Ministry
of Environment & Forests
No.J-11015/272/2008-IA.II
(M)
Paryavaran Bhawan,
CGO Complex,
New Delhi-110003
To
Dated: 24th
May 2012
Shri B.K. Bhatia,
Head – Mine
Development (Coal & Bauxite),
M/s
Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.
CHHATTISGARH
Sub: Durgapur-II Taraimar Opencast (3 MTPA) -cum- Underground
(1 MTPA) Coalmine Project (combined OC-cum-UG = 4 MTPA) and Captive Coal Washery
(4 MTPA) in an ML area of 1070 ha of M/s M/s Bharat Aluminium Company
Ltd. located in villages Taraimar,
Bayasi Basti, Bayasi Colony, Dharma Colony, and Rupunga, Tehsil Dharamjaigarh,
District Raigarh Chhattisgarh –Environmental Clearance – reg.
Sir,
This is with reference to letter No.
BALCO/Coal Mine/2008 dated 20.06.2008 along with application for Terms of
Reference (TOR) and this Ministry’s letter dated 25.08.2008 granting TOR and your
letter No. CB/EC/11-12 dated 21.04.2011 and 21.03.2012 for environmental
clearance on the above-mentioned subject. The Ministry of Environment &
Forests has considered your application. It is noted that the proposal is for
opening a new Durgapur-II Taraimar Opencast-cum-Underground Coalmine Project
of a total combined production of 4 MTPA from both OC and UG mining (of
which the maximum production capacity of the opencast coalmine project is 3
MTPA and that of the underground mine is 1 MTPA) and for establishing a
captive coal washery of 4 MTPA in a total ML area of 1070 ha. The proposal is to meet the coal
requirements of 1110 MW linked Thermal Power Plants (810 MW existing
+300MW proposed) at Korba,
located at a distance of 78km. There are no ecologically sensitive areas such
as WL sanctuaries, National Parks places of archaeological importance, etc.
within the 15km buffer zone. However, the study
area consisting of core zone and the buffer zone has a number of (9)
The total ML area is 1070 ha of which 365.056 ha is forestland, 420 ha is
agricultural land, 44 ha is surface water bodies and 240.944 ha is others. River
Mand flows alongside the lease boundary and a distance of 60m safety barrier
(which has forest) between the mine and the river is proposed. An embankment of
3m higher than the HFL is also proposed. SH-4 (Dharamjaygarh to Kharsia) passes along the SE corner
of the lease for a distance of 1.70km. Coal transportation of 12,000 TPD of coal from mine to the power plant
would be by MGR and until its establishment, by SH-4 road from Dharamjaigarh to
Korba involving 400 trucks per day. The MGR would be established within 5
years, almost parallel to the
The entire
ML area is mineralised and would be mined by opencast mining. Top seams
would be mined by OC and the bottom seams (50-55% of the mineable reserves) by
UG mining. Of the total ML area,
1020.66 ha is mine area, 16.20 ha is for embankment, safety zone for River
Mand, 16.50 ha is for mine inclines, shaft for underground mining, washery,
service buildings, roads, etc and 16.64 ha is for green belt. Mining is
mechanised for opencast operations by conventional and blast free operations.
Grade of coal is C to G. Total estimated
Slope stability study has been
carried out by CIMFR which has indicated that the height of the internal dump
raised to 120 m above ground level, consisting of 6 benches of 20m each would
not result in dump failures. The Study has recommended specific stability
measures such as provision of garland drain, gabion toe wall, maintaining a
minimum distance of 120 m between dump toe and bank of River Mand, retaining
wall near toe of dump along haul road, grassing of dumps reinforced with
geo-textile material in critical patches and reclamation with vegetation at the
final stage. All the aforesaid recommendations of the CIMFR study would be
strictly followed.
From 26th year to 31st
year of mine operation, ‘pruning’ of 120m external dump would begin for
ensuring safety and stability, by rehandling of 349.02 Mm3 of OB into the
internal dump area of 1020.66 ha, reducing the final dump height to a max. height
of 12 m above ground level only from the original height of 120m. At the post
mining stage, the entire mined
out area of 1020.66 ha would be restored back to the pre-mining state or a
better state through various reclamation measures and no mine void would be left.
