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Pre-Feasibility Report for RG OC-III EXPANSION MINE Jallaram (Village), Kamanpur (Mandal) Area-II

THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A GOVERNMENT COMPANY ) (QCI / NABET Accredited EIA Consultant Organization)

Department of Project Planning (ISO 9001:2015 Certified) P.O. Kothagudem Collieries – 507 101 Bhadradri District, State

July, 2019

Pre-Feasibility Report For RG OC-III EXPANSION MINE RG –II AREA INDEX

Description Page No.

Location Plan Plate-I

Text 1 - 35

List of Plates

Topographical Plan Plate - II

Geological Plan Plate-III

Pre-Mining Land Use Plan Plate-IV

Initial Stage Plan ( As on 01.04.2018) Plate - V

Final Year Stage Plan Plate - VI

During Mining Land Use Plan Plate - VII

Mine Closure/ Reclamation Plan Plate – VIII

List of Annexure

Copy of Latest Approval of MP&MCP Annexure - 1

Copy of Earlier Approval of MP&MCP Annexure -2

Copies of Mining Leases Annexure- 3A, 3B, 3C Annexure - 4 Copy of Board Approval for Feasibility Report Annexure - 5 Copy Environmental Clearance Annexure – 6 Copy of Consent Order For Establishment Annexure - 7 Copy of Ground Water Clearance

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PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT OF RG OC –III EXPANSION MINE 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction: RG OC-III Expansion Mine is an operating opencast mine which belongs to M/s. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (A Govt. Company). The project is located in Peddapally district of Telangana State. The project was planned up to 280m depth of 4 seam. Currently, the project is being worked by Dragline & shovel dumper technology with an annual capacity of 6.3 (Peak_6.8) Mt. 1.2. Location: RG OC –III Expansion Mine lies in the central part of Ramagundam coal belt of Godavari valley coal filed and at about 4km South East of Godavarikhani town. It is located between North Latitude 180 40’ 57’’ and 180 42’ 46’’ and East Longitude 790 29’ 58’’ and 790 34’ 15’’ in the Survey of Topo sheet No. 56N/10. The Location Plan is enclosed as Plate No.I The Topographical Plan is enclosed as Plate No.II. The Geological Plan of the Project is enclosed as Plate No.III 1.3. Communication: The nearest railhead to this Mine is Ramagundam Railway Station, which is at a distance of about 14 km. This railway station is connected to Kazipet-Balharshah Railway line. This track is also meant for coal wagons movement apart from passenger traffic. This block is well connected to state capital, Hyderabad (237km) and the district headquarters, Peddapally (30 km.) by road. 1.4. Project Proponent: The Project Proponent is M/s Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) - A Government Company. SCCL has been exploiting coal for more than 129 years. Out of 470km long Pranahita Godavari Valley Coal Field, 350km sector lies mostly in the South Indian State of Telangana. SCCL, being the major coal producing company in the Southern India, has the onerous responsibility of meeting large portion of coal demand in this part of the country. SCCL is a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis. 1.5. Project Background Mining Plan for South Godavari Mining Lease to an extent of 6848 ha covering 17 mines viz., RGOC-I, GDK-1, 3, 2, 2A, 5, 5A , 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 11A, 8, 8A, 9, 9A & 10 Inclines was approved by MoC vide office Memo no: 13017/18/84-CA,dated 11.10.1985. Mining plan for South Godavari Additional Mining Lease covering mines namely, RG OC I and RG OC III and 7 LEP was approved by MoC vide office Memo no: 13016/9/2007 dated 08.01.2008. RG OC-III Project is carved out of the RG OC-III (GDK-7&-7A Inclines) Geological Block. GDK-7&-7A underground mines were converted in to RG OC - III Opencast Project with a capacity of 2.75 Mty up to a depth of 170m. These mines were covered under South Godavari Additional Mining Lease.

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MoEF accorded environmental clearance to this project vide Lr.No. J-11015/23/86-1A-II, dated 17.02.1988 for a production capacity of 2.75 Mty in mining lease area of 885 ha. Due to the depletion of the reserves envisaged in RG OC III Project, the property of adjacent underground mines viz. GDK 6, 6A & 6B inclines up to a depth line of 280 m was annexed to RG OC-III Project and renamed as RG OC-III Extension Project. This Mining Plan was approved by MoC, vide Lr. No.13016/2/2006-CA-II Dt. 08.04.2008, for a rated capacity of 4.30(Peak_5.00) Mty. MoEF&CC accorded Environmental clearance for this project vide Lr. No. J-11015/267/2007-IA.II (M), dated 31.07.2008 for a production capacity of 4.30 (Peak_5.00) Mty in mining lease area of 1393.81 ha. RG OC–III Expansion Mine (I Revision) The envisaged reserves for the RG OC III extension project are depleted and for further continuation of opencast, property of two underground mines viz., GDK 8 and GDK 8A up to a depth of 220m was annexed to RG OC III extension project and changed name as RG OC-III Expansion Project. Mining Plan (I Revision) & Mine Closure Plan of RG OC-III Expansion project was approved vide Lr. No.13016/3/2009-CA-II dt.19th Nov, 2014 with mine take area of 2070.10 and life of 24 years. The rated capacity of RG OC-III Expansion Project is 6.3 (Peak_6.8) Mty. Accordingly, the Environmental Clearance was also obtained for RG OC-III Expansion Project with a rated capacity 6.3 (Peak_6.8) Mty, vide letter No. J-11015/43/2013 IA.II (M), dated 11th May, 2015 (2070.10 ha). The RG OC III Expansion Project is covered in both the South Godavari Mining Lease and South Godavari Additional Mining Lease. RG OC III Expansion Mine (2nd Revision) The Mining Plan (Including Mine Closure Plan) (2nd Revision/Modifications) for RG OC III Expansion Mine is approved by MoC, GoI, vide letter no. 38011/12/2017-PCA, dated: 17th June, 2019. The RG OC III Expansion Mine is covered in both the South Godavari Mining Lease and South Godavari Additional Mining Lease. 1.6. Present Proposal It is proposed to obtain Environmental Clearance for RG OC –III Expansion Mine Mining Plan (Including Mine Closure Plan) (2nd Revision/Modification) for RG OC –III Expansion Mine for which production capacity will be enhanced from 6.3 (Peak_6.8) Mty to 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. The proposal is for grant of EC for RG OC-III Expansion Mine for a capacity of 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty in mine lease area of 2070.10 ha with a life of 13 years from 2018-19.Details of the present proposal are given as under: It is proposed to obtain Environmental Clearance for RG OC-III Expansion Mine for an enhanced capacity of 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mt. Presently, pre-feasibility report is being prepared and submitted for obtaining EC under the category of expansion of Coal Mining Projects - exemption from public hearing by office memorandum issued vide F.No. J-11015/224/2015-IA.II, GoI, MoEF&CC dated 15.09.2017

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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Text i. The Mine take area is covered under Survey of India Topo Sheet No. 56N/10 and is bounded by the geographical co-ordinates ranging from Latitudes 18° 40' 57" to 18°42’46" N and longitudes 79°29' 58” to E 79° 34' 15" E. ii. Coal linkage of the mine is proposed as per Fuel Supply Agreement of the Company. iii. Joint venture cartel has been formed - Not Applicable. iv. Project does not fall in the Critically Polluted Area (CPA), where the MoEF&CC’s vide its OM dated 13th January, 2010 has imposed moratorium on grant of environment clearance. v. Employment generation, Permanent/Contractual employment is about 1780 permanent and 550 contractual (men on roll) from the project. vi. The project is reported to be beneficial in terms of socio-economic and improving living standards. vii. Environmental Clearance was obtained from MoEF&CC vide Lr. No.J-11015/43/2013- IA-II (M), dated 11th May, 2015 for a rated capacity of 6.3(Peak_6.8) Mty. viii. RG OC-III Expansion mine is covered under two mining leases. ix. 1162.76 ha of Lease area is covered in 3rd Renewal of South Godavari Mining Lease” for an extent of 6848 ha granted vide G.O.Ms. No. 2 by Energy (PR.I) department, dt. 12.01.2015 and valid up to 31.12.2034. 644.60 ha is covered in “South Godavari Additional Mining lease” of 1554 ha granted vide G.O.Ms No.201, Energy (PR.I) department, dated: 31.07.2008 and valid up to 16.09.2015. Mining Lease for an extent of 262.74 ha of Non-coal bearing area is x. The land usage pattern of the project is as follows: Pre-mining land use details (Area in ha) Land owner ship Land use Extent (ha) Tenancy/Private Land Agricultural 1532.43 Township &Structures - Grazing 54.05 Plantation - Barren - Stock yards - Roads 4.17 Water bodies - Village 64.58 Others - Sub Total 1655.23 Government Land Agriculture Land (Govt Assigned) - 55.38 109.59 (Non- Forest) Agriculture land (Govt Land) - 54.21 Township 24.37 Grazing /other 54.11 Plantation --

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Barren 85.68 Stock yards -- Roads -- Water bodies 141.12 Village -- Sub Total 414.87 Forest ----- Free Hold ----- Grand Total 2070.10

Post Closure Land Use Details (Area in ha)

Undisturbed

Agricultural

Water Body

Plantation

Company

Public/ Public/

Total

land Sl. Use Type

No.

