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Job No.706080

LIST OF CONTENTS

Sl. No. Particulars Page No.

1. Introduction 1-1

2. Point-wise Replies to MoEF Queries

Point No.2.5.i : Expansion case need to be considered as per the recent OM of the MoEF dated 19 December, 2012. 2-17

Point No.2.5.ii : Production plan increase over 15 MTPA to 20 MTPA is taking

place after 16 years reflecting no urgency and committee advised them to come with revised production plan.

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Point No.2.5.iii : Mitigative measures should be taken to reduce dust pollution

load (as one of the conditions). The details of the same may be provided.

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Point No.2.5.iv : If the production increases, the OB dump areas will be increased. Therefore, these areas need to be minimized. 19-19

Point No.2.5.v : Avenue plantation, GRASSING and reclamation of OB dump should be done. 19-19

Point No.2.5.vi : The proponent should prepare action plans e.g. long term and

short term, for improvement of environment. Assurance for environment improvement in time bound manner should be submitted / provided.

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Point No. (a) : Sprinkler should be provided near OB dump and before blasting to suppress dust 22-22

Point No. (b) : Black top roads should be provided to prevent fugitive dust emission. 22-22

Point No. (c) : Revised mining plan of Lakhanpur OCP should be submitted. 23-29

Point No. (d) : Sand stone should be used as construction material and be given to local people. 30-30

Point No. (e) : OB dumping schedule seems to be very critical and should be presented before the Committee. 30-30

Point No. (f) : The area and depth of vide should be re-examined and be reduced. 31-31

Point No. (g) : The Committee will make a visit to the MCL mines so as to appraise itself on ground realities.

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Job No.706080

LIST OF ANNEXURES

Annexure No. Annexure Page No.

I Minutes of the 63rd Expert. Appraisal committee (EAC) (Thermal & Coal Mining) meeting held on 17-18th December 2012, New Delhi 1 – 6

II

OM of guidelines for granting EC for granting EC for expansion of coal mining projects involving one time production capacity expansion of upto 25% on the existing operation vide letter No.J-11015/30/2004.IA.II(M) Govt. of India, MoEF dtd. December 19, 2012

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III Environmental clearance for Lakhanpur OC Expn. Project (10 MTPA to 15 MTPA) vide letter No.J-11015/638/2007.II(M) MoEF, Govt. India dtd. 2nd July 2008.

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IV Proceedings of public hearing for Lakhanpur OC Expn. Project (10.0 Mty to 15.0 Mty) over lease area of 2489.89 ha 1 – 63

V Approval of Project Report of Lakhanpur OC Expn. Project (Phase-II) 15.0 Mty (Peak 20.0 Mty) 1 – 1

VI Certified report of Regional Office of the MoEF on the issues of compliance of EC condition stipulated in environmental clearance of Lakhanpur OCP Expn. Project (10.0 Mty to 15.0 Mty)

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VII Letter for Approval of Mining Plan for Lakhanpur OCP Expansion (Phase-II) (Normative Capacity 15.0 Mty) (Peak capacity 20.0 Mty), MCL.

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Job No.706080 Point-wise Reply, Page - 1

LAKHANPUR OCP EXPANSION (PHASE-II) (NORMATIVE CAPACITY 15.0 MTY ; PEAK CAPACITY 20.0 MTY)

INTRODUCTION Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) (Thermal & Coal Mining) meeting was

held on 17/12/2012 for environmental clearance on Form-I under para 7(ii) of EIA

Notification for Lakhanpur OCP Expansion Phase-II (from 15.0 Mty to 20.0 Mty)

i.e. 5.0 Mty incremental of M/s.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited located in Ib Valley

Coalfield, Jharsuguda district of Odisha. After detailed deliberation the committee

has sought the following information for further consideration in the next EAC

meeting (Annexure-I).

i. Expansion case need to be considered as per the recent OM of the MoEF dated 19 December, 2012.

ii. Production plan increase over 15 MTPA to 20 MTPA is taking place after 16 years reflecting no urgency and committee advised them to come with revised production plan.

iii. Mitigative measures should be taken to reduce dust pollution load (a sone of the conditions). The details of the same may be provided.

iv. If the production increases, the OB dump areas will be increased. Therefore, these areas need to be minimized.

v. Avenue plantation, GRASSING and reclamation of OB dump should be done.

vi. The proponent should prepare action plans e.g. long term and short term, for improvement of environment. Assurance for environment improvement in time bound manner should be submitted / provided. a. Sprinkler should be provided near OB dump and before blasting to

suppress dust. b. Black top roads should be provided to prevent fugitive dust emission. c. Revised mining plan of Lakhanpur OCP should be submitted. d. Sand stone should be used as construction material and be given to

local people. e. OB dumping schedule seems to be very critical and should be

presented before the Committee. f. The area and depth of void should be re-examined and be reduced. g. The Committee will make a visit to the MCL mines so as to appraise

itself on ground realities.

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Point-wise Replies to MoEF Queries Point No. 2.5.i

Expansion case need to be considered as per the recent OM of the MoEF dated 19 December, 2012. The compliance of the office memorandum No.J-11015/30/2004.IA.II(M), dt. December 19, 2012, MoEF, Govt. of India (Annexure-II) for one time capacity expansion of upto 25% in the existing mining operation within the existing mine lease area, under clause 7(ii) of the EIA Notification 2006 are as follows : 3. Expansion projects for Coal Sector mining fall in two categories (i) projects

that have obtained an EC under the EIA Notification 1994 and (ii) projects that have obtained EC under the EIA Notification, 2006.

Environmental clearance for Lakhanpur OCP Expansion (from 10.0 Mty to

15.0 Mty i.e. 5.0 Mty incremental) has been obtained under EIA Notification 2006 vide letter No.J-11015/638/2007-IA.II(M) dated 2nd July 2008, MoEF, Govt. of India new Delhi (Annexure-III).

3(i) Such an exemption would be considered for those expansion projects

which have obtained prior EC and have undergone Public Hearing during the process of obtaining EC.

Public hearing was conducted on 27/7/2007 for Lakhanpur OCP

Expansion (from 10.0 Mty to 15.0 Mty i.e. 5.0 Mty incremental) under EIA Notification 2006. The proceedings of the public hearing is attached in Annexure-IV).

3(ii) The proposal is for one time capacity expansion of up to 25% in the

existing coal mining operation.

Application for one time capacity expansion upto 25 %(15.0 to 18.75 Mty) was applied vide letter dt:27.03.12. The proposal was earlier considered in the 53rd EAC meeting held on 16-17th July 2012. The application for 25% increase in Environment Clearance as stated in clause 7(ii) of EIA notification 2006 for lakhanpur OC Expansion (phase-II) from 15.0 Mty to 18.75 Mty was submitted on 27/03/2012. The said application was discussed in the 53rd Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) [Thermal and coal Mining] meeting held on 16- 17th July 2012 at MoEF, New Delhi. After detailed deliberation EAC observed that clause 7 (ii) of the EIA notification 2006 has not placed restrictions on companies for preparing projects with only 25% expansion in production.The Committee after discussions decided to return this application and desired MCL to submit, at the earliest, the detailed project report for peak capacity / expansion potential of the project. Accordingly revised application was submitted for expansion from 15.0 to 20.0 Mty.

