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7.15 Gare IV/6 Coal Mine Project (OC and UG) (4 MTPA in an area of 381.42 ha) and Coal

Washery (4 MTPA) in an ML area of 381.42 ha of M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Tehsil

Tamnar, district Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - EC based on TOR granted on 19.10.2012

7.15.1 The proposal is for Gare IV/6 Coal Mine Project (OC and UG) (4 MTPA in an area of 381.42

ha) and Coal Washery (4 MTPA) in an ML area of 381.42 ha of M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.,

Tehsil Tamnar, district Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. TOR was granted on 19.10.2012.

7.15.2 Environmental Clearance was granted to 4 MTPA Gare IV/6 with coal washery on 18.05.2009.

The EC was challenged by Adivasi Majdoor Kisan Ekta Sangthan, Gare & Jan Chetna, Raigarh

in 2009. National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its order, dtd. 20-04-2012 disposed of the appeal

filed challenging the Environmental Clearance granted to Gare – IV/6 as under:

1. The EC granted in file No. J-11015/110/2007-IA.II (M) dated 18th May, 2009 by the

MoEF is set aside.

2. The MoEF is at liberty to direct the appropriate authority to re-conduct a Public

Hearing by taking all steps as required under the law.

3. The public hearing may be directed to be conducted by an experienced ADM, other than

the present one who conducted the public hearing on 05.01.2008, and special care may

be directed to be taken while recording the statements of the people participates.“

ii. Based on Review petition filed by JSPL, NGT disposed of the petition on 05.07.2012 with the

following orders:

(1) The authority conducting Public Hearing shall take special assistance of the police for

conducting the Public Hearing peacefully, whenever it is conducted.

(2) The respondent/appellant undertakes to cooperate for the proper and smooth conduct of the

Public Hearing, whenever and wherever takes place.

(3) In so far as the objection of the applicant herein that there are certain observations made by the

tribunal and they are not warranted in the facts and circumstances and may cause prejudice to the

interest of the applicant in future, we clarify that any observations made by us in the judgment

dated 20th April, 2012 shall not have any bearing in the future litigation.

iii. Second time Public Hearing was conducted on 25.09.2013 at village Tehlirampur, Tehsil

Tamnar, Dist. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

7.15.3 The proponent made the presentation and informed that:

i. In compliance with the Judgment of NGT, the proponent had submitted the fresh proposal for TOR.

TOR was accorded vide letter no. J-11015/214/2012-IA.II (M) dated 19.10.2012.

ii. The latitude and longitude of the project are Northern Corner: 220 9’ 47”.4322 N 83

0 29’ 56’’.8635

E North‐Eastern Corner: 220 9’ 14”.2488 N 83

0 30’ 21’’.3609 E Southern Corner : 22

0 7’

58”.7109 N 830 29’ 49’’.4764 E Western Corner: 22

0 9’ 8”.0051 N 83

0 29’ 4’’.3174 E respectively.

iii. The land usage of the project will be as follows:

Pre-mining: The total ML area is 381.42 Ha

Post-mining : Excavation – 371.49 Ha; Green Belt - 3.64 Ha; Bund - 5.70 Ha; Explosive

Magzine - 0.59 Ha

Core area: Forest Land 93.566 ha; Private Land 254.341 ha; Government revenue Land 33.513 ha

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iv. The total geological reserve is 158.0972 MT. The mineable reserve 93.862 MT; extractable reserve

is 90.369 MT. The per cent of extraction would be 57 %.

v. The coal grade are B-G. The stripping ratio is 2.338:1. The average Gradient is 1 in 20. There will

be eight seams with thickness ranging from 2.5 to 5.5 m.

vi. The total estimated water requirement is 1346 m3/day. The level of ground water ranges from 3.1 to

14.3 Meter (bgl) (Pre Monsoon Period) 1.6 to 6.0 Meter (bgl) (Post Monsoon Period).

vii. The Method of mining would be Opencast with Shovel – Dumper Combination. Underground

Mining with Bord and Pillar system.

viii. There are two external OB Dumps ( One for waste rocks & the other for top soil) covering an area

(Waste Dump 63.22 ha ; Top Soil Dump 4.5 ha) with the height upto (Waste Rock Dump 70.00 m :

Top Soil Dump 6.0 m). The quantity will be (Waste Rock Dump- 31.16 Mm3 : Top Soil Dump 1.86

Mm3 (Total 33.02 Mm3). There are one internal dumps covering an area (As per void created due to

excavation (Progressive) with the height 70 m agl. The quantity will be 122.15 m. There is total

371.49 ha quarry area.

ix. The seasonal data for ambient air quality has been documented and all results at all stations are

within prescribed limits.

x. Life of mine: Overall capacity of mine is 4 MTPA (OC+UG) with 34 years life as per calendar

programme, OC life is 23 years with max. 4 MTPA production, UG from 8th year and continue

upto 34th year with max. 1 MTPA production.

xi. Transportation: Transportation of coal from the mine to the washery by dumpers/ tippers.

Washed coal from the washery will be transported to the JSPL and NSIL plants by road (Lailunga –

Tamnar - Raigarh) which will be realigned around the ML area.

xii. There is R & R involved with resettlement of 403 PAFs.

xiii. Cost: Total capital cost of the project is Rs. 479 Crore. CSR Cost (Rs 2.30 Crore/ year - Revenue

Expenditure Rs. 6.00 Crores for 3 years- Capital Expenditure). R&R Cost Rs 20 Crore.

