1.40 379.24 380.64 4. Mineral Storage 3.31 3.31 3.31 3.31

5. Infrastructure (workshop, Administrative Building ) 27.20 27.20 27.20 27.20 6. Roads 64.86 64.86* 64.86 7.Railways 64.86 8. Green Belt 24.78 24.78 24.78 24.78 9.Water Body 130.08 130.08 130.08 130.08 Included in item no.5 10. Effluent treatment plant 11.Coal handling plant / mineral separation plant 15.66 15.66 15.66 15.66 12.Township area/Homestead Land 197.91 197.91 197.91 197.91 13 Barren Land 447.13 447.13 447.13 447.13 14. Others (agricultural area etc.) 60.6 60.60 60.60 1328.1 TOTAL 72.34 1263.28 60.6 447.87 1844.09 64.86 1263.28 4 7.48 60.6 447.87 515.95 *Government land not required to be acquired, to be used for transportation.

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5. Township (outside mining lease):

(a) Total area (in ha.) 197.91

(b) No. of dwelling units 1349 (c) Distance from mine site 0.5 to 1 Km

Note:- i) 492 nos.quarters of Victoria West Colony lies within the mine lease boundary of Victoria West Colliery. ii) 249 nos. quarters of Begunia Colony lies within the mine lease boundary of Begunia Colliery. iii) 608 nos. quarters of Damagoria Colony lies at a distance of about 500m from mine lease boundary of Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP. iv) No separate residential colony is proposed for Kalyaneshwari OCP.

6. Distance of water bodies ( in km)

Distance from River Bank* / Jore Other Water bodies* Sea / Creek / Lake / Nalla etc. (Specity) Barakar River Maithon Dam( about 6 km) Mining lease (adjacent to cluster boundary) boundary Ancillary facilities --do-- --do-- [ * From highest flood line / high tide line]

7. For projects falling within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) : Not applicable

Whether the mineral to be mined is Yes No  of rare nature and not available outside CRZ? If yes, annex a scaled location map showing low tide line (LTL), high tide line (HTL) duty demarcated by one of the authorized agencies * [ * Director, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad; Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, Triruvananthapuram: Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai: Institute of Wetland Management & Ecological Designs, Kolkata: Naval Hydrographers’s Office, Dehradun: National Institute of Oceanography, Panjim, Goa: and National institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai], boundary of mining lease area, distance of ML area from LTL and HTL CRZ boundary and CRZ classification of the project area as per the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan, and settlements, sand dunes, mangroves, forest land / patches, turtles breeding and nesting sites etc., if any, in the project area.

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8. Indicate aerial distance from the periphery of core zone / area from the periphery of the buffer zone to the boundary of following (up to 10 km).

Sl. Areas Name Aerial distance from (in km.) No. Core* Zone Buffer* Zone 1 National Park / Sanctuary NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable Biosphere Reserve / Tiger Reserve / 2 Elephant Reserve / any other NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable Reserve Dry deciduous scrub 3 Forest (RF / PF / unclassified) -- Exists forest 4 Habitat for migratory birds NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable Corridor for aninals of schedule I & 5 II of the Wildlife (Protection Act, NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable 1972. Archaeological sites 6 • Notified NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable • Others 7 Defence Installation NIL Not Applicable Not Applicable Maithon Hydro Power About 6 9 km Exists in buffer 8 Industries / Thermal Power Plants Plant of DVC – from core zone zone Maithon Power Plant Banjimarhi Colliery of Adjacent to Exists in buffer 9 Other Mines ECL & Ramnagar cluster boundary zone Colliery of SAIL 10 Airport No airport Not Applicable Not Applicable Grand chord Rly Line Adjacent to 11 Railway Lines Not Applicable (E.C.RLY) cluster boundary Passes through 12 National / State Highways NH - 2 Not Applicable Cluster boundary.

[ * Buffer zone in case of ML area up to 25ha. is to be considered as 5 km all around the periphery of the core zone and for ML area above 25 ha. an area 10 km all around the periphery of the core zone ].

9. Description of flora & fauna separately in the core and buffer zones.*

[*Consult the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended subsequently and list species with (1) common name (2) Scientific name and (3) under which schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act the identified species fall. Get the list authenticated by an expert in the field / credible scientific Institute / University / Chief Wildlife Warden office. Information to be based on field survey.].

Source: Field Study (for flora & fauna) for Cluster XVII group of mines was done by VRDS consultants. The study was conducted during January, 2016 to March, 2016. Flora Core Zone Buffer Zone A.1. Agricultural crops Table 3.57 in Chapter III Table 3.62 in Chapter III 2. Commerical crops Table 3.58 in Chapter III Table 3.63 in Chapter III 3. Plantation Table 3.59 in Chapter III Table 3.64 in Chapter III Natural vegetation / Dry deciduous Scrub Dry deciduous Scrub 4. forest type vegetation. vegetation as mentioned in Table 3.65 in Chapter III 5. Grass lands Table 3.60 in Chapter III Table 3.66 in Chapter III 6. Endangered species Nil Nil 7. Endemic species Nil Nil

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Flora Core Zone Buffer Zone Others (specify) Aquatic flora given in Table Aquatic flora in Barakar river, 8. (Type of trees) 3.61 in Chapter-III streams and rivulets as mentioned in Table 3.67 B. Fauna 1. Total listing of faunal Table no.3.68 & 3.69 in Table no.3.70 & 3.71 in elements Chapter 3 Chapter 3 2. Endangered species Nil Nil 3. Endemic species Nil Nil 4. Migratory species Nil Nil 5. Details of aquatic Fishes , Crustaceans, Mollusc Fishes , Crustaceans, Mollusc fauna, if applicable The details of flora and fauna are are given in Chapter – III of EIA / EMP.

10. Details of mineral reserves (as per approval Mining Plan)

Quantity (in million tonnes) (a) Proved : 136.62 (b) Indicated : --- (c) Inferred : --- (d) Mineable reserves : 122.96

11. Major geological formation / disturbances in the mining lease area.

(a) Geological maps submitted Yes  No

(b) Geological sections submitted Yes  No

(d) Whether the presence, if any, noted of

(i) Faults Yes  No

(ii) Dykes Yes  No

(iii) Shear Zone Yes No 

(iv) Folds Yes No 

(v) Other weak zones Yes No 

(e) Source of data (Indicate) Geological Report / Project Report

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12. Production of mineral(s) and life of mine

(a) Rated capacity of mine mineral : 4.0 Mty (Peak – 5.2 Mty) wise (Tonnes/annum) (b) Life of mine at proposed : Begunia Colliery – Inoperative/non producing capacity (Years) Victoria west Colliery – Inoperative/non producing Kalyaneshwari OCP – 39 Years Kalyaneshwari Washery – 31 Years (Begunia and Victoria West Colliery are mines of Pre- nationalisation period) (c) Lease period (Years) : 30 years

(d) Date of expiry of lease (D/M/Y) : 03.10.2048

(e) Indicate in case of existing : This Cluster of Mines were taken over by BCCL from mine private mine owners after nationalization through Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1972-73. The status and category of mine for EC are given below.

