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APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE Granted vide Letter no. J-11015/224/2009-IA.II(M) on 25.07.2013 for Production Capacity of 1.2 Million TPA to 2.5 Million TPA To THAKURANI IRON ORE MINE At Village: Noamundi & Barajamda, Tehsil Noamundi, District: Singhbhum(West), State: Jharkhand Lease Area: 84.68 Ha(Forest Land-70.94Ha, Non- Forest Land-13.74Ha) Lessee Sri Padam Kumar Jain P.O. Chaibasa- 833201, District West Singhbhum, Jharkhand Prepared By Environmental Consultant M/s Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd. NABET (ISO 9001: 2008 &ISO 14001: 2004 Certified) regd. Company Sl No-113, Rev-54 (June 5th, 2017) 503-507, 5th Floor, NN Mall, Mangalam Palace Sector 3, Rohini, New Delhi Phone No.: 011-47528467, Fax: 011-47528434 Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain Form – 1 Prepared by: Perfact Enviro Solutions(P) Ltd. 1 | P a g e Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain FORM – 1 (I) Basic Information Sl. No. Item Details 1. Name of the Project Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68 ha.) 2. Sl. No. in the schedule 1 (a) Total Mine Lease Area – 84.68 ha Lease validity from 01.01.1922 to Proposed Capacity/area/ Length/tonnage to 31.03.2020.(As per rule 8A(6) of 3. be handled/ command area/ lease area/ Amendment in MMDR Act 2015) number of wells to be drilled. Proposed maximum production — 2.5Million T/year Lease Papers- Annexure-1 4. New/Expansion/Modernization Amendment in EC Lease area 84.68 Ha, Existing Production Capacity is 1.2 Million TPA as approved under Environmental Clearance granted 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. on 25.07.2013 vide Letter no. J- 11015/224/2009-IA.II(M) Earlier EC and compliance submission letter- Annexure-2 6. Category of project i.e. 'A' or 'B' “A” Does it attract general conditions? If yes, Yes (Odisha State boundary is common 7. Please Specify. to the mining lease boundary) Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, 8. No please specify. Noamundi PF block 40 in Village Location Noamundi and partly in Barajamda, Taluka Noamundi, District- Singhbhum(W), State- Jharkhand. 9. Latitude 22008’16.06” N-” 220 10’ Latitude and Longitude 15.91” N Longitude 850 27’ 33.705” E-850 28’ 19.24” E a. Plot/survey/Khasra No. Noamundi PF block 40 b. Village Village Noamundi and Barajamda c. Tehsil/Mandal Noamundi d. District Singhbhum(West) e. State Jharkhand Nearest Railway station/ airport along with Noamundi railway Station-4 km NE 10. distance in km. Barajamda R.S.-6 Km NW Prepared by: Perfact Enviro Solutions(P) Ltd. 2 | P a g e Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain Chaibasa Aerodrome 83 km NE ** All Aerial distances Villages: Noamundi and Barajamda, Village panchayats, Zilla parishad, Tehsil-Noamundi, Distt. Singhbhum(W), Municipal corporation, local Body 11. Jharkhand. (complete postal addresses with telephone Mobile no.+91-0941110281, Land line nos. to be given) no.(06581)258888. Nearest Town Noamundi 4 km NE Nearest Town, city, district Headquarters 12. District Headquarters at Chaibasa 67 Km along with distance in kms. NE. 13. Name of the applicant Sri Padam Kumar Jain Chaibasa, District West Singhbhum, 14. Registered Address Chaibasa- 833201, Jharkhand Chaibasa, District West Singhbhum, 15. Address for correspondence: Chaibasa- 833201, Jharkhand a. Name Sri Padam Kumar Jain b. Designation(Owner/Partner/CEO) Owner c. Address Sri Padam Kumar Jain d. Pincode 833201 [email protected], e. E-mail [email protected] f. Telephone No. +91-0941110281 g. Fax. No. - Existence of mineral is natural and site specific as the mining lease area has been granted at the present location which falls Details of alternative Sites examined, if under topo sheet no 73F/7(OSM no. F 45 16. any. Location of these sites should be H7), 73F/8(OSM no. F45H8), shown on a topo sheet. 73F/11(F45H11) & 73F/12(OSM no. F 45 H/12). 10Km radius Google map-Plate-2 17. Interlinked Projects Not Applicable Whether separate application of interlinked 18. Not Applicable project has been submitted? 