Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION M/s SKS Ispat & Power Ltd. is a private organization carrying on operations in the field of sponge iron, power, ferro-alloys and structural. In order to meet it’s non- coking coal requirement, the company requested Ministry of coal (MOC) GOI, for allotment of a coal block. The Ministry of Coal has allotted a coal block which is a part of the Rawanwara North Coal Block, falling in the Pench Kanhan valley coal field in the Chhindwara district of the state of Madhya Pradesh. MOC has allotted the block having 1670 hectare area vide their letter no. 38011/11/2006-CA-I dated 29th May 2007. This has been confirmed through a letter from MOC vide reference no. 13016/30/2009-CA-I dated 9th February 2010. An underground mine by name Rawanwara North U/G Mine has been planned based on the allotted area of 1670 hectare. The committee suggested various Terms of References (ToR) for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Report through its letter no. J-11015/252/2009-IA.II (M) dated 30th November, 2009 and additional TOR dated 17.08.2011, which are incorporated in the EIA/EMP report at their respective places. 1.2 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT Table - 1 S. No. Particulars Details 1. Locations A. Village Near village Deori, Kondra, Nawegaon etc. B. Tehsil Parasia C. District Chhindwara D. State Madhya Pradesh Toposheet No. 55J/16, 55J/15, 55J/12 and 55J/11 2. Latitude – 22o12’40” - 22o14’37” N Longitude - 78o47’20” – 78o51’18” E 3. General ground level 845 above MSL 4. Elevation range Highest-845 m RL, lowest- 701 m RL 5. Temperature Min: 260C and Max: 460C M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 1 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report 6. Relative Humidity 08.30 hrs 71% to 92% 17.30 hrs 21% to 35% 7. Mean Annual Rainfall 1183 mm 8. Nearest National SH 19 – 1 km in East Highway 9. Nearest Railway Station Parasia (at a distance of 5.7 km in SE direction 10. Nearest Airport Nagpur (about 150 km in SW direction) 11. Nearest Tourist Place -- within 10km radius 12. Archaeological Important Nil Place within 10km radius 13. Ecological Sensitive Areas (Wild Life Sanctuaries) Nil within 10km radius 14. Reserved / Protected The mine site falls in the Protected Forest, Forest within 10km Reserve Forest and the Revenue forest radius (Boundary to area boundary distance) The area is already surrounded by Reserve Forests. S. Forest Direction/distance No. from mine site 1. Rawanwara Mine Site RF 2. Thaonri RF 1.25 km in E 3. Kirwari RF 1 km in NE 4. Thesgora 8.75 km in ESE RF 5. Bhandariya 5 km in SW RF 6. Khirsadoh 4.5 km in SSW RF 7. Padrapani 4.5 km in S RF 8. Khair RF 6 km in SSE 9. Dhabera RF 10 km in SE 10. Duddhi RF 1.0 km in NW 11. Anakhawari 5.25 km in NW RF 12. Marwa RF 9.75 km inWNW 13. Bardiya RF 6 km in NE 14. Mankadehi 9.5 km in NE RF 15. Lakra RF 8.5 km in NE M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 2 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report 16. Patha RF 10 km in S 15. Nearest major city with Parasia with population of 272158 is at a 100000 population within distance of 5.71 km in SW direction 10km radius 16. Nearest Town / City Parasia at a distance of 5.71 km in SW within 10km radius direction Chhindwara at a Distance of 35 km 17. Surrounding village Nawegaon, Deori, Sethia, Kirwari, within 1 km area of the Mainwadi, Paijanwada, Barur and project. Dighawani 18. Nearest River Pench River, 19. Nearest Lake/ Ponds Ghatmali Nadi & Sukri Nadi 20. Nearest Hill Ranges Satpura 21. Source of Water River, borewell 22. Soil Type Silty Clay 23. Irrigation Facilities Rain & Ground water from Bore wells 24. Seismic Zone Zone – III Source: Field Survey M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 3 