Cluster Name of the Mine/ Washery Status Category of mine for EC No. Inoperative seeking EC Begunia Colliery UG regularisation Inoperative seeking EC Victoria West Colliery UG regularisation UG(to be amalgamated in Inoperative seeking EC Victoria Colliery* proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP) regularisation XVII Operative under OC (to be amalgamated in implementation of Master Damagoria Colliery * proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP) Plan seeking EC regularisation Kalyaneshwari Opencast OC Proposed Project Kalyaneshwari Coal Washery Washery Proposed : This Cluster of Mines were taken over by BCCL from i. Date of opening of mine private mine owners after nationalization through Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1972-73. ii. Production in the last 5 : Production fig. of Cluster XVII Year Production(Te.) Year Production(Te.) years 2013-14 1546887.00 2018-19 4000000* iii. Projected production for : 2014-15 1048433.00 2019-20 4000000* the next 5 years 2015-16 2557413.00 2020-21 4000000* 2016-17 2141770.00 2021-22 4000000* 2017-18 1380834.00 2023-24 4000000* *Subject to grant of EC. Peak production of 5.2 MTPA may be achieved by favourable geo-mining conditions and better utilization of resources iv. Whether mining was : There was no production from Damagoria Colliery of suspended after opening Cluster XVII during 2010-11 and 2011-12 because it was of the mine ? allocated to WBPDCL by MoC. If yes, details thereof : Production from Damagoria mines resumed from 2012- including last production 13 after it was re-allocated to CIL/BCCL in 2011-12. figure and reason for the Production during 2009-10 from Damagoria Colliery was same 28028.00 Te. (f) Whether plans & sections : Yes provided ?

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13. Type and method of mining operations

TYPE METHOD

Opencast Manual --- 

--- Semi-mechanised Underground 

--- Both Mechanised ---

14. Details of ancillary operations for mineral processing

(a) Existing None

(b) Additional Kalyaneshwari Washery (Proposed)

15. Mine details

(a) Opencast mine (i) Stripping ratio (mineral in tonnes to overburden in : 3.41 m3) (ii) Ultimate working depth (in m bgl) : 270.00 (iii) Indicate present working depth in case of existing : Not Applicable mine (in m bgl) (iv) Thickness of topsoil (in m) ▪ Minimum : 0.20 ▪ Maximum : 0.30 ▪ Average : 0.25

(v) Thickness of overburden (in m) ▪ Minimum : 3 - 5 ▪ Maximum : 20 ▪ Average : 12 - 15 (vi) Mining Plan Height Width ▪ Height and width of the bench in overburden / : waste. 14m 30m

▪ Height and width of the bench in orebody / coal :

seam (Surface Miner) Height Width 12m 30m

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▪ Proposed inclination / slope of the sides of the : Working bench slope angle, opencast mine (separately for overburden, Coal - 70o coal/ ore and overall slope of the pit sides) both Working bench slope angle, while operating the mine as well as at the time OB-70o of closure of the mine. Overall pit slope at the closure of mine - 37o ▪ Whether transverse sections across the open- : Submitted (Plate No.- 25) cast mine at the end of fifth year and at the end of the life of the mine have been submitted ?

(vii) Type of blasting, if any, to be adopted : Controlled Deep Hole Blasting

(b) Underground mines : Begunia Colliery – Inoperative/non producing Victoria west Colliery – Inoperative/non producing

(i) Seam/ore body : Min.Depth Max. Depth Avg. Rate of dip Direction of (m) (m) thicknes(m) in degree dip  Not applicable →

(ii) Mode of entry into the mine

▪ Shaft : ▪ Adit : Not applicable ▪ Incline :

(iii) Details of machinery

▪ On surface : ▪ At face : ▪ For transportation : Not applicable ▪ Others :

(iv) Method of stoping (metalliferous mines)

▪ Open : ▪ Filled : ▪ Shrinkage : ▪ Caving : Not applicable ▪ Combination of above : ▪ Others (specify) :

(v) Extraction method

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▪ Caving : ▪ Stowing : Not applicable ▪ Partial extraction :

(vi) Subsidence ▪ Predicted max. subsidence (in m) : ▪ Max. value of tensile strain (in mm/m) : ▪ Max. slope change (in mm/m) : ▪ Whether identified possible subsidence : area (s) superimposed on Surface Plan has been submitted ? ▪ Major impacts on surface features like : Not applicable natural drainage pattern, houses, buildings, water bodies, roads, forest, etc. ▪ Salient features of subsidence : management (monitoring and control)

16. Surface drainage pattern at mine site

(a) Whether the pre-mining surface drainage plan : Yes (Plate No.-VII) submitted? (b) Do you propose any modification/diversion in the existing : No natural drainage pattern at any stage ? if yes, when. Provide location map indicating contours, dimensions of water body to be diverted, direction of flow of water and proposed route/ changes, if any i.e. realignment of river/nullah/any other water body falling within core zone and its impact.

17. Embankment and / or weir construction

(a) Do you propose, at any stage, construction of : (i) Embankment for protection against flood ? : No (ii) Weir for water storage for the mine ? : No (b) If so, provide details thereof. : Not applicable (c) Impact of embankment on HFL and settlment around. : Not applicable (d) Impact of weir on down-stream users of water. : Not applicable

18. Vehicular traffic density (outside the ML area)

Type of vehicles No. of vehicles per day (a) Existing : Two wheelers 450 Light Motor Vehicles 30

(b) After the proposed activity : Two wheelers 700 Light Motor Vehicles 45 Heavy Vehicles(Tippers) 52

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19. Loading, transporation and unloading of mineral and waste rocks on surface :

(a) Manual : No (b) Tubs, mine cars, etc. : No (c) Scraper, shovels, dumpers/trucks : Yes (shovel, dozer, dumper and tippers) (d) Conveyors (belt, chain, etc.) : Yes (belt conveyors) (e) Others (specify) :

20. Mineral(s) transporation outside the ML area

Qty. (in TPD) Percentage (%) Length (in km) (a) Road : 1576 10 10-12 km (b) Rail : 14181 90 (Depends upon (c) Conveyors : ------linkage) (d) Ropeway : ------(e) Waterways : ------(f) Pipeline : ------(g) Others (specify) : ------Total : 15757 100

21. Baseline meteorological & air quality data

(a) Micro-meteorological data [Continuous monitoring through autographic instrument for one full season other than monsoon]

(i) Wind rose pattern for one full season (16 points of compass i.e. N,NNE,NE,----- ) based on 24-hourly data. For coastal area also furnish day-time and night time data.

