Revised Pre-feasibility Report OF Pichri OCP 12 ( Normative Capacity 1.20 MTPA & Peak Capacity 1.50 MTPA) Dhori Area, Central Coalfields Limited Revised Pre-feasibility Report 1.1 Brief Description & History of the Project Proposed Pichri OCP is located in the eastern part of East Bokaro Coalfield in Bokaro District of Jharkhand and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhori Area of CCL. A part of the proposed Pichri OCP is in the leasehold area of existing Dhori Khas Project property. The coal seams occurring in this block have moderate washing characteristics and are suitable for feeding to nearby proposed Dhori Washery. Pichri OCP is envisaged to produce washery grade-IV coal to meet the demand of medium coking coal. Project Report for Pichri Opencast has been prepared for a nominal target of 1.20 MTPA (1.50 MTPA peak) coal at an estimated capital investment of Rs. 228.90 crores. Mining activities in Pichri Block were started much before the nationalization. Existing Pichri Mine was taken over from M/s Shivram Singh by BCCL and later on transferred to then CMAL, and now finally to CCL. A number of small quarries had been worked in the incrop region of Bermo seam and Karo X/IX/VIII Seam along the south bank of River Damodar. The details of these quarries are not available and presently these quarries are water logged. Three inclines were also driven by M/s Pichri Company Private Limited from the face of Quarry No.1 for the underground development of Bermo Seam. These inclines were closed on 26.9.1968 due to an underground explosion. The performance of Pichri Opencast for the past few years is given below: Year Coal (MTes) OB (MCum) 1991-92 0.15 0.15 1992-93 0.15 0.18 1993-94 0.13 0.20 1994-95 0.12 0.24 1995-96 0.11 0.20 1996-97 0.11 0.26 1997-98 0.12 0.24 1998-99 0.07 0.20 1999-00 0.06 0.16 2000-01 0.05 0.13 2001-02 0.04 0.09 2002-03 0.02 0.04 Present Status Of Mine Presently the mine is closed. Prepared by CMPDI, RI-III, Ranchi Revised Pre-feasibility Report OF Pichri OCP 13 ( Normative Capacity 1.20 MTPA & Peak Capacity 1.50 MTPA) Dhori Area, Central Coalfields Limited Approval of Pichri OCP The Project Report of Pichri OCP (1.20 MTPA nominal capacity and 1.50 MTPA peak capacity ) has got the ‘In Principal Approval’ from Board of Directors of CCL on 27.11.2010. The Board approved the Project Report of Pichri OCP for a rated nominal capacity of 1.2 MTPA and peak capacity of 1.50 MTPA coal with an estimated capital capital investment of Rs 228.90 Crores. The Project Report has been formulated considering departmental production of coal and overburden removal throughout the life of the mine. 1.2 Purpose of this report The purpose of this report is to apply for grant of environmental clearance for Pichri OCP from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India as per provisions of EIA Notification, 2006. It is envisaged that Pichri OCP will run as per approved PR producing coal for a nominal targeted out put of 1.20 MTPA and peak targeted out put of 1.50 MTPA. The project contains forest land over 23.02 Ha as per approved PR. As per MOEF office memorandum No. J-110 13/41/2006-IA.II(1) Dated 9th September, 2011 (regarding projects involving forestland), environmental clearance has been linked with stage-I forestry clearance. The formal environmental clearance will be issued only after the stage-I forestry clearance of the project is granted. In view of this circular, the forest land falling within Pichri OCP has been excluded. The revised mine plan & calendar plan is given below. Year Coal OB (Million m3) (Million Te) 1 0.30 0.49 2 0.60 0.98 3 0.60 0.98 4 0.50 1.32 5 0.30 0.75 6 0.60 1.40 7 1.20 1.07 8 1.20 1.45 9 1.20 1.45 10 1.20 1.45 11 1.20 2.15 12 1.20 2.42 13 1.20 2.57 14 1.20 3.32 15 1.20 3.32 16 1.20 3.11 17 1.20 2.41 18 1.20 2.41 19 1.00 2.04 Prepared by CMPDI, RI-III, Ranchi Revised Pre-feasibility Report OF Pichri OCP 14 ( Normative Capacity 1.20 MTPA & Peak Capacity 1.50 MTPA) Dhori Area, Central Coalfields Limited 20 0.69 1.41 Total 18.99 36.54 1.3 Land Requirement The total land requirement for Pichri OCP excluding forest land has been estimated to be 151.47 hectare as given below. SN Particulars Land in Part-I (Ha) Forest Non Forest