A small amount of 16.20 Mm3 of OB
would be used in the construction of embankment along River Mand, since some
portions of the coal block lie below the HFL, which would be about 12m in
height, 30m wide and 3m above the HFL of River Mand and stone pitching along
the slopes of the banks would also be done and the slopes stabilised by
planting suitable grass and shrubs.
Underground mining, which is also mechanised by use of Bord & Pillar method
and continuous miner, would begin even as OC mining is in progress and
the depillaring operation is planned to start after 12th year of UG
mining. DGMS and Subsidence Prediction modelling study carried out by CIMFR Regional
Centre has recommended that all the panels demarcated in seam IV, III and II of
Taraimar Block can be developed and depillared and top seam IV and III are
contiguous and should be depillared simultaneously followed by seam-II. All 3
seams would be extracted by continuous miner by Bord & Pillar method. The
study recommends monitoring of groundwater movements (subsidence slope and
strain) during depillaring of the proposed extraction panels. The study further
recommends that in order to protect River Mand from surface subsidence, a safe
distance of 60m should be left from the river bank as recommended for
depillaring operations. A 200m solid barrier between OC and UG mining would be where
UG mining will start below OC mining.
Life of the OC mine
at 3 MTPA is 25 years and life of the UG mine at 1 MTPA capacity is 75 years. Mining depth of the OC-cum-UG mine is 16.5m
to 250m bgl. Water table is in the range
of 5-12m bgl during pre-monsoon and 2-6m bgl during post-monsoon.
The coal washery of 4 MTPA capacity is based on a concept of
zero-discharge. Technology to be used is Heavy media Cyclone (wet process).
Coal rejects of 79-80% ash is proposed to be backfilled into the mine voids.
The total water requirement of the project is 864 m3/d of which 381 m3/d is for
dust suppression, 9m3/d is for workshop, 390 m3/d is for mining operations, 110
m3/d is for drinking/ domestic use, 100m3/d is for green belt, 264 m3/d is for
make-up water for the coal washery. Potential buyers for coal rejects,
namely M/s ACB (
A Wildlife Conservation and
Management Plan has been prepared and approved by PCCF, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, wherein
habitat improvement of the 4 sites identified of 108 ha identified as “Elephant
Use Area” namely near Bhahalapara (part of Sisriga RF in 25 ha, Khujibari near
village Kudmura-25 ha, Kudmura village in the bank of river Mand-25 ha, near
Sirtha village – shall be undertaken by creation of water source and salt
licks, development of salt licks, implementation of soil conservation measures,
addressing human–wildlife conflict issues, vigil and fire protection measures,
creation of Conservation awareness, anti-depredation measures, etc. Conservation
plan would be implemented for 25 years.
The total estimated
environmental cost of the project is Rs 979 lakhs and the total recurring cost
is Rs 482.76 lakhs. R&R consists of 729 PAFs for
Public
Hearing for the Durgapur Coalmine (OC-cum-UG)–cum Washery Project was held on 31.01.2011. Mining Plan for the OC (3 MTPA)-cum-UG
(1 MTPA) mine of a combined production of 4 MTPA has been approved by the
Ministry of Coal on 17.10.2008. Capital cost of the coalmine-cum-washery
project is Rs. 2450 crores.
2. The Ministry of Environment &
Forests has examined the application in accordance with the EIA Notification
2006 and under the provisions thereof, hereby accords environmental clearance
for the above-mentioned Durgapur-II Taraimar Opencast-cum-Underground
Coalmine Project of a total combined production of 4 MTPA from both OC (3
MTPA peak) and UG mining (1 MTPA peak) and a Coal Washery of 4
MTPA capacity of M/s Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. in a total mining lease area
of 1070 ha under the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment
Notification, 2006 and amendments thereto and Circulars issued thereon and
subject to the compliance of the terms and conditions mentioned below:
A. Specific Conditions
(i)
The maximum production by opencast mining
shall not exceed 3 MTPA and that by underground mining shall not exceed 1 MTPA.
The maximum combined production of the opencast-cum-underground mine at any
given time shall not exceed 4 MTPA.
(ii)
Mining shall be carried out as per statute
at a safe distance from River Mand. The embankment of 16.20 ha being provided
along the mine boundary with River Mand shall be designed taking into account the highest flood
level, based on past data, so as to guard against mine inundation. The slope
of the embankment shall at least 2:1 towards the ML. The height of the
embankment shall be at least 3 m higher than the HFL. The embankment to be
constructed by
(iii)
Top soil shall be stored in the earmarked area
and used for green belt development and for plantation/reclamation within a
year of its generation. Green belt development shall be completed within the
first 3 years of mining operation.