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3(iii) There is no additional mine lease area involved. The mining lease area 2485 ha for existing Lakhanpur OC Expansion

15.0 Mty project is as same as for the proposed 20.0 Mty project. 3(iv) There is no change in mining method (underground to opencast) Lakhanpur opencast coal mining project 20.0 Mty is only capacity

expansion. No change in mining method is involved. 3(v) Application for the expansion project shall include a certified report of the

Regional Office of the MoEF on the issues of compliance of EC conditions stipulated for the existing project for which EC for the expansion is being sought and necessary action taken there upon by the EAC, in terms of the MoEF Circular No.J-11011/618/2010-IA.II(I) dated 30.05.2012

Certified report of Regional Office of the MoEF on the issues of

compliance of EC conditions stipulated in environmental clearance of Lakhanpur OCP Expansion project (10.0 Mty to 15.0 Mty and lease area from 1467 ha to 2485 ha) of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited is enclosed in Annexure-VI.

3(vi) Details of the court cases, if any, pending in any Court of Law against the

project as well as directions passed by the any Court relating to the project shall be furnished by the proponent directly to the Environment Appraisal committee (EAC). The EAC will deliberate upon the same and the gist of the discussion will be reflected in the minutes of the EAC meeting.

Neither any court case is pending nor any direction is passed by the

court relating to the project (Annexure-VI). 3(vii) Details of notices, if any, issued to the project under Section 5 of the

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 will be reported by the proponent directly to the EAC. The EAC will deliberate upon the same and the gist of the discussion will be reflected in the minutes of the EAC meeting.

Under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Central

Government has not issued any notices to this project (Annexure-VI). 3(viii) If the project falls in a Critically Polluted Area (CPA) wherein the

moratorium has been lifted, the EAC shall examine the measures required to be implemented by the project proponent under the Environment Action Plan prepared by the State Pollution Control Board concerned and status of their implementation. In such cases, the EAC shall also examine the monitoring data furnished by the project proponent of the environmental quality of the study area / CPA in which the project falls and after due diligence, decide if any additional mitigative measures are required for the expansion.

Moratorium was imposed to Ib Valley Coalfield under critically polluted

area (CPA) on 13/01/10 and the same was lifted on 05/07/2011. The

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status of the implementation of Environmental Action Plan prepared by the State Pollution Control Board for the concerned project is given below :

Sl.No.(1) IJ-CM-1a : A dedicated coal transport corridor to be constructed in lb

Valley coalfields to control SPM in ambient air traffic congestion by 31-03-2015.

A dedicated concrete coal transport road is proposed Length : 16.16 km Estimated cost : 265.06 Cr Present Status : Tender invited on 08.02.13. Part-I TCR in process. Further all Coal Transport road with life more tha 5 years

will be concreted. The existing coal transpotation road from Belpahar chowk

to Suka Pattanaik chowk, which is also used by public has been diverted by 2 lane road (1.35Km) along UTLS Rly. Line to Suka Pattanaik Chowk.

Further to avoid traffic congestion, presently the road sale

trucks of the Area are passing through Lakhanpur OCP and joins at Punjipathtar Chhak of NH-49 thus avoiding the public road.

SI.No(2)IJ-CM-2a : Creation of reservoir for storage of mine drainage water

and run off which can be used for industrial purpose for water conservation by 31.03.2013.

The total sump capacity of Lakhanpur OCP is 46.44 Lakhs Cum, Belpahar OCP 8.96 Lakhs Cum and Lilari 2.40Lakhs Cum at dip most point of mine, which act as huge reservoir to meet water conservation. Water from these sumps are being used for dust suppression on haul road, coal transportation road, fire fighting and washing of HEMM at work shop.

• An Eco tank of area (1000m x 250m) with a maximum

depth of 3m. and minimum depth 1m. has been developed near Belpahar Integrated township to accumulate rain water conservation and also meet the water demand of surrounding communities.

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Storage of Water at Mine (Sump Water)

Details of Sump Mine-wise Sl. No. Name of the Mine Sump Capacity

01 Lakhanpur OCP Sump No.1 6,50,000 Cum Sump No.2 10,50,000 Cum Sump No.3 3,93,750 Cum Sump No.4 22,00,000 Cum Sump No.5 3,50,000 Cum Total : 46,43,750 Cum02 Belpahar OCP Sump No.1 2,50,000 Cum Sump No.2 3,50,000 Cum Sump No.3 96,000 Cum Sump No.4 2,00,000 Cum Total : 8,96,000 Cum03 Lilari OCP 2,40,000 Cum

SI.No.(3) IJ-CM-3a : Use surface miner for coal mining purpose At least 60%

coal in this area to be produced by surface miner technology for control of particulate matter in ambient air by 31.03.2013.

Surface Miners are being deployed for coal mining purpose of Lakhanpur OCP and Belpahar OCP of Lakhanpur Area. During 2011-12, 91.00% of coal extracted through Surface Miner.

Year-wise Surface Miner Coal Production of Lakhanpur Area

Year SM Prdn. (MT) Conventional Prdn. (MT)

Total Prdn. (MT) % of SM Prdn.

2004-05 11.18 1.53 12.71 87.92 2005-06 12.34 1.55 13.89 88.83 2006-07 11.61 3.58 15.19 76.45 2007-08 11.80 3.46 15.26 77.29 2008-09 13.99 3.386 17.376 80.51 2009-10 16.98 3.23 20.21 84.02 2010-11 18.28 2.23 20.51 89.13 2011-12 19.41 1.94 21.35 91.00 2012-13 19.58 1.78 21.36 91.66

SI.No.(4)IJ-CM-4a: Adoption of concurrent mine filling with dry ash from the thermal power plants to facilitate concurrent ash disposal by 30.06 2012. The total over burden removed is being concurrently back-filled over de- coaled area in all three projects of Lakhanpur Area.

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At present no additional void is available for disposal of ash. Ash filling in final void after completion of the mine will require feasibility study.

Sl.No.(S) IJ-CM-5a: Making provision for supply of drinking water in the

peripheral villages of coal mining area to solve the problem of water scarcity in nearby areas by 31.12.2011.

Lakhanpur Area regularly supplies drinking water in the peripheral villages.During 2012, drinking water had been supplied to 54 peripheral villages/hamlets as per their requirement.

Drinking Water Supply to Nearby Village

(Amount in Rs.) Sl. No.

