THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED (A Government Company) SRIRAMPUR AREA PART-1 HALF YEARLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS UPTO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2015 A. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT: 1 Name of the Project : Srirampur – 1(SRP-1) Incline Under ground Coal Mine Expansion Project 2 Organization : Singareni Collieries Company Limited 3 Coalfield : Godavari Valley Coal Field 4 Type of Mine : Underground Coal Mine 5 Technology : Bord and pillar method with hand section and Semi-mechanized with SDLs. 6 Environmental Clearance : A Letter No & date : EC.No: J-11015/299/2007-1A.II (M), dtd. 27th October.2008. B Sanction capacity : 0.30 MTPA C Mining Lease Area : 167.00 Ha.(6.8 Ha diverted to SRP OCP) = 160.20 Ha D Date of Public Hearing : 12.03.2008 7 Location of the Project A Village : Teegalpahad B Tehasil : Mancherial C District : Adilabad D State : Telangana State E Latitude : N 180 51’ 00” to 180 52’ 00” F Longitude : E 790 29’ 00” to 790 31’ 00” G Topo Sheet : Survey of India Topo sheet No:56N/9 of Adilabad district . H Nearest railway station : Mancherial Railway Station of South Central Railway I Nearest Airport : Hyderabad J Nearest town : Mancherial 8 Address for Correspondence : A Name : P. Srinivasu B Designation : Agent C Address O/o Agent, SRP group of Mines, Srirampur Colony (Post) Mancherial (Mandal), Adilabad (District), Telangana State. D Pin Code : 504 303 F E-mail ID : [email protected] G Telephone No. : 08736-238219, land Number H Fax No. : 08736-238222 9 Life of the Project : A Date of Opening 02.09.1976. B Total Life of the project as : 11 years (from expansion) per EMP C Balance Life : 7 Years(as such production is 1.6 LTPA only) 1 10 Seams : A Total Seams Present : (no.s) 08 B Seams being worked : 3 Seam, 4 seam, 5 Seam, 6 Seam 11 Depth A Minimum Depth (m) : 30 m B Maximum Depth (m) : 195 m C Present working depth (m) : 106.7 m 12 Reserves A Total Geological Reserves : 17.19 M.T B Total Extractable Reserves : 8.789 M.T C Reserves already Extracted : 7.609 M.T. D Balance Reserves : 1.18 M.T E Coal production during last : 0.072 MT six months 13 Land Requirement A Total Requirement (Mine : 167.00 Ha.(6.8 Ha diverted to SRP OCP) Take Area) = 160.20 Ha B Forestland Involved : 16.00 Ha C Non-forestland : 116.15 Ha D Land acquired so far : 28.05 Ha (Surface rights) 14 Statutory Clearances : A Ground Water Clearance : Order No. 3324/Hg.III(2)/2005, Dtd.25.08.2005. B Consent for Establishment : Order No: 52/PCB/CFE/RO-NZB/HO/2009- 1061, dtd.20.07.2009. C Consent for Operation : Consent Order No: APPCB/RCP/NZB/19671/ CFO/ HO/2014- 619, dtd.16.05.2014. D Forest Clearance : Diverted as a part of Srirampur ML, vide letter No. 8-56/91-FC, Dtd 12-02-2005. E Mining Lease : (i) Srirampur Mining lease vide lr.No:8- 56/91-FC, dtd.12.02.2005. (ii) North Godavari ML vide letter No. 8-5/88- FC, dated 15.09.1999. F Others (Specify) : -- 15 R & R Involved : No R&R involved. B. COMPLIANCE STATUS OF EC CONDITIONS AS ON 30.09.2015: E.C Cond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No 2) A. Specific Conditions. (i) Mining shall not be carried in Forestland involved in the project is 16.00 forestland for which forestry Ha. This FL is already diverted as a part clearance has not been obtained of Srirampur ML, vide letter No. 8-56/91- under the provisions of FC Act, FC, Dtd 12-02-2005. 1980. Sufficient coal pillars shall be left No extraction is under progress near to (ii) un-extracted around the airshaft premises of air shaft. (within the subsidence influence area) to protect from any damage from subsidence, if any. (iii) Solid barriers shall be left below Around 600m of NH-16 is lying above the 2 E.C Cond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No the roads falling within the blocks workings of the mine. Sufficient barrier to avoid any damage to the roads. (45 m) is being left on either sides of the road to avoid any damage. Around 400 m public road exists from the mine towards Royal talkies which is standing on developed pillars. Hydraulic sand stowing will be done to protect the road from subsidence during extraction of those pillars. (iv) Depression due to subsidence Coal is being extracted with Hydraulic resulting in water accumulating sand/Bottom ash stowing operation. within the low lying areas shall be Subsidence is recorded over the filled up or drained out by cutting Depillaring of caved panels. drains. (v) While extracting panels in the All the upper seams old working were lower seam, all water bodies in dewatered before commencement of the subsidence area shall be depillaring operations. drained. Dewatering of the old goaves of the