CMPDI/FORM-I/MCL/2017-18/Nov-17/54/00 Form-I Application for Prior Environmental Clearance for Coal Mining Project of Bhubaneswari OC Expn. Project Land (Ha) Capacity (MTY) Mining Lease Total Area Existing Proposed 658.724 808.294 25.0 28.0 JAGANNATH AREA TALCHER COALFIELD MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED Nov 2017 Prepared by REGIONAL INSTITUTE – VII CENTRAL MINE PLANNING & DESIGN INSTITUTE LIMITED (A Subsidiary of Coal India Limited) BHUBANESWAR-751013, ODISHA. Accreditation Number: NABET/EIA/01/12/002 Dt. Jan 31, 2012. CMPDI Application for Prior Environmental Clearance (EC) (Increase in Production Capacity) FORM 1 [See Paragraph – 7(ii), Notification dtd.14th September 2006 with subsequent amendment vide OM F. No. J-11015/224/2015-IA.II dt. 15th Sep, 2017] (I) Basic Information Sl. Item Details No. 1 Name of the Project/s Bhubaneswari OC Expn. (28.0 Mty) (i.e. 3.0 Mty incremental) 2 S. No. in the schedule 1(a)-A 3 Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ Existing capacity : 25.0 Mty Proposed Capacity 28.0 Mty tonnage to be handled/ command Mining lease area : 658.724 ha area/ lease area/ number of wells Total area requirement : 808.294 ha to be drilled 4 New/ Expansion/ Modernization Expansion (Second time capacity expansion of upto 40%) 5 Existing Capacity/ Area etc. 25.0 Mty / 808.294 ha (Mining lease 658.724 ha) 6 Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ A 7 Does it attract the general Not Applicable condition? If yes, please specify. 8 Does it attract the specific Not Applicable condition? If yes, please specify. 9 Location Talcher Coalfields, Odisha Village(s) Nakulbaspur, Ambamunda, Balugaon- khamar, Kandhal, Anandipur, Hensamul, Jilinda, Naraharipur, Langijoda, Madanmohanpur, Alhadnagar (uninhabited), Bira Ramchandrapur and Khanduabahal (uninhabited). Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 1 CMPDI Sl. Item Details No. Tehsil Talcher District Angul State Odisha 10 Nearest railway station/ airport Talcher station : 6 km along with distance in Kms. Bhubaneswar Airport : 170 km 11 Nearest Town, city, District Talcher – 6 km Headquarters along with distance Angul – 30 km in Kms. 12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Executive Officer, Talcher NAC. At/P.O: Talcher, Municipal Corporation, Local Body Dist. : Angul (complete postal addresses with telephone Nos. to be given) 13 Name of the applicant Project Officer, Bhubaneswari OC Expn. Project 14 Registered Address C/o. Office of General Manager, Jagannath Area, P.O : Dera, Dist. : Angul – 759 103 (Odisha). 15 Address for correspondence: G.M.(Environment), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, P.O- Jagruti Vihar , Burla Dist.- Sambalpur, Odisha. PIN- 768020 Name Dr. Abani Kant Samantaray Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) G.M Environment Pin Code 768020 E-Mail [email protected] Telephone No. 0663-2542084 Fax No. 0663-2542257 , 0663- 2542360 16 Details of alternative sites This is a site specific project. examined, if any, location of these sites should be shown on a topo sheet. Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 2 CMPDI Sl. Item Details No. 17 Interlinked Projects No 18 Whether separate application of Not Applicable interlinked project has been submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission Not Applicable 20 If no, reason Independent Project 21 Whether the proposal involves approval/ clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) Out of the total forest land of 132.904 (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, Forest clearance has already been obtained 1980? for forest land of 112.521 ha vide letter no. F No. 8-18/2002/FC dtd. 16-12-2004. (Annexure I) (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, (b) Not applicable. 1972? (c) The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? (c) Not applicable. 22 Whether there is any Government Yes, Environmental Clearance for 25.0 Mty Order/ Policy relevant/ relating to has been obtained vide letter No. J- the site? 11015/280/2013-IA. II (M) dt. 19/02/14. (Annexure-III) 23 Forest land involved (hectares) No additional forest land involved in the expansion project (Forest land for existing project 132.904 ha). 