REVISED FORM I, PROPOSED TOR & REVISED PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT GARE PALMA SECTOR-I: PHASE 1 (OPENCAST AND CAPTIVE COAL WASHERY) IN MAND RAIGARH COALFIELD, TAMNAR TEHSIL, RAIGARH DISTRICT, STATE CHHATTISGARH (PHASE I AREA-3583.81 HA) PROJECT AT DISTRICT RAIGARH, CHHATTISGARH TOTAL LEASE AREA: 5738.75 HA AREA FOR PHASE I: 3583.81 HA CAPACITY: 15 MTPA CAPACITY OF COAL WASHERY: 15 MTPA PROJECT DEVELOPER: GUJARAT STATE ELECTRICITY CORPORATION LIMITED, VADODARA, GUJARAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT GREENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED GHAZIABAD, UTTAR PRADESH NABET/EIA/1619/RA0058 JANUARY, 2018 FORM I AND PROPOSED TOR REVIISED FORM I & TOR ENVIIRONMENT CLEARANCE For GARE PALMA SECTOR-I: PHASE 1 (OPENCAST AND CAPTIVE COAL WASHERY) IN MAND RAIGARH COALFIELD, TAMNAR TEHSIL, RAIGARH DISTRICT, STATE CHHATTISGARH (PHASE I AREA-3583.81 HA) FORM-I I. BASIIC INFORMATIION Sl. No. Item Details 1. Name of the project/s Gare Palma Sector-I: Phase 1 (Opencast and captive coal washery) in Mand Raigarh Coalfield, Tamnar Tehsil, Raigarh District, State Chhattisgarh (Phase I Area-3583.81 Ha) 2. Sl. No. of the schedule Category ‘A’ of Activity 1(a); >150 ha of Mining Lease area in respect of coal mine projects. 3. Proposed capacity / area / length / Tonnage to be handled Opencast: 15 MTPA tonnage to be handled / command area / of Coal Mine lease area / lease area / number of wells to be drilled Captive Coal Washery 15 MTPA Total Gare Palma Sector -1 area: 5738.75ha Total area for Phase I: 3583.81 ha (including Query excavation 1620.31 ha, external OB dump 1447.50ha, Future Underground mining 40.6ha and coal washery 40.0ha, Colony for Opencast and washery 47.57ha and other infrastructure 387.83ha) Out of the 3583.81 ha, 3092.165 ha is agricultural land 4. New / Expansion / Modernization New 5. Existing Capacity / Area etc. Not Applicable 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ ‘A’ 7. Does it attract the general condition? If Yes. yes please specify. The interstate boundary of Chhattisgarh and Orissa is about 0.25 km in East side from the proposed project. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If No yes please specify. 9. Location Budhiya, Baghbadi, Tehli Rampur, Aamgaon, Tapranga, Tangarghat, Telaipara, Dhourabhata, Nagramunda, Jhikabahal, Libra, Jharna, Raipara, Samkera, Mahloi, Khuruslenga, Bijna, Pata, Dolesera and Kunjemura Villages in Tamnar Tehsil, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh i. Plot/Survey/Khasra No. About 8800 numbers of plot/survey/khasra numbers are affected. ii. Villages Budhiya, Baghbadi, Tehli Rampur, Aamgaon, Tapranga, Tangarghat, Telaipara, Dhourabhata, Nagramunda, Jhikabahal, Libra, Jharna, Raipara, Samkera, Mahloi, Khuruslenga, Bijna, Pata, Dolesera and Kunjemura iii. Tehsil Tamnar iv. District Raigarh v. State Chhattisgarh 10. Nearest Railway Station / Airport along Raigarh Railway Station 35 km in S direction (by with distance in kms. road) PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT Page S UJARAT TATE LECTRICITY ORPORATION TD GREENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED, M/ G S E C L ., 1 of 18 VADODARA, GUJARAT NCR Delhi, QCI-NABET:-NABET/EIA/1619/RA0058 REVIISED FORM I & TOR ENVIIRONMENT CLEARANCE For GARE PALMA SECTOR-I: PHASE 1 (OPENCAST AND CAPTIVE COAL WASHERY) IN MAND RAIGARH COALFIELD, TAMNAR TEHSIL, RAIGARH DISTRICT, STATE CHHATTISGARH (PHASE I AREA-3583.81 HA) Sl. No. Item Details Swami Vivekanand Airport, 205 km in SW direction Raipur 11. Nearest Town, city, District Nearest Town Raigarh, 35 km in S Headquarters along with distance in Nearest City direction (by road) kms. District Headquarters 12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Village Panchayat 18 Gram Panchayats Municipal Corporation, Local body Zila Parishad Raigarh (complete postal addresses with Municipal Corporation Not required due to rural telephone nos. to be given) area Raigarh Municipal Corporation is the nearest corporation Local body with complete Tamnar Tehsil Office, postal address Tamnar, District: Raigarh (CG) 13. Name of the Applicant M/s Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited 14. Registered Address Vidyut Bhawan, Race Course, Vadodara, India Pincode:-390007 15. Address for correspondence Vidyut Bhawan, Race Course, Vadodara, India Pincode:-390007 Name Mr. H.D. Joshi Designation (Owner / Partner / CEO) Chief Engineer (Fuel) Address Vidyut Bhawan, Race Course, Vadodara, India Pin Code 390007 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 265-6612341 Fax No. 265-2355195 16. Details of alternative Sites examined, if No alternative sites are considered because Gare Palma is any Location of these sites should be a rich coal block and this specific mine block is allotted to shown on a topo sheet. Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited by Government of India, Ministry of Coal; the Nominated Authority vide order no.103/27/2015/NA dated September 14, 2015. 