• Day time : Not Applicable • Night time : Not Applicable • 24-hours period : Start – (i) Date : 01/01/2016 End (i) Date : 31/03/2016 (ii) Time: 00:00 hrs (ii) Time: 23:00 hrs.

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(ii) Site specific monitored data Cloud Cover@ Wind Speed (kmph) Temperature (K) Relative Humidity (%) Rain Fall$ (mm) (Octas of the sky) Month Mean Mean Highest Lowest 24 hrs No. of Rainy Mean Max % of Calm Highest Lowest Total Mean (Dry Bulb) Highest Days Jan/ 2016 1.32 2.9 292.23 303.4 281.1 49.26 73 30 22.5 18.0 3 0.92

Feb’ 2016 1.20 3.7 42.81 296.97 306.9 285.9 47.63 70 28 39.9 14.0 6 1.30 Mar’ 2016 1.34 8.3 302.88 313.6 290.3 41.88 67 21 27.7 12.7 6 1.22

$ 24 hrs rainfall should be reported from 08:30 hrs IST of previous day to 08:30 hrs IST of the day. $ Rainy day is considered when 24 hrs rainfall is ≥ 2.5 mm. @ Visual observations of cloud cover should be recorded four times a day at regular intervals.

(iii) Indicate name and distance of the nearest IMD meterological station from which climatological data obtained for reporting in the EIA report, if any.

: Micro-metorological station was set up by PDIL at Damagoria Project office to collect baseline micro-meteorological data.

(b) Ambient air quality data * (RPM, SPM, SO2, NOx and Heavy Metals)

[ *Monitoring should be carried out covering one full season except monsoon – same season as in 21(a) (i)] [* Frequency of sampling : Sapmling to be done twice a week for the entire season 24 hourly for SPM & RPM. For gaseous pollutants 24-hourly data be given irrespective of the sampling period].

(i) Season and period for which monitoring has been carried out. : Postwinter, Period - Jan ‘16 to Mar ‘16 (ii) No. of samples collected at each monitoring station. : 24

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PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX RDS Sampler fitted with a RDS with gaseous RDS with gaseous Name of monitoring equipment used cyclone separator Fine Dust Sampler sampling attachment sampling attachment and spectrophotometer and spectrophotometer AS per IS:5182 USEPA’S Quality Equipment sensivity (Part-IV)-1973 Assurance Guideline IS: 5182 (Part-V) IS: 5182 (Part-V) Documents 2.12 Permissible AAQ Residential 100 60 80 80 standard (CPCB) Industrial 100 60 80 80 ( g/m3) Sensitive 100 60 80 80 Monitoring No. of Category* Location Samples Min. Max. 98% tile Min. Max. 98% tile Min. Max. 98% tile Min. Max. 98% tile Drawn (R,I,S) Core zone 24 I SA1 samples 48.0 67.1 66.89 26.8 38.4 38.12 8.7 13.6 13.55 13.5 21.2 20.83 Core zone 24 I SA2 samples 44.9 62.8 62.60 25.1 35.9 35.67 9.0 14.0 13.96 13.9 21.8 21.46 Core zone 24 I SA3 samples 49.9 70.0 69.63 27.6 39.6 39.32 9.8 15.2 15.00 16.6 25.6 24.75 Core zone 24 I 69.8 105.8 105.71 38.4 58.9 58.62 11.8 18.9 18.87 19.7 28.3 27.56 SA4 samples Buffer zone 24 R 41.7 65.5 64.71 21.6 35.1 34.45 9.0 15.4 15.31 15.7 25.1 24.52 SA5 samples Buffer zone 24 R SA6 samples 31.1 48.9 48.72 18.2 28.3 27.56 7.5 12.1 12.10 12.0 19.5 19.41 Buffer zone 24 R SA7 samples 40.1 62.9 62.14 20.9 35.4 34.92 9.2 15.7 15.63 16.1 25.6 25.07 Buffer zone 24 SA8 samples R 32.9 53.7 53.33 19.2 31.5 31.5 8.1 12.3 12.34 13.0 20.5 20.25 *All values are in µg/m3 # Annexure a location map indicating location of AAQ stations, their direction and distance with respect to project site.: ANNEXED (Plate No-11A)

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AAQ Stations Sl. Location Direction w.r.t Centre of Distance w.r.t Name of Location No. Code Core Zone Project Site (km)

1. SA1 Victoria U/G Office- Core zone Core Zone

2. SA2 Victoria West U/G Office Core zone Core Zone

3. SA3 Begunia Guest House Core zone Core zone

4. SA4 Damagoria Project Office Core zone Core zone

5. SA5 Chirkunda W 0.8

6. SA6 Dendua Village NE 2.7

7. SA7 Kulti SE 1.2

8. SA8 Kalipahari Village NW 3.0

% HEAVY METAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERN IN DUST Lead, Mercury, Chromium, Arsenic, Nickel Cadmium Quartz, Location Name Sl. Pb Hg Cr As Ni Cd SiO / Location 2 No. Max Max Code Min. Max. Min. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. . .

Victoria U/G 01. 0.20 0.27 NT NT 0.01 0.03 NT NT 0.27 0.29 NT NT 37.5 44.5 Office-SA1 Victoria West 02. U/G Office – 0.22 0.26 NT NT 0.01 0.04 NT NT 0.24 0. 28 NT NT 36.2 46.3 SA2 Begunia Guest 03. 0.22 0.27 NT NT 0.01 0.03 NT NT 0.22 0.25 NT NT 38.5 46.3 House – SA3 Damagoria 04. Project Office – 0.24 0.29 NT NT 0.01 0.04 NT NT 0.27 0. 30 NT NT 39.2 48.2 SA4 Chirkunda 05. – 0.16 0.24 NT NT 0.01 0.02 NT NT 0.21 0.26 NT NT 33.9 39.5 SA5 Dendua Village 06. 0.14 0.19 NT NT 0.01 0.02 NT NT 0.17 0.20 NT NT 29.4 34.6 – SA6 07. Kulti-SA7 0.16 0.21 NT NT 0.01 0.03 NT NT 0.21 0.24 NT NT 33.4 40.2 Kalipahari 08. 0.17 0.22 NT NT 0.01 0.03 NT NT 0.20 0.24 NT NT 30.2 37.5 Village-SA8 Detection Limit 0.2 2.0 0.06 2.0 0.2 0.01 - (in µg/ml) *NT- Not Traceable

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22. Stack and emission details, if any* : Not applicable

23. Details of fugitive emissions during mining operations* :

Non-point specific / fugitive emission sources from this project are:

-- Operation of coal winning and overburden removal. -- Drilling and blasting opertions -- Haul road of paved and unpaved types. -- Wind erosion from coal stock piles, benches and overburden dumps.