Environmental Management Cost (Capital cost Rs. 17.75 Crore; Recurring Rs. 5.78 Crores).

xiv. Water body: One seasonal Nallah crosses the Mine Lease hold in the North-West side of block;

Kelo river flows from North to South outside & adjacent to the Eastern lease hold boundary.

xv. Water requirement would be 1346 m3/day (Mines 381 m

3/day, Domestic 65.0 m

3/day, Washery &

Facilities 900 m3/day). Source of water will be Bore well (Domestic purpose), Mine sump and

surface reservoir (Mining , Washery and allied activities)

xvi. Approvals: Ground water clearance has been obtained vide letter no 21-

4(112)/NCCR/CGWA/2011-1558 of CGWA dated 21.10.2011. Mining plan has been approved

vide letter no. 47011/1(17)/2001- CPAM/CA-I of Ministry of Coal on 03.06.2008. Mine closure

has been approved vide letter no. vide letter no.34011/11/2012-CPAM of Ministry of Coal on 21st

November 2013

xvii. Wildlife issues: There are no national Parks, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserves found in the 10

km buffer zone.

xviii. Forestry issues: The forest land involved for mining is 93.566 ha. Stage-I clearance obtained on

30th December 2010 vide letter no.F. No. 8-61/2009-FC, Ministry of Environment and Forest.

xix. Total afforestation plan shall be implemented covering an area of 380.63 ha at the end of mining.

Green Belt will be developed 3.64 ha where 2500 trees /ha shall be planted.

xx. There is no court cases/violation pending with the project proponent.

7.15.4 The public hearing for the project was held on 25.09.2013 at Village - Rampur, Tehsil – Tamnar

District – Raigargh. The issues raised during the public hearing were regarding Employment, education,

development of area, plantation, health, gender, training programs. Committee deliberated on the public

hearing issues, commitment made by the Proponent and vis-à-vis budgetary allocation. The issues

include EIA report was not submitted in Hindi language and therefore is violation of EIA Notification

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2006; PH being conducted on old EIA; Accidents caused due to vehicular movement; Kelo River and

water level of wells; Elephant movement in the area has not been mentioned; PESA is applicable here

and without the permission of village panchayat, public hearing is illegal; Cumulative impact assessment

or Cumulative impact analysis; CAG report; Regarding coal consumption of Raigarh plant: when coal

requirement is being fulfilled from operating coal mine what is the need of the new mine; Existence of

Ban Ganga has been hidden; PESA is applicable here and without the permission of village panchayat,

public hearing is illegal.

The proponent, in response, submitted that project summary should be submitted in English and

national language/ local language. This was followed and therefore is not a violation of EIA Notification

2006.Data was collected from 1st October to 31st December 2012. The old data of 2009 has also been

included in the report so that the readers can experience the changes taken place with time. Various

types of extra control measures including special training to drivers will be carried out. Eastern corridor,

a railway line from Gharghoda to Gare block is under consideration by the Government of Chhattisgarh.

Coal traffic will diverted through rail after its commissioning. Hence vehicular movement on road will

be reduced. There will not be any discharge from colony, washery and workshop. Water discharged

from the coal mine will be treated in the surface water tank, where the suspended particles will be

settled. Water quality will be checked before discharge in to any water channel. Pollution Control Board

will keep an eye on us and in case of violation it has the power to stop the mine. Wild Life

Conservation Plan has been prepared by group of experts and approved by the Chief Wild Life Warden.

Habitat management and restoration plan has also been prepared for implementation. PESA is applicable

but it is not related to Environmental public hearing. The CAG issues are being investigated by the

Government of India and whatever decision is taken, will be followed. People have appreciated the

social works and CSR activities.

7.15.5 A representation from an NGO was received which raised certain issues with regard to this project

that include massive increase in traffic, impacts on Kelo River, the impact of decrease of ground water,

impact on climate change and the backfilling by thermal power plant fly ash; The impact of rail corridor

on crossing Hasdeo Arand forest landscape.

7.15.6 The Committee after deliberation sought the following information for further

consideration of the proposal:

i. The proponent has submitted that the land acquisition has partly done. The details of the land

acquisition be submitted.

ii. The issues raised and of the commitment of the proponent during Public Hearing along with the

action plan and budgetary provision be submitted in a tabular form for further consideration.

iii. The embankment wall shall be built 15 m from the HFL of nalla

iv. The transportation of coal shall be by mechanically covered trucks.

v. No fly ash shall be dumped into the mine void.

vi. A comparative analysis of conditions of earlier EIA and the present EIA be submitted.

vii. The action plan for depletion of Ground Water be submitted.

viii. The analysis of water quality data be supplemented with no. date, time, unit.

ix. The details of wildlife management plan particularly w.r.t. elephant movement be submitted.

x. The details on the CAG report may be submitted in a form of an affidavit.

xi. The details of CSR activities along with the budgetary provision be submitted.

xii. A detailed reply along with action plan and the budgetary provision for addressing the issues of

massive increase in traffic, impacts on Kelo River, the impact of decrease of ground water, impact

on climate change and the backfilling by thermal power plant fly ash.

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xiii. The impact of rail corridor on crossing Hasdeo Arand forest landscape.

xiv. A detailed reply along with action plan and the budgetary provision for addressing the issues of

massive increase in traffic, impacts on Kelo River, the impact of decrease of ground water,

impact on climate change and the backfilling by thermal power plant fly ash.

xv. The impact of rail corridor on crossing Hasdeo Arand forest landscape.