1 Excavation/Quarry Area: ha -- -- a. Backfilled Area 558.41 558.41

b. Excavated Void 671.00 671.00

Sub-Total 558.41 671.00 1229.41

2 External Dump 474.50 474.50 Sub-Total 474.50 474.50

Safety Zone /Rationalisation 3 Area a. Safe barrier & drain along 72.44 13.11 23.85 49.84 159.24 the quarry a. Roads 14.10

b. Garland drains & 13.11 Settling ponds c. Berm 8.01

d. Railway Track 1.74

b. Safe barrier & drain along 31.16 4.05 10.49 31.50 77.20 the external dump a. Roads 5.63

b. Garland drains& 4.05 Settling ponds c. Toe-wall 4.05

d. Railway Track 0.81

4 Sub-Total 103.60 17.16 34.34 81.34 236.44 5 Diversion of nallah 33.71 33.71 Road & Infrastructure area 6 8. 62 62.57 71.19 (Service Buildings and CHP) 7 Embankment 24.85 24.85

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Total 1161.36 721.87 42.96 0.00 143.91 2070.10 xi. Total geological reserves reported in the mine lease area are 317.96 Mt with 235.14 Mt mineable reserves. Out of this total mineable reserves 223.94 Mt are extractable, out of which 117.36 Mt were already extracted by UG and OC mining till the base date and 106.58 Mt are available for extraction by OC Mining. Percent of extraction is 70.43 %. xii. 9 seams viz., 1A1, 1A3, 1, 2Top, 2Bot, 3B, 3A, 3, 4 are workable. Grade of coal ranges from G-9 to G-11 and Stripping ratio is 7.89 m3 of OB per 1 tonne of coal, while gradient is varying from 1 in 5.5 to 1 in 12. xiii. Method of mining operations envisages is by opencast method. xiv. Life of mine is 13 years from 2018-19. xv. The RG OC –III Expansion Mine has external OB dump. The area of external dump including top soil dump is 474.50 ha. xvi. Total quarry area is 1229.41 ha out of which backfilling will be done in 558.41 ha and 671 ha will be left as water body with a depth of 280 m. Backfilled quarry area of 55841 ha shall be reclaimed with plantation. xvii. Transportation of coal has been proposed by Trucks/Dumpers up to pit head, from surface to railway siding (RG OC –III CHP) by belt conveyors and from there by railway siding to end use is by rail. xviii. Reclamation Plan in an area of 2070.10 ha, comprising of 558.41 ha of internal dump, 474.50 ha on the external dump, 236.44 ha of the safety zone/rationalization/others area. In addition to this, an area of 24.85 ha of the embankment area has also been proposed for green belt development will be reclaimed during the post closure stage. So, the cumulative plantation at Post closure stage is 1161.36 ha. xix. No forest land is involved in the project. xx. No Ecologically sensitive area is in the buffer zone of the project boundary. xxi. The ground water level is reported to be varying between 3.85 m to 26.05 m during pre- monsoon (2017-18) and between ground level to 5.48 m to 27.2m during post-monsoon period (2018-19). Total water requirement for the mine is about 5740 KLD. xxii. Ground Water Clearance was issued by the State Government vide Memo Lr. No.3050/T/2014 dt.20.11.2014. xxiii. Public hearing was completed and appropriate action to address the issues raises during the Public Hearing was taken care of. Subsequently, EC permission was issued for the existing RG OC-III Expansion Mine. xxiv. Consent Order for Establishment was granted vide order No.78/TSPCB/CFE/RO- RGM/HO/2015 dt. 09.11.2015 by TSPCB, Telangana state. xxv. No River/ major Nallahs/Streams are flowing across the boundary of the mining lease. However, a seasonal Jallaram Nallah is flowing along the south West to South East of the Mine which will be diverted as per the approved Mining plan. xxvi. Regular monitoring of ambient air quality is being carried out on fortnightly basis. The documented report is submitted to State Pollution Control Board and also to MoEF & CC along with half yearly EC compliance report. In general, the results of ambient air

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quality monitoring data were found within prescribed limits except few aberrations which can be attributed the specific local conditions during the day of sampling. xxvii. No court cases, violation cases are pending against the project. xxviii. The project does not involve violation of the EIA Notification, 2006 and amendment issued there under. xxix. The coal production from the mine was started from the year 1989-90 onwards. No excess production of coal from the sanctioned capacity has been realized since the commencement of mining operations. The coal production, realized from the project, from 2016 onwards, is as furnished here under: Planned Actual Coal Year of Production Total "Mt" Production “Mt” Production "Mt" Year Calendar year OC OC

Y-1 2016-17 6.3 6.01 6.01 Y-2 2017-18 6.8 6.8 6.8 Y-3 2018-19 8 6.8 6.8 Total 13.1 12.81 12.81 xxx. RG OC III Expansion Mine is already in operation and there is no change in Project area of Proposed Mine. As per the existing EC, KK Nagar and Lambadi thanda has to be rehabilitated the Project Displaced Families (PDF’s) pertaining to these villages are estimated as 1854. Suitable compensation as per LARR Act 2013 will be paid to eligible PDFs. The cost of R&R allocated is 94.90 crores. R&R of existing EC is under process. No additional PDFs are involved in present proposal and further, R&R is not required. xxxi. The capital sanctioned is Rs.627.41 Crores as per FR June, 2012 and the cost of production of the mine as on Feb’2019 is Rs.3592 per tonne. CSR cost is 2% of average net profits of the company during last three years which will be allocated for CSR at company level. xxxii. An amount of Rs. 96.03 Crores is provided towards Environmental related direct cost, which includes ETP/Oil Grease Trap, Green belt development around the quarry, service buildings, pollution abatement cost, construction of toe walls & rock fill dams etc. Copies of approval of Latest and Earlier of Mining Plan are enclosed as Annexure 1&2. Copies of Mining Leases are enclosed as Annexure 3A&3B. Copy of Board approval for Feasibility Report is enclosed as Annexure 4. Approval of Environmental Clearance is enclosed as Annexure 5. Copy of Consent for Establishment is enclosed as Annexure-6. 1.7 Salient Features of the Project 1 Name of the Project : RG OC-III Expansion Mine 2 Type of the Project : Opencast 3 New/Expansion : Expansion 4 Location Village : Jallaram Mandal : Kamanpur District :

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State : Telangana Latitude : 18° 40' 57" to 18° 42’ 46” Longitude : 79° 29’ 58” to 79° 34’ 15” Topo sheets : 56N/10 5 Name of the Organization : The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. 6 Coalfield : Godavari Valley Coalfield 7 Coal belt : Ramagundam Coalbelt 8 Borehole density (No/km2) : 15.94 9 No. of coal seams present : 10 10 No. of Seams considered for Opencast : 9 1A1, 1A3, 1, 2Top, 2Bot, 3B, IA3A, 3A, 11 Names of seams present in project area : 3 and 4 12 Names of seams considered for Opencast : 1A1, 1A3, 1, 2Top, 2Bot, 3B, 3A, 3 & 4 13 Seam not considered for extraction : IA3A (thickness is less than 0.90m). 14 Min. and Max Thickness of Seams (m) : 0.3 and 11.80 15 No and names of seams considered for UG : NA 16 Coal Reserves, Mt : Geological reserves (Mt) : 317.96 Mineable reserves (Mt) : 235.14 Extractable reserves (Mt) : 223.94 Reserves extracted up to 31.03.2018 (Mt) : 117.36 Balance extractable Reserve (Mt) : 106.58 17 Average grade of coal : G-9 (4864 kcal/kg) 18 Gradient of the seams : 1 in 5.5 to 1 in 12 19 Total OB to be excavated in the quarry : 841.32 20 Total top soil (Mm3) : 3.2 21 Average Stripping Ratio (m3/t) : 7.89 21 Production capacity (Mty) : 8.82 (Peak_9.52) 22 Life of the Mine from 2018-19 : 13 Years 23 Land requirement Forest land requirement : Nil Mine take area within ML areas(ha) : 2070.10 Mine take area outside ML areas : Nil 24 Land Acquisition Status : Land under possession of SCCL(ha) : 1990.29 Land to be acquired (ha) : 79.81 25 Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Involved Whether R&R Involved : No Additional R&R involved Names of the Villages : Nil PDFs : Nil Cost of R&R : NA 26 Technology for OC : Dragline & Shovel-Dumper Combination

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27 Area of excavation on surface (ha) : 1229.41 28 Maximum depth of the quarry(m) : 280 29 Coal linkage : Linkage to NTPC, Ramagundam Direct: 1742 Persons 31 Employment potentiality for OC : Contractual: 550 Persons 32 Capital cost (Crores) : 627.41 33 EMP cost (Crores) : 116.43 Direct cost (Crores) : 96.03 Indirect cost (Crores) : 20.41 Revenue cost/per Annum (Crores) : 13.07 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION: (i) Identification of the project and Project Proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given. Identification of the Project: Keeping in view of the increase in demand in the SCCL command area and limited scope for enhancing production from underground projects, it is proposed to enhance the capacities of present operating opencast mines to their optimum levels with short gestation. RG OC –III Expansion Mine is one of such projects. Hence, it is proposed to enhance potential production capacity of RG OC-III Expansion Mine from 6.3 (Peak_6.8) Mty to 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. RG OC-III Expansion Mine is located in Jallaram village of Kamanpur Mandal in of Telangana State. The project area is covered under Survey of India Top sheets No. 56N/10 and bounded by North latitudes 18° 40' 57" to 18° 42’ 46” & East longitudes 79° 29’ 58” to 79° 34’ 15”. The project is located in the Ramagundam Coal belt of Godavari Valley Coalfield (GVCF). It is covered in RG OC –III Expansion geological block. Present Proposal Project Proponent: The Project Proponent is M/s Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) - A Government Company. SCCL has been exploiting coal for more than 125 years. Out of 470km long Pranahita Godavari Valley Coal Field, 350km sector lies mostly in the South Indian State of Telangana. SCCL, being the only coal producing company in Southern India, has the onerous responsibility of meeting large portion of coal demand in this part of the country. The coal mining operations of SCCL are spread over 6 districts of Telangana State viz., Kumuram Bheem, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Jayashanker Bhupalpalli, Bhadradri and Khammam districts in Telangana State. SCCL is a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis. Presently, SCCL is operating 30 underground and 18 opencast mines. Address: Director (Planning & Projects) The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Po: Kothagudem Collieries, PIN. 507 101 Dist: Bhadradri, Telangana State. E-Mail id: [email protected] Ph. No. 08744 - 242602; Fax No. 08744 – 242724