(iv)
(v)
The maximum combined height of
internal-cum-external dump is proposed to be 300m. For increasing the dump
height of the internal-cum-external dump beyond 60m to 90m and from 90m to a
maximum height of 120m above ground level, the proponent shall undertake Slope
Stability Modelling Study which shall be got carried through a recognised institution
for possible dump failures, by taking into consideration parameters such as peak
rainfall data (for a cumulative number of high rainfall days in rainy season,
compaction for OB stabilisation, mix of soil material which increases dump
stability and reduces dump slope failures, water erosion characteristics of the
dump, etc. Based on modelling, the best option for stabilisation shall be
selected, checked
with actual data/situation and appropriative course corrections taken thereon.
In addition, proper slope and gradient of the
(vi)
In addition, recommendations of the CIMFR
study for adoption of specific stability measures such as provision of garland
drain, gabion toe wall, maintaining a minimum distance of 120m between dump toe
and bank of River Mand, retaining wall near toe of dump along haul road,
grassing of dumps reinforced with geo-textile material in critical patches and
reclamation with vegetation at the final stage, shall be strictly followed. A
batter against River Mand shall also be created.
(vii)
After due diligence, if the external dump
height is increased to 120m above ground level, ‘pruning’ of the 120m external
dump shall begin from the 26th year to 31st year of mine
operation for ensuring safety and stability, by rehandling of 349.02 Mm3 of OB
into the internal dump area of 1020.66 ha, and reducing the final dump height
to a max. height of 12m only above ground level only from the original height
of 120m. At the post mining stage, the
entire mined out area of 1020.66 ha shall be restored back to the pre-mining
state or a better state through various reclamation and eco-restoration measures and no mine void shall be left.
(viii)
Catch drains and siltation ponds of
appropriate size shall be constructed to arrest silt and sediment flows from
soil,
(ix)
(x)
Dimension of the retaining wall at the toe
of the dumps and
(xi)
Underground mining below the area of
opencast operations and below the 300m dump shall be started only after due
diligence of the safety issues of dumping to a max. height of 300m. The aspect of depillaring with/without caving shall
also be reviewed thoroughly at that stage. The decision on the matter of
undertaking UG mining below OC mine/internal dump and the process of
depillaring 12 years thereafter with caving thereafter shall be reviewed prior
to start of UG mining and in case of serious safety issues, UG mining shall not
commence or shall do so only after a thorough risk assessment by DGMS and
its prior approval.
(xii)
Depillaring operation scheduled after 12
years of underground mining for depillaring of seams IV, III, II by caving,
which poses very high risks of possible pit slope failure, dangers of parting
failures leading to accidents, dangers of inundation due to subsidence and
embankment failure of River Mand and dangers of fires in OB dumps migrating to
underground workings, shall be carried out only with prior approval and
directions of DGMS. A minimum 200m barrier shall be left between underground
mine and opencast mine.
(xiii)
During underground mining, 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. At the time of depillaring, protective bunds and garland
drains shall be provided so that no water from the surface enters the
subsidence area and the shaft.
(xiv)
Sufficient coal pillars shall be left
unextracted around the airshaft (within the subsidence influence area) to
protect from any damage from subsidence, if any.
(xv)
Solid barriers shall be left below habitation,
agricultural land, roads falling within the blocks to avoid subsidence. No
depillaring operation shall be carried out below the roads and habitation area
found within the lease. In case of subsidence, the land shall be acquired and
compensation provided as per Policy/rules.
(xvi)
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 shall be
continued till movement ceases completely. In case of observation of any high
rate of subsidence movement, appropriate effective corrective measures shall be
taken to avoid loss of life and material. Cracks shall be effectively plugged
with ballast and clayey soil/suitable material.
(xvii) Crushers
at the CHP shall be operated with high efficiency bag filters/water sprinkling
system shall be provided to check fugitive emissions from crushing operations,
conveyor system which shall be closed, haulage roads, transfer points, etc.
(xviii) Drills
shall be wet operated only.
(xix)
Controlled blasting shall be practiced with
use of delay detonators and only during daytime. The mitigative measures for control
of ground vibrations and to arrest the fly rocks and boulders shall be
implemented.