24. Air Quality Impact Prediction (AQIP)*

(a) Details of model(s) used for AQIP including grid i) AERMOD version 9.4.0 size, terrain features, and input meteorological data. ii) Terrain : Rural elevated

( site specific micro-meteorological data (hourly data for one complete season i.e. January ,2016 - March, 2016)

(b) Maximum incremental GLC values of pollutants based on prediction exercise:

Table: Predicted incremental PM2.5 concentration

Measured PM2.5 Predicted incremental Predicted Baseline Stations th (98 Percentile) PM2.5 using AQIP absolute PM2.5 (i) (ii) (i)+(ii)

SA - 1 38.1 3.93 42.03 SA - 2 35.7 0.69 36.39 SA - 3 39.3 0.49 39.79 SA - 4 57.8 6.05 63.85 SA - 5 34.5 0.24 34.74 SA - 6 27.6 1.78 29.38 SA - 7 34.9 0.92 35.82 SA - 8 31.5 0.93 32.43 (Values in µg/cu. m)

Table: Predicted incremental PM10 concentration

Measured PM10 Predicted incremental Baseline Stations Predicted absolute PM10 th (98 Percentile) PM10 using AQIP

(i) (ii) (i)+(ii)

SA - 1 66.9 24.80 91.7 SA - 2 62.6 4.73 67.33 SA - 3 69.6 3.30 72.9 SA - 4 98.0 31.36 129.36 SA - 5 64.7 1.74 66.44 SA - 6 48.7 11.70 60.4 SA - 7 62.2 6.29 68.49 SA - 8 53.3 6.56 59.86 (Values in µg/cu. m) [* Question Number 22,23 & 24 need not be filled-in for mines having ML area of 25 ha. or less.] [** Information on item no. 2 & 3 to be provided in cases with captive power generation of 500 KVA and above]

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25. Water Requirement (m3 / day)

Purpose Peak Demand (m3/day) Begu Kalyanesh Victori Victoria Damagoria A. Mine site nia -wari OCP a west UG OC UG 1.Haul road washing 350 closed 2.Dust suppression & CHP 120 for closed to be to be 3.Green belt 10 produ- for amalgama amalgamat ction product ted with ed with 4.Washeries 1750 -ion Proposed Proposed 5.Workshop & HEMM 315 Kalyanesh Kalyanesh 6.Fire service 230 wari OCP wari OCP 9.Others (5% process & loss) 135 Total (A) 2910* Nil Nil Nil Nil

B. Township 1.Green belt No 125 120 separate 2.Domestic 488 No 688 domestic mine No mine requireme 3.Other (Service Building like GM pimp- pimping nt office, Guest house, Hospital, Club, 122 ing 172 School etc) (Proposed OCP) Total (B) 1715# Grand Total (A+B) 4625

(Source: *mine water of Proposed K. OCP and # from Cluster-XVII old UG workings, 2675 KLD from Barakar River through DVC for domestic use)

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26. Source of Water supply*

Name of colliery Source Availability of Remarks water(m3/day)

Mine Water Closed UG mine water after filtration (Abandoned UG is supplied to the nearby village/Basti Begunia Colliery 735 m3/day mine water) Begunia, Riverside colony, Disergarh Dear colony etc.

DVC Victoria West Colliery (Barakar River) Victoria West colony, Manberia colony 2675 m3/day DVC etc. Victoria Colliery (Barakar River)

Water after filtration is supplied to the Mine Water Damagoria Colliery 980 m3/day nearby village/Basti Damagoria

colony, Lal bazar etc. 1) Projected mine inflow water will be used for Industrial purpose of the Proposed OCP (Haul road washing, dust suppression, Proposed Kalyaneshwari workshop& HEMM, Fire fighting, Mine Water 2930 m3/day OCP and Washery Greenbelt etc) around 1160 m3/day. 2) Mine water will be supplied to proposed Coal washery (1750 m3/day)

[* Annex a copy of sanction letter / permission from the concerned authority (Central Ground Water Authority in case of ground water abstraction is from notified area / State Ground Water Board in case of non-notified area / State Irrigation Department for surface water pumping) for drawing water].

27. Lean season flow in case of pumping from river / nalla (cumecs): Not applicable

(for drinking water requirement supply from DVC is continued throughout the year)

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28. Ground water potential of the study area (Mm3)

GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL DETAILS OF THE STUDY AREA

(Quantity in ha.m)

(i) BARDHAMAN DISTRICT Sl Net Ground Existing Existing Ground Existing Ground Annual Allocation For Net Ground Water Present Stage of No Water Ground Water Water Draft for Water Draft for Domestic and Industrial availability for Ground Water Availability Draft for Domestic and all uses Requirement supply upto Future Irrigation Development Irrigation Industrial water next 25 years supply

1 236877.76 94059.60 9608.01 103667.61 15762.29 127055.87 44.0 %

(ii) SALANPUR BLOCK Sl Block Name Net Ground Existing Allocation For Net Ground Present Stage Categorization as No Water Gross Domestic and Water of Ground per GEC-97 Availability Ground Industrial Whether water level shows availability for Water Water Requirement significant long term decline Future Irrigation Development Draft for supply during all uses Pre- Monsoon Post- Monsoon

1 SALANPUR 1695.70 284.42 349.01 No No 1330.69 16.77% Safe

Source: Central Ground Water Board, Dynamic GWRE-2013

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Groundwater Resource Estimation of the Buffer zone of the Cluster-XVII as per GEC-97

Description of items Buffer Zone 1. Stage of Groundwater Development a. Net Groundwater Availability (Mcum) 65.005 (from Table: 7.iv.5.) b. Annual Gross Groundwater Draft 10.68 (Mcum) (from Table: 7.v.2.) c. Balance Available Annual Groundwater Recharge 54.325 d. Stage of Groundwater Development 16.43% [ {(1b) / (1a)} * 100 ]

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28.1 Ground water availability :

(a) Range of water table (m bgl):

(i) Pre-monsoon ( April / May)(2017)

o Core Zone 0.45-3.37 m

o Buffer zone 0.45 -9.35 m

(ii) Post-monsoon (November/December)(2017) 1.15-2.00 m o Core Zone

1.15-5.25 m o Buffer zone

(b) Total annual replenishable recharage (million m3 / year)

o By ground water table fluctuation method 65.005

o By rainfall infiltration factor method 67.60

(d) Estimated draft through mine discharge (million m3 / year). 2.73

(e) Net annual ground water available (million m3 / year). 54.325

(f) Stage of ground water development in % 16.43%.

