· , THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A GOVERNMENT COMPANY) Registered Office Kothagudem Collieries (P.O) - 507101, Khammam Dist, Telangana State CIN: U10102.TS1920SGC000571 Environment Dept., Srirampur Area PO:Srirampur Colony-504 303, Dist.Adilabad, Telangana State Phone No: 08736-238039 Fax No : 08736-238222. e-mail:[email protected] website:www.scclmines.com Ref.No: SRP/ENV/E-417/20151 2--b~ Date: Og.12.2015. "By Regd. Post with ACK due" To The Director, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF &CC), Regional Office (South Eastern Zone), / 1st & 2nd Floor, HEPC Building, No. 34, ~ Cathedral Garden Road, Nungambakkam, ~ r: M _____.. Chennai- 600 034. ..---- Sir, Sub: Half yearly Environmental monitoring Report in respect of RK-5 Incline mine of SCCL for the period ending 30.09.2015 - Reg. Ref: MoEF Lr.No. J-11015/306/2007-1AJI(M), dated. 24.10. 2008. ****** Reference to the MoEF Environmental clearance(E.C) letters cited above, please find enclosed herewith the Half yearly Environmental Monitoring report for the period ending 30.09.2015 in respect of RK-5 Incline Mine of SCCL along with a Soft Copy. The report consists of Part - I which indicates the status of implementation of environmental clearance conditions and Part-II indicates the various pollution control measures taken during the last six months period. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, LtJ,~ J f \...--- Agent, RK-5&6 Group-of Mines, Agent Encl: As above. RK-5&6..Ba THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) SRIRAMPUR AREA PART-1 HALF YEARLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS AS ON 30TH SEPTEMBER. 2015. A. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT: ~---- - 1 Name of the Project Ravindra Khani - 5 (RK-5) Incline Expansion Project. I--- 2 Organization Sinqareni Collieries Company Limited 3 Coalfield Godavari Valley Coal Field 4 Type of Mine Underground Coal Mine r------ 5 Technology Bord and pillar method with hand section and Semi-mechanized with SDLs. 6 - Environmental Clearance -A TLetter No & date EC. No: J-11015/306/2007-1A.1I (M), dtd. 24thOctober, 2008. B_1 Sanctioned capacity 0.5 MT PA . _C Mininq Lease Area 376.20 Ha. D I Date of Public Hearing 12.03.2008 ...... _"_--7 Location of the Project _f:..IYill~ Naspur BITehasil Mancherial --- --- C District Adilabad .~ ----.. D State Telancana State ..... ------ ------.- N 18u 52' 48" to 18-0-53'56" ----E Latitude E.t Longitude E 79° 30' 08" to 79° 30' 50" I G Topo Sheet Survey of India Topo sheet No: 56M/8 of Adilabad district. ...... -~ H ' Nearest railway station Mancherial Railway Station of South Central Railway ----_--.---- I Nearest Airport Hvderabad Mancherial - ... _. __J. Nearest town 8 _J\~dress for Correspondence A Name K. Venkateswarlu B Designation Agent -------- ---,,- C Address 0/0 Agent, RK-5 & 6 group of Mines, Coal Chemical Complex (Post) Mancherial (Mandai), Adilabad (District) Telangana State f-- 504302. -_. D Pin Code F E-maillD agt rk5n6 srp Telephone No. Ph: 08736-200617: Mobile No:9491144408 "_--- G H Fax No. 08736 - 238222 1--- " 9 Life of the Project n -A I Date of Opening 06.04.1975. B ; Total Life of the project as 20 Years (from the expansion year) I I jpef_!::_rvlf=> _ C Balance Life 11 Years. 10 Seams A Total Seams Present (no.s) 08 _- B Seams being worked 3 (2S,4S &5Seams) 11 Depth A Minimum Depth (rn) 175 m B Maximum Depth (m) 247 m. C Present working depth (m) 172 m. 12 Reserves A Total Geological Reserves 30.05 MT B Total Extractable Reserves 17.03 MT C Reserves already Extracted 14.856 MT -- D Balance Reserves 2.174 MT --- E Coal production during last 0.217 MT six months --- 13 Land Requirement A Total Requirement (Mine 376.20 Ha. Take Area) B Forestland Involved 337.15 Ha. C Non-forestland 39.05 Ha. (SCCL acquired Forest land before enactment of FC Act, 1980) --- 0 Land acquired so far 39.05 Ha. (Surface rights) ----~ ..- 14 Statutory Clearances -- A Ground Water Clearance Order No. 3324/Hg.III(2)/2005, Dtd.25.08.2005. B Consent for Establishment Order No: 47/PCB/CFE/RO-NZB/HO/2009- 1073, dtd.20.07.2009. C Consent for Operation Consent Order No: APPCB/RCP/NZB/113201 CFOI HO/2014 - 615, dtd.16.05.2014. D Forest Clearance Vide Ir: GOI(MoEF) Lr.No: 8-72/93-FC, Dtd.23.02.1996 E Mining Lease North Godavari ML vide letter No. 8-5/88-FC, dated 15.09.1999. F Others (Specify) -- .. 15 R & R Involved Nil. B. COMPLIANCE STATUS OF EC CONDITIONS AS ON 30.09.2015. E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. 2. (A) SPECIFIC CONDITIONS: ----_.- (i) Mining shall not be carried in Forestland involved in the project is forest land for which forestry 337.15 Ha. This FL is already diverted as clearance has not been obtained a part of North Godavari ML vide letter under the provisions of FC Act, No. 8-5/88-FC, dated 15.09.1999. 