No. of Villages Name of the Village Year

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1 1 Ubuda 71955.00 75600.00 80676.00 91314.00 96190.00 101250.00

2 1 Tingismal 71955.00 75600.00 80676.00 86400.00 89784.00 96375.00

3 1 Khairkuni 71955.00 75600.00 80676.00 79650.00 79650.00 64605.00

4 1 Khuntamahul 47790.00 50400.00 26892.00 31414.00 0.00

5 2 Banjipali & Ghanamal 47790.00 50400.00 52588.00 53100.00 62218.00 63900.00

6 1 Kudaloi 0.00 0.00 20790.00 121752.00 120300.00 119988.00

7 2 Charch Para (Jahajpadia) / Jaibudia

0.00 0.00 0.00 65964.17 61313.00 64800.00

8 3 Bholamal, Thakthaki Para, Bajarpara

0.00 0.00 0.00 65957.88 66484.00 64800.00

9 4 Bichhua Para, Ganga Para, Mahaldar / Dahaldera

0.00 0.00 0.00 65964.17 66484.00 70200.00

10 1 Luhurapara (Sahajbaha)

0.00 27700.00 0.00 0.00 63927.00 64440.00

11 1 Chingriguda 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 81877.00 79650.00

12 1 Chharla 39777.90 93499.80 103500.00 190080.00 172914.00 232817.00

13 1 Darlipali 87482.99 135960.00 82500.00 140360.00 124600.00 206054.00

14 1 Jurabaga 86246.82 80640.00 78600.00 102989.76 65688.00

15 1 Kerualbahal (Lechupara)

56916.72 72000.00 63140.00 92160.00 77330.00 71145.00

16 1 Muchhabahal (Majhipara)

48799.86 72000.00 70725.00 60600.00 56525.00 52500.00

17 1 Sunari 107000.00 120000.00 148000.00 198000.00 79788.00 180720.00

18 1 Remenda 103000.00 119000.00 143000.00 190000.00 149472.00 172800.00

19 1 Belpahar NAC 48000.00 60000.00 72000.00 190000.00 72450.00 78000.00

20 1 Talibahal 54000.00 40000.00 53000.00 75000.00 59685.00 58175.00

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No. of Villages Name of the Village Year

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 21 2 Tilia and Phatapali 59000.00 65000.00 81000.00 104000.00 85500.00 94320.00

22 1 Lakhanpur Block 86000.00 108000.00 133000.00 179000.00 70128.00 164160.00

23 3 Karpabahal, Dhubentipi, Baragada

44000.00 59000.00 63000.00 91000.00 69555.00 74557.00

24 1 Phata 0 32000.00 35000.00 51000.00 37674.50 42333.50

25 2 Limtaliapara, Khaliamunda

48000.00 64000.00 72000.00 98000.00 68125.00 74687.50

26 1 Gopipali 0 0 38000.00 81000.00 56160.00 63000.00

27 1 19 enclaves 110000.00 120000.00 147000.00 225000.00 159840.00 0.00

28 5 Negipali, Badimal, Kansabahal, Senhamal & Cherketa

0 47000.00 71000.00 156000.00 74299.20 95040.00

29 2 Khadam & Kirarama 38000.00 52000.00 42000.00 65000.00 52440.00 49592.50

30 1 Kaputikara 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 65401.50

31 2 Khapsimunda & Kamardihi

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 58050.00

32 6 Bhejibandh, Pipilikani, Satlang, Batland, Bhejikud & Padapali

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60840.00

54 Total : 1327669.29 1695399.80 1838763.00 2950705.98 2254712.70 2749889.00 Sl.No.(6)IJ-CM-6a : Enhancement of rake loading facility in the coal mines for

control of SPM in ambient air and traffic congestion area 31.03.2015

The major means of dispatch of coal to link industries/Thermal is through rail, loaded at 4 nos. of siding available at Lakhanpur Area. Total 70.36% (Approx.) of coal of Lakhanpur Area are dispatched by rake loading facilities as per availability of rake supply by SE Rly. The mode of dispatch of coal will be through rail for further enhancement of production in future. Further one new UTLS Siding within the leasehold area of Belpahar OCM has been started thus avoiding the coal transportation to Y Curve siding.

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Sl.No.(7)IJ-CM-7a : MCL to take up a comprehensive coal mine fire control plan for control of S02 in ambient atmosphere and heat in the area by 30.06.2011.

Pipeline net work has been provided at mine faces and coal stock yard to deal with fire if any occurred, in all the projects of Lakhanpur Area. Mobile Fire Tender also available at Lakhanpur OCP and Belpahar OCP, to deal with fire if any on emergency. The coal stocks are made compact with the help of dozer and the shape is made like a dome thus avoids heat and fire.

Sl.No.(8)IJ-CM-8a: Back filling of the mine voids and restoration of the mined

out area. An action plan to prepare for control of land degradation in the area by 30.06.2011.

Backfilling of mine voids with over burden and restoration of mined out area is being carried out concurrently with progress of the mine, with subsequent technical and biological reclamation at all the three project of Lakhanpur Area. So far out of 787.294 Ha total excavated area, 428.446 Ha has been backfilled and 259.38 Ha has been biologically reclaimed.

Sl.No(9)IJ-CIS-8a : Pb. Cr. cd. and fluoride concentrations in ground water is

to be monitored by 31.03 2013

Pb. Cr. and fluoride concentration are being monitored by CMPDIL fortnightly and are found to be within the prescribed standard limit. Monitoring report is enclosed.

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DRINKING WATER QUALITY Area : Lakhanpur

Lilari OCP Lakhanpur OCP Belpahar OCP Indian Drinking Standards (IS-

10500)

Date of Sampling 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 13-Dec-12

Monitoring Station Jurabaga Village Well

Water LKP Canteen Tap

Water

Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water

Belpahar Integrated

Indradhanush club outlet

Belpahar Integrated Mousimaa

Mandir outlet CHP Tap Water Darlipali Village

Well Water Colour, Hazen unit, Max 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 Odour Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Taste Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Turbidity, NTU, Max 5 3 4 3 3 2 5 5 pH value 7.42 7.41 7.33 7.32 7.35 7.42 7.36 6.5-8.5 Total hardness 148 84 96 96 88 80 136 300 Iron (as Fe) <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.3 Chlorides(as Cl) 30 18 20 20 18 16 28 250 Dissolved solids(TDS) 264 152 176 172 164 148 246 500 Calcium(as Ca) 35.2 20.8 22.4 22.4 20.8 19.2 32.0 5 Copper(as Cu) <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 0.05 Manganese (as Mn) <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.1 Sulphate (as SO4 ) 56 28 31 32 29 32 51 200 Nitrate (as NO3) 5.75 3.98 4.43 5.32 4.87 3.98 5.76 45 Fluoride (as F) 0.32 0.14 0.21 0.15 0.17 0.13 0.38 1.5 Selenium (as Se) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 Arsenic (as As) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.05 Lead (as Pb) <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 Zinc (as Zn) 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.09 0.04 0.02 0.05 5 Hexavalent chromium(Cr6+) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.05 Boron( as B) <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 1 Phenolics (as C6H5OH) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 Alkalinity 84 52 56 52 48 48 76 200 Residual Chlorine 0.16 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 0.19 0.2 MPN Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

(All dimensions are in mg/lit except pH unless otherwise stated)

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SI.No(10)IJ-CIC-9c : Monitoring of PM 2.5 and Ozone on the points of traffic congestions should be done by 31.03.2013.

Monitoring of PM2.5 and Ozone are not being done by CMPDIL, presently. Monitoring of PM2.5 and Ozone on the points of traffic congestion will be commenced by Sept., 13.

SI.No(11)IJ-CIS-10a: All the STPs will be provided with a stand-by DG sets to

prevent discharge of sewage during power failure by 31.03.2012

Power failure/disruption of power to the STP of Belpahar Integrated Town- Ship is minimum and negligible. Action has been initiated for procurement of stand-by DG set; in the meantime DG set of hired basis is being deployed.

Sl.No(12)IJ-CIS-3b : Construction of water storage reservoir to collect the mine water from the underground mines for water conservation by 31.3.2015 There are no underground mines nearby. However water storage reservoir for collection of mine water has been created.