28.2. Water demand (Cluster-XVII) – Competing users of the water source.

Additional proposed as Present Consumption in Sl. per local plan in Million Total in MLD Usage Million Cum/yr No. Cum/yr Surface Ground Surface Ground Surface Ground 0.98 0.54 (Old 0.98 0.54 (Old 1 Domestic (DVC/Barakar UG pit Nil Nil (DVC/Barakar UG pit River) water) River) water) 2 Irrigation - 0.09 Nil Nil - 0.09 3 Industry - - Nil Nil - - 4 Mining - 1.06 Nil Nil - 1.06 5 Others (specify) - - - - Total 0.98 1.69 0.98 1.69

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29. Water quality*

(a) Annex physico-chemical analysis of water at intake point** : (b) In case of existing mine, annex report on quality of water discharge : Not applicable i.e. complete physico-chemical analysis** [* For non-discharging mines at least four ground water samples to be taken preferably from downstream direction of the mine in pre-monsoon and post monsoon periods and analysed. For discharging mines six samples are to be analysed]

**All parameters as per BIS 10500. Indicate name of Methodology, Equipment used for analysis, and Direction Level (DL) for each parameter.

*** Wherever any analytical parameter is below detection level, “BDL” (Below Detection Level) should be written instead of ‘NIL’. Table: PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l, maximum) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 GW GW Sl. No. Parameters 1 – 2– Acceptable/ Patlabari Begunia Permissible village village Limits PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.1 7.2 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 25 24 - 3 Colour, HU < 2.0 3.0 5/15 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 5 Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 6 Turbidity (NTU) 06# 05# 1/5 7 Total Suspended Solid 14 18 - 8 Total Dissolved Solids 470 625# 500/2000 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL - 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 270# 382# 200/600 3 Chloride as Cl 68 82 250/1000 4 Sulphate as SO4 46 68 200/400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.5 1.58 45 7 Fluoride as F <0.4 0.5 1.0/1.5 8 Total Hardness as CaCO3 298# 488# 200/600 9 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 189# 302# 75/200* # 10 Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 109 186 30/100** 11 Sodium as Na 48.4 33.8 - 12 Potassium as K 9.1 6.4 - 13 Silica as SiO2 14 12 - 14 Iron as Fe 0.8# 0.7# 0.3 METALS 1 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 0.1/0.3 2 Total Chromium as Cr <0.01 <0.01 0.05 3 Lead as Pb <0.05 <0.05 0.01 4 Zinc as Zn 0.26 0.30 5.0/15

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Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 GW GW Sl. No. Parameters 1 – 2– Acceptable/ Patlabari Begunia Permissible village village Limits 5 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 0.01 6 Copper as Cu <0.002 <0.002 0.003 7 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 0.02 8 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 0.05 9 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 0.01 OTHER 1 Mineral Oil NIL NIL 0.5 2 Phenolic Compound as C6H5OH NIL NIL 0.001/0.002 Coliform Organisms 3 < 20 < 20 Absent (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) *-Calcium as Ca 2) **-Magnesium as Mg 3) # - Exceeds acceptable limit

Table: PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLES (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l, maximum) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 Sl. No. Parameters GW3– GW4 – Acceptable/ Kalipahari village Devipur Road Permissible Limits PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.3 7.2 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 24 24 - 3 Colour, HU 3.0 2.0 5/15 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 5 Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 6 Turbidity (NTU) 05# 04 1/5 7 Total Suspended Solid 16 12 - 8 Total Dissolved Solids 230 240 500/2000 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL - 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 122 142 200/600 3 Chloride as Cl 30 24 250/1000 4 Sulphate as SO4 22 16 200/400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.3 1.2 45 7 Fluoride as F 0.5 0.4 1.0/1.5 8 Total Hardness as CaCO3 98 84 200/600 9 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 62 50 75/200* Magnesium Hardness as 36 34 30/100** 10 CaCO3 11 Sodium as Na 37.4 45.3 - 12 Potassium as K 7.0 8.5 - 13 Silica as SiO2 13 14 - 14 Iron as Fe 0.6# 0.5# 0.3 METALS 1 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 0.1/0.3 2 Total Chromium as Cr <0.01 <0.01 0.05 3 Lead as Pb <0.05 <0.05 0.01

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Analysis Results IS:10500:2012 Sl. No. Parameters GW3– GW4 – Acceptable/ Kalipahari village Devipur Road Permissible Limits 4 Zinc as Zn 0.32 0.28 5.0/15 5 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 0.01 6 Copper as Cu <0.002 <0.002 0.003 7 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 0.02 8 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 0.05 9 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 0.01 OTHERS 1 Mineral Oil NIL NIL 0.5 Phenolic Compound as NIL NIL 0.001/0.002 2 C6H5OH Coliform Organisms Absent 3 < 20 < 20 (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) *-Calcium as Ca 2) **-Magnesium as Mg 3) # - Exceeds acceptable limit Analysis was carried out in the laboratory at Project & Development India Limited, Sindri

Table: PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l) Period: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st March. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16 ANALYSIS RESULTS Tolerance Limit as per SW3- IS: 2296 SI. SW1 – SW2 – PARAMETERS DAMAGORIA NO. MAITHON BARAKAR Class ‘C’ VILLAGE RESERVOIR RIVER POND PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.2 7.4 7.4 6.5-8.5 2 Temperature (OC) 28 28 29 * 3 Colour, HU <5 <6 <4 300 4 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. * 5 Turbidity (NTU) 06 07 04 * 6 Total Suspended Solids 14 16 14 7 Total Dissolved Solids 215 275 630 1500 CHEMICAL 1 P- Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL NIL NIL * 2 Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 130 176 400 * 3 Chloride as Cl 22 38 72 600 4 Sulphate as SO4 16 18 56 400 5 Nitrate as NO3 1.20 1.50 1.38 50 6 Fluoride as F <0.4 <0.4 <0.4 1.5 7 Total Hardness as CaCO3 100 204 352 * 8 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 68 108 216 * 9 Magnesium Hardness as CaCO3 32 96 136 * 10 Dissolve Oxygen 2.2 5.2 6.8 4.0 11 COD 4.2 6.6 4.2 * o 12 BOD (3 days at 27 C) 1.8 2.4 2.6 3.0 13 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N 0.46 0.52 0.48 * 14 Sodium as Na 75 40 200 * 15 Potassium as K 4.0 2.2 10 * 16 Silica as SiO2 14 12 13 * METALS

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ANALYSIS RESULTS Tolerance Limit as per SW3- IS: 2296 SI. SW1 – SW2 – PARAMETERS DAMAGORIA NO. MAITHON BARAKAR Class ‘C’ VILLAGE RESERVOIR RIVER POND 1 Iron as Fe 0.06 0.04 0.06 5.0 2 Manganese as Mn <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 * 3 Total Chromium as Cr <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 0.05 4 Lead as Pb <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 0.1 5 Zinc as Zn 0.16 0.12 0.12 15.0 6 Cadmium as Cd <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 7 Copper as Cu <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 1.5 8 Nickel as Ni <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 * 9 Arsenic as As <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.2 10 Selenium as Se <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.05 11. Cyanide as CN <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 0.05 12. Mercury as Hg NIL NIL NIL OTHERS 1 Oil & Grease <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.1 2 Phenolic Compound as C6H5OH NIL NIL NIL 0.005 Coliform Organisms 5000 3 2.2 x 103 2.4 x 103 2.6 x 103 (MPN/100ml) Note: 1) BDL – Below Detectable Level; 2) * - Limit Not specified; 3) NT- Not Traceable Analysis was carried out in the laboratory at Project & Development India Limited, Sindri