19. If Yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20. If No, reason Not Applicable Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if Yes, details of the same 21. and their status to be given. (a) The forest (conversation) Act, 1980? a)Yes, Forest Clearance for 32.94 Ha lease area out of 84.68 ha has been Prepared by: Perfact Enviro Solutions(P) Ltd. 3 | P a g e Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain obtained vide order no. 8-17/95 -FCE dated 29.10.1996.. Till now mining in forest land has been restricted to 32.94Ha only. (b) The wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? Since the FC is co-terminus with the lease (c) The C.R.Z. notification, 1991? validity hence at the time of renewal of mine lease PP applied for diversion of 65.68 Ha of forest land (including 32.94Ha) for obtaining Forest clearance which is under consideration. Now due to MMDR Act, 2015 as amended the lease is valid till 31.3.2020 and hence earlier obtained FC for 32.94Ha is also valid till 31.3.2020. In the mean while 5.26Ha of land was declared into Jungle Jhar(Scrub) thus PP also applied separately for diversion of this land in 2015 which is under process. b) NA c) NA Whether there is any government order/ 22. No policy relevant / relating to the site? Out of Mine lease area of 84.68 ha the forest land is 70.94Ha which includes 5.26Ha of land which is converted into Jungle jhar land. Out of this approval for diversion of 34.94 Ha area has been obtained from Forest Department vide letter no. 8-17/95 -FCE dated 29.10.1996. Since the FC is co-terminus with the lease validity hence at the time of renewal of mine lease PP applied for diversion of 65.68 Ha of forest land (including 32.94Ha) for obtaining 23. Forest Land involved(Hectares) Forest clearance which is under consideration. Now due to MMDR Act, 2015 as amended the lease is valid till 31.3.2020 and hence earlier obtained FC for 32.94Ha is also valid till 31.3.2020. In the mean while 5.26Ha of land was declared into jungle jhar land thus PP also applied separately for diversion of this land in 2015. Letter for Forest Clearance for 32.94Ha land-Annexure-3 Prepared by: Perfact Enviro Solutions(P) Ltd. 4 | P a g e Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/ or land in which the project is propose to be set up? No 24. (a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/ directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) SL. Details thereof (with approximate quantities Information/Checklist No. Yes/No /rates, wherever possible) with source of confirmation information data As per conceptual plan there will be change in permanent land use as 57.547Ha of forest and non-forest area will be reclaimed by bench plantation. Since life of the mine is 7 years(by proved reserves if diversion of forest land is Permanent or temporary change granted) and 5 years (by proved reserves if in land use, land cover or diversion of forest land is not granted)ore body 1.1 topography including increase in will not be exhausted in any part of the quarries intensity of land use (with respect Yes during review of plan period hence there is no to local land use plan) scope of reclamation of any pit by backfilling. Plantation will be carried out on dead benches, dump slopes and statutory areas. Quarry in non forest area will be converted into water recharge pit. Clearance of existing land, 1.2 Yes The area is vegetated with natural vegetation. vegetation and buildings? Mining in the lease area will create mine pit 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes which will be partly reclaimed with plantation and converting quarry into water recharge pit. Area has been explored with 53 nos. of bore 1.4 Pre-construction investigations holes. In future, further 25 nos. of boreholes Yes e.g. bore holes, soil testing? are planned to explore for additional mineral reserve in un-diverted forest area. Mine office, rest shelter, magazine, Mobile screening Plant of 2*300 TPH, Mobile 1.5 Construction works? No crushing Plant 100TPH will be constructed/installed at the mine site. Demolition works? No No 1.6 Prepared by: Perfact Enviro Solutions(P) Ltd. 5 | P a g e Thakurani Iron Ore Mine (84.68Ha) of Sri Padam Kumar Jain Temporary sites used for No, as the labours are being hired from nearby construction works or housing of No 1.7 villages. construction workers? Above ground buildings, Temporary office, rest shelter, magazine of structures or earthworks 1.8 No 100kg, Mineral Separation Plant etc. have including linear structures, cut already been constructed in the lease area. and fill or excavations. Underground works including No No underground workings are proposed. 1.9 mining or tunneling? Quarry of 57.547Ha of both forest and non forest land will not be backfilled as mineral will not be exhausted till the end of this Review of Mine Plan.