Total 1 Quarry 0.00 38.78 38.78 2 Ext. OB dump 0.00 70.26 70.26 3 Infrastructure 0.00 6.00 6.00 4 Embankment 0.00 1.73 1.73 5 Green Belt 0.00 1.68 1.68 6 Colony 0.00 6.00 6.00 7 Safety zone 0.00 27.02 27.02 8 Total Area 0.00 151.47 151.47 1.4 Location & Communication Pichri OCP is located in the eastern part of East Bokaro Coalfields in Bokaro District of Jharkhand. The project is bounded between Latitudes (N) 23 0 45’ 00” and 23 0 45’ 50” and Longitudes (E) 86 0 01’ 00” and 86 0 02’ 30”. A part of Pichri Block is under the lease hold of Dhori Khas Colliery. The block is situated on the Jaina More – Phusro – Jarangdih – Gomia road joining NH- 2 and NH-23. Bokaro Steel City (30km), Hazaribagh (60 Km), Dhanbad (130 Km) and Ranchi 130 (km) are also well connected by road. Gomoh – Chandrapura – Barakana Loop Line of Eastern Railway is located to the north of the block. Phusro Railway Station is situated at a distance of only 2 km from the block. The nearest Airport connected by daily commercial flights is at Ranchi. Another private airstrip belonging to Bokaro Steel Plant is at Bokaro Steel City. 1.5 Nature & Size Pichri OCP is a new mine proposed in Bokaro District of Jharkhand in East Bokaro Coalfield of Jharkhand. The normative capacity of the project is 1.20 MTPA and peak capacity is 1.50 MTPA. The total land requirement for this project is 151.47 Ha. The life of the project is 20 years. 1.6 Physiography and Drainage The block is situated on the southern bank of Damodar River. The general elevation in the block varies from 195 m to 215 m above MSL. In the summer season, Damodar River can be crossed on foot when the water level drips down to about 190 m RL. Prepared by CMPDI, RI-III, Ranchi Revised Pre-feasibility Report OF Pichri OCP 15 ( Normative Capacity 1.20 MTPA & Peak Capacity 1.50 MTPA) Dhori Area, Central Coalfields Limited However, in the monsoon season the river covers a part of the block. The HFL is recorded as 205.66m (1976). Climate The area enjoys semi extreme type of climate. The day temperature during summer (March-June) rises to around 40 0C and drops to around 10 0C during nights. The day temperature during winter is around 25 0C which comes down to around 5 0C during night. The rainy season (July-October) accounts for 82% of annual precipitation with average rainfall around 1259.6 mm (annually). 2.1 Need for the Project The quarry was being worked with the help of the equipment diverted from the adjacent mines. However, production from this mine was discontinued from 2002-03 due to mine seepage and uneconomic working condition. In this revised PFR, it is envisaged to produce coal @ 1.20/1.50 MTPA (nominal/ peak) by adding suitable required equipment. 2.2 Justification For The Project The need for the Project arises out of the following considerations : To bridge demand and supply gap of coking coal, it is essential either to open new projects or to expand the existing mines where medium coking coal is available for mining. As per the Geological Report on Pichri Block, sufficient coal reserves including coking coal reserves are available for quarrying. Coal seams incrop within the block. A part of surplus manpower present in Dhori Area may be utilized gainfully. 2.3 Present Proposal The detailed techno-economic study to mine Karo VI/VII, Karo VIII/IX/X, Bermo and Kargali seams has been done. The boundary of the mine has been fixed leaving sufficient surface barrier from Damodar river to accommodate protective embankment and space for mine transportation needs. The strike length of the quarry is limited as the block is surrounded by Damodar river on 3 sides and by state highway on remaining side. Small strike length added to steep dip nature of the seams in the entire block restricts inclusion of Karo III and Karo V seams in the proposed quarry. Inclusion of Karo III and V seams in the proposed quarry will result in coal transportation bottlenecks as well as low recovery of lower seams not considered in this proposal. In the present proposal, the forest land has been excluded. 2.4 Difficulties and Constraints in Mining • Pichri opencast mine is situated on the south bank of Damodar River. The highest flood level of this river as recorded in 1976 is 205.66m.