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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE WATER DISCHARGE (Wherever not specified, characteristics are expressed in mg/l) Period:: 01st Jan. 2016- 31st Mar. 2016 Date of Sampling: 24.03.16

SI. NO. PARAMETERS MOEF MW STANDARD SCHEDULE-VI PHYSICAL 1 pH 7.6 5.5-9.0 2 Temperature (OC) 24 Te

Note: 1) BDL – Below Detectable Level; 2) NT – Not Traceable

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30. Impact on ground water regime / stream / lake / springs due to mine dewatering *

(a) Radius of influence (in m)

[To be estimated based on analysis of pumping test data and application of empirical formula]

Project Name Radius of Max Probable influence (m) drawdown(m) Proposed Kalyaneshwari OCP 200-550 m 18-50.0 m Begunia Colliery Not affected Only accumulated GW Victoria West Colliery Not affected in UG old workings/goaf are under pumping. No influence in aquifer is Victoria Colliery Not affected predicted.

Damagoria Colliery Not affected

(b) Whether saline water ingress will take Yes No  Place? (Applicable to costal areas)

[* Provide a comprehensive hydro-geological assessment report if the average mine dewatering is more than 100m3 / day and or going below water table in non-monsoon period. The report should be based on preferably latest one year pre-monsoon and post-monsoon baseline data covering information on ground water situation, aquifer characteristics, water level conditions (April – May and November), estimate of ground water resources, predicted impact of the project on ground water regime and detailed remedial / conservation measures such as artificial recharge of ground water etc. The report should be based on actual field inventory out of existing wells, at least 30 observation wells in the buffer zone with supplementary information from secondary sources (mention name). For estimation** of ground water resource (refer question no. 28 above) be designated study area of the buffer zone may be sub-divided into command and non-command areas, watershed-wise ( in case of hard rock / consolidated formations) / block-wise / mandal-wise in case of alluvial / unconsolidated formations)].

[** For estimating ground water resources in the area follow the Ground Water Estimation Committee recommendations of 1997].

31. Waste Water Management

Mine (a) Daily average discharge (MLD) from different sources

(i) Mine water discharge during MLD

2.93 o Lean period

o Monsoon period 3.223

(ii) Workshop : NIL

(iii) Domestic (mine site) : NA

(iv) Beneficiation / Washeries : NA (Zero Discharge washery)

(v) Coal Handling Plant : NIL

(vi) Tailings pond : NIL

(vii) Other (Specify)-Excess water : 0.02 MLD

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(b) Waste water treatment plant; flow Yes No. sheet for treatment process attached. 

(i) Percentage : 99.30

(ii) m3 / day : 2910.0

(d) Point of final discharge :

Final Point Quantity discharged ( in MLD) 1.Surface (i) Agricultural land 0.02 (ii) Waste land NIL (iii) Forest land NIL (iv) Green belt NIL 2. River / nallah NIL (waste water from irrigational use) 3. Lake NIL 4. Sea NIL 5. Others (specify) NIL

Total 0.02 MLD

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(e) Users of discharge water

(i) Human Yes No 

(ii) Livestock Yes No  (iii) Irrigation Yes  No. (iv) Industry Yes  No. (v) Others (Specify) Green belt development

(f) Details of the river / nalla, if final effluent is / : Not Applicable will be discharged (cumecs)

(i) Average flow rate --

(ii) Lean season flow rate --

(iii) Aquatic life

(iv) Analysis of river water 100 meters Yes Provided up stream & down stream river water Upstream and 100 meters downstream analysis report. Of discharge point submitted.

Township

(a) Waste water generation from township (m3/day) : 2800 (avg.) (b) Are you planning to provide sewage treatment : Soak pit provided plant? (c) Usage of treated water : Not Applicable.

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32. Attach water balance statement in the form of a flow diagram indicating source (s), consumption (Section-wise) and output.

33. Ambient noise level dB(A) leq

Summary of noise level data generated during (01st January ,2016 to 31st March, 2016) are given below: Station Average Leq value in dB (A) Monitoring Station Remark Code Day Night Core Zone Industrial & SN Victoria UG office 54.1 44.9 1 Commercial Area Victoria West UG Industrial & SN2 54.5 44.3 office Commercial Area Begunia Guest House Industrial & SN3 50.9 43.4 Commercial Area Damagoria Project Industrial & SN4 60.0 48.4 Office Commercial Area Central Pollution Control Board 65.0 55.0 Standard (Commercial Area) Buffer Zone

SN5 Chirkunda 49.6 43.6 Residential Area

SN6 Dendua Village 48.1 42.6 Residential Area

SN7 Kulti 48.8 42.6 Residential Area

SN8 Kalipahari Village 48.4 43.1 Residential Area Central Pollution Control Board 55.0 45.0 Standard (Residential Area)

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34. Solid Waste

(a) Top soil and Solid waste quantity and quality :

Name Composition Quantity Method of disposal (Lump/ fines/ slurry/ (M. Cum.) Sludge/ Others Mining activity* a. Top soil Sandy clay & 0.90 Topsoil will be concurrently and Sandy loam progressively used/ carpeted over the technically reclaimed area.

b. Over burden Fine to coarse grained 417.83 Overburden will be dumped Sand , gray shale, internally & externally. Then the Carbonecous shale , rock and dumps will be re-claimed both some alluvium material technically and biologically.

c. Others (specify) i)Suspended solid from i)Collected at settling pond & used Mine water - as filling material. ii) Oil & grease from ii) Disposal through auction to workshop effluent authorized reprocessors. Effluent Treatment Plant Domestic sewage, Soak pit , (Sludge) Oily Sludge - Land filling.

Total 418.73 [* Annex layout plan indicating dump sites] - Plate No.-– 2 & 16

(b) (i) Does waste(s) contain any hazardous/toxic substance/ : radioactive materials or heavy metals?

Overburden generated during mining operation does not contain any hazardous subtance. However, the batteries used in HEMM, the oily sludge, etc. from the workshop contain hazardous substances.

(ii) If yes, whether details and precautionary measures provided? : Yes.

The details of hazardous wastes from the project and pre-cautionary measures provided are given below :

Sl. No. Waste description Method of disposal/precautionary measures 1. Used oil Used oil will be stored in drums in store for disposal through auction to the authorised re-processors or to be 2. Oil & grease used as lubricant in the UG mines of other areas. 3. Oily sludge To be disposed in the impervious layer lined pit. 4. Filter & filter materials 5. Used batteries To be stored safely for auction to authorised reprocessors.

(c) Recovery and recycling possibilities : Used oil will be used as lubricants in U/G mines and also dispposed off through auction.