7.16 Gondulpara Coalmine Opencast project (4.0 MTPA in an ML area of 520 ha) of M/s

Tenughat Emta Coal Mines Ltd. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand (EC based on TOR granted

on18.02.2010) - Further Consideration

7.16.1 The proposal is for Gondulpara Coalmine opencast project (4 MTPA in an ML area of 520 ha)

of M/s Tenughat Emta Coal Mines Ltd. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

7.16.2 The proponent made the presentation and informed that:

i. It is the project of M/s Tenughat Emta Coal Mines Ltd to which Ministry accorded TOR vide letter

no. J-11015/280/2009IA.II (M) dated 18.02.2010. Joint Venture formed between M/S Tenughat

Vidyut Nigam Ltd. and EMTA Coal Limited (erstwhile EMTA).

ii. The latitude and longitude of the project are 850

18’ 30’’ & 850

20’ 30’’ E and 230

50’ 30’’ and 230

51’ 30’’ N respectively.

iii. The land usage of the project will be as follows:

Pre-mining:

Class of land Area(ha)

Forest Land 124.52

Agriculture Land 134.37

Homestead Land 3.30

Water bodies, Road & Other Govt. Land 14.31

Non Agriculture Land for Colony (Outside coal block) 30.00

Total 306.50

Post Mining:

Land use Area(Ha)

Plantation 156.03

Agriculture 76.82

Haul road entry to Phase-II 43.65

Colony & Rehabilitation site 30.00

Total 306.50

Core Area:

Quarry (Lease Area) Ha

Forest 103.32

Agriculture 108.07

Homestead 3.30

Water bodies, Road &

Other Govt.

9.31

Total 224

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ed in

the

sur

face

wat

er

tank

to

sett

le t

he s

uspe

nded

sol

ids

and

ther

eaft

er a

fter

car

ryin

g ou

t th

e qu

ality

ch

ecks

, will

be

disc

harg

ed in

Kel

o riv

er a

s pe

r st

atut

ory

disc

harg

e no

rms.

Th

e qu

ality

of

wat

er o

f Ke

lo r

iver

the

refo

re

will

not

be

adve

rsel

y af

fect

ed b

y su

ch

disc

harg

e.

• Th

e m

ine

pit

will

be

su

rrou

nded

by

ga

rland

dra

in, t

he w

ater

from

whi

ch w

ill

be l

ed t

o se

ttlin

g ta

nk,

ther

eaft

er,

the

wat

er w

ill b

e re

leas

ed t

o th

e Ke

lo r

iver

af

ter

sett

lem

ent

of

susp

ende

d so

lids.

Thus

, the

wat

er fr

om c

atch

men

t ou

tsid

e th

e pi

t, w

ill c

ontin

ue t

o m

ake

its w

ay t

o Ke

lo ri

ver a

nd w

ill n

ot g

o to

the

min

e pi

t.

Furt

her,

Pollu

tion

Cont

rol B

oard

will

mon

itor t

he

wat

er d

ischa

rge

perio

dica

lly a

nd e

nsur

e st

rict

adhe

renc

e.

Regu

lar

mon

itorin

g of

di

scha

rge

wat

er (

once

in

a

mon

th)

as

per

Sche

dule

VI

and

third

pa

rty

mon

itorin

g (o

nce

in si

x m

onth

s)

Deve

lopm

ent

of

Garla

nd

Drai

ns

for

arre

stin

g di

scha

rge

of

wat

er d

irect

ly in

to th

e m

inin

g pi

t.

sr n

o 5

of C

apita

l cos

t in

Att

achm

ent 1

. O

ne ti

me

capi

tal c

ost

Rs 4

0 la

cs in

clud

ed in

Sr

N

o 5

of

Capi

tal

cost

in A

ttac

hmen

t 1.

5.

Depl

etio

n of

Gr

ound

Re

gard

ing

decl

ine

of g

roun

d w

ater

tab

le in

the

In

stal

latio

n of

O

ne ti

me

capi

tal c

ost

wat

er le

vel i

n th

e ne

arby

vi

llage

s

vici

nity

of

the

proj

ect

area

, a

Hydr

ogeo

logi

cal

stud

y ha

s be

en

cond

ucte

d.

The

radi

us

of

influ

ence

of

depl

etio

n of

gro

und

wat

er t

able

is

700

m.

JSPL

pro

pose

s th

e fo

llow

ing

step

s to

ens

ure

that

th

e s

urro

undi

ng v

illag

es d

o no

t su

ffer

due

to

decl

ine

in w

ater

leve

l, w

hich

incl

ude

(a

) Pi

ped

wat

er s

uppl

y th

roug

h O

verh

ead

tank

(b

) S

uppl

y th

roug

h w

ater

tank

ers

(c)

Digg

ing

of d

eep

Bore

wel

ls

It

is re

leva

nt to

be

poin

ted

out t

hat t

he s

tage

of

grou

nd w

ater

dev

elop

men

t in

the

stu

dy a

rea

is pr

esen

tly

asse

ssed

as

8.

05%

an

d in

sa

fe

cate

gory

. Th

e im

pact

of

prop

osed

with

draw

als

wou

ld b

e le

ss t

han

1% o

f th

e an

nual

gro

und

wat

er r

esou

rce

whi

ch w

ould

stil

l kee

p th

e st

age

of d

evel

opm

ent w

ithin

the

safe

cat

egor

y.

Furt

her,

NO

C fo

r gr

ound

wat

er w

ithdr

awal

for

co

al m

inin

g (O

C &

UG)

and

Coa

l was

hery

fro

m

Cent

ral G

roun

dwat

er B

oard

vid

e le

tter

no.

21-

4 (1

12)/

NCC

R/ C

GWA/

201

1-15

58 d

ated

21-

10-

2011

has

bee

n ob

tain

ed.

It is

plan

ned

to c

onst

ruct

one

Gab

ion

stru

ctur

e on

Kel

o riv

er a

nd 1

0 bu

nds

on v

ario

us n

atur

al

drai

ns a

roun

d th

e m

ine

leas

e ar

ea t

o ha

rves

t ra

in w

ater

out

flow

as

a co

nser

vatio

n m

easu

re

and

enha

nce

the

natu

ral

rech

arge

to

grou

nd

wat

er st

orag

e of

shal

low

aqu

ifer.