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(ii) Brief description of the nature of the project This project is an opencast Mine with production capacity of 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. Scheme for opencast mining: It is proposed to extract coal using shovel-dumper combination which is considered most suitable. The method of work for OC operations with shovel-dumper combination comprises of the prime operational components such as removal of topsoil, initial opening of box cut, removal of overburden to expose the coal seams and extraction of coal. It is proposed to remove entire OB by both Departmental and Outsourcing. Coal will be extracted by departmental HEMM. For coal production departmentally, it is proposed to deploy 5 No of 5 Cum Hydraulic Excavator (Backhoe) and 3 No. of 6.5Cum Hydraulic Excavators along with 57 No. of 60T coal body dumpers. HEMM will be deployed for OB removal as higher OB quantities are to be handled. The opencast mine is designed for a rated capacity of 8.82 Mty and peak capacity of 9.52 Mty. Balance coal reserves to be extracted by OC are 106.58 Mt and Total overburden (including top soil to be excavated from quarry) to be removed is about 841.32 Mm3 with an average stripping ratio of 7.89 m3/t. The mine take area is 2070.10 ha. The life of OC mine is 13 years. (iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region Coal is the most important and abundant fossil fuel in India. It accounts for about 60% of the country's energy need. Driven by the rising population, expanding economy and a quest for improved quality of life, energy usage in India is expected to rise. Considering the limited reserve potentiality of petroleum & natural gas, eco-conservation restriction on Hydel project and geo-political perception of nuclear power, coal will continue to occupy centre-stage of India’s energy scenario. Coal is expected to remain the mainstay of India’s power sector in the near future. Installed coal based power capacity up to 2018 is 1,95,993 Mw. Projected coal based power capacity addition from 2018 up to 2022 is 49200 Mw. Projected coal based power capacity addition from 2022 to 2032 is 1,90,494 Mw. By 2032, projected coal based power capacity addition is more than double of installed capacity up to 2018. Projected coal based power requirement underscores the importance of coal. SCCL, being major coal producing company in Southern India, has the onerous responsibility of meeting large portion of coal demand in this part of the country. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited has formulated a comprehensive production plan to meet the ever-increasing demand for coal and achieved a production of 64.40 Mt during 2018-19 and set the target of 70 Mt for the year 2019-20. There is huge demand for enhancement in coal production to meet the requirement of Telangana State as the State is planning to set up new power plants within 5 years to meet 20000 Mw power requirements. Hence, there will be on additional demand for 40 Mt of coal. In order to fulfill coal requirement of future thermal power projects of Telangana State in particular, SCCL is taking steps to enhance the production capacity by planning and implementation of new coal mining projects. (iv) Demand-Supply gap SCCL is the major coal mining company existing in Southern India and supplying coal to the major power utilities like NTPC, TSGENCO, APGENCO, KPCL and Maha GENCO. During financial year 2017-18, SCCL supplied 31.85 Mt of coal to power utilities against 28.76 Mty of FSA quantities. As per Bridge Linkage MoUs, SCCL supplied 14.57 Mt of coal to power utilities against 15.36 Mty of Bridge Linkage MOU quantities. As per other MOUs, SCCL

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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Text supplied 6.90 Mt of coal to power utilities against 6.73 Mty of other MoU quantities. Further, 0.14 MT of coal was supplied to power sector through E-Action. Apart from supply to power utilities, 11.16 Mt coal was supplied to cement industries, captive power plants, heavy water plant and other consumers including E-Action during FY 2017-18. Total coal supplied to customers by SCCL during FY 2018-19 was 67.70 Mt. The installed thermal power capacity in South India is 33000 MW requiring 127 Mty. The demand is expected to further increase with envisaged establishment of additional capacity of 4200 MW by TSGENCO and 4000 MW by NTPC in the state of Telangana (as per Schedule- XIII of AP Re-Organization Act-2013) which require 30 Mty. SCCL also has constructed a power plant of 1200 MW capacity in Srirampur area and another 800 MW power plant is envisaged. With the addition of new power plants, there will be an additional demand for SCCL coal over and above the existing supplies. Therefore, SCCL, being a state-owned public sector company, has the responsibility to cater to the needs of the new power plants coming up in the State. The table given hereunder reveals that total production of coal from the existing projects, projects under implementation and approved projects of SCCL is inadequate to meet the total demand and a substantial gap remains unfulfilled. (Units in Million Tonnes) Sl. No Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 1 Demand 76.83 83.05 84.67 2 Production 67.00 72.00 75.00 3 Gap -9.83 -11.05 -9.67 To bridge the gap between coal demand and supply, SCCL has set an ambitious production target of 100 Mt by the year 2022-23 and is taking the following measures for increasing/maintaining the coal production.  Adoption of opencast technology wherever possible for high rate of production.  Conversion of shallow depth underground mines into opencast mines for extraction of balance coal reserves.  Further extension of the existing opencast workings to the dip side up to optimum depth.  Improving the productivity in the existing mines by optimizing the utilization of resources like Manpower, Equipments and Time.  Opening of new mines in the adjoining/superjacent areas/seams for higher production.  Reconstruction of existing mines for optimum production by intermediate and high capacity technology. Keeping in view of the above, it is proposed enhance the production capacity of the existing RG OC –III Expansion Mine from 6.3 (Peak_6.8) to 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty (40% production enhancement). (v) Imports vs. Indigenous production Certain quantity of coal is being imported to mitigate demand-supply gap in the country. In order to reduce the imports and to increase the production capacity, it is planned to enhance the Production capacity of the Mine by 40% RG OC –III Expansion Mine with capacity of 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty.

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(vi) Export possibility There is no possibility of export of coal from the OC mine as there is sufficient demand for industries located in the region and also elsewhere in Telangana and India. (vii) Domestic / export markets The coal produced will be supplied to Super Thermal Power Station of NTPC, Ramagundam, Peddapalli Dist, Telangana State and KPCL, Karnataka. (viii) Employment generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the Project: RG OC –III Expansion Mine is an existing project which is considered for production capacity enhancement. At present, the average daily requirement of Manpower at the project level is 1780. Apart from the direct employment, indirect employment also is generated to lot many in the form of out sourcing of OB removal, coal transportation, picking of shale/stone from the conveyor belts, supply of raw material like fly ash bricks, general conveyance of persons to the mine from their location by means of hired vehicles, housekeeping etc. The contractual manpower is about 450 persons. Note: However, depending upon the requirement, departmental supervisory manpower will be increased suitably. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any: The project is independent and not interlinked or interdependent on any project for its production. (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with coordinates Location details: Village Jallaram Mandal Kamanpur District Peddapalli State Telangana Latitudes 18° 40' 57" to 18° 42’ 46” Longitudes 79° 29’ 58” to 79° 34’ 15” Survey of India Toposheet No. 56 N/10 Nearest town Godavarikhani (4 km) Nearest City Karimnagar (65 km) District Head Quarters Peddapalli (30 km) State Capital Hyderabad (229 km) Nearest Airport Shamshabad, Hyderabad (270 km) Ramagundam, located on Ballarsah –Kazipet Nearest Railway Station section of South Central Railway(14 km) Nearest Highway Mancherial - Hyderabad State Highway Note: The plans showing general location, specific location, proposed project site layout is enclosed as Plates No: I & II.

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(iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations should be highlighted. Mining is site specific in nature. As such, alternative sites are not considered. (iv) Size or magnitude of operation The coal production capacity of project will be 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. The physical parameters of proposed RG OC-III Expansion Mine with operations are as specified below.

Maximum strike length along surface (m) : 5699 Minimum strike length along surface (m) : 1973 Maximum width along surface (m) : 3492 Minimum width along surface (m) : 1005 Maximum strike length along floor (m) : 4984 Minimum strike length along floor (m) : 1427 Maximum width along floor (m) : 1965 Minimum width along floor (m) : 786 Maximum depth (m) : 280 Minimum depth (m) : 25 Floor area of quarry (ha) : 496.22 Area of excavation on surface (ha) : 1229.41 Average gradient of the seams : 1 in 5.5 to 1 in 12.0 External Dump Yard Area (ha) : 474.50 Internal Dump Yard Area (ha) (Measured at GL) : 558.41 Void Area (ha) : 671.00

(v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given) The project is a coal producing unit referred to as coal mine. The coal produced is brought to surface and dispatched to identified customers viz., power plants, cement industries, fertilizer industries etc. The components of the project: Under the prevailing geo-mining conditions, with multiple seams, favorable thickness & gradient of seams, small block geometry and presence of underground workings, it is proposed to mine the property using shovel-dumper combination and Dragline which is considered most suitable. The method of work for OC operations with Dragline-shovel-dumper combination comprises of the following prime operational components.  Removal of topsoil.  Removal of overburden and interburden to expose the coal seams.  Extraction of coal. The activities involved in the process are:  Drilling and blasting  Haul roads formation  OB removal by Shovel-Dumper combination

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 OB Removal by Dragline  Transportation of coal from face to surface by means of rear dumpers  Dispatch of coal from pit head CHP to consumers.  Pumping operations All the mining operations will be done under the supervision of Mining/Mechanical/Electrical staff as per the Mines Act 1952.