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 4 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report Fig.1 Location Map 1.3 MINING LEASE STATUS This allotted area covers 7.0, 4.6 & 5.1 sq kms in Deori – Kondra (Full), Sethia (Part) and Hathiagarh (Part) sub blocks respectively. This has been confirmed by MOC GOI; vide their letter no. 13016/30/2009-CA-1 dated 12/1/2010 addressed to Jt secretary, MOC, GOI. This letter has been used as per the Geological report. Table - 2 Block Name Total area (Ha.) A Deori-Kondra 700 B Hathiagarh 460 C Sethia 510 Total 1670 Source: Approved Mining Plan dated 12.07.2010 by Ministry of Coal 1.3.1 Mining Details Table - 3 S. Particulars Details of SKS Ispat & Power Ltd No. 1. Method of mining Underground mining by Bord & Pillar method 2. Mineable Reserves 135 (MT)[138(EAST)+30(WEST(MT))] (Million tonnes) 3. Life of the Mine 55 years including 3 years for initial construction 4. Elevation Range Elevation Range of the lease area varies from Highest- 845 m RL and lowest- 701 m RL. 5. General Ground 701 above MSL Level 6. Seam thickness Cut- off of 1.20 range (m) 7. Ultimate Working The minimum depth of working is 175 to 350 m Depth Source: Approved Mining Plan dated 12.07.2010 by Ministry of Coal 1.3.2 Mineable Reserves and Life Of Mine The conventional method for estimation of under – ground coal reserves has been followed: M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 5 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report i) Areas have been measured from seam – folio plans with the help of planim for all the segments made by different iso – chores line in the allotted area (A. A.) ii) Thickness of coal seams has been computed from the iso – folio plans. For the area falling between two successive iso – chores, the average of these two iso – chores has been taken as thickness of coal in that part of the block. iii) The standard formula which is universally acceptable is used for calculating gross reserves. R = A x T x G Where, R = Reserves in Tonnes A = Area in Sq. m. T = Thickness in m G = Specific Gravity iv) Details of specific gravity considered in the reserve estimation are: GRADE K.Cal/Kg Sp. Gravity A > 6200 1.40 B 5600 – 6200 1.45 C 4940 – 5600 1.50 D 4200 – 4940 1.55 E 3360 – 4200 1.60 F 2400 – 3360 1.68 G 1300 – 2400 1.76 v) The net proved Geological reserves have been arrived at by giving reducible allowance of 10% as per norms. Seam wise, Sub block wise Gross Geological Reserves (Million tons) for seam consideration for Extraction S. No Allotted Area Sub Blocks Geological Seam West Side East Side Reserves in Section Hathiagarh Sethia Deori Kondra Million Tonnes 1 IB 0.000 9.498 10.564 20.062 2 IC 0.000 7.249 10.750 18.000 3 IIIB 3.145 6.504 10.645 20.294 4 IVA 9.456 12.101 22.407 43.964 5 VA 7.173 12.145 25.370 44.688 6 VB 7.909 7.584 7.720 23.213 Total 27.68 55.08 87.46 170.22 M/s SKS Ispat & Power Limited 6 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. Rawanwara North Coal Block Underground Coalmine Project (1.4 MTPA over 16.7 sq.km.) in Pench-Kanhan Valley Coal Field, District:Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) Executive Summary of EIA Report Mineable Reserves The part of net geological reserves which cannot be considered for mining is deducted from net geological reserve to arrive at the mineable reserve. In the present system of mining by bord and pillar with caving the following reserves have been deducted from net geological reserve, which have got locked and cannot be extracted. 1. Reserves beneath & around river/nalla 2. Reserves beneath and around habitation 3. Reserves against barrier boundary 4. Reserves in protection pillars 1. Reserves beneath & around river/nalla There are riverine areas of river Pench and of its important tributary Ghatmali nala.