1 ISSUES PERTAINING TO GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH S.No Name of the Issues in Brief Action to be Taken company and location 1 NMDC Ltd. 1. Request for acquisition of about Chhattisgarh State 250 acres of additional land for Government to expedite NMDC Iron & Steel NMDC’s proposed pellet plant and the matter. Plant at Nagarnar, other associadated activities at Chhattisgarh Nagarnar. Request has been sent to District Collector, Bastar District in March, 2011. 2. For providing Power Supply to State Govt. to expedite the Integrated Steel Plant at the processing Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh state Power Transmission Corporation Limited (CSPTCL) has to construct:‐ a) 400 KV line from Raipur to Jagdalpur b) 400/220 KV substation at Jagadalpur c) 220KV line from Jagdalpur to Nagarnar. For these FC has to be obtained by the State Govt at the earliest to ensure their completion by March,2015 for starting commissioning activities of the plant. 3. Early clearance of Forest State Govt. to expedite diversion proposals for the the matter proposed water pipeline for the Nagarnar plant. Mining Lease (ML) 4. ML application for Sadartera Request for early grant granting for Dolomite Block. All required of ML for the required Sadartera Dolomite documents have been submitted to area. Block State’s Forest Deptt. on 10.1.2012 2 2 RINL Pending PL/ML Application Two PL/ML applications are pending with the State Government 3 Monnet Ispat & Land acquisition for Rajgamar SECL should be advised to Energy Ltd. Dipside (South of Phulkadih Nala) transfer the land Coal Block. Total mining Lease immediately as the mining 1.5 MTPA Hold Area is 625 Ha, out of which lease can be signed only Integrated Steel 450 Ha of area already acquired by after land acquisition. Plant at Raigarh, SECL under CBA Act. Request for Chhattisgarh transfer of land by SECL pending since 21/1/2011. In this process, joint survey of the mine by the surveyors of Monnet and SECL has been completed on 15/2/2012. Detailed Land schedule is prepared and further action for surrender of Mineral Rights for overlapped land is pending with SECL. 4 Jindal Steel & Total land requirement is 1244.932 Support is required from Power Ltd. Ha. Out of which 799.101 ha land is the State Govt. in acquiring in possession the remaining 465.831 Ha. Expansion Project at Raigarh Plant Iorn Ore Linkage Recommendations of State Govt either for mineral concession (ML/PL) for iron ore or JVwith State Govt. agency for getting linkage. Water Allocation Issue for allocation of balance 88.0MCM of water is pending with Water Resources Department, Govt. of Chhattisgarh since long. Draft EIA Reports submitted to Public hearing to be held CECB to conduct public hearing in at the earliest March 2012 and April, 2012 for 1 MTPA and 7 MTPA expansion projects respectively. The dates for holding public hearing are yet to be fixed. 5. Jayaswal Neco Application for grant of Mining Pending with State Industries Ltd. Lease Government of Chhattisgarh since Gare Palma IV/8 3 Coal Block, 14.11.2011 Tamnar, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Laindongri Iron Ore Grant order for execution of Mining Pending with the State Mine, Village Lease Government of Barbaspur, District Chhattisgarh for more than Kanker 18 months Metabodli and Execution of Mining Lease for both Work cannot be started Chhotedongar Iron the mines due to severe law and Ore Mine, District order situation. Kanker and Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh Green field 1 MTPA Land acquisition issues Support is required from project at village the State Govt Dagori, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 6. Godawari Power & Land acquisition issues Chhattisgarh State Ispat Limited, In principle approval received from Government to take Rajnandgaon, State Government of Chhattisgarh decision Chhattisgarh Allotment of Government Revenue land measuring area of 9.635 hect. Allotment of private land area of 196.006 hect. Water Allocation Pending with Water Resource Department, Application for allotment of 17.67 Government of mcm water Chhattisgarh. 7. Vandana Ispat Diversion of land/change in Land Pending with District Limited Village use Collectorate, Rajnandgoan, Anjora/Kopedih, Govt. of Chhattisgarh Rajanadgoan, Chhattisgarh 8. Shri Bajrang Power Application for grant of PL for Iron Pending with State & Ispat Ltd Ore Government Dharsiwa‐Tilda Road,Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 9. Essar Steel India Laying of Iron Ore slurry pipeline Matter is under considered Ltd. between Kirandul and Vizag with Chhattisgarh State Government. Vizag 10. TATA STEEL Land has been acquired by the State Government should LIMITED Government of Chhattisgarh and expedite demarcation of transferred to Chhattisgarh State land after resolution of Chhattisgarh Steel Industrial Development issues. Plant Corporation (CSIDC) for allotment to TSL on 99 years lease. TSL has 5.5 MTPA requested