No.J-11015/311/2006-IA.II(M)
Government of
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan,
C.G.O.Complex,
Dated:
To
Shri Harshad Pophali,
Manger – Mining Diviison,
M/s
Jayeswals Neco Ltd.,
F-8, MIDC,
Sub: Moitra
Coal Mining Project (1 MTPA) of M/s Jayeswals Neco Ltd., located in village Moitra, Tehsil Barkagaon, District Hazaribagh, Jharkand - environmental clearance – reg.
Sir,
This has reference to your letter No. JNL/Moitra/ECMoEF/06/68
dated 09.10.2006 along with your application and subsequent letter dated 22.01.007
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
Opencast Coal Mine Project at a
rated capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum) MTPA of coal for the captive
consumption of the Integrated Steel Plant which has obtained EC on 14.05.2004
and the linked 135MW Power Plant. The total lease area is 293.54 ha of
which 194.83 ha is agricultural land, 90.66 ha is forestland, 5.47 ha is
surface water bodies, and 2.58 ha is Govt. land. Forestry clearance has been
applied for. There are no National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere
Reserves found in the 10 km buffer zone. However, the study area contains a
number of rare and endangered/Schedule-I and II fauna such as the Indian
Elephant, Bear, Leopard, Pangolin, Indian Wolf, Monitor Lizard and Vulture. The
area does not form part of the migratory corridor of any protected/endangered
species. River Badmahi flows along the south-west boundary of the mine lease
and the Rajhar nala flows through the mining block. The project involves
modification of the natural drainage by construction of embankment of a height
of 3 m, and which is 3m higher than the HFL of the river flowing along the
southern boundary of the lease for protection against flood/mine inundation. The
Rajhar nala would also be diverted during the 10th year by 200m from
its course and gain realigned with its original course during the 0th
year of operation. Site clearance was obtained o 10.04.2006. Of the total lease
area, area for excavation is 143.86 ha, 84.04 ha is for OB dumps, 19.01 ha is
for infrastructure, 20.05 ha is for roads and for safety zone, 5.47 ha is for
surface water body, and 21.11 ha is for garland drains. No township/colony is
proposed. Mining will be opencast by semi-mechanised method and involves
controlled blasting using delay detonators. The rated capacity of the mine is 1 MTPA of coal production. A coal
washery of 1 MTPA capacity is planned at the pit head for coal beneficiation
and based on zero discharge principle. Mineral transportation of 1167 TPD (0.35 MTPA) of clean coal is
by road covering a distance of 45 km and thereafter by rail to Integrated Steel
plant at a distance of 660 km and the remaining 2166 TPD is by dumpers to the washery located within the lease and
thereafter by conveyors covering a distance of 1.5km for captive consumption of
the power plant. Ultimate working depth of the mine is 215m below ground level
(bgl). Water table is in the range of 2.25 -7.01 m bgl in the core zone and 2.53
– 6.20 m bgl in the buffer zone. Mining will intersect water table. Peak water
requirement is 1010 m3/d, which will be met from mine pit water. Of
this, 460 m3/d is for coal beneficiation in the washery and 400 m3/d is for
dust suppression. There is no discharge of wastewater from the coal washery and
from the CHP as they are zero-discharge units. An estimated 77.58 Mm3 of OB
will be generated in the life of mine of which 36% will be backfilled and the
balance stored in one external
2. The Ministry of Environment & Forests hereby accords
environmental clearance for the above-mentioned Moitra Coal Mining Project of M/s
Jayeswals Neco Ltd. for production of coal at 1 MTPA rated capacity involving a total lease
area of 293.54 ha under Section 12 of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments
thereto and under Para 2.1.1 of MOEF Circular dated 13.10.2006 subject to the
compliance of the terms and conditions mentioned below:
A. Specific Conditions
(i) No
mining operations shall be undertaken in the forestland until clearance has
been obtained under the provisions of FC Act, 1980.