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MINE DEVELOPMENT AND COAL EXTRACTION PROCESS CHART - BY OC OPERATIONS

Formation of garland drainage Top soil / sub soil Drilling and blasting channels for OB Excavation Coal extraction and Maintenance storm water in rock and coal loading schedule and loading

Settling tank for Transportation of Waste water from workshop suspended solids in wastewaste rock rockfor Ext./ Transportation of storm water Int. dumping coal to crushers

stripping

Discharge into Temporary storage seasonal tanks Treatment of dumps Sizing / crushing of Treatment of waste Surface (regarding / coal water let off compacting and soil spreading)

Vegetation on waste Transportation of Use of treated water rock coal to CHP by Belt for dust suppression & Conveyors plantation

Dispatch to consumers

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(vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product, mode of transport of raw material and finished product. Raw material required along with estimated quantity: With 8.82 MT Additional With 6.3 MT Capacity quantity Source Material Capacity (present required proposal) Explosives Purchasing From 18690 26166 7476 (T/Annum) Explosive Companies Diesel Oil Purchasing From Oil 72410 101368 28958 (kl/Annum) companies Mode of transportation of raw material: Raw material will be handled by the following mode of transport. The Magazine is already in operation for the RG OC –III Expansion Mine and there is no planning of Shifting of the existing Magazine.  Explosives will be transported in explosive vans approved by the Chief Controller of Explosives.  Diesel oil will be transported to company established oil bunks at site through approved oil company tankers. Marketing area of final product: The coal is supplied to the major customers like power plants, cement, textiles, paper industries and other utilities. Coal is supplied to NTPC Ramagundam, and KPCL, Karnataka. Mode of transportation of finished product (coal): Coal will be dispatched by conveyor belts to RG OC-III CHP and further transportation by Rail to the power plant and other customers. The Ramagundam Opencast-III main CHP is located beside the project boundary of the RG OC- III Expansion Mine on North-west side. The coal from RG OC-III Expansion Mine is transported through conveyor belts to RG OC-III CHP from there coal is transported to customers by rail. In-Pit Crushers in Quarry

Sizing/Crushing of coal & RG OC- III CHP Transportation of coal by belt from In-pit Loading of Crushers coal into Transportation (Caters lower Dispatch to wagons and Coal extraction of coal to seams) Consumers and Loading Crushers trucks by PWBs

Transportation of coal from the pit head CHP & Loading of coal into trucks (Caters upper seams)

Dip Side Pit Head CHP

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(vii) Resource optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. Resources like explosives, diesel oil, machinery, land, power and water will be fully optimized to minimize unnecessary loss during the process of extraction and supply of coal to the customers. As the coal mining process does not involve any chemical process, the pumped out water will be supplied and useful for domestic purpose, drinking, watering plantations, parks, lawns, and gardens and spraying arrangement for dust control. The effluents from workshop will be treated in ETPs. Excess water that will be let out from the mine will be treated in settling tanks and used for agriculture purpose. (viii) Availability of water, its source, energy/power requirement and source should be given. Direct rainfall in the open excavated area, inflow of water from back-filled area due to rainfall on it, inflow of water beyond excavation, seepage of water from strata are the source of water in the quarry. The source of water for the mine is the water pumped out from the proposed opencast mine. Seepage water will be collected in the sumps created in the dip most area of the proposed quarry. The water will be pumped to the surface and treated by RO system before it is used for drinking. About 8996 m3/day is being pumped from the existing RGOCP–III Expansion Project and about 5000 m3/day is being utilized for project requirement like dust suppression, washing of HEMM, 490 m3/day for Domestic use, 250 m3/day for plantation and excess water is being discharged in to the local streams/tanks. After meeting the mine requirements, the excess water will be let out into nearby stream/tanks. Power: The source of power for the project is from 132/33 kV sub-station, RG-III substation.  Input from NTPC Ramagundam and 240 kV / 132 kV substation.  Output 132 kV / 33 kV The Substation having 110.5 MVA total installed capacity, in which;  94.5 MVA for Industrial purpose (3 X 31.5 MVA transformers),  16 MVA foe Domestic purpose (one 16 MVA transformer). The Contact Maximum Demand for Industrial use is 46 MVA and for Domestic 14 MVA. The Sub-Station is capable of meeting the power requirement of entire Ramagundam Region. From the substation, 3.3kV overhead transmission line is laid along the edge of the quarry to feed power to the equipment inside the quarry. The surface loads of workshops, stores etc., are fed by distribution transformers. This sub-station is situated at a distance of about 5Km from the project and is having sufficient spare capacity to meet the power requirement of expansion project also. The total power requirement for this RG OC III Expansion Mine is 3.750 MVA, as most of the HEMM for OB and coal are diesel operated. (ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid/solid) and scheme for their disposal.The opencast coal mine involves the extraction of coal from the earth’s crust. During the process of extraction, the supercumbent strata are required to be excavated and dumped in the earmarked sites as a solid waste. The wastes in the form of solid and liquid are generated during mining activity.

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Solid waste: Internal Dump/ External Dump Embankment Cumulative OB Removal Backfilling (Cumulative, (Cumulative, “Mm3” (Cumulative, Year/Stage “Mm3”) “Mm3”) “Mm3”) Top Soil Hard OB Total OB Top Soil OB Top Soil OB Top Soil Up to 31.03.2018 13.98 493.67 507.65 282.56 13.39 210.60 - 0.51 0.04 Y-1 2018-19 14.22 546.64 560.86 307.46 13.49 238.67 - 0.51 0.04 Y-3 2020-21 14.64 649.98 664.62 350.61 14.12 298.86 - 0.51 0.04 Y-5 2022-23 15.23 787.87 803.10 393.82 14.57 393.54 0.62 0.51 0.04 Y-10 2027-28 16.33 1146.40 1162.73 393.82 14.96 752.07 1.33 0.51 0.04 Y-13 2030-31 17.18 1331.79 1348.97 433.55 15.48 897.39 1.64 0.85 0.06 Post Closure Y-16 2033-34 17.18 1331.79 1348.97 433.55 15.48 897.39 1.64 0.85 0.06 As the RG OC III Expansion mine has been operating since 1990, it is envisaged to remove total OB (including OB of present proposal) of 1348.97 Mm3 (1331.79 Mm3 of hard OB + 17.18 Mm3 of top soil) in order to produce 196.10 Mt of coal. Top Soil: The total top soil removal from the RG OC III Expansion Mine, including the present proposal will be 17.18 Mm3. Out of 17.18 Mm3, 15.48 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the finished decks of external dumps and 1.64 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the finished decks of internal dumps. 0.06 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the embankment constructed along the Jallaram Nallah. Liquid waste from OC mining operations: The liquid waste to be generated in the mine like used engine oil, gear oil, brake oils and other lubricants will be stored in separate tins/drums/cans and sent to main stores for disposal to TSPCB authorized recyclers. (x) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which gives information of EIA purpose. Schematic diagram showing the activities that will be involved in the proposed project which will be potential source for air pollution, water pollution, noise, land degradation and impact on other environmental attributes are given under:

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4. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity Proposed project site is located on the Southeast side of Godavarikhani town. Godavarikhani town is at a distance of 4 km from this mine area. The nearest railhead to the proposed mine area is Ramagundam Railway Station on Kazipet-Balaharsha section of South-Central Railway at a distance of about 14 km. Mine area is well connected with both district headquarter, Peddapalli and state Capital, Hyderabad which are at a distance of about 30 km and 225 km respectively. Nearest airport is Shamshabad, Hyderabad at a distance about 270 km. The mine area is well- connected by 4 km all-weather road to Mancherial -Hyderabad highway. (ii) Land form, Land use and Land ownership The opencast project does not involve Forest Land. The land requirement for the mine take area of project comprising of quarry area, external dump yard, nallah diversion, roads & power lines diversions, service buildings for OC &UG, area for UG operations, CHP etc. is 2070.10 ha. Land form: Land form in the mine take area is given as under. a. Forest land : Nil b. Non-forest land : 2070.10 ha c. Total land : 2070.10 ha Land use: Proposed land use pattern in the mine take area is given as under: Land in ha Type Land use (Proposed) Excavation/Quarry Area 1229.41 External Dump 474.50 Safety Zone //Rationalisation Area: 236.44 Infrastructure area 71.19 Other Use 58.56(Nallah-33.71+Embankment-24.85) Total 2070.10 Land ownership: Ownership wise land requirement in the mine take area of the project is as furnished below. Sl. No Land owner ship Land (ha) Occupancy 1 Land under SCCL possession 1990.29 SCCL 2 Land to be acquired a Govt. land --- Govt. b Private land 79.81 General Public Total land to be acquired 79.81 -- Land requirement in the mine area 2070.10 -- Note: Land Use (During Mining) Plan is enclosed as Plate No. V. (iii) Topography Core Zone: The core zone of RG OC III Expansion Mine area is located in the Jallaram water shed area. The catchment area of Jallaram vagu is 138 Km2. It originates at Nagulagutta at about 10 km southwest of the project and flows towards northeast to join River Godavari at Siripuram village.

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The project does not involve any forest land & there are no important surface features such as archaeological monuments, railway lines, highways or tourist spots within the core zone of the proposed project area. The HFL was recorded as 847.15 on 19.09.2006 for Jallarm Nallah which inside the mine boundary. Diversion of this Nallah is proposed in the present proposal along the Mine boundary.The topographic elevation of this block varies from 156.40 m above MSL on the south to 140.40 m above MSL in the north-eastern side of the block with an average slope of 8.9 m/km towards northeast. The drainage in the core zone is mostly 1st and 2nd order except major stream Jallaram vagu. During the mining operations of the RG OC-III Extension Mine, Jallaram vagu was diverted along the southern boundary of the project and further diverted towards south through the undisturbed area along the project boundary in a phase manner to maintain the natural drainage system. During the quarry expansion towards dip side of the boundary, it is proposed to merge the diverted nallah of Jallaram vaagu straight along with the ongoing stream presently at the project site. Buffer Zone: The area within the 10 Km radius of the block is falling on the south side of the Godavari River. The area is of flat to gently undulating terrain and slopes towards Godavari River in North- easterly direction. The terrain is dotted with hillocks and intervening sandy patches. Sandy clay soil cover ranging in thickness from 1.8 m to 3.0 m occurs. North-western side of the block area is elevated and is sloping towards northeast. The topographic elevation of this block varies from 156.40m above MSL on the south to 140.40m above MSL in the north-eastern side of the block with an average slope of 8.9 m/km towards northeast. However, reduce level of seam contours and surface contours are presented in the report by adding 700 m to the mean sea level. The buffer area of the proposed project is drained by south easterly flowing Godavari River and its ephemeral tributaries viz., Jallaram vaagu and Bokkala vaagu. The central part of the area is drained by Jallaram vaagu while the southern part is drained by Bokkala vaagu. Both these tributaries confluence with the Godavari river at Siripurm and Manthani respectively.The drainage is of dendritic type with a density of 3.6km/sq.km. The highest flood level (HFL) of Bokkala vagu recorded on the north western edge (i.e., near culvert between GDK10 Inc. and Pannur village) during August, 1983 was 155m above Mean Sea Level. The highest flood level (HFL) of Godavari river recorded at intake well near GDK-1 inc. on 10th October, 1995 is 138.10m above MSL In general, the surface elevation of the buffer area on the both sides of River Godavari varies from 220m above MSL to 120m above MSL. The mean topographic slope in the southern part is 4.36m per km towards northeast. There are number of hills located on the periphery of the buffer zone, except on the northern side. The prominent hills in the southern side of the buffer zone are Jonalarasi Gutta (322m), Nagula Gutta (422m), Pedda Gutta (477m), Ramgir (538m), Gudemettu Gutta (471m) etc. The hilly region on the southern side is of beveled cuesta type with intervening depressions. The area is periodically flooded along the Godavari river. It is a well drained flood plain of thick un-consolidated alluvium. The area is well drained by Godavari river and its tributaries such as Bokkala vagu, Jallaram vagu, Ralla vagu, Tollavagu and Tekumatla Vagu. The drainage is of dendritic type, flowing almost perpendicular to the main course of River Godavari. The highest flood level (HFL) of Godavari river recorded at intake well near GDK-1 inc. on 10th October, 1995 is 138.10m above