24 Whether there is any litigation Nil pending against the project and/ or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/ directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 3 CMPDI Sl. Item Details No. proposed project. I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance give, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 4 CMPDI (II) Activity 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 Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary Yes Details of land : change in land use, land (in ha) cover or topography Sl. Particulars Existing Addl. land Total for including increase in No. 25.0 Mty required for 28.0 Mty intensity of land use (with Incremental (peak) respect to local land use Production plan) 1. Forest 132.904 - 132.904 2. Non-forest 525.820 - 525.820 Mining lease area 658.724 - 658.724 Rehabilitation and 149.570 - 149.570 residential colony Total land 808.294 - 808.294 For proposed Bhubaneswari Expansion project (28.0 Mty) no additional land is required. Out of 132.902 ha 112.521 ha has already been diverted. Forest application for rest 20.383 ha is under process. 1.2 Clearance of existing Yes This is an operating mine. No additional land is required for land, vegetation and this expansion project. buildings ? 1.3 Creation of new land Yes The land use will undergo progressive changes involving coal uses? extraction, transportations etc. The alternation in land use pattern due to infrastructure is not to be considered as true change as these facilities can be utilized for some other useful purposes after the mining operation is completed. Post mining land use will consists of reclamation area, water body, dip side slope, plantation area, built-up area, undisturbed area, etc. The post-mining land use will consists of plantation, water body / dip slope, undisturbed area and built-up area. Post-mining land use (Conceptual) Sl. Category Land use (in ha) No. Plant- Water Dip side Undis- Built-up Total ation body slope and turbed area haul road 1 Excavation 375.900 31.000 55.741 -- -- 462.641 (backfill) 2 Danger zone for 83.150 -- -- - -- 83.150 blasting 3 External OB 94.000 -- -- -- -- 94.000 dumps 4 Railway siding 1.600 -- -- -- 6.400 8.000 5 Infrastructure 0.850 -- -- -- 10.083 10.933 6 Residential 6.400 -- -- -- 25.600 32.000 colony 7 Rehabilitation site 23.520 0.00 0.00 0.00 94.050 117.570 Total 585.420 31.000 55.741 0.000 136.133 808.294 Forest cover enhancement 585.420 N.B : = = 4.404 ratio 132.904 Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 5 CMPDI Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data 1.4 Pre-construction No Not Applicable. investigations e.g. bore holes, soil testing ? 1.5 Construction works ? No This is an existing mine. No new additional construction proposed. 1.6 Demolition works? No This is an operating mine. Demolition work will be carried out before 1 year of mine closure or after that if required. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No It is capacity / production increase proposal. construction works or housing of construction workers ? 1.8 Above ground buildings, No Not Applicable. structures or earthworks including linear structures, cut and fill or excavations 1.9 Underground works No This is an operating opencast mining. including mining or tunneling ? 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes 92.00 ha is under backfilling of which 43.80 Ha has been technically reclaimed. Reclamation work will further be continuing for expansion project. 1.11 Dredging ? No Not Applicable. 1.12 Offshore structures ? No Not Applicable. 1.13 Production and manu- Yes Coal excavated by facturing processes ? 1. Surface miner. OB excavated by 2. Shovel and dumper combination. 1.14 Facilities for store of Yes The storage of goods and materials are done as follows : goods or materials? OB = Mine void Coal = Stockyard Store = For storing materials like lubricant, batteries, etc. Explosive = Magazine house 1.15 Facilities for treatment or Yes Solid waste 1. All the Overburden material disposal of solid waste or generated shall be backfilled in the liquid effluents? de-coaled voids in expansion project. Workshop 1. Oily sludge disposed in impervious HEMM lined pit. 2. Oil & grease collected in drums and will be auctioned. 3. Effluent treatment plants have been provided. Domestic At present employees are residing in the effluent residential colony of nearby mines, where STP exits. 1.16 Facilities for long-term Yes This is an operating mine. No additional manpower is housing of operational required for the expansion project. workers ? 1.17 New road, rail or sea No Not Applicable. traffic during construction or opera-tion ? 1.18 New road, rail, air No Not Applicable. waterborne or other Job No.706136 Form-I, Page - 6 CMPDI Sl. Information / Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, No. confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc.? 1.19 Closure or diversion of No Not Applicable.