Pre-Feasibility Report for North-West DOC. NO.: 7010/999/GOG/M/001 (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) REV. NO.: 1 REV. DATE: 10.10.2018 Coal Mine Block (3.0 MTPA) Page 1 of 22 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The NW Quarry area of Pakri Barwadih Coal Mine Block is part of North Karanpura Coalfield and is present in villages Bariatu, Basaria, Beltu, Jabra, Kandaber, Nawadih, Sirma and Urub, district Hazaribagh in Jharkhand state. Area of the block is 485.159 ha. The project falls under category A and Schedule 1 (A) as per MoEF&CC notification dated 14.09.2006 and its amendments till date. Mining is proposed to be carried out in two pits namely PIT-1 and PIT-2 by Open-cast method. Shovel dumpers are proposed for excavation, loading and in pit transportation. Drilling & Blasting is proposed for coal and OB. Crushing is proposed for reduction of coal from ROM to (-50) mm size. Coal evacuation will be done by 20-40T dumpers from PB (NW) quarry to the Banadag siding. Proposed production from the mine is 3 MTPA. The salient features of the project are given in Table 1. TABLE 1 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT Project name North West (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) Coal Mine Block Project proponent NTPC Ltd. Villages in block area Bariatu, Basaria, Beltu, Jabra, Kandaber, Nawadih, Sirma and Urub Coordinates Latitude: 23°54'08" N to 23°55'40" N Longitude: 85°09'19" E to 85°11'11" E Area ML area: 485.159 ha. Pre Mining land use Sl. Type Area in ownership and pattern No. ha I. Within ML 1 Tenancy Agricultural 113.557 Habitation Grazing Barren 2 Govt. Agricultural 19.713 Non Habitation Forest Grazing Barren 3 GMJJ 24.666 4 Forest Forest 327.224 Total 485.16 II. Outside the ML No additional land is required for the colony of NW Quarry and PAF’s of NW Quarry. They may be accommodated /adjusted within the earlier acquired land for Rehabilitation for Colony & Township of PB Coal Block. Pre-Feasibility Report for North-West DOC. NO.: 7010/999/GOG/M/001 (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) REV. NO.: 1 REV. DATE: 10.10.2018 Coal Mine Block (3.0 MTPA) Page 2 of 22 Coal reserves Sl. Description Reserves (Mt) No. 1 Net Geological Reserve upto seam K1 137.584 2 Reserves blocked in batter and barrier 31.804 3 Extractable reserves (1-2) 105.78 4 Additional reserves from common 33.18 boundary batter and barrier between PB(W) and PB(NW) 5 Total Extractable reserve in NW Quarry 138.96 (3+4)* Note-* Overall till the exhaustion of PB (NW) Quarry Rated capacity 3 MTPA Life of the mine 52 years including 3 years of construction Stripping ratio 3.15 Total OB Generation 438.24 MCM Method of Mining Opencast (OC) Method Blasting Required for ooverburden and coal prior to excavation Explosives Site Mix Slurry and 3T Magazine Working days 3 shifts of 8 hour each for 330 days Manpower Approx. 862 Transportation By road up to Banadag Railway Siding / Yard Expected cost of the ₹ 912.32 Crores project Elevation 430 m to 460 m above mean sea level Topography Undulating topography with general slope towards south Water requirement 0.81 MLD (0.41 MLD: potable and 0.40 ML: for industrial purpose) Source of water Potable: Bore-wells; Iindustrial: Treated mine discharged water Power requirement 8.5 MVA Power source From JUSNL (Jharkhand Urja Sanchar Nigam Ltd), Patratu at 220 KV to Main receiving Substation of 220/33/11 KV at Pakri Barwadih 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Identification of project and project proponent Project: North West (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) Coal Mine Block The Pakri Barwadih North-West is a part of Pakri Barwadih Coal Mine Block, located in North Karanpura Coalfields in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state. The block has been allocated to NTPC Ltd., for captive mining for supply of coal to their super thermal power stations by Ministry of Coal, Government of India vide letter no. 13016/29/2003-CA, New Delhi, dated 11th Oct 2004 & DO No.13016/29/2003-CA dated 24th August 2005 for a total area of 46.26 sq. km. Pre-Feasibility Report for North-West DOC. NO.: 7010/999/GOG/M/001 (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) REV. NO.: 1 REV. DATE: 10.10.2018 Coal Mine Block (3.0 MTPA) Page 3 of 22 Mining Plan for the block (excluding NW part) was prepared by M/s MECON based on the Geological Report on Coal Exploration (2005) prepared by CMPDI on the partly explored block. MOC approved a Mining Plan for targeted capacity of 15 MTPA, which