Piez

omet

ers

for W

ater

m

onito

ring

Regu

lar

mon

itorin

g of

Gr

ound

w

ater

le

vel

(onc

e in

a m

onth

) M

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s fo

r su

pply

of

wat

er t

o vi

llage

s fo

r do

mes

tic

use:

• Di

ggin

g De

ep

tube

w

ells

as

per

villa

gers

re

quire

men

t •

Cons

truc

tion

of

over

head

ta

nks

with

pi

ped

wat

er su

pply

. •

Cons

truc

tion

of

Rain

wat

er

Harv

estin

g St

ruct

ures

•

Cons

truc

tion

of

Gabi

on

stru

ctur

es

on

Kelo

Riv

er.

• Co

nstr

uctio

n of

10

bu

nds

on

vario

us

natu

ral

drai

ns

arou

nd

the

min

ing

leas

e •

Cons

truc

tion

of

Rs 4

0 la

cs in

clud

ed in

Sr

N

o 5

of

Capi

tal

cost

in A

ttac

hmen

t 1.

Dig

ging

of d

eep

bore

w

ells

and

Cons

truc

tion

of

over

head

ta

nks

are

incl

uded

in

Rs

60

0 la

cs

capi

tal

cost

of

CS

R Ac

tiviti

es.

Capi

tal c

ost

of R

s 55

la

cs

envi

sage

d fo

r Ra

inw

ater

Ha

rves

ting.

Roof

top

rai

n w

ater

har

vest

ing

is pr

opos

ed i

n fa

cilit

y ar

ea. D

esig

ning

has

bee

n do

ne f

or o

pen

area

s of

mor

e th

an 2

000

sq m

etre

whi

ch w

ill

harv

est 3

6 cu

m/h

our o

f wat

er.

Six

num

ber

of r

echa

rge

tren

ches

will

rec

harg

e w

ells

upto

50

met

re b

elow

gro

und

leve

l (bg

l) ar

e pr

opos

ed i

n su

rrou

ndin

g vi

llage

s to

util

ise t

he

over

la

nd

flow

fr

om

the

open

fil

ed

durin

g m

onso

on s

easo

n w

ith t

he a

im o

f re

char

ging

sh

allo

w a

quife

r of

the

are

a in

ord

er t

o m

itiga

te

any

adve

rse

impa

ct a

nd s

afeg

uard

the

inte

rest

of

loca

l inh

abita

nts.

Al

ong

the

exist

ing

road

with

the

min

ing

leas

e ar

ea t

renc

hes/

pits

will

be

cons

truc

ted

to u

se

stor

m w

ater

for r

echa

rge

purp

oses

. Th

e st

ruct

ure

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

thro

ugho

ut

the

life

of th

e m

ine.

tren

ches

/ pi

ts to

us

e st

orm

wat

er

for

rech

arge

pu

rpos

e.

• Co

nstr

uctio

n of

ro

of

top

rain

w

ater

har

vest

ing

faci

litie

s.

6.

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

ct

Asse

ssm

ent

stud

y is

impr

oper

and

sup

erfic

ial

in

natu

re,

base

d on

in

form

atio

n in

pu

blic

do

mai

n on

ly a

nd i

s on

ly

indi

cativ

e in

nat

ure.

The

Cum

ulat

ive

impa

ct a

sses

smen

t w

as o

ne o

f th

e co

nditi

ons

of t

he T

OR.

The

re a

re m

ines

, w

ashe

ries

and

pow

er p

lant

s in

the

stud

y ar

ea in

ad

ditio

n to

som

e sm

all s

cale

uni

ts.

In o

rder

to

asse

ss th

e cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

, dat

a w

as c

olle

cted

fo

r th

e va

rious

pro

ject

s fr

om p

ublic

ly a

vaila

ble

sour

ces

incl

udin

g th

e w

ebsit

es o

f M

oEF,

CEC

B,

EIA/

EMP

Repo

rts,

Min

ing

plan

s, M

ine

clos

ure

plan

s et

c. A

tot

al o

f 16

exi

stin

g an

d pr

opos

ed

indu

strie

s w

ere

stud

ied

for

cum

ulat

ive

impa

ct.

The

cum

ulat

ive

impa

ct w

as s

tudi

ed o

n th

e ai

r

- JS

PL

will

co

ntrib

ute

prop

ortio

nate

ly

to

the

cost

of

cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

st

udy

in c

ase

MoE

F/

CECB

de

cide

s to

ca

rry

out t

he sa

me.

qual

ity,

wat

er r

esou

rces

and

qua

lity

(gro

und

wat

er a

nd s

urfa

ce w

ater

), ec

olog

y an

d fis

herie

s et

c.

The

base

line

data

was

col

lect

ed i

n st

udy

area

fr

om O

ct-D

ec 2

012

by N

ABL

& M

OEF

acc

redi

ted

labo

rato

ry.

Th

e st

udy

give

s a c

ompr

ehen

sive

view

of g

roun

d re

aliti

es in

com

plia

nce

with

the

TOR

cond

ition

s. Ho

wev

er,

in

case

M

oEF/

CECB

(S

tate

Go

vern

men

t) w

ants

to

cond

uct

a cu

mul

ativ

e Im

pact

stu

dy o

ver

the

area

, JS

PL i

s w

illin

g to

co

oper

ate

and

cont

ribut

e pr

opor

tiona

tely

to th

e co

st o

f suc

h st

udy.

7.