Details of mine-wise sumps Sl. No. Name of the Mine Sump Capacity

01 Lakhanpur OCP Sump No.1 6,50,000 CumSump No.2 10,50,000 CumSump No.3 3,93,750 CumSump No.4 22,00,000 CumSump No.5 3,50,000 CumTotal : 46,43,750 Cum

02 Belpahar OCP Sump No.1 2,50,000 CumSump No.2 3,50,000 CumSump No.3 96,000 CumSump No.4 2,00,000 CumTotal : 8,96,000 Cum

03 Lilari OCP 2,40,000 Cum 3(viii) (Contd..) The EAC shall examine the measures required to be implemented by the

project proponent under the Environment Action Plan prepared by the State Pollution Control Board concerned and status of their implementation. In such cases, the EAC shall also examine the monitoring data furnished by the project proponent of the environmental quality of the study area / CPA in which the project falls and after due diligence, decide if any additional mitigative measures are required for the expansion.

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Environmental quality of the project area has been studied by routine environmental monitoring. The routine environmental monitoring data for the project from the period from March 2012 to Feb., 2013 is given below :

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

AIR QUALITY Routine ambient air quality monitoring generated during the period (March

2012 to February 2013) is given in the table below:

Routine Environmental Monitoring March 2012 to February 2013

(in µg/cum)

Environmental Parameters Monitoring Stations

Khairakuni Village

Near OB dump No.1

Quarry No.2 Tingismal Village

Towards NW Side of Quarry No.1

WINTER SEASON SPM

Permissible Limit Industrial = 600 µg/m3

Residential = 200 µg/m3

Min 124 218 238 184 232 Max 210 297 294 279 257 Mean 176.00 264.83 276.17 233.33 242.40 percentile(95) 208.40 293.75 293.25 276.00 254.80 percentile(98) 209.36 295.70 293.70 277.80 256.12

RPM Permissible Limit

Industrial = 300 µg/m3 Residential = 100 µg/m3


SOx Permissible Limit



NOx Permissible Limit



PRE-MANSOON (SUMMER)

SPM Permissible Limit






SOx Min 22 28 30 20 28

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Khairakuni Village

Near OB dump No.1



Permissible Limit Industrial = 120 µg/m3 Residential = 80 µg/m3

Max 22 44 48 30 42 Mean 22.00 37.67 40.00 24.00 36.00 percentile(95) 22.00 43.50 47.00 29.00 42.00 percentile(98) 22.00 43.80 47.60 29.60 42.00




MANSOON SPM













POST MOMSOON SPM











Industrial = 120 µg/m3

Min 24 25 27 25 24 Max 29 31 32 30 34 Mean 26.00 28.33 28.83 27.50 28.00

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Khairakuni Village

Near OB dump No.1



Residential = 80 µg/m3 percentile(95) 28.60 30.75 31.50 29.75 33.25 percentile(98) 28.84 30.90 31.80 29.90 33.70

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WATER QUALITY Routine water quality monitoring generated during the period (March 2012 to February 2013) is given in the table below:

Date of

Sampling Monitoring Station Colour, Hazen

unit, Max Odour Taste Turbidity,N

TU,Max pH

value Total

hardness Iron Chlorides Dissolved solids

Cal-cium Copper Manga-

nese 06-Mar-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.42 108 <0.05 24 184 25.6 <0.02 <0.05 06-Mar-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.45 76 <0.05 16 136 19.2 <0.02 <0.05 05-Apr-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.43 84 <0.05 16 144 19.2 <0.02 <0.05 05-Apr-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 2 7.38 96 <0.05 20 172 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 04-May-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Waterr 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.36 88 <0.05 18 164 20.8 <0.02 <0.05 05-May-12 Bandbahal Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.47 72 <0.05 14 132 16 <0.02 <0.05 06-Jun-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.44 88 <0.05 18 156 20.8 <0.02 <0.05 06-Jun-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.41 96 <0.05 20 172 24.0 <0.02 <0.05 04-Jul-12 Bandbahal Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.41 76 <0.05 16 148 17.6 <0.02 <0.05 04-Jul-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.34 92 <0.05 18 164 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 09-Aug-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.38 108 <0.05 22 188 25.6 <0.02 <0.05 09-Aug-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.46 92 <0.05 20 164 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 06-Sep-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.37 96 <0.05 22 172 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 06-Sep-12 Bandbahal Colony Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.38 88 <0.05 18 156 20.8 <0.02 <0.05 06-Oct-12 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.36 104 <0.05 22 176 24.0 <0.02 <0.05 06-Oct-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.58 72 <0.05 16 134 16.0 <0.02 <0.05 08-Nov-12 Bandbahal colony Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.36 84 <0.05 18 148 19.2 <0.02 <0.05 09-Nov-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.34 92 <0.05 20 164 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 13-Dec-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.41 84 <0.05 18 152 20.8 <0.02 <0.05 13-Dec-12 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.33 96 <0.05 20 176 22.4 <0.02 <0.05 14-Jan-13 Bandbahal Tap Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.45 80 <0.05 18 142 19.2 <0.02 <0.05 14-Jan-13 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 2 7.38 88 <0.05 20 158 20.8 <0.02 <0.05 07-Feb-13 LKP Canteen Tap Water 3 Unobjectionable Agreeable 4 7.53 80 <0.05 16 142 19.2 <0.02 <0.05 07-Feb-13 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 2 Unobjectionable Agreeable 3 7.42 96 0.08 18 166 22.4 <0.02 <0.05

Permissible Limit as IS:10,500 5 5 6.5 – 8.5 300 0.30 250 500 75 0.05 0.1

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Date of Sampling Monitoring Station Sulphate Nitrate Fluoride Selenium Arsenic Lead Zinc Hexavalent

chromium Boron Phenolics Alkalinity Residual Chlorine

06-Mar-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 37 5.17 0.23 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 <0.001 60 Nil 06-Mar-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 32 4.43 0.15 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 05-Apr-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 27 3.98 0.21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.06 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 05-Apr-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 32 4.43 0.29 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil 04-May-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Waterr 31 3.99 0.17 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 05-May-12 Bandbahal Tap Water 27 3.54 0.14 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.04 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 40 Nil 06-Jun-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 31 3.99 0.28 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.05 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 06-Jun-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 35 4.43 0.29 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.05 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil 04-Jul-12 Bandbahal Tap Water 23 4.43 0.18 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 44 Nil 04-Jul-12 Ubuda/Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 30 4.87 0.21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil 09-Aug-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 36 4.85 0.27 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.10 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 60 Nil 09-Aug-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 29 4.32 0.24 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.10 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 56 Nil 06-Sep-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 31 4.43 0.28 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 56 Nil 06-Sep-12 Bandbahal Colony Tap Water 29 4.87 0.24 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 06-Oct-12 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 37 4.43 0.24 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 56 Nil 06-Oct-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 25 3.12 0.21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.75 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 44 Nil 08-Nov-12 Bandbahal colony Tap Water 26 4.57 0.23 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.12 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 44 Nil 09-Nov-12 Ubuda Village Tube Well Water 29 4.68 0.26 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil 13-Dec-12 LKP Canteen Tap Water 28 3.98 0.14 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.05 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil 13-Dec-12 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 31 4.43 0.21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 56 Nil 14-Jan-13 Bandbahal Tap Water 28 3.99 0.13 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.07 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 44 Nil 14-Jan-13 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 31 4.43 0.17 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 07-Feb-13 LKP Canteen Tap Water 25 3.54 0.19 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 48 Nil 07-Feb-13 Khairakuni Village Tube Well Water 27 4.43 0.23 <0.01 <0.01 <0.05 <0.02 <0.01 <0.20 <0.001 52 Nil

Permissible Limit as IS:10,500 200 45 1 0.01 0.05 0.05 5 0.05 1 0.001 200 0.2

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NOISE QUALITY

Routine noise quality monitoring generated during the period (March 2012

to February 2013) is given in the table below:

Sl. No.