(d) Possible user(s) of the solid waste : The hazardous waste like used batteries will be disposed through auction to battery makers

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(authorised reprocessors). Non- hazardous solid wastes like topsoil and overburden material will be used for reclaiming the decoaled area of this project progressively.

(e) (i) Is the solid waste suitable for backfilling? : Yes

(ii) If yes, when do you propose to start backfilling. : Backfilling will start from 17th year from start of the Project.

(in million m3) Already % of A & B to be backfilled To be generated Solid waste(s) accumulated (B) (A) A B Overburden Nil 418.73 - 100 % (including topsoil) (During post closure period) Others (specify) - - - -

Land reclamation Plan

(f) In case waste is to be dumped on the ground, indicate

(i) Associated environmental problems : Fugitive dust emission, slope failure and siltation of water body. (ii) Number & type of waste dumps :

▪ No. of external dumps : 2 ▪ Max. projected height of dumps (in m) : 120 m

▪ No. of terraces & height of each stage : 4 and 30 m.

▪ Overall slope of the dump (degree) : 20-220 ▪ Proposed reclamation measures : Details given in Chapter IV

(iii) Section of waste dump in relation to the : Yes, adjacent ground profile attatched (Plate no. 22).

35. Fuel/Energy requirements*

[* To be furnished for mines having ML area more than 25ha or captive power generation of 500 KVA and above]

(a) Total power requirement (Peak) (in MkWh/annum) Sl. Mine Site Township and other Others Total No. common services (specify) 1. Present -- 4.33 -- 4.33 2. Proposed 52.02 -- 52.02 -- Total 52.02 4.33 -- 56.35

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(b) Source of power : From 220/132/33 kV Kalyaneshwari substation of DVC (in MkWh/annum) Sl.No. SEB/Grid* Captive power plant DG Sets 1. Present 4.33 Nil Nil

2. Proposed 52.02 Nil Nil

Total 56.35 Nil Nil

[ * Annex a copy of the sanction letter from the concerned authority.]

Sl. Daily Consumption (Kl/day) Calorific value Fuel % Ash % Sulphur No. Existing Proposed (k cal/kg) 1. HSD -- 47.18 (avg.) 10670 - 0.20 Kl/day 2. LSHS -- Nil  Not available → 3. Others (specify) -- Nil

36. Storage of inflammable/explosive materials

Sl. Name Number of storages Consumption Maximum quantity at any No. (in TPD) (avg.) point of time (in TPD) 1. Fuels From fuel delivery station 47.18 Kl/day 64.70 Kl/day 2. Explosives$ One main magazine 14590 kg/day 20011 kg/day $ Site Mixed Slurry will be used.

37. Human Settlement

Core Zone Buffer Zone Population* - 657658

No. of villages 5 179

Number of households - 124728

[*As per 2011 census record or actual survey]

38. Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Plan*

[ * Provide a comprehensive rehabilitation plan, if more than 1000 people are likely to be displaced, other wise a summary plan].

Details of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan is given in Chapter-X.

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(a) Villages falling within the study area

Villages Number Name Manberia, Victoria West, Begunia, Core Zone 5 Victoria Colliery, Damagoria Colliery Salanpur, Lal Bazar, Lachhanpur, 500 m from the blasting site (s) 7 Syaldih, Buldih, Banjamari, Indakata Sarkuri, Banskatia, Hadla, Maheshpur, Buffer zone 179 Gopalpur, etc. Detailed list given in Chapter-III Damagoria Colony, Victoria West Township site 3 Colony and Begunia Colony

b) Detail of Villages in Core Zone:

S.No. Village name Population* Average Annual ST Others Income 1 Manberia 20 902 42000 2 Victoria West 0 513 46000 5 Damgoria Colliery 4 227 48000

Data given in above table is as per household sample survey conducted.

Population to be rehabilitated under the Master Plan (for Cluster XVII)

No. of Houses to be Rehabilitated Affected Colliery Site name & no. Ench Area (Sq.m.) BCCL Pvt. Oth. Total r

Begunia Barakar 375299 61 2093 0 18 2172 Town/1A,1B,1C, &1D

Victoria West Baltoria/O2 81656 176 57 0 0 233

Victoria West Barakar Town /O3 239416 0 14 0 0 14 Victoria West Jhanakpura/O4 71270 0 286 0 2 288 Victoria West Jhewri Mohalla/O6 30491 0 71 0 51 122 Victoria West Karimdanga/O7 48382 0 143 0 1 144 Victoria West Pahalsadarga /O5 15235 0 29 0 0 29 Victoria 20806 23 0 0 0 23 Heslok Pit Area/O1 TOTAL 8 882555 260 2693 0 72 3025

It may be noted that the above mentioned families will be resettled and rehabilitated for their safety and not for project implementation and mining of coal. Therefore they will be given R&R

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package as per Master Plan and hence no employment will be offered for any rehabilitation to them. Proposed Rehabilitation requirements for Kalyaneshwari OCP: 1. BCCL Houses & structures : 100 nos. 2. Authorized private houses : 885 nos. 3. Encroachers : 55 nos. 4. Authorized private other structures : 83 nos Total: 1123 nos (23 nos. covered under Master Plan, so balance considered for Kalyaneshwari OCP – 1100 nos.) (Authorized private houses and authorized other structures are to rehabilitated from Muchi Para, Kora Para, Tetul Dhawra, Bindu Dhawra, Samaj Dhawra and Borira locations.) Job provision has been made for 512 nos of person (As per PR).

(d) Whether R&R package has been finalized? : Yes

If yes, salient features of R&R plan for oustees.

(i) Site details where the people are : Basic civic amenities like road network, colony proposed to be resettled & facilities power, water supply, drainage system, clubs recreational existing / to be created etc.will be provided at the rehabilitation site. . .

(ii) Funds earmarked for compensation package. : Rs. 28982.29 lakhs for rehabilitation under Master Plan & Rs. 40568.32 lakhs (AS per PR) for proposed rehabilitation for Kalyaneshwari OCP

(iii) Agency / Authority responsible for their resettlement: Jharia Rehabilitation Development Authority, Dhanbad for rehabilitation under Master Plan and BCCL for rehabilitation of PAPs.

(iv) Time of commencement of resettlement : It would start before of Project Affected People (PAP). commencement of the Project.

(v) Period in which resettlement of PAP will be : As per timeframe of Master over. Plan and project schedule.

39. Lease –wise plantation details.

(a) Lease area (in ha.) Existing mine New mine

1. Area broken up Nil Nil

2. To be broken up Nil 401.70

3. Area not to be broken up 1442.39

(b) Township area (in ha.) 197.91 197.91

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Peripheral Dump Road Township Others i) Existing 24.78 ii) Proposed 104.85 658.22 30.46 95.73

(d) No. and type of trees planted and proposed :

(i) Existing

o When plantation was started? : Month /year Pre-Nationalisation period mines

No. of plant species planted Number saplings (per ha. )

Native species 2500 Survival rate % : -- 80% Avg. height: -- 7-10 m

(ii) Proposed

No. of plant species to be planted Number saplings (per ha. )

Species Recommended by DRI 2500 Dehradun for ecological restoraion

The plantation programme has been proposed and a total of 2223150 saplings will be planted in a total area of 889.26 Ha.