The

back

fillin

g w

ith

ther

mal

pow

er p

lant

ash

ca

n im

pact

gro

und

wat

er

qual

ity a

nd th

e Ke

lo R

iver

w

ater

qua

lity.

That

bac

kfill

ing

with

ther

mal

pow

er p

lant

ash

will

no

t im

pact

gro

und

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d th

e Ke

lo

Rive

r wat

er q

ualit

y.

•

Fly

Ash

will

be

used

for

bac

kfill

ing

in a

sc

ient

ific

man

ner

and

in

acco

rdan

ce

with

the

app

rove

d m

ine

clos

ure

plan

an

d af

ter t

akin

g du

e ap

prov

al o

f DG

MS

Fly

ash

wou

ld b

e us

ed f

or t

he p

urpo

ses

of b

ackf

illin

g of

the

min

e an

d al

so f

or

fulfi

llmen

t of

co

nditi

ons

of

earli

er

envi

ronm

ent

clea

ranc

es a

s gr

ante

d to

Th

erm

al P

ower

Pla

nt o

f JS

PL a

t Vi

llage

Do

ngam

ahua

. Sci

entif

ic b

ackf

illin

g of

the

fly

ash

alo

ng w

ith o

verb

urde

n w

ould

be

done

af

ter

taki

ng

due

appr

oval

fr

om

DGM

S pe

rmiss

ion

for

back

fillin

g of

ash

alo

ng

with

O

B w

ill

be

obta

ined

. M

etho

dolo

gy

sugg

este

d by

DG

MS

shal

l be

adop

ted

Grou

nd

wat

er

mon

itorin

g sh

all

be

cond

ucte

d on

reg

ular

ba

sis

arou

nd

the

dum

p ar

eas.

A to

tal

of R

s 49

. 93

Cr

ores

env

isage

d as

a

part

of

Min

e cl

osur

e pl

an

whi

ch

incl

ude

test

ing

of f

lyas

h fo

r ba

ckfil

ling

(Rs.

10

la

khs)

, m

akin

g bo

unda

ries,

fe

ncin

g,

garla

nd

drai

ns,

toe

wal

ls,

dum

p m

anag

emen

t etc

.

Dire

ctor

Gen

eral

of M

ine

Safe

ty. T

his

will

al

so b

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

app

rove

d m

ine

clos

ure

plan

.

• Co

mpl

ianc

e of

Pr

ior

Envi

ronm

ent

Clea

ranc

e

and

Cons

ent

to

Esta

blis

h (4

x150

MW

) of

Don

gam

ahua

, Th

erm

al

Pow

er P

lant

JS

PL is

ope

ratin

g a

600

MW

(4x1

50 M

W)

mid

dlin

g an

d co

al f

ines

bas

ed T

herm

al

Pow

er

Plan

t at

vi

llage

Do

ngam

ahua

, Di

stric

t Ra

igar

h, C

hhat

tisga

rh (

“DCP

P”).

Envi

ronm

ent

clea

ranc

e (“

EC”)

fo

r th

e ph

ase

1 w

as g

rant

ed o

n 31

.07.

2008

and

fo

r ph

ase

2 w

as g

rant

ed o

n 09

.11.

2010

. Th

e EC

da

ted

31.0

7.20

08,

as

rega

rds

flyas

h, sp

ecifi

cally

requ

ired

as u

nder

: “…

(v)

Fly

ash

shal

l be

col

lect

ed i

n dr

y fo

rm a

nd s

tora

ge f

acili

ty (

silos

) sh

all b

e pr

ovid

ed.

100%

as

h sh

all

be

used

in

ce

men

t pl

ants

, fill

ing

of lo

w ly

ing

area

s,

road

con

stru

ctio

n, b

rick

man

ufac

turin

g,

and

back

fill

ing

in t

he m

ined

out

are

as

of th

eir c

aptiv

e co

al m

ines

. …

(vii)

Bac

k fil

ling

of t

he m

ined

out

are

a of

the

cap

tive

coal

min

es s

hall

be d

one

with

the

prio

r per

miss

ion

from

DGM

S….”

Em

phas

is Su

pplie

d Si

mila

rly

the

Cons

ent

to

Esta

blish

perm

issio

ns

for

DCPP

(1

7.11

.200

6 fo

r ph

ase

1 an

d 22

.01.

2011

for p

hase

2) a

lso

requ

ire

that

fly

as

h fr

om

the

DCPP

, am

ong

othe

r pu

rpos

es,

wou

ld b

e us

ed

for

back

fillin

g of

the

min

es o

ut a

rea

of

the

capt

ive

coal

m

ines

w

ith

prio

r pe

rmiss

ion

of D

GMS.

Vi

de

a le

tter

da

ted

14.0

3.20

09,

the

DGM

S ha

d pe

rmitt

ed f

ly a

sh f

illin

g in

op

enca

st

wor

king

al

ong

with

th

e ov

erbu

rden

un

der

the

prov

ision

s of

Re

gula

tion

98(1

) & (3

) of t

he C

oal M

ines

Re

gula

tions

, 195

7 on

exp

erim

enta

l bas

is

subj

ect

to

vario

us

cond

ition

s be

ing

fulfi

lled.

Spe

cific

con

ditio

ns f

or s

urfa

ce

and

grou

nd

wat

er

qual

ity

cont

rol

mea

sure

s, p

reca

utio

ns a

gain

st p

ollu

tion

of a

quife

rs,

impa

ct a

sses

smen

t on

flo

ra

and

faun

a aq

uatic

liv

es

and

habi

tat,

wat

er a

nd a

ir qu

ality

hav

e be

en m

ade

by

the

DGM

S w

hich

are

bei

ng f

ulfil

led

by

JSPL

. The

per

miss

ions

by

the

DGM

S ha

ve

been

ren

ewed

on

regu

lar

basis

and

are

su

bsist

ing.