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MSL. Within 10 km distance from the edge of proposed area, about 20824.48 ha is covered by Putnur, Raidindi, Ramgir, Khammampalli, Manthani, Kundaram Reserved Forests. Note: Topographical Map is enclosed as Plate No.III (iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies(including area under CRZ)),shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies(distance from the HFL of the river). In case of industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given. No forest land is involved in this proposed project area. Existing land use pattern in the project area of RG OC-III Expansion Mine is furnished here under. Land owner ship Land use Extent (ha) Agricultural 1532.43 Township &Structures - Grazing 54.05 Plantation - Barren - Tenancy/Private Land Stock yards - Roads 4.17 Water bodies - Village 64.58 Others - Sub Total 1655.23 Agriculture Land (Govt Assigned)-55.38 109.59 Agriculture land (Govt Land) -54.21 Township 24.37 Grazing /other 54.11 Plantation -- Government Land Barren 85.68 (Non- Forest) Stock yards -- Roads -- Water bodies 141.12 Village -- Sub Total 414.87 Forest ----- Free Hold ----- Grand Total 2070.10 Note: Pre-mining Land Use Plan is enclosed as Plate No. IV. The HFL was recorded as 847.15 on 19.09.2006 for Jallaram Nallah which is inside the mine boundary. Diversion of this Nallah is proposed in the present proposal along the Mine boundary. This proposed project area does not fall under CRZ area. The project area does not come under industrial area.

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(v) Existing Infrastructure The infrastructure facilities existing are:  Office buildings/Service buildings  Pumps of different HP & Head  HEMM of different capacities  Different capacities of electrical equipments.  Source of power and existing substation  Connecting road and communication systems  CHP (vi) Soil classification Soil samples were collected at Project Site, Allur Village, Penchikalpeta and Dubbapalli. The analysis of soil samples shows Soil characteristics such as the texture of the soil varies from sandy clay, sandy clay loam and clay. The porosity and water holding capacity are in the range of 28.0 – 50.8 % and 26.57-49.10 % respectively. The soil is neutral to slightly alkaline in nature having pH in the range of 7.2 to 8.6. The Electrical Conductivity (EC) for the soil samples is in the range of 0.066 – 0.582 mmhos/cm. cation exchange capacity was found to be in the range of 5 to 34 meq%. The Nitrogen value ranged from 150 to 187 kgha- reflecting that the values are observed to be in better category. The Phosphorus value ranged from 10.3 to 29.6 kg ha-1 indicating that the values are in very less to less category. The Potassium value ranged from 263 to 531 kg ha-1 indicating that values are observed to be in average to better category. (vii) Climatic data from secondary sources The climatic data was generated by Environment Protection, Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad, during the period of March to May, 2018 in the project area.As per the data generated by EPTRI, the predominant wind direction is blowing from South South East (S- SE) direction and Calm conditions prevailed only for 13.41 % during the season. The maximum wind speed recorded was 14.0 m/s. The maximum temperature recorded was found to be 44.80C, while the minimum temperature was 20.60C and the average temperature is 32.90C. The average relative humidity is found to be 99.9%.The solar radiation observed is of 953.0W/m2. The total rainfall observed during this study period is 48.0 mm. (viii) Social Infrastructure available The mining activities in the project area are being carried out for the last 45 years. The social infrastructure in terms of connectivity by road and rail, communication, health, sanitation, community centers, education, financial institutions, income source, etc. are well established. Infrastructure facilities were fully developed in the area. SCCL has constructed quarters for residential accommodation of the employees employed in the mine. The facilities available and welfare activities undertaken in this area are:  Roads well connected to district and state head quarters.  Power supply network and communication network.  Hospital for necessary medical aid with specialist doctors.  Referral of acute medical cases to super specialty hospitals by the company.  Clubs for social interactions and entertainment.  Bank facilities and ATMs.  Schools for providing necessary education.  Parks for recreation.

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 Necessary market facilities and shops.  Provision of super bazaar.  Supply of free LPG.  Facilities for sports and cultural activities.  Promoting skills of women of the colonies through Singareni Seva Samithi.  Development of surrounding habitat through SHAPE funds. 5. PLANNING BRIEF: (i) Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) town and country planning / development authority classification RG OC –III Expansion Mine is conversion of underground mine (GDK 7,7A, and GDK 6,6A & 6B and GDK 8,8A). Depth of opencast is 280m. The coal production capacity of project is 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. Details of coal seams: Coal seams occur in the upper Barakar formation in the RG OC-III Expansion Mine. The sequence, thickness & depth range and partings of coal seams in the proposed project area are as furnished below. Inband_thickness Seam Average Formation/Strata Range Details Thickness Min MAX B A R R E N M E A S U R E S 50.00 206 Grey white sandstone and shale 10.00 15.00 1A 1 Coal alternating with clay/shale bands 0.32 2.00 1.17 Parting Clay, shale,and sandstone 0.91 2.91 1A 3 Coal alternating with clay/ shale bands 0.30 2.64 1.01 Parting Grey white sandstone 25.00 33.72 1 Seam Coal with few bands of clay/shale 1.68 6.60 4.80 Parting Grey white sandstone 12.69 19.15 2Top Coal with thin bands of shale 0.14 1.82 0.98 Parting Grey white sandstone 0.36 5.10 2 Bot. Coal with bands of clay/shale 1.46 6.50 2.93 Parting Grey white sandstone 9.79 16.62 3B Seam Coal 0.91 2.60 1.78 Parting Grey white sandstone 3.40 8.54 IA3A Coal, shalycoal with thin carbshale bands. 0.30 0.61 0.52 Parting Grey white sandstones 12.19 20.46

3A Seam Coal with localized dirt bands 0.30 2.20 1.23 Parting Grey white sandstone 19.81 24.69 3 Seam Coal 3.21 11.80 7.29 Parting Grey white sandstone 4.15 15.84 4 Seam Coal 1.67 5.25 3.49 Strata Predominantly medium to coarse grained 104.00+ sandstone with a localized coal seam T A L C H I R F O R M A T I O N 41.30+

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Blocked Reserve below Min Res “Mte” Thickness Depth Net Geological Mining SEAMS Highwall/ Nala/ River/ Un - Total Range (m) Range (m) Reserves (Mt) Barrier UG OC losses Batter Road economic Blocked 1A1 0.32-2.00 13.22-237.25 8.31 1.39 -- 0.77 -- 2.16 -- 6.15 0.29 1A3 0.30-2.64 12.21-240.79 7.38 1.24 -- 0.68 -- 1.92 -- 5.45 0.26 1 1.68-6.60 7.46-278.09 54.92 9.23 -- 5.08 -- 14.31 -- 40.61 1.93 2 Top 0.14-1.82 18.43-289.51 1.26 0.21 -- 0.12 -- 0.33 -- 0.93 0.04 2 Bot 1.46-6.50 14.65-294.79 37.70 6.33 -- 3.49 -- 9.82 -- 27.89 1.33 3B 0.30-2.44 20.57-304.47 16.40 2.75 -- 1.52 -- 4.27 -- 5.78 0.28 IA3A 0.31-0.61 27.76-311.43 0.00 0.00 -- 0.00 -- 0.00 -- 6.35 0.30 3A 0.30-2.20 22.07-329.42 13.72 2.30 -- 1.27 -- 3.57 -- 10.14 0.48 3 3.21-11.80 18.92-355.68 125.95 21.16 -- 11.65 -- 32.81 -- 93.15 4.44 4 1.67-5.25 26.13-371.25 52.32 8.81 -- 4.82 -- 13.63 -- 38.69 1.85 Total 317.96 53.42 -- 29.40 -- 82.82 -- 235.14 11.20

As on base date 01.04.2018 “Mte” SEAMS Ext Res “Mte” Depletion of Reserves Balance Reserve Reason not considered High High High for mining UG OC UG OC Total UG OC Total Wall Wall Wall 1A1 -- 5.86 0.00 0.73 2.34 -- 3.07 -- 2.79 -- 2.79

1A3 -- 5.19 0.00 0.64 2.08 -- 2.72 -- 2.47 -- 2.47

1 -- 38.68 0.00 4.81 15.46 -- 20.27 -- 18.41 -- 18.41

2 Top -- 0.89 0.00 0.12 0.35 -- 0.47 -- 0.42 -- 0.42

2 Bot -- 26.56 0.00 3.31 10.61 -- 13.92 -- 12.64 -- 12.64

3B -- 5.50 0.00 1.43 4.62 -- 0 -- 5.50 -- 5.50

Thickness of the seam is IA3A - 6.05 0.00 0.00 0 -- 6.05 -- 0.00 -- 0.00 less than 0.9m 3A -- 9.66 0.00 1.20 3.86 -- 5.06 -- 4.60 -- 4.60