Name of the Station Day-Time dB(A) Night-Time dB(A) Min. Max. Mean 95%le 98

%le Min. Max. Mean 95%le 98 %le

Winter Season1. Ubuda / Khairakuni

Village 50.60 53.70 52.32 53.68 53.69 43.20 44.70 44.00 44.60 44.66

2. Towards NW Side of Quarry No.1

53.20 54.30 53.82 54.30 54.30 46.70 49.70 47.92 49.40 49.58

3. Near OB dump No.1

51.50 54.10 52.62 53.88 54.01 46.60 48.70 47.47 48.43 48.59

4. Quarry No.3 51.60 54.40 52.97 54.28 54.35 47.20 48.40 47.92 48.35 48.38 5. Tingismal Village 50.20 52.60 51.17 52.33 52.49 42.70 44.10 43.72 44.10 44.10

Pre-Monsoon Season 1. Ubuda / Khairakuni

Village 52.30 53.40 52.78 53.35 53.38 43.80 46.80 45.03 46.48 46.67


53.90 56.70 55.05 56.35 56.56 47.80 49.80 48.78 49.80 49.80


61.80 63.20 62.48 63.20 63.20 55.20 57.50 56.07 57.25 57.40


53.20 55.10 54.43 55.10 55.10 45.90 47.80 46.58 47.58 47.71

5. Tingismal Village 51.20 53.30 52.20 53.13 53.23 43.60 44.60 44.07 44.58 44.59 Monsoon Season

1. Ubuda / Khairakuni Village

50.1 51.90 50.98 51.80 51.86 42.3 44.50 43.53 44.40 44.46


52.3 55.10 54.08 55.10 55.10 48.4 51.80 50.18 51.66 51.74


52.3 63.50 58.48 63.26 63.40 44.7 56.70 51.65 56.35 56.56

4. Towards NW Side of Quarry No.2/3

51.4 56.30 53.70 55.95 56.16 46.5 51.50 49.46 51.26 51.40

5. Tingismal Village 50.4 53.80 51.71 53.31 53.60 42.5 44.60 43.70 44.57 44.59 Post-Monsoon Season

1. Ubuda / Khairakuni Village

50.60 53.70 52.32 53.68 53.69 43.20 44.70 44.00 44.60 44.66


53.20 54.30 53.82 54.30 54.30 46.70 49.70 47.92 49.40 49.58


51.50 54.10 52.62 53.88 54.01 46.60 48.70 47.47 48.43 48.59

4. Quarry No.3 51.60 54.40 52.97 54.28 54.35 47.20 48.40 47.92 48.35 48.38 5. Tingismal Village 50.20 52.60 51.17 52.33 52.49 42.70 44.10 43.72 44.10 44.10

Note : Noise standards as per CPCB Industrial : Day Time = 75 ; Night Time = 70 Residential : Day Time = 55 ; Night Time = 45

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3.(ix) 25% expansion in production capacity is subject to a ceiling of 2 MTPA of additional production where the transportation of the additional production is proposed by road and of 5 MTPA of additional production if such transportation is proposed by means of a conveyor and / or rail transport.

During 2012-13: 12.28 Mty coal was transported through rail. The

proposed 5.0 MT incremental production will be transported through rail. Point No.2.5.ii

Production plan increase over 15 MTPA to 20 MTPA is taking place after 16 years reflecting no urgency and committee advised them to come with revised production plan

Revised production plan of peak capacity of 20 Mty as per approved revised mining plan is given below.

Year Total Coal (in Mt)

Total OB (in M.cum)

Stripping Ratio (in cum/t)

1 16.00 63.75 3.98

2 18.00 64.02 3.56

3 20.00 60.73 3.04

4 20.00 60.72 3.04

5 20.00 53.71 2.69

6 20.00 55.91 2.80

7 20.00 62.60 3.13

8 20.00 57.48 2.87

9 20.00 53.50 2.68

10 20.00 46.81 2.34

11 20.00 42.05 2.10

12 20.00 43.86 2.19

13 18.00 46.96 2.61

14 12.00 43.55 3.63

15 5.35 4.95 0.93

269.35 760.60 2.82

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Point No.2.5.iii

Mitigative measures should be taken to reduce dust pollution load (as one of the conditions). The details of the same may be provided.

Mitigative measures to reduce dust pollution:

Pollution Control Measures

Remarks

BM road (Bituminous) 4 km / 07m roads are well maintained without any potholes / ruts, etc. The black topping roads are

- regularly cleaned and cleared of dust - kept wet by mobile water sprinkler.

Water Bound Macadam (WBM) road

Roads are well maintained without any patholes / ruts, etc. The WBM roads are regularly

- kept wet through 6 (six) nos. of 28 kl mobile water tankers.

- Maintained by road graders without any ruts / potholes and

- Regularly repaired as the need arises. Mobile water sprinklers Six nos. fixed sprinklers are provided and working in

railway siding. Functioning from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Cleaning / sweeping of dust from coal transportation road

The following coal transportation roads are proposed to be modified / strengthened :

From To Length Width Specifi-cation

Estimated cost `

Lakhanpur Canteen

TRL chowk 3.5 km 7m BM 2.60 crores

Milan Chowk MGR siding 1.7 km 10m Concrete 13.73 crores

BOCM coal stock

Bajrangbali chowk

3.25 km 8m 2 lane concrete

35.02 crores

BOCM coal stock

Bajrangbali chowk

1.12 km 17m 4 lane concrete

Greenbelt covers around the area & along the road.

Thick plantation has been done around the siding. Further 22,000 nos. of saplings are planted along the coal transportation road in the year 2011-12.

CHP No CHP 95% coal is produced through Eco-friendly surface miner.

Wet Drilling All the drills are provided and maintained with NVE and wet drilling arrangement.

Improved maintenance of Plant & Machinery

The HEMMs are timely maintained as per the schedule.

Biological reclamation of land

17.5 ha of external dump and 66.75 ha of internal dump are biologically reclaimed.

Fortnightly air quality monitoring for remedial measures

In case of any increase beyond the permissible limit, appropriate action is being taken accordingly.

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Point No.2.5.iv

If the production increases, the OB dump areas will be increased. Therefore, these areas need to be minimized.

All the overburden removed from the mine will be backfilled, there will be no additional external dump. So with the increase in production & overburden removal no additional area will be affected for fresh external dumping, but certainly OB handling quantity & activity around internal dumping area per year will be increased. Water sprinkling frequency will be increased to counter additional pollution load. Total backfilled area & quarry area will remain same but life of mine will be decreased due to increased production. Point No.2.5.v

Avenue plantation, GRASSING and reclamation of OB dump should be done.