1980. Sufficient coal pillars shall be left One air shaft is present in the mine (ii) un-extracted around the airshaft connecting to 5 Seam. Sufficient barrier (within the subsidence influence (60m) is left un-extracted against the area) to protect from any damage airshaft. from subsidence, if any. 2 E. C. Condo Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No~c·__ -+ ~ ~ (iii) Solid barriers shall be left below A length of around 300m public road is the roads falling within the blocks falling on the seams of RN24and YN24of to avoid any damage to the sector 8 and 310m on YN2 of sector-A. roads. Sufficient barrier (45 m) is left on either sides of the road to avoid any damage. (iv) Depression due to subsidence Depression due to subsidence is filled resulting in water accumulating with earth material and proper drains are within the low lying areas shall be provided and maintained to avoid the filled up or drained out by cutting accumulation of water. drains. (v) While extracting panels in the There is no water accumulated within lower seam, all water bodies in 60m of the workings on all sides. All the subsidence area shall be precautions under the provisions of drained. Dewatering of the old Regulation 126 and 127 of Coal Mines goaves of the upper seam shall Regulation, 1957 are being taken. Prior be continued as long as the permission is also obtained from DGMS lower seam is worked to prevent before extracting panels. accumulation of large water bodies over working area. 1---~(--v~i)+-=R-'=-e-:CCgularmonitoring of Subsidence survey is being carried out subsidence movement on the during extraction of the caving panel once surface over and around the in every month and after completion of working area and impact on the extraction once in 6 months till the natural drainage pattern, water movement ceases completely. The !* bodies, vegetation, structure, system, frequency and recording of roads, and surroundings should observations will be carried out as per the be continued till movement provisions DGMS Technical circular No.2 ceases completely. In case of of 1988. The depressions / Cracks are observation of any high rate of being plugged, if any. subsidence movement, appropriate effective corrective So far, 2.785 m maximum subsidence measures should be taken to occurred and 50 cm. maximum crack avoid loss of life and material. width is observed. Subsidence Cracks should be effectively management details are furnished in plugged with ballast and clayey point no. 13 of Part-II. soil/suitable material. ----.-----+--------------------------'--=:-----:-------:---------:-----:---~=_=____i (vii) Garland/surface drains (size, The mine openings were designed 5.0 m .. gradient and length) around the to 9.71 m above the HFL of the nearby safety areas such as mine shaft water bodies (HFL : 868.63). HFL of MID and low lying areas and sump is 873.63, MWD is 874.36, 58 MID is capacity should be designed 878.34, 58 MWD is 877.49 and Air Shaft keeping 50% safety margin over is 877.50. All the precautions such as an above the peak sudden garland drains, diversion channels are rainfall and maximum discharge being taken as per the requirement. in the area adjoining the mine The sumps are designed keeping the sites. Sump capacity should also highest seepage calculations and provide adequate retention retention time to settle the silt material. period to allow proper settling of Sufficient capacities of pumps were ~_ _Jsilt material. Sufficient number of installed keeping the maximum seepage 3 E.C. ~ond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No. pumps of adequate capacity shall during rainy season in view. At present 05 be deployed to pump out mine nos. of sumps are provided. water during peak rainfall. (viii) Crusher at the CHP should be The coal produced from this mine is being operated with high efficiency bag transported to SRP CHP from pit head filters, water sprinkling system coal handling arrangement. should be provided to check Effective water spraying arrangements fugitive emissions from crushing with mist spray were made at unloading, operations, conveyor system, transfer, conveyor and crushing points in haulage roads, transfer points, the SRP CHP. Coal transport roads and etc. permanent internal roads were black topped. (ix) Drills should be wet operated The DGMS approved portable hand held electrical drills are in use for drilling. The water spraying on the working face as per the provisions of Regulations 123 of Coal Mines Regulation, 1957 is being implemented to avoid dust generation in the working places. Dust masks are being provided to the persons working in dusty environment periodically.