40 Environmental health and safety

(a) What major health and safety hazards are : Slope failure in mine pit, external & anticipated? internal OB dumps, fire, mine inundation, accidents and health hazards like silicosis, pneumoconiosis, etc., are anticipated. (b) What provisions have been made/ proposed : Given in Chapter-II & VII, EIA & EMP to be made to conform to health and safety report. requirements? (c) In case of an existing mine Not Applicable (i) Comprehensive report on health status : of the workers under the Mines Act annexed. (ii) Mineralogical composition of RPM (dust) ▪ Free silica : ▪ Chromium* (Total as well as : Hexavalent) Not applicable ▪ Lead** :

[* Only for Chromite mines] [** Only for Base Metal mines]

(d) Information on radiation protection : Not applicable measures, if applicable

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41. Environmental Management Plan Salient features of environmental protection measures. Sl. No. Environmental issues Proposed 1 Air pollution 1. At the points of dust generation, water sprinkling / spraying will be done. 2. Greenery will be developed in and around the project area. 3. Plantation will be done on external dump and reclaimed area. 2 Water Pollution 1. Garland drains will be made around the periphery of the quarry. Garland drains around the stockpiles and other process areas to collect and carry the contaminated water to treatment/settling pond shall be provided. 2. Entire domestic effluent will be treated in septic tanks and soaked into soak pits. 3. Industrial water will be put into a closed circuit. 4. Properly designed system to collect and divert the storm water shall be provided

3 Water conservation 1. Provision of Rain water Harvesting system has been made for conservation of water. 2. Settling pond for surface run-off with drainage system shall be provided. 3. If, in case, due to some genuine problems like periodic cleaning of the system, heavy rainfall etc., it become necessary to discharge the effluent to land, the effluent shall conform to the standards at the final outlet of the coal washery: pH - 5.5-9.0, Total suspended solids - 100 mg/l, Oil & Grease – 10 mg/l, B.O.D (3 days 27 oC) - 30 mg/l, COD - 250 mg/l and Phenolics - 1.0 mg/l. The efficiency of the slime pond/ surface run-off settling pond shall achieve minimum 90 percent efficiency. 4 Noise pollution 1. Adequate and regular maintenance of plants and machineries will be carried out. 2. Equipments will be used which will have inbuilt mechanism of dampening the noise during operation. 3. The noise absorbing pads at foundations will be provided. 4. Green belt has been proposed to prevent the propagation of sound and also to dampening its intensity. 5 Solid waste Internal dumping will be carried out in the de-coaled area along with the mining operation. 6 Land degradation In view of importance of vegetal cover towards environment, the technical reclamation will be strengthened by biological reclamation for conserving the environment. 7 Erosion & Sediment Soil stabilization work in the form of bio-reclamation is proposed to be carried out to prevent soil erosion. 8 Top soil Separate stacking of top soil is proposed and top soil will be concurrently spread over OB dumps for plantation. 9 Ground vibration Controlled Blasting will be practiced to minimize the ground vibration after ground vibration study.

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Sl. No. Environmental issues Proposed 10 Wild life conservation Not Applicable 11 Forest protection Not Applicable 12 Others (specify) --

42. Compliance with environmental safeguards (for existing units) : Not applicable

(a) Status of the compliance of conditions of Yes No. Environmental clearance issued by MOEF, If any, enclosed.

(b) Status of the compliance of ‘Consent to Yes No Operate’ issued by SPCB, if any, enclosed.

43. Scoping of EIA.

Whether environmental impact assessment Yes No. Of the project has been carried out by following  Scoping process?

If yes, a copy of scoping of EIA annexed. Yes No.  44. Mine closure

(a) Have you planned mine closure? : Yes (b) Submitted a conceptual mine closure plan. : Yes, ‘Progressive Mine Closure Plan’ given in Chapter – IV, EIA / EMP report . (c) If yes, indicate estimated amount for : Total Mine Closure cost – implementing the same (in Rs. Lakh) Rs.30125.987 lakhs (as per latest guidelines).

45. Capital cost of the project : Rs 2563.74 Crores (Based on latest estimate) (Total cost with washery)

46. Cost of environmental protection measures.*

ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines (Amount in Rs. Lakhs) Sl. No. Description Existing Proposed I CAPITAL FOR RESTORATION HEMM for Reclamation --- 1 Dozer 320 HP (4 nos. reqd.) 791.86 2 Hydraulic Shovel with BH (1.5 Cum) 92.50 3 Tipper 8 cu. m ( 6 nos. required) 94.65 4 Others (F. Engine & Assemblies, Contingency, etc.) 98.98 SUB-TOTAL 1077.99 II CAPITAL FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN MINE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA 1 Mobile Water Sprinkler 28 KL (04 Nos.) 658.94

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ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Name of the Project : CLUSTER-XVII Group of Mines 2 50 m Fog canon - for dust suppression (02 Nos.) 120.00 3 Development of green belt 15.00 4 Oil & Grease trap 50.00 5 Garland Drain 50.00 6 Fire Fighting arrangement 75.00 7 Provision for Arboriculture 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 1018.94 III OTHER PROVISIONS (on LS basis) 1 Base line data generation and monitoring works 15.00 2 EMP Report 50.00 3 Env. Lab Van 16.00 4 Rainwater Harvesting System 40.00 5 Sedimentation Pond 30.00 SUB-TOTAL 151.00 IV ABSTRACT OF FINANCIAL IMPACT (A) - CAPITAL 1 Cost of restoration 1077.99 2 Cost of Anti-pollution measures in mine & Industrial area 1018.94 3 Other provisions 151.00 TOTAL CAPITAL 2247.94

47. Amount earmarked for socio-economic welfare measures for the nearby villages other than R&R plans. – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Fund for CSR will be allocated based on 2% of the average net profit of the company for the three immediate preceding financial years or Rs. 2.00 per tonne of coal production of the previous year whichever is higher.

48. Public Hearing

(a) Date of Advertisement 21.03.2018

Ei Samay (Bangla Daily), (b) Newspapers in which the advertisement appeared Times of India (English Daily)

(d) Public Hearing Panel chaired by & members present Chairman: Sri Somnath Dutta (Dy. Magistrate & Dy. Collector) Dist.- Paschim Bardhaman Members: Mr.Shouvik Ganguly (Astt. Env. Engineer, WBSPCB) Mr. M. Barai (Astt. Env. Engineer, WBSPCB) MDH. Tabassum Ara Dy. Mayor (AMC)

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