Plantation done till date : External dump - 17.5 ha Internal Dump - 6.93 ha Block plantation - 34.985 ha Avenue plantation - 6.93 ha Technical reclamation done – 138.606 ha. Point No.2.5.vi

The proponent should prepare action plans e.g. long term and short term, for improvement of environment. Assurance for environment improvement in time bound manner should be submitted / provided.

• Short term action plan for improvement of environment

(1) Plantation and grassing – OB dump plantation / grassing has been proposed as below : Plantation programme for the year 2015-16 Total area of plantation - 8 ha Details of plantation

Sl. No. Place Area in

ha No. of Plants

Tentative cost in ` Lakhs

1. South side of Quarry-1 Coal transportation road

5.00 12,500 12.5

2 North side of Quarry-2 Road 3.00 7,500 7.50

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Plantation programme for the year 2016-17 Total area of plantation - 10 ha Details of plantation

Sl. No. Place Area in

ha No. of Plants

Tentative cost in ` Lakhs

1. North side of Quarry-2 road 1.80 4,500 4.50 2. Quarry-3 dump 4.45 11,125 11.125 3. South side of Quarry-2 road 3.75 9,375 9.375

Plantation programme for the year 2017-18 & 2018-19

Year Area in ha

No. of Plants

Tentative cost in `

lakh Remarks

2017-18 12.00 30,000 30.00 The place of plantation will be finalized in future depending upon the working of the mine.

2018-19 12.00 30,000 30.00

(2) Fixed Sprinklers – Total 38 nos. of fixed sprinklers will be installed at

a distance of 40m, from Quarry No.1 Jn. to Milan junction (Total distance – 1.5 km)

(3) Black toping / concreting of roads –

From To Length Width Specifi-cation Estimated cost ` Lakhanpur Canteen TRL chowk 3.6 km 7m BM 2.60 crores Milan Chowk MGR siding 1.7 km 10m Concrete 13.73 crores BOCM coal stock Bajrangbali chowk 3.25 km 8m 2 lane concrete 35.02 crores BOCM coal stock Bajrangbali chowk 1.12 km 17m 4 lane concrete

N.B : The annual maintenance cost for the above roads will be ` 38.50 lakhs.

(4) Widening of coal transportation road from Lilari Chhak to BOCM

Chhak Widening - 1.5m on both the sides Length - 4.63 km Estimated cost - `1.51 crores The work of widening of road will be completed by the end of Dec.,

2013. (5) Instant shower system Approx. cost of instant shower system is ` 13 lakh. Place : out bye side of in-motion weight-bridge. The tentative time of installation will be at the end of 2016-17.

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(6) Distribution of saplings Distribution of medicinal & fruit bearing saplings will be done at the

rate of 2 nos. for each employee which comes around 2000 nos. This will be done from 2014-15 to encourage plantation and environmental awareness among workmen.

• Long term action plan for improvement of environment

Sl. No. Particulars Cost ` in

lakhs

Tentative Schedule of Imple-mentation

Remarks

1. Use of Ripper Dozer 800.00 15-16 One no. Ripper dozer is proposed to be procured. Cost of one Ripper Dozer is `8.0 cr. It eliminates blasting thus eco-friendly and can be used near the villages for OB removal.

a) Ripper dozer is a diesel operated machine having engine model Cat C32ACERT of 85 hp which optimizes the engine performance and provides low exhaust emission.

b) It has been designed for operators comfort, convenience and productivity.

c) Machine controls and displays are all at the operators fingertips to maximize operator productivity.

d) It can do ripping in toughest terrain.

e) GPS technology and in-cab computing capabilities combine for precise grade and slope control.

f) Ideal application includes benches, roads, dump areas and reclamation sites.

g) It has rippers of following types; Multi-shank rippers and single-shank rippers. Large one piece shank is available in deep ripping configuration.

h) Hydraulic pitch adjustable cylinders vary the shank angle to get the best penetration.

2. Conveyor corridor (coal transport by a series of in pit covered conveyor to proposed washery. Length of conveyor 17471m

22714.71 2017-18

--

3. Washery through put capacity 20 Mty (on turnkey basis)

41931.00 2017-18 --

4. Silo 4000 Te No. of silo unit-2

1924.89 2017-18 --

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Sl. No. Particulars Cost ` in

lakhs

Tentative Schedule of Imple-mentation

Remarks

5. Railway siding (15 km) 11250.00 2017-18 -- 6. Construction of

concrete pavement in the coal transportation roads of Ib coalfield

26507.00 2017-18 This work involves construction of coal transportation road with RCC work, construction of concrete coal transportation bye-pass road, construction of RCC road from coal stock yard to Bajrangbali Chhak via UTLS new Lilari bridge etc. of Ib Coalfield.

Point No.2.5.vi

a) Sprinkler should be provided near OB dump and before blasting to suppress dust.

Provision of sprinklers near active OB dumps is not possible due to

regular advance of dump. But water tanker is being engaged for proper dust suppression in the dump and hauls roads leading to the dump. In 2012-13 98.72% of coal production through surface miner which requires no blasting. Incremental production shall also be by surface miner.

b) Black top roads should be provided to prevent fugitive dust emission.

From To Length Width Specifi-cation Estimated cost ` Lakhanpur Canteen TRL chowk 3.5 km 7m BM 2.60 crores

Milan Chowk MGR siding 1.7 km 10m Concrete 13.73 crores

BOCM coal stock Bajrangbali chowk 3.25 km 8m 2 lane concrete 35.02 crores

BOCM coal stock Bajrangbali chowk 1.12 km 17m 4 lane concrete N.B : The annual maintenance cost for the above roads will be ` 38.50 lakhs.

c) Revised mining plan of Lakhanpur OCP should be submitted. The mining plan for Lakhanpur OC Expansion (Phase-II) (Normative Capacity 15.0 Mty) (Peak capacity 20.0 Mty), MCL has been approved by Advisor (Projects), Ministry of Coal, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi vide letter No. 34012/(4)/2011-CPAM dated 15.05.2013 (Annexure-VII). The abstract of mining plan is given below :

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SUMMARISED DATA

1. General a) Name and address of the Applicant Company Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

Jagruti vihar, Burla Dist: Sambalpur (Odisha) - 768020

b) Name and address of the Block Allottee MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED (MCL)

c) Relationship between the applicant and allottee company

MCL is a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. which is a Govt. of India Undertaking.

d) Status of the Applicant Company : Central /Public Sector Undertaking/State Government Undertaking/JV Company/ Pvt. Company/Public Co/Others (Specify)

Central Public Sector Undertaking.

e) Name of the Coal Block together with name of Coalfield & State where located

LAKHANPUR OCP is located over Belpahar III Geological Block of Rampur tract, Ib Valley Coalfield, Odisha.

f) Date of allotment Block is being worked by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, A subsidiary of Coal India Limited( Govt. of India undertaking)

g) End Use of Coal/Lignite as per Approval by the Competent Authority

Basket linkage.

h) ROM Quantity proposed to be produced as per Mining Plan

15 Mt (normative capacity) per year Upto 20 Mt (peak capacity) per year

i) Norms adopted for calculating ROM quantity requirement in case it differs from the quantity indicated in the Allotment Order.

