• YELLANDU-P.O 507124 Khammam Dist.. A.P. Telephone GM: 08745-240044 Env. Manager: 08745-240329 Fax No. : 08745-240348 Ref.:-YLD/ ENV/ 11/2016-17/, ~ I Dt: 05-06-2016 To, The Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests &. Climate Change (MoEF &. CCl, RegionalOffice, (South Eastren Zone), i= & 2nd Floor, HDFCBuilding, No. 34. CatheralGarden Road, Nungambakam, CHENNAI- 600034. Sir, Sub: - Half-Yearly Environmental Monitoring Report of 21 Incline Mine of Yellandu Area of S. C. Co. Ltd. - Reg. Ref: - MoEFletter No.J-11015/930/2007-IA.II(M),Dt.27th October 2008. -x- With reference to the above, please find enclosed herewith the Half-yearly Environmental Monitoring Report for the period ending 30-09-2015 in respect of No 21 Incline Mine of Yellandu Area of the Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.,Yellandu Area, Khammam ~strict, (A.P.) ~"" The report consists includes the status of implementation of Environmental clearance conditions and various control measurestaken by us during the said half-yearly period. Thanking You, - -- ---------- 'I .... f-j',,~O""-!""':'~ '\5[61 THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) Yellandu Area PART-1 HALF YEARLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS UPTO 31st March 2016 A. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT: 1 Name ofth~_Project : 21 In~~i_rl~LJl}derg_r:oundCoal Mine I _?_ _ 9_r::gan_i_?:Cition _:_T_b~_~ln_g_c:l_r:_~__rlLg_()_I!l~ri~s_Com2§nyLimit~_cl - I 3 Coalfield _ Q_()_~_~Y_?ILyall_~y_gS>_9lfield - ----- - - 1 _1 I~p~~i_Mlrl_~ _ _~ I~~_rl(_)lo_gy ~5tei~~Y-$l:s~n~t~~lery fechl1_()lo_gywith U~Ds-- j 6 Environmental Clearance i A Letter No & date J-11015/930/?_0_Q?-I.II(M), dt 27,10,2008 i -_- ----~---l---~- ----------- __~ S_clnctioncapacity Peak: 0,65 MTPA I C Mining Lease Area [) _Q_~teof Public Hearing Location__2U~~_Project A _ _Yillag_~ _ .__~~~;!!i~~Ar~~&Regiono=am~am:ist"~1 B Tehasil ---_. ---------- C Khammam : Telangana Latitude : N6-rth-N 17° 34' 18" to 17°-37' 05" _~o~Jtud~ -- --:---East-E-806"1j;-39;'to-SOog; 17" _. -_ --_ --.-~----- -_.._- ----_ .. _-_- §_h~et : No, 65C/6 I()p() _ .._ .. _------ -_--_. - __~~_~r_e_?1_railwaystation __ ~ _?in_g~r~_r1U3_?_ijw?y$tation_on Dornaka! J'JJ3ar~§1_~i_~port __~__t:!Yd~~~g_?_Q____ __ _ _ Nearest town Yeliandu --_-------------_. -- ,------ --.---~--- -- ~gtj~g!l?~ylq@~C?~ll'!lines.~orn 08745 252093 -- --------_ ----_.-_--- 08745 240348 -- LJf_e()Lth~Project 18 Years _Ii __Q_§_!~of Opening 1946 B Total Life of the project as per 18 years EMP C Balance Life I,. 09 Years ------- - ----- -------_-- ----- 10 Seams 3 (no.s) j-~1~~~~!e~::::~:en~ 2 Nos Depth A Minimum Depth (m) 38m B Maximum Depth (m) 340m C I Present working depth (m) Reserves A I Total Geological Reserves 8,50 MT B I Total Extractable Reserves 8.50 MT _ Reserves already Extracted .• 2.698 Balance Reserves 5.802 -- - ... Coal production during last six 1 20 L. Tonnes months Land Requirement A I Total Requirement (Mine Take 745Ha lAr~a_) B I Forestland Involved C 1 Non~forestTand ---OTLand acquired so far - __ U~l.Irfag~ ~Lg_bt~2 StatLJ~ry_g_I~§~9nces A Ground Water Clearance Lr.No 204/T/~CCL/2007, dt 29-05-2008,()!Q\J'II_rL .._---- B Consent for Establishment Ref.No.55/PCB/CFE/RO-KTM/HO/2010/620,dt 31.05.2010 -_-- --~- .. ---- Consent for Operation APPCBNJA/KGM/55/HO/CFO/2012-3530, _QL?1-01-2012and is valid up to Decernber_?9J_7_·_ D Forest Clearance MoEF Lr No 8-260/85 Fry(Cons) dtd: 07.10.1986 GoMS No: 5 Energy (PRI) Dept. 20 years from 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2034 -1 _~inJ_I'l_g_~~9~_~ Q1h~_r-~_(§_P_~c;ify) ~~~;;:~34.dl16102008 . _=] R & R Involved B. COMPLIANCE STATUS OF EC CONDITIONS AS ON 31st March 2016 2 A. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS: ---_. -----_.---_..__ .. ------,_'---- _-_ .-----. Compliance status S.No Condition _. - .._- -------------------_--- --_ ..--_------------- Mining shall not be carried in The mine take area of 21 incline is 745 Ha covered under Yellandu Mining lease forestland for which forestry and Yellandu Additional mining lease. clearance has not been obtained Forest clearance under the provisions of under the provisions of Fe Act, FC Act 1980 accorded for the forestland 1980. involved in respect of Yellandu mining lease vide MoEF letter no. 8-260/85- FTY(Cons) Gol, dated Jlh October 1986 and renewal of Yellandu additional mining lease vide MoEF letter No. F.No.8-54/91- FC(PC) Gol, MoEF FC Divn. Dated ?§.07.2QQ~fO_f underqround rniQi_rlg_: _ -- ---_._--_ - ----------------_._---- _----,--,.,.