3 -- 88.71 0.00 11.04 35.45 -- 46.49 -- 42.22 -- 42.22

4 -- 36.84 0.00 4.56 14.75 -- 19.31 -- 17.53 -- 17.53

Total -- 223.94 0.00 27.84 89.52 0.00 117.36 0.00 106.58 0.00 106.58

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Rated capacity and life of the project: The rated capacity is proposed to be enhanced from 6.3(Peak_6.8) Mty to 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mty. Life of the project is 13 years from 2018-19. Calendar Programme of Excavation: As per the present proposal, the rated capacity coal is proposed to be achieved during the third year of Mining operations i.e., 2020-21. The details of coal and OB, pertaining to the project are furnished hereunder: Balance extractable coal (from 2018-19) :106.58 Mt Balance overburden, including top soil, to be removed : 841.32 Mm3 Stripping Ratio (SR) : 7.89 The Year wise coal production from RG OC-III Expansion and overburden removal schedule along with stripping ratios are furnished below:

3” Coal “Mt” OB “Mm SR Coal Exposed Coal

by Shovel- Exposed Shovel Dumper

Dumper by Total Dragline combination

Year/ Stage Combination Dragline Total Depart Out G11 G9 G9 mental sourcing Y-1 2018-19 1.4 3.8 1.6 6.8 3.2 23.49 26.52 53.21 7.83 Y-2 2019-20 1.7 4.7 1.6 8 3.2 23.49 35.07 61.76 7.72 Y-3 2020-21 1.9 5.32 1.6 8.82 3.2 23.49 15.3 41.99 4.76 Y-4 2021-22 1.9 6.92 8.82 23.49 43.06 66.55 7.55

Y-5 2022-23 1.9 6.92 8.82 23.49 48.45 71.94 8.16

Y-6 2023-24 2.1 7.42 9.52 23.49 48.45 71.94 7.56

Y-7 2024-25 2.1 7.42 9.52 23.49 48.44 71.93 7.56

Y-8 2025-26 2.1 7.42 9.52 23.49 48.43 71.92 7.55

Y-9 2026-27 1.9 6.92 8.82 23.49 48.43 71.92 8.15

Y-10 2027-28 1.9 6.92 8.82 23.49 48.43 71.92 8.15

Y-11 2028-29 1.9 6.92 8.82 23.49 62.42 85.91 9.74

Y-12 2029-30 1.3 4.8 6.1 23.49 35.93 59.42 9.74

Y-13 2030-31 0.9 3.3 4.2 23.49 17.42 40.91 9.74

Total 23 78.78 4.8 106.58 9.6 305.37 526.35 841.32 7.89 Method of work for OC operations: Nine seams namely 1A1, 1A3, 1, 2Top, 2Bot, 3B, 3A, 3 and 4 are proposed to be worked by opencast. The mining sequence has been planned in such a way as to permit mining the coal reserves in a more effective manner. Orientation of benches will be in strike direction. The strike orientation of benches facilitates holding of water in UG workings thereby preventing fire problem in UG galleries while extraction of pillars by OC. Sequence of mining is also planned considering the lay and disposition of the deposit. Presently, coal is being extracted using shovel-dumper combination and the same equipment combination will be continued. The method of work with shovel-dumper combination comprises of the prime operational components such as removal of topsoil, Initial opening of box cut, and

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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Text removal of overburden & inter burden to expose the coal seams and extraction of coal. It is proposed to continue extraction of coal departmentally and OB removal by departmental as well as hiring equipment. The quarry has been so planned considering difficult geo-mining parameters like steep gradient of seams, multiple thin seams. Salient Features of the method of work proposed is as follows:  Opencast Mining with Shovel Dumper Combination. o Extraction of Coal by SCCL HEMM. o Total OB removal & extraction of thin coal seams by outsourcing.  5.0 m3 Hydraulic shovels and 60T Dumpers are being deployed by SCCL for coal extraction.  Coal will be transported to pit head crusher at surface by 60T Dumpers wherein the coal will be crushed to -200mm size and later transported from feeder breakers to CHP by conveyors.  To avoid collapsing of underground galleries and bogging down of men and machinery effective compaction of galleries is to be done meticulously and scrupulously to liquidate coal from standing pillars by opencast method with safety. Extraction of coal in virgin area: For extraction of coal where gradient is more, the equipment will be deployed in the immediate upper horizon of the seam roof. The drilling machine will drill blast holes in OB immediately above coal roof. Then blasting, leveling and lifting of OB are taken up. This leveled coal is lifted by diesel operated hydraulic back-hoe shovels. Extraction of coal In UG developed area: In this case, the method of mining will slightly differ. A layer of parting of minimum 6m thick will be left over the developed seams and the equipment will be deployed above that parting so as to prevent them from falling into the u/g galleries. Where the coal seam is developed in the upper horizon, the drilling will be done in solid parting on either side of the developed gallery and where coal seam is developed in the lower horizon, the drilling will be done both in solid parting of 6m thick and in coal seam together on either side of the developed gallery. Drilling will be done over the solid coal pillars upto the roof of seam. Then blasting will be carried out both in OB and coal where the seam is developed in the lower horizon and in OB in other areas. This will help in packing the galleries with blasted materials, which will prevent the heavy machinery from falling into the galleries. After blasting, the OB material above blasted coal will be compacted and excavated. After removal of OB, the coal will be lifted by diesel operated hydraulic back-hoe shovels. Mechanization for OC operations: It is proposed to extract/excavate the coal and overburden in open cast operations with shovel-dumper combination and Dragline. The main departmental equipment envisaged for extraction of coal is as furnished hereunder. Construction and demolition work: As the Mine is an operating mine since long time required infra structure for smooth running of mine is already envisaged. In the present proposal the office buildings and Base workshop are planned to be shifted from west side i.e., beside external dump to south side of the project where infrastructure area is defined, this will enable for accommodating OB effectively. Dumping Strategy: Total hard OB that will be excavated is 841.32 Mm3. About 838.12 Mm3 of hard OB will be disposed in the external dump and internal dump. Proposed height of all external dump and internal dump yards is 120m. Out of 838.12 Mm3 of hard OB, 150.99 Mm3 will be dumped in external dump yard, 689.79 Mm3 of will be accommodated in internal dump yard and 0.34 Mm3

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Dump Yards: It is proposed to accommodate hard overburden and top soil in the following dump yards during the life of the mine. The details of the dumping in internal and external dump yards are furnished in Table

External Dump Internal Dump/ Embankment Cumulative OB Removal 3 (Cumulative, Backfilling (Cumulative, (“Mm ”) 3 3 Year/Stage “ Mm ”) (Cumulative,“Mm3”) “Mm ”) Top Hard Top Top Top Total OB OB OB Soil OB Soil Soil Soil Up to 31.03.2018 13.98 493.67 507.65 282.56 13.39 210.60 - 0.51 0.04 Y-1 2018-19 14.22 546.64 560.86 307.46 13.49 238.67 - 0.51 0.04 Y-3 2020-21 14.64 649.98 664.62 350.61 14.12 298.86 - 0.51 0.04 Y-5 2022-23 15.23 787.87 803.10 393.82 14.57 393.54 0.62 0.51 0.04 Y-10 2027-28 16.33 1146.40 1162.73 393.82 14.96 752.07 1.33 0.51 0.04 Y-13 2029-31 17.18 1331.79 1348.97 433.55 15.48 897.39 1.64 0.85 0.06 Post Closure Y-16 2032-34 17.18 1331.79 1348.97 433.55 15.48 897.39 1.64 0.85 0.06 5.7.4.1. External Dump Yard: The external dump yard is located at west side of the quarry area and dumping operation is under progress. In the external dump yard area (15m from in-crop area of geological block) boreholes were drilled and declared as non coal bearing area. As the RG OC III Expansion mine has been operating since 1990, it is envisaged to remove total OB (including OB of present proposal) of 1348.97 Mm3 (1331.79 Mm3 of hard OB + 17.18 Mm3 of top soil) in order to produce 196.10 Mt of coal. Out of 1331.79 of hard OB, 433.55 Mm3 is to be dumped in external dump yard and 897.39 Mm3 is dumped in internal dump yard. 0.85 Mm3 is to be utilized for construction of embankment around the Jallaram nallah. Percentages of external and internal dumping will be 32.5% and 67.5% respectively. The total OB excavated till the base date, 01.04.2018 is 507.65 Mm3 (493.67 Mm3 of hard OB + 13.98 Mm3 of top soil). Out of 493.67 Mm3 of hard OB, 282.56 Mm3 was dumped in external dump yard and 210.60 Mm3 was dumped in internal dump yard. 0.51 Mm3 is utilized for the construction of embankment around the Jallaram Nallah. In the present proposal, it is envisaged to remove OB of 841.32 Mm3 (838.1 Mm3 of hard OB + 3.2 Mm3 of top soil). Out of 838.12 Mm3 of hard OB, 150.99 Mm3 will be dumped in external dump yard and 686.79 Mm3 is dumped in internal dump yard. 0.34 Mm3 of hard OB will be utilized for construction of embankment around Jallaram Nallah. Maximum height of external dump yard will be 120m from ground level. The total area envisaged for the external dump yard is 474.50ha Internal Dump: The quarry floor i.e. floor of 4 seam is proposed to be roughened and made level by drilling and blasting before commencing internal dumping to increase the stability of internal dump yard. The total OB dumped in internal dump yard is 897.39 Mm3 including OB generated in the present proposal. Out of 897.39, 895.75 Mm3 is hard OB and 1.64 Mm3 is top soil. The total OB