Not Applicable

j) Beneficiation required – Yes/No No washing is presently done k) Requirement of Beneficiated Coal & expected

availability thereof. Not Applicable

l) Period for which Mining Lease has been granted/is to be renewed/ is to be applied for.

Land acquired under CBA(A&D), Act, 1957

m) Date of Expiry of earlier Mining Lease, if any N/A n) RQP who has prepared the Mining Plan

Name Address Phone No/Fax/Email ID Registration No & date till valid Date of grant/Renewal of RQP Status Validity

SANJAY KUMAR BHAR Central Mine Planning and Design Institute limited, RI-VII, 4th Floor, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar Phone No. 0674-2391962 E-Mail- [email protected] RQP NO. 34011/(22)/2005-CPAM Dtd. 02.12.2010.

D. Information regarding earlier approved Mining Plans, if any.

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a) Approval Letter no. and Date b) Lease Area c) Date of grant of Lease d) Date of Expiry of Lease e) Targetted Production f) Proposed date of start of Production g) Proposed date of achieving the targeted production level h) Envisaged life of the mine (in years) i) Date of actual commencement of Mining Operations, if operations

already started j) Likely date of Mining Operations, if operations not yet started & reasons

for non-commencement of operations k) Planned production and actual levels achieved in last 3 years l) Coal :- U/G O/Cast OB m) Reasons for difference between the planned and actual production

levels n) Reason for revision of the Mining Plan o) Details of changes in the new mining plan compared to earlier approval

(i) Lease Area (ii) Block Boundary (iii) Production level (iv) Reserves (v) Mining Technology(Additional sheets to be used, if required)

Letter no 3927 dated21.04.2008 -2485.00 Ha 15 Mty Running mine Running mine 25 1992-93 Not applicable.

Year Planned Actual 2009-10 15.00 13.06 2010-11 15.00 14.01 2011-12 15.00 15.00

Opencast No such major difference Enhanced production

Old Plan New Plan

2485.00 Ha

Normative 15Mty

No change No change Normative

15Mty Peak 20Mty

No change

No change

E LOCATION a) Location of the Block Taluka/ Village/ Khasra/ Plot / Block Range / etc. District / State

Jharsuguda district, Odisha

b) Name of the Coalfield/ Coal belt Ib Valley Coalfield

c) Particulars of adjacent blocks: North, South, East, West

North- Unexplored area. South- Unexplored area. East- Belpahar I & II block West- Unexplored area.

d) Area of the Allotted Block (hectares) i Geological block area ii Excavation Area

→ 2008 Ha → 1441.64 Ha

e) Reference no. of plan of block boundary issued by CMPDI/ SCCL/ NLC ( A copy of the Plan also to be annexed)

The Mining Plan is based on “Geological Report on sector-III of Belpahar block, Ib-River coalfield Dist. Jharsuguda, Orissa” prepared by CMPDI in 1986.

f) Whether the lease boundary/ required boundary is same as demarcated by CMPDI/ SCCL/ NLC for delineating block/sub- block

No

g) Existing mining Lease Area in case of existing mines, 2485.00 Ha

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h) Applied/ required Lease Area as per the Mining Plan under consideration (hectares)

No additional land required.

i) Whether the applied lease area falls within the allotted block

Yes.

j) Area (hectares) of lease which falls outside the block/sub- block delineated by CMPDI/SCCL/NLC.

No additional land beyond block is required for proposal. 208 ha of land is outside block area in earlier approved proposal of 15 Mty. Further 269 Ha of land in safety zone in will be later mined by Belpahar block towards it’s east

k) Details of outside area: - Whether forms part of any other coal block

- Whether it contains any coal/lignite reserves- Purpose for which it is required, e.g. roads/ OB dumps/ service buildings/ colony/ safety zone/ others (specify)

No additional land required for the present proposal. Outside block area as per earlier approved mining plan is dipside extension area of the proposed mine and will be used for future mining after detailed exploration .

l) Whether some part(s) of the allotted block has not been applied for mining lease. - Total area in Ha. of such part(s).

- Total reserves in such part(s).- Brief reasoning for leaving such part(s),

No, Not Applicable for this proposal

m) Type of Land involved in Hectares

- Forest Land - Non Forest Land

Forest land - 328.83 Ha Non-forest land - 2156.17 Ha

Total : 2485.00 Ha (excl. 212 Ha for colony & resettlement area)

n) Broad Land Use Pattern (Forest, Township, Industrial, Agricultural, Grazing, Barren etc.)

Agriculture and Forest and Barren.

o) Proximity of public road / railway line/major water body if any and approximate distance

Nearest rail head Belpahar—8km by road

Jharsuguda town is at a distance of 30km by road.

p) latitude and longitude Belpahar III Block Lat-21o42’15”and 21o47’10”N

Long.- 83o48’11”and 83o52’38”E

Toposheet No.64 0/13 F GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATIONa) Name of the Geological Block and area in hectares Belpahar- III-2008ha b) Name of the Geological Report (GR) with year of

preparation “Geological Report on sector-III of Belpahar block, Ib-River coalfield Dist. Jharsuguda, Orissa” prepared by CMPDI in 1986.

c) Name of the agency which conducted exploration and prepared GR

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d) Period of conducting exploration

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e) Details of drilling (by all agencies) Block Agency No. of BHs

Belpahar - III CMPDI GSI

176 9

Total 185 f) No. of boreholes drilled within the block 185 g) Overall borehole density within the block (no./ sq. km) 7.69 BH/ Sq.Km

h) Area covered by ‘detailed’ exploration within the block (hectares)

2008 Ha in Belpahar - III block

i) Area covered by ‘detailed’ exploration outside the block (hectares)

- No. of boreholes drilled outside the block. - Bore hole density for outside area (no./sq. km)

Not Applicable

j) Whether entire lease area has been covered by ‘detailed’ exploration.

Yes

k) Whether any further exploration is required or suggested and timeframe in which it is to be completed

No

l) Number of coal/lignite seams/horizons - thickness range of coal seams - Minimum & maximum depth of coal seams

3 major seams – Lajkura seam (1 section) Rampur seam (6 sections) Ib seam (2 sections) Thickness Range (in metre) Lajkura - 20.88 - 33.53 Sec-A Rampur Top-I - 0.35 - 3.75 Sec-BTopRampurTop-II - 0.18 - 3.83 Sec-B BotRampurTop-II - 0.12 - 2.59 Sec-C - 0.12 - 3.83 Sec-D Rampur Bot-I - 0.11 - 2.44 Sec-E Rampur Bot-II - 0.62 - 5.45 Ib Top - 0.09 - 6.20 Ib Bottom - 0.15 - 8.00 Ib Combined - 4.42 – 10.95 Only Lajkura seam has been considered for opencast mining. Minimum depth - 10m Maximum depth - 150m

m) Gross Calorific Value (GCV in K Cal/kg) and Useful Heat Value(UHV in K.Cal/Kg), of coal as per GR : Range

Coal Seam UHV (K.cal/kg) Lajkura 1848 - 3435

n) Quality (Grade) of coal as per GR : Range Mean

F To G F

o) Total geological reserves in the block 674.8 million tonnes p) Additional reserves established (if any for running

mine) N/A

q) Geological reserves considered for mining: by Opencast (without barrier & slope)

422 Mt (Net Geological reserve)

r) Depletion of reserves (in case of running mine) 147 Mt (Net Mineable reserve)

s) Corresponding Extractable reserves: by Opencast mining as on 01.042013

269.35 Mt

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G. MINING a) Existing and proposed method of mining (Opencast for OB & coal separately with dragline/ shovel/

surface miners/ manual/ etc.)

Shovel-Dumper & Surface miner

b) Targeted capacity in mtpa when the mine is fully developed and the year in which proposed to be achieved By Opencast : Year :

Normative 15.0 Mty Peak 20.0 Mty Lakhanpur OCP produced 15 Mty in 2011-2012.

c) Life of the mine Opencast workings : Overall :

18 Years @ 15 Mty (life will be reduced if production is increased upto peak capacity of 20 Mty)

d) Detailed calendar programme for normative & peak production year wise and quarry wise along with OB removal has been furnished in the relevant chapter.

e) Whether the proposed external OB dump site is coal/ lignite bearing:

- If so, whether coal/lignite below waste disposal area is extractable.

No external dumping is proposed. OB is backfilled concurrently.

f) Whether negative proving for coal / lignite in the proposed site for OB dump/ infrastructure has been done.

N/A

g) Proposed configuration of HEMM for OC (Coal & OB) & Major Equipment for OC.

Existing / Suggested HEMM: Elec. Rope Shovel 20 Cum & 5 Cum. Elec. Hyd. Shovel 5.0-60.0 Cum Rear Dumper 190/170 T, 50T & 35T Elec. RBH Drill 250 mm & 160 mm Dozer 770 HP & 410 HP

h) Mode of entry for underground mines (shaft, incline, adit,):

N/A

i) Operations that are proposed to be outsourced

Partial Coal production (10 Mty).

j) Proposed coal evacuation facilities Face to Surface Surface to end use plants

By Rear Dumpers/Tippers from face to surface, From surface to end use plants or railway siding by trucks.

H. END USE OF COAL/ LIGNITE a) Capacity of the approved end use plants OPGC and Basket Linkage

for MCL b) Coal/ lignite requirement for end use plant with

grade/quality

c) %age of end use requirement to be met from this mine

d) If washing / beneficiation of the coal/ lignite is planned to be conducted on site or adjacent to the extraction area, briefly

describe the nature of the beneficiation and recovery rate.

Presently washing facility is not available

e) Proposed Use of Rejects/Middlings N/A

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I. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT a) Existing land use pattern Existing :

Forest land - 328.83 Ha Non-forest land - 2156.17 Ha

Total : 2485.00 Ha (excl. 212 Ha for colony & resettlement area)

b) Land area indicating the area likely to be degraded due to mining, dumping, roads, workshop, washery, township etc.

Area in Ha Existing Additional Total Excavation area 1441.64 Nil 1441.64 Safety Zone 706.40 Nil 706.40 External dump Existing external dump area of

38.40 ha falls in safety zone. Infrastructure 188.00 Nil 188.00 Rationalisation of project boundary

148.96 148.96

Residential/Rehabilitation colony

212.00 Nil 212.00

Total : 2697.00 Nil 2697.00

c) Surface features over the block area Part of CHP, Workshop, etc.

d) No. of villages/Houses to be shifted No additional villages will be affected due to this project.

e) Additional Population to be affected by No additional population will be affected due to this project.

f) Monitoring schedules for different environmental components after the commencement of mining and other related activities.

For air quality

Two days in a month at each station (once in a fortnight).

For water and effluent quality

Once in a month for each station (for drinking water quality), once in a fortnight (for 4 parameters) and once in a year (23 parameters) (for effluent quality)

For ground water level monitoring

4 times in a year (i.e. April/May, August, November & January)

For noise level

Once in a day-time and once in a night-time in fortnight from each station.

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J. PROGRESSIVE AND FINAL MINE CLOSURE PLAN (A separate chapter is also to be incorporated) a) Estimated total capital expenditure for mine closure activities

b) Major closure Activities with proposed Capital expenditure

i.

Preparation of survey and disposal reports

Subsidence Area study

Disposal of P&M items

Subsided Area (Technical & biologically reclaimed)

Dismantling of Industrial Structure (Like substation / water treatment plant / / ETP / STP, etc.)

Leveling & gradient

Fencing of subsided area

Cleaning of coal stock and infrastructure area

Disposal / Dismantling of Residential colony

Plantation and landscaping on subsided/backfilled area

Plantation over cleaned land of infrastructure

Environmental monitoring

Permanent lighting arrangement in and around mine periphery

Total mine closure cost is approximately Rs. 15705.20 lakhs (Cost base Apr.2010), Details of closure cost is incorporated in the Mine Closure Report.

Total K. OTHERS a) Base date of Mining Plan. March 2013 b) Calendar year from which the production will start The mine is already a running mine. c) Results of any investigation carried out for scientific

mining, conservation of minerals and protection of environment; future proposals.

Not Applicable

d) Signature of RQP Date Place

Bhubaneswar

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Point No.2.5.vi d) Sand stone should be used as construction material and be given to

local people. The available sand stone is being used by the local contractors for

making

(i) Mine/quarry boundary (stone wall packing) (ii) Stone pitching of garland drains and internal drains (iii) Gully plugging (iv) Stone pitching of side walls of mine sump to avoid erosion. (v) Ground pitching in water loading points, etc.

Point No.2.5.vi e) OB dumping schedule seems to be very critical and should be

presented before the Committee. OB Dumping Schedule

Year OB (in M.cum.) Internal

dump (in M.cum.) Q1 Q2 Q3 Total

1 53.39 10.36 63.75 63.75 2 48.50 15.52 64.02 64.02 3 40.03 20.70 60.73 60.73 4 40.03 20.69 60.72 60.72 5 33.03 20.68 53.71 53.71 6 16.51 39.40 55.91 55.91 7 8.00 52.60 2.00 62.60 62.60 8 55.39 2.09 57.48 57.48 9 49.23 4.27 53.50 53.50

10 36.93 9.88 46.81 46.81 11 24.61 17.44 42.05 42.05 12 0.00 43.86 43.86 43.86 13 46.96 46.96 46.96 14 43.55 43.55 43.55 15 4.95 4.95 4.95 239.49 346.11 175.00 760.60 760.60

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Point No.2.5.vi f) The area and depth of vide should be re-examined and be reduced. Area and depth of void – Post Mining Area of void :

Fully filled : 805.66 ha (Depth : near surface) Partially filled : 558.44 ha (Depth : 53m – 123m) Unfilled : 77.54 ha (Depth : 100m – 123m)

Volume of void : 390 M.cum. Depth of void : upto 123 m (Max.) After mining, 260 M.cum of internal dump which will be above ground

level has to be rehandled and will be spread into void of higher depth in the quarry, after rehandling and filling of this overburden the depth of void in partially filled area will be reduced from 125 m to maximum of 30m from ground level.

Area and depth of void – Post Mine Closure Area of void : Fully filled : 1285.64 ha (Depth : near surface) Partially filled : 156 ha (Depth : 30m) Volume of void : 130 Mcum. Depth of void : upto 30 m (maximum)

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