upper seam shall be continued as long as the lower seam is worked to prevent accumulation of large water bodies over working area. (vi) Regular monitoring of subsidence Subsidence survey is being carried out movement on the surface over during extraction of the panel once in and around the working area and every month and after completion of the impact on natural drainage extraction once in 6 months till the pattern, water bodies, vegetation, movement ceases completely. structure, roads, and surroundings should be continued till movement Subsidence management details are ceases completely. In case of furnished in point no. 13 of Part-II. observation of any high rate of subsidence movement, appropriate effective corrective measures should be taken to avoid loss of life and material. Cracks should be effectively plugged with ballast and clayey soil/suitable material. (vii) Garland/surface drains (size, The mine openings were designed gradient and length) around the 5.458m above HFL of the nearest safety areas such as mine shaft seasonal Nallah No.2 (HFL is 856.20). and low lying areas and sump The HFL of capacity should be designed 1. MID is 862.058m, keeping 50% safety margin over 2. MWD is 862.605m, an above the peak sudden rainfall 3. Air Shaft is 865.27m and maximum discharge in the All the precautions such as garland drains area adjoining the mine sites. were made. Sump capacity should also The sumps were designed with optimum provide adequate retention period estimation on make of water. Sufficient 3 E.C Cond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No to allow proper settling of silt capacities of pumps were installed and material. Sufficient number of maintained. At present 9 nos. of sumps pumps of adequate capacity shall are provided. be deployed to pump out mine water during peak rainfall. (viii) Crusher at the CHP should be The coal produced from this mine is being operated with high efficiency bag transported to SRP CHP from pit head filters, water sprinkling system coal handling arrangement. should be provided to check Effective water spraying arrangements fugitive emissions from crushing with mist spray were made at unloading, operations, conveyor system, transfer, conveyor and crushing points in haulage roads, transfer points, the SRP CHP. Coal transport roads and etc. permanent internal roads were black topped. Internal roads are being cleaned regularly. (ix) Drills should be wet operated Drilling in stone roof is being done compressed air roof bolter with wet drilling. The DGMS approved portable hand held electrical drills are in use for drilling. The water spraying on the working face is being done as per the provisions of Regulations 123 of Coal Mines Regulation, 1957. Dust masks are being provided to the persons working in dusty environment periodically. 2000 nos. of dust-masks ware provided to workmen during last six months period (xi) A progressive afforestation plan A progressive afforestation plan has been shall be prepared and implanted prepared and envisaged in the EIA/EMP. for the undisturbed area and shall The Company has separate Forestry include area brought under green department under the control of belt development, areas along AGM(Forestry) to implement afforestation roads, infra- structure, over plan into the action. As on date plantation surface where mining is being in 30.2 Ha with 6545 saplings within the done below, along ML boundary mine take area was carried apart from the an township outside the lease vacant areas within the office complex. areas, etc, by planting native and 20.0Ha of vacant land is available for species in consultation with the future plantation. Existing plantation local DFO/Agriculture Department. details furnished in point no. 2 of Part-II. The density of the trees should be A plan showing year wise plantation around 2500 plants per ha. details is furnished as Annexure – VIII. (xii) Conservation Plan for No endangered species were found in endangered species found in and and around the project; However, habitat around the project area shall be amelioration measures were proposed to formulated in consultation with the take up in the adjoining areas as a part of State Forest and Wildlife environmental safeguards beyond 4 E.C Cond. Condition Status as on 30.09.2015. No Departments. mandate and is being maintained. Amelioration scheme is enclosed as Annexure – VI. (xiii) Regular monitoring of Phreatic surface in the area around the groundwater level and quality project is being monitored four times in should be carried out by the year using a network of 25 existing establishing a network of existing observation wells and 5 piezometric wells wells and construction of new in Srirampur area.