No.
J-11015/243/2006-IA.II(M)
Government
of
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran
Bhawan,
C.G.O.Complex,
Dated:
To
Chief
General Manger (Civil/Env./Forest),
M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.,
Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh.
Sub: Haldibari Underground Coal Mine Project (0.42
MTPA) of M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), located in Haldibari RF, Tehsil
Manendragarh, Districts Annupur and Korea, in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
respectively- environmental clearance – reg.
Sir,
This has reference to Ministry
of Coal’s letter No. 43011/104/2006-CPAM dated 08.08.2006 enclosing the
application on the aforesaid project and your letter No. SECL/BSP/ENVT./Haldibari
UG/2006/2080 dated 26.10.2006 on the above-mentioned subject. The Ministry of
Environment & Forests has considered your application. It has been noted that the project is for opening a new underground (UG) coal mine of
a production capacity of 0.42 MTPA. The
total lease area is 390 ha including approach road and railway line. Of this,
321 ha is forestland, 54 ha is private land and 15 ha including 2.5 ha of
railway land is Govt. land. There area no National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuary,
Biosphere Reserves found in the 10 km buffer zone. The mine lease is found
within the
2. The
Ministry of Environment & forests hereby accords environmental clearance
for the above-mentioned Haldibari Underground
Coal Mine Project of M/s SECL for
production of coal at 0.42 MTPA rated capacity under Section 12 of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments
thereto and Section 1 of MOEF Circular dated 13.10.2006 subject to the
compliance of the terms and conditions mentioned below:
A. Specific
Conditions
(i) Mining shall not be
carried in forestland for which forestry clearance has not been obtained under
the provisions of FC Act, 1980.
(ii) Sufficient coal
pillars shall be left unextracted around the air shaft (within the subsidence
influence area) to protect from any damage from subsidence, if any.
(iiii) Solid barriers shall
be left below the roads falling within the blocks to avoid any damage to the
roads.
(iv) No depillaring operation shall be carried
out below the township/colony.
(v) Depression due to
subsidence resulting in water accumulating within the low lying areas shall be
filled up or drained out by cutting drains.
(vi) While
extracting panels in the lower seam, all water bodies in the subsidence area
shall be drained. Dewatering of the old goaves of the upper seam shall be
continued as long as the lower seam is worked to prevent accumulation of large
water bodies over working area.
(vii) Regular monitoring of
subsidence movement on the surface over and around the working area and impact
on natural drainage pattern, water bodies, vegetation, structure, roads, and
surroundings should be continued till movement ceases completely. In case of
observation of any high rate of subsidence movement, appropriate effective
corrective measures should be taken to avoid loss of life and material. Cracks
should be effectively plugged with ballast and clayey soil/suitable material.
(viii) Garland/surface
drains (size, gradient and length) around the safety areas such as mine shaft
and low lying areas and sump capacity should be designed keeping 50% safety
margin over an above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum discharge in the area
adjoining the mine sites. Sump capacity should also provided adequate retention
period to allow proper settling of silt material. Sufficient number of pumps of
adequate capacity shall be deployed to pump out mine water during peak
rainfall.
(ix) Crushers
at CHP should be operated with high efficiency bag filters, water sprinkling
system should be provided to check fugitive emissions from crushing operations,
conveyor system, haulage roads, transfer points, etc.
(x) Drills
should be wet operated only.
(xi) The
road from ML to railway siding from where coal will be despatched shall be
black topped.
(xii) A
progressive afforestation plan shall be prepared and implanted for the
undisturbed area and shall include area brought under green belt development,
areas along roads, infrastructure, over surface where mining is being done
below, along ML boundary and in township outside the lease areas, etc, by
planting native species in consultation with the local DFO/Agriculture
Department. The density of the trees should be around 2500 plants per ha.
(xiii) Conservation
Plan for endangered species found in and around the project area shall be
formulated in consultation with the
(xiv)
Regular monitoring of
groundwater level and quality should be carried out by establishing a network
of exiting wells and construction of new peizometers. The monitoring for
quantity should be done four times a year in pre-monsoon (May), monsoon
(August), post-monsoon (November) and winter (January) seasons and for quality
in May. Data thus collected should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment
& Forests and tot eh Central Pollution Control Board quarterly within one
month of monitoring.
(xv) The
Company shall put up artificial groundwater recharge measures for augmentation
of groundwater resource. The project authorities should meet water requirement
of nearby village(s) in case the village wells go dry due to dewatering of
mine.