(xx)
The
Washery unit shall be a zero-discharge facility and no wastewater shall be
discharged from the washery into the drains/natural watercourses. Recycled
water shall be used for development and maintenance of green belt and in the
plant operations.
(xxi)
The
raw coal, washed coal and middling and coal wastes (rejects) shall be stacked
properly at earmarked site(s) within sheds/stockyards fitted with wind
breakers/shields. Adequate measures hall be taken to ensure that the stored
minerals do not catch fire.
(xxii)
The
proponent shall maintain proper records of the quantum and ash content of raw
(ROM) coal, clean coal and middling and coal rejects and the same shall be
uploaded on the company website every month.
(xxiii) The entire quantity of clean coal and
middling shall be transported by MGR only to the linked TPP at a distance of 71km
from the mine. The MGR route shall be aligned to ensure minimal disturbance
to movement of wild fauna found in the area. A time limit of 5 years for the establishment of MGR for
coal transportation shall be given. Until the operation of the MGR for the
initial 5 years, coal transportation could be by road to railway siding
at Kharsia which is 60 km from mine and thereafter to Korba. The proponent shall
in consultation with PCCF (WL), Govt. of Chhattisgarh introduce alert/waning
system such as whistle, horn, etc and train their drivers of MGRs for reducing
train speeds to enable the wild animals including wild elephants to move away
from the MGR tracks.
(xxiv) No flyash
shall be used for backfilling of mine voids without detailed study and prior
approval of this Ministry.
(xxv)
All
internal roads shall be concreted or black topped and the approach roads used
for the project shall be blacked topped. Facilities for parking of trucks
carrying raw coal from the linked coalmines shall be created within the Unit.
(xxvi)
The
roads (internal/approach/and roads used for the project) shall be regularly
cleaned with mechanical sweepers and with water sprinklers. A 3-tier avenue
plantation shall be developed along the major approach roads, internal roads
and nearby roads used by the company.
(xxvii)
Green
belt shall be developed along the areas such as the washery unit, crushing
unit, and stockyards and at transfer points.
(xxviii)
Hoppers
of the coal crushing unit at the crushing shed and washery unit shall be fitted
with high efficiency bag filters/Dust extractors and mist spray water
sprinkling system shall be installed and operated effectively at all times of
operation to check fugitive emissions from crushing operations, transfer points
of belt conveyor systems which shall be closed and from transportation roads.
(xxix)
The proponent shall ensure that coal
rejects shall not be dumped into the mine voids and shall be utilised/sold for
power generation in CFBC boilers by entering into a long-term MOU with identified
buyers for coal rejects, namely M/s ACB (India) Ltd., Raigarh/Korba and M/s RR
Energy Ltd, Raigarh or with any other suitable buyer for utilising the washery
rejects of 2.7 lakh T/year and 1.8 lakh/year respectively. Records of quantum and ash
content of coal rejects dispatched every month to the buyers shall be
maintained and uploaded on the company website.
(xxx) Regular
monitoring of groundwater level and quality shall be carried out by
establishing a network of exiting wells and construction of new peizometers.
The monitoring for quantity shall 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 shall be submitted to the Ministry
of Environment & Forests and to the Central Pollution Control Board
quarterly within one month of monitoring.
(xxxi) A Plan
for water conservation and recharge measures of ground water along with
budgetary provisions be prepared and implemented in consultation with the
Central/State Ground Water Board to mitigate the adverse impact of mining which
may lead to depletion of ground water in the area. The Company shall put up
artificial groundwater recharge measures for augmentation of groundwater
resource in case monitoring of groundwater levels indicate decline of water
table. Any additional water requirement for mining operation shall be met from
rainwater use only. The project authorities shall meet water requirement of
nearby village(s) in case the village wells go dry due to dewatering of mine.
It shall be ensured that if the river/nala discharge of mine water takes place,
it shall be treated to conform to prescribed standards before discharge.
(xxxii) ETP shall
also be provided for treatment of effluents from workshop, CHP and an STP shall
be provided in the colony and the treated effluents shall be used for green
belt development. Outflow of rainfall, if any,
from the mine shall meet prescribed norms and the water quality of such
discharge shall be monitored at the exit points and records maintained thereof
and also uploaded on the company website.
(xxxiii) Besides
carrying out regular periodic health check up of their workers, 10% of the
workers identified from workforce engaged in active mining operations shall be
subjected to health check up for occupational diseases and hearing impairment,
if any, through a recognised agency found in the distrcit, and the results
reported to this Ministry and to DGMS.