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was dumped in the internal dump yard till the base date, i.e., 01.04.2018 is 210.60 Mm3. In the present proposal, it is envisaged to dump a quantity of 686.79 Mm3 of hard OB and 1.64 Mm3 of topsoil will be spread over the finished decks of internal dump yard. About 897.39 Mm3 i.e. 67.5% of total hard OB is envisaged to be back-filled in the voids of the quarry area. Maximum height of internal dump yard will be 120m from ground level. The extent of the backfilled area will be 558.41 ha (measured above ground level). About 1.64 Mm3 of top soil is planned to be spread over the finished decks of internal dump yard. Top Soil: The total top soil removal from the RG OC III Expansion Mine, including the present proposal is 17.18 Mm3. Out of 17.18 Mm3, 15.48 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the finished decks of external dumps and 1.64 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the finished decks of internal dumps. 0.06 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the embankment constructed along the Jallaram Nallah. Top soil removed from the quarry area till the base date, i.e., 01.04.2018 is 13.98 Mm3. Out of 13.98 Mm3, 13.39 Mm3 was spread over the finished decks of external dump yard and 0.04 Mm3 was utilized for spread over the embankment. 0.55 Mm3 is available in temporary storage yard. In the present proposal, it is envisaged to remove top soil of 3.2 Mm3 from the quarry area. 0.55 Mm3 of top soil available in storage yard will be utilized along with the 3.2 Mm3of top soil removed from the quarry. Out of 3.75 Mm3, 2.09 Mm3 will be utilized for spread over the finished decks of the external dump yard and 1.64 Mm3 will be utilized for spread over the finished decks of internal dump yard. 0.02 Mm3 is utilized for spread over the embankment which is proposed to be constructed by the end of 11th year after the diversion of the Jallaram Nallah. Area of the temporary top soil storage yard is 11.98 ha & maximum height of temporary top soil storage yard will be 10m. In the present proposal, by the end of 1st year 0.24 Mm3 will be excavated in which 0.1 Mm3 will directly spread and 0.14 Mm3 will be stored at top soil storage yard. This storage quantity of top soil in temporary top soil storage yard will be 0.69 Mm3 by the end of 1st year & 0.48 Mm3 by the end of 3rd year. The total quantity of top soil that will be re-handled is 0.81 Mm3. The top soil will be spread over the finished decks of external dump with a thickness of 0.39m. Top soil: Year wise cumulative top soil management is furnished hereunder. (Cumulative figures) Final Void: A total void of 877.14 Mm3 will be left at the end of mining operations. The area of the final excavated void will be 671.00 ha. The final void area will be used for backfilling of the overburden generated from the future proposed projects/Expansion Mines. Top Soil Used " Mm3" Top Soil Year/ Stage Removal Embank Spreading over the Spreading over Using for Total "Mm3" ment backfilled area the OB dump Green Belt utilized "Mm3" "Mm3" area "Mm3" area "Mm3" Up to 31.03.2018 13.98 0.04 -- 13.39 -- 13.43* Y-1 2018-19 14.22 0.04 -- 13.49 -- 13.53 Y-3 2020-21 14.64 0.04 -- 14.12 -- 14.16 Y-5 2022-23 15.23 0.04 0.62 14.57 -- 15.23 Y-10 2027-28 16.33 0.04 1.33 14.96 -- 16.33 Y-13 2029-31 17.18 0.06 1.64 15.48 -- 17.18 Post Closure Y-16 2032-34 17.18 0.06 1.64 15.48 -- 17.18

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(ii) Population projection The average daily attendance required for opencast to achieve the rated production of 8.82 Mty is estimated to be 1498. After considering 16.67% absenteeism towards authorized leave, sick etc., and the men on roll for the mine is 1780. As OB removal is by hiring HEMM, contractor manpower is estimated to be 550. (iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc) Total Mine Take area for RG OC-III Expansion Mine is 2070.10 ha, which consists of 1229.41 ha of surface excavation area. As a result of phase-wise plantation programme of the project, plantation was already done in an area of 158.33 Ha. Further it is proposed to do plantation over an area of 1161.36 ha during the balance life including the post closure stage of the mine. Hence total plantation proposed to be done in this project is 1161.36 ha. Total void area of 671 ha (877.14 Mm3) left as water body and will be gainfully utilized for dumping of OB from future expansion projects. The Consolidated land use status of the mine during different stages of Mining operations is furnished hereunder. Area, “ha”

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Agricultural

Water Body

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Plantation

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land Sl. Use Type

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1 Excavation/Quarry Area: Ha -- -- a. Backfilled Area 558.41 558.41

b. Excavated Void 671.00 671.00

Sub-Total 558.41 671.00 1229.41

2 External Dump 474.50 474.50 Sub-Total 474.50 474.50

3 Safety Zone /Rationalisation Area a. Safe barrier & drain along the 72.44 13.11 23.85 49.84 159.24 quarry i. Roads 14.10

ii. Garland drains& Settling ponds 13.11

iii. Berm 8.01

iv. Railway Track 1.74

b. Safe barrier & drain along the 31.16 4.05 10.49 31.50 77.20 external dump i. Roads 5.63

ii. Garland drains& Settling ponds 4.05

iii. Toe-wall 4.05

iv. Railway Track 0.81

4 Sub-Total 103.60 17.16 34.34 81.34 236.44 5 Diversion of nallah 33.71 33.71 Road & Infrastructure area (Service 6 8.62 62.57 71.19 Buildings and CHP) 7 Embankment 24.85 24.85 Total 1161.36 721.87 42.96 0.00 143.91 2070.10

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Note: The Initial Stage, Final Stage and Post Closure Plans are enclosed as Plates No. VI, VII and VIII respectively. (iv) Assessment of infrastructure demand (Physical & Social) Proposed project is already in operation and existing coal belt of the company and well established infrastructure such as roads, CHP, township, communication, power supply arrangements, schools, community halls etc. are available. (v) Amenities/Facilities The facilities that will be provided to the persons connected with mining operation whether direct or indirect are: Rest shelters, canteen facilities at subsidized rates, washing/bathing facilities, provision of motor cycle/cycle sheds, provision of drinking water points, sanitation facilities, first aid, etc. The residential quarters available at Godavarikhani town are sufficient to accommodate the persons who will be employed in the proposed project. 6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Industrial area (Processing area) Service buildings, project/site offices, unit workshops, canteen, rest shelter are available for this project along with stores, magazine, lamp cabin etc. Major Diversion & Shifting Involved: Road Diversion: The coal corridor road is passing from the mine boundary at West side of the Mine. It is used for public use and it is connecting road to Sector-III Colony (connecting to Peddapalli and Manthini) and Godavarikhani Town. The diversion of road is proposed along project boundary taking all necessary precautions for easy commuting of the public. The length of the proposed road to be diverted is 1.4km. The road from 8 incline colony to Godavarikhani via Vakilpally mine and GDK 11 Incline is passing over the dip side boundary of the mine (East side). It is also used for the public use. The diversion of road is proposed along project boundary taking all necessary precautions for easy commuting of the public. The length of road proposed to be diverted is 3.2km. Diversion of Nallahs: Jallaram Nallah is flowing from west to east over the project area. The diversion of nallah was done as per the previous approved Mining Plan. The existing position of the nallah is in between the southern side of the existing quarry top edge (at a distance of 70m from top edge) and existing infrastructure (i.e., Krushi bhavan and Rescue station). A protective bund of +3m was constructed along the Jallaram Nallah on both sides whose RL is 850.20. In the present proposal, RG OC III Expansion Mine, it is proposed to divert the Jallaram nallah at two different places, first one is at south side of the project area by the end of 10th year. The length of south side diversion is 1.7km. Second diversion is at east side of the project to make it straight and drain into the existing nallah flowing away from the project area. The length of east side diversion is 1km. After the foresaid diversion of nallah the protective bund of +6m will be constructed along the nallah periphery whose RL will be 861.39.

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Shifting of Office Building and Base Work Shop: The project office building of the RG OC III Expansion Mine and Base work shop lying on the west side of the project beside the external dump, it will be utilised for the external dump yard for the 3rd and 4th year. These structures have to be shifted to the raise side (South-East side – Infra structure Area) of the project by the end of 3rd year. Power lines: The project area is free of any High Tension Power lines. (ii) Residential area (Non-processing area) No additional township is required for the envisaged proposal. The existing residential quarters available at Godavarikhani town and 8 incline colony are sufficient to cater to the needs of persons who will be employed in the proposed Expansion. (iii) Green belt. The mine take area of proposed RG OC-III Expansion Mine is 2070.10 ha, out of which plantation will be done in phased manner in an area of 1161.36 ha. This area includes plantation over the dump yards, block plantation and avenue plantation. The details of year/stage wise plantation programme are given below. Stage wise plantation Area In ha Year/ Stage Progressive area of plantation Up to 31.03.02018 158.33 Y-1 174.82 Y-3 379.67 Y-5 756.78 Y-10 838.80 Y-13 1161.36 Post Closure Y-16 1161.36 Further, Year wise Land Degradation, Technical Reclamation programme is given below:

Technical Reclamation (Cumulative in "ha") Land Degraded Technically Reclaimed Area Dump Dump Infrastruct Infra Year/Stage (Extn Excavation (Extn + ure/ Total Backfill structure/ Total + Top Top Soil) Others Others Soil) Up to 31.03.2018 698.41 359.15 223.64 1281.20 32.12 104.99 114.79 251.81 Y-1 2018-19 735.99 364.84 186.06 1286.89 32.12 125.65 126.29 284.06 Y-3 2020-21 806.32 434.28 253.80 1494.40 32.12 274.60 138.28 445.00 Y-5 2022-23 904.87 434.28 269.48 1608.63 242.09 434.28 154.56 830.93 Y-10 2027-28 1087.97 434.28 260.05 1782.30 291.24 434.28 238.12 963.64 Y-13 2030-31 1229.41 474.50 366.19 2070.10 558.41 474.50 366.19 1399.10 Post Closure Y-16 2033-34 1229.41 474.50 366.19 2070.10 558.41 474.50 1037.19 2070.10