(xvi) The company shall
obtain prior approval of CGWA/CGWB Regional Office for use of groundwater for
mining operations.
(xvii) Sewage
treatment plant should be installed in the existing integrated colony. ETP
should also be provided for treating workshop effluents.
(xviii) Digital
processing of the entire lease area using remote sensing technique should be
done regularly once in 3 years for monitoring land use pattern and report
submitted to MOEF and its Regional office at
(xix) A
Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund should be submitted
to the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine
closure for approval.
(xx) Consent to Operate
shall be obtained before expanding mining operations.
B. General Conditions
(i)
No change in mining
technology and scope of working should be made without prior approval of the
Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(ii)
No change in the
calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineral coal and waste should be
made.
(iii)
Four ambient air quality
monitoring stations should be established in the core zone as well as in the
buffer zone for SPM, RPM, SO2 and NOx monitoring. Location of the stations should be decided
based on the meteorological data, topographical features and environmentally
and ecologically sensitive targets in consultation with the State Pollution
Control Board.
(iv)
Fugitive dust emissions (SPM
and RPM) from all the sources should be controlled regularly monitored and data
recorded properly. Water spraying arrangement on haul roads, wagon loading,
dump trucks (loading and unloading) points should be provided and properly
maintained.
(v)
Data on ambient air
quality (SPM, RPM, SO2,NOx and CO) should be regularly submitted to the
Ministry including its Regional Office at
(vi)
Adequate measures should
be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the work environment.
Workers engaged in blasting and drilling operations, operation of HEMM, etc
should be provided with ear plugs/muffs.
(vii)
Industrial wastewater
(workshop and wastewater from the mine) should be properly collected, treated
so as to conform to the standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) dated
(viii)
Vehicular emissions
should be kept under control and regularly monitored. Vehicles used for
transporting the mineral should be covered with tarpaulins and optimally
loaded.
(ix)
Environmental laboratory
should be established with adequate number and type of pollution monitoring and
analysis equipment in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.
(x)
Personnel working in
dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices and they should also be
provided with adequate training and information on safety and health aspects.
Occupational health
surveillance programme of the workers should be undertaken periodically to
observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and to take corrective
measures, if needed.
(xi)
A separate environmental
management cell with suitable qualified personnel should be set up under the
control of a Senior Executive, who will report directly to the Head of the
company.
(xii)
The funds earmarked for
environmental protection measures should e kept in separate account and should
not be diverted for other purpose. Year-wise expenditure should be reported to
this Ministry and its Regional Office at
(xiii)
The Regional Office of
this Ministry located at
(xiv)
A copy of the will be
marked to concerned Panchayat/ local NGO, if any, from whom any
suggestion/representation has been received while processing the proposal.
(xv)
State Pollution Control
Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industry Centre and
Collector’s Office/Tehsildar’s Office for 30 days.
(xvi)
The Project authorities
should advertise at least in two local newspapers widely circulated around the
project, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality
concerned within seven days of the clearance letter informing that the project
has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearance letter is
available with the State Pollution control Board and may also be seen at the
website of the ministry of Environment & Forests at http://envfor.nic.in.
3. The Ministry or any
other competent authority may stipulate any further condition for environmental
protection.
4. Failure to comply
with any of the conditions mentioned above may result in withdrawal of this
clearance and attract the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
5.
The above conditions
will be enforced inter-alia, under
the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,
the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with
their amendments and Rules.
(Dr.T.Chandini)
Director
Copy to:
1. Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shastri Bhawan,
2. Secretary, Department of Environment & Forests, Government of
Chhattisgarh, Secretariat,
3. Secretary, Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Madhya
Pradesh, Secretariat,
4. Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional office (EZ), Ministry of
Environment & Forests, E-2/240 Arear Colony, Bhopal – 462016.
5. Chairman, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board,
6. Chairman,
7. Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East
Arjun Nagar,
8. Member-Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, Ministry of Water
Resources, Curzon Road Barracks, A-2, W-3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi.
9. Shri M.K. Shukla, CGM, Coal India Limited, SCOPE Minar, Core-I, 4t
Floor, Vikas Marg, Laxminagar,
10. District Collector,
11. District Collector, Annupur, Government of Madhya Pradesh,
12. Monitoring File 13. Guard File 14. Record
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(Dr.T.Chandini)
Director