for demarcation of the Integrated Steel said land before taking possession plant at Baster. of the same Physical possession of the acquired To be expedited land for the Plant to TSL pending more than two years 5 ISSUES PERTAINING TO GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND S.No Name of the Issues in Brief Action to be Taken company and location 1 SAIL Issues in SARANDA FOREST Government of Jharkhand to DIVISION for which Stage – II expedite compliance of these Forestry Clearance of SAIL Stages‐I forest clearance Mines (KIRIBURU, conditions before grant of MEGHAHATUBURU, GUA & Stage‐II forest clearances for CHIRIA) are pending: Kiriburu, Meghahatuburu, 1. Early approval of Gua and Chiria leases of SAIL Integrated Wildlife by MoEF. Management Plan of Saranda, Singhbhum Non compliance of Stage‐I (West) forest clearance conditions 2. Submission of phased may close mining operations plan for future use of at Gua mines beyond remaining unbroken 13.8.2014 (subject to grant of area within all existing +1 WP beyond 13.8.13 by leases in Saranda Forest MoEF) till grant of Stage‐II Division by Government forest clearance. of Jharkhand to MoEF 3. Submission of the Catchment Area Treatment (CAT) Plan of Koyna‐Karo catchment area in Saranda Forest Division by Government of Jharkhand. 4. State Government to identify inviolate area in SARANDA free from mining and depict them on map with digitized boundaries. Map should also depict mining areas under consideration. 2. NMDC NMDC applied for PL for Iron ore State Government to grant the mine over an area of 1.1546 sq. PL so that the exploration work Sasangda Iron Ore km. on 21.5.07. As per the in the area could be started. 6 Block agreement with the State Government the deposit will be developed by the JV Co. of NMDC and JSMDC (60: 40) ratio. Ministry of Mines already granted its prior approval for grant of PL in favour of JV. NMDC applied for PL and ML for Grant of the PL and ML in favour Ghatkuri Iron Ore Deposit on of NMDC. 18.4.2007. NMDC has applied for 7 MLs/PLs State Government to take further for iron ore mines, 2 MLs/PLs for necessary action. gold mines, and 5 MLs/PLs for bauxite mines in the Jharkhand State. 3. RINL Grant of 07 Nos of PLs for Iron Decision on PL applications are to Ore mines be expedited by the State Government. 4. Tata Steel Limited. Eastern Road Corridor at State Government to expedite Jamshedpur to provide safe and Jamshedpur Steel smooth uninterrupted Plant connectivity with the National Highway. Government of Jharkhand has given ‘in Principle’ approval to execute the project as a PPP with them Renewal of ML and FC of Renewal of the ML and FC for Noamundi Iron Ore Mine Noamundi Iron Mine by the State Government ML of Noamundi Iron Ore Mine has expired and is presently operating under “Deemed provision. Application for grant of Forest Pending with State Government Clearance for Kotre Basantpur & of Jharkhand Pachmo Coal Blocks Expansion from 5 to 10 MTPA for Proposal pending with Secretary Brown Field Integrated Steel Industries (Govt of Jharkhand) Plant 5. Jindal Steel & Transfer of Govt. Land by way of State Govt. to provide assistance Power Ltd. Lease Settlement is under in land acquisition a) Patratu process for 188.03 Acres. 7 Project, Jharkhand Acquisition of private land through Land Acquisition under process for 753.93 Acres. Iron Ore Linkage Recommendation from Jharkhand Govt. is pending for mineral concessions for Iron and Manganses Ores. Allocation of Iron Ore mine To develop Iron Ore Mines in Joint Venture with State Govt. Agency so as to meet Iron Ore requirement of Steel Plant. Coking Coal and Non Coking Coal: This is a regionally explored coal block and needs further exploration work to be done by us to prepare Geological Report Part of Amarkonda‐Murgadangal and Mining Plan. Due to local law non coking coal block has been and order problems, JSPL is allocated on 17.01.2008 by unable to start exploration work. Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India to The company has already applied cater the requirement of 1000 for long term coal linkage to MW Captive power plant. Ministry of Coal on 6.6.2011 for the 1320 MW CPP for the intervening period till the coal mine is developed. 6. JSW Steel Ltd Govt. of Jharkhand have issued State Government to withdraw Sonahatu Block an order deallocating 92.50 MCM deallocation order. Ranchi, Jharkhand of water for its 10 MTPA Greenfield plant. Speedy transfer of Govt land State Govt. of Jharkhand to (GM‐Jungle Jhari) in Gumla Distt provide assistance for transfer of in favour of JSW JSL for land for CA purpose. compensatory afforestation (CA) purpose for Stage‐I FC compliance for Ankua Iron Ore and Rohne Coal Mining projects. 7. Jayaswal Neco Application for stage‐I Forest Pending with the State Industries Ltd. Clearance Government of Jharkhand Moitra Coking Coal Block, Hazaribag, Jharkhand 8 Request for land acquisition Pending before the State Government of Jharkhand since 10.7.2005 8.