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Biological Reclamation (Cumulative in "ha") Biologically Reclaimed Area Total To be left Forest Year Agricul Water for Land Un disturbed Plantation Total ture Body/void public/com (Return) pany use Up to 31.03.2018 - 158.33 48.10 - 206.43 - - 206.43 Y-1 2018-19 - 174.82 66.69 - 241.51 - - 241.51 Y-3 2020-21 - 379.67 61.17 - 440.84 - - 440.84 Y-5 2022-23 - 756.78 63.59 - 820.37 - - 820.37 Y-10 2027-28 - 838.80 53.80 - 892.60 - - 892.60 Y-13 2030-31 - 1200.60 50.87 - 1251.47 - - 1251.47 Post Closure Y-16 2033-34 143.91 1161.36 721.87 42.96 2070.10 - - 2070.10 (iv) Social Infrastructure. Social Infrastructure available in the area will cater to the needs of the persons who will be employed in the proposed project. No additional social infrastructure is proposed in the project. (v) Connectivity (Traffic and transportation road/ Rail/Metro/ Water ways etc). Proposed project site is located on the Southeast side of Godavarikhani town. Godavarikhani town is at a distance of 4 km from this mine area. The nearest railhead to the proposed mine area is Ramagundam Railway Station on Kazipet-Balaharsha section of South-Central Railway at a distance of about 14 kms. The mine area is well connected with both district headquarter, Peddapalli and state Capital, Hyderabad which are at a distance of about 30 kms and 225 kms respectively. Nearest airport is Shamshabad, Hyderabad at a distance about 270km. he mine area is well-connected by 4km all-weather road to Mancherial -Hyderabad highway. (vi) Drinking water management (Source and Supply of water). The water will be pumped to the surface and treated by RO (Reverse osmosis) system before it is used for drinking. The probable inflow of groundwater into the proposed RG OC-III Mine will be about 8996 m3/day is being pumped from the existing RG OC–III Expansion Mine and about 5740 m3/day water will be required for different activities of the project as such 5000 m3/day is being utilised for project requirement like dust suppression, washing of HEMM, 490 m3/day for Domestic use, 250 m3/day for plantation and excess water is being discharged in to the local streams/tanks. (vii) Sewerage system The sewerage water coming out from existing quarters and office premises is being treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. The sewerage water that will be generated from the proposed service buildings will be treated in a similar manner. (viii) Industrial waste management The major effluent source will be mine water pumped out from the mine, which will be let out into natural streams after removal of suspended solids. The other source of concern would be the domestic and service building effluents. The domestic and office effluents will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pits.

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In the coal extraction process, coal-containing impurities such as shale or sometimes sandstone will be transported to the Coal Handling Plant, where shale and sand stone will be picked out manually. This solid waste will be in the form of lumps. The domestic waste generated from the townships is collected from the collection bins into tricycles provided by SCCL. The domestic solid waste collected is transported to the disposal sites of SCCL. The solid waste disposal sites are identified in the low-lying areas, over burden dumps and subsidence areas of SCCL. Hence, no appreciable impact is anticipated due to disposal of solid wastes. There is no problem for collection, handling and transport of solid wastes and there will not be any subsequent pollution of air, water and soil due to disposal or reuse of solid wastes. (ix) Solid waste management. Out of 1331.79 of hard OB, 433.55 Mm3 is dumped in external dump yard and 897.39 Mm3 is dumped in internal dump yard. 0.85 Mm3 is utilized for construction of embankment around the Jallaram nallah. Percentages of external and internal dumping will be 32.5% and 67.5% respectively. In the present proposal, it is envisaged to remove OB of 841.32 Mm3 (838.1 Mm3 of hard OB + 3.2 Mm3 of top soil). Out of 838.12 Mm3 of hard OB, 150.99 Mm3 will be dumped in external dump yard and 686.79 Mm3 is dumped in internal dump yard. 0.34 Mm3 of hard OB will be utilized for the construction of embankment around the Jallaram Nallah. Maximum height of the external dump yard will be 120m from ground level. The total area envisaged for the external dump yard is 474.50ha Power requirement & supply/source. The source of power for the project is from 132/33 kV sub-station, Centenary Colony, RG-III Region.  Input from NTPC Ramagundam and 240 kV / 132 kV Manthani substation.  Output 132 kV / 33 kV The Substation having 110.5 MVA total installed capacity, in which;  94.5 MVA for Industrial purpose (3 X 31.5 MVA transformers),  16 MVA foe Domestic purpose (one 16 MVA transformer). The Contact Maximum Demand for Industrial use is 46 MVA and for Domestic 14 MVA. The Sub-Station is capable of meeting the power requirement of entire Ramagundam Region. From the substation, 3.3kV overhead transmission line is laid along the edge of the quarry to feed power to the equipment inside the quarry. The surface loads of workshops, stores etc., are fed by distribution transformers. This sub-station is situated at a distance of about 5Km from the project and is having sufficient spare capacity to meet the power requirement of expansion project also. The total power requirement for this RG OC III Expansion Mine is 37.50 MVA, as most of the HEMM for OB and coal are diesel operated. 7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN: RG OC III Expansion Mine is already in operation and there is no change in the Project Area of the Proposed Mine. As per the existing EC, KK Nagar and Lambadi thanda has to be rehabilitated the Project Displaced Families (PDF’s) pertaining to these villages are estimated as

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1854. Suitable compensation as per LARR Act 2013 will be paid to eligible PDFs. The cost of R&R allocated is 94.90 crores. R&R of existing EC is under process. No additional PDFs involved in the proposed expansion. 8. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES: (i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion. This mine is an operating mine and it is proposed to enhance its rated capacity from 6.3 MT to 8.82 MT. The mine is expected to achieve production capacity of 8.82 MT from the year 2020- 21. (ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project. No additional capital is required as it is proposed to enhance the rated capacity by optimum utilization of existing equipment. The capital provision made as per the Feasibility Report, 2012 of RG OC –III Expansion Mine is as below: Rs. Crores. SL. No. Items Item wise Capital Cost 1 Land 5.19 2 Cost of Buildings 45.72 3 Plant and Equipment 392.40 4 Furniture & Fixtures 2.43 5 EMP related costs 96.03 6 Development 85.17 Total Capital outlay 627.41

7 Interest During Construction 9.00 8 Revenue Expenditure Capitalised -64.62 Net Capital 571.78 An amount of Rs.96.03 crores has been provided towards Environmental related direct cost, which includes Effluent Treatment Plant/ oil & Grease Trap, Green belt development around the quarry, service buildings, pollution abatement cost, construction of toe walls & rock fill dams etc., The cost of production of the mine as on Feb’2019 is Rs.3592 per tonne and sales realisation is Rs.4281 per tonne with a profit of Rs. 690 per tonne. Further, Mine Closure Cost of Rs. 239.149 Cr was estimated. CSR Expenditure: 2% of average net profit for preceding three years was provided by SCCL in 2017-18 towards CSR Expenditure to cover CSR activities taken up throughout the company areas. Post-Project Environmental Monitoring Costs: An amount of Rs 2.5 Cr is allocated in RG OC –III FR in May, 2012 towards post-project environmental monitoring activities. 9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION): (i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.

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R&R Package of existing project for 1854 No. of PDFs in KK Nagar Colony and Lambadi Thanda is under process. An amount of 94.90 Cr was sanctioned in FR June, 2012. No additional PDFs involved in the project. Improvement in physical infrastructure: This project is located in the Peddapally district of Telangana State, where communications and other facilities are well established. The following physical infrastructure facilities will further improve due to project.  Road Transport facilities  Communications  Water supply and sanitation  Power  Medical, Educational and social benefits are made available to the nearby civilian population in addition to the workmen employed in the project. Improvement in social infrastructure: Coal mining and agriculture are the basic sectors of employment for the local people in this area. This project has given indirect employment opportunity. During civil construction period, employment is generated, in trade, garbage lifting, sanitation and other ancillary services. Employment in these sectors is primarily temporary or contractual and involvement of unskilled labor is more. A major part of this labor force is mainly from local villagers who are expected to engage themselves both in agriculture and project activities. This enhances their income and leads to overall economic growth of the area. The following changes in socio-economic status have taken place with this project.  The project has strong positive employment and income effect, both direct as well as indirect. Migrant - non-migrant ratio has shifted towards migrant side because a number of people migrated towards the project region. This happened because of better indirect employment opportunities due to this project.  The project has positive impact on consumption behavior by way of raising average consumption and income through multiplier effect.  The project has brought about changes in the pattern of demand from food to non-food items and sufficient income is generated.  People perceive that the project has helped in the development of social infrastructure facilities such as education, banks, post offices and communication, hospitals, entertainment, business establishments and parks Other tangible benefits: The proposed RG OC-III Expansion Mine is likely to have other tangible benefits as given below. Indirect employment opportunities to local people in contractual works like civil construction, transportation, sanitation, supply of goods and provision of services to the project and other community services.  Market and business establishment facilities will also increase.  Cultural, recreation and aesthetic facilities will also improve.  Improvement in communication, transport, education, community development and medical facilities.  Overall positive change in employment and income opportunity.

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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Text

 The State Government will also benefit directly from the project, through increased revenue from royalties, excise duty etc. Justification:  Opencast method is a safe method of mining compared to underground method.  The development of coalfield provides better social and economic life to the area. It will also give a boost to the industrial activity in the area and help in creating national wealth.  In order to meet the ever-increasing coal demand, it is essential to enhance the production. The project will contribute 8.82 (Peak_9.52) Mt of coal per annum.  SCCL envisage to produce 100 Mt of coal production by 2022-23, as part of 1 Bt Mission set up by MoC, GoI as part of it, it is proposed for 40% capacity expansion of this mine.  This project enables total extraction of 106.58 MT of coal.

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