(xxxiv) An
afforestation plan covering an area not less than 1060 ha shall be implemented,
which includes backfilled area (1027.16 ha), along ML boundary, green belt,
embankment (16.20 ha), along roads and infrastructure, undisturbed/vacant land (16.64
ha) by planting native species such as Sal, Tendu, Mahua, etc in consultation
with the local DFO/Agriculture Department/institution with the relevant
discipline. The density of the trees shall be around 2500 plants per ha.
(xxxv) Backfilling
shall start by the 3rd year of operations and completed by 25th
year including rehandling of the external
(xxxvi) A
Programme for conservation of the wildlife particularly for the Indian Elephant
reported in the study area and for other rare and endangered species/Schedule-I
fauna and endangered flora and species of medicinal importance found in the
study area shall be formulated and implemented in consultation with the
(xxxvii) The
Wildlife Conservation and Management Plan shall include a plan for habitat
improvement of the 4 sites of 108 ha area identified as “Elephant Use Area”
namely near Bhahalapara (part of Sisriga RF in 25 ha, Khujibari near village
Kudmura-25 ha, Kudmura village in the bank of river Mand-25 ha, near Sirtha
village – which shall be undertaken by creation of water source and salt licks,
development of salt licks, implementation of soil conservation measures,
addressing human–wildlife conflict issues, vigil and fire protection measures,
creation of Conservation awareness, anti-depredation measures, etc.
(xxxviii) Grasslands
shall be developed as part of habitat restoration of the mined out area, for
elephants using the area as habitat.
(xxxx) For monitoring land use pattern and for post
mining land use, a time series of landuse maps, based on satellite imagery (on
a scale of 1: 5000) of the core zone and buffer zone, from the start of the project
until end of mine life shall be prepared once in 3 years (for any one
particular season which is consistent in the time series), and the report
submitted to MOEF and its Regional office at Bhopal.
(xxxxi) Cost for environmental protection measures shall
be not less than Rs 979 lakhs (capital)
and the annual recurring costs shall be not less than Rs. 482.76 lakhs.
(xxxxii) A
project specific R&R Action Plan for the 729 PAFs of homestead and land
oustees from Durgapur and Taraimar Coal Blocks respectively for a total cost
not less than Rs 190.735 crores shall be implemented in a time-bound manner in
consultation with the District Administration. In addition, a Plan for Tribal Welfare to address the livelihood issues
of tribal communities shall also be implemented to address issues for tribal
welfare and development and displaced communities and land losers under BPL
shall be implemented.
(xxxxiii) A project specific CSR Plan for the nearby villages
of Taraiumar, Byasi, Dharam, Rupunga and other adjoining villages shall be
implemented. Measures/activities under CSR shall includes strengthening the existing ITI
institutions, establishment of more cooperatives and SHGs, effective role as an
interface/link between buyers-sellers of local produce/goods, implementing a
wide range of skill development and alternate livelihood schemes particularly
for the SC/ST including tribals and BPL families, strengthening and adding wherever
necessary health care and educational facilities are lacking in and around the
project area over the life of the project. A provision of Rs 2800 lakhs made for CSR for the next 5 years which
includes Rs 1 crore earmarked for recurring expenditure on developmental
activities for the surrounding villages or an annual recurring
expenditure of Rs.5/tonne of coal, whichever is higher, which shall be adjusted
according to value of the rupee until end of mine life, shall be implemented in a time bound manner. Provision
of annuities of Rs 2500/month to vulnerable persons found in and around the project
area shall be made. Details of village-wise
activities under CSR along with the activities and budgetary provision shall be
uploaded on the company website and the status of its implementation along with
expenditure thereon and also desired that a Third party audit of implementation
of CSR shall be done periodically.
(xxxxiv) Both R&R and CSR Plan shall incorporate a
Tribal Welfare Development Plan of a total budgetary
provision of Rs 65 crores.
(xxxxv) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details
of Corpus Fund shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests
five year before mine closure for approval. Habitat Restoration Plan of the
mine area shall be carried out using a mix of native species found in the
original ecosystem, which were conserved in-situ and ex-situ in an identified
area within the lease for reintroduction in the mine during mine reclamation
and at the post mining stage for habitat restoration.