did not include NW part. The detailed exploration work of North West Section (PB-A) was completed By M/S MECL and the Geological Report was submitted to NTPC in October 2012. Subsequently, revised Mining Plan 1st Revision- 2016 (including the NW area) was prepared in-house by NTPC for a rated capacity of 18 MTPA and submitted to MoC for approval in Sept’15 and was approved by MoC vide letter dated 07.03.2016. The revised Mining Plan envisages a production capacity of 15 MTPA form West & East Quarry and 3 MTPA from North-West Quarry (NW Quarry). Project proponent NTPC Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise), is the largest power generating company in India. It was set up by Government of India (GoI) in November, 1975 with the objective of planning, promoting and organizing integrated development of thermal power in the country. In 1997, NTPC was conferred “Navratna” status by GoI and in 2007, it became the first public sector company to be granted “Maharatna” status. NTPC is now emerging as a well-diversified company on its way of becoming an Integrated Power Major, having entered into hydro power, coal mining, power trading, equipment manufacturing, power distribution business and renewable energy generation. Company also plans to enter into nuclear power development. Presently, NTPC generates power from Coal, Gas, Hydro and Renewable (i.e. Solar and Wind) projects. With an installed capacity of 53,651 MW (as on April 2018), NTPC is the largest power generating major in the country. Additional capacity of about 21,000 MW is under construction at various locations in India. NTPC has also diversified itself into coal mining, power equipment manufacturing, power trading & distribution. With an increasing presence in the power value chain, NTPC is well on its way to becoming an Integrated Power Major. 2.2 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 55% of the country's energy need. The country's industrial heritage was built upon indigenous coal. Commercial primary energy consumption in India has grown by about 700% in the last four decades. The current per capita commercial primary energy consumption in India is about 350 kg/year which is well below that of developed countries. 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. Indian coal offers a unique eco- friendly fuel source to domestic energy market for the next century and beyond. Pre-Feasibility Report for North-West DOC. NO.: 7010/999/GOG/M/001 (NW) Quarry of Pakri Barwadih (PB) REV. NO.: 1 REV. DATE: 10.10.2018 Coal Mine Block (3.0 MTPA) Page 4 of 22 Through sustained programme of investment and greater thrust on application of modern technologies, it has been possible to raise the production of coal from a level of about 70 million tonnes at the time of nationalization of coal mines in early 1970's to 676.48 (Provisional) million tonnes (All India) in 2017-18 (Source: http://coal.nic.in/content/coal-indian-energy-choice assessed on 29.05.2018). The importance of coal as a fuel or power resource cannot be overestimated. The economic development of any country largely depends upon its industrial progress. And, the industrial development of a country largely depends upon its possessing a sufficiently large stock of this most valuable mineral product. Coal is regarded as the backbone of power generation in India. There is huge demand for power in India. Power is essential and most important factor for industrial and business set up. India’s coal position is quite encouraging and it offers good prospects for the development of this industry. During 2011, India was the third largest coal producing country in the world. Hence, coal is an important constituent of the present Indian economy. The total reserves of coal in India have been over 290 billion metric tons. The coalfields in India are located mostly in Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Telangana, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar. The power sector is the largest consumer of coal followed by the iron and steel and cement segments. India is the world’s fifth largest energy consumer, accounting for 4.1% of the global energy consumption. Of the total electricity consumed in the country, approximately 80% is produced from coal (Source: https://www.importantindia.com/21958/importance- of-coal-in-indian-economy assessed on 29.05.2018). Jharkhand is the largest coal producing state in the country followed by Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana (previous part of Andhra Pradesh) and Maharashtra.