------------- ----_._ (ii) Sufficient coal pillars will be left un• 150mtrs. Length coal pillars were left extracted around the Air shaft (with un-extracted around the Airshaft and the subsidence influence area) to Main incline entries, to protect any protect from any damage from damage from subsidence. subsidence, if any._ 125mtrs. Length of Solid pillars were (iii) Solid barriers shall be left below the roads falling within the blocks to left below the road falling with in the avoid any_damage to the road:_ mine take area to safeguard the ~()Clcj·__ Depression due to subsidence or low (iv) Depression due to subsidence resulting in water accumulating lying areas are being filled up regularly within low lying areas shall be filled and properly drained. Dewatering of up or drained out by cutting drains. old goaves of the upper seams shall be continued as long as the lower seam is worked to prevent the accumulation of large water bodies \ lover working area. 7 .. .. (v) While extracting the panels in the Before commencement of extraction lower seam, all the water bodies in panels in lower seam, all the water bodies the subsidence area shall be in the subsidence area if any, old goaved drained. Dewatering of old goaves out panels in the upper seams will be of the upper seams shall be dewatered and arrangements is being made pump out continuously to ensure continued as long as the lower seam free of water and all precautions under the is worked to prevent the provisions of Regulation 126 and 127 of accumulation of large water bodies Coal Mines Regulation, 1957 are being working area. taken. The permission from the Inspector of mines as per Reg.100 of Coal Mines RegulC)tion, _1~??_yvas_()p~~i_r1~SL_ (vi) Regular monitoring of subsidence Subsidence survey is being carried out movement on the surface over and during extraction of the caving panel around the working area and impact once in every month and after on natural drainage pattern, water completion of the extraction once 6 bodies, vegetation, structure, roads months till the movement ceases and surroundings should be completely in case of any observations I continued till movement ceases found depressions or cracks, they will completely. In case of observation of be effectively plugged with overburden any high rate of subsidence material from nearby open cast mines movement. Appropriate effective and plantation is being carried after corrective measures should be taken stabilization. to avoid the loss of life and material. Cracks should be effectively plugged with ballast and clayey soil/suitable material. - _ (vii) Garland drains /surface drains (size, The pit entries such as airshaft and gradient and length) around the main incline and man way dip was safety areas such as mine shaft and designed minimum 1.5 mtrs above the low lying areas and sump capacity HFL of the area. Garland drains I should be designed keeping I around the proposed depillaring panels 50%safety margin over an above the I and low lying areas if any will be peak sudden rainfall and maximum made. The sumps are designed discharge in the area adjoining the keeping the highest seepage mine sites. Sump capacity should calculations and retention time to settle also provide adequate retention the silt material. Adequate numbers of period to allow proper settling of silt the pumps were already provided to material. Sufficient number of pumps pump out mine water during peak of adequate capacity shall be rainfall. deployed to pump out mine water ~ __cj.~_rjr_l_gr:>~akrainfall. - - -_---------- -- (viii) Crushers at the CHP should be Effective water spraying arrangements operated with high efficiency bag were made at loading, unloading, filters, water sprinkling system transfer, conveyor and crushing points should be provided to check fugitive in the existing CHP. Mobile water emissions from crushing operations sprinklers are being used for sprinkling conveyor systems haulage roads, on haul roads. Coal transportation and transfer points etc. roads and permanent internal roads were black topped. .' (ix) Drills should be wet operated . Before carrying out drilling operations i in under ground water spraying was \ done at drilling face and up to 50 n:trs I from drilling face. The water spraying I on the working face as per the provisions of Regulation 123 of coal I mines Regulation, 1957 are being I ... _. .. _ _ ;~~r~~~~ei~th~Owo~~~dflla~~s dUS~ (xi) A progressive a forestation plan shall A progressive a plantation plan has \ be prepared and implanted for the been prepared and envisaged in the undisturbed area and shall include EIA/EMP. The Company has separate I area brought under greenbelt Forestry department under the control development, areas along roads, of IFS Officer deputed from AP infrastructure, over surface where Forestry Department to implement a mining is being done below, along plantation plan into the action. The ML boundary an township outside details of progressive plantation are the lease areas, etc., by planting being furnished in the half yearly native species in consultation with monitoring reports submitted to the local DFO/Agriculture Regional Office, MoEF, Bangalore and Department.