(xxxxvi) Corporate
Environment Responsibility:
a) The
Company shall have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by the Board of
Directors.
b) The
Environment Policy shall prescribe for standard operating process/procedures to
bring into focus any infringements/deviation/violation of the environmental or
forest norms/conditions.
c) The hierarchical system or Administrative
Order of the company to deal with environmental issues and for ensuring
compliance with the environmental clearance conditions shall be furnished.
d) To have
proper checks and balances, the company shall have a well laid down system of
reporting of non-compliances/violations of environmental norms to the Board of
Directors of the company and/or shareholders or stakeholders at large.
B. General
Conditions
(i)
No change in mining technology and scope of working
shall 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 shall be made.
(iii)
Four ambient air quality monitoring stations
shall be established in the core zone as well as in the buffer zone for
monitoring PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx. Location of the stations shall be decided
based on the meteorological data, topographical features and environmentally
and ecologically sensitive targets in consultation with the State Pollution
Control Board. Monitoring of heavy
metals such as Hg, As, Ni, Cd, Cr, in PM10 and PM 2.5
shall be carried out at least once in a year.
(iv)
Data on ambient air quality (PM10,
PM2.5, SO2 and NOx and heavy metals such as
Hg, As, Ni, Cr, etc) and other monitoring data shall be regularly submitted to
the Ministry including its Regional Office at
(v)
Fugitive dust emissions (PM10, PM2.5
and heavy metals such as Hg, Pb, Cr, As, etc) from all the sources shall be
controlled regularly monitored and data recorded properly. Water spraying
arrangement on haul roads, wagon loading, dump trucks (loading and unloading)
points shall be provided and properly maintained.
(vi)
Adequate measures shall 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 shall be provided with
ear plugs/muffs.
(vii)
Industrial wastewater (workshop and
wastewater from the mine) shall be properly collected, treated so as to conform
to the standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) dated 19th May 1993
and 31st December 1993 or as amended from time to time before
discharge. Oil and grease trap shall be installed before discharge of workshop
effluents.
(viii)
Vehicular emissions shall be kept under
control and regularly monitored.
(ix)
An Environmental laboratory shall be
established with adequate number and type of pollution monitoring and analysis
equipment in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.
(x)
An Environmental Cell reporting directly to
the Head of the company shall be created consisting of experts drawn from
disciplines such as ecology, hydrogeology/ground water, sociology for
implementation of the enviroental clearance.
(xi)
Personnel working in dusty areas shall wear
protective respiratory devices and they shall also be provided with adequate
training and information on safety and health aspects.
(xii)
Occupational health surveillance programme
of the workers shall be undertaken periodically to observe any contractions due
to exposure to dust and to take corrective measures, if needed.
(xiii)
The funds earmarked for environmental
protection measures shall e kept in separate account and shall not be diverted
for other purpose. Year-wise expenditure shall be reported to this Ministry and
its Regional Office at
(xiv)
The
Regional Office of this Ministry located at
(xv)
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.
(xvi)
State Pollution Control Board shall display
a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industry Centre
and Collector’s Office/Tehsildar’s Office for 30 days.
(xvii) The
Project authorities shall 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. The compliance status shall also be uploaded
by the project authorities in their website and regularly updated at least once
in six months so as to bring the same in the public domain. The data shall also
be displayed at the entrance of the project premises and mines office and in
corporate office.
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. The proponent shall ensure to undertake and provide for the costs
incurred
for
taking up remedial measures in case of soil contamination, contamination of
groundwater and surface water, and occupational and other diseases due to the
mining operations.
(Dr.T.Chandini)
Director
Copy to:
1.
Secretary, Ministry of Coal,
2.
Secretary, Department of Environment &
Forests, Government of Chhattisgarh, Secretariat,
3.
Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional
office (EZ), Ministry of Environment & Forests, E-2/240 Arera Colony,
Bhopal 462016.
4. Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Environment
Conservation Board, 1-Tilak Nagar, Shiv Mandir Chowk,Main Road, Avanti
Vihar, RAIPUR-Chhattisgarh- 492001.
5. Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board,
CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar,
6. Member-Secretary, Central Ground Water
Authority, Ministry of Water Resources, Curzon Road Barracks, A-2, W-3 Kasturba
Gandhi Marg, New Delhi.
7. District Collector, Raigarh, Government of
Chhattisgarh,
8. Monitoring File 9. Guard File 10. Record
File.
(Dr.T.Chandini)
Director