(ii) The embankment shall be designed
taking into account the highest flood level, based on past data, along the quarry
area at the mine boundary along the River Badmahi so as to guard against mine
inundation. The slope of the embankment shall at least 2:1
towards the ML and shall be stabilised by plantation. The height of the
embankment shall be at least 5 m higher than the HFL.
(iii)
Diversion of the Rajhar nala shall be done with
approval of the competent authority. Users of the water from the nala during
the period of its diversion shall be provided with alternate sources of water,
if required. Detailed proposal for realignment of the nala shall be submitted
to this ministry at least one year prior to start of the realignment work.
(iv)
Augmentation of road network for mineral
transportation from the ML shall be done with approval of the competent
authority of the State Govt. All approach roads and main haul roads shall be
metal topped.
(v) Topsoil should be stacked properly
with proper slope at earmarked site(s) and should not be kept active and shall
be used for reclamation and development of green belt.
(vi)
(vii) Catch drains and siltation ponds of
appropriate size should be constructed to arrest silt and sediment flows from
soil,
(viii) Dimension of the retaining wall at the
toe of the dumps and
(ix) Crushers at the 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. Conveyors to pit head
shall be closed.
(x) Drills should
be wet operated.
(xi) Controlled blasting should be practiced
only during daytime with use of delay detonators. The mitigative measures for
control of ground vibrations and to arrest the fly rocks and boulders should be
implemented.
(xii)
Area brought under afforestation shall include
reclaimed external
(xiii) A Progressive Closure Plan shall be
implemented by reclamation of quarry area which shall be partially backfilled
and afforested by planting native plant species in consultation with the local
DFO/Agriculture Department. The density of the trees should be around 2500
plants per ha.
(xiii)
A Conservation Plan prepared for rare and endangered
species found in and around the project area shall be finalised and implemented
in consultation with the
(xv) No groundwater/surface water shall be
used for the mining/project activities. Additional water required, if any,
shall be met by recycling/reuse of the water from mining operations and from
rainwater harvesting measures.
(xvi) 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
to the Central Pollution Control Board quarterly within one month of
monitoring.
(xvii) 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.
(xviii) ETP should also be provided for workshop,
coal washery and CHP wastewater. There shall be no discharge of wastewater from
CHP and the coal washeries.
(xix) R&R of Moitra and Hahe villages shall
not be less than the norms laid down by the State Government and shall not be
inferior than that in the National R&R Policy and shall be completed within
a specified time-frame.
(xx) For
monitoring land use pattern and for post mining land use, a time series of
landuse maps (on a scale of 1 : 5000) from start of the project until end of
mine life, of the core zone and buffer zone based on satellite imagery shall be
done once in 3 years for any particular season which is consistent in the time series,
and the report submitted to MOEF and its Regional office at Bhubaneshwar.
(xxi) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with
details of Corpus Fund should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment &
Forests for approval 5 years in advance of final mine closure for approval.
(xx)
Consent to Operate shall be obtained before starting
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 and NOx)
should be regularly submitted to the Ministry including its Regional Office at Bhubaneshwar
and to the State Pollution Control Board and to the Central Pollution Control
Board once in six months.
(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 Bhubaneshwar.
(xiii)
The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneshwar
shall monitor compliance of the stipulated conditions. The Project authorities
shall extend full cooperation to the office(s) of the Regional Office by
furnishing the requisite data/ information/monitoring reports.
(i)
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.
(ii)
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.
(iii)
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 Jharkand, Secretariat,
3. Chief
Conservator of Forests, Regional office (EZ), Ministry of Environment &
Forests, A/3 Chandrashekarpur, Bhubaneshwar – 751023.
4. Chairman,
5. Chairman,
Central Pollution Control Board, CBD-cum-Office Complex,
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, Hazaribagh, Government of Jharkand.
8. Monitoring File 9. Guard
File 10. Record File
(Dr.T.Chandini)
Director