17. Interlinked Projects Yes, the coal mined from this project will be utilized for existing & up-coming units of GSECL for power generation only. 18. Whether separate application of 22 numbers of the existing units of 4 Thermal Power interlinked project has been submitted? Stations of GSECL have valid consent to operate. One upcoming unit (WTPS # 8) has received Environment Clearance 19. If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20. If no, reason Not Applicable 21. Whether the proposal involves approval / clearance under: if yes, details of the Forest Clearance Yes, Application for stage 1 same and their status to be given. Forest Clearance is uploaded on (i) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. 21/02/2017. PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT Page S UJARAT TATE LECTRICITY ORPORATION TD GREENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED, M/ G S E C L ., 2 of 18 VADODARA, GUJARAT NCR Delhi, QCI-NABET:-NABET/EIA/1619/RA0058 REVIISED FORM I & TOR ENVIIRONMENT CLEARANCE For GARE PALMA SECTOR-I: PHASE 1 (OPENCAST AND CAPTIVE COAL WASHERY) IN MAND RAIGARH COALFIELD, TAMNAR TEHSIL, RAIGARH DISTRICT, STATE CHHATTISGARH (PHASE I AREA-3583.81 HA) Sl. No. Item Details (ii) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Wildlife Clearance Not applicable as there is no (iii) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991 Wildlife Sanctuary, national park and other protected areas as notified under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 within 5 km of project boundary. CRZ Clearance No 22. Whether there is any Government Order Yes / Policy relevant / relating to the site? Ministry of Coal; GOI vide Allotment Order no.103/27/2015/NA dated September 14, 2015 has allotted the coal block to GSECL 23. Forest Land involved (hectares) Protected forest-49.77 ha in Phase I in addition to revenue forests of 64.64 ha (‘chote bade jhar ka jungle’). 24. Whether there is any litigation pending No against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the court (b) Case No. (c) Orders / directions of Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. IIII. ACTIIVIITY 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. Information / Checklist Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, Yes/No No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data. 1.1 Permanent or temporary change Yes The land-use of the major part of the 3583.81 ha area of in land use, land cover or project is mainly covered by agricultural land. topography including increase in Minor forest cover is present in the northern and north- intensity of land use (with respect eastern side of the proposed project. The general to local land use plan) elevation of the ground is from 318m to 244m above MSL with slope from east to west towards Kelo River. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, Yes Existing Land: The land use of proposed project is mostly vegetation and buildings? agriculture land with paddy as the main crop. Vegetation: For mining purpose, land will be cleared of agriculture and other vegetations. The forest land within the proposed project will need clearance as per Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Buildings: Settlements of 13 villages are affected by the project. Draft Resettlement & Rehabilitation is prepared and will be implemented as may be approved by the state Govt. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes This is a coal mine hence the land use will change PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT Page S UJARAT TATE LECTRICITY ORPORATION TD GREENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED, M/ G S E C L ., 3 of 18 VADODARA, GUJARAT NCR Delhi, QCI-NABET:-NABET/EIA/1619/RA0058 REVIISED FORM I & TOR ENVIIRONMENT CLEARANCE For GARE PALMA SECTOR-I: PHASE 1 (OPENCAST AND CAPTIVE COAL WASHERY) IN MAND RAIGARH COALFIELD, TAMNAR TEHSIL, RAIGARH DISTRICT, STATE CHHATTISGARH (PHASE I AREA-3583.81 HA) Sl. Information / Checklist Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, Yes/No No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data. permanently after coal is extracted. After end of mining, entire area including over burden will be reclaimed and covered with Green Belt. Some pits will be backfilled and planted and balance left areas will become water reservoir which can be used by villagers. The entire 7.5m safety zone all around will also be planted. The infrastructure (buildings) developed for mining will be handed over to the local authority. 1.4 Pre-Construction investigations Yes The whole area has been explored and 358 Exploratory e.g. bore holes, soil testing? Bore Holes are drilled in the Block Area. Geological Report has been prepared by MECL. 1.5 Construction works? Yes Construction of buildings, roads & culverts, water supply & sewerage, workshop, project store, coal handling plant, transmission lines and washery will be done in a phased manner keeping in view the progress of mine 1.6 Demolition works? Yes Habitations of 13 out of 20 villages falling within the proposed project area are required to be rehabilitated. To rehabilitate the project affected families, a detailed Draft Resettlement & Rehabilitation Plan is prepared and will be implemented as may be approved by the State Govt.