It

may

be

furt

her

subm

itted

tha

t ba

ck

fillin

g of

cap

tive

min

es w

ith f

ly a

sh is

in

fact

per

mitt

ed u

nder

the

Not

ifica

tion

of

MoE

F da

ted

03.1

1.20

09 w

hich

dea

ls w

ith

the

man

ner o

f util

izatio

n of

fly

ash.

“8 (i

i) N

o pe

rson

or

agen

cy s

hall

with

in

fifty

kilo

met

ers

(by

road

) fr

om c

oal o

r lig

nite

ba

sed

ther

mal

po

wer

pl

ants

, un

dert

ake

or a

ppro

ve w

ithou

t us

ing

at l

east

25%

of

fly

as

h on

vo

lum

e to

vol

ume

basis

of

the

tota

l m

ater

ial

used

fo

r ex

tern

al

dum

p of

ov

erbu

rden

an

d sa

me

perc

enta

ge

in

uppe

r be

nche

s of

ba

ck

fillin

g of

op

enca

st

min

es

and

this

shal

l be

do

ne

unde

r th

e gu

idan

ce

of

the

Dire

ctor

Gen

eral

of

Min

es

Safe

ty

(DGM

S)”

In f

act,

in t

he l

ates

t re

new

al b

y DG

MS,

th

is co

nditi

on h

as b

een

inco

rpor

ated

in

the

follo

win

g te

rms:

“The

reaf

ter

mix

ture

of

the

Coal

Co

mbu

stio

n W

aste

(C

CW)

i.e.

Fly

Ash

(25%

) an

d ov

erbu

rden

sh

all

be

dum

ped

with

in

the

area

su

rrou

nded

by

su

ch

OB

dum

ps. I

n th

is m

anne

r, th

e du

mpi

ng sh

all b

e la

id in

the

sect

ion/

la

yer

of

5.0

m

heig

ht

cont

aini

ng

both

ov

er b

urde

n as

wel

l as

fly

as

h so

as

to fo

rm a

dec

k of

he

ight

not

mor

e th

an 3

0.0

m,

dist

ance

bet

wee

n tw

o co

nsec

utiv

e de

cks

bein

g no

t les

s tha

n 30

.0 m

.”

It is

resp

ectf

ully

su

bmitt

ed

that

th

e m

iddl

ing

and

fines

from

the

pres

ent m

ine

i.e.,

Gare

Pal

ma

IV/6

wou

ld a

lso b

e us

ed

for

DCPP

and

the

app

lican

t th

eref

ore

unde

rtak

es

to

be

boun

d by

sim

ilar

cond

ition

s for

the

pres

ent m

ine

also

.

• Pr

ior

Expe

rienc

e of

JSP

L/ J

PL i

n sc

ient

ific

back

filli

ng o

f Gar

e Pa

lma

IV/1

, IV/

2 an

d IV

/ 3

min

es,

with

out

any

adve

rse

impa

ct o

n w

ater

qua

lity:

As

indi

cate

d ab

ove,

JSP

L ha

s be

en b

ack

fillin

g th

e fly

as

h fr

om

DCPP

in

th

e ca

ptiv

e m

ine

of G

are

Palm

a IV

/1.

Such

ba

ck f

illin

g is

bein

g do

ne i

n ac

cord

ance

w

ith a

ppro

ved

min

e cl

osur

e pl

an a

nd

mor

e so

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith c

ondi

tions

as

stip

ulat

ed b

y Di

rect

or G

ener

al o

f M

ines

Sa

fety

. DGM

S’s

perm

issio

n of

bac

k fil

ling

of fl

y as

h is

quite

det

aile

d an

d en

visa

ges

prop

er m

etho

d of

dum

ping

of

fly a

sh,

dum

p slo

pe m

anag

emen

t, du

st c

ontr

ol

mea

sure

s etc

. It a

lso re

quire

s sur

face

and

w

ater

qua

lity

cont

rol

mea

sure

s to

be

inco

rpor

ated

as

w

ell

as

prop

er

prec

autio

ns to

be

take

n ag

ains

t pol

lutio

n of

aqu

ifers

. DG

MS

perm

issio

n al

so r

equi

res

deta

iled

stud

y an

d in

vest

igat

ion

repo

rts

amon

gst

othe

rs

on

surf

ace

and

grou

nd

wat

er

qual

ity

cont

rol

mea

sure

s,

impa

ct

asse

ssm

ent

on f

lora

, fau

na, a

quat

ic li

ves

and

habi

tat

etc.

JS

PL

has

been

du

ly

com

plyi

ng

with

su

ch

cond

ition

s an

d su

bmitt

ing

thes

e re

port

s w

hich

ar

e co

nduc

ted

by

repu

ted

gove

rnm

ent

labo

rato

ries

like

CIM

FR. I

t is

only

bas

ed

on su

ch c

ompl

ianc

e re

port

s bei

ng fi

led

to

the

satis

fact

ion

of

DGM

S th

at

the

perm

issio

n of

bac

k fil

ling

of f

ly a

sh i

s be

ing

rene

wed

by

DG

MS

on

regu

lar

inte

rval

s. It

is r

elev

ant

to b

e m

entio

ned

here

tha

t th

e re

port

s sh

ow t

hat

desp

ite

back

fill

ing

of t

he m

ine

with

per

mitt

ed

quan

titie

s of

fly

ash

, th

e w

ater

qua

lity

para

met

ers

rem

ains

with

in p

erm

issib

le

limits

. In

fac

t, he

avy

met

als

like

Pb, C

d,

Hg,

As

wer

e fo

und

belo

w

dete

ctio

n le

vels.

In

fac

t, ba

ck f

illin

g of

fly

ash

fro

m t

he

ther

mal

pow

er p

lant

of

1000

MW

of

Jinda

l Pow

er L

td. (

a su

bsid

iary

of J

SPL)

in

its c

aptiv

e m

ine

Gare

Pal

ma

IV/2

and

Ga

re P

alm

a IV

/3 is

also

bei

ng d

one

since

th

e ye

ar 2

012

afte

r be

ing

duly

app

rove

d by

DGM

S. F

ield

Mon

itorin

g Re

port

s fo

r Ga

re P

alm

a IV

/2 a

nd G

are

Palm

a IV

/3

done

by

repu

ted

inst

itute

s lik

e N

atio

nal

Inst

itute

of T

echn

olog

y, R

ourk

ela

(Aug

ust

2013

) and

Indi

an In

stitu

te o

f Tec

hnol

ogy,

Kh

arag

pur

(Sep

tem

ber

2013

). Th

ese

repo

rts

also

sh

ow

that

la

bora

tory

an

alys

is of

the

gro

und

wat

er,

surf

ace

wat

er,

ambi

ent

air

qual

ity,

soil

para

met

ers

also

re

mai

n w

ithin

pe

rmiss

ible

lim

its.

Ther

efor

e, it

is c

lear

tha

t JS

PL a

s w

ell a

s its

sub

sidia

ry c

ompa

ny (

JPL)

hav

e go

t pr

ior

expe

rienc

e of

bac

k fil

ling

of a

sh in

its

cap

tive

min

es i

n a

scie

ntifi

c m

anne

r w

ithou

t ad

vers

ely

impa

ctin

g th

e en

viro

nmen

t an

d sp

ecifi

cally

the

wat

er

qual

ity.

JSPL

und

erta

kes

to c

ompl

y w

ith

simila

r co

nditi

ons

and

mon

itorin

g of

au

thor

ities

lik

e DG

MS,

CEC

B fo

r ba

ck

fillin

g of

ash

in a

scie

ntifi

c m

anne

r for

the

pres

ent m

ine

also

.

• Ba

ckfil

ling

to b

e do

ne i

n a

scie

ntifi

c m

anne

r in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

min

e cl

osur

e pl

an

al

read

y ap

prov

ed

by

Min

istr

y of

Coa

l an

d af

ter

taki

ng d

ue

appr

oval

from

DG

MS.

It

is su

bmitt

ed t

hat

the

appr

oved

Min

e Cl

osur

e Pl

an fo

r Gar

e Pa

lma

IV/6

(cur

rent

m

ine)

also

sug

gest

s ba

ck fi

lling

of f

ly a

sh.

Back

fillin

g as

per

the

said

app

rove

d M

ine

Clos

ure

Plan

of

the

curr

ent

min

e w

ill

star

t fr

om

3rd

year

of

th

e pr

ojec

t op

erat

ions

. In

itial

ly,

mea

ger

quan

tity

of

8.65

Mcu

m p

er d

ay w

ill b

e ba

ckfil

led.

Du

ring

3rd t

o 10

th y

ear,

part

ial b

ackf

illin

g (5

6.20

Mcu

m p

er d

ay)

will

tak

e pl

ace

whe

reas

par

t of

exc

avat

ed o

verb

urde

n w

ill b

e de

posit

ed a

t th

e ex

tern

al d

ump

(27.

32

Mcu

m

per

day)

. Th

e in

tern

al

back

fille

d qu

antit

ies

will

pr

ogre

ssiv

ely

incr

ease

and

ful

l sca

le b

ackf

illin

g w

ill b

e ac

hiev

ed

from

11

th

year

on

war

ds.

Addi

tiona

lly,

ther

mal

pow

er p

lant

ash

sh

ould

be

tran

spor

ted

back

to

the

min

e du

ring

the

final

yea

rs o

f aba

ndon

ing

the

min

e fo

r bac

kfill

ing.

The

pos

t min

ing

land

us

e sh

ows

that

all

the

dist

urbe

d ar

eas

will

be

recl

aim

ed b

efor

e ab

ando

ning

the

m

ine

excl

udin

g th

e ar

ea

unde

r th

e bu

ildin

g w

hich

wou

ld b

e le

ft f

or u

se o

f vi

llage

rs. A

ll th

e ex

cava

ted

area

wou

ld b

e ba

ckfil

led

and

plan

ted

over

. Pl

anta

tion

will

also

be

left

on

bund

and

in p

erip

hera

l gr

een

belt.

Th

e EI

A re

port

also

sugg

ests

bac

kfill

ing

as

acco

rdin

g to

the

rep

ort,

the

back

fillin

g

with

fly

ash

fro

m t

he D

CPP

will

sto

p lo

ggin

g of

wat

er i

n th

e qu

arrie

d ar

ea

whi

ch

will

m

ake

unde

rgro

und

min

ing

safe

. It

is th

eref

ore

subm

itted

tha

t ba

ck

fillin

g w

ith f

ly a

sh f

rom

the

DCP

P is

also

ne

cess

ary

for

safe

ty a

nd s

usta

inab

ility

of

the

unde

rgro

und

min

ing

oper

atio

ns i

n th

is bl

ock.

8.

Publ

ic

Hear

ing

is ill

egal

be

caus

e Jin

dal’s

nam

e is

in C

AG r

epor

t. Th

e CA

G re

port

is

unde

r CB

I in

vest

igat

ion.

That

CA

G Re

port

do

es

not

pert

ain

to

any

envi

ronm

enta

l iss

ue. T

he C

AG R

epor

t is

on t

he

issue

of

a pa

rtic

ular

pol

icy

bein

g fo

llow

ed b

y Go

vern

men

t of

In

dia

for

allo

tmen

t of

co

al

bloc

ks, w

hich

alle

gedl

y re

sulte

d in

loss

es t

o th

e go

vern

men

t ex

cheq

uer.

The

CAG

Repo

rt is

not

un

der

CBI

inve

stig

atio

n.

How

ever

, CB

I is

inve

stig

atin

g al

l the

coa

l blo

cks

whi

ch h

ave

been

al

loca

ted

afte

r 19

93. S

ince

the

pre

sent

blo

ck is

al

so

allo

tted

af

ter

1993

, th

e CB

I is

also

in

vest

igat

ing

the

sam

e. T

ill d

ate

no F

IR h

as b

een

lodg

ed

by

the

CBI

as

far

as

this

bloc

k is

conc

erne

d.

We

are

info

rmed

tha

t th

ere

are

cert

ain

Publ

ic

Inte

rest

Li

tigat

ions

fil

ed

befo

re

the

Hon’

ble

Supr

eme

Cour

t ar

ising

ou

t of

th

e al

lege

d ob

serv

atio

ns

of

CAG

whi

ch

are

bein

g ap

prop

riate

ly d

efen

ded

by t

he G

over

nmen

t of

In

dia.

JSPL

like

any

oth

er m

ine

allo

catt

ee w

ould

be

bo

und

by

the

deci

sion

of

the

Hon’

ble

Supr

eme

Cour

t of I

ndia

.

- -

9.

PESA

is

appl

icab

le h

ere

This

obje

ctio

n is

with

out

unde

rsta

ndin

g th

e -

-

and

with

out

the

perm

issio

n of

vi

llage

pa

ncha

yat,

publ

ic

hear

ing

is ill

egal

.

prov

ision

s of

PES

A. T

here

is n

o vi

olat

ion

of P

ESA

Act

as t

he p

rovi

sions

of

PESA

sha

ll be

com

e ap

plic

able

at t

he ti

me

of la

nd a

cqui

sitio

n. A

s and

w

hen

the

stag

e of

acq

uisit

ion

of la

nd is

reac

hed,

pr

ovisi

ons o

f PES

A w

ould

be

follo

wed

.

Attachment -1 Capital investment for Environmental Protection (Rs. Lakhs)

Sl. No. Particulars No. of equip. Cost

I. Pollution Control

1 Dust suppression arrangements 4 5.00

2 Water sprayer (Stationary) 2 1.00

Water sprayer (Mobile) 6 300.00

3 Provision for strengthening existing STP

(for 210 persons)

LS 31.5

Septic tanks / Soak Pits 3 60.00

4 Industrial ETP (Workshop) 2 3.00

5 Garland drains, (40)

retaining wall,(75)

check dams, (35)

settling Tank (300)

Infrastructure : traffic signage and Road humps ( 50)

LS 500.00

6 Storm water drains 2 5.00

7 Drains along roads 2 10.00

8 Water drain culverts 2 50.00

Total 965.50

II. Pollution Monitoring

1 Fine particulate air sampler 8 12.00

2 Respirable dust sampler 6 6.00

3 Micrometeorology station 1 5.00

4 Laboratory for testing (part contribution to the existing laboratory at Gare IV/1)

LS 25.00

Total 48.00

III. Occupational Health

1 Fire fighting equipment (Portable) LS 10.00

Fire fighting equipment (Fixed) LS 20.00

Fire fighting equipment (Mobile) 1 125.00

2 Personal protective equipment 750 In annual cost

Total 155.00

IV. Green Belt (Over 9.34 Ha.) (periphery & bund) LS 12.14

V. Reclamation

1 Surface waste dump (over 48.53 Ha.) LS 58.24

Internal waste dump (over 371.49 Ha.) LS 445.79

2 Front End Loader (2 cum) 1 50.00

3 10 T Truck 2 30.00

4 Pumps & Pipes LS 10.00

Total 594.03

VI. Miscellaneous 0.00

Grand Total 1774.67

Recurring Annual cost of monitoring and implementation of control measures is given

below:

RECURRING ANNUAL COST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sl. No. Particulars Cost (Rs. Lakhs)

1 Pollution control O &M (Including dust separation)

225.11

2 Pollution monitoring 18.21

3 Occupational health including Regular health check-ups of drivers and helpers at Health centres (once in six months)

54.88

4 Green belt O &M 5.58

5 Reclamation 171.93

6 Others (expert advice, training and awareness programs for drivers etc)

31.44

Interest on capital cost 62.11

Overheads (3% of Dep., Energy, R&M & Interest) 8.80

Total 578.06

Note : The total investment on environmental improvement works is envisaged as Rs. 1774.67

lakhs Recurring expenditure during the stage of production is envisaged as Rs. 578.06 lakhs per

year. The cost of making boundaries, fencing, garland drains, toe walls, dump management,

rehabilitation of affected areas & settling pond, dismantling of pumps, CHP, HTL/ LTL, etc has been included in progressive mine closure and post mine closure costs amounting to a total of Rs. 48.93 crores.

Compensatory plantation against de-reservation of Forest land in core zone (93.566 ha)

has been estimated as an additional Rs. 90.2 lakhs. Rs. 3.42 crores has been paid for wildlife conservation plan. The forest stage-I clearance also has the condition “The project proponent shall earmark

1% of market price of total coal produced deposit with the state forest depart for the production and development of forest and wildlife of the area, as part of the CSR”. Rs. 64.50 Lakh has already been deposited with the forest department and Bank Guarantee for Rs 1.72 Cr has been given towards this.

Bank guarantees have been made to Forest Department worth Rs. 26.15 lakhs for

plantation